>> live from berlin. this is "the journal." several people killed in a clash etween government forces and others. >> a u.s. finance report. a man's quick action to fight global warming. > and a fire rages through a chilean city of valpariso.

>> tensions in ukraine continue to escalate. ukraine has set a monday morning deadline for separatists to give up their weapons. ukraine's acting president has accused russia of waging war in eastern ukraine. he announced an anti-terrorist operation that left at least two dead. >> this unconfirmed internet footage purports to show the latest fighting in eastern ukraine. this man has reportedly been shot in the chest. the video also includes images of a man that apparently died of his injuries. the ukrainian military is attempting to retake public buildings which are under the control of pro-russian separatists. the acting ukrainian president

has stated the anti-terrorism operation will be expanded to other city is -- cities in eastern ukraine. he also promised amnesty for within turning in their weapons by monday. masked men seized city hall and raised flags declaring independence from kiev. crowd of approximately 1,000 pro-russian sympathizers have put up barricades. they say they will resist any ukrainian forces to make them leave. tensions are reaching the breaking point in cities throughout eastern ukraine. at least 50 were injured when a confrontation between pro-ukrainian and pro-russian forces turned violent. separatist forces are digging in their heals -- heels ahead of

monday's deadline. >> earlier we talked to our correspondent in eastern ukraine. he managed to get into the city this evening and went to the police station and secret service building that were taken by pro-russian activists. we asked him what he found there. are o-russian protesters still occupying the buildings. they are setting up bare cades. and those barricades are made of tires and wood. they have raised the flag of call the evil republic. >> and marcus, how difficult was it for you to actually get into slavianc? >> we had to pass on our way 160 danyeska, which is kilometers away. we had to pass roadblocks. at the last roadblock we had to

show our bags, our jackets, we had to explain who we are and why we are here. had to show my i.d. that i work as a foreign correspondent which works as a door opener to get me into all these places they have barricaded. what i can say is i have no igns of any clashes having taken place in the city today, so there are no signs of ukrainian forces or kiev forces having been here. i do not see armed vehicles and do not see any ukrainian or kiev forces at all. >> we are seeing pictures of people forming human chains around buildings. is it safe to say people are preparing for something big? >> yes, obviously they do.

we arrived at the police station. a big white van arrived and they carried more wood -- they brought more wood in to bare cade in front of the police station. so people here are still afraid of a take-over or an anti-terrorist strike or an operation by the new authorities in kiev. >> that was marcus rare reporting live from ukraine. arlier he was in the city of danesk, which is where they have been holding public buildings for the past week. this could result in violence if the government tries to use force to end their protest. > a few hundred men armed with trenchants and a former mib of the security forces is organizing watch duty. he and fellow activists say kiev could soon order the storming of

the building. >> the prime minister l consists of hypocrites and impostors. we won't back down from our demands. >> these activists want greater autonomy for their city and closer ties with russia. many disagree with their aims. >> russia is putting pressure on us. these activists are not from danyesky. my friends want to live in a nited ukraine. >> this area must remain ukrainian. what do we need russia for? >> the russian flag is flying over the occupied buildings, and 2,000 to 3,000 locals back the activists. many have lost their jobs in the mining and steel industries which dominate the region.

they believe russia, not ukraine or the e.u., can provide rosperity. >> people should stop accusing us of being separatists. we believe in free will. that's why we want a referendum n the future of danesk > with kief -- kiev on the offensive, the people behind this may not be long for this world. >> a huge fire torched a port in valpariso on wednesday. several neighborhoods were burned down, and moyer than ,000 residents have been evacuated.

e president authorized the evacuation. >> the fire continues to spread in daunting proportions. >> the fire was terrible. we had to leave everything. when the flames were within a few blocks of us, we grabbed our clothes and pets and ran for it. >> mernlsy services are almost helpless to stop the rapid pread of the fire. >> i have a bottle of water with me, as it is still burning everywhere. when the president visited the disaster area, she was shocked with what she saw.

>> this is a terrible tragedy and perhaps the worst fire in the history of valparaiso. >> many people have homes that are already reduced to ashes. >> the world must ditch fossil fuel to stop global warming. that was found on the intergovernmental panel on climate change. it said renewable energy is the real answer. they said the switch does make economic sense. >> yet another bundle of dire warnings courtesy of the ipcc. according to its latest report, industrialized and developing nations must switch to renewable energy as quickly as possible to avert climate disaster. there is increasing concern of the enormous cost of renewables. the ipcc plays down concerns saying the overall price tag

would be minimal. >> the high-speed train would need to leave the station soon, and all of society would have to get on board. so there is, if we really want to bring about a limitation of temperature increase to no more than 2 degrees celcius, this is a message that comes out very clearly. >> the report said all nations must phase out fossil fuels by 2050. according to the estimate, that ould be the level to avert for -- more natural disasters. >> it is not going to cost us money, it is going to save us

money. it is about the trends already happening. >> and while global temperatures have plateaued, the ipcc holds to its disastrous prediction of warming if the world continues on its current path. >> to afghanistan where the results are in for the country's election. it looks like it is a tight race. former leader abdullah abdullah is in the lead. second place, the prime minister ashrafgani with 37%. the polls say that could change. this is based on half of the ballots cast. the final results won't be available for several weeks. to sports now, and the latest.

worshippers in st. peter's square. people left palms to commem rate the biblical account of geeous' arrival in jeruslem.

christians took part in the special day. >> thank you for watching "the journal." i hope you will see it at the top of the hour for more. >> concern grew about the situation in eastern ukraine this week. pro russian separatists announced they would hold a ref ref ren dumb on russia. it wasn't an isolated event. they also took part in the region and made similar eclarations. >> the referendum is inevitable. it will take place even if we all die here. there will be a referendum. i give you my word.

>> the interim government in doing cused russian of this as a pretext to send in ussian troops. russia said the images were eight months old. and kiev offered a deal to reduce the tension. it will give more powers to astern government. >> the world's biggest democratic election started in ippedia on monday. -- in india on monday. over 800 million people are able to vote. polling is taking place in stages throughout the country until the 12th of may.

indians want an end to the economic mismanagement and widespread corruption in their country. pestoria mpics star took to the stand. he is accused of murdering his girlfriend last year. he chose to exercise his right to speak off camera and broke down a number of times crying. he began by addressing the family. > i would like to apologize. there hasn't been a moment that i -- since this tragedy happened that i haven't thought about your family.

>> the prosecution is skeptical about that version of events. if convicted, pistorius could spend many years behind bars. >> world leaders gathered in the rwandan capital to mark the 20th anniversary of the genocide in the country. sorrow but also hope filled the stadium where the commemoration took place. >> history is history. we can't forget about history. but we are trying to build ourselves and to do well for the future. we can't forget what happened. rwanda 0 days in 1994 was the scene of a mass slaughter. hutus massacred almost a million tutsis. a cloud of shame still hangs over the world community which stood by as the massacre.

the president called por -- stopped the killings. he called for a national dialogue. >> we listen to and respect the views of others. but ultimately, we are to be responsible to ourselves. >> he has turned rwanda into a rapidly growing economy. despite the deep scars left by the genocide, many rwandans want to move forward without forgetting the past. >> tuesday saw a major victory for privacy advocates in the european union. they struck down a directive providing internet providers to store customer data for up to two years. it said the law violated the fundamental rights of e.u. citizens and must be reformed. germany implemented a directive in 200 , but it was anulled by the country's constitutional court two years later on the

basis of privacy concerns. now the law has been turned out completely, and the question is, what will happen next. interior minister supports storage in certain situations. >> to use the retention of data as necessary for investigating serious crimes. that is how it will remain. >> the european court conceded data retention often concerns the public interest, but said it had to be kept in check. >> hate crimes and violence against people in the e.u. are increasing. the human rights group acoozed -- accused european states of refusing to protect the roma community and even sometimes encouraging the problem. >> lawmakers have never sent a message saying we need to

protect these people, we need to help these people. they are e.u. citizens and need pro-- protection also. madrid, buteat real it was not enough to make up for their first leg list. real went to 3-2 on aggregate. they will face munich in the semis. manchester united disposed of on wednesday. madrid will face off against chelsea. >> germany's government and opposition went head-to-head for their debate in parliament on wednesday. the purpose was to debate the governments in 2015. germany said it was on course to balance its budget for the first

time since 1959. the crisis in ukraine also took center stage. chancellor angela merckel stated her support. >> the ukrainian people must decide their own future. we are going to help them do it. >> she also took a swipe at putin saying there was little evidence russia was helping de-escalate the situation. >> indonesia elected a new government on wednesday. >> most votes went to the indonesian democratic party. that gave the president a boost ahead of july's poll. the voters also punished corruption parties and gave support to a number of islamist

groups. final results from the parliamentary election are not expected until may. >> two car bombs exploded illing at least 25 people. state media said the last went off as they -- the attacks came as germany's parliament voted to provide military support to the international effort to destroy syria's stockpile of chemical weapons. myanmar's opposition leader aung sung su chi held council at the official residence. she the mobile -- later met chancellor angela merkel. > to me it is not just success

-- but a success in achieving unit above all. >> spending years under house -- t, she has helped lead arrest aung san suu kyi helped lead them to human rights. >> a peacekeeping mission for the central african republic. they begin working mid september taking over for african and french troupes troops currently on the ground. >> we believe in the world today who can help us. >> a recent slide into sec tearian violence between muslims and christians have prompted and of ethnic cleansing

genocide. protecting civilians and facilitating deliveries will be a primary purpose fofert u.n. peacekeepers. over half the population are in need of humanitarian assistance. >> mount colon opened its doors to the public on thursday. it is germany's biggest art fair. the event is a magnate for rich and powerful collectors and art lovers who can afford to look but not spend. > german chancellor angela merkel was in the greek capital on friday. the chancellor said ameasures are dwing to -- beginning to bare fruit, and she praised their prime minister for his hard choices. >> the greek government policies demanded a lot of sacrifices

from the people. it was a difficult path for the government to take. we see today that greece has kept its promises. to stick to the budget targets but said the country would not need a third international aid package. merkel's visit came hot on the heels of greece returning to the bond market. >> police in brazil clashed with residents during an operation to evict them. more than 1,500 police officers were deployed to clear the site in rio de janeiro. many resisted eviction. several people were injured. >> japan's prime minister shinzo abe resisted phasing out nuclear power.

japan's nuclear reactors were switched off three years ago following the fukushima disaster. they now plan to regulate nuclear reaction reactors despite public opposition. that concludes oñ