have to handle this situation and i'm sure i mean i mean merkel is is really a senior politician of course right and she's been she's been chancellor for for twelve years already so i think she will be able to handle this situation let's talk a little bit more about the issues because apparently there are some sticking points and we expected these leaders to already give a press conference this morning they apparently need more time in order to come to a consensus walk us through what some of those sticking points are of course there's this ever prominent topic of refugees migration in general but there's also the problem of texas so the social democrats want to raise the taxes especially for those for the wealthy people and. the conservative conservatives don't want that and there's also the problem of health insurance and of course europe but as we heard probably they found an agreement during these preliminary talks so let's

break down some of those topics if you look at the refugee issue for example where do they differ and where do you see a potential consensus emerging i think the problem for the refugee policies is the sees you right so they they want to close borders sensually they want to cut welfare benefits for refugees especially having in mind that they will have to face . so an election in bavaria coming up this year so they want to take a more conservative stance towards immigration and but i think in the end it should be able they should be able to to reach an agreement and the tax policy obviously also is a huge problem here. but. as i already said they should be able to compromise on these points and as we heard from rupert on it seems as if a compromise might actually have emerged there on the tax policy that it might have been been

a win for angela merkel and her party in other words no varies in the taxes for that upper bracket tell us a little bit more about health care or the other outstanding issues yeah i mean germany we have two different ways of health insurance so you have these private ones and you have the the ones by the state and. as big deal the social democrats warmth so called google physician alone so one health insurance for everyone and this is obviously not swapped with the conservatives want because they're always saying that the health insurance also relies on having a competition for in order to two provides i think what's health care for all citizens i want to talk a little bit more about leadership here in germany because that is something which has really been discussed a lot in the past couple months you know what is germany's future with regard to leadership so much speculation about angela merkel and her future as chancellor.

do you think her days are numbered and if so how many days does she have. i don't think she was she will have to step down as a leader right now but i think this is definitely going to be her last term and it obviously also depends on how she will be able to to govern the grand coalition if a grand coalition will come into office right and there's also the problems in europe so it will also be dependent on how she will be able to handle the european union all these refugee crises there so i think she should be able to run until the end of legislative term if nothing really serious happens but afterwards i guess her time will be up she has such big shoes to fill i mean in the wake of the u.s. election for example it was speculated that she is now the leader of the free world because of the challenges which of course have come with the u.s.

president donald trump do you see a leader here in germany emerging who can fill those shoes. actually that's that's that's a huge problem i think for the conservatives but also for the other parties that they do not have the appropriate follow up persons behind merkel or behind monti sure that's right gabriele is already tried and failed and for the conservatives there's spawn but i think he might still be too young he might be an option for for the next elections and then there's also on the cleat come conwell but i'm not sure if she will be actually going on the national level so it's tricky everyone has been looking to germany as a beacon of stability generally speaking and you know the past years in the past decade or do you think that we're now entering a period where that is changing where we are entering a period of political instability not necessarily i mean it will probably take some

time for the parties to adjust to this new situation but it's quite common also in other countries that there are these different coalition formation process is going on a difficult. formation process is going on and so i think germany still used to have these very. strong political bloc governments and it will take some time for them to adjust to this new situation but i think everything will be ok in the end it is just a process there is no cause for concern apparently we want to thank you so much for sharing that view with us spend across political scientists at humboldt university and berlin and an expert in coalition governments we thank you so much for sharing your expertise this morning. and just to remind our viewers of the breaking news story that we have been covering for you at this hour reports of a breakthrough being rich pre-columbian talks here in berlin between angle

america's conservatives and the social democrats and by martin childs keep it here on t.w. news we are following the very latest on those developments as we wait for leaders from those political parties to speak in what could be just moments from now but in the meantime we want to give you a check now of some other news that some other stories that are making news around the world because in pakistan there is anger over the rape and murder of an eight year old girl it has sparked violent demonstrations and two protesters have died in clashes with police it is the twelfth child to be sexually assaulted and killed in the same area over the past year with the killer still at large demonstrators accuse police of being too slow to act. boils over but the death of another little girl and investigators failure to find out who killed her a crowed much is through the tone of kazoo are targeting the local police station

officers opened fire and chaos ensues. protesters attempt to carry away the injured. the girl's family is outraged over the police response to the protests. seen ups father told d.w. that he wants justice for his daughter. we demand that the government take steps to ensure the safety and protection of all girls in this country. i'd also like to appeal to the army chief and the chief justice that steps be taken to avoid such tragedies like those taken in many army counter-terrorism operations. this is a community in grief and saudi vanished on her way to a qur'an clus last week. this is the last image of her alive on the one man leading her away holding her hand. police discovered her body on this trash heap on tuesday so you know it was believed to have been raped several times and

then strangled to death. her family wants a photo investigation. of the mother not the murderer be arrested a life police shouldn't look to lift the burden from themselves by killing some innocent person and then seeing you know you have justice. the law who are high court chief justice has ordered the police to take swift action in this case but with residents furious at what they see as a failure to properly investigate previous abductions there could well be more protests to come. but a quick check now some other stories that have been making news around the world. in japan more than four hundred people were stranded on a train overnight after heavy snow the train got stuck some three hundred kilometers northwest of tokyo officials decided against evacuating passengers until daybreak some parts of northern japan have seen ten times the average snowfall this winter. saudi arabia's first car show geared to women drivers has opened at

a shopping mall in the city of jeddah the exhibition is taking place just months after king solomon ordered an end to the country's ban on women driving saudi women are due to take to the roads in june. and tunisia an emergency meeting is planned between the main political parties and businesses they want to find a solution to the wave of protests ripping the country demonstrators are angry about austerity measures and growing inequality as many as six hundred people have been arrested this week. u.s. president donald trump has canceled a trip to london next month to open the new u.s. embassy they're trying to needed that he's not a fan of the new embassy which he said wrongly was a bad deal made by his predecessor barack obama secretary of state rex tillerson will go in his place. and donald trump has also come under fire after reportedly insulting haiti al salvador and several african nations in

a foul mouthed outburst trump is said to have asked why are we having all these people from s. whole country is coming here according to the washington post newspaper the president became frustrated during talks on immigration lawmakers are trying to put together a reform package that includes protection for the children of undocumented migrants . now given the almost daily controversy around trump some critics have asked is he fit to be u.s. president trump is due to undergo an annual medical check later today as allegations over his physical and mental health abound the white house says that the results of the health check will be made public has more. slurred words at the end of a major speech in december the united church thank you very much fueled a flurry of speculation about donald trump's health. trumps the oldest person to become president in american history he was seventy when he was sworn into office he doesn't drink or smoke but he makes no secret of his love for fast food or his

aversion to the more rigorous forms of spores. he uses a cart for golf and once said that his main source of exercise comes from moving his hands during his speeches so how does the president shape up problem and ferment is. a letter written by trump's doctor during the presidential campaign showed he was overweight and on medication to control his cholesterol but the claim to him to be in excellent physical health. fast forward sixteen months and he's dealing with the pressures of arguably the most demanding job in the world questions have existed from the beginning of my term psychological and intellectual competence for the role of president just days ago he came under fire for seeming to forget the words of the u.s. national anthem. and

a bombshell book released last week claims that most of his staff and advisers think he's mentally unwell trump it back with one of the twitter verse is famous for assuring the world he's a very stable genius and allies leapt to his defense that now are not there seven days a week but i'm there once a week and i'm there for a day with white house meetings everything no one questions the stability of the president the white house says today's medical check will be purely physical but the debate about terms mental health is sure to rage on. and to discuss a little bit more about that i'm joined now from los angeles by chris faulkner a republican strategist who has worked on past national campaigns welcome to you chris. chris i'd like to begin first with what trump has reportedly said in the past twenty four hours basically questioning why the u.s. would accept more immigrants from what he calls asshole countries i mean i'm for of

course paraphrasing there he used an expletive language aside why not. i think the. president would absolutely not use those words again stupid or radical and it takes away from the main focus of what's really going on here which is contrary to the immigration united states is no different than any other developed nation in that we've struggled with immigration in the flows out deal with new numerous the united states right now for the first time in probably close to twenty years we're closer than we ever have been to a comprehensive immigration reform so going to talk interacting there but i just i just really want to get to the need of what the president said and the overall message you know let's talk about the language a little bit later but why not accept more immigrants from those countries because i mean that is ultimately the message that he sent across. that is the

choice of words much notice that. the president signs the bill the house and senate are putting together a bill that's going to allow more people to come to united states we're just trying to figure out an organized way to do that so that people who want to come to the united states they want to play by the rules they want to become citizens they want to do these things they can't and right now the system we have in place isn't broken for a long time. chris i mean i just want to remind our viewers of this vote this is a quote that that every american really knows give me your tired your poor your huddled masses yearning to breathe free isn't that the spirit of america i mean we all know that that comes from the statue of liberty of course and isn't that the complete opposite of what we heard the u.s. president say in the past twenty four hours. there's no doubt that that's exactly what system especially the unit has been it will be and always will be the foundation of what the united states is the united states is not about which

country you're from is about the opportunity that the united states represents again president's choice of words certainly regrettable i would defend those but it doesn't change the fundamental dynamic of why america is a great nation and why people try and restore lives to get to the united states every single day chris what the president said i mean these comments they're being taken quite seriously a lot of people saying that they have racist overtones even republicans heading back like utah lawmaker we have to mention. who is apparently the child of haitian immigrants this is what one of the countries that the president and compass share you know haiti el salvador several african nations but what she was really talking about she has called his comments decisive divisive and asked for an apology shouldn't he give one. i think she's absolutely right and she's not the only republican spoken out about this there's a lot of us are deeply disappointed in the president's choice of words here because the senate evolves i mean he continued on with making the comment about norway

which clearly was a reference to the fact that you just met with the prime minister of norway the day before. he should absolutely clear florida is certainly a pause or so that he said it but the new day it doesn't change the court and everything was going on with his immigration reform the united states which is going to means far more than a careless word that was over today chris faulkner republican strategist who has worked on past national campaigns joining us from los angeles we very much appreciate you joining us to share your views thank you for. offenses back now with more on an infectious disease that is threatening farm animals here in europe right now it's wide and it's called african swine fever and a new outbreak has spread into europe wild boars a common sight in many european forests carriers and help spread the disease governments are telling hunters to shoot them on sight the latest outbreak appears to have begun in russia authorities in neighboring bella reuss bound some imports

of russian pork but viruses don't respect national borders so that is easy as making its way into the heart of europe it already has crossed into the baltic states and poland went over thousands of cases have been reported as soon as mean this is why the european commission is backing a cult of wild boars is also warning people to be careful with food ways that could contain the highly contagious disease was first recorded in africa a century ago hence the name since its then it spread around the world and weather doesn't affect humans it's almost always deadly to pigs the drug companies have been trying to develop a vaccine so far without success african swine fever could end up costing european governments millions and millions while the financial damage to farmers can already be felt as our report shows. the un being on ski has been raising pigs for decades.