what we are we're tremlett unbelievable. the new sun media phenomenon starting october fifteenth on d w neo phony. this is it over news line from berlin on a national holiday that celebrates the past germans are asking questions about their future germany's celebrates twenty seven years since reunification but in the wake of the outcome of recent general election the country's president warns that new walls are going up inside the people's minds also coming up america mourns the

victims in las vegas vigils calls to prayer and calls for gun control after the worst mass shooting in recent u.s. history fifty nine people are dead gunned down at a country music festival. and catalan separatists go on strike march and block roadster protest police violence during sunday's independence referendum well that's as the central government in madrid accuses kalam leaders of quote inciting rebellion we'll go to barcelona. thanks very much for your company. german president by or has warned of new walls as the country marks twenty seven years since reunification he made the comment in

a speech during the event commemorating german unity day which saw the country's leaders gather in the southwestern city of might's well the celebrations are being overshadowed though by a strong showing by the nationalist alternative for germany party in last month's general election. on the twenty seventh anniversary of german unity its leaders have reasons to be cheerful but smiling selfies with chancellor angela merkel had a serious message though germany may be prosperous and powerful nationalism war and crisis have arrived on her doorstep. you couldn't. we cannot detach ourselves from what's going on in the world we must ensure that things improve that globalization takes place in a humane way and closer to home germany's president frank says the country is torn and under threat from a new aggressive form of nationalism he says new walls are being built this time in

people's minds. behind these walls deep mistrust is going against our democracy and its representatives the so-called establishment which includes everyone who wants to be part of it everyone except the self-proclaimed fighters against the establishment. a reference to the right wing populist the who with their anti refugee rhetoric have barreled into the bin to stack steinmeier is for an immigration law that allows opportunities but knows its limitations. as minors it. is my view this is not simply wishing away the migration but apart from asylum and europe wide efforts it means defining a system of legal access to germany. which regulates and controls migration according to our requirements. when story.

celebrations began with a church service which focused on multiculturalism and germany's migration history . i believe it's other dogs lots of iron on germany's lifeline the rhine people of mixed for centuries together we are gemini how true this sentence is today and in the face of our history. i'm deceased's was like ashish. a doctor who has worked in syria german muslim. a german jew from the altar a message of tolerance and diversity. on germany's national reunification day. the country's establishment is gathering strength to face the heated political debate that will certainly come. to you now with some more background and are

a parliamentary studios as they delve use their charlotte parts good to see you charlotte now despite the fact that germany has come a long way since the reunification the president referred to new concerns moving ahead what exactly is he referring to. let me start with the positive developments and there are certainly some germany has come a long way in its twenty seven years of reunification for example that unemployment in east and west is now nearly at the same level but there are also great economically and economical divide still between east and west east still x. in productivity and g.d.p. . was totally referring to a different matter he was referring to invisible walls between the east and west invisible walls of mistrust and anger between east and west in a recent survey that was confirmed that two thirds of germans actually think that there is somewhat of an visible berlin wall between east and west and that showed

in the election results in the general elections that we just had in germany the a if t. the far right newcomers to the german problem and they had a an overall national result of twelve point six percent nationally but in the east they score it much higher they got a much higher percentage of the vote and one german stayed they even became the strongest paci passing all the established parties and that really showed that there is somewhat of a frustration in the east german population a frustration a mistrust a willingness to vote for protest parties that still shows the difference between east and west up to this point and a show that did the president suggests how what could be done to resolve that to overcome these divisions and issues of distrust. yet he made several suggestions on the one hand he set the germans need to start debating much stronger and listening

to each other much stronger to strengthen democracy again but on a more concrete level he mentioned the issue of migration an issue that really has been polarizing german society. and he was mentioning that he is proposing a new immigration law to open legal access to my gran's into germany something that hasn't been in place so far and that christian democrats have so long rejected and a new immigration law that will be a matter of debate in the nude german probably amend once it comes into place and it will be most certainly a heated topic of debate of debate. reporting thank you. thanks we had to the u.s. gunned down while enjoying their favorite music fifty nine people are dead and hundreds injured in a horrific attack on a country music festival in las vegas the shooting has renewed the debate over gun

control in the u.s. and a las vegas locals and survivors are rallying together to comfort each other. over the grief and horror of a city in shock a quiet candlelight vigil replaced the customary neon glitz of the las vegas strip tales of her bravery emerged from the worst mass shooting in modern u.s. history it was carried. over there were dead or alive as many people as up oswestry . maybe should expect more just to try to win people love them one story. when you have been cleared of anybody who's alive. stayed with the police to form a folder structure for people caught up in the tragedy there was some comfort in coming together. good to have my teammates by my side and just yet do we express the gratitude that you feel for people being with us just think first

a community for able to come together for people. and this is the man said to be the killer sixty four year old stephen paddick a multi-millionaire real estate investor and high stakes gambler. patika checked into the iconic mandalay bay hotel from his room on the thirty second floor he had a perfect vantage point above the music festival to carry out his gruesome shooting spree. at patrick's home in the nevada town of miskito police recovered nineteen guns in addition to the twenty three found at the las vegas hotel where the fatal shots were fired you're concerned as anybody would be and we were that somebody this close to home would. do something like that but. today there seems to be happening all over the place and so you just don't know who may bridge police have yet to uncover any concrete motive.

with the investigation into the massacre in las vegas still in its early stages the debate on gun control which has divided america for decades can only intensify. well the massacre in las vegas has prompted new calls for stricter gun control legislation also explore whether tighter gun control could help prevent similar tragedies from taking place i want to bring in peter squires easy a professor of criminology and public policy at the university of brighton in the u.k. and an expert on gun legislation mr squier thank you very much for joining us by share coincidence you will be in the later this month to attend the conference on gun control do you think that by that time when you fly into las vegas lawmakers will have moved to restrict the type of deadly military style firearms on the market i mean simply put will las vegas make a difference where sandy hook didn't. i'm very doubtful and that's only as

a result of the the the number of times people in america have said never again and yet the the proposals to ritual known laws of running to the quote buyer of the american political system and being blocked in the senate so congress and the n.r.a. still powerful and they are all committed to the right to keep and bear arms and. i fail to see significant movement certainly at the federal level but in different states things may move in different directions ok well let's talk a little bit more about that because as you know gun control laws in the valley are a lax according to advocates said the least restrictive in the country so would you say that this is more of a state issue or a federal one. it's a federal issue in relation to the national system about grant checks when people

go to or a firearm dealer to buy a gun they have to submit to a national check put in but in several states the the the check threshold solved are enhanced so you can buy a gun. with a felony record you can buy a gun with a record of mental health hospitalization but in some states you can buy a gun if you've been arrested in relation to a domestic violence incident or or if you are a junior gang member or you have a drug addiction different states to differently and in the last decade also we've seen different states moving in different directions some getting tighter some getting even during the obama legislature the obama presidency changes occurred in relation to carrying guns in national parks which which went through on a number of university campuses a lot of them so allowed students to carry guns on campus partly as

a response to the college routines we've seen that's where a very mixed picture emerging there but the square is some members of congress are pushing to loosen restrictions on gun ownership i believe there's a bill now on the table regarding introducing allowing silencers i don't know if that's still going to happen though do you see that lawmakers my toe want to reconsider that. that's that's a hotly contested one because it is it's braises the question is who wants to shoot with the silence and because of the criminal connotations of silence firearms but i but i think that the broader the broader question we have seen a massive spread of permissive concealed weapon carry legislation across the usa some forty four states now committing that largely in response to

concern about crime feel and safety in the streets we've also seen some some state organizations gun lobby groups wanting to. allow their members to carry guns openly so that when you go shopping or when you go to they when you go to the bar you could have your gun openly slung over your shoulder and it's a bizarre image in relation to how we see things in europe but it's very much tied into that idea that this is an american rights and some people fiercely protects absolutely the second amendment their. peers squiers professor of criminology and public policy at the university of brighton in the u.k. an expert on gun legislation thank you for sharing your insights with us. all right now we want to bring up to date with some of the other stories making news around the world. u.s. president donald trump has arrived in puerto rico to assess damage and recovery

efforts after the island was hit badly by hurricane maria a i don't has been struggling with shortages of clean water and electrical power also some puerto ricans have complained that the traffic ministration has been slow to help the u.s. territory. if your center which is chief has arrived in gaza to join talks between the rival palestinian factions he brought a message from egyptian president arafat to his sisi calling for global support for reconciliation earlier he met with palestinian president mahmoud abbas in the west bank egypt is mediating between abbas's faction and the militant group hamas. a tense standoff continues in spain days after more than two million callahan's voted in favor of independence separatists have been blocking roads and going on strike in protest against police violence during sunday's independence referendum

spain's interior minister accuses the callon government of quote inciting rebellion . parts of barcelona at a standstill today. others meanwhile pulsating to the rhythms of separatism. the demonstrations angry at times. and then defiantly still. these barcelona firemen holding up their arms in silent protest at sunday's police violence. support for the strike wasn't universal but enthusiasm for independence appears to be spreading. feel like deserves the independence we have a different culture we have a different language and i support it but i'm not sure what will happen these days

because it's it's a scary situation we don't know what the spanish government is capable of and we well you're seeing oktober the first how that went. with public transport in barcelona providing only a limited service there were mixed reactions from people trying to get to work. yes on the one side it's a hassle to get to work in the middle of a strike. and i thought he was suffering this because of few have decided to behave in an improper way. on the other hand i understand the circumstances surrounding the strike. it's those circumstances that offending political passions and fostering calls for outside intervention. while lower tensions escalating in a growing on certainty on how to move forward let's get the latest now from barcelona . is on the ground good to see a play what's it like in barcelona right now set the scene for us.

some of the demonstrations are basically wrapping up in fact there's one here behind me right in front of the office of the president of catalonia president. this is a demonstration in favor of independence of course here people are calling on the president of catalonia as well as on the mayor of barcelona the office is just across here the other from the house the other office in front of me they're calling on them to make sure that they keep the pressure up on that is on the central government and that they really declare independence which has not happened yet now as we have just heard and seen in the report before most protests today quite peaceful remain peaceful however when ever you see the spanish police the national police crossing the street or trying to make sure that suv things are protected shops are protected except you hear chance that these are occupants they should leave they should go back to madrid of course people are referring to what

happened on sunday to the violence to the violent crackdown of the referendum so even though most things are peaceful there are tensions and read a question is if this is going to be sort of like a tipping point in the atmosphere that could lead to violence again let's talk a little bit more about that because during your time there in barcelona you've spoken to callahan's share with us with days been telling you do you get the sense that they unanimously back their regions push for independence. certainly not which you can also see when you look at the at the results of the referendum most people did not even go to cast their ballot of course the ones who did around forty two percent say yes to independence about the majority of catalonia did not go to cast their ballot because they say they do want to vote and maybe participate in a referendum if in the future but the one that is backed by spain so you really hear different and mixed voices a lot of young people are supporting independence many of them while others are

saying i'm taking to the streets to simply condemn violence without any a political reference made so yes they are united when it comes to the question was divide justified most of them say no it was not but they are split themselves over the question that a catalonia should be independent so a very complex picture emerges there funny callen leaders want to see an international mediation take place specifically what they want is the e.u. to broker a potential secession talks how likely is that to happen. well at this point even though the european parliament is putting this topic on their agenda today already they've met or two more they're going to talk about the issue as well most people from europe most politicians that have expressed their concern say this is still a domestic issue and it needs to be booked out between mother and barcelona said they're really asking for dialogue here i do not see any sign yet of meditation

however this may change regarding what happens next regarding how the standoff between barcelona and mother it continues and the question and that's where we will see either mediation take place by a third party which could be could be another third party as well a lot of unknowns at this point a lot of unknowns and a lot of uncertainty if any for sure reporting from barcelona thank you and continue your protests have taken an economic toll toll as well in monaco you've got that angle of the story catalonia is the richest the wealthiest region of spain it is its economic powerhouse if you like the crisis that could threaten that status and that is causing companies in the region a big headache to catalog. to prefer vice president of the impresario stick of the lumia that is catalonia a business association and i asked him what the current crisis means for business

in the region. hello everyone hello to all of the audience well at the moment as you can imagine the situation after it's of instability we live in uncertain times unfortunately provoked it is something i think it's very important for you to be aware of this because the regional government the regional parliament clearly violated the regional laws in the constitution last september the six weeks this is the origin of any trouble when you have a party that wants to play it out of the peach but but they still have i think. they do have some support i mean we could see that certainly during the referendum activity on on sunday and those separatist catalans who supported they say that the region would be economically better off outside of spain given the economic power they have do they have a point yeah absolutely not it is like believing that really our wealth you know

and our industries come out of nowhere or they live in a vacuum you know i always put this example when we talk about economics and businesses many people don't understand is like parser you know possible actually we just talk about the bar suppressing the right a barge that made important factor of success in the last decade they won as you know for champions league it's not messi. it's the spanish meaning what i mean and they don't understand that there are you read shock when i talk when i tell them the truth of how a business and how society works playing and sharing in the spanish league barsel with around with makes them both of them very strong and the synergies of our competition and collaboration are a key factor for any successful business i mean we are in the spanish market we are part of it the rest of us spain it's by far our most important clients so you say this is a consistent you say not only

a big part of spain as it is at the moment is a win win situation economically for both sides how do you as a businessman how do you shield yourself from the current crisis not yet knowing what the result will be. well right now what we feel is uncertainty and the stability and definitely this is going to bring a lot of massive exodus of companies we already seen that until now we have to draw the line between september the six before and after before september the sixth it was very uncertain there was a lot of instability we saw two thousand companies in five years living catalonia we saw a decrease of foreign investment yes the different investment alone increase because the whole it despite its economy was growing at a rate of more than three point five but barcelona is growing two percent why madrid is growing eleven and the spanish average is growing eight percent in terms of foreign investment it means there is some uncertainty in many investors don't

trust but this is before september the sixth which was enough i mean bad enough right now it's uncertain we don't have that out of course as you can imagine but it's going to be dramatic in terms of tourism in terms of investment i mean who's going to invest in catalonia there is when you have a regional that is the that is the big question who invests when you have uncertainty well all the best colors that even though we are there vice president of the catalonian business association thank you so much for talking to us. pressure. well is bitcoin poised for a breakthrough top wall street bank goldman sachs could become the first major firm to starts trading the nice currency the company says it's exploring how to serve clients interested in bitcoin and other digital currencies so also say goldman would likely create a team a to trade the currency much as it already trades euros and treasury bonds such a move would mark a mainstream entry for the eight year old cyber currency. and auction house other

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