more and more european countries are lining up against angela merkel's refugee policies. even germany's longtime ally france is turning away and doesn't want to take in any more refugees than it has already agreed to. several east european countries also opposed to merkel's policies. they'd like to shut down the ball con route that many refugees use. opposition in germany is growing too. the christian socialists complain about what they call a state of lawlessness. can the chancellor survive this challenge or is this the end of the merkel era in coming to you from berlin, "quadriga," the international debate. your host this week, peter craven. peter: a warm welcome indeed. coming to you from the heart of the german capital. this week it's all about the german chancellor, angela merkel, she has her back against the wall, many people are saying she's more isolated than ever before , in germany and in europe as well. that's the reason why the question we're asking this week is, is it the end of the merkel era. to answer that question, i have three excellent guests with me in

reporter: this will not help angela merkel, for sure. this will be an argument that will be used by those who are against angela merkel costs refugee policy, who are worried about what that influx of refugee means, who are worried about the integration of those refugees. he will be like an "i told you so," that the influx of refugees comes with more problems than benefits. they will use this in their favor to criticize angela merkel and her policy on refugees. brent: we will see you later on. thank you very much. reporter: i will be there. brent: here in germany it is carnival time, when many people put on their colorful costumes and take to the streets to party. this year in the city of cologne, the most common outfit is a police uniform and security has been beefed up after a series of sexual assaults took place in the city on new year's eve. reporter: for many in cologne, carnival is their favorite brand of mary madness. but this time the atmosphere is less carefree than usual. that is clear from the huge police presence. the mass sex

german chancellor angela merkel met her israeli counterpart. such as the war in syria and security in the middle east. the two leaders try to focus on what their countries if not their policies have in common. >> the german israeli intergovernmental consultations tend to be delicate and not just due to security precautions. an israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is considered to be meager at best. after that meeting, she and netanyahu had agreed to disagree. much has changed in the last year. islamic terror and the refugee crisis has moved to the foreground. >> in the midst of this terrific storm, in the midst of global turbulence, there is a country in the middle east that maintains not only an advanced society, and innovative society, but a society that maintains the very values that you hold dear. >> the message is clear. you need us. and is using that position of strength. the lifting of sanctions against iran irritated israel. chancellor merkel attempting to appease. it is understandable there cannot be normal, friendly ties to iran

critics say he seems willing to discredit the refugee policy of angela merkel by any means necessary. brent: the inquiry into the deadly train crash in germany is investigating whether safety measures failed. now, reports have suggested that human error could have caused two commuter trains to collide head on. everyone involved in the accident is now accounted for. the town is in mourning. reporter: flags outside the town hall decorated with black ribbons. the search for the cause of the crash continues. criminal police are gathering evidence. they have found two of the black box recorders and are still searching for the third. media reports have suggested the crash may have been caused by human error, but the police here reject such speculation. "we can only make an assessment when investigations are completed. that can take days, but more likely weeks or months." the german transport minister says one blackbox has already been examined, and it appears there was no technical problem, but investigators are continuing their investigation. here at the side of the crash, the operation ha

the angela merkel comes to turkey to discuss the refugee crisis, the two countries taking in the largest amount of syrians since the war began >>> also, political turmoil in haiti. hatians celebrate the departure of their president. there's a hole in the leadership >>> it's a dangerous mission in the world. we'll take you on control in mali, with the people trying to keep the peace. >>> and i have all the sport. the denver broncos are crowned super bowl champions, beat egg the carolina panthers for the first time in years. >>> hello everyone, german and turkish leaders are holding talks in ankara on the growing refugee crisis. turkey with a large number of syrian refugees, and the latest balance around aleppo. more are trying to enter. and turkey, taking in the biggest number of asylum seekers in europe. the majority are syrians. >> the united nations says there are more than 4.5 million registered refugees. the actual number is higher. break it down. 2.1 million in lebanon, jordan, iraq. it's a big number, almost the same, 1.1 million are in turkey alone. let's go to the syrian border.

german chancellor angela merkel leading the charge for a plan that release on all of the e.u. countries sharing the load. there is growing resistance to the policy. >> it is the eastern block nations trying to push against angela merkel. she was supposed to hold a meeting with some of them earlier today, but what happened in ankara has prevented that going ahead. we've heard in the last half hour or so about hungary saying it wants to build a fence along its border to keep migrants out. it already has several border fences, and it is interesting to think at this moment here in europe, we are talking about integration, but also talking about building fences. >>> support for german chancellor angela merkel's policies is waning among earlier supporters. >>> a house committee passing a measure on wednesday in arizona. the state receiving more than $13 million in federal grants to help with the transition of refugees. >>> stopping the virus, rio olympic organizers talk to us about protecting thousands of athletes from zika. >>> a hospital hacked, the medical center that was held fo

>> angela merkel condemns the russia airstrikes that force thousands to flee syria. hello there, i'm felicity barr. you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up, the eight-year-old girl is pulled alive from a taiwanese apartment block 16 hours after it was toppled by an earthquake. >>> power vacuum the u.n. urges haiti to form a new government quickly as protests grow. >>> and why ancient traditions to welcome in the lunar new year are changing in china. hello, we begin in syria where new refugee camps are being built to house the thousands of people who fled fighting around aleppo where government and opposition forces are locked in a battle for control. 30,000 people are now braving the cold at the turkish border hoping to cross to safety. turkey's prime minister said that they will be allowed to cross, quote, when necessary. the crisis dominated the discussions with the german chancellor in ankara. they agreed on new steps to halt the flow from syria. angela merkel was highly critical of russia saying they are government was not just appalled but ho

angela merkel, no plan b. will she come to the rescue yet again. the chancellor warning that the european union should not abandon the country as it grapples with the migrant crisis. ♪ guy: welcome back. let's get a bloomberg's is a splash with nara. nejra: barclays has boosted its severance package for employees dismissed in tokyo last month. payl added three months of -- it added three months of pay. ahead of barclays announcing its full-year results tomorrow. the most in almost seven years. plans to buy back $3.5 billion in stocks. the chairman and fellow directors have fallen to a 20% decline for the company's shares this year through friday. former deutsche bank co-ceo is a joining online lender social financial sophie. advisorbegin a -- as an after stepping down nine months ago. he follows john mack into the centex state did amazon has stepped up its move into the u.k. grocery market. it signed an agreement to sell hundreds of market -- hundreds of products. shares have gone up on that news. sharp shares have fallen with stocks said to be w

german chancellor angela merkel once to change that. reporter: at the center, refugees are being trained to become heating technicians. some lacked proof of qualifications. and many are waiting on a decision for asylum applications. they face a number of the craddick hurdles. chancellor merkel promised the business community she would push for quick changes. >> i promise we will work closely with the federal labor agency and try to get rid of bureaucratic hurdles area did -- bureaucratic hurdles. we will try to get refugees to accept modifications and will not require written test immediately. reporter: more flexibility for refugees does not mean they will receive less pay. the chancellor says the living wage cannot be called into question. >> my three colleagues and i agree that we stand behind the chancellor. we are in support of europe and open borders that benefits the economy. reporter: government and business leaders a great refugees should join the economy. only then can the integration succeed. >> the economy grew faster than ex

angela merkel's policies suffered another setback after numerous sexual assaults and robberies on new year's eve in cologne and other cities, blamed on migrants. catherine n.: in spain, political deadlock looks to be thinning. on thecialist party has w backing from the centrist party for its choice of prime minister. claire williams tells us where this leaves spain's nearly two-year-old effort to form a government. claire: they will back the socialist party candidate, sanchez, seen on the left. the centrist woo with pledges to and parliamentary immunity for mp's -- to end parliamentary immunity for mp's. >> step to generate political change -- it is the first step to generate political change in our country. claire: the socialist student -- the socialists still do not have the absolute majority they need to ensure he becomes their next prime minister. 46 seatsarties are short of majority. they are looking to put animals -- two podemos -- to podemos for support. the magic number is 176. report wants to stay -- mariano rajoy wants to stay on as prime minister. , has foundr, podemos itse

angela merkel suggested greece needs europe's help. is the market underestimating the chance of another great ek crisis? the indian finance minister presents the budget. we are live in a mumbai. -- we are live in mumbai. good morning, hans. i think greece is back on the agenda, or should be back on the market's agenda. hans: it is the entire european union. there is a sense that angela merkel is living this suspended disbelief. a little bit of this came through in the public broadcast she did last night. president was released from prison after the tax evasion. two big stories dominating a german headlines this morning. guy: the pboc did not step up. we have a lot of data this week. plus, we have payroll numbers. so, we are 30 minutes away from the market open. . about the future. -- let's talk about the future. shanghai is down pretty hard. this is the wei function. ares like european equities down by around 1%, hans. hans: yeah, that is really the story overnight. the disappointing reaction in asia to what the g-20 did or did not do.

. >> angela merkel is under pressure to limit the numbers of refugees. 18% believe they won't have the situation under control. it places the popularity at a low. the german leaders called for borders to besanctions, except for the economic borders. >> we need to protect the borders, we need schengen otherwise the source of our wealth will be in dangerser. i think all e.u. leader states agree on that >>> germany has taken in the largest numbers of refugees but now public attitudes are hard inning. jonah hull reports on how the refugee crisis is creating political instability. >> reporter: it's minus 8 degrees celsius at a refugee processing center. the cold is painful. there's no strangers to hardship. more than a million arrived like this in 2015. many and more plan to make the journey. things may be about to change. attacks, allegedly by groups of men turned opinion against angela merkel. >> we handle another million in 2017. politically it will not be possible. politically this government is obliged to bring the numbers down. if it doesn't, if it fails to bring the numbers down. it'

>>> angela merkel comes to turkey to discuss the refugee crisis, the two countries taking in the largest amount of syrians since the war began >>> hello from doha. this is the world news from al jazeera. uplifting moments as survivors are found in the rubble, more than 48 hours after taiwan's earthquake >>> also, political turmoil in haiti. protestor celebrate the departure of their president. but there's a hole in the leadership. plus... >> i'll jonah hull on a cross-channel ferry. the waters could separate the european union from breakaway brittin. joof so we v german and turkish leaders are holding talks in ankara on the growing refugee crisis. turkey with a large number of syrian refugees, and the latest violence in aleppo, more are trying to enter. and germany, taking in the biggest number of asylum seekers in europe, the majority of them are syrians. taking you through some of the numbers. the united nations says there are more than 4.5 million registered refugees. the actual number is higher. break it down. 2.1 million in lebanon, jordan, iraq. and egypt. almost the same number t

angela merkel was highly criminal of russia saying the government was not just appalled and horrified by the curving caused by the airstrikes on syria. all this as 33 people died while their boat sank while trying to cross from turkey to greece. angela merkel said that the refugee crisis is a burden for all humanity. >> turkey is willing to help the syrian refugees without limits. but it is not a problem for turkey alone. this is not simply a problem with germany and the e.u. but all. >> we were shocked to see the suffering caused by the russian bomb batterment. the is security council demand that all side respect the resolution which was signed by russia. >> so thousands of people are now trying to make their way into turkey to escape the russian-backed offensive in aleppo. they're moving north towards the turkish border. they must make it through some territory now controlled by the government. thousands of people have managed to make that journey. we're joined live in turkey. so tell us how far then are these government forces from the turkish border? >> well, the government and th

angela merkel has wanders a deal to keep britain in the e.u. won't be easy for some member states to accept. david cameron has said there will be a referendum later that year. >> reporter: the president says some progress had been made during these long hours of the negotiations but a lot more needs to be done. he long with the european commission president and david cameron taking part in a series of bilateral meetings with the french president, the belgium prime minister and also the czech prime minister. he is a leader of eastern block countries which has been resistant to measures that david cameron has put forward specifically on proposed cuts to migrant benefits. david cameron, of course, wants to go home with a deal that he feels he can paracel to the british public. he wants to stay in europe so he wants to get people on side before that planned referendum. another issue was being discussed here earlier, at a working dinner, that of migration. the turkish prime minister was expected to attend this summit, but was unable to do so because

the german chancellor angela merkel will be at the conference along with the german development minister. the minister criticized unkept promises by other donors. >> germany is already doing a great deal, but i am ashamed and disappointed the ability of brussels to put 10 million -- billion euros together. still, i am pleased to report that chancellor merkel are -- and others are joining for a resolved in the syrian crisis. it sends a signal that the world is united in this am. -- this aim, but as he sought after the conference, half of the conference went unfilled -- but as we saw after the conference, half of it went unfilled. brent: another element to bring the conflict to an end involves this in saudi arabia tonight to encourage efforts towards a regional solution. earlier, he visited iran with the same message, arch rivals should cooperate in their efforts to bring peace to syria. >> camels race at saudi arabia' is biggest cultural festival, and they have their own pavilion. they have slandered the trip, seeing this as a dictatorship with no regard for human rights. but he wants the

brent: and tonight, all eyes on the woman you are about to see, germany's chancellor, angela merkel. she has once more sought to defend her immigration policy. in a speech to parliament, she spoke of the importance of finding a common european position on migration. she will be making the same speech at a conference of you leaders that kicks off tomorrow. today, she underlined that europe's very credibility is at stake. reporter: the german chancellor sees this as a pivotal point, nothing less than their ability to act in unison. she said the only way to diffuse the situation is with a common refugee policy working with turkey. "the only other option is to close the border and accept the consequences for greece and the eu as a whole." the chancellor says they must also strengthen their maritime borders. "it is not a solution for a continent to partition its maritime borders and then say whoever is stuck on the other side is of no concern to us." the opposition says the most effective way is to stop regions. "there are many parties to the war in syria now. it is likely they are all fi

coming up in the next half hour, angela merkel says a deal could keep brittain in >>> the pope speaks out against the suffering of migrants and says donald trump is not a christian. a report on the industry that is take itting off at the shinning important air show-- singapore air show >>> allegations of vote rigging and the arrest of the main opposition leaders have marred elections in uganda. police briefly detained presidential candidate besigye as he tried to show rigging votes. >> reporter: all over the capital people came early to vote. across the country polling in most stations preceded-- proceeded peacefully. besigye took us to a house that was rigging. >> in terms of the materials, right now we have seen ballot boxes being thrown over the fence. when they knocked on the gate some people inside ran away and they were found armed. police arrived and gained access inside the house. it was a private home. the police later said the access was barred because it was a crime intelligence facility. besigye was detained and taken to his home for the third time this week. the ruling pa

the german chancellor angela merkel is here. she will be meeting with the prime minister in the next hour or so. we will hear from there. there will be a press conference. we know the message is that turkey needs to do more to try and control its borders because europe is struggling. there is a backlash. it is fracturing how they deal with this. turkey are already hosting 2.5 million refugees already > i didn't quite understand your question. just elaborate on the issues that we saw when it came to merkel, she has welcomed the refugees, germany opened the borders at a time when european countries were closing them. she faced a backlash within her country and also with europe. europe has promised turkey over 3 million dollar package to help them. that money hasn't arrived yet. there will be stern talks. europe also putting pressure here to say to turkey that they should let in more refugees but turkey is already at breaking point. the offensive is very much give. we heard in the last hour, russian air strikes. this is the last ro

. >> these specific issues were highlighted by german chancellor angela merkel and how to together combat this refugee crisis. she said they had to tackle illegal migration and she called it looking at the human trafficking networks. there was talk about using the naval ships that patrol the coast and could potentially between turkey and greece, talk of nato getting involved when it comes to surveillance. she admitted that turkey could not handle this alone, that this country hosts the most amount of syrian refugees, but it had to be done legally. how that would be tack would is unclear. that's a difficult situation. the discussion between both sides comes at a timely time, certainly with the ongoing campaign of the syrian regime backed by russian air support which is making tens of thousands of people leave their homes. we've had reports of 33 syrian refugees dying off the coast of turkey today, so it is a pressing issue, but people will tell you if you do not solve the conflict across the border, it is going to be very difficult to solve and manage the refugee crisis. >> at least 33 ref

chancellor angela merkel wants to prevent a british eggs it at all costs. she is -- exit at all cost per cheat is going to make some concessions next week because it is important to keep great britain in the european union for her, so that is what they were discussed. >> all right. on the street force in berlin tonight. thank you very much. you are watching "dw news" live from berlin. still too calm, pope francis and the russian orthodox patriarch kirill meeting in cuba, the first encounter between a roman catholic pope and the head of the eastern orthodox church since christianity split 1000 years ago. we will have analysis of the meeting and ask what are the gentleman talking about. all of that, plus business news. stick around. we are back on the other side of the 62nd break. -- 60-second break. ♪ >> welcome back. you are with "dw news" live from berlin. top stories, president bashar al-assad has vowed to retake the whole of the country, dealing a cease-fire deal that calls for a cessation of hostilities in syria. that says more week needs to be done t

angela merkel says the plan is a priority. now austria has started imposing its new quota system. it said it will allow no more than 80 asylum seekers a day as of friday. but the top migration official says austria has a legal obligation to accept any asylum requests made on its territory. let's go to hoda abdel hamid now. you are on the greek side. so let's talk about the greek concern that if other countries shut their borders, then greece which is in a terrible financial state anyway, is going to have to find for these refugees who have got nowhere else to go. >> reporter: that's absolutely right. what greece is worried about is the domino effect. when you speak to people they tell you, austria is going to close its boarder, there was a group of refugees who were sent back from slovenia, and the concern is that everybody will be sent back to the entry point, which is greece or the islands of greece, and then what will greece do with that? as you said, it has its own financial problems and crisis here, and the number of refugees coming is not as high as it was six months ago, bu

angela merkel critical of russia, saying that she's not just appalled, but horrified by the air strikes in syria. we understand that 33 people died. their boats sinking while they tried to cross from turkey to greece. more of that in a moment after this report from zeina khodr. >> reporter: there is a fuel shortage in syria. so the people living in the opposition-controlled aleppo city begin to ration. they are preparing for the possibility of a siege. supply lines have been disrupted by the government offensive. fuel is needed in a city without electricity, and the city that relies on pumping wells for water. >> translation: there has been a rise in the price of basic goods because roads are cut, merchants are profiting. most of the supplies are coming from the western countryside. our supplies are low, we don't have enough. we have enough for a few days. >> reporter: it's not known how many of the 300,000 in the east have left. there are those two poor to pay for a ride out. a siege in a city devastated by years of war would just cause more suffering. >> the syrian government and alli

german chancellor angela merkel is meting with the turkish prime minister. she did that today to improve cooperation on the ongoing refugee crisis. she expressed her horror at the suffering caused by the syrian government's russian backed offensive. at the same time, she said she plans to appeal for nato support in the fight against refugee traffickers. reporter: syrian continue to stream toward turkey. relief workers wait on the other side of the border to help them. but that is not a long-term solution to the problem. the refugees are fleeing from continual russian airstrikes on aleppo, attacks that outrage both turkish prime minister -- the turkish prime minister and german chancellor angela merkel. >> the u.n. security council measure that russia agreed on requires all attacks against civilians and civilian targets the immediately halted. that is why germany and turkey will be active in new york once more, to see that this resolution, which russia has signed, is complied with. reporter: germany is sending additional aid crews to turkey to support the lat

germany's angela merkel says the plan is a priority. austria has started imposing its new quota system for refugees. the government says it will allow no more than 80 asylum seekers a day as of friday. but the e.u. top migration official says austria has a legal obligation to accept any asylum request made on its territory. >>> meanwhile are britain's prime minister is digging in brussels. he was hoped to already be back in the u.k. briefing his cabinet on the terms of any deal to stay in the e.u. but he now says he is happy to stay until sunday. german chancellor, angela merkel has warned that reaching an agreement with all of the other member states won't be easy. >> reporter: well, i think many people were expecting that this summit would be over by now, but we are still here on friday night. david cameron still looking for a deal. he has been locked in negotiation all day with different e.u. leaders, trying to persuade them to back his proposal, but we know there are still several stumbling blocks. they were supposed to get together

merkel under increasing pressure to limit the number of refugees allowed in the country, but she says the european union should play a part in protecting external borders so that people can move freely and safely. >> translation: we need to protect our external borders because we want to keep schengen. if we don't protect our external borders the free movement of domestic markets, which is the source of our wealth, is in danger. that needs to be protected and i think all e.u. member states agree on that >>> germany has taken in the largest number of refugees in europe. now in the first part of our european disunity series, jonah hull reports on how the refugee crisis is threatening instability in the e.u. economic power house. >> reporter: it is minus 8 degrees celsius at a refugee processing center in berlin. the cold is painful but there are no strangers to hardship here. more than a million people arrived like this in 2015 as many and more plan to make the journey this year. but things may be about to change. new year sex attacks in german cities allegedly by groups of young refuge

german chancellor angela merkel is feeling the heat as she travels to turkey. merkel plans to urge the turkish government to do more to halt the flow of refugees bound for europe. there's pressure in germany for merkel to follow other eu countries and turn refugees away. new hampshire votes tomorrow in the first presidential primary. former president bill clinton can't hold back. mr. clinton accused bernie sanders of misleading voters. polls show sanders leading among them aquatic voters in new hampshire. in super bowl 50, denver shot down carolinas cam newton giving the broncos a 24-10 win. it may have been the last quarterback for denver -- last game for denver quarterback peyton manning. day.ll the news 24 hours a i'm vonnie quinn. tom: we've got to do super bowl chit chat, but we can't right now. markets are on the move. francine lacqua is looking at this. two-year yield in germany moves to new weakness. know,s were like, i don't negative five, negative six. forget about that. the 10-year yield comes in with a solid move. euro-dollar stable. oil, oil, oil,

prime minister to in brussels next month, he won the backing of angela merkel. the dutch prime minister, the holder of the eu rotating presidency, also agrees that "there was a good basis for a deal." president barack obama says donald trump won't be elected president. he also said the republican primary campaign has alarmed or in audiences, who expect the u.s. to lead the world. >> i continue to believe that mr. trump will not be president. and the reason is because i have a lot of faith in the american. -- in the american people. they recognize that being president is a serious job. show or hosting a talk a reality show. it's not promotion. it's not marketing. it's hard. caroline: back to you. guy: thank you. we're 20 minutes away from the european cash open. let me show you what we think is going to happen at the open. go to the terminal and check out the futures box. you get this error number value, which has faded. you get a better number as we start to evolve toward the opening and as you can see we are fading a little bit. the london market looks like it

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merkel and francois hollande have met to discuss refugee issues. there is a strained relation between member states. macedonia started building a new fence to prevent refugees from entering. razor wire fences intended to boost security. more than a million people made the journey into last year with over 800,000 coming in through greece. to the second part of a four-part series on the widening cracks in the european union. the differences are not only about how to deal with millions of new refugees. there are concerns about russia's increasing influence in places like hungary. jonah hull with this report. >> reporter: in the stupid yoes here they're never quite sure whether the next broadcast will be their last. the station has lost most of its advertising and had its frequencies reduced >> i have the fear that these guys and especially our prime minister believe that they first they can do what they want. they are so full of hatred. they hate their so-called enemies. they believe that everybody who does not think the same way as they do are the en

clicking away but not acting. >> well angela merkel has withdrawn her more radical statements about open immigration. but the real problem is immediately in turkey and in northern syria, and i'm not a big fan of the erdogan government in turkey, there's a lot that's despicable about them, but they've got a real case, when the european union isn't helping. turkey has about 3 million refugees on turkish soil. doing the best they can, they are establishing a de facto no gone zone in syria for the refugees to protect them. they need not just money, they need help, and nobody is standing up to putin. real victor is vladimir putin because inside to his triumphant military progress in the northern syria, he gets a benny, a benefit which is he gets to by driving out the refugees, societal cleansing, ethnic, religious, partly political, by driving them out towards europe, he divides nato and divides the european union, and putin's philosophy is if the european house is on fire, they won't pay attention to what the neighbors are doing. lou: just to put further spin into, this europe is prepar

we've seen angela merkel and francois hollande. ryan chilcote is still there. migrant benefits have been a sticking point. what else? hans: another -- ryan: another big sticking point is financial regulation. the british prime minister wants to make sure the eurozone countries, the nine countries in the european union -- 19 i should say, that use the euro, can't dictate what happens in the nine countries inside the european union that don't use the euro, namely britain. he wants to shield british banks and the financial system from some of the rules imposed in brussels. we just heard the french president walk into the building. he said he's not happy with what the brits have discussed thus far. he wants to make sure the rules are fair for all as he put it. we thought that spat was over. apparently it's not. the big issue, i think for france, is they want to make sure british banks don't get any unfair and edited over french banks or german banks as well if he's thinking of eu terms. that is one big issue. the other big issue is demand from belgium, saying, look

chancellor angela merkel says that she is ready for compromise, but it won't be easy for all nations to agree. edi with a going to h look at the markets. risk aversion markets moving in all the wrong directions today. this is the story of oil prices falling again. back to the likes of begin. that is waiting on equities, particularly when it comes to japan. nikkei 225 down by one quarter of 1%. and the number of oil related firms is dragging the overall region. shanghai oscillating, in the green at the moment, so it looks like we are setting up for a pretty volatile afternoon session. we are also getting numbers coming through from southeast asia, and hong kong is down by 6/10 of 1% of the moment. take a look at some of the movers, because we are seeing banks across the region having a terrible day, but indonesian banks in particular. we have news that the government is wanting to cap the limit when it comes to deposit rates are by state funds. -- earned by state funds. competing news yesterday, bank of indonesia cutting rates by a number 25 basis points -- another 25 basis points, wh

we will see angela merkel had to london tomorrow. we are also getting a news conference from the italian finance minister with chancellor osborne. we will keep an eye on that as well. ♪ to "the: welcome back pulse." let's get straight to the bloomberg business flash. nejra: thanks. ford is asking some of its european employees to quit as part of an effort to boost margins. the company aims to save $200 million annually by paring back person european network for space mostly in germany and the u.k. and illuminate some models in favor of popular and lucrative sports utility vehicles. barclays is planning to dismiss 150 staff as it restructures its middle east banking business. the bank will close its offices in dubai and relocate support staff to its office at dubai international financial center. has reported 2015 earnings that missed analysts estimates, as sales decline for the first time in six years. operating profit declined 17%. by sloping demand in hong kong and the new strength of the swiss franc. shares in lvmh have jumped a

>> it is the eastern block nations trying to push against angela merkel. she was supposed to hold a meeting with some of them earlier today, but what happened in ankara has prevented that going ahead. we've heard in the last half hour or so about hungary saying it wants to build a fence along its bored tore keep migrants out. it already has several border fences, and it is interesting to think at this moment here in europe, we are talking about integration, but also talking about building fences. >> also, this two day summit focused on stopping the uk from leaving the european union altogether, is that not also true? >> yes, this will be the thrust of today's meetings here in brussels. david cameron arrives earlier today. he has had a big week and face as big day here in brussels. he arrives saying he is battling for britain and doesn't want it to go away without a deal that suits britain. a lot is at stake for him and for the european union, because of course britain is the third biggest economy in the e.u. there are some major sticking points with the de

merkel today. germany was taken in the bulk of migrants. clooney's wife is a renowned human rights attorney. >>> the pope boarded a plane today. officials and russian leaders. francis is expected to address drugs, carr tell violence and immigration. mexico has the world's second largest catholic population only behind brazil. >>> u.s. retail sales rose modestly last month as evidence that americans do keep shopping despite dropped stock prices. employers are finally handling out higher wages means that americans have more money to spend. whether consumer spending can off-set the stockmarket volatility and slowing growth overseas. >> you can catch the market's closing numbers today on local 12 news first at 4:00. >> kellogg is thinking outside of the box, so to speak. americans look for other options like greek yogurt. the company is now revamping its special k nourish line which focuses on healthier ingredients like quinoa. maybe snow over >> this huge water main break leaves scranton pennsylvania in ice. >> water just gushed through the streets. workers finally got it shut off and repaired

angered at the welcoming policies of german chancellor angela merkel. huge rallies of thousands of people have repeatedly called for her resignation and attacks against rfght refugees are up tenfold. taking advantage of the arrival of more than a million refugees. tapg tapping inttapping into a growing xenophobia that observers feel could spiral out of control. >> there are people in there throwing molotov cocktails into homes. so we have to talk about people trying to kill others. that's the reality that we have again in 2015 in germany. >> marius mosterman works for an organization that tracks right wing groups attacks. >> people resort to this also who would have distanced themselves from such actions. >> this drama is playing itself out in towns across germany. places like kretchau, a population of over just 1,000 people, in a place that used to be communist east germany. hundreds of neonazis, marched and later placed the footage on facebook. after the government determined to place 250 refugees there. the far right wing has been able to exploit the

german chancellor angela merkel increasingly on the firing line over a refugee policy. do you think she's going to have to adjust today? >> it depends which part you're talking about. establishing the hotspots. the distribution of refugees at the whole of the european union. there was no progress on that. you have countries like the u.k. and france. it is part of the so-called coalition imagines it as taking it step-by-step. >> the german chancellor is trying to hammer home this point again. sarah: we will see if they buy it tonight. police there have arrested nine people. the attack killed 28 people and injured over 64. no one has claimed responsibility. >> on his arrival in turkey from syria, they say they were a member of the syrian kurdish militia group. he is suspected of having planned the attack with the outlaw kurdish workers party in turkey. the political arm denies responsibility for the explosion. the turkish president rejects this. >> even if the pkk and the political arm dispute this, the interior ministry as well as the intelligence service have informatio

clooney met with german chancellor angela merkel in berlin today. the duo are discussing the situation in syria, which has caused a surge in refugees coming to europe. clooney told reporters that the movie industry is sometimes slow when reacting to news events and plans to talk to merkel about lending star power to help with the refugee we're now just a few minutes from daytime blue ridge.. for more on what's coming up today-- lets check in with natalie and lindee.# coming up today on daytime blue ridge... and we'll meet another big wig.. helping raise money and awareness for the virginia blue ridge susan g. komen.. and we have a mystery cook?? we'll see who it is .. and specials they have for us .. in the daytime kitchen.. we hope you can join us.. we're coming up in just a few today: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands tonight: flurries >>> temperatures below freezing, we could see a light coating on and tonight. daytime blue ridge.. i'm natalie faunce.. an >>> good afternoon. welcome

in this chamber we seem unwilling to accept that the migrant crisis was exacerbated when angela merkel said germany would take people, unilaterally define a number of wells and guess what, people coming without limits and some countries like hungary apply the rules and defend the border, they are criticized and where other countries break the rules they are applauded. we cannot begin to solve this crisis until we enforce the rules in place to protect the external borders, the focus on the basics of processing this tension and return this and prevent asylum seekers and economic migrants moving around e.u. at well. we need international action to end the conflict in syria. we need to give priority to those refugees already in the camps in lebanon, jordan and turkey both with humanitarian aid and refuge. is it not perverse that the e.u. gives priority to those who cross the aegean rather than those classified as refugees by the united nations. i recommend for the next e.u. summit, you order copious amounts of chips and tell the e.u. leaders to get cracking. [applause] >> mr. fox, there is

and angela merkel warns that greece needs europe's help to deal with the influx of refugees. the next greek crisis. keene, new york with tom and we are getting some huge inflation figures. this has an impact on what mario draghi will be thinking about inflation rates, falling to 0.7%. you look at the immovable force of the last five or seven days, lowering german rates. it signals that lack of inflation. francine: and german yield is what we are looking out for but we also have breaking news on china, canning the requirement ratio. china is a little more fragile. let's get to the first word. vonnie: thanks. trucelargely holding its and russian warplanes received a tax on the second day of the in syria and forces fired artillery at the government. meanwhile, us-led coalitions did not. get covered by the troops baghdad,hat, -- in suicide bombings killed hundreds of people. the attacks occurred at a shiite muslim part of baghdad. angela merkel says that greece needs euros help on refugees to defend the country from plunging into chaos. it may lead refugees to be stuck on greek s

cameron has won the support of angela merkel. she told german lawmakers she will do everything possible to keep the u.k. in the eu. development in the dispute over china and the china sea. according to satellite images china diploid and advanced surface-to-air missile on one of the islands in the region. china has "limited" capability on the island. the u.s. is making a show of force against nuclear korea in the wake of the nuclear test and rocket launch through south korean airspace. the flight demonstrated the koreanity in the peninsula. president obama is calling the battle with the senate of the supreme court a test. he requires the senate to require his nominee to replace antonin scalia. says they will not vote on a nominee while obama remains in office. global news, 24-hours a day, powered by our 2400 journalists around the world. equities, bonds, currencies, commodities, what a .losing futures advanced. your own-stasis, crude oil is fascinating. 28.95. vix, 21 point 94. two-year german yield chilling the challenges in fina

relative weakening of angela merkel's position. kind of compels the brexit risk. tina: we talk about that and our new report, the merkel exit. tom: i want francine was to pick up on the merkel theme. in the united kingdom, the .ngaged public anger on brexit when i look the newspapers, it looks like a political exercise of elite. angerre a trump/sanders to this debate about the future of the united kingdom with europe? and with scotland? extent, i certain think part of what we see is how the benefits of european union membership is taken for granted and priced in. , gave a talk yesterday 16-year-olds in the u.k.. the whole come station was about integrate -- about immigration. this is what they're talking about at home. of beingmic benefits in the eu is not being appreciated by the public. tom: give us an update. your that's what you are doing it citigroup. tina: it is clearly influence of the atmosphere. obliged the u.k. is not to take refugees, the sense of chaos in europe and the better off out notion of very much accelerated by chaos. that is why of course the