in germany. we have the npd being looked at as a possible party that should be banned from politics. we have pegida, a street-level right-wing movement, and the afd making its mark. that is a broad array of right-wing opinion in germany, and troubling for me. derek: most of them are dying, and the afd is growing. we have seen pares like this come from nowhere before, the pirate party. the key in germany is not to get elected. it is to get reelected. none of them got reelected. the afd does not know what it is. is it a right-wing party? they do not know if it is a right-wing party. you have conservative christians, economic liberals, professional contrarians fighting each other. they are trying to come together with a party program. , we dohey decide that not know what it is. malte: we have two different experiences in europe. we have the experience that the right-wing parties do not exist so long. that is the german experience. they all die down. then we have the european experience, scandinavia,

attack on west germany. so, perseverance and lessons from the cold war i think are very important thank you for sharing that. ohe l.a. to school dates back t 1898. we are the largest school of foreign affairs from all over the united states. we have students from all of the world, including germany. we have students who are very active, including students working with syrian refugees. after i begin with the first question with foreign minister frank-walter steinmeier. i will open it up to all of you, foreign politics. this is true for foreign policy in general, but it is especially true for german foreign policy and for german history. german history in the 21st --ll not continue we have unfortunately, contributed to the bloody history. i myself have been in close rael.ct with is i feel time and again how strongly our relationship with thatl is markeocked by past. it is a historical responsibility that has become relevant these days. when we talk about refugees everywhere in germany and the -- if you had one

the political landscape in germany not only the rest of europe but germany too it does have an effect and those who month more about germany as with the case of you who have been following developments there closely know that we are going to have three important municipal election, local elections, but what has become visible already in the run up to these local elections that there's a new political party on the right-wing of this spectrum that seems be focused on one issue and that's frightening refugees and foreigners. of course, my party are very outspoken in standing up to this party, but then again you know that is a responsibility that we bear and that is not limited to my own country. one of the reasons why i'm traveling the united states here is that i've come here not only in my capacity as german foreign minister but chairman of the oec and the oec has a number of tasks. there's more to the oec than meeting in ukraine. it addresses long term tasks of which the oec has dedicated itself, fighting anti-semitism and racism. and right now we are using our challenge with the oec

they cover events in germany. whether they are related to us as refugees here in germany or not. >> translation: i like it a lot because it is the only way that new refugees can know the news. the rules around it, the new regulations happening in germany >>> then one day the media fell silent. attacks against german women on new year's eve in cologne by men of foreign status. one broadcasters was forced to apologise for not reporting on the story four days later. the television that has been granted a 12-month licence to transmit inside the country to the new audience in their language. it was one of the first networks to cover the incident. >> they're much earlier because we got more information and we are more sensitive to things like that. we have people from 60 nations working for us and they have different sources. we try to give the whole picture >> some criticized that we were waiting for a week or so, but i say it is correct because what we knew about the incident changed from day-to-day. i went to the one

in germany, for example. our responsibility is, as politicians, to be convincing and stick to the concept we once developed, which in my eyes, the right concept. to convince people over time we will solve the problem. at the moment, there is still a lot of skepticism, and this gives of course a lot of fuel to right-wing parties. charlie: does it change your view? minister von der leyen: over time, if we do it well, if we manage this crisis, it will change europe for the better, because it will add another experience that, even if there are huge problems, we are able to solve this problem, 500 million europeans can solve this problem. better than any single member state could ever do. charlie: let me turn to the war against isis. i assume we are talking iraq and syria as well. there is much talk in iraq about an attack on mosul. is that imminent? minister von der leyen: it is on the agenda, and the approach is the one that appeared to be the right one. they have a vivid interest to gain back the territory from

tonight, germany's role in the world. we talk to ursula von der leyen, germany's minister of defense. >> we'll never forget what you did right after world war ii when you not only came with the marshall plan to stretch out your hand to take us back into the democratic countries, they did something which germany will never ever forget. ad we stand together for the[8sf democracy, of the right to have, you know, free speech, free press all these values common ground together. we are talking about it in the world. we really have to stick together because there's a lot of work out there to tackle. >> rose: we conclude this evening with the continuation of our conversation of jony ive of apple about design. what does properfection mean to you. >> perfection to me establishes and describes a goal. it's something that long ago i resigned myself i will try and get closer and closer. but it's still's not too far away. >> rose: it's a bridge too far. >> it really is. it's one of those things, though, of perfection, it shapes you and

our refugee policy is neither germany's moral perfection nor germany's downfall. giving shelter to victims of world violence and persecution is simply a humanitarian duty. not more, not less. and by the way, the humanitarian duty is enshrined not only in germany's basic law, but also in the european treaties and the geneva treaty conviction which 146 other countries besides germany have signed. i know this is a controversial issue over here, but the united states is known around the world as the melting pot, as the nation that welcomes immigrants and gives refugee to those who need it. refuge to those who need it. i hope we will work together to manage migration today. the number of refugees has to be reduced. but regarding the middle east and the main sources for the migration dynamics, for instance in the last year, we will only be successful if we are tackling the root causes of migration. and de-escalating the syrian conflict. that is the reason why we are so much concentrated on this de-escalation process. if you are thinking this pragmatism is so typically g

a new newspaper has hit the newsstands in germany. newspapers everywhere are suffering from declining readership and falling profits. the new day daily does not seem bothered by these developments. it helps to prove that print news can prosper in the internet age. >> hot off the press, the first edition of the new day. the 40 page paper will be available at 40,000 shops across britain. for the first two weeks and will cost 25 pence, or 30 euros since. dramatically lower than many of its rivals. but this first issue is free. the launch comes after the independent announced it was going online only due to plummeting for itself. over one million britons. stopped reading newspapers in the past two years alone. they want to tempt some of them back to paper. >> we want to get people much more balanced opinions than the naked and other newspapers. there's a lot of research, and it came back to default and i want to be told what to think. they want to have informed analysis and lots of different opinions in a newspaper. they want to create th

i think germany needs a favor now. i wonder how many politicians are saying, schadenfreude, delightful german word, delight at other people's misery. melinda: leaving aside the moral and legal considerations that you raised, do you think this deal is a workable way to bring the refugee numbers down? dilek: whether workable or not will have to be seen. there are certain concerns. still want to say, turkey is not china. if we are going to basically disregard this whole criteria, that's fine, but everyone is playing a game here. melinda: the promise to open more of what is called accession chapters, isn't it largely symbolic? behind closed doors, everybody says, we know turkey is not going to be a member. ,ilek: exactly, it is a game but it has consequences in turkey. we are paying the price of this game. just because merkel wants to be elected, she cannot do that at the expense of further givinghening a regime by legitimacy to erdogan's new turkey. melinda: wolfgang merkel, haven't we seen in the case of other countries

our refugee policy is neither germany's moral perfection nor germany's down fall. giving shelter to victims of war violence and persecution is simply a humanitarian duty, not more, not less. and by the way, the humanitarian duty is enshrined not only in germany's basic law but also in the european treaties and in the geneva refugee convention which 146 other countries, besides germany, have signed. i know this a controversial issue over here, but the united states is known around the world as a melting pot, as a nation that welcomes immigrants and gives refuge to those who need it. so i hope we will work together pragmatically to imagine displacement and migration today. the number of refugees has to be reduced, but regarding the middle east and the main sources for the migration dynamics for instance in the last year, we will only be successful if we are tackling the root causes of migration. and deescalating the syrian conflict therefore and that is the reason why we are so much concentrated on this de-escalation process. if you are thinking this pragmatism is so

he spent a good deal of time in germany, married a german woman, and died in germany. bert: when the signs of discrimination were so obvious, the nuremberg laws had taken effect, german-jews were stripped of their citizenship, there was not a german athlete on -- jewish athlete on the team what was the motivation to getting the u.s. team to berlin? why do it with the obvious injustice there? jeremy: he was remarkably stubborn. he did not want to see anything intrude on the olympics. there are people who described him better than i am describing him now. intransigent.bly that was his great strength. principled in his own way. he could not see that it was the who wereeturning -- turning this into a political propaganda spectacle. people preventing it from being a success were turning it into politics. if avery brundage were alive today and saw what the olympics had become, the commercialization of the game, he would be appalled. some of that you can say is admirable. he was not like a lot of the amateur officials, simply did not want to see just the rich kids compete. he

here in germany, angela merkel faces a key test of her refugee policy. thank you for joining us a report detailing horrific crimes against humanity. children and the disabled burned alive. parents forced to watch their children being raped. south sudan claimed its independence five years ago. united nations says it has one of the worst human rights records in the world and its government bears the blame. >> the united nations is calling it one of the most her renders human rights situations in the world accusing the government of grotesque rights violations and the rape of women and girls. civilians including children have been murdered. the government allowed soldiers to rape and pillage in lieu of wages. >> there has been profound suffering of the civilian population. the conflict has intensified in 2015. there has been a push by the government through the military leadership and political leadership to displace, kill, rape, of duct and pillage large portions of the civilian population. there has been much terror. >> official says the suffering risks b

brian: a low number, 72,000 compared to the million here in germany. could that be an incentive for the east european countries, for example, who said no to taking in any refugees at all? reporter: there is another word in that draft. let me remind you all of this could change over the course of the evening. you have the word voluntary. nobody would be forced, none of the e.u. states to take in syrian refugees apart from the small number that was agreed upon last year. the other countries that are willing to take in syrian refugees are hoping that once the outer border is secure, you don't have this illegal migration, then the eastern european countries might be persuaded to take in more refugees. so far, we don't really see any signs of that happening. brian: max, what about turkey, part of its price tag for this deal is visa-free travel for its citizens into the e.u. is that a negotiable element for ankara or a must have? max: when the leaders said it, visa legalization was agreed upon earlier. it was supposed to come into effect at the end of the ye

secretary of state and germany some of transatlantic relations over all. but many feel like this is at risk, all because of this man, donald trump. it is unlikely that he will ever be a close friend of germany, to him, the crazy country that takes in refugees. >> we are not letting the syrians, into the country. they could be isis. look at what is happening with germany, sweden, look at what is happening with brussels. it is not going to happen to our country. reporter: the tone is worrying the policymakers in germany, donald trump as of the u.s. president is something that the foreign minister do not want to directly comment on. instead, he had these words to say. >> in germany and in europe on the something is gaining momentum in politics and i see it in the u.s. during the primary campaigns. it is the politics of fear, it is dangerous for the u.s. and europe, and it will be bad for the transatlantic relations. reporter: hillary clinton at least has the advantage of being predictable, from the foreign minister's point of view. they have known each other

hans: it was a super sunday in germany. not so super for angela merkel support tumbled in regional elections as voters punish her over refugee policy pierced stepping back, the pboc governor says major stimulus. this despite data indicating otherwise. uk's but we. george osborne set the stage for more austerity. is the bank of england governor's desk bank of england governor carney having to do the heavy lifting. having to set up the mess in berlin did -- in berlin. is she going to say anything and give any indication to members of her own party or the public that she is going to change course? at this point, it doesn't look like it. it looks like it is going be steady as she goes. manus: we could've earlier. that's we caught up earlier. -- we caught up earlier. she needs to reconsider her position. she has made it very clear -- a line from here in the united kingdom, margaret thatcher when it came to europe. it is going to be interesting to see what backlash this has in the german context. in the european context. you got

we heard about an rest in germany. we're seeing this plot overlapping now into france and also into germany. we heard the man in germany arrested who sounds like he might be most closely related to this plot was stopped on a routine check. he was act us ing suspiciously. they found a text message was sent at 9:08, just three minutes before the metro bombing. in gnthat text was the name ka lead el bakraoui. one of the suspects. we're seeing that the network goes beyond belgium. beyond france even to germany as well. so, authorities here very much focused on trying to contain the situation and find, primarily, pam, the two men we know were involved in the airport and metro bombings. but also trying to drill down on the notes of the network as it spreads out across the continent. >> a race against time to do that. nick and clarissa, thank you very much. >>> we're systematically eliminating the isis cabinet. that was when the secretary announced the elimination of al qaduli. isis' null two. >> we have taken out the leader

that is the question you'd germany gets into gear. industrial production surges leaving draghi dealing with a two speed europe. china's trade tumbles. all and just -- all engines spider. longestghai comp said streak since october. how much is it the slowdown deepening? are we going to have to see a depreciation? i want to talk about what is going on in europe. the number story that comes together quite nicely. carney on the brexit. we've got this migration story which has a brexit angle. heavy german industrial numbers. -- we have the german industrial story. hans go week -- hans: we have the turks upping their numbers overnight you'd that is an easy number -- that is an easy check for angela merkel to write good -- to write. guy: you think about how you price this one into the market. this is brussels, germany showing we can deal with the prices. what would be negative for the brexit, in theory is positive for the pound. .t has a ripple effect maybe they tighten up a little bit as well. the german story is fascinating and how we do w

most to germany. but fewer than a thousand have taken the cash deal to return. >> it becomes even more important to open doors and the return for qualified afghans to return to support in the administration, private sector, academic or even private sectors they can help the economy which is very fragile. >> reporter: a walk in any hospital in afghanistan and see the wards filled with civilian war wounded and you can understand why so many want to leave. nearly everyone you and here say they will leave if they get the chance. even though the warm welcome of europe may be a thing of the past. tony berkeley, al jazeera, kabul. >>> in senegal, it's the first day of a week-long campaign ahead of a constitutional ref remember dim. a 15-point reform plan aims to make the country more democratic. proposed changes include reducing the presidential term to two 5-year terms. >>> more than 140 offshore oil wells have been dug in senegal since the 1950s. but with little to show for it. recent oil and gas discoveri

fewer than 3,000 for us, more than 800,000 for germany. it doesn't look like germany is as terrified as some of these panelists are. let's be clear, our security force, our fbi, our state department, are better trained, are more skilled than they are in brussels, than they are in belgium. it just was reported today there were some serious intelligence failures, serious lapses. we won't see that in the united states because we have some of the best professionals working for us. in the past 15 years we've taken in three-quarters of a million refugees. more terrorist attacks occur on american soil from american citizen, home-grown terrorists. >> the germans were surely upset about the refugees and the migrants committing all those sexual assaults over the holidays. that's certainly one problem. that's not even including terrorism. >> look, we're going to do a better job of security than the european countries. does that mean we can have unlimited refugees? no. let's be honest, 100 years ago we didn't have the social security net system that w

they're concerned about the shift that they fear germany may be making. >> translation: oebl that germany - diabetes i believe that germany is undergoing political change because it is becoming more nationalistic. it is directed at people from other countries. i think this is really difficult. it is about time that we contain it against p again. >> reporter: the issue of how germany deals with the asylum seekers, the refugees that it has encouraged to this country has become a dominant factor in politics in 2016. we know how the voters feel about this situation in three key states after the elections to state parliaments on sunday >>> the u.s. military is being criticized for providing inadequate compensation to families killed in an attack. more than 140 people were left dead and injured. a report from kabul. >> reporter: he sits a broken man, his body scarred and battered. he lost a hand and one eye last october, 42 others were killed, nearly a hundred injured. now the military is offering what it calls condolence payments of between three and six thousand dollars. >> translation: i rec

germany accepts almost all requests made for asylum from minors. over 50% of them have voiced that they would like to bring their families to germany, but it is a time-consuming process. >> the young refugees are concerned, all of them. they are covered by our fundamental law, the right for asylum by the geneva convention. they will be entitled to bring their families now and in the future. >> most of all, like many, he misses his home. >> if it stops i will go back. but the war is destroying my country. >> he is under no illusions that a return to syria would be possible anytime soon. he is hoping to make the most of the opportunities he has been given in germany. anchor: we are going to take a very short break. coming up for you, all the latest business news, including this story. the u.s. federal was her says it is keeping interest rates unchanged for the time being. we will find out how that decision is playing out on wall street. all that and plenty more in just one minute from now. do stay with us. ♪ anchor: welcome back here with dw news i

you'll have germany playing what role? >> germany, since almost two years now, is supporting the kurds, the peshmerga. >> rose: with? >> with arms. >> rose: training? >> and with training. and we were able to give enough strength and courage and equipment and training to the kurds, that they did not only stop isil, were able to protect 1.5 million refugees. we invest a lot in the refugee camps in kurdistan, too. but, also, they were able to defeat ice and i will to fight back isil and to regain territory, which is enormously important, because it destroyed the image of invincibility of isil. >> rose: what's the plan for syria? you've got the secession of hostilities. the question is, is that working, as far as you know? >> it is working. since 10 to 11, 12 days by now, so a short period, which gives us hope. but we should knock on wood that stays as it is. >> rose: moderate rebel forces are no longer under attack from russia. >> from russia. basically the cease-fire does work. here and there there are difficulties, but if

dealing with discretion of refugees france and germany have the same response. it has a name of europe, europe has to be able to bring those solutions that are expected so there to we wanted to prepare monday's european council meeting to bring together the turkish prime minister with two principles, syrian refugees fleeing war should be received as close as possible insofar as it is possible to their country, in other words, in turkey, lebanon, jordan and we have to bring the vital aid for this. and the second principle is that when those people come to the borders of europe we have to ensure where they come from, their journey and their rights, in particular in terms of asylum. hence, the importance of having external border controls which we will discuss or have discussed with turkey and also our partners, there has been progress in resent days because decisions have finally been implemented. in particular nato has decided to make some vessels between greece and turkey and the aegean and i will tell you france will make a vessel available for that force to en

she has focused on the solution and is under pressure to bring results act here to germany. christopher: thank you very much. the growing fervor for tighter borders in europe has not swayed the desire among refugees to find a way into central europe. that desire manifested itself as thousands risk the dangerous river crossing from greece into macedonia. reporter: it is a desperate and risky attempt to continue into northern europe. migrant set up a human chain to crisis and icy river with a strong current. thousands left the crowded camp and the close macedonian border is frustrating refugees. >> where you go now? >> people, everybody going. it is very problem. reporter: instead, greek police attempt to block their way. refugees breakthrough and move on. >> we are just following the group, but we don't know where they are going. we spent 10 days at the macedonian border in the rain and we are living primitive lives. we don't know if we will make it across. they are walking through the cold, muddy terrain. it is a hazardous journey. many are exhausted. the camp has taken its

he came to germany two years ago. before that he was in italy. , taoufik m. brings us to a refugee shelter, where he goes to meet friends. these men have all applied for asylum in germany, but petty crime is still the norm. >> one steals a pair of pants, the other a telephone, or a bag. everybody works alone. >> do you practice? >> no. >> and where'd you learn it? >> i started stealing when i was 10 years old. >> both men get public assistance. they each get 300 euros a month. during the asylum process, they're not permitted to work. they say that's why they steal. >> i've stolen clothes, just to be able to buy food at the end of the month. i haven't done it for six weeks. but the public assistance doesn't get me through the month. >> suddenly there's a scuffle. , during the interview, taoufik's friends were busy in the background. they stole a cell phone belonging to a man from mali. he wants it back. >> don't forget! don't forget! >> the dispute moves into the hallway. scenes like this are par for the course at this refugee shelter in dusseldorf. but the tr

he told me that he paid $7,500 to the smugglers and that he went to the germany for the future of him and his country. >> to intercept any vessel. >> reporter: this is a commercial issued by the australian government shown on afghan television >> if you travel by boat vout a visa, you will not make australian home. the rules apply to everyone, families, children, unaccompanied children, educated and skilled. there are no exceptions >> reporter: even germany the most welcoming at all, are taking steps to withdrew the unconditional welcome of the part. it has started a campaign here to persuade people from taking the dangerous journey. >> they're saying any request is granted, but it is not try to make it understand that it won't be an easy right there either. >> reporter: more than 200,000 afghans have made the desperate journey to europe, most to germany, but fewer than a thousand have taken the cash deal to return >> it becomes even more important to open doors and return for qualified afghans to return to support either the administration in the private sector or the professional se

of germany identity being under threat. and also, of course, one million refugees and a year even for germany is quite a large number. francine: that is certainly true. up next, are the markets green lighting draghi? european stocks are up this morning and we break down the news next. ♪ francine: let's head straight to the bloomberg with mark barton. we've seen some huge moves not only on euro-dollar but on other asset classes. mark: investors went to bed on one side and got out on the other. they were longer market. look what is happening today. these are the principal european indices today. we are seeing a rally. all 19 industry groups rising today. it rose initially, the stock 600 by 2.5% after the draghi announcement. it ended lower after he signaled there were be no further cuts in interest rates. we still are on for the first with the drop in four, after three weekly gains. the euro is another phenomena in the last 24 hours. it fell 1.6%. in the close1.6% yesterday. the feeling is that draghi is shifting the focus

plus abdeslam went to germany picked up threree more people in the south of germany and the belgian media speculates one of these three people might leave the man with the hatch, the third person from the surveillance images at the airport. it might be the involvement is even bigger than we so far no. brent: that is our correspondent from brussels. turkish president erdogan has announced a bomb attack that killed seven people. at least six of the dead are turkish police officers. the bomb went off as an armored vehicle was passing a bus stop. erdogan said the attack show the ugly face of militants. the kurdish workers party continues to clash with turkish forces. south africa's highest court has ruled that president jacob zuma violated the constitution. he spent millions and the judges ordered him to pay some of that back. they will hold an emergency meeting and opposition parties are also calling for his impeachment. reporter: jacob zuma's sprawling home side. -- homestead. the public money he spent on it will have to be paid back. the paper found that he failed to uphold and defend the

germany. here is on how likely is it that the afd will win seats and meet -- maybe even control some of the states up for grabs? >> all three states are five the 5%- are far above threshold needed to get in. they are not going to be the largest party in any state, but it's very interesting because this is a party that looked to be over and decimated as a political force this summer. it is tremendously, symbolically important for angela merkel in a country like germany, where the cardinal rule is to never be to the right of angela merkel. you suddenly have this fundamentalist, anti-immigration party doing very well. it's a political avalanche in the germans fear. scarlet: the leader of the afd is a german born scientist. i am curious what this means longer term for angela merkel and her party. is she totally losing momentum at this wind? >> yes, ever since the migration crisis started, merkel, who won the last election with a simple photo of her hand showing that you are in safe hands with mrs.

gunter grass helped him flee to germany in 1996. there were no other options. >> for me, kantstraße is primarily a name. kant is a famous figure in iran. and i read his books when i was, i think, 22 years old. reporter: kant is the author of "perpetual peace." it's in his name that abbas maroufi fights against censorship in his home country. he's published 220 banned books. his publishing house, gardoon, is famous on the black market in afghanistan and iran. he wants new arrivals in germany to read these books. >> they have to know and learn the values of the society. and it's a lot of work. reporter: in this arabic kitchen the chef has turkish roots. his assistant is greek. and the german boss michael landeck lived half of his live in north africa. behind the counter is sara, she's half-egyptian and moved to berlin from cairo three years ago. >> i can still remember my first day at school, where i could wear a short skirt and nobody said, "what are you wearing?" or whatever. it was hard to get used to. of course i had much more fr

now living in germany what was -- refugees now living in germany. what was unthinkable just months ago, becoming an olympian, could become a reality. the ioc president has added one more team to this year's olympic games in rio. >> we want to send a message of hope for all refugees of the world. these refugee athletes have no national team to belong to. they have no flag to march behind. they have no national anthem to be played. therefore we will welcome these refugee athletes to the olympic games with the olympic flag and with the olympic iphone -- anthem. reporter: the refugee olympic athletes will be housed alongside the national teams and will enter the stadium ahead of post -- host brazil at the opening ceremony. now all that's left is to secure her spot in the team. brent: and here is a reminder of the top story we are following for you tonight. pres. tusk: do not come to europe. do not believe the smugglers. do not risk your life and your money. it is all for nothing. brent: european council president donald tusk delivers a message to econom

did germany by the right to host the 2006 world cup? that question has been hanging in the air for months. people had hoped an independent auditor would clear that up. we still don't know. it did not find quite a few other things. >> the right to own the 2006, it was less than clear. >> we have no evidence that can't pull it out. -- rule it out. >> it passed through several countries and banks. most notably, the role of german football legend. it was from his bank account the money trailed again. he eventually ended up in the accounts of a scaffolding company by band former football head. the link to qatar is explosive. the delegates were decisive and germany ultimately handed the rights. it has caused a conflict. we are dealing with the bank transaction that has been kept secret for 10 months. thanks to an extensive and detailed search in the last 10 days, it has been uncovered. some of the questions regarding the 6.7 million euro payment have been answered. a pandora's box may have been opened and difficult to close. brent: this year'

moving above into the 50 area for germany. this yield at record levels, for germany, not necessarily across the board. x forrms of the da germany, that is the focus for the ecb. it will be difficult for the market to beat this expectations. of the reasons the euro has gone up in the last couple of days. there is potential for dissension. mark: the big one next thursday. can't wait. thank you for joining us. 17,000?has just passed vonnie: and the s&p just passed 2000. up .4%. the dow jones up 17,002. we will be keeping an eye on these all day. the nasdaq up .4%. abigail doolittle has more life from the nasdaq. again, we are looking at a reversal of a small decline earlier. the nasdaq now trading higher. if it closes that way, the first four-day winning streak of 2016. boosting the nasdaq by the most today, apple shares up strongly after bullish comments from piper jaffray's. ise itspany could ra dividend and buyback plan to $50 billion. the march quarter could mark a trough or decline in iphone sales. taking a look at another t

germany's highest court has begun hearing a landmark motion to ban a party. a ruling is not expected for several months. our time now for business news. mariano rivera -- mariana is there with that. mariana: we start with volkswagen? that's right. six months after the omission scandal report came out, it is far from over. cars have been refurbished in europe and class-action lawsuits are looming in the u.s. what has hurt the company the most is the damage to his brand. sales in the u.s. continue to drop and in europe, they are damaged, too. we spoke to ceo midtier similar -- matthias muller at the geneva car show. reporter: whenever he appears in public, it is all about the emissions scandal. can europe's biggest automaker recover from the disaster? >> i cannot say when the emissions topic will be over. we are working closely and constructively with authorities in europe and the u.s., so we hope the topic can be closed in the foreseeable future. reporter: the scandal continues to paralyze vw and the automaker is lagging behind the competition when it comes to

for $1800 they're promised safe passage all the way to germany. it will mean more death and suffering. he is over whelmed by a sense of loss. at 17 he has little to live for. >> translation: if they don't open the border, i will kill myself. if i have to go back to afghanistan i will die there, so i might as well end it here >> reporter: europe is crumbling under the endless flow the refugees, but the lonely children have been abandoned by everyone. the border closures only increasing their vulnerability of them ending in the balconys >>> in germany three states will elect new parliaments on sunday. these elections are a major test for the chancellor's refugee policy. she has pushed to keep her borders open to asylum seekers. that has surged for the right wing party, the alternative for germany. a report from the eastern states. >> reporter: this woman and her party are riding high in the polls with local elections just around the corner. with that popularity has come greater scrutiny. the afd once concentrated on opposing the euro. now their main

great britain, france, germany -- germany has really outperformed. that is the backdrop as mario draghi speaks today. francine: this goes back to the brexit debate. you can see the chart, your red chart, the u.k. and the most anglo-saxon, flexible labor laws. that is what people are worried about, if they exit, what does it be for the rest of the country? on my chart, you can see the spike right here is a lot higher than in december when draghi disappointed. watch out for that. tom: i am thrilled that francine is doing charts off the london desk. here is francine's chart. this is great. she passed chart camp with this. matt miller cannot do this. there is a chart camp. aaa plus rating by francine. we bring in steven wieting. none of the charts that you captures the shock and all of negative rates, do they? there is nothing. >> there's something about that sits as a real surprise for everyone that the lower bound was not zero after all and trying to sort of figure out the entirety of the message of lower rates is something to capture in a civil chart.

we lost seven times more jobs than germany. why? because we do not know how to adapt a little. germany has the opportunity to let some employees go, and due to economic reasons, negotiate on working conditions. either we double down or do nothing. stephen: other issues causing controversy in the proposals is a cap on the compensation for unfairly who have been dismissed. those who have been through the process say they rely on these payouts. our correspondent has the story. >> behind these gates rely the rick nash behind these gates lie the remains -- 250 people were employed here up until 2010. he worked for 26 years for the company and sue the company over redundancy. >> it is a question of justice. nothing changed. i do not know how they can fire us in this way. of hisnd hundreds colleagues filed a collective suit against the company. four years later the judge ruled that their dismissal was unfair. he was awarded two years, 350,000 euros. 3 million euros were paid across the board. in the future, such payouts will be capped. be 15 months'll salary, and that is for people wh

back in germany. a lot of controversy. it is a policy that has enabled over a million muslim migrants into the country. they cause violence for thousands of women. they are turning to their right wing anti-immigration party. can they regain control of their borders? we have that story for you next. ♪ >> breaking right now. ordering a russian troops out of scenery up. all aimed at stopping the civil war. ravage the country for the last five years. traveling to europe. to germany. voters sent a really loud and clear message to angela merkel. no more migrants. they supported the party. a party just three years ago. all in response to the growing crisis. it remains defiant. the country's immigration policy will not change. this, despite reports of record numbers, by these migrants. joining me now is kt mcfarland. fox news national security analyst. good to see you. you have said over and over again that germany is committing suicide by allowing these migrants to effectively take over their culture by allowing these people in

that's the law in germany. they're the most successful capitalist country in europe, and they give more power to their workers than any other one. the notion that if you were to do that you would cripple the capitalist potential--uh-uh. it's the same silly argument that says, "gee. those europeans, they're just not doing real well because they have such a big social safety net," national health for everybody, basically free public higher education, and all the rest. germany has one of the most expansive programs of welfare for its people, and it's the most successful country. their unemployment is significantly lower than that in the united states, but on the other hand of course, for a german worker, like for most european workers, being unemployed doesn't have the meaning it does here because since they all have a national health system you get your national health whether you have a job or not. when you lose your job, you do not lose yoyour health insurance. you can't lose your health insurance. it's yours b