A week ago we were going to work together. Plus as the Berlin InternationalFilm Festival gets underway we turn the spotlight on a film adaptation in which literature is taking center stage. Im brian thomas great to have you with us today people here in germany have been holding vigils for the 10 killed by a suspected far right extremist in the western city of hama authorities of a dent of 5 the attacker as a 43 year old German National prosecutors are treating the killings as an act of domestic terrorism now people have been coming together to mourn the victims and to call for action. Fear and disbelief in hanau people gather to stand up to hate and xenophobia one of the mourners germanys president. Peacefully and theres going to be a man im standing with people who are threatened by hate and violence when were together we stand side by side nightgowns are against violence and language and that degrades and excludes people. All too often paves the way for violent acts. In big burden one night earlier in hono a 43 year old German National killed 9 people on a shooting rampage most of them of turkish and kurdish descent the suspect was later found dead in his home his mother also shot dead he was a member of a gun club and was not on the authorities radar germanys attorney general has taken over the investigation he said the suspect wanted to send a provocative message olf. Home page has more suspects with page contained a video message. Of manifesto. Money fist i know it. The needler full of confused thoughts and conspiracy theories almost healed me in all sorts profoundly racist mindset it should be seen im off license in berlin chancellor Angela Merkel condemned the violence thats this was racism is a poison hate is a poison and this points in exists in our society and is responsible for far too many crimes few and far but i can mention we dont distinguish citizens according to their background or religion yet. We stand with all our strength and determination against all those who try to divide germany after last night and. Perlin is gathered at the Brandenburg Gate to show solidarity with the victims. Even more marched through the multicultural districts noise to share their courage anger and grief. If you like to the planets 11 of those in git is a good friend of mine what has happened has really affected me and them its been them in. The bar was a place i had often been too young. We had mats not being recalled it gives me heartache. Weve experienced violence in our countries weve come to germany as refugees going to experience it again here in germany you know here in georgia on 2 of us and that really hurts just to die and we miss him the problem is getting worse that germany is a rich country things are good here and in the state of hessen too i really dont understand it. Many are demanding answers as to how right wing terror has been able to spread in recent years. Lets go live now to hot and did he is our pod so say good morning to our pod can you tell us what the atmosphere is like today where you are in. Well it continues to be a very sad city i mean they did ever expected anything like this to happen where. A large number of their own would be shot down in cold blood theyre upset theyre also gearing up for a demonstration later on today at 2 oclock local time near here and number im right now in front of the 1st shooting location which behind me over to my right which you might be able to see was the midnight sports bar and and then there was another location also where other people or more people were shot so of course people are upset but theyre gearing up to show solidarity and try to find some say sanity in a rather insane situation are one of the people that youve been talking to saying about what needs to be done to confront far right extremists a lot more talk and a lot less hate talk and that politicians have to be careful what they say and also perhaps ruling out the far right parties they say that where these far right parties not around then they would be able to influence people who might go off the rails like apparently this person identified by his 1st name only it till b. S. Did so. Things have to be reined in tighter laws and thats what they want i mean german president was here last night as steinmeyer and people were yelling at him what he going to do to protect us and i mean hes under the gun but all the politicians are under the gun right now no pun intended that they have to really do something and as get some new laws and ok our thanks so much from our friend susie for us in han i will have much more throughout the day from our pod there and the entire team here at the w. Was weve heard the killings shaken how the city has a population of about 100000. 00 with a wide range of ethnic backgrounds that confederation of kurds and germany has confirmed that several of the dead had kurdish georgians we met with some family members of those killed. Many members of the Kurdish Community have gathered at this Cultural Center on the outskirts of hama in shock and in solidarity with the family who lost their eldest son on wednesday night the grieving mother and father of the victim needed medical attention they havent slept since they learnt about the death of best son farah at one close relative tells us what happened in the she should be all for this my kids are fair and is my cousin as i only know i got a call at 11 pm from his friends that he was taken from us for us going missed. He was about to leave the bar just wanted to finish his meal he had just passed his exams a week ago so we were going to work together. We have been talking about that a lot of. What upsets him on many here is that they are still seen as outsiders despite living in how for generations as an opal his grandfather came here in the fiftys as a construction worker and helped build him now his father grew up here for her it was born here he graduated and went to a German School the only thing that differentiated him from the germans is how he looked but if now we are just reduced to the way we look that has nothing to do with democracy but they will cut. Across town not to use project nasm to run echoes that view is if that in fact that there is an obvious then a phobia has reached the center of our society and we germans with a migration background we feel this. Issue mostly i feel german or i was born here from ice but i see from my appearance that others the real germans think i dont belong here on the map this is just so thats all color. The longer preparing plaque holds for a vigil in hama now naseem and his friends were shocked when they 1st heard of the attack happened and that she should ball in the city center its a place they regularly meet and hang out for the future is global and i dont think i was there at the shisha bar 2 weeks ago. We were there with friends smoking shisha little months later it makes me tremble it could have been me or my sisters and. My niece Lester Naseem told us 3 people he knew lost a close relative in the shooting and that terrorist attacks always seemed like something that happened to other people but sadly now its a reality that has touched many here. And you can find more reports and analysis of the attack in han our at our website dot com and on our twitter and you tube feeds of course as well lets review now and some of the other stories making the news today libyas running gave military leader Khalifa Haftar said he would accept a cease fire if turkish and syrian met mercenaries leave the country and interview with Russian Media he also demanded that turkey stop arming libyas internationally recognized government this week for police suspended un hosted ceasefire talks after a half those forces shelled the capital support. Ukraines president has appealed for calm after clashes part by fears that evacuees arriving from china were infected with the coronavirus protests protesters trying to block the bus carrying returning to a quarantine facility Authorities Say the passengers had been screened twice and that the return posed no Public Health service. The taleban a set to begin observing a week long period of reduced violence in afghanistan the measures designed to show the militants commitment to peace will start on saturday if the agreement holds it could pave the way to finalizing a peace deal between the insurgents and the us. Talks on the next stage joint e. U. Budget are to resume in brussels today that after european leaders failed to make headway on thursday the u. K. s departure from the who has left the blocs budget with a massive gap Member States are struggling to agree over funding for climate farm subsidies and border security. Polls have opened in irans parliamentary elections in which many moderate candidates have been completely barred from running around Guardian Council rejected almost half of the gather thats the countrys Supreme LeaderAyatollah Ali Khamenei was the 1st to cast his ballot he called for a big turnout describing the vote as a religious duty. But many are expected to boycott the poll and protest against the countrys leaders election comes amidst continuing Economic Hardship under crippling u. S. Sanctions. Risa tropper is in tehran she says voter apathy there is high. The turnout is very important for the Islamic Republic thats why the Supreme Leader has called on iranians to participate and cast their vote but for now they are not doing so there are hardly any boadicea in this polling station all that into iran because with help of the candidates back from running people feel they do not have a choice this time and they can make a difference anyway so while hard line as assured to emerge victorious from this election polls are also predicting the lowest turnout in u. S. The 70 is addition of the burly nol of the berlin Film Festival is officially kicked off the Film Festival opened with the book turned film my salinger year Sigourney Weaver stars in a film about an american author who helped shape the world of modern fiction in the 1950 s. And sixtys the late j. D. Salinger. I mean i can give you plenty of the yacht examples but i was a fan takes up his typewriter and writes to his idol the novelist j. D. Salinger who was a one hit wonder with his book the catcher in the rocket. A new face at the Publishing Agency joanna takes care of salingers found a nail. Found this is margaret played by Sigourney Weaver she salingers agent come bodyguard her job to protect her star from everything and everyone 40 years after the famous book 1st hit the bestseller lists shes a direct kind of person they rewind and i think theres control that whole time where writing was so respected in may such a profound difference to people where they where the writer is king or queen i think she feels in a way like the High Priestess to put her her arms around that world and keep it safe jerichos you just say yes terry but salinger is just a ghost haunting the film influencing 2 women the younger of which is still finding her way. The film was not about salinger but about the effect of a writer. On on the young woman and her journey to become a writer is that on my salinger year is perhaps a low key start to the battle in our way but its a soulful declaration of love for the literature of business in 1990 s. New york in the Office Football now theyre open league round of 16 and 3 german teams taking part there is and i played at home gave their found something to smile about id talk frankford salzberg frankfurters. Netted a hat trick in the 41. 00 victory bar laver whos in the field in porto 2. 00 to 1. 00 and it was also to the one as will spur all. Thats all for today from a brian thomas i wish you a very happy weekend and for the rest of the team thanks for being here as well. Go beyond. The stories that matter to. Whatever it takes. To running. Things