>> hello and welcome. as aleppo sings into violence, start warning from the u.n. >> two months, two and a half. >> at this rate aleppo might be totally destroyed. >> meanwhile, syrian government forces make their biggest gains in years against rebels in eastern aleppo. also on the program, at the service of the world's most vulnerable -- this after the

u.n. security council gives him unanimous backing as nominee for secretary general. and a state of emergency in florida as the monstrous hurricane matthew hurtles towards america's southeast coast. some residents are stocking up on supplies and authorities are telling people to get out while they can. ♪ good to have you with us. with diplomatic attempts at stopping the violence -- he says eastern aleppo faces total destruction within the next two months if russian and syrian government forces continue their heavily -- their heavy bombardment. syrian government forces push on in their bid to recapture

aleppo. the army has urged people to flee while they can but that may be impossible as 275,000 civilians remain trapped. >> the brutal battle for aleppo continues. these images released by the syrian army show soldiers advancing towards the rebel-held area in eastern of the city. for the past few weeks, syrian forces have used extreme violence with russian support to win control across all of aleppo. civilians are bearing the brunt of the fighting. many are trapped. the army has announced they will reduce its bombardment to allow civilians to leave, adding those who do not leave now face death. in a television interview, the syrian president disputed widely held assumptions that his troops were behind the recent bombing of another hospital.

he vowed to push on against the rebels. >> there's no other option. we will not accept -- this is our mission and this is our goal and this is our next step. reporter: as the number of civilian fatalities continues to climb, pressure on the international community is mounting. >> the bottom line is in maximum , two months, two and a half months, the city of eastern aleppo at this rate may be totally destroyed. we are talking about old city in particular. thousands of syrian civilians, not terrorists, will be killed. reporter: after the collapse of talks, a new -- north at a meeting in moscow, the french and russian foreign minister's

discuss a drastic u.n. resolution. it calls for a halt to the bombardments in aleppo and provides for the distribution of unitarian aid to civilians trapped in the city. >> our representatives in the security council are discussing this draft. and i can say that we are making good progress. there is a constructive solution that is still being blocked. but we are working on dissolving those objections. reporter: russian foreign minister said russia is ready to collaborate on the french draft resolution. the french and russian presidents are scheduled to meet in two weeks to discuss the crisis in syria. chris: we have been discussing this crisis with our foreign policy analyst in washington. i asked him what he makes of the

start words today. -- stark words today. >> the short-term, no, the conditions of the ongoing war and not changed by virtue of what any outside actor says. he syrian government is determined to make an example of the city of aleppo and any other city that follows their example. i think the russian government has shown so far that it is willing to back up its allies. chris: french officials try to mediate with the russians today. that is after the u.s. suspended its talks with moscow. what kind of leverage do you think paris might have? >> i would have a hard time thinking they have that much leverage. what exactly would they tell the russians that the americans are not told them or that any other world leaders have told them?

this is a horrible catastrophe, it is playing out -- they are clearly seeing as being implicated in this horrible attack. i see no evidence they are willing to back away from it. chris: do you see any path towards a cease-fire? is there any way to get back towards a peace process of any kind? i have to say that the conditions for the conflict itself, there is the possibility for the united states and russia and other outside actors to be that come as bad as the assad regime is, there are other elements that would be worse. the problem is that because that

cease-fire was supposed to be focused on those elements where the united states and russia have a common interest in seeing them defeated, that cease-fire broke down so quickly that will be difficult to reestablish a cease-fire along the same line. the level of trust, which is never very high, [inaudible] chris: thank you for talking to us. the european union has launched a new border in coast guard agency to help restore security at its external borders. the authority has new powers and more than double the staff of its current agency, which has been struggling to cope with the refugee process. reporter: the new agency for coastal and border protection will give the warsaw-based -- more support. that means more money, greater capacities, and a larger staff

from numerous countries. their mandate is to react to crisis situations on the eu's external borders more swiftly and prevent illegal immigration more effectively. >> our staff of 5000 can be deployed to external border areas of eu member states within a few days to provide support whenever there is any threat of pressure or danger. reporter: the agency was officially launched at the bulgarian turkish border. the eu migration commissioner called it an historic day. >> we have a very clear policy on that. the door is open for the ones in need. enclosed to the ones who want to cross our borders illegally. reporter: the new protection agency will provide stronger cooperation at all levels. but the commissioner added that illegal immigration cannot be

stemmed completely as long as people are forced to flee war and conflict zones. chris: the united nations security council has backed former portuguese prime minister antonio as the new head of the world organization. that recommendation will now be put to the general assembly for a vote next week. he was head of the refugee agency over the last 10 years received unanimous support from security council members. the outgoing secretary-general completes his term at the end of this year. speaking earlier in the portuguese capital, he made this emotional statement about his nomination. >> to describe what i am feeling at this moment, i just need two words -- humlity and gratitude. gratitude towards the members of the security council, but also

gratitude towards the general assembly of the united states and all its member states raven december -- decided in an exemplary process for transparency and openness. chris: let's get some background on this nomination. our correspondent in geneva, he is a man who has been covering the united nations for decades. we were expecting a woman as the next secretary-general and an eastern european. instead we get a man from western europe. why the change of heart? >> because the russian government changed its position two days ago. in five test votes since the -- since june, he got the most votes. but there was always one veto. the veto came from russia because russia had insisted there should be an eastern european, maybe a woman. russia gave this up. at the same time, the three very

prominent leading women candidates were all receiving the nose -- vetoes. that made the way. chris: this unanimous support, even know it is after russia changed track, this unanimous support, is that a good sign, is a sign that perhaps more progress can be made for diplomatic process committee made the united nations next three months? >> i am skeptical. the unanimity you saw among presenting the results of the last vote is no indication that there might be any kind of agreement or at least compromise on the syria issue. he has much more profiled in the

current secretary-general. he will be must -- much tougher. he will be more outspoken on violations, more demanding on the government doing more for refugees getting more money. but as long as they are so much at odds as they currently still are over syria, he has no chance to maneuver piece. -- peace. chris: thank you. turning to poland where lawmakers have rejected legislation proposing a near total ban of abortion. the country only has some of the tightest abortion laws in europe but the new proposals are two completely ban all terminations unless the mother's life was at risk. on monday, tens of thousands of

protesters demonstrated against the proposal. news of the u-turn was widely celebrated, also on social media , you did it, women in poland wrote history. another user saw the band's -- the bans defeat -- she also said there's more to be done now. port -- poland must assure abortion rights are exited. this woman said we won the battle but we have not won the war. women's rights are not respected in poland. international support also pouring in. the president of planned parenthood, the biggest abortion rights organization in the u.s. tweeting this -- you only get the justice you fight for. thank you to the women of poland for reminding us of the power of our movement. moving on, time to catch up with some of the other stories making headlines around the world.

authorities in the united states have arrested nsa contractor harold martin for allegedly stealing classified information from the intelligence agency. a lawyer for the 51-year-old said he had no intention of betraying his country. somali extremist group has claimed possibility for an attack that killed six people in northeastern kenya. government storming a residential compound earlier monday morning. they said they were targeting christians. afghan officials say civilians are fleeing the northern city of good news to escape -- kundutz. street to street fighting has continued for days after the taliban launched attacks in a bid to capture the city earlier this week. did i forget, you can always get dw news while you are on the go. just download our app.

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chris: welcome back. hurricane matthew has ripped through haiti at speeds of over 200 kilometers through our -- oper -- per hour. the extent of the devastation is only just becoming clear. you can see from these pictures of flooded areas. a key bridge connecting one of the worst hit areas in the capital was washed away during the storm, making rescue work very difficult. the effect of hurricane matthew

in the u.s., resident barack obama has declared a state of emergency in florida as the hurricane beryl's dorsey southeast coast. it is expected to make landfall on thursday night. residents have been stocking up on supplies and authorities are urging them to evacuate instead. here's more. reporter: it is the most powerful storm to threaten the u.s. atlantic coast in over a decade. hurricane matthew is heading towards the u.s. mainland carrying winds of over 220 kilometers per hour, it has been upgraded to a potentially catastrophic category four hurricane. with hours before the storm is set to hit, the message from authorities should not -- could not be clear. >> time is running out. there are no excuses. you need to leave. evacuate, evacuate, evacuate. reporter: in total, some 3

million people living along the storm's path has been told to evacuate. in florida, thousands have already packed up and left. motorways like this one are ramped with frightened residents fleeing inland. >> my plan is to head to columbia and stay with a coworker. hopefully come back and be glad that i left but hopefully not too much damage. reporter: those that have chosen to write out the storm are now preparing for the worst. houses had been boarded up in grocery stores emptied as locals rushed to stockpile supplies. according to the national hurricane center, these waves could be whipped up to almost six meters in height. high-speed winds are not the only concern for people here. matthew is expected to jump up 40 centimeters of rain in large areas of florida, causing yet untold damage to thousands of homes. chris: we now have a miami

journalist on the line. she is at the palm beach county emergency operations center. thank you for talking to us. what are you hearing from forecasters? how severe is the storm going to be? >> it has the potential to be pretty severe. we are awaiting to see where it is going to make landfall, potential he will north of miami come up towards the orlando area of florida. it is a category four storm at this point, so expecting very high wind in heavy rain which could potentially lead to flooding along the coast. chris: as far as we now come evacuations are already underway in florida, georgia, south carolina. people being told to stock up on effect of supplies. is that all happening in a fairly orderly fashion or her people panicking? >> from my experience what i've seen so far being out and about, yes, it has been pretty orderly. there has been sure to is of gas in certain areas, a lot of

grocery stores no longer have any water left on the shelves and nonperishable food is starting to -- you cannot get in some places. but for the most part it has been orderly. at least in florida, the evacuation orders are not too expensive yet. so many people are just hunkering down at home. chris: i understand you are planning something similar. you are going to write up a storm in miami. how are you preparing? >> i am actually not going to write up a storm in miami. i'm in palm beach which is about 90 minutes west of miami. i am in an emergency operation center here. i am planning to spend the night here sleeping on the floor of the media room eating peanut butter sandwiches. you might not have that in germany. [laughter] it will be a night where we just buckle down and see what happens. chris: we are looking at live pictures at the moment of your

region. give me an idea, what time are you expecting the storm to make landfall? what will be the most exciting time, essentially, for you as you spend the night on the floor of that emergency center? >> dormy in palm beach the most exciting time will probably be between about 9:00, 21:00 and maybe 24:00 hours tonight. chris: kate, good to talk to you. to stay safe. >> thank you. chris: the colombian government has held talks with the opposition in a bid to save a peace deal with farc rebels after an earlier deal was narrowly rejected. the president and his predecessor have agreed to form a commission to improve an

accord signed last month with the corolla group. he led the campaign against the peace deal but since then, thousands of people have marched in the colombian capital demanding the government and the rebels presume negotiations. we're going to negotiate with our business desk. humphrey is hereto tells about financial world leaders to sending on washington dc. >> world bankers are gathered in the u.s. capitol for those annual meetings. he confronted the rising unpopularity of globalization while calling on companies to stimulate more equal economic growth. the u.s. and europe are both experiencing a surge of anti-free-trade sentiment, but he warned countries that now was not the time to close themselves off. reporter: the focus of this year's meeting of the imf and world bank is to step up efforts

to end global poverty. his slogan is very visible on the streets of washington. imf managing director christine opened the meeting by calling on countries to do more to bolster economic growth and create more jobs. -- growth. >> my hope is that each finance minister, each governor of central bank will go back home thinking, what can i do in order to propel that growth which is currently too low for too long, benefitting too few. reporter: june in several countries that could play a key role in stimulate growth. she said now is the right time for more investment. >> we believe that some countries have fiscal space it if so, they should use it. including that category countries like canada, germany, korea. reporter: the imf chief said in

a mix of monetary policy, financial measures and structural reforms was needed to achieve these ambitious goals. helena: let's get the latest on this now with jose in wall street. she has been pronouncing on many things, one of them is brexit. she said she was encouraged by the mild impact of the results so far. how is the worst-case scenario been dodged? jose: policy is in place and according to national corporation, avoided the worst-case scenario initially projected by the imf. it has been some criticism about such a doom situation, which she defended in washington saying that planning different outcomes is basically their job. for now the imf recently improve the growth domestic product all

caps for the u cable we are still needed to figure out what brexit will look like and if the u k will secure access to the single market. also the imf said a recent drop in the pound, it is kind of a double-edged sword since it makes the country more competitive but also lowers the purchasing power of british consumers. helena: everybody is talking deutsche bank at the moment. is she worried? jose: she was very clear about deutsche bank as one of the european banks. as the imf already said on wednesday, she suggested deutsche bank needs to review its business model and make sure it is a valuable. also she suggested that the german bank should get into a final agreement with u.s.

authorities sooner rather than later. some concern on her part. the one who did not want to comment on deutsche bank was germany's minister of finance, who participated in a debate about the global economy in washington. helena: thanks jose. now, is it some sort of epidemic or an unofficial strike, because so many cabin crew members have called in sick. the carriers had to cancel most of their flights. two flights completely scrubbing their flights, infecting some 9000 passengers. they canceled half of their scheduled flights on thursday. air berlin scrapped 90 flights. it is widely thought that this sick-out is a protest. that is the latest from the business desk. chris: a quick reminder of our top story.

more than 100 people are dead, there's also widespread devastation in haiti in the wake of hurricane matthew. rescue efforts have been hampered due to flooding. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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