i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us hollywood a listers have made a powerful statement against sexual harassment and abuse at the seventy six the golden globes the price ceremony kicks off award season but was overshadowed by months of allegations against power. well men in the entertainment industry stars

i'm sumi so much content good to have you with us at least eleven soldiers have been killed in afghanistan after gunmen attacked

so what we know so far sumi is that from the proposed policy here is that from the first of august one thousand refugees in germany will be eligible to be very united with their families here in germany and on top of that cap and this is something that's being sold as quite a win for the social democrats is that there would be exceptions for refugees in extreme cases of hardship so expected to be included in those cases is refugees who only have limited or subsidiary protection in germany so that refugees who haven't got automatic right to asylum but could prove for example that if they were to return to their home country that they would be persecuted or would face immediate danger so this would be quite a success for the s.p.d. at the moment that is a suspension in place and that would then remain in place until the thirty first of july on family reunions for refugees with limited protection but the exact details still need to be hashed out in these coalition talks which are expected to go on until sunday and then in the following weeks so this is being seen kate as a breakthrough do

good morning sumi yes it's a very long and a very uncertain wait for the people here standing in the key behind me at butlins central station we're estimating that some two hundred people awaiting to find out in this queue hit whether or not they will be able to get a train this morning many of them tried last night's they found the trains would counsel some people who gathered here was sent often in taxis across the country people pooled their money together to try and get to that destination others were were put off in hotels some people of course as you were just saying had to spend the night in a train hit on a platform not far from where i'm standing as i'm sure you can imagine that was a very uncomfortable sleep for them no food no beds of course in the train there no amount of free coffee that was going to being handed out was going to to appease them they now a back in this queue this morning trying to find out if they can get out of the city now we know that some little long distance trains are starting to run not just here in ballan but in other parts of germany as well but

now and now it's back to sumi and more news about a story about important medical treatment in a paul desert monica's a country where medical treatment is limited there's only one hospital specializing in plastic school staff our next report has some distressing accounts of the outcomes for the patients could be life changing. anita is eighteen ten months ago a kerosene cooker exploded leaving her with terrible injuries only her face was left unscathed. but there's hope and a german plastic surgeon who's visiting nepal will operate on her burn injuries are common here. they're really lovely people. loving and happy then you take the bandages off and you get such a shock it's very sad over the course of four busy days the german doctors will support their nepali colleagues and share their expertise. sarita is another patient one her long hair got caught in a harvesting machine she was practically scalped she'll be getting surgery to is very pretty. it's the young patients that move to the most another is five year old said. he was born with two of his fingers joined together. and it's

i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us catalonia is newly elected parliament is about to meet for the first time since december his election separatist parties won those elections and should have the necessary votes to nominate a separatist president but their favorite candidate. remains in self-imposed exile in belgium where he is avoiding charges of rebellion and sedition thousands of catalan independence supporters took to the streets of barcelona last night calling for the release of independence leaders in custody for the past three months. let's bring in journalist stephen bergen who joins us for more on the story from barcelona hi stephen as we said there the average leader carlos pushed him on his a self-imposed exile in belgium does that mean he essentially cannot take part well these are all questions that are never really that handlebar you know the constitutional lawyers before the lawyers that represent the tassel in parliament say he cannot become president via a video link up that he has to physically be present in the parliament now if he sets foot on span

i'm sumi so misconduct good to have you with us meteorologist say it was the worst storm to hit germany in a decade frederica killed at least nine people and caused transport delays for thousands of commuters across europe fierce gales blowing in from the west hit mainland europe in the netherlands and belgium before slipping into germany and bringing roads and railways to a halt top wind speeds of over two hundred kilometers per hour recorded on the central brocken mountains. the winds were just too strong for these buildings in the netherlands. top heavy lorries stood little chance either. and there were tragic consequences for ling trees killed. well people. in scotland drivers were advised to stay off the roads. plains to were affected buffeted by fierce gusts at amsterdam ship while at port authorities that later granted all flights. that were similar scenes at train stations across the netherlands and germany. ties into the passengers were stranded as rail traffic was suspended. it took some by surprise. and most of i was on my way to university obligated to deadline for handing i

i'm sumi so much gonna thank you for joining us the stars of the music biz a descended on new york city for the industry's annual grammy awards the surprise winner of the night was bruno mars who beat out tough competition the likes of jay z. and kendrick lamar to take home six awards but music wasn't the only item on the bill following the lead of the golden globes many participants and attendees wore white roses. as a visible show of solidarity to the times up movement confronting sexual misconduct in show business. swept the grammys this year with six wins including record and album of the year for twenty four k. magic and song of the year for that's what i like he gave a heartfelt speech as he accepted his award and you know those songs are written with nothing but joy and one reason and for one reason only and that's love and that's all i want to bring with this album hopefully i can feel that again and see everybody dancing and everybody moving but it's miles went into orbit rappers kendrick lamar and jay z. were left down on earth leaving the hip hop community without a win in th

i'm sumi so much gonna thank you for joining us award season has kicked off in hollywood the glitterati of the film industry turned out for the seventy fifth annual golden globes awards this year at the event's glamorous red carpet had a slightly different look stars were black in support of the me too movement a tribute to women who have spoken out against sexual predators some of the night's winners included elisabeth moss and she won best actress in a t.v. series and gary oldman who took the honors for best actor in a film now best film went to three billboards outside adding missouri now let's listen to some of the stars talking about why they wanted to don black at the event . where. up together we're drawing a big black line the tree yesterday. the way things used to be the way business used to be done to be that way. i think it's amazing i think it's historic and i love seeing solidarity and our industry shining a light for all industries across all countries and this is the time to change everything it should be should we even have to have this conversation with clearly we do. i

i'm sumi so much got it good to have you with us from white house insider to banish the outsider steve bannon has stepped down as executive chairman of the right wing breitbart news network the announcement comes less than a week after ben's withering criticism of trump and his family were published in a new book bannon had once been part of the u.s. leaders inner circle steering trumps america first foreign policy and his remarks appear to have cost him dearly. president donald trump lashed out at steve bannon for comments made in michael wolff fire and fury inside the trump white house which questions the president's fitness for office bannon fell out of the president's five after it emerged he did tacked on a junior for twenty six day mating with a group of russians in the book by michael wolff bannon is quoted as saying. even if you thought that this was not treasonous unpatriotic or bad blank and i happen to think it's all of that you should have called the f.b.i. immediately. as i had called him disloyal and disgraceful the president brand his former chief strategist sloppy stave

i'm sumi so much common good to have you with us we start in iraq where at least thirty eight people have been killed and one hundred five wounded in twin bombings in central baghdad officials say two suicide bombers detonated back to back explosions during rush hour in the city's al tyrone square the area has been targeted by similar blasts since two thousand and three there's been no claim of responsibility so far but this latest attack bears similar there is similarity to previous bombings by the so-called islamic state. let's bring in susanna george she's the associated press bureau chief in baghdad she joins us for more on the story hi suzanne a good to see you give us an idea of what the atmosphere is like in baghdad after these the twin bombings. the mood in iraq capital is very tense the people who we spoke to at the scene of this morning's attacks said that they were worried as they saw iraqi politicians preparing for elections those are rocky national elections that are slated to be out later this year they were worried that old wave of bombings when soon cond to the iraqi

i'm sumi so much content good to have you with us at least eleven soldiers have been killed in afghanistan after gunmen attacked a military academy in the capital kabul reports say there was a gun battle between insurgents and soldiers at the base after one of the attackers blew him self up some fifteen soldiers were wounded authorities say the jihadists did not manage to enter the military academy the so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility for the attack the third in kabul in recent days. and we can talk to journalists are here he is on the line from a couple to here thank you for joining us the third attack in kabul in recent days as we just said why are we seeing such an optic in violence in the capital. well i would say it shows this failure of the afghan security forces i know that that the afghan government is quite busy with the laming neighboring countries for such attacks but it literally shows that the senior security officials they are not just a captive all over ensuring this pretty over capital where we are at least five million people are living there people are r

i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us hollywood a listers have made a powerful statement against sexual harassment and abuse at the seventy six the golden globes the price ceremony kicks off award season but was overshadowed by months of allegations against power. well men in the entertainment industry stars wore black in support of the me too movement a tribute to victims who have spoken out against sexual predators it's the latest phase of the ongoing debate surrounding sexual violence in hollywood the scandal ignited ever after several women accuse producer harvey weinstein of sexual harassment and let's listen to some of the stars talking about why they want to don black at the event. where. my together we're drawing a big black hole on the tree just. the way things used to be the way business used to be done to be that way. i think it's amazing i think it's historic and i love showing solidarity and our industry shining a light for all industries across all countries and this is the time to change everything it should be shouldn't even have to have this conversation

i'm sumi so much gonna thank you for joining us germany is one step closer to forming a new government the country's two main political groups have made a major breakthrough in negotiations chance i'm going arkell's conservatives and the center left social democrats have reached an agreement on refugee family reunions now that involves refugees already here bringing their family members to join them in germany it's been a sticking point between the parties during their negotiations. let's bring in our political correspondent kate brady for more on the story hi kate what exactly has been agreed and why has this been so controversial. well this is been a controversial point for quite some time now obviously have the c.s.u. and c.d.u. the conservative parties here have taken a lot more of a conservative stance towards germany's refugee policy and also the social democrats who were against any blanket policies on germany's refugee policy so this was always going to be difficult especially with the c.s.u. that's the bavarian system party to angela merkel's c.d.u. and they are very much agai

i'm sumi so misconduct thank you for joining us we start in iraq or at least thirty eight people have been killed and one hundred five wounded in twin bombings in central baghdad officials say two suicide bombers detonated back to back explosions during rush hour in the city's al tyrone's square the area has been targeted by similar blasts since two thousand and three there's been no claim of responsibility so far but this latest attack bears similarity to previous bombings by so-called islamic state. mustafa salim is a journalist at the washington post a baghdad bureau i asked him if iraqi authorities fear further attacks. yes according to the actual chile they said that they decreased under our close to suicide bombers. stuff is the limit journalist at the washington post a baghdad bureau on the line with us mustafa thank you very much for that update. and more on the story now with amir a saudi an iraqi journalist who is out living here in berlin he joins us in our studio good morning to you as yet no one has claimed responsibility for these twin bombings last what do you think wha

i'm sumi so much gonna thank you for joining us president donald trump has called on the country to unite behind him to create a new american moment during his first state of the union address trump also challenged lawmakers to support his plans for renewing the country's aging infrastructure and to overcome the impasse on immigration reform there are some highlights. there's cars. the president of the united states. not surprisingly they gave the president a hero's welcome the big question ahead of donald trump's first state of the union address with the leader of the free world adopt to most. presidential term on twitter trump or teleprompter trump a lot of change he said over the last year but one refrain from his election campaign remained constant. a new tide of optimism was already sweeping across our land each day since we have gone forward with a clear vision and a righteous mission to make america great again for all americans. there was praise for his own administration's achievements two point four million new jobs rising wages after years of stagnation more red tape cut them b

the guy just came over to me sumi and gave me a change of this book. i . know. that. iran is rocked by must pro and anti-government rallies with at least twenty one people killed so external pressure and fake images of protests online further fueling tensions. also this hour while the u.s. and north korean leaders engage in one upmanship over the saw is out of power of the nuclear bombs there's new hope for a possible deescalation of the crisis has agreed to talks with the south for the first time in several years. also this hour founders of modern saw still sleeping rough on the streets of paris that's the spot president micron's promised to find a solution before the end of twenty seventeen but some of their stories coming up later this hour you look at this man i knew three people sleep with me in the stories you.

and sumi a lot of people were moved by that really powerful performance powerful message and that is what they are sharing on social media i can show you a couple of comments that we have come across here u.s. actress america ferrera saying use thought up and use your voice long before there was a massive culture shift and movement to support you you helped create this culture shift thank you for your fight for your beautiful artistry and for this stunning performance i know there's a debate about whether it should have won a grammy she was nominated for that song in that category best pop solo performance alongside lady gaga who was nominated for the song million reasons and now the award went to ed sheeran for his song shape of you and you see lots of people complaining saying that this is a very simple song about it here in making meeting a girl at a club and they say that the recording academy is being a little hypocritical not giving that award to more meaningful and deep songs like the one by kisha all right liz apologies to our viewers i think we're having some trouble pulling

most of them daniel and me in the business seem more world news and sumi thank you get her turning now to south sudan where last month the regional powers made yet another attempt to end over four years of civil war in that country government and rebel delegations signed a ceasefire but once again it was broken with peace nowhere in sight south sudanese refugees continue to pour across the border to neighboring countries in what has become the biggest refugee crisis on the african continent now over a million south sudanese have flown into uganda but around eighty thousand have also sought refuge in the democratic republic of congo where they struggle to cope with limited resources corrupt authorities and language hurdles simona fulton traveled to the border town of aba and sent us this report. and new day a new country and hopefully the beginning of a better life the south sudanese refugees have just crossed the border from south sudan to the democratic republic of congo they fled fighting back home grabbing whatever belongings they could carry. but what they get here we have had to c

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i'm sumi so misconduct good to have you with us here in germany the party's trying to form a new coalition government are heading into the final stages of their exploratory talks there's currently a news blackout on those talks but leaked reports suggest on america's conservative bloc and the social democrats are compromising on campaign pledges as they raced towards thursday's talks deadline reports say the parties have agreed on an immigration law that would allow highly skilled foreign workers to come to germany earlier leaks suggested the parties would abandon germany's targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions by twenty twenty. let's get more on the coalition talks we have our team of correspondents on the ground following this for us so we have michelle acosta for us in berlin in brussels barbara these all in paris lisa louis and in london. for us ladies good morning good to see all of you michelle and let's start with you in berlin and here we are again time is ticking how likely is it that we're going to see an agreement in the next few days. for that very much depends on what

psychologist here, but she is building a team, training women like sumi. >> as a psychologist i, we try to build a relationship with the person because the blame is not her. >> reporter: pieter ventevogel is u.n.h.c.r.'s senior mental health officer and he says more people like mahmuda are needed because it's important to deal with the rohingya in their own language in terms they understand. >> much of the language of psychology is not understood by refugees. we need to bring it down to simple things. so like the word for depression. the word for depression for example or the word for p.t.s.d. doesn't exist as such in the rohingya language. >> reporter: ventevogel says severe post-traumatic stress disorder is prevalent given what the refugees endured. these are the people who are easily frightened and often unable to function at all. rashida's scars are seen, slash wounds on her throat and neck, and unseen. the memory of the attack by myanmar soldiers. she also saw both her children murdered. >> ( translated ): my two-year- old was thrown into the river and drowned. my infant was thrown

i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us we start out in iraq where at least thirty eight people have been killed and one hundred five wounded in twin bombings in central baghdad officials say thousand and three there's been no claim of responsibility yet but this latest attack there are similarities to previous bombings by the so-called islamic state. and more on the story now with amir a saudi an iraqi journalist who is living here in berlin he joins us in our studio good morning to you as yet no one has claimed responsibility for these twin bombings last what do you think what is the government response been so far to this i think this is the first response from mr bobbsey the prime minister of iraq give many orders for the intelligence to in the hands of their work and in concentrate on the sleeping cell i think in the end of the day is going to face i hope not but all the the size looks like iraq is going to see more. similar attacks within back to the city in. a body's government actually said that it had declared victory over islamist terrorists that had been operating in

i'm sumi so misconduct welcome to the program we start out in iraq where at least thirty eight people have been killed and one hundred five wounded in twin bombings in central baghdad officials say two suicide bombers detonated back to back explosions during rush hour in the city's al tyrone square this area has been targeted by similar blasts since two thousand and three there's been no claim of responsibility yet but this latest attack bears similarity to previous bombings by the so-called islamic state. let's begin with staff s.l.m. he's a journalist at the washington post baghdad bureau he joins us on the line the staffa thank you for joining us what is the security situation like in baghdad this morning. that really attack has targeted. more pictures which is really very carted of this back in the morning first started with one suicide bomber who did take himself and then when the people come to. to carry the victims a little one has been exploded. i guess the government people as a given people were in conics they even moved the tents food the cart before the ambulance arrived t

i'm sumi so much got to thank you for joining us award season as kicked off in hollywood the glitterati of the film industry turned out for these. seventy fifth annual golden globe awards this year the events of glamorous red carpet had a slightly different look the stars wore black in support of the me too movement a tribute to victims who have spoken out against sexual predators it is the latest phase of the ongoing debate surrounding sexual violence in hollywood a scandal ignited after several women accuse producer harvey weinstein of sexual harassment let's listen to some of the stars talking about why they want to to don black of the event. where. up together we're drawing a big black line the tree yesterday. the way things used to be where business used to. be that way you think it's amazing i think it's historic and i love seeing solidarity an arab industry shining a light for all industries across all countries and this is the time to change everything it should be should we even have to have this conversation with clearly we do. in fact mclane this and let me just tell you this

i'm sumi so much kinder good to have you with us a prominent leader of ethnic serbs in kosovo has been gunned down in front of his political party's office in the city of metro reports say all over yvonne of it was pronounced dead in a local. hospital after being found lying in the street with gunshot wounds to his chest his killing is likely to inflame tensions between serbia and kosovo a former province that declared independence ten years ago a separate delegation walked out of e.u. mediated talks on kosovo and news of if one of its death. did these frank calls one is following the story for us he has extensive experience reporting on the balkans hi frank this looks like an assassination what are police saying well the police is on the ground at the moment to find more evidence says no public statement so far from from the best to gauge as i believe learn from the doctor in the hospital that he was brought there thirty minutes after he was gunned down and that he was or was there already dead when he arrived that he had no chance to so what if the political. background of all this i

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