health minister spawn is a big critic of the medical open door immigration policy then you've got friedrich metz is a veteran with a lot of support from the business community. in lash at the state premier of north rhine-westphalia and there are others so there's plenty of people possibly the sort of white men the typical leaders of the christian democrat party nonetheless these people are waiting waiting for their chance now that a.k.k. is seemingly part of the history books fatally political correspondent simon young thank you. ok let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world syrian government forces have killed 5 turkish soldiers in the province of edler that's according to turkey's defense ministry which says it has destroyed more than $100.00 syrian government targets of interrogation the area around it it was the last rebel held region in syria turkey has sent thousands of troops there to halt an offensive by damascus to retake the region. a russian course a sentence 7 young activist to prison terms of up to 18 years the defendants were accused of plotting

will be put forward by the christine union when it comes to the election whenever that is held friedrich metz is being talked about now mr metts was beaten by. in $28.00 for the job he did come under some criticism for his ties to the black rock investment group he has since quit all of his posts with that organization are men also being touted he's the the state president to say prime minister of north rhine-westphalia also the vice leader of the c.d.u. already when it comes to a potential candidate for chancellor or marcus as order of the christian social union the very end branch of the christian union here in germany is being talked about with increasing frequency as a potential successor even now to merkel. ok let's get the thoughts now of thomas fassbender he's a journalist and commentator and he joins us here very welcome thomas thanks for coming on some headlines are calling this a crisis in the c.d.u. is that going to be far do you think. for sure not. the storm issuing thing is that all this was triggered by. a storm in a water glass you could say because the fact of the election in

will be put forward by the christine union when it comes to the election whenever that is held friedrich metz is being talked about now mr metts was beaten by. in $28.00 for the job he did come under some criticism for his ties to the black rock investment group he has since quit all of his posts with that organization are men also being touted he's the the state president to say prime minister of north rhine-westphalia also the vice leader of the c.d.u. already when it comes to a potential candidate for chancellor or marcus as order of the christian social union the very end branch of the christian union here in germany is being talked about with increasing frequency as a potential successor even now to anglo merkel it's all over there were 2 innocent commentator thomas fassbender says it's not just in germany where the christian democrats are losing ground. for sure all this is not going to add a lot of votes to the already diminishing paul's and election results of that party the christian democrats like other christian democrat parties in western europe have been losing votes over over th

german media reports a conservative politician friedrich metz is planning to run for the leadership ofchristian democratic party he's one of chancellor macas fiercest critics in 2018 he narrowly lost on a great cut and bauer who announced on monday she would step down as party leader because. it was 75 years ago today in the final months of the 2nd world war that british and american aircraft began bombing the german city of dressed and in the days that followed warplanes dropped fire bombs that killed thousands of people many of the grim and children who were fleeing the soviet army's advance in the east there's been much debate about whether the bombing was justified a military grounds or was it an unnecessary tragedy and a war crime we met up with one of the survivors in the now rebuilt city of preston . when aaron steers comes to the new marked public square and sees the restored. he is reminded of the dresden bombings 75 years ago. here. and everything was destroyed and this was where most of the people were killed in the fire storm then on the next day the duration fallen kisha c

will be put forward by the christine union when it comes to the election whenever that is held friedrich metz is being talked about now mr metts was beaten by. in $28.00 for the job he did come under some criticism for his ties to the black rock investment group he has since quit all of his posts with that organization are men also being touted he's the the state president to say prime minister of north rhine-westphalia also the vice leader of the c.d.u. already when it comes to a potential candidate for chancellor or marcus as order of the christian social union the very end branch of the christian union here in germany is being talked about with increasing frequency as a potential successor even now to merkel all change we're still waiting to hear from. she's expected to speak to the press a little later on monday and explain why she's made this decision why now and what comes next as far as she's concerned. and joined on the line now by the book who's a political analyst who's based in berlin very good evening to you it's been called into media headlines a crisis in the c.d.u. would you go