just only 3 friends. this is deja vu news line from berlin pushing back against a virus restrictions thousands descend on berlin from across the country to demand an end to closures cancellations and social distancing the church that despite warnings about a potential 2nd wave as new infection so. it could be time enough for a tick tock in the u.s.

president from says he plans to ban the app over concerns about chinese fine what will it mean for the video platform and u.s. chinese relations. in proving you're never too old to learn we meet the 96 year old world war 2 veteran who has finished top of his university class. a michael ok glad to have you with us here in germany the number of corona virus infections has soared in recent days the country's leading public health institute is warning that people are letting down their guard and not observing social distancing measures ironic then that berlin is set to see its biggest demonstration against coronavirus restrictions thousands of people are gathered in the germans.

capitol central park for a mass rally demanding an end to all virus related restrictions conspiracy theorists and right wing the extremists from across the country are among those attending it comes as germany braces for a potential 2nd wave of the coronavirus. political correspondent. and ease at the protest and she joins me now laney welcome what's happening where you are. well i'm sounding here behind me tens of thousands i'd say these 15000 people have gathered you described before they call it's day of freedom the end of the time to make they are celebrating the end of her grown up virus and i made as always she's i warning of a nice urchin of infection and right on the other side you can see the counter protesters that have also got as she is being a parent to friends as you can see tons of protesters are wearing the face not

keeping the social distance where the protest is here it's not i'm not. going to not having. been shouting and the pandemic never happened and you can you got me and there was an interesting standoff between pounds of protestors and processes both shouting at each other's nazis house nazis get out of here because the people who were attending the smiles i'm expressing they're just consent they distrust with the government measures and i calling goes that are listening to the governments and i found measures to coronavirus mistakes and i am comparing them to not to the people who follow us and this regime in the cessna and so this is an interesting conflict going on right now i mean yeah in an interesting contrast between you and the mask and all those people behind you. obviously frakes legally not doing so i'm really curious about those protesters taking part in the

demonstration today could you tell us a little bit more about who they are. exactly i've talked to many of the protesters here and this is really why it's the rise of the of people who come here from all over germany transposes let's start with i talked to a. bus driver from croatia who is as driven processes from the south of germany i have to the north he is protesting the coronavirus restriction that said that in practice the tourism industry better. it's often somebody or if that's a protester shouts it's in my face and we see that a lot a lot of verbal abuse and the talking and i'm so physical physical and people are not anything esle says and also johnson suppressed and at the press and it was obvious and conspiracy theory is believed that bill gates is a very common consistent theory that the big ace is time to run the vice and learn to vaccinate force that he got to make everybody i'm with them governments have to

do that so we see a wide variety of people who are concerned about their their parents and them who are concerned about their strict sense and place because their parents are lonely up on so frightening and far right pricing stream magazines and proof who are under off their vacation by the authority i saw someone from the compact magazine who spend their vacation by the authorities for if they know for a bit and britishness messages so you can see they really are all also for people attending this rally on that let's see what we can say to sum up is they don't trust the government they don't trust the government measures and they don't trust the media they don't trust the media. and lanie of 115 thank you for that in stay safe of course. sick look at some of the other krone virus related developments the number of deaths in mexico has surged past 46000 it's now poised to overtake britain and the country with the 3rd highest death toll behind brazil

in the us british prime minister boris johnson says he's putting on the brakes easing lock down measures and will be instead imposing new restrictions that's after a new spike in corona virus infections in the u.k. and in japan the region of okinawa has declared a state of emergency people have been asked to stay home for 2 weeks as the popular tourist destination sees a surge in new cases. u.s. president donald trump says he plans to ban the chinese own video app ticked off because of security concerns u.s. officials are currently looking into the potential for tick-tock to be used by the chinese government as a tool for gathering intelligence. tick-tock with its viral dance routines and political activism videos is a favorite among teenagers worldwide. with over $2000000000.00 downloads and $17000000000.00 in revenue last year the app is extremely successful and

influential but its exploding popularity has also raised red flags in the u.s. officials are investigating whether tick-tock is a threat to national security there are concerns that the data collected by the app owned by the chinese firm by dance could be accessed by beijing the company denies any connection with the chinese government but donald trump is threatening to ban b.-f. in the u.s. . well look you know we may be betting we may be doing some other things. but a lot of things are happening so we'll see what happens but we are looking at a lot of alternatives with respect to their. reports on friday indicated that one of the alternatives being considered is an order for byte bans to give up ownership of tiktaalik potential buyers are reportedly already in talks to take over the apps u.s. operations including tech giant microsoft and national security review have to talk

is expected to be presented to trump in the coming days its results may further sour already deteriorating ties between the u.s. and china with tensions already running high on trade and the coronavirus pandemic cyber security concerns are now further straining relations between the 2 powers. as highlights some other stories making news at this hour hong kong legislative elections scheduled for september happen for spoke 4 year chief executive kerry lam says the delay is necessary due to her surgeon virus cases but opposition lawmakers accuse the government of using the pandemic as a pretext to thwart the pro-democracy move. violence has again erupted in portland oregon protesters and police clashed at the local poor house which has become a focal point of the unrest earlier president trump tweeted that federal agents will remain in the city until local police had finished what he called

a clean up of quote and an agitated. hurricane. is churning through the caribbean bringing strong winds and flooding in puerto rico and some islands of the bahamas a hurricane warning has been issued for parts of florida where the storm is expected to hit later on. muslims around the world or celebrating. one of the most important holidays in the islamic calendar this year the 4 day holiday is taking place under the shadow of the pandemic social distancing measures or making it difficult for families to celebrate together but worshipers are making do the best they can even on a phone even among. them in a historic 1st for dublin's crow cock a stadium the home of irish sports and normally a symbol of catholic highland hosted socially distance prayers for several 100

muslims celebrating eat a lot. i mean just reading the diverse as an individual it's about the seems to. be honest i was just hysterical it is complicated because in the air we think of acting. muslims around the world are celebrating a scaled down version of the festival worshippers in war torn yemen perform a prayer in freedom square. the festival of sacrifice is marked by the ritual slaughter of animals which are then share it with those in need in a live and then go is distributing meat to syrian refugees. this project is important because there are many families who do not get meat except on and there are families that don't get me to tall not even on eat

a lot of there are more families in need then there is sacrificial meat but god willing we will do our best to bring this meat to those who deserve it. and if the . afghans pray as a 3 day cease fire between government forces and the taliban begins. many hope this will bring an end to nearly 2 decades of conflict. strict health guidelines in indonesia allowed muslims in the capital of jakarta to attend prayers amid the pandemic. though a quieter affair than usual the spirit of each ensures across the globe. for many students university is a passage into adulthood with new freedoms and experiences as a time of growth and self discovery before heading out into the real world but not for everyone our next report is about a man who stands out on campus and made history in italy.

the crowning achievement for just a paper tanno. university graduate at the age of $96.00. he received a degree in history and philosophy with top honors and the highest mark in the class. a dream come true for the great grandfather i give it back or. i said it's now or never got so in 2017 i decided to enroll her i knew it was a little late to get a 3 year degree but i said to myself let's see if i can do it. often i was uncertain when i made the decision because i didn't know the environment. and i didn't know the teachers and how they would behave in front of such an old person. just seppi was born into

a poor family in the 1920 s. and was unable to attend university he served in the navy in world war 2 then supported his family as a real way worker. his experience helped him to cope with today's challenges. war 2 strengthened us all of us in my peer group everyone who's still alive it's strengthened us against kovac 19 it hasn't really scared us that much. for years just relied on his trusty old typewriter but the pandemic changed that. yes oral exams were moved online and he had to get a laptop. thought. he now plans to devote himself to reading and writing the old school way.

from one extraordinary life to another he was considered one of the greats of british cinema the filmmaker alan parker has died he passed away at the age of 76 after a long illness he started his career in advertising and later shot to fame as the rector of film searches midnight express mississippi burning and a veto parker was awarded a knighthood and the british academy of lifetime achievement. you're watching news here's a reminder of the top stories we're following for you thousands of people are gathering in central berlin to demand an end to coronavirus restrictions conspiracy theorists anti vax years and right wing extremists from of casa country are attending it comes as germany braces for a potential 2nd wave of the virus as new infections show and us president donald trump says he will ban the chinese own video to talk in the u.s.

citing national security concerns media reports suggest trump is weighing the option of forcing the firms by dance to give up ownership of tech top. we'll have more news for you at the top of the hour i'm michael okun here in berlin we'll see you soon. mark busters from nigeria you know that's what nollywood. do. authentic. and successful beyond belief.