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aspirations to statehood. also coming up, he could be russia s longest-serving leader since stalin. vladimir putin says he will seek reelection in russia s march elections. he has been in power for 18 years. we are in moscow tonight to gauge how popular he is today. and california s raging wildfires spread to los angeles. that, as firefighters battle blazes across the south of the state with thousands fleeing their homes. brent: i m brent goff. it s good to have you with us. tonight, u.s. president donald trump has broken with a decades-old pillar of u.s. policy in the middle east. today he announced the u.s. will recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel, making the united states the first and only country in the world to do so. the move has unleashed a firestorm of criticism from the palestinians, who say the u.s. is no longer a credible broker of peace in the region. we will go to ramallah, jerusalem and washington for more reaction in just a moment. first, the ....
phil: i m phil gayle. welcome to the program. later today, u.s. president donald trump will deliver his first state of the union address, laying out his government s agenda for the year. so let s have a look at two of the key issues he is likely to address. on trade, it is america first. during his speech at the world economic forum in davos, mr. trump repeated his election campaign pledge that the american economy was his top priority and that the country is open for business. but america first does not mean america alone. when the united states grows, so does the world. phil: immigration and the future of the so-called dreamers will be the other key issue. the president has suggested he is open to protecting the 700,000 children of undocumented migrants who live in the u.s. illegally. in return, he wants the senate to approve billions of dollars in border security funding. so let s get more from our washington correspondent, alexandra von nahmen. welcome. so, let ....
alleged police brutality in kenya. dw news hears from one officer who is willing to speak out. and, we will have the latest on another volatile day on the global stock markets. new york s dow jones is facing further losses after heavy selling in asia and europe, but don t call this a crashed just yet. analysts say this is a much-needed correction. and the german cup is back in action. schalke are battling wolfsburg for a place in the semifinals. i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. here in germany, tuesday is almost over, and the country is expecting word within the next hours of a new government. the leaders of the main political parties are racing against a self-imposed deadline to hammer out a deal to form a coalition government. germany s chancellor, angela merkel, says her conservatives are prepared to make painful compromises in order to seal an agreement. social democrat leader martin schulz was optimistic today, saying this would be the day the two s ....
residence on the island of st. maarten are leaving amid flu food and water shortages. millions remain without power. apple ceo tim cook says it is the biggest leap forward in a decade. the new iphone 10. it is the first iphone to almost break the $1000 price tag. brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. pressure is mounting on myanmar over the persecution of its stateless muslim minority amid reports of soldiers burning down villages and murdering inhabitants, thousands have been fleeing the state. they are heading north into neighboring bangladesh come as you see there. the prime minister of bangladesh has asked for support with the refugees. reporter: homes reduced to ashes. this video shot by a refugee shows what many of the muslims are leaving behind. about 370,000 of them have fled to neighboring bangladesh in the last month. many are hurt, sick or dehydrated. makeshift camps are filled beyond capacity, causing people to fight for scarce resource ....
and turkey. and harvey weinstein is now in europe for sex addiction rehab as the allegations mount against the film producer. also coming up, the future of north american free-trade. nafta negotiations around for f round four kick off today. can the neighbors hold the deal together? brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. tonight, spain has put catalonia on the clock and on notice. the prime minister has given the regional government until monday to say whether it has declared independence from the rest of spain or not. he has promised to do everything possible to prevent the breakaway, even threatening to suspend catalonia s autonomy. reporter: locked in a standoff, the prime minister of spain is determined to not give an inch. speaking to parliament in which rid in majority in madrid, he rejected offers of international mediation. it is not possible to accept a dialogue to agree on what is expressly for bitten by the constitution, to negoti ....