as the communist party secretary of his home province of yet d.s. earned a reputation for being open minded. here is a hangout for young people including gays lesbians transsexuals and punks d.s. was by their side in the one nine hundred ninety s. when alternative lifestyles were severely frowned on. even after he rose to the top every time he came to santa clara one of the first things they do is come see us at the min he's the same unassuming humble person. maybe so but in most of cuba people know very little about the first man in six decades who will rule the silent whose name is not castro in fact he was the only candidate in the vote by the national assembly on wednesday. we asked this man would he thought of the selection process. let my silence speak for itself it's the silence of many cubans . those who may be expecting a major shift will clearly be disappointed. we're encouraging reaffirming and consolidating continuity which is very important for the defense of the revolution which today is being threatened and attacked by relationship wi

again happened d.s. what do you think of him is he had the right man at the right time for v.w. . he's the best manager possible for folks who are going right now he's has the experience of working for supply of a boss for the biggest company in the supply chain he's got a great experience from driving efficiency at b.m.w. he's now made us the volkswagen brand so you know it's the pros and cons and the special nature of the folks who are granted but also and he also really understands the future and mobility two point zero is very tech savvy the way i experienced him at least i think he's really very very good news for everyone. you. are talking about the right man at the right time stephen there are rumors that. a predecessor that was tired of his job only took in twenty fifteen what are you hearing that. yeah that's widely reported here you hear that very often not only was he tired of the job so here he may not have wanted it in the first place remember that he was at porsche's top when he was tapped to leave volkswagen through its most difficult time this is the time in which

years and this is only the beginning for hebat d.s. he's planning a major overhaul of the company which includes a stronger focus on the automakers business in china and then there's the question of efficiency how best to run such a huge company with so many different brands disses solution organizing them in groups which he hopes will inject some dynamism into the car maker the plan looks like this the company's mass market brands will form one group in it the core brands v.w. skoda c at then there's the premium segment featuring audi the super premium with the company's four luxury brands and truck and bus which says v.w. is being prepared to go public. and what about electric cars many observers say v.w. is coming too late to alternative drive trains but that too is something heavy seems driven to change. and today is flex friday a popular hash tag used by fitness enthusiasts a show off their muscles for the weekend they don't only take selfies but by protein shakes gym subscriptions and all kinds of apparel it's a twenty six billio

with us rumors had been circulating since the beginning of the week and now it's official how about d.s. will lead to what is supposed to be a new era it won't be an easy task the company hopes to keep its record performance we saw confirmed today with solid gains in both revenue and operating income but at the same time it needs to restore confidence and that severely damaged reputation. has a new man at the top with immediate effect the w.'s new c.e.o. is. he's been in the company for three years now he's been tapped to kick start the next one that will see the company betting big on electric cars if it falls behind in the race it could lose ground in critical markets like in china and news of d.c.'s new position is going over well with many employees. of the steps with the folks who work for and who is at the. i can only see the great job at v.w. are so far. the company now plans a massive restructuring program in china and in six other business branches. the program to better structure the company and make v.w. more manageable. and what's to become of moola sources say who remain wi

hundred fifty nine revolution and handed it on to his brother raul ten years ago now this man began a d.s. and there is take in the house will he meet you but down a different path. also on the show frankfurt secured their spot in the german cup final after seeing off shaka play and all the action from the clash coming. to. your. time sumi so it's gonna good to have you with us israel is celebrating seventy years of independence according to the hebrew calendar that anniversary began at sundown on wednesday to honor the moment founding father david ben-gurion announced the state of israel into existence the following year saw the jewish state of bitter odds with its arab neighbors bus prime minister benjamin netanyahu told crowds in jerusalem that real seeds of peace were beginning to sprout in the region . in a blaze of fire the menorah the symbol of the state of israel comes to life. was. with a colorful ceremony the country marked its independence day. seventy years since the jewish state was founded in the middle east israelis celebrated the country's economic and cultural accomplishm

following the board meeting for us thank you for joining us stephen now we do know that i have that d.s. is not a new name to fox wagner he has been in the company for a few years what can you tell us about fox arts new c.e.o. . the word around decent course is that he's a numbers man that he's a cost cutter and that comes with implications of course for unions especially here in germany who would fear job losses for any more strict cuttings from volkswagen. came from b.m.w. almost three years ago as you said hadiya and he came two months before the diesel scandal hit folks wagon and at the time that he arrived it was said that he had his eyes on the top position that he now it's been confirmed will take over but that of course he came at the wrong time his star fell a little bit especially as he got into a little bit of heat with the unions for his cost cutting tendencies. we've heard that since then of course he's been very close to some of the families that are the biggest stakeholders and movers behind volkswagen and that he's sort of ascended back to the top we don't know exactly w

it is done finally was taken today in the confirmation has come out we've heard it have a d.s. is taking over for. mueller suspected as has been telegraphed for the better part of this week and of course that sort of shows you how volkswagen wanted to proceed with this it was known days ago this was going to happen the level of the word that was coming out the specificity of the detail show that they wanted to sort of pave the way for what was seen as sort of a transition from one to the other there was no scandal that provoked this it's something that has been in discussions for a while and is seen as a cost cutter that's his reputation so he'll be coming on for. mueller who was seen as the go to the savior for folks who are going at its lowest moment so it will be interesting to see hopefully tomorrow at the press conference what we can learn more about have a d.s. other we don't already know he came from b.m.w. over two and a half years ago and he he now leads as he had hoped to when he first came over his star had dimmed a little bit in the chaos of the diesel scandal and w

it's only a formality now before cuba's national assembly announces the votes for d.s. can nail who will be the new president replacing raul castro the first person whose name is not castro who will be leaving this country after fifty nine years he was the only candidate so clearly there is no surprise but it is a historic moment these can l. is a long time communist party cato he is regarded as loyal to the party loyal to the communist party and above all loyal to the revolution and he is not seen as a reformist as a modern man may be open minded but certainly not a person who will come to cuba to change the system on the contrary he is being trumpeted by raul castro and the communist party and all of the state run media in fact as the man or the candidate rather of continuity the one who will remain firm and loyal to the communist party and to this one party system the cuba has had for nearly six decades despite so much pressure from around the world for it to change in a surprise move turkish president says of tayyip erdogan has announced that there will be early pre

is fifty seven years old and wasn't even born when fidel castro led his revolution in cuba d.s. can now is definitely a product of his time he's an electrical engineer by training and he followed every stepped within the party was appointed as minister for higher education before serving as vice president yes canel was selected as the unopposed candidate to replace weld castro and in his thirty minute speech he made it very clear that although changes are needed there will be no space for those who want to bring capitalism to cuba the levels are that in other models we don't have not the first thing that we want to change is the economic blockade it makes prices too high. i want the new president to think more about young people is he doing what he has i mean you have my country become a better place i want to stay here the new president said the country needs to advance in its economic model and adjust to the new context of modern technologies as far as cuba's foreign policy d.s. canel said that in these times of uncertainty and threats to international peace and security cuba'

according to reports habits d.s. will take over the top job at germany's biggest carmaker he's been in the company for years and is currently in charge of the ford brand this could just be the beginning of a more comprehensive restructuring of the company's management it's the most important job in the german car industry but he is minot took over the helm the folks back in twenty fifteen his mission dragging the company as its a diesel gate crisis and by some measures at least he succeeded last year v.w. sold more cars than ever before is this kind of slips first in considering the journey so far which has felt like a roller coaster at times. given that we can say today the company is in very good shape. is this for. miller has been praised for managing to communicate effectively with both trade unions and politicians and for restructuring the company but it's up to the man who could succeed him to announce the most severe cost reductions hit. brown chief is not a favorite with the unions but he appears to be popula

is now associated with the nonprofit organization the global reporting center melissa who is my go d.s. can now what should we make of this math well as the report indicated we really don't know that much about him he's sort of walking on a very interesting line between an influential hard line section among the cuban elites and also people who want to reform including role castro who has pushed for reform but hasn't really managed to make as many changes as he has wanted d.s. canelo is being very careful in part because there were successors in the past that is eventually got sidelined for speaking too much too soon so. will we see a change here in his policies or are we going to continue for example to see the opening that we saw under roll castro well even under rebel castro we saw an opening and then a pulling back and we see this often in cuba over the last few years i think to a certain extent we have to keep in mind that raul castro is actually going to maintain some positions of power he is of course leaving the presidency but he's still going to be in charge of the communist p

years consolidating his own power but the eighty six year old told the party faithful that he sees d.s. canel as his eventual successor. through the years on. once his ten year presidential term is over and the three years remaining until the congress he will become the first secretary of the communist party. watching the presidential handover at their home in havana these cubans believe the fifty seven year old diaz can now is what the country needs. it was a good choice he's young and innovative with a different perspective but on the streets of cuba not everyone is convinced much will change. all the same to me who have a good for the country in the people. negan diaz canal is a ponty know at least a cautious choice for a cautious country and that's a piece to be exactly what the own months. are you to think of this story now i'm joined by john as far as he is in miami florida tonight john it's good to have you on the show you are a human rights activists an advocate and i'm wondering what are you thinking when you see what is happening today in havana are we witnessing a transition

remain the head of the ruling communist party until twenty twenty one so how much power will me get d.s. come out actually exercise we'll get to our guests in just a moment but for asylum america editor lucien human has more on cuba's new president. tall serious efficient and above all discreet rising up the communist party's ranks from the bottom fifty seven year old. is making history he's done it in part by never ever having tried to outshine or question fidel or raul castro as others once earmarked as their successes learned the hard way and i think they also first express. could be axin genuinely for the average cuban revolution. as the communist party secretary of his home province of vietnam. earned a reputation for being open minded. the include here is a hangout for young people in need. gays lesbians transsexuals and punks. was by their side in the one nine hundred ninety s. when alternative lifestyles were severely frowned on. even after he rose to the top every time he came to santa clara one of the first things they do is come see us of them in he's the same unassuming humb

s precision guided missiles now d.s. if he uses there is a chance that he does hit specifically syrian assets and not russian assets but we have to remember we are also hearing rhetoric from the russians and they have a very supreme air defense system so they can actually shoot down these missiles up in the air so at the moment can america strike syria without striking russians that's the challenge for them until borel embarrass thank you very much for that assessment meanwhile two of america's closest allies in europe are also considering military action against syria president mccraw says france has proof that syrian government launched curing gas attacks in recent days and british prime is a tourism has also won the approval of her cabinet to work with the u.s. and france to coordinate an international response. carrier and land based french jets would likely play a central role in any strike against syria coordinated by nato allies the us britain and france. for the french president emanuel mccaw he could just be a q

women cooed here is a hangout for young people including gays lesbians transsexuals and punks d.s. was by their side in the one nine hundred ninety s. when alternative lifestyles was severely frowned on. even after he rose to the top every time he came to santa clara one of the first things they do is come see us of them in he's the same i'm assuming humble person. maybe so but in most of cuba people know very little about the first man in six decades who will rule the silent whose name is not castro in fact he was the only candidate in the vote by the national assembly on wednesday. we asked this man what he thought of the selection process rather than let my silence speak for itself it's the silence of many cubans. those who may be expecting a major shift will clearly be disappointed in the coming. we're encouraging reaffirming and consolidating continuity which is very important for the defense of the revolution which today is being threatened and attacked by relationship with the us deteriorated the truth is that the s. candidate has been chosen not to reform but to improve cub

here's the new boss him d.s. revealing his vision at a press conference at the w.'s headquarters involves book. also the list is our aim is to make fun of sparking a front runner in matters of profitability innovation and sustainability. so. we're convinced that in the official company makes a strong. start mark who. joined fox sparking three years ago since then he's enjoyed success as the company's brand chief earning him the respect of his colleagues. their focus is highly focused and always has an eye on future developments. i'm an employee here at fox. witnessed him at various events and can say that he's performed really well since he arrived here before. the new c.e.o. is planning a major overhaul of the company among his goals expanding the carmaker's business in china. he says it's about introducing reforms not reinventing the wheel. one of his priorities is to boost efficiency top of the agenda reorganizing the company's various brands here's what he has in mind. the company's mass market brands will form one group incorporating v.w. skoda and c.s. then th

have voted on the nomination results won't get out until thursday when d.s. canelo is expected to be sworn in latin america at least in human joins us now from have on us so how does this this kind of official succession talk us through how to work. well certainly it doesn't work as in most countries we there was only one candidate it was a given that it would be against the ask i know he has been until now the first vice president during the old days the first vice president was raul castro who very naturally took over from fidel castro but we're sort of in uncharted territory right now this is never happened what we do know is that he was nominated the delegates voted the votes will be counted it's not really necessary for them to be counted we all know that the a scandal will be elected but that's it's a formality and that was announcement will be made sometime on thursday very early we understand and then raul castro will speak so we hear and then the a scandal would sort of take over there's no inauguration as in other countries but you it is it is going

is coming too late to alternative drive trains but that too is something have a d.s. seems driven to change. and today is flex friday a popular hash tag used by fitness enthusiasts a show off their muscles for the weekend they don't only take selfies but by protein shakes gym subscriptions and all kinds of apparel it's a twenty six billion euro industry in europe alone and it's set to grow there are even trade fairs to keep up with the latest trends we sent one of our reporters to cologne for the feeble trade show to have a breathtaking look. i it's not that i don't like sports i just prefer watching them to do it. and now here i am a skinny guy in strongman central sixty million europeans have fitness stuff memberships nowadays i don't. pumping iron or running on a treadmill i think that's very boring for the fitness industry is constantly coming up with new ways to make customer sweat so i'm looking for something to say that can get me fits i the first thing i realize working out today is a digital if a parent teaches that measures go it's apps to check your body sh

they wanted a change in their corporate culture and we know that there's a potentially new named habit d.s. who is in the company does he represent that kind of corporate culture change so as the piece that we just saw decent course has a reputation as a cost cutter and that means that the unions probably aren't going to like him that much is he a change in culture for volkswagen probably not look at his age for example he's roughly the same age as miller look at where they both come from they both have long histories in the german auto industry and of course decent arrived to volkswagen two months before the diesel scandal broke so he's really no cleaner you could say in this affair than mueller was so if they were really going for an outsider someone who wasn't touched by the diesel affair then it wouldn't be him and furthermore he's going to deal with the same issues that miller was dealing with in terms of increasing a lot for cation of the models and improving the access to china for example and it's going to be a very difficult task we'll see this friday if he actually becomes the ne

is coming too late to alternative drive trains but that too is something heavy d.s. seems driven to change over to a reporter stephen beardsley involved in frankfurt stephen starting with you a big agenda there but no revolution as i pointed out so what does that mean a few tweaks but no real change. in one sense not the real revolution that some had expected especially during the diesel scandal right when there was talk of bringing in a true outsider is an outsider in the sense that he came from b.m.w. two and a half years ago but he's an insider in the sense that he's been in the auto industry for quite some time in another in another sense this is though quite a turnaround when you look at the scale of the restructuring and then also when you look at how much responsibility they're giving to d.c. is going to hold his control over the brand itself and then he's going to assume some other duties on top of being the board of management chairmen and the reason for this is that urgency again for volkswagen to be lighter on its feet as the piece said that's very importa

been following the board meeting for us thank you for joining us stephen now we do know that habit d.s. is not a new name to foxfire he has been in the company for a few years what can you tell us about fox news c.e.o. . the word around decent course is that he's a numbers man that he's a cost cutter and that comes with implications of course for unions especially here in germany who would fear job losses for any more strict cuttings from volkswagen. came from b.m.w. almost three years ago as you said javier and he came two months before the diesel scandal hit folks wagon and at the time that he arrived it was said that he had his eyes on the top position that he now it's been confirmed will take over but that of course he came at the wrong time his star fell a little bit especially as he got into a little bit of heat with the unions for his cost cutting tendencies. we've heard that since then of course he's been very close to some of the families that are the biggest stakeholders and movers behind volkswagen and that he's sort of ascended back to the top we don't know exactly what his

the first foreign trip for v w's new boss habit d.s. brought him to the beijing motor show where he's delivering a powerful message folks we're going to wants to invest fifteen billion euros in china by twenty twenty two and electric cars autonomy striving and digitization. launched its first fully electric car in beijing the compact s.u.v. called seoul has a range of more than three hundred kilometers. a number of car makers are developing electric cars and hybrids that's due in part to new rules in china starting in two thousand and nineteen every tenth car sold here must have an alternative drive system to combat air pollution in the cities. china's policy is very much committed to electric the heat is all the government rules and regulation are towards the strengthening electric cars electric car production china is the world's largest car market last year it's on nearly twenty five million new cars sold here almost half of those vehicles were as u.v.'s that's why dime lair showed off its luxurious mercedes my boss concept a stylish

the new boss of box work is promising major reforms at the company but no revolution how about d.s. acknowledges that the german carmaker faces a big hurdle in winning back consumer confidence after the emissions scandal but overhauling the huge corporation will be a long road here are some of his plans. the new c.e.o. have that d.c. is wasting no time in his bid to make the famously unwieldy company lighter on its feet. so it still is this info expense in our name to make volkswagen a front runner if the industry when it comes to economic and innovative strength and sustainability. so much good luck that i think the idea behind this is our conviction that a more efficient company should be steering strong brands have a decent joint volkswagen three years ago he's been a success as head of it's important to be brand so he's off to a good start among staff members they're focused highly focused and also has an eye on the future developments. but i'm an employee here at volkswagen. i've witnessed him at various events. and i can say that he's performed really well since he came here f

years consolidating his own power but the eighty six year old told the party faithful that he sees d.s. canal as his eventual successor so he's two years younger than you want his ten year presidential term is over and the three years remaining until the congress he will become the first secretary of the communist party. watching the presidential handover at their home in havana these cubans believe the fifty seven year old dears can now is what the country needs. it was a good choice he's young and innovative with a different perspective but on the streets of cuba not everyone is convinced much will change. all the same to me who have as good for the country in the people. me gandy dance canalis aponte no a list a cautious choice for a cautious country and that's a piece to be exactly what the old guard wants. well joining me tonight from havana cuba is freelance journalist jose who's on nieves jose welcome to the show i want to ask you what are people in havana what are they saying this hour about the new president. hello thank you for your call well if you said poor countries hope p

and d.s. is exactly where he wants to be leading vokes wagon and just like his predecessor his sights are set on china this is where big bucks are made with a brand new s.u.v.s or with a new levy to limousine have a decent tends to pick up the pace according to his vision the company will develop and build new models faster and cheaper. why good just because we're doing well now doesn't mean it will be the case in the coming years of course it's good when the brand is strong and you have the technology but product decisions like anticipating trends that's our main job and that is always exciting and full of risks. starting in twenty nineteen almost every brand will be introducing new e-cards to the market drivers in china are already using an electric vehicle produced by the sole brand sold is built and developed by a v.w. joint venture in central china the industry is in agreement that china is leading the way any mobility china's policy is very much committed to electric vehicles. all the go

or rumors have been circulating since the beginning of the week and his official to d.s. will lead to what is supposed to be a new era one where the company can keep its performance while restoring confidence and its thomas reputation. has a new man at the top with immediate effect v.w. is new c.e.o. is have a d.c. he's been with the company for three years now he's been tapped to kick start the next phase one that will see the company betting big on electric cars if it falls behind in the race it could lose ground in critical markets like in china and news of d.c.'s new position has gone over well with many employees in other steps with about the frogs found happy i worked for like soccer and was at the meetings and shot them if they don't i can only say that he's done a great job at v.w. are so far away it's uber folks one mr toller. absurd and yet. the company now plans a massive restructuring program in china and in six other business branches. the program to better structure the company and make v.w. more manageable. and what's to become of me sources say who remain

d.s. worsening. relations between east best. day it seems to get worse on a daily basis and that is. a matter of concern i think to all security politicians that we need to end to revert to dialogue we need to sit at the same time table we need to. try to understand development but more empathy the two words the security perceptions of each other i think that is listening trying to understand that's very important if we want to come out after this current mess kalahari logic well judging by the latest events the dialogue the vital and the most basic trait and tool of diplomacy is something that is seems to be for now impossible to achieve in this situation. earlier we heard from ken livingstone a former mayor of london and he believes that teresa mayes government is more interested in bashing russia than establishing what happened in the poisoning case . i mean that's that really because he was literally threesome i was up there that day one i'm blaming russia and president putin for this making these claims before they've even

hundred fifty nine revolution and handed it on to his brother raul ten years ago now this man may get d.s. come out of his taking the hounds but will he be looking down a different path. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program french president among you i'm up. has arrived in berlin for talks with german chancellor angela merkel president mccrone is here to breathe fresh life into his vision for e.u. reforms now germany and france have pledged to deliver a reform roadmap just in time for an e.u. summit coming up in june but across reform ideas are facing resistance here in germany president mccrone is due to hold talks with chancellor angela merkel little later today after a joint press conference that we will be bringing you live on our program for more on that let's bring in political correspondent hooper vito vald who is joining us here in the studio so what's ahead today. we look at the official title of the meeting it is not nothing more than just a working session but already the setting shows that there's much more to it the ungrammatical welcomes and one who i might call on the con

automobile industry is changing quickly ok well what can you tell us about the new math of the top have it d.s. . again as i said have a decent man with a clear vision it's very clear here that he wants to talk about that that he wants to handle a lot of this in self he's taking on more task compared to his predecessor and so he is someone who is known as a cost cutter is known as someone who's not afraid to ruffle feathers in person here listening to him he sounds like a very you know cosmetic speaker he can explain his vision but he's known as a hard to go shade is a tough taskmaster and there are questions here there's a lot of skepticism about whether he's taking on too much after we move on from this period diesel scandal in which we saw so much power concentrated in the top leaders of this company in the past now to return so much power again to have at least he will contain he will continue controlling the brand itself his former task as well as taking on the chairmanship of the bourse that's a lot of power to invest in one person ok again it's weeks to how much vision he has it is a ri

by these mystery sounds these alleged attacks and the cubans have denied any involvement in that so d.s. can now will have to try to make some overtures of course that hopefully in d.c. they do so as well because american tourists bring american dollars and especially for cubans in havana they have really benefit. from that over the last two years and we've seen a dip in terms of the levels of tourism in havana how did you and your spoken to see the legacy of the castro family today well it's very interesting young cubans they all want to see an improving economy as the report said a lot of them want to be able to leave the country but they do recognize the the impact of fidel castro of course even cubans i've spoken to who dislike the castro regime and are very much against the way the system is set up in cuba have said begrudgingly that they do respect fidel castro for having stood up to the americans all these years and of course for having led the revolution changes could be underway for cuba journalist joining us here in our studio thank you very much. to sports now in the semifina