this is the news live from berlin chancellor angela merkel warns against foreign intervention in belo roosts with russia clearly in asides merkel says for the russians should have all the freedoms other nations take for granted without external interference from any soft also coming up. donald trump takes aim at his democratic rival in a fiery excepted speech he calls joe biden

a destroyer of the american jobs and calls november's vote the most important election in u.s. history and japan's prime minister shinzo obvious stepping down because of poor health his announcement comes just days after he became the longest serving holder of the office and. a pianist in the ruins no longer we hear the story of us who fled syria and found sanctuary in germany 5 years ago. has welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has warned that the sovereignty of must be respected there should be and should not be any foreign intervention merkel said traditional someone who's gone. friends in berlin where

she discussed a broad range of topics with german and international journalists on the market reacted to russian president vladimir putin's announcement that he had formed what he called a police force to support the embattled for the the look of if needed she was foreign forces should stay out of the former soviet state. it is likely that i hope that such forces will not be deployed and i hope that the people who have bravely taken to the streets who have called out to a bad state of affairs that those people have all the freedoms that we take for granted. freedom to protest freedom of opinion all these things must be fought for him and it's what people want and they ought to be able to achieve that independently without external interference from any side that's our hope. dozens of which on the american medical speaking there are now joined by my colleague

thomas sparrow from the politics times a pretty strong statement there from the america it was a pretty strong statement from her i'm going to call stressing that bella who says sovereignty should be respected on the possibility of russian forces intervening she said she hoped such a force would not need to intervene also stressed that she had tried to speak to me . on the phone but that he had declined so far i'm going to call emphasized that she believes it is important not only to talk to the russian president how about belarus but to other leaders as well but that so far mr brokaw shameka has declined her offer to speak on the phone about the situation in that country and almost russia's involvement in barrow's looks likely to worsen the already tense times between the e.u. and moscow and between germany and moscow merkel also had a few words to say about russia's general behavior in the region that's have a quick listen. well you know it's. the annexation of crimea our attempts to have

a couple of days at least without any fatalities in ukraine the attack on mr scrip all these issues do look like a common thread. and that is a constant strain on the german russian relations and also on european russian relations we have european sanctions in place because of ukraine for a reason and i can only hope and i was in contact with the russian president on this that when it comes to bella reuss in particular the country's sovereignty will be respected of guff to build or charles america was also asked about alexander vanny the russian opposition leader currently in a berlin clinic suffering from suspected poisoning here's what she had to say about how to react to the alleged poisoning. it's. now we will try to find out what's happened but our capabilities are indeed limited and once we're clear about what actually happened like in the case of mr script i

will try to achieve a joint european reaction and not just reactions by individual states because this is not just a german problem even if germany decided to host mr nardelli going on that. well that's a slightly more cautious worse thomas yes but that comes after i'm going to call germany's foreign minister a should have a much stronger statement a few days ago and it's already unusual that they've both issued that statement together asking russia to carry out an investigation to do it transparently and urgently and also in great detail considering the role that mr novelli plays in russia's opposition so yes this statement here might have been softer but i'm glad merkel has in the past stressed the importance of russia carrying out that independent investigation and that statement with germany's foreign minister was indeed much stronger a few days ago. thomas politics thank you tom. as

we've heard russia's president vladimir putin says he has formed a police force to support the leader alexander lukashenko putin said he had acted at the request of. although the force would only be used if events got out of control meanwhile police in the by the russian capital minsk have again arrested dozens of anti-government protesters a number of journalists were also held d.w. reports it was among them but was later released. day 19 of the protests against relevancy and president alexander lukashenko saw dozens of women stand in a chain of solidarity to highlight another flash point of the police crackdown a peaceful and respectful showdown in the independence square in minsk where tensions run high the night before security forces arrested around 50 people and when dozens of others sought refuge inside of the st simon and st helena church police lock the main. president lukashenko is both trying to exert control by his

own means and secure the support of his longtime ally russian president vladimir putin. he would like us to provide him with appropriate assistance if necessary i said that russia would fulfill all its obligations. the words match those of the joint security treaty between the countries but perhaps were not the round woods of unqualified support the deliberate dictator of 26 years was looking for. a book. it will only be used when extremist elements using a political slogans as cover cross a certain boundary and start armed robbery start setting fire to cars houses which banks should try to seize government buildings and administrative buildings. so mr luzhin goes regime remains isolate. and from europe and now waiting for russia whereas here he's not willing to intervene while protest remained peaceful.

european union foreign ministers have been discussing slapping sanctions on by the rules at a meeting here in berlin today also high on the agenda at the talks is the brewing conflict between turkey and greece the nato members are in dispute over gas exploration in the eastern mediterranean. now let's bring in our e.u. correspondent for example phenomenon who is following the meeting for us in berlin our xander what more can you tell us about these discussions. when we talk about i had a chance to ask a few foreign ministers here if they agree on what has to be done and they told me that there is a broad agreement to impose sanctions against individuals however what individuals are we talking about going to be on the sanctions list that is still being discussed as i understand and that's of course a key question because it's going to take weeks for those sanctions to be imposed

and and speed is crucial here because if it's going to take weeks the european union may appear too slow too passive and its commitments to upholding a raft of values such as rights to to go to a free election could be put into question. into the dispute in the eastern mediterranean can we expect any firm action concerning that conflict within between turkey and greece is there much they can do. well it's another tricky situation of course we know that foreign ministers here want to show support and solidarity with the greece and cyprus both nations are involved in this dispute with turkey but some members of the european union are worried and they. i don't want to anger turkey too much wherever i had a chance to speak to the austrian foreign minister and he was indicated that there

was a sort of agreement that the european union would be willing to impose new sanctions against some individuals made be energy company executives but that's something that of course we will hear more on during that press conference that is to follow shortly here some of greece and cyprus we hear the demanding a more decisive intervention i haven't even threatened to block the proposed sign actions over the issue how is that playing out. well i tried to ask this question too and i talk with a few of the foreign ministers to try to play down saying that there are no threats and of course there needs to be a diplomatic solution and that's of course a way of not being willing to talk very much about that of course the top diplomats

after all are some of phenomena all you heard spondon thank you. to the us now where donald trump has accepted the republican party's nomination for his presidency for the presidency here his acceptance brought to a close the party's 4 day convention to a backdrop of simmering tension over police shootings and racism the republican speech themselves as the party of law and order trump said the stakes in november election have never been higher. per republican convention the scene is anything but conventional. never before has a white house been used as a backdrop for a presidential candidate's acceptance speech leading some to accuse chump of misusing the building as a political prop. but over the next hour trump showed he was determined to use all means at its disposal to make the case for his reelection starting by saying the stakes have never been higher. this is the most important election in the history

of our country. at no time before have voters faced a clear choice between 2 parties 2 visions 2 philosophies or 2 agendas. he set out an optimistic vision of the country's future under a new trump victory. in a new term as president we will again build the greatest economy in history quickly returning to fall employment soaring incomes and record prosperity and despite the obvious flouting of his own administration's guidelines on the come to make an event with few wearing masks and seats close together he promised to bring the coronavirus under control. we are delivering lifesaving therapies. and will produce a vaccine before the end of the year or maybe even sooner. but his main strategy was to attack his opponent joe biden who is leading in the polls. joe

biden is not a savior of america's so all he is the destroyer of america is jobs and if given the chance he will be the destroyer of american greatness champ when further presented by to his a radical and a danger to society also by making claims that have proven to be untrue. make no mistake if you give power to joe biden the radical left will define police departments all across america they will pass federal legislation to reduce law enforcement nation while they will make every city look like democrat run portland oregon. no one will be safe in biden's america. critics say chum's aim is to stoke fear and cast himself as the savior of the nation. so old he's fiery triumphalism the campaign is only now just beginning. but the earlier we spoke to our

washington bureau chief he was paul and asked her to what degree donald trump used his speech to reach out to voters beyond his traditional base i think it was a very effective speech she reached out to his base and just played like everything they wanted to hear if you can say so but he also made some remarkable convincing points i think reaching out to possible swing voters when he talked. to his plans really bringing back the economy specially when he talked about how hala strongly he will fight china so there were some moments which probably went down pretty well also for those who would rather have thought there will never be able to vote for donald trump. to w.'s washington bureau chief in a sport. and was there in the u.s.

where a big cleanup is underway in the state of louisiana after it was hit by one of the most powerful storms in years hurricane lower left at least 6 people dead after smashing into the gulf coast with winds of up to 240 kilometers per hour. now downgraded la laura to a tropical storm but it's still threatens to bring strong winds rain and tornadoes as it moves northeast. the seaside community of cameron was 1st and hardest hit as hurricane laura carved a path of death and destruction through the u.s. gulf coast. more than half a 1000000 people fled their homes but many stayed behind to take their chances as the storm bore down it was well. ground water so that the wind. could hear the neighbor's roof blew off the side of the house and this blew this.

blue into the mouse. taking stock of the devastation all those described clinging on for dear life there is through phuket jinx all further in this closet we were on top of each other just how many german occur i am laura wrought havoc with the area's industrial base causing a poisonous chlorine gas fire to break out at this chemical plant officials have warned residents to stay indoors. despite this heat that they're experiencing it shelter at home under those circumstances means they need to be on the inside of their home with the doors and windows closed. sometimes in neighboring texas where also hit. surveying the damage its governor says be got off lightly. when you consider the magnitude of the damage that could have occurred here we did dodge a bullet. they will need to keep getting lucky because the scientists point out

hurricanes are growing in frequency and strength thanks in large part to unchecked manmade climate change. you're watching t.w. still to come. the pianist in the ruins no longer we hear the story of mars who found sanctuary in germany 5 years. but 1st let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world a teenager has been charged with killing 2 people and injuring a 3rd during protests against the police shooting of a black man in the u.s. state of wisconsin kyle rittenhouse faces 6 criminal counts including murder authorities believe the 17 year old was inspired by self-styled militia groups on social media. u.s. coast says it will see hundreds of millions of dollars to help rebuild lebanon's devastated capital beirut although the august for explosion was centered on the

ports the u.n. agency says $160.00 schools were damaged or destroyed unesco also wants funds to rebuild beirut's cultural heritage. north korean leader kim jong visited farmland a factor affected by typhoon bobbie and expressed relief the damage was smaller than expected to uproot the trees as it whirled past going on tearing through the country's north west and on into china. another fierce storm has hit australia's 2nd largest city melbourne 3 people were killed by falling trees parts just cut electricity to more than 50000 homes and cause contamination at a water purification plant left a quarter of a 1000000 households without drink above water. to pounds longest serving prime minister shinzo aba has announced his resignation because of health problems

after serving for almost 8 consecutive years obvious that he's been diagnosed with a recurrence of the bowel disease that led him to resign during his 1st period of office in the midst to thousands during his latest tenure he oversaw japan's recovery from a devastating earthquake tsunami and nuclear disaster and pursued an ambitious economic program known as nomics. joined by michael pena journalists in tokyo michael why exactly is obvious stepping down now. well to some extent we have to take him as word that. the health problem has returned this condition that he has called all sorts of choli this is something which very much did force him to step down in 2007 the end of his 1st premiership and i believe that probably with the addition of a lot of stress dealing with many many problems and his public opinion ratings very

low and the covert 1000 crisis and many other things there seems to be a re flare up in the condition and he feels he can no longer carry on. is it clear yet who will succeed him as prime minister. it is not it's going to be a real race as we sit here at this moment 4 candidates have already raised their hands to say that they will be running in the race to succeed him these are all ruling party members and i think probably within a week or 2 there are those 4 will be joined by others so it's going to be quite an open race to see who who will become the next prime minister at this point not clear at all. motions japan's longest serving prime minister what sort of mach's has he left on his country. while he was as noted those persons who served as prime minister longer than any other person in japanese

history that goes back to the 19th century so he certainly will be known as someone who. is known for a long stable premiership but on the other hand most of his positive achievements have been mostly swept away for example the economic growth which which often nomics produced and has mostly disappeared this year and in the year of covert 19 the tourism industry which i did very well under his leadership is also obviously gone right now many of the changes he made to the legal changes you wanted to make he was unable to achieve so in many ways. quite surprisingly his long term legacy may be less than than people think. michael penn in tokyo thank you very much. thank you. this week we're looking back at events in this summer of 2015 when europe faced its biggest migration crisis since world war

2 hundreds of thousands of migrants fled their home countries in search of a better future on the continent most of them crossed from turkey to greece by boat often flimsy rubber dinghies more than 750000 migrants landed on greek shores that year from there they took what became known as the balkan routes travelling north through macedonia and serbia into slovenia hungary then on to austria and other e.u. countries including germany. well back then chancellor angela merkel declared an open door policy for refugees from syria as a result germany took in about a 1000000 migrants although not all of them were qualified to stay one of those who did qualify was not here's his story. because songs tell of pain and a lost homeland but also

a hope 5 years ago pianist mad fled syria specifically the yarmouk refugee camp for palestinians. back there he played music to counter the nightmare scene of bomb craters and ruined buildings and created beauty to fight despair. it was hungry or so and i don't count in my family but i was keeping playing piano we die anyway we will die from hunger in 56 days volm when i don't die play piano at least it's held me i don't think music it's feed people or help people really it's held the mentality to see at least so that it's quite a place in the in all this got us to off in the other more comp. yarmulkes a neighborhood of damascus it was under constant siege from i asked troops for years people there had no electricity no food or medicine and

a ham played music. and. sound. in the images of him playing went viral when a ham fled to germany in 2015 he was already a minor celebrity and was quickly offered a public stage but he felt uncomfortable with the attention. and said. i am here famous playing piano the pianist of the arm or what we are a group of people i thought i took a bit in connection with him it's not easy and when somebody is still dying from hunger and you tell him look we speak about you here up what it's done for me there you know all of this is this is not the easy here he is performing at a refugee shelter in berlin and a celebration marking 5 years since chancellor angela merkel's we can do it statement. in the meantime ahab's wife and sons have joined him and he can work play in concert people listen to him. i am not star in the liver liver feel i am

a star i feel responsible to tell of this blah blah blah what i tell it no maybe it's important maybe it's not so important for people to hear it but at least i feel responsible to tell it and i use every mike every camera to tell that fraud people a ham songs deal with what he's experienced and he's also written his autobiography which was published in germany last year in it he tells of his father who built musical instruments and of his own childhood in a still peaceful syria he tells of the children he watched die and of the moment when i asked fighters burned his piano but constantly retelling his story takes its toll. when i go on with this is story and remembering your move remembering the war it's really too heavy here and this is why i will stop the music because when i go on and i will still the pianist and the trombone or that this image

that the horrible images from a hum mads past won't stop so easily hopefully he won't give up music that helped him during his darkest times and it helps him now allowing him to make a living and a new life in germany. you are watching news and here's a reminder of the top stories this hour germany's chancellor angela merkel has want against foreign intervention and roofs with russia clearly in our sights vakil said delusions should have all the freedoms other nations take for granted without external interference from any side. has accepted the nomination of the republican party to run as its candidate in november as presidential elections trump called. the most important election in u.s. history and attacks his democratic rival joe biden as a destroyer of americans will. japanese prime minister shinzo aba has announced his

resignation it comes just days after he became the longest serving holder off that office he's quitting because of health problems. you actually get of your news for live from berlin coming up coming noise polls depression that's the question being asked by our health programs in good shape in just a few moments i'm god also and i'll be back in 30 minutes with an update stay with . mock.

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only works on t.v. let's face it if i would sit here every single day i would presumably be dead or sick in any case especially road traffic noise it's a risk to your health and well being headaches dizziness and tonight is just some illnesses that can be caused by noise. a moment of quiet nothing but. blissful. unfortunately. our everyday lives are usually different when confronted with all sorts of noise 24 hours a day closing out isn't an option sounds become noise when they disturb us often when they're very loud but it's not just a question of volume psychologist cristal says noise can't be described in purely physical terms. noise isn't an acoustic property it's

a sensation but it is related to the acoustic properties of the sound. the louder the sound the more likely it is to bother me so it also depends on the situation. it's my favorite bands playing a concert i won't mind it being really loud but if i want to sleep my favorite band hopefully won't be playing in my living room an important factor is whether or not you have control. a sound that i can turn on and off is less likely to disturb me than something like street noise or aircraft noise because i can't control those. noises in our environment can especially become a problem when we're completely at their mercy it's no wonder that lots of people are affected by traffic noise and noise can cause illness even if we've become so used to a soundscape that we no longer consciously perceive it noises can still affect our health. for example scientists are studying the connections between noise

pollution and mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression. and immense iced noise pollution is a huge factor in stress especially if it persists for years. we just completed a new study where we were able to show that noise pollution can predict the onset of anxiety and depression even 5 years later as well as insomnia bit of. but not everyone can choose where they live and work for many the only option is to cope with noise as best they can shoot in fear. and i would advise people not to limit themselves because of concerns about noise but to continue with their activities and do the things they enjoy stress up to pound that's an important way of reducing stress and then you can avoid the vicious circle of noise pollution and possible anxiety or depression that. these days away

seas of quiet are rare and therefore precious. the important thing is to seek them out. as the philosopher friedrich nietzsche remarked the greatest events are not on noisiest but our stillest hours. under the phoebe she has been lecturing at the technical university of berlin since january 2000. and 2 to fluid mechanics and technical accused of breaking research is noisy face a noise assessment among other things. hi hello over the period hi oh i see you i said you what you doing here i measure the top of the level also your traffic noise at this very busy street yeah so it's quite noisy isn't it yeah as expected it's. much lower than 70 to be an average so it's very loud so it would be very appropriate to live here yes i would like to. me to ok so what about if you go to something more quiet great ok.

it's a very very busy street it's very noisy it's really a difference between noise and just sound yes there's a difference and. this noise as i don't want to know is if you think it's in appropriate detail it's a noise and therefore it is a psychological phenomenon it is not the physical event it's in the printed auditory event this makes sound to unwanted noise so it depends on my perception of what i do about this. yes yes and therefore it is difficult to measure if such a device unwanted noise because it is you is your perception. a lot of engineers tried to reduce noise from cars but it's still noisy so so why is this there's a simple reason because we have so many cars and on our roads so i think of it as

a single car is quite a dent in a parsed but we have much more cars on the roads therefore the road traffic noise is quite high in our cities so but when you take a look at all the capitals in this world the megace cities are getting bigger and bigger and more mobility more mobility so can we do anything about the noise there are some approaches to promote develop being in cities to reduce noise on the technical side but also to offer something less torque to places like parks green areas because we can observe that it is quite quite beneficial for the for the health and life satisfaction for people living in cities but be divided say well i love this noise here it's great it's a booming city and i like to watch all the cars and i like it here and there's still some may make its effects on me. i would say it helps if you have

a positive thinking in a positive attitude towards the noise over city then it might decrease to a certain extent potential health effects but we caught close our ears sylvia always listened. and therefore he cannot really adapt to noise it always produce stress and therefore you can't avoid any health related risk. in with a think that the the so nice all and even if i like the lawyers even feel like a lawyer but it is quite simple if you listen to a lot of music over a long time then of course you will. have hearing impairment of those soldiers it was exposure so that's 1st have a look at how our ears work and how they do this $24.00 seventh's. call this is how dangerous prehistoric times when you shut your eyes for some while

undressed him and not even knowing it you're on the dinner menu from competing species. bum's. that's all it takes despite sleep mode the ia is wide awake it's registered the telltale sound and in a flash it transmits the signal to the controllers and has a moment later the adrenal gland releases the stress hormones adrenaline and nor adrenaline they activate the unarmed systems in all the important organ in. the heart immediately steps on the gas to increase the body's oxygen supply. blood vessels constrict blood pressure rises digestion is now of minor importance it gets decoupled from the bloodstream maximum blood supply has to go to parts of the body needed for survival right now the muscles a crucial. a rude awakening but at least the internal systems are already running at full speed so fight till flight in this case best to make his speech yes.

she knew it was close but now it's time to replenish the lost energy. after a short delay the stress hormone cortisol is also taking effect fat from the body's deposits is being mobilized. in the liver should it is manufactured and released into the blood. coaches only in shows that we don't run out of fuel when fleeing from danger it's an ingenious survival strategy for emergencies. but ever since we traded life in the wilderness for roads houses and traffic there's been a problem with the alarm system that protected us by pads from saber tooth tigers for thousands of years now seems to have run its course. even though modern sources of noise can be annoying they rarely signal life threatening danger. but our

gnome systems still react in the same way beware of saber tooth tigers to prepare for a fight or flight. so stress hormones are released unnoticed during sleep and particular cortisol levels a permanently elevated when there's continuous noise we get into a fight or flight mode our blood pressure goes up and energy is quickly made available in the blood. even if it isn't needed. in the long term that can cause health problems too high levels of sugar and liquids in the blood and type attention can be precursors to cardiovascular disease sic windows are the only permanent solution to help us sleep soundly and to give our in a a gnome system some rest. even in our modern world there are some loud noises that are somewhat outdated warning system should respond to. when it comes to distinguishing between annoying and life threatening sounds. cumin evolution

still has a long way to go. we've got something more listen closely. andrea garcia is getting ready for bed but 1st he setting up a gadget that will measure the noise levels in his room because it's going to be a noisy night. while he's asleep he will be exposed to the noise of airplanes flying overhead. tonight will be turkey plains tomorrow night 60. andro tries to sleep as best he can he's in for a restless night. people who live near airports have to put up with a lot of noise often until late at night and then again from early in the morning.

pumice mental has spent 7 years studying what noise does to our bodies the cardiologist is especially interested in the noise of airplanes at night which many people struggle with. the idea of studying aircraft noise at night is based on major studies that have shown clear link between insufficient or interrupted sleep and a greater risk of cardiovascular conditions so heart attacks strokes cardiac arrhythmias or cardiac insufficiency. could too much noise be the cause the next morning andrea garcia goes to the clinic to be examined the doctors use ultrasound to evaluate the blood flow through his arteries that will show how elastic they are as a result of his poor night's sleep his arteries are less flexible because andrea was healthy his body would repair the damage but that isn't the case with everyone . you say i have coronary heart disease for example and i'm exposed to

aircraft noise at night then the condition of my arteries deteriorates and before then i have to assume that there's noise related deterioration of my arteries will lead to more heart attacks or cardiac arrhythmias heart failure and so on. so how come noise affects our blood vessels. that's something thomas mental has been investigating in mice when the rodents are exposed to the sound of airplanes their bodies produce more stress hormones they also suffer inflammation of the arteries because free radicals seen here in brown are formed in their cells. usually in those. 100 garcia has now had a 2nd night of aircraft noise again he has not slept well the cardiologist want to know whether his body has got used to the noise in which case his arteries all to be a little more flexible this time and less affected by his lack of sleep but the

ultrasound shows the opposite to happen they are always good for. we've discovered that once an individual has had exposure to noise at night the deterioration of the arteries is considerably worse the following night. in other words your blood vessels don't get used to the noise the damage inflicted on them is actually more pronounced. studies have shown that aircraft noise of nice not only damages blood vessels but also the brain causing you to age faster the doctors have discovered that memory and the ability to learn are impaired as a result. mice exposed to aircraft noise and this study for example were less able to remember where their rescue platform was in the water. the results of the study can be transferred to humans. we can start speaking of the point is we know that children who live near airports develop

a learning ability and memory more slowly and we can get one for our research results explain the cause of this phenomenon very well. people constantly exposed to noise at night are at increased risk of high blood pressure atrial fibrillation strokes and heart attacks depression can be another resulting factor. the scientists are now working on a drug designed to reduce the harmful effects of noise on the body even though getting a peaceful night's sleep on a regular basis would of course be the best medicine. well i do love my headphones i have to admit and many young people are wearing head phones all over the day this is a problem. this is a process.