you know. this is news coming to you live from berlin a long goodbye from a long time. germany's angela merkel confirms this will be hunted down and that she would stand down as leader of the c.d.u. party who might take over as the head of the conservative party will take a look at a possible successor also coming up are really fired people are angry that people are going to. take us back to her actions just to be free and all out push by democrats to get out the vote of what does the party stand for beyond its and drunk

. and a david versus goliath match up in the second round of the german cup powerhouse final unit traveled to tiny rooting out the tonight and the fourth division looking for a massive upset. hello and welcome i've done with that shima the day off a chance to announce the planned exit germany and the well look ahead to who might replace medical has said she resigned as leader of a party in december and stepped down as chancellor of the next election the move follows heavy losses for conservatives in recent state elections one thing is clear the person who succeeds johnson will have big shoes to fill. an earthquake a bombshell

a day of destiny there has been no shortage of dramatic descriptions for amounts mint. essence. firstly at the coming c.d.u. posse conference in december i have decided not to run again for c.d.u. possibly into and secondly this fourth term is my last post chancellor of germany will start at the election in twenty twenty one i won't run again a c.d.u. chancellor cans that nor will i run for a seat in parliament nor will i seek any other political office invites of them would be distant and tough and sleepy merkel has previously said that the two jobs chancellor and party leader should go together but after eighteen years heading the christian democrats she said the moment has come where she can only do one of them . back of said the disastrous result in the election has said should be seen as an opportunity for the whole government to change above all governing coalition

partners christian democrats and social democrats must cooperate better. for their part the s.p.d. are also licking their wounds after a terrible outcome in sunday's regional vote their leader andrea nonis whose future in the job has also been questioned it was clear that lessons have to be learned at the national level. he didn't fret so we are absolutely determined to ensure that we can continue our work in the coalition it needs more commitment and more determination to leave behind the problems of the past few months. for gun rights and. opposition parties are already seizing their chance to capitalize america's weakness. for market america is giving up the wrong jobs this won't make government more stable it will merely slow the death of the coalition. for long. but the much diminished grand coalition will limp

along for now with the severely weakened chancellor at its head there could yet be a public battle for the soul of the c.d.u. . joining me now from up on him and he is political correspondent sparrow a welcome to our must the what do make us do announcements stepping down a spotty leader and then as johnston two thousand and twenty one meaning for the german coalition government well especially after the election has and previous election and above area on the previous problems within the german coalition that had been a lot of pressure so there are those who are on allies in announcement in a way making sure that pressure goes aside that there is that they can start work now and they can focus on the coalition agreement that they agreed when they have the obvious reforms that coalition the social democrats and the conservatives on the other hand there are those who are saying that merkel is very much weakened by the fact that she is leaving the party chair position weakens even further and that

could spell new problems for the grand coalition so there are different views as to what this actually means for germany's government and tell us before we continue let's listen to what people on the streets of berlin have to say much on decisions . i think it's too bad i think she's done a fantastic job but she's just lost support maybe she also doesn't feel up to doing the job but like she's always insisted on doing the same and i'm thankful for what she's done but maybe it's time for something new. it's all in from outside who was noise the other day the steve you sleep or the the right step you can't call this government a government anymore it's only about blaming each other. particularly mrs merkel is not interested in your opinion of the people anymore therefore she should be consistent and make way for others and sign on to that so it's not particularly not someone new will take the chairpersons job i mean

a breath of fresh air in politics. politics. so tell us as we go there's a yearning for fresh air in politics by some but just let the remain still very much in charge till the end of for term doesn't she that is the end of the term being two thousand and twenty one exactly the end of the term is two thousand and twenty one that was something that she promised a few years ago when when she decided once again to be a candidate for chancellor and that's something that she has again mentioned that she wants to fulfill her term as chancellor until twenty twenty one last as chancellor and that's also an important step that she made because obviously there had been a lot of speculation that this could be the case but now that has become official and according to michael that now opens the possibility for her party to think about the future. and just giving up the leadership of the c.d.u. is a big step for chancellor merkel and there are already people in the party jockeying for this coveted post of party leader before we continue this is

a look at some of the men and women who could succeed. it's been clear since february who angle americal prefers as her eventual successor and a great comp our former state premier who won the post of c.d.u. general secretary with merkel's support. personally i represent a more conservative position in matters of social politics but i'm a member of the social wing of the party the general secretary acts as a moderator between the various party factions by taking on the job she has entered a power struggle with aspiring leadership candidate. he's a vocal critic of merkel one she has kept close by appointing him as health minister and her cabinet sponsors himself as a voice of conservatism on matters such as migration and national identity if. properly done cultural assimilation is an invitation to celebrate and live out our values and rituals our traditions and holidays. spawn's shot at leadership could be

hindered if another prominent candidate enters the ring the former conservative parliamentary group leader free to fishman's before her announcement one of merkel supporters put himself forward as a replacement the premier of north rhine-westphalia. once the leadership meet. says she won't seek office again after eighteen years it's important for me that we take a moment to think. not so far three figures have put themselves forward to steer the c.d.u. ship the party will pick the winner in early december. so tell us the shape of johnson magazine last years in office will depend a lot on who takes over as sponsor leader who do you think is best placed to succeed in that post i couldn't agree with you more and rita that position is becoming more and more important that on the one hundred opus you have unexpected column by a who's very close to merkel got caught on the one hundred be

a boon but at the same time it could be a problem if the party decides to move away from angela merkel and her style of politics on the other hand you have to call critics in. math if the party decides to move in that direction then i'm going to work as chancellor in the next few years could become increasingly difficult and it could also make the work of the coalition as a whole also much more complicated so what that's why bass particular position is so important and why the party conference in december where the c.d.u. will elect its new leader is also very important in itself and looking at the big picture germany's major parties are losing support the smaller parties are getting stronger and the fall is if the party is not represented in all of germany's state parliament sum up for us the change german party political landscape the party political landscape is becoming more and more fragment and there's no doubt about that but that's not only a german phenomenon it's also

a phenomenon that we see in other parts of europe and that comes on hand in hand with the fact that traditional parties big parties like the conservatives under social democrats here in germany are losing ground and voters are professor into go to smaller parties in some occasions those parties are on the fringes of the political spectrum like the case of the far right alternative for germany thomas chancellor miccolis trying to seize the initiative in silence of critics by her announcement announcements but can't she last two full parliamentary term do you think well that's the very big question rita there's no doubt that call is weakened there's no doubt that her work could become much more complicated in the next few years on the other hand. conservatives yesterday by the party headquarters and i was there were mentioning that that was actually an opportunity not only for the party to restructure itself but the government as well to try and really focus on content not on the problems and the squabbles that we've seen in recent months but focus on content so again there are different views on whether i'm going to call on

the one hundred could stay until twenty twenty one although that's a clear goal and on the other whether she can be successful in implementing the policies that she promised when she formed the coalition agreement with the social democrats right thomas did the obvious political correspondent at a fundamental studio thank you very much for your assessment. that would have been yes to do it some other stories making news around the world south africa's president. has met under maclin berlin ahead of the g. twenty african investment conference the two leaders will speak later as part of the so-called compact with africa initiative it was established in two thousand and seventeen under germany's cheeta twenty presidency in order to promote private investment in africa. indonesian authorities are using underwater beacons and sonar detectors to try to find the black box recorders of a passenger plane which crashed into the sea on monday the lion f. light it lost contact with ground staff shortly after takeoff with one hundred

eighty nine people on board so it seems do not expect to find any survivors as. business president elect. who has promised to redraw government advertising from media organizations he deems to be lying also not one sunday's presidential vote by a landslide despite his support for torture self professed homophobia and plans to open up the amazon rain forest to big business. a court in ecuador has rejected bikies leaks founder julian assange lawsuit over the conditions of his asylum stop at the country's london embassy had imposed strict rules which song argued violated his rights ecuador granted asylum in two thousand and twelve as he tried to avoid extradition to sweden over sexual assault allegations. getting out of the u.s. where the countdown has begun to the mid-term elections these are just

a week away mid-term elections take place half way between presidential elections every four yes democrats and republicans are vying for control of both houses of the congress here's what's at stake. the midterms are first and foremost about congress and they can make or break a president's agenda republican control of both houses has made trump's life relatively easy so far but if democrats split one or even both the good times may be over the entire house all four hundred thirty five seats is up for election as it is every two years republicans currently hold two hundred thirty five over democrats one hundred ninety three calise are on the thirty or so toss ups races that polling data have is too close to call. on the senate side republicans rule with the slimmest of majorities fifty one to one hundred seats but polling data suggest maybe just six seats are toss ups. if the democrats win the

house the senate or both they could block trump's agenda. they could investigate allegations of abuse and misconduct facing trump in the senate democrats could reject trump appointees and they could even have the numbers to start the long and from process of impeaching trump. when the democrats were shocked and splintered of by president trump's victory over hillary clinton in two thousand and sixteen not many i'll see what the party stands for beyond its anti trump stunts. if there is a blue wave coming to washington it might look something like this during brett kavanaugh scum from asian hearings from the u.s. supreme court angry activists of all genders and colors turned up to protest in numbers this is a key strategy the democrats have been banking on make people show up and party leaders are pushing the message that the risk. democrats to office people especially women need to vote just let women know in america that their voices do

matter is that their vote the votes matter and that what they do with their time between now and a vendor absolutely matters and how do you think democrats are going to do in the midterms they often i think they will win. many democrats agree with telegrams assessment they think voters are motivated and of just enough show up the democrats will have an easy victory. people are really fired people are angry and people are going to vote i do hope so i think that there's a lot that needs to be done and i think hopefully this is mobilizing people to take some action and i think that people need to get out and vote because the people are going to be the ones to change the tide. but it's a tale of two parties for everyone who's pushing voter turnout there are plenty wondering exactly what they're turning out for and the democrats need to rouse together and actually put together proper candidates platforms that aren't just. the democratic party is also have to change because what it has done so far hasn't

kept a lot of it's also held. white men and women in power when it needs to also highlight more diverse voices and hold onto a status quo that's not going to cut it anymore because it doesn't include enough people. what do the democrats stand for this has been the question the party has been unable to answer since the last twenty sixteen presidential elections and while the kavanaugh confirmation hearings may have activated the democratic voting base it also riled up republicans the only thing that is sure the democrats cannot simply be the party of not trump it's one thing to take advantage of the anti-drug mood in parts of the country but analysts say that approach needs to be paired with a solid party platform professor jason moloch odd american university in washington d.c. says that if democrats merely engage with trump style of politics they were grab it they need to come up with a different strategy and i think your faith and. up losing not gaining any seats are gaining one or two but the republican star power they're going to have to think

about a different strategy going into the presidential election. and trump feeling in the country didn't succeed in this case brett kavanaugh was confirmed it was a strong message the democratic party needs to give americans a reason to vote for it beyond not liking donald trump. football is german cup is known for matching up powerhouses clubs from the with lower division teams have dreamed of making it big we have one such match coming up tonight mighty by munich play against fourth division and it may not be a talking by end though the club has already knocked out second division dynamo dresden to get where they are and eager to put up a bit of a fight against a big club. moving housings cup dream continues they've already knocked out one huge opponent to normal to grazed in the first round and now they find themselves

the center of attention once again this time ever competitive captain daniel flood not is determined to enjoy the occasion. and such special games like against dresden when you see the pictures it's a fantastic feeling during the game i find that bit tougher to enjoy but this time i'd like to actually try and soak up the atmosphere visit was. certainly doesn't mean however that they're just out for a casual pick about. so you know what i thought on the last release we all want to push ourselves the limits and see what we're capable of why shouldn't we try and when. to give it why not indeed the stars might just a line coach and we certainly isn't ruling out the possibility. because we need to play the game of our lives and we need buy in to have an absolute disaster then we might just have the slimmest of chances. one problem for rooting hausen is the

ground their home the heck a v. and start your own is deemed too small to host a clash so it will be played in neutral neighboring brooke the home side of the us without their home advantage still these players have a chance to continue writing history in the name of their modest community club they'll do all they can to take it. and stick with football but going to spain riyadh madrid have sacks head coach ewen after a disastrous five one defeat to barcelona on sunday the former spain coach took over agree on off the want but is still most troubled right from the beginning to make the was started by any of the all coach in the last seventy years and his side a card languishing in the ninth place in the spanish league santiago celerity will take over on an interim basis. monica joins me now for business news

and more on trade tensions between the u.s. and china. don't like it rita has again imagine asian markets were rattled today on fears that trade tensions between the u.s. and china could worsen that after a bloomberg report that the u.s. is planning further tariffs if upcoming talks between the two sides should fail the markets in hong kong and shanghai were both down on the news following losses on wall street u.s. president storage trump is scheduled to talk trade with chinese premier she jingping on the wings of the g. twenty summit that is in late november. where germany's unemployment rate is expected to fall below five percent in october that would be the lowest level ever recorded by the federal employment agency according to a survey among german economists' less than two point two million people were unemployed and that's fifty seven thousand less people on the dole than in

september the official numbers will be announced in just a few hours the rock solid labor market is likely to further boost consumer confidence and household spending in europe's biggest economy which has seen domestic demand to overtake exports as its main growth driver in recent years. so a solid labor market rising consumer confidence economic stability developments well whole too familiar with under the chancellorship of aguilar machall but following disastrous results into regional elections merkel announced on monday that she will step down as leader of the conservative party and not seek another term as chancellor at the end of this legislative period twenty twenty one political opponents chia supporters of uncle americal worry what will come after her and what about business well let's ask york kramer chief economist at command who joins us now in frankfurt good to have you with us we know that the euro slipped and that

stocks rose on the news what do you read into these initial reactions. whether this was only an initial reaction of let's say fifteen minutes. and nothing . durable i would say and the reason is that that under the america's day in the chancery it means that there is an orderly transition of power that means there will be no elections which would only result in a steep increase for the right wing and left wing populist party instead the traditional parties have more time to build up a new candidates and this suggests more political stability and therefore we have seen a short a very short moderate positive reaction of the markets nothing more to talk of an orderly transition and new candidates we will know more in december when one of

them will be elected as new leader of the conservative party but for years we've been talking about the lack of investment here in germany also under the chancellorship of. step by step departure now opening the door for some fresh momentum well i hope so you are absolutely right yes germany county enjoys a very good economic fundamental strong g.d.p. across low unemployment you mentioned it before however the reason for this has a lot of to do with the previous ourself mr america the then chancellor schroeder from the social democrats who had implemented far reaching labor market reforms and mrs rowe to back these reforms mobile she's responsible for for a mess of the investment in public infrastructure that means the next government will have a lot of work in front of to make sure that germany maintains its strong economic position exactly i mean germany is still europe's economic heavyweight what change

of course do you suggest is needed to keep it that way. well first of all no father rollback of labor market reforms and secondly the investment in public infrastructure has to has to increase this is not only a question of more money it's also a question to reform. the admission process the legal processes to make sure that the investment happen more quickly right by their chief economist at command joining us in fact that thank you so much . hello when is tomorrow at two millions of americans are expected to celebrated the u.s. national retail federation says annual survey says that more than one hundred seventy five million of them up planning to scoop around the festival of haro could

help kick off a retail boom in the u.s. during the last quarter total spending on costumes and decorations is expected to reach nine billion dollars it's likely short of last year's record but a strong showing of shoppers doing halloween could be a sign that the u.s. economy is still a bust despite recent stock market volatility. and one from one horror to the next because most people do not look forward to seeing their dentist but what happens when you really need one and you can't afford to dental care while in pakistan some dentists have taken to the streets to offer treatment to the country's poorest no one knows just how qualified street dentists are but they are offering a service that millions need desperately. polishing and cleaning for about two dollars that prevents covetousness. because i don't have enough money for the

dentists in the hospitals they charge thirty to forty dollars just for cleaning so it's better to go to the street dentists who can do it for only two dollars they can even fix the teeth. it's all about improvise ation of the open air clinics in the pakistani city of rawalpindi for many locals street dentists are the only option for dental care the average pakistani earns around one hundred dollars a month. but the experience is not for the squeamish. you don't have a little things here and we have a special chemical which we apply and works well we can't do root canal treatments because we don't have the equipment for that our patients are poor and with a doctor in london they want to do something for your teeth polish and clean them noise dust and poor hygiene that's what patients put up with but business is booming for the dentists. treat up to one hundred patients

a day. these dentists earn between twenty and twenty five dollars daily that's a lot of money in pakistan but for the patient it all comes down to trust it's almost impossible to know how qualified the street dentists are. not unlimited. is a reminder of the top story we're following for you. a day off to. several potential successes jockeying for position has said she will resign as party chair in december as she's running for reelection as chancellor. you're watching d.w. news coming from. more coming up at the top of the hour in the meantime you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our web site that is dot com thanks for joining.

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