the, the business day that we news line from berlin, the leaders of germany and the us push for more aids for ukraine, chancellor or shorts, meets with president job. i'm in washington to urge us lawmakers to approve more military a free for keep. the us president says, not doing so would be criminal, also on the program. competing claims of victory and pockets on selection, former prime minister, novice sharif, says his party is captured the largest number of seats, but it's jail arrival. iran con, uses a i to known as victory plus the year of the dragon has arrived as china and other countries mark the start of the lunar new year. we'll look at how people in

hong kong are celebrating one of the most important holidays in the calendar. the conflicts welcome to the show german chancellor shaw says met with you as president joe biden in washington to pressure the us congress to approve more military. avery ukraine. lawmakers are working on a bill that would send tens of billions and assistance to keep but a political and deadlock as left the legislation in limbo in washington, where political paralysis has left vital a to crane in jeopardy. germany's trensler, all of schultz made us stop at the white house, joining in on efforts to push for the funds. and you know, without the support of the united states, you can have

a lot of chance that the country the us is the largest supplier of military assistance to ukraine. the white house has been warning for months that of lawmakers failed to resolve the debt log on sending aid. it would hurt kids ability to fight off brushes nearly 2 year old invasion for the failure. united states congress. not to support this close to criminal justice outrages the us senate is making progress on a bill that includes some $60000000000.00 in a to ukraine and funds for other us allies do things in senators hope to pass it within days, but it's unclear if the legislation will be approved by the us house, where some republicans are strongly opposed to connecticut is the effect of the

soul funds are already being felt on ukraine's front lines or us and european official say. the delay is contributing to critical shortages of weapons and ammunition needed on the battlefield. jackson, james is a political scientist and resident senior fellow at the german marshall fund and joins me now. welcome to the w. out in the chancellor all f shows and president biden urged us lawmakers to approve more aid for ukraine. but at this point, do they have any sway or congress it this way is unclear. i think probably the best thing that shows could have done was to say, europe is here, europe is really and germany isn't the lead to healthy crane. but they're asking to actually be something that's more in leadership with the, with united states on making sure that you claim the sustainable. it's not quite clear with that sort of work of me. what will it take for that to work?

well, it's basically a domestic fight in the united states, and mostly in the house of representatives is keeping the question open as to where they will support what the senate guess is trying to present to them. so it's a, it's a bit of a problem for shots to impact the vast, but he can only have. ready to mr. biden's attempt to say to the 7 in the house and congress in general, we have partners that are ready to move at eye level with us and we have to maintain our own support. so that credit is not always providing, but it's able to maintain itself over the next several years, not just this year. and what is a deadlock in the us doing to the united front. the west wants to present in the face of lot of input and it's undermining it. and that's the problem. i think that mr. buddy was talking about when he said it's almost criminal for the us to pull out of the support from granite disjuncture. so that's a problem,

it's basically domestic politics. so we're trying to figure out member, this is an election year and it's definitely difficult to extract that from that particular environment which mr. barton is in. and i think it's important that mr. schultz was there just to say, we stand with you, will you stand with us? of course. okay, now that joint strength being undermined, what does that mean in practical terms for the people in inquiry? i think that basically the supports for europe is increasing. i think that will maintain a level of support for you print to keep going in this war with russia. but the united states isn't a major support of military hardware that begins to, to decline. that's going to make it that much more difficult for us to keep up that side of the support they're supporting in all kinds of ways financially. but the major problem is that if america doesn't get the support for military hardware, it should be very difficult for ukraine to maintain its position towards the

rushing aggression. now, the war on ukraine is coming up on 2 years. there's no end and side to the war in gaza. how has all of this effect of transatlantic relations and especially the relationship between the us in germany was basically underscored the fact that we're going to so any of those problems, we have to work with europe and journey in particular, since it's in the lead in terms of supporting ukraine in the european context. so i think it just under underscore so the fact that we can't so because so many of these problems without a, as we say in the trade leadership and partnership and partnership and leadership actually working right now to keep, keep the momentum going. as jackson james of the german marshall fund, thank you so much for your time. prior to the conflict in gaza now where israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he has asked his military to draw up plans to evacuate civilians and to feed remaining homos forces in southern

russell. this comes after the us said it would not back any is really offensive on the city that lacked proper planning. that and yeah, who's as rafa is a strong hold for him us which carried out the october 7 terror attacks against israel. 8 organizations fear military operation there would cause another humanitarian catastrophe. another family left grieving or after 5 relatively killed by use really strikes law. the alma shoots a lost both the parents because it was the name we was sleeping. and we suddenly woke up to the sound of foaming rocks were above our heads and defy. had started off at the end, i was calling for my mother, father and my siblings, and they didn't on to me. well, that's not without the net lease of the city of rough or east home to over

a 1000000 displaced people who fled to the ball. the town seeking safety people say they are living in fear of a promise, these really advance the result of the normally we don't know where to go. they told us that roscoe is a safe area for displaced people. and we would displays throughout the after being told to leave, han eunice must put us in the situation, but such guys, me, who do we have to go home, our destroyed houses and we have no other choices. we are just waiting to die. we're waiting for the moment if i were execution us national security council spokes person junk cab, a said a minute, treat operation, and rough or would be a disaster, and that the us would not support it. the president joe biden also gave the strongest won't. and yet i'm as of you, as you know,

that the conduct of the response in gaza is the guy is a strip has been um over the top. we talked to bb to open the gate other as really so i've been pushing really hard, really hard to get any manager and assistance in to guys. and there are a lot of interest and people are starving, not in this, and people who are in trouble dying. and it's gotta stop streets close to rough as q a. hospital have be left in ruins. and after is mainly prime minister benjamin netanyahu told troops to pass the operations in the states a the few safe areas. lifting garza and i also, and the threats pocket sounds, former prime minister, novice to reef, and his jailed rival in wrong con are both claiming victory and the general

election. khan, who is also a former prime minister, made his announcement via an age generated video and social media. independent candidates, backed by con, one, the most seats on thursday, in an election march by violence and allegations, a vote reading. but knowledge shareef says his is the single largest party provisional results release to find the election commission show his pakistan muslim league to of take and $71.00 out of $265.00 states despite claiming to be the largest party. sure, resubmitted, they still don't have enough states to form a government by themselves. student government, the compliance from the bottom of our hearts don't say that's what i'm going to. we respect the mandate of everyone. i will try to divide whether from other parties, while god low for independent candidates. i'm going to, i'm going to then we invite them to come and sit with us is with me 5 years starting to help package them out of this crisis,

which is the last and the bottom. literally our modest sides of the bed, the w samuel psalms, follow the election outcome and pockets on closely and told us what we can expect now from coalition talks to form of government. the coalition dogs are already on the. i'm the wrong cons, main rivals the series and disabilities have had adults and the recording to. ready adults and campuses negotiations the be got it out in the coming days and weeks. it may be a does a good, a situation for anybody to form the government because nobody has a clear monday to form the government of bought the shirt east. and those are the bodies, it'll be join hands out. the numbers, as far as the in prison brand is wrong, cons fundy is concerned. they have the independent candidates, one not bound to buy a new body and loyalty and the good to switch sides. and the coming days and weeks

i talked to like sounds like a long road ahead. the opposition says there was meddling and the election when credibility is there to those claims. the human rights groups have expressed deep concern about how the demand of, of the page, the elections were conducted to people reading games on the occasions on there. and . busy and so on election day the internet assumption access to mobile phone service. ready will shut down. a dish has only added fewer defiant around home support as i say, that all this has been done to keep the video icons party out of the file. and they are claiming victory because they think the rigging place. but they don't have an incredible credible improve yet. so they go to the goals,

maybe the quotes look into it. but as far as the credibility is concerned, these are, these have been really controversial elections. but just the opposition parties are saying that they can prove it, but we have to wait so far as how those charms speaking to us earlier from focused on commercial capital, karachi billions of people are marking the beginning of the lunar new year. it's an especially important holiday and chinese culture dw, so you'd be con reports now from a temple in hong kong, which is a popular spot for people in the city to mark the start of the new calendar. a mrs . house phone call writing saying that yeah, off the track and thousands of people flocks to this famous tempos, to offer that fast in says at the old to at midnight to mock the perfect evening of luna. new. yeah. as a citizen, a ritual was supposed to believe that that early as a mix, that offerings the best of luck they will have in the yeah. has,

is also the 1st new. yeah. well, we can find people to celebrate without the mosque, again, from hong kong yourself. how soon we covered that quickly? no, no, no. yeah, it's on about as good fortune and blessings. many of the people here tell us it's not only something that the appraisal themselves, but also the city because the previous year was a tough one for home comb. it's economic expense performance was way worse than all of his major competitors. um, there are also ongoing concerns over outlook, especially when china is also struggling with it's slow down not to mention the photo tightening of political control. so now people now have to tell us to take a risk and do lights with the families. they also, hopefully won't. the time is striking symbolizes. that is conspiracy and strength in the upcoming. yes. see, we come reporting from outcome. you're watching the beautiful unit as line from berlin. sports life is up next, following

a gymnast with down syndrome as she leaves egypt for the 1st time to compete internationally. so make sure to stick around. i'll be back with more headlines as the top the next hour. hope to see you then the stars is we started to understand clearly and what you need to do for us. ukraine was assembled. are we moving towards europe or not? on the 25th, this does afraid democracy protests in ukraine. the country response to your price to ship to west have recognized the day.