this is d.w. news live from berlin deadline for a deal here in germany we are expecting word at any moment tonight on new government negotiations political leaders have a just a few more hours left to reach a deal on starting talks to form a new government will they meet the deadline and what happens if they fail we'll have the latest from also coming up. thousands rally in pakistan to protest against the rape and murder of an eight year old girl demanding to know why

police force is so slow to react to the child's abduction. and scaling new heights we meet an incredible rock climber from hong kong who's determined to fulfill his dreams despite losing the use of his legs. maya schwager good to have you with us time is running out political leaders here in germany are bracing for a long and difficult night of negotiations americans conservatives and the center left s.p.d. are trying to see if they have enough common ground to enter formal coalition talks as these exploratory talks enter their final day chancellor merkel said the stakes were high and the outcome is far from certain. there are still big hurdles to overcome. the speaking from my party i

can say we'll be as constructive as possible in our search for compromises. but of course we're also aware that we want to deliver the right kind of deal for the country that means it's going to be a tough day. talked. to devin's did of his five in vandermark is at the social democrats headquarters for us where the talks are taking place fabienne our understanding is that the negotiations the negotiators excuse me have left the most contentious issues for last so walk us through some of the major obstacles and tell us how tough it's going to be for them to find a compromise yes the most controversial topics still seem to be the migration policy the whole question of how and whether and if more refugees.