further you know that w. . barnes. this is d w news line from berlin with just months to go until the u.s. presidential election is that time turning against donald trump with polls suggesting a momentous shift is taking place in traditionally republican states we have to arizona to find out what's fueling the change of heart also coming up. a make or break summit gets underway in brussels european leaders meet face to face for the

1st time in months they're seeking unity on a 750000000000 euro package to help economies hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic but divisions friend also coming up. president on side of syria marks the 20 years in power and spine of a civil war and a shattered economy he's likely to stay at the home for many years to come. plus kenyans shadow pandemic gender based abuse has soared since the corona virus outbreak w visits one of the country's few safe houses and meets some young survivors. welcome to the program with less than 4 months to go until the u.s. election pollsters say president donald trump is losing ground in his former republican strongholds the stay. arizona hasn't supported

a democratic candidate in decades but now as and many sunbelt states the latest polls show joe biden with a slightly arizona has been particularly hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic all over sell it went to find out more. in the arizona desert linda rawls is a thorn in the side of president donald trump. a white suburban woman she belongs to the very group that helped him win in 2016 but that is now offending him she can look back at a life dedicated to the republican party she ran for congress in 1904 but her assessment of trump is devastating. he has become worse than we could have ever imagined no one really realized that he was psychologically disturbed i don't think people realized how much he really would not follow the constitution and how much he would change the whole party from the party of freedom into

a party that. worships dictators and distorts the rule of law $34.00 decades arizona used to be a republican stronghold but it is now becoming a battleground and the spread of the coronavirus is playing a crucial role at phoenix's largest testing site everyone in 4 tests is coming back positive. voters in arizona are turning away from trump for many reasons but one can be found right here behind me at the community college it's an hours long way to get tested here with the results coming in a week after that at best and experts say this is exactly where the united states is failing in stopping the spread of the virus. here on the outskirts of phoenix where many voted trump in 2016 people are now frustrated at the government's response to the pandemic and i certainly don't think. he protected the united

states taking measures that he needed to take and you know informing the american public and giving guidance properly. he did a disservice to the united states you have the power to make it happen but i'm seeing more of that worried about other things and then this is what you should be i think they should he did this in january when they really knew they trap would not put in a national he said oh it would just go away now you don't just ban a step like that. linda rolls still holds republican values but she plans to vote democrat this year and she might not be the only one here in arizona. european union leaders are holding a summit in brussels to try to reach an agreement on how to share out a 750000000000 euro fund to help member states recover from the pandemic there are deep divisions over whether grants or loans should be given to help the hardest hit

nations germany's chancellor angela merkel is presiding over the summit and she has admitted that finding a compromise on be easy masks on gloves off european leaders are back in brussels for the 1st time since the beginning of the current crisis with the bloc's finances at the top of the agenda the council president expects the goetia to be exceptionally tough a lot is at stake. i know it will be very difficult because it's not only about money it's a question of the future of europe if you want a stronger more stable your hope to certainly hold bush to michelle has put a financial package on the table to help the e.u. economy get back on its feet in addition to the 7 year e.u. budget of more than a trillion euros michelle has proposed a recovery fund of 750000000000 euros in loans and grants. money for this fund will be bored by the e.u. on financial markets and directed toward countries hit hardest by the crisis such as spain italy and greece what's driving

a wedge between leaders is whether the money should be handed out as grants the so-called frugal for austria the netherlands finland and sweden insisted should be mostly loans and paid back he is considered one of the biggest obstacles to a deal austrian chancellor is a bust includes good things and agreement can be reached but that necessarily this weekend. there is still a lot of questions to be answered 1st of all to where should the funds flow who will be the main recipients what is the suitable criteria for this. bill clearly delighted to be meeting up again in person the jovial atmosphere is not expected to last long. the german chancellor angela merkel's cautious optimism in the days leading up to the summit seems to have subsided. this put off we will take a lot of willingness to compromise from all in order to agree on something that is good for europe that will be good for the people of europe with regard to the

pandemic and that would be a suitable response to the economic difficulties we're experiencing so therefore i expect a very tough negotiation as if we have a $100.00 for now leaders positions like their seats are still far apart. from where the day delhi has got much as joins us live now from brussels gale a clear statement from chancellor merkel there going into this crucial summit can you tell us a bit more about the competing views on this massive fund that is dividing the union. trying to go i think what is clear is that all leaders have acknowledged that solidarity is important in those times where corona has hit the european economies particularly hard but when it comes down to the small print and how this exactly is going to work out as you have seen in the report about my colleague mike sunder is that the difference between a loans and grants to what extent should there be loans to be grounds to what is

there and other to be paid back who will get wiped and when and how much is still a lot of the leaders need to work out and then when it comes to money going to the south of europe a lot of countries in the north say they also do want guarantees that this money is being put to good use that for instance the dutch prime minister made clear very clear today that he wants guarantees that the money is put into reforms for instance of the labor market and so that is something that leaders will have to work out tonight and potentially tomorrow these differences over money goes so deep that the italian prime minister things that this summit could determine the future of the e.u. are the stakes really that high. i would say often when we talk about europe and the benefits and the disadvantages we talk about the issue of net contributors of countries like germany that put more money into the e.u. budget than they get out what we sometimes forget is that this is not only about money but about economic benefits what we put into the e.u. budget also what we get in economic benefits and that is where germany's as top of

the ranks and that is something i think i would say not just of culture is but also self-interest where france and germany have realized look this european project where we benefit so much from the internal market is at risk and we need to do something now and i think this is a sincere belief and many countries including the fruit so-called frugal countries in the north are on the same page when it comes to saving the internal market nobody wants to risk that winning business model so what do you believe will be the likely outcome of this summit is the e.u. going to act in concert or suffer from discord the $1000000.00 question from what i have heard so far from leaders inside that building the europa building which you see right behind me is that they were serf ish so a light meal they haven't really gotten to the meat of the real meat of the debate and let's let's put it this way if we still talk tonight 8 hours from now about this issue then there's a real chance that maybe tomorrow they'll be able to hammer out

a deal otherwise i would say we'd have to see another special summit in about 2 weeks time. this following the situation in brussels thank you very much. let's now take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world anti-government protesters have staged a rally in the over anian city of babylon they're angry about the state of the country's economy which is being hit hard by u.s. sanctions police later disperse the crowds and authorities cut internet access in the region as videos of the rallies spread online. vast areas of china have been inundated by severe floods along the young say river since june heavy rains have forced nearly 15000000 people to be evacuated from their homes officials say they are seeing the highest average rainfall levels across the young say basin for 50 years. wildfires continue to rage in siberia covering

some cities and heavy smoke authorities are trying to contain the flames to prevent them from reaching residential areas northern siberia is seeing a record breaking heat wave a new study says the unusually high temperatures would be almost impossible without human caused climate change. the world health organization says it's concerned about an ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo more than 50 cases have been recorded in its province the number of confirmed infections has now surpassed the total number recorded during the province's last outbreak in 28. now to syria where president bashar al assad is marking 20 years in power parliamentary elections take place on sunday but like all previous elections no real opposition is permitted despite a civil war that's lasted 9 years and a crippling economic crisis assad looks set to stay in power. well well if you're

like you. into july the 17th 2008 just 34 years old to bash our scientists sworn in as president following the sudden death of his father. he quickly finds his feet meeting the great and the good earth to syria this is. often accompanied by his british born wife asma. from the start of his presidency i said bill close ties with both russia and iran strategic relations that will prove crucial to retaining power. in march 20th levon anti-government protests across much of the arab world known as the arab spring spread to syria. in the southern city of dera demonstrators began taking to the streets after the arrest and torture of

a group of teenagers protest grew while as sands military responded with greater force. as fallon's escalated the country descended into a brutal civil war. we will win without a doubt against this conspiracy and they've now reached the final stages of their conspiracy. attempts by the international community to force asaad to step down failed. and so to moves to broker a peace deal. by 2030 in the u.n. said the number of refugees fleeing syria had reached a 1000000 this was a humanitarian crisis then the regime was accused of carrying out a chemical attack near the capital damascus it took another such attack in 2017 for the u. s. to take action blaming as science military. told

you. or if you. will you can recall. was war. but despite the reprisal us that has continued his war with the help of russian airpower and iranian forces the syrian government controls most of the country. a country that lies in tatters is. led by a man who looks like he will never surrender power. earlier we spoke with kristen helberg an expert on syria we asked her how stable assad's hold on power is after 9 years of civil war that's left more than 400000 syrians dead and the country in ruins. well actually what right at the beginning of

his power everybody was hoping for reforms and i think this was the 1st mis understanding that bashar al assad never came to power to reform the country to make it a democracy or to modernize the country so why is it still there i mean this question is very important because you have to look at the inner structure of this regime this regime has replaced the state which means that all the institutions the parliament the judiciary the administration the military all of these state institutions serve the preservation of power of a son there is not a target of power center in the country with for example a military like in egypt so this is nothing can't get dangerous for us out in self and until now its power is built on loyalty so he in forces loyalty by means of fear so this is why he needs the intelligence operators which is very important to us power and he creates loyalty by means of client a list which is why really needs these wealthy businessmen the capitalist cronies

that are close to him so these are the 2 pillars inside the country the businessman and the private company is that loyal to him and intelligence apparatus that makes it very stable plus obviously he had the foreign support to win the war militarily with the help of russia and iran italian police have foiled a plot to smuggle cocaine into the country by hiding it in coffee beans police at milan airport said a package from colombia attracted their attention because it was marked with the name of a fictional mafia boss in a sign for 500 coffee beans that had been cut open and stuffed with cocaine police tracked the package to florence and arrested the attendant recip yet it's not the 1st time sluggers have tried to use coffee to throw police off the scent and january last year italian authorities seized more than 600 kilograms of cocaine hidden in sacks of coffee from hunter s. . a former senior executive at german payments processor wire card has

confessed to his role in the company's multibillion euro fraud that's according to lawyers who say the executive of card systems middle east to wire cards largest subsidiary he was arrested in munich last week card systems played a key role in the wire card scandal which put a near 2000000000 euro hole in its balance sheet wire cards filed for insolvency last month. police in germany have been combing a mountainous region in the country sell for an armed fugitive who has evaded capture for days authorities were alerted to a suspicious person carrying a bow and arrow a gunpoint the suspect is armed the 4 police officers who went to question him and then escaped into the mountains with their weapons open though in germany's black forest population 4800 known for its picturesque streets battling brooks

and mountain views and now this behind me are dozens of police vans with scores of heavily armed officers there's also sniffer dogs and helicopters there hunting a local man they say disarmed 4 police officers then made off with their weapons and disappeared into the woods around here police are calling eve roush dangerous and the weapons fanatic authorities here close schools the day after he fled and asked people to stay indoors open now as mayor says the police presence is appropriate even if some residents think rausch is harmless it's all those you know the fact is his prior convictions are relevant it's also a fact that he now committed a serious crime. that makes him a threat to people here. we have quite a few scared residents public officials and the police have to make them the priority. we can't leave them on their own with their fears it could.

be on the line for many here even isn't only a fugitive on the run he's also a neighbor who slipped through society's cracks put his carpentry skills to use at this popular restaurant helping the owners with repair and renovation. who runs the business with his wife on song 2 days before he fled he describes a complicated man who's had difficulty fitting in. nice friendly courteous helpful but always a little bit strange when it came to weapons knives and those sorts of things but i never got the sense he would use a weapon against someone in the context. in another context you see a man in army fatigues and an axe on his belt that might be scary but not in the context i know him. top things nation. around town and on line

there's sympathy for gosh and an ease with the prolonged police presence there's also recognition that he needs to answer for his alleged wrongdoing as police keep searching for him some told us they fear things can only end badly police and those who know him say even though she is most at home here in the thick wilderness of the black forest authorities say they have the resources and the patience to keep on searching for him but so far they haven't turned up anything yet. well him call craft reporting there the resending worldwide anti-racism protests have fueled a heated discussion over a number of public artworks monuments and street names here in germany once perceived as honorable today some of them are considered offensive so who decides what stays and what goes and how is that decision made one german town is grappling with that very question. picturesque coburg in bavaria

the town striken coat of arms depicts the so-called more of coburg the emblem is now at the center of a heated controversy opponents call it a symbol of racism but many residents are mystified. or. is there really nothing else to worry about so we've got bigger problems than the coburg more this is the patron saint of coburg and i find this whole discussion out of order. it. is never said anyone can stay as it is the crest dates back to the middle ages when black people were often described as moods today the term is viewed as derogatory but it's not intended to be demeaning according to coburg historian who dared to harbor the emblem features saint of black christer night he was martyred in his now come emirate.

if not to that extent i think the word more is ok. as the representation of a black man as the symbol of coburg is absolutely fine. it's an expression of esteem and veneration for the saint so. that's not a view shared by 2 young billionaires who started an online petition against coburg coat of arms alicia archie is originally from the area for her calling a black man a more is no longer acceptable in the light of the black lives matter movement and especially not a figure with thick lips and a caribbean style earring. that you and i don't mind that suggests to some that all black people and all africans look the same a complete nonsense for a continent where people look totally different from one another. and others find

something exotic in it a ferocity that has to do with savage peoples. it's a racist portrayal that should not be allowed to continue and fights and that this man stopping. the town council is irritated by the debate and is not giving any interviews on the subject of the coat of arms the arms or could be just to change the description says this resident. he's got a name after all militias why shouldn't it be the coburg militias militias pharmacy militias streatch that sounds better. how do you measure a culture war is racist it's not easy to find the right balance especially not in. now to kenya and the disturbing rise and sexual abuse of women and girls the country is struggling with a lack of safe houses and more often than not survivors are returned to live or

work alongside their abusers as even kamandi reports from nairobi the few privately run shelters are now being overwhelmed by the shadow pandemic of gender based violence. when we arrive at my show girls see posts in nairobi. games and laughter. and the playful soundtrack can be had been in every corner of this 3 bedroom family house it's not much space but founders florence care and yvonne when she could have managed to squeeze in 29 people. to be. one of them survivors of sexual violence. it was just like it's just in the house you have 4 children 5 children that's what we need me in the shop so you. and i think it's it's even a limited space because we are denying gus entry here which also cuts it's even more. kenya has only one government run safe house which makes such

privately run shelters essential for survivors. survivors like 16 year old maria not her real name she came here after she was raped at gunpoint by a soldier who had hired has a maid. after he raped me i got off the bed and found a metal thing to loosen the 2 shirt he had used to tie me. i removed the mouthguard and then continued going to work because my mom asked for than mine and he also threatened to kill my wife and i only have one part and. maria's daughter was born after the rape and she has spent her entire 10 month life here she is one of 7 in france at the shelter. of my show 2nd safe house nearby we meet the youngest resident who also not her real name has been here since the pandemic. she was assaulted and brought here by

caseworkers after her mother was caught trying to negotiate attackers release. hope is just 5 years old. i asked edith morag from the center for domestic training and development an ngo rescuing girls from abuse why parents in the country often cover up for they have users you know in the african setup who are more used to this situation whereby eve you are abused even by your husband you're supposed to run off to his relatives in for example to your mother in law saw that is where we are coming from so there's a lot of stigma when women go to seek for shelter outside it looks it to paint them in bad light. but florence and yvonne are determined to break the stigma they rely on supporters to help finance the shelter and when the shelters cash strapped for do with dips into their personal savings it's a huge commitment but they tell me seeing the girl safe and being normal teenagers

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