this is deja vu news live from berlin explosions and gunfire in the capital approaching a fossil police say the prime minister's office is under armed attack in downtown while the duke there also reports of attacks targeting french diplomatic buildings and army headquarters. ahead of release national vote this weekend you have you had to sicily an island on the front lines of the country's migration debate an issue that could tip the election toward silvio berlusconi's right wing a coalition. also coming up the storm dubbed the beast from the east keeps up its

icy rock blizzards and frigid temperatures paralyzed roads across europe and britain the army's even been mustered to sort out the travel chaos. time sumi so much going to thank you for joining us so we started out with us some breaking news authorities in virginia faso say an armed attack is underway in at least two locations in the capital while the duke what does this say they heard machine gun fire immediately before a blast at the army headquarters in the west of the city now fixed smoke could be seen coming from the site meanwhile the french embassy said it was under attack there are reports of five armed men heading towards the building in a truck and there's no word yet on any casualties. let's bring in chris she joins us from lagos in nigeria and is tracking the latest for us hi adrian bring us

up to date on what's been happening well the situation is still unfolding as you said we just got information from eyewitnesses on the ground that at least the gunshots appears to have stopped but they still smoke coming from a building from the area of the headquarters of the military apparently the building is on fire there and as you have mentioned before i wouldn't have seen a car coming to this area with people getting out of the car off towards an explosion was heard and gunshots as well but it's not yet clear if it's only the military headquarters that was attacked because in this area you have other buildings like the prime minister's office for example also the french embassy and the french culture center the french ambassador has already talked off a terror attack and also the police chief of work i do has said they are treating the case as a suspected islamist terror attack and he told residents to remain calm to avoid the area where this is happening and also to avoid the main street in the city so

adrian talk of a suspected islam as terrorist attack who could be behind this. well the country has had a history of the rise in islamist terror attacks in the pasta last year there was an attack on the restaurant in what i do when one thousand people got killed two years ago there was an attack on the hotel by a jihadist thirty people were killed then including many foreigners and this is the reason why many people now believe this is yet another terror attack and this is been an issue that is well relatedly new to the country and we have to remember that before faso had a long time ruler come powering who was in power for almost thirty years in two thousand and fourteen he was chased out of his office by angry protesters and off towards a political crisis started in the country there was a failed coup d'etat after wasn't this political instability it also was taken advantage of by jihadists by terrorists that were not seen in this country before

which was as i said considered the relatedly stable and peaceful country compared with a very volatile region of the solow around and right now it appears that the authorities and the government they are overwhelmed with how to react to this crisis to these terror attacks although they get a lot of international support recently looking at fossils member of the g. five saha group a group that was initiated by france is also heavily supported by the german government and has a target to address the issues of islamist terror in the region all for the sahu zone and just two weeks ago they had a donor conference where about five hundred million dollars where in support but the recent attack if it really appears to be an islamist terror attack would a lot of people believe right now shows once again that object action is needed. to increase reporting for us thank you very much. now today's the

final day of campaigning before italy goes to the polls in sunday's general election and the result is anything but a foregone conclusion former prime minister silvio berlusconi is a key player in the election now legally he can't lead the government again but he could be the kingmaker of a right wing coalition pitted against a center left alliance led by another former prime minister matteo renzi the other main contender is the anti-establishment five star movement as our correspondent on reports from palermo migration has been the biggest issue driving voters. father and knows this neighborhood like no one else. has taken me to the markets and institution in old town palermo i'm trying to get a feel for what matters to people in this election migration seems to be at the top of the list.

the tone of the current campaign is very harsh i'm afraid that the topic of migration is being exploited from the left and from the right these people don't understand the value of migrants and migration that can bring into a country then they need get out and get it i mean. this is really has always been an island between two continents many africans that make it to europe spend a lot of time here some learn italian in charity sponsored classes like this one right next to the market hoping to be granted asylum others move on. there are approximately five hundred thousand undocumented migrants in italy and one man italians are very familiar with this calling the situation a social time bomb. that man is signal bell is going the former prime minister and billionaire eighty one years old and the centerpiece of many scandals

involving among other things an underage call girl named ruby and tax fraud yet there is a good possibility she will be forging the next governing coalition once again it would be one leaning strongly to the right capitalizing on the current anti immigration in italy. in spite of his checkered past fellow party members think he's italy's best hope for reforms. you could lose a little time at the bank. to get out of this going you has extensively proven his dedication in the past he's a good businessman and he's achieved a lot for himself and his partners i think his strength of purpose and his passion are the reason why we cecilia and i hope your talents as a whole are turning back to his incredible man. minutes a week and you know you should jani and you spare i can you tell jani.

and he has special ties to palermo it's here that he laid the foundation for his comeback in regional elections last year. at the market. lots of fans especially among men. when they were going to school and he was in power there were more jobs. i mean he's the perfect person it's even better that he wants an alliance with the far right the young. people i think is going he's the only one who can save us. it's like the old italian political scene if you stick around long enough you can become a saint. but father vote deals in real estate and has a different view about us going in primarily because of his attitude towards migrants. who want to swim the obvious on. his allies are very tough and want to get rid of migrants this is

a demand that's completely outside of reality. for you a lot. of my impression is reality has never seemed to be a big concern of balance going to these especially in campaigns and especially regarding migration. know was the reporting of from palermo last week he joins us now for more on this story hi max what is the feeling that you got from talking to people why is migration such a divisive issue here. well they're facts and perceptions to me the facts are pretty clear italy of course is the centerpiece of the whole migration route especially from the northern africa through the mediterranean and then from italy towards the rest of europe it has been like that for years but of course the numbers. perked up in the last years although we had a slight drop in two thousand and seventeen twenty percent approximately down to one hundred nineteen thousand still pretty high numbers there that's one thing the

other thing is that there were some high profile incidents in the last weeks and months involving for example drive by shooting by right wing extremists who shot six african migrants then there was the case of the murder of an italian girl where some african migrants are now being scrutinized over so all of this of course made the president of this was instrumental lies also especially by the right wing parties and that's why this has gained so much traction something that would have been this is fairly expected in fall but yes migration is definitely one of the most important topics in this italian the election and we saw in your report that silvio berlusconi of south said migration is a social time bomb and he will likely be the one forging the next government how worry does brussels. you know likely we'll see the polls are pretty unreliable in italy but at least he has

a pretty good chance of doing that and if you had mentioned that only you know years ago nobody really would have believed it and what's so bizarre in this is that he actually might be the best hope for the european union to get things done in the next months even years because as you know the u.s situations have very ambitious plans to reform the eurozone and the rest of the european union and what they really need is a functioning government school who seems to have like i said one of the best chances doesn't mean this is actually going to happen but one of the best chances of forging a government and they know what they get with that is going to be yes he's a populist but he's not radically anti european union and that's worth something for the e.u. institutions looking at the polls right now max it would show that the anti-establishment five star movement would come out of the single largest party what can europe expect from the five star. probably nothing because the five star movement will not be in the governing coalition by all means they don't have any partners nobody wants to go into coalition with them but if they really were in the coalition and

the most powerful party in there so hard to expect to see what exactly to expect in the past they said they wanted italy to leave the euro as a currency but they've toned down their their rhetoric and often with these populist parties. once they get to the government it becomes clear that their program is not very comprehensive that they don't really have answers to the complex realities of governing they just have answers to the emotions that many people have for example towards migrations and that's where the successful once in power it's a different story but like i said they probably most likely won't be part of a governing coalition. covering italy's upcoming general election for us thank you max. now to some other stories making news around the world the united nations human rights council says it will hold an urgent debate today on the easter of the situation rather in eastern guta the rebel held on klav in syria a previous u.n.

security council resolution called for a thirty day ceasefire in eastern but efforts at implementing it haven't been on israeli police have reportedly questioned prime minister benjamin netanyahu for the first time in a corruption case involving communications giant besuch they're alleging that the company provided positive coverage of netanyahu in exchange for favors he's facing allegations of corruption in several cases but denies any wrongdoing the commander . and extreme cold snap still has europe and its clutches snow and frigid temperatures have forced multiple airport and road closures britain has even called out its army to battle the chaos after some of the worst weather it has seen in decades. the u.k. is digging out and bracing for more the extreme cold gripping europe has brought more than three days of unusually heavy snow to the british isles up to fifty centimeters of snow are expected in some parts airports and public transit are

suffering from major delays and closures roads are shut people are stranded hundreds of vehicles have gotten stuck on roadways even all wheel drive ones have been no match for the treacherous conditions as one four by four driver found out it's quite hard to describe really. is emergency services. i mean there are hundreds of trucks you know because this is everywhere. cost of owning cause. emergency services and even the british army are carrying out rescue operations though a gas shortage warning has been lifted residents have been stocking up on other essentials the wintry weather has taken many in the u.k. by surprise but for some it's just a matter of preparation so it's a hard way nothing's on your doorstep. so it just takes organization extreme winter conditions may continue through at least next week lacking sufficient funding and equipment for snow removal many local authorities can only hope that springtime

weather is on its way. you're watching get a new still to come as britain prepares to leave the e.u. many companies are worried one of the sectors that could be hardest hit is a pharmaceutical. monica jones we'll have that story coming right up and business. frank food and. international gateway to the best connections of road and rail. located in the heart of europe you are connected to the whole world. experience outstanding shopping and dining offers and try our services.