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domain report on the grunfeld tower fire in london, plains, decades of failures by government, regulators, and industry. 72 people were killed in the place in 2017. the simple truth is that the test to cut the void and those who lived in the tub. what badly failed over a number of years. it took some presidents of the foot, the space. it is an anchor off or talks with the turkish presidents or to on both sides are looking to turn the page after a decades of tense relations. i'm joining us just go with the light to sports and what spend another record pricing day at the power olympics in paris, around sight, the 1st session you well best to take goals. and the men's chaplain, s o 2 full category, the

hello. we begin this news our in the occupied westbank where the is really military is pressing on with violent raids across several cities for a 2nd week. so these are images captured during an incursion into these on his own refuge account that's north of phenomena. it shows is really forces detaining civilians. the palestinian prisoner society says more than 30 palestinians have been detained overnight, right across the west bank. and then further into of course the is really army has extended it's military assault in the janine refugee camp. that rate has been ongoing for more than a week, leaving a trail of destruction in neighboring some cut him is really forces back by military bulldozers have stormed the city. entire streets have been destroyed. at least 685 palestinians have been killed by the is really military across the occupied westbank since october. that but i am joining us from jenny now in the occupied westbank were as we've been saying, that military incursion has now been extended. what impact is that having on the

comp itself and on the people more losses and more destruction and more pain among palestinians. we just visited the medical center that is towards the end of the street, which is at the entrance of the g need refugee camp, where the ambulances are moving, the tooling around, trying to see if there's anyone who needs help. but still, with that movement comes a lot of restrictions via these really forces. sometimes they stop and search them . sometimes they prevent them from entering. and we've been inside the medical center where we've seen how all the curtains are basically closed because the don't want anything like these really forces might suspect something and shoot towards them. and indeed there was the signs of bullets from previous rates. so you can imagine the level of tension that that's adding to the work of the medical staff.

what are ready trying to save lives, trying to operate in a very difficult situation. indeed. and if we can, we can see the damage that these way the forces have been causing here in the gene $0.60, that area very close to the main which the bull market. this is a place where if it was in the end, is rated with if there was no is re weighed. now you would be, you would be seeing dozens of cars, people walking in merchants calling on people to buy their goods. instead, there's a lot of silence. there's a lot of destruction and even the municipality, teams were saying that just 2 days ago, they estimated the loss of at $13000000.00. but no more destruction has taken place and they can not. they don't have the time and the capacity to assess the damage and the losses that have been close just in the past to these only. so we're talking about the continued operation where palestinians feel that they've been

left alone dealing with one of the strongest armies in the all this you are seeing on palestinian fighters, but we're not talking about an organized move forward that has a lot of support or today named gold arms or telecommunications? no, you're talking about young men who are eager to fight back. and if confirmed these really forces when they come and read their cities and that if you g caps. and this is why they believe that these really forces are using this as one of the excuses to really rock how big and incur more more destruction and damage against palestinians here in the occupied west bank. okay, thank you so much that, that, but i am reporting from geneva to the situation and gauze all where that is really military has targeted a residential building and bid out here in the northern part of the strip killing of the 6 palestinians. the strikes are taking place as medical workers continue to

vaccinate children against polio and data by the w. h. o and unicef say the program in central garza has now surpassed its targets and will continue. but palestinian parents are worried their children will not survive. israel's war lee and some of the currently vaccinating all children from polio simple disease to treat but every day the killing them. there was no protection for the honeymoon. well, joining us from the from central garza where honey, as we're saying, that is where a right now at least the w h o is actively vaccinating children against bullying. but at the same time we can see that the bombardment continues in parts of the gaza strip. yes well i, we are approaching the end of the window for vaccination today that is the last day for vaccinating and solar and across the central air before it's a transition to the southern part of this trip. and we'll be talking about the southern part of golf to be limited to the city of han unit. there isn't much going

on in dropbox city because of all these really military operations in action. it makes it very on fish for the children, but it's limited to the city of hon. you and it's mainly around the back you wish and go to the western part of the city of mos evacuations and all the designated sides by the health ministry that w h o and the other partners included units of the leading partners and backs ending it cylinder but all of this is happening while at the same time is really military while allowing fragile pauses ends of finding it continues the strikes, india talked in the northern part of this tripping job as they were and including the central air it just within the past couple hours the wave of a tops on on refuge account and an area where the people were gathered to get connected via the internet down to get connected to, to make phone calls would remain in family members in more than part of this trip on another, a top on a residential building,

all of these actions combined together are still creating this intimidation at a concern and environment for parents for its children were at the same time, there is an urgent need for children to feel safe to approach these designated sites for vaccination. however, the pressure is so much on their parents, on, on the children already experience the trauma, the physical and the mental trauma for the past 10 months is we still talking about the $17000.00 and children who have lost their whole have lost their parents or the heart, they are missing because of these, these, the, for the enforce displacement orders across the gaza strip, the w a t o and the health industry and the other stakeholder talking about surpassing the uh, the targets in the central area. and that's because there was an urgent need to vaccinate the children and because of the level of response by the parents and its

shoulder. and as the matter was quite, quite serious, polio been causing for the past 25 years. there have been such a been present and they've got to advance it's recurrence. it's causing a great deal of, of trauma and concerns for families across the districts. okay, honey. thank you, honey. my moods reporting from central garza, the most protests of a ruptured across israel against prime minister benjamin netanyahu as his war on garza is close to entering a 12 month knox. despite mounting domestic and international pressure to agree on a cease fire. families have kept us housing garza had been demonstrating in tel aviv. they're demanding that's on yahoo. reach an agreement to secure the release of their loved ones. the one security council expected to discuss the issue in the coming hours. so i'm done as a spokesperson for her masters political bureau. he says, how much does not need any more talks with israel, just american pressure to agree to previous proposals?

i think we, we don't need more negotiations the just to both sides with the mass as, as lady side with the plans. i will accept this for this proposal to us based on the present that by then initiate the security council distribution. and i, i've been as late as been projected that in a practical way, they looked at them as a kind of a mossy a be s, as in it is, may not be a i'm the even the oh, that'd be in store. i see what we need now, any additional from the side on this, i used to accept that proposal which was accepted by amass and they have to say it was used by them to get it done. and it was that it didn't buy them any customs. the students that are in new york university are resuming protests against the war and gaza as classes begin for a new semester. demonstrations at columbia university. earlier this year,

it triggered a wave of protests and support a palestine across college campuses nationwide. but not all students support the action, christmas aluminum reports demonstrators, we're back at it for the 1st day of classes creating new students, the same old demand. so for today, as of you see kind of like a welcoming the new students and reminding them that colombia, still investing in genocide, that's going to be and still investing in women, many factors. and it's kind of just in a mind of the columbia, the students out here to states that no matter how much pressure and how much force you put against the student movement, this would not stop. at least 2 demonstrators were arrested for unspecified charges other than a statute refuted with blood red paint. the days protests remained off campus where heightened security measures had been put in place. once again,

the new york police department has been called to the campus. also, private security has been ramped up for the school year and used to be that the campus was open to anyone who wanted to enter it. now you have to show a campus id or be a pre registered guest in order to get through the gate. other universities have followed suit the university of california banning and cabinets as well as space mass, the university of virginia and cabinets, as well as the use of megaphones on school days. and at rutgers university in new jersey. the organization to students for justice in palestine is no longer recognized. what columbia student organizers say their goal is to end genocide. some jewish students have complained of anti semitism. i do not feel safe when the students on this campus are aiding and abetting terrorism. a survey of students last year found 76 percent support divestment from israel. his jewish professor

argues limiting speeches, not the answer that we go about making things worth taking on popular measures here and saying, just because of jews or to projectors and you're absolutely going to make jewish students in the face of regression. we're going to single them out and buy their home. they're going to make the climate worse. the student demonstrators are promising more actions until the goals are met, regardless christian. so leave me out to 0 new york. the a dining reports been released on the fire, a grunfeld tower in london in 2017 saying failures by the u. k. government and by industry made the high rise building a death truck. it also says architects, contractors and the local council bear considerable responsibility. 7 to 2 people died in the plays. martin more big. the chairman of the inquiry says the residents were comprehensively failed. we find that there was

a failure on the part of the government and others to give proof of consideration at an early stage to the dangers of using combustible materials. in the roles of high rise buildings, lashing tooting failing to amended and appropriate way distressed street guides on the construction of ex tunnel walls. such as well as the seeds of the disaster was sown. natasha l talk survived the plays which claimed the life of her uncle. she says, action is now expected from the current british governments. the government is about dangerous credit from as early as 1991 it numerous to prevent the repeating the breed profiteering of an industry that has been 40 regulations by governments. over decades. today we send a message to keystone and he's government. this country has been failed by

government park spring break own habit and recommendations made to talk us through the details of the inquiry. we'll bring in, jonah ho, who's joining us for loans and join us as well. i'm old and 7 is now since 5 ripped through renfield tower behind me. the air in west london engulfing the entire building and leading to the steps to 72 people. at 2 phase inquiry report is now complete. it is an enormous body of work. as you can perhaps imagine, its findings are many and complex. the 1st phase completed in 2019 found that it was a combustible form of planting, applied to the exterior of that building and a recent renovation that caused the fire to leap and,

and move with such speed out of control. the 2nd phase, this phase has looked at how and why the building was in that state in the 1st place, it examining, naming and describing the actions. and finally, as a company's institutions and individuals who brought it to that point, $250.00 institutions and individuals named in the report who come in foot 5th criticism, including the government, the conservative government of the day for its slashing of building safety regulations, contributing the reports as to 2 decades of failures by central government, the activities of exciting companies in producing and selling that with 3 companies in particular. single that for systematic dishonesty in manipulating testing procedures and deliberately misrepresenting data that the activities of the local housing association and the local council who failed to heat the concerns and fields of residence in that building who failed to keep them safe,

even to fire brigade for the inadequacy of its response, so they reported goals goes on to in a many, many ways in which the governments can and must act to ensure that nothing like this can happen again that the inquiry chapman martin will pick you heard him the make you to the beach and every one of the tests that occurred in grantsville talent was avoidable. so don't know what reaction that has come through from the government as well. that of course, is the most pressing question. people want to know, will this new labor government take on these recommendations and act on them? kiss thomas speaking and follow them and not long ago, off with a statement to the victims a statement of regret to the apology. at by the whole breath, the states to the victims of the directory of grenville talbot, he said his government would look very closely at the recommend recommendations and decide whether to act on them. but he gave a pretty clear sign to where he stands on all of this. he talked about a moment of change of

a generational shifting safety and quality of housing. he talked about the government taking the 1st step and making sure the company is mentioned in the report would no longer be given government at building contracts. take of this do, what do you have to say? mr packet today is a long way to say of proof of the must now lead to a day of justice, justice for the victims. and the problem is on credit. but also i move it to reflect on the state of social justice and also kind of charged this government of service to, to pay. because there's structure, depos is fundamental questions about a kind of come from the a come through with the voices of what can cause people. i'm phase of color. i've been repeatedly ignored and dismiss when he touched on the issue of justice that keeps telling me that the other big deal for delivery, barry don't survive, is accountability. undoubtedly, this report reducing all of these issues down to the fact that there's police

investigations into possible criminal proceedings. they will not come soon. the police will take it these 18 months to examine the in detail the findings. but of course, for those bereaved and survive as it is an enormous volume it, i suppose, spoke to one earlier. he said, it means every thing this why will because for the 1st time they have on paper the truth of what happened and why. on the 14th of june, 2017. all right, thank you so much. during the whole reporting from london as a russian attack on the western ukrainian cities lives has killed 7 people, including 3 children dots, according to the cities, may or authorities say the strikes also injured, more than 30 people and destroyed historic buildings in the city center. the rivers close to the border with nato member, poland. explosions were also heard over the capital key as air defenses intercepted russian. the solves egypt. presidents have been for thought has stacy is interest

to you for the 1st time since taking office in 2014. the turkish on the gyptian presidents are due to discuss the war on gaza as well as the latest developments in libby as from john. and so molly, on his visit is being seen as a sign of improving ties after a decade of strange relations for so far as our, as our correspondent joining us from anchor us. so tell us more about the agenda of the meeting between the 2 presidents for so as well the meeting between the 2 present has to start that's roughly around 2 hours and it's still continuing. so there are several issues at a table. the 1st as definitely the jump for pick of challenges the for come, both companies are facing. so they're trying to come up with a common reason regarding that the, the intent that they told him to take that you have so many of the gods if you call any of the countries in europe. yeah. and also the day you turn our complex into that and definitely the navy as well. so these 2 countries,

egypt and tricky through the last decade, had been on completely different sides supporting the competing parties. but that has come up with a huge price vote for both companies. now they're trying to find a common ground when it comes to these regional issues. another matter is that, that the corporation in defense industry. so egypt is keen to per chaise. the truck is drones. we know that the negotiations are still ongoing, but we do not know whether to day there will be any deal reached or not that. another issue is definitely they both are focusing on the today's relations at the moment. the bottom of the trade is that on $3000000000.00 and both are expressing their willingness to increase that to $15000000000.00. and other major issue is also the natural gas in, in the eastern mediterranean. and they're trying to come up with an agreement to develop a kind of corporation that they can expect that natural gas from the eastern mediterranean

. however, another major issue that has posed these 2 companies to come together is guys that and guys, he is also on the top of the agenda. so is there any expectation then that anything concrete will come out of this meeting when it comes to the $1000.00 as well as now? so turkey's not will officially, uh, maybe 8th or egypt them cuts are, are, and the turkeys has expressed several times that they are support in egypt and cut out in the will. so as of now took is just a supportive country in that case. however, chicken egypt had been quite active when it comes to quote nathan, documented teddy and a good expect in both leaders to come up as she had a common region or increase in to him in to tell you a to guys if it's possible. because all the answers and the exits are controlled by these riley forces. so we are not expecting any page to regarding the war on guys

out of both parties here. egypt and tricky are having a concern that the war close bad out of gaza and becomes a regional one. and that's why they're saying that now the priority is to contain that conflict. all right, thank you. we're so sorry is our reporting from ankara. more than half of suzanne's population is living under the threat of hunger after flooding, devastated large areas of farm lines. months of conflicts between the army and the parent military rapids support forces of also hampered food production. severe rains are worst thing that situation. hey, but morgan reports from suzanne's northern states in this farm land, once produced crops, that's applied to the local markets. but the land owner of the month, the med says this year, he doesn't expect to produce any crops. he says, heavy rains and to rental floods have destroyed the foil and has impacted the farm

facilities. was set at the end of the month and looked at it with them. what are the la la la la floods destroyed the ground and the water wells. now we call and fall and because the wells on working for us to get water for the crops, every water well is destroyed, the ground has soaked up so much water. i've never seen floods like this before. i had potatoes and tomatoes, but i can't harvest the season. he's one of hundreds of farmers who've been affected by 50. is there any season which people here in northern states say is unlike any they've experienced in recent history crops. that's where it meant to be harvested to have been washed away by flood waters. and despite the waters receding, the muddy ground means new crops can be planted any time soon. the loss of farm land comes at the time when so dad is going through a full security crisis. 16 months of fighting has 4 millions of heck, there's of every culture lance, to stop reducing, leaving only farms like these in areas free of conflict to address the food

shortage in the country. the un says more than half of the dance population is in need of food assistance to survive because of the fighting between the army and the parent military rapids support forces. it also says the best high food prices are forcing many families to rely on assistance. crop production has dropped by have since the start of the conflict, perhaps how invested by farmers here are usually sold to markets to increase availability, and reduced food prices. and it's not only vegetables that have been destroyed by the flood waters. this stream used to be no wider than 4 meters, but the heavy rains and torrential floods widened date to nearly 15 meters and carried away many of our best husbands, mangle and date trees. let him get up, got hot, the head down, the water was too much and came. it's such a high pressure that it washed away the trees and the soil here on the banks of the stream. my trees are already produced. fruits and now they've gone. and the ones that are still here are rushing on the trees because of rainfall was too heavy.

local authorities say the rains and accompanying floods have resulted in a crisis far beyond their ability to respond to and have off the federal government for assistance. but it's unlikely to be enough for farmers like a bus announcement to restore their loss to farm land. and they want to be able to help supply the markets until the earth and prize up again, which would take months. he but more than all just the euro money, we know been state inmates has mcculla prison in the democratic republic of congo, where there was an attempt to prison break on monday. say they have received no food and water for 3 days. on tuesday, officials and contrasts us at a $129.00. people were killed at the country's largest prison. are rights groups suspect that number is much higher. 7 years ago, 4000 inmates escaped from the same prison. it has a capacity of 1500, but holes more than 12000 people can web is joining us, not from contrast,

the amounts of what more we learning about what happens and what happens next. that we had that the electricity set off in the presence uh as well as the the incident on monday begun with the power cons. we've also heard from prisoners reports that we haven't yet been able to confirm that the men involved in the attack on the prison at the start of these incidents to invite them. that one thing is important to understand is that for an inmate, even a normal times in the prison, the system is very high rock and cold. there are people who have not single most nothing, no money, who's sleeping on the coffee doors and the toilets in very densely populated areas and need those who have a bit of money can get more space, maybe a safer space, get access to more food awards of so i'm going to say depends on families or other

people outside to bring into the prison then, and they pay money for the privileges now because no one's been allowed to visit the prison since monday because of the height and security. that's why inmates now say that they don't have access to food and more so now with me, someone who knows this prison very well, he's visited it many times. the manual cold is the rights activist who's being campaigning for nearly 50. yes, for the rise of prisoners in congress. do you know more details of what happened on monday morning, as yeah, of course the, the investigation is still going on. but the, the information that we have is the we have logged on to and the people who were killed by the nitrous south to the wood bullets fellow free. and the more than 350 woman with robin by the mean. it's in the present himself and also the mattresses.

yeah. properties were looted high that brought it up by law forties all by setting the business up to now we don't know those by to trace for the investigation going on. but the problem is the government doesn't want to read that will not write, i read it the wellbeing investigation. well, we can also participate in the, you know, about the good so, so that we know exactly what is going on and what took place. because not does it come tom, not present. it was a i thought and the, and met presents away with this group about 4000 prisoners with kids in the 2017 and the d. c. also it's all suffering. no c dorothy investigations with foot stone dot com. and then as why does

this done? we said no. what could the government i've done and then know in your view to prevent this? yes, we thought the government to prevent before it will become valid with by separate to they may need to understand from the simple bound. but the indeed you have to say that go by and have done. where should i bought the incidence of good before the city, but don't i didn't pay attention to a lot of course dr. so i now have completed the accounting of their bodies issue and so forth. you know, so we want them to not, not we still, we still active on technician out to the moment in this software because uh, no spot that the pool is actually very pick on trick. but there's really going to issue those, but its own constitution and the end, the last and the laws are not the respected at the community. how for half the

right doing k being to, to let the government throw spits its own costs edition and the his, the regression on st. louis. thank you. and manuel call, who's human rights activists been campaigning for the rise of prisoners, even congress and neely, ceci yes. all right, thank you so much small can. thanks for that reporting from control. so time for the weather on the news hour here is rob with news from europe of the year. the summer is arguably ending with some tremendous thunderstorms. the clouds coming in from the atlantic and it's generating thunderstorms in a huge line. it stretches down to its thailand in southeastern spain and one example of you can see the lightning flesh away inside this thunder head was this evening, cry that developed in this part of spain. which of course, let to overnight funding in the villages just to the southeast where that picture was taken. that's not bad on usual. but once he's on usually is the progress of the storms because they've been coming in coming in until the last few weeks and coming

up against a sort of barrier which is of persistent heat. and that's reco pretty key. heat happened yesterday, billy vienna halter stays on reco. now this is not always the case. the consistent hots has been for the sides to the balkans. they've been austin, europe for the last couple of weeks at least. and it should be as to as of yesterday. but this is extended east woodson, southwest through greece hungry. it's affected the cultural crops and of course it means has been no rain. so for example, in southern trees, this reservoir, which is holding you back 40 years ago, to help give voice to the residence of athens, it down to about half level and this precious the writing in the full costs. and to be honest, virtually none still ahead on the news, our volkswagen announces cost cutting funds a day after its former ceo's trial began over the emissions cheating scandal hoping to elevate their chances of reaching the next world cup. bolivia moves friday as

qualifier to a stadium, 4000 meters above sea level. joe will have the details on that and support the . ready to offer a kind of stylus put trade through the prism of war. but there were many of the kind of stuff thanks for the braves. individuals who risk their lives to protect it from destruction. an extraordinary film archives funding for decades reviews the forgotten food of the country's modern history. the forbidden real part to the communist revolution on a just the, the, the latest news everywhere there is ongoing indiscriminate bombing on palestinians . he said that even, no, that's congress in going with detailed coverage. israel has declared at 48 hours state of emergency while as well as said his forces are in their highest readiness

from the heart of the story. this abuse state of honey come on, those kind of thing. you have been living here in the hospital for more than 11 months and now they do not know where to go. the the philippines, our on alta 000 reminder of the top stories the occupied westbank is really forces are pressing on with raids, including the 8th day long assault on the janine refuge account for the 30 polish finance. i've been to change overnight across the region in central gauze, our medical workers are vaccinating children against polio on the final day of the

immunization campaign and didn't fall off the w h o. as, as the program and central cause officer passed its target. a damning report has been issued into the grunfeld tower fire in london in 2017 is killed. 72 people. the inquiries finding say that the residents were comprehensively failed and all the tasks were avoidable. we can now speak to arnold tar lane, who is a chartered surveyor and fire safety specialist, and arnold warrens clouding systems allowed under slack. regulations could cause a major loss of life years before they run full fire. joining us from london, thanks for speaking to us on how to 0, excuse me. the prime minister has pledged legal requirements for what he calls faithful, sliding on other buildings to be removed. and also said the face of which they are currently being addressed as far too slow. does this give you confidence that going forward? things will change um, well we've had several years are fairly in that class to look at clearing these

buildings of materials. if any comes from tracy told me the very. busy early flammable materials and all the other ones, not high pressure like midnight, which burn slightly slow, but i still just as the interest, as we saw from before, taking them the other day. now that all i done called out hope for the future where we are not funding the people who to the enforcement the how it helps to be a trustee is on the funds that they've been given more work. so you don't have the funding for pre guides are on the funds. it's the building control departments around the funds. it's like i have no digital stuff any longer. there's been so many years of cap backs that we now have a huge problem because the people coming through don't have the experience. so, i mean, i wonder if you can just elaborate on that a little bit when you say we have a huge problem and what is your concern then going forward?

my concern is that russians has not been loved. you know, i'm dealing with buildings. the whole of the time and the same as you choose are shown by the government local photo to adopt the people, the violence enforcing. and we still have the same problems with people is doing shut the work. we have problems with all key tech 2 are not considering the 5 issues when they're building buildings. we've got pills in control with offices who are looking at things like don't know what they're looking at. so what it should look like. i'm pulsing things is acceptable, which are all acceptable. no, i don't see a change so far in the last 7. yeah. us probably much that we will see much of a change in the few. you don't think that this report and what the government does have to say the reaction of the government to this report is going to improve areas

which need improving us, improve smart day. but the building industry is so solid the whole and they've got to be a complete mindset trains full things to be put, right. all right, so you with properties, where do i suffice them, which are brand new, which do not comply with fire regulations? you know, things have not been lunch yet unless you have people fully funded who. busy experienced who could actually do for you. there was a police or, or the enforcement things while i'm not going to try it because you need street cameras to start facing the street and you need the and forces on the crowns to stop things happening. and what happens at the moment is the enforcers coming off to that he's off the other and saying you've got this role when you've called in that role. they're not stopping at souls. okay, thank you so much. arnold twirling, thanks for speaking to us from london. now volkswagen says it's planning to

carry out deep cost cutting measures, including fox re closers and ending job guarantees. in germany, the automaker made the announcement following a stormy meeting between the company's management and workers and both burg. volkswagen says it has no choice but to make the cuts. if it's the survive, the shift to electric cars unfolding demand. a correspond to dominant cane is joining us now from volts burg. so just how bad a situation is it it volkswagen of the pretty brass. if you listen to management, it's very about indeed they are over producing cause here in germany to the tune of 500000 every year. that's the equivalent of the annual output of 2 plots across the whole of this consonant europe. it's 2000000 and they say that is not sustainable. the point to make is that from that point of view,

their official line is that they have not presented any plan to unions for definite plant closures. here in germany or in these, around the confidence thus far, they say everything as it where is on the table o options are being explored. the union so taking ambridge is that they are really unhappy about that. remember that never has a plot run by fox fox in germany being closed. it is $87.00. yeah. history. just being listening to a news conference given by representatives of the works council here, that's a very important for him in german industry. works cancels between unions and management and they are very angry and they say management is responsible for the sorts of problems there are in the industry. they say that management needs to become much more streamlined and that they're prepared to talk about what can be

done. but the threats of jump close job being laid off, implants being close do not help. so how significant, so is this for germany as a whole as well for germany. and indeed for your point here, is that fox fighting around this area, but also in germany, writ large, employs 300000 people, which doesn't sound very much in a population of a country of 85000000. but remember, all of those people have families that takes into the millions who would be affected, but then also holy and salary industries built up. or i am the supply of pops and that sort of thing to fox fucking that means that millions of people, many millions of people, lots of different industrial concerns are wrapped up in the supply of materials to hucks funding. and remember also that this company,

while it's not an entirely privately owned company, the space i'm in right now is as low as tax. and we need is actually it has a 20 percent stake in this company. and so it says it's not please the, the prime minister of the state is said he is not prepared to entertain. jump closures, the economy minister federally. and it says also there are alternatives to jump closures, but we haven't heard those all that in so far as germany is concerned, the people's call the southern lead no longer the kind of call the people want to buy this economy. germany, the motor economy. if you're is providing motes is that people don't want to buy left is the problem management say is of a house of this. all right, thank you. so i'm going to came a reporting for us from germany. so volkswagen, as you've been hearing, is considering closing an unprecedented number of factories in germany, potentially sparking a fight with unions any closer by v w would be the 1st in the country and it's 87

year history. it employs nearly 300000 workers in germany and around 650000 workers around the world. and the companies last close or if a major factory, it was more than 30 years ago in pittsburgh. and it's only plant in the united states last year. volkswagen produced about 9000000 vehicles, well below its full capacity of 14000000 on representatives of workforce hold house the seats on vw supervisory board. and the officials from the state of lower saxony occupied 20 percent. let's speak to further 9. do then have for who is the director of a center for auto mall? mesa also must have research. he's joining us from boca and us in germany. welcome to al jazeera. so look, i mean, what we hear is that if a volkswagen went ahead with the close or is this would be unprecedented and the company's history, what's going wrong here? ok. so yes, here we have already had in the very bought the cost in germany,

especially the cost to have to be very high. so we have 2 problems we want to add. it says, the profit of terminate germany is a very different behind in costs dropped us. we have high energy costs, high low wages and all of these things. and in addition to that, we have the so we w and all this fairly present stage of no effect from the that means we have some kind of lump risk long purchase and effectively in germany on we know but use so it's too big for the german market, and if you look around, we have score a, which is very successful economically, and they are subsidizing terminated in the past. both china, who boss is subsidizing the truman. we w a brand. so and the employees. and now we have a situation that the good mob been so very tough and that can be done any longer.

and therefore they ask, do decide to skip down and to reduce workforce, or who knows? perhaps it looks like a of china, to what extent is competition from china playing a part in all of this? i mean, the companies trying to sales they fall in from 4000000 in 2017 to around 2 and a half 1000000 this year. that's according to analysts and it's chinese competitors are bringing cheap electric vehicles to critical markets for volkswagen. so what measures do you think volkswagen and as of as well as other german auto manufacturers can take to be more competitive with asia asia is in principle for trimming. kinds rates as china, because it's the biggest market in the road and they sell about 40 percent of his costs are the right day susan china. so we know that you had been very strong in the past in china, and now in the electric vehicles, they may get a new to for, to, to become strong up against the chinese, against the b,

y these and great wars and role was and uh, you name it, but uh that takes time in the past. tony and uh we'd have to do what else have bmw of you and jim related it under a lot of money from selling cost in china. now that has been managing. that means it's very important for me to do that. uh, they build up more strength in china. come off. it's a new way to greatness in china because of the chinese to come over. these are com . i'm going to be, she's going very, very, very strongly in the we use in better really, j craig is more than 450 percent. right? because it's at the moment or the cost cutting measures 5 d w. the beginning, if a transformation in the entire german auto industry on this bottom side of the specific go we w problems. uh and uh,

that means that to be able to do this, the shop and do that. it's, it's, it's, it's very more the mandate for all we don't want you to adapt it, share your campus or the but also the of us need to become strong up in china to become stronger. he ways and see that is a little bit in math because of a whole lot that is now destroyed by the lights are great because we don't sell any more elected reg is you to the fact that you commission wants to increase prices by through texas on call home china and on the other end of the subsidies we had already. and i'd be ready for you to our ministry of economic affairs. right. so it's a mess. moment of germany. thank you so much for speaking to us from germany. oh yeah. yeah. but still ahead on the houses there and who's our sports is coming up

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the problem of sports interest you dream. thank you. great britain. sara story has won an 18th power olympic gold medal. the 46 year old who's had countries most decorated power, olympian trans, in the women's c, 5 rode cycling time trial. it was also history made at the start. the frogs around

site for assessing new weld record is the seal gold. and the s such a full category of men's jasmine, such to roll through a 41.16 meters. helping him please the title for 2nd straight time. these fruits is also raining. well, tompkins, now the rest will break moment and the women's shop put f 46 category to time. well, tough in noel mouth. my key broke her own record not once but twice. the americans fulls attempt to 14.06 meters setting a new well reco. um kansas french do. it has successfully defended his power to tighten them and shot put f, which 6 final. he will see. he won the goals with the season. best sort of $16.00 way across to the biggest dollars a track and field repairing for historic show down po volta, i'm under the punches, will go head to head with hood, low cost cost and blah, home in a on 100. me to sprint on wednesday the race will be held and zurich ahead of the

diamond big meaning that the plant is defended, his olympic po, volt, title and power as last month. well, the home had to settle for silver in the 400 me, to huddles, having one gold and took care of the previous games. it's very rare that you're able to use as the type of side crush like this to way you really kind of the channel that, that enter child in you. and so i, i really feel like i'm like 10 years old and i'm just on the playground. i'm challenging somebody to race and then we're able to make that into this reality of really big thing on the big stage where bunch people are gonna be able to watch. and one of the most of the story tracking fil stadiums in the world. and he was khaki, so you could beat me in a 100 meters and say, okay, let's go. i'm in, i'm in. so he actually challenged me. yeah. as far as i can remember in the and of course you know, with, with my, with my ego and, and how highly i think of myself and needed to except i couldn't let that pass. i'm starting to says that i really don't want to lose this. and i'm starting to says that mando is really serious about his and he doesn't want to lose either. so my

expectations is that this is going to be a dog type to new york where players have begun booking this thoughts in the semi finals and the us open among them is arena. blanca, it's a time australia and i've been champion, cruised into the last full with a full consecutive time at flushing meadows. b thing. let me pick 10 can can when jen? it's me double reflexes like so. which 5 time usa for when a bunch of federal would have been proud of using this tons of summer stadium to watch a sutherland cook lunch, the much 6162, and an hour and 13 minutes of all of us and will now face. and then of all right, last too much as we play was really tough. i thought my to physically and mentally and, and even though i won the last one and 2 sides, there wasn't that easy much. and that was very intense, much. and so yeah, i'm really looking for for another great bible against her. a navarro is route to the semi finals was less straightforward. having won the opening set, $62.00,

she found herself $51.00 down to paula pedrosa. and the 2nd set, the t c. produce a stunning turnaround to when it is 75, and reach us thus friend slammed me fine after we get it back to fine too. i kinda had a little bit of an inkling that it might be $0.02. and i just wanted to say really tough and stick in there and you know, even if i didn't lose the 2nd said i wanted to kind of set the tone for the 3rd. so um, so yeah, i just really happy with that my performance today and uh crazy onto the sending files taylor to lie to the home friends as he followed the phone to the final 4 of the men's tournament fritz reached his 1st major semi final was between 2020 runners alexandra cyrus. but now before his full strength, opponents pulled off one of the shots of the tournaments, the safe of points in the 2nd set to well,

brittany kept chipping away, eventually placing the mounts in full set. that's the 2nd straight, major that fritz this helps sarah having beaten him at wimbledon as well, and it ends their lives, attempt to win a maiden grandson. title this season. feel amazing. you know, i thought a lot of the quarter finals over the past couple years and today just today just felt different. i really felt like it was, it was my time to take it a step further. and i mean it's, it's only fitting, i'm doing it here on this corner at the open in front of the crowd. like one was okay, actually my service. okay. but my most reliable shot, the shot that i'm most known for, the show that you normally wake me up at 3 am and i would not miss was absolutely not there today. and i've, i've no words for it to be honest, expenses, semi final, being on american affairs as he faces from some. yeah. so the expensive side for

the trust in the quote, the final when he sold gary and opponent it pits into his leg, he tried to carry own but ended up with hiring with ya for leading full one in the full sense. the 2nd time in 3 years. yeah. for his made it to the final full i think he's going to always really push the other. no, i think it's, it's great that we, it's competing against each other and such a big match. and uh, you know, i'm happy for him. i know he's out for me. so, but the best way to come friday man is gonna be, is gonna be epic. so, you know, it's bob going to see how to do it's going to be, is going to be a phone and on friday. now believe his football team of hyphens turn things around and woke up qualifying this week of to run a full results. and they'll be harping that, playing that home. games at higher altitude will help us david starts. reports of this football stadium in the l alto. looks like any other, but it's one of the highest in the world, situated more than 4000 meters above sea level. that's as high as knowing empire

state buildings. olivia had been granted permission to use it for this weeks will come qualify against venezuela. they'll hope the high altitude can help elevate them in the rankings after 5 defeats in that 1st 6 games remark less human loving. how good, let's see about the advantage. i think there was a lot of total. but if we don't put into effect and we don't sit ourselves to win in the field, it will be very difficult to take advantage. bolivia usually play at the largest state, even the capital, a pause at 3 and a half 1000 meters for the new co checks the change remains permanent. what am i seeing? who's the most unfair thing that can exist as not being able to play where one lives for one has one field, one stadium where football is played on this post bolivia and venezuela or pick players who used to hire altitude and some of the trained in height of our chambers, the send, the rabble no doubt, make things tougher, but one local don't to says it presents no serious health risk. to do that,

but we have studied cyclists who have come to the cobra combined erase as well as soccer athletes that 3600 meters of altitude. so based on that evidence, we have not found any home to be asked me to do for local. i'm at supplies in el alto, jape, some insight as to what the pros can expect when they kick off on the 1st day of those. let me look it up to the multitude makes people tired so long as 3 as well, but cold gets into the long distance and then that's why they are afraid. because sometimes they faint them for the same thing. the other. today's boys always be off the oxygen, but for me we already used to ignore all that and give you an obvious hook. i kind of know bolivia as football federation is yet to decide if all home games will be held in el alto going forward. but the team will need more than just altitude if that to qualify for that 1st woke up in 30. is that stokes out to 0? the right, that is what you're supposed to notice back to during that. thank you so much stolen. that's it for the news our but we're back in just

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