oh. this is d.w. news live from berlin the united states reels from to mass shootings just hours apart at least 9 people are reported dead in dayton ohio after a man opened fire in a bar some 16 others are injured a suspected gunman has been killed. and on the same day 20 people were killed and dozens wounded in another mass shooting in el paso texas a gunman opened fire inside of the wal-mart store being described as a hate crime and 21 year old man has been arrested police say

a racist manifesto may reveal his motive. and in hong kong pro-democracy protesters are out on the streets for a 9th straight weekend the demonstrations are continuing despite the threat of a military crackdown the following night of clashes in which protesters lit fires in front of a police station and were met with clouds of tear gas. omarion evanston welcome to the program. 2 separate mass shootings in the united states have left almost 30 people dead the most recent attack took place in the city of dayton ohio police there say 9 people were killed when a gunman opened fire in a bar in the center of the city at least 16 others were taken to local hospitals with injuries a suspected shooter was killed on the scene the incident took place just after 1 am

local time let's have a listen now to what the local police had to say. we had one shooter that we are aware of and multiple victims. right now the shooter is deceased from gunshot wounds from the responding officers we have 9 victims deceased in addition to that. are these this group and we have approximately 6 to more victims hospitalized right now an unknown condition. well the incident in ohio comes less than a day after a mass shooting in the u.s. state of texas left 20 people dead and 2 dozen others injured and 21 year old man with the an assault rifle opened fire in a crowded wal-mart shop in the town of el paso which is close to the u.s. border with mexico 3 mexicans are said to be among the dead the texas governor's

calling the massacre a hate crime authorities are investigating whether a white nationalist manifesto published on line was written by the suspect who was arrested at the scene or. escaping from an active shooter situation. police how clear the wal-mart shopping center in texas to bring people to safety after a gunman wreaks carnage. reports of the shooting came in at 1039 local time the shopping center that was attacked was filled with thousands of people many with children shopping for the beginning of the school year. eyewitnesses described the immediate moments as extremely chaotic. to medicaid that said he saw somebody shot another shot at him and it was like we

were just trying to get out there trying to go to the closest store is the big guy trying to push people away or trying to get them to go with bad officials put out desperate calls for blood donations to help the dozens of we did this patients would distribute it across local hospitals. we took 7 patients to the operating room today. they underwent a number of procedures by a number of different specialists. and it's expected that over the course of the next several days we will need to do ongoing procedures on many of these patients. law enforcement arrested a 21 year old suspect and to found a manifesto online that may be linked to the shooting that has a nexus point in time sure hate crime the f.b.i. will be looking into that with all their federal authorities right now we're looking out for to ensure capital murder charges for this individual. the mass

shooting is already being called the 8th deadliest in u.s. history and it's just one of over $32000.00 incidents related to gun violence in the united states this year alone. well that shooting in el paso has prompted an outpouring of grief and sympathy for the victims but it's also sparked renewed calls for stricter gun control as the scale of the bloodshed unfolded officials including texas governor greg abbott called the murders a hate crime. this disgusting intolerable is not texan. we are going to aggressively prosecute both couple a murderer. but also is a crime which is exactly what it appears to be without having seen all the evidence you have i don't want to get ahead of the evidence but we have to be very very clear their conduct like this don't like the u.s. actions like this crimes like this or not who or what texas is and will

not be accepted here. all those called into question the gun laws including democratic presidential hopeful iraq. and yes it's to gun laws just universal background checks and yes we should stop selling weapons of words or communities but i think we also have to confront just a trait that i have never seen in in my lifetime. and as digitals whetstone tenuously held others appealed to the sense of community. this horrific act does not define our community. what defines our community is the lines around the blood bank of people ready to donate people wanting to offer counseling services to families and volunteering left and right that's well possible is that's what's going to define this tonight. it's already been cited as

one of the worst such shootings a grim day for el paso and america. iran says it sees another foreign flag oil tanker in the persian gulf 7 crew members have also been arrested iran's revolutionary guard has said the tanker was smuggling some 700000 liters of oil through the persian gulf to unnamed arab countries incident took place on wednesday but has only now been announced it would be the 3rd ship seized by iran in recent weeks it's still holding the stand and pair o. a british tanker while another ship was released without a warning. let's get a check now of some of the other stories making news around the world and russian police arrested more than 800 people attending a protest in moscow on saturday and the protesters are calling on the government to allow opposition candidates to run in city elections demonstrators were rallying

for the 2nd weekend in a row despite authorities warning that the protest was illegal. rescue teams in the u.k. are still racing to repair a collapsed down in the northern town of wally bridge that's at imminent risk of flooding more than one and a half 1000 residents have been evacuated as forecast of heavy rain and to the danger. emergency workers and the military are battling huge wildfires in eastern russia the blaze has not hit populated areas but the smoke is affecting around $800.00 settlements including large cities and towns the wildfires have already destroyed an area about the size of belgium. to hong kong now where protesters are again gathering just a day after a violent clashes with police last night a march of several 1000 people descended into scenes of chaos after some

demonstrators lit a fire to the entrance of a police station a rally is now underway in a central district with marchers again holding umbrellas it's the 9th straight weekend of demonstrations as hong kong residents call for greater democracy and autonomy from china the protests are continuing despite stern warnings from the mainland chinese army at that station in hong kong. our reporter charles charles and phil was on the scene at some of last night's most chaotic events and sentence this report. it looks like a scene from an action meeting these young people have grown wise to what could be in store. the expertise building with their experience that a month steadfast and shaken and carefree protests are getting more and more dangerous and more more fall and i hope hong kong people turn come out and just make some noise for the government to make them. answer our protest our

our needs and. to some that lives lighting a fire at a nearby police station bricks through the building site defaced. weeks of violent clashes the fanned the flames of people's anger. is the blazes the town the police made it. another night of chaos begins. the protesters who are prepared for a fight none of them carrying umbrellas weapons on google carrying senior we want to welcome part one more question tonight we're coming to are 7 going to have a remarkable arielle with the people running on dream longer the work that couldn't happen no palpable little now as we can. see millions sound echoing through the streets some flee. this is

a defiant. undeterred by the fear of red. warnings for most ortiz in hong kong and beijing. just meters away like this a nightly news event if you. can't sneeze oprah for a movie soundtrack to get you behind. these protests of the new no less a day backdrop to life. and w.'s charlotte hill who filed that report joins us now from hong kong for the latest so charlotte some very disturbing pictures of the violent clashes last night was the situation right now in the city at the moment marianne you've got to protest going on concurrently they have been largely peaceful throughout the

morning but the big concern here is that they could deviate from the law to drew take to the streets once again as we've seen happening to so many days now the concern both parties they might gather here this is the central government's liaison office the azing body between hong kong and mainland china there are big barricades up behind me to try and prevent that now we are getting some reports that protesters are throwing stones at the police station we know from the past few days that anger really is building towards the police process is here saying these have been extremely heavy handed such as the anger we're seeing shops buildings here around hong kong with signs in their windows saying police are not welcome so it could well be that we see another very tense evening tonight. well last week there was a warning from the chinese army that stationed in hong kong that they will not tolerate violence yet we are concerned continuing to see lots of violence on the streets are they going to step in at some point will beijing send in its army.

that's the question of course that everybody here is at the moment it doesn't seem like that is imminent the china has said that in order to do that it needs to have requests from the authorities in hong kong people here though have been concerned by a couple of statements coming out of beijing a propaganda videos well showing the people's liberation army apparently training to deal with with protesters so the fear is yes this could escalate at the moment though protestors main concern is dealing with the police who they say has been in the treatment of protesters so. deadly is charlotte chosen pil reporting from hong kong we appreciate it. now french inventor frank use of pot has succeeded in crossing the english channel on a jet powered device he calls a fly bore it the 35 kilometer long trip from the northern coast of france to

england south coast took him 20 minutes to 5 turbines in the former jets the champions' craft propelled him at speeds of up to 190 kilometers an hour it was his 2nd attempt to cross the channel on his 1st try back in july he was knocked off balance and fell into the water. a quick reminder now of our top stories. 2 mass shootings have taken place in the united states hours apart at least 19 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire in a bar in dayton ohio we say is the suspected shooter has been killed and at least 20 people were killed in a separate shooting in a wal-mart store in el paso texas authorities are treating the massacre as a possible take on. thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators are back on the streets of hong kong in the 9th straight weekend of political unrest over 90 police

fired tear gas at demonstrators and arrested more than 20 people. you're watching news up next is broke story i'm hearing evan steam from and the entire team here thanks for watching. what secrets lie behind. find out that person to experience and explore precedent and cultural heritage songs. d.w. world heritage 362 feet.