from berlin. tonight, a message from europe to britain. that will be no renegotiation of the deal from exit. germany's chancellor angela merkel was the leader with the message today. in a last ditch attempt to save harbor exit deal come in brussels. also coming up, the murder of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi is time magazines person of the year. he shares the title with other journalists describe as

guardians in the war against the truth. and google ceo is the latest leader of a u.s. tech giant to face a grilling by members of the u.s. congress, who are concerned about the company collects data. some politicians are accusing google bias in its search services. and come of this club has been forced out of its home base because of war. ukraine's stadium was bombed in the fighting in the east of the country, but now they have a chance to qualify for the next round of the champions league. ♪ brent: i i'm brent goff. it is good to have you with us. we will have your stories in just a moment, but first, breaking news from the city of stress work in france -- strasbourg in france.

local media are reporting that gunshots have been firired in te center of the ready having left one person dead and three others injured. our correspondent is in stress for. max, we have you there on the line. tell us what you saw. just around the corner where this happened and people started running into the streets and coming into the restaurant. the owner told us he had lord from police that was about to get out. we journalist went out anyway to get a picture of the situation, but it was yeaeerie, the streets which are usually full of people at this time we year were all empty. you had the christmas market there we had it was all empty. a couple of people who witnessed what happened said they heard gunshots and people running.

it was close to the christmas market, but not exactly at the christmas market, but that would have been a disaster. so we could get pretty close, we saw the cards in the background, but the entrance to certain streets were blocked by soldiers. they said that some people were down, they talked about five wounded that they knew about, and one confirmed dead. that has been confirmed by official account. so you can imagine that the whole center is still very empty. we understand the situation might still be ongoing. local media are talking about one shooter. brent: our correspondent max hossman reporting from strasbourg, france. again, there are reports that one person has been shot dead and three others injured near the christmas market at the center of the city. max, thank you very much. . we will bring you more as information about that shooting

comes in. moving on, tonight, britain's prime minister, theresa may has returned to london empty-handed after au leaders told her today that there would be no renegotiation of the brags that deal. theresa may is seeking changes to make the deal more acceptable to members of the u.k. prime minister, who seemed ready to reject it in a vote that would have taken place today, except theresa may decided to call it off. on a two or of the european capital, theresa may found sympathy today, but little in the way of concessions. reporter: friendly greetings at the start of what is for the british prime minister, id est admission. can should get the prime minister max river on board? publicly, he is keeping his lips sealed on the matter. may's s skesperson later said the meeting was proroctive. >> i it is absolutely vital we

deliver the b brags that the 74 million people voted for. i ensure the prime minister will guarantee that we get a good deal. >> she will not get any improvements, will she? >> don't be a pessimist, let us wait and see. . i think she deserves our full support. reporter: but even as it may gives it her all, in berlin, this car door was not the only thing proving resistant. german chancellor angela merkel is holding firm. no agreement with london on anything that could jeopardize the unity of the eu. that means no renegotiation. but according to angela merkel, efforts are being made to secure assurances for britain over the fate of the border with the republic of ireland and northern ireland. but the general consensus in berlin is -- >> there can be no allowance is, no other agreement than the one regarding have. >> there cannot be any cherry picking and there also cannot be

frantic renegotiations because mrs. may seems not to be able to get the deal passed in the u.k. in the current form. reporter: but eu commission president jean-claude juncker did have one thing to offer. >> if used intelligently, there is room enough to give a clarification and further interpretation without opening the door. this will not have a. reporter: as may arrived in brussels, at least the car door was no longer proving so unyielding. but she knows that young claude juncker's offer may prove little back home. but you sounded nevertheless optimistic. >> but i am discussing with european leaders and will continue to discuss with them is how we can provide the insurance that the backstop for northern eland, were it to be used, and it does not need to be used, but were it to be used, we need certainty that it is temporary. reporter: but time is running

out. she was the british house of commons to vote on the deal by generally 21. that is if the situation does not changed are medically. brent: a lot to talk about. i am joined in a study by our course on it, alex forest-whiting. she has been following the story today for us. and in brussels, we have our colors on it, bernd riegart. we said at the beginning of the show that theresa may is s leavg and coming home empty-handed. is she? bb fish the british circus was n town todod, rerunnining the magc show, mrs. may did not get what she wanted to get. she wanted to do fresh negotiations with the leaders, and at will not happen.. she can count on getting some reassurances or presentations on how to interpret the deal, but

the deal itself will not be altered. these as are two nations are drafted as we speak to be issued at the eu summit later this week, but t more. the question is, is that enough? brent: that is the question, alex. will that be enough for theresa may once she gets home and once she is standing in front off parliament? alex: the big issue here over this withdrawal agreement is northern ireland and the so-called irish." to prevent a hard border between -- an irish backstop to prevent a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. because brussels and angela merkel have said they will not reopen withdrawal agreements, she cannot get anything that is legally binding. that will therefore, not b enough for those people will who are very concerned about what will happen with northern ireland and with the backstop. they will not be satisfied if it kicks in, this backstop to

prevent the hard border, that the whole of the united kingdom will be in a customs union for a temporary amount of time but. the in a customs union -- northern ireland is self will have to abide i -- abide by eu rules. northern ireland could then be stuck in limbo forever. . . brent: what issue planning to do about the irish questio bernd: she will travel to ireland to talk to the irish prime minister, he holds a veto is all of this. the eu is behind ireland. if the prime minister is about to make concessions come up in the eu will do that as well. but it is unlikely he will do that, he already said that he once brags it to be halted that she was the brags it -- brbreck brexit to be halted until he

can have assurance from theresa may that there will be no o hard border no matterer what. brent: there is so much chaos now, and you have that mps in theresa may's own conservative party who are apparently grouping and preparing for a possible change in leadership. alix yes, they have been trying to do this for several weeks. she needs 48 mps to write a letter to a particular committee to trigger this leadership contest. without this afternoon that they would have that number, they are close, but it hasn't been triggere so it is very and. unsettling for theresa may, they have spoken about it. in the meantime, there is a big groundswell of support within parliament for a no-confidence vote to be triggered against the entire government. that really rests with the main opposition party, the labour party. the leader, jeremy corbyn, people are waiting for him.

he said he will not do it at the moment, he doesn't have enough support, but it is really chaotic at the moment. nobody really knows what will happen. brent: could there be early elections, maybe a second brags -- brexit referendum? that is all up in the air. alex, bernd riegart, thank you. you. here are some of the other stories making headlines around the world. a juryry in charlottesville,e, virginia has recommended life in prison for the american white nationalist who rammed his car into a crowd of people las ye the 21-year-old drove into a group protesting against a white supremacist rally. one woman was killed and dozens injured. the judge is. due to pass sentence in march. high school students have been out on the streets of paris protesting against the government's education reforms. this follows three weeks of nationwide demonstrations against the president's economic

policies. last night, the president promised an increase in the minimum wage and tax cuts r pensioners. but students. a their concerns have not been addressed. >three people have died in weather-related incidents after heavy snow fell in parts of the southeastern united dates, causing treacherous road conditions leaving thousands of homes in north carolina without power. 46 centimeters of snow fell in virginia, catching many residents there off guard. time magazine has named the murdered saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi, and several other jonalists as its 28 "person of the year." the magazine di described the reporters as guardians in the fight for truth which to buy countless people around the world. also recognize our two reuters journalist currently in prison in myanmar, as well as the staff

of the american newspaper who lost five members during a mass shooting back in june. here at dwouour director general, peter lunundberg, welcomed the decision. >> i think it is good news because jouournalists worldwidee are under threat. everything that helps t them in public recognition of their job, which is very important for democracy the and also for the whole development of ththe worl, a free prpress is absolutely vil for us. i think anything that give support for the work of journalism is good news. brent: we will have more on time's person of the year coming up on the day. tonight, the u.n.'s children's aid organization, unicef, is renewing its call for pressure to resolve the humanitarian crisis in human. according to their latest report

, 400 thousand children are so severely malnourished that their lives are in grave danger. the appeal comes as the two sides hold peace talks in sweden and have exchanged lists of names in a proposed prisoner swap. >> a positive sign considering the situation in yemen. the houthi rebels have set a date to exchange prisoners with the government. they have already exchange list. of prisoners the list. >> include more than 15,000 captives and detainees from all warring parties in yemen. >> we hope the other side is being serious. we are serious, and ready, the momentnt. reporter: a huge prisoner swap is set to take p place i in jan, mamarking success in the u.n.-brokered thes -- peacee tatalks. the conference has killed at least 10,000 people and pushed millions to ththe brink of starvation.

children are bearing the brunt of the suffering. on every bed in this house at all lies a tiny victim of the civil war. the flashpoint city of hodeieida is still held by rebels, but undergoing a massive government offensive. 70% of the food comes through the port here. > today it i is hell on eartr millions of yemeni children. for a hundred thouousand of them are sufferining from life-threatening and severe acute monitor shown w when you talk -- acute malnutrition. wh you talk t to parents, doctors and teachers, only then do you realize that behind these mindnd-bogglining figures, thers a reality that is so dire that for me, it is unprecedented. reporter: will that peace talks and in a siege? we will see. but there is a sign of hope, and it is also the least contentious issue on the table. the rebels are still negotiating. brent: here is the latest on the breaking news story we're following for you.

reports say that gunshots in the city of stress berg in france --strasbourg in france, reportsc are that gunshots have left one person dead and several injured. the shooting reportedly happened close to the christmas market in the center of the city. the french interior ministry has called on the people of stress -- strasbourg to remain indoors. police are said to be saying that the situation may be ongoing. we will have more as information comes our way. unicef -- you're watching dw news. still to come. google's chief executive is a latest leader of a tech giants to face a grilling by members of the u.s. congress. they are concerned about how the company collects data. some politicians accuse it of bias in its search services.

the final group games in the champions league take place on friday night. for one determined club, there is a chance of moving on to the knockout stage despite immense headship,. this ukrainian team has not been what to play at home since civil war flared up in 2014. now, recent tensions with russia mean that their crunch home match with french club leon, has been moved to yet another venue. reporter: it is tough a player fan of the team. they have been forced to play away from their home stadium since 2014, when for russian rebels launched a conflict in eastern ukraine. the stadium was even damaged by artillery shells. before started playing home matches over 1000 kilometers away. last year they moved to a comparatively close to, but now

they must face leoeon in kiev. the recent naval argument with russia prompted martial law in ukraine's eastern regions, , whh is behind the switch in match venue to the ukrainian capital. fans at the recent domestic away game bemoaoaned all thee travelg and dreamed of the day they could play in donetsk again. >> of course who would like our team to play in the stadium in donetsk. if they were playing there, we would all have of me cry and kneel down, and greet the team with open arms. reporter: the fact that the team is still in the running for the champions league last year is down to an oligarch owner and good player recruitment following an exodus of ignorance. there is also a huge pride in the jersey. a win against leon would see them through. but the players would much rather. the game was in their city. >> i think there would have been

a full stadium therere. i know that a lot of fans brought to get -- bought tickckets. this is a big p problem. we hope the fans will have a chance to come to kiev to support ththe team. it is very important for us. reporter: the team hopes to be flyingng their flalag in the chchampions league come februar. brent: not to the story about on australia-based refugee soccer player who has been critical of his home country, bahrain, and is powerful royal family. he could soon be extradited back to bahrain. his name, hakeem al-arabi, a former star defender. he sought on asylum in australia after claiming to have been persecuted and tortured in his home country. reporter: he is in political

limbo. he was arrested in thailand on a november 27 while on vacation with his wife at the request of the bahrain government. now, a thailand court has extended his detention by 60 days so that an extradition order from bahrain can be processed. enough fears for his life if he is sent back to bahrain. he is desperate for help, as his reason demonstrate. >> i don't know, i don't want to go back to bahrain. i want to go back to australia. i am ausustralian, not f from bahrain. i did not do anything. reporter: hakeem al-arabi fled bahrain four years ago. you now holds refugee status in australia. he says he was tortured for criticizing the bowery royal family and its ties to sporting scandals in the region. the gulf state denies the claim. barring claims that he run unless a police statition. he was sentencnced to 10 y yearn

prprison in absentia, a charge e denieses. his detention has attracted attention worldwide, both before, football's governing bobody, and the yesterday in government, have called for his release. brent: football is also a male-dominated sport, but there has been a special inducon for brazil's female superstar, marta, who aed her footpnts to the fabled americana stadium. she said that her induction is an incentive for all women to fight for their own pace on and off the pitch. her r footprints joined tho of others like pele. i wonder who has the bigger foot. [laughter] have year is here now with the news on business. google joining a rather uncomfortable club. >> that is a club of companies that face in the united

states. the ceo, sooner the chart, took questions from the house -- the ceo sundar pichai was asked how the company prevents foreign meddling in u.s. eleions. the hearing comes as google is under fire for a massive data breach that affected a half-million users of its google plus social network. reporter: during the hearing, he repeated the company's position that there are no plans right now to launch a censored search engine in china, which of course, is the often -- the course open to lunch wanted on the lord. he also denied other allegations. >> i work to ensure that our products continue to operate that way. to do otherwise would be against our core principles and our business interest. we are a company that provides platforms for diverse perspectives and opinions and there is no shortage of them amongst our employees. brent: our washington

correspondent alexandra von nahmen has in following this tour for us. let us start with the statement that google is not planning to launch a service in china. at least for now, how does that fit into the environment we are living in now between china and the u.s.? alexander: first i have to say that watching this hearing, i was surprised that the global ceo was so clear about saying, stressing it not only once but twice, or even three times, that the company does not have any plans to develop a new search engine in cooperation with china . but then, of course, when you look at the broader context of this matter, it is understandable, when you look at the looming trade war between china and the u.s., and the fact that the u.s. seems to be growing more and more impatient, accusing china of stealing trade secrets and of meddling in the

u.s. elections. so it's seems to be a very wise decision for google to say that they don't have at the moment any plans to cooperate with china. javier: alexander, that was just one part of the hearing. another very important part has focused o whether or not google is politically biased in its search services, something that is house a little e bit difficut to understand. what exactly is that discussion about? alexandra: the main purpose of the hearing in the first race was to examine whether or not google's search engine and its platforms such as youtube, are biased against conservative users. there are some republican lawmakers who are concerned about it. even the president, trump, he triggered the whole debate by tweeting that a google tricked its search system to favor what

the president label "fake news media." the president did not provide any evidence, nor did lawmakers, nevertheless, we are here and having this hearing. the google ceo faced a lot of questions on this topic. he was trying to convince lawmakers that the company has no bias still a long way. javier: to go for google. thank you very much, alexander, for the analysis from washington. we are talking about china-u.s. relations. china is planning to cut import tariffs on american-made cars. and official speaking anonymously confirmed reports that reaching has proposed reducing tariffs fm 14 percent to 15% -- 40% to 15%. if approved, it would reverse the tariffs increase by beijing

in a july. the move forced many car dealers to raise prices. many carmakers have seen their shares rise on the news. india's government has named an ally of prime minister narendra modi as the country's new central bank chief on tuesday, a day after his sister quit following best his reticence or credit -- a day after his predecessor quit. the 63-year-old is a former senior finance minister official. he has worked with various governments including the economic affairs ministry. german carmaker daimler is planning to purchase battery cells or if more than 20 billion euros by 2030. that is part of its effort to mass produce hybrid and electric vehicles. the company is one o of her vote german automakers ramping up electric vehicle production him as a european regulators clamp down on a diesel emissions.

them or needs battery cells to expand its global network in germany, china, thailand and the united states. that is a for business, here is an update to the breaking story we're following tonight reports. say gunshots in the city of strasbourg in france have left several injured and one dead. it was said to be close to the christmas market in the center of the city. the french interior minister has called on the people of stress work to remain indoors -- of strasbourg to remain indoors. you are watching dw news. brent will be back to take you through the day just after the break. stay with us. ♪