Hackles, vice becoming the 1st u. S. Secretary of state to visit a jewish settlement in the occupied west bank. And a different kind of emergency on Spains Canary islands. As growing numbers of migrants arrived by boat from africa, critics accuse the e. U. Of turning a blind eye to a burgeoning new migrant crosspost. Welcome to the program. Germanys Public Health authority says that the rate of corona virus infections is still too high, even though theres been a stabilisation in taste of this. There were more than 22000. 00 new coronavirus cases in germany over a 24 hour period. But there are signs that the latest measures to curb the pandemic are working with case numbers. Seeing a plateau, despite hopes that the positive trend will continue, the chief of Germanys Health authorities said the pandemic situation in the country was still very serious. But because of the overall case, numbers are much too high. The number of civilian cases and the number of patients in intensive care are also on the rise. The number of deaths is also still very high. As we know this is that unlike in severe cases and this is, it was well for more lets bring in our political correspondent, live on the phone. Given what weve just heard from the health authority, are we likely to see even tougher measures and what could they be . Well, there was a hint of optimism at the press briefing today because the number of new infections in germany has stab allies to butts. And it has had a very high level, and that is why authorities cant speak of a trench reversal yet, which is why its very likely that im going to america when she meets with the 16 state premiers next week is going to discuss 1st of all an extension off the current measures beyond the month of november, but also maybe a tightening for the tightening of measures. And one issue thats definitely or very likely to come up is schools. Because schools in germany are still open, but a lot of people are arguing in favor of a sort of hybrid model where half of the students are being taught in the classroom. And half of the students are being taught online. So from home and, and then they switch off to 2 weeks which would bring the number of contacts at schools and schools down here in germany. Maybe weve seen some angry protests there against the covert measures. And yesterday, against revision of the law is the government losing public support . Well, you said weve seen some very angry protests yesterday and it is very important to say that it is a minority. Its a loud minority, but it is a minority. The majority, the broad majority of germans do support the government. And recent poll has shown that 2 thirds say measures theyre effective at curbing the spread of the coronavirus and 20 to 20 percent of those even say they want more restrictive measures. So we see there is broad support in the german and the german population for the governments action. And that has been quite consistent over the past couple of months with several covert 19 vaccines now in the pipeline and nearing approval. Whats the governments garson Action Strategy . Well, the vaccination strategies is still being discussed. What we do know so far is that the government is planning 60 Vaccination Centers across the country. Its bank tourists, vaccinate risk groups 1st, and its going to cover the costs. And obviously, very importantly, the Coronavirus Vaccine will be voluntary. Correspondingly, only from how much time thank you. And in the us, the death toll in the coronavirus pandemic has now surpassed a quarter of a 1000000 people. Its by far the highest National Toll worldwide infections are soaring to new highs across the country. City was the epicenter of the outbreak earlier this year. Now its decided to close all Public Schools again as it fights a resurgence of the virus. Its an unseasonably early last week of school for children across new york city classrooms are shifting to Online Learning until further notice. Its the latest in a series of new restrictions in the state. Parents and students alike are unhappy. Its super unfortunate that these kids are going to be denied an education, but we can go eat dinner inside a restaurant or to the world to be at the war. It kind of for a little sad, its close by. If thats whats best for the kids will go with that. This is, his man feels the same way workers i want to for and as much as we are happy today that this moment was reached. We are resolved to keep fighting. Thats what new yorkers do. And we will overcome this moment. Cases in the state have more than doubled over the past 2 weeks. But new york isnt the only state to see an exponential rise. Cases across the country are increasing, as are new restrictions. Deaths have also been mounting, passing quarter of a 1000000 since the start of the pandemic. The president elect is warning even more people could die if President Trump refuses to share crucial information with the incoming administration. Over 300000000, americans that are beyond our, our Border Guards are going to have to be taken care of. Theres a whole lot of things that we just dont have available to us or to let us made available soon. Were going to be horrified by weeks or months, or even as promising vaccines raise the hertha of an end to the crisis. The country will still have to enjoy a long winter. Its coronavirus, the highest level off, recording a Record Number of daily infections. 534. 00 new cases reported in the japanese capital this. Its going, it was good bro. Although no state of emergency has been declared, the government is looking to tighten some of its guidelines. For example, on eating in restaurants. Him look at a law experts have a pointed out at the risk of infection it when eating and drinking it is said, we should wear a mask when talking to any even eating and drinking or the one thats why i like to ask the everyone dine quietly with their mask on i will also be doing the same starting today. This doesnt work youll get there was at the joint by simon denny. Hes the bureau chief for the Washington Post. And so up until now japan has made it through this pandemic, comparatively unscathed. Whats changed . Well, youre right, were seeing again now were seeing Record Numbers now of infections. And you know, its really the limits of japans strategy. Japan strategy has been almost surgical in a way, you know, you way in mosques, you avoid risky situations and we work have to last look down the whole economy. If you just to hate yourself, this is kind of the mantra, everythings going to be ok. And we wont have to going to go through the situation that weve seen elsewhere. And to some extent its worked, you know, jihad, as you said, is be less than to hit. But i think youre seeing real taxi with this now. I was out, or really actually, i was out seeing sentients okelly last week and you know, people was where everyone was, mosques out, dollars. But if you look inside the doors of the restaurants and bars, everyone is in the restaurants and bars without any muslims. They take the mask off as soon as they go inside, which is kind of defeating the object of the mosque, really seeing people just on these restrictions. Well, promises. So we heard him speaking earlier that said, japan is on maximum alert where many countries thats become synonymous with the lockdowns and school closures. Whats the situation in japan . Yeah, i mean schools are still, peeps, kids are still in schools are still Wearing Masks in schools, but theyre in schools. Theres no economic closure. Bizarrely japan is still subsidising domestic travel. So if you travel somewhere within japan, you container of the heart of your flights hotels, even your meals have to contain the back of the government. So the government on the one hand is saying thats an alert. And on the other hand, is actually paying people to go to court, to travel across the country in a bid to stimulate tourism. But that, of course, into kenya only getting it of course its actually also spreading the disease in many countries. Weve seen protests against coronavirus restrictions. How are the japanese so far . Active . Yeah, i mean, we havent really seen protests here, but k. , you know, there was, there was a sort of a semi lockdown, a state of emergency in april may, and there wasnt happiness and a lot of Small Businesses with that. So i think the government has decided that you just cant have, theres no political mileage in looking down the economy again. And the next writing this, i say this finessed approach. But you know, the behaviorist is pretty stubborn and hes, hes pretty good at getting around whatever you put in his way. So finessing it did work for a while. Thoughts have its not necessarily working now and of course were coming into the wings at the doors in the restaurants are closing, the ventilation is getting harder and the whole situation flu is around the corner. Its getting, its getting worse as it is everywhere in the world. Sam and any of that ability for the Washington Post in tokyo, thank you for joining us here on news. Thank you very much. My compel has become the 1st u. S. Secretary of state to visit a jewish settlement in the occupied west bank. Stop comes part of visits to israel and breaks with prior u. S. Policy on disputed regions in another 1st, the top u. S. Diplomat also says he plans to visit the golan heights, which israel captured from syria in the 19th. In 1969, israel later annexed strategically located territory in a move not recognised internationally last year. The trumped up ministration made the controversial decision to recognize israeli sovereignty in the golan from, or that has been our correspondent in jerusalem. A ton of these are pretty symbolic images. A few, a secretary of state visiting a jewish settlement in the occupied west bank. What is the reason behind this visit . Well by and large its seen as a favor to or for u. S. Secretary of state, mike pompei, who, by the tour with highly controversial stops. And as you said, its a 1st for us secretary senior u. S. Official to stop in a israeli settlement. Now he is visiting a vinery there that had named a special edition of wine name, pompei last year to thank him and the u. S. Administration, the trumpet, ministration for we were seeing decades old policy Foreign Policy on settlements bumpier last year. And now instead, the u. S. No longer sees settlement settlements inconsistent with international law. This, of course goes against what other international with other countries and the International Community at large are considering settlements to consider them as illegal. Now weve seen a couple of demonstrations as well. The palestinian sees that provocation. There have been people protesting just opposite of this settlement in the town of ajdabiya or thats part of these are some of these people are actually owning some parts of the land where the winery is built on. Now of course the big question is, you know, what impact will this have because obviously this is an outgoing administration, but it sets of course, a symbolic price indent. And that is blurring the line so to speak when it comes to international law. This is a farewell present for the trouble of mistrust between quite a quite friendly whats the feeling there in israel . Is that going to change on the job . I well, i mean certainly no secret that Prime MinisterBinyamin Netanyahu and president u. S. President all trump had a very close relationship. He had somehow always talked about. He had the open doors to the white house. And also this visit by the u. S. Secretary of state. Compare seen a bit of celebrating all those achievements because what the u. S. Administration has done here in the last 4 years has actually set new paramita to see you know, in many aspects to the Israeli Palestinian conflict by moving the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem by recognizing settlements by recognizing israeli serenity over the golan heights, and many more of such moves now. It is expected that some of this will be possibly very worst by the new incoming president elect joe biden. He is known for being stunned supporter of the 2 state solution he is against settlements. He has made very clear probably also opened up again diplomatic channels with the palestinians and we are seeing already some moves in that direction. Generally speaking, israelis are saying that theyre hoping that the new administration will Work Together very well. Joe biden is known for being a friend of israel and that in this aspect, both the government here and the administration there will work very well together in jerusalem time. Now for a look at some of the other stories making headlines today, australias special forces unlawfully killed 39. 00 afghan civilians and prisoners according to a damning report of the military inquiry, heard evidence of summary executions that took place in afghanistan as part of initiation rituals. The chief of the Australian Defense force as apologised, and the case is now being referred to a special war crimes prosecutor, thailands Prime Minister is threatening a tough response to protesters demanding his removal, a new constitution and reforms to the monarchy in spoke after another night of mass protests in bangkok with activists marching on thailands Police Headquarters and defacing the walls with paint a day earlier. Police used Water Cannons and tear gas on demonstrators injuring dozens. At least 7 people have been killed and others injured in protests. In uganda, the unrest started after the arrest of ugandan president ial candidate and pop star bobby wine. He was detained in the capital, kampala on wednesday for allegedly flouting covert 19 rules, while campaigning. Police fired tear gas to disperse. Once ortiz, for a new magazine migrant crisis, is emerging on Spains Canary islands, where just last month, more than 8000 africans have arrived by boat opening to get into europe. Human Rights Groups say people are being kept in dire conditions when they arrive there. While local Officials Say theyre simply overwhelmed by the situation. The journey across choppy waters to the Spanish Island is a treacherous one for migrants to w. C. And philip showed us been to grant an area to see what awaits the bat. From here, journalists can go no farther. Some 2000 african migrants are being housed in this camp in the part of moore gonna get on 5 times as many as was expected to aid groups have spoken of squalid conditions, but its impossible for d. W. News to find out. Jay, my son tyler now works for the islands refugee council. His colleagues have been inside the camp and it puts another minutes when everyone sleeps on the floor, some intensity and some knowledge in the open to those who have been criticizing this from day one that we didnt think it would get this bad. But at the end, it would mean that all the 2300. 00 people in the camp and then numbers that are growing every day. Its in the only 2000 migrants arrived in the Canary Islands last weekend alone. The crossing is dangerous, but the coronavirus pandemic has cut off about migration routes. The government has started housing new arrivals in hotels near the camp. Human rights activists say they are not getting a fair shot at the asylum system. These migrants from san diego feel that they will soon be deported. Not so long. Will it be for that . But i dont know why journalists are not welcome here, eva g. W. New assist, told to leave in mid conversation. May know is angry at the Spanish Government, but also feels abandoned by the european union. It donna has documented, get it, im disappointed with spain and with europe. This is shameful. A lot of politicians and representatives have come here recently, but we have no clue what the governments strategy is to deal with the migration crisis on the Canary Islands. But there will be money buying it. And spains government refuses to relocate the migrants to the mainland. Critics say this has turned the island into a prison. For months, the trends of increasing migration numbers has been visible here on the Canary Islands. Nevertheless, everyone involved seems overwhelmed by the current situation. Valuable preparation time has been lost. Instead, the island government, the Central Government and the european union, starting to shift responsibility for the situation to one another. The Spanish Government has now started to procure for of accommodation for the migrants. Many fear that this housing will fill up before long. A corresponding young. Philip shaw lets see, is on the Canary Islands of bronx, an area following the latest developments for us and joins us now from day one. Philip, why is it that so many african migrants are now heading for the Canary Islands instead of the european mainland . Well, i think we have to look at a variety of factors that 1st of all a lot of africans are deciding to migrate at the moment. The Coronavirus Crisis has devastated their economies and there is a lot of political crisis about the continent. At the same time. A lot of traditional migration routes have been blocked because of the pandemic. For example, the Central Mediterranean route between libya and italy and spain signed the deal with morocco last year. And that basically says that no rock an authority is trying to keep migrants away from the northern shores which are close to the spanish mainland. But this has had a paradox of thank you because now the migrants are not giving up, but they are simply starting their see crossing south and arriving o