ah, we explain how these technologies work, how they can only go, of course, and that's how they can also go terribly. watch it, no new to ah ah, this is dw news line from berlin. finland goes to the poles to select a new parliament, popular prime minister, santa marinas, seeking a 2nd term and office. she is facing a strong challenge from the far right. but she tell supporters, i'm in to win. it breathed. and storms tear through several us days,

leaving at least $26.00 people's dead. arkansas declares an emergency and calls in the national guard after multiple tornado strikes. leave a trail of devastation. ah . hello monica jones, good tabby with us. we start in finland where parliamentary elections are underway . holes are predicting a close race between the 3 main parties. social democrat, prime minister, santa marine is hoping to secure a 2nd term in office, but she's facing a strong challenger from the far right. i'm finished, my minister son amarion cast her ballad early as did almost 40 percent of finish voters, a record. but it will come down to the last minute to see if martin social democrats can pull ahead of their 2 main rivals. the conservative coalition party and the populist fins ready with nato membership in hand. the impact of neighboring

russia's war on ukraine has not dominated debates. finished. voters are focused on finances. the fact that the all public finances are in balance, it's in some countries, is not an issue, it's would move the pollution mean feel under these. that's not going well, this a tutor the deficits. i can do to extend that now the amount fealand is paying on the it's that these amounts to do some of our ministry spots. if it's a threat settler though, finish public debt at 72 percent of g. d, p is far lower than the eurozone average. it's uncomfortably high for finland. taking over in 2019 at sun m r in successfully navigated finland through cove, it, and into nato. but while she's extremely popular abroad, thanks in part to a leaked video last year of her dancing with friends, her economic moves are criticized at home debt, climbed under her watch yet. she's campaigning on continued social spending. i

think the main issues that people are thinking, our economy a public, this also public services, education, social and health care, and social benefits. i think people are thinking about their ordinary life. martin's opponents are more fiscally cautious. head of the coalition party pet that he ordered will insist steep benefits must be cut to bring down the debt. and he's leading poles with that position. the fins party is anti immigrant and euro skeptic . they're sitting in 2nd place. santa martin says the social democrats would refuse to create a government coalition with them. their party platform calls for pulling finland out of the european union in brussels fins aren't so worried about anti e, you sentiment. but the environment and the economy does a big majority of things who are for their you. so the true fins cannot to really on their own go out. i want to have those a moderate kind of people who are thinking about also about environment issues. and

that not only about themselves, and we have an aging population in general. so on costs are going to go up. taxes are probably going to go up with hard financial decisions ahead analyst tommy hootin and says the only thing certain about the outcome is that whoever wins is going to be very unpopular of a more i'm joined now by dw brussels correspondent, terry shoulds. terry, good to have you with us. tell us, how's the election going so far? we expect turn out to be very high monica in part because in early voting and absentee voting, 40 percent of fins already cast their ballots. so it's clear that interest is very high with a race this close. as i mentioned there in the report, the 3 leading parties are within the margin of error. even in, in the pre boat polling, they were as little as one percentage point between the 1st place and the 3rd place party, which is at this point, a prime minister son in lawrence. so interest is very high and i would expect

a high turnout even in, in person voting today. all rights are very tight race there, but the nationalist fins party has gained traction in the previous years. why are they so popular? certainly in the last election as well, they were very popular and you know, for the other parties were a risk to take the top spot. and you never know with parties like this, whether it's a protest vote against the other mainstream, traditional parties, or whether people actually support some of the tenants in the, in the fins party program. which at this point is focusing on anti immigration. but they also say they would like to pull finland out of the european union. that is not a very popular opinion in finland. so as i say, it's not clear what, how much they support the fins and how much people just want to vote against the conservative coalition party and against m r s t p. so you just mentioned something very interesting, of course that one of the parties is interested in pulling finland out of the u.

however popular unpopular. that is, what could this election outcome then mean for the you? i think there result for the european union is unlikely to be very dramatic, even if the fins party comes in 1st. what might have more in it of an impact is how long it takes finland to form a government. because son, martin says social democrats say they refuse to go into a coalition with the fins. the coalition party says it would join up but to others of the current government coalition, the greens in the left say that they also will not join a party with the fins to eye surgery jointed government coalition with the fins. so that could be very, very messy. and so in addition to finding out what the vote counts are what the parliamentary seats are when results come in later today, people are going to be talking about how on earth do we form another government? it's going to be tough, whoever's going to be in charge. well, luckily you keep an eye on it for us still be usa. terry shows their reporting from

brussels. thank you so much. terry. no, russia has taken over the rotating presidency of the united nations security council, sparking a furious reaction in ukraine in his daily address, ukraine's president lot of miss elaine's key deemed it absurd. and he called the council a bankrupt institution. he says it ought to be reformed. so as not to allow a terrorist stay to disrupt peace. savanski also called for russia to be held accountable for its actions in ukraine. meanwhile, on the front line, ukraine is managing to hold of russian troops. spots civilians are still being urged to evacuate. a look now at what people are going through in the city of africa, which has been left in ruins, driving through the battered streets, emit easton, city of of div co. the police are looking for those who want to leave. would you put it behind for modeling number? for the last 4 months. this basement has been home to 73 year old. helena. but

she's decided it's time to go. i love watching if my lot of wish i couldn't take it any more. a house is destroyed and i spent most of the time in the basement. nathan has been here by yet. every one is afraid. every 11 local officials say the town has been almost completely destroyed in recent weeks. what's his new so stony me situation has changed in the past month. but since the beginning of march of disco has been under aircraft bombing and artillery file bavaria. no, since then, almost all buildings have been destroyed through low on a similar disabled thinking in nearby shes if ya. people working for the charity

international lions clubs of awfully a trying to convince residents to move to safety, adult level, who will give us a volunteer say many are reluctant to go. another way from the place she calls home in the united states at least 26 people have been killed and many more injured. as storms spat of the south and midwest authorities in arkansas have declared an emergency after multiple tornadoes tossed through the state. a shredded roof and battered cloth rooms are all the remain of this arkansas high school. students here just beginning to come to terms with the damage done by the tornado. i'm a thought more. i've been here since 1st grade and at the school i just, i love it. we have very many traditions that are very proud of the school

and i'm just really sad. oh, fact bed it's gone, but i know we will come back stronger and we can build a better school. keep those traditions going. residence in areas of at least 8 western and southern states were affected by the heavy storms that brought dozens of tornadoes. these devastated towns and cities often leaving rubble in their wake. this is the moment that the deadly storm approached the city of little rock in arkansas and this driver managed to capture the terrifying moment when the tornado hit ground.

and the government has promised assistance to the areas affected as rescue efforts continue measuring the full extent of the damage could take months to paris now, which is one of the most densely populated cities in europe. in recent years, the administration has opened new bike lanes and reduced parking spots to decline jest the city. part of its greenwood realty drive are also some $15000.00 shared electric scooters, but their days could be numbered. a referendum is being held to decide whether those scooters should be banned. our paris correspondence on your fall nika has more downtown paris free floating rental electric scooters, or 20 minutes as the golden fringe. all the rich leona works in the real estate agency and has been using them for 3 years. i know on the buy it don't.

i work in central paris and the quickest way to get there right now is on an electric scooter. it takes about 10 minutes from my place to work. if i took a car, i think it would take 45 minutes, other spot. but the scooters are hugely contribution. could exceed the biggest problem, safety accidents involving east winters on the rice law. steel. the city recorded 408. 0, he's a bell on bubble is a pianist at the paris opera. she was hit by an escort and park in 2019 breaking her wrist into place as she was forced to stop playing for a year. for provence is 4 years after accident, little has changed. she shall dinged, kilobit and so on. so it's a question of educating people who use these things, jeanette, but there's never any police presence on the street will do that. i partly seen

people getting fined for traffic violations. i think e scooter writers don't see us pedestrians. it's like we're shadows. they have to go through any cost, basically as fast as possible, repaired with him. it's a new shed. my mini on the speaker off edge is musically. i ride a bike and every day it's just horrible with the electric scooters. no comp on, but they don't understand the traffic rules don't. it's healthy as a supply. i'm a taxi driver at times. there are 2 or 3 people on an electric scooter fooling around. it's dangerous for them as well. electric scooters of toys, not a mode of transportation while to postpone the public backlash has prompted paris to set up a referendum. residents are being asked a simple question, are the in favor rent an electric scooters on the streets or not to a different company? the stakes a high for shed o school to companies, parents is an important market. nicholas gauze says banning rental feats would be

a blow to the cities and by michael credential there was the 1st consequence. if there is an all is that we're going to substract a per transfer mean of transport for $400000.00 people. it's always going to be replaced by only 2 things, more saturation, public transport. and if you go barby transport, you were seen, saturated, and more individual vehicle. and so indeed, i'm concerned in a one year before you lympics that is a sunday about signal. if babs does bid audit want to winkie scooters uses will have until september, to zip around the city a flight. and before we go, pope frances has led palm sunday mass just a day after leaving hospital following treatment for bronchitis. tens of thousands of worshipers attended the 1st in person service since the covey 19 pandemic ceremony marks the beginning of celebrations for the most important week in the christian calendar. ready

ah, and that's all for me for now. coming up next, sports live goes to argentina to explore the power of football. i'm monica jones for me on the news team here in berlin. thanks for watching. with that as to what did you do before? i leave the channel fantastic.