this is day eight of the news live from berlin under fire in western germany a wildfire spotted weeks ago by military test is now menacing several towns where the flames are threatening thousands of people jim defense officials are facing a storm of criticism will go to live to the side of the blaze also coming out. and all financial clout in ways

a while as allegations about china's internment of muslim minorities grow comports emerged the state is tearing we get children away from their parents too. and in the bundesliga shellcode looking to get their season on track after a disastrous stuff all they need is a win against the mighty by any. armor decorous has welcome to the program fire fighters in northwestern germany are struggling to contain a blaze in the region near the dutch border the fire was funks nearly three weeks ago by military rocket tests german defense minister a bundle on has apologized on behalf of the country's military she's in the region today to survey the damage local officials are considering a vacuum adding some one thousand people from several villages near the town of method. in the elms land region in northwestern germany the wind has shifted and is

getting stronger and so could the remaining blazes the area affected is an army training site near the city of mecca and it totals eight hundred hectares one thousand three hundred emergency personnel are working hard to contain the blaze to be on the safe side nearby residents were told to prepare for a possible evacuation this year humvee we didn't have flying sparks yet so far we've been getting off lightly over that song before and i hope it stays this way we don't want to evacuate and we also don't want to see houses burning was on the wildfire was triggered by german army rocket test in the beginning of september the german military has been subject to fierce criticism for not dealing with the fire immediately there are also doubts whether the rocket test was performed correctly. on friday defense minister whose laffan deadline apologized to citizens affected by

the blaze given didn't we will find the causes of the fire especially regarding the question rather regulations were not observed or misinterpreted there will be an investigation and the results are of course going to be published question to. the defense minister is visiting the area today federal prosecutors have launched an investigation into negligent also and they've already searched the test site and have confiscated documents. well they doubly a correspondent on a regular is in the town of methane where the emergency response is being coordinated done a fire as we just heard was sparked by army testing rockets i mean how could something like this even happen. well this is the question everyone is now asking rebecca and this is also why the public prosecutor's office in the nearby city of my book has opened an investigation of potential negligent arson the german defense minister ursula lyon as we've heard is visiting the area right now as we

speak and she will definitely be asked to give some answers as her how come to put in despair the german military under her leadership is able to commit such mistakes or is to be responsible for such incidents without the ability to properly take care of that so a lot of difficult questions coming from the residents of this area and local authorities but solutions and answers yet to be given. just give us a sense of the scale of this. i mean is it under control of authorities got it under control well we're now talking about roughly eight hundred hectares of more land being burned just to give you some proportion this is roughly one thousand football fields now the fire is under control in the sense that it's no longer spreading any further however it's also far from being over what we know is that or the key word everyone is talking about at the moment is the weather yesterday this area saw some thunderstorms and contrary to what people may think

the rain is definitely not enough to extinguish the fire and the strong winds coming with this storm are potentially or potential to reignite fires in other areas so again remains to be seen just exactly how this thing will be extinguished under control yes but say not yet and you've been speaking to some local residents there how they reacting to this file. yes yes exactly well they are i guess understandably very angry they're asking two main questions first what we're all talking about is harm how come how is this possible that such an exercise was even approved under such dry conditions and hot weather the germany seeing in the past few weeks even months but more importantly how could this be that the bundeswehr the german military has more than enough abilities and means to

start such fire but seemingly not enough ways to handle it i was talking earlier to a health representative from the city of methane here and he told me that health wise pollution wise it doesn't seem likely that an evacuation would take place but many residents here told me to do through the thick air and this such a bad smell that their experience some of them experiencing some of them even have children with asthma they are actually considering to go away to evacuate themselves regardless of whether or not an official request or official order is given. done a reggae of in the town germantown of weapon thank you. in iran at least eight people are dead and twenty others injured after a gunman opened fire at a military parade it happened in the city of near iran's border with iraq during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the start of the iran iraq war in the one nine hundred eighty s. state media is reporting that dignitaries and spectators were amongst those targeted iran's revolutionary guard is reportedly blamed quote terrorist group

affiliated with saudi arabia but no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. and german chancellor angela merkel is holding talks with her coalition partners to try to avert a political crisis it centers on the decision to remove mohsen as head of the country's domestic intelligence agency he was forced out of the house after he made controversial comments about violence in the eastern german city of chemists last month but his promotion to a higher paid job in the interior ministry has particularly angled angered merkel's coalition partners the social democrats. and is to china now where up to a million muslims have been sent to so-called reeducation camps in the last year there are reportedly dozens of camps and province where mostly members of the weak and muslim minority thought to be held for political indoctrination china has

defended the camps as part of a vital security move germany and france have called for the closure. now you evidence suggests we get children being detained and sent to state run orphanages far away from their parents human rights groups say it's an attempt to dissolve the identity and culture of a proud ethnic minority. with its music and cost to income taxes. can the garden seems like just another place for kids to have fun but the barbed wire and bata keating betray its real purpose as a de facto prison for. among those believed to be inside are the children of we go in muslim mary pat have a deal mohammad and abdullah. from clothing to food it's all chinese they're indoctrinating them with chinese culture and chinese customs always sell their bacon there no living in turkey all but one of mera pets children were

taken away while she was abroad caring for her sex father. i wanted them to grow up with me i feel horrible. there isn't a day that goes by where i don't cry or. state security are always on high alert and she and jang province home to china as we go community. are people rocked by passion and prone to protest. we were and it is where the government is accused of a brutal crackdown that has seen more than one million muslim center indoctrination camps like this one since last year. official response is deep in the language of antiterrorism. she injunction the measures are intended to promote stability development harmony and people's livelihoods and at the same time strike

against ethnic separatist and terrorist opposition movements. back in turkey hard words for grieving mothers like mary pat but faith and family help. i. think. if god gave me another chance to speak to my children i would say. i'm so sorry my children all of. a systematic separation of periods and children that is still fears that. is on a campaign to raise identity one we're child at a time. and now to some other stories making news around the world pope francis says touchdown in lithuania as he makes the first papal visit to the balkan states in twenty five years he was greeted upon arrival by the country's president. there

he'll celebrate mass and then visit a former soviet k.g.b. prison where many were murdered or sentenced to hard labor. u.s. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein has denied a new york times report he discussed invoking a constitutional clause to oust u.s. president donald trump the allegations against against rosenstein could add fuel to trump's longstanding claims that his lord for some agencies are biased against him . in mexico at least three people have died in severe flooding in the country's north west several more missing federal officials have declared a state of emergency if a large parts of the state of sinaloa. but i made history of this year as the first kid in film to be shown at the khan film festival now kenya's high court has overturned a ban on refeed keep a film that explores lesbian ism the decision came after the film's directors serve

the government not just to allow it to be screened in kenya but also to make it eligible for a potential oscar nomination. just to be and. it's a story about the love that grows between two young women and the pressures they face from both family and society in a country we're going to sexuality is punishable by up to fourteen years in prison . screenings of rifi key which means framed in swahili had been banned by kenya's film board back in april over what it called its clear intent to promote lesbian ism contrary to the law. the high court has no changed all that that this travesty did not begin with if. this is a forget the group. including the court. well this is what legally. why do we really want for at this creativity is this class to stop

this question even when it gets to be. six ready to. ny or if he can be screened for just seven days which means it meets the oscars criteria for a best foreign language film nomination to be eligible a film must have been shown in the country submitting it. after making history in cannes the cast could be hitting the red carpet to get in february this time in holy words. and it's to suck up now where bundesliga match day for continues when the runners up of the previous season play the champions as shell could take home by munich by and have won all their games so far and help the table as usual shellcode on the other hand have had a catastrophic start to the campaign now they need to deliver against the mighty bavarians. coach dramatically to desk go has a lot to discuss with his squad

a poor start to the season has resulted in last year's runners up sitting second from bottom in the table in their debut champions league march the royal blues could only manage a draw but a disco remains upbeat and easy to it so we're dealing with the situation and the guys are very prepared very focused and we realise we're in a tricky situation with the team knows they can't give just ninety eight percent it's not enough against any opponent they need to give one hundred percent child his performances have been less than impressive their attack lacked ideas their defense was shaky but to just go believes tactically they're sound and the squad it just needs to make some small adjustments. angst lost fear and pressure shouldn't weigh us down we're looking forward to the game against byron in front of the crowd at times. munich travel together on the back of a champions league victory if childcare loses yet again the home fans may grow angry and you know it's

a waste of energy to think about things you can't influence at the end of every training session every single day and after each game the coach and players need to look at themselves in the mirror you know we need to say we have done everything we can and we have the feeling that we have. the aim is to beat barnes but it may be a tall order the last time shall come on it's the victory against the current champions on home turf it was almost eighty years ago. you know what's. coming at the top of the hour thanks for joining me. here is what's coming up for the bundesliga plenty to talk about here. is the take a look a little back for the taper of course. it is legal every weekend here on w.