moments later we get the 1st exit polls, ist signs of the directions germans have chosen for their country as they move on without angela merkel as their leader. and it promises to be packed of political drama. social democrats leaving in the polls in recent weeks but there are gap over angela merkel�*s cdu party has narrowed in recent days, it looks like it might get very tight indeed and however the twomack big parties do they will not be able to govern alone so will be watching closely for the greens, free market liberal, the far right afd and the far left. their fortunes will all impact what kind of german government will emerge. we begin with this update from europe correspondence. a gruelling test of endurance with sometimes no end in sight. it is the day of the berlin marathon.