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climate summit opens in germany. the conference chair fiji began proceedings delegates so working to cap expected global temperature increases of one and a half degrees celsius all in less. than boom bring you a special report from fiji one of the many pacific islands that have already been hit hard by rising sea levels also on the program in the united states a small texas town is in mourning after dozens are killed in another mass shooting victims are reported to include a pregnant woman and several children. i'm still gail welcome to the program. the un's latest climate summit has begun in bonn representatives from one hundred ninety seven countries will spend the next ten days discussing ways to tackle climate change the conference opened with

a traditional phrygian welcome ceremony although the talks are being held in germany fiji is chair in the event. and it was invited to take the chair as one of the countries are suffering climate changes worst effects but the tiny island nation also lacks the resources to hold the event itself delegates are working to cap expected global temperature increases at one and a half degrees celsius or less. instead of taking their seats in class or taking to the streets these youths staged a demonstration near the climate conference center in bonn. they want the global community to limit greenhouse gas emissions. conference participants say the paris climate agreement of twenty fifteen was a step in the right direction countries have national climate targets now but they have to be solidified. this is an urgent moment and so i expect delegations to come here ready to do their jobs to get the rules set for paris and make progress but

also individually to say what they're ready to do more. there's a south pacific ambience involved island nations threatened with submersion amid rising sea levels are getting special attention at the climate conference the targets set out in the paris agreement don't go far enough to prevent the impact of a climate disaster. in paris it was clear that our efforts would not go far enough it's also part of this agreement that we keep checking to see what we can do better because. it's doubtful whether that will happen in bonn meeting the paris climate targets will require much more work but everyone here is aware that the pacific islands are quickly running out of time. tomorrow and where we find the aid of a correspondent christopher spring kater welcome chris so as we just heard the paris climate deal was signed two years ago so what's the ball meeting for.

well without bond there is no paris essentially one diplomat described the paris agreement back in twenty fifteen as a flashy new smartphone the problem is there isn't an operating system yet so what's happening over the next two weeks here in bonn is that negotiators are going to flesh out the rules and regulations that will help the world implement the paris agreement and that's going to be a tough process a lot of late night negotiating no doubt but essentially it's about writing the rulebook the rules and regulations that will interpret the twenty fifteen paris agreement think of that agreement as a constitution that now needs interpretation focuses of war at twenty seventeen is on track to be one of the hottest years ever has this added any urgency to proceedings well you know phil there are warnings like this almost every day at least that's what it feels like at the moment that's the most

recent one certainly it has added urgency to this conference i think what is also adding urgency to this conference is the fact that the small island nation of fiji the first time a small island nation of of that type is presiding over these talks these climate talks and not as a nation that is particularly vulnerable to climate change it's already had to relocate people. from coastal areas due to rising sea levels so it's affected by climate change and the prime minister of that nation of fiji saying that he is definitely going to bring in c. to these talks briefly kristie no united much reduced united states delegation there this year does this agreement stand any chance without them. yes it does and that's quite simply because the fact that the u.s. decided to announce that it's going to withdraw from the paris agreement has

actually provoked a wave of solidarity with the paris agreement i was talking just a minute ago with the head of the un f.c.c. see the united nations framework convention for climate change which organizes these climate summits patricia espinosa and she told me i also is there any sign of other countries using the u.s. as an excuse to slide back and she told me not yet because of a spring date thank you you're welcome. to fiji is particularly vulnerable to climate change to doubly correspondent bhasin hasek has said this report on how the country is dealing with rising sea levels. when in recall goes out fishing this has become a familiar sight. emptiness. you're used to. when i was small i usually went out to sea with my grandfather and

father but we didn't have to come as far out as we are now we would only go as far as the closest reefs get a good catch and then go back now it's different we have to go from one reef to the next because there's nothing there the sea is getting warmer well we did that was a. lesson to me. the changing climate is also taking its toll on. enrico's village. the sea level is rising and. is slowly being swallowed by the ocean. the salt water makes the soil and fertile leaving behind only sandy barren land. that also corrode the foundations of their houses. eventually the villagers have no choice but to give them up. when we built our homes we thought we could live here forever. we never thought of such

a thing as climate change and that it could impact us like this and so quickly and now we're seeing what it can do it's really sad for everyone in the village. over a bowl of cava a traditional mildly narcotic drink in the pacific they discuss their future. just a few hundred metres further up in the hills there's enough space to relocate a whole village permanently but most of the villagers refuse. to them the land they live on is sacred it is these stones they cherish they mark the original home of the first chieftain to rule over the whole island and large parts of eastern fiji some two hundred years ago because of tribal wars he himself was forced to leave but he sent the villagers ancestors to keep watch today his successor lives on a different island but the villages obligation remains. at the use our military we were supposed to be relocated to but we said that we can't move because first we

have to consult our paramount chief. we asked him but he didn't agree to the relocation. he told us we had to stay here because the duty disturbed on us is of great importance. i thought i knew from the night. and yet the rising seas might leave them with no choice but to abandon the sacred place. for the people of. climate change is more than just an abstract threat for them it's real and they need real answers before their home is lost forever. now for some of the other stories making news around the world vietnam has been hit by heavy flooding after a powerful typhoon killed at least forty four people and left more than

a dozen missing more than a hundred thousand homes in the country's south central region have been destroyed or damaged. zimbabwe's president robert mugabe has fired his vice president times in the one god while they had been a main contender in the leadership race to sixteen bigamy the move opens the way for out the president's wife grace to succeed him they had government segment on god grant had been dismissed for disloyalty disrespect and unreliability. form a lawmaker has filed a petition with kenya's supremes court challenging the results of last month's presidential election which was won by president to her kenyatta the country's opposition refused to participate in the rerun describing it as undemocratic and refusing to accept the result. liberia's supreme court has postponed a presidential runoff election shuttle for tuesday to allow the elections commission to investigate allegations of fraud in the first round football star george where vice-president of jersey came first and second but neither took enough

votes to win outright. place of release the photo of the man suspected of killing twenty six people and injuring dozens more to texas church yesterday devon patrick kelly died of a self-inflicted gun wound after fleeing the scene u.s. air force said to carry was. charge for beating his family investigators have said the gunman's a motive appears to be domestic local media reports of the day his in-laws sometimes worship at the church in southern springs this is the deadliest mass shooting in texas history. correspondent michael nigga is in front of the first baptist church in substances springs texas so welcome michael there's just been a press conference what did we learn. you know well there's there. are a. lot of the missing situation and the possible motive for the gunman. have

probably been reading text. mother in law. and all of the all of it. or not michael carey we're going to leave it there we have a few sound problems sadly we'll see if we can come back to that either in this bulletin or the next. let's move on u.s. president donald trump has warned north korea what he called the era of strategic impact strategic patience was over speaking in japan on the first leg of his twelve day tour of asia mr trump also pushed his host to buy more american military equipment to protect itself against north korean attacks despite his comments mr trump said that he would be open to talks with north korea's leader kim jong un. going for the gut president trumps hawkish stance on north korea got personal when he met with japanese families of those abducted by the nuclear arms regime he's not

the first president to do so but with tensions the highest in years the meeting added emotional firepower to trump's tough talk emphasizing the u.s. is close and longstanding relationship with japan he called north korea's ballistic missile launches over japan outrageous. strategic patience is over. some people said that my rhetoric is very strong but look what's happened with very weak rhetoric over the last twenty five years look where we are right now i think prime minister shinzo abbay said his government stands one hundred percent together on the issue i mean agreeing with trump that all options are on the table. not him or. no one wants a conflict neither myself nor president trying to you north korea continues challenging the international order under provocation it looks like the

international community needs to apply pressure to north korea to change their policy i mean you know it's a tickle i think. the prospect of armed conflict took on an economic dimension during the visit trump called for free and equal access for american exports to japan's market his answer to north korean missiles is japan buying more defense hardware from the united states he will shoot him out of the sky when he completes the purchase of lots of additional military equipment from the united states he will easily shoot them out of the sky from japan trump heads to south korea which has also long been korea's crosshairs. in sports a porsche have sailed to both enjoy and so world championship titles in shanghai despite the race itself being dominated by toyota team of sebastien the poor me and me davidson and because two key nakajima lead for much of the race toyota toyota at

work calls for a one to finish until their second car was forced into the pit after a crash that allowed the two portions to move up to second and third place and in the german team the constructors and drivers titles. you're watching d.w. newsline from but i'd still to come. fresh outrage over a new document leak about overseas tax shelters but how does the tax dodging of companies like facebook and apple actually work for us we'll have that he said business update in just a moment. i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news how good that. my first bike was

a sewing machine. where i come from women are bound by this ocean for. something as simple as learning how to ride a bicycle isn't.