>> this is dw news live from berlin. tina turner is dead. she won 12 grammies and has died at her home in switzerland at the age of 83. we look back at her life and legacy. also, a nationwide weight on climate activist in germany. police say 70 members of last generation are under critical

invest -- seven numbers of last generation are under criminal investigation. in the u.s., ron desantis gets ready to launch his campaign for the republican presidential nomination. latest polls show him far behind donald trump. welcome. music legend tina turner has died at the age of 83. her publicist said she passed away peacefully at her home in switzerland. known as the queen of rock 'n' roll, she rose to fame in the 1960's, partnering with her husband trea turner. she'd left an abusive management went on to launch a similar career. tina turner soon became one of the top recording artists of all

time. she sold more than 180 million albums and won 12 grammys. ♪ here in germany, authorities have rated properties of climate change activists. prosecutors from bavaria ordered the searches, alleging the activists supporting a criminal organization. the suspects belonging to the last generation group, which is gained notoriety because of their increasingly controversial activities. a police raid in berlin. authorities search offices of last generation in seven different states on behalf of munich prosecutors. the legal grounds for the searches is that several numbers of the group stand accused of being part of or supporting a

criminal realization. this operation was initiated after the accused started a fundraising campaign for the last generation, collecting some 1.4 million euros. germany's interior minister justified the rains. >> police and the judiciary will not allow criminal behavior and will take appropriate action. >> the last generation has garnered a lot of attention and outrage over it new form of protest. members of the group has glued themselves to the asphalt on busy roads and from mesh potatoes at paintings in art galleries. they have even glued themselves to the runway of romans airport. the activists accept that their actions can carry stiff times -- fines and jail time but reject accusations of being a criminal

organization, instead pointing the finger at the government. >> the grades that were carried out this morning have been good both for all supporters of last can ration. -- last generation. they scared us, but we have to overcome our fears. the government is driving straight toward a climate health. -- climate hell/ they are even accelerating. we have to continue resisting. we have to fight loudly to preserve life. >> the group is also planning a big response to the police race, calling on supporters to protest into several german cities. maria grooming is a molecular

biologist and member of scientist rebellion. i asked her how she feels about these raids. >> i am angry. it is so disproportional, so scale. such an unreasonable reaction to peacefully protesting people. >> authorities have said that they suspect that of being organized criminals. they do not arrest them, what should they do? >> they should talk to them and do more serious climate action, because if they would just do what they actually sign for already in the paris agreement or what is in the constitution, so they are obliged to protect our lives and futures, if they would just do their job, the protested stop immediately. and governments of the global north, including the german one, are not doing enough to protect

us from time to protect us from time breakdown, which is escalating day by day. >> that is the argument of the campaign. there is a lot of support for it, but on this civic, if authorities have suspected people breaking the law, you say they should not arrest them. politicians should change our policies. but while the law is what it is, what should they do? >> it is a different thing of saying they are a criminal organization and just bringing them to court and giving them charges for what they're doing. it is disobedience. it has a is core the symbolic making of laws. criminal organizations operate in secret and run away from their charges. that is the complete opposite of what last generation is doing. they are transparent. phil: we are going to look at pictures of you being removed from the sit-down demonstration

in the streets. when people see these pictures, they always ask themselves, "do these protests have any effect? have they ever change government policy?" >> they keep>> the topic on the agenda. we are now talking about it. crises are in competition. energy and the war, but becoming crisis is so big we need to keep talking about it. phil: forgive me for interrupting. that is one thing that happens, but is there any evidence that the sort of protests have changed the law? >> in history, certainly. phil: i am talking about the climate protests. have climate protests such as

the ones you have taken part in, is there any evidence that they have changed anything? >> we cannot expect it to be successful in a short period of time, but at the airport in amsterdam we are scientist rebellion, greenpeace, and others may demands, they now decided not to have private jets at that airport anymore. phil: thank you for that. let me take you back to our top story, the death of tina turner at the age of 83. we will talk to music journalist thomas steinberg. why was tina turner considered such an icon?

thomas: she was an icon because she had such an amazing career is over six decades, starting as a poor young girl, reading ike -- needing ike turner paired with him, she had her first creativity, stardom. then the divorce. the beating. and being down on the ground again, starting all over as a reset. she started that scratch again. she had such energy. that meeting with the producer with a big comeback, "what's ove got to do with it?"

and then starting this massive career. i saw her on her last two are in -- last tour in 2009. i was so surprised by her energy. she was a lovely person. phil: that is a life well lived there. but she did come from humble beginnings in a have she would make a mess -- a town and she make famous. thomas: that is absolutely true. she was a poor girl with a lot of greens. she always took care of herself. i got a nice quote from her, saying she always wanted to beat famous but she wanted to leave creative as well. as she became tina turner, she was growing and growing, not

only artistically blind as a human being as well. in her later years in an interview, he said he was a happy person with all its ups and downs. she was a fulfilled person as well. phil: the town that she made famous is nutbush. amongst this life that she lives, back in the 1960's, she went public with her allegations of abuse at the hands of her husband, something many women at that time kept silent about. a thomas: absolutely. she always was a fighter and she was a person who said what is behind the scene as well,

especially for women. this was a kind of role model as well. i do not know if you saw her musical. it is in there as well. she said this is my place, it might way. i am true to myself i do not like in public. so this is my way. everyone can know about me. everyone -- she was a role model in the true sense as well, and icon. phil: pick out a moment, and achievement from this 60 year literacy career. -- glittering career. thomas: for me, an important moment was when she was down to earth again. i saw her in the early 1980's in a small just briefly before

she went to the star with the second leg of her career. she was on the stage fighting for 50 people. it was amazing. my pivotal moment with her and the last two years. with this full of energy showed in 2009. unbelievable. phil: thanks for sharing those memories on tina turner, who has died at the age of 83. now to india, where a traditional preference for boy babies over girls has long been a problem. it has led to a skewed sex ratio in favor of boys, primarily due to selective abortion.

in the state in been bad but things there are improving. one village stands out as an example. female fetus side was common there but no longer. this expert on female fetuscide and they knew counsel formed by women have all helped. >> here in this village, they have become commonplace. today, more than 100 will born are assembled to discuss the issue female fetuscide a few stand out from the crowd to share. leads the female counsel. she is the oldest ofhad.

her mother was pressured by her family to abort a second female child. sonja seeks inspiration from her mother's life and now leads a campaign across the area. >> new used to abort female fetuses using traditional methods with the help of other women. if that did not work when they would go to the doctors for -- doctors. this was happening until we decided to run this campaign. now it is finally come to an end. >> this state was once known for having the highest number of female fetuscides. india has a 46 million missing females over the last 50 years. but this village now stands as

an inspiration to others. here, nor female fetuses are bourdais. in the village center, they are celebrating the birth of a baby girl. they are handing out sweets, acts once associated only with the birth of a boy. >> the mind state of the people is changing now that girls have changed so much. people are saying things differently. this is led to a decline in female fetuscide. >> but not everywhere. outside this village, the preference for sons still exist in many parts of the state. this former village head helped found the female counsel and now works as an activist in the fight to stop female fetuscide. today, he is visiting this house in a nearby village. there, they meet these elderly

men to talk about the preference for male children. >> the biggest that i faces from people with a deeply patriarchal mindset will believe only incense. we are able to persuade some of these views are outdated, but many cannot be convinced. >> back at the cancel, sonja and her team are determined to raise awareness to counter female fetuscide. when they have managed to doing one village, they are able to do in many more, but it will not be an easy fight in the face of such entrenched nine cents. phil: -- mind sets. phil: let's pick this up with eugene from the university of toronto. he focuses on gender issues and family violence. help us understand the thinking behind female fetuscide. it is one thing to have a

preference for a son, but to outside is coming in sense extreme to abort girls just because they are not boards. -- not boys. >> regarding the question, yes, for many in the west, it is strange to say you want a male child. however, there is a context in which these demands are made. they are made especially from families of the has been choosing wife to say they want a male child. this comes from a mindset. i was listening to the present. it is by a massive role. in some cultures, especially nigeria, there is an idea that

if you give birth to a female child she cannot inherit the resources of the father because she would get married and change her name. it takes the male children to carry the name of the fathers and they passerine resources and ideas that inform the family bed that is why there is pressure on women to give birth to males. but that is not have giving birth works and the biology of childbirth. phil: so one of the big factors is property and passing resources on, but it is ironic that these decisions, which are taken to continue the male line, there will be so many men who will have so few opportunities

to continue that line because there are fewer women about. >> there is something you need to understand about she has -- in many african countries, abortion is illegal, especially if it is not to save the life of the mother. so abortion is illegal. in other words, the kind of abortion being undertaken in africa, these are risky abortions. invariably, that means you just have to give birth. for many families, the have access to the abortion that would lead to masses fetuscide.

he was putting the rate at about 10% among pregnant women. abortion is not legal. that invariably means you just have to give birth to those children. so you are just saddled with the existence of the children you do not want. it will still do us there will still be the case we have as many men and women in society. in fact, in nigeria, it is around 5% according to statistics released in 2017. there is this high rate, especially in many families where you have the first child is a grow, the second, and the third are girls. they keep going until they give birth to a boy. phil: the situation in india does seem to be improving. thank you for joining us. here is a look at some more

stories making headlines around the world. russia's defense minister has warned of an extremely harsh response to future attacks after a crossword or -- cross-border trade. two rebel groups fighting for ukraine have claimed responsibility. kyiv has denied involvement. more than one billion -- one million people into damage displaced due to fighting between military actions. reports say the violence has reduced but not stop. the scope days -- this was two days after the warring parties signed a cease-fire. ron desantis is expected to launch his 2024 presidential campaign in just a few hours. he has confirmed he will start his bid on wednesday with support from elon musk on twitter. desantis is just one of a growing field of republicans

hoping to win the nomination. >> ron desantis seeks to be the latest in a growing list of republicans running for the white house. after days of speculation, it team confirmed his 2024 presidential bid would begin online with twitter owner elon musk helping kick the campaign. -- kickoff the campaign. >> ron desantis has quite an announcement to make. it is the first time something like this is happening on social media and with real-time questions and answers, unscripted. it will be live. >> it is likely to be crowded ranks for the republican nomination. musk ruled out endorsing any candidates at this stage. desantis is the governor of florida been outspoken cultural conservative. he signed the state laws in

recent months, including a ban on the discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in schools and one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the u.s. >> we say clearly we will fight the woke in the legislature, education and businesses. we will never surrender to the woke mob. >> opinion polls show desantis is probably the biggest threat to donald trump's bid for the republican ticket, but he faces an auto battle. the reason survey shows trump is backed by 49% of republicans and desantis 19%. that is despite the former president being indicted on felony charges being found liable for sexual abuse. phil: police believe a doubly

fire at his school and guyana was disturbed deliberately by a student, allegedly upset after her mobile phone was confiscated. 19 children died monday. dozens of others needed hospital treatment. >> the ruins of his school dormitory in guyana are now a crime scene. most of the victims were girls from rural villages between the ages of 12 and 18. the boarding school is located in madia, a mining community the result warrior -- brazil border. the son of the dormitory's caretaker was among those who died in the blades. the fire broke out in the early hours of monday. local authorities believe it was deliberately set by one of the students. according to a government official, she was upset her mobile phone had been confiscated after it was discovered she was having an affair with an older man.

the building was reportedly locked at night. firefighters had to break calls to the wally to reach holes inside. some victims remain in madia. others have been transported to the main hospital in georgetown, more than 200 kilometers away. guyana's president said the country is providing support, including experts from barbados and the u.s. created to collect and analyze dna for final identification of the victims. >> i see the members of the family here. we will continue to be by your side and support you through this difficult time. >> members of the government observed a moment of silence for the victims. the young girl believed to started the fire is among the injured. he will reportedly be sent to a juvenile detention facility once

out of hospital. phil: our top story -- tina turner has died at the age of 83. her publicist said she passed away peacefully at her home in switzerland following a long illness. tina turner was one of the top recording artists ever, winning 12 grammies. i will be back in just a couple of moments to take you through these big stories of the day. aside from that, there is always dw.com for the dw up. have a good day. ♪

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