this is do w. news live from berlin the u.n. vote unanimously to approve a ceasefire in syria eastern ghouta russia finally giving its backing after having blocks the resolution for days and the vote came as warplanes pounded the rubble health area and there damascus broad powers are still to agree to the terms of the deal also coming up. a growing number of u.s. companies bound to pressure from anti-gun activists and cut ties with the national rifle association we take

a look at the social media movement driving the change of attitude towards the gun lobby after last week's deadly school shooting. and we are live at the sixtieth brylin international film festival will tell you these games this year top prizes. and have a quiet office and welcome to the program the u.n. security council has voted to approve a resolution demanding a thirty day humanitarian cease fire in syria russia agreed to back the deal at the last minute on the condition that there be no specification of when the surest would start the ceasefire is aimed at allowing desperately needed aid to reach civilians in eastern guta more than five hundred people have been killed in the rebel held area near damascus and the past week alone. the bombs have

been raining down on eastern ghouta for an entire week. as smoke and ash filled the sky over this rebel held district near damascus those on the ground continue to pull victims from the rubble they've been under siege here for years but casualties are now spiking sharply. the survivors are being treated in a makeshift hospital near damascus activists say this is the work of indiscriminate cluster and phosphorous bombs fired by the syrian regime children to bear witness to the carnage. in another missile landed but it was a small one thank god it was bigger the whole neighborhood would have been wiped out. amid the bombing world powers have hesitated for days on how to find common ground to stop the bloodshed. on saturday the un security council voted unanimously to approve

a resolution demanding a thirty days cease fire to allow humanitarian aid to reach civilians in eastern guta the body overcame initial resistance from russia to adopt the resolution today russia has belatedly decided to join the international consensus and accept the need to call for a cease fire but only after trying every possible way to avoid it there isn't why we discussed at the resolution so low why the process was. so. extensive. was that we wanted to wake sure that it is meaningful as i said before because by decrees of the security council you can book you could not stall it for his part is east while it borders the base thinking process so they go and they want to make sure that it is reflected that with russia a staunch ally of syrian. tent assad has been providing military aid to the syrian

government but while many will no doubt welcome the news of a potential cease fire the syrians continue to suffer activists say minutes after the deal was struck government warplanes bombed eastern ghouta yet again. for more on that let's bring in journalist benedetta argentina arie who is following the security council's decision for us but at last minute negotiations and the resolution was finally passed there was resistance from via holding russia as we mentioned but they didn't use that veto in the end why has moscow voted with the others this time around. i think at this time around us you're resisting for years there are any resolution in syria they decided to go along with the international community most probably because they couldn't resist anymore to pressure a human rights issue and he shows why i don't mean things about it and it lasted three days they try to rewrite. your solution and what turned down the language

used bad if you compare it to versions they're not so different so it's unclear really what russia i mean resistance was you mentioned that between the two version there wasn't much difference what was different though. the reality is that they don't really want to again what are down the language used to describe the humanitarian that she too ation there and also they want it to take to be immediate in fact in the resolution you can read it said a start is a ceasefire we doubt delays that ease a major change for any risk mission at the u.n. because it means that you we don't really know when the cease fire is going to be in effect ok so it doesn't take immediate effect we don't know when it's going to take effect how does this help the people in eastern ghouta. well

certainly it gives more hope than they had yesterday that somebody is going to help out as so many believe. and to try to make them you know evacuate for on the do the places that have been bombed it is really easy. meanwhile that security council was voting produced risk. that the syrian regime continued to bomb being and in fact the observatory for syria and they say they've been out there total told or debate james in five hundred twenty one and trending more and then this morning benedict. thank you very much thank you. to afghanistan now where a series of attacks has left more than twenty people dead officials say most of the victims were soldiers the assaults come amid a recent surge in violence by both the so-called islamic state and the taliban.

insurgents strike ever deeper in the heart of kabul a suicide bomber has launched an attack during morning rush hour in the diplomatic zone of the afghan capital. group has claimed responsibility it's believed they were targeting enough gun spy agency needs of the nature headquarters and u.s. embassy. a suicide attack happened reports indicate two people were killed and seven of those wounded casualties include civilians and military personnel. the death toll is expected to rise. early at least eighteen soldiers were killed when taliban insurgents stormed an army base in the western province of far and two car bombs detonated in the southern helmand province killing at least three soldiers and wounding dozens more. these attacks are just the latest in a wave of violence to rock the fragile state in recent months hundreds have been killed. now to some of the other stories making news around the world german media

reports a chance on go americal has chosen a controversial young conservative. as the country's new health minister by choosing to award him a ministry merkel appears to be appeasing conservatives within her party who have been calling for a move to the right. police have clashed with anti fascist activists in milan as rival political groups held rallies across italy the demonstrators were protesting a gathering of the for far right northern league party ahead of parliamentary elections next week authorities stepped up security around the country amid fears protests could turn violent. and wake of. last week's deadly school shooting in florida a growing number of american businesses are distancing themselves from the pro-gun lobby group the national rifle association several companies have announced they will no longer offer discounts to n.r.a. members this amid increasing pressure from

a newly strengthened anti gun movement a social media movement is driving change in the u.s. the hashtag boycotts and already calls on businesses to end their relationships but the gun lobby and firms are listening rental car companies including hats and i say that ending that discount programs with n.r.a. members. u.s. airline delta has also ceased its n.r.a. discounts. and the first national bank one of the largest private banks in the u.s. has said it will stop making n.r.a. branded credit cards. the reaction from customers is mixed with some welcoming the move and others saying they would close their accounts with the bank it shows just how deep the divide here is. for these firms cutting ties to the n.r.a. is largely a symbolic decision driven by you fled protests following last week's deadly school

shooting in florida state governor rick scott was also moved to call for tighter gun laws i want to make it virtually impossible. for anyone who has mental issues to use a gun we will require all individuals purchasing firearms to be twenty one earldom those pushing for change say that's not enough this tweet is from cameron caskey who's organizing the large munch on washington next month he writes i messed with the wrong school. and down at the berlin international film festival the waiting is over and the bears have been announced w.'s ladies in red down at the red carpet maya schrader and charlotte chiles impel are standing by with all the latest ok guys let's start with the top prize who won the golden bear. hi abbey we dressed as the red carpet as i found out that. you like. to go to bat while drum roll thanks

remaining a film called touch touch me no touch you know it's a very unusual film i would if it was by the females or actor. congeal in scuse me who is a first time director as was her first ever feature film and she won the golden bear for it she was also want to only four women in the competition section of the ballet now they know this film so well the jury present has something interesting to say about their decision on the yeah he did he said the jury themselves are pretty split on whether to to award this film that the golden bat he said there that he wanted a film that shows not what film can do but it's what it can do in the future and when you look at this the when it doesn't make sense as a comment because it's very experimental it's very unusual sort of mix fact and fiction you never really know whether what you're seeing is real sometimes you see the cameras in the shot sometimes you see the director self so it's an unusual pick

i'd say for that that it mixes documentary and drama and the thing about this film is that we really have to do is it starts with a close up of the male to the paling up and then it goes from there it's a film about human sexuality and intimacy and it's very explicit sometimes there are some rather pornographic scenes those all a lot of pink parts all over the screen all the time but yeah very experimental film and we can see after hearing the jury president's comment you can see why they went in that direction. ok you can see how they were in that direction what about female lead best female lead was that a surprise not quite that was the best female lead was on a broom for the film to start and lost her down to us which is a very contained emotionally reserved film but ultimately very very affecting i thought she was fantastic yeah that really did a really good job in this book and she's the one that we've been talking. since we sold me that was one of the ones to show it was an unforgettable performance it's

a very very complex picture of what it is to be a woman and a gay woman is in power and why i think that she really is that what when it is right. now these awards can do a lot for a younger person's career what about the male lead. yes that's right the male lead is a younger person is and he is a newcomer here at the bat i know that and in films like this is why he plays a drug addict who goes to france to try and get clean and through religion and friendship recoated rediscovers himself and cleans up the act it was a stunning performance i do you have to say that there's one scene in particular that's really striking where he's recovering from the heroin addiction as it with jurors saying it's unforgettable that's the french film the prayer and he really for a young person really threw himself into this very difficult roles are a well earned award. ok i have a feeling that the next name is not going to come as

a surprise to many people what about best director. you know from ralph to do less sanderson for isle of dogs the film that opened the belly and ali it was really an innovative film a lot of fun to watch good for the whole family i should say. yeah the very best interest in terms of its style its coloring stop motion animation the dogs were all really stunning to look at and of course a stellar voice cast behind this hoss and this film is absolutely unbelievable bill murray was here to pick up the award. and this and i got a huge present and i was super excited that i had that this was going to be i think the festival thrilled that they've they've got the prize. and charlotte chelsea and bill thanks guys. the bundesliga show with pablo elliott fully l.a.'s rather is coming up with all the goals from the weekend so far could braman or hamburg gain some ground in the battle to beat the drop find out in just

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