this is deja of the news coming to you live from berlin reports of mortar and rocket fire rattled a truce in syria's eastern huta monitor group's report new as strikes on the rebel held on claims russia's many pieces rebels are shelling a designated humanitarian corridor but both the syrian military and rebels deny launching new attacks also coming up millions of people are groups of famine as yemen civil war rages on we take a rare look behind the rebel lines following one doctor's quest to save children on

the edge of survival a. kind of unwelcome i'm. we start with a decision on a diesel vehicle ban that's expected to come any time this hour from germany stop administrative court it could allow local authorities are all but the very latest does it call some city centers a drastic move but one that activists say is long overdue and here's why according to the group environmental action germany every year an estimated twelve thousand people in germany die prematurely as a result of nitrogen dioxide emissions the e.u. limit of forty micrograms per cubic meter of annually is regularly exceeded batting the world's defending does it cost could provide some quick relief. but it's not

just that easy of parties the cities of distant off and got want to impose a bad but right now they do not have the right to do still and this allegedly stopped court in leipzig is deciding whether to make bans legal at all and if so could be allowed to impose them no surprise then the driver's car makers and politicians are eagerly awaiting the decision and many european cities are also think you know ways of cleaning up their act. there are more than fifteen million diesel vehicles on germany's roads drivers find them reliable and economical and they're popular with businesses transporting freight and goods. but the future of that popularity is in doubt in the face of a possible diesel ban vehicle sales have slowed. the new regulations address concerns over high levels of nitrogen dioxide in diesel emissions. the gas is linked to cardiovascular and lung disease in

a study by germany's federal environment agency researchers linked to nitrogen dioxide in diesel exhaust some eight thousand premature deaths from heart related disease. i don't think politicians are serious about the results of these studies because otherwise we'd have to really enforce these driving restrictions. regardless of any doubt surrounding the findings one thing is certain traffic contribute significantly to nitrogen dioxide pollution and the main culprit is diesel levels are over the limit at nearly half the measuring stations in germany. this applies mainly to main traffic arteries it's a different picture in residential areas. and those places on average we see levels between twenty and thirty micrograms per cubic meter which is well below the limit excess levels are really just an issue on base here route ways and few of the fun

and. the highest levels are found in large cities such as stuttgart cologne and berlin which have the most to lose from the new rules haulage companies and other trade industries warned that a ban could put the delivery of goods to cities at risk. we'd have to shut down immediately we can't krantz put our goods by train so we had no other options makes under this. initial measures which have been discussed include improved public transportation networks and electric buses that should provide some relief in cities affected by the excessive pollution levels. and of course we'll bring you the latest on the ruling once chimney's top administrative court has issued its decision on the diesel vehicle ban turning now to syria where have been reports of fresh violence including strikes in the rebel stronghold of.

this despite a daily five going into effect a short while ago the u.n. says a renewed fighting makes delivering aid impossible russell russia's military is claiming that shelling from rebel groups means civilians have been unable to evacuate out of eastern huta rebel factions there have denied bombing the evacuation route or preventing civilians from leaving more than five hundred civilians have been reported killed since the syrian government and its russian allies nourse an offensive in eastern huta last week. joining me now is annan mcdonald from save the children based in amman jordan not only what are you hearing about the situation on the ground in eastern huta. well we have reports this morning but it's it's too easy to be able to very private moments but we will we have heard from families today is that most of the families are still in shelters on the ground people. really thought her in that case the bombing starts again i think in

this general lack of trust that. any cease fire will actually hold in coming to a correct a couple of days ago where the u.n. security council announced a cease fire. people came out of their shell to try and find a family or check on the houses and then. very short time later the building starts up again and more people were killed at the moment people are still very very scared very afraid. to really come out and. and so and so it's clear that the cease fire is holding exactly what your colleagues telling you what is their assessment about whether this five a day's ceasefire is enough telling how many attempts civilians at least in hotel. it's definitely not enough even if it holds which is still unclear and the u.n. security council was very clear a few days ago and needs to be an immediate thirty day truce and the complete

cessation of hostilities on humanitarian access five hours a day is just a. relief from the bombing it still means that nineteen hours a day children and their families are going to be hiding underground insurance or aboard the boat being made agencies local aid agencies in eastern goods are trying to do distribution and trying to provide people with food and so on and. come under attack in the past week so far. it is really just not good enough given the massive scale of needs in the area that hearing about two points that what russia is saying that in fact. rebels are getting out bombings and affecting the humanitarian corridor which would allow civilians to leave. well as i said we can't verify what's going to happen today at the moment it's a bit too soon but from talking to families in eastern europe most of the very very

reluctant to leave there are more than three hundred fifty thousand civilians in the area there is it's unclear where they'll go it's people don't want to leave their homes or their families behind especially not when the when there is such a short short window what people want and what was agreed at the security council is that age should be allowed in and people should be able to get through to medicine that's been denied to them for many many months now. so i don't know donna from save the children thank you very much for talking to. that bits of other stories making news around the world a check or two free syrian kurdish leader despite a request from turkey to extradite him to its territory czech authorities detained muslim over the weekend at request muslim denies charges from turkey that he was involved in attacks carried out in the country. prosecutors in south korea are

demanding a thirty year jail term for former president park geun hye in a landmark corruption case the ex-president was impeached for corruption last march and is facing more than a dozen criminal charges has been held in custody for most of. saudi arabia's king silm on his forehead some of the country's top military officers in a major military shakeup to include the military's chief of stop general of there to have. and other defense officials former reason has been provided for the move which was announced early on tuesday. but the shakeup in saddam's military comes as it has failed to make gains in its conflict in neighboring yemen now yemen the poorest country in the middle east is caught up in a fierce struggle for research dollars between saudi arabia which backs a yemeni government and iran which backs. the conflict did back to a french transition of power after the arab spring uprisings present

a brother. struggled with various issues including attacks food insecurity and high unemployment now hooty rebels took advantage of this political instability and over several years gain control of various provinces. according to the u.n. yemen is on the brink of a famine millions of yemenis are dependent on humanitarian aid and next report follows one doctor trying to ease the plight of children caught up in the conflict a warning this report contains some disturbing images. it's the start of a long and busy day for pediatrician a shrug know how to today she'll be making house calls in the countryside. but first a father is waiting anxiously at the central clinic in what data with his emaciated daughter. shrugs occupation requires her to remain optimistic but she's frustrated during the three years of fighting the number of undernourished children has risen

dramatically for her the suffering is unbearable especially when the children are brought to the hospital when it might already be too late. dark crime idea don't cry don't be afraid. doctors hope to save the child's life with an infusion of liquid nutrition when asked what her name is the six year old cannot answer she's too weak to talk. her father says her name is i shot the girl doesn't utter a single word during the examination ashe work will try to help her but the effectiveness of her work depends entirely on adequate deliveries of medicine actually reaching yemen. drives to the harbor area of data to find out what kind of relief aid has been delivered this time but when she arrives she can hardly believe her eyes. the united nations and sent this ship.

that's why god asks the harbor workers if they know why such a small ship was sent but they say they don't know the reason. why the cafi are any that benefit is not enough unicef's and that ship we need unicef for medications for food to combat the malnutrition among children cholera dysentery can unicef only lease ships this small if you want it is not supposed to be enough for twenty seven million people. a day does harbor is the largest and therefore the most important port in the hoof the rebel held area it's under constant attack by the saudi led coalition but i shrug says the bombardments of civilian homes nearby is a worse crime. in this district is close to military base says the airport is nearby that's why it is continually bombed including the university's

medical faculty. and at the ash walk and drives to a village south of hood a down the war is also hitting people in the countryside hard the few aid deliveries that do arrive really make it out of the city that's why the doctor makes these trips. the town of adam now is near the coast the fisherman who live here are very poor. is able to help them because of her relatively good income when she arrives she can see how grateful the people are she's almost their only contacts to the outside world the war's effects are highly visible here the children are terribly undernourished. and. i'm sure i could give my child milk every two days but i haven't gotten anything for two months now. if their parents are grateful to

a shrug for treating the children for free and give her a gift of him it's a small gesture that allows these poor people to maintain the dignity. and has made it her mission to help people but this is becoming increasingly difficult she sees no end to the war and has made a professional decision. the health of the children is deteriorating because they are not getting adequate treatment and i've decided that if we can't provide food supplies to adults we have to at least guarantee the children that because they need nourishment more urgently. that's why she's come to this village bringing only powdered milk ashwell believes it's the children who must survive because they are humans only hope. returning now to our top story in germany a court has just handed down a verdict on whether german cities can ban diesel vehicles from downtown areas the

federal administrative court in leipzig has ruled that municipal authorities are allowed to impose driving bans on diesel vehicles and by mentalists have been calling for a diesel ban for years this is thousands of people a year die prematurely as a result of nitrogen dioxide emissions from diesel car exhausts the parties in some cities were in favor of at least a partial ban did not believe that current laws allow them to impose these restrictions. let me have one our political correspondent simon young has been following the court proceedings in a live signal joins us now from our parliamentary studios here in berlin simon first of all tell us more about what the court's verdict is. yeah region seems to be your federal administrative court has rejected the challenge is there were people say you know maybe the idea of banning diesel vehicles or some of them anyway from parts of.