nineteen are you known for gong to w.'s november focus. on. business news live from berlin and u.s. president donald trump fires attorney general jack sessions and names a critic of the russian approach to replace sam sessions was one of trump's earliest backers and now he is another cabinet casualty with the future of an investigation into russian election meddling after jake how will the newly elected democratic house react. also coming up new fresh doubt over the fate of

a christian woman guilty of blasphemy in pakistan osseo b.p. is out of jail but after narrowly escaping a death sentence her life is still in jeopardy and years after their traumatic flight from war a group of refugees are determined to integrate into german society and you are project is helping them come to terms with their past and adjust to their new lives . i'm sara kelly welcome to the program we begin in washington with a cabinet shakeup that has created a political firestorm president trump has fired jeff sessions as attorney general sessions was one of the first to endorse trump during his twenty sixteen campaign but the president has long expressed frustration with sessions after he recused

himself from the russia probe. jeff sessions now the former u.s. attorney general fired by donald trump applauded by his staff as he leaves the justice department the attorney general oversees the department and it's the department that's in charge of special counsel robert miller's investigation into russia's possible role in the two thousand and sixteen presidential election an election that put trump into office. thank you very much pleased u.s. intelligence agencies believe russia try to sway the election in favor of trump and special counsel miller is investigating with the trump and his aides colluded let's stay away let's stay away u.s. politicians worried that trump is trying to hold the investigation putting someone in charge who's willing to stop the russia probe protecting. and his investigation is paramount it would create a constitutional crisis if this were preload to ending or greatly limiting the

mauler. investigation because jeff sessions was involved in trump's presidential campaign he formally stepped aside from overseeing mueller giving miller the freedom he required to fully investigate. sessions' replacement is matthew whittaker he's openly critical of the investigation and he may have the power to end it you're going to get hit with the hiring and firing attorney generals is commonplace in american politics but rarely has it been so controversial. for more let's bring in scott lucas professor of international politics and american studies at the university of birmingham scott what is likely to happen to them all or investigation now. well it depends on who wins the battle of what donald trump confirmed yesterday although we've learnt specht of this is that he and his inner circle are not going to stop until they can significantly limit and probably shut

down the investigation we had expected that just sessions would be removed after the election what surprised me and a lot of others is how quickly donald trump moved yesterday he clearly was rattled that on tuesday the democrats took the lower house of congress in the u.s. midterm elections he knows that those democrats can support them or investigation and so he's acted this quickly by putting the enemy man as you would occur who has already said that the investigation should be significantly restricted i expect that the immediate step will be that matthew will occur as acting attorney general will veto any subpoena by robert mueller to question donald trump and then supported by allies in the process donald trump and his group are going to try to say that robert moore is illegitimate and set up for his dismissal now will that succeed two questions one is there enough resistance in congress not just from democrats but some republicans to try to check this into how does robert moore move

legally with this process when is he ready to present the evidence not only against allies of donald trump the doctrine of solve that's probably going to be in the spring so that gives donald trump in his inner circle let's say four months to get him out to fire him before they have to face the music. so and that's actually not the only news that we have coming from washington because also yesterday during the president's press conference there was a dispute between the president and he c.n.n. reporter jim acosta asked the president about the migrant caravan headed north and things really heated up i'd like to play this video and then get your reaction there after. this there we go well if you go on as president that this caravan was an invasion as you know i despise your senator to be that as you know this president karen was not an invasion it's a it's a group of migrants moving up from central america towards the border with the u.s. thank you for to and what why did you why did you characterize it as such. and i

consider it an invasion you and i have a difference of opinion do you think that you demonized immigrants not as a lecture known as or i want them i want them to come into the country but they have to come in legally you know they have to come in jim through a process i wanted to be a process and i want people to come in and we need the people here who have played your clip a week you know why we need the people because we have hundreds of companies moving in we need people there are hundreds of miles away there are hundreds and hundreds of more no way that's not a debate and honestly more a way that's not an invasion honestly i think you should let me run the country you run c.n.n. all right and if you didn't well your ratings let me ask you if i may ask one of the horse mispresent that's an ask one of the other folks that's a tough for me ma'am on this resume that's enough the president i had one of the dollars that i may ask you on on the russian vest occasion are you concerned that that you may have not get upset about anything with you may have a joint investigation because it's a hoax or you that's enough put down the mike is what c.n.n.

should be ashamed of itself having you working for them you are a rude terrible person you shouldn't be working for c.n.n. . so that is the video scott the battle between the president and the press is of course not do what was special though about this particular situation. well part of this is personal donald trump despises any journalist who questions and because he was so upset on tuesday over the elections he lashed out at someone he especially despises jim acosta and c.n.n. but part of it is linked to the russian bust a geisha because the tactics of trumpet his team are going to be trumped crush of escalations fake news supported by fake media so as robert miller closes in and as they become war concerned about trying to get rid of him they're going to use the cover of these attacks on the process to say this is not a legitimate investigation anyone who questions us is not legitimate so this is just the start there will be more jim acosta's who will feel the wrath of the

president because it isn't just crunch ego now is trying to battle for survival as part of a campaign to get away from russia and to get away from robert mueller thank you so much for joining us to share that view scott lucas professor of international politics and american studies at the university of birmingham we appreciate it. and staying in the united states some breaking news this hour from the state of california at least twelve people have been killed by a gunman who stormed a bar in the los angeles suburb of thousand opes police say that the attacker died inside the venue the suspect has not yet been identified a sheriff's deputy responding to the incident is among those killed authorities say that it's not yet known if there is a terrorism link local law enforcement officials say that hundreds of people were inside of that bar the time of the shooting. the pakistani christian woman who had her death penalty overturned last week has been released from prison and initial reports suggest that aasia bibi i've been flown out of the country but the

government says that she's still in pakistan bt spent eight years in jail for blasphemy she's been accused of insulting the prophet muhammad her acquittal triggered violent protests by islamist groups who called for her execution immediately her lawyer has been granted asylum in the netherlands where he fled because those life was in danger he told g.w. news that he's asked the dutch government to help his client. let's bring in journalist who is in pakistan covering this story so we know where aasia bibi could be. she will be moved on and have been deported you can leave unlocked married and shifted to your from abroad probably in india protected pretty well for your duty for your friends and this is the point really think darkroom or complication or complicated of auteur or growing or putting your country there are going to worship or continue to your heart the foreign operated

the national guard had the night that she had not entered the country and she is in pocket bomb now the atmosphere in the country as we have heard it is very tense at the moment her lawyer has fled how serious are the threats against bibi. i can detect relief here because we know that there are two senior politicians have been good at to see if it would be scary who supported your baby on the big hard because. he was interviewed by his own god and you know what would. be called the street last weekend and have lost the life you need pakistani thirty year old andy. who had. to leave here. how likely is it that the government could allow or possibly even help relieve pakistan. i think the government is under tremendous pressure right

now after finding a pact and a deal with the islamic to have a review petition and putting the man in the no fly list and. become anything under pressure right now. with the latest from pakistan thank you so much. let's get a quick check now of some other stories making news around the world canada's prime minister justin trudeau has apologized in parliament for his country's one nine hundred thirty nine refusal to accept a ship carrying over nine hundred german jews claim nazi persecution trudeau said that the apology was long overdue the ship the st louis was forced to return to europe where hundreds of those on board later died in nazi concentration camps. rwanda's leading political dissidents has gone on trial diane is a vocal critic of president paul kagame a and his human rights record last year she was barred from running against him in the elections which he won with more than

ninety eight percent of the vote prosecutors are seeking a twenty two year jail sentence she has dismissed the accusations. the indian capital delhi was covered in blankets of smog a day after diwali celebrations local reports say that the air quality deteriorated to very poor after many people ignored a fire cracker curbed set by the country's supreme court. the united nations is on the verge of ratifying and historic migration pact two years and the making it could become the first international protocol for managing mass migration but the united states australia and several e.u. countries have already said they won't sign it the move to draft such an ambitious plan came and twenty fifteen when migrants began arriving in europe at a rate not seen since world war two the pact now on the table sets out guidelines for protecting migrants integrating them into society and returning them to their

homeland it also addresses the causes of migration and seeks to reduce such displacement. u.n. member states are expected to formally approve the document in december at a summit in america the german government has praised the pact and intense assignment but. the right wing populist the alternative for germany the f.t. party they have demanded a debate in parliament on the issue i'm joined now by our political correspondent and founder mark who is standing by at the german parliament the bundestag so what's the disagreement about well the far right a fifty says that this compact on migration is mainly about improvement of conditions for migrants and that this could lead to more migrants also coming to countries like germany they also criticize that the compact neglects the risks dangers and costs for those countries that take refugees or migrants what it's

basically about in their countries on the other hand all the other parties in the german parliament and the german government they believe that it's an important first step on the global migration problems and that it's absolutely necessary to start this on an international level and that even raising the standards for migrants in other countries would be in the national interest of germany as well but not everyone supports it i mean it's not just the a.f.p. actually has spoken out there are some members within angela merkel's c.d.u. as well tell us more about that. yes that's true there are a few conservative m.p.'s that have criticised that. doesn't properly distinguish between economic migration and asylum seekers on the other hand but that's actually just a side aspect but they're mostly angry about just the way how this compact was communicated by the german government they're mostly unhappy with the foreign minister with us

they say that he has worked on this compact on the international for such a long time but has failed to communicate this compact to the public and to parliamentarians early and properly. fabienne several e.u. member states as we heard as well as australia the united states they've announced that they want side it's a compact based upon you know how you're gauging the mood there how likely is it do you think that germany will do so. well even that the german parliament doesn't have to. agree to the. compact they would do this in a majority and also the german government firmly believes that this compact on migration is fairly important and that the fact that almost two hundred member states of the united nations have agreed on this it's an important sign of global

responsibility in the future of migration so germany will certainly stick to this compact on migration haven't found a mark in berlin thank you. we're going to turn now to our top story we're going to head to the scene of the shooting at a bar in los angeles california where a gunman killed twelve people including a law enforcement officer the shooter was also killed we have jason campbell standing by he is a reporter covering the story in los angeles jason good more can you tell us about what happened there tonight. well i'm not. i'm not very. hi there how are you with whom am i speaking. but in terms of aceh i mean i'm the journalist here from all right in addition for your own no jason definitely but. i'm here on the scene and yes i am

we just have a very short press conference it was a very touchy press conference because. what is being pointed out that is. not a quiet neighborhood nothing like this that have a big scene inside the border grill bar there are the body of eleven young. people that we're going to spend the night here and enjoy the results of the body all the deputy that was about to retire was in service for twenty nine years and then also the body of the man ok then should we know that witness say it about thirty shots in the. past shot so that they do mean might be a semiautomatic weapon but as as a as a right now nothing as the clear this is a very fluid situation as a people point out so they basically geisha is just starting f.b.i.

has joined the sherry and the other different outdoor issues that are trying to find something more about these men. these men that was wearing dark overcoat that was wearing glasses have been and had a beer and nobody knows in anything about this man so far our understanding that this was a party i understand of college students there perhaps you can confirm that for us as do we have any more information about who the man might be if he was somehow related to what was going on there in the evening. so far the reason no information about them and. nobody know if it was related nobody even know the identities of the men nobody knows as well east but ye had therefore any motive and yet. it wasn't it was a party and everyone at this particular particular bar where they dance country new

is a case that's twenty five hundred feet location so it's major. university students students are welcome so lisa sort of happening that to everyone stay estab is happening here at this place so there were students as young as eighteen years old or. we have no idea yet the age of the victim that we know of we don't know anything the bodies are still inside the grail there's a bar and grill and again more information will be coming in the next hours and we will know the motive the reason and the man behind another shooting in the. well valentino martelli we thank you so much for joining us to at least bring us up to date on what you have been able to find out so far about this horrific incident we appreciate your reporting. thank you. i don't care

what else or says here on the german tech giant siemens is out with its fourth quarter report as rising net profit for the fiscal year remained of just over six billion euros at siemens a slight increase on the previous year the company's had some setbacks resilience of hearing new all this is vying for multi-billion euro order to build a power grid in iraq a job the company might have lost to us competitor g.e. after the white house intervened there's also problems in saudi arabia siemens was very late to cancel their attendance at the recent riyadh investment for most companies had dropped out after the murder of saudi journalist come aka short she meanwhile at home siemens sold their shares drop twenty percent over the course of this year. and earlier today i spoke to steve and c.e.o. joe care and i asked him first of his decision to pull out of that investor conference in saudi arabia did indeed call siemens a twenty billion dollars deal with the saudis. the fact is that we did not sign

a significant deal which was worth north of twenty billion that's true but obviously you know. things go as they go and i've always made it clear we had a very reliable partner competent partner of the kingdom of saudi arabia we have more than thirty million people mostly young people in the kingdom there has been a lot of reforms which have been initiated so i think we need to look at all factors the things which really really are a bit well in the kim going to be shunted the thirty is a very very promising. mission and such a concept going forward so there is a lot of cool things for there also have been talk things and i mean let's face it with the way what we have seen and heard about what happened in turkey is just not something which has moved into ordinary course of business with a kind of conspiracy that's got up the trust is this is that what what the kingdom

has promised to do it will see how it goes. staying in in the in the regions even it was also in the running for thirteen billion dollars infrastructure project to electrify iraq again there are reports you lost that deal or parts of it at least to general electric after don't trump intervened can you confirm that. a lot of stories being written about this topic the fact of the matter is that stevens has had a very very comprehensive compelling concept not just about rebuilding iraq in terms of electrification but also help the country in training in education with the dual apprenticeship program of the german industry we also promised to help the people in the freed up so for basic health care so there was a very comprehensive concept which reached the cover men that the customer liked a lot that obviously it has been. unusual special forces

have been intervening maybe out of good reasons that's not my churchmen and to bake on the other hand look i mean she even says in the united states there was almost sixty thousand people creating another one hundred fifty thousand indirect jobs so we are a massive economic force in the country we are training people there will be to the revenues of more than twenty billion dollars so we are first and foremost also an american company which i believe deserves respect and a level playing field we are actually asking for going out or you know you mr k.'s are talking about the u.s. and you being very strong there how much money will the iran sanctions cost you you've already won down some of your business there haven't you. well. the after the after the implementation dave years ago we have been studying opus li

our contacts and. with our customers in iran now with the unilateral move from the united states to to bail out of. the agreement we oversee need to see what that is you know respecting the sanctions we are very very very clear on that matter and that's exactly what we do you know pretty it is unfortunate that there was a unilateral bailout of the agreement but it is what it is we need to deal with it and we are going to deal with it. that's exactly what we do and look at the economic impact is not really relevant to siemens as the money goes a much more concerned about a further let's say escalation. on the conflict in the middle east which is the last place we see to it another conflict even c.e.o. joker's i thank you very much for joining us. trade in china appears to be roaring

ahead in spite of a drawn out trade conflict with the united states official figures suggest exports last month well nearly sixteen percent over last year and imports jumped even higher the u.s. has imposed tariffs on chinese goods but this is being offset by a decline in. demand for chinese products remains high and its trade surplus continues to grow. china's trade is ticking along nicely then spite of u.s. sanctions let's bring in our man in frankfurt cornrows joins us from the stock exchange that germany released some fresh figures today do they show any impact on from the u.s. sanctions. yes they do the german numbers look much less good than the chinese export numbers in the month of september german exporters did not manage to increase exports but on the contrary they export they exported less than in august

and also less than in september last year quite obviously the american trade and tariff policies are leaving a trace here but i have to say there's also positive there is something positive to say about this. german imports are up quite significantly five point three percent compared to september last year which means german businesses are investing they are buying they're buying goods from other countries and most of them being other european union countries and that's very positive because this has been demanded by our european partners for a long time also the i.m.f. has demanded this. in frankfurt thank you very much. samsung has unveiled its version of the next big thing a foldable phone the company allowed journalists a first glimpse at a developers conference in san francisco and urge program is to start writing apps for the gadget which doesn't have a launch date yet some so didn't want to give too much away about the device and

dimmed the lights to disguise elements of the design when unfolded the device resembles a seven point three inch tablet some saw has been competing with other brands like wall wired to present a device first boss all the industry big shots were ups they just a week ago when little known chinese startup called royally unveiled a prototype of a foldable for. its. that's all your business is a reminder off the top stories we're following for you u.s. president has fudge attorney general jeff sessions. expressed frustration with. recused himself from a probe into alleged ties between trump's presidential campaign and russia sessions finding places the future of the russian investigation into. that situation today you're watching the news live from. all feel thank you very much for tuning in.

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