secretary of state antony blinken is in brussels pledging to rebuild and revitalize nato he says the military alliance is another pivotal moment in facing threats around the world. the story of a paralympic equestrian who forced her way back after losing her legs in the brussels airport bombings she s getting ready to compete at the games in tokyo. i m going to 1st welcome to the program germany is extending its coronavirus lockdown for several more weeks as it grapples with a 3rd wave off the pandemic talks between chancellor angela merkel and regional leaders dragged on into the early hours they were blow their heads over whether to ease. strictures 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 nights had turned to morning energy had given way to exhaustion and what began as a one month partial lockdown is no nearly half a year long chancellor angela merkel s
a pandemic our correspondent puts on her dancing shoes and a face mask laid out. but 1st israelis are heading to the ballot box today in the country s 4th national election in just 2 years all 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 with the opposition a fragmented opinion poll suggests the vote will once again lead to a shaky coalition that is if one can be formed at all. every vote counts and every detail action of support 2. and a half to sniffs next to the gaza border and south in israel she s out in the streets to remind people to vote she has no doubts about who should remain prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the legalists now it s the moment of the elections i m here to remind people who is the best to vote for him bibi netanyahu a little good that s all that could be the 1st election in 2 years it s once again seen as a vote
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 i
years boaters face a choice between longstanding prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the challengers seeking to him but will the outcome be another shaky coalition. hello i m terry martin good to have you with us germany s leaders have agreed a series of measures aimed at stemming and sharp rise in corona virus infections in talks that ran into the early hours of the morning chancellor i m going to the heads of the country 16 regional states agree to extend restrictions already in force until april 18th a strict 5 day national shutdown will also apply over the easter holiday. americal says the credit virus crisis in germany has taken a dangerous turn. we basically have a new time to make 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. spring in our political correspondent thomas sparrow told us germany is tighten
the bundesliga has delivered some thrilling scenes this season it s been crazy competitive with tight races up and down the table. but what s truly interesting is just who are involved in these races some surprising sides have been flying much higher than expected. newly promoted stuttgart have defied all expectations taking the lead by storm and pushing for europe but nothing can bring a soaring squash down to earth quicker than a states with pie in munich. lucky one year on berlin have also been punching well above their weight in the european conversation but they have to face an even bigger positive surprise package i talked frank. while the only thing truly shocking about is how they managed to remain so i m spectacular despite sitting securely. a champions league spot that s coming. we ve got a high flyers crash landings out everything in between this week take us. let s start with 2 over performance under a silver has been on her front for its talk on the season now th