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they are demanding that britain make a swift exit. starting today if possible. david cameron saying that britain will be leaving on its own terms. and from brexit to three grexit. the case of brexit remorse
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spreading across britain. they are looking for a way to stay inside the eu. the biggest related class action settlement in u.s. history. olson -- full citable pay $15 billion settling lawsuits related to the carmaker cheating on admissions tests. it's good to have you with us. we start from breaking news on turkey. the turk's justice minister saying 10 people have been killed at the sunnis -- cities airport. explosions were followed by gunfire. istanbul has suffered a mber of bombings and popular tourist
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areas. those attacks were linked to the kurdish separatist and islamic state. i want to bring in our correspondent. good evening t to you. what more can you tell us? >> is difficult to find facts at the moment.. there were two suiuicide bombe's that were trying to enter t the internatioiol arrivals t tminal. they detonated their explosivevs causing absolutete carnage. at least 10 people havave been kikilled. the numbmber could be e far hig. at leaeast 40 people had been injured as well as well. it has caused a great deal of damage and absolute devastation. it is one e of the busieiest
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airports in europe.. it is still unclear who is going to be responsible. >> it has been confirmed. we are talking about two suicide bomber's that blew themselves up in the airport. >> that's right. they have not been able to put the situation together. turkish officialals are being quoteded and thehey are believeo have detonated t their explosivs while entering the terminal. there is a lot of security and scscanners. it would be difficult for those bombers to get into the building. this has not been officially confirmed. there is not a lot of information coming out at the moment. no group has claimed
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responsibility? >> it is very early but it has to be said that the target of foreigneners will be amongng. the kurdish rebel group and islamic state has been blamed. it has to be said that mt securirityorces will be looking at the islamic state. there are a lot of rumors that they were planning a major attack in istanbul. >> our correspondent dorian jones in istanbul. breaking news of what appears to be to suicide bombers. we want to return now to it and he convened under a constellation of complete
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disarray. david cameron is in the uncomfortable decision of making for an orderly divorce. his european colleagues are impatient for a speedy brexit and the new eu order. cameron is taking the destiny of our entire continent hostage. >> is popemobile was the first to arrive at the european council. the british prime mininister cae early as eu leaders expected him to explain what is going to happen next arerea. >> these countries are our neighbors, our allies and partners. it is good for us and it is good
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for them. >> will there be cordial ties between the eu and the u.k.? not so fast. the european commission president made it with cameron earlier in the day. angela merkel was awful -- also clear. >> there will be no informal or formal negotiations once britain has activated article 50. french president wants to also move rapidly. he wants to prevent a further rise of euro skepticism. i cannot imagine the british government will not also refuse the will of the people. when exactly the brexit negotiations will start they
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want to get that from david cameron but it seems he is already passed the buck onto his successor. >> we want to bring in our max hoffman. a lot of leaders are arriving here in brussels. they're quite skeptical of what is going to come out. what can they do? >> the summit was scheduled a long time ago. it is a regular summit, normally they would have talked about completely different things. not long ago the plan was -- as
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we know after the referendum, david cameron said he's not going to do that. this the situation leaves the summit in disarray. they do not know with the plan is now. it appears the eu leaders did not have a plan in case of brexit. also the institution had no plan. even those who were in favor of a brexit did not seem to have a plan either. you've a lot of people here at the moment and you can imagine what the mood is like. we talked to one person who was actually there. >> you joined the 27 states with their meeting. how would you start the year #-- atmosphere?
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>> it was a feeling of sadness. david cameron, it was not the most funny meeting of his life. he has to present the results that he was fighting against. it is a difficult situation for him. there were no bad feelings against him but a lot of worry and a certain appeal to the british government to do article 50. >> with message should there be? >> that we should not increase the uncertainty. we should towards the currency. the two biggest ratiting agencis downgraded the united kingdom.
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can you imagine last week? it happened. nothing is more dangerous for investors than uncertainty. that is why we are not trying to punish the u.k. or the angry but to bring order. we asked to treat this as soon as possible. >> in the u.k., many people seem to be sorry. please see a chance that there is still in a fit from brexit? >> that is not something we will raise here. that is a question that britain needs to discuss. it is not our road to give advice and commentary on it.
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now we have to respect that they have voted 52% to leave and my advice is take that seriously. >> you can feel the sadness that must be at that summit over the brexit results. we heard a hint of a potential exit? why are eu leaders that there will not be a second referendum? >> is the eu leaders ask for referendum -- second referendum? they won't do that. they have to say that they will respect it and that is exactly what they were doing. if the british people were to decide that they wanted a
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different outcome, i'm sure the eu will respect that. the initiative cannot come from the eu obviously. >> max hoffman there at the summit. we'll be talking through the night and it could be another long summit night in brussels. the rancor is more grievous across the channel. here is what we have got. scotland is threatening again to quit the u.k. and stick with the eu. the lame-duck prime minister with no clear replacement. the opposition leader suffered a no-confidence vote this afternoon. thousands of young people think their future has been sold down the things river. >> the brexit result has hit the
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british people hard. they're struggling with leadership problems. jeremy corbyn leader ship is looking shaking. >> he is unable to perform the basis -- basics. he should resign. in the conservative camp, conservative people are vying for the top job. the party is divided over boris johnson. many prefer interior minister theresa may 2 may be a compromise candidate. it opens on wednesday evening. meanwhile scotland's first minister wants to keep her country in the eu. >> i am determined to protect scotland's relationship in the
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european union. anti-brexit demonstrators fell on london calling for a new referendum. some members of parliament want to explore it. >> let's go to our correspondent in london. she is on the story for us on there. we understand that there is a pro-eu rally taking his in london. is this a massive rally? >> i've been to that rally. it has been filling up and definitely over a thousand supporters. a lot of young people that i have spoken to.
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they said my future has been taken away from me but they also hope that there might be another chance. >> we are running out of time. our correspondent in london. we went to take a 62nd break. stay with us.
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>> dw news, live from berlin. our top stotories: two suicide bombmbers have aacked the airport in istanbul. 10 people have been killed. there are reports that 40 people have been injured. european union leaders are holding a summit in brussels, their first since britain's historic vote to leave the eu.
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david cameron is there to discuss the timing and the terms of the brexit. imagine this, 15 billion dollars. that is much will slacken have to pay. someone better have a fat wallet. over at volkswagen, they are happy that it is hammered out. after it was manipulated, they have agreed to pay $15 billion to handle the scandal in the u.s.. folks like in's -- will slacken -- they found out that their cars were spewing out more admissions and previously
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advertised according to prosecutors, the settlement will offset usable emissions and boost zero emission vehicles. in addition, volkswagen has agreed to a $26 million settlement with variousus u.s. states. >> marks a significant first step holding them accountable. while this announcement is an important step forward in achieving justice, let me be clear. it is s by no means the l last . owners of two models produced between 2009 and 2015 will receive at least $5,000 in
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addition to the estimated value of the vehicle. a steep price for the german carmaker. the cost looks set to rise. we're going to continue on further with impact of future development. they must reach an agreement on 85,000. european owners have yet to receive a compensation offer. $15 billion to settle this bill. it is quite a price tag. we go to our correspondent in new york. there calling this though largest auto related cross -- class action lawsuit in history. >> overall, i would say that reaction here was that they are
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being generous. just to put it into perspective, general motors was paid into tired of. if you look what volkswagen offers to buy back the cars. you would not have gotten that price that they might be offering now. it is a pretty heavy price so they had to offer something to put this case here. >> we just heard in the report that there might be more financial trouble ahead. what is the country looking at? >> this is an important step.
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it will take a couple of weeks before the judge in california improves to the agreement. there is still about 40 u.s. state having their own investigation. they will be looking into leasing agreements. more cases are pending but this is the big one. what it really comes down to for the future is to rebuild the reputation and regain trust of consumers. we will see how fast that is being rebuilt in the next couple of months. >> the european commission says it wide ranging free freight drill -- trade drill should not be put up for approval.
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the deal is a mixed agreement meaning they would have to push the deal through their parliaments. that would most likely delayed approval. they approve of procedure and the deal would not apply to prison -- britain. the outcome of the eu referendum is likely to impact many sectors of the economy. one business is aviation. britain is one of the biggest aviation markets in europe. the brexit vote may play traffic rights to and from the u.k. into doubt. the town could also prove shaky. >> the island of madeira is a popular destination.
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it is gegetting more expensive d the pound has fallen sharply. british vacationers will have to pay more for their trips abroad. easyjet has cut its earnings forecast for the current quarter. the british carrier expects fewer passengers this susummer. eu membership has allowed easyjet and the other airline. that advantage will disappear once they leave the eu. in addition, jet fuel is paid in dollars. goldman sachs expects much less growth and passenger volume than previously forecasted. they are also revising their gross perspective. michael o'leary says that they are taking another 50 aircraft next year.
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it is highly a month place any of them in the u.k.. europe's leading from the is also facing repercussions. the analyst lisa could gain market share in the long-term. that is all your business for now. friends -->> turkey is reporting explosions and gunfire in the main airport. the justicminister says that 10 people have been killed at the airport. an eyewitness told repters that the x version -- explosion was s followed by gunfire. istaul has suffered a number of b bbings in tourist areasas n recent months. it was related to the kurdish separate p kp group and islamic
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state. they're trying to get as much information as they can. it is hard to get information but what more do o we know about the situation? >> at least two explplosions hae occurred, they are believed to be suicide bomber's. there have been cases on the ground. it is believed that they have to pass through a checkpoint.t. that i ibelieved they detonatetd the explplosion. was very busy at the time. is ramadan. many people were coming from and
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is >> -- village. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> with security have been tighter? >> you have to realize thahat turkey has been rocked byy syri. it is been blamed on t islamic state and the kurdish rebel groups. the security was extremely tight already. it was seen as a potentialal targrget. there is already a lot of security. even arriving at the airport, there are security checks. in spite of all that, officials say it is extremely hard to stop suicide bombers. >> that is a very good point. what about the flights?
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question -- what about morning flights? will they r resumed?? >> it is unclear at the moment. there wiwill be a number of cancncellations. officials have warned people. >> thank you very much. you're watching dw news. we will be back to take you through the day.
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