♪ brent: this is "dw news," live from berlin. tonight, the children brought to america known as the dreamers are getting a rude awakening from president trump. the white house announces it will scrap a program that protects those who came to the country illegally as children. the move could affect as many as 800,000 people. also coming up, south korea conducts massive military drills as north korea says nothing will stop its nuclear weapons program. and a warning from russia. hysteria on the korean peninsula could turn into a catastrophe.

and a tragic exit is more than 120 thousand muslim people have fled the latest violence in myanmar. plus, at lego, apparently all the pieces do not fit together as they should. the company, famous for its building blocks, suffers a drop in sales. 1000 jobs are now on the chopping block. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. tonight the u.s. government has announced it was scrapped a program created by former president obama designed to protect illegal migrant children from deportation. while making the announcement a short while ago u.s. attorney general jeff sessions said the trump administration is ending the program because it is

unconstitutional. the deferred action for children arrivals, daca program, was implement to five years ago and effects nearly eight hundred thousand immigrants allowing them to legally work in the u.s. saracens -- sessions says this has been unfair to american citizens. >> it wasn't unconstitutional exercise -- it was an unconstitutional exercise of the executive branch. aiken generated to a surge of minors at the southern border that yielded terrible consequences. it also denied jobs to hundreds of thousands of americans by allowing those same illegal aliens to take those jobs. brent: that was the u.s. attorney general speaking. i'm joined now from washington by our correspondent.

what is going to happen to these so-called dreamers? will they face immediate deportation? >> no, not immediately. the trump administration has made it clear that it would wind down the program over the next six months and president trump has also made it clear that he now sees the ball in congress is court. this morning he tweeted that now congress should come up with a permanent fix to the problem. some see this as kicking the can down the road and looking for summer -- for someone else to blame in case no solution is found but president trump is a point, because printed -- president obama only created the daca program because he cannot bring congress to agree on a more general overall of the immigration system, so this was kind of a shortstop solution. clearly also president obama new

that this would be controversial and interpreted with some justification as executive overreach. brent: we know the situation in the u.s. congress has not improved it comes to finding compromises. congress now has six months to prepare new legislation. what could a compromise look like? carsten: there are a few proposals on the table. some members of congress, both republicans and democrats, calling for a legislative solution that would give these young immigrants legal status and also a path to u.s. citizenship. the problem is, as you said, there are not many members of congress that can agree on anything. even among republicans, they can't agree on how to approach immigration. democrats are suspicious of the whole thing.

they fear that republicans might want to use this issue as a bargaining chip to get concessions from democrats on other issues such as donald trump's border wall. six months seems to be a long time let's not forget midterm elections are coming up so a lot of members of congress will be busy with primaries in campaigning soon. and there are so many other issues they have to deal with like raising the debt limit and infrastructure tax reform, fixing the health care system, helping victims of hurricane harvey and so on. brent: what about these big u.s. companies that have supported daca? why aren't we hearing from them tonight? carsten: well, most big corporations have basically said they want these people to stay, these are well-integrated

immigrants, they speak english and have gone through american schools. they are exactly the immigrants they would need. but donald trump has, not ignored, but put aside his concerns be as he has -- because he has demonstrated time and again that when it comes to the breaking point, he will side with his core supporters, is based. -- his base. and they don't want immigration at all. so once again donald trump here has sided with his base and he wants to keep them for the next election. brent: our correspondent in washington on the story for us. thank you very much. the decision to scrap the program has inspired many reactions across social media. former u.s. president barack obama writing, these dreamers are americans in the hearts come in their minds and every single way but 1 -- on paper.

what makes us american is our fidelity to a set of ideals that all of us are created equal, that all of us deserve a chance to make with our lives what we will. all of us have an obligation to stand up and secure our most cherished values for the next generation. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg wrote, this is a sad day for our country. the decision to end daca is not just wrong, it is particularly cool to offer the young people d encourage them to come out of the shadow and trust our government and then punish them for it. google ceo tweeted, dreamers are our neighbors, our friends and our coworkers. this is their home. congress needs to act to defend daca. democratic senator kamala harris tweeted dreamers grew up in america and it is their home. deporting them back to a place they don't even know be cool.

-- would be cruel. russia's president vladimir putin is warning of a global catastrophe if the north korean crisis is not resolved through diplomacy. he condemned pyongyang's latest nuclear test but refused to back a s. call for tougher sanctions saying, sanctions are now useless. in south korea we are seeing a demonstration of military might with more live fire drills. reporter: military hardware is on the move. south korean warship's conduct live fire drills off the coast. more exercises are planned for the coming days. a shell of what the south could bring to bear against north korean aggression. forces have already simulated attacks on the north's nuclear test facility and now a decade's old limit to the side of warheads being ud is being limit -- being lifted.

it was agreed on with the u.s. the key ally is upping rhetoric against pyongyang. an emergency session -- the u.s. ambassador slammed north korea's leader. >> nuclear powers understand responsibilities. kim jong-un shows no such understanding. his abusive use of missiles and nuclear threats show that he is begging for. -- for war. reporter: washington is training its entire nuclear arsenal on k im. sanctions only set the stage for more clashes between two key members -- china aand russia. john insists dialogue is the only way forward. -- china insists dialogue is the only way forward. russia's president agrees.

>> the use of sanctions of any kind in this case is useless. the north koreans would rather just eat grass than give up this program if they do not feel secure. and what could offer them security? restoration of international law. we have to push for dialogue between all interested parties. reporter: meanwhile, reports suggest pyongyang is preparing new test launches of its missiles. for the moment there are no signs north korea will back down. brent: despite south korea's large-scale military drills, many in the country are not happy with the way sole is reacting -- soeul. some say if the north is making

nuclear threats than the south should be able to do the same. reporter: these demonstrators in seoul are concerned. they said the soft stance of the liberal president could lead to even more aggression from kim jong-un. >> north korea will never give up its nuclear weapons despite international sanctions. that means we south koreans will be hostages to their nukes. but there is one way to escape -- by responding with our own nuclear weapons. reporter: but young people tend to support president moon's moderate strategy and oppose going nuclear. >> i do not support nukes in south korea because in my opinion an eye for an eye tactic is not good. reporter: south korean society remains as divided as ever.

most citizens react as they have for years, with ignorance and a little bit of fatalism. reporter: south koreans foreign ministry says it is pursuing powerful punitive measures including a new un security council resolution. but the country's defense ministry says it will not ask the u.s. to employ nuclear weapons to south korea. there is increasing pressure on president moon to get tough on the north, though many still believe in diplomacy. >> dialogue is about having a vision towards peace. it is reasonable to have a diplomatic solution and seek talks. in that sense the talks have not failed. reporter: even here at a festival of spicy food in seoul city hall, many are concerned about war. >> of course i am scared. if some --

everyone in five kilometers of where i live would die immediately. i worry about my children's future. reporter: for south koreans it is a fear they have learned to live with. brent: here are the stories making headlines around the world. residents in the caribbean in southern u.s. are preparing for hurrican irma. the category five storm is set to sweep across the region reaching florida by saturday. in puerto rico people are stocking up on supplies. authoriies are urging residents to head to hurricane shelters. syrian government forces say they hadrokea siege in the city with thousands of civilians and soldiers have been trapped for close to three years. russian tv showed footage of cheering crowds and soldiers. so-called islamic state has around the enclave. bestow control large parts of the city. a cambodian court has charged in opposition leader with treason. authorities arrested him two days ago.

he stands accused of espionage and colluding with unnamed foreign entities to overturn the government. the party rejects the government -- crgesnd says the currt governme is thre to mocry. it is a new arena in the battl for votes politicians are taking to youtube to speak directly to young voters. two weeks after german chancellor angela merkel made a similar appearance, her main rival for jane -- for german chancellor martin schulz has done an interview with youtube stars. he took questions in real time and made this pitch ahead of elections next month. >> the youtube hosts usually -- this time the turkish born 26-year-old got to ask the tential next german chancellor what he would do to combat xenophobia. >> we have to stop speaking about us and them.

the notion that some people are real germans and some are only half german. someone who wants to govern this country needs to clearly say stop. we will not accept anyone polarizing the society. reporter: the youtube interview is not much different from any other ordinary lyrical tv show except that was broadcast exclusively online and many questions from the mostly young community came through social media. martin schulz tried his best to connect. >> youtube reaches a wide audience. i often watch youtube videos to get a feeling of what is happening. my attitude towards life is that of a 61-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman. -- and not a 21-year-old woman. reporter: each of them a star on the youtube universe after

hosting chancellor merkel, they received a lot of criticism. this time they did a better job of focusing on topics their audiences interested in. for example, online surveillance. >> it has to be limited in such a way that privacy rights are not violated. a very difficult decision. reporter: just over one hour. that is how long schulz was given to impress the young community. they now know that he prefers reading books to gaming and at least got a notion of what it is like to -- what it is like to be martin schulz. brent: still to come, football clubs keep spending more and more money but is it getting out of control? we will hear what people involved in buying and selling players think about the transfer market. meanwhile, it is a subdued mood on financial markets all across the north korean crisis. >> tension over north korea's

nuclear testing just not dissipating. so what we are seeing is a flat day of trading for many global stocks. they have not been as panicky as you would expect but when it comes to wall street, wall street is certainly feeling the heat. investors are on edge in a wait and see mode, wondering what the solution could be to the deepening crisis after international sanctions failed to stop missile tests. reporter: the mood is serious as chinese but -- border control agents examine the passports of these north koreans. the images come from chinese state-run tv. north korea used to do business here but now the yuan sanctions have put a stop to it. that's the message beijing hopes to send. the border is closed to trade. that means no workers, or goods trading hands. china is taking the measures seriously even if they suffer.

prices are up 10% to 20% and there is a serious shortage of supplies. basic goods are now supplied only two to three days. china was north korea's last major trading partner. but even beijing is starting to turn its back on the isolated state, due in part to the north's recent missile tests which have destabilize the region, threatening china's well. in due to -- china as well, and due to rising international pressure. helena: less chicken -- let's check in with sophie in new york. the potential fallout from this crisis is huge not only because trump has threatened to cut off ties anyone doing business with north korea. how are investors feeling about the whole situation? sophie: it was a bad day for stocks on wall street, there is no other way to put it.

erasing gains they had made in the last week. the dow dropping more than 200 points this session along. everyone is nervous and so are investors. consequences could be a catastrophe. investors have been living under this threat for weeks but it feels different this time. a top north korean diplomat today called the nuclear tests a gift package to the u.s. and promised more to come if they continued what they called reckless provocations. now no one knows if trump is going to go beyond these economic sanctions. helena: in other news congress is back in session enters the need to get funding in for the hurricane harvey response. how quickly can that assistance be approved and then trickle down to those who really need it? sophie: the problem is there are so many pressing things on the

table that congress needs to figure out immediately. congress has to find a way not only to replenish the disaster aid reserves after harvey, but they also have to prepare for an even more powerful hurricane to come, irma, that bears down on the u.s. at the same time they have to raise the debt ceiling by the dashed to avoid a government shutdown by the end of the month. some urgent topics. helena: sophie on wall street, thank you. a tech deal as an rumor for several weeks and now united technologies says it will create a new aerospace giant. united is buying rival rockwell collins for $30 billion in that includes assuming a mountain of debt from rockville.

it has been hit in recent years with disputes from its key customer, airbus. up evil in legoland. -- upheaveal in legoland. they are downsizing after they posted their first drop in sales over one decade. over 1400 jobs are on the chopping block. reporter: these blocks are a hit with children worldwide. there is hardly a kid in europe or the u.s. who is not played the classic toy. and lego has enjoyed double-digit expansion in china as well. one growth factor, the companies licensing deals with major franchises like star wars. but this year the danish toymaker has seen its fortunes turn south. sales and profits are down, which is why lego is looking to cut staff and shrink its hierarchy, meaning 8% of its employees will have to go. >> we are now aware we have an organization that is too complex.

we have learned a lot in the last year. between 2012 and 2016 welcome 7000 new colleagues worldwide. it is too much and too fast at the same time. too many overriding operations. reporter: lego is betting on new film titles and branded computer games as an attempt to adapt to a new generation's tastes. brent: back to brent -- helena: back to brent and an urgent warning. brent: the head of the united nations says me and mars -- myanmar's people are at risk of ethnic cleansing. it comes amid a refugee crisis that sees people fleeing violence in the country, heading to neighboring bangladesh. reporter: a new exodus. witnesses say hundreds of votes had been -- boats have been arriving carrying refugees from myanmar fleeing to bangladesh.

others fled on foot, smuggling themselves across the river that borders the two countries. the when secretary-general is warning of ethnic cleansing. -- the u.n. secretary-general is warning of ethnic cleansing. >> we are receiving constant reports that violence by myanmar forces. these will only further increase radicalization. nearly 125,000 people, victims of unbearable suffering in desperation, have sucked refuge in bangladesh -- have sought refuge in bangladesh. reporter: they claim agent ties to the land that are denied citizenship and routinely persecuted. the latest violence started in august. military groups attacked police posts. the myanmar army retaliated,

forcing them to flee. the military says they are plotting terrorist attacks in myanmar and abroad. the refugees say they facemask killings and torched villages. >> we are also human beings. we come to myanmar, as you see, -- they don't css human. reporter: myanmar's leader has not yet commented on the army's campaign. her silence has sparked protests around the world. turkey said it will send aid to myanmar in bangladesh says it will provide housing for the refugees. but the bangladeshi prime minister says the refugees are a big burden for her country.

brent: to soccer, for some players international break is over and their returning to their clubs. many of them will be turning up at their team's training base for the first time after an unprecedented transfer window that's our records smashed across the board. but not everyone is happy about the spending. fees for players and agents are skyrocketing. reporter: football went to money mad in august. they spent what could be as much as 180 million euros. clubs can only spend what they earn. >> there is a need for regulation because today the amount of money being spent is excessive.

it has been said that certain intermediaries, particular agents, are being paid exorbitant sums of money. so there is a need to find solutions or clubs will die. reporter: it is not just psg. barcelona shelled out an initial 105 million euros for a player. england, italy and germany also saw spending skyrocket. player's agents will have pocketed a chunk of the fees, but even they want rules respected. >> i was thought finance for players was good for the game and industry. so it is fair to wait and see how it is explained. i am not sure we will ever find out the exact way it is being explained. reporter: psg deny wrongdoing in unless they show real teeth, football's financial fireworks will continue.

brent: good money if you can get it. here's a reminder of the top story. the u.s. announced plans to scatter a scheme that protected young immigrants. the so-called dream or act meant that people who came to the u.s. illegally as children could not be deported. the move has sparked protests from those who support the program. after a short break i will be back to take you through the day. stick around. we'll be right back. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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