21st on d. w. . this is d. w. news live from berlin another brags that extension is on the table u.k. prime minister boris johnson was compelled to write to the e.u. asking for a delay he also wrote a separate letter saying he doesn't want this comes after the u.k. parliament voted to put off ratifying his brakes a deal. also coming out thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators take to the streets of hong kong for an unauthorized rally defying

a police badge and undeterred by attacks on prominent activists. and even the youngest dortmund fans have something to cheer about from saturday's bundesliga match ups to a plan put itself back into the race for the title against legally driscoll a top. american to evanston welcome to the show. the u.k.'s prime minister boris johnson has sent a letter to the european union requesting a break that deadline extension and another letter arguing against it johnson was required by law to ask for the delay after parliament voted to postpone a ratifying his brags a deal the prime minister sent an unsigned copy of the letter via email make it clear how he feels about this legal requirement. mixed messages from british

prime minister boris johnson one letter to you council president donald tusk requesting a briggs extension but left on signed. and another letter to tuscon arguing against such a delay this time bearing the u.k. prime minister's signature. outside parliament demonstrators cheered as british lawmakers voted to delay the approval of the braggs a deal forcing johnson to send the letters to the e.u. hundreds of thousands marched through the streets of london calling for a 2nd referendum. johnson had initially said he would not request a delay despite the vote that i will not negotiate a delay with. neither does the law compel me to do so i will tell our friends and colleagues in the e.u. exactly what i've told everyone in the last $88.00 days that i've served as prime

minister but do they would be bad for this country. and bad for democracy but legal experts and opposition labor party leader jeremy corbin said johnson was legally bound to day is a historic day for parliament because it said it will not be blackmailed by a prime minister who is apparently prepared once again to defy a law passed by this parliament i invite him to think very carefully about the remarks he just made about refusing apparently to apply for the extension which the e.u. number 2 act requires him to do here e.u. leaders have made it clear they do not want an extension and i was for your own facility any kind of wrong issue you have if you have a deal with the who is the lead vocal that's not the it which just my views to. the

prime minister is now seeking advice as to how he can get present done by the end of the month say there is but one mission by northern ireland's influential democratic unionist party that it is. considering all amendments including one backing a 2nd referendum could have further brighten the mood among the throng still clinging to their european dream. of a zil is in london following all the latest brazen twists and turns for us hello to you barbara so what does boris johnson hope to achieve by sending these different and contradictory letters. now what he's trying to achieve is what if you look at the sunday papers for instance the sunday times rick said leaning bricks of directors are trying to scupper breaks it and he sent 3 defined letters to brussels is exactly that to define the purpose of parliament

and that is to explain to the european leaders on the other side of the channel listen i was forced to write this letter i didn't sign it parliament forced me to send it but i don't mean it now we have to see what the lawyers say about that because in legal terms that would be bad faith can you sort of get around a law saying yes i'm forced to do this but i don't want it that's the question so the courts will probably have another word on that bought of course he was trying to he is trying to sort of undermine the will and the purpose of parliament it was go a bit more slowly was dyspraxia process not to remedy in one go but to look at the legislation 1st that it's needed to in action for exit in britain and there they can then to attach another him and mint or 2 to it and that is what the majority of parliamentarians want at the moment all right so what is the next where does this

leave johnson's breaks a deal. leaves it on hold maybe in the fridge cold storage if you want for maybe at least another week because what will happen on the other side of the channel is that brussels very likely is not going to rush into an extension they're just going to sit there and watch what is happening here behind us in the house of commons like this is a seer to we have to sort of see how the play ends and so parliamentarians have another week to come up with something what they want to do probably is force of the geishas on the government not after the end of their transition period the end of next year 2022 crèche out then without further in sort of closeness and deal for the trade deal with european union that ties britain to european rules and regulations that is one aspect and the other might be a 2nd referendum so there is still all to go for in parliament and for assurance

and i mean the 2 sides are it's like big cats looking at each other and seeing who's going to strike 1st and strike next and they're really on their toes so everybody is watching the other side what their next step will be. to w.'s barbara vai's all reporting for us from london we thank you very much. let's get a check now of some of the other stories making news around the world. 3 people have died during protests in chile against public transport fare hikes presidents a bus in pin euro and now if the price increases would be suspended following days of violent protests in the rest has been chile's worst in decades. u.s. president donald trump is abandoned to plan to hold the next g. 7 summit at a golf resort he owns in florida critics had accused trump of misusing his office to personally profit from staging the taxpayer funded gathering. australian airline

quantas has completed the longest ever nonstop commercial passenger flight the boeing 787 dreamliner took off from new york with 49 passengers and crew on board 19 hours and 16 minutes later it touched down in sydney and it was part of a test to assess how ultra long haul flights affect passenger jet lag and crew fatigue. to hong kong now where protesters are defying police and recent attacks on pro-democracy activists to attend an unauthorized march police say anyone attending the unauthorized march risks arrest tensions are high after a prominent rally organizer and an activist handing out flyers were brutally attacked last week demonstrators are removing police barricades as thousands gather for the 20th straight weekend they're pushing for more democratic freedom in the semi autonomous chinese territory. for the very latest we're joined

now by correspondent charlayne charles impel who's in hong kong so charlotte tell us what is happening right now where you are. mariana we are only a few hours into this protest and already we have seen a tear gas being fired on multiple occasions now where very nearby where that to a gas was fired we can still smell it still lingering in the air at the moment it was fired outside a police station very close to protest is also have been seen throwing molotov cocktails at police station we've seen water cannon already on the streets as well not been used so far as far as we know but tensions really are very high here that was of course expected this march was originally organized by it organization a group called the civil human rights front the people behind a number of the remember the protests that we've seen in recent months here in hong

kong they are known to draw a big crowd this protest their application tonight mission was denied by police to hold this to anyone who is taking part is now acting unlawfully police already have issued very stern warnings about that and of course anybody who is wearing a face mask as the vast majority of people i'm sure. you can see many of them behind me they are also acting unlawfully as well so it's still very the relatively early in the day we are expecting scenes like this to continue for the coming hours . now charlotte remind our viewers about what happened a few days ago when a number of pro-democracy activists were attacked quite brutally we we said at least been hearing and have those events impacted the focus or the feeling of today's protest. absolutely that is

a big driving force and for people to turn out to protest once again today we did see really dramatic images of 2 separate individuals who were attacked this week firstly on wednesday activists called jimmy sham he is actually the convenor of the civil human rights front the group who were behind originally organizing this protest he was attacked by unknown assailants with hammers he is still in hospital he is reported to have been hit in the head he is in stable condition of the moment but that really fueled a huge amount of the anger that we're seeing on the streets today a number of pro-democracy lawmakers came out condemning that attack and then late last night we saw yet another attack of a man who is at a london war now those are the places where people put up a post it notes posters expressing that their feelings that demands he was reportedly stabbed one man a suspect in custody. charlotte charleston paul for us in hong kong thank you very much. let's turn now to some german soccer news

and saturday's bundesliga match up saw dortmund play host to blabber the surprise leaders early in the season on dortmund was without a victory in their last 3 games but 2 nil when put them right back into the running for the title here's how the match played out. dortmund were looking to end the run of draws against the team with the strongest away form in the table a tough task thing for lucy in 5 a side. chances were at a premium early on by stephan lane a kind close to gladbach after less slow bennis whipped a free kick round to the back post. dortmund's best opportunity also came from a set piece again so mark was more than equal to match who most hated.

dortmund looks to have taken the lead through token hazza but it wasn't to be with a video referee sporting an offside in the buildup. marker royce defended. the team's remained nikken nick nil nil at the interval. after the break the home side came out with fresh gusto and in themselves the lead has up for oil than the 1st half found maka royce with this 3 ball and the captain converted. his 5th goal of the season. but dortmund have had trouble holding on to their leads this season and i soon had a scare after going in front run in turkey went off injured replaced by modern hits and gladbach smelled blood but patrick helman couldn't converse and dortmund's 3 points stateside. on the my life they were without

a win in 2 matches says they welcomed both parts of eastern germany on saturday but despite dominating for large parts of the game they failed to end there when the streak. after a slow 1st half of group one of the hosts take the lead a huge clearance from pizza good luck she found t.-mo van up top of the strike a muscled his way through to an open go hardly typical like his tactics but because of strength and pace from the german international saw him send the red bulls in front with his 6 league goal of the season. but both have their own talismanic striker and in the 82nd minute he'll every district. judge number 9 valve a host finishing off a clever move with a smooth not beg to bring things level and snatch a try i'm we continue the way we continue to fix we're still on beat and what i said is itself gameel way we came to treat points but sometimes in some matches

yours has to be honest and you have to be. satisfied with what a put off to a games votes for are still the last unbeaten team in building. and that's the latest news i'm hearing edelstein in berlin thanks for watching. the adventures of the famous naturalist and explorer. to celebrate alexander from the world's 250th birthday we're embarking on a voyage of discovery. expedition voyage.