that is angela merkel and the president of the united states. we're going to take a break and be right back. take a new look at news. >>> hello and welcome back to al jazeera america. we are watching washington at this hour, because all this morning german chancellor angela merkel has been meeting with president obama. there are two topics that are expected to emerge when the two leaders hold a news crisis in the next few minutes. one being the crisis in ukraine. much of it's a exports come from russia. and the eavesdropping on angela merkel's phone. libby casey joins us by phone right now. and libby, you have been tracking the developments that have been taking place. this is not going to be as smooth sailing as many hoped. >> reporter: good morning, del, as i talked to the german reporters, and we're talking about political scientists and scroll lars as well. they say that angela merkel is a very polite leader. don't expect her to throw our fireworks live. but they said she will be speaking intense words behind closed doors to president obama

what can angela merkel achieve? >> well, i think, you know, the germans have been clear from the onset of this crisis that if push comes to some in the west decides unanimously to move towards this -- outright economic sectoral sanctions against russia, germany's loyalty to the western alliance will be the defining factor here. having said that, in the meantime, merkel and the foreign minister will try to continue to hold back the west from escalating at this point to level three sanctions. end, itaid, in the depends on the situation on the ground in eastern ukraine. the germans have made it clear that even from their perspective, outright military action i russia in -- by russia in eastern ukraine would be something that would push the western alliance beyond their line toward level three sanctions. would get very complicated for pose such anp escalation. that has been clear from the onset of the crisis. >> think you for joining us today. joining us from berlin -- thank you. >> fendi's latest must-have. we will spe

we are awaiting a press c conference with president obama and chancellor angela merkelle. that is scheduled to be in about 30 minutes, and we will have that for you life and the topic should be the tougher sanctions of russia and the eu role there. >>> and meanwhile, there was a major offensive launched today to take back one of ten cities in eastern ukraine that had been seized by russian militants. and gun fire and explosions could be heard. you are seeing that now. and the government said that the militants shot down two of the helicopters killing two of the crew. the militants say that one of the men was killed. and in a response, spokesman for vladimir putin said that all hopes of a government settlement had been destroyed because of this. and this is all unfolding. we are joined by white house correspondent pete alexander, and also the correspondent to the white house for special affairs peter hollis. and peter, let me start with you, in getting the european i union to agree to stronger sanctions in rush sharks and is that what president obama is going to be pushing

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thanwonder if we care more angela merkel does. germany has a great business relationship with russia. wentieve gerhard schroder to work for a russian company after he was chancellor of germany. it seems that america has this , cold war,0's style leftover unhappiness, but no reason to be so worried. quickly direct economic interest in ukraine for the united states is not great. is alsode with russia not huge, although companies such as exxon mobil and boeing have important projects in russia. but it is important for foreign policy credibility. the u.s. has certain red lines. it committed to defending ukraine's territorial sovereignty. that credibility is important with respect to asia. president obama was reassuring asian partners and allies the u.s. would come to their defense in a situation in which chinese territorial ambitions seem to be growing. or is a broader repercussion that goes beyond ukraine and russia for the united states. >> we seem to be spreading ourselves them. we are going to defend asian countries against china?

. >>> issue one, angela comes calling. >> german chancellor, angela merkel, arrived at the white house on friday at a time of unprecedented german power. >> i don't -- this is a very important issue. it will be very important for us to bring the negotiations, very quickly to a close. >> since the economic crisis of 2009 five years ago, germany has been the driving force of the european union's economic policy. from the size, terms, and timing of bailouts for members to the depth and pace of european economic integration. on the eastern front, germany's caution and confronting russia has controlled the pace of eu and american sanctions. and tempered nato's response in the front line countries of poland and the baltics. close ties with china give germany a foothold in asia and beijing a line of influence through berlin. in fact, the increase in trade between china and germany particularly in german exports to china, has exceeded all expectations. germany is china's number one trade partner in the eu. and the top investment destination for german companies is china. based on this emerging

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awaiting a joint news conference with the president and german chancellor angela merkel. the president may talk about it, the administration's nsa spying policy. germany and the united states not able to reach an agreement on that issue. our top story today, the white house perhaps would like to go away, benghazi. especially after yesterday. for americans who heroically served the nation lost their lives and now we're learning house republicans will announce the formation of a select committee to investigate the attack that the explosion bombshell e-mail that i was talking about this began last week showing a coordinated effort by senior white house aides to place blame for the attack on an internet video. all this leading to a testy exchange between our own bret baier and one of the aides who had a hand in the infamous talking points and had one outrageous answer. watch. >> did you also change the tax? >> may be, i don't remember. this was like two years ago. >> the thing everybody is talking about. >> we're talking about editing talking points. your producers edit scrip

germany is one of our strongest allies and angela merkel is one of my closest partners. first as president, my top priority is doing everything we can to create more jobs and opportunity for hard-working families for our economic strength as a source of strength in the world. this morning we learned that our businesses creates 273,000 new jobs last month, all told our businesses have now created 9.2 million new jobs over 50 consecutive months of job growth. the grit and determination of the american people are moving us forward, but we have to keep a focus on job creation and creating more opportunities for working families. there's plenty more that congress should be doing from raising the minimum wage to creating good construction jobs to rebuild america. i want to work with them where every i can, and keep acting on my own wherever i must to make sure every american has a chance to move ahead. second point i want to say on behalf of the american people our thoughts are with the people of afghanistan who have experienced an awful tragedy. we are seeing reports of a dev

vladimir putin and angela merkel call for talks after tensions heighten in ukraine. and that could tip nervous investors over the edge. >> it is tense. it is having an effect in the confidence. it comes at a particularly awkward and inopportune time. >>> the bank of japan president tells us that they have things under control. >> in the past month, they have been consistently wrong. >>> you're watching "worldwide exchange." bringing you business news from around the globe. >>> a warm welcome to "worldwide exchange." we are just getting the latest iu forecast out. the eu came out with the forecast for the economy and maintained its italian gdp forecast at plus .60%. there should be more on the eurozone as well. those forecasts are currently being released in brussels as you can see at the moment. the budget deficit for the whole of the eurozone will fall to 2.5% by 2014. these are some of the individual -- we'll see if we can get some of the individual forecasts out as well. they say italian inflation at a record low on weak domestic demand and declining energy prices

has been spying on foreign leaders, most notably angela merkel. john and christine? >> our thanks to jim for following that reporting. magical daylight surrounding the white house at all hours. >>> meanwhile, the ukrainian government launching a large-scale military operation to recapture slovyansk as the violence in ukraine escalates and threatens to erupt. many arrested already in some places. let's get the latest from arwa damon, live from donetsk, where ukrainian riot police have been clashing with pro-russian activists. >> reporter: yeah, the situation most certainly is not looking very well for the government in central ukraine and kiev. in slovyansk, according to the ministry of defense, two helicopters have been shot down, two military officers dead as that operation does continue. the ukrainian government reportedly capable or already having taken back a number of the barricades that the pro-russian capitalp has set up outside of slovyansk. here in donetsk, another building falling when clashes erupted between pro-russian militants and riot police, but the r

contractor edward snowden revealed this the nas monitored angela merkel's cell phone. personal situations got pushed to the side because of the situation in ukraine. >> reporter: president obama and angela merkel speaking in unity about the russian incursion in ukraine. what happens next in terms of the ramifications, how much further sanctions may go is in question. both leaders pointed to may 25th elections in ukraine to choose a president as a pivotal moment. >> if, in fact, we see the disruptions and destabilization continuing so severely that it impedes elections on may 25th, we will not have a choice but to move forward with additional more severe sanctions. >> reporter: european leaders, angela merkel among them, have been concerned about how deep sanctions could go, because there's a lot of interdependency between european countries and russia. oil and gas is important. president obama said during the height of the cold war energy flowed from the ussr, today russia, west into roourp een count -- european count resist. it's not like the -- countries. it's not li

we are awaiting a press c conference with president obama and chancellor angela merkelle. that is scheduled to be in about 30 minutes, and we will have that for you life and the topic should be the tougher sanctions of russia and the eu role there. >>> and meanwhile, there was a major offensive launched today to take back one of ten cities in eastern ukraine that had been seized by russian militants. and gun fire and explosions could be heard. you are seeing that now. and the government said that the militants shot down two of the helicopters killing two of the crew. the militants say that one of the men was kill d

it is angela merkel's first visit to washington since the revelation american spies tapped her mobile phone. advancing a trade deal is on the agenda. the pair will hold a joint press conference. >> angela merkel is in the midst of a short trip to washington, under 24 hours. a large part of it will be spent here at the white house in meetings with the u.s. president barack obama. they will be trying to show a united front in terms of what the european union and united states should be doing together against russia and in ukraine. both leaders would say there is a united front in terms of sanctions in place and sanctions that might still come. there are slight differences between the two. there might be bigger differences in the future when it comes to the attention of sectoral sanctions sanctions that might face whole sectors of the russian economy like the energy sector. germany believes it has more to lose than the united states. this is a meeting between angela merkel and barack obama that would have looked different a year ago. that was before the allegations of nsa spying in germa

and angela merkel is one of my closest friends on the world stage. and somebody who -- whose partnership i deeply value. and so it has pained me to see the degree to which the snowden disclosures have created strains in the relationship. but more broadly, i've also been convinced for a very long time that it is important for our legal structures and our policy structures to catch up with rapidly advancing technologies. and as a consequence, through a series of, you know, steps, what we try to do is reform what we do. and have taken these issues very seriously. domestically, we tried to provide additional assurances to the american people their privacy is protected. what i've also done is taken the unprecedented step of ordering our intelligence communities to take the privacy interests of non-u.s. persons into account in everything that they do. something that's not been done before and most other countries in the world do not do. what i've said is the privacy interests of non-u.s. citizens are deeply relevant and have to be taken into account and we

. >> fareed, i know that the german chancellor angela merkel is here. she's been making the rounds and she met with the president. you've got some insight into what she potentially together with president obama might be able to do to rein in putin. >> wolf, i think angela merkel, the chancellor of germany realizes that europe is not going to do anything and i think they have to respond, as you put it, to the putin challenge. i think military options are not off the table because they are week but because they are impossible to imagine. you're talking about going to the russia of border where russia spent 20 times what ukraine does on russia's budget. it's not clear what the ukrainian army is. remember, a large part of the ukrainian army in the east are ethnic russians. it's not entirely clear that they would side with the government. the sanctions route is the one that has to be tried and the german chancellor seems pretty firm that the europeans would join in broader sanctions and they want to keep ratcheting them up. it's important to know how much of

let's get more on today's meeting between the president and angela merkel. senior white house correspondent jim acosta filed this report. >> reporter: john and christine, german chancellor angela merkel's visit to the white house comes at a critical time. both the u.s. and germany have tried to apply pressure on russia to try to de-escalate the crisis in ukraine, the u.s. taking the lead on sanctions, while chancellor merkel has tried to use her closer relationship with russian president vladimir putin to resolve the crisis, but it's not clear whether those closer ties are helping. in a phone conversation that the two leaders had on thursday, putin told merkel that he wants to see ukrainian troops pull out of the southeastern part of their own country. white house press secretary jay carney called that suggestion preposterous. now, the white house expects both leaders, both president obama and angela merkel, to talk about another round of sanctions against russia. that next round would likely be targeted at russia's economy, key sectors of the russian econom

i have never had any problems with angela merkel. in 20 years of politics, i have never insulted anyone. and this has been made up by someone who wanted to turn angela against me. i was not an easy person to deal with. and i was quite tough. i had the courage to oppose some of the proposals made by merkel and sarkozy. >> it's unfortunate, isn't it, that as far as so much of the rest of the world is concerned, the reputation you have is all about your private life. it's about corruption and unpaid taxes and bunga bunga parties. i mean, what do you think about that? >> translator: the bunga bunga accusations were the most amazing things. ridiculous. they manipulated the reality. luckily, i am a strong person and i was able to take it. i want to go down in history as the father of a country. and my legacy a conservative central right government. >> that's italy's former prime minister, silvio berlusconi talking to bbc's jeremy paxman. >>> how about three-meter high waves in the middle of the mountains? it sounds a bit unlikely, doesn't

it looks very clear that angela merkel's democrats have lost ground. we have reactions now. >> it was not exactly a ringing endorsement, the chancellors party essentially treaded water, losing he support. are defending our position as the strongest party. we are number one. the push -- the democrats are putting a different been on the result. on thed will not put pressure to make sure eu commission president -- to make chulz eu commission president. in the parliamentary elections, they barely missed the five percent hurdle. now it has garnered enough support to claim seats in the european parliament. afd has grown into a new party for the germans people. a freedom loving party. a socially conscious party. a party founded on values. [applause] success story for eurosceptics who seemed to be firmly established on germany's political stage. as we promised them a we will be crossing to major european capitals this evening. let check in with the spanish capital of madrid and our correspondent there. first off, what can you tell us about the vote in spain? n

. >> we have news of a phone call between angela merkel and putin. angela merkel is calling for help to free the military observes in ukraine. we were telling you about those. also president putin suggesting the withdraw of kiev's military unit from the southeast ukraine would be required. an end to the violence there and launch of national dialogue is also a point lavrov, the russian foreign minister was making a couple hours achlth that's the latest between the phone call between angela merkel and vladimir putin. >>> one of the great marine sites of the world could be lifted as a world heritage site in danger. that's the threat from the u.n. unesco because it's worried about the great barrier reef following the decision of dumping of millions of tons of sludge in this area. the government itself says it's committed to protecting the site. so it should be. stay with us here on bbc world news. still to come. a bit of a tango with a mango. why trade relations have been souring over imports of one of the kings of fruit. ♪ find yourself. in an accomod

angela merkel asked president putin in a phone call to help the detained. his response, kiev must withdraw military units from the southeast and launch a national dialogue. theirs monetary fund has approved a $17 billion bail out to ukraine to help the country's struggling finances. we have the first correspondent nick childs with this. >> a march for peace and unity as this crisis continues. this earlier, predawn exercise for cameras and news the kiev authoritys have detained russia's military attache for allegedly spying and told him to leave the country. this may look impressive, but in the east, the security services seem unable or unwilling to control events. the words of alarm and accusation against moscow for ukraine's ministers grows stronger. >> practically we're already at war after what happened in crimea. the activities we now see in eastern ukraine with separatists groups supported by russia, this is war. >> reporter: government buildings in eastern ukraine continue to fall to pro russian separatists. among thebi$j also in one of ukraine's larg

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angela merkel is an washington, d.c. to speak with president obama. they are coming out now to make a statement in the rose garden. let's listen in. there is going to be focus on vladimir putin and the situation in ukraine. >> good morning, everybody. it is always a great pleasure to welcome my friend chancellor merkel to the white house. germany is one of our strongest allies and angela is one of my closest partners. with her indulgence, i want to start by making two brief comments. first, as president, my top priority is doing everything we can to create more jobs and opportunity for hard-working families for our economic strength as a source of strength in the world. this morning, we learned our created 200 77,000 new jobs last month. all told, our business is now created 9.2 million new jobs over 50 consecutive months of job growth. the grit and determination of the american people are moving us forward but we have to keep a relentless focus on job creation and creating more opportunities for work and families. there is plenty more that congress s

the white house meeting between president obama and angela merkel. peter cook and michael mckee examine the april employment report. it we begin with an emergency when council meeting on the crisis in ukraine. at the united nations today, it started getting really personal. words were flying and we heard the french ambassador to the when referring to russia as a pyromaniac firefighter. he calls the ambassador and amateur james bond who drinks vodka. were very upset. there was the russians who called for this meeting. --was because of the hiring firing down of two helicopters with ukrainian troops in them. russians had said that any action by the government against the pro-russian separatists is a declaration and escalation that might prompt russia to bring in peacekeeping troops. we had the russians making their point of view clear and we saw and britishench ambassadors each responding very strongly saying there is no way that the separate test -- separatists are doing what they're doing without support from the russians. the meeting -- we had the u.

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and angela merkel, the german cha chancellor said the same thing. that remains their preference, they want to keep this kind of olive branch out there. but, of course, they're watching like we are the situation on the ground in ukraine. real escalation. two helicopters shot down today, and the president made the point in the news conference that's not peaceful protesters taking it down, that implies real arming of these militants with, you know, something you can fire from the ground to take down a helicopter. and that's, of course, something that the u.s. and europeans blame on russia. so they're also fighting back at this russian narrative, which you heard at the u.n. today that russians are under threat, peaceful protesters, we want to protect them. you still have the two competing, you know, world views, which are diametrically opposed. >> right. jim schiutto, thank you so much. >>> let's move along, breaking news here on cnn. we are getting word of the first case of deadly virus from the middle east here in the united states. dr. sanjay gupta w

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angela merkel on her way out of this meeting. >> that is angela merkel for you. she is crafty about what her intentions are. that is the big question hanging over these negotiations. what is on glove merkel's true intention? -- on glove merkel -- angela merkel's true intention? decision at the end of june. she backs jean-claude, but she faces challenges from other members of his own party, including the prime minister of hungry. cameron going into the meeting .as talking about juncker did not mention him by name but was also opposed. francois hollande of france has indicated that he could support juncker. ultz, the man that he technically beat, it was not a clause i run up by both parties had top candidates to challenge. he is now with juncker. he is left out there. he is the conservative candidate. his party came in first place. 34% when you aggregate all the totals. he does not have this locked up. it seems like there is a lot more horsetrading that will have to take place. >> let's see how this turns out. juncker will be lobbying hard. ♪ >> this is "on the m

angela merkel is in the white house. two minutes. ♪ stuart: well, the white house and the main street media will make you believe where is the stock market rally? the unemployment rate went down. we have no significant reaction on the market. >> i am very frustrated with another month of seeing no increase. the incomes are not going to go up. i am very concerned about the fact that we are not seeing the wages there. the headline number makes you think it is a good number. it is not. stuart: the income is very, very important. that is the basis of demand. >> i can find you 1000 jobs. they are low-paying jobs. and lots of them do not have health insurance. service sector jobs keep growing, but nothing else. >> sherill goes on the air with how to find a job. you point people in the right direction. you have a hard time finding middle wage jobs. by that i mean 50, 60, 70,000 with benefits. >> i am looking at the details here. 33,000 jobs created in the food and bar business. didn't you have that number? >> 10 million-$1 bi

will angela merkel be pleased with him or will she try to appoint someone else? i have heard the name of christine lagarde, the imf chief, has been floated. it is not a foregone conclusion he will be the next president of the commission. but he has claimed victory. he says if you do not respect this new rule, that will be another blow to democracy. >> thank you for that analysis. to of the world news. in the belgian capital, they laid down flowers, but candles, and held a minute of silence. around 2000 people gathered around the museum in brussels to pay their respects to the four people killed in a shooting on saturday. the crowd made up of jews and non-jews taking part as extra police patrolled the streets of brussels. the investigation has been sent to the belgian federal terrorism prosecutor. he is poised to become ukraine's next president. the billionaire and former politician has claimed a decisive victory. official results are expected later today. current estimates give the oligarch 54% of the vote, which would rule out a second round. the former prime mi

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german chancellor angela merkel will be meeting with president obama. it was opposed to start 20 minutes ago. it has been delayed a bit. once the house comes in for the pro forma session, no legislative business expected. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. he clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c., may 2, 2014, i hereby appoint steve womack to act as speaker pro tempore on this day, signed john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, christ church, washington, d.c. >> let us pray. god of all nations, you called all people to live lives of righteousness and justice. bless those who gat

. >> angela merkel and president obama meeting face to face at the whitehouse. it's her first trip to washington since it was revealed the n sachlt was spying on her cell phone. the major issues? >> got to do something. >> the long road to recovery. millions returning home, surveying the damage left behind by those devastating tornados. >> backlash being felt after brunai en acts sharia code, it has some boycotting a hotel chain. i am stephanie sy. >> this morning, ukrainian forces trying to take back several eastern cities controlled by the pro-russian separatists. >> kiev launched military operations in the city of slovyansk. >> officials saying separatists shot down two army helicopters, killing one pilot and injure others. >> in donetsk where pro-russian separatists have taken control of the city's main train system. >> it began at about 4:30 a.m. outside slovyansk when units of the ukrainian army and to have launched the next phase in what kiev has described as an antiterrorist operation which has been in play in one form or another for several weeks now wi

they have to do with angela merkel has already done in britain. they have to acknowledge the need for reform. it is not just about britain. they used to be the country of your skepticism. they are exporting that policy. i cannot see any way forward for the current leadership to say, we must reform. we must change. any leader who says this is just a protest and it is passing, it is a reaction against national government, they are wrong. this is big. it is monumental. as has to change. people are speaking about dissatisfaction with the economic situation. something must give. people are studying these results. >> very briefly, the presidency of the eu commission, the social democrat, who is a better chance? >> none. it is too close to call. the eu is looking for a leader. these men are sincere and passionate politicians and they have done a lot for europe. leaders will say, we need fresh faces. >> our correspondent, thank you for that analysis. ukraine's president-elect, petro poroshenko, is pledging to stop the war. >> the billionaire chocolate tyc

the president just wrapped up a joint news conference with the german chancellor angela merkel. the u.s. is warning of tougher sanctions against russia over ukraine. the president saying the preference is a diplomatic solution but if that doesn't happen the next step is more sanctions. he says he understands the concerns of some european countries but he's confident the u.s. and the european union will stand together. >> the goal is not to punish russia. the goal is to give them an incentive to choose the better course. and that is to resolve these issues diplomatically. and i think we are united on that front. within europe, within the eu, i'm sure there has to be extensive consultations. you've got 28 countries and some are more vulnerable than others to potential russian retaliation. we have to take those into account. not every country is going to be in exactly the same place. what has been remarkable is the degree to which all countries agreed that russia's violated international law, violate ed territorial sovereignty of a country in europe and there has to be consequences

that sounds like an angela merkel who is ready to trade horses. she wants to have a say on who the president is, but it does not look to me as though juncker is 100% her candidate. >> hans nichols in berlin. is pushing further into skin with its latest acquisition. here with more is caroline hyde. nestle once again splashing the cash. is howbillion dollars much they are spending. katscompany that makes kit- wants to refine your wrinkles. that is the area they are going into. they want the right to sell value products -- valiant products. filler and toxin is what they have bought, but it is all about revitalizing your skin. it is an interesting tactic. they are getting further into beauty and skincare. just back in february, they spent free $.6 billion adding their hands on control of their joint venture with l'oreal. that is a dermatology business. psoriasis,d on acne, really over-the-counter, but sometimes prescription, drugs. management wants to get out the wrinkles, we think. it is a dominant player in food and beverage and also in baby formula

angela merkel is hearing from their business interests. they don't want anything to do with the sectoral sanctions. her ability to stay aligned with the president is crucial for sectoral sanctions to work and not be implemented in patchwork fashion. >> mohamed, you mentioned because the economy is getting tighter that the cost of protectionism is rising as well. >> it is interesting we have not seen protectionism happen like you would have expected when we went into a major economic slowdown. the key issue now is step-by-step this diplomacy normally would favor -- you step onvor, does this step which seems appealing to politicians, are you losing control of the situation on the ground? there is reason to believe that is happening. it means it will be harder to solve in a few weeks. >> mohamed, thank you for joining us. mohamed el-erian. you can read all of his bloomberg columns on bloomberg.com/view. and of course, to phil mattingly. next week, the outspoken casino magnate will join me for an exclusive interview. that is next week at 8:00.

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they had dinner with angela merkel last night. that is because there signing and association agreement with the e.u. the same sort of political steps the ukraine took, which precipitated the entire crisis. it is not insignificant that merkel is reaching out to the moldovan and georgian prime minister's. there is a frankness to merkel's remarks. here are some quotes. she talked about not mincing words when things need to be called out. we want with respect to russia no either or but that each country is able to choose its own path. she is talking firmly about russia. but at the same time, she doesn't want to set up confrontations if and when moldova and russia moved closer to the european union. when you look at the journal that merkel has made, she tried to translate put in. -- putin. now she is going the other way around. translating the west for put in. making it clear that the european union will not abide any further incursions. >> what is angela merkel's stance on additional sanctions? is it still on the table or not? >> what

when angela merkel announce angels, and -- announced sanctions, the ruble died. when barroso did the same thing, it was not the same. >> let's stay with a theme. em's. brazil's central bank maintained its interest rate and 11%. the country struggles to maintain inflation without jeopardizing growth. it this of course as prepares to stage the world cup. we hope it will stage the world cup. jon ferro has the details. >> if you follow the bank of england, you will be used to the phrase rates on hold. the central bank is hihgh by 375 basis points. infaltion -- inflation is too high. there is also a political aspect to this as well. the president faces an election in october. the of god inflation and growth heading south. that is not a good message into elections. and this little thing called world cup. >> in terms of the world cup -- and i know you are looking forward to it a great deal -- talk to me about whether or not this will be a solution to some of the problems because if you listen and read reporting in brazil, they are getting hacked off about this. they see

angela merkel a little disappointed with that. she said she understands the need for german businesses to continue links with russia, but at a time when she is talking about ramping up sanctions against russia, what would -- what with ukraine blowing up thomas he is going to angela merkel and saying, i would like to have a meeting. can you please support our bid? politically, it is looking difficult. we do know if he has asked for that bid. we do not know if the meeting has taken place. i will ask him that question on wednesday when we have the strategy review, because it will be here in berlin. >> looking forward to that coverage coming up later this week. thank you very much. what else is on our radar this monday morning? the u.k. is enjoying the holiday. u.k. government is coming to block pfizer's acquisition of astrazeneca. the takeover may not be in the national interest. they also say that no other country would approve the deal on the basis of weak assurances from pfizer. are conflicting reports of whether pfizer will sweet

best what's chancellor angela merkel -- >> chancellor angela merkel from germany, always ranks highly. >> when you are looking at the german economy. great talking to you. errkets magazine stryk maguire. >> let's talk more about the ball and the global economy. we have the chief economist at investec/ investors more more worried focus on china. saying china's economy in the worst shape since one 812. adjusting in light of the president xi's comments saying we must adapt to the new normal is slower expansion. are you feeling concern as many of our poll respondents are? i think i probably am, to be fair. there is a lot going on in china. clearly the authorities have got a multitude of bowls they're trying to juggle and trying to establish the new normal where they have an economy less geared toward massive infrastructure and investment to something probably more sustainable in line with greater consumer spending. that trend -- that transition is involving a slowdown in growth. of ais a little bit troublesome situation. of course, at the same time, but the real economy shifting you got f

angela merkel joining forces with president obama. say,is what -- would you the number one issue right now, what to do about vladimir putin, what to do about ukraine? evolves.see how it it is not anywhere near the most important foreign-policy issue long-term, but it is certainly the most important crisis we face right now. there is no other place that rivals it. it depends on how it plays out. it depends how long putin can be as bad as he has been. i am more worried for my grandchildren about our relations with china and the middle east. but i certainly think for now it is a crisis. >> the what does the electorate think, al? >> they don't want to be involved. a 11 years of war. i'm sorry. they don't want america to be engaged. that may not be a good idea, but that is what america thinks. >> and it is europe, too. this was a time when the u.s. military was exiting out of europe. driving down from the four brigades, and now we're talking about moving forces back in to europe? this is a changing landscape. we are not talking cold war, b

take a listen. >> angela merkel is one of my closest friends on the world stage. and somebody who whose partnership i deeply value. so it has pained me to see the degree to which the snowden disclosures have created strains in the relationship. >> he went on to talk about the reforms planned both for surveillance of u.s. citizens and foreign civilians. do you think those reforms go far enough to be persuasive to the germans right now? >> here's what i keep hearing. people on the administration side swear that merkel is more forgiving in private than she comes across in public. but ronan, the last question from the member of the german press corps asked her, can you echo what president hollande has said that trust has been restored with the president now going forward when it comes to this nsa situation? >> she would not say that and instead said, there are still a few difficulties to overcome. so they would not ask -- invited to say trust had been restored, she would not do that. it shows you that this is still a tough issue for her to overcome. >> looks like germ

. >> president obama hosted german chancellor angela merkel at the white house. wrestling with ways to turn up the heat on vladimir putin whilst not hurting german's economic ties to russia, trades amounting to $100 billion. >> a word on sanction, i agree with the american president. they are not an end in itself, but combined with an of of diplomatic solutions it's a necessary second component to show that we are serious about our principals. >> it is obvious to the world that the russian-backed groups are not peaceful protesters. they are heavily armed mill tans receiving support from russia. the ukranian government has the right to uphold law and order in its territory. russia needs to use influence so they disarticle and stop provoking violence. >> the president touched on kidnapping of international observers and the approved $17 billion international monetary fund loan. the government in kiev demanded all the separatists in eastern ukraine lay down weapons and release hostages. >>> is the ukranian government willing to do everything required to regain contr

that is angela merkel and the president of the united states. we're going to take a break and be right back.

of course this is something that infuriated german chancellor angela merkel. yesterday president obama tried to say that there had been great progress but also acknowledged that they're still working to smooth over the differences and the frustrations that were created in the wake of the revelations by edward snowden. here's what president obama and lang merkeling had to sa-- necm had to say. >> we had a few difficulties. this is why there's going to be a dialogue between our two countries and this is also why there needs to be and will have to be more than just business as usual. >> reporter: now in the wake of the snowden revelations president obama banned spying on world leaders. berlin has been pushing for a no spy agreement but the u.s. says they don't have that type of agreement with any country. richard, back to you. >> kristen welker live at the white house. thank you. >>> now to chilling new details emerging about the foiled bomb plot and shooting. officials say if it were not for a tip from concerned local resident, one specifically, they may not hav