minnesota to the skies above abu dhabi where the air race season opened on saturday and american pilot michael goody and i had set the pace all week leading up to the event he didn't disappoint his fans in the final he set a blistering time of fifty three point seven seconds leaving his competitors in his wake and grabbing his first race victory in nine years. you're watching d.w. news live from berlin i'm helena humphrey more. of course coming up at the top of the out in the meantime head to our web site e.w. dot com michael cera comment will be with you r.c. . climate change. legislation. isn't it time for good. to go at africa people and projects that are changing the lives are meant for the better so. long t.w. .

overnight, went to their cots to go to bed they found goody bags filled with snacks and homemade cards and notes from local teachers and students. michael. >> and, dan, it's possible that florida might step in on a state level if congress doesn't step up but has change on a state level worked in something like this in the past? >> reporter: so, this is tricky and a little bit controversial any time you talk about gun control legislation but it appears from the numbers that states with tougher gun laws do have lower levels of gun violence. for example, in connecticut, after sandy hook they passed some tough, new laws and gun violence did go down. critics say, though, that may be because the overall crime rate went down. >> and dan, i guess the sad commentary on our politics these days, but these students we've seen all over the last week now getting smeared online. >> reporter: yeah, so these kids are well aware of the trolling that has been directed toward them. in some darker corners of the internet, there are charges that these kids are actually actors, or quote/unquote crisis actors. these kids deny that. they're not super defensive