>> hello, a warm welcome to the journal on dw. what is making news at this hour. of ey sees a second day antigovernment protests in central istanbul. -- rchant and baby are mother and baby are among the victims as five tornado-run oklahoma. bayern munich takes on statute -- stuttgart in the german cup final. we begin in turkey where there's a n more violence during

second day of protests in ankara.l and the capital thousands gathered where the process began friday initially response to plans to redevelop a city center park. last tatement in the couple of hours the prime minister has vowed not to back on that redevelopment project which he said was being sed to stoke tensions against his government. he also called for an immediate for the e protests but time being that doesn't look likely. >> demonstrators and security forces have battling it out in istanbul's around park. versus tear gas, an unequal match. he police are taking a hard line against the protesters, too raoeuights observers. a small oasis it the

city center. now the trees are to be felled to make way for a shopping center. that decision triggered protests one week ago. the uncompromising police response and massive use of tear caused many ordinary turks to sympathize with the demonstrators. the islamic conservative administration of the prime coming under increasing criticism. the opposition is accusing him an autocratic ed style of govern being. istanbul trators in agree. >> he is not listening to anyone. an ottoman like sultan and install his own dictatorship. to leave the park to the people. but as you can see the incidence getting much biggerment >> the rioting has been

escalating since friday night. demonstrators are also taking to the streets of other cities to to the idarity protesters in istanbul. t is the worst unrest turkey has seen in years. but the government is sticking it will go saying ahead with its plan. joined now by our correspondent on the line from istanbul. latest you can tell us from where you are? still conflict is continuing. the center of the square which the kroeupbtation has been -- confrontation has been the battles are going on all around the square and this is normally filled with and now it is empty, just protesters and police. firing ce are indiscriminately rubber bullets and gas cylinders into the crowd crowd. over 1,000 have been injured and six lost an any as

eye. so the confrontation and violence is continuing. are coming to join the protest even though there is a into the on transport center. people are walking on foot. to be anydoesn't seem end in sight. >> tell us more about the extent to which this is really a major expression of dissatisfaction prime minister and how he's responding. it originally started as an environmental protest over this small park in the center of the city. of the way the police behaved by using a lot of were ce, a lot of people hurt, has fueled into this wider concern that the prime minister acting in an y autocratic way. a eek ago he pushed through sweeping law controlling alcohol fueling concerns that the prime is from an islamic for a past is pushing

religious agenda because he has a massive agenda and not to anyone. even the head of the court warned of polarizing consequences of this the prime avior by minister. but the prime minister isn't backing down. he claims that this is some sort agenda to undermine and throw out his government from power battle over t is a democracy. >> thanks very much for this background. blockupy rmany the movement is holding another emonstration in the financial center of frankfurt. they expect some 20,000 supporters to turn out. according to pa reports some ,500 gathered in downtown frankfurt by midday. hey block streets near the european central bank headquarters to show opposition

as yusterity measures which thy lame for recession and cuts to social spending. they gathered in front of eutsche bank headquarters to protest what they say as unethic speculative trading in food. the delivery of weapons to the regime is totally wrong. those were the words of the speakingreign minister in washington in his meeting with john kerry. that came in response to a emergency by russia to sell an system to ssile damascus. foreign minister and kerry were united in the the plan to sell arms to the syrian regime. >> it is not helpful to have the to the region ed while you are trying to organize

peace.eace and create it is not helpful to have a lot f other ammunition and other supplies overtly going in, not just from the russians -- and that kind of ying thing -- but also from the iranians and his mr. >> the aircraft maker plans to fighter jets to the assad regime. >> that is why russia must efrain from activities connected with arms delivery. that could jeopardize the peace conference. we also urge the syrian opposition not to boycott the agreement erence so can be reached. >> kerry and westerville said it will show which have a will to find a peaceful solution for syria. monsanto says it is giving up trying to market its genetically

plants in europe. it says there is not enough among for the products farmers here. this amid a global backlash officials found herbicide resistant wheat on a oregon.the state of the discovery has prompted countries like japan and south korea to suspend imports of from the u.s. n germany opposition against genetically modified plants is strong. monsanto is the largest producer of g.m.c.'s. united nations scientists say been no rise in cancer ate as a result of the fukushima nuclear disaster two years ago. the rapid evacuation of thousands meant they were not increased radiation. the report also says no adiation related deaths could be identified among the 2,000 involved at the accident

site. reactors there were severely amaged in an earthquake and tsunami in march of 2011. we go to the u.s. where tornadoes have killed at least damage ple and wreaked in the american state of oklahoma. the devastation comes close to city where people are of course still recovering after 24 peopleister killed just two weeks ago. >> this driver had a death-defying trip. amateur footage captures the multiple tornadoes tore through the state friday. among those killed were a mother and her baby. the police say they had been traveling along a highway when a twister picked up their vehicle tossed it through the air.

the storms have also brought heavy rain and floods. here in oklahoma city have been transformed into rivers and many people have been in accidents. tens of thousands of households electricity. the storms have moved on to the northeast. a state of emergency has been the neighboring state of missouri. >> parts of germany are in the grip of bad weather. rain in the south and east has caused rivers to swell and burst their banks. situation is particularly .ritical in the eastern state arther south bavaria has been affect affected. forecasters say more heavy rain on the way. german soccer cup final day with bayern munich

stuttgart. bayern have won the bundesliga and are ions league trying to be the first to win a treble in germany. for uld be a huge triumph the coach in his last match. >> he has won his fair share of year but he has his eye on the german cup final bundesliga and champions league trophy. >> of course i want to win the german cup. it is a personal thing. ut i wouldn't call it an obsession. racked up unich has 15 german cup wins and he has yet to claim the title as coach. he won in 1973 as player.

that is added motivation for everyone of us individually and the team as a whole. it would be a special farewell for the coach. he has prepared the squad well. it will be his last match as the bayern munich coach and he could be the first abundance league coach to capture the treble. >> everyone is focused. this is a once in a lifetime three titles all in a single season. this ern has excelled in year's german cup competition scoring 17 goals in five games one. giving up only they beat dortmund in the quarterfinal, too. must get past stuttgart to give the coach a sendoff.storic > you can be sure that stuttgart will be looking to cause an upset but they have not success since winning the bundesliga title in 2007.

german cup win was 16 years ago and bayern has not stuttgart of the cup the last two seasons. ootball clubs are looking forward to next season and the ace is on to make big name signings. and a french team slash would some 60 mechanical euros for five-year n a contract. he scored 52 league goals the two seasons. fter winning promotion to the first division they are real edly after they are player and the barcelona keeper. valdez. tennis. french open and germany's kerber is through to the last 16. ching co-6-4, 6-7

6-4. two others were knocked out of the tournament. the men's competition tommy haas has reached the third round beating american jack sock. he world champion leader has suffered a setback in the akr acropolis rally in greece. he was forced to retire halfway through on friday due to a technical problem. it is not over for the frenchman. e will be reentering the race saturday with, however, a five-minute penalty. russia's racer has a 30-second ead going into the second leg of the rally. german cup final will be spectacular and we will report on that and more.

sports at the top of the hour. don't go away. in the run up to the world cup facing other is challenges. here at the stadium people are looking ahead. 8,000 construction workers are involved in the final phase .f renovations he is one of them. he's been working at the site a year. we asked how it feels to work on the stadium.

said it is a great honor to work on the project. experienced so much history. this stadium has shaped the ives of so many players and fans. of the historic job may be an honor, but that doesn't mean the pay is high. rials a month or euros. could he afford a ticket to a world cup game? thinks so. he says as a brazilian he has to believe it. whole country should support the team. soccer is part of the culture.

>> while he gets back to work we head south. steep climb from the beach is a poor brazilian neighborhood known for its high crime rate. has been a big concern in the run-up to the world cup rio's abilitybout to provide security for games draw s the near. this is a new police station. greets us.er she says it is important to have a bigger police presence here. until a few years ago authorities didn't dare set foot in this area. heavily armed security forces pushed out criminal gangs. as a pacification operation. was a meeting place for drug and weapons dealers, she

says. that affected the lives of esidents and destroyed the piece in the neighborhood. forces are present on the streets. the have disappeared and rea is safe according to this policeman. we followed him and a fellow their patrol. on before, the police rarely came says.iago and things were very difficult authorities. the criminals and gangs her could have great deal of resistance. not long ago police were afraid to enter the area. aese days they have developed rapport with residents as a result of hard work on the part and others like him. this people live in

village. for 100 years there were no here. patrols now for the first time residents an take their problems and worries to officers like fernando. people here have access to electricity and running water. something else has changed here. tourists have started visiting. to see how people live here. did -- host tell opened recently. now you can move around freely tiago. even tourists can because police are on patrol 24 hours a day. the peace will hold for the world cup. but this is a model right next famous beach. we traveled north next taking a

a poor r over neighborho neighborhood. police have also made their felt here, but un lilike the other one they have not out the criminal elements. poverty is endemic. guadalupe brazilian soccer is looking for its future stars. welfare project is a occer school funded by an ex-national team star. he school principal shows off kids who have what it takes. says the soccer school has been around since 2000. he came up with the idea. he grew up in the project. the school educates children and from six to 17 years all coming from the neighborhoods. the school tries to channel the

of soccer into a learning experience. is studying spelling. >> i asked him what his favorite subject was. soccer. i asked him what else he has learned here. reading e also learned and writing. his class heads out to the pitch with their coach. is a mix of boys and girls. they play together easily. encourage the youngest players to have some fun. -- tactics second are secondary. everyone gets behind the ball. has international tastes. his soccer idol is portuguese.

christian flow ronaldo. one on the soccer field is way to escape poverty. but the coach warns them daily that there is far more to than simply honing your football skills. the mission is to change the kids' lives. he uses the ball as a way to get education.d about from what we can tell, teaching through soccer seems to be working. make our way back to the stadium. the construction workers have shed their work clothes and put

jerseys.r today they have free tickets to the first match being played in renovated arena. we were supposed to meet elton he is a no show. not everyone is here for the game however. we have a geographer and lecturer with about 150 members a group that demands that the stadium be open to everyone. are you demonstrated against? >> against the privatization of the stadium which is taking a and transferring it to private hands. this is one of the most historic brazil reformed without public consultation and ripped from the hands of the people that made it famous and over to private interests. renovated three times in recent years at a cost euros of public revenue. now it is being sold for a

and it is ttance expanding its territory. a number of indians lived in a house near the stadium. museum ended to open a honoring their culture but the police drove them out. e says the police evicted him and other residents violently and without respect. the brazilian government and rio continue to treat indians very badly, he says and this is the 21st century. only a few demonstrators made it into the arena. was one of them. but few spectators noticed the protests. preoccupied with the first game to be played in the stadium. a mythical place in the national imagination.

he atmosphere is already frenzied with the world cup still a year away. aren't occasion fans rooting for the current national team but the stars of the past the victor, a member world champion squad. he was just fouled earning his side a penalty kick. but he thinks preparations are coming along fine. will be unique for brazil. they will play at home in front if god own fans and will he says they will win. ronaldo is also here. he's put on a few pounds since glory days but still has a champion's attitude. e played on three world cup teams. the brazilians call him the phenomenon.

full of praise for the latest version of the stadium. thing now, he big says. the turf is very good, the great and everything is ready so good luck. leading l love him for brazil to its last world cup title in 2002. problems t teams has it be sure but fans are eagerly awaiting the competition. this man says of course he will be there for the world cup. part of the e is history of the stadium. tos man says it will be hard get in, tickets will be very expensive. nd this man says that now rio has a beautiful new stadium for the championship it will be a great place for the team to win cup. there were further glitches after the opening match. game a few days later was canceled. but world cup fever has rio in

grip. everyone wants to be part of the set to take place next year.

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