♪ christopher: this is "dw news," live from berlin. the dream of a world without nuclear weapons wins the nobel peace prize. judges honoring the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons while warning of the rising risk of nuclear conflict. also on the program, the spanish government apologizes for police violence during the disputed referendum in catalonia on sunday, but the question remains, will the leaders declare independence next week? and in german soccer, a previous

coach returning and taking over as the head coach of the powerhouse until the end of the season. ♪ christopher: hello, welcome. i'm christopher springate. good to have you with us. the nobel peace prize has been awarded to the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons, ican. the group played a key role in the adoption of the united nations treaty aimed at eliminating nuclear weapons. the nobel committee says it honored ican for reviving efforts to ban such weapons at a time of renewed global tension. [laughter] >> enjoy. correspondent: members of ican celebrating after hearing the announcement.

their nobel prize win considered an upset victory, since many expected the negotiators working out a deal with iran in 2015 to win. however, ican had already earned a victory when a treaty was adopted that they had devised. the chairman had this to say. >> when you take a historical look, it seems like there have been moments where it has been more engagements among nuclear states to enter disarmament initiatives. i do not believe we are in such a moment today. correspondent: the u.n. under disarmament affairs echoed the views. >> moving toward a world free of nuclear weapons is really today and urgent priority, so this

nobel peace prize really is very significant in terms of the timing and the situation in which we are all living in today. correspondent: however, none of the nine no nuclear powers have signed up for the nuclear treaty pushed by ican. the award also comes on m -- amid heightened tensions with north korea and the criticism from donald trump of a deal curbing the iran's nuclear armament. >> i think that the deal is really important and it would be really, really unfortunate and a huge security risk for the world if it was ripped up, especially at a time when iran is complying with the deal. so i think that deal needs to remain and be supported. correspondent: ican has pledged to step up its campaign and to do even more, until all nuclear weapons are eliminated. christopher: ok, joining us is a

leading member of ican, leo, the cofounder of the organization's german chapter. good to have a with us. how surprised were you when you had heard that he won the nobel peace prize? leo: thank you for having me. we were very surprised. there was speculation everywhere, but frankly this is the kind of thing that even after it happens you can barely believe it. christopher: the norwegian nobel committee awarding the prize to you, use the occasion to one against the rising risk of nuclear conflict. are things really that serious? leo: absolutely. after the end of the cold war people sort of forgot about nuclear weapons, of course they stayed and they are aging and we have soldiers moving them and keeping them ready to use at a moments notice, and there is huge investments going into the nuclear stockpiles, so basically

while 184 countries are doing good without them, we have a minority that believe they need the weapons of mass destruction to keep themselves safe. it is important to have this treaty in order to show that the vast majority of states, and the vast majority of people also in those nuclear weapons states find them unacceptable, and now they are illegal in national law. it is important to bring attention to this. christopher: you have campaigned for the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons, adopted in july, but yet it has not entered force because it needs ratification of at least 50 countries, so how helpful is the nobel peace prize in the bid to get those ratified? leo: the point is not so much the prize, although we are grateful for that and we are awed by the honor, but the whole point is that through the

boycott of nuclear weapons states, and of countries like germany who have for the first time stayed away from the this armament negotiations, is really important to bring attention to the treaty because otherwise it will not have an effect, which is to delegitimize nuclear weapons and make sure people like president trump or the north korean leader are aware of the fact that everybody else considers these unacceptable and illegal. so while the dangers are rising and miscount collations and missed medications and accidents are ubiquitous, it would be naive to sit back and believe that we can trust the nuclear weapons states to disarm themselves. it is the people that do not have the nuclear weapons that need to step up and makes her that we put pressure on the nuclear weapon states and really convinced them that disarmament is the only way to keep us safe. christopher: my question, was does the prize really help you in the fight to get the treaty ratified, because at the moment

it is not enforce? -- no itot in force. leo: it will be enforced at the moment of the ratification. over 100 states voted in favor of it at the united nations, so we will get that easily within a few years two thirds of the states of the world signing and ratifying it, probably in the next two years. but the important point is really that the nobel peace prize will help us to draw attention to the treaty, so that people in every country knows that there is an alternative, you do not have to just accept the u.s. and north korea threatening each other, you can push for your government to ratify the nuclear prohibition treaty and thereby increase the pressure for nuclear disarmament. it is important to the nobel peace prize to draw attention to this. christopher: how effective is the treaty going to be. ? as far as i understand, does not apply to those countries that

already have nuclear weapons, so people might say what is the point? leo: it applies first of all to the countries that have ratified the treaty, but again if the vast majority of countries, two thirds or more of those countries on earth ratify the treaty, it will have an effect on everybody else. how could it not ? only nine states with nuclear weapons and this will draw attention to those organizations like nato, it will have an effect on banks which can no longer finance companies involved with the maintenance or delivery of those nuclear weapons, so it is definitely going to have legal, political and moral consequences and give arguments to those people that are trying to limit the funds being wasted on mass destruction weapons, which can never be used. christopher: what do you say to the foreign-policy hawks that say that we need nuclear weapons, as a deterrent for instance, to contain

unpredictable leaders such as kim jong-un? don't they have a point? leo: not at all, it is a sop serving argument. -- self-serving argument. they have only had weapons for 10 years and they would have acquired those nuclear weapons if we had banned them earlier. of course, north korea sees we have absolutely no intention of going toward nuclear disarmament and they feel threatened and as a poor country that was very weak in their military, they think they need nuclear weapons in order to keep themselves safe. and now some claim it is because of north korea that we have nuclear weapons, but that is wrong because we have had them for 70 years and it is the major powers that are protecting each other from the pressure of the nuclear weapon free states. christopher: leo, cofounder of ican in germany, thank you and

congratulations for winning the nobel peace prize. leo: thank you. christopher: turning to spain, where a top government official has apologized to those injured by police violence in catalonia last weekend. some 800 people injured in clashes with the spanish police as the region held an unauthorized referendum on sunday. it looks like the tone is a softening. it comes as the leader of catalonia has been meeting with mediators. correspondent: if the catalan president's power struggle with spain is to end anytime soon, he will need the help of mediators like those he met with today. in a sign he could be lessening to his guests, carles puigdemont said he will update parliament on the current political situation on tuesday. in doing so, he avoided breaking a constitutional ban on a session scheduled for monday. a gesture of goodwill, says his

party. >> the president of catalonia has a great opportunity to make the real statement that he made a few days ago, which is to start a dialogue. correspondent: meanwhile in madrid, a possible change in strategy -- for the first time, the spanish government issued an apology for the heavy-handed policing of sunday's illegal referendum. >> i said very clearly before, the police were following an order. they were not ordered to avoid an illegal vote, they were ordered to seize the ballot boxes. if there were incidents, and there were, and if people were injured, evidently we are all sorry. correspondent: but pressure is piling on the catalan leaders as spain's third-largest bank is going to move its registered offices out of the breakaway region. it comes as catalonia's

so-called silent majority, who opposed separation, began finding their voice. >> the problem is not between the government, the problem is between one half of the catalan people and the other half of the catalan people. correspondent: and on sunday, the pro-spanish union plans to take back the streets with a demonstration of their own. christopher: catalonia's push for independence causes skepticism among the financial institutions. >> the international monetary fund warning that the move could affect confidence and investment decisions in the region. in the ratings agency has -- and the ratings agency has warned they could downgrade their rating if it declares independence. one day after a similar warning was issued. no wonder the businesses are weighing options. now the government image rid -- in madrid has passed a decree concerning those shifting out of

the region. correspondent: catalonia, 10 of the 46 banks headquartered here, but for how long? some businesses have already voted. the third-largest bank, announcing it will move headquarters from barcelona to valencia. and it is not the only one, the fifth-largest bank in spain already has the move going. the new headquarters will be on the east coast. analysts say the unknown surrounding the future of the region means stakes are high. >> the spanish bonds, a rise in interest rates, an increase of premiums and foreign investments in catalonia are the consequences of the risk posed by the political and economic situation. correspondent: and here at barcelona industry week, those with organizations here are expressing concerns. >> not knowing the future of

catalonia, whether it will be inside or outside of spain, makes entrepreneurs think carefully about their companies. we will always go in the safest direction. correspondent: catalonia accounts for a fifth of the economy of this country, by financial markets have been shaken by the fears that secession would undermine the biggest -- one of the biggest economies in the european union. and it is putting the catalonia economy into a tailspin. christoph: one car company going electric with the concern over, change pushing the car company to radically overhaul their product range. vw promising to provide electric versions of all of their models, and now were not -- and now renault says their fleet will be electric in a few years. correspondent: they are taking a

leaf out of the book of another firm, the electric car. now the ceo of renault wants his affirmed to roll out more hybrid and electric vehicles. >> altogether, are you electrified offer will account for 50% of our product. 8 cars. electric - pure electric, 12 electrified, more than 50% of the product offered. correspondent: hardly surprising, the carmakers are rushing to come out on top in the race to go electric. the german carmakers vw and daimler have pledged to offer electric versions of all of the cars by the middle the next decade. after all, they want to clean up the reputations in the wake of a diesel emissions scandal, but with everybody piling on the bandwagon, the question remains -- can renault pull ahead of the

competition? with their next model available by 2022, they are hoping to get a head start. christoph: a mixed picture for the u.s. economy. they shared 33,000 jobs in september, the labor department blaming losses on the hurricanes irma and harvey, that hit the south of the united states a few weeks ago. a key indicator of the economy the way growth picking up and -- wage growth picking up and they are being paid more compared to last year, faster growth than analysts expected. for more, we cross over to wall street and jens, what did investors focus on today -- the weaker job data or the growth in wages? jens: to be honest, neither, because september was an

exception, not the norm with those hurricanes. and they caused a lot of restriction. it is in general a good sign that the wages are increasing, but probably because the hurricanes affected mostly the low skilled labor jobs, and those are less paid and therefore you cannot really read much into this wage growth. over all, the economy seems to be rather strong during the -- strong. during the week, we got reports from the u.s. car industry, so at the end of the week the jobs report did not count very much. christoph: up investments in hybrid planes. tell us more. jens: well, we are talking so much about driverless cars and boeing seems to be one step ahead, or rather -- they agreed

to purchase aurora flight sciences and the company is specialized in drones and pilot-less flying systems. they already have a partnership going on with uber, so now boeing is getting into this area with the pilot-less flight systems and we can expect a lot more money will now flow into that area. christoph: thank you, jens. back to christopher with the latest on the investigation into the math shooting in las vegas. christopher: investigators now say that stephen paddock was probably scouting other sites before his attack on sunday, shooting dead dozens of people from a high-rise hotel room. officials say that he booked similar hotel rooms near other festivals, such as the lollapalooza festival in chicago. the victims of the shooting included music lovers and an

aspiring performer. >> ♪ you should be here standing with your arm around me here ♪ correspondent: brandon stewart, an avid music fan who wanted to be a country singer. he was one of the 58 people killed at the harvest music festival last sunday. his sister and his best friend still trying to come to terms with the loss. >> he will never be forgotten. >> it is not real yet. >> not real yet? >> no. the dust has not settled. >> i think it will be real when we walk into the office and he is not there. ♪ [bagpipes] correspondent: across town, a vigil for another victim of the mass shooting. charleston hartfield was a police officer who attended the festival off duty. 58 victims, 58 stories of bereavement.

[gunfire] correspondent: the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. modern history possible because the gunman, stephen paddock, had modified his arsenal of weapons with legal so-called bump stocks. these devices allow guns to fire at a rapid rate, almost like fully automatic weapons. in the wake of the shooting, the trump administration deflected initial calls for tighter gun legislation. but now, the chiefs of the national rifle association have released a statement. in a surprise concession for an organization that opposes restrictions, it calls for a federal review of bump stocks that make rapidfire easier with semi automatic weapons. moments after, the white house press secretary praised the announcement. >> good afternoon. members of both parties, and multiple organizations, are planning to take a look at bump stocks and related devices.

we certainly welcome that and we would like to be part of that conversation. correspondent: but the organization that the nra wants to task with handling the issue is the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms. a move that has already been interpreted by some as a strategy to keep the issue out of congress, and avoid any more sweeping gun controls. in a country where since the attack on sunday, at least 87 people have been killed by firearms, the nra's proposal is a far cry from corrective action. christopher: staying in the u.s., a top hollywood producer harvey weinstein has threatened to sue the new york times after they published an article alleging decades of sexual harassment. the 65-year-old had initially apologized after the article and asked for a second chance. now his lawyer says the story was equal to defamation because it relied on hearsay.

he is now taking a leave of absence from his movie studio. his hits include "good will hunting" and "pulp fiction." saudi arabia has condemned a report on violence against children as misleading and inaccurate. the document blamed a saudi led military coalition in yemen to deaths and injuries to hundreds of children. the report counting more than 50,000 war crimes in total against -- 15,000 were crimes in total against children last year, but the real figure could be higher. correspondent: it is a gruesome list that the u.n. representative have to deliver year in and year out, the list of war crimes against children. they are abused, raped and killed by bombs. in 2016, the u.n. counted 15,500 proven crimes, carried out by government troops, rebels and terror organizations.

>> we have to assume this is just the tip of the iceberg. do not say, "oh good, we have 500 more." this is not the case. these are verified. correspondent: the report came later this year, because of opposition from saudi arabia. it was named as a perpetrator on the so-called list of shame. in yemen, the saudi led airstrikes on kindergartens and his goals killed 600 -- and schools killed 600 children, according to reports. that is why they made the list. at the same time, it has been described as a country willing to cooperate with you and efforts. -- with u.n. efforts. christopher: police in kenya have fired activists in nairobi. using tear gas. protests also taking place in other cities, calling for the dismissal of the board of

officials involved in the presidential election last august. the presidential rerun vote only three weeks away now. and the body of the former iraqi president has arrived in his home city. he passed away this week in germany at the age of 83 years old. he stepped down as president in 2014 after suffering a stroke. he was the first iraqi president of kurdish origin, and he is hailed as a unifying figure in iraqi politics. and in russia, at least 16 people were killed and several injured when a passenger train collided with a bus. officials say the bus stalled on a rail crossing into the train was not able to stop in time. the accident happened about 85 kilometers east of moscow, all of the dead understood to be is back -- uzbek citizens. pope francis calling for the

protection of children online. during a conference committee urged executives to use "great profits to protect young people from sexual exploitation and violence." he also called for tougher sections against online child abuses. ♪ christopher: and bayern munich has appointed jupp heynckes as the new coach, he is coming out of retirement and signed a contract until the end of the season. this is his first time -- fourth time in charge. correspondent: he retired from coaching in 2013 and he went out on a high. he won the champions league, and the german cup. his good friend, the president of bayern munich, played a big role in convincing him to come out of retirement. many of the players know him from his last time in charge and they are happy to see him come back. >> he knows a lot of the guys

and he has huge experience. he is a great coach and understands of the players. i think he will give the team a boost and make us better. correspondent: he will take over training on monday and stay until the end of the season, giving the team time to find a suitable successor. christopher: now, there was a hair-raising experience during the storm here in germany yesterday for the passengers of an emirates flight landing at the duesseldorf airport. the 8380 appearing to touchdown perfectly, but then suddenly the airplane was caught by a powerful crosswind blowing it across the runway. the airliner lurching before the pilots could bring it under control. the cargo spotter recording the footage and publishing it on his youtube channel. he praised the skills of the pilots in coping with the unexpected turbulence. christopher: happy passengers in

that airplane. a quick reminder of our top story, the nobel peace prize has been awarded to the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. the nobel committee praising ican's efforts to establish a global treaty outlawing devastating weapons at a time of renewed nuclear tension. you are watching "dw news." i will be back in a second with in-depth analysis of the world's top stories. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

steves: the dramatic rock of cashel is one of ireland's most evocative sites.

this was the seat of ancient irish kings for seven centuries. st. patrick baptized king aengus here in about 450 a.d. in around 1100, an irish king gave cashel to the church, and it grew to become the ecclesiastical capital of all ireland. 800 years ago, this monastic community was just a chapel and a round tower standing high on this bluff. it looked out then, as it does today, over the plain of tipperary, called the golden vale because its rich soil makes it ireland's best farmland. on this historic rock, you stroll among these ruins in the footsteps of st. patrick, and wandering through my favorite celtic cross graveyard, i feel the soul of ireland.

♪ host: hello there, and a warm welcome to our highlights of the past week. and before we get started, let's have a quick look at what made the cut this time around. communing with nature. sweden's pontus jansson and his love of stones. working with cars. mechanic uwe preuss and his love of old english cars. passion for puzzles. inventor oskar van deventer and his love of magic cubes. rocks have been used in meditation activities for centuries, and arranging them in gardens or piling them up on top of each other can have a calming effect, as pontus jansson of