issue for years especially the big tent so-called big tent political parties and going to america christian democrats but also the social democrats do really seem to have a problem to engage especially younger people at the local level to run for office and to engage in politics so this is what this case has shown. storyboards tonight here in berlin only thank you. national politics in the united states opinion polls in the u.s. show former vice president joe biden leading the democratic contenders to take on donald trump in next year's election he's ahead of rivals bernie sanders and elizabeth warren and despite being well known to many joe biden is not impressing everyone on the campaign trail u.w.s. alexander phenomena is following the race in new hampshire. joe biden's already had a successful career but here he is again running for president because he says he wants to unite the country. at town hall in luck kanya in new hampshire. president troops entre many sad my own the former vice president but you need to hear what kind of message she has to offer as a presidential candidate. we are in a b

on for victory and saxony and friends of dark protective results show chancellor of the americas christian democrats garnering the most votes in saxony and the governing social democrats took 1st place in brandenburg also coming up poland marks 80 years since the 2nd world war began leaders from dozens of countries joined ceremonies and warsaw the german president saakashvili in miami called the war as a german crime and asked for forgiveness. and an emotional day in belgium as motor sport for members on 20 back to the driver was killed in a crash on saturday charlotte clare when the formula one long dream and dedicate his victory to his dead friends to. play. on the come to the show. germany's far right alternative for germany make significant gains in 2 state elections became the 2nd strongest party and regional parliaments in both saxony and brandenburg germany's mainstream party suffered sharp drops and support but were able to maintain their top positions let's take a look at the numbers vote counting is still underway and saxony but has concluded in the state of brandenburg the final results t

before the german chancellor rhee where leaders of the 2 coalition parties and i'm going to america's christian democrats and the social democrats have negotiated all night to come up with this comprehensive policy package that they will release later today but the german government as we've seen in the report is under a lot of pressure not only from the activists on the street today but also from all sorts of activists in german societies who have really telling the government to act now and today it is set to release a very comprehensive list of measures aimed at reducing germany's greenhouse gas emissions by 2032 half them among the policy measures as we heard in the report a price on carbon there's still discussion going on whether it's going to be a carbon tax or an emission trading system and they want to reduce the prices for train tickets especially long distance train tickets so in all areas off all policies a policy areas comprehensive policies expected to be released ranging from agriculture to traffic to even the renovation of housing so the german government and the lot of pressure whether o

especially the traditional big tent parties in germany the social democrats and i'm going to america's christian democrats have had problems for years to actually get younger people involved in local politics especially at the local level to run for office but obviously critics are now saying that just because a person knows how to handle a computer well knows how to write e-mail that is no reason to elect someone who has had links with the new nazi scene who is part of the new nazi party to this position political reporter learning from time to time thank you now to united states where pinion polls show that vice president joe biden is leading the democratic contenders to take on donald trump next year he is ahead of rivals bernie sanders and elizabeth warren despite being well known to many joe biden isn't to present everyone campaign trail the w.'s alex hunter from nominee is following the race in new hampshire. joe biden's already had a successful career but here he is again running for president because he says he wants to indict the country. at town hall in.

on for victory and saxony and friends of dark protective results show chancellor of the america's christian democrats garnering the most potent saxony in the governing social democrats took 1st place in brandenburg also coming up poland marks 80 years since the 2nd world war began leaders from dozens of countries joined ceremonies and warsaw the german president talked about just dynamic.

cause and as we've just seen in the report and there are local council members often get america's christian democrats being quoted as saying quote unquote would he does in that party or in private that's not my business not our business so they really did focus on him asked the only candidate available they said he is able he's young enough able to send emails works well with computers and then came the national average for many senior positions as we've seen 2 of the 2 ruling parties in berlin have expressed their outrage at the election the disbelief and a calling for the decision to be reversed and actually indeed the 1st step towards the reversal has been made already 7 of the 9 council members have filed a motion calling for the dismissal of the far right extremists so we can say it is it is safe to say the local politicians just didn't expect the outrage there was a lot of political pressure at the highest level that is now causing them to object and reverse the decision ok so everybody was fine with this decision until there was a noise about it and then they said oh this is terrible we heard

conservative if not to say rightwing and even racist views that were reflected in uncle america's christian democratic party there are but there was no one on the stage who said this openly or with an air of credibility and legitimacy. and feel if he has succeeded in doing just that out there and now racist values and world views are not just being forced on but openly expressed even if we're not under what is a question that i've often. to do it is the right wing extremist beliefs also exist in the center of society that we like to think of as a kind of bastiaan a line of defense and we tend to think of right wing extremism as taking place on the political french something that you can get back on the control because it's just an isolated minority but that's not really true me these attitudes are widespread and you'll find many segments of society. right wing extremism can persist over generations this is shown by a study conducted by the university of munich which examined rhineland. and modern britain back to federal states where immigration has been less of a factor. they found that areas that vot

was not enough to dislodge the mainstream parties in key regional elections chance on america's christian democrats lost ground but remained the largest party in the state of saxony in blood in both the social democrats finished 1st in both states the a.f.d. finished a close 2nd and let's get a look at those numbers now the latest projected results based on a partial count of the vote the results of the stage for the state of fun book shows the social democrats who currently govern the state at 26 point one percent they're maintaining that top position the c.d.u. coming in at 15.7 percent of the left party a 10.7 percent they're down nearly 8 percentage points the f.t. coming in at a young close 2nd to that number is creeping up the gap between the 2 getting a bit smaller between the social democrats on the far right there at 23.7 percent the greens at 10.6 percent a good result for them this is the b. b.v.d. party is the smaller party that comes in at 5 percent the s.d.p. at 4.4 percent of the business friendly party and all the other parties making up the rest of the spectrum here coming in at a

and the social democrats is as weak as it is america has said that she's no longer going to be standing for reelection she's handed of a party leadership 2 and a good combo so the christian democrats the conservatives are in a transition period within their own party and as i say they haven't yet decided which direction to take more to the right or more to the left the same is happening within the social democratic party the other party in government at the moment there's a big sense of. change but we don't know well yet in what direction this change is going to take place whether in the direction as it will of the i have to be or in completely the opposite direction we don't know yet at the moment absolutely and a final question to you and what everybody wants to know obviously is what these recent elections mean at the national level to what extent is the stability of the national government the c.d.u. inclination that the s.p.d. has been compromised or damaged by this election result what would be your assessment of that my feeling is that both the concert and the social democrats have taken a little bit of hope out of these recent elections the one party the conserva

we look at this situation that we're in in america, everybody's talking about republicans, democrats, independents, we are americans. it's like i'm a christian. when something happens in the christian community, they don't just point fingers at the person that did it, they point it to the christian community. and that's the same way it is when people look at what's going on in america. how divided we are. we can't even sit down or pass in a store and have a conversation without somebody losing it. and i think our president has caused this. other people are looking at us, we need to stop the value system of i, me and my. and try and get somewhere close to we, us and ours. because america belongs to all of us, not just the president and his family. it belongs to all of us. and other countries are looking at us and i'm sure they're shaking their head because they know no matter how strong we are, a country divided cannot stand. thank you so much. host: all right. we'll hear from carey next. she's in dublin, texas, on the republican line. caller: hello. i'm so glad. i want to laugh every time i hear joe biden say something like, our president ha

democrats to try to get evangelical christian vote. you go to where the votes are in her point is if you had this and you have people coming with some historical background in america, they are going to tend to vote democrat and left-wing democrat. california is an example that they used. so for them it becomes a function of why are we giving votes to people that are not going to like. to them it is like a suicide pact and the left as you say this idea of democratic change in america is both a conspiracy theory of the old right, and the inevitability after the destruction of the party productivity. >> host: someone that supported the president very strongly and now has become a critic of him and failed to live up to the observations. is that a new phenomenon as well shared not just by her but by others? >> guest: there's always this skepticism and the idea that in trump we trust is false. if the so-called he owns the limbs but there was never in my view the across the sub spectrum disbelief that he is the one that is going to save this country and this is going to be a far longer battle and not a battle that is held in washington. >> host: is a situation where they

christian democrats of the center right and remarkable side and the social democrats masses cybil they are possible grand coalition interesting to note that mr massey chose to meet this activist worse angle america when offered the chance declined that question will be what happens next in this. and much more on that and everything else that we have been covering calling our top story can see there on the web site al jazeera dot com. thank you. they can a look now at the top stories making the news on al-jazeera the british government has just released details of its plans for a worst case scenario the nation would face if there was no deal exit from the european union it paints a picture of shortages mass protests and security concerns they were ordered by parliament to release the information this comes after a scottish court ruled that prime minister boyce johnston's current suspension of parliament is unlawful judges at scotland's highest court of appeal said that johnson's intention was to restrict parliament ahead of the brics if that line iranian leaders of welcomed donald trump's decision to sack national security adviser john bolton the us president says bolton had fallen out with other

embracing christian values will restore america's political climate, here is a portion of that program. >> i will hear the following refrain from both liberals and conservatives from democrats and republicans and all of the above and none of the above depending on what day of the week it is. here is what they say, i have never been more concerned about the direction of the united states of america. secondly, they will say, i am particularly concerned about the country that i am leaving for my children and my grandchildren. and thirdly and most important, i don't know what to do. there is a comparable sense of discouragement and despair, as a christian i believe very strongly that discouragement and despair can descend because it negates the hope of god himself both in the life of an individual and in the lifeblood of an extraordinary country like the united states of america. >> to watch the rest of his talk, visit our website, booktv.org and type his name in the search box at the top of the page. here is a look at books being published this week. supreme court justice neil court church reflects on his thoughts of the judge in a republic if you can keep it. in talking to st