in germany plans for the era after angela merkel have fallen apart. the woman to take over angela merkel says she is no longer in the running. but she insists her decision will not endanger stability. also coming up, the syrian a sidede regime -- assad regime stepping up its offensive in idlib province. and the death toll from the china coronavirus approaches 1000. we'll report tonight from paris. residents there in chinatown say the virus has led to an outbreak of r racial discrimination. and -- >> parasite. >> history is made at the oscars as a non-english-language film wins best picture for the first time. we'll bring you the latest. the history making events from hollywood. brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs, welcome. it is not the future the german chancellor had planned. tonight the woman tipped to succeed angela merkel says she has changed her mind and will not seek to become the german chancellor. annegret kramp karrenbauer is stepping aside following events last week that broke a political taboo. her conservative party for the first

much in the angela merkel mode. leadingsense, the candidate is probably the head of the state chapter and the minister president. he is very much a centrist. runner.obably the front again, it could be people we do not know coming out of the woodwork. other leading contenders, jans spahn is from the conservative side, the you have an old nemesis of angela merkel -- and then you have an old nemesis of angela merkel. with angela merkel inserting herself in the process, it probably makes the right-wing candidates, it makes it more difficult for them. i would keep your eyes on anyone in the centrist mode. it will be an open race. this will be her second bite at the apple. we have to see how she manages it. guy: that will be fascinating to watch. thank you very much. our german editor joining us from berlin. alix: scotland is planning a new vote on independence later on this year. nicola sturgeon warns about boris johnson moving toward a hard brexit. he spoke with maria tadeo in brussels. now think boris johnson is headed

news live from berlin chancellor angela merkel's party is in turmoil over scathing criticism involving the far right national wide outrage in germany puts conservative and liberal parties under huge pressure after regional leaders broke a decades long interview against working with far right parties also coming up the french president emanuel not court urges european nations to push for international arms control he warns they cannot just look on as a potential nuclear arms race on focus. also on the show it will take you to brazil are endangered while dolphins are helping disabled children in a very unique and playful almost therapy. i'm gerri thanks for joining me and the outcry over the role of the far right in the german regional election has plunged chancellor angela merkel's conservative party the sea the year into crisis earlier this week some regional c.d.u. lawmakers sided with a populist alternative for germany to install a liberal premia in the east instead of through the move shattered a post-war consensus among mainstream parties to shun extremist politics. it's been a tou

i mean could come cotton by way of widely seen as chancellor angela merkel's protege has been caught in a political fiasco have a sense of parties regional leaders in the state if they're in jail teamed up with far right politicians to elect a new state premier on friday. again and went on the record saying ho party would not work with the far right that it's a dude that's run for the c.d.u. in germany and also the c.d.u. in the range it's still the case that there will be no cooperation with the f.t. either directly or in directly from for years and initially come carbondale had said fresh state elections was the only way to solve the crisis and through injury but on friday the party's regional leader mike moore thing appeared determined to again buck the party line. not one in 3 in june wants new elections i don't think anyone would understand the politicians inability to prevent them before my. now in an apparent back down come carbon bow says she will give legislators some time to try and find an alternative solution to the crisis it's a major setback for the c.d.u. chair still s

two -- they want men to succeed a angela merkel will not run for election next year. this after the cdu was criticized. voters in ireland deliver a political earthquake as a sinn fein comes out. mary lou mcdonald says she is ready for talks on forming a coalition. the coronavirus continues to take a toll on china. chinaple reported dead on , the largest death toll in a singlele day. this as the number of cases surges passed 40,000. 40,000. ♪ the woman handpicked by angela merkel will not be running for chancellor in next year's federal election. annegret kramp-karrenbauer will remain the defense minister. she has been struggling to assert control after -- in cdu after a r regional branchch defd her orders and back to a local leader. i spoke to nick spicer in berlin on what prompted this decision. was a matter of insubordinatation which underlrd annegret kramp-karrerenbauer's lack of control l over the part. what happened inin thuringia, in eastern germany is the christian democratic union party officials, angela merkel's party, voted alongside members of the party o

have suddenly fallen apart the woman tipped to take over from chancellor angela merkel says she's no longer in the running the shocking announcement but an agreement from combat insists her decision will not affect the stability of the present government also coming up. syria's assad regime steps up its offensive in a live province the last stronghold of anti-government rebels fact by turkey. and chinese president xi jinping calls for more decisive measures to combat the coronavirus this as the death toll in china from the outbreak passes 1000. i'm told me a lot of people welcome to the program. until it was recently considered a done deal but now germany's chancellor the succession plan she had has fallen apart the woman widely seen as next in line to chancellor angela merkel says she has changed her mind and will not run for the top job in next year's elections and . known as a k k is stepping aside following events last week that broke a political to boot in germany a conservative c.d.u. party for the 1st time teamed up with the far right alternative for germany party to win a reg

news live from berlin an uncertain future here in germany as plans for the era after angela merkel have suddenly fallen apart the woman tipped to take over from chancellor angela merkel saying she's no longer in the running a shocking announcement but an aggressive crime qanbar insists her decision will not affect the stability of the present government also coming up. syria's assad regime steps up its offensive and it looked province the last stronghold of anti-government rebels backed by turks. and chinese president xi jinping calls for more decisive measures to combat the coronavirus risk of the death toll in china from the outbreak passes $1000.00. i'm told me a lot of ball welcome to the program. until recently considered a done deal the german chancellor's succession plan has fallen apart the woman widely seen as next in line to chancellor angela merkel says she's changed her mind and will not run for the top job in next year's elections and a great crime karen bond known as a k k is stepping aside following events last week that broke a political to boot in germany a conservative

merkel have suddenly fallen apart the woman took to take over from the chancellor angela merkel says she is no longer in the running of a shocking announcement but an anagram from current boss insists her decision will not affect the stability of the present government also coming up. syria's assad regime steps up its offensive in italy province the last stronghold of atty government rebels backed by turkey. and chinese president xi jinping calls for more decisive measures to combat the coronavirus this as the death toll in china from the outbreak losses of 1000. i'm told me a lot before welcome to the program until recently it was considered a done deal but now the german chancellor succession plan has fallen apart the woman widely seen as next in line to chancellor angela merkel says she has changed her mind and will not run for the top job in next year's elections and a great crime karen bought known as a k k is stepping aside following events last week there broke a political to boom in germany a conservative c.d.u. party for the 1st time teamed up with the far right alternative

newsline from the better team the chancellor angela merkel's party is in turmoil over a scathing criticism involving the far right nationwide outrage in germany puts conservative and liberal parties on the huge pressure after regional leaders broke a decades long to boo against working with far right parties also coming out china's response to the coronavirus under fire as people grieve for the doctor punished for raising the alarm he later died from the disease plus. counting the cash in nigeria's multi-billion dollar entertainment industry thousands of young people dream of stardom bought only a lucky few will ever get that alludes to that big break. thanks for joining me and outcry over the role of the far right in a german regional election has plunged chancellor angela merkel's conservative party the c.d.u. into crisis earlier this week some regional c.d.u. lawmakers sided with a populist alternative for germany to install a liberal premie are in the eastern state of. the move shotted a post-war consensus among mainstream parties to shun extremist politics. it's been a tough few days

new developments unfolding as angela merkel visits on gola to forge economic ties. outrage is brewing over the death of the doctor who first sounded the alarm over the coronavirus and was then threatened bipolar lease. chinese this -- chinese authorities laununch an investigation. plus, protesters in delhi being targeted by the indian hindu national government. our correspondent explains why activists have taken center stage and achy city election. ♪ helena: i i'm helena humphrey. glad you could join me. scandal and a far-right election has plunged chancellor angela merkel's party into crisis. some regional conservatives sided with the populist in germany to install a liberal premier in the eastern state of thuringia. it broke a rule among mainstream parties to shun extreme next -- to shun extremist politics. correspondent: it is where a member of angela merkel's party comes under this much scrutiny, but this politician was surrounded by news teams after promoting far-right populists on the national agenda. the party chief had a clear answer. >> for the party in t

he is also a member of angela merkel's conservative party. he sits on many committees including the can city on overs -- committee on oversight as well as the committee that oversees domestic security. we heard this evening from several people including a a documentary maker the problem he said is out of control. is it? >> we hahave seen a veryry terre act of crime. the whole country is shocked. i don't think it is out of control. we are having our police agencies, but it is very hard to find out, to identify this person but neverththeless, we he too much right-wing persons who are willing to use violence. >> we have spoken before about this problem. there just is not enough manpower right nowow to do surveillance and check on the possible problems in the country. when are you going to change that? >> don't have to change the manpower. we are trying to get more and more policeman on the ground but we also have to change the law. five or 10 years ago, we talked about data protection butut we d not talk about the possibilities , we have to sear

politics yes she was angela merkel's favorite that's how she started out it also separated the office of chancellor from the party leadership that was always going to be difficult but from their own words it's pretty much only been downhill for a great come on bar and what we've been hearing the german chancellor angela merkel was furious that. our was able to get that situation under control so she could also be seen as a disappointment not just to broad party in the party who clearly want a more conservative stance but also americal who remains the overarching leader although technically on her way out do you with her term view to come to an end in the 2nd half of next year that's some of thing the announcement by undergrad come qanbar as a crisis for the governing c.d.u. party but is it also a crisis for the government. it isn't yet it is something that the coalition. that the social democrat sees with a certain sense of satisfaction that the c.d.u. to americans party too has a leadership struggle and has real issues now that it needs to get through i don't really see the central g

live from berlin tonight and uncertain future here in germany plans for the error after chancellor angela merkel have suddenly falls apart the woman tipped to take over says she is no longer in the running a shocking announcement. coming by our insists her decision will not endanger the present government stability also coming up syria's assad regime stepping up its offensive in its live province the last stronghold of anti-government rebels rebels are backed by turkey and the death toll from the chinese coronavirus approaches a 1000 reports tonight from. residents in china saying that the virus has led to an album of racial discrimination. it's good to have you with us it is not the future that the german chancellor had planned tonight the woman widely tipped to succeed chancellor angela merkel says she has changed her mind she will not seek to become the german chancellor in next year's elections on a great crumb cohen bowers who's known as a k k is a stepping aside following events last week that broke a political taboo here in germany her conservative c.d.u. party for the 1st time wor

the era after anglo-american have suddenly fallen apart the woman tipped to take over from chancellor angela merkel says she's no longer in the running the shocking announcement that and a great grandparent bought insists her decision will not affect the stability of the present government also coming up. syria's assad regime steps up its offensive in it look province the last stronghold of anti-government rebels backed by turkey . i'm told me all of the ball welcome to the program. until recently considered a done deal the german chancellor succession plan has fallen apart the woman widely seen as next in line to chancellor angela merkel says she has changed her mind and will not run for the top job in next year's election and a great crime can be known as a k.k.k. is stepping aside following events last week that broke a political taboo in germany a conservative d.c.d. you party for the 1st time teamed up with the far right alternative for germany party to win a regional election a taboo too far that put a case credibility as party leader into question. on the compound gave little notice b

i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel's conservatives are set to hold crisis talks with a coalition partner the social democrats to address nationwide outrage over the role of the far right in a german regional election earlier this week some regional say the lawmakers sided with the populist alternative to germany party to block the re-election of the left party incumbent installing a liberal premier in the eastern state of for india the shock political maneuver shattered a post-war consensus among mainstream german parties to extremist politics. it's been a tough few days for the leader of germany's conservative christian democrats or cd you. get karrenbauer widely seen as chancellor angela merkel's protege has been caught in a political fiasco ever since our party's regional leaders in the state of touring gear teamed up with far right politicians to elect a new state premier on friday karrenbauer wentz once again on the record saying her party would not work with the far right put it in order for the c.d.u. in germany and also the c.d.u. enteri

you visited germany in 2018 and now the german chancellor chancellor angela merkel will be coming here what are you expecting of visits noirish. we have great expectations for this visit. given that the relations between angola and germany have always been good. and now on february the 7th we hope to sign you cooperation agreements with germany. for use you have been trying to or to persuade the german government to sell warships and because of the german opposition that did not happen we understand that last time when you were in berlin you were very optimistic that you could reach a conclusion what is the status at the moment but most want to mom's interest we're still interested provided that we get financing guarantees from germany as maritime safety is important to us about the body of countries here in the gulf of guinea as . you know recently this region has been threatened by maritime piracy yes. people tell me about it you. know your economy is struggling because of the law of price you're trying to die 1st day versified of the economy but you also try to privatise state busin

i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel's conservatives are holding crisis talks with their coalition partner the social democrats to address nationwide outrage over the role of the far right in a german regional election earlier this week some regional c.d.u. lawmakers sided with a populist alternative for germany party to block the re-election of the left party incumbent instead installing a liberal premie a in the eastern state of. the shock political maneuver shattered a post-war consensus among mainstream german parties to shun extremist politics. it's been a tough few days for the leader of germany's conservative christian democrats or c.d.u. . could it. widely seen as chancellor angela merkel's protege has been caught in a political fiasco ever since her party's regional leaders in the state of touring gear teamed up with far right politicians to elect a new state premier on friday karrenbauer wentz once again on the record saying her party would not work with the far right put it in order for the c.d.u. in germany and also the c.d.u. interest

news live from berlin chancellor angela merkel's party is in turmoil over a scandal involving the far right is nationwide outrage in germany puts conservative and liberal parties under huge pressure after regional leaders brokered decades long to boot against working with far right parties. may well as chancellor merkel keeps an eye on developments unfolding at home she visits angola to forge economic ties. plus leaving war behind to live a dream athletes from south sudan are training in japan and hoping to make an impact as they reach for glory at this year's tokyo olympics. thanks for joining me a scandal over the role of the far right a german regional election has plunged chancellor angela merkel's conservative party the c.d.u. into crisis earlier this week some regional c.d.u. bowl makers sided with the populist alternative for germany party to install a liberal premie a in the eastern state of the riga the move shattered a post-war consensus among mainstream parties to shun extremist politics. it's rare that a regional head of chancellor merkel's conservative party comes under t

now frigid matts and angela merkel have rarely seen eye to eye and he became party leader might medical research a current plan to remain chancellor until next year and put that question to de w.'s chief political correspondent melinda crane that could well happen it's not only her plan of course she is at the head of a government whose official term goes until 2021 and she has said she would stay out that term but the fact is that these 2 free dish mats and america they have a long history their rivalry goes way back in in fact she proved such a nemesis for him that he wound up leaving politics altogether for many years he is distinctly to the right of chancellor merkel if you remember he was the author of that term lead in culture to describe the idea that germany needed to return to. stronger sense of its national identity all of that could make them very easy bedfellows so to speak so many people do speculate that if he were to become the head of the party that she might step down earlier which in fact with them prompt new elections because the her social democratic the junior partn

that is a bit ofa replace angela merkel. that is a bit of a shake—up. she had been seen very much as the chosen successor to angela merkel when she stands down, not clear at the moment why she has taken a decision, there have been reports of uncertainties and some criticism of the way in which she's been leading the cdu, the centre—right party of angela merkel. there will be an election for a new leader of the cdu. but the apparent frontrunner, standing down. very interesting, we will keep a close eye on that story and see who will eventually replace angela merkel. big shoes to fill. very much so. do stay with us. still to come how to make content for brands that connects with consumers. we'll find how one entrepeneur went from a humble youtube channel to running his own video production company. you're with worklife from bbc news. people living in the capital have a new option to get to work this morning — ride hailing company ola has launched in london as a direct rival to other companies such as uber. founded in india ten years ago, the company i

germany social democrats celebrate victory in hamburg state elections chancellor angela merkel's conservative suffered their worst result in almost 7 decades. and in german football byron live accusing the edge closer to a champions league spot with new captain chi however it's pulling the strings they beat struggling to claim their 5th consecutive victories. on the spice are welcome to the program as the corona virus spreads far beyond china several countries are taking tough new steps to contain it in italy the deaths of 3 people from the disease have prompted authorities to put several towns on lockdown and to cancel the final days of the carnival in venice other countries are now on high alert including iran south korea is the country with the 2nd most infections after china and has seen a sharp jump in the number of cases over the last few days. scenes like these from china city's in lockdown are now becoming familiar across the globe following new deaths caused by the novel coronavirus. asia remains the continent hardest hit by the outbreak on sunday south korea raised its disease alert

well here in germany chancellor angela merkel's conservatives are set to hold crisis talks with their coalition partner the social democrats to address nationwide outrage over the role of the far right in a german regional election earlier this week some regional city lawmakers sided with the populist alternative for germany to block the reelection of the left party incumbent installing a liberal premier in the eastern state of turin while the shock political maneuver shattered a post-war consensus among mainstream german parties to shun extremist politics. it's been a tough few days for the leader of germany's conservative christian democrats so c.d.u. i'm a could come cotton ball widely seen as chancellor angela merkel's protege has been caught in a political fiasco have a sense of parties regional leaders in the state of 3 teamed up with far right politicians to elect a new state premier on friday. again and went on the record saying ho party would not work with the far right. for the c.d.u. in germany and also the c.d.u. in 3 it's still the case that there will be no cooperation w

the woman angela merkel selected said she is no longer in the running. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ brent: i am brent goff. welcome. the most positive outlook since the coronavirus outbreak began. china suggesting that outbreak has reached its peak. officials have reported 97 more deaths in 2000 infections, but say these of the lowest figure since january and predicted the epidemic could be over by april. the who says in apparent slowdown should be viewed with extreme caution, adding that outbreak could still go in any direction. for more now i'm joined by a senior fellow for global health at the council on foreign relations. it is good to have you on the program. what do you make of the way china has handled this epidemic so far. are they taking the rightht stes to controlol it? >> the government has launched a very jerky in in set of f measus in tackling the outbreak come including wuhuhan and surroundig cities, basically 100 million people q

germany social democrats celebrate victory in the state election chancellor angela merkel's conservatives suffered their worst result in almost 7 decades. and in german football fire leverkusen to edge closer to a champions league spot with new captain pulling the strings they beat struggling to claim their 5th consecutive. a mic spicer thanks for joining us as the corona virus spreads far beyond china several countries are taking tough new steps to contain it in italy the deaths of 3 people from the disease have prompted authorities to put several towns on lockdown and to cancel the final days of the carnival in venice other countries are now on high alert including iran south korea is the country with the 2nd most infections after china has seen a sharp jump in cases over the last few days. scenes like these from china's cities in lockdown are now becoming familiar across the. global following new deaths caused by the novel coronavirus. razor remains the continent hardest hit by the outbreak on sunday south korea raised its disease alert level to the highest possible there are hundreds

i mean german chancellor angela merkel speaking about the attacks in high now at the senate and in the can you hear me mention this is a very sad day for germany and. for everybody. the loved ones the families of those who lost their lives it is impossible for us to understand what happened to these families have pain and we can only offer all condolences to all those. in the families and loved ones i hope so but i think those condolences will give you a little bit of hope and strength own soul hold those images will be able to go beyond the physical injuries as well as their mental scarring there was a terrible incident i have been informed of what happened there nono no last night spoke to our interior minister i'll say of whole followed justice minister. the interior minister and the. during the. european council. i have been and will be informed on the state of the missing people those injured also spoke to the president may about this terrible incident it is too early to say what the backgrounds of this incident will who are there was to shed light on what happened and we understa

news live from berlin chancellor angela merkel's party is in turmoil or those of us getting criticism involving the far right now action wide outrage in germany puts conservatives and liberal parties under huge pressure after regional leaders broke a decades long to boot against working with foreign policies also coming up. china's response to the coronavirus under fire plus people green for the doctor punished for raising the alarm do you like to die from the disease. process french president emanuel mccrone urges european nations to push for international arms control he warns they cannot just look on as a potential nuclear arms writes off. also in the show we'll take you to brazil where endangered wild dolphins are helping disabled children in a very unique and playful form of therapy. thanks for joining me an outcry over the role of the far right in the german regionally election has plunged chancellor merkel's conservative party the c.d.u. into crisis earlier this week some regional cd your lawmakers sided with a populist alternative for germany to install a liberal print media i

an amount of great concern which angela merkel has referred to herself, she refers to it as a poison in her country, the racial hatred that they, like many other countries, would argue to a certain extent, the uk as well, are experiencing. you look back and we have had three attacks in the last couple of years, there is an attack ona couple of years, there is an attack on a synagogue where people were killed in germany and an attack on a politician who was murdered. there was a terrible atrocity in munich where people were killed in the massacre there. it is linked to the rise in immigration and you remember angela merkel open the gates to anyone who can come in and a million people came and. some people in this particular part of germany i am told, the eastern part of germany blamed that decision to allow those people for lack ofjobs and job opportunities there. there has been a rising tension particularly in that area but not exclusively in that area but not exclusively in that area but not exclusively in that area for some time. not a great surprise but a horrible crime. that area

merkel's christian democrats a c.d.u. he was widely expected to enter the race for the position of party chief in 2018 minutes gnarly lost a race for the leadership to end a great crime tyrant a monday and she stunned the country by announcing she is stepping down. for britain as an angler medical have rarely seen eye to eye if he became party leader but merkel rethink her current plan to remain chancellor until next year we put that question to w.'s chief political correspondent melinda crane that could well happen it's not only her plan of course she is at the head of a government whose official term goes until 2021 and she has said she would stay out that term but the fact is that these 2 free edition maps and america they have a long history their rivalry goes way back in in fact she proved such a nemesis for him that he wound up leaving politics altogether for many years he is distinctly to the right of chancellor merkel if you remember he was the author of that term leading culture to describe the idea that germany

to germany where array angela merkel's successor is stepping angela merkel's successor is stepping down. what has caused such turmoil in the political establishment? >> alix, real political bombshell in germany. merkel's successor announcing she will step down as leader of the party and will not run to succeed angela merkel as chancellor. by some over a decision people in her own party, local an eastern germantown to try and elect a prime minister in that state. this is something that chancellor merkel and others at the national level say they very much oppose. we are at a standstill in germany essentially over this. these local leaders saying they continue to believe this may be the best way forward, and so, a.k.a. joining -- a.k.a. throwing in the parties -- a.k.a. throwing in the towel. we will hear from chancellor merkel later this afternoon. and we are watching with the social democrats have to say. they are the junior coalition partner in the national government with merkel. they have been vocal about the fact they do not support this decision to align with the far-right. they wil

who was viewed as a hand-picked successor of chancellor angela merkel to take over from her as party leader. it was all smiles to begin with in december 28th and a great crowd karen bauer was elected as merkel successor a cd party leader the former stalin state premier was merkel's hand-picked heir and firmly set her sights on one day filling her shoes as chancellor. her appointment as german defense minister soon after was a chance to prove her worth in a high office but within her 1st year a cd you party leader cracks began to show after a number of gaffes a joke a carnival mocking gender neutral bathrooms sparked oprah from germany's l g b t q i community did it to let in front of the biggest loser toilets are these of a man who can't get decide whether they want to stand or sit while paying. but while just weeks later a k.k.k. modifier again after she questioned how opinion is manufactured online following calls from german floggers to boycott her party in european elections. proposals to create an international security zone in syria were also badly received after social democra

the woman groomed by german chancellor angela merkel to replace will not replace uncle america an announcement that is sending shock waves across germany and europe and the question why the open again who will lead germany when merkel steps down next year can germany can europe wait that long does the news today bring the era of america to a screeching halt i'm burned off in berlin this.

here is the reaction from angela merkel tay. >> i regard her decision with it. utmostespect but i regret i think it wasn't easy for her to do this and i think it must -- andhank her for staying ss ofrough the pro choosing successor. >> akk announces she will hand over the chairmanship by the summer. she says the debacle last wee was a tremor and now comes the aftershock. he's talking about the rht of cetner party in. germa this man from the liberal ftt party became state prinl minister butwith able to do so from the far right aft party. here's the ftp in hye -- in yellow, ey got 5%. they worked with the far-right. the ramifications have been playg out. where annegret kramp-karrenbauer comes in, it broke a long-standing policy of her party with n voting in sync th the far right. here is annegret kramp-karrenbauer again. ke the afd stance against everything that up the cdu. any move weakens the cdu. i stand for a cduhat rejects any kind of cooperation with the afd. the nationals party' executive has underlined this today. >>e m of her colleagues did noalign with t

is chancellor angela merkel's party of course till today other parties have refused any cooperation with the. e.u. they have to. bet that. they're outside the from democrats headquarters in berlin about a 1000 demonstrators gathered to send a message to the new state premier a few 100 kilometers away his election breaks a taboo inside the party leader was congratulatory but at a distance. the support from the far right comes as a surprise because the party is not aligned with our party it was purely a tactical move but the a.f.d. and 3 says the vote was planned that way. this is how to the conservative majority prevailed and that's great because it's we wanted to put the left party leadership to posture and we succeeded because it's going to be the conservative christian democrats took their time to react some welcomed the result of the event speaking in strasburg the head of chancellor merkel's party had this message. disheartened. where party members voted in syringe i was especially against a recommendation of. i want to make that clear once more we have not a proof that i consider it

german chancellor angela merkel is in south africa on an official visit and talks with president poses she is expected to discuss reforms and efforts to tackle corruption michael is accompanied by a delegation of business leaders south africa is germany's largest economic partner in africa. well here in germany a regional election has set off what's being labeled a political earthquake for the 1st time 2 mainstream parties have joined forces with the far right alternative for germany or a.f.d. to elect a state premier thomas chemically a politician from the pro-business free democrats was elected premier of the small state of touring with help from the f.t. and the conservative c.d.u. the c.d.u. is chancellor angela merkel's party until now other parties have refused any cooperation with the migrant and they have to. get outside to from democrats headquarters in berlin about a 1000 demonstrators gathered to send a message to the new state premier a few 100 kilometers away is an election breaks a taboo inside the party leader was congratulatory but at a distance. the support from the fa

germany's chancellor angela merkel is heading to angola for trade talks after a visit to south africa she'll be meeting on go less presidential our lord and so who came to power 2 and a half years ago on a pledge to create jobs and tackle corruption but lowden so comes from the same political party as the previous president who's corrupt rule devastated the economy so many angolans are skeptical about lance's promises did his idea and priest went to the capital of london to find out what people think of their president so far. no wonder the capital of angola on display in the city center is evidence of the massive oil wealth that has poured into the southern african country in the recent decades. but just a few kilometers away is another angola one of poverty and mass unemployment. we ask locals has the new president changed anything for them. went on then there is a change but it's all happening much too slowly. nothing has changed yet because this on them and we don't even have drinking water you know. get out anything the government should at least deal with waste removal when it r

and in the meantime german chancellor angela merkel has described today as a sad day to germany she also condemned what she calls the poison of hatred in the country let's have a listen and then we'll get your reaction. today is a very sad day for our country. together with people across the whole of germany i share the deep pain felt today by the people of hanna all over the brutal deaths of so many of our fellow citizens. i knew from. my thoughts are now especially with the families and friends of those who have been murdered none of us can comprehend the pain that the perpetrator has inflicted on them i mourn with them and wish to convey to them my deepest condolences. i hope that they can draw some strength from the sympathies of countless people across germany and beyond. my thoughts are also with those who were wounded and i hope they will overcome not just the physical consequences of the attack but also the psychological strain of this terrible experience. i have received continuous briefing since early this morning on the investigation in hanau and i've held talks with interior

merkel as it has to do with a k.k. i'm sure you will agree with that she groomed. to be her successor and that all these plans have now fallen apart would you say that today marks the official end of the era of america in german politics. bangalow muckle has announced that she will see the holt chancellor of the federal public of germany so her era will end on the last day as chancellor of great country yes indeed anglo muckle had chosen how preferred and a great come. have 14 months ago that was an impressive election at the seed you conference and how book but since then and a great comfort. i noticed that she office it didn't have the full support of her party about she wasn't able to bring through an important message to receive you group in the parliament of. and so consequently so consequently she took this decision today by the way a surprise not only for me but i guess for anyone in the leadership of the german city you the position of a kink a is that her position is a direct result of the german chancellor gr

the national leadership, headed by if you like the mini angela merkel, was defied, ignored. essentially she has not got a grip on her party and established her authority and she conceded she will not just established her authority and she conceded she will notjust be quitting but also she will not throw her hat in to succeed the chancellor. ironically she has outlasted her successor. and she has not even left office yet. exactly. the ball is up in the air and everybody can fight over it. she might be beginning to think i will never be allowed to go. concern for everybody else, especially the eu. we have got so used to her being the one in charge and having a fairly clear idea where she stands and what she wants. she is seen as levelheaded and a big fan of europe but equally german centric. it will be interesting to see her replacement is. david cameron became appreciative. theresa may as well help quite good rapport with her. does boris have that? does he see the value of having angela merkel as an ally or as somebody who is more willing to be supportive to the uk as opposed

in germany angela merkel center right c.d.u. party will choose a new leader at a special congress in april a regional election over the weekend and hamburg saw the cv use worst results in almost 70 years the party is preparing for chancellor angela merkel's departure her initial heir apparent krakow and our resigned as party leader this month over a scandal involving apparent cooperation with the far right in a regional election. let's bring in our chief political editor may have a clue who is at the c.d.u. headquarters here in berlin so this plan from the c.d.u. is it enough to lead the party out of crisis mode. well that's certainly the hope and come cumbers to down but she said she would basically stay in office until a new party leaders found who should then truly become angela merkel success also in the sense of potentially becoming the chancellor for a candidate in the elections which are due to be held in germany in 2021 right behind me this is the city you have courses and there that plan has just been speeded up a bit w

angela merkel's succession line collapse. a lot of focus will be on lsrmany and ireland with pol putting a possible role in the government. ♪ ♪ >> china goes back to work. the country is expected to read production after companies are cautious as the virus lows. angela merkel's successor chaoss as there is more into a once political system. investors keeps buying bonds. welcome to "bloomberg daybreak." i'm alix steel. what to buy? that is the question. gold and the in treasury market. u.s. equities are weaker. u.s. dollar sitting at the key level. today, that rally is taking a break. time for global exchange where we bring you market news from around the world, from hong

a shock in german politics angela merkel succession plans railed by her heir apparent no longer wants the top job also. and the oscar goes to. carousel was safe to be in the dark comedy makes movie history becoming the 1st column language film to win the oscar for best picture. but we begin in syria where government forces have killed 5 turkish soldiers in the northwestern it lived province a turkish base in the region came under heavy shelling and korea has deployed soldiers in response to the syrian army's recent advances meanwhile opposition fighters have become a military offensive to push back against the government's video appears to show the rebels with nearly supplied turkish armored vehicles at le province and parts of neighboring aleppo are syria's lost opposition strongholds nearly 700000 people have been displaced by fighting. in this part of the country since december well seen of course you were is in syria close to the turkish border she says directs confrontations between syrian and turkish forces are changing the nature of the war the says the highest tension because

today, angela merkel also said it was inexcusable what happened. today was a bad day for democracy. that was her own words. she has been heard. you have to keep in mind that in that region, the cdu also had an interest to one the left party not in charge. they wanted to prevent them from being in charge. there is a lot of soul-searching to do. brent: what we have seen in the state, could it have consequences at the federal level? >> once it is uncovered -- what it uncovered is that there is underlying tension throughout the germany -- throughout germany regarding the far-right. the far-right has been gaining ground more and more. a successful operation because they are trying to force traditional parties to form cooperations. it was quite successful. brent: we willll see if the new elections come. thank you. a group of celebrities and politicians in germany has launched an appeal to have julian assange released from prison in britain. more than 130 public figures are urging the u.k. to follow advice on torture to release him on medical grounds. germany's foreign minister -- former f

since then she's become known as "mini merkel". here's the reaction of angela merkel today. she will not be the next chancellor. translation: i regard her decision with the utmost respect, but i have to say that i regret it. i can imagine it was not easy for her to do this, and i thank herfor being prepared to stay on tuesday of the process of choosing a successor. jeff rathke from the american institute for contemporary german studies says. thuringia is a state in central germany. and this is the debacle jeff rathke was talking about. on wednesday, thomas kemmerich from the liberal fdp party became state prime minister — but only with votes from bjorn hocke and his the far—right afd party. he needed them as the fdp only took 5% in last year's state elections. that he decided work with the far right broke a long—standing taboo in german politics — and the ramifications have been playing out ever since. where annegret kramp—karrenbauer comes in is that members of her cdu party voted alongside the afd to pick mr kemmerich — that broke with a long—standing policy

chancellor angela merkel's conservatives are in crisis mode after the resignation of the party leader. it is not clear who will replace her and what kind of relationship the party might resume. polls suggest most germans do not want to see the party shift to the right. >> i think this is dangerous for the christian democrats. if they move to the right, they could form a coalition with the afd. that is more than just breaking a taboo. that is making a pact with the far-right. >> i hope the party will not move to the right. they cannot afford to. >> the cd you cannot go on being so stubborn. it is not sustainable. they cannot ignore voters. >> the crisis was triggered by a cdu politician's decision to cooperate with the far-right party and the pro-business fdp. this was against the wishes of the cdu national leadership and was seen as political taboo in germany. >> what we learned from what happened is the powers within the cdu want to move the party to the political rate. the backlash has been so massive a party is now taking this very seriously. >> if the cdu does move further to the

days later, angela merkel's chosen successor said she would no longer be seeking the top job. criticism that faright viewsng have been allowed to gain legitimacy. >> [speaking german] : translat's a criticism we have to take seriously. those that i myself would consider as nazi views. it's a party that uses nazi ideologies and is racist as leader of the cdu, i have been clear that there shoul and will be no collaboration with . othf' as a redline that has t stand, asoo the sof thought leads to people feeling encouraged to attack, injure, and kill other people. ros: now the latest on the coronavirus. statistics.n do with in china, the number of cases is ver 2100. but it's more complicated than that. whthosdie at home are not counted, so the death toll is likely to be higher.en here is this from beijing. hubei has gone back to the old way of counting. what he's talking about is that, last week, it changed hth it diagnose virus and that caused a big spike in the number of cases, t but nt change in diagnosis has been reversed. this is problematic because the most useful aspect of

. >>> an all-nighter doesn't stop angela merkel's early morning. commissioner's president tells cnbc it is important to fund climate and digital policies >>> this is the reason why we are negotiating. there are many different interests that have to be convened with the budget it puts emphasis on the modern policies >> good morning. it is a very big day for your data we had pmi numbers coming out. we had the composite numbers the flash has come in at 51.6. services at 52.8 up from 52.5. manufacturing has come in much higher than expectations at 49.1 versus 47.9 in january a bit of a surprise given that some people were expecting that coronavirus would have impacted those. >> absolutely. the new business index which held at january's high that seems to be holding up. >> for further information on what we should be looking at here, let's get out to chris williamson at ihs market great to have you with us. you actually publish these indices. i've got to say, it is a bit surprising to see that data hasn't reflected some of the business more globally wha

political shock waves and then german chancellor angela merkel a hand picked successes says she's not going to run and. and the oscar goes to. parasite. south korean don comedy makes movie history becoming like the film to win the oscar for best picture. turkey says syrian government shelling has killed 5 of its soldiers and the syrian government forces attacked a turkish military post earlier whole position forces began an offensive to push government troops out of sight to keep footage shows the rebels and the province with near the supplied turkish vehicles turkey's director of communications says the country has retaliated against the attack and it tweet he went on to say the turkish armed forces are tirelessly serve the cause of peace and stability around the world who continue to crush anyone who dares to target our flag to reassure our friends to strike fear into the hearts of our enemy. simcoe shoulder was inside syria the barba how a crossing not far from the border with turkey sam how serious an escalation is this what more can you tell us. welcome probably this escalation i

merkel's christian democrats the c.d.u. he was widely expected to enter the race for the position of party chief in 2018 months narrowly lost the race for the leadership and a great crime karen barr on monday she stunned the country by announcing she is stepping down. for treatments and angler merkel have rarely seen eye to eye if he became party leader might merkel rethink her current plan to remain chancellor until next year we put that question to d. w.'s chief political correspondent melinda crane. that could well happen and it's not only her plan of course she is at the head of a government whose official term goes until 2021 and she has said she would stay out that term but the fact is that these 2. and they have a long history there and status john lennon once complained that the worst thing about being in the beatles was not being able to have a pint and the phil and paul mccartney return that in 2018 to play a surprised good. friend. coming up next is news africa with christine you can keep up with all the latest n

germany's social democrats celebrate victory in the hamburg state election while chancellor angela merkel's conservatives suffered their worst result at almost 7 decades. and in german football buyer labor accusing edged closer to a champions league spot as new captain pulling the strings they beat struggling to work to claim their 5th consecutive pick. the next thanks for joining us as the corona virus spreads far beyond china several countries are taking tough new steps to contain it in the deaths of 3 people from the disease have prompted authorities to put several towns on lockdown and to cancel the final days of the carnival in venice other countries are now on high alert including iran south korea is the country with the 2nd most infections after china and has seen a sharp jump in cases over the last few days. scenes like these from china city's in lockdown are now becoming familiar across the globe following new deaths caused by the novel coronavirus. maser remains the continent hardest hit by the outbreak on sunday south korea raised its disease alert level to the highest possible t

on the party even angela merkel's decision to appoint her as german defense minister was enough to secure her the backing in particular of the right wing of the c.d.u. and she faced too many detractors within the party years she produced a number of gaffes as well last october in fact for instance she came up with a plan for a security zone under u.n. auspices in northern syria but the plan sort of died when it turned out that you know she wasn't even sure if german armed forces would be available for such a mission and then the events of last week into range year where see the c.d.u. politicians there effectively defied the parties ban on cooperation with the far right a.f.p. and she seemed unable to do anything about it that was the final straw for her i think i will talk more in just a 2nd simon the 1st let's hear from a chance of responding to this announcement. i respect his decision was correct but i must also say i regret that it's come to this that the well. is coming 1st i can imagine that this was not an easy decision for any that can come back. i'm grateful that she's ready to