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worth being commissioned actually handled donald trump rather well and the european commission has an awful lot of clout when it comes to trade it is neatly mandated to negotiate on behalf the member states i think is very much an open question whether the line will do the same thing it's possible that. defense minister might come to hold such as nothing that donald trump likes better than bashing german defense policy thank you very much to all of you for being with us and thanks to you out there for being with us as well we do go into our summer break now but we look forward to seeing you back here with country when we start up again at peak and of the summer see that. things. are caught on crime or. there's been an explosion of violence in america's 3rd largest city. in some parts of town right or fighting over territory and innocent bystanders are caught. many local residents say it's time to stop the bloodshed. chicago. 15 minutes. searching for identity and recognition. turkish citizens with african roots. their forebears were brought to the ottoman empire as slaves. even today

being commissioned actually attend a humble donald trump rather well and the european commission has an awful lot of clout when it comes to trade it is neatly mandated to negotiate on behalf of the member states i think is very much an open question whether the line will do the same thing it's possible that paul says german defense minister might come to hold talks there's nothing that donald trump likes better than bashing german defense policy thank you very much to all of you for being with us and thanks to you out there for being with us as well we do go into our summer break now but we look forward to seeing you back here with country when we start up again at the end of the summer see them. to. shoot a full but dangerous. oh it starts with a crumb electric shock the burning feeling of the. jellyfish populations are blooming but these creatures can be harmful even lethal to humans and sea life alike claims can anything be done to stop the jellyfish on the wrong. place. welcome to the girls seem to channel. a good line of story. with exclusive insights. and a must see concerning

at the top job at european commission then a socialist the dutch person because there was. a perception that. even ten years fifteen years after of four fifteen years after r the lodgement some countries regardless of they do at home are treated as a second class of or s.. barely admitted and accepted. and on many divisive issues and there are many in the u. they want their opinion to be. included into the policy making and they fit therere is a feelig not only on behalf of these controversial government in poland hungary that have problem with with a floor. by the by others that russia fly then. we'll include their view at their views and interests and preferences more than for instance france in a month. tom the event you said in your opening statement that. that -- there is a discrepancy between different countries -- that's reflected in the steel interestingly enough i report reflected a discrepancy in the way that a fund a lion is perceived here in germany as opposed. to a a broad so maybe u can say a word about why that is and what your take on her qualifications. is

in the outgoing european commission france to months as the 1st vice president was in charge of this procedure the very streets and counted out for the s.p.d. it was the one who had made trouble for these are actually so in the 1st reading this was a payback time. at the same time i think there was a deeper political message behind is these 2 countries poland hungary and their nationalist conservative governments one to one thing from brussels 1st to be left alone or they are pushing a different vision of the e.u. than is proposed by many mainstream parties at the u. level to these political groupings and that is namely the europe of the nation so nation states should be a building blocks and european institutions including the next commission should leave us alone to do our own thing therefore france to months also if you look at their interest was too much to swallow and i think also he was too divisive candidate in those relations also for the other eastern european countries just explain to me very briefly because your opening statement said that the vision god group had maneuver

worth being commissioned actually it's handle donald trump well the european commission has an awful lot of clout when it comes to trade it is legally mandated to negotiate on behalf of the member states i think is very much an open question whether the line would do the same thing it's possible that pulse is just a defense minister might come to a halt like there's nothing that donald trump likes better than bashing german defense forces thank you very much to all of you for being with us and thanks to you out there for being with us as well we do go into our summer break now but we look forward to seeing you back here with country when we start up again at the end of the summer see you down. in. sherman classic. new v.w. passat. this is more than just a faceplate. and a newcomer from japan a lexus yes $300.00 hybrid finally comes to europe. trying . to double. back. on. the quiet melody rizzo's model light of the mood. and it soon repeat resonate within its soul. the mind and the music. token 1st 12019 from september 6th to september 29th. a forest area equivalent to the sucker fis

commission at the moment and as she did she will probably have to win over the staff of the european commission where john through juncker had decades to do that she is although she has this history in brussels and just trying to get up to date here as it often is entering the european parliament right now to hear the official results of that vote so she will have to win them over in spite of being trilingual and having lived the 1st part of her life in brussels she does not have the same kind of connections that john clode younger her most likely treat assessor had in brussels all right so what we're saying that the same thing is that you are now much more looking sort of on the line that's sitting down in the chamber. they your hand. parliament as we await a decision well that will keep our eye on a vast so it does look like she's got the job but silent young she faced a lot of opposition from german social democrats why. in fact let's let's let's let's cross to the pilot now a box like that may not use a lot of the. results of the vote. and the. votes of the $733.00. people only m

been commission actually handled donald trump rather well and the european commission has an awful lot of clout when it comes to trade it is neatly mandated to negotiate on behalf the member states i think is very much an open question whether the line will do the same thing it's possible that pasta's jumma defense minister might come to a halt like there's nothing that donald trump likes better than bashing german defense forces thank you very much to all of you for being with us and thanks to you out there for being with us as well we do go into our summer break now but we look forward to seeing you back here with country when we start up again at the end of the stuff i see them. in. chicago crime or. there's been an explosion of violence in america's 3rd largest city. in some parts of town try to answer fighting over territory and innocent bystanders are caught in crossfires. many local residents say it's time to stop the bloodshed. chicago. says jane it's. earth. home to millions of species a home worth saving. and those are big changes and most start with small steps global ideas

so max i'll turn to you with that what would it mean for the european commission to have a woman at the helm because i mean gender has been a topic there in the e.u. hasn't. it would be a very strong signal obviously like for any other strong position where you have a woman in power and in the past the commission always struggled to have that gender balance so strong signal but also something that might help her get elected here because this is one of the most important topics to the leader of the social democratic political group here in parliament maybe one of the reasons why she gave her a standing ovation at the end of that speech and apart from that many in brussels and more so than in germany i got the feeling really think that it was a tough one a lot. as qualified for the job it's not just that she's a woman she actually knows what she's doing she speaks 3 languages very well she's always shown a very keen interest in european topics she is a very well known entity here because of nato with a lot of visits so she is known to be true to be strict to know how to organize and all t

that commission 5 year post very powerful positions the president of the european commission will decide who will take the agriculture job who will be in charge of the digital agenda who will be in charge of economic policy these are very significant post the going to have a lot of impact on the direction the european union takes for the next 5 years so that's obviously a very a very visible job and she will be the if it's are sort of underlying she will be the face of the commission for the next 5 years the president of the european central bank i think it's it's self-evident that that carries a lot of weight again the fact that christine lagarde has managed the i.m.f. through some very choppy waters over the last several years makes her also a very strong candidate there didn't seem to be a lot of opposition about christine legarde there were some questions asked including to chancellor merkel about the fact that she has not had a central bank herself but nobody seems to really be that worried about her nomination or correspondent. from brussels terry thank you. well earlier i spoke to

the european union gets a new commission president. european parliament has elected the germans conservative politician. she is the first woman to hold europe's top job. she says climamate change will e on top of her agenda. we will speak with her in just a moment. also, the world marks 50 years since apollo 11 blasted off on a mission to put a man on the month. the fight to combat the sprea ofof hiv-aids. we report from south africa on signs of progress in the battle against the disease. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome. today, members of the european parliament made history by electing the first woman to be european commission president. germany's outgoing defense minister is now president-elect. she will succeed jean-claude juncker after being voted in by a very narrow margin of just nine votes. she will be the first woman to serve as commission president. she has promised a unified and a strong europe saying she will work pragmatically to get things done. >> i feel so honored and i am overwhe

to use winds from berlin tonight history in the making as the european union gets a new commission the president a madam president european parliament has elected to the german conservative politician ursula fundal i and making her the 1st woman to hold europe's top job she says fighting climate change will be top of her agenda we'll talk with the president elect in just a moment also coming up. the world marks 50 years since apollo 11 the white stood off on a mission to put a man on the move. and the fight to combat the spread of each i v a as we report from south africa tonight on signs of progress in the battle against the disease. i'm burnt off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome to today members of the european parliament made history by electing the 1st woman to be european commission president germany's outgoing defense minister ursula fund a lion is now president elect of the e.u. commission will succeed. in the top job after being voted in by a very narrow margin of just 9 votes. will be the 1st woman to serve as commission president.

ursula von der leyen hahas one of the eu backing and cannot become the european commission first female president. she is a compromised candidate. she was not the leaders first choice. you will get the latest from brussels. also coming up, and italian judge releases the german skipper of a migrant rescue ship after she was arrested for docking on an island. italy's interior minister wanted tougher treatment. he says he will expel her from the country. it was the hottest june ever on record worldwide. parts of europe and asia swelter in 45 degrees celsius heat. 10 degrees higher than usual. eu scientists say global warming is amplified -- amplifying the problem. brent: i'm brent goff. welcome. it took three days of marathon talks, but eu leaders have finally reached an agreement on who should become their new chief. ursula von der leyen germany's current defense minister and a close ally of angela merkel has been nominated to become the eu commission president. if approved, she would make history as the eu's first email leader. who is ursula von der leyen ? >> she is considered a close a

the next european commission should. be gender balanced and we will then have the hearings in the european parliament in september and october and if things go well we can start on the 1st of never move a new commission she won with a very small margin smaller than many today expected only 9 votes ahead of the absolute majority of 370 votes she needed what does this mean going forward for her work with the european parliament. well regarding the circumstances of the last 2 weeks. i am personally glad that she actually was elected just imagine she would have been elected it would be in a very dire situation so a majority is a majority of course this is a close majority but now she has trust and confidence of the majority of any peace and we have to talk about content we have been talking about people a lot but now we have to walk on a program what to do in the next 5 years in the european union and the future she set out the base today during her speech and also at the hearings the different political groups thank you dav

if elected she will be the 1st woman to lead the european commission. shall michel will with his experience of better job prime minister be ideal for finding consensus and building community a monk member state. just a barua foreign minister and former president of the of the un parliament to be a strong representative from defender of the european union's interests and values in the world. christine lagarde to international background and standing current managing director of the international monetary fund be a perfect president of the your bills of about. in addition to the european look of the note of for thoughts on their alliance intentions to nominate for us to madame oath and margaret of the starker of the highest ranking vice president of the commission. we also expect a lot from the lion to ensure an appropriate geographical balance in the team of vice presidents i wish the new leaders of the best thank you. thank you and now open the floor for your questions georgia you have to say. hello president i'm hearing your rebuttal from your octave h

in strasbourg as she winds up her bid to become the 1st woman president of the european commission it was her last chance to make her case even lawmakers still on the fence about her nomination underline needs to secure a majority and a secret confirmation ballot being held later today in her speech she sought to allay concerns of lawmakers who have criticized her for being overly vague laying out a number of ambitious policy points on topics including trade quality migration and brags. there was also a big appeal to the green lobby with founder line pledging a green deal for europe in her 1st $100.00 days achieving her goals on climate change she said would require a new sense of unity. we must 1st rediscover our unity. if we are united on the inside no body will divide us from the outside if we close the gaps between us we can turn to more of sed challenges in tomorrow's approach to tease. honorable members almost pressing challenge is keeping our planet healthy. this is the greatest responsibility and opportunity of our times let's bring in now did have used chief political corresp

commission from the netherlands and currently the vice president of the european commission is still in the race but there is no movement majority for him not all the others can line up behind that candidate that then could be proposed to the european parliament and so it looks like and that is what a number of diplomats have told us they may just take another summit in possibly in 2 weeks time to resolve the issue. if you look back at present previous commission presidents it was always hard to agree on them and this process has taken weeks but in the year feeling that this time there are deeper divisions in europe than in the past. a particular problem this time around is that it is neither the council so member states nor the european parliament so european lawmakers that can agree on a single candidate they they would want to back and that is a big problem because it is the council that appoints a candidate and it is then the european parliament that approves this candidate so the process is is deadlocked if you want at the moment furthermore you have another 4 top jobs to be fil

commission the 1st woman to hold the european union's top job and she wasn't the 1st or 2nd choice among europe's leaders her win tonight suggests that in european politics the 3rd time can be a chore i bring in berlin this is the day. and you'll follow the chops to place to meet. the trust you placed in me. confidence you placed in europe will also have underlined is a christian democrat she's a genuine european. you know she didn't have her do a good job and germany and why should i expect that she will do a good job vs the commissions present the higher european politics our domestic politics. so. it was a lot of fun to line his clothes jobs in germany about harriet ministration of the office and the defense ministry she wants to build a centralized undemocratic update seems full of communism. and coming up later tonight we take you to the launch pad where 50 years ago today she man of these greatest journey began. to. walk upright. army. on to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day with the woman whose election victory today wrote

commission president now if approved by the european parliament underlying would make history as the european union's 1st female leader well who is ursula fun the lion we begin with this report. she's considered a close ally of german chancellor angela merkel ursula funday line german defense minister christian conservative and long time politician a medical doctor and mother of 7 funder line joined merkel c.d.u. party in the early ninety's she later headed the ministry of family and women before serving as minister of labor as germany's 1st female defense minister funded line aimed to revamp the armed forces but she's recently drawn criticism for poor management in the ranks several scandals including revelations of far right extremists in the military equipment failures and deadly military plane crashes have plate 10 year. a european at hearts fluent in both english and french as well as german funder line has long been seen as a possible successor to machall as chancellor or more recently as the next head of nato. european leaders have now agreed to choose her as the next presiden

commission the belgian prime minister sharon michel as a new president of the european council you mentioned christine legarde for the european central bank she's already said that she's temporarily stepping down from her current post at the i.m.f. and also your support. from spain for the position of a representative for foreign affairs and security policy barbara just also we heard an american speaking a little while ago and she said that she had stain from the decision concerning fund and line her current defense minister here in germany do we know why ship state. yeah because it's germany getting the top job and then it's sort of like good manners to step to the side and say ok you sort of figure out where the you want to go and put. the on the table here at this point it's how it's done if you want to behave gentlemanly and that's all you could say to that so she would sort of show the others that she is not pushing this german candidate that she sort of gives them you know gives them leave to make up their own minds and saying ok can we live with her would be like her in that job so it

to approve a new european commission president germany's on the line is the only candidate that they seek to become the 1st woman to head the executive we will take you live to the parliament in the french city of strasburg for the results. so welcome to this special coverage of the vote for the european union next commission president you had said governments have nominated to germany's fonda lion she needs a simple majority of any piece to be confirmed in the position the commission is the executive proposing the new laws and implementing decisions the commission president plays a key role in deciding the bloc future and direction. fons alliance nomination has been the controversial anteater blues of brussels bureau chief knocks off one at the european parliament in strasburg and political correspondent simon a young here they're here to talk us through the arguments so welcome both so let's start with you max hoffman in strasburg i am told that the voting has now finished counting is underway how do you rate on the lines chances. well we just said those boxes going past us here an

the lion has been approved as the next president of the european commission members all for european politics confirm tom nomination a vote she's from germany and becomes the 1st woman from the commission. which you know of today. kicked off. for me. yes some. news it's a kind of culture war to me a sun media phenomenon. i refer to the legal. system. every journey begins with the 1st step and every language but the 1st word emerged in the. rico is in germany to learn german why not play with him it's simple online on your mobile and free to suffer from d w z e learning course nikos free german made. this is news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes the fight against the aids a u.n. report say's africa is winning tell you about the effects that have led to a reduction in the number of people dying from aids and the decline of a chevy in fictions. and getting help from about how drugs saw saving lives in remote parts of who want to.

commission the 1st woman to hold the european union's top job and she wasn't the 1st or 2nd choice among europe's leaders her win tonight suggests that in european politics the 3rd time can be a chore i burned off in berlin this is the day. and i think you'll fall the trust your place to meet. the trust you placed in me is confidence you placed in your up close a little underlined is a christian democrat she is a genuine european in. that. you know she didn't have her do a good job and germany is why should i expect that she will do a good job he has the commission as president to keep the higher european politics our domestic politics they feel. it was an underlying his cause a delicacy in germany about terri ministration of office and the defense ministry she wants to build a centralized undemocratic updates a full government is a tough. tough tough tough tough. and coming up later tonight we take you to the launchpad where 50 years ago today she man of these greatest journey began. to. walk across. the. arctic. on to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world

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after weeks of wrangling, eu leaders choose germany's defence minister to head the european commission — the first woman in the job. i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: our second special report from the amazon, and the indigenous communities who warn de—forestation and conflict over land threatens their survival. a game full of drama, the first semi final in the women's world cup ends with the favourites, usa, sending england home. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 7 am in singapore, midnight in london and 7 in the morning in hong kong where people are still grappling with the aftermath of monday's unprecedented anti—government protests. there are signs that the mood in beijing is hardening. chinese offcials have condemned the protests as an "undisguised challenge" to its rule by "violent offenders". rupert wingfield—hayes reports from hong kong. today, hong kong's parliament is a crime scene, cordoned off with police tape. the question now — what will the hong kong government do to thos

leaders to back her as the european commission president now they've been meeting in brussels for the past 3 days to try to reach a consensus on replacing the outgoing commission president john quiggin occur it's been one of the longest you summits ever but leaders say they are confident they will be able to agree. now we are waiting for a press conference from e.u. council president on the confirming that leaders have agreed on the top jobs at let's bring in rob of asal she's monitoring all the latest for us there in brussels hi barbara as we said it was enough underlines name now seems to be squarely in the ring the favorite to take over the post of european commission president why has she been named the favorite so far and what would make her a good commission president. she has been named as a favorite because the other 2 names that had been on the table have been knocked out that was 1st month for a conservative and she was the favorite off the conservative group in the european parliament we have heard already and talked a lot about this so-called principle of lead candidates t

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after days of wrangling, germany's ursula von der leyen is elected to lead the european commission, iama i am a proud naturalised citizen born in india. a proud patriot, a proud person who belongs in this country and this is not the first time i've heard go back to your own country but it's the first time i've heard it coming from the white house. after days of wrangling, germany's ursula von der leyen is elected to lead the european commission, the eu's topjob. and more on the the story of safa and marwa from pakistan, born joined at the head, as doctors in london succesfully separate them. then, in business briefing, christine lagarde steps down as the head of the international monetary fund. but, after a succesful eight—year reign, who will replace her? a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also in the programme: love them or hate them, it is world emoji day. to mark the event, apple has released previews of 20 new ones. so we would like to know, are you a fan of emojis? are they are useful communication tool, or do

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commission the 1st woman to hold the european union's top job and she wasn't the 1st or 2nd choice among europe's leaders her win tonight suggests that in european politics the 3rd time can be a chore i burned off in berlin this is the day. and you'll fall the trust you place to meet. the trust you placed in me. confidence placed in europe. to live on the line is a christian democrat she's a genuine european. machine didn't have her do a good job and germany is why should i expect that she will do a good job ts the commission's president we keep the heart european politics our domestic politics. it was fun to line his calls doubtless in germany about harriet ministration of office and the defense ministry she wants to build a centralized undemocratic updates a full government is a. top down. and coming up later tonight we take you to the launch pad where 50 years ago today she a man of these greatest journey began. box. our. own to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin today with the woman whose election victory today route history here in e

i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us the new president of the european commission it was about funded line as promised to strive for a quote united and strong europe saying she will work constructively and pragmatically to achieve it she is germany's former defense minister and is the 1st woman to be elected to the top job of all the vote by members of the european parliament in her favor was a narrow. uncertainty until the very last minute. the members of the european parliament knew the vote on the next commission president was going to be close but not even the candidate herself was enough on the line would have thought it was going to be that close. vote the 5 votes in favor 383. things are on the line secured the majority by just 9 votes a week results in the end still enough to celebrate. my message so all of you is let us work together constructively because the endevor is a united a strong year old. the former german defense minister spent the last 2 weeks building a majority trying to convince the political groups in the european parliament to support her bid sho

european commission that is based on centrist policy politics is not trying to satisfy the demands of e.u. countries or voters who are increasingly moving away from the center. that is not maybe the main problem that people are moving away from the center if you don't mean the conservative e.v.p. the sort of center right parties that used to dominate the commission for the last 15 years but of course we see europe europe more splits we see the east moving in a completely different direction we see that you need 3 big parties in the european parliament now for a majority and you see the same phenomenon among the heads of state in government is the unity of earlier days where it was a simple deal that helmut kohl and maybe the french president would sit down and just do a deal and then the names would be named and it was it was over that is done that is the past so it's more and more difficult to find majorities and to sort of get together all of the diverse interests that are contained in these european countries in those very different parties that are now have a voice in european par

if elected she would be the 1st store man to lead the european commission. child michel will with his experience of better jump prime minister be ideal for finding consensus and building you need a monk member states. just a burger or foreign minister and former president of the of the un parliament be a strong representative friend defender of the european union's interests and values in the world. christine lagarde through with her international background and standing with current managing director of the international monetary fund be a perfect president of the european central bank. in addition to the european mcarthur to connote of forethought from their alliance intentions to nominate france to mouth and market the starker as the highest ranking vice president of the commission. we also expect to flow from the lion to ensure an appropriate geographical balance in the team of vice president. i wish the new leaders of the best thank you. thank you who are now open the floor for your questions for you have to 1st. yes hello president i'm hearing your reb

commission if the european parliament induces her she would be the 1st woman to fill the influential post. let's bring in deede of years hans but our political correspondent so germany's defense minister was upon the line has been nominated to head the european commission what's the political reaction here in. well the 1st reaction frankly was one of surprise when this name was 1st probably sometime in the more going on tuesday morning and nobody really was reckoning on this woman becoming the head of the european commission there had been some talk that she might be interested in one of the positions of commissioner in other words something like a minister of some sort in the european commission but that she would get the top job that nobody expected when the surprise had kind of settled in i think it specially the conservatives here in germany were very pleased that this woman from her from their own ranks was going to was likely to be the top politician in the european union and at the same time being a woman is also a significant signal to the world and to the voters so also i th

commission a math and 20 hour negotiation on monday broke down over eastern european opposition 2 friends to moments a dutch socialist politician has the backing of germany spain and france. here's a breakdown of what's at stake in these negotiations the major debate is over the top job the european commission president well that takes the role will steer policy for the next 5 years also up for grabs are the presidencies of the european council and parliament for the next 2 and a half years they'll lead then represent their respective arms in a unity goshi ations finally there's the e.u. foreign affairs chief and the president of the european central bank will set monetary policy for euro countries to fill those roles e.u. leaders will not only have to reach consensus but also fulfill a number of criteria including a geographic and gender balance and then barbara joins us live from the european parliament in brussels so nadine does it look like it's going to be a case of 3rd time's a charm. very hard to tell sammi you were just outlining some of those top jobs and behind that there is a r

i think that the european commission would be very very good to impose water privatization on anybody if they only could. we let's remember to organize in the way that they think it's more efficient. both public and private ownership possible so that we have an official says the that distribute high quality safe fish and affordable water to all the cities. and can the community put it. in their paces. i mean once every 3. in the common talking about 3. i could say that it is the best ever present. in italy a historic nationwide referendum was held concerning the privatization of water services. the berlusconi government's plans to privatized the water supply. voted down by a massive 95 percent of its value voters. the reason why we had this referendum is because the. government 2 years before before passed a law that was forcing. anybody. else of the police. to sell out at least 50 percent of the state's become pennies for all the public services not only were there. a few weeks after the italian referendum. and mario draghi the departing and incoming directors of the european central

to be one of the most important issues for the next leadership at the helm of the european commission. and ursula von der leyen said she's in favor of delaying the brexit date from the 31st of october if there is a good reason behind it let's take a listen. >> the withdrawal agreement concluded with the government of the united kingdom provides certainty where brexit created uncertainty. in sprefi inpreserving the righf citizens and in preserving peace and stability on the island of ireland. these two priorities are mine, too. however i stand ready for further extension of the withdrawal date should more time be required for a good reason. >> when it comes to brexit and extending the brexit deadline, ultimately that's a decision that the 28 leaders of the eu need to take the european commission does not have a final role when it comes to that decision however if ursula von der leyen becomes the next president of the commission, she will be in those meetings, she will be discussing that with the leaders of the eu. but she also made other commitments for instance when it comes to social

head will take over at the european central bank now if on the line was put in as european commission president should be the 1st woman to take over that role now i was speaking just after the announcement was made she said it was a great thing that a woman had been given a chance to take over one of europe's top jobs. that would be unable to reach an agreement today which is that we've nominated for the very 1st time in woman as the president of the european commission that is from the land. this wasn't an easy process though. munford verba from the european people's party was thought that he would be a shoo in to be the next commission president not so much then france timmons from the socialists would he be the next one he seemed almost anointed no said particularly those from central and eastern europe we have seen this be a process whereby a lot of people have started to question this this nomination procedure that goes through particularly big voices as well the president of france a manual micron saying he was far from happy with it the spite that despite this rocky lead into t

if the european parliament does approve underlines nomination to head the european commission what will this mean for germany well germany will certainly feel proud because as i said it's been 50 more than 50 years that there has been such a tough german politician leading the european commission leading the european union so germany's influence in the european union will be emphasized once again at the same time there's a question about what will happen here in berlin because one minister in this government will leave the government a successor will have to be appointed and within german domestic politics all of that least a whole lot of questions a whole lot of insecurity in a sense so within germany i think in german domestic politics this also contributes to a feeling of a sense of instability and questions hanging over the government under michel here in germany thank you very much t w political correspondent honeybunch. it's now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world today at least 40 people died when an airstrike hit a migrant detention center in the libya

the top jobs germany's also the founder lyon has been proposed as the next european commission president belgian prime minister sharon michel is nominated to be the european council president spain's for mr jones at boorowa has been chosen to be the e.u.'s top diplomat a high representative for foreign affairs and i.m.f. chief christine lagarde has been proposed for president of the european central bank. are now have to be endorsed by the e.u. parliament european council president donald tusk warned that there's a huge question mark over whether they will be but said he's hopeful they will. this is right we have parliament i mean to debate or discuss to argue. and then to decide to run. but i hope that if the political leaders are not on the prime minister prime ministers will do everything to do to convince our colleagues in the parliament to. support this this. project. is going to identity in brussels so they had to compromise to reach these their these various names how popular are they. well there certainly well known figures that's for sure the nomination for the what some see as

german defense minister was a funded line as the next president of the european commission that is the use of top shop if confirmed to find a parliament fund aligned with make history as the 1st female commissioned president now christine legarde the current head of the i am not has been nominated as the head of the european central bank. thank you for watching did the news broke off will be with you with more on the story at the top of the hour. just today. tomorrow the caribbean stock. the disney dis talented the key players. please take a close look at a few. inches projections. the founders lead is a rising stars on. 60 minutes. probably will not succeed in dividing us not succeeded in taking the people off the streets or because we're tired of trying to show. taking a stand global news that matters. this is news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes the fight against climate change in africa it's being spearheaded by they do this one woman in sambir is using the radio platform to educate the community about practices harmful to the environment but. with governments across the co

commission boss and during the european elections in may funded lion was not a candidate for the job now there is a sense amongst many germans that government leaders made a backroom deal instead of choosing one of the candidates nominated by their parliamentary group for the commission president's job and the pollsters are asked who should choose the president of the european commission should it be the heads of government all the european parliament 21 percent feel that government should have the final say but an overwhelming majority of 71 percent say the european parliament should decide who will lead the commission. so tell us what do you make of these the think is the german seem to be opposed to deals like the one that we we saw this week on this description of a backroom deal is one of the key reasons as well where people are skeptical about the off on the line or in particular about the nomination future head of the european commission this this idea here in germany that those backroom deals affect european legitimacy that they affect. european democracy and by the way that

yes proposed so sort of phone that that's the next president of the european commission. and eliminate that christine legarde to cultivate for president of the central but it's before the empowerment to come. from the lion for the commission president. if elected she would be defense storm and through the day you of the commission it would be happy about it after all europe is a woman. also coming up tonight u.s. lawmakers shocked and angry after seeing for themselves how migrants at the border with mexico are being treated. these women were being told by c.b.p. officers to drink out of the toilets they were drinking water out of the toilet and that was them knowing with a congressional visit was coming that was this is c.b.p. on their best behavior telling people to drink out of the toilet. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day with history in the making here in europe for the 1st time ever a woman has been nominated for the top job in the european union tonight in new leaders after days of exhausting negotiations

and was nominated to succeed john claude young girl as president of the european commission belgian prime minister sharon's michel is slated to be european council president taking over from donald tusk spain's foreign minister has been nominated to be the top diplomat he would succeed for that income or any and the i.m.f. chief christine lagarde has been put forward as president of the european central bank should be taking over from mario draghi they now need to be endorsed by the european parliament. they barbara has more from brussels. after days of wrangling it's a close ally of german chancellor angela merkel who's got the nod for what many see as the most important to you joe. germany's defense minister and a self-proclaimed federalist is the leader's nomination for the post of european commission president even if germany up staying on the commission president. their government coalition. support the whole package 1st and foremost we have chosen to wean and for the 4 key positions a perfect. i am really happy about it after all europe as a woman child michelle the belgian prime mi

and she's the president elect of the european commission don't want to germans really think about their defense minister or feel a funded line getting europe's top job we'll bring you the surprising results of a new survey. plus it's the end of an era veteran for not buying munich's die broke and retires from football at the age of $35.00. manicures mackinnon thanks so much for joining us. students in hong kong have rejected the offer of a meeting with the territories chief executive kerry lamb lamb has paused efforts to pos an extradition bill into law after weeks of massive protests but activists say they want the bill withdrawn completely on monday they stormed hong kong's parliament mathias berlinger met 3 of those involved. stephanie boris and can not their real names were protesting outside the legislative council on monday when suddenly a group of young people started to attack the parliament trying to break the glass from. the time i was still struggling over whether i should leave or i should support them. i thought by the time the glass broke and the 1st protesters entered the