the, the, this is the w news live from berlin. germany considers long range missiles for ukraine. politicians piled pressure on or life show as a debate, sending cruise missiles and more aid to help keep the facts precious invasion. for coming up to 5 big ministration wants to defuse the crisis along the us southern border so far, the volunteers there say that they are working with 0 government support. the i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program. pressure is building on germany to step up

its military support for ukraine. a broad coalition of law makers is calling for the german government to deliver a long range missiles to ukraine. driven politicians are debating their next commitment on the 10 year anniversary of russia's alex nation of crimea. until now the government has locked deliveries of tourist missiles on the grounds that they could be used to strive targets deep inside the russian territory. now, after billions have been pumped into defense spending already. many also see this as a watershed moment for how germany's armed forces will look for decades to come. german chancellor, all off short. and his defense minister preaching their elbows into it. you're reaching the ground on a new i munition plant earlier this month. the right in metallic factory will eventually char note $200000.00 dot hilary shells per year. under lightning efforts to run pop production. this is we need this other urgently so hot because it's hard

. is this reality is we're not living in peaceful times, but yeah, many has been on a journey before a russian president vladimir pershing's invasion for outlines. focus was on peace offering to have little more than head gear, nevada phones, 1010. we will send 5000 helmets out as a clear message that we send by the side i the since then, they've sent bottle tanks. how it says irish t defend systems, and more. i know the debate is whether it will also send some of its powerful tal risk crews mess. sales russians attack on new queen was a watershed moment and its force germans to confront some hard choice for the bonus means the same for the bonus. there's adults for german society, the us, we must become patient for a walk through. the government has coughed up on extra 100000000000 euros to bring the boat in despair back to life. orders are written for new us built fighter jets

. 60 come about helicopters and the through air defense system fit to guard. the skies of your defense spending is growing again at the height of the cold war, west german spend up to 5 percent of gdp on security that decrease gradually until re unification. and the early ninety's, when it fell off a cliff. no, it's not that 2 percent need to target. and this week the defense minister signaled there was room to grow. was the development of the industry. what i mentioned to that all has to fit together and then we might reach 3 percent or maybe even $3.00 . it depends what's happening in the world and does do how many bills it's production capacity and bolsters. it's military. the question know is whether tax payers are willing to fit the bill to an earlier i spoke with our chief political

correspondent, anita haga. i asked her what is on the agenda in the german parliament. yes, this is an intense good discussion today. it's almost 2 years to the day the russell launched its full scale invasion of ukraine. but of course, we also mustn't forget that 10 years ago russia illegally and next the black sea peninsula of crime. yeah, and there is a lot of reckoning here as well that to him, the imperialist ambitions of russian president vladimir putin were underestimated by germany. there is a lot of support here by members of parliament for continued support for ukraine and its defense against russian aggression, members of parliament, especially from the government of course, and discussing how germany has become one of the most important supporters of ukraine financially speaking. and then number 2 off to the us and, but what it really comes down to today is that question of should germany deliver

those long range taurus, cruise missile systems, to ukraine, or shouldn't that? that's a weapon system that ukraine has asked for since last year. and the opposition want the german chancellor to give his green light to the weapons delivery and but the government parties are bit more reluctant. why has a shots been so reluctant? why the hesitation? what is it about this particular method? taurus cruise, the way it's considered a state of the art, a cruise missile system that has a range of about 500 kilometers. it can fly really low, it can be not easily be detected by the enemy. so ukraine really says a one stop weapon system. so that it can hit and russian military logistics, russian military targets behind the front lines. and he says to be stopped for us or advancing a germany does have that weapon system. but the chancellor is reluctant. he says with a range of, of some 500 kilometers. that weapon system could also end up on russian territory.

now that is why he's taking this decision very, very slowly. his mulling at catholic he doesn't want to go it alone either. but what's interesting today is normally is the other way around that the jump in terms of wants to do something and get spawn winds approval. today's the other way around, essentially the german going to start will gets the germantown slide, the green light and say if you want to deliver the tourist cruise missile system to ukraine, then we would have your back, you know, has a in berlin. thank you. and here's a look at some other story is making headlines around the world. one person is dead and it be 7 more are wounded. following an attack at a check point to me is rarely occupied. westbank police say that palestinian gunmen opened fire on motorists who were stuck in a traffic jam. 2 of the attackers were killed. a 3rd was a danny of parliament has ratified

a deal with italy to build processing centers for migraines. the plan allows the balkan country to hold thousands of asylum seekers picked up in international waters by italy while their claims are being processed. human rights groups have expressed concern about the deal. while the you sees the agreement as a possible future template accord in spain has found former bar salon or football, or danny alda is guilty of raping the woman. in a nightclub, the sexual assault took place on december 31st. 2022. elvis has been sentenced to 4 and a half years in prison. the court also ordered the 40 year old to pay his victim a $150000.00 bureaus. elvis, and appealed 10, appealed the verdict. the issue of migration is taking center stage in the united states in the run up to november's presidential elections. this says the number of migrants arriving in the us reached a record high at the end of last year. while political battle lines on board are

policies between republicans and democrats, are well established in washington, volunteers, helping migrants, trying to cross the border, or losing hope that there is a political will to solve the problem on the ground. it'd be of corresponding benjamin to of it as cuba reports now from the us mexican border of the california boarded town of yakima hot springs has become a flash point for migration. thousands of people have crossed into the united states here in recent months. many of them from latin america that will come forward at the low, but it costs you them. i already were trying to, you know, because most of nicaraguans who cross will be addressing address the say they will send them back. yes, that is why we're trying a lot here. what is will come with the law? let's say best case, tell me is that the control event that we are here now? suffering luxury, a hill, illustrious cape with me that you on the border patrol has paused and took children

and mothers with them. you know, i don't. uh, i might a, they said they would pick us up in the morning. i n as in, don't says they don't cause i meant they know that on my end i'm, i don't know i'm for support. most of these belong to you is a helping them warm clothing after a rainy night and food. many had no tends to sleep. and the next step is to wait for border patrol to pick them up for registration. people get stuck here. sometimes these days, usually for only for a matter of hours, but there was times in a little over, at least 6 weeks ago, were people here for 4 or 5 days in the same location. sam and his son, john a locals, along with other volunteers. they have been taking care of newly arrived migrants for months. it leaves me very disappointed. it's quite frankly kind of absurd that uh my family and uh, just a group of regular volunteers are filling in this role. it should be done by the us government. there should be the red cross out here. there should be many different

organizations, but that's just not here. daily, the volunteer scan, the area along the border for people, the so called son, judah, sprague, and gap. and the boy defense used to pave the way for many migrants. so this is uh, transit camp that was set up by the mexican national guard that was designed to hold any migrants that come through this gap over here. prior to this establishment, we would see smugglers bringing people through non stop throughout the day in cars, driving up and down the start road over there. they would pack, so sent it back to the countries forest. mormon is a political analyst at bard college in berlin. i asked him why it's been so hard for president fight and to get the us congress to work out a deal on migration as well. he hasn't been the 1st one to fail. i mean, there hasn't been any legislation. comprehensive legislation before the 21st century as yet there have been multiple attempts starting with mccain and

a few other became kennedy build it. sometimes a police have shifted by partisan compromising the senate, but them failed in the house. and i think the main reason for that is very much tied to the political phenomena that sometimes described as polarization between the parties, but also within the parties. um and, and uh yeah, so this has been a major problem and it can, i mean with 5 and the same is true. we know that on trump also didn't want this to go to pass because he sees migration as a major, major issue and subject for his own campaign. i think that's one part of the story . another part is also that the bill at the time was linked to h to the ukraine, which is a very contentious issues on the, on the right, the house of representatives was forest foreman. clashes between police and protesting farmers in india have left one person dead. the incident occurred and print job stayed as farmers press their demands for government assistance. police

deny having a role in demand stuff. the protesting farmers have paused at their march on the capital deli, after the government made an offer of new negotiations. the border of the 2 indian states had gone up and been top, looked like a becky ground. with these drawn spite deer gas to dispose the phone was moving toward the indian deputy daily. the farm was used guides as a zip and to bring down the drones that look at what the government is doing. they are far into a gas. that's how youngsters elderly, some of her that always broken their legs. some have head injuries. that's so much k o such oppression should not be happening. a tens of thousands of indian followers are protesting for guiding the tire crop prices from the government. and they want to reach daily. something to put these want to stop. they want to avoid

a repeat of the 2021, put this in which tens of thousands of fall most comp outside the applicant, foot over to you and storm, then these historic correct for at the time, prime minister, not in the deep sleep beat, it could go to the in gauze that the predicting fall my said what hurt the incomes . c deleted of the gun in march, 1 knows that we've got in the minimum drop prices for oil, they produce and in please, and found less income loan assistance. then getting government defense that kind of clause, if necessary to modernize and confirming, but for almost fear the deforms would least importer. for now, the march has been put on hold after the government made a new effort to resume docs. if the protest, skinner meant them again, they could force a new dest formalities, guffman just before the general election. and then with that,

you're up to date here and date of the news. after a short break, i will be back with a special edition of conflicts on that was reported previously at the munich security conference, top officials from the middle east, straight ahead. the we are all set we are watching to see the to bring you the story behind the new, the will on about com, biased information for free might say, due to men in this special edition of conflicts. we are presenting the highlights of a high level panel on the as rarely palestinian conflict which took place at this year's munich security conference.