i'm peter craven in berlin. this is what is making news at this hour. in italy, politicians except giorgio napolitano's offer to stay on for a second term as president. he warns them they must act responsibly and in the nation's interest. after the watertown manhunt, investigators wait for the surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombings to recover to question him about his motives for the attack. the powerful earthquake in , mores' sichuan robbins than 150 people are dead -- province, more than 150 people are dead. we begin in italy, where giorgio napolitano has been voted back into office as the country's president. it's the first time this italian president has been reelected, and people are pinning their hopes on the 87- year-old to play a central role in resolving the acute political stalemate that italy has been locked into since february's inconclusive parliamentary elections. >> giorgio napolitano. >> nearly three quarters of parliament voted for giorgio napolitano to stay on as president. it took six rounds of voting for italy's lawmakers

i'm peter craven, and these are our top stories at the top of the hour. italy has a new government due to be sworn in as prime minister on sunday. >> germany's green and social democrats renewed their alliance for the upcoming election, but can they win out chancellor merckel? >> well, italy has a new government. the prime minister has confirmed he's putting together what he believes will hopes will be a workable coalition. it is a big risk bringing together as it does oleds enemies in the form of the center left party and sivio berlusconi's center rights. the cabinet due to be sworn in on sunday morning. >> to get the latest from rome, joined from the tal jan capital by john hooper. john, this is a coalition that abrings together unlikely bedfellows. can it hold? can it sphere italy into calmer waters? >> in the short-term, i think it can. its life speck tansy -- expeck tansy will determine whether the two parties can work together. the first is the center-left democratic party. in the short term, they won't have any progress in bringing down one of thei

i'm peter craven, and these are our top stories at the top of the hour. italy has a new government due to be sworn in as prime minister on sunday. >> germany's green and social democrats renewed their alliance for the upcoming election, but can they win out chancellor merckel?