this is d.w. news live from berlin at least four people are reported dead in a shooting in florida this of the shots ring out in a restaurant hosting a video game tournaments police say the gunman died at the scene and that there are no other suspects also coming out here and. a warning from angola match il democratic institutions must be respected in an interview the german chancellor says democracy is more than just a majority vote and is incomplete if independent courts and a free press aren't upheld we'll bring you analysis. and pope francis wraps up

his visit to ireland with a huge open air mass this after the pontiff asks for forgiveness for the catholic church over its sexual abuse scandals but his critics say words on enough money. in the bundesliga the big sunday clash we tried to of buying munich's main challenges for the title bruce you don't find an rb like fish will have that and more from the german top flight. thank you for joining us media in the u.s. state of florida say four people have been killed and around ten wounded in a mass shooting at a video game tunnel meant to central jacksonville police say the sole suspect was killed at the scene the moment in which the shooting began was live streamed on. to

those watching the thomas video games being played. the terrifying moments of florida venue was rocked by gunfire during a live stream of the video game. multiple fatalities were reported at the scene of the shooting at the jacksonville landing a busy riverside complex full of shops and restaurants the jacksonville sheriff's office later confirmed a lone suspect died the police cordoned off a three block radius local media spoke to shocked onlookers as they were hastily cleared from the area. running with. someone running with a gun. with the shooting when he was running through the park. the organizers of the gaming

events described the shooting as a horrible situation and tweeted that they were working closely with the oath or it is. jacksonville becomes another on the list of u.s. communities to be affected by gun violence. german chancellor angela merkel has warned against damaging fundamental democratic institutions such as a free press and an independent judiciary she made the comments in a wide ranging interview with a german public broadcaster that also touched on climate issues and foreign policy when asked about relations with the u.s. she reiterated comments she's made in the past that germany needs to take on more responsibility and for stronger european alliances including in matters pertaining to me its military. for some analysis on the german chancellor's interview i'm now joined in the studio by correspondent kate brady kate it's good to have you here so i want to begin first by listening to just a little bit of what the chancellor said about democracy during that interview and

we'll get back to the. democracy is more than just someone winning majority democracy also means protecting minorities freedom of the press the ability to assemble freely and independent courts. if the then does it was indeed dependents of the country's institutions is no longer preserved the democracy itself is no longer complete. so kate back to the chancellor very much stressing the need to uphold democratic principles why is this coming up now well this really has come off the back of the few recent events of course when it comes to upholding respect in the decisions made by independent institutions that's come off several deportations which have taken place recently despite administrative courts ruling that those deportation shouldn't in fact take place and so there is still a debate going on as to how these mistakes can be avoided in the future in germany

at the moment and then at the same time you have this question about the freedom of press here in germany and that came of the back of again another ongoing debate after a t.v. crew was actually questioned by police when they were filming at a far right rally and it turned out that of course the media outlet wasn't in fact breaking any laws so it was merkel reiterated this again saying that a polling. individual independence of these institutions of the freedom of the press is really an integra part of making sure that democracy is also upheld in germany something else that also came off which i thought was interesting she was asked whether she still views herself as a climate chancellor has to live up to that title. it's questionable whether she ever lived up to that title but it's no secret the german government has already said that it's not going to meet its twenty twenty climate goals germany has already received some warnings from the e.u.

over air quality and pollution in germany but it seems maybe this heat wave that we've had here in germany like many parts of europe this summer could now be a wake up call that germany's now experiencing firsthand the effects of climate change with drought and forest fires and also bad harvests crumble in infrastructure so there's this heat wave could now be that wake up call for handling climate change in germany another thing that's heating up is the conversation we've been my kills governing coalition about pension reform which also featured very heavily in this interview obviously it's not the first coalition dispute that we're seeing in recent days can this can these two. somehow end up on the same page at the same voice when it was always going to be difficult it took a good six months for this coalition to even come about and it was social issues such like this with pensions and social welfare work laws that really

made the two sides struggle in coming together and forging that coalition earlier in the gear so it is going that way are likely to see more disputes like this coming over the next legislative period that we're currently in of course way especially when it comes to social issues that are always going to be miles apart when it comes to conservatives and the social democrats particularly right now when both sides of this coalition are also trying to reinvent themselves already for the next election in twenty twenty one kid brady thank you for your analysis. pope francis has said mass to a huge crowd in dublin on the last day of his visit to ireland he repeated his faithful forgiveness for the catholic church which has been rocked by a series of sex abuse scandals he said it had to take firm and decisive action in the pursuit of truth and justice.

we ask for forgiveness pope francis said it again and again as he celebrated mass before half a million people in dublin. we asked for forgiveness for the abuses in ireland the abuse of power of conscience and the sexual abuse by church of physicians in positions of responsibility legalese yes. it was the biggest event in ireland since the last papal visit nearly forty years ago a collective celebration for one overshadowed by the sex abuse scandals rocking the catholic church in ireland and the around the world. earlier the mood was somber the survivors remembered victims of clerical abuse hundreds of them children. eight survivors met the pope. everyone spoke very very frankly and very clearly with great care and she. got the answers they wanted. i didn't

them some questions and i was disappointed in the answers but at least i was there and i got the opportunity to put them to him face to face of the protesters dismissed the pope's words of regret it was an empty apology it's not good enough and what we want is criminal prosecutions apologies don't really go far enough and doing secret ability people need to answer questions that he stands up responsible for their actions the pope's visit to be remembered for his outspoken frankness his critics a decisive follower faction is needed before the church is battered reputation can be restored. time now for some of the other stories making news around the world the head of the so-called islamic state in afghanistan has been killed in an air strike authorities say a joint ground and air operation by afghan and foreign forces in eastern nangarhar province killed at hobby and ten other i.

was president has called on the country to unite and. made the appeal during his inauguration ceremony which came just a day after a court upheld his narrow election victory the result has been disputed rather had been disputed by the main opposition party now faces the daunting task of rebuilding the average to. german turkish journalist mess that he told who has returned to germany after being jailed in turkey for seven months on terror related charges should vowed to continue fighting for colleagues in prison into his crackdown after a failed coup two years ago told who was freed last december but not allowed to leave the country until now. u.s. playwright neil simon has died at the age of ninety one in. the tony award winner was one of broadway's most prolific and popular writers his hits include the odd

couple sunshine boys and barefoot in the park much of his work focused on the everyday struggles of the middle class. a memorial service will be held for john mccain next saturday this is what his office has announced the u.s. senate and former presidential candidate will be laid to rest the following day know mccain died saturday at the age of eighty one following a battle with cancer. the flag flies half staff over the white house for a man who dreamt of occupying the nation's highest office. born into a family of navy admirals john mccain served in the vietnam war as a navy pilot when his plane was shot down over one noir one thousand nine hundred sixty seven he became a prisoner of war enduring five and a half years of torture and captivity. he entered politics after his release and went on to be the senator of arizona for

more than thirty years the republican also made two failed bits for president in two thousand and two thousand and eight he was known as a man of integrity and willing to stick to his convictions rather than toe the political line tributes are coming in from both sides of the political aisle. i'll be honest i'm a democrat but i love it. i don't know i just always he's caring. he listen to us and i just have always had a high respect for him and just deeply saddened i heard about it and immediately started crying just thinking about what a man of integrity and just cared so much for his country in vietnam he's remembered for his efforts to build peace post war but it's a sob day and i send my condolences to his family he was among those americans who supported vietnam the most in normalizing relations with the u.s.

he also fought for peace in many countries including vietnam. for. mccain will be buried at the u.s. naval academy cemetery in maryland the final resting place for a man who fought for america and its people. right in formula one racing fair i was sebastian fettle put on a fantastic display at the belgian grand prix to finish top of the podium and trim lewis hamilton's lead in the standings just seventeen points but fattal wasn't the only german making the headlines in belgium. just seconds after the start and with lewis hamilton and sebastian fattal having already cleared the corner there was drama inspired by. the culprit was nico hurting back in the yellow or red no the crash propelled mclaren's fernando alonso through the year and

on to charlotte lyrics so. the drive is made out unscathed thanks to the halo cockpit system which has only been used in the sport since the beginning of the season the race was over for them but not for hamilton in pencil who put on quite the fight to the finish the german stronger motive for the difference though as he took the win it was pencils victory this season. and here's a reminder of the top story that we're following for you in the u.s. state of florida say at least four people have been killed and around ten wounded in a shooting at a video game town of mental central jacksonville police say the sole suspect died at the scene. and some good news for football fans a full blown to see guy is back in action after a long summer break and v.w. is obviously the place for the best coverage of the german top flight join public for the idea that his guests on our show the bundesliga and there they will be

discussing by i mean it's a good start in the office of the debating who their chief rivals will be and that's all coming up after a very short break. this is news coming to you live from berlin and we do have more coming at the top of the hour i'm eager combining thank you for joining us. from. earth. home. of species. of home we're seeing. here those are big changes and most start with small steps global interiors tell stories of communities people and innovative projects around the world. news that the current used to solutions and resource to show. community interest.