Volkswagen on trial. Hundreds of thousands of german diesel drivers are taking the carmaker to court, demanding compensation over the companys dieselgate scandal. Brent im brent goff. To our viewers around the world, welcome. One day after a deadly fire at a camp for migrants on the greek island of lese boasts, lesbos, an emergency Cabinet Meeting was held. Measures are coming to light that will ease the pressure on the overcrowded camps. They include fasttrack judgments on asylum. And sending thousands of migrants back to turkey over the coming year. The mayor of the island is calling forr a transfer ofof migrants frorom the camamp where fifire broke outut. Thehe last they left their homes for r this. The infamous camp on the island of lesbos. Sundays fire has drawn attention to the desperate conditions here. An estimated 12,000 people in a camp bill to hold a quarter as many. The fire broke out and spread through containers used to house residents. Many were upset because they thought firefighters took too long to arrive. They were scuffles between migrants and firefighters and police fired tear gas. Migrant arrivals in greece from turkey have surged, reaching their highest level since 2016, when the European Union signed a deal to stem the flow. Greece is ill prepared to handle them. Its emerging from enormous Financial Difficulties and its resourceces are stretched. We aree going through nationl crisis. Itits essential that all of us pull together as we have done in the past to handle this. Athens says it plans to accelerate efforts to remove people from the islands to the mainland. With winter fast approaching, time is running out. Brent i am joined by journalist in the greek capital where she has been following the story. You hahave been covering the sty from day one. What is your personal impression of what we are seeing . I can tell you that moria is a hellish situation. I have been there since day one. Repeatedly reported from therere its a d disgrace to any western civilized statate. To host such a facility ththat s simply exacerbating the refugee crisis. It is a completely unsanitary situation. There are human droppings everywhere. The smell of urine permeates the air. There were a grown m man who yet g group young children. Women i have been speaking to say they are forced to wear diapers at night because they are so scared of going into publblic b bathrooms because thy fear rape. E. The biggest problem is the fact this facility was built to host around 2500, 3000 people. Now we are seeing 13,000. Even if there it wasas a stateeoftheart f facility, s overcrowded condition and continued inflows of m migrants and refugees is making it unbearable. Brent the conditions are unbelievable. Today we heard from athens that several urgent measures would be undertaken. That includes sending back thousands of migrants to turkey. Will that improve the situation . Ideallyly, it should be good it should. That was the original plan, that the eu set down with turkey and agreed upon in 2016. We have seen nothing and none of this happen. It remains also to be seen from the athens govovnment, how these mass deportations will take place. Whether it will contain syrians alone, and where they will be sent b back. Will it be to turkey or migrants being sent back to africa . It remains to o be seen. It sounds like a plan. It shows the governmnment is handndson. It remains to be seen what will happen. Do you get the impression that the European Union is doing enough to support countries such as greece and turkey, where a lot of migrants are being held . It could be doing more. That is the argument which the new government here is putting forward. There wiwill be interior ministers coming i in from frae and germany to meet with the government this week and government. Greece is saying the new Prime Minister is saying that greece cannot go this alone and that there has to be a burden shared by more member states. And by the European Group entirely. It remains to be seen whether he will be ego able to convince some neighboring states, which have refused to take on the burden. Brent we appreciate the update. In china, celebrations are taking place to mark the 70th anniversary of communist party rule. Tuesday will be the main event. A massive military parade and tournament in tiananmen square. There are worries that the celebrations could be overshadowed by prodemocracy protests in hong kong. On the eve of the anniversary, a ceremony to honor the birth of the communist state and the heroes of the civil war. Chinese president xi jinping paid his paid his respects to the fallen. In the evening, he attended a theatrical celebration recalled chinas rise from despair to the worlds secondlargest economy. October 1, 1949, the founding of the peoples republic of china transformed the country. His great leap forward aims to industrialize the country, but left it devastated. Famine was widespread and tes of millions of people died. His cultural revolution followed. Opponents were sent to camps or executed in his attempt to purge china of counterrevolutionaries. After decades of isolation, beijing took steps to up in the country and its market to the world. Today, china is on the podium of the worlds leading nations. Rapid growth has come at a cost. Cities are choked by pollution and society is strictly controlled. Hong kong saw a summer demonstrations and sometimes violent protests against beijings growing influence in the territory. On monday, prodemocracy activists formed a human chain along their harbor, a warm up for more protests planned for tuesdays. Tuesday. Brent prodemocracy activists are planning to mark chinas day, but tomorrow, we call it a day of grief. Dws reporter has this. Its images like these beijing hoped w would have long been stamped out. Chinese president xi jinping traveled underfoot trampled underfoot. Mass demonstrations have dominated the countdown to the 70th anniversary of the peoples republic of china. These protesters are in no mood to celebrate. With the world watching closely, they want to capitalize on the attention and make their anger heard. It t should be a great day. You u cannot find aa reason to celebrate. We feel sorry for what the youth have suffered. We hope t to bring attention from other countries to understand it more widely,y, tht we wonders fight for this thing. To protest and show hong kong in the world that we will fight for freedom, and we will win, no matter how long. Authorities here feared massive unrest on tuesday. They want to avoid a repeat of scenes like this. Images of angry young protesters threatened full focus from beijings celebrations. It would embarrass authorities. Police have made clear that unsanctioned rallies will not be tolerated. There is only so much they can do to get people off the streets. Instead, they have scaled the annual celebrations to prevent them from being swamped by protesters. This area behind me is ordinarily packed with people marking anniversary. This year, all of the ceremonies had to be moved inside into that building. Roadblocks like these ones stopping people from getting close. In the evening, a fireworks display lights at the sky behind me, but it has had toto be canceled. If you look hard enough, you will find some signs of support for the anniversary. A few loan flags minas street known for its probeijing sentiment. One local shop owner tells me he is looking forward to o the anniversary. Even he will be marking it privatelely. I will spend the day doing my duty as a chinese citizen. I will do my best to run my business well and keep working. Is the night falls, thehese symbols of supupport of beijijig are torn to the ground. Prodemocracy supporters unwilling to let even the slightest hint of celebration go untouched. Brent here are some of the other stories making headlines. Saudi arabias crown prince mohammad bin salman has denied ordering the killing of Jamal Khashoggi last year. Despite this, the ruler says he takes responsibility for the murder. According to a a u u. N. Investigator, hisis criminall reresponbilityty has been n pron beyond a doubt. Saudi asians killed khashoggigi inside the saudi consulate in istanbul one year ago. Sudans Prime Minister has visited paris for talks with Emmanuel Macron. He leads a transition government after the ouster of longtime leader omar albashir. The crowd called on the u. S. To remove the studio from its l lit of countries that sponsor terrorism and to lift sanctions against khartoum. States have been badly hit. The monsoon rains brought down trees, powerlines and roots. Forecasters expect the w weather to ease off this week. To the u. S. , where for the first time, more than half of americans say they approve of Congress Opening and impeachment inquiry into does not donald trump. Thats according to the latest polls. The president is stepping up his attacks as public concern grows over the whistleblower allegations of his abuse of power. Trump issued a threat in a latenight tweet tirade. He wrote i only want to meet my accuser who presented secondhand information, but also the person who illegally gave this information, which was largely incorrect to the whistleblower. Was this person spying on the u. S. President . The consequences big consequences. Alexandra von nahmen has the story for us. Donald trump now wants to meet the whistleblower. Doesnt that defeat the purpose of whistleblowers and protecting their identity . Alexandra it does. We have to say that President Trump continues to lash out at the whistleblower. That he continues to threaten him and that he demands that his identity should be revealed was met with a lot of criticism by the democrats and by the whistleblowers lawyers. They reiterated the whistleblower should be protected as it should be under the law. They said, now there are concerns for the whistleblowers personal safety. They think President Trumps remarks puts the whistleblower into danger. What is being done to keep this important witness safety . Alexandra there are conflicting reports. One, you asked a Network Reporter that the whistleblower is under federal protection. The lawyers denied this report. They have sent two letters, one of them to congress, calling upon members of congress to speak out in favor of the whistleblowers protection. They also sent a request to the National Director of intelligence requesting specific guidance, what should be done in terms of security measures if the whistleblower is willing to meet or talk to members of congress. There was another note wellknown whistleblower that is living in exile in russia. He is considered by many to be a traitor. What maes this whistleblower different . Its very interesting. As a whistleblower, what he did was what Edward Snowdens critics said that he should have done. The whistleblower went through official channels and used the chain of commands to file his complaint. He did not leak anything to the press. He did not steal any documents. We have too have a look at what happened in the last two weeks. After the complaint was filed, the cia and the acting director of National Intelligence went to talk to the white house, to those people who may be a brocaded in the complaint. That is telling. It shows us that the authorities still have too much power to decide the fate of whistleblowers. Thats a very good point. It will probably about more as the proceedings move forward. Thank you. Youre watching dw news from berlin. Still to come, the Opening Weekend of the world i thought escaping ships in qatar. We will tell you why it has people hot under the collar. Thats coming up in a moment. Here in germany, volkswagen was in court today. The multinational german carmaker is facing a huge lawsuit over the dieselgate admissions scandal. Hundreds of thousands of diesel drivers have teamed up to bring germanys firstever classaction lawsuit, demanding lawsuit for the vw car they bought. Lawmakers paved the way for this claw this lawsuit after the Diesel Scandal broke in 2015. This could be a watershed moment for germanys legal system. For years after the mission scandal broke, hundreds of thousands of diesel drivevers nw have the chance t to hold the carmaker to account. Its the firstever classaction lawsuit to take place in the cocotry. Similar actions in the u. S. Have seen consumers come away with billions of dollars in compensasation. We are confident about winning. The arguments speak for themselves. The leaders knew about things from the startrt. Vw has not put forward a anythig substantial that could contradict that. Volkswagen lawyers maintain the carmaker has removed the emissions cheating devices. They argue diesel owners cannot claim m for compensation while continuing to drive the offefending vehicleses. To thisis day, hundredd of thousands of vehicles are e in e by customers. For us this means thehere is no damage and no reason for compensation. Mondays hearing comes a week after german prosecutors charged three vw executives, including the current bososs with market regulation. They accuse them of failing to share within stakeholders about the admission scandal. Brent eight suspected farright extremist have gone on trial german city of dresden. They are accused of forming a neonazi terrorist organization and planning a violent uprising in berlin. As well as a on immigrants and political opponents. All the defendants are allegedly members of the extremist scene in the city that is held violent farright protests after a stabbing of a german man last year. It takes a while for all of the defendants to be brought into the courtroom. Eight men sit in the dark of the dresden Higher Regional Court. Their trial began this morning under highsecurity measures. They are accused of having founded of having founded up rightwing terrorist organization. The men allegedly agreed to meet up in a chat room before or during september 2018. They planned armed attacks on foreigners and people who belong to other protoparties. They excepted the fact that people would need to be killed in order to initiate the fall of the democratic foundations of germany. The men reportedly join forces following a deadly knife attack on a german which proctored violent riots. According to the prosecution, several men attacked youth and foreigners in midseptember o of last year. This was supposedly a test run for a larger attack planned for october 3. Before this could take place, men were arrested. Experts believe the group have its roots in the neonazi movement. We think there is a Larger Network surrounding these men. It has to be clarified to what extent others knew about the attack plans. Glaxo play the trial will shed light on this. So far, the Higher Regional Court has scheduled almost 70 days, extending until the april 2020. Hear more stories making headlines. World leaders have joined thousands of mourners to pay their respects to francis former president jacques chirac. As part of the day of mourning, Emmanuel Macron led the tribute in the ceremony in the morning ahead of a Memorial Service in paris. Vladimir putin and bill clinton were among the attendees. Boris johnson is denying allegations he touched a female employee inappropriately 20 years ago. A newspaper columnist claims johnson squeezed her thigh during a luncheon. He has defended himself over reports he gave special treatment to a close friend and businesswomen during his time as the mayor of london. In moscow, the actor has had a prison sentence quashed after public outcry. He had been given 3. 5 years for assaulting a Police Officer during a protest but authorities protect backtracked after footage showed Security Officers beating him. He has been giving a one suspended sentence. He is looking for an apartment. A day after his Peoples Party won the countrys now general election with 37 of the vote, austrias conservative leader is ready to build a coalition government. He is not expected to seek another partnership at the far right party. Voters punished that party after the Corruption Scandal that led to the governments collapse in may. Many are speculating about a deal with the greens, who made strong gains on sunday. After the postelection parties, it is time for tricky negotiations. Sebastian kurtz is looking for coalition partners. The greens may be a viable option. They are reentering parliament after a certain support and could change the face of austrian politics, but would they want to . Of course we are ready to talk. We can only come to the negotiating table if there is a shift when it comes to our key areas. We have the responsibility to put austria at the forefront in climate protection. If the greens joined the governing coalition, it would be a first t at a national lelevel. With so many other parties also in the frame, voters have mixed feelings about the overall results. Honestly, it is great. Exactly what i was hoping for. I am curious about coalitions and what they will bring. We will see whether the greens want to implement a green policy, or whether they are meddling communists. I dont think the trees, plants, the environment is a priority. In my opinion, i am the only person to think that. Politics has nothing much to say nowadays. Only the economy matters. Sebastian kurtz was to put the challenges facing the economy front and center. The negotiations are excited to last several weeks. Brent in sports, the world athletics championship in qatar has been dominated via empty seats in the stands and athletes complaining about the heat. Organizers say they have done everything they can to of to mitigate the effects of high temperatures, but it is it does not bode well for the football world cup planned in the year 2022. The womens 100 meters is always a crowd magnet. You with the world athletic championships would be no different. Fraser prices the fastest woman on the planet. Few fans came out to see her victory. Take a look at the thousands of empty seats behind her. Poor attendance is just one concern. Heat and high humidity are big problems. The womens marathon on saturday had to start at midnight to avoid daytime high temperatures of eight degrees celsius. The heat on the streets of delhi was unbearable. 28 of the 68 runners failed to finish. Many required medical attention. It was the slowest marathon winning time ever at the world championships. The mens 50 kilometer walk had similar issues, with frances road Record Holding holder having to drop out. I have trouble talking. My legs are finished. I feel my head starting to spin. For those competing inside the stadium, things are not as bad. Organizers are trying to do every thing to keep the athletes cool. Airconditioned stadiums are planned for the 2020 football world cup despite objections by environmentalists. S. The air conditiononing works similar to your car airconditioning. You pull air from outside, pass it a cold media, then the air will lose its heat. It will go directly to her people are. The only d difference bebetweens and the car is our is bigger. We dont cool the whole car. Its a big stadium to be cooled. Even the promise of an airconditioned stadium has not attracted bigger crowds. If the athletics is a test of what is to come, the next football world cup is likely to be equally controversial. Brent you are watching dw news come alive from berlin. I will be back to take you through the day. W. Twos welcome to live from paris hilton fronts at twenty four on the day the fronts said the of what to a president ial. France mourns the former president Jacque Chirac is laid to rest. World leaders to present a solemn mass that sense of peace. Interment taking place. With close family at montana symmetry. Which one is the address for the visits the scene of the factory five in room one king dollars just as fears of local people of the contamination but says the Scientists Say theres nothing poisonous. Overwhelming smell lets be left behind. And the diesel