biala guest. managed by for. this is d. w. news longer from berlin tonight michael flynn the disgraced former general who worked for president drunk and lied to the f.b.i. a u.s. court has postponed sentencing for flint but not before a judge lambasted him saying the former national security adviser sold out his own country also coming up the dangers and the hate confronting reporters around the

world a new report shines a light on the journalism daring to tell the truth no matter the call plus in sports english premier league giants manchester united fire coach josie marine the football club pulled the plug on the controversial manager after the worst start to the season in nearly three decades. i'm brink off it's good to have you with us tonight we know that u.s. president donald trump's former national security adviser will not be going to prison at least this year today a federal judge in washington post poll the sentencing of michael flynn the disgraced former general had pleaded guilty to deceiving the f.b.i. about his contacts with russia's ambassador to the u.s. . in january twenty seventeen just days before trump became u.s.

president clinton originally said that he had not met the ambassador when in fact he had the judges said by doing so flynn arguably sold out his country now lying to federal agents carries a five year prison sentence flynt is the highest profile culprit so far in special counsel robert muller's investigation into links between trump's election campaign and russia are joining us now from washington is our correspondent swager my it's good to see you have this was supposed to be a cut and dry sentence and instead it's been postponed what changed the mood within the court room i understand there was a lot of drama. andy and not just in the courtroom but even just between yesterday and today when the the buzz around town shall we say was that when might get zero jail time given that prosecutors are saying he had been

extremely cooperative with the mauler investigation and maybe even perhaps wanted to keep him around for more help and they were recommending zero jail time people were expecting that that was going to be the case and now we see this change in the courtroom with the judge some harsh words for flynn stopping short of accusing him outright of treason but really a judge who seem not sympathetic to the cause that flynn and his lawyers are trying to put forward which is that he was contrite about his crimes he wanted to plead guilty he was trying to help do the right thing now and the judge seemed like he was just having none of it so now we've got this postponement a postponement that the judge himself offered to flynn and to his lawyers previous to simply declaring it and will have to await pins and needles until the judge decides what to do next you know we understand this idiocy has been postponed until

march of next year does this mean that there is more that investigators i'm thinking of course the special prosecutor mr mohler maybe mere the they want to get from flip. it's entirely possible although we should note that at the beginning of the proceedings today the prosecutors came forward and said if i can just look at my notes here that flynn had given all he had to give and had provided the vast majority of his political cooperation which is political speak for we've khana used him up now so what more there is to give kind of there's a question mark hanging over that it's possible that the prosecutors were recommending zero jail time simply because they felt good about what he had our quest and prosecutors who say well we don't really know what to do with him anymore because all of this reflect on president drawn. well we definitely know the

president is watching he had a want to his early morning tweet storms it going so far as to wish michael flynn luck which is a big one eighty from the way he's treated other people who have come under scrutiny who have been cooperating also with moller investigation the president has actually stood by flynn for the past almost two years now since he's been under investigation unlike how he's treated some how they're people but all of this is coming difficult time for the president we've got a lot of political hay being made and various other stories happening as we are on the story for. the high drama day in washington maya thank you. but here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world russia iran in turkey and said that a nuclear syrian constitutional committee should begin early next year kicking off a political peace process in syria russian foreign minister sergey lavrov made the

comments in a joint statement after a meeting with un special envoy. in geneva. belgian prime minister charles michel has announced his resignation michel was forced to set up a minority government last week his right wing coalition partners have quit in protest over belgium backing a new win pact on migration and inquiry into zimbabwe's july presidential election has found the army's use of live bullets to stop violence was disproportionate and unjustified six protesters were killed and dozens injured in the unrest emmerson in gone became the first elected head of state in zimbabwe in thirty seven years america's top public health officer has called for action to curb the use of electronic cigarettes by teenagers and adolescents surgeon general jerome adams said young people's use of the devices at. exploded to epidemic proportions he

urged adults to educate youth about the dangers of they. were now to china it has been forty years since china opened up to world markets and to a degree capitalism ultimately turning china into a global economic powerhouse second in g.d.p. only to the united states now forty years ago china was producing goods and services worth around one hundred fifty billion dollars annually by nine hundred ninety seven you see the sharp rise their g.d.p. had hit the trillion dollar mark and by last year its gross domestic product had grown to more than twelve trillion dollars and of course is if you can believe the statistics now in his speech marking the anniversary chinese president xi jinping bounded to press ahead with economic reforms he also made clear that beijing would

not deviate from its one party system or be bossed around by other countries. it was an impeccably choreographed event designed to showcase china's transformation from an inward looking farming based society to the economic giant it is today. the country's president sieging paying credited forty years of term socialism with chinese characteristics for lifting people out of poverty and pushing china on the international stage. but that stage now more than ever is fraught with tension in a thinly veiled reference to his country's month long trade dispute with the united states she has this to say. there's no textbook of rules to follow for the reforms and opening of china a country with five thousand years of history and civilization and with a population of more than one point three billion people no one is in

a position to dictate to the chinese people what should or shouldn't be done. no one not even seemingly the leader of the most powerful economy in the world this footage shows seizing ping having dinner with u.s. president donald trump at the g twenty summit in argentina earlier this month the result was an agreement to a ninety day truths in their trade conflict. but the arrest since then of a top executive of chinese tech equipment giant way has left that truce on shakier ground than ever the tone coming from beijing today was defiant china won't be pushed around. on the in geo reporters without borders has released its annual report and it makes for a dismal reading when it comes to freedom of the press and information the reporters or people working in the media have been killed so far this year that's

fifteen more than and twenty seventeen most of the deaths happened in afghanistan syria mexico yemen and india and the number of journalists jailed has risen to three hundred forty eight china egypt turkey iran and saudi arabia account for most detentions the at all it's another country that keeps a tight leash on its media and that power extends beyond the country's borders simon young met a vietnamese journalist who has been running an online news portal wide here in berlin for the past decade. believes there's a hunger for uncensored information in vietnam especially from young people to reach that audience from his office in far away berlin he's taken to the internet. these. fast food water this information is almost forbid an in vietnam

if a journalist tells the truth about politics he will probably have a problem straight away. he could be threatened or arrested or beaten up people are so interested to get information about politics that it's all there for us on. chua has been publishing pieces on his news website about his home country for ten years usually in vietnamese sometimes in german mostly he writes about vietnamese politics and the situation of his country many in europe. he's reported many times on the case of chinch one time who sort of asylum in germany but was allegedly kidnapped in berlin by vietnamese agents and now faces trial in her noise such stories says lee truong chua have annoyed the vietnamese or storage it's. how websites has been blocked in vietnam since july twenty seventeen normally when

you type in. d. and nothing comes up. he says a lot of his information comes from journalists in vietnam who can't tell what they know there but he says even working in germany is dangerous. and we are by then if we work here we get threats really from real people they call us or they send a text saying they want to kill us. despite the obstacles is getting past the vietnamese senses he says his site was accessed more than two and a half million times during a recent month mostly from computers in vietnam but that success will not stop him calling for greater freedom of speak in germany never shuts down a vietnamese page so why does vietnam close a german page it's not right it's an injustice which must be ended. and these are.

our forces now. has been fired as manchester united manager after two and a half years in the job if we can defeat two bitter rivals liverpool proved to be the west role for united's board with the side six in the english premier league after their worst start to the season since one thousand nine. the legacy of former manchester united manager alex ferguson looms large his thirteen premier league titles have been a tough act to follow josie marino became the latest coach to be tasked with reviving the club in two thousand and sixteen his impressive c.v. included success at porto chelsea it's a man and by all madrid the early signs were good with the europa league title in his first season but worries about his defensive style of play began to eat away at fans the portuguese spent nearly four hundred fifty million euros on new players such as paul pogba but demanded even mole from the reluctant bald rumors also

circled that stars including france world cup win appalled but were unhappy with merinos methods and public criticism of his squad. so sometimes what you see is not to get students in. i seen. that some more than others. to say no. no radio leaves with a reported twenty million euro payout and united focus which is to a new permanent coach probably for next season xina dean's a down is available after leaving bale madrid following three champions league triumphs while top them hotspurs more rich tino is adept at developing young players just like ferguson the challenge of restoring united's form of glory and in for all in their millions of fans again is huge whoever takes charge. when you're watching w news live from berlin we'll be back at the top of the hour with more

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