w. . this is state of the news of southern california is rattled by one of the biggest earthquakes in 2 decades. building shake as the magnitude 7 point one quake hits north of los angeles cutting power supplies and sparking fire for travelers may be on the way also coming up. she's been called a hero and a criminal captain. made international headlines last weekend after forcing her boat carrying migrants into an italian court she's now in hiding but says she has

no. thanks for joining us a magnitude 7 point one earthquake has struck southern california the region strongest tremor in 2 decades it struck some 200 kilometers northeast of los angeles injuries and fires have been reported but so far no fatalities it's the latest in a series of recent quakes to hit california and experts are warning they may be more likely to come. residents watched helplessly as the quake hit the most powerful in 20 years. go go go the tremors traveled as far south as mexico for tourists visiting the region it was a surreal moment well we were just you know it's alright what if you didn't know.

the side of the room started shaking and we didn't know you don't really know well what leads you to make what you did it doesn't register straightaway that until being killed every everything's moving in the chandelier was shaking and the kids were saying it's an earthquake that is over and now we wait in the hall they all of us sitting on the shade and you know wait until you fall they would fall in and they would realize oh. well we run out of. the quake triggered fires power outages and damaged roads minor injuries were also reported. and it was the 2nd to strike the region this week the 1st came as americans were celebrating the 4th of july experts are urging residents to be prepared for earthquakes of all sizes. so this earthquake is yet another opportunity for people to be aware that there will be

a big earthquake in southern california it's not a matter of if it's a matter of when but the really important thing is just not to prepare for the big one even these moderate earthquakes like the one that happened yesterday in ridgecrest can cause damage. the anxiety has reignited fears of what's called the big one the predicted catastrophic earthquake the san andreas fault line runs through california the statewide warning system is currently being created to inform residents of impending danger. the german captain of a migrant rescue ship ship says she has no regrets for defiantly docking at an italian poor. last week angered italian authorities by landing her boat carrying dozens of migrants rescued at sea she's gone into hiding your head of a court appearance next week on possum. charges of assisting illegal immigration gave an exclusive interview to german broadcaster. on route to

a secret location in italy reporters are off to interview count all of. the sea watch 3 captain has been in hiding since she rescued migrants off the libyan coast and brought them to the italian island lampedusa a mission she doesn't regret think of death no often on this one on this list i think we did everything right we obeyed maritime law school so there was never a question of whether we should rescue people or not is hogwash to have to have a whole mission see watch 3 sail to lampedusa after 2 weeks of waiting in vain and despite a recent ban the captain says some of the migrants were suicidal and others threatened to go on hunger strike. and that's what is important in the end is that we rescued these 53 people and brought them to a safe harbor that's 53 people who don't have to go back to some torture camp in libya. italian interior minister manto servian he called her a criminal and now she wants to sue him for defamation. but she faces likely

prosecution herself on charges of being an accessory to illegal migration a hearing is planned for next week food in filing in case of an indictment which we don't expect i will of course turn myself in because i expect to be acquitted if it comes to that tough on national maritime experts suggest another possible outcome entering the harbor could amount to a violation of italian law she had to move to be that she should have kept waiting she could have tried to get other harbors to open up and continue to ask for help from italian authorities burden other rescue boats have have the same problem the german rescue ship alan kirti saved $65.00 people off the libyan coast on friday it's also seeking safe harbor. and we'll go live now to the ship alan kirti just mentioned in that report marcel did is with the german aid organization c i which rescued 65 migrants off libya on friday and is heading to lampedusa i should

mention to our viewers there's a little bit of a sound to lay between the 2 locations where cell where are you right now how low. we are currently close to the coast of long that there was a really reached the coast this morning and i'm now waiting could you describe the rescue that took place what happened and where you heading right now. the rescue happened yesterday in the morning we spotted at. 6 am. after work 3 approached the boat. rip's. first that boat went away from us coast thought we had the libyans afterwards we could convince them and we approach each with dollar is commission distributed life jackets and took all the people on board we currently have 65 people on board 39 of them are i'm 5 miners

and there was one woman we think. we ran the whole night to lampedusa now we are at the coast this morning we had the goddess. on board they made a check up of the people. and informed us about that the trade off felt the need and now we are waiting for further instructions myself you say you have $69.00 people on board more than half of whom are minors can you briefly describe the conditions on the boat and how the people you rescued are doing so far. yes yes we have 65 people on board. all of them are very experienced that some of them are in bad conditions you so you can see that there has been an honorable place in the last month or sometimes years. we started talking to some

of them and some have been for type years in libya or in the detention centers so. we tried to really started the medical check up which is still ongoing you just have 2 doctors on board. but so far the people are ok. marcel this is a sensitive issue for all parties involved in this is a sensitive question why are you heading to lampedusa despite knowing in telling authorities refused for weeks to let this he watched there some people might call it a fool's errand. the rescue we did was approximately 30 miles from the libyan coastline so we had to and from the libyan coast guard and replied. that they could offer a safe bark and the which is west of tripoli this but due to the geneva convention

really refused this and lampedusa is the next safe part for us so we just follow the maritime law and went to the next part. of course mark there is another option but right now we are not to do south waiting it is the next safe port as you put it how crucial in a nutshell is it to get to the next safe port. sorry can you please repeat the question you say it's the next safe port how crucial is it to go to the next safe port despite the fact that you know officials don't want you there. while it's. we're we know it's a political game and we know what what's happened to to to see what's. fun now we just want to make sure the people are safe as far as possible and we know that

syria scares has become more and more criminalized. but as far as there's nothing we can do it has sent for me the chairman of the iraqis the foreign office. to to wait for their instructions marcel did from the german aid organization cia thank you so much for joining us safe joining us. now to some of the other stories making news around the world a team of swiss scientists says planting one trillion trees would be enough to absorb the c o 2 emissions that are fueling the world's climate crisis the trees would cover a landmass the size of the united states but they say it's no substitute for using less nonrenewable energy sources. dozens of animal rights activists have protested the running of the festival in spain the. event she's hundreds of people run through pamplona streets from activists say the animals are tortured and killed.

the event brings millions of euros to the city. venezuela's president nicolas maduro an opposition leader. backed rival visions for the country on its independence day the 2 held separate rallies in the capital caracas earlier 22 political prisoners were released but hundreds more remain in custody has ruled out holding talks with president. my god without their support president maduro could quickly lose his grip on power. the military parade was held to commemorate independence day but it also highlighted that most in the armed forces still seem to back venezuela's in battle president. maduro used the festivities to address the opposition saying dialogue is the way to end venezuela's political crisis during my time on the computer stop with the conspiracies stop with the plots stop with the evil stop with the plans to destabilize and harm

venezuela in the name of the for the millions who will attend as well or wants peace and work and that's why i repeat my call for national dialogue of the was meanwhile opposition leader one quite 0 was sending a defiant message with his own rallying. cry don't already ruled out further dialogue with the duros government earlier this week he cited recent reports implicating venezuela security apparatus in thousands of extra judicial killings as well this torture and other rights violations. of the un said it clearly venezuela now lives in a dictatorship but let the world see that's too we have not surrendered nor are we going to surrender to any dictatorship we are going to continue in the streets was. for us the fight for control of the his way the drags

on millions are caught in the middle. the political turmoil is accompanied by an economic crisis that's left people short of basic goods and desperate for change. the women's soccer world cup and sunday with current champions united states taking on the netherlands in the final it has been widely acclaimed as the best ever win instrument with outstanding games and strong audiences now fifo wants to increase the number of teams and double the prize money at the next women's world cup. the support is a sold out stadium the semifinals of the women's world cup went exactly as fever had hoped as in the opinion of president jenny infantino did the whole thing this women in france has been. phenomenal as being incredible has been emotional as being passion has been fantastic has been great

has been. the best women's world cup ever in fact tino wasted no time in announcing features big plans for the future he hopes to expand the women's tournament to 32 teams and double the prize money also tabled plans for lucrative new women's competitions sports politics means women's football is becoming big business. politics is a hot topic too in the u.s. camp in protest against donald trump several players have suggested they may refuse an invitation to the white house if they retain their trophy. i think we'll make that decision after we finish sunday's game i think there's been a lot of talk prematurely about the white house and about. but 1st we have to do business the u.s. heading into sunday's showpiece as clear favorites european champions the netherlands would appear to have little chance in their 1st ever world cup final but they will put up

a real fight the on site of the 2 semifinals and host to sunday's final is already flooded with fans much to features delight. you are watching news from berlin remember you can always get the latest news on our web site that's dot com more news in 45 minutes stay with us. bursts. home. of species. we're seeing. here those are big changes and most start with small steps global ideas tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world. used green energy solutions and reforestation.