d.w. news michael from berlin is it the death of diesel a german court rules that cities have the right to ban diesel cars to cut air pollution it's a victory for environmentalists but a huge blow for the all the industry and for the millions of motorists who may not be allowed to drive their cars also coming up full scale finding resumes in eastern guta after a temporary truce collapses in syria humanitarian workers who say they've been unable to deliver aid and that no civilians were able to escape and i see air from siberia has sent europe's temperatures plunging extreme weather warnings are in place in many countries especially in the east. i bring coffee it's good to have you with us it is a decision that could slam the brakes on diesel one of germany's top courts has ruled that cities have the right to ban diesel cars from their streets in order to curb pollution environmentalists are welcoming the decision but it is a defeat for the all the industry is manufacturers may be forced to pay to improve their emissions systems it could also mean millions of diesel owners are no longer all

d.w. stories for a new topic each week on instagram. texas native michael j. deal is homeless he lives in a tent in orange county california he used to earn lots of money now he can't even afford a room his fate is shared by hundreds of thousands across the united states in california their numbers are growing faster as rents soar. the homeless have formed a community on the banks of the santa ana river but now the county has plans to clear away their tents michael j. deal and the others plan to fight it but do they have a chance. furley morning in orange county the camp is slowly coming to life. about eight hundred people live in the tents here close to the dried out river bed . michael j. deal known as m.j. has been living here four for about. or yours or. this community is no different than the apartment complex or any other community. but you get the you get drug addicts you get good people you go bad people. look different. but that's. get out of life what you put into it if you want to be a junkie then you'll hang out with the just. want to be successful

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michael c. view yesterday's numbers have been in freefall since the national election in september. well d.w. political correspondent host barrow is with me here to talk about this new poll that suggests the right wing the party has overtaken the s.p.d. as germany's second biggest party thomas that is quite a bomb shell how significant is this poll result is a bombshell terry but it's only one poll out of many that are conducted here in germany there are other recent polls that still put the social democrats in second place behind the conservatives but what is at least for many people alarming here is the actual trained situation that the traditional parties here in germany face not only the social democrats but also the concern conservatives they have been losing support and at the same time you see the rise of the act immigrant so these are two elements that have to be analyzed and understood together well there are two parts the story of course there's the fall of the s.p.d. but there's also the rise of the d. tell us about that how do you kill for the d's success well let's not forget that the f.t. enter the german parliament for the first time in september they