ah ah ah ah, this is dw news coming to you live from berlin, mixed signals on supplying german made tanks to ukraine. germany's foreign minister says berlin won't stand in the way it poland descends. it's leopard 2 tanks to the front line. but chancellor sholtes has not given his approval. also coming up,

the gunman suspected of killing 10 people at a dance hall in california has been found dead. the mass shooting is casting a shadow over chinese lunar new year celebrations across the country. and in the buddhist league of bruce, he adored lynn thrill their home fans as they returned from the winter break to when a 7 goal match with old ah hello m terry martin. good to have you with us. we begin with signs of movement on the question of supplying ukraine with german made baffled tax. germany's foreign minister only about bach now says berlin will not object to poland, sending its leopard to tax to keep. it has long requested the tags to bolster its defense is against brushes, assault germany has so far held back from applying the tanks even,

and even blocked other allies from doing so. 3rd, countries need for linds approval to export the tanks, but poland has indicated it's prepared to send them even if there is no agreement with germany. spring in dw political correspondent, thomas sparrow. here, thomas, do germany's foreign minister and chance were c i on the question of a providing arms to ukraine while this issue of providing arms to ukraine or any particular providing those lepper to tanks to ukraine is a very debated issue here in the, in the government among government officials, it is a actually a longstanding debate and they have not always seen eye to eye. it has to do with the fact that the german government is made up of 3 different parties. the 3 way coalition. and it's actually not unusual to see government officials, not c, i to why, especially when it comes to these kinds of political or military decisions. but

what we can also say from the statement by germany foreign minister and in babylon is that, that does seem to be at least a sign that this debate is moving towards a decision. and that that decision could be at to allow the delivery of those leopard tanks. it's important here. terry distress that we're talking about 2 elements. one is sending tanks that germany has in its own stock, in its own bond, is very sock on the 2nd element is germany, authorizing 3rd countries, for example, poland to send some of the tanks that poland has that were made here in germany. germany has to give that authorization because the tanks are made here in this country. so all to all we go all in all we can say on the one hand that there is a big debate within german government officials regarding the delivery of those tanks. on the other hand that we can see sign that the debate is moving forward. why thomas has germany been so reluctant to send tanks itself or even allow other

countries to send them? one element has to do with germany's history on in particular, with germany's longstanding reluctance to send heavy equipment to was owens that something that we saw for a very long time here in germany. that actually started to change with the beginning of the war in ukraine under chancellor allah shows that is something that has changed, but it is a slow and gradual process. there is still a lot of debate within government officials within the german parliament, within the german public, as to whether germany should be delivering those heavy weapons to ukraine. so that is one element. the other element that we clearly saw last week in discussions between germany and its allies, is the fact that germany would like to avoid unilateral decisions. germany would like to have decisions based on common ground with all of its partners. it would like to really understand what pros and cons there are to that delivery. and that

is something that might take longer, that would some partners and in particular ukraine would want. so that is why germany has been taking some time when it comes to these decisions for german government officials. that is good. they've been taking that time for germany's critics that reluctance. that reticence is actually a big problem for germany's international standing. talk to us more about those critics. how is germany is reluctance to deliver tanks or allow others to deliver them affecting germany standing among its allies? while it is absolutely affecting germany, standing among its allies, german allies have been very critical and by the way, this is not something that's new. this is something that we've seen all along since the war and ukraine began. german allies would like germany to have a much more prominent and above all, a much quicker role when it comes to the delivery of weapons to ukraine. but the german government has time and time again taken its time when it comes to making those decisions. the german government believes it has the right to do so. to

basically look at all the different opinions before making a decision for the german allies. for countries like poland or ukraine or other countries, this is something that they've, you differently. they actually think that germany should be more decisive when it comes to making those decisions. that it shouldn't take as long when it comes to, for example, delivering those leopard tanks for ukraine. thomas. thank you so much. shar political correspondent, thomas barrow. all this comes as german chancellor. all of schultz was pressed on. the issue following talks were french president manuel the call in paris, the 2 men to mark 60 years since the landmark l. you say treaty paved the way for france and germany's postwar alliance. a hug and a handshake for 60 years of peaceful co operation. the alissa treaty was signed to end wars and rivalry between france and germany. yet,

the anniversary comes while war rages in europe. says for santee, many references this 60th anniversary has a special meaningful at a time when ukraine is resisting russia's aggression. when the ideal of peace and dialogue has been flouted, when the very hope of a humanist order in europe is threatened, and when the disruptions of the world are shaking up certainties in our countries. on the b, the alizae treaty was signed by german chancellor conrad out. an hour in french president shall de gull 2 of the come sentries of hostility. it led the wife of paris in berlin to become the engine of european corporation. the 300 lawmakers from both countries had gathered in the french parliament for a joint session on sunday showed how that partnership lives on despite smiles. the 60th anniversary also comes at a time when the franco german relationship is strange,

strategic differences in how to deal with the energy crisis and future defense causing tensions. allies, including france, are also getting impatient with germany over its foot dragging when it comes to giving its approval for german made leopard 2 tanks to be sent to ukraine. as far as the sholtes again stopped short of any pledge with her. i fear this war will last a very long time, and that's why it's important for ukraine to know that will not reduce or support and will continue to act as long as necessary, like thus, this principle, which has carried us so well for recent times, remains important for the future, we only act and close coordination with each other august and when asked if france would send it like leg battle tanks to ukraine, a manual macro said he wouldn't rule it out. despite the different positions and many issues, mccoy and scholes made great efforts to show unity and to stress the importance of

a continued franco german partnership. you for ministers are due to discuss tightening sanctions on iran when they meet later today in brussels. last week, the european parliament called on each member states to label iran's revolutionary guards as a terrorist group to iran has tasked the guards with stamping out anti government protests that have gripped around since september. the guards have come under international criticism, poor their violent cracked out on protesters the home of the founder of modern day iran and it's a religious government in flames. youth versus old age and the people versus the state that state is made up of the elite revolutionary guards who control most of the economy and security. and the clerics, led by supreme leader, ayatollah hammond, ne, who make the rules. the regime has long blamed the west for its troubles,

including the latest round of protests, kiddo dosma. why did the enemies, why did america and the zionist regime, conspire against our nation, our country, and our revolution? and create these riots. as the supreme leader said, our country is advancing and the enemies don't want our country to make progress. oh, the protesters don't seem to be buying it. the brutality of the security services, the corruption of the revolutionary guards, the decline in living standards as the country strains under sanctions. all feed into a rejection of the ruling classes. and the authorities seem split on what to do about it. there were announcements that the dreaded morality police would be shut down. and the law requiring women to wear had job be relaxed. but it's unclear if either has happened. meanwhile,

the executions of protesters have spurred fresh outrage. death to the dictator, the crowd shouts, not death to america as the regime would prefer. and it's not just young women and students getting involved. these auto workers walked off the job to support the demonstrations. no one knows if or when a reckoning is coming for the guards and the clerics. but the states brutality has guaranteed that the divisions will not go away. anytime soon. earlier we spoke to cornelius or bar, he's an associate fellow at the german council on foreign relations and author of the book inside iran. he told us what he expects from this meeting. well, what we can expect is that a number of individuals, high ranking officials of those revolutionary guards, but also people who work and other parts of the regime. the broadcasting the media,

regional governors, people that are personally responsible for this final correct on. they will be put on the sanctions list. the numbers are up to 3537. this is what we can expect. so the, the e was adding people that are responsible for the track down to that thanks this list, freezing the assets and dis, allowing them to enter your territory. but the, in the revolutionary guards themselves as a, as a unit, as a, as an entity. you don't expect that that will be declared a r and terrorist organization itself. well, certainly not today. and there are many reasons why this is a tricky issue for the particular as was set during the clip. the united states has already listed it as a terrorist organization. you has sanctions against the revolutionary guards,

as part of the nuclear deal, the nonproliferation activities. so they are already under severe sanctions listing them. in addition, as a terrorist organization wouldn't change the situation on the ground, it wouldn't make life more difficult for the revolutionary guards. but it's, it's also a legal question of whether an official army can be a terrorist group. this is not what the, the terrorist list was initially designed for. spec to $911.00 and the terrorist attacks in united states. so it's a tricky issue that the us to deal with and they haven't made a decision. yes. do iran's leaders really care what europe has to say? well, unfortunately they seem to care less and less. this has to do with the fact that the nuclear deal is in limbo disagreements for 2015, which the united states less than 2018 and the europeans couldn't really manage to

repair by themselves. this really has weighed on respect, so to say that the iranian regime has for the europeans. nonetheless, the europeans are right to speak out on these issues. they are rights to, to support the protesters as much as they can. voice the concerns about the human rights situation, immune and executions. so just because sharon may not care, it doesn't mean that the ears shouldn't care and that it shouldn't speak out, of course, on any other bar with german council on foreign relations. thank you very much. thank you. slick. as some other stories making headlines round the world's day in pakistan, tens of millions of people were left without electricity after nationwide power outages. early on monday, officials blamed the quote, major breakdown of the national grid. power is back in some parts of the country, but the energy minister said it would take at least 12 hours to restore supply to

the whole country. turkish president, rush of type ottawa has announced may 14th as the date of the country's next parliament, re in general election. the boat seen as a test for out one after 2 decades. and power will take place a month earlier than schedule or opinion polls suggest is the type rate to greek air force. fighter jones scrambled to escort a passenger plane with a 190 people on board after a bomb along the ryan air flight from the polish city of capital v. so eventually landed at an isolated area at athens. airport, passengers and crew were inspected by police. the u. s, though were police say the suspect and a mass shooting near los angeles has been found dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound. he's thought to have killed at least 10 people and wounded 10 others during the shooting and a ballroom dance club where people were celebrating the chinese lunar new year.

this is where the man hunt came to an end. security forces surrounded a white van in torrance, california, 45 kilometers from the side of the mass, shooting authorities say the suspect had already shot himself before the swat team approached the vehicle. he was named as who can trans 72 years old police say he entered a 2nd club in a neighboring city but was disarmed by 2 citizens. the man hand extended across the los angeles area i. when i got here and i saw, and i told you this morning, the look in the eyes of the homicide investigators and all of their staff. you could just tell their we're gonna get this guy. we still are not clear on the

motive. the investigation continues, and that is something we are all extremely what we want to know. we want to know how something like this, something this awful can happen in monterey park, residents are dismayed by the violence that broke out at this ballroom dance studio . during lunar new year celebrations. i cannot believe it. i'm stunned and shocked bad. this could happen here in our peaceful community. this is a community where my kids took part lessons. we come down here for food all the time. we see holders walking around all the time. it's been a safe neighborhood for them to walk around and have community, historic taiwanese chinese community. so to see this happen in this place, the shattering it just feels very gloomy. it,

i'm pretty sure all our hearts are heavy and i am very happy to see the community come together. it was the 1st time celebrations for the lunar new year had been allowed in public. since the pandemic authorities have set up a crisis center for those affected by the shooting. earlier i spoke with journalist jason camp antonia in los angeles. he told us more about the shooting. so what we know now is that thousands of people were celebrating the chinese new year in monterey park, which is about 10 to 15 minutes. east of downtown l a. and a gunman walked into a ball room in the city of monterey park and open fire, killing 10, and shooting another 10. the victims, 5 men, 5 women are dead. that gunman then left and went to another dance nearby in

the neighboring city of al hambrick. and tried to open fire there, but 2 guys were able to wrestle the gun away from him and then the shooter disappeared. he then later showed up in a white panel than in the city of torrents, which is about 30 miles south of los angeles. during a routine traffic stop and ended up taking up his own life. and what i've just been told is that law enforcement is now found his home in hammet california, which is about 80 miles south east of downtown l. a. and they served a search warrant there and are going through his home. tell us more about the victims, jason, i understand they were celebrating the sort of the lunar new year. that's right. and what we understand is that the average age of the people that go to these dance halls or the ball rooms is about 65 years old. and i already say that the victims

range in age between $50.70 plus. we know, like i said, 5 men, 5 women are dead. 10 others were rushed to nearby hospitals. but what we now know is that on the 7 remain in the hospital, their conditions range from stable to critical. so yet another mass shooting in the us can we expect further calls for gun control in the wake of this one, jason and it's already happening. good. california governor gavin newsome has put out a tweet saying that national gun reform is needed on a national level. and it was just a few days ago that the u. s. president joe biden said that he wants to gan assault style weapons in the united states. so that ball has was already on a roll. and this will just fuel about fired for a lot of people looking for gun reform. jason,

thank you very much. that was journalist jason camp antonia in l. a. now it's been an unusually warm winter here in europe, and that's bad news for skiers and other winter. sports fans. many alpine resorts have had to close due to lack of snow as the effects of climate change being felt and increasingly higher altitudes as d. w laws, halter reports, business owners in the alps are already having to think about how they can prepare for a future of warmer weather and less snow. you can see the alps from here within a few years, only the highest peaks will have a virtual snow guarantee and winter in lower regions like he and overshoot. dolphin snow is exceedingly rare, and never has that been as little as this winter, green meadows everywhere. not exactly what tours, so looking for most cabins on the cable car empty. and those who booked

a week of fun on the slopes hadn't changed them plans for my phone number. usually i do ski in snowshoe tours all winter long. now i'll have to find another way. well, i'll just hike can get most of fun off. get we love skiing. well, hiking is okay to, but i'd really rather go skiing if i'm not too much. the whole cut, the regions highest peak still offer some snowy adventures, but the main attraction is out of commission. because even up here, there's not enough cover for the sledding track, race digging on to that ordered by ours. letting track is a big deal here. it's fast to takes balls to it's pretty steep and almost 5 kilometers long kilometer long. this season's sledding fun is not quite as long as the nearby huntley cable car. we've made just enough snow to at least keep some kids happy and better yet. there's even some skiing possible if only for absolute

beginners as me, i'm here with made some snow limited to this one location and we were able to offer skiing lessons for like that for a bed. ask here, so you can't get around there too, and it's just not enough to was not to give them to to renew the algo region. well, come some for 1000000 visitors every year, making tourism the main business here. winter accounts for a 3rd of it. naturally. climate change has people worried, a strong showing between november and february is key to the survival of shops, restaurants, and hotels. some of them are already busy preparing for future seasons without snow . this father can and is just again, usually our guests come here for skiing, miss it, but this year that was impossible due to a lack of snow plan and show my we're expecting more of interest to be like this. we can count on snow any more and so i should be. that's why we are investing in

other projects like this kits playground, so that we can keep our guests entertained anyway. had an orange one to hide the kernan. the hotels new adventure playground has just opened. more projects are planned and some summer attractions can also be extended. like the up c coaster, germany's longest mountain run. that sense you downhill at really high speed. it's as close as one gets to a real down hill adventure this winter. ah sports now and in the bonus li bursey darkman ended up on the right side of a 7 gul match against alex moore. the sides traded goals until darkman pallets late in the game to seal a memorable when don't means dude. bellingham, dazzled the defensive out bird to open his glory moves like this show why the 19

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