this is deja vu news live from berlin the u.s. military plans to redeploy troops to protect oil fields in syria a reversal of president transporter to its draw american forces now this comes as nato defense ministers meet for a 2nd day of talks on a unified position on syria turkey's collaboration with russia there is driving a wedge through the alliance also coming up. our reporter revisits her

hometown affluent in the german state of the n.g.'s to get a sense of populism is growing cold there the far right e.f.t. could deliver another blow in that state the chancellor maclin regional elections this weekend. plus a last minute scramble to climb australia's most famous rock tourists coming out in force hoping to scale blue route in the final hours before a band goes into the fact that rock is now closed off out of respect for indigenous peoples. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us the united states will be moving troops into eastern syria to help defend the region's oil fields from islamic state and that's according to u.s. defense official. wilson's announcement coming after the decision by president

trump to pull american forces out of syria now that paved the way for turkey's assault on kurdish forces there had been a close american ally. a cease fire deal brokered by the u.s. has allowed turkey to create a so-called safe zone along the border which is now being patrolled with russian help. well here's how many east analyst marcus speckle described the situation in the region in an interview with me earlier they are there to protect the oil fields from being attacked by abuse lamarck state again together with the kurds so you have a kurdish american small alliance still on the ground but major trend is america is not only leaving syria but is giving up the middle east the whole region to russia is the new major power in the region. so is russia's influence in syria set to increase further and how should the west respond to russia's new partnership there

with nato member turkey those are some of the questions being discussed by nato defense ministers during a 2nd day of talks brussels. moscow is the new puppet master in syria precious defense minister talks with the head of a kurdish militia there and it's clear who's giving the orders. that's the reality facing nato defense ministers they're scrambling to catch up with the political reality of post was syria and more to the point the west's role there. there are different views. as is stated in the meeting also views which are publicly know it was a strong support for the political should the solution on a strong. support for stronger international gages german defense minister and they could come cut on by a proposed an international force to police to secure is own but only had a few details. for a moment it looked like u.s.

defense secretary marc esper might support her idea that because it's something that we've been calling on our european partners to do for quite some time is to step up and do more so while i would be supportive of that. support of politically i think we don't intend on contribute ground forces or i think that operation the europeans had questions about the details and the timing of. the pope was we are not against an international security zone in principle but the situation on the ground just changed now that turkey and russia have reached an agreement those in the past the germans have often been slow to suggest involvement in such matters but the defense minister said she proposed it to the turks. doesn't see so often that they shoot themselves was very open and all by natural talk with this could take place with the involvement of the international community and turkey would be open to talks about that. this but when talking to the larger group of ministers

she'd only offered a couple of sentences on her idea source a set she set that was enough into the discussion process has been kicked off it'll be a long process and a difficult one but the 1st steps were very encouraging. and germany's defense minister still needs support in brussels but nato allies turkey and the u.s. are pulling in different directions well on the 2 pulling hard enough to crack nato and that we're joined by ben to shell out the heads of the section 100 ball foundations a think tank the german green party good morning thanks so much for coming and we have high level talks going on in brussels say that nato is nato facing a threat to its future future not from external enemies but from alliance members well indeed i think that to have never faced a more difficult challenge now with the 2 may or not that 2 major but one major part alf nato member being so much at odds with the other. i don't think we've ever

witnessed a situation like that before ok now the united states president donald trump said that american troops would be pulling out of syria now it appears will be redeploying to the comical guest that's near die is or and will be teaming up with kurdish forces there what do you make of that well that's the most bizarre maneuver because as you learned over the past says' kurdish politicians have come closer to the regime in damascus and then the cooperation with kurdish troops that are at the same time affiliated with the math because that is not something that will work it doesn't have a perspective to really work out because both are not on the same page regarding the future of syria and regarding what is possible to protect so this move to remain and there is or which is not anywhere close to the border how are the us going to protect their troops and who do they need to co-opt to be able to do that ok those are some are good questions america will be looking at russia and turkey

have created this resettlement zone they're calling it a safety zone but it's in effect a resettlement zone for syrian refugees now living in turkey while nato and the west have been looking on an active we have the nato meeting today looking at this or who knows if they'll come up with something on it but the resettlement that's being planned by turkey is a massive violation of international law and human rights conventions that turkey has signed off to and they did this and it comes at the price of ethnic cleansing also in the north you have seen $180000.00 people fleeing already from the kurdish areas further to the east these people will not be able to return and especially not resettlement is taking place by turkey for thing arab syria refugees out of turkey into that zone so we see different levels of violations of international humanitarian law and that of course is inacceptable do you see nato becoming a spectator to this ethnic cleansing as you describe it now has been a spectator to the. well conflict in syria is not the 1st time that major human

rights violations take place so at the moment it has none of itself in a very difficult position how to intervene at the fates of the conflict bendish eller from the 100 bull foundation thanks very much for coming in thank you why amnesty international says its research backs up claims that turkey has been forcibly returning thousands of syrian refugees across the border and those findings suggest that thousands of people were illegally returned before russian and turkish forces established their so-called safe zone that now turkey says that they went back willingly there are 3 and a half 1000000 syrian refugees now living in turkey many of them in camps some 300000 of them have so far returned to syria turkey plans to resettle a further 1000000. more on this i'm joined now by anish a amnesties researcher on refugee rights thanks so much for coming in. are the

areas where turkey according to reports is forcibly returning syrian refugees in fact safe and how many forced for tourney's are there now. no heart syria is safe for refugees to be hurt returned to the 9 nations it's pretty clear on that the people i spoke with who they were sent to a province in northwestern syria and this is absolutely not safe or returns it's an area in which and it's international documented crimes against humanity by syrian forces in may 21000 it's been described as humanitarian nightmare so you know this is not safe in terms of numbers there are no official statistics from the church started as you mentioned they say that 300000 people have returned voluntarily and this international disputes this our research shows that at the very least hundreds of people are being rounded up arbitrarily put on buses handcuffs and sent on buses across the border to work ok now where do you think this is heading turkey has set

up an affective resettlement zone inside northeastern syria do you think that the turkish government will make good on his plans to resettle as acclaimed says it wants to do 1000000 syrian refugees in that safe so very difficult the same turkey has had longstanding plans to set up this so-called safe zone the timing of this is unclear but international law is perfectly. straightforward on this at this point there is no possibility of any safe returns to syria it's time we did our europe has now closed off its borders to refugees from syria turkey has taken in more than 3 and a half 1000000 syrian refugees doesn't turkey deserve some recognition for what they've done for syria to us. they absolutely do and that's something that i was here to national constantly reiterate in our communications with the turkish government we recognize their achievements in sheltering over 3650000 syracuse and

400000 people other nations so this is an undeniable achievement but this generosity cannot absolve chair here its ongoing international and national domestic law allegations toward this population what are you doing to to get turkey to turn around its position on resettling syrian refugees to northern syria. will be engaged in in aleksey meetings with the turkish government whenever they're willing to meet with us we provided the findings of this report ahead of time to the authorities we also gave in 60 efforts with other countries including in the european union to. bring more syrian refugees from turkey to those countries because. other countries apart from turkey only resettled about 330000 syrian refugees from turkey so the point is turkey needs to protect the syrian population

within its territory and other countries especially in europe need to bring some of those syrian refugees to safety a machete from amnesty international thank you very much for coming in this brief you know some of the other stories making the news today wildfires in southern california forced 50000 people from their homes the area's also been experiencing power outages utility companies are preparing for a massive shutdown this weekend mysterious high winds could knock down power lines and worsen the situation. living as president a former all of us has declared himself winner of the country's presidential election. official results narrowly gave him a 10 point lead necessary to win outright his main rival carlos mesa has led days of protests claiming the count was raked european union is backing calls from election observers for a runoff vote. the u.k.'s prime minister boris johnson wants an early

general election on december 12th he said he would put forward a motion monday to ask parliament to approve the move this comes after m.p.'s refused to fastrack his proposed a deal earlier this week. well here in germany voters in the state of thuringia go to the polls this weekend an election that shaping up into another crucial test the chance for medical c.d.u. party the far right if he has been polling strongly and could take over overtake rather the conservatives there as the state's number 2 party behind the post communist left party there in was part of the former east germany before reunification in 1990 it is the only german state with a governing coalition headed by the left party did have years on your caucus return to her old home town effort to gauge the mood ahead of the vote. grand obey to break how's this and narrow and the waste just like in fairy tales. small

medieval city select fought our well known and loft in the eastern state of the range. that was my home for a long time i spent most of my youth and touring jazz and went to effort to study when i lived here people didn't argue much about politics they couldn't be a if they didn't even exist but now they are likely to win at least 20 percent of the road and i wonder whether they have changed their week. leftist off the right that's often what people here want to know is politics dividing the state into. i tried to talk about it with former classmates but then i noticed that most of the people i was friends with have moved away to big cities just like i did all of us right back saying it's a delicate topic society i hear it's bitterly divided but no

one wants to talk to me about it on camera. to get an idea of what's going on now i go to an a.s.d. campaign event the far right edgy take is considered the top candidate here and he insults other parties and journalists too but can his constituency except of opinions those who are. or. if you have more i always look for an arena where i could influence people and if there is someone who doesn't want to accept this then i'm sorry they consider the next table and drink his beer alone. when we have a family celebration sometimes we start arguing my wife keeps the arguments from escalating by changing the subject. i meet with total how mental he has been the state primula of 3 for the past 5 years he's the only left party

state premier engine mini many think he's down to earth and he's pragmatic but while he was in office the a if t. succeeded in expanding its base so why couldn't the left party keep the f.t. in check and to put when i try to keep them in check they begin polarizing the constituency i want to talk to the people on the streets and i want an end to this polarization and i want to let the people know where we stand and where we're headed or know if they can fix in via the only problem is that the range is becoming increasingly polarized that's what left party supporters keep telling me. this is small rebellion but it's not a small as we'd like it to be. some people irreconcilable if that speech is harsha more vicious and dimwitted. my old hometown seems withdrawn and i fear the stadia lections might make things worse. according to a poll the left party with all of the men or the more full port but might not

succeed in forming a coalition government and since no one wants to work with the a.f. they the federal and state as they drift off a political deadlock which would further deepen the social trends. sometimes when i go back home i feel like a stranger. this is deja vu news still to come on the show these people were among the very last to climb the road and we'll tell you why australia's iconic moroccans now off limits. and. also coming out the golfer who truly relies on his caddy graham cole who was born blind but his life on friends to guide him along the fairways. but 1st could married men be allowed to become catholic priests now this is just one of the very controversial topics being discussed at the 3 week amazon summit at the vatican. the meeting of bishops and cardinals is focused on the amazon region is home to several isolated catholic communities their proposed

change to the celibacy rule for priests would allow older married men in such communities to become or danes. the idea is of course controversial with many catholics but in a part of the world where the catholic church faces a chronic shortage priest many say it's the only solution nelson cardoso is the developed catholic but at the moment he's not altogether happy with his church he's critical of the celibacy requirement. the woman says the look every man needs a. pastas in the process than have them. so catholic priests should be allowed to have them to look at them and we just didn't . know since church has largely been abandoned the paint has faded and moisture has penetrated the walls children play in the place of worship deep in

the amazon rain forest the priest in charge can only make rare visits getting there is always difficult for edilberto the 77 year old may not look like a catholic official but he's one of the most senior priests in this region and he's sworn to some of the same he tells us he has lived this way his whole life. the trip to remote congregations takes him at least 6 hours. in mice and a hammock while on route father and alberto is also critical of celibacy. pope francis has recognized that our congregations need the help of married priests why should any chaste priests be allowed this is a major issue in the church right now and i see it as a blessing. in the amazon it's clear what father adele barito is talking about the congregations are far apart travelling by boat takes a long time and his church struggles to find young people willing to be celibate.

in the village of self russets go and father ed oberto celebrates mass with 200 catholic youths. only edilberto can consecrate bread and accordance with church rules. the region's catholic youth me in san francisco and they seem i'm interested in taking about chastity edilberto discusses the pope's amazon synod and possible plans to ease the celibacy requirement. for voice support finally getting rid of celibacy if a priest wants to be chaste following but it should be voluntary not obligatory. muster don't leave. this idea was discussed at the amazon center. at the vatican and even encouraged by pope francis the catholic church is looking for ways to cope with the lack of priests and stop members from leaving. most members of milton's congregation support the end of celibacy in the priesthood so mass can take place

every sunday and not just once every 3 months nelson would even consider leaving the church services himself but he wants to remain married there to proceed beds it has to be possible. we see how protestant ministers have wives and children from me and we want this new marriage therefore maybe. the reform of the catholic church might just have its origins in the amazon. while visitors have been gathering at luring the iconic sandstone rock out in the australian desert held sacred by indigenous peoples many were hoping to scale the rock ahead of a permanent ban on climate there which is now going into effect indigenous australians call tourist at a lower and. there are many australians here right now they feel it's their right to climb the national landmark the holy rock of the local aboriginal people teacher

and hansen and her cousin geoff say the geological feature belongs to all australians. think you can be respectful about it and it's a rock basin what are some areas where you stay away from most certain areas and it's a wonder of the world a song for my bucket list long ago australians of european descent named a as rock but for indigenous communities it's always been and the signs were put up here a couple of years ago please do not climb an action film has been made on the rock people leave their garbage lying around and use the area as an outdoor toilet now the request has become a ban or whatever the lot of this is sacred ground for us the tourists that understand this want to understand it they say this is my rock i say no this is not your rock it's a rock or a little river. there are 700000 indigenous people in australia and many feel they

are disadvantaged in many ways to this day the artist couple lou and billy cooley are not against tourist coming to allude in general but they do want their culture to be respected. leading playing for the crowds from the crowd from coming in. and people coming in and there are many here along from. the climbing band has been decided but it's controversial lindy severin and her farm and a nearby small motel with the pub she's afraid there will be fewer tourists now as a local business woman she feels her needs were not given enough consideration when the decision was made. the rope his pain very much part of all of our lives bodies professionally and personally for a long time. having one of those activities now removed just changes

that at least 35 people have died climbing the rock over the decades but i'm hanson and her cousin jack have made it to the top. of my view for someone to come from or where the public can climb up to ice portion i only know this far as the top layer wave going to die and then that money goes back to the indigenous community but now only bike tools and hikes around the rock will be allowed after all the head of the park's visit to 7 says wants to share respect for the people's beliefs such a significant decision to close a call is very important that i could actually make such a huge decision themselves demonstrates that i actually own the place and that i can make these decisions without listening to what other people think the installation field of light brightens up every night but if the path to the peak is closed a doctor chapter in australia's colonial history. and

staying in australia 2 lifelong friends have been playing golf together for 15 years and along the way they've built up a massive amount of trust the partnership between graham colton and longtime caddie sue carpenter's unique was born blind carpenter has become his eyes on the fairway . caddie sue carpenter sets up the ball for her blind frayne graham the golfer. right hurt they've been close for decades on the course he'd be lost without his caddie if you haven't got them to assist you while you're getting all right getting around the golf course you can ply their phone in the boat the longing in the club for you they're telling you how far it is you haven't got trust in your caddy to wise to tone graham has improved his game since taking up the sport with the lion's share of the credit going to his lifelong frayed. she

had history of working to get close to 30 odd. and strange and then working together and talking about things on a golf course and the hardest thing i take with management blood and golf has been played in australia for over 30 years and is now played in 16 countries but the sport is constantly looking to expand and bring new players to the game. and finally a story that's not quite black or white or is trying to stuff a has come under fire for dying dogs like this look like pandas. store has gone viral on social media the cafes in chengdu province home to many of china's paths the owner died 6 dogs to look like the bad there's an even offer the service fate of course walters but he faced a massive backlash of people saying these dogs are being exploited. reminder of our top stories this hour as nato defense ministers enter

a 2nd day of syria talks the u.s. says it is moving troops back into the eastern part of the country to protect the oil fields of this comes after u.s. president trump withdrew american forces with their places being taken off by russian and turkish soldiers. this is the interview news live from berlin we have more of course coming up at the top of the hour up next our science magazine tomorrow today i'm brian top of the entire team thanks for being.

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