political correspondent kate brady good morning kate so first what are the defendants actually accused of doing in this case well we have five defendants on trial in that charge with violation of geminis and also war weapons export control laws now this is due to the export of more than four thousand assault rifles to mexico which we just saw there in their report specifically to areas which were the lack listed under these export control laws and prosecutors say that these heckler employees who are on trial what in fact aware of the of the and destination of these weapons ok but apparently they're accused of trying to conceal the actual destination there is this an isolated case kate or is it symptomatic of a bigger problem well this case has indeed opened up a big problem in german exports and the responsibility of these five defendants has actually been mitigated by some evidence which was found during this trial which actually showed that there was actually irregularities in how the export certificates were drawn up by government authorities who apparently misinterpreted the law an

let's get more now political correspondent kate brady joins me here in the studio so. is this going to hurt enough to make the company rethink its practices well if you take into consideration that the revenue. in two thousand and seventeen was hundred eighty two million euros and this fine of three point seven million isn't really going to make much of a dent but it is bearing in mind that last year just as this trial was about to start the company did publish a statement saying that their products will now only be delivered to so-called green countries to the. includes e.u. states or members of nato or also countries which have closed association agreements with nato so on paper. i think all standards now seem to be stricter but at the same time we could now see them moving more towards the civilian market and what are the wider implications of this verdict would you say i mean not only for this specific manufacturer in the way that it changes its strategy but also you know for the industry well it's certainly thrust germany's export controls into the spotlight and t

don't think this will be quite enough to deter critics just step over your political correspondent kate brady with me here in the studio and barbara result our brussels correspondent joining us from the e.u. capital thank you. art let's bring you up to speed now with some of the other stories making news around the world. france has recalled its ambassador to italy christiane the say after a series of verbal assaults by italy's two deputy prime ministers on president a manual my current relations between italy and france have grown increasingly tense tense meet twenty mostly because of disagreements over migration policy. british prime minister theresa may and european commission president as soon close younger have pledged to continue talks about break that but younger once again refused to renegotiate the terms of the already agreed would draw a deal overseeing britain's divorce from the european union that is set to take place on march twenty ninth. and a related subject to norway has warned its students against studying in the u.k. due to the uncertainties surrounding brags that education

brady. kron 4's kate rooney caught up with brady's father to talk about tom. rooney>"as patriots star tom brady readies for his 9th super bowl appearance, a lot of folks are calling him the greatest quarterback of all time...but there's only one man who gets to call him "son." and tom brady, senior, still marvels at his youngest child's achievements.""to have a child that does what he loves and is successful at it, makes me as a parent happy, and my wife needless to say as well. it's just a joy to have seen and have been on this ride for 18 years.""that 18 year span includes the most career wins by a starting nfl quarterback, the most division titles, and the most super bowl wins. so many super bowls, in fact, that early february has become an unofficial brady family holiday. and like any family, the holidays come with ups and downs.""it's the journey to get to the super bowl, those are the ones that really work us over, those are the ones that the ebbs and flows, you know, rip our heart out, or give us the highest deg

as well kate brady thanks very much for bring us up to date on both these issues today. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making the news today five european lawmakers are being denied entry into venezuela after being invited by itself became president one why though the group says their passports have been seized according to the spanish i mean esteban consoles they have not been provided with a reason for the expulsion. officials in the disputed indian region of kashmir say at least four indian soldiers have been killed in a shootout with militants and in troops are carrying out searches in the region after a suicide bomber killed over forty soldiers last week india has blamed neighboring pakistan for that attack pakistan has recalled its on boy india and its rising tensions. the german army is investigating an exchange of gunfire between its un peacekeeping forces in mali and allied soldiers west of gall the bonus for says that one of its soldiers returned fire after being shot at on saturday night incident left the mali and soldier critically wounded

let's talk more about this now with good of your correspondent kate brady following the story kate what is german and british law say about the return of the stache olds who joined islamic state to wage war in another country. well the u.k. does not have the right to revoke his citizenship from british citizens if they are proven to have to prove to pose a risk sorry to national security but only if they have jule nationality so if they have a second citizenship now this is a measure which germany has also been considering for some years now and in recent weeks has become a point of contention once again in the german government so he said on one side you have the german conservatives demanding a similar law to that in the u.k. and there that coalition partners the social democrats positioning themselves against that so this could still be something that could one day become a measure here in germany to ok but still germany will simply have to deal with this problem how does a country intend to do that to to bring back word to repatriate its islamic state fighters well the german interi

for more, i'm joined by my colleague right here, kate brady at the big table, and in brussels, barbara. let me start with you. this last-minute announcement by france that it could support new eu guidelines extending the european union's control over the project -- how much of a setback is this for germany? >> it is a rather severe setback for germany. it also throws some doubt on the state of french-german relations because france has had germany's back or this project are quite some time now. the two big countries formed a blocking minority in the deliberations of the european council. their governments meet and discuss this, so the regulation could not t go ahead if france w turns away. the question is why. some speculate they are finally caving to u.s.-american pressure in order to safeguard their own energy investments with russia and their own economic interests ththere, and there's also the ft thatat the french presidedent it going toto be here over t the weekend alongsidengngela merkel at the security conference, s so there is a lot w whirling a aro, and nobody knows quite what

and for transatlantic relations well defined and more i'm joined by our political correspondent kate brady in the studio good morning kate i kate let's start with a twitter from broadside from president trump does the president have a point here well it certainly is an unreasonable request that he's made to these three european countries and of course you know the u.s. backed syria democratic forces they've captured eight hundred five no the six hundred women and more than a thousand children now so i say this isn't a completely reasonable request as coals as well for these i.a.s. fighters from u.k. france and germany to be brought to justice and put on trial and of course they are the security situation in the area as it is particular in syria right now because uncertainty over the security situation in those areas has increased and so there is also this air as well that if they are released then these fighters could return to go up and who knows where they might go and what they might be capable of carrying out ok on the one hand we have the security issue eight hundred fighters than the

ok let's talk about this story with more with either of you correspondent kate brady following the story for us this morning kate what does german and british law say about the return of its nationals who joined islamic state to wage war in another country well the u.k. is one of the few western countries now that passed a law recently which enables it to revoke the citizenship of british citizens if they're found to be a threat to national security and important to point out if doing so won't actually leave that person state less germany on the other hand has considered implemented a similar measure on several occasions particularly after the terror attacks in germany in recent years but that has never been implemented here so in principle german citizens do have the right to be repatriated here ok well how does germany plan to deal then with the repatriation of this is a long state fighters. well the german interior minister horsy hoffa has now set out a rather strict set of conditions in order that would see i asked foreign fighters repatriated to germany and the us thought to be arou

the pipeline you could say for more on this story tonight i'm joined by my colleague right here kate brady at the big table and in brussels our very own barbara let me start with you this last minute announcement by france that it could support. extending the european union's control over the project i mean how much of a of a setback is this for germany. that is a rather severe setback for germany and also throws some doubt of course on the state of french german relations because france has have germany's back for this project for quite some time now the two big countries so formed a blocking majority minority in the deliberations of the european council of and governments meet and discuss this and so this is the regulation couldn't go ahead in france no turns away the question is why is some speculate that they are finally caving in to us american pressure in order to save guard their own energy investments within russia and their own economic interests there and then there is also. the fact that in london mccrone the french president's not going to hear next on the weekend long side und

verdict is expected within an hour or so will be back with you i'm sure thank you so much to that was kate brady from our political desk you're watching news still to come shock and give it everything they've got in the first leg of their champions league match up with manchester city but it's one of their former players who has the final say. more of that coming up in just a minute first though here in germany the issue of abortion is currently the subject of a fierce debate abortion is a criminal offense technically here with terminations only allowed in certain very restricted circumstances the current controversy centers on whether german doctors should be allowed to advertise that they actually carry out the procedure. gabriella hall there is one of thousands of doctors in germany caught in the center of the country's ongoing debate over abortion. the fact that abortion is criminalized. that it's illegal in germany the woman doesn't do that and. abortion in germany is in fact a crime but there are exceptions in cases of rape on medical grounds and on certain conditions prosecution is avoide

expected within hours so we'll see we'll be back with you i'm sure thank you so much to that was kate brady from our political desk you're watching t.v. news still to come shall to give it everything they've got in the first leg of their champions league match up with manchester city but it's one of their former players heads the final say. now consumer groups in russia are warning about a decline in food standards they accuse companies of selling counterfeit products that are calling for more controls on the food industry situation has become worse since moscow banned imports of e.u. and u.s. food in response to sanctions imposed after russia addict's crimea w.'s mere drug store which has more. this is one happy cal she's allowed to go out regularly farmer vladimir correa loaf makes sure of that there are five cows in his ban about seventy kilometers north of moscow in the coming weeks they will be more. and more this milk is very high quality because we only give the cow natural feed no chemicals no additives you know anybody. who. cultivates a total of ten thousand square metres of land

brady didn't throw any touchdowns, but he did throw a pick early in the game.. (kater the rams -- there was a lot of hype surrounding their defensive play heading into the game.... game....into the play heading their defensive surrounding hype was a lot of rams -- there as for the (kate) as for the rams -- there was a lot of hype surrounding their defensive play heading into the game.... and and rightfully so, but it just wasnt enough to put away the pats... (jr stone) the super bowl 53 was the battle of the quarterbacks. tom brady is from the peninsula. jared goff from the north bay.(justine) kron4's gayle ong went to a watch party in goff's hometown. she joins us live with that story,gayle... how are fans reacting to the patriots win? is it hard for rams fans in the north bay? it's the rams versus the patriots...but in the bay area..it's marin catholic high versus serra high where the two starting quarterbacks went to school... as pats star and san mateo native tom brady goes for his 6th super bowl win...rams quarterback jared goff is playing his

regardless, tom brady's greatness can't be disputed...with 5-world championships. and this week, our very own katey went back to serra high in san mateo.... where it all started...and you can feel number 12's impact.patriots' quarterback tom brady's nfl legacy is well documented. but on the other side of the country, at his former high school, the brady effect looms equally large.jeremy villar: "tom brady wasn't always the fastest guy, wasn't always the most athletic guy, but he gave his hardest work, which is really inspiring to those students who may not have all the tools that some great athletes have."jonathan allen: "we were actually just putting together a list of current alumni playing in college, and it's over 60 student athletes playing in college right now at 4-year schools, so i think that inspiration is really exciting for our athletes, and kind of leads the way for them."the current crop of athletes at serra high school in san mateo are too young to remember brady's first super bowl win in 2002, but they're no less proud to play for his alma mater.luke bottari: "it's definitely amazin

brady... there is another patriots star who grew up on the peninsula kate rooney has more...when it comes to the is in elite company. only jerry rice has more postseason receptions. the patriots drafted him in the seventh round, after stints playing quarterback for college of san mateo and kent state. but it all began at woodside high, near edelman's hometown of redwood city. and edelman's high school coach said none of his success has come as a surprise.steve nicolopolous says: "if you tell him he can't do this, he does it. if you tell him he's too slow, he becomes fast. if you tell him he's too s short to be a quarterback, he's gonna prove you wrong. and he did that, and he might have gone a different route than most people, but he was able to go out and accomplish what he set out to do, which is something that's very unique in this day and age."unique enough that edelman has become something of a teaching tool for the current generation of woodside wildcats.nicolopolous says: "we try to use him as a reference point for young athletes to go ahead and aspire to do something. one of the things t