berlin. a care again of migrants enters -- a caravan of migrants enters mexico on its way to the united states. they have come from the border to guatemala, overwhelming police. president trump has threatened to cut funding to any country that allows them through. also on the program, the killing of a powerful police commander sends shockwaves through afghanistan and cast a shockwave -- cast a shadow over elections

this weekend. as he is laid to rest, voting is suspended. the european union's top cult orders to reinstate supreme court judges you have been forced into retirement. the eu says pollan's new law, which triggered mass protests is a threat to judicial independence. in football, munich's head office comes out swinging at the prpress. a fiercrce attack against german media in an extraoaordinary pres conference. we will hear why people are criticizing journalists for the way they treat their layers. -- germans for the way they treat their players. i am phil gayle. walking to the program. thousands of migrants have broken through guatemala's border with mexico as they head

to the united states. they set off from honduras in the last weekend. in the last few hours, some are reported to have torn down a border gate to get between guatemala and mexico. x ago has called from -- called for assistance from the united nations. -- mexico has called for assistance from the united nations. president trump had a warning for the migrants. >> i want to thank the mexican government, because they are stopping it, hopefully before it ever gets to mexico. as you know, i am willing to send the military to defend our southern border if necessary. phil: let's bring in our washington correspondent, ma ya. it was bad enough when the u.s. government was locking up my grandchildren. are they really going to should send soldiers to shoot at tired, hungry people? maya: this is something donald

trump loves to talk about at these rallies he is giving all over the country right now. because of the upcoming midterm elections, which is really this umbrella hanging over everything. it really defines everything happening. this is something that trump can point to as part of his immigration policy, his foreign policy. from the beginning of his campaign, one of the biggest points was building this wall with mexico and now he has this caravan and others like it or he can point to and say, see, this is why we need this. it is also very much changing mexican politics. we have a change over power that will be happening in shortly. while the current president is saying he wants to work with united states, the incoming president is saying, no, we're not going to do the dirty work of the u.s. for them. they have to do it themselves. this is an evolving problem that does not look like there is an end in sight and it will be

changing the policies of both of these countries strongly. phil: as you say, with midterm elections on the way, x ago certainly's -- mexico is certainly aware of that but not taking the threats to seriously. here's the foreign minister. >> the united states is in the middle of an election campaign. in less than three weeks time, there are elections and i believe we must wait up those types of declarations. we need to put them into context and not give them greater importance. phil: picking up on youour earlr point, could it be that these events are helping president trump? maya: as we said, this is something he can point to. this is going to become a talking point as we get closer to these elections, because the sorts of images we are seeing a people rushing the border very much bolster this narrative that

he likes to promote of people invading the country and supports his immigration policy up needing to take the country back and keep people out. he has made comments about needing to fix the southern border, that we have a horrendous immigration policy that needs reform. this is something democrats do agree with. the immigration in the united states, the immigration policies need reform, but it is a huge difference of opinion as to how these things need reform and in issues like this, just apply more pressure to these situations and policies. phil: maya shwayder in washington. thank you. afghanistan holds palminteri -- holds parliamentary elections tomorrow but it is over showered by the killing of a police chief.

there were killed and a gun attack while attending a high security conference. it raises questions over stability in the south of afghanistan. voting in kandahar province has been postponed for a week. aldean certainty surrounding elections, candidates have plenty of reasons to worry. one is an afghan american who was born and raiseded in the united states. she is undeterred and now she is campaigning for change. >> miriam is not a typical candididate, but she ss s her mx of american upbringing and afghan than the traditions as a advantage in a modern afghanistan that is looking for change. >> the elders are standing behind me and every time i sit with them, they tell me the men were not a able to sit - -- to g changes, but we have faith t tht women are. women are able to feel our pain and see the corruption and see what is wrong. >> she takes us along in her

campaign trail. here she meets with the local leader of her tribe. they are nomads for whom a cecertain number of seats in parliament are reserved. she has a good chance of being elected. the tribal elders are you satisfied with the male opponents. they see them as only looking after their own personal interests. in contrast, she listens. they are often discriminated against in afghanistan and have little opportunity to advance socially. >> the ones who do not have schools, they don't have water, don't have roas. on one hand, there being killed by the tellyly and and usesed as shields and on the other hand -- by the taliban and used as shields and on the other hand they are blamed for the government. >> when miriam is here, she brings a bodyguard with her. she has already received many threats. >> if i said i was not afraid, i would be lying. i am afraid, but i am more afraid for these people who are

coming and visiting me. >> she voices are support for the direct peace talks currently being negotiated thehe tween the u.s. and the radical islamists. even if the talks could lead to the taliban partially comoming o power in afghanistan. >> now that women are includedd inin the prorocess, it is a a bg step, that i think the taliban, from whahat i hear realilized tt women and inclusivity in the government is important for afghanistan in the future. >> even if she doesn't win the election, she wants to stay in afghanistan instead of returning to the u.s.. she says regardless of the outcome, there is much work to be done. phil: let's take a look at some other stories making news around the world. at least 59 people are dead after a high-speed commuting train ran into a crowd at a festival in the northern indian city. local tv said people were gathered to celebrate the annual hindu festival and failed to hear the train over the sound of

firecrackers. an official memorial ceremony has been held in crimea for the victims of the school shooting that left 20 dead. the region is observing three days of mourning. russian media isis calling the attack by an 18 euro gunmen, -- an 18-year-old gunman russia's columbine. turkey will hold a summit on syria into symbol later this month. a spokesperson for the president said the leaders of russia, germany and france will take part. amongst the issues, how to resolve the conflict in syria politically. prosecutors in turkey are said to be questioning saudi consulate employees over the disappearance of journalist jamal khashoggi. it is now over two weeks since he went missing after entering the consulate. the saudi royal family is

struggling to critically -- credibly deny their involvement. authorities to their search for a body outside istanbul. >> the forest outside istanbul. according to anonymous officials, police e are searchig here for the remains of the missing journalist jamal khashoggi. officials say a vehicle was tracactor the daday he entered e consulate on octotober 2. a second vehicle was t tracked o a nearbyby city. saudi arabia has denied allegations by turkish officials who said coach reggie was killed inside the -- who said khashoggi was killed inside the consulate. these images are s said to show the workers.

the turkish governrnment is pointing the finger of blame at riyadh. >> jamal khashoggi disappeared after entering the consulate. what happened, how to it happen, who is responsible? we have some information and evidencece on this matatter as a result of the invnvestigation being carried out. >> with accusations swirling, the u.s.'s stance toward saudi arabia is hardening. when asked whether he thought shoji -- khashoggi is dead, president trump left little room for doubt. >> it certainly looks that way. it is sad. it is bad, bad stuff. we'll see what happens. jamal khashoggigi had been livig in the united states, writing for the washington post. he was a public critic of the saududi government.

a friend of the missing journalist told how the khashoggi had angered authorities. >> he said the authorities in saudi arabia had treated him as if he had shot a member of a royal family and fled. but he moved without restrictions. >> as chris and details circulate over khashoggi's alleged murder, his family and friends and you're an agonizing wait for answers. phil: the european union's top court has ordered poland to suspend its forced retirement of judges, calling a threat to independence. the government has lowered the age of retirement from 70 years to 65 years old in a move that critics say is aimed at replacing them with those supportive of the current regime. the court of justice says all judges have lost their jobs under the law must be reinstated. poland says it will appeal. >> the controversial law had

already come into force here the country's supreme court in warsaw, many of the newly appointed judges began their work just days ago. the ruling halts the forced retirement of judges with immediate effect and reverses the retirement of those already forced to leave their posts. speaking in brussels, the polish prime minister says warsaw would consider its response. the justice minister signaled poland would accept the ruling. >> we are part of the european union and we will respect the eu's laws. so far, i'll mail about this ruling from media reports. we'll analyze the decision and make a statement. poland is a strong member state of the eu and we will honor its locals. >> the president of poland supreme court refused to step down when the government tried to force her to retire.

>> i am pleased that we have been heard, but i am not pleased about thehe fact that my count's government did not do this sooner and we had to take them to the european court. >> it is now up to the government in warsaw to implement court ruling. phil: let's get more on this from veronica, who is it program director at the european cut of berlin. she is an expert on transformation processes -- transformation processes. phil: poland lowered the retirement age for judges. buys this so controversial? >> because of two reasons. with this, the period of working in the supreme court has been shortened, which is quite clearly against the constitution. the second was that there was a

possibility for them to stay longer until 70 years. this was only possible after the decision of the president, which means the independence of the judiciary has been devalued. this is the reason why the european court of justice decided to immediately stop this reform. and to freeze everything and say we cannot go like this, because independent judiciary is basic of every european democracy. phil: this is an interim ruling as i understand it. it is poland likely to accept it? there is no appeal beyond the court is there? >> this is only an interim decision. you will need to have some time to have full information or full explanation of the decision. this explanation will be done in the next weeks.

i do not think that there will be other decisions. you are right, poland cannot appeal from this, so we will be sure that this decision is made valid. phil: what happens if poland says no? >> do you think poland would do it? i think they will more say, we are unhappy with this. nowadays we have elections at the local level in the next two days and another in the next two weeks. they'll maybe push back a little -- push down the talks for a little, but later they will keep to the decision. otherwise they have to pay a lot of money, which as a fee for the court, which i do not think they will do. phil: this plays into a wider dispute between the european union, poland is now being

subject to seven proceedings within the eu. how does one affect the other? >> i thinknk there is a popowery between the polish government and the european union and the majority of the european state. there asked the question, what is democracy, what is rule of law, what can i do, what rules do i have to stick to? there are people in poland saying that there is no supremacy of the european law, but otherwise. that means that poland would be -- would not be the ultimate arbiter. they are trying to maximize the power in poland will have any next few years every six months

elections. local elections, european elections, parliamentary elections, then presidential elections. this is all about politics and getting the power and phil: keeping it. phil:thank you so much. >> thank you very much. phil: this is a dw news l live from berlin. still to come, munich taking the fight to the german media in a presess conference. we'll hear why they are criticizing germans for criticizing their players. first, how they are is here -- javier is here with the business news. >> a very well-known german car brand have been forced to recall

70,000 diesels worldwide. they are fitted with devices that alter e emissions in tests. they have voluntarily retrofitted 23,000 vehicles. the carmaker was recently acquired by france from his longtime owners. on a similar note, daimler's own diesel scandal is slowing profits. the maker of mercedes-benz says the cost of a recent recall means earnings will be significantly lower than profits. daimler lowered forecasts months ago saying tariffs would cut into profits. and earnings are on the agenda in new york. that's bring in our financial correspondent, jens.

investors are bearish about the earnings season, how's it looking in new york? jens: here on wall street, so far so good. most companies so far could be estimates of analysts we got during the week some good numbers from the banking industry. we had netflix with a much higher subscriber gross than expected and on friday, procter and gamble profiting from its duty business. just on friday, it was up by 8%, american express being the second against winner in the dow jones. they had record revenue that stopped trading to the upside, 4%, without those two companies, the dow jones probably would have been lower for the day and if we look at the week, we did see some pressure, especially in technology shares but for the

dow jones industrial average, we had a slight plus for the past five trading days. javier: but as the big show it's going next week, was expected? jens: that is when a fun really begins, especially if you look at the technology industry. from the parent company of google, from apple, from intel, just to name a few. the past two or three weeks, we saw tremendous selling pressure on technology companies. it would be important for those to beat earnings estimates for quite a bit and get a rosy outlook. we also got numbers from companies like boeing, ford, harley davidson, just to name a few. we could see what impact we might see from higher commodity prices for tariffs on steel and

aluminum, hired dollars, it will be pretty much make or break. javier: and we will be there to tell you about it. thank you very much. have a good weekend. for a long time, the portuguese city of porto had been sleeping in the shadow of the capital, but things have changed. a property boom has reached the port city and revitalize the construction sector, which is one of the country's biggest employers. foreign investors are stepping up bargains, locals feel are -- locals fear rising rents. >> she shows us how her street is changing. one house after the other is being renovated from the ground up, all for the benefit of tourists. >> the house i was born in was sold five times and now belongs to chinese people. >> chinese, brazilians, french, porto is popular with tourists.

1.6 million people visited last year. from her point of view, it is not only because the that is cheap. houses and apartments are affordable. demand from abroad is rising, with big consequences, according to some. >> if we compare the prices today with those of 2013, that was the worst part of the crisis, see price increases of more than 42%. >> 42% in five yeaears, porter seems a good investment for those who can afford it. most portuguese can't. the average income here is only 1400 euros per month. >> the crucial moment that explains the tourism boom here is when ryanair started flying here. >> many longtime residents of the inner city have fallen victim to the boom. the mother of three had to vacate her apartment at the

beginning of the year. she can no longer afford the rent. she then moved in with her parents. it is a small space. a protest banner hangs from the window. >> the mayor says we are against tourists, but we are not. we are against them being treated better than we are. >> but it is not only the tourism boom that is putting the real e estate market under pressure. here's what a real estate agent has to say. >> before the crisis, around 60,000 new homes were built each year. in 2014, their only 1/10 of that. 6000. it will take years for supply to adjust to demand here. >> too long for paula and her parents. they will have to leave port to. shortly after she moved in with her children, the notice came. her parents house is being turned into a hostile.

porter is gentrifying. there isis no r room left for te low income earners in the city center. phil: munich held an extraordinary press conference in which the club's top brass late into journalists for a criticizing their players. this was an extraordinary affair, have you ever seen anything like this? >> i have not. nothing so captivated from a professional organization. you see coaches and so forth shout everyday kilis questions from journalists, but the big three, ceo, president and sports director, the sports director was vicious in his attacks. he made it clear, we are protecting our layers, our club, and the coach. he also threatened legal action. it was revealed during this

interview that they issued a cease and desist to axel springer group who own newspapers here in germany. they reported negative reaction. he also criticized former players turned abundance, saying you don't have inside information. he was literally pointing fingers at a few people in the press conference. we have a snippet of the attacks. >> there is a guy sitting up here in the front row. he goes on tv all the time making a big deal of how much they know and all the information ththey have. that is a joke. a complete joke. we are not going to accept that kind of thing anymore. phil: where is all his anger coming from? chris: it started when germany lost to the netherlands and this time, everyone got together and said we will meet and attack the media.

with this, the question is how will the media respond to eight -- two it? a union did respond because they said there was a threat of legal action. they were unaware of any law that made them kowtow to demands. if they lose this weekend, get your popcorn ready. it should be exciting. phil: thank you so much. that is it. you are up-to-date. we will have more for you at the top of the hour and there is always the website. dw.com. have a good day. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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