or maybe my voice will be heard back spring to our love seeking justice for the victims of fame aside. starts november 21st on d, w. the business day that we news line from berlin, donald trump completes a clean sweep of power in the us selection. the republican party secures enough themes to retain control of the house of representatives. the wind, give them a try back to where the president's party also controls both houses of congress. also coming up on a spread congratulations on trying to visit the white house to talk transition. the republican leader enjoys a cordial reception from presidential by no promises a smooth transfer of power. meanwhile, the outgoing administration scrambles to send as much a to ukraine as possible before the transition of key residents seek shelter from

russian missiles and drugs and chancellor. 9 shots tells the german parliament it's cannot simply wait until next month's confidence vote. the chancellor says there's plenty of work to do before the end of the year. this is fine to have government collapsing last week. the welcome to the show on the coal fairly republicans of one enough states to control the united states house of representatives, cementing their hold on both the us capital and the white house just declared women arizona's race for the house alongside a victory in full county. in california and gave the g o p, the majority of 218 states. the results gives the republicans and president elect donald trump. the governing drive fact that was controlled by the senate house and

white house. democrats will find it extremely hard now to come back crumbs. plans to expound, like rooms expend, tax breaks, reshape a us economy. a lot of you to get you in. and you helped me. and i'm joined now by my calling, paula foley. aliya. pablo complete control of congress does i know mean that donald trump has on check power? i wouldn't go as far as saying that, and i mean we're calling it the governing tri facto, of course. but there's one very important part here that we time remember the, for example, for a while in congress. there are, of course you've got the house of representatives and you've got the senate in order for senate builds actually to be pushed through. you do need a 3 5th majority, so that's 60 of the senators to basically get through any of these bills and also to bite. that's an order as well to bypass this a filibuster. the filibuster is a word which we're not too familiar with here on this side of the atlantic, but basically that it lives at centers to essentially

a delay legislation by keeping the debate open and on the ongoing. and it's, and it's often used in the united states. so what's gonna happen in, in the united states is that while pushing through registration and the highest representatives will be easier. and it won't be so easy in the center because it will mean that the republicans will actually have to go to the other side of the aisle to the democrats in order to get legislation pushed through. so we often see this in the united states and they'll have to basically water dime legislation perhaps that they want to push through in order to i suppose, allow for the other side to say ok, this is enough for us to accept and we can push this through but after what we've seen in the past 4 years, it's unlikely that the democrats will do the republicans any favor what i think there are big differences this time around with donald trump as well, with regards to the republican party, it's a more loyal republican party than it was when he was 1st and office back in 2016.

so with regards to as well, the republican party in the lower house, it will look like there will be a bit more loyalty to walk. donald trump wants with regards to site integration with regards to economic policy. but once again, going back to the senate, it's important to note as well. but senators do tend to act a little bit more independently from their party. and so they are a bit more kind of that they look more at the legislation of the see whether this is actually something that they agree with or whether the changes should be made. there's also another element to this, which we really should mention, which is that the whole judicial at system in the united states has changed. of course, if we're looking at, at the supreme court, it's a more conservative supreme court then it was back in 2016 when trump was last, when he 1st took office last time. and so then it will also play in his favor. i need the run into problems the last time around because often we saw a donald trump using executive orders. and then the legislative process in the united states often blocked that. that's not going to be as difficult this time for

him because there have been changes there, the supreme court. and it's not just that the supreme court lever also in the lower courts as well. we're seeing more we'll say at, i don't want to go as far as saying trump loyalists, but that the judges who would be more in favor of donald trump is talking about trump. loyalists his cabinet has fully been shaping up with some shock nominations . right, let's start talking about mountain gates, who's going to be the next attorney general? right. mark gates is someone who anyone who follows the, the us us politics will be sort of familiar with them. he's a now a former congress mine from florida. he actually got voted in, and he is a fierce trump wireless. there have been people in washington who called him a bit of a trump people, so he was always there to stand up for him. and of course, he could become the attorney general, which is, you know, the country's top law enforcement official. and we can't remember we time forget

one very important detail here that there was a years long investigation into my case and into at sex crimes. there was a sex crimes investigation which ended up being felt in 2023. so, you know, he's a character who is certainly very controversial even within the republican party. yeah. one of many in the cabinet as it's looking right now, because this has, of course, to be confirmed by congress still. um, i want to show our viewers um some images from wednesday because donald trump, for the 1st time, returned to the white house since 2021. let's take a look what that meeting was like. just talk to somebody. thank you very much. and

politics is tough and it's many cases, not a very nice world, but it is a nice world today. and i appreciate it very much a transition that says it will be as smooth as it could get sort of co, i would describe that as cozy. but awkward to that 2 to 3, and quite honest. um, i mean, you know, it was remarkable since in many ways, because we're not used to seeing joe biden. and donald trump, who was, you know, been slinging a lot of insults at each other over the past several years. but there was a sort of a very cordial atmosphere there. um, i think they wanted to show that, you know, this is going to be very peaceful at transfer of power and that everything is going to run smoothly. and that was very much what was being assets in the media and an important message to the american legal. right? absolutely. and i think it's something that in the united states and american voters, particularly, or were you looking at this and going, all right, we just wants to peace and quiet. and now let's hope that things run smoothly. it

was really interesting. uh, what the white her uh, white hi spokesperson, instead of it. she said it was indeed very cordial, very gracious. and so, you know, this was sort of the image that was being put out there, but they did speak for 2 hours and they were talking about some very important issues. this was an opportunity for joe biden to sit down with donald trump and lay out the reasons why, for example, as he is taking certain positions with regards to war in ukraine where there have been differences there. of course, that's not forget that donald trump is that he's gonna end the war in ukraine in the day. and there are also being differences with regards to me at least, and how to approach that. so this was an opportunity for the 2 leaders to sit down and have a discussion and listen to each other and we'll just have to wait and see. but of course donald trump, if there's one thing we know that don't trump is, is unpredictable. so we don't, we'll be talking a lot about donald trump in the next few weeks to push out the new chelsea and find the file and full alias. thank you so much. thanks a call you

a secretary of state anthony blanket has been visiting nato headquarters in brussels, where he tried to reassure ukrainians. they'll still be able to defend their country after donald trump takes office. trump has promised to end the war and ukraine and just one day and many fear he will cut military support for keith. a rush of stuffed up, it's miss ellen jerome strikes on ukraine, including the 1st missile attacks on the capital. keep in over 2 months. the air raid sirens war enough, incoming missiles, people seek shelter in an underground metro station. while driving attacks are common place. it was the 1st missile strike on keith since august. it's horrible every time there's a missile attack we've gotten use to show head driving strikes. if you can get used to that, because i happen every night looked at me. ukrainians have been waiting for

a big missile attack for months and defenses intercepted to cruise missiles to ballistic missiles and dozens of trains. a very good morning in the future of that defense was central when the us secretary of state met with leaders and brussels, including his ukrainian council, passed the nato secretary general. defied and administration is scrambling to send as much military aid keeps away while still in office. it concerns about donald trump's commitment to ukraine. we've obligated just recently and pushed out the door. another $8000000000.00 in security assistance for ukraine. that was the september. another, almost half a $1000000000.00 a just a few weeks ago. and president biden is committed to making sure that every dollar we have at our disposal will be pushed out the door between now and january 20th. and keep the full scale of the attack was not immediately clear,

no of the extent of the damage. but as political turmoil elsewhere adds fuel. so the file rescues here will keep putting out the flames. so let's take a look now, some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. authorities in brazil say a man who has failed in an attempt to break into the supreme court, killed himself and explosions outside the building. 2 strong blast seconds of hardware heard in the evening after sessions at the end of the building was that evacuated. this comes days before brazil is set to host the 20 leader un atomic watch doc cheese. rafael grossey is met with a ron's foreign minister and tear on before his trip. grossey said his agency has not been granted access to a facility with machines that enrich uranium. the i a is concerned, and rich uranium could be used to make nuclear bombs. the human rights watch says that israel's repeated evacuation orders and gaza amounts to the work crime,

a forcible transferred the group, made the claim and a new report that suggest israel's actions amounts to ethnic cleansing and says it's findings are based on interviews with this. please. god and satellite imagery and public reporting is really military says it struck rhodes along the border with syria and lebanon on wednesday to prevent the militant group has the law from smuggling weapons. it also says 6 of its soldiers were killed in combat near its border with 11 on one of israel as deadly as days in his ground offensive against has the law. and the suspect it is really striking early thursday morning on the 11 east capitol sparked a massive fire. a column of black smoke rose into the sky. there have been no reports of casualties so far, but the war has already claimed. thousands of civilian lives. settlement has more on the impact on children. just 6 weeks ago,

mohammed was playing football every day, training to become the next ronaldo. now he's in a hospital bed during mobility exercises with his aunt. the 11 year old survived news for any air strike on his hometown side as on says the family's home for lots of the building and the neighborhood was it to view. when we arrived, none of the buildings were left standing. yeah. all the houses were destroyed. it took about an hour for the rescue teams diploma. her mother and his mother out, they'll probably know how much was severely injured. he says a 3rd degree burns to almost half of his body. 6 weeks of to the attack, the swelling of his face as much better, and he was transferred to the new se time we hospital and a route. the only facility in the country that is specialized on treating patients with burns, a typical pool injury who used to move up in the 1st few weeks. he couldn't sleep.

every time he closed his eyes, he'd wake up and stop crying for his mom and dad. all of us, well, how about this one of thousands of children who have suffered in this conflict? israel claims that is targeting his spelling of military assets and never known, but they live in his house. ministry says more than 100 children have been killed. and many more injured that is in the 60 days since israel estimated the concept, it is the mental status as children, not just the physical that is at risk. many children has been dirt the strikes less time and the members or experience displacement the trauma could cause long term consequences. named with is on a way to lead an art therapy session for this place. children in a shelter and pavement for the next hour. the children have the space to express

their emotions in a group painting. so there's a lot of things i'd see on stress and detachment issues which is very normal, then it shows with the kids who just run and hug me even if it's for them the 1st time they they see me quasi you doing painting why it's beautiful being able to face to face flowers, to paint the sun, to paint the sky, to just play with the medium itself is very important for them. just be free and forget and named who is planning to expend to assistance. she wants to reach more children and different shelters. and is collecting donations for her person, the initiative, and the hope that she can help more children have a small break from the war. germany's in battle chancellor has challenged parliament to keep working despite the collapse of his governing coalition last week in his 1st speech to parliament. since then,

shoulds urged all parties to pull together to pass important legislation ahead of a confidence boat next month and snapped elections in february. but the session soon deteriorated into a heat of blame game campaign in gem. and these 2025 election has big gun. that at least is the impression you could get from today. sometimes firey and acrimony assessor and the board has done this on this. this is a disagreement on the fundamental issue. and i cannot, and i will not subject this country to that. so if you read in your speech, him a chance to read us wednesday evening was frankly on would be you have a chancellor of a federal republic of germany. i'll laugh, shouts the social democrats on sled now lead certainly a minority government, but wants to use the remaining problem every time to push through a few more items of legislation. a,

b as i can decide what we should use the time we have now to pos those very important lowest which cannot be delayed, the necessary for us citizens. i think this is what we must demonstrate to the country gets tight. but cd, you need a freebie smith, who has, he's always on the top killed off to the election slated for like february was already firing back. but i know before for a week now the so called progressive coalition of the social democrats, greens and freed democrats has been history, and that is good news for germany going for dr. chris can lead the finance minister and f t p. media who's firing meant the breakdown of shelters 3 way calculation last week took the opportunity to settle scores. modeling tomorrow, sometimes to be dismissed is to be freed. while the fall right populous via the were also in campaign mode, attacking the main stream policies,

which upset they will not work with them. whatever happens at the ballot box, these are the key won't get. so this government is coming to an end, just as little salt and dignity as it has acted for 3 years. even as they leave, they show neither inside no responsibility. they indulge themselves pity, self righteousness and mutual insults. i laugh, shouts reminded the democratic parties, but after the election campaign, some of them would have to come together to full menu color. listen government. and now those old sides seemed eager for the electoral fight war. i'm joined now by our political correspondent, julia, so deli and julia once a day of the german parliament looks like the campaign is in full swing as it yes indeed. and it also makes sense as to why the parties might be already going at it, because it's going to be a short election campaign. given that we're going to have a snap elections in february. and we've already seen

a chancellor all of shows positioning himself ahead of these months of campaigning . and on the one hand, he has said that he is the chancellor, the leader of compromise. he has someone who tried to find compromise with the different parties in his coalition. until the very end and that he actually took on the responsibility of putting an end to this quotation that wasn't working anymore . so a man of responsibility, but a man also of compromise. but the chancellor also push it and positioned himself on the issue of the war and ukraine, which is likely to also dominate the election campaign. he said that i also, thanks to his government. germany is the 1st to supporter in of ukraine in europe. but he also did say that he believes that it is. it is also thanks to his leadership, that there was the possibility to avoid an escalation so far of the conflict further and an expansion of the conflict within europe. so shots showing that he is

the man in charge and that he has govern. well, on the other hand, we saw the leader of the opposition of the conservative opposition civic meds, personally, attacking the chancellor saying that his speech that declared the end of his government was unworthy of a chancellor. we heard mats, also attacking shows and saying that he was playing tactical games, that one of to favor his party. so foot with a trying to delay the snap election and even taking a big it shows and saying that a of incoming us president donald trump would actually dismiss shows as a lightweight, so really going and personally there. mm. so that is all making his sales pitch to the german public there in a way as well, because he's not very popular in the polls right now in the court. his party still knock them off the top of the ticket for the snap elections that's coming up. now we're seeing the pulls that shows is one of the least appreciated politicians in

germany and unlucky for him in a way. the most liked politician in the country is one of his party members, but also a member of his cabinets. and that is defense minister, both as the story is now of the social democrats shows as party the leadership there are saying that shows is the name for the chancellor candidates and that they're going to confirm disposition in a party congress in january. there are rumors coming out of the party that some people in the party are considering actually switching to board as the story was as a cabinet. it's also given how popular he is in the country and how much of that might benefit the social democrats and the polls. but you are likely to see a change like that if it does occur later this year, or possibly more likely at the beginning of next year. this is kind of, this government fell apart largely because of disagreements over how to boost to germany struggling economy. now,

can the country really afford to wait for the next administration to find a fix or what we've been hearing from business leaders? some of them say that the election should happen as soon as possible in order to have a new government that can actually beside things we've heard from others in the business world that they would actually liked the parties in the parliament to sit down and come up with a well thought out, reasonable plan for the future of, of the economy. now what we do know is that this is going to be an important issue during the campaign, but also for the next government once it does come into being. so what we also know is that the current governments of all of shorts, which just fail, had disagreements that ran so deep, especially on fiscal policy and how to invest in the economy in order to be able to get it out of this slump. that it was likely impossible for this governments to be able to come to agreements to, to reach these decisions. and it might actually make more sense for, for the economy. and in terms of efficiency to go to new elections quickly so that

the next governments might be able to be more in agreement. that was julia. so deli, thank you so much. became a national human rights commission says it's investigated some 16 cases of extra traditional killings and $71.00 cases of abductions and then 4th disappearances. since mass protest swept the country in june. for weeks young canyon slip protests over for governance. the events turned violent during a police crack down, which activist a it's still ongoing. it will be used east africa correspondence, felix maureen guys more the money in whites, e. c. c. a being forced into the truck is beneficial to say police are offering details from the beginning without officially interesting. you changing or allowing him to contact the ability to experience the point is that never canes and they never explain to the rest the new. so good job bundling a car,

a new run is i'm in the car and did it, and i looked up to you and did you feel so scared? experiencing that? you've got enough time to go and never be seen again. she's a photojournalist and prominent political activist. it's this walk he sees that makes him what i get, but he's not the only one before being abducted there. what to be seen again, or the abilities are 1st looking quite ray or not revised, or then what does it have a phone? so it says categories and defined the actually this government supported tax increases content process and the real thing and sometimes vital interest points from the police. and the end of august president william, the pro stopped actions the senate in most areas of this region. even these upcoming anytime in that their child or their friends or their relative winced web demonstration. whether these lots deal with this. yeah,

i never came, but i want to know the names because i would take some and decisive action because as i talked to you today, i don't have a single name of somebody who has been affected or disappeared. but they cannot national commission on human rights. an official independence body has it recorded 7 to one that's on seems ghost gym protest. head of the can see child development. guess a said it was having a shilling effect on local defense. bulls would have been quite vocal. i'm speaking on, you know, issues. they're likely to going to be, you know, for fear of their lives. and there must be guarantees that when issues are raised, questioning, you know, accountability, questioning, transparency. there must be a way we protect both ways. those voices, a number of european diplomatic missions in a row be including dose of gemini,

so that you k last month wrote an open letter saying we not our consent alone going protest off. i'd be tell you address and enforce the disappearances. we not presidential does come between that such incidents would not happen under his watch . and that all the individuals involved will be held accountable. we asked the police savvy and the independent policy of i say to a 3 d for comments for this report, but didn't receive virus points waiting for this morning. he says he'll continue if he's a position on the walk in the country where this sort of little, where they, if i knew was interested justly. i human country. i less corrupt the country. i can't do it on sunday because chance in life. he says that his vision is what the directions, the taps on his phone and if he has of use for me or without your all today, but stay with us coming up next focus on your uptake the look ad moldova. still

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