money. thing. only. on you tube joining us. this is g w news live from berlin tonight the new cost of cleaning up a volkswagen's dirty secret germany's high a civil court orders the carmaker to compensate customers who bought vehicles fitted with emissions trading software a buyback that you never play and also coming up in hong kong some lawmakers claim a new security law is needed to deal with what they say is the higher terrorism

threat but not everyone agrees opponents are staging mass protests worried that wall signals the end to hong kong special status and south americans coronavirus catastrophe brazil the united states bans travel from the country which now has the world's 2nd highest infection rate but you would not know that by watching the actions of brazil's president. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us it is a court ruling for the consumer today a top german court ruled that volkswagen must pay compensation to customers who bolts v.w. diesel cars that were fitted with software software that manipulated emissions test result the landmark ruling in the diesel gate scandal paves the way for tens of

thousands of others to receive damages. the federal court of justice said anyone who bought a v.w. car equipped with software that manipulated emissions tests is entitled to compensation they can return the vehicle and receive partial financial reimbursement from the comic. it legal for the plaintiffs can request compensation from the defendant on the purchase price of his vehicle but they must take into account that the car has been used and they must make the vehicle available to v.w. . the plaintiff was this retiree he had sought a full refund from folks falcon of around 31500 euros for a v.w. sharan he bought in 2014. it's a great day and a great ruling and it's the ruling that i had expected it won't just help me but also the thousands of plaintiffs who are stuck waiting to bring their lawsuits to

a speedy conclusion if you have. to be. around $60000.00 individual lawsuits are still pending before the courts b.w. is now pledging to act quickly to resolve those outstanding cases forks but indeed most foreign will approach plaintiffs in these cases and offer a one off payment the ruling sets a decisive precedent is the 1st judgment on the diesel gate scandal from the highest court in germany. ever more on that i'm joined here by i did abuse business . somalia and you know it's good to see you again so basically the court is saying you sold a lemon you have to buy. back to me what does it mean for the customers here in germany well it's a backing from the highest civil court in the land it means that the court fundamentally thinks fox fogl behave ethically and therefore always motorists damages in principle and that's important because fox wagner was arguing that it

should have to pay anything the argument as this is that if european authorities. find enough wrong with the cars to pull them off the roads then they shouldn't have to buy them back now today's ruling shows that the highest civil court and the land does not agree it awarded the plaintiff the price of his car adjusted for depreciation plus interests now because the court so will use about ruling because lower courts in this country will use that ruling as a basis for their own rulings it puts thought thousands of other cases that are similar to this one on better footing and as a result however brant there are 2400000 affected drivers in this country and not all of the cases are clear cut some of them sued their dealerships and instead of buying some of the vehicles even after the scandal broke some of them bought their vehicles far enough in the past the statue of limitations has run out but still despite these open questions this is definitely a victory for the consumers and a loss for words been the reaction there and from from both sides you know both

sides have welcomed the prospect of closure and resolution the plaintiff today said that he was that he was happy after this long journey and that this is a decision that's going to help thousands of people for its part that would reach out to those thousands of people and offer them settlements now it's important however for plaintiffs to weigh their options carefully now already reached a settlement with some 235000 drivers recently and those people each got somewhere in between 1350 euros to do 6000 they go into the deal that well that's what they have to wait you know because mr gilbert to the plaintiff's lawyer today he got 26000 back get it back after he gets back the car plus the interest now of course on far side maybe it's too premature to call this closure they're also looking at a further decision from the european court of justice that's looking at a new word fear goals so this might not be over for them we could still see

a new wave of lawsuits. the. move that has long legs that's for sure you know as always thank you. well the german government and lose tons of have reached a deal on a bail out according to the announcement from the economy ministry in return for buying 20 percent of the airline shares the government has imposed limits on managers' pay and specific financial targets shares in the airline shot up nearly 6 percent following the announcement but the deal has still yet to be approved by shareholders and the european commission. are listing a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world don the cummings a top adviser to british prime minister boards johnson has defended his decision to leave london during the coronavirus walked out he said that it was reasonable to

travel to his parents' home in durham for childcare reasons while he and his wife had symptoms of co good night team despite public outrage over that move cummings says he has not considered resigning from his position in burundi the ruling party's candidate has won last week's presidential election with more than 68 percent of the vote counted every stay the day it will take over from president pierre nichiren season who is stepping down after 15 years in both the main opposition leader is disputing the result claiming widespread voting irregularities the world health organization has mourned that africa could face a silent epidemic if its leaders do not prioritize coronavirus testing africa has the fewest diagnosed cases of the virus so far accounting for less than 2 percent of the global total. hong kong's security chief says that terrorism in the city is on the increase after police arrested $180.00

protesters during renewed unrest tens of thousands of people took to the streets to demonstrate against a planned national security law that they say will undermine the chinese territories similar autonomous status. the last traces of protests are swept away 24 hours earlier hong kong streets were packed with people rallying against beijing's proposed security laws and the stakes could not be higher for the territory's future. you're back with a lot of people think that we exploited their freedom when coming out to protest. but i think the national security will affect our freedom in the future and the freedom of future generations the morning what it's. done to. the scenes on sunday were an echo of last year's mass protests after months of calm during the coronavirus emergency protesters came out again due to beijing's

proposed new security framework for the territory they fear it would mean the further curtailing of hong kong is right to protest international critics say the legislation would also be a breach of the territory's one country 2 systems basic law in a joint statement organized by hong kong's last colonial governor chris patten more than $200.00 law and policy makers from around the world have joined in. this is a comprehensive assault on the city's autonomy rule of law and fundamental freedoms the integrity of one country 2 systems hangs by a thread if the international community cannot trust beijing to keep its word when it comes to hong kong people will be reluctant to take its word on other masses. beijing has been playing down the significance of the proposed law for hong kong's autonomy while warning foreign policy against meddling with my town knows him down sure do with us and i want to stress that hong kong is china's hong kong hong kong

affairs surely china's domestic it is is within chinese sovereign rights to determine when how and what legislation to put on hong kong or. the national congress is expected to rubber stamp the new legislation later this week analysts think it marks the greatest reform to beijing's relationship with hong kong since china to control of the territory so far in the united states the white house is banning travel from brazil beginning may 28th entry will be denied to all foreign nationals who visit brazil in the past 2 weeks brazil's coronavirus team's float is the world's 2nd highest brazilian presidential your boss an auto has refused to implement pandemic guidelines used in other countries saying that the country's economy comes 1st. the police rarely seen

in a mosque and supporters like it that way. compared with most world leaders well so narrow has not been taking the coronavirus pandemic as seriously as he takes the economy. and figures published by the country's health ministry show the results brazil has the 2nd highest number of infections in the world cofield 19 has killed nearly 23000 people here. yet despite the mass graves and the funerals full scenarios still interest supporters still don't believe the numbers. will proceed as if you don't have to study politics very much to know what this is about i saw the news about brazil today i think is the country with the 2nd highest number of positive cases that's certainly a lie because it became want to overthrow our president by dividing us they want to

divide us. he will be a. full scenario has enjoyed huge political backing from his u.s. counterparts on the trunk they last met in march if you are a very healthy rate your. resume loves us who are. we but it we can go even trump was clear there's a problem i don't want people coming in here and affecting our people i don't want people over there sick either way helping brazil with ventilators we're sending them ventilators ok they may lead ventilators i'm sending them ventilators we have so many thousands of them we're sending them. we're sending a lot of people know brazil is having some trouble no question about it. well sinatra himself has not responded to the travel ban he's happily in tune with this a pool says defying attempts to contain the virus. our

sports news the 2nd week of germany's blunders leader returned after the coronavirus lockdown well that is over all matches were played in empty stadiums because of pandemic restrictions sunday's games featured challenger lights against a struggling it's. transfer room is continue to swirl around like sick shop sheeted team olvera but it was his strike partner use of powers and who took center stage before kick off the day and was handed the captain's armband as he made his 250th appearance for the club and it turned out to be a ban a day for the jew other than a opened the scoring after 10 minutes. he took advantage of lax defending to guide home conrad limas cross shortly after pals and marked his special day with a goal of his are in. his head it was too strong to meit's keeper florian

moola. leipsic well in the mood. house and was also involved in light 6 the goal he sets up. and the midfielder had no trouble finding a fuck or in a light cigarettes totally dominant going into half time. the break did nothing to hamper their momentum then a finished off a slick move to make it 4 nil. kevin campo and christopher and concludes build up made it easy for the strike it's a double his tally. advena then completed the rout latching on to power long ball to complete the 1st ever game patrick. a performance to remember for vanna. and a fitting way for powers and to celebrate reaching his milestone. and colona dusseldorf shared the points after a thrilling finish to their local darby visitors to the doors open to the scoring through our month just before half time and they doubled their lead after the hour

marked with eric tell me it's been fired into the net there's an awful said it's a victory but in the 88 minute cologne have the deficit's and striker anthony more deaths than in stoppage time. scored a dramatic equaliser for cologne 2 to the final score. you're watching a v.w. news one from berlin i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day i hope to see you then. come bearing the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. hour corona. that 19 special next on d w. has a virus spread.