told us, but i have to hold this way because i'm responsible for the future of our country for the people who are behind the boss gardens of truth starts february 18th on d. w. ah, ah ah, this is dw live for berlin. warner said farewell to tyree nichols at his funeral in memphis, tennessee, us vice president candler, harris was among those who paid their last respects to the young man whose death at the hands of police officers last month revived the national outcry against police brutality. also coming up,

germany's defense minister visit the base that'll san 14 tags to ukraine. he states his determination to see them replaced, and the german military supplies, rebuilt, and drug gangs in belgium, wage and deadly war. to funnel cocaine through the ford van to europe's top policing agency, struggling to control the trade. many port workers fear to speak of ah told me a lot about welcome to the program. a funeral has taken place for a man who died from injuries sustained in a police beating in the u. s. city of memphis. mourners called for an end to police violence at the ceremony for tyrene nichols whose death at the age of $29.00 has spurred renewed calls for police reform. ah,

you ah marsh troy. after days of protests over his teeth, mourners gathered to celebrate tyree nichols life. his friends, family, and civil rights activists attending mister nichols funeral on the 1st day of black history month. remembering a father, son, brother, denied escape order, liberty, and photographer. a steady diary was a beautiful person if it is to happen to here is just a badger. the blow these flowers now lie in memory of tyree nichols at the skate park. he used to visit. mister nichols died 3 weeks ago after being brutally beaten by memphis police officers who pulled him over while he was driving home. 5

officers have since been arrested and charged with murder in his eulogy, civil rights leader, reverend al sharpton, condemned their actions. there's nothing more insulting and offensive to those are ones that tried to open doors that you walked to those doors and act like the folks we had to fight for to get you through the door . you with vice president carmella harris also paid tribute to mister nichols saying the country mourned with his family. this is a family that lost their son and their brother threw an act of violence at the hands and the feet of people who had been charged with keeping them safe. and as vice president of the

united states, we demand that congress passed the george loy justice and policing act. joe biden will sign it. that act includes a database for police officer misconduct, a ban on no not warrants and other measures calls for the changes to be brought in urgently now getting louder in the hope that more lives like that of tyrene nichols and not be lost to police violence asked our correspondent in washington, stefan simons whether congress is likely to pass police reform sought by those at the funeral. i'll, that's a tough question. i, you know, if you would have asked me 3 years ago after recovered or the untimely and horrible death of george floyd. if this is going to happen, if the george floyd, police and justice act will go through congress, i would have said yes, no doubt ill go through and guess what?

it didn't a crash and burn in the senate. now the senate is in democrats hands, but the house is in republicans hands and i'm not so sure if it will really happen . i think millions of americans are hopeful. many politicians on both sides are hopeful. it will because that's what, not only kimberly harris, but also al sharpton and everybody there and everybody in the community black mascot, manor community, and those families who lost their daughters, brothers sisters, her husband's father's mothers. and hoping for real change. and al sharpton sat in his eulogy, which was really strong that he and many, many, many others will not stop fighting for the george slug, policing of justice. and going through congress real reform, structural reform, accountability for police. and then the prevention of something happening. what we

just witnessed on video for the world to see, to terry nichols prisons defense secretary says the you case and ruling out sending fighter jets to ukraine, adding to uncertainty over the fate of cubes. request frances, also alive for the possibility while the u. s. and germany oppose such transfer as another comes as ukrainian authorities report a new russian missile. sprague, on the eastern city of crematory, lisa at least 3 people were killed and 20 others wondered by the attack, which completely destroyed an apartment building and damaged 7 others. kids request for plains came on the heels of berlin's long debate, a decision to deliver advanced leopard 2 tanks to ukraine. now, germany's defense minister acknowledges that his army could use a few more tanks of its own fast and deadly. the leopard too, could be

a game changer in ukraine. germany says it will deliver 14 of them by the end of march for ukrainian forces to use on the battlefield. defense minister bar has been story is visiting the base from which the tanks will come said the decision to send leopard care is a cost. this is tomorrow's already. the fact that ukraine needs every support and left the tanks, whether they are to a 6 is one to a 4. you can play an important role in the ukrainians kind against the russian aggressor. so everyone understands that it has to happen, even though it is of course, regrettable of the exercise and training capacities of being significantly reduced as a result. or at least that would fit that the price tag for a left to anywhere between $3.70 euros. depending on how it's quit. the german firms that make the tank. and now being asked to hurry, to produce new ones,

to ensure the country can defend itself. 100000000000 euros have been promised by the government to make the bonus, van fit for purpose, but some are already asking if that will be enough. and shameless and decisive, thank you for me, is that we have to order new tags and not in a year's time, but quickly. so that production can begin. and we can plan how many new leopards we will have available. and when, where the money comes from to put it in casual terms, i honestly don't care. because god, after a period of hesitancy, germany is now showing its military muscle. that new readiness for action brings with it new challenges for the countries armed forces. let's take a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world. sorties of rated the home of one of ukraine's richest men and former lensky ally your column whiskey. ukraine security service says it's uncovered embezzlement to the tune of

$1000000000.00 at 2 oil companies owned by the by until november by the billionaire . protestors commemorated the victims of sexual abuse in the catholic church of the funeral of cardinal george pell and sidney paddle was one of the most signet senior figures in the copatrick and when he was found guilty of sexually assaulting choir boys, he spent a year in prison before his convictions washed, turkish president type heard one says ankara will look positively on finland, application to join nato. but he repeated his opposition to sweden's bid. a recent corral, learning and storm anger, turkish officials might go to a missing radioactive capsule that spot regional alert in western australia has finally been found. according to officials, the device which contains a harmful amount of radioactive substance, cesium 137, went missing more than 2 weeks ago, while been transported along

a desert road from a remote mine. the government is now investigating how it happened. it was a surge described as like looking for a needle in a haystack. but after almost a week of scouring the australian outback and hundreds of kilometers of highway hunt for a missing radioactive cap, still it's finally over. all sorties releasing these images of the spot where the tiny device was finally found. sitting just 2 meters from the side of the road, i let relentless search of past see say they are busy, isolated the route 1000 research and surgery as of april harvey that were and we didn't go of the research area. i thought it was my mental charge. the capsule itself, am it's dangerous amounts of radiation equivalent to receiving 10 x rays in an hour . it was tracked down with the help of nuclear experts using specialist detection

equipment. force is currently verifying the capture using it. serial number a 20 made a hot sign has been set up around the captured. we will survey the site to ensure there is no contamination in the surrounding area in the extremely unlikely circumstance that the capture late. we will remediate the area the mining group responsible for the device, vio, tinto has said it will pay for the cost of the search operation if asked. as the government investigation into how the capsule was lost in the 1st place is launched . the port of antelope in belgium has become the number one gateway for europe's booming cocaine business. along with that business, comes violence and corruption. the problem is already saw accused that andrew mayor is calling for the army to be deployed at the port. and many fear things may well

get worse, did abused hurry, schultz reports from antwerp. looks to me like a kalashnikov very small, completely roams. is that what the drug dealers are using some from on the recent shooting death of an 11 year old girl in her family home in antwerp, believe to be an accidental killing in a dispute between gangs has drug culture research or 2 in wharton fearing attacks will now spiral, i hope it won't be cycle revenge, because then you have a whole new level of violence to infant predictable dynamics. beltran authorities seized a $110.00 tons of cocaine last year, a record, but they estimate that's only about 10 percent of what's imported, not enough to disrupt criminals business. they're boosting their efforts planning to deploy more than a 100 extra people at the port along with new scanning equipment. but the added scrutiny may make smugglers even more determined to recruit insiders to help get

the cocaine on to land. they're already targeting port employees. they approach you very directly show pictures of your family of her gets off of friends. and this is a, not a very subtle way of working it's, it's a real threats stephan van for him as the general manager at alpha port vodka, which represents employers at the port of antwerp. he said it was risky to even speak with us on the topic. i realized that this is a danger. may be also for myself and my family. i think there's no alternative than being open about this problem. if you stay silent, i considered as to be cooperation to these guys. i think we need to stop them. that's a top priority for the you police agency euro pool, because so many other crimes are linked to drug trafficking. whoever is involved in a drug trafficking is also involved in money laundering and dockman for europe, whole emphasizes. it can't even begin to tackle this problem without help from

around the globe. yon up going north says they're increasingly teaming up with origin countries like columbia, as well as places where king is often sit. he says it's working step by step quite a few of high value targets where taken out were arrested in dubai. and they were alleged lee orchestrating or cocaine trafficking into the you from dubai. so this loophole will be close. so there are many loopholes remain open, but 10 voting says doing nothing. it is not an option. you're just gonna say, oh, we just let them do their way and, and let the did the city of the country and europe flocked with cocaine it's, it's not an option. in the meantime though, the piles of confiscated cocaine in belgium are so big already that authorities fear the gangs will try to steal the drugs back before they can be destroyed. take a look at our top story once more. ah, mourners in memphis,

tennessee have said farewell to tyree nichols or 29 year old man who died after being killed after being beaten by police. those attending old, for an end to police violence, urged the passage of legislation to reform more info, skin procedures. robots as next when business and the latest on the u. s. central banks moves to fight inflation. that's next. after a short break. remember there's more on our website d, w dot com. i'm told me a lot of stories ah every day for us and for our planet global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation.