>> news life from berlin, turkey threatens to reopen the refugee blood gates into europe. that is, unless turks get visa free access in october. turks must do what they promised. is erdogan bluffing? is europe willing to call his bluff? coming up, battle o of the

avengers, a militant group that's creating havoc in nigeria's oil-producing region. they want autonomy. the government is warning of an eminent showdown. whatever happened to the berlin wall? you might want to ask the garbage collector. tonight how an icon of the cold war ended up on the trash pile of history. >> we begin with the turkish threat. erdogan gave an ultimatum. either allow turkey citizens visa-free travel to the european union or you are theally start holding back refugees who want to enter the e.u. a new migrant crisis in the

making. here's more from berlin. >> many german turks don't understand the uproar over this news. ankara threatens to terminate the refugee deal the turkish government is not threatening anyone. it's about turkish democracy. many here say turkey ought to be treat like other european countries. ankara's agreement allows for the return of migrants denied asylum in europe. it can be canceled if turkey's request for visa free e.u. travel is not fulfilled by october.r. visa-free travel can only be granted if turkey abides by the required european standards which it's not doing. it's under turkey. under no circumstances should europe allow itself to be blackmailed. this comes a day after german

authorities denied turkish president erdogan an opportunity to speak via video lynn to come a 40,000 strong demonstration in cologne. the ambassador to ankara was sum mobbed in response. it's not the first spat between the two countries over recent weeks and months. >> we've had phases in the past that were bumpy and other phases when things went extraordinarily well. now we're having a bit of a bumpy phase. >> but despite tensions the german government's overriding concern is to stop the dispute from turkey escalating further. >> so why would it be such a big deal for turkey to pull out of the deal now? it would likely cause a breakdown of the entire refugee agreement, and that could spell trouble for the e.u. it's feared that hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants could start heading

from turkey to greece again, which we saw in the last year. now, under the deal, ankara negotiated financial aid from europe and expedited talks on joining the e.u. and here's the key point. the lifting of these requirements for turkish nationals. even before last month's attempted coup the e.u. had stalled on lifting visa restrictions because of turkey's failure to neat some requirements. turkey has refused to rewrite, for example, controversial antiterror laws, one of the e.u.'s key demands the fallout over the failed coup, it's further complicated the issue. discussion about reintroducing the death penalty in turkey, for example, has caused particular concern and anger right here in europe. >> we'll go now to our berlin correspondent. he's t and our correspondent in istanbul. they are both on the story for

us tonight. dorian, how likely is it this agreemenent is going to basical die? it's very unclear, but you want to v view it through the spectr of the risising tensions b betw turkey and europe in the aftermath of thihis coup. europe h has beenn very criticaf turkrkey in this crackdown and we've seen a l lot of anger. they b believe that criticism i unjustified saying they y are facing a ththreat. it's important how corn turkey's cooperation is. there i isn't too much interestn visa-free travel.. there are three million civil servants who are banned from traveling across as a result of thee aftermath of the coup. 50,000 people have h had their passport revoked. this is more of a message to europe of how important turkey is andnd how important turkey's

cooperation is going forward. >> reupert, how much would you say is german government is worried about this deal collapsing? >> well, german officials here say, yes, this deal is one of f the key stones of our refugee policies, but yes, this deal is also of quite some importance for turkey. they are not getting tired to point out that turkey would get more or less than three billion euros from the e.u. if this deal is fulfilled. right now this money is not being handed over directly to the turkish government. but to humanitarian aid organizations and as far as we have understood, the turkish government wants -- german officials also point out that this isn't the first time that turkey tried play this card in the game. they are saying, just because

they are threatening to blow the whole deal doesn't really mean that they really want to pull the trigger. but also very aware that this could go into some quite serious situations and what we could see today, they are trying to calm the situation down. they said, the sum among of a leading ditch employee malt day from the german industry to the turkish foreign office, saying this is quite normal and saying this is more or less something like a chit cap with coffee and biscuits. trying to calm down stuff. >> chit cat with coffee and biscuits. an interesting way to describe it. dodorian, is t that how it seep from the turkish side? >> not at all. they are very upset that the speech was blocked by german courts att their major rally on sunday and they see this as anotother example off double standards from turkrk. always been missisi freedom of

speech but when it comes to us, the europeans divides into different roleses and -- turkey will bee keen, europe does need turkey. europe needs turkey more than turkey needs europe. >> our correspondents here in berlin, on the story for us in it stan bull. to both of you, thank you very much. the taliban has claimed responsibility for a truck bomb ahere that'sing fourth downers. three attacker and one policeman were killed in the crash. just a week ago 80 people were killed in another attack, deadliest since 2001. again, security in the country is being questioned. >> the blast could be felt across the afghan capital.

attackers stormed the heavily fortified compound after a powerful truck bomb was detonated outside. local security forces woke up to terrifying central plains. the blafl was so powerful it threw me a meter from my bed. i was so scared. then we find out the taliban fighters had entered the area the explosion tore a hole in the wall of the north gate hotel. security forces were quick to arrive where they engaged in aa seven houour gun battle with residents. the hotel' residents behind the night mostly hiding. >> two attackers were killed by afghan security forces. no one was killed or harmed inside the compound. but unfortunately one policeman was killed and three others were

wounded. when they tried to prevent the attackers from getting inside the compmpound. the nororth gate is considered e of the most secure motels here. it's fortified with walls, watch towers and sniffer dogs but even those measures couldn't prevent this attack. >> russia says five people are dead after one of its military helicopters was shot down in the northwest section of syria. images posted on social media show wreckage the defense ministry says the helicopter was returning from a mission to dmafr humanitarian aid when it was struck by a ground base missile. so far no one has claimed responsibility. it's the debtliest i iident for the russian military since it

began carrying out strikes. coming after a request to do so, came from the government in tripoli. american planes hit positions near the city, where u.s. sources believe around a thousand is fighters are still holding out. pro government militias launched an offensive there in may surrounding the i.s. militants within week. the fierce fighting has left many dead. >> they call themselves the nagir offenders. since february they claim responsibility for a drink of attacks on facilities belonging to shell, ex-ion, chevron and year gentleman's pet tra

-- exxon and chevron. >> they have been rumbling on since then. armed groups have been fighting for a large oil share created in the region. they argue the government and multinational oil companies earn huge amounts while people here remain in poverty. as part of the government's amnesty program in 2009 he and 10,000 of his com raids wade down their weapons in return for a monthlial allowance. this program is coming to an end. and the new government does not plan to extend it. this news has led some former fighters to go back to their armed groups. if it get to my community -- the government does not do something quickly, nothing will go back.

>> the avengerss was founded in april and since thenn their website has proudly announced several attacks on oil pipelines, they have neither killed or kidnapped residents. >> we tried to meet them but in vain. while the majority of the population is poor a few nigerians have managed to profit hugely from both oil and the amnesty payments. security expert suspects in a former militia leaders arere behihind the avengers. the attacks are highly professional, scattered out by experienced people. >> they are substantially affected the export of oil. nigeria is getting its act right, but choosing the object of negotiation with the

avengers, in trying to get them out of there. >> the president also has announced his desire for negotiations. but so far attempts to schedule talks with the avengers have failed. instead, just this week another pipe line was blown up in the delta. many residents say they are very worried about the tense security situation. some international companies have evacuated parts of their staff, travel parnwarnings haven raised and some fear the worst part is yet to come. >> here are some noises making headlines. in congo tens of thousands have called for the leader to resign. critics here he may try to ex-kent his rule beyond the maximum uterms and are

commanding elections take place this year. >> at least nine people are dead after an building collapsed near mu newbye. heavy rains have slowed the search for survivors. daniel will be here withth the latest bususiness headlines. stick around.

>> welcome back, live from beberlin. our top story, turkey has said it will not honor its deal with the e.u. to stop migrants from coming to europe unless turkey citizens are granted visa-free travel to europe by october. >> let's get the latest business news now. daniel is here to talk about two taxi booking services who have

decided to call a truce. >> uber has been driven to distraction by a price car in china that's cost it $2 billion so far. now, home grown rival dd says it's buying uber's operations. that will free them up to take on other big challenges. >> china has long been a battleground. it has more urban commuters than any other. it's also the world's largest smartphone market but dragging china has been challenging. since 2014, it fouought a price war with home again competitor didi. now s she's taking a back seat. uber's c.e.o. says the move freeze up substantial resources for bold anybodyives focused on the future of cities, from

self-driving technology to the future of food and logistics. for now, there is another hazard on the road ahead. they have to finally poeflt a profit. as they through money around for care race for bus and drivers. >> let's turn oh our markets guru. would you call this chinese very enturnover a major miss has been for uber? >> i certainly would say this was quite a loss for uber and it just shows one more time that as a foreign company, especially in the internet space, and i would call uber to a certain degree an internet company because it depends heavily on the algorithms.

local regulators make it produce must have now also and other foreign tet ses to take a big chunk out of the market over there i so would call it overall a big disappointment, even if the stake in the long run might be worth something. >> we'll take a look at another merger which has been firming up this monday. let's have thehe late look atte la. >> it could end up being a very bright idea. yurnlging the electric carmaker with zoeller city offers a range of key benefits. tes is a dryers could see their homes getted with sole march panel the deal is expected to be finalized in the fourth quarter. in june they offered 2.8 billion for zoeller city. the e-carmaker is valued at 36.6 billion while zoeller city has a martin cap of the.6.

at time of initial offer, their stock rallied 50% whiletes la shargs dropped as much as 10%. many wondered iftes should take on additional debt. >> he won shareholders over. he himself is the biggest holder in both companies but he's expected to recows himself from the final vote. let's get some analysis. this deal isn't very popular on wall street, is it? >> he's also sitting in the board of that company. first of all, solar city has not been that successful recently, and then a lot of investors are doubting elan mask tries to

achieve. they would rather have him fierce on one thing, business affidavit practices produce and selling cars, and not necessarily being a big blair, in the energy market. not a popular deal whatsoever and it still remains to be seen if he must get all the votes yes from share doleders and options that we saw. on monday, both stocks dropped quite a bit at tinge of the week. >> thank you very much for that analysis. that's all your business news for now, we'll hand you back over. >> thank you very much, daniel. on august 13, the 55th anniversary of a tragic moment in post war german history. that's the day that communist east germany began building when you see right there, the berlin wall. standing 3 1/2 meters high it

divided family and friends, listen an tire book aid. what's left is a handful of memorial sites. our reporter found a trash sorting center which still has an entire system of the water. >> the berlin wall. historic landmark, a garbage dunk. he runs this plant for the recycling company. he remember when the concrete chunks were first brought here, a few weeks afternoon the walal fell. >> the companies were tasked with taking down the wall and disposing of it. we kept these pieces of the wall and put them up in this yard as various years between the various materials we relickle.

>> he's certain most of the 300 segments here are part of the berlin wall. when they started taking down the wall, the pieces had no real value. you have to think back to the times, eastt and west, politicians and the public, were in absolute agreement they had had enough of the wall and wanted it gone. >> it's a twist of history that's not lost on the workers. >> this man has been around long enough to remember seeing the wall go up. >> so now it's a great thing to have the wall here at the dump. it serves a good purpose and we've pushed the rest right out of our minds. for many here, the berlin wall has ended up where it always belonged, the trash heap of

histohi histo history. >> how the of the trash. you do have to look long and hard, if you want to find any remnants of the we are bin hall. we have a report of it being fouled on a trash pile. what does that tell you about the way the country deals with its past? >> i think if you talk about the way the country deals with the east german past it's a pretty spot on metaphor, after the wall came down there were plenty of mideasterners who were happy that it was taken down, but what about the others? if we look at the example of the berlin wall, it's pretty seizy why it was not seen as historical heritage to be preserved. this was an instrument of oppression, keeping people inside, 138 people died trite to

cross it, had 150. >> the demand has done nothing but increase and we've even got reports that a piece of the wall, a whole section, can sale today for as much as 12,000 euros. like the sections we saw in the piece. >> why is this company selling pieces of the wall then? they can make a lot of money, right? >> i think honestly, i don't think they knew what there were sitting on. there are actually some issues about ownership, who owns this wall that's been in the trash heap forever. when that's sorted out, you

should be taking a look at eway. >> if you have 12,000 euros to buy a piece of it. >> they do say one man's trash is another man's treasure. >> what do you think this tells us about the way the germany company handles its heritage? >> if you look at the berlin wall specifically, there are only, as you said, a handful of places to go to in the city to make it and there are major tourist destinations. east side gallery, painted by artists from all over the world. interesting you the ask that because just a few years ago the ben government came and removed several segments of the wall to put up high rise luxury condos. this were protestors saying that's the wall that's falling down. came back to sing it. some of the same people who

protested to have the wall come down are now protest to keep it up. there is a cush for would development. what's really rich about the city is its history. >> david thahank you v vy much.. turkey says it will not honor its deal from the e.u. unless crash at this time cents are granted visa free travel to europe by october. after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day. stay with us for that. úg:

>> live from paris. the top stories this hour. a russian helicopter shot down over syria. rebels trying to break the siege of aleppo. thousands of civilians is still trapped in the war-torn city. any are said to be too scared to use the government's safe corridor. bombed thestates islamic state targets in libya. they asked for assistance from washington to help. dirty water and chronic air pollution