will ask our counterterrorism expert how jihadists are evading security services. also, with germany's national election just weeks away, a message tonight to voters from the free democrats. the free democrats leader says it is time the country changed its mentality. danish police have confirmed the body found in waters off of copenhagen is that of a swedish journalist. the inventor and submarine -=- is is charged with her murder. and covering up the confederacy. charlottesville dumps a monument of robert e. lee. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. as the dust settles after last weweek's terror attacks in catalonia, investigators in spain and other european cities are beginning to connect the dots in an investigation that has broader implications across europe. some of the catalonian cell visited paris before the attacks leading authorities to investigate whetether they are papart of a larger islamist network. reporter: these are the remains of the bomb making facility on the coast south of barcelona. it is unclear how the group was able to transport large group

and his minister for european affairs accused germany of racism and lies. that followed president erdogan's attempt to influence upcoming elections by with dual turks citizenship not to vote for the party's currently g gerning party. german turkish a author they regard as a threat. erdogan's provocations. who can stop him? the question we want to discuss today with our guests. it is a pleasure to welcome kurban, a columnist for turkish magazine. she says, in the absence of forces, onlyitical concerted external pressure in the form of comprehensive sanctions can potentially stop erdogan. and we are very glad to have bulent mumay with us once again. theas formerly ahead of online service at turkish's largest newspaper. he now writes for media. strong,ays erdogan's a elected leader. the only measure to stop him is the ballot box. notsure from outside is effective. it's too late. the reason is the hypocrisy of the western world. to have alangreat posener back on the show, a the dailyr for newspaper die welt. he says turk remains -- turkey remains an essential ally but it's time to tel

see, they knew that they were not strong enough to conquer a unified country so they split germany into small groups. they used prejudice as a practical weapon to cripple the nation. of course that was not easy to do. they had to work hard to do it. you see, we human beings are not born with prejudices. always they are made for us, made by someone who wants something. remember that when you hear this kind of talk. somebody is going to get something out of it and it isn't going to be you. this is not classroom theory. i saw it happen. i saw it first in berlin in 1932, five young men that i knew were stand in the crowd listening to the nazi speaker. listening to the nazi speaker. eric was a catholic. anton, a student of mine was a you. heinrich owned a small hardware store. karl was a former and heinz was an unemployed worker. >> i said it's time you inherit the nation that rightfully belongs to you. you belong to the glorious destiny of the germany, provide land for the farmer, work for the worker and profits for the small businessman. who is getting these things now? the jew. the j

country, so they split germany into small groups. they used prejudice as a practical weapon to cripple the nation. of course that was not easy to do. they had to work hard to do it. bornman beings are not with prejudice. they are made for us, made by someone who wants something. remember this when you hear this kind of talk. someone is going to get something out of it, and it isn't going to be you. this is not classroom theory. i saw it happen. i saw it first in berlin in 1932. five young men that i knew were standing in the car listening to the nazi speaker. eric was a catholic. was a a student of mine, jew. and an unemployed metalworker. >> to our true germans i say it is time you inherited the nation which rightfully belongs to you. to you alone belongs the glorious destiny of the greater germany. the nazi party will provide land for the farmer, work for the worker, and profits for the small businessman. now?s getting these things the jew who has stolen our nathan and our birthright. -- our nation and our birthright. who takes our money and jobs? the jew. he must be shunned,

. reporter: germany's foreign minister said events in the u.s. should serve as a warning. >> the debate in america has shown how the president's initial statement upset american society. that seems to be the reason why he corrected himself. but the wave of anger was rightfully huge, and we see what happens when nobody stops right wing ideologists. it should be a lesson, especially for us in europe and germany. reporter: meanwhile, united nations human rights experts in geneva have called on u.s. political leaders on all levels to combat the rise of racist violence and xenophobia. and urge the prosecution of those who commit hate crimes. sarah: for more on this i'm joined by mark fisher, a senior editor at the washington post. thank you so much for joining us. you blasted trump's response in an article titled, the nation can only -- can you put his remarks into contest -- context for us? how unusual is it to hear these things? mark: it is unprecedented to hear u.s. president saying the people who were protesting against an extreme right band of white supremacists are on the same moral pl

into any of those. more still to come, don't miss our weekly 30 minute germany decides show, starts today at a: 30 a.m. u.k. time. 9:30 a.m. german time. we'll bring you the next political analysis and the run-up to the election, six weeks from now. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ matt: welcome back to the bloomberg european open. i'm matt miller alongside guy johnson in london. an earnings miss this morning with the second quarter adjusting as a got lost from continuing operations of 43 million euros. joining us down the line from mannheim with an exquisite ceo, thomasth the blais. the restructuring costs. this. comes in lower than the market was looking for. how is that restructuring going now? >> just to make that clear, it was not on the basis of restructuring. ever restructuring is making good progress. if you read the numbers, all is stabilizing, programs are working. cash flows improving, we refinanced the credit lines, we initiated the share buyback. all those things are on track. the bottom line performance is actually due to 53 million provisions that we took from certain legac

not strong enough to concur a unified country so they split germany into small groups. of course, that was not easy to do. they had to work hard to do it. you see, we human beings are not born with prejudices. always they are made for us, made by someone who wants something. remember that next time you hear this kind of talk. somebody is going to get something out of it, and it isn't going to be you. this is not classroom theory. i saw it happen. i saw it first in berlin in 1932. five young men they knew were standing in the crowd listening to the nazi speaker. eric was a catholic. an tell me, a jew. karl was a farmer, and hans was an unemployed metal worker. >> i say it's time that you inherit the nation which rightfully belongs to you. to you alone belongs to the destiny of germany. nazi party provides land for the farmer and profits for the small business partner. who is getting these things now? the jew who has stolen our nation and birthright who takes our money. the jew he must be shunned,os tri sized, he limb namust be eliminated. and the catholics, we know what to do with

in qatar. more to come on what is going on in germany. don't miss our 30 minute germany decides program. we bring you the latest clinical and market analysis and the runoff to the election. ♪ ♪ london, buta.m. in let's get to singapore with juliette saly. juliette: sempra energy is nearing an agreement to buy on court for $9.3 billion according to people another with the matter, it could be announced today. it could scoop up the texas utility being pursued like healthwaysett and energy unit to client to comment. fortescue metals has jumped in trade after the the fourth biggest iron or trade. it returns further as it is rewarding investors with higher payouts. a new ceo of uber. jordi of the right hailing company is coalescing around emails. t says a board of directors is likely to talk about it in the next few weeks. according to two people familiar with the matter, 600,000 gallons of oil was unloaded on saturday. a shell spokesperson declined to comment on the shipment. china's great wall motor is reportedly interested in buying chrysler's jeep division according to automot

middle east state comes on the phone trying to meddle in upcoming elections in germany. here's what people have been saying about rejecting the night was you know exactly just pull along awesome and i was the only show i go out of my way to launch you know a lot of the really packed a punch. yeah it's the john oliver of hearty americans doing the same we are apparently better than blue best. and see people you've never heard of love back to the night president of the world bank so hey i'm going to let me send us an email. the current situation is but there's concerns on the part of the four arab countries egypt saudi arabia emirates the bahrain as relates to policies of cut up about to have to be addressed to have had a very adverse impact on national security and the case of material evidence exists in the face of policies the pope adversely impacted has created and has caused a loss of life in egypt this is an intolerable situation. back manz for a tougher stance on turkey intensifying after berlin accused of interfering in germany's elections now a top brussels official has also

feed germany's foreign minister says the chancellor merkel is wrong to commit to increase spending on night we'll have the details after the break. list. all the feelings of. everyone in the world should experience. that you get it out of the old the old. the old accord. just. to sell you on the idea that dropping bombs brings peace to the chicken hawks forcing you to fight the battle. for new socks for the tell you that what we gossip the public by itself. doesn't tell you on the cool enough to buy their product. all the hawks that we along the gulf will watch. again germany's foreign minister has voiced opposition to the amount of money his country spends on night and chancellor merkel's intention to raise the figure further. germany must remain a peacemaker a not becoming machine toggle lections ought to oppose the militarization of foreign policy by donald trump and not submit to it as to my horror the c.d.u. and f.t.p. plan to do foreign minister saying that gabriel made it very clear that germany must not dance to trump's tune when it comes to the country's defense spending a

you can use it to organize but you can also use it to shame embarrass or intimidate. germany's foreign minister stick tried the amount of money his country spends all night and chancellor merkel's intention to raise the figure. germany must remain a peacemaker a not becoming machine toggle lections ought to oppose the militarization of foreign policy by donald trump and not submit to it as to my horror the c.d.u. and f.t.p. plan to do foreign minister saying that gabriel made it very clear that germany must not dance to trump's tune when it comes to the country's defense spending and what he said actually is quite the opposite of what the chancellor angela merkel has been saying she's been in support of raising the country's military spending towards nato to two percent of the country's g.d.p. by the year twenty twenty four take a listen to exactly how she put it in the past that germany's far from the target of spending two percent of the national budget on the fans but it's very important that this year we increase that to one point two percent and wish to also place importance on de

is causing a pretty rift in germany at the moment we'll have the details after the break. every the world. according to just. dropping bombs. the chicken hawks forcing you to buy the battle of. the new socks for the tell you that because of the public. health. by. the hawks that we. were walking. again without a knife germany's foreign minister has decried the amount of money his country spends on night germany must remain a peacemaker a not become an machine the blunders toggle actions are to oppose the militarization of foreign policy by donald trump and not submit to it as to my horror the c.d.u. and f.t.p. plan to do. discuss this issue a bit further when i joined by emily say he's in the in for us. gabrielle's message there does seem to go against merkel's policy doesn't it. well andrew as you heard just there the foreign minister saying that gabriel made it very clear that germany must not dance to trump's tune when it comes to the country's defense spending and what he said actually is quite the opposite of what the chancellor angela merkel has been saying she's been in suppo

laila: this is dw news live from berlin. germany is economic at odds over the man who disappeared. germany says this man was kidnapd by vietnamese agents. also coming up, a thumbs down to the deal between german carmakers and the government. they cut -- to cut diesel emissions. they say it they look carmakers off lately. scientists edit a defective gene in human embryos. groundbreaking research that can cure hopes of curing diseases. but there are ethical concerns. ♪ thank you for your company. we start off with those strange relations between germany and vietnam. the two countries are in the middle of a diplomatic row after the disappearance of a the enemy's oil executive living in germany. he is wanted in the anomaly corruption charges. germany accuses the anomaly kidnapping him. the anon says he turned himself into a police station in the the emmys capital -- in the vietnamese capital. >> central berlin, july 23 at 10 :40 a.m. a man and woman are held at gunpoint and forced into a car. the man who was kidnapped is a business executive from vietnam and a former leading member

in germany which the backdrop for "agent 110". he has appeared on the daily show with jon stewart. he also holds degrees in economics and communication. the international relations. please join me in welcoming scott miller to the national archives. >> i thought what i would do today is talk a little bit about the background behind this book and how i came to write it and introduce you to some of the characters along the way. and described a little bit about the final product and then we will have time for questions and any comments that you have afterwards. i will readily confess that i did not set out to write this book. i was originally very interested in the early days of american's involvement in the vietnam war that whole time has always held an interest for me really right after the war the french involvement in china and also seemed like a subject that have not been done to death already. i began to do a little bit of research and i happened happen to cross these two characters. those are the dallas brothers allen dulles is in the lighter colored jacket. he was the director of

american and british leaders learned to work together to defeat nazi germany. this program is about one hour and 45 minutes. ok, um, weanson: will continue with this notion commanders starting with caesar alexander. going into the civil. now we are at world war ii. alliedwe start with the commanders, masters i should roosevelt. last year we went over the four in total. we just talked about stalin, hit -- hit-or-miss and roosevelt. -- hit-or-miss and roosevelt -- tler and roosevelt. we talked about the critical change in 1942, july and december because of the radical withround in the submarine allies get the upper hand. and the german disaster of stalingrad. let's look at this map for a second. ii -- it's hard to know when it actually starts. in europe it starts on september 3 in germany after they have invaded poland and russia two weeks later. the chinese have been invaded by the japanese since 1937, manchuria since 1931. the ethiopians have been invaded. there is a lot of wars going on. russia has gone into finland. all of these wars today are going to coalesced through this conflict

he first applied for asylum we contacted germany's migration office for comment. in the case of the federal offices read mission request was made on fourteenth of july fifteenth one day after the deadline norway rejected the federal offices read mission requests that germany became responsible for this now and procedure this happens at a time when increased number of asylum seekers had already arrived in germany and the federal office placed enormous challenges well was starting to unravel what is then a tangled web of of mistakes bureaucratic mistakes that led to made a the main suspect in friday speight all stopping even being here in germany we know that he arrived in germany back in twenty fifteen he had no identification and was clearly according to authorities suffering from mental illness or mental problems he couldn't be deported at that point back to norway his fingerprints were checked they revealed who he was that he'd applied for asylum in norway that he'd been rejected he could have been sent back immediately he wasn't he missed that deadline and norway effectively said

germany has leveled his harshest criticism at angela merkel. of comments offer a taste next sunday's only tv debate between the candidates. with thelks resume , the opposition labor party has tried to leeward critics to their side. it wants written to stay in the eu single market and customs union four years after it leaves the block, a proposal that will delight business leaders. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. matt and guy. president has urged her colleagues to look past the inflation data to stick to the gradual pace of lifting interest rates. speaking on the sideline for the retreat, we expect one more increase in rates for the end of this year. >> monetary policy is still accommodative, so the gradual path of normalization is really a gradual pass. my argument for why we want to stay on it is because we are in normal economy. inflation is not to percent, but we have to move policy before we get to goals otherwise we will be behind. guy: let's bring in mark cranfield, who joins us from t

debt the odd man out in that scenario would be germany of course world's biggest export or depending on how you calculate that sharing that title of china and then of course you have another country with virtually no debt whatsoever huge energy resources on the ascent allying with china and creating their one belt one road pan eurasia infrastructure project that would be russia of course so i guess my a question is relating to germany germany's seems to be the swing vote in all this amongst all this debt and geopolitics the politics of russia the politics of the u.s. china germany's the only real viable country with a strong export market strong social services networks in place or social programs are in surplus how will germany go forward do you think in all this they've got a huge military base there for america but they get thirty three percent or more of their energy from russia which way will germany swing walls. well german is essential. interest economy they have to have export markets for this economy to work so as a as a and every politician in germany knows that it doesn't

recruiting efforts in germany. it may be referred to as the land of milk and honey but in israel you can add whiskey to the list. it's the launch of their own single vault with global whiskey sales increasing 5% a year, they are in high spirits about the future. >> welcome to the show. it's good to have you with us. the president of kenya has been re-elected. the official results of the vote were announced a short while ago in the capital nairobi. he garnered 54% of the vote announcing the result the electoral commission chair said due process had been followed in the vote. take a listen. [indiscernible]] [applause and cheering] he is the next president-elect. >> we will go inside the national tallying center in nairobi where the election result was annnnounced earlier. thanks for joining us. he has been re-elected president of kenya. how did he respond to his victory? [audio difficulty --- statand b] >> all right. unfortunately the audio was not good enough for us to continue that conversation. we will check back in with her later in the program if we can. we apologize for that and

. germany is sending almost four hundred asylum seekers back to greece after a six year suspension. comes just a month before germany is set to hold elections. come july from moscow you are watching our international company our top story this hour the legal battle over a massacre in iraq a decade ago has returned to the u.s. courts judges have ordered the recent unseeing of three operatives from the private u.s. security contractor formally known as blackwater indicating that the sentences were too harsh. the fourth face is a complete free trial where the four guards opened fire and with machine guns and grenade launchers in baghdad's unsourced square fourteen unarmed civilians were killed and seventeen others were injured the guards argued they were under fire from insurgents but no witnesses support that claim the carnage drew widespread condemnation and raises serious and questions too about the trees accountability in iraq i wondered. if. there were dead bodies everywhere and. the only t.v. viewers who are among the dead bodies lying on the street those who are. seven years old. duri

on this is coming up later in the show. germany has welcomed more than a million refugees over the last two years. and among them were hundreds of child brides. some married for love, some as a way to guarantee safe passage, while others were paired off as local tradition demanded, raising awkward questions for german authorities. that's why parliament passed a new law here in germany that officially makes 18 the minimum age for marriage and nullifying any existing marriages involving anyone under 16. our reporter met with a girl who was torn between being a dutiful daughter and choosing how she would like to live. >> hevi is a kurdish girl who now lives in a secret location somewhere in germany, anonymously and in fear of her own family and a forced marriage. she talks about how, on her 15th birthday, her life took a sudden and radical turn for the worse. >> the violence i experienced at home was really brutal. to get spat on so often by my father -- that was the worst, because i felt so humiliated. >> hevi comes from a devout muslim family. her father is an imam. the family start

anything if the child's father is from i so of course the child is not to blame. germany set regime sending asylum seekers back to greece ending its six year moratorium it's returning nearly four hundred newcomers and the e.u. rules which dictate where immigrants should be processed the move comes a little over a month before germany's general election we can go live to berlin and get more from our europe correspondent peter all over the pages so just talk us through then germany's latest plans. well this is a turnaround by germany on what they'd originally decided back in twenty eleven it was ruled by germany's constitutional court that the country didn't have to adhere to what's known as the dublin convention which should mean that asylum applicants are sent back to the first e.u. country they arrive in for processing that was done away with in twenty eleven changing it now the big thing we don't have is why this is happening it has been touted that this may have something to do with it being just a month ahead or just over a month ahead of a general election here in germany but t

completely against this. we've got to live reaction on the latest issue dividing turkey and germany for the great post office more stay with us. seemed wrong. just don't hold. me to these yet to shape out these days comes to educate and in games from an equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. now if we were of tanks that's a seventy billion dollars potential loss and you point out it's mostly private investors which would include let's say goldman sachs and others but if these folks like a goldman sachs suffer any losses at all remember they've anchored on the government for a bailout so they could go to the government say we need a bailout and the government because it is staffed by goldman sachs employees mostly. they would rubber stamp that bailout and then to pay for the bailout they'd have to go into people's pension accounts and they have to grab that money or wells fargo and go into your personal account and grab that money. frustrated off downs are growing increasingly uneasy over the u.s. led military campaign in their country

growing. across the continent, but especially in germany. social justice issues are likely to take center stage in the upcoming elections in september. ♪ michelle: an increasing number of retirees are living on the poverty line. as they struggle to get by waiting for their next pension payment, some have no choice but to visit food banks if they want to eat. and this is taking place right here in europe's largest economy -- germany. our reporter met a 65-year-old pensioner from hamburg. he lives hand to mouth and doesn't believe politicians' promises of change. while the country's well-oiled economic engine has motored on, the elderly it seems have been left behind. reporter: hamburg's latest landmark is the elbphilharmonie concert hall. herbert, who doesn't want to state his real name, is a pensioner who's come to see the high-profile project that apparently symbolizes germany's prosperity -- a prosperity that he has no share in. his wallet contains all of two euros and 20 cents. herbert: that's all i have left this month. i have to wait until friday for money, and make sure i d

guy who's the verdict in this case is expected in september when germany set to vote in its general election there is little chance this quite explosive story will make any more headlines. saudi arabia has released a chilling warning in its bitter feud with cattle with a t.v. news animation showing an aircraft being blown out of the sky is meant to explain to viewers the worst case scenarios if cats are violates riyad strict sanctions that were imposed in. country can send fighter jets to force the plane down and then charge the crew with anything from posing a threat to national security or putting civilian lives in danger it's more international law even allows a plane to be shot down if it's violating airspace classifying it as an enemy target especially in military areas where there are new air defense restrictions. for saudi arabia the united arab emirates egypt them bahrain cut diplomatic ties with cas are after accusing it of backing extremist groups as part of the riyadh imposed blockade air land and sea links were severed with doha saudi arabia also issued a list of tough d

child's father is from high school of course the child is not to blame. now germany is to resume sending asylum seekers back to greece ending its six year moratorium it's returning nearly four hundred newcomers and rules which do dictate where immigrant should be processed the move comes a little over a month before germany's general election would get more details now for your cold . feet all over his base in berlin first good afternoon to you peter so just talk us through their latest plans from germany well back in twenty eleven the constitutional court here in germany ruled that migrant asylum applications would not be returned to countries like greece this was simply because in the ice of the german constitutional court greece could not cope with the numbers that the situation in camps wasn't up to standard well that has changed in the announcement that germany would be returning asylum applicants to greece was made on german television by the greek migrant minister we accept that there was pressure from several you countries on greece to resume returns i understand that e.u

in germany. social justice issues are likely to take center stage in the upcoming elections in september. ♪ michelle: an increasing number of retirees are living on the poverty line. as they struggle to get by waiting for their next pension payment, some have no choice but to visit food banks if they want to eat. and this is taking place right here in europe's largest economy -- germany. our reporter met a 65-year-old pensioner from hamburg. he lives hand to mouth and doesn't believe politicians' promises of change. while the country's well-oiled economic engine has motored on, the elderly it seems have been left behind. reporter: hamburg's latest landmark is the elbphilharmonie concert hall. herbert, who doesn't want to state his real name, is a pensioner who's come to see the high-profile project that apparently symbolizes germany's prosperity -- a prosperity that he has no share in. his wallet contains all of two euros and 20 cents. herbert: that's all i have left this month. i have to wait until friday for money, and make sure i don't overspend so it lasts the whole month

than a gaithersburg book festival countries including germany he has appeared on us a "daily show" with john stuart the holes degrees in economics and education please join me to welcome scott miller to the national archives. [applause] >> i thought what i would do is talk about the background behind this book and introduce you to some of the characters and describe the final product then we will have time for questions or comments i will readily confess i did not set out to write this book originally i was very interested in the early days of america's involvement in the vietnam war. holding an interest for me the french involvement in indochina but i began to do a little bit of research and i came across these two characters. those are the dulles brothers director of a the cia during the '50s and the period i was interested in it than the gentleman in the dark suit is his olderracters. brother john foster dulles secretary of state. when i found these to i said there has to be an interesting story. then i thought there has to be a good relationship to tell the story then i discov

is widely frowned upon in germany these days. in public buildings, at the workplace,nd in buseand trains, lighting up is prohibited. and it's increasingly the case closer to home, too. a few weeks ago, a court ruled that a couple from dortmund were only allowed to smoke on their patio during specified hours after a complaint by neighbors. more on this story coming up later the show. more than two decades after the end of the bosnian war, which cemented the breakup of yugoslavia, its deadly legacy remains. there are over 100,000 landmines still buried under the ground in present-day bosnia and herzegovina. efforts to clear them have been hampered by floods and landslides shifting the locations of minefields, and by the government breaking promises on funding. meanwhile, the mines continue to claim the lives of ordinary citizens, or, like ermin, cause them life-changing injuries. >> participating in sports has helped ermin jusufovic resume a normal life. he's a paralympic volleyball player. 10 years ago, he stepped on a landmine, and lost the lower part of his right leg. >> sitting

germany with disinformation and fake news in an attempt to disrupt the country's upcoming elections, say i.t. experts. ♪ computer viruses are now a worldwide epidemic, and russia is linked to some of the worst ever produced. so much so, that the country is now considered the superpower of the cyber world. and experts say that organized crime in this industry is growing. in the wake of the u.s. election hacking scandal, german intelligence agencies fear attacks on the upcoming election. we spoke to some people involved in the russian cyber scene, who showed just how easily voters' opinions could be manipulated. reporter: according to alexander varskoy, russia's hacker scene is ruled by bits and bytes, not by laws. he's been active in the scene for 20 years. his world revolves around data, codes, and passwords. he's always on the look-out for information leaks and potentially volatile information. alexander: as a hacker, i don't need a nationality. i'm part of a subculture. reporter: a world of your own? alexander: i live in your world. reporter: varskoy says hacking and information

will be a huge story not only for the market, but for germany. hold?oes the future who will take it over and who will complain the loudest about their consolidation? that is a story to watch out for. european stocks look like they will open higher. story. the ap moeller matt: that is right through the shipping center and airlines come up maybe not good news today, but from the periphery of europe, we do have good news. here is one chart. g #btv 9141. it shows an upward revision for the italian economy. you can see something similar for the spanish economy. also, really going gangbusters. the peripherals, you showed ireland earlier, are becoming as strong as the court. guy: let us take a look at where we stand with these markets. london market opening up shy of the 74 level. , dax, aex, up. the breakdown, fairly interesting. absolutely. let me check out the imap here on the stoxx 600 to see which groups are moving around the most. you have got, obviously, all of the 11 industry groups on the stoxx 600. the s&p has 10. the stoxx 600 has 11. one group that is not classified. you can se

, they urged them to push on for their reforms and strength in economic competitiveness. germany says it will not discuss debt relief before its election next month go figure, i guess angela merkel met p with african leaders to discuss the migrant crisis and agreed to provide protection for those at the country of origins instead of destination. she said she had no regrets over her decision to admit over 1 million refugees in 2015 she is set for her annual press conference coming up in a few minutes time at 10:30 cet. we have spoken to the president and asked them what the biggest risk was >> our membership and all other business partners i'm talking to don't see a risk in the elections. they rather see a hope that reforms that are still necessary will take place. we will have the investments in infrastructure, not only in streets and rivers and whatever but also in digital infrastructure for the future. they have a strong hope in tax reforms for the future to make the economy to make the economy stronger here in germany and germany more attractive. i hear more hope than risks an

both east and west germany. >> president bush sent a signal to mikhail gorbachev today, there will be no gloating from the white house over the developments in east germany. >> i was in the oval office as part of a pool when the wall came down. >> you don't seem elated and i'm wondering if you're thinking of the problems. >> i'm not an emotional kind of guy. >> bush basically said in effect, i'm not going to poke gorbachev in the eye. >> president george h.w. bush did come into his presidency in the shadow of ronald reagan but maybe we had elected the right man at the right time because he was as internationalist. >> you had had 50 years of the cold war, two visions of the world locked in combat, and then suddenly a whole world of totalitarian rule began to fall. bush was quite cautious. he was really aware that even subtle messages from the united states could indicate all sorts of things. >> when the wall fell in berlin, the questions were numerous. i mean, right away, what's going to become of europe. >> bulgaria is under a state of alert this morning. anti-communist protesters set