there are now 2 main strategies caution and flexibility if you can. the meeting laid bare the growing tensions between germany's outgoing chancellor and regional leaders a relationship increasingly more of conflict than consensus. let's take a closer look now at what exactly has been decided germany's current restrictions will extended will be extended rather to april 18th measures will expand to include a shutdown of nearly all shops and businesses for 5 days over easter starting april 1st all public gatherings are prohibited and churches will be asked to hold their easter services on line many germans like to go on holiday during easter break with the ban on people holidaying inside germany so domestically will remain in place but they will be able to holiday abroad as long as their destination is not listed as a coronavirus hot spots and provided they test negative before boarding their flight home let's talk more with political chief political editor mikaela. mckayla so if i understand correctly domestic travel is banned slashed discouraged but by all means take a plane and go to spain how have these measures been justified. that it wasn't legally possible to ban that travel particularly to spain that that would not hold up in courts but at the same time having holy thursday now effectively a bank holiday here in germany which normally is an ordinary working day it's still not clear what the legal route towards enshrining that will be precisely so that leaves people here with a pot pourri of new regulations that all put together don't really point towards any kind of coherent strategy once again a tough lock down it's supposed to be a wave break that's the argument but what has also become evident is that lockdown seems to be the only answer given every time that this group of state premiers meets the german chancellor with still no coherent testing strategy to speak of what is the level of acceptance among germans for days do measures what are you hearing well we don't have polling yet but we do know that still up to 3 courses of germans still support restrictions over all more in general and at the same time people are also not just the opposition in parliament here but we also spoke to people on the streets who have very differing views on whether this all makes sense or not let's have a listen into that. i think it's good of course it has serious consequences for students businesses and the hospitality industry. but obviously they have to draw a tough line in order to contain the pandemic. so. it's a total catastrophe it's in comprehensible we have to live with the disease. completely it's completely right otherwise we'll never get a handle on. this whole circus the back and forth and michael always proclaiming she's invented a new word for something oh yeah it really annoys me get me a damn mouth and often through. my work in vaccinations and i see how the place looks and help people are affected that should definitely be a longer lockdown. frayed nerves there michela can germany still turn things around i mean is there the expectations that these new measures will make up for lost ground when it comes for instance to germany's sluggish vaccination rollout well scientists from the institutes predict that this will make a difference and that it will help to contain what is a 3rd wave a completely new pandemic driven by this new mutation particularly from britain as angle americal persis but at the same time experts also say here that germany that europe simply wasn't fast enough to get enough people vaccinated to contain this wave and there are big question marks whether the government will now get going to increase its portfolio from merely locked down to a more intelligent system of allowing some possible openings which after all politicians had promised just over 2 weeks ago as a perspective out of this chief medical editor mckenna cafe reporting thank you. let's get you caught up now with some of the other stories making news around the world officials in bangladesh have begun investigating what caused a massive fire that swept through abraham a refugee camp the u.n. says at least 15 people have died and more than 560 were injured while tens of thousands have been left homeless now a 1000000 refugees live in camps in the region having fled persecution in neighboring me and mar. australian authorities have issued fresh flood warnings as to wrench will rains have again pummeled parts of the country officials have ordered 22000 people to be ready to flee their homes potentially joining the 18000 already evacuated high waters have swept away homes and roads in the worst floods in more than half a century. 10 people including a police officer have been killed in a shooting at a supermarket in the u.s. state of colorado an injured suspect has been detained the attack in the city of boulder is the 2nd deadly shooting in the country in a week. u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken and his nato counterparts are meeting today at the organization's headquarters in brussels was the 1st face to face meeting of foreign ministers at nato since 2019 well mr blinken began by assuring nato partners that washington would pursue a very different line than the trump administration. and i've come to brussels because the united states wants to rebuild our partnerships 1st and foremost with our nato allies. we want to revitalize the alliance to make sure it's as strong and effective against the threats of today as it has been in the past and of vs. naaman joins us now our xandra mr anthony blinking saying that he wants to revitalize the nato alliance how is he planning on going about doing that. well i think what he already sat in brussels was a good start of the fact that he reaffirmed the united states' commitment to the alliance the united states' commitment to article 5 the mutual aid clause of the north atlantic treaty that went down well with allies he also made clear that the willing can determined to do everything that's needed to help modernize and reform nato to make it more resilient and to make it better for perth for global challenges such as cyber threats china's rise or other issues like climate change and nato secretary general told me yesterday that this is an unique chance to all to open a new chapter in relations with the u.s. and to understand how important it is we just need to remind ourselves of president trump former president trumps presidency and how he undermines trust between the u.s. and its allies are but there are some issues there that are not going away alexander because there is that contentious issue of the north stream pipeline project between russia and germany let's take a listen to what mr blinken had to say about that topic. president biden has been very clear in saying that he believes the pipeline is a bad idea. bad for bad for europe bad for the united states ultimately it's in contradiction to the use on energy security goals it has the potential to undermine the interests of ukraine poland a number of other close partners or allies very clear language there from mr lincoln alexander. the u.s. has repeatedly put the possibility of sanctions against germany its ally on the table how far could this controversy escalate well i think that both sides are not interested in an escalation of the situation germany's certainly hopes that a new start in relations with the us with the u.s. will be possible despite this very controversial issue but it's also true that under the new administration the united states has changed their position they still think that this project is a bad idea against the use interests and they also say that they have to comply with and lead legislation that requires the governments to sanction companies participating in this project germany on the other side is saying that this is just an economic project that that has nothing to do with geopolitics and that it doesn't make any sense to stop it because it's almost complete so at the moment i would say i don't see any signs hold this issue could be resolved on iraq on a phenomenal reporting from brussels thank you very much. and you washington we knew still to come. the party is back on and one day actually at least but how is this happening in the middle of a pandemic our correspondent puts on her dancing shoes and a face mask to find out. but 1st israelis are heading to the ballot box today in the country's 4th national election in just 2 years voters face a choice between blocs that back longstanding prime minister benjamin netanyahu and those who seek to oust him mr netanyahu is running despite standing trial for corruption while with the opposition fragmented opinion polls suggest the vote will once again lead to a shaky coalition that is if one can be formed at all. every vote counts and every deflection of support too. and not to see this next to the gaza border and southern israel she's out in the streets to remind people to vote she has no doubts about who should remain prime minister binyamin netanyahu. feel are going to feel it's the moment of the elections i'm here to remind people who is the best to vote for him bibi netanyahu may be a little good that's called the 4th election in 2 years it's once again seen as a vote for or against benyamin netanyahu the leader of that he could party run his left it open whether he would join a coalition with netanyahu we have about 3 to 4 live there is of the internet then you know them standing divided against that then you know so if you stand together but you are divided the ability 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. is improbable 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 the neo of ours mitten yeah it was days are over he has been our prime minister for 15 years that's it and we need something new of it a different prime minister can achieve the rebuttal sure i think b.b. will be reelected because there's no one more promising although i want to believe there is someone else i don't really treasure a little i want the same prime minister to stay because he's good for everyone to look around you should people are living thanks to the prime minister people our life bibi netanyahu no. opinion polls suggest that netanyahu is likud will remain the strongest party what's less clear is who can build a coalition one stood votes are counted. so have data with the ballot box in tel aviv as a staff and hog a man he is with germany's foundation thank you so much for joining us sir what distinguishes this election from the previous 3 elections held in the past 2 years . well on the one hand we do not see any major shift really in the political sphere and that is also a result of that is that only a 3rd of israelis believe that this round of elections will resolve the political stalemate so netanyahu there it deliberately seeks now a right wing religious government out of personal interest so he has only one option left to build a coalition of $61.00 votes what is different this time is that he is challenge not by one by centrist opposition parties by many parties also from the political right so he's also challenged within his own camp. mr netanyahu of course spearheaded a world beating vaccination rollout will that secure his reelection yes i think. this is still an open question i mean in his companion he very much focuses on this vaccination campaign and and he hopes that under the impression or the return to my of of opening up restaurants and coffee shops that the voters will forget the mismanagement of the cronut pandemic and the opposition of course focuses much more on his failure as israel has counted more than 6000 death is really experienced 3 long lock downs with very harsh economic consequences for the middle class we see a rising number of unemployed and a growing budget deficit so it is still unclear what voters will decide and also on the constituency of likud of benjamin netanyahu is party really hot economically by the crew in a pandemic welcome addition does mr netanyahu face. well the opposition is really split there's no strong agreed to ponied and there's also no ideological or really programatic alternative on economic or social policies the main message is being anti netanyahu and that really is the weakness of the opposition because netanyahu could be challenged on many topics including the government management the housing prices for those on security issues and that does not really happen and this is also the result of that some of the changes are coming from the right and they do not really have political differences with netanyahu and they only criticize the personality cult which developed around the prime minister and his car conduct well exactly many coming to still under indictment do voters care about that at all. well i don't think it will make a difference in these elections because the voters have made up their mind in favor or against netanyahu and that the trial has opened and that netanyahu has to page face these charges and now and in the bigs after the elections i don't think this will make a difference in these elections now. joining us from tel aviv was stephan hogg a man that with the hind i said bernard foundation thank you for taking out the time speak to us thank you very much. now a little over 5 years ago the brussels airport bombings devastated the lives of many travelers including beatrice beloveds the then 17 year old was hit by the blast and underwent a double amputation below the knees but she's bounced back from the tragedy and is gearing up for her 1st paralympic games as an equestrian athlete. training for tokyo be at least a level it is happiest on horseback and began competing in dressage at the age of 12 soon she will be heading to japan to take part in her 1st paralympic games. back in 2016 she was at brussels airport when a suicide bomber set off his explosives right next to a resulting injuries caused her to lose both her legs below the knee she battled back and was competing on horseback just one year later now riding for team usa and her determination is on show in the gym where she works tirelessly. to go down i want to maintain my autonomy as much as possible because it helps the horses around me just to get into my car myself and to dismantle my chair i need to be in good physical shape so exercising is very important to the. last 4 years. those working with her appreciate her drive and commitment she loves it here. they know how to work hard but things add up especially with some of the stuff she deals with it adds up so i heard they could be a lot longer than one of our days if she gets if she does a little bit too much she will if she feels that a little more one thing that could help her be even more autonomous is a new custom electronic eggs or skeleton that will enable her to walk independently . then want to be able to walk sit down get up it will help me a lot in life i will be able for example to put gasoline in my car to do things for which i usually have to call someone else it will give me freedom in the life i have lost since the attacks. because if they did if it isn't. still riding on her horse will presumably remain her preferred method of moving around a sea goes for gold in tokyo. truly are inspiring now when was the last time you went to a concert or a big event with hundreds of people packed tightly into one space while rivers and one dutch city were able to forget all about coronavirus pandemic just for one weekend they took part in a test events run by an organization that's a looking to see how we can best return to some sort of normality occupancy. arm in arm face to face for just one weekend in one park in one dutch city beating hasten people dance like there's no one watching. it feels like it's all grown up like immediately in fact plenty of people are watching doctors government officials and event organizers in an initiative called field lab this is more than a concert it is part of a series of scientific and social experiments the aim to see how people interact when allowed some freedom from coronavirus restrictions everyone here agreed to wear trackers so that all their moves that the concert can be recorded they will be what it is that a little bit where. we don't care would marry if they all tested negative to get in and will take another test 5 days after the event if anyone test positive contacts can be traced. is a doctor in a coded ward she knows what's at stake here and she's confident the risks are minimal everyone there is negative. history. partiers are being observed in their natural habitat most people here aren't wearing masks and the experiment requires that the experts don't interfere andrea's boss is one of the doctors working with the field project and he admits to being just a little nervous people are careful that's a beginning and then during the party it will be they will be very much less careful so we want to have the way they party you. usually because otherwise all the data we would have would be it would be senseless field labs peter libert says he's confident the data will prove that with precautions and besides this can safely expand i think we can prove that we really can increase the capacity of fishes maybe in steps maybe starting with 50 percent go to 70 or 80 percent and in the end we want to have the real goal is to have 100 percent i really hope for everybody in industry that's the super. yet it's almost we get others as soon as possible but for now dr buss says party's over we do this to allow more or to give more possibilities in the future but at this time people really should stick to the rules outside this pile of events in other words what happens in bidding reason stays and feeding. and you're watching it every news here's a reminder of the top story that we're tracking for you this hour german chancellor anglo-american says the country is in a new pandemic as it grapples with rising coronavirus cases leaders have announced the toughest restrictions yet slid a strict diet down shutdown over the easter holidays starting april 1st and u.s. secretary of state antony blinken has warned germany against completing the construction of a gas pipeline with russia speaking on his 1st visit to nato headquarters in brussels mr blanco said the north stream to project would damage european union's own interests. stick with us so wonderfully the update is next on kick off on little rock in berlin on behalf of the entire team thank you so much for spending part of your day with us. i'm going. to. pick up. 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