Top democrat could have committed treason. And give love. And sex a sideshow or strenuous for we look at how the manager of berlins top basketball teams decision has united if ignited rather a fiery debate after he gave its cheerleaders the boot. Im brian thomas great to have you with us with about a month to go before britains scheduled departure from the e. U. Prime minister Boris Johnson has told brussels his new brechts order is quote his final offer hes hoping to get support from the e. U. For it ahead of a truck summit on october 17th well go live to brussels after this. Supporters waiting in line in manchester to get a glimpse of Boris Johnson it was the Prime Ministers 1st comprehensive speech since he took office and the high point of the conservative Party Conference what he had to say in the breaks of talks with the e. U. Was hotly anticipated today in brussels we all taping i believe all constructive and reasonable proposals which provide a compromise for both sides top of johnsons list was the socalled irish backstop and the issue of how to prevent a hard border post briggss between the republic of ireland and Northern Ireland the British Government is opposed to the backstop in its present form johnson said under his proposal there would be few customs checks on goods moving between Northern Ireland and the republic of ireland britains breaks it negotiates or delivered the proposals in person to brussels german reaction has been to say it will consider the proposals in detail 1st before commenting. We will take a close look at the suggestions i cannot say anything more about that today because we have agreed to evaluate the issue amongst ourselves 1st for us its very important that the 27 Member States are unified on this issue Boris Johnson has made it clear that britain is expecting the e. U. To make concessions the ball is now in the e. U. s court lets get more with our brussels fair chief max hoffman and also in london from did abuse potts good morning to both of you max is the ball really now in brussels accord and what are you hearing where you are about it. Head of the u. Commission reacted already last idea to talk with ford johnson and he was skeptical but not entirely skeptical so no outright rejection he said there were some positive signals in here and this is the feeling were getting its different from the last times because this proposal is more substantial than many would have expected there are a lot of things in there that i believe the European Union will have to consider they cant just say this is a no go so this will take some time there are considering and its considerable as one of our sources involved in the negotiations said but just because its considerable doesnt mean its workable and thats the question theyre trying to quit clarify is this actually going to work ok its not a no go shalott what about the situation in london can you give us some more details of johnsons plans especially for ireland. Now from the Sticking Point and that is why the Withdrawal Agreement got rejected 3 times and parliament already now johnson has brought forward these new proposals and under these proposals Northern Ireland would leave the Customs Union but would remain somehow in a Single Market and that would mean according to johnston no checks at the irish border on the island of ireland between Northern Ireland and the republic of ireland and that was also one of the big Sticking Points virtually no checks he says some will be made. And we are hearing the 1st reactions that for example the Northern Irish do you appeal who was always against it might now rally behind it ok sounds positive does that mean that Boris Johnson could have the votes in parliament to get the approval there for this package. Well that is the big question right johnson has always set breaks it is about taking back control but he really is not in control at the moment as mike said the ball is somewhat in the european corner now so well have to wait and see what the European Union says and then johnson is facing a very divided palm and here in the u. K. With really no majorities that the Opposition Labor Party has already said they wouldnt really behind those plans he has lost majorities within his own polity so the question really is what a deal if the European Union approves go through parliament and if not johnston has already said that he would take out the u. K. Out of the European Union without a deal on october 31st he reiterated that yesterday come what may october 31st is the deadline even though there is a law in place that prevents him to do that that makes him ask for another extension so were having a very interesting month ahead of us max what about dublin it is of course all very important voice in all of this what about the republic of ireland especially about the backstop. I think we need to remind everybody what the backstop is about i know we talk about this all the time but its probably nothing you would have if you dont you would read for breakfast each day the backstop was intended as an insurance policy to ovoid a hard border between Northern Island which is part of the u. K. And the republic of ireland which is part of the European Union and thats why they had this backstop in this Withdrawal Agreement it was unlimited thats important to know because an insurance policy always an unlimited because if you limit it its no longer an insurance policy at least thats the position of the European Union now in this new proposal by Boris Johnson there is a limitation its not a time limitation it is the limitation by the Northern Irish to accept this meaning that they get a vote every 4 year saying ok were still fine with this or no we will reject it and the limitation is the problem and the over of the irish Prime Minister already has said he doesnt consider this a complete replacement of of the backs up as it was originally intended he did not flat out rejected and i think thats the theme here in the European Union skepticism but no outright rejection at the moment ok so what comes next then max of 4 thinking you where does it go from here. Negotiation teams have already been scheduled to meet here in brussels they will try to work on this try to compromise because even of course john says this is the last proposal they will work on the details they will have to see if this like i said earlier if this works if they find yes we can submit this to the heads of State Government they will do so in 2 weeks when we have the summit here in brussels they will decide on it if they say yes this is good we can work with this then maybe there will the u. K. The British Parliament will agree on it and then we have a deal if not it gets complicated because then Boris Johnson would be obligated by the parliament in the u. K. To ask for an extension he already has said he would not do that so then were either heading for an extension or a no deal breaker you can see brian all the options are still on the table ok max and thanks very much from brussels enchilada thanks to use well from london. Lets preview now and some of the other stories making the news at this hour in iraq at least 9 people have been killed hundreds injured in violent antigovernment protests across the Country Security forces using ammunition and tear gas to disperse the crowds demonstrators are angry about corruption and a lack of basic necessities and services a curfew has been imposed on a number of cities until further notice. A world war 2 era aircraft has crashed during an Emergency Landing in the u. S. State of connecticut killing 7 people on board the vintage be 17 bomber slammed into a Maintenance Building at the Bradley International airport after encountering mechanical problems during takeoff. The u. S. Has been given the green light to impose tariffs on 7 and a half 1000000000 dollars worth of e. U. Aircraft and other goods that following a World Trade Organization ruling the tariffs are in retaliation for e. U. Subsidies for the plane maker airbus. A Cambodian Court has ordered a new probe in the case of 2 reporters charged with espionage saying previous investigations were insufficient the to face up to 15 years in prison on charges of undermining cambodias security by passing on information to radio free asia and outlets funded by the us. Is to washington now where u. S. President trump has unleashed a 15 minute tirade at his political opponents during a White House Photo session with the visiting president of finland he was partition particularly scathing about House Intelligence Committee chairman adam schiff heres part of what the president had to say that im sure hes a low life who should be forced to resign and frankly they should look at him for treason because he is making up the words of the president of the United States not only words but the main thing and its a disgrace that should not be allowed to happen. Now the president was referring to a statement in which schiff paraphrase the gist of a phone call between the president and ukraines leader in which democrats say trump abused his office. Now Congressional Democrats have launched an impeachment inquiry over the president s alleged abuses which the president has condemned as an attempt to subvert the will of american voters. The white house is boosting its south defenses out scientists a curacy fence is being raced from 2 cheerful meets his to keep count on one side visit his and inside its all hands on deck for the impeachment inquiry on wednesday the president continued. To defend himself against accusations of misusing his position as well as having acted against the Us Constitution alleges he is facing a coup and he says he was in the right to ask you cranes president to investigate his political rival joe biden and his family i have a duty to report corruption and let me tell you something biden cern is corrupt and biden is corrupt and id rather run against by then almost any of those candidates and i think theyre all week. But i think by has never been a smart guy and hes less smart now than he ever was one of the main witnesses called forward in the investigation into trump its us secretary of state mike compay whos currently in italy on wednesday he admitted to having been present during chumps call to the ukrainian president but he voiced frustration at subpoenas from congress. And we wont tolerate folks on capitol hill bolling intimidating state Department Employees thats unacceptable and its not something that im going to permit to happen the Political Climate in washington is getting even hotter in Congress Democrats accuse the secretary of state of keeping key witnesses from testifying any effort by the secretary by the president or anyone else to interfere with the congresss ability to call before it relevant witnesses will be considered as evidence of struction of the lawful functions of congress the battle over questioning witnesses and turning over documents is only beginning lawyer john decker reports for the conservative Fox News Network and is an expert on impeachment he claims the facts known so far dont prove any illegal actions by the president but that a lot still remains unclear. If there were evidence for instance of a quid pro quo of a deal that the president made with the president of ukraine saying essentially if you investigate the bidens i will then release the 400000000. 00 in aid that the United States has promised you that would be hard to defend for republicans even if you are the biggest supporter of the president the president s fortifications are holding so far with Senate Republicans continuing to support him it would take a 2 thirds majority there to remove him from office. Was we heard the president also stories to look into the corruption allegations surrounding hunter biden and his father. There is a former Vice President joe biden now was trumps request to the new train president to do so that prompted the impeachment proceedings heres more on the bidens relationships in ukraine. Joe biden arriving in kiev in 2015. It was one of many visits by that then u. S. Vice president who was tasked by president obama with helping ukraine get back on its feet after the my dad revolution and tackle the countrys endemic corruption. But around the time biden warned of the perils of corruption in a speech in ukraines parliament his son hunter took on a management position at. The countrys biggest gas producer. The company was in need of an image boost in market having had close ties to the prerevolution government. Open as a bushel mused through. Began to whitewash itself the hard people with big names including hunter biden we think their positions were symbolic such they had a title but little side. The response efforts did not seem to amount to much at 1st as the government launched an investigation into company had me call it slow chatzky in all the dark with a dubious reputation. But the pictures show king the attorney general investigating the case was sacked after biden senior had pushed for his dismissal. This has led to allegations that the former Vice President was trying to shield the company employing his son. But experts caution that show can himself was accused of corruption and that many voices including from the e. U. Had also called for his dismissal. He delayed many of the big investigations including the one into burris. Nothing happened there for an entire year everyone wanted to get rid of him. But the user of the movie mineable. Never opened an investigation into Hunter Bidens role that charisma being a lobbyist for an embattled gas company is not illegal but it does raise at the call questions over the employment history of the former Vice President s son. Its a National Holiday today here in germany 29 years ago east and west germany were reunited the country was divided by the our curtain the fault line between the communist and democratic worlds that lasted for decades the cold war ping soviet union and eastern bloc against the us led west heres a look now at the events that led to the fall of the berlin wall and made reunification possible. May 989 the iron curtain was starting to fray hungary wanted to pull down forward as people in east germany just wanted to leave many fled to west german embassies in Eastern European countries hoping to continue on from that to the west. Despite the warnings of east germanys leadership more and more people left the country took to the streets in october 1909130000 people demonstrated against the east german regime. A month later it was half a 1000000. I. Then on the 9th of november 1909 the unimaginable happened the berlin wall fell the eye and curtain was history germans were overjoyed. Chancellor helmut kohl took advantage of the euphoria he convinced france britain and finally soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that a united germany would be at the service of europe. In record speed german unity was a great both nationally and internationally the 5 states of the former g. D. R. Joined west germany on october 3rd 1990 called finally attained his goal a real unified germany. A stark about this more now with did of use a Thomas Sparrow from our Political Bureau here in the studio good morning thomas morning brian weve just seen some incredible images of the hard to forget if you saw them all those years ago when the wall fell to the germans still feel that same enthusiasm that they did back then i probably wouldnt describe it as enthusiasm older probably when they do look at those images they feel very happy about it most germans i think do feel that reunification is a very important step for job many in fact a recent poll also stressed that a majority. Germans feel that unity has been achieved the rest till very clear differences and well speak about those differences in a moment but i would say that there is a big understanding among germans about what unites the country on the one hand but also among what divides the country and what tasks still need to be achieved. What are the divisions what are the tasks that still need to be addressed that have been at home i would say there are mental differences on the one hand perceived differences if you will but there are also real differences on the other hand if you look at the real differences you can clearly see that between east and west germany there are difference when it comes to salaries when it comes to unemployment when it comes to pensions those are just 3 clear examples where the German Government has said we have to do more and when we talk about perceived differences mental differences you clearly see that among some east germans there is a sense of feeling that 2nd class citizens feeling that they have been left behind that is something that was absolutely evident only a few weeks ago when some Regional Elections were held in the eastern part of the country and you could clearly see that some people x. Specifically said we feel left behind we would want politicians to do more for us because if you have 7 2nd class citizens so you have once again real divisions divisions of the country has to work on but you also have mental divisions that people are trying to address as well ok and some of those being expressed in the voting patterns in eastern germany for a while the rise of the alternative for germany. Party what unites the country today 29 years on there certainly is in spite of all these divisions you mention in the differences surely a lot that brings people together most people think as you mentioned unity has been achieved exactly and i think thats one very important point what i see where people would mostly find commonalities is among Younger Generations i do think Younger Generations especially those who have who grew up in a unified germany do feel part of one sole project they dont feel that they were. Long to the east or to the west they belong to germany as a country and thats something that by the way ive seen personally not only covering eastern and western germany as a correspondent but also i lived and i studied in eastern germany so its something that i saw myself the fact that probably among the Younger Generation thats not the case among all the generations i would say but especially among Younger Generations there is a sense of belonging of a common goal of being germans and i think thats something that the German Government by the way is also trying to understand and is always trying to make sure that its not only something for the Younger Generations to feel but also something for all those other germans as well so muslims who are most coming in on the smorgon Thomas Sparrow force. Now to a controversial decision here feeling a heated debate one of germanys most successful basketball teams although berlin has dumped its cheerleaders the teams director said that cheerleading is no longer suited to our times but cheerleaders themselves while they disagree completely. These cheerleaders have been practicing for months if not years to be able to do this theyre passionate about what they do and many areas hate it when people and their estimate them and the athletic ability. Its not imo not in my opinion cheerleading requires all the things that a competitive sport demands discipline ambition and a certain amount of routine you have to give it your all practice your teen and keep on exercising you. Imagine your. Union pal and started she living at the lynn one of germanys most successful basketball teams. The team has now decided to drop that she dances during breaks and. The cops say that. We have come to the conclusion that young woman performing as an attractive break filler at sporting events no longer fits with our times. Other big german sports teams such as the been invaluable team i keep being that she was whats. In the women who have to say if they want to do it or not and in the end if they see it as sexism or not. I feel like alba made this move because they think it would be trendy right now in and possibly literal make them seem a lot more modern more than on speaking out about berlins decision provoked a huge outcry in germany even interior minister haas c. E. O. 1st why didnt he suggested adding maybe just to be more option giant the berlin bear. Cine just long ago discussed that theyre focusing more on the acrobatic part of cheerleading not the dance routines as our busts yes what did so many see the album decision to drop dead she does as a setback for the sport. Since french out of 50 i think its a pity for the dancers because have to learn the choreography isnt performing at each game with interest for the for them its a real punch in the face and 2nd because they started to say we dont want you anymore if you dont fit in with the modern edgeways as. They are focused on the future and thats training for the chairman championship at 25. 00 times a week they want to be 1st. Well meanwhile 3 gold medals were up for grabs in the world athletics championships and qatar yesterday heres a round up of day 6. Colons hammer thrower pavel fighting sealed his 4th consecutive win at the World Championships. But apparently his mojo only works at this competition at the olympics hes never even made it to the final round i. I drama in the 110 metre hurdles in lane 4 jamaicas omar macleod current olympic and World Champion was well on course to grab his next title but then i blew it was allowing american Grant Holloway to win in his World Championship debut. I seen a asher smith became the 1st british woman to win a sprint world title she dominated the 200 meters to win in 21. 88 seconds the gold in the 200 meters came after winning silver in the 100. 00 her personal medals tally is also great britains entire medals hall i this is due to be news these are our top stories. Britains Prime Minister has called on the European Union to compromise over backs or worse johnson outlined what he said was his final offer to brussels but European Commission president john plod younker has warned of problematic points in the plan. That you can imagine u. S. President donald trump has attacked Congressional Democrats during a meeting with finlands president he called House Intelligence Committee chair adam schiff a quote lowlife who should be arrested for treason schiff is here having the impeachment probe against the president of. The United States has been given the green light to impose tariffs on 7 and a half 1000000000 dollars worth of e. U. Aircraft goods and other products that following a World Trade Organization ruling the tariffs are in retaliation for subsidies or plane maker airbus. Pilot antigovernment protests are spreading in iraq at least 9 people been killed hundreds wounded protesters are rallying against corruption and a lack of jobs and services. This is deja vu news from berlin head to dot com for more news and stay with us up next as business im brian thomas for the entire 1st team thanks so much for being here. When much of europe wanted to kick them out maria microbiome he invited them in. d the greek island of some most is home to one of the worst pretty cheap cancer in the mediterranean. But one woman makes life a little better for her new neighbors. Meet mama maria and the refugees of some us. 60 minutes on d w. A world unto itself. With its own gravitational pulls out a lot of. The finest musical compositions. But some mysteries to reveal. 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