Have been plummeting ever since september selection and now theyve been overtaken by the fall right alternative for germany for the first time what does this mean as they launch a make or break but enter government as a coalition partner. And students in washington to stage a life outside the white house to better to demand better gun control laws in the wake of last weeks Florida School massacre. Also on the show what do you get when you cross a hip hop emcee with a concert pianist. Chilly gonzales is the subject of a new documentary thats just premiered at the belly nod of the films director joins me in the studio to talk about his inspiration. And byron munich the Champions League trail tonight the german giants have a tricky home game against. A turkey. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us the United Nations says the Syrian Government is targeting civilians in the rebel held unclaimed of Eastern Ghouta and that it must stall the syrian observatory for human rights says that Government Air raids on eastern close to the syrian capital damascus killed nearly one hundred people on monday around four hundred seventy were injured suburb has been under siege by Regime Forces for more than four years this as syrian media report that militias loyal to the Syrian Government will soon be entering the Northern Region of free into help Kurdish Militias repel turkish troops. An entire town in mourning this is become a familiar sight enough rain in recent weeks with residents regularly attending mass funerals for kurdish fighters killed in clashes with turkish troops. Its against this backdrop that syrian state t. V. Reported on a move that could change the dynamic of the fighting the news anchor of this bulletin announcing that militias allied to the Syrian Government would soon arrive in a free to help Kurdish Forces push back the turkish offensive. Meanwhile in government held aleppo just south of a free syrian kurds have been demonstrating against the turkish offensive and in support of y p g fighters many of whom can be seen in the city. And then there are the syrian army and we are one of the Syrian People and one we are all one and we have one will. During a visit to jordan the Turkish Foreign minister said a deal wouldnt affect his countrys resolve. If one of my kitchen or most all of my kitchen you know if the Syrian Regime really does enter affray into clans Kurdish Militia then theres no problem however if it comes in to protect them then nothing and nobody can do and stop the turkish army its very clear Operation Olive Branch and affray name start friends these areas from terrorists. Terrorists that it will tell you. Turkey is keen to avoid a kurdish stronghold on its border with syria so its own forces launched a Major Military offensive into africa in the last month in a bid to expel the kurdish fighters that control the region the offensive has further complicated an already bewildering web of alliances and rivalries in syria. With us here in the studio to help break this down is middle east analyst marcus time from the German Institute for international and Security Affairs there in berlin good morning marcus what do you make of the syrian armys plan to back Kurdish Militias fighting Turkish Forces in africa and i think its a rather clever move because it serves two purposes first it keeps turkey it be a regime which always requested of president assad to be removed it would be a band that it. Keeps the kurds at bay and allows the Syrian Regime to push you path of territorial integrity to keep syria together turkey has massive military resources and says it wont leave until the kurds have been ejected at least the kurdish why p. G. Fighters is the kurdish Syrian Alliance capable of repel ng the turkish offensive indeed the Turkish Military capabilities are overwhelming its the biggest military contributive nato with seven hundred thousand soldiers on the arms to be honest im not really through how fog took you will proceed or advance in Northern Syria because actually they have accomplished what they wanted to to accomplish to tame the kurds to put it this way and now the kurds obtain both the Syrian Regime and theres no immediate danger of a serious story code or autonomy. What makes the african region so important mark is the so important that turkey and syria would risk a direct military confrontation with each other over that ridge as it does mention in fall of tokyo freen is a possible new clue could have stayed or at least territorial autonomy autonomy its own of whatever you prefer which has to be avoided in full syria its in the symbol of secession and to talk to me as well the way that syria is going to fall apart which has to be avoided therefore to keep or to regain a feeling is a powerful symbol that the assad regime is going to win and that is that it is capable to keep syria together includes equal terms as well as in territory at times this is a very complex situation there that the u. S. Is turkeys nato but it also backs the Kurdish Militias fighting. In syria its been backing the syrian kurds russia has been backing syria does the conflict have implications also for washington and moscow absolutely i mean if the de if the feet of ice as we see that the syrian civil for war has entered a new phase its now about a balance of power politics of the order to put it differently a great game of policy in the middle east and for the u. S. To be a freen areas important as a possible base for a containing iran the United States have two thousand soldiers and its in the kurdish neighborhoods in the north you know syria and for us off screen is a powerful symbol of keeping the conflict with the kurds and syria going on and keep the United States at bay geo political implications in the syrian conflict marcus conference the German Institute for International Security fares thank you so much thank you. Take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world a court in peru has ordered former president about to fujimori to stand trial for the killings of six farmers in one thousand nine hundred ninety two a Court Decision comes after fujimori was pardoned from a lengthy prison term because of ill health which more he was jailed for crimes including commanding military death squads a new report from the United NationsChildrens Fund unicef warns that global deaths of newborn babies remain alarmingly high said babies born in japan iceland and singapore had the best chance of survival while newborns in pakistan the Central African republic and afghanistan faced worse odds. Germanys right wing populist party the alternative for germany or d. Has overtaken the social democrats for the first time in a National Opinion poll the latest in the poll for the daily newspaper billed that if an election were held now sixteen percent of voters would support the a. M. T. Compared to fifteen point five percent would vote for the social democrats now the news comes just before the s. P. D. Begins a critical internal vote on whether to join a grand Coalition Government with chancellor merkel c. D. U. The s. B. These numbers have been in freefall since the National Election in september. Political correspondent host sparrow is with me here to talk about this new poll that suggests the rightwing a. F. D. Party has overtaken the s. P. D. As germanys Second Biggest Party thomas that is quite a ballroom shell how significant is this poll result is a bombshell terry but its only one poll out of many that are conducted here and you see the rise of the act immigrant visa to adam and starts to have to be analyzed and understood together well there are two parts the story of course theres the fall of the s. P. D. But theres also the rise of the d. Tell us about that how do you account for the ds success well lets not forget that the f. T. And to the German Parliament for the first time in september they became germanys the most important Political Force in the German Parliament and they tap essentially into peoples fears and were talking here about immigration were talking. Also about their suspicions regarding be establishment the established Political Parties and thats one of the reason why they have been able to take some of those voters away from both the conservatives and the social democrats and theyve also been able to to attract many people who previously didnt vote at all were not. Voters so that explains at least in part the rise of the alternative for john and what about the s. P. D. How do you account for their decline because they lost profile this n. G. Theyve been into grand coalition with with merkel and johnson and democrat has sort of managed to take away some of the core elements of the of the social social democrats not forget the social democrats for a very long time were if you will the natural home of germanys working class and to a certain extent theyve lost that idea of being the natural home of germanys working class so the fall of the of the s. P. D. Certainly accounts for the fact that theyve lost their profile as that party on the left side of the political spectrum and tell us stay with us because the supreme poll comes just as the s. P. D. Members are due to vote on whether or not to join transfer merkels conservatives in another grand Coalition Government its a topic that deeply divides the s. P. D. Even even families as this report shows. Father and son one for the grand coalition the other against at this s. P. D. Event in northern germany theres only one question on everyones minds should the party risk another coalition with anglo merkels conservatives its up to Party Members to decide including fabby and stake now the critical young socialist and his father the veteran s. P. D. Man antics the leader of the party roush taking or. Yeah i believe the majority of members will say yes if we convince them so we need to use the time ill try to do my part. Even for his son fabio and most of the partys younger members its far from a done deal they want change. Thats clear to me if im able to see that we need to be more proactive and forward looking string quartets are ok but we need some heavy metal too on our political keyboard. At home with his statements of course theres plenty of talk about politics the prospect of governing with angloamerican for another four years has triggered a number of arguments between father and son when this shift at the grand coalition doesnt happen i think wed face a debacle in fresh elections itd be likely because everyone would blame us for pulling out. Stage member leaves the party needs to have courage and refocus on its core values. Where people say this is social democracy this is the kind of society we want this is our idea of humanity of social cohesion of solidarity and social justice. Things are certainly not harmonious in the s. P. D. Right now the rank and file is spit right across the party. Predicated against a grand coalition quite simply because it would not be good for the s. P. D. It is pretty. Youve been pretty good ive been a member of this party for over forty years but if the majority refuses to appreciate the many things that weve achieved and the good cabinet posts weve gained then ill be handing in my Party Membership. Coaching is set to continue until march the second social Democrat Members will get to decide on the fate of germanys next government and the future of the countrys oldest political party. So tell us what effect do you think the negative polling numbers for the s. P. T. Will have on that coalition it could certainly increase the fears of those who believe that a new grand coalition would harm the us even further this is such me not good news for those who would prefer yes to enter the new grand coalition without them thomas thank you so much from our political desk phone. Youre watching t w news still to come frankfurt leipsic went ahead head to head in the First Official monday night but mostly good game of progress was a spot in the top three of the standings but. Theres football and then theres work and its back to work for many traders after the Lunar New Year new years celebrations that is right todays the first day of trading in the year of the dog terry and so far hong kongs hang as saying index is trading slightly lower. And trade is the first day of the week was nevertheless still be special a new poll was opened with a big policy the wall will be used to host ceremonies for companies that get listed on the hong kong saying index is also an area with a museum telling the history of the stock market which started trading in hong kong in one thousand nine hundred one. And desperate times call for Desperate Measures venezuelas severe economic crisis is prone to the government to come up with a rather unusual strategy launching a new crypto currency called the picture oh now the oil backed Digital Currency goes live today amid doubts it will actually work as well as actual opposition on legal grounds. If you can dispute just how badly venezuela needs a plan hyperinflation shortages and soaring debt have brought the country to its knees and its citizens to the streets. When venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro announced plans to launch a new crypto currency some viewed it as an imaginative way out of the crisis and as a workaround for western sanctions that effectively keep venezuela from raising cash from bonds happen and this is going to allow for advancements in International Financing for the economic and social development of the country the new crypto currency will be backed by reserves of israel and while the old boy of gas and diamonds get from the tsunami that israel announces the creation of its crypto currency how big a fan out here are going to feel the effect kind of on. The idea is to link Venezuelas Oil reserves to the value of a petro with one hundred million petro tokens worth around six billion dollars being issued initially but not everyone is convinced venezuelas opposition controlled parliament considers the petro a ruse to borrow money using the oil as collateral circumventing laws that demand legislative approval from us and many observers are skeptical of the solution to be managed by authorities like the central bank whose policies helped create venezuelas woes in the first place. Now corruptions a huge problem in many parts of the walls and in most cases it is the poorest communities who suffer the most a result now fighting back so often risky especially for those with little power well today to mark wall to social justice day were bringing you a story from peru where fall maize in the u. K. Jali area in the east of the country have been speaking out against business deals they say accusing deforestation and destroying their livelihoods down the village of santa clarita. Locals are trying to take legal action to stop to try and stop International Companies from tending tens of thousands of hectares of the rain forest in Palm Oil Plantations thing. Weve come to an area inside perus amazon rain forest thats been badly hit by deforestation. Rice is on his way to visit an Indigenous Community they can only be reached by boat demonize heads up the federation of native communities in this part of peru he grew up in a village here but he doesnt come back often its become too dangerous. Or just i mean i think were at the high received a lot of terror threats they left a message in my house saying if i opposed their activities again theyd better not see me in the village. Or. That i believe im in great danger. But i suppose is the large scale deforestation and has a region and that has earned him some powerful enemies he never comes here alone now this time hes with staff from the Organization Pro eating the peruvian arm of Transparency International they visit santa clara. Residents here have come under pressure from Companies Looking to set up cocoa and Palm Oil Plantations the village chief calls everyone to a meeting to discuss the latest developments theyre taking legal action to try to stop new Palm Oil Plantations opening near their village. With ben so we never