out of darkness cities after war. starts september second on g.w. . this is deja vu news live from berlin violent clashes between far right and leftist demonstrators in the german city of chemist's several people are injured in a second day of on breast triggered by the fatal stabbing of a german man over the weekend which was linked to an iraqi and a syrian the german government warns it won't tolerate vigilante justice. also coming up our killer robots the future of warfare experts from around the world are

meeting at switzerland to discuss how they deal with weapon systems that can fight wars and kill with no human intervention. and could cannabis cultivation be the answer for levanon struggling economy the government wants to legalize the country's florsheim production but the move is controversial we talk to farmers growing the drug and lovenox and they got value. i'm sumi so much going to good to have you with us the german city of cabinets gripped by violence for a second day with leftist and far right demonstrators clashing on monday evening several people were injured the unrest was sparked by the fatal stabbing of a german man but it has been fueled by longstanding tensions over immigration that has polarized german politics.

a second day of tension in the city formally known as calm upstart rightwing protesters rallied beneath a bust of the father of communism. but their message was typical of the contemporary far right. to the boat yard was quite the journey for the germans they shout foreigners out. was all it was was. and the journalists got to. know. that the press they chanted the german version of fake news. was that angle followed the lethal stabbing of a german man on sunday during the city's annual street festival. the killing was attributed to two young men one from iraq one from syria clashes with left wing counter protesters on monday resulted in injuries to at least six people with

overwhelmed police having to draft in reinforcements from out of town chap even deaths i saw huge groups of people with a racist mindset it was a right wing mob they were roaming around freely in the city center they were chasing migrants here with too little police presence if they took over the city would have been dispatched i know met this government spokesperson stephens i but said the events of candidates have no place in a democratic society zoisite says we do not accept marauding riots like these nor the hounding of people who look different all come from somewhere else no attempts to spread hate on the streets hidden by god god god god god have started to get out of our city far right supporters chance in this video shed on twitter after the weekend's violence but as they protested counter-demonstrators were determined to send a very different message. threats printed abuse correspondent charlotte shall

some pelshe is following the story for us from cam that's how charlotte you were at these protests yesterday was it as intense as the previous day. tensions were incredibly high in simi last night now what really must be made clear is that these protesters were facing off just meters from each other right behind me were hundreds of demonstrators and across the street just in front of me hundreds if the count of protesters in the middle riot police would toss with trying to keep the two sides apart so now when the far right protesters started them march through the city that's when the violence started to break out there was stuff falls here stones was thrown from both sides there were fireworks thrown a number of people places that were injured again on both sides this really was more violence here in this city. you mentioned riot police charlotte and authorities were criticized for

a lack of presence there on the streets on sunday how did you experience security last night. yeah the police came under a lot of criticism on sunday for failing to predict exactly how this crisis would escalate in the end they had to bring in additional police officers from around the area of course they wanted to be more prepared for the protests yesterday there were a huge number of police on the street we could see them in the water cannons as well as far as we're aware they want to put. it to terence police which we sing very actively keeping everybody informed whether danger what exactly was going on but again there has been some criticism that it just wasn't enough to counter the many hundreds of people who were on the streets here last night in fact there was a moment when. somebody managed to come up to this area where the press is standing now it's being reported on a lot at the moment is not exactly clear what happened but this person was able to

get up to this press area this balcony where we're standing cause a great deal of concern at that moment in time just some way to showing that police didn't appear to have everything totally under control these are such dramatic scenes right in the center of the city you spoke to some locals what have they been telling you. well number of counter protesters that we spoke to said that they wanted to make clear that the message that has been going around the world from these images of far right protest is not a message that they want to come from this town they say that they need it to be clear that again is the place where migrants and refugees are well of course a huge number of people from both sides bussed in to take part in this protest but far right processes as well have been trying to make clear that these are just local concerned citizens many of them concerned that this murder took place overnight on saturday into sunday in this city and they want to show their concern

by coming out into the streets. reporting for us from cemex charlotte thank you very much. now some other stories making headlines around the world u.s. president donald trump and german chancellor angela merkel have agreed in a phone call to seek to improve trade between the u.s. and the european union the white house of the two leaders strongly supported ongoing discussions between washington and brussels to remove barriers to a deeper trading relationship. now the white house flag has been lowered for a second time in respect for the late senator john mccain a sharp critic of president trump some national politicians and people in the state of arizona which mccain represented have complained that the flag could not remain at half mast for long enough. united nations investigators have released a damning report on me and mars military calling for the prosecution of its commanders for crimes against humanity they say the military orchestrated

a campaign against the country's will hinge on muslims with quote genocidal intent mean mars a brutal crackdown against were injured began a year ago prompting some seven hundred thousand to flee. government experts from around the world are meeting in geneva to discuss the future of so-called autonomous weapons systems also dubbed killer robots these systems can operate and kill without human guidance critics are calling for these controversial weapons to be banned. germany's armed forces already make use of semi autonomous weapons base add offenses to can seek out targets on its own. for now soldiers still have to give the order to fire but fully autonomous weapons are being developed they can select and attack targets without humans at the controls. the highly controversial supporters say that new weapons are needed in modern warfare and will help people make ethically responsible decisions. warfare is becoming so fast right now

that human beings are not capable of making intelligent decisions like they could in the past shouldn't have voiced concerns that autonomous weapons could diminish human responsibility in war we don't want to have happen is robotic system isn't out there causes some kind of mass casualty event and we know humans have all. these activists in berlin are protesting against autonomous weapons they want the german government to campaign for them to be banned worldwide. what's dangerous about artificial intelligence and robotics is that they're altogether removed from human decision making about good and evil about what's useful for people and what's not about a concrete situation human intelligence is still required for that. an international ban on autonomous weapons systems would only be possible with the

unanimous support of the united nations but with the u.s. and russia both opposed that's highly unlikely. and we have robert frost with us in an expert on international humanitarian law at the european university the adreno and we should say robert you're also focusing on the thomas weapons systems how problematic those weapons are very emotional and they raise several questions from a legal and from an ethical perspective. for example from a legal perspective they raise very fundamental questions very abstract questions in addition to very specific questions that regard specific circumstances of a specific case and one of the ethical problems the ethical problem is basically can we as a society live with a machine taken a decision to kill a fellow human being that's basically it can we do you think the system should be banned from a legal perspective i would say the last probably sufficient from an ethical

standpoint i have not made up my mind yet i have to admit because those weapons are very mysterious to they do not exist yet and whether or not they can really be an artificial intelligence a form of a different artificial intelligence that takes that decision is something that i cannot assess i'll be really talking about killer robots here because there are weapons systems that already do have some autonomous functions aren't there i would agree and i would differentiate between automated and autonomous weapons or functions automated systems meaning they have a certain function that follows a predetermined process and result in a predictable result for example starting in lending those weapon system exists and then there are autonomous should be or supposed to be autonomous weapons systems that are not following a predetermined process taken a decision on their own with no human guidance exactly and with no predictability

and that's a problem and those systems autonomous systems that take a kill decision do not exist yet others do exist but those do not exist yet let's talk about you said specific cases what are we imagining here robots on the battlefield. and deaths precisely the point may be they are systems for example the iron dome innisfail which takes an automated decision to shoot down a missile fired at israel those systems exist they have very sophisticated but whether or not they're really killer robots roaming the battlefield remains to be seen are they sophisticated enough to determine what is really a threat yes they are so you don't see a problem there in perhaps not being able to terminate who is a civilian who is a threat i don't see the problem cause they're rather defense if they don't rockets fired at israel and. there are the risk is minimal i would say and just very briefly what role do you think international law has to play international law sets of rules that guy those systems already whether on not there should be specific

rules a specific ban on those weapons is a political decision and but international role can play a very important role robert far from the european university the adreno thank you so much for joining us with your insights today thank you. to iran now where u.s. sanctions are crippling the country's economy president trump imposed the punitive measures in may accusing tehran of violating a nuclear disarmament deal struck in two thousand and fifteen since then the reaal has lost half of its value causing inflation and unemployment to soar iran is now turning to the un's highest court in a desperate attempt to force the u.s. to lift those sanctions. enough is enough that's the message from the iranian delegation at the international court of justice in the hague. they're hoping to convince the fifteen judges to declare the u.s. sanctions unlawful iran's legal team called washington's punitive tariffs and they

could economic aggression. that group is not exaggerated disapprove. of who calls mogs to the dole. that you know obviously shamefully served. after the u.s. sanctions come true for fools. really bottom. line. tehran alleges that the sanctions breach and nine hundred fifty five bilateral agreement between the us and iran originally the two countries signed the so-called friendship treaty to regulate and promote economic and consular ties but there's little friendship left to speak of washington harps the sanctions would temper iran's growing influence in the region and there are signs that they are taking their toll the iranian currency has been in free fall international companies are

pulling out of the country and exports such as the carpet industry are in decline. antique rug exports were mostly to america with the sanctions this is now limited. to me. but many iranians have long since stopped laying the blame exclusively on the west. because our problems are caused by america israel or any other country we've done this to ourselves unfortunately those who are in power do not want to accept this. the sanctions are certainly putting pressure on the iranian government last weekend the parliament voted to fire the country's finance minister amid widespread public anger over the state of the economy now tehran is hoping to find new allies in the judges in a headache. staying in the region and lebanon is looking to boost its struggling economy by legalising the growing of cannabis for medical purposes now cultivation

is currently illegal in lebanon but the industry is thought to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars each year are forgers visited the village of the big valleys where cannabis has been openly grown for decades but as they discovered the locals are skeptical of the government's intentions. for. the fields of his family's cannabis farm and have been an alley he helps out here from time to time alleys not his real name he's nineteen he says cultivating cannabis isn't a choice for many of the farmers here they go into this line of business because the state hasn't provided them with jobs. for young men like me or any farmer who wants to feed his children or any young man who has dreams to build a house get married and start a family or there's nothing else to do but plant cannabis and live off it.

his hometown and is located in the impoverished baalbeck hemel district. for decades cannabis has been grown here illegally. lebanon is one of the world's top five producers of cannabis resin otherwise known as hashish. alley his arm to myself the cannabis trade has been to since the syrian war broke out in two thousand and eleven as lebanese authorities have shifted their attention to other security concerns and he's worried the military might suddenly show up again and destroy the crops something they did for decades. i personally about take up arms if they want to fight my life i heard if they come here with takes to destroy the crops that the people will rise up with their weapons that's how they would react if i had to travel. the lebanese government is now looking to legalize cannabis craythur medical purposes in an effort to boost its cash strapped economy but not

everyone here supports those plans. and i'm against legalization if it means the state will be supervising the process and i don't want farmers to give the crops to the state and then the state to sell it on to manufacturing companies we are probably legalization only if the farmers have a direct relationship with the manufacturing companies. in twenty twelve authorities promised farmers here compensation for destroying their crops but sharif says the money never came he says up to eighty percent of the people here depend on cannabis cultivation to survive. without having him on book planting kind of as a now here is a consequence and not a direct action because the state neglected us and our area in general so most of the farmers resorted to cannabis because that was the only thing that guaranteed a return to them in the. farmers also say that cannabis is the only crop that can withstand the harsh climate of the bekaa valley. in

beirut we need. his progressive socialist party is one of the supporters of big guys ation. he says the law would be a first step towards rebuilding the trust between foam is and the state's know how we're trying to create a public institution that would manage the other stream similar to how the tobacco industry is managed for lebanon manufactures and cultivates tobacco bases are keeping a lot of people on their land and has provided them with a decent living. is a huge. figure mentors not said when the little might come into force that back in time is running out for ali he will soon graduate from school he says he might become a full time cannabis if he can't find alternatives. kristof is here with business news now and chris have two big players getting together to plot the future of driving cars through big players and did so mean toyota says it's set to invest

around half a billion dollars in write hailing service it's part of a deal to work together on mass producing self driving vehicles the japanese car giant says technology from the two companies will be used in building hundreds of special toyota vehicles that will use ride sharing platform this afternoon were announced it would expand into bike sharing the latest deal now values were at around seventy two billion dollars it is the world's most valuable startup. now in times the months long negotiations seem to be advancing at glacial speed but now the trumpet ministration and mexico have reached a preliminary deal to replace the north american free trade agreement the deal so far known as nafta had drawn harsh criticism by the u.s. president calling it a job killer with much of the details still need to be hammered out to the u.s. president already promised that it will help manufacturers and farmers on both sides of the border. donald trump welcomed the overhaul of the twenty four year

trade pact as he suggested a new name for it if canada is not included. this has to do they used to call it that they were going to call it the united states mexico trade agreement it will get rid of the name nafta has a bad connotation because united states was hurt very badly by now that for many years and now it's a really good deal for both countries. u.s. negotiators were pushing for a sunset clause requiring renewal of the deal every five years but the mexican side succeeded in adding a clause that would give it a sixteen year lifespan with the review every six years the two countries also agreed that seventy five percent of a product must be made in the u.s. or mexico to receive tax free status trumps that a trilateral deal with canada is still. possible but it's likely that ottawa will have to agree to new terms on the automotive sector he has put the car industry at

the heart of his drive to overhaul the trade pact will start negotiating with canada relatively soon they want to start they want to negotiate very badly. but one way or the other we have a deal with it will either be a tariff and cars will be a negotiated deal. and frankly a tariff and course is a much easier way to go but perhaps together would be much better for canada and we're looking to help you know we're looking to help our neighbors to that we can help our neighbors that's a good thing that. the us mexico and canada do more than a trillion dollars in trade between them annually so all three countries are hoping to finalize a deal while markets in new york are responding positively to the deal as in stocks are also up this morning the w.c.s. quarter says they'll be watching closely to what happens next with canada. well some people call it a bluff that we're seeing from u.s. president that the intention is not bilateral but to try to real deal and that he

tries to put some pressure on canada to join this agreement canada's foreign minister is cutting a trip short to europe she is expected to be in washington on a huge day and then a new deal. should be done by friday that that least what we're hearing from the white house if that's realistic or not remains to be seen but that's probably the plan to still have some kind of nafta growing just with a different name and slight changes when it comes to the details. poured in from new york there by italy's finance ministers in china he's denied media reports that he's trying to find new buyers for italian debt nevertheless italy is one of europe's most indebted countries owing more than one hundred and thirty percent of gross domestic product and that could increase sharply if italy's new populist government gets its way it plans to boost spending on social programs while slashing taxes that has left investors fearing it will be able to service its debt

many are now shedding italian bonds that's why italy could be turning to other countries for help u.s. president trump also reportedly said washington would help italy by buying its bonds. and for some more insight i'm joined by mark as well in the studio is a senior economist from the university of gallon in switzerland marcus good to have you on the program italy has a massive debt issue the country's government is at loggerheads with much of europe with many of the e.u. institutions are china the u.s. and possibly russia suitable partners to help italy with its debt problem well let's go beyond the question whether that's a good investment strategy to all but if you as you mentioned these three countries there's three different places i mean the u.s. i think is just. disease the rhetoric stupid to trump tweets again him and he can't buy you tell you interest what does he want to take you know u.s. taxpayers money he could order the fed so that's that's the nonsense tweet china

and russia on the other hand of course other players because they could order their central banks to buy interest and they would obviously find the find an inroad into the european union divide the european union and find a hump to to play a bigger role in europe so how likely is it that china will be holding its high and that's i can't tell you it's an option but i could see the european union the european central bank and other european institutions to look very carefully if someone else other than european institutions and the i.m.f. of course would it should and could help italy if need be now the european central bank is putting extra pressure on italy up until recently it was the only net buyer of italian debt and is now dialing back its bond purchasing program. that's one of the big risks for italy that's one of the unsolved problems and that could lead us

if the situation gets more dramatically into another greek plus or. ten times bigger greek situation of course now with the government at the helm that insists on more spending despite this mountain of debt is sitting out how much of a risk how big is the risk all of this behavior poses a threat to the rest of europe. there is a risk it's an increasing risk with good new government because it's the left and right wing and populistic and it doesn't have a solid economic investment strategy so the risk is there but the european institutions a much more and much better prepared for it today and they used to be seven years ago when we ran into the greek crisis so that's the hope in the entire situation and markets briefly over one hundred and thirty percent of gross domestic product that's the amount of that italy is sitting on what's the way out of here. you know on one hand increase g.d.p. gross which italy doesn't do or cutting costs that's the only way out mark as well

senior economist of the university of san cal and switzerland joining us in studio this morning marcus thank you so much for insight. and a reminder of the top stories we're following for you here on d w several people are injured after far right and left wing protesters clashed in the eastern german city of chemists on monday was the second day of unrest triggered by the stabbing death of a german man in an incident involving migrants and government experts from around the world are meeting in geneva to discuss the future of autonomous weapons systems also known as killer robots they can operate and kill without human guidance critics are calling for a ban. you're watching b.w.c. coming to you live from orlando more news coming at the top of the hour and don't forget you can get all the his news and information are all the clock on our web site that's t w dot com thanks for watching.

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