we will follow in the footsteps of the greatest minds off our time. the nobel prize is twenty seventeen. this week twenty w. news. this is you know we do is live from berlin on a national holiday that celebrates the pads germans are asking questions about their future germany celebrates twenty seven years since reunification but in the wake of the recent general election outcome the country's president warns that new walls are going up inside people's minds also in the show. 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. and thousands of caroline separatists on the streets to protest police violence during sunday's independence referendum all that says the central government in madrid accuses catalan leaders of quote inciting rebellion where barcelona. so glad to have you with us german president a foreign culture steinmeier has warned of new walls as the country marks twenty seven years since we unification well he made the comment in a speech during an event commemorating german unity day which. saw the country's

leaders gather in the south western city of mines the celebrations are being overshadowed by the nationalist alternative for germany parties strong showing in last month's general election which shows that despite the great successes since reunification there are new concerns. 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. of. a reference to the right wing populist i d who with their anti refugee rhetoric have barreled into the bin to stack steinmeyer is for an immigration law that allows opportunities but knows its limitations. as minors if good pseudosphere on in my view this means 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 or.

celebrations began with a church service which focused on multiculturalism and germany's migration history . i believe it's other dogs that's what i'm on germany's lifeline the rain people of mixed for centuries together we are germany how true this sentence is today and in the face of our history. i'm deceased's ones like she did. i don't care who has worked in syria german muslim. or german jews from the altar a message of tolerance and diversity. on germany's national review and if occasion day. the country's establishment is gathering strength to face the heated political debates that will certainly come.

well earlier i spoke to our correspondent or charlotte potts and i began by asking her what president steinmeyer is proposing to help heal the fractures in german society yeah 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 migrants 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 problem and once that comes into place and it will be most certainly a heated topic of debate of debate. pos there reporting now 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 las vegas locals and survivors are rallying together to comfort each other. 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 they were dead or alive as many people as up oswestry maybe two tricks back and forth just to try to rip people off of them wants to hold . on you have been cleared of anybody who's alive. stayed with the police to form a full version. for people caught up in the tragedy there was some comfort in

coming together. good on my teammates by my side and news he had to do with express the gratitude that you feel for people being was just think was the community for the able to come together for people again. 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. patrick had 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 well you're concerned as anybody would be and we were that somebody close to home would. do something like that but.

today this seems to be happening all over the place and so you just don't know who may british 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 i. want to tell you now about some of the other stories that we're covering for you right now. u.s. president donald trump has arrived in puerto rico to assess the damage and recovery efforts out of the island was hit by hurricane maria the island has been struggling with shortages of clean water food and power outage while some puerto ricans have complained that the trumpet ministration has been slow to help this u.s. territory. they were being parliament has voted against moving to the next stage of talks on britain leaving the e.u. lawmakers in stroudsburg slammed the british government for failing to make

progress on key issues the vote was non-binding but reflects the mood of the parliament which will have to approve the final brics a deal. and all this while there is a tense standoff in spain days after more than two million caloundra 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 court inciting rebellion. parts of barcelona at a standstill today. of those 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 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. is i thought he was suffering this because a 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 coals for outside intervention. while lower tensions escalating in a growing uncertainty on how to move forward let's get the latest now from barcelona. is on the ground good to see a funny 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 for the house 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

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 what they've been telling you do you get the sense that they unanimously back their regions push for independence.

but 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 what others are saying i'm taking to the streets to simply condemn violence without any a political reference to 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 but it catalonia should be independent so a very complex picture emerges there funny cameron 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 and even though the european parliament is putting this topic on their agenda today already they've method to more they're going to talk about the issue as well most of people from europe most politicians on 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 have or these 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 brussels 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 fish are reporting from barcelona thank you. u.s.

musician and songwriter tom petty has died after suffering a heart attack in california he was rushed to the hospital after being found unconscious at his malibu the sixty six year old is best known as the lead singer of the rock band tom petty and the heartbreakers which recorded a number of hits in the nineteen seventies and eighties. all right stick around monica jones is up next and also you can at the top of the hour. when asked.