this is deja vu news live from berlin india makes a radical change to the status of the status of the disputed region of kashmir. the move causes an uproar in parliament which critics calling it a dark day for democracy but the government says the step is necessary also coming up. on congress leader kerry warns the territory is on the verge of a very dangerous situation her comments come as pro-democracy demonstrators again

disrupt train services in a general strike takes hold across the city. and in formula one defending champion lewis hamilton moves one step closer to another world title and won a thrilling one carrying from pretty narrowly beating up incoming rival. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us it's being called the most significant change to the status of kashmir in more than 70 years india says this revoking the special status of this disputed region the governing hindu nationalist b j p party says it is revoking article 370 which allowed the muslim majority state of john moon kashmir to make its own laws as part of efforts to integrate indian

controlled kashmir with the rest of india stories have suspended phone and internet access there and placed popular state leaders on their house arrest. let's bring in. our correspondent in delhi for the very latest misha what's the decision behind this decision to remove the special status and and why is it coming now. well brian fall of the party led by prime minister marine jim or the the party covered during the country this was one of the prime things on that subject was on its manifesto coming into this election and this dome that has been on its manifesto for a long time the partition on top r.t. believes that article 370 was denigrating the integrity of the claim that striking down that you're moving the suspending the sod to the allow me to better integrate into india and. in the special status will also allow these to be

a part of the indian constitution to be promulgated all across the street and they also claim that this is this will lead to better development better access to opportunities for the people of kashmir this is the convention that the parties put forward but another interesting the reason why this may be coming right now is caught in the that is not all can government in power in kashmir for suspended last till the security situation has been too tense to avoid another on the relection so suddenly it's on the precedence rule so even when a decision like this would require a local government to weigh in right now there is no local governments of the president gets to give an executive order which is exactly what has happened because there's no local government in kashmir what's been the response there or what are you hearing from your. vote brian the response has been complete and utter silence we have no idea what the people of push me are thinking or feeling about this suspension of this special status because not just today but

for over the last 2 weeks there's been a massive security build up in the city of powers and so if troops were deployed the people who voted enough to go and start stocking up on rations on fuel on what supplies because they did not know what was coming there was some talk about the security situation as a security threat but there was no elaboration from the government of why exactly this build up was happening now communication lines have been shut down. foreign internet has been suspended multiple times and pushed me to the boss but the shutting down of communication lines of cable t.v. is unprecedented so why in the whole country many parts of it that support them because it was decision are celebrating this decision as a as a way for india to be truly integrated the people who it's affected the most have had no what is on this debate ok well pakistan certainly has not been celebrating as well it also claims cashmere has thousands of troops along the demarcation line

in the himalayas how has is almost been responding. just a few just a few something of the fox government the ministry of external affairs has put out a statement that it will exercise any options to assess. what it calls an illegal step by india yesterday. by mr imran khan has all this so we get in from pakistan saying that india's actions have been unilaterally and can potentially destabilize the region and it's not just a matter of peace within the sub continent but also concerns about a fall of those homegrown insurgencies from within the within fish near because the evolution of the people is what new can be does a feeling locally does of course are also under lockdown but they have come out in many ways they can find possible to say that this is going to increase the distrust of the people of question you have against india according to you richard thanks so much for now we'll have much more from delhi of course as this story unfolds as the

developments come in thanks for now on the show. for pro-democracy protesters in hong kong have again clashed with riot police for the 3rd day in a row security forces have fired tear gas in one area of the city as activists stepped up their campaign of civil disobedience earlier demonstrators disrupted train services by blocking doors a general strike is also taking. plays bringing parts of the city to a complete standstill more than $200.00 flights have been cancelled many shops and businesses are shut down on kong leader kerry lamb accuses the protesters of harming the territory. but what is in front of us is hong kong stability hong kong's future and escalate this but we continue to allow these violent protesters to make use of the fugitive offenders spill and

these 3 months to conceal that out here ia motors that is going to push hong kong so that furch of a very dangerous situation. of protests have been going on for more than 9 weeks now did i also bells in hong kong right now she sent us this report on the evolving tactics protesters using to outmaneuver the police. well you. know you heard in her girlhood frustration like this is clear in any language but. as the weeks go on even cameras are becoming unwelcome him. limits later to gasify it but is no longer a match for these increasingly sophisticated protesters. as the toxic fumes fill the air the call goes out to me. under the cover of smoke processes dispersed as quickly as they arrived but this is what they're calling that the water strategy

staying limbo don't get cold. group chats on social media help them plan where to target next. but thousands file into public transport and on to the next location for another short sharp best of disruption up benitez's easing trains to get across the city as quickly as possible barry is left open for them to pos freely in and out of the train stations this is part of a deliberate strategy to get from location to location as quickly as possible to not stay in one place for too long move on and start the next demonstration this flash mob style tactic is now the most powerful defense against an increasingly intolerant police force os the police trusted to toy together when they go though and then we can go to another place so maybe there is less police and we can do our things secondly we would try to save ourselves from being arrested just the main

thing i think how the 16. and how many different protests make ations have today. 5. and major tunnel is blocked for a 2nd night running. cars brought to a standstill but once again it doesn't last long. if the. police move in but the demonstrations are one step ahead they've already moved on. all that police can do is clear the damage. this has become a cats and mouse game with protesters who are becoming harder and harder to contain . for more i spoke with charlotte's also bill and asked her how volatile the situation is right now where there's now is this day running that we are seeing major disruption on the streets of hong kong people here have been trying to drum up support for this strike and the destruction that has been taking place today to

caroline 50 commuters from getting into while praying for a car with down till now is. the end of it all day some people are expecting to be charged later on today very. rioting charges more riot charges that carry up to 10 in prison people that we speak to you say that they fear that there will be more violence back on the street tonight people really have been angered by old sampling of the situation and kerry lamb press conference achieve that press conference which we had found biden short time ago from that that i'm good people even more people saying that he had condemned that protect the irony in grading what is already an ink to situation. i'm told they're speaking with me earlier now let's check in with some of the other stories making the news

at this hour thousands of people attended vigils to honor the victims of 2 mass shootings in texas and ohio in the u.s. over the weekend together the shootings claimed the lives of 29 people are authorities suspect the killer in el paso texas was targeting immigrants as shootings be investigated as a case of domestic terrorism. in egypt an explosion near cairo's tahrir square has killed at least 19 people and destroyed a number of vehicles the government said it was caused by a multiple vehicle car crash explosion caused a fire at a nearby hospital which had to be evacuated. russia's military said its aircraft dropped more than 1200 tons of water on wildfires in siberia on sunday the flames over territory roughly the size of belgium have been a blaze for several weeks and they are cuts and cross no you are seeing regions. or snow high drama at the hungaroring grown praise sunday as lewis hamilton

extended his lead in the season long formula one drivers championship he had to get the much younger max 1st stop and back footed though who started the race in the pole position. max pushed up in the 1st ever poll saw him flanked by relentlessness abs duo felt terry both tass and lewis hamilton a baptism of fire if ever there was one but with both are slipping down the pecking order early it quickly turned into an intense 2 horse race. pit stops are rarely played a bigger role the lead changed hands constantly as the cars came in for modification . that $39.00 saw fished up and hold off his rival with expert defensive driving but with more than 30 laps to go the outcome was anyone's guess a hamilton pit stop on lap $49.00 would prove to be pivotal a switch to fresher tires handing the british driver a crucial advantage he remained patient however waiting for the perfect time to

make his move and so he did on lap 67 just 3 before the finish line leaving his rival with no time to recover. and a win for the defending world champion and one which all but guarantees a sick world title but for all hamilton's brilliance this was undoubtedly a team effort by mercedes. who really grateful for the day in. and and really for the team for continuing to believe in me and continuing to push and to be out there there were race to be had to push like that and turning the limit all the way a fine performance once again from for stepan who just couldn't get it over the line. yeah we were just not possible but. yeah i tried everything i could on that hard to stay alive but of course she was just not enough the dutch 21 year olds

they will come but on the verge of another world title this era continues to belong to lewis hamilton. tellus now an australian mick carey or she has won the city open in washington d.c. . the tournaments is a precursor to the u.s. open which starts in new york later this month curios suffered from back spasms early in the final against dunnill medvedev but he dazzled the crowd with some daring shots and then took a medical timeout. after winning the 1st set of the tiebreaker kerry went on to secure the championship in straight sets this is the 6th for tight. schedule reminder of our top story at this hour india has revoked the special status of kashmir that was part of a plan to integrate the region with the rest of the country critics say the move is fun democratic and could spark on russia. the government in delhi says it is a long overdue step. this is due to abuse live from

berlin i'm brian thomas from the entire team thanks so much for being with us and regina will be joining you at the top of the hour with the very latest on what's happening in kashmir right now with news from delhi thanks very. it was a season of high pitched soccer action as it winds down the next exciting event is right around the corner. german bundesliga is heating up and as always we are there to keep you updated with the latest on the kickoff. to mislead asunder starting august 16th on.