the, the, this is the, the news coming to live from berlin. a shooting and new zealand is largest city, overshadows the opening, the women's world comp, at least 2 people, and the attacker are dead and several more injured in central copland. but officials say there doesn't appear to be a terrorist most. also coming up wild fires, wreak havoc and large parts of greece. we meet some of the homeowners, forced to flee as the flames destroy all they have the

hello. i'm terry morris, and thanks for joining us. at least 2 people who've been killed in the shooting and new zealand is the largest city, auckland, official say the shooter is also dead. 6 others were injured including police officers responding to the incident. the shooting does not appear to have had an ideological background. that's according to the prime minister, but the incident came just hours before the kick off of the women's football world comp in new zealand, sparking security concerns of the hots of new zealand largest city in lockdown. oakland is waking to the sound of sirens and had a cup to the west sides of all police on the streets that focus the building sites where a man um with a shotgun open fire,

killing at least 2 people and injuring several of us among those hats a police officer, the old just hours before the city host, the opening game of the women's world cup. placing to the building with some 10 minutes stuff from various groups right across time, a team, a card i responded and members of the public inside the building were event q. i said we are the possible we know that civil way because found refuge hiding inside the building. during the event, police say the gunman moved through the sides and continued defy his weapon before containing himself within another bite to shaft. he was late to pronounce that we were right at the entrance and i so like 20 people rush and telling the students to move, i was like what happened then i go ask them to see they say like we saw a guy with the shotgun in his head and he was aiming for people over 12000 members

and farms more than defenders. and um, from where we were, we were part of the venture. the shooting happens close to west some of the teams taking pots in the wells compass, staying the new sealants prime minister said the incidents weren't affect. that's ornaments. obviously, this has been a very good morning for us, but we uh, we are committed to hosting this tournament. there is no one going risk here. the police have no identified any ongoing risk. we will have a very active police presence to provide the right reassurance. incidents like they solve rev in new zealand, but never the last. so thought to use it taking no chances as the women's world cup kicks off with security tightens for the opening match in oakland. well joining us now from new zealand is our exports corresponded all the moody of it. how is that shooting affecting the atmosphere in oakland?

the head of the 1st game as well as you can imagine. sorry, a lot of people in open have been less very shaken by what happens in also in this morning new zealand times where the shooting took place. that is right in the middle of a central business district of oakland. it really is one of the busiest parts of the city, thousands of people who look around that every day. lots of shots at the same card i'm using right now. it's a broadcast to you guys. i bought expedite not a 100 meters away from, from where this incident took place. uh, it really is the heart of everything in the city. and so you can imagine that that does have an effect on the people who live here. nevertheless, it is a very good atmosphere around the site. and we've seen people walking around the drums and special outfits and so on. that really is a buzz as you'd hike the arts in the game of a women's woke up. what i think is going to be interesting to see is the effect on

the fly is this area where the engines in place is where a lot of the team hotels, including tasks of no like new zealand, the opponents in this opening time to noise. so we, uh, it remains to be seen how much of a psychological impact this will have on those flyers. so the tournament is going forward. how important is this world cup for new zealand, donovan? it's usually important for the development of football in new zealand. yeah, to remember that new zealand is not really the country. new zealand is rugby country, especially cricket country. today. at 8 o'clock the stadium you can see behind me now is very often the home of the old blacks. it also has crickets. and so these are the scores that you would usually expect to find if you come to new zealand. football has not really been on the map so much and women's football even most sites. but we know that these tournaments can really help to boost participation. they can help to spread a lot of uh,

when is the sports and enjoyment of the sport and certainly the events that we've been visiting. sy fi, it's showing that there are a lot of kids, especially coming out to, to meet and seems and see the team. and so it's very important that set and is able to get some success out of this tournament to boost a football. i was full, i make new zealand a football country too. and you've been speaking with some of the key players there . i understand. how are they feeling ahead of the opening match? well one thing that keeps coming out from the key reply is when you speak to them, is that that pride in the heritage and in particular in the mallory heritage. so we visited the po for re, the not re welcome ceremony ad that was held for all of the teams by sin open, including the new zealand. same on the plans that you spoke to off of that. so it's about how connected they felt to that country. how proud they felt, how connected they felt for the distance. and uh, it really you could tell motivated those bias. i really want to when ali riley the,

the co captain of the team we spoke to and she said, we go to get out of his grades. we go to when it's not usually lunch has never won a women's world cup game in 15 a 10. so far, this is number 16 and the hard to, to make it happen here at eden park all the way. thank you very much. correspond oliver moody there in auckland, new zealand. take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. hundreds of supporters of shiite muslim cleric, mercado solder, have stormed the swedish embassy in baghdad. the scale the walls of the building and little fire inside, angered by plans to burn another copy of the crown in stockholm. the swedish foreign ministry said it's stuff are safe. us says it's coordinating with south korea and sweden to gather information on the faith of a us soldier who crossed into north korea. officials say travis king was facing

discharge from the us army when he fled while on to or of the demilitarized zone and thousands of protesters of clash with police and peruse capital lima. as they joined a new wave of antique government demonstrations, protesters say president, dean of worldwide to illegally ousted and replaced or left his predecessor pedro castillo in december, demonstrators, a calling for both of watts, his resignation, and new elections. firefighters in greece appear to be getting the upper hand over fires that a bridge for 4 days west of the capitol, athens. but the situation on the island of rhodes remains critical. authorities have ordered the evacuation of 3 mountain villages. there is flames and gulf forest . greece is wildfires are not unusual but they become worse in recent years as conditions have grown hotter and dryer. the visible scars of the flames that have

consumed thousands of hectares close to us since residents of this village are returning to their homes. only to pick up the pieces not much has been spared. they say the fire caught them by surprise. because mister portion was going to be sure there wasn't a single fire truck anywhere that went to the helicopters or planes. the people from other villages, more dislikes and bucket and spit out everything. but what the bottle stomach, it shows on the we extinguished with the cook boughs, selves managed to save some homes. there was a house nearby that burned down completely, including animals and cars. everything is gone, the italian and french firefighters have already joined their greet counterparts to help babylon to places. groups from romania, poland, and slovakia are expected to follow. suit fires are not unusual during

hot, dry summer's in greece, but found by shifting wins. these have spread very fast this woman was trying to dallas her home with a small garden house. she watched powerless as the gray smoke slowly approached. you'll notice this all the way they were putting out the fire all night. and suddenly it came from another direction and it's all burning again. it's not worth doing much that she feared for her goats and chickens as well as her pet dogs. how can i not be afraid? i have all my animals inside. how am i going to get them out? i have my house. every thing i have so many animals. what should i do? leave them here to be burned alive. i squeeze braces for a 2nd. he to waste this year. the scorching conditions are only set to intensify,

making the chances of more wild fires and the need to contain them even more likely . journalist stuff, they told me this is covering the story. she joins us from athens. definitely firefighters in greece have been battling multiple blazes over the past few days, or are they making any progress? exactly. yes, a good morning to my friends. they have been bombing mazda for shawn since monday. actually, today's, the 4th day of firefighters have been fighting over night again. the blazes that were uh, west of athens. currently there still some places casters around. so there is no major wild fire trunk, but there are many smaller ones. um, at the moment, we are also expecting um from the union mechanism that has been activated. so romanians, polish,

and so back in firefighters are coming are on their way to athens. they will provide 55 d by tomato milk. we know, daphne, that global warming is fueling heat waves and the consequences are obviously devastating. is that focusing more attention on find a trash in greens or well, we've had a was fires and the slaves every year. so especially in july and august, this is something that we expected. what we haven't seen so far is that link during each wage, the like the ones that we are having now. so back to back the, please. we've had one last the weekend and now uh, as of today we're expecting a use the case with temperatures guys and up to 44 degrees. so yes, there is a concern. although people last week, people are used to higher temperatures in the summer and fires as well. and let's

say the wage and higher temperatures is something that is of concern or was yet another heat wave approaching as you say. the greek authorities have the resources. if the situation gets worse or will they need much more help from other nations? well, um, uh, i said earlier, yes, they are receiving. they had actually requested help from the european union. my son is in for the firefighting efforts. but what we did see last week was because of the heat waves, the populace, which is a major tourist attraction, was closed during um for a few hours in the middle of the day in the middle of the day. so this is something that we might see again this weekend as of today or tomorrow, because temperatures are expected to reach up to 44 degrees by sunday. so maybe again, some sites will close, like the appropriate is also the parks in africa and nothing. um, there's

a bomb today, there was a bomb again the, the recent days. so people are, are not advise to visit the parks because they want to contain any possible, a fire that might happen in these parks. so people are advised, basically to stay inside, stay hydrated, keeping the shape, and avoid unnecessary movement testing. thank you very much. that was journalist daphne told us in athens, thank you. and you are watching dw nose from berlin. just reminder of the top stories were following for you this hour. at least 2 people in a gunman are dead after shooting and new zealand. the largest city, auckland, officials say there does not appear to be a link to any terrorist motive. the incident took place just hours before the 1st game of the women's world cup gets underway there.

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