A government ultimatum to surrender. Ethiopias defense minister tells us the military offensive on t. V. Will be over within a week. And hurricane i otoh ripping through central america, claiming lives and forcing tens of thousands into emergency shelters. Well go live to nicaragua, one of the countrys partners to hit by the hurricane. Im brant goff. Its good to have you with us. It was one of the biggest jewel heist that europe has seen in decades. The green vault break in. And it happened in the german city of dresden mourn year ago when now a possible breakthrough. In that case, police have arrested 3 suspects in a massive operation here in the german capital, but they say they have not found any trace of the estimated 1000000000 euros worth of precious gems that were stolen. It was the pride of prestons green vault, 18th century jury of immeasurable worth. Items that once were worn by german kings and queens us. But since a smash and grab burglary a year ago, there has been no trace of them. But there could be of the thieves in berlin, more than 1600. 00 officers from around the country, raided several apartments, taking laptops, potential evidence, and arresting 3 suspects. The of im talking about so much of it for 2 of the arrested suspects. The judge in charge has issued an arrest warrant. Please, the 3rd suspect who will still be brought before the judge. The Prosecutors Office in reston expects an arrest warrant there as well, so much of clean up and the stuff to feed him push to get that. The police have also launched an International Search for 2 additional suspects. All of them have been identified as german citizens who belong to the socalled criminal clan, seen organized Crime Networks whose members are mainly of middle eastern origin. Germanys capital berlin has become a stronghold for them in recent years. And the challenge for police and prosecutors. The jury heist is the 2nd high profile robbery in germany. In 2017, a 100 kilogram gold coin was stolen from a berlin museum. The theft to the same criminal clan that is now in the focus of investigations around, dressed in green belt and my colleagues gone from v. W. Arts and culture is here to talk about this. I mean, really, this heist itself was spectacular. Oh yes, it is a like something out of a movie. I mean, this is almost exactly a year ago, november of last year, early in the morning in dresden. And what the thieves did is 1st, they set fire to electricity junction point, so that the power become off on the block so that those street lights were out. And they went to ground floor of this museum, tore the the bars off a window ground floor window went through with an x. Straight to a display case of the jury. Smash that, grab the jewels and got out at least were there within 5 minutes. It was too late, they were already gone. Their getaway car was found later not far from, from, from the site burned out. And the jewels with them that are worth what . A 1000000000 1000000000 euros is the, is the guesstimate that they, that they put out there. But really, i mean, to talk about these, this is this, this, this treasury, this is from the strong 18th century saxon leader. This treasury is the equivalent of the British Crown jewels. I mean, its the prices, the, the, the cultural value, the, the financial value is priceless. And thats why its been so important the police to try and catch these people and to try if they can to find these jewels because they cant be replaced. Theres no way that this is not the 1st big Museum Robbery that weve seen in germany. And police are telling us that there is a connection, maybe 2 previous ones, yes. Seems a direct connection because one of the people who was arrested today for the green belt robbery has already been convicted of another robbery of it happened in 2007. This one was mentioned in the piece, this huge gold coin that was stolen from another german. You see him 300 kilogram coin worth across the 4000000 dollars. That was the police think was, was taken, melted down and then and then sold off. One of the people was arrested for that. He was sentenced in february, but he was out on bail pending appeal, and he was then picked up this morning and that is the fear here is that once these jewels are stolen, they will never be seen again. Yeah, i mean, this is, people said last year when the robbery happened, our experts said these pieces are so famous. They couldnt be sold legally. They probably would be sold illegally. The fear is that they were the pieces were just broken down, maybe cut, cut and then and then and sold off. There are some small hope that maybe some havent been, they could be recovered. But those, those hopes seem to be getting smaller by the day. Since we were there, always got thank you. I. Lets take a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world. A thai medics say more than 40 people were injured in tuesdays protests in bangkok, 5 with gunshot wounds, thousands gathered to march to the parliament where lawmakers were mulling a constitutional amendment earlier. Police fired water containing tear gas on the prodemocracy protesters. And in an attempt to break up the rally, police in somalia say for 5 people were killed and several others wounded when a suicide bomber detonated explosives belt near the Police Academy in the capital. The bomb reportedly targeted a restaurant frequented by police at the opie is the Prime Minister, has announced what he says that would be a final military operation against a province after local leaders ignored his surrender ultimatum. Now earlier, the federal government carried out what it called surgical airstrikes on t. Grays regional capital. The government has so far resisted International Pressure for mediation in the conflict, but for well from 2 weeks of fighting. It has the potential to destabilize the entire region has already started. What the United Nations says is a full scale humanitarian crisis. Ethiopian air force fighter jets on a mission in the skies above tikrit. I captured by d. W. Journalist on the ground. Local t. V. Later showed what appeared to be buildings damaged by the air offensive. T. Escalating violence has sent thousands, spilling out beyond ethiopias borders. Aid groups say 25000. People have fled to sit down since the fighting broke out. Half of them children. Some may not see death, fathers or husbands again. Well, i dont think, you know, we came with the clothes on our backs. I dont know where my husband is. Ive been looking for him for 5 days. And i dont know where he is. An exclusive interview with t w ethiopias minister of defense says his countrys fight was with rebel groups. Group that you really must occur. Gross violation of rights and conflict in ethiopia. Therefore, it is, the operation is part of getting the state t. V. Pictures claim to Show National forces liberating towns, but hundreds are reported to have been killed. Nevertheless, the government continues to resist calls for external mediation issue let your or income leftwards. So. Busy and also it doesnt have many, many pounds. It is really going to be a complete get within a week. Therefore, we dont consider it. It is a big income, not much. But regional t. V. Appeared to show footage of captured eritrean troops with whom the rebel forces have also been fighting. Ethiopias Prime Minister has promised a quick end to the conflict with his quote final military operation. He said then hed be ready to reintegrate the swelling numbers of refugees now trying to survive on the banks of the to keys. The river in sudan hurricane iota has claimed the lives of at least 2 people in central america. Its the latest hurricane to batter the region in less than 2 weeks. One of the victims was on the colombian island of cuba, then see where 98 percent of the infrastructure has been damaged. The army we understand is preparing to deliver aid there. Iota made landfall in northeastern nicaragua, with winds of more than 260 kilometers per hour. 40000 people were evacuated into shelters that were just 25 kilometers from where hurricane iota came ashore. For more now we want to bring in Vitoria Patel book, sustainability director at world vision international. She joins us from managua in nicaragua. Its good to have you on the program. I mean tell us more about the situation in the ground there tonight. Would i come north of the, our reporting here problem about when he got out or from work east and international as you just said are more of an army because he never went the first day to prevent i think of us from our india. Thank you. Also get out of the small men are, there is no energy, we can, but make any connection with their communication are so we know all that, you know, was very, very strong. That there s. , even grains and low rains and the local weeds in the area. So its being impossible, we can know that now you know, you know, all of these people are or they are very kind. So it is what all but the so why then only those people use insurance and now they should have said over all, its think you know what that would break the farm vittoria. Let me ask you. I know you were going is asian. Youre trying to help the people there. What do you need most right now . Well, what we have now is he needs or are there refreshed and gross as you go . This are very, very, they are think of wooden in the category 5 as well. And so what we need is to go by that, i mean it is in 1st who may be ill. I mean we went back the last week and. 1 a little shelter as well as much of this and other things to go over the number called back 50 or the small mid east necessary for the chickens and turkeys that are in use and one month our markets moments. Yeah. And we know that the pandemic has been especially hard there in central america. What are you doing in these shelters . Eaves, you save peoples lives, but they may now be exposed to the corona virus. Yes. Our homes. Because People Forces people in one place and they go up and these, it measures who revamps we must and so on. And youre right, if all the People Places oh, you know, theyre wrong and hes the media because were getting our ear right. Because in c. T. You are greens are all of us welding in i am getting is that people are waiting and needs that that oh yes. Well the tory of banaba, we certainly do. We appreciate your time sharing the story with us and we wish you and your team and everyone there in the region, all the best. Thank you. In football, tonights Nations League match between switzerland and ukraine has been cancelled after 6. Ukrainian players tested positive for covert 90, ukraines Football Federation confirming the cancellation, adding that the entire team is now in quarantine. Wafers Disciplinary Panel may order ukraine to forfeit the game. Youre watching the w. News live from berlin. Ill be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day i could just see you live. The fight against the corona virus pandemic has the rate of infection been developing. What does the latest research say . Information and contacts . The coronavirus update 19 on t. W. And you hear me now . Yes, yes, we can hear you. And how last years german chancellor will bring you an angle, a mascot as you never have before. Surprise yourself with what is possible. Who is magical, really . What moves them part of who talks to people who follows her along the way, admirers and critics alike . How is the worlds most powerful woman shaping her legacy . Joining us from eccles last stop. Contact tracing is vital in breaking the chain apps through some of the work, but much of it is manual. And when covert rates surge, keeping track of endless lists of contacts is almost impossible when the numbers are going up. So fast and indications are so large that the system is simply not functioning well anymore. Experts say thats not an argument against Contact Tracing. Rather they say it needs to be ramped up as one example of where Contact Tracing was working factions are on the rise again. Theyve got critics like the government reports from the city of 60000000. 00 in which the corona virus is spreading. And one of the teams that are fighting to stop it was the last image on as a dentist, at least she was until the pandemic started it. Shes been a contact traces since march 1 of around 35000 in turkey. Gonna hear your book seen from here, the size of the city county scary. And i sometimes wonder where this pandemic is headed. But as a doctor, i have a responsibility. I try to think positively and knowing that i help people is what motivates me and keeps me going at the moment. Like a tracing team manages around 10 house calls a day. They work in shifts almost around the clock. The goal is always the same track down test and isolate those who have been exposed to someone with 19 and all of this as quickly as possible. Googles 1st case today is the collects is all family. The mother recently tested positive. Now the father has symptoms to put if you call a clear, clear if the test is positive, gergen will also try to trace his contacts. The whole family has to stay at home for the next 14 days. After each visit protective clothing has to be changed. All this time consuming and strenuous but its worth it. She says few countries expound at their Contact Tracing capacity to the extent turkey did these teams with key to slowing the spread of the virus in Spring Health officials say. But now, like elsewhere in europe, the number off infections here is on the rise again. As in many other countries, peoples vigilance here has slackened in a recent survey. More than half of the respondents in turkey said the coronavirus does not affect a worry them. And critics also blame the government for this lack of concern because the Health Ministry no longer reports the number of new infections every day. But only the number of symptomatic patients john uncuffed on jewel of the opposition c. H. P. Says the government is hiding. The real scope of the pandemic is thought will because boko so slow here in istanbul alone, the number of cases is 20 times higher than the tally from the ministry of health from im saying this with regret, but the figures and information we have given are not correct, you know, image on his or her next house call. Although she does not want to take part in political discussions. She knows the debate about the numbers, but doesnt want to get involved. That more and more people disregard the coronavirus rules frustrates her been, which is surely good. It makes me sad. We are putting so much effort into this. But whats the point . If so many act as if nothing can happen to that one. And if this doesnt change it, we wont see an end to this pandemic. Google hopes that she will soon be able to work as a dentist again. But she also knows that her new job will be needed for quite a while. Also be as court is director of the institute of Public Health early and it good to have you on the show. Again, how important is Contact Tracing for your job as an epidemiologist. I think its very important. Its a crucial step in fighting that and the mix. So you need to have test results. Obviously the laboratories need to be in place and functioning. And then you need to have staff where actually trace track down people who may be in fact that test them. And isolate them if they test positive is a very important crucial aspect. And what about these Contact Tracing apps . I mean, surely, we could do things so much quicker and more effectively with these apps, but do they actually help stop code 90 . There certainly is. The issue with these apps is that they will not work on all the smartphone platforms. So you need to have a relatively new generation smartphone plus the software, not all can afford to have a smartphone. So if not all of us have a smartphone, then it already has limitations. And so thats why it can assist the process, but its not the solution to stop the pandemic. Yeah, theres already a divide their merging between rich and poor. What about the skeptics though . The people who just dont trust the technology. Well, theres always a, you know, you have issues in terms of the data protection, which is a very important point. But i think specially here with germany that did a very good job in making sure that none of personal data is actually transmitted. But of course, that is a concern, and some people may feel uncomfortable. So we need to work to really make sure that people understand the importance of having this app should be available for the smartphones that we are wearing. And the importance is as well that it only functions if a certain amount of people do actually download the app. That is correct. If you dont have the, if you dont have a smartphone, the app will not realize that you are close to someone who may be infected and will not give that signal to you that you may be at risk of getting the infection or having a contact that is infected, so its very important that people download and work with the app, obviously that this app is actually working. And this mechanism in turn, terms of tracing with the app is actually functioning to be talking about the functionality in the effectiveness of these apps. Why . Why did we get a europe wide app at the very beginning of this crisis . Thats a very good question. I think the European Union is not really taking a good steps in acting jointly. So we obviously need to have a good functional european solution and we should have had a european app that if you travel to france with the spain of today, the, and the other European Countries that it works there as well. And not just within your local setting, how do you stand to manage to do such a good job of Contact Tracing . Initially before the 2nd wave. As you have shown the report to have mobile teams, theyre going from door to doso to say its a lot of manual work to trace the people who have been in contact with someone who is in fact that. And that really helps. As i mentioned before, its a crucial step and were doing the same job in germany. But if you reach a point where you have just too many cases, the systems just dont work anymore. Youre overwhelmed with the number of cases. And