the two leaders find common ground on migration but differ on how to bring about peace in libya and syria. ♪[music] >> welcome to the program. china is taking on measures to contain the spread of a deadly new coronavirus, quarantining more than 40 million people, closing major tourist attractions and cancelling public events. it started in wuhan but has now spread to at least 12 other cities, all of which are now on lockdown. the outbreak comes just as china heads to the lunar new year, when millions travel to take part in celebrations. many of those events have been called off with more than 800 infections reported and more than 25 deaths. authorities are leaving nothing to chance. >> a city of 11 million people with almost no one on the streets. trains, planes, buses, cars, almost nothing enters or leaves wuhan. hospitals in the epicenter of the outbreak are overwhelmed with patients. so overwhelmed that authorities have now decided to build a new dedicated hospital from scratch. they're hoping to complete construction in just six days. in existing hospitals, health workers are workin

coming up tonight, actions to back up p eir words one day after acting in arms and in libya. military leaders debating omisission in the war-torn country. could sexism be making the gap between rich and poor wider? with more wealth in fewer and fewer hands, it is women in developing countries who are paying the highest price, according to a new report. to our viewers on pbs in the united states, and around the world, welcome. tonight in china concerns are growing over the rapid spread of the deadly coronavirus. it has been blamed for three deaths in a chinese central city, with more becoming ill. the disease is capable of being spread from person-to-person. it comes at a time when millions are traveling across the country ahead of the lunar new year holiday. >>>> infected patients are tread in isolation wards.. authorities confirmed 200 cases of coronavirus. symptoms include fever and difficulty breathing. three patients have died, but authorities say that most are not seriously ill. health authorities believe that the outbreak occurred at this now closed market that sells fi

, hoping to secure a cease-fire in libya after years of conflict. rhino blankets australia after months of bushfires. those in the country struggling to cope with the downpour. blaming the teachers, we report on how educators in hongng kong are e increasingly being calledo account for their student activism. -- for their students'activism. ♪ phil: leader -- iran's supreme leader has urged iranians to unite behind the government. in a rare appearance, he dismissed president donald trump as a clown, adding that his support for the iranian people is a pretense. he also defended iran's military after it admitted shooting down a passenger jet by mistake. >> after weeks of national trauma, thousanands turned out o see iriran's suprpreme leader ia rarare show of strength. the men cheered and chanted as he railed against iran's enemies. >> these american clowns who falsely and despicably say that we are standing with the iranian people, and say they can see who the iranian people are, are the few hundreds of people who assaulted our general solemani. or r

what will that mean for the situation on the g ground in libya? >> there are leaders of the negotiation we will have to take into consideration. if they are to step down the we will have to look at what kind of forces he has. there has to be a vital trust building move on the ground locally between the groups finding and eee and on the perimeter. number two, we have to look up the uae, egypt and france. they are offering support at various levels. it there is no condemnation from the u.n. even though it is broken so many arms embargoes. also the military forces that are fighting for him. there are later subtrust but that had to be meaningful on the ground. is a lot of heavy lifting to be done. brent: thank you to our guest helping us to understand these peace talks and the labors of context around the. russia has a new prime minister. today, the lower house of parliament approved by americans choice for the job and the president formally appointed him. he was the head of the country's tax service. he was put forward as vladimir putin's c choice af

germany leading a new effort to halt the fighting in libya. angela merkel inviting key players we peace conference after a libyan military commander refused to sign a cease-fire agreement in moscow. and a miracle in the snow for some, but for others, it is already too late. more than 90 are killed in severe weather across pakistan, while e souther -- several othes are still missing. wiping out at least one village and blocking roads. i am. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome. tonight, the european union is announcing plans to dedicate one quarter of its total budget to tackling climate change. the europe investment plan will direct one trillion euros into climate protection over the next decade. the goal is to reach carbon neutrality across europe withinn 30 years. >> this is what the united states m moon landing looks lik. when i it comomes to o climate prototection, the europopean commission does not shy away from drawing comparisons to that event. >> we do not have all the answers yet. today is the start

how would a turkish troop deployment shift the balance in libya? >>>> i think it i is going to jt get other actors involved like rurussia and egypt.. the way i see it,t, shifting the balance i is just going to maket morere of a proroxy war and we l sesee the violence escalatate, d thisis is going to be particulay hahard on civilians. when we see conflicts g get inteternationalized likeke the conflilict in yemen, y you staro see civilian death tolls go up, so i don't see this as particularly good news for anyone in libya. i think this is just going to escalate things further and get these proxies more involved in this conflict. phphil: whatat does turkey wantm this? >> turkeyy is trying to prevevea geneneral from takaking over t e entirere country. they recently signed a maritimee agreement so they could carve out the drilling rights of the mediterranean. they are feeling more isosolated economicallylyecause of some trtrade deals s that had takenee , and t they a also have been benefiting from construction cocontracts that they had b been gigiven by