Covid19. He remains in hospital and is said to be in good spirits. And u. S. Unemployment claims hit another high and the imf w warns poor countries could be hit hardest. Welcome to the program. Germanys chancellor says she sees signs for optimism in the fight against the coronavirus. Social distancing has helped slow the spread and the number of new infections is going down. But Angela Merkel warns now is not the time to ease the lockdown. Deserted streets in the german capital. A common siding countries facing coronavirus around the world. According to experts in germany, the restrictions on movement seem to have a positive effect. The number of new cases appears to be leveling out. With the long weekend looming, the german chancellor has warned against getting complacent. We must not allow ourselves to be lulled into a false sense of security. We should be happy more stringent measures are not necessary. This means we cannot be reckless now. We must not allow ourselves to be lulled
In the United States, a dire warning from the governor of the state at the center of the outbreak. Gov. Cuomo one of the forecasters said we were looking at a Freight Train coming across the country. We are now looking at a bullet train, because the number are going up that quickly. Brent new yorks Governor Andrew Cuomo sounding the alarm as new covid19 cases skyrocketed the World Health Organization expects the u. S. To become the new epicenter of the pandemic. In madrid, shocking images, patients lying in hospital hallways and elderly people found abandoned in spanish Nursing Homes. Some of them dead in their beds. Brent im brent goff. To our viewers on pbs in the United States and around the world, welcome. It is one of the biggest disruptions so far from the coronavirus pandemic. Japanese Prime Minister shinzo oblique announced the summer Olympic Games in tokyo are being postponed into 2021. Japan and the International Olympic committee reached a decision after weeks and weeks of p
And dr. Is in dire need of more facemasks. Some governments leave they can prevent the spread of coronavirus but the World Health Organization says there is little evidence. And more misery for german soccer fans. The football clubs agreed to extend the b bundesliga extensin until the end of maple april. Could it resume in may with empty stadiums . Im brent goff. To our viewers on pbs in the United States and all around the world, welcome. Today across spain, people pause for one minute to mourn and remember the lives lost to the coronavirus. The countrys death toll is the second highest in europe hide only italy. The number of sick needing care and spain is growing, pushing the countrys Health Care System to its limits. And yet the government says there is now reason for cautious hope. Reporter a minute of silence in madrid after the deadliest day yet in spains coronavirus outbreak. The city and much of the country are on lockdown, following other european nations. A Senior Health off
Activists say the eu must act now to take people to safety. Plus, the u. S. Government charges venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro with narco terrorism and Drug Trafficking. The charges mark a big escalation in washingtons campaign to drive would euro from office. Maduroro from office. The u. S. Is also offering millions of dollars in information leading to maduros capture. Im brent goff. To our viewers on pbs in the United States and all around the world, welcome. The United States is well on its way to becoming the new epicenter of the covid19 pandemic. The countrys death toll has now topped 1000, and with nearly 70,000 confirmed cases, the country trails only italy and china in the highest number of infections. The u. S. Economy is also reeling, with the crisis fueling a record surge in unemployment claims last week. Meanwhile, the countrys largest city, new york, is struggling to cope. Hospitals are overwhelmed and authorities have resorted to building makeshift morgues. Reporter f
Aspirations to statehood. Also coming up, he could be russias longestserving leader since stalin. Vladimir putin says he will seek reelection in russias march elections. He has been in power for 18 years. We are in moscow tonight to gauge how popular he is today. And californias raging wildfires spread to los angeles. That, as firefighters battle blazes across the south of the state with thousands fleeing their homes. Brent im brent goff. Its good to have you with us. Tonight, u. S. President donald trump has broken with a decadesold pillar of u. S. Policy in the middle east. Today he announced the u. S. Will recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel, making the United States the first and only country in the world to do so. The move has unleashed a firestorm of criticism from the palestinians, who say the u. S. Is no longer a credible broker of peace in the region. We will go to ramallah, jerusalem and washington for more reaction in just a moment. First, the words of the u. S. Pre