this is deja vu news live from berlin a possible step towards resolving the conflict in eastern ukraine there was a hero's welcome in the capital kiev for 76 men and women released by russian backed separatists in the country's east now in return your recurring union government released all of its prisoners will go to kiev for the latest also coming up. a gunman opens fire at a church in the u.s. state of texas killing 2 parishioners but church goers quickly returned fire and

shoot him dead. bad remembering the victims of the holocaust one stumbling stone at a time we take a look at a german artist who morial project down is still not dedicated to keeping alive the memory of the individuals killed by the nazis. our brian thomas great to have you with us a back with family and friends ukrainian and russian backed separatists prisoners were reunited with their loved ones after an exchange between the 2 sides now among those released captives who have been in prison since hostilities broke out in 2014 the swap follows an agreement between russia and ukraine brokered by germany and france. home for the new year. dozens of joyful reunions played out

on the key of airports tama many of the captives hadn't same friends or family for years on hand a visibly moved president flown to me is a lens he great to the exchange during talks with the russians fled he made putin earlier this month. where. we deliver on our promises that some of these people will celebrate new year with their loved ones with their parents and children at home just each night. and this is the moment prisoners were frayed earlier on sunday russian backed separatists late ukrainian prisoners go at a checkpoint in the country's aist the men were lined up to be collected by the red cross for some it was a chance to voice their anger over their treatment here i spent 5 years in a basement how can this happen in the 21st century in a european country. heading home to dozens of separate as

many of them have also faced harsh conditions in captivity. in this conflict volunteer militias have often ignored the rules of war conditions in captivity and the tourists n.g.o.s say the ukrainian government to has violated detainees rights . we were shooting up with a tortured me 5 times in jail on a good movie i did my they said he's dead take away his body but i survived despite them. many of those have been released to the new year will bring horrifying stories with them. but whatever they've enjoyed now is still a moment to celebrate. for the families and others in a war torn country. for more let's bring indeed abuse david stern joining us from kiev good day to you david 6 is this prisoner exchange a step towards a more comprehensive peace deal between ukraine and it's

a russian backed separatists well very emotional scenes yesterday as we just saw in the report in fact we were at the airport when the prisoners returned and there were lots of cheers and and enjoy at the same time but indeed the main question is will this can contribute now to a full out peace that the hope is that this is obviously a positive step any type of prisoner exchange like this is greeted here in ukraine but then there has to be built upon president selenski met with his russian counterpart. who isn't in paris earlier this month. the talks did not provide the breakthrough but it did they did agree on this prisoner exchange and now the question is what are they going to do to move beyond this whether they can actually bring a ceasefire a full ceasefire to the east because fighting as we've heard it continues and then eventually can there be a full out agreement which would bring the war to

a complete and yeah you mentioned the fighting and the tear filled scenes on the tarmac there that you went witness can you tell us something about the prisoners were they all combatants. no in fact there were combatants as well as civilians there were 2 journalists who had been taken as well it was a mixed group as well as the people who greeted them there are all types of loved ones and family there was it was over 70 people who were returned here and for the people who were sent back to the rebel controlled territory it was more than 120 among those though it was were 5 controversy all return east they were 5 riot police who in fact were not participants in the in the war but were protests took part in the revolution of the clashes here in kiev just a behind me in the 5 years ago during the revolution on the my don and they were

accused of being involved in the death of protesters so this caused a great deal of controversy here in kiev among certain groups the fact that these people were being returned and would not would not be facing any sort of trial in ukraine ok david thanks very much for bringing us up to date on this from kiev for us this morning thanks very much in the u.s. church goers in the state of texas have shot at a gunman who opened fire at a sunday service police say the man armed with a shotgun killed 2 parishioners about the attack and it quickly after 2 church members used their own weapons to shoot you sail and dead in september and new law came into a fact in texas allowing licensed gun owners to carry weapons in places of worship for parishioners at the west freeway church of christ 11 50 am on sunday morning became a time to kill a man dressed in dark clothing stood up from the pews and opened fire within

seconds a volunteer church security officer had shot and killed the assailant moments later several of the churchgoers had also drawn their guns. but to day evil walk boldly among us but let me remind you good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse. 2 victims died in the attack more than 200 others were shaken but spared churchgoers said they were grateful for the presence of armed worshipers. well here in cairo i think it all congregations should have the people there they could protect against or to do so it would be one more. days it's very yeah it's been there and they're wonderful people they were there before anything got any worse than it would have been. this year the u.s. has witnessed more mass killings than any other year on record. this country has seen so many of these that we've actually. gotten used to it to this point

and it's tragic and it's this is terrible situation especially during the holiday season. investigators say they are working to find a motive for this latest tragedy. as for if you know some of the other stories making news this hour the united states says it has bombed 5 locations in iraq and syria controlled by a paramilitary group with suspected ties to iran secretary of state mike palm pale said the strikes were in response to earlier attacks that threatened u.s. forces in iraq it's not yet clear if there were any victims that take place. a chinese court has jailed a scientist who claims to have created the world's 1st gene edited babies who jain kwai was sentenced to 3 years in prison for practicing medicine illegally last year he shocked the international scientific community when he announced he'd used that gene editing technology known as crisper to alter the genes of 3 babies.

the man charged with stabbing 5 people at a jewish festival celebration in new york state has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder a suspect burst into a rabbi's home with a large knife during a hanukkah celebration on saturday night it was the latest in a spate of attacks on she was targets. but one of germany's memorials to the holocaust is marking a major step in its role of keeping alive the memory of those killed by the nazis the so-called. were stumbling stone says a project launched back in the 1990 s. the latest stone has just been laid in the town of mending and and like the others before it it reminds us of the individual stories the people who lost their lives. house number 11 was home to the jewish married couple the rosenbaum's until it was seized by the nazis in 1038. fled with their husband to live in exile he later

committed suicide the family's fate was long forgotten now to stop a diner or stumbling stones have been laid in their memory the latest installation brings the number of shoppers steiner to $75000.00 the project's founder going to demick laid the stones himself each marker is crafted by hand they are now found in $26.00 countries visible reminders of the crimes of the nazi regime the family faith and everything else that took place it never stops being shocking things that happened which are just unbelievable. but the project is not without controversy in munich the city council chose a different type of memorial in response to criticism. the friend. here mentioned here in munich some of the names have been deliberately smeared with dirt and dog feces. this week is this and that's why we decided to place the memorials

and eye level. but munich is an exception for many people the stumbling stones are a suitable form of memorial if you didn't know they were jewish neighbors that's why we need to memorialize them in where they lived and the heart of our communities. in miming in an independent association cast for the still post on keeping the memory of these tragedies alive so something like this never happens again. it's to afghanistan now where playing music can be an act of courage for years the taliban suppressed music and even today musicians still fear violence but the students from afghanistan's only music school are putting those fears behind them forming an orchestra to revive the country's own musical traditions. have been practicing relentlessly for this concert for over

a month or so plays the 1st violin in the old history of afghanistan's only music school. the performance of couple's most prestigious hotel is being held for the school's stubbornness things like these are extremely rare in afghanistan with fiji as the taliban forbid all musics. i don't know might be cyril of advantage that it was an amazing journey for me and it's great for me get the chance to play in front of a new audience i was nervous but i think we played well and people have really liked it with itself as i think it was they got a very kind of over 100 students study of couples music school every practice from sounds different. traditional music from afghan. stan right next door music from the west. and it's not just boys here almost half the students

a female something which is quite a sensation in afghanistan. raises practice room is the last one down the back of building. the recent lives together with other female students in this dormitory she comes from a remote region in the north of the country that was a long hard battle before her father finally agreed to let her study alone in kabul 9 girls live here in this crowded room and sometimes the homesickness is overwhelming. set aside for me one day i would love to play with one of the biggest and most famous symphony orchestra's in the berlin or london what a mess that's my dream and then the instruments of the school a 2nd hand donated by germany in sweden even today it's not exactly safe to make music in afghanistan especially for girls. we have were there many problem wind

there taliban people who are how they sing young musicians on the streets of kabul especially i get big might be called by different names each look pleasing but at the same time. it does not prevent kids from north enjoying the music. that the sun has a long musical history nevertheless the taliban have threatened to pour melted lead into the heirs of anyone who loves music and turn all musical instruments and ashes . 2 2 bringing afghanistan's musical traditions back to life is an ambitious project but one that offers hope and optimism. this is the life for one still to come on the show are you traveling over new years well there might be problems i had a strike at the start on german wings has started and started just

a few hours ago so to last for more than 3 days more about that in our business news with the jobs. i broadcast for the entire cast him thanks so much for. a very i'm david and this is. climate change because it's. happiness in 3 books. you'll get smarter birth free you know where you go.