play. business do w. news live from berlin pope francis kicks off his visit to the baltic states was a song tribute to victims of oppression in the twentieth some one hundred thousand people were on hand as france is honoring those who suffered under the soviets and the nazis will get an update from our correspondent in builders also coming up the fate of germany's embattled job as dick intelligence chief threatens to bring the german government to a standstill the pressure to resolve the impasse proved too much for chancellor

merkel and her country's prime charlton governing coalition. and in the bundesliga the away fans were in a party mood investigation they might have been miles from the area in front of the fire munich celebrated the start about tobar fans for the constable would add a little a shot that the world take a look at the best of the action. welcome to the program by marrying evans dean. pope francis has paid tribute to lithuanians who suffered during soviet a nazi occupations a short time ago he laid a wreath at the monument of the vilna ghetto where the country's jewish population was almost wiped out seventy five years ago during the nazi occupation pope francis's on a tour of the baltic states as the three nations mark

a century since winning independence from russia after world war one. at a mass earlier today francis urged residents of the baltics to draw on their past experience to speak up for tolerance in europe. piccoli. smallest the poorest in our mates whom we should welcome a hundred years after our word independence who is it that has nothing to give us to make our efforts and our sacrifices worth while perhaps it is the ethnic minorities in our city or the jobless who have to immigrate maybe it is the elderly and the lonely are those young people who find no meaning in life because they have lost their roots. well so far in this tour pope francis has heard little or nothing regarding the catholic church sex abuse scandals but here in germany the influential spiegel magazine has published an extensive report titled the value of

not lie detailing the pope's allegedly gross mishandling of abuse cases we spoke earlier with correspondent constantine for egerton villainess about whether the pope's baltic trip has diverted attention from the ongoing scandal. it is very spite because these gun laws make a lot of waves in. the voting states and in central europe in general the catholic church and more than seventy five percent everything radiance belonged to the catholic church enjoys high popularity in. the twentieth probably slightly sloping attendance. rate in especially the sunday masses but i think for him it's four days but if you'll be away from this scandal and from this constant pressure that he experiences from media in other parts of the west but i do think that eventually probably seep into the public discourse in the baltic states too

but if you permit me this twenty seconds the thing is that the catholic church structures were read bits in fact from nearly scratch offs up well the early one nine hundred ninety s. and because of that there is much less history and backlog for catholic institutions in these small nations abuse instances are quite red least they are reported by the media but very rare so i think that in fact the catholic church he enjoys much that's out in the edge than in other parts of the west and now to some of the other stories making headlines this hour. iranian president hassan rouhani has criticized the u.s. following saturday's deadly attack on a military parade in the city of avalos god then killed twenty five people including twelve soldiers civilians and a four year old girl rouhani said quote bully u.s. and its gulf state allies had enabled the attack for its part washington has

dismissed the allegations. grieving families are preparing to bury victims of tanzania's devastating ferry disaster over two hundred people are confirmed dead after the crowded vessel capsized on lake victoria last week one man was pulled alive from the boat after two days underwater hopes are fading of finding any more survivors vote counting is under way in the maldives after hundreds of thousands cast ballots in the country's presidential election opposition candidate but he mohammad soli cast his ballot in the capital. he's looking to unseat the president of dual guy hume who's been criticized for cracking down on democratic freedoms. i'm not krakow taal of volcanic island in indonesia showed off a dramatic corruption on saturday night emitting sand ash and hot red rocks little

kaino has erupted an estimated forty nine times since friday prompting authorities to expand the danger zone from one kilometer to two. now the fate of german chancellor angela merkel's embattled government hangs in the balance today as her three party coalition tries once more to resolve their dispute over this matter germany's scandal tainted on mystic spy chief hans garrick masson now the controversy erupted earlier this month after a far right protest in the eastern city of chemists back then transfer americal condemned video footage showing what she described as migrants being hounded by protesters voters by chief question the authenticity of the video which triggered accusations that he harbored far right views there are calls for muslim to be sacked bombed instead the coalition agreed to transfer him to another position

within the interior ministry but that's still not the end of the story of because the transfer in fact turned out to be a promotion but it comes with a pave rives well this move infuriated merkel's junior coalition partner the social democrats and prompted widespread public outrage on friday the head of the s.p.d.m. to hand knowledge said the decision on muslim had been a mistake and needs to be renegotiated. well the gridlock over the muslim case shows just how high passions are running on both sides and among those who feel mohsin is being treated unfairly many work in german law enforcement some german police say they don't get enough respect for doing their jobs and their growing disillusionment could translate into increased support for the far right the political handling of the mohsin affair has angered many enjoy many but no it is

the former intelligence chief supporters in the security services who are up in arms the chairman of germany's police union said the treatment of hands masson by politicians is simply disgusting. and a former spy chief said many employees of the security agencies are doing their jobs full of pent up frustration the case points to a growing disillusionment on the front lines seen here at the recent how forest protest. and there's a lot of dissatisfaction among police officers they're on duty for days and nights and then face criticism including from politicians who say they've made this or that mistake certain diesel doesn't squeezed. they face more than just criticism environmentalists trying to prevent the clearance of the forest through feces that police. some states are introducing spic carts used to prevent suspects from

spitting at police officers as you mentioned. we depend on the police to ensure that we can live in a free and peaceful society. the people who often risk their lives are being attacked and the alternative for germany party the f.t.c. is an opportunity one e.f.t. member who's also a police officer says there's strong support in the rank and file. in the. following lively discussions we've had with colleagues. i would agree that were deeply rooted in the police put its results are in full tilt and in heston's upcoming state election the list of far right e.f.t. candidates also includes a retired inspector and two seven police officers and sailors believe the e.f.t. might hold a certain appeal for the rank and file. if it does and it gives up the t.v. we suspect the f.t. could be attractive to police because the party stands for a strong state

a clear rules and clear dominance. clout of the club. for years germany's political leaders have tried to improve conditions for security services providing more personnel better equipment and resources but the massive case may yet prove to undermine such efforts. are at some soccer news now and sunday's early burn as they get action by oliver picked up their first points of the season when they beat in a four minds one they'll at home germany is. grab the goal on sixty minutes to fire leverkusen up to fifteen spots frankfurter hosting live think right now in the final game of match day four and last evening byron travel to shelter in a battle of the top two from last season but so far those terms then very different

from their stock at the bottom with no points and biron made sure they stayed there . first there was be inevitable off the page me on correct square booed on his return to shell. and then came the inevitable on the pitch by and taking the lead after just eight minutes how many drug free gas with the bullet head. i shall yet to record any points let alone a victory the writing was already on the wall. by and continued to press reset pieces providing their best chances just before halftime gorecki course another reminder he's not so welcome here anymore can you tell a jury given the yellow cards for his efforts by and could afford to result in the second half not least because shocker we're doing a lot of the work for them despite the seemingly unthreatening situation and it

sounds very sure it's bundled over rodriguez in the box. robert leaven dusty converted the resulting penalty i had to deal with little more than an hour gone the game was effectively over it's rare for shock of fans to leave before the final whistle but these had seen enough to buy and it was a measured victory over the nearest challenger last season shall still pointless missing more than just lay on correct. now many t.v. stations around the world hand out a goal of the month award in soccer the likes of little messy salon christiana rinaldo are of course regular winners but in germany a r d t v's goal of the month for august was not awarded to a mega star instead for the first time it was given to a blind soccer player. sergio chill of the dribbles of the ball close to his foot

for half the pitch and then fires into the net for some parley. with a double salute because. i realized i had beaten a couple of players but i didn't know the goal was that great. in blind football football is extra heavy and it makes a noise so players can hear it. for outfield players and the surgery go keep a player on the team not many fans watch football normally but celebrities goal of the month has given the sport valuable publicity the player himself was given a medal and a certificate in braille. was a gold for blowing football the sport and the whole of society i congratulate you on presenting your certificate it is. church he was born in turkey but has lived for twenty years in germany he went blind as a teenager following a detached retina. more not all of the month of august twenty eighth being served

all charity. it's what a lot of you're going to do she dollars a month is one of the history books and in general i answer the running for gold of the year another chapter awaits the chapter which blind football hopes will lead to even more recognition in the future. in boxing news britain's anthony joshua has retained his three world heavyweight titles after defeating russia's alexander povetkin in london on saturday the idea of w.b. and w.b. zero world champion one via knockout in the seventh round in front of a home crowd at wembley stadium the victory means the twenty eight year old now remains undefeated in twenty two professional bouts post fine joshua refused to rule out a twenty nine teams showdown against either tyson fury or w.b.c. world champion dan take one. i said in the ring

a perfect seat is booked for whoever wants to step up and take the challenge i'm always willing to fly this is why do you believe it so whichever way the serious figure on the phone to eddie and then we can look at making the deal you're up to date now on d w news i'm marrying evans dean thanks for watching. a. movie. birth. home which is of species. a hall of worth saving. given those are big changes and most start with small steps but global ideas tell stories of created these people and innovative projects around the world. by muslim countries which used drainage system shops and before station. crew to interact.