vehicles equipped with software to cheat and change the results of diesel emissions tests in the 5 years since the scandal broke the carmaker has paid out $30000000000.00 euros in fines and compensations and more are just around the bend tonight germany's highest court to sending a message to v.w. you sold your customers lemons now you have to buy those womens' back i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. for the plaintiffs can request compensation from the defendant on the patches price of his vehicle plus community $1.00 just help me but also the thousands of plaintiffs who've been waiting to bring their lawsuits to a speedy conclusion to what slot you will approach the plaintiffs and off a one off payment. and told me if i'm told it would have been easy for freedom here

if they did me to that from the outset and said we cheated because. of all the time for out of this outcome and that it's possible in this country for a pensioner to win against the world's largest comic of them and the bible. also coming up tonight to loosen up verses listen up germany is reducing its coronavirus restrictions too fast or too late today of course we need to justify the easing of restrictions regularly we need to explain why some restrictions are maintained and others can be trucked. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day with a new expense for the. wagon and the cost of cleaning up a dirty secret today germany's highest civil court handed down a decision in favor. of about $70000.00 v.w.

customers in the country they are the owners of a vote's wagon diesel vehicle including software program to cheat on emissions tests the court today ruled that b.w. must buy back those vehicles not a percentage of the original price know the price that was paid is the amount to be reimbursed it is a major legal victory for consumers in a 5 year old scandal that has left you with more than just a dent in its image here is what the attorney for the plaintive said today. this is the time of you and your this this is a landmark judgement and it will have the same impact on the other 70000 cases. but the other point is there are still hundreds of thousands of v.w. drivers out there we now know what they can achieve some of us even if you have a fever ever more on that i'm joined here by deed abuse business editor to molly on joe it's good to see you again so basically the court is saying you sold

a limb and you have to buy limon back i mean what does it mean for the customers here in germany well it's a backing from the highest civil court in the law and it means that the court fundamentally thinks. ethically and therefore always motorists damages in principle and that's important because fox wagner was arguing that it shouldn't have to pay anything the argument has been from fox is that if european authorities don't 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 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 we said however brant there are

2400000 affected drivers in this country and not all of the cases are clear cut some of them see their dealerships and instead of buying some of the other 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 reflects what's been the reaction there and from from both sides you know both sides have welcomed the prospect of closure and resolution the plaintiffs today said that he was that he was happy after. this long journey and 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 to bed into the deal that well that's what

they have to wait you know because mr gilbert to the plaintiff's bar today he got $26000.00 back get it back after he gets back the car plus interest now of course. 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 goals so this may not be over for them we could still see a new wave of lawsuits. the scandal that has long legs that's for sure juno's always thank you. here in europe countries are pushing ahead with plans to lift lock downs and reduce restrictions that were put in place more than 2 months ago when the coronavirus pandemic to cope but already there are consequences here in germany just 2 weeks after hell's of worship were reopened a new coronavirus cluster has emerged health officials say 40 members of

a baptist church near frankfurt have tested positive for the virus it's believed the virus was spread during a sunday service more than 100 confirmed cases have now been traced back to those church goers now the outbreak in that church is precisely what public health officials have warned us about even as people are urged to maintain social distancing the risks of new infections will rise as we attempt a return to normality and yet still have new vaccine we hear it from doctors and governments the lockdowns may be history for now the virus is not but for some the restrictions cannot be reduced fast enough which can take a look at this protest in stuttgart germany over the weekend which was organized by the far right party and we've seen similar gatherings are across germany over the past few weeks denouncing the government's handling of the pandemic and demanding a return to normality and we should mention in stuttgart there was also

a sizable counter demonstration. my next guest tonight was a speaker at one of those anti lock down rallies of stefan home is the director of the institute of public finance at lightness university in hanover he has been a vocal opponent to all of the government's pandemic policies calling chancellor angela merkel's leadership a disaster mr home bargains good to have you on the day let me just go through a list. i know the united states brazil russia italy spain the u.k. they all have high death tolls from the coronavirus germany in comparison does not yet you say it's all been a failure here. is the whole thing one has to. think in terms of. deaths of victims and their dresses is.

falling as well as germany so you cited large countries and lost countries of course we have the largest number of victims i think the locked on decision in germany was a total mess it was ill conceived and it contradicted the real mendacious of international experts as john jani does from stanford university and now i hope they will lift the locked up so that we are in the positions of just sweeping which has a phone call well let me pick up on that in just a 2nd mr hubbard but 1st i'd like fee to take a listen to what the german chancellor said when she was asked about the economic shutdown and social restrictions take a listen to these this vehicle theft and it says myra is an imposition on our democracy and that's why we're not making it easy on ourselves by restricting fundamental rights therefore they should be as short as possible but they were

necessary and we always gave reasons why when that so if i understand you correctly mr homer years saying the you're saying that what the chancellor just said is a lie. it is as is rome at least i do not think that she wants tourists to lift the restrictions as soon as possible but she wants to prolong them a us law is possible what why do you think seen on this is a long. i have no idea and also i have no idea why they decided for lockdown whereas other countries such as south korea. us we did not but you said that she wants to prolong the mean what leads you to 2 to think that she wants the these walked on measures to continue indefinitely

no not indefinitely but until july she says it and this is inappropriate on this because the new cases the new infections almost several when you take measurements arrows into account so the virus is truly absent know and the thought is right as the river saxony it wants to do that it will lift the restrictions as soon as possible to mr emberg you're saying then that this statistics that we're getting from the from germany center for disease control the rubber cock institute as well as from johns hopkins university you're saying that those numbers are not correct. the number of problems cannot be explained in an interview the most important point white is the they have redefined that and infection but to roll up your arse into

a coherent 90 disease but for a disease you need symptoms and they call them hell and all of it only infected as bill that of the number was inappropriate but what about the people who were asymptomatic there are many people who are asymptomatic the last statistic said that maybe as many as 40 percent of people infected are 8 symptomatic. yes this is precisely the point that will cut its use even cowan's the essence of mr bill and the whole all over people who died with corona. even in case of murder suicide it. exists this is appropriate and this is just thoughts the not it's ok stuff on the director of the institute of public finance it like that university in hanover we appreciate your time and your insights tonight mr homer thank you thank you but when public health

officials and political leaders say now is the time to shelter in place they are telling us to stay at home for our safety but what does that mean to a refugee here in germany shelters are not necessarily safe in fact with people forced to live in close quarters shelters are ideal environments for spreading the coronavirus the best and hearty has this report now from but there are. some is a regular at this textile store in a small town close to the bavarian alps somebody is a migrant from senegal. he comes here to choose the fabric for the facemask he makes together with fellow migrants and refugees it's their contribution in an effort to keep the coronavirus at bay in the crowded refugee centers like the one where he lives in a room you can have 4 people or 5 people in one group they said at the corner got

half in your body 14 days before it will seoul so you can have it the simplest. sword in the whole place will get it so he said he's the only way we can help them support to deface muxes. somebody is a member of a group of activists who help migrants and refugees all over bavaria amid the pandemic the group special focuses on those who are in accommodations that are under lockdown because of covert 1000. until recently able also from senegal was under quarantine in the center in the nearby city of rosenheim. on the phone he tell somebody that people there are afraid of contracting the virus because those who were infected were under lockdown together with everyone else. we visit a migrant center in rosenheim that was among the hardest hit by the pandemic it's been under lockdown for some 6 weeks. the local public health authorities are here

to tell the residents that although there are currently no known cases the corteen won't be lifted for at least another few days some here are growing impatient. i haven't worked for a month boss calls every day and asks why i don't come into work i've told him we're under quarantine and i'm not allowed to go out i wish this is about counting on darkness but also. it wasn't until recently that those who had tested positive for the corona virus were taken to a different facility for isolation along with their families after a month of cornton. semen noise is a volunteer helper at the refugee center. he can't understand why authorities didn't act sooner it is thinking one had to fire on for i think what was really needed from the outside was a plan for what to do if more than 2 or 4 people are infected how can we accommodate people so they can live reasonably and the schools are now dividing the classrooms up in a different way there's been a change with physical distancing tables are empty the same is true in your garden

but here in the center everything is the same as it used to be many of the residents have bathrooms almost all of them share kitchen it's practically inevitable that people are constantly getting infected if you don't know it in future. a spokeswoman for the regional government in charge of this and other centers says it has put sufficient measures in place to keep the refugees in migrants it happened. but we've informed the residents in the workers about how infections are spread we use pictograms and put out flyers in different languages that explain hygienic measures that residents must follow physical distancing rules said a kid on coughing and sneezing and why regular hand washing is important and if there's disinfectant available you notice we're supporting the residents as best we can as if you understood seems to be. best location to madison's with just that summer's accommodation and bottled says he and the other residents don't want to rely soley on the authorities they say they've already made 26000 face masks to distribute to

other accommodations all over varia and they plan to keep going until their situation improves. well. as the lockdowns took over around the world governments reminded us that we are all in this together but it appears for some people close to political power the order to stay put left lots of personal wiggling room there are calls tonight for prime minister boris johnson the u.k. prime minister to fire his senior adviser dominique cummings cummings made a 260 mile cross-country trip to his parents' home in march just after the walk down had begun cummings is accused of ignoring the very restrictions that he helped design despite a public show of support from the prime minister today coming spoke to the media in defense of himself. i can understand that some people will argue that i should have

stated might have been london throughout i understand these views i know the intense whole chip and sacrifice the entire countries have to go through however i respectfully disagree the legal rules inevitably don't cover all circumstances including those that i find myself in to lose make clear that if you're dealing with small children they're not could be there can be exceptional circumstances and i think the situation that i was in was exceptional circumstances may think that the way that i don't with it. was the least risk to everybody concerned. exceptional circumstances on both sides of the atlantic in the united states president donald trump's mixed messaging and his reluctance to adhere to his own guidelines of his facemask when they've come in for hefty criticism over the memorial day weekend these are the images the world saw a u.s. president playing a round of golf as his country's coronavirus death toll approached and staggering

100000. it is that image of donald trump that has won the admiration of another businessmen turned politician brazilian president john you're both so narrow also narrow is called the trump of south america and the 2 men they do have a lot in common but brazil following the u.s. in the number of coronavirus deaths well it was probably too much for mr trump today the white house announced that it will ban travel from brazil tonight's brazilians are facing a coronavirus catastrophe their president he is determined not to lose face. he's rarely seen in a mosque. and his supporters like it that way. compared with most world leaders also 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. 19 has killed nearly 23000 people here. yet despite the mass graves and the funerals both scenarios staunchest 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 it isn't because they want to overthrow our president by dividing us they want to divide us. it 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 would have been this great

your. resume loves you and say look. we got 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 were sending their ventilators ok they they 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 sonora himself has not responded to the travel ban he's happily in tune with this a pool says defying attempts to contain the fire s. . when you can't put a face mask on an opera singer those are the words from the head of muscat was legendary bolshoi theatre and they capture the dilemma that is faced by artists in

this pandemic the w.'s yury were shot it has more. the least are the roots smallest stage this is how the day starts for evander yes and mario vinogradov out in the arctic or the alsa just outside of moscow and not in a ballet studio like before and that's also how both ballet dancers have kept to themselves in shape of the past 2 months by doing classical moves on just 6 could be meters. this is the most unusual they show ever seen but unusual times demand and usual solutions. before the girl nevaeh respond in the event was the principal dancer at the renowned. consent peter's broke. his wife maria had been chanting audiences as

a leading soloist at moscow's the bolshoi ballet. however since mid march if they can't bear form anymore at least not in the usual way. if you're the more you can take the theatre from us artists but you can't take our creativity and as a new am cynical we train every day to try and stay in shape but of course we still end up getting out of the shape we were in with nice staging area rehearsal rooms and none of the real physical strain that we usually had like when we trained more than 6 hours a day. cultural life in russia has been on hold for more than 2 months now. the seats at the bolshoi theatre have remained empty and the end of that emptiness is still not in sight. you can't put a protective mask on an opera singer nor on a wind instrument player. and in a music theater with its numerous participants you cannot carry

a measures that protect against the coronavirus a music theater can only open up again once those protective measures have been completely. removed. and no one knows when that will be along with the u.s. and brazil russia has one of the highest number of 19 factions of any country rolled right and that number continues to rise there is also controversy about how many russians have actually died from the disease because of the different ways statistics account it critics accuse the authorities of covering up with the true number of deaths russian doctors are massively of a burden to and to many of them have been infected with the virus of themselves. despite a few of the restrictions being slightly loosened 19 still has a country in its grip. and it's keeping both valued in some space on c.d.'s and my

review of ground over stock at their home in moscow. and finally tonight she is respected around the world for her leadership her he managed and i would add her for me to new zealand prime minister just said there are as proven yet again that she won't be easily shaken not even by a tremor but just having a bit of an it's quite here i'm quite at quite a decent shake here but if you think things moving behind me the beehive moves a little more than most. yeah it's just stops.

you know are we find i'm not under any hanging lights i look like i'm in a structurally sound sound place. that's what you call a politician there with staying power on live television well the day is almost done the conversation continues online join us on twitter either at the w. news or you can follow me and brant golf t.v. and remember whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day we'll see you then if.

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