>> dw news live from. aretha franklin's family and friends, gathered here in detroit to bid farewell. famous for her voice. also on the program, one of the russian rebel leaders killed in a bomb blast. a terrorist attack by the ukrainian government.

charges denied. activity standing -- stabbing after immigrant protest. senior government minister visits the scene of the original crime. xenophobia he says, parents the country -- threatens the country. ♪ >> welcome to the program. the franklin is being laid to rest in detroit and the queen of soul is receiving a joyous sendofoff. the service has already featured big names from the american civil rights movement including, bill clinton. the service has been underway for hours. including a tribute concert.

♪ >> journalist joins us from detroit.t. welcome to dw. a joyful girl rather than a sad occasion -- figural rathther thn a sad occasion. >> it is a joyous occasion. aretha has given the gift of music and h her voice t to us. what better way to share that with people who have been there. i went to the chile concert yesterday -- tribute concert yesterday. so many different artists at the funeral. all of these people who i grew up listening to. it has been a wonderful of cash occasion -- occasion. it has been a wonderful time. >> a telling figure in the

hearts of many people not just in detroitit but across the wor. what are some of t the most inspiring tribute to her today? >> for me, going to the concert yesterday at the park, the gospel celebration was one that really stood out to people. aretha franklin was the queen of soul but also the voice of gospel music. the tribute was phenomenal. today, ron isley, the person who has been in music for decades, he was amazing. those are some of the tribute sister to me. >> -- tributes that stood out to me. >> this is clearly a big deal across the city. >> yes, the buildings are lit up

. there were dozens of pink catalogs -- cadillacs. i was in the park in the middle of detroit and people were on the grass laying out andd listening to the funeral but also, sharing stories. i've heard them sharing stories. aretha was from detroit. she was a worldwide sweetheart but she was from detroit. it almost will like you knew her. at the same time, we honored the music that she loved. >> pictures ofof the reverend al sharpton and jesse jackson at the funeral. it is important to remember that

as well as, the singer, she was an activist as well in the c cil rights movement. he brought that up. she may not have been on the front line all of the time but she was. her voice was on the front line. arethaha's voice iss american nk family. i hear aretha, i think about my grandmother's house, i think about listening to records and her sharing the dififferent this that may have gone on in the civil rights movemenent. her voice carried so much with it. it was not just the song, it was the feeling and soul of music that was part of our lives. >> thank you so much. >> thank you, thank you. >> me well, the body of the late u.s. senator john mccain has been brought to the capital. members of congress attended his

ceremony. he worked in the capital for more than 40 years. they've come to pay their respecects to the e american ic. formal funeral services will be held in washington. george w. bush is expected to speak. one of the main separatist leaders in eastern ukraine is been killed in a bomb explosion. it was blown up in a cafe in the city of damascus. claims are denied. conflict between rebels and russia. more on this from dw news correspondent in the ukrainian capital. tell us more. >> he was someone in the first

hour of this conflict, he was one of the last in a generation who was swept by prominence back in 2014. he was a political nobody before this conflict. suddenly, he was the de facto leader of a self-fulfilling republic of several million people. he was someone that was very impulsive. he talked openly about russian support for the broccoli republics. something -- ukrainian republics. something they do not like. he also has a lot of enemies. in recent months, there have been some complex of financial issues and differences of opinion. he was really a maverick in a field where more increasingly, professional politicians are coming to the fold as this

develops into a stalemate. >> eastern ukraine started in 2014, what is a situation like at the moment? >> the situation on the ground is that people are still dying. there is fighting and shooting along the line of control. those tend to be mostly soldiers and some civilians. there have not been any significant moves in terms of territory. the last time a change chance was in early 2015. question now is what is this mean for the peace process, blocked by either side basically playing chicken saying the other side has to make the first move.

there have been voices saying that this could actually help thanks. -- things. actually, taking him out of the equation may make some sort of cover mice is s year. we have seen a very aggressive reaction from moscow. saying, his killers will be brought to justice. there will be some sort of settling of the score. it is a huge spiral of conflict here in ukraine is able. -- as a whole. phil: some of the other stories making news around the world. trading gunfire and palestinians joining protests. located in the gaza strip. hundreds of palestinians demonstrated against lancey years. -- land seizures.

troops fired rubber bullets. opposition lawmaker has been arrested at the international airport and taken to a government hospital. he says he is in a worry condition. as a result of thehe portrait by ugandan authoritieses -- portery ugandan authorities -- tortur ed by ugandan authorities. >> phil: james parkinson was arrested in june last year charged with espionage. prime minister. a german men has been sentenced to nearly 10 years for a bomb attack on a mosque in east germany. he detonated a late pipe comes in dresden.

no one was injured. extreme xenophobia. germany's minister visited the scene of a deadly stabbing. the crime was committed last week and. they fear the divisions over angela merkel's decision to allow migrants and. they described the unrest as a wake-up call for the government to stop listening to the people. >> the crime scene has become a place of remembrance. prime minister is the first member of the federal government to visit the site where a german men step to death last sunday.y. they pledged more funding for initiatives for strengthening democracy. >> we should not make the mistake of thinking that this is just a problem. it is a focal point because of the current climate.

this issue affects single country, the whole of eastern germany and also, the west. >> they have confirmed that one of the alleged attackers should have been deported in may 2016. its officials or not to blame. >> the federal authorities are responsible for that. it is now being investigated and the results will now have to be made public. >> the accused iraqi and has several previous. he should have been deported to bulgaria within six months but the deadline expired. the magazizine claims the man placed presented -- plplace presented forged papers. three days aftfter the fatal stabbing. >> of course we want to find out what happened. if mistakes were made, we want to make sure that they were not repeated in the future. phil:

>> more demonstrations are scheduled in over the weekend but by the far right alternative german party as well as, by church groups. >> germany's chancellor wants the country to do more business with african nations. angela merkel took a three day trip to senegal and nigeria. they will curb migration to the region and she made a point to highlight the problems that people face when they attempt the journey. >> angela merkel, arriving in nigeria. the last stop on her retort of west africa. using hopeful letteter -- rhetoc to focus on the migration to europe. >> 60% of the people living in geria aree under 30 years old. it is a young country with lots

of ambition. we agree that people smuggling, criminality, and illegal migration can only be downturned if young people have economic opportunities at the same time. >> sentiments mirrored by the germans president. -- nigeria''s president. >> my y country men n and womene easily find -- legally find ways to the country's. we do not support anything illegal and in dispute. reporter: the push factors in nigeria are many. research shows that was than a third of nigerians think about moving abroad. the bigger reason to leave his poverty. the west african state has surpassed india with the most people living in extreme poverty.

lolocals under pressure back in germany, seem to be trying to find a solution to the legal -- illegal migration. for neighboring states, this could be a positive move. european nations want to boost african industry and improve conditions for young people who may otherwise seek a better life in europe. >>. business no -- let's talk business now. >> that initial deal between u.s. and mexico still stands. you're talking about a trilateral deal that includes canada. work now from officials that talks between the u.s. and canada have broken up with no agreement. it now remains to be seen whether president trump sees the bilateral trade deal off to congress. >> donald trumps friday deadline. no three-way agreement.

they appear less optimistic about striking a deal with washington. >> as he indicated from the very beginning, canada is a country that is good at finding win win comompromises. in this negotiation, we only stand up for the natioional interest and that is what we will continue to do.o. >> we are looking for a good deal, not just any deal. wewenly agreeee to a dealal if s a good deal for c canada. we are not the -- ththere yet. >> and canada have been angling over several key issueues including the auto center -- sector, and auto is consistent and keeping the current procedure for resolving disputes. the canadian prime minister says his government t tries to stay

constructiveve and positivive. >> we have had some very popositive conversations on a broad grange of issueues. we have been very clear about where o our red lines are. we have been clear about your weekend there is room for give-and-take. >> trump had originally agreed to finalize the agreement on friday. it remains elusive. >> our financial correspondent joins us from new york. the friday deadline is upon us and it appears at the stage, canada is out. >> canada is out for this deal. this week, no deal was reached but there was word out that talks may continue next week. an important deadline was missed

and it will not be possible to have a trilateral deal before the next president takes office december 1. the question is whether if congress will go with the bilateral deal without canada. it could be tricky to achieve overall, wall street reacted in a very moderate way. we ended the month of august and it was the best in 18 years. >> the new mexican administration not into the first assembly. with quite a few months to chew over this topic. taking a look at trade tensions between the u.s. and china, trump this week saying for their tariffs on china are set to come in, now the u.s. president is saying that the eu is just as bad as china but on a smaller scale.

should brussels be bracing itself? >> if you look at the european union, it is the biggest trading partner to the u.s. but the u.s. also, runs the second-highest trade deficit with the european union right after, china. bookmarks but the u.s. president or also aiming at the proposal from the euro to eventually cut any car tariffs. u.s. president donald trump, is quoted as saying, europeans want to be charming their own and not u.s. american cars and that is why he does not see any need to actually cut those car tariffs at all. yes, mexico and canada is one side of the story and the european union is a whole different one end of this point, it does not sound too frankly

like we'll be here out of washington when it comes to traits with the european union. maybe terrorists on chinese goods will kickoff -- tariffs on chinese goods will kickoff. >> the imf has no agreed to revise the terms of the bailout package after atv appeal from the country's president. argentina has the full support of the fund. she was confident that it could overcome its present economic woes. it has been a rough year and and and especially refugees. making almost 20% in the last week driven by fears that the country would not be able to make its debt. one of the biggest tradeshows for consumer electronics has opened here in berlin. there appears to be something for every text and at the annual event.

if the anticipation is keeping you awake at night, rest assured. >> put on some headphones and you can be literally be taught to speak -- sleep. >> pretty fine. just relax now. >> this entrepreneur has created a sleep robot. for 500 euros, sleeping alone may be a thing of the past. >> once in the bedroom, we'll spend with the robot like this. there is a physical sensation of a fafalling and rising of the breath so o you can synchronize your own to that of the robot. >> derivatives,. -- it goes up and down. >> next work, and alarm to the

phone when it did ask moisture. adults can also find electronic clothing access your. these then screens can be stuck onto t-shirts or even hats. that way companies can use them as modern advertising banners. perhaps i will be the next big thing in the coming years. >> such niche products are so interesting but to make real progress, the sector needs a market. tv sales have dropped by almost 5% in the first half of this year alone. it seems many people are just not interested in swapping activities. -- their tv's. >> its cream may show images four times greater than today's forte the -- 4k, but most tv channels do not shoot in such clarity in the first place.

this device for example, measures your body's functions. and then chose the data on a screen and saves in a club. -- cloud.. >> i will not have one device but an entire smartphone.. that means being monitored from a variety of different areas. if i then come on connenect thee to facacebook or google profilei become a completely transparent user. these organizations have information about me that i probably do not even know about myself. interconnected devices are the biggest trend and experts say, it will soon be impossible to buy gadgets that are not collecting our data. >> could it be times up for a european ritual? >> europe's stays of changing

the clocks backwards could be numbered. the commission proposed an end to the switch between summer and winter times . this after an online poll found that the majority of respondents want to get rid of it. fortified participants, it was the -- four .5 million participants, it was the largest online poll in history. even here, the opinion is divided. >> switching to tailor saving sides works .. >> i think it is a good idea. >> i would keep it the same all year around. >> we need as much even temperament in the world as we can get. >> one hard to stop make much difference if it does same energy. i think he should be just the same all year around. then, it will not have to bother

adjusting clocks. i also do not think the change makes must sense anymore. >> i would prefer summertime. in the evenings, their associative. cash is so much to do. -- there is so much to do. >> i voted to get rid of it. i'm in favor of summertime. >> i would not notice any difference, you can do it you want, i do not really care. >> truce at the space station have dealt with a potentially dangerous situation after a temperature. it is thought that the two millimeter leak was caused by a collision with a small meteorite. initial solutions have been surprisingly low-tech. they first put the whole and covered it with duct tape.

football's summer transfer window in germany closed on friday. german international goalkeeper returns to his former club. it's expected to be the first choice goalkeeper. the 20-year-old was part of the germany squad in the world cup this summer. he has since been dropped by the international team. following yesterday's championship, europe's league has also has had its teams determined. they missed out on championship league qualifications last season. he competed against bulgaria. they will face salzburg.

both are sponsored by rebel. -- red bull. frankfurt faces an uphill struggle. last year's champions qualified automatically for the championship league. you are up-to-date at the top of our. -- hour. phil: more on our website at dw.com. have a good day. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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