this is d.w. news live from berlin steve bannon loses his perch atop america's right wing media the former white house chief strategist stepped down as chairman of conservative outlook breitbart news that after his explosive criticism of president trump in a controversial new book we ask how bannon's banishment could change trump's agenda . also coming out mudslides in southern california leave at least thirteen people dead and carve a path of destruction through coastal towns already ravaged by wildfires last week

. and just forty eight hours remain for talks on forming a new coalition government here in germany and america's conservative bloc and the social democrats must strike a deal of the country could be heading back to the polls. also on the show they fled war and starvation hoping that life across the border is better. these are some of the one million refugees seeking an escape from civil war in south sudan and neighboring countries but they face a new threats once they arrive with an exclusive report. i'm sunni so most kind of thank you for joining us one of the architects of u.s. president donald trump's election victory in two thousand and sixteen steve bannon has stepped down as executive chairman of breitbart news network now the announcement by the right wing news outlet comes less than a week after bannon's explosive criticism of trump and his family were published in

a new book. president donald trump lashed out at steve bannon for comments made in michael wolff fire and fury inside the trump white house which questions the president's fitness for office batman fell out of the president's five after it emerged he'd attack donald trump jr for twenty six dane mating with a group of russians in the book by michael wolf bannon is quoted as saying. even if you thought that this was not treasonous unpatriotic or bad blank and i happen to think it's all of that you should have called the f.b.i. and maybe atlee. as i had called him disloyal and disgraceful the president brand his former chief strategist sloppy stave and apparent reference to balance often unkempt appearance and declared that he lost his mind when he was pushed out of the white house last august the president launched a scathing attack on twitter saying. michael wolff is

a total loser they made up stories in order to sell this really boring and untruthful book he used sloppy staved bad and who cried when he got five and beg for his job now sloppy stave is being dumped like a dog by almost everyone too bad. executive larry soul of said in the statement that pattern was a valued part of our legacy and we will always be grateful for his contributions. let's talk more about this story with urban color from the john f. kennedy institute here in berlin or in thanks for joining us in a studio this feels like steve bennett's downfall yet first he was banished from the white house now he's stepping down from breitbart what happens well gosh what happened loose lips sink ships and i think it's you know when you look for tragic faults of these less than tragic figures. what you know ambition pride and i would see pride here he spoke to

a correspondent and spoke far too much for his own good so that he became a liability for his own cause some of those comments appearing in a michael wolf's book fire and fury that has made the news or made the headlines of the past few days is this a win then for president trump i don't really know bannon in so many ways is like rest sputum and it took more than a single attempt on risk putin's life to remove him from the calculations date back to the time of the russian revolution here bannon is down i would never count someone like him out though what we see in the case of bannan as they say money talks and b.s. walks reach rebecca. oh gosh i forgot her last name from the. mercer foundation rebecca mercer excuse me

rebecca mercer has withdrawn her financial support or would remove her financial support of many of the causes associated with mr bannon ok and that's going to that makes all the difference in the world that's why without a financial backer yet without an angel in the background he's worthless so he said bannon is down but not necessarily out what do you think that means them for the republicans going forward what i think it does have a very important consequence for the upcoming midterm elections in the following way. bannon was going to attack every republican who is not extreme these republican primaries are extremely important for determining the kind of republican to go up against democratic opposition since it looks like republicans could be swept from office in many will be swept from office in the coming elections it's very important to have moderate republicans running and they were threatened by

bannon and his people does this change anything about the investigation into possible russian interference in the u.s. election these are really two different streams and this is a very complicated set of issues so i you know what's happening with bannon is really something quite different i think. whether or not trump could handle this or not. doesn't depend on the existence of steven bannan any idea what you think steve bannon will be doing next given that apparently his radio show has been cut it's not clear but you know he certainly has a tell all book inside of him and the band in spin could come out in such a book and i could imagine publishers would be offering him huge sums for his story and we certainly haven't heard the last of steve bannon all right irwin call here with us in syria from the j.f.k.

institute here in berlin thank you or when liberia. now least thirteen people are dead after a powerful rainstorm triggered flash floods and mudslides in southern california thousands fled from their homes as heavy rain sent modern boulders flying downhill homes and roads in the upscale neighborhood of santa barbara were demolished at the search for survivors is ongoing the mudslides followed a massive wildfire in the region last month which just roy vegetation on hillsides leaving them susceptible to erosion the fire was the worst in the california's history. let's talk to journalists valentino martelli's been following the story from los angeles hi volunteer good to see you so there were extensive wildfires now these mudslides bring us up to date on what the situation is at the moment well it's confirmed at least thirteen people have died in weather related incidents in santa barbara county especially as you mention in the month to see bill here at the

school for early on the number as the sow their california first major winter storm triggered floating months low that forced the closure also of their one on one freeway in the gulf coast firebird airport about thirty miles stretch as you were saying to call a cease fire was one of the several wildfires that have torched california just a few weeks ago the fatality figure could unfortunately increase as at least two dozen people were conceived there still we seeing as search and rescue efforts going peeing beside the thirteen fatality at least of the twenty five people were injured that's what out dorothy as says and crew rescue fifty people by here in those and more by ground you've been talking to some of the affected people what if they've been telling you about their biggest concerns right now. well most of them were taken by surprise there was an about a mandatory evacuation for some of the area about what happened in moore the seato

was not predictable actually montecito were not the in area there was none the thory evacuation caught so in just a few in a matter of a few minutes the pounding rain have overwhelmed the south facing of the sea and floated a creek that has lead to the ocean sending mud and massive boulders in the roll into residential neighborhoods so people is now staying with the relative friends there are no real shout there because the weather conditions are getting better but of course many houses are still call over of mud and there is still fears for what could happen now what are authorities doing to help and is there a risk of further much lights out or if you have been standing in the same area that was as we said earlier on torched by the fire many feet for they were saying. rescuing the victims and the people you're in the fire they

are of course most of them taken by surprise as we said this was a well worn. a bad weather condition. the weather conditions was said several times to people that they were coming but nobody were expecting something like that this a stake in the majority of people rescue team included by surprise they are there trying to help and reassure people but you know it's kind of difficult when mother nature as a strong power as we have seen in saudi california has happened in the last few weeks and months right thank you very much fountain of martelli for us in los angeles. now to some other stories making news around the world a tsunami threat has been lifted after a seven point six magnitude earthquake shook the caribbean on tuesday night the tremor struck in the sea near the northern coast of honduras officials under

a said shaking was felt across much of the central american nation but there have been a no reports of serious damage south korea's president said he is willing to meet his north korean counterpart kim jong un under certain conditions moon said denuclearization of the korean peninsula would be his goal in any talks with the north his comments come a day after the first high level talks between north and south korea in two years and prosecutors in myanmar have charged two journalists from the reuters news agency with violating the country's official secrets act despite international condemnation the pair had been reporting on the military campaign in the northern brac hine state that has forced some six hundred fifty five thousand were henge of muslims to flee to neighboring bangladesh since august. but here in germany the parties are trying to form a new coalition government are heading into the final stages of their exploratory talks there's clearly a news blackout on the talks but leaked reports suggest on america's conservative

bloc in the social democrats are compromising on campaign pledges as they race towards thursday's talks deadline reports say the parties have agreed on an immigration law that would allow highly skilled foreign workers to come to germany earlier link suggested the parties would have banded germany's targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions by twenty twenty and let's get more on those coalition talks now with our correspondents on michele because there is here in berlin and barbara faisal is in brussels good to see you both michele a let's start with you via participants here the negotiating parties are very tight lipped about the progress as we said there's a news blackout so how likely is an agreement by tomorrow's deadline. well i'm not sure about how tight it will be on the deadline but certainly all sides involved both the social democrats and the american c.d.u. c.s.u. conservative camp have a lot to lose if they don't manage to put anything together here and we're getting

the odd leak but many of those issues are pressing issues here in germany anyway what we're not getting is exact details so this is supposed to be an immigration law for skilled workers but how exactly what would that look like this is what democrats wanted a point system and the conservatives were more reluctant to have such an alternate matic kind of scoring in place there so those details hopefully we will get by the end of these negotiations if all parties agree to go forward the first stumbling block would be the social democrat party convention on the twenty first and then this would be put to a vote so we're still weeks and months away from germany actually being able to give anstice on the pressure pressing issues and pressing questions in modern macor france has asked on the schedule in brussels as we head into the summer break that brings us to you in brussels or how worried is e.u. litter ship about the struggle to form a new government in berlin. they are not overly worried yet at least they don't

show it because some member states all normally take quite a long while to form a new government we saw the netherlands last year and it took them all and seven months to cobble together a coalition and then also of course brussels is los to comment on the democratic process in its member states so we should not interfere that of course is the golden rule and we had the chance to ask you commission president john q a joker earlier for his opinion on the whole process let's hear what he had to say the words and how you word it is taking too long in germany one of them i hope they'll hurry up but i don't think it will cause any problems for now. you know that's pretty much take your time but do please hurry up that's the message from brussels and it still holds true of course because what brussels really does not want and does not need is

a prolonged period of instability and even if it's not instability in the classical sense if period were bilin just can't make any decisions and here it already mentioned the reforms of the eurozone the fate of emmanuel mccrum the french president is type two decisions to be made throughout the next months because the window of opportunity for those reforms will be closing in the fall they are going to be european elections next spring and next year and so that's just one piece we think about brics negotiations we think about the problems with some eastern european countries that need to be resolved we think about of course about the immigration reforms that are in the in the making so there is a big bundle of things that need to be decided and berlin just is the linchpin in this whole process so if berlin doesn't really get stuff together brussels will become very nervous indeed so michelle of the rest of europe is waiting we heard

you say weeks and months earlier so if the parties manage to reach an agreement when are we likely to see a new government in place. you know it's brussels might get nervous germans are certainly getting impatient we're certainly still weeks away but we're potentially months away depending on how fast that process is now leading up to in the end a grassroots vote by the social democrat party members who will have a final say whether germany sees a continuation of the so-called grand coalition of social democrats and i'm going michael see you or not and if he doesn't the political fate of german chancellor angela merkel very well might hang in the balance here or at our correspondents. in berlin and barbara faisal in brussels thank you both you're watching d.w. news a still to come leaving war behind just to face another kind of battle south sudanese

refugees face extortion and harassment as they seek safety across the border in congo. but first robots and smart gadgets could they be taking over our homes sooner than we think well that's the impression that you can get when you go to visit this c.s. in las vegas the world's largest consumer electronics show robots to clean your house do your shopping fold your laundry even help doing your makeup and giving you a quick couple on the side looks like the future has finally arrived it's all about progress at the scene yes one hundred seventy thousand visitors from around the world are getting updates on the high tech that could soon be transforming our lives self driving cars from china smart bathrooms where network mirrors scan faces and often make up tips gigantor mania in the electronic entertainment sector the wall t.v. is true to its name offering

a three meter twenty screen. robot could soon be joining the family voice or smartphone operated. this butler brings drinks who sound the alarm when there whereas an accident but they also provide data on work activities does this definitive it's definitely a festival of technological progress we germans are known to have a few delegates about and because of the data collection and things like that that's not an issue here instead there's an attitude of can do it and worry about the dangers later when don imus might not follow the maids makers say could soon be doing the family laundry inside four minutes consumers will have to decide themselves of all this tech really is an upgrade in living standards. thing would be for me we've all long suspected it's high tech products as we've just seen they all seem to have a built in break down day they always seem to malfunction just when the warranty has expired don't they it's called planned obsolescence and it's frankly annoying

in france prosecutors are now investigating epson for making its printer cartridges break early and also apple who has admitted to deliberately slowing down older i phones fire their regular software updates allegedly to preserve battery life. if. h. o. p. is taking action after surveying over two and a half thousand apple customers a chippy has launched a criminal complaint against the company it accuses the us of deliberately slowing gadgets down to boost sales of the next generation it's called plans obsolescence in industries i phone users are not happy. you know. please three. what happened to your i phone six. to find anything space there's just too i do find that if it happens to be true that

apple does this it's very bad it's not good it's really dumb to program obsolescence but they have become addicted to i phones and bought another one when mine was stolen you know you want a french prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into apple in france deliberately shortening a product's life is considered fraud and can be punished severely apple has denied planning obsolescence but it is now offering customers a discount on battery replacements for a limited time. all right let's have a quick look. at the markets and cross over to cope with standing by in frankfurt down. this morning in frankfurt contant. good morning good hard work continental the tire maker is the number one topic here today at the stock market it is reported that the company might be going through one of the biggest reef forms in the history of the company we are hearing that the company is

thinking about to create all holding off the company with fruit with products like their tires were doing very successfully and those divisions could be listed as a separate stock listing here at the stock market investors are very excited about this news already yesterday continental was one of the strongest performer here at the blue chip index next and many and vespers are telling me that yeah this would actually make a lot of sense for the company first it would bring them lots of cash inside of their pockets and on the other hand a much stronger also position for the future talk about the german car industry oh paul was introducing a short time working what's happening. while we are remembering that opel also is going through a huge transition period at the moment it used to be owned by a general motors in the united states and last year was bored by p.s.a.

in friends and p.s.a. has given quite a lot of homework they have to get into the winning zone again which they haven't been for years under the ownership offer general motors. employees here in germany are only saved to half their jobs until the end of two thousand and nineteen many here are fearing that opel is not going to be able to fulfil all the tasks set by p.s.a. that's why they are now forcing employees to work less and on the other hand they are also offering their employees to retire early or going to court in front for thank you. most of them daniel and me in the business seem more world news and sumi thank you get her turning now to south sudan where last month the regional powers made yet another attempt to end over four years of civil war in that country government and rebel delegations signed a ceasefire but once again it was broken with peace nowhere in sight south sudanese

refugees continue to pour across the border to neighboring countries in what has become the biggest refugee crisis on the african continent now over a million south sudanese have flown into uganda but around eighty thousand have also sought refuge in the democratic republic of congo where they struggle to cope with limited resources corrupt authorities and language hurdles simona fulton traveled to the border town of aba and sent us this report. and new day a new country and hopefully the beginning of a better life the south sudanese refugees have just crossed the border from south sudan to the democratic republic of congo they fled fighting back home grabbing whatever belongings they could carry. but what they get here we have had to come through the bush. we were trying to avoid the roads because of the soldiers. it was exhausting and there was no food for the children. they've reached safety

but their life in congo is off to a rocky start this group of refugees has been stranded at the border for several days waiting for registration and transfer to a refugee site many have tried walking the seventeen kilometers to the nearest refugee camp but say the congolese soldiers are demanding payments if you see with your eyes. as you see with your eyes we are now suffering if they allowed us to go on foot were able to go if you start here there are two checkpoints where you have to pay to pay to pay up to the camp. such harassment isn't unusual says the president of the mary refugee site in aba congolese soldiers often extort money from refugees or confiscate their belongings and sometimes even arrest refugees they suspect of being rebels. out this not for

us we. created to ask you for some money. a lot of. south sudanese refugees in congo have received little international attention donors have funded less than a quarter of the united nations humanitarian appeal that means basic services like shelter are lacking this woman arrived in congo over a year ago but she's still waiting to build a house on the southern border in mongolia of all to build a circle and there is no way we haven't received anything since we arrived eleven months ago we're not even building materials. going to. this house where we are staying belongs to a relative and i did recall that in a minute and there are ten of us sharing a place that said it's not that i'm big on my in the i just want to.

education is also proving a challenge many south sudanese refused to send their english speaking children to local francophone schools instead refugees set up this makeshift anglophone school inside the camp but the authorities dismantled it now many children roam around without anything to do officials hand south sudanese refugees to attend local schools even though they admit there is not enough space ruggieri there's a court today the schools close to the size of full of children to learn and it's a problem. all of them but we need to have more schools. to accommodate all the children of. book would be faced with limited resources and the challenges of integrating some refugees are considering moving on to may bring uganda instead but that would cost money that few can afford so for now where they have little choice but to settle in for the

long haul and hope that one day peace returns to south sudan. and we just have time for a minder of our top story at least thirteen people are dead after a powerful rainstorm triggered mudslides in southern california and rocks for downhills have stripped of vegetation by recent wildfires. thanks for watching we're back at the top of the hour.

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