berlin. venezuela's opposition leader returns home. juan guaido threatens nicolas maduro andnd addresses a a huge rally. telling his supporters we are stronger than ever. also on the program -- anger in algeria as t thousands protest president abdelaziz bouteflika's decision. will that satisfy demonstrators? what is behind the worldwide

surge in m measles? the u.s. has spent decades getting the disease under control another is a sudden spike in infections. in india, this comes to an end. it is easy to get lost in over 230 million people who attended this festival. we look at the unique lost and found service. i amam phil gayle. welcome to the program. venezuela' opposition leader juan guaido has arrived back in the country, define nicolas maduro's threat to have him arrested for breaking a travel ban. thousands took to the streets across the country in response to his call for nationwide rallies to increase the pressure

on nicolas maduro to step down. >> he is back and the crowds treat him like a rock star. juan guaido returned to venezuela despite the travel ban imposed by madura. you may be arrested at any moment. after touching down, he was defiant. we are here to serve venezuela, our people and fight for our cause. earlier, juan guaido had called on venezuela to take to the streets and they responded in massive numbmbers. thousasands came out in a change -- for a change inin leadership and against nicolas maduro. we want things to change and get better. we want allow them to arrest wide-out. --juan guaido. his dictatorship is teetering. they don't have what they need

to keep him as president. this abusive government can only lose, arresting wide-out -- juan guaido would be a huge mistake. juan guaido called for more protests to incrcrease the pressure on nicocolas maduduro o step down. onon saturday, we will continuen the streets. they were not best one s second until l frdom is achieved. on sunday, he warned m maduro tt if the government takes him into custody, it would be a great mistake. perhaps the last. phil: the interim president had a hero's welcome. how important is the protest for him? >> in the words of juan guaido, we have already heard that he

plans another mass protest. he left the country for over a week in a situation that is desperate and uncertain for money. we have seen many opposition leaders in venezuela come and go who could not achieve a change in the government. that is a fear that many have. that juan guaido could not succeed in his mission. he needed to come to venezuela and show strength and tell the people that i am here, i am your president, we are not going to give up. maduro is not going to be president for long. let's not forget that he managed to do two things. first, he reunified the opposition. that was a difficult task. of course, he also has strong international support.

those things are in his favor. the crucial question is if the military will support him. that is the showdown that we will have to expect. phil: now, to the united states where at least 22 people have been killed by a powerful tornado in the state of alabama. infrastructure has been destroyed and damaged. rescueue teams are searchihing r survivors amid the daybreak. >> a tornado filmed from afar as it makes havoc in alabama. this is what it left behind. the devastation is all too clear to see in the small community. one of the areas worst hit in lee county. here, the violent twister destroyed everything in its pathth. >> the damage is significant.

i would put it t in the category of catasopophic. >> for t those in the eye of the storm, it was a terrifying experien. >> i watcheded itself ththe clos in and eveverything. then we ran i inside. after that, we watched it out the window. we hope to t the community cleanup. >> you mentioned you saw some great -- debris. >> yes, as i was making left arouound 38. this whole area right here is just gone. >> a state of emergency already at place -- in place in alabama due to last month's flooding has been extended. with many people having suffered injury in the storm, authorities are warning that the death toll

may rise further. >> those are some of the other stories making news around the world. the house judiciary committee has launched an investigation into possible abuse of power by president trump and his advisers. theresa may has visited salisbury. with the decontamination process over, they can declare the citi open for business. they accuse rush of being behind the attack. luke perry has died at the age of 52. he rose to fame as a teen heartthrob on beverly hills 90210. he died of a massive stroke. new antigovernment demonstrations have broken out in algeria after president

abdelaziz bouteflika nst would run for a fifth term. people have been taking to the streets for days. students have been boycotting classes. president bouteflika said he would step down within a year if elected. our journalist sofian joins us on the line from the algerian capital. welcome to dw. what is happening now? sofian: this is a main street in downtown of syria. these are two main squares in the heart of the capital. a lot of police forces were deployed. it is quiet.

people are getting used to protest. since the 22nd of february, it begins on the quite normal. phil: two questions in one. what is the main objection to the president standing again? what has emboldened them to take the streets? >> there were strikes and economic protests all over the country last year. they were usually very small. unique combination of economic and political sectors. he had a stroke and has been hospitalized on a regular basis. it is headed up by the fact that they do not know who is actually

in charge of the country. they are rolling in algeria for years. it is important to know who is inin chargrge. the fafact that he announced he will run again. phil: what do people make of his offer to stand down in a year if he is elected again? >> it was after this announcement when people staged spontaneous protests all over the country. there are no protests at night. usually protests happen in the morning. the protest was staged. their ongoing. police helicopters in the air.

this was a clear, symbolic sign that we are not happy with the solution. abdelaziz bouteflika has to step down or otherwise revoke his intention to run for president or otherwise people will definitely protest. phil: thank you. let's take a look at disease that is seeing a global resurgence, measles. the world health organization says the cases doubled to almost 230,000 last year. the actual number is expected to exceed 2 million. more than a third of cases were reported in europe with the biggest outbreak in ukraine. they have seen within 20,000 cases in the first two months of this year alone. eight people have died.

the conflict in eastern ukraine has contributed to the spike as well as a low vaccination rate. there is also an epidemic in nation of madagascar which also has a low vaccination rate. more than 900 people have died since september. another country suffering is the philippines. most of them children, have died. these deaths could have been prevented if safe, effective vaccines were used. a mistrust of vaccines is growing. the government has responded by launching a major immunization drive. >> inside, the sickly ways, worried prep -- worried parents are watching on. he caught the 5 -- how the infectious virus before he was old enough to be vaccinated.

>> my baby had a lot of rashes. i thought that it was because he was getting antibiotics for his cost but it was measles. it is already painful to see your baby sick. i don't want that to happen to my baby. >> there have been more than 8000 cases of measles in the philippines since the start of the year. the health department has declared a measles outbreak and says it is now struggling to contain it. >> there is a need to catch up on activities. the challenge is to attend community. this means you have enough people vaccinated so that those who are not are unable to transmit their measles virus. >> immunizations have been dropping. a recent scare involving a

vaccine caused immunization rates to comment even further. >> there are a myriad of reasons why we havee low vaccine coverae in 2018. >> efforts to tip the scales have not been fast enough. sherman thought she had been immunized -- charmaine though she had been immunized. measles can be extremely dangerous for pregnant women. >> i am scared about what will happen to my baby. i am trying to be strong. my doctor said the conondition should not affect the baby. i am at 32 weeks already. i am scared.

>> local authorities are working with the red crossss to increase hospital beds for those affected and the nice as many people as possible to try to contain the outbreak. mothers are not taking any more chances. >> the news about kids dying from the fear of vaccination schedule me. i was scared to have my children vaccinated. now i know it is f for their own safety.. >> and in his asian rates are steadily rising. health authorities hope that the continued confidence in vaccines will help stem this measles outbreak. phil: now let's go to robin nandy. welcome to dw. what do you think is behind thee spike in meaeasles cases?

robin: thanank you, think i it r the opportunity and inviting me. thisis is very concerning. this is why we shot a press release. it is affecting a very diverse set of countries spread across the globe. we had measles in addition to the countries you mentioned. ukraine, philippines, madagascar, we had measles resurgence in america. this was stemming out of the venezuela crisis. that is a region that has previously been measles free. the reasons given the diverse city, we were seeing this -- we were seeing measles in very context specific cases. we have taken for granted. the measles vaccinene has resuld

in 80% reduction of mortalalityn the e last 20 ars. we have relalatively high cocoverage. huge pockets are unvaccinated. people are not seeing this a at levevels that we havee seen meas before. the complacency is wiwith the prograram. they don't see large e measles outbreaks anymore. you u don't prioriritize the vaccination. i think this shows how strong the prressss is we have had over the lalast decade. it is extremely vulnerable if you don't continue. phil: as well as this complacency you mentioned. there also seems to be this rising skepticism around the world about whether vaccinations

are actually useful and might damage children. where dodoes that cocome from? robin: you a are referring t to anti-vaccicine sentitiment. it is important to put in perspective that anti-beck's in sentiment is as old a as vaccins ththemselves.. it has been there from the get-go. the difference now is that there are all sorts of digital and media options that can be used. as you know, better than me, media can spread as much information as information. -- as much misinformation as information. access to immunization is a big problem in many couountries,

including madagascar. if they y don't get t the vacci, they don't come back. people who a are open t to miss information a and they have a a mistrust in the system. they are more amenable to suspicions. >> thank you for helping us to clear that up. that was robin nandi from unicef. thank you. phil: this is dw, still to come, a carnival in the u.k. has always been fodder for satire. this seven weeklong festival in india has come to an end. about 230 million people took

the ritual dip. a confluence of holy rivers, the ganges and the river. -- yellow river. >> is the largest religious gathering on earth. they descend on one of india's most sacred sites. for some, the pilgrimage is not the experience they had prayed for. your family will come here to find you. they will find you. there is nothing to worry about. this is a lost and found like no other. staff are not doing in possessions in people. mostly old, mostly poor, mostly illiterate. separated from their family and the crown. -- in the crowd. >> whether you have sosons,

daughters, it is very important to educate daughters. my aunt used to tell me to come study. i should have studied instead of working in the field. i was married at the age of 12 or 14. there were no photos back then. i am sitting here, thinking about it. >> organizers have relied on good, old-fashioned methods to help set up reunions. names announced over a system in an endless rollcall of the lost. a new digitalized center is hoping to improve this. and your prints and photos are being used to connect separated families. >> the elderly and the children sometimes don't remember phone numbers or the addresses of their families. it is quite a challenge for me to find their families. we contact the police statition, get ahead of thehe villages'

contact information and we take them back to their families. >> she is my aunt. for some, no police escort is necessary. the moment of reunion, overwhelming. for the other lost pilgrims, they can do little but wait. they are trying to keep the faith and spot a familiar face. phil: in motorsport, british army veterans are planning to become the first disabled outfit in the famed 24 hours. british racing engine troops known as team britt allow them to compete on equal footing with other drivers. they are aiming at the top and theyey want compete as early as 2020. martin faced them to 5% burns when his convoy was attacked in

2006. now he has swapped tank tracks for raci traracks. >> for me, it is more impmportat -- this is our goal. >> he lost both of hisis legs while on deployment in afghanistan. thanks to a specially designed to car, he is also training with team britttt. he too hopes to achieve his lofty g goals. >> i i never thought i would get this far. not alone, let alone with a team . it is amazing. >> alslso on boardrd is nicholas hamilton who has cerebral palsy. his involvement has helped to raise team britt's profile. the academy is certainly

ambitious but it is still a long way away. >> thousands of dancers from brazil have been taking part in the world-famous rio de janeiro carnival. it is the first carnival since the election of bolsonaro. he came to power on a wave of support from angelical groups. credible has been taking place in germany. tens of thousands of people are parading through the cities to celebrate. angela merkel got into hot water with an ill-advised carnival joke. >> it is carnival again in germany. time for beer,r, candy, costumes and political satire. president trump, germany's diesel scandal, plastic pollution and demise of social

democrats were some of the headlines of one parade. amid the festivities, angela merkel's heir apparent has come under fire for making a carnivale joke about transgender people. >> who has been to berlin recently? they have that faction there. introducing toilets for the third gender. this is for men who can't decide if they want to sit or stand when -- when they pee. the quick was -- quip was ill received. the footage was called a travesty. the chairperson of the largest party finds it funny to denounce groups of people who do not meet the current match on norms --

macho norms. on the streets of cologne, opinion was divided among revelers. >> honestly, i think it is overborne -- overblown. it is a carnival bag -- carnival gag. they say anything goes at carnival. floats and candy have been packed away for another year. these comments could haunt the would-be chancellor for some time to come. phil: keith flint, the leader of the bad the prodigy -- band, the prodigy has died. he sang lead vocals on firestarter. he was about to caps off -- kick

off a major tour. here is a reminder of our top story this hour. venezuela's oppositi leader juan guaido has been addressing a huge crowd of supporters. he defied a thread by president nicolas maduro to arrest him for breakingnghe travel l ban. comiming up next, i will be back with the day. you can always keep up on our website dw.com. have a good day.

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