responsibility is huge, they have so much to lose shattering the glass ceiling women in architecture. this has to be really, really good. starts april 20th on d, w with. ah, this is the w news live from berlin. israel is hit by fresh mass protest. demonstrations refused to back down over the plan. traditional overhauled the prime minister. netanyahu fires the defense minister a day off for he said the reform should be delayed. also coming up driving

diplomacy in africa, us vice president carmella harris arrives in gardner as she begins a week long trip to the region. and in a dramatic portuguese moto g, p reigning world champion, francesco benya, emerge is victorious to lay down a marker for his progress. ah, i'm all long psycho, it's good to have you with us. we begin with mass protests on the streets of israel after prime minister benjamin netanyahu fired his defense minister. it happened after you are gallant, said a controversial judicial reform should be delayed. netanyahu has about to press ahead with the plan, which critics say would undermine the independence of the supreme court. in

the latest our 1st off anger protesters intel are. these aren't blocking a major highway and lighting lugs bonfires ah, in jerusalem police fight t against to disperse protesters outside the decedent's off by me said nathan, yahoo! feet ye demonstrations against the plans to overhauled the tradition system have been taking place across the country for nearly 3 months. this time, the our fuel by nathan yells, dismissal of defense minister you off garland. he became the 1st government official to suggested a farm should be halted with b, u. martin margaret, with nature nurture with no other choice. with

these riley government wants to change the current system to allow parliament to override it. decisions off the top code to plan has divided the country. his size far right parties welcomed the dismissal of q off garland, but the opposition bunch and see nathan, yahoo had crossed a red line. usher, solace with mean vine massport best organizers on planning to pull daily demonstrations against the controversial reform. our correspondence in jerusalem tenure claim. i told us how the protesters took to the streets after the sacking off the defense minister was made public. absolutely. and as soon as the decision was announced, her that prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, o, fired, or the defense minister,

you of gallant after his address to the nation last night. people the organizers of protest, but just people anywhere. they just went out to the streets and all kind of locations across israel, as you said, flocking st sir the highway in tel aviv. but also yet the prime minister's residence of people came out in. we've been seeing this now for the almost 3 months now that people are coming out and there's no lead up. actually. those protest are crowing a stronger by the day. can netanyahu push this reform through despite all of this opposition? while that is being discussed here, of course tonight as well, you know, are in all a charles here the local channels and commentators are actually questioning on the timing of this dismissal. they also ask, you know, what price is prime minister netanyahu willing to pay for all of this? but prime minister benjamin netanyahu had said in a televised address on thursday night that he wants to push ahead with this are

controversial, traditional overhaul or reform as he calls it. and a we were expecting that as early as this week, it's the last week in the kinessa session or before the jewish holidays that are very crucial. part of this legislation will be put to the 2nd and 3rd reading. that's what's needed or so it becomes a law that pertains to the selection of judges. so eyes are also now on some of the li could are members of kinessa. those, as some of them had actually supported you, of gallant has been now fired, a defense minister and prime minister netanyahu, of course, also needs all the votes. so maybe there will be a more pressure now on him to actually suspend this whole process. but at the moment it doesn't look like that. i mean, we've seen the israelis now go to take to the streets to protest, a firing of you have gallant, but what happens, what does the reaction been in political circles in jerusalem today?

well, of course, sir, when it comes to the coalition or the other parties like the far right parties and also within the liquid within the liquid, there are some people that had actually supported you of garland. but the far right parties have welcomed the dismissal of the defense minister. but we have a lot of concern coming out, you know, from sources from within the security establishment. because if i give you the context of this more and more military reservists have actually threatened not to report for duty or of for draining if this legislation is passed. so that is of great concern here are within the security establishment. we also heard of course, from the opposition opposition leader. yet ela pete had said that it's actually prime minister benjamin netanyahu is the in who's the danger of for israel. and of course, all the protest organizers they had called already for week of paralysis of you

know, strikes and protest. but we also hearing now from universities that are going to shut down. or we also heard that possibly one of the largest unions in israel might also joined the strike. so we will see more protest here in the coming days to claim a jerusalem correspondence. thank you very much. us vice president campbell harris has said washington plans to increase investment and helps the economic growth in africa. harris made the comments after arriving and gone us capital across her 1st store on a week long visit to the continent. the tour is aimed at deepening the us diplomatic ties in africa and also counts of china's influence that harris said she would also be addressing issues by climate change and food security. after gonna harris will travel to tanzania and zambia. a correspondent,

i say kelsey and across told us more about her trip. so in her speech, when she landed adequate to kind much lay apart, she indicated that the u. s. is trying to, dipping this relation with africa because it's the africa as a critical partner in whatever the us wants to do or to achieve in the world. and focus has been in investing in the continent, which obviously means that the u. s. is trying to restrain thing i will strengthen, is presence on the continent. something that has diminished by a few years ago because of the presence of china and even rush are coming in recently. so what she had to do a one is to ensure that africa says it's a very important partner in this kind of relationship. you want to create where they're continent i cycle, etc. reporting that let's have a look at some of the stories making headlines around the world. miss la smells regents her husband marking the armed forces day troops paraded through the capital

navy door to commemorate the founding of the country's army during world war 2. by military ceased power and imprisoned, elected officials following a crew and 2021. hundreds of fire fighters in eastern spain are battling the 1st major wildfire of the season. some 1700 people had been forced to flee the fire, which began on thursday. an unusually dry winter in southern europe has raised concerns about a repeat of last year's devastating finds a referendum here in berlin aimed at forcing the city to become climate neutral by 2030 has failed. state election administrators announced the result after they concluded the necessary miniature minimum number of yes votes could no longer be reached for the referendum to pass and needed support. from at least a quarter of berlin's 2400000 eligible voters was now and reigning motor g p. well, champion francesca benya has won the season,

opening portuguese from free. the ducati rider dominated the race taking the lead after a crash involving poll says mark marquez, the success follows the victory in the sprint race on saturday. ah season a please go this one in portugal was not short on drama. pardon? the favorite miguel olivera got off to a flying start. moving from for the 1st on the opening lap. but oliverez in the portuguese france, joy was short lived to last. later he was taken out of the race in a crash, or some involve policy to mount marquez, oliver ashanti from behind, marquez suffering, a possible fracture to his hands that will benefit it. francesco benya, fresh from his when in the spring race on saturday, he completed his double victory in style with the note to christiana, rinaldo, straight goals, celebration cecily in many abbey. very at the we are down there for just for sure.

only mr. position, but was the same starting from the front of the raining champ, already setting a mark. once again, he looks like the man to beat your crane will be in focus when the international olympic committee board meets this week. it will be discussing the participation of russian and a and belarus in athletes in international sports competitions. despite russia's war in ukraine, the i o. c currently recommends allowing the athletes to compete under a neutral flag. some sports are moving in a similar way, much to the anger of ukrainian athletes and their supporters. in keith, they practice their sport between air, raid sirens and missile attacks by russia. the notion that they may have been expected to compete against athletes from russia. and it staunch ally bella roofs leaves the ukrainian female fencers at a loss strictly. on the one hand,

there is sport and our victories on the other. our soldiers dying with mission. it is very difficult. but the team has already heard what it regards as bad news from the international fencing federation, the f i. e, which this month voted to a low, the return to competition of russian and bell russian athletes starting in mid april just in time to qualify for the poorest 2024 olympics. well in this area is that we know that this world in general is not very fear. but this decision, outrageous, are you on saturday protestors raised their voices outside the i o. c. headquarters in law, son i oh see president thomas bah, says no athlete should be discriminated against based on their passport. and that politics should be kept out of sport. that's not gone don't well if you

cruise fencers, nash, this is not just our problem, but also an international one. after all, today ukraine is under attack and to morrow it can be any other country. that's why you can't close your eyes to it, which ukraine has threatened the boycott of the paris olympics as a last resort is doubtful that the fuel throated support of the u. s. and dozens of other countries would extend to joining them. given that the i was see says any such moose would be against this charter the united nations has agreed on an ambitious program to tackle a world wide shortage of drinking water. delegates meeting in new york have backed an action plan, including nearly $700.00 separate initiatives, clean water at the foot of the andes. in chile, water has become a scarce resource around the globe with more than 2000000000 people without secure

access to it. some of the consequences of this are mass migration and economic disaster. here in europe, there are problems to now the knowledge the droughts mean a lack of water supplies or dula. so this has affected nuclear power plants in france. and there's also a winter drought, even though the glaciers in the alps are melting and saw him out here in germany, we're committed to the sustainable management and protection of our greatest resource and water. and we have to get more involved to those who is good as this muscles chalka and gushy and listen. at the un water conference held in new york delegates agreed to almost 700 commitments to protect humanities, most precious global common good old lot. okay. but the ammonia, so is why? because you know, after it really felt like a commissioned event, when you come together, you throw everything on the table, but it needs to advance further. i do believe it's sent. i have a signal yet again,

and we have to use this momentum. the measures will be coordinated by a un water representative. a follow up conference will take place in 2 years. time is of the essence with the global demand for drinking water expected to be 40 percent higher than it is to day, according to the united nations. you're watching new news coming up. well, stories looks at the rebuilding of the not to dam cathedral in paris. as it's full of for me in the team here in berlin, i'll be back at the top of the hour with one use with ah, i, what people have to say matters to us. a.