the smaller variances the party the c.b.c. was adamant that models simply because he is so much stronger in those opinion polls both when you ask the general public but also c.d.u. conservative fellow is he's seen as the man who could deliver more votes at the ballot box and that's his key argument so we're hearing that individual groups in germany's federal states of the c.d.u. i'm gathering this evening in berlin they've already come out in favor of marco's and that it's pointed towards one could be a potential so down on tuesday if the parliamentary group in the end gets to decide this very question something. that the posse previously has been backed by and or wants to avoid this is question has been going on for weeks now what is taking so long. well neither wants to back down and critics are

saying that it's really exposing a week there is that he didn't adamantly 6 there before that yes he wants to be the man on the ticket he said the man who has the best chances of actually getting elected should be on that ticket opening up space for marcos there so we're seeing in a posse fighting and bickering something that is bruising damaging not just for the candidates but for the chances of another matt will c.d.u. c.s.u. conservative coalition remaining the strongest party year and these so what is becoming increasingly more thinkable is that the greens who are benefiting from this may in the end come out strong this party if this proves is that some are predicting the greens themselves are declaring who their candidate is supposed to be tomorrow on monday so they make well over take the.

heat but also in terms of having a controlled process the very dangerous fundamentals party what is and america's role in all of this i mean after all the term potential successor we're talking about here. well she says she has no role and she's been asked this once again last week and she says that he's she's declared she will stay out of it and that's exactly what she's trying to do it again pretty good to see it quite clearly i mean that's it was her favorite to become the party leader although who recently she's also praised markel suitor so clearly she's trying to balance out. will most likely for itself it's much more tied to the pandemic then follows after her but it's becoming quite clear that the ability angela merkel was known for was also the stability we saw within her own c.d.u. c.s.u. party take out the fact

a map of the party is left in this kind of disarray and i could not thank you very much for that insight. but it's been a day of remembrance here in germany to pay tribute to the almost 80000 people who have died of covert 19 since the pandemic reached the country a commemorative service was led by a german president. in berlin he called it a chance to say goodbye and dignity to those lost to comit 19 many of whom died alone and without their families and times of unprecedented isolation. the 1st person in germany to test positive for the corona virus was in late january 2020. since then as in most of the rest of the world life has been put on hold in germany and tens of thousands of families left to mourn lost

loved ones. the national requiem provided a moment for germany to pause and reflect on those who would do their died because of the virus or had passed away separated from their families due to pandemic restrictions. as a sound be hard to today we're focusing not on numbers and statistics but on the people that we've lost. and the industry for all of their differences and the different ways in which they lived. their all nursed by their families and friends by their neighbors and their colleagues by our society in ones like this notion none of them will come back but they remain in our memories. we will not forget them the fergusons initial. only a few people could attend the requiem due to social distancing rules to be included

chancellor angela merkel as well as relatives of people who had died during the pandemic most of the ceremony was given over to them and their poignant stories. i tell a good bang in 8 days of worrying of waiting and waiting for the doctor to call me every day hoping for a miracle praying that my worst fears would not come true my worst fears came true on the 14th of april i was allowed to go to the i.c.u. to my husband when it was clear that medicine to do nothing more for him. germany's president frank gallagher steinmeyer spoke of hope during the ceremony germany was able to keep rates of infection in the initial phase of the pandemic due to lockdown measures and social distancing. but numbers started to rise last

autumn and now the country is battling the 3rd wave. steinmeier said by remaining united and caring for each other the pandemic will pass by. words of encouragement for a nation like so many others around the world that is grieving for all those lost to the coronavirus. it's now catch up to speed on some of the other stories making headlines around the world today by the 900 protesters have gathered in front of the russian embassy and trying to express their anger over the kremlin's alleged involvement in an explosion at an ammunition depot in 2014 that killed 2 people the czech republic as expelling 18 russian diplomats after officials said they found clear evidence moscow operatives were involved. security forces in myanmar have dispersed hundreds of protesters in the southern city of daraa why meanwhile

a newly formed shadow government has urged sell east asian leaders for a seat and crisis talks next week and to not recognize the military junta that seized power in a coup in february. the philippines is bracing for floods and landslides as super storm story guy just closer to its shores its peak wind is clocking more than 300 kilometers an hour it's the strongest super typhoon ever observed in the western pacific so early in the calendar year. passenger train has derailed north of cairo injuring around 100 people 8 carriages ran off the railway in the city of bam ha the train was traveling to the nile delta city of money from the egyptian capital. and the one to sligo bar in munich have released a statement criticizing their coach hansei flick after he publicly stated he wants

to leave the club in the summer flick made the announcement after a buyer and secured another crucial that jury in the bonus league eric mark seemed to have been watching was among the scorers as they beat a high flying ball spoke on saturday night side are now 7 points clear of challengers line say with 5 games remaining retaining the bundesliga title would get flicked his 7th trophy in 18 months at bahrain but the club statement is another sign of the tensions behind the scenes that have brought his tenure to premature and. the fluke led by into one of the most successful seasons of last august champions league triumph crown the campaign in which the bavarians also retained the bundesliga title and won the german cup. but things have reveled in recent months flix comments in press conferences have fed speculation of a rift with the club's sporting director. and now he's confirmed that he

feels it's time to move on. it's up to find i told the club this week that i'd like to cancel my contract at the end of the season. ended as a song on the fire and it's one of those times in life when you think about things and ask yourself which path you want to take. gets in the following day fans expressed disappointment that flick intends to leave the club after just 18 trophy laden months. it's very sad they have a great coach and to be honest i think they should get rid of sally how much it's too now because to be honest the coach is so much more important than the sporting director the sporting hands if you can see flick can do whatever he wants he did everything right he won so many titles despite a very difficult personnel situation. now by an executive board has released

a statement saying they disapprove of flick making the news public with the team facing 2 crucial games in the coming week by an a well on course to win their 2nd blunders liga title under flick but the latest developments suggest a marriage that seemed to be made in heaven is set to end in a messy divorce. back to what's happening on the pitch better bremen in sunday's only going to round off much day 29 and some a look at all the results don't one brush bremen assigned to one for one on saturday leverkusen hammered cologne thrashed frank for end of round when you in berlin got out drew with bielefeld and it was also score less between life and health and i'm on friday some days late much between months and how tall was postponed due to several cases in the berlin squad and let's see what those results mean for the table with just 5 games left of play in the season lightsabers draw allowed byron to stretch the lead to 7 points and dalton shortened the gap on

frankford in the race for champions league qualification the bottom saga are all but relegated after another heavy defeat and cologne are likewise running out of games to climb out of the drop zone and formula one red bull's locks to stop him has won a thrilling 1000000 romagna grown for a italy belgium took advantage of a rare mistake by world champion lewis hamilton a briton her aloft the ring so track but recovered well to claim 2nd place and wilton's compatriot clarence lando norris came in 3rd. before we go here's a quick reminder of the top story we're following for you today germany has been paying tribute to the nearly 80000 people who have died of cope at 19 chancellor angela merkel was among top officials at a commemorative ceremony here and berlin and as eulogy to the victims in germany

president lands climb the pandemic as a dark time has left deep wounds. watching t.w. news up next world stories the weekend reports and don't forget you can always get all the latest headlines on our web site that's dot com time cough relish for me and the entire team here in berlin thank you so much for your company today. devastated i was assaulted all week in the lawsuit cars carried. a certain climate change i mean still looking for a station in the rain forest containing a common dioxide emissions risen again. young people hold the world are committed to climate protection law but more willing.

to strange doesn't happen on its own. make up your home mind to. w. phone lines. this week don't worry it's still new waves of violence in colombia. transgender people in germany. years in the armed forces. we begin with india where tens of thousands of people have fled military violence in the ring me and mark they remain in constant fear for the loved ones they left behind.

but the last 6 years and how girls have felt safe here in delhi but it didn't come easy to get here they had to leave everything behind in their need of man much hennie says her husband was thought jordan killed by the military years later they were forced to run for their lives after they were caught sheltering students protesting against the military now the situation in myanmar is bringing back painful reminders from home again last month when his brother was arrested for demonstrating against the. he was released a few days ago but this still isn't good news. right now he's in the hospital because when the military arrested him they tortured him so much that we're told his face isn't even recognizable. protests broke out across non-modern right after the military coup in february this year. since

then hundreds have been killed of vested and eating for opposing the armed forces. and the numbers are likely to rise. india myanmar share a long border in times like these people have often fled across the border into india to escape the authorities but the indian government is not happy with the influx of refugees it has ramped up border security to stop them. here in delhi where paos and have sought asylum since the late eighty's refugees are disappointed by india's lack of support be valuable friends and relatives back home as internet shut down slow regular updates to just a trickle. requests for information have been pouring into james. who heads a refugee support group the group has written to indian prime minister nadine's more be urging him to condemn the putsch as

a democratic country they are shocked by his silence it is in the other side. the violent. human rights violation you know the way the military tortured the people just looking at them in the street and dead body and all but india is doing nothing. any feels helpless in her safety because she can do nothing for those back home but she believes that the international community should speak up. please i beg other countries to help my unmarked citizens even before the cool any new myanmar good never be safe again. she why do you think that if things remain as bad as they are far too many people in whole country will end up feeling the same. even if they have the virus

young people in particular are struggling to cope with the severe constraints and the loss of human contact resulting from the clue that 1000 pandemic a hospital near brussels is looking to help them. long months of locked and have been a battle for many young people. teenagers in acute mental distress come to lead them in hospital for psychiatric care often after a traumatic events or suicide attempts among the residents is this 17 year old we're calling alexandra core it was an extra thing that just made me kind of collapse it was the one thing too much to hope my dad is high risk so i had to bring. kind of isolated from i found i had to. stay by most of i couldn't my parents alexandra is not alone in struggling to cope with covert but she's one of those fortunate enough to access this hospital's help

director sophie marceau says new admission requests for troubled teens have skyrocketed since january. mass thinks that's due to exhaustion exam stress and dashed hopes for a return to normality. although makeshift rooms were added there are no places left and no even the waiting list is closed. can you choose between a societal 15 year old and a suicidal 16 year old it's impossible with a doctor must believe the authorities could save lives by prioritising teens as society reopens the best and poor we need to create spaces for play for joy and for conversation so all young people can once again be part of the social fabric of life something so crucial for teenagers. if not there's a real risk their mental health will keep deteriorating and i'm truly afraid to sue sue said rates increase what it feels like we're at the edge of for the tsunami and

urgently need to build flood defenses. as the young people living here are build up their emotional defenses to reenter the outside world alexandra hopes sharing her story will give strength to other teens who are suffering. we're all struggling with this situation. the fact that we're all still here and we're all fighting against is something very positive and something that will make us grow and will be able to look after and say wow i once through these tough times i made a. her priority is getting better as soon as she can which could open the door for another young person who needs help. despite the signing of

a peace agreement in 2016 intended to any colombia's civil war violence eruptions continue to plague the country but no one knows who is behind the latest attacks. was. her sign and have run the store for decades now on the robert remains but a car bomb exploded in front of their shop they were both me and hard but that piece of columbia was shattered she attached believed to be carried out by far disagreements has set off a new label following this insurgency but i think i knew this 30 years of commercial struggle for 3 years until everything turned towards in the 2nd draft token but i feel that arenas going to get the body and i don't know what they're voting for a little bit because some of the one and you and others to another on the media people in the middle of the worst part identity are still going in there and the

actual target is probably these buildings the mayor's office of the municipality of carinthia in the south from departmental a week after the incident the mayor herself cannot understand how such an ultra cheap would hop hop and we are waiting for a clear response from the public forces as to how the car came into the municipality like. the violence in colombia it goes much farther it's coming all the mio called the nature of human rights in it some i say folder with hundreds of threats every just foreign militaries and other you know regular groups helping neighbor against the reagents indigenous people were the best for years when the little girl says what it was. he's much longer assigned to the peace process but it doesn't move the result. it just means that even forrest gump's it's closer than what is the process for individuals who gives a lesson for years just pop songs and they go through it with the what was it

coming to no probs of the late. night alarm in government maintains that security forces carry out patrols to uphold peace in the region. public force has always been here and the delta commanders 8000 men were told over this by now on the vision of 2000 when and i traveled the region to dismantle these organizations and every other message today either they submit it or they will be brought before the public interest of the public but it will take more than threats to go out for their signs indicate which group controls the territory. despite what the minister says he did not see a single soldier underwhelms in the daytime the bats looked like moments now on the night in plain sight the mountains and you know with the lights off down that is farms seen recalling the darkest days of colombia's civil war.

for a long time the biggest fear was a strictly meal only to me but even the military has to keep up with the times and the stars he'll be found is leading the way as germany's 1st italy transgender army commander. putting on makeup has become a part of her everyday routine and the stars you have the following is a lieutenant colonel in the german army and a transgender woman. i am transgender and i decided it was 40 to actually leave my male life behind that doesn't mean that 40 i realised that i was a woman it's just that what the point of my life were decided to actually move into that direction walk concept. coming out as a transgender woman came after 20 years of military service to anastasio zone surprise it wasn't a stumbling block in her career shortly after her sex change surgery she became a commander in charge of 700 soldiers sergeant major dietmar shared

a met anastasio be falling after her gender reassignment for him honest as he is just another fellow soldier. these are the people i just accept that people are the way they are and that goes beyond transgenderism i feel the same way about other more mundane things like what party they vote for what to make of car they like you just have to accept people the way they are that he's you know that would be fun lived as a man she led a seemingly ordinary life but says she felt tremendous emotional pain because she didn't feel comfortable in her body as a male. probably looked for flight into a typical male role the military probably helped. to perform to male standards but my inner self was always. crying after that almost 20 years. i was at a point in my life where my emotional stability my motional well being well being had

a point where i said i don't want to live this way anymore after 3 years as a commander honest career has taken off she is now the head of the division in the bundeswehr is cyber and information domain service. she is also making it her mission to stand up for transgender people in the german armed forces promoting diversity and tolerance. what i know from my experience is what is definitely. if you are true to yourself and live the way you are open you will have a better life i think my mom once said she seems to be finally happy. play. play.

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