tonight, british prime minister theresa may receives a collective cabinet not on her breakfast plan. -- her brexit plan. >> thesese decisions were not taken lightly but i belelieve it is a decision that is firmly in the national interest for -- interest. >> tomorrow, theresa may will go to parliament to see if she can win approval there as well.

israel's government takes a hit after hardline defense minister, avigdor lieberman, reresigned in prototest sayingng the latest te is a surrender to terrorists. palestinians have rejoiced. lifornia''s buburning disastste. firerefighters andnd say they he contained d only 30% of the blazes, and e e death toll stands at 50 as forensic teams step up the search for human remains. ♪ it is good to have you with us. we begin tonight with what is a brexit breakthrough. theresa may, her cabinet has backed a divorce deal with thehe european union.

it took more than five hours to persuade the cabinet to agree and she is now preparing to explain and defend the deal. this announcement was listeded less than an h hour ago. here i is what she said. >> the cabinet has had a long and detatailed a debate on the draft and outlinened a political declaration on f future relationship with the european union. ththese documents were the resus of thousands of hours s of hardd nenegotiation by u.k.. official, many many meetings that i and others held. i firmly believe the draft withdrawal agreement was the best that could be negotiated at it was for the cabinet to decide whetheher to move on in the tal. the choices before us were difficult t particularly in relatition to the northern ireld backstop. but the collective decision was that the government should agree

the draft withdrawal agreement and outlined political declaration. this is a decisive step that enables us to move on and finalize the deal in the days ahead. these decisions were not taken lightly, but i believe it is a decision that is firmly in the national interest. when you strip away the detail, the choice before us is clear. this deal which delivers on the boat of the referendum which brings back control of our money, laws, borders, and is free movement, protects job security, and our union, leave with no deal or no brexit at all. i know there will be difficult days ahead. ththis is decision t that will, under intensese scrututiny and t is entirely as i it should be an understandable. but the choice was, this deal which enables us to take back

control and build a brighter future for our country all going back to square one was more division, more uncertainty, and a faililure to deliver on the referendum. it is my job to explain and i stand ready to do that to beginning tomorrow with a statement in parliament. if i may end by saying this -- i believeve that what i owewe to this country is to take decisions that are in the national interest. i firmly believe with my head and my h heart that this is the decision within the best interest of our entire united kingdom. brent: that was the british prime minister, theresa may. let's go to london where are very own barbara wesel is standing by. good evening to you. the prime minister got the deal through her cabinet. is this a big victory?

barbara: it is a part victory. when we just heard her talk about an impassioned debate, that really is sort of code, we fought like cats and a sacked because within these five hours, there were rumors coming out that some brexitteers were infuriated and she really had a hard time to get them to go along with the deal. this is a first step, but she is not there yet. many thought she would falter today when the meeting lasted so long. and finally, once more we must say she emerged victorious, but nothing is for sure. brent: we know she have to go the parliament tomorrow and try to do the same thing there. is that going to be as easy --

and i am using the word very carelessly. will it be as easy as it was tonight? barbara: it is going to be much more difficult because of course, she will have the full brunt of the hard brexiteers against her who do stand up in parliament and voice their opinion. she will have the full brunt of the scottish parliamentarians, and probably of her own who has been wavering over where and how to jump the northern irish union party and some of who's enemies have already announced they would vote against this deal because they thought to northern ireland was singled out. it is going to be a rough day tomorrow. brent: there are members of the dup who had said that they find this deal to be quote,

"appalling" and if the british people knew the details, they would immediately rejected. if that were the case, is it possible that theresa may and our government could not even lasted through tomorrow? would that mean a new referendum on brexit? barbara: this is still up in the rumors sphere, but there is a rumor that the 48th letters that are needed formally to get a no-confidence vote against theresa may going are already laid down in parliament. there is no confirmation like that and we have heard rumors before. it might also be true. in any a case, numbers against her have been laid out so this is hanging over her. it is possible that the tory's will force a vote of no-confidence against her and what happens then -- nobody

knowns. -- knows. it would still show her that to get the deal through parliament at one point in december is going to be extremely difficult are almost impossible. brent: barbara wesel in london, thank you. let's take this story to brussels. good evening, we understand that that the eu's chief negotiator is expected to comment. any idea what he is going to say and what his reaction is going to be? >> i just saw a very happy chief negotiator in this press conference. i was following his french comments, and he even had time -- he showed his documents on the phone book page of the divorce agreement. it is not the brexit deal, but he showed the divorce deal which is over 500 pages. he made a joke over so far in

the negotiations, the contested areas were marked green, and those were all white now, so green and english, he said, is the new whites. [laughter] brent: that is going to be the appropriate > -- going to be the quote. >> why is the new green. brent: white is the new green. it is certainly been a day that is not easy for brussels. what a people been saying about's theresa may and the anticipation of what is going to happen with the cabinet and parliament? >> today, meeting of the ambassadors of the remaining 27 eu countries, and that the eu was very careful. the ambassadors were not given the paper that was just held up, they were given a shorter

version, they were not able to record any of the material -- the eu was careful not to endanger the crucial cabinet talks because the message is clear. someone has waited so long that finally theresa may commits with clear precision that the eu negotiated all this way does not want to see a cliff edge brexit, so when it comes to the alternatives proposed, the eu is on the side that they do not want to see the cliff edge brexit. brent: from brussels tonight where white is the new green, brexit green. thank you. israel's defense minister, avigdor lieberman, has resigned in protest. it comes after a cease-fire with the palestinians in the gaza strip. it brought to an end in tents fighting that saw at least eight people killed over the weekend.

avigdor lieberman calls the truce a quote, "surrender to the terrorists." >> avigdor lieberman resignation took many by surprise. to ensure the country's long-term security -- >> i am here to announce my resignation as dedefense ministr of the state of israel. the question is why specifically now. she used a cease-fire along with the entire process of reaching an arrangement witith hamas is a convention to terror. >> lieberman was not the only one unhappy with the truce. hundreds of israelis gathered late tuesday to protest. many described the cease-fire as a disgracece. the rockets frorom hamas rain dn here and they are afraid for their safety.

palestinians celebrated the cease-fire as a victory. they promised to stick to it but warned that they are ready to respond if it broke down. hamas officials called lieberman's resignation another victory for the palestinian people. >> this constitutes a victory for the resistance and the recognition of the feet and failure by lieberman. it is the fallout from a disgraceful crime in which the occupation forces try to agitate against palestinian people. >> lieberman's move hasn't dealt a further blow to benjamin netanyahu's already fragile government. he is clinging to a one seat majority in parliament. early elections could be looming. this by the cease fire, palestinian forces killed d one isisraeli just insnside. people are watching carefully

what might come next. brent: here are some of the other stories making headlines around the world. german prosecutors have launched an investigation into the far right alternative for germany party for allegedly receiving illegal donations. its parliamentary leader is said to have received 130,000 euros from a swiss pharmaceutical company. the un security council has unanimously voted to lift sanctions against eritrea amid all falling in the region. asset freezes and travel bans were imposed in 2009. ethiopia which signened a landmk peace deal w with its neighbor has welcomed the move. pulling thousands of doctors currently working on a public

health program in brazil out of the country. it came in resesponse to the president elect's comments who question their training and demand it changes to their pay. -- and demanded changes to their pay. thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires in the north and south of california. authorities say they are starting to gain upper hand but the threat is far from over. 50 people have been killed in the state's worst ever wildfire and hundreds of people are missing. >> the sierra fire is still burning outside of san bernardino in southern california. fire crews hard at work to stop it from spreading again. further north than the destroyed town of paradise, teams of forensic scientists sifting through the rubble, searching for human remains.

ththey are finding the bodies of victims in and around the wreckage of cars, a grim reminder of last, desperate effort to flee the blanks. one peperson who made a narrow escape was the 90-year-old. >> everywhere we went, there is fire all around. we kept stopping, the traffic would stop, and then we finally got t to a place where you could not go forward or backward, but i looked up and i saw the fire department -- a big sign, paradise, and a beautiful angel firere m men with a big toes ane was making our cars cool off. >> nearly a quarter of a million people across california have been forced to leave their homes in the last week. as firefighters begin to contain the blazes, thousands are now being allowed to return

to their communities. but crisis is far from m over. back in the south, one blaze has flared up again in the santa monica mountains. firefighters have been able to keep it away from residential areas, but the vegetation is so dry that it could strike with disastrous consequences at any time. brent: helena is here now to talk about something that is shrinking. helena: we are talking about in fact. it shrank by 0.2% in the third quarter. that is more than analysts had bargained for. it is been stifled by global trade disputes and problems in the german car industry. it is a wake-up call to stable growth as no means a given. >> experts down and imports up in the third quarter. that is trouble for an economy built on strong exports.

a bottleneck in car deliveries by german automakers as the result of new, more rigorous eu emission rules. but there are other issues, political ones. both bmw aunt daiaimler -- and daimler. >> related to brexit, trade conflict in the u.s. and the italian situation which may lead u us into financial crisiss possibly.. there is growing uncertainty and down, but we are not falling intoo recessssion. that would be exaggerated. >> analysts believe the german economy will grow this year. but the country with a weak euro currency does not guarantee a strong economy. the german economy relies on overseas consumption. it only makes sense that it is feeling the pinch.

helena: one thing the german economy boasts is a stronger research sector, but despite the hard work, the country is lagging behind when it comes to the development of artificial intelligence. they are investing to get up to speed to close in on rivals china and the u.s. >> drivers in cities might wish for an invisible hand to regulate traffic. computers that make smart decisions to keep it flowing. it is one application of artificial intelligence. experts at the german research institute for artificial intelligence say that germany is doing well in ai research but lagging when it turns to products. >> while all political parties agree that we have to did -- digititize, the population

remain skeptical. fear is of job losses and a generally skeptical attitude towards technology. these are problems in germany and that is why no one is prepared to fund it properly. >> now the government wants the country to be in ai leader to safeguard prosperity. >> this is about thousands, millions of jobs that we can secure and create. that is our goal, and we will work to ensure that the findings from the research is done in germany can then be taken on and used by businesses. >>, a key part of the plan recruiting top scientists from abroad to do research h in germany. worldwide competition for the best and brightest is stiff. >> they are not only interested in good pay, they also want good conditions for the families to be able to get their kids in the right schools. >> the cabinet has your marked 3

billion -- earmarked 3 billion euros to finance. helena: rome did not meet a deadline set by the european commission to present a revised budget, one that would be in line with eurozone rules. a deficit spending up 2.4% of the country's gdp with a really having the second-highest of debt to gdp ratio in the eurozone. it looks like a nasty battle has just begun. >> after italy's government's stated tuesday that it is sticking with its controversial 2.4% budget deficit plans in response to eu's the man's for changes, analysts predict tough reactions. >> we are approaching sanctions from the european union because the ititalian government, unfortunately, has chosen a conflicting course with the

european union. i expect a very tough reaction because europe has accepted this challenge and in a way, we are launching get. >> franco says the current italian bududget crisis would he a negative affect on the italian savings and is due to an internal legal battle. financial markets in italy fell by over 1% at the wednesday opening. a negative reaction to the government's announcement of the night before. the italian cabinet plans to raise cash through the sale of secondary real estate which officials say would reduce italy's stubbornly high debt. it is a second highest in europe after greece. helena: back over to brent to

take a look at how growing cucumbers can help save the planet. brent: gathered in egypt and discussing progress on the u.n. convention on biological diversity. that is a landmark agreement aimed at protecting the earth's flora and fauna biodiversity. that brings us to those cucumbers. one way to meet the goal is an aqua farming project in northeast madagascar where residents are cultivating sea cucumbers. >> only during the full moon or new moon is the tide of low enough and that is when the farmer's head to their enclosures to take inventory. workers from the ngo blue ventures monitor the plan ts'growth. once the creature's reach 400 grams, they are ready for sale. >> there are rules for

maintaining the enclosures. we devise them with the farmers. for example, no one may enter another farmer's enclosure without his or her disclosure. crabs are the one exception, they can be caught. all of the rules serve to protect. >> before the aquaculture began here, hardly any fish were left in the lagoon. today, greater variety of fish, snails -- and that is because sea cucumbers acted like a natural filters, removing organic waste, microalgae, and bacteria. in a country where 70% of the population lives in poverty, the village is aske very and -- is experiencing rare prosperity thanks to sea cucumbers.s.

this person was one of the first aquaculture farmers here. that was in 2009. >> before the sea cucumber farm started, i had no way to raise my standard of living. since i got my own enclosure, i've had enough money to send my two children to school, and i bought a few nice things for my house. and i have a herd of goats now. >> the farmers pay $.16 for the newborn sea creatures. after nine months of kneading their way through the sand, the now mature sea cucumbers are now worth $1.30. they are a delicacy and cultivating them benefits the entire bay and all of its marine life. brent: the international olympic committee's for cities to host future olympic names was dealt a

major setback overnight in a nonbinding referendum, the canadian city calgary ruled their city out of hosting 2026 games citing concerns about cost. from calgary now, tessa walter has more. > in 2026, i will warmly welcome the world. >> it was a campaign met with joy, fear, a and emotional deba. extremely well-fufunded in comparison with the very little money. calgary's legacy was changed by hosting the hugely successful winter games in 1988. the prospepect of revising it hs polarized ththe people. >> i've always dreamed of standing on the podidium and singingg the natational anth w h a golold medal, but t to think t it could be a calgary k kid who wass the exact same situation as

i was standing on top of the podium is a very exciting prospect. >> but not everyone was so positive. >> i am voting no today because i do not believe t the council s presented us with a budgetet tht is accurate, and i a am worried ththat taxpayers are gng t to be ying f for this. >> the ioc has struggled a lot to find cities willing to spend billions to host the games. recently, they c came up with a neww plalan to reduce costs for hoststs. >> they keep telliling potential hostst cities thathehey have changed. but there is no evidence that they have changed. >> ultimately, the cost of over thrill -- 3 billion euros was too high and it was a no. it m marks another low points fr the future of the 11 games. popular support is shrinking which leaves i it to the countrs

who a are willing to host it either way, with or without the democratic support of the population. brent: you are watching dw news live from berlin. after a short break, i will be back to take you through "the day." prince charles turned 70 today and he celebrated with an unusual tea party. take a look. [crowd shouting] ♪

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