live from berlin. barack obama visits hiroshima. obama is the first sitting u.s. president to go to the city where a warplane dropped an atomic bomb in 1945. he met survivors and called for a future free of nuclear weapons. also, a symbol of europe's inability to manage the refugee crisis. greece has cleared the refugee camp but all those thousands of people have to go somewhere. the u.n. condemns conditions as deplorable.

and the oscars have been handed out, and tonight it was the lola's turn. welcome to the program. u.s. president barack obama has been in hiroshima for an historic visit, the first sitting u.s. president to visit since america dropped an atomic bomb on it. they said it was important to remember all those who lost their lives in the war, stressing the value of reconciliation, obama said the two countries had succeeded in fostering trust and cooperation in the postwar. >> the 79-year-old was a boy

when the a-bomb fell from the sky on his way to school where the teachers and students inside died. he is an example of the dedication many japanese feel towards ensuring a legacy of international friendship and peace since world war ii. many japanese were hoping for an official apology during his historic visit. obama offered none but did say he honors all lives lost in the war and remains committed to towards nuclear disarmament. >> that is the future we can choose. a future in which hiroshima and nagasaki are known not as the

dawn of atomic warfare, but as the start of our own moral awakening. >> the knowledge the needs for patients to defend themselves and the stockpile of nuclear weapons array but said the united states is striving for global illumination of nuclear weapons in the long-term. shinto abbe echoed his sentence -- sentiments. >> it is the responsibility of us in the present to firmly inherit this deep feeling. we are determined to realize a world free of nuclear weapons, no matter how long and how difficult the road will be. quick standing together on the spot where 70 years ago the first atomic bomb killed tens of thousands instantly, and where

140,000 people died within the first year alone. they said the ability to reconcile past differences is a symbol of hope for other nations and conflict. >> for more on this let's go to our washington correspondent. in the speech he mentioned a moral awakening but he didn't make an apology. do you think you did a good job balancing expectations of japanese survivors and u.s. veterans who are opposed to an apology? >> we have to keep in mind this is an election campaign. everything the president does will be connected to that. we just experience yesterday how donald trump reacts if president obama does something which might show he is weak or willing to

apologize. the g-7 leaders are rattled by the idea that donald trump be the next president read -- president. donald trump says he wants he will want the other leaders to be rattled. given that background he really walked a fine line pretty well. >> obama has said in the past he wants to see nuclear disarmament. to what degree did he use this visit to promote those interests? >> he came with a different agenda but most to stop nuclear weapons. the threat of the north korean nuclear weapons really destabilized the whole region of northeast asia. president obama knows he not only needs south koreans to stop

this threat but also japan. he wanted to deepen the bond with the japanese. he wanted to remind the world we are in a race between talking with each other and the catastrophe of a next nuclear bomb strike. unfortunately this is hardly heard in this election campaign. >> some have mentioned in the spirit of reconciliation, japanese prime minister ought to visit pearl harbor. what you make of that? >> this is something that isn't really new. the emperor was meant to visit it 20 years ago, which he never did. he visited a memorial site in hawaii in 2009 and met president obama. i think both countries want to let the past be the past, and

look into the future and move on from the nuclear threat. >> obama's visit came after the annual g-7 summit hosted by japan. leaders of the world's major industrialized nations discussed the challenges facing the international community with worries about the help of the global economy taking center stage. >> who see the world economy is in urging economy as the g-7 summit wraps up. japanese prime minister shenzhen lobby hosted -- the japanese prime minister said -- >> we should not be pessimistic. we have to be objective and perceive the risks that are present. unless we share the risks we

will not be able to solve the problem. but they could not agree on was how. abe wants fiscal policy to boost growth. chancellor merkel is skeptical. g-7 leaders were unified on the negative effects of a brexit and the british prime minister use the opportunity to call for the u.k. to stay in the eu. >> if you leave the market inevitably you will end up with worse terms than we have now for trading with europe. >> the final declaration included a pledge to tackle the migration crisis with more financial aid. >> one year ago, nigeria's first

president took office in a democratic transition of power. it has been a nightmare ever since. the drastic drop in oil prices has read tablet on nigeria's economy. -- rick havwreaked havoc on ni's economy and citizens are despondent. >> for 20 years they have imported cloth but with the country in deep economic crisis the situation has never been worse. traders have to use expensive black-market dollars to buy goods. he has already had to let go of five of his nine employees. he hopes -- he holds the president responsible. >> i don't see any hope here. it doesn't look like he is going to change in the future.

if he has not going to step down we as a people will continue to. we will do something. for the government, the worry is so insensitive to the plight of the people. >> many nigerians are disappointed with their new president. critics accuse him of neglecting the domestic economy while taking trips abroad like this one to london where he was shown as a corruption fighter. he has of the previous government had taken all the state's money leaving him with one option, to clean up the country. for the president that means above all bringing corrupt politicians to justice. the most prominent case being that of sambo disagree -- sambo

disuki. >> even his critics agree he is serious about fighting corruption. he is known to be modest and upright, and being a former general is highly respected in the military. >> so far he has not been able to keep his other election promise, to defeat the islamists. bloody attacks continue by the army has managed to retake large areas in the north. the nigerian government says it now has the situation under control and that the terrorists group is on the run. >> they have been dislodged from their fortresses. they have been dispersed. they have been decimated.

>> the terror in the northeast of the country is far away. all that matters is his customers come back. he cannot hold out much longer in the hope of better economic times. his business could fold. >> let's cross to our correspondent who file that report. it is good to see you. before coming into office he said he was going to fht poverty and corruption but since then the price of fuel shot up in nigeria is fantastically corrupt. is his presidency developing into one of failed hope? >> i would not call it failed hope yet. it is true nigeria is still a very corrupt country but since he came into power one year ago

the situation has considerably improved. politicians are taken to court. even his critics agree he doesn't enrich himself in a way that used to be common in nigeria. regarding the increased fuel price, the fuel is so cheap in nigeria because subsidies of the government. they are heavily subsidized. a lot of experts agree it is a good idea to remove those expensive subsidies now. >> what about holding past leaders accountable? how is that going? >> that is actually difficult here in nigeria at the moment. he seems to be quite successful. there are some big cases where former politicians, former

national security advisers, like goodluck johnathan, he is accused of having stolen more than 2 billion u.s. dollars. >> boko haram controls massive amounts of territory in the north of nigeria. what is he doing to defeat them? >> defeating the boko haram was his biggest campaign promise. the nigerian military has been quite successful fighting boko haram. they have recaptured all territories from the terrorists but it is huge exaggeration. there is still the big problem that they frequently carry out suicide attacks in the northern part of nigeria. the terrorists are not defeated but the situation is better than a year ago. >> troubles remain for president

bihari. we are pleased to have you. we will take a short break. when we come back, -- >> the whole dw on one half.

for in focus global insights any time, anywhere. the new zap for local heroes. dw, made for mines. -- made for minds. >> thank you for staying with us. all winter long we have told you about the misery of up to 12,000 refugees trapped in a makeshift refugee camp. macedonia built the fence to keep them out. unwilling to leave, hoping for a miracle. this week they have cleared out the camp. many refugees are refusing to budge. the u.n. has criticized substandard conditions. >> this station is a few kilometers away.

the old camp is gone. thousands of migrants did not take up the offer to be relocated to official sites. now they are camping in locations like this one. >> here it is not so bad but it is not good. here is better. >> this is what is left of the camp that became a symbol of europe's migration crisis. 9000 people were living here. half were transferred to new facilities. the rest have ended up in the makeshift camps, or hiding in nearby forests. eight organizations and the united nations have criticized the conditions and warn the closing is not a long-term solution.

>> the alternative has to be very good. camps in itself are not a solution. it is another temporary solution that can last for a few months. >> migrants help distribute food . others have set up a bakery. like many who don't trust the authorities they have taken their faith -- fate into their own hands. >> the russian president has met with alexis tsipras at the star of a three-day visit to greece. they have a plan to pipe rushing russian gas to italy. business has been hit by eu sanctions over its rule in the ukraine crisis. a los angeles judge has put a restraining order on johnny depp

after his wife appeared in court with a black eye. this just came in. she said he had physically abused her throughout their relationship. the couple married in 2015. amber heard filed for divorce earlier this week. she is seeking spousal support from the star of the pirates of the caribbean. danielle is here from our business. >> all the investors are watching this. global markets, we are waiting for her to speak on friday.

in this case she says raising interest rates will be appropriate. jose is following the investor from wall street. how have markets reacted to the news. >> the market is getting ready for such events. there could be some movement before they go ahead. market can sensors -- consensus seems to be there be no hike in june but july is a possibility after the uncertainty of brags it fades.

>> according to the latest data released friday, gdp grew a 10th of a percent in the first quarter. better than usually expected. profits are up after falling for two consecutive quarters. we are currently growing at a 2.9% pace. if there is a week from now -- from a week from now, there is a strong case for a rate increase. as oil prices recover and the dollar strengthens inflation could overshoot to the that objective of 2% in the medium-term. >> investors in way and see mode. have a great weekend. eight carmakers are recalling 12 millioace potentially fatal taka airbags inflator's. they affect producers such as to load a -- toyota and nissan.

it was the largest vehicle recall in the u.s. history. they can deteriorate over time and blast hot shrapnel into passengers when activated. the airbags are set to be responsible for 11 deaths and 100 injuries. the biggest obstacle to electric vehicles used to be the battery. he cars are becoming cheaper and more popular. europe has yet to wake up to the trend as asian companies have led the charge in battery making. reports say the biggest carmaker wants to spend billions on a giant battery factory. perhaps what it needs to re-energize its image in the wake of its dirty diesel scandal. >> volkswagen another german carmakers now batteries are the key technology to build commercially successful electric

cars. they are the most expensive part of an electric vehicle. the japanese company has emerged as the leading supplier. thanks to its partnership with tesla panasonic is capturing around 40% of the global battery market. in second place, it lg, who is signed up large automakers including gm. in third place, samsung. according to media reports 10 years from now german carmaker the debbie wants to produce one million electric vehicles a year. the scandal hit company could only remain more dependent but also create thousands of new

jobs. >> park subway, park bus, a mass transporter known as the best way runs on tracks allowing the best way to travel above regular traffic. it can carry up to 1200 people and it is cheap. only the fifth of a cost of eight subway track. prototype testing is scheduled for 2017. it is about time to get my bus out of here. that is it. i will hand you back to sarah. >> a film about a not see hunter has won the top prize at the low lows -- lola's. it tells the true story of about what is largely an unknown historical person to even most germans. he fights to bring one of the

facilitators of the holocaust to justice after the second world war. a reporter saw the film and she was at the gala. this is her update from the red carpet in berlin. >> it didn't really come as a surprise. in the late 1950's early 1960's he tried to bring former nazis to justice. he did that during a time when germans did not feel the need anymore to discuss the past, to discuss what happened during world war ii. it was a time when germany was economically recovering from the war and a lot of people would have rather got on with their lives. he wanted to make sure this was not going to happen. he wanted the germans to remember what happened and he

wanted to educate people about it. the name of fritz bauer is not really well-known, not even among germans. it may help to remember him for his work. >> it is just about all for a sprint stay with us for the day coming up next. we leave you with spectacular images of sydney's most famous landmarks in a different light. stay tuned. ♪

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