Nation. And donald trump is ready to return to the campaign trail saying he might attend a rally in florida this weekend u. S. President was of course hospitalized was cold and his doctor has not said if the president has since tested negative for the right. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today europe is seeing a resurgence in new coronavirus cases that have now surpassed those in the United States still infections reaching record levels in the United Kingdom and in france here in germany meanwhile the capital berlin has been declared a coronavirus ha spot amidst a nationwide surge new restrictions are going into effect with the head of germanys main Public HealthInstitute Warning that widespread infections are likely if people fail to keep hygiene and distancing rules but Officials Say the countrys Health Care System is up to the task. Coronavirus hotspots are cropping up all over germany but local and regional Officials Say the country is ready intensive care beds are available at most hospitals nationwide with around one in 3 beds an occupied the increasing number of infections is worrying medical workers but unlike in march they feel they are well prepared. We are now able to recognise symptoms and patients we have more tests and more protective measures than before for example there is no shortage of mosques which was a big issue in march. Night life is only one contributing factor to the rising infections in another part of jamming its a nursing home elsewhere its a slaughterhouse hence the urgent warning this nuclear this is just possible that we see more than 10000 new cases per day it is possible that the virus spreads uncontrolled i hope this wont be the case. The whole city of parlin is now a risk area with the number of new infections having risen to 50 per 100000 people well over government threshold. Restrictions are imminent. Testament point meeting with friends are becoming smaller shorter and less frequent like at the start of the year but i think we all expected it to get the 1st i cant understand why people are being so unreasonable about the new restrictions are jeopardizing everything that weve worked on in the months up to now so this is our new. Touch you cant really plan anything anymore because you dont know if you can do it or not in this. The island of aruba and was thought to be a safe bet for holidaymakers from berlin now its only possible with testing ahead of time and quarantining. Did of use Thomas Sparrow is following this story for us today good day to you thomas German Health officials warning that this virus at this point could become uncontrollable what are the latest infection numbers dahmus well thats only a possibility officials have also stated that they hope this will not be the case that they hope germany will certainly keep numbers low or at least reduce the number of infections as were seeing now now were seeing over 4000. 00 cases a day which is certainly a very concerning figure thats something that officials have also stressed and the goal is to make sure that that can be reduced and that can be reduced also in the coming months the colder months of the year when it is expected the numbers could rise so on the one hand obviously officials are concerned on the other hand theyre also stressing that germany compared to other European Countries has fared considerably well thomas the capital berlin the Main FinancialCenter Frankfurt they both have been declared hotspots what does that mean for the People Living there and for people traveling to those cities as well. Brian this is the main area of concern now the fact that some of germanys biggest cities are particularly affected the case of berlin or front for the already mentioned they are now are described as coronavirus hotspots and what that means in practical terms is new restrictions here in berlin for example theres a new night time a curfew between 11 pm and 6 am there are also contact limitations and there are also similar restrictions in front foot its important to stress that angle of merkel the german chancellor will be meeting heads of germanys biggest cities today to try and understand exactly why some of germanys biggest cities are particularly affected by the corona virus pandemic and what exactly can be done moving forward ok lets look at a worst Case Scenario right now or should we see the infection infection rates increasing over disorders impose regional lockdowns work could we be looking at a 2nd National Lockdown both on going to merkel and some of the regional leaders have stressed that the overall goal is to avoid general nationwide restriction in other words what they want to do is act specifically where an outbreak is found whether locally regionally and then act accordingly the goal the overall goal is to make sure that life continues as normal as it can be for example that schools continue to operate that the businesses can continue to operate and that only in regional or local cases then authorities can act when there is an outbreak thats the reason why for example im going to merkel is now meeting with the heads of germanys biggest cities tom sparrow thanks very much for all those details domes. Stay in germany the countrys foreign minister has called right wing terror the greatest threat facing the country i call mosque gave the warning in an interview as germany marks the one Year Anniversary of a deadly attack on a synagogue in the eastern city of hollow the attacker failed to breach the synagogues front door but shot dead 2 people outside did you talk to a woman who narrowly escaped the attack that day the attacker came to the synagogue to the exact same spot i had just walked out the exact same stroke of fortune on october 9th 2019 in the city of hama a heavily armed attacker arrived around noon to the local synagogue planning to break in and shoot the jewish congregation during the yom kippur prayers she missed the assailant by only a few minutes after stepping out for some fresh air in a nearby park shortly before he arrived. In my imagination it felt farther away like i was the park is far away its protected but actually when i went back i realized it was so much closer be a close call this is just beyond comprehension as things got back to normal actually thing thats when things got more difficult so slowly i started feeling kind of symptoms really hard to keep up with everything. Stress and anxiety. A few months after the attack molly was diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder she started treatment and at the same time found great comfort in the very target of the attack her jewish identity and community the communal events such as prayers and singing a part of her therapy. Singing is like there will be part one of my connection to judaism and if you look at some of the words there really is kind of what i went through of like you know. Even in the hard times god is. This connection to god it will be. Even in the more difficult times. Better what it would have been a year after the attack the alleged perpetrator has gone on trial in the city of mack to board Molly Sharman was the 1st witness to give testimony in front of the judges in her statement she referred to her family history. My grandfather went through a very terrible thing he lost his whole family in august and he was able to live and live a life and you know give us love and he was a cantor and he loved judaism judaism i was very close to him so thats what. I mean you feel the strongest was this connection with him and i felt it was important to share that in the court and that is resilience. Says her grandfather was the only member of the family to survive the holocaust but hala has also made a survivor out of her every year on yom kippur her grandfather would say a prayer for his granddaughter in hopes of protecting her from any harm she says on october 9th 29000 his hopes were fulfilled this attacker this person cannot take away my grandfather taught me what my grandfather gave me i stood on my own 2 feet im strong and i was able to stand in front of a person who has so much hate and try to tell her to us to be able to like say to him you mess with the wrong people. The attack in hollow is part of a worrying trend the interior Ministry Says crimes motivated by antisemitism have risen in germany steadily over the last 5 years by 2018 there were about 1900 cases while 2900 sall war than 2000 and similar crimes its a new high the overwhelming majority are committed by right wing extremists and can involve verbal insults threats or actual acts of violence just last sunday a man was assaulted and wounded outside a synagogue in Hamburg Police confirmed that the motive was anti semitism last month chancellor merkel said it was a cause of great concern to her many jews no longer feel safe in germany. Were joined now by constantine cool hes a member of the German Parliament for the opposition free democrats thanks so much for coming in mr cooler what do you think of the chancellors comments and about these concerning new numbers. I think that in fact we have a broad consensus in germany that jewish communities have to be able to feel safe in this country they belong to this country they should stay in germany and therefore its an obligation of all politicians no matter what Party Affiliation to ensure their security however one year after the attack we are not where we should be this has been shown unfortunately by the attack weve just seen in hamburg ok germany is not where it should be where should it be what has been done over the last year and and what do you think needs to be done to improve the situation for jews in this country in the last year in the course of the last months there has been a consensus german politics that the capabilities of our security agencies of the Justice System need to be increased when it comes to fighting antisemitism however it needs time to find new policeman it needs time to find prosecutors who are competent in this field and it needs also a new understanding that some of the. Attacks weve seen in the past are in fact characterized as what they are and that is semitic and this hasnt been the case of the past so there needs to be a new understanding and there needs to be an effort to strengthen our Justice System to strengthen the security agencies so that they can use their new capabilities to protect jewish communities in germany in terms of a new understanding for example do you have any specific ideas in mind or Educational Programs are to be done what what can be done in this area to create this new understanding. Educational Program Programs are our effector thats true but we also have to look at the fact that in germany Security Policy is to a high degree of competency over the states so there needs to be a comprehensive approach on the federal level we are in a situation where a jewish communities and synagogues for example are protected and very different ways depending on the state where they are i think that the interior ministers or german states should agree on a comprehensive approach of protecting jewish communities and synagogues i furthermore think that we should talk about the fact that the funding of security for jewish communities and synagogues should be something paid by the state there is a new effort on that but the money its to be applied for easily and this is not the case in all communities so far. Cool off from the German Parliament member of the free democrats thanks so much for coming in today on this thank you. Lets get you up to date now with other stories making the headlines at this hour the f. B. I. Says it has foiled an alleged plot to kidnap and overthrow the governor of the state of michigan a democrat 13 men have been charged many of whom have links to right wing militias thanking authorities Governor Gretchen Whitmer accused President Trump of stoking extremism by failing to condemn. The u. S. State of louisiana is bracing for hurricane delta expected to hit friday evening for cash oh delta had strengthened back into a category 3 hurricane as it closed in on the state thursday afternoon the projected path includes the area where category 4 hurricane laura made landfall less than 2 months ago. Israelis opposed to prime and minister netanyahu is handling of the coronavirus pandemic have been protesting around the country despite new restrictions on what the. Israel currently has the worlds highest weekly infection rate per capita. And here are some of the latest developments in the pandemic nearly half of all intensive care units in paris are now occupied by coded 19 patients hospitals there of cancelled staff holidays and postponed non essential operations china has formally joined a global covert Vaccine Initiative known as kovacs as the biggest Economy Today pledging support to help finance those was for low Income Countries and Spains Health ministry reported more than 12400 new cases on thursday the day a court struck down a partial lockdown lockdown in madrid very hard hit right now a country has the highest caseload in europe. And u. S. President trump says he might return to the campaign trail as early as saturday with a rally in floria florida thats joe just over a week after he was diagnosed with a coronavirus trial made the comments in a television phone interview after his doctor cleared him for resume public engagements but questions remain over whether the president could still be contagious white house officials are declined to say when he last tested negative for coke. But. Lets bring in professor medical doctor peter chin honkies Infectious Disease specialist and has been assessing the president s condition he joins us from the university of california San Francisco good to see you again doctor the president s physician Sean Connelly says that President Trump would be able to quote safely return to public engagements on saturday can we get a 2nd opinion from you on that on the president traveling. Yes thanks for having back on i think several of us so many of my colleagues actually across the country are worried that you may still be infectious and thats with several reasons 1st of all. Is not necessarily consider a mild case he was put on steroids after all and if you think about that then the c. D. C. Guidelines suggests at least a 20 day window period of isolation now you can obviate that by getting every test and we dont have evidence of that is a plus added to the fact that it is put on steroids which can actually prolong the viral setting i think that that makes it even more important to make sure that ease not infectious that its time ok prevent preventing the shedding is certainly an issue considering that along with the president 34. 00 white house staffers and other contacts thats a quote thats according to an internal fema memo have been infected with a drone virus as well what would be your recommendations to cut down the infections inside the White House Well theres a simple answer that and that collaboration with the c. D. C. In 10 of its transparent Contact Tracing we dont really know what the details so Contact Tracing has been and i think that we really would like some robust and quick. You know strategy to do this because time is is everything in contact recently is when people dont know they may be infectious they may be spreading infections to others unknowingly. Campaign rallies are being held and number of locations including in florida where the president himself might be whats the best way for people to remain safe if they do attend those kind of large rallies. Well theres several things you can do 1st of all outdoors is better than indoors. And then. Of course in the setting its going to be more reliable than. Actually. Wearing masks sounds very simple but not everyone has been wearing these. In the United States and then you know washing the 3 w. s washing. And watching. Dr thank you very much for coming in and giving us your insights this morning on how people can stay safe dr for us from San Francisco thanks very much. Still to come on our program. Dancing with the dead. From guyana whose moves have turned them into a global sensation. But 1st europes Largest Stock Exchange is set to buy the milan Stock Exchange. For 4300000000 euro zone since the acquisition from the london Stock Exchange group will create the largest pan European Market maker the deal will be put to a shareholder vote in november. Changes in capitals across the continent including amsterdam. Lets go to the frankfurt change now to get more on this with. Chelsea why is the london Stock Exchange selling the. Next. Theres a couple different strategic rationales behind this deal for one the london Stock Exchange is in the midst of another big deal where they are buying a really big u. S. Data provider for about 27000000000 dollars and as a condition of that deal they have to divest. A lot of Stock Exchange they would have been too big and they would have had too big of a concentration