A knife turns a hanikra celebration near new york city into a bloody crime scene new yorks governor says it was an act of domestic terror. Im nick spicer welcome to the program. Ukrainian government and russian backed separatists have completed a Prisoner Exchange a plane landed at the airport sunday evening a few hours after the swap at a checkpoint in the separatist stronghold of the nets in Eastern Ukraine exchange included prisoners held by both sides since hostilities broke out in 2014 as follows an agreement russia and ukraine reached earlier this month in talks brokered by germany and france. I carefully coordinated ron davis in ukraines rebel controlled region 200. 00 people in total were released in the exchange some returning to the ukrainian side said the exchange was a good start but everyone needed to be freed. Im grateful to the president who agreed and freed us. But there are still a lot of guys jailed there and we need to help them just everyone for everyone. The production separatists returning home on the other side one equally happy to be free some used Strong Language to describe it for my captors. We are happy that we are free no after 4 years for some 5 years for others and liberated from the shackles of ukrainian naziism. Its the 2nd major Prisoner Exchange this year september sort of a swap that brought on rights home and fostered hope that the war in Eastern Ukraine could soon be over that early victory for ukraines new president a blow to me is the lenski. For more than 5 years the craniotomy has been fighting russian backed separatists in the countrys east the war has cost more than 13000 lives and turned a key industrial region into a conflict zone. Efforts to stop the fighting have so far come to little when selenski was elected and i for all he promised to restart in the Peace Process that culminated in the made. This month with his french german and russian counterparts in which sundays exchange was agreed. The deal is again raising hopes for a swift prezza lucian to the conflict but major hurdles between russia and ukraine still need to be of the calm before peace is possible. Correspondent david stern was at the airport in kiev for the homecoming of the ukrainian prisoners. President lot of resilience he is following through on one of his main promises that is to bring people back from with captivity in the east and as we saw this evening in the airport here this creates a great deal of joy a great deal of emotion within those who are on the tarmac but also among average ukrainians the question now is however how this will influence the Peace Process this is a step perhaps a big step but its not the end of the conflict the conflict continues close to 14000. 00 people have been killed so far and whats going to be important is how they build on this what we saw this evening and whether this will eventually lead to a general peace a resolution in the conflict with russia and the russian backed separatists in the east. Tom now take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. At least 10 people were killed when a missile hit a military parade in a town in southern yemen a ceremony for new recruits was being held by a south yemen separatist group a spokesman blamed the rebels for the is how. More than a 1000 demonstrators have gathered in hong kong to mark a turbulent year in the semi autonomous region protests began in june over a proposed extradition law a group to include demands for more democracy protesters say beijing and the local government are eroding freedom and democracy. A german ship has docked in sicily after rescuing more than 30 migrants in the mediterranean the island kirti vessel reached the southern port of put salo on sunday migrants were picked up off the coast of libya last week. In the United States a 37 year old man has been arrested over a stabbing attack at a jewish hanukkah. Celebration in new york state the attacker burst into a rabbis home and slashed several people gathered there investigators are now searching for a motive President Donald Trump tweeted his condemnation of the attack which he linked to the semitism. The mass stabbing its a rabbi his home in a town outside new york city sent shock waves through the local Jewish Community and far beyond the incident is the latest in a wave of anti semitic attacks in the u. S. Tensions over such hate crimes are on the rise a man punched into the rabbis house during celebrations for the jewish festival of hanukkah and stabbed 5 people with a machete 2 of the victims is said to have been critically wounded one person was stopped several times. I saw walking in the other door and i asked whos coming in the middle of the night. While i was saying that he pulled it out from the think and he starts to corral knew to do big room which was on the left side. And i throw tables in period that he should get out of here and the guy was a cadre a rest guy. Living here bleeding in his hands. I ran into the other room because it tried to save my life i saw him running down this way so i ran out to a lady. Came along with me and theyre still staring what i am is not only we know them time and they still stare right in. The attacker fled the scene but was caught in new york city by the police within hours of the knifings. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement he was horrified by the despicable and cowardly act. This is violence spurred by hate it is Mass Violence and i consider this an act of domestic terrorism lets call it what it is these people are domestic terrorists and the law should reflect that and they should be punished as if it was an act of terrorism. The suspect a 37 year old man has been charged with 5 counts of attempted murder and one count of burglary he has pleaded not guilty. Carla bleicher has more for us on this from washington d. C. It was meant to be a celebration a choice gathering but it turned into a nightmare on saturday nights a man stabbed 5 people at a hanukkah gathering at a red light 30 miles north of new york. Next a Governor Andrew Cuomo called the crime an act of domestic terrorism and pointed out that is the 13th attack against jewish communities in new york states over the past few weeks Church Organizations have spoken up and are calling for more Political Action and more protection from politicians for their houses of worship and their lives but where does this rise of antisemitic crime come from the most recent attack took place on hanukkah holiday so there was more attention on the Jewish Community than there normally is but what about all the other attacks across new york state and the United States while critics of the u. S. Government have said that he was President Donald Trumps rhetoric is divisive and hateful and encourages fear and hatred against anyone or anything thats a friend. And we turn now to afghanistan were playing music can be an act of courage for years the taliban tightly controlled culture and musicians today still fear persecution but the students from afghanistans only music school are putting their fears behind them forming an orchestra to revive the countrys musical traditions. Been practicing relentlessly for this concert for over a month or so plays the 1st violin in the. Music school. The performance of couples most Prestigious Hotel is being held for the school. Evenings like these are extremely rare in afghanistan with fiji is the taliban. Surrounded with it was an amazing evening its great when we get the chance to play in front of an audience i was nervous but i think we played well and people. Wed like to hear you with. Cell phones i think it was a joke that he had an over 100 students study of couples music school every practice room sounds different. Traditional music from afghanistan right next door music from the west. And its not just boys here almost half the students a female something which is quite a sensation in afghanistan. The races practice room is the last one down the back of the building. There is a live together with other female students in this dormitory she comes from a remote region in the north of the country that was a long hard battle before her father finally agreed to let her study alone in kabul 9 girls live here in this crowded room and sometimes the homesickness is overwhelming. 7 some for me one day i would love to play with one of the biggest and most famous symphony orchestras in the berlin or london thats my dream and that the instruments at the school a 2nd hand donated by germany in sweden even today its not exactly safe to make music in afghanistan especially for girls. Everywhere there are many problem wind there taliban people who are seeing Young Musicians on the streets of kabul especially i guess they might be called by different names each look pleasing but the disable. It does not prevent kids from north enjoying the music. Afghanistan has a long musical history nevertheless the taliban have threatened to pull melted lead into the areas of anyone who loves music and turn all Musical Instruments and to ashes. Bringing afghanistans musical traditions back to life is an ambitious project but one that offers hope and optimism. And we turn now to a World Champion who is virtually unknown in his homeland germanys lucas cole is a master of the admittedly sport of artistic cycling but rather than extending his run of the top callers eager to pass on his secrets to potential rivals on the other side of the world. Lucas cole is in a spin normally that might sound like a bad thing but in artistic cycling it can be very positive hes unbeaten in the last full World Championships but now hes helping athletes from macau to learn his tricks even if they end up being title challenges to underside in this but have to think long term it doesnt help our sport if only people from germany keep on winning thats my motivation is this of mine and what about. The transfer of knowledge happens via video cold produces 5 or 6 training videos a year he sends them to building artistic cyclists in macau he uses whats up which still works in the special Administrative Region of china. And practice you happiest when their best artistic cyclists are looking to try out a new trick and refine it they ask me what they have to be careful about whats most important and heuristic goal is very happy to give away such tips in 2018 he visited macau and this year the macau coach and 2 athletes came to germany to learn mole the exchange of information is already beginning to pay dividends. Theyre caught on some can stop 100 its you can see quite easily in artistic cycling how much progress youre making day after day and as weve seen with one of the macau athletes that they have made a big improvement between tournaments this is the soonest i go home. Full hopes that my training of his own future opponents competition intensifies and he can push himself to even great said glory. And a reminder of the top stories were following for you. The Ukrainian Government and russian backed separatists have completed an exchange of prisoners captured during ukraines 5 year conflict its part of an agreement reached earlier this month between ukraine and russia conflict has claimed more than 13000. 00 lives. And you are course watching t. V. News live from berlin coming up next get caught up on the stories that have shaped the news for serious we can reports on the spies from lets watch. This if that i dont need to keep a lot of the people over for the over thats in home the 4th time for the most recent one that we can come up with at least the bottom of the band aid at the nasa dragons is what are called the 3 years. On. 50 years of religions for peace people from many Different Things for working together toward a common goal