brent: this is "dw news" live from berlin. tonight, an emergency meeting of berlin's cyber defense agency is called afterer the data of hundreds of public c gures is released online. was this the work of a foreign power or someone inside germany? so far, there are no leads. also coming up, 50 migrants on a ship b b not a led t to disememk in europe. we will tatalk to the mayor of n

italian city who says migrants are welcome in his town. i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. it's one of the biggest data breaches ever in germany. it happened last month and only now are we learning about the personal details of hundreds of german politicians which was stolen and published on twitter. an emergency meeting of the country's cyber defense agency was called and there remain unanswered questions. would we do know is that lawmakers run every political party were targeted -- what we do know. everybybody exceptpt the far rit afd party. >> the breach goes right to the top. angela's information includes a fax number and several letters purpororted to be fromm her off, and it's not just the chancellor.

>> persosonal data and documents fromom hundreds ofof politiciand public figures were published on the internet. based on a first analysis,s, politicians and officials from all levelsls are affected, from the european parliament, the german parliament, regional state parliaments, and local officials. >> politicians from every german political l party were targeted except the right-wing populist amd. the leakers published data such as phone numbers, identification documents, chats, invoices, and even photos of their children. the justice minister said the leak was a deliberate attempt to damage faith in the country's democracy. the left party has called for a full investigation. >> it is an attack on the social cohesion of our country. i have read and heard that many artists, journalists, and

politicians are affected. the aim is obviously to create a climate e of fear, a climate of insecurity i in our cocountry. >> the league was first discovered thursday evening, but it seems the first documents started appearing in december with a twitter account releasing information daily in n the style of an advent cacalendar. none of the internal documents at were releasedre t thought to be highly sensitive. at the moment, there's s no knon suspect or any clear motive. >> let's not kid ourselves. there's no such thing as personal privacy, and we are all vulnerable to attacks like this, but they need to be stopped. >> this is not the first time german politiciaians have been hahacked. in 2015, russia was accused of a cyber attacks -- a series of cyber a attacks that still data from computers in the german parliament. last year, the german government's i.t. network came under a fresh attack.

brent: i'm joined by our political correspondent. the government saying that no sincere data was taken or published, right? what does that mean? >> it means in the end that no data was published that could breach national security. most of the data we've seen today -- well, some of it because there's a whole mass of it -- most of it is private content. cell phone numbers, pictures, chat protocol from facebook and whatsapp and other social media channels -- could go as far as some real estate account details , not only politicians but also public figures such as artists and writers and other people. it is not sensitive for national security, but could be quite sensible information for personal people. brent: private information could be embarrassing for some people, but it happened a month ago.

it has been on the internet for weeks. why are we just finding out? >> that's the big question everyone is asking. we have learned about the national cyber defense unit holding a special meeting now at this moment, and everybody is wondering what happened, why did they not learn this, the information has been published since december 1, e every day a little bit more. from september 20. the reason we found out about this is not, as the national security services found out and told us about it. no, it was a politician who said he had a call from a stranger on his cell phone and the number was secret. how did that come out? in journalists and public figures went to the police and said there's information on really internet, something normal people should not know, and that was only the moment

when the government learned we have a really big problem. brent: that is amazing. the government with the security agencies, they have dealt with cyber attacks before. what is being said about possible suspects right now? >> is early days now. it's all speculation, of course, but what we've seen in the past is that many fingers have been pointing to an. there was a big cyberattack on the german parliament.t. much of the information, what was pulled away then, is said to have gone to russia. many say is it just coincidence that the only political party in germany that is not affected at all is the amd? we have talked to many who say

that it is probably a a rather lucky coincidence having to do with how they are a young party. nevertheless, fingers point to a right-wing association right now, but we cannot say for sure. brent: as always, thank you. here are some of the other stories making headlines around the world. police have carried out a major operation in the german city of cologne after shots were fired in the city center. no one has been injured. one man arrested. police are looking for three others who fled the scene. local media reporting the man has connections to the local biker seen. doctors said the men had should syrian -- series -- had showed serious symptoms of ebola and had returned from burundi.

the so-called lima grgroup saidt would considider fther j joint means to restore democracy in venezuela and stop the outflow of refugees. a palestinian television station says officers in -- its offices in gaza have been ransacked. a group of men broken and destroyed cameras and recording equipment. this follows increasing tension between the two rival parties in the palestinian territories. in the united states, congressional leaders have met with president trump at the white house for another round of talks over the government shutdown. now in its 14th day. so far, they have agreed to more talks over the weekend. democratic leaders are refusing to give in to trump's demand for billions of dollars to fund a u.s.-mexico border wall, and the president is not conceding, either. he was asked if he was prepared

to shut the government for a year. herere is what hehe said? >> i amm prepared, and i think i can speak for republicans in the house and republicans in the senate. they feel very strongly about having a safe country, having a border that makes sense. without borders -- i've said it many times -- we don't have a country. i hope it does not go on even beyond a few more days. >> meanwhile, today democratic congressmen have become the process of attempting to impeach president trump -- two democratic congressman. they have the support of a high profile congresswoman who called the president a bully and used an expletive to for him, but democratic leadership does not support impeachment, at least not right now. speaker nancy pelosi says she will only consider trying to remove trump once an investigation into his campaign's alleged russian connections is complete.

back here in europe, in multiple, there are concerns over the health of dozens of migrants stranded on board feet german rescue ships. they were picked up in the last two weeks, but authorities have refused to allow them to disembark. earlier, one of the migrants had to be rescued again after jumping over the side of the boat and attempting to swim to shore. the incident happened while several german members of parliament were onboard the ship run by the germans in goc watch -- the german ngoc watch. we will talk to a spokeswoman from that organization in a moment, , but first, this repor. -- imagine being stuck on a boat in such rough seas nonot knowing where you're going next. this has been e rereality for about 50 migrants. they are in limbo in the narrow confines of the two ships opoperated by aid organizations. european countries have so far

used to o let them disembark, bt major -- mayors of several large italian citities refuse to obey the country's official tough anti-immigration law, slamming it is unconstitutional. >> in naples, as in other cities, we apply the laws only if they conform with the constitution. thus, the constitution prevails over ordinary laws. if people's rights are restricted according to the color of their skin, the constitution must prevail. >> in this officicial letteter,e magistrate offered to let see watctch come to the harbor,r, assuring than the refeeees will be able e to disemembark, but accordrding to see watch, this s easier said than done. official rescue centers have t o sign -- a sign a available poro, and the weather c conditions are simply too bad, deeply affecting the people on port >> the biggest problem is also that our guests, the 32 people we have

had on board already for 32 dadays, shohow mental problems. >> florence and palermo as well as several german citieses, have also offered the migrants refuge. as more and more officials unite in solididarity with the refuge, hope increases for those in desperate need of help. >> joining me here at the big table now is a spokeswoman from see watch. you have previously been aboard one of the treat of ships now stop off the coast of malta. is the ship equipped to take care of so many people for so long? >> it is a very well-equipped rescue ship. we can cononduct r rescues and g people to t the port of safety, but what we a are witnessing at the moment is that we d do not t any port of safety assigned by european state, which meaeans we are alalready ststuck at sea fow 14 days, and we are not a cruise

.. it's wininter in the mediterranean. yes, we can keeeethem aliveve, sure, but it's not a state where we can ensure the well-being of the people. brent: what is the condition of the people on board right now? >> you must imagine, they come from libya, a state of war. they come week, malnourished, and trtraumatized. righght now, we, off couourse, k arab them, and so far, t the situation is stable on board, but we don't know for howow long becacause the fear we willl hava retirement is asian, actually, is very high. we have to keep them under deck because of bad weather. brent: you had an incident today where one of these migrants jumped off the ship. there are critics of your organization who say that your presence is only making it worse, that if you were not there, you would not have the numbers that you have of people risking their lives to get to europe. what do you say to them? >> the first point is just a logical one.

when we started operations in 2015, we were actually responding to an incredibly high death rate, so how can we be the resource is something we are responding to? aside from the fact that there are no empirical evidence that we are dragging these people out there, and, i mean, look at libya. you do not risk your life at sea unless the sea is safer than the land, and the land is libya where they are coming from and where they are fleeing from. brent: a failed state. >> es. brent: we spoke to the mayor of palermo in sicily earlier today. he's one of several italian mayors who says he would welcome the rescue ships.. i want you to listen to a clip of what he had to say.y.

>> leaviving something like an intolerant fight, anand i wish o say thahat w with the people of- watch, to say my solidarity of to say that we welcome everybody. brent: it's nice that he says that, but the reality is he has to abide by italian law. how do you read that? our politicians doing things like this to make political capital on the suffering of migrants? >> i can imagine there are politicians doing that, but in this case, we are incredibly happy about the message. we know we cannot go there because we would have to go miles and miles and leave the shelter we are searching right now in front of malta, but actually, these mayors and solidarity cities we have all over europe at the moment and those who are defending human rights all over europe and showing there is at least something like european solidarity, and if not ministers

of interior are doing that, at least mayors and society of doing that. brent: because you do have european countries blocking access right now, how will you be able to continue your work? >> we are deeply waryfow we can actually continue our work and what we are facing right now is just a european union who is not able to find a solutution fr the sisituation where people are drowning at european borders, so we're hoping to find a quick european solution and one that is quicker than 14 days, so o it cannot be a aase to casase decision every timee we are rescuing people. there needs to be one solution for every time we are saving people. brent: we appreciate you sharing your story and coming in tonight . it is an important story. thank you. now to ski jumping.

kobayashi has continued his success. the omens are good for him. 10 of the previous s 11 jumperso win the tournament's first three rounds went on to claim the overall title. >> standing on the verge of a four hills grand slam. in innsbruck, like he had twice this tournament already, the japanese jumper launched himself into first place. he won with the two biggest jumps of the day as he aims to become just the third man to claim the tournament in a clean sweep. austria's double world champion back on form on home snow after two pour rounds in germany. the opposite was true for the german who could only manage 13th in innsbruck and now trails kobayashi by more than 43

points, equivalent to around 25 meters a distance. the tournament wraps of sunday. as well as winning the grand slam, kobayashi could become the first japanese jumper and 21 years to become -- to clean the four hills crown. brent: manchester city beat title rivals liverpool on thursday. late in the first half, sergio a glare of -- sergio aguerro but the goal in, but the visitors responded in the second half, tying the game in the 74th minute. manchester gets the winner to move within four points of the leleaders liverpool.l. let's hit with the e coaches had to say after the game. >> it was a final for us because

we did today, we're a already there, so now the premier league is tied again. we will see what happens in the future. relax, resest because in three days, we have another big test. >> that does not happen too often for a city, i would say, so that is a c credit to my y bs that t they did that, but inn te end, we lost it, and we have to take that. it is not really cool, but it's wood of the three results that could have happened. it's the one we did not like but still have to take. brent: hard to see his eyes with that caps on. of russia's anti-doping lab has failed to meet and interview deadline for submitting data. this was a condition of the van

-- the ban being lifted. >> the world anti-doping agency is again underscored today. the criticism first flared up in september following a surprise cision to o reinstate rosato under the c condition the russin agency provide access to data by years end. the handling of the scandal and lax response to russian missing the deadline has sparked anger among athletes a and anti-doping agencieses. >> it t is a joke,, and, frankl, an e embarrassment for allll ofs who are in the glol fight t to protect clclean athletes. athletes are wonondering what in e world is goingng on time after time after time. this a lot of talk but no action. -- there is a lot of talk but no action. >> the anti-doping agency's own athlete committee and vice president who voted against the september reinstatement, expressed their disappointment with the agency's response to

the situation. rosato was suspended in 2015 following a report from an investigator was concluded that widespread doping by russian athletes was state sponsored. shortly befefore missingng the deadline, , the head of the agey made a plea to russian president vladimir putin. >> wee were on the edge of an abyss and i asked president putin to protect the present and future of clean sport, present and future generations of athletes. >> critics want rosato to be banned immediately for failing to comply with conditions outlined in 2018. he review can we will meet in montreal so a final course of action can be determined. brent: wall street volatility, no sign of abating. >> we saw it at the new year. we are back up again. how long it will last is anyone's guess, but wall street stocks are up after a monthly labor report showed some twee hundred 12,000 jobs have been added.

those figures far outweigh analyst expectations. -- some 312,000 jobs s have been added. said chairman jerome powell saii he had no intention of resigning over t the fed's s previous d dn to increase rates. that's despite facing criticism from the u.s. president. in germany, unemployment has reached and a story cloak. the german jobs report released today shows the year closed with less than 5% of the country unemployed, a rate that has not been reported since 1991. >> rarely has it been easier to get a job in germany. anyone who has the proper training and fluent language skills is likely to find what they are looking for. the latest jobs report marked the lowest unemployment rate in decades, and a considerable improvement over the past five years.

in 2014, the unemployment rate was 6.7%, dropping last year to an average of only 5.2%. the rate in december even drop below 5%, a level economists consider full employment. that means the greatest number of skilled and unskilled employees available are active in the workforce, and the demand for skilled workers remains high with nearly 800,000 jobs still waiting to be filled. >> christmas has come again for those living along the dutch coast. toys, furniture, tv's have been washing up on thehe beaches aftr a cargo ship lost many of its containers, some of it dangerous goods. an almost 400 meters long, the nsc zoe is one of the biggest cargo ships in the world.. this fooootage shows containers becoming dislodged before tumbling into the sea.

270 of the 19,000 containers the vessel had been carrying fell overerboard. over the years, the size of cargo ships and their capacity has increased significantly. when accidents happen, the containers often end up washed ashore. that was the case for the cargo on board the msc zoe, too. some containers have washed up on dutch and german shores. three of the containers are said to contain peroxide, a potentially harmful chemical. the number of containers lost at sea is difficult to ascertain. the world shipping council says the number is about 1600 per year, but others say it could be as high as 10,000. >> just before the holiday season, room managed to clinch a budget deal with brussels that will avoid disciplinary steps against italy, but doubts over the italian economy continue, and many italians are growing

tired of eu fiscal policy, so oe went to northern italy to o hear some of ththe opinions of entrepreneurs. >> this company has been processing natural stone and marble for more than 140 years, but since 2 2006, revenueue has dropped by 8 80%. "we used to have higher profits to invest in the workforce and a materials, but nowadays with high taxation, we don't make the same prophets anymore. there's no lack of work. it's the taxes that are killing entrepreneurship. they are too higigh." italy's slowow economic recovery still weweighs on entrepreneueu. sosome say they are tired of living under the eu's strict fiscal rules. "i still think that the eu is a good thing, but it's asking too much of italy. i dodon't see this as a good thg

, but leaving the eu -- i don't know." despite growing disaffection with t the eu, most t entreprens wowould prefer t to stay in the common markets. "i believe the p problem with te eu is the one-size-fits-all rules for member states, but we are all in differenent situatio. we need more flexibility. the differences in every state need to be taken into account." her company produces sparkling wine. exports to the eu account for 30% ofof sales. "i h hope our politicians will think of companies and of those of us who do not want to leave the european union." the italiann government hasas babacked d down in its budget stanandoff with thehe eu, but ul the country finds a way to boost its economy, more confrontations can be expected. >> christmas is well and truly behind us.

you might be wondering what happens to all the christmas trees that do not get sold. in berlin, unwanted christmas trees are delivered to the city's zoos. elephants find time trees particularly delicious, apparently. and even the tigers enjoy having something new to play with. while berlin's zoo animals have received more than 1000 christmas trees as presence this year. you are watching "dw news" from berlin. i'm helena humphrey. brent goff will be here in just a moment to take you through "the day." [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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