this is g.w. news coming to you live from berlin at long last the wait is over germany's new government gets the green light i'm going to michael stays at the helm for a fourth term months long struggle to form a coalition leaves her weekend we look at the challenges piling up also on the program more than fifteen percent of italian voters abandon the center throwing their support behind far right and populist parties in sunday's elections and with no clear winner the country could now face months of political gridlock. plus the

best picture oscar goes to the shape of water director in the emerald del toro's cold war fantasy makes a splash at the academy awards will have the whole round up on oscar night highlands. hello i'm terry martin welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has welcomed the backing she's received to form another coalition government on sunday the social democrats voted yes to another alliance with michael's conservatives ending a long wait for a new german government just a level will be sworn in. for a fourth term very soon well let's get the very latest now from our political correspondent mckayla custom the killer is standing by for us at the seaview party headquarters here in berlin where chancellor merkel is expected to deliver. a

statement so what can we expect the chancellor to cite. let's listen to that statement. out of kratos learns about just doesn't think it doesn't all made by the rank and file of the s.p.d. which is my response yes they. wouldn't believe this and it lays a good groundwork for governing the country together it would be fifty thousand i just heard important that we get down to business in a few days time because without coalition agreement we have set ourselves this is a challenging program the things we want to implement focusing on improving the lives of people in germany who are right to expect massive have a government able to act in six months after the elections nearly they are quite right to want to see us implement what you have planned and for every minister to

be furious will be challenging time there are a great deal of projects like that with preserving jobs in the country and moving forward and we want to ensure that we maintain those every prosperity that we have but we also want to ensure that life peoples' lives in journalling and proved and based on what we hear every day participating to people we know that europe is crucial and germany must have a strong voice in europe together with france and other member states particularly when it comes to international trade policy for example and many jobs in germany are connected to issues around this of this and if we're talking about the openness to competition with china and issues of war and peace you know it's as simple as that the situation that we see in syria is so terrifying it's going to be important that we respond quickly as

a gun. i meant that we get down to work as quickly as possible and i very much hope that i will be elected as chancellor and if i do i will put all my strength into ensuring that this is a good government for the people in germany thank you. mark all there just delivering a brief statement. entering the c.d.u. party headquarters here in berlin this morning after that vote by the speedy membership to join a coalition with her conservatives. first standing by force there at the scene you had chorus with in the chance to say there because of what struck you in her statement. well that was a rather brisk welcome she of course welcomes that the government can now work she says that that is something that people are expecting that's correct we saw in those pollings that we saw in recent months that patients in germany was also wearing thin and it's interesting that she specifically mentioned germany's role in europe that she looked forward to working also with france of course that open

invitation still funnyman remark which dates back to last summer to actually make some headway on what the road ahead for the european union could be so it's safe to say that the german engine will start working again here she also mentioned specific trade challenges hinting only at the u.s. of course which is threatening a trade war of lee not just with the european union that there are challenges ahead and she said that her team of ministers her cabinet would all have a challenge in working through the coalition deal and that here is this one hundred seventy seven page document that is something like the marriage contract of this so-called grand coalition between the social democratic party and the christian democrats what she didn't address and what certainly will be a very interesting question indeed how this government will look like how it will be different from the last so-called grand coalition that is still in place right now with all three parties. having put themselves into position having announced

effectively that they would redraw their own profile and so is top of profile in the future so we made some head for some very hot debates within that so-called grand coalition despite the rather extensive marriage contracts here ok so clearly chancellor merkel is pleased that her would be coalition partner has said yes she has to be formally confirmed in office as chancellor of course she referred to hoping that she would get the vote in parliament to be confirmed as chancellor that's pretty much a foregone conclusion so what happens next exactly when will germany get a fully functioning government mccain. well the short answer is the fourteenth of march then that's when we expect to be elected by the in this talk to these hanumant then she can appoint all the ministers formally and those i expect to be sworn in the very same day the more detailed answer is that the president will now propose to parliament for that vote that we will learn this week from the social

democrats their six ministers in that cabinet will be today would you to learn from that c.s.u. the conserves have been very insistent positive angle americans posses so it should all be up and running by the fourteenth of march you know your cheap political course chief political editor michela coaster thank you so much. well early results show more than half of the telly and voters backed populist and all right parties in sunday's election there with centrist parties bleeding support but no faction has won a majority that means that likely means the country could face months of political gridlock to clear things up and cobble together a coalition would be testing the murky waters of the tally in politics with our correspondent in rome in just a moment but first this report. italy's voters have spoken according to projections the clear loser in these parliamentary elections the

establishment. the five star movement led by thirty one year old luigi demaio was the biggest single party winner on the day. it's anti corruption message resonated with voters especially in the impoverished south. that. one thing is certain from these preliminary results the five star movement will be the pillar of the next legislature. and the biggest block of votes went to a right wing coalition between former prime minister silvio berlusconi's forte's a talia and the anti immigrant league. regardless of their strong showing it's unlikely that five star or the conservatives will achieve the necessary majority to govern outright reeling from rising anti immigrant sentiment in a struggling economy the ruling democratic party and its center left coalition had

a core showing coming in third. barring any surprises with the final ballot counts the country looks headed for a hung parliament this will likely mean weeks of tough negotiations to hammer out a governing coalition. only for now look at some other stories making headlines today australian cardinal george pell one of the most senior officials at the vatican has appeared before a milburn court in australia for the first day of hearings into some historical sexual abuse allegations judges will determine over the next several weeks if there is enough evidence to put him on trial. the u.s. embassy in turkey's capital ankara is closed today and turkish authorities have bolstered their presence in the area the turkish government says it received word from u.s. sources on possible terrorist threats was increasing security and locations frequented by american citizens and for the first time since the vietnam war a u.s.

navy aircraft carrier is paying a visit to a vietnamese port the ship has been accompanied by a destroyer and a cruiser the top u.s. brass have met with vietnamese officials as both countries work to stem chinese expansionism in the south china sea. all the woods brightest stars gathered in los angeles for the ninetieth annual academy awards on sunday the night's big winner was filmmaker toros the shape of water scoring two oscars with its fantastic cold war love story and six months after the launch of the me too movement women look to seize the spotlight and more opportunity. i the highlight of the oscars fade away and warren beatty handed out the coveted best picture award. i it was guillermo del toro second trip to the stage having earlier picked up the oscar for best director. del toro's fantasy romance a quirky love story between

a mystery merman like creature and a cleaning lady was a favorite throughout the awards season this is. capable. come a golden globe and the director's guild award before grabbing two oscars. best actor accolades went to gary oldman for his portrayal of winston churchill in the gritty world war two drama the darkest hour. old man had to endure up to five hours and make up every day during filming to complete his transformation to britain's storied wartime leader. the best actress oscar went to frances mcdormand for her role as a grieving mother in the comedic drama three billboards outside everything missouri mcdormand use the podium to make a stand for more diversity. if i may be so honored to have all the

female nominees in every category stand with me in this room tonight the actors meryl if you do it everybody else will come on the filmmaker the producer to make the right the cinema time the. thunder you. decide to. take a look around everybody look around ladies and gentlemen because we are stories to tell and projects we need finance judging by the overwhelming support in the room many here hope the call is too loud for the hollywood studios to ignore. yes and german soccer for you on sunday but it's legal leaders by munich were looking to bounce back in freiburg after being held to a draw at home last week against how to berlin not that the bavarians were desperate for a win they went into the game sitting on a massive cushion at the top of the table. the best striker going into this match

wasn't playing for the side you'd expect newspapers in a school with ten goals in his last ten outings for private school more than eleven dusty who is rested tosca head private school at first but at the wrong end cus you blew up thomas missed bus shot but he wasn't going to be denied again like son that's one of the deflecting into his own net in the twenty fifth minutes. by and waited just three minutes for the second forty million manco on town it's only saw him finally justifying his price tag. by an extended their lead again in the fifty fifth minutes of the video assistant referee judge eleven dusty's replacements onto wagner marginally on side the goal counted. but the result beyond doubt scoring points for an final goal.

neither peterson nor levin dusty made them in this game it was by a second string strike that day in the limelight. just reminder the top stories we're following for you here today on news italian voters have delivered a hung parliament in sunday's national elections setting the stage for months of political uncertainty early counting shows support for anti establishment parties in the far right of search as anger over high unemployment and immigration took hold at the ball. and directory he. takes home two oscars for his cold war fantasy the shape of water the movie best picture best director. and ok you can always get on the go just download from google player from the apple store that will give you access to a latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for a. breaking news you also use the app by the way to send us photos and videos.

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