you're watching d.w. news still to come in business a mega merger between europe's two biggest train makers they're bulking up to fight off a giant challenge from china. elena from v.w. business we'll have that story and much more for you in just a minute here with d.w. news. of. the d. w.e.d. a center. i. find it again. more of a. discovery. video and audio podcast and language courses. in the d w media center at media center dot d w dot com. freedom of expression. a value that always has to be defended and knew. all over the world arch of freedom freedom of art. a multimedia project about artists and their right to express their views freely. d w dot com part of freedom. hailed as a franco german industrial breakthrough option rivals a siemens and agree to much becoming europe's biggest train make-a in the hope of fending off competition from a field. also coming up day works call in sick or take holidays by twenty twenty over one million workers will be automated we take a look at where the rise of the robo

this is d.w. news live from berlin confrontation in catalonia on the eve of the independence referendum rallies take place in both madrid and barcelona to oppose sunday's disputed vote of the catalonian government insist that.

this is d.w. news live from berlin tonight a powerful earthquake hits mexico there are reports of fatalities and of people trapped inside buildings in the capital reports say at least five people are dead in mexico city people are said to be trapped inside the damaged buildings the country's airport and stock market have shut down will cross to the capital mexico city for the latest also coming up. day has a great spring and play but if it is forced to defend itself or it's our lives we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea in his first speech to the un's general assembly u.s. president donald trump delivers his sharpest warning yet to north korea we'll bring you full coverage.

you're watching d.w. news live from berlin. still to come, an exclusive report from war-torn somalia. are civilians paying too high of a price for the ongoing fight against islamists? daniel's here now. donald trump and his much and have tax plan on the agenda tonight. daniel: his plans could see cross-party support, both sides of the aisle in congress might be in favor of his plans. as we speak, u.s. president donald trump is unveiling tax reform plans today. the speech in indiana, one of the biggest changes is a drastic tax cut for corporations from 35% to just 20%. in his speech, trump has pledged to make it easier for americans to file their taxes, saying they waste billions every year because the system is too complex. according to his plans, smaller businesses will see a cap put on their taxes. the trouble is, a lot of them are already paying a lot less. they're feeling left out by trump's reform plans. >> lauren copsy opened his bicycle repair shop in washington, d.c. five years ago. business is going well. so well, in f

this is d.w. newslive from berlin it is the final day of campaigning for an election that could change germany's political landscape chancellor angela merkel has been on a last minute push for votes she has a strong leader.

>> this is d.w. news live from berlin. ahead of sunday's german elections a final pitch to win over undecided voters. with just two days to go can chancellor merkel and her main rival martin schultz prevent a late surge from the far right alternative for germany? we'll have coverage of the last-minute push for votes. also on the program --. >> we may be leaving the european union but we are not leaving europe. >> britain's prime minister setting out her vision of future relations with the european union. it was long on rhetoric and short on detail. will it be enough to revive stalled brexit negotiations? rocket man versus the -- the war of words between the u.s. and north korea gets personal. and uber is set to lose its license for london as the transport authority describes the ride sharing app as not fit and proper. we'll take a look at the road ahead. hello. welcome. good to have you with us. voters here in germany are gearing up for federal elections on sunday. both candidates for the post of chancellor have been makin

this is d.w. news coming to you live from berlin a powerful earthquake strikes mexico the second one in as many weeks the death toll from the seven point one magnitude tremor has been rising fast it now stands at more than two hundred clipping many children at a primary school in mexico city. also in this program don't trump threatens to totally destroy north korea and tear up the around nuclear deal america's president pulls no punches in a confrontational speech to the u.n. general assembly. and churning its way through the caribbean hurricane maria is now barreling towards proto rico which has yet to recover from hurricane just two weeks ago. plus in bonus lee a soccer high flying shocker faced their sternness test yet the season when they took on mighty quiet. fellow i'm terry martin good to have you with us. we begin in mexico where a powerful seven point one magnitude earthquake has killed more than two hundred people mexico city's mayor says dozens of building hits have collapsed in the capital

this is d.w. news coming to you live from berlin be on mars on songs to achieve breaks her silence on the range of refugee crisis she expresses her sorrow to all groups displaced by violence and says she wants to speak to muslims to find out why they're leaving does this mean the nobel laureate will now move to end with the u.n. .

this is d.w. news live from berlin. munich fired coach carlo ancelotti following their humiliating defeat in the champions league under lackluster start the bye and. so what is next for germany's biggest team also on the program. the backlash against the kurdish independence vote because it was a turkish troops into an iraqi military exercises on the border with the kurdish region and airlines say they will suspend flights into and out of the kurdish regional capital we'll bring you the latest from there. playboy magazines found the hugh hefner dies aged ninety one but did the multimillionaire empower women or was he just the headline. i'm phil gayle welcome to the program germany's biggest football club and munich says it has fired stahl coach carlo ancelotti the fifty eight year old italian joined the bundesliga champions in two thousand and sixteen and won the title in his first year and should not he's also my three time champions league winning by i wanted him to bring home that title as well but yesterday simulati

this is d.w. news live from berlin here's a reminder of our top stories at this hour the emissions scandal that just moved up a gear public prosecutors have reportedly arrest of the first top manager in germany in connection with these are great well that we'll have that story in the business which is of the way in just a moment. and i will have more world news for you at the top of feet out at last if enough of the day. she's long been a symbol of hope in syria. i try to help people a smile i sign does she stand for change. i am for the false facade of her husband's rule of terror thank you ira i actually believes in what the syrian regime is doing and believes and those who say. projection that that they are saving syria i smiled was not the beautiful face of the dictatorship starting october first on d w . these are great investigators get closer and closer to the top of scandal we didn't follow and finding out who ordered the breaking of millions of vehicles worldwide. that story and more here on g

all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news you can also use the d.w. act to send us photos and videos. that's your news rock join us again at the top of the hour in the meantime you can check out our website or follow us on twitter thanks for watching d.w. news. as long as. my messages do not go today nothing will ever change you know the banks mean huge fines and so was the language of a banking money. speaking the truth.

this is d.w. news coming to you live from berlin german chancellor angela merkel says she's ready to join talks to resolve the north korea crisis and she says donald trump is doing it all wrong. sanctions and enforcing the sanctions are the right answer but anything else with regard to north korea i think is wrong and that is why we clearly disagree with the u.s. president. in the exclusive interview chancellor merkel tells t w that diplomacy is the only way forward with pyongyang also on the program hope and heroism in mexico as efforts continue to find survivors in the rubble of tuesday's powerful earthquake we'll go live to mexico city for the latest. and defiance in spain as cattle on nationalists protest through the night after regional leaders are arrested for planning a vote on independence. and in the book this legal action hamburg tries to do you rail the dortmund express but that's a tall order against one of germany's strongest attacking teens we'll bring you the goals and the highlights. i.

and another reminder for you don't forget you can always get d.w. news on the go here's how you do it's just download from google play all from the apple store and that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news now you can also use the date of the op to send the photos and videos. that's the news this hour more coming at the top of the hour don't forget to check to check out our web site that's d.w. dot com and you can also follow us on facebook and twitter we are at the end of the news from everyone here in the valley news room thanks for watching. the rational list are on the rise with. me to contract greater can we use their slogan their focus put your nation first i am sure you know the answer is to highlights different shades of nationalism and to find out why this nation me to you.

this is d.w. news live from iraq faces a possible break up as ninety two percent of cuts called for independence that's results of monday's referendum which baghdad says it will not recognize so when the country go now. also on the program saudi arabia to lift its ban on.

you're watching d.w. new still to come a two hundred twenty percent tariff on vase jets and u.s. response to the canadian state support for. the plane maker describes the levy as absurd as now europe is involved in the raw and physical how that story on the rest of the day's business news in just a moment. i feel right news updates at the top of the hour and meantime of course there's always the website. of the day. he takes it personally i do anything with the wonderful people and stories that make the game so special. for all true fan. club. because more than football online going to the w. we speak your language our spanish program only until. only swilling someone doesn't miss an accumulative always close to the action but i'm not hoping you'll still get along with all i can get that up to the minute news and opinions the background to political developments. d.w. we bring you more of the oil. four hundred thirty kilometers an hour crazy stuff that's me feeling aboard a high speed train in shanghai the chinese sure can build trains and that's got the europeans all wired and i

the hour in the meantime you can check out our website or follow us on twitter thanks for watching d.w. news. as long as. i know just to not go today nothing would change you know the banks pay you mind and so was the language of a banking money. speaking the truth global news that matters w. made for mines she's long been a symbol of hope in syria i try to help people. assad does she stand for change or the false facade of her husband's rule of terror. she believes in my projection that that they are saving syria. assad the beautiful face of the dictatorship starting october first on d w. all of germany is in the throes of election fever all of germany. here on this one of the ten high like islands in the north sea people get more worked up about runaway rams elections the german. parliament the bundestag are this sunday parties are not important here between the mud flats and the meadows here the issues are different from those in the rest of the country. but it. will. no. longer this is an easy to reach or even to see here in the middle of our picture that i like rises from the north sea

they're watching d.w. news still to come on the program volkswagen shares hit another rocky patch as europe's leading car maker shocks investors with a profit warning we will have the very latest from germany's financial center frankfurt and the road to europe's digital future are these kids learning to program robots in a stony hour could one day challenge american and chinese dominance in the tech sector. and don't forget in the meantime you can always get t.w. news on the go just download our hour from google play or from the apple store it will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news you can also use the app to send us photos and videos and of course you can watch this program on life street. you're up to date i'm sorry kelly in berlin after a short break it is business with better physically healthy i mean. what does a football loving country need to reach its goals. we'll tell you how to german soccer made it back to the top.

more on the stories in just a minute but first this news just in it's all about perspective closer d.w. news yes. it tells us stirring stories. it makes us laugh. and cry legs tremble and smile. magical images and big emotions but now. you know the magazine every weekend on d w. hello and welcome to drive with a b w car show coming up an electric runabout would go away indoors tesla's model x. .

those stories in just a minute but first this news just in it's all about the perspective closer d.w. news yes. she's long been a symbol of hope in syria i try to help people. a small outside does she stand for change for the false facade of her husband's rule of terror. she believes in my projection that that they are saving syria must masada the beautiful face of the dictatorship starting october first on d w. the german turkish journalist benazir cho has been behind bars in turkey since february fourteenth turkish president. accuses him of spreading terror propaganda.

you're watching d.w. news still to come a two hundred twenty percent tariff vs jets and u.s. response to the canadian state support for. the plane make it describes the levy as absurd and now europe is involved in the rock and facility we'll have that story on the rest of the day's business news in just a moment. i'll have your news updates at the top of the hour and meantime of course there's always the web site. of the day. we take personally. with the wonderful people and stories make the game so special. for all true fact.

this is d.w. news live from berlin their buddies in beijing it seems but will china and the u.s. crack the north korea crisis the u.s. secretary of state gets a warm welcome from his chinese counterpart and tillerson says the u.s. is in contact with north korea also coming up. confrontation in catalonia as the independence referendum approaches rallies take place and both madrid and barcelona to oppose sunday's vote for the catalonian government insist that the vote will go ahead. and in the bundesliga better braman and hamburg's inability to score has cost them points can tonight's match spark life into their attacks. i'm happy quite often welcome to the program u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson says the u.s. is in contact with north korea over its nuclear weapons program and is probing the country's willingness to talk tillerson made the remarks in beijing where he's held meetings centering on north korea and trade the u.s. use china as crucial to attempts to stop nor. korea developing nuclear weapons china has strong economic ties with the anyang accounting for about ninet

this is d.w. news live from berlin it's the final day of campaigning for an election that could change germany's political landscape chancellor angela merkel has been on a last minute push for votes she has a strong lead in the polls for you are expecting a heart stopping finish but with the main challenger martin schultz a distant second all eyes on which party will come in third also coming up. they're both think this is their work not only my parents work but also my grandparents thank god we're least a lawyer so the little girls three days of to mexico's massive earthquake remote communities a still waiting for help d. w. visited one village that's digging itself out of the rubble. and iran says it's launched a new ballistic missile that can carry multiple warheads over two thousand kilometers it's a sign of defiance against the u.s. . i'm a money it's good to have you with us german chancellor angela merkel and her main challenge a mock to ensure we're out on their final day of campaigning before

those stories in just a minute but first this news just in it's all about the perspective closer d.w. news. hashtags germany decides. the day before the general election on d w a day dedicated to democracy. from its dramatic beginnings in germany until the present day how is the nation of culture fearing an election year. where do the german people see their place in europe and the world. democracy day today on d w. journalist dan is your child has been behind bars in turkey since february fourteenth turkish president. accuses him of spreading terror.

those stories in just a minute but first this news just in it's all about the perspective closer d.w. news faster. than first day w. we speak your language does not look. for content in dari pashto and border prospects for returning to our web special pleading at the refugee journeys of life in germany and the prospects for those returning home. and join the discussion on g.w. dot com and on facebook. prospects. former attorneys d.w. made for mark. this week global three thousand focuses on democracy. democracy it seems.

s campaign germany decides there's full coverage on d w dot com you can get updates on our d.w. news facebook page too or just follow us on twitter and use the germany besides hash tag our social media team is waiting to hear from you. election course coming up on sunday and we'll be providing lots of live coverage for you as the results do come in and that's all you news for now sue me will be with you at the top of the next hour with another full bulletin meanwhile you can get all the latest news and information online a t w dot com thanks for watching. rationalists are on the rise with worldwide to make your country great again that is their slogan their focus put your nation first i am taking your number one story to highlights different shades of nationalism and to find out what the nation need to use. it's a c.n.n. story join the conversation here on to tell them you want to tough.

and of course we'll have full coverage across the day here on the d.w. news with the c.d.c.'s human the social democrats slated to be the to excuse me largest party is right third the race for third place is our latest opinion polls indicate that's likely to go to the far right alternative to germany if reality bears out those predictions and they will be the first far right party to enter germany's parliament for decades their opposition to migrants and islam could all could also shake up the political census. a.f.d. election posters leave little to the imagination new germans will make those ourselves read this one burkas as this slogan we're into bikini's if there were any doubts about the alternative on offer it's islamophobia and anti immigrant stop islamification vote f.t. reads this post or i suppose a threat posed by islam in migrants has been a key campaign message for the f.t.c. lead candidates. politicked often an open borders the indiscriminate admission of people from other religions and cultures poses a grave threat to my civil liberties to the civil liberties o

you're up to date on d.w. news and don't forget you can stay with us for more german election coverage before that though we have football coverage from one of our europeans top top leagues top of the table dortmund in fact of were hoping to send out a message to the rest of the league find out how they fared in the bundesliga show that is coming up in just a few minutes with pablo fully and us. today. from . the w.'s program guide on the internet like we.

this is d.w. news live from berlin confrontation in catalonia on the eve of the independence referendum rallies take place in both madrid and barcelona to oppose sunday's disputed vote of the catalonian government.

this is d.w. news live from berlin confrontation in catalonia on the eve of the as independence referendum rallies take place in both madrid and barcelona to oppose sunday's disputed vote but the catalonian government insists that it will.

thank you so much for coming in and talking with us today on d.w. news thank you. now migration to europe may have slowed but the issue remains betterly divisive among the members of the european union the nations on the front line mainly italy and greece are still desperately calling for migrants to be resettled elsewhere in the e.u. but some other member states have bluntly refused now the e.u. commission has come up with some recommendations to address these issues let's take a look the commission wants to let fifty thousand refugees come legally to europe it'll permit future border controls inside the schengen area for a maximum of three years and it wants to send home irregular economic migrants those are those who have tried to reach europe to improve work prospects or living standards now let's listen to europe's migration commissioner at the briefing in brussels with more than sixty five million displaced that around the world we're going to stop shows though it's this this but. it is hosting. this is why we are proposing to support the fifty thousand reset

anchor: this is d.w. news live from berlin. never before a presidential election null and void. it is a huge victory for the country's opposition. president kenyatta said he will accept the ruling and called for calm. we will bring you the latest. turkey arrests two more german citizens, taking the total to 12. chancellor merkel promises to act decisively and should no further talks about turkey joining the customs union. and emergency services in houston, texas, go house-to-house as the u.s. government counts the cost of the devastation caused by harvey. >> i'm sarah kelly, thanks so much for joining us. kenya's supreme court annuled last month's presidential election and ordered a rerun within 60 days. the vote was won by the incumbent. the decision is a major victory for the opposition leader, who claims that the results had been manipulated in kenyatta's favor. >> jubilation inside kenya's supreme court. the court agreed that there was irregularities. >> for the first time in the history, a ruling has been made by the courts nullifying irregular elections of the president. >

this is d.w. news live from berlin and their bodies in beijing it seems but will china and the united states crack the north korea crisis the us secretary of state gets a warm welcome from his chinese counterpart and tellers and says the u.s. is.

this is d.w. news live from berlin confrontation in catalonia ahead of the independence referendum thousands gather in barcelona and madrid for rallies to oppose sunday's disputed vote of the kettle odium government insists that the.

this is d.w. news live from the showdown in spite of a catalonia plans for a separatist referendum on the spanish government says the vote is illegal and must not go ahead but cuts a line leaders insist everything is in place and that it will also on the program.

this is d.w. news still to come and nick cave famous for his literate and dark songs is turning the ripe age of sixty probably medal for michael to desk will be here to tell us more about to music's prince of darkness. emanuel macross labor reforms are now in place now he's facing a backlash in france how the alligators can tell us what we're talking about france here for we know that workers are not going to let this happen without a fight and indeed tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets to march against president because controversial labor reforms which he earlier signed into law the measures to make it easier for companies to hire and fire workers and allow small companies to negotiate directly with their employees instead of resorting to trate units a call was elected on the promise that these reforms would help reduce france's unemployment rate which is currently at nine and a half percent. now some say the reforms are urgently needed others say they will hurt france or so sid

this is d.w. news live from berlin germany prepares for an election that could change the country's political landscape chancellor angela merkel is still leading in the polls in the run up to sunday's vote but the far right alternative for germany party looks on course to enter parliament what does this need.

yes it's all about perspective closer d.w. news this. hash tag germany decides. the day before the general election on d w a day dedicated to democracy. from its dramatic beginnings in germany until the present day how is the nation of culture fairing in election year. where do the german people see they're placing your of the world. democracy day september twenty third d. w. . how do things stand. what can you see are you grasping for the top do you have school that aims. fans can you keep up are you also asking yourselves who's going where the season is still so young but the first midweek games will clear a few things up nine points in just one week would be nice. fans can finally start to see where things are heading. dominico to disco can work out where shall because standing. where his opponents by and stand. have to fight for every victory every game starts at noon now. what is the new vote spoke coach got up his sleeve. just has to explode on match day that's what i want to bring to the team. can i stand against leipsic will they fall for who belongs in t

this is d.w. news coming to you live from berlin german chancellor angela merkel says she's ready to join talks to resolve the north korea crisis and she says donald trump is doing it all wrong. sanctions and enforcing the sanctions are the right answer but anything else with regard to north korea i think is wrong.

those stories in just a minute but first this news just in it's all about the perspective closer d.w. news sasa. going to the beat that no w. we speak your language our spanish program to love. always will inform. that's openness and i can lie to always close to the action but i'm not part of the go fuck everyone but like to get that up to the minute news and opinion so for the background to political developments i want to live d.w. we'll bring you more of the oil. d.w. truth diversity. where the world of science is at home in many languages. on top of that i mean go on doing. that with us our innovations magazine for in asia the us from every week and always looking to the future on d w dot com science and research for asia. authorities in spain's catalonia region have vowed to defy the spanish government and push ahead with sunday's referendum on independence from spain madrid says the vote is illegal and must not take.

you're watching d.w. newsstill to come germans will vote for a new federal government this sunday with pollsters saying around one third of voters are still undecided or the surveys accurate or take a look at the polling companies hoping to get the result of sunday's ballot right. google has gone out shopping again this time it's all about the smart smartphone market terry if you can't or won't don't want to develop it in the house then you buy it and google is certainly strengthening its hardware business it's just struck a one point one billion dollar deal with taiwanese electronics company h t c that's a deal puts two thousand engineers from eight t.c.s. a smartphone division under google's roof the internet giant is trying to bolster its position in a sector dominated by apple and samsung the move could allow google to better integrate its android smartphone software with its own hardware google expects the deal to close by early twenty eighteen provided it gets the all clear from regulators. now you are f

>> this is "d.w. news" live from berlin. showdown in spain over catalonia's plans for a separatist referendum. spain's government says the vote is illegal and must not go ahead but catalonia leaders insist everything is in place and that vote is happening. also coming up, america's relations with cuba hit a note. the u.s. is pulling out half its embassy staff and warning travelers to avoid the island after mysterious attacks that left some diplomats deaf. dozens drown as they flee violence. the united nations is calling on myanmar's government to end what it terms the nightmare treatment of the muslim minority group. welcome to the show. it's good to have you with us. authorities in the spanish region of catalonia say they will proceed with sunday's independence referendum. madrid says the vote is illegal and must not take place. catalonia is home to more than 7 peotone 5 million people and already has a high degree of autonomy. separatists secured a narrow majority in the parliament after regional elections in 2015. it is u

this is d.w. news live from berlin north korea steps up its threats against the u.s. pyongyang's foreign minister tells the un an attack on the us mainland is now inevitable the.

this is d.w. news live from berlin confrontation in catalonia on the eve of the independence referendum thousands gather in barcelona and in madrid for rallies to oppose sunday's disputed vote of the catalonian.

this is d.w. news live from berlin germany prepares for an election that could change the country's political landscape with chancellor angela merkel putting clear lead in the polls ahead of sunday's big vote the question is.

this is d.w. news live from berlin their buddies in beijing it seems but will china and the u.s. crack the north korea crisis the u.s. secretary of state gets a warm welcome from his chinese counterpart and tillerson says the u.s. is in contact.

this is d.w. news live from berlin a new freedom for women in saudi arabia islamic kingdom is finally allowing women to drive activists have been fighting for decades to get the law overturned also coming up. france's president calls for deeper european integration a manual mccall wants a joint budget.

led to this tragedy in the story along the corridors of power in moscow leading politicians told d.w. news they were hopeful the result would bring a rapprochement between the countries. i want to point out and the results of the german election shows that german society has entrusted in restoring normal relations with russia i hope that the signal will be heard by the federal government including by the new foreign minister. the minister and the uk authorities. would organise. just who that will be and whether an easing of sanctions against russia will follow as to be the subject of intense coalition negotiations that may last months. well the german elections are being followed closely around the world including in west africa and here to talk with me about the region and its relations with germany i'm pleased to welcome missy a pioneer she's a correspondent at channel c.v. in nigeria welcome he received and i'm also joined by editor and news anchor are about coombs and she's with joy news in ghana welcome hour but just to be here you are both here covering the german election for your n

this is d.w. news coming to you live from berlin a powerful earthquake strikes mexico the second one in as many weeks the death toll from the seven point one magnitude tremor has been rising fast it now stands at more than two.

this is d.w. news coming to you live from berlin a powerful earthquake strikes mexico the second one in his many weeks the death toll from the seven point one magnitude tremor has been rising fast it now stands of more than two.