first girl says she was told. but this girl though the right. one. to become a world. t w. this is. from berlin where u.s. president trump goes to capitol hill to tell congress how he sees the state of the union this is considered the president's most important speech of the year the white house says expect in part to pick up where he left off last year. in fact is our new american. there has never been

a better time just living the american dream only questions about the president's state of the union how often. i walked in with the make up facts how often resort to fear and divisive that's what i can tell you is he is committed today as he's ever ted to making sure we get real poor security that includes. make that case and . he was president and the state of the union b.w. news a special coverage begins right now. i'm going golf it's good to have you with us it is eight pm in washington d.c. in less than an hour u.s. president is expected to deliver his state of the union address of a speech was delayed a week one of the many disruptions calls by the federal government shutdown. in

u.s. history which only ended two weeks ago tonight trump is expected to challenge the democrats to approve funding for a wall that he once built on the border with mexico the border wall and that government shutdown have become symbols of the deep divisions in washington and across the u.s. will the president be able to bridge that divide tonight i'll ask our washington bureau chief in just a moment but first a preview of what trump may or may not say about the state of the american you. this state of the union address a grand stage for the u.s. president to speak directly to a national audience about what he has accomplished and what still needs to be done but what is the state of the union after two years of trump's president see my state of the union i think and pretty good shape you know i look forward to hearing what the president has to say. going to sort of union in the commune everything and hopefully to. focus

a little bit more on bipartisanship and working together and i think it's. put the talk. in the white house and we have an incompetent. possibly i'm sorry in person a third of the executive or the same old stuff. you know money for the border. and all the other stuff he wants can afford choosing greatness that's the official white health theme for donald trump address to congress you as president plans to strike a conciliatory tone and deliver a cold for unity and he speech but in many ways it might be too late the country and congress are divided along party lines and the democrats are determined to make sure that trump remains a one term president rebuilding the country's infrastructure lowering the cost of

prescription drugs these are issues both parties could agree on but instead they fight over transplant korda will the topic is expected to be front and center of trump's address to congress with no indication of either side giving an inch we will be looking at a national emergency because i don't think anything's going to happen i think the democrats don't want border security and when i hear them talking about the fact that walls are immoral and wall still work they know they work to. as suggested there will be a major announcement in his speech but then again he might be just trying to raise expectations i had of the address he's difficult to predict says elaine k. mark out there and former aides to president bill clinton we don't know if he'll stick to the script and also remember that behind him sit the vice president who is by the constitution the president of the senate and the speaker of the house nancy pelosi so i don't know what kinds of expressions nancy pelosi might make as he

is making this speech but that will be interesting to house speaker nancy pelosi will be visible in nearly every camera shot her presence is evidence of the new found power of the democratic party and remind of tram struggles to adapt to a divided government in washington. and we have team coverage of tonight's state of the union address with me here at the big table in the studio is my colleague william glue croft and in the u.s. capitol our washington bureau chief alexandra phenomenology let me start with you what should we expect with tonight's speech and do you consider. any possible surprises to be in the offing. as you said brant this is a very important speech however and i don't want to disappoint you too much after having reported on this event for two years now i do not expect any huge

surprises we can expect presidents trying to brag about his accomplishments to the economy grows about his tax reform we can expect him to talk about border security in immigration the white house has invited family members of a couple killed last month in their home by allegedly by an illegal and illegal immigrants so border security troubles border war plans can be expected to be front and center of his speech and the things that i will be watching out for will be certainly if he is really going to deliver a call for unity or if he is going to be more aggressive and strike a more aggressive tone against the democrats in his speech and i also will be watching man see pull off the horse to see if there will be any interesting

expression on her face that's true as one commentator said today he will be in the house of polo see you tonight for a change the white hells is talking about the president indeed decades of divisive politics with tonight's address i want to pick up on the topic of unity that you mentioned what could president trump possibly say that would start building bridges across this divide. well he can talk and infrastructure package he can talk about reducing costs for prescription drugs these are issues issues that still democrats and republicans could agree on however we have to say that he talked about this last year last year he called upon republicans and democrats to work together and i really don't think that this new divided government in washington watching any calls for you need see can bring more

harmony. the nation's capital. the president we know will be speaking to u.s. congress tonight but this speech is also meant for a global audience what is the international community listening for tonight well it's very interesting the u.n. came out today with a big warning about especially trade this trade war going on between the u.s. and china possibly expanding to other places saying if china in the u.s. can't settle their differences and in a result manner sometime soon this could cause major economic instability all around the world have some major rippling effect i think people around the world are really going to be listening hard to what he has to say about tariffs we have this looming deadline in march first coming up with china and here in europe many european leaders feel that they're just the next ones on the chopping block once he's got through with mexico and canada for this renegotiating nafta and once he gets through with china it's going to be the e.u.

that he's going to take on with trade and tariffs so there there's a lot of concern around the world why does this speech matter beyond the borders of the united states or does it now borders is a loaded term these days because the donald trump wants to keep people out wants to build a wall on the border with mexico i mean the state of the union is is of a theatrical moment it's a moment of great rhetoric great oratory by the president whether you agree or disagree with with him but it does. the tone for u.s. policy if what the president is thinking of doing in the year to come or for the remainder of the term so people are listening to what he says and more morally what he doesn't say is often just as much as as what he is saying that's right the book will be listening and watching tonight and so will we we glue croft and alexander phenomena but if you think you'll be with me at the top of the hour for our special live coverage of that speech our here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world on his return from

a historic trip to the united arab emirates pope francis has pledged to do more to stop the sexual abuse of nuns by priests and bishops it was the first time that he had publicly acknowledge the problem last month a vatican official resigned after a former nun accused him of soliciting sex from her during confession british prime minister to resign may has reassured the people of northern ireland that she remains committed to preventing the return of a hard border with the irish republic may speech in belfast aimed to calm fears over britain's efforts to limit the so-called backstops arrangement with the european union friday will hold talks with the e.u. leaders in brussels on thursday and officials in paris say a woman has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire in an apartment building killed at least ten people the suspect is a resident of the eight story building in the capital market sixteenth district local media say that she had a history of mental illness. will strikes by unions have caused significant

disruptions across france as workers took to the streets to demonstrate against president emanuel macro economic program of the action was organized by the c g t labor union in response to what it called the country's social emergency and to call for a fair taxation system the rallies were also joined by key figures from the yellow vest movement which has also been protesting against the president. you know when you corresponded max hoffman has been in paris covering the strike just another protest in the heart of paris yes well but at the same time it's also a new kind of protest because for the first time the yellow vests are teaming up with a large trade union the c.c.t.v. so you see you at this demonstration we saw all kinds of people from public sector workers to of course the yellow vests to trade unionists but also members of the black bloc who try to incite violence here what all this mix will end up being is

unclear at the moment because france and also in money would not call at a crossroads can the government regain the momentum here it is probably the first time in months that it has the chance reaching out to the french trying to show them that it might do it by calling can compromise and at the same time trying to crack down hard on the violent elements of the yellow this. that was max hope in there reporting from paris the thirty year old portuguese national widely believed to be the mastermind behind football leaks has gone public for the first time following his recent arrest in budapest hungary he spoke to the german broadcaster a already. a secret location in budapest it's here in this modest apartment building we're told wants to give his side of the story. on january sixteenth last he was arrested in the hunger area in capital in response to a portuguese arrest warrant on charges of attempted extortion and cyber crimes.

he's under house arrest wearing an ankle monitor one awaiting a decision on whether he is a whistleblower who legally obtained the documents which could exonerate him or whether he is a cyber criminal. which could lead to extradition. i'm a whistleblower what matters for me and for football leaks is the documents are authentic i don't care about the origin i'm a whistleblower so i have i have to expose and he have to jordan only as credible. the real deal and among those documents are details of confidential plans for an elite super league or for president john yoo frontino helped top european clubs get around the financial fair play rules who also admitted to contacting sports investment company under a false name i mean it was organized which led to accusations of attempted extortion. i think i was naive i did. i mean something

stupid i decided to play with them and basically said that yeah i have some documents. and they wanted i wanted to see their reaction i wanted i wanted to know. how. how valuable were these documents for them i want i wanted to know fought for how far they were ready to go if you really really know the. pinto faces up to ten years in prison in portugal if convicted. because i'm a target and. and i feel that at the moment i will enter a portuguese sale morphia leaves a bun jail. i can end up and that. i'm aware of.

a hungary in court times until march nineteenth to decide if it will be extradited to his native portugal. or the german capital is all abuzz with and he's a patient ahead of the berlin international film festival the belling all stars including juliet but notion this year's jury president as well as christian bale will be right here in berlin with just two days until the opening the red carpet has been rolled out and this year's is particularly sustainable it's made of recycled textiles in fishing new. york today with news we'll be back at the top of the hour with special live coverage of president trump state of the union address joining.

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