so this is live from berlin from has been struck by tara again police storming a supermarket in the small town of earlier today after a series of shootings in a dramatic hostage crisis that left three people dead the police then shown friend killed the attacker the so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility. and europe braces for a trade term all it's been spared u.s. steel tariffs for now but a summit in brussels leaders have been warning they won't negotiate with quote a gun at the head. of the show the shooting survivor is sick of

empty words we need the students from parks on florida preparing to lead a march for gun control to the gates of the white house. hello and welcome my name's christopher spring thanks for joining us french police have arrested a woman in connection with a shooting spree that ended in a dramatic police raid she is the partner of a twenty six year old attacker who shot dead three people before taking hostages in a supermarket in the southwestern town of fame but they say he was known to them as a potential islamist and that he screamed fundamentalist slogans during the attack . police rushing to the scene of the shooting and hostage situation the attacker twenty six year old radio unlocked france's interior minister says the suspect was

shot dead by police after one officer offered himself in exchange for one of the hostages. we had no indication the attacker was radicalized he was known to the authorities as a petty criminal he did the. police officer left his mobile phone switched on inside the supermarket and that's how we were able to listen to what was going on in there. when we heard gunshots we decided to intervene in it until. the attack took place in the tide of trade close to the southwestern city of carcass on a supermarket around lunchtime more than two hundred forty people have been killed in islamist attacks in france since those on the offices of the satirical magazine charlie hebdo and the batman music hall in twenty fifteen following this latest attack the french government says the terror threat level remains high.

correspondent elizabeth taylor has been giving us more on the story i asked her earlier whether we don't know if the attacker had any accomplices or not. we don't yet know whether he had accomplices and there's nobody like he especially if they're still at liberty that we'll find out but the idea that he was working alone when he was constantly all crypted telegram shots with various asuna feasts around the world means that he had he was being fed information he was being fed propaganda he was being fed ideas possibly even techniques to do an attack and therefore you could possibly say that if you work you know. and tell us all serve out the police officer who exchange himself for hostage president mark or calling him a hero but he's fighting for his life i understand. yes he's left in kernel of the shotgun believe it or not not be until very recently where the specific brought to the army it's no attached to the home secretary to therefore to the police but they

are specially trained forces and he is an officer of great courage when we went to an office himself for the remaining hostages in the supermarket he's forty five we don't know who we are not being told this day because we suspect that his family right now if they know what happened to him must be terrified he is a said to be in a very critical a situation we'll know more as things develop and you know we all pray that he will be your right and. you know france has experienced so many attacks in recent years help people reacting this time. that is a horrible feeling of deja vu because yes we have experienced this in the past and was about to say it's more frequent in our citizens certainly it is but if you remember the killing of father ham el the year and a half ago in a small town close to war it had aspects and similarities the killer once again

was a local. the do nothing the church itself had donated ground next to it for a local mosque. and and this came out of the blue and it was the same thing the same data islamic state of indications that cetera ok elizabeth. thank you very much for that background. day two of the european site in brussels for the continent's leaders displaying a united front against protectionism today german chancellor angela merkel and french president. both warning washington that europe will retaliate if the u.s. imposes tariffs on steel and aluminum imports they should have come into effect today those import tariffs but the u.s. granted the e.u. countries a temporary reprieve brussels is sticking to its key message though keep trade free or face the consequences. a full week deadline for the european union to avoid

punitive sanctions an unexpected block in the road but europe's leaders are incompetent moot the u.s. they say should not count on any naivety on the part of the europeans use them that everyone should know that we will react very strongly if we are attacked the american strategy is the wrong answer to a genuine problem of trade dumping and overcapacity in a number of sectors. a problem high on the list over production of steel and price dumping from asia europe wants to tackle industrial problems like this in partnership with the u.s. rather than fighting against it and without the e.u. closing its own steel markets german chancellor angela merkel finds herself unintentionally in the spotlight many of her fellow e.u. leaders blame germany's exports plus for the imbalance in international trade merkel herself as little time for her critics but some. internal consumption is

driving our growth at the moment we want that to continue and it's something we highlighted in our government coalition agreement. but we're proud of the fact that our products are in demand. that people outside germany want to buy them. on top of the dispute with the u.s. britain wants to maintain the closest possible relationship with the e.u. after brecht's it prime minister to reason may is pushing for a partnership that will allow individual sectors continued access to the e.u. single market and i'm looking for a new dynamic in the next stage of the negotiations so that we can ensure that we do develop that we work together to negotiate and develop that strong future economic and security partnership may secure the transition period lasting until the end of two thousand and twenty but the european commission insists there will be no british wish list future guidelines will mean little scope for a comprehensive trade agreement and it's ruling out any special status what with

brics it and the trade dispute with the u.s. there's not much time for macros favorite topic reforming the euro zone all the same here at least is putting a brave face on it. ok let's catch up now with some of the other stories making news around the world peru has a new president with martin risk taking office all for his predecessor was forced to step down in the wake of a scandal involving struction company discover is expected to continue the free market policies of his predecessor. in afghanistan police say a car bomb exploded outside a sports stadium in russia in the southern helmand province health officials saying at least thirteen people were killed and dozens more wounded the blast came as afghan new year's celebrations were winding down and revelers were on their way home. to spain supremes court has ordered catalan separatist horror detoured to

be jailed along with four other separatist leaders to polish the candidate to become regional president twenty five catalan leaders are now facing trial on charges of rebellion embezzlement. dissipating the fate. people across poland have been demonstrating against a draft law that would tighten the country's abortion regulations the bill would help law abortion except in cases of rape or incest the council of europe has warned that the new measure is not in line with pogroms human rights commitments. turning to the united states now where anger at a lack of progress on gun control will be coming to a head on saturday more than half a million protesters expected to flow into the capital washington to demonstrate under the slogan march for lives the protest will be led by survivors of last month's massacre at a high school in part in florida and those survivors have become powerful advocates

for change. a star for each of the seventeen people who lost their lives just over a month after the massacre at marjorie stoneman douglas high the pain here is still raw but the students who survived it didn't miss a beat and demanding stricter gun control many are flying to the u.s. capitol this weekend to take part in a massive protest it will be sarah's first time on a plane she's bringing a new tattoo that commemorates those she's fighting for several of the dead were her friends. harming the new coach and since well. it's been hard so it's an unjust it's just me being able to say i have seventy windows walking. on the day of the shooting that there had already been a fire drill at school the students also knew that they would need to practice their response to an active shooter on campus one day. so when the shooting happened many people assumed that it was fake that people were shooting blanks and

i think people didn't take the precautions like run for their lives as they would if they had known that it's definitely a real one of those who will be marching in d.c. on saturday is history teacher greg pittman he recalls the confusion and horror on the day of the shooting and as i was working with the students there and others teacher came running up to me and said greg greg. these shots these are real shots and so i let them walk watch and so we're looking for a shooter we don't know where the shooter looks like we're looking for guns and we're all very concerned and concerned with our students and just trying to figure out what to do next the students hid in their classrooms in silence hoping the shooter would pass as they waited other students and videos of gun smoke filling classrooms and their classmates bleeding on the ground. a few weeks after the massacre thanks largely in part to the activism of students here at marjorie stoneman douglas high florida state passed a raft of new gun control measures they include things like raising the minimum age

at which you can buy a firearm from eighteen to twenty. he won however they also include a controversial new provision that would arm some teachers in school but teachers here don't think they should have to decide when to shoot a child even when one has a gun they want to know who will provide them with training and who will pay for it we barely have money for paper we barely have money for just supplies i have spent over probably a thousand dollars this year just on the little things that might cost you because i can't go to the school with it the march for our lives protest in d.c. is their first step in an uphill battle for stricter gun laws but these high schoolers are media savvy and riding a wave of unprecedented national attention for their cause they're going to washington with a clear message for lawmakers you better vote because if you don't. want to go represent the three hundred twenty five million as opposed to the see you gun manufacturers we have in this country you are going to be out of a job

a florida school reeling from an unthinkable tragedy is taking its fight to the national level to say enough is enough. some sports news for you due to the international break there is no bonus legal action this weekend but training went ahead for the players including the national teams and with the pressure off decided it would be the perfect time to try out the talents of an extremely famous jamaica. retired sprinting legend using bolt has never denied his love for the beautiful game. in fact he's long dreamed of becoming a player. and now with more time on his hands he's confident he has what it takes to make it. i think overall i'll give myself probably not that i think i was ok i did well it just takes practice knowing what you know more a good fit and i should be ok. bolt appeared to gel well with the door squads and

even showed some promise in front of goal. but the left footed one hundred and two hundred meter world record holder is trying to kick start his footballing career at the ripe old age of thirty one which may go against him. as if he's not at an age where i'd say he can develop much but he can still improve some things he'd have to train with the team for a few weeks or months and then see how it works out but if he has a good understanding of the game. first it was really. encouraging words for bolt but no matter how well he develops his skills on the pitch the jamaican certainly knows how to exploit the crowds. the new formula one season gets underway this weekend drivers have already been competing in practice for the australian grand prix and so far a familiar look to the top of the time she's going to save his driver and reigning world champion lewis hamilton fastest lap time but the button has his sights firmly

set on a fifth drivers' title this season and while red bull pilot much fished up and was his closest challenger head of saturday's qualifying. at your news update for now will be back at the top of the hour you want any news to stay with us if you can. every journey begins with the first step and every language with the first word emerged in the. nico is in germany to learn german why not learn a little of its simple online on your mobile and free themselves d w z e learning course nikos fish german made easy. fighting toxic waste from. protesters on a mission. six thousand tons of refuse a day on.