>> live from berlin, this is " the journal errico our headlines this hour -- after he days of severe rain storms, heavy flooding is threatening large parts of central europe. in turkey, more protests and tear gas as antigovernment demonstrators gather in ankara and istanbul. munich celebrates after winning a unique triple.

heavy rain in parts of germany has left people battling with water as far as the eye can see. in the south and east of the country, rivers are overflowing and inundating roads are it the hardest hit regions so far are saxony and eastern bavaria. thee, city that lies at point where three rivers meet is especially vulnerable. residence here can hardly believe their eyes. floodwaters have continued to rise after heavy overnight rain. of the cityenter is inundated and the water keeps coming. local shop owners are trying to minimize the damage. a had no time to prepare for the flood. many complained they were not given a weather warning by authorities. water levels in the danube are set to exceed 11 meters, hired and -- higher than during the massive floods in 2002. the mayor said no one

anticipated out bad things would get. >> we declared a state of emergency because of the extent of this catastrophe. we have requested help from army units to combat the rising waters. >> things are also looking grim and the eastern state of saxony. a state of emergency has been called and other regions are drowning as well. like east of dresden, a usually placid place has transformed into a roaring river, nearly to the point of overflowing. in the regionices have been working around-the- clock. >> we are keeping and i on the sky. if we get much more rain, it will really make things worse. >> no one expects the high water to end anytime soon. forecasters predict more rain

this week. all of that precipitation is taking its toll across europe. at least two people are dead in flooding. please let up flood barriers to protect capital's historic center. check authorities have declared a state of emergency in many towns and villages. across the border, landslides forced hundreds of people from their homes. in turkey, emmons traders turned out nationwide for a third day of antigovernment protests. police fired tear gas at protesters and in istanbul, thousands of demonstrators occupied a central square. the interior ministry said more than 1700 people have have been, but many released. international human rights organizations have criticized a strong police response and uk u.s., britain, and france have urged the government to exercise restraint.

fired tear gas shells to prevent hundreds of demonstrators from marching to the prime minister's office on sunday. more than a thousand people rallied in the capital square calling for him to step down. eyes are not watering because of tear gas, they said. they are watering because of ride. there were renewed protests in the estimable square. plans to build a shopping center prompted a demonstration. any people said the police overreacted in clashes on sunday. >> in situations like these, they police use force. it is out of proportion. it's just too much. the police should be protecting people. he conceded the police made mistakes, but he accused emmons traders of trying to destabilize democracy.

>> they have been removing pave stone and breaking windows of local stores. is this democracy? i'm a dictator. if they call the person who commits himself to serving his nation a dick ater, i have nothing to say. tohe said the plans redevelop the park will go ahead despite the demonstrations. for more on that, we are joined by our correspondent in istanbul. ring us up to date with the situation. >> i just got back from the square where there has been much of a carnival atmosphere all day. people are dancing and listening to music and chanting political slogans. many are calling for the prime minister to step down, but there's a feeling that they recognize the prime minister is not going to step down, but he should in that she should

become more inclusive. there's a call for a respect for individual freedoms, but a lot of the atmosphere, there is hard-g concern about the line coming from the prime minister and the growing violence happening in other parts of his tumble. as we speak, there are major confrontations going on near where the prime minister's residence is. from what i understand from social media and reports from activists, it is some of the worst confrontations that happened since the unrest started. >> the prime minister seem to be uncompromising today. is he out of touch or is the majority opinion still behind him? >> that is the $64 million question. he is a very popular leader and has strong public support, but even amongst his own supporters, we are hearing signs of people saying he should tone down his rhetoric and should be less confrontational. there appears to be some unease,

but having said that, he is a massively popular prime minister. >> thank you very much. egypt now, or the country faces fresh local uncertainty. the president has said the upper house of parliament for the time being maintain its legislative powers. this statement comes in response to a ruling from egypt's highest court stating the islamists dominated legislature and constitutional panel were illegally elected. >> the supreme court decision felt -- delta and hard blow to mohamed morsi's party. they hope it will weaken the anti-government hold on power. >> today, the supreme constitutional court issued a historic ruling. the legislatures of earth's house the constitutional panel were illegally elected. of the president has

dissolve the upper house. >> the upper house was made the sole legislative power last year after the supreme court dissolve the lower house. the presidency says the council will remain in place until a new parliament is elected later this year. but the ruling could trigger a new power struggle between the branches of government. muslimsident and the brotherhood have clashed with the judiciary on several occasions, notably in december, when mobs forced judges to postpone the upper house ruling. as such, the verdict was a victory for democracy, but it threatens to deepen the instability in a country yet to gain a foothold after the arab spring. foreign minister has called for a cease-fire in the syrian town of cuss era where fierce fighting is taking

place. in the civilsides war should allow international aid organizations to tend to civilians. show adeo is said to visit by a rebel military commander to boost morale. hezbollahoops act by forces have been driving back the rebels in some areas and activists say the government .ontinues to bomb towns area mark would abbas has picked a political independent as the prime minister. he's the president of university and former head of the central election commissions. he is set to replace the outgoing and con artist who is popular with western leaders. he resigned in april and formally leaves office this month. a strong earthquake has struck a high, killing two people. the u.s. geological survey reports the magnitude 6.2 quake

was centered about 250 kilometers south of taipei. on the seismically active rain of fire, where 90% of the world's earthquakes occur. a historicootball, trouble secured. and when the german cup as well. the win kicked off an incredible season for the players and for the coach. >> an impressive collection of silverware -- all three major trophies on display in you -- in munich. fans were overjoyed. motivated thehly season, but nobody could have foreseen that we would the here with three titles. it is beyond belief. had to earn number three. student guard came out on the offensive.

the goalkeeper was in brilliant and, denying student card sending off a flurry of shots on goal. the attack eventually got into career -- and got -- got into gear. it took a penalty to put points on the board. at the start of the second half, mario gomez struck pay dirt, substituted on for -- and then on the hour mark, he put in his second, giving them a commanding lead. theyhe coach looked like had it in the bag. but his jubilation proved to be premature as the striker put stood guard on the board and 10

minutes from time, he was again caught flat-footed as he bagged his second of the evening. but they made sure student guard did not throw levels. >> it is crazy, especially after last season, what we were runners-up three times and now we've won three times. it's fantastic. >> finally, all three pieces weren't lace and once again there are were the centerpiece of the celebration. >> our sports correspondent visited munich's central square to get a look at what it was like when the team arrived back home. .> what a fantastic party to000 supporters came celebrate their heroes. they came and they got wet. it was raining cats and dogs the whole day and it still is, but

the fans did not care. they were singing and dancing the rain away, waiting for the team which finally showed up on the balcony at the munich city hall, presenting these three trophies they won this season. was also on the balcony. everyone was happy. end ofa remarkable season celebration here in munich. the party still goes on. onto tennis news now and a roundup of the french open in paris. the 2009 champion from russia care the run of angelique about. she will face serena williams in the quarterfinals after the american bludgeon her way through in 70 minutes. breezed pastor kevin anderson and a local hero

is also still at the stage .orner of final a thirdcycling, consecutive victory for lorenzo. he started from the second position and passed his compatriot on the opening lap. this was his second win of the season. a finlandd racing, man has won the acropolis rally. he pulled into first place on saturday and was never in danger after that with a lead of one minute and 50 seconds on his nearest rival. the acropolis run was the sixth event in the world rally championship currently led by a french driver. that wraps it up for this edition of the journal.

thank you for joining us and tune in again at the top of the hour. >> at the start of the week, eu argued to lift an embargo and in the end, britain and france are veiled. freeidual members will be to provide arms to serial rebels if they choose. economic sanctions on syria will continue. says the decision allows flexibility for the future. >> we have no plans to send arms at the moment. this is a strong signal that they need to engage in the political process. >> the united states welcomed the decision, but russia said it

would undermine attempts to find and negotiate a settlement. moscow nevertheless insisted it would not cancel plans to send antiaircraft missiles to the asad regime. in a television interview broadcast later in the week, the syrian president said he was confident of victory against the rebels. he said the momentum was now with his forces who he said were making gains on the ground. fighting continued throughout the week in the strategic town. government forces have in regaining control of the town gradually, though rebels say they have managed to ring in reinforcements. not looking good ahead of the peace conference planned for next month. the main syrian opposition group is already refusing to attend. >> the chinese mayor met with

the german economics minister in berlin on tuesday on his first visit to germany. he spoke of a special partnership between the two countries and said germany and china could become a dream team. in talks behind closed doors, chancellor angela merkel address the issue of human rights, including the treatment of chinese artist i huawei. he recently brought out a music video for launching an attack on beijing. the talks, officials said that china would continue the dialogue on human rights. >> in the iraqi capital of baghdad, a series of car bombings killed 58 people on monday. more than 100 80 were wounded. the bombings mainly targeted shiite neighborhoods. further attacks followed later in the week, claiming more lives. the authorities blamed sunni militants and members of al qaeda. iraq is struggling to contain a

growing sectarian conflict. they it cures -- they accused promoting thei of conflict. speaking at a conference on integration, angela merkel said her government wants to attract more skilled workers from abroad. addition to the european single market, the next major task is to develop labor market mobility, to have a single european label market. that will take a long time. >> she also wants to introduce opportunities for foreign workers in germany, opening up jobs in the public sector. the turkish community urged officials to introduce a self- imposed quota system. >> the authorities need to make a binding commitment to find targets and check out later and investigate if they haven't been

filled. >> the opposition criticized the conference for not passing any binding resolutions. a review is not expected for another year. >> german authorities were outraged on tuesday when reports emerged italy sent 300 refugees on to germany. the refugees were reportedly given 500 euros or eight they have since been living on the streets in germany. under european union laws, the country of is responsible for refugees. rome later agreed to take the refugees back but denied they had ever sent them away. >> the european commission issued fresh recommendations on how european union member states should fix their economies. the commission president said it was important that austerity is not the only focus in europe. recommendations call on all countries to be more ambitious when it comes to growth boosting economic

reforms. greater efforts are needed to create conditions that favor business involvement. >> germany was told to boost domestic demand by increasing wages. , including france, were given time to reduce their deficit, but the commission said parents need to tackle reforms. the straight talking -- paris needs to tackle reforms. >> obviously, we will root -- we will introduce reforms that are legally sound and responsible. but, the european commission cannot dictate what we do. it can simply say we need to reach certain targets. >> france is the second largest economy in the eurozone and unemployment currently stands at a record high and economic roads is virtually zero. france through its first official gay wedding ceremony.

the knot was tied at a ceremony in month tellier. -- montpelier. >> it is my great honor to clear you married according to the law. >> the historic ceremony was broadcast live on french television. france legalized marriage for homosexuals and rats --, sexual's just two weeks ago. churchgoers were enraged about france becoming the 14th country to permit same-sex marriage. undistractedwas but there were scuffles outside. building was ringed by riot police and plainclothes officers. >> ceremonies were held in the western german city to remember five people killed in a racially motivated attack 20 years ago. all the victims were from one family. right-wing extremists set fire to a house in a town where an

ethnic turkish family lived. these pictures are from may, 1993. lost two daughters, two granddaughters and a niece in the attack. she called for solidarity saying the killings could not be allowed to bring division between ethnic germans and migrant communities. >> nepal marked the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of mount everest. relatives of the two original climbers joined the festivities. a nepalese sure and edmund highestfirst scaled the mountain on may 29, 1953. thousands have since followed in their footsteps and the mountain has become quite an industry to tour groups. over 500 have made the ascent this year alone. >> france and germany issued a

joint appeal for a full-time president to oversee the group of eurozone countries. a call came following talks in paris, during which the two leaders sought to turn the page on past conflicts over how to overcome the eurozone crisis. francois hollande said they need to coordinate economic policy across the block and for a president equipped with a separate budget and real power. angela merkel said it was important for such a president to recognize negative developments early on and be able to take action. we need morey coordination of economic policy. our institutions need to be harmonized to promote cooperation within the euro group. >> the joint proposals will be submitted to other leaders later this month. for the also calls

speedy implementation of a 6 billion euro initiative to bring down use unemployment in the eurozone. the prehistoric woolly mammoth could one day be brought back to life according to scientists in russia who announced a rare discovery on thursday. they found a mammoth carcass in the remote islands of russia's far north. the scientists were astonished to find liquid blood inside the animal that can be used to clone the creature. the remains are 10,000 years old and thought to be the best preserved specimen ever found. >> violent antigovernment protests erupted in several cities across turkey on friday. campaigners accused police of using excessive force. it all started as a demonstration over plans to replace a park in istanbul with a shopping mall mama but quickly turned into a protest against the government.

>> the prime minister is not listening to every -- listening to anyone. he is trying to install his own dictatorship. leave want is for them to the park to the people, but as you can see, the conflict is getting much bigger. >> the prime minister has led turkey through a series of sweeping reform during his decade in power, but critics accuse him of using heavy- handed tactics to crack down on political opponents. >> also on friday, germany revealed surprising results from a nationwide census. the survey showed germany only has a population of 80.2 million people, 1.6 million less than previously thought area demographics experts were particularly surprised that german citizens counted for only

a fraction of the downward correction. >> for foreigners, the wasation at -14.9% considerably greater. one point onely million fewer foreigners living in germany than previously estimated. local authorities, the census will have drastic results. , for example, will receive 400 million euros less each year under the state revenue sharing system and will have to pay back some of the money it received in recent years. >> days of heavy rain in germany and austria caused floods toward the end of the week. in germany, the south and east of the country have been worst- hit. the states of stirring and bavaria, rivers burst their banks and houses have been inundated.

, some eastern city residents have had to been evacuated and houses were completely surrounded by water.