♪ brent: mark brent: this is "dw news" live from berlin, and celebrations are likely to be short-lived as the president elect alberto fernandez of argentina now has to pull the country back from the brink of default. also coming up tonight, british prime minister boris johnson gets the brexit delay he says he

does n not want, and a s snap election on december 12. plus, wildfires ravaged northern california''s wine country, turning homes and wineries into ashes. ♪ brent: i am brent goff, to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome. the left has returned to power in argentina on a promise to fix a broken economy, that victory could prove to be a poisoned chalice for president-elect alberto fernandez. he now faces the daunting task of avoiding another damaging default. reporter: celebrations in the streets of buenos aires, with hope sweeping the crowd, supporting the vic three and vision of political outsider alberto fernandez. >> the people are waking up.

we cannot stand the oppression of those who have more and do not give a care about us, the working poor, so i am happy because people still have this hope, and my daughter will have a better future. reporter: supporters believe fernandez can lift the country out of economic crisis. the law professor turned elect was a relative unknown until recently, but he is clear about its plans for the country. mr. fernandez: we are going to work together, because the only thing that will stop us is stopping the suffering of argentinians. reporter: under mauauricio macr, poverty soared. mr. macri: the most important

thing is the future. reporter: this election is a return to power to the argentinian center left, making a comeback, with the vice presidident elect, the running mamate splititting some but notn as dividing the country. >> today, alberto is president of all argentinians. reporter: for these people, the hope is that this political plot twist will lift the nation out of poverty. brent: all right, for more on this, i am joined by our correspondent in one asari is. good evening to you, nicole. -- our correspondent in one asari's -- in bueonos aires.

we did not know. he has said very little. economists certainly say that what is to be expected is a less market friendly economic policy and also a lot more protectionism. one thing as announced is what because a social contract between unions and employers that would freeze consumer prices and income for six months, but anything beyond these six months is worryingly unknown, considering the country's situation right now. brent: and president fernandez, it looks like he is going to basically undo macrti' -- macri's policies.

how much support do you think he is going to have for that? >> macri does not really have a choice except to cooperate. this is his legacy. he is still going to be the president until december 10, and for many, he is the culprit of this crisis that argentina is going through, so procuring a smooth transition, even if it is with the political enemy, is part of what he is going to leave behind and the image that argentinians are going to have once he steps down from the presidency. now, they are striking a conciliatory tone the day after the elections, knowing they will have to work alongside each other, but after december 10, that is sure to change, because mauricio macri is not out to make any friends once he moves on to the opposition. brent: our correspondent there on the fallout of this weekend's election and the new president in the country. nicole, thank you. in europe, the british

government has accepted the european union proposal to extend the deadline for brexit until the end of january. that gives the u.k. up to three months more to approve a brexit withdrawal deal. our short time ago, prime minister boris johnson lost his latest attempt to hold a snap election in december but says he may try again as soon tomorrow to get another vote. here is part of what the prime minister had to say tonight. prime minister johnson: notice for presentation for a short bill for election on december 12 so we can finally get brexit done, and this is -- there is no support we have heard from the benches, opposite of what we have heard where to proceed, but, mr. speaker, this house cannot any longer keep this country hostage. brent: all right, boris johnson speaking about a house that is

held hostage. let's take this to our correspondent, charlotte potts. boris johnson has lost another x -- brexit vote. do you think he will succeed the next time? he may try as soon as tomorrow. charlotte: as with all things brexit, it is highly unpredictable weather he will succeed or not, but he will try with a different mechanism what he needs a simple majority in parliament, and it does seem likely that now, two other opposition parties, the scottish national party and the liberal democrats, will back his rest for a general election. the question there is on timing, and that might seem ready to our viewers. liberal democrats want an election december 9, and boris johnson wants one three days

later, december 12, and that matters for liberal democrats, because students would still be at the universities and able to vote there, and the liberal democrats traditionally score very well with students, so we will have to see how that vote turns out, but boris johnson will have another try, another go, at getting another general election. brent: today, the european union gave boris johnson more flexibility with this brexit extension, so why does boris johnson still want to have this snap election? charlotte: well, he had to ditch his deadline, october 30 one, where he said he would rather be dead in a ditch than ditch that deadline, so he has given up on that. he has now accepted that extension, and he thinks the only way out of this to get his brexit deal through parliament is to shake up the numbers in parliament, and he says that parliament is dysfunctional, they are not going to support it

this way, and that is why he is pushing a general election, where he once a fresh mandate from the voters to have his -- where he wna -- wants a fresh mandate from the voters to have his brexit approved. brent: how does this affect the process of brexit? at the end of the day, the u.k. does want to leave the european union. charlotte: what we have seen over the past year is that there is really no majority on anything, whether leaving the european union with a deal, we know that the deal was rejected four times, four deals, so there is no majority on anything, and this is why the numbers have to be shaken up at the point, and this is what a general election can change, and an election would give british voters again a choice. it would be like a mini

referendum, giving them a chance to vote pro-europeans into parliament or to support boris johnson's brexit strategy and, indeed, leave the union. pre-christmas, it would, of course, be all about brexit. brent: our correspondent, charlotte potts, with a never ending story of brexit. charlotte, thank you. other stories making headlines around the world, an elderly gunman was arrested in a french city. a police statement says the men surprised the shooter as he try to set a fire. it is said that he had links t o the far right national rally party,y, formally known as thee nation froront. the u.s. says it hass disposed f the remainss of abu bakrkr

al-bagaghdadi, the leader of so-called islamic state. baghdadi he was killed in his syrian hideout on saturday. leaders have cautioned there could be reprisal attacks by i.s. f fightersrs in lebananon, a strikeke for an overhaul of the political system. demonstrations were originally sparked by a proposed new tax on internet items. there has been widespread disruption for the last 10 days. well, the iraqi military has declared a curfew to quell anti-everett protests, but the protesters say they will not -- antigovernment protesters, but the protesters say they will not leave. more than 200 people have been killed since the protests started earlier this month. reporter: day of protests in iraq.

thousands took the streets in baghdad and other cities about corruption and the lack of jobs in public services. and, once again, they were met with force. security forces fired tear gas at the crowds of people marching in defiance of a warning from the prime minister not to join the demonstrations. on sunday, he said anyone disrupting businesses or schools would be punished. protesters tried to cross the bridge, leading to the fortified international zone of baghdad, which houses government buildings and foreign embassies. "we are peaceful protesters. our protesters are peaceful. no salaries, no land. their promises are lies, and they are hitting us with tear gas bombs as if we are not iraqi s." "there are no jobs. my son stay at home, that

applies to all people, not just my sons." "we are fed up with it." students in one city took to the streets despite the warning. they are demanding changes to the constitution and election laws. there were similar scenes in a holy shiite city of new job, as well. -- najaf, as well. brent: in california, wildfires, and they are using every resource available. the kincade fire has destroyed more than 90 buildings and threatens 80,000 more. evacuation orders have been issued for nearly 200 thousand

people in sonoma county, north of san francisco. pjust two years ago, this area f northern california was in flames. now it is again the region worst hit by the state's worst blazes. fear of the fire returns from -- for those who have been there before. >> there was smoke and a big ball in the sky. probably within half an hour, less than that, it was here already. then i i walked outside, and my deck was on fire. reporter: time lapse footage shows the sonoma blaze docketing the sky. on sunday, conditions worsened further. it is huge, with spot fires spring up around its edges. thousands of firefighters are battling it, but they admit they are losing it. >> right now, the wind continues

to be a challenge for us. we are prepping this area right now for structurure defense in e event that the fire does make a run with a wind driven event with a wind driven event worth the subdivision. reporter: authorities blame unprecedented gusts of wind. their speed and unpreredictabily has preventeded them from controlling flamames. riright nonow in sonoma, will of nature is deciding whose home will be spared and whose will go up in flames. brent: well, speed and unpredictability on the front lines of the kincade fire, those the challenges facing firefighters, and further south, in the los angeles area, we are joined by jason from nbc news. jason, good to have you with us. how bad are the wilildfires whee you are right n now? jason: t the getty fire, next to

the getty museum,m, northth of x airport, it t is prett bad, abot 600 0 acres, andnd you can s the blankeket of smoke behind me, yu can tataste it and smell it, a d it is bad. it gets inin youour throat. ththe high winds are really keeping this fire going, and firefighters arthritisis everything at it. they have got planes, water dropping helicoptersrs, ground crews, and they are trying to keep this thing down, because the winds are really expected to kick up later this week. brent: what about the neighborhoods there in the greater l.a. area? i knew earlier today, lebron james tweeted he had to leave his hohome. he had to find a place to stay for the next day. that is just one example of someone who has had to flee their homes. how bad is it for ththe rest o f the folks where y you are? jason: s so about 300000 peoplee

evacuated in the area where lebron james lives. alsoso, arnold schwarzenegger ws evacuated t this morning, and te fire this morning really came out of nowhere. it started a about 2:00 in the morning and spread very, very rapidly. when we firsrst got thee call, t wass about one to two acres,, ad literarally, about 200 minututes later, it was already up to 100. another hour, it was over 400, so it spread really, really rapidly, and it is just chewing up the vegetation, so people in that area had to go, and they had to go quick. brent: when we look at the picture behind you, it looks like there is this haze between the water and the sky. is that the smoke from these wildfires? talk to me also about the response of the firefighteters. what kind of job do o you thinkk they are doioi? jason: welell, theyy are doing e greatestst job inn the world. they are really giving it

everything t ty have got. and, yes, that is smoke from the fires. this morning, , we have had a couple down here in southern california, andnd like i said,dt is reaeally gross. it is really gross to just be walking around. brent: we have got reports of powerline sparking these fires, with the high-speed wind, what do you think the role the power company, pg&e, place in this disaster? jason:n: maybe quite a bit. i do n not want to criminalize anybody just yet, butut they are currently y being sued for somoe faultyty equipment that started the camp fire, which leveled the town of paradise in california last year, and that is going to be a a $25 billion lawsuit, a ad their fauaulty eququipment i ist is to blala, and they have e had this infrastructure inn place fr decades, and they have not done anything about it. they have not upgraded in decades, so when the high windss come in, it knocks down power

lines, and then that will start the visitation, and then it goes ouout of control. -- it will start the vegetation, and then it goes out of control. brent: joining us from los angeles with nbc news radio, jason, we appreciate it. thank you. jason: thank you. brent: you are watching "dw news ." coming up, racing on the most sustainable fuel possible. horse manure. keeping the lights on in helsinki. that is coming up in just a moment. the rural jewish conference has honored german chancellor angela merkel for her a attempts to stp anti-semitism in germany. she was presented with a prize at a ceremony in munich. they praised merkel as a bulwark against extremism, hate, and

anti-semitism, at a time when germany has seen an increase in attacks against jewish people and institutions. earlier this month, a german man attempted to stage a shooting it i -- at a synagogue. two people were killed in that attack. and our correspondence frank hofmann has been watching today's ceremony in munich. good evening to you, frank. why is the world jewish congress awarding this award to the jewish chancellor? frank: he has said she has continuously supupported judaism herself and the state of israel, and this not only being in office but already before, all through her political career, and we really could have felt it here in munich, with the

audience, especially the members of the world jewish conference that werere present for an executive meeting. they have really supported what mr. lauder said here. there is an emotional point in that price -- prize and support for ms. merkel. brent: this comes weeks after the deadly attack in the city of halle. how was the jewish congress reacting? frank: well, they presented a study and a survey here in munich that was published just a couple of days ago, saying that 27% of germans are anti-semitic, 80%, and some criticize these results, and he also said we have to fight this, and it came back to the incident, the terror attack, in halle, saying that

all jewish who used synagogues, schools, kindergartens, they have to be guarded by police, which was not the case, if not for the security of the venue itself, who kept the attacker out of the synagogue. if that had not been the case, we would have had higher damage in life, so mr. lauder applauded ms. merkel but also said we have to fight back against anti-semitism. brent: frank hofmann in munich. frank, thank you very much. well, there is bad news for german chancellor merkel party -- merkel's party. most of its voters lost went to the far right afd party. reporter: the left party had a lot to celebrate, with the state

premier. the party took first place and is set to continue in government, but they were not the only one celebrating. the far-right afd doubled its results from five years ago. but for the parties that make up the ruling coalition in berlin, strained smiles where the order of the day. chancellor angela merkel tried to put a good face on it, but the disappointment with the formally marginalized parties was clear. >> the polarization with the far and centerleft linking up with the greens on one side and the far-right in an extreme form headed by the lead candidate has really increased and struck us hard. >> if all of the parties in the political center, the greens, the social democrats, and us are so clearly losing public

confidence while the margins have grown so strong, then a lot hahas changed. the cenenter no longer has the majority, and that is completely unprecedented. >> the centerleft social democrats and greens were also stunned by the far-right's strong showing, but there is no easy resolution in sight. >> the fact that the afd with a fascist at the top of the ticket is for me and others deeply depressing. >> we are in a phase where society and its rules are breaking up. we have to make the effort to create political order. reporter: now comes the recognition over the shape. the cdu has not excluded talks with the left party. >> after these electoral results, we have to be prepared to hold talks with a prudent and

caml -- calm approach without preconditions. i cannot tell you how it will look. we all have to think about it. reporter: the parties have tough decisions ahead of them. ♪ brent: all right, now to the horse show that takes horsepower to a whole new level. a competition in helsinki has shown its environmental credentials by generating all of its energy from, are you ready, horse manure. the world equestrian governing body says it proves alternative energy solutions can come from the most unlikely and stinky places. reporter: at this equestrian show in finland, the horses do more than jump over obstacles. they are responsible for powering the entire event, from the scoreboard to the lights inside the arena. and it comes not from the horse's mouth but, rather, its

behind. all of the manure collected during the show is collected up and turned into electricity. >> during the week, it is used to get all of the energy and power. we will get the power for the whole event, plus also pretty much the whole helsinki area. reporter: finland, with its 75,000 horses, is a fertile ground for the project. the idea to get more from your manure started five years ago. the waste is transported by a local energy company, mixed, and then burned to create energy. >> it is comparable to, say, would bark. -- wood bark. that m means that only two horss are need to produce enough energy for a single-family home for a full year.

reporter: there are more benefits to horsepower. it generates less carbon dioxide than other sources, and it is an excretion that proves the saying that you should never look a gift horse in the mouth. brent: that is good advice. you are watching "dw news" live from berlin. after a short break, i will be back to take you through "the day." boris johnson, he is not dead in a ditch, but he is getting that brexit that he said he did not once. more coming up in just a moment. -- that he did not want. momore coming upup in just a m . ♪

. nine pm here in the french capital you watching live from paris- from sony forum somebody's wilson these and headlines. this evening the brbritish parliamament votes against holding a general election in december. well earlier on today the prime minister boris johnson grudgingly accepted a three month brexit delay. argentina's president elect of metal fan days a ride to the presidential palace for talks often he comfortably clinched more than 45% of the fact. two anti government protests have been killed more than a hundred others injured during today's clashes in the iraqi capital of baghdad