Dignified new pictures are published of Robert Mugabe after a meeting with the military so what have they decided about his fate plus a jaw dropping sale at christies in new york on the base. So. A five hundred year old masterpiece by Leonardo Da Vincis becomes the most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction will ask can any painting be worth half a billion dollars. I bring coffee its good to have you with us we are watching the clock tonight here in germany a decisive political moment could be at hand the Political Parties involved in talks to form a new Coalition Government have just a few hours before. A crucial deadline a deadline to iron out their differences and go into government together now failure could result in new elections or german shares im going to america is confident tonight that there will there will be a deal on what has been dubbed the Jamaica Coalition its called jamaica because the Political Parties colors match those of jamaicans flag but the german chancellor admits serious differences remain. Four weeks of negotiations have seen the chances for a socalled Jamaica Coalition hover at fifty fifty one thing is clear theres still no love lost between the very parties who say they want to govern under chancellor angela merkel. Talk ideal is a day when we have to put ourselves in the shoes of the other side and ask what is important to them. On balance of all you can achieve that kind and if we do we will also achieve a positive result at the end of these negotiations and when stephen negotiators come and go those who face the microphones are still busy placing blame and stressing their own limits notably when it comes to the right of all refugees to have their families join them in germany. I need to say one thing is clear we will insist on the right of refugees with subsidiary protection to be reunited with their families in germany thats an issue of trust for us here. But i look up to but other parties already fear a public backlash if thousands of migrants are allowed to bring their families to germany. Because. We cant assign things here that could fan on extremism in germany. That is why we are available for a fact oriented solution rooted in humanitarian reasoning German Foreign policy appears to have become the latest casualty in the struggle to strike a deal between the four parties. Weve taken a step back from and now that the foreign deployment of German Forces became an issue again all Foreign Policy issues are back on hold quickly while the exploratory talks for a Government Coalition could be extended public patience with unlimited calls efforts to forge a coalition is running thin. And following the talks forces our correspondent show off she joins me now. So how widely is an agreement tonight. Well its really make a break day here in berlin tonight the party negotiators meeting behind me at this hour and are going over all the contentious issues especially on migration climate and finances those are the topics that need to be discussed tonight and the differences are still very stark we got a preliminary paper that was leaked to the press a lot of blanks will have to be filled in tonight but it does look like they are very eager and under pressure to reach an agreement because a failure would really be evidence over their incompetence over the last four weeks of negotiations to find compromises and that would leave a very bitter taste with the german voters and theres a lot of we know that these parties have major differences but what about the main players here are the people when theyre at the negotiating table with me how do they get along and how do these speak about each other in public the mood really hasnt been great in these negotiations especially the smaller parties have been fighting each other in public in public statements mostly on the outside though and it could be part of a strategy that they are catering to their more ideological party base showing look you know we stick on the issues that weve been that weve promised during the campaign so its a hostile tone on the outside weve been hearing from the inside of the negotiations that the mood is more respectful that the parties are actually getting into the nitty gritty stuff of negotiate and negotiating the hot button issues here and today all parties also in public was try calling a mall reconsider to reconsider tone and so it looks like they are really trying hard on finding a compromise here tonight all right but were going to have coverage throughout the night if and when an agreement is reached our correspondents for a lot of boats on the story force in berlin a lot of thank you very much. Well there are new photos tonight of Zimbabwes PresidentRobert Mugabe the first photos since tuesday nights military takeover now the images show mugabe holding talks with the military theres also a delegation from south africa including jacob zuma who says the political situation in the country become very clear shortly so is a solution in sight well go live to harare in just a moment but first this report. Tanks are still in key positions on the streets of zimbabwes capital harare a day after the military seize control of the country the streets a bustling again after many businesses shut their doors on wednesday. This issue which is what ok people are there no returning to their jobs. In the quiet way in a good way. Everything is normal ever is normal the shops are open people are back to work everyone that is except zimbabwes a ninety three year old ailing president Robert Mugabe he hasnt been seen since the military takeover but he stand to be under house arrest and safe room as a flying about whether his wife grace is with him or whether she managed to flee the country before the military action graces ambitions to succeed a husband a said to be behind the current turmoil last week mugabe sacked his Vice President the army potentially so this is paving the way for grace to take over the militarys actions diary have put a stop to our hopes to some zimbabweans that is welcome news. The division breaks about is very good because you are looking for if we use about would be just about the sex Vice President and mr and. Is tipped to head a Transitional Government backed by the military an option the African Union said it wouldnt support. And if indeed. You know we in the African Union are against any violent government overthrow. Issued a statement saying the army should retreat and return to Constitutional Order if you dont get up with them we support the legitimate zimbabwean government and in no case of good will we accept a forceful seizure of power or force. Him that power belongs to you still a one thousand question. And earlier we spoke to pastor evan. In the capital harare the last year his social Media Campaign hash tag this flag triggered the largest antigovernment protests in zimbabwe in a decade we asked him about his take on all the things that are happening right now in the country. Well this is a its such an unprecedented time for the barbarians right now. The feeling of change is palpable as i speak the entire country is sitting on the edge but the citizens of our nation are in support of change and would really want to see in public that goes in a different direction from the direction that weve been going for the last thirty seven years some of the things that we definitely want to see is our constitution being respected as we go forward we want to see the. New transitional inclusive government coming into place so that it can safely carry us to the next election or to whatever is agreed to by this inclusive Transitional Government that includes everybody opposition people from Civic Society citizens and so forth so that we really start to build our nation in a different way Going Forward and for the latest on the situation in zimbabwe we want to go to our correspondent now christine she is covering this story from neighboring South Africans she joins me tonight from johannesburg an evening to you christine so youve seen those pictures like we have of Robert Mugabe speaking with the army chief and the envoys from south africa what can you tell us about those negotiations. Well brandt for one thing it really does confirm a lot of what weve been reporting without it being made official that this employee was deployed by president jacob zuma that they are ongoing negotiations what we can tell you bring to the best thing they can see seems to have reached some kind of a deadlock if you will in that the military is pressuring president says to reside to step aside and allow a transition process to occur. Were understanding that president obama is relax its to do so hence weve not really seen Much Movement either than the fact that he remains under house arrest but those negotiations are ongoing and we hope that a solution will be reached soon listening to the president of South Africa Jacob Zuma speaking earlier he alluded to the fact that he thought that a solution would be somewhat soon if you could read what he was saying you know what does that mean if we want to read into that a solution will be reached soon does that mean and into the four decades of mugabes room. Most likely branch and just as. I think a lot of people are ready for this time now the situation has gone so far i have that the likelihood that mugabe can can stay in power really isnt. Where it is now is the military has prepared its transition it would like to see the president step in and he was going to be in the moment about the government for the next five years and getting the country and general elections so its not like will god is time maybe the great has has come a lot at that there is a new era forcibly nearly four decades off to look up his grip on power of that search and the this has just time has come and gone yeah its been quite an eventful week that is for sure our correspondent Christine Manuel on the story for us tonight in south africa johannesburg thank you very much kristie and anonymous boyer has spent a record song on they work by the renaissance painter Leonardo Da Vinci its an astounding price for a painting once thought to be by one of his students know previously the work had changed hands for just a few thousand dollars but at christies in new york. It was a different story. Im thoroughly ladies and gentlemen we move to dick cheney the subject of modern day the masterpiece probably not of christ the savior previous in the collections of three kings of england savior of the world trade to jesus christ one of fewer than twenty paintings known to exist by the one they sons muster ninety minute looking for ninety five in house christie said the presale estimates at one hundred Million Dollars but that was soon exceeded ninety five and i gave one third of it well i didnt said i have it one hundred ten million go give me one twenty the bidding via phone just gets him going one night he is bit you heard it you place your place with francois in a fifth place that one hundred ninety for the leonardo at one hundred ninety million give me two hundred one ninety is bit two hundred million its bid that so you are good million two hundred million just how high could he go at two hundred eighty Million Dollars so well go on maybe not. Dont take a photograph quite the next milestone three hundred well give it to ninety six. I thought so. Three hundred million. And even that was in the top. Three hundred seventy million back to france was done at three hundred and seventy Million Dollars i think below saw him in it. And out of sight with some of the selling yeah i christies four hundred Million Dollars is the bit and the piece. So. With an extra fifty Million Commission for christies the total price tag four hundred fifty Million Dollars to buy it has so far remained anonymous so we dont know if the public will ever get a chance to see the work again. Almost half a billion dollars heres a reminder the top stories were following for you are going to america has more and there are still serious differences between earth conservatives and potential Coalition Partners a deadline for exploratory Coalition Talks ends tonight if a deal cannot be reached germany could face fresh elections. 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