In weeks in which the behavior rules have forced us into physical distance at a time when we need closeness we have joined forces and by thinking for the entire community and all of europe we have managed to slow the spread of the virus here in germany you know governments can prescribe a thing like that the government can only hope that its citizens will embrace this will work on the basis of reason will act with compassion for other people for their country for the. For everyone and it makes me incredibly grateful and i very much hope that we can continue in this manner in the next. Weeks and months ahead its going to last a long time i know that but after the 1st weeks of the pandemic i have to say i believe we will succeed in my tackling this challenge. Both as a society in germany. In europe as a whole thank you. For the german problem insisting on a number of points that you clearly in addition to solidarity both with germany and also particularly importantly perhaps within the E
So. Than in the 1st. Step towards justice for thousands of victims. Welcome to the program. Again warned that the fight. Is far from over and that the country. For the long haul has been addressing the bundestag thats the German Parliament. Extra as the country begins to slow. Concerned about the extent of interest frictions have been eased in some states. With the crisis. But you also have these words of caution for everyone living in germany new month with the go nobody likes to hear it but the truth is not in the final phase of the pandemic instead were still at the beginning we will have to live with this virus for a long time and the question of how we can prevent our Health System from being overwhelmed and consequently costing the lives of countless people this question will remain a central issue for politics in germany and europe for a long time to come. August you pretty. Good average of Political Editor. Is in the German Parliament this morning for. Merkel has also criticise
Reported there on thursday. H hokkaidos governor says the man who died had preexisting conditions. Translator the patient was more susceptible to respiratory problems compared to healthy people. Officials say two of the 15 new cases are children under ten years of age. The latest cases bring the number of confirmed infections in hokkaido to 54, the most in japan. All elementary and junior high schools in the prefecture will be closed for about a week. Infected people there include students, a teacher, and a school bus driver. Meanwhile, Health Officials in the western prefecture of osaka revealed a woman in her 40s has tested positive for the coronavirus for a second time. Translator this is a case that hasnt happened anywhere in the country. A person tested positive, then was cleared, and tested negative, and eventually tested positive again. The patient is a tour guide. She led a bus with visitors from wuhan china, the city at the center of the outbreak last month. She was later diag
But we were substantially higher earlier in the day. When you look at treasuries, there was buying all day in treasuries. Lets dive deeper into the action with our different reporters. I am thinking about volatility. Todays decline does not seem that big. But it is the same fiveday decline since last august. This is what we will continue to see. We had a long stretch of small moves. We have a couple of moves. 10 year yields are already at record lows. The ratio is worrying. Its Predictive Power has somewhat weekend. Renita i am taking a look at ge at the close. Their reports showed no new negative news. Ge shares are now down more than 1 . Joe i am looking at some of the action here. We see booking. Com down 4. 5 . What is about them is they have been really in the eye of the storm with these coronavirus concerns. Anything related to travel or going out. Amc, the Movie Theater chain, down. Live nation down. That will months to bet on people going out and traveling. You can see that com
A lot of the focus is on the tension in hong kong and what that means for european stocks. You can see a shift to the downside. Pound is your time to figure out whether we will see a deal or not. The dup is pushing back on what was optimism in the markets. The u. S. 10 year yield is at 1. 72. To a chiefwe speak executive. They have a new way of looking at risk, dont miss that interview at 11 30. Lets get straight to first word news in new york city. Ohio, joe biden defended his son against Donald Trumps attacks and Elizabeth Warren faced criticism of her how she would pay for her vast government programs. But the Democratic Candidates reunited on one thing, the need for an impeachment inquiry into President Trump. President mounting on and kara ankara. They face sanctions and accusation of war crimes. Moscow says the operations are quote unacceptable. A former pentagon chief says that recent actions could lead to a return of the Islamic State in syria. Surprise injection caught traders