polls for the 4th time in just 2 years voters face a choice longstanding prime minister binyamin netanyahu or one of several challengers seeking to oust him but will the outcome be another shaky coalition. following terry martin good to have you with us germany is extending its coronavirus lockdown for several more weeks as it grapples with a 3rd wave of the pandemic the move comes after talks between chancellor angela merkel and regional leaders they were at loggerheads over whether to ease restrictions on domestic travel over the easter holiday season ultimately agreeing on a strict 5 day national shutdown over the period. by the time they had finally wrapped up night the time to morning energy had given way to exhaustion and what began as a one month partial lockdown news not nearly ha year long chancellor angela merkel summed up the c.b.s. news of the situation facing gemini. we basically have a new pandemic the mutation from great a person has taken over which means we have a new virus. of course of the same kind but with very different properties it is clearly more lethal more contagious and contagious for longer. linger and. that's why restrictions on public life will be extended until april 18th and gatherings over easter effectively cancelled. down the easter lockdown will bring everything to a standstill for 5 consecutive days it will take the wind out of his sails of a pandemic and prevents new infections but i know it is a great strain for many many of you hoping to go on holiday over easter but that is a hope that we would all have to put on hold. not everyone germans will still be free to fly in search of some sun providing they test negative before they return home the holiday dispute comes amid a backlash over rules that allow tourists to fly to spain but not to holiday within germany. meanwhile the aim is to keep schools and childcare centers open with the help of regular testing for teachers and pupils longer term leaders are hoping that injecting some margin c. into their vaccination program will help end the lockdown. of we are in a race to get vaccinated and to feel its effects as soon as possible and for as there are no 2 main strategies caution and flexibility here is. the meeting laid bare the growing tensions between germany's outgoing chancellor and regional leaders in a relationship increasingly more of a conflict than consensus. political correspondent total sparrow is following all those forests tomas' germany is tightening restrictions in the face of what chancellor merkel calls a new pandemic will this really be enough to stem infections there was such a need terry a lot of conflict as we just heard in our report that's absolutely the case in those meetings that lasted around 12 hours that had several hours of interruption as well as leaders could not agree on the decisions that we then finally saw and this is certainly a very important moment for germany if you judge by what i'm going to stress there in her remarks on the one hand we're seeing a very difficult situation when it comes to infections probably more difficult than previous parts of the pandemic on the other hand we're seeing just how difficult it is to find consensus between. regional leaders is becoming more and more difficult as time passes on the challenge is simply becoming more and more important for them as germany struggles to deal with this 3rd wave of the coronavirus pandemic though these are pretty tough restrictions a real walk down over easter there is also talk of possibly imposing a curfew like some of germany's neighbors is that still on the table told us that was also terry one of the most controversial aspects of the discussions that took place last night and although no lockdown was agreed on a national level it was decided that each state each region can decide specific measures if infections go up a lot and one of those measures that they could impose if infections go up beyond specific thresholds is specifically imposing curfews but it's important to stress that no overall national curfew was agreed. germany everyone knows is way behind other nations like the u.s. and the u.k. when it comes to vaccinations what's being done to make up lost ground homes. one of the aspects that's being done which hopefully will help up to speed up the vaccination rolled out on the 100 give it more flexibility as well as a revitalized trust on this vaccination rollout is a clue to g.p.'s and family doctors in the whole process of administering the vaccines that's something that very probably will begin in april but as you mentioned terry correctly germany has had a painfully snow vaccination rollout and this is just increasing all these tensions that we're seeing here in this country and also the frustration among part of germany's population told us thank you very much that was our political correspondent thomas sparrow is a quick roundup of some of the stories making headlines roll world today 10 people including a police officer have been killed in a shooting at a supermarket in the u.s. state of colorado and injured suspect has been detained the attack in the city of boulder is the 2nd deadly shooting in the country in a week officials in bangladesh have begun investigating what caused a massive fire that swept through a revenge a refugee camp at least 7 people have died and tens of thousands have been left homeless nearly a 1000000 refugees living in camps in the region having fled persecution in neighboring myanmar. russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov has said moscow no longer has relations with the european union only with individual e.u. countries comments came as he met with his chinese counterpart with the 2 nations affirming their time in the face of sanctions by the e.u. and other western powers over human rights issues. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken has warned germany over its construction of a pipeline with russia speaking on his 1st visit to nato headquarters in brussels lincoln said orde stream to pipeline running from russia to germany ran counter to the european union's own interests he said he was due to meet his german counterpart to discuss the issue. lincoln also pledged to help rebuild the transatlantic alliance which he said is facing threats around the world we very much look forward to a productive couple of days of of discussions at really a pivotal moment for for the alliance i've come here to express the united states steadfast commitment to that alliance which has been the cornerstone of peace prosperity stability for the transatlantic community for more than 70 years our brussels bureau chief alexandra phenomenon is covering those talks in brussels at the center of the blinken says he wants to quote revitalize the nato alliance do we have any idea what he means by that. well i think that those remarks were clearly in mance to reassure allies that the u.s. is back that the u.s. again determined to have nato spag that it is committed to article 5 the mutual aid clause of the no such mantic treaty and that the you asked is also determined and willing to help reform the alliance to make it more resilient to make it better prepared for global challenges such as cyber threats climate change or china's rise and i think that we can be sure that allies were very happy to hear those warts. the unfinished north stream 2 pipeline project between russia and germany is a major source of friction between berlin and washington and that hasn't changed with the biden of ministration the us wants it stopped any sign of this conflict getting resolved well terry i don't see any signs that this issue could be results soon as you said you as has not changed its position they think that this project is a bad idea that it runs counter to the use interest and the new administration has also stressed that they think they are committed to come flying with their sentients legislation that was passed by congress in a bipartisan way and that requires the governments to sentient companies that help to build the pipeline but still the german government is saying they don't the any reason to to stop their pipeline not to complete it even though criticism is growing. thanks very much that was our brussels beer cheap alexander phenomena. now israelis are heading to the polls today in the country's 4th national election in just 2 years boaters face a choice between blocs that backed longstanding prime minister benjamin netanyahu and those who seek to oust him but the opposition fragmented many fear the vote once again lead to a shaky coalition that's if any coalition can be formed at all. every vote counts and every day to the action of support. and the power to sniff next to the gaza border and. she's out in the streets to remind people to vote she has no doubts about who should remain prime minister benjamin netanyahu or. feel like it's the moment of the elections i'm here to remind people who is the best to vote for him bibi netanyahu that's. the 4th election in 2 years is once again seen as a vote for or against benyamin netanyahu the leader of the likud party ran his election campaign on the much admired covert 19 vaccination drive and the reopening of the economy this time he has several challenges all running on an anything but netanyahu ticket here with his centrist a tea party is 2nd in the polls. exley good politician with new hope also aims to replace netanyahu just like right wing enough taliban and from. whose left it open whether he would join a coalition with netanyahu we have about $3.00 to $4.00. standing divided against that so if you get there but you are divided. the of co-working is very limited so the ability for them to form a coalition that will be able to govern and will be able to survive. to reach a majority in the knesset the israeli parliament and to form a government parties need to get 61 out of 120 seats for many israelis netanyahu has become an increasingly divisive figure he's been in office since 2009 and he faces corruption charges in court allegations he denies. it was days are over he has been our prime minister for 15 years that's it we need something new a different prime minister nothing could send it to me because sure i think baby would be reelected because there's no one more promising although i want to believe there is someone else ironically. i want the same prime minister to stay because he's good for everyone around you people are living thanks to the prime minister. bibi netanyahu no. opinion polls suggest that netanyahu is he could remain this strongest party what's less clear is who can build a coalition one still votes are counted. the easter holiday is just around the corner and most years it's enough for easter bunnies to just bring exact chocolate but this is no ordinary year in hungary the rabbits come bearing an extra treat vaccine the chocolate maker wants his easter bunnies to bring a ray of hope by holding a syringe the seasonal treats will not wear masks with the focus instead on hopes of reopening. you're watching the news just reminder of our top story we're following for you today german chancellor angela merkel says germany is in a new pandemic as the country raffles with an exponential rise in coronavirus cases leaders have agreed to extend the country's lockdown until mid april with shops restaurants and bars to remain closed and a strict 5 day shutdown will be enforced over the easter holidays. you're watching news from berlin we've got more news at the top the hour up next a documentary film the lords of water necessity for commodity thanks for. the of their soul that's what it people experiences when their heritage is taken from them countless cultural artifacts were stolen from africa by colonialists and carted off to europe. what should be done with the stolen art from africa.

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