times the size of the area that the people want to come to which is britain , portugal spain france, germany, and grace. grief is almost bankrupt, in fact, it is ready to go bankrupt. yet, thousands of people each day were picked up and i think some american ships bringing them up and bringing them off the boat onto the european soil. and a lot of those are going into greece. there isn't any way europe could put up with because you have water in between the two landmasses. the next point, you have not mentioned which has been front page on our news and on the television and that is the fact that the american fbi went into the system that controls the executive face and they arrested a load of them. they have arrested them at fifa. in has been all on the television and radio with what is happening with the world cup and the two countries that are going to come into it qutar and russia. my viewpoints don't go along with what they believe on bbc radio, but my point is to you and i would have said it on the bbc if they had allowed me, i don't think it has anything to do with the ballgame. i thin

that is what germany to the insider trading and stock market. it's one thing at if a guy makes a lucky stock. but if you find an elected official that used to be really good in the stock market and he's buying stocks in an area like health care birdies on the committee that looks at health care that's a problem. what germany to the clintons is the consistent pattern of the flow of funds. i think it's always a legitimate issue and should the research because an elected government official republican or democrat when they are in a position of power they have enormous capability to hurt people or to help people. i think it's always fair to see who is being helped and who is being heard in there is any financial motivation. >> host: if he can't get on the phone i do want to pursue it -- participate go to our facebook page where the conversation is happening about "clinton cash." so the comments james is why don't they take some of that cash and help the american people with a? josh says it the book is full of lies than the clinton should sue for sla

this is what the not these -- na zis did in germany and the soviets did under stalin. all of these regimes, they started spying and controlling the people, rounding them up and throwing them in jail, and executing them. this seems like a minor thing in some way, but this is how it starts. host: richard, do you believe are of any way the program could be performed? -- reformed? caller: from what i'm hearing and what i see, it needs to be completely dissolved. we don't really need these programs. we have all this government nsa, all this information coming in. they have enough information to do their job. they don't need to spy on every person, listen to every phone call. they might not be listening, but they have a record of it. when somebody shows that they are not happy with what the government is doing, then they pull up their file and say look, five years ago, he said this. we need to dissolve it let the government legislation expire like it should. then, we can let congress and the people decide really what they want to do. host: we hear your thoughts. that is rich

if britain votes to leave the eu they may no longer be able to live in germany. >> the u.k. is an island. always been an island. perhaps it stems from that. we have never been part of europe in that sense >> he also wants to limit state welfare -- state welfare benefits. in principle she is open to reform. >> where there is a will there is a way. many times in the past they have proven that and we want to continue working on that basis today. reporter: them -- the request has been rejected. angela is not ruling out change. anchor: and another pressing european issue, is there any way to prevent greece from defaulting on its debt? >> the head of the imf said she no longer rules out a greek exit from the eurozone. the u.s. and japan had been pushing greece and its creditors to make compromises. the creditors are the medical more economic reforms before they will release a final trench of bailout funds that greece needs to stay solvent. >> no wonder they dominated the ministers meeting, despite not officially being on that agenda. they send us this summary of the three-day meet

brent: there were is a meeting of g7 a finance ministers in dresden, germany and this is not the end of a single currency. a short while ago, i spoke to our correspondent kristof and toying with -- and he said that they were trying to toilet the tactic of a greater sentiment at the meeting. kristof: if you talk to people behind the scenes, the sentiment certainly goes in the direction that hopes are slimming to actually solve this greek debt crisis because if we look at the time table now we are at the end of may and beginning of june. at this point of time, and negotiation should have been much of further, but they are lagging far behind. at the end of june, greece is likely to run out of money. to avoid that, seems day by day less likely. brent: i think a lot of folks would have thought we could have solved this problem by now. what about the original plans of roosting economic growth globally? kristof: that is certainly on the topic and highly debated here in dresden. this morning a finance ministers and the heads of the central banks were joined by several international economist

municipalities in germany are interested in the system. he thinks there is a market outside the country as well. >> we've had talks with dubai, for example. dubai has huge traffic problems because everyone seems to drive a car. their public transport system is not as developed as europe's, and the system is part of the puzzle to address the issue. >> the sensors are tested here in this specially equipped laboratory. siemens has invested millions to develop the unique technology, but the radar can only detect the position of parking spots in a 15-meteor -- 15-meter radius from where it's positioned, and it does not detect traditional energies the way a camera would. >> each sensor can monitor the status of five to seven parking lots at a time. we can tell if they are occupied and how much space there is. we passed that information on to the drivers. >> the technology is still being tested. for now, drivers will probably have to hunt down their parking spaces on their own for some time to come. unless they switch to public transport first. >

we had a police chief in the city of richmond who talk about going to germany to get policeman to come and police our neighborhoods. host: that was surely in richmond, virginia. simone weichselbaum. a couple callers have brought up police living in the communities they police. guest: that is a very good point. the issue is, certain police departments, their salaries are not all that great. if you work for the nypd starting salary i believe is $50,000 range. even with overtime, you're making maybe 70,000. if you live in new york city it is pretty tough to do especially with the family. people gravitate toward suburban police departments if they want to work and live in a community. if you want to work an urban environment you say, i'm going to be single or have a small family and make less money. it has to start with paying cops more money at local level. that could be instituted. host: garland, independent caller. caller: good morning. the sheriff's department around here, if you are not friends with them, you will not get on anyway. most of them i know, i've been your for the last 40

that's next to impossible in germany. chancellor angela merkel's conservatives see no need for full equality -- at least not yet. >> we need to take the public and the party with us on this to talk about these issues. a lot has changed in recent years, but we have not reached the end of the debate yet. >> but ireland's example has inspired many in germany, who say they are tired of waiting. >> that's the latest world news here on dw here in berlin. >> mourners at the top of the hour, and if you cannot wait, dw.des err u -- more news at the top of the hour. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: "euromaxx highlights," host: good evening. the latest trends year, fashion and photography festival. crystal cloud, a sparkling sensation somewhere in the austrian else. taking things to the limit at the german obstacle course. terrace, london, and milan are still the hubs for mainstream fashion here in europe but the who's

that's next to impossible in germany. chancellor angela merkel's conservatives see no need for full equality -- at least not yet. >> we need to take the public and the party with us on this to talk about these issues. a lot has changed in recent years, but we have not reached the end of the debate yet. >> but ireland's example has inspired many in germany, who say they are tired of waiting. >> that's the latest world news here on dw here in berlin. >> mourners at the top of the hour, and if you cannot wait, dw.de is there for you -- more news at the top of the hour. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] pital. headlines this hour. an iraqi back militia grouped launches an operation to drive the islamic state out of the province. it comes as allies are targeting fighters with another round. in the closed trial of a journalist accused of espionage gets underway in iran only to be adjourned hours later.

he was a pow in germany for 1.5 years. nathan is up next from doylestown pennsylvania. caller: hello. can you hear me? host: yes, go ahead. caller: what i want to say -- i want to remember all veterans, but what i will say bite the misconstrued as negative, but i think i'm being positive. i'm trying to be rooted in reality. i am tired of all the politically correct nonsense the hear from politicians. we talked with the men and women that fought and died for us. when you look at the actual numbers from bunker hill, from concord bridge, lexington green and all the way through the war on terror, the number of men killed is maybe like 1.5 million. the number of women killed in combat is probably under 100 people. it is one hell of a glass ceiling. women serve and they have their wonderful service, and they have done wonderful things all the way back to the civil war being ambulance drivers, nurses, but the overwhelming people who take it on the chin is always men. i think we have a tendency to be politically correct. then, you look at selective service. you walk in the post

my dad was a veteran of stalingrad -- slovakia was under germany. my two brothers served in the czechoslovakia army. i served in the u.s. army. we all survived. number two, i live in minnesota. i have nothing but praise for the v.a. system in minnesota. we are provided with excellent care. some of my friends, one a couple weeks ago, had an operation in the va hospital in minneapolis. i'm sorry to hear a lot of disappointment that people had with the v.a. -- i have to say again, i have nothing but praise. thank you very much for c-span. host: a live look at the capitol on this memorial day weekend. gary is joining us now from florida. our line for all others. good morning. caller: i'm not a veteran, i'm not in active military person, but i have a lot of veteran friends and military friends. i certainly believe that the v.a. is an adequate -- inadequate. i do not understand why, with obamacare being a government central program, that they do not have a special option for veterans. the idea that you do not have any options actually sounds like a commun

business confidence in germany is down slightly. companies say they are satisfied with their current situation but increasingly anxious about the future. >> that is according to germany's ibo economic institute. it says its business climate index, which surveys 7000 companies, which only fell slightly in april. despite that slight fall in confidence the german economy as a whole remains on track. many analysts were expecting worse results. >> time for a summary of the day's trading on the frankfurt stock exchange. >> the week started off so well and came to a rather disappointing end after investors could not keep the numbers we saw at the beginning of the week where the dax grew almost 4% in just two days. the focus today was on the words of the leaders of some of the most important central banks. in the morning, mario draghi the president of the european central bank, urge the economies of the eurozone to implement much-needed economic reforms. in the evening, janet yellen the chief of the u.s federal reserve, made her speech with

business confidence in germany is down slightly. companies say they are satisfied with their current situation but increasingly anxious about the future. >> that is according to germany's ibo economic institute. it says its business climate index, which surveys 7000 companies, which only fell slightly in april. despite that slight fall in confidence the german economy as a whole remains on track. many analysts were expecting worse results. >> time for a summary of the day's trading on the frankfurt stock exchange. >> the week started off so well and came to a rather disappointing end after investors could not keep the numbers we saw at the beginning of the week where the dax grew almost 4% in just two days. the focus today was on the words of the leaders of some of the most important central banks. in the morning, mario draghi the president of the european central bank, urge the economies of the eurozone to implement much-needed economic reforms. in the evening, janet yellen the chief of the u.s. federal reserve, made her speech wit

so there is the story of his coming here to america from germany. the harshness that he faced. and in particular, the reference that he had not only for american exceptionalism, but for making a profit. yes, he was in unabashed -- an unabashed catholic, and i want children to know that you but it seems like some -- know that. but it seems like such a simple thing. and that is why pick the flashlight, the wire rope, host: and the bottle cap. host:and root beer. guest: yes! they are such mundane things that we take for granted. i think that in the 21st entry internet age, when kids are so enamored, they have their noses stuck in their devices and the only things they seem to revere our high tech things. we only talk about the rock stars of silicon valley. well, these are the rock stars of the industrial age. and having an appreciation for these, you know, small conveniences that we don't give a second thought to, that was a real inspiration. host: edwin christian treats in -- i agree, success comes through a lot of sources. you may be very smart, but someone taught you. innovatio

this is bad for many of the exporting companies in germany and in the eurozone. that's why we saw losses at the beginning of the trading session. most markets tried to slowly work their way up to the green numbers again, but it's not always easy, especially considering the latest economic data. the purchasing managers index for germany in the eurozone were well below expectations, signaling that managers have a bad outlook for the development of their businesses and the economy. one of the reasons is the uncertainty caused by the greek crisis. we'll know more about that friday. >> while there are no surefire prescriptions for a long and healthy life, a study conducted in denmark has shown that white jogging can increase life expectancy by about four and a half years. >> what does like jogging mean? it means about three times a week for between one and two hours. -- no wonder more and more people are taking up the sport. new technology is also making it more fun by helping joggers track and share their experiences. >> many runners thrive on pushing themselves to t

guest: in germany and japan? we are in germany and japan might have because they are both allies. they are not suicide bombers, at least not at the moment. they are not trying to kill us, they're working with us, and we have our bases there as a way to project power. particularly in japan, the concern is north korea. in germany we have closer access to the middle east and we have concerns about russia. that is why we stay there as long as we did. it is one thing in germany and japan when we stated there post-world war ii -- when we stayed there post-world war ii they had completely and totally surrendered. there were not terrorist insurgent movements going on in either of those countries. we were there because they cooperated with us in rebuilding their country -- countries. and it worked very well. in iraq, that was not the case. they did not want us there, they did not want to cooperate in rebuilding the country. they want to fight us and they wanted us to want to -- wanted us gone. i disagree with anyone who says, gosh, if we stayed in iraq longer into the better. it is clear a

from germany's "spiegel" magazine. thanks for the insights. >> europe's top diplomat has visited the palestinian president in the west bank promising to continue the push for the palestinian state. >> this is her first trip to ramallah and the first by a high-ranking eu representative since israel elected a new right-wing government. to call for the israeli-palestinian peace process to be revived. she set to hold further talks with israeli officials on thursday. >> the head of soccer's world governing body, fifa, is also in the region. >> is on the mission to persuade palestinian officials to drop emotions about israel being suspended -- drop a motion to have israel suspended. >> prior to visiting the west bank, he met israel's prime minister and proposed a piece match between israelis and palestinians. >> he's been on a pr offensive in the west bank. yet, despite the smiles, the fifa boss had little too great about. his only success so far as the formation of a working group aiding israeli, palestinian, and be by repr

it is good for germany and the eurozone. carmakers were one of the most important winners not only here in germany, but also in france. the dax jumped to the green numbers. >> let's take a quick look -- . the dax was up by nearly two point .5% -- 2.25%. across the atlantic on wall street, the dow, let's call it flat. 18 to 96. -- 18296. the euro plunging. >> train drivers are going on strike again. this new strike is open-ended and threatens travel chaos over the coming holiday weekend. >> gdl union's demand in the 5% pay hike, shorter working hours and crucially the right to represent other rail workers. >> it is now the night strike in the dispute. passengers are not happy. >> they are trying to blackmail society. i travel a lot and it has affected my plans. it's hard to feel sympathy with them. it is a power struggle, nothing more. >> i am really annoyed. >> many companies are angry. the strike will affect freight services. goods will remain in limbo and can't be delivered to their customers. business groups estimate it i

this is not acceptable in germany. it will not be tolerated by state institutions, including the police force. reporter: it was not the alleged victims who filed suit. many say it is hard for individuals to seek justice when it comes to police violence. >> we need a federal police authority to watch over these agencies. only then will we have a truly independent agency that victims of police of violence can turn to. reporter: lawmakers responsible for integration in germany are calling for change. peter: two business news -- our main correspondent, have er -- javier gives is a picture of a mixed day of trading overshadowed by the greek debt crisis. javier: the trading day was marked by ups and downs, at least at the dax. it started off quite well, at least until greece took the center stage again. a leaked memo suggests that greece is unlikely to make the next payment due june 5. this again raised concerns that a greek default might the closer than expected, especially since there are alarming voices from experts and i

we are snooping on other countries like germany and brazil. what we need to do is snoop on north korea and castro from cuba. i agree with that. it is just wrong, period. thank you very much. bye. host: "creepy" is how he described it. is there a problem with the perception problem? guest: there is a problem and it has engendered a debate and it is a healthy debate. it is important to understand we are trying to protect the country against attack. the president of the united states, president obama, agreed with president bush that this program, being able to check the numbers to see if there's is a connection between a terrorist overseas and someone within the u.s. working with that organization is a critical tool needed to help protect the country. president obama said this was an effective program. if we had had this program in place before 9/11, there is a good chance he would have found two of the hijackers when they were in san diego. this program would have shown the connection. it would not have shown what they were talking about, but cr

here in germany the i.t. systems of parliament are under attack from hackers with the attacks growing in intensity over the last few days. brian: security teams are working to shore up defenses. it's not clear if they have access to confidential information. it is thought they would breach some firewalls. reporter: who is targeting the i.t. network is unknown. they have tried to gain access. they experienced up to one dozen such attacks each day but describe this one as massive. this data network over several days. it's a serious matter. the attacks are ongoing. the i.t. systems managers say the hackers try to install malicious software into the system, with the intent of siphoning off information. as a precautionary measure, some sections of parliament have been shut down. that includes the network of the parliamentary committee investigating the involvement of germany's secret in spying on european governments and businesses for the u.s. national security agency. it's not clear if i.t. systems used by the g

, germany, many other countries. it is not uncommon to have people from other countries and most will earn their citizenship. i know a veteran there was on a work visa, was drafted and serve in vietnam. he is still a british citizen to this day that he was in our regiment and served in vietnam. there is a difference between being legally here and having those that are not legal. i think are some national security concerns. there are some vetting concerns. these are issues that i do not support. i do support legal -- people that are here on work permits or permanent residents. i think there is a place for that. to accept those that are illegally here, i think we have to abide by the rule of law because of the old that we take if they are not citizens that are pledged allegiance to the country. -- that have pledged allegiance to the country. host: you voted to strip the provision -- guest: it is not the place for the fight. we should move that to the judiciary, i think we can have those accommodations and debates, but

but that level of the plumbing violates a number of treaties with moscow and is strongly opposed by germany. anchor: nato has already sent troops to ukraine to begin a trailing -- training program for their army, which suffered serious setbacks aainst russian-backed separatists. >> don't turn. >> sergeant ryan slater is one of 300 u.n. soldiers training members of the u.n. national -- ukrainian national guard. they are stationed at the largest military training base in the west of the country. >> michael as an instructor is that -- my goal as an instructor is that they come away with a better sense of how to conduct themselves as a professional, tactically and as a whole, as a unit. >> the u.s. is spending $20 million on the ukrainian armed forces. the matter has angered russia. the money is for training and better equipment, not for weaponry. both government forces and pro-russian separatists in the east use kalashnikovs. many of these men have already been deployed in the east and know the problems they face all too well. they say the last government did not invest enough in the military.

all the works pass china's borders to germany without being censored. the show's organizers insist that doesn't mean that these artists hold the line of china's communist party. the chinese authorities simply have some questions they wanted answered. >> we were asked to provide explanations. it was also invited. we received a prize a short. reporter: as it turned out she canceled. just why is unclear. the show includes other artists that criticized the chinese government. they include photographer from hong kong. his photos show the protests in this city in the fall of 2014. also from hong kong is his installations made of newspapers. >> there is a diversity and we shouldn't try to simplify it. also trying to show the german audience there is not only just one china. reporter: some works may flirt -- may 1 with restrictions. brian: let's go to seven france where they time has kicked off. anchor: this year is made up of some megastars including jake jill and hall. -- jake jill and hall -- jake gyllenahaal. they are looking forward to watching movies inst

dw.de study in germany. the first port of call for anyone interested in studying in germany. >> in southeast asia thousands of migrants were believed to be stranded at sea without food and water and could die unless governments in the region act urgently to rescue them. >> that warning is coming right now from minor groups and the united nations. >> for its part indonesia says they have turned away hundreds of boat people but some have made it ashore. >> these migrants have a long entry through this journey they spent months at traveling from landmark to thailand and then malaysia before landing in indonesia. they are now getting food and basic medical attention. >> we left in a small boat. after two months we reached thailand. their navy would not let us leave the boat and kept us trapped on board. we ask for food and water. they gave us only very little. they even beat us. >> the situation has become dire and the seas around me and mark indonesia, and malaysia. thousands of ethnic minorities considered sta

whe the slowedown subsidized competition from germany and britain japan's high-efficiency steel industry and low-labor cost steel producers from korea argentina, and brazil got into the game. e trigger price mechanism was an effort to draw a line in the battle between fair and unfair trade practices. but the war is much wider. it's not confined to the steel industry or to dumping or to any one or two countries. after the trigger price mechanism expired, there was a strong drift toward protectionism in many countries, including the united states. we asked richard gill to comment. there is little question that in the mid-1980s protectionist sentiment was in the air. a suspicion arose in the united states that some foreign countries were using exports to the united states as a means of promoting the domestic growth of their own economies. they were flooding us with their goods while keeping ours out. this suspicion were based on the existence of very high tariffs abroad, it would be fairly easy to evaluate. unfortunately, most of the obstacles that countries place in the way of foreign impo

where we have sought more cooperation in recent years, she said in germany. the criminal and illegal annexation of command -- crimea and the warfare in eastern ukraine has -- republican line, go ahead. caller: i think we should take terrorism a very seriously. we have a citizen guard with x military patriots who have firearms that can register. they are in restaurants, shopping malls carrying concealed weapons. it would not cost a lot of money. i think that would be a big factor around the world. terrorists around the world know we have an army of citizens waiting for you. host: one more. janice in kentucky, democrat line. caller: i would like to say i am very concerned about homegrown terrorism. it is very concerning to me. host: what in particular? caller: you see it all the time on the news. the guns and everything people have in their homes that look like arsenals. you just sit -- see it all the time on the news. that is all i wanted to say. host: more of your calls coming up as washington journal continues. we will be joined by former white house counsel

speeches by bill clinton, you know they are not an insurance company in the uk or the media company in germany. these are companies that operate in places like nigeria, the congo, south america and some of these individuals have with say a sketchy history as it relates to issues involving financial crime. so they are not ones who would be shocked that there's gambling going on as it was said in the film. they know exactly what's going on and that is what is so troubling is that they don't seem to have a filter that prevents them from taking money from some pretty sketchy characters. >> host: why don't some of these foreign governments were leaders gave give money directly to their own countries where it is needed rather than give it to the clinton foundation? >> guest: that is a co. that is a great question. the late christopher hitchens a liberal writer asked that very question and wondered why is it that you have these oligarchs in the third world into places like india or africa. why are they sending multimillion dollar checks 10,000 miles away to new york to do clinton foundation ostensibl

that pay for speeches by bill clinton are not an insurance company in the uk or a media company in germany. these are companies that operate in places like nigeria, the congo, south america, and some of these individuals have sketchy history as it relates to financial crimes. i think the clinton's are not ones who would be shocked there is gambling going on. they know what it is going on and that is what is troubling. they don't seem to have a filter that prevents them from taking money from sketchy characters. >> host: why don't some of these foreign governments or foreign leaders give money directly to their own countries rather than give it to the clinton foundation? >> that is a great question peter. the late christopher hitchson a liberal writer, asked that very question and wondered why is it you have these third world people in india and africa and why are they sending multi-million checks 10,000 miles away to new york to the clinton foundation to send that work back to do work in their country and the answer given was because it is a way of influence pedaling with a former presiden

inflicted on so much of the world, and they remember the suffering within germany is health that germany brought upon itself through its aggression, so it's a very somber occasion. it's an occasion to remember the war and to ensure that germany takes the right steps and has been taking the right steps to make sure nothing like this happens again. >> contemporary germany is, of course, a very different country than that of seven decades ago. what relevance does this anniversary have for young people today? >> young people clearly have a different perspective on it than older people. the end of the war is still very much a living memory in germany but for young people, it's still also has an emotional impact. young germans see that there is still a need to come to terms with what happened in the second world war. as i said before, to assure that nothing like this happens again opinion polls show that young germans do not want to try to forget this the second world war. it needs to be remembered. >> thank you very much for sharing your insights with us. >> international commemorations to ma

or a media company in germany. these are companies that operate in places like nigeria, south america, and some of these individuals have sketchy histories as it relates to issues involving financial crime. i think the clintons are not ones who would be shocked that there is gambling going on as it was set in the film. they know exactly what is going on. that is what it is -- that is what is troubling, that they do not seem to have a filter that prevents them from taking money from sketchy characters. host: why don't some of these foreign governments or leaders give money directly to their own countries where it is needed rather than the clinton foundation? guest: that is a great question. christopher hitchens, a liberal writer, asked that very question and asked why is it you have these oligarchies in the third world in places like india or africa, why are they sending multimillion dollar checks 10,000 miles away to the clinton foundation, ostensibly to send that money back to do work in their own countries. the a

they employ 114,000 people in germany. siemens employees are worried. 800 jobs may be last -- lost in the gas turbine plant in berlin alone. the union is criticizing management for taking too long to reveal its strategies. laila: the news from siemens did its share price no good. we have this report from the stock exchange. reporter: the share price of siemens fell this thursday because cutting jobs costs money at first. redundancy payments have to be made, and it costs money if you want to change the inner structures of a large company like siemens. what's more, many analysts are convinced that it will not be enough for siemens to just cut jobs. if the company wants to become as profitable as the large competitor, general electric more measures will have to be taken. on the broad market this thursday, the dax managed to climb upwards in afternoon trading, but most traders here are convinced that the times of high volatility, heavy ups and downs, are not over yet. laila: let's get you up on how financial markets performed

and germany. he says his hands are clean. >> as chancellor and chief of staff in 2008, i knew nothing about search terms used by the u.s., or similar things for the purpose of industrial espionage in germany. no company names were mentioned. >> germany's intelligence agencies to work with the american national security agency, but he says the u.s. proposal to expand that cooperation was rejected as problematic. that's not good enough for opposition politicians. they want him to testify before the parliamentary committee that's investigating the nsa activities. >> we still haven't seen all of the files. we were on to clarify any of that today. which means that the questions concerning the minister are still open. >> that he was supported by some opposition politicians who say the chancellor's office should not stand in the way. >> who, what, when where why and how. that is the basis of the investigation. we will carry on. we want to examine all the evidence. we hope that will be tomorrow. the chanc

we trained on large ranges in germany. we looked at how we were going to engage enemy tanks and 2000 meters. but when we were called upon to do it in before moving on the streets of falluja with m1 tanks and engaging the enemy at close range, i wish i would've had that kind of training before we were called to do live in combat. host: the asymmetric warfare group had a start dealing with ied's, is that correct? guest: as a conflict evolved about 10 years ago the enemy engaged us and an ace magic weight. they used -- asymmetric ways. these improvised explosive device is and they were a threats to our light-skinned vehicles. born of that was the asymmetric warfare group. what we were charted with doing was let's look at these threats identify these gaps before we face them so we can be prepared for them beforehand. exactly as you talked about, the world is changed in the last 10 years since before the -- when you look at what weird seeing on television. these small, unmanned aerial systems. you see these quad copters and our

i hope it's only in germany. from here to warsaw, to the ukraine. >> more preparation would have been required. strike should hurt but when it affects you personally, it is not very pleasant. many passengers are angry the strike was announced at such short notice, just a day in advance, in fact. the walkout has left many tourists stranded and many did not find out in time to make alternative arrangements. some trains are still running but it's only one third of the usual number. and these trains are urgently needed, because alternatives are rare. organized carpools and buses are mostly booked, and flying on such a strike day is especially expensive. some people are trying their luck in spite of the strike. >> we recently began traveling by train again. initially, we were impressed. but if we go touring cities again, we will go by car. [whistle] >> four-door javon -- four deutsche bahn, it could cause nasty damage to the rail operators image. >> that is our bitter experience. many customers do not see it as a viab

anchor: germany is again embroiled in a spying scandal involving america's. anchor: there are claims germany's top intelligence agency help the nsa to spy on other countries and companies. anchor: angela merkel said she can but defended the country's cooperation with the nsa saying it is germany's first partner in fighting international terror threats. anchor: the parliament is not satisfied with that. some lawmakers say germany's intelligence agency may be guilty of treason. reporter: german chancellor angela merkel has wrote in her silence over the bnd affair. in a press conference with her czech counterpart, she said successful intelligence gathering is about balancing security with citizens rights. chancellor merkel: on the one hand come we have to protect the privacy of our citizens. on the other hand, we have to protect them from threats which include but are not limited to terrorism. reporter: to achieve that, she says german authorities need to cooperate with foreign intelligence agencies like the nsa. that is what allegedly happened at this monitorin

there's fordisimus in germany, fordizotzia in the soviet union. everybody is trying to copy ford's system of production. this tin lizzie might not look much, but its meaning extended beyond detroit and the auto age. it will not be forgotten. [honk] henry ford supplied more than the model t. he gave us a model of economic growth. we asked economic analyst richard gill to discuss factors that contribute to increased productivity. we have heard the slogan "there's a ford in youfuture." there was a prominent ford in our past. henry ford gave us a lesson on the factors that make for economic growth. he showed us that in many industries bigger can be better. he took advantage of the rapidly growing american market to exploit what economists call economies of scale. as he increased production his average costs per car fell enabling him to lower the price and expand production. secondly, he increased labor productivity by expanding the amount of machinery, plant, and equipment each laborer used. this was an increase in the capital/labor ratio. it was exem

we helped rebuild germany. we helped rebuild italy, who was part of the axis, and we helped the rest of europe. this is not unusual to do something like this. host: time for a couple more calls. wes, harrisburg, virginia, republican for john sopko. caller: good morning. this is wes. i am a world war ii vet and ex-employee -- x government employee. as background. i'm really interested in the government and of it, namely the employees in need, real intelligent, dedicated employees who are not merely bureaucrats but have training and are kind of backdoor policy writers writing be contracts. they have to be exposed to what they are writing the contacts about, and other words, have the knowledge of that comes with experience and learning. i really appreciate your being an independent investigator and finding out about the subjects. i wrote a specification for dump trucks for the army, and everyone was criticizing it for being a white elephant and wasting government money. the result was that a dump truck carries dum

germany has taken it out and formed a wholly owned corporation owned by the german government. you have the pure for profit air traffic control system that acts kind of like a utility would act. the canadians have what is a not for profit organization that kind of operates like a co-op. they have benefits to them but we're the largest system in the world, we to figure out, is there a model out there we can use to help scale it. that's what we're going lou, the conversations right now with all of the stakeholders. fawn: i have been under the impression that at least your initial thought that the nonprofit nodl on canada or something like that is something that you're most interested in? rep. shuster: i think that's a fair statement. when you look at the metrics on what each do and, first of all safety is paramount. that has to be our number one priority. it is in these systems. they're very safe and then how we go through it again, what scales best for the united states what system works best. it will take all of the stakeholders all at the table. if we do an f.a.a. authorizatio

we had the marshall plan for germany. our roads are coming apart. baltimore is an example of people in the inner-city that get nothing from the government. our money is going overseas to help other people. why aren't we spending money on our people to help them and we won't have all these shootings and riots? guest: i agree, totally. our nation's debt is $18.1 trillion. when bill clinton left office, it was $5.9 trillion. that's why we are sitting here today, so frustrated because we are finding all this money to send to these foreign countries afghanistan for nine more years so that they can build roads and schools and let the taliban blow them up while we can't fix our roads and schools in america. it's time for america to have this debate, time for congress to reestablish the policies for this country. guest: we had a vote supporting this notion that every dollar we spend over here, we ought to spend a dollar over here. every dollar we spend on a road or bridge in afghanistan or iraq , spend at least a dollar here in the united states. if we did

anchor: i want to stay in germany. there have been more revelations that germany's foreign intelligence agency may have assisted american spies targeting top european firms. the latest reports go far beyond industrial espionage. anchor: they are alleging the german agents also have helped the nsa spy on france and european institutions, including the french foreign ministry and the eu commission itself. anchor: airspace giant ariirbus was reportedly targeted, and it says it will sue for damages. reporter: this electronic listening post in bavaria is supposed to help track down terrorists. media reports say at the nsa's request, german intelligence used it to spy on european firms and leaders. it is alleged that the office of the german chancellor knew about it. >> the german authorities will have to deal with that and i suppose they will do so. reporter: the opposition believes the interior minister may have misled parliament about the activities of the bnd and nsa. >> we insist on finding out the truth about the bnd b