you're watching g.w. news coming to you live from berlin new escalation looms in northern syria pro syrian government forces enter the town of offering to help the kurds defend against a turkish offensive turkish president out of one sales stays out of books says state powell or pay a heavy price will go a lot to stumble. also in syria the shelling intensifies in eastern guta watchers

say more than two hundred fifty people have been killed in the damascus suburbs since sunday. and a new push for gun controls after the florida school shooting the u.s. president says he supports a ban all devices that turn semiautomatic weapons into machine guns but will that satisfy demands for meaningful change. also coming up this hour the underwater cave in mexico that's proving a treasure trove for scientists an archaeologist to contain the spread lanes of artifacts going back ten thousand years. and just buy in munich on track for another travel variance already have one foot in the champions league quarter finals we'll talk about that much and the rest of tuesday night such.

a low i'm terry martin good to have you with us. in syria government backed troops have entered freen a kurdish enclave in the north of the country turkey is preparing to lay siege to the city as part of an offensive against kurdish militia it is used as terrorists and a security threat but the arrival of troops backed by damascus is stoking fears of a confrontation with turkey that could further complicate syria's better civil war . pro syrian government forces chant unity slogans after entering the northern enclave of offering they've come to help kurdish fighters resist the turkish offensive which began a month ago. we are in the heart of freeing with huge numbers and will stay here until we kick out the ottoman turks occupiers. turkey says its troops out of the area and force the pro-government fighters to retreat

president type everyone has warned them to stay away. unfortunately as you know these kinds of terror organizations take the wrong steps with the decisions they make. of course it's impossible for us to allow this they will pay a heavy price. russia's foreign minister is calling for dialogue saying the syrian conflict can only be resolved if all parties respect each other's territorial integrity. i'm convinced that turkish legal interests with regards to ensuring security can be fulfilled and satisfied through direct dialogue with the syrian government she was pretty movies you know look splendid to. keep. ankara says the offensive is aimed at driving out the kurdish wide p.g. militia which it views as terrorists and a threat to turkey's security but the latest fighting raises the prospect of

a wider escalation of the conflict. our correspondent dorian jones is following developments for us from istanbul dorrian turkish and syrian government forces together with their militias are now facing off in how serious is this confrontation what has the potential to be green the serious at the moment we are talking about only several hundred militias linked that the massacres entering free and joining the syrian kurdish militia in the fight against this turkish offensive the numbers are relatively small and given the fact that we're talking about a force of thirty or forty thousand turkish and it's militias that it is supporting involved in is offensive what will be concerned about is is this the beginning of a new development will further militias linked to damascus and iran join this fight

along with heavy weapons that they do have including tanks and armored cars at the moment it's unclear to me because hasn't made any official statements over this there has been speculation that these militias that join the syrian kurds. are linked and have previously fought with the syrian kurdish minister in the past is this part of a wider development is unclear sure will be on the phone to moscow and tehran probably to say that this has to end of what is a risk of a much wider confrontation looms which will have major implications in particular for moscow's efforts to bring an end to the syrian civil war but turkey is expressing resolve for its offensive inside syria can turkey still expect to succeed with its military offensive in given that troops have now entered the fray . well this is a big question i think that what we will be seeing is that turkey will be accelerating its operations in the african enclave we've already heard from the

turkish president on tuesday that they will be planning to lay siege to a friend's main city which is also called our friend in the coming days that is a sign that. possibly has only a limited time to secure its goals before major changes on the ground a key factor here will be what moscow does. currently control syrian air space it is at the moment allowing turkish air jets to continue supporting the offensive into syria if that is removed that would be a major setback to the turkish operation and will put its operation in doubt will be now on moscow given the fact moscow is also an important part of the syrian regime this syrian civil war has been dragging on for years dorrian the syrian government forces have now a sort of control over much of the country are we looking at an end in the syrian civil war do you think. well that is

a very difficult to say what we're seeing at the moment is. expediting his efforts of bringing into the civil war it's been bringing to cover countries like turkey and iran and syria in efforts to to find a solution to the seven year conflict and what we possibly could be seeing is all sides are trying to get the best positions before the final settlements are reached and that is an explanation what many see is why turkey has also carried out this offensive it wants a bigger say on the future of syria after the civil war and basically in this conflict the more land you control the more say you have in the game but these efforts and bring the risk of escalation in the conflict for the last seven years. we've seen various powers supporting various proxies in this conflict what we could now see is that this battle for the siding the future of syria could bring these

countries directly into conflict with one another you already have you have syria you have syrian conflict you have israel involved iran turkey the united states all of these are big powers we've a lot at stake what we're seeing is now that this approaching the end game could lead to an escalation whereby these countries directly could come into conflict and the latest development we've seen on the ground is the big concern now is that and damascus forces could ultimately be sucked in to a conflict which could lead to further countries also getting involved it is a very very critical moment in the syrian civil war who we've seen the approach of a final settlement or could we see an even further escalation in the conflict daryn thank you so much dorian jones there in istanbul. well staying in syria there is mounting international concern about the latest assault on eastern ghouta the rebel held area has been under bombardment by syrian

government forces and independent monitors now say that more than two hundred fifty people have been killed there since sunday. is a group of suburbs on the outskirts of the capital damascus duma is the main town of the on play which is completely surrounded by assad forces now the siege which has lasted more than four years is thought to have trapped up to four hundred thousand residents the u.n. says it is deeply alarmed by the escalating violence. in the bombed out caucus of eastern goods these are the lucky ones terrified shaking their walking. first responders usher them to safety as an air raid siren underlines the arjan seen as the escape yet.

the government's four year long aerial siege of the rebel held in place of has intensified in recent days. with hundreds killed and injured and two national observers say it marks a new talk of violence. we are witnessing some of the worst fighting of the entire conflict and the widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure including medical facilities. joyce received reports of attacks on five hospitals in eastern go into and is working to verify these reports of the casualties. syrian opposition leader begged for an international response saying the atrocities amounted to a war crime. this the boy these children had been killed just out of their midst. because of the of this in every team and the european ministers. their forces they are claiming that these are futile it's the these are children and five years.

the bloodshed is so relentless here unicef issued a blank statement in response to the un agency for children said words couldn't describe the suffering. which is left to numbers to tell the story of the stabber station but even monitoring groups can barely keep up with the daily death toll here. to the u.s. now where last week's mass killings in florida has ignited a new push to tighten gun laws the shooting rampage at a high school left seventeen people dead now the white house has given a small sign that it's listening president donald trump says his administration would take steps to ban so-called bumps stalks those a rapid fire devices used in last year's las vegas massacre and

just a few moments ago i signed a memorandum directing the attorney general to propose regulations to ban all devices that turn illegal weapons into machine guns i expect that these critical regulations will be finalized jeff very soon. well donald trump's announcement comes as dozens of students who survived florida's school shooting made a seven hour bus journey to the state capital tallahassee they want to pressure lawmakers there to pass stricter gun control legislation but the students suffered a setback tuesday as the state's house of representatives rejected a motion to consider a ban on sales of assault style white house. now to some of the stories making headlines around the world today the u.s. state department says north korea canceled a planned meeting with vice president mike pence at the last minute he was supposed to hold talks with government representatives during the olympic games in south

korea john yang reportedly scrapped the idea after pence denounced the north's human rights abuses. a lawyer linked to a former campaign aide of u.s. president donald trump has pleaded guilty to lying to f.b.i. agents of expounder swan is accused of lying about his communications with gates who faces money laundering and other charges they stem from a special probe into links between russia and the campaign. and clashes between police and squatters on the outskirts of peru's capital lima have left at least one person dead officers fired tear gas canisters to clear the area the big to residents say the land had been unused for years. the united nations refugee agency is warning that a humanitarian disaster of extraordinary proportions is about to hit the democratic republic of congo violence erupted late last year in the south eastern province of

tank in the it's estimated that in this area alone more than a fifth of the population that's six hundred thirty thousand people have been displaced. forced to flee their homes forced to seek refuge in camps like this each with a story to tell of the file and that is destroying lives. yet they beheaded people they cut open their stomachs removed their guts and leave them to die that's how they're killing people. john key's it can be is one of the six hundred thirty thousand congolese displaced in tangan he cut province in the past year he says militias burnt his village to the ground while among women though i had to take all my clothes off and jump into the river but i didn't have a choice i was fleeing for my life only the injured were left behind. the violence witnessed by so many is taking its toll with ongoing conflicts between

rival and to militias the un refugee agency is warning the democratic republic of congo is in crisis the humanitarian disaster extraordinary proportions is about to hit the south eastern part of the democratic republic of the congress the province of tanganyika plunges further into violence triggering spiralling displacement and human rights abuses with so many congolese now on the move the d r c has earned the an enviable title of having the highest number of internally displaced people in africa and with no end to the violence in sight it's hard to imagine what lies ahead for them. you're watching the news still to come the underwater cave in mexico that's proving a treasure trove for archaeologists it contains remains and artifacts going back ten thousand years. but first helen is here with

a look at the current state of the energy sector that's right terry is the end of massive oil use in sight well would certainly hope so wouldn't way but b.p. has already states and. energy outlook it says that twenty thirty five is the year when we will reach peak oil demand after that renewable energy will take a far larger piece of the pie and still a long way to go before then though prompting even the c.e.o. of oil and gas giant b.p. to call for shift towards less harmful fuels. automotive companies all over the world are betting on the mass adoption of the like should be of gold in the next decade and they are not the only one. oil and gas giant b.p. is anticipating to say it predicts a hundredfold growth in electric vehicles by twenty forty and a corresponding hit to the world's oil and gas sector b.p. forecasts continuing growth in global demand for oil and other liquid fuel in the next two years but that demand is set to stop increasing after it hits one hundred

ten million barrels a day in twenty thirty five it's the first time b.p. has forecast a peak in the world's appetite for oil it's not just about electric cars increased fuel efficiency in internal combustion engine vehicles is said to offset consumption too but beyond the automotive sector other factors are said to cause demand just like tighter regulations restricting the use of plastic as well as an expected increase in the share of renewal balls in the global energy mix to fourteen percent by twenty forty. a judge in the united states has rejected fox fog request to delay several emissions cheating trials now the call may call it that inflammatory comments made by a lawyer in a new documentary could prejudice the jury but no as comparing the recent testing of car missions on animals to the nazi use of poison gas during the holocaust saga

has been full of suspended the twenty billion year is to pay for claims to call in a state as an authority since the scandal that's diesel gate scandal erupted in twenty fifteen. although it's easy in the european union are reading themselves to impose high tariffs on american products like whiskey orange juice and motorcycles of u.s. president donald trump follows through on his threat to hit imported european steel with punitive measures u.s. secretary of commerce wilbur ross has suggested the likelihood of putting a twenty four percent tariff on all steel imports so introducing a quota. emotions are running high in the steel sector it could be the next flashpoint for trade between the e.u. and the us washington is considering imposing tariffs on foreign made metals imported into the country the u.s. made it clear it will take that kind of movie line down. we stand ready to react

shiftily and appropriately in case our explorers are affected by restrictive trade measures from the united states that could hit iconic brands like harley davidson its motorcycles are reportedly on a retaliatory list the e.u. has drawn up to punish if steel quotas are introduced as well as american made bourbon whiskey those products were apparently chosen because they're made in the home states of influential legislators no one is talking about a trade war but there's little question that the pressure is mounting the e.u. is also worried by the new u.s. decision to radically sink corporate taxes emission from iran to avoid farms moving their headquarters from europe to the us and we'd like to avoid any slowdown of investment those are things we'll discuss that's important because what it comes down to is keeping jobs in europe that spits. germany's acting finance minister said he hopes for support from people in the u.s. that continue to want

a good relationship with brussels. now venezuela's cryptocurrency the picture is just one day old that the country socialist leaders are already claiming a big success say they've received more than seven hundred million dollars worth of bets in a private pre-sale now president nicolas maduro said the petro would reinforce the country's independence as the first digital currency to be backed by states in its price will be linked to that of a barrel of venezuelan crude oil when it goes on sale next month that is way less has the world's largest proven oil reserves but it's in the midst of a crippling economic and. political crisis. the reputation of the european central bank is under scrutiny off to one of its representatives in moscow of h. was questioned over allegations of bribery related to his position as the head of libya's central bank he rejects or accusations of having received bribes from a bank to allow it to stay in business. a day after he was released on bail

the governor of the bank. dismissed all corruption allegations as you should i be to look a target of an obvious and well coordinated campaign of some commercial banks aiming to discredit the lobby and state to be false good. claims he became a target because of his effort to clean up corruption in the country's banking sector. despite his assertion of innocence was suspended from office shortly after his statement. the central bank governor of legibly demanded one hundred thousand euros a month in bribes from the owner of the large fin bank norvig bank. a high speed rail way service eurostar has finally its long awaited service between london and the first train left with a slight delay fourteen months behind schedule no less in the new service comes as

the u.k. prepares to break away from the e.u. and a little over a year. destination amsterdam it's a promotional train ride for now with regular service due to start in six weeks with a travel time of three and a half hours and one way series starting at thirty five british pounds are around forty nine u.s. dollars eurostar is trying to compete with budget airline servicing the group one of the busiest in europe but that's not the only goal eurostar is hoping that you offering will help rekindle passenger interesting european travel which has been dampened by terrorism fears. are you have to swing through the sixty's with a tough year because of terrorism especially the consumer. first wave of very spectacular out our folk who are worried. we had a difficult here especially the americans stop coming to europe because of the off . towards the seventy two was a much better year was

a story bell and i think everybody can see that all of her faults and those of security. to new service comes after a billion pound investment in new state of the art trains and improved connectivity under european network showing that although the u.k. may be leaving that view british travelers can keep coming back. now when you think of business in the united arab emirates you might well think of the oil sex of a so called black gold but shiny white poles have long been a new creative industry and national polls can take anywhere between five to twenty years to form which is what traditional how far as in our concentration on current culture it palls to turn a foster profit. natural pearls can take anywhere between five and twenty years to form but these pro farmers in the united arab emirates only need a single year to develop there's locals grain that the pro harvest here stretches back seven thousand years now some u.a.e.

pro farmers are industrializing the process but using their traditional natural pearl oysters to make cultured pearls. the pearl industry is a traditional business in the united arab emirates. but here it's been transformed into a modern process of pro production many. two year old oysters are carefully seeded with a tiny bead made from mother of pearl shells and a piece of tissue harvested from another oyster the oyster then begins to produce a substance that coats the implanted bead in layers forming a pearl. when he says we focus on quality rather than quantity so we will continue at the same time to access the world markets i mean you know i mean who let a lot of international designers visit here that means that this place is becoming a tourist destination that brings many families and researchers to the region.

the united arab emirates is making efforts to revive this heritage so that it can once again become the main source of income for many families here. and we stay under the sea now for a proverbial pole of an archaeological discovery terry absolutely fascinating. on mexico's yucatan peninsula divers have found bones of ancient people and long extinct animals in the world's biggest underwater cave system the caves are more than three hundred forty kilometers long scientists say it was originally drawing but flooded at the end of the ice age when sea levels rose the cake system known as sokka tone is near the mexican city of kent mexican archaeologists say it could be the most important underwater site in the world. an underwater caves stretching three hundred fifty kilometers the longest found today and it abounds with

discoveries cave researcher of rock which has literally been bringing light into this dark world. to dive into the cave to swim around a corner encounter a huge hole opening up. or to discover that will injure perm or deal elephant on the bottom or of a human the well that's when you realize you're the fresh human to lay eyes on them that feeling well it gives me goosebumps again right now. human bones and animal bones but when did they die and how much myth now has been doing underwater caves research on mexico's caribbean coast for fourteen years and he admits it's not only fascinating but risky deployment. and i'm sure there are moments when you feel queasy or feel afraid because it's dark in there also because you're underwater and you know that if you run out of there that would be the end for by finding such as masks bases and altars are signs that this may have been

a sacred spot for early mesoamerican cultures before water filled the caves these discoveries are mung the most important in the world and. this is a scientific treasure trove we have a lot to investigate we're talking about a period of over ten thousand years from the first inhabitants of the americas its environment to the mayan culture. and their own might be even longer cave systems waiting to be discovered. so the researchers are itching to get back to work. you're watching g.w. news still to come shortfalls in germany's armed forces parliamentary report says there aren't enough troops and the lacks the equipment needed to put up a fight. walking phoenix plays a quadriplegic cartoonist in a film laced with black humor and more from the berlin film festival. europe's

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a future. i really understand people who say they want to stay here. but people who want to stay here and who decided. to get in face time for the people making it possible what needs to happen if tolerance and reconciliation are to stand a chance. to start this city's after war starting march tenth d.w. . welcome back you're watching news. our top stories there's mounting international concern about a new escalation of violence in syria pro-government forces have entered the northern african region to help kurds defend against a turkish offensive turkey's president is warning them to stay away or pay a heavy price. and the u.n.

says it's deeply alarmed by civilian deaths in syria's eastern. airstrikes on the seas rebel held enclaves have claimed hundreds of lives since the weekend. well here in germany a parliamentary report says the nation's armed forces are just not good enough. the personnel and equipment needed to meet their responsibilities says the report follows a space of media stories about shortfalls in everything from tanks to tents that have raised concerns about whether germany will be ready to take command of a nato rapid response force next year. a rare glimpse of the airbus a four hundred m. it was talented as the german military strand sport plane of the future so far fourteen have been delivered but at times not a single one was cleared to actually fly. and it's not an exception a new report by the parliamentary commission of describes dramatic deficiencies

again germany's soldiers are frustrated. the conditions of the equipment available to the troops has not gotten better in recent years but worse we welcome declarations that staffing equipment and funding are to be improved but declarations alone don't make anything better. the report points to problems in practically every area more than twenty thousand personnel positions remain unfilled leaving many soldiers exhausted parts shortages put weapons out of commission for example not one german submarine can put to sea right now and above all there's not enough money a promise turnaround but the plan budget increase is still not enough. it will mend at the moment the rule is hope for the best for the coalition deal says if there's a budget surplus that would be taken advantage of so we're hoping for

a surplus that. the state of the veil may also worry nato partners the german military lexx tanks and other armaments for plant missions in the coming year. three years ago the abduction and disappearance of forty three mexican students shocked the nation it's still not known what happened that night but digital technology could shed new light on the investigation human rights activists have reconstructed the case with what's known as forensic architecture they hope this new tool in fighting crime will help uncover the truth. it was a night of terror three years ago and mexico. farm the men attacked several buses killing six people and abducting forty three students who were on board. the case shocked mexico and to this day what happened to the students remains a mystery. omar garcia was there many of his friends were injured or killed

or disappeared. and i can still remember how scared i was that night and the terror and the outrage and not knowing what happened. the official investigation has been bogged down in conflicting theories and misinformation whether authorities are unwilling or unable to solve the case is not evident there are plenty of suspects but no convictions. that's why human rights organizations are scrutinizing the case on their own they've commissioned forensic architecture a team of scientists and artists to evaluate visualised public sources like almost witness accounts for example. the night's events are reconstructed on interactive maps or morse testimony helped. but it.

will worry you when they open fire you know i ran that way. it's a complex case the military police units as well as criminal gangs are all likely involved. in. the reconstruction is meant to allow us to visualize the crime seems to understand the extent of the violence and how it was coordinated. if so is how it's hard to understand that if you've just got a file with five or six hundred pages from. the scene of the crime in three d. . the reconstruction aims to show what happened when based on geo data photos and videos. there's an exhibition but the information is online as well. amnesty international is one organization using digital investigations more and more to protect human rights. for the past year it's been teaching students like

these here in england how to scrutinize pictures and videos from social media. olivia you know he is one of the first members of the digital verification corps. so it's given back the power to the citizens on the ground and it's kind of now a means of defense so many people can now tun to their mobile phone start recording and gather evidence. the goal is to verify this evidence when and where it was recorded. the digital detectives look at all sorts of information like the weather and position of the sun. these pictures from the internet could verify or debunk a story. so we can hold. this video for example of an alleged libyan war criminal. it's with the help of such recordings that the international criminal court in the hague has issued an arrest warrant against the

man. uses technology to investigate remotely. i mean it's a great opportunity for. wealth of information. not all of it's going to be relevant. in a pretty efficient manner. access. the international criminal court now even has its own cyber investigators. for manipulation or proof. but the digital evidence is never the sole source of evidence. but we're also. looking for. the information that's contained in. photograph so that. documentation.

using technology to document war crimes and human rights violations is particularly useful when public authorities fail. in the case of the mexican students who were kidnapped one government agency destroyed recordings of a c.c.t.v. camera. forensic architecture team digitally reconstructed the footage to show what had been ignored by the official. cannot answer the main question of where the students are but it can trigger further inspections. that certainly hoping for. still haunts him. even if justice is achieved one day this will continue to shape our lives this terrible crime has scarred us we're fighting for this to never happen again. architecture the way to remember and maybe to

even help find the truth. let's get an update of the berlin fest film festival now i guess they saw a screening of gus van sant latest film don't worry you won't get far on foot it's based on the true story of a cartoon cartoonist battling disability and alcoholism it was a highly anticipated film at the belly knowledge but the excitement wasn't universal. what came phoenix and press conference is apparently not a good mix his media performance wasn't quite up to his acting performance when it came to promoting his new film. doesn't like press conferences at all but was a direct and like good will hunting says gus van sant he could be forgiven for thinking the film will sell itself. it tells the story of controversial american cartoonist john callahan exploring his life as a poacher p.j.

and his long battle with alcoholism. jar your tells. a story. or a strong. film stars jack black am dream aren't you will say see comedy after jonah hill as never before is a hot willing picture of woman struggle to reinvent himself to tragedy. how did you have this role was it to get. old. you know you just do like what you have to do just. trying to learn as much about the character as you can remember the. phoenix and co you must've done something right the film was critically acclaimed when it premiered at sundance last month now it's getting a warm reception here in berlin. when he would be of special significance to direct

to gus van sant this film was originally the brainchild of his friends the comedic actor robin williams williams first approached france and years ago to dream the betraying the cartoonist but it's never live to see it happen now finally the film is hitting the big screen. the constant crew have until saturday to find out whether they'll be taking home a coveted golden also back. well joining us now in the studio is by colleague miller the current debacle she. part of our team covering the berlin film festival for us this year good morning writing don't worry you won't get far on foot screened at the bell you know yesterday we sold it the store you walk in phoenix was i don't know maybe jetlag. so we heard no report that was warmly received so was the audience enthusiastic the audience was enthusiastic and you know it is graded telling in a very empathetic way the stories of kerry living on the fringes of society many

moments in the film that make you smile that sometimes make you laugh out loud so you have the reception has been warm there was some critics though saying that the story wasn't really headed anywhere so we'll see what comes of that sponsons film is competing with eighteen others for the gold and silver bearers at this film festival how do you rate the film's chances of actually winning i guess is a major director you know him from hollywood his done plenty of movies that like good will hunting and he's also a household name in the belly not that he's been hand numerous times four times in the competition so he is used to those kinds of awards but i don't think that movie is going to make some people have argued that the story isn't headed anywhere that this too much going on and i think we've really we've had a strong i mean it was in the competition oh i can fix my get one he was exceptional if he wakes up here and say oh you were going to let me do that so what

do you look at the other films in the competition to get eighteen films competing there you seen a lot of them i know what you make we've had so many great months it's really difficult to choose which ones mind to win but i think two of the main contestants might be and f.e.m.a. and transit so let's hear mia is from spree as she's one of the four direct the female directors nominated in this competition and it's a really really powerful story of. motherhood bad thing to mother thing with each other over one adopted daughter who finds herself in the middle and trying to find a sense of belonging trying to find out who she is and that is just a really really moving story so like all the meat to talks going on being in the headlines i think a lot of three have a story has a really good shot or maybe transit from by a christian petzold the german director that is also

a really really powerful story so it's about a man fleeing nazi occupation. paris to musée takes on the identity of the dead right and what makes the movie so powerful is that it's set in modern day musée and figures from the pas from the past blending in with refugees from today and that makes it extremely compelling so you really see that these issues of refuge for lives they really travel across space and resonate very well i think with the audience the german press is very enthusiastic about the trends or have to keep an eye on the now the gold and silver bears they're going to be awarded here in berlin this coming weekend but there has already been one golden bear presentation at the film festival so for tell us about that it's ok that has been one where you can do a photo came yesterday to receive his honorary bat for his lifetime achievement and yet he is a major of maser agta in hollywood does well you know him from movies like. anti

christ and of course you don't know him from spiderman love him as the been in. both the prez would give the fans were enthusiastic to see him my colleagues actually try to get a selfie with them i'm not sure if they managed to yeah you have to poll says very close relationship with berlin does have a stage acting here too it comes your first company from time to time millar the crew of the ball covering the belly not the forest thank you so much. now to south africa where that country's new president cyril run a poser is policy big changes to the cabinet. was sworn in last week after the resignation of his scandal plagued predecessor jacob zuma the new president has pledged to fight government corruption speculation is now rife as to whether punnets minister by lewsey will survive the purge was considered one of whom is closest allies he's due to give

a key budget speech later today. for . now moving on to myanmar on in the lake in myanmar longboats or on the road an oarsman are not sitting but they stand there or is hold them with one leg why robert kemp explains in this report. mesmerising display wooden boats adorned with flowers and reeves glide past the floating houses on me and mars in lady lake. but it's the rowers unique style that's the real

surprise these are the into the lake people. the children here learn one legged rowing from a young age. life in this community takes place on the water. the rowing team of the village has a lot are about to start a training session with coach. the leg method is amazingly effective. the coach is actually a farmer like most people here. he says the most important thing to learn is teamwork. the men are training for the annual race during the full moon festival. but this distinct rowing style is not just for racing. into fisherman deftly navigate the lake while standing upright on their narrow boats. their hands are

free to cast their nets. the boat race is the highlight of the annual full moon festival and the calle our village team with this year's winners. says they won half a million chant the equivalent of three hundred euros. that's a lot of money for the into people of even a lake. well let's get some sports new news now on tuesday night saw some thrilling champions league soccer action across harrington is here to break it down for us there was something there for everyone last night wasn't a yeah it definitely was action packed one game many goals other one not so many but we'll get to that a moment by munich had an early advantage it turned out that led to the five nil romping over best tosh and early red card solve.

sent off the pitch and by uncapitalized thomas miller gave the home side one goal lead a one goal lead for the break and that momentum carried over into the second half. off and say exploded robert leaven dosti. netted a brace. so chris it's a monster scoreline for bio on but was it really a justified result definitely two goals sure in american football touchdown big. what it was and you know the nail in the coffin came really early as you mentioned the red card anytime you give byron and advantage at home in front of the munich crowd that's all she wrote you know by and i think had no trouble there was no risk whatsoever that they lose and then you have to give a lot of kudos to thomas moore always been in the right place at the right time scoring a brace he's a lot more productive under your hike is so byron all steam ahead one knock against

them though they haven't really been tested yet so that test deftly is sure to come in the quarter finals because their ticket is surely punched that direction after the game by a coach pike is his trademark match analysis here's what he had to say. it does. i think the breaking point was the red card and the one neal lead just before half time because it is psychologically very important to go into the half with the lead . in the second half we saw a different buyer playing who were very happy. across the other game on tuesday was chelsea versing versus barcelona it may have been short on goals but it did feature a special one from lee in a messy yes it did obviously he's always magical with the ball but you know before it got to that moment it was goalless until the halfway point and will be on you have to give credit to him for chelsea you know he hit the post twice and actually

gave his side a lead but as you mentioned it was magical messi and they dominated barcelona dominated this match statistically in terms of possession messi coming through scoring a goal for his side giving the draw an away goal is essential in this competition because it gives barcelona the momentum needed when they play the second leg at home though these are two different styles two different teams a very good clash and they are very competitive when they're faced against one another it's been nearly ten years you know since barsel was able to actually beat chelsea at home so you know this match is going to be action packed as well barcelona is a favorite so anytime you're playing them of course messi up front it's a threat to any opponent and we've got another big clash coming up tonight between spanish and english clubs severe manchester that's got to be a must watch encounter definitely it's like i like to call it the europa league contest really but they're in the champions league now we have you know manchester

united they won the europa league last season civilian is a known perineal europa league victor you know so this match up is going to be how intense all eyes are going to be on alexis sanchez he joined he joined manchester united specifically to play in this comp. hilsey is opportunity tonight play out paul pulled back from a new as well so i do think this team is strong though they do have some questions on defense a few players they are coming off a very important tie domestically so a few players are a little it might not suit up in the back line but all in all it will be an interesting matchup severely severe is a very good team they are very fast no front and very well coached so it can really go any way he's tossed a coin fifty fifty so where do you see this champions league going from here you know. it's unfortunate to see the one tie the one two teams that i like i consider the favorites i mean you have to count p.s.g. and riyadh driv you know real madrid put a thumping to them earlier you know in the week so that gives them

a disadvantage so obviously one of only one of those teams can advance so that leaves buyer and it looks like real madrid has the advantage byron barcelona there are a lot of teams that could be finalists or you know i guess favorites but when it comes to the quarterfinals the reality is it can go either way because it comes down to how well it seemed can execute and if they can execute their game plan against competition because it gets steep in the next round and ahead chris harrington from our sport says thanks so much ok. now here in germany the center left social democrats have started voting on whether to enter a second coalition with uncle knuckles conservatives party members have a little over a week to cast their ballots and the result will be announced on march fourth the deal has deeply divided yesterday's rank and file and it's a battle that's pitting the party establishment against its future leaders. nothing is more important for the social democrats over the next ten days and these kind of

town hall meetings the party's grassroot is deeply divided as to whether they should agree to a grand coalition deal or not and the face of the rebellion against america led coalition is this young man kevin kling and the leader of the party is used to doing he's trying to get members to vote no. on. a fight really right there we can explain to the people why a no vote for this grand coalition deal which i am calling for doesn't only mean a no but also a yes because if we're serious and pledge our word it can be a chance to create a different you also show democratic policy or to put it to someone and while the face of the internal opposition the social democrats general secretary is rooting for a yes vote it's a first face off of many tonight the debate civilized but passionate in the middle of the event news breaks for the first time the far right alternative for germany party has overtaken the s.p.d. in a national poll the new numbers are

a disaster for the party but the pro coalition campaign thinks it's best to hold course the space is the best way to tackle bad poll results to develop good concrete policies which improve people's everyday lives that's why i want us to vote for this and then quickly get on your government implementing policies i bet the s.p.d. will also be stronger against it. that is why the party's establishment will tour the country in the next week in support of the coalition deal passed referendums have been formalities but this time as the town hall show is the result is far from assured. i have two hearts beating in my chest one is for social democracy on the other hand i'm a citizen of this country and as a citizen i'm hoping to have a stable government and this is why i will vote for a grand coalition. because according to one system early in your agenda just doesn't rip. our generation anymore that pretty to look coalition deal postponed all the important decisions too after twenty twenty five or it took fatal decisions

such as the water protections a measure of empty mike emotional division is simmering at the grassroots of germany's oldest poteen and it's this kind of opposition that in the end could still prevention money from having a stable government anytime soon but. the watching to w. news will be back in just a couple of minutes so we hope to be going to damascus in syria with an update on the humanitarian crisis because of the syrian civil war stay with us.

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