this is deja vu news live from berlin india pays homage to a political legend. thousands attending a state funeral for a three time former prime minister atal bihari of osprey who is one of the country's most popular leaders we'll talk to our delhi correspondent about his legacy also on the show. how safe are italy's bridges with anger mounting over the deadly genoa bridge collapse italians tell d.w. they're worried about the condition of other bridges across the country. and fans

paying tribute to the queen of soul. aretha franklin died at her home in detroit yesterday at the age of seventy six we'll take a look at the life of a cultural icon. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being with us thousands of people are paying homage to india's former prime minister a tall bihari vajpayee who died thursday at the age of ninety three he's being given full state on ours at a funeral ceremony in delhi today schools and colleges are closed in the indian capital the government announced a seven day mourning period he was among india's most popular politicians and a founding leader of the ruling hindu nationalist party he served three times as prime minister. here's a look back now at a man who oversaw india's growth into

a regional power. he was a poet journalist and the moderate face of hindu nationalism to some former indian prime minister atal bihari vajpayee is an icon to others a contradiction as a founding father of the ruling bharatiya janata party that party was a key figure in india's growth as both a nuclear and economic power he was a risk taker and peacemaker. in one thousand nine hundred ninety eight he carried out a series of underground nuclear tests alarming pakistan and the international community islam a band responded in kind sparking a nuclear arms race between the two neighbors. but one year later a grand diplomatic gesture that paey road on the first bus was service from delhi

to lahore where he attended a summit with pakistan's president in an effort to mend ties that parties also credited with india's global economic to polarize indian society his policies shape the face of the country his passing could mark the end of an era. or will it let's get more now on the story we did have is our she's joining us from delhi is covering the funeral for us what are people in the us saying today about voss perry he was one of the country's most popular politicians. you know what you've seen today and last night as the news came in is is overwhelming respect and support for. one of the most prominent politicians the country is seen in recent decades and what's been striking about that support is that it's come from all sides of the political spectrum. as the leader of the b.g. he was actually the first prime minister to serve

a five year term that wasn't from india's congress party and today in the current political climate the congress party and the b j p are of course more an enemies but yet at the same time you still hear so many people from the congress and other opposition parties. sort of expressing their deep sadness over this loss because he was seen as as as as a respected and accepted. even even if you want from the same sort of political classes and you know with all this respect coming from across the political spectrum as you mentioned what would you say is the significance of his time in office for india today. but i mean i think there's many ways you can look at it i mean in sticking to the respect that we've seen being shown today i think one one way to look at it is that many see this as the passing of the last great statesman that india has seen as i mentioned the current political climate

being so polarized you know this was a man who who is accepted and respected by by all even if they didn't agree with his views and he came from a certain sort of political sort of background a certain political if you will where where that was possible where you could disagree but but still respect them and today in the current political climate it seems to be a very different situation and it was the prime minister is from the same party as but is way more divisive and part of that is that modi himself is. it's much more sort of out there focused in terms of his hindu nationalist views vijay was seen as as much more moderate than that and your same time there are quite a few people who are pointing out that he was also responsible in some ways for some of the polarization that we've seen now we have a one question about the funeral itself body was publicly cremated now many of our

viewers might not be familiar with this aspect of of indian public funerals can you tell us more briefly about this. yeah i mean this is a pretty standard procedure in indian funerals and involves place case it's a public one it's a state funeral so there was a procession that took place over three hours where they got to the final location where they were performing the last rites which is the cremation by the by the young men are over. for us today from delhi the passing of a great statesman for their country thanks very much all sheesh. we have a look now at some of the other stories making the news this hour barcelona is marking the first anniversary of terrorist attacks that left sixteen people dead and more than one hundred injured spain's king the country's prime minister and catalonia as leader were among those taking part in commemorations ceremony began

on the famed los from los that's where jihad us a year ago today plowed a van into schoolers of pedestrians. officials in india say the death toll from flooding in the state of kerala has risen to more than one hundred sixty hundreds of thousands of people have been left homeless by this flooding and are living in shelters right now. is hit by monsoons every year but this year's weather has been called the worst in a century. archaeologists in northern peru have a nurse in an ancient mural from the last got all civilizations the oldest in the americas and we're also believed to be about three thousand eight hundred years old assault to symbolize a period of drought and famine brought on by climate change. here in germany the government says it has reached a migration deal with greece creases agreed to take back migrants who apply for

asylum there and later turn up at germany's border with austria now the deal struck last night that affects migrants who tried to enter germany via the austrian german border and who have previously filed an asylum application in greece under the deal migrants can now be sent back to greece within forty eight hours the german government released no details details as to what greece would get in return the german government agreed a similar deal with spain last week and is working on one with italy. our chief political editor michelle joins us now for more on the story today michelle you know this agreement means germany can now send refugees back to greece how is it all supposed to work. well as you already mentioned it only really affects that border between austria and bavaria the german state of bavaria which is also where the german interior minister is from it's only a couple weeks ago that we saw him almost singlehandedly bring down on them ackles

government because he felt that the government was too slow to act on migration that's why he brought these bilateral deals into play now the second one has been signed last week we saw one signed with spain and the big crucial one really is with its city although i must say that what we learned today is that although there is agreement in principle with greece they think isn't quite dry on the paper yet so we expect that final announcement to come through potentially within the course of the day michel why this sudden movement in this area deals with spain greece one was italy in the works what's happening well it certainly has nothing to do with the actual numbers of people crossing the border the interior ministry said that it was and there were about one hundred fifty migrants who pre-registered those are the ones who would be affected and could be sent within forty eight hours and not a single one since the end of june was actually from spain so that raises many questions whether this is about much more than political symbolism clearly the

interior minister who was always against migration course what became known as the open arms policy wants to demonstrate that he cannot ok so looks like this could be all window dressing our chief political editor michel it's often for us thanks very much it's to italy now that country's transportation ministry has opened an investigation into the collapse of that major bridge in general others killed at least thirty eight people the minister is also calling on the private toll road operator to quickly build a new bridge at its own expense as rescuers work to find people who may still be trapped beneath the rubble there's growing anger d.w. charlottes also bill spoke with italians worried about the condition of the country's other bridges. this is a scene replicated across this region. nestled in mountains in the shadow of towering concrete structures living in one such home as retired construction

workers gianni has been here for thirty years for him the branch had long just been part of the scenery but now he's looking at it very differently. i am a little more worried but first i thought they would have closed temporarily after the moran the bridge collapsed and that they would have checked it properly this hasn't happened and i believe this was careless. the mayor and the bridge is just a short drive from here its collapse has made giani reassess just how safe this is your insistence. because i've been thinking for years that something could suddenly happen to this bridge because i believe that the pillars probably only have about sixty percent of that i mean. compared to. it's not just residents living underneath structures like this who are now

concerned it's also the drivers who paul say that bridges like this every day everybody. cannot help them when you're driving across. bridges like this one and then not just across general throughout the whole of it there are many people. that cannot happen to me like the ill fated brain chair many in italy were built in the fifty's and sixty's they would have designed to withstand the amount of traffic passing over them today and as one expert tells me many were only ever expected to have a fifty year lifespan. of a new construction in that we tend to forget. that becomes. and the situation should be control of the much better we have to allocate the money from the beginning to be sure that we are. drawing volution of us that are in

other countries viscosity is very very strong in italy is that is growing but probably is not enough strong the company operating the marandi bridge insists its maintenance checks were up to date back on the outskirts agenda much giani says regular maintenance work is also being done here but for him that's now another reason to worry. that there is so much maintenance means it's not really necessary after so many years fifty sixty seventy years maybe we have to consider building in new bridge. experts say the safety of infrastructure across the country must be reviewed in many cases they maintenance work will only delay the inevitable the emergence of more bridges not fit for purpose. of years here now is news about a policy breakthrough that just might ease germany's shortage of skilled labor

something needed to be done brand that's for sure german businesses say the country is losing thirty billion euros a year in g.d.p. because of the lack of workers now the german government is finally doing something to help them fill job vacancies it will make it easier for non e.u. nationals to come to work the new law focuses on people with vocational training in the future they will be able to come to germany without a job offer until now that rule has only applied to those with a university degree people will be chosen on the basis of their job qualifications age and knowledge of german businesses want more workers especially in health care and the trades. germany's lack of qualified workers is especially critical in the jury at tricare sector according to the federal ministry of health there are about thirty thousand vacancies there that means inadequate care for the elderly and heavy workloads for those who currently nurse them as germans are getting older the problem will get worse by the year twenty twenty five vacancies

could rise to more than one hundred thousand that's why the government hopes the new legislation will help germany tackle the problem pilot projects have proven successful as the following reports show. it's coffee time at this care home outside of munich. this woman is being served her cake in liquid form. most of the residents here are very old and many suffer from dementia they rely on help from foreign workers like mohammed ali nazi. he moved here from tunisia a few months ago for a job as a care worker at this red cross run institution. for one i feel accepted by the residents here. we chant to each other and exchange the news. or. enjoy ourselves.

in the afternoon the team meets for a handover. mohammed whose nickname here is dolly learnt german when he was in tunisia the course was run and funded by the german government as part of a project called triple when it's a must to attract care workers from abroad that for dallies team having foreign colleagues isn't anything out of the ordinary. i think it's really brave to go to another country to learn the language. especially in an area like elderly care where communication is about ninety percent of the job. and with two months to the written and spoken language i say we're. dolly's boss monica fortunate helps foreign stuff with their move to germany when dolly arrived she picked him up from the airport and helped organize an apartment for him. she

believes this kind of treatment is necessary to attract skilled workers to the care sector. as abusing this course about how it really adds value to our institution and it's really hard to get skilled labor on the german market so for us this is a huge gift to have them and we support them. really doesn't have much time for homesickness today he and his colleagues him on are weighing the residence. does he like his job and is planning to continue learning german. he also has his sights set on an official government recognized qualification as a care worker in germany. for a small institution but what about the bigger companies will discuss that with our financial correspondent at the frankfurt stock exchange is joining us now live it's good to see you again so let's talk about the big players right there in frankfurt

for example how big a deal is this whole problem for the. well you know it's not a direct problem i don't think because companies like the men's or the deutsche bank or lind world leader in industrial gases they are b.s.f. all these world class companies they pay very good wages they have very good social programs you get promotions you can go into a foreign subsidiaries so there are lots of attractive side effects of working for such a company and they pave many cases more than the average wage earner gets when he just has a union negotiated wage so they're not affected directly but indirectly yes they are because a lot of medium sized companies and even smaller companies that provide services to them like building or fixing the plumbing. taking care of an electrician problem for apps that the on staff can't handle in a factory and above all providing things like supplies for the automobile

production chain or for chemistry that comes from small companies the smaller companies are having acute trouble finding people we're seeing that come up in polls of industry of corporate leaders where they complain about this and cite this some of them as a major impediment to their business so looking at what's at stake now and what is being proposed is that the right solution to the problem. it seems so when you listen to the business leaders that have weighed in on the solution so far the president of the german chambers of industry and commerce. said this was a positive signal. he points out that there are about one point six million jobs that needs filling and yes you need to make sure that you lift all the domestic potential that there is but easing and easing immigration and having managed immigration a right step and you hear the same kind of comment from the person representing the trades here at the highest level in germany only spots in frankfurt thank you very

much. the head of the european stability mechanism said greece will be monitored more closely than other countries that have emerged from rescue programs in an interview with the german weekly dash spiegel weakling asserted the eurozone crisis is over as greece prepares for the official end of its bailout program on monday but people in greece have seen little benefit in fact many are much worse off than ever before one in five are still unemployed and a slight economic growth is little comfort for those who saw their pensions shrink to a minimum. fens in august while there's been much talk of an economic recovery there's not much of it to be seen on the streets then you make us crisis is far from over there are a lot of cuts and a lot of difficult years ahead for us to kick up dust and the situation hasn't improved and it won't change any time soon. i'll call mine it was hard but i were

struggling to live on this family business has been here for forty years giving up is not an option for n.p.r. not his job here he changed his business successfully joined the crisis from selling luxury do place to cut to size form robert like many business people he feels burdened by taxes and demands a long term strategy from the government he's committed to continue we have to reduce our taxes and we have to. thank you for the economy over taxation as one of the obstacles that hampers investment both domestic and foreign there is little optimism of the german society for trade and investment we forms are still missing or not implemented that's. a landmine to hear. the problems remain the same sprawling bureaucracy it's a lengthy procedures unclear interpretation of the laws it is what it is an

investor however need security security to plan when it comes for example to tax issues or financial issues and that is still not guaranteed in greece. it won't does is in money off me given that it takes courageous underbred yours with a bit of as a parent's gotten as deals sit around us the german greek to go over the brewery from the burberry in new haven point seven years ago and has been brewing his own greek beer ever since he is proud that he manages to stand up against foreign brands on the market. meanwhile greek beers are becoming popular and make up the majority of the products that are now being sold. creative marketing new product lines from premium pills to like some of the success of the brewery rests on different pillars research and quality control all part of it and an export department still obstacles that has capital controls but there is hope that the

market will become more flexible. we believe that the opening of the market which was a closed market before one that was monopolized is now a chance for greece to introduce our own products which bar owners can add to their shelves. d.n. tristen domestic product is growing while investors from abroad are still hesitating the greeks are starting to take matters into their own hands. we have business behind now and fans have been paying tribute to soul legend aretha franklin who died on thursday at age seventy six from pancreatic cancer her distinctive voice captured the heartbreak in determination of millions around the world she also broke through barriers with power and fans demanding racial and gender equality here's a look at how fans are remembering the queen of soul. you. mean

. this is the aretha so many of her fans remember setting things right when she's been done wrong. from the sidewalk outside her father's church in detroit's. nick to the apollo theater in new york to the hollywood walk of fame in los angeles an outpouring of love for a music icon. she was our queen and made the cut of that is there was no break oh yes p.c.t. . everything that her music awards her advocacy have always been on the front of her songs to be that power like that confidence to step out in the world.

she was the first ever woman inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame credit where credit was due flowed in on social media from politicians and her musical peers. british singer elton john tweeting this she sang and played magnificently and we all wept we were witnessing the greatest soul artist of all time. this from fellow american singer diana ross and sitting in prayer for the wonderful golden spirit of a wreath of franklin. former president barack obama also paying tribute and her voice we can feel our history all of it and in every shape our power and our paying our darkness and our light our quest for redemption and our. hard won respect.

this father said she would sing for chang's. and she also sang for president. obama. on. my current u.s. president also paid his respects to the queen of soul she was given a great gift from god her voice and she used it well people loved aretha she's special woman. a diva divine with a voice for the ages. and

before we go out a reminder of the top story we're following for you at this hour thousands of people have paid their respects to former indian prime minister atal bihari vajpayee who was honored with a full state funeral as body was then. one of the country's most popular leaders bunch by he died on thursday at the age of ninety three. to watch when you know a news from berlin more coming at the top of the hour don't forget you can stay up to date on easily dot com flicks.

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