Conservatives and the social democrats. Continuing whats known as a grand coalition but theyve promised a new style of politics can they deliver also coming up Women Take Center Stage at the Golden Globes after the me too movement hollywood declares. For sexual predators in the entertainment industry. Good to have you with us the first full working week of twenty eighteen has begun and in germany they are hoping for a new government soon the countrys main parties have been holding their second day of talks aimed at forming a new Government Conservatives and the social democrats have governed in a coalition for the last four years but both have been eager to promise voters a fresh start and thats after they scored historically poor results in last septembers elections today however began with a bright spot for the german chancellor as she received a group of children offering songs and blessings for the catholic feast of if it. In troubled political times a rare moment of distraction for chancellor merkel as she received a childrens choir at the chancellery. One first image thing which have brought here today is gods blessing and for that id like to give you my heartfelt thanks. Perhaps us what merkel felt she needed us our conservatives went into a second day of explore she talks with the social democrats the s. P. D. Is pushing for concessions such as a far more ambitious vision of europes future afghans a shot as their guts course in team europe i must be one of the new governments main topics no matter what the government might look like thats why i hope that angloamerican hosty hoover and i will be able to reach an agreement today that allows germany to once again be the motor of the European Union or at least this is our common goal of minds our must see video with the failure of novembers Coalition Talks still fresh in their minds the two sides have agreed on strict confidentiality so few details are emerging but there are small signs of progress with a report slipping out that agreement has been reached on climate income tax and investments but there was no confirmation of this when the talks ended for the day. Its times he has always when negotiations and exploratory talks are taking place that means the old rule still applies nothing has been agreement until everything has been agreement. Explosive. After which the two sides will decide whether there is enough Common Ground to embark upon full Coalition Talks. And we are on that story covering the talks at the c. D. U. Headquarters here in berlin forces our Political Correspondent. There in the cold to you. This is second day of talks is over i mean where do we stand right now we know that there was a statement that was issued by the sea to you by the conservatives. Yeah exactly and the message of that statement was progress has been made clearly but we are not going to tell you on what fronts and on what issues they the parties dont want to make the mistake and present and results before thursday before the official end of these exploratory talks and as we just heard in the piece there were a couple of leaks today for example the rumor that both parties had agreed on abolishing germanys climate goal of reducing c o two emissions by forty percent until twenty twenty that is only a rumor so far is so both parties dont want to present necessarily end results until until thursday until the end what we can tell after this day is that there is a productive effective working relationship between both parties and that they are hoping to come to a conclusion by thursday and this is no wonder because both parties they have been working together quite efficiently for the last four years in the last government yeah and i mean forward thursday really is the crunch day theres a lot at stake right now particularly for the german chancellor right. Writes absolutely for her really everything is at stake its a make or break moment for chancellor merkel she will have to convince christian democrats to maybe make some compromises to move towards the social democrats to make this grand coalition two point zero really because otherwise if these talks fail the situation is going to be dire for her that would either mean that the what is left is the option of a minority government which chancellor merkel has already said shes not going to be able to do or the other option is that germany calls new elections and the big question then is would she pose as leader of her party and as chancellor again in new elections its very unlikely so if these talks fail that could also mean the end of chancellor Angela Merkel the clock is certainly taking this week here in berlin our Political Correspondent on the story force tonight thank you. Heres some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world activists protested at the white house against a decision by the Drug Administration to end special protection for immigrants from el salvador most of the two hundred thousand salvadorans have temporary protected status of the u. S. After fleeing Natural Disaster or civil strife now theyll have to leave by september next year or face deportation a fire at u. S. President donald trump skyscraper in manhattan left three people injured none seriously the City Fire Department says it received a call early in the morning or to attend what it called a small electric fire on the top floor the libyan coast guard has risked you to around one hundred forty mile from a sinking dinghy the distressed migrants were taken to the Tripoli Naval base where they received medical aid Italian Coast Guard say as many as sixty four migrants are feared dead after another rubber dinghies saying the italians rescued eighty six others. The b. B. C. s long serving china editor kerri greasy has resigned because of what she calls unlawful pay discrimination she accused britains Public Service broadcaster of breaking the wall on equal pay and resisting pressure for a fair and transparent Salary Structure the b. B. C. Said a review of the pay of on air presenters and who were spondon would be published soon. It was the first major Award Ceremony to be held since the scandal around producer Harvey Weinstein launched an avalanche of allegations against powerful men in hollywood and beyond and a show of solidarity most of the women attending the ceremony of the Golden Globes transformed the usually kolo for red carpet by wearing black. Arm in arm women from the worlds of film t. V. And music on addictions of sexism and Sexual Violence and declared change had arrived. This years Golden Globes it was their night. Where i was out there were drawing a big black line and the tree was yesterday and tomorrow i said the way things used to be the way bill refused to think i was going to be that way anymore here im living. Room maiming gentleman this was the first major award show since a slew of Sexual Harassment allegations wrecks the industry. Female driven t. V. Series Big Little Lies about sexual abuse and female empowerment one big today i felt alive. In thirty as did three billboards outside ebing missouri it centers on a mother struggling to avenge the rape and murder of her daughter. The handmaids tale about women fighting to survive in a Dystopian Society won best t. V. Drama. The women. They were slightly left while german film in the fade won best Foreign Language film that stars diane kruger as a woman forced to cope with the death of her husband and son. But it was a speech by Oprah Winfrey which has got everyone talking. For too long women have not been heard or believed if they dared to speak their truth to the power of those men. But their time is up. And for you and me is on the horizon are agreeing and following Oprah Winfreys powerful speech at the Golden Globes many in the u. S. Began speculating about whether or not she is being the countrys top job at the white house shes previously said that she has they plan to run for president but her longtime partner nell says she could be persuaded a little earlier i asked our washington correspondent carson phenomena what he thinks about the rumors. I think its a bit too much call me boring german but i tend to believe that politics is a Serious Business especially when we talk about the job of commander in chief of the most powerful nation on this planet of course we have seen things like this before on the reagan a former actor was president of the United States on all shots and there was governor of california we have seen former restless and singers answering a politics but what is new in this age of trump is that apparently no experience whatsoever in governing is deemed necessary anymore to do this and to be honest i simply dont get this you know even run reagan was governor of california had been governor of california before he ran successfully for president and if you have a legal problem you go to a lawyer if you have a broken bone you hope that your doctor is very qualified and only when it comes to the job of being the most powerful men on earth a lack of experience is suddenly an assett i mean i certainly would not call you boring to think that way i mean it sounds very reasonable to me carson if you compare europe to american politics american politics really are a media spectacle of me a trump or even an Oprah Winfrey becoming head of state that is just not the norm here right. You know in europe its different i mean to be fair we also had someone like Silvio Berlusconi form a show men and businessmen become Prime Minister of italy but that is clearly the exception the difference is in europe the Political Parties and their structure is a much more important so someone who wants to get to the top first has to work himself up the ladder in the hierarchy of his party has to have different positions before he gets a shot at the top job and in america of course the personality of the individual candidate is much more in the focus both systems of course have their advantages and disadvantages in europe sometimes feel that many politicians by the time they have reached the top have forgotten why they answered politics in the first place and in america of course people can much more easily answer and bring in new ideas but the problem is of course in america then you might sometimes end up with someone who is not qualified for the job. And you know oprahs opinion you know regardless of her credentials in politics her opinion it does matter to a lot of people in the u. S. And we saw that when she endorsed barack obama back in the two thousand and eight election what do you think carson how can her voice you know regardless of her becoming a candidate for the white house how can her voice impact americas polarized politics right now. She has a big following so she definitely will have an impact but she also cannot work miracles she endorsed barack obama and he won but she also endorsed Hillary Clinton and she lost them and if she really will run for president again im not quite sure if she will be able to unite the country because she definitely was a thrill and energize the liberal Democratic Base she might be able to get the support of some independents but generally i think we would have a similar situation to the one we have right now one part of the country thrilled and the other parts of the country in this may just with reversed roles im not quite sure if she is really the right person to unite the country maybe a more experienced a moderate politician might be better but then again what do i know im not even american so my vote doesnt count yeah were not boring and weve had the insights is a good way is a good way to look at this too will have to see what happens as we move closer to twenty twenty thats for sure our correspondent in washington tonight christopher numb our thank you. Well the man suspected of orchestrating a bomb attack on the team bus in april west year has confessed his guilt in court three devices were detonated in the incident which injured defender. The suspect is charged with twenty eight counts of attempted murder he has admitted responsibility for the explosions but denies that he intended to harm anyone it is believed that he had speculated on a fall in the clubs share price from which he stood to gain half a Million Euros in profit. And heres a reminder of those top stories that were following for you here in germany on the americans conservatives have reported some progress on the second day of exploratory talks aimed at forming a new government germanys two biggest parties will continue meeting until thursday before deciding whether to move to formal negotiations youre watching news live from berlin we will be back at the top of the hour with more news well see you then every. Media center see it find it here it discover