♪ brent: this is dw news live from berlin. an incredible turn of events, convicted of sexual assault and sent to prison, tonight, u.s. comedian bill cosby is a free man. a court today overturned his kids -- his conviction on a legal technicality. the entertainer once known as america's dad was back home with his family. also coming up tonight, the deadly heat wave engulfing western canada. dozens losing their lives as temperatures hit a record-breaking 49 degrees celsius area and, back on home

soil, a soldiers return from afghanistan. afghans left behind worr about what will happen to them when the international troops have gone. and, sweet revenge decades in the making of european football championship. england beating germany for the first time in a knockout game and five years. dumping them out of the competition. i'm brent goff, the viewers on pbs in the united states, and all of your around the world, welcome. we begin with the first celebrity sent to prison when the #metoo movement began. tonight, bill cosby is once again a free man.

a court today overturned his sexual assault conviction and ordered his immediate release. he left prison in the state of pennsylvania and, a short time later, was back home. cosby was convicted and jailed back in 2018 for drugging and molesting a woman at his suburban estate. a pennsylvania supreme court ruled that a prior agreement with the prosecutor barred cosby from being charged in the case. cosby served over two years of a three to 10 year sentence. let's go to our entertainment journalist writing me from los angeles. many in the united states right now are glued to their screens, watching these live images which we are also going to show a bill cosby driving home. in pennsylvania. it is reminiscent of the o.j. simpson story. these images are most surreal, aren't they? >> what is interesting when you mention o.j. simpson. remember, he was in a white

bronco. today, we have bill cosby going home and a white vehicle as well. the similarity is as interesting as you can mention. yes, bill cosby has been released. he is on his way home to his philadelphia suburban mansion. this is all happening so quickly. we are learning more by the minute. the story is still developing. essentially, not only has he been released but it cannot be retried. remember the first trial against him ended in a hung jury. the second's in a conviction, where he was given anywhere from three to 10 years to surf. he has only served a little over two years. so many people were surprised that he was being released and that he was being released so quickly. what many people don't understand is why. and, a lot of this goes back to the fact that his attorneys made an agreement with the prior district attorney and philadelphia -- and

philadelphia, stating that if you come in and give a deposition and tell us what you know, in exchange for that, we will not prosecute you. he did, he came in and talked about giving certain women drugs. he was honest to the best of his knowledge and, shortly after that, he was charged and he was convicted. now, the philadelphia supreme court is saying that was wrong. brent: do we know how he was -- how it was able to get through all the way to trial if the deal was made? >> the deal was made. but, a lot of this is shrouded in secrecy because the district attorney that charged him is no longer there. a lot of the key players and parts have moved on. i think, what his attorneys were saying, we are going to allow this to move through the proper channels in the appeal process. they always believed that the state supreme court would rule on their behalf and they were right.

so, yes, they were worried about the conviction, upset about the conviction but they ultimately believed that if this appeal would move up to the state supreme court, it would rule in bill cosby's favor. brent: so, he has not cleared. nobody is saying he is not guilty. >> of course. that is a legal thing. the conviction has been overturned. but, that does not mean he is innocent. a lot of technicalities and how you look at the law between somebody is innocent and have a convict -- and have they been convicted and whether it is overturned. brent: this is one assault. i remember dozens of women have accused him of sexual assault over a period of many years. do you expect there to be new allegations? >> there could be. but,o many women have come forwar over 50 women have told their stories to very many public,

newspapers and television stations. all around the world. so many women have come forward. so many women have told the same story about bill cosby. so, there may be other charges that come. as we know with this particular case, he cannot be tried. he is already 83. i am not sure how long it would take them to come up with another case with other evidence and be able to present that. to get a jury to say yes, we think there is enough for a charge and have that play out. that would take quite some time. i am not sure will that will stand. brent: an amazing turn of events, for sure. as always, thank you. >> thank you. brent: we will stay in north america and extreme heat waves slipping across western canada causing dozens of deaths and breaking records as temperatures hit 49 degrees celsius area that is 120 degrees fahrenheit. cooling centers have been set up to give people relief.

the heat is forecast to continue. >> a prolonged, dangerous and historic heat wave engulfing western canada has already caused dozens of death. people are being encouraged to go to cooling centers to combat the extreme heat. >> is unbearable. impossible to be out. i have never seen anything like this, i hope it never becomes like this ever again. it is not pleasant. this is too much. too much summer for us. >> some are enjoying the outdoors. >> it doesn't feel like vancouver but it is an interesting experience. it has been nice getting outside, but i had been consuming gallons of water. >> not surprising with temperatures exceeding 45 degrees in some places and feeling close to 50 degrees and others because of humid conditions. some are taking to the border to cool down while others are helping the vulnerable by distributing food and drink to the vulnerable.

officials pointing to a wider pro -- a wider problem. >> the big lesson coming out of the past number of days is that the climate crisis is not fiction. it is absolutely real. if you look, i have a briefing from the wildfire service from yesterday and again today. the entire west coast from baja to alaska is red-hot. this is not a british columbia problem. it is not a canada problem. it is a global challenge and we all need to have citizens of the world coming together. >> college classes have been canceled in british columbia which means more play, perhaps. but, extreme heat and the search for relief looks like a climate emergency problem that just isn't going away. brent: i am joined now by brian from british columbia. i take it nobody is chilling out right now. >> no, we ally aren't.

it has cooled off a bit today. down into the 30's. we had a pretty tough weekend. fortunately, i work in the hockey industry so i spent my weekend in a nice arena. that helped with the cooling off. but, here in british columbia, ly 40% of the people that live here have air conditioning. so ourity and cities across the provinceave opened up cooling centers and arenas, city halls and evething el to help the citizens. brent: what about you, ian? do you have air conditioning? >> i have air condioning in my apartment here and i'm thankful for it. it is going, 24/7, right now. brent: a lucky man, you. you are a hocy trader. but, i guess there is not much ice hockey being played under these weather circumstances at the moment. >> well, you know what? the neat thing was w had a

prospect camp this weekend. so, we have 120 players in chilliwack this weekend to try ouand see who was going to me to main camp. spending the weekend in an arena in 45 degrees heat, i have never been to heaven, i wan to go to heaven when it is all over but i'm sure it was the closesto heaven i have seen in my lifetime. brent: all kidding aside, people have died because of the heat. talking about climate change, we can expect more summers like this. maybe once every 10 years, once every five years. what is the government saying about this? is there any type of official support or response? >> actually, i am very fortunate. i was telling yo sound tech, i lived in frankfurt, germany before i moved to chilliwack and i saw how the german government

works. i have a home in the united states prior to this administration, i saw how the past the administration sort of laughed and scoffed at climate change. i love the fact that canada is stepping right ocome of the u.s. is back in. we have to take care of this earth for the people who are coming up behind us. i have a 19-year-old dialer -- 19-year-old daughter and a 21-year-old son. i want to leave thiplace better than i found it. fortunately, our government here, your government there and now the new administration in the united stas is tang this seriously. we gohrough in the summer, we go through forest fires here becae of the. but, we are all kind of pulng on the rope the same way. i am eecti to see great results. brent: i can say the world needs more ambassadors like you you're going to win ts fight against climate change.

brian, thankou and stay cool. >> thank you for having me on. and, child. brent: the island nation of madagascar is paying a high price for climate change area which, of course it had little to do with. the worst droughts in 40 years have left thousands in the indian ocean on the brink of starvation. more has to begun to prevent a humanitarian disasr from beming worse. >> this was once farmland. now, it is a desert area years of drought have destroyed nearly all of the crops. strong winds sweeping away the soil. sandstorms covering what is left. entire communities on the brink of starvation. people here have resulted to eating whatever they can find. >> [speaking spanish]

>> people here are on the front line of a global climate crisis. madagascar hardly admit any greenhouse gases but it is one of the worst victims of climate change. >> we are facing the worst drought in over 40 years. and, this is an area where people depend on their own agriculture. homegrown, smallholder farmers. this is how they live down here. with the drop back to back to back, people can't survive. >> the drought is tearing families apart. these boys orphaned after their mother died of hunger. they have been taken in by another family but severely malnourished, they are not getting enough to eat. >> we have nothing left.

their mother is dead. my husband is dead. what do you want me to say? r life nters around looking for cactus leaves to survive. >> nearly one million people in southern madagascar are depend on food aid. some people here walk for hours to get help. but, not everybody is healthy enough to make the long journey. aid organizations are urging that more be done to help madagascar. food to feed hungry mouths and finally action on climate change. brent: here's a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. former u.s. defense secretary donald rumsfeld has died at the age of 88. he served under presidents george w. bush and harold ford. he remained unapologetic about the war in iraq, insisting that

saddam hussein created a quote more -- insisting that toppling saddam hussein created a stable world. the death toll of the residential tower in miami has risen to 16 after forward bodies were pulled today. 116 people are still unaccounted for. hopes of finding survivors are quickly fading. at least seven migrants, including a pregnant woman, have drowned off the coast of italy after their boat capsized. 46 people were brought assure but around 10 are still missing. the peacekeeping mission lasted nearly two decades and cost the lives of 59 of their comrades and countless civilians area now, the last german troops serving in afghanistan have arrived back home. it is part of a phased withdrawal of international forces. the group is already overrun

much of the country and afghans left behind are afraid of what might happen next. >> there was little in the way of fanfare is germany's military mission and out -- in afghanistan came to an end. but, for families waiting for their loved ones to return, it was a day of joy and relief. >> i am picking up my husband. he has been in afghanistan since february and i have him to collect and. >> and how are you feeling? >> excited and happy. after a nearly 20 year mission in 120 thousand troops deployed, these are the last german orders to come home. -- german soldiers to come home. >> you have fulfilled your assignment. the orderly redeployment of the german resolute support mission contingent has been successfully completed.

>> but, as european troops quietly return and the west can thereto retreat -- complete its withdrawal, the situation left in afghanistan remains curious. >> the germans were heavily involved in the north of the country. in other cities around the north. if you look at it, those of the cities that are really in danger right now and those are among the cities where local people are arming themselves to fight back against the taliban. in the case of the germans, it is the question of another country leaving and what did they really accomplish? 20 years later, the cities they were supposed to be in charge of feeling unsafe and the people have to flee or take up arms the valves. it is a question of what did they really end up doing? how much they change for the average person? >> during the 20 year nato military operation, there have been some gain in education, women's rights and infrastructure.

but, corruption and violence remain huge obstacles. already controlling large parts of the country, the taliban have begun retaking provinces as foreign troops leave. the fear now is that any gains made during the last two decades are already being lost. brent: authorities in nigeria say they have arrested the leader of an independence group. he will stay on trial in the capital. heads up the outlawed indigenous people movement. the group campaigns for separate state in southeast nigeria. they say they are marginalized by the government, who they see as pro-islam. the movement denies stoking violence. he disappeared while on bail. for more now, we are joined by our dw correspondent.

can you explain the charges brought against nominee condo? >> he is facing 11 charges, which include prison felony, inciting violence using television, radio and online abroad. and, then, several other charges which the nigerian government is trying to allow, because he jumped they'll and left nigeria. the court order says he should be remanded by the 27th of next month. brent: do we know whe he is right now? >> yes. he is in the hand of the service officials as ordered by the nigerian court. when he was brought in yesterday, he appeared in the court to face 11 counts of

charges which he was facing before he jumped bail and left nigeria. brent: what has been the reaction in nigeria? >> there are different reactions. some see what the government did by bringing him back face trl as a legal issue. because, he was facing trial and he was on bail and he jumped bail. especially people from his own area, few of themeel as though he has been kidnapped. why should the government and him back? the issue of insecurity, instead of concentrating on him. brent: there is concern around the world that nigeria is on the brink of having this separation between muslims and christians.

our nigerians -- are they aware of this concern outside of the country about what is happening inside? >> they are very aware. because they have been following what has happened. there is a wide line between those who are agitating for the suppression. theyannot to say i am ready to negotiate, to educating a threat from the country. allow them to go, we want them to go, there are international communities supporting this agenda. that is why, as an alleged fugitive, he is getting support from not onlgeria but outside. he would not hav been doing what he was doing according to what many nigerian c. brent: thank you.

here's a look at more news stories around the world. kim jong-un has criticized his own party for failure to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. state media reporting a great incident has happen. but has given no further details. north korea has no official confirmed cases of covid-19. vladimir putin has confirmed that he has had the sputnik v coronavirus vaccine. he got his first shot in march and the second one month later. the kremlin did not disclose at the time which vaccine had been used. paris is hosting the largest conference on women's rights that we have seen in over two decades. it is aimed at boosting opportunity for women and girls around the world. so far, it has generated $40 billion in pledges. germany has been knocked out of football zero 20 20 tournament

by archrivals england. the first time the three lions have beaten them at a knockout game and 55 years. >> the three lions roared and england soared. a 2-0 win against germany finally broke the curse. >> the best english victory since 1966. the best victory since we beat germany to win the world cup. >> i can't believe we pulled through. >> sweden, you you are going up -- we are going all the way. >> both teams played fairly defensively. in the end, the better team won. >> the bayern munich forward gay

fans in germany a moment of hope. if only for a few seconds. across the channel, the english fans are in a state of ecstasy. despite earlier doubts of the coaches strategy. >> earlier on, i thought it is going to be 0-0. 1-1. we want it to-zero. i could not believe it. >> [indiscernible] >> before it comes home, the english team has to go on the road and is now off to rome. >> it is a dangerous moment for us. we have that warmth of success,

the feeling around the country that we only have to turn up to win the thing. it will be an immense challenge from here on. >> while police tried to disperse the cheering crowds, the magic is far from over. brent: that german loss ends the career as of the national teams coach. -- of the national teams coach. he was clear about where the buck stops. >> i take full responsibility. of course i take responsibility well -- as well for being knocked out early. it is going to take time to process. and to digest this disappointment. these were 15 very long years. with some wonderful moments.

they also had fair share of disappointments two. i think this team will be with us in the years to come. some of them have a bright future. hopefully they achieve the success we are all hoping for. and i wish my successor all of the very best. and much success. my heart continues to be black, red and gold. brent: greek police were celebrating the recovery of a picasso painting stolen nine years ago from the national gallery area the painting slipped and fell to the floor. picasso presented the painting to the greek people after world war ii. recognizing the resistance

against the axis horses. george there, great gravity. your watching dw news. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day today. german troops have left afghanistan, the americans expected to follow later this week. the taliban is moving in. was this mission accomplished? we will be right back. ♪

>>world news and analysis from "france 24." and analysis from these are the main headlines. the deadly heat, a common factor in the deaths of 200 people in the canadian province of british columbia. temperatures of 45 degrees celsius have been recorded in the west of the country and the northwest pacific region of the u.s. most covid restrictions are easing in france. but this comes with a warning of a fourth wave of infections to come in the autumn. president