this is d. w. news watch from berlin protesters in berlin challenge 10 democrats a big demonstration against the restrictions ignites a debate about the limits that can be placed on the right to public assembly most of the protestors does not wear face masks or physically distanced themselves. also coming up germany's children go back to school many of them having been in a classroom for months because of the pandemic the big question will protective

measures keep students and teachers safe. and afghan troops to battle islamic state militants attacking the prison where some of their fighters are behind bars prisoners stage a mass breakout look at an update from kabul. to watch the. 2 american astronauts make history successfully completing that sounds 1st demand return from the r.s.s. involving a client the company. i'm sorry so much got a thank you for joining us what 1st frictions on the right to public assembly are acceptable in a time of penn demick that's a debate that started in germany after a big demonstration here in berlin on saturday thousands of people protested against pandemic restrictions like having to wear a mask politicians. from all sides can bend them or fail to observe the coronavirus

rules. protesters called it the day of freedom without masks and without social distancing according to police 20000 people took to bell in streets on saturday to protest against current virus restrictions which they say violate their rights and freedoms demonstrators claimed they were more than 1000000 people. journalists and camera crews were also targeted a reporter at german public broadcasters that day f. filmed the chants of shame on you and lou compressor on lying press. the good. news here bombed with me there was a really diverse mix of people from the fall left to the far right we met people who were faxes we met people who believe bill gates is responsible then there were people who say there is no corona and there are people who said the measures i'm

proportionate to support because i heard this music carcassi creatures on monday commentators were left asking can this be even allowed the debate on how to deal with mass protests during the pandemic is now playing out of federal level. kotick was an idiom criticism must always be possible in democracy in this respect the attitude of the german government has not changed but the pitches that we had to see at the weekend are unacceptable. and it's receivable from the beginning that the requirements will not be met or cannot be met then the question arises whether such a gathering can be allowed to come the effect of the protest on the number of new cases is still unclear but the number was already ticking up ahead of the weekend prompting fears that 6 months of efforts to curb 19 could go to waste in the blink of an eye. what's the 1st day back at school for some children here in germany

mecklenburg west pomerania in the north is the 1st of 16 german states to restart classes after the summer break but with a pandemic ongoing schools are having to adapt to a new normal after months of online learning and limited timetables germany is about to get back to daily schooling nationwide by the end of the summer many schools will be teaching fewer classes and several states have already announced that students will be required to wear face masks. and let's go to diffuse test of vodka she is in rostock in mecklenburg west pomerania so what measures are in place to prevent outbreaks at schools. well sumi you might be able to tell behind me there are not many of these guys around the kids here having their break at the moment and they don't have to wear face masks also social distancing measures are not in place anymore so they can play football as they're doing now afterwards they will go back into their classroom and sit next to their best friend

contact is not a problem the only thing they do you have to do is then wash their hands basic hygiene measures meaning avoiding to sneeze into each other's faces basically and but you might see one of the other mask around because i talk to some of the pupils and they say i want to protect myself i want to protect my grandparents so i'm doing it because i want to and some teachers might also ask the students to do so and so what's your impression about how things have been going and what are students and parents telling you. well their mixed feelings really because on the 107 degrees education is important and lockdown here started 5 months ago so basically. almost half the year the students here that didn't come to school didn't have. seen which is coming back now and everyone is welcoming back nevertheless there is what some call a 2nd wave already around the infections of coronavirus rising in germany

meaning there are some well some concerns but i talked to some parents let's have a listen. so vehement seems like we live on our own little planet here but i have to admit that i'm not too worried and i'm quite optimistic when it comes to the schools and the guidelines that have been developed the measures have been adjusted over and over again and the teachers are doing what they can to implement them so far that has worked quite well so we really have to thank the teachers and the principal they did a great job to be able to follow anything in this school if the doctors regularly. i guess there might be more support the children might not support it but when they get infected they can bring these biases to the home and. who live in the home we might get infected so. what is the chances that new beef will go.

so test our schools are actually prepared for the possibility that the situation could get worse. well i talked to the hut master and she said we have seen a big push in digitalization all the schools have had an experience doing digital learning homeschooling be you go put in place again never the less here. that bit hesitant because they know education is important pushing the curriculum through is not all of it though a school is a place where you see your friends where you learn basic social skills so everyone here agrees they have to do and make the most of it but also. the rules that stay in place to avoid a 2nd wave that could come up. to reporting for us there in the state of mecklenburg west palm or anywhere just the 1st day back at school thank you. the the german institute for economic research has been examining the distribution of

wealth here and found that the richest people own far more of the nation's assets than previously thought the institute's findings suggest a widening gulf between the haves and the have nots in germany. hamburg one of germany's richest cities around 42000 millionaires live here and their numbers keep rising but how much do the richest germans really have a new report provides some answers the figures are explosive the richest one percent of germans own 35.3 percent of the wealth and the richer half of the population owns 98.6 percent that leaves 1.4 percent for all the rest. this inequality has economic and social consequences the authors of the study are cautious and their assessment. as a different title is from readings this distribution of wealth at least for me as an economist has 2 aspects the 1st is the efficiency aspect where you ask

yourself ok so is the economy working the way it should. wealth concentration wouldn't matter as much if the wealth was in the hands of the most capable entrepreneur. but of course there are also the political and moral aspects is it fairly shared. that's an issue he said bush has been stressing for years the granddaughter and heiress of german industrial magnate robert bosch is committed to redistributing wealth that sets her apart from others in her wealth bracket. i'm worried about democracy. we know that confidence in democracy is declining. if people's assumption is confirmed that elites are entrenched and super rich then for many it won't make

voting easier and it will give the wrong parties a boost. this study now confirms germany has one of the widest wealth gaps in europe. internets and in the international context we see that germany is a country with high wealth inequality this is similar to the us but also similar to other countries with strong welfare states where the pension system is strong and where protection during one's working life is also strong. because of this protection people don't have to save as much private wealth as for moving. for ease of bosch wealth means responsibility she finances many foundations and she wants to make wealthy people pay more taxes. good seeing now we see these rich people they're here we have a clearer picture of them it's time to roll up our sleeves and change things. these a bunch has

a clear stance on germany's wealth concentration this report could spark a big debate on the subject. that to some other stories making news around the world a massive wildfire is spreading in the u.s. state of california east of los angeles fire protection officials say the blaze has consumed around 80 square kilometers of dry brush and timber nearly 8000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes. and tropical storm is that yes a scourge of florida and is moving north off the state's atlantic coast that's after a dump to torrential rains in the bahamas forecasters say the storm is likely to intensify to hurricane strength as it approaches the carolinas where it's expected to make landfall. afghan forces say they've now regained control of a prison in the eastern city of jalalabad after a prolonged battle with militants from the so-called islamic state but 300 prisoners are reportedly at large now a gun battle broke out on sunday night after a suicide car bomber targeted the entrance of the prison where hundreds of i.a.s.

members were thought to have been held officials said at least 29 people were killed and more than 50 wounded the violence comes after afghan special forces killed a senior islamic state commander and let's get the latest on that story with a correspondent on in the tissues in the capital kabul hi ali bring us up to date on what's happening in jalalabad. so the prison itself has been secured the ministry of defense and that it's been cleared of all of the fighters which is a relief to the people there hard because that means after eating hours they have some relief but the problem is that some of the fighters also took refuge in a nearby shopping plaza and now the problem is how do you fear that area as well so the curfew in the city has not yet lifted people are still stuck inside told not to go outside not to open stores and the days of and so essentially they will have

spent their entire day inside listening to the sounds of explosions and gunfire waiting for an end to this 18 hour nightmare of a must be a terrifying experience i mean what was the motivation behind the militants attacking this person do you know they didn't release a specific statement of this is exactly why we did it of course it was yesterday that the afghan intelligence agency announced that they had killed the intelligence director for these fighters and you know they. did they really saw that as a sign of their success as a trial against the so-called islamic state not on a stone and that prison that came under attack at least a 3rd of the prisoners of the 2500 prisoners in there where prisoners that were far that were caught under the banner of these dyas fighters. it could be something as simple as just trying to obviously get revenge and also to release their fighters

what do you think all of this means for the prospect of peace in afghanistan. it complicates it even more because we know that. actually i have been actively fighting each other they have very little respect for one another they constantly try to keep one out of the other's territory. and it raises more questions of ok if you declare peace with a tall of on what do you do with this and the problem with this group is that their leadership isn't quite so clear their motives aren't quite so clear and so the question becomes how do you negotiate with them who do you negotiate with what are you negotiating specifically because you know the taleban claim to be fighting against a foreign occupation so you know what their intent is but with these fighters you don't fully know what to offer them and how to get them under control. if you're reporting from kabul thank you so much. you're watching d.w.

news still to come on our show a new bridge in general and it replaces the one that collapsed 2 years ago after a round the clock effort it's about to be inaugurated. but 1st 2 american astronauts have made a landmark splash down as the 1st commercial crewed mission to the international space station returned to earth it was also the 1st splash down landing after a u.s. space mission since 1985 space x. and the u.s. space agency nasa are celebrating the success of the mission which they say will bring the free market to space exploration. as we are now just about 20 meters off the ocean this is the moment when space 6 proudly went when no company has gone before. flashed out. as you can see on your screen we have visual confirmation 1st back down to the firm's landing capture glides into the

gulf of mexico in the control room through tame from space 6 and nasa the u.s. space agency that contract is it for this mission is pretty much complete so. even after the landing the danger wasn't over the dragon capsule weighs over 12000 kilo's for docking it and extracting the 2 astronauts inside a delicate endeavor teams currently working with a few private souls know one that space 6 saw this coming several sightseeing bikes approaching that capsule with it gushing propellant few the pleasure boats were ordered to leave the area mediately. there we can see the lift. in the end the dragon made it to shore of the water and we have our 1st view and astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken emerged planet. with a huge thumbs up and an optimistic message for the u.s.

and the. moment just. given all that they're going to happen here again on the left early on the right mission accomplished by 6 and nasa who've pioneered public private partnerships in out of spice. and i think we're both super super proud to have been just a small part of the team accomplished. space flights back to the florida coast and bringing that capability back to america it's also a personal triumph a spy 6 found a lawn musk public controversies have begun to overshadow his recent business successes. i'm not very religious but i prayed for this one. very few but here it is this. space x. is next mission is planned for september and the firm is hoping it will launch spice tourists into orbit next year. separation for $35.00 pm pacific its goal dominating

a new idea of commercial space travel nationals one in which competition between the companies creates innovation and progress. earlier we spoke to nasa watch as chick callan who explained why this mission was so significant well it's interesting because the idea of putting humans in a capsule and launching him into space and then having them splash down into water isn't necessarily new except as was mentioned in your piece we haven't done it here in the states in 45 years we've ridden on cruise flying and soviet space russian spacecraft and before that soviet space and they lean only and so we haven't had a chance to do this in a long time but death sustained year and more important things that this spacecraft wasn't a government spacecraft it was bought by the government of the services rather walk by the government under a commercial contract with space x. they also have one with boeing so instead of the 10 trend over the past half a century of only flying people into space and govern their own spacecraft now are

buying tickets and that she has the chance of going further than just a professional astronauts and maybe commercial astronauts and maybe someday you and i. in australia sweeping new coronavirus restrictions have been imposed across the state of victoria after a state of disaster was declared despite having been in law found since july the capital melbourne has been reporting hundreds of new cases every day even as other states have been reporting close to 0. melbourne emerges from its 1st nighttime curfew from 8 pm to 5 am almost 5000000 people weren't allowed to leave their homes but daybreak brought little respite australia's victoria state and to 6 week locked on with it strictest measures since the pandemic began. we have got mike decisions very difficult decisions

on the sawed of doing everything we possibly can to draw place christ numbers down so that at the end of that 6 week period we're not having to contemplate what further steps or more have to charge. from late wednesday all non-essential businesses in the city will be forced to close schools and universities will return to online classes the nighttime curfew will remain in place. in victoria declared a state of disaster on sunday after a wave of new cases raised fears the virus might run out of control they say the measures could cost 250000 jobs roughly the number already impacted oh it's a really tough day for you and i know you've had some really heartbreaking news i just want to know that here you are striving to continue to stand with you with all the support we can provide because you will get through this and we will get through it together once again. the city had hoped it was emerging from pandemic

restrictions but now it anticipates its strictest lock down to date one that's likely to take a heavy toll. now for some more headlines a philippines president is reimposing a lockdown in the capital manila and its surrounding provinces health workers called for the move after a surge in corona virus infections stricter restrictions will be in place for 2 weeks starting on tuesday affecting about a quarter of the country's population. and the former northern irish politician john hume has died at the age of 83 hume was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1908 along with david trimble for their efforts to end decades of violence in northern ireland ireland the so-called good friday agreement he was a founder and leader of the social democratic and labor party in northern ireland and campaign for the nonviolent reification for unification of ireland.

now to italy where a new bridge is to be inaugurated in genoa replacing a structure that collapsed 2 years ago crews worked around the clock to complete the point they sent george it's judah open to traffic later this week. as more. a beacon of hope rising from the depths of tragedy this leak restructure now stands in place in general as in this current bridge almost 2 years ago to the day 3 people were killed when a section of the bridge collapsed sending big plummeting on to the riverbed. this is my ok to have done to the bridge most apolo life her home had to be demolished into the collapse. she still remembers the crack of the concrete crashing to the ground. on top of but i think i stood up will be still a police complaint i'm a big i opened the window and saw the bridge had vanished that i saw those 2 large

lorries one white and one red right next to my house and in that moment a wave of anger washed over me because i knew those few cars where coffins. william arkin made on. the scale of the disaster made the new construction a matter of national importance designed by general born star architect renzo piano the 1000 metre long span was completed in just over a year where continued day and night even during the worst of italy's coronavirus crisis its success is considered a model for the rest of italy. it was such a tragedy such a terrible scene but so happened to do the work in one here and so fine. sure that. from. we can do anyway good things but to the relatives who lost loved ones the new branch is no cause for

celebration a gripper said his sister brother in law and their 2 children were killed in the disaster she says the effort put into the construction is a fresh source of pain if each. leg only it is tough to see the joy surrounding this construction. we would have been happy if this huge project was john earlier the old bridge should have been demolished before our families were destroyed pre-market in those 3 if i read your force or at least through. a criminal investigations underway off to pool maintenance was blamed for the disaster the egg lay this was a national scandal one new construction alone went to fix the new bridge can't heal the wounds of those who lost loved ones but it is a powerful step towards piecing together a city torn apart by tragedy it quite literally reconnect with west and offers this community

a sign of hope and regeneration. they like. it's quite simple and light. says she'll never forget that day but hopes the new bridge will represent the 1st stunt for genuine. because then i feel that this is a wound which will stay with us but there always comes a moment when you need to move on to live in the present and accept the past this is the present. now in formula one britain's lewis hamilton has claimed victory at his home grand prix at silverstone not even some really bad luck could stop hamilton from extending his lead in the driver's championship to 30 points. there were no home fans to cheer on lewis hamilton at silverstone but there was certainly plenty of patriotism on display a world war 2 era spitfire paid tribute to the efforts of the u.k.'s emergency services during a pandemic before hummel to predictably soared away from the park. the britain's

performance was so dominant that red bulls much for a distant 2nd decided to make a late pit stop it was a costly moves that meant the young dutchman could take advantage when hamilton's front left tire blew on his last lap the mercedes man somehow trundled over the line but even he couldn't quite believe it. think about it afterwards the relief was plain oh my god i was just praying to try and get around the need to so. i need to get out the last 2 quarters but i got to did the 80 seven's win for hamilton then but just 4 away from michael schumacher time record. ok let's get a recap of our top story a children in germany have started returning to school after the summer break many of them haven't been in a classroom for months because of the pandemic parents and teachers hope measures to stop the spread of the corona virus will be effective. coming up next on news

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