this is you know we do is live from berlin america wakes up to another mass shooting. it's a horrific scene and there there was blood everywhere gunmen opened fire inside a crowded california bar killing at least twelve people most of them college students also coming up. what next for the russia probe questions about after u.s. attorney general jeff sessions is pushed out and president trump gives the job to a man who is openly hostile to the russian investigation. and the man

aiming for europe's top job germany's months could be very is the front runner and their reason to succeed mr your official include younger as european mission commission president so who is he and what could change under his presidency. it's great to have you along everyone. we begin with a tragic and unfortunately all too familiar story there's been another mass shooting in the u.s. in the state of california at least twelve people have been killed after a gunman opened fire in a bar in the los angeles suburb of thousand oaks the attack took place late wednesday during a night for college students police say a sheriff's deputy responding to the incident is among those killed hundreds of

people were inside the bar at the time of the shooting authorities say the attacker died inside the venue. all right let said now speak to jason a camper donia he is a reporter covering the story for us in los angeles good evening jason what more have you learned about what happened in thousand oaks. what we're hearing and sources are telling me that about eleven thirty local time last night with a far fact axle of college students the gunman is twenty eight year old ian long that's what ventura county sheriffs are telling us stormed into the bar after shooting and killing the doorman and was starting to randomly select his targets he apparently was using a glock twenty one forty five caliber handgun with an extended magazine now the gun is legal in california but the extended magazine is not legal and after shooting

a couple of people in the shots went out the shots fired went out to local authorities and even ter a county sheriff sergeant bursts in the door to try and stop the gunman the gunman then shot him multiple times and after he was dead the second wave of first responders showed up and then that's when they found the gunman dead apparently there are some reports that say it was from a self-inflicted gunshot wound but we're not exactly sure at this time we're not sure at this time jason are there any clues as to the motive of the gunman. no but what we do know and this is coming from the ventura county sheriff is that he lived in the area reportedly with his mother some sources say that he used his mother's car to drive to the bar and then on top of that investigators are now on the premise of his home they're searching that house now and they're also searching his social media all right chase in that camper tony reporting for us from l.a.

thank you thank you. and we say in the u.s. we're a cabinet shake up sending shock waves through washington d.c. president donald trump has fired jeff sessions as attorney general there working relationship was seriously strained after sessions were accused himself from the rush of probe on now democrats even some republicans are worried about what his removal could mean for that investigation. 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 believes u.s. intelligence agencies believe russia try to sway the election in favor of trump and

special counsel miller is investigating whether 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 moller investigation. because jeff sessions was involved in trump's presidential campaign he formally stepped aside from overseeing mulla giving miller the freedom he required to fully investigate. sections replacement is matthew whitaker he's openly critical of the investigation and he may have the power to end it you're going to get it with the pirating and firing attorney generals is commonplace in american politics but really has it been so controversial.

well that story isn't the only one getting everybody's attention in washington right now and then unprecedented move president all trump has decided to revoke the press passes seen in situ if white house correspondent jim acosta restricting the journalists access to the white house all this after the reporter tried to ask donald trump a question during a news conference yesterday. there we go well if you want as president that this care of this heated exchange caused a seasoned journalist access to the west wing a white house intern trying to grab the microphone from c.n.n.'s jim acosta he had challenge president trump about his rhetoric towards migrants and then turned his attention to the investigation into russian election meddling here because the trump lashed out at acosta are you worried about indictments coming down to watch 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. . the white house then accused the cost of placing his hands on the aide and suspended his press pass. that's a that's one of the other folks that's a tough for me but c.n.n. says there reporter is being punished for challenging the president the news network has called the move a threat to democracy. coming down there were other moments of tension between the president and journalists. muslim out of the right of yours either so i understand to be out over the course of the just sit down place this standoff marked an escalation of hostilities between the trumpet ministration and the media and a lot you are the enemy of the people go ahead mr president over the course over the course of the last several days of the campaign sir it's such a hostile media it's so said you asked me but no you rudely interrupted him you

rudely interrupted him. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. canada's prime minister justin trudeau has apologized in parliament for his country's nine hundred thirty nine refusal to accept a ship carrying over nine hundred german jews fleeing nazi persecution trudeau's at the apology was long overdue the ship the m.s. st louis was forced to return to europe where hundreds of those on board who later died in nazi concentration camps. at least forty seven people have died and more than sixty are injured following a bus crash in zimbabwe police say two buses travelling in opposite directions collided near the eastern town of who saw a on wednesday evening president emerson god well was promised has promised an investigation into the cause of the crash. the indian capital delhi

was covered in a thick blanket of smaug a day after the volley celebrations local reports say the air quality deteriorated to quote very poor after many people ignored a firecracker curb set by the country's supreme court. now to a german conservative politician who set his sights on the european union's highest office my friends baber is the conservative blocs lead candidate for the job of e.u. commission president so who is it and what chances that a little known variant politician have of taking over from john close. modest serious and seasoned that is months would be for more than ten years the german conservative has been pulling the strings in the european parliament now he's aiming for europe's top job to replace him current european commission

president mr europe. up there that is where the president of the european commission currently mr york has his office and it's a position you cannot ignore the commission sets the agenda on many crucial things in europe such as the budget the migration debate or the brics in negotiations. now is the favorites to move into your because office a member of the european parliament since two thousand and four he is seen in brussels as successful and dedicated to power brokers. but the forty six year old has never held a high government office and his introduction video was more provincial than global . europe was almost my passion. frankly speaking coming home is really what makes me. coming home. to be. saying. thank god but now the ambition has been very and has set his sights high as

one a few politicians who's always taken clear positions towards president putin added one or trump but he still has to prove whether he has what it takes to succeed on the highest level as european commission president. all right we're worried now europe's leading conservatives are meeting in the finnish capital house thinking and obviously joins me now from the finnish capital where he she is following the congress of the european peoples party the largest party in the year thank you so much your barber for joining us when mr they were announced his candidacy he tweeted his mission statement that basically was that if we want to defend our way of life we must know what determines us europe needs a debate on identity and dominant culture does that align with what the p.p. wants for europe it lines was part of that if you ones for europe but we

also heard here in helsinki today some speakers who in rather fiery terms said we need to stand up and fight for european values we need to stand up and fight for a liberal democracy that was for instance the president of the european council the poll done to screw spoke here so yes the e.p.a. is divided on that and if you look at says way he's going to push the direction of the party more towards the right because frankly who currently holds the office of the e.u. commission is sort of on the left side the very liberal side of the christian conservatives and never is going to change that so it debate about identity and he talked about this too when he spoke here at the congress about churches that we see it every european village and that we need to protect and people feeling at home

that is definitely a different outlook on what the future is supposed to look like now right now tell us a little bit more about mr weber's who is he and how did he manage to get this top job. because he is such a clever pull of strings and maker of deals and backroom slayer that really is his main qualification he has never held high office as we heard he has no experience at all in any kind of government and that's what his critics hold against him among other things for instance that he is still tolerating the autocratic dicta or the prime minister of hungary in the rose of the european people's party without really saying hey you need to change or you need to go be able to tolerate him in the future he is somebody who has been flying under the radar sort of the known unknown of european politics in brussels and the question is would the he really is the

right man for the top job that will be oncet next year we will have to wait and see for a visa reporting from house thank you thank you and the guinness book of world records is celebrating its annual world records day today and japanese skipper. has marked the occasion in appropriate style in tokyo. an auditorium full of captivated schoolchildren who watched him set a world record by completing twenty four skips and get this thirty seconds and what is known as the mound release style of thirty six year old has said he hopes to establish rope skipping as a valid career option for young people he holds a total of seven world records. very impressive indeed ok you're watching the daily news with a lot more to tell you about including. german television is in the car industry still grappling with the diesel gates fallout stephen moore will be here to take

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