w. . this is d. w. news from berlin tonight to back on earth. to the international space station malfunctions in mid-air leaving only seconds to prevent a deadly disaster the launch in kazakhstan appeared to go well at first but minutes had to blast off the two astronauts reported a problem that will forced to make an emergency landing we'll get the latest in moscow also coming up we'll meet. syrian refugee children forced onto the streets of lebanon to make a living. and. will debut in germany's games against the

netherlands and world champions. it's good to have you with an extraordinary feat of survival tonight two astronauts emerged unscathed today after a failed rocket take off the pair parachuted down in kazakhstan after a booster on their russian soyuz rocket failed in route to the international space station now they're safe and said to be a good health tonight but russia says that it is suspending manned launches from the baikonur cosmodrome pending an investigation here's more on that very close call. safe and well with the medical equipment the only sign of their ordeal

a few hours early yet the two astronauts have been all smiles ready to spend six months aboard the international space station three two one engines of initially things look to be going to plan. and there is liftoff of the still use in miss tin the rocket successfully blasting off from its launch pad in kazakhstan but less than three minutes into the journey it became very obvious there was a problem. before the second one hit the floor the minute it was five seventy eight. the failure of. the astronauts capsule making what nasa called a steep ballistic descent another vietnam comfortable ride back down to earth and some worrying moments at mission control until are told now that the rescue forces are in communication with the nikkei intellects feel chinon and we're hearing that they're in good condition those rescue forces having rushed to the

site where the capsule came down it might be a setback for russia's space program but there's relief all round that taken off chin and landed back on earth. or correspondent yury rich other was following the rocket launch for us from moscow earlier he told us about this dramatic story of survival. what is even more remarkable is that the u.s. astronauts and the russian cosmonaut don't need any medical attention off the crash landing yeah they are obviously in a good house as they are back i think by canoe cosmodrome and to be able probably soon be brought to moscow to the international space training center. so in some ways this is an extremely happy and for the astronauts russian television show at their arrival back it's by canoe and how they what how to buy is in a family i was in by canoe at baikonur cosmodrome in june of this year when the gym

an astronaut looks on that gets through to the eyes and. hand how emotional this whole process is for the families we can only major how much of a shock it was for their relatives when the capsule crashing and what a big relief it was off the arts and there was are your rich other reporting from moscow well here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world and aid organization has raised the alarm about the mental health of asylum seekers detained by all stroy on the island nation of nor doctors without borders say that some children are in a semi comatose state after years in detention the organization was forced to leave the country last week after their contract was cancelled the head of the eastern orthodox churches has agreed to recognize the independence of the ukrainian orthodox church despite protests from russia the decision by the ecumenical patriarch in istanbul is

a blow to moscow's spiritual authority in the orthodox world. a powerful so i clone historic eastern india with winds of up to one hundred fifty kilometers per hour typically has claimed at least two lives and cause widespread power outages three hundred thousand people have been evacuated it's expected to be downgraded to deep depression by friday. are now in the united states one of the most powerful storms on record to hit the mainland has been battering southern coastal states hurricane michael made landfall in florida as a category four storm on wednesday killing at least two people and leaving a path of damage and flooding in its wake the pictures taken by the international space station captured the storm shortly before it hit the northern part of the state known as the florida panhandle it was the state's fiercest hurricane in more than a century the storm is weakening as it moves inland but neighboring states including georgia and north and south carolina are bracing for more destruction.

hurricane michael carved a path of destruction as it crashed ashore near panama city florida. with winds up to two hundred fifty kilometers an hour the storm was the worst to hit the northern panhandle in decades flooding homes and streets. the wind was so strong and with these trees you can hear disavow every tree cracking and breaking in the rain just hitting up against a house if you can see it was something major but again if you've never experienced a hurricane or a major trust me this is something that you never want to go through the dumbest thing i've ever been stabbed is eleven years just to stay for her like a jet engine. the winds just super super high pitched you could feel it in your

ears like the pressure just changing it in and out. the hurricane weakened to a tropical storm but it is still dangerous menacing georgia with heavy rains and winds. fallen trees and power lines i'm on the house there it's left in hurricane my coats wake. hundreds of thousands were ordered to evacuate their homes for many michael let's turn to lie if upside down. or here in germany we are three days away from one of the most pivotal regional elections that the country has seen in decades in bavaria polls show that the c.f.c. of the conservative sister party of. falling below forty percent for the first time ever now the head of the c.s.u. horse for is also germany's interior minister today sounding like a politician on the campaign trail as a whole for pointed the finger at russia and cyber attacks as

a growing minutes for security in bavaria and beyond. it was an undercover strike at the heart of german democracy in two thousand and fifteen the german parliament the bundestag bore the brunt of a cyber attack hackers access details of members of parliament and stole documents for a long time it was unclear who exactly was behind the attack now the german government can be more specific. and based on facts and analyses it's highly likely that the military secret service. and. the since she are you even though it may be tough for germany's interior minister to say it's russia's foreign military secret service the british government blamed it for the poisoning of russian nationals said gay and yulia streep out and the netherlands recently blamed it for

a cyber attack. germany now believes that the g.r.u. is also responsible for the hacker attack on the german foreign ministry last year . german authorities however don't believe any secrets were stolen. by undertaking the security measures because we have identified and recognized the weak point so that this kind of tackle no longer be successful in. opposition parties in germany don't think the government is taking it seriously enough that russian secret service agencies are able to allegedly come and go within government websites and networks they're demanding a more effective means of dealing with spies sabotage and cyber crime. is home to more than a million syrian refugees many live in poverty and refugee children are often forced to work on the streets to help their families get by in the exclusive report

use all uber he met two brothers in beirut the boys sell flowers for a living but they would much rather be at school. it is almost midnight but ahmed and use its work day is far from over. the brothers from syria sell flowers in the streets of beirut three days per week from dusk till dawn. i was told. i work because my parents are sick i need to support them i wake up at five thirty or six in the afternoons i go and buy the flowers i work work work and then i go home. for the. syrian children working on the streets of beirut has become a common sight seventy percent of syrian refugees in lebanon live under the poverty line leaving many parents like almost and use of so with no choice but to send their children onto the streets to survive i'm. almost says there are parents of

sick but i want to say something he should be able to stay at home even if my mother and father are sick they should work because they had us they should be supporting us and not the other way around just because. despite international. neither yousif nor his brother go to school on the streets they often experience violence. one time i was six i came to sell the flowers here at the bar they beat me and did not let me sell flowers i said in a corner and cried obama. facing this kind of abuse for prolonged periods of time causes what is known as toxic stress and children something and you know workers are growing increasingly worried about. whoever that about let's say a kid spends four to five years on the streets if he stays in lebanon or goes back to syria the pressures he faced on the streets will remain with him he won't be

able to do his work properly you just know that no we are talking about children instead of being at school they are being lost i've got that and this is affecting an entire generation about that was that he was yet nadine was as part of a team that runs the fund us an initiative aimed at believe eating the children suffering on the streets. for a couple of hours each week they can come inside the bus a safe space away from the gaze of the passers by to do arts and crafts. he said there it helps them released if you give a child a piece of paper cardboard and glue and then they can make something out of it the child gets to feel powerful which he normally does not get to feel yet they might but the bus is by no means a sustainable solution for syrian street children but you don't it can fit a maximum of fifteen children at a time. syrian children account for three out of four children living and working

on the streets of lebanon. resources to help them are overstretched living children like you said an almighty with no resort but to wish for a better future. as it. is an organization that come and get me to study i would go with them maybe they would give me a better life i would learn english french or graphic. i would be able to travel and go places. where he was criticized for not integrating enough new players at the world cup now germany coach york and love has called a shock a striker mark for the first time for the nation's league game against the netherlands on saturday here's a look at germany's new face. welcome to the german national team marc had to undergo a bizarre if making initiation from his teammates now he's ready to go into battle

. we all spoke at the start of the week but not about who plays that will come. i don't know if i'll play or how long i'm just happy to be here and hope i can make my first germany appearance i'm very excited. is hardly a youngster at twenty seven but potentially. love inside knowledge having played the side given being. i had a really great time in the netherlands. i spent three years there and further develop my football skills it was a super time. if he plays in amsterdam on saturday jim he will hope it's has his shooting boots. all right here's a reminder of the top stories that we're following for you a russian rocket carrying crew to the international space station has failed to shortly after lifting off from kazakhstan the two men on board

a russian and an american were forced to make an emergency landing they were unharmed. you're watching news from berlin i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day i hope to see of the. first climbing less of. doors grand ole miss arrives. on her journey back to freedom. in our interactive documentary during. returns home on the d w don't come.