women were changing. digital. storage for. the double. this is digital you news live from berlin donald trump's former attorney testifies to congress. reduce our secure streets to trump i regret all the help and support i do think along the way michael cohen unleashes a torrent of allegations against the u.s. president the white house says they're all liars like. the second summit between

the leaders of the united states and north korea has begun donald trump and kim john boehner open their meeting in the vietnamese capital hanoi with a u.s. president praising their strong relationships would be enough to make progress towards peace. and the british parliament is preparing to vote on a series of amendments to the government's brace of plans prime minister theresa may isn't assisting that britain's will leave the e.u. as planned on the twenty ninth of march. welcome to the program i'm married to evan steen donald trump's former personal lawyer and fixer michael cohen has made a string of explosive allegations about the u.s. president testifying before a special congressional committee in washington cohen claimed that. knew about wiki

leaks e-mails damaging to his rival hillary clinton before they're released during the twenty sixteen presidential campaign cohen also says trump ordered him to pay hush money to porn actress stormy daniels who says she had an affair with trump and then to lie about it to the first lady of the white house denies all the claims and trump has called cohen a liar. cohen has already pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and lying to congress and he'll soon begin a three year prison sentence he had some very harsh words about the u.s. president i'm ashamed because i know what mr trump is. he's a racist he's a con man. and he used to cheat all right joining us now from washington is our correspondent helen humphrey who's been following the testimony hello to helena so the media did have

a copy of cohen's prepared testimony but now of course we've heard the man speak to lawmakers what set out for you. all right mariano well this statement as you point out was delivered to media less than twenty four hours before the hearing already it was an explosive statement with a string of allegations remember that this statement was coming from a man who wants said that he would take a bullet for the president now to live it in congress it was even more compelling a high octane at times it was emotional as mr cohen tried to set himself out as a credible witness and of course remember that is a hard sell for a man that the white house and especially the republicans are keen to point out as not being credible they say that this man is a convicted felon why would you believe him he set to go to prison for lying under oath for the next three years but remember it's not an easy sell either for

democrats sitting in the house because previously mr cohen has lied to them as well so it was an emotional plea. mr cohen said essentially that he was looking for redemption and it was up to the american people now to decide who they believed regarding these accusations against the president well i believe we do have a clip of cohen speaking about trump's advance knowledge of a meeting during the twenty sixteen campaign between his aides and a russian lawyer let's have a listen lot of people have asked me about whether mr trump knew about the release of the her documents democratic national committee e-mail unheard of time and the answer is yes as a rule your speed mr trump knew from roger stone in advance about the week you'll each drop of e-mails in july of two thousand and sixteen days before the democratic

convention i was in mr trump's all of this with his secretary announced the roger stone was on the phone. mr trump was just on the speaker phone and stone told mr trump that he had just gotten off the phone with julie in a song and that mr starr told mr stone that within a couple of days there would be a massive dump of e-mails that would damage the republicans campaign mr trump responded by stating to the effect with that great all right so that was roger cohen talking about trump knowing about the wiki leaks e-mails damaging to his rival hillary clinton helena these are very serious claims has cohen been backing any of this up with some concrete evidence right very inflammatory statement there but of course that is a case of he said he was in the room he doesn't have

a recording for example to back that up but what we have seen because this is a congressional hearing he can take other documents that he may necessarily call evidence which he wouldn't be allowed to bring in court and he has been backing up all the allegations with what he would call for example evidence i mean if you take a look at that a stinging allegation about hush money payments made to adult film actresses one in particular regarding stormy daniels take a listen to that perhaps we can have a listen to the allegation now from cohen strom is a con man and he asked me to pay off an adult film star with whom he had an affair and to lie about it to his wife which i did and lying to the first lady is one of my biggest regrets because she is kind of good person and i respect her greatly and she did not deserve that. on the same time helen i mean kind of self is under

a lot of pressure to persuade lawmakers that he is credible especially in light of having admitted that he's lied to congress in the past. did you feel that he's coming across as someone who can be believed. absolutely that's a massive challenge for mr cohen and in order to do that you know as we were just talking about he is trying to present this evidence just going back for example to that allegation regarding the hash money payments he said he held up there in court a copy of a check for thirty five thousand dollars which he said the president had paid to him and you see what looks like president a mistake of the signature on that check is reimbursement in august twenty seven thousand so when he was president for hush money payments to stormy daniels one of eleven he said that were made to his personal account the rest was signed by his son donald jr so that is one effort at least to try and present himself as

a credible witness and now helena trump himself has been very angry about cohen's testimony he also lashed out against him from hanoi on twitter how damaging is michael cohen's testimony going to be for the u.s. president. absolutely it's kind of a hot high octane split screen event there for trump regarding you know all eyes were meant to be on him in vietnam for that summit but so many people here are just you know choosing him for this testimony and he tried to divert attention there with some of those tweets i mean of course democrats maybe hoping that this could add further weight to potential impeachment proceedings but we're still waiting of course for the results of the investigation from a special counsel robert muller of course there's more closed door testimony as

well from michael cohen yesterday we heard from the leader of the senate intelligence committee mark warren who said that after that testimony he believes that's the most important thing that he has achieved in the past two years of working on that committee so all of this is adding up to what democrats hope potentially will be a compelling case for impeachment helena humphrey reporting from washington d.c. many thanks indeed. now the second summit between u.s. president donald trump and north korean leader kim jong un is underway the two men for a short time on wednesday evening and more lengthy talks are set for the morning trump wants to push came to give up his nuclear weapons weapons program in exchange for economic development trump had dinner together at the ventricle hotel in the vietnamese capital hanoi the talks come eight months after a historic summit in singapore which was the first between a sitting u.s.

president and a north korean leader. to w.'s other founder phenomenon has been following the talks in hanoi and she has this assessment of the meeting so far on the first day there is some it's done all it's true. and we're all smiles and pleasantries the u.s. president we need to stress to good relationship with the north korean leader referring to the brutal dictator as my friend he seems to be hopeful that there are personal poor can bridge gaps in negotiations on thursday the talks will continue the u.s. is seeking detailed commitments from pyongyang to dismantle at least some of its nuclear facilities while kim's regime wants relief from punishing economic sanctions the challenge will be to turn on the apparent good chemistry between the two leaders into a concrete agreement both are happy with. all right let's get you up to speed now

and some of the other stories making news around the world egyptian state t.v. says at least twenty people were killed and forty wounded after a fire broke out at cairo's main train station the fire was reportedly set off by a train's fuel tank which exploded when the train crashed into a barrier. emergency crews in indonesia are scrambling to find dozens of people buried in the collapse of an illegal gold mine at least four bodies have been recovered one thousand people were rescued from the mining shaft in north slope we see province. iran's president has rejected the resignation of foreign minister mohammad javad zarif serif announced he was stepping down monday in an instagram post one of the main architects of iran's twenty fifteen a nuclear deal with world powers. now a series of cross border incidents has heightened tensions between nuclear armed india and pakistan over the disputed region of kashmir well this video is said to

show shells fired from pakistan coming down an indian controlled kashmir near the city of a jury skirmishes have also been reported elsewhere along the line of control that divides kashmir both sides also say they've shot down aircraft pakistan says it downed two indian warplanes india has confirmed the loss of one aircraft and says it downed a pakistani jets while none of these claims have been independently verified both sides have closed airports and airspace to commercial flights in the region. pakistan's prime minister imran khan has urged restraint after meeting with his top security officials. occupier soem audible can we afford miscalculation with the kinds of weapons you and we have shouldn't we be thinking where this will go from here if things were to escalate it won't even be in my control or in or in remote

control. india's capital new delhi is home to twenty nine million people and as a city continues to grow so to does its problem with garbage but a group of artists has found an interesting way of dealing with the city's mountains of waste they've built a few park that turns trash into treasure have a look at the newly opened waste to wonder park. the eiffel tower is looking a little rusty so to the statue of liberty the egyptian pyramids the coliseum and the taj mahal that's no surprise these versions of the seven wonders of the world have been constructed from waste material. the city of new delhi had truckloads of old pipes car parts and disuse machines delivered to artists that's when the conversion started. the need to use what we have and

be there fix we are going to do this only if. it is going to be lonely there are not going to be anything else so yeah it was make road or die. welding mending sculpting work has now been completed those involved hoping the so-called waste to want to park will become a major tourist attraction it has certainly transformed the landscape when we started working here we started digging up the floor and realized it was a landfill site and that's where the whole started you know you're in the middle of monsoons this is august last year and we're digging it up and everywhere there's just plastic. the theme park is a statement against consumerism food for thought for visitors and it's a place for some to live out their dreams like this a local journalist who could almost be reporting live from paris all these indian eagles perched on top of the eiffel tower seem to have discovered the.

well now to yemen and the weapons used to wage war there the four year conflict has created the world's worst humanitarian crisis the german government has repeatedly denied any knowledge of german arms and technology involved in the war but an exclusive investigation by a team of media outlets including d.w. suggests those weapons are being used in yemen here's a report. in yemen's brutal war it's the civilians who are bearing the brunt thousands have died millions on the brink of starvation i think the dominant calls has been the saudis cover the fact that it keeps bombing civilians and civilian infrastructure despite having the best weaponry money can buy. saudi arabia and the united arab emirates up both fighting in yemen and it's here at this. that they're shopping for the latest lethal technology both among the german industry's top

clients but lin has repeatedly denied any knowledge of german made employed in yemen. i'm not aware of it we have in our coalition agreement let down so i'm very strict rules for further export of military weapons to parties immediately and directly involved in the german conflict it is now being implemented i have not heard any news about it so for. germany prides itself on these strict export guidelines which ban the sale of weapons to countries involved in armed conflict. but d.-w. and its investigative partners report mentioned stand magazine lightest reports and belling cut trolled loads of phidias photos and satellite images and found evidence that german weapons sold to the emirates and saudi arabia oh in fact being used in

the yemen war in the air at sea and on land. this is a german made warship in the port of moscow in yemen it's one of two minds sweepers sold to the emirates satellite images repeatedly showed german made vessels in the eritrean port of a sub sub is a main base for the naval blockade of yemen which has led to widespread starvation . this is a convoy of foreign mercenaries in yemen fighting for the emirates in the convoy of german built weapons station mounted on vehicles. these fighters are dancing around the wreckage of a saudi arabian tornado combat jet which crashed in yemen tornadoes have many german components so wouldn't that exported to saudi and any rights that makes a big effect against him in use is that it is the tools of study and interests to

kill the mini's so i'm calling the west all that was doing in countries to stop selling weapons to saudi and. back at the defense fair the m.e. rotty signed weapons. deals worth more than five billion dollars many of them with western companies and those loans to could end up in yemen's brutal cold inflict. british prime minister to resign may as again appeal to lawmakers to support her plan to take the united kingdom out of the european union address parliament ahead of a series of votes on her breaks that deal set for later today they won't directly determine the fate of her deal but could influence her next steps as she tries to win support yesterday she agreed to a vote on extending the break the date if lawmakers reject her deal and meanwhile german chancellor angela merkel and french president among a large crowd have agreed to support an extension of the braggs a date if prime minister teresa mayes breaks a deal is voted down gregs that date is currently set for march twenty nine the

number of british m.p.'s have left the two main parties over their disaffection with the course their leaders have been taking over brags that they've gone on to form an independent group in parliament and now we're joined by our london correspondent very good monster who is with one of those and t.'s there gets hello to you. hello to you in berlin yes i'm here with angela smith and now independent m.p. i just met you left over bragg's it as one big reason now labor has shifted its position on the second referendum have you already managed to to to shift labor policy to influence labor policy while it would be very nice to think that we have but i'm afraid that you know the made by the labor party on monday appears to be unraveling really really fast so it looks so we were where we started with the labor no people's votes amendment on the order paper today in the house of commons

no commitment might get in different sources saying different things what appears to be clear is that the people's vote will still only be put on the table if all other options fail so i'm afraid i thought it was a really positive development on monday but i'm afraid it doesn't look like it's going to be the case and again we've got two major parties here the taurus and the labor party who are letting britain down and they're just putting themselves first rather than the country and it's really disappointing so it seems like a people's vote a second referendum is becoming unrealistic and also there is not really a majority in the house of commons for it is a well i'm not sure of that we've got two parties who are being what you know the tory party the lead party to two against the people's votes at the moment you know what in the end to reason may has to either are set a no deal set or her deal and i think she can only get her deal through the house of commons if she accepts the principle of putting her tail back to the country and

a come from the tree referendum in other words ratification by the people i think she can get her deal through on that basis and one at some time soon she's going to have to face up to that and what can you as independent m.p.'s i mean you're a small group what can you do to achieve your goals while i think. you know we are putting the pressure on it's quite clear we're having it in because the politics want to look as though they're changing tack even though they're not actually delivering not at the moment but will continue pushing for the people's. second referendum and we won't people putting this we will carry on doing this because we think our politics is broken and we have a responsibility to put the country first and honestly we don't want to lose our relationships and i'm saying this with our closest neighbors and friends we are european britain is a european country and we think that's the best direction for the country in the

future angela smith thank you very much and well that to you in berlin are all many thanks for those interesting insights angela smith and they are giving us. now preparations for the new formula one season are in full swing as teams state of the track for the final pre-season test but brags that us or d. is causing problems with the majority of teams based in the u.k. the first race in march is less than two weeks before britain is due to leave the e.u. with no political agreement yet in sight. ten teams are testing their latest cars on the circuit but travel and transport to european grown produce could prove extremely difficult in the months to come. she's a formula one first developing in britain six of the teams of based in the u.k. including germany's miss avies austria's red bull racing and french outfit renault . miss avies team boss total vols has warned no deal breaks it could cause quote

the mother of all mess is calling it the nightmare scenario for the sport. the c.e.o. of mclaren's primary investor is more optimistic. our one of the biggest investment they we have in europe is mclaren and u.k. and i think the company the investment is adjusting to the budget i think they would be in effect but you need to redefine to lucian. forty five goes on. bus according to motor sport u.k. chairman david richards transport in and out of the country between european rounds will be a major headache with the start of the season on march seventeenth breaks it just twelve days later could put formula one into a tight corner. all right now to want to do and first africa's biggest film festival it's also one of the oldest and most

influential movie events on the continent for king afonso stage just as every two years and it's running until saturday here's a look. this is africa's biggest film festival and it's celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. twenty full length movies are competing for the so-called african oscar the golden stallion of. filmmakers and film lovers meet up for the rendezvous of the continent first up local money struggle means a lot to me it brings together many people from different nations and different backgrounds it's a moment of sharing. my day five guys says. it's very rare to see a cultural event that lasts for fifty years in africa it's true that everyone has

made a real commitment from the book an abbott government to the actors and also the filmmakers while holding up well despite the lack of cinemas and a lack of funding. of the very first screening at fest is the film the mercy of the jungle. no plane tree . because. it's a road movie about wars in congo seen through the eyes of two soldiers lost in the bush. it's a story of hopes and weaknesses. that we are really like to know them even these. dudes the country together suffering because it is beautiful if people. need to leave the peace so this is about it's peace and

fun for if it's a future of poetry. by the end of the festival on saturday more than one hundred six. the movies will have screened close to five thousand professionals from the film industry are on site got to cinemas are overflowing fest potholed definitely lives up to its motto movies about africa by africa and for africa. and we have more africa stories coming up next in d.w. news africa. nigeria as president obama deval hari has won a second term in office but the opposition wants to challenge the results in court their top candidate at teco ababa car rejected the outcome of what he calls a sham election. and she is the first woman to win the national rally title in africa making her the continent's number one female in racing stay with news africa

for a closer look. kristie lu stout will have those stories and a lot more and meantime don't forget you can always get all the latest news and information from our website that's around the clock just go to w dot com and there is an esteemed from the entire team here in berlin and thanks for watching.

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