"angela merkel is definitely worried. a burqa ban is a la mode among european politicians seeking election victory." we will stick with politics and take it to the air. donald trump taking on boeing. reporter: in his latest move, trump has taken on the american playmaker. he wants to control government costs by canceling in order for new presidential planes. he said, "boeing is building a brand-new air force for presidents but costs are out of control. cancel order." the planes that president obama uses are getting old and boeing signed up to build the new ones this year. here is how trump responded to reporters' questions about history in the lobby of his new york skyscraper. president-elect trump: well with the plane is totally out of control. it is going to be over $4 billion, the air force one program. i think it is ridiculous. i think boeing is doing a little bit of a number. we want boeing to make a lot of money, but not that much money. ok, thank you. reporter: trump has not specify the source for his claim that th

angela merkel said she had no simple a nswe rs angela merkel said she had no simple a nswers why angela merkel said she had no simple answers why a murderer brought death toa answers why a murderer brought death to a christmas market. nearby the city's main shopping street is cordoned off. the attack was a blow to the very heart of germany, that's why it is felt so deeply here. searching for clues about their suspect, this is where police raided at 3.00am, berlin's biggest asylum centre, the old airport. ahmed shared a room with a man, he was woken and questioned for two hours. i am very angry, angry about what's happened yesterday. and i am very angry today about what's happened to me. whaped to you? i didn't do anything. take me like a criminal man. germany has taken in over a million people since the migrant crisis began. before this week, three lone individuals had carried out attacks. no germans had died. angela merkel personally identified with the refugee policy has until now stuck to her welcome. from an afg ha n now stuck to her welcome. from an afghan refugee she received than

how will angela merkel the chancellor, respond? ambassador to turkey is shot in the back, dad in ankara. turkishter, who was a police officer shouted "don't forget aleppo." how might that affect the fragile russia-turkey relationship? plus,plus, it is a strong dollat a weekend. the boj raises the monetary outlook. but in a year of acrobatics, is it the fed in the drivers seat? at how european markets are opening this tuesday morning. we are not expecting a great .eal of a change in direction and an a in equity markets today. the ftse 100, north of 7000, but likely to remain close to the down less than 0.1%. he will let the market do its business. we will see itself and maybe a little more than this. lookingless, we are not for a clear sense of direction. a lot of liquidity is going to start drying up. we are going to see these markets become a little more opaque in terms of price discovery. there is the cac, opening a little softer this morning. with the details of these markets, here is manus cranny. day to you. what markets are t

angela merkel launches her bid for a fourth term, outlining a tougher stance on immigration as she addresses her democratic party competence. pleading not guilty to a series of war crimes at the international criminal court in the hague. france has a new prime minister, just five months away from the election. the interior minister is taking after the minister quit, announcing he wants to represent the socialist party in next years race. elliott has the details. >> france has a new prime minister. he handed in his resignation to --sident francois picarde hollande nickname the swiss army knife, he's best known for overseeing the security force's reaction to a string of jihadist attacks in france over the past two years. he says many government roles, including budget minister and --ister of european affairs to protect, to progress, to prepare for the future, this is what i'm going to do with responsibility entrusted to me by the president. i will continue the work started by the prime minister with the principles that have guided me throughout my ministerial career . that gives me strength in

angela merkel is under pressure. just the suggestion that an asylum seeker may have been responsible has reignited a national debate over whether her refugee policy has put the country at risk. it would be particularly hard to bear, she says, if it turned out that the person who did this was someone who sought protection and asylum in germany. it would be particularly offensive to the many germans engaged daily in the task of helping refugees. tonight, a stillness in the heart of berlin. what, after all, is there to say? another terror attack in another european capital and 2a hours later it seems no—one here knows who did this or where they are now. karl kaiser is harvard university professor and an expert on german politics. he's in cambridge, massachusetts. good to talk to you. what would you say is the impact of this. not only the attack in the heart of berlin, particularly significant because of christmas but also the idea that maybe the suspect, possibly armed, is still at large? it will certainly fuelled the

angela merkel in berlin. a news conference held after fouling what happens if a pakistani person ramming a truck into a crowded christmas market, killing 12 come injuring 50 others. they stated this is a terrible deed. faith in the investigators and saying that the country is with you and fighting for all of those who are fighting for their life in the health and the families and of course those now deceased. >> they and germany can't live with the texture and are festive season. that wasn't the only horror that played out in berlin. russia's ambassador was killed good russian president vladimir putin. you can see it right here in this video the turkish police officer right after he shot and killed ambassador andrei karloff. an art gallery -- at the time. the guy man was apparently condemning russia's role in several were shot and don't forget a lot though. don't forget syria. he was later killed in a shootout with police. the u.s. responded quickly to the assassination. >> if it is an act of terrorism, obvio

angela merkel will go there herself to the scene of that attack. the german security services are calling for christmas markets in berlin to remain shut after that attack, but officials have agreed that christmas markets and other major events across germany should go ahead and decisions about security should be taken locally. decisions about security should be ta ken locally. angela decisions about security should be taken locally. angela merkel speaking there publicly for the first time since the attack happened, saying, we don't want to live with the fear of evil paralysing us. she has said, it was a cruel attack, and she is horrified. she will go to the scene later. our correspondentjenny hill is in berlin, and sent this update. we are able to see part of the lorry that came ploughing through the market here last night, or rather what is left of it. one can only imagine the horror and fear that people must have felt as it ploughed through the market as people stood around eating, drinking and shopping in this festive place. for the first time t

angela merkel is under pressure. just the suggestion that an asylum seeker may have been responsible has reignited a national debate over whether her refugee policy has put the country at risk. translation: it would be particularly hard to bear if it turned out that the person who did this was someone who sought protection and asylum in germany. it would be particularly offensive to the many germans engaged daily in the task of helping refugees. tonight, a stillness in the heart of berlin. what, after all, is there to say? another terror attack in another european capital and 2a hours later it seems no—one here knows who did this or where they are now. the suggestion that the attacker could be a refugee has intensified the political pressure on the german chancellor, angela merkel. her open door policy on migration has seen nearly a million arrivals in the country over the last year. today, a right wing party said they held mrs merkel "personally responsible". elections will be held in germany next year. our europe

angela merkel is just talking to journalists. translation: my italian colleague, the prime minister, informed me this morning about a police operation. during the night, the person search for, mr amri was killed after he had opened fire on a police patrol. i thanked the italian prime minister and i am reiterating my gratitude to the italian security forces, the italian police and the authorities for the very close cooperation. i particularly wish to the italian police officer a speedy and complete recovery. at this point, i also thank all international partners with whom our security forces have been working across borders and have continued to work together excellently. terrorism isa work together excellently. terrorism is a challenge for all of us, and it is a challenge for all of us, and it is good to know how well we work together in europe and across europe and outside europe. everything points towards mr amri being the one who, on monday night, having killed 12 people on the christmas market in berlin and inflicted terrible

which is angela merkel... i am being told we have lost the express and we're going to go to the times. the first picture of one of the victims. 12 people died, miranda. this am a human face to this tragedy. that is right. -- this isa human this tragedy. that is right. -- this is a human face to the tragedy. when some kind of terrorist out bridge —— over it like this happens, we get this in the news, what do we know? thenin this in the news, what do we know? then in the next 2a hours details emerge of the casualties are. 12 people died, we think, but it could be more. there are still 1a people ina very be more. there are still 1a people in a very bad state in hospital, so the death toll could rise even now, which is worrying to think about. but, yes, the times has gone back on the first available photograph of one of the victims of the attack. an italian young woman who is feared to be dead. it has not been confirmed but her phone was found at the scene. they are taking a bit of a ri5k scene. they are takin

angela merkel visits the scene. details of the investigation become clear, authorities warn that the suspect they arrested near the scene last night may not be the man they're looking for. a mass killer could still be on the loose. welcome to the program. germany's chancellor has visited the market where 12 people were killed. earlier angela merkel urged germans not to give into fear and led by example as police admitted that the driver of the truck that rammed fesenkoive shoppers may still be on the loose. the suspect arrested last night looks increasingly unlikely to be the man they're looking for as germany begins to come to terms with last night's events, let's take a look at how the last 24 hours have unfolded. >> flanked by top members of her cabinet, german chancellor angela merkel visits the scene of the attack. together they observe a minute of silence for the victims mowed down by the truck. as the country mourns, investigations are ongoing. earlier at a press conference, word that the man in custody may n

the german chancellor angela merkel attends a vigil at the kaiser—wilhelm memorial church. translation: we do not want to live with the fear of evil paralysing us, even when that is sometimes hard. we will find the strength to live as we in germany want to live: free, together and open. the body of the russian ambassador to turkey is flown home to moscow. andrei karlov was gunned down while giving a speech in ankara yesterday. nicola sturgeon sets out plans for protecting scottish interests post—brexit. the first minister says scotland could stay in europe without the rest of the uk.

angela merkel, the chancellor speaks in under an hour. how much does this factor into next year's election? >> you have her right wing opponents saying blood is on the chancellor's hands here. the a.f.d. party doesn't have any -- in the federal government. they surprise people by winning 20% in merkel's own home state. otherwise not as imposing a threat as you might think from all the coverage. she has been taking a tack back to the right as has the rest of the c.d.u. after allowing a million refugees into germany and trying to outflank or get towards the right hand flank of the party. it is questionable whether or not she continues that strategy today at her press conference. it is very likely she says germans need to stick together and make sure this kind of incident doesn't allow extremists to try and change their way of life, their free, liberal, tolerant way of thinking and put up a continued strong, pro european front. mark: this has been called a probably terrorist attack. what do we have we know about this driver that rammed into

angela merkel visits the scene. details of the investigation become clear, authorities warn that the suspect they arrested near the scene last night may not be the man they're looking for. a mass killer could still be on the loose. welcome to the program. germany's chancellor has visited the market where 12 people were killed. earlier angela merkel urged germans not to give into fear and led by example as police admitted that the driver of the truck that rammed fesenkoive shoppers may still be on the loose. the suspect arrested last night looks increasingly unlikely to be the man they're looking for as germany begins to come to terms with last night's events, let's take a look at how the last 24 hours have unfolded. >> flanked by top members of her cabinet, german chancellor angela merkel visits the scene of the attack. together they observe a minute of silence for the victims mowed down by the truck. as the country mourns, investigations are ongoing. earlier at a press coconference word that ththe man in custody y

there are a number of other measures that angela merkel says the government will have to consider. where do the laws need to be tightened up? it is a very conjugated question. knowing the german government, angela merkel, it is likely to be done in a very methodical way, but yes, there has been criticism of the way the security services handled this. people are asking whether they were caught off—guard, whether they were too slow off the murk to discover the identification documents of anis amri that were found in the track that hit the christmas market. many questions and a lot of pressure on the government, but i think for now the government, but i think for now the immediate sensation is relief that the threats posed by anis amri, the main suspect, has been removed and people are going about their christmas celebrations last night. there was a concept in berlin, people came out. they said to show that life still must go on. thank you, bethany. thanks for being with us from berlin this morning. the prime minister has called for britain to come together as it prepares to leave t

angela merkel calling it a terrorist attack. how worried are you about a similar attack in the uk, with migrants coming in? it is important to stress that are security services are doing an incredible job of keeping us safe. in this city alone, we monitor thousands of people the whole time but you can never be complacent. the risk is very real. that is why it is so important for us to collaborate, as we so important for us to collaborate, as we do, with our german friends, with our turkish friends, and with the russians as well. thank you. boris johnson talking about the attack in germany and also the assassination of russia's ambassador to turkey by an off duty turkish policeman. let's pick up with more on that now. a team of 18 russian officials has arrived in turkey to investigate the assassination of its ambassador there. andrei karlov was addressing a gathering in ankara, when an off—duty turkish police officer shot him several times in the back and head, shouting "don't forget aleppo" turkey has described it as a "vile a

angela merkel personally identified with the refugee policy. from an afghan refugee, she received thanks last month. today, germany's far—right, already resurgent in the opinion polls, sought to capitalise. this migration policy of mrs merkel is one of the factors because something like this can happen. we don't know who is in our country. we don't know what background they have. we do not know if terrorists are in germany andl know if terrorists are in germany and i think we have to stop this. lasting impact of this attack may be political. questions of security seized on by those seeking to drain support from angela merkel in federal elections next year. further afield across europe, it serves as a reminder to political leaders that their support remains vulnerable to a cts their support remains vulnerable to acts of terror and violence. a majority of germans have supported the welcoming policy, provided it's for refugees fleeing war, voicing it even today. when people flee their countries and you see the danger there, we are obliged to hav

prime minister meeting with angela merkel today. what are we expecting? inhe needs angela merkel order for greece to get more debt relief which is as you know a precondition for the imf to get on board and for greece to quantitative easing. angela merkel has her hands tied at home as well because the conservative allies do not want more debt relief for greece. angela merkel of force also want the greek crisis to be over with as soon as possible. she is also facing a election's next year and she will have many issues to deal with and she will also have to work with new partners in the u.s., in france, in the u.k., and in italy. anna: thank you very much. let us bring into the conversation philip who joins us for this hour of the program. someone suggested yesterday that it was quite skillful what the ecb did recently because they are mindful of the political challenges that lie ahead in 2017. extending their program out over the time period to cover the events on the calendar on the horizon which was sensible. >> that is a factor which is a logical thing t

who should grace the front cover but german chancellor angela merkel herself? she is seen in naples wagon factory -- volkswagen factory . angela merkel plans to run for a on the back page, compares her wing to idle settler -- adolf hitler. ,his morning in central berlin this a it is this kind of caustic humor they are looking forward to experiencing. despite the fact that germany has a diverse media landscape, thisfeel it is missing -- first issue in the next few issues largely translated from they areh edition -- planning to produce some original german content. the timing of the german launch is quite significant. the coincidence, but interesting nonetheless. >> the significance is very interesting. this is the year in which germany is facing a legal defeat an tried tot erdog .ersecute a german comedian it was within the realms of artistic expression and the .harges were dropped the civil case continues and germans were very riled by this. rights of freedom of press and expression are sacrosanct in germany. the defend their right to exist and many are hav hap

opponents of angela merkel are asking the same question. why did this man not only detained but somehow allowed to commit a major terrorist crime while he was under police supervision and surveillance? up until now, he hadn't really committed any crime. one of the reasons he was being surveyed was because he had been suspected of planning an attack in order to steal weapons in order to then use the weapons to launch another terrorist attack. so the police and the authorities were planning to try to deport him but that also ran into bureaucratic complications. mostly because the tunisians weren't able to verify his nationality in time and he actually got his passport, his tunisian passport just yesterday, a couple of days after suspected of having committed this crime. so there's a lot of bureaucratic things at play in all of this down on angela merkel up for reelection next year. stephanie? >> talk for a moment about berlin. things turn to normal. the christmas market. is it open again? >> yes. this christmas market is actually filled with

the chancellor, angela merkel, has said that she is hopeful of an arrest very soon. police raids have been carried out across germany as they search for the main suspect, anis amri, a tunisian, whose identification papers were found in the lorry which was driven into shoppers. a europe—wide warrant for the suspect‘s arrest has been issued and his brother has called on him to give himself up. our correspondent, richard galpin, has the latest. the prime suspect, 24—year—old anis amir, is being hunted across europe. but he uses many different names and nationalities, making it easierfor him to slip away. this video of amir, which hasjust emerged, shows he was in berlin in september. and early this morning, police commandos, trying to track him down, raided apartments here in the kreuzberg district of the city. apparently thinking they might find him here, but to no avail. they're playing catch—up, they only named him as a suspect yesterday, three days after the attack. more strong evidence has emerged. we have had additional indications today that indeed the s

angela merkel saying we must quote assume this is a terrorist attack faint is confirmed the suspect is a refugee it would be quote especially disgusting. and, carol, as we speak i want to get out of your way because chancellor angela merkel has just now arrived at the scene of the crime. you'll see her looking at things right now with several police officers there with her. she had announced to come here. she's under political pressure right now that this happened especially if it does turn out that the person who was behind this was possibly someone who was seeking asylum here in germany. angela merkel under fire anyway for her refugee policies here in the country and that certainly is something, a debate that's been fueled once again. at this point in time we have to stress authorities are saying they are not sure whether they have the right man in custody right now. they are still questioning and warning the population here to be very, very careful and very vigilante. >>> we just got a new statement from germany. here's what was said about the suspect they have in custody. i want to

chancellor angela merkel commended the public for their response to the attack. i must say that i have been very proud of the calmness and composure shown by people and also of course by the officers that have been at work here. two men have been found guilty of manslaughter, after a tipper truck crashed in bath last year, killing four people including a young girl. up to 80 inmates have reportedly taken control of a wing at a category b training prison, on the isle of sheppey in kent. america's president—elect donald trump, is calling for the us to "greatly strengthen and expand" its nuclear arsenal. also this hour, the syrian government has declared victory in aleppo after the last rebel fighters and civilians leave the eastern part of the city. meanwhile, we speak to a seven—year—old girl who has moved many on social media — with her description of life under siege in aleppo. and it has been such an intensely in british politics it is enough to make you want to escape to a log cabin with no mobile phone a. i am adam fleming and viral review it all in h

plus, angela merkel says she is proud of germany's response to the attack. the chancellor brace investigators and says she hopes the perpetrator will be caught soon. the christmas market where monday's attack took place has now reopened. we will be going there live. the site has also become a memorial to the victims. ♪ >> becky so much for being with us. a 100,000 euro reward in a europe-wide manhunt but so far no trace of germany's most wanted man. authorities are now saying there is a high probability that tunisian anis amri was the perpetrator of the deadly truck attack on a popular christmas market. the 24-year-old was even under police surveillance earlier this year and that is raising questions about security failures and whether officials missed opportunities to prevent monday's attack. reporter: this is where the truck was stolen that was plowed into the christmas market. police search for clues at an industrial site in berlin. across europe authorities are searching for anis amri, the main suspect. this, after investigators found papers with one o

angela merkel's response has been to say, you know what? we would definitely regret if this person was a syrian refugee. that would be terrible. it would be terrible for her political prospects. but it's not to say it's a fatal blow. i think lots of people right now given what's happened in brussels, what's happened in paris, think germany, in fact, has been the one place that really hasn't had a terrible incident until now. >> let's roll -- i think we have some sound from donald trump in palm beach talking about the attack. then i will go to you, dana. >> it's interesting. merkel was saying, you know, she wanted -- everybody has their own -- they want to be right. he said, see, i was right about this. she wanted to be right and say that this wasn't a muslim. right? >> yeah. she was hoping -- >> they both -- he points out, he was right. >> but i do -- i think he is right on the messaging. i think -- when he says -- i think we will see what sort of changes are made in terms of not just the vetting of people coming in but the wholesale influx

plus, angela merkel says she is proud of germany's response to the attack. the chancelloror brace investigators and says she hopes the perpetrator will be caught soon. the christmas market where monday's attack took place has now reopened. we will be going there live. the site has also become a memorial to the victims. ♪ >> becky so much for being with us. a 100,000 euro reward in a europe-wide manhunt but so far no trace of germany's most wanted man. authorities are now saying there is a high probability that tunisian anis amri was the perpetrator of the deadly truck attack on a popular christmas market. the 24-year-old was even under police surveillance earlier this year and that is raising questions about security failures and whether officials missed opportunities to prevent monday's attack. reporter: this is where the truck was stolen that was plowed into the christmas market. police search for clues at an industrial site in berlin. across europe authorities are searching for anis amri, the main suspect. this, after investigators found papers with one

whether angela merkel can hang on or not. julie: and you raise the question on if theresa may could hang onto her job. john: politics now is so fluid, whether in the u.s. or europe. things are so volatile you cannot rule anything out. from theresa may's position, there is an increasing split over brexit. that there really is no plan for brexit. don't forget, she has not one fell an election. and there is growing discontent in her own back benches. one have saying she is going to heart, the other saying she is going to soft. mark: and big potential problem for the euro. takeose eventualities place, we could see a rerun of the 2009, 2012 sovereign debt crisis. john: but on a bigger scale. the worry is what if populist get into power and manage to get a referendum on to the agenda? the very act of holding a in italy, on the euro one of the founding members of the e.u., could be enough to upset the markets. mark: there are so many fascinating things to talk about. yalta 2.0.about this, essentially, is about russia and how trump t

we're looking at images right now of angela merkel at the site. they're trying to figure out what is going on here. the fact that maybe it is the wrong man they have arrested, what do you think forces are doing now? >> well, so what they need to do is sort of go to the objective evidence. look at fingerprints, maybe get some dna. because that's sort of the biological proof, if you will, of who was behind it. i mean, the issue of immigrants, refugees in germany, is highly politically charged. it's going to be a major issue throughout the year. ere's going to be an election. it may bow what topples angela merkel. >> she has been criticized for having loose immigrant policies. >> if you look at all of europe, you would say angela merkel has the most support. she'll be the last to fall, but this is really a challenge to her. you're going to see the police, the german chancellor, carefully saying we don't know exactly who is behind this just yet. and going out of their way to make sure that the evidence that they act on is evidence that is objectively

a lot of commentators are saying there may be implications for angela merkel. she wa nted implications for angela merkel. she wanted to be at the scene quickly. we are not sure if she is going to say anything. but she has visited the scene of that lorry attack that killed 12 people, six of them identified so far as germans. 30 seriously wounded is the latest figure we have. the german prosecutor was saying that they are treating it as an act of terrorism, but there hasn't been any claim of responsibility so far although they do have a man in custody. they are not sure whether that is the man who was responsible. he has denied that he was involved. we gather this was a pakistani man who was arrested and has been detained. but the authorities are saying they are not certain that he is the man they are looking for. so potentially, that attacker could still be on the loose. germany's security officials we re loose. germany's security officials were saying after the attack that the suspect arrested came from pakistan and had previously applied for asylum. the interi

angela merkel says that germany's election will be the hottest in years. we ask if i-17 will be the year of political risk in europe. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ anna: welcome back. the euro against the dollar. one of 7.50. lots more coming up from francine. live on the ground in rome. a new edition of daybreak available on your mobile phone. let's take a look at the top stories making it into today's edition. mexico's first competitive deepwater oil option. exxon oil and chevron all on block. bring $40 billion in investment, helping the country to recover oil production lost amidst the collapse of crude prices. once january the 20th his passed, it could be interesting. the other story. -- a potential challenge to johnson & johnson's move to acquire this with -- swiss biotech firm. the number is based on johnson & , the opportunity top is more than $27 billion. today's final euro gdp data for the quarter. the big picture is the expected between 0.3% want soak up slack in the economy fast enough for the ecb to scale back qe. lots more conversation about what

chancellor angela merkel says it must be assumed to be terrorism. we are live in berlin with the latest, on what it means for germany and chancellor. the bank of england -- make japan capping a momentous year with an outlet -- an updated outlook on the economy. keeps it sealed purchase an asset programs unchanged. -- what will it mean to have one of their own running the treasury department. we have the scorecard, and that's what you need to know. jonathan: as we begin our coverage with the fx market and the bank of japan, the dollar index reclaiming a 14 year high. , dollar-yeneak justices 118, we trade of about .7%. bit of a venture as the negative interest rates yield curve control. at one point, again was strongest since 2013. strongest since 2013. joining us is kazuo momma. there was some speculation that may be they would have to adjust the yield target on the 10 year away from zero because the backup we had in jgb's. what do you make of this decision? mr. momma: it makes to me [indiscernible] favorable, and even with inflation picking up, the

with there be an interest on the part of russia to see a angela merkel destabilize? >> there might be. angela merkel is one of the leading figures in the sanctioning of russia for the ukraine. she had to stand against moscow. i don't think that russian aterest is so much in if specific person got elected. they want to discredit democracy said there is no american, european, or anyone who can admire democracy -- who democracy and will go to moscow and demonstrate for human rights. they w want to delegitimize all they are as t that better civilization that russia is. on the other hand, i don't think thing.blic opinion is a ,efore the hacking in the d&c trump was not leading in the polls. we are talking about 2% or percent that can make a difference, but it is not a large amount of things. melinda: one things that both fake news and hacking clearly do is undermined trust. let's take a look at a recent case of fake news that did target germany. >> about a year r ago, members f germany's russian-german unity protested after reports that police were trying to cover up an a

the political price that angela merkel may pay for all of that may be the big story of 2017. i mean, it is so tragic ina big story of 2017. i mean, it is so tragic in a way that we are immediately moving from this horrific event into talking about a general election, but that is what is going on in germany right now. you pointed to speak or, you point to the headlines right now. i spent a lot of time with angela merkel‘s party over the past two or three mac yea rs. party over the past two or three mac years. there has always been this debate about whether or not she should really candidate to lead the christian democratic union into becoming electoral cycle. that debate is taking place again. becoming electoral cycle. that debate is taking place againm becoming electoral cycle. that debate is taking place again. it is interesting, you remember germany has had its historical problems with terrorism, by dumont off probably their most famous of the past a0 yea rs. their most famous of the past a0 years. —— baider meinhoff. here we are talking about germany's a cce pta nce

with there be an interest on the part of russia to see a angela merkel destabilize? >> there might be. angela merkel is one of the leading figures in the sanctioning of russia for the ukraine. she had to stand against moscow. i don't think that russian aterest is so much in if specific person got elected. they want to discredit democracy said there is no american, european, or anyone who can admire democracy -- who democracy and will go to moscow and demonstrate for human rights. they want to delegitimize all they are as t that better civilization that russia is. on the other hand, i don't think thing.blic opinion is a ,efore the hacking in the d&c trump was not leading in the polls. we are talking about 2% or percent that can make a difference, but it is not a large amount of things. melinda: one things that both fake news and hacking clearly do is undermined trust. let's take a look at a recent case of fake news that did target germany. >> about a year r o, membersrs f germany's russian-german unity protested after reports that police were trying to cover up an ass

angela merkel holds the convention. we asked a senior committee member about the division in the party. this is all next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ matt: welcome back to the european market open. i am matt miller in essen, at the christian democrats national party conference. right now, i want to give you your group -- bloomberg business flash. sebastian? a potential challenge to johnson & johnson. they say the french drugmaker is working with advisers to weigh its options. a representative declined to comment. while actelion couldn't be reached outside business hours. the new york times says it has signed on 11 200,000 additional subscribers in the fourth quarter and hasn't seen love since the election. they have been heavily criticized by donald trump for what he calls biased reporting against him. >> we guided the market to 100,000 net used subscribers. more than twice as many for last year. that already,er nowhere near and -- the end of the quarter. a big surge. australia introduced over-the-counter rules for tradi

angela merkel's popularity has been plummeting. we have members of their own political party openly coming out and criticizing her. just this tuesday we have had a member of the cdu, a regional politicianan, the interior minister of the german state, in the eastern germany, saying, "we must state that we are in a state of war. some people here cannot see that." so a pretty thinly veil the attack at german politicians and their stance on immigration. angelamerkel herself -- merkel has been taken to task by members of the public, members of her own party, over her stance on refugees. recently her party held a convention when she was carried cdu,as the leader of the by a lesser percentage than in the past. she is under pressure to make some changes, and she has been shifting her stance. .ngela merkel has backtracked she says that never again will germany allow the same quantity of refugees into the country as it did in 2015, saying that was a one-off situation for exceptional circumstances. she has also tried to strike a harder tone o

angela merkel is under pressure. just the suggestion that an asylum seeker may have been responsible has reignited a national debate over whether her refugee policy has put the country at risk. it would be particularly hard to bear, she says, if it turned out that the person who did this was someone who sought protection and asylum in germany. it would be particularly offensive to the many germans engaged daily in the task of helping refugees. tonight, a stillness in the heart of berlin. what, after all, is there to say? another terror attack in another european capital and 2a hours later it seems no—one here knows who did this or where they are now. karl kaiser is harvard university professor and an expert on german politics. i spoke to him from cambridge, massachusetts. it will increase tensions, no doubt and also animate the debate on refugee policy. angela merkel had no choice when in 2015 she opened the doors but by now there is a lot of criticism and there is a right—wing movement that has sprung up which w

the headlines at four: angela merkel visits the scene of a lorry attack on a christmas market in berlin which killed 12 people. it's being investigated as terrorism. german police are questioning a suspect but say they can't be sure he was behind the attack. it was so loud, and it sounded like a massive explosion. it sounded like gunshots, and our reaction like eve ryo ne gunshots, and our reaction like everyone around us gunshots, and our reaction like everyone around us was to get up and look and try and help. also this hour: president putin promises to "step up the fight against terrorism" after russia's ambassador to turkey was murdered yesterday. the body of andrey karlov, who was shot dead by an off—duty turkish police officer in ankara, is being repatriated to moscow. here, theresa may tells mps she will set out more details of her approach to brexit in a major speech early in the new year. she says transitional arrangements will not give cause for the uk to delay leaving the eu. straight to robert hall now in berlin. if we were in paris, i would be standing on the champs—ely

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blamedi-immigrant party angela merkel and her immigrant policy for this attack. the far right dutch politician posted this picture today. the german chancellor's hands covered in blood. "angela merkel" she says "was a humanitarian. she did the right thing last year. no one knew this would happen." country has extra security for christmas markets. amri is still at large. this investigation has a face and a focus. for some, a little light, perhaps, in the darkness. laura: jenny joined me from berlin a short time ago. what is happening on the manhunt tonight? reports,ere are unconfirmed, that counterterrorism offices have stormed 2 apartments in berlin and made no arrests. tonight, amri is still at large. he could be in germany, in europe. the authorities have made it very clear that the warrant extends to the whole of the passport-free schengen zone. at the same time, we are getting a war clear picture of his background. there are reports he spent some time in prison in italy. he has a history of violence. he may have been arrested at least once in germany. a lot o

german chancellor on july merkel is a -- angela merkel is a dressing her party's convention as she aims for a fourth term. ,e are live in germany including a call for banning the full faced veil. mark: have a look at where european equities are trading. we have 30 minutes away from the end of the trading session. equities arising for a second consecutive day. .he ftse up all these currencies in the second column are falling against the dollar. all these bond deals are rising. let's get on to some of the individual corporate stories today. company, french drugmaker, shares down by two thirds of 1%. it is apparently considering a ounter bid, challenging a move by johnson & johnson to buy the fund. actelios to acquire mnn are increasing pressure. sanofi if they are interested in acquiring, j&j raised their bid. actelion is europe's biggest billion.ompany at $27 the dutch lender agreeing to sell its private lending assets to asia and the middle east to liechtenstein-based lgt. they want to focus on their european operations. the unit manages about $20 billion in singapore, hong kong, and du

. >> angela merkel was just speaking and she said we must assume this is a terrorist attack. she will go to the site of the carnage here. in the ankara attack, the gunman is dead. here, someone is in custody. it will be really compelling for the german populous who this person was and how recently this person came and if this person was a refugee. that's what already people are talking about. we don't know who the person is though. >> right. keep in mind that social and ethnic tensions in germany are tense and running high ever since angela merkel allowed in over 1 million syrian refugees. there is a concern that it created polarization in the country. groups like isis have tried to exploit the tensions. there will be an election next year in germany which will be a referendum if germany continues to support angela merkel. there has been a spate of plots in germany this year where you had refugees carrying attacks which is unfortunately been exploited by extremists on the far right and also by isis as well. >> dr. gohal, you are in london and we are in new york. both places,

angela merkel is ordering a comprehensive investigation. what can we expect? linda: over 100 officials are working on reconstructcting this case exactly to find out where were their gaps? how is it that omri was under -- amri was under surveillance, but then it ended? he was ordered to stay in west riding was malia -- rhine westphalia? people that did not carry out mandates effectively enough. are the rules and laws in place in up to prevent people who are known to be a danger from carrying out a crime or to ensure that they are deported where they need to be? the interior minister invited us he has proposed a draft law that would allow such people as amri to be detained for longer and more quickly, but that is stalled now because the junior coalition partner has not agreed to let it go forward. all of that will be subject for discussion. brian: thank you very much. let's recap the story for you now. investigators in germany are focusing on your questions about the berlin attack. the main suspect anis amri embarked on an odyssey through europe after committing

more pressure too on angela merkel. earlier, the far—right dutch politician geert wilders posted a picture of the chancellor, her hands covered in blood. do you blame angela merkel for what happened 7 "angela merkel," she says, "is a humanitarian woman." "she did the right thing a year ago, no—one could know this would happen." flowers for the dead, prayers for the injured. germany's foreign minister joined today by his italian counterpart. among those missing and feared dead is fabrizia di lorenzo, who comes from l'aquila. translation: we have to realise that we are vulnerable right in the middle of our country, of our capital. we have to realise that we aren't spared the kind of attacks that happen elsewhere. tonight, they don't know where their main suspect is. in fact, they're offering a reward of 100,000 euros. but this investigation does now have a face and a focus. that is, for some here perhaps, a little light in the darkness. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. our correspondent robert hall in berlin has been spe

prime minister tsipras will be meeting with angela merkel. is the relationship doomed or is a resolution possible? key to the money the greeks need. guy: let us talk a little bit about what is going on in the markets. we are showing you the lufthansa news in just a moment. this is where we are right now. european market is not doing very much. equities aturopean the end of this week. story is partow and parcel of what we are seeing. let us see what is going on. anna: that was the case when we looked at the gilt market yesterday. some big moves. --ls had a best yields have yields had a bit of a selloff at the beginning. gilt is at the forefront of that. we open at 1.472. the u.k. 10 year dealt -- debt. a fairly flat picture. not going anywhere very fast in a mixed a bag with energy moving up, up by 0.4%. consumer discretionary down by 0.2%. a lot of movement in the united states around the fed decision yesterday. the equity markets resumed the advance they had underway at the earlier part of the week. it, some action in asia. couple of really

all across the continent, right wing groups are seizing the people, beige angela merkel for allowing this crime to occur. if you remember back if 2015, angela merkel opened germany's borders to what turned out to be a million refugees from all over the world. as we saw last time we attended a protest and a counterprotest solange angela merkel, next 84 she will be fighting for her political life. >> thank you, matt. >>> the death toll from tuesday's explosion in mexico has risen to at least 33 people a. video shows an arsenal of fireworks exploding at the mark where a massive plume of smoke rises there in the sky. fireworks decimated the size of four football fields. dozens of people wounded be i the blast are still in the hospital and some children with severe burns were sent to galveston, texas for treatment. this wasn't the first explosion at the market. there were two major ones there in 2005 and 2006. meanwhile, here at home in columbus, ohio, a ball of flaums flattened a domino's pizza show. . >>> groups are condemning north carolina law makers after they fail to pass the h 2 ba

angela merkel. and we have continuing coverage of the attack the christmas market in berlin here on bbc news. you can also stay up to date with the latest developments online on the bbc news website. we arejust we are just hearing that the queen is going to be stepping down as patron from a number of national organisations at the end of her 90th birthday year. buckingham palace have just put out that statement, saying that the patron ages will be passed on to other members of the royal family. no further detail on which patronages they will be all who they will be in particular taking them on, but we will get more detailfrom our royal taking them on, but we will get more detail from our royal correspondent. more on that news that the queen will be stepping down as patron from a number of national organisations at the end of her 90th birthday year. russia has sent a team to turkey to investigate the assassination of its ambassador there. andrei karlov was shot several times in the back and head, shou

angela merkel attended a memorial here. new york stepped up their security at markets and israel also. now, germany remains on alert as they search for a suspect. fred pleitgen as the most. >> a man hunt underway across germany. isis now claiming to have inspired the attack. the suspect or suspects still at large and armed and considered dangerous as investigators release the man arrested after the attack. captured on cell phone video, the immediate aftermath of the attack that left 12 dead and more than 45 injured. a truck with polish registration and loaded with 25 tons of steel plowing into the outdoor market dragging some pedestrians 50 to 80 meters stopping only after knocking over a christmas tree. >> the truck jumped the curb and barrelled through the crowd. >> inside the truck the body of the truck's polish driver. berlin police say he was not at the wheel during the attack and appeared to have been shot to death. the truck company's owner said his driver appeared to have fought with the attackers. within an hour of

. >> so coming up a colossal turnaround in germany as angela merkel calls for a ban of the burqa. we will discuss, plus the story behind why some folks are trying to ban one of the most popular christmas carols of all time. ♪ baby it's cold outside >>> developing tonight in a remarkable 180 german chancellor angela merkel is calling for a ban of burqas. in moments we will be joined by act for america founder. first to trace gallagher who is on assignment in hawaii for the details on this turnaround. trace, good evening. >> reporter: it really is, martha, a difference of a few months. last summer angela amerimerkel saying there should be no full ban on islamic clothing saying that, in fact, germany needs to strike a balance and that muslim women need to use common sense about when to wear a burqa. today she said a full veil is not appropriate and that it should be outlawed wherever possible. watch. >> translator: with interhugh map communication which plays a crucial role here, we show our faith. that is why the veiling is not appropriate and should be forbidden wherever legally