brent: this is "dw news," live from berlin. tonight, u.s. president trump's former personal attorney surrenders to the fbi. he reportedly makes a deal with prosecutors. will he reveal damaging information about trump? michael cohen has reportedly agreed to a plea argan on campaign finance violations, bank fraud, and tax evasion charges. we will go live to washington for the latest. also coming up, a suspected former nazi collaborator deported from the u.s., but will he face justice?

95-year-old jakiv palij was deported from his home in new york to germany, but the german government does not think there's enough evidence to put the former labor camp guard on trial. and if you thought computer games were all about sitting in front of a screen, we will take you to the world's biggest computer game convention and you will find out is more like -- it is more like an assault course. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. we begin tonight with breaking news from the u.s. u.s. president donald trump's former personal attorney michael cohen has reportedly agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud charges. cohen is scheduled to appear shortly before a new york judge. he is expected to plead guilty to charges including campaign finance fraud, bank fraud and tax evasion.n. the charges are the result of a

probe into whether cohen paid hush money to women claiming to have had affairs with u.s. president donald trump. for more now we want to bring in our washington bureau chief alexandra von nahmen. good evening to you. according to some reports, michael cohen has reached a plea bargain. what do we know about the contents of this bargain? alexandra: what we know so far is that michael cohen has turned himself in. he is now in fbi custody, and he is expected to plead guilty to charges related to tax fraud, bank fraud, and campaign-finance violations. and this is a very standing development, and we understand that michael cohen's pleading guilty in order to reduce his sentence, reduce the expected jail time. and this development comes after

the months long investigation into his activities and business dealings, including as you mentioned, his role in arranging hush money payments to women who claimed to have had affairs with donald trump. brent: and we understand that this plea bargain with federal prosecutors, that it does include some prison time for michael cohen. the big question that has yet to be answered is will michael cohen give any information that could damage donald trump? this is an attorney he would take a bullet for donald trump. alexandra: you are right. michael cohen was more than a personal attorney. he was donald trump's fixer, managing his personal sensitive matters and personal business. so, it will be interesting however into what extent he is willining to cooperate w with federal authorities.

we do not have any official confirmation for this. as we understand it there is no formal cooperation agreement, but it does not mean that cohen is not willing to cooperate. and when we see he's -- his ugilty plea today, -- his guilty plea today, this is the first direct link to the president and to his campaign. brent: less of questions about dirty money -- lots of questions about dirty money in the campaign to get donald trump elected as president. alexandra, thank you. staying in the united states, software giant microsoft says it has thwarted attempts by kremlin-backed hackers to launch a cyber attacks on u.s. political groups. the hahacking group p known as y bear reportedly tried to steal data from the websites of conservative american think tanks and the u.s. senate. microsoft's president says the hackers also targeted candidates

in france's recent presidential election. the kremlin has dismissed these allegations, calling them part of a quote, witchhunt. he is believed to have been the last known nazi collaboration suspect still alive and living in the u.s. today, 95-year-old jakiv palij touchdown here in germany, 25 years after efforts began to deport him. during world war ii he is suspected of having worked at a nazi labor camp. this report now of exclusive pictures of his deportation from abc news. reporter: after living quietly in new york for decades, this was the moment history caught up with jakiv palij. u.s. authorities arresting him for deportation to germany. expelling the 95-year-old despite his clear frailty has been a priority for the trump administration.

born in what was then poland, palij arrived in america in 1949, concealing his nazi service from immigration officials. eight years later his application for citizenship was granted. in the 1990's, investigators caught up with him. he admitted to them having trained in a nazi ss camp in tariffs -- in trawniki. a judge then revoked his american citizenship in 2003. a year later, the u.s. authorities ordered his deportation. until now, though, germany had refused toto accept him on the grounds that he is not a german, and also because german investigators say the evidence against him is inconclusive. but the u.s. ambassador lobbied strongly behind the scenes, saying berlin had a moral obligation to accept a man

suspected of committing crimes in germany's name. >> he is 95. he is probably going to die sometime soon. he i is a littttle bit sickly. so we wanted to make sure that he did not die in peace and comfort in the united states, but that he was brought back somewhere to face more justice. reporter: on diplomatic rather than legal grounds, the german government has now accepted that argument. brent: for more on this i'm joined tonight from los angeles by rabbi marvin hier, founder of a german human rights -- jewish human rights association. rabbi, it is good to have you on the program again. we have been reporting on the story this afternoon and the headlines have been the last living nazi collaborator to be deported. it has a lot of finality in that. are we doing a service or a disservice to the search for justice for victims of the holocaust by saying that he is the last living nazi collaborator? marvin: i do not think he is the

last living collababorator. there are many more. and let me say something i think is very impoportant. everyonene focuses o on the fact that he is 95 years ol no one focuses on the fact that he lived in freedom. he had a c complete and full li, unlike those that were massacred by the trawniki guards. they massacred men, women and children, some of them two, three years old, who never had a chance to live a life. so there is no pity on the fact that a 95-year-old man is being brought to justice. he lived a full life, unlike that of his victims. i have no pity on him whatsoever. brent: you say that he has been brought to justice. he has been deported. germany agreed to take him. but the prosecutors here in germany who spend all of their

time trying to track down nazi war criminals, they say there's still not enough evidence to charge this man with anything. so, where do we go from here? marvin: wewell, first ofof all, gegermany changeged its rules.s. before, they only accepted eyewitness testimomony. then they agreed to documentation teststimony. if he appears on a list as one ofof the guardrds. let meme say one t thing. the trawniki guards, they were all kinds of criminals, but they all say the same thingng. most of f them, if you listen to them, ththey say they y had notg toto do with thehese crimes. ththey were, for all intentsts d purposes, short ororder chefs in the kitchen o of trawniki.. that is wh t they try toto argu. the nazis trained them to be vicious guardsds.

their sole purpose, to exhibit their cruelty on the victims. itit is imssibible to bebelievet he was a a trawniki guard andndd clean hands and never cocommittd any crimes.. and germany said that they accept written documentation, not eyewitness testimony. they c changed the rules. and we are hopeful that undeder these new rurules, evidence will be found that on the list on his name appears, on that enough it would establish his guilt. brent: we knew, rabbi, that it took most of this century so far to get this deportation to take place. and finally it was germany who agreed to take him. and on moral grounds. this is what the foreign minister said, the moral obligation to take in anyone who

was working in service of the german government at the time. is that, in your eyes, is that progress? mamarvin: well, look, it is s nt ultimate progress, but it is progress. whwhy should h he live his lifen the united states walking freely in the streets, without a guilty conscience for what he is done? let him live with guards all around him, with police pickinig him up and taking him to a court proceeding. he does not deserve a normal life. brent: rabbi marvin hier joining us tonight from los angeles. rabbi, we certainly appreciate your time tonight. thank you. here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world. afghan security forces have fought off a major milititant assault in the heart of the capital kabul. reports say all the assailants were killed d in heavy fighthti. so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility. the attack came as president

ashraf ghani delivered his holiday message. more than one million people hahave now taken refuge in relif camps after floods in the southern indian state of kerala. two weeks of torrential rains emerged much of the state. the rescue operation is starting to wind down with the death toll is standing in more than 400. the #metoo activist asia argento has denied having a sexual relationship with a young actor who claims that she sexually assaulted him when he was 17. in a written statement, argento said she was linked to actor jimmy bennett, quote, by friendship only. it comes after a report she paid bennett hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep the affair quiet. migration integration and relations with the arabic world. three hot button topics dominating debate in germany at the moment. dw's award-winning correspondent has just launched his first book

in berlin. it dulls into the complex picture of arab communities in germany and abroad and is a call for a better understanding of the importance of cultural differences. reporter: you has worked at deutsche welle for 10 years, primarily as an anchor and reporter. he and his team have already receceived several a awards. now his first book is being published. >> thihis book k is a journey of discovery through arabab communities, both hehere in germany and abroad. what moves them? what do they think? what do they want? >> without cliche or prisoners -- prejudice, he mediates between two worlds. his coverage has included female genital mutilation, forced marriage, and so-called honor killings. he has often reported from arab and african countries, including crisis regions.

every week he and his team produce a socially critical youth show, which reaches an audience of millions in many arab countries. in his book, he describes his encounters in n the field. 's meetings with h people from e arab world who are living in germany. and his own experience in this country. >> the chapter when i was still a foreigner is really exciting for me personally. at a certain point i decided i was no longer a foreigner in germany, but i have becomee a part of german society and felt very comfortable here. from then on i did not wait to hear someone say i belong here. instead i decided myself this was already the case, and this is a good thing. reporter: his book is an appeal for greater among her --

understanding among cultures and a battle cry against racism. brent: still to come, what went wrong. the coach of germany's national soccer team faces a grilling over his disaster -- disastrous world cup. helena is here now. u.s. china trade tensions is getting worse all the time. helena: it is. in two days time no less. the u.s. and china are set to impose further tariffs on each other to the tune of $16 billion. on the same day the chinese delegation will touchdown in the united states. talks aimed at resolving the country's trade dispute. donald trump says he is not expecting much from those talks and is likely to press ahead with a a further $200 billion worth of tariffs on china.

american businesses are sounding off. reporter: the world's two biggest economies may still be willing to talk to one another, but behind the scenes they are busy ironing -- adding items to their tariffs hit list. among the goods the u.s. is planning to tax nass -- next are car seats and bicycles. at a hearing taking place inside this building in washihington, american businesses had a chance to express their opinion of the government's esescalating trade spat with china. >> we have encouraged them strongly to negotiate with china. not to just throrow up tariffs walls, going tit for tat. rereporter: some american businesses even fear they will be affected by both chinese and u.s. tariffs. >> we have some members thatat e finding out that the yarns and fabrics they shipped to china be

subject to a 25% tariffs,, than the finisheded products ththey should act in the u.s. will be subjecect to 25% tarariffs. so they are getting taxed twice and that is not good. reporter: not good also describes the chances of a breakthrough of trade talks set to take plplace between n chinad the u.s. on thursday. donald trump said he does not expect much. as for chinana -- >> we hope to reach a good result during the trade talks. but as you know, we normally do not like to make any comments before the actual negotiations. we hope both sides can sit down quietly and dedicate themselves to achieving a good result on the basis of equality, parity and trust. reporter: but those talks will take place on the same day as the two countries impose a further $16 billion worth of tariffs on each other. hardly a foundation for trust. helena: meanwhile, we have been

seeing the dollar dip after donald trump lashed out at the federal reserve's move. trumump said he was s quote, not thrilled with the rate hikes. he also refused to say whether he believed in the fed's independence, a long-held decision to keep decision-making free from short-term political concerns. german jererome powell h has sad the e federal reserve will not w to pressssure. he is expected -- bow to prpressure. they are expected to raise rates another two times this year. sophie scimansky is an wall street now. while it was not a move that trump wanted, he made that very clear, he is not afraid of saying so, despite the fact the central bank is meant to be independent. sophie: trump could not care less. last weekend there was a fundraising event with the gop. apparently behind closed doors

he said, was not the fed chair he thought. he wanted him to be the provider of cheap money but now he is rating race -- raising rates. twice already, and two more this year, one at least. on the record in an interview, trump said in other economies the federal reserve banks would do more together leaders and the economy. trump wants one thing -- to look good, to be perceived as a president helping the economy grow. the fed in the meantime wants a stable economy that is not overheating. so i guess these guys are going to have a hard time coming together. helena: we have certainly been hearing about what trump wants and has to say about the matter, but we know jackson hole is coming up, we will hear more from powell then.

what can we expect him to focus on? sophie: powell is going to talk about monetary policy in a changing economy. and of course the conditions and rules for the world economy has been changing rapidly in the last year. trump is creating chaos, may be in order to rebuild everything bigger and better, i don't know. the right now everyone has to figure out how to handle one of the most important instruments, the interest rates. they are probably going to talk about the strength of currencies. maybe they are going to argue about it. in one way they have to maybe level their policy in order to avoid investors fleeing from one to the other country. helena: they sure have a lot to talk about. sophie scimansky in new york. sophie, thank you. it is gametime this week in the german city of cologne.

hundreds of thousands of gamers flocking to the world's largest event of computer and video games. are reporter dived into the crowd which was anything but sedate. reporter: bang, and you are inside the game. not just on screen. the recent megahit fortnight breaks with tradition. playing is free and has attracted 125 million people in one year. >> the community is why the game is so successful. even things like nuits -- like new emotes or skins explode. reporter: these features are what players play for. -- pay for. others every state point where they get paid -- have reached a

point where they get paid. hard-core gamers were at the heart 10 years ago and is still our. but esports has bought -- brought them from the basement to the statage. >> we used to be happy to get a mousepad or hardware, anything, really. now if you plate in the national league it is up to two euros per month. you can make up the five digits. reporter: it is he largest-ever games come with over 1000 exhibitors ranging from pc titles and hardware, to mobile products and console games. virtual reality is now developed mostly for an easement parks and movie theaters. -- amusement parks and movie theaters. that was exhausting. virtual reality has not picked up in sales, and it may be more experienced for people at home.

>> the older generation is the fastest growing user base. those over 50 makeup a quarter of all gamers and that continues to grow. that means the supply of games for these groups is growing. reporter: games for the mass market are often simple and do not require complicated skills, much like these classics that are making a comeback as internet games that can be played directly on mobile devices. gaming is booming. when of the reasons? smartphones have made gains accessible everywhere to everyone. now excuse me, i have some very important business to do. helena: he has been like that the rest of the day. brent: why don't we get those stories? germany's soccer coach

presented, you could call it a breakdown, of what he thinks went down at this summer's world cup debacle. he did it behind closed doors in a meeting meant to start writing the ship that is german soccer. reporter: on their way to a closed-door summit, the most influential people of german soccer. they were hosted by the german football federation, which needs a reboot after germany's disastrous performance at the world cup. head coach walking low --- joachim la♪w -- germany crashed out of the first round this year after winning it all in 2014. shocking performances caused disbelief as the reigning world champions failed to qualify for the knockout stages. during the most intense exchange , low supposedly produced some answers as to why germany failed

so miserably, and presented his plan for the near future. two more meetings are set for this and next week. the latter of which willll be public, and low also announces his squad for the upcoming league games. brent: here is something that is not top-secret. the fastest man in history is currently down under and ready to stake his claim as a professional footballer. usain bolt went through his first training session with australian club central coast mariners on tuesday. he is currently just on trial, and he wants to prove to the doubters they are wrong, and earn a contract in the process. reporter: for a 32-year-old who has never been paid to kick a ball in his life, it's an implausible dream. but usain bolt is no ordinary 32-year-old. the jamaican is attempting to make the ultimate crossover, from olympic sprint champion to professional footballer. he started his trial with australian club the central coast mariners on tuesday, and knows he has a lot of hahard wok

ahead of them. >> this is my first chchance, given the chance to train andd get to the levevel of a professional footballer. i do not know what to expect. i am just here to push myself. reporter: all eyes are focused on the new arrival and the trial is seen by many as merely a pr stunt. may have seen invaluable worldwide coverage following the announcement. the odds are certainly against bolt winning a professional contract. but the legend is deterermined o silelences douerers. >> people araralways goioing to say what they wawant to say. just like whwhen i was on track and field, people said a lot of things about me but i always proved them wrong. it is just another moment for me to prove them wrong. reporter: that mentality should at least give bolt a fighting chance. even if the dream turns out to be a short-lived one, it is a win-win scenario for both club and player. brent: here's a reminder of the

top story we're following for you. u.s. president donald trump's personal attorney michael cohen has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges. cohen had been under investigation for bank and tax fraud and for paying hush money to women who have claimed to have had no affair with donald trump. i'll be back after a short break to take you through the day. hope to see you then. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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