"Today show": Welke sends warning words to the audience - sometimes without any joke

In Berlin on May 1st, a team from the ZDF “Today Show” was attacked by 15 people. Oliver Welke and Abdelkarim discuss in the broadcast.

• A group of people attacked a ZDF team on May 1st.
• 15 people attacked the employees of the "heute show".
• At least five of the seven people were injured.

Update May 9, 12:58 p.m .: How would today's show continue in its first broadcast after the brutal raid, many wondered. Moderator Oliver Welke only came in shortly afterwards, followed by a program about a digital party convention, state aid for tax avoiders and Corona as an "excuse for everything" - a typical show today. Should that have been all? 

No, because the end of the mission took Welke the Abdelkarim Zemhoute the studio - have been much sounds as if the action plan, was the conclusion of the conversation of the two. At the end of the program, Welke thanked the audience for the many good wishes and hit the nail on the head with his question to the attackers: "Is it really consistent, on the fringes of events that are supposedly campaigning for fundamental rights, of all press freedom - in the truest sense of the word - to trample? "

"Today Show": ZDF presenter Abdelkarim speaks of "war film picture"

Update May 5, 5:41 pm:  The attack on his ZDF camera team in Berlin on Friday saw the satirist Abdelkarim like a brutal war film. When the 15 to 20 attackers rushed towards the team out of nowhere, he instinctively fled but turned shortly afterwards to recognize the situation, he told the German Press Agency on Tuesday: "It was like a really ugly war picture , a bunch of aggressive people beating other defenseless people. Some were already on the floor. I've never seen anything like it, so cowardly, brutal and anti-social. I knew immediately that I had no chance to help in any way. ” He then looked for police officers and alarmed him.

Abdelkarim.

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It is still unclear whether there have been disputes between demonstrators and the team before . Abdelkarim said: “There are reports that demonstrators have had an argument with the team because they did not want to be filmed. If there was such a dispute, then definitely not in my presence. "He had" not heard any dispute during the entire filming ". However, the team has meanwhile independently turned some impressions of the demonstration. The police did not comment on an alleged dispute on Tuesday.

Attack on the team of the "heute show" in Berlin: exposed video shows brutal scenes

Update May 5, 3:10 pm: A video published by Bild.de (behind the payment barrier) shows the scene of the attack on the show team today.

The pictures at Bild.de come from a surveillance camera , which is mounted at a distance at an angle above the crime scene . It shows how attackers in black jackets are attacking the television team lying on the ground. A bodyguard of the team is lying a little away, who is also visibly damaged. 
The two attackers then flee, followed by two other people in black jackets .

"Today's show": There may have been a dispute before the attack

Update May 5, 12:09 p.m .:  How difficult it is to clarify the incident about a ZDF team show today  shows a new detail, which has not yet been confirmed. The Berlin Tagesspiegel writes of new information that should be available to the newspaper. According to this, there was supposed to be a dispute before the attack on the television team - the later attackers might have expressed that they did not want to be filmed. 

"Today's Show": Suspects may belong to the left scene

Update May 4th, 4.30pm: After the attack on a ZDF team on May 1st in Berlin , the investigations are difficult. The clarification of the fact was "in view of the dynamics and confusion of what is going on", the Berlin police and prosecutors said on Monday. A large number of witnesses can be heard. Statements available so far "do not provide a uniform picture in all details," it said.

To investigate the attack, the criminal police are now evaluating photos or videos . "Images of the immediate crime, the crime scene" and the behavior of the perpetrators before and after the attack are seen, it said.

Six suspects, who were arrested on Friday and released on Saturday, were "according to police findings to be attributed in part to the 'left scene'". "Whether this circumstance may have motivated the crime is currently the subject of investigations." It is also being investigated whether there was a connection between the crime and a demonstration nearby.

Berlin: Attack on the team of "heute show" - government spokesman Seibert finds drastic words

Update May 4, 1:10 pm: Government spokesman Steffen Seibert commented on the brutal attack on a team at the “heute show” . "The federal government strongly condemns this act," he emphasized at the federal press conference on Monday afternoon. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) expressed the attitude of the entire federal government on Sunday.

He could not talk about the motives of the perpetrators , said Seibert, the police work should provide more details. However, the government spokesman emphasized that attacking journalists was "far outside the basic democratic order" and literally trampled on freedom of the press.

Seehofer had previously stated that anyone who attacks journalists must "feel the power of our constitutional state": "This is about the basic values ​​of our community."

"Today's show": Despite a brutal attack - all suspects released

Update 9:00 pm: After the attack on a ZDF team at the  “heute show” , the six suspects arrested are again at large. This was announced by the General Prosecutor's Office in Berlin in the evening. There was no arrest warrant for the suspects: four of the detainees had no urgent suspicion, two had no grounds for detention.

According to the police, the detainees are said to be four men aged 24, 25 and 31, and a 25-year-old and a 27-year-old woman. A spokesman for the prosecutor's office refused to comment further on the possible background to the crime or the identity of the detainees. According to information from the German Press Agency, the suspects should be assigned to the left spectrum. However, this information has not yet been confirmed.

Arrests for violent riots on May 1st: 1 arrest warrant has been issued, 1 further arrest warrant has been applied for. I. Ü. - Also regarding the attack on the ZDF camera team - no urgent suspicion or no grounds for detention. The dam. Were released.

Berlin: "Today Show" team attacked after shooting on the street - perpetrators are said to have been extremely brutal

The seven-member ZDF team filmed a demonstration against the corona rules on Friday afternoon , in which right-wing populists and supporters of conspiracy theories had also participated. On the way back to their vehicles, they were attacked by 20 to 25 hooded men, according to the police. These are said to have hit and kicked the team. A metal bar was also in use. 

As the ZDF announced on Saturday, the injured were an editor , a cameraman , a camera assistant and three security staff who had accompanied the camera team. All six had already left the hospital on Friday, it was said. Reporter Abdelkarim , who was unharmed in the attack, thanked security guards, witnesses, police officers and paramedics for their help on Twitter on Saturday. "According to a security guard, we were lucky in misfortune. The whole thing could have ended much more tragically, ”he wrote.

According to a security guard, we were lucky. The whole thing could have ended much more tragically. I was the lucky one of all and I'm fine. Thank you # TodayShow #GiveSpekulationNeineChance #Please #IsOnlyWaste of Time

Harald Ortmann , Managing Director of TV United, the production company that provided the cameraman and sound assistant for the shooting, is also particularly shocked . "They're off to the team with blackjacks. Our sound assistant was kicked in the face - with a level of brutality with which one accepted that a person would not survive, ”the ZDF quotes . "I used to work as a cameraman myself and have not seen it in over 30 years. In our country, it is parts of the population who deal with the media in this way. I find that alarming."

A short update: All injured members of our shooting team left the hospital last night - they are doing well according to the circumstances.
We thank you all for the solidarity and the numerous recovery wishes.

Attack on "Today's Show" team: Police give drastic details, ZDF is shocked

Update 11.41 a.m .: The Berlin police chief Barbara Slowik spoke on Saturday in the Inforadio of Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) of a total of six arrested people. With reference to the ongoing investigation, she did not want to say anything about the political background to the attack on Friday afternoon.

State security had taken over the investigation. According to the ZDF, the attack occurred during the shooting of the satirical show "heute-show". Five team members were attacked and injured, the broadcaster said in Mainz.

According to the Berlin police chief, the team was attacked suddenly at 4:25 p.m. during a break in shooting in Rochstrasse in the Mitte district. The ZDF employees were attacked by a group of up to 20 masked people . Slowik spoke of a "really cowardly attack". The ZDF employees were beaten massively, several injuries had to be treated in the hospital, one person was admitted to the hospital.

Berlin: 15 people beat "Today Show" team in clinic - ZDF with drastic words, Maas shocked

Update 9.45 a.m .: Foreign Minister Heiko Maas is shocked and has warm words ready for the ZDF team: "I wish the team of  todays show , which was attacked today in a terrifying way, good recovery. We are at your side! Do not let your humor and your passion be taken away from cowardly violent criminals. "

I wish the @heuteshow team, who was attacked in a terrifying way, a speedy recovery. We are at your side! Do not let your humor and your passion be taken away from cowardly violent criminals. #today's show

Update May 2nd, 8:56 am:  After the violent violent attack of a group of 15 on the team of the ZDF “Today Show” in Berlin , the chairman of the German Association of Journalists, Frank Überall, is outraged: "That was a cowardly and nothing to do with justifying attack on journalists who have done their reporting. I hope that the attack is cleared up and that the perpetrators are brought to justice. " 

It is an attack on freedom of the press . Similarly, ZDF program director Norbert Himmler had previously condemned the attack. "Freedom of the press is a great asset - especially these days. However, our concern now is first and foremost for the team members and their health."

The editorial boards of ARD, ZDF and Deutschlandradio also responded in a message. "Our reporter teams are on the move around the world to inform people about events and developments. Satirical programs such as Today's Show are also part of the mission of opinion-forming," they clarified. The federal director of the journalists' union dju, Cornelia Berger, spoke of the attack as "an alarm signal also for those responsible for politics".

Update 10:05 pm: Now the ZDF “Today Show” has reacted to the attack in Berlin. Shortly before the broadcast of the show at 10.15 p.m., the editorial team posted via Instagram: “Our camera team was attacked during a shoot in Berlin today. Several team members are in the hospital, our reporter Abdelkarim is unharmed. We are badly affected and wish our colleagues a speedy recovery. "

It goes on to say:  “This message only reached us after today's broadcast was recorded. “So Oliver Welke will not take a position on the incident.

Check out this post on Instagram

On my own behalf. #today's show

A post shared by ZDF heute-show (@heuteshow) on May 1, 2020 at 11:48 p.m. PDT

Berlin: Group attacks ZDF team of the "heute show" - five injured, four in the hospital

First report from May 1st:

Berlin - In the capital, the police have intensively prepared for the May Day demonstrations. With a large contingent of 5000 men they moved out. * But already in the afternoon there was a bitter incident in Berlin.

A ZDF camera team was attacked near Alexanderplatz in the Berlin - Mitte district by a group of 15 people. The police report. According to the broadcaster, it was a team from the satire show  "heute show".

According to the police, five people from the team of seven were injured. A police spokeswoman also reported four people who, according to initial findings, had to be hospitalized after being injured.

"Today show": ZDF team attacked in Berlin - police arrest six people

The police said they arrested five men and one woman as suspects in the immediate vicinity of the crime.

After unknown persons attacked a team of @ZDF in #Mitte and injured at least five of them at the current level, forces of our 14th #EHu arrested five men and one woman as suspects in the vicinity. # b0105

According to ZDF, the team was on the way to its vehicles after filming. Then the group was attacked. No further details are known about the attack. The police are investigating the backgrounds.

ZDF program director Norbert Himmler condemns the attack. "Freedom of the press is a great asset, especially these days," said Himmler. "However, our concern now is first and foremost for the team members and their health."

May 1 in Berlin: Police in constant use - attack on "Today Show" team

Because of the planned demonstrations for May 1, which were announced despite the ban in view of the Corona * restrictions, the police in Berlin are in large action. It is not known whether the attack on the television team is related to the demonstrations. However, these mainly take place in other parts of the city. In the evening, around 1,000 people gathered in Kreuzberg. Left-wing and left-wing radicals had called for protests there on the Internet. Interior Senator Andreas Geisel (SPD) had announced that unauthorized demonstrations and large gatherings would quickly be dissolved.

A violent mass brawl already occurred in Munich on the night of May 1, as reported by tz.de *.

Dieter Nuhr (ARD): On Twitter viewers are annoyed about the comedian. He draws tasteless comparisons over Angela Merkel and Christian Drosten.

Police control has escalated in NRW. An officer was seriously injured by gunfire. Meanwhile, an ARD camera team was attacked in Berlin. The transmitter took a clear position. 

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* merkur.de and tz.de are part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

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