medicine, fgm was not covered in the subject. i know this is changing and i hope that trend continues. i still meet colleagues who know very little or absolutely nothing about fgm. >> according to her, they found 65,000 women affected by fgm are living in germany, an increase of 12% from last year. >> this is due to the increase of migration from countries where female genital mutilation is particularly prevalent. for germany, this means country like somalia, your treo, and iraq. >> in a statement to dortch avella germany's family and women's ministry destroyed -- described it as a human rights violation. the ministry also plans on working more closely with germany's youth welfare offices. when it comes to parents taking their daughters back to the home country for a vacation circumcision, there is little authorities or the german government can do. volunteers and teachers play a huge role. >> the only way to gauge what is going on is to have a vigilant society. that means people who work in close contact with families who might

do we hesitate to protect girls from fgm in the united states? >> yes, we do hesitate to protect women and little girls from female genital mutilation. i think we have to say what it is so that viewers understand that we are talking about the removal of the genitals, whole or part, of little girls. and we hesitate to talk about it for a number of reasons. i think talking about genitals, about sexuality, about ethnic minorities, about religious minorities, these are all issues in the united states of america that have become very thorny and have become politicized, and because of that, the rights of little girls are sacrificed in the altar of i don't know what to call it -- political correctness. >> let's back up and talk about what it is. you said it's the removal in part or in whole of parts of the vagina of small girls. >> yeah. >> and i think you're right. i think it is uncomfortable for women to discuss or for people to discuss because we're talking about genitalia. it's not an easy topic to discuss, but you have unique moral authority to tal

they are facing two counts of fgm involving a three—year—old girl which happened in august last year. they have both pleaded not guilty to those offences, and they are also facing several pornography charges. again they have pleaded not guilty to the charges as well. female genital mutilation has been banned in the uk for more than 30 years. it was made illegal back in 1985, but it is believed thousands of women and young girls are still at risk of fgm here in the uk every year. the maximum penalty for this kind of offence is 14 years in prison. there have been two unsuccessful prosecutions before this, one earlier this year, which was heard here in london, and another in bristol back in 2014. both defendants today have been remanded in custody. a trial date for the fgm charges has been set for the 14th of january next year and the pornography charges trial will be heard in february next year as well. in a moment we will be finding out what's hot and what's not in the business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live. fresh allegations of poor treatment are to be investig

a trial date for the fgm charges has been set for the 14th of january next year and the pornography charges trial will be heard in february next year as well. the casket carrying the late senator john mccain has arrived in washington where he will lie in state ahead of a funeral service at washington's national cathedral on saturday. former presidents george w bush and barack 0bama, each of whom defeated mccain in their races for the white house, will offer their tributes. earlierfamily, friends and political rivals held a memorial service in arizona, as andy beatt reports. people lined the streets in arizona to pay tribute to a senator who represented the state for more than three decades. # amazing grace. # an honour guard carried his body into north phoenix baptist church for a memorial service full of tradition and symbolism. # that saved a wretch like me. # republican and democrat politicians sat side by side, and the speakers showed john mccain was a man who earned wide respect. he didn'tjudge individuals are based on the colour of their skin, their gender, their backgrounds, their po

fgm, that's the name of his company, joe, welcome back by the way, you are here a lot because so much is being done with regards to tariffs on steel and everything and you're in that business so it directly impacts you. >> yes, it does. ashley: tariffs on turkey, i read fascinating fact, i don't know if anyone else finds fascinating, all that comes from the country comes from turkey, who would have think? you could have thought it was canada. so joking aside, that means the cost will go up substantially, right? >> yes and no, we all know who the beneficiaries are of this particular aspect is u.s. mills. ashley: people will go to the american manufacturer because they can get it cheaper because of the turkish theoretically? >> redirected to go to u.s. mills. ashley: we know your prices have gone up, you're a big part of sky scrapers in new york city and elsewhere, you're paying for more steel, those prices get passed on i would assume to others do i end up paying more? >> at the end user and buyer of residential users? ashley: am i going to pay for because it cost more to build? >> i h