brent: this is dw news live from berlin. twin mosque massacres leave 49 people dead in new zealand. the prime minister condemning it as terrorism. >> one of new zealand's darkest days. clearly what has happened here is an extraordinary and unprecedented act of violence. brent: one man in his 20's is due in court shortly, charged with murder. and we will cross from new zealand to hear more to -- we

will go to new zealand for more from the prime minister. and the young people marching for their future. thousands of children around the globe skipped s school to call r action to protect the climate. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. to all of our viewers, welcome. tonight 49 people are dead and dozens wounded after two mosque attacks in the new zealand city of christchurch great one man killed with discharged with murder and expected to be in court in the next few hours. the attacks happened during friday prayers at two mosques, the first in the center of the city where the majority of the victims were lost. the second was in a suburb of

lynwood. ththis has shocked new zealand,a country which has had little gun violence. we are going to go to samantha early. she is in christchurch where it is early morning now. good morning. what are we expecting today the day after such a horriblee terrorist attack? samantntha: the whole country is in a state of s shock. i coululd hear helicopters buzzg around for much of t the night d ththe police said they will increaease their presence thehe streetss, here in christchurch especially but also throughout ththe country. large events have been canceled. we are expecting the prime minister jacinda ardern toto spk soon. the policece comssioioner as w l as -- he is also going to

christchurch. earlier -- the man is a fear -- expected to appear in coururt. brent: at any moment we will go live to the prime minister when she begins speaking. i want to ask you, there are so many unknowns about these massacres. how are the people coping with this attack? samantha: just really everyone is in a state of shock. a lot of people have been staying home, as i wasas going home lasast night. the streets were becoming very congested. my impression is everyone has gone home andd stayed there. disbelief that something like this is happening. this has happened -- not

happened in new zealand before. brent: security writ -- level raised to the highest, the first titime in their hihistory. how is the security situation? samantha: i am in the suburbs so i am notototicing tooo much in terms of police up and down the streets. that is more in the e central cy anand clolose to the mosques, ey mosque in the country y i beliee has s been told to s shut its d, to not open n for the t te being until polilice can go ththrough them. there are so police cordons up -- still police cordons off throughout the city. brent: has there been any official reaction from the muslim immunity, or do we know how -- community, or do we know how people feel about being

targeted? samantha: i havave not had yy official reactionn yet, but as you cann imamagine from the vido and socialededia, there is this realal sense of s shock. ththere has beenen huge outpours as well as support frorom new zealandersrs not in ththe muslim commmmunity. one of the big messages, they should have been safe here. this is their r home, and t they should havave been safe. it is not us d them with muslim a a the rest t of new zealand. the people are expressing the sentimenent that this communitys us, it is our community a part of n new zealand's sococty. there have been huge expressions of solidarity withh t that. hundreds of thousands of dodolls are being donated to

crowowdfunding campaigns, supporting loved ones and families of the victiti, all l e time encncountering nenew wayays people are trying to express their support. brent: samantha early, thank you. while we wait for the prime minister to hold a press conference, we want to take a closer look at how these tragic events unfolded. reporter: christchurch, new zealand, a city in shock. health officials put mass casualty plans into action after carnage unfolded at the busiest of times, at the biggest mosque in thehe country. worshipers at friday prayers described a man dressed in military clothing and armed for mass murder. >> [indiscernible] gun, m-16, and [indiscernible]

bullet, bullet i said, what are you doing? not looking at me, he starting -- he started shooting. reporter: a a second nearby mose was also attacked. it is not clear if they were carried out by the same man. the prime ministster called it e of new zealand's darkest days. >> it is clear this can now only be described as a terrorist attack. from what we know, it appears to have been well-planned. two explosive devices attached to suspect vehicles have been found and they have been disarmed. reporter: a driver films the moment believed to be the attack, car first off the road, wheels still spinning. he is identified as an australian citizen with a trail

of far right extremist views. police are determining if anyone else was involved. >> three other p people were apprehehended. we believe one of those persons was armed and was -- may have had nothing to do with this incident. the other people that have been apprehended begin a position of firearms in the general environment. we are workiking to understand what their motive is. reporter: scenes of distress as a grieving community grapples with its own search for answers. >> you don't thinink like this could happen in new zealand, christchurch of all places. we are so small, kind and loving. i don't understand why someone would hurt us in such a way, just like an animal. why would you treat us like that? we have donene nothing.

reporter: not just a huge loss of life today.. >> i don't know if i will be targeted a as i walk alone withy headscarf. reporterer: and a sense that things will never be the same again. brent: world leaders are extending sympathies to victims and families. here is angela merkel. >> this is a horrific attack on people as they prarayed and on their house of woworship. it is an attack directed against muslims. it is also an attack on to new zealand's -- on new zealand's democracy and an open and tolerant socieiety. we sharere these valalues with w zealandd and share their herer d condndemnation of this terrible attack. -- their horror and condemnation of this terrible attack. brent: among reactions, this from emmanuel macron. he said, all our thoughts are

with the victims of these heinous crimes against the mosques in christchurch in new zealand and their loved ones. france stands up against all forms of extremism and works with its partners against terrorism around the world. pakistan's prime minister also exposing shock, saying he condemnsns the terrorist attack. this affirms we have always maintained terrorism does not have a religion. prayers go to the victims and their families. here are the other stories making headlines around the world. what -- hundreds of thousands have joined in protest against algeria. the biggest protests against the long-term president. despite caving in to pressure and reversing his decision to stand for a fifth term, he stopped shshort of stepppping d. a thoughtful tropical storm has

made landfall in mozambique, battering a coastal city with heheavy rain and wind up to 1700 kilometers an hour. at least one p person has been killed. one cityy b building has beenen damage trees blown o over, power lines brought down.. thousands of children around the globe have been skipping school to call on world leaders to do more to combat climate change. the student strikes are affecting an estimated 100 countries, part of the fridays for future movement, started by a 16-year-old swedish climate activist greta thunberg. today is the biggest yet for her and other young activists following her lead. reporter: greta thunberg work started with a -- started with a simple strike. today things were simple, a march on the parliament as with

just about every friday for months now and a simple essence for action on climate change. young people didn't cause this but they will have to live with the consequences. >> we are not going to accept this and this is why we are striking. we want a future and we will continue. [applause] reporter: they want a future in india as well. students took to the streets in delhi. >> issa but -- i support her. because of her, we know about this. we arere supporting heher for or benefits only. reporter: young people were joined by some with more experience of breathing the infamous smog. older protesters had all but given up on their own generation and are looking to the next for a solution. >> the children will come forward. we have ruined it for them. reporter: in italy there were

strikes and protests in dozens of cities, students left class to hammer home the same messages greta thunberg first made in her first strike through this in a movement that shows no signs of abating. brent: the refund he of berlin school children taking part in this. our reporters accompanied one of them. reporter: her message, project the environment now. the 16-year-old and other students have come to berlin city center to protest. they want germany to do more when it comes to climate change policy. >> climate change must be stopopped before it is too late. reporter: green party are watching closely as thousands of students are calling for action, and she has some concrete ideas

when it comes to people's daily lives and connection with protecting the environment. >> it is unbelievable that it is cheaper to fly than to take the train. reporter: she also find the government's plan to phase out: energy to slow. she doesn't agree climate protection leads to unemployment. many demonstrators criticized the last coal plant will be shut down in 2038 weather in berlin or brussels, politics has to speed up the exit of coal energy. the fact some political factions don't like to see students ditching school every friday doesn't matter to noah. she believes teachers and politicians should accept actions taken. >> it scares me. we have to do something before it is too late so missing the last two periods of school

doesn't matter much. reporter: no one knows how long they will continue their protest, but for no a and her friend -- noah and her friends, one thing is clear. if politicians don't step up, students will step up another notch. brent: here are two people invested in that march we saw today. two might write is luisa neu bauer -- to my right is luisa nor bauer. her is johannes vogel from the natural history museum -- next to her is your highest google from the natural history museum -- johannes vogel from the natural history museum. young people are trying to get the older iteration to do what it should to protect the environment. do you agree this is about the people in power and the people who will be in power?

>> very much. we feel older generations and particularly -- that is our message today, that is what we are fighting for, for them, for our leaders, for older generations to take responsibility for us. brent: is that an indictment on our generation? have leaeaders failed -- the leaders failed? johannes: yes, since the 1980's we have known what is happening. in the 1810s it was warned about human effect on climate. we know about it, but we failed to act. being reminded of it is much welcomed. brent: was today's march of success? luisa: in terms of numbers, yes. we brought more students than ever before, the largest ever berlin climate strike, largest ever german climate strike, more

than one million across the globe. in terms of political action, it doesn't make a difference. we will see what we get out of that and how the politicians and leaders react to that. brent: both of you have talked to leaders, been in washington, been with the french president -- do you tell them, do you accuse them of failing in their responsibility? what do they say to you? luisa: they don't understand what is going on. they see their needs to be done something about the crisis but they consider it another issue to sort out and that you can sit out if you wait for long enough. i believe for president macron, there is this kind of hope that with our strikes we convince the voter to live more environmentally friendly and kind of accept what is going on easier.

that is not why we are going on the streets. brent: that is kicking the can down the road. johannes: i think it is important we find allies in this fight against dangerous climate change, extinction of species. we are governing this world as if we have three or four of them. that is all our responsibility to act now. science needs to play its part and i am proud scientists from all over germany came to the museum today to talk to the students but not just to talk but alalso to listen.. one of the outcomes is students have asked us to continue inviting them to the museum to talk to scientists on a weekly basis. that is what we will do. brent: an excellent idea. the people in power, political leaders, they have to basically work together to make things happen so climate change can be

mitigated. is that going to happen? can your protests and socicial media organizing, is it enough? luisa: it is not. brent: what needs to happen? luisa: there is a common misunderstanding of what we can achieve and not achieve. we can mobilize masses. that is like future voters. but we cannot commit to climate action. that is the job of leaders and politicians. we need these strong allies. we need all generations, scientists and media to pressure all governments equally to commit to actual action and realize what is going on and the only way out of this is to step up on -- face huge challenges. brent: you want to hold people in power accountable, but we see

in all democracies that it is the young voters, they are the ones who do not vote. how do we change that? luisa: that is a different issue. we need young people to vote -- brent: that is young people failing in their responsibility. luisa: it is almost a different issue because we have got a government that makes plans for the climate are we got the paris agreement and 2020 target for germany. despite those plans they are not sticking to it. it is not just about voting, which is necessary. we need more young people, but also need a government to make plans and stick to them. brent: not doing what they promise. johannes: a lot of young people hahave felt disempowered to chae their futures. this global protest shows we have a voice. we can engage.

we will be heard. that is the big step forward. we need to recognize that and amplify and support. let's have the voice heard. politics is eventually made by the people, for the people. brent: what about the role of social media report you and i were sick -- you are able to organize and network and communicate with people all over the globe. is social media the most powerful tool in making sure that you can hold leaders all over the world accountable at the same time? luisa: i wouldn't consider it the most powerful tool. people working in parliament, i expect them to be more powerful than a tweet. but we can see for the first time in history possibly we can connect the dots.

we are not just national movements or students in a range of cities but as we kind of coordinate globally, we are one big -- we are like the people of the world who demand to have a future and demand others to act. that is quite powerful. every kind of government should feel itchy about it and you know, this is quite strong, i guess. johannes: look at it, caring for the planet, caring for our society, if the ultimate goal of politics, that is what the young people have now said, you are not delivering on it, you are not carrying -- we do. they are the drivers of politics. that should give our politicians a lot of food for thought. brent: you are doing important things. we take our hat off to you for bridging the generations. thank you.

luisa: thank you. johannes: thank you. brent: sports news now. the draw for the champions league quarterfinals took place in switzerland with english teams dominating the last eight. manchester united was drawn against barcelona and the pick of the ties. united --'last years beaten fire -- liverpool taking on porto. if there is one thing berlin loves, it is a polar bear. ever since one of them died back in 2011, fans have been pining for a new arrival. today the city's zoo showed off the latest contender, a cub born to it mother in december -- its mother in december. the cub is developing well and

will be allowed out daily to meet her new fans. reporter: a proud mother and her new baby, enjoying the first signs of spring in berlin. these were the first steps outside after more than three months. she was born in december last year but only allowed out today. it was also a proud moment for the german capital. she was thehe first polar bear o be born in berlin since the last one that died prematurely in 2011. >> she is growing very well. she is 3.5 months old. when we examined her, she weighed 8.5 kilos. on tuesday we examined her again but we were unable to way her because she wouldn't -- to weigh her because she wouldn't stay

still. reporter: it is rereminder of chchallengesreporter: of the environment. >> we see this polar bear as an ambassador for the natural habitat we call the arctic. it is under increasing threat from climate change, waste and movement of people. reporter: the park will unveil the cub's name in a few months. she will be allowed out every day and become the zoo's neustar attraction. brent: going back to our top story. frfriday's mosque massacres in w zealand. i am joined by samantha early again in christchurch, the city. we are still waiting for the prime minister to speak. she was supposed to speak at the top of the hour. any news on n the delay? samanthaha: just that it is delayed.

these things happen somometimes and all we know is t that she is expected to speak with reporters soon, but she has been delayed. brent: the fact that the suspect, who is being charged, the fact as we understand it, police say he had a group of -- a go pro camera and was trying to livestream this, the fact that that video was not taken down immediately and the fact it has been shared, what has been the reactction in new z zealand samantha: people got an extra warnrning that it is notot -- is an offense in new zealand to distribute objectiononable materials. they are warning people against sharing any imimages or videdeos that might have surfrfaced onli.

they went t with various platfos to remove any content, but they are encouraging and telliling peoplehahat it is against the law to distribute that sort ofof material in nenew zealand. ththey will be following that u. host: ok -- brent: ok, thank you very much. you are watching dw news. after a short break, i will be back to take you through "the day." [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪

on the climate crisis . thank you for joining us here on my from paris. we start with the tragic news from new zealand city of christchurch is friday were at least forty nine pepeople were killeded in mass shohootings. at two mosques. according to authorities this was a carefully planned and unprecedented terror attacack. e that has shocked the usually peaceful nation. israeli in born suspect wrote in the manifesto. he supported donald trump as a symbol of renewed white identity