Already expecting a long legal battle. Also coming up the defense and diplomacy gathering donors the big security conference opens a big debate over who should do what in syria afghanistan yemen and other global hotspots the host germany says that it wants to see increased multilateral cooperation. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program u. S. President donald trump has declared a National Emergency to free up funds to build a wall along the mexico border that Emergency Declaration allows the president access to budgets which are usually meant for other purposes mr trump says that he needs about eight billion dollars and hes confident that his administration will defeat expected Court Challenges im tony trump southern border wall was a key promise in his president ial campaign and one that he seems keen to keep. Im going to be shining a. National emergency were talking about an invasion of our country with drugs with human traffickers with all types of criminals and gangs and we fight wars that are six thousand miles away wars that we should have never been and in many cases but we dont control our own border so were going to confront the National Security crisis on our southern border they say well those dont work walls work one hundred percent the forty fifth president wont be the first to declare a National Emergency its been done fifty eight times reporters questioning whether the situation caused by immigration via mexico constituted an emergency brought an angry response thank you mr president just a im not forgetting that im asking you to clarify where you get your numbers because most of the d. N. A. Crimes reporting statistics that we see show that drugs are coming across at the ports of entry that illegal immigration is down in the violence is down so what do you base your lack so much less go on and secondly out of the what you go on you get one with a sector such and wait sit down sit down could you please this is are down you get when i why should i get my numbers from a lot of sources like Homeland Security primarily and the numbers that i have from Homeland Security are a disaster just weeks after the issue sparked the longest Government Shutdown in u. S. History trump remains defiant for him the wall is a necessity whatever the facts may be. And lets get more now were joined by correspondent Helen Humphrey who is standing by with the latest from washington so i mean we saw it there a contentious press conference on trump declaring a National Emergency what happens next. Sarah century he stood there in the rose garden and he drew the battle lines himself he said that he would sign off on this National Emergency and most soon it would be in could be dry a document that he would expect legal challenges they could come from many stakeholders whether that be Civil Society groups on the ground there near the border it was about the individual states the democrats filing a legal challenge themselves the president said that he did indeed anticipate a long drawn out. To set of legal challenges potentially going up all the way to the Supreme Court so this could take months if not years lets talk a little bit more about one of those challenges because nancy pelosi in fact she actually spoke ahead of this announcement by trump already anticipating and this is what she had to say and then id like to get your reaction there after. I know the republicans had some an ease about it no matter what they say because if the president can to clear an emergency on something that he has created as an emergency. In the illusion that he wants to convey just think of what a president with different values can present to the American People i mean shes alluding there to some potential cracks in the Republican Party trumps own party on this where do the republicans stand. Right sarah lets be very clear about this on these is not confined to one political stripe in this declaring of a National Emergency weve already seen some big names in the Republican Party come out to express their on the marco rubio for one mitt romney we also had a statement condemning the move from the maine senator Susan Collins up haps we can take a look at that in more detail a great quote here she said declaring a National Emergency would be a mistake on the part of the president such a declaration would undermine the role of congress it also sets a bad precedent for future president s it is also g. B. S. She writes here constitutionally so yeah that essentially sets out many of the facets of the problem at hand here so i mean hes really going to swim upstream when it comes to this it is clear that hes going to have some challenges why is this Campaign Promise so important to him. Well thats a very good question essentially it all comes down to the fact that the president doesnt want to lose face all of this this was a central tenet of his Campaign Pledge to make America Great again he continues to insist that illegal immigration is at such a level that a border wall has to exist despite the fact that the numbers supporting that suggest otherwise he wants to reach out to his base he wants to give them a win and hes eyeing twenty twenty and the potential for a second term he thinks that this is something he has to deliver on ok so were essentially already in election mode perhaps Helena Humphrey with the latest from washington thank you. And lets get a quick check now of some other stories making news around the world the former governor of massachusetts is considering whether to challenge donald trump for the partys president ial nomination and twenty twenty william weld is the first republican to announce an exploratory commission for president says that trump has served himself rather than the nation and is too unstable to carry out his duty. Authorities in nigeria say that at least sixty six people have been killed in a wave of violence in the central state of could do in ahead of the countrys president ial election they are thought to have been killed in clashes between christian farmers and fulani muslim herdsman the two groups have been competing for land and water for years the Munich Security Conference has opened in southern germany amid concerns over expected u. S. Withdrawals from syria and afghanistan its three days of high stakes global debate and closed door meetings and the u. S. Has sent its largest ever delegation the hosts germany is focused on cooperation at all levels but first and foremost on the european continent. He couldnt have made his point more clearly the head of the Munich Security Conference will put proceedings wheeling and beauty going wants World Leaders to know that europe has to fulfill its rule within the growing struggle of the superpose the us russia and china to be a crucial element all of the new leaders carry an even greater responsibility than in the recent past security europe cant afford to show weakness thats why germanys foreign minister was a low from the lion began by greeting her british counterpart govern williamson and emphasizing the Strong Partnership between their countries despite brags that. There is no better place there is no better time to underline the friendship between our two countries germany and the u. K. They stand together shoulder by shoulder as all soldiers do every day in their missions the next williamson said that the u. K. And the e. U. Will continue to work closely on security. For a while the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union i want to start by saying our commitments to European Security remain steadfast one immediately unifying challenge is how to deal with russia new Russian Nuclear missiles have prompted us withdrawal from the i. N. F. Treaty on nuclear arms europe fears a new cold war. In munich strictly guarded by a shell hole for tail top politicians and experts are meeting to discuss how such a war can be avoided. Germany wants to do all it can to save the i. N. F. Treaty a nuclear arms foreign minister held talks with russian counterpart sergei lavrov. Only on the first learns about them russias current behavior with the oil and if treaty hints at the negative impact this can have for the security of everyone involved and especially for us in europe. Given the crisis surrounding the preservation of the onion if treaty we need greater dialogue between americans europeans and russians. High level u. S. Representatives like ivanka trump are attending the conference. Before arriving in munich u. S. Vice president mike pence visited the former concentration camp oh schmidts on his flight from poland to germany he accused iran of conducting itself with quote the same semitic hatred as the nazis. And their place for nonstop coverage of the Munich Security Conference you can go to our website www dot com to see the live stream and updates and of course we will be tracking major news from the conference right here streaming as well on our Program Throughout the gathering. Meantime in other news things Prime MinisterPetro Sanchez has called the snap general election after his budget was rejected by parliament the vote will be on april twenty eighth and will be spains third election in less than four years sanchez was replying on the report of cattle and separatists for his budget to pass they voted it down in protest after sanchez cut off talks with the separatists who want greater selfdetermination for catalonia. The day began with an emergency Cabinet Meeting the outcome had already been decided new elections after parliament rejected the draft budget put forward by the minority socialist government addressing the media afterwards spains Prime MinisterPedro Sanchez restated his commitment to dialogue with the catalan separatists blant said he was not willing to go beyond the law. Within the constitution we were and are always prepared to talk to one another and find a solution but outside the constitution never. People. Opinion polls suggest the conservative Popular Party could have the best chances of getting a parliamentary majority in coalition with the far right box party the conservatives believe sanchezs commitment to dialogue with catalan separatists amounts to treason. Or party we were not on the side of the socialists because Pedro Sanchez has been an ally of the rebels in catalonia how do you think about. The Cabinet Meeting also saw the formal decision to rebury the remains of dictator general franco removing him from a lavish mausoleum near madrid the socialists along with many spaniards have long wanted him transferred to a more low key burial site. Well now to the philippines where a high profile journalist who has locked horns of president africa to territory has been attending a rally to call for press freedom maria reza took to the streets just one day after she was freed on bail following her arrest for libel reservations a news website and was serve the warrant on live t. V. For what media watchdog say are trumped up charges they say the cronies after tatay him to intimidate all who challenge his role. For two days Philippine Press freedom activists has been on the streets of manila why because of this woman maria ressa c. E. O. Of correct one of the philippines few independent news sources she spent a night in jail this week shes been accused of tax evasion and libel and faces twelve years in jail charges her supporters say are politically motivated an Award Winning journalist shes an outspoken critic of president did to take hes regularly attend journalists in his speeches and rappler in particular you know if they mean to move me cool or free if they want to move to feel their power. What the succeeded in doing is making me realize how far they will bend the law to the point of breaking the law in order to run after journalists i now know it firsthand and i can tell that story firsthand advocates of the free press see her wrist as a warning shot of freedom of speech and freedom of expression that is so important that them up the street without that you dont have a democracy and we are increasingly seeing that kind of democratic space be heaped in by the government i think it could be a little weird to see that look at that speech that we fought so hard for you everywhere you go its getting smaller and smaller details attacks on the press have now gone beyond rhetoric and the future of one of the philippines most celebrated journalists. Now hangs in the balance and a quick reminder now the top stories that weve been following for you here at the u. S. President donald trump declaring a National Emergency along his countrys border with mexico in the case of president access to the funds needed to finance the project a number of legal challenges are expected but trump says he is confident his administration and defeat. And with that youre up to date now on t. V. News in just a few moments its business with jim now juma launching is coming right up but for me and the team here at the w. Im sorry kelly in berlin thank you so much for watching we wish you a great day. Its time for berlin sixty nine film festival. We give you the lowdown on all the stars. And gossip. Burning up twenty nineteen every day on the dole