Finance minister both gun show could be out of his job as chancellor merkel seeks ways to sweeten the deal with potential Coalition Partners. I feel gail welcome to the program well get to those stories in just a moment well start though with some breaking news iraqi kurds have voted yes to an independent state and by an overwhelming majority according to the you Action Commission more than ninety two percent of voters cast their ballots in favor of independence the referendum took place in iraqs autonomous kurdistan region and disputed areas of Northern Iraq despite this the government in baghdad has refused to recognize the bout it. Now saudi arabia says it is going to allow women to drive this is a big leap forward for the ultra conservative nation the only one of the world with such a ban in place a royal decree says it will be lifted in june meaning that women will be able to apply for licenses without the permission of the male relatives the streets of saudi arabia have long been