just to do w. news live from berlin germany social democrats just signed whether to team up again with chancellor merkel conservatives counting will get underway later after thousands of party members cast their votes with the result into tomorrow so will germany finally get a new government or could this be the start of a political crisis also coming up steel producers sharpen their rhetoric in donald trump's brewing trade war the i.m.f. says his proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports are bad for the world

economy and for the u.s. where stocks have been sinking look at the latest. time zone for italy's election campaigners political parties have made their final appeal to voters who cast their ballots tomorrow with no clear frontrunner who will italians choose to navigate their country's turbulent political landscape. and it's being called a bomb sign clone the winter storm pummeling the eastern united states at least five people have been killed as rain snow and hurricane force winds batter the country's east coast the fierce weather has knocked out power in almost two million homes. thanks for joining us i'm marrying a haven't seen him. five months after elections here in germany the wait for

a new government could almost be over members of the center left social democrats have voted on whether or not to enter a new grand coalition with on the americans conservatives and the result will be announced tomorrow at this hour party leaders are set to make a statement before vote counting gets underway later this afternoon the previously said they're optimistic that the party would accept the coalition deal and bring stability to the current situ impatient when it comes to their powerful neighbor in particular france's a man on a kong wants a partner and plays for his proposed reforms. germany is under mounting pressure without a government the european union isn't moving forward fast enough for the french president's agenda and europe has to wait with him. if you want to forge a compromise at european level you need to have a strong german government in place i think that there are two real tough issues

which need to be settled for. paris want to strongly formed the euro zone with its own budget and an e.u. finance minister but until now there's been no concrete response from. there is pressure coming also from paris because next year we will have the european parliament elections is going to come into the final moments of a new institutional cycle. but you need solutions before then time is running out for. without a common approach between paris and berlin the division between eastern and western europe could widen even further is going to be a very difficult issue to tackle but with the pressure from paris and berlin jointly putting pressure on others who are less ready more as it's and i think a compromise deal is possible defense is another issue paris wants to advance more pragmatic cooperation at the e.u. level france is willing to give up some sovereignty it wants

a solid partnership of germany as britain prepares to leave the. macall will have to wait for germany to come through on this too for the period of time in which there was no government in place that did not make stronger but rather weaker. germany can still make up for lost time the government coalition agreement mentions the e.u. more than one hundred times now europeans are anxious to see those words translated to action. and now to some of the other stories making news around the world police and hundreds of arrests of the alleged mastermind behind the killing of a celebrated environmental activist he's an executive at a hydroelectric company prosecutors accuse him of plotting back to a car set of murder she was campaigning against a waterworks his company was developing he's the ninth person to be arrested in the case. at least eight people are confirmed dead after a twin attack of burkean afonso is capital while they do goo stomach extremists

targeted the french embassy and the military headquarters with gunfire and explosives the government is calling the attack an act of terrorism. a violent fight between a male tiger and a female slaw farah was caught on camera in western india the rare and fierce encounter happened at the national park as this lawfare tried to protect her cub the conservationist to witness the fifteen minute showdown set both animals suffered injuries. the international monetary fund has joined the chorus of criticism aimed at u.s. president donald trump's plan to impose painful new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports the i.m.f. said trump risks not only harming global economies but the u.s. economy itself canada brazil and japan have threatened economic reprisals but that has not stopped the president from ramping up his rhetoric. it's donald against the

world at a meeting with american steel companies the u.s. president defied global concerns deciding to impose punitive tariffs on imported steel and aluminum propping up his own country's industry. very unfairly treated by bad policy by bad trade deals by other countries they've been horribly treated by other countries trump is confident he could win a trade war he defended the tariffs citing national security european union leaders have been taken aback by the move you come on steve is related to over production in other countries than in the u. . europe is concerned that cheap chinese steel will no longer be sold to the u.s. and could increasingly flood the european market that's why brussels is thinking about countermeasures. jobs in europe will be lost due to the

american measures and you cannot simply look on without doing anything we need to take measures from our side this is all highly regrettable we never set out to start tried wars. the e.u. is expected to hit america where it hurts there could possibly be tariffs on harley davidsons from wisconsin whiskey from tennessee and bourbon from kentucky all three states are home to influential republican politicians and trump supporters a massive storm system has knocked out power for more than a million homes in the eastern united states the storm known as a nor'easter has pounded coastal areas with massive waves and caused widespread flooding while inland residents were buried under heavy snow at least five people have been killed by falling trees or branches and federal government offices in washington d.c. were close for the day. am thankful

perfect storm battering the beach towns of massachusetts. here waves higher than two story buildings have flooded the coast. and left entire streets underwater. people that have been doing this longer than i i have been doing cannot recall a time in which we have seen such widespread spread flooding across our entire east coast and into the north side of the cape winds topping eighty kilometers per hour slammed to the east coast from washington d.c. to boston around one point six million homes were left without power. at least five people including children have died hit by falling branches. while buffalo in upstate new york and several other cities were hit by heavy snowfall.

airlines had to cancel more than two thousand eight hundred flights bringing major airports in the northeast to a near standstill. the national weather service says rain and snow should slowly come to an end early saturday. well meanwhile here in europe the continent is shivering through that late winter cold front the beast from the east and while the storm has caused travel chaos and misery for many some at least are enjoying the chill skaters seen here have been out on the canals and amsterdam after they froze over which is a rarity for the dutch capital this week has brought record lows to the city but the cold snap is nearly over with higher temperatures expected on sunday.

italy goes to the polls tomorrow in unpredictable elections where migration has been the biggest issue driving voters the election pits a right wing coalition led by former prime minister silvio berlusconi against a center left alliance led by another former prime minister matteo renzi the other main player is the anti establishment five star movement with polls pointing to no clear winner most of servers expect a hung parliament with less than a day to go until elections almost one in three italians still don't know who those vote for polls show that no party has a clear majority. have not decided i'm so confused that i go. and they will but they don't know it's which is their right for free it's the first election under italy's complicated new electoral law which has increased the chances of a hung parliament across the country parties held rallies to make their final

pitches to voters former prime minister matteo renzi is pushing his track record he says his democratic party took italy out of an economic crisis and helped desperate migrants. we're proud of having saved hundreds of thousands of human lives and to not have played on the fear of others but his party is trailing behind those who have put fear of migrants at the heart of the campaign the extreme far right falls under way of marched in rome raising their hands in nazi style salutes and demanding an end to immigration. another far right party leader formally the northern league has increased its support across the country they're in a coalition with the party of former prime minister silvio berlusconi the eighty one year old is barred from office but may end up playing kingmaker the populist five star movement could gain the most votes though not enough to govern alone now . i just read one poll and i can say that we are just one step away from victory.

one step or a few days the results of this most unpredictable election may not be known until early next week. some sports news now on match day twenty five for the bundesliga kicked off on friday night with two clubs on the upswing braman visiting a snow image. and the hosts storm to a first half advantage and as the car yeah with the opener on the way to a two nil gladbach lead braman fought all the way back and are on your hands an equaliser left a two two draw. now a major decision for the future of soccer is expected today from the sport's rule makers the international football association board will determine whether to approve the use of video technology the instant replays that help referees make key rulings. some believe it makes things fairer others but it's killing the

flow of the game i football's policy makers are deciding whether video assistant refereeing is a technology worth sticking with whichever way it rules the i.f.a.b. decision is set to have a fundamental effect on the beautiful game if positive russia twenty eight team will become the first world cup to use v.a.r. and some of football's biggest figures believe it's time to bring football into a new era i think it is absolutely normal that in two thousand and eighteen we can explore and see how we can help the referee in the team to take the right decision because right decision. but correct decisions haven't always been straightforward even with the technology i honestly get trials have been a mixed bag with a number of decisions questioned by players and clubs out how to finish time for me there wasn't

a goal the fall wasn't given and secondly you're already blown his whistle before the ball had crossed the line. despite a lack of transparency evidence suggests v.a.r. helps to lower the number of incorrect decisions but with officials from troy league still struggling with the technology the i.f.a.b. has a big decision to make before the world cup kicks off in june. if it chooses to back v.a.r. fans will need reassurance that match flow and integrity will be protected. and that's the latest from the d.w. news room will be back again at the top of the hour in the meantime don't forget you can always get the latest news and information on our website just go to w dot com american evan steen from all of us here in berlin thanks for watching.

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