all gone. i witnesses experienced the terrible events and this, the world would not forget the long shadow of the 1972 olympic massacre. start september 3rd on d, w. ah, ah, d w news line from berlin. the palestinian president sparks outrage in germany, accusing israel of committing quote 50 holocausts against his people. and german chancellor, olaf shoulds faces heavy criticism for failing to immediately respond to the comments. also coming up in the program, kenya's, president elect william root ho says if there are legal challenges to his victory,

you will follow the rule of law for members of the electoral commission object to the way the results were handled. and the u. s. space agency nasa prepares to launch the most powerful rock it has ever built. the massive craft is part of a multi $1000000000.00 effort to send humans back to the movie. ah, i'm aaron tilton. welcome to the program driven chancellor. all of sholtes is facing criticism for a slow reaction to remarks made by the palestinian president mahmoud abbas during a visit to berlin. speaking at a press conference with the german chancellor on tuesday evening, abbas said that israel had committed quote 50 holocausts against palestinians, sparking in outpouring of anger. here in germany. the chancellor later said he was

disgusted by the commons. but critics say he was too slow to respond. it was this moment at the very end of the press conference that caused outreach. now come on in since 1947 for taken back to the present day. and feel israel has carried out 50 massacre in melody for the for me, in 50 palestinian village of the elephant laura 50 massacres. 50 holocaust you and until to day every day, every day our people get killed by the israeli army. this about germany is needing tablo beard called as a holocaust scandal at the chancellor's office. but it wasn't only about comment that spite outraged it was also this reaction from all of choice. the press conference was concluded as planned with no visible attempt specialists to contradict our bass. he should have told him to leave tweeted, conservative,

opposite lead africa did mats you shouldn't go into a press conference was, was the of us was all having saw before about publications of this kind which should be expected. and then you know that you have to react because it's berlin, it's a german chancellor. and as a german chancellor emmett, growing pressure shows responded with his own tweet for us germans in particular, any relative i zation of the singularity of the holocaust is intolerable and unacceptable. during wednesdays press conference showed, spoke 1st and took the blame for the lack of immediate reaction and made it clear there would be consequences that will just cancel out that the german chancellor expects the palestinian president to recognize the singularity of the holocaust without any qualification. his gap yesterday coats a shadow of a german,

his relationship with the palestinian authority. mackwood above thrown down his message and a new statement. but as holocaust remarked, have already strained german palestinian relations earlier. we as dw political correspondent, simon young, about the outrage spurred by the palestinian leaders remarks and by his host reaction. yeah, well this whole incident has sparked a storm of reaction with even for instance, the normally reticent former chancellor angle america who hasn't said much should see less not left off his last year condemning the remarks of the palestinian president. but it's not just about his remarks, as you say, it's also about the slow reaction from chancellor shalt, and some people have called that unprofessional. and there is this story that the

chancellors meteor advise effectively brought the press conference to an end before the chancellor was about to say something. well, you know, that's fair enough, but i think the chancellor of germany ought to be responsible for his own actions. the leader of the opposition christiy democrat party is called incomprehensible. he says that ab as should not just have been contradicted, he should have been told to leave the chunk story rather than being offered the handshake that showed so mediately thereafter, did offer him. and there have been some negative comments as well, from jewish lead is here and other opposition politicians. i think, you know, you're seeing a lot of after martha lot of broken porcelain as they say on the floor. there's a lot of repair work for the german government to do. they have some of the palestinian representative in berlin today and told him of the government's

position on this. that was d. w simon young reporting for us here in berlin. the chair of kenyans electoral commission has issued a statement regarding the legality of the disputed presidential election result of political katia says he is confident of the results and of his actions and announcing them that william router had won the presidency. the president elect himself says he's ready to move forward following his victory. what runner up, reload? dingo says he will challenge the results legality for of the country. 7 electoral commissioners have said that they cannot support in good faith the outcome. d w's. felix marina is in robi, and he explained the chairman's comments to us. let me just give a background of what happened. so on tuesday, just before on monday, just before the presidential election result was announced in kenya. for commissioners stormed out of the national, attending center. and went to a different location and give

a press conference saying that they were not. and they were not in agreement with a result that was about to be led by the chairman. so it turns out today from a statement that has been released by the i b, c, chairperson or for legible, cutty, that the commissioners wanted that they result altered so that there would be no clear winner in jones one. then secondly, he also said that i, according to their kenyan constitution, but there was no demand for any effort him to console to their commission as in telling kenyans who they had rightfully voted for. so he said, if any one was aggrieved, then they can actually go to court. but it was standing to see that just their justice. that day the commissioners were accusing the chairman that he was not a democratic boss on. he did not give them space and to discuss that are there, there results? and he turns out today that the cur, the commissioners actually wanted the results altered. so this is just playing out and we will see what are, what more we'll get to know then in the days to come,

that was d w as felix marina in nairobi. kidnapping for ransom has become a thriving industry nigeria. the government seemingly helpless to stop it. many families are left with no choice, but to meet the criminals demands. as dw alyssa took wumer found out. this is he who said gisele, you don't often get some meets people who do what he does. he's a kidnapper ransom negotiator. he works out deals with bandits, so families can pay to get their loved ones free. when that's the reactive murphy in missouri have become a lucrative business much more than the oil business. and i want to tell you it is explained is called by by day they don't care why they don't care, the family you come from, they don't care whether you original he says when a kidnapping is reported, he contacts the families,

an offense to help for free he knows many gangs. i've been researched various crime networks, but even which is expertise. he says, sometimes it doesn't. well, if i share what the total of $40000000.00 was collected was call it it on up on the to our, to time when we are going to deliver the money for to man me, there was delivered and he killed one percent again because we could not complete the money to 50000000 bandits kidnapped, hundreds of people in march this year when be attacked, train leaving the capital abil jack i'm in his brother was one of those. take him. he was held captive until just a few weeks ago. i mean, who didn't want to discuss the details of how they got him free. what he took

months when we visits, he calls hassan to we still recovering from you? we really miss you. no, no i seriously is a terrible 4 months was what i really miss and i so how do you and i verify mom cry and i really miss you brother. no one knows how many people are currently being held for ransom around the country. what a security situation a nigeria kidnapping has become quite common on families and for victim i left with no choice done to negotiate, which in most cases means pain ransom. dockman security forces are clearly not winning the challenge posed by the kidnapping bandits. it's become a thriving industry if you are docked and you're paid money if an incentive and to

did at what happened in the abductor lead money and they able to spend up money. all the 3 elements of the crime triangle available. none of them have been changed or blocked, but that's why you see the group in kit enough or if the crime a crime that can hit anyone at any time making normal life in that area. less searching for everyone. guar valleys, unesco world heritage site tracking visitors from all over the world. but this year, even it's flat, bottom barges can't vary. taurus around, thanks to low water levels. river flow is about 40 cubic meters, less than a 20th of the average annual levels. below our river in france is famous for the historic castles dotted along its banks. it's also famously a shallow river, but with water levels at mere record lows. even the locals,

a shocked it was some, at least it makes me sad, a mouthpiece because it makes me sad because i grew up in the village. emily and i have never seen the river like this toy dog. we used to go to the water holes over there with the children and fish because the water wasn't too high and would need it. but i should have met no one yet now. there's just algy and frogs, lafferty, sal, good. d conroy. the reduction in water has been disastrous for much of the areas ecosystem. many islands i now connected to the shore, cutting off various waterways. fish have been robbed of the space they need to survive and reduced to living and pawns. scientists say the current low water level is something of a wider wake up call. it charged newton under the low water level this year is quite exceptional. it's due to a major deficit in rainfall that began last winter g. it's led to many small

tributaries of the law to dry up or not. it's just julia decree more with france currently facing severe droughts and several regions in torrential rain and flooding in others. many experts are calling for a rethink when it comes to the use of essential natural resources. as monkey magic it on climate change is underway. it's undeniable, and it must encourage us to reflect on our rules for sharing water resources. we must understand that we're all affected and 70 and with extreme weather events only set to increase in the future, the issue is not going away any time soon. there are some other headlines making news around the world. officials in afghanistan say there are multiple casualties following a powerful explosion. and i'm asking, cobble the blast hit during evening. prayers and a northern neighbourhood of the capital. local media says the mom is among the dead

ago veteran, he was politician. liz cheney has lost republican primary in wyoming to a trumped endorsed lawyer harriet hagaman. miss cheney has been an outspoken critic of the former president. and is one of the own was one of only 10 republicans to vote for his impeachment. russian and u. s. officials say a space walk outside the international space station was ended early on wednesday. moscow's ground can fall called off the walk after electrical issue was discovered in one of the 2 cars, not spacesuits. both returned to the laboratories. airlock safely. the u. s. space agency nasa has begun preparations to launch the most powerful rocket it has ever built. the long delayed space launch system is part of a multi $1000000000.00 effort to return humans to the moon by 2023 as part of the artemus program. and his practice for future missions to mars the enormous 98 meter

tall rocker is scheduled to undergo its 1st unmanned test at the end of the month. well that's it. you're up to date and my colleagues, stephen beardsley, is up next with the latest headlines from around from the world of business rather . and remember, you can always get all the latest news and updates on our website. that's d w dot com. i'm aaron chilton, berlin for me in the entire team. thanks for watching. soccer understand that. i think that's hard and in the end is a me, you are not a lot of to you anymore. we will send you back. are you familiar with this.