♪ phil: this is "dw news," live from berlin. fury at the white house. donald trump denounces his former chief strategist, saying that steve bannon has lost his mind. the u.s. president was reacting to reports that mr. bannon described as treasonous a meeting between donald trump, jr. and a russian lawyer during the presidential election campaign. we will take you live to washington. al on the program, in iran, tensf thousandtake to the streets in a show of force for the government. the regime is trying to turn the tide against almost a week of violent protests. the general in charge of the has

-- of the revolutionary guard has declared the protests are now over. and -- ♪ famous film scores. we will take a look at and listen to a movie about movie music that is opening this week. ♪ phil: i'm phil gayle. welcome to the program. u.s. president donald trump has launched a scathing attack on his former chief strategist steve bannon ahead of the rease of a n less-than-flattering book. in a statement, mr. bannon said that -- mr. trump said steve bannon had nothing to do with me or my presidency. when he was fired he not only lost his job, he lost his mind. mr. bannon is quoted in a forthcoming book as saying that donald trump, jr.'s 2016 meeting with a group of russians was treasonous.

the president's statement blames bannon for helping to write what he calls phony books. let's get more on this from our washington correspondent carsten von nahmen. welcome, carsten. let's start off by looking at what mr. trump is reacting to. steve bannon is quoted in his forthcoming book talking about donald trump, jr.'s meeting in 2016 with a group of russians. he is quoted as saying, even if you thought that this was not treasonous, or unpatriotic, or bad -- and i happen to think it's all of that -- you should have called the fbi immediately. let's start with that meeting. what do we know about it? carsten: well, it was a meeting that was convened by donald trump, jr., the son of the president, who had been offered compromising material, dirt on hillary clinton, the opponent of donald trump in the presidential election of 2016 -- which apparently was coming from

russia. and donald trump, jr. then sent a now-infamous email back to that person that offered that material, saying, i love it, even though that informant basically said this information is coming from the russian government and its campaign to undermine hillary clinton. so this was pretty damaging and damning, and now having steve bannon as quoted in this book, basically confirming that he also thought this was at least dubious or as he put it, treasonous, that is quite big news. phil: so donald trump has responded in an official statement rather than in one of his infamous tweets. let's take a closer look at what the president has been saying. steve bannon has nothing to do with me or my presidency. when he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind. and he went on -- steve spent his time at the white house leaking false information to the media to make itself seem far more important than he was.

steve was rarely in a one to one meeting with me and only pretends to have influence. carsten, these two men were believed to be close political allies. now the president is doing his best to seriously discredit his former chief strategist. so clearly he seems to be worried about the effect this book is going to have. carsten: yeah, and at least the people around him think that this could be big, and that is why they have probably put their heads together and crafted this official statement instead of relying on donald trump shooting from the hip with a tweet. they want to make sure that they get this right. still, the language is pretty tough against bannon here in the statement, which shows how angry donald trump must be. and it is quite clear because once again, this could be damaging for him. steve bannon, no matter what trump says now, definitely was an important factor in his election victory.

he was the chief strategist in the white house. of course bannon clashed a lot with other members of the trump team, but still, his voice was heard, at least at the beginning. he then fell out of favor after a few months because trump apparently did not like the fact that the media were basically painting a picture of bannon as the mastermind behind everything in the white house, so eventually bannon had to leave. but now that bannon, again, in these statements as they are quoted in this new book, turned against trump, it seems that he has crossed the line. phil: and this book has not been released yet. so i wonder, briefly, if you wouldn't mind, why do we think bannon is now releasing this potentially damaging material to a man that he helped he become president? carsten: well, he hasn't released it. it is basically statements he made in background interviews to the author of this book, "fire

and fury," michael wolff. but it is being published now this week. and of course now with the russia investigation by special counsel robert mueller also picking up again, this could be damaging to donald trump and his presidency, and also to his whole movement because he has more or less hijacked the republican party and of course bannon was a part of that. if these two men fall out, that could be trouble for donald trump in the long run. phil: carsten von nahmen in washington, thank you. now to some of the other stories making news around the world, the u.s. senate has sworn in two new democratic senators, reducing the republican's majority to two. doug jones won a special election, and a senator is replacing al franken who resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct. a 17-year-old palestinian has been killed in clashes with israeli soldiers in the west bank.

israel says soldiers opened fire on a protester who appeared to carrying a gun and is reviewing the incident. there has been a surge in palestinian protests since the u.s. recognized jerusalem as israel's capital. a suicide bomber killed at least 11 in nigeria. the attack happened in the town of gamboru. there has been no claim of responsibility. in iran, after nearly one week of rioting, deaths, and arrests on the street, the general in charge of the country's revolutionary guard has announced what he is calling the end of sedition. general jafari announced that many arrested have received training from revolutionaries and firm action will be taken against them. the general's remarks came as iranian state media showed footage of pro-government rallies. reporter: now iran's leadership has also mobilized support. thousands of demonstrators in southwestern iran took to the

streets to show their support for the government. protesters yelled "death to the usa" and "death to israel." state television showed demonstrations like these taking place across the country. posters of the ayatollah are on display everywhere. on tuesday, the country's supreme leader blamed foreign powers for the unrest. now his supporters are claiming they are ready to give their lives for him. some are calling for those who demonstrated against the government to be executed. still, anti-government protests continue -- some of them violently. this footage shows a building going up in flames. it allegedly belongs to the paramilitary revolutionary guard. meanwhile, more than 1000 anti-government demonstrators have supposedly been jailed. a government spokesperson has emphasized the more liberal message of president rouhani, saying legal protests are allowed but those who break the law will be punished. washington's u.n. ambassador has called for emergency security council talks. >> we must not be silent.

the people of iran are crying out for freedom. all freedom-loving people must stand with their cause. reporter: state-run media in iran has now focused its attention on pro-government rallies in the country rather than on the anti-government demonstrators. phil: our correspondent eric randolph is in iran's capital tehran. welcome to dw. we heard general jafari has announced the sedition has been defeated. what does it look like from where you are? eric: here in tehran it was pretty quiet overnight, and we have seen a pretty heavy police presence and quite a few revolutionary guards in the streets in the center of the city. but for the most part it looks calm. it does feel like the wind has come out of the sails of the protest movement. today was really about the regime seizing back control of the narrative, reassessing its authority, and getting these things under control.

while we do not want to rule out the possibility that more protests or unrest might flare up in the nights to come, but now it does look like authorities have been able to get things under control. phil: what effect have today's pro-government demonstrations had, if any? eric: well, yes, this was part of the regime showing that if it wants to it can bring a huge number of people out onto the streets. these protests were impressive. tens of thousands, maybe more marching all over the country in different cities. we have heard -- it's not confirmed yet, but there will be a march tehran tomorrow after friday prayers. despite what we hear from places like washington and so on that the regime is seriously under threat, the fact remains that there is a very large sway a -- in society that is firmly behind the rulers and they can be called upon to show their

support with very short notice. phil: and i wonder, are those pro-government protests genuine? because i have been seeing reports that government employees, for example, have been ordered out onto the streets. eric: sure, we have seen some tweets going around saying look at these text messages, text messages saying that people are being ordered out. actually if you read what they are saying in farsi, they tend to be a quite polite invitation to come out. certainly government workers may feel some pressure to go to some of these marchers. and since these have not been held in tehran, we have not been able to attend them. we will get a better sense of that if they come to tehran tomorrow. but i have been to some of these marches in the past and the fact is there are a lot of people in iran who genuinely do support the regime. it is a mix and it is always hard to tell, what you don't want to count out the fact that

there are a lot of people who do support the regime. phil: if general jafari is correct and that unrest has been quelled, what happens now? do things just go back to the way they were? eric: no, not at all. i think this will shake up the political scene in a number of ways when it will be hard to see how it plays out. president rouhani will have to change tact. show that he has listened to the people about the economic problems the country faces. although the protests may be over, the frustration and the anger that drove them initially is certainly not going away anytime soon. so a dressing -- addressing those problems is going to be a very big task in the coming weeks. phil: eric randolph in tehran, thank you. in a sign of thawing tensions, north korea has reopened a suspended hotline to south korea. north korean leader kim jong-un ordered a reconnection of the phone line with the country's border. north and south have been making over chores about --

making overtures about improving ties since new year's eve since kim jong-un said he wanted to see north korean athletes at next month's winter olympics in the south. one of the more contentious issues in coalition talks between germany's hopeful ruling parties is likely to be reuniting refugees with their families. the process is politically charged, complicated, and expensive. and even if german authorities approve family reunions, other -- red tape in other countries can prolong the wait. so what does it mean for people caught up in the middle who often see themselves as victims of broken promises? reporter: this man and his younger brother like living in cologne, their new home, but they say they can only be truly content when the rest of their family joins them. the two brothers traveled along the balkan route from syria and arrived in germany two summers ago. they have been waiting for their parents to join them legally ever since.

>> people here told us it would only take about a month or two. reporter: but two years have gone by. in the meantime, he has been raising his little brother on his own. he speaks with his parents every day on skype. he says mother has the same question each time. >> what did you do in school today? reporter: the rest of the family is stuck in a northern greece city. despite permission from german authorities, they have not been able to travel to cologne. their case seems to be stalled in greek bureaucracy. >> it is so hard. they are so far away. i wish i could give them a hug. reporter: for the family, going back to syria is unthinkable, even once the war ends. one of her sons was shot dead in aleppo. he was 22 years old.

>> i still dream about him all the time. in the last one, he laid his head on my lap and i stroked his beard. i told him in the dream that i miss him. reporter: the other children try to keep their parents' spirits up. this 18-year-old goes to school here but she has taught herself to speak german in hopes of joining her brothers in cologne and studying further. she is tired of living in limbo. >> it's been two years since i have seen my brothers. all of us -- our mother, my siblings -- it is such a long time. reporter: in cologne, the two brothers have to be patient. along with their parents, some 4500 other refugees are waiting to join their families. we asked the german federal offense -- office why some

reunification seem to be taking so long. one of the arguments was everything needs to be authorized in detail with the greek authority, and that is not always easy. he has this message for his parents until he sees them again. >> i miss you and i am waiting for you. reporter: he adds that he is ready to wait as long as he has to until his whole family can be together in germany. phil: germany's largest lender is in hot water again. helena humphrey has the business news. helena: i'm afraid so. deutsche bank is in trouble with its shareholders as investors as opposed to authorities as it has been in the past. now, shareholders are suing the bank for 740 million euros. they say the bank underpaid them for shares in a subsidiary. deutsche shareholders allege the lender already controlled the bank two years prior to fully taking over its business.

investors want to be paid the value of the shares where they were at that time. the suit involves over 30 german and international investors. our financial correspondent annette weisbach says as the case is still ongoing, it is not clear whether deutsche will have to pay up. annette: at this time it might be different because there was a hearing already at the regional court in cologne where this matter will be discussed and also decided. and the leading judge was already pointing towards a more favorable hearing result for the bank at that hearing in early november. so this time deutsche bank might actually get away without paying all that money. helena: our financial correspondent annette weisbach, back there. security experts have discovered a major design flaw in the chips made by u.s. tech giant intel. a bug fix could significantly

slow down the performance of pc's in an intel microprocessor. they have yet to release more details about the flaw, which experts say could affect millions of computers d probably world. operating systems running on the chips must install the fix to avoid security issues, but could then run up to 35% slower. are you looking to buy your own here's an idea for you -- try a house in a french city for the princely sum of one euro. there are a few catches, though. reporter: the northern french city was once a wealthy text manufacturing center. now it is one of france's poorest towns. entire neighborhoods have been abandoned. so the municipal government came up with an idea -- sell off derelict houses for only one euro. >> the idea is to attract people who will invest in the area, care for it, place children in the schools, and bring new life to the neighborhood. reporter: so there are conditions. you have to put about 70,000 euros into renovation and you have to live there with your

family for at least six years. the offer is tempting for some. >> you have to look at the condition of the house. but to become a house owner for one euro is absolutely interesting. reporter: but others are not too impressed. you are not tempted? >> not at all. we cannot afford it anyhow. [laughter] reporter: other rundown european towns have similar programs. you will end up with a house but it won't be in one of europe's beauty spots. helena: britain's prince harry is to marry his fiance meghan markle on the 19th of may in windsor castle. and experts say that is going to add at least half a billion pounds to the uk's sluggish economy. already, merchandise has gone on sale commemorating the royal wedding. reporter: no one does royal pageantry better than the british, and the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle will be the last top level royal nuptials for years to come.

millions of romantics around the world will be watching when the royal pair walks down the aisle at windsor castle on may 19. but lots of people will just want to be nearby, even if they cannot attend the ceremony. based on the wedding of harry's brother william in 2011, the country can expect about 350,000 additional visitors next may. the hotel opposite the historic castle is anticipating thrilling times and a ringing cash register. >> it means everything. we are all really excited, both myself, the staff, all the local people of windsor are really, really excited. we are all looking forward to it. it is going to be a massive boost to the economy. reporter: the town of windsor is no stranger to royaleddings. its castle has been home to british kings and queens for almost 1000 years. it has long been a tourist attraction in any case, with over seven million visitors a year. royal wedding merchandise and paraphernalia is already on sale

on the high street. so what's the bottom line? >> the uplift to the royal wedding, we estimate very conservatively at about 500 million pounds. we think approximately 200 million pounds will come from tourism, travel, hotels. about 150 million pounds will come from people spending money, having parties and celebrating. about 100 million pounds will be free advertising from around the world, and the remaining 50 million pounds will be people buying t-shirts, hats, mugs and commemorative things to celebrate what will be a very popular wedding. reporter: with gloomy forecasts for the sluggish u.k. economy in the year ahead, britain is eagerly anticipating a lift from the royal wedding, however small and short-lived. helena: spotify is facing a new legal challenge as an american music publisher claims the swedish service has illegally streamed thousands of its songs without rights. the company wants $1.6 billion.

among the artists concerned, there are probably a few names you might well recognize. >> ♪ learning to fly but i ain't got wings ♪ reporter: tom petty is one of the most well-known names in the dispute. neil young and missy elliott are also there. the music publisher wixen music says spotify only secured copyrights to pay music labels for each track and ignored royalties to songwriters and music publishers. they say spotify owers them for more than 10,000 songs. it wants $150,000 a pop. spotify has over 60 million subscribers in dozens of countries and billions in annual revenue. the company is expected to go public this year. the firm has faced extensive problems with royalties. they settled with songwriters for $43 million last year. other cases are ongoing. all signs that the music ready is not ready to back down.

>> ♪ hey, baby there ain't no easy way out ♪ helena: to film now, taking a look at some big-name film scores you would definitely not want to violate the copyright on unless you had exceptionally deep pockets. phil: have a listen. ♪ i am pretty sure that you recognize that tune. his name is bond, james bond. and part of the bond legacy is the james bond theme, which was composed more than 55 years ago. it is one of the most famous pieces of music ever written for a movie and it is one of a number of legendary pieces of music to feature in a new documentary called "score," which opens in germany this week. ♪ reporter: whistling melodies, twangy guitars, and fatalistic trumpets. never before had a music score set the mood for a series of

films the way ennio morricone's did for the renowned spaghetti westerns. >> he just took that sound of a guitar and put it into that western environment. ♪ that is the sound of spaghetti westerns. still, 50, 60 years after the fact. reporter: what with cinema be without music? marco beltrami the analyzes the famous shower scene in "psycho." >> without music, it's not that scary. you notice the cuts, you notice the process. as soon as he put the music there -- ♪ -- you are stuck in the mindset of the psychotic killer. reporter: and a violin is what provided that tortured sound. german composer hans zimmer has created music for more than 150 movies, including the "pirates

of the caribbean" series. he is known for integrating electronic sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements. >> every part starts the same way. somebody comes into the room and says, i've got this idea, it would be fun to do. you are flattered they are even considering you. oh, me? then you have a moment -- i have no idea how to do this. ♪ reporter: how does film music work, and who is behind it? the documentary "score" answers some of these questions. it offers a behind the scenes look, for example, at recordings for the james bond film "casino royale." "score" reveals a few tricks but still leaves the sense of magic intact. >> most directors don't know how to convert emotions into music. so the composer has to kind of act almost like a therapist and go through all this mishmash of what the director is saying to get the essence of it.

reporter: and push emotion to the next level. whether for "jaws," or for "star wars," film scores can help us feel a part of the action. phil: may the force be with you. now, here's a reminder of our top stories at this hour. america's president donald trump has denounced his former chief strategist, saying that steve bannon had lost his mind. mr. trump was reacting to reports that mr. bannon has been quoted in a forthcoming book as saying a meeting between donald trump, jr. and a russian lawyer during the presidential election campaign was treonous and unpatriotic. in iran, tens of thousands of people have taken part in pro-government rallies following days of unrest targeting the regime. the general in charge of the revolutionary guard has declared what he called the sedition to have been defeated. don't forget, you can always get "dw news" on the go. just download our app from

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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.

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