post. this is d. w. news live from berlin italy's government in crisis far right deputy prime minister material salvini says his party's coalition put a populist 5 star movement has collapsed over policy differences is calling for snap election. one area where the 2 parties have clashed illegal immigration by the mediterranean we accompany a fly by the n.c.o. sea watch searching for refugees attempting the often dangerous crossing as crew members are subject to criminal charges in italy also coming up. walking in very

famous footsteps we report from abbey road 50 years after the beatles created one of the most recognized album covers and music history. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us italy's fragile coalition government is hanging by a thread today after a far right interior minister matteo salvini pulled his support and called for snap elections he says his party's coalition with the populist 5 star movement has collapsed over policy differences italy's prime minister is now expected to seek a vote of confidence but he's accusing salvini of fabricating a crisis. this is not an election ronnie. but it looks like mathias salvini is already gearing up for

a vote. i do my job with my heart with with pride if i can do it freely and until the end i mean if i realize that someone is trying to stop me then the decision must go back to the italian people with no ifs and buts. you decide you and no one else is not a paper. boy. any is leader of the far right league party currently in coalition with the end he established in 5 star movement but after the 2 parties failed to agree on the financing of a multi-billion euro trainline something he called for fresh elections although he has no power to do so. italian prime minister's reset picante is not a member of either party but he did criticize salvini. evident that it's not up to matters salvini to convene parliament it's not up to him to set the timeframe for

a political crisis where now other institutional figures will have to step in. in the rain to the authorities on the country it will be asked to him as a senator and leader of the league. explained to the nation and they justify it in front of the voters who had believed in the promise of change. the reasons why he has decided to disrupt the work of government ahead of time. but the main coming let's go ahead and but conti has agreed to convene poem and for a vote of confidence in the government as for south in its coalition partners the new deputy prime minister luigi maya from the 5 star movement says they want to do the job of government then go to the electorate. make them all not all over night when our time in government with some good work which can be done by senators and deputies voting to count their numbers and saving italians 500000000 euros then

everyone can go to the polls our vote of. the coalition has any been in existence for 14 months in that time south ynys lake party has doubled in popularity close watches of italian politics will be wondering if that has more to do with the timing of his demands than any internal bickering. for the very latest let's bring in journalist philip will and joining us from rome good day philip what happens now and are we likely to see new elections in italy. yes i think at this point your election sir are almost inevitable the crisis will be under the control of the president of the republic and he can certainly look for an alternative government. if they're your alternative 1st solutions that will be but it will take us extremely unlikely there's really no appetite for any sort of technocrats take your

kid take in ministration to take over from the current government just. ok now is riding high in opinion polls right now that certainly played a role in his decision for snap elections could he come out of a new vote upgraded to prime minister. yes i think that's what he said counting on and it looks extremely likely based on the current opening . it is possible that. not as of being good in marriage as prime minister with a majority based purely on that his only party but if he says supported by the far right brothers officially party and even necessary voters gurneys 40 tahlia and then he's really going to sweep the board and will be in a very strong position so i think you're a very surprising if we don't see my tears on the news prime minister at the end of

this process ok what would a prime minister. material salvini mean for italian politics would he move the country farther to the right. yes and there's no question that. a government headed by and i care some of the with a free hand to do what he wants will be very much to the right of the current administration where he's been blocked and reined in to some extent by the 5 star movement. if he's and i with the brothers of italy party who are the past of italy's a neo fascist movement and here we send him a very right wing complection and it looks as though the new government is very likely to be a sovereign a sterner government and very likely to be at loggerheads with europe and that's been made clear already in where mr samini has said about his economic plans so

really the italian system very much shaken up very much changed very much into the right philip wall and for us around philip thanks very much. salvini has been leading italy's backlash against migration across the mediterranean from north africa a new law threatens captains of rescue vessels with fines of up to 1000000 euros they enter a talian ports without permission some n.g.o.s though are still carrying out their operations the w's mock sonder flew aboard a spotter plane off the coast of libya. takeoff from an undisclosed location. for the german n.g.o.s c. watch is taking us on a reconnaissance flight over the mediterranean. muttiah and pilots have one main objective saving lives here 30 miles off the libyan coast this is

this sexual predator raid your group or other africa europe group this search right is looking for a biker dangerous crossing. over boat putting their lives at great risk. finding them is like looking for a needle in a haystack and conditions are anything but ideal. this you watch aircraft moon bird mainly operates in the search and rescue zone off the coast of western libya an area that spans more than 350 kilometers of coastline this is where migrant boat set off on their perilous journey to italy and malta footage from an earlier mission shows how that looks dozens of people on an overcrowded rubber dinghy passengers often spend days out at sea exposed to the sun and with limited supplies and michael back to people of being on the water for days easily dehydrated desperate and in a serious medical condition those really are emergencies that have to be evacuated

as soon as possible. because. after hours up in the air we spot a suspicious object in the water by a half. that's a sunken rabbiting. for now we don't know what happened to the people on board these cheap inflatable boats are not made to last and sometimes sink after days out at sea even if k. and his crew managed to spot a boat in distress it doesn't mean the passengers will be brought to safety due to a crackdown on n.g.o.s there are very few rescue boats left on the water and merchant vessels try to avoid the affected area all together often the libyan coast guard is the last resort for kelly and his colleagues this is a frustrating experience. i want the people to reach a safe haven i want nice people to get syrup and i want them to cross the ocean safely and not be brought back in legally. but as long as ships are being feast

rescue capacities are being cut somewhere the only ones keeping an eye on the water we have to deal with situations like this. we are back on the ground where exactly we cannot say. here are aware that there are organizations activities are being closely monitored since the government such as italy have started to crack down on rescue n.g.o.s seawards faces public criticism and accusations that they are aiding people smugglers. a claim that most of the year is lee rejects. but which we would never communicate with people smugglers and no capacity that's simply criminals have made a business with people who suffer and make money out of the 2nd stance that they're so desperate and see no other way than reaching out to them pick listen i send it to vent cases these claims are used to paint them as criminals and distracts from

the real issue mentioned advocate for human lives have to be saved for me that's not up for debate and there's too much discussion going on about it about who should be saved and us mom caught as if you know. despite the mounting pressure and media say they will continue to go in missions for as long as they are allowed to or until their work becomes no longer necessary. those preview now and some of the other stories making the news today pro-democracy activists in hong kong are staging an airport sit in as they move to garner international support for their cause the group plans to demonstrate in the terminal for 3 days protests began months ago in response to a bill that would have allowed extradition to mainland china. and china has issued a red alert as super typhoon approaches its eastern coast it's expected to make landfall there saturday travel has been disrupted in the regional least one death

was reported as the storm passed over taiwan and japan. more than $2000000.00 muslims have gathered in mecca and saudi arabia for the 1st day of the annual hodge pilgrimage the 1st ritual of the hodge requires worshippers to walk 7 times around the kaaba the cube in the center of mecca's grand mosque. authorities an indian controlled kashmir have announced that they will ease a strict curfew in the main city for friday prayers the muslim majority region is under intense security lockdown after delhi announced it was revoking its autonomy status both pakistan and india lay claim to the region. always 50 years ago can you believe it that 4 men frost a road in london and a photographer fake took a picture that won on big to become one of the best known images in music history

the picture at the zebra crossings was the cover shot for the band's album abbey road and fans have been recreating it ever since. the zebra crossing itself hasn't worn out and it seems neither has the novelty of walking across. hundreds of people came together outside the film an e.m.i. recording studios to celebrate c the crowd wanted to mark the 50th anniversary of the release of the abbey road album with something special whether that meant proposing to your girlfriend or simply just by being there. i really wanted to come here i say still my sight feels like they were 50 years ago in the same place and the way i like it just connected to. me. to mark the anniversary record companies are releasing

a special abbey road package that will contain new mixes of the album 17 tracks and $23.00 session recordings and demos. the album was the last to be recorders by all 4 members of the group together and less than a year after the release the band split up. 5 decades on the iconic album cover still draws tourists to london from all around the world. i came to cross over here on the 50th anniversary of the abbey road album because that. is history is number one fatal span and it was important to him to me to be and i want to thank you we came to celebrate this special occasion. but despite this special occasion this spot is set to keep crowds entertained for years to come.

up next here on d. w. our documentary looks at how social media is influencing body and that will bring you more headlines at the top of the hour when i'm reading i'm brian thomas. cover great weekend and thanks for being. a. language courses. any time.