money's been destroyed election two thousand and seventeen. germany decides german bundestag election two thousand and seventeen on d w. this is d w news live from berlin german chancellor angela merkel tells data she is ready to join talks to resolve the north korea crisis and she says donald trump is doing it all wrong in my opinion sanctions and enforcing the sanctions are the right answer but anything else with regard to north korea i think is wrong and that

is why we clearly disagree with the u.s. president. in an exclusive interview chancellor merkel tells d.w. that diplomacy is the only way forward with pyongyang. also coming up hope and heroism and mexico as after it's continue to find survivors in the rubble of tuesday's powerful earthquake. i'm sorry so much going to good to have you with us germany's chancellor has spoken out on the north korea crisis said she disagrees with u.s. president donald trump's military all tomato to north korea on tuesday trump told the u.n. that america would destroy a north korea if it continued to threaten the united states or its allies michael told the w in an exclusive interview that germany would be willing to assist in negotiating a diplomatic solution to the soaring tensions. promising is the only

way to solve the north korea conflict according to the german chancellor in an exclusive interview with g w hunger merkel spoke out in favor of multilateral negotiations involving international partners such as china russia and the united states even if this conflict is far away from germany it's one that also affects us that's fine i'm prepared as is the foreign minister to assume responsibility here. we took part in negotiating the iran agreement which i think is good and better than having no agreement at all. it took many years but in the end it did limit iran's possibilities for nuclear armament. addressing the u.s. president's threats to destroy north korea angela merkel had a special message for donald trump. we consider any type of military

solution to be absolutely inappropriate and we're counting on diplomatic efforts this must be vigorously implemented in my opinion sanctions and enforcing these sanctions are the right answer but anything else with regard to north korea i think is wrong and that's why we clearly disagree with the u.s. president. with holes in her favor uncle americal can feel confident that she'll be reelected as chancellor of the a if he is likely to win seats in parliament for the first time machall ruled out ever cooperating with the far right party and she promised to take the concerns of those who feel disadvantaged seriously. my you know my answer is clear to solve people's problems the worries they have having their own jobs as well as decent schools and doctors to really take care of these issues but on the other hand to signal a clear stop to hatred and violence. the

interview with chancellor merkel was the last in a series of seven that included all top candidates of germany's major parties and recent surveys are correct on sunday young americans conservative c.d.u. c.s.u. will become the strongest political power and she could become one of the longest serving chancellors in german history. poll there she's due to abuse editor in chief and she led that interview with the german chancellor angela merkel she is with us in studio now to talk more about the interview high and as i said we have just a few days to go to the election and the polls are pretty clear chancellor merkel does look set to have another term as chancellor how confident is she seen well she's confident and she's like a soul who draws but you know she has high respect for the office so she would never take it as granted that she will be the next i mean i think she assumes that in all the polls before that but you never know you know the last days are always kind of tricky but she's very confident and you know well let's talk about some of

the topics that she touched on she was stressing the need for diplomacy in a number of foreign policy issues in our interview she said first that she was willing to take a role in negotiations with north korea that was one question and in the same breath you called for the deal with iran to stand that that was very important let's just listen exactly to what she said. even though this conflict is far away from germany it's also affects us all and that is why i am prepared to asses the foreign minister to assume responsibility. we took part in negotiating the around agreement which i think is good and better than having no agreement to toll. it took many years but in the end it did limited iran's possibilities for nuclear armament. and i think we must take the same path or a similar one with russia with china together with the us also in the case of north korea. it was listening to that message and seeing on the other hand the fiery

rhetoric that's coming out of washington right now do you think this means that germany is going to take a leading role on the global stage mostly released first to very very dangerous conflicts in the world and she i mean talking about north korea and iran this of really like tough tough conflicts to handle. i mean what we see i think is a more confident chancellor of germany germany the place of you trolls in the european union and we see europe in union which kind of gathered strength. regarding the united states this has a lot to do with donald trump and his flip flopping no one really knows where or what he stands for. and i think that brings the european leaders together it wasn't only on the american who criticize donald trump really harshly it was also. the president of france. yesterday and the days before so i think europe is really getting stronger against donald trump looks like angle america will be at the helm

of that charge from europe all right our editor in chief has paul with us here in studio in us thank you very much. and remember it's only three days to go until germany goes to the polls in federal elections we want you to join the discussion follow the coverage online at g.w. dot com get your updates on our g.w. news facebook page or you can follow us on twitter and you see germany hash tag our social media waiting to hear from you. now to our other top story in mexico more than two hundred people have now been confirmed dead after tuesday's earthquake rescue workers are frantically searching for survivors trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings one of the most desperate rescue efforts is underway at a primary school in mexico city. a sign of life under the rubble rescue work is secure for quiet as they search for survivors they've spotted

a little hand it's a good they ask her to move it she can now begins to painstakingly slow process of freeing her. rescuers say they go has told them her name is frieda. apart from just her name she told us there were two other children and that there were more bodies but we don't know if the others are alive. it's a race against time to find people trapped under the rubble and to clear the way to where they lie. there are still people in there. there's still people groaning have to clear the rubble from three more floors and you still hear people inside. the capital city has seen a number of traumatic rescues this man was rescued after spending more than twenty four hours on the debris of his partly collapsed apartment building others however were not so lucky and with every hour that goes by the hopes of finding survivors

diminishes. in a cruel twist of irony the seven point one magnitude quake struck just after many in the city peteri doubt and earthquake drill like every year search area was jailed on the anniversary of a nine hundred eighty five earthquake that killed more than ten thousand people this latest adversity has united a city in both grief and determination people from all walks of life have formed human chains to help. because you want to help but you can't do anything. i want to do everything quickly it's like the human survival instinct but you can't do anything. but the sheer number of people involved it's also complicating efforts . rescuers regularly cowrote for silence any sound midst is a possible life lost. as the search for survivors continues many in the city

have taken refuge on the streets the second quake to hit the country in just two weeks has left them with nowhere else to go to mexico president and leak a penny a tool says mike sicko is facing a new national emergency his declared three days of national mourning to order the victims. the hurricane maria is back out over open sea and regaining strength the day after devastating puerto rico the u.s. national hurricane center now rated a category three hurricane it is issued a hurricane warning for the turks and caicos islands and also for the eastern the hamas meanwhile puerto rico is starting to assess the damage after a direct hit and across the island people are just beginning to come to grips with the aftermath of maria galland power lines uprooted trees and shredded roofs litter the streets it's just some of the damage from a storm that officials say battered everything in its path. meanwhile tens of

thousands remain in shelters they're still uncertain when they'll be able to return home and what awaits them when they do. the storm roared ashore on wednesday morning on puerto rico's thout the eastern coast tarantula rains and winds of two hundred fifty kilometers per hour destroyed homes flooded streets and knocked out power to nearly the entire island it was the strongest hurricane to hit puerto rico in over eighty years the island literally can't afford this disaster the united states territory declared bankruptcy earlier this year and maria will likely plunge the island deeper into financial crisis that washington has promised aid. first of all i'd like to see the same thing which is to our fellow citizens in puerto rico they are right now front and center you know thoughts in our prayers we want them to know that the federal response will be

there we want them to know that we are thinking of them first and foremost right now as they combat this very very dangerous hurricane meanwhile others in the storm's path are bracing themselves maria is forecast to pass just north of the dominican republic people here are taking no chances preparing for it but hoping to escape the worst of the storm. not some other stories making news around the world hundreds of people demonstrated in the streets of barcelona overnight after spanish police arrested catalan officials on wednesday police detained a number of protesters following clashes tensions in spain are running high over the national government's efforts to prevent catalonia from holding and on authorized independence so on the first of october. demonstrators clashed in kenya's capital nairobi as the country's supreme court explained its decision to nullify in last month's presidential election police used tear gas to break up scuffles between supporters and opponents of the decision of the court to criticize

kenya's election board for failing to verify results or allowing judges to audit them. and the president of iraq's kurdish region has vowed to press ahead with a referendum on independence that as leaders of the autonomous region come under growing international pressure to scrap the vote scheduled for september twenty fifth turkey iraq and the us all oppose the kurdish desires to form an independent country. to sports now and dortmund are at the top of the bundesliga standings again after taking care of business wednesday night in homburg dortmund are unbeaten through five matches and they have given up exactly zero goals. it was a high tempo game with both sides having chances in the opening minutes bobby wood testing coleman burkey in the domingo. camp yammering obama young only inches away at the other end. with love pressure is rising who is hoping to andre

yama lanka down just outside the box. and went dormant in the danger zone it was their chance to take the lead converting from close range on the twenty four minute mile. midway through the second half dome and broke hamburg on the counter malenko setting up obama again for the easiest of top ins. of the. dorm and out of to hamburg misery in the eightieth christan put a sick with a sublime finish. dorman to win three nil and continue that one hundred percent start to the season.

for it let's take a quick look at the standings after match day five in the bundesliga dortmund's on top followed by buying munich and hoffenheim hanover an oxford round out the top five and the bottom half frankfurt in both for about the only gainers cologne is still stuck in the cellar with no point. the e.u. and canada's trade agreement goes into effect today monika will have more of the applications coming right up. to the job it is becoming. more linked to news from africa and the world or link to it simply stories and discussions from the news of easy town while website d.w. dot com slash africa join us on facebook.