this is give you news live from berlin global warming is reaching a point of no return that's what the u.n. secretary general is warning as he prepares to open the climate summit in madrid who visit an island nation striving to become a model for karim protection also coming up. jailed simply for driving a car we look at the case of a saudi woman still in prison long after the ban was lifted on women behind the wheel. and germany's coalition partners on

a collision course the social democrats elected new leaders who want to change their coalition deal with. conservatives can hurt government service. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us the head of the united nations has taken the world's major economies to task for failing to reduce carbon emissions warning that the point of no return is fast approaching an tonio guitarist says the global push to stop climate change has been utterly inadequate he was speaking as an international climate summit gets under way today in madrid here's more of what he had to say we have in a deep hole and yet still thinking soon it will be too deep to escape.

i welcome divorces of the young activists i've been meeting they understand that you have jumper guys in their future if you fly i will continue to push every day to keep climate at the top of the international agenda i'm tony oh good tell us there while many parts of the world are of course already feeling the effects of climate change to the seychelles it is an island chain in the indian ocean threatened by rising sea levels and the destruction of local marine life but the low lying nation with its capital city the turia isn't acting policies it hopes will serve as an example for others. over 300000 people a year head to the seychelles to enjoy a holiday in paradise and the vast array of corals fish and other marine life in the surrounding ocean is breathtaking. but this entire ecosystem is under threat from climate change. the president of the seychelles calls for urgent action

when he took in the ocean floor earlier this year in a submersible vehicle scientists have spoken. and politicians around the world the time. for us to act i would be a strong ambassador and a strong advocate for marine protection. around the world. the most alarming problem for the seychelles waters is rising temperatures warm a series have bleached many of the coral reefs damaging areas of natural beauty for a country that relies on its fishing and tourism industries the impending disaster could cost many people ted jobs. at least responsible for the problems of climate change yet we are vulnerable. in fact if we were different the fight would have been different. the seychelles is working on a solution a government led initiative is turning one 3rd of the country's territorial waters

an area the size of germany into protected zones the zones stretching out from the countries in iraq looms and al dubber group islands aim to limit human activity and thus make marine life more resilient. marine scientists from the university of oxford and the nekton institute have been examining the seychelles waters. there was a incredible diversity an abundance of fish especially in protected areas like aldabra which was a marine protected areas do work when they are put in place. the seychelles is aiming to become a model for marine protection around the world in an effort to slow the effects of climate change its president is hoping other countries will take notice we all know that we have a problem what is needed is a responsible global action and there is no there is no.

the seychelles on its president are already seeing the effects of climate change they don't want discussion they want action now. let's give you a brief down some of the other stories making the news today china has announced sanctions on american n.g.o.s and it's suspending visits to hong kong by u.s. naval ships and military aircraft the tory measures coming after the territory's pro-democracy movement got a major boost from human rights legislation signed by president trump last week. more than $70000.00 people of fled their homes as the philippines braces for a powerful typhoon officials of urge residents to evacuate vulnerable coastal areas forecasters have warned that typhoon morry could bring widespread damage floody lines it's. all mexico mexican officials say the death toll from

a battle between the drug cartel gunmen and police has now risen to 20 gang members staged a military style assault on a missile building in via your own near the texas border 14 attackers were killed during the hour long. saudi arabia now whose human rights record is one of the worst in global rankings women especially suffer from discrimination one woman oh how tool was arrested and jailed simply because she campaigned for the right to drive. for him has been following her story joins us now here in the studio good morning to you and i says you again can you tell us about. what happened to her sort of gene hackman is really one of the most prominent one of the most prominent women at the forefront of. saudi arabia's. saudi arabian women's campaign for the right to drive and also the campaign against the male guardian. system which puts

a lot of restrictions on women's lives and basically gives this control to the male members of their family. activism found place mostly on social media she would post back in 20132014 videos of herself defying what was at the time and act in saudi arabia namely for women to actually just be behind the wheel famously is a video that remember that video very well we're looking at it right now in 24000 she attempted to cross the border from the into saudi arabia and was detained for about 73 days. may have 2018 she along with other female activists as well as male activists who have been campaigning for the same rights were taken by saudi authorities and has been behind bars essential ever since and allegedly tortured members of her family said can you tell us more about that how was she being treated so her family says that she's been electrocuted water boarded

and sexually assaulted i was recently able to interview her sister here in berlin and this is what she had to say about the latest in the jones case. so the charges of. everything that she has done. everything. for her at. holding her i think. it's very difficult to say but i would say. anyone to have an opinion and to speak their opinion they want everything to come. to the bottom of what condition she would you know. started in march of this year but since they stopped everything so. what's going to happen since she's in solitary confinement other than this we have. we talk the talk to my

parents talk to her but what's going to happen we have nothing at all and she doesn't know what's happening you know anything about her condition she being treated well is she being mistreated how is she doing. i think compared to the times where she was being tortured she is a bit. better. so it is torture i think so i don't think it's a good situation. clearly any reforms that the saudi government has put in place or are not helping campaigners like. but they're helping a lot of other people one must say i mean the loosening of restrictions have included things like music being allowed to play in restaurants be easing restrictions on the separation of genders and public spaces there has been a gradual dismantling of the male guardianship system by road to create women are going to start having more control over their travel and family affairs but you're absolutely right this doesn't do anything for james family or the other women that

are in prison with her and perhaps what puts a huge question mark on all of these reforms and the saudi government is really open why are these women that were at the forefront to bring these changes why aren't they free to criticize and perhaps even to feedback on these reforms and why aren't they able to enjoy the fruits of their labor look forward to hearing more about some answers that question i have read thanks very much. well the future of german chancellor angela merkel's government is in doubt after her coalition partners the social democrats elected 2 new leaders critical of that partnership they've indicated that they want to see major changes and that raises the prospect of an early election in germany or a minority government. the social democrats have cast doubt on the future of the grand coalition but their partners in that coalition the christian democrats are attempting to shrug off any such suggestion on a great car or it's business as usual. for the c.d.u. one thing is clear we're going to stand by this coalition on the basis of what

we've already negotiated. and we want to get back down to work quickly. but the new s.p.d. leaders norbit. are critical of the political partnership they have new demands on the minimum wage pensions and the climate that they want to be met. and thus. this is not possible if this is blocked then the party conference will have to think about how to overcome these differences for policy is the most important thing and that is what will decide whether this coalition has a future there is in the s.p.d. want to prevent that party debate from happening. this was all about a person no change in the s.p.d. and it doesn't necessarily mean that the party is going to rethink its policies. the trade unions are urging the s.p.d. not to abandon the grand coalition. this country is in great need of modernization

and we need an ambitious program of investment that is something this government must tackle in the 2nd half of its tenure. next week the social democrats will decide which of their demands will be tied to the survival of the grand coalition. let's talk about this more now with our political correspondent kate brady kate good morning to you how likely is it that the german government could collapse over this change in leadership. well he certainly is looking more likely of course we have been brought to this point several times over the last couple of years since this coalition was founded after those 2017 elections and of course it was never particularly strong to start with by the social democrats and the conservatives went into this so-called grand coalition dragging their feet and now as we heard that the s.p.d. the leadership are talking about demanding that this coalition deal is renegotiated

so that would mostly focus on things like creating a more ambitious climate change policy and also demands for more public spending so it might well be that we could potentially see the end of the shots and know the black because they were hearing in germany which has become somewhat of a fascination for the german government and their obsession with keeping a balanced budget and so the s b g now seems to want to see the government spending more public money on public services including education and transport so now we'll just have to see whether the c.d.u. will in fact give way to those demands at the moment it seems that the cd is very much steadfast in saying no they cannot be renegotiated which of course will then beg the issue will beg the question will the s.p.d. really withdraw from this coalition early which of course could see germany with

a minority government for a short period of time and then even snap elections ok all of this leading to a lot of new one certainty for the german government coming of course at the worst possible time for the european union as it faces brock's that among other jobs. exactly that mean the last thing that the e.u. needs right now is yet another political crisis and germany of course is also set to hold the presidency of the council in the 2nd half of 2020 and for a long time germany is really being held as a beacon of a beacon of stability in the european union. but that said there has also been growing frustration towards germany in recent months particularly due to its lack a willingness to take on more of a leadership role in the e.u. particularly when it comes to spend and of course germany is the biggest economy in europe so although this could amount to some huge hope hope he will not only for germany but for the e.u.

it will certainly be seen that from some corners of the european as having some potential positive outcome thanks so much for that and we have much more on german politics at our website d.w. dot. org. welcome to the book is the game here or do. we have plenty to talk about in. this country. 3 more. subtly. let's have a look at some of them illegal so you don't want to. w. .