>> this is "dw news," live from berlin. she's been here before, and tonight for the second time this week, britain's prime minister is in brussels, seeking an brexit breakthrough. a day after surviving a vote against her leadership in london, theresa may returns to brussels, but european leaders are saying what they said earlier this week -- they will not negotiate the brexit deal. also coming up, and killer still on the run. french police came up

empty-handed after a major search operation and a strasburg suburb today. they are looking for the man who shot and killed people tuesday night near the city's christmas market. and a step toward peace. will it bring relief to hundreds of thousands of yemenis on the brink of starvation? i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. britain's prime minister is in brussels seeking help yet again because of breaks it. a day after facing down a leadership challenge at home, theresa may is hoping to get reassurances on key points in the brakes it deal that had split her party and polarized britain's parliament. but the 27 other european union members are not changing the

narrative. they are happy to offer rewards and moral support, but a renegotiation of the brakes it deal remains out of the question. >> theresa may needs help selling her breaks it deal at home. upon arrival at the summit, european leaders seem eager to offer support. >> we are ready to help. >> i have the greatest respect for her, the way she is doing this, her tenacity and resilience, i really admire her. >> meanwhile, the british prime minister is facing an impossible task, lobbying for concessions on a withdrawal agreement that none of the other leaders want to make. >> i recognized strength in the house of commons, and that is what i will be putting to colleagues today. i do not expect an immediate breakthrough, but what i do hope is that we can start work as quickly as possible. >> this group of activists hadad

come all the way from london to prototest the deal. >> she's coming here begging to european leaders, we demand an absolute right to have a final say on that deal. it is shocking. it lets britain down. breaks it is a horrifying thing for britain. britain needs to stay in the eu because britain will otherwise get much poorer. >> actually, no break the deal is good enough for the british people because the best deal is the one we have inside the european union -- no breaks it deal -- no brexit deal is good enough. >> leaders want to guarantee a hard border between ireland and northern ireland be avoided at all cost. >> of course we have our principles, and i do not seem to will be changing the withdrawal agreement again, but we can certainly talk additional assurances. >> but will that be enough for

may to win support at home? for now, assurances and some cosmetic wording seem to be all she can get. >> our very own max hofmann is following the talks in brussels. we understand german chancellor angela merkel has said we can talk about additional assurances. what does that mean? what can the eu give theresa may to take home? >> assurances are nothing but part of legal text, so she is excluding the withdrawal agreement that was just mentioned in the report will be reopened. we are talking about the political declaration, which is supposed to outline the future relationship between the u.k. and the european union. they need to find something to satisfy ththe critics back homen the u.k., so they are probably trying to figure out together what that could be. they have a new format at the summit.

normally, it is theresa may saying something about her situation and then she has to leave the room, and the other leaders discuss their point of view. this time, between those segments, they have questions and answers with theresa may, the u.k. prime minister, and maybe that is to find out if there is anything in the cosmetic wording in those reassurances that might be enough for her to save the deal back in london. >> that is an interesting point. if these additional assurances are not enough, what will happen then? >> look at the room behind me. you have hundreds of journalists, experts, spin doctors, even politicians coming here from the eu parliament. you know what they have in common? nobody knows what is going to happen. the only thing we know is that one option is off the table since wednesday night, which is her party at least has confidence in her more or less, so that means theresa may is

going to remain prime minister, at least if it comes down to her party. everything else is on the table. second referendum, heartbreaks it, maybe even that deal will pass some time in january, and i would be lying to you if i said i know what will happen. >> yesterday, it was described theresa may in london have walked through hell. how are her domestic troubles being seen where you are in the context of the brexit? >> you heard the dutch prime minister in the report i just mentioned saying he was an admirer of theresa may. that might be a little exaggerated for some of the other leaders, but they are happy there is only one person they need to talk to, only one prime minister and that they do not have to deal with another prime minister now. that would probably take weeks to choose. you don't know his position. that would have been a huge problem for the deadline that we are running up against, which is

march 29, 2019. if they had to deal with a new prime minister, it would have been very hard to meet that deadline. even with the current prime minister, it's very tough. >> mac -- max hofmann yet again at an eu summit for us. we will see how long it goes. there is another big story at that summit. talking about europe keeping up the pressure on russia. >> eu leaders extending sanctions on russia for another six months citing the ongoing conflict with ukraine. the sanctions target russisia's finanancial enenergy a defenen sectors. the ukraine-russia conflict flareded up again n last month n russssian f forces seized t thre ukrainian vessels and 24 crew members. some eu members have called for new sanctions as a response, but the block has shied away so far. it is a land border that continues to block the brexit

process. that is the border separating northern ireland and the republic of ireland, but fishing boundaries matter to both sides of the debate. in scotland, for example, fishermen fear they are little more than leverage for future trade negotiations. >> scottish fishermen are skeptical of brexit promises. although scotland as a whole backed remain in the referendum, most fishermen overwhelmingly supported leave. in coastal communities across britain, fishermen deeply dislike the eu's common fisheries policy, which stipulates how much fish and shellfish can be caught, and they are not happy about foreien vessssels beingng granted acceso their traditional borders. >> we don't get to decide what catch. it's all decided by them.

> may has voweded britain wil become an independent t coastal state. the plan calls for the country to remain in a transition phase lasting at least 21 months. duduring that time, it will continue to abate you fisheries rules, but fishermen are skeptical the deal will lead to an independent fisheries policy. >> they are all looking at the bigger businesses. we're not nothing to the government. fishing is a bargaining chip, i would say. >> the catch is predominately exported to the new members, whwhich could impose tariffs ifu does not grant fishermen continued access to its post breaks it waters. >> staying with europe, the european central bank has announced the end of its massive

and controversial bond buying program. notice quantitative easing -- known as quantitative easing, by the end of december. in total, the ecb has bought government and corporate bonds worth 2.6 trillion euros since the program began in march 2015. purchases are intended to keep the cost of borrowing down and credit locked up in a weakened euro zone economy. critics say the program disincentive iced euro zone countries from making key structural reforms. staying in europe, paris, brussels, and retreat each have been pushing for tighter auto emissions standards, which means they've been pushing against an effort to loosen notch at an. today, the eu's top court sided with the three cities, which could mean trouble for drivers of even the most modern combustion engine cars. >> madrid is sick of polluted air, much of it from car exhaust, so the spanish capital has imposed driving bans,

allowing only residents' cars, taxis and delivery vans in the city and restricting older vehicles, especially older diesel models. in 2016, the european commission relaxed the limits. for a transition period, new models were allowed to in the not 80 milligrams -- in that not 80 milligrams as originally agreed but -- -- allowed to emit not 80 milligrams as originally agreed, but double that. the court partially annulled what are called the commission's excessively high oxide emission limits and gave it a year to amend them. stricter limits could now hit drivers of new diesel cars. they, too, may find themselves barred from a number of european cities. >> french police still on the hunt in strasbourg.

>> police have taken if it person into custody as part of their investigation into the shooting new the christmas market on tuesday. the gunman himself is still on the run. officers from an elite police unit conducted a teacher search operation shutting down parts of the neighborhood where the 29 euros suspect, sharif should caught -- cherif chakatt, lived. police are warning experts -- police are warning residents not to approach them. he's considered dangerous. >> this block of apartments is home to france's most wanted man, 29-year-old cherif chakatt, but the man wanted for the shooting on a christmas market left a different impression on locals.

>> we were shocked by what we heard because he came from our neighborhood. he was good. we knew his brothers and sisters. >> this street represents two different sides of strasburg -- stroudsburg -- strasbourg. a housing estate with a step -- with a tough reputation. he has worked in the community for 40 years and says petty crime in the area is due to the country's economic situation. >> we are in a neighborhood where a significant poportion of the population is poor and there's a high level of unemployment. that unemployment can lead to frustration. at chakatt's local corner shop,

islamic television plays in the background. the shop manager also points to france's s secular policy as a point of frustration. to muslims, the secular state feels like stigmatization. why you can it mostly singles us out. that's why the lawaw is perceivd badly by some muslims and especially by me. here in this community, the overriding sense is one of dismay, that one of their own was on france's terror watch list and is accused of an attack they find unfathomable. >> the two sides in yemen's civil war have agreed to a cease-fire. the secretary-general shook hands on the deal with europe's foreign minister.

the next round is scheduled for jenny were. the city on the red sea is a vital entry point for the humanitarian aid needed by millions of yemenis. it has seen some of the worst fighting in the war, which began four years ago. the united nations humanitarian coordinator in the country's capital - -- i asked her earlier about the significance of thiss cease-e-fire deal. >> the 200,000 civilia who have remained throroughout a ar- are now freeee from the daily yr of s shelling and d bombardment. the lifeline e for northerern yn willll be open and secure anand functional. right now, there arere 20 millln peopople in yemen who arare hun. the united nationsns is provivig

food t to 8 million o of those peopople and we know we e have o more.. that is why we will be scalining up and providing fooood to 1212 million. we will be bringing ththat food and mostly t through the port, d this is why it is s so welcome d so impmportant.. the steps that have to follow, all of this has bebeen looked at the past week. we are anxious for the next round of tatalks to occurur. the fighting has had an enormous civilian t toll. there are e millions of people o have been brought to o the brink of famamine because of this war and this is why it is so urgent that the war stop and stop now. >> this civil war has pushed country to the brink of famine. half the population is facing starvation. malnutrition is widespread. aid agencies say it is all entirely man-made.

>> cries of pain like this are commonplace in yemen. 2 million children under five here are severely malnourished. what have these children done that they have to suffer so much? we are all suffering. life is tough year. disease is spreading, children are starving, including disease at school. 400,000 children in yemen will die if they don't get urgent medical care. hospitals are relatively well-equipped like this one are few and fararetween. ououtside the capital, the situation is dire. parents have to transnsport ther desperately sick children to get help. "my daughter started throwing up and had diarrhea, so we have come to get her trereed."

ebel held areas of the country, there is a sense of skepticism but also hope about the peace talks in stockholm. civilians are despeperate for te confnflict to finally come to an end. i expect peace negotiations to be cononducted serioiously. if you follow the peace negotiation on tv, it is clear there is seriousness when it comes to finding a solution on yemen. in the government-held south of the country, people are also hoping for peace, though the sosouth deceased support,, humanitarian aid remains limid.d. the united nations needs to help families here. >> we are hearing other stories now making headlines around the world. hundreds of jordanians have taken to the streets of oman to protest the tax reforms aimed at

reviving the economy. the measures are backed by the international monetary fund but are extremely unpopular with the public. major protests last summer led to the ouster of the previous government. in israel, a palestinian has reportedly shot and killed two israeli soldiers in the occupied west bank. two other people are said to be wounded. the shooting happened near a jewish settlement where a palestinian gunman wounded several people in a separate attack on sunday. cozumel's parliament is expected to pass legislation to allow the formation of an army. the balkan nation has a s strong securirity force. servia warned the move could threaten peace in the war-scarred region. there are celebrations outside sri lanka's top court after judges ruled the president's order to dissolve parliament was unconstitutional. the country has been in a political crisis since october when the president dismissed his prime minister.

the ruling could see him reinstated. the united nations climate summit in poland ends tomorrow and risks ending and failure. the secretary-general warned to 200 delegates to find compromises or risk leaving empty-handed, describing the fight against global warming as a matter of life and death in hopes that the summit would finalize regulations for the paris accord, but negotiators disagree about the amount of change needed. despite overwhelming evidence, skeptics still deny the existence of climate change, including skeptics within the government of brazil and the united states. >> brazil is representing a welcoming and colorful image. the country has been considered a climate change pioneer until

now, reducing greenhouse gases where it could, but thehe newly elected president is not keen on climate protection. the national farmers association is staying optimistic. >> i think there is a change of speech and a change of narrative . >> howevever, during his electin campaign, he promised voters he would pull brazil out of the paris climate agreement. climate conference are not only a place to talk but also a place to represent oneself to each other. the question, though, is what will the election of a climate skeptic men for brazil's participation in future clclimae conferences? there have been wild protest against the united states, the americans advertising their coal

industries and environmentalists are angry. u.s. president trump has already cut funding for climate agreements for some $3 billion. >> it is disappointing that the u.s. which has traditionally been a supporter to some extent is now completely derailing, still the most powerful country in the world, this process. >> brazil in the u.s. are responsible for roughly 1/5 of local omissions -- emissions. >> tonight, investigators in turkey are trying to find out why a high-speed train carrying more than 200 people collided with a locomotive today new the capital. at least nine people died. some survivors were able to walk away. >> shaken but alive, and then stumbles from the wreckagage of the 6:30 train.

inhe dark of the early morning, rescue team's for survivors buried beneath a mountain of metal and concrete -- rescue teams search for survivors there it beneath a mountain of metal and concrete. >> we had not yet reached high speeds when it happened. i was in the sixth carriagage. we couldeeee the trainin had ben pppped apart a and had come e of the tracks. >> t the express t train was jua few minutes into its eight full journey when it crashed into a maintenance locomotive seen at the bottom here. it then flew into a suburban overpass and that collapsed. it is unclear how fast the train was traveling at the time of impact or why the train was blocked. efforts have now turned to recovery in the search for answers. turkey's president said justice would be swift.

>> judicial and administrative investigations have been launched regarding the crash, and the state prosecutor's office so far has detained three people. this crash will be investigated in all its dimensions. those responsible will be brought to justice, and whatever is necessary will be done. >> anxious families wait for the news they've been dreading us the full extent of the tragedy started to emerge. >> if you are planning to visit berlin, you have to visit the famous museum island, home to five major museums, and now the final piece of the decade-long puzzle is finished. architect editor for the keys to a friend's gallery sells serve as a new visitor's center. take a look -- the architect

handed over the keys to the gallery which will serve as a new visitor's center. take a look. >> the complicated construction project was subject to numerous delays. it has now widely been completed after 17 years at an estimated cost of 134 million euros. >> right now, the five museums are like i've friends sitting at one table, but with their backs to each other. the gallery will link the open spaces with each other. >> the british architect also oversaw the restoration of the museum which was heavily damaged in world war ii and have been neglected for many decades.

at worst, not everyone appreciated his plan to combine historical and modern elements. today, however, his work is celebrated as an impressive architectural achievement. >> david chipperfield started on this project in 1999. his philosophy was to respect the ruin and not to cover up the marks left by history. he wanted to restore and carefully preserved this historical building while sensitively complementing it with modern elements. >> now, the gallery, too, is ready for use. it is set to open its doors in the summer of 2019. >> here's a reminder, that top story we're following for your. british prime minister theresa may has been in brussels to make another appeal to eu leaders to

help settle a controversial brexit deal at home. we understand a short while ago, theresa may left the summit without offering any comment. you are watching "dw news" live from berlin. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. we will go live to the eu summit with the latest on theresa may's appeal for help in the brexit. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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