>> this is dw news. violent protests in hong kong. police fired tear gas at demonstrators forcing them to evacuate the government building which they had occupied hours earlier. the protesters are finding a proposed bill to allow extradition to china. comiming up, for the first t tie iran violates the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal. its foreign minister declares his country y as exceeded the agreed limit on its stockpile of

low enriched uranium. ♪ brent: to our viewers on pbs in the united states and all around the world, welcome. police and hong kong have finally taken control of the legislative council building, but only after protesters were able to storm and occupied the main chamber for hours. p police moved into the building after clearing the streets of antigovernment protesters with tear gas. tey we-- they were able to enter the main chamber without resistance. the escalation of violence comes on the 22nd anniversary of the british colonies return to china. we want to bring in rosalyn adams who has been covering today's events for buzz feed. you were among the protesters

the entire day. talk to me. what did you experience? did you get the sense that we were looking at something that was planned, or was this taking of the assembly chamber, was that spontaneous? >> no. i think it was s deadly somethig that was in t the works. you know, late afternoon. it started for the morning, actually, there was some attempt to push downwn one of the glass wallss ofhe legislate council building. around 4 p.m., there were hundreds of people surrounded by the building. they were bringing supplies. it wasn't something that happened immediately. something that took all day, really. they were using -- sledgehammers. it was definitely a concerted, planned effort -- brent: what about when they got

in the chamber? let me. when the protesters were able to get into the chamber, we understand they did not meet any resistance. there weren't any police officers when they got in. were you surprised they were able to walk into the chambers ththat way? >> yeahah. i mean, so, everyrybody around e legislative counsel building wawas, we were e passing out had hats. they were wrapping each other in saran wrap, passing out gloves. eveverybody was saying, if you'e close to the building there's police on the other side. and it looks like there, you know, i'm not surure where the police went. i think everybodydy was surprisd there was no sort of immediate we stand up when they got in. once they had t that metal there came lifteted up, it was hundres pouring in. i was certainly shocked. even if theyey were able to get in, i didn't think it would be hundreds of people moving in.

there was immediate destructctin of everything. and there were whispers of where the p police were, the police ae coming but everybody was trying to share information to keep each other sake but there was definitely destruction as soon as those people got inside. brent: we saw what happened inside the chamber. as you said, there were no police. then, of course, at some point the announcement was made that the police were coming and that the place had to be evacuated. then we saw a very strong police presence. would you say this was a tactic, a new tactic of the police? >> no. no, i don't think so. i don't think it was a new tactic. i think that people were surprised that the police did not show up earlier. by the time the police did show up, there was just a small group by the legislative council. there was a lot of discussion inside the building of whether they should stay or go. with reports of police on the

way. so, by the time the police came there, there were less than 20 people inside the legislative council. then there was a show of support, solidarity of hundredss of people ououtside the buildin. but the police wanted the entire area clear. once -- it was arounund midnigh. that's when thehe police started ususing tear gas. it wasn't just about getting -- protesters outside the building, it was clearing the whole area. it got really aggressive really fast. between midnight and 12:20, there was just, it was like a 15 minute period, where there was a ton of tear gas used. brent: we understand there have been no arrests so far at all. how do you explain that tactic by the police? are you surprised? >> i mean, i think that may stem from the fact t that there wereo police around when the

protesters were inside the building.. soso, there w were, kepept being reports of police are coming. but by the timee the police did show up, t there was just a smal number of peoplele inside the bubuilding. so, even t though there was a at of destruction, there was still a pretty peaceful clearing of that area. so, yeah, i don't know if t thy had the opportutunity to actualy arrest peoplple because by the time they showed up, people were mostly sitting down outside of the legislative council building. brentt: hopefully will find out more because the chief executive carrie lam is supposed to speak. hopefully will get some of those questions answered. rosalyn adams, we appreciate your taking the time to talk with us and for staying up so late. we know it is late in hong kong. thank you. here are some of the other stories making headlines around the world. a car bombing and gun in the

afghan capital kabul left six people dead and 80 other wounded. the last during rush hour targeted the defense minister before gunmen battled special forces. thee tablliban has claimed responsibility. ethiopia's primary star has warned he is prepared to die to defend ethiopia's sovereigntnty. attacker shot dead the governor and other officials on june 22nd. the opposition is accusing the government of using this incident to arrest opposition figures. the paris firefighters who battled the flames at notre-dame cathedral in april have been honored by france's interior and defense ministers. the cathedral's spire and roof were destroyed but firefighters managed to save the bell towers and many works of arts. hundndreds of firefighters arrid on thehe scene within minutes after the alarm sounded.

the white house is condemning iran's move to increase its enrichment of uranium, saying it will continue pressuring the country to change course. early today, the u.n. confirmed that iran has broken the limit on uranium enrichment set by the 2015 nuclear deal peel this is -- nucuclear deal. ththis is thfifirst major dedepartment frorom the deal. foforeign misister mohammmmad jd zarif has claimed breaking the deal limit is justify an accused co-'s signatories of failing to up holold their part of the pac. ththe united states you may remember abandoned the agreement on e year ago. it has reimposed sanctions on iran. mohammad javad zarif says that tehran's movies about defending the country's authority. >> it's only by illustrating authority that we can put th ee. u.s. in their place duriring negotiations, because we will never accept yielding to pressure. but if someone respects us, they

will have our respect in return. the world must talk to us with respect and not threaten iran ians. brent: i am joined by natasha lindstaedt, a political science at the university of essex. what we are looking at today, a breach of the nuclear deal, is this a dangerous devevelopment? natasha: what's definitelely a dangerouous development. and i ththink it is something tt european countries in particular , the europeanan union, that had worked so harard to o try to gee 2015 d deal in place was hoping would not happen. i think they were working hard behind the scenes to t try to create somome sort of ordering syststem that -- bartering systm that would enable countries to trade with iran but it was onlyy seset up to d deal with humanann goods and supppplies. and, whenever ththey try to put together thehe last minute using creative m methods, justt didn'o

rk. iran said it was n not fulfillig its needsds. and so, now iran has put europe in a corner, where there is really not much europe canan d. it cannonot really go against te u.s. i don't ca doing something -- see it doing something to challenge the u.s., but i it alo has to make a stance against iran. and already th eu.k. has said it is figuring out what it is going to do and there will be consequences for this. but it doesn't one toto make suh a a strong stance e that it completely leaves no option of ever returning to the deal. i think they want to sort of quietly through diplomamatic channels or overtly convince iran t to not go too farar above lelevels of enrichment soo that they could somehow come back to the deal. brent: is there a strategy in iran increasing its uranium

enrichment? they are demanding more from your. -- europe. and certainly they know that europe probably cannot do more than it has done already. so, that's iran's end game here? natasha: i think there are two ththings. one of thehe things that youou d tell frorom the foreign minister mohammadad javad zarifif''s stat is t that iran wants to be tread with respect. that that is almost momore importanant than the results. they want to be treated with legititimately, that theyy are tirered of what ththey perceiveo be u.s.. imperiaialism and aggression, and arrogance and they will not stand for what the u.s. has done. they are wililling to do thatt regardless o of whether or not that leads to some sort of posititive outcomeme. the more sttegic viview wouldlde that they are try to put enough pressure on europe's so that europe will find some ways to keep the deal in place. but i donon't know if europe is

going to be able to do that under the current u.s. administration. brent: professor natasha lindstaedt joining us from the university of essex. as a always, we appreciate yourr insights. thank you. natasha: thanks for having me. brent: there are many unanswered questions concerning europe's mgration policies. to date inside an italian courtroom, this was the questionposed. should rescuing people at sea be a crime? the answer good to determine the fate of the captain of the sea watch iii carrying four migrants rescued from the mediterranean when it entered the port of lampedusa over the weekend without permission. then hit a police speedboat. if convicted, the 31-year-old captain faces 10 years in prison. >> this was the scene in front of the italian embassy in berlin on monday. crowds gathered in support of the captain in custody into protest against the italian interior minister.

>> savini is doubling down on his stance against refugees and against private rescue operations. >> if she is a criminal, i am a criminal, too. >> if you criminalize those who rescue other people or fight for humanitarian causes, then i'm a crimininal, too. reporter: over the weekend, foreign minister made his opposition to the captain's arrest clear. he said he would continue to push for her release in negotiations with his italian counterpart. >> [speaking german] translslator: rescuing peoplplet sesea is not a criminal effect,t is a humanitarian act. ultimately anything other than the release will only lead to considerable irritation. reporter: by midday monday,

private advocacy groups had managed to raise some 750,000 euros for the captain and that amount has topped well over a million. its money that she will need to cover her legal expenses. the migrants she rescued will be resettled in a number of e.u. countries. it is the nighttime germany has joined what people are calling a coalition of the willing, something far from a long-term solution. brent: the talk about this, i'm joined in the studio by the deputy leader of germany's' green party. we appreciate your coming in. and the fact that we are talking to. you being with the green party speaks to the fact that this story has become so politicized. why has it become so politicized? >> i think what we can see is that there are people that are saving lives from people that would drown otherwise. and now they are like, putting

today. and treat them like criminals. and this is about european values they are defending. and we can see that there are so many questions connected with that. the interior politics of us germany but also in the european union. that are complicated part of negotiations. brent: there are critics who say that the sewawatch activists are playing into the hands of people like the italian interior minister. salvini, who has said, this is like an act of war. >> i would rather say that he is instrument to rising people from the seawatch ii for his populism and he is not think about what his politics are causing their, because of this politics europe and i italy and

other states are going into a situation where itt is called a political solution to let people die.e. we can never accept that. also not as democratic people. brent: there is no clear immigration policy by the european union, right? there is no answer to the questions that have been open for a long time. >> i mean, of course, we should go for a long-term strategy, for a long-term solution between all the states of the european union. brent: you cn'an't do that. >> this is not happening at the moment. but there are other possibilities. there could be the possibility to let the cities that declare themselves safe harbors help the people and this is, for example, something our old interior minister did not do. he block this offer of our cities. brent: you hear from people from

like salvini who said that the european left us and greece and spain on their own with thi s. that is not fair. >> at this point, this is right. also, i do not appreciate his politics at all but of course we are in a situation now where the western and northern european states have not taken responsibility out of the situation. and now this is also an effect that we see from these years of taking over responsibility. and i think what the interior ministers of northerner western european states could do, they could say, ok, we do not register those people in italy. we just take them right away and get them go into those cities that declared themselves to be helpful. brent: do you think that is going to happen? >> i hope, but it did not happen in the past. brent: the deputy director of

the green party in germany. we appreciate your taking the time to talk with us tonight. thank you. european union leaders are still deadlocked over another issue -- who should get the top job? state suspended talks until tomorrow. france and germany had agreed to support the same candidate for the key position of european commission president. the social democrat. but there has been stiff opposition to that. all of the top jobs are changing hands following europe's parliamentary elections which were held last may. >> a good nicely. that is what a journalist and leaders are desperate for after talks brought no consensus. angela merkel said technically a candidate could have been chosen by out voting a group of countries but that she said would be unwise. >> we should really make an effort to find a compromise before a vote like this. to avoid tensions that could

cause problems for many years. we' facingr brexit and many other challenges. we should be careful in the way we treat one another. reporter: a franco-german compromise which see the dutch social democrats frans trimmerans. but eastern europeans and italy rejects the idea. the stalemate is a disappointment and prompted france's presidency demand radical changes to the way e.u. the operates >> we can't be held hostage by small-group of member states. when you do find a way to make key decisions together. for now it is a new attend a compromise tomorrow can bring what 20 hours of talks so far could not. brent: fear of unexploded munitions -- has hampered efforts to put out a large forest fire in northern germany. the blaze broke out in will

-- in woodlands. 650 people were evacuated in western pomerania. authorities say they suspect arson. reporter: smoke as far as the eye can see. covering more than four squaree kilometers of f forest, this is said to be the largest fire the northeastern german state of pomeranian has ever seen. more than 101000 people haveve n forced t to flee the h homes. and the residenents of three villages have been evacuated. >> we have evacuated numerous villages. at the moment, we are doing a best to keep them safe. reporter: we're not just talking about putting out the fire. we'r talking about protecting these people's lives ande securing the region. it is dangerous work for the

firefighters and not just because of the flames but also because of potential explosions. this w previously aa military trainings area and tons of b bos ammunition are still on-site. that is why firefighters are not allowed to come any closer than one kilometer to the blaze. interior minister is calling for federal help. >> it's federal lands and the left over issues go back many years. now we are seeing the terrible result, the state cannot be left alone to deal with this problem. reporter: the cauause of f the e has not been d determined. and authorities are not ruling out possible arson. brent: dw cespedes update from th town where the fire broke out -- sent us this update from the town where the fire broke out. >> firefighters are doing all they can. helicopters are trying to extinguish the flames but really they aren't extinguisher bowl anymore. they are only trying to contain

what can be contained and attacked the villages around. a lot of people had to be evacuated already and several could follow, an end is not in sight. brent: reporting earlier today. some tennis news. the first day of wimbledon has produced three big shots. 15-year-old corey galf has been five-time champion venus flames. who is 24 years her senior -- venus williams. the american is the youngest ever player in the professional era. australian and u.s. open champion knowingly o -- naomi osaka crashed out of the first round. alexander zverev was also a surprise early loser, going down to the czech world number one. and defend brent had no such worries when he beat philip crossover. fans flooded into the venue for the start of play.

it has seen a different take on the wimbledon strawberries and cream with a vegan version on sale for the first time. yes, vegan strawberries and cream for the first time in the tournament 142 year history. let's return now to our top story. that on pro-democracy protest in hong kong, the city's chief executive just gave an extraordinary press conference at 4 a.m. let's take a listen to what she said. >> the first of july, that is the 22nd anniversary of the establishment of the hong kong special administrative region, we have seen two entirely different public scenes. one is regular march on the 1 of july. regardless of the number of participants, the march was peaceful and orderly. and this fully reflects the inclusiveness of hong kong society. and the core values we attach to

peace and order. the second scene that wewe have seen which really saddens a lot of people and shocks a lot of people is the extreme use of violence. and vandalism by protesters who stormed into the legislative council building over a period of time. so, this is something that we should seriously condemn. because nothing is more important than the rule of law in hong kong. so, i hope the community at large will agree with us that with these violent acts that we have seen, it is right for us to condemn it and hope society will return to normal as soon as possible. brent: that was carrie lam, the chief executive officer of hong kong, speaking a few moments ago. let's talk about that with my colleague carried -- sherie chan.

it is the middle of the night in hong kong and you have carrie lam speaking to reporters. so, what do you make of what she said, first of all? sherie: actually, some reporters are expecting that she would resingn or make a big statement because it was 4 a.m. in the morning. but it turns out that she is just condemning the protests and saying that the protesters were violent, which is what she has always been saying. so, reporters are a bit disappointed. brent: 4 a..m, means that the number of people that will see this happening live will be at a minimum. do you think there is a reason for that? >> actually, i would not say so, because all this starving and the parliament. it went on until 2 a.m. in the morning and people are still awake, actually. brent: how do you think that the processors are going to view what carrie lam just said? sherie: they are not surprised,

because she hasn't resigned for so many times before. so, they really do not expect her to really resign this time. and, but then, it will just make protesters even more angry as usual because she is not responding to any of their demands. brent: what about what the police did today? the police, they were not there when the building was stormed. and they were not there while the chambers was being ransacked, had graffiti sprayed all over the place. you almost get the feeling that the police stood back and let this happened so that the world could see it. do you think that is part of the strategy now? sherie: actually, there were reporters asking the head of police in the press covers why there were no police -- stopping the people storm in the parliament. he went around and then not raleigh explained -- really explained why. he said the police were in the

parliament for the whole day and it was in this moment they were recouping. it was not really answered. brent: i'm sure that is one of the questions we will be posing as we move into tuesday. you are watching dw news live from berlin. after a break i will be back to take you through the day. tonight we will talk about the iran nuclear deal. iran violating for the first time. is it up to europe to save the deal and the peace?

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