this is the. opposition leader returns home. defies president with daughters threats of dress as a huge anti-government rally in caracas telling his supporters we are stronger than ever. on the program at least twenty three people killed by a tornado in alabama the deadliest day in the u.s. for almost six years emergency workers are still pulling bodies from the wreckage feel the death toll will. rise to strip citizenship for those who fight

for terror groups this won't apply to those who. stated here after. i'm full welcome to the program but as well as opposition leader who has arrived back in the country defying president tomatoes threat to have him arrested for breaking a travel ban first item of business on his return was addressing supporters in the capital caracas thousands also took to the streets across the country in response to mr glider's call for nationwide rallies to increase the pressure on president maduro to step down. i he's back in the crowds at caracas airport treat him like a rock star i want to return to venezuela despite a travel ban imposed by the government he might be arrested at any moment but after

touching down he was defiant i we're here to serve in a swale and i we're here to serve our people and to fight for our cause i love you venezuela i love you i know it is a bit. earlier garrido had called on venezuelans to take to the streets and they responded in massive numbers like here in caracas where thousands came out for a change in leadership and against president nicolas maduro you know what i'm up at me and i want me to get all we want things to change and get better. we don't want them to arrest quite. this dictatorship is teetering and they don't have what it takes to keep going if they try to stick him in prison that seem at them but i saw while. this abuse of government can only news arresting why do it would be a huge mistake because i don't but i don't but i in caracas cried oh called for more protests to increase the pressure on me to step down. yet. on

saturday will continue in the streets all of this way will return to the streets were decided and determined to mobilize in search of their freedom we will not rest one second until freedom is achieved you know that without that you have to do it. on sunday he warned monroe if the government takes him into custody it would be a grave mistake perhaps the last straw. so how important all these protests and rallies follow. that question today correspondent how do i get us in bogota in the words of one way though we already heard that he is planning another mass protest action for saturday and he needs to show strength right now who left the country for over a week in a situation that is dead. sperate and uncertain for many and let's not forget that we have seen many opposition leaders in venezuela come and go who could not achieve a change in their government and that is a fear that many have that one could also not really succeed in this mission that

is why he needs to come to them as well he needed to come he needed to show strength and tell its people i'm here i'm your president we're not going to give up and you could as moto won't be the president for long that is the message that many need to hear his support is very strong especially among the poorest among the people that are suffering from the consequences of the shortages especially let's not forget that he managed to do two things first you the reunify the opposition which was a very difficult task for the opposition in venezuela has been separated for a long time now and of course he also has a very strong international support so those things are in his favor but the crucial question is will the military support him and that is the showdown that we will have to expect in the coming days. i was said but not to the united states where at least twenty three people including children have been killed by a powerful tornado in the state of alabama tens of thousands of homes are without

electricity buildings and infrastructure have been destroyed and damaged in the deadliest day of tornadoes in the u.s. for the nearly six years rescue teams are searching for survivors amongst the debris. back to nato filmed from a far as it wreaks havoc in alabama. and this is what it left behind. the devastation is all too clear to see in the small community of borough of god one of the areas was tate in the county. here the violent twisted destroyed everything in its path. the damage is significant i would put it in the category of catastrophic based on the destruction of the homes we saying. for those in the eye of the storm it was a terrifying experience. god is watching this up to clouds in and everything. everywhere name famous and then we were.

just washed out. and we come outside the community as we were just trying to get out of this area right here and you mention you often get free as you were driving yes ma'am coming up around the corner as i was making a left right up there around thirty eight and therefore what area right. is where emotion is going you know. a state of emergency already in place in alabama to last month's funding has been extended. with many people having suffered serious injury in the storm the authorities are warning the death toll may rise further. to some of the other stories making news around the world in the united states the democrat controlled house judiciary committee has launched a new investigation into possible abuse of power by president trump and his advisors it's demanding documents from dozens of individuals including the

president's sons. the vatican says it will open the archives of pope pius the twelfth next march the move could shed light songs. why the world war two pontiff and the church he led failed to do more to stop the killings german nazi holocaust . british prime minister theresa may has visited souls break on the first anniversary of the nabi chock a nerve agent attack with the decontamination now overt mrs may declared the city open for business britain accuses russia of being behind the attacks which are russia has repeatedly denied. american actor luke perry has died at the age of fifty two rose to fame as a teen heartthrob in the hit nine hundred ninety show beverly hills nine and two one of his publicist said he died after suffering a massive stroke last week. and the german government is to reduce legislation to strip the germans a vest citizenship if they're fought for

a terror group abroad and have dual nationality but the rule will only apply to future cases german fighters and so-called islamic state currently being held in syria won't be affected. i s. fighters on the march in two thousand and fourteen the terrorist group took over the syrian city of park since then the islamists have massively lost influence and some are in syrian or iraqi prisons amongst those in prison are some german citizens what happened to them has been a point of contention in german politics but now there seems to be agreement anyone who is fighting for jihad will lose their german citizenship they fall under the new criteria. the men or women must have citizenship in two countries and be over the age of eighteen for legal and constitutional reasons this regulation can only be applied to future cases. the german authorities think that

about seventy german islamists are currently in foreign presence and this man is one of them about a dozen of them have a second nationality besides the german one but the opposition argues that these cases would not be solved by the new law because it's not retracted so the greens offer another solution. is the first directive is that those who have german citizenship who have committed war crimes will have to face a german court that falls under the jurisdiction of international criminal law which is anchored in german law. that is how quickly the new law will be implemented is not yet clear and this also unclear how many jihadists will actually be affected by it. they were driven to research vessel or set out on a unique expedition this autumn the ship will drift through the arctic for a year and deliberately get imprisoned in the ice scientists from seventeen countries will take part in the expedition to find out how the arctic changes over

a year what impact climate change is hard on the polar icecap. it's lated as the biggest arctic expedition in history scientists who are training for it in northern finland are practicing by taking my samples from the frozen baltic sea and testing their equipment store ability in temperatures below minus forty degrees. equipment stuff we have here that's never been tested in these conditions. that's why it's good to try out before we take off so instead of having to stay late. too bad it didn't work out as we planted in the flood are they so they could not the german research vessel polar star will set up for the arctic in september and settle into the pack ice the movement of the ice along will nudge the ship toward the north pole which is normally inaccessible during the arctic winter the researchers want to increase their understanding of how the region is changing.

to act as this is i'm broke the arctic is one part of the planet that's extremely affected by climate change more than other regions when the arctic ice sheet melts further it will have serious impact on other areas of. the team hopes the new data will help them determine further effects of climate change and improve their ability to forecast the consequences. of dancers from brazil's elite cyber schools have been taking possibly world famous rio de janeiro carnival it's the first got a vote since the election last year of wrapping presents. he came to power on a wave of support from conservatives and evangelical groups and they take a dim view of the carnival successes. members of one of rears evangelical churches praying ahead of carnival. like selloffs and we're also going on the

street today to tell all the people that jesus loves them that he wants to ensure their family's lives and that god loves them. it is indeed an unusual samba school gathered at copacabana beach that part of the charismatic ball of jeanette a horse noble evangelical movement. no skimpy costumes here and also no alcohol that's to boot this church its minister says they want to celebrate it clean carnival. you see you can have fun without alcohol without disputes without all the things that usually associate with carnival like having affairs or people getting killed not. everything is better with jesus they saying even jelly calls are growing force in brazil and they have powerful allies in politics some ministers evangelicals and

evangelicals strongly support the recently elected right wing president child both . a short distance down the street another sound the school is getting ready yet if the name of beach korea's gay community also celebrates carnival. they're deeply concerned by the election of polls so narrow who's repeatedly expressed homophobic views of him if he's got in that we're going through difficult times with all these crazies who have just come to power in prison but will have to stand up for them and that's why there's accountability is the states they've got not always states yet. but they have nothing against evangelicals getting into the con a whole spirit. we need religious and social freedom the evangelicals don't drink and i want either today the. this is water until. the one thing is that everyone feels good and happy. the evangelicals at catholic abana

have a particular goal for carnival they want to convert nonbelievers. we want to reach those who don't yet know jesus christ we can also be happy without alcohol drugs and those kinds of things in this world we don't need them we've got jesus just not exactly the usual carnival slogan i. call it was also underway here in germany and they'll definitely be drinking hundreds of thousands of people operating through the streets of cities like cologne to celebrate rose monday it's the high point of germany's five day carnival season which began to be end of last week floats depicting well known characters as well as all things german including political satire the greeted with cheers by the colorful crowds despite warnings of heavy rain and strong with little could dampen the. here's a reminder of our top story venezuela's opposition leader why does with addressing

a crowd of supporters after arriving home in caracas from a tour of south american countries defy the threat by president the kusma daughter of two i rested for breaking travel back. story up next hopes are high for a new trade deal between the u.s. and china that's in business with stephen beard after death. join the ringgit tang on her journey to freedom in our interactive don't you. bring in jane returns home.