the, the is the state of the news line from berlin. carmella harris gets a very important phone call. we called to say for sale, and i couldn't be prouder doors here to do everything we can to get you through the selection of attendance of the rock and michelle obama endorsed the now more than likely democratic nominee for the us presidential race. also coming up the sex ed sabotaged on frances highest theme trains just hours before the non duration of the olympic game. malicious app and quote, a massive attack on a large scale or causing delays and disruptions on the french rail network. just as the olympics are forced to start printing of the late the

welcome to the show on nicole fairly kind of a lot, harris has moved one big step closer to securing the democratic party nomination to run against donald trump for the us presidency and a video just released by her campaign, the vice president who was aiming to become the 1st female president and the 1st woman of color to lead her country as gain perhaps her most important endorsement so far from the man who became america's 1st black president. and of course his wife. hello. hello. hey, hey there. oh, your boss together. oh, it's good to hear you, but i, i can't have this phone call without saying to my girl, carla, i am proud of you. this is going to be historic. we called to say, michelle,

and i couldn't be prouder doors here to do everything we can to get you through the selection of and then so they all blogs. oh my goodness. michelle practice mean so much to me. i'm looking forward to doing this with 2 of you, doug and i both and getting out there being on the road. but most of i just want to tell you that the words you have spoken the friendship that you have given over all the more than the rest. so thank you both me so much and we're gonna have some fun with this to on. and i can now, if we're going to use analysts, william bluecross, he's the deputy editor of the parlor magazine and brussels. william, good to see you again. first of all, your reaction to how this endorsement was given. well, if i could just give you an unscientific, unscientific poll, i happen to catch this video with my girlfriend and she actually had across the street because it was just too much cringe to watch what looked like

a highly orchestrated, highly staged event trying to appear natural as if just the obama's calling up combat harris to say hi, you know, by the way we endorse you for president. and this was like many things in politics, especially, and campaign mode. clearly some orchestrating going on behind the scenes between the harris campaign people and all the obama's and their people. but on a more serious note, this was something that cala harris had been waiting for for quite some time. how important is the endorsement find? the obama as for her for the democratic party is quite important because he was, as you know, that's sort of the last major democratic figure. a kind of waiting and seeing and not really putting his dumb on the scale anyway. and brock obama given the fact that he was the president for 2 terms, and really the last very successful democratic president, no shade on joe biden meant there of course. um that they really needed that to, to show that the couple less thing around come layers show the unity show the

importance that said many americans outside of the democratic power side of that sort of establishment elite there. you have to remember that after brock obama came, donald trump. so there was a lot of frustration with the obama administration among many american voters. in fact, many american voters who voted for brock obama then voted for donald trump. so beyond the unity that the democratic party wants to show both internally to itself and project outside. there are risks that come with us so, so much endorsement from people who may be american voters are not so fond of any more. your sort of your response there by some, by mentioning that obama was pretty much the last high profile democrats to back harris. why the weight you think as well fits with brock obama as m. o. right? he was always as president. we saw this for 8 years. he was very careful, very carefully spoken, never liked to make a misstep, kind of waiting to see which way the political winds were blowing. probably one

reason that he and former german chance are under the macro got along so well because like heard, he would also kind of not want to get out in front of anything too far. want to see what the successful policy position might be, where people are throwing their support and then get on that bandwagon to move it along. and that's kind of what we're seeing here, as well as a bombing himself said at the outside of outside of all of this that he wanted something of an open and transparent campaign, or excuse me, nomination process not just immediately jumped to come out of harris. i'm not quite sure if we really got that open and transparent process that many might have liked to have seen, but at least the delay a little bit gives the appearance that obama was seeing how the the, the cookie was crumbling, so to speak, before really putting his sizable political thumb on the scale in favor of couple of harris. this is in, by all intents and purposes, another hurdle cleared by come on harris. what's next then for her on her path to

the formal democratic nomination. the right informal total, we should make clear right? brock obama doesn't get to decide who the the nominee is going to be. that will come from the delegates, come the national convention in just a few weeks time. and the less having all of these sort of big data people behind her make sure issue it for the nomination of there is no serious competition facing her so she will be campaigning. she'll be right now. the big thing is, is really outside the party, right? she's clearly got the party locked up, but now it's having those campaign events. starting to tilt those polls in her favor, which we may have be sorry to see the 1st strips and drabs of those poles closing in their favor. but it's much too early to tell what a match up with donald trump will look like. and then for their sake, hoping to have a strong democratic national convention in august and come out swinging, going into the final stretch in september and october before november's election day. against donald j trump,

as william gould croft of the parliament magazine in brussels, grace speaking to you, thank you so much for your insights and series of arson attacks and parents have targeted francis high speed rail network causing major travel disruption just hours before the olympic opening ceremony authorities, a rail lines including those passing through mon fine us and paris had been severely affected. international rail lines of also suffered cancellations and delays, including services between france and germany. almost 800000 people are affected repairs or underway, but official c restrictions could last throughout the weekend. the olympic games are sent to make history with the opening ceremony taking place. our doors instead of going to stadium for more on this developing story, i'm joint now by our correspondence lisa lewis and paris and rosie bertrand in brussels. lisa, let's start with you. what more do we know about this incident so far?

a while we understand that the authorities are looking into what happened last night. the section that is in charge of organized crime at the powers prosecutor's office has now been charged with the case and they have opened, inquire, as for inquiries, for damage to property in an organized group in with the attend to jeopardize the intent the, the interest of the nation, these charges can be punish with, you know, up to 20 years in prison, and fines of up to 300000 years. the interior minister going to that time, i just spoke with the french media saying that this was an organized attack and highly professional because they knew where to hit to block at large parts of the train system hand front me and not only in france, rosie this incident has also disrupted international travel. you're on the train station, brussels, where the eurostar and other international trains to friends are departing housing

situation there. yeah, we'll passengers hoping to speed their way toward powers from here in brussels to day are being left disappointed because what networks here court are calling coordinated acts of vandalism in front are impacting international passenger. it's not the good news for those travelers is the most trains are departing, but they are operating with a delay. so delays of up to 2 hours when it comes to departure. and then the journey time itself is the expense because those high speed, real risk having to be diverted to more classic lights. now this is not only are confined to passengers the party from here in belgium. there's also being disruptions on roots from germany and also from the united kingdom. now of course, it's important to say this is a busy route here from process to paris and on any day it's a route for commuters, for business people. but not of course, passengers hoping to get a spot to watch that t opening ceremony at the olympics and waste the fact that trays are still running

. or at least to some extent menu will still be hoping to get there for those historic moments is also i should say, the departure point for athletes. this train station is decoration besides a go belgium. there were many hopes for, for, for belgians, at least that this would be the departure point, not only to france, but for a medal so far, pretty slow starts, at least as security of a huge concern going into this mega event. tonight is the opening ceremony. what measures are in place to keep the game space and lots of security measures in place. we just heard also that the authorities extend the security permit or around the sun because there was a reaction to these are some on sabotaged ox, left of of last night. and we know that about $445000.00 security personal will be deployed tonight during the opening ceremony. everybody here is on edge. obviously they're looking in the water in the sand. they looking online, they've been checking all the buildings that are right next to the send though. so

checking the air because this is supposed to be a breast taking ceremony of that space to take place tonight. you know, with our kids are too swift. singers with light shows people who came through the we've been working on volta and showcasing really the rich history of paris in it's, you know, the cultural and architectural history here of this, of the french capital. lisa lou is in paris and rosie birchers in brussels. many thanks to you both and a quick look now and some of the other stories making news around the world today you is, authority is have arrested. one of the world's most powerful drug lords is miles and miles. somebody can see him in the picture here. he was taken into custody alongside the son of income, his drug kingpin, l. chapo in el paso, texas. the justice department said the 2 men leave next coast in a low, a car towel, one of the most violent and powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world.

and venezuela presidential candidates have held their final rallies ahead of sundays elections. president nicholas venturo is seeking a 3rd term but faces a serious challenge from an on site as the route the calls for the former ambassador ahead of me durham the president has vowed a quote, blood bath, if he loses authorities in the us state of california have arrested, a man suspected of starting a massive wildfire on wednesday. officials say it was spars when he pushed a flaming car into a ravine. thousands have had to flee the wildfire, which is the state's largest this year. and another fast moving wildfire and canada, as alberto province has forced 25000 people to flee in effect of the tourist town of jasper. there were no immediate reports of injuries, but authorities say the flames have destroyed up to house of the towns. buildings is a fast moving,

and funnel has been raging in the canadian rockies in the province of alberta. these plains, higher than treetops have left and die of forests and ashes, and reach the town of jasper overnight. tens of thousands has been forced to evacuate. if i break down now i will, what will i do? i will just see things crying and nothing is going to change, right. jasper risk consider to fit your perfect town and as a popular to respond to, it gets roughly 2500000 visitors every year. authority say the fires have caused significant damage, and that firefighting crews are working on the dangerous conditions. the homes and businesses have been lost to a wildfire that people are calling a wall of flames. there is no denying that this is the worst nightmare for any community where are seen potentially 30 to 50 percent of the structural damage due to the severity of the damage. hundreds of firefighters from around the world are

coming to alberta to help other parts of canada are also engulfed by why fi is including british columbia. canada is no stranger to wi fi, is in 2023, a record number of fires, fullest hundreds of thousands of canadians to evacuate. and before we go, a reminder of the top stories for following for you today for rock and michelle obama endorsed the likely democratic nominee for the us presidential race and a phone call to the vice president brock. obama and his wife said they would do everything they could to get cumberland, harris into the oval office. and francis high speed rail network was headed by a mass of attack on a large scale authority, a multiple arson and vandalism. incidents have disruptive transportation as the olympics get underway, and parents, cancellations,

and delays are expected throughout the weekend. and this offer it to this hour and we'll be back with more at the top of the next hope to see you there. the why do humming does not get drunk. why do gravitational waves squeeze all bodies? how much do we need to put a stop cons cream for help? find the offices get smaller on dw science outtake talk channel via done 1916.