. >> reporter: this village in southern germany.homas pflugerer, an engineeeer lives here with his family. >> translator: we have 35 solar panels. >> reporter: he's been generating and storing solar power for his home with panels and batteries he bought last year. the cost came to about $26,000, with the government covering nearly 10%. when it's sunny and the panels generate excess electricity, it's stored in the batteries for a rainy day. the system ensures a stable supply of power. solar energy now meets about 80% of the family's electricity needs. pfluger says the cost of generating energy at home is less than half of what electricity companies charge. >> translator: we saved some $1,500 a year on electricity. it's not only economical, but it's also good for the environment. >> reporter: the village is home to a battery manufacturer that's enjoying brisk growth. its name, sonnen, means "sun." six years ago the company had just five employees. now there are 160. the company uses lithium ion batteries made by sony in an integrated

this storm system combined with this frigid air mass having snow warnings in place for southern germany. this is often towards hungary where temperatures are chilly. i'll show you video of this event that takes place in hungary. the water is not frozen but it's cold. it's about 2 degrees celsius. about 80 people partook in this event and that looks cold. it's one way you can enjoy that frig frigid weather. it's not all just dark and gloomy out there with those chilly temperatures in your forecast. vienna, 0. budapest at minus 3. it stays warm out towards the west. madrid getting up to 15 degrees here. also want to mention dry but warm weather in the southern areas of the u.s. today. l.a. with a high of 23. houston getting up to 23 as well. we have a clipper coming in across the great lakes. that will bring scattered snowfall from chicago to new york. watch out if you're driving. all right. here is your extended outlook. >>> that's all for this edition of nhk "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thank you very much for staying with us. michelle: hello, and welcome to the first "

mostly in southern germany are on the network. sonnen has introduced the service in other countries such as italy and austria. it's planning to enter the u.s. market too. a system for storing and sharing solar power is opening up new possibilities in renewable energy. >> i will have more business headlines for you next hour in business. here is another check on markets. >>> it comes as asserting itself in regional waters like the disputed south china sea. the chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said the situation had been improving before abe's trip. >> translator: these kinds of activities are very unsound. >> reporter: china claims almost all of the sea despite conflicting claims by neighboring countries and an international tribunal's against it. >>> the impeachment trial of south korea's president is under way. the woman accused of colluding with park geun-hye has appeared as a witness. choi soon-sil gave her first testimony on monday at the constitutional court. she admitted to visiting park's office but denies any wrongdoi

bavaria in southern germany is well-known for its car manufacturing and machine tools production.hese days all sectors of the economy are doing well. the owner of a heating company says he is rushed off his feet. tough trying to keep up with the demand. there is so much work right now. too much for the team i currently have. he employs 28 people and could easily take on three more cannot find qualified workers. unemployment in bavaria hovers at around 3%. the number of vacant these rose 111,000.00 to a 50% increase in over a year and a half. this company director says people just starting out in their careers have become too demanding. people not even 20 years old and when they told us their salary expectations i stopped the interview because i knew we couldn't agree a figure. bavarian companies can count on tens of thousands of refugees who have arrived over the next couple of years to reinforce the trend of half the jobs created in bavaria going to foreign nationals. in las vegas samsung has been trying to move from the problems with the galaxy note seven smartphone. it keeps ex

snowfall across southern germany where there is a good chance of disruption.the south—west of the country. the snow will be quite long—lived across the north—west of turkey so istanbul could be hit fairly hard. in the uk, for tuesday, windy conditions. we will see outbreaks of patchy rain moving in from the west as the day goes by. relatively mild with temperatures around nine to 11 degrees. however, a big change on the way. from one state through to saturday, the risk of some snow. j wynne is here with details in half an hour. outside source, these are some of the main story is here in the bbc newsroom live. donald trump is planning to appoint his son—in—law jarrod kushner as a senior adviser at the white house. in turkey, president erdogan says he wants greatly expanded powers. parliament look set to agree. opposition figures said turkey's democracy is under threat. translation: will it bring freedoms, strengthen democracy, or will it bring in an authoritarian regime? here's meryl streep accepting a lifetime achievement award at the golden globes. she was pr

well, in a town in southern germany, they may have found a novel solution.xplains. in weidenthal, they were signing up to compete. a world championship no less, in throwing christmas trees. a complicated business where you can throw the tree as high as you can or as far as you can. translation: the knutfest is an old tradition that originates from scandinavia. saint knut was the king of denmark. he was killed and was a matyr. in sweden, the knutfest and christmas tree throwing has a long tradition. we adapted it and are now throwing our own party. there are a number of different approaches. some swing the tree round like a hammer, others pretend it's a javelin. yelling cheering the women's event was won by alexandra koepper, with a throw not far off 16 metres. cheering the best male throw, more than 23 metres, a new world record. not bad for an amateur. translation: yes, the current world record holder was a bit weak today and i took my chance despite the lack of training. but a lot of mulled wine. a smile, a wave, and a title to defend next year. tim allman

well, in a town in southern germany, they may have found a novel solution. weidenthal, they were signing up to compete. a world championship no less, in throwing christmas tree. a complicated business where you can throw the tree as high as you can or as far as you can. translation: the festival is an old tradition from scandinavia. the name of the saint is from denmark. christmas tree trolling has a long conditioned —— throwing. we have adapted it and are now throwing our own party. there are a number of approaches. some swing the tree around like a hammer, others pretend it isa around like a hammer, others pretend it is a javelin. the event was won by alexandre copper with a road not far off by alexandre copper with a road not faroff16 by alexandre copper with a road not far off 16 metres. the best male throw, more than 23 metres, a new world record. not bad for an amateur. translation: yes, the world record holder was a bit weak today. i took my chances. a lot of mulled wine... asmile, a my chances. a lot of mulled wine... a smile, a wave, and a title to

hills, the bavarian hills of southern germany.e eyed amongst you will see plenty of showers, yes they will increasingly turn to snow. we could see some accumulations, particularly but not exclusively over the hills. really this is just the start of our cold snap. between wednesday and sunday, there is the ongoing threat of some snow. i'll leave jay to tell you more about that in half an hour. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. let's look through some of the main stories here in the bbc newsroom. jeff sessions, the man who wants to become donald trump's attorney general — has been grilled by republicans and democrats in the us senate. it was a lengthy us senate hearing. he's rejected allegations of racial and accepted that same—sex marriage and the right to abortion were the law of the land. president obama has taken off from washington. he has headed to chicago, where he will make his farewell address mccormick convention centre. we will look at this ina convention centre. we will look at this in a moment. the world cu

on the subject of code, we have heard about the cold across southern and eastern parts of europe, parts of germanywn across the united kingdom. cold arctic air later this week. we will see snow showers developing in the north, the west and the east. this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11:00: the health secretary indicates the guarantee that all patients who attend a&e will be seen within four—hours, could be scrapped. it is clear we need to have an honest discussion with the public about the purpose of a and e departments. with the public about the purpose of a&e departments. martin mcguinness, northern ireland's deputy first minister has resigned, leaving the devolved government in crisis. theresa may outlines plans to try and transform society's attitudes to mental health. on newsnight, can the prime minister defined her legacy? how was theresa may's received? defined her legacy? how was theresa may's received ? we defined her legacy? how was theresa may's received? we will tell you.

. >> what happens if we have germany over heating and southern europe not quite there?can't cut rates. >> exactly. >>> the u.k. prime minister has said she does not agree and she has reinsurances that most british citizens will be under the ban. an online petition to withdraw the invitation to the president has gathered thousands of signatures soar far. >>> this is happening as he's due to meet the u.k. prime minister in dublin later on today. and gemmau joins us from dublin. they're not only going to be talking about possibly the northern/irish border we think. >> the northern irish border will be a huge concern today. kenny and may have made it very clear they're very much in support of maintaining the common travel area which has been in place since 1923 and allows open borders between the uk and we're not sure thal arer be equally supportive of maintaining the open border. yourv made the perfectly clear not to agree all of the rest of the countries and there are reports in the irash media tat there's are mixed feelings from different countries about their level of i

germany on the d mark, you have the rest of the europe on the euro. they could fine tune it to match the stodginess that's in the economies in southern europe. whether germany bails out greece or not doesn't change the physics of the relationship between a really strong country and all the weaker countries sharing the same dynamics as the central banks. in terms of uncertainty, i've had enough of the uncertainty talk. we have a businessman who's a republican. he has two houses. they have a republican. that's more uncertain than the last administration? when most of the benefits to financial assets is what they were thinking every six weeks. that's uncertainty. >> all right. boy, a lot of topics we could have pursued further but there's never enough time. >> i tried to get his face the color of my dress. >> you did that well. thank you, guys. appreciate it very much. speaking of which, i did not wear a pink tie today because i would look like a tomato. >> i rhyme with your outfit. >> let's go to morgan brennan. she has a quick market flash for us. >> conocophillips shares are hitting a session high. the company announcing it's raising its quar

southern and eastern europe. it will stay cold for money, but parts of germany and poland will become less cold in the next few dayscome from the north and north—west. it is going to be told later this week. with that comes the risk of some snow showers. the snow could get down to lower levels through the day on thursday and into friday. met office warnings have been issued. you can keep up—to—date with those on the bbc weather website. this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 7.00: political crisis in northern ireland as martin mcguinness resigns as deputy first minister. and in crisis. the situation that we have been dealing with over the course of the past few years is unacceptable. i have now called a halt to dup arrogance. the government may have to call fresh elections after the row over the so—called "cash for ash" scheme. it was a green energy scheme which has lost hundreds of millions of pounds. if sinn fein does not nominate a replacement to the role of deputy first minister, then i am obliged to call an election of the assembly. the health secretary says the guarantee that all patients

chart we look at a lot is the difference euros -- differential between inflation rates in germany and southernut italy and spain usually, how can the ecb set policies for diverse two or three speed europe. ? spain is 1.4,s: we have been converging, sometimes we overshoot the illusion of short-term indicators. six months ago the great fear of the spanish economy was deflation. the inflation rate on average has been -.3%, now it is 1.4%. it has to do mainly with the evolution of foreign prices. translate into retail inflation. now we are in positive territory. the main factor behind the evolution all over europe will be the evolution of oil prices. i know francine wants to talk about the greater european view, each nation has its own definition of populism, spain has a fractured history of revolt and rebellion. the populismfine we will see in the next 12 months across europe? --s de guindos: the elect the electric in europe -- we will have elections in france and in germany and perhaps in italy which are very important countries for europe. my impression is that globalism is not going to have ac

germany, but for all of your. lotissues going to become a more prevalent. the german inflation numbers could start reminding them of increasing rates, particularly in southernope and therefore the ecb will be setting policy that is too low for germany. let's get into what is your bread and butter. we reflected on the couple of moments in time. we are 12% below the peak of 2016 -- 2015. bubble in housing bubble. do you believe there is more momentum to go in european , and how do you look at .hat chart >> you said it is 12% below and that the contracts -- contrast what's happening in the anglo-saxon economy. it hit an all-time high a few days ago. even the ftse has gone back to an all-time high and pass the peak of 1999. europe is lagging for reasons that are well known. in will be different on the upside. bond yields are going up and people will be trying to avoid losses in the bond market and shifting into equities, even in europe. anna: how does the threat to the global trade story that trump may represent come with what is happening in mexico, how does that pose a threat to the eurozone? some economies are very exposed to global trade. methode european c

but not as cold as it will be across southern and eastern parts of europe. but parts of germanynland. it is cold air and in that cold air, northern and eastern areas are at risk of snow showers. warnings online. this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 8.00: martin mcguinness, northern ireland's deputy first minister has resigned, leaving the devolved government in crisis. the situation we have been dealing with over the course of the past few years is unacceptable. i have calle a halt to dup arrogance. the health secretary says the guarantee that all patients who attend a&e will be seen within four—hours, could be scrapped. theresa may outlines plans to try and transform society's attitudes to mental health. a strike by underground workers has caused disruption for millions of travellers. the girlfriend of the missing raf serviceman corrie mckeague, has revealed that she is expecting his child.

southern and eastern europe. staying very cold in the south of europe through into thursday but through germany, poland becoming arom the north or northwest, the air coming down from iceland and greenland, it will be a cold day on thursday, blustery as well with snow showers to the north and west of the uk, some of those getting down to lower levels. well into single figures, and the new factor in the winds and the many places it will feel like it is subzero. it will feel more like —2, minus three degrees. in glasgow, belfast, newcastle and manchester as well. so a cold day on thursday with some snow showers and then through thursday night into friday, a real squeezing the isobars along the eastern side of the uk as the winds continue to come from a long way north. very blustery for eastern scotland, england, and with that comes the risk of some snow showers. some of those could get down to quite low levels. again, we are in single figures across the board. again factor in the winds. the winds are now coming in from the northwest at the weekend, the weather systems on that wind will be bringing a mixture of rain,

southern europe. it stays cold in the south of europe, but for germany and poland, it will be less cold in the next fewt cold air will come from snow showers. northern and eastern areas are at risk of seeing some snow showers. met office weather warnings have been issued. political turmoil in northern ireland, it is heading for a snap election after martin mcguinness quits. he's gone in protest, accusing his power—sharing partner, unionist arlene foster, of refusing to resign over an energy scandal. we in sinn fein will not tolerate the arrogance of arlene foster and the dup. a crisis triggered by the so—called cash for ash scheme — hundreds of millions of taxpayers' money wasted. we'll be asking if there is any way out of the current crisis. also tonight: it is clear we need to have an honest discussion with the public about the purpose of a&e departments.

southern france to get away from the war zone. some were captured and used as civilian labor by the germans, some even brought to germany. here it points out that the americans have broken through. it is the beginning of november. behind-the-scenes, the germans are negotiating an armistice based on president wilson's 14 points. they know that the war is pretty much done. or givingot ending it up, unless they can get some say in the peace discussion. the fighting continues. despite the fact that americans are overwhelming germans, they are still fighting back. it continues to be high casualties. >> of course these look like older men and families. people that have gone through a lot. host: this is now late october 1919? >> this is the second phase. this is the third week in october. host: an pharmacist declared -- an armistice declared november 11. here they are talking about the november 11 armistice. it is a cease-fire, not necessarily a surrender. >> you can see the joy on the soldiers faces. >> they were still fighting until the last minute. that meant soldiers were dying, even though they knew there would be an armis

southern france to get away from the war zone. some are captured and used as civilian labor by the germans, some even brought to germany. eric points out that finally the americans have broken through. it is the end of october, beginning of november. behind the scenes, the germans are negotiating an armistice based on president wilson's 14 points. because they know that the war is pretty much done. but they're not ending it, not willing to give up unless they can get some sort of say in the peace discussion. so really, the fighting continues despite the fact that the americans are overwhelming the germans. they are still fighting back and it continues to be high casualties. here they are talking about the french villagers. say -- ofe did course, these look like older men, women, families, people who have gone through a lot. this is now late october 1918? mitchell: probably, the second phase. we are talking about the third week in october. susan: an armistice eventually declared november 11. mitchell: the main objective was a city important to the french, because they had lost it during the franco-prussian war. here they

germany. they may not approve of every policy and action, but you will not find people in western, eastern, or southern europe worried that the german army is coming. this is simply a dramatic change which on the whole i would suggest is a positive one, as people on both sides of the world war ii fronts in europe think back to the events of those times, whichever side their country was on at that time. thank you. [applause] >> we will have some time for questions. we'll start in the center, halfway back. >> to anyone -- what do you think caused the germans to finally kind of change their minds, their attitudes, where they would go ahead and look at themselves and the things they had done, such as even the generals who were involved in valcary. for years they were treated as traitors. then suddenly, okay, they understand perhaps they were trying to help the german he0, 65, 70 years it's taken for this change of attitude -- what did that? >> well, i would suggest that there was a very deliberate effort in this direction on the part originally of the west german government, while in japan, those who argue

the germany in 1930 before he destroyed the people >>> devastation down south after a deadly tornado tears through mississippi killing four people and flattening homes. city of hatisberg in the southern part of the state was hit early yesterday morning. the as tornado blew through bringing heavy rain with powerful wind, the mayor declared a state of emergency reporting a significant amount of damage and injuries. officials say people, and police rather are now going door to door to try to rescue some victims. the residents say they are trying to remain positive. >> entire house is gone and across the street, and two houses, three houses down the street. so we just like to go out, and there wasn't no fatalities over here. >> and the national weather service says three to 5 inches of rain have have already fallen and more rain is on the the way. >>> extreme weather was seen in arizona, heavy rain north of phoenix caused cars like that one you see right there to get stuck in high water. at least six emergency rescues had to be made yesterday, officials are telling people not to travel while the storm makes its way through northern arizona and new storm is expect to move from the pacific

germany is using the undervalued euro to exploit the u.s. and its eu partners. >> we've been saying that for years. so true when you have all of southernold your currency down. you know what i mean? >> peter navarro has been saying that for years. >> it's one thing to say that as part of a campaign or as an outside economist. once you have your white house hat on, does it change the dynamic in terms of the diplomatic relationship that we have or don't have. >> but andrew, how much of the german economic miracle is purely -- >> a function of exports? >> a function of that. and their gain is one of the reasons the rest of the countries are in such dire -- you know, that's part of the whole problem with the way the eu is set up. i've already said let's get him back on because he does speak the truth. hopefully we'll be able to get mr. north america ravarro back . our next guest is james carafano, who recently wrote an article for "the daily signal" in support of president trump's executive order on refugees. james, thanks for joining us. >> first of all, don't overhype me. i was not a campaign adviser. i worked on the transition team, whi