host: reports in the u.s. media says the fbi is investigating the outgoing president sepp blatter. host: this comes a day after his shock resignation tuesday. he been elected as a fifth term for president four days ago. host: he rejected calls from resignation. speculation is now rising of what motivated him to quit. president joachim gauck could reporter: we are not able to comment further on the nature of other individuals who may or may not be under investigation. this is an ongoing matter. it is an ongoing case. we will be speaking through the courts. reporter: he could have calls for concern. since officials were arrested pressure has been growing on the man who was the most powerful figure in football. interpol is investigating another six people on charges including racketeering and corruption. the secretary-general is also under scrutiny. u.s. prosecutors are investigating claims $10 million in bribes were paid by south africa for world cup bidding votes. he says he i
the outgoing president sepp blatter. host: this comes a day after his shock resignation tuesday. he been elected as a fifth term for president four days ago. host: he rejected calls from resignation. speculation is now rising of what motivated him to quit. president joachim gauck could reporter: we are not able to comment further on the nature of other individuals who may or may not be under investigation. this is an ongoing matter. it is an ongoing case. we will be speaking through the courts. reporter: he could have calls for concern. since officials were arrested pressure has been growing on the man who was the most powerful figure in football. interpol is investigating another six people on charges including racketeering and corruption. the secretary-general is also under scrutiny. u.s. prosecutors are investigating claims $10 million in bribes were paid by south africa for world cup bidding votes. he says he is innocent. south africa denies allegations of wrongdoing. w
iamat i am at the world economic form of forum in dulles and my guest is one of the world s most senior politicians, german defence minister ursula von der leyen. and she is deputy chair of angela merkel‘s ruling cdu party. does the arrival of donald trump plus breaks it spell the start of a new world order and mark a shift in power away from the west? minister ursula von der leyen, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. the present the president of germany has said, with the inauguration of a new us president, we face challenges to the international order and to transatlantic relations. germany and europe can no longer live as usual on the trans atlantic partnership, can they? i am deeply convinced that they can rely on the transatlantic partnership because there is a strong foundation, the transatlantic partnership, almost 70 years, there isa partnership, almost 70 years, there is a huge amount of common experience, of trust and confidence in each other and we have this tran
welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi, from the world economic forum in davos where my guest is one of the world s most senior politicians, germany s defence minister ursula von der leyen. she s also deputy chair of angela merkel‘s ruling cdu party. does the arrival of donald trump in the white house, plus brexit, spell the start of a new world order and mark a shift in power away from the west? minister ursula von der leyen, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, zeinab. the president of germany, joachim gauck, has said, earlier this month, with the inauguration of a new us president, we face challenges to the international order and to transatlantic relations. germany and europe can no longer live as usual on the transatlantic partnership, can they? i am deeply convinced that they can rely on the transatlantic partnership because there is a strong foundation, the transatlantic partnership exists now since almost 70 years. there is a huge amount of common experience, of
waves which have eluded physicists for decades, but what are they? we will do our best to explain. i am brent goff. good to have you with us. lights, camera, and the berlin international film festival. it kicks off this evening with plenty of store power on hand. the president of this year s seven-member jury is the u.s. actress meryl streep. she told the press earlier that she has no idea how to run a jury. streep is joined on the panel by an actress in germany and clive owen from britain, among others. it will decide who gets the top prize, the golden bear for best picture, which is due to be awarded next saturday. what an exciting time it is in berlin rght now, and my very lucky colleague sarah hartman is standing right beside the red carpet this evening. good evening to you. you always get the lucky assignments in february, i have to say. you were able to see the opening movie, right? sarah: i was. brent: what was your impression? sarah: should i tell you about it or sh