The sole source of all new infections is currently impossible but the opposition says the new rules are excessive. As welcome to the program and we start with some breaking news at least 3 people have been killed in a knife attack in the french city of nice france or so raised the security alerts to its highest level in response to the attack took place at the basilica in the city center taco also injured several other people before being detained by police the motive for the attack was not immediately clear but frances under terrorism prosecutor has launched an investigation the mayor of nice spoke to reporters at the scene. Because when you move from the building where the people is my 1st words are of compassion for the victims families and for the whole Community Around the not to a dumbass silica. For a very few of them good hes. Been to all the people of nice who are in show i can say that nice like one of france but perhaps more than other parts of the country. Is currently paying much too high a price and has now 1. 00 small become a victim of islam a fascist im only going to put a piece of the good news from the 1st season from the more im now joined by Catherine Field the journalist in paris katherine news are coming in that france raises their its security alert level to urgent what does that mean well it means that police can now get kane anybody would say who they suspect could be about to commit an attack its certainly is more of a legal toll it also means that airports will be on higher alert roets stations hire alert it means essentially that you know ahead of the lockdown which was coming it hits night that the Security Services can get kane and operate across all sectors of france as. Well there has apparently been another incident close to obviously your shortly after the attack in nice what can you tell us about that. Yes we understand that not long after the nice attack and man was shot dead here he had tried to attack passers by in the town we really only have very sketchy information about it at this time and there are still conflicting reports from police as to whether or not that wasnt fact a terror attack but the fact that its come just within hours of this news that tank and just does the church the Catholic Church has said that it really feels very vulnerable at this time is leading people to believe that it could be part of a campaign directed towards the Catholic Church. So apparently 2 attacks today is the french government facing a new level of aggression after having defended the display of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. Oh absolutely and the french president to many omicron has made it very clear in all of his statements since that dreadful beheading of an Intermediate School teacher just under 2 weeks ago hes made it clear that frons wishes to defend freedom of expression that the basis of these attacks has been those Charlie Hebdo ca tunes which portray the Prophet Muhammad now french president tomorrow mccraw says that this is freedom of speech freedom of expression and every french person has the right to look at those cartoons and every french person french person has the right to draw those cartoons he says that under least secure rules at this country these can be shown they may not necessarily be to your liking that may offend you but there is that right to show them and when we think about the remarks that the french president has made in the last week for example at the morial service for the slain teacher he said france will continue to publish cartoons and then in the last few days as these threats were coming in from countries such as pakistan and from turkey he said that from was is and im quoting it and it existential battle against islamic fundamentalism so it really is a time when france feels that it needs to defend itself and its freedom of expression but expresident reza type out of one has also become involved in this whole story. Basically attacking. Michael what is the view in france that has influenced the current mood in the country. Well there is a feeling that this confrontation between the french president and his turkish counterpart is perhaps getting a little out of hand i mean to have clashed over masses such as libya are going to care about drilling by turkish ships in the Eastern Mediterranean nearby to cyprus so the 2 men have you know in the last couple of months really been having crossed was with each other so you have the french side at least they feel that they have got right on their side and they point to the fact that as each of these attacks has happened european leaders german chancellor Angela Merkel the European Commission president theyve all come to the side of france and defended the french president stand on this matter Catherine Field in paris thank you. To the global coronavirus pandemic now into german chancellor Angela Merkel has defended the latest round of coronavirus restrictions as the country prepares to go back into lockdown mode be it a limited one addressing the bundestag merkel said it was currently impossible to trace the origin of all the new infections hampering efforts to contain the virus but she faced frequent interruptions during a speech and the opposition have called the measures excessive and inappropriate. Empty restaurants and bars no museums no theaters these images are actually from the 1st wave of the pandemic but in november germans will have to get used to them again as coronavirus cases rise chancellor merkel announced new restrictions the main difference this time is that schools and shops will remain open many businesses will receive economic support on thursday merkel defended the new policy in a key speech before the German Parliament you must know and even the measures we now have to take are appropriate necessary and proportionate in fact there is no milder means than consistently reducing contact to stop and reverse the infection process and bring it to a manageable level. Of the headstones. Merkel was constantly interrupted. And the Parliament Speaker saw himself forced to call for order the biggest Opposition Party in the bundestag the far right if he was quick to slam the measures given to the thieves when we consider the paralysis of the cultural industry the Hospitality Industry and practically the entire social life as announced by mrs merkel to be excessive and inappropriate now one of the Big Questions is whether citizens will actually comply with these new measures the government has enjoyed high levels of support but criticism is on the rise and theres also an evident coronavirus. Of fatigue on the last the chancellor emphasized that tighter restrictions were needed to prevent hospitals being overwhelmed so whats the situation right now were joined by professor we youngsters who is president of the German Association for Critical Care and emergency medicine president thanks for joining us the number of covert patients being treated in a german intensive care unit has doubled in the past 10 days carona deaths also rising how bad is the situation in hospitals right now. At this moment clearly state is controllable it seems control of a but we are very happy the german tens of us and. That these measures were taken yesterday and it is obvious it is obvious that the infection right raise rates are rising so exponentially and at this moment the people getting infected are quite younger than in the spring but. The last few weeks people getting infected are getting older and when when the people are getting older we have very very great pressure on intensive comments and this is what we are feeling and therefore we definitely state that is completely correct to take these measures at this moment and we dont we disagree with the opposition. Mainly the d. D. Who who do not accept that there is a rising problem within germany and the infection rates are quite rising and the only measure of this is what plant well doctors in germany of course have treated a lot of covert patients now how much have you all learned since the beginning of the pandemic from treating these critical patients have their survival chances improved. We dont have any magic bullet at this time we have some medications namely the corticosteroids which help in the civilian sector patients the unter viral substances like such as rem does a via may help a little bit in the organisation the structures and to treat the patients we have learned a lot so i think we are working much calmer with these patients as much structured but i clearly state that in the moment you get on the intensive care unit and you get into bed invented it your prognosis is not good its. Raising up to 50 percent mortality and this didnt change a lot and we hope in the end we will see that the measures we learned helped a little bit but there is no magic bullet at this moment how about equipment drugs and start off as a danger that could be shortages. Yes there has been this whole shortage of. Stuff before the corona pandemic we know that we now see that many of the staff get infected. Within the private settings so we miss some of them and they cant go back to work this is a critical situation so it is clearly that we have to stop the infection also at the hospital then we will be the much great help for the treatment of the patients and the medications we dont have anybody said we have to call because the reeds we have rendered to be and they have and the coalition and that is it. Would using germany it will still be able to help other countries with their critical patients we have a lot of at the moment free beds but we have to look very very close to development of these 3 beds and when we have open beds and when that the netherlands or belgium and other countries will ask for help im quite sure we will have them and theres all obligation to do this. Professor all the youngsters from the German Association for critical thank you very much for joining us here on duty of your news i think you and here are some of the other developments in the pandemic the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in india has now passed 8000000 it has a 2nd highest number of cases in the world after the United States but one of the worlds lowest death rates Irans Health Ministry says the country is now in a full scale war with the virus as tehran reported a record death toll for a 2nd consecutive day thats the worst hit country in the middle east and taiwan has reached 200 days without any domestic transmissions of cope with 19 it continues to record new cases and people arriving from abroad but is being pointed to as a Success Story in how to deal with the pandemic to poland now where thousands have taken to the streets of numerous cities capping a week of daily protests that started after a Top Court Decision that effectively bans abortions the ruling means abortions are now only illegal Mothers Health is at risk or if a pregnancy is a result of rape or incest protest organizers say they will stay on the streets until the law is rolled back. A silent protest against a decision many see as a scandal polish workers across the country went on strike to protest the toughening of the countrys abortion laws. Were here to fight for our right to choose were not advocating abortions we just want to be able to decide for ourselves we want to have control over our own bodies. We dont have a choice now we are showing how we feel. They shouldnt have taken our rights from us this is the 21st century where in europe it cant be we have to fight it that last week polands Constitutional Court toughened the countrys already strict abortion rolls even further the panel of judges declared abortions due to irreversible congenital defects in the fetus illegal the ruling sparked a massive uproar the majority of polls disagree with the courts decision and even many conservatives have joined the protests frustration has been focused on the powerful Catholic Church which favors the new roles Church Services have been interrupted and statues vandalized but most criticism has been directed at the governing Lauren Justice party which many polls believe has ended the high courts independence the party says the protests must end due to the coronavirus pandemic. We have a situation in which those demonstrations will certainly cost the lives of many people. She. Those who are calling for them and also those who participate in them bring a common danger and so they are committing a crime a serious crime of. Rights groups are warning the government could soon declare a state of emergency and revoke the demonstrators right to assemble meaning and end to the protests. Time now to look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today in hong kong where teenage activist has become the 1st political figure to be prosecuted under a sweeping new National Security law imposed by beijing 19 year olds tony chung is a former member of student localism that small group that advocates hong kongs independence of china. Myanmars de facto leader aung san suu and she has voted early in the countrys elections scheduled for november 8 party the National League for democracy is widely expected to win she remains popular at home where images undented by accusations of complicity and atrocities against the countrys muslim minority. Firefighters in california continue to battle major wildfires near los angeles which been a raging since monday thousands of residents in some areas were allowed to return to their homes though after calmer winds helped firefighters beat back to. Stand the u. S. Philadelphias imposed a nighttime curfew to quell unrest following the Police Shooting of a black man on monday 2 nights of looting and clashes between police and protesters followed the death of wall to wall is junior at least 172 people have been arrested and 53 officers injured in the past. Protests against the killing of black americans by Police Became a National Movement over the summer one of the focal points off the campaign by a black lives matter was the death of Briana Taylor who was killed when police carried out a socalled no knock warrant on the home did obvious correspondents all of us all it has been in louisville kentucky meeting those pushing for reforms to policing. October in louisville kentucky a city scarred by the pen demick and protests reeling from the death of black medical worker Briana Taylor who died while police were searching her home in march. Black lives matter activists and wants justice for briana she is her hero and the symbol of a movement that will no longer be silenced. Personally and emotionally Briana Taylors name for me it gives me strength she gives me hope and she gives me a reason to wake up every day and fight for justice i mean. Im 40 years old in we have seen the injustices of black people in this nation Briana Taylor lived here on the outskirts of louisville in march police entered her apartment using a no knock warrant an exchange of gunfire ensued and she died in a hail of bullets you can see from out here that when Police Officers started shooting that they shot from outside the home and so heres one still bullet hole in Police Evidence tape over 20 bullets shot. Inside the home. A policy strategist drafted brianas law which bans the use of no knock warrants in lieu. She says the roots of Police Brutality lie in the judicial system and with the police themselves no one is really holding the Police Accountable and its almost like Police Officers have been able to just do whatever theyve been wanting to do. I. 7 months after Briana Taylors death the protest movement is still alive in late september kentuckys attorney general revealed that the Police Officers who shot her would not face murder. Charges i made the decision came as a shock for the kids who are heroin and many others now shes pinning all her hopes on a new president. We have to protect folks in the United States and i dont think that the current only ministration has done. I think that they have have nots feel like theyve been misused and of these in their power and so this this this election is is the most important that ive ever seen. Was free. d heroin is especially concerned that donald trump has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose the election. From our flag in louisville protestors are singing for peace and for an end to the escalation of violence. The. Fighting between armenia and azerbaijan over the disputed region of the gonna harbach house and to its 2nd month after a cease fire failed on tuesday the region lies within hours of by john but has been under the control of Armenian Forces since the war that ended in 1904 a truce brokered by the us fails to take effect on monday just like to cease fires negotiated by russia. By john continued to blame each other for seize 5 Violations Including food water and medicine moment here isnt this Commission Point 3 minute here you need a near meet