>> hello and welcome to the "journal" coming to you live from dw. >> coming up on this program -- the greatest of it to european security in a generation. that's what nato's chief calls the russian troops on ukraine's border. >> the cia under a microscope after a report in "the washington post" says the organization lied about interrogation methods used on alleged terror suspects. >> medics are battling to contain a lethal virus.

nato foreign minister's have ordered in and to civilian and military cooperation with russia and say they are having general staffs quickly devise ways to better protect alliance members. >> a serious move. does this signal the end of two decades of cooperation between the u.s. and russia? >> the alliance into this cooperation after russia moved troops to the ukrainian border following its incorporation of the crimean peninsula. it also said it would send advisers to begin training ukrainian forces. >> moscow says it has already begun pulling back troops from the ukrainian border, but nato sees no evidence of this. instead, the alliance has announced more assistance for the ukraine and the end of cooperation with russia. >> russia's aggression against

ukraine is the gravest threat to european security in a generation, and it challenges our vision of europe whole, free, and at peace. >> some diplomats have greeted the announcement with more optimism. germany's foreign minister says it is a positive worst step. >> a conflict like this cannot be solved at this point through military action. that means we still need to concentrate our efforts towards defusing the conflict, towards a de-escalation. >> still, nato will review its defenses in eastern member countries. poland and the baltic states have called on the alliance to increase its presence in their countries. >> we do not need nato troops on the russian border. what we need is a clear sign of nato's unity and we need to make sure that all individual nato

member states feel at ease. >> new nato military plans will now be devise. officials say they could be completed in weeks. >> this is nato's first meeting since the crimean crisis began. let's bring in our correspondent who is following the summit for us. what new deterrent could nato put in place in eastern europe? >> the statement tonight from nato says they will implement immediate and longer-term measures to strengthen ukraine's ability to provide for its own security. that means help on the ground. that means sending extra nato staff to the office in kiev to reinforce that. it does not mean anything in a military sense at the moment, but it certainly doesn't mean providing ukraine with the help it needs to improve its capacity development, it's asset numbers.

in other words, just to reinforce and reassure the whole neighborhood, the baltic neighborhood, that things are being done by nato short of military intervention. they will be bolstering ukraine's defense reform program . >> still, this will not go down well with vladimir putin and the kremlin. >> no, and it is already seen as a bit of a provocation, not least because the ukraine foreign minister was at today's talks. president putin preempted the talks by warning that they should not reopen -- nato should not reopen talks with ukraine on membership with nato. the ukraine foreign minister was here, and that was a signal to moscow that while relations with moscow are getting colder, nato's relations with ukraine are very publicly being reinforced and strengthened.

>> political lines are supposed to remain open -- that's word from nato headquarters, but is there concern that two decades of detente might be coming to an end? >> are certainly is concerned, and i think that's why this element is being kept open. political dialogue will still go on. there is still difficulty because military and civilian cooperation programs are being shut down, which means no joint peacekeeping exercises, but those political dialogue meetings will go ahead. there's no way nato can't afford to take the chance of closing those down because that shuts down every communication happening with moscow. they have not done that tonight, but they have narrowed that link to moscow considerably. >> thanks. >> a damning 6000-page report on cia interrogation programs

claims intelligence agencies in this led congress about those programs. >> human rights groups have long said they use techniques that amounted to torture. that's according to a" the washington post" newspaper accusing the cia falsely claiming that harsh interrogation techniques produced a vital information and help disrupt terrorist lots when in fact that was not the case. a report also reveals information about a network of secret detention centers where prisoners were detained and harshly interrogated in secret. that spring and max hoffman in washington. this report does not directly use the word torture, but it appears that is exactly what the cia was doing, even though it knew these techniques would not lead to any intelligence. can you give us some details? >> right, now, let's keep in mind we do not know exactly yet

what is in this report the cause it is classified, but there's a big question arising from what we do know so far. first of all, that the cia did not only use the enhanced interrogation techniques, as they call them -- other people call them torture methods -- that we already knew about like sleep to privation or waterboarding, but that there was more. allegedly, for example, and the detainees in afghanistan repeatedly into ice water. the second and even more important thing and baffling thing, if i may say here, is if the cia knew that these methods were not working, why did they continue to use them, and why did they continue to do in them? we do not have any answer to that yet, other than because they could, but keep in mind also because we do not have an official response or statement from the cia yet. >> this comes on top of reports

that the cia spied on congress and the nsa revelations. willie civilian organization move to regain oversight powers? >> they always had oversight, although the most important person to oversee the cia is the president of the united states, and what the cia does always reflect what the president wants, so there is a saying in washington that if something goes wrong, the cia gets the blame. if something goes right, it's to the credit of the president of the united states, so you cannot say that it is entirely the fault of the cia. it is also the fault of the president, which in this case would be obama's predecessor, george w. bush. >> thanks a lot. now to turkey where police and the turkish capital have used water cannon to disperse protesters.

>> crowds of people assembled tuesday demanding a recount of local elections held on the weekend. the prime minister's party took 45% of the vote in those polls, more than some analysts predicted. he has been dogged by a series of corruption allegations. he denies any wrongdoing. our correspondent is in istanbul for us. tell us -- is there something to these accusations of vote rigging? >> there's a great deal of concern. the republican people's party have been crying foul, saying that they are missing ballot boxes. serious power cuts, which they claim could affect the electronic voting system, and they say they've been inundated by complaints from supporters,

even a case of electoral observers being forced out by armed gangs in some cases. there's a great deal of concern over this election, particularly as it was so close. the opposition really feel they do have a case. >> the protests that were going on and have since been broken up -- how likely is it that people will take to the streets again? >> it all depends what happens with the electoral high commission. the opposition have filed a complaint. they are appealing the election result. they are making an initial decision on whether to examine complaints, and they could take up to a week to examine the final decision. there has been concern over the independence of these people, because recently, the government have taken a lot of power.

if they seem to white wash organ or the complaints, there could be further unrest. >> tell us briefly where is the prime minister leading the country? >> is a deep concern about how polarized turkey is. after the prime minister won the election, he promised to hunt down the opponents, adding to the sphere of polarization, and turkey has presidential elections in august, so few people are expecting the political temperature to fall anytime soon. >> thank you for the analysis. france's prime minister has taken office promising a complete shakeup. >> deep changes are anticipated. >> here is a look at france's new number two. >> the incoming french prime

minister will try to exceed -- try to succeed where his predecessor failed. it's a changing of the guard they hope will improve the performance of the economy. >> i have asked him to leave the government of rents. he has the right qualities for the task. >> the nomination marks a shift to the right. he is often compared to britain's tony blair -- dashing, business friendly, and a proponent of traditional business policies such as a shorter working week. he took a hard line on law and order and immigration. >> the battle against crime is long and hard. it takes time. we'll see about the rest. >> such words may also strike a chord with supporters of the are right national front. that party made the gains in the local elections, but many french

people remain skeptical. >> politicians today are all the same. it makes no difference who is in the post. >> he's not good at managing people. he would rather go on the attack, and that is not what we are looking for. to tackle a crisis, it takes common diplomacy -- calm and diplomacy. >> it is hoped the cabinet will take shape in the coming days. >> in germany, accused neo-nazi terrorist beate zschape's case is being very closely watched in germany and has shocked the public. let's get a closer look. >> day 100 of the trial began like all the others before it --

with the chief defendant turning her back to the cameras and a practiced act of defiance. she's the only surviving corps member of the national socialist underground or nsu. the group allegedly killed nine min with immigrant backgrounds and carried out at least one bombing in an ethnically mixed cologne neighborhood. beate zschape was the third member accused of actively joining the killing spree. that's what prosecutors are trying to prove. the trial opened last may to a fiasco. media interest was so big that several turkish outlets missed out on the initial placement of seats in the courtroom, and victims' families complained that the trial was not giving their concerns enough attention. since then, it has progressed steadily. 256 witnesses have been called so far.

prosecutors plan on calling some 600 people to the stand in total. perhaps more. this trial will not be finished any time soon. >> when we come back, is the >> when we come back, is the ebola outbreak in africa >> welcome back. the number of cases of ebola and the number of deaths is rising steadily in guinea. >> the outbreak is accused of killing at least 78 people at this point. aid groups are calling it an unprecedented epidemic. >> neighboring countries are restricting travel across their borders in an effort to keep the disease from spreading, but the measures have come too late. >> hygiene is key. ebola is spread by close contact that is one of the deadliest infectious diseases. 100 22 suspected cases have been registered, not just in the remote southeast where the

outbreak started. it has now spread across the country -- an unprecedented development making it very difficult to control. >> we are facing the most aggressive strain of ebola, the zaire strain. it kills more than nine out of 10 people. >> the outbreak has now crossed into international borders. infections have been confirmed in liberia, and are suspected cases in sierra leone -- there are suspected cases in sierra leone. as yet, there's no treatment. doctors can only alleviate symptoms. our missy's do not want to invest in costly research the cousin is fairly rare. people are told to clean and disinfect wherever they can. >> we asked local government and private sector representatives to start applying all these measures from today. >> the outbreak is a major

concern for other countries in the region. morocco has announced extra help checks at airports and border crossings. senegal has already closed its border with ginny -- guinea. >> pilots at lufthansa are prepared to walk off the job on wednesday for three days in a row, making it would've the biggest strike student at the airline. >> philby canceling nearly 4000 domestic and international flights in all. there are already knock on effects. -- they will be canceling nearly 4000 domestic and international flights. >> lufthansa canceled more than 60 flights on wednesday. it said it wanted to prevent passengers from becoming stranded at the airport because of canceled connecting flights. thousands of travelers will have

to use other airlines or go by train. >> passengers can change their flights at no charge for the next three months. furthermore, they can use their ticket to travel by train so there are many options. >> the pilots want higher pay, and their early retirement schemes back. under those, they could stop working at age 55. lufthansa said it scrapped the program because it was too costly. both sides say they are prepared to negotiate and blame the other side for the impasse. >> if we get an offer that provides a basis for negotiating, we will tour's look at it and consider suspending the strike. >> or the time being, there's no sign talks will begin before lufthansa stretched down -- shuts down at midnight. >> our correspondence sent us this summary from frankfurt.

>> lufthansa shares were among the biggest winners despite the strike. analysts expect a three-day strike might cost the airline up to 70 million euros, but also investors and traders hope the parties might come back to the negotiation table sooner than expected -- at least that was the case during the last pilot strike some years ago. in general, the mood was pretty friendly on the german equity market, and that was also due to the fact that we got good economic data coming out of the eurozone, and the purchasing manager index for the manufacturing industries is showing that the economic recovery in the euro zone is intact. that's not only the case in germany, but also in spain, france, and italy. >> let's look at how that lift effective closing numbers with the dax closing up above the 9500 mark. over to new york where the tao is trading at -- the dow is

trading at 16,974. unemployment dropped to a nationwide 7.1% last month, just over 3 million people without work in march. that's 43,000 less than this time a year ago. >> in berlin, chancellor angela merkel has been reading -- meeting with regional politicians to discuss the country's energy policies. energy prices have been rising due to a decision to switch away from nuclear and conventional power generation to renewable sources. the german government is trying to balance the cost of promoting renewable and at the same time keep energy prices from rising further. environmentalists charge the government is abandoning its commitment to green energy while the states and industry worry that rising costs could hurt the economy.

our chief political correspondent is here for us at our parliamentary studios. gabriel is known as germany's super minister because he holds two portfolios. how is he performing? super in any way? >> certainly, he did not come out of this evening's energy summit, as it was being built, looking all that super. he wound up somewhere in the middle, squeezed between consumers who at the moment they're the largest share of the 20 billion euro a year cost for this switch away from fossil fuels and nuclear to renewables. we have very large subsidies formidable here in germany, and consumers are bearing a large share of the burden because energy intensive industry at the moment is exempt from the

surcharge covering those. mr. gabriel wanted to both reduce the subsidies and spread the burden of the surcharge more evenly. he was asking for a rollback on those exemptions for energy intensive industry, and he faced a whole lot of opposition with industry saying, "if we do that, we will lose our international competitiveness." in the end, it is a compromise. he will get a bit of production on the subsidies, a bit more burden sharing, but in the end, we will surely see energy prices continue to rise. >> regional politicians were threatening to block the ministers reforms -- the minister's reforms. why? >> most of the wind power is coming from the northern region of germany. lots of windmills. the states in the north have it fitted from the switch away from fossil fuels toward wind because

of those subsidies, so they do not want to see them reduced. on the other hand, the southern states where much of the demand for energy is located -- they do not at all like the idea of the new power lines being built in their backyards to bring the wind from the north to the south . there's a squabble regionally as well, and that was one of the items on the agenda this evening. >> briefly, the crimea crisis has people rethinking energy and how germany does business. what do you think the outcome will be? >> the big question is -- can germany meanwhile also wean itself off of russian natural gas? germany is one of the biggest consumers of russian energy. the fact is that this switch away from fossil fuels and nuclear -- in the long run, it will also reduce germany's dependence on russian gas, but not in the short run. the subject here is -- what can be done about that? might germany need to invest in

the infrastructure that would be required in order to import liquefied natural gas, for example, from the u.s. or canada? that's one possible answer. no short-term solution. >> thank you very much for the analysis. the chinese president has called for even deeper bonds between his country and europe, which together represent a third of the world economy. >> he has been touring the eu, signing billions of euros worth of business deals, and today, he wrapped up his european trip in belgium on a very positive note. >> it's the friendly face of china in europe. the chinese president has been making visible efforts to get to know the europeans better. he is asking for the same gesture in return. >> to improve our relations, the chinese must know more about

europe, and europeans must learn more about china. so let me use this opportunity to explain to you the kind of country china is. >> many in the largely youthful audience said they were impressed by what they heard. >> i like that he talked honestly about the politics. i saw it as a really honest speech. i do not really have another word. >> the chinese president said he wants to build a bridge between china and europe, a bridge built a business. the hope was that by 2020, bilateral trade will have grown to 725 billion euros, but he said cooperation has its limits. >> china cannot copy the political systems or development models of other countries. that would not be right for us

and could even have catastrophic consequences. >> that remark offered further proof that despite the common interests and friendly atmosphere, there remain many political values europe and china will not be sharing for the foreseeable future. >> a lot of work still to do on building those business bridges to china. >> definitely, and a lot of money in it. that brings you up to date here on the "journal" on dw. nice having you along. >> remember, there's more news on our website at dw.de. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

manuel valls >> the headlines tonight. --manuelllstakes over valls takes over. desire in his words to take over it further, even faster. nato into its cooperation with russia, the alliance's foreign ministers about two -- military assets could be redeployed.