berlin. tonight, a killing spree in norway with a man -- by a man armed with a bow and arrow. police say the suspect has been arrested and they say it looked like he acted alone. also coming up, prove the pandemic is not going away. in russia, the death toll has had a record high. as the country struggles with a rapid surge in infections, many russians remain reluctant to get vaccinated. plus, she lay's government

declaring a state of emergency. indigenous peoples are demanding to have their ancestl land returned to them. >> the capsule touched down. brent: going were no 90-year-old has ever gone before. liam shatner -- william shatner comes back to earth after a short trip to the final frontier. ♪ i'm brent goff. to our viewers watching on pbs in the united states and all of you around the world, welcome. we begin with breaking news coming out of norway. police say several people have been killed by a man using a bow and arrow. several others were wounded. and take to the hospital. the police also say they have a suspect in custody and they believe only one person was

involved. the attack took place about an hour west of the capital, oslo. we will bring you more details as they come in. tonight, the pandemic and the permafrost connected. russia seeing record-breaking numbers of coronavirus cases over the last two days. the country is deep in a fourth wave of infections with 980 four people dying of covid-19 in the last 24 hours. the number of deaths has been high since this summer about the curve has risen sharply over the last few weeks driven by the delta variant and vaccine hesitancy. our moscow bureau chief reports. >> ambulances are common enough on the streets of moscow. in the past few weeks, they are everywhere. the government has repeatedly declared it is 1 -- it has won the war of covid-19. all the same, the virus keeps appearing.

russia has been firmly in the grip of a fourth wave of the coronavirus for weeks. it is only now there seems to be a growing public awareness for that should experts say it may already be too late to stop a dramatic rise in infections. hardly a day goes by without a new record being broken. the number of deaths is rising relentlessly. some 8000 coronavirus patients are in intensive care. two thirds of the beds reserved for covid-19 are already full in moow. >> today, we are seeing more patients who are critically ill. they decline much more rapidly than in previous waves. it used to take two weeks and sometimes longer for patients to become critical. now, it is only three to four days. >> experts say one reason for the rapid spread of the delta variant is that not enough

russians are getting vaccinated. just under a third of the population is fully immunized. some russians prefer to pay for a fake vaccination passport. they cost around 70 euros says this woman who prefers to be remain anonymous. >> it is easy to get them online and in person. she transferred money to someone promising to send her a digital vaccination certificate. she is afraid of side effects from the vaccines. she does not believe gang unvaccinated makes her a danger to others. she says anyone who wants to can get vaccinated. and she insists that if you are not sick and stick to the rules public transport, no one needs to worry. >> but that is exactly the problem. hardly anyone actually follows the hygiene rules or wears a

mask in public. many russians have stopped believing official information about the coronavirus. >> the authorities have become hostage to their own propaganda. at first, they said it was not that bad. they said we can do this. then they said we have beaten the virus. now russians are tired of hearing about coronavirus and act like children. they think if they hide it will not find them. it is not because they are stupid. it is how they deal with it. >> moscow is planning to offer free testing but the authorities are not convinced mandatory vaccinations and a national lockdown are the way to end the pandemic. brent: earlier, we spoke to our moscow bureau chief. he delivered that report paid we also asked him how concerned

russians are trying to survive in what is an escalating crisis. >> everything is open. there were no qr codes for entering bars and restaurants. you would not really know how bad the situation is if the ambulances were not rushing through the streets. people seem to be used to the coronavirus and not really concerned about covid-19. i think because of all the mixed messages they heard from the russian authorities during the pandemic. almost everybody knows a lot of colleagues, friends and relatives who had corona. especially now as almost new cash almost all new cases give each traced back to the -- new cases can be traced back to the delta variant. i spoke to the doctor we saw in my report he has confirmed it. moscow's authorities will build a new hospital very fast. we saw this last year in moscow and it took over a month to

build the new hospital. in the rest of the country, the situation is very different. in some areas, the situation is very dramatic. there are no free beds left for covid-19 patients. russian state television is reporting critically on this lack of space, which is unusual for them. brent: the european union has offered to ease the transit of british goods to northern ireland. the proposal could cut customs paperwork and checks on food products in half. despite being part of the united kingdom, your -- united kingdom, northern ireland has remained in the european markets for goods since brexit. the government will have the power to impose restrictions such as the covid-19 health pass without a vote in parliament. french authorities say they want to be prepared for a possible new wave of infections.

the polish government has drafted a bill to provide 350 million euros on a wall -- to build a wall on its border with belarus. they went to stem the surge of migrants trying to cross the border. lawmakers are to discuss the legislation on wednesday evening. from europe to south america, the chilean government has declared a state of emergency. indigenous groups are demanding a return to ancestral lands. the decree will limit their freedom of movement and allow the national military to support police. the state of emergency will last 15 days. it could be extended further. >> a display of government force. the president will send troops to two turbulent regions in the south. >> we have decided to decree a constitutional state of emergency due to a serious disruption of public order.

>> in recent weeks, numerous acts of vandalism have been recorded in a region that the indigenous ethnic claims as its own. but the president blames criminals for escalating the conflict. >> this emergency constitutional exception statute is to better confront terrorism, drug trafficking and organized crime that has taken root in those provinces and those territories. >> they are the country's largest indigenous group. much of their ancestral territory is in the hands of large agricultural and forest companies. some of the leaders say the crackdown would help pacify the region. >> we come here to send a message to the president of the republic. to reconsider the decree that would establish a state of emergency in the south.

this would lead us to a dead end because neither the military nor the police in any part of the world have established peace. >> the chilean government is intent on quashing the current unrest but critics fear this tactic fails to address the root of the problem and could lead to further escalation. brent: for more, i am joined by the founder of the public, a media platform focused on covering human rights in chile. it is good to have you on the program. is sending the military in -- is that the right way to bring peace to the self? -- the south >> it is absolutely not. actually, the already calls to protest against the military

intervention. some radicalized groups have announced they will resist any raids against their cmunities alady in any land takeovers. i was in the region 10 days ago. i can tell you that the pervasive feeling is despair. it is like the state has failed them and he reproducing the strategy of strengthening the police and not offering any political solution. as long as that happens, peace will not be present. brent: what it looks like is the people feel like their homeland has work continues to be occupied by the chilean government. that is only going to be solved if the president gets involved. >> i think the main problem is that their land has been taken over by the forestry industry.

politicians seem to defend the commercial interest of the forestry industry. the state has abandoned the community and not just in their political rights and autonomy. not just in the land recovery but also in every other social rank. in the region, there are several communities with no access to water. i have met families collecting rainwater with bottles. they have limited their agriculture because of their intensive plantations that just drain the water that is available. it is really complex. there are more violent groups now. the government claims they have weapons. the attacks have multiplied.

brent: there is reason for hope as i understand it because chile is rewriting its constitution and plans to give more rights to indigenous people. that will give them a proper voice or will it not? yes -- >> yes, i ink for ny of us, these unprecedented political acts with a rewriting of the constitution brings hope and not just from a -- but for every chilean who was demanding since october 2016 for more dignity in our economic and political system. the fact that in the convention that is rewriting the constitution, there were seats reserved for native peoples is something that we would not have imagined happening two years ago.

this will absolutely help the people and other indigenous groups in the country to ha more rights and even have a constitutional recognition that today they do not have. but i have to say i also interviewed many who do not believe the because edition will help them at all. they just want to be separated from the state. brent: we are out of time but we appreciate you helping us understand the story, which resonates across many other countries for the same reasons. germany has been honoring the tens of thousands of soldiers who have served in afghanistan. the military was deployed for almost 20 years. speaking at a ceremony in berlin today, the german president said the disappointing end must not mean germany's resignation and retreat from global affairs. >> a military display in front of the german parliament.

it is the highest ceremony they have on offer, performed in honor of the 100 50,000 troops who served in afghanistan. they began when germany joined the so-called were on terror in 2001, sending troops to first fight the taliban and then to help stabilize the country. what was supposed to be a short mission turned into germany's longest ever military intervention at its deadliest since world war ii. 59 german soldiers died. after western troops were pulled out, the taliban quickly regained control of afghanistan. during the commemorations, germany's leaders made it clear. while mistakes were made when it comes to the mission, none of them were the fault of the soldiers.

>> they did everything the german parliament asked it to do. dear veterans, that is your big achievement and your achievement only. i thank you in the name of our country. our country is proud of you. >> and yet, he added, germany needs to draw lessons from this rapid return of the taliban. that is something many soldiers need to -- something many soldiers agree with. >> at first of course, you ask yourself how this could happen in the way and the speed at data. if you do think about it, it was not as unpredictable as some may have portrayed it. the question is, what role do we want to play in the world? i recently read that germany is always perceived as the

bystander and we have to get out of that role. >> while the mission in afghanistan itself is over, the debate will continue among soldiers and politicians but also within the country as a whole. brent: let's look now at some of the other stories we are following for you. more than 140 migrants have rescued by the spanish coast guard off the canary islands. there was an eightfold increase any the number of people making the dangerous journey compared to the previous year. the unit it states says it will reopen its land borders with canada and mexico in early november for fully vice elude travelers. the borders have been closed to non-essential travel for 19 months as a result of the pandemic. an exact day for the reopening has not been given. the u.s. house of representatives has passed a short-eared -- a short-term deal to avoid the first u.s. debt default.

it increased the bowery ceiling by $480 billion. the bill will now be sent to president biden to be signed into law. the volcano on spain's canary islands shows no signs of slowing down more than three weeks after it erupted. authorities have issued new evacuation orders as loveless starts to flow in new directions, threatening towns that had previously escaped damage. >> roads, walls, nothing can stop the rivers of lava. after weeks of living in the shadow of the endless eruptions, people on the spanish island are shaken and exhausted. thousands of residents have already fled. hundreds more have to abandon their homes as molten rock forges a new path toward their town.

>> i am getting thing out of my onto's house before this demon arrives. the path leads to my aunt and grandparents house. >> over the weekend, part of the volcano's cone collapsed, sending a lava flow into a new direction and destroying what was left of a small town. an industrial zone has been swallowed up, releasing toxic gases. and yet, more eruptions and new love his dreams are threatening other populated areas. >> i am scared. i have cried because it is said to run away, leaving everything behind. the most important thing is our own life. >> even where the lava has not reached, ash codes everything. made up of rock and glass particles, it is dangerous to

breathe in. la palma's economy is suffering. businesses and fruit plantations have been wiped out. after weeks of pressure get access, the tourism industry is stumblin. the last time it erupted, it lasted over three weeks. three weeks on this time and there is still no end in sight. brent: to boldly go where no 90-year-old has ever gone before. in the race for taurus trips into space, captain kirk from the call fiction series star trek is now the oldest person ever to leave the earth's atmosphere. unlike on the enterprise, none of the crew were at the controls today. the entire flight was piloted remotely.

>> captain kirk is headed to space. in the fictional world of star trek, he has done it many times. for william shatner, it is an entirely new experience. the 90-year-old is one of four crewmembers of the expedition into earth's orbit. the crew was greeted by jeff azo's. -- jeff bezos. it is the second manned expedition by the blue origin company and it made shatner the older rson -- the oldest person to travel io orbit. the trip lasted around 11 minutes. jeff bezos was also the after the capital landed in west texas. william shatner was visibly moved. >> what you have given me is the most profound experience can --

i am so filled with emotion about what just happened. it was extraordinary. i hope i never recover from this. i hope i can maintain what i feel now. two other players in the commercial race for space are tesla ceo elon musk. and virgin galactic founder richard branson who was the first of the three to fly into space in july of this year. what all three companies have in common, the lunches are massive media events staged like a hollywood production. the companies claim they want to democratize space but chris system is widespread. some call it an ego trip for eccentric billionaires as financial early quality is rising. -- financial inequality is rising. the criticism has not hampered

the billionaires' enthusiasm. brent: the climate crisis is being felt all of the world from rising sea levels to deadly wildfires. now a group of researchers has found lightning strikes are becoming more frequent because of climate change. figures from india show that around two and a half thousand people died in lightning strikes across the country last year. >> lightning often stunning. sometimes unexpected and deadly. one of these indian men was killed after seeking shelter under a tree. mohammed and his wife were often -- were also left devastated when lightning killed their boy. he was 21. he and friends of reclaiming the ramparts of the fort when a storm enveloped them.

>> suddenly, there were thunderstorms and showers so we thought we wou wait under the dome and the ramparts until the weather got better but things turned for the worst and there was a bolt of lightni. we all fell down and were unconscious. >> 11 people died and many others were injured in the incident. lucky to be alive. >> my friends fell on the ground face forward when the lightning struck. my hands and legs were stiff like rocks. only my eyes were open. i could not feel any other part of my body. >> deadly lightning strikes are growing in frequency according to analysts collecting data on thunderstorms. they say climate change plays a role. >> i don't want to be sarcastic but i am just trying to advise people that climate change is the root cause of lightning.

climate action at each individual level selectively. >> it is not just a human caused. ancient monuments like this one have also been damaged by lightning strikes. the lightning here proved -- the lightning diverters here proved ineffective. >> lightning is common during thunderstorms but this time, the incidents have been unusually huge. not just here but in the surrounding regions as well. >> the repair work like the answer underlying the thunderstorm problem is painstaking and anything but simple. brent: north korean state media have aired propaganda videos of troops showing off their military might in a series of extreme martial arts stunts.

soldiers were seen lying on beds of males as concrete slabs were smashed to pieces on their stomachs. others were seen breaking out of chains and destroying breaks. north korean media said the event showed the north's enemies there soldiers have iron fists to protect the country. a spectator responsible for the serious accident in the tour de france will stand trial on thursday. a woman is accused of negligent bodily injury and endangering people's lives after causing a massive crash. a cycle is collided with a cardboard sign the woman was carrying. the tour de france decided against taking legal action but the professional cyclist association are pursuing the lawsuit.

reminder, the t stories we are following for you. several people have been killed in norway after a man carried out an attack with a bow and arrow. they believe he acted alone. you're watching dw news. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. tonight, when a 90-year-old captain kirk flies into outer space, what does he see? what does he not see? answers in just a moment. ♪ c ♪

>> it is 10:00 p.m. in the french capital and you are watching france 24. the eu and the u.k. sparring for a st brexit radio. london wants tscrap the deal entirely and the eu has promised to tweak parts of the deal. the deal is centered on the flow of trade into northern ireland. friends entering the final stage of its withdrawal of some 2000 troops in northern mali. 70 stage for the army to take over a key military base. energy pce