President elect, joe biden announces his 1st key cabinet choices. Its a team that reflects the fact that america is back ready to lead the world. Not retreat from it. Joe biden is moving quickly to fill all key positions in his administration. Now that donald trump has stopped blocking the transition im anthony. How its good to have you with us lengthening the lockdown. Gemini, 16 state leaders have reportedly agreed to extend coronavirus lockdown measures into the sand and possibly into the new year. But exceptions ah, being made for holiday celebrations, restrictions already in place have led to a leveling off of infections. But germanys chi slowed remains stubbornly. The pressure is on for the German Government to ease restrictions for the most important time of the year. For many christmas celebrations, right, no bellinis john dam unmarked square. Would usually be packed with people enjoying the christmas market. Its been cancelled. People will be allowed to gather at home for chri
Retreat from it. Joe biden is moving quickly to fill all key positions in his administration now, but donald trump has stopped blocking the transition. Im anthony, how its good to have you with us lengthening the lockdown, germany 16 state leaders have reportedly agreed to extend coronavirus lockdown measures into december and possibly into the new year. But exceptions ah, being made for holiday celebrations, restrictions already in place have led to a leveling off of new infections. But germanys case load remains stubbornly high. Just last week, chancellor Angela Merkel had called for even stricter measures, but she was met with resistance. The pressure is on for the German Government to ease restrictions for the most important time of the year. For many christmas celebrations. Right, know beilin stand down and Market Square would usually be packed with people enjoying the christmas market. Its been canceled. People will be allowed to gather at home for christmas, but in smaller group
Has been ongoing in recent weeks between. President to mark or president calderon of turkey do you think that this could have contributed to that and then create increased tensions that. That is what Police Sources are saying at the moment when they talk about the sort of attacks that are happening if you look at lone wolf attacks just attacks out of nowhere these are not attacks that have been planned which the attackers have gotten got hold of explosives these are just men with a knife attacking people so that is the fear that could have been unfortunately and expecting more of these type of lone wolf attacks not the type of well established well programmed it tanks that we saw several years ago a french prosecutors have opened an antiterrorism probe what does that mean for the investigation well and that means that as you said all began to terrorist police who will be taking control of the investigation they will have at their fingertips a whole range of resources from there of cour
Longer have the control of the scope of the spread of the virus and we must change this. We noticed this in various different areas of our infrastructure that more and more people. Becoming infected and we know that its not just about exceeding the response capacity of our Public Health systems but also the infrastructure of our entire country so we must flatten the curve and the rise in new infections must 1st stabilize and then be brought down so that we can again trace contacts because we know that once we have 58 new infections 100000 within a 7 year period a 7 week period a 7 day period rather that was the chancellor speaking just moments ago want to be and how do we use a Political Correspondent Thomas Sparrow who has been of course listening in to that press conference. That took place thomas the most striking thing to hear the chancellor see possibly is that weve lost control and that we have the reached a point where we can see where 75 percent of the cases have come from i me
Our correspondent on the ground. Im bring coffee its good to have you with us the lockdown is coming to germany partially today german chancellor Angela Merkel announced a limited National Lockdown for most of the month of november the goal is to contain an album control rise in corona virus infections bars restaurants or tells in movie theaters will close beginning next monday the government is making available up to 10000000000 euros in Financial Support for businesses hit by this shutdown. The deserted streets of the spring are about to become all too familiar again in germany for 4 weeks from november 2nd the entire country will be under a partial lockdown faced with another record high of daily coronavirus cases on wednesday chancellor Angela Merkel in the country 16 state premiers quickly found consensus. Theres a. Lot of today is a difficult day for policymakers i have to emphasise that because i know how much were asking of people but we have to find a way to ensure that we don