this is news coming to you live from berlin make or break talks in germany as the deadline looms for parties trying to form a new government less than forty eight hours remain for conservatives to strike a deal with their hoped for part of the social democrats failure could trigger new elections also coming up myanmar charges two journalists with violating the country's official secrets act saying they were trying to reveal the truth about the military's crackdown on. mudslides in southern california have

leave at least thirteen people dead and carve a path of destruction through coastal towns already ravaged by wildfires. 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 but they face new threats and the country we have an exclusive report. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us. shrouded in mists the scene around germany's parliament building today illustrating the lack of clarity concerning the country's next government september's election produced no clear result but political parties are now nearing the end of confidential talks aimed at. forming

a new governing coalition leaked reports suggest until americans conservative bloc and the social democrats have reached agreements on climate policy in migration but s.p.d. leader martin shoals refused to comment as he headed into today's negotiations all parties have agreed to a news blackout ahead of thursday's deadline if they reach agreement by then the next step will be and three full coalition talks. well for more on those coalition exploratory talks bring in our parliamentary studios here in berlin and barbara based in brussels our first to you. how these talks go and do you think that the delegates to these talks are going to be able to strike a deal by to morrow's deadline. well that's a big question i mean the deal that we're talking about would just be an agreement to actually then enter more detailed talks in talking about actually going ahead and forming a coalition together so this is green on the very beginnings of us yesterday these

that we saw in those pictures that he said that they said he had a joint interest to make this work well no kidding i mean he was quoted last week by devon daily build saying that if this doesn't really come together his political future could be on the line so could actually the political future that i'm going to machall has been credited with this stability and germany so represents within the european union but certainly there is growing impatience here and many to actually get a government together and a brussels to has a lot of projects it would like to tackle with germany that can actually decide things well let's go over to barbara in brussels it's been more than three months now since the election barbara some say it could be easter before czerny finally gets a government what impact is germany's current lack of political leadership having on only e.u. . so far the impact hasn't really been very strong because we have to see this is

a big machinery and it keeps turning and clanking on the administration works on as if nothing happened however part of that is of course that no big decisions had to be made since october the talks for instance were just sort of evolved to divorce rangelands and there was no a particular political struggle behind that everybody was pretty much on one page however that is going to change now as we have beginning to think about euro zone reforms the pet project of cuomo and as michela said we need a government in berlin that can make decisions actively and not just sort of be a bystander and so nothing can really go on if doesn't get its stuff together relatively soon became both camps because spending in these talks the conservatives and social democrats they were punished at the polls in september some analysts say

that their losses were a direct consequence of being in the coalition with each other or the parties running a huge political risk if they reenter that coalition. one it is a risk but it's a lot sizes one and the math of really has no other mathematical option if you want a majority coalition in the german in the stock and the social democrats who initially had ruled out once again going into this so-called grand coalition entering these talks reluctantly but this is by no means popular at the posse base and that's the real crunch here whether the s.p.d. posse base will in the end vote in favor of the continuation of the current grand coalition it will have the final say on this and finally barbara if these talks in berlin fails some say that will be the end of chancellor merkel's political career is brussels prepared for such a change in berlin have been something brussels will have palpitations because you

have to consider terry that many people here haven't known any other german leader other than america and also people have come through so much with her the the eurozone crisis we saw the greek crisis we saw the ukraine crisis to name just a few and so that would be the end of an era people have become accustomed to her sense to her style of government and basically there would be a strong disorientation if i were to leave her post barbara basler in brussels may kill a cook now here in berlin thank you both very much. 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 crackdown in the northern rakhine state some six hundred fifty five thousand rigid muslims have fled by islands there into neighboring

bangladesh the two journalists could face up to fourteen years in prison for what they say was an attempt to reveal the truth. journalist while low managed to smile as the soldiers paraded him outside the courthouse but hey and colleague. same here in a gray shirt facing serious charges prosecutors allege they collected secret documents related to the military situation retain state but according to wire lawn they're actually in jail for trying to tell the truth about what's happening in a cane. this is unacceptable i want to tell you that they are charging us like this to stop us finding the truth their actions are wrong and unfair. and you know to have you here you've got to get a few journalists ventured into wrecking state since last summer they's a ray images of what the united nations coast the textbook ethnic cleansing going on there they showed burning writing of villages and locals fleeing the violence.

the me and my army strictly controls access to read kane's tight it is allowed few journalists in and only under the conditions it sets the reuters journalists say they were there to report ethically and truthfully but they were arrested under the old laws on secrecy after visiting regain their families have been devastated by the arrests they convinced their loved ones they innocent. every minute to get out and he told me not to worry because he didn't do anything wrong. he voted for this government so to get i know he strongly believes that he will be released soon. i hope that also. near the end of my good in my life i mean to sit in on the jailing of the road his journalist has caused an outcry both inside and outside me and my colleagues gathered outside court the fear among many myanmar is stepping up its crackdown on those who try to report

a grave humanitarian crisis. let's get the very latest now from myanmar david greene of is covering the story for d w and he joins us from yeah gone dave the two reuters journalists we saw there in that report they're being charged under myanmar's official secrets act what more do we know about the accusations against them yeah i mean this is a lot from one nine hundred twenty three when me and my then called burma was part of british and the and legal experts in this it just basically has a very broad definition of what can be an official secret anything that's not been put in the public domain through official channels could potentially be an official secret and they could face up to fourteen years in prison i mean that's what they've been charged with at this stage the door is open for the possibility of some other charges coming down the road but basically you've had strong ag you know the human rights is have come out saying that this is ridiculous that they've

been charged that this act is just so all is so all that it just does not apply. and also the families of these two men of these two journalists say that they never even saw the documents they were called to meet with a dinner with police officers and they had not met before were handed these documents they had not looked at and then just as they walked away from dinner is when they were arrested so the families are basically saying that this was a setup ok well where does this go from here can we expect to see these two journalists put on trial. yeah well this is basically the beginning of the process the next day is january twenty third so there will be talking about bal the defense team is after bell the prosecutors have said they're against bad but they want more time to prepare why they are against bail that's what went on in the courtroom today and we may soon start seeing our witnesses. coming forward

or i should say people from the prosecution team where they're putting up coming forward the next court date will be january twenty third we should keep in mind now the system here is very different than a lot of other countries typically wants cases but you know in a lot of countries you have these cases once the trial started every single day or at least every you know week day that things go on continuous here it's very often words once a week or even once every other week wilkens go to try and meet me there if they're special then i don't get bail they're in prison all the time in between there's been an international else cried the u.s. embassy in myanmar the former u.s. president bill clinton european union they're all calling for the immediate release of the journalists is there any chance that maybe myanmar's defacto leader aung san suu kyi could intervene on their behalf. there is certainly a chance that she's been completely silent on this case on the country's president ten jaw who basically he basically follows what she wants he signed off on

having these two are his office that we sign off and having these two charge on the official secrets act so right now we see nothing to believe that that would happen so far and see nothing in the case that would happen today thank you so much david greene about there talking to us from yang gong in myanmar. now to some of the other stories making news around the world today south korea's president moves j.n. has said he's willing to meet his north korean counterpart kim jong un under certain conditions there and said deed nuclearization of the korean peninsula would be his goal in any talks with the north is call it came a day after the first high level talks between north and south korea in two years. a tsunami threat has been lifted after it was seven point six magnitude earthquake shook the caribbean on tuesday night the tremor struck in the sea near the northern coast of honduras officials in honduras said shaking was felt across much of the

central american nation however there have been no reports of serious damage and french actress catherine to nerve has criticised the me too movement saying men should be free to proposition women in an open letter published in french subdue nerve warned of a new puritanism as it result of the recent surge of sexual harassment scandals. you're watching g.w. news still to come leaving the war behind just to face another kind of battle south sudanese refugees face six story and harassment as they seek safety across the border in congo. now got us here with news old robots and smart gadgets could they be taking over our homes sooner than we think metairie that's the impression that you can get if you visit this c.s. in las vegas the world's largest consumer electronics show robots to clean your house studio shopping fold your loans or even help do you own makeup looks like the

future has finally arrived. it's all about progress at the c.e.'s 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. robots could soon be joining the family voice or smartphone operated this butler brings drinks or who has the floor paradise beckons. you can or your family member. or off your home they can take the car turning. look no hands at the airport tomorrow a suitcase follows its owner like

a trusty dog intelligent working boots sound the alarm when there whereas an accident but they also provide data on work activities does this. 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. foley 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. and also wonderful that future that seems to be just around the corner but is it really because when l.g. electronics david fund over introduced his shiny new home chloe to international audience at c.s. this happened chloe am i ready on my washer and cycle

ok chloe is now going to talk to me chloe doesn't like beer to downplay it looks like we should use the chicken chloe are you talking to me yeah what recipes could i make with chicken ok we're going to search recipes and we're going to. pick. well somebody is really worried about the job now let's check in on the markets cross over to you know call in frankfurt is joining us right now there is there any good news from china for us fellows it. yeah exactly good how do or if president emanuel mark home from france he is in china right now whenever a president travels is not just about politics it's also about a business with president model not traveling at indication about fifty people also the c.e.o. of airbus is traveling with the president and it was reported to the day of their

albums was able to sign a mag deal with a twelve chinese air carriers they are ordering one hundred eighty four planes off the atlas priest went to one that's a mid-range air bus that was just recently introduced with new engines the deal is worth about fifteen billion euros but usually airlines receive great discounts when they are ordering a large number of planes gephardt. also big changes afoot a tire manufacturer continental all the. oh yeah the company will be going that's what it's lease is reported at the moment through the big changes in the history off of that company what they're planning to do is to create an all holding inside of that company and this holding then would be also listed at the blue chip index that's similar and we have seen that in the past also with. us is

also the city with cars in us and medical care this news was yesterday already very much appreciated by in best hers shares of continental were the biggest winners today at the blue chip index next today they have been dropping as well but there's simply one reason behind this investors are just doing some profit taking today. in frankfurt thank you. now first there were the fires now those months slides californians are coping with a string of natural disasters today that's right. not looking good there least thirteen people are dead twenty five injured after a powerful rainstorm triggered plash floods and mudslides in southern california thousands have fled their homes and rescue crews are trying to access blocked off areas in their search for survivors it's another catastrophe for coastal communities who been hit hard by recent natural disasters.

they were still recovering from devastating wildfires here last month and now more destruction. authorities warned residents of santa barbara to evacuate the area mother nature unleashed her fury just before dawn. its jandali defrayed train coming down the hill you know you could hear these boulders roll and. yeah the whole house was shaking i panicked i mean i was asleep and i was in my i just think there's a time when there's mud in the driveway and then says i fancy is good. but. this second nightmare to hit the region in weeks last month wildfires destroyed vegetation on hillsides here leaving them susceptible to erosion and in this case mudslides rescue crews have been overwhelmed by the scale of the carnage. we had

a very difficult time assessing the area and responding to many of those areas to assist those people. the only words i can really think of to describe what it looked like was it looked like a world war one battle from. the battlefield which some have narrowly escaped. hundreds remain trapped in the debris. from white house insider to banished outsiders steve benen has stepped down as executive chairman of the right wing breitbart news network announcement comes less than a week after bettas withering criticism of donald trump his family were published in a new book but it had once been part of the u.s. leaders inner circles steering president trump's america first foreign policy but that his remarks appear to have cost him dearly 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 bannon fell out of the president's five after it emerged he did tacked on a junior for twenty six day mating with a group of russians in the book by michael wolff 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. immediately. as i had called him disloyal and disgraceful the president brand his former chief strategist sloppy steve an apparent reference to bannon's 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 he made up stories in order to sell this really boring untruthful

book he use libby stayed bad and who cried when he got five and beg for his job now slippy steve has been dumped like a dog by almost everyone too bad brought executive larry soul off said in a statement that that in was a valued part of our legacy and we will always be grateful for his contributions. two african regional powers made yet another attempt and four years of civil war in south sudan 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 and what's become the biggest refugee crisis on the african continent over a million south sudanese fled to uganda but around eighty thousand have sought refuge in the democratic republic of congo now where they struggle to cope with limited resources corrupt authorities and language hurdles simona fulton traveled

to the border town of and sent us this report. and new day a new country and hopefully the beginning of a better life the selves to the knees 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 do you get here we've had to come through the bush. we were trying to avoid the roads because of the soldiers . it was exhausting and there was noise food for the children. are. 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 that congolese soldiers are demanding payments if you see with

the 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. and it's not easy for them for us we really hated to ask you for some money. for. 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. 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 stand belongs to a relative and i did the question a minute ago and there are ten of us sharing a place that said it enough that i began minding i get more the sort of. 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 want south sudanese refugees to attend local schools even though they admit there's not enough space debris there's

a military the schools close to the size of full of children to learn and it's a problem. of lambie but we need to have more schools in. to accommodate all the children of. people. faced with limited resources and the challenges of integrating some refugees are considering moving on to neighboring 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. before we go just reminder the top stories we're following for you here today on the news conservative block and the social democrats are entering a decisive phase in talks aimed at forming a new coalition government in germany leaked reports suggesting go shooters have reached agreements on key sticking points such as immigration. prosecutors in

myanmar have charged two journalists from the reuters news agency with violating the country's official secrets act the pair have been reporting on the military crackdown against written for muslims in the northern rakhine state the e.u. has called the case a test for democracy in myanmar. at least thirteen people are dead after a powerful rainstorm triggered mudslides in southern california moderate rocks poured down hills stripped of vegetation by recent wildfire. so all you news for now back at the top of the next hour with another full bulletin and of course all our stories online and d.w. dot com thanks for watching.

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