[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] brent: this is dw news live from berlin. tonight, the first daughter on her first trip as a presidential adviser. you funk comes to berlin. and from the very start, she had to defend her father's record on women. the response from the audience, boos and hisses. we ask about the final and daughter of the president. coming up, what happens when israel plays host and the guest has his own agenda.

israeli prime minister cancels a meeting with the visiting german foreign minister. we will tell you what that is all about. plus -- >> a child dies of preventable causes in yemen every 10 minutes. brent: yemen is facing the world's biggest hunger crisis. donors have pledged one billion euros to save a starving people. i'm brent goff, good to have you with us. the trump name that she carries with her everywhere. ivanka trump is here in berlin on her first international trip since becoming a white house advisor. daughter of the u.s. president donald trump was invited by angela merkel to sit on a g 20 panel to talk about women's

empowerment. but it was not all smooth sailing. ivanka trump got an awkward response when she prays what she called her father's advocacy for women. reporter: officially, she was in berlin to join angela merkel in her bid to empower women. at the almost exclusively female audience didn't appreciate her praise of trump senior on that field. microphones failed to pick up the hisses and grumbling that followed this comment. ivanka: i am very proud of my father's advocacy. he's been a tremendous champion of supporting families and enabling them to thrive. >> you hear the reaction from the audience. reporter: from the german chancellor, it was mostly about diplomacy. during her visit to washington, she talked a lot with ivanka. merkel may have found a way to capture the u.s. president's

ear. ivanka: thank you for your gracious invitation. i am humbled to be here with so many formidable leaders to engage in dialogue. to learn. to bring advice and bring knowledge back to the united states. back to both my father and the president. and hopefully, that will bring about incremental positive change. that is my goal. reporter: ivanka trump has emerged as a key player in some policy decisions. there was no mention of that role here. instead, an intense discussion on how to involve women in politics. german chancellor was speechless when asked -- >> do you consider yourself a feminist? interesting reaction. reporter: the audience seems to think she should have answered yes. ivanka trumpcare shares that view.

ivanka: you passed an equal pay legislation and it is something that we should all be looking at. reporter: she stressed her intention to seek counsel, playing her card with the audience when portraying her father as a champion for families. the first daughter aims to establish women's empowerment as standard issue on the g 20 agenda. the german chancellor has all reason to hope that her willingness to learn won't stop at that. brent: joining me at the big table is our political correspondent. what an interesting assignment to have today. you were there at the g 20 meeting. what was it like with ivanka trump in the room? it was a huge glamour factor. guest: what is this woman like in real life? only she seems somewhat removed from what real life to most of us is.

a couple of hundred women in the room. brent: a lot of these women are removed, too . christine lagarde lives a removed life, in a way. guest: people are born living in elite lifestyles and self-made entrepreneurs. but this was about women empowerment and there was a great emphasis on how to engage women more, both at the top level and in developing countries. right in the middle of this, you have a huge glamour factor. ivanka trump who praises her father of all people. after all those scandals we've been hearing about and we saw on tape about how he talks about women and she praises him as a champion for families. that is something that there was an instantaneous reaction which wasn't picked up by the microphones at all. there were hissing noises and

you could hear a conversation starting. brent: i was watching and it didn't appear that she realized the nerve that she had touched with the audience either. she is really her father's daughter, isn't she? maybe being tone deaf? >> she sounded like that. she spoke about what she clearly wants to convey and sees herself as the new normal. first of all, that she can be whatever she wants to be to a particular audience. she is very eloquent. she does choose her words so that they fit to what you would expect to someone who is a top advisor. and with a natural tone of voice, she says she leans in on her father. no sense of needing to explain even. that there is something odd about her role and not being an

elected official. not having gone through a proper application process, to reach this very powerful position she is clearly in right now. brent: she was asked about a dual role, being a daughter and a presidential adviser. >> the german audience is not that familiar of the concept of a first daughter. what is your role? you're representing your father as president of the united states, the american people, or your business? ivanka: certainly not the latter and i am rather unfamiliar with this role as well. it has been a little under 100 days, but it is -- it has just been a remarkable and incredible journey. brent: i have been wondering,

why did she get the invitation from the german chancellor? were you able to find out the motivation? we know that angela merkel did not have a great visit with donald trump in washington. guest: this emerged from conversations the german chancellor had with ivanka trump. we remember the german chancellor being somewhat surprised. we know they have had a very productive exchange afterward. she was invited not directly from the german chancellor as ivanka trump tells the story, she was invited by the women's 20 which is tasked by the german government to bring forward including women in the g 20 summit. brent: she had to sign off on this, didn't she? >> she probably initiated this. it is much lower down the line.

clearly, these women can talk to each other. brent: what about ivanka's role as a conduit or a gateway to president donald trump. if you have her attention, do you have the ear of president trump? guest: she does have the ear of president trump. we are getting reports that she probably advised him to take action. she clearly has a great influence. there is something notable about the fact, someone that has so much influence being asked about their role, ruling out that it is about business interests, not ruling out that it is about representing the american people. she is not elected by them, but ok. i am new on the job.

it is very striking. brent: thank you as always. >prime minister benjamin netanyahu has canceled a foreign meeting. human rights organizations that are critical of the government's actions. gabrielle is carrying on. reporter: it went ahead without

a hitch. acknowledging germany and israel would never have a simple relationship. it is calling off the planned meeting with a german foreign minister. she speculated that israel's internal politics are more to blame. >> it is very regrettable to me and i would like to say openly that we should not be allowed to become a political football in israel's domestic politics. there will be other opportunities. i don't see it as a catastrophe. you have to be aware that you are not immune from surprises. the office later released its own reason for the meeting. diplomats are welcome to meet with representatives of civil society. prime minister netanyahu will not meet with those that lend legitimacy to organizations that call for the criminalization of

israeli soldiers. relations with germany are very important and they will not be affected by this. both sides are playing down the dispute. tensions have been on the rise. intergovernmental talks planned for may have been postponed. get real decision to ignore an ultimatum issued by netanyahu and meet with israeli groups has exposed tensions between the allies. peace talks between the israelis and palestinians that ended up triggering an unexpected dispute. brent: we asked how serious this

is for german israeli relations >> an unusually strong message to germany despite the fact that, you know, there is a very close diplomatic relationship. we also heard the statements from the german foreign minister. it certainly was quite unprecedented. we have prime minister netanyahu backing down and we got the backing from the cabinet. there is the german minister saying that i would like to meet all kinds of people when i come to israel. i would like to see and speak to people in all parts of society. it also shows the climate at the moment, the left-wing groups, under much more pressure.

but it seems like both sides don't want to escalate this climatic area further. brent: tonya cramer reporting from jerusalem. president erdogan says that turkey may reconsider its plan to join the european union. some members have a hostile mentality. he also condemned the decision to restart monitoring of turkey. they had strong concerns about democracy in turkey. the u.s. says it is deeply concerned by turkish airstrikes on kurdish targets in iraq and syria. warplanes attacked what it called terrorist havens in the two countries. 18 members of the u.s. backed syrian kurdish militia were killed. in pakistan, a roadside bomb targeting a minivan has killed 14 people.

a breakaway taliban faction claimed the attack. the faction said it was targeting shiite workers carrying out a census in the area. you are watching dw news. a dire situation in yemen after a warming -- morning that the country stands on the brink of famine. they ask for money to feed the starving people.

brent: welcome back with dw news live from berlin. ivanka trump has faced a skeptical audience at a conference about women's empowerment here in berlin. she defended her father when she was asked how he viewed and treated women. and during her visit to berlin, evocative and took a close look at germany's education system. guest: americans could be getting a dose of german efficiency following the glitz and glamour of the g 20 women's

summit. the state-of-the-art training center in berlin learning more about the vocational training system. it is all part of her fact-finding mission. reporter: one of three german business leaders took part of an event organized by trump on how companies can better train workers. 12,000 young people worldwide. taking part in programs with practical and on-the-job training. angela merkel and other prominent leaders as part of a discussion to encourage women's economic empowerment.

trump stressed the importance of vocational training and praised germany's success. >> it was something that i was very excited to hear from chancellor merkel. something she brought to the u.s. with remarkable entrepreneurs of our own to discuss the role of vocational education and skill-based training. reporter: germany is proud of the vocational training system and evocative has been a vocal advocate for policies benefiting working women and vocational training of the united states. so why is the united states fawning over the german way? some say it is on-the-job learning system that helps germany become an industrial giant. it provides classroom training with hands-on practice. reporter: drilling, grinding,

and filing is essential for anyone wanting to become a machinist. in the dual track vocational training system, the apprentices learn this skill on site as part of their on-the-job training. the goal is to get the young trainees working on real projects in the work face where they gain hands-on skills. the trainees spend three or four days a week in the participating companies. on other days, they had for the classroom. at special vocational schools, they learn the theoretical side of their trade. it is key to becoming inexpert in their field. there are 350 careers in germany that require a dual track vocational degree. each with its own tailor-made curriculum. most vocational training programs take between 2.5 and 3.5 years. many of the graduates are offered a job at the company or they begin their training.

>> mexico is fed up, slapping sanctions on the united states in the dispute over tuna. the complaint focused on u.s. rules on dolphin friendly labeling which mexico said unfairly penalized the fishing industry. but the fine is just a fraction of the nearly $475 million mexico demanded. the sameime as the trade tiff in the south, trump is threatening a border dispute with america's other neighbor. reporter: donald trump announced he's going to increase tariffs on lumber from canada by 20%. it would increase costs for u.s. homebuilders.

the homebuilder association is talking about a good 8000. it could actually increase and those tariffs should be applied retroactively. reporter: overall healthy profits are driving up stocks and a big day for the nasdaq. what can you tell us? >> we saw companies like caterpillar, mcdonald's, 3m, dupont with solid earnings reports. it gained a good 8%. stocks of mcdonald's and dupont all reached all-time highs. blue chips are within reach of a new record. less than 1% missing. it you -- and you mentioned the

nasdaq composite. really in record mode on wall street. reporter: and as all your business for now. i will hand you back to brent and a call to action from the u.n. brent: the u.n. says donor countries have pledged around one billion euros in aid to help yemen on the brink of famine. >> 500,000 are suffering from malnutrition. the situation looks likely to get worse. the united nations hopes to ease the crisis.

at a donor conference in geneva, the u.n. called on the international community to drum up $2 billion in aid. just over half that amount to be released so far. the u.n. secretary-general warns that humanitarian aid alone would not end the suffering. >> there is no humanitarian solution for the crisis in yemen. it is political. for all the diplomatic efforts to be made in order for a secession of hostilities to be possible and sooner rather than later. to lead to a true political process of reconciliation allowing for the yemeni people to be the master of its own destiny. >> it is a failed state with no government structures left in

place. military blockades have lead to extreme shortages of food and medicine. almost two thirds are dependent on international aid. in the civil war that strength on for nearly three years, the army is under siege by rebel forces. in 2014 in 2015, the rebels took control of large parts of the north and west of the country along with the capital. from exile in saudi arabia, he's been trying to take back control ever since. an international coalition led by saudi arabia backs the city government of president hardy. grant supports the shiite who to rebels. terrorist organizations such as al qaeda and the so-called islamic state are also involved in the conflict. they taking control of large swaths of the country.

innocent civilians are bearing the brunt. the seti leg coalition has repeatedly bombed residential areas and hospitals. thousands of people have died, tens of thousands of been injured. brent: we spoke to jamie mcgoldrick and asked if he saw any hope of a political breakthrough on the horizon. >> the parties have to get back to the table. there is no humanitarian solution to this problem. only a political solution. our job is to keep things, people, and hope alive. hopefully, the leaders will think in terms of the humanitarian dimension of this crisis and put aside the narrow political interests. and giving people a chance, this money today will help us save lives. and keep people alive until such times a political process kicks in again.

brent: jamie mcgoldrick talking about the dire situation in yemen. nine suspected jihadists have been arrested in the catalonia region of spain. four of them are thought to be linked to the bomb attacks on brussels airport and its metro system last year. the race took place in several locations including the regional capital barcelona. they are the result of an eight-month investigation carried out with belgian counterparts. four of those arrested are thought to be members of a terrorist organization. here is a more lighthearted sporting event now. mr. potato head comes out on top of the latest mascot gold cup race. the star quickly peeled away from the rest of the field there was no catching mr. potato head which tumbled over the line to claim first place. the charity raised is billed at

the biggest event in the world. here is a reminder of the top stories we're following for you. evocative trump has faced a skeptical audience in a conference about women's empowerment here in berlin. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has canceled a meeting with visiting german foreign minister sigmar gabriel. they were scheduled to meet in jerusalem. reyes: a mexican village that rose up against crime and

violence and banished the bad guys. what does it take to keep the peace? i'm elaine reyes in washington dc, and this is "americas now." first up, they took back their own town after it was ravaged by racketeering. now the residents rule themselves, but autonomy is not always easy. then, costa rica wants to become the world's first fossil fuel-free nation. we'll take a look at the country's pioneering commitment to clean energy.