♪ brent: this is "dw news," live from berlin. tonight, a terror attack in russia. in underway for suspects in an explosion that ripped through the st. petersburg metro. the homemade explosive went off on a train between stations to killing 10 people. a second explosive at a different station was found and disarmed. two suspects are wanted by police. investigators say that this is the work of terrorists. also coming up, rebooting relations. u.s. president donald trump gives a warm welcome to egypt's president al-sisi.

he tells al-sisi, you're doing a fantastic job, sweeping aside the human rights concerns of his predecessor barack obama. we will get the latest from washington. and flashpoint gibraltar. the tiny british territory to the southern tip of spain finds itself embroiled in britain's negotiations to leave the european union. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it is good to have you with us. we begin tonight in russia, where 10 people have been killed , 39 injured in an explosion on the st. petersburg metro. it was caused by a homemade bomb and are investigating the incident as a suspected terror tack. they have issued arrest warns --

warrants for two suspects. reporter: a metro carriage torn open. people trying to help the wounded, crying out for assistance. along the station platform, passengers turned rescuers tend to the wounded while those wander in a state of shock. it happened in the city center. the driver did not stop after the explosion but carried on to the next stop. authorities say his decision probably helped save lives by speeding the rescue effort. this woman survived e blast. still reeling, she described the seconds after the explosion. >> when we tried to get up again , the train carriage collapsed. all of it. everything went black. it started to fall apart while we were approaching the station. it is good that the train did

not stop. it was going at full speed. we were lying there and i thought, oh god, just let us reach the station. reporter: the city's entire metro network was quickly shut down. anxious relatives gathered at stations trying to contact people they feared were caught up in the blast. the authorities than found a second bomb at another major station and were able to diffuse it. security agencies said it was loaded with shrapnel and up to one kilo of explosives. st. petersburg is the hometown of russian president vladimir putin. he was just outside the city at the time meeting with russian leaders. log enforcement parties and special services are working and will do all they can in order to find up because of what happens to give a full assessment of what has happened. by evening, a scene familiar

from other european cities hit by attacks. now it is the people of st. petersburg paying tribute to their death. -- their dead. brent: our correspondent in moscow has been following developments all day in st. petersburg. >> it seems st. petersburg has joined the long list of russian cities that have been targeted to international terrorism. so far very little is known about the identity of the attackers. however, we do know the government is currently looking for two men. they are currently analyzing video from at least one of the scenes of the crime. they have not released any information about the identity of the attackers. we do know one thing -- the bombs were designed to cause maximum civilian carnage. they were filled with ball bearings.

well many people were killed and injured, it seems like a twist of fate has presented -- prevented another major tragedy. the other bomb authorities were able to disarm contained three times as much explosives as the bomb that detonated. thankfully in this case it seems fewer people died and were intended. brent: that was our correspondent from moscow. to the united states, where president donald trump has given a warm welcome to his latest visitor, the egyptian president abdel fattah al-sisi. he is the first arab head of state to visit trump at the white house. the one-on-one meeting was followed by a separate gathering with top aides. the new u.s. president says he is intent on rebuilding the relationship with egypt, which -- egypt. former president barack obama refused to invite the egyptian

leader to the white house. the two leaders were expected to discuss working together in the fight against islamic extremism. let's go to our correspondent in washington. good evening to you, maya. the two men appear to have struck up a cozy relationship. some commentators have even used the b word, bromance. how did you read what we saw today? maya: we know trump and sisi have similar government styles. -- governing styles. they love to criticize the media for spreading lies and criticize the judiciary for obstructing justice or being too political, whatever is convenient for them at the time. on that point of view it looks like they would get on very well. we also know that trump wants to lean rather heavily on sisi in the fight against islamic terror, which we know was the main focus of their talk today.

brent: how closely are these two countries going to be able to cooperate in the fight against terrorism? maya: we know that trump wants to bring in many more regional actors into the fight against terrorism, and egypt being the most populist arab country, naturally he would think to lean on them a bit. we also know that sisi came with a rather large economic agenda to this meeting. however, because of human rights violations, we're not expecting the u.s. to offer them much more aid than they are already getting. but in terms of the fight against terrorism, we are expecting to see some closer collaboration, although we still do not know what exactly trump's strategy is in terms of countering groups like isis beyond what he has said, comments like, we're going to carpet bomb the hell out of them. brt: let's move to a different region of the world for a second.

we know this is a big legal diplomacy for the u.s. president. trump has been using strong language on north korea and is pushing china to harden its stance on the regime there. here is what he said in an interview with the financial times. if china is not going to solve north korea, well, we will. i mean, is any sort of military intervention on the table here, or is this just about beefing up maybe u.s. sanctions against north korea? maya: it could very well be beefing up of sanctions. it could also simply be trump firing off in a way that he is known to do. but we know that trump is going to have to dance a very delicate dance with china. he is expecting to renegotiate some trade deals. he is expected to simply take on china from an economic stance. so, since the chinese president is visiting president trump at mar-a-lago this weekend, it'll probably be a very intense talk

on the golf course. brent: on the golf course, interesting. we know that the leader of china is not the biggest fan of golf. that will be an interesting game to watch, for sure. our correspondent maya in washington tonight, thank you very much. here in germany there is a new development in the case of jail the german turkish journalist. german diplomats in turkey are due to visit him for the first time on tuesday. the journalist has been in prison in istanbul for the last seven weeks. this case has severely strained relations between germany and turkey. reporter: here is german turkish analysts on a tv program before he was arrested in turkey. he has been in custody for the past seven weeks your istanbul since he was reported to the police.

german politicians have demanded support for him. his case was the missed -- efforts have finally begun to bear fruit. >> first and foremost this has to do with very humanely ensuring that he is provided with a good accompaniment. the conditions are bad enough when you are innocent and in jail. reporter: the turkish president repeatedly accused the journalist of being a german agent or terrorist, but presented no proof for his allegations. the case worsened the already strained german turkish relations. in germany, supporters to to the streets to show solidarity. german politicians have accused the turkish government for using him as a palm to put pressure on germany. -- as a pawn to put pressure on

germany. now there is a glimmer of hope that his situation will improve. brent: the former south african president, who helped end apartheid come has called for action against cultural religious and ethnic discrimination. the era of mono-ethnic societies are over as societies because -- become more heterogeneous. the church, rebuilt after was destroyed in world war ii, has set up a program to teach local children to think about ways to make the city more multicultural. our reporter has been speaking to one of the school teams. reporter: they say they are united even if their home city of dresden is not.

these teenagers from the high school to come the challenge of producing a film about how to make dresden more multicultural. in the wake of the migration crisis, it has been a hot bed of anti-immigration tension. >> a lot of people are saying the topic of refugees is old news. but it is still a huge issue. every monday people take to the streets to protest against the fact he is taking in refugees. they are scared, and we want to take a stand against that sort of xenophobia. reporter: to get their message across in the film, they presented their ideas on multiculturalism and acted out seems to confront the negative attitudes towards migrants they have seen. it was the teenager's first film and they say making it was tougher than expected. they worked on it in their free time as well as in their school ethics class. but interviewing a syrian refugee family was the biggest learning experience for the group.

they found out first hand the difficulties that migrants face in dresden. >> there are lots of problems. one problem is the letters from the job center. no one understands those letters. and there's th problem of big eater -- of pigita. reporter: it is a right-wing political movement that has been marching every monday for every two years. they're concerned about the so called islam of german society. this is the church behind the competition. mom towards the end of world war ii and rebuilt as a symbol of germany's reification. it is in this spirit the school wants to come up with a peaceful multicultural society. >> this year's competition is that young people in particular grapple with these ideas, since they are the ones responsible for shaping the future. reporter: the girls rose to the

challenge and they are optimistic that their ideas will take root in dresden. >> we were motivated that our work on this project, could make just a few people think about the topic more and maybe that could change things. reporter: after taking part in the competition, this team has a clear idea of what they want for the city's future. mutual understanding, tolerance, and diversity. brent: you're watching "dw news ." still to come, it is little more than a rock at the tip of spain but gibraltar has become the first flashpoint between bandar -- london and brussels over brexit. we will find out why this tiny british territory has prompted

talks of war. first-quarter sales for tesla, the california luxury electric carmakers says there on target to meet goals and raising its forecast. we will find out what gives the pioneer cars some of his charge. we will do that with a man who will be with me in about 60 seconds. stay with us. we will be right back. ♪

♪ brent: welcome back. our top story this hour, a manhunt is underway following a terrorist attack in the russian city of st. petersburg. it'll make bomb went off on the metro train killing 10 people. another bomb was disarmed before he could explode. authorities have issued arrest warrants for two suspects. now, the tiny british territory of gibraltar right there has sparked a war of words over its future.

its atus after britain leaves the european union is prompting concern because spain has demanded a bigger say in the future. that is partly due to geography, as you can see, but gibraltar you have to remember is just off of spain's southern tip. in 1713 after a war involving britain, spain gave gibraltar to the british. it has remained a bone of contention between london and the trade ever since. now is the first flashpoint ahead of british negotiations to leave the eu, brexit. the people of gibraltar are refusing to be considered. a bargaining chip in these brexit negotiations. reporter: a storm in a british teacup. brexit tensions are simmering. the cause -- gibraltar. the spanish government wants a say over whether any post-brexit deals will apply to the small territory.

but the u.k. says gibraltar's status is nonnegotiable. >> the position of the government is very clear which is that the sovereignty of gibraltar is unchanged and it is not going to change and cannot conceivably change without the express support and consent of the people of gibraltar and the united kingdom. that is not going to change. thanks a lot. thank you. reporter: it comes just days after british prime minister theresa may formally served the eu with divorce papers. soon afterwards, the eu published draft brexit negotiating guidelines. in it, saying any decisions affecting gibraltar will be run past spain. former british conservative party leader michael howard implied that britain would be prepared to go to war to defend gibraltar, as it did over the falklands. but spain urged the u.k. to cool down. >> to bring back past episodes

like the falklands is a bit out of context here. i frankly think that somebody in the united kingdom is losing their temperature and there is no reason for that. reporter: may has also since brushed aside talk of going to war with spain. the future of gibraltar has become the first dispute of brexit talks since the process of leaving the eu formally began. it will not be the last. brent: that was a monkey. kristof is here now with the business news. [laughter] i wasn't talking about you, i was talking about gibraltar. christoph: tesla is putting the pedal to the metal. they sold over 25,000 vehicles. that is record numbers for tesla but that sort of volume would usually not raise any eyebrows at gm or ford. but year on year tesla has

increased sales by 70%. that trajectory and the company's mass production drive has the auto giants watching closely. reporter: these electric cars from california are selling better than other -- ever. tesmer sold 13,000 units in the first three months of the year followed by 11,500 suvs. to finance its rapid growth, tesla has joined forces with chinese investors. chinese internet giant tencent holds a 5% stake and as luck. to secure his position as the world's leading carmaker, tesla teamed up with panasonic to build a $1 million battery production facility in the nevada desert, boring battery costs by 30%. that sets the stage for ceo elon musk's next big move. he wants tesla cars to undermine

production -- to enter mass production. it sells for less than half the price of previous models. to top it off the california carmaker aims to increase sales next year to half a million vehicles. christoph: for financial markets reaction let's go over to our markets man in new york, jens kort salese. -- jens korte. sales are up 70%. jens: they gained a good 7% on the monday session and with monday session tesla actually surpassed ford as being the second-most valuable car company here in the united states. if you look at the numbers for the past year, tesla only sold 76,000 vehicles. ford in the same time sold 6.6 million vehicles.

but what matters on wall street is not the past, but the future. so we heard the numbers, half a million vehicles that tesla is hoping to sell next year. that is obviously what matters at this point. christoph: tesla worth more than ford. who would have thought? speaking of the auto industry, how has business been for them lately? jens: well, it looks like the boom that we saw in the u.s. car industry might come to an end. if you look at the march figures we got on monday we saw a slight increase of sales with general motors, 1.6% is the sales increase. that was far less than the roughly 10% wall street was looking for and that ford and fear chrysler -- fiat chrysler saw a decrease in

sales. christoph: jens, thank you. he free trade deal between the u.s. and eu may be dead, but that doesn't mean the end of transatlantic ties. year. union and mexico are out to reach a new free-trade agreement. both sides want to speed up the process as donald trump threatens to slap import tariffs on mexico while also taking the eu in the process. reporter: addressing his country's trade deficit is top of donald trump's plan to put america first. >> the field has not been a level field. jobs have been leaving our country going to china and mexico and lots of other places. you will be seeing what is happening over the next few a -- few weeks. reporter: no wonder mexico is keen to revive its relationship with other partners like the eu.

they have had a trade deal since 2000 say it is time to update it. eu is mexico's third-largest trading partner after the u.s. and china. last year the eu imported new 20 billion euros worth of goods from mexico. in turn, the block exported almost 34 billion euros in goods. that amounted to a surplus of around 14 billion euros for the eu. mexico hopes a more balanced trade deal will offer it leverage in future negotiation's with the united states, especially in relation to the north american free trade agreement, or nafta, which trump has vowed to renegotiate in his country's favor. christoph: iceland's government is in disagreement over how to rein in insurgent currency. the finance minister suggested pegging it to the euro or the british pound to avoid huge fluctuations and make trade more stable. but the prime minister says he is strongly against that move. the krone is booming as a result

of ice lands recovered from the 2008 economic collapse. the price has forced the country to impose capital controls. iceland lifted the last of those controls in march and since then the crime has surged. -- the krone has searched. back to brentwood sports. brent: defending champions -- 17 points separate the sites. they have never beaten the league leaders. the coach has proven to be a valuable weapon the season. he is the bundesliga youngest. reporter: ask fans and many would pick him. the 29-year-old has had a standout season. his team is third. he is aware the best way to win

partially lies in possession statistics. >> when you give him the ball it is extremely hard. all you can do is trust your fingers and hope you can last until the 90th minute, the 94th minute, or the 96th minute. reporter: they're going to have to rely on their young defender. they remain concentrated on helping current teammates get all three points. >> of course the game is important for me because i will be playing there soon. first and foremost i am still a hoffenheim player and we will try to win for the first time against byron at home. reporter: it will be a tough task keeping them quite. -- quiet. but if one man can pull it off, it is him. brent: next, some dramatic

pictures from the abu dhabi desert challenge. he has extended his lead after the second stage. the defending champion easily set the quickest time of the day on the never-ending sand. the former winner has less success. he crashed out, getting stuck in some unforgiving dunes. not fun. he was in third place. after a short break i will be back to take you through the day. stick around for that. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ óxóoóx

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