since. the war on my phone two part documentary starts december eighth on t w. this is t w news live from berlin george herbert walker bush the forty first president of the united states has died at the age of ninety four tributes pouring from across the world for the president to lead the u.s. through the end of the cold war our correspondent in washington has the latest also coming up will the current u.s. president further fuel tensions at the g twenty summit in argentina donald trump cancels a meeting with putin and denies meeting with saudi arabia's crown prince will world

leaders agree on a communique we'll have expert analysis. welcome to the program former u.s. president george herbert walker bush the forty first president of the united states has died at the age of ninety four bush served only one term from nine hundred eighty nine to nine hundred ninety three overseeing an invasion of panama and the u.s. involvement in the first gulf war his presidency also coincided with the crumbling of the soviet union praise for his promotion of democracy in post cold war eastern europe here in germany bush sr will be remembered for playing a key role in reunification but an economic recession at home led to a dive in his popularity and he was ousted by democrat bill clinton eight years later george bush sr saw his son george w. bush become the forty third president of the us i'm joined now by our correspondent

. in washington what reactions have there been to george bush senior's death. well we've already seen reactions pouring in from across the u.s. and across the political spectrum we have the first reaction from president donald trump in which he said having read here through his essential authenticity disarming wit and unwavering commitment to faith family and country president bush inspired generations of his fellow americans to public service to be in his words a thousand points of light illuminating the greatness hope and opportunity of america to the world and we've seen that reaction from former president obama saying that his life is a testament to the idea that public service is a noble calling president clinton saying that he is grateful for his friendship with president bush he was a really a man who was admired broadly across the political spectrum especially after he

left office and continued working in public service in the way that he did bringing attention to causes around the world often working in tandem with his fellow former presidents and what would you say were his his greatest achievements. but he's definitely known for his international work as you mentioned the crumbling of the soviet bloc there and sort of bringing eastern europe back into the world fold or shall we say also under his leadership the north american free trade agreement he also oversaw the u.s. involvement in iraq in the first gulf war something that the u.s. preoccupation with iraq has continued really to this day both physically and politically so a lot on the international scene that is part of his legacy. just briefly he also

came in for some criticism while he was president if you don't. absolutely well while he was mostly over his international work it was really his domestic agenda that brought him down as you mentioned he only served one term one of the few modern presidents has only served one term and it was because he is from a very partridge and wealthy family and he was seen as somewhat out of touch with average americans and it was that sort of distance from the average american to him him coming from this tony in so far as america has nobility in noble family that inevitably brought him down and was the subject of much criticism during and somewhat after his presidency ok my waiter in washington thank you so much for that . and as reaction continues to come in from around the world let's take a look back at the life and legacy of george herbert walker bush. george herbert walker bush. a celebrated war hero successful businessman

u.s. president in times of change. george was a war hero he was the youngest pilot in the u.s. navy bush flew dozens of missions in the more he was shot down at sea then rescued at the last minute and became an instant legend. he returned to texas where he founded an oil company then he turned to a career in politics joining the republicans he became u.s. ambassador to the un then the un's top diplomat in china then head of the cia. in the one nine hundred eighty s. he became vice president to ronald reagan. after his two terms as vice president he then decided to run for the white house himself. and he won.

preserve protect and defend the constitution of the united states was. in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine the berlin wall fell and with it the iron curtain. bush consciously and calmly weathered the transition he worked hard to develop a good relationship with the president of the soviet union gorbachev and campaigned heavily for the reunification of germany bush is also the president who led the u.s. into its first major military operation in the middle east report to you air attacks are underway military targets in iraq. bush launched operation desert storm against iraq's dictator saddam hussein after he had attacked kuwait after the first gulf war president bush's approval ratings went through the roof but that didn't

last long many americans became unhappy with his domestic policies because of tough economic times he was forced to raise taxes it was a broken promise and the perfect ammunition for bill clinton bush's next democratic opponent clinton won the one nine hundred ninety two presidential election and after his one term in the white house bush called it quits. he focused his efforts on humanitarian activities. and his family which in two thousand and one once again wrote history as bush's son became president i. ga bush a us president in times of change. and the head of a family which had an influence on american politics for decades. the g. twenty summit and what is there is entering its second and final day high on the

agenda is the ongoing trade dispute between the united states and china other topics include the killing of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi in turkey and heightened tensions between russia and ukraine. in buenos site is thousands marched in unity showing their disapproval of the world's top brass. you want to see trends he is being held now with all the world's most powerful people is of course him and he came to oppose him because the working class all international and every country should unite in their fight against those who came here and i got. the police kept the protests tightly controlled inside the g twenty summit however things were less choreographed german chancellor angela merkel arrived a day late missing the opening photo due to technical problems on her plane saudi

arabia's prince mohammed bin salma stood alone. with controversy over the saudi's role in the war in yemen and the un clarified murder of journalist jamal khashoggi n.b.s. was offered few handshakes i wonder eating stood out. russian president vladimir putin's bright smile belied his own rejection from the group putin is in hot water over russia's seizure of ukrainian ships after a clash in the black sea europe if you like that is. a sobering. take. this is why i will show that they will live over the sanctions against russia in the ship. also on the agenda trade the united states and china are expected to hold a bilateral meeting in an effort to find a solution to their ongoing trade dispute and us president donald trump had an

early success signing a rewritten north american trade agreement with canada and mexico. i traditionally the twenty leaders issue a joint communique at the end of the summit this year it could be a struggle to get to that moment. cornélie is tied to her as an independent political adviser and analyst here in berlin to talk more with us about the g. twenty donald trump canceled his meeting with putin he seems to be studiously avoiding a saudi prince mohammed bin salman what does this say about the future of relations between washington and moscow and riyadh i think both leaders both foreign leaders they have experienced a volatile from a president who changes his mind from one day to another just a week ago so he issued a statement in strong support of the saudi crown prince which was obviously his statement and now he doesn't even want to see him same for president putin that

he counseled his meeting his scheduled meeting just the day before so i think these two leaders they're still trying to make out what they can get from this relationship with the united states they have invested a lot in it and right now it seems that saudi arabia is still strong but the russian u.s. relationship has been shaky over the past months and president putin would have wanted to talk to president trump but it hasn't happened. many people are watching the saudi prince mohammed bin salomon who seems to be shunned to a certain extent and when i was there is by their leaders is that fair it is you being punished for the murder of your mouth i showed you this study right right or well not being given a shake of hands is not the form of punishment for what he may have done or he seems to have done no it's true that few leaders can pretend that business is as usual but the mere fact that he is allowed to travel to this gathering there were

rumors off an indictment in argentina of his to be apprehended but this hasn't happened so far i'm sure he will say if you travel back to riyadh but the fact that he does have this internet the international exposure isn't really a punishment given what happened inside his country on turkey we understand turning to ukraine now which is one of the big crises being. discussed that russian president vladimir putin met with french president emmanuel mccall showed him a map of the kurds peninsula and try to justify russia's actions do you think he has any chance of persuading the french leaders well at least he used the paper to . illustrate the incident and not demarcate zones of influence i think that's a good sign what this shows is that he's actually at the highest level is trying to make the case and we also don't know what exactly happened with it before these ships and the state of as of so what he's trying to do is to talk to one of the

leaders of the normandy form that. he will meet in the course of today he will make the case but what is important is that at the end of this summit there is some kind of a solution to this but at least he's investing his time in this ok thank you so much that was cornelius of the heart political analyst based here in britain. day thirteen this league is underway with promoted side dusseldorf posting mid table of mights the home side dominated the first half but after sixty seven minutes it was months who hit the back of the net. his fourth of the season to seal the win helped on by a blunder from dusseldorf keeper. now move up to eight in the standings. and in just a few hours will be facing braman who are just two spots behind him in seventh place the reigning bonus they get champions have endured a tricky season well off the pace in the title race last weekend they were held to

a humiliating draw against. the coach now in danger of losing his job or opposition braman are also struggling to win listen for bonus league games following a promising start to the season for other matches will also be played throughout the day. and a reminder of the top stories we're following for you tributes pouring from around the world for george herbert walker bush the forty first president of the united states has died at the age of ninety four his son former president george w. bush has described him as a man of the highest character and the best are daughter. and don't forget you can always get your news on the go just download our app from google play or from the office store will give you access to. the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news you can also use that to send us photos and videos. you're watching news. thanks for watching.

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