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 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 middle. 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 burgers or look at is the author with of river. 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 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. Theres much 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. You know what. Though. 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. 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 it. People here have accepted forest fires as a fact of life but if they are ignored they threaten to change the landscape and ecosystem in Russias Arctic beyond recognition. Youre d. W. Live from berlin im brian thomas in for gearhart elf where waiting for german chancellor Angela Merkel shes holding a video summit with the premiers of germanys 16 states to decide whether to change strategies for testing and controlling the coronavirus here in germany now the Current System was only brought in a few weeks ago but the number of new cases keeps on rising so a rethink is considered necessary at this point machall wants a more unified approach across the nation now that could also mean tightening the rules such as limiting the number of people allowed to gather together and fining people who fail to wear a face mask when shopping or on public transportation. But with me here in the city to talk about this is our Political Correspondent nina covering the story for us good day to you nina can you bring us up to date you guys have been waiting for a very long time for the chancellor appear to know how hows that is highly unusual this is not something michael doesnt seem to be quite in control that is highly unusual to keep general list of all the top journalists. Correspondent is that were all waiting for that press that can only suggest that there are very contentious issues on the table and that the regional leaders abhi getting to flex their muscles lets not forget germans are going to the polls next year so you know we have a bit of a different situation compared to the spring when those meetings used to be regular to decide on a national corunna strategy and now its a lot more about the details and as we know the devil is in the details and hes clearly saying is face and this is what could be some of the sticking points right now corona and the guidelines of gum very controversial we have a demonstration coming up on saturday here in berlin its been called off by the Berlin Senate we can talk about that later on but that just gives us an idea of how they can. The guidelines are being discussed politically here in germany we have our concerns about Constitutional Rights etc as well as pandemic control what do you think right now was holding up the talks between the state premiers and the chancellor there are 4 issues on the table one is lot scale events it does look as though theyre going to continue that and for large scale events theyre considering those to be too risky until the end of the year book. Review resume when we say large scale events what are we talking about how many people are we talking about concerts were talking about big events thousands of people you know who come together and. Go to the theatre go to the. Matches all these things theyre all called off theres even talk of canceling some of the Christmas Markets you know which is an emotional topic and its very early christmas is far away but still theyre talking about those issues that is one then the issue of private gatherings because of course you have to remember that everybody wants to avoid and National Lockdown west supermarkets are closed west pools are closed kindergartens are closed you know all those things are open again and we have to remind our viewers and germany is trying to get its economy back into under control and so nobody wants a 2nd lockdown like that and also the researchers have found out that most of the infection clusters that weve seen over the last couple of weeks they come from private gatherings they come from things where people have a good time going spawn the Health Minister said you know after 3 people tend to be less careful and so there is a discussion about limiting the number of people allowed for a private gathering 25. 00 is i only 5 is the number were looking at right were looking at that at the moment the problem is that some of the regional leaders from states that have low infection numbers have already said thats unacceptable we cant how do i communicate that to my voters to limit their freedoms so much when i dont have infection ok. In my state and i havent had them for a couple of weeks so you know theres a lot of resistance against that fixed number which may work for states in the south and in the west you know way they do have high numbers and the other thing is about finding a common find because it depends on where you go in germany at the moment if youre not wearing a mask on public transport or in supermarkets you can either face no fine or 500. 00 euros ok you know up till now the focus has been on subsidy are already taking it down to the lowest common denominator areas the regions making decisions so all america is changing the playbook now she wants a national binding kind of a regulatory scheme here with that just before people who break the rules on wearing a mask or is there more in mind their jobs or there is more in mind i havent mentioned the 4th point and i do think that this is a very sticky issue about what happens if you come from a high risk area and you arrive in germany germany introduced a mandatory test corona test that was provided for free so people didnt have to pay for it but now of course test capacities of becoming sky as you know is not working as well as planned and so now it seems to be seen as something where. And again spawn want people to minimize that risk so we could even see a general warning not to travel abroad risk areas because you know that having to control people a lot more not just rely on peoples common sense to be careful. What they might agree on and i do believe in. There seems to be one of the sticking points is that theyre going to change that strategy from having mandatory tests when you arrive to imposing a mandatory quarantine rule so if you arrive and this is important for our viewers if you arrive from a country basically any country 160 countries a high risk to germany. And you have to go into quarantine and you can only get out prematurely if you can provide negative corona test after 5 days so thats a 5 day quarantine or 14 day quarantine it will be a 14 day quarantine your own expense your own expense and that is one of the issues you know how do you pose a quarantine and who pays for somebody who can go back to work so much at stake and will find up will find out pretty soon hopefully what you hear from the jones lawyer and at the press conference from germany 16 state premiers lets go to the u. S. Now as we wait hurricane laura is pushing along to cross the southern u. S. After making landfall along the louisiana coastline the storm roared ashore as a category 4 hurricane caused extensive damage forecasters say thats wrong will continue potentially catastrophic impact as it moves across louisiana texas no fatalities have been reported so far but half a 1000000 people have been ordered to leave their homes and staying in the us republicans there have mounted a robust defense of long order on the 3rd night of their National Convention this comes as the nation faces new tensions following the shooting of jacob blake a black that was constant Vice President appends was the keynote speaker warning that only donald trump could uphold order in the country. He said americans not need to choose between a Lawful Society and standing up for africanamericans trump then joined him on stage making another surprise appearance give his acceptance speech later today on the final night of the republican convention. Lets hear more now of what Vice President mike pence had to say the violence must stop. Whether in minneapolis portland or konoha 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. While before appearing at the Convention President trump pledged to send more u. S. National guard troops in the city of kenosha wisconsin to assist local authorities there after protests turned. Again over the Police Shooting of a black man as we mentioned 3 days ago why Police Officer who allegedly pulled the trigger has been named as well hes an officer with 7 Years Experience in the police force. The streets of can no 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 this 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. Foresman deployed a taser. To attempt to stop mr blake but the taser 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. Officer. Fired his Service Weapon 7 times. 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 protests show no sign of relenting. What was constant is home to the n. B. A. Team them walking bucs to boycott of their playoff game wednesday in protest of that shooting the bucs had been due to face off against the Orlando Magic justifying the walkout they said they were demanding justice and Police Accountability teams across the league backed the decision the boycott prompted the n. B. A. To postpone all playoff series games on wednesday and thursday. And this had a Ripple Effect across u. S. Forces teams in Major League Baseball and soccer joined the boycott as well not only teams are showing solidarity tempest tennis star iommi osaka now said she would not play in her summer final match in the western southern open to quote protest the genocide of black police of people by police the former world number one said she hoped to get a conversation started in a majority white sport. Lets take a look now at some the other stories making the news at this hour. Kevin meyers quitting the chinese owned video to talk the former disney executive only joint to talk in june the app is been under immense pressure pressure from the trumpet ministrations as to talks ties to china including with its military make it a National Security threat microsoft and oracle are currently jostling to buy. Emergency workers in northern afghanistan are searching for the survivors of flash floods that have killed more than 120 people and injured hundreds more authority is fear many victims are trapped in the rubble of houses. Some 1500. 00 have been destroyed in the flooding. Police. Detained dozens of protesters rallying in central minsk the capital as part of a widening government crackdown. On demonstrations in the aftermath of the countrys disputed president ial election the august 9th polls all president Alexander Lukashenko winning a 6th term in Office Protesters say the result was right. Trade commissioner phil hogan is resigning amid allegations he breached lockdown restrictions in ireland a week ago hogan attended a golf dinner with over 80 people sparking a National Outcry government says his actions undermine Public Confidence in the guy. The man who carried out the murderous attacks on 2 new Zealand Mosques last year will stay in jail till he dies the high court in christchurch sentenced breton to life in prison without the possibility of parole the white supremacist admitted killing 51 muslim worshippers. 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 at the loss this is really big but again we are trying just to move on not moving forward on this this thing will make us move on and. We did all the way and i language if im good thank god for everything im going to. See. 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 the muslim people to face and you know faith that is us 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 counts of murder 40 counts of attempted murder and one count of terrorism Terrance Court appointed lawyer told the judge that the defendant did not oppose the maximum sentence the judge called terence a terrorist who deserved a life sentence without parole you can imagine this. Is loaded and the faces of people. You 9 wounded incredible many others. Who are victims include the young and the all mean women and children. 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 the likes of which has never occurred before and now weve seen a sentence the likes of which we can have a saying before as well but yes it gave me relate. To know that that person will never see the light of day the case closed to New Zealanders now look to heal deep wounds caused by the attack afflicting both the victims Cancer Society down south primary c. Its to india now where schools have been closed for months as part of efforts to contain the corona virus that exposed inequalities and in the is educational system classes have been moved on line but many students are not able to access lessons because of poor Internet Connectivity and for children with disabilities while that struggle is much more difficult we have this. Kartikeya likes to look closely at the colors office boy 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 ok 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 right now the shutting down of schools during the call that lockdown has put him at risk of missing out on formal education and. Mucking about talking about impaired to other children disabled children are lagging behind in studies now even more than before but they are facing many problems he cannot see properly what can you understand from a small i phone screen and sometimes there are Network Issues too because of which he cannot attend the classes there 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. It helps children with visual impairment and multiple disabilities to build a foundation in learning so that they can lead to join me. When were not receiving many donations now. So were not able to pay our stuff or provide the facilities for the differently able to. Move forward weve also not been receiving the funds we normally get from the government from reform many are experts feel that during this bandon me 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 to be to cater to the needs of minas would visit or to early days it was inaccessibility on bendin gender information Communication Technologies at all and learn those with disabilities not ready developed a magazine band or. Non a real beauty or internet device. Despite all the hardships he faces is a lengthy and happy time and like other children he has one day to be a doctor another be a single. The Education System. To be more inclusive. Well when the coronavirus lockdowns started hitting countries out side china as early as march the mexican conductor along. Came up with a plan to bring musicians together from a distance she formed the impossible orchestra project to gather virtually some of the worlds best musicians goals to raise funds for women and children mexico affected by the virus. I was sent home. And i suddenly couldnt conduct so what could i do. I was imagining what it would be an artist trying to have an artist to have the worlds best seller lists. And call my friends 1st i called all the people that i had their phone numbers and had i had worked with. The attacker on a project obviously it would have never happened if it wasnt for the situation. Its the impossible orchestra because in a normal situation if i had to call them up they wouldve said that sounds great but i have this concert and that concert and we can plan it for 2024 and so on that would have not been possible without a doubt but suddenly everyone was free. To go on. I dont want it to seem homemade. It had to look professional as if we could go to a concert hall or an opera stage. 2 the impossible orchestra aims to raise awareness and trace funds to help from the sions in mexico to help women and children in many aspects. It had to be a mexican piece for this project course piece that people would recognize in my country and that people around the world could be fascinated immediately by it it all as much as the author set up the lesson. My last play after the marcos well because its an amazing piece of music that moves people. So much and i have probably. Thats prone to be said conduct at the most in my career so its been my friend since i started my career. Over the 2nd summer a row now forest fires have been burning out of control in the russian problems of siberia an area bigger than the country of greece and said to be a fact that the number of regions of declared a state of emergency. Only share one travel to the small town of guy in the you could see a region where forest fires in the surrounding countryside have become a fact of life now. Regular drills keep the fire brigade in guy running like a well oiled machine they are the towns final line of defense against forest fires. Small and whole 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 to go to court for private. 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. 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. The portion of this in that. 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 burgers or look at is the author with of birth are. On 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 with 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 in russia allows off 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. This much 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. Or what. 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. 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 it. 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. From berlin german chancellor all America Holding a video summit at this hour with the premiers of germany 16 states to decide whether to change german strategies for testing and controlling the coronavirus the Current System was only brought in a few weeks ago but the number of new cases keeps on rising so a rethink is considered necessary in berlin. Wants a more unified approach cross the nation that would also mean tightening the rules such as limiting the number of people allowed to gather together and finding people who failed to wear a face mask for example in shopping or on transportation