To get more sick anyway and of course this is a time when makeable says there are too many details where there are similar problems but all the different states have found Different Solutions so that is the idea of this meeting so i know about is very punctual normal normally and weve been waiting for this press conference to start i think we can have a quick look in the chancery where we still only see empty chairs quite a bleak picture you know were probably wondering why does it take so long and of course we have colleagues. At the press conference shes sitting in that room waiting of course shes hearing all the whispers whats going on behind the scenes and i think youve been texting with her didnt want to see you say well its funny would you say that she wrote to text me and said well clearly mrs markland state premiers are getting less good at timing but they are Getting Better at building up the drama to present details rather than breakthroughs. And i think this is something we have to make it clear to our viewers as well germany is not going to over hold the International Strategy and theres very much a consensus that the pandemic is still here that it is a focus to combat the virus with all the Necessary Force and that the overall strategy has worked there is a National Alliance the fight against the virus has to be the focus of everybody but of course also the details well the devil is in the details and so they need to readjust those strategies is there a general feeling that germany is over the worst or are we facing a 2nd wave some some that we may already be in. Already be in the 2nd wave what is funny when you speak to viral exists and people here in this country tend to listen to scientists still which is a good thing those are all just say that it is i think they dont like the term 2nd wave they say its a continuous wave of infection the virus is here it is here to stay and its only up to politicians and citizens to figure out how to find ways of living with a virus while we dont have a vaccination for it of course also depends on where you go in germany if you go to the south or the west of the country youll find numbers as staggeringly high in some regions theyre still not as high as they are on when the pandemic broke out here but when you go to the east or the north there are some regions that basically havent seen any infections over the last couple of weeks and this is something of course where those leaders of the state will have to have a heated discussion because it is not as. All over the country as for example it is in bavaria indeed looks like theres a huge discussion and press conference still hasnt started. But this summit has been taking place because although the number of u. Coronavirus cases is far below what it was at the height of the lock down back in march its still well above a 1000 today thats considered potentially risky so america wants to make sure the strategies in place across the nation are here and consistent the weather in germany is already giving a hint of autumn and that means the beginning of the flu season and a possible 2nd wave of covert 19 the government wants to avoid a new spike but it also wants to keep andy coronavirus measures flexible. Viruses stand i make the situation a stand and make the strategy is clear we wanted to get it under control Health Ministry and span wants to scrap compulsory tests for holiday makers returning from high risk countries with more than 800000 tests per week capacities and the strain after the Holiday Season the minister wants to return to a strategy that combines testing with quarantined measures after the Holiday Season will do more targeted testing of people with symptoms or contact a covert 1000 patients as well as nurses doctors or care recipients. The very end state premier mark was has already made it clear that his state will stick to my test even after the Holiday Season. We were surprised to weeks ago mandate a return for risk areas were introduced from one day to the next and now they have to be done away with although there are more and more risk areas but it doesnt make sense because i mean the regional leaders disagree on this point but together with chancellor merkel they want to define at least one line of action where they stand united that could be higher fines for people who dont abide by the rules most people in germany are in favor of the governments karuna measures others are planning to rally against restrictions but for now anti coronavirus Mass Gatherings have been banned by the authorities. Well we wait for the press conference from about to start just remind us you know what are the crunch points between the 16 state premiers and the chancellor today there are 4 main contentious issues lot scale events this is actually something where all the leaders of the state agree that they should remain banned until the end of the year now theres even talk of canceling Christmas Markets because its just too risky to have so many people in one spot and then theres the other issue of private gatherings weve seen insects in clusters pop up whenever there was a big party or a big wedding people singing in the choir together so these are the things where people are saying maybe we should limit the amount of people the government wants to limit it to 25 people maximum theres already resistance from leaders in the east in particular who are saying this is way too low i cant explain that to my voters we havent seen any big infection clusters and then theres the issue of finding people who dont wear face mask apparently that was a big route between mrs machall and one. Of the conservative leaders of the states in the east who said i dont want a high fine if people dont face must america wants to push through their 50 euros minimum fine if you dont adhere to that rule and then theres the issue of people who are returning from high risk areas do you continue that strategy of mandatory tests that were free when that strategy was introduced as you remember so its really expensive and its not clear just how effective it is and of course its a big strain on germanys Testing Capacity so now theyre talking about maybe switching to was the strategy of putting these people into quarantine you know thank you again while we wait for this press conference to start lets have a look at some other world news a powerful hurricane has hit the u. S. State of louisiana and forecasters warn of could be one of the strongest storms ever seen along the states gulf coast or can lower made landfall as a category 4 storm after almost doubling in strength over 24 hours low lying areas have been flooded into ologist say the storm will continue to have a potentially catastrophic impact as it moves across louisiana and texas around half a 1000000 people have been ordered to leave their homes. Spoke today hes a meteorologist with. T. V. In new orleans and for an update on the situation. Yeah right now though the storm continues to work its way just north of lake charles louisiana it has weakened down to a category 2 hurricane which is expected once it moves to the new gets cut off in the warm waters of the gulf of mexico landfall 1 am local time here as a category 4 queens about 250 Miles Per Hour but 230 Kilometers Per Hour there so just incredible this is the tide for the strongest hurricane ever to hit louisiana the other one dating back to 256. 00 so this is likely going on significant devastation once the sun comes up here how it will start to hopefully be able to get out that way just to try to see that things are southwestern part of this you know so. Many people have been ordered to leave their homes did they full. Of the authorities. A lot of people did we were afraid that maybe some have tried to ride this one out of why you would but some did and so there are National Guard and others who try bench they want to sign comes up in the conditions start to improve a little bit to try to get out there to see if they have to form a new water rescues and of us just hope and pray that everyone did get out and no one is thats a home because the storm surge was going to be about 15 to 20 feet high so that would likely be overtopping of many homes in those areas even some that are elevated they would still be able to get some water here but i can almost double the strength over the space of 24 hours tell us briefly what does the full cost look like for the next 24 hours. Well fortunately moving in that it continues to work its way north sort of move up to a city of Shreveport Louisiana in the northwestern quarter of what we see get out still maybe as a hurricane out there but weakening with your brain 20 toes and gusty winds and continue working. Little rock arkansas memphis tennessee to eventually on and twere day maybe washington d. C. Area not as a tropical system but a big if you were a maker in potentially recent tornadoes there as we get towards the weekend here in the world ends we did not have much going on 5 bands or rain from the hurricane working week from today back to cost of quality issues here and maybe even a few tornadoes so we could have a busy afternoon and evening here across the south eastern part of the reason its for thank you very much dave. W w l t v in new orleans louisiana. And we stand the u. S. Where republicans have mounted a robust defense of law and order on the 3rd night of the National Convention it comes as the nation faces new tensions following the shooting of jacob blake a black man in wisconsin but as president mike pence was the keynote speaker one of but only President Trump could up hold or he says americans didnt need to choose between a Lawful Society and standing up for africanamericans trump and joined him on stage making another surprise appearance hell give his acceptance speech later today on the final night off the convention. Thats been listening to what the Vice President mike pence to say that the violence must stop. Whether in minneapolis portland or can osho too many heroes have died defending our freedom to see American Strike each other down we will have law and order on the streets of this country for every american every race and creed and color. Us Vice President of my fence speaking of them before appearing at the convention President Trump pledged to send more u. S. National guard troops to the city of commotion wisconsin to assist local authorities off the protests that turned deadly the demonstrations began over the Police Shooting of a black man jacob blake 3 days ago the white Police Officer who allegedly pulled the trigger has been named as rustin cesky an officer was 7 Years Experience in the can or should force. The streets of an osha are once again tense as police in Armored Vehicles attempt to keep the peace for another night of protests against the shooting of jacob blake theyre now getting back up from the National Guard and federal agents. After term magic escalation videos taken tuesday showed demonstrators trying to disarm a man then he starts shooting hitting several people and wounding 2 of them fatally the alleged shooter then approaches police with his hands up but they do not arrest him and he was only captured a day later in illinois what happened yesterday night in can osha was despicable 2 people were shot and killed the 3rd person was shot and seriously injured the killings came on the 3rd night of protests that have rocked can osha since sunday then police shot blake in the back wounded him at the scene of an altercation authorities have now released more information about that incident. Officers attempted to arrest jacob blake 29 Law Enforcement deployed a taser to attempt to stop mr blake but the teenager was not successful in stopping him mr blake walked around his vehicle opened the drivers side door and leaned forward while holding on to mr blake. Officer rushed in cesky fired his Service Weapon 7 times against the Orlando Magic justifying that will cost. Demanding justice and Police Accountability teams across the me the decision. Of the n. B. A. To postpone all playoff series games on wednesday day. The action also had a Ripple Effect across u. S. Teams and Major League Baseball and soccer joined the boycott. Tennis star. Announced that she would not play in her. Final match in the western and southern open to quote protest the genocide of black people by police the former world number one search she hoped to get a conversation started in a majority white sports. Town for a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world kevin mayer is twitching the chinese own video op tic toc the former disney executive only joined to talk in june the op has been under strong pressure from the trump ministration it says to ties to china make it a National Security threat microsoft and oracle are currently just to buy a ticket to. Emergency workers in afghanistan are searching for the survivors of flash floods that have killed more than 120 people and injured hundreds more authority to the north of the country fear many victims are trapped in the rubble of collapsed houses around 1500 wellings have been destroyed in the floods. Police have been a ruse half to 10 dozens of protesters rallying in central mids its part of a widening government crackdown on demonstrations in the aftermath of the countrys disputed president ial election the oldest 9 polls saw president Alexander Lukashenko win a 6th term in Office Protesters say the result was rigged. The man who carried out murderous attacks on 2 new Zealand Mosques last year will stay in jail until he dies the high court in Christ Church sentenced friends and turned to life in prison without the possibility of parole white supremacist midget killing 51 muslim worshippers for justice for the victims thursdays ruling making the immeasurable grief their relatives carry a tiny bit lighter survivors of the 2001000 mosques shootings gathered outside the court with family and supporters of the law says this is a really big deal but again we are trying to. To move or not moving forward with this this thing will make us move on. We said all the way our language if im going to thank god for everything im going to get. The email of one of the 2 mosques targeted that day called the country solidarity a model for the world weary of present love compassion muslim a non muslim people the face and in the face that is os New Zealanders and we are very proud that we muslims in new zealand i will continue to serve this country and no punishment again is going to bring our loved ones back 90 survivors and family members testified during the 4 day sentencing hearing in march brenton tearing a 29 year old white supremacist from australia pleaded guilty to 51 counts of murder 40 counts of attempted murder and one count of terrorism Terence Court appointed lawyer told the judge that the defendant did not oppose the maximum sentence the judge called terran a terrorist who deserved a life sentence without parole you can see the best. Use loaded and the fields to speak. Tonight wounded incredibly many of those. Who are victims include the young and the old meaning women and children. The sentences the countrys harshest since the Death Penalty was abolished in 1961 new zealand Prime Minister told reporters the punishment fits the crime this is being a crime in new zealand the likes of which has never occurred before and now weve seen a sentence the likes of which weve never seen before as well but yes it gave me relate. To know that that person will never see the light of day. The case closed New Zealanders now look to heal deep wounds caused by the attack afflicting both the victims and society. For the 2nd summer in a row forest fires have been burning out of control in the russian province of siberia and there are bigger than greece is said to have been the effect is several weeks since declared a state of emergency. Sherman travel to the small town of guy in the region where foreign fought forest fires in the surrounding countryside become a fact of. Regular drills keep the fire brigade in buti guy running like a well oiled machine they are the towns final line of against forest fires. When the threat of a forest fire comes within 5 kilometers of a town then we react but even if the fire is 10 kilometers away if we get the order to go my guys are always ready. For. The. Firefighters jumped into action in early july when this blaze threatened the town forest ranger is in charge of putting out the fire were overwhelmed so. Joined their effort as a local environmental inspector of firefighting isnt part of his Job Description but increasingly hot and dry summers over the last few years have forced him to learn on the job some days he walks up to 20 kilometers through dense forest to map the spread of flames. The portion of this the minimal. For this work is very difficult and it is a huge responsibility the fires dont have weekends or lunch breaks this year there were times when we couldnt sleep for 2 days straight because we had to locate the fire for a burger or look at is the author with of birth are. Stupid enough says its often dry thunderstorms and lightning that start the blazes in the taiga forest. Authours were able to put this fire out which was burning until just a few weeks ago but every year in russia huge sections of the tiger burned and many of them are too remote to reach and put out. The huge territory of is largely uninhabited that makes putting out fires that smolder in this remote region difficult and expensive a law in russia allows off the words to ignore fires in about half of the countrys forests but scientists warn that strategy could speed up Global Warming because the fires are also a danger to the permafrost under foot or history. This knowledge of. The destruction of plant life means that the permafrost is not protected from the suns heat we need the permafrost to remain intact so we shouldnt cut down forests we should put out fires so they arent constantly burning and we shouldnt inhabit much of the area covered by permafrost so that it doesnt decay. With a degree of sort. But for now many fires are simply ignored farmers from the region say clear days are few and far between. Fires burn every year theres smoke everywhere theres smoke over there too. With me we cant lie around just because theres smoke we have to work on the fields cut the hay theres smoke everywhere you cant hide from and. People here have accepted forest fires as a fact of life but if theyre ignored they threaten to change the landscape and ecosystem in Russias Arctic beyond recognition back here in europe your Foreign AffairsJoseph Burrell is urging e. U. Countries to forge a common way forward to meet global challenges and increase europes clout on the International Stage he was speaking ahead of an informal meeting of e. U. Foreign ministers here in berlin these at the e. U. Could not stop global crises from happening but could change the way it was spun the 2 of them among the crises set to be discussed by ministers today are the tensions between turkey and greece over gassers aeration in the Eastern Mediterranean as well as the suspected poisoning of russian opposition figure figure our lives in a valley and the situation in the us. Lets go to our correspondent alexander phenomena whos following the meeting i was under germanys foreign minister has said the e. U. Will not leave the ongoing Human Rights Violations in bellews what does he mean by that. Well German Foreign minister mass has made killdeer that from his perspective nothing has changed so far on the ground in belarus that the repression against the opposition are still ongoing and doesnt seem to be willing to enter any dialogue with the opposition and thats why moscow believes that its important for the Foreign Ministers to discuss how to increase the pressure on the question and whether of the sanctions that are being planned sanction against individuals who are responsible for violence against protesters and Election Fraud are enough and whatever the European Union should do more. How much agreement is there one of the ministers when it comes to topics like the tensions that were seeing in the Eastern Mediterranean right now. While the tensions there and how the ministers are discussing that thats a good example of how it is difficult to find and grim and sometimes of course the ministers here are trying to support one of them and the Greek Foreign minister of greece and turkey are locked in this dispute over energy deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean but many members states also dont want to angry turkey too much and thats actually the german position they are trying to find a diplomatic solution to to bring both sides to a negotiating table stressing how important turkey is because of its job graphic importance and the because it is an important partner in the region. Have another contentious issue what is kind of impact is the case of russian opposition figure legs in the valley likely to have on the talks is their agreement. Well i think that this issue is going to have an enormous impact on the need. And i would expect the Foreign Ministers to join germany in demanding an investigation into the circumstances of the alleged poisoning of the how were over here again we have to strain to stress that the members of the European Union they have different interests and different positions on russia and how to deal with deal with russia. Our correspondent. Thank you. To india now where schools have been closed for months of efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic the closure has exposed inequalities in indias Education System classes have moved online but many students are not able to access lessons because of poor Internet Connectivity and for children with disabilities the struggle is much harder to w. s but here are child free reports from delhi. Cart if you like to look closely at the colors of his Story Building blocks before he starts playing with them. He can only see to some extent large objects and colors. He was born with only logical disorder visual impairment and have troubles with fine motor skills. The 9 year old studies in the 2nd grade of a Government School along with children without disabilities. The school does not provide him with a special educator all the crucial resources he needs to study. As a result he is almost entirely dependent on his mother for his education. That is challenging enough now the shutting down of schools during the covered lockdown has put him at risk of missing out on formal education. Marking but talking about impaired to other children disabled children are lagging behind and studies now even more than before they are facing many problems he cannot see properly what can he understand from a small i phone screen and sometimes there are Network Issues too because of which he cannot attend the classes where the lack of inclusion in the Education System for children with disabilities has never been more pronounced than now. According to some recent surveys majority of students with disabilities are finding it difficult to cope with Online Education at the same time many nongovernmental organizations which address the needs of these children and provide them with academic support are also reeling under the impact of college 19 and the Lockdown National association for the blind in delhi is one such organization. That helps children with visual impairment and multiple disabilities to build a foundation in learning so that be can lead to join me in school one of. Them were not receiving many donations now. So were not able to pay our stuff or provide the facilities for the differently abled children. Weve also not been receiving the funds we normally get from the government from reforming our experts feel that during this pandemic the special needs of students with disabilities have been completely left out from education policies which any we kept them on the sidelines. Has shifted to online and systematically nor should it be to cater to them you would visit or to early days it was in accessibility and engender Information Communication Technology use it all and learn those with disabilities not ready to blab about the sea and then there are also issues all nonavailability up internet. Despite all the hardships he faces is a lengthy and happy child like other children he has one be to be a doctor another be a single. The Education System to him to be more inclusive. And also nollywood thats the Film Industry in nigeria or a controversial new movie is being released online to the countrys census its about a love affair between 2 women a serious a deeply religious country where homophobia is rampant. Outside of a legos courthouse a lineup of alleged lawbreakers gay men heading for their day in court 47. 00 charged with public displays of affection in a country that criminalizes same sex relationships elsewhere in that same city filmmakers prepare for an intimate scene between same sex lovers discussing relationships. The films director the actors all face prosecution if censors decide their work if they promotes homosexuality in the past nollywood has depicted queer characters as mentally ill or deeply troubled but the crew of the movie see their work per training normal life for a sizable percentage of nigeria i feel like for a very long time weve been told one sided. And the story is not complete if it doesnt represent all the groups in the society so what i want it to us until the full story by representing l. G. B. The people in 1000. The face trailer was released online last month it advertises a film that touches on a shared theme and some nigerian families being forced to choose between family and happiness. I understand where theyre coming from in that in nigeria its not accepted and so doing Something Like that puts you where you feel like its not its not the norm but but but i dont feel that its bold i feel that its ordinary i feel that its my life just being shown on screen but its been beautiful beyond family and stigma same sex relationships in nigeria are in theory punishable by up to 14 years in prison and depicting such relationships on the silver screen. Returning to our top story german chancellor Angela Merkel has been holding a video summit with the premise of germanys 16 states to decide whether to change strategies for testing and controlling the corona of our us the Current System was only brought in a few weeks ago but the number of new cases keeps on rising so rethink is considered necessary america wants a more unified approach across the nation that could also mean tightening the rules such as limiting the number of people allowed to gather together and find the people who fail to wear a face mask or when shopping or in public. And within the studios of Political Correspondent nina with me for the best part of an hour an hour for a press conference to start. Looking at this picture. Off the press Conference Room in the chancellor here in berlin right now the press conference is nowhere near just remind our viewers especially those who just joined us what is this all about. This is the 1st such press conference its the 1st such Video Conference or videos summit between anglo machall and the leaders of the 16 states in 10 weeks so the last time we had a similar situation was back in june at the beginning of the pandemic coronavirus broke out here in ma and its. Necessary to find a common strategy and to align all the necessary measures so that germany could. Combat the virus and then she pulled out in june because numbers were. Reducing and she also said its your job she talked to the regional leaders and said its your job to look after Public Health so this is what you do now were in a situation infection numbers are on the rise again winter is coming people will get sick they will get the flu cetera and people will spend more time indoors and so im going medical sees it necessary to find a common strength. Because of course the reason leaders are found sometimes quite different answers to similar problems and she says theres too much of a mess lets get this sorted so why is this taking so long is a very punctual woman. Not now. Is press conference shes waiting then youve been texting with what is. Really like towards she wrote. Sort of 40 minutes ago she said clearly under state premiers are getting less good at timing but they are Getting Better of building up the drama to present details rather than breakthroughs because this is what it is going to be about is going to be about those details and germany will not change its overall strategy its been ferrying quite well as well germany is the federal state and everybody does what theyre good at is that theres no central order coming from berlin and we say it is sitting that together with germanys top journalist so waiting for uncle michael to come out of course now the situation if you want to look at the background of this this is interesting timing for this meeting of course because were sort of beginning to enter the Election Campaign period so the leaders of the regional states have a lot to lose germans will go to the polls again in the autumn go america has made it clear that shes not going to run again as chancellor so this is an opportunity for them to also present themselves as being the defender of their own voters rights lame duck. I wouldnt go so far as saying if she is not being pushed out of the office its her decision she doesnt want to continue as chancellor thats what she said so fall she is however in the issue of Public Health she is also not the one who can give orders to people unless there was a massive emergency situation and that is just not the case you know thank you again weve talk about this of that further a little later but 1st merkels video summit with the state premiers is expected to end shortly and of course well go live to the News Conference the summit has been taking place because although the number of new coronavirus cases far below what it was at the height of the lockdown back in march and still well above the thousands a day as weve heard earlier considers potentially risky so michael wants to make sure the strategies in place across the nation are here and and consistent the weather in germany is already giving a hint of autumn and that means the beginning of the flu season and a possible 2nd wave of covert 19 the government wants to avoid a new spike but it also wants to keep andy coronavirus measures flexible. The virus the stain or make the situation a stain and make the strategy is clear we want to get it under control Health Minister a inspiron wants to scrap compulsory tests for holiday makers returning from high risk countries with more than 800000 tests per week capacities and the strain after the Holiday Season the minister wants to return to a strategy that combines testing with quarantined measures after the Holiday Season will do more targeted testing of people with symptoms or contact to covert 1000 patients as well as nurses doctors or care recipients. The varian state premier mark pursued it has already made it clear that his state will stick to math test even after the Holiday Season because we were surprised that 2 weeks ago when data retests for risk areas were introduced from one day to the next and now they have to be done away with although there are more and more risk areas that doesnt make sense because i mean the regional leaders disagree on this point but together with chancellor merkel they want to define at least one line of action where they stand united that could be higher fines for people who dont abide by the rules most people in germany are in favor of the governments carona measures are theres a planning to rally against restrictions but for now and to coronavirus Mass Gatherings have been banned by the authorities. Way to still waiting for that press conference started more than i do but are calling me here look theres of course. The press conference and shes just been texting you whats the hold up whats the crunch point we say those said that the hot issue in that room is now the question of how to. How to behave when it comes to people who are returning from. Abroad because of course at the moment weve got a situation where tests are mandatory if you come from a high risk area and regions like the varia even offer those tests for free for people who return from risk areas and so now the question is do you change towards the strategy scuse me where you would. Have to force people into quarantine when they come back and who pays for that quarantine because that rule were hearing is essentially their idea is to have a 5 day quarantine but who pays for it you come back from your holiday you say you go to new york im a yorker is currently a high risk area yet and then you come back to germany you have a negative coronavirus test but now the new strategy says thats not enough you still have to go into quarantine and take another test after 5 days because sometimes it takes a bit longer for the virus to actually develop and then only then can you go back to work. That seems to be the potato. Also weve seen in the piece marcos or the state premier of bavaria a very powerful man one of the biggest states in germany and also is seen by many as a possible successor of. Is he sort of in line with her views or is he a very careful man always one of those who want to open up markets to has definitely being one of the faces of the corona pandemic here in germany because his region was one of the most affected it borders on risk areas it is very close to italy so italy had high numbers if we remember in the spring and lots of exchange happening between the various and countries in the south really affected some. Showed himself as a very strong man he was very strict implementing those measures and he wants to continue the free tests for people who return from abroad and that is not something that everybody else wants to do and so this is something where hes trying to prove the trade himself as somebody who has got. Control but then a couple of weeks ago. We found out that actually some things didnt go quite as planned and it took 2 weeks sometimes for the laboratories to actually inform the people who had been tested that they were positive so suddenly found himself losing a lot of face because he had for trade himself as this drunk man and then he had a lot of positive corona cases running around freely and of area. One of the central issues of the moment in German Society is a growing resistance against the limitations on the on public life. There seems to be if i look at my own facebook feed for example there seems to be a growing split a growing divide between even Close Friends on how to deal whats the proper way to deal with the coronavirus deal with this pandemic whether to ban demonstrations political demonstrations tell us a bit more about the apparent split that goes through German Society at the moment. The corona undergrown the measures imposed by the government had massive support when they 1st started and now were seeing that the vast majority of people according to polls according to those people actually on so when somebody goes around conducting a poll. Theres still supporting those measures those are put of course people abhi getting to ask ok just how foggy you want to go next time if infection numbers go high up again we cant risk having a 2nd lockdown we cant close all the shops again we can close all the companies is just not feasible so is your strategy working what about the schools will they open so lots of people are asking very legitimate questions and that is of course a debate that gained steam yesterday when there was a baton on an anti corona measure a demonstration that was supposed to be happening this weekend and the police here in berlin said it contact them because were expecting 20000 participants and they are all not going to wear face masks and so people are beginning to discuss the issue of Civil Liberties individual freedoms verses infection protection you know thank you very much again so far while we doggedly wait for the press conference to start lets have a look at some of the world news a powerful hurricane has hit the u. S. State of louisiana and forecasters warn it could be one of the strongest storms ever seen along the states gulf coast. Laura made landfall as a category 4 storm after almost doubling in strength over just 24 hours low lying areas have been flooded meteorologists say the storm will continue to have a potentially catastrophic impact as it moves across louisiana and texas around half a 1000000 people have been ordered to leave their homes. Spoke to mr all the gist. Hes with. In new orleans and i asked him for an update on the situation. Yeah well right now although the storm continues to work its way just north of lake charles louisiana it has weakened down to a category 2 hurricane which is expected once it moves in when it gets cut off in the warm waters of the gulf of mexico landfall 1 am local time here is a category 4 queens about 250 Miles Per Hour but 230 Kilometers Per Hour there so just incredible this is the tide for the strongest hurricane ever to hit what we see again of the other one dating back to 256 so this is likely going on significant devastation once the sun comes up here how it will start to hopefully be able to get out that way just to try to see that things are southwestern part of this you know right so. People have been ordered to leave their homes did they full device of the authorities. A lot of people did we were afraid that maybe some have tried to. Hire you would but some did and so there are National Guard and others who try and they just they want the sun comes up in the conditions start to improve a little bit to try to get out there to see if they have to form a new water rescues and of us just hope and pray that everyone did get out to no one does that say homemakers the storm surge was going to be about 15 to 20 feet high so that would likely be overtopped many homes in those areas even some of their elevated they would still be able to get some water here hurricane almost double the strength over the space of 24 hours tell us briefly what does the full cost look like for the next 24 hours. Well fortunately moving in that it continues to work its way north sort of move up to a city of Shreveport Louisiana in the northwestern corner of what we see get us dont maybe as a hurricane out there but we can with your brain 20 toes and gusty winds and continue working. Way to little rock arkansas memphis tennessee and eventually audience where they maybe washington d. C. Area not as a tropical system but a big if you were a maker in potentially recent tornadoes there as we get towards weekend here in the world ends we did not have much going on but we are the answer from the hurricane working week from today that cost of quality issues here and maybe even a few tornadoes so we could have a busy afternoon and evening here across the south eastern part of the reason its for thank you very much dave. Just w w l t v in new orleans louisiana. I was in the us for republicans have mounted a robust defense of law and order on the 3rd night of the National Convention it comes as the nation faces new tensions following the shooting of jacob blake a black man in wisconsin president mike pence was the keynote speaker warning that only President Donald Trump could up hold or the only said americans didnt need to choose between north for society and standing up for African Americans trump and joined him on the stage make another surprise appearance he will give his acceptance speech later today on the final night of the convention thats here but more for mike pence to say the violence must stop. Whether in minneapolis portland or conneaut too many heroes have died defending our freedom to see Americans Strike each other down we will have law and order on the streets of this country for every american of every race and creed and color. But before appearing at the Convention President tom pledged to send more u. S. National guard troops to the city of can. To assist local authorities off to protest. The demonstrations began over the Police Shooting of a black man 3 days ago the white Police Officer who allegedly pulled the trigger times has been ruston an officer with. The force. The streets of canoe show are once again tense as police in Armored Vehicles attempt to keep the peace for another night of protests against the shooting of jacob blake theyre now getting back up from the National Guard and federal agents. After term matic escalation videos taken tuesday showed demonstrators trying to disarm a man then he starts shooting hitting several people and wounding 2 of them fatally the alleged shooter then approaches police with his hands up but they do not arrest him and he was only captured a day later in illinois what happened yesterday night in can osha was despicable 2 people were shot and killed and a 3rd person was shot and seriously injured the killings came on the 3rd night of protests that have rocked can osha since sunday then police shot blake in the back wounding him at the scene of an altercation authorities have now released more information about that incident. Officers attempted to arrest jacob. Age 29 a Law Enforcement deployed a taser to attempt to stop mr blake with a taser was not sick. Stopping him mr blake walk around his vehicle open the drivers side door and lean forward while holding on to mr. Officer austin cesky fired his Service Weapon 7 times. Lake is being treated in hospital and his family say he may never walk again. The u. S. Justice Department Says it is launching a civil rights investigation into the incident but for now the protest show no sign of relenting. State of wisconsin is also home to the n. B. A. Team the Milwaukee Bucks a boycott of their playoff game on wednesday in protest of the shooting of jacob blake the bucs being due to face off against the Orlando Magic just to find. Said they were demanding justice and Police Accountability teams across the league backed the decision the prompted the n. B. A. To postpone all playoff series games on wednesday and thursday. And the action had a Ripple Effect across u. S. Sports teams and Major League Baseball and soccer joined the boycott not only teams were showing solidarity tennis star soccer announced that she would not play in her semifinal match in the western and southern open to quote protest the genocide of black people by police for world number one said she hoped to get a conversation started in a majority white sport. Its a good time lets take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world kevin mayer is quitting the chinese own video out to talk to former disney executives only joined to talk in june the spin on the strong pressure from the ministration it says to ties to china make it a National Security threat microsoft and oracle are currently both just trying to buy. Emergency workers in northern afghanistan are searching for the survivors of flash floods that have killed more than 120. 00 people and injured hundreds more authorities fear many victims are trapped in the rubble of collapsed houses around 1520 as have been destroyed in the floods. Police ability have to take dozens of protesters rallying in central minced its part of a widening government crackdown on demonstrations in the aftermath of the countrys disputed president ial election he always 9 polls saw president Alexander Lukashenko win a 6th term in Office Protesters say the result was rigged. The man who carried out of murderous attacks on 2 mosques in new zealand last year will stay in jail till he dies. The high court in christchurch sentenced brenton tyrant to life in prison without the possibility of parole the white supremacist had admitted killing 51 muslim wishing us. Justice for the victims thursdays ruling making the immeasurable grief their relatives carry a tiny bit lighter survivors of the 2001000 mosques shootings gathered outside the court with family and supporters with the most is really big but again we are trying just to move on not moving toward this this thing will make a smooth one. We said all the way and our language if im good thank god for everything im going to get. The ema of one of the 2 mosques targeted that day called the country solidarity a model for the world weary of present love. Compassion muslim and non muslim people to face and you know face that is. New zealanders and we are very proud that we are muslims in new zealand i will continue to serve this country and no punishment again is going to bring our loved ones back. 90 survivors and family members testified during the 4 day sentencing hearing in march brenton terrine a 29 year old white supremacist from australia pleaded guilty to 51. 00 counts of murder 40 counts of attempted murder and one count of terrorism terrence Court Appointed lawyer told the judge of the defendant did not oppose the maximum sentence the judge called tyrant a terrorist who deserved a life sentence without parole you can imagine this. Is loaded and the faces of the. United wounded incredible many others. Who are victims include the young and the all i mean only and shoulder. The sentence is the countrys harshest since the Death Penalty was abolished in 1961 new zealand Prime Minister told reporters the punishment fits the crime this is being a crime in new zealand that his need for the likes of which has never occurred before and now weve seen a sentence the likes of which weve never seen before as well but yes it gave me relief to know that that person will never see the light of day. The case closed New Zealanders now look to heal deep wounds caused by the attack afflicting both the victims and society that sound d. Back in Europe Foreign Affairs head of the huge shows of burrell is urging countries to forge a common way forward to meet global challenges and increase europes clowes on the International Stage he was speaking ahead of an informal meeting of into Foreign Ministers here in berlin he said the you could not stop global crises from happening but could change the way it responded to the long crises said to be discussed by ministers today of the tensions between turkey and greece over gases fresh in the Eastern Mediterranean as well as suspected poisoning of russian opposition figure Alexander Valley and the situation and delivers. Lets go to our correspondent alexander phenomena whos following the meeting i was under germanys foreign minister has said the e. U. Will not leave the ongoing Human Rights Violations in bellews announce that what does he mean by that. Well German Foreign minister mas has made killdeer that from his perspective nothing has changed so far on the ground in belarus that the repression against the opposition are still ongoing and that doesnt seem to be willing to enter any dialogue with the opposition and thats why believes that its important for the Foreign Ministers to discuss how to increase the pressure on the question and whether the sanctions that are being planned sanction against individuals who are responsible for violence against protesters and Election Fraud are enough and whatever the European Union should do more than. Number one how much agreement is there when the ministers when it comes to topics like the tensions that were seeing in the Eastern Mediterranean right now. Well the tensions there and how the ministers are discussing that thats a good example of how it is difficult to find and grim and sometimes of course the ministers here are trying to support the one of them in the Greek Foreign minister of greece and turkey are locked in this dispute over energy deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean but many Member States also dont want to angry turkey too much and thats actually the german position they are trying to to find a diplomatic solution to to bring both sides to a negotiating table stressing how important turkey is because of its job graphic importance and the because it is important partner in the region. Have another contentious issue what is kind of impact is the case of russian opposition figure legs in the valley likely to have on the talks is there agreement. Well i think that this issue is going to have an enormous impact on. And i would expect the Foreign Ministers to join germany in demanding an investigation into the circumstances of the alleged poisoning. Over here again we have to strain to stress that the members of the European Union they have to find interest in different positions on russia and how to deal with russia. Our correspondent. Thank you. For the 2nd summer in a row forest fires have been out of control in the russian province of siberia an area bigger than greece has been affected several regions have to add a state of emergency show and travel to the small town of. Syria where forest fires and the surrounding countryside become a fact of life. Like. Regular drills keep the fire brigade in buti guy running like a well oiled machine they are the towns final line of defense against forest fires. When the threat of a forest fire comes within 5 kilometers of a town then we react but even if the fire is 10 kilometers away if we get the order to go my guys are always ready. For present. Firefighters jumped into action in early july when this blaze threatened the town forest ranger is in charge of putting out the fire were overwhelmed. Of joined their effort as a local environmental inspector firefighting isnt part of his Job Description but increasingly hot and dry summers over the last few years have forced him to learn on the job some days he walks up to 20 kilometers through dense forest to map the spread of flames but. This minimal. For his work is very difficult and is a huge responsibility the fires dont have weekends or lunch breaks this year there were times when we couldnt sleep for 2 days straight because we had to locate the fire for a burger or look at is a lot of the worth of work for. And of says its often dry thunderstorms and lightning that started the blazes in the tiger forest authours days were able to put this fire out which was burning until just a few weeks ago but every year in russia huge sections of the tiger burn and many of them are too remote to reach and put out. The huge territory of is largely uninhabited that makes putting out fires that smolder in this remote region difficult and expensive a law and right