d.w. news live from berlin time's up for italy's election campaigners political parties have made their final appeals to voters to cast their ballots tomorrow but with no clear frontrunner who will italians choose to navigate their country's turbulent political landscape also coming up germany's social democrats decide whether to team up again with a chance or on the americans conservatives ahead of today's vote counter party leaders have said they're optimistic members will approve the deal so will germany

finally get a new government or could this be the start of a political crisis. it's being called a bomb cycle only the winter storm pummeling the eastern united states at least five people have been killed as rain snow and hurricane force winds and batter the country's east coast the furious weather has knocked out power in almost two million homes. and in the bundesliga match days twenty five is under way a snowy weekend of action to clubs on the rise from the bottom of the league and to clubs trying to cling to songs near the top. thanks for joining us i'm mary and i haven't seen. it only goes to the polls tomorrow in unpredictable elections where migration has been the biggest issue

driving voters 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 well with poll pointing to no clear winner most observers expect a hung parliament. with less than a day to go until elections almost one in three italians still don't know who they'll vote for the polls show that no party has a clear majority and have not decided and. i googled. and able decide they don't know which is which is their right to vote for for anybody 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 martin renzi is pushing his track record he

says his democratic party took italy out of economic crisis and helped desperate migrants if more so we are proud of having saved hundreds of thousands of human lives and not to have played on the fears of others but his party is trailing behind those who have put fears migrants at the heart of the campaign the extreme far right falls and waver marched in rome raising their hands in nazi style salutes and demanding an end to immigration and other 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 he may end up playing kingmaker. populist five star movement could gain the most votes there not enough to govern alone being on it 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. now 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 on sunday now an interim party leader all of scholz and parliamentary party leader and anonymous made a statement before a vote counting gets underway later this afternoon let's have a listen we'll get that clip for you a little bit later on i'm hearing moving on well the vote has pitted the social democrats old guard who wants to belittle me against its strong youth wing who are calling for change if s.p.d. members block the coalition deal america will have to go back to the drawing board

or germans will have to return to the polls. at the social democrats headquarters there's only one topic on everyone's minds the s.p.d. members vote the future of germany's next government now lies with this p.d. on saturday evening a truck when they arrive here carrying what must surely be germany's most important mayor delivery hundreds of thousands of on says to the question should the social democrats join a coalition with america's conservatives they will be counted here overnight with the results of the current fall from clear. germans have been patient for weeks exploratory talks coalition negotiations party congress has for some the suspense is now reaching its climax for others they've had enough and just wanted to be over . each other through the hope that the s.p.d.m. yes we'll have to wait and see if they had to make avenged i wish they'd have

hurried up and finished all this soon but it is like it is this is the muzzle him. i don't care they have to figure it out amongst themselves the more i assume their votes yes oh i don't so find it x. iting to see what happens if they don't agree i wouldn't worry too much about the impact. had. never before has there not been a government in germany so long after the election put an end to this insight. burdens politicians and politics watchers are holding their breath one hundred sixty days after the election they will find out whether germany will be governed but another grand coalition if the answer is no the most likely alternative is something that has not happened here before a minority government led by anglo-american. now to some of the other stories making news around the world and the families of passengers from malaysia airlines flight three seventy have marked the fourth anniversary of the plane's

disappearance they're still hoping the world's biggest aviation mystery will be solved three seventy vanished on march eighth twenty fourteen while flying from kuala lumpur to beijing with two hundred thirty nine people on board malaysia has offered a united states search firm up to seventy million dollars if it finds the plane. flowback police have reportedly released the suspect detained over the murder of journalists and could stack he and his girlfriend were shot to death last weekend to check was working on an explosive story about the influence of the italian mafia in slovakia and tens of thousands of people who gathered across to protest his murder. at least eight people are confirmed dead after a twin attack and burkina faso its capital want to do who islamic extremist targeted the french embassy and the military headquarters with gunfire and explosives the government is calling the attack an act of terrorism. now

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 all 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 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 can't treat. as. this threat to national security when we are allies we cooperate in nato and the problem on the steel 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. because of. 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 size this is all highly regrettable we never set out to stacia tried warms. 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 cost widespread flooding well 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 closed for the day. oh mom had a 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 snow fall. 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 here in europe the continent is shivering through that late winter cold front known as the beast from the east and while the storm has cost travel chaos and misery for many some at least are enjoying the chill skaters seen here have been out on the canals in amsterdam after they froze over which is a rarity for the dutch capital and this week has brought record lows to the city but the cold snap is nearly over with higher temperatures expected already on sunday. some sports news now and match day twenty five for the bundesliga kicked off on friday night with two clubs on the upswing braman visiting a snowy mention and the host storm to a first half advantage as the korea with the opener on the way to a two nil bloodbath lead braman fought all the way back and are on your hands and

equaliser left a two two draw. the big game in the bundesliga this weekend is today leipzig host dortmund both teams are vying for second place behind runaway league leaders byron munich. i see temperatures in dortmund matching the current mood at the club while they're on peyton in the bundesliga under coach peter shergold performances have been unconvincing after drawing to our last match day they now face their next test in leipsic richest one of the of course i'm also expect it will be a thrilling task for i have a great respect for the way of life he could develop and how they are performing. their last few results of not being great but looking at their players and how they're developing they are very dangerous and should be bought so i think we're prepared for that their fans however aren't as update fresh from protesting against their monday night game they are planning to boycott this match to this

time because of life six ownership by an energy drinks company the hosts have problems of their own they have lost their lust three matches to concerns the go he cooks you have to be consistent way can wait here and turn tight games to your advantage when the times are tough and so we have to work hard to achieve this over the coming weeks to fit in next and. against top men lots to face a team that plays a similar style today is fast and attacking. and is always a huge challenge as we have won twice in three games against them one time even in top meant. that record is exactly what dortmund want to turn around and a victory and let's see what keep their champions league rival at bay. now we're just a day recognize hollywood's finale is stinkers according to nearly a thousand cinephiles twenty seven teams biggest loser it was the in moji movie for

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