the germans everybody will tell you. this is g.w. news live from berlin tonight the new crew on their way to the international space station earlier today a soyuz rocket lifted off from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan. by german alexander gear as the crew of three will carry out dozens of experiments and some info for future missions to mars also coming out people fully as guatemala's

volcano of fire erupts yet again seventy five people are confirmed dead the search is on for more survivors in a landscape that is blanketed with hot ash and mud and argentina pulls out of their world cup of warm up match in jerusalem palestinian groups say it's the right decision. it's good to have you with us the latest mission to the international space station is on its way after the three strong crew blasted off from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan today the copilot on board is german astronaut alexander guest on his second mission to space just will take over as commander later this year and was

clearly excited to be making another trip to the stars. thumbs up ready to go alexander garst was all smiles as the final preparations got underway for this his second trip into space his fans know him better as astro alex but not everyone near the launch site was quite so excited he tweeted a by to greet farewell from friends and family but some unimpressed camels were at the side of the road. guesses for his debut mission was back in twenty fourteen then he was in on board engineer night as the only member of his crew with actual experience in space he was blasting off in the so use rocket as its copilot. alexander guest and his crewmates will be based four hundred kilometers above the air orbiting the planet at a speed of around twenty eight thousand kilometers per hour on the international

space station and starting in october he'll be in charge i think it's also a very good sign of this international cooperation to show that all part can get into this function of the it shows how good this corporation is how much it builds upon all the missions that have been done in the years in the decades we can say before and of cause we are extremely proud that. in fact the second european the first sharman to soon this function pressing his hand to the glass of the bus window aster alex had one last message for his mother before he left off. and just enough time to send a tweet to his fans. next stop the international space station in two days from now if all goes well. three two one.

see it in the night in their. the team are no way along the way the capsule has successfully entered its designated orbit they're set to talk at the international space station on friday. the first time you have an opportunity to look outside your window. all right and joining me tonight is mark mccormack and he is the senior advisor for science and exploration he's down here on terra firma with us tonight we appreciate you taking the time to be on the show my pleasure mark we know the flight to us it takes two days we know that takeoff is probably one of if not the danger most dangerous point of the entire mission is there for between now and the i guess the docking in two days are they still in a high risk phase for you know everything we do in spaceflight is kind of risky we've been doing this for a long time but everybody knows there's a chance that things go wrong as you said it's the first moment when you like the

sort of semi controlled exploding valmont in israel back where the tensions highest it's fairly slow take oath with soyuz you know the acceleration builds up so actually the takeoff itself the first few seconds are relatively light but as you get up and the acceleration kicks in you've burned a lot of fuel good g. forces balloons as you know a lot of physical stuff they're now making their way there in zero gravity. there is always a risk but they have pasta main part by now by a long way and they're going to be there for about six months. and kind of give us an idea of what the day to day experience is like on the i mean we know that we don't expect to see them wearing an astronaut's right right well you know depends on what happens later on in the mission i'm not sure if there are any space walk scheduled for that they will have to get into the full gear that's that is a long time it's not quite the same as you know sandra bullock jumping over what in

ten seconds in or under way but it's it's a day to day life. it's a you have to remember the international space station is fundamentally a big world class science laboratory and see huge number of experiments going on on board which are some of the equipment of things is being sent out from the ground on previous flights some on this flight crimmins on board and a lot of that programmed in so it's a day to day routine you know they're working in the separate modules they meet up the lunch and dinner communicate with their family on the ground it's a lot different perhaps there won't people expect where there's a constant tension about what's going on of course zero g. it's an interesting environment to work in and i thought it was interesting alexander just said that he he's going to be the commander and he said he wanted to be the nice balls. i guess that is important when you're there and you're in this very very confined space for six months it is important to be nice you know everything that we do is about teamwork whether that starts on the ground with the building of the missions we put into war bit whether it's revolting missions or

human missions like this where twenty member states and european space agency have to overcome all of the language barriers and everything else but when you're on the space station you have a huge backup on the ground as well there are mission control is working with you all the time but of course on board that's where if you like the tensions could resume and all of our astronauts you know very nice people and they have to be to get on you don't want these sort of alpha males out there beating each other up i mean and it is truly international when you look at the crew and the research they're doing talk to me a little bit about how that benefits us do we see tangible benefits here on earth or are we talking about things that those astronauts who will one day go to mars will will benefit from this a mix so there are experiments that alex will be doing which are directly related to bone loss for example osteoporosis is a huge problem as our population ages we have more and more people are above a certain age we can learn a lot of lessons about particular aspects in young people that are on the space

station or osteoporosis kicks in very early and. that out for many of the things that older people might have is in this is on the ground we can also do experiments they're looking at mentality we can actually find new ways of cost in metals in space take the gravity out and we can look at all the other physical process and then transform that back to the ground again but you're right that what we're really focusing on now having had the ice in operation for so many years is the next step can we now go all through back to the moon and then beyond some models there are lots of lessons to be learned on the ice as about long duration spaceflight how do people actually how do their bodies adapt over long times when they get to the surface of mars for example off to six to nine months are they going to be ready are they actually capable physically carrying out their mission that's a good question the idea itself is what about twenty years old get it right so i mean in terms of the i guess space age i mean it's it's getting up there in age right how does it have a much longer life in terms of being financed and also do we know

the things we need to know to go to mars now or do we still need to do more research well the ice is it's got technical limitations ultimately there's a point at which you know the modules just won't be qualified to keep flying they are getting damaged slowly from the outside by by the environment of space financing is kind of safe until the mid twenty's but we have to now plan for the next things that go beyond so there is a lot to be and if we actually go to mars we're going to go off with the americans the japanese and the canadians we're going to now build a small little space station called the lunar orbital platform gateway big big acronym it'll come up with another name but it's going to be in orbit around the moon and by being a few days away from the earth can just come straight back to the ground again above the radiation shielding belts around the earth going to be different environments for humans then we can learn for the next steps going on to mars this is a huge amount still to be learned from the ais yeah alexander yes he's very good inspiring

people i mean if you just look at his twitter feed to date. he took off just the way he describes what he's feeling and when he's looking forward to it it makes you want to be there so you've got that you know in your favor right now when you look at the future do you see a mission to mars happening within the next ten to twenty years or is it something i mean we were talking about a mission to mars in the one nine hundred seventy s. and then he nobody's well i think the first thing to remember is that when we talk about going to mars it's for exploration and it's for science but it's also for inspiration as you said you know alex and the other astronauts the young astronauts and in our in our. faith they are all very connected and they all say the same thing it's that is the classic thing about looking down at the earth and seeing no borders and seeing the fragility of the as we head off the miles on the moon we shouldn't think about those as sort of plan b. as places where the human race is necessarily going to go off and colonize and crazy rejoined but the inspiration is critical to bringing kids and people into you

know how can we solve the major problems we have on the earth like climate change dwindling resources and that's through international collaboration rational thinking abang the laws of physics you know they do count so there's a lot to be done in space for exploration but connecting it back down to the ground again is something we're all very passionate about well it's been really good talking with you mark mccord with the senior adviser for science and exploration we appreciate your time and i thank you thank you very much. all right moving on now fresh flows of super heated ash and mud from guatemala volcano of fire have forced more people from their homes officials say at least seventy five people have been killed since the volcano began erupting at the weekend and almost two hundred more are still missing authorities have issued new evacuation orders and residents have begun to panic about what's to come next.

fleeing a disaster zone. people left their homes as fast as they could taking with them only what they could carry on their own. many hoping for a quick escape or slowed down by clogged roads. authorities issued evacuation orders for half a dozen villages after increased volcanic activity on tuesday raising the threat of further lava flows and hot ash. there were reports of panic but others tried not to . let it the truth is you don't know what to do. i think what we have to do is to be calm and train it. not i. want to feel those made homeless have been turning to emergency shelters they're depending on authorities to take care of their immediate needs. it's a pity and we're hoping the government will help us we don't have anywhere to stay

we've lost everything our land our homes he couldn't take anything with us. back in the disaster area many homes have been buried by ash. rescue crews are looking for survivors and victims but they acknowledge their progress has been slowed due to the dangerous terrain. lecithin our manuals say that the first response is supposed to be within seventy two hours. but what hasn't been taken into account is the factors holding back our work. like volcanic material at high temperatures we're talking between four hundred seven hundred degrees celsius. the area around the volcano is normally lush farmland but where the ash has fallen it now looks more like a lunar landscape. we want to go now to our correspondent of filio harms our routine she is in the guatemalan town of school which is close to

the volcano ophelia it's good to have you with us you're close to the volcano we can see there's a fire brigade firemen but behind you there what are you what are you seeing and what are you hearing right now. yes i was able to enter the area where this little town which is the most affected one is covered in ashes and i can tell you the smell is so bad that you can actually tell where the bodies are lying but it's so difficult to to bury them out there are big stones that the volcano throw and the rescuers are here only for a couple of hours more those seventy two hours that they are supposed to be looking for bodies will be over soon and they are trying to hurry as much as they can but it's difficult so far i think about eleven bodies have been found while i've been here so at least that's good news for the people that are still looking for the

missing families. there must be a lot more in terms of bodies there that have not been accounted for. i mean i want to make sure that we get this right for our viewers because we've been hearing that there's the smell from just the ash in the air has been a lot of the people who do endure but you're saying that it's the stench from from corpses that people have been killed by disruption is that correct. it is correct we've actually seen the corpses and it's not only people it's also animals. but like i said they are starting to find them the problem is just that they are so bury that it's really hard and it takes hours the rescuers were evacuated yesterday because the volcano erupted again so works had to be stuck and they could only be renewed today there's also rain forecast which is making it well

they're scared that they will have to maybe stop again soon the government in guatemala has been criticized for its to late response to the disaster how were they supporting the victims now. well we can see the hard work of the authorities here but the president who is expected to arrive here anytime soon has said before that there is no money to support this kind of the zoster dish no such thing as an emergency fund and what we are seeing is that the people are being helped by other people by communities that have been gathering food and medicine and owen that is being needed in the shelters we've visited one today and people are being fed but what they are really worried about is that they might not be able to return to their hometowns places they have always lived at because they will they will be covered ashurst for the next couple of years well i mean you've

got concerned about how can people make it after after this disaster but is there any indication there that the government is going to be able to help people once this disaster has become history. well it's an interesting question because this situation could not be foreseen and that's because the volcano here for go is has only one says this is my mentor that is a very ready mentoring measurement compared to other real came this where you have . measurements for gas pressure or where you can watch from a satellite if anything is being moved from underneath so we're probably not have any let's say modern system any time soon ok our correspondent if you your homes are. tonight on the story force there with that you know that is a rope to do yet again if you you think. well meanwhile dozens more homes

in the u.s. state of hawaii have also been destroyed by lava flows this time from the killer way a volcano authorities say that some residents who had chosen not to leave earlier had to be rescued by helicopter. has now destroyed almost two hundred properties it's a beginner walking on hawaii's big island last month. you're watching news still to come argentina call off their world cup warm up match against israel in jerusalem that's after protests from palestinians over a venue change to jerusalem. but vs over do you have a year for the latest move in the trade war with the united states right in this case the move comes from here from europe the e.u. is preparing a harsh response to the new u.s. tariffs starting in july the bloc will impose import duties on a variety of u.s.

products the new penalties were announced today and come in response to increased u.s. duties on imported steel and aluminum that took effect this month about three point four billion dollars worth of annual u.s. imports are expected to be hit by the new measures ranging from agricultural products to steel and bourbon whiskey that list could also be expanded in the future according to u.s. officials. and all this is not only a fake businesses earlier we spoke to our financial correspondent in frankfurt spots and asked him how these tariffs will impact the average citizen. for example in the united states steel tariffs are used by the steel companies and the car companies to pass the higher costs on to consumers and they will be affected in here with consumer goods affected like peanut butter or orange juice or

perhaps jeans the margins in this kind of business with retailers are much smaller so i think here there won't be much of a decision to pass them on it will make things more expensive for the average consumer here in the u. in these products. that will response in frankford let's now cross over to so fisherman secure financial correspondent in new york has been following the story for us too so feet looking at the market reaction specifically investors don't seem to be too worried about these terrorists were see most of the markets in the green . yeah it's remarkable that market food not show any kind of feel wall street actually edged higher up when they thought the story was more tech for a problem and i feel like investors are looking short term here at the moment the market is hot people have money in their pockets and they want to spend this but even without these tariffs and without any imminent trade wars some might argue the united states are simply at the end of an economic cycle that has brought low

unemployment stronger g.d.p. growth i mean even the bad is optimistic they started raising rates so they can foreshadow the end off an economic cycle in the long term so investors people looking to feed ahead right now are taking profits before they might reconsider and even leave the market i mean the world bank said in their bill ation of tariffs could translate into a global trade flow decline of nine percent similar to the drop that we saw during the financial crisis and then again there are signs that won't even be able to realize these terrorists we've just heard that senator bob corker and bill's showing these terrorists won't be as easily imposed as a thought maybe another reason why the markets reacted really calm today so we know the trumps aim is to reduce the trade deficit is the strategy working.

right it is indeed a seven month low at the moment so it seems to be working on the first side but from and then the say these numbers can be misleading and that becomes obvious when you dig a little deeper so you can see for example that the deficit with china has actually grown in april so fishman's he told us a story from the new york stock exchange thank you very much. the c.e.o. of qatar airways has apologized after saying his job was too difficult for a woman. back it is known for his controversial remarks and despite the apology the statement sparkled at debate at the annual meeting of the international air transport association or iata in an industry that is still widely led by men. quinta i think i asked about the issue among middle east airlines in particular and why his job as head of his country's flag carrier couldn't be done by a woman the qatar airways chief executive gave

a typically provocative answer to quantize c.e.o. alan joyce seated next to al backer tried to make light of the comments. well you know of course it has to be led by a man because it is it is a very challenging position and i am sure that i am sure of that. and. i said i said he was going to stop saying controversial to. ask you on it. and it is god we're going to do it i don't know where i'm going to. sort of you know i have to put a little bit of. fireworks and. motivate people to have more questions. defended his remarks saying that qatar airways was the first airline in the region to have women pilots and sixty percent of all student pilots at the airline were

women the issue of gender imbalance in aviation was a hot topic among over two hundred a aline's represented at the meeting joyce who care and pain for marriage equality in australia said ensuring a diverse workforce in general could help drive profits if you're not typing into the first the inclusion you're going to be on a disadvantage you know we're all looking for the best talent out there and if so mary alliance and some companies are only looking for males and those roles are not going to do well because you give you get the best and the best people in the best jobs you're going to perform there he credited the turnaround in quarters as fortunes in recent years as a partly due to the airlines diversity policy. well at least someone is thinking the right way. for a controversy but this time over a high profile football match. have canceled the soccer world cup. in israel following protests the decision has some of israel's leaders with some

saying you know messi and his team mates are succumbing to terror. was unhappy about playing a friendly in israel so close to the world cup for logistical reasons now the game has been canceled a very different. the match was originally switched from haifa to jerusalem angering palestinians the city has become the focus of controversy of the u.s. president donald trump recognize it as israel's capital. palestinians were further incensed because the jerusalem stadium is in the neighborhood of a former palestinian village. the argentinian flag protesters threaten to burn replica jerseys of argentina. the actions the threats that have taken place have led us to decide not to travel my responsibility as president of the argentinean f.a. is to look after the health physical integrity and safety of the entire delegation

. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has tied the game against one of the world cup favorites would be good publicity for israel he did not qualify for the tournament in russia but moving the match to jerusalem has backfired israel's football chief says he's organization will take the issue to face. confronting. its president we are seeing. a red line. we cannot accept it however the group behind the campaign to boycott the match told t w the move was not down to safety phase the decision was made as a moral and ethical stance i think this is an israeli spent trying to spin as due to threats even just the other day there were agents in the protesters who were speaking with the team and asking the team not to play a blow to israel politically and to argentina on the pitch with

a game due to have been the last woman before the world cup. and here's a reminder of the top stories that we're following for you an international team of astronauts led by germany's alexander gareth's has taken off for the international space station the soyuz space rocket launched from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan the crew will carry out dozens of experiments including some to prepare for future missions to mars. back here on earth after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day stick around for. bueller bueller.

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