Probe hes accused of taking millions of dollars in kickbacks in a Saudi Arabian rail project. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today here in germany children have started going back to school just as coronavirus cases are on the rise its the 1st time theyve been in a classroom since march a reporter visitor to school in the Northern City of rostock to see how children there are adjusting to new guidelines. Finally back where they wanted to be in the schoolyard with all of their friends for the 1st time in 5 months these children from John Brinkman Primary School in rust up can play together without a mask and without daring to social distancing rules. Even hugs are allowed although not recommended. And its better now because were allowed to sit next to each other again and we can see all our friends again you know. Unless i i find it great because we can see all of our friends again and also our classmates and teachers. Its even my sisters very 1st day at school so thats really exciting results in this choice turk. Just like this class all 11000000 german pupils are supposed to return to a daily School Routine in the next couple of weeks a great relief for their parents as well but playing and learning so close to each other every day comes with a certain risk of infection that to make some teachers uneasy. As of course were anxious its not just school it goes beyond that. Im thinking about my family my grandmother is 91. 00 you dont want to be a carrier plus i have to be extra careful as my child has asthma. With coded 19 infections rising again in germany parents have mixed feelings about the new start to. This is a mother do this theres a degree of uncertainty you dont know where people have been on holiday. Im glad its starting up again the last 6 months have been exhausting. Comes to the. School started normally and i could see there might not be any distancing. Keeping the kids at home even longer isnt an option for the school teacher. The goal is really important for the children and their families as well i think schools can restart despite the rising cases. For the most part everyone is trying to keep a distance even though some hugs are just inevitable for the kids they hope to be able to continue their school year as normally as possible. And our Political Correspondent money well shes a serious talk about that search for normality in german schools good morning to you emmanuelle. What do people in germany think of schools in the country opening again it was children like we saw in that report not wearing masks. Well there and we just sold out in the report it comes was mixed feelings and it really depends on where you live in germany in regions that are most affected by the pandemic stricter rules will apply in schools for example mosques are not mandatory in mecca vote west and from iran youre out west reopen those schools reopened yesterday but they will be mandatory in bavaria mecklenburg west and palmer and yeah it was the least effective region in germany but the very hour was one of the worst affected by the pandemic so opinions of a fixed rate according to german infection rates are up again whats the foldback plan in the event of a severe outbreak will be back to home schooling. Well that different scenario is in place and its also the pans again where in germany an outbreak would happen for example in mecklenburg west and now schools were in charge of organizing school grads into college so too was a maximum of a couple of 100 students and should an infection occur this weekend a possible to isolate on the a section of the school and not the entire school in bavaria however an entire school would be closed with this learning being implemented and in case of a 2nd wave of infections all schools will be closed and old classes would be moved into this tense lending manual as a result of covert theres a push for liberalizing home schooling laws in germany remains illegal here could we see modernizing education become part of pandemic control efforts while the best that could be a reshuffling of cards in terms of Education Culture keep in mind that many teachers werent trained for example to be Distance Learning teachers and theres also a cost that comes with that they need to be trained and it costs for children and the parents to acquire the relevant material for online classes and the federal government blocked millions in phones for children to get the digital equipment for example and this i lead to a whole rethinking of disco structure and you mentioned the question of homeschooling lines ive definitely moving but thats a new situation for everyone for schools for children for parents and for society as a whole to rethink the traditional model of education there certainly is a lot of that going on right now emmanuel thanks very much for coming in today thank you lets take a look now at some of the other pandemic developments today the World Health Organization has warned there may never be what it called a Silver Bullet for covert 19 a number of vaccines are in Clinical Trials but it still are clear how much protection they can offer the number of covert cases in latin america has a past 5000000 its the region hardest hit by the pen demick. And australia is deploying its military to enforce new lockdown rules in the state of a turia anyone caught breaching orders to stay at home will face hefty fines and Mainland China and hong kong have reported fewer cases that a stricter measures appear to be having an effect in other news today australias deploying the military as reported to enforce that lockdown in victoria people found breaching isolation will pay fines up 214000. North korea appears to be making progress developing Nuclear Weapons that according to a classified report by experts monitoring un sanctions they say the country is likely to have created Small Nuclear devices to fit into its ballistic missiles. And 3 sailors have been rescued from a tiny island in the western pacific after writing a giant s. O. S. Line in the sand the men had veered off call of course after running out of fuel they were missing for 3 days before aircraft spotted their message all are said to be in good health. Spains former King Juan Carlos is reported to have abruptly left the country his departure comes amidst a scandal over alleged illegal payments linked to a rail project in saudi arabia and a letter to his son King Philippe the former mara monarch said he was leaving spain so his son could work unhindered by the scandal. The news is rocks by juan carlos a former spanish king is going into exile its not been announced where hes heading he says hes done so to protect the monarchy from scandal but his decision his outrage many spaniards. This is really bad he should pay the money back. Its a heist you decision he should stay and defend himself in court like the rest of us or you. Prosecutors have long been investigating kwan carlos the monarchy is facing accusations he took a kickback from saudi arabia when Spanish Companies won a contract to build around the way between mecca and medina there the kings former lover current its a sign of it can stein is suspected to have received the bribe money spanish journalists were given late types which she admits helping to hide this some. But the king made a fortune especially in the United Arab Emirates and the gulf states and also sat iraq. He kept it gifts and donations and then he set up an elaborate financial structure to conceal that money. Saved up i dont see. That republicans have been capitalizing on the royal scandal by organizing protests against the royal family theyre hoping spaniards have had enough. Of the corruption doesnt just involve a few bad apples demonstrating against the money he has a corrupt system of innocence and they want to. Punk carlos allegedly continued to finance a lavish lifestyle with the laundered money after he abdicated the throne he could still face charges of the matter but now hes put a little distance between himself and son King Philippe and between himself and prosecutors for the very latest were joined by correspondent jaime of alaskas dates you make the tell us why the former monarch is made apparently so its a dramatic decision. Well we know that decision was taken together with hughes saw on the head of a state and he bit the 6 and also with the Prime Minister better santa than it does decision was taken actually at mit july. Was a move in order to try to save the institution as a whole because of their private scandals regarding the private lives of one god of us remember we know that he left the country already on sunday but we dont know exactly about you know hes whereabouts on there and the press has found his president reporting that he might be at the moment to the Dominican Republic resident been any confirmation of that that hes gone to the Dominican Republic and why would he choose that location. Yeah not not not an official confirmation yet this is something that the Spanish Press is reporting also for example this press saying that he might relocate finally nestorian. In portugal but right now what we are seeing in the press here in spain is that he might have gone to the domanick and republic he would stay he would be hosted by their funk who are stanley. Stronger prominent family with interest in super cane and also they have some hospitality complexes and he should he would stay according to these reports in a complex in the Dominican Republic at least temporarily we dont know if he will stay there for long or not but aside said theres not any official confirmation regarding the hughes whereabouts following the end of the Franco Regime especially in the early eightys one carlos was was a unifying figure for the country what is this Development Mean for the royal family and its role and spend huge. Yeah definitely. Was one of the most prominent figures in his brain and was able to glue to gether. Divided the spain but to spend hes becoming more and more power in the coming years and also the figure of forgot must be made of has been questioned lately stronger than done done ever special because of those the scandals are not a gay scene forgotten the corruption of the city is trying to. Get as much distance as he can from. His father and son his people of course hes divided regarding dads legacy when kind of the middle class you know the role that he played in the. Arrival. Of the mocha see here. A spade a spade is divided even in side of the government for them aspired to spite of the Coalition Government has already requested that we should you know loop about our system but the Prime Minister by the sun just says its not time for and he does in a crisis were already in a holes and economic crisis here in spain that sounds like some good advice from the Prime Minister i mean thanks very much for that today. And now we have something for you to smile about during britains coronavirus lockdown a former air force pilot became known for spreading some much needed cheer by drawing a modis in the sky today Richard Goodwin was back in action this time over the city of bristol city was holding its annual hot air Balloon Festival to onlookers surprise the balloons were joined by a huge smiley drawn by goodwins place using the clear blue beyond houses campus. Its time now to ride a potentially lethal 50 foot monster wave with american surfer eli olsen olson is the latest recipient of the world surf leagues kristie just biggest addle award take a look at that. He goes to the surfer to take on the biggest wave of the surfing seas. Skitch reminder now of our top story this hour germanys children heading back to school after the summer break just as coronavirus cases are on the rise parents and teachers of course hoping measures now in place to stop the spread of the virus will prove effect. 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