with this is bbc news. the headlines at 7. exit polls in germany show angela merkel has been re—elected chancellor for a fourth term. we have now a mandate to assume responsibility and we're going to assume this responsibility calmly, talking with our partners, of course. the far—right, anti—immigrant alternative for germany party is said to have done better than expected with a projected 13%. ina in a moment we will be live on berlin with roz atkins where we will get the latest analysis of the exit poll, and to make former future coalition government. —— and who might form a future. jeremy corbyn says remaining in the eu single market after brexit could make it harder to protect

british workers. the important priority is to ensure that we have a tariff free trade access to the european market. half of all our trade is with europe. i would also say that we need to look very carefully at the terms of any trade relationship. american football stars kneel during their national anthem, protesting against racism in the us. donald trump says they're unpatriotic. let's continue our coverage of the german election. the polls have been close for a couple of hours now. we have exit polls that well not a

confirmation of the result have a track record of being very accurate. this is where we're standing at the moment. angela merkel‘s cdu party, along with its sister party, the csu in bavaria, is projected to take 33% of the vote. the social democrats, the other giant of german party politics, a disaster is showing of 20%. its leader, martin schulz, the former leader of the european parliament, says he will continue. he wants involvement in reimagining what his party offers voters. and then the smaller parties. die linke, a radical left—wing party with its roots in the communist party of east germany. then the greens and the free democrats who will be glad to be back in the bundestag after failing to make it last time, and very much the story which is generating interest, the alternative for germany, a party that is right wing, nationalists, that says

islamkhan is no place in germany. it is projected to pick up 13%. take those figures and put it into the bundestag. the germans use a mixture of first past the post and proportional representation. everyone gets two votes. you get this breakdown of seeds. the alternative for germany had no seats in the bundestag last parliament. it will now have 87. as is often the case with german politics, as soon as we have the projections, everyone gets their calculators out and tries to work out the options available to the bigger parties. the main options appears to be the christian democrats joining forces with the greens and the free democrats to form what is called a jamaica coalition. lots of talking before thatis coalition. lots of talking before that is confirmed. this is our latest report from jenny hill. angela merkel knew she would win this election. but it is not the

victory she had hoped for. exit polls suggest support for her party is now lower than it has never been under her leadership. a verdict, perhaps, on her decision to open germany's doors to hundreds of thousands of refugees. let's not beat about the bush. of course we had hoped for a better result, but let's not forget we have just had a very challenging for years. that is why am happy to say we achieve the strategic goal of our campaign, we are the strongest party. for mrs merkel, a well trodden path, arriving to vote with her husband today. not so much a victory march, just the quiet confidence of the woman who has done 12 years in the job. even so, they still checked identification, just in case. mrs merkel castres self as a symbol of stability, security, in a shifting

world. for many, a vote for angela merkel is a vote for the status quo. her campaign has focused on her familiarity, her experience, and yet, it seems, that alone is no longer enough. because this is today's real success story. afd, anti—islam, anti—immigrant, anti—euro, and it is now part of the german establishment. what is the political norm elsewhere in europe was unthinkable here. not any more. it will change the political system in germany. it is a massive success. it gives back the voice to the opposition, which is not taken place in the german parliament in recent yea rs. in the german parliament in recent years. it is a profound shift in post—war german politics. today, running together in berlin, but in the heart of this country, there is division. this content. they are

like the nazis under hitler. i was born in 1939, i grew up in the ruins. now we get this again. they are criminals. i have always voted cdu andl are criminals. i have always voted cdu and i wanted merkel again. are criminals. i have always voted cdu and i wanted merkel againm are criminals. i have always voted cdu and i wanted merkel again. it is difficult. there are not many alternatives to angela merkel. she does not do much on haroon initiative. she reacts a lot to what others do and that is a kind of stagnation. angela merkel must now find a coalition partner. do not expect afd to be included. that the parties in parliament atoll horrifies the political mainstream. exhausted, bruised, the end of a long campaign. angela merkel‘s conservatives may be the winners but this does not feel a lot like victory. what happens with german elections is we get the result but that is not

the end of the matter. the parties have to sit down and work out who can form a coalition government. if you're a student of german politics you're a student of german politics you will know there are quite a few cult —— combinations that have on occasion ended up in government. looking at the numbers now, you can knock out quite a few of those possibilities. the most likely outcome is angela merkel and her cdu party working with the green party and the free democrats. what is interesting is that because there are not any other obviously viable options, that gives the greens and the free democrats, two quite different parties, massive leveraging their discussions with angela merkel. we have already seen in recent years she is quite capable of adopting policies that were initially offered by other parties, whether it is pulling out of nuclear power, something the greens are promoted, or bringing in a minimum wage, something the social democrats

had promoted, but it will need her abilities as a negotiator to construct abilities as a negotiator to co nstru ct of abilities as a negotiator to construct of this new coalition government. let's look at the success government. let's look at the success of the alternative for germany. it is undoubtedly the story of the night. this man has made a documentary about the afd. thank you for joining documentary about the afd. thank you forjoining us. how do you explain what has happened today? forjoining us. how do you explain what has happened today7|j forjoining us. how do you explain what has happened today? i think it was generally about a certain question for afd photos. the question for afd photos. the question was, do we want to stay a liberal and open—minded state, or do we wa nt liberal and open—minded state, or do we want to shut down the borders? the voters of the afd said, we want to shut down the borders. we do not wa nt to shut down the borders. we do not want any more mass immigration. i guess that is why they voted for the afd. that is not all that the afd is saying. it is going further and saying. it is going further and saying that islam is contrary to german culture, that it does not belong in germany. giving germany's

history, why are people not more uncomfortable with that idea of concentrating on one religion? that isa concentrating on one religion? that is a very good question that all the parties are asking themselves. why are people not more conscious? if you have a look at the last few weeks, there have been so many scandals about the afd. they were permanently talked about, they manage to stay in the media. i do not think anybody could have any doubts about what they were actually trying to do. they still did it and people still voted for them. i think it isa people still voted for them. i think it is a big question. perhaps, in part, it is because enough time has passed since the second world war, and for some, especially younger voters, they do not have that connection to what happened that other people might have? that might be the case, and also, one of the big topics for the afd is political correctness. the things you are

allowed to say and the things you are not allowed to say. they permanently as, there are things that we want to say, words that were used in national socialism that you do not really use, or have not used until now. they want to use it, and ina way until now. they want to use it, and in a way this is part of their success. in a way this is part of their success. everybody keeps complaining about it. that is the way they stay in the media. thank you for your help. we are digesting news that angela merkel is likely to continue as german chancellor into a fourth term, but the right wing nationalist party the alternative for germany is likely to be the third biggest party. you're watching bbc news. roz atkins in berlin. we will find out how the german elections are covered into moral‘s front pages at 11:30 p:m.. our guestsjoining me tonight are john crowley, editor—in—chief at the international

business times, and martin bentham, home affairs editor at the london evening standard. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has resisted calls from some in the party to pledge to keep britain in the european single market after brexit. with their annual conference beginning in brighton today, thirty labour mps were among those who signed a letter suggesting workers would suffer if market access was restricted. but mr corbyn told the bbc that staying in could hamper a future labour government's ability to protect jobs. there will be no brexit debate or vote during the conference. here's our political correspondent eleanor garnier. you can take your party's conference out of westminster, bring it to the beach—front in brighton, but brexit will follow you everywhere. ok, here we go... he doesn't mind. he's got a spring in his step after a better—than—expected election result. jeremy corbyn is no longer fighting for his leadership, but pitching himself as a prime minister in waiting. we need at least two terms of a labour government to start to address issues of poverty and justice and inequality

in britain and to build the houses that we need in this country. jeremy corbyn‘s certainly safe in hisjob, but he's dealing with division in his party over brexit. he argues leaving the single market will make it much easier to protect british workers and industry. we need to look very carefully at the terms of any trade relationship, because at the moment we are part of the single market, obviously. that has within it restrictions on state aid and state spending. that has pressures on it through the european union to privatise rail, for example, and other services. i think we have to be quite careful about the powers we need as national governments. but more than a0 senior labour figures are pushing the leader to commit to staying in the single market after the uk leaves the eu. if you want frictionless trade and you want to putjobs first, the only way in my view you can do that is by staying permanently a member of the single market.

jeremy corbyn‘s position and his policies in the party are now almost unchallenged, but you don't need to come far at this conference to see where division does actually lie. on the crucial issue of brexit. i support corbyn. i support momentum. i want a socialist programme in this country, but you need money for that, and if we leave the single market and the customs union we'll be an impoverished country and we won't have money to maintain things as they are. and gt.) and we ngefitb'befifithe—etfi that's the most important thing. eleanor garnier, bbc news, brighton. joining us now from brighton is our chief political

correspondent, vicki young. how surprising is it that there will not be a vote on brexit, which many people would argue is the biggest issue of times? that is exactly what many labour mps are saying. we had 30 of them sending this open letter, calling for the party to adopt the policy of staying in the single market, even after a ny staying in the single market, even after any kind of transition period. that is not a party policy at the moment. that really did through the gau ntlet moment. that really did through the gauntlet down to the leadership. listening tojeremy corbyn this morning, maybe it should not be surprising that throughout his career surprising that throughout his career he has been pretty eurosceptic. he will not go as far as saying we should stay in the single market, raising some of the problem is that he does have with it. this has caused fury among some labour mps. the reaction tonight on twitter and that fringe meetings from some of them, saying that this is the biggest issue facing the

country. heidi alexander saying i am gobsmacked, we will be a laughing stock for not discovering it —— not discussing it. chuka umunna saying we should be discussing this is avoiding it. in the last couple of minutes there has been an indication from some labour sources that there may be something tomorrow. we know that keir starmer, the shadow brexit secretary will be making a speech tomorrow. there seems to be a suggestion that could be broader, it may be a vote of some kind. it will not be the vote that many labour mps wa nt not be the vote that many labour mps want on the single market in particular. this is a conundrum not just for the tory party. they have had their issues with europe but labour are clearly has an issue as well. if it is so divisive maybe it is sensible not to have a vote and avoid damage? they would say the leadership — we haven't got to the end of the negotiations. . they'll say what is

the point of a conference trying to bind the party to something when everything could change in the next year or the next two or three years. but of course, this is seen as ever asa but of course, this is seen as ever as a bit ofa but of course, this is seen as ever as a bit of a battle between some of the labour mps who've not been supportive of jeremy corbyn the labour mps who've not been supportive ofjeremy corbyn over the yea rs, supportive ofjeremy corbyn over the years, it seems to align, they're the same people who're pushing for all of this. there are others, as we heard in that piece, interestingly, who are bit corbyn supporters, yet they feel as if this issue is bigger than the leader, bigger than the party, labour needs to have something sensible to say on this issue. we'll see how it plays out tomorrow. thank you very much. donald trump has become embroiled in a row with several leading us sports stars, after criticising american football players, who refused to stand during the national anthem. he also cancelled an invitation to the white house for the national basketball champions, after one top player, said he might not go. jon donnison reports.

# 0h, say can you see by the dawn‘s early light #. you might think only a fool would pick a fight with these guys. but president trump is not shy of punching above his weight. today though, at wembley, by refusing to stand for the star spangled banner, dozens of players defied their commander—in—chief. it came just days after president trump had this to say. wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say get that son of a bleep off the field right now. 0ut, he's fired. he's fired! "taking a knee", as it's become known, has been used by mainly african—american players in protest at police brutality and last night, at a concert in new york, stevie wonder, helped by his son, went out of his way to criticise president trump.

the things that he said and the things that he hasn't said in the right times, that we won't stand for it. but the president was not best pleased. 0n social media, he said going to the white house was a great honour and that steph curry‘s hesitation meant the invitation was withdrawn. today, as gridiron came to great britain, the controversy came with it.