and for more i'm joined now by my colleague chelsea delaney was standing by for us at frankfurt airport which of course is germany's main aviation hop and home base here in germany chelsea what's going on there this morning with so many flights being canceled. it's surprisingly quiet here at the airport today i think that's in part because look tonga has been really warning about this for the past week they've offered to rebook passengers they've offered to let them take the train instead so i think this is pretty well telegraphed to customers at the same time they are expecting the strike to start doing rallies today in munich and tomorrow here in frankfurt about would certainly increase some of the activity here at the airport. so what exactly does cabin crew want what's at stake for them in the strike. the cabin crew has been asking for for wage increases they wanted a 1.8 percent wage increase and also some changes to pensions study more study access for part time workers this also has to do with the union itself tons of says they aren't recognizing this union as a proper union beca

allan gassed at frankfurt airport city managed by from. visited every news live from berlin a key ally takes us back in the trumpet and peter meant inquiry u.s. envoy gordon song plan says he followed the president's orders let me offer. you create a white house summit in investigating mr trump's political rival also on the program . israel on the brink of its 30 election inside a year little white party leader has announced in the last few minutes that he will not disappear to form a government before the deadline expires. on find out from the.

be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by from a bought. this is the w. news wiberg. from berlin tonight a major figure in nato and the french president warns europe that the military alliance is brain dead but germany's chancellor and nato secretary general rejecting president back home plenty of that europe can no longer rely on the u.s. to nato there is unity however that freedom does not come for free will explain that also coming up tonight for dignitaries gathered here in germany and of the nation prepare.

be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by from bought. this is the news and these are our top stories from a brazilian president the with sickness lula da silva has walked free from prison his release was ordered by a judge after a supreme court ruling that inmates who are still appealing convictions could be freed although was jailed on corruption charges in april last year. in hong kong antigovernment protesters are mourning a student who died from his injuries events leading up to the incident are still unclear but it's.

bialik asked at frankfurt airport city managed by from. this estate of you know who's coming to you live from berlin hong kong protester dies of his injuries after falling from a building it's the 1st student death since the start of the anti-government campaign pro-democracy activists are calling for rivendell and vowing to escalate their protests also coming up spain's socialist prime minister gets ready to face hall against.

biala gassed at frankfurt airport city managed by from a bought.this is deja vu news live from berlin fridays for future going global again thousands of australians are kicking off a day of rallies planned in cities around the world the call to action coming ahead of next week's un climate summit we'll talk to one of the movement's organizers also on the show. thanks president trump for legislation supporting democracy in the territory but china condemns the u.s. for meddling in his domestic affairs and promises for.

biala gassed at frankfurt airport city managed by from. lab and. this is the w. news live from monday to germany's ruling conservatives confront a new ship crisis embattled c.d.u. leader unexpected contact of our challenges had critics to decide tough future as she could it be the end of the road for chancellor merkel's hand to take successor will get an update on the party conference and night also.

biala guest at frankfurt airport city managed by from. this is you know we news live from berlin on the docket the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine testifies on day 2 of the public hearing of president donald trump's impeachment we're on capitol hill also coming up no let up then it suffers renewed flooding after another high tide adding to that threat to the city's unique cultural landmarks that made up.

be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by from. this is news and these are our top stories former bolivian president evo morales has arrived in mexico where he's been granted asylum he resigned on sunday amid pressure from the army and popular under arrest following allegations that he rigged october's presidential vote. in.

biala gassed at frankfurt airport city managed by from a bought. this is the w.'line from the european parliament declares a climate emergency. spile the pressure on the incoming commission's president on the line to make the block climate neutral by 2050 also on the program china contends the united states for meddling in its domestic affairs after president trump signs a bill supporting pro-democracy activists beijing promises of measures. and they convicted murderer is to be beat.

be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by from a bought. this is due to be in use a life. from berlin a manhunt is underway for the thieves in a brazen jewelry heist there is no trace yet of the intruders who staged the biggest burglary in post-war germany in the city of dresden and made off with priceless diamond jewels also coming up. a deadly earthquake hits albania rattling the nation overnight the 6.4 magnitude tremor killing at least 16 people and injuring hundreds an intense search and rescue operation is underway just.

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biala guest at frankfurt airport city managed by from. this is the devaney is coming to you live from berlin. the united nations hong kong authorities to deescalate a university standoff the protest says many of the students barricaded inside the campus have tell themselves into police but the un is warning that the humanitarian situation for those still inside is deteriorating. also the program the establishment of israeli civilian settlements in the west bank is not per se inconsistent with international law. the u.s. bricks.

biala gassed at frankfurt airport cd managed by from. this is news live from berlin more violence on the streets of colombia the country's president calls for dialogue to end nationwide demonstrations against his government hundreds of thousands are demanding that president yvonne duquesne scrap potential austerity measures also coming up germany's ruling conservatives are trying to overcome a crisis at the top of the party and battled seaview leader i think that come calls her critics bluff and challenges them directly back to me or sack me we'll bring you an update also on the program. we visit a small pacific archipelago on the cusp of becoming the world's newest country people in the autonomous region of view are going to the polls to vote on their independence. imo me and use of thanks for joining us colombia's government has ordered a curfew in the capital bogota this comes amid widespread protests across the country against potential pension and labor reforms several people have been killed in clashes in the last 2 days alone now

biala gassed at frankfurt airport city managed by from a bought. a book of. this is. police in hong kong sealed off the university campus occupied by pro-democracy protesters dozens of activists making a dramatic escape by climbing down from a bridge and speeding away on motorbikes another large group of demonstrators is later seen leaving the site.

biala gassed at frankfurt airport city managed by from a bought. this is due down to news coming to you live from above and jimmy johns i'm going to trade in secure. in india both sides agreed to boost industrial cooperation and find wide ranging agreements to deepen strategic concerns we get the latest from delhi also coming up. turkey and russia have joined launching joint patrols in north east in syria the operation as part of the dream struck by moscow an uncorrupted for scottish fighters out of the turkish border so.

be our guest at frankfurt airport city. this is d.w. news now i go from bad to a flamboyant for much younger guys or goes on trial on charges of obstructing justice or just starting was investigated a probe into russian meddling 802016 u.s. election the self-proclaimed dirty tricks stuff claims the case against him is politically motivated also coming up bringing back bad memories 30 years off before one of them.

be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by from a bought. this is d.w.i. news and these are. top stories in london police have shot and killed a man after several people were. british media say people were killed this is the attacker was tackled by civilians before being shot by police authorities are treating it as a quote terrorist incident. in the netherlands to. 3 people in the incident on the main shopping.

be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by fraport. this is d.w. news live from berlin a major shake up in german politics 2 outspoken opponents of the coalition with german chancellor angela merkel's conservatives are elected leaders of the social democrats say a victory could mean the end to the party's grand coalition also coming up. british police identified the attacker who killed 2 people on london bridge as a convicted terrorist who was released early from prison prime minister barak's johnson visited the scene of the attack on saturday he says those convicted of terror fences shouldn't be released early and. it's not the same old song and dance thousands of activists in mexico and chile and to open people's eyes to violence against women. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program germany's government could soon be saying a shake up after the 2nd biggest party the social democrats elected to new late is no will but volta boyens and saskia s. can one the ballots and now president potential threat to the party's grand coalition with german chan

be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by from bought. this is d.w. news live from berlin a major shake up in german politics 2 outspoken opponents of the coalition with german chancellor angela merkel's conservatives are elected leaders of the social democrats their victory could mean the end to the party's grand coalition also coming up. british police identified the attack.

be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by france bought. this is either.cheers and dancing across south africa. world champions the springboks put on a display. capture the world cup tie. the program police in hong kong. just. as protesters returns of the streets.

be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by from a bought. this is d. w. news live from berlin it's been 30 years since the velvet revolution brought down communism in what used to be czechoslovakia now checks are back on the streets demanding more democracy they're calling for the resignation of prime minister andre bobbish we'll go live to prague also coming up to polls close in sri lanka as much as.

be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by from a bought. thanks . this is news live from berlin celebration in hong kong pro-democracy candidates make massive gains at the probation as the probation both collapses and municipal elections the vote is seen as a referendum on the territory's battle but also coming up it's too close to call in the race for the presidency and why early results from the country's presidential runoff could both can.

at frankfurt airport managed by for. this is t w news live from berlin u.s.president donald trump hits out at the impeachment hearings calling then a disgrace and embarrassment. to senior officials who listen to a july fun cold between trump and his ukrainian counterpart expressed a concern scolding the conversation improper and unusual to form a special envoy to ukraine could focus its.

be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by france bought. it. this is the news live from berlin bolivia has a new leader at least for now opposition senator john meany and he has declared herself term president saying she will quote do everything necessary to pacify the country but supporters of former president able to rallies oppose her and they say more our latest was the victim of a coup. also coming up the australian state of queensland under threat from uncontrolled and potentially catastrophic bushfires already sworn on whether i'm.

be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by from. this is good of you news live from berlin voters in hong kong send a clear message to beijing pro-democracy candidates make massive gains as the pro beijing vote collapses in municipal elections city the vote was seen as a referendum on the territory's pro-democracy movement also coming up a sorties and would a wife order a recount in the race for the press.

allegheny at frankfurt airport city managed by from. this is the. news live from berlin german football champions byron munich fired their coach. after the club suffers their worst league defeat in more than a decade we'll look at the reasons behind this surprise decision. also on the program opponents and supporters of lebanon's president michel one stage of mass rallies thousands of anti-government protesters converge on martyrs square in beirut calling for the removal of the country's elite and an end to corruption. and in the indian capital delhi.

be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by from. this is news live from berlin more violence on the streets of colombia the country's president calls for dialogue to end nationwide demonstrations against his government hundreds of thousands are demanding that president yvonne duquesne scrap potential austerity measures also coming up germany's ruling conservatives are trying to overcome a crisis at the top of the party and battled seaview leader and the crowd come tomball calls her critics bluff and challenges them directly back to me or sack me we'll bring you an update also on the program.

biala gassed at frankfurt airport cd managed by from. this is d.w. news these are our top stories on kong is preparing to head to the polls for municipal elections the vote is seen as a test of kerry lam's probation government and a referendum on the pro-democracy movement that has rocked the city for months authorities in hong kong have threatened to call off the elections if islands breaks out. activists in paris are demanding the french government take stronger steps to combat deadly domestic violence with more than $130.00 women.

be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by from. this is deja news live from building in turkey and russia begin joint patrols in northeastern syria the operation imams to move could use militias out of the region turkish president obama plans to resettle about 2000000 people of it but opponents say it's a human catastrophe in the making also on the program. german chancellor angela merkel talks triton security with indian prime minister narendra modi seeking to build close to industrial and.

biala gassed at frankfurt airport city managed by from. this is they wus live from there's been a made. the shift in u.s. middle east policy israel approved the palestinians outright just washington says it no longer considers israeli settlements on palestinian land with the occupied west bank to be a violation of international law palestinians condemned the move as another blood prospects for peace in the region also coming up around imposes maybe a blackout of the deadly protests against fuel price increases a senior commander accuses the united states think on the other.

biala guest at frankfurt airport cd managed by for a part. this is deja vu news live from berlin german football champions byron munich fire their coach nico colebatch after the club suffers their worst league defeat in more than a decade a look at the reasons behind this surprise decision. also coming up on the program a tally of authorities granted permission for 2 migrant rescue ships to dock a number of european countries stand ready to accept the more than 200 migrants.

guest at frankfurt airport city managed by from. this is the news these are top stories former u.s. ambassador to ukraine maria of out of it has testified on the 2nd day of the impeachment inquiry into u.s. president donald trump the president dismissed her from mathematician in may in a matter you out of it's called intimidating an effort to smear her reputation.

be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by from bought. this is the news the live from berlin the siege ends at hong kong for a technical university police team enters the campus after pro-democracy protesters was holed up there for 11 days they say they're clearing up dangerous items and gathering evidence also coming up. the european union's new leader thouse to make the block.

biala gassed at frankfurt airport city managed by from. this is d w news live from berlin making the case for impeachments in public. to come to order. morning everyone the u.s. house of representatives opens historic public and pietschmann hearings against president donald trump in the biggest challenge yet to his presidency democrats want to prove to be against his power.

be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by from a bought. a book of. this is the news coming to you live from berlin catastrophic flooding in venice much of the historic centers underwater off the city was swamped by the highest tide in half a century the prime minister says the flounce out a blow to the heart of it to me also coming up. a fragile calm in gaza iraq itself i.

biala gassed at frankfurt airport city managed by for. a bit of that.his is the of the news live from berlin hong kong police storm a university barricade by anti-government protesters firing clashes brought hong kong polytechnic after authorities threaten to use live ammunition against protesters some of them have been using lethal weapons of their own including bone arrows will get an update from our correspondent our correspondent on the ground. also coming up tehran it takes a tough stance unpopular fuel price hike iran's supreme leader says he backs the start of this.

biala guest at frankfurt airport city managed by from. play. this is news live from but chile's president moves to increase the minimum wage in a bid to quell the country's worst on rest in decades not just police used water cannon and tear gas on protesters in the capital santiago also coming up to come up with that. in iraq protesters say sick.

biala gassed at frankfurt airport city managed by from. this is g w news wire from berlin a nation commemorates the upheaval that changed the world order germany is marking 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall a week of celebrations is underway here in the capital we'll take you to the church where prayers and plans for a peaceful revolution shared the same space also coming up infant boy and former trump advisor a self-proclaimed dirty tricks goes on trial on charges of obstructing justice roger stone was investigated in the probe into.

action but of times a cabin crew leaves 180000 passengers stranded we go to our correspondent and frankfurt airport for the latest. also coming up here ways role in germany's 5 g. infrastructure remains undecided as berlin is weighing up risks against potential benefit. to do business i want to get johnson berlin good to have you with us ok so you're flying from or to.

be allat guest at frankfurt airport city managed by from bought. this is day to bring us live from goodland mulder's government in crisis is 2 ministers and the prime ministers chief of staff resigned caught up in the investigation into the suspected contract killing investigative journalist and duffy cut i want to get. also on the program rescue teams in albania and try to free survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings.

biala gassed at frankfurt airport city managed by for bought.this is d w news line from berlin a school shooting in the us leaves 2 students dead it happened in the high schools near los angeles police say the shooter is among the injured after turning the gun on himself look at the latest from l.a. also coming up the phone call that led to an impeachment inquiry donald trump's talk with his ukrainian counterpart is the phone.

be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by from bought. we will. travel now amazing time. this is coming to you live from berlin forging new alliances in the fight against climate change a day after the u.s. confirmed its pullout from the paris accord france and china declared their intention to work together president about a woman called and she jinping say the landmark 2015 deal is irreversible also coming up a key witness in.

be our guest at frankfurt airport managed by from. this is news this is day the news live from germany marks the 30 years since the fall of the. fireworks and. the centerpiece of celebrations of the iconic. thousands joining the party is that also coming off coverage of this historic anniversary. for the victims of vision president. his tribute to eastern european countries have.

biala guest at frankfurt airport city managed by for. insight is a woman in such book travel now i'm a retired. this is d.w. news live from berlin a prime minister under pressure. from the political turmoil in the european union smallest nation as government is caught up in a murder probe suspicions are growing of a high level cover up a senior figures resign also coming.

of legal studies he has followed these on skis closely 'd he joins us i understand from the airport in frankfurt on his way back to australia it's good to have you on the program what do you make of today's decision i mean we're talking about an investigation that's 9 years old and today we hear that the evidence just isn't strong enough. well it's not surprising the prosecutors have been criticized by the courts in sweden they have a very narrow. margin and they have clearly now. it's run its course. it is not surprising in any way and is this a. a time that the prosecutors in sweden can they'd say that their sense satisfied with what they've done for the past 9 years i mean this investigation has been stopped and restarted at least what 2 or 3 times he did it if it is clear proportionate it is clearly disproportionate. it's very good that they have not brought this today. and what about the fact that so much time has passed there are some critics who say that julian a son was basically using the clock letting the clock one now if you will hoping that time with so much time would pass that. way

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