.— the loser of this election, who is armin laschet. �*, ., ,, ., ., armin laschet. let's talk about what that three party _ armin laschet. let's talk about what that three party coalition i armin laschet. let's talk about what that three party coalition could i armin laschet. let's talk about what that three party coalition could be. l that three party coalition could be. i find that three party coalition could be. ifind it that three party coalition could be. i find it quite easy to imagine the social democrats and the greens working together, they have some common ground. but the free—market liberals, led by christian lindner, they very much opposed to tax rises. your party would like to raise taxes. what are you going to do about that?— taxes. what are you going to do about that? their parties have to take that into i about that? their parties have to take that into the i about that? their parties have to take that into the deliberation i about that? their parties have to i take that into the deliberation what they have said, so you need a compromise between

armin laschet sounded at times as the opposition leader. it does highlight the change and the dynamic and the election. two things that armin laschet focused on which was one, olaf scholz is prepared to turn left and lead a radical government. that would be presented in germany as a red-red-green. a line that was striking to me was -- if my finance minister behaved the way that you do, that would be problematic for me. what is interesting about armin laschet is he was under attack and then he was defending his position. saturday he was in bavaria where he got a standing ovation from the cdu. this is a tone that he will carry forward as he tries to salvage his campaign. mark: good morning. you talk about his attack on the record of olaf scholz as finance minister. going hard on some of the scandals such as wirecard and cum-ex. is there an expectation that these will gain traction? maria: the point here is that those are scandals that could be connected to olaf scholz. with wirecard, he was finance minister. this was a tech company that germa

the greens are talking about tax rises, one issue armin laschet did land a punch. he said tax rises also hit small business owners. another thing he brought up, domestic security. the terror threat, which has been on people's minds. it hasn't played much in the campaign. it could be christian democrats, the party of tough domestic security. i do not think any of this is going to turn this around. the snap poll done suggested 42% of those who watched thought orloff bundestag -- olaf scholz carried the day. >> scholz is considered the most likely to become the german chancellor. he is the current finance minister. he testified before a parliamentary committee that is looking into money-laundering. does that have the potential to damage his chances? >> it is a scandal. it is a distraction. accusations being made against scholz somehow -- that scholz somehow has not done his job. baerbock and laschet bringing it up as much as they can, but i do not think the voters will be swayed by that. the other candidates have had their own scandals and gaffes. scholz continues to

to clarify then, armin laschet _ strength. to clarify then, armin laschet who - strength. to clarify then, armin laschet who is - strength. to clarify then, armin laschet who is the strength. to clarify then, - armin laschet who is the cdu representative, do you think he is going to concede now that it is going to concede now that it is not up to him —— scholz. it is not up to him -- scholz. it is not up to him —— scholz. it is up to the party leadership. they will meet this morning and pretty much the result will be telling. he is not only the frontrunner of the party but the chairman of the cdu so if the chairman of the cdu so if the party decides the leadership, we're not going for building a coalition, then actually, he's politically dead, you could say. so in this regard, it's about political survival for him personally but also for the cdu, of course, they will not admit, at this early stage, i think, that this is done because realistically they could form a government with the smaller parties, the greens and the liberals, but it's pretty much up to the small

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laschet can applaud themselves but i have no analysis. i've just home that they quickly find a solution and that we have a government before christmas. ros: the broadcaster on german tv called it a power game, saying the social democrats are entering the coalitions full of confidence. that's opinion one of their best results for decades while the ruling party says it suffered historic losses. also true. doesn't mean the c.d.u. can't form a government withhelp of overs. both parties are right side to claim the country's little. gas speakle declared it the end of the black republic. a reference to the facts that the c.d.u.'s color is black. this time around the c.d.u.'s seats are largely quined to the -- confined to the south of the country. you can see them in black. compared to the 2017 election, 24 is a map from morgan post daily and you can see the difference. its performance was much better across the country so what are we too make of all of this data? i asked the co-ed tour and chief of die systems tagazeite the germans remain german

laschet can applaud themselves but i have no analysis. i've just home that they quickly find a solution and that we have a government before christmas. ros: the broadcaster on german tv called it a power game, saying the social democrats are entering the coalitions full of confidence. that's opinion one of their best results for decades while the ruling party says it suffered historic losses. also true. doesn't mean the c.d.u. can't form a government withhelp of overs. both parties are right side to clai the country's little. gas speakle declared it the end of the black republic. a reference to the facts that the c.d.u.'s color is black. this time around t c.d.u.'s seats are largely quined to the -- confined to thsouth of the country. you can see them in black. compared to the 2017 election, 24 is a map from morgan post daily and you can see the difference. its performance was much better across the country so what are we too make of all of this data? i asked the co-ed tour and chief of die systems tagazeite the germans remain germans in

armin laschet was much more aggressive. at one point, he questioned his record as finance minister and he also brought in the idea of an extreme left coalition and olaf scholz will not rule that out. this shows the change in the dynamic. olaf scholz had to go to bavaria where he did get a standing ovation. he does seem to have made some gains even after that debate where a poll suggested some including pollsters after the debate saw that he increased in terms of how he did. perhaps better than expected. one thing i would note is there was a brief moment where the third candidate did very well. but it is now being presented as olaf scholz versus armin laschet as the competition. manus: where did laschet inflict the biggest wound on olaf scholz? wildcard was a darling company sold to the world. and then there was the cum-ex dividend scandal. maria: wirecard was a technology company that was doing very well and then incredibly collapsed with a big scandal behind it. we note the career of olaf scholz was tied to the scandal. th

angela merkel even had to step off the sidelines to try to help laschet win votes. be proud of this par latarian. we will do everything to continue on this work in the coming years and we ask for your trust this coming sunday. laschet has been trailing in the polls and has been struggling to mobilize germany's conservative base. it certainly is an uphill battle for him to try and decide this election in his favor. what he's done in the past couple weeks is he's mobilized german chancellor angela merkel, who is still vastly popular in this country, to try and donald trump up extra support. center left social democratic candidate oh laugh schultz, who is jarm's finance minister is ahead of laschet in the polls. some felt laschet was punching above his weight, trying to become german chancellor. but he also made what many germans perceived to be some unforced errors, like getting caught on camera laughing while visiting victims of massive floods in western germany. >> armin laschet made it very easy for the people who disliked it to explain why they disliked him and wo

laschet can applaud themselves but i have no analysis. i've just home that they quickly find a solution and that we have a government before christmas. ros: the broadcaster on german tv called it a power game, saying the social democrats are entering the coalitions full of confidence. that's opinion one of their best results for decades while the ruling party says it suffered historic losses. also true. doesn't mean the c.d.u. can't form a government withhelp of overs. both parties are right side to clai the country's little. gas speakle declared it the end of the black republic. a reference to the facts that the c.d.u.'s color is black. this time around the c.d.u.'s seats are largely quined to the -- confined to thsouth of the country. you can see them in black. compared to the 2017 election, 24 is a map from morgan post daily and you can see the difference. its performance was much better across the country so what are we too make of all of this data? i asked the co-ed tour and chief of die systems tagazeite the germans remain germans i

her presence on the campaign trail, is it giving laschet the boost that he needs? reporter: we don't know that for sure. he certainly does need that boost, and angela merkel not just two weeks ago, i don't want to say interfered in the elections by coming out very forthright in favor of armin and doing some campaigning for him. she agreed to do several appearances and one was here today, where she talked a bit out h laschet and the right man for renewal. it was typical merkel, because she is not a very casual -- not a very charismatic speaker. she was trying to build a case, and we will see how that maps out on sunday. brent: they are still lagging behind their main rivals, the social democrats. the election is in five days time. how worried are the conservatives, or how worried should they be? reporter: i think they're trying to contain elements of panic here, because depending on which poll you look at, most of them show the conservative cdu at about 22%, and the social democrats nobody really saw as chancellor making material until a couple of months ago up at 2

some felt laschet was punching above his weight. he made what many germans called unforced errors like being caught laughing on camera while visiting victims of the floods in germany. >> it is not easy for some to explain why they dislike him and could become a fatal effect in his campaign. >> he's been trying to get his campaign on track saying only the conservatives can ensure the strong economy and promising strong foreign and defense policies. >> we saw in afghanistan, we can't even secure the kabul airport. he has managed to close the gap, most polls have a race too close to call giving hope to conservatives that they may yet retain the chance lori even after they step down. >>> a troubling message from a man in kabul and why he said some should be targeted for revenge. that story next. multi-flex, huh? wow. it becomes a step. mom, dad's flexing again. that's not all. you can extend the bed for longer stuff. is he still... still flexing. that's right! and, it becomes a workspace... you can put your laptop here. i'm sending an i

just on armin laschet, he — will be needed. just on armin laschet, he seems _ will be needed. just on armin laschet, he seems very - will be needed. just on armin - laschet, he seems very different, i think it would be fair to say, to angela merkel. what are his chances? he is running on the ticket of continuity. of course, he is from the same party as she is, but he's a very different kind of i would say. but kind of feeling that angela merkel moving the electorate, that was something... he seems to be more impulsive and has been accused in his response to the pandemic, which saw a major outbreak in his estate. thank you so much. so sorry to interrupt, but sadly, that's all the time we have for this segment. thanks forjoining us. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. police have arrested a second man in connection with the death the british ministry of defence has paid out nearly a million dollars in compensation for civilian deaths in afghanistan. the payments were made over a period of eight years and relate to 289 deaths. the london—based c

we are seeing armin laschet take the conservatives back to a market orientation. an old line conservatism. bringing back a party senior who stands for that ideology. that accounts for the shift. we will not see those big tent party's comeback in the form we used to know. >> melinda creed, a sobering assessment of the results from yesterday's election. thank you. for more, i am joined by sophia, senior research fellow at european reform in d.c. even without knowing the final outcome, has this election out of the prospect of a chancellor that is not angela merkel, has it changed the country's position internationally? >> y. angela merkel is gone, she was an experienced states woman. she led a strong chancellor's office in germany. she also was not particularly interested in foreign policy. she was not always merkel. a big part of why germany is so powerful is structural. that is going to be remaining the same. if we look to foreign policy programs, in general, there is not so much disagreement on the big points. the front runner parties agree on germany as an inclus

laschet. francine: we continue our coverage of germany's elections and analysis with the whole hosts of guests right here. panic at the petrol pumps. pressure on the u.k. prime minister as the impact of europe's energy crisis starts to spread to the rest of the world. the story next. this is bloomberg. ♪ francine: welcome back to the open. quite a lot of support still for these european stocks. the dax holding pretty strong today after german elections. we could be looking at a couple months of coalition building. what we hear from the markets is the extreme left or the extreme right have not -- does not have a chance of being in government. maybe that is giving an extra lift to these stocks. look out for real estate. germany talking about extra regulation. it does not look like that will happen. i wg -- iwg is a stock we are watching. the other story we are looking at, the other mover is rolls-royce. the u.s. air force b-52 engine replacement program giving a nice lift to rolls-royce. and l

largest economy, but the leader of the cdu csu not quite giving up yet at this stage although armin laschet has admitted disappointment at the block's worst showing since 1949 but he has vowed the race is still not over. >> translator: we'll do everything we can to form a government under the union's leadership because germany leads a leader for the future that modernizes our country. >> so the green and the liberal party, the fdp are clearly the king makers in these upcoming negotiations the coalition talks are about to start. paving the way for the first three-party coalition here in germany since the 1950s. >> translator: this federal election gives the fdp a special responsibility we do not underestimate the challenges >> translator: we have a mandate not only for future generations but you can sense this country needs renewal. >>> evergrande's unit tumbles in hong kong. while investors look ahead to another bond payment deadline on wednesday. >>> and the uk considers calling in the army to deliver fuel. bp saying one in three of its stations has run out ♪ >>> well, a very happy monda

however, the polls look dramatic for armin laschet. this would be a really bad result for the cdu if it were to crystallize. alix: we talked in the first debate about the role of afghanistan and the refugee crisis that could be emerging. was foreign policy discussed at all yesterday, or is it now solely a domestic election? maria: this was a debate that touched on many points, but there wasn't a single question on foreign policy. we didn't hear about china. we didn't hear about russia. the fallout from afghanistan, which was a real debacle for the merkel government, did not feature. we did not hear any thing about european reform. we are talking about fiscal reform in europe. that did not even feature in the debate. this is still germany being reluctant to take big positions in the world, and an election that is very much fought on a very inwards, domestic basis. alix: thanks a lot. great reporting. let's get input now with judy dempsey, carnegie nonresident senior fellow. what is your base case for the end of september? judy: there's

chancellor merkel campaigns for armin laschet in a tightening race. francine: let's have a look at the futures. we could see a big selloff in china, but things seem to be -- somewhat with evergrande. we have had cash injection from the pboc. we are seeing a bit of a selloff. overall the focus will be on the fed. because we have china and everything else, the fed are more hawkish than expected. we could see market jitters. tom: we look ahead to the fomc, the flags pointing to the november taper. you are right to highlight what has been going on in china. you had this injection of liquidity from the pboc. a calming balm. you look at the evergrande payment, we are waiting for details and uncertainty remains. a less bad session is an asia. the shanghai compass it currently in the green. the ftse 100 gaining 0.9%. france, you looking at gains of 62 points. span, the ibex gaining 0.7%. energy companies in the u.k., stocks taking customers into the energy suite. france, you have the budget as well. top of the list for sectors yesterday were travel and leisur

armin laschet says he plans to head to the next government. german parties are discussing the next step. china will take steps to rein in internet companies, curbing monopole is stick -- mono bull -- monopolistic behaviors. economists are warning of slower growth in china because of electricity shortages. the power shortages are forcing chinese businesses to cut back on production. cutting two years off the life expectancy of american men. deaths among working age men contributed the most to declining lifespan in the u.s.. amazon's price target has been cut and analysts note higher wages result in profit pressures for the world's largest online retailer. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> typically the fourth quarter of the year is the strongest by far for the s&p 500. it tax on 4% to 5%. investors underestimate how strong they finish to the year could be. i would be careful about underestimating the return in th

she told a rally in aachen that mr laschet was the unifier the country needed, and the best candidate to guarantee continued stability. mrs merkel initially stood aside from the campaign, but has played a more active role after the spd overtook her christian democrats in the opinion polls. let's go live to the bbc�*s ros atkins who's in potsdam, where a town hall event held by mr scholz has been taking place. i thing we will find out tomorrow night. it has been interesting that she has largely stood to the side and allowed the next candidate to do his own think that the polls have suggested that may not be enough so we have had these interventions from angela merkel, but despite that, all of the polling is putting the social democrats at the top at the moment. that is remarkable. the social democrats were languishing a couple of months ago in third but the candidate and his colleagues have seen their polling improve a great deal and a lot of it has been built around this style of politics that he is offering, very, and measure land in his words stable. he basically is saying that i

their leader, armin laschet, may have come second but if he can form a coalition he could still become chancellor — cdu. last night he was on pugnacious form. translation: we night he was on pugnacious form. translation:— night he was on pugnacious form. translation: ~ ., , translation: we will do everything to create a government _ translation: we will do everything to create a government led - translation: we will do everything to create a government led by - translation: we will do everything to create a government led by the i to create a government led by the cdu because germany needs a coalition for the future that modernises our country. germany's game of thrones _ modernises our country. germany's game of thrones has _ modernises our country. germany's game of thrones has begun. - modernises our country. germany's game of thrones has begun. both i modernises our country. germany's i game of thrones has begun. both the conservatives and the social democrats will most likely try to form a coalition with the same two parties, the greens and the free democrats. their leaders ar

german chancellor angela merkel has backed her centre—right party's candidate armin laschet to succeed her. in a cdu rally in mr laschet�*s home town of aa—kuhn mrs merkel praised him as a "bridge—builder who will get people on board". the election is too close to call, with polls putting the centre—right almost neck and neck with the centre—left spd. mrs merkel has dominated german politics for 16 years as chancellor. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. most m ost pla ces most places will be dry and with some sunshine breaking through parts of central and eastern areas will see temperatures of 20 to 2a celsius, 56 celsius above where we should be. i humid feel with southerly winds are strengthening tonight, meaning more breaks in the cloud. 0ne tonight, meaning more breaks in the cloud. one or two shall proceed in there, the odd heavy one towards the west but most places will be dry into tomorrow morning but temperatures in the mid teens. as for tomorrow, a sunnier day through parts of scotland, england and wales, only a few isolated showers. 0ne wales,

but according to the latest projections, her party, the cdu, now that by armin laschet, appears to be trailing olaf scholz�*s center left spd. let's take a look at the latest book projections. they have the centre—right conservative cdu on 24.2%, the centre left spd with 26% of the votes, the greens on 14.3%, the pro—business liberal free marketeers winning ii.5% pro—business liberal free marketeers winning 11.5% of the votes and the far right afd on 10.6% and the far left on 5%. in terms of seats in the german parliament's lower chamber, pa rliament�*s lower chamber, that would parliament's lower chamber, that would put the stp with the largest party, but usually needing support from two other parties in order to secure a majority. ros atkins is following all the latest development for us from berlin. such a tight race, korea, really we are now looking into probably days and weeks if not months of really tough negotiations. it is perhaps no surprise we have ended up here. the campaign has been a roller—coaster of a ride. we have seen three parties leading the polls differ

armin laschet, whjo representatives angela merkel�*s —— armin laschet, who representatives angela merkel�*s conservatives narrowed the gap, perhaps because the outgoing chancellor, who had vowed to avoid the election campaign, has been at his side in recent days. "the future government," she said today, "must provide wealth, security and peace — that is what we stand for". germany's green party, under annalena baerbock, will most likely take third place. they had hoped for better and climate change is a big election issue here, but they could still end up in a coalition with the winner. as if all of that weren't competition enough, the berlin marathon is scheduled as german voters go to the polls. we met tom and dana as they familiarised themselves with the course. translation: i would've loved to have kept angela merkel. . i do not see her strength in any of the candidates. translation: yes, but angela merkel was not that popular - at the beginning, either, so we should give these people a chance. germany is on the threshold of a new political era, but it may take some time. whoever

armin laschet says he will try to forge a majority. allies say it cannot happen with a second-place finish. a trade meeting between the u.s. and eu will be narrower in scope. a joint statement said they are up in the air. france would not agree to the draft conclusion. facebook has halted plans for a special instagram platform for children under 13 after critics said it would be harmful. the social media giant said children were lying about their age to join instagram. facebook says it has not abandoned the idea but it is taking time to consult with experts. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and at bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. francine: instagram is facing a huge backlash. my kids will definitely not be on into graham. tom: francine lacqua is very big on instagram. kids are using it anyway, so they say to carve it up. they face a lot of criticism about its handling of content. francine: some surveys are terrible about how instagram makes teenage

so armin laschet is being presented as a stable choice. that may not be enough. look at this latest poll by latest the forsa institute. it suggests support for the cdu has fallen as low as 19%. to put that in context — that's its lowest rating ever measured by forsa since 1949. and it's well down on a couple of months ago. meanwhile the social democrats are heading towards 25%. berlin correspondent damien mcguinness. usually, debates are very civilised, but this time around, the last german parliament debate for the election in three weeks' time was rockets. german chancellor was out on the attack accusing them, the leader of the central left in the left wings chancellor candidates of not ruling out working together in coalition after the election with the radically left—wing linker party and she was doing this to scare of centrist voters who might consider voting for them of the green party. she was saying to them, you might want to wake up with the far left wing government. the problem is that they have a reputation as a centrist, a current finance minister

his main rival, armin laschet, who replaced merkel as head of the centre right christian democrats, is also charisma challenged. but that is not a disadvantage in germany. the main outsider, annalena baerbock, of the environmentalist greens, is predicted to be kingmaker in the next inevitable coalition. >> many citizens can see me as the next head of government, the next chancellor. and i make no secret that above all, i would like to create a government in alliance with the greens. malcom: laschet is promising merkel-like stability. >> i stand for the cohesion of europe in these difficult times, a climate-neutral industry and strong economy, and a clear course for national security. malcom: baerbock wants to force the christian democrats into opposition. >> i stand for no longer using half measures to protect the climate, a policy that finally brings children and families to its core, and a human rights-led foreign policy in the heart of europe. malcom: devastating floods caused by unnaturally heavy summer rain pushed climate change on to the election agenda. the death toll is still u

in a cdu rally in mr laschet�*s home town of aa—kuhn mrs merkel praised him as a "bridge—builder who will get people on board". the election is too close to call, with polls putting the centre—right almost neck and neck with the centre—left spd. mrs merkel has dominated german politics for 16 years as chancellor. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. most m ost pla ces most places will be dry and with some sunshine breaking through parts of central and eastern areas will see temperatures of 20

. —— laschet�*s. she attracted people who might not normally vote right of centre, and now armin laschet has to try and do the same thing. but is struggling to do that, and because of that he's been getting help from mrs merkel herself. translation: i help from mrs merkel herself. translation:— translation: i ask you to do everything _ translation: i ask you to do everything that _ translation: i ask you to do everything that you _ translation: i ask you to do everything that you can - translation: i ask you to do everything that you can to - translation: i ask you to do - everything that you can to safeguard germany's prosperity in the coming years. to ensure germany's safety. and the person who can do this, he was campaigning to do this, and ready to fight passionately for this, is armin laschet.- ready to fight passionately for this, is armin laschet. that's the itch. this, is armin laschet. that's the pitch- but — this, is armin laschet. that's the pitch- but the — this, is armin laschet. th

the main candidate, her presumed successor laschet was weak. he wasn't really keen on getting that kind of power, and there was an internal party battle between the sister party in bavaria. a complex pattern of issues or problems which really, really really cursed the party. >> and after the very complicated coalition negotiations, which will take place, what would you expect to be the outcome in terms of the next government of germany and indeed chancellor? >> quite honestly, i can't tell. this is very, very tough to predict. there is something like a moral right for the social democrats to claim that shot, to have all of the chancellery. but only 1.7 points of difference. and it will be the small parties who call the shots. it will be the liberals. it will be the greens, and they will decide on the basis of what their contents will be in the new government. it will be about climate issues. it will be about taxes. it will be about environmental issues and definitely about the economy. and that kind of field we're moving now, it will be a give

the first scenario _ and armin laschet. the first scenario is— and armin laschet. the first scenario is the dreaded coalition that i_ scenario is the dreaded coalition that i don't think most germans would _ that i don't think most germans would like — that i don't think most germans would like to have back. bear that i don't think most germans would like to have back.- would like to have back. bear in mind, would like to have back. bear in mind. we _ would like to have back. bear in mind, we heard _ would like to have back. bear in mind, we heard the _ would like to have back. bear in mind, we heard the same i would like to have back. bear in mind, we heard the same thing | would like to have back. bear in i mind, we heard the same thing after the last election. everyone was saying they didn't want another grand election. five months later, that's what they had. we're in the informal part of this process where the parties are feeling out each other�*s positions. there's also no set time limit. this could take weeks and easily months. let's hear from the leader

now, mr scholz and mr laschet are most likely to replace angela merkel. but there is one other candidate who has a chance. this is annalena baerbock. she's leader of the green party, and this is her message. translation: i stand for a new start that would no longer do climate - protection halfway, policies that finally bring children and families to the centre, and a human rights—led foreign policy in the heart of europe. on baerbock�*s leadership, time magazine has described how she's "bridged divides between the party's long—feuding fundamentalist and realist wings, overseeing the greens' consolidation as a pro—business, centrist party." that may be, but after briefly leading in the polls, the greens are now back in third. here's the polling from last week again, and we've talked about the cdu/csu, about the social democrats and about the greens — but also note the far—right afd, the far left die linke, and the liberal conservatives, the fdp. now, nobody will work in coalition with the afd, but all of the other parties matter. that's because

his main rival, armin laschet, who replaced merkel as head of the centre right christian democrats, is also charisma challenged. but that's not a disadvantage in germany. the main outsider, annalena baerbock, of the environmentalist greens, is predicted to be kingmaker in the next inevitable coalitio >> ( translated ): many citizens can see me as the next head of government, the next chancellor. and i make nsecret that above all, i would like to create a government in alliance with the greens. >> reporter: laschet is promising merkel-like stability. >> ( translated ): the cohesion of europe in these difficult times, a climate-neutral industry and strong economy, and a clear course for national security. >> reporter: baerbock wants to force the christian democrats into opposition. >> ( translated ): i stand for no longer using half measures to protect the climate, a policy that finally brings children and families to its core, and a human rights-led foreign policy in the heart of europe. >> reporter: devastating floods caused by unnaturally heavy summer rain pushed climate change on to

his conservative rival, armin laschet, who is lagging behind slightly in the polls, said that europe needed to act independently and cited the american withdrawal from afghanistan. "we need common european defence projects for when the us pulls back," he said. this election campaign has been unusual in many ways. the polls have been erratic, there are more swing voters than ever before and unprecedented numbers are undecided. in one poll, 40% of people say they still haven't made their minds up. whoever they do choose, though, it's likely that after the elections, coalition talks will be long and complicated. all of this means that this is one of the most unpredictable elections modern germany has ever known. damien mcguinness, bbc news, berlin. the headlines on bbc news: the government urges motorists not to panic buy fuel, as queues form at some service stations amid fears of shortages due to a lack of delivery drivers. three school children have been sentenced to a total of 28 years for killing reading teenager olly stephens in a berkshire beauty spot in january. police release cc

his conservative rival, armin laschet, who is lagging behind slightly in the polls, said that europe needed to act independently and cited the american withdrawal from afghanistan. "we need common european defence projects for when the us pulls back," he said. this election campaign has been unusual in many ways. the polls have been erratic, there are more swing voters than ever before and unprecedented numbers are undecided. in one poll, 40% of people say they still haven't made their minds up. whoever they do choose, though, it's likely that after the elections, coalition talks will be long and complicated. all of this means that this is one of the most unpredictable elections modern germany has ever known. damien mcguinness, bbc news, berlin. its the turn of australia, india, and japan to meet joe biden in washington on friday, when he hosts the first in—person meeting of the quadrilateral security dialogue or. the network came together in may 2007 and formed an alliance to share information on intelligence and defence. what's never formally on the agenda, but certainly dominate

merkel used the event to campaign for her chosen candidate for chancellor, conservative leader armin laschet, who is doing badly in the polls. mexico's supreme court has ruled that criminal penalties for terminating pregnancies are unconstitutional, a decision which could lead to the decriminalisation of abortion across the country. in a unanimous ruling, the top court ordered the northern state of coahuila to remove sanctions for abortion from its criminal code — a move which will set a precedent across mexico. a unicef study on the impact of school closures in india has found that 42% of children reported not using any type of remote learning during the pandemic. the indian government has rolled out tools for online education but to very mixed results. as schools finally consider reopening, the bbc�*s divya arya meets some children living through this long shutdown of education. radhika and herfriends are excited but nervous. they're trying to write after many months. radhika lifts her tiny chalk, hesitates and finally writes the wrong letter. the ten—year—old's education has becom

chancellor merkel�*s preferred successor, the conservative cdu leader armin laschet, has been under pressure to catch up lost ground. the first ever professional football league injapan for women has kicked off. it's official name is the women empowerment league, with 11 teams. it aims to revitalise the women's gameand to become it aims to revitalise the women's game and to become a driving force for gender equality injapan. half the staff on each team has to be female. stadiums must have day—care facilities for players with children. if you want to get in touch with me i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. russia's daniil medvedev wins the us open, leaving novak djokovic's grand slam dream shattered. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, people have no idea how many people have died. there's people alive and not alive. we're just going to give them whatever we've got. a state funeral has been held for princess grace she married 26 years ago. it looked like they had come to fight a war but the mission is to

chancellor merkel�*s preferred successor, the conservative cdu leader armin laschet, has been under pressure to make up lost ground. the united nations world food programme says a plane carrying aid has landed in kabul for the first time since the united nations world food programme says a plane carrying aid has landed in kabul for the first time since the taliban captured the afghan capital nearly a month ago. at the same time, tens of thousands of refugees are believed to have crossed the border into pakistan in the weeks since the fall of kabul. there are already a million and a half registered afghan refugees in pakistan — and an estimated one million undocumented. our world affairs editorjohn simpson has travelled through the khyber pass — to the border between pakistan and afghanistan at torkham. every inch of ground here has been fought overfor 3,000 years. the insignia of former british and indian regiments are carefully preserved along the way, and the khyber�*s a major trade route. trucks toil up the gradients, carrying afghan fruit and vegetables into pakistan. the occasiona

his conservative rival, armin laschet, who is lagging behind slightly in the polls, said that europe needed to act independently and cited the american withdrawal from afghanistan. "we need common european defence projects for when the us pulls back," he said. this election campaign has been unusual in many ways. the polls have been erratic, there are more swing voters than ever before and unprecedented numbers are undecided. in one poll, 40% of people say they still haven't made their minds up. whoever they do choose, though, it's likely that after the elections, coalition talks will be long and complicated. all of this means that this is one of the most unpredictable elections modern germany has ever known. damien mcguinness, bbc news, berlin. let s get some of the day's other news. the catalan leader, carles puigdemont, who tried to declare independence from spain, has been arrested in italy on a spanish arrest warrant — after four years as a fugitive. spain wants to extradite the former president of catalonia, to face charges of rebellion. authorities in peru will cremate the b

armin laschet is still behind, pushing a law agenda. will that cut through. the polling suggests he is comfortably in second place. flat. anna: european equity markets opening to the downside. just marginally so. fairly flat overall. the market is in limbo waiting for the u.s. cpi print. the readings for august will be in focus for investors. supply chain shocks have pushed prices higher. the fed could alter its taper timeline. joining us now is iain t. stealey, cio fixed income, jpmorgan chase bank. we are looking at the cpi data later today, the fourth straight month where it is expected to come in higher than 5%. when we see that number, it will not be news necessarily. what would count as new news for you? iain: we need to continue to look at the print that is more structural, areas like shelter components and things that will not go away to the same extent as used car prices. that is what the federal reserve will focus on, this view that inflation is transitory, and we will come down by the second quarter of next year. some components will make it more s

merkel used the event to campaign for her chosen candidate for chancellor, conservative leader armin laschet, who is doing badly in the polls. mexico's supreme court has ruled that criminal penalties for terminating pregnancies are unconstitutional, a decision which could lead to the decriminalisation of abortion across the country. in a unanimous ruling, the top court ordered the northern state of coahuila to remove sanctions for abortion from its criminal code — a move which will set a precedent across mexico. canada's prime minister, justin trudeau, has been hit by gravel thrown by protesters during a campaign stop. he was returning to his bus after visiting a brewery when he was pelted by gravel, athough he wasn't injured. mr trudeau called a snap election in mid—august, in the hope of gaining a majority government for his liberal party. president biden has been in new york and newjersey surveying the damage caused by tropical storm ida. ida first slammed into louisiana as a category 4 hurricane more than a week ago, then became a tropical storm as it deluged the northeast. more than

merkel used the event to campaign for her chosen candidate for chancellor, conservative leader armin laschet, who is doing badly in the polls. mexico's supreme court has ruled that criminal penalties for terminating pregnancies are unconstitutional, a decision which could lead to the decriminalisation of abortion across the country. in a unanimous ruling, the top court ordered the northern state of coahuila to remove sanctions for abortion from its criminal code — a move which will set a precedent across mexico. the governor of texas, greg abbott, has signed into law an overhaul on voting rights that introduces sweeping changes to ways texans can cast ballots. the bill marks a bitter defeat for democrats, who had fled the state in july in an effort to prevent it from passing. the law includes a ban on 24—hour polling places and adds id requirements to vote by mail. two men are in custody following an armed robbery on a bulgari store in paris. three suspects fled in a car while the others escaped on scooters. one of the men was arrested after he was shot in the leg by police. the thieves

merkel, has been out on the campaign trail for her first election campaign appearance beside armin laschet, the man she hopes will succeed her. opinion polls suggest the conservatives are gaining ground on the social democrats, but are still trailing by three points ahead of voting on sunday. more people have been forced to flee their homes after the eruption of a volcano on the spanish island of la palma. there are fears that lava flows could trigger toxic gases and explosions when they reach the sea. the volcano began erupting on sunday, shooting lava hundreds of metres into the air. danjohnson has the latest from la palma. we�*ve had this amazing natural fireworks show for three days and three nights now. it is absolutely mesmerising. it�*s hard to take your eyes off it, but of course, it is destructive, because you can see the lava flowing downhill there. that has scarred landscape and it�*s torched everything in its path, and there have been more earth tremors and further lava flows, which suggest this spectacular show won�*t be over any time soon. today, we were in the villag

his conservative rival, armin laschet, who is lagging behind slightly in the polls, said that europe needed to act independently and cited the american withdrawal from afghanistan. "we need common european defence projects for when the us pulls back," he said. this election campaign has been unusual in many ways. the polls have been erratic, there are more swing voters than ever before and unprecedented numbers are undecided. in one poll, 40% of people say they still haven't made their minds up. whoever they do choose, though, it's likely that after the elections, coalition talks will be long and complicated. all of this means that this is one of the most unpredictable elections modern germany has ever known. damien mcguinness, bbc news, berlin. it's the turn of australia, india, and japan to meet with us presidentjoe biden in washington on friday when he hosts the first in—person meeting of the quadrilateral security dialogue, or quad. this network came together in may 2007 and formed an alliance to share information on intelligence and defence. what's never formally on the agenda

merkel's leadership, they are going to say, let's look at german politics now, let's look at armin laschet, the current candidate of the cdu. i do nothing we should commit to directly.— commit to directly. fascinating stuff from _ commit to directly. fascinating stuff from ros _ commit to directly. fascinating stuff from ros atkins - commit to directly. fascinating stuff from ros atkins there - commit to directly. fascinating stuff from ros atkins there in l stuff from ros atkins there in berlin on this historic moment in the german elections. let's take a look at some of the other stories in the headlines today was the voters in switzerland have given a resounding yes to a proposal to allow same sex—mac —— same—sex marriage. one couple in z rich was particular happy about the new law. meantime, the taliban have banned hairdressers in afghanistan from shaving beards. they say it violates islamic law. anyone violating the rule will be punished. some barbers in the capital couple have said they also received similar orders. —— the capital kabul. it has been a month since the ta

merkel's union party candidate for chancellor, armin laschet, expressed disappointment over what may turn out to be the party's worst ever result. for more on how the new german government is taking form, i spoke with deutsche welle television political correspondent thomas sparrow about an hour and a half after the polls closed. thomas, why was this election so significant for germany? >> it was significant, one of the first reasons why it was significant is the fact that it was the end of angela merkel's 16 years as german chancellor. this is very unusual in german politics. in german politics, normally, power is actually defended or lost at the ballot box. but angela merkel in 2018 actually said that she did not want to be a candidate this time around. so, for germans, it is essentially a very difficult decision. it marks a completely new era, and that is certainly one of the reasons why this has been so tight. but another element that explains why this is such a special election, such an important election, it's really because the countris very polarized. and that's something tha

armin laschet, who represents angela merkel�*s party, has struggled to enthuse voters so far. and despite an initial surge in support, and alina babcock of the greens is lagging behind. the new chancellor will inherit a country still riven with inequality. germany has one of the highest gender pay gaps in europe, with few women at the top of business and industry. this woman manages a firm which installs transport infrastructure. translation: you won't go anywhere i without quotas, but politics needs . to get its own house in order. we need significantly more women in administration and government. more important than quotas or conditions, we need good conditions, flexibility, financial incentives so that women want to work. fora longtime, angela merkel stood alone in a very male world stage. german politics is changing, but it remains male dominated. when you hear about how she actually managed the chancellery, there, women were in key positions, and she was actually surrounded by women as her closest advisers, but then she, as a chancellor, she never made the woman issue rea

his conservative rival armin laschet, who is lagging behind slightly in the polls, said that europe needed to act independently, and cited the american withdrawal from afghanistan. "we need common european defence projects for when the us pulls back," he said. this election campaign has been unusual in many ways. the polls have been erratic, there are more swing voters than ever before, and unprecedented numbers are undecided. in one poll, 40% of people say they still haven't made their minds up. whoever they do choose, though, it's likely that after the elections, coalition talks will be long and complicated. all of this means that this is one of the most unpredictable elections modern germany has ever known. damien mcguinness, bbc news, berlin. a us congressional committee investigating the riot at the capitol building earlier this year has issued its first round of subpoenas. among those summoned to appear are former president trump's, chief of staff mark meadows, and the political strategist steve bannon. the house of representatives select committee is investigating efforts to overtur

it is also funny, we are talking about olaf scholz and armin laschet. we have not even talked about an nalena baerbock. dani: you can catch up with our panel discussion on the key issues in next week's german election, a fantastic special francine lacqua walks us through. a briefing with executives including the deutsche bank ceo, available on bloomberg.com or youtube. do not miss that one. coming up, we talk more about retail sales and the u.k. unexpected leaf falling for the worst stretch of declines since 1999. a look at that story and what it means for the larger markets next. this is bloomberg. ♪ dani: happy friday, welcome back to the open. we are 15 minutes from the cash equity trading open. looks to be a positive open. that is what futures are indicating. up more than half a percent. the outperformer of courses and france up 0.7%. the u.k. ftse 100 up 0.5%. some data hit the wire 45 minutes ago. retail sales fell unexpectedly for the eighth month, the worst stretch of declines since 1999. that suggests a resurgence of coronavirus cases is taki

city of aachen, merkel endorsed her center-right christian democratic union party's candidate, armin laschet. this year's election will be one of the largest in germany's history, with more than 70% of its 83 million citizens eligible to vote. merkel's union bloc is in a tight race with the center-left social democrats party and their candidate for the chancellorship, olaf scholz. >> sreenivasan: for more national and international news, visit www.pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: every ten years since 1790, the u.s. has embarked on a constitutionally-mandated count of its population. 2020 was no different. despite a pandemic and extended litigation over what questions should be asked, there is now new data on who lives where. tonight, we begin a new occasional series on that data, part of the massive trove of economic and demographic statistics produced by the u.s. census bureau. we begin with a look at redistricting, the process by which states use population counts to redraw congressional and state legislative districts. states have wide latitude in how they go about is process. the vast