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Troops from germany must be reversed thats just one of the provisions of the final draft of the National Defense authorization act which Congress Still has to vote on the president has already threatened to veto im phil gale in berlin and this is the day. So were going to be reducing our forces or germany some will be coming home and some will be going to other places. We cant say what the plans are a way that they exist at all to get. By important during the next couple of months. Not to have any. Changes i think that 3 new American Leadership for troops brings back the head of the favorite but of course the u. S. Presence in germany just for the whole night dont let him know that america is back were going to back in again its not a very long. Also on the day its crunch time again and post press negotiations between britain and the European Union this weekend could be crucial oh not we had expected. A fast process of need of sedition its the 1st time we thought that we would we will have a clear time in which for the end of the decision we will see what will happen in the next this is. Welcome to the day we start in the u. S. Where lawmakers in congress are preparing to block President Trumps order to withdraw you. Troops from germany in july the pentagon announced it would pull out about a 3rd of u. S. Troops based here but in a rare example of bipartisanship the final version of the annual defense bill support see continued presence of u. S. Forces in germany and requires a full Impact Assessment to be carried out before any troops are withdrawn the package of measures still has to be voted on for now it looks like all 34. 00 and a half 1000 u. S. Troops in germany will be staying put for a while longer here the defense bill before the u. S. Congress puts a 4 month hold on plans to withdraw American Forces news that was welcomed in berlin. It was but this is im glad that there appears to be agreement between republicans and democrats in washington on revisiting this decision we will certainly discuss this with the new American Administration in jew course. And im like. They should President Donald Trump announced the surprise withdrawal in july a punitive measure against germany who the president clients is delinquent in its night payments. Hes planned to reduce American Forces stationed in germany 12000 troops beyond that the details are unclear. Its just whether or not they stay in germany or whether they are moved to other places in certain instances so that has been well it has been put forward but it certainly will be open for another administration to look at the president Analysts Expect president elect joe biden to reverse all or at least part of trumps plans u. S. Lawmakers are also wary of the impact on already strained u. S. German taz. Were now seeing Congress Taking up the matter and questioning the purpose of that would draw you. The u. S. Wants to define its National Interests but it also wants to keep germany as a strong nato. The cost and logistical complexity of relocating thousands of u. S. Troops may also persuade washington to leave them where they are. Well jeff rath is the president s half a American Institute for contemporary german studies at Johns Hopkins university he joins us from washington d. C. Welcome to day w v the National Defense authorization act its a huge a piece of legislation which covers a lot of areas some of which we might touch on tonight but lets start with a space 36000. 00 troops here in germany what was it about President Trumps desire to bring u. S. Troops home that was able to unite such a fractious congress. Well thank you for having me you know that the the congress is united because they had deep misgivings about the the impulses behind President Trumps decision you know that the number is 34500 in the legislation that youve described and theres nothing magical about the number 34500 but if youre going to change it there needs to be a strategic rationale there needs to be consultation with allies there needs to be an explanation to congress and none of that happened the 1st time that donald trump brought up the idea to reduce the troop numbers and so thats what the congress is now requiring of of any administration before it makes any changes to the to that forward deployment so its interesting to question the status quo i mean what is the argument for a wealthy sovereign nation like germany subcontracting its defense to the United States. Well i wouldnt say germany is sub contracting its defense to the United States germany is part of a multilateral Defense Alliance nato and it has all of its forces integrated within they tow the United States is in europe in part to deter russia and to fulfill natos most important obligations but its also there to help strengthen the troops of allied forces to train with them to ensure that they are a cohesive fighting force if there is ever a need for them to to deal with hostilities so germany is not relying on the United States to provide for all of its defense instead it is working alongside the United States in a symbiotic relationship thats been pretty beneficial to both sides for you know the last several decades in august of my palm pilot a secular state assigned to deal with polands to redeploy some u. S. Troops from germany there so what would happen to vet deal if Congress ScrapsPresident Trumps germany plan. Well thats a good question to the law that is just been laid on the table and should be voted on next week it focuses on germany but it doesnt actually mention anything about poland by name so all we know based on this act would be that the United States would have to present a strategic rationale to congress and would have to wait 4 months before making any changes now any significant changes in the consolidation of facilities and headquarters is a huge undertaking and in your piece setting this up made that clear it would cost a lot of money it would take time it would require political and other kinds of permission so you know this doesnt in danger the change in american presence in poland it might make it a little slower to be realized but but it doesnt stop the United States from carrying out the changes in poland which really would have meant adding about a 1000 troops or so to the existing number that the United States already has there that can still happen ok and interestingly President Trump has already threatened to veto the andy doubling but not because of the u. S. Troops in germany but because of dead confederate generals and social media so just because you just took a survey of the votes couple of things that appear to be puzzling the president. Right well so the the the n. D. A. Would set up a process for renaming u. S. Military bases that as you said are named after former confederate officers that would take place over 3 years and you know its a complicated process. The president is opposing this move its really a little hard to tell why frankly because you know republicans are are willing to vote for this act as its written as far as we can tell and so he seems to be you know willing to die on this hill but there arent too many people who are willing to die with them when it comes to the social media issue you know it revolves around a provision of us totally different piece of legislation that insulates social Media Companies from you know libel suits and other liability for things posted on their on their platforms. No one sees this in any relation to the National Defense authorization act so you know theres theres no enthusiasm in the congress to start mixing up these issues its now a question of whether the president is going to you know carry out his threat to veto the law and then everyone is going to be watching early next week to see what the majorities are in the congress because if they pass with bipartisan support they might indeed have a veto proof majority which would be kind of a capping you know irony at the end of Donald Trumps presidency if he if he had a veto that could be overturned ok so. Vote next week. How long depending on the best the size of a majority say donna from my own may not be able to scupper it. Yeah i mean theres nothing that donald trump hates more than losing weve seen that in the way hes been trying to contest the Election Results over the last several weeks since he was defeated by joe biden and so if he sees that the congress has the votes to overturn a veto he may well you know find some kind of excuse to to avoid that kind of an embarrassment at the end of his presidency but thats very clear thank you for joining us jeff rocky from Johns HopkinsUniversity Thanks so much. Time is running out for the e. U. And the u. K. To Reach Agreement on their post trade relationship the transition phase smoothing britains departure from the European Union ends at the end of this year and less than 4 weeks theres no sign of the 2 sides reaching agreement on what happens after that but the talks are continuing and both sides say theyre committed to finding a deal i dont intend to make any prediction our position is clear we want to do and thats why we we have strides since the very beginning to be a loyal partner in the framework of this difficult with important literacy shouldnt. We already all the possible options we what we want to do not attend it just kind of see people talk about fisheries or issues around level Playing Field you forgive me for but particularly since were at such a sensitive time theres discussion im not going in to the precise details of those discussions but you know we are at a critical phase. Just to see how you could get officially on a level Playing Field w. s a brussels correspondent. Been speaking with a European Parliament former brets and coordinator gave a hofstadter and asked him whether a deal can be reached i dont know i dont know i hope that there will be a deal because i think its in the interest of both parties to have a deal in the interest of the europeans and certainly in the interest also with you but you never know so im quite optimistic about it i think that what is happening now is quite normal i have never seen in my political career. That a deal was done before the end of the of the time frame i should say before the the limits. Of it in Member States there are concerns that maybe the u. K. Gets too good a deal do you think these concerns are overblown. No but its what these through that is that you could not have an outcome of these negotiations were the u. K. Has a position or has an agreement that is more favorable for them than to be member of the European Union you cannot have all the advantages of the European Union without the obligations being into the European Union thats impossible you feel there is a risk that this may be the case i think there is a reason that damned by by people in the u. K. To reach a deal that is as good as possible of this normal without having a big agency that is certainly the case for some of them but they will never succeed because the European Union can never except that a country outside European Union is better off. A Member States of the European Union that is impossible whos to be blamed that were in the situation now that its taking until the last minute at the moment of the referendum. Johnson michael gove and all those have said there is no problem we will have to deal like. Norway or turkey or at least canada with the European Union and while they are in fact for the moment negotiating around the table is the last turkey and certainly less than norway and maybe even less than. So they have told in the past that bracks it was possible we doubt all the difficulties in the negotiations we have today it takes 2 to tango should the e. U. Not have made some more concessions i dont see where we could have made more concessions. Because when we talk about the playfield its normal that when you give access to your internal market you are asked that the least to day at the same rules we are asking that from japan we are asking that from vietnam we are asking that from canada in the future we will oz debt from the United States of america if we conclude a trade deal so what we are doing is quite normal but is it is seen in the u. K. As their sovereignty so. If fact what they want is to have all the advantages of a free trade deal but not the inconvenience not the obligations not the payments that they have to make and that is for us impossible because if we do that yet then we destroy the European Union thanks a lot for. Africa faces some huge challenges when it comes to acquiring distributing coronavirus vaccines many countries are carrying massive debts and dont have the funds to buy them well this means they could be left behind as countries around the world race to secure their own supplies so the 200 countries have launched an initiative aimed at working with pharmaceutical manufacturers to provide fair access to vaccines. Better leave them alone is about to get her 1st covert vaccination shes taking part in biotech pfizers vaccine trial and youre on a spark own to. You know. She would not be able to afford the vaccine herself regardless of which vaccines are approved they will cost billions of dollars to purchase and distribute thats money most african countries dont have its a pipe dream to expect that the entire continent will get the vaccine politicians and doctors insist that africa not be left behind. You to be unfree as an example for 80 percent of the population of germany to be vaccinated but the high risk individuals in south africa and the Frontline Health care workers in south africa are not gaining access to the vaccine until a pandemic is bought and we need to bring about a sort of calibration in terms of access to these vaccines for many countries kovacs is their only hope that Seen Initiative set up by a 190 countries including germany the tourist members are to receive cheaper access to the vaccine so they can vaccinate at least part of their population. To look over. An initial supply of vaccines to cover. 3 percent of the population the highest Priority Group to be covered and were expecting this will be Health Care Workers and also has already been said the most Vulnerable Group which is their elderly but money isnt the only concern Distribution Logistics present another hurdle for example the biotech Pfizer Vaccine has to be stored at minus 70 degree celsius the necessary infrastructure it doesnt even exist hopes lie in the vaccine for master seneca which can be stored at refrigerator temperatures but it must also be paid for and distributed to africa fears it will fall by the wayside. To be vaccinated. And. More difficult if. We do not want to and in many countries the pandemic has triggered a dying word economic spiral in south africa alone millions have lost their jobs without a vaccine their future looks bleak. Pandemic is also. A major. I think at Warner Brothers for its film releases next year shares in cinema operators nosedived after the studio announced that it would debut 2020 ones u. S. Film releases instead of us and on its streaming service h. B. O. Max thats a plot twist that many in the industry say they didnt see coming. Unprecedented times call for Creative Solutions that was how Warner Brothers executives described their historic gamble. Revealing that they would be releasing their claim to 21. 00 blockbuster movies in theaters and online tediously in a major shakeup for the entertainment industry. For the way it is the latest salvo in the streaming wars which pits warners video on demand service h. B. O. Mocks. Netflix. Plus. Film fans welcomed the news. Great company have always liked. I think thats a great idea for their Profit Margins i guess so i dont have anything against it i think its good. Studio executives said the strategy would be in place for just one year offering a glimmer of hope that lucrative Box Office Revenues will return shares an already hard hit Cinema Companies plunged you know what people are going to be looking for that kind of a theater experience because quite frankly they already got enough of the home theater experience you know to. The Warner Brothers bit marks the beginning of a new chapter for hollywood the question is will it change habits forever. More. And. Matthews joins us from los angeles welcome k. J. What do you think how big a deal is this. This is massive this is a huge game changer and i know its having a huge impact because just yesterday a lot of the stocks for Movie Theaters they fail people are very concerned that this is changing the way we see films minutely now so people are very very concerned about that a lot of reports saying they dont like it because they had a lot 8 of the experience of going into a Movie Theater having pop or ordering a hot dog or food or going out to a date at the Movie Theater so which is a different experience but we are living in cold it 19 times so this requires a lot of changes and think we should believe one of brothers when they say this movie is just temporary yes and no ill tell you why it is temporary because remember we are probably a couple months away from having vaccines for a cold at 19 so this was really brought into effect because of the fact that were living in a Global Pandemic the Global Pandemic will not last forever so once Movie Theaters start to rebound people will want to get out and go back out to see the Movie Theater already people are are getting very antsy about staying home and being part of the lock down so i dont think this will last forever however i still do believe that there will be a lot of films being released on streaming platforms you will not see every major Motion Picture release in the theater even after the Global Pandemic so as far as the cinemas are concerned they just have to sort of dig in and hope that they can last the next 15 months until people start to come back after the vaccine is out. Yeah you know interestingly a large movie chain here by the name of amc was really a gas and very upset at this decision to see the owner of that company basically said we had agreed with h. B. O. To allow one film to be released in the theater on the string that platform but they were just really taken aback by the fact that h. B. O. Max once are released the entire slate in both the theater and on the screen quite warm and they said theyre not in agreement with that that would cause them to lose a tremendous amount of money and they dont see how they could sustain this. Going longer than even a year so theyre fighting back a summer movie chains are even open yet because of the fact that there are so many love lockdowns all around the country so well just have to wait and see but our across the board mini movie chains dont like this obviously will cause them to lose millions and millions of dollars ok so we can we can see the want to brothers a rationale people are going to cinemas so lets lets push it into their homes but one wonders how was h. B. O. Much performing before this announcement i wonder how much this is about trying to sort of boost that particular platform. Thats exactly what this is about this is about them trying to level the Playing Field because there are feels like a 1000000 screaming platforms out there and try to make headway keep your head above water with the competition is hard or very hard so the way to do that is to bring people in by saying look were going to give you every single new release and guess what it will work lots of people who are not subscribe to h. B. O. Max who maybe fisk right to netflix or hulu or amazon are saying you know what its worth it i pay the 15. 00 and come on and i will go ahead and sign up for a film back so they will bring about a lot more says 5 years by doing this unfortunately its at the expense of the the major movie seems so briefly k. J. Should we expect of the studios to do this i dont know i was really heart you know there was a filmmaker here on Television Just the other day and he was saying this really is not sustainable because he was saying that when you make a film that cost more than 100000000. 00 there simply no way to recoup that money its not sustainable if it only is released on a streaming quote for what people pay 15. 00 a month to see a medal to 2 to films its just not sustainable so theyre saying they think this is more of a temporary thing but if you really want to see blockbusters and you really want to get blockbusters to be made they cannot be made and only be released on stream quiet ones because there just isnt enough money there so i do think this is temporary and i think its no need jerk reaction to the glad hand did it i cant see this being the case and 20232024 does a soldier as ever and same a journalistic a. J. And i. Thank you. Im not whilst but hey im a good source. Of fun. 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