live from berlin. breaking germany's political deadlock. coming up, zimbabwe prepares to inaugurate its new leader. he is pledging to bring prosperity back to a country crippled by property. can he deliver? bangladesh and myanmar agreed to start re-pa trading -- repatriating refugees who escap ed persecution by myanmar's

military. grief and anger in argentina, relatives of crew members react to a sound reported a the last known location that may have been an explosion. a prank or something more, we have the story coming up. sarah: welcome to the show. germany's social democrat leader martin schulz is consulting with senior leadership. the spd is under pressure to join a coalition to stop

elections. he was pressed to reconsider the decision after the clash between angela merkel's conservatives and two other parties. for more let's cross over to thomas standing outside the social democrat headquarters in berlin. has anything been decided? correspondent: no. nothing has been decid. the socl democrats under martin schultz are discussing what path they should take. the are debating what he discussed with walter steinmeier . until now, social democrats have been reluctant to move from the position they announced after the election.

they had a bad result and it ought the oth party to say they would not join a coalition with angela merkel's conservatives. after the coalition collaed, essu has increasedn main sclz a the social democrats to see if there is enough common ground for another grand coalition. it seems unlikely but that is why it was important for martin schulz to meet with president steinmeyer. sarah: we are hearing rumors in berlin that martin schulz could be poised to step down as the leader of the social democrats. what are you hearing? correspondent:zi i have heard those rumors but they are only rumors.

it is important to move beyond those rumors because not even the -- not even the social democrats are discussing them. there's some in the party who say they are remaining in the opposition. a big debate between the social democrats to what the next move could be. a possible resignation could be only rumors. sarah: if the spd does not agree to call a coalition government, how possible is it we will see new elections? correspondent: there are several possibilities. one is a partnership between angela merkel and the greens.

they could form partnerships with the social democrats on a case-by-case basis. that is one option if the option of a minority government is not successful and there is no coalition. we may have fresh elections in germany but it is a possibility german leaders want to avoid because it would mean sending's responsibility back to the voters. sarah: a lot at stake in germany. that was thomas outside the social democrat headquarters. thank you for reporting. here's a look at some of the other stories making news. police in papua new guinea have removed dozens of refugees from an immigration camp. the camp had been used to house the refugees trying to get to australia and it had been

closed. migrants fear for their safety. political rivals five hot and hamas -- fatah and hamas agreed on some things at the meeting but they say little else was accomplished. former olympics national team doctor has pled guilty. hhe could spend 25 years in prison. conservationist in china have released two pandas bred in captivity into a nature reservation. these two pandas were born in

2015 and took two years of survival training to help them adapt to their lives in the wild. as zimbabwe begins to elect its new president mnangagwa, robert gabi has been granted immunity from --robert mugabe has been granted immunity from persecution. correspondent: it is business as usual in the capital of zimbabwe and time to digest the hap penings of the past days. focus has shifted to the fa ct that mugabe and his family will be immune from prosecution. zimbabweans are hopeful to the

future. >> people will be free to make a selection of their choice. the environment should be giving people the freedom that they want. >> he is going to do things hat have not been done by the past president. we want that president to unite with other people and other continents so we can build our country. correspondent: but zimbabweans should remain cautious according to the opposition leader. >> -- we have to move away from

that and build his own legacy. correspondent: incoming president emerson mnangagawa was welcomed back to zimbabwe and he promised a bright future where he helped the economy and stamped out corruption. he will be sworn in on friday and zimbabweans will see a new president for the first time in 37 years. sarah: christine, you heard this report. the first new president in four decades. how is mnangagwa managing? correspondent: he has been saying all the right things. last night when he addressed a

huge crowd outside the party headquarters, he told supporters he was going to bring jobs with the economy and he was in touch with regional neighbors as far as international countries that expressed interest in helping the growing zimbabwe economy. estimates have that 80% of zimbabweans are poor. i have been speaking to young, desperate people that have no hope for a future. he's talking about bringing investment back into this economy and that is what people want to hear. judging him by his words, so far so good according to zimbabweans . sarah: the opposition has been skeptical of mnangagwa. what role they play? correspondent: we do not expect they will have a role in the

transitional government that mnangagwa will preside over. mnangagwa will bring out his. the party has not had any engagements or discussion. --mugab --mnangagwa will bring t his cabinet. one of the things mugab --mnanga will be pressed on is democratic reform. there will be a new election in two years. the opposition will take the opportunity to campaign ahead of that. sarah: we found today that mugabe is not going to be

prosecuted. our people in zimbabwe ready to forgive and forget? correspondent: this might sound difficult for people to understand but a lot of people revere robert mugabe as someone who liberated this country. someone that they speak harshly about is the former first lady. some zimbabweans do not mind that he will not face persecution of any time and that he will live out his days in this country. they do not like the amount of wealth his family has amassed. zimbabweans say surely they do not need all of that. some of that can be brought back into the economy. people are looking forward to improve their lives. grudges aside.

looking to the future. brent: daniel has more on the economic challenges facing zimbabwe's incoming president. correspondent: there are plenty of economic knots to entangle. zimbabweans stocks have lost millions in value after the coup last week. they know the new president emerson mnangagwa is tied to the old ways and they also see opportunity. correspondent: zimbabwe has the ingredients for economic growth. plans for resources and plenty of human capital, but under mugabe, the country took a detour from its african neighbors. it began when the government started seizing land from white

farmers. the economy nearly folded in half. it was the strongest contraction of its kind during peace time according to the world bank. poverty rates surged. things began to improve in 2009 after zimbabwe abandoned its local currency for a multicurrency regime. inflation fears are back. investors have put their money into stocks as the mugabe government started creating a qualified money -- qu azi-money. can it solve a liquidity crunch? >> fixing the economy is an important issue. giving confidence to investors.

we need to get our country going once again. correspondent: economists say the structure for zimbabwe's success is there but the question is whether the leadership will be. david: sales are up but earnings are shaky. management is forging ahead with plans to merge with tata. there are around 4000 jobs to go around and workers are staging protests. many are wondering if the company is trying to downsize a division that is making a profit. berlin's new airport was supposed to open in june 2012. approximately 2000 days ago today.

it was supposed to bring capital to german businesses as well but not much has come out of it. german safety officials say there is problems with the safety systems. it will not be ready for its open in 2021. the cost is rising from one billion euros to 6.6 billion and some say the airport's design is already outdated. china's trade with north korea plunged last month, with imports falling to the lowest level in years. this following the latest ballistic missile test in july. correspondent: how do you knock out an opponent? they showed how over the

weekend. a shoe factory visit showed china is importing less than it has in years. until last summer, trade between the two nations had reached a high. it began falling noticeably in september after the first missile test. by october, trade was in a dive. that means no coal passing across the friendship bridge between the two countries. it was only after trump threatened to boycott trade with china if it did not stop trading with north korea.

david: the holiday season is just beginning. christmas decorations have already gone up on moscow's luxury department stores. christmas is not just about world peace. guns offering a military set of decorations. the set of four goes for about $4000 rubles. back over the sarah. sarah: it always pays to plan ahead. get back christmas shopping done. now to argentina, where families are trapped between hope and fear as they wait to hear missi.

the sub is nearing the end of its oxygen supply. correspondent: the growing desperation of the families can clearly be heard in their prayers as they gather outside the naval base of the missing submarine. relatives are becoming increasingly distressed as hopes of raising the vessel are dashed. >> everyone will tell you he is an excellent person . he is a really special person. we are waiting because we know he will return. correspondent: naval officials confirmed that the explosion heard near the vessel could

provide an important clue about the fate of the submarine. >> we received information about an abnormal event. unique, short, violent and non-nuclear consistent with an explosion. correspondent: authorities say the search will continue until it is clear what happened to the 44 crew members on top of the ara san juan. for now, the families of the missing sailors are left with their hopes and prayers. sarah: myanmar and bangladesh has signed a deal to allow members of the persecuted rohingya muslim minority to return home to myanmar. they fled to avoid a violent military crackdown and it is

unclear how many refugees are going to be allowed to come home and how many want to. correspondent: they fled to relatives they see here in bangladesh -- relative safety in bangladesh, bringing stories of families raped and murdered by the myanmar security forces. >> i do not trust the myanmar government. they are always like us. this is my second time leaving home. --they are always like this. correspondent: they live in a massive refugee camp but despite the appalling conditions, they say they will only return home if myanmar meet their demands. >> we will go home if they stop harassing and we are allowed to live free. our education children should get government charts like the

others. correspondent: for months now, the un has been calling myanmar 's treatment of the rohingya ethnic cleansing. washington joined a week ago. >> the question is what is the u.s. going to do about it. they should have targeted sanctions looking at the key military commanders in charge of this ethnic cleansing and the people in charge of the burma military. correspondent: in myanmar, their support for the military and its actions and little love for the rohingya. many in the buddhist nation view them as illegal immigrants. now they are returning with no guarantee of their safety. sarah: is it a stunt or something more.

artists will a replica of germany's holocaust memorial beside a far right official who criticized the monument area correspondent -- the monument. correspondent: it was erected in front of a representative of the far right for germany party. 's home. >> we build a monument for him, to remind him you can only free yourself from guilt once you take responsibility. correspondent: the group, known for its provocative political actions spent 10 monhnths on the

project, worked in secret and only unveiled at this week. some say the group may have taken their artistic license too far. >> artists are allowed to criticize politics and politicians to a large extent. what are cannot do is great people. -- is degrade people. correspondent: the group's crowdfunding campaign has raised enough money to keep the monument up for a few years. with the landlord already canceled the lease agreement. meaning the group will have to leave in a month's time. brent: turning to soccer news where cologne that there bundestag loss behind them after a victory over arsenal. the result moves cologne up to

second place in group h and means their qualification is in their own hands. arsenal is already the winners despite the defeat. after goals, it gave herte a 2-1 lead. herte cannot qualify for the knockout round. some cricket for you fans. the world's oldest sporting robbery has gotten underway -- sporting rivalry is underway. the first drew dozens of fans into the atrium where a party atmosphere to go over. correspondent: england's fans have landed. the fancy dress and baths in

full flow after one of australia's bowlers said he wants to end the career of one of england's players. england won the last series but australia goes into this one as favorite to reclaim the trophy. the odds have not dented the confidence of england's fan gr oup. >> what have you got, boys? correspondent: australia's fans are just as of the. -- just as upbeat. paving the way for a competitive contest on and off the pitch. sarah: the german president has met with the leader of the social democrat in a bid to

break the coalition deadlock. walter steinmeier has urged martin schulz to reconsider his opposition to joining merkel in a new government. that is a dw news. find more on our website. see you soon. ♪

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