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we begin this program with news coming in from brussels where eu leaders were meeting for a summit on a range of issues including ukraine. the 28th nation bloc announced new leadership. the appointed the polish prime minister donald tusk as the european council president. he has led poland since 2007. italian foreign minister federica mogherini is the new foreign-policy chief. europeanshe federica mogherini a mogherini very catherine ashton. says she represents a new generation of europeans committed. thatorrespondent is at subject and joins us live. choosing the polish prime minister to replace him certainly sends a real clear message to moscow about you priorities. is a toughinly

response for what russia is doing in ukraine. this is sort of the beauty of the european compromise. have donald oscar was tough russia and in the representative for foreign policy was criticized in eastern europe for being too soft on russia. you have soft on russia, tough on russia, a woman, a man. it is the classic eu compromise. >> it sounds like a compromise. they are certainly needed in a number of errors -- various where the eu has crises. what will be some of the focal points for this leadership moving ahead? >> apart from the foreign-policy crisis we've been talking about the last couple of weeks, the real challenges are within the borders of the european union. including france, high unemployment, especially youth unemployment, a lack of enthusiasm for the idea of europe. no guiding star to tell people

why they should be for europe. that is something the european union will have to resolve. otherwise it is going to be very difficult, and this truly great idea >> >> will end in a disaster. >> stay with us. we would like to get back to you. agenda item in brussels today, ukraine crisis. leaders are preparing a third round of what they are calling tough sanctions against russia, a day after nato said ukrainian separatists are being actively supported by russian troops. the ukrainian leader says he wants the eu to go even further and provide his country with economic and military aid. brussels,rrived in poroshenko made it clear to journalists what he had come for. do you want more sanctions? [indiscernible] eu to imposehe restrictions on russia. he says they should be aimed at

weakening the russian economy and eroding support for vladimir putin at home. he told supporters eu leaders were ready to impose fresh sanctions. people in eastern ukraine have been cleaning up after the latest violence. during the night, the railway station and martin were bombarded in the separatist stronghold of donetsk. it is not known who was responsible. also unclear is how many russian soldiers are now fighting on the side of the rebels. russia continues to deny ever taking part in military action ukraine. of foreignthousands troops and hundreds of foreign tanks in his country. he warned that the conflict threatened to escalate into a war with russia. i think we are very close to the point of no return. the point of no return is full-scale war. happened in the

territory controlled -- controlled by separatists. >> poroshenko said he hoped the talks on monday would lead to a cease-fire. max, there are surveillance photos that came out yesterday and have put sanctions back at the top of the agenda. what type support is therefore a third round of sanctions, and how far could they go? >> poroshenko could talk to the government before he did the press conference, which we just saw a part of, said he was optimistic that they would tighten sanctions against russia. i would have to be economic sentience. of course, that is what they are talking about right now. it is hard to predict exactly what they are going to do, but support for tightening the sanctions was big. the lithuanian president said she wanted military support for ukraine. this is not a majority position in brussels.

the tightening of the sanctions seems to be a majority solution -- position. a couple eu member states -- that is probably what they're discussing right now. nobody wants to be left behind. it is also unclear if they will decide it right away tonight or if they will ask the commission to work on some further proposals. knockdown of any sanctions, an issue for germany and france. thank you for that. other news, the prime minister of the tiny african kingdom of lesotho has fled to neighboring south africa after what he the country'sby military. several people were wounded overnight. saidense force spokesman soldiers seized two police stations to prevent police from arming political groups.

let's go live to our correspondent who joins us on the line. the prime minister said this was a coup, but the military said it is not. what is your take? >> the military said this was along the lines of an anti-terrorism operation. the opposition wanted to hold a protest march on monday that would force him to reinstate parliament. police say that the protest march would have been violent and disruptive. on the other hand, people who were organizing the march said outside forces who were aligned to the government are going to come in and disrupt that. the army is saying that police are going to arm those outside forces, and they had to stop the police. >> this protest march sparking

this apparent coup, but there must be some background. what is driving this conflict? the military is aligned to the prime minister's opposition. the head of the military who was fired today was appointed by the former prime minister. the police, on the other hand, are loyal to the prior prime minister. ousted innister was parliament, which brought the current prime minister to power. the relations have become incredibly strained over the last two years. earlier this parties votedhe in the confidence against him. updatek you for that from cape town where we are not sure if a cou is underway or not. pthank you very much.

challenge ice bucket has seen thousands of people dump cold water over their heads to raise awareness of and money for als. since this went viral on social media, nearly $100 million has been donated to research on the disease. for people living in places where water is extremely scarce like the gaza strip, the challenge has taken on an entirely other mood. a journalist in gaza who like many others happened across the ice bucket challenge on the internet, a stunt to highlight the disease als. he came up with his own unusual take on the craze to draw attention to the plight of the palestinians in gaza. here in palestine, it is difficult to find water, and it is more difficult to find cold water, as we don't have electricity. --decided what we do have

decided to use what we do have an abundant -- in abundance, rubble, dirt, metal. >> his video went around the world. since last tuesday, there has been a facebook group online called rubble bucket challenge. newly 11,000 people have used it to express their support. she is delighted by the response. i saw that my video was shown on tv in spain, greece, and japan. i don't understand what they say about it, but i'm honored that bill gates, oprah winfrey, all of those famous people. >> palestinians with their own take on the ice bucket challenge. he is particularly glad to have man.upport of this

the singer from gaza is a star across the arab world. i saw the suffering in gaza at first hand in 2008 and 2012. the suffering is great. this reality has left so many friends and relatives in the rubble. dislike the thought, he did forget one thing. the region, about three dozen united nations peacekeepers in the golan heights on the border between israel and syria have been rescued after being surrounded by days by islamist militants. other u.n. soldiers are under attack by the al-nusra front.

peacekeepers in fiji taken captive on thursday are still being held by militants. a u.n. spokesman says they are safe. peacekeepers have been monitoring the cease-fire line sincen: heights and syria 1974. the latest results from the soccer german bundesliga. have been inern action. new signing for alonso, held to a 1-0 draw by schalke. earlier in the day, petter born grabbing its first-ever win. it was a 3-0 mauling of hamburg.

the rest of the results of the results this weekend look like this. leverkusen beating however 4-2. brennan and holton time drawing with 1-1. "godfather"gendary films, al pacino has been one of cinema's great icons. he has been in pictures like "scarface" and "scent of a woman." hastill going strong, as been shown at the venice film festival. >> the fans were out to catch a glimpse of saturday's main attraction, al pacino. he is in venice with two films this year. pacino plays a reclusive locksmith subsisting about the long-lost love the once abandoned. the second picture is a mixture , drifted and tragedy

by barry levinson. it casts him as a winning actor, pinning his hopes on a young woman. is a film about aging, respect, and letting go. in both of these roles, he plays in bitter man looking back on their lives, but when he considers his own past, the actor himself as more positive. >> i don't know that i feel regrets because i feel very lucky. like all of us, i had issues as a youngster and had to overcome things, and i feel that i found something in life that i love to do. us, anyone who finds it, and i've been writing a long time. so far, the plane is not landing yet. >> despite his 74 years, al pacino has lost none of his passion for acting.

his fans can hope for many more great performances yet. >> it is good to know the plane is not landing for al pacino. thank you for joining us here at the journal. stay with "deutsche welle" if you can. >> dominick is preparing for takeoff. the 46-year-old base jumper leads from bridges, buildings, and cliffs. in a moment, he and a friend from germany will dive into this valley in the swiss alps. we will go through here, he says, and then rappel down there. even before you go to the jumping part, this is not a sport for a fainthearted. from here, it is a 700-meter drop.

craggy cliffs make it to the place for base jumping enthusiasts from around the world. his friend asks if he is ready. jump, we come we down from three. that way we can synchronize our chums, and at that point, your brain is in jump mode. >> credit? 3, 2, 1. with their suits, they can speed along the cliffs. a camera strapped to their helmets captures the action. the first second of free fall is the ultimate feeling of flight, he says. have paid for that supreme adrenaline kick with their lives. they strippers are killed every year. some of the residents now call this place death valley.

this time, everything goes smoothly apart from landing on someone's front lawn. i'm really psyched, he says. he asks his friend if everything is ok. this was a good jump. after they pack up, the two will go for a beer. this is when dominick tells us that his parachute became tangled in the jump. towards have hurtled the cliff if he hadn't untangled. he doesn't want to release the images to the public. the cliff, they strippers have set up a memorial for those killed. almost all of them were under 30.

the atmosphere is relaxed. their whole spend summer here. about 1000 fanatics come here every year. the cliffs are within easy reach. in addition, base jumping is legal here. dominick is packing his parachute, ready for the next cap. for people who do it, it is a way of life, he says. they travel to the best points in italy, norway, for here in the summer. they live in their camper vans or something they don't themselves. it is a way of life. at least in the summer months.

dominick has organized his whole life around his passion. he moved here six years ago so he could jump as often as possible. he gives lessons and works in a sports store to finance his hobby. away, material herds his cows back to the barn for milking. it would be a relaxing trip, he says, if it weren't for all the tourists. it used to be just the skiers who came in the winter. now the tourist season lasts all year round. he says the first group drives too fast and the other too slowly, and there's not much in between. you never know when a cow is suddenly about to change directions. you can't drive past too quickly, and you can't stay still either.

paragliders, they strippers, rock climbers, and tourists who love switzerland flocked to the valley in the summer. they raced bikes down the mountain and jump off racks and helicopters with all manners of flying tools. that thesmall wonder swiss mountain rescue squad responds to more calls here than anywhere else. he has little sympathy for the new trend in extreme sports. he would like to see base jumping banned altogether. the main problem is these new sports, he says. mountain bike paths run straight to the forest. the base jumpers fly too close to the cliffs and disturb the wild goats. that's a pity.

it is all quite upsetting. ordinary walking is too boring for these people. it's always got to be something crazy. the problem is the animals can't get used all of this. it is too much, too fast. that is all he wants to say about it. criticism of the extreme sport tourism isn't welcome in the valley because they bring in money for the local economy. he would rather talk about his cows. i grew up with the animals, he says. they are like family.

36-year-old can't imagine selling the family business for a job in tourism. i love working as a farmer, he says. i love being close to nature and close to the animals. it is hard work, but the animals give so much back. it's a good profession. in the meantime, dominick is showing his pupil how to properly store a base jumping parachute. he relies on meticulous preparation for the jump. first and foremost, that means packing everything the right way. parachute.ise up the

>> he says the risks of base jumping can be minimized with preparation.ng and he goes into minute detail with based on the beginners. every quarter, every crease is important when holding the parachute. even the teacher has had his share of dangerous situations. he says he once had to: the the time cord, but by the parachute opened, he practically hit the ground. luckily, he says, nothing happened. what do you mean, nothing happened, if you practically landed without a parachute? he says he landed in snow at a 45-degree angle, like a ski jumper.

but he has almost never considered giving up, except maybe once. i thought about taking a break, he says, were giving it up altogether when a good friend of mine was killed. but then you come to terms with it. do what you have to gives you pleasure. it, and then you come to the conclusion that you have to keep on going. you swear you'll never make the same mistakes.

after the packing lesson, it is off to the exit, what they call the jump spot. shop, antcher's adjustment to the new clientele. she offers a range of sausages is the ideal base jumpers snack. we live side-by-side with the tourists, she says. you get used to having all of these cranky, strange, and friendly people around. you get to know the whole world that way. you don't have to go anywhere because they all come to you. to jump from the cliffs herself, that is something she can't imagine doing. not really, she says. you're taking your life into your hands.

can the jump instructor once again practicing the choreography of the dissent. the 37-year-old already has 20 jumps under his belt, but that makes him just a beginner. once he is on the cliff, there is no going back. >> 3, 2, 1.

safe and hoping for a smooth landing. landing. v1d1ut

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