♪ >> this is dw news live from berlin. tonight, the u.s. says it will lift covid-19 travel bans. getting in november, for an air travelers will be allowed to enter the country, provided they are fully vaccinated. we will get the latest from washington. also, a humanitarian crisis in texas. thousands of migrants, many from haiti, living under a bridge. u.s. officials have begun mass

deportations. canada's prime minister taking a gamble on his political future, calling a snap election ahead of schedule. will the risk payoff? the candidates vying to replace angela merkel as german chancellor face-off in their final tv debate with less than a week to go. our viewers watching on pbs in the united states, and all of you around the world, welcome. we begin with you -- news from the united states that the u.s. is lifting travel restrictions. beginning in november, fully vaccinated international travelers will be allowed to enter the country and will no longer be required to quarantine. this new policy replaces tough

sanctions imposed by donald trump 18 months ago when the pandemic began. britain and germany have welcomed the change. for more, let's crossover to washington. it evening, oliver. i am sure the evening -- easing of these restrictions will be welcomed by many, but wet -- what can you say? >> from the european perspective, overdue decision. just remind our viewers, a travel ban was put in place by the trump administration in march 2020 and was upheld by joe biden when he took office. the european union already lifted their travel ban, essentially allowing americans to come back to europe because there is a growing amount of people vaccinated on both sides of the atlantic. in europe, -- waiting for the

u.s. to follow but that never materialized until there was growing frustration in europe. now starting november, europeans are allowed to come back if they are vaccinated and tested. the timing is interesting because it follows a st between the u.s. and france over a submarine deal. also, president biden is posed to visit the u.n. tuesday where the dominating topic will be covid-19. >> who will benefit most from the easing of these restrictions? >> tourists can come back. that is a big deal for the tourism industry, also for the airlines that have been suffering. they make most of their money from long-haul flights. they have been celebrating this. as of now, only u.s. citizens or green card holders were able to enter.

there were backdoor solutions via mexico, but that essentially rendered it complicated. also, thousands of foreigners working and living here without a green card can now receive benefits -- visits like journalists who were deployed from other countries working for international companies. they have been effectively stranded in the u.s. since march 2020. that is a big relief for that community. >> what is this going to mean for parts of the world where vaccination rates are low? in africa, only 3% has been vaccinated fully. >> that is right. for that reason, there are a lot of travel bans still in place. the situation is complicated. in china and iran, brazil and south africa, and india, those travel bans are still in place.

india of course with higher rates of infection, especially of the delta variant. china, according to official numbers, has a low rate, yet the travel ban remains. >> the latest from washington, thank you. a migration crisis at the border with mexico. the u.s. has started deporting would-be asylum-seekers out of the texas town of del rio. a makeshift camp has grown to more than 12,000 migrants. most of them from haiti. oco say they simply do not have the resources to help so many migrants. >> thousands of haitians have crossed the border into the united states, ending up in camps in texas. living under this bridge, they

lack basic necessities. no food, water or sanitation. 's thousands are waiting to be processed. many made the journey through central land south america, fleeing poverty, violence and natural disasters looking for a better life. for the past week, migrants have been passing the rio grande into the town of del rio trying to bring food and supplies to families. >> there is not enough food for everyone. it is very bad. we have to leave to look for food. >> overwhelmed by the influx of migrants, the u.s. government is trying to stem the flow. border agents have stepped up security, preventing people from entering. >> with the mexican darts, i can't cross. i also can't cross there. there are no options because i

could keep going to the u.s., but if i go back to mexico they will send me back and i will lose my money. >> some are being moved to shelters and processing centers, but they have been scarred by their harrowing journeys. i walked and ran with migration officials chasing us. not all people are good. there are bad ones. they scammed us inther countries. they took our money. we survived a lot of calamities. >> while the humanitarian crisis unfos, the u.s. and mexican authorities have ordered the deportation of hundreds of haitians. thousands more could follow. it be -- it could become one of the biggest expulsions of migrants in decades. >>'s look at other stories making headlines. pfizer has announced its

covid-19 is safe and effective for young children. the drugmaker and its german partner biontech say they will seek authorization in the u.s. to inoculate children between the ages of five and 11. for the moment, the vaccine is approved for those 12 and over. and man portrayed as a hero in a movie about the rwandan genocide has been convicted on terrorism charges. -- denied accusations that supporters say are politically motivated. the hotel managed to -- manager has been a critic of --. emmanuel mccrone has apologized for failing to protect algerian soldiers who fought with the french during the algerian war. hundreds of thousands were left behind, and -- despite promises the government would take care of them. canadians are voting in a snap

election, a gamble by justin trudeau who is hoping to -- majority. he has faced criticism for calling the election early and it is a close race. polls show his liberal party isn't and with rival conservatives -- connect with rival conservatives. >> premise or justin trudeau has weathered attacks by coronavirus vaccine skip asked that skeptics. the skeptics might have given them a bump, letting the two term leader emphasize his crisis management credentials. >> we need to end this pandemic for good. if we are going to rebuild our economy and get people back to normal. she is going to have a better future. >> trudeau facing mandatory

vaccinations for government workers and access to public areas. his message was undermined by calling an early election with virus numbers on the rise. >> mr. trudeau called an election that is costing us $600 million, rather than keeping the delta variant from spreading. >> trudeau's environmental track record under fire after a summer of fort blazes and heawaves. under trudea canada has expanded oilsands production and carbon emissions. opponents say he is failing to meet his green goals. >> you've got the worst track record in the g7 after six years. how can people trust you? >> trudeau has long endured a positive international -- while dealing with scandals.

canadians must decide whether to give him another chance. >> i am joined by a the professor of political science at the university of windsor. the prime minister, he called her this snap election hoping to gain a strong majority, hoping he would get that based on support for his covid policies. has this been a miscalculation? >> it looks like it. he really thought he could catch people off guard, especially the opposition party. he called the election in mid august when most people were not paying attention to politics. he had been looking good in the polls at that point, but the fact he called the election when he did, he called it on the sunday when kabul fell, that put him off message for two weeks. we were talking about foreign affairs, not something canadians

typically vote on and the question that had dogged him throughout is, why are we having this election at the beginning of the fourth wave? he couldn't really answer, he kept saying he wanted a new mandate from the people, but nothing was preventing him from doing that. he had support of the ndp for a lot of big social programs such as childcare. the ndp wantedim to push forward with pharma care. there was nothing preventing him from fulfilling his agenda, this just seemed like a way to get a majority government. now it looks like they may end up where they started. >> the country is not as divided when it comes to the pandemic and policies as folks in the u.s. how do the conservatives, who are leading in the polls, vw these pandemic measures?

>> because we are a federal nation, there are responsibilities of the federal government, borders and vaines. for the most part they did a good job. we got a lot of vaccines. the distribution of the vaccines fell to the provinces. the provinces also did a good job for people who want the vaccine. we have nearly 80% of canadians fully vaccinated. e issue for mr. trudeau is to say let's vilify the 20% who have not gotten shots and make that the campaign issue. making it more about mandatory vaccines and further restriions. the conservatives tried to walk the line carefully. they wanted to encourage vaccination, but also encourage choice. they hoped by allowing people to do other methods like masking or testing that that would be another way to get through this.

that is where canadians have beme divided, but do you do with the holdouts? what do you do with people who refuse to be vaccinated? >> you say the prime minister may end up where he started once the results have been announced. will he be going into the next election wounded or weakened because of what he has done? >> certainly going into parliament, it looks bad on him. this cost us $610 million to do an election know what he wanted. typically, canadian minority parliaments last 18 mons to two years. we are at a two year mark from this other election but nothing is written in stone. we do have fixed state elections. , it will look bad on him and

itill make it -- put more pressure on him within the party to rethink whether he wants to continue as the leader of the liberals. >> professor, we appreciate your time. >> my pleasure. >> we stay with elections and go to germany. the top three candidates hoping to succeed angela merkel as the german chancellor faced off in their third and final television debate less than a week before national elections. opinion polls show the social democrats maintaining their lead over the conservative bloc. the green party turns out to be the kingmakers. they remain in third place at the moment. last night's debate focused mainly on domestic issues. >> a final public battle for the top three. in the last round of debates,

the candidates vying for german chancellorship met sunday night for an exchange on fair wages, client -- climate change and covid restrictions. child poverty, as well as raising the amount of the minimum wage. >> 12 euro per hour is not a lot of money. but, 10 million people would benefit from this minimum wage. many would see their salaries rise, especially in eastern germany. >> the social democratic and green candidates agreed on many topics including taxing the rich to finance social welfare. >> i want to lift children out of poverty. every fifth child in germany lives in poverty. we need to have basic insurance for children and we need to tax

the richest people in the country to redirect 10 billion euro so we can lift children out of poverty. >> laschet positioned himself on the conservative side, pushing climate legislation but not through new bands. >> if we ban traditional fuel motors, it means our excellent scientists, researchers and experts producing the best engines in the world will suddenly be out of jobs. this inclination of politicians to always say, research that, does not correspond to the creativity we have in the industry and many other areas. >> the candidates also had to

respond to inquiries into coalition options. polls suggest the social democrats will come out on top. their candidate was clear to voice his preference. >> i would prefer to form a government with the greens. >> germans have six more days to decide whose vision they prefer for a post merkel funeral -- post merkel for that future > the social democrats comfortably in the lead. did the television debate change anything? >> it may have nudged poll numbers a little bit in laschet 's favor, but it is difficult. the greens are talking about tax rises, one issue armin laschet did land a punch. he said tax rises also hit small

business owners. another thing he brought up, domestic security. the terror threat, which has been on people's minds. it hasn't played much in the campaign. it could be christian democrats, the party of tough domestic security. i do not think any of this is going to turn this around. the snap poll done suggested 42% of those who watched thought orloff bundestag -- olaf scholz carried the day. >> scholz is considered the most likely to become the german chancellor. he is the current finance minister. he testified before a parliamentary committee that is looking into money-laundering. does that have the potential to damage his chances? >> it is a scandal. it is a distraction.

accusations being made against scholz somehow -- that scholz somehow has not done his job. baerbock and laschet bringing it up as much as they can, but i do not think the voters will be swayed by that. the other candidates have had their own scandals and gaffes. scholz continues to ride it out. i do not think he is going to lose a lot of support over that. >> simon young with the latest from berlin. thank you. here is a look at some other stories making news. president putin's united russia party is the clear winner of parliamentary elections with around half of the vote. the rest of the votes went to other parties considered loyal to the system. many politicians and activists

critical of vladimir putin were arrested or barred from running in the election. in russia, a teenage gunman has killed at least six and wounding 28 on the campus of the state university near the your all mountains. officials say the perpetrator was a student. he was arrested by police. lebanon's parliament has approved the prime ministers new cabinet after deadlock. the countries in the midst of a deep economic crisis with depleted bank reserves and a currency devued by over 90%. three out of four citizens live in poverty. five weeks after the taliban's takeover of kabul, western countries continue to evacuate locals who worked with them. the u.k. has flown out more than 8000, many getting help from the community of afghans that

already call the u.k. home. >> a new life. >> for this family, life in the united kingdom began in a quarantine hotel near heathrow airport. the three of them managed to leave kabul on one of the last planes at the end of august. he had worked as a translator for the british army. therefore qualified to be evacuated and given permanent residence in britain. >> when you are leaving your friends, when you are leaving everything, i just lock my door and went to the airport three times. after three times, i have managed to enter the airport. at that time, it was the luckiest time for me. >> he commit his wife and their

son have since moved to another temporary home. britain plans to take in a total of 20,000 afghans in five years. they will receive financial support for four months and accommodation for one year. after that, they have to fend for themselves. many are supported by fellow afghans already in britain. this community center is held up by this doctor who has been here since the 1980's. >> like myself, coming here as a first generation, you can feel we are still struggling to communicate effectively. when you are struggling with communication, you will have low confidence. when you have low confidence, you can't achieve much. >> at the moment, there is a particular need for baby items. so, -- bring baby formula

donated to refugee sale -- refugee centers. >> we have spoken to individuals who say they are lost and confused. >> this family doesn't know that. -- doesn't speak english and will not be able to continue her work as a doctor here. he hopes to find a job soon. for now, their thoughts are with those who couldn't leave afghanistan. no matter what happens, they know they were the lucky ones. >> this is the spanish island of la palma. a volcano has a ruptured, forcing the evacuation of thousands. love palma come up -- it is a popular tourist destination. spain's prime minister has been suggested -- accused of

insensitivity claiming the lava flow could boost tourists. >> nature's destructive power. this volcano roared after 60 years of silence. ficials have evacuated thousands of people. all they can do now is stand back and watch the lava advance. the situation is dramatic, the way the lava is sweeping away everything. >> the powerlessness. the feeling of sadness and distress of not knowing. from the volcano we saw in the afternoon commit to the volcano we see now, it has become unrecognizable. >> the lava has set off secondary fires on the vacation island. spain's prime minister says the government is gearing up to contain the fallout. >> we are monitoring very

closely the fires that could happen as a consequence of the eruption. >> we will deploy the guard and the national police, forest firefighters andhe military emergencynit. >> one week's worth of seismic activity give authorities time to get people out of harm's way. police have been put to work picking up goats and sheep from farms in the lava's path. officials do not expect more directions, but nothing can stop the lava. >> the top story we are following, u.s. officials have begun the mass deportation of haitian migrants, sending the back to haiti as they attempt to clear a makeshift camp on the u.s.-mexico border.

the proppant of homeland security invoking a pandemic related law to expel the migrants without opportunity to claim asylum. the u.s. planning to lift -- on travelers. travelers will be able to enter the country if fully vaccinated and willing to undergo testing and tracing. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. the german election less than a week away. a record number of voters have not made up their mind. we will find out why.

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paris.: welcome to live from these are the main news world headlines. the european commission is welcoming a decision to do travel ban on europeans vaccinated against covid-19, calling it a long-awaited step for the u.s. the rules will take -- lift in november. france calls the summary scandalous tap in the back. and in the u.s., patient