alex forrest whiting, alex, as always we appreciate it.onight, there are renewed efforts to free a soccer player from a prison in thailand. hakeem al-araibi faces extradition back to his home country bahrain, and he does not want to go home. he was arrested more than two months ago in bangkok where he was spending his honeymoon. now, it is important to note here that hakeem al-araibi fled his home as a refugee to australia back in 2014, and he asked for asylum there. he claims that he had been falsely imprisoned and that he had been tortured in his home country. reporter: more than 60 days after first being detained in thailand, hakeem al-araibi remains in limbo, separated from his wife, unable to return to his adopted country australia, and his job as a professional footballer. >> i did not do anything. reporter: a 10-year prison sentence awaits al-araibi if he is extradited to bahrain, even though he was playing in a televised football match when the alleged crime to place. activists have been tirelessly advocating for his release, with

bryce that have that we join me here in the studio now as my colleague news breaks it expert alex forrest whiting and standing by in our studios in brussels georg good evening to you both elephant me start with you i mean we don't want to say it but you know we told folks there was going to be this way right when we said here a week ago and predicted that we would be in this situation and that's what happened how did that happen yes she had three days three working days to come back with a plan b. and c. pretty much does not have a plan she's just repackaged plan a i mean there were a couple of bits of meat that she was able to surprise people so she has performed a massive utena by saying that there's enough. knows who want to settle in the u.k. when i no longer have to pay sixty five pounds to do that there's a lot of anger about the fact that they had imposed that fate and secondly she said two particular labor m.p.'s who could perhaps support in the future that we will do everything we can to guarantee workers' rights but really this message was for the brics it is in her own party and those

time the stakes are high indeed with me here in the studio we're joined by briggs it analyst alex forrest whiting who is going to talk with us in just a moment but first we're actually going to go to the live feed now alex in the house of commons and then we'd like to get your reaction there after. city's. i don't think my right orderable former colleague will find that out is an accurate interpretation of the government's position so my colleagues like the right all about the honorable gentleman from buchan has our good strong belief about peace and we will see what happens when the bill retardants report states for questions to the prime minister charlie elphick number one mr speaker. the prime minister q mr speaker. the whole house will join me in condemning the appalling attack in nairobi and in sending my thoughts and prayers to all those who have lost loved ones high commissioner has confirmed one british fatality and we are providing consular assistance to british nationals affected by the attack we stand in solidarity with the government and people of kenya and will continue to offer our

brent: alex forrest whiting at the big table and our very own barbara wesel in london.both of you, thank you very much. here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world. two people were killed when a car packed with explosives blew up in the somali capital mogadishu. the explosion happened at a petrol station near the petroleum ministry. authorities say the explosives went off prematurely before the vehicle had reached its intended target. ukraine's president petro poroshenko has launched his campaign for reelection in march's vote. poroshenko said that he would push for ukraine to join both the european union and nato if he were reelected. opinion polls put him behind former prime minister yulia tymoshenko, who has promised to regain control of crimea if she wins. myanmar's parliament has approved steps that could lead changes to the country's constitution. these would lessen the power of the armed forces. military lawmakers have boycotted the vote. the high-profile zimbabwean activist evan mawarire has been granted bail by the country'

movement has been overshadowed by controversy our reporter far alex forrest whiting joins me in the studio alex hi thanks for joining me so where people been protesting today well in at least thirty countries around the world and within see pictures now of the u.s. where. that's been in washington the very first much was held in twenty seventeen and as you said it's just a day after president trump was sworn in and as well as some much against activist this year have said. that the democrats are also a chance to say the demonstrations are also a chance to celebrate the wins women had in the congressional elections this year and they were proud about that and on social media we've got pictures of a march in the zambian capital lusaka they were shouting justice for women and there was also a big turnout in central london where women have been demonstrating against a variety of issues including austerity measures which they say unfairly impact women so really a global event again this year but it's not been so straightforward in the u.s. this year no that's right there's been a big controvers

movement has been overshadowed by controversy our reporter alex forrest whiting joins me now in the studio tell us what's going on today well they have been demonstrations the munches in such countries across the well where women are on to modern day rights such as equal pay protection from violence and these pictures that we're seeing now from a much of the stock of the capital of zambia where they've been calling for justice there was also another very big gathering. in central london in the u.k. where women have been demonstrating against a variety of issues including austerity measures which they say unfairly impacts women and of course in the u.s. where the very first march was held in washington back in twenty seventeen the day off to donald trump was sworn in this year as saying that there's marches are a chance to celebrate the wins men and women made in the twenty eight hundred congressional elections which obviously was good particular for the democrats but which they think has been something to celebrate this year for a good situation for women generally at least in terms of pol

debate continues to know each i'm joined here at the big table by our resident briggs analyst alex forrest whiting alex it's good to see you and in london at the houses of parliament is our very own barber of a zone and even to you barbara but start with you alex they're saying that this is of a victory for theresa may this evening in parliament how much of a victory is well it's a victory compared to what she's had over the past few weeks she has finally managed to get some unity within her party she has managed to bring on board those euro skeptics those hardcore bracks it is who want to leave the european union as quickly as possible and she's managed to get support from those ten northern irish unionist m.p.'s who profit government so from that point of view she's done very well also i would say tonight that what we have seen is that a rich deal have plans rushed out with the e.u. is not yet dead it has almost come back from the dead and that we may we will probably see more of this in the next few weeks and she goes of c. to the e.u. and she comes back to parliament again yes. that is one way

and alex forrest whiting is the w. reporter and former westminister political correspondent she says it's now up to parliament. to find a consensus. that will prevent on no deal rex. well we did all of you and to our viewers around the world. alex if i could start with you you say it's all about consensus right now but how can britain and european politicians. come up with the deal that they've been unable to find over the last two years in just a few weeks. is a very good question and everything is late in the british parliament. the easy was made it very clear so -- heads of governments -- ma'am members of the e. you've made it clear that it has to come down at the moment. to the u. k. what is the u. k. want what is british parliament ones. and the only downside to that is it does not know there are all these different functions with in parliament someone's. heart breaks it even in no deal others want a second referendum or a much softer brexit set up the moment. in my mind it seems that parliament that the mps they

one knows and that's what we could be facing next week ok we'll see how this vote goes and alex forrest whiting will be following force as well thanks very much well heavy snowfall and avalanches in austria and germany have claimed at least five lives about one and a half metres of snow has fallen in the northern alps in less than a week that's a lot for that region thousands of tourists are now stranded in villages more snow is expected this week train services and road travel been disrupted authorities are warning the risk of avalanches remains very are these forest rangers on patrol in southern bavaria this road has been closed since sunday the reason trees buckling under the weight of snow. those two trees over there are in a critical state if the top comes down onto a car or a pedestrian they're probably dead. in many places emergency workers are out trying to minimise the risk. several people have already been killed in weather related accidents in the alps. but locals know full well it's not just the roads that's a dangerous this is the danger is that the masses of snow come down off the

so what do they want well joining me now in the studio is our analyst alex forrest whiting and what you can see in that little box right next to my head is the speaker of the house of commons john the herco about is the situation that is the scene live and they house of commons the lower house of parliament in the u.k. for. the moment alex welcome walk us through what's going to happen tonight so just to remind that these this is a chance for m.p.'s to try to put forward some changes to to reason may's bracks deal that they overwhelmingly rejected a couple of weeks ago in the house of commons so there were various m.p.c. came out with amendments to you had a deal seven have been chosen by the speaker and we're just seeing now that i think that's possibly the first one now that m.p.'s are getting the chance to vote on a labor amendment but they range from various things including taking a no deal breck's it off the day table in the extending fifty so delaying breck's it to actually trying to change the agreement altogether encouraging theresa may to do that so there are seven as i say an

analyst alex forrest whiting it's good to have all of you here on the program barbara let me start with you in one been so unprecedented defeat for the british prime minister and yet she plans to carry on how do you explain that. under normal circumstances after a defeat as frustrating as we have seen it tonight as devastating and as really just complete and total because what can she say if she has this third party against her on this breck's a deal after in normal times the prime minister would have stood up and said sorry ladies and gentleman this is it i stepped down but we're not a normal times in british politics and so she had even beforehand because this was of course it defeat that everybody knew was about to happen it was only a question about the size of it it's so even the far head she had said she will stay on she will fight for her breaks it till the very end and we don't know when and where that end would probably come the twenty ninth of march shows some of the dates in the future. reason may is sort of not playing according to the rules anymore these are extraordinary t

alex forrest whiting is d.w. reporter and former west minister political correspondent she says it's now up to parliament to find a consensus that will prevent no deal bracks. did all of us to our viewers around the world alex if i could start with you you say it's all about consensus right now but how can bridge and european politicians come up with a deep deal that they've been unable to find over the last two years in just a few weeks it's a very good question and everything is on the table particularly in the british parliament the e.u. has made it very clear heads of government members of the e.u. have made it clear that it has to come down at the moment to the u.k. what does the u.k. want what does british parliament want and the honest answer to that is it does not know there are all these different factions within parliament some want a hot for even a no deal all this want a second referendum much softer at the moment in my mind it seems that parliament that the m.p.'s they need to come together and they

s of alex forrest a whites here in the studio and the biggest mass in london. welcome welcome bigots are welcome alex let's start with you alex so talk us through what's going to happen today well this is to resume a coming back to parliament with his so-called plan b. and it follows the massive defeat that she suffered in the house of commons last week she was defeated by two hundred thirty votes on her deal that was the withdrawal agreement and the political declaration that was thrashed out with the e.u. back in november and a majority of m.p.'s in parliament said they didn't like it because of a previous change to the rules that was put forward by an m.p. the week before she had three days to come three working days to come back to parliament with her so-called plan b. and that is what we're expecting from her in just over half an hour's time so who does she has to win over she has a lot of people to win over one hundred eighteen of her own m.p.'s voted against her deal plus labor m.p.'s and other opposition m.p.'s and these ten unionist m.p.'s do you pay fr

and to talk about that i'm joined here in the studio by our breaks it analysts that is the alex forrest whiting and our very own barbara vanes old is in london barbara you heard the prime minister say right now that she's heard the house and that a confidence vote should be held to test support for her government after this defeat what she doing. yes she is acknowledging that she is defeated actually i mean in one sense she came out fighting brant because she said i listen to the house i listen to what m.p.'s are saying and then on the other hand she she also said that the divorce agreement it was the european union somehow needs to get across the hurdle it somehow still needs to sort of come to pass so she says one thing was one hand and another thing was the other hand bob of course she has to acknowledge that we was so soundly defeated because the figures involved in this are sort of the worst case scenario for theories of may i mean some have thought if it would be like only in the two figures that she went down she could handle it but if it was around two hundred that means that she really