>> this is dw news, live from berlin. two dead and more injured as hurricane irma sweeps the caribbean, the most powerful atlantic storm ever recovered. after entering several small islands, it could be on its way to florida. on the 5000 people have evacuated the southern tip already. coming up, u.s. president donald trump tries to rally support for tougher measures on north korea, the will china back a ban on the country's oil exports --

exports? and the e.u.'s top court rules all member states must accept refugees under a quota system. hungary calls the ruling outrageous and irresponsible. i am break off. -- i am brent goff. the most powerful atlantic hurricane in history is churning through the caribbean, packing winds up to 300 kilometers per hour, far stronger than hurricane harvey, each ravaged texas last week. irma is traveling northwards and leaving a trail of destruction in its path. several islands including st. maarten and st. barts have been battered. forecasters say irma will hit the u.s. mainland this weekend.

tens of thousands are being evacuated, while those staying behind our preparing for the worst. authorities say at least two people have been killed on the french run islands of st. maarten and st. barts. >> images of a storm that has broken the scales. these pictures were taken by the international space station. these are from the eye of the storm, taken by a crew from the ocean and atmospheric administration. this is the fourth being unleashed under -- over the caribbean. and this is the result. the dutch-run island of st. maarten in the crib -- the grip of hurricane irma. resident donald trump declared states of emergency in puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands. president trump: there is a record-breaking hurricane headed toward florida and puerto rico. we will see what happens.

we will know in a short time. it looks like something that will be not good -- believe me, not good. reporter: irma is the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the atlantic. the u.s. national hurricane center has described it as potentially catastrophic. it has been reported that st. barts has been devastated by the superstorm, which is hurtling toward puerto rico, bound next for kt, and then to the u.s. mainland. the governor of florida had a clear message. governor: do not wait to prepare. get prepared now. yesterday, i declared a state of emergency in all 67 florida counties, to help emergency management officials across the state work together easily, and ensure they have the resources they need to prepare communities. reporter: experts say this season has been unprecedented, even as irma hits, another tropical storm is already forming in the atlantic. brett: we go to get a first look

at the people and places being affected by hurricane irma. i am joined by yuri kemp, from the bahamas. good to see you. what have you experienced so far from this hurricane? yuri: right now, i am in the central island, and we are about a day and a half away from any impact of the storm. typically what happens before the storm -- it is very calm, kind of serene, before the real storm effects start to take place. as i said, i am in the central island of providence. but the southwestern islands, including cricket island -- crooked island, they are feeling the effects, and we have started to evacuate some of the other islands as we speak. brett: you are in a part of the world that has plenty of experience with hurricanes.

you deal with these storms practically every year. are you doing anything different this time? this storm, hurricane arma -- irma, is the strongest ever recorded. youri: as you said, this is not our first rodeo. our national emergency management agency have started the alerts very early. people are taking it a lot more seriously this time around then hurricane wilma. the evacuation in the southern island is happening more quickly. we learned from hurricane walken, where people were caught by the sheer magnitude of the hurricane and were devastated and flooded out in those southern islands. right now, we are seeing stark differences. as a small, developing nation, we still have our challenges. hopefully, we can get as much

persons out as possible in the southern islands before they feel any effects of the storm. brett: do you think you have any of the resources you need to deal with this? i have to ask you, because we just saw hurricane harvey did in texas and louisiana, and we have scientists saying this is part of climate change and this may be the new norm that people like you will have to deal with every year. youri: yeah, it -- i did not believe in climate change before. i do now. even growingp, i can remembe once every four fiv yrs u having a major storm, b now it seems every year we are getting at least two major tropical depressions and one storm. it was never like that when i was growing up. even so, i think what must happen now -- we must work with our larger partners. we are a former british colony. the former hurricane, the british navy sent a fleet. the americans sent assistance as

well. we will be helped by the european community as well as our traditional partners. if we need major cleanup, we hope we get the assistance we will desperately need. brett: we wish you and everyone in the bahamas the best. youri kemp joining us tonight. thank you very much, and stay safe. youri: thank you so much. brett: now, to the united states. u.s. president dald trump has said "we will see what happens" when it comes to using military force in north korea, after the country's latest nuclear test last sunday. but china's president has stressed a solution must come through dialogue and peaceful means. trump's comments came after a wednesday morning telephone call with the chinese president. trump said they had a very good talk, and he emphasize they will not be putting up with the latest provocations coming from north korea. joining us now is our correspondent in washington. good evening to you, ksten.

following those talks between president trump and xi, it is proposed the u.s. use new sanctions in a draft resolution to be presented to the security council. one thing the u.s. is calling for is an oil embargo. what more can you tell us? reporter: this resolution, this draft resolution, really calls for drastic measures. the first, you already mentioned -- cutting off oil supplies to north korea, which would severely disrupt the already weak economy of that country. then, a ban on textile exports from north korea, after a previous resolution had already banned the export of coal. both coal and textiles have been, for years, north korea's main export good. revenues and foreign currency from those exports would dry up.

then also a ban on the employment and payment of north korean workers globally, with 100,000 north koreans estimated to work abroad, sending back home hard currency to their country. finally, a travel ban on members of the regime, and an asset freeze for leading members of the regime and the national airline of north korea. so that all sounds very tough, very decisive. there is only one problem. china and russia would have to play along to make this a reality, and most of the oil comes from china -- some from russia. most of the textiles and coal go to china. the airline flies to china and russia. also, the north korean workers work mainly in china. russia has already said it is against sanctions.

china also does not want crippling sanctions or a complete isolation of north korea. they are afraid this will destabilize the regime, that the whole country could break down, or that the regime would rather go down in flames by starting a war against the south, instead of sitting there and waiting as their power crumbles. china does not want war and chaos on its border. it wants to preserve north korea as a buffer zone. i do not think that this resolution will have any success in the u.n. security council. brett: our washington correspondent, thank you very much. the european countries who have refused to take in refugees and migrants have ended up on the wrong side of the law. today, the european union's top court ruled that eastern european countries must take their fair share of asylum seekers. hungary and slovakia challenged a 2015 agreement to redistribute

refugees among all e.u. countries. they are part of a group of reluctant countries who claim newcomers, mainly from syria and northern africa, threaten their security and their identity. hungary is the most outspoken opponent. it has vowed to fight today's ruling. reporter: a bitter defeat for hungary and slovakia, and a resounding victory for the e.u. the judges ruled that the agreement at the height of the 2015 migrant crisis is legally binding for all member states. act then, four eastern european countries refused to take part in the plan to redistribute refugees stranded in greece and italy. hungary has yet to accept a single one. in brussels, the ruling was welcomed as an important step toward tackling the crisis. >> the court's decision is a big opportunity for the e.u. it has opened the door to a

long-term solution for the refugees arriving on the continent. it cements the e.u. founding principle of solidarity. reporter: the ruling could prove costly. the e.u. has threatened stiff penalties on any member violating the law. brett: european union member countries have reacted very differently to the court ruling. here is a sample. >> hundreds of thousands of refugees fled their countries for europe two years ago. the quota system was put in place at the height of the crisis, and meant to relieve the most affected countries, such as greece and italy. germany took in a large share of the newcomers. they have welcomed the e.u. court decision. >> now, we are counting on these member states to implement the ruling. they trusted the system. they must implement its decision.

reporter: slovakia says it respects the court's decision. >> the verdict of the european court of justice brings no quality to the process. it is just a different view of this problem. it respects the verdict, but it changes nothing in my opinion and the opinion of my government on the quota system. reporter: hungary has said it will have the last word on who is allowed into the country. >> according to the position of the hunt gary and government, the decision today by the european court is outrageous, and also irresponsible. we believe this decision puts the security and the future of europe at risk. reporter: for the e.u. migration commissioner, the ruling is an opportunity for member countries to come together. >> we should not forget that solidarity is a two-way street.

all member states -- all member states -- should stand ready to be part of it. reporter: europe is still struggling to absorb a large number of asylum seekers, and up until now, only a small number in greece and italy have been relocated. brett: here is a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. angola's ruling party will extend its 37-year rule after the electoral commission declared the winner of last month's elections. the defense minister will take over as president. the npla won more than 60% of the vote. the main opposition party scored just over 26%. aung san suu kyi has blamed terrorists for creating what she calls misinformation about the rohingya crisis. thousands marched in support of the virginia people in jakarta,

the capital of indonesia. more than 1000 have fled from myanmar since ethnic violence directed there in august. now to a shocking murder in india, where a renowned journalist has been gunned down outside her home in bangalore by unidentified attackers. police say she was shot three times at close range, in the head and the chest. the 55-year-old was known as an outspoken critic of right-wing extremist hindu nationalist politics. her killing has sparked anger and protests across the country. india has seen a string of killings in recent years targeting independent journalists. her media colleagues in india have expressed their sorrow at her killing on twitter. here is an except. one tweets, every journalist needs to fight back forces that do not believe in debates, but bullets. the hindustan times reporter wrote that she lives within all

of us, as a journalist. my part continues. from another journalist, what they don't realize is, when you kill a person, you make her thoughts and ideas in mortal. and this, from a lawmaker who tweeted, gauri was afraid of no one. who was afraid of gauri? you are watching the w news, live from berlin. still ahead, germany and israel commemorate the murder of israeli athletes at the 1972 munich olympics. 45 liters -- years later, a new memorial removers the victims in the olympic village. that is coming up in just a moment. big-name ceo's are urging president trump to rethink his decision to abolish the so-called dreamers act in the united states. that is a big item for the

business world. >> big names including the founder of facebook, mark zuckerberg. ceo's are pointing out that the dismantling of the act means some 800,000 young people could be left in limbo from trump's decision to scrap the daca scheme. they may have to move to a country where they did not grow up, may not speak the language, and must find a job when they had been planning on a career path in america. mark zuckerberg made his position clear during a facebook live broadcast. he met with three so-called dreamers, who are protected by the daca act. the ceo's of other big-name companies are among those condemning the move to end the program. reporter: trump's decision has not gone down well in the this world. apple ceo tim cook appealed to lawmakers to continue to protect the dreamers. microsoft says it will defend

employees against an attempt to deport them. in a letter to congress, the leaders of amazon and general motors maintained that young people covered by the program had worked hard, pay taxes, and given back to their communities. they said the dreamers would lose their ability to work legally in the country, and be at immediate risk of deportation. the economic stakes could be high. they wrote, our economy would lose 460 $.3 billion from the national gdp, and $24.6 billion in social security and medicare tax contributions. the companies are urging congress to pass legislation to help those effect by trump's decision. helena: we can check in now with our financial correspondent on wall street. some really big name ceo's ramping up the fight against the demolition of the dreamer act. how much clout could they have?

>>, a lot. a lot of people say silicon valley is the new wall street, having a big impact on the white house and politics. after most ceo's have cut their ties by leaving the advisory council of the president, this is an interesting development in the relationship between trump and businesses. all of these companies taking a stance now they need the dreamers as employees. but it is not only the tech sector, but almost every major company benefiting on daca. ending this obama program would have wide implications across the united states economy, many are saying right now. helena: and the federal reserve age book is out, offering anecdotal evidence on the health of the u.s. economy. what is making the report this time around? sophie: this book is a collection of an else about the economy, the other before the

central banks are making interest rate decisions. and what stood out about this one where the mixed reports about auto production. despite the weak auto sector, the overall economy continued on a modest to moderate growth pace across the country, with little sign of inflation. this does not sound much different from the other beige books this year. but the remark about inflation makes investors doubt even more that they are going to see raised rates in 2017. plus, not in the beige book, but big news -- a federal president is leaving his position in october. one more sign right now that the end of yellen and her monetary policy are here. helena: thank you very much for joining us from new york. a discriminatory treatment of use citizens. that is how one e.u. official

described a leak e.u. government proposal on how to deal with e.u. migrants after britain exits the european union. the documents were published by the british newspaper "the guardian," and have sparked a heated reaction within and outside of the u.k. critics say it is a sign that the british are heading for self-imposed isolation. reporter: the documents were marked as "sensitive." inside, details of the u.k. plan to end the re-movement of labor immediately after leaving the e.u. the measures include a plan to limit the number of low-skilled workers in the country, by offering them a maximum residence the of two years. >> the public are very clear. they want to see immigration not stopped, but properly under control -- managed downwards. they also want to be clear that we implement what they voted for, the brexit referendum, that we take that control over the number of people from the european union were previously

free to come here, and that we introduce a control system over that. reporter: the 82-page draft proposal includes plans to make it tougher for e.u. workers in britain to bring family members to join them. e.u. officials did not hold back in their condemnation. >> i sincerely hope that this is not the home office position. i think that would be a very discriminatory treatment of european citizens, so i think it would not take us forward in the direction that would be better to show for both the u.k. citizens in the european union, and the union's 27 citizens in the u.k. kate: delete document does not represent final government policy and has not been approved by british prime minister theresa may. but it provides a glimpse of how closed brexit britain could look. helena: irish budget carrier

ryanair may be out of the bidding for bankrupt air berlin, but its checkbook is not closed yet. company boss michael o'leary says he is interested in buying part of troubled airline alitalia. but there could be a snag. alitalia is under bankruptcy protection, and italian government wants a buyer who will take over the entire country. ryanair only wants the long-haul business. back to brett now, and news of an important memorial. brett: one that some people say is long overdue. the presidents of germany and israel have unveiled a new memorial in munich that honors the 12 people, including 11 israeli at weeks, who were murdered in an attack on the 1972 olympics. the massacre took place after palestinian gunmen broke into munich's olympic elledge and started -- olympic village and started taking hostages. >> its architects simply call it open a cut," symbolizing how the

1972 attack sliced through the lives of the. the german president and israeli president unveiled the memorial on wednesday morning. visitors can look at the victims' biographies and personal effects. and there is a clear view of the site of the massacre. in september, 1972, a palestinian terror group took israeli athletes and sports officials hostage in munich's olympic village. there and later during a botched rescue attempt at a nearby airport, the terrorists murdered 11 israelis and a german police officer. the israeli president recalled the horror the munich massacre caused in israel at the time, and he expressed his gratitude for the new memorial. >> 45 years have passed, and now

an official delegation of the state of israel gathers here again, on the path of the olympic village, on the soil of unit, in germany. reporter: the german president said that in 1972, his compatriots were so determined to prove their country was a peaceful one that they effectively failed to ensure the dates' s-- the safety. he said germany learned its lesson. >> the threat of terrorism is great, but our resolve is even greater. only when jewish people are completely safe in germany, completely at home, will this germany be it's real self. -- its real self. reporter: four victims' -- for the victims'relatives, this is a place of connection may have been waiting for for 45 years.

brett: some respite in suffering after civil war. the country's soccer team never played in a world cup, but that could be about to change, after a draw with iran. syria have made it into a playoff which could qualify them for next year's tournament in russia. >> unbridled joy in damascus after over six years of civil war and hundreds of thousands killed. this was a rare moment for people in syria to celebrate. for one night, at least. their football team pulled off a shock by finishing third in their group, to grab a two-to draw with regional powerhouse iran. that set up a playoff with australia. when that and another playoff against a north american team, and syria will be at their first world cup, in russia next june. what happened is a historic

miracle. >> this is the biggest joy for syria, and we hope to see safety and security. i hope we qualify. >> the war has meant serious football team have not played a home game since 2010, making their achievement even greater. brett: and here is a reminder of that top story we are following for you. france says hurricane irma has killed two people in its caribbean territories as the category five storm batters the region, the strongest atlantic hurricane ever recorded. it is expected to reach florida by this weekend. ♪ ♪

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