the at. this is g.w. news live from but a day all morning in iran for the top military commander killed in a u.s. air strike the procession with the remains of cast some sort of money has arrived in the city of my shots while iran agrees the rest of the world waits to see how the islamic republic might seek to avenge his death with president trump warning if

it does the u.s. will hit back hard. force a coming up the tolls from australia's bushfires keeps on rising up some criticism of the government handling of the crisis at least 24 people have died in the finest and there's no end in sight. and the german paralympian which halts in south africa spring to am god bensusan germans pass the ball to you 2895 she's got her eyes on the top of the podium in the summits games in tokyo. time have a home for a client you could join me he was president donald trump has warned that his country will strike quote very hard and fast if iran attacks it. teheran has vowed

revenge for friday's u.s. drone strike in iraq that killed its top military commander now on sunday the remains of her some sort of money were returned to the iranian border city of a virus they were met by huge crowds of mourners the 1st stop on the tour of the country. before the move was in the iranian city of us a tide of people stretches as far as the eye can see mourners paying their respects to their fallen heroes general costs and selling money. selling money was the mastermind behind iran's kind of stine military operations in the middle east and a close ally of iran's supreme leader his assassination is considered a declaration of wool by many iranians. both ordinary citizens and those in power. in tehran lawmakers chanted death to america and the parliament speaker condemned

the u.s. for committing what he labeled a big crime. it was a call russia the subjection of the u.s. president is considered a military after terrorist. group only you want to know that this of venture will have painful consequences for you the wish. there was also say the rattling in washington with u.s. president donald trump threatening on twitter to hit iran hard and fast in the event of any iranian retaliation. if iran strikes any americans or american assets he tweeted we have targeted 52 iranian sites representing the 52 american hostages taken by iran many years ago it's a reference to the hostage crisis at the american embassy that followed the 1979 iranian revolution the event that 10 tehran and washington into arch enemies. for. enemies there to this day and the latest developments have many people worried

that the historic animosity between the 2 countries could lead to a goal and the president. it's prompted americans to stage peace protests in several cities it's a provocation to war it is simply dangerous and anybody who wants peace has decided up and say no at this oh. as pacifists protest more u.s. soldiers are leaving for the middle east donald trump has said 3 and a half 1000 extra troops would be sent to the region. well for more on this let's talk now to your for to chase winter who covers the middle east chase we've been seeing huge crowds it turn out for the funeral procession in iran how unified is the country behind the regime right now do you think do they want to see retaliation. well tsunami was very close to the supreme leader and one of the most popular public figures in iran according to polls so the net effect of this is it's

created a rally around the flag effect for for the regime at a time that it has you know suffering under economic turmoil. recent protests in which hundreds were killed so you know the u.s. is essentially create a martyr for iran and the regime indirectly and chase has warned that the u.s. could hit 52 targets in iran hawking back to 979 symbolically i mean how seriously are those threats being taken in the region. i think of the threats need to be taken seriously but it highlights the danger of escalation spiral. having having said that publicly now. will be forced to respond if iran threatens u.s. interests or military facilities that in turn will trigger a very strong robust response from from iran and you know that you get again and

a situation spiral and possibly a regional war so it's a very. dangerous situation well not point the end i mean what do you think all the countries in the region off thinking about this bike in tension between the u.s. and iran are they writing themselves to some kind of action. all countries in the region and the you know u.s. allies were basically the guard not informed about this beforehand. they've called for restraint but at this point i mean all sides do do more than issue border point . calls for restraint or concern. the only side that's supported this has been israel which is. was informed about the strike beforehand and they're also kind of preparing for any backlash from from groups and

in gaza or hezbollah in lebanon or iranian proxies in syria in case you know there's a larger can flag aeration and iran chooses to respond. to chase winter thanks a lot thank you and we've got some breaking news just coming in at the iraqi parliament has voted to end the u.s. military presence in the country now some 5000 u.s. troops the county serving in different regions of iraq washington sent troops and within 4 years ago to help defeat the so-called islamic states the baghdad government accused the u.s. of violating its sovereignty by carrying out this as a strike on its soil and of course we'll keep you updated on that story as we learn more as they get it now some of the other stories making news around the world. somali is miss minnesota group al shabaab has attacked an army base in kenya destroying vehicles and aircraft there for terrorists have reportedly been killed in the attack the base located in the town of lamu close to the somali buddha is

used by kenyan and u.s. forces. thousands of people have marched in hong kong near the border to protest against traders from mainland china the traders buy duty free products in hong kong and resell them in china locals say this raises prices in hong kong which has seen more than 6 months of protests over chinese influence in the territory. the death toll has risen sharply in the collapse of a hotel which was under construction in southern cambodia authorities in the city of cat fold another dozen bodies from the rubble bringing the total to at least 36 they did manage to rescue a puppy raising hopes of finding more survivors. spanish prime minister pedro sanchez has failed to get parliamentary backing for his new leftist government in a 1st vote he didn't secure the required absolute majority but sanchez is expected to get the required simple majority needed in

a 2nd round all voting on choose day. in croatia vote is going to the polls in the 2nd round of the presidential election the vote is a runoff between former prime minister gordon milanov it chase social democrats on the conservative incumbent kalinda. overage. on australia's bushfires a being described as a national catastrophe and just take a look at these orange guys behind me they turned all range from all of the smoke in the atmosphere and then consider this these images aren't from australia at all they're actually from all planned in new zealand some 2000 kilometers away now at least 24 people have tragically died in the blazes thousands have lost their homes and experts calculate that more than half a 1000000000 animals have been killed well australian prime minister scott morrison is facing strong criticism for his handling of the crisis emergency services are hoping that cooler temperatures will bring some rest on

a sunday but it's not expected to last. another costly and deadly day in this month's long catastrophe. saturday's soaring temperatures and strong winds fans hundreds of blazes across 3 states the source of firefighters powerless to halt the destruction. the flames consumed hundreds of properties leaving local communities shocked there's. people in the court much their heads in the court. all they say as i see it on. the steps. battling the worst bushfires in living memory a strain leaders admit they're in uncharted territory we can't pretend that this is something we've experienced before it's not because the weather activity we're saying the extent and spread of the 5 the speed at which they're going the way in which they're attacking communities who have never seen fog before all is

unprecedented. satellite images show the scale of the fire as long as southeast coast the severity of the crisis has prompted prime minister scott morrison to mobilize up to 3000 military reservists to assist exhausted volunteer firefighters marson has faced intense criticism for his response to the disaster. but you know lloyd's agrees that to much we enjoy it might mean a lot of risk by doing a lot of unity new hampshire milligan and the people destroyed yeah that's what i do but i do you still in order to bring you. government anything. cooler conditions are expected to give some relief to fire fighting efforts but officials warn the reprieve won't be enough to get fires under control the law and put them out. well the tennis world is acknowledging and raising money for those affected by australia's bushfires the play is

a forging ahead with preparations for the australian open as well it's coming up in $2.00 weeks' time now one of the favorites is 21 year old stephanus it's a passive greece who took on germany's own up and coming 22 year old alexander is that if 8 of brisbane today now the greek he can see here in blue he held the upper hand throughout the match and helps his country maintain hopes advancing in the inaugural a.t.p. cup team tournament. of a sports fans the olympic and paralympic games are already on the horizon in a 2021 german athlete to keep an eye on is a sprinter bensusan she was recently named para athlete of the year here in germany thanks to her record breaking achievements in 2019 now having won 3 so with medals at the last paralympic games in rio she's pushing to go one better this year. racing into 2020 m.

god bensusan is one of germany's top medal hopes for the tokyo paralympics sprinter was originally destined to be a top hurdler before an accident during a warm up routine changed her life. it was the hurdle and i hit it with my leg and then it hit the ground and then i fell forward and my entire knee went backwards and there was a slip to my leg and i started to scream and susan now uses a special boot to help her run in spite of the severe nerve damage she suffered that day and it's helping her reach our full potential of the 2019 world championships bensusan won gold in the 10200 meter events successes that vindicate the south african born stars decision to move to her mother's homeland germany i couldn't speak the language at all i only thought there and here and. even though my mom is what german or half german it was still. very big adaption learning the culture learning the different ways how the german do things i think german

relating to african heart the dual challenges of dealing with a traumatic injury and a new country have tested bensusan but she says she wouldn't change a thing the fighting over crying and everything that i made through and all the downfalls and i'm in the down. my entire struggle that overcame that's winning a lot more work than any of them think made a would have been then god and susan has fought back from the brink to become a 1st class sprinter now 2020 offers her the chance to capital career with paralympic gold. and her mind an hour of the top story that we're following for you that remains all that rain in general has some sort of money have reached the iranian city of mush at the 2nd stop on a nationwide funeral tool set to end on tuesday now in iraq the parliament has voted to end u.s. military presence in the country. well you're watching news from berlin up next

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