Much needed rain blankets australia after months of catastrophic bushfires but arts of the country are now struggling to cope with the downpour and theres more rain in the forecast plus how much can you pay for life saving medical treatment if you meet one baby boy whose gene therapy you cost a staggering 2000000 euros is cases sparking a debate about ethics behind the crushing cost of some cutting edge new treatments. Im called assman thanks for joining us germany is preparing for sundays International Peace conference on libya bringing together the main warring parties and their powerful International Allies as well German Foreign minister heiko moscow has been in benghazi for talks with rebel. General starr was agreed to attend that conference oft are also told mosque that he agreed in principle with a ceasefire Prime Minister fayyad yes leads libyas un backed government has already signed a cease fire deal. Controls the majority of eastern and southern libya the berlin summit follows failed efforts by russia and turkey to get him to sign a truce and halt an offensive on the capital tripoli i have a lot of players here we want to bring in Political Correspondent simon young for a look at what will likely be a very high stakes summit in berlin simon 1st of all just walk us through who is likely to attend this meeting and just as importantly who likely wont be there on sunday. Yeah its going to be a very high level meeting unusually so with so many leaders chancellor merkel has invited heads of state and governments are going to have president mccrone of france Prime Minister johnson of the u. K. But also secretary of state pompei o from the United States and the egyptian president sisi the turkish president the one and Vladimir Putin of russia has also said today. That hes coming in addition to that youve got various International Organizations the e. U. The un the African Union and so on as well as the leaders of the 2 warring factions have also said that they will be here on sunday so it will be an extraordinarily high level summit as to those who arent coming yes tunisia is very unhappy that it hasnt received an invitation especially surprising because i could mass the German Foreign minister was there recently and he acknowledged that tunisia has been one of the countrys most affected by the conflict in libya so thats a bit hard to understand the other country that unhappy i think is greece theyre very worried about and in the energy deal deal covering gas in the mediterranean thats been signed between libya and Turkey Greece is worried about that would like to be here the german position on that is saying that issue is being dealt with elsewhere in the e. U. Council not at sundays meeting certainly a big and important guest was there despite those missing tell me did more about this conference now or is there a chance that be could see either peace or at least some sort of cease fire come out of these meetings on sunday. Well the main focus of sundays conference i think is on the International Partners the backers of the 2 warring factions to get them to commit not to send troops and arms as theyve been doing. To the various sides on the one side youve got egypt russia and the us supporting general have to are on the other side turkey in particular supporting the unity government in tripoli and its very important that those countries be able to speak and find a common path other countries have also got interests because of the. Raw materials in libya and also the fact that that country has become a conduit for refugees if you can get those countries to agree that will be good but obviously the 2 warring factions need to reconfirm that theyre sticking to the cease fire are i did a Political Correspondent simon young thank you very much and those libyan cease fire talks will take place here in berlin on sunday you will of course be there to bring you the latest developments as they happen now irans Supreme LeaderAyatollah Ali Khamenei has told Donald Trumps has said donald trump support for the iranian people is a pretense and a rare sermon given during friday prayers in tehran he accused the u. S. President of wanting to push poison a dagger into the countrys chest you also call iraqs airstrikes against the u. S. And retaliation for the killing of general hossam so the money a day of god. After weeks of National Trauma thousands timed out to see irans Supreme Leader in a rear show of strength the men cheered and chanted as ali how many railed against irans enemies. The. These american clowns who falsely and despicably say that we are standing with the iranian people and say they can see who the iranian people. Are the few hundreds of people who insulted the picture of our martyred and honorable general custom sell the money they the iranian people around them or rather the iranian people the millions who showed themselves on the streets. His intervention comes after the countrys top military commander was killed by u. S. Forces earlier this month triggering a nationwide outpouring of grief and a tragic stampede which saw scores killed. Then came what iran said was an accidental dining of a passenger jet killing all 176 people on board. Angry protests engulfed the capital. You. Meant to the crush but said iran was being manipulated. Some people follow guided by American Television sent english radio try to portray this incident in such a way that the deaths of these 2 mosques is would be forgotten. I message paired loud and clear by president rouhani who sato among the washed. The ayatollahs presents underscores the crisis the last time he delivered friday prayers in 2012 amid a standoff over its Nuclear Weapons program. Irans admission last week that it accidentally shot down a passenger plane came after days of denials and that has ramped up the pressure on the islamic republics leadership to order pay to bowl a doll joins me now in studio for more we saw those images in the piece of protesters in the streets is their anger still being felt in iran very much so i mean this is not the 1st time weve seen protests in iran its. This time does appear to be different though it does seem to be a different level or magnitude theres a sense of betrayal or being lied to by the iranian leadership that appears of cut so deep that many are really turning on the regime to an extent that we havent really seen there before at least not not a reason memory including prominent journalists working for state media a lot of whom have headed in their resignations including populous state t. V. Host a larger bari who posted this on instagram saying it was very hard for me to believe that my compatriots were killed the way they were i apologize for lying to you on television for the past 13 years that post isnt going to lead it but the message is all. Redi been white the share iran state run official news agency i r and a publish an apology for mis informing the public about the downing of the plane their statement went even further than that calling for Media Freedom in iran it says reporters in iran have become increasingly dependent on Information Sources who curb their independence we urge the authorities to seriously consider opening up the countrys media environment so really strong words coming there from from state media. Have issued similar apologies for misleading the public and this is really a 1st time that weve seen this happening in iran interesting you know going back to posts on instagram whats the significance of instagram within iran well instagram is one of the only social media platforms that really you know available Twitter Facebook theyre all blocked. So whats interesting is were seeing a lot of especially you know celebrities. High profile you know movie stars for instance you saying instagram as a way to kind of circumvent the more traditional state media reaching a lot of young people who are obviously fuming right now. And socially these celebrities have in a sense become the public voice of the protests like irans biggest movie star. Day who took to answer to post a scene from his internationally acclaimed movie sheeple it looks a bit abstract but it really shows is character standing up to step that say ill stay here to achieve my rights this place belongs to me all of it and its been viewed more than 3000000 times its really seen this kind of thinly veiled threat to the Iranian Regime you know were not just going to take this were not just going to venture youre well. Were also seeing other artists who are saying you know enough is enough singers have canceled concerts a really popular annual Arts Festival well were seeing a lot of artists withdrawing from that as well so celebrities singers actors all speaking out i mean briefly is that likely to change anything in the country. Its very soon to tell right i mean what definitely seems to be happening right now is that the Iranian Regime is kind of losing control of the media or the narrative. Definitely is helping protesters you know achieve that what we saw today from how many is definite tend to try to regain control of that base of what were seeing you know just reciting these old tropes and point the finger at american its allies thats not going to be enough for protesters in iran right deb reporter pay to think very much thanks so much our lets get you caught up now on some of the other stories making news around the world we now know at least 11 american troops were in fact injured when iran attacked bases hosting u. S. Troops in iraq on january 8th washington had previously claimed that there were no casualties or injuries in the attack which was in retaliation for the killing of iranian general hossam so the money. The impeachment trial against u. S. President donald trump has formally begun with americas top justice sworn in to preside over the proceedings senators pledge to deliver impartial justice its only the 3rd impeachment trial in u. S. History trump is accused of abusing his office when he pressured ukraine to investigate his democratic rival joe biden. Ukraines Prime Minister alexey haunch orac has submitted his resignation to president a lot of mayors linsky he confirmed the move as you can see in a Facebook Post it comes days after one shark was caught on tape saying the president knew nothing about the economy and tarik says the recording had been doctored. Here in germany farmers are protesting against the governments agricultural policies many in the industry say tighter rules limiting the use of fertilizers and low Consumer Prices are squeezing their incomes hundreds of farmers in tractors have descended on the capital berlin in an effort to raise awareness. Now to australia where rain is bringing some much needed relief to parts of the country affected by months of devastating bushfires but the downpours are also bringing new problems in the form of flash floods and with more rain forecast in the coming days australians are finding themselves moving from one weather driven crisis to another i. From flames to flash floods just a week ago stuff of this nature were protecting their animals from oncoming bushfires now theyre having to deal with another extreme theres the dr who has also said absolutely not he could. Never go to the whats coming in the park a wall of water. Stuff rushed koalas to safety. Back might be. Well for creatures more used to the wet it was more about keeping them in their place. Heavy rain has fallen across New South Wales one of the states worst affected by bushfires in the state capital sydney residents were remembering how to use an umbrella the orange haze that had taken over the citys skyline now cloudy grey. We need a bit of rain in order to help with the 5 is just how dry it was part of the day and i think it will help with the haze is this push everything out there this is for what its been many many months weve only got about 4 days of rice. And not run of only children. This is truly the little for very little. For many in the country the way weather has brought relief and joy. More a case of sliding than singing in the rain. That rain has helped the north of the raging bushfires but it. Does bring with it another set of dangers with the land so dry and vegetation burns away water just bounces off the ground as firefighters here are well aware changing weather doesnt automatically mean changing fortunes. All the wrong bartolome an ego bahia thought he could have a better life away from ivory coast but his dreams and hopes for the future ended in tragedy when he stowed away on a plane bound for paris to his family in abidjan say they didnt know he planned to do it. So. His friends and family remember him as a happy smiley child norman by telling me dreamed of becoming a scientist one day last week the 14 year old was found dead in the undercarriage of a plane in paris. So good im trying to come to terms with this reality this news is breaking my heart its torturing me and there are today. What happened along by telling me has left everyone here in shock they had no idea what he was planning. To distribute always smiling he was happy he was comfortable here at home with his parents and his friends i dont understand how you became a stowaway who can end up in the landing gear of an airplane is what was missing what was he missing he had everything here just getting which is new material. Its thought laura by telling me got into the airport in abidjan by climbing over this wall he then hid in bushs until it was time for the plane to takeoff with little oxygen in temperatures way below freezing he the suffocated or died from the cold the Ivorian Government says it will improve security at the airport before long but tell me and his friends that is now too late. By then he like to talk a lot about other countries germany spain france he talked a lot about the eiffel tower he said he wanted to see it some day. Admiral but tell me school a similar sense of numbness for the staff here its as if theyve lost their own son. Money to someone if i say he was my child i feel completely lost because the shock is so brutal brutal. The school held a Memorial Service for laura by telling me and with it a warning for his classmates. Happiness is not always somewhere else happiness can also be found here. Trying to make some good of what for many was an unthinkable and avoidable tragedy. Pharmaceutical Company Novartis says its in talks with patients that have announced that it will use a lot to supply the worlds most expensive drug to children suffering from a devastating genetic disease called spinal Muscular Atrophy but only 100 Children Worldwide will receive their free treatment which usually costs millions of dollars those astronomical prices of such drugs has triggered an ethical debate so michael story sounds like a modern fairy tale but it also poses questions he was born with spinal Muscular Atrophy a life threatening neuromuscular disease when his condition deteriorated despite treatment his family launched an Online Fundraising campaign the aim for him to receive a gene therapy thats not yet licensed in europe the activity of the top executive. Treatment cost almost 2000000 euros professional athletes and celebrities lead their support bowing to pressure from the Public HealthInsurance Company agreed to pay michael received the most expensive therapy in the world. But that. Grew thinner and as it was a miracle that it worked at all then on the 3rd day we had another miracle wondered if he could turn himself over properly and in the 2nd week he even sat up on his own. The joy was shared by very many online supporters but there are other opinions about the treatment. Some say not enough tests have been done to guarantee its safety more parents have been demanding access to it Health Authorities are sounding the alarm. Its 1st question could not this is about our promise over healing thats and i really hope its one that will be fulfilled but we still dont know if it will be and so this is a game of hope of one happening outside the normal system so its not how we should be doing things and then the manufacturing novartis has issued a statement on its product the decision to implement the therapy must be made by specialized doctors under careful consideration of the risks on an individual basis and we are prepared to offer financial concessions to Insurance Companies. But this Case Highlights another major question in a Public SectorHealth Care System how much may a treatment cost many expensive gene therapies are set to gain market approval in the coming years what kind of results justify what kinds of costs at the University Hospital in bonn dr youn band meets families who have the prescription that costs 2000000 euros he says it doesnt make sense yet to start prescribing the therapy on a wider scale i think its one of the. Very new kinds of therapies where were not sure how effective or safe they are we need consensus between all parties between specialist doctors experts centers Insurance Companies and licensing author