[000:00:00;00] ah, ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. donald trump is back in new york ahead of his court appearance. the former president is spending the night at trump tower before he hands himself into prosecutors. on tuesday, he faced his criminal charges, sending from hutch money, allegedly paid to an adult film actor in 2016. also coming up, germany's vice chancellor makes his 1st visit to ukraine and pledges to help

rebuild the country as president to lensky stress. is that what he needs most is weapons. and as britain pressed as the head with controversial plans to track down on migration across the english channel, we look at the situation from the french side, the border plus their heading for the mo, nasa named a 4 person crew, including the 1st women and 1st african american astronauts to take part in a lunar michigan. ah, i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program. former us president donald trump is preparing to surrender to prosecutors in new york later today as he faces an unprecedented court appearance. trump is the 1st sitting or former u. s. president to face criminal prosecution. now tuesday will see his arraignment

on charges linked to alleged hush money payments to adult film actor stormy daniels just before the 2016 president dental election. the former reality tv stand president is the biggest story in town, a game arriving at trump tower, donald trump, heated quickly inside for more talks with his legal team, his support has rallied loudly nearby, while others demanded justice guiding him on off hooker's payment. 10 years ago or 7 years ago is a misdemeanor. and it should not be a felony case by alvin gregg, i don't think they have anything to lock them up for. i think this is just a political persecution of somebody that they don't like. and on top of that,

i think it's election interference. countries very divided at this point. so it's important that we understand that this is not a justice. a criminal case against trump would be unlike anything the u. s. has ever experienced on choose day. his expected to surrender himself at the district attorney's office before being arraigned at the criminal court with the charges will be read to him. authorities a bracing for protests. as always, we will not allow violence or vandalism of any kind. and if one is court participating in any act of violence, they will be arrested and held accountable, no matter who you are. but while tramp was the focus of attention in new york city, president joe biden was visiting a factory in minnesota. he has consistently refused to comment on the charges

against trump. monday was no exception. but never more optimistic about the future of our country. just remember, it's just important. remember, we are really united states of america. there is nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing beyond our capacity. from his bound to continue with his 2024 presidential bid come what may, in this case is even seen assume in his support among republicans, but opinion in the country remains deeply divided with more americans than not saying he should face charges over the stormy daniels case and for more let's bring an american history expert. jessica, you know, hecht who is based in berlin. welcome to the program, and thank you so much for joining us. trump is the 1st sitting or former u. s. president to face criminal prosecution. how big is this moment in u. s. political history? well, good morning, sarah. first of all,

historians really like to say that nothing is unprecedented, and i've done the same, but i'm starting to think there's nothing like it in american history. we do know that american presidents have been indicted before we have know that there face criminal charges before you know, particular in the, in the 1900 century and then 974. when richard nixon came fairly close. but what's different today is really the political mood coupled with the enormous significance of the presidential office. and you have to know that originally the president was not a very important man in american politics. but the more important the office became, since like late 19th century, the more attention voters have been paying to his personality and his ethics. so nixon was pushed out of office because there was bipartisan pressure for him to go . and you also hoped to be, pardon, pardon, by his successor, that's not at all the case today. trump has

a lot of backing in his own party and from his fellow conservatives. and there is no way that joe biden will pardon donald trump. this is unprecedented. and we understand that there are more cases in the works against trump. tell us a little bit more about what might be ahead. moral. if only we knew to be told, we really don't know exactly what the charges are and we will find out this today. we know that trump has been charged with their on 2 dozen different counts, including felonies and but the indictment is unsealed. it will only be unsealed when he appears in court today. so we know that the decision by the manhattan grand jury to indict trump is comes at the tails of a war 5 year long investigation of the story. daniels appears in 2016. it's not the lie that is the salient to year, but the cover of that could perhaps amount to something like a federal campaign violation. but again,

we really need to wait on this. we don't know he's facing all of his legal troubles . what is it likely to mean for his 2024 election aspiration? depends on who you ask, but plain and simple my point, no, this is not going to complicate his bid for reelection at all. this will not undermine his candidacy if he seeks the candidacy. for 2 reasons. most people who are, who are his supporters already believe that new york is a deplorable pit of liberalism and that those liberals are out to get donald trump . so from support is believe that there is a concerted effort to get him, which is exactly what he's been propagating for the last couple of years. really. and the 2nd point is that opinions are already settled pretty much on the fact that he leads a scandalous life. people also know about his action regarding governmental affairs in the know that he's been charged about the abuse of power even after his presidency. so none of this is really new,

none of what we will hear in new york is entirely new. none of this will matter to his bid because he was and he continues to be willing to uphold the policies that he supporters advocated. so no, probably today is not going to affect his bid for the presidency on a foot note though, what is going to be affected is his legacy, the historical memory. because i think in the, in the history of american hines, he will feature the one who sought to transform the meaning of the presidency into one where ethics just don't count. all right, we have to leave it there. american history expert, just like, you know, hacked. thank you so much. thank you very much. ukraine says that russian suicide drones have struck the city of odessa in an overnight attack. ukrainian defense forces say they shot down 14 of the 17 iran made shaheed drones unleashed on the strategically important port city. on the black sea,

according to local officials, one drone hit an enterprise in the region, causing a fire, which has since been put out. there were no reports of human casualties. and germany's vice chancellor paid his 1st visit to ukraine since the russian invasion . robert habash joins president relentlessly on a visit to a ukrainian village where alleged russian war crimes took place. a year ago, they visited a school basement where nearly $400.00 villagers were held captive for almost a month just by russia. true. 11 people died during the ordeal in the village north of tv. now in discussions with ukrainian government officials, how back expressed regret that germany did not help arm ukraine before the russian invasion. i mean to position, but it took too long to wolf late. notice i think not all of them could he would say the same, but i for you to push him with his or to later part of my job was in the last year

to help you bring reference as often as many as recruiting. this is an ongoing promise, but the german vice chancellor brought more than just reflections on his 1st visit to ukraine. he w political correspondent, julia. so deli has more yeah. well, he is germany's vice chancellor, but also the economy minister and what he brought with them was a delegation of german industry business leaders. and that is because his plan with this visit was to try to help ukraine rebuild after it has been consistently attacked by russia. and help spur ukraine's economy. he said that he wants to focus on the infrastructure, the energy infrastructure, but also on rebuilding houses and roads. and that is something that he says, germany's government is committed to also because the german government says it will guarantee these investment by german companies. german companies will

negotiate the deals themselves, but germany will provide a guarantee. and that is something that germany doesn't normally do in war zones, because the risk is so high and it shows that in this case, the german government really is committed and trying to, to help you crane rebuild. how far does that commitment extend? because of the lensky has made it very clear what he needs most right now is more weapons. more ammunition, poland announcing that its 1st batch of a fighter jets has now been delivered. is germany expected to follow suit? well, we've heard that, how big ends lensky spoke about, up being the delivery of ammunition, which is sorely needed in ukraine and also continuing with the delivery of other heavy, heavy weapons like tanks. a recent batch of leopard tags was delivered by germany to ukraine last week. after ukraine really push to get these, these tanks delivered and promised by germany and germany finally accepted to do

that earlier this year. now, there has been talk over the last few weeks about fighter jets being delivered to ukraine, about having said that this was not a topic of conversation with president lensky and germany's position has been that they do not plan to deliver fighter jets. you can't use to ukraine also because just that ukraine is seeking to get our, the f, 16 us made fighter jets, which germany doesn't even have if we just take this into the big picture, julia just give us an assessment of, of how far germany is willing to go, how much can continue to give? well, the, the german government says that it is committed further in the long run. they want to continue supporting ukraine with weapons and the german public also supports continued delivery of weapons. what we have to see is whether germany will have enough stock to continue providing that ukraine and how long that will last. and it

has to continue replenishing its own stock and keeping up with deliveries to ukraine. so that will be the challenge. going ahead to leave. so deleon, berlin, thank you. russian. lawmakers say that they are considering tightening the countries terrorism laws after a st. petersburg cafe explosion that killed a well known pro war blogger. the changes could include spreading what a pro kremlin lawmaker called terrorist propaganda authorities. have arrested a woman who moscow claims has links with anti war rallies. would in this passage, posted on line flatland, sitarski is seen being handed a statue during a talk at the st. petersburg, cafe king jose with the gathered crowd as he inspects the gift. so a short while later, the 40 role pro war blogger will be dead, killed by a bomb. russian media claim was hidden inside the bust. b, russian block as

a sharing this on verified footage. claim to show the moment of the deadly explosion, which is now being treated as an act of terrorism by the kremlin bush. well, after this like a rain ahead of the minor in a hermit, they put a summer back there without a 2nd thought. and he carried on with his questions, then suddenly everything exploded and there was smoke. was like a strong notion movie was sit on the back half of the hall. everyone started to run and we needed to run. so we ran those to the near, had blood all over them, of course, but you can use it on i don't the horse to task. he whose real name is maxine foaming was a prominent packer of rushes, invasion of ukraine proposals rally. he filled himself last year at the grand kremlin palace, celebrating roches annexation of ukraine's occupied regions. with the gospels of summer, we will beat every one we will kill every one he says in this defiant array that went viral,

helping to build his popularity among pro war russian nationalists who may be behind his death or ordered the attack is now the subject of much speculation in russia these cctv pitches being white, the shared and russian online channels appear to show some one carrying a package into the cafe. before the blast got legal cross russian authorities have since arrested a 26 year old woman who they say admitted bringing a small statue which then exploded and killed to tarkey. the kremlin says it was an attack orchestrated by ukraine with the help of a russian opposition group. but they've provided no evidence for that. he moves other bach mode, but that view is not shared by everyone, including the head of the russian bought the mercenary group. you have any precaution who owns the cafe, where the blast took place. thorough operator you see or hear paying tribute to

task. he in the video he sais, was filmed in the besieged, ukrainian city of back moat. and later suggested that domestic radical groups are responsible for the block as death, and not the key of government knows them why. and as investigators try to establish a motive for the attack, that's a claim that's unlikely to go down well with the kremlin, which is doing all kinds of paint a picture of domestic harmony over its special operation in ukraine. and here's a look at some other stories making is around the world. at least one person was killed and 30 were entered in the netherlands when a train crashed in the village of 4 shorten dutch authorities a that the high speed night train derailed after hitting construction equipment that was left on the track. that railways announced train cancellations on the busy link after the accident. a massive fire has engulfed

a shopping complex in bangladesh is half it'll data. the blaze began in the early hours of tuesday, in the bank of bazaar, known for its off vendors and home to some $3000.00 sharps. army units are aiding firefighters and the effort to control the place, no immediate casualties were recorded. nato secretary general yen soleberg says that finland will formerly joined the alliance in a few hours. once the north country with chairs of order with russia completes the process. it would mark the fastest admission in nato history. the alliance will welcome it's 31st member by raising the finished flag at its headquarters in brussels. britain is pushing ahead with a contentious asylum law designed to crack down on a legal migration across the english channel. the proposed bill would deny by grants, who reach britain on small boats the right to claim asylum. london has also agreed to pay france more than half a $1000000000.00 euros to boost measures to stop migrants,

including deploying extra border guards to france. you'd obviously st. louis looks now at how the plans are going down with the french police in the port city of cali, some 40 kilometers for off the coast of britain. these offices have a clear mandate to prevent migrants from crossing the english channel. police patrol in groups of $6.00 to $10.00, they concealing their faces for security reasons. light, i use normal binoculars and infrared ones at night. german looked on a legal migration across the channel to britain sword last year with a record $45000.00 new arrivals. up from $17000.00 the previous year. to curb that number, britain will supply friends with more money and extra british border police. london

plans to deport migrants who do managed to reach british shores back to france for their part french police tries to track down smugglers who supply the boats used by migrants liberally. they hide their supplies and retrieve them at night. there's been added, we patrol a large area of the packed with hiding places where the officers doubt that the new stricter asylum laws on the other side of the channel will deter migrants, though. but what this will know if you've traveled thousands of kilometers and can virtually see britain, you're not going to give up boy, or 30 kilometers till the finish line. hundreds of migrants. a sheltering in this camp, 20 road mohammed is one of them. he says he and his brother fled government persecution in sudan, 3 years ago. mohammed's dream is to study medicine in britain and become a doctor. coastal patrols he says, weren't stop him from trying to reach his destination. we did not have a choice 3 going throwing through good bill,

on the youth you or the old warrant to do for us. if i, how drill on going to thrive to do. mohammed's determination is not uncommon, says francesca, more assert. she works for an engineer and believes britons new measures will only increase migrant suffering in calais along also on it had last year. news that illegal migrants in britain would be centered, wanda's sparked panic. only at least 2 people took their own lives as a result of either. the patrol has returned from duty to the police station to night they didn't catch any migrants preparing to make the crossing. they show us a boat they confiscated a few weeks earlier. is us ago this was in a smuggler vehicle the thing i yes is the 3rd way. it would up

it's you have how many migraines fit on a boat like this? at least 50? what is your response to british criticism? a french police? they're welcome to do better than that. they don't know what's going on here. they couldn't do any better. even with a lot more personnel, it would still be hard or dicky. that's because frances channel coastline is 120 kilometers long. here in cali alone, the coast guard has to keep its eyes on a 30 kilometer stretch. and for more on all of this, let's bring in gerald canals. he joins us from austria. he is a migration analyst and the director of the european stability initiative. thank tank. welcome to the program and thank you for joining us. we just heard that a record number of migrants tried to cross the english channel to get to britain last year. why do you think so many want to get to the u. k. specifically? good morning. it's important to put the number in context last year,

france still had a lot more asylum applications. then the united kingdom, germany had many more. so in a way, this is just a normal phenomenon. people realize that if they try to cross the channel, if they get to the united kingdom, if they have family they are, or if the smugglers tell them, it is easier to live there. and once they reach the united kingdom, they can stay there because not a single person has been returned from the united kingdom, defrauded the last years. well, that is for many a reason to try. it's actually been a large number, leaving france last year to the u. k, then arrive from all of africa to spain. so then what's your take, your personal take on the u. k. 's new illegal migration bell. because the government for its part says that it's intended to deter people from a legally entering the u. k. but we've heard a representative from the you and hcr warning,

it could lead to the collapse of the system of international protection for refugees. where i think 2 things are important. first, nobody needs to leave france. france is a safe country. so this is not a refugee issue, it is an issue of irregular migration on this. the united kingdom government is right. but secondly, why should all refugees stay in france and united kingdom should not offer as a signatory of the refugee convention any solidarity? the obvious solution to this is that france of the united, the european union offer to take back doze. every one who leaves after the 1st of may in a boat and reaches the u. k. to take them back. they are safe. but then the united kingdom to offer a legal path for well, let's say $40000.00 people a year. that would still be less than france has asylum applications, and they can then apply to legally cross the idea that police or more money will

stop this flies in the face of evidence on other borders. the french board of italy where lots of french control since 2015 has not led to less people crossing. because people can, of course, try as many times as they want. we must not forget, there are people at the heart of this story like those who are stuck in calais. what does being in limbo like this, like like the situation that you've highlighted there and the feeling of being unwonted due to their person, to the ability to integrate and move on with one's life. well, i mean, a lot of these people come from and some of them would, of course, receive protection both in france and in the united kingdom. so some of them have been traumatized and then the attempt to try to cross and to risk your life. don't forget, people died on this crossing in november to 21. it was 30 people who drown. this is very a dangerous. it's also very bad for the french,

a coastal communities because they have seen desperate people. a large numbers hiding in the woods or in wild camps for many, many years. i mean, this is really a shocking failure to democracies, france, and united kingdom could just get together and solve this issue. destroyed the smugglers model. you don't need rwanda. you only need an understanding between the united kingdom and france that creates both legal ways and makes sure that people who have, for example, relatives or family a, one of the women who died in 2021 bras for me rock. she had a visa for italy, she tried to get to her fiancee in the united kingdom, but there was no legal way. if there would be a place for individuals like that to apply and then to cross legally. both france, the european union and the united kingdom and above all desperate people like this would benefit. so the sooner we get away from this illusion that more police at this border will stop this,

and repression will work and that border. and the sooner we embrace a policy that could work. and all my gratian studies in recent years at borders in europe, show us what should be done, and it's simply not being done. thank you so much for joining us and sharing your view on what is happening there, sharing that call to action. gerald klaus migration analysts and the director of the european stability initiative inc. tank. we appreciate your time. thank you. nasa has named a 4 strong crew for its artemus to moon flight. they include the 1st woman and the 1st person of color to take part in a lunar mission. the crew is due to fly around the moon as early as next year. artemus 2 will be the 1st crude lunar voyage since the end of the apollo era war than 50 years ago. here in the crew. here is a reminder of the top story we're falling for you here on dw news. donald trump is

back in new york ahead of his court appearance. the former president is spending the night at trump tower before he hands himself into prosecutors. he basis criminal charges stemming from hush money, allegedly paid to an adult film actor in 2016. next it is, the one thing shall kick off, including a look at fire, munich, new coach thomas stokeland. se with us, if you can. i'm sorry, kelly, for land. thanks for watching. ah ah.

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