this is the w. news live from berlin for the 1st time police use lethal force against a protester in hong kong. tens of thousands of protesters defy a ban on demonstration on china's national day while a protester is hospitalized after being shot at close range by police. beijing shows off its military might as china mocked 17 years of communist rule president xi jinping telling his countrymen that no power on earth can hold china isn't that. class us democrats subpoena top trump aides including the secretary of

state as they build a case to impeach the president of the ukraine whistleblower allegations this is new evidence emerges that was the trump pressured a straight his prime minister political guide. a map anyhow thanks for joining us we begin with some of the most violent antigovernment protests hong kong has seen this year scores of pro-democracy demonstrators have been injured in clashes with security forces which included the 1st police shooting of a protester the demonstrators were defining an official ban on protests for china's national day the violence in hong kong overshadowed carefully choreographed ceremonies marking 70 years of communist rule in mainland china. and nonviolent but provocative message to beijing. while some 2000 kilometers

away the chinese president xi jinping watched national day parades. protesters in the territory spent the day on the street calling for more democratic rights for the 17th week in a row. was. this moment marks a violent escalation in the clashes between demonstrators and the hong kong police . was. and off the ship shoots an 18 year old student in the chest at close range with a life bullet authorities say the officer fired to save his and his colleagues life as they were being attacked. the 18 year old male was sent to hospital when he was sent to hospital he is still conscious at the moment i believe the doctors. conducting examination curing him cure

him at the moment at this moment he was arrested for assaulting police officer we will conduct further inquiries and then once after the inquiries we will decide whether we will press charges or not. over 1500 people have been arrested since june that's when the pro-democracy activists demanded the government withdraw or a controversial extradition bell eventually the hong kong authorities did cancel the bail but the protests continued and activists want an investigation into police violence free from government influence guys out there it's very dark and people from all walks of life want an independent inquiry i watch the withdrawal of the bill is not enough hard it's hard to settle the matter of finding it hard to hold out for years ago and i got lucky with chong tongues people are ready to sacrifice everything to fight for democracy and freedom i hope hong kong has will persist and carry on so as to get the freedom promised under one country 2 systems. hong kong

has had its own legal system since the british handed the colony back to china in 1907 the activists want more electoral reforms and to keep the freedoms of that compact treats on the mainland have never had. now as we've mentioned china is staging huge celebrations to mock 70 years of communist rule the people's republic of china has already undergone massive change since its founding in one thing $49.00 as part of the anniversary celebrations president xi jinping told crowds that china's development will be peaceful that its military will ensure sovereignty and security. on tuesday the world's longest surviving communist nation celebrated its achievements on a grand scale. standing where chairman mao proclaimed the people's republic in 1949 president xi jinping struck a combative note. today

a socialist china is standing proudly in the world's east. and no force can change the position of our great motherland and no force can stop the chinese people and the chinese nation from stepping forward but. the spectacle that followed was designed to highlight china's rise from a nation in despair to a global superpower. at the forefront of that new found confidence and display of military might on a massive scale advanced weaponry including nuclear capable missiles rumbling through beijing. the event comes at a crucial time growth is slowing as the trade war with the u.s. takes its toll on the economy and calls for more democracy grow louder both in hong kong and among the middle classes in mainland china. but that wasn't the point of the fireworks that ended the day along with an elaborate gala show on

tiananmen square thousands of musicians and dancers performed a massive display for the nation and the world. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. at least 2 people were killed and hundreds injured in clashes between protesters and police in the iraqi capital baghdad protesters were angry about public services and high unemployment as well as what i see as iranian influence on the government. president follow them is a lengthy says his government and russian backed separatists have agreed a temporary special status for the east of the country the deal signed in deliberate the wife of the talks to end a conflict that has ground on for 5 years and killed over 13000 people in the u.s. a jury has found a white former police officer guilty of murder for killing a black neighbor after she entered the victim's apartment and the guy going to

admitted shooting botham who was on armed but said she mistakenly believed he was an intruder in the apartment. in washington the administration is defying congressional demands that officials testify in the impeachment impeachment inquiry against president trump congressional committees have issued subpoenas against trump's lawyer rudy giuliani and secretary of state mike pompei oh they've also asked 5 state department officials to testify. was lashed out at the requests accusing democrats of bullying and trying to intimidate his stuff is in italy at the start of a europe trip he said it was not now feasible for the officials to testify giuliani has also suggested he won't comply. well d.w. washington correspondent public for the las can tell us more about welcome what do you make of pump response to the subpoena. hi anthony well it comes as

no surprise in many respects that we're hearing this from pompei or because of course within the trumpet ministration we're kind of grown we've grown accustomed to a term which is stonewalling which is essentially you know obstructing or or or delaying a process and in this case we're seeing it in this inquiry this impeachment inquiry which is taking place at the moment i'm in fact my pump those words were very strong in what he said to you know the committee that's investigating i'm going to read it he said the speed of the investigation raises significant legal and procedural concerns and he won't tolerate such tactics and he said that he's going to use all the means of his disposal to prevent and expose any attempts to intimidate the dedicated professionals and the democrats you know respond by saying that it's illegal in fact what he was saying and it will constitute evidence of obstruction of the impeachment inquiry so in fact you know my pompei it could also potentially even london in trouble now 4 of the 5 witnesses who have been

subpoenaed will they are still actually employees of the state department so they don't. don't have to actually appear in front of this inquiry but one in particular kurt folk or not he's the former special envoy to ukraine and he's due to testify before the house committee on thursday so you know as you can tell this is a fast moving story does a lot of back and forth and as you can see the relationship between the trumpet ministration and those investigating is will say not the friendliest very much so republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said he had no choice quickly but to take up the articles of impeachment if the house approved them isn't likely to come to that quickly. anthony it's going to be very difficult because at the end of the day if it gets to the senate they're going to need a majority on its republican held so at the end of the day if they're going to get

that process through. it's not going to look easy for you know the democrats to pass in the senate but considering the investigation you know it's fast moving and anything to change about for the l.d.s. in washington thank you now police in nigeria say they have freed 19 pregnant women and girls from a so-called baby factory the victims are believed to have been abducted and raped so they captors could sell their babies so if a male suspects were arrested during the ride in like most women impregnated by their captain is now free to tell less stories they were subjected to serious abuse . a woman gave me a drug suddenly labor started although i was only 7 months pregnant. i was in labor for 3 days and i did not deliver until police came to free us. the

victims say they were tricked into coming to lagos by the promise of jobs as domestic staff poverty drove them to seek work far from their home some are as young as 15 majority of them to move. in to confuse the issue. with this. new suit. to sell the big. aids police say this baby girl would have been sold for around $900.00 and the boy for about $1400.02 women suspects have been arrested and so forth he's still looking for. so-called baby factories run by criminal syndicates are not a mutual in nigeria but for these women at least their ordeal is over. the football now in the champions league by munich produced a phenomenal poem performance rather to be

a premier league side tottenham hotspur 72 in london took them took the early lead but by and fired back and went on to completely dominate in the 2nd half said cannot be sold scored 4 goals to help the german champions secure a huge victory. they fired at the world athletics championships finished with a gold rush for american athletes 3 world titles just about double team usa is tally in qatar that means the united states now leads the medal table with 7 gold medals. the most unlikely world title came courtesy of donovan bridger in the 800 metres a 1st ever u.s. win in this event as braziers set a new championship record but possibly also a controversial one as braziers coaches alberto salazar who was banned for doping offenses earlier on tuesday. the most anticipated title came in the 200 meters from noah lisle it's the 22 year old is widely tipped to become you saying bolts natural

successor posting faster personal bests than the jamaican great had at the same age . the most thrilling title came in the pole vault with sam kendrick's defending his crown but only just both kendricks and swedish teenager armand to plenteous cleared 5 metres 97 the press tied at a world championship since 2001. kendrick's only took the title because he had fewer failed attempts becoming the 1st man to win 2 world titles since the great surge a book. the world of opera has lost one of its most powerful voices jessye norman one of the 1st african americans to win a claim in the overwhelmingly white world of classical music died at the age of $74.00 critics described his singing as sumptuous and penetrating new york's metropolitan opera has called to one of the best sopranos of the last half century

. old. jessie naaman and chanted opera fans around the globe she was born in the southern u.s. state of georgia but launched her career in germany where she won an international music competition and $968.00 a year later she made. her operatic debut at the dogs in berlin. the soprano developed a wide ranging repertoire that included vahey and. but she was especially noted for singing a wagner jessye norman was a trailblazer becoming one of the few african americans to achieve worldwide stardom and the opera world. in 1960 she sang at the opening ceremony of the olympic games in atlanta nomen won numerous prizes throughout her career such as the national madoff arts and a total of 5 grammy awards including one for lifetime achievement she also want to

claim as a jazz singer but her heart always belong to the opera. you're watching day w. news up next after a short break his day w. news africa an elementary help it's what. bursts. home to use of species. called home words if you. give me those are big changes and most start with small steps and back to the interiors tell stories of create these people and innovate is time checks around the world. to use the term. used to train solutions and for station. crew to.