this is e.w. news live from devastation that a desperate search for survivors of indonesia's tsunami asked people back to be airlifted out to be area food and medicines are running out officials say the death toll will rise steeply over the coming days also on the program. in germany's flashpoint city of candidates say they have stopped planned attacks against foreigners and left wing activists seven that have been arrested and accused of forming a far right to terror group. once approved by congress this new deal will be the

most modern up to date and balanced trade agreement in the history of our country it's modern and up to date high praise from the u.s. president for his country's new trade pact with mexico and canada which he says writes the problems of an after agreement it replaced. i'm phil gayle welcome to the program in tunisia has started burying hundreds of dead in a mass grave following last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami the official death toll stands at eight hundred fifty but it's expected to rise as authorities reach areas cut off by the disaster tens of thousands of people are homeless many survivors say they haven't eaten for days d.w. correspondent bhasin hartsock is on the island of soloway zee a report from palu one of the places hardest hit all they want is to get out. some of them have been waiting four days at the airport to get on one of the planes

that are bringing in the eight. indonesians on forces are constantly airlifting in relief goods things that people here need most water food medication most of all and on the way back they're taking those who are desperately waiting to leave old people people or injured people who've lost their homes women and small children. and going to let you know me a little long iran i'm going in and i'm about to give birth that's not a good look at a given moment i heard that it's difficult to still get treatment at the hospital here so i have to go to a bigger city. in the city rescue workers find new bodies every day. the earthquake has the english entire neighborhood. this is the end of a landslide that's about two kilometers long and that was caused by the earthquake

and to understand the sheer force that was unleashed you just have to look at that building up there because that previously wasn't here but some one hundred meters down in that direction it was swept here by the moving soil now there are still some five hundred people believed to be buried here and a lot of the people over here on this side have lost relatives right here and they're waiting for them to be found. irwin lost his mother his brother and his nephew when solid earth turned into a swirling board. that. when the ground started moving i went outside. lawns and the whole street rose up and it was like a wave and we were swept away because the it was like a hole opening up and then slamming shut again. it would take the wind its residents a long time to recover from what was destroyed. in just a matter of seconds. and some. really never.

know indonesia is no stranger to earth quakes the tsunamis they can cause which is why this country of thirteen thousand islands had an early warning system but scientists and eye witnesses are saying the system did not work well professor frederick till now his head of seismology at the helm holtz said the potsdam g.i.f. is that which supplied indonesia's water system a welcome to g.w. what went wrong. so we're trying to see i mean the warning system depends on many in millions it's a chain so the beginning of a seismic sensors would pick up a signal from the earthquake the drone shaking from the earthquake and then make a location and determine the magnitude of the earthquake and then based on that information within five minutes of you have quick occurring the one sentence you need to have a beacon kitty has to decide whether to see a warning they did issue a warning for was of quick based on its size. and then it is up to in the way of

local authorities in the different islands to evacuate people and get them off the beaches and it seems from the reports that at least in some places this last element of giving the warning and locally failed so it was as far as you can tell the system the you provided worked you say the debates that went wrong were out of your hands it was developed to give indonesians and the technical part of a system work but of course for old system to work or the warning really needs to be to people on the ground and that seems to have not worked completely at least. so how does one learn the lessons from this because this is an area that is the least prone to this sort of seismic activity so well one wonders was there a government that was that was well enough prepared. well a lot of good preparations have been made but it's also acknowledged that this place was particularly tough challenge. time from the time of the earthquake to. tsunami hitting to make peculations all nice and this is only

a quarter of an hour so in other settings one gets half an hour of forty five minutes of this particular tough one on the time scale and it was tough because because of what because simply the proximity of the earthquake its tsunami signs a relatively small earthquake normally we get varied about earthquakes larger than my seven and a half inch was just hit by this earthquake which means that tsunami just local not really reach far shores like this you know to four and four. but don't say it is that it's often very close to to the effect of center so this is what another criticism of the warnings that were given that not only were they insufficient but they they downplayed it they were they were warning of. a tsunami surge of up to three meters and in some places it was actually up to six years is very difficult thing to understand why the tsunami was that large the type of earth quake that this is not

a fault or normally one wouldn't expect much vertical differ mation of the sea floor so no i'm troubled on of the sea floor and this normally is not expect to create a strong tsunami so something else happened one can speculate it's possible sometimes the earthquake the shaking from the earthquake will actually dislodge material under the sea and cause that marine landslide and then this landslide can be the reason of and so not me before in another of quakes but it's a rare event it's too early to say this had an understatement. that we have heard reports of people describing some some very strange phenomena listen to this. after the earthquake i saw the ground here moving in a circle spinning. it was in water it was the ground it was spinning. after it stopped i called out to my daughter sarah. where are you. professor

frederick what was that man experiencing so it's a very dramatic account is concerned and said when there's very strong shaking of soil that is water launched and what happens is that the grains that normally hold to give a firmly by which she can get shaken loose which means that the water can flow freely and essentially the effect of it is that previously sort of grown turns into a liquid and this could be so dramatic that housing into it or would be seen that we get the swirling sea of mud so from what you've said even if even for indonesia even for this this this pacific rim of fire this was a peculiar event that scientists don't quite understand yet. yes so the type of earthquake in a way is expected from would six hundred situation there but the size of a tsunami was much larger than would have been expected for that type of of quake what should and what should indonesia do now because this is a this is a strange country as much as it's always thousands of violence and one wonders how

you protect all of these these little territories against an event like this which will happen again yeah it is a difficult challenge and i think i mean given the limited funds it is really important to concentrate on this last mile so how to get the warning actually to the people and then also prepare on the grown ups for possibility because sometimes it is very difficult to topography such that people might not be able to get away from endangered zone in a short time and so this is i think where if indonesia should put its efforts there are ways one can make the technical part of the system better but that's sort of dotting the i's ok i think i understand that thanks so much for explaining that to us a professor frederick deal with thank you. police here in germany have detained seven men on suspicion of for me before. right tara group in the eastern city of cabinets one of them and was arrested two weeks ago seven more were taken into custody today federal prosecutors say they planned to carry out armed attacks

against foreigners and left wing activists. under heavy security six of the suspects arrested today were rushed to their arrest hearings a seventh was detained later on in the day so prosecutors say communications between the suspects indicate they were preparing an attack for this wednesday germany's unification day holiday. when you could see one been leaked just to look at munich ations indicates that the accused have joined together in order to carry out violent assaults and attacks both against foreigners and against those who hold different political views for all there is nothing. they also show that the accused had made intensive efforts to obtain fire. in the communications also show that they had a clear plan. prosecutors say five of the suspects were involved in an incident on

september the fourteenth allegedly intended as practice for a larger attack on unification day. the suspects used last bottle still knuckle gloves and tasers to attack an inch of foreigners oh yes. this is very serious otherwise the police and justice department would not have reacted this is the effect of our zero tolerance policy on the right wing radicals and right wing extremism and that's why it's right that the police and judicial authorities are acting so resolutely. with the polluter consequent to. the terrorist cell the suspects are accused of forming is called revolution came and it's named after the eastern city where the fatal stabbing of a german man in august prompted the angriest anti foreigner protests germany has seen in years. let's get more from w.'s chief political correspondent belinda crying and welcome what more do we know about the suspect. these men are all german

citizens between twenty and around thirty years of age and they're known to the police to be associated with neo nazi hooligan and right wing extremist groups in the city of tenets and apparently a number of them also they see themselves as leaders of the right wing movement in the larger eastern german state of saxony to which candidates belongs they were working together with a man named christian kay who is known as the ringleader of the group he has been in detention since the middle of september since one of those protests in cabinets and the group were as you said calling themselves revolution chemists and their aim seems to have been not only isolated attacks on foreigners or people of other political persuasion but in fact toppling the democratic system here in germany as a whole so big game so it does sound as though the risk of far right tara remains high here in germany that's what german officials are staying both federal and

state level the interior minister said these arrests were a real blow against right wing extremism but he also did say yes the threat remains in the justice minister said that she is sure this group does not stand alone and in fact if we look at this region that's region of chemist's in the larger eastern german region of saxony it's not just since late august that we have seen right wing violence in fact this is the region where the movement against the islam is ation of germany known as piggy has held enormously larger rallies ever since twenty fifteen it's also the region where eight people were convicted and sent to prison in march of this year a group known as fry tell they had been attacking. p.g. centers which is a region seen as a hotbed of right wing extremism and local authorities said today they are forming

a new task group in saxony to look at the right wing violence that is on the rise there and that they do see this as an ongoing a large and existential threat in the words of one politician linda crane thank you . now to some of the other stories making news around the world the. this year's nobel prize for medicine has been awarded to two immunologist from the united states and japan james alison and kohan jones work focuses on the way the body's natural defenses fight cancer the swedish academy says that discoveries have revolutionized cancer treatment. for my ivory coast president laurent gbagbo has asked the international criminal court in the hague to acquit him of crimes against humanity but both has been in detention for seven years and on trial at the i.c.c. since two thousand and sixteen if i see a full counts of crimes against humanity for his alleged involvement in deadly violence after the country's disputed twenty ten presidential elections thousands

of independence protesters in the spanish region of catalonia have marked the first anniversary of a failed independence referendum last year's vote was ruled illegal by the country's constitutional court and plunged plunge the country into a political crisis despite this many in the region are continuing their push to secede. thousands of pro independence demonstrators march through the streets of buses no not until well after sunset. since the morning they had been rallying in different parts of town. they blocked roads and even the entrances to the city's stock exchange building. goes out girders them we are maintaining the flame of october fast because we are aware what we voted for and we don't plan on taking a step back. and saying they don't buy that it's all commemorates the events of

a year ago when spanish police heavy handedly broke up an attempt to hold a referendum on catalonian independence spanish courts had declared a different friend of a legal triggering the nation's greatest political crisis in decades huge crowds came out to call for in the pendants a year on and the cats on independence movement is fractured its leaders in jail or in exile from belgium the most prominent leader catalyst for jim and sent out this message. the victory of october first must stay alive in our heads and our hearts he thought of all that is not stray from the only path we must follow in order to live in a full democracy that is a catalan republic and international recognition of the show. dialog between the regional and national administrations has so far delivered some economic deals for catalonia for demonstrators ambassador streets that's for me not.

so pop star turned politician bobby wine has been hailed as the new face of uganda's opposition with its message of hope freedom and inclusiveness he's built a large following especially amongst the country's younger generation but he's seen as a man of spy long time presenter yoweri museveni why he was arrested on treason charges and says he was tortured while in detention in an exclusive interview he describes his vision for a free uganda. he has legions of fans. both as a pop star and since winning a parliamentary seat last year as an independent candidate robert neeson time known to fans of the wine is a powerful opposition voice in uganda especially among young people frustrated by president yoweri museveni. want to live in a country where all of us and all of us have same opportunities no matter how you

are tribes no my doubt one knows you know much which by many who come from that they've gone through one where i was just as gun free and fair you know where they don't have to think about this when they're giving me you know is that why you vision for uganda but most importantly want to have the freedom to even imagine all those things because now it seems like we're not allowed to. whines outspoken criticism of the government has landed him in trouble he's been arrested and says he was badly beaten in custody he's currently awaiting trial on what he calls trumped up charges of treason a long one you know. of course everybody wants to you know. really understand but i guess when i think about it. through the eyes of oppression that we've already and i've won then there's

nothing to shii any more aid i defy to gain our freedom only to be slaves and i regret. to make named the ghetto president mine has a deep following among the urban poor and unemployed. he is calling for president in seventy to retire he insists he does not have presidential ambitions. i think which you know presidents a day by your ninety should not marry newest. single so now i've said it before and i'll say it again that this is not about me it's about all of us and we need all of us each one needs to play their part i'm not saying that this is not just my message it is our message. they majority of us who feel oppressed and yes i feel like it is increasingly cutting across there are many great people that i've come to for me the same to the same message i'm on my voice and i'm sure many will come

up to me is one of us keeps adding on until the liberation day will come. the seeger became a musical celebrity three songs that tackles issues such as poverty and corruption . and still using his music to combine ugandans to demand political freedom. this is we have a. saga it's finally coming to an end so it seems phil and the good news for all of you who cannot hear it anymore is the word nafta will probably not be set any more the united states and canada have agreed to a deal to replace them after free trade agreement that is according to a u.s. official who also said it will be we named the united states mexico. canada agreement until now canada had risked staying out of the deal reached in august between the u.s. and mexico to update now after but that last minute talks between ottawa and washington guaranteed that all three members will be in the new version of the

trade pact so we have negotiated this new agreement based on the principle of fairness and reciprocity. to me it's the most important word because we've been treated so unfairly by so many nations all over the world that we're changing that . u.s. president donald trump sounded pleased with the pact which rescues north america's three nation one point two trillion dollar open trade zone since trump's election in the quarter century old pact which includes canada the u.s. and mexico had been brought to the brink of collapse negotiators had worked frantically to cobble together a deal before a midnight deadline imposed by the u.s. the deal involved compromises in pharmaceuticals and agriculture canada agreed to provide us dairy farmers with freer access to its own markets and said it will compensate dairy farmers hurt by the deal canada also fought hard to maintain a trade dispute settlement mechanisms. it's an agreement that when enacted will be

good for canadian workers good for canadian business and good for canadian families it's an agreement that removes uncertainty for manufacturers and investors and improves labor rights for all north americans a joint statement said the new agreement would result in free markets fear of trade and robust economic growth in the region u.s. president donald trump had blamed nafta for the exodus of manufacturing jobs to mexico where wages are lower and he threatened to walk away from nafta unless major changes were made the u.s. congress has sixty days to approve the deal. all right let's take a deeper look at this agreement with our financial correspondent at the new york stock exchange carter who's been following the developments very closely and is good to see you let's cut to the chase is this truly a bottom line win for the u.s.

economy or more of a political win for trump. in a press conference u.s. president donald trump directs the name that ice cream will be cheaper in canada and will be easier to export to other than for the dairy industry we really have to wait and see if we will see big changes what we hear quite a bit that it's a very good news for the car industry but if you look at the new quotas sold that more component should be made and within north america most big car companies already fulfilled those quotas so even if it was and set in stone before anyhow what we do see is that certain uncertainties are falling apart car companies for example can now really be easier for them planning for the future or that's also why we saw some gains in the stocks of the big car manufacturers but

overall other than the dairy industry we really have to wait and see if this is a game changer. the next fix challenge of course is china a trade deal between the u.s. and china looks as remote as ever with the u.s. defense secretary now canceling a trip there. yeah well james madison's canceling his trip before that china actually said that they will not have any high ranking terry. ready to. kind of china. was part of the reason why this trip got cancelled so by the way over the weekend china had actually lowered tariffs on about sixteen hundred products so that could have been a certain sign of peace. at this point it doesn't look very likely that a deal between china and the u.s. is even close and while we speak this week the u.s.

will start trade negotiations with japan so it's not unlikely that washington tries to get as many trade deals as possible to increase the pressure on china new york thank you very much. as part of the diesel gate scandal the german government is offering some incentives to those who buy less polluting cars but what about the rest no one is against making things more environmentally friendly someone has to pay german drivers are fuming especially the ones who drive diesels they have no idea if their cars will soon be allowed on city streets of the fifty six million cars in the country almost one third to use diesel fuel some car makers have already recalled vehicles and reduce their emissions by retrofitting diesel engines usually with a software update so far the industry isn't saying how many cars still need retrofitting diesel drivers are also in the dark about what comes next.

yasmina for me my family is already thinking about buying a new car. and i'm really worried in fact i'm outraged by the new cars that they're making at least they ought to be clean. it's been three years since the diesel emissions cheating scandal broke despite this new diesel cars are still being sold whose emissions far exceed your opinion limits on nitrogen oxides the chemicals that cause smog test show folks fagots diesel models put out nearly twice as much nitrogen oxide as is permitted b m w's diesels emit three times the limit and opel models exceed those pollution limits on average by a factor of ten. diesel has been popular in germany in recent years because the fuel is cheaper than gasoline the cars are also significantly more fuel efficient even last year more than one point three million new diesel cars were sold that

compares to nearly two million gasoline powered cars that were registered. the share of diesel vehicles in new registrations has fallen since diesel gate and the value of used diesels has plummeted if they find a buyer at all. that's all for business and for g.w. news full gale will be back with more world news at the top of the hour until then don't forget you can always stay up to date on a website that's often accepted by. rio

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indonesian authorities are facing severe criticism for miscalculating the scale of friday's earthquake and tsunami and failing to warn people effectively the country said some the notorious pacific ring of fire an area renowned for devastating seismic activity so why how did they get it so wrong i'm phil gale in berlin this is the day.