laila: the u.s.s he is a dictator on par with north korea's dictator, but how receptive is he to international criticism? oscar: he is not receptive to issue national -- to international criticism and not only is the compared to these mike mckee is given the same sanctions. in the past few wee we have seen a more repressive government, we have seen and become more repressive in the last few years. we expect more confrontation and persecution in the weeks to come. laila: oscar, thank you. reporting on the fast-moving events in caracas. and next to that mass trial in turkey were almost 500 suspected coup plotters, including generals and pilots have gotten underway. they are accused of leading the coup to topple the government oferdogan. most under arrest for some time, but some are being tried in their absence. correspondent: in what was clearly intended to be a public spectacle, the defendants where paraded before demonstrators baying for blood. some tried to get through security to attack the accused

laila: this is dw news live from berlin. germany y economic at odds over the mawhoo dappeareded germany y says this maman was kidnapapped by vietnamesee agen. also coming up, a thumbs down to the deal between german carmakers and the government. they cut -- to cut diesel emissions. ththey say it t they look carmas off lalyly. scscientists edit a defective ge in human embryos. groundbreaking research that can cure hopes of curing diseases. but there are ethical concerns. ♪ thank you for your company. we start off with those strange relations between germany and vietnam. the two countries are in the middle of a diplomatic row after the disappearance of a the enemy's oil executive living in germany. he is wanted in the anomaly corruption charges. germany accuses the anomaly kidnapping him. the anon says he turned himself into a police station in the the emmys capital -- in the vietnamese capital. >> central berlin, july 23 at 10 :4:40 a.m. a man and woman are held at gunpoint and forced into a car. the man who was kidnapped is

laila: thank you so much.he netherlands are leading england and the second half of the second semi final. in the first, denmark meet austria after a 0-0 job to reach their first final. the world's biggest heavy metal festival has kicked off in northern germany. while tens of thousands of fans are expected to events -- attend the three-day event, we leave you from images of the opening day. will you be back at the top of the hour. now, go ahead and rock on. >>> this week on "wealthtrack," amazon is the largest position in the barron opportunity fund, long time portfolio manager michael lippert explains why and where else he is investing for high growth. next on "consuelo mack wealthtrack." ♪ >> new york life along with mainstays family of mutual funds offers investment and retirement solutions so you can help your clients keep good going. >> additional funding provided by thornburg investment management, active management, flexible perspective. coup and patricia

laila: you are watching dw news.erman politicians and c armakers have a deal for diesel solutions. they will offer incentives to car owners -- for car owners e traded vehicles more than 10 years old. it is not just dirty diesels but collusion allegedly among carmakers. daniel: some regulators hate anti-competitive activity. it seems consumers just don't care. the accusations are german car firms met in secret to ordinate sidechains and costs. lawyers from san francisco and new jersey filed class-action lawsuits against companies. the average american motorist hasn't even heard of the latest scandal. >> americans are big fans of german cars. the u.s. is the second-largest largest buyer of german cars worldwide. many in germany are now shocked at some of the most respected brands in the automotive business may have been cheating consumers. when we asked buyers of german cars here thing you knew about the scandal we got one answer. >> no. >> no. >> no. >> no, i have not. >> no. >> unlike the dieselgate scandal, these ma

. ♪ laila: i'm laila harrak. thank you for your company.e are starting off with the volatile situation in venezuala where the government is cracking down on the opposition. to opposition leaders were taken by their homes by security service and overnight raids. this comes a day after the controversy over vote for an assembly that will rewrite the constitution. a move that critics say could spiriral the country intoo chaos even furtherer. correspondent:t: in the dead of night, authohorities arrrrested oppositition leadersrs. the cctv p posted on twiwitt b y hisife. 12:2:27 a.m., the moment the dictatorship kidnaps him from my house, you will not break them, reads the tweet. lopez was already under house arrest when the intelligent services came for him. as was caracas maya, who authorities have also detained. two of the most high profile opposition leaders, but my call for a boycott of the vote for in assembly tasked with rewriting the constitution. protesters clashed with authorities on the street on holy days -- streets on polling days. se

cnn's laila santiago live in caracas with the latest.s is a really disturbing turn of events. >> reporter: right. this has happened in the last few hours. venezuelans will be waking up to the news. much of it over tv and much of it over social media as the family of leopold oh lopez is tweeting that they are still waiting to find out where he is, why he was detained. to put this into context, this is one of the leaders really of the opposition, of this movement that has been so critical of the government. oftentimes when you're out at protests, you'll see his face on t-shirts of those speaking out against the government. and that is one person that has been detained overnight -- taken from his home overnight. the other person who was also taken, also on house arrest, the former mayor of caracas, antonio ledesma. so many questions out there now as to where they are, why they were taken. i have reached out to the government of venezuela to ask those two questions. at this point, much of the information is coming from surveillance video or

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laila santa yag go-- laila santiago, cnn. >>> the overall of immigration that would favor english speakers. but critics say it could ultimately hurt the u.s. agriculture company. >>> and scientists have found a way to prevent genetic diseases. still to come, why they say their method still needs some more work. is this a phone? or a little internet machine? [ phone ringing ] hi mom. it makes you wonder... shouldn't we get our phones and internet from the same company? that's why xfinity mobile comes with your internet. you get up to 5 lines of talk and text at no extra cost. [ laughing ] so all you pay for is data. see how much you can save. choose by the gig or unlimited. call or go to xfinitymobile.com introducing xfinity mobile. a new kind of network designed to save you money. >>> and a very warm welcome back to our viewers joining us here in the united states, and of course all around the world. i'm rosemary church. let's update you now on the main stories we've been following this hour. president trump has signed legislation that puts new sanctions on russia. the bill also gives cong

this report from our political correspondent, laila nathoo. warning — her report contains flash photography. keeping goods flowing freely between britain and the eu after brexit — one of the key issues in the negotiations. now, the government has given more detail about how it sees trade working after we leave. at the moment, while in the eu, we are inside what is called the customs union — that means goods imported from abroad are subject to the same tax or tariff and can then move between eu countries without charges or many checks. ministers say brexit means leaving the customs union but are now proposing that temporarily, for a few years, we stick as close as possible to the current arrangements. in italy, i was 290 billion, we are selling them 230 billion a year. it's in their interests. bmw do not want to have a customs border that is going to slow down their sales or add administrative costs. siemens do not want to do that. and the port of rotterdam is going to want to have an efficient operation, so they have got an interest as well as

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my question to you laila, what kind of hope might this give to you that maybe you have some allies withinsupport? >> you know, and thank you for stating that i'm a transgender veteran. you know, i served my country honorably to protect the people, the liberties and the freedoms that all americans deserve. the military has taught me to be a strong soldier, warrior, and a member of a team, to never quit, never accept defeat, and never leave a fallen comrade, and so we will continue to serve honorably in good faith and continue to shoot, move, communicate, until we are told not to do so. our allies out there are doing the hard work out there to ensure that this policy amendment doesn't happen, because we're everyday americans who are volunteering to keep this country safe, and that shouldn't be up for discussion. >> well, so the big question is, i haven't seen any clarification on, how will this affect current active, you know, members of the military? have you -- has your husband gotten any indication or guidance about just even his own future, serving the country? >> you know, that's very

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laila up santiago, cnn, caracas. >> we want to talk more about this crisis in venezuela. thank you for being with us. so this is a great concern. you have these two opposition leaders in venezuela who have been sent to prison by the highest court in the land. because of their stand against the vote on sunday. what is likely to happen to these two men? >> they are political prisoners. both had been in prison for years, or released just right before the vote. and then were picked up again immediately after the vote. if the situation continues as it is, they will be held for a very long time. and i would expect they be joined by other political prisoners in the country. >> and we know at this time that the wife of one of the opposition leaders, posted on her twitter account a recording that was made back on july 17, correctly predicting that he would be sent to prison again. and he has called and urged his supporters to fight on for political change. we know that president trump has basically said that he will hold president maduro responsible for anything that happens to th

what happened to laila., we're provide any medical care that these animals require on a regular day, that doesn't change the adoption fee. tomorrow it still means that the fee is waved. again, incredible value, everything that they might be facing has been addressed. we're do all of our procedures here in this medical center, additionally, medical center is open to the public. again, at low cost. it's really important that we're support the vet and care of animals in our community. leaving with the animal with no adoption fee, that is amazing. clear the shelters tomorrow, what time do we're open here again. >> we're open at 10:00 a.m. not our normal hours. we're excited and ready to get going. >> awesome. there will be a line outside. i suggest you come here early, again, nbc washington.com, the nbc washington app to find location near you. we're have about 30 locations locally and i think the lines are going to start pretty early. this is a third annual clear the shelters event. >> last year we're had someo

this report from our political correspondent laila nathoo, and a warning, her report contains flash photographyods flowing freely between britain and the eu after brexit — one of the key issues in the negotiations. now, the government has given more detail about how it sees trade working after we leave.guy at the moment, while in the eu, we are inside what is called the customs union — that means goods imported from abroad are subject to the same tax or tariff and can then move between eu countries without charges or many checks. ministers say brexit means leaving the customs union but are now proposing that temporarily, for a few years, we stick as close as possible to the current arrangements. in italy, 290 billion, we are selling them 230 billion a year. it's in their interests. bmw do not want to have a customs border that is going to slow down their sales or add administrative costs. siemens do not want to do that. and the port of rotterdam is going to want to have an efficient operation, so they have got an interest as well as us. the interim plans are designed to reassure businesses, ner

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this report from our political correspondent laila nathoo. her report contains flash photography. flowing freely between britain and the eu after brexit — one of the key issues in the negotiations. now, the government has given more detail about how it sees trade working after we leave. at the moment, while in the eu, we are inside what is called the customs union — that means goods imported from abroad are subject to the same tax or tariff and can then move between eu countries without charges or many checks. ministers say brexit means leaving the customs union but are now proposing that temporarily, for a few years, we stick as close as possible to the current arrangements. in italy, i was 290 billion, we are selling them 230 billion a year. it's in their interests. bmw do not want to have a customs border that is going to slow down their sales or add administrative costs. siemens do not want to do that. and the port of rotterdam is going to want to have an efficient operation, so they have got an interest as well as us. the interim plans are designed to reassure businesses, ner