and i'm joined here in studio by get up his tekkie correspondent yulia han and from cologne i'm joinedy my colleague simon young thank you both for joining me now simon i'd like to begin with you a controversial visit with supporters and critics of egypt tell you are the one gathering in cologne today is the security situation there tense. yes a very concentrated. police operation that we've seen three thousand police deployed on cologne streets and many of the streets around this central mosque that you can see behind me have been closed president everyone is now in the city his motorcade i'm told is passing through the streets streets lined with many supporters and other people who turned out to see him but police are very concerned that everything should go smoothly there are snipers on some of the routes around here the helicopters are buzzing around and the police have got the situation i should say very well under control so far all right someone just to let you know that we are seeing pictures of what's happening around you but tell us why particularly this mosque what is its si

did ever use yulia han reports. he stumbles police getting ready for action combat gear and gas masks shields rubber bullet guns. and these are the people they're preparing to confront the such as a mother it's about a dozen women many of them past retirement age and their supporters. on i'm told soon as in the first row the saturday mothers have been meeting since nine hundred ninety five for the vigils and the lady with the dog green had scoffers join most of them she's no longer afraid of the police she says. gentians attention this protest is not legal police disperse the police has now blocked every street in the area around until sun and the others are forced to stop the protest quickly and this time the women and their supporters couldn't even get close to the location right behind me where they usually hold this city policemen many of them heavily armed blocked all the passages authorities probably wanted to avoid images like last week when the group was about to stage their seven hundred demonstration polic

of bellevue palace where that banquet is being held and here with me is the turkey correspondent yulia han with some analysis in the studio charlotte i'd like to turn to you first because i'd like to talk about the banquet it's significant not only because of who attended but also because of who did not. that's right sara number german opposition politicians announced ahead of the state banquet that they would boycott it as a sign of resistance of opposition to the turkish president's state village state visit a number of people have also pointed out that the german chancellor angela merkel is not taking part not been taking part in the the state banquet that has to be make clear is not something that's especially on usual she doesn't usually take part in these statement because it's not any kind of signal being sent so your father we heard that the banquet had been going as planned fairly smoothly although there have been reports the president added one in his speech at the banquet went slightly off script there were reports that he reprimanded the german president. apparently upset angry

of bellevue palace where that banquet is being held and here with me is the turkey correspondent yulia han with some analysis in the studio charlotte i'd like to turn to you first because i'd like to talk about the banquet it's significant not only because of who attended but also because of who did not. that's right sara number german opposition politicians announced ahead of the state banquet that they would boycott it as a sign of resistance of opposition to the turkish president's state village state visit a number of people have also pointed out that the german chancellor angela merkel is not taking part has not been taking part in the the state banquet that has to be make clear is not something that's especially unusual she doesn't usually take part in these statements it's not any kind of signal that's being sent so father we heard that the banquet had been going as planned fairly smoothly although there have been reports the president after one in his speech at the banquets went slightly off script there were reports that he reprimanded the german president. apparently upset and an

ok to abuse a turkey correspondent yulia han standing by for us in istanbul yulia we heard early on there fearing an influx of millions of refugees what is at stake for turkey. well it is a very crucial matter of national security for turkey not only because what happens in egypt could lead to a final decision in the syrian war but because it's turkey who would have to bear the costs of such a large scale military offensive miss to add on won't again of a bloodbath today he is as you already mentioned concerned about another influx of refugees considering the fact that his country is already hosting so many people we have gone beyond our limits he said and he's not only worried about civilians seeking aid or shelter in case of such an offensive but also about jihad is fighters thousands of them are believed to be inside it live they could potentially hide among civilians and cross into turkey. that was due to abuse you leon reporting from a for us earlier from istanbul. where germany has all americans in the french city of more say for talks with president call to are discussing key europ

the region to turkey received daily harrowing messages from loved ones who stayed the doubloons yulia han reports from brain hanley on the turkish side of the syrian border. two days ago there were air strikes here again this little one was hurt can you see it thank god it was nothing worse. sees a system only on what's at the this one is a few days old lives in the village of in the town of re homeless across the border in turkey he fled it live six years ago his sister remained behind. her house was destroyed in the last trike. danny says she left with her children to our parents village for you. fatima simply did not believe the war would last this long and this. and they want to bring order of the image each shows me how he lives in turkey in a makeshift tent camp with his wife the hawk and five children the old share one space although you know if he or she and. we live here because nothing else is possible. it will never should be he should see this place in winter. the ground outside gets muddy and it's ice cold but it's a really hard life down here as well because. as difficult as

s turkey correspondent yulia han who has been following president erda one state visit in germany and what a visit it has been so far quite a packed day for the president how has it gone. well i would be really interested in his assessment since that state dinner didn't really and that well at least from what we hear cameras were not allowed at that state dinners so we have to rely on reports by fellow journalists and people who were there but apparently german president steinmeyer raised the issue of imprisoned journalists and unionists in turkey again and that let to mr out on bursting out in anger and replying that these journalists were supporting terrorism and were convicted by turkish courts how any what anybody could defend them and you know he was going on leaving his usual manuscript where he was originally talking about the german turkish friendship and suddenly got very angry and this visit looking back at the day has produced quite a number of scandals so i would say and it's safe to say i think that this is one of the most controversial if not be most controversial state

of bellevue palace where that banquet is being held and here with me is the turkey correspondent yulia han with some analysis in the studio charlotte i'd like to turn to you first because i'd like to talk about the banquet it's significant not only because of who attended but also because of who did not. that's right sara number german opposition politicians announced ahead of the state banquet that they would boycott it as a sign of resistance of opposition to the turkish president's state village state visit a number of people have also pointed out that the german chancellor angela merkel is not taking part not been taking part in the the state banquet that has to be made clear is not something that's especially unusual she doesn't usually take part in the state because it's not any kind of signal being sent so your father we heard that the banquet had been going as planned fairly smoothly although there have been reports the president added one in his speech at the banquet went slightly off script there were reports that he reprimanded the german president. apparently upset angry pushed

basically and i think it's a lot of work that remains to be done there are you turkey correspondent yulia han and charlotte charleston pil joining us from the field thank you so much to both of you. in the united states the senate judiciary committee has voted to advance brett kavanaugh supreme court nomination to the senate floor the committee voted along party lines eleven republicans against ten democrats that one day after a dramatic test in a testimony by cavanagh and one of the women who has accused him of sexual assault christine blasi forward now despite passing the judiciary committee's cavanagh's nomination could hit further trouble republican senator jeff flake says that he will only back the appointment of cavanagh if the senate agrees to give the f.b.i. a further week to investigate the allegations against trump's nominee have a listen but i will not be comfortable moving on the floor until the f.b.i. has done more investigation than they have already. it may not take them a week i understand that some of these witnesses may not want to discuss anything further but i think we are

the region to turkey where they receive daily harrowing messages from loved ones who state the w's yulia han reports from conley on the turkish side of the syrian border. oh. two days ago there were airstrikes here again this little one was hurt can you see it thank god it was nothing worse. a sees a system only on what's up the this one is a few days old the man lives in the village of doomadgee in the town of re homeless across the border in turkey he fled it live six years ago his sister remained behind. her house was destroyed and last trike. the family says she left with her children to our parents village. fatima simply did not believe the war would last this long and this. or saw it and they want to bring order of doomadgee chose me how he lives in turkey in a makeshift tent camp with his wife the hawk and five children they all share one space although you know he. will live here because nothing else is possible. ever should be he should see this place in winter. the ground outside gets muddy and it's ice cold but it's a really hard life that high as logically. as difficult as life m

so just how likely is that correspondent yulia han is for us right now that's right on the turkish border with province a yulia is this the agreement people right across the border from where you are and have been hoping for well fears have been running high all of a devastating massive military assault on the ellipse or residents over there have been bracing for the worst now this agreement between the turkish and the russian president effectively delays such an offensive it's not entirely clear whether it prevents it though but for the three to four million civilians trapped inside it with nowhere else to go they said leads to offers a glimmer of hope but this doesn't mean that the battle over syria's last rebel how stronghold is over it still remains to be seen how this demilitarized zone will be implemented and most importantly for how long it will last ok as you just mentioned details are thin right now but but what do we know about this a safe zone and how's it going to look how is it going to work on the ground. well until now that's what aid workers here on the turkish side tell u

a report from yulia han some other stories making news around the world more than five million children are at risk of famine in war torn according to the latest report from save the children the charity says renewed fighting in her day that could disrupt supplies and cause starvation on an unprecedented scale the port city is the main artery for receiving humanitarian aid. the one accusing. u.s. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault once the f.b.i. to investigate allegations before she testifies at a senate hearing lawyers for christine blasi forward say an investigation would allow the senate to be fully informed when deciding on common those nominations the hearing appears likely to go ahead with or without forward next week. employees of the fast food chain mcdonald's went on strike across the united states demanding an end to sexual harassment participants accuse the company of failing to adequately address what they say is a widespread problem and supplied by the me to movements that they're also calling for and the houseman training at the national committee to

with the turkish president but what does he want from germany and from america turkey correspondent yulia han reports from istanbul. america looks friendly yet aloof while. at the plummeting. that's how cartoonists portrays the turkish president's visit to germany he says turkey's currency crisis is a huge problem for. it's affecting everyone in the country he's had to reduce the size of his situational magazine lamond because the price of paper has more than doubled in the last few months. just getting to know that a. fund raising mission to relieve the dedication and self-sacrifice always been a part of life goal in turkey. was news to especially in our field rather than a picture of fear as a look at the letter. but now it has become a real struggle to survive for the world and i don't know if we'll be able to make it here. many turks complain about the rising cost of living due to the currency crash and they worry about the future some are hoping germany and the e.u. might step in. but they should help us all mothers while we don't have a problem with germany or the germans. all my kids i

bellevue palace where that banquet is being held and here with me is the w's turkey correspondent yulia han with some analysis in the studio charlotte i'd like to turn to you first because i'd like to talk about the banquet it's significant not only because of who attended but also because of who did not. that's right sara number german opposition politicians announced ahead of the state banquet that they would boycott it as a sign of resistance of opposition to the turkish president's state village state visit a number of people have also pointed out that the german chancellor angela merkel is not taking part not been taking part in the the state banquet that has to be made clear is not something that's especially unusual she doesn't usually take part in these statements it's not any kind of signal that's being sent so father we heard that the banquet had been going as planned fairly smoothly although there have been reports the president after one in his speech at the banquets went slightly off script there were reports that he reprimanded the german president. apparently upset and angry

so could still become a reality didn't your correspondent yulia han is for us and hot i that's right on the turkish border with province yulia is this agreement what people in cross the border from where you are have been hoping for. well actually we are right at the international border crossing between syria's a province and turkey so the huge gates behind me that you can see behind that is a province people over there that's what we here have been bracing for the worst in recent weeks and days for a massive attack by the assad government and its russian allies now it seems the agreement between turks present add on and russian president putin has delayed such an offensive but it's not clear right now whether it has entirely prevented it so for people in italy it's like a glimmer of hope for the three to four million civilians over there trapped over there with nowhere to go we were able to speak with people on the turkish side. former able of residents people who fled before talk turkey closed its borders they still have relatives over there in it live and they told us this is a bi

and you have you say you han is tracking this story for us in istanbul good evening yulia eclipsing of course these bilateral talks is this countdown to this major offensive in the live home to three million people what have the two men said about this impending military campaign. well yes later this was of course and major issue it's a major news issue here in turkey due to the geographical proximity of course and as you already mentioned both men agreed that a large scale offensive by government troops on rebel held it live could lead to a humanitarian catastrophe and the us needs to be prevented that's what they agreed on they're pretty much on the same page here turkey said it's trying to work on convincing russia about that too although the turkish foreign minister said joint work could be done to eliminate radical elements in. the german foreign minister of course is also concerned about the human nature and aspect is turkey is warning that a large scale bombing campaign on the lip could threaten the lives of millions of civilians and could lead to another wave of refugees trying