merkel is up to the challenge. she has been voted in as party chair for another two years and wants to be elected chancellor once again. "our heart beats for germany and for europe, and for this we must work. for this we must inspire people come each and every one, if possible. that is what i stand for, and i ask for your confidence for this." merkel said she knows the upcoming federal election campaign will be no walk in the park. but the result of today's cdu party conference should make it a lot easier. brent: our political correspondent has been at the party conference today. here is her take on what the german chancellor had to say today. reporter: so now it is official. german chancellor angela merkel will once again be leading her cdu party into the upcoming election campaign. as any delegates here will tell you, they support her in principle, but come and there is a big but, because angela merkel's open-door policy to migrants has cost her dearly in public and party political support amongst her own cdu del

angela merkel will i get the angelamake arrests -- merkel will make an announcement as police make arrests, have suspect in custody, and start together intelligence. we will hear from the chancellor. yogi, i want to get back to china. i think it is interesting that the yuan share of global payments rose last month to 2% from 1.6%. but a lot of onlookers are saying that is because businesses are trying to do as many payments in yuan as they can to get rid of this currency. doesn't that tell you something about the state of the chinese economy, when people do not want to hold on to currency? yogi: you have seen massive outflows driven by those sorts of issues, and also by the stronger dollar, with interest rates going up. i think the reserves diminishing and outflows from china is the concern, which is why the market is down 10% while emerging markets are up 10%. back to fundamentals, the reforms that are taking place. look at what is actually going on with trading around the chinese region, with japan and europe and the rest of the world. and the domestic story is a good one, when you look

angela merkel is under pressure. just the suggestion that an asylum seeker may have been responsible has reignited a national debate over whether her refugee policy has put the country at risk. translation: it would be particularly ha rd to translation: it would be particularly hard to bear if it turned out that the person who did this was someone who sought protection and asylum in germany. it would be particularly offensive to the many germans engaged daily in the many germans engaged daily in the task of helping refugees. tonight, a stillness in the heart of berlin. what, after all, is there to say? another terror attack in another european capital and 2a hours later it seems no one here knows who did this or where they are now. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. the suggestion that the attacker could be a refugee has intensified the political pressure on the german chancellor, angela merkel. her open door policy on migration has seen nearly a million arrivals in the country over the last year. today, a right—wing pa

angela merkel calling it a terrorist attack. how worried are you about a similar attack in the uk, with migrants coming in? it is important to stress that are security services are doing an incredible job of keeping us safe. in this city alone, we monitor thousands of people the whole time but you can never be complacent. the risk is very real. that is why it is so important for us to collaborate, as we so important for us to collaborate, as we do, with our german friends, with our turkish friends, and with the russians as well. thank you. boris johnson talking about the attack in germany and also the assassination of russia's ambassador to turkey by an off duty turkish policeman. let's pick up with more on that now. a team of 18 russian officials has arrived in turkey to investigate the assassination of its ambassador there. andrei karlov was addressing a gathering in ankara, when an off—duty turkish police officer shot him several times in the back and head, shouting "don't forget aleppo" turkey has described it as a "vile a

angela merkel is under pressure. just the suggestion that an asylum seeker may have been responsible has reignited a national debate over whether her refugee policy has put the country at risk. translation: it would be particularly hard to bear if it turned out that the person who did this was someone who sought protection and asylum in germany. it would be particularly offensive to the many germans engaged daily in the task of helping refugees. tonight, a stillness in the heart of berlin. what, after all, is there to say? another terror attack in another european capital and 2a hours later it seems no—one here knows who did this or where they are now. the suggestion that the attacker could be a refugee has intensified the political pressure on the german chancellor, angela merkel. her open door policy on migration has seen nearly a million arrivals in the country over the last year. today, a right wing party said they held mrs merkel "personally responsible". elections will be held in germany next year. our europe

angela merkel visits the scene. details of the investigation become clear, authorities warn that the suspect they arrested near the scene last night may not be the man they're looking for. a mass killer could still be on the loose. welcome to the program. germany's chancellor has visited the market where 12 people were killed. earlier angela merkel urged germans not to give into fear and led by example as police admitted that the driver of the truck that rammed fesenkoive shoppers may still be on the loose. the suspect arrested last night looks increasingly unlikely to be the man they're looking for as germany begins to come to terms with last night's events, let's take a look at how the last 24 hours have unfolded. >> flanked by top members of her cabinet, german chancellor angela merkel visits the scene of the attack. together they observe a minute of silence for the victims mowed down by the truck. as the country mourns, investigations are ongoing. earlier at a press coconference word that ththe man in custody y

angela merkel in berlin. a news conference held after fouling what happens if a pakistani person ramming a truck into a crowded christmas market, killing 12 come injuring 50 others. they stated this is a terrible deed. faith in the investigators and saying that the country is with you and fighting for all of those who are fighting for their life in the health and the families and of course those now deceased. >> they and germany can't live with the texture and are festive season. that wasn't the only horror that played out in berlin. russia's ambassador was killed good russian president vladimir putin. you can see it right here in this video the turkish police officer right after he shot and killed ambassador andrei karloff. an art gallery -- at the time. the guy man was apparently condemning russia's role in several were shot and don't forget a lot though. don't forget syria. he was later killed in a shootout with police. the u.s. responded quickly to the assassination. >> if it is an act of terrorism, obvio

angela merkel is under pressure. just the suggestion that an asylum seeker may have been responsible has reignited a national debate over whether her refugee policy has put the country at risk. it would be particularly hard to bear, she says, if it turned out that the person who did this was someone who sought protection and asylum in germany. it would be particularly offensive to the many germans engaged daily in the task of helping refugees. tonight, a stillness in the heart of berlin. what, after all, is there to say? another terror attack in another european capital and 2a hours later it seems no—one here knows who did this or where they are now. karl kaiser is harvard university professor and an expert on german politics. he's in cambridge, massachusetts. good to talk to you. what would you say is the impact of this. not only the attack in the heart of berlin, particularly significant because of christmas but also the idea that maybe the suspect, possibly armed, is still at large? it will certainly fuelled the

angela merkel personally identified with the refugee policy. from an afghan refugee, she received thanks last month. today, germany's far—right, already resurgent in the opinion polls, sought to capitalise. this migration policy of mrs merkel is one of the factors because something like this can happen. we don't know who is in our country. we don't know what background they have. we do not know if terrorists are in germany andl know if terrorists are in germany and i think we have to stop this. lasting impact of this attack may be political. questions of security seized on by those seeking to drain support from angela merkel in federal elections next year. further afield across europe, it serves as a reminder to political leaders that their support remains vulnerable to a cts their support remains vulnerable to acts of terror and violence. a majority of germans have supported the welcoming policy, provided it's for refugees fleeing war, voicing it even today. when people flee their countries and you see the danger there, we are obliged to hav

which is angela merkel... i am being told we have lost the express and we're going to go to the times. the first picture of one of the victims. 12 people died, miranda. this am a human face to this tragedy. that is right. -- this isa human this tragedy. that is right. -- this is a human face to the tragedy. when some kind of terrorist out bridge —— over it like this happens, we get this in the news, what do we know? thenin this in the news, what do we know? then in the next 2a hours details emerge of the casualties are. 12 people died, we think, but it could be more. there are still 1a people ina very be more. there are still 1a people in a very bad state in hospital, so the death toll could rise even now, which is worrying to think about. but, yes, the times has gone back on the first available photograph of one of the victims of the attack. an italian young woman who is feared to be dead. it has not been confirmed but her phone was found at the scene. they are taking a bit of a ri5k scene. they are takin

merkel hasngela today officially launched her bid for reelection. speaking at the annual gathering of her center-right christian democratic union, she pledged to tackle public concerns on immigration and said she she admits next your selection will be difficult . her open-door refugee policy has fired up support or anti-immigration parties and has hurt her in the polls. jessica has more from berlin. jessica: angela merkel won the vote today with what for her is a relatively low 89.5% of the vote. this could be tribute to the fact that there is still criticism within her conservative ranks toward what is being called her open-door refugee policy. there is fatigue among the conservatives who are getting tired of angela merkel heading up their party for 16 years now. there is no real viable opponent within her party at the moment. no one gets near her opinion levels in the cold and no one has her level of experience. when there are serious divisions in the german political landscape, the threat of a new and determine far right a reunited left-wing coal

they were outside of. >> they were saying merkel must go. merkel has blood on her hands picking up on the rhetoric. president-elect trump has weighed in on these questions. they are using the issue of migration and linking it to terror attack and to problems of security in germany. this is a real problem for chancellor merkel as she heads to this campaign as to how she is going to position herself on the latest attacks. >> it is not only internal politics but politics within europe and even in the u.s. where president-elect trump is saying i told you so. >> absolutely. this carried over to the demonstration last night. even though the afd were there it is important to note that others showed up to counterthe demonstration and they picked up on the post trump election by saying no fear, immigrants are welcome here. no fear, no hate. there's a counter to that, as well, which was tangible last night. >> we haven't seen polls yet. it's too soon after the attack was three days ago. life is trying to come back to normal. the lights are on behind u

here we are with chancellor merkel speaking. we can speak in english to our matthew miller who lives in berlin. outside one of the great landmarks of western civilization, the kaiser wilhelm church, bombed in 1943 and left as a symbol of the terror of world war ii. matt, it has been a challenging 24 hours. >> absolutely. a truck barreling through the christmas market here last night. it is a very popular place, not only because of the kaiser wilhelm memorial church but because we are right at the top of the most famous shopping street in all of germany. a huge symbol of western capitalism. this tragedy taking place here, affecting not only locals but a number of tourists who are normally gathered here to drink blue vine and celebrate christmas. am: the tradition of christmas market is almost from medieval times. is a tradition from the 15th century spread out across continental europe and the united kingdom now. isn't it? guy: absolutely. shop,ple setting up people selling their wares, people drinking the blue vine, it has been

chancellor merkel visited the church tuesday, visibly shocked. the country is shaken and with it her political future. erin mclaughlin, cnn, berlin. >> they are increasing security at christmas markets across europe. in italy police reinforcement it have been ordered to christmas events and any areas expected to draw crowds of people, the czech have also ordered protection for markets. except for security, this village in nice, france was mostly empty, the city still recovering from july's deadly terror attack. a large truck there plowed through a crowd celebrating bastille day, killing 86 people. technology on board the truck here in berlin that attacked the crowd behind me as they stood is providing some information about the hours leading up to that deadly assault. tom informationman has been looking at the timeline around that. >> reporter: this is the truck that was used in the attack. it is owned by a polish shipping company. it was on what should have been a routine run delivering steel from italy up into germany when authorities believe i

angela merkel is just talking to journalists. translation: my italian colleague, the prime minister, informed me this morning about a police operation. during the night, the person search for, mr amri was killed after he had opened fire on a police patrol. i thanked the italian prime minister and i am reiterating my gratitude to the italian security forces, the italian police and the authorities for the very close cooperation. i particularly wish to the italian police officer a speedy and complete recovery. at this point, i also thank all international partners with whom our security forces have been working across borders and have continued to work together excellently. terrorism isa work together excellently. terrorism is a challenge for all of us, and it is a challenge for all of us, and it is good to know how well we work together in europe and across europe and outside europe. everything points towards mr amri being the one who, on monday night, having killed 12 people on the christmas market in berlin and inflicted terrible

lead uh-huh up to the election this is nightmare for chancellor merkel's party. alternative for dutchland is using this for every bay policy to link terrorism to policies on immigration and other groups like this group -- >> reporter: there last night and have protests in leipzig about every week. >> and link refugees to terror. this is a terrible situation for merkel. >> reporter: but it's hard to say there's any poll yet we see after this attack. but leading up to attack. how much traction? >> enormous. this is a party that initially came out of the greek financial crisis but very rapidly shifted political policy making towards the question of migration, german national identity and protectionism. did extraordinarily well in berlin elections last year, now represented in all the 16 federations of the german republic. and this is an absolutely ideal event for them. allows them to get visiblity and talk about all these kinds of questions that have proved throughout europe in the move towards populist far right parties to build toward electoral constituencyies and

angela merkel will go there herself to the scene of that attack. the german security services are calling for christmas markets in berlin to remain shut after that attack, but officials have agreed that christmas markets and other major events across germany should go ahead and decisions about security should be taken locally. decisions about security should be ta ken locally. angela decisions about security should be taken locally. angela merkel speaking there publicly for the first time since the attack happened, saying, we don't want to live with the fear of evil paralysing us. she has said, it was a cruel attack, and she is horrified. she will go to the scene later. our correspondentjenny hill is in berlin, and sent this update. we are able to see part of the lorry that came ploughing through the market here last night, or rather what is left of it. one can only imagine the horror and fear that people must have felt as it ploughed through the market as people stood around eating, drinking and shopping in this festive place. for the first time t

lou: a few thoughtsa german chancellor angela merkel. who staked out a place in the long side of history. -- wrong side of history, insisting on bringing millions of refugees and illegal immigrants to germany. no vetting, all hell has broken loose in europe, the islamic state claimed responsibility for the latest terrorist attack in berlin. and berlin, is the latest target in what has been a deadly wave of radical islamist terror in europe over this past year. one german party leader, declared these are merkel's death, we mist stayed that we're in -- we must state that we're in a state of war. a million asylum seekers have entered germany and the middle east or africa with slight or no vetting, president-elect trump released this statement, recognizing that there is no coincident that terrorist struck a christmas market at christmastime, trump said, innocent civilians were murdered in the streets as they prepared to celebrate christmas holiday, these terrorists must be eradicated from face of the earth. a mission we will carry out, with

that is left in my view. >> lou, i trade you a thousand barack obamas for one angela merkel. lou: you do that, i don't have to. thank you so much. >> thank you. lou: quite a trade off, thank you,. >> vote in our poll, do you agree with president-elect trump we need to temporarily suspend -- cast your vote on twitter. on wall street, stocks pulling back into the holidays, dow jones industrial dropping 23. volume on the big tujunga picking up to 3.9 millionaires, on salem radio in. up next, new documents show hillary clinton's tom aides communicating with so-called faithless electors, those who are trying to flip the elect rally college to stop donald trump, e-mail, call, and text messages. we'll have and the constitution we might add, we'll have that story for you ahead, stay with us. all of my purchasing. and that unlimited 2% cash back from spark means thousands of dollars each year going back into my business... which adds fuel to my bottom line. what's in your wallet? >> [♪] lou: ivanka trump and her three children harassed by a fellow passenger today on a jetblue flight

chancellor, angela merkel, leads tributes during a special church service near the scene. the brandenburg gate is illuminated in the national colours in honour of those who died. translation: we do not want to live with the fear of evil paralysing us, even when that is sometimes hard. we will find the strength to live as we in germany want to live; free, together and open. the guardian front page reporting that mrs merkel has come under fire in germany from right wing factions who say her refugee policy "imported terrorism into the country". more on that in the paper review at 11:30. coming up in the next half hour. the body of the russian ambassador to turkey has arrived home in moscow. andrey karlov was gunned down

angela merkel's popularity has been plummeting. we have members of their own political party openly coming out and criticizing her. just this tuesday we have had a member of the cdu, a regional politicianan, the interior minister of the german state, in the eastern germany, saying, "we must state that we are in a state of war. some people here cannot see that." so a pretty thinly veil the attack at german politicians and their stance on immigration. angelamerkel herself -- merkel has been taken to task by members of the public, members of her own party, over her stance on refugees. recently her party held a convention when she was carried cdu,as the leader of the by a lesser percentage than in the past. she is under pressure to make some changes, and she has been shifting her stance. .ngela merkel has backtracked she says that never again will germany allow the same quantity of refugees into the country as it did in 2015, saying that was a one-off situation for exceptional circumstances. she has also tried to strike a harder tone o

merkel: there is so much of this we don't know certainty. but we need to assume this was a terrorist attack. i know it would be difficult for all of us to bear if it was confirmed that indeed a person committed this crime who came to germany to ask for protection and asylum. she says authorities are working on the assumption that the death of 12 people after the truck rammed into a crowded market was the result of a terrorist attack. another four dozen people were injured. russian president vladimir promising a forceful ascent on terrorism after the assassination of moscow's ambassador in turkey. the assassinated in a reference to aleppo. the 22-year-old assailants, and active-duty police officer, was killed by security forces. president-elect donald trump has secured the needed 270 electoral votes to claim the presidency. the electoral college affirmed trump as president, despite a bid for democrats to spark a rebellion and overturn the results. announceds will be january 6 in washington. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 26

that was a big mistake by merkel late last year. she did not close the borders immediately, she let this continue for too long. german policies have changed significantly since the start of this year. germany is no longer that much of an exception in europe. what merkel needs is to have memories of her mistake of late last year. fade into the background -- the mystics fade into the background. that seems to be happening with much of the dispute in the right migration, she is about two percentage points from having a certain reelection already. anna: she takes on a whole different role in places in turmoil, right? stability can be banked on a little more than elsewhere. germany's political system will probably turn out to be a anchor of political stability. merkel is only two political points away from certain reelected. she will probably manage to get there. the german political mainstream, all parties are in favor of the eu. meanwhile, the ecb -- what you expect the ecb to do this week? economics bring -- economists bringing forwar

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blamedi-immigrant party angela merkel and her immigrant policy for this attack. the far right dutch politician posted this picture today. the german chancellor's hands covered in blood. "angela merkel" she says "was a humanitarian. she did the right thing last year. no one knew this would happen." country has extra security for christmas markets. amri is still at large. this investigation has a face and a focus. for some, a little light, perhaps, in the darkness. laura: jenny joined me from berlin a short time ago. what is happening on the manhunt tonight? reports,ere are unconfirmed, that counterterrorism offices have stormed 2 apartments in berlin and made no arrests. tonight, amri is still at large. he could be in germany, in europe. the authorities have made it very clear that the warrant extends to the whole of the passport-free schengen zone. at the same time, we are getting a war clear picture of his background. there are reports he spent some time in prison in italy. he has a history of violence. he may have been arrested at least once in germany. a lot o

german chancellor on july merkel is a -- angela merkel is a dressing her party's convention as she aims for a fourth term. ,e are live in germany including a call for banning the full faced veil. mark: have a look at where european equities are trading. we have 30 minutes away from the end of the trading session. equities arising for a second consecutive day. .he ftse up all these currencies in the second column are falling against the dollar. all these bond deals are rising. let's get on to some of the individual corporate stories today. company, french drugmaker, shares down by two thirds of 1%. it is apparently considering a ounter bid, challenging a move by johnson & johnson to buy the fund. actelios to acquire mnn are increasing pressure. sanofi if they are interested in acquiring, j&j raised their bid. actelion is europe's biggest billion.ompany at $27 the dutch lender agreeing to sell its private lending assets to asia and the middle east to liechtenstein-based lgt. they want to focus on their european operations. the unit manages about $20 billion in singapore, hong kong, and du

tim: merkel is the essential politician in this dynamic. to give too many concessions away too early on the fiscal side is probably not in her interest. maybe once the election season starts to get underway. this is not something i think she can really embrace quite yet even though it probably is the logical next step to help reflate the eurozone economy. anna: so germany remains the stumbling block when it comes to debt forgiveness or looser fiscal arrangements for europe that would mean a little more spending on things like infrastructure. tim: not just germany, but they are the two essential states in the eurozone. basically, what they say will dictate the policy. anna: what would the ecb story look like if we didn't have all this politics on the agenda? the fundamentals for the european economy. tim: they look fine. if we didn't have all the backdrop of the stories going on for the year ahead, not only would you be talking about purchases, ecb asset you would be talking about potentially the end of ecb asset purchases. five-year getting

angela merkel holds the convention. we asked a senior committee member about the division in the party. this is all next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ matt: welcome back to the european market open. i am matt miller in essen, at the christian democrats national party conference. right now, i want to give you your group -- bloomberg business flash. sebastian? a potential challenge to johnson & johnson. they say the french drugmaker is working with advisers to weigh its options. a representative declined to comment. while actelion couldn't be reached outside business hours. the new york times says it has signed on 11 200,000 additional subscribers in the fourth quarter and hasn't seen love since the election. they have been heavily criticized by donald trump for what he calls biased reporting against him. >> we guided the market to 100,000 net used subscribers. more than twice as many for last year. that already,er nowhere near and -- the end of the quarter. a big surge. australia introduced over-the-counter rules for tradi

the german chancellor angela merkel attends a vigil at the kaiser—wilhelm memorial church. translation: we do not want to live with the fear of evil paralysing us, even when that is sometimes hard. we will find the strength to live as we in germany want to live: free, together and open. the body of the russian ambassador to turkey is flown home to moscow. andrei karlov was gunned down while giving a speech in ankara yesterday. nicola sturgeon sets out plans for protecting scottish interests post—brexit. the first minister says scotland could stay in europe without the rest of the uk.

german chancellor on july merkel is a -- angela merkel is a dressing her party's convention as she aims for a fourth term. ,e are live in germany including a call for banning the full faced veil. mark: have a look at where european equities are trading.

we have had challenges from angela merkel addressing the nation. let's listen to that as she addressed the nation. there is so much about this that we don't know yet with required certainty. based on current evidence we need to assume this was a terrorist attack. it would be difficult for all of us to bear if it was confirmed a person committed the crime that came to germany to ask for protection and asylum. incidence ofse the the last 24 hours puts pressure on chancellor merkel to guarantee the safety of the german public? matt: absolutely. the most pressure right now is on the german federal police. over the last 24 hours, what has become clear is that the police don't know very much about who did this or why. they have one suspects in custody, but aren't sure if that suspect is the perpetrator of the crime. they're not sure if it was one perpetrator, or multiple assailants responsible for the crime. they don't seem to have much video or photographic evidence. they have been asking for it from the public. they still have to match the suspects fin

angela merkel's response has been to say, you know what? we would definitely regret if this person was a syrian refugee. that would be terrible. it would be terrible for her political prospects. but it's not to say it's a fatal blow. i think lots of people right now given what's happened in brussels, what's happened in paris, think germany, in fact, has been the one place that really hasn't had a terrible incident until now. >> let's roll -- i think we have some sound from donald trump in palm beach talking about the attack. then i will go to you, dana. >> it's interesting. merkel was saying, you know, she wanted -- everybody has their own -- they want to be right. he said, see, i was right about this. she wanted to be right and say that this wasn't a muslim. right? >> yeah. she was hoping -- >> they both -- he points out, he was right. >> but i do -- i think he is right on the messaging. i think -- when he says -- i think we will see what sort of changes are made in terms of not just the vetting of people coming in but the wholesale influx

events like these will be merkel legacy. and france said how many mass kers and death will be necessary for our governments to stop bringing in a considerable number of migrants. are those comments fair at this point? >> well, no. look, this problem definitely pre-dates the refugee cries that hit the eu and germany in particular. this shouldn't be a surprise. for years now we've been watching, you know, this problem develop. it's not -- people need to be very careful. this is not necessarily about at the 30,000-foot level the refugee crisis. can that exacerbate the problem? yes. that's common sense. going back to the earlier discussion about getting out ahead of investigations. this is a complex problem that does not deserve just a broad brush statement. if i could, to the point that was made and to your question about should americans be concerned. you can't stay at a heightened state of alert throughout the course of your entire day, throughout your life. you have to stay busy living. you do have to be smart about certain

angela merkel is under a lot of pressure, not just from the general merkel is under a lot of pressure, notjust from the general public, also from her own party, her own government coalition and i think, if she doesn't find the right anticipates to these legitimate concerns and questions, then this will probably translate into the next year when she is fighting for her chancellorship and it could haunt her very badly. thank you very much for talking to us today. good of you tojoin much for talking to us today. good of you to join us. prince charles has warned against intolerance towards minority religious groups fleeing persecution saying it was reminiscent of what he called the "dark days" of the 1930s. the prince of wales was speaking on thought for the day, on bbc radio 4's today programme. he also warned about aggression towards minorities from "populist groups across the world." our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. he's spoken up for many causes and been a champion for people of different faiths. charles is a christian. his religious convictions matter to him. he's

merkel would say to me, this is the only way we can change our country. i would say, if that is the only way, then we won't change it, rather than go that way. it's not democratic. i think the italians voted wisely, actually. brian: if they voted so wisely -- sorry, i need to jump in with ewald here, you were saying you agree with alan, it was kind of a technical problem, and renzi should not have linked it to his personality. still, he misread the public. why? how did he misread the public he represents? ewald: well, maybe he misunderstood the fears of some people, if there is a popular stick head of governmenent, then it should be better if the senate has more power, and has more influence. it could be dangerous in the future. brian: federica, what do you think? federica: i think he made a mistake. when he realized he would not have the support, it was too late. i think that it was a huge mistake to link the faith of a reform that i think would have changed our system for the better. there is a problem with our system at the moment. it is so complex. th

there are a number of other measures that angela merkel says the government will have to consider. where do the laws need to be tightened up? it is a very conjugated question. knowing the german government, angela merkel, it is likely to be done in a very methodical way, but yes, there has been criticism of the way the security services handled this. people are asking whether they were caught off—guard, whether they were too slow off the murk to discover the identification documents of anis amri that were found in the track that hit the christmas market. many questions and a lot of pressure on the government, but i think for now the government, but i think for now the immediate sensation is relief that the threats posed by anis amri, the main suspect, has been removed and people are going about their christmas celebrations last night. there was a concept in berlin, people came out. they said to show that life still must go on. thank you, bethany. thanks for being with us from berlin this morning. the prime minister has called for britain to come together as it prepares to leave t

political opponents of merkel quick to claim it merkel's dead. >> they have called it an unprecedented refugee crisis. 65 million people pushed out of their homes worldwide by wars or natural disasters. some find ways to stay in their regions, but in 2015, more than 1 million made their way to europe and hundreds of thousands more followed this year. we don't even have a total counted yet. where are they coming from? places like kosovo with big economic problems, afghanistan, iraq, continuing conflicts are producing plenty of refugees, but by far, the single biggest source has been syria. last year alone, more than 350,000 syrian refugees sought asylum in europe, hoping to escape the brutal civil war raging in their homeland. where are these refugees going? hungary has taken in a good many, sweden, france, austria, all of these nations have taken in thousands but germany welcomed more than any nation by far, a half million last year or roughly equal to the population of sacramento, california. it is producing enormous pressure on those public officials who favor a continued open-door p

opponents of angela merkel are asking the same question. why did this man not only detained but somehow allowed to commit a major terrorist crime while he was under police supervision and surveillance? up until now, he hadn't really committed any crime. one of the reasons he was being surveyed was because he had been suspected of planning an attack in order to steal weapons in order to then use the weapons to launch another terrorist attack. so the police and the authorities were planning to try to deport him but that also ran into bureaucratic complications. mostly because the tunisians weren't able to verify his nationality in time and he actually got his passport, his tunisian passport just yesterday, a couple of days after suspected of having committed this crime. so there's a lot of bureaucratic things at play in all of this down on angela merkel up for reelection next year. stephanie? >> talk for a moment about berlin. things turn to normal. the christmas market. is it open again? >> yes. this christmas market is actually filled with

angela merkel. and we have continuing coverage of the attack the christmas market in berlin here on bbc news. you can also stay up to date with the latest developments online on the bbc news website. we arejust we are just hearing that the queen is going to be stepping down as patron from a number of national organisations at the end of her 90th birthday year. buckingham palace have just put out that statement, saying that the patron ages will be passed on to other members of the royal family. no further detail on which patronages they will be all who they will be in particular taking them on, but we will get more detailfrom our royal taking them on, but we will get more detail from our royal correspondent. more on that news that the queen will be stepping down as patron from a number of national organisations at the end of her 90th birthday year. russia has sent a team to turkey to investigate the assassination of its ambassador there. andrei karlov was shot several times in the back and head, shou

who should grace the front cover but german chancellor angela merkel herself? she is seen in naples wagon factory -- volkswagen factory . angela merkel plans to run for a on the back page, compares her wing to idle settler -- adolf hitler. ,his morning in central berlin this a it is this kind of caustic humor they are looking forward to experiencing. despite the fact that germany has a diverse media landscape, thisfeel it is missing -- first issue in the next few issues largely translated from they areh edition -- planning to produce some original german content. the timing of the german launch is quite significant. the coincidence, but interesting nonetheless. >> the significance is very interesting. this is the year in which germany is facing a legal defeat an tried tot erdog .ersecute a german comedian it was within the realms of artistic expression and the .harges were dropped the civil case continues and germans were very riled by this. rights of freedom of press and expression are sacrosanct in germany. the defend their right to exist and many are hav hap

bill, we talk a lot about angela merkel. people don't understand who she is. she is the daughter of a lutheran pastor from the old east germany where being a devout christian really cost you. she takes very seriously christ's admonition to help the distressed. the problem is in this case distressed are pair barians who want to destroy our civillation. >> you have to understand who she is. >> let me challenge you on that, okay? >> sure. >> if mrs. merkel were so interested in helping the distressed why doesn't shy help the u.s.a. in afghanistan or in iraq or in syria? the generals loathe to do anything. loathe. they won't help. they have the most powerful country on the continent. i'm thought sure i'm buying that, you know she is so concerned about suffering people. i haven't seen it? >> i think she is. germans, look, we fought the germans twice. i'm not so worried about passivist germans to tell you the truth. they have helped us in places like afghanistan. >> they don't pull triggers. >> right. they don't pull triggers. >> not even to save lives. not even to

if angela merkel is voted out. between her and barack obama, they were the two pillars of the leftist open arms government kinds of thinking. she is gone, perhaps the european union, sewer ozone, all that sort of stuff goes out the window. >> they whether -- they were the antithesis of reagan and thatcher. the problems with the open borders where you can travel from one country to the other. when she opened up germany, it opened the floodgates for every other country. the europeans are not liking what's happening with the european union. but for the chancellor, she has got an issue because you have got individuals, not just as we saw here in america where people aren't going to care with politicians say to them. narrative and spin isn't going to matter. people are deciding now. don't speak up so much. they will finds out they reject her. the issue becomes for germany, who did they choose. do they shoes what they consider the far right? i think they will go on a complete break and complete reformation. >> what are t

chancellor merkel still enjoy as high pop lamularity of 54%. she's in a strong position, but we also have a populist party from the right which scored quite well in regional elections. not represented in the national public. >> they want germany to leave the eu? >> more anti-immigrant party. the consensus in germany, we should be pro-european is very strong. it's more an anti-immigration -- >> listen to what was said about angela merkel back in july as far as her refugee policy, absorbing all of these refugees coming into germany. listen to this. >> take a look at what's happening in sweden, in germany, and in all of these countries that are taking them. it's a disaster. germany has never had a problem like this. they're going to end up doing a number -- i mean, they are very angry in germany. i used to think merkel was a great leader. guess what? she blew it. okay? she blew it, because what's going on there is disgraceful. >> remember, that's what he said in july. they've had a phone conversation since he was elected. right? >> a very friendly

plus, angela merkel says she is proud of germany's response to the attack. the chancelloror brace investigators and says she hopes the perpetrator will be caught soon. the christmas market where monday's attack took place has now reopened. we will be going there live. the site has also become a memorial to the victims. ♪ >> becky so much for being with us. a 100,000 euro reward in a europe-wide manhunt but so far no trace of germany's most wanted man. authorities are now saying there is a high probability that tunisian anis amri was the perpetrator of the deadly truck attack on a popular christmas market. the 24-year-old was even under police surveillance earlier this year and that is raising questions about security failures and whether officials missed opportunities to prevent monday's attack. reporter: this is where the truck was stolen that was plowed into the christmas market. police search for clues at an industrial site in berlin. across europe authorities are searching for anis amri, the main suspect. this, after investigators found papers with one

chancellor angela merkel commended the public for their response to the attack. i must say that i have been very proud of the calmness and composure shown by people and also of course by the officers that have been at work here. two men have been found guilty of manslaughter, after a tipper truck crashed in bath last year, killing four people including a young girl. up to 80 inmates have reportedly taken control of a wing at a category b training prison, on the isle of sheppey in kent. america's president—elect donald trump, is calling for the us to "greatly strengthen and expand" its nuclear arsenal. also this hour, the syrian government has declared victory in aleppo after the last rebel fighters and civilians leave the eastern part of the city. meanwhile, we speak to a seven—year—old girl who has moved many on social media — with her description of life under siege in aleppo. and it has been such an intensely in british politics it is enough to make you want to escape to a log cabin with no mobile phone a. i am adam fleming and viral review it all in h