berlin. how long can zimbabwe's president cling to power? he has made his first public appearance since the army took over. but he is facing pressure to step down from the military, also the opposition, and even his own party. we will have the very latest. coming up, police and kenya teargas opposition supporters as they gathered to welcome home their leader. there are reports of several deaths as tension over the disputed presidential election grow. in germany's marathon talks to

form a new government as they go into extra time, angela merkel calls on all sides to compromise. if no deal is reached, germany could face fresh elections. i'm sarah kelly welcome to the program. he's been in power for nearly four decades, now zimbabwe's president is facing calls from all sides to resign. state television says his own party is urging him to step aside. a march is planned in the capital to up the pressure. he has been under house arrest for the past few days. today, he made his first public appearance since the military took over on tuesday. >> surrounded by security, he

attends a graduation ceremony on the outskirts of the capital. his presence is tradition, given that he's been under house arrest, many were surprised to see him. the press reported that he arrived in a civilian car. in a statement made on national television earlier, the military said it was engaging with him. it also released photos showing him meeting zimbabwe's army chief and two south african envoys who had flown into media. reports suggest he is reviewing -- refusing to give up the presidency. tanks have been occupying key positions around the capital since the takeover. there has been no violence and the situation is quiet. i was scared because i thought the army was going to cause havoc. as you can see, it's peaceful in the country. >>t's business as usual.

we just up and about doing what we normally do. we are incessant about what is going to happen, but we are fine. >> we were fearful at first, but now everything is normal and its business as usual. reporter: he has ruled zimbabwe for nearly 40 years. analysts suggests the takeover are -- is met to prevent takeover from his wife. she has not been seen since the military to control. >> at least five people have been killed in the capital during confrontations between police and supporters of opposition leader. crowds turned out to welcome odinga back from the trip abroad. officers say they used tear gas, water cannons, and even live rounds to prevent his convoy for making headway. the opposition leader has been

visiting the u.s. and britain to discuss kenya's political turmoil. >> it was a highly anticipated day for kenya upon opposition supporters. thousands lined the streets of the capital nairobi to welcome raila odinga. the veteran opposition leader was meeting his followers for the first time since the disputed presidential election in october and despite police warnings against any gatherings, his supporters were determined to make a celebration. we are waiting for him to come with good things, right now we are waiting for what he has to say. the celebrations were short-lived. police launched an offensive against the opposition, barring them from the city. property was damaged, people

injured, and some killed. but the opposition was undeterred. cracks i have come -->> i have come to tell you that the third republic has begun. the signs you are seeing are those of a government that has already fallen. odinga has called for a national resistance movement to protest the outcome of a repeat presidenal ectiolast month , which saw incumbent president who are looking at the win a second five-year term. >> let's bring in dw correspondent kathlynn no one go who is standing by with the latest. we are hearing at least five people dead with allegations that kenyan police are responsible for those deaths. what more are you hearing? >> what we know so far is that a

six person has succumbed to h injury a few moments back. the death toll is at six. this is the situation. it is rather calm, but with the level of violence we saw, there is anticipation that we could see more tension in the country, especially as the supreme court prepares to give a ruling on whether the election of incumbent president was legal or not. that's what we're waiting for. six people dead and opposition supporters say they had every right to go to the streets and welcome their leader and to welcome him home from the trip that he had given the situation. right now everything is tense. >> with the opposition there, we are looking at pictures of how that exactly played out. what justification is being used

there? this is a democracy we are talking about, for police to use force against the leader of opposition. >> it's very interesting. the police insist they didn't use live rounds. they say they practice restraint compared to other situations. we did see casings of blanks in the area where the protests took place. human rights activists are obviously up against, saying they shouldn't have done that. we have had reports we the convoy was attacked, as well. which raises questions, because the wind screen was cracked. we don't know if it were bullets or teargas canisters. a lot of people are saying that the police were heavy-handed in this situation. they could have been less heavy-handed.

if they were, the situation wouldn't have escalated to that particular level. >> that was an interview conducted a short while ago with our reporter in kenya. let's get a quick check of some other stories that have been making news around the world. nato has apologized to president erdogan for military exercises in which he was depicted as an enemy of the alliance. he retaliated by withdrawing 40 soldiers from the exercise in norway. turkey has been a member of nato for 65 years. the former head of the sicilian mafia has died at the age of 87. he was being held in an italian prison hospital where he was serving 26 life sentences during the 1970's and 80's he became one of the most feared godfathers of the locals the nose to crime family and is thought to have ordered more than 150 murders.

germany's search for a new government has gone into extra time. chancellor angela merkel officially said she wanted an agreement by yesterday, but the marathon overnight talks failed to produce a breakthrough. her conservative bloc is seeking a coalition deal with the pro-business democrats and the greens. now they are back at the negotiating table, hoping to avoid a fresh election. >> another round of difficult talks at the cdu party headquarters. the negotiators are coming off of a long night with no concrete results. much is at stake, failure to reach an agreement could mean neelections. chancellor merkel says she is not going to let that happen. >> despite the difficulties in these negotiations, i am determined. the definitely -- it won't be easy, it will be hard, it's worth going into a second round of talks. >> we all realize we have to make compromises, everyone.

so far, that hasn't happened enough. this especially applies to those who declare to the outside world that they are making all sorts of concessions. from what i see when we sit down together, you're not -- fear not. remarks clearly aimed at germany's green party. on issues including migration and energy policy. >> what we can't allow is that someone says i will discuss that, everyone has to negotiate, otherwise the talks don't make any sense. the fourth player in the negotiations are also set on a positive outcome. >> a new coalition at a federal level in germany could mean a new beginning in terms of policy. we hope very much as free democrats that the other parties are bold enough to try it. >> the four parties had hoped to

already finished with negotiations, but with one self-imposed deadline, many expected there to be more long nights ahead. >> let's get more on these coalition talks. we're joined by christoph, he is a political scientist with the free university in berlin. four weeks of political talks, little to show for it. why is it so complicated? >> we have three, maybe four parties trying to come to an agreement. they have some red lines they are not willing to cross, that makes it very hard. >> germany, the powerhouse in the eu, the fact that there has been a government in place, but hasn't really been mandated. what do you think that has done to the dynamic within the block? >> for now, it is ok. merkel still appears internationally, but i think the

chance for greater eu integration has been put on hold, especially for french allies. this has been a bit of a problem. >> there seems to be a number of key sticking points. can you walk us through what those are and are they --you think they will come to a consensus? >> i still think consensus is possible, but there is a lot of problems. primary immigration, finances and taxes, energy and environmental policy. they are still quite far from agreement. or angela merkel. >>'s options -- what are angela merkel's options? >> she has to make this work, if not, a new election would be difficult for her. >> going into this election, it was speculated that she would get a majority, that was the case, many say she had a weakened position. if new elections were to happen today, who would be the winners, who would be the losers, and

ultimately do you think it would cost her the chancellery? >> i think the clear winners would be the sd. >> the far right political pollard he -- the far right political party. >> the parties that are currently negotiating all, away looking batty. maybe the spd a boost. whether or not she will be the new candidate, i'm not sure. on the one hand, if these negotiations fail, it will weaken the position further. i'm not sure there is much of a base for her yet. >> that's perhaps the worst case scenario for her. if a coalition is in the form, a so-called jamaica coalition because of the various colors of them different parties. how viable do you think this coalition will be? will they be able to govern? >> once the coalition agreement is in place, if the party base

can be convinced, it will be relatively stable. germany still lacks stability, it will be political suicide to torpedo the agreement after it has been agreed on. as to whether or not voters would like it a couple of years down the line, they may or may not punish them for it. >> tired and tense negotiators from these parties trying to work out a deal. thank you so much. time for businesses. have your ugliness is standing my. -- how the air is standing by. >> if tesla can go on with its plans, it's the next generation of electric vehicles. after cars and buses, the streets are ready for electric trucks, that's what elon musk is proposing.

last night, he unveiled what is supposed to be a revolutionary range of products, including a groundbreaking take semitruck and a new sports car. >> it was a big show for a big truck. tesla boss elon musk said this would be the most useful 18 will ever, tweaking it can transform into a robot, fight aliens, and brew coffee, and said it's built for the long-haul. >> one of the biggest questions we have been asked about electric trucks is how far can they go? let's find out. 500 mile range. >> no need for different models with steering wheels on the right or left. he promised his electric trucks would be cheaper to maintain than today's diesels.

it's set to hit the road in two years, but he was coy about the price, which logistics fir ms had been hoping to find out. his car business has served a small niche, small, fast, and expensive luxury cars. that's where he had another surprise up his sleeve. the second generation of the tesla roadster, the car the company was founded on. >> the new tesla roadster will be the fastest car -- production car ever made period. >> even though the crowd reacted so you berkeley, many experts are skipped -- so euphoric lee, many experts first. instead of the 1500 vehicles expected to build, tesla was only able to make 260 last quarter. experts say some were badly assembled. tesla has been in the red for years, last quarter it lost millions of euros.

recently, hundreds of workers were let go. now more than ever, the question remains and tesla achieve its goals, or just a series of funny tweets and product presentation? >> it's an important question and we want to help us answer it. that's why we have john here, editor at green car reports.com. consumers are still skeptical when it comes to electric cars. i have a hard time imagining an electric truck myself. what you make of this launch? >> electric trucks are already quickly getting established, say up to 150 kilometers. this serves two purposes, it points up their ambitions to cover all segments of vehicles, and it distracts from the model three issues that you highlighted earlier. >> it's one thing if you can complete your sunday afternoon ride in a luxury tesla car, it's

another story one merchandise or refrigerated goods can't make it to their destination. do you think logistics companies will risk using a tesla truck? >> pretty much all of them will test it at some point. one of the larger testing companies in the u.s. has said it doesn't think the truck needs -- meets its needs. on the other hand, walmart says it is going to test the truck. i think there will because just footsteps. the question around this semi is the size and cost of the battery pack. doing some rough back of the envelope math, it looks like it needs a battery pack of something approaching 1000 kilowatt hours. about 10 times the size of the largest model s battery pack. battery costs are going to have to come down more for that to be price competitive on purchase

prices, although given the enormous expense of not only diesel fuel, but maintenance on heavy-duty diesel vehicles. clearly an electric vehicle, even in the long haul capacity, would be cheaper to run per kilometer. >> this is all assuming tesla will have no problem producing these cars. we know there have and a lot of hurdles. what do you make of those investor concerns? >> i think they are by far the most important question for tesla right now. i wrote this morning that this was -- these announcements are red meat for tesla's advocates, and fans, and owners, are a sideshow to the question whether or not tesla can get the model three inch production within -- into production within the matter of a few months. and at a high enough quality level where they are not forced to do a lot of rework or recall

the cars. no one is ruling that out, but tesla has a long history of not meeting it's promised production deadlines and having quality issues given the first year or so of its new vehicles. the model three is the car that will take it from a small specialized nature maker into -- mission makerit is vitally imp's very possible tesla is going to have to raise considerably more cash. as someone pointed out, if they get 1000 deposits at $250,000 apiece for the earliest edition of the new roadster, that could help a little bit. >> thank you very much john for the analysis. speaking of the evolution of fuels, there has been an angry reaction in germany to the announcement of job cuts and land closures at engineering judgment seem it's -- is the

mets. it makes the parts for power plants, seamen says -- daniel winters filed this report. >> they are not just angry, they are shocked. seamen plaza workers warned the company about the changing energy industry and offered to change with it. according to the union, the conglomerates board of directors isn't interested. >> they are counting on short-term profits. they don't see the industry of the people, they look to the financial markets and say if my market is crumbling, i have to throw the workers out. they think that's the way to hold onto their profit margin. it's a policy motivated by finance, not aimed at the industry. >> they argue that if it didn't stay financially sound, more jobs would be on the line. the product the mind just isn't

there anymore, -- the product demand isn't there anymore. what is your message to the workers who are losing their jobs and families? >> such a message is always the most difficult part. the point is that the energy market is changing so dramatically and is a structural change. we need to react if we want to be responsible for our business, especially for competitive business. >> that's cold comfort for those whose jobs are on the line. the workers say they received assurances in the past, but their jobs would be safe. the ceo is not trampling on that agreement. -- is now trampling on that agreement. it should represent an opportunity for them to retrain workers and keep them in their jobs. they say it is shortsighted and are ready for a fight.

that's >> one of the many consequences of the fight against climate change. i'm going to hand you back to sarah. >> we are going back to the un-sponsored talks on climate change. they have entered their final hours in the german city of bonn. delegates from nearly 200 countries have spent the last two weeks working on an action plan to cut co2 emissions in line with the paris accord, which aims to limit global warning -- global warming. activists say progress is desperately needed. >> walter at wind witnessed the effects of climate change himself. the beekeeper from st. lucie a has come to the climate talks to tell his story. a hurricane destroyed the flowers his bees depended on. insurance payouts help them to recover, now he is a climate activist. >> as we see climate changes, we

need something for the future, so we have to work on it for now, so our children were be better off. >> it's because of people like him, from arias for normal to extreme weather, that the climate conference is being held. the mood is optimistic, climate campaigners are on a positive note. >> i think we have seen that the paris spirit is still alive. we have worked hard to make progress, how it will be implemented. >> cold has dominated the talks. 23 countries have pledged to phase out the false appeals. germany isn't one of them. . coalition talks still going on, the current german government wasn't prepared to make such a big decision. >> it's hard because we were the front runner for a lot of years. now there are a lot of other countries that are going ahead,

not germany. >> poorer nations called on rich nations to donate $100 billion to tackle climate change. so far, the rich nations have provided only half the promised some. developing countries are disappointed. it's a slow and painstaking process, delegates hope the promises of the paris agreement are becoming reality. >> what, if any progress, and has been made? christopher is standing by for us. we heard some optimistic assessments there, especially from the german environment administrator pruitt -- administer. >> in some areas, there is ground for satisfaction. the rulebook that we were just hearing about is an absolutely crucial document. there is now a working draft of that rulebook on the table.

that's a crucial step towards the implementation of the 2015 paris agreement. that agreement is something of a constitution setting out broad guidelines for climate policy. what people have been doing here is hammering out the rules and regulations that will allow us all to implement that paris agreement. the other area where i think satisfaction is in order is simply there was a big worry that the u.s. decision to withdrawal would overshadow these climate conferences. it has slowed progress down a little, but there has been a very strong, fresh statement of commitment to the paris agreement. we stand by the prisoners -- paris agreement. the u.s. withdrawal hasn't weakened that commitment, it has strengthened it. >> we have 20 seconds left, areas of disagreement?

>> its money, the poor nations are reminding the rich nations that they have promised 100 billion u.s. dollars by the year 2020 to help the countries adapt to climate change. they are putting pressure on the rich nations to put their money where their mouth is. >> christopher with the latest from the u.n. global climate conference. you are up to date on dw news. i am sarah kelly in berlin. thank you for watching. óóññ

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