good to charge any opportunity for peace we starts october third on t w. this is due to be a news live from berlin a turning point for germany's catholic church a new report reveals thousands of cases of sexual abuse against children going back decades the country's justice minister wants to see criminal charges brought against those responsible also coming up in a number of sexually assaulting anyone. u.s.

supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh says the allegations against him are baseless but protesters say it's hard for him to address in detail the allegations of sexual assault from two will. and this is not messy it's not rinaldo even aims true asian football star luka mode drudge best male player in the world this is the beginning of a new era of sports has all the details. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being with us catholic church officials are such a release a report detailing thousands of sexual abuse cases here in germany the report will be presented later today during the german bishops conference but some of its key findings have already been leaked to the public the study found that priest abuse more than three and a half thousand children and teens here in germany. over

a period of seventy years the victims mostly male and mostly children well over one and a half thousand priests are accused of committing those crimes critics of the study as well as the authors themselves say the true scale of the abuse was probably far greater. well listen turtle church investigation is already under fire even before its publication joining us now in the studio our political correspondent simon young good morning simon the german justice minister has already come out saying that this investigation is long overdue and that this is just the tip of the iceberg that's right justice minister kevin up bali has urged the church to a she said take responsibility for decades of concealment cover ups and denials of pretty strong words there from her she also called on the roman catholic church to work with state prosecutors to bring every known case to justice and take steps to

prevent more child abuse in the future it's possible i would say even likely that we are going to see criminal prosecutions as a result of the from asian that's come to light ok does that mean we could see investigations on the criminal level getting underway like we've seen in the us and like we've seen in australia already not only against priests but potentially against bishops and archbishops as well yeah i think so germany's independent process commissioner for child sex abuse issues has recommended that state authorities take action on this they do everything they can to help the victims to obtain compensation but also to have access to church files and so on because there have been problems in the past as we've said of coverups deals as said that the state has a g.t. of care to all victims of church sexual abuse so action is going to be taken as

you say this issue of there are fears now that there could be another cover up in this case but the fact that this report was commissioned by the church and it's being made public today by the church is perhaps a positive signal even though this report doesn't cover even catholic institutions in germany so the. if of the iceberg phrase relevant here ok and the study's authors also saying many documents have been destroyed that they were trying to discover could complicate the criminal investigation while the revelations of child sex abuse and catholic dioceses not only in germany but around the world has led many catholics to question their faith a reporter found that both german churchgoers and priests are shocked by the scope of the crimes. father from blitz is getting ready for mass sunday service is the highlight of his week he's a catholic priest in the west german city of oberhausen and has a funny feeling because the catholic church is in the midst of discussing sexual

abuses made by clergy. if they come much muslims i wonder what are people really think about me how do they view my work as a priest. do they sometimes think that i wonder if everything's all right with him . like parishes all over the country the oberhausen community is shocked the latest study says more than one thousand six hundred german clergy sexually abused children under their protection and that in the last seventy years there have been at least three thousand six hundred and seventy seven victims. and this is a dark chapter in our history probably the darkest in the history of the church churchgoers have coffee and cake together despite the peaceful sunday mood the subject on everyone's minds is the sexual abuse scandal and the cover up that has been happening for years. of that he didn't supply i am deeply shocked that the church has swept this under the rug for decades and from my point of view the

guilty really must be hunted down not only under tourch law but also under employment laws and criminal law. office inside i'm sad and i'm still angry about it this is so it's a terrible mirror that's being held up for the church to look at what happened in the past is very frightening so it's all the more important today to get a detailed look at it now. the obligatory oath of celibacy for priests and bishops is causing heated debate amongst catholics according to the study celibacy is a risk factor leading to abuse. i'm in favor of abolishing celibacy i think that would reduce the abuse you know dendrites it doesn't know flopping on guns is and that's not the solution it's not the reason for the abuse this type of the use also exists outside the church where celibacy isn't imposed. for

a new role so i think this is an outdated doctrine of the church and it should be abolished because fulfilled. father should brit's understands that people are angry but does not see celibacy as the cause of the problem he wants better coordinated efforts by the church to prevent the abuse in the future. there prevention is one aspect of this sign and one of the likely consequences of this report set for publication today well as we've said there could well be criminal process prosecutions the justice minister and others in the government clearly think it is time to take action especially because in the postes the church the catholic church is often done little or nothing to bring abuses to justice from the catholic bishops i think the talk is about changing the culture within the church for instance improving the training of priests and so on but i think given the severity

and systematic nature of these crimes that's not going to be enough ok it's not just here in germany the pope francis has refused to answer the allegations that he himself was aware of the cover up some of them going back decades does this document here in germany increase the pressure on the pontiff himself on the pope to step forward and speak out well i think it will do because germany is just one more country there have been many of the is where these this type of abuse sexual abuse over many years has been fully documented as you say pope francis so far has not responded to such allegations but he has called a big conference of his bishops in rome for next february that'll be a world wide conference to talk about child sexual abuse and there are calls for him to meet that not just bishops boozer victims of these crimes and we'll have to see if he does that to the victims so so often overseen in all of this simon yeah thanks very much. now for some of the other stories making the news today german

chancellor all america has apologized for being out of touch with voters public outrage has forced the government to reverse its decision to promote the domestic spy chief following controversial comments he made despite the chancellor's apology observers say the affair has further weakened her already fragile coalition. mexican authorities are vising residents to stay away from the volcano public out of petal located some seventy kilometers southeast of mexico city they've released time lapse footage of the volcanoes activity it's been ash and smoke for days now locals are told to avoid nearby ravines due to potential landslides in case of every rain. president trump and south korean president j.n. have signed a revised free trade agreement the updated pact increases our quotas and south

korea for american manufacturers and exam some south korean steel from tariffs set by washington this year present from his promise to overhaul the country's international trade deals. saying the u.s. judge brett kavanaugh says he will not let what he calls false accusations drive him out of the nomination process for a tough spot on the supreme court the senate plans to hear testimony this week from at least one of the women who say kavanagh sexually assaulted them in the one nine hundred eighty s. cavanaugh who has the backing of president trump has denied any wrongdoing here's what he said in an interview on fox news. i've never sexually assaulted anyone not in high school not however. i've always treated women with dignity and respect i'm not going to want to false accusations try boss that out of this process and. we're looking for a fair process where i can be heard and defend the. my integrity my lifelong record

my lifelong record of promoting the dignity and equality for women starting with the women who knew me when i was fourteen years old. not going anywhere. well the allegations against kavanaugh have prompted calls for his nomination to be rejected march waiter in washington went to a protest against a supreme court nominee and spoke to some of his opponents. that. it takes a village to bring down a supreme court nomination and that's what these protesters at the u.s. capitol are asking for. allegations of sexual misconduct have cast a pall over brett kavanaugh president nominated to the supreme court in the era of me too these people aren't taking it lightly it's time to listen to women it's been time to listen to women for like thousands of years at this point but finally since

the women's march that was the largest global demonstration in world history we're actually coming together it's no longer he said he said but i believe that men should be held accountable and should do anything in their power to correct any injustice is that they have committed in their past and i believe that hiding behind power and patriarchy is wrong and i believe that men should stand up if they have committed wrongs and admit that. the protest was court made by several different activist groups including the same people who put together the massive women's march that swept the world last year as one of the lead. of the women's march it's important for us to ensure that the movement that we created on january twenty first two thousand and seventeen translates into action and in this particular moment important for women and allies to be out here it's a very important moment in our generation cavanagh cannot get on the supreme court he will roll us back decades on things that folks before us fought very hard for us

to have and i'm here because i don't want my daughters to have less rights than i have and the specter of the midterm elections coming up in less than two months hangs over everything republicans fear they could lose their control of both houses of congress despite flagging public support for the president's nominee republicans have stood by him the stories that kavanaugh his accusers tell are difficult to prove but these protesters believe that i absolutely believe her the fact that it's now been corroborated or his actions have been corroborated by other women is good but i was fine with just that one woman and i wonder how many other women in his adult life have. also been harassed or worst by him the first the first accusation should should be enough to have him would withdraw withdrawn the second is just at this point it's shameful and he should be gone i mean i hope to accomplish that we start treating these women with with some kind of seriousness and respect i don't think they came out of nowhere i think they were i

think they're for real i'm not for ruining anybody's life but if they've ruined these women's if he's ruined these women's lives and we need to talk about this. one of the accusers is scheduled to testify later this week to the senate judiciary committee in the face of growing hostility have been on the republicans have indicated they will not give up without a fight neither are these activists. and coveralls hearing is just one of two political showdowns coming up on thursday in the u.s. president trump has such a confront deputy attorney general rod rosenstein over allegations he discussed removing trump from office. now you said you have discussed secretly recording the president and using a constitutional procedure to unseat him the deputy attorney general's overseeing the special probe into possible ties between russia and trump's presidential campaign the allegations could give the president a reason to fire rosenstein. this is the news still to come on the show

christiane rinaldo and leo messi were nowhere to be seen one fever's brand new king of football was found monday night all the details coming up in sports. and eighty one dollars a barrel the price for well climbs to a new high that's not just bad news for car drivers around the world but also for washington. a world football's governing body fifa has named croatia midfielder luka mode which the world's best male player at an awards ceremony in london motors was chosen for the prize after helping a real madrid win a third consecutive champions league title he was then player of the tournament while captaining croatia to the country's first ever world cup final in the women's category brazilian great marta took the award for a sixth time she scored thirteen goals as orlando pride reached the playoffs

and captain brazil to victory in the copa america. being named the best football player on the male side in the world motors is bringing an end to a ten year spell of dominance by christiane although a little messy joining me now here in the studio is a limo talking from the sports desk what happened is motors that fantastically well good morning here it is i mean to understand him you have to look at look at him as a maestro that's what he does he's not there to score goals he's a person that dictates the midfield he's a creative force that helped to reach crazy the world cup final and let's also not forget what he's you know he was important the most important player for creation let's also not forget what he's done for reality dritte over these past few years and i mean his vision is just incredible he is to go to college that basically

links up the field for his team and i think it's over freshening that we have a mic here that's being recognised because let's be honest a lot of times these sort of a watch they're quite biased so they do tend to lean towards goalscorers and that's because gold can be quantified whereas you look at defenders midfielders goalkeepers you know it's a lot more difficult to quantify what they do so i think this is great but there's more nuance there isn't there in the midfield you know this is the first time since two thousand and seven since it hasn't been rinaldo or messi are we looking at the end of an era yes two thousand and seven last time when talk of brazilian kaka won it and i think but this rivalry no it's tough i mean because you know in our go and you know messi this to the best players and this is i mean if you look at second best right now you think of the likes of even you think of the likes of of the name they don't even come close to these two guys and i think with advancements in technology i mean there was talk about christiane a one although for example that you know he's thirty three that you know he's

reached its peak and that his performances would diminish and yet you know he scored the most golds last season in the champions league and i think people tend to forget that the thirty is kind of like the new trial. and i say they snore rewind button on this rivalry so i say enjoy it while you can because once it's over it's over it's hard to argue about a lack of rivalry let's look at the the women's winner marta this is her sixth when yaz oh that's the thing that might have the problems right now like yeah she did lead her country brazil to the. to a copa america win but i mean she had a decent season and there's a lot of questions being asked did she really have the best of seasons because you take a look at german midfielder jennifer you take a look at. and they both help you on when the women's champions league they play a crucial role and then you look at san currie the australian who basically has taken the u.s. national women's soccer league by storm and then you ask yourself this is not to

take away from my tub but it's to say look she's had a good season should have a decent season that i would say not the best ok also goes next year maybe maybe someone else in the women's category right hopefully the u.s. . alema thanks very much for that today scientists the united states are reporting success in helping patients with paralysis to standon even take steps again it's all thanks to an electrical implant that zaps the spinal cord along with months of intense rehab research is giving new hope to people suffering from spinal cord injuries. it's one step at a time jared chinalco is able to walk again five years after an accident that left him paralyzed to be able to move. my legs and. to walk even a stand it means a lot. that there is hope for not only me but other people.

is one of three patients taking part in two separate studies in the united states has managed to walk again albeit assisted. the twenty nine year old was the first patient at the mayo clinic in minnesota to have an electrical stimulation device implanted near his damaged spinal cord. the original function of the electrical stimulator was to treat chronic pain. but it's being used experimentally to try to activate dormant circuitry in the spinal cord. and allow movement. because we were able to see the malaysia recklessly the spinal cord itself and we believe that that was very important to be able to regain volitional control or voluntary control. just one month after surgery chinnock moved his toe on his own again he underwent forty three weeks of intense physical therapy and stimulator adjustments at one terribly session managed to walk the length of

a football field but for him it's not about the distance. to hold full side of that maybe i'll gain that where i can leave the wheelchair behind even if it is to walk. to the refrigerator and back in his hometown you know like not very far. and hope is watching a cruise given to those with spinal injuries who never thought standing up. or walking would ever be possible again. business is over to go hard some dark clouds out there for the german economy is hard to believe because the german economy has been doing so well recently growth solid unemployment is on record lows companies report bump of things everybody happy not really today the big wigs of german industry a meeting chancellor merkel in berlin for the annual annual powwow many concerned days could be over soon so the motto of this year's meeting is simple risk.

the first autumn storms are sweeping across germany that reminds companies here that the climate for doing business worldwide is changing. for one thing there's the smoldering issue of tariffs and i want to tell us president donald trump continues to impose punitive trade tariffs mainly against china. the long established world order of free trade networks faces ever greater threats. other problems are brewing too there are still no clear answers to the final circumstances surrounding the united kingdom's departure from the european union ok out of briggs it would be a nightmare for everyone and just a few months away from the deadline there's still no sign of an agreement. there is also the question of whether german companies are lagging in strategic sectors. china and the united states are dominating the race to develop future technologies

. and germany's critical automobile sector is also lacking in the development of electric cars. it looks like german businesses may be facing some rough weather in the near future. and the crimes co-founder kevin sites from and mike krieger quit their jobs as c.e.o. and chief technical officer of the photo sharing and a statement they said they were quote ready for that next chapter as they transition from leaders to users in a billion that resignation comes as a blow to prime company facebook which of quiet instagram six years ago it's the only be allowed instagram to continue to be run into him but insiders say the co-founders felt they were not being given enough autonomy. the price of oil has hit a four year high barrel of brant crude now call small than eighty one dollars this

high comes off the members of opec a group of oil producing nations ruled out increasing their up to the decision defies calls from the united states which fears that the sanctions re imposed on all of that iran will put pressure on global supply. filling the tank in germany is taking a bigger and bigger bite out of the pocketbook and these gentlemen are going to have a hand in that the leaders of the opec oil producing nations met in the capital over the weekend where they agreed to keep production level stable and with demand rising that means prices have nowhere to go but up monday morning the price for brant north sea crude rose two point seven percent to eighty one dollars a barrel the highest mark in four years something that's not likely to please u.s. president donald trump he's been a critic of opec production policy which he says keeps prices high and hurts american businesses and consumers. but trump also shares some of the responsibility

for higher prices thanks to his sanctions against iran opec's third largest member . american pressure has hampered iran's ability to sell oil on international markets venezuela's economic crisis is also hurting will supply. countries on black production in the ne a ten x. that say the price of brant crude could top one hundred dollars early next year. u.s. fashion company michael coles is pushing further into the high end luxury segment michael kors is reportedly close to acquiring italian fashion brands as saatchi in a deal said to be worth over two billion dollars according to the financial times for years the family owned italian fashion label has been considering going public with a sales of the colorful designs by the company's creative director donatella versace declined those plans were put on ice. suspected to announce on tuesday or the

future holds all my horses would be a further expansion of their brand portfolio after acquiring british label jimmy choo just last year. and that's all your business here's a reminder of the top stories we're following for you here. germany's catholic church will release a report today detailing thousands of cases of sexual abuse by priests against children going back decades germany's justice minister says she wants criminal charges brought against those responsible. and the fate of u.s. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh has been cast into fresh doubt and that a second allegation of sexual misconduct kavanaugh denies ever sexually assaulting anyone protesters across the u.s. is calling on him to address the allegations in detail. news we'll have more news at the top of the hour for you but for now we leave you

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