>> this is "dw news" live from berlin. tonight, a new u.s. congress convenes in the balance of power in washington shifts. democrat leader nancy pelosi has been sworn in as speaker of the house of representatives. democrats now control the house. pelosi says she has no illususis about t working with p president trump. also, the chinese space probe makes a first-ever landing on the dark side of the moon and

beams back images not visible from earth. and the german racing legend is 50 years old today. he has not been seen in public since a skiing accident five years ago. fans today are paying tribute. i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. in the united states, democrats have retaking control of the u.s. house of representatives, ending the republicans' monopoly on power in washington under president trump. the most diverse house come the most rivers congress in u.s. history with record numbers of women, hispanics, blacks, and gain members.

a remarkable comeback for nancy pelosi. her election drew a standing ovation from lawmakers. it is her second stint as speaker. she is the only woman ever to hold the post. democrats promised more oversight of the executive branch, the president, which could make life difficult for donald trump. colusa says democrats are also ready to work with their republican colleagues -- pelosi says democrats are also ready to work with their republican colleagues. >> we into this new congress with a sense of great hope and confidence for the future and deep humility and prayerfulness for the challenges ahead. our nation is in an historic moment. two months ago, the american people spoke and demanded a new dawn. we have no illusions that our work will be easy and that all of us in this chamber will always agree, but let us pledge that when we disagree we respect each other and we respect the

truth. brent: i was new speaker of the house nancy pelosi they're speaking. let's take the story to capitoll hill. our correspondent is on the story for us. we just heard from nancy pelosi, speaking obviously right to the oval office when she had respect -- when she said we have respect for the truth, which she said is in short supply under president trump. what is a democrat-controlled house of representatives mean? >> for the president, for sure, more trouble. more investigations, more inquiries. for example, his tax records have not been seen yet and he has made no effort to release them, despite his promise that he would.

tax record is one thing. this is anything the president or basically his organizations or foundations touch during the campaign, before the campaign, and now all his business dealings while in the white house and president of the united states of interest to democrats. they are really keen about bringing fair, as they say, checks and balances. they say republicans have terribly failed to do this, check the president's actions and what has gone on in the white house the last two years. we can definitely expect under nancy pelosi's leadership, democrats will try. rent: if you look at numbers for the entire -- the really are not

enough votes to override a veto by the u.s. president. is there any reason to think there will be an end to the shutdown or an end to this parental -- political paralysis? >> absolutely right. the short answer is no. there is at the moment no past range or compromise finishing this partial government shutdown or getting out of this. to the contrary, everybody is digging in his heels. the president makes no moves to four democrats, and democrats are doing pretty much the same, saying you will never get $5 billion for the border wall because the border wall is not something we actually want. safe, smart, up-to-date

technology for border security, everybody is for this, but a wall, not according to democrats. this is just a small example of how political fighting will be even further entrenched in washington in the coming two years. the presidential campaign and elections are just two years away. two years in washington is nothing. brent: you are right. makes you feel like an old man. the balance of power has shifted slightly in washington. thank you very much. china has completed the first-ever landing on the far side of the moon. the on crude -- the uncrewed gruber is beaming back images from the unseen part of the moon

. >> the far side of the moon has long remained shrouded in darkness, at least from our perspective. it never turns to face the earth. the first photo has been sent from its surface, and it is sensational -- clear and detailed. the control center in beijing says the landing when perfectly -- went perfectly. the comombined lander/rover is named after a chinese goddess who lives on the moon. on the screen, a chinese flag marks s the spot wherere it came down. the whole process went as expected. the result was very precise. we are right on target. >> that targrget is the craggy basin new the moon's south pole. there e no direct line of

communication when it is on the far side. in advance of the mission, china launched a relay satellite to enable contact between the probe and base. state media have hailed the mission as a huge success. china aims to become a major space power by 2030 and land a human on the moon by that time. >> this is a milestone. humans have never been there, but our probe has made it. this is trailblazing. >> thehe rover will make astronomical observations and investigate the structure and composition of the terrarain. it should also yield data concerning the origin of stars and the evolution of nebulae. by the way, the far side of the moon is not always based in darkness. the moon rotates on its own axis at about the same speed as it

orbits the earth, so we just never get to see that side. it is in fact also regularly bathed in sunlight. brent: that is science there for everybodody. let's talk a about the big weekn outer space. i'm joined by a former rocket scientist who now heads the rocket nasa launch. it has been a good week for space travel, i guess, first new verizon's reaching the farthest into space that we have ever been before, but when i look at with the chinese were able to do, we have been to the moon before, so why is this significant? >> well, humans have not read anytything in thehe moon for qua lolong time. the interesting thing about this, as was menentioned in your centerpiece, was t that this mission related on the far side of the moon, which for geometry purposes, if i am the earth, i'm lolooking at this site, i cannot

see e this. what theyy have done is they had a mission where it comemes and lands like this, but they havave side lights out there to coordinate this because i cannot see itit. therere is a level of operatioil complexity thahahas never been done before, but second of all, there's a rover driving a around and d it has landed in an interestingg p place, a crater inside a bigger crater, which is actually the biggest crater in the entire solar system, so the opportunities for science abound. brent: if it is as significant as you say, why are the chinese doing it? why have thehe russians and americans not done it 20 years ago? >> as anan american, i have two was a want to answer. one is thinking globally, whyhy not? why should one or r two countris have the province of exploring the moon? two, with the capabilities thatt

arise now from effacement -- advancements in spacace technoly , other countries, so thehe complexity f for doing this has been lowered. the cost has been lowered. that means the opportunities have increased. as t to why we have not done it, in thehe states, we e say we d't have to c century ago, and yet, you look at developed d countris like china and so forth and say what are t they learning that we have forgotten, in the answer is the technological achievement that a company can pull resources together and go to the moon and now it is registering with a lot of countries that they want to go to the moon, too. if anything, there will be more countries going to the moon rather than fewer. brent: i was we have more time, but my producer sayays we are running out of time. we will talk again soon and we

can talk about mars. here are some of the other stories making headlines around the world. 11 men accused o of murderingng saudi journalist jamal khashoggi hahave attended an initial court hearing in riyadh. prosecutors say they have asked turkey for any evidence connected to this case but have so far received no response. jamal khashoggi was killed last october inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. opposition groups in sudan are calling for fresh protests ride a following 2 -- friday following two weeks of demonstrations. the president tried to quell public anger by promising to increase public wages. the former military leader has been in power for almost 30 years. protests have continued into a second night in the indian state of kerala after two women broke

with tradition and entered a hindu temple. traditionalists earlier clashed with police. at least one person died and others were injured in scuffles. in germany, police are investigating an alleged street attack by a silent seekers in a small town in the south of the country. this is the latest in a series of violent incidents. >> i'm back in northern bavaria. for the past few days, this small town has made headlines across germany. last saturday, for asylum-seekers are alleged to have accosted and attacked passersby. 12 people were injured. >> it makes you feel a bit uneasy not knowing who is going to flip out next, but you have to stay cool. it was a one-off occurrence. it's over, and it should not be blown out of proportion.

the men accused of the attacks are between 17 and 19 and hail from afghanistan and iran. they allegedly fled the scene but are now in custody. the incident has the ignited the debate about spread of deportations. it's not enough for politicians to feel concern or be upset. it's our duty in light of such offense to think about how the state can better protect its citizens. the left party see things differently. >> just because young people were involved in the brawl or an act of violence does not justify deporting them to a dangerous country where their lives may be in danger. >> the german government has already passed numerous laws in recent years to facilitate the deportation of known german

nationalists who have committed crimes. the opposition is therefore demanding the government work within the existing framework, but not all countries are willing to take their citizens back if they have committed a crime. sometimes they refuse to issue them with passpoports. another hindrance according to many people involved are that the dormant -- the german courts are backlog. hamburg's mayor says police have the situation under control. he i is calling for a return to normalcy. >> a think the media coverage has been too much -- i think the media coverage has been too much. it does not reflect at all what our city is about, so i am a bit unhappy at the moment. >> right-wing groups on the internet have call for the formation of citizen patrols. the mayor said police have found no concrete signs of any such malicious -- militias in hamburg. brent: let's bring in our chief

political editor from hamburg. good evening to you. what can you tell us about vigilante groups being formed and hamburg? >> they simply appear to be untrue. members of the extreme right npd party from nearby nuremberg took photographs invests saying that they were now set up such a group. speaking to police, we heard from police and also the mayor that there's no indication that anyone in hamburg made any kind of effort to set one up.

brent: is he likely going to gain any traction this time around? >> we have heard this before, and in fact, there was a significant tightening of regulations for deportation following those attacks and cologne in the night leading to 2016 new year's eve, if we saw the widespread violence attacks and also sexual assaults on women, and after that, the catalogue took place, which means asylum-seekers essentially who are convicted to than two years prison terms in such crimes, let's all be deported. the real question is that one of the actions was to get these people deported because the countries of origin are often unwilling to take them, and this

raises a question, tightening of the law or not, would it really make such a difference, or is it really a question of implementation? the chairman says if there is such an attack is hamburg, which he accepts his still being investigated, therere potentialy needs to b be a reacaction by lawmakers. hehe is considering things like putting peoplento detention before deporting them, but we will seeee that up for debate in the coming weeeeks. brand: thank you. -- brent: thank you. today is the 50th birthday of a former formula one driver. the seven-time champion has not been seen in public since a major skiing accident in france in december 2013. little is known about his condition, but his family issued a statement on facebook saying you can be sure he is in the very best of hands and that they are doing everything humanly possible to help him.

please understand we are following michael's wishes and keeping such a sensitive subject as health, as it has always been, in private. the birthday has given fans a chchance to lookok back and remr michael schumacher's illustrious career. >> a milestone mark in grand fashion. the most successful driver in formula one history turned 50 on thursday. to celebrate, for our -- ferrari, the racing team with which he claimed five of his seven world titles, unveiled this special exhibition in honor of his achievements. a day of celebration but also one tinged with sadness. schumacher has been out of the public eye since december 2013 when a skiing accident left him with severe brain injuries. he has not been seen in public since. but for the legions of fans,

like here in his museum in germany, it is an opportunity to look back on his incredible 21 years in the sport, and a welcome development following years of silence as questions surrounding his health have gone unanswswed. >> first of all,, i wish him all the best on his 50th birthday. i also hope for the best for his family and hope that he gets well again. personally, i'm devastated, along with all his fans, the things came to this. i think it's good his privacy is being respected. >> it is my first time here, and it's the only reason i'm here to be a little closer on his birthday. >> fans might never get to find out exactly what happened to their hero, but for now at least, the chance to relive some of his achievements is again. brent: that started the year for the maker of the iphone. -- bad start to the year for the

maker of the iphone. >> apple stocks plummeted on global exchanges today, down by around 9% after apple cut its sales forecast for the last quarter of the year. chief executive tim cook blames slowing iphone sales in china, but apple is also struggling in developed markets with a number of iphone upgrades was lower than expected. >> apple's bad news seems too have cononfirmed what investors expected f somome time -- ththe iphone hype could be over. so far,, there does not seem to be a solid plan coming out of cupertino to re-excite consumers. for years, the iphone has been apple's superstar, b but if sals fall, as it did over the christmas quarter, it hits apple hard. the company's problems have been looming for months. share price has fallen by 30% since september. analysts reported asian iphone

suppliers were cutting back production because apple needed fewer parts. news that sent out an alarm signal. the company says demand has weakened, particularly in china. apple's ceo b bmes the trade dispute between the u.s. and china for causing some customers to avoid buying u.s. products, but analysts say another reason is apple's pricing strategy. while prices are dropping on smartphones from other companies, apple has continued to raise its prices, the most expensive coststing more than 10 euros, but fewer customers are willing to pay such costs for their device. it appears tim cook's strategy of looking to charge a high price to achieve high profits despite lower iphone sales has failed. the development could sign the end of a success story that began 12 years ago. >> let's get more on this now with our financial correspondent on wall street. what does this tell us about

apple? >> it is a bit of a perfect storm at the moment. this revenue miss story, that they lowered expectations, happened for the first time in 15 years, meaning the stock is down since the highs of early october, but we also hear stories that, for example, some iphone sales are blocked in countries like germany, so this is not the worst bad news for apple in the first couple of weeks. >> it has to be said that apple's business in china in particular appears to be rapidly deteriorating. is this a result of the chinese economy or the iphone itself? >> it is both. first of all, the iphone, as we just heard, is rather expensive if you compare it to other devices. it has also to do with the

cooling of the chinese economy, that people are not willing to pay such a high price. we also hear overall the people are not upgrading to the next version of the iphone as fast as they did in the past, so that is also a global trend that might be putting further pressure on apple. when i talk to people here on the floor of the new york stock exchange, they are still kind of hesitant to really jump into apple at this point. that does not mean the overall success story of apple is over. the iphone is not the only success, but it is really good bread and butter business for them. it is the main profit driver. it is certainly a difficult time for apple and ceo tim cook at the moment. >> indeed. thanks for your analysis. a bag of dangerous chemicals has

washed up on a small dutch island the day after the msc lost some 270 containers during a storm. a container ship had been traveling from antwerp in belgium and have been going up to germany when it lost its cargo tuesday night. some 20 containers so far have washed up on a dutch island. >> here on this dutch island, its finders keepers. in the netherlands, unlike in some other countries, you are allowed to keep items that have been washed ashore. in this case, there is quite a whole to be had -- quite a haul to be had. >> there is so much in all shapes and colors. we will keep them in the attic for now and sell them over the summer. >> i found it at screen tv in one of the containers.

i'm keeping it in a warm and dry area, so we will see if it is still working. >> the cargo ship that had been transporting the goods, a huge vessel with the capacity for some 19,000 containers. as soon as one came loose, others followed. a total of 270 containers have been lost. only a few have been washed up so far. others may end up in northwestern germany, but the containers are not just carrying goods like shoes and flat screen tv's. three of them are said to contain potentially dangerous substances. the advice from the experts -- if ewing counter a washed up contaiainer, statay away and dot touch anything. wait for the professionals to come and transport the goods safely. that way you will come to no harm. but the temptation is big.

scores of containers are still missing. with storms forecast for the weekend, they could travel far to their next destination. >> you are watching dw news from berlin. brent goff will be here in just a moment to take you through "the day pickup -- "the day." goodbye. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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