stronger, to the pandemic and immigration. controversially choosing to welcome more than a million refugees. attending almost 100 eu summits and leading her cabinet meetings in her signature suits, merkel exits as the most popular politician in germany. so what s next for angela merkel? she doesn t step down immediately, she remains the acting chancellor until a new government is formed. then that government announces a successor, which would take weeks or months. lama, thank you. back in this country, the border crossing in del rio, texas, is slowly returning to normal. it s now open to passenger traffic. cargo will begin flowing tomorrow. u.s. officials say the camp where thousands of mostly haitian migrants had been staying has been cleared. thousands were deported or returned to mexico. 17,000 remain in the u.s. still ahead on world news tonight, six states under red flag warnings as fires rage in