Also coming up deadly Winter Weather blasts the huge northeastern United States well take you to massachusetts where the cold is paralyzing communities along the east coast. And the tell all book that u. S. President donald trump tried to stop from publication the white house hits back at numerous scathing claims in it including that close Trump Associates consider him a child unfit to govern. Welcome to the program im mary in evanston its good to have you with us germany and turkey have held fresh talks aimed at calming tensions between ankara and berlin German Foreign minister. And his counterpart. Have agreed. To Work Together to overcome difficulties in bilateral relations all ties have suffered in recent years amid disagreements about the refugee crisis and a wave of arrests in turkey following the failed coup attempt in twenty sixteen those jailed have included at least nine german citizens such as dennis you jel a correspondent for germanys devalued newspaper hes been in a turkish jail for more than ten months without a formal indictment. Well for more im joined now in the studio by. Whos reported extensively from turkey you know good to see you so the German Foreign minister and his turkish counterpart just a short time ago held a joint press conference after their talks what was the mood of their joint appearance the atmosphere was not exactly relaxed but it was friendly it was respectful and the message of the two Foreign Ministers is very clear yes there are problems there were problems and difficulties we dont agree on everything but we are willing to overcome this crisis this is an Important MessageGerman Foreign minister gabi a little said that they spoke about difficult issues without specifically mentioning which issues but im sure the case of a jailed german journalist in his usual is really high on the agenda all right so hes been in jail for more than ten months as we mentioned hes accused of aiding and abetting terrorists there has been no formal indictment are the talks today likely to facilitate his release any time soon well it remains to be seen but they have been some hopeful developments and thats something that. Emphasized today some german nationals have been released in recent months some of them have also been able to return to germany and the Turkish Foreign minister a few days ago said that his government would encourage the judiciary to speed up the judicial process in the case so there is some hope that finally off to ten eleven months something will move a had and i expect that we will hear from an indictment and a trial date soon or maybe a court will also decide to set your jail free pending trial so thats the hope thats the expectation of course two Foreign Ministers cannot come up with a solution today but im sure they are talking about this yes well the detention of debt is huge shell of course is only one of. Any issues that are have been quite problematic between the two sides what else is at stake what else do both sides expect for one another to see a thaw in relations well there the Foreign Ministers so of course they will talk about International Crisis in syria and iran yemen iraq and so on but the turkish side im sure will bring up some other issues as well for example they want germany to take a tougher stance on the p. K. K. Which is considered a terrorist organization in turkey in europe as well in the European Union and they also want germany to take a tough a stands on socalled good leninists the glenn organization is the organization the chickasha government blames for the attempted coup in twenty sixteen so this is important for the turkish side meanwhile turkeys president wretch of type to one just yesterday paid a visit to french president obama calling in paris and maicon came out with a very clear statement saying that at least at the moment there is no chance of turkey ever joining the European Union was this an issue that was discussed by the Foreign Ministers today turkeys accession to the e. U. I didnt hear about it specifically but i i can assume that this doesnt go down well with the czechs president or other government members because theyre often saying we will not wait at the door forever on the other hand they are really trying now to mend fences with european nations because theyre all the partners russia the u. S. Middle eastern nations the relations them not exactly great either so they really need to approach europe so to say. But of course the European Union also has lost a lot of leverage when it comes to interior developments democracy human rights in turkey by pushing turkey further away and i think the e. U. As such needs to come up with a more coherent common approach when it comes to its relations to turkey. Many thanks indeed for breaking it all down for us. Now to some of the other stories making news around the world and the u. S. Ambassador to the United Nations nikki haley has warned iran that the world is watching its response to antigovernment protests her comments came at a u. N. Security Council Meeting but iran and russia criticized the u. S. For calling that meeting saying the protests in iran are a domestic matter mudslides and tarantula rainstorms have left at least forty four people dead in the congolese capital kinshasa Authorities Say victims were killed by a collapsing walls and by drowning many homes in the city of ten million are built on hillsides where a lack of drainage systems makes them vulnerable to flash flooding. Now two jets collided on the ground at a toronto airport on friday setting the tail of one of the aircraft ablaze listen to this. Oh. And i witnessed on board counter the moment one part of the plane exploded no injuries were reported and an investigation into the incident is underway. Now the new tell all book about Donald Trumps presidency is flying off the shelves in the United States the book titled fire and fury has been published for days ahead of schedule and thats despite attempts by the president s lawyer to stop it hugo secretary of state Rex Tillerson rejected characterizations in the books saying hes never questioned the president s Mental Fitness and trump tore into the author Michael Wolff claiming the book was full of lies. The book the u. S. President could not stop from hitting the shelves sold out within minutes and many stores deeply critical it depicts a chaotic white house and questions Donald Trumps fitness for office its author Michael Wolff appeared on u. S. Television to back up his claims i will tell you the one description that that everyone gave everyone has in common they all say he is like a child and what they mean by that is he has it and the need for Immediate Gratification its all about him they say hes. A moron in the year. There is a competition to sort of get to the bottom line here of who this man is lets remember this man does not read does not listen so hes hes like a. Hes like the pinball or just just the shooting off the side this is the man wolf can fact for helping the title soar to number one on amazon Donald Trumps former chief strategist and former ally steve bannon his disparaging remarks about the u. S. President released in early excerpts triggered trumps public attempts to block the books release and sent him on soaring. Trump has threatened to sue bannon and wolf and on twitter who described the book as full of lies i authorized zero access to white house actually turned him down many times for author a phony book i never spoke to him for the book full of lies misrepresentations and sources that dont exist look at this guys past and watch what happens to him and stop you steve. We have a message from a spread those doubts about wolfs credibility have been echoed by some of trumps allies and by others including former british Prime Minister tony blair he called a claim made about him a complete fabrication. Wolf says he stands by everything in the book still though he doesnt knowledge he could not resolve certain discrepancies between some accounts very little present the truth may not be clear in fire and fury but thats not stopping people from lining up to buy it. Bitter Winter Weather is gripping the northeastern u. S. Again this weekend threatening a fresh round of record breaking lows arts of the u. S. And canada are seeing wind chills at around one minus thirty degrees celsius in massachusetts citys streets are turning into frozen fields of ice and snow. The biggest storm surges in massachusetts in three decades and that minus twenty nine degrees celsius water is literally freezing in the streets here. Traffic is frozen to those hoping to get into their cars will just have to wait until the ice falls. Keeping an eye on all of those different floodings and if anyone wants a question Global Warming just to see what the flight flood zones are those zones didnt flood thirty years ago weather agencies are calling it a bombsite clone where cold and warm air masses collide triggering a rapid drop and parametric pressure many people need help to get to safety several u. S. States have declared a state of emergency the National Guard is out in force and coming up with creative ways to help the rescue effort it was scary and i want to get out they came up to the front door and they. Like he put me over their shoulders and put me in their car and new yorks central park the extreme weather isnt putting everyone off but the weekend might put even the bravest to the test because believe it or not its going to get colder. Lucky for them most bundesliga teams are in warmer climates as they prepare for the second half of the season by munich a currently in their winter Training Camp and qatar for the eighth Straight Year and have again been criticized for not commenting on the human rights situation in the gulf country as well as for the soccer the action kicks off next friday when the table toppers law corins with leverkusen and theyre working on integrating a new high profile signing. Byron munich was sunning themselves in the middle east in preparation for their post winter break much is germany strikers and will wagner has been drafted in june in the break to provide backup for main man who bet leaving. Wagner was let go by byron as a youngster and hes delighted to be back. And i was one hundred percent sure that i wanted to go back home to my club that was clear im really really happy that it worked out. By owner spending just five days on the persian gulf that doesnt leave much time for fun meet and greet and marketing stunts. But they arent losing any sleep over the human rights situation in qatar either. Were here for sport were trying to do our job here. We want to prepare as best we can for the rest of the season. You punk is knows exactly what shortcomings buyer need to work on the veteran coach has studied the ship since his appointment as Carlo Ancelotti successor in october. That happens quickly with his coaching team. Things work he still knew some of the teams so it didnt take long to adopt a few quotes byron want to take their newfound impetus into the second half of the season as they aim to win as many trophies as possible to pin this league a title at least already looks a certainty. Will north korean athletes take part in the Winter Olympics next month in south korea are both countries have agreed to hold their first formal talks in over two years next tuesday and that could pave the way for north korean athletes to attend the upcoming games. The host city for the Winter Olympics chang is just eighty kilometers from the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two countries. On the ninth of january officials from both sides will meet at the truce village p. On yom in twenty fourteen the two nations were able to reach an agreement here ahead of the asian games in incheon. North korean athletes crossed the border to take part but tensions prevailed throughout the tournament at the two thousand and three university some a games in south korea the two countries much together under one flag at the Opening Ceremony now several experts and officials have suggested that they could do so again at the punk chang games and could even compete as a single nation. On thursday the president s of south korea and the United States agree to postpone their joint military exercises during the olympics which has led to this sporting opportunity by next week north and south korea may well have settled on a deal that could see sport replace military tensions at least for a while. Youre watching news coming to you from berlin thanks for watching. Climate change. Waste. Pollution. Time for news. Africa people and project