steady steady steady escalations and that's the real danger. but while the u.s. state of the has made serious accusations against russia would apparently had less to say when this started to ask further questions. i'm not going to get into specifics about that i'm not an expert on that that would probably be an intelligence matter but i have not seen the president's comments myself. can answer that question you'd have to ask russia why they chose to select st petersburg. how much is a lethal dose of nova choke that is a very interesting question i am not an expert. i am not aware of all the phone calls or the contacts that we have had on this campaign if you well. i would just refer you back to the government of israel i don't have any

information. as you know the main party on the ground there and when you say leave it to other people that's so lisa i can't comment on what the president supposedly said i haven't seen and i have to refer you back to the white house but you're not aware of any. determination. to pull the u.s. out of sight ok so the president has just left the coffin i don't know i don't know if you were already back in the white house i'm not a i'm not aware do i need to remind you that i work at what is it twenty five. and i don't want to see twenty people i want to see i'm still learning the address. germany's struggling to deport some sixty five five thousand failed asylum seekers because they lack the documentation for many does not know which country could send them to the picks up the story in the same speech if a new chancellor ship angela merkel couldn't avoid all could be the most controversial me if that's ok for one million migrants it to germany.

yet she still. to stick with we can do this mantra this promise that deportations the kind people who have no right to protection will have to leave our country preferably voluntarily but if necessary by state deportations but that seems easier said than done as it tends out safe the number of rejected asylum seekers that can be deported it has jumped up by seventy one percent in one year away thousand according to reports by the german interior ministry a seen by major german publishing house funky media this increases from thirty eight thousand in two thousand and sixteen to sixty five thousand in two thousand and seventeen reasons behind it well a lack of travel documents and the lack of communication between chairman authorities and countries of origin india processing requests for replacement passports is slow or nonexistent despite frequent visits to the embassy pakistan

replacement passport procedures are being processed but there is a lack lebannon replies to requests very rare contact with the embassy is poor. thousands about the constraints even have a country they can be deported to is three thousand eight hundred up because national tea is a marked out unclear in the worst case scenario the failure to deport a rejected asylum seeker can have tragic consequences the man behind the deadly christmas markets attack can buy them in two thousand and sixteen with her check to the silent but he could be deported because he didn't have the documents.

we spec to get from ing member of parliament from a.f.p. a party which won seats in parliament partly on promises to deal with illegal immigration there are many many plans the new minister or c.e.o. for tries to build up new centers for for speeding up the deportation. we are we are not sure if this will really solve the problem first of all we have to close and control our borders again right now i think we have to enforce the pressure to the people who have to leave our country it's really a big problem and i wonder if the new government will make it what we did contact the german interior ministry for clarification on this story but they didn't give us a direct answer and instead gave us information on voluntary deportations now still

ahead this hour syria's rebel held enclave of eastern ghouta does move a step closer to liberation we've got the details just after the break. join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then.

hello again now the russian defense ministry says the campaign to liberate the rebel held enclave in series eastern is almost over i discussed the latest developments with dan hawkins list is a big step forward them due to of course is an area right next to damascus it's been on the rebel control since about twenty twelve with government forces laying siege and trying to retake control of the towns and cities in that area now what we

hear from the russian ministry of defense is that there are negotiations in process that have succeeded which will enable armed rebel groups from that area to be evacuated north province where rebels in syria effectively have the last power base this evacuation may be complete over the next forty eight hours or so depending of course on comes with all the rebel groups in the area and what are the details then has the russian defense ministry given here the areas under a patchwork of rebel control those many different groups operating there some of them for example far as we understand have agreed to the service of this agreement they will voluntarily hand over details information maps or any minefields that are in the area any booby traps they will clear roadblocks them able that humanitarian assistance to get in others josel islam one of the groups in the area as well so far unconfirmed as to whether they will add here to those times they themselves so far have denied that at least in the social media nevertheless though this is of

course a big step forward with regard to humanitarian efforts to what is planned well that's been one of the key concerns you think you've just been the focus of humanitarian international concern over the dire situation there now for many months and you. yes of course humanitarian corridors were established by the russian military in damascus in corporation with various n.g.o.s international organizations to enable people to leave the area get the aid the medical treatment they need and to enable the rebels of course to leave as well when they were established they did come under quite heavy criticism from the partment of states let's take a quick listen to what they had to say russia has called for these jokes like humanitarian corridor wars russia needs to just do what the united nations had agreed to and voted on and that is a countrywide cease fire since the establishment of those corridors there are one hundred five thousand civilians have left the eastern ghouta region alongside as

well thirty seven thousand militants alongside their families there of course moving as we said north to. there's been about seven days of no major hostilities in the region that's enabled that humanitarian aid to get through around four hundred tons worse than through the u.n. the red crescent the red cross as well get those basic supplies in reports also that around forty thousand people have actually returned from surrounding areas back into eastern ghouta following the sation those hostilities following that truce the retaking of that area by government forces this is of course no long term solution there still is a whole host of questions to be answered around those rebel groups around what happens to those many civilians as well nevertheless this is a very big step forward in what's been a very dire humanitarian situation in these things router. the saudi crown prince is on a two week tour of the united states at the moment he's already met with donald

trump in the white house where lucrative arms deals were on the table but he's also meeting other big names too we can have a look at some of them space x. chief executive in long musk boss tim cook and also microsoft co-founder bill gates among them t.v. host a medium. oprah winfrey is also getting some face time with mohammed bin sound man as are the clintons and barack obama but it's not just the democratic party elite either former president george w. bush is also meeting the royal will as well as hanging out with the american celebrities and politicians the saudi crown prince is also giving interviews to a number of u.s. media outlets these to include the new york times the wall street journal the washington post the atlantic as well as time magazine and vanity fair is there too to coincide with the crown prince's visit a special ninety seven page ad free magazine dedicated to praising the saudi kingdom has hit the shelves of american stores also killed moppin got

a copy. it's slick glossy and a certain government in the arabian peninsula says it has nothing to do with it on newsstands across america you can get copies of the new kingdom it's a magazine all about saudi arabia and how it's a happy place that's open for business american media incorporated the print conglomerate that published this has a c.e.o. who says that he's actually a personal friend of donald trump now the saudi kingdom says that they had no role in financing it apparently american media into just feels very passionate about global politics we decided to have a chat with legal and media analyst lionel to see what he thinks of the sudden appearance of this pro saudi glossy so interesting publication we've got here the new kingdom now it talks about how saudi arabia is a key ally of the united states in the fight against terrorism leaves out the fact that they have been supporting extremist groups in syria what you make of that this is not

a an encyclopedia of of saudi arabia it's brilliant and most americans will read this and say this is fantastic very frankly i don't think you're going to be seeing too many aspects of a pro saudi arabian glossy talking about the darker sides of the area well sure i mean it talks about their romantic landscapes it talks about talks about the beautiful traditional ceremonies doesn't really get into the public beheadings that go on still do you think there's any chance of that i mean i understand that but not only that treatment of women go go through that you know we we've been having lately the comments of saudi arabia with nine eleven you're not going to see this but remember the only way this would ever work is when you have a country is of ours where people know is that a coincidence you think that the crown prince is currently on his two week tour of the united states at the same time this hits the show absolutely not of course.

it's not there's no such thing as a coincidence it's a brilliant but look at what's happening look at how he's being presented thirty two year old he's almost like the prince harry young hipper meeting with people apparently we were america loves a rock star if you're trying to win america over this is the way to do it because remember we don't know anything we don't really need the we don't know anything about history but just give us a rock star and we're in and out of saudi so they have nothing to do with this coming out there's no nothing to do with it. i know what you're saying you're saying somehow the national enquirer somebody benefited maybe in the back and i don't know who am i to say no i think though that for somebody to all narrow for no particular reason come up with this extremely expensive look at the quality of this look at the colors look on their own gratuitously just to do it i

think that's less than likely this is a very very expensive proposition kind of open talking to the media analysts leinil that you're watching our say thanks for the company this evening i would have no feet in thirty five. what holds us do you suppose to. put themselves on the line. to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to present. some want to us. to do right for us this is what. would you be that. interested in the law as it. should. i've played for many clubs over the years so i know the game inside out. football

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the louisiana incarceration rate is twice as high as the u.s.n. bridge what secret is behind such success. this is boom bust broadcasting around the world from washington d.c. i'm partial to coming up today there is an on going round somewhere heis taking place like right now in atlanta georgia well at cyber security expert todd shipley of vera software to give us the latest plus there's some new housing data and we'll look at it with kathy that key of the real wealth network and we'll talk about how block chain and cryptocurrency is r d centralizing finance with just one lead the

founder and c.e.o. of next change the financial social media site first let's get to some of the stories topping today's financial headlines the trumpet ministration is reportedly considering using a little known law to ban chinese investment in sensitive technologies including five g. wireless the administration is reportedly looking to the international emergency economic powers act of one thousand nine hundred seventy seven as a legal means to block chinese investment and perhaps even freeze as. sets in deals that seeks to stop the law has been used previously against iran and sudan the broad use of the one nine hundred ninety seven act would represent a significant increase in executive branch authority over these matters well beyond that of the interdepartmental committee on foreign investment in the united states or c.c.'s regular boom bust viewers will recall that c.p.s. recently blocked the proposed merger of us by g.

developer qualcomm by broadcom of singapore also as a note broadcom is now reportedly considering look relocating its domicile to the united states will stay on all these stories. takeovers mergers and acquisitions have increased by sixty seven percent from a year ago according to the financial times in the first quarter of the year mergers and acquisition m. and a activity has boomed to a record breaking one point two trillion dollars the activity which is a full third of more than the previous i reach back in two thousand and seven before the financial crisis has been fuel injected by a good global economy lower interest rates and in the us tax cuts proved late last year among the key mergers being discussed currently our us oil and gas producer concho which is buying r s p permian for nine point five billion dollars and the largest exchange in the world the chicago mercantile exchange group or c m a group is buying u.k.'s any ex group for what is reported to be three point eight billion

dollars plus japan's leading drugmaker to keda just confirmed it is considering a takeover bid.