to you live from berlin. can yemen's warring sides meet a cease-fire? putting an end to the devastating more that is pushed millions to the brink of starvation. also coming up, a stunning fall from grace. the nissan boss gone. one of the world's most influential executives is arrested in japan can make use of underreporting millions of dollars in income.

plus, tensions rise and the mexican border town as local residents protested the arrival of thousands of migrants looking to enter the united states. terry: hello. i am terry martin. welcome to the program. pressure is growing on the warring parties in yemen to bring the bitter conflict to an end. the houthi rebels agreed to stop missile attacks in saudi arabia and signaled a willingness for a wider cease-fire, but underlining just how difficult things are, there are reports of fresh fighting this evening in the port city of hodeidah. united nations is looking to get all cents to the negotiating table to end a war that is triggered rules worst humanitarian crisis just the world's worst humanitarian crisis. reporter: for yemenis young and

old, cease-fire cannot come soon enough. as many as 18 million people, more than half the country, are close to starvation. four years of conflict has brought yemen t to its kneeees. >e have noo shelter. we h have nothing. we don't even have water. our children are sick. reporter: doctors just can't keep up with the number of malnourished patients. >> we received 2 20 malnutrition cases every single week. our capacity here is very limited. reporter: but on monday, some hope for a visibly broken country. the yemeni government said it would attend u.n.-brokered peace talks. on the other side, houthi rebels said they would stop all military operations, including firing missiles on saudi arabia

and the humani government -- the yemeni government's major backer. tentative steps from both sides. >> standing by yemen is not an option, but a duty. to support the yemeni people and confronting the aggression of iranian-backed militias. we support the u.n.'s effort to end the war in yemen. reporter: the u.n. is pushing for a cease-fire around the key battleground of hodeidah. beyond that, yemen n needs a long-t-term plan for peace. afafter the last round of talks broke down, that will be a major challenge. terry: saudi arabia is coming under increasing international pressure over the killing of dissident journalist jamal khashoggi. germany has announced 18 saudi citizens are to be banned from entering europe's visa-free

travel zone over there suspected involvement in the killing. the german foreign minister said berlin issued to the van after consultation with friends in the u.k., adding that there are still more queuestions than swswers about t the case will germany is c cling for transparent investigation into the mortar -- murder of khashoggi, prominent critic of saudi arabia's ruling family. let's bring in political correspondent kate brady. what is germany hoping to achieve with this ban on saudi nationals? kate: basically, germany is looking for answers. they say the investigations have provided more questions than answers and possibly simply not satisfied with the results of these investigation. as we heard from the foreign minister, germany said it still retains the right to impose even further measures this could be just the start. germany has now halted arms exports to saudi arabia as well, so the bill be more measures to

come until germany decides dancers suffice. -- the answers suffice. terry: germany has imposed the stand. i think there are 18 saudi nationals who are banned from coming not only into germany but the entire passport-free zone in europe. how does this work? kate: exactly. there are 26 member states of the zone and many are part of the european union. any of these 26 states of which germany is one can unilaterally impose a ban on anyone they consider to be a security risk. we heard from the john foreign minister -- german foreign minister. he in working closely with the ukraine france and they are thinking about whether -- the u.k. and france and a thinking about whether they will impose sanctions. what is unusual in this case is that germany has imposed so many bans on so many people in one fell swoop.

that is quite unusual, particularly when it comes to a delicate case like this one. terry: it is germany making this announcement, not any other country -- france, i guess, was for disobeying. -- was participating. kate, quick question, how significant is this for saudi relations? kate: it is quite significant. diplomatic relations between the two had just got back off the ground again at the beginning of autumn september. relations have been quite frosty for most of the year. this is significant. terry: kate brady, thank you so much. now to other stories making headlines. at least 13 people have been killed in south-central vietnam after a tropical storm hit a resort. several houses were destroyed after torrential rain triggered landslides. authorities have mobilized soldiers to search for several missing people.

what imola -- what imola'-- guatemala's volcanono fire resurrected. disaster gordon have issued a riddler. in june, about -- disaster coordinators have issued a red alert. in june, entire villages were covered in lava and rubble. the arrest of an iconic ceos and's shockwaves through the car industry. javier: that's right, terry. we're talking about a big player, the chairman of the lines of nissan, reynolds, and mitsubishi motors. carlos ghosn has been arrested on suspicions of underreporting income and engaging in what the company called significant misconduct. nissan's ceo said he had called a board meeting on thursday to approve his dismissal for allegedly understating his salary by $44 million over five years from starting in 2011. he was seen as a star car manager, credited with leading a

dramatic turnaround at nissan over the last two decades. reporter: carlos ghosn was formerly regarded as one of the most dazzling managers in the automotive business. after all, he has the partnership of reynolds, mitsubishi, nissan under his belt. but he has been under investigation for months now. japanese carmaker nissan says an internal investigation revealed he underreported his income for years and used, the money privately. the nissan ceo said the alleged violations involve millions of dollars. "there are problems in terms of governance. when the top of renault is concurrently serving as the top of nissan with 43% of the shares, one person has too much authority. that was the problem. i think that was one of the causes." nissan's board will vote on the

proposal to dismiss ghosn on thursday. japanese media reports say he is cooperating with authorities and has already been questioned. ghosn has been called le cost killer since his time at the top of renault, and some credit him with bringing new sign's -- nissan's vehicles back on the road to success after years of massive losses. javier: i'm joined by steven beardsley from the dw business desk to find out more about this whole issue that is going on right now. our viewers might not know carlos ghosn, but we saw that the industry certainly does. who is carlos ghosn? steven: right, so brazilian-born, lebanese parents, global figure, five languages, also speaks some japanese for the very much a manager's manager, someone who slashed costs and cares about the bottom line and often angers

workers and unions. there were reports that french unions were very happy to hear this news that they crackdown because they are critical of his cunning costs. he became known as le cost cutter because he was active with with cutting costs at renault. and nissan was a success story -- the comedy was hemorrhaging month -- the company was hemorrhaging money, and he turned it around and they were making dynamic, interesting vehicles. but he is also known for being the architect of this alliance between renault and nissan and bringing it to a point where it could compete with players like vw by pooling resources. after they sold 10.6 billion vehicles, head of volkswagen. and they have been ahead on electric vehicles. javier: it is a big success story, but nobody is perfect, and he has been controversial as well. what are the issues the company has faced during his time? steven: in 2017 they had an issue with some inspections that

forced the recall of more than a million vehicles. that was a black eye. earlier this year they had and omissions scandal, unfortunately not unusual among car companies. there are reports that some of the rivalries between the nissan side and renault's i have been flaring up again as the car industry moves towards this more technologically digitalized future. they are having to share resources and use similar platforms and r&d costs and that can lead to tussling. the big one is compensation. this is where in the past few years, it has -- he has been a controversial figure with how much he is being compensated and what the board wants to improve. javier: investors are not happy with what is going on. are there problems ahead for nissan? steven: most people would say sure. everything was based on carlos ghosn. he was the key figure, he has been called the glue that holds this alliance together. he joked himself that when his time came to leave, 20 trying to

-- 2022 and not 2018, they were worried about the future of the lines. that is a joke with a lot of fact in it, because it is difficult combining the japanese i with the french site and taking all of these interests. and mitsubishi is a third company as well. in excel of these decisions very complicated, and you need this -- it makes these ca positions very complicated and you need his individual in the middle. javier: kate brady -- steven beardsley, thank you very much. in france from protest continue against higher fuel price. they are mainly directed against higher taxes on diesel and petrol. hundreds of people were injured in similar actions over the weekend. reporter: fueled by indignation, these protesters near dunkirk in northern france are among the hundreds of thousands of people who took to the streets to express opposition to the government's fuel taxes to the

so-called yellow vest action stopped traffic on major roads across the country. "it usually takes me 12 minutes to get to work. i have been stuck here for two hours. nonothing is happening." "i arrived here at 3:00 a.m. and got stuck. i can't move.e. we are waitingng to see where ts goes. nobody knows what is going to happen." the protesters are fed up with the tax hikes. tax on diesel, the most commonly used fuel in carson has risen almost eight cents per liter. attacks on petrol has risen four cents per liter. "we are getting milk like cows. i'm tired of always coughing up. i am a father of two. i have a family. i would like to give my kids a good life, and i can't. all we do is pay." appearing on television over the

weekend, the french prime minister defended the tax hikes can beginning that the revenue would finance a transition to more renewable energy sources like solar panels and wind farms. for the demonstrators don't appear willing to back down, either. plans for a large-scale protest in paris this weekend are already underway, with word being spread quickly on social media. javier: course we will follow that story for you. that is all the business. back to terry and the latest on the brexit saga. terry: the saga continues, very much so. in britain, prime minister theresa may is under pressure over brexit with opposition from her own conservative members of parliament intensifying. may is urging her critics to put their differences aside and saying the future of the nation is at stake. she has been making the case for her brexit deal to business leaders at the annual conference of the confederation of british industry. she told him that under the deal, britain would regain control with immigration of

skilled workers. prime min. may: once we have left the eu, we will be fully in control here. it will no be the case that eu nationals, regardless of the skills or experience they have to offer, can jump the queue ahead of engineers from sydney or software developers from delhi. instead of a system based on where a person is from we will have one that is built around the talents and skills a person has to offer. terry: dw's u.k. correspondent spoke with cbi director general and asked her how desperate the british industry is to get the brexit deal through in brussels. >> well, it is a momentous time in our country, because we have a proposal on the table. it is not perfect. for british business and business in europe as well, we would have liked more certainty, more of a guarantee of frictionless trade in the

future. but we are in a world of compromise, and we welcome the progress made. we must pull back the cliff edge and from no deal. this proposal will enable us to do that. we think we should back progress and move on. reporter: there seems to be quite a disconnect between business and mp's to up the terms -- a lot of them are planning to bring theresa may down because they think it is not good enough. >> these are difficult times in terms of politics, in terms of the nature of decisions, and they are very big issues around sovereignty and other things people care very deeply about, and we understand that, but what we have to do is think about jobs, prosperity across our country, our manufacturing sectors, our food retailing. we need to talk about what matters for them. and we are very clear in our conversations with mp's, these are the decisions that will shape your region, your part of

the u.k. in the future. make the right decision for the future of the people who work in your local region. this is progress. we should take it. we should build on it. we should move on. reporter: would you advocate for a second referendum, since you are so pro-remaining in europe? >> we have to work with the cart in front of us as business. we have to be pragmatic, we have to be realistics, and we have to recognize that this is where the negotiation has brought us so far. we know the views of those asking for a second referendum. we know about the hard choices involved in brexit. but the pathway to that is very unclear, very murky, and the risk of tipping into an accidental no deal is very high. that makes us believe that this is the decision we should, be taking as a country now, to take his progress to unlock the transition period, to work towards a good future deal, and to move on. reporter: cap bad would it be

for british business if you didn't get a deal at all? >> we are absolutely categorical that i know deal for british business -- that a no deal for british business would be a very outcome. we have so many businesses with supply chains across borders. we have a northern ireland border which must remain frictionless. that is not easy to achieve. from our point of view, no deal would be a very bad outcome. it would affect jobs and prosperity across the country. reporter: carolyn fairbairn, thank you very much. terry: now to the increasingly tense situation in the mexican town of tijuana on the border to the united states. nearly 3000-seven arrived there recent days. thousands more acidity heading to tijuana -- thousands more are said to be heading to tijuana, part of a migrant caravan from central america. with the u.s. fortifying its border come it is not clear if and when the migrants will be able to proceed.

too much for some of the city's presidents -- residents. reporter: "we don't want you here" -- that is the message of about 200 tijuana residents, protesting the arrival of central american migrants. the protesters accuse the migrants of forcing their way into mexican and being ungrateful for the help they are offered. >> we don't want our government to support this farce. we all know it is a sham. they are just bringing their problems here. >> they are here to use us. the government is spending a lot of money on them already, although there are many poor people here. reporter: the verjus march targeted the city's sports state -- the protest march targeted the city's sports stadium. a police barrier kept the protesters out, but the people inside track in the stadium all day.

>> we are not leaving the stadium because we don't want to instigate any violence. we fled violence and don't want to cause more of it. reporter: locals threw stones at the migrants twice last week. the people who arrived at the caravan are frightened. >> we are in great danger. they come from areas of mexico that don't want us here. they are disguised as garbagemen, they are armed and want to attack us. they hit a child on the head with a threw stones at us -- when they threw stones at us. reporter: the flareup of xenophobia in mexican towns is unprecedented. in tijuana, locals are angry because the city is ill-equipped to deal with an influx of people. they sleep on the streets and rely on it organizations -- eight organizations for food. >> when someone is hanging out

chocolate can everyone crowds around. people are desperate. they had a torturous journey and need to survive. >> mexico, mexico! reporter: racially charged comments from local politicians have heightened tensions. a prominent example is tijuana's mayor, who has called the migrants lazy. a deputy of the state governor drove home his message of the protest. >> our government and society will welcome them and help them, but only in keeping with the law. residents here are generous, but they want rules to be of help. reporter: such rhetoric has done nothing to call the hot heads off the streets of tijuana. with more migrants crowding into the city, there is plenty of scope for the protests to grow.

terry: to hong kong now, where the leaders of the 2014 pro-democracy protests are facing trial. if convicted, they face up to seven years in prison. activists gathered outside the court to show support. many carry yellow on dollars to associate with the yellow central movement -- yellow umbrellas to associate with the yellow central movement. a trial is expected to last for about three weeks. we met one of the defendants before it began. reporter:chan kin-man keeps running while he still has the chance. he took up the sport when it became clear that he was due to stand trial. the sociality professor and activist faces three counts of what authorities coinciding nuisance. >> i think it is important to cheer myself and my fellow supporters up.

i guess this is important to maintain a good spirit, when we are facing the trial. reporter: he expects to be sentenced to seven years in jail. chan is considered one of the masterminds of the umbrella protest ofs 2014.4. the umbrellas are a symbol of passive resistance to the hong kong police during a 79-date sit in demanding freer elections. however, the practices -- protest failed. since then from political sands have shifted in the city. the government is taking more actionon against unwelcome view. human rights groups call it a campaign of intimidation by the chinese authorities. >> they are sending g a clear signal that the space for civil society to raise sensitive questions about hong kong's future in hong kong is

shrinking. reporter: the public prosecutor's office refused to speak to the development of -- refused to speak to dw about chan's upcoming trial. chan is pessimistic. if for a journalist has also been expelled. >> i don't see any future, at least in the near future, that we could get democracy. this is time to defend ourselves , to defend our existing freedom. and our right. we need to strengthen our civil society. reporter: chan kin-man expects to be convicted, but for now he runs while he is still free. terry: in tennis, germany's alexander zverev has stunned novak djokovic to win the atp finals in london. djokovic was the favorite and had not dropped a set in the

entire tournament for the semifinal, but he was no match for zverev, the first german to win the prestigious tournament since for specter in 1995 -- boris becker in 1995. reporter: alexander zverev was high on confidence, and it showed in the opening stages. after breaking novak djokovic's serve,e,e got a 6-6-4 victory in the all important first set. he turned on the style in the second set with a delightful array of shots. saving hisis best for lalast. >> game, zverev. >> obviously the biggest title that i have ever won. furthehermore, i want to congratulate novak on a great week, not just this week, but the way you played the second half of this year. we have never seen it before.

he barely lost -- you really lost a match. i'm grateful you lost once to me. reporter: it is one that he may" in 2019. -- eclipse in 2019. terry: german foreign the three driver has undergone a successful operation on a fractured vertebrae following a crash on sunday. doctors say she had movement in her limbs but will remain in intensive care for observation. the 17-year-old lost contrtrol f her car and plummeted into a phphotographers bunker at a sped of more than 275 miles an hour of a japanese driver, to photographers, and a marshall were taken to the hospital with various injuries. just a reminder of the top stories we are following on "dw news" today. international pressure is growing on warring parties in yemen to end the conflict there. the houthi rebels have agreed to

stop missile attacks on saudi arabia and signaled willingness for a wider cease-fire. the war has driven millions to the bank of starvation. the united nations is looking to get all sides to the negotiating table. authorities in japan have arrested the chairman of nissan, carlos ghosn. the news came after an internall ininvestigation found he underreported his income by millions of dollars. nissan says it is determining his contract. ghosn is credited with leading a dramatic turnaround in nissan over the last two decades. we will take a short break. when we come back more news for you. thanks for being with us. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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