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President donald trump changes track of the code 19 pandemic he warns americans that dont get worse before it gets better and he says people should wear face masks plus the women and children stranded by the collapse of the socalled Islamic State many of them are gorky and citizens we need a frenchman fighting to bring his daughter and grandson home. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program a man accused of attacking a synagogue in the german city of hala last october then murdering 2 people made clear his anti semitic and racist sentiments in his trial as it began on tuesday stefan b. As he is known under german privacy laws told the court that he had quote no problem with religious but with semitism the attack of the synagogue took place on jump before the holiest day of the jewish calendar but it failed and stefan b. Is alleged to have turned his gone on to people who happened to be nearby. For him to be a Political Correspondent Thomas Sparrow who is joining us from baghdad burg which is near hollow where the trial is taking place good morning to you thomas walk us through what happened on day one and what we can expect as the trial continues saw today juan was the 1st opportunity for those in attendance including many of the coke plaintiffs some of the people who were actually in the synagogue at the time their relatives to he had directly from the alleged perpetrator not only about his life and his interests but also about his motivations and how dot day in october 2019 actually happened from his point of view i actually spoke to one of the Co Plaintiffs yes todays proceedings and she said that such a person the alleged perpetrator does not belong in germany that it was a hard day for many of those in attendance but also a day where they had i mean mishal sense of closure it was also an initial day for many people here outside the court to remember the victims not only over the holiday attack but also of right wing violence in germany there was a protest here throughout the day in the 1st day of proceedings in this very important case and there were also some shocking statements from the defendant himself as we as weve heard tell us a little bit more about him. This is a 20 year old 28 year old german story who come from the state of saxony on hardware magdeburg is located he gave yesterday a detailed explanation about his life about his family relations also about his motivations about the fact that he built some of the weapons himself he also explained the importance that the internet has for him saying that in fact streaming the event streaming the attack was more important than the attack itself he said he spends a lot of time online as well and this gives you an idea of the importance the political importance of this case because it is seen as a precedent when it comes to understanding this idea of you know not act as lone wolf but nevertheless have some connections online the nevertheless have Networks Online and this is one of the big challenges for authorities here in germany to try and identify those Networks Online and call but anti semitism not only in the streets but also in the online world as well Thomas Sparrow in magda berg for us where day 2 of this trial is getting set to kick off thomas thanks for your reporting. On other news u. S. President donald trump has made a shift in rhetoric over the Coronavirus Crisis in his 1st pandemic briefing in nearly 3 months trying told reporters that the virus will probably get worse before it gets better noting quote a concerning rise in cases in southern u. S. States has previously refused to acknowledge that there is a problem who has been reluctant to wear a mask himself in public also changed his stance on facial coverings by encouraging americans to wear them have a list. Americas youth will act responsibly and were asking everybody that when you are not able to socially distance wear a mask get a mask whether you like the mask or not they have an impact theyll have an effect and we need everything we can get and you correspondent Stefan Simons is in washington d. C. He has more about the possible motivations behind President Trump restarting coronavirus briefings. Absolutely appears as the pres as the president really turns around here does a one how do they do create turn and now is facing the Coronavirus Crisis which many people call here coronavirus coronavirus disaster in the making some experts say were not even halfway in america halfway in the 1st race however the president is for sure for sure having 2nd thoughts why hes doing this and that is a political motivation of course there is because he is down in the polls specifically when it comes to how american see the president handling the Coronavirus Crisis or disaster whatever you like he is really in the basement in terms of his numbers ratings are not great at all poll numbers not good and he knows even the president knows he has to do something now this is him trying possibly to get in front of the wagon and increase its chances of reelection in november because as of now when it comes to handling his management of the coronavirus it really doesnt look too good for the president. Stephens imans there in washington lets get a quick check of some other stories making news around the world the u. S. City of Portland Oregon has seen further clashes between protesters and federal Law Enforcement officers sent by President Donald Trump to end anti racism protests there nightly rallies have been held in the area since the death of george floyd in Police Custody in may. Thousands of israelis have protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his governments handling of the coronavirus and amec Business Owners and Anti Corruption activists marched near netanyahu official residence in jerusalem the 5 term from the air has been under pressure amid an ongoing corruption trial and surging infection writes. A hostage drama in western ukraine has ended all of the people being held on a bus been freed and the hostage taker arrested by police 13 people were held for most of the day as the government made Animal Rights to us. All its a dilemma for many european governments what to do with citizens who joins the socalled Islamic State in syria and iraq among them women and children many of them are living in kurdish controlled refugee camps their status in limbo European Countries are reluctant to bring their citizens back home prefer them to face trial in the region instead but human Rights Groups say that government should repatriate their citizens especially the most vulnerable and deal with them on the home ground some of the women of the Biggest Group are french citizens including 400. 00 women and children in our next report we need who is fighting to bring his daughter and his ground son back to france a note he asked us not to use his real name. One ton is standing his ground the former trade unionist has defended workers rights his whole life but when 5 years ago his 26 year old daughter suddenly left to join isis in iraq he had dropped bottom. If. It was my house came tumbling down on top of me. She had always been a good student and we didnt see this thing coming at all her family is ignore steak but she converted to islam without telling us what i told to do you know what youre getting yourself into and who these people are that youre joining he. Last year his daughter was captured by the kurds and brought to the whole camp he kept in touch with her until she and her baby born in syria that is 5 weeks ago on one is today saying his face on camera for the 1st time he says he has nothing left to lose. So i dont know exactly what she did but im not her judge she should be held accountable for her actions and she has the right to a fair trial like everyone else thats the difference between a democracy and a dictatorship where creating a 2nd going trying to make their own and what about my grandson 18 months old hes responsible for nothing more you know. The french government has only repatch rated about 30 children from the council and refuses to bring that women and men. We are proceeding according to International Law people should be judged in the country where they are alleged to have committed crimes we take back Young Children if and when the mother agrees that we should take charge of them. But this lawyer representing the families of 40 women in the camps says that approach actually goes against International Law. The kurdistan doesnt exist so there are no charges anti us people are being arbitrarily detained plus their crimes started and friends that i think are accused of joining a terrorist organization could move on should be judged here and these children are in mortal danger 300 of them died as a whole than 29000 juta the Living Conditions france has an obligation to protect them but its leaving them there to russias. France is not the only country reluctant to repatriate its citizens who left to join the socalled Islamic State about 1000 western europeans are still being held in syria and iraq only a few of them have been brought back so far. Together with other families on twan has gone to court to force the government to bring back his daughter and grandson he believes repatriation is actually in the governments own interest. During a recent attack on one hand the kurds just open the gates and some women escape to join i ask so leaving these people in the cabs is a lot more dangerous than bringing them back you always wonder if they managed to get away there is a real risk they might commit more attacks here in france you know hes determined not to lose hope so that one day he can finally meet his grandson. And lets bring in now correspondent lisa lewis in paris who brought us that report good morning to you lisa just walk us through the rationale why the french government is not bringing these women and men back home to face justice well its all down to Public Opinion of course theres one poll from february last year saying that 80 percent of the french i know favor of having these people go to court in iraq and syria when it comes to the children its not a lot better 2 thirds of the french think that the children actually should stay down there because theyre freight they might get radicalized or be radicalized already so it doesnt really look that good for twan because going against Public Opinion is very difficult in any country but especially here 2 years ahead of the next president ial elections where all the parties are already preparing that comparing really so then tell us i mean given that given what youve just said and one says that hes now going through the courts to try and secure his daughter and his grandsons return what is he facing. Well basically you knows that its an uphill struggle even i mean the French Justice system is notorious for being incredibly slow and but although obviously one of these procedures that are ongoing that 2 procedures ongoing could be taken in front of the European Court of justice everything might take a lot of time and even if the European Court of justice condemned france that doesnt necessarily mean that the country will act accordingly and quickly so in the past france has been condemned in various matters for example environmental matters for its air pollution by the European Court of justice and that didnt mean that the country would take swift action really so its not clear if this will work for the families and france lisa lewis in paris thank you. Well now to the story of a teenage footballer and russia who has got to be one of the luckiest people alive look out for this fleeting moment that were about to show you when the blinding flash strikes the pitch there you see it at the stadium in moscow even if skinny is unconscious his jersey burnt and smoking his coach helps save the goalkeeper 3 weeks later the only evidence of the strike is a burn zaborowski is chast another look at the flash shows the stunning power of lightning which somehow spared this 16 year old boy. Who is lucky indeed and with that youre up to date here on news a quick reminder of the top story weve been following for you the trial has begun of a german man accused of killing 2 people during an attack targeting a synagogue the assault of a city of hala last october is considered one of the worst anti semitic crimes in german postwar history. Always keep up with all the news on our website you go to you dot com you can also follow us on twitter and instagram im back to get at the top to im sure kelly thanks for. Coming out in the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and. Our corona update. From the covert 19 special next on d w