gavin lee, bbc news, strasbourg. the leaders of the remaining 27 eu countries say they don't want to keep the uk tied to their rules indefinitely, after brexit, through the so—called backstop, designed to prevent a hard border on the island of ireland. after a meeting in brussels they said they'd work to conclude a future trade deal with the uk as soon as possible, but ruled out any renegotiation of the withdrawal agreement. kevin connolly reports from brussels. the prime minister turned up to brussels in the mood to manage expectations of what might be possible at this summit. on her way into the meeting where she was to appeal directly to herfellow eu leaders to help her sell the deal at westminster, the message was that there is plenty of work still to be done. my focus now is on ensuring that i can get those assurances that we need to get this deal over the line because i generally believe it is in the best interest of both sides, the uk and the eu. the text of mrs may's appeal released after talks ended, hinte

from strasbourg, gavin lee reports. sirens. this is the suburb in strasbourg, where the search for the suspected gunman of tuesday's attack ended with the death of 29—year—old cherif chekatt. this is where the government was last seen on this is where the government was last seen on tuesday night after this is where the government was last seen on tuesday night after escaping full on the attack close to the christmas markets, which killed three people and injured three others. eyewitnesses here say they heard gunfire as the police and military teams moved in. translation: when i left the mcdonald's, i need to go home, and i see the blocked road, and i heard a few gunshots. we have been stuck here sense. i don't know how to get home. we have been stuck here sense. i don't know how to get homem we have been stuck here sense. i don't know how to get home. it was here in the christmas markets in strasbourg where the attack was carried out. police say the man was carrying a pistol and a knife, shooting and stabbing people in the

"suspected strasbourg shooter cherif chekatt is dead — police source". this happened in the le meinau district of strasbourg, where a police operation has unfolded in the past few hours. these are live pictures from the scene. details are still coming in. local media is reporting that 3—4 gunshots were heard in the area as the police operation unfolded, and a police helicopters was hovering above. this comes after three people were killed in a shooting at a christmas market in strasbourg on tuesday evening, and a huge manhunt in both france and germany was launched for the gunman. this is the man police were searching for, known to the past, they're searching all over the area, along the border between france and germany. this is the man police were searching for, and police sources are now saying has been killed — cherif chekatt. a 29—year—old with a number of convictions — he's also served jail time in france and germany. he's also known to hold radical islamist views. we'll cross live to the scene shortly. back to our top story — reports a

so rich design the towers in strasbourg and all but he was never to see them completed. a precious document in the central library shows the ambitious planning that went into the project in the up and coming city. it's a 15th century chronicle of the city written by a dominican monk named felix fabry. for police candid account of what happened in allman the late middle ages includes major events but also plenty of gossip. one event particularly fascinated him the laying of the cornerstone of the oem minster. the start of the construction work was quite unusual fabric wrote. the citizens build their church as he put it without the support of the clergy and nobility. it was a daring undertaking. not churchmen but city councilman climbed into the building pit to lay the foundation. what courage what optimism. fabry names 1377 as the start of construction and praises the boldness of the oem citizens who had grown rich through the textile train. did not know that it would take another 513 years for the building to shine in all its splendor. today the oh minister is still the

saying look this convention the human rights the strasbourg caution of jurisdiction over the courts of of england of the courts of scotland even the this is something which is causing or above the some meddling in the affairs of just a people who would like in the u.k. to opt out of the convention well i don't think that issued a public order opt out of the convention various powers and then goes if they do do that it will be in the council of europe or the european community at all they'll be ostracized. just i mean the reality is that much of our modern day law is based on those principles and the best example of that is on capital punishment you know if you were to stay in and adapt all the policies both to change your mind and capital punishment said you believed in europe if you had i been speaking couple of years ago we had a fight in that both of would have found it unlikely almost incredible that the united kingdom would be in the process of but exit from the european union as it inconceivable that the same forces will go the whole hog and back on the council of europe and the

because if you give up strasbourg you will not have nato. the french are pivotal in the creation of nato. and de gaulle could not have survived had we given up strasbourg and 600,000 frenchmen to the germans so devers lost the fight but he fought a delay in action of three days which allowed the french to make the pitch and to get it done. why do they hate each other goes back to, next slide 1942, ike's in north africa. our army's getting its fanny kicked by the germans, marshall sends devers over for an inspection tour. devers spends 29 days, 30,000 miles, inspects, reports back to ike january 4 and ike has been smoking four packs a day, his blood pressure was off the charts, he had pneumonia churchill on his ass, marshall on him saying you've got to get forward and fight the fight. under huge stress and in comes mr. happy-go-lucky jacob devers and tells ike everything that's wrong in the theater. not a good idea. blame goes both ways. it's a dysfunctional relationship. next slide. there's a look at them. i'm going to wrap it up but the poi

hoffman has been following the speech in strasbourg for us i asked him what mccall's vision for europe looks like the vision wasn't very clear there's still some fog in that vision because the outlines you know not very precise the details not very precise maybe that's on purpose that's per design you don't really put down the nitty gritty details of your policy here at the european parliament in a speech like that but generally speaking it was a strong defense for the case of the european union saying and i thought that was probably one of the strongest quotes by mccraw i don't want to be a generation of sleepwalkers i want to be in a generation that fights for democracy hard that's one of the sentences that ra's the most or many of those parliamentarians here as well and he said we need a new debate we need a new debate all across the european union to define what unites us and what divides us and have a new project for the european union and he said we also need to get on with the reform of the eurozone ok all these things are more or less clear how he counts really putting them int

and the rest of the time in brussels why not have the parliament in strasbourg all the time i agree i mean you know but at the moment this is hugely damaging for the environment and hugely costly to the european taxpayer but it's france's vanity project it's into treatment. and it's germans vanity projects you have the european central bank in frankfurt and inflection of advantage of projects to have premises in luxembourg with the whole european parliament doesn't get up like a travelling circus and some people have said once every month how do you have a cost of over $100100000000.00 euros a year have you asked the cost of having premises in luxembourg in frankfurt and in many other places in europe that doesn't justify this. my to mordor specific if you must you want your regret to stay in the brussels pub. cut from the reality of the ground cut from member states is that what you bought is that what citizens have been voting for for them they are telling us please go to member states please get out of this but these where you just live once a month are not telling you that other

is the currency is an urgent need of reform i call it has been addressing the european parliament in strasbourg for the first time today setting out his vision for the future of europe he wants big changes but there's growing skepticism about the european project. acknowledge the situation at the start of his speech when he lamented the divisions that have opened up in the e.u. . i. don't think there is doubts in a number of european countries and month off to month these doubts seeing off as cool as foundations into question the fundamental there seems to be a sort of european civil wooll national selfishness and egotism taking precedence over what unites us this accusing the french president manuel my call on their speaking to the european parliament a short while ago let's bring in our correspondent max huffman he's been covering the cause speech for us there today max this was the president's first address to the european parliament what stood out in his speech for you well one of the sentences that was rather on the strong side of what he said was i don't want to be part of a generation of

britain's prime minister arrives in strasbourg to meet eu officials as her brexit plan nd maybe her job hang in the balance. searching for answers. investigatorsut try to find o why and ethiopian airlines plane licrashed on sunday, k everyone on board. plus, lunar photographs old and new. how these images affect our thateflect -- how these images reflect our enduring fascination with the moon. laura: welcome to our viewevs on public tion here in america and around the globe. britain's prime minist has been holding last-ditch talks with eu officials in strasburg at this hour as the outlook for her brexit deal is murky. we are hearing that theresa may will make a statement after the discussions. she is trying to win sport ahead of a vote on her plan due tomorrow. but we don't really know what lawmakers will be voting on. where is whdo know. if mrs. may's amended brexit deal is approved tomorrow, the w u.l leave the eu on track in 18 days time. but if parliament rejects her deal for a second time, who knows where brexit is headed? mps will vote on wednesday on whether or not to leave the e

the row has moved a political edge and concerns about interference seemed secondary to the mayor of strasbourg said if the government had information they should give it to us. for me this is logical otherwise how are we supposed to know if it's true or not. oh yeah everyone has the right to their beliefs whatever the christians muslims or jews i think that we should also think about building churches instead of criticizing thinks. and want to double or i think as a muslim 1st of all to finance a turkish association to finance a mosque in the city i think it is contradictory i think it is a political decision more than anything else. it was a problem that has never posed a problem for churches and so why does it pose a problem for one mosque so i think it is rather political because it came without any warning. you. know there were also big problems between micro and gun recently i wouldn't be surprised if there were some social. and with the presidential elections only a year away you some have suggested that the controversy over this mosque is being used as a bit of a diversion tactic over t

see, the deal was ratified simultaneously, and ukrainian parliament and the european parliament in strasbourg. this marks the completion of months of negotiation. the celebrations are being overshadowed by the last the development, basically last friday when the ukrainians russians, and europeans met in brussels, it was decided the economic chapter of the free trade agreement would be delayed until next year early 2016. this is regarded as a major concession to russia. we know they had blocked resisted ukraine's move away from its sphere of influence closer to the european union. but in brussels and strasburg, europeans are adamant that this does not put the deal into question, that a deal would be fully implemented at the end of next year. rather they are trying to listen to russia's claims to see how they can assuage these claims. >> so it has not watered down the packed significantly, is that what you are saying? >> we will have to wait until next year. the political chapter will be enforced next year but the free trade agreement has been delayed. for ukraine, it on a bad deal. essentially

>> he has always a long-awaited strasbourg, de decision. if he wins at strasbourg, we will have to ensure that he is kept safe in jail. he has been stabbed once. he was a political opponent of the man in charge, so we all have to be careful. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> keep up-to-date on the former oil tycoon on our website and follow the latest news and plenty of analysis, including a profile of him, who was the richest man in russia. go to bbc.com/news. >> the president of bolivia has increased fuel prices by more than 70%. $380 million in state subsidy can no longer be afforded. the price has caused the main transport union to call for a strike. >> it is a most unwelcome christmas present for libyans, gas prices up 73%. -- and welcome christmas present for bolivians. people take advantage of and by smuggling the cheap fuel out of the country and selling it in neighboring nations. >> the subsidy has gone from $80 million in 2005 to $380 million in 2010. that money since the in the country to benefit bolivians. what does it me

and shooting in strasbourg is the latest in a series of terrorist incidents across france. thank . you. the british prime minister is on a tour of europe seeking to rescue her brags a deal on monday theresa may inferior it into her own parliament by posting a crucial brigs it and vote at the eleventh hour our correspondent kelly has more. no it looks like it's going to be a really tough few days for the prime minister as she kicks off a european wildwind saw in the hague in the netherlands today meeting with the dutch mogs rights and then from there she had it off to meet with i'm going to call in live in and then from that she went on to meet with european leaders in brussels and it would appear that all of those leaders seem to be reading off the same hymn sheet but they are if the prime minister herself is to be believed willing to make some small concessions reassurances for example on whether the backstop on the border between northern ireland the republic whether that backstop agreement will run indefinitely or not the prime minister saying of course she wants reassurances th

meanwhile, the mayor of strasbourg thanking the police for their work, saying people can go back to normal. however, as that famous christmas market reopens, it will be a new more nallty and >> ian pannell, thank you. >>> back here at home tonight, and to the dramatic video of a fire here in new york city, sweeping through an entire city block. then suddenly, a massive backdraft. flames, smoke exploding from the front of the building, knocking firefighters right off their feet. 12 people were injured, seven of them firefighters. and abc's linsey davis is on the scene there tonight. >> reporter: the fire broke out in a storefront in queens, new york, around 2:15 a.m., quickly growing to five alarms, engulfing the block. firefighters fighting flames on the roof, attempting to pry open a front door when suddenly -- a powerful explosion, engulfing multiple firefighters in clouds of smoke, sending them scrambling for safety. watch again. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: the blast injuring seven firefighters and five civilians. >> we're suspecting a backdraft type of situation. a smoke explosion whic

yesterday killing two people the interior minister of finance christophe just in there has been in strasbourg since last night in fact he was on this street in the last few hours looking at the places where those incidents took place this is the statements he gave in regards to the ongoing incident. france is now at the highest security alert level the government has raised the emergency attack with the implementation of reinforced border controls and reinforced controls across all christmas markets in france to avoid any risk of it happening again. well terror investigation has been opened but we've also had confirmation from other government sources that so far there is not enough information to establish the motivation for this cool was as strong as book at the moment pretty much closed down it's actually a difficult time for the city because right now the christmas market sell on going this is a big annual event that attracts two million people every year it's a big money spinner for the city and it's been going on since the sixteenth century and they was already heightened security at th

the new meps will take up their seats in strasbourg on july the second new meps will take up their seats in strasbourg onjuly the second but there is a chance that the british ones may not because the uk could have left the eu by then. 0ne ones may not because the uk could have left the eu by then. one of the first big jobs are meps will be voting on a replacement or the president of the european commission. and proving —— approving the final brexit deal, whenever that happens. there will be full coverage of the european parliamentary election results later on sunday here on the bbc. uk audiences will see the results in a programme and global viewers there will be a special programme presented from roz _by special programme presented from roz —— by roz atkins from inside the european parliament. of course the uk is expected to leave the eu at some point in the next few months. failure to deliver a clear plan has cost theresa may herjob. in the race to succeed her has intensified. more candidates are entering the field. the former brexit secretary dominic raabe and the former lead

the strasbourg at christmas market gunman's time on the run ended in his hometown just three kilometers from where he committed his last the most violent crime of a life spent as a criminal shirish account was spotted by a police patrol when they tried to arrest him he shot at them they shot back killing him. my thoughts are with the victims the injured with those close to them and my thoughts are with strasburg and of france wounded by this attack my thoughts are also with the security forces who were totally engaged ladies and gentleman i am proud more. police appeared to be closing in on chick out when swat teams raided locations in southeastern strasbourg earlier on thursday the twenty nine year old had served jail sentences in germany in france for a string of thefts and violent crimes one of chicago's last victims was waiting outside a restaurant for his family seemingly chosen at random in the wrong place at the wrong time she must be getting the son the husband of a friend of mine was in his restaurant his wife and he's someone to the toilet but he's dead. she can't spread panic

so we catch the train to strasbourg. that's right because in the meantime we've got hold of some internal documents from his community father revoir has been transferred several times. after obviously in canada he didn't stay in who is presumed by the canadian police he apparently with next to two of time nearly all and that's what we lost track of . but after several months of inquiries during a phone call to a priest from a priori were father of war had stayed unwittingly gave us a new lead. which is to see the priest one of the by the canadian police for nineteen years for sexually abusing four children seemingly lives here in strasbourg among his religious community. from now on. will filled with a hidden camera. no. want to show he was motioning to and. shoot the books and it. was our information was correct. the priest is here at the end of the corridor. but no.

it's the first week of ramadan, and heba, like so many muslims here in strasbourg, is fasting. it's a busy time for the 23-year-old law student, with exams just around the corner. but her focus is also on this year's presidential election. >> the current narrative but also the potential outcome of the election is something that keeps me up at night. >> reporter: hiba has long been a vocal activist against racism and discrimination in france, issues she feels have only been heightened by politicians calling for tighter restrictions on the country's muslim population. >> this is quite scary, especially when as a french muslim woman i'm part of one of the minorities of this country. because then it makes us wonder if no real candidate is being serious as a candidate but also about protecting our human rights, what does that leave us for our future. >> reporter: while polls throughout the campaign have consistently put emmanuel macron as the front-runner in this year's election, right-wing candidates like valle pecresse, marine le pen and eric zemmour have garnered significant atte

so we catch the train to strasbourg. that's right because in the meantime we've got hold of some internal documents from his community father revoir has been transferred several times. after up in canada he didn't stay in who is presumed by the canadian police he apparently with next to to apply merely and that's what we lost track of him. but after several months of inquiries during a phone call. a priest from a priori we're father of war had stayed unwittingly gave us a new lead. which is to say the priest one of the by the canadian police for one thousand years for sexually abusing four children seemingly lives here in strasbourg among his religious community. from now on. we'll film with a hidden camera. no. telling what we want to watch motioning to and. shoot it looks good on. our information was correct. yes. the priest is here at the end of the corridor. you know so you know who can measure the thought of article on the new power almost as well it will be good only then used a vow never to look a screw up on like

this afternoon that you commission will have to pronounce here in strasbourg. what their way is going to be, what their path is going to be a we'll be waiting. i'm about barbara. i do w correspondent, barbara, video, and strasburg. that's it. you're up to date. a gout alphas will have a more well news at the top of the out. i'm good with some are driven by merciless greed. others are fighting the destruction. land grabbers are exploiting, beaten amazon rain forest, indigenous peoples upon now bravely opposing them. to report to them the heart of brazil stuart's march 9th on d w ah .

welch he's an expert on astronautics and space engineering from the international space university in strasbourg chris tell us more about this module that's been sent into space today why is it important for china. well it's important because it's the 1st of 3 more tools as you said they're going to be launched that will allow china to establish a move substantial and longer term space station its head to space stations in the past they were only up there for a few years and they were relatively small this one's going to have 3 more tools it's going to be much more capable it will be comparable in size with the former russian space station and it may well last longer than the international space station does the iowa state is coming towards the end of its life and the chinese hope that this one will operate for 10 maybe 15 years so what our time is ambition in space that. shiners ambitions in space are to work to be a you know a global or if you like sort of interplanetary class player it's linked in with their overarching national ambitions which is to be seen as a great technological power by

so we catch the train to strasbourg. that's right because in the meantime we've got hold of some internal documents from his community the father revoir has been transferred several times. after up in canada he didn't stay in who is presumed by the canadian police he apparently with next to to run nearly and that's when we lost track of him. but after several months of inquiries during a phone call. a priest from a priori were father of war had stayed unwittingly gave us a new lead. which is to say the priest wanted by the canadian police for one thousand years for sexually abusing four children seemingly lives here in strasbourg among his religious community. from now on. we'll film with a hidden camera. no. limit want to show he was motioning one. shit it was he didn't. want our information was correct. yet. the priest is here at the end of the corridor. you know so you know who can imagine the thought of article on the new foulness as well it will give you only one used save on level one oscar for one like the best on

a top french minister cries foreign interference over the funding of a huge mosque in strasbourg that is getting cash from the city council and turkish backers. and. consent. to deal with growing global rules criminalizing intercourse without explicit approval. we're trying to use technology to protect women instead of teaching men that they need to respect the right of the woman's body because it's unintended consequence opens the gate for predatory litigation. broadcasting live direct from our studios moscow this is our international launch on thomas certainly glad to have you with us now hundreds have marched through central san francisco calling for an end to violence against asian americans. almost 4000. hate incidents were recorded in the u.s. last year alone the rally follows this month's shooting rampage in the atlanta area which killed 6 asian women. and the violence is part of a global trend in the u.k. anti asian attacks and hate crimes have shot up and start to 300 percent with the presumed chinese origin of the corona virus being used as a justification. reports. racism a

all right so what is going on in strasbourg let's go there now live my colleague. is on the story for us good evening to you ben so first of all can we clarify what exactly is treason may doing in stross burg at eleven pm central european time on monday night. she says drafting a text to gether was commission president. and this text show that be tabled to the house of commons the problem and tomorrow and the takes show interpret there was strong agreement the treaty that says how the britain can leave the european union and be here no there is an agreement that this text shall have an interpretive instrument they call it no which clarifies that the backs up but not be applied it turned at least at the backstop to only be applied temporarily that was one point the brits have over and over but this is already in tried in the text but now it's again reiterated maybe that makes it the house of commons happily we don't know and . we also hear that the medical it's a legally binding in the room because they know they want an exchange of letters that mrs may and the e.u.

three hundred million a few rolls per year if you have to move once in a six week from brussels to strasbourg so let's have only one seat and we can give and we can show my perfect example to the people of europe that we are able to save the taxpayers money how is the european union hurting business we can see a lot of legal acts that have been adopted by the european parliament prepared by the european commission that in fact are not helping very much to a business environment in the european union that are not very business friendly so say we would like to remove at least some of them we would like to have a liberal free market not a market which is bond by a never ending number of us regulations second example is of course the common for in the security policy you can see but it's very hard to achieve any common approach whenever it comes to some crucial questions that in fact the e.u. member states i think much more on their own then on some common basis and i think this is natural and we have to count with that we've seen protests here in brussels against the e.u. which of their demands

also this hour as the manhunt continues for the terrorist behind tuesday night's shooting in strasbourg the family of one of the victims has been speaking to r.t. . already. it's very difficult when someone close to you the children were with when it happened in the christmas market his wife and children went to the bathroom and he was shot. in german interior ministry confirms to altie that the suspect had previously been deported from germany to france. and magazines used to share its person of the year journalists. one of the names though has raised a few questions. and i just go to. the international live with me daniel hawkins wherever you are welcome to the program. that's a reason may we'll be staying on as the british prime minister after surviving a confidence vote in her leadership conservative party rebels forced the vote over handling of the bricks in negotiations of the results came in the prime minister gave a short speech outside ten downing street. i'm pleased to have received the backing of my colleagues in tonight's pilot well so i'm grateful for the support a signific

court you can argue matters right you don't need to go to strasburg once a month yes we can stay in strasbourg i agree the european concern have to someone from this group said it was time for any peace to get their own house in order and the travelling circus no organization can honestly claim to be serious and tackling climate change and still maintain the work of working which is so manifestly destructive to the environment while i hope that you don't rob again our conservative group also notices that poland one of its main supporters is far as lagging far behind in terms of a mission and still denying the need for our green new deal let's talk about foreign policy and then you will merkel's foreign policy because there's been a strong perception that he favors go it alone diplomacy instead of the multilateral initiatives that you was close to value one of your presidents harshest critics here in brussels the green m.e.p. philip blumberg skews to him of being drunk on power and said you don't shape europe by bullying europe. ship europe by building alliances this is what we saw in in previo

so we catch the train to strasbourg. that's right because in the meantime we've got hold of some internal documents from his community the father revoir has been transferred several times. after obviously in canada he didn't stay in who is presumed by the canadian police he apparently with next to two of time nearly all and that's what we lost track of . but after several months of inquiries during a phone call a priest from a priori were father of war had stayed unwittingly gave us a new lead. which is to see the priest wanted by the canadian police for one thousand years for sexually abusing four children seemingly lives here in strasbourg among his religious community. from now on. will film with a hidden camera. no. want to show he was motioning to and. shoot it was. all our information was correct. yet all. the priest is here at the end of the corridor. no show you know who can measure the thought of article on the new power almost as well it will be good only to then used a vow never to work a screw up on like the

with did have used your receipt shortly before being awarded the prize at the european parliament in strasbourg mr sense of you found out about the sacrifice prize award from a letter during member your feelings about it well. this question a lot of times but. i was actually recovering from a hunger strike so i was almost permanently in bed so i wasn't exactly very jovial and it really seemed very abstract from where i was at the time because i had more pressing issues i had been on a hunger strike for a long time i was really exhausted and i realize that i didn't manage to upton my objective so i was in a really difficult situation but this prize. doesn't have any meaning for you yes internally of course and but primarily it bears some responsibility because mr sucker of kim self was a very honorable gentleman so this prize is basically an advance that i still need to be able to prove worthy of. how do you feel today initially you. were not feeling well well you saw me off to the hunger strike yes i was feeling. really poor but the doctors were telling me that the consequences of the hunger st