But never this kind of death by 1000 cuts. Brent and a ruling meant to silence critics of president roderigo dutere. And the German Government buys a between 3 stake in a german Biotech Company, that the u. S. Government reportedly try to buy when the pandemic began. Brent im brent goff. To our beers on pbs in the United States and all around the world, welcome. To our viewers on pbs. Start in the United States with a big victory for the lgbtq community. The Supreme Court in the u. S. Has ruled it is illegal to fire workers based on their Sexual Orientation or their gender identity. The court said the nations landmark 1964 civil rights act, which bars Workplace Discrimination based on sex, also protects gay and transgender people. The vote was 63, with to the courts conservative justices joining the more liberal justices in that majority decision. There haveve been r reactions cg in on social media. Applceceo tim cook tweeting,g, grateful for todays decisioiony the supreme cocourt. Lgbtq people deserve equal treatment in the workplace and throughout society. Todays decision further underlines that federal law protects the right to fairness. Another writetes, in the 1970si was fired for coming out as a gay man, not once, but twice. I still bebear the scars. Today Supreme Court in the u. S. Ruling a a huge win for lgbtq people. The g gay rights glad, adding te supreme coururts historic decision a affirms what should hahave been neverr even been a debate. Lgbtq people should be able to work witithout fear of losing js because of who we are. We want to get reaction tonight from los angeles. Im joined by paul, paul and his partner, his husband jeff, were coplaintiffs in that landmark case five years ago in the u. S. Supreme court that made samesex marriage legal in the United States. Paul, its good to see you. I just want to ask you, could you compare how you felt today when you heard about the Supreme Court decision, compared to how you felt five years ago when samesex mararriage was made legal . Paul thank you so much for having me. It is a historic day for l lgbtq americans and around the world as well. L. I think a lolot of people felt thatat didnnt underststandt we could be fired in the u. S. Until today. That is how hisric this ruling is. It feels similar, yet different toto five years a ago and a f fw years prior to that in 2013 when our lawsuit and proposition eight and restored marriage equauality in california. The case five years ago was one of those stepping stones. We talk about prorogress, and today, t to actually inform peoe , it isis revelatory. Like i didnt know you could be fired for being gay inn some of thth states. To reiterate that inin a way to say that we cann no longer be fired in the majority of states because all states have to abide by federal law a a federal law says our civil rigights are protected by title vii. It is an historic moment for ssi community. Brent how do you explain to people, particularly from outside of the u. S. , how is it possible for it to be legal so long in the United States for someone to be fired b because he or she is gay or lesbian . Paul its shocking, actually. Its etched on the Supreme Court of the united s states, equal justice ununder law. Inin this case, we talk about oppression, w we talk about beig prohibited the same rights as other people,e, and some people are shocked a at these laws actually exist. Therere is a burden u upon us as well to make sure that we are informing people, that we are fighting for our equal rights. Unfortunate, some the plaintiffs are no longer with us, but in their memory, we understandhat we standnd on the shouldersrs of giants who came before us,s, tht papaved thee way for us to conte to educate and live our truth, authentically fighting for what we believe in. Now we have another day to say we have prevailed in n the sense of quality. Not only equalitity, but the l w is lackandwhite. We understand there is public consumptption of information tht is sometimes disinformation information about our community. This is a surprising victory. We didid not necessarily expectt is court, especially gorsuch, a trump appointee, to support this in our favor. Brent do y you know a anyone wo has lost his or her job because of their sexexual orientioion or gender paul we do, actctual. We have met a few teachers in states that were married on a friday and when n they return nm being marrieded and put their wedding photo on their desk, were let go or fired after discovered tt t they were lgbtq plus. That is so heartrtbreaking f for people understand, but it was perfecectly legal so they had no ramification except to go back and say you are affectiting my life and my l livelihood based n who i love and who i am. That is what this case reaffifirmed today, in pararticr for our transgender community. Talking aboutppression n that goeses beyond the workplace, tht this is another steppingstone to understanding that this exists in our country, and to overcoming the barriers that we have just because of who we love and how we live our lives. Brent paul, one of the pioneers in the United States who helped make samesex marriage legal in the u. S. , giving his insights and thoughts on todays Supremee Court ruling. Paul, its good to see y you, we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. Thank you. Paul thank you. Brent now to another verdict, this time from a court in the philippines that has convicted a prominent journalist of cyber libel. She now faces up to six years in prison. She has vowed to appeal the verdict. Watchdogs have called the case a serious erosion of press freedom under president rodrigo duterte. Russia pressed check the verdict, guilty of cyber logical cyber libel. She once worked for cnn and holds dual citizenship. She said she has been devastated by the verdict, which she sees as part of a Government Campaign against her and her publication. Next year will be my 35th year as a journalist. I began as reporter 1986 and have worked in so many countries around the world. Ive been shot at and threatened, but never this kind of death by a thousand cuts. The case was closely watched as a test of purse freedom under president duterte. Even though the article in question was published four months before the cybercrime law was enacted. Theyre not the only Philippine Media to face problems with the authorities. Last month, one of the countries leading broadcasters was shut down. Rights groupups warn the country is enterining dangerous territo. The larger impact of t this ruling is that itince a message, particularly to the provinces that you better shut up or youre going to be next. She now faces a prison term of up to six years. In spite of the verdict, she vows not to be silenced. Brent marie is now on bail pending her appeal. Wewe spoke with her earlier tody and got her reaction. It w wasnt unexpected, if yu look at it in n the contextt ofe criminal charges that face, i had to post bail eight times last year. And then a slew of attacks that has intensified with the shut down of the largest broadcaster just last month. I suppose i walked in feeling and knowing that there could be a worse Case Scenario that is even worse than this one. So when i listen to it, i tried hard not to get angry, and to figure out how do we continue doing our jobs better . This is a unique moment in history. We are seeing a risese of authoritarian style and were seeing attacks on media. Thisis is my 34th yeaear, i wile an old journalist. Ive never seen anything l like this. I worked in war zones, of covered conflicts, bubut this ia whole different time period. I feel like in my country at least, we are stananding on the precipice and we must d do all e can to protect press freedom, which protects our democracy. Brent that was maria speaking with us earlier. The head of Reporters Without Borders in germany, i ask him if he sees the verdict as an attempt by the government in the philippines to ererode press freedom in the country. Just recently, fofor exampmp, cbn, which is a major philippinn broaoadcaster, lost t its france and is well very much like presidenent trump in the u. S. , identify journalist as enemies and targeted maria as his personal enemy. Todays ruling has been ordered by president duterte a. Brent to watch the entire interview, you can visit our website, www. Dw. De dw. Com. In mali, soldiers have been killed in an ambush on a military convoy. The country has been beset since 2012, despite the presence of thousands of frerench troops. A Russian Court has sentenced former u. S. Marine paul wheeler to 16 years i in prison afterer finding him m guilty of espspio. Hehe was accused of having obtan classified state information. The u. S. S. Says it is outraged y the conviction and is calling for his immediate release. Russia has opened a criminal investigation against a kremlin critic over comments he made on social media. Accused of posting a video about sweeping constitutional reforms alongside comments that the Committee Says are false and amount to slander. The German Government says it plans to take a 23 stake in the private Biotech Company that is working on a covid19 vaccine. That steak will cost 300 million euros. It is based here in germany and is about to begin Clinical Trials for a coronavirus taxing later this month. Heres a closer look at the company that is attracting both scientific and political attention. Its one of the big helps when it comes to d developing a vaccine against the coronavirus. This method is particularly promising. Now ththe German Government has taken a 20 stake in the company, giving it a 300 million euro boost. This investment is a way of providing them with security so that it can continue to work with commitment toward producing a vaccine. Cure back hit the headlines earlier this year when the u. S. Government allegedly attempted to entice the company over to america. Mondays move is therefore all about sending a clear message about the governments industrial policy. We want high tech businesses, companies which serve people, to continue to develop their products in germany and europe, and we want to ensure such companies have the conditions they need here. Curevac is such a company. June will see the first Clinical Trials with healthy volunteers. There are more than 120 vaccine projects currently underway worldwide, no one knows when and if a vaccine will be found. Brent im joined at the big table by my colleague in business correspondent, chelsea. Its good to see you. Is the first time youve been here at the big table with me. Its good to have you here. The story specs the question, one is the German Government making this investment now . Chesea theres a couple of reasons. First, there is a huge rush going on right now to o get to a vaccine because life and economies will not return to normal until we get a vaccine. So a lot of governments and a lot of companies are really pushing forward with plans for a vaccine. The other thing for germany is that they really do want to focus on creating a homegrown pharmaceutical and biotech industry. The pandemic has really highlighted the risks for a lot of countries and outsourcing all these former google pharmaceutical and germany sees it as a National Security risk. We have seen this become a bigger and bigger topic for germany. I want to ensure that they have companies within their borders that can respond to Health Crises in the future. Brent is it a Good Business decision, though . Because we still dont have a vaccine. Chesea we dont know if this is going to be successful. Almost all vaccines fail. Its extremely expensive to create. Curevac is one of the smaller players in the game. Its competing with Big Companies like pfizer and astrazeneca. We dont know how its going to shake out. But we have seen some pretty good results in animal testing. They are doing a special type of vaccine called an mra vaccccine. It is supposed t to be much similar simpler to create. Its s one of the reasons why it is seen as a good investment for the German Government right now. Brent weve got about 30 seconds. This is the company that donald trump reportedly tried to buy earlier this year. Why are these vaccines suddenly becoming so political . Chesea you have to consider that it comes in the backdrop of huge tensions between the u. S. , europe, china, theres so much nationalism going on an Economic Policy in general and politics in general. Thats one of the bigger pressures but it also has highlighted the concern that once a vaccine is found, that it wont be distributed in it democratic way. Countries like the u. S. And germany that had the funding to invest will have first access, and its going to be every man for himself. Brent chelsea delaney, excellent reporting, thank you very much. Tomorrow, tuesday, germany starts rolling out a track and trace Smartphone App hoping to stop the spread of coronavirus. Germany is following italy and france, which launched their own apt two weeks ago. User privacy and Data Protection are big concerns here. We had this next report from paris. Michel aoun loadaded stop cod as soon as it was launched. Users who test positive get a barcode that can enter in the app that alerts other users theyve been in close contact with. The app is on a voluntary basis and obviously doesnt replace other measures like face masks. But its one out of several tools that can help protect me and the people i meet. Michelle hasnt tested positive, nor has she received an alert. There are no official figures of how many alerts have been sent out so far, but she still hopes the app will be effective. I know that there have been epidemics in the past, but i never thought i would live to experience one. It is frightening and very worrying and its too early to say if it is over. We need to keep up our guard. But only about 2 of people and france have downloaded the app so far. Many are concerned the government might use stop covid to track could be track people. But michelle says that doesnt bother her. Its very easy to know where people have been at a certain point in time. Stop covid is not a threat. Michelle hopes more people will use the app and that the covid19 epidemic soon becomes a thing of the past. Brent the private Space Technology company spacex is steadily expanding its network of satellites. The satellites will provide spacebased Internet Connectivity around the world. On saturday, the Company Launched a rocket from cape canaveral, carrying 60 of it start link satellites into orbit. The company has 500 satellitess circling the planet and p plan o have 12,000 in orbit around the earth. 12,000. The growing number of satellites in orbit is wearing some astronomers who say there cluttering the skies and interrupting our ability to research asteroids. My colleague is a stargazer, here at the big table. 12,000 is a lot of of satellites by any measure. What does it look like . Star link is both beautiful and terrifying. Ive seen it myself. I was on holiday in the amazon jujungle in cololumbia a and i d upup and saw a s string of lighs moving across the sky. I had no i idea what i was lookg at. Some of our viewers mightve seen sometething similar followg this launch. What we are e looking at as they are e putting themsmselves inn position. Overer te theyey sprd out t a bt more, one at a a time. Lalaunches are happening withh c frequenc t that sitess l like ts are becoming m more and morere common. Asase said,d,40 are up there alalready. Put t that in context, thats around 20 of all active satellites orbiting the earth. They have even bigger plans to put 12,000 up there. Thats how many theyve got permission for. They will surround the plan around the planet to provide connectivity to many different places. Brent you could say theres so much space, its infinity. Can it really be crowded . Can there be too many satellites . Somewhat also say its great to have internet where we wanted to beat it also comes at a cost. A telescope leaves a streak in the very sensitive imagery. Astronomers are worried that will be interrupting those kinds of observations. I had a chat with a professor who has been researching the impact of star link on astronomy. He said this is not only impacting the science, but it may impact the ability of humanity to survive in the long run. This and carefully to what he has to say about kililler asteroids. Lisisten carefully. Are we at a tuturning cocourr astronomy . Yes, we are. This is potentialllly an existential threatat to grgroundbased astrononomy. The problem of near eararth objectcts, killer asteroids, the surveyeys that go r r them more wiwidefield and they go low on ththe horizon, andnd they work t at sunset a and sunrise. Thats where the more sensititie defining killer asteroids that might impact the earth. So theyre doing a lot of short exsusures to try to cover asas much sky as possible. There, the satellite impacts will be very severe. Typically the way the planets are found as you monitor a star for a long time and you look for dips in the light curve. Those dips canan be quite s sho. So if a satellite goes across a star at the moment youre expecting a dip, you are in trouble. So if the professor is correct, not only can the satellites interrupt our view of the coming asteroid that will destroy our planet, but it will also block our view to the planet to which we might be able to escape. Brent how has spacex responded to this criticism . I mean, this is serious stuff. They have modified the design so they have more shading a different kind of paint so they are less reflective and less visible to the human eye, but they are still interrupting telescopic observations, so that problem hasnt been fixed. It gets worse, there are more countries thinking of launching. The astronomers i talked to say its not too late to act. We need to come together and create a new global agreement about how many satellites there should be in space and how they are governed. We could be living in epoque changing moment, when we tell our children we were living in the time before star link. Brent before we had traffic jams on highways and in the skies, i guess you could say. After three months of lockdowns, many countries are reopening their borders for summer tourism. Spain is kicking things off of the Pilot Project that has invited a select group of German Tourists to the island of mallorca where they will test the new Public Health measures that are aimed at preventing a new publblic outbreak. Official footage from the first plane load of German Tourists allowed to land in mallorca on a trial run. They can hardly wait t for their holiday to begin. Im happy to be back. I think the e Spanish Government has done a great job of repairing things. This is going to be a great vacation. A bit quieter, but that is how it should be. Hotel staff welcomed the first arrivals as applause, glad to be e finally open for busines again, as is europes bigiggest totourism company. Travel is our livelihood, especially marketiting air trav. Its increredibly importatant fr us. Anand for thehe region as well,n you consider how m many jobs depepend on tourism. But the impact ofof the Coronavirus Crisis is evident barely a few meters away from the beach. Many restaurants and bars are still shut. Some hotels may never reopen. Thousands of people have lost their job, and many of them are obliged to stand in line for food, like here. Volunteers here can hardly meet the demand, which took them byby surprise. We usus to help around 750800 people. Now we have nearly 8000. Thats why everyone here once the rest of the tourism season to be a success. Numbers are up from the previous week when european travelers were able to come here. Mallorca is a employing technologies to keep the risk of infection to a minimum. Sensors will pick up mobile phone signals stood german when an area is too crowded, because the coronavirus pandemic is far from over. Brent that is true. His reminder of our top story this hour. The u. S. Supreme court has ruled it is illegal to fire workers aced on their Sexual Orientation or gender identity. The landmark 1964 civilrights act bans discrimination based on sex, also protects gay and transgender people. This is dw news. After a short break, ill be back to take you through the day. France and the rest of the youve opened up that borders its the biggest move yet im trying to move out of the pandemic it into a state of normality total couched in extreme caution. Several districts in the Chinese Capital of imposed restrictions. To try to contain a cluster of covered nineteen cases the whos says. Its just a hypothesis that another food market is up the source. Protests in a planter of the death of a black man shot by police. Found a twenty seven year old ratio outlooks according to justice. Rustic changege ias
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