Reveals some controversial new appointments. Its with his prosecutors are questioning wikileaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in london. He is accused of raping a woman in 2010. He denies the allegations. Brent im brent goff, it is good to have you with us. Tonight, a president ial campaign that is not turned the country apartment chancellor Angela Christian democrats have agreed to back the social democrat Frankwalter Steinmeier as the countrys next president. Angela merkel says steinmeier, who currently the countrys foreign minister, is an excellent choice to be the countrys new head of state we will have more on the thinking behind his decision in just a moment. We begin with this report. Reporter just what many had given up hope that Angela Merkels grand Coalition Government could agree on anything at all, and managed to find a joint candidate for president. Frankwalter steinmeier is known to most as germanys chief diplomat. In the middle east, ukraine and Irans