♪ brent: this is "dw news," live from berlin. tonight, germany's new parliament convenes. the first item of business -- keeping the political order and political peace. parliament today elected former finance minister to preside over what will likely be some stormy debates. the right-wing populist afd party was elected to parliament on a promise to disrupt the establishment. also coming up, calls for an international investigation into the murder of the maltese journalist.

she won praise and criticism for exposing government corruption. today, the european parliament held a minute of silence to remember her life and her work. and the last russians are -- c zar's for bid love. -- forbidden love. a new film is sparking a violent reaction. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. germany's newly elected parliament has convened for the first time since last month's election and it promises to be anything but business as usual with the right wing afd party now represented for the first time. one of the bundestag's first tasks today was to elect a new parliamentary president.

reporter: it now falls to parliament's longest-serving member to keep things under control. with wolfgang elected president of the bundestag, he called for calm proceedings and to play by the rules. >> the way we speak to one another can set an example for discourse throughout society. we are not here to beat each other up. reporter: the new parliament has more members than ever and 40% are newcomers. e-business-friendly ftp are back in the afd is in for the first time. under -- the rules on the matter recently changed, which the afd sees as an affront. >> this rule was unchanged for 150 years. there was only one exception,

for nazis. reporter: b first exchanges already proved fiery. >> if you are seriously comparing yourselves to victims, you have already undone yourselves. reporter: both parties are rallying for more open confrontation with the chancellor. >> the parliament must resume its rules, and not tv talk shows or interviews from reporters. that means the parties, especially the opposition parties, can suggest topics here that the chancellor might find very unpleasant. reporter: but merkel's conservatives and potential partners rejected that suggestion. >> the right to question must remain in ensuring a parliamentary control and not a weapon for the opposition. >> you want to make a show of us with a history lesson today and

we will not allow it. each party has a right to the post. the far right afd candidate has already been rejected after stating islam is a political ideology and not a religion. brent: with me now in the studio is our political correspondent. let's pick up with wolfgang. he really was the star of the hour today in this first session. how was his speech received? why was it so important for him to get this position? guest: it was received very well by the mp's in parliament today. of course, he is one of germany's most experienced politicians. he has been in german politics for decades and is currently germany's learns -- longest-serving mp. with that kind of experience and authority that is something he will be able to bring to the role of the bundestag president in the coming months and over the next four years of parliament.

of course, the main message today i think that he was trying to get across was this idea of retaining respect and decency, two words which he repeated several times during that speech. that of course was directed as well at the afd, the 92 new members of parliament from the far right afd. think back to one month ago, election night, we heard from the coleader of the afd saying the party was going to hound the other parties in parliament and that behavior is just not going to be accepted. brent: to people around the world watching this, they may remember our coverage when he was saying we're going to take our country back, they wanted to hunt down the chancellor and have her prosecuted for her refugee policy. these are fighting words that

had been thrown into the political discourse now. in wolfgang schauble has been elected to basically be the referee in parliament. do you think his presence in parliament today was reassuring to most members? do they have faith you can make all the parliamentarians behave? kate: it could make a difference but the other mp's and parties have a role in dealing with -- in how they deal with the afd being there. one of their concerns is they do not want parliament to turn into the afd against the other five parliamentary groups. at the same time they will be dealing with how much obviously the af he had a certain amount of time to voice their opinion in parliament but they will be wanting to make sure they are not using that to kind of push any far right ideas, which of course are not going to be aimed

at the empty's -- at the mp's, but at the public. brent: there are a lot of challenges in this new parliament. thank you very much. the head of the european parliament is calling for an international investigation into the murder of a maltese journalist. today we parliament discussed the need to discuss journalists and media freedom in malta. her work focused on exposing government corruption. her family accuses malta's prime minister in being complicit in her killing. reporter: family members in the public gallery of the european parliament. politicians turned and paid their respects. than the parliament observed a minute of silence for the murdered journalist.

for most parliamentarians, this is not enough. >> i have to state that many people in malta no longer trust the government to investigate this murder. that is why we are calling for an international investigation. malta cannot do this alone. too much trust has been lost. we need to know who committed this murder. reporter: there is a lot to investigate on the picture postcard setting of malta. that is exactly what daphne did. her research into corruption led her straight to the top of the government. among others, she linked people

do offshore companies, putting them front and center in a huge corruption scandal. some european parliamentarians are now not only calling for an investigation, they see the rule of law threatened by mafia-style practices and want far-reaching consequences. >> personally i am supporting the request of the family that he must step down. this is the case too much, adding to all the others. reporter: so far, this is not been a resigning matter. but the murder of the investigative journalist will not be forgotten soon. at least not here at the european parliament. this press room right here where we journalist work in question politicians is now named in her honor.

brent: here are some other stories making headlines around the world. turkey's justice ministry has rejected media reports saying washington denied a turkish delegation travel visa. instead the ministry said it canceled the planned trip to the netted states and mid a diplomatic spat between the countries. this month, both have cut back to issuing visas to each other's citizens. france's president emmanuel macron is hosted his egyptian counterpart for talks in paris. rights groups had urged the french president to a dress alleged human rights violations by egypt's security forces. but at a joint press conference mr. macron refused to criticize his record saying he had no wish to criticize without taking context into account.

a bodyguard it was wounded to kenya's chief deputy in nairobi. he was not in the car at the time. police are treating the incident as a robbery but an investigation is ongoing. the incident comes to days before kenya is due to report a repeat presidential election. a u.s. senator has accused president trump of debasing the country. it is the latest round in a feud between the president and republican senator bob corker. corker accused mr. trump of bullying, name-calling, and said donald trump would leave behind a legacy of division. the argument began when corker, a lawmaker from tennessee, said on nbc's today program that the president should stay out of congress is way as it plans to tax reforms, saying that was quote, the best way to have success. later he was more direct,

accusing mr. trump of spreading untruths. let's listen to part of what senator bobcorker at the same. -- had to say. >> i think standing up in front of the american people and stating untruths that everyone knows to be untrue -- for young people to be watching, not only here in our country but around the world, someone of this mentality, as president of the united states, is something i think is debasing to our country. look, i have see no evolution in an upward way. matter of fact, it appears to me it is almost devolving. brent: devolving. politics losing its prehensile thumb. trump has responded. of course he's not known for taking criticism lying down and he hit back on his favorite social media platform.

he tweeted corker could not be elected dogcatcher in tennessee. he went on to criticize the senator's role in the iran nuclear deal. senator corker hit back describing president trump as utterly hashtag #alert the daycare staff. but mr. trump want to the last word, referring to the center as 'liddle bob corker. other countries are taking advantage of the u.s. while corker was on the senate foreign relations committee. this story is getting longer legs by the hour. we go now to our washington correspondent. good evening to you. another republican senator has joined in the criticism of trump. tell us about that. guest: exactly. we are already seeing some of the consequences for donald trump.

now another republican senator has announced he will not run again for senate in the midterm elections in november next year. that means he has nothing to lose, just like corker who was also retiring. he said very clear and hard words against the president. he said one must be unafraid to speak out loud because the future of the country depends on it. and donald trump's conduct is dangerous to the country. as we know, also senator john mccain will retire from senate because of health reasons. in the past he has also recites the president. mccain has said donald trump is poorly informed and impulsive. also asked yesterday whether there was a relationship between mccain and the president, mccain answered almost none. this is very important -- there are already three senators of the republican party who have

very clear words against donald trump, attacking him personally. experts speak of a start of a rebellion in the republican party. brent: it is interesting that republican senators feel they can speak freely if they -- if they are not up for reelection. i asked you if donald trump would be able to just brush this off. what do you think now? carolina: well, this shows again that the republican party is very divided, probably more divided than ever. it is not only a war of words, but it is becoming a civil war within the republican party. on the one side we see the nationalist, populist movement that supported donald trump during his campaign because of his promises. on the other side we can seek traditional, conservative republicans who might not be what hundred percent trump supporters but hoping to get their agenda through with donald trump as president.

these are the ones who are starting now to get loud with critics against donald trump. experts have also been commenting that there might be other senators and other congressmen who think this way about donald trump. but probably they would not dare to speak out loud. brent: all right, our correspondent in washington. we will speak to you again about this developing story. thank you. after much anticipation and protest, a controversial film about the last russian czar is due for release this week. the movie tells the true story of czar nicolas a second and his affair with a ballerina. it has angered russian orthodox christians who view the czar as a saint. a series of violent incidents targeting filmmakers has russia

on edge. reporter: tension was high at the premier. hundreds of police officers implemented security officers -- security measures more difficult of an airport. the director has received multiple threats but he remained defiant. >> i am not afraid. i hope good sense trumps and the uproar subsides. reporter: the uproar mainly has to do with a few sex scenes that depict a weak, doubtful czar who is about to lose his throne over an affair with a teenage ballerina. that is too much for russia's powerful orthodox church, which canonized him. which him in this way offends the religious sensibilities of the faithful, according to russia's parliament. a lawmaker started the campaign against matilda.

>> it insults saints who embody a healthy family, a proper family relationship, our family values. in order not to cause offense, one must be able to strike a balance between artistic freedom and the rights of our citizens to their religious feelings. reporter: some of the offended citizens have seemed inspire by the can -- inspired by the campaign. when activist drove a minibus filled with cans of gasoline into a cinema. and two cars outside the offices of the director's lawyer were set on fire. several cinemas have canceled several screenings of the film. regardless whether the film will become a financial success, it has prompted a discussion about the limits of art and censorship. brent: you're watching "dw news ."

still to come, the olympic torch for the 18th winter games has been lit. increase, -- in greece, the birthplace of the olympics. now to business news. we are going to look at who is riding high on wall street. >> let's take a look. of the big numbers and the big winners. general motors, shares of the carmaker's search a record high after it posted a $2.5 billion profit. gm reported in accounting lost due to charges related to the sale of its european operations and a shift to higher market suvs have boosted the company's performance. we can check in with what else is moving on wall street now with our financial correspondent jens korte.

jens, caterpillar also reported today. a company often seen as a bellwether for global business. how is it all looking? jens: well, it looks like caterpillar could end a four-year drop of revenue. in the past quarter the easily beat wall street expectations. the good news is they see growth all over the globe. for example, construction in sign-up -- in china helped but also in the u.s. and canada there were energy prices coming back and oil industry is investing heavier than in the past. that is also an area where caterpillar is profiting from. bottom line is the numbers of caterpillar growth in the usa, but also all over the globe. helena: interestingly, it is not

the tech sector moving the market so much for once. explained that development to us. jens: we see a certain sector rotation here on wall street from. -- wall street. for most of the year we had companies like amazon, google, netflix driving stocks higher. now we see rotation into financial stocks and also into some industrial heavyweights like caterpillar, are also 3m. 3m and caterpillar alone here on tuesday were responsible for a good 100 points to drive the dow jones to new records. but now the focus will be again on technology companies. we will get earnings results for microsoft, from intel, from google and amazon all on thursday all after-hours. it will probably depend on those

numbers if we can continue this breathtaking, really, new high on wall street. the dow jones almost 23,500. helena: absolutely incredible. thank you very much. in poland, young doctors in the southern province are set to go on strike tomorrow over their working conditions unless there is an emergency, they will be talking -- taking part in a doctor-free day, calling for better conditions and wages. reporter: these young doctors are hungry and tired. they have not eaten in days in protest of the working conditions in polish hospitals. they see the country does not spend enough on health care with under 5% of gdp going to health care. : it lacks behind the -- poland lags behind the recommendation

of 6%. >> we are grateful the patients will not be harmed. every doctor can choose to protest or not. we are seeing reaction among the public. reporter: earlier this month doctors demonstrated outside government buildings and more so. -- in warso. they want to raise student -- they are calling to it it -- an increases 7%. >> if it was only about wages we would not be here. reporter: but many polish doctors have left the country. more than 2000 network in germany. in polish government's response could have a major effect on the future of medical care in poland. helena: the european parliament has called for the controversial weedkiller glyphosate to be phased out in the next five years, and that front of the european commission to job its proposal for a 10 year license extension.

glyphosate is most -- is the most frequently used herbicide on the continent. the world health organization says it could cause cancer. a special committee is set to discuss the issue on wednesday. more allegations of massive drug taking in sport. brent: the world anti-doping agency will investigate allegations of systematic doping in chinese sport during the 1980's and 1990's. it comes after the former china olympic doctor told german media that more than 10,000 chinese athletes used banned substances. the 79-year-old, who was seeking asylum in germany, cleaned athletes as young as 11 were introduced to the compulsory doping scheme. in baseball, the world series is about to start.

bla dodgers and houston astros lock horns with both aiming to end long droughts in the major league's best of seven slugfest. reporter: the bats are ready for the fall classic. the astros are seeking their first championship in franchise history while the dodgers are hoping to end a 29 year drought. fans are psyched after l.a.'s 7-1 record in the playoffs. >> i have been waiting 29 years. i was 12 when they won in 1988. reporter: the dyes will be relying on pitcher clayton kershaw who is determined to claim his first world series ring. >> a special thing. we have had a few days to let that sink in. we're not satisfied with it now. we got to enjoy it, now it is real. we have an opponent, four more games to win. reporter: the astros manager is

weary of kosher -- occur shopper knows his team hazarded takes to win. >> there is a lot in his favor but we are not afraid of them. we're not going to concede anything because we have a good team. reporter: fans may want to put on their lightest gear, with temperatures of 37 degrees celsius expected for tuesday's opening game. brent: it will be hot. now to olympia, greece. the torch has been lit for the 18th winter games in south korea. thousands attended the ceremony under cloudy skies in what was once the home of age increase's game -- ancient greece's game. here is a reminder of the top story. germany's new parliament has opened with a new president. wolfgang is likely to oversee

some stormy debates in the new assembly with a right-wing populist party joining proceedings for the first time in decades. you're watching "dw news." after a short break i will be back to take you through the day. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] i'i'i'i'm jason shoultz.

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