martin scholz would be the more uncomfortable candidate has he was not part of that coalition. he was not sitting at the table of ministers with the german chancellor. he comes as something of an independent candidate who will surely be seen by sparks of the social democrats as the chance to reestablish their very european values and also their sense of a working man's party. and martin schultz is exactly that. he comes from a modest background. his father, a policeman. his mother, a regional politician. she comes from chancellor merkel's party. he would be a uncomfortable opponent for merkel's party in this case. >> time now for some of the other stories making news around the world. in china, at least 57 people are reported -- at least 67 are reported to be killed because of a collapsed power station. it happened in the city of feng shing. in israel, tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in the northern center of -- the northern city of haifa. some of the fires may have been deliberately lit. others have blamed an unusually dry autumn and wins -- winds. tokyo has se