>> this is dw news live from berlin. bolivia in chaos, the president leaves the country leaving behind violence. former president evo morales is in mexico in exile and says an offer of asylum saved his life. now he c claims he was forcecedt in a coup.p. we get the latest on the power vacuum left behind in bolivia. also coming up, fears of more violence in the middle east. israel's targeted killing of a palestinian mimilitant leader in

gaza is met with a barrage of rockets fired on israel. and get out while you can. australians are urgeded to flee cataststrophic bushfires. one fire chief says it's so bad that his crews are simply unable to stop the flames. plus, half a million people fighting to stay in the country that they call home. the u.s. supreme court hearing arguments over the trump administration's decision to end protection for the children of undocumented migrants. the dreamers future hangs in the balance. ♪ brent: to our viewers on pbs in the united states and all around the world, welcome.

two bolivia's former president, evo morales, is in mexico after taking up their offer of asylum. after landing there, morales said he feared for his life and said his departure from office amounted to a coup d'etat. he stepped down amidst pressure from the army. in a bid to secure a fourth term as president. now it's unclear who is in charge in bolivia. a president on the run, his flight ends here -- >> the pressure on evo morales became so great that he no longer felt safe in his homeland of bolivia. some latin american countries continue to support him. >> in the government and the people of bolivia are gratefuful that t the president of mexico save my life.

>> despite his departure, bolivia remains in turmoil. violent unrest continues. images circulating the internet allegedly show chanting civil war now. the former president critics accused morales supporters of arson and attacks to so chaos. >> peoplple are armining themses with s sticks and d rocks, we hd explosivives going off and a at night we c couldn't t sleep. we started to gugud the doors of our houses so these criminals dodon't invade our homes. >> the opposition's vice president in the senate is to take temporary control of the house, making her next month -- next in line for the presidency.

and new elections to restore confididence. >> it is urgent but there is some certainty for people and for civil organizations to be involved. i will take up the task. but if another route is chosen, another path, that i will also accept that. >> bolivians prepare for a a future without evo morales b but on twitter, he is promised to return. for some bolivians, it sounds like a threat. brent: to the latest we want to bring in our correspondent johan ramirez. good evening to you. we know that morale is is now in mexico -- morales is now in mexico. do we know why? johan: the government of mexico

is one of the few left-wing governments in latin america and it's easy to understand why he went there. he didn't have many other choices. maybe nicaragua but it is not the most -- place to go or maybe cuba. and then there is venezuela and in terms of quality of life and political stability, it's not the best place to be. it's one of the best choices he had. the -- maybe mexico was his best on the choice. brent: what about the bolivia he has left behind? what is the situation in the capital there? the amount of violence is actually increased. johan: the situation here in

bolivia since last sunday has been ups and down. on sunday when we knew about the resignations, the city became a huge party. we have thousands and thousands of people in the streets partying, singing, there was music everywhere, it was unbelievable and sunday night it was the opposite. there were looting's, unrest, every department of the cut -- every part of the country. they woke up full of fear and uncertainty. right now last night the army had to join the police because there were thousands of supporters. they wanted to take that and the police and army had to work together to avoid this situation. so from last night and now we are a little bit calmer here. a few minutes ago we were

listening to airplanes, the air force airplanes flying around over the city so that's -- it shows in the city right now. >> johan ramirez reporting. thank you. to the middle east, their fears of violence between israelis and palestinians tonight. after some of the worst attacks in years along the gaza border. the people in southern and central israel were advised to stay inside after militants fired a series of rockets into israeli territory. it came in response to an israeli airstrike in the early morning hours they killed the militant leader. >> tuesday morning's seen. hours later, islamic jihad

fighters respond with a barrage of rocket attacks. over the b border in israel, the warning sirens sound once again. israel's iron dome defense system intercepts many of them, but some get t through. damaging people's homes and injuring some israelis. many choose to evacuate, israel's response in gaza, more airstrikes, killing several palestinians. israel is not -- >> israel is not interested in escalation but we will do anything to defend ourselves. >> islamic jihad vows revenge for the death. >> we ensure our people and holy

fighters that we have no choice but confrontation. >> israel's strike on a popular israeli militant came on a. of relative peace. but now the deadly to-and-fro of rockets is back. israel is in political turmoil right now. perhaps headed for a third general election n in less thana year. but it's under intense pressure and has been criticized for its failure to stop rocket attacks were militants in gaza. now he is responsiblele for targeted assassination, but consummate -- with consequently, more rockets. brent: i'm joined in gaza city. tell us what is the situation right now they in gaza? >> well, more rockets from gaza

and launch strikes and that continued. the latest strike e that killedd twtwo militants in the islamic jihad, they were trying to launch rocketsts so in tototal,e palestinians, at least two of them, were killed after the assassination of the islamic jihad commander. so the situation is like most of the gazans now and i'm told it's quiet outside, you don't hear any car passing the street, but the bombs. brent: talalk to me about how significant, how important was abu l otte -- abu el-attata. >> he is the chief or commander

of the area of the gaza strip, he is a member of the military council, which is rolling and withdrawing islamic jihad. israel accused him of standing behind firing rockets, specifically the one, the rockets that attacked when netanyahu was speaking and campaigning for the elections a few months ago. his name appeared at that time. he wasn't well known, he was attacked by israel. there were assassination attempts before and he was injured once, he was then of the north area in gazaza strip a a s killed at the titime.

hehe was injured.. and now he is not the leadeder f islamic c jihad. bubut it seemsms like he is important to israel. brent: where do you think things will go frfrom here? are you looking at a flash in the pan event or do you think this escalation willll continun? > first of f all, people inia wish this would have an end very soon. most the people i talked to, they are willing to size and end. -- has an end. islamic jihad is the second military power in gaza strip. the first is hamas. hamas didid not involve -- get involved in n firing rockets a t israel or partiticipating in islamic jihad.d. ththat would make a difference,a big differencece. if hamas participates it means we are in a large scale of

exchange o of fire with h israe. but without them i think things will be limited and they will be able to cocontrol islamicc jiha. brent: the latesest from gaza cy tonight. thank you. here are some of the other stories making headlines around the world. in hong kong, fresh classes -- clashes have erupted. demonstrators through petrol bombs, police responded with tear gas during a protest outside hong kong's chinese university. the clashes are part of a violent escalation of the territory's month-long protest. spain's acting prime minister has signed an agreement aimed at it forming a coalition government. they join forces with a foreign left --

which is led by pablo iglesias. the parable still need support to secure a majority in parliament. the former u.s. president jimmy carter has undergone surgery after a series of falls. the 95-year-old needed the operation to relieve pressssure from brain bleeding. a spokesperson says there were no complications from that procedure. australian firefighters are on high alert for a catastrophic threat from bushfires. dozens of fires are raging in the state of queensland and new south wales. they stretch almost 1000 km along the east coast. from brisbane to sydney. residents in about 100,000 homes near sydney are doing their best to take shelter after authorities worry it's too late for them to leave their homes. >> australia has burning. he new south wales, which is most affected.

firefighters are overwhelmed by the sheer scale of the disaster. they are using everything they've got. sometimes they are able to score a win >> we dididn't have long come all these amazing fire people saved our house. >> but the impact of climamate change and recent weather patterns are against them. >> the peak winds up to and above 80 km an hour, we saw the temperatures up in the high 30's and we saw the humidity is down as well as 5%. arc of the conditions spread quickly. officials greatest fear is that the blaze sweeps sydney. fire retardant covers everything on the outer edges of the sydney suburbs. authorities say they are fighting a losing battle. >> given the forecast for very high and likely severe conditions ahead as we have for

this weekend and into the really hot burst of air coming through new south wales on tuesday and wednesday of next week. we simply can't get the upper hand on these fires. >> bushfires are regular occurrence during australian summers. this year's intensity and extremely early arrival of the fire season have led to an acute political debate on the impact of climate change is having on the country's vulnerability. brent: you are watching dwdw ne. still to come, aiming for gold. meet the young indian boy who is refusing to let a tragic accident get in the way of his dream. that story coming up after this. most schools in southern iraq are closed after teachers announced a general strike in support of the protest movement that has rocked the country for six weeks. in recent days, the security forces have cracked down on rallies but protesters of cap going with sit ins in the south

and across the capital of baghdad. >> the 14th floor of this building used to be a turkish restaurant and now this monstrous concrete structure from the saddam hussein era is a symbol of the protests of a rock. if you weeks ago, snipers fired on protesters from here and now the protesters themselves occupy the building. he has been squatting here since the beginnig of october. the 35-year-old is unemployed and he sees little opportunity for himself in the country. the view from the roof, focal points in the protest against the greed and incompetence of the ruling class. >> the government has done nothing for us in the past 17 years, we've been wronged. >> although the government to proposing a series of reforms, it hasn't hesitated to fire on citizens. with tear gas and live ammunition.

leaving political parties reportedly fouling to crack on the protests. the price has been high. 15 people were killed in just one weekend with hundreds injured. hospitals overwhelmed, people are treated on the streets. >> the worst thing is when patients are choking on nerve gas and we can stabilize their condition. their jaws lock in their limbs sees up. >> clashes interrupted on bridges as protesters try to enter the country's nerve center, nobody is allowed to get close to the prime minister's office or the iranian embassy. because even tehran has drawn the protesters ire. they occupy key positions in iraq and control powerful militias. fearing the loss of influence, they are expected to lead to massacre. >> the directing operations in

baghdad control the entire security apparatus. they torture protesters with their own special methods and it all follows a certain script. >> in iraq it's all about oil, money, and power. billions are stashed away in secret. all the while infrastructure criminals and electricity cuts out. water is contaminated in the education system is collapsing. khalil samari and his friends have an -- had enough. they want nothing less than radical change. >> the government suppresses her protest, takes us hostage, kills us, it hasn't offered us anything. we need to be liberated. >> revolution or massacre, iraq's future is unclear and so too is the fate of millions. brent: the u.s. supreme court has begun hearing arguments in the case which claims president

trump's administration illegally ended the dreamers program. that program allowed undocumented migrants who came to the u.s. as children to live and work in the u.s. legally. the plan, which is widely referred to as daca, was introduced under the obama administration which had half a million young people from deportation. >> georgetown university and washington, d.c. is where -- studies and lives. she was born in mexico and was brought up in arizona and is an undocumented migrant. as a doctoral recipient she has been able to make great leaps towards a better future. >> i have better chances of getting more scholarships, attending university and getting a job. i had never had a job until i got to college and our member when i got my first paycheck, i

wanted to fill out that social security box, this feels so weird and feels good. and also i was able to get a state id. but it's little things like that that make it easier, just driving itself in arizona. if you do get stopped by a cop, they can't deport you. >> daca recipients have not been afraid to protest. they've been organizing demonstrations like this in washington, d.c.. president trump ordered an end to the program in 2017 with several federal courts challenging the president's move. the final decision lies with the supreme court and close to 700,000 people were brought to the u.s. as children have been allowed to get renewable two-year authorizations to study and work in the country. the future, despite having lived most of their lives in the u.s. looks uncertain. >> we've seen courts across the country side with our people, our movement, saying the decision to end -- end daca in

the first place was wrong. if this goes in the case where it is wound down in some way, the lives of not just immigrant youth, but their families, their networks, their communities are put in immediate danger. there is a lot at stake with the supreme court. >> >> i'm kikind of numb to the whole point of what could happen , what can happen to dreamers, just let me know becausese at ts point i'm kind of like i need to make a plan and if that plan is going to be to the u.s., i need to know. ii am in a way, i hope i don't get heartbroken by the decision. any i get a bad decision, it's figuring out alternatives, that's been my whole life and i think it will continue to be my whole life. >> other daca recipients will

have to wait. the decision from the supreme court is expected sometime before next year. brent: sports news, tennis great roger federer is put his bid for glory at the finals on track. he scored a win over matteo berrettini. he took the first set of the round-robin clash. the swiss maestro then went 6-3 in the set. the tournament features the top eight men's players in the world. now to a story of human inspiration from india. one 12-year-old boy there has racked up a number of swimming trophies which might not sound so remarkable except abdul qadir has no arms. national swim titles are not enough. he is already set his sights on the 2024 paralympics.

>> the water is abdul qadir in dori -- abdul qadir indori's smiley face. he's been mamade and inspiration fomamany in his s native india. at t the age of seven, he lost both of his arms after an accident. but he refused to let his life be ruled by it. >> when he was seven years old, my son accidentally touched a high-voltage electric wire. we took him to a hospital in mumbai and doctors treated him for almost a week, but they said the infection was spreading fast and they had to amputate both his arms. saving his life wawas a priorir. and he had to lose -- but he had to lose his arms. >> since the accident, he is adjusted in all sorts of ways. he does his homework using his

feet and uses a smartphone that way. but it is clear that where he truly excels is in the water. and he has set his eyes on a big goal. >> i lost my arms s en i was i n second grade, i had an infection that spread to both arms when i was in the hospital. but i love to swim. and i want to win a a gold medal for india in the olympics. >> is more than just a daydream. he is alreaeady a three-time national swimming champion. and he has the metals to prove it. but it required hard work and determination from everyone involved. >> in n the beginning, we were really at a a loss aboutut how o teach him to swim. we did not know how thehe -- how to s support him, unlike other

kids, we couldn't hold him by his shoulders. we could drop them into the water, but taking him out was a challenge. but abdul qadir was determined and nothing could stop him. he started to swim in just 10 to 12 days and learned how to climb up the ladder on his own. hehesed to falall and get hurt,, but inin just a month, he became indepependent inhehe pool. >> abdul qadir is hoping to soon join an elite swimming institute and trained to qualify for the 24 summer paralympics. brent: here in berlin, one of the city's most famous -- has gotten a famous -- a trip to the doctor's office. a veterinarian says the panda

daddy went for a ct scan after he d discovered onone of his kis was smalleler than the o other. earlier this year it became father to the first two in germany. you see they are being cared for by their motheher and they hope daddy's kidneys are ok. you are watching dw news. after a short break i will take you through the day. ♪

. yeah but it is welcome to live from paris will use an analysis from france twenty four i'm not going these are the main world news headlines a senior commander of the palestinian islamic jihad who has been killed in an attack by israeli forces at least ten palestinians have lost their lives this tuesday. israel says a hundred ninety missiles. were lalaunched its territory from te gagaza strip afterwardss. hundrs of thousands of israelis to find shelter during the select. the human cost of the conflicict in libyaya i i repororted on the ground to meet the people whose lives have been thrown into turmoil since the arab spring in the full colonel. qaddafi some