bavaria. i have been truly moved by theirwarmth. passion. and bavaria.r warmth. passion. and shared quirkiness. it has been a unique adventure. well, friday was a very warm day across the uk. in fact, the hot spot was scotland — temperatures got up to 28 degrees. and saturday in most parts of the uk will be every bit as warm — at least the low to mid 20s in most major towns and cities. it's been so reliable during the lockdown that the spring has ended up being the sunniest one on record, so this has been confirmed by the met office. now, high pressure is in charge of the weather across a large chunk of europe. it's centred across scandinavia and it's clearing the skies across the uk, ireland, much of western and central europe. these are the 6am temperatures. a little fresh in parts of east anglia. maybe in the rural spots, temperatures could be around 6 degrees, but elsewhere, not quite as nippy. very quickly, the temperatures will rocket during the course of the morning and into the afternoon. let's take a closer look. so on friday, we had temperature

i think surfing on river waves is quite popular in bavaria for a long time. bavarian inventiveness, hundreds of miles from the sea. this is definitely not for the novice. you need to develop a different vision of the wave because it is quite intimidating. it is very loud, you need to develop the muscle and all that. i felt terrible coming here the first few times because you just suck. you gradually get better but it takes really long. how popular has it become? the surf scene in munich is quite big. there is an actual surf scene in munich, who would have thought that? not me but i'm pretty happy about it. time for me to head out of munich. but it's not quite as serene a journey as i imagined. this band are part of a folk revival in bavaria, taking traditional music and mixing it with contemporary styles and rhythms. and they've got a passion forflash mob. a decade ago, traditions like this were out of fashion because for some, german tradition brought up too many negative connotations. but not anymore. applause fantastic, really, really good. the proudness o

it's one of the most popular tourist destinations in bavaria. the to its island region begins about 30 kilometers south of munich and extends all the way to the austrian border. just an hour and a half from munich by car or train and you're in the mountains perfect for a day trip. visitors who come here want to get out into nature a classic among the day tourist starts here at the lake up that mountain called hat so start right now it's a bit cloudy over there but let's see if that changes later today. we also introduce you to the biggest fan of this mountain the bavarian fairy tale king of the 2nd. we take you up to dizzying heights for a real thrill. and in our view male we bring you travel greetings from a viewer this time from tanzania. here we go up they have. one of the most popular destinations in the region. it's about 1700 meters high. the way up is easy the cable car takes only 4 minutes . every 15 minutes a fresh load of tourists. and then it's a hike up the winding path to the summit. our reward a spectacular view on the left lake. a

but the premier of bavaria is warning against making dangerous assumptions be a cloud corona for anyone who thinks corona is over is being naive since we don't know exactly how the science is going to develop the sensible course of action. manes the same staying calm and prudent and acting on a step by step basis should it. that caution gets a mixed response in potsdam but polls show 3 quarters of germans agree with the measured approach being taken by bavaria and in berlin. well let's take a look now at some other stories making news around the world spain is holding 10 days of mourning for covert 19 victims flags on the country's public buildings and naval ships will fly at half mast as a mark of respect nearly 27000 people died in spain making it one of the world's worst hit countries. hundreds of riot police in hong kong have surrounded the legislature building in anticipation of protests the territory's pro-democracy protesters have voice their opposition to a bill which lawmakers are currently debating that's aimed at criminalizing disrespect for china's national anthem. greek doc

somebody is a member of a group of activists who help migrants and refugees all over bavaria amid the pandemic the group special focuses on those who are in accommodations that are under lockdown because of covert 1000. until recently able also from senegal was under quarantine in the center in the nearby city of rosenheim. on the phone he tell somebody that people there are afraid of contracting the virus because those who are infected or under lockdown together with everyone else. we visit a migrant center in rosenheim that was among the hardest hit by the pandemic it's been under lockdown for some 6 weeks. the local public health authorities are here to tell the residents that although there are currently no known cases the corn 1000 won't be lifted for at least another few days some here are growing impatient . i haven't worked for a month calls every day and asked why i don't come into work i've told him we're under quarantine and i'm not allowed to go out. because it is by counting on darkness but also. it wasn't until recently that those who had tested positive for the corona v

polls show three quarters of germans agree by the measured approach taken in berlin and bavaria.rent: let's bring in our political correspondent, simon young. we have debates on how fast the locked on measures should be reduced. some wanted to be faster than what we are hearing from the national government. who is in charge? >> germany's states are insisting they should control the details of what easing is done and how quickly. and because of that possibility they have under germany's federal system, we are seeing different states moving at different speeds. we have got the state premier saying he wants to return his state to what he calls normal mode, which effectively means no longer telling people what they can't do, requiring them to adhere to the guidelines. on the other hand, you have bavaria, where the leader is very wary and wants to proceed much more cautiously. the states are required to sort of agree in line with the central government in berlin. as you say, the social distancing and requirement to wear a mask is in many settings going to be extended until the end of

this is the ruling party and the biggest party in the state of bavaria and bavaria as we've been known to many of our international viewers is really a tourism hot spot not just within the e.u. but also internationally are you under any pressure from the tourism industry within a very all from a neighboring austria for instance to try and open the borders. certainly we are in a very intensive dialogue and discussion with the tourism industry but on the other hand. i'm deeply convinced that everyone understood that we had to impose this boss to restrictions and all the and also to impose these border controls because specially in austria and italy there was in a very dynamic spread off the coronavirus and certainly especially the state of the of area was one of the hot spots in sure many so i'm deeply convinced that everyone understood that for 8 weeks it was necessary to use. the migration to churn many especially if there is not an important purpose to to enter chairman he but now it's also time to to lower the sanctions and to lower the restrictions and this night we will open all th

s basi and heartache has this look at the situation in bavaria. somebody is a regular at this textile store in a small town close to the bavarian alps. samba is a migrant from senegal. he comes here to choose the fabric for the facemask he makes together with fellow migrants and refugees it's their contribution in an effort to keep the coronavirus at bay in the crowded refugee centers like the one where he lives in a room you can have 4 people or 5 people in one group they said at the corner can have in your body 14 days before it will fall so you can have it the simplest. sword in the whole place will get it so he said he's only able to help support their defense muxes. somebody is a member of a group of activists who help migrants and refugees all over bavaria amid the pandemic the group special focuses on those who are in accommodations that are under lockdown because of covert 1000. until recently able also from senegal was under quarantine in the center in the nearby city of rosenheim. on the phone he tell somebody that people there are afrai

but the premier of bavaria is warning against making dangerous assumptions to cloud corona for anyone who thinks corona is over is being naive since we don't know exactly how the science is going to develop the sensible course of action. ends the same staying calm and prudent and acting on a step by step basis that. that caution gets a mixed response in pottstown but polls show 3 quarters of germans agree with the measured approach being taken by bavaria and in but. so you look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today u.s. president has accused twitter of interfering in the u.s. election this comes after the social media network attached a fact check label to 2 of his tweets it's the 1st time twitter has tagged a tweet as unsubstantiated. there been protests in the u.s. state of minnesota the death of a black and detained by police the death of george floyd has drawn outrage after a video showed a white officer kneeling on his neck as he cried out that he couldn't breathe. and iran's newly elected parliament has convened president rouhani urged lawmaker

you see this with berlin and veria, -- and bavaria, a huge rivalry. in the beer hall, when hitler barges in, he is upsetting their plans to go against berlin. so they are upset like that. you can follow along in the book, but it plays until this -- into this rivalry between berlin and bavaria that complicates the trial. it is illegal. >> i just want to congratulate you on the book. i wrote a book a year and a half ago around the same topic, not concentrating only on the trial. this is now the definitive book on this topic, folks. [laughter] i have read most of it. i have read the 12 pages of notes on sources in great detail. david's research is phenomenal. it is a prodigious of work. i was out of breath reading the notes on sources. i understand you spent five years on it. i spent a year and a half. >> yours is a fabulous book, too. >> this is the first book written in english on the trial. there has never been a regular full-sized book written in german of this trial. this is the book now in english or german or any other language. i read most of it.

stage 3 inches approach is being criticised but of the german federal states especially neighboring bavaria the beach this by and i don't want to see very infected again through careless policies made and they're sending a fatal sign alaska to reconsider it has to be corrected me. germany's federal government also wants to move more carefully continuing social distancing measures through the end of june 3 just state premier thinks his policies are misunderstood after all he doesn't want to abolish all restrictions under his plan wearing masks remains compulsory as does keeping one metre 50 personal distance and massive in 3 main banned however as of june 6th he wants to end policing force mint and fines. a move away from policing in towards health safety measures that means telling the public we're moving away from banning things rather saying be careful because look after yourselves and don't wait for the authorities to order police actions you know i know put it in oughtn't a stance that's getting mixed reactions from 3 engines. these restrictions have been in place for a long time so i c

but the premier of bavaria is warning against making dangerous assumptions to cloud corona for anyone who thinks corona is over is being naive since we don't know exactly how the science is going to develop the sensible course of action remains. the same with staying calm and prudent and acting on a step by step basis should. that caution gets a mixed response in parts time but polls show 3 quarters of germans agree with the measured approach being taken by bavaria and in berlin food still to come night life on life's a poor or take a look at efforts to put the party into post pandemic clubs and bars. it is one of the biggest in perhaps most tragic ironies of this pandemic the walk downs and restrictions taken to protect people from the virus have made it easier for adults to hurt our kids the children's aid organization world vision says the pandemic has led to a surge in violence against children as well as forced labor and under age marriage . schools out in ivory coast this was march since then hundreds of millions of boys and girls around the world have been lost. no classrooms n

have some states like lower saxony or bavaria have been pushing ahead to lift lock down decisions before they are announced on the national level is it a case of german states asserting their independence snubbing berlin so-to speak. well there certainly has been growing frustration among the different states here in germany and of course different states have been affected differently by the corona virus pandemic with different number of cases and also a different number of deaths ranging in different areas around the country and so in tackling the pandemic the state premiers over 16 states have wanted to ideally respond differently and respond with a targeted response that fits their state but so far i'm glad michael has been calling on the 16 state premiers to to unite on on a national front but as you say in recent days we have seen a growing number of relaxations popping up in different places around the country including there as we saw in the report in bavaria with the plans to open up be a god and so they have certainly been flexing their muscles when it comes to how they can use

and here's a round up now of the latest pandemic news the german state of bavaria plans to partially reopen for tourism this month its state premier said that hotels and restaurants could operate under strict social distancing requirements spain's daily death toll has come in at under $200.00 for the 3rd consecutive day the total toll now stands at around $27000.00 according to the health ministry and in the u.s. new york state has reported more than 700 previously undisclosed deaths at nursing homes and adult care facilities. well now the sight of armed men protesting against a pandemic lockdown in the u.s. state of michigan last week has reignited the debate about gun control in michigan and other states where similar protests have taken place it's legal to openly carry a firearm even in government buildings but while some americans are using the opportunity to argue for modifications to the constitutional right to bear arms others are turning to guns in time of fear. magazine loaded release and fire. mason fon has been shooting firearms since he was a child but since the cold 19 p

in parts time but polls show 3 quarters of germans agree with the measured approach being taken by bavaria and in berlin are for more now let's pull in our political correspondent simon young good evening to you simon so we've got germany debating health fast these lockdown measures should be reduced some of the state leaders they want to move faster than what we're hearing from the national government so who's in charge here. yes right you know germany's states are insisting that they should control the details of what easing is done and how quickly it's done and because of that possibility that they have on the germany's federal system you know you we are seeing different states moving at different speeds so we've got the state premier in the range saying that he wants to return his state to what he called normal mode 'd which effectively means no longer telling people what they can't do just requiring them to sort of and here to the guidelines and on the other hand you've got a state like bavaria where the where the leader there is very aware of that kind of course and he wants to proce

not to surrender to the soviets which would have been unwise, and drove to the american lines in bavaria and taken into custody. mengele was in two different pow camps. likely under his own name at the end, released under his own name there are three reasons he was released by the americans even though he was on wanted lists created by them. the first were very inefficiently distributed, mengele had not seen the wanted lists. the second, mengele was part of a unit that was well integrated in the unit but the most important reason is mengele didn't have the ss tattoo under his left arm, the blood type a soldiers so if they were wounded, medics would know what kind of blood to use for transmission. mengele did not have the blood type tattoo which removed the most common mark of someone in the ss. he passed through an extremely effective litmus test which was to have interned soldiers, mengele was released by the us without any further interrogation. he then secured false identity papers under another man's name and live four years on a farm doing manual labor in a small farm outside reagan

it's $100.00 days since the corona virus hit germany here in bavaria on the 27th of january a man falls ill after contracting the virus from his chinese coworkers initially german officials are relaxed health minister compares the corona virus to the flu. early much during carnival celebrations the region of hind spec becomes a virus hotspot but a bundesliga soccer game in nearby mentioned goes ahead with some 50000 spectators this is when the severity of the crisis really hits germany in early march t.v. images from crisis ridden italy reach german households by mid march more people have died from covert 1000 in italy than in china making italy the most hard hit country in the world german authorities ramp up testing and at i.c.u. beds in hospitals bigger events get cancelled shops and schools closed border checks are imposed and one man becomes the public face of the fight against the virus because standard boston viral exists that balance renown charlie teo hospital uncle americal initially stays quiet but in mid march she addresses the germination on t.v. a 1st in her 15 years as h

was a big threat in bavaria and every will else -- everywhere else. he went back into the army and liked it well enough to make it a career and he served for 30 years. he died 18 months ago at the age of 90 or. v-e day was not anything particular in his review -- worldview. these were important holidays for him as they are for many of us. , it was debated about whether or not we would end up in the pacific. orton at least for me and for him, that was not necessary -- fortunately for me. father having gone back into the army, went back to europe and was part of the army of occupation of salzburg and the army hospital happened to be in munich and austria was still petitioned and he was part of the occupation of austria until 1955 when the russians and americans both left austria. warresidual effects of the have persisted in many ways and even 10 years after, we still had occupational forces in austria and to this day we have american forces in germany. they are not occupation forces because there -- they are our allies now. military topography was profo

requiring them to sort of and here to the guidelines and on the other hand you've got a state like bavaria where the where the leader there is very aware of that kind of course and he wants to proceed much more cautiously so the states are required as they have done to sort of agree a general line with the central government in berlin or as you say the social distancing and requirement to wear a mask that's in many settings that's going to be extended until towards the end of june but different states slightly different idea of what the risk is to the people there and how quickly they can move forward to relax the restrictions in simon june and the summer tourism season just around the corner we know that germany and its neighbors they are considering lifting border checks or across much of the european union does that mean that people will be able to go on vacation the some. well i think that certainly the. gemini in its name is a talking about reopening board is within europe by the middle of june and it's hoped that people will be able to go on holiday of course it'll be a very differen

thank you charlotte and here's a roundup of some of the latest pandemic news the german state of bavaria plans to partially reopen for tourism this month its state premier says that hotels and restaurants could operate under strict social distancing requirements spain's daily death toll has come under $200.00 for the 3rd consecutive day the total toll now stands at around 27000 according to the health ministry and in the u.s. new york state has reported more than 700 previously undisclosed deaths of nursing homes and adult care facilities. well india has reported its biggest daily jump so far in confirmed coronavirus cases a rise of almost 4000 to more than 46000 health officials said that the spike was due to increased testing regional governments have started to ease the 6 week lock down and that includes allowing alcohol shops to reopen but the central government has imposed a special tax of 70 percent on liquor purchases to prevent large gatherings at shops. going for a litter run people in indian cities couldn't wait when they heard that certain shops were reopening police had to im

a scene of natural calm a lake in bavaria but looks can be deceptive thousands of people seize the chance to head for the hills again it's our 1st trip in many weeks and tourists cheered by the relaxation of pandemic restrictions locals not so much. if you want to cross the road or park your car it's completely full everywhere and . a different story at the other end of the country on the island of zilch it's normally packed with tourists but now very few people are allowed onto the island and it's speeches. it's this it's a feeling of freedom again with the sea and the sun in the air. in hamburg tourist boats are back in the harbor after 2 months but now with reduced capacity what the benefit is the ships aren't so full. we booked 3 days in hamburg you just have to get away. people have been getting away to the banks of the elbow river in dresden it's almost as if the lock down is water under the bridge and when you think of all the restrictions it's now the total opposite in the beer gardens along the river social distancing appears to be the exception not the rule people are happy to r

response in potsdam but polls show 3 quarters of germans agree with the measured approach being taken by bavaria and in berlin let's go back now to our top story in hong kong where the parliament there is debating a controversial law that would make it a crime to insult the chinese national anthem for now we're joined by d.w. correspondent phoebe call in taipei 50 we understand riot police have surrounded whole coast legislature building what's happening there today. a controversial national anthem bill will be tabled in hong kong just as chair of today for its 2nd reading so you have mentioned the law is going to thank at prohibiting this respect to the chinese national anthem so this is a piece of law like a ready being implemented in the mainland china and now the hong kong government is trying to push for the same set of legislation in hong kong in the bit to ban such like this respect and insults and it carries a maximum of 30 year imprisonment if anyone the valets the law and from the press from the perspective of many of the protesters and pro-democracy figures they think they pose a risk

been a real challenge because me my girlfriend are expecting a baby and she needs a cross and in bavaria. up until now we could hardly meet i was going to get easier now. to. europe isn't in the clear over the covert 19 pandemic yet but at last the seems to be something to see about. oneself and let's have a look now at all of the latest developments in the krona virus endemic spain's government says it will seek a fresh extension of its state of emergency that will last about a month until the transition out of walked on is completed british researchers are launching a trial to see whether dogs can smell 19 and humans before they show symptoms russian health authorities say they have registered an additional $9200.00 corona virus infections in the past 24 hours and the paul has reported its 1st death from corona virus the country has been on lockdown since march 24th and has 281 confirmed cases italy's government has announced that tourists will again be able to visit from june the 3rd a 14 day mandatory quarantine period will also be scrapped it's a big step for a country recovering no

response in potsdam but polls show 3 quarters of germans agree with the measured approach being taken by bavaria and in berlin. let's not take a look at some other stories making news around the world the 1st same sex marriages weddings rather have taken place in costa rica after a ruling from the supreme court went into effect on tuesday that he and oleksandr were the 1st couple to tie the knot is the 6th country in latin america to legalize same sex marriage. spain's holding 10 days of mourning over 1000 victims flags on the country's public buildings and naval ships will fly at half mast as a mark of respect nearly 27000 people died in spain making it one of the world's worst hit countries. international donors have pledged over 3000000000 euros to support refugees and migrants from venezuela as a coronavirus pandemic deepens their plight the pledging conference was hosted by the european union and spain and involved around 50 u.n. agencies and financial institutions one of 5000000 venezuelans have fled the economic chaos under president nicolas maduro and here's one of the stories of those e

previously undisclosed deaths at nursing homes and adult care facilities and the german state of bavaria plans to partially reopen for tourism this month its state premier says that hotels and restaurants could operate under strict social distancing requirements. in france there are some 1000 people camped out near the city of cali hoping to reach the u.k. for many of them the pandemic has made a desperate situation even worse some migrants say that they are confronting police abuse it obviously so louis reports. there's no let up in police procedure even in these times of coded 19 would be whatever we are asked to move on because we want to film what's been an almost daily routine since 2018. migrants are told to move their tens a few meters once the police have left. the migrants put the tents back no one here wants to film their face but the migrants told us they feel harassed. they don't see it as human beings they don't respect my they could buy food if you don't wake up when they come they take away your temptation and we have to ask aid workers for a new one and wait for up to a w

and anarchy was a big threat in bavaria and every everywhere else. he went back into the army and liked it well enough to make it a career and he served for 30 years. he died 18 months ago at the age of 94. v-e day was not anything particular in his -- worldview. these were important holidays for him as they are for many of us. v-e day itself, it was debated about whether or not we would end up in the pacific. fortunately at least for me and for him, that was not necessary -- fortunately for me. my father having gone back into the army, went back to europe and was part of the army of occupation of salzburg and the army hospital happened to be in munich and austria was still petitioned and he was part of the occupation of austria until 1955 when the russians and americans both left austria. the residual effects of the war have persisted in many ways and even 10 years after, we still had occupational forces in austria and to this day we have american forces in germany. they are not occupation forces because they are our allies now. military topography

been a real challenge because me my girlfriend are expecting a baby and she needs across an order in bavaria. up until now we could hardly meet i was going to get easier now in. europe isn't in the clear over the covert 19 pandemic yet but at last there seems to be something to say cheers about. people have demonstrated again in several german cities against the government's coronavirus restrictions this. some of those measures being lifted on friday thousands of demonstrators in cities it's in stuttgart munich berlin and duesseldorf called for a complete end to the long protests have been held since the end of march. and our chief political editor be characters are standing by for us in berlin what are the demonstrators trying to achieve in your opinion. well there seems to be one common theme here at the very least and that's the destruction of the states also in this crisis but also beyond because as we've heard that there's a very broad spectrum of people meeting up that ranges from people who are against vaccinations in general to conspiracy theorists who simply don't believe that there

been a real challenge because my girlfriend are expecting a baby and she needs across an order in bavaria. up until now we could hardly meet you i was going to get easier now in. europe isn't in the clear over the covert 19 pandemic yet but at last there seems to be something to say cheers about. let's have a look now at the latest developments in the coronavirus endemic. spain's government says it will seek a fresh extension of its state of emergency that will last about a month until the transition out of lockdown is completed british researchers are launching a trial to see whether dogs can smell coated 19 in humans before they show symptoms russian health authorities say they have registered an additional $9200.00 corona virus infections in the past 24 hours and nepal has reported its 1st deaths from corona virus the country has been on lockdown since march 24th and has 281 confirmed cases let's take another look at some of the other stories making news around the world. kenya's president hu hu kenyatta has announced that the country will close its borders with tens of media and somal

been a real challenge because me my girlfriend are expecting a baby and she lives across an order in bavaria up until now we could hardly meet if i was going to get easier now in. europe isn't in the clear over the covert 19 pandemic yet but at last there seems to be something to say cheers about. time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. kenya's president hu of kenyatta has announced that the country will close its borders with tense india and somalia in a statement on saturday he also extended an existing dusk to dawn curfew and a ban on movement in and out of the areas worst hit by the outbreak. in london police have arrested several people during a protest against coronavirus lockdown measures at least $100.00 people took part in the demonstration in hyde park. italy is easing coronavirus restrictions allowing people to travel freely inside their home region as of monday and between region starting on june the 3rd with some international travel to the treasury will also be allowed and the 14 day mandatory quarantine is being scrapped but local aut

s basically pushing that on to the states basically saying if things go bad in hamburg or in bavaria you're responsible for it is that's that's politically important is it not certainly and i think you can look at it from 2 different sides here 2 different angles of course the federal states the 16 federal states here in germany have been flexing their muscles their muscles of responsibility if you will in recent days by taking it upon themselves several of them to already relax some restrictions in germany so this will be good news to many state premiers that have wanted to officially take on more responsibility and take a more targeted response to that state of course not all states in germany have been as badly hit as others by the coded 19 virus but at the same time that does still mean that there's a risk that this of the blame willing to come back down on them if they indeed decides to lift restrictions too early over the ease restrictions too early or to too great a an extent so it's definitely a double edged political sword that that's anglo markel has handed to the state pre

restaurants and even hotels can open so today in berlin cafes and restaurants began to open on monday in bavaria we will see dining facilities with out door seating opening so that will also allow some of those important big gardens there and also some states have already opened their doors including western palm pomerania and that began last weekend and in fact one cow cafe in a bit of a publicist stunt decided to give every customer a hat with a swimming pool toggle on top to make sure that they were keeping their social distance from each other and other states are taking this very seriously as well ensuring that openness is a writing down the names and addresses of each guest ensuring that only people from 2 households can sit at the same table and in many places way to. and kitchen staff one having to wear a mask at all times so why are some restaurant owners are deciding to stay closed while we were speaking earlier to the bird and hotel and get stronger meat industry association and lessing partly to do with these health and safety rules the to kill a make you feel that people are keeping