superior autobiographical memory. this means he can remember distant events and dates in his own life like most of us recall yesterday. tyler in chatter being quizzed by university of california irvine research or not he'd go far enough to see how their memories compare they're both top a students would have been on august 16th 2014 or i'm just seems to me to have been was soccer and now was my 1st soccer tournament no. on a 162014 it was a saturday and we went and we adopted our current count that we have a sentiment that's right. and everest that's correct when did you watch the women's n.b.a. game at staples center jive to 1724 teen thursday july 19th was when we went to the

ronald reagan museum. and then that night we went back to brayley winter divine for dinner with joe's close tyler has an obsession with garbage trucks which he films and shares on you tube he remembers all their numbers thousands of them. was happening on july 26th 2030 all. i remember that day because recycles just running really lame and the driver is going really fast well remember that the numbers on ios troisi are a waste was 2662. trash was 2658 and every cycle was 27272718 we spent many hours combing through tyler's vast site to check if his truck numbers were right when did you fly to ohio in the summer of 2015 i was. no july 29th and i saw

a lot of garbage trucks i don't normally see out in california and what was the number of that truck 82938. i also saw another shark that was 81161. and stepped it down from the back of the truck not the front. neurologist james mcgaugh has found about 80 people in the world with 8 sam so far the renowned scientist says most have one thing in common but sets of traits like tyler's passion for garbage trucks . some of the men. i will not wear shoes that have shoelaces because your laces touched the ground and there are germs on the ground if they drop their keys they're house keys they have to wash them before they use them we see this as a central feature of the ability but we don't know what to make of it it is just there and there are some big there's

a big fat kloofs there that we have to use and figure out how to use i don't even know how i do it and i mean i people ask me i give them the answer and i wall around like yeah i know i do that either information gets brought to me very seldom do they say give me a minute no think about it and they don't do what we do when asked a question like that we look at the ceiling i don't know why we do that but somebody ask a tough question and we always look at the ceiling as though we're going to get help in some way to. find response but they don't they don't need help so we're hoping that we can do some really sophisticated imaging say why is it that one of them has the ability and one does not this raises a very very interesting opportunity what's going on in the brain of one that is not going on and the other. the goal is calling

neurobiologist michael yassa is examining the 2 brothers with the latest m.r.i. technology to see how their brains compare. to this one also gives us a lot of us our nation about parts of the brain that are really important some memory called the campus the special scan that's part of the brain. 'd studies indicate that certain brain pathways seem stronger in adult stem subjects than other people if the campus is a region that is somewhat in large. in the adults that we've. that was interesting but there's also changes in the connection the connections between the temporal lobe and the front to look. seems to be at least to an extent at large. and it's one that is almost uniquely human and highly evolved that seems to be different. chad's dental braces interfere with his session.

tyler scan indicates that his brain pathways are not larger than those of the general population at least at this age. but yes that is eager to do more scans once chance braces are off to see if they can spot other differences between the brothers brains when they're actually recalling the past because maybe there's a genetic variants maybe there's environmental changes maybe there's salient events in their lives that precipitated this ability maybe maybe maybe we still have no idea. whatever's behind these super memories even h. samurais are susceptible to having false memories implanted. in experiments elizabeth loftus gently suggested to exam subjects that there was news footage of the 911 crash of united 93 in pennsylvania but no actual footage exists . like subjects with normal memories about one in 58 sam participants

remembered seeing this footage when asked to try and recall it later. it just seemed like something was falling out of. i was just you know kind of stunned by watching the plane you know go down. the a champ subjects. could remember seeing footage of this crash that they could not have seen in fact these individuals were justice and sceptical to developing false memories in these experiments as a control group if they can be susceptible there may be no group that is really a mute from having these kinds of memory errors false memories happen to everyone even memories that are vivid and detailed and that you hold with 100 percent conviction can be false. now that means that every memory potentially is an illusion and that all your memories at least

a little bit are false. so the big mystery is why would evolution encourage the survival of humans with such mistaken and malleable memories. could there be some advantage to this. can we change our memories for the better. you don't need a neuroscientist to create false memories in a lab says elizabeth loftus. because we do it ourselves all the time. so there are studies that show that people remember they they got grades that were better than they actually were and that they gave more to charity than they really did that they had kids that walked and talked in an earlier age or they really did we distort our memories in ways that maybe make us feel a little better about ourselves. sometimes you would like the sadness is maybe to

recede and not have them be at the forefront of your mind. this can be a problem for many people with a sam those who study them say they're often haunted by vivid memories you may remember the loss of a loved one were it was an intense emotion and we cried but when you remember it as 10 or 15 years old as you feel about it but it's not there but for the damage there it's just so emotional experience of 10 years ago just how they have excessively strong memories of all of the bad things that happen to them and i wouldn't want to have. in fact depressed people may remember things more accurately than the rest of us say some scientists. they call this condition depressive realism. when we look at depressed

people's memories we actually finds that they think about it in some ways actually more realistically because they remember equally the good in the negative and remembering things really well and accurately can be a disadvantage it can lead to you being sad and not having a coherent positive view of your life and where you're going if you remember just tragedies from your life you're going to be depressed if you can reinterpret even bad events as having potentially positive outcomes right and then you can think about them differently that's going to actually help with your emotional emotional wellbeing and self-esteem and. we should all accept our clumsy flimsy faulty memory is because that's what makes us human our past is a fictional story i think what you remember creates and defines who you are. so can you change your life by changing how you remember it for jennifer thompson

discovering she had wrongly sent ronald cotton to jail for her rape haunted her for 2 years. she finally reached out and contacted cotton hoping to apologize and he agreed to meet her at his nearby church. and. before i really could get my thoughts together he was in the doorway and i of course. obs and somehow got the words out you know i spent every minute of the rest of my life telling you i'm sorry could you ever find in your heart to forgive me. jennifer. forgive me. i knew she had testified honestly. she had she was just wrong. a lot of people hold hatred and bridges in their home and you know what i mean. thanks think about that. jennifer.

i just want us to be happy to move on in life and so after that you know she cried . and we ended up in each other's arms that day and the parking lot and and you know he's become one of my closest friend in the world. thompson and cotton went on to write a book together about their experience called picking cotton. they also work together to change eyewitness laws and free wrongfully convicted prisoners. instead of becoming bitter cotton chose to make other victims lives a better. one of those people in washington and they made me want to stand. and you know that was in saying she too was for some of them that we. cotton in thompson worked to change north carolina's law and succeeded in 2008 since then some 20 states have reformed their eyewitness procedures many have begun educating police judges and juries about the science of memory with 4 states

passing ogg witness reform since 2017. gary wells says things are better but getting everyone on board is a long shot over half the u.s. still hasn't passed eyewitness reforms based on scientific research. i don't think there's any doubt that people are still being convicted erroneous lead based on state and i would this sort of cation we have not fully solved this problem so chances are there are several 1000 still in prison based on the state and i would just of cation oh that's just the tip of the iceberg. that's the 350 or so d.n.a. exonerations those are just in cases where there is biological evidence that could be tested people have been trying to estimate the wrongful convictions that might occur every. here and some estimates go as high as maybe 10000

a year in the united states alone. perhaps we can all learn from ronald cotton and jennifer thompson they've managed to revise their own memories of what they've been through and by doing so they've changed their lives for the better. one continent. 700000000 people. with their own personal stories. we explore every day life. what europeans fear and what they hope for.

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secrets. starts december 25th. this is deja vu news live from berlin hundreds of boys in nigeria are free after being kidnapped by islamist militants their abduction last week from a school prompted public anger and fresh demands for better protection for the country's children also coming out. germany's daily kogut 19 cases surged past the 30000 mark that's as the country's health minister ready to use

a new law spelling out who will get vaccinated 1st and who will have to pay. and packing for a life in x t w meets one of the youngest pro-democracy protesters fleeing hong kong hoping she'll be granted asylum in the u.k. . i'm nicole for good to have you with us nigeria's president has welcomed the release of more than 300 school boys kidnapped last week in the country's north muhammadu buhari called the children's release a big relief to their families the entire country and the international community the boys were abducted from a government school and the northwestern state of katsina the jihadist group boko haram claimed responsibility for the kidnapping earlier seen a state governor again. an update on the students' release loses.

one of the we. from the foreigners. who are the media that is. close the door that we. do that. to tell your correspondent why sue interest joins me from now good to see you get us up to speed what led to the release of the boys and what condition are they en. day boys were released after serious. according to what we know what we hog on 3 levels because they were held by different groups. in different places then they.

would lead the association. pop up in the position of government in. the negotiations and then with the bundy's boys are still. up to the small moment but. does it appear they 6 had pea under government in good condition it is not clear away at the attic into boys. to see to go because really hot depressed and wanted to hug and look at the boys and then maybe see something to them i used. to come. this morning school maybe they might be to kinda boys too. old to government said. the kitchen to nick tried that day in good health condition and then deal with ke ted den before inviting dad parent behind them over 100 and over i would be

a night stand with me this president bill harley has repeatedly claimed that boko haram is quote technically defeated but the extremist group now claims just wants ability for this kidnapping what does that tell us about their presence and strength in the region. it tell us what many analysts kept saying that boko haram has not been technically defeated because when they came out and claimed responsibility it really applied minnie's peculations. a kind of relationship between despondent and none for kidnapping in. the 2 with the book because if you remember there was a time when you can book on how to send them an invitation quote my journal so that we can do despite so too many nigerians is too strong but to some and the least and

even the government is said no we're left to do we have any bomb blast in nigeria where use children to set up this is only a few attacks that you see too many as i said. is too strong in nigeria a cause to prick helpful and deadly rate can help look within the community to w.'s interests and thank you very much the number of new covert cases reported in germany has surged past the $30000.00 mark and deaths over $800.00 more grim milestone come as the government rushes to begin vaccinations as soon as possible pending e.u. approval germany's health minister is due to present a law spelling out who will be 1st in line for the job beginning after christmas by own take began as a small startup back in 2008 now the world's focus is on the vaccine development

and minds one of it doctors the german government is pleased to be seeing a retard on its investment. now i can say myself also as the head of the federal government we are incredibly proud that we have researchers like this here in germany doesn't. even 1st read about the corona virus outbreak in china in january and predicted a global pandemic you decided to really direct their resources from research in cancer to finding a coronavirus vaccine. site it's a very exciting time when we get the approval from the european authorities we can start delivering our vaccine potentially even this year our employees will work through christmas to make sure that our vaccine makes it to all countries it's the . big stuff and initially some 400000 doses will be kept for use in

germany if the e.u. gives the green light by the 23rd of december faction nations could get underway here by the 27th. lives of its best. it's clear who will be receiving the vaccine 1st our primary goal is to protect people over 80 years old and those who live or work in retirement homes or care facilities. the health minister says the rest of society will have to wait their turn for the vaccine. the u.s. meanwhile has moved closer to approving a 2nd covert 900 vaccine after an independent panel of experts endorsed the shot made by pharmaceutical company madonna the decision paves the way for the f.d.a. to approve emergency use of the vaccine the u.s. has already started its mass immunization with a covert vaccine by biotech pfizer the e.u. under pressure to follow suit sent it would speed up its approval of the maternal

back scene as well decisions now expected on january 6th. french president a monument call has tested positive for the corona virus the president's office says it's highly likely that michael caught the virus at a european council summit last week his diagnosis fuels alarm and anxiety among europe's leaders many of whom had close contact with michael at that summit he also hosted spain and portugal leaders in paris this week both are now in quarantine. and affectionate squeeze that's how french president emanuel not home greeted officials and heads of government last week at the e.u. summit and how he welcomed portuguese prime minister antonio costa to the elysee palace on wednesday. but now that michael has tested positive for the coronavirus those close contacts may wish they dodged his warm embrace. because last night the president started to experience symptoms indicative of covert 19 year mediately

isolated and took a p.c.r. test the results of which confirm that he is positive for coping $1000.00. so not only will show me as for everyone who test positive in this country contact tracing begin immediately in order to identify the president's close contacts. back home symptoms are mild he attended this meeting virtually from isolation but the positive test has been that both his agenda and the agenda of european politics as the u.k. and the e.u. attempt to negotiate a breaks a trade deal before the end of the year. a growing list of european leaders who met with michael are now working from home working that is unless they become seriously ill. in paris there was little surprise at the president's misfortune. so you felt it serious that affects everyone so no there's no reason to blame him.

it's obvious given his job that this would happen so it doesn't surprise me. but i probably didn't respect the social distancing rules of. my cohen joins a long list of world leaders who have caught the virus and just over a week before the e.u. was hoping to begin vaccinations. up to speed on some of the other stories making news today a category 5 cycle own name has flattened entire villages in the pacific island nation of fiji the storm caused landslides flooding and power blackouts as it swept across the island of on one level with winds of up to 345 kilometers an hour authorities say the cycle own has now weakened. british prime minister boris johnson says a trade deal with the european union is looking highly unlikely he's been in discussions with european commission president was enough underline who says overcoming remaining differences will be a huge challenge the european parliament has set

a sunday deadline for an agreement. and a 15 year old girl is believed to be the youngest hong kong protester seeking asylum in the united kingdom the teenager joins a growing list of pro-democracy activists fled the territory after beijing stepped up its crackdown on dissidents earlier this year the double you met the young exile before she left for the u.k. to protect her identity we won't be disclosing her real name. junior high school student aurora is packing for a trip of no return. it will be her 1st times helping alone this frock plus she the icon of last year protest as a gift from her boyfriend will be her only companion on her journey to the u.k. where she is seeking political asylum. once a shelter for politico dissidents from mainland china hong kong no longer seems safe even for locals a role is among the city's youngest excels the teenage protester was arrested in

may and has been living in fear ever since i was a horse who sometimes i feel like being tailed i'm terrified of not on a door as police may come after me. all my teammates during protests are charged for serious offenses like rioting and asin. i'm afraid i'll be the next one some day arrest boyfriend. was the 1st protester shot by police with a live bullet last year he's now facing 3 criminal charges the 19 year old was among a group of 5 activist who made a failed bid was silent and the cisterns out of us hard right in hong kong this october 1 of them former leader of a pro independence group tony jones was arrested before he could breach the cost of $8.00 gate and prosecutors and the national security law. so this could be the view

that the other brought out the best you could and celtic players were given up ask . listened to enter the consulate compound over turned away after a brief space without specific ways that either one of them is it was said as. the u.s. consulate general in hong kong said it's unable to comment due to privacy issues. we're worried about unfair trials and treatment in custody. the 3 protest related charges on cheekiness facing me put him behind bars for 6 to 7 years. telling her to go high he was shocked and hopeless of being rejected by the consulate hong kong authorities are trying every means to silence the dissidents we are even more fearful under the security law the couple haven't seen each other in a week because of safety concerns a rollover gretz having to leave without saying goodbye to most of her friends family but she doesn't regret how her activism has affected her life. and.

my generation is losing our freedoms day by day. that's why i don't see my future. seeking asylum a forced myself into exile for the rest of my life which makes me upset and anxious . fighters have to be made it's still worth fighting despite repression. otherwise hong kong might be a lot sooner. 2020 months to start of a new political era in hong kong but a generation of exiles like aurora hope they can sustain the activism from a far. far immunex robert lewandowski has won the fever best men's player of the year award after scoring 55 goals in all competitions last season the polish national health byron seal a champions league bundesliga and german cup treble it's the 32 year old's 1st

global award the women's prize went to england defender lucy. rons the 29 year old won the champions league with leon in august before moving to manchester city. stage 2 now for day to be in business with monica jones from member you can always get all the latest headlines on our website that's d w dot com and sure to also follow us on twitter and instagram you'll find us under at g.w. news something back at the top of the hour for me and the entire news team thanks for watching. every day. for us and for our planet. good morning to you is on a 20 try to bring you more conservation. how do we make seduced greener how can we protect animals and their habitats what to do with the one place to.

try and make a difference are choosing reforestation movement g. force structure recycling or disposable smart new solutions superstore said you know. earth is truly unique and we know that their uniqueness is what allows us to live and survive. why do you assume the apartment to suit to global 3000. and going on. a landmark investment deal is in sight the european union and china have reached an in principle agreement on a bilateral investment deal that's been 7 years in the making we go to our financial correspondent for more also coming up they survived the 1st locked out of a 2nd good break from wholesalers embroil and struggling to stay afloat.

business i want to get good to have you with us. after years of the goes the nation a historic investment pact between the european union and china is in sight the south china morning post reports both sides have reached an agreement in principle on a bilateral investment deal it's a is to expand trade investment between both sides reaching a deal has not been easy talks began in 2013 the e.u. ones the government in beijing to open up its markets respect copyrights eliminate a discriminatory business practices against foreign companies well obviously they're closer to that aim though for more let's bring in our financial correspondent in frankfurt chelsea delaney chelsea good to see you and 1st of all i mean bilateral trade exceeded 650000000000 dollars last year that new agreement wants to build on that what potential are we talking about. that you and

china are already of course the major trading partners but what the e.u. really wants out of this is for china to make it easier for european companies and european investors to operate and china one of the pledges that china made when it joined the world trade organization in 2001 was to take down a lot of barriers for foreign companies for foreign investors and what europe is saying is that china hasn't really come through on those promises so there are still a lot of a lot of regulatory barriers a lot of really difficult licensing copyright challenges for european companies and also a very unlevel playing field in europe so they want that to come down and this is the same of the same criticisms that the u.s. has had china but instead of slapping tariffs on. chinese goods and things like that the europe went through negotiate this in a more diplomatic approach right and they've been talking for 7 years which is definitely longer than the e.u.

how to with the britain to discuss a deal what all the main sticking points will do they still have to discuss. one of the big sticking points has been the intellectual property rights of european companies that operate in china so if you are for example a german company like volkswagen and you want to start a business in china you often have to do it by opening a joint venture which means that you have to work with a chinese company and this is been criticized as a way and allegedly a way for china to steal some of other country's intellectual property so that's been a big sticking point china has seemed to make some compromises there but there's also of course the big question of china's human rights record the criticism of china's treatment of muslims as well as the crackdown on hong kong so that still remains an issue and would remain an issue if this deal goes forward. in from foods

thank you so much for this. well britain officially left the european union on the 1st of february and entered into a transition period that pretty much left everything the way it was before breaks it now during that time london and brussels hopes to seal a new trade deal that would smooth out relations between the now $27.00 member bloc britain the transition period ends on december the 31st and so far there is no deal in place a nightmare scenario for many companies in the u.k. . what happens at call plus doesn't look larry look sure iest and yet what happens here is what makes a jack you are a check your thin fabric or flock is applied to central console's turning a simple plastic item into a classy detail versus appreciate check your landrover is britain's largest car manufacturer responsible for just about a 3rd of the country's automotive output the company depends on many suppliers like

call plussed who in turn rely on their own suppliers many located on the continent like the german company that produces the glue and flock used here rex it has called plus worried. if it's a no deal 1st we have the extra cost of shipping which will happen anyway then we have the potential for terrorists which are 5 percent on imported goods then of course we have to worry that. we'll be selling cars and if they have a reduction in their sales they're not straightaway. we produce because if they're not selling cars they were one of the products from us making matters worse breaks it is hitting after an already tough year when the coronavirus pandemic has cost the company 3 months worth of production now jobs are on the line for them hiring will get to you for the spring going on. we don't get that. kind of

a role in the end. we're just working for the market right to be worried you know everything's going to go pro or do you think enough stop paying people for but i mean we're going to buy a papal visit all the way for the day i just don't know if he wants to froth and to see if we scream in a job. you know what are the wild things are going for 3 when it's no deal i'm keeping my fingers crossed you know this week to do for good to hear. the workers that lost echo what a growing number of brits have been saying about bricks that they wish it never happened. now to some of the other business stories making news chinese take giant says it is dismayed that a unit within the company touted software for identifying weaker minority members and he says the technology was used only in testing and was not sent to any

customer china is believed to hold as many as 1000000 readers in internment camps. 38 u.s. states filed a new antitrust complaint against google on thursday they argue the california tech firm uses anti-competitive behavior to dominate the internet search market the soon follows 2 civil antitrust complaints one filed on wednesday by 10 different states and another father not toba by the federal government. british finance message minister has announced that coronavirus emergency loan programs aimed at helping businesses it's by pandemic restrictions will be extended until march many are seeing revenue drop sharply britain will also continue to subsidize millions of workers wages and to the end of april the government is contributing 80 percent towards wages. well soaring case numbers made a 2nd lockdown unnecessary here in germany but for many companies this could be the

kiss of death they've hardly managed to recover from the 1st lockdown in spring and even state aid packages can't always compensate for the loss the next report looks at the diocese you ation feel whole saying yes and then end of the shift when does us type say our business right now is best described as disastrous normally just sembler the christmas holiday period is our busiest time it's really busy the yard is packed with people and we're worried that we won't be able to shift all the goods in time. at the moment you can see for yourself it's the dance of death. grocers have never seen anything like this at the berlin wholesale market because restaurants and counting have been forced to close sellers of gourmet products are losing their christmas business it's especially bad right now is that usually the best time of the year for sales. fedderson normally sell some 6000 different products are currently his workers can't even fill the space the managing director expects a loss of 1000000 euros this year during the 1st lockdown you've got to throw out

a lot of products another best before date is coming up on others even frozen goods . during the 2nd lockdown many businesses are struggling to stay afloat like the greek fruit and delicatessen wholesaler like cos currently its sales are at just 35 percent of normal levels. like us boss steven lots can't pay his bills another company is insolvent. we have on a mass knocked on hammer already badly hit by the 1st lockdown and we never really recovered during the summer because tourism didn't come back to the city but my employees have been on reduced working hours for months their wages are down because they're not getting night bonuses it's a really tough situation they're all afraid of losing their jobs in. the fruit and vegetable market where like us has a stand belongs to the city but instead of counseling rents the city is just suspending them and that's not the only criticism about financial assistance from the city. but expect

a bit more honesty before you start expecting praise for being a big supporter of business. for many companies the main problem is that when the funding comes will it still be enough. to be a question for many companies is whether to be too late because they lack liquidity . there's a moment ago also progress. one long established fruit dealer next door has already fallen victim and gone bust like us itself is still holding out just. what i would have hoped for simple practical assistance because we've been assured that no move be left standing in the rain we've been promised that we the worst affected industries will be given support but it's not coming he has feared. the big hope is that financial support comes before christmas and that things will ease by the spring in 3 months the insolvent company has to come up with a restructuring plan by then at the latest like us wants to be earning enough to

keep trading. now this next report could be disturbing for those who constitute their christmas shopping due to lock downs in europe as for the rest enjoy australian chia. sydney residents are still crowding streets and flocking to shopping centers in this final week ahead of christmas for the most part without concerns and without masks. and that's because australia has excelled at combating the coronavirus with help from recent warm weather yesterday there were just 13 newly reported cases in the whole country. stores can stay open and people are able to shop and see family members in person this holiday season that's one thing to be grateful for really lucky when you look at what's happening on the other side of the world yeah i just feel so grateful people are going back into lockdown now and when you look around at how busy the mole is that flak yeah old times it's grey

this 25 metre tall christmas tree is just one way that the city of sydney is going full throttle on the holiday cheer after a year of uncertainty and lock downs and death for now all is merry and bright in sydney. sony is putting the much hyped aside up on 2077 from playstation stores around the world after complaints of box and company to build issues the japanese company also offers full refunds for all gamers who have purchased the game via the playstation store it's a costly p.r. disaster for developers of the game and for sony at a cost of $270000000.00 euros cyberpunk is one of the most expensive video games ever make. that's awful business for me in the team thanks for watching.

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on their own. next on d w. what secrets lie behind small. discover new adventures. in 360 degree. explore. starts. w. world heritage 360. 9. hello and welcome to focus on europe with me liz show it's something that a few years ago most europeans never thought would be possible but now brags it is really happening how we'll trade between the u.k.

and the work the uncertainty is palpable at the ferry ports and the channel tunnel connecting england and france. this could be a taste of things to come near the french city of cali trucks form kilometer long queues to cross the channel drivers wait for hours and there's no sign of things improving. and what are things like on the other side many people in southern england wanted to leave the e.u. for example in cannes known as the garden of england but now residents are afraid that their region will turn into a massive holding area for trucks near the town of ashford the hour reading some signs of that's happening. once upon a time there was a quaint 13th century church in a sleepy part of kent southeastern england. but ever since spread to the tranquility is gone. noisy construction work has begun on

a vast customs clearance center near ashford to the dismay of locals come the idea here is that the various will have to present their paperwork by going out and coming in from the opinion and. the government basically realise that 80 percent of the tip of the traffic with europe does come through. and that was there was no space to set up a customs station in dover it is being created near. the plant $25.00 had to our site will process up to $1700.00 lorries per day. lives right who is a green party city councillor in oxford opposed to bret's that from the start. some people who voted for breakfast to come probably regretting i said we weren't told anything like this would happen in fact it was a completely denied wasn't it they would tell that would be taken less access to computers would deal with a toll but in reality countless customs declarations will have to be processed and

information booth at a nearby petrol station is supposed to offer help on what paperwork will be necessary but the stuff won't tell me much we're not really allowed to own so any questions and that's kind of thing i can tell you where we're just here to help and basically just to support just to make sure that the guards that they don't get. stuck the helpers don't actually know what the future holds in store which is why most of the truck drivers don't even bother asking them. your mommy for there is very little information. of coverage for martha little we get is dished out bit by bit people slip nobody here knows which custom forms we will need here the book page or a german lorry driver has had it with this uncertainty he'll do one more run to the u.k. and then never again. that's definitely it for me then i'm only open to meeting halfway and meeting an english truck and taking the trailer back and filling it up again

but heading over there in this situation of definitely not it's a bit sad isn't it is where parting ways it's a cut option my. pager does not want to experience the border chaos again. things are complicated by the fact that the region around ashford often floods as more ground is sealed if the water flows elsewhere obstructing construction work. locals like the cops heads could have worn to the bricks administered but nobody asked for their advice. and no one had the foresight to all ask the local machine what happens with the watch where it goes what a state they've just gone and done what i think is roy a stroke the wrong type now start work on a sunday to do a catch up i still don't believe every town in time so went to. sit on the

votes i think if people to vote no to studied. their history like a local conservative politician paul bartlett agrees even though his party was in support of breck said now he's trying to find the silver lining in the project so little church the diplomas try. school to spending about half a 1000000 pounds on improving the. putting in a community cafe which will be a wonderful asset for local people to use a new coal pod so that it's more cesspool. even more parking spaces for kent county that the british once proudly call to the garden of england. if no post brooks a deal has been struck by january 1st authorities will have to improvise. and so did the british departure brings destruction just like these noisy construction

vehicles. some people go to a church when they want to pray others go to a mosque in eastern turkey him all of these like canon to go to the source of area in the mountains the elevated sect is not officially recognized as a religious community in turkey and is now one of its holy places is under threat in the months or valley in at the river where canon and others come for pilgrimage as their plans to build a huge recreational area. the moons of valley national park is an area of spectacular natural beauty and of great spiritual significance to all of ites like canada get but the landscape around the eastern anatolian city of 2 jelly could soon be radically transformed. what is happening here is making us all of these despair cannot accept this.

he shows us what he means at this construction site near moves or river. dozens of stalls have already been set up. for plans to build a kind of amusement park right here this valley which governments biking. such a target attraction right here along the springs is seen as a threat by the l a v community. cannot get who heads the local and avoid cultural association is outraged by the project talk with order to get clearance to us water is something holy you want your daughter stands for purity these construction works are meant to assimilate us they want to make our spiritual sides disappear. you know it's your little bit off myself the idea is to build parking lots restaurants and picnic areas here pilgrims wishing to visit their holy sites would have to pay entrance

a range of dams are planned as well which would cause large parts of the national park to flood. for hundreds of years all avoidance of revere the springs and the untouched nature as holy pilgrimage sites. and as couldn't find it has to the sick would be brought here. people were convinced that the new area would heal them that's what building here shows us that they don't respect our religion they also like goodwill for months locals have been protesting against a construction project last summer thousands gathered in the valley and formed a human chain but the authorities refuse to back down. asked for comment the regional governor refers to a statement he made in august. it claims the construction work will protect the region. and that social media is rife with misinformation.

he also shows his plans of the finished project without any mention of elevates pogrom insights can and i get and many others from turkey's elevate community distrust the turkish state. although one in 5 turks belongs to this religious community it is not officially recognized in the country. these days their places of worship are tolerated. but our levees are still not allowed to offer our own religious instruction in schools. resentment is growing. either way we pay taxes in this country. you know turkish religious or thirty's have built thousands of mosques with our money. so we're justified in demanding our constitutional rights there are by us unpaid not. unlike so many muslims out of ease focus on the prophets rather than mohamad they

see their faith as a mandate to work for equality among people including between men and women as illustrated by their communal dancing even alcohol is permitted. this makes them apostates in the eyes of radical sunnis again and again olivia's have been attacked or received death threats and their homes have been vandalized. if you could google those we were going to michigan we're constantly worried about our security. and what we know that it doesn't just stop at threats we've experienced it through all of these have already been killed in this country. for gingrich. the mare of the town of 2 jelly has also spoken out against the amusement park project. is turkey's only communist mayor and is under observation by the state.

speaking to a camera he formulates his criticism carefully. inside be distributed to the entrance to the area will become a commercial design in principle the idea of renewal may not be bad on the bench but we don't like having such an emphasis on calm a little less mad going to be done to your boss not to mention your own life. all of these say that the soul moves or river is the soul of the people the turkish government's project would desecrate one of their homes to places. on the fees aren't ready to give up on the moves or valley yet. if you have ever been in a skill lift you know that it's pretty hard to keep one and a half meters this between people but despite the coronavirus endemic the ski slopes and switzerland's are open while some neighboring countries are more restrictive the swiss are determined to do things their way and the ski instructor

. in the tunnel given the valley it is quite pleased about that. so i surveyed do so if you go this way fast when these are going to slow down hill that's where you should you wait ok let's try if you had a. little sienna is facing the challenges of the snow instead of being one of the crowd she's getting an individual lesson this is what the start of the season in kind of looks like the snow is perfect the slopes mt love bravo nicely forward leonie honda has been a skiing struck to pull 3 years she doesn't know if she'll have enough work this winter. north if you are hoping for a lot of kids like sienna and i think it'll be fine. but it doesn't look that way at the moment this was government has told foreigners to cancel their ski plans and stay home the ski school has 90 percent fewer bookings than in previous years for

the most part guests from germany elsewhere in europe and asia are missing. all along he's everything ok with distancing. myself home bag-o. runs the ski school he make sure coronavirus safety measures are being observed on the slopes. to. talk to people who can't social distance when we take a break to get there and of course we pull the mask of. people scribble while ski lifts are at a standstill in germany france and italy things are expected to be booming here over the holidays and the protective measures are not all that strict inconnu about as in all other swiss ski resorts mosques and social distancing are compulsory gondolas can be up to 2 thirds full that's a cause for concern to some. i'm afraid of the gondolas when they're too crowded

i get concerned and there are people around. we're getting on. these were the crowds into march at the beginning of the season also in sas vein of year no sign of social distancing railway operators say these were isolated incidents. he said this wasn't worth the money. he made a mistake and we're sorry and it won't happen again. but. throughout the can't on a valet so called slope angels and now ensuring that everything runs smoothly into the they're also rethinking how best to protect ski is with rule breakers facing harsh consequences. this happens stop the lift and reports the person. for if they were trying everything to make sure the corona safety measures are being implemented. there's no place ski socializing you need

a reservation to enter a mountain restaurant good picnicking spots are in high demand. the pandemic is having drastic effects on the industry must sell hamburger has never had so many job applications from skiing struct is especially from austria to the time being he can't hire anyone. we usually have $35.00 employees in peak season around christmas and new year. currently planning for 17 and of course we're hoping the whole season goes ahead another one is or employees won't have work if i thought the young for our ski region is relying on the appeal of its legendary i go north face hopefully at least the swiss themselves will visit. over the holidays there will be a lot of swiss guests they definitely won't let us down. but infections mustn't be allowed to rise any further or swiss ski resorts could spend

the rest of winter in complete hibernation. the islands of the a.g.m. sea with their turquoise waters and beaches and bright white buildings are not just beloved by tourists investors have also set their sights on them greece aims to expand the wind energy production there the plan was of renewables sounds environmentally friendly but it has residents of the islands of tinos and carry out worried they fear that giant wind parks will destroy their natural and cultural heritage. it is said that the greek island of tino says handmade because of its centuries old walls and paths and the architect you want to do is absolutely determined to protect this unique cultural asset so here we can see if it becomes food but for the know it's made out of dr stone walls before us used to give access to all beyond of soups. i mean something that we are trying to take

a band that's now in order to develop working towards the windmills and the so-called pigeon houses built by her ancestors 300 years ago are now supposed to give way to wind turbines. they want to shows us the site where private investors have just completed the foundations for 3 large turbines with another 15 planned. you want to and many other islanders fear tino's could lose its typical character. and scenario. class to decide what to do are we going to preserve it to pass it on to next generation we are going to be more use most of the 4 modern construction projects like the wind turbines are the army not far from the plant turbines is home to sculptor mater valley os and his family he fears for the future of greece's

cultural heritage have several. times used to always be the seat of the gods and now they have been supplanted by money and everything is about making money. dixie pretty. he shows us videos of protests organized here. a special police unit beach demonstrators including him with nightsticks a shopping experience. better set therefore i lived in a dictatorship for 7 years and i was in the army from 1972 to 74 and never did i experience anything like this story it was almost more democratic back then ok i'm exaggerating said dictatorship is a different kettle of fish of course. 2 hours away by ferry the island of the carrier is best known for its unspoiled nature its mountains include protected areas teeming with rare plant life. here to be

a delicate scene could end. the private meeting in a on screw place planning 110 wind turbines to supply electricity to athens and byron mentalists are alarmed. it is all in. the special. this is really a disaster will be a disaster for the whole mountain is going to be leveled so it is really. transforming industrial zone although the plans are not yet final. is already informing the island's residents about their potential impact it has had its share of bad experiences with other large scale projects a once lush valley resembled a moonscape like this after a hybrid power plant was built. erosion on the island is already extreme again and again entire hillside slide off especially in areas where large roads are

constructed. the mountains are home not only to go to but to many beekeepers as well. if wind turbines are built here and galas will have to move away with this piece. seaward. would be bad for the. i couldn't put their boxes near the wind turbines because of the electromagnetic radiation. which could make them lose their orientation and. knock on the side of. the mayor's office is aware of the concerns it met with farm investors 9 years ago to little avail the activities on neighboring islands worry the mayor a few small wind turbines might be tolerable but 110. would protest and that's not just my own personal opinion. it was in the municipal council and local administration agreed. the 1st turbines are

standing and by 2025 it is meant to be connected to athens via an underwater cable now the investor is supposedly revising the plans to make them environmentally friendly but few believe that. they fear that landscapes like this could soon become a thing of the past when's the last time you saw someone this happy in a hospital bed well an aside the a b. funk had a reason to smile that photo was taken after the surgery that changed her from a man to a woman what's also special about her story is that she's a commander in the german army and the buddhists via for years it was really difficult for openly gays or trans people to pursue a career as an army officer anasazi as coming out story as proof of how much has changed but filmed her path was far from easy we met her at work. we talked.

inspecting a truck is a routine task in the military and traditionally considered a man's job. and it may be honest. is transgender that she's been living as a woman for some time and no longer identifies as a man. the reason. why from the ok before long is responsible for $700.00 soldiers in the boondocks there she took the major step of coming out after 20 years of military service. coming out as being transgender for me was a very easy transgender was something in the early ninety's when i was going to school a topic that was discussed and they were. you couldn't do anything yet it was something that was always connected to my own feelings with shame don't do that it's wrong i don't think there was very much acceptance in society in the ninety's for

transgender people at all. back when the found lived as a man she was married to a woman and later seemingly ordinary life but she felt tremendous emotional pain because her male body simply wasn't right for her. i probably look for flight into a typical male role the military probably helped that in that sense as well to perform to male standards but my inner self was always. crying after that you know almost 20 years of struggling i was at a point in my life where my emotional stability my emotional wellbeing wellbeing had a point where i said i don't want to live this way anymore to. be found underwent sex change surgery. she continued in her old job after coming out as a woman putting on makeup is now part of her everyday routine.

or 2nd wife some months. before undergoing surgery has supported her from the start . a. climate as a woman already. one can say she was in the prettiest actually the same person stayed. i knew that she wanted to get rid of the paris and i think when you personally do. you support the person. coming out as a transgender woman wasn't just stumbling block in her career even in the military . sergeant major dietmar schroeder met anastasio after her sex reassignment he says the initial novelty quickly wore off even as transgenderism became a hotly debated issue worldwide. supply just accept that people love the way they are on the cosby on transgenderism

a few of the so where both are more everyday things like what party they vote for hundreds of crimes they like to take a more one of the mill example so you just have to accept people the way they are so it's your business and this is. now honest is climbing higher up the career ladder so become the head of a division in the buddhist they are cyber in information domain service in parallel to her military career it is her mission to stand up for transgender people in the german armed forces promoting diversity and greater tolerance for what is an unusual path what i know from my experience is what is definitely certain if you are true to yourself and live the way you are open you will have a better life. seems to be finally coming. to. and isn't that what we all want to be happy well that's it for

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the data we news live from berlin more grim news for germany and the race to get people back sunday that germany's daily kogut 19 cases surged past the 30000 mark and deaths top 800 that's as the country's health minister readies a new law spelling out who will get the life saving job 1st and who will have to wait also coming up french president emmanuel mccall has tested positive for cold

at 19 he's now isolating but there are concerns about all those he had contacts with recently including numerous european leaders. and hundreds of boys in nigeria are freed after being kidnapped by islamist militants their abduction last week from a school prompted public anger and fresh demands for better protection for the country's children. good to have you with us the number of new covert cases reported in germany has risen past the 30000 mark and deaths over 800 more grim milestone as the government rushes to begin backs in nations as soon as possible pending e.u. approval germany's health minister is due to present

a law spelling out who will be 1st in line for the job beginning after christmas. by own take began as a small startup back in 2008 now the world's focus is on the vaccine development and minds one of its early doctors the german government is pleased to be seeing a retard on its investment. now i can say myself also as the head of the federal government we are incredibly proud that we have researchers like this here in germany doesn't. read about the corona virus outbreak in china in january and predicted a global pandemic he decided to really direct their resources from research in cancer to finding a coronavirus vaccine. scheme a final site it's a very exciting time when we get the approval from the european authorities we can start delivering our vaccine potentially even this year our employees will work

through christmas to make sure that our vaccine makes it to all countries. initially some 400000 doses will be kept for use in germany if the e.u. gives the green light by the 23rd of december faction nations could get underway here by the 27th. of it's just. it's clear who will be receiving the vaccine 1st our primary goal is to protect people over age 80 years old and those who live or work in retirement homes or care facilities. the health minister says the rest of society will have to wait their turn for the vaccine. and to talk more about this we're joined by hans bland political correspondent huns welcome media reports are spawns that scene roll out plan deviates from the commission's recommendations what do we know about that so far. yes in fact that has been called for it's not

a deviation in terms of the priorities that have been recommended by a state commission of experts the priorities will remain the same but the grouping has been changed slightly the recommendations from the experts are divided into 5 to 6 groups and sean has decided to create only 3 groups and he explains that this makes it more flexible in applying the vaccine for instance if you go into an old age home and you start vaccinating people there and some of them on maybe less than 7 listen 80 years old under the plan of the experts they would not have been easily vaccinated now there is more flexibility also included in the 1st batch of vaccinations is personnel in intensive care units per personnel that is caring for covered $9000.00 patients as well as people who work in care homes generally so those groupings are different but the priorities have not changed we're looking at

vaccinations starting at the end of the month how prepared are german facilities for the rollout germany has been preparing vaccination centers across the country there's some $400.00 of those because people are to be vaccinated not to their doctors practices but in these vaccinations centers shawn said earlier this week that everything was ready but the fact is that there are regions in germany where vaccinations will only be able to start somewhere around early january but in general one can say that that's a national centers are prepared to that many of them are just waiting for the vaccines to arrive and as soon as that is the case the next elections will be able to start germany's infection rate is at its highest since the beginning of the pandemic give us an idea of what that means in terms of looking after patients. well the greatest pressure has been developing on hospitals especially in those

areas where the infections are at a record high even within germany that's mostly parts of eastern germany at the moment those are areas where the hospitals are not huge not large and the facilities are already reaching their limits every day from patients from those hospitals a move being moved elsewhere to germany often by helicopter so that the pressure is taken off those hospitals in those areas and for the stuff itself it's a very very tough situation it's very intense work it's physically exhausting work to care for these patients and in fact there are many many. people who work in care who are sick themselves party infected with covered 19 but also simply exhausted from the work of the last couple of month political correspondent thank you very much. the u.s. has moved closer to approving a 2nd covert 19 vaccine after an independent panel of experts and doris the shot

made by pharmaceutical company madonna the decision paves the way for the f.d.a. to approve emergency use of the vaccine the u.s. has already started its mass immunization with a covert vaccine by biotech pfizer the e.u. under pressure to follow suit said it would now speed up its approval of them under enough vaccine as well a decision is now expected on january 6th. french president has tested positive for the corona virus the president's office says it's highly likely that michael caught the virus at a european council summit last week his diagnosis fuels alarm and anxiety among europe's leaders many of whom had close contact with michael at that summit he also hosted spain and portugal is lead or is in paris this week both are now in quarantine. and affectionate squeeze that's how french president emanuel not home

greeted officials and heads of government last week at the e.u. summit and how he welcomed portuguese prime minister antonio crossed to the elysee palace on wednesday. but now that michael has tested positive for the corona virus those close contacts may wish they dodged his warm embrace. last night the president started to experience symptoms indicative of covered 19 immediately isolated and took a p.c.r. test the results of which confirmed that he is positive for cocaine $1000.00. synagogues as for everyone who test positive in this country to contact tracing began immediately in order to identify the president's close contacts. back home symptoms are mild he attended this meeting virtually from isolation but the positive test has been and both his agenda and the agenda of european politics as the u.k. and the e.u. attempt to negotiate a breaks

a trade deal before the end of the year. a growing list of european leaders who met with my call are now working from home working that is unless they become seriously ill. in paris there was little surprise at the president's misfortune. the silence that it's serious it affects everyone so no there's no reason to blame him. it's obvious given his job that this would happen so it doesn't surprise you at that but they probably didn't respect the social distancing rules. michael joins a long list of world leaders who have caught the virus and just over a week before the e.u. was hoping to begin vaccinations. let's take a look now at the latest global developments in the pandemic china is planning to vaccinate 15000000 high risk people before the start of its lunar new year at least 4 chinese made vaccines are in phase 3 testing a study in singapore suggests pregnant women with 19 do not get more ill than the

wider population the study also found that babies born to infected mothers have antibodies against the virus and officials in australia have declared sydney's northern beaches a coronavirus hot spot $21.00 beaches will be closed because of a spike in cases sydney residents are being urged to stay at home you're watching news still to come but the coronavirus keeping stages close and concerts on hold we'll look at germany's gathering crisis and. nigeria's president has welcomed the release of more than 300 school boys kidnapped last week by armed men the boys were abducted from a school in the northwestern state of the students will undergo medical examinations before being reunited with their loved ones nigeria's president said their release was a big relief to their families the entire country and the international community

the jihad is group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. of correspondent joins me now from. good to see you get us up to speed to what led to the release and what more do we know about the boy's condition. these schoolboys from the government side with. the government. did indeed run people out in the group to come out on a limb and then you see you don't get any grounds. boys and the 6 m. from. us to do so. we. would have. bought nobody yet. the children.

looks like we're experiencing some technical difficulties there let's continue now with some other stories making headlines around the world a category 5 cyclone named has flattened entire villages in the pacific island nation. the storm caused landslides flooding and power blackouts as it swept across the island with winds of up to 345 kilometers an hour authorities say the cycle has now weakened. bitcoin has risen to another record high topping $23000.00 u.s. dollars the value of the virtual currency has rocketed this year this could be a boon for platforms like coin base which applied on thursday to go public it would be the 1st big american crypto exchange to list on the stock market. chinese tech

giant alibaba says it is dismayed that a unit within the company touted software for identifying weaker minority members ali baba says the technology was used only in testing and was not sent to any customer china is believed to hold as many as 1000000 weekers and internment camps . 38 u.s. states followed a new anti-trust complaint against school on thursday they argue the california tech firm uses anti-competitive behavior to dominate the internet search market the suit follows 2 similar antitrust complaints one filed wednesday by 10 different states and another filed enough to by the federal government. sony has pulled its cyberpunk 2077 video game from playstation stores after players complained of bugs and compatibility issues the game is one of the most expensive games ever made sony said it will give refunds to anyone who purchased the game

digitally. for the coronavirus pandemic has led to a rise in mental health problems among migrants stuck in camps in greece that's according to a study by the international rescue committee the i.r.c. some 15000 people are currently stuck in overcrowded reception centers on greek islands squalid conditions here are made worse by lockdowns imposed because of the virus the iris the study found that additional restrictions and movement have worsened symptoms in a range of psychological disorders among migrants. that's as the number of refugees world why it keeps growing this year the un counted a total of nearly 80000000 refugees globally an increase of some 10000000 and many of those people have been living as refugees for much if not all of their lives. every morning your rear of the mood cleans the source out of this rusty oil oven it

runs old so that her children kept up by the cold with temperatures dropping close to 0 degrees celsius meanwhile father fatah is desperately trying to insulate the shack. it's miserable we don't have proper schools here nothing to do that night i huddled the kids close together so that they keep warm we don't even have warm clothing for them. it's set to be the harshest winter for the family yet not just due to the cold but nearly 10 years ago they left aleppo fleeing syria's civil war since then their lives have been devoid of prospects but it has never been. this bad. image of barely any jobs left for us everything has gotten worse and that's why you. almost 90 percent of refugees here now live in what is considered extreme poverty and the corona virus has arrived at the camp but mosques are in short supply. the kid never had to move

everyone here is afraid and worried my father in syria has just died of corona virus 3.