and our correspondent kate brady she's been following those celebrations today in video prairie she joins us now good evening to you kate so what was the main takeaway from today's ceremony . well if there was one what that stood out from several of the speeches that took place today that was tolerance you know something that was really hammered home by the german chancellor angela merkel who pressed the importance of the freedom of religion of course this is a very important issue right now in germany especially over the last couple of years when like across europe we've seen a growing trend of islamophobia and many different groups including here in germany picky and the political posse the after they have struggled with the open mindedness which has been demanded of. today and that's something that she's been encouraging throughout today's speech and that's also being reiterated by other people who spoke at the events today all right as our correspondent kate brady from the eastern german town of getting back there where celebrations have been taking place five hundred years since the

on the political correspondent kate brady is covering the demonstration for us she's standing by and berlin's brandenburg gate that's where the demonstrators are now gathering hello to you kate so what can we expect from this demonstration today. well we're expecting anywhere anywhere between four and ten thousand protesters to turn out today in berlin ahead of the a.f.d. enter in parliament of course on tuesday they demonstrate the demonstration itself has been able to demonstration against racism and hate now joining me now is ali can one of the initiators all of the demonstration here today so early you say that this demonstration represents the eighty seven percent of german voters who didn't vote for the a.f.p. on september twenty fourth but of course thirteen percent did they were clearly issues that need to be addressed in german society is a wake up call yes it should is a wake up call we want to we want the a the voters to reflect their mindset you know they voted for a party which said a lot of racist things which is not ok. so it is a wake up call and we want to stress that

this new parliament to talk about that here in the studio with me is our political correspondent kate brady's good to have you here at the big table kate let's let's talk about the referee for all of this what's going short with today you do for our viewers they may not be aware that the parliament even has a president i mean how important is this position the president and how important was it that was going sure became the president because he's like a speaker in other countries parliaments and his role is really to keep that balance and this is going to be more important than ever now that the f.d.a. the farai if they are in parliament as people have said in the past that german politics will become the action that goes on in palm and can sometimes be a little bit monday and now they've got quite the opposite and things are going to get could get quite rowdy in the next few sessions over the next months and even the next four years of this palm and of course scheuer has that experience and that's something that a lot of people are going to be turning to and obviously his role as the bundes

martin luther five hundred years ago nailed he saw five hundred pieces to the door welcome kate brady today is a public holiday in germany is there much of a turnout there. well just a couple of hours ago there was actually a mass held here behind me where all of germany's leading figures turned up to take part in that mass and a good few hundred people turned out on this square here and of course just behind me here you can see now the berries have been taken down a lot of people have floated to that door behind me which lutherans of course believe five hundred years ago today that is where martin luther nailed those ninety five theses but a lot of people turned out today also many tourists as well descended on that and back to try and also catch a glimpse of her merkel and she made her way into that church have behind me there's also been a medieval market going on in town today to maybe give people that kind of feeling of what victim back might have been like five hundred years ago what sort of place is kate. it's a very tight place we're here in saxony and how we see it in previou

this new parliament to talk about that here in the studio with me is our political correspondent kate brady's good to have you here at the big table kate let's let's talk about the referee for all of this what's going short with today you do for our viewers they may not be aware the parliament even has a president i mean how important is this position president and how important was it that was going sure became the president because he's like a speaker in other countries parliaments and his role is really to keep that balance and this is going to be more important than ever now that the f.d.a. the f.d.a. are in polman as people have said in the past that german politics become the action that goes on in palm and can sometimes be a little bit monday and now they've got quite the opposite and things are going to get could get quite rowdy in the next few sessions over the next months and even the next four years of this polman and of course sure bill has that experience and that's something that a lot of people are going to be turning to and obviously his role as the bundestag president he'll b

the town where it all started we find reporter kate brady welcome kate so the town where. nailed he's ninety yards. to the wall it's had quite a year and this is the culmination of it. yeah of course as you can see behind me this is here is the cache here where martin luther is said to have nailed those ninety five theses on the door five hundred years ago i'm this big turnout tonight a lot of people have been coming out since the berries have been taken down to take a closer look at that door of course this is where earlier on today a special church ceremony was also held which was attended by angle of merkel and also the german president from fatah steinmeyer and the city has really thrown itself into the celebrations which have obviously been taking place across the whole year now there's also been exhibitions today we've got a medieval market on as well to give people a taste of what life might have been like five hundred years ago or. burger thank you so much final word to you martin jack so no overstating really than the importance of this place five hundred years ag

and i'm joined here at the big table now by our political correspondent kate brady it's good to have you back on the show so let's talk about we've got eight people freed on bail they can travel home which resulted a but they still have to face a turkish court when the trial resumes in november right exactly but at the moment obviously everyone's eyes now are turning to shoreditch and this deal because now we're waiting for the still obviously over the german nationals are still detained in turkey and so we're looking ahead to what's going to happen to those people who are still detained dale what diplomatic deal can be done live and if there is one to be made that is a good point isn't it how how did the former german chancellor gerhard schroeder i mean how did he become this is a covert mediator and somewhat of a freedom broker is what he was called today by some i mean does he have a special connection with the turkish president well he was sent there on the request of sigma gabriele the german foreign minister but of course it is no secret that shred and added one enjoyed a very

with me now in the studio as our political correspondent kate brady kate it's good to have you on the show here let's pick up with what's going short but he really was the the the star of the hour today in this first session. how was his speech received i mean why was it so important for him to get this position it was received very well by the by the m.p.'s in the parliament today and of course he is one of germany's most experienced politicians he's been in politics for decades now and he's currently germany's longest serving m.p. so with that kind of experience and all thora to that's something that he will be able to bring to the role of the bundestag president in the coming months and over the next four years of calm and and of course the main message today i think that he was trying to get across was this idea of retaining respect and decency was two words which he repeated several times during that speech and that of course was directed as well at the day the ninety two new members of parliament from the far right a day because if we think back to a month ago. which was electio

going to get the view now from europe and lynn we're joined now by our political correspondent kate brady in the e.u. correspondent max hoffmann in brussels welcome both so the e.u. france germany and the u.k. were also signatures to this nuclear deal in twenty fifteen naturally it is being watched very closely let's start with you kate brady in berlin what has the german government been saying about mr trump's backtracking on this deal well ahead of the speech that we just had a few moments ago our germany profusely defended this agreement of course they played an incredibly important role in those negotiations and what sealed that deal just a couple of years ago especially germany's twice former foreign minister foreign minister frank fell to steinmeyer and we heard just this afternoon for almost deafening but that's the government the german government spokesman that should the u.s. decertify the iran nuclear deal and then this would push germany to work more closely with it so the partners in that deal which of course include russia and china so we can have a listen in now to see what

let's go to the bundestag where we find it only politics correspondent kate brady welcome back kate how was vulcan shriver's first speech as parliamentary president received. well there's been two main words that have stood out after the speech today from wolfgang schauble and those were specs and decency and that's something that all of the m.p.'s here today will be taking away with them from that speech of course that was my so significantly aimed at the a.f.d. those ninety two members of the far right party who have entered the german parliament the bundestag for the first time and show blair has however encouraged much this discussion in the parliament but he's also encouraged a respect in finding those compromises and so we'll see in these coming four years exactly how that turns out now that they have the who of course of being quite outspoken in the past and just four weeks ago when they when they entered when they got the thirteen percent to enter the german parliament and we heard alexander gowland one of the co-leaders of the party saying that the party was going to hound the

let's get more from the deadly politics correspondent kate brady who is at the bundestag welcome back kate let's start with this is a vote for vice president which is already causing such an upset at the bundestag has voted against the f.t.c. that counted that three times tell us more about why he's so controversial. well this is all of the back of a comment that was a made back in april when he said that islam that muslims should not have the fundamental rights to the freedom of religion which of course is in the german constitution and all of the other m.p.'s belonging to the other parliamentary groups in the parliament set out right before today's parliamentary system that they were to not be voting for our pledge to glowers a to become one of the six vice presidents of course that's also important to remember that there are in fact six and vice presidents in this parliament one from each parliamentary group and the other five were already voted through today in the first round obviously now after three rounds today. there was still unsuccessful and now the f.d.a. will be back to t

is a political correspondent to kate brady is in berlin a you correspondent max hoffman is in brussels welcome both. france germany and u.k. we're also signatures to this nuclear deal in twenty fifteen obviously it's being watched closely here i can't break what is the german government been saying. well germany has firmly defended the agreement of course balun played a very important role in those negotiations which sealed that deal just a couple of years ago not least of all the they twice former foreign minister steinmeier and we heard from the german government today from the spokes person stefan ziba that any decertification of that deal would result in germany working more closely with its of the partners in that deal which includes russia and china and of course as one of iran's most important trade partners in europe it's also of great interest to germany hold that deal. much hoffman tell us about the european reaction frederica margaret used top diplomat just react and you have to keep in mind that morgan really basically is the face of this deal because the e.u. had the lead

all right kate brady there in a video kate thank you you'll be following the celebrations will come back to you a little bit later in the day martin coming to you now you know martin when martin luther sparked this revolution seemed like europe was really ready for change how did christianity at that point get so disconnected from the people there's essentially a broom which i mean in historical problem with this region of where the center of where i mean people tend to think of fewer of us being no days very powerful in the north and really quite poorer essentially i mean poorer at least in the south i think this was actually a exactly reverse time in the south was actually very very rich rome being the center of power and a lot of the power of course was distributed by by really just channels which goes to say that actually the north of europe was not only contributing because in fact there was taxation by the church. but at the very same time they did not have the degree of power that sort of was commiserate with that kind of contribution this goes to say that certainly northern europ

also being reiterated by other people who spoke at the events today all right as our correspondent kate brady from the eastern german television back there where celebrations have been taking place five hundred years since the start of the protestant reformation kate thank you very much. you're watching the w. news live from berlin i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day i have to say here that. germany is a strong country. we have achieved so much we can do this and if something hinders us we must overcome it india. going where it's uncomfortable global news that matters w. made for mines. initially montanus it was only calling for a renewal of the church and its face but the pope and the emperor saw him as a threat and he was demonized by both. an overwhelming majority of the population at home supported him would martin luther divide or unite the germans. april sixteenth fifteen twenty one it looked like a reenactment of palm sunday in jerusalem. a man branded a heretic by the church celebrated like the messiah in the german city of alms. using do that

are going to delve a little bit deeper in this subject with our political correspondent kate brady kate what stands out in the report is the role that the former chancellor gerhard schroeder played in securing the release of peter or tell us a little bit more about that what we know so far and this is being confirmed by the by the foreign ministry and by germany's foreign minister. god should a went to take a just about a week after the german elections or within the last month. where he actually then spoke to president but what everyone is asking now is at what price was the release of pitch. we don't actually know the details of this deal which has been made yet and that's something that's going to be of interest obviously in the clean weeks and what's also interesting of course is to see how this develops. of course not everyone's going to be happy that he's been involved in diplomatic work for the german government while he's of course now receiving a paycheck from vladimir putin now that he's on the barge of. oil company he's a complex figure in all of this but of course happy days

with the fact that they stand on the same size of the breasts of secularization martin thank you kate bradythank you we'll have more on the boss and live out of her straight later in the program also still to come here all day w. . kenya is it facing a wave of protest and instability that you observe is more of a dangerous standoff after a divisive election rerun bringing the reaction from nairobi. at a much improved by munich crisis celtic in the champions league but i want to fast without their thoughts like obama never. will have that i don't and just. it's whisper mission day sunday w. . will have programs around the clock marking its five hundredth anniversary. of the book. come martin luther and their of hope for the noah and middle classes. his just lays of the bible greatly shaped the development of the german language the mold and made the holy scriptures accessible to ordinary people up. to what extent did he help to bring about the creation of a unified jealous a. new thing of the nation forty five. don't. go to the beach that doubling your we speak your language our spanish prog

the correspondent to cater brady is following the celebrations in the witan burke welcome kate what's been happening. phil well i'm still here in front of the cache of the castle church here in britain back and as you might see behind me just some of germany's leading the political figures and now leaving that church after a mass which has just taken place and there's lots of events going on in that i'm back today i'm just in front. me here and there's a few hundred to one hundred people have gathered to have a quick glimpse of those leading figures of germany as they made their way in and out of that mass of course everyone keen to try and get a photo as well of angle of merkel who on her arrival this afternoon i was also greeted with with some protesters who were shouting for her to get out and also there's a small medieval market going on in town today to kind of try and recreate that feeling that the city might have had five hundred years ago today and what was the main message of the church service well the main message in that sermon which just took place behind me was focusing