you're watching g.w. news live from berlin the leaders of north and south korea meet for a second time in a month on the agenda a possible future some of between north korea and the united states despite u.s. president donald trump canceling sheehan's talks just days ago. also coming up ireland is set to liberalize its strict abortion laws exit polls show voters overwhelmingly support scrapping a constitutional ban on terminating pregnancy is what does it mean for the rights of irish women will go to dublin for reaction. and in football the countdown is on

tonight champions league final defending champions around madrid take on liverpool but who will be crowned at europe's top football club will preview the big game. waiter welcome to the show and in breaking news from the past hour the leaders of north and south korea have met today for a second time in a month the two leaders met inside the demilitarized zone that divides the two nations not much is known yet about what was discussed but it comes after a whirlwind few days in which u.s. president donald trump first canceled a highly anticipated meeting with north korea's kim jong un before suggesting it might still actually happened. and to break this down we're joined now by journalist from seoul josh this is yet another twist in this story what more can

you tell us about this meeting. well south korea says that it won't officially announce the outcome of this surprise second summit until tomorrow but they did say that the two leaders not only discuss grievance that they made in their previous meeting. back in a said that he was canceling just a few days ago but more recently has once again hinted that it could be on so this flurry of diplomacy does point to a possible reopening of talks between all sides now if these new efforts fall apart what party here has the most to live. well i think right now obviously koreans on both sides of the border have the most to lose out of any outcome. this all of this certainly raises the stakes. tension leading to tensions that we saw last year when there were missile and

nuclear tests on behalf of north korea and military drills and other threats behalf of the united states and it could in fact be worse as well of course if talks do fail then folks who are more in favor of military options could point to that as. you know a failure of talks and i need to move on to more aggressive measures right josh smith for us covering this breaking news from saul thank you very much. let's return now to our other top story a historic moment for ireland the nation is set to legalize abortion in a landslide vote exit polls estimate nearly seventy percent of people voted in favor of repealing the eighth amendment to the constitution which currently outlaws abortion in all cases except when the mother's life is in danger and marks another huge societal shift in a country where the catholic church has traditionally played

a big role. post predictions islet is to change cool on one of its most divisive social issues i was ecstatic because it was such a it could have been such a close call but i think a lot of us were expecting a no so to see about it was. seemed to me like a pretty enthusiastic yes that was amazing yeah i just see a. pretty great news is really. going to change a lot a lot of things. and may not have official results yet but two major exit polls suggest the emerald iowa will repeal its constitutional ban on abortions currently abortion is only allowed when a woman's life is at risk but not in cases of rape incest or fetal abnormality the references to vines of the nation provoking strong emotions from both science. i don't believe we have the right to kill

a baby in do womb and i would call it baby. may not call it baby and. if the exit polls to match the result the irish government has said it would legislate by the end of the year to allow for abortion up to twelve weeks with medical consent. for more we're joined from a vote counting center in dublin by joan collins she's a member of the irish parliament with the independents for change party representing south central dublin john welcome thank you so much for being with us now the predictions right now is that i. and we'll repeal the constitutional ban on abortions this is really a historic choice what are your thoughts. that it's a very significant day for our nation it's a very some bridge a further nation and we closer to patzers been at times divisive but i think what has happened today is that the people of our own to have shaken the shackles of the

conservative catholic church off their backs and i think for that reason is very significant but i also think as i said some because people have to struggle with their own experiences and family experiences and i think at the end with this folks we have come a long long way well this was a very emotional decision for many voters what would you say to those who actually voted against changing their amendment. i would say that this is a democratic votes and by voting no you expressed your opinion and we all respect their opinion and we did that for the very beginning of this campaign over the years and what i would say to them is that there's no need to fear anything no one's going to be forced to have an abortion it's all about choice it's all about health care for women in this country. and now we are expecting the yes vote to be

confirmed today that's what the exit polls are showing which means that ireland's government is going to have to start providing for abortions in a medical system that previously had been it had been legal to what challenges lie ahead in that sense. it's very big challenges because. our health service is out in no time low literally at this stage and without having to provide the services but i think it's really been put up to the health service now it's the liver there has to be resources put into the health service and there has to be support put into the health service and that's going to be quite significant and will be quite and a mountain to climb but i think this vote will actually. force to have system as departments to actually deliver on the service they need to provide for women in this country. now this is the latest of what seems to be a wave of liberalisation that's sweeping ireland just

a few years after same sex marriage was legalized one message do you think this sends to the rest of the world about ireland in twenty eighteen. i think what it senses award is that our and has moved would not be back for a little oil and that people would have assumed we were over fifty years ago forty years ago even thirty years ago and i think we've moved quite away from our own experiences and from family experiences and from empathy and understanding and i think generally the nation has expressed that today in their votes and i think countries like argentina and the philippines would be looking to ireland for a hope that they could change their apportioned laws there as well and i hope our message today the overwhelming message that this country and has voted to repeal will be the most stringent and piece of legislation in europe i think that should

send out a positive message to the nations and other women and other men to the countries that it can be doing and teams can change joan collins in dublin at a vote counting center where they are expected to be repealing arlen's abortion laws is a member of the irish parliament thank you so much for joining us. and thank you to your audience now to some of the other stories making news around the world saudi crown prince mohammed bin salam has reportedly imposed a ban on government agencies awarding contracts to german companies as comes according to the spiegel online website it says the kingdom's de facto ruler isn't happy with berlin stance on riyadh's foreign policies his decision could put at risk exports totaling nearly seven billion euros striking truckers in brazil have brought latin america's biggest nation to a standstill thousands of drivers have blocked roads and the protests have been going on for the past five days the brazilian government is threatening to send in

the army to break up the strike. a cyclone has battered the arabian impish arabian peninsula bringing devastation to parts of oman and killing at least two people worst hit is the country's third largest city salalah there's also been flooding in rural areas nearby cyclone makulu also tore through a month's neighbor yemen. to sports now the best football team in europe is close to being crowned with the champions league final showdown kicking off tonight in kiev thirty two teams started to the race for the trophy but just to remain real madrid and liverpool it's a juicy match up between two clubs both with rich histories in european competition . madrid the holders the galactic odds. against liverpool the reds club synonymous of european glory one of them all out

another chapter to their last year's history by winning the champions league you know what. we are again in the champions league final you know and we're going into it with a lot of confidence we will try to very positive for everything to bring the boys. to show the boys why it makes so much sense to be really brave in that game. real madrid are chasing their third straight champions league title to nadine sit down has molded a group of talented individuals into a winning machine on the european stage but one man stands tall amongst them christiane right now that was netted fifteen times in the champions league this. goals in the competition. when you have christiane zero in the tame to the best and he proves that every year but five times champions liverpool have this competition in their blood they used to dominate but their last title was two thousand and five

now they have german coach you're going club excelling abroad his top man is mohamed salah back home in egypt he's a megastar on the final copy things crowning glory he has played this season which is outstanding but this is young enough and has not potential to improve so that's really good news real madrid against liverpool we could be in for a classic in kiev. competition for a spot in germany's world cup squad is heating up as coach your game live moles over the final make up of the team five bucks reckon they'll pay verson a surprise inclusion for the training camp in northern italy is hoping he can win over his coach as well as some new fans. strong support on the sidelines welcome germany's squad to training and the youngsters all had their favorite stars. thing. yet only a few don't need pietersen the freiburg sharpshooter is one of three strikers

hoping to catch his coaches i. trust him a lot because he's a good footballer and he has the same gift as the others. scoring goals from limited opportunities to play distance scored fifteen goals this season more than teammates mario gomez and. who never the less some more favored to go to russia. by the national than a super fast you can send them through on goal and there's no way to defend it. gomez has a strong mentality and unbelievable presence in the box which is tough for any opponent so maybe i can be the surprise nobody knows about and. calls him the joker and it's a role pietersen is more than happy to take on much more. and sometimes a few minutes are enough to make a difference and you have to be prepared and not just because you're on the bench debunks it's pietersen has won over at least one new fan but he hopes to win

a whole lot more over in russia. michel platini of the formal you a president who was banned from the sport in two thousand and eleven over a controversial payment he received says he's been cleared by swiss authorities of any criminal wrongdoing and plans to return to football the future ethics committee initially banned the french fry from all soccer related activities for years because the payment in question from the world football governing body lacked transparency sixty two year olds three year nightmare could be over a teeny added in a statement that no charge has been or will be held against him in the future in connection with his activities for faith. and a reminder of our top story at this hour the north korean and south korean leaders have met for a second time in a month kim jong il and willing to even discuss a potential meeting between pyongyang and washington just days after u.s. president alsheim canceled a planned summit with kim. we'll be watching to you know means live from berlin

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