this is d.w. news live from berlin the caucus chaos in iowa nearly 24 hours after voting for the democratic presidential candidates begin we finally have some results we want i always to be confident in the results and in the process and we are going to take the time that we need to make sure that we do just that the democratic party in iowa blames a new app and understaffed phone lines for the delay now with just over 60 percent of precincts reporting there's a surprise for a leader. meanwhile president donald trump state of the union address is just out

our way it's likely the last of his current term and he is expected to tout his record on the economy the head of the senate voting to decide his fate in an impeachment trial later on wednesday plus swarms of locusts fill the skies in kenya and beyond as the bugs devour crops of destroyed farmland officials say they pose unprecedented threat to east africa's fragile food security. i'm calling aspen thanks for joining us after a day of chaos i would democrats have finally begun releasing some results from monday's caucuses presidential hopeful pete booted judges in the lead followed closely by bernie sanders with just over 60 percent of results announced counting.

says was plagued with problems including a faulty app that was supposed to make the tally faster and easier instead results are still delayed now nearly 24 hours later the caucuses are the opening event in the 2020 electoral calendar democratic voters across the country will be choosing a nominee who is almost certain to face off against president donald trump later in november we still do not know when the full results from iowa will be out. let's go straight to our washington bureau chief alexander for naaman she's standing by on capitol hill for us alexandra we finally have some at least partial results coming out of iowa now a surprise leader peach booted judge what more can you tell us about those numbers . well this is a real surprise with pete a former mayor of south bend in indiana but of course we have to say that he was

one of the top tier candidates in the iowa and he spent a lot of time there talking to people visiting places and many people i talked to in iowa told me that they like him because he is a moderate candidate and because they believe that he can bring back voters who voted for president tram in 2016 what is even more surprising about partial results that we have learned is that joe biden seems not to do it to be doing very well in iowa he is the front runner in national polls so it is a surprise that as it looks like he is therefore in force place at the moment however we also have to had that we are still waiting quarter results and there are still more than 30 percent of the precincts that have yet to report their results and that's why we still don't know exactly who the winner is in iowa now

there's been a lot of fallout from this entire to boggle in iowa where the top democratic official they're calling this an acceptable and other states now reacting to this as well. yes and we have to say that what happened in iowa is really a huge embarrassment for the democratic party and disaster because the iowa caucuses were supposed to be a great and cheerful optimistic beginning of a contest. which will as the democrats hope in the end bring candidates and knowing the who can be. so the start is quite embarrassing for the democratic party there is a number of states nevada that was supposed to use this same app in reporting of its results now. nevada has apparently decided against using this app alexander there was one clear winner in iowa tonight president trump years expected

won the republican contest very easily in just about an hour the president will be delivering his 3rd state of the union address very close to where you are now what can we expect from a speech. well according to white house officials the president is going to strike a very optimistic tone this will be a speech of relentless optimism optimism they told me he will be talking about his economic chief achievements about trade a new trade agreements with canada and mexico that faith you as china deal and that is what we can expect of course he will also be talking about his ability to keep america safe what will be interesting at least for me to see will be to see how he is going to interact with the house speaker nancy pelosi because they have spoken from since october now we also know of course that this impeachment trial is

still going on the final vote in the senate takes place on wednesday how much do you think that trial will fax the president's speech will he even mention the word impeachment during the state of the union or well i think that that's the most interesting question if the president is going to talk about impeachment republicans in congress don't want him to talk about that they would prefer him to talk about his accomplishments but of course president trump is an unpredictable unpredictable president and the key question here is whether he is going to stick to the script or not he has been known to go off prompter on occasion our washington bureau chief alexander for nominee we will come back to you as that speech gets going in just under an hour thank you very much. i let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world iran's top court has confirmed a death sentence for a man accused of spying for the cia

a court spokesman said the iranian man was paid to send information about the country's nuclear program to the u.s. spy agency in another case 2 charity workers received long jail sentences on similar charges. police enlist suit to have charged the country's 1st lady with murder bonnie is accused of murdering the ex-wife of her husband prime minister thomas de bonnie is former wife was shot dead outside her home and 2017 firefighters on the french island of corsica are battling an out of control winter blaze the fire started on tuesday and quickly tore through hundreds of hector's and remote to rain it was sparked by huge gusts of wind and followed a weekend of unseasonably warm weather. all officials now say at least $490.00 people have died on the chinese mainland due to a corona virus outbreak the total of known infections has surged above $24000.00

earlier on tuesday hong kong confirmed the 1st death from the virus on its territory on kong was of course the hard by the sars virus 18 years ago and this new coronavirus is fueling alarm and anger. hong kong's health workers are angry they want the border with mainland china shot to halt the spread of the corona virus that has infiltrated hong kong and now killed one man i . think i hope the government listens to our demands quickly closes over borders and brings this epidemic under control. the concern is not only here many countries are taking drastic measures in an effort to contain the spread of the virus. japan quarantined this cruise ship after a passenger who disembarked in hong kong tested positive for the virus. a medical team found 10 passengers were infected after they conducted extensive health checks

the world health organization has declared the virus a global emergency but not a pandemic in other words it might be spreading but don't panic currently we are not independent make. we are to face where it's an epidemic. and we will try to distinguish the transmission in each of these for sites. in tough times china is claiming a victory for the birds or for the thousands of expected coronavirus patients who are already arriving at this emergency hospital when where the outbreak began. the facility was built in under 2 weeks breakneck speed to tackle the rapidly spreading virus. the w.h.o. has praised to china for its urgent action saying it's provided a window of opportunity to halt transmission around the world. well east africa is

being played by swarms of hundreds of millions of locusts and they're threatening only people's livelihoods but their food supplies somalia ethiopia and kenya have been worst hit by the desert locust so far but the united nations is warning that without a rapid response many other countries in east africa and the arabian peninsula could be at risk as well. locusts fill the skies of northern kenya our rusty brown hanging is across the landscape eating up the greenery and everything people here depend on for food. and people i did expect to not i'm not only hungry people so i would move that i still can crops would you be talking about a station which is stupid it is c.d.'s. 12 swarms have descended on kenya so far even the smallest swarm needs just a day to destroy crops that would provide food for 2 and a half 1000 people. the insects reproduce in massive numbers afterwards they lay

their eggs deep in the soil. the offspring is born 4 weeks later they can cover up to 150 kilometers again devastating swathes of the land as they go. down. they eat the leaves and anything left over is useless because of cattle graze on land where locusts have left feces they get sick. during. the u.n. sense almost 70000000 euros are needed only a quarter of that has been collected so far a gloomy outlook for those hoping to combat this plague any time soon. all right to the world of restaurants now in a dining experience like no other in fact all new in barcelona is much more than just a restaurant it's actually only open for 2 hours in the evening so it's a bit like going to the theater to see a show but this is

a show for all the senses there's so it lights a spectacular sets and backdrop and there's 5 star food of course and depending what's on the menu there is very specific entertainment to go with each course. c it's not an opera house it's a restaurant. and it doesn't just serve food each course is performed. this restaurant perched on the roof of a 5 star hotel in barcelona could easily be some alien space ship the new is a genuinely unique experience. even the welcome is somewhat out of this world. but in the inches they need this. patrons check in and take seats under the geodesic dome 105 meters above the lights of barcelona. and jaime lieberman are the

space ships captains brave chefs with the help of an 8 man crew they prepare a menu that excites the taste buds and a few other senses to. look at and most up with which i did a moment ago we want to entice all the senses activate them from the 1st moment on hearing seeing taste also the whole body with all its senses can enjoy the meal i'm going to get out of the experience of. this principle has a name neuro gastronomy. is to merge all the sensory experiences of. the 2 chefs experiment with ingredients from the arab world from asia and south america and they even roast a carpenter answer to the courses are served in meticulous coordination with the choreography. well the diners are

spirited off to the rainforest the kitchen crew arranges the dishes to harmonize with the jungle atmosphere. smoke red mullet's on a banana leaf accompanied by a peach palm fruit sauce and brazilian a side varies served with a. sava texture with a brown butter moose. is to pluck the product to make its course much d.m. his own theme we've borrowed cooking my thoughts flavors and we've even some south american. idiot boasting that he and. the calling area expedition around the world in 6 courses takes about 2 hours. the last stop is europe for dessert. then the spaceship lands safely back in barcelona and its passengers disembark into reality. you're watching news live from berlin coming up next it's film gone up business on the go don't forget we'll be back at the top the hour with special live coverage of the u.s.

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