to you live from berlin. the kurdish independence though in iraq sparked a backlash. turkey stops training kurdish troops fighting the islamic state. and holds joint military exercises with iraq near the current semi-autonomous zone. airlines say they will comply with the order from baghdad to suspend flights in and out of the kurds' main airport. we will bring you the latest from the region. plus, a tete-a-tete about the european union's future, merkel and emmanuel macron meeting ahead of other european leaders.

and the french president's plan for reform on the agenda. and germany's biggest soccer club sacking their coach. the italian pays the price for a disappointing start to the season. and a polarizing figure in the world of entertainment has died. hugh hefner was 91. the founder of playboy magazine,, was he a crusader for sexual empowerment or just a peddler of smut? we will hear both sides coming up from the culture desk. ♪ sarah: welcome to the show. i'm sarah harman. it is good to have you with us. a vote for independence by iraq's kurds has heightened tensions across the region. baghdad has announced retaliatory measures, neighboring iran and turkey which have large kurdish

minorities of their own, also applying pressure for the results of the overturned. the most immediate effect will be on flights in and out of iraqi kurdistan, due to be suspended beginning on friday. correspondent: uncertainty clouds in the air. for tourists in the capital of the kurdistan region, their plans may be cut short. after the independence referendum, iraq's government is cracking down. all international flights in and out of the city will be halted at the end of the week. the head of the airport says this closure will not just affect the kurdish people. >> we have a bigumber of refugees that are using the airport and we used to be a bridge between syria and u.n. to send humanitarian aid to those places. and we are hosting coalition forces here, so this airport is meant to be for everything. correspondent: aer voting r secession, the kurds in iraq

could hardly contain themselves. thousands flooded the streets in northern iraq to celebrate the referendum they had been pushing for for years. >> we have been living under occupation and suffering for 100 years, but today we rejected that. yes, it is independence and freedom for the kurdish people. correspondent: the iraqi kurdistan is already an autonomous rion, but the nority kurds want to break away to form an independent state that would include areas like an oil rich region. baghdad has called the vote unconstitutional. iraq's prime minister has vowed to keep the country from breaking apart. >> they took advantage of the situation and expanded outside of the constitution. i do not want to say that we will use force, but we will use understanding and constitutional means. if they respond to this, then it is fine. and today i demand the return , all the areas they recaptured from the islamic state, it is

what parliament decided. correspondent: iraq's neighbors have also rejected the referendum results. the turkish president warned that the kurds were sparking an ethnic war in the region. sarah: the islamic state group has released an auditor recording that it claims is from is a leader, -- its leader, abu bakr al-baghdadi in it, he says he will continue to fight despite recent setbacks. he had been rumored to be dead, with his most recent recording released last year. u.s. officials say they are working to verify the audio but , they say they have no reason to doubt it is authentic. leaders of most of the 28 states of the european union have gathered in estonia for a debate on the future of europe. the dinner meeting comes two days after a major speech by french president emmanuel macron, in which he proposed a series of changes to the eu. the suggestions up for debate focus on closer cooperation within the bloc on issues

including migration, defense and investment. before the dinner got underway, macron and in german chancellor -- and german chancellor angela merkel met for face-to-face talks. here is the german chancellor making remarks before the meeting with macron. >> regarding the proposals, there is a high degree of agreement between germany and france. we of course have to talk about the details, but i am of the firm conviction that europe cannot simply stand still. instead, europe needs to develop into the future. sarah: europe needs to develop into the future, that was angela merkel speaking. let's go over to tallinn where our correspondent max hofmann is following the meeting. let's get your impression of the chancellor's words, europe cannot stand still -- what did she mean by that? max: the main goal was to show unity with the president of france, at least not take the wind out of his sails. she is obviously happy about

having him there, especially if you see the difference from his predecessor who did not really formulate visions for europe. at the same time, she tried to say we need to talk about this, because she said germany was going to make its own suggestion, for example on a eurozone budget. so yes, unity. but what emmanuel macron laid out is not going to be the final result. sarah: ok, emmanuel macron is likely to use the meeting to sell his new vision for post brexit eu. how much support you think you -- you think he will get? max: generally speaking, among the eu institutions and many other eu friendly countries, the support is very broad. and that is because they have been waiting for a long time to have a someone like that in france. to have the german-french engine back. but of course, not everybody is happy. we have heard from sources in brussels that many think it is not very realistic and many of the points that emmanuel macron has been proposing. and you have countries like poland and hungary that are

allergic to losing any kind of sovereignty, so they will probably be opposed as well. but the main thing for getting things done in the european union is having germany and france agree on something, and that seems to be more or less the case here. sarah: more or less the case but , of course angela merkel is about to start negotiating with coalition partners, some of whom do not agree with the french president's view of the future. how difficult of a position is angela merkel in right now? max: as long as she does not have a coalition, she cannot take broad decisions. everybody in brussels knows that, that is why they are getting anxious, because there are some in formal summits coming up, including one that will discuss the future of the eurozone in december and among the proposals that emmanuel macron has made, but of course if there is no coalition in berlin it will be hard. no matter what, you need germany, the biggest economy in the european union, in the eurozone, to be on board and

have its full force, and to have a functioning coalition in order to make things work and have reforms. sarah: max hoffman from tallinn, thank you very much. sarah: one change that is coming soon to europe is britain's withdrawal. both britain and the eu said they have had a constructive week of talks. it was the fourth round of negotiations in brussels. the brexit secretary was upbeat, saying that the teams had made decisive steps forward. but his european counterpart warned that more progress was needed for the next phase of talks on trade and the transition period. sarah: germany's biggest football club, bayern munich, has sacked their coach carlo ancelotti. he joined in 2016, winning the title in his first year. he is also a three-time champions league winner and the

team wanted him to bring home that title as well, but the humiliating loss on thursday appears to have been the strong that broke -- straw that broke the camels back. we look at the view from the sports staff. do you think it was that loss in paris that did it? >> i think that was the third strike for carlo ancelotti. there were some that happened earlier. look at the team, 3-0 defeat, the biggest they have ever suffered in the champions league in 16 years, domestically. they are coming off of a draw in munich, they had a 2-0 lead in halftime, and then they lost again. three strikes and you are out. a clublike bayern munich specifically brought carlo ancelotti on board to win the champions league. winning the bundesliga is no big news.

so three strikes you're out, those are the rules. sarah: it seemed like he was an odd man out at the beginning. what do you think the problem was? >> i think the players were not on the page that they were supposed to be following. recently, the president said, five players specifically were on the other side of the fence in the locker room and it causes issues. and thomas muller reached a benchmark recently with over 400 appearances, and he came out saying that carlo ancelotti does not like him. robin was asked after the pfg defeat, did he tresses coach -- no comment. he did not have seasoned veterans in the lineup. he did not have hummels and others. i think that really justified the ruling to get rid of the

coach, because the players, and the president, they were not on the same page. sarah: sounds like a lot of drama in the locker room. where will the team go from here? >> everybody is asking, but their immediate future really has the assistant coach taking the reins. there is rumors that another coach could be taken over. but i think the team has their eyes on the weather kid. he is undefeated the season. he defeated bayern munich. the plans are probably that he will take over the reins sooner rather than later. he is a german native and he seems to be the favorite. sarah: he has only been out for a few hours, so maybe give the team a few days to sort it out. maybe you will come back tomorrow to give us an update. coming up, hugh hefner's life

and legacy. the playboy founder has died at the age of 91. did he exploit or empower women, the culture desk will be exploring the naked truth. ♪ sarah: we have more now from the stink from the omissions scandal that will not go away. >> that is right. vw starting to coach. another arrest, it was an employee from audi this time, a former maker of the vehicles. and it is the first senior-level arrest over the diesel test manipulation by german authorities. the parent company has admitted that a scandal will cost over $22 billion. and the cost is not just monetary, smog like that brought about by the diesel emissions causes about 400,000 early deaths a year, according to sources. that is just in europe, in china and pollution is worse.

no wonder they are betting their future on electric cars. except they are behind schedule. china is pushing back the targets by a year. correspondent: china's cities are choking in smog. protective masks do little to ward off illnesses caused by heavily polluted air. so far, official measures to curb the pollution have failed to make a difference. that is why beijing wants to see fewer gas powered cars. starting in 2019, the manufacturers have to make sure they do full-time percent of cars they are selling in china -- 10% of cars they are selling in china are hybrids or full electric cars. then it will go to 12%. the quote is applied to all -- quotas apply to all brands that produce over 15,000 vehicles. if they miss the targets, they will have to pay fines.

it is likely to benefit chinese carmakers. this company is the largest manufacture of electric automobiles. but the quotas could pose a challenge to foreign manufacturers. germany sells over 8 million cars in china, but only a fraction of them are you electric. that is why german companies, along with the german government, have been pressing beijing to delay the introduction of the standards. german carmakers are hoping they will be able to boost their electric car production by 2019. first come with a plan to bring a hybrid versions -- first, they plan to bring hybrid versions of suvs, then more and more every year. correspondent: they do not call her teresa maybe for nothing. so far the british by mr. has held the cards close to her chest, but now bring will need

open free trade post brexit. even if it means stepping up to allies, including the united states. correspondent: britain would like to remain a global champion of free trade, even after they leave the european union. that is why the british prime minister is warning about the growing protectionism in the world economy. >> we need to ensure our country and economy are working for everyone, but we also need to show why free trade is so important in raising the living standards, and developing the growth of economies, and bringing prosperity into our countries. i think that is a discussion we need to have, because we see elements of protectionism around the world. correspondent: one example, punitive tariffs that washington wants to impose on aircraft builders. boeing accuses a canadian company of gaining an advantage by receiving subsidies from the canadian government. the british are also affected by the conflict.

the fuselage and wings for the c series are built in belfast. thousands of jobs are in danger. theresa may is trying to put pressure on the u.s. government not to put tariffs on the company, but a badly needed post brexit trade deal with america could make it a tall order. correspondent: and sophie sharansky is on wall street for us. the trade dispute between the two companies is still in the air, so what do the companies have to say? sophie: boeing is acting self-confident. they have given a polite and from reminder to theresa may that the company employs over 6000 people in the supply chain of the u.k. and last week they broke ground on a new facility. for now, the american company seems to be winning the legal argument with all of the important people with commerce, the u.s. international trade commission, and ultimately the world trade organization, so no

wonder it is confident. however, the canadian committee disagrees, saying -- company disagrees, saying that the government should refuse going -- boeing. correspondent: so dispute across the atlantic. u.s. corporations have had 24 hours to digest the new text play from donald trump, what do they think? sophie: of course they like the idea of cutting corporate tax, especially in the retail sector, because retailers are hoping to benefit in two different ways. pay less taxes on revenue, and at the same time benefit from the higher income of american consumers, thanks to the cuts for the american people as well. but they know how hard the negotiations around this are going to be. i suppose they are watching donald trump and steve mnuchin closer than ever, and it is crucial that donald trump works

out something for them, because the promise to reform taxes is the main reason they voted for him in the first place. correspondent: corporations watching it closely. sophie on wall street, thank you. and china has told a north korean company -- told north crane company's operating within -- north korean companies operate within their borders that they need to leave by january. china's commerce minister made the announcement on thursday. also defended the recent imports of north korean coal, which are banned under you and agreements, by saying they fell within a grace period for implementation. now insurance companies might soon have to offer special coverage for donkey damage. in germany, the owner of the sports car, this one here, this shiny car, he parked it near the field. the animal grazing there decided

to take a bite out of the car. believe it or not, the police believe the donkey had mistaken the expensive race car for a giant caret. and -- carrot. and now a german court has ordered the donkey owner to give 5800 euros. yes, i am probably thinking the same thing you are. but the donkey was not available for comment, apparently. i do noknow what to say to that. sarah: what are you thinking? expect when you buy a hideous orange car. and the founder of playboy, hugh hefner, has passed away at the age of 91. he found fame when he launched his adult magazine in 1953 in what was a deeply conservative america, but critics accused the multimillionaire of degrading

and objective fine women. correspondent: flowers and well wishes for the bunny king outside the famous playboy mansion. it was here that hugh hefner ran his media and entertainment empire, usually in his trademark silk pajamas. >> it takes a special event to give me -- to get me out of my pajamas. and put on a parent pants. correspondent: with a carefully crafted mix of nude photos and big-name fiction, he struck a chord with playboy more than 60 years ago. the magazine quickly became a roaring success. he and his magazine and lifestyle where symbols of the sexual revolution, and shook up american values. >> he really brought pop culture to life. during a time when it was very conservative, and this was something that went against the

grain and he did it in a very tasteful way. and he has created so many good things as a result of doing that. really bringing pop culture to a whole new level. correspondent: others condemned him for degrading women, treating them as objects of male fantasy, as many were fighting for equal opportunities and basic rights. the internet age saw this or collation of the magazine plummet, but by then hugh hefner had already transformed popular culture. sarah: so much to say we had to bring into guests to say at all -- in two guests to say at all. thank you to both of you for coming. scott, some people have said hugh hefner is progressive. he opened up the sexual revolution. do you think it is fair? scott: i think it is fair to say he opened it up. 1950's in america, you could not even say somebody was pregnant on television. hugh hefner came into that

world, incredibly conservative and christian, morality dominating society and he really shook things up. he was aggressive in sexual history. he had a late-night show, the first to have black guests on. and he was progressive in social issues. he supported birth-control. he supported some of the cases that led to roe v. wade, allowing abortion rights in the united states. i guess the argument would be, could he be seen as progressive now? maybe not. i think the progress of years were behind him, but you should not take that away from him. he had a huge impact and in a lot of ways a positive impact in those times. sarah: it is a tough task staying relevant for 60 years. we are talking about a 91-year-old man in his pajamas. does he still have in impact?

is the relevant today? -- he relevant today? >> asking around, the americans know who he is, but they say that old sleaze bag. and for many others, they do not know who he is. i think that americans are seeped in pop culture, which has brainwashed us into thinking that this kind of beauty is what we should aspire to, instead of embracing a wide diversity of different shapes and sizes and ages and looks. sarah: it is a modern idea. "playboy" kind of had an 80's standard. silicone. scott: that came a little later. sarah: that was the aesthetic. scott: i think you can argue that.

and i think it was a limited view of what sexy was, probably his personal preferences were blonde and a very big breasts. >> and anonymous. they looked too much the same. under the age of 30. scott: i think that was the case. that he was producing a product and is selling it and it wasn't credibly successful. you could make the argument, there was another publication launched in the mid-70's, playgirl as a response to "playboy". we will give naked men to women. but commercially it was not successful. it did not work in the marketplace. >> did they dress them with, can they be like a bull instead of a bunny? and put horns on their head? scott: i was not a playgirl aficionado. >> there was a playgirl bunny image that reduced women. sarah: you say it reduced limit,

but hugh hefner said he was a feminist. was the? -- he? >> i think this is an attempt to whitewash. like oil companies who say that they are environmentally sound when they are pumping co2 gases into the air. i think this is part of his image and he wanted to be successful and i think he did a disservice to women. if you look around the world today, the western world, women are trapped rather than liberated by having to fit a certain pattern of what beauty is and i think he contributed to that. sarah: that is a firm no. scott: i guess it is what you consider a feminist. by the standards of today, no way. 1950's america, you could consider him a progressive voice. and i agree, his image of women is restrictive and was very restrictive. i do not give him all the blame for what happened with the objectification of women in our

culture -- look at fashion, the cosmetics industry, even stuff just directed at women. sarah: he has certainly profited off of it. scott: no doubt about that, but so did every cosmetics company on the planet. sarah: ok. i think we each got our points in. he will be buried next to marilyn monroe. what is going on with that? scott: he got his start with that, he purchased naked pictures of marilyn monroe who was not very well known at the time in 1952. he purchased the pictures, he put her on the cover. it was her first cover. it really contributed to his stardom, is built his empire and now he will be lying next to her, sort of for eternity, and they both in a way where mirror images of one another. sarah: kind of sweet or maybe creepy? >> i think you will get a lot of

visitors at his grave. sarah: safe to say. we will have to leave it there. thank you for bringing us both sides of the story. our top stories this hour, a number of airlines and often they are suspending flights to the semi-autonomous kurdish region of iraq after the government threatened to close down the airport in respse to the nonbinding referendum this week in which the kurds have backed independence. you are watching dw news. more to come. stay with us. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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