that is after angela merkel questions america's reliability as a ally. now the german chancellor is talking trade with india and china. also, coming up, police in germany are detaining a teenage asylum seeker after he tells his mother he is planning an attack in berlin. this soccer coach is out just days after leaving his team to victory in the german cup final. ♪ >> i am sarah kelly. welcome to the program. thank you for joining us. the white house has painted a rosy picture of u.s. relations with germany. that is despite donald trump taking to put it to rail against the country's trade surplus. it was in response to remarks made by angela merkel about no longer being able to live on allies like the u.s.. sean spicer claims that relations are as great as ever. >> i think the relationship that the president has had with merkel, it is unbelievable, he has a lot of respect for her, they continue to grow the bond they had at their talks at g7. germany is an important american ally. sarah: merkel stood by her warning that the european union can no longer r

do they agree with angela merkel? >> reporter: well, i would say most of them do agree with angela merkel. looking to france, for instance, similar comments came from the french president as well. the brits take a little bit of a different view. they're just leaving the european union in the next two years, so they're looking for closer ties with america, but most of the continental europeans probably feel the same things. and one of the interesting things that angela merkel said, for instance on this climate deal that jeff zeleny was just talking about, she said in the g7 countries, so the biggest economies in the world, there's basically a 6-1 situation right now where all of them want to have the climate deal continue, but the u.s. still isn't sure about its position, so that's one thing. then you have nato, where obviously president trump last week made some comments that really a lot of europeans didn't want to hear. on the one hand saying that the u.s. was paying too much, europeans were paying too little, but a

in germany, angela merkel's reelection chances. me, weon and merkel could look at -- we will look at what this duo could mean for the future of europe. in the u.k., prime minister may's government is stepping up its fight over the right to european citizens living in the u.k. bitterould lead to some pills for investors to swallow. measuring president trump's impact on the u.s. dollar, we ,ill speak with komal sri-kumar who is calling for a rebound in the greenback over the medium-term. we will have a look at european equities but, -- european equities, about 30 minutes away. germany,ecord high in record high for the ftse 100 in london. the european gauge, the stoxx 600 is little change. -- is little changed. the second column, bonds, commodities, cds's, crude rallying 2.5%. opec, non-, will they extend their production cuts in saudi arabia? russia says the answer to that is yes. atlanta is bidding to buy spanish -- a spanish competitor. 63.4 billion euro offer that would create the biggest operator of toll roads. the italian infras

macron was in berlin for a summit meeting today with german chancellor angela merkel. they both agreed to work for what they call deep reforms to the european union. we will have analysis. also, investigators at the u.s. state department say the syrian government has built a crematorium to hide mass killings. they say as many as 50 bodies are put inside every day. we will go to washington for more. iran per touring for -- preparing for a presidential election. we take a look at the islamic republic's jewish minority and their push for greater rights. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. tonight, a shakeup for the european union. the leaders of the two nations known as the engine of europe, president emmanuel macron of france and chancellor angela merkel of germany, agreed the european union needs deep reform. macron called for what he is calling a historic reconstruction. he was visiting berlin just one day after his inauguration as the youngest president ever of france. reporter: a man on a mission. macron traveled to germany on his first full day in office determined to make

angela merkel is a woman of very measured words. she is not wrong when she says it is a critical time for europe. they realized it was a close shave and they may have -- they risk losing a close ally in france have marine le pen become president area i think they realize they can't take this french partnership for granted anymore. >> there was one issue on the table, the issue of eu treaty reform, something that emmanuel macron has said he wants to push ahead if he is to fulfill his manifesto. >> we heard a very different language. as he wants to overhaul eu institutions. merkel is talking for more stability. more of a moderate term there. angela merkel was a bit more forthcoming in this press conference about the eu. we know the government has been quite categorical. her finance minister really world up the possibility of the eu trading changes. if they be possible were absolutely necessary, we would have to wait and see. angela merkel is head of her election in september and her conservative support base really doesn't want any so

you know angela merkel very well and you are know angela merkel very well and you a re close know angela merkel very well and you are close friend of hers. she is not are close friend of hers. she is not a who usually is prone to being quite so outspoken as she has about the relationship with america this week. what specifically did you think pushed her to say the things that she has said. was it the manner of president trump at the g—7 meeting and during his trip to europe or specific policies?m might bea europe or specific policies?m might be a mixture. i was not sitting next to them in those meetings but also there are questions to do with climate change in which angela merkel is very much interested. if there is nojoint policy on climate change we cannot solve problems in africa, and fighting terrorism and have a solution to migration, if we have no understanding of international trade relations. we have to see that bmw sells more cars outside the united states spent to them. and these are crucial things that are not known. soi crucial things that are not known. so i think that is

speaking at a meeting with german chancellor angela merkel. let's move on to the french presidential election. the campaign is reaching its final stages, the run—off between emmanuel macron and marine le penjust run—off between emmanuel macron and marine le pen just four run—off between emmanuel macron and marine le penjust four days run—off between emmanuel macron and marine le pen just four days away. they gave fiery speeches at rallies in paris yesterday, and today, parts of marine le pen's speech are trending on social media, but not for the reasons she intended. they speak french the man on the right was francois fillon, who was eliminated in the first round of boating, and he gave that speech a couple of weeks ago, so now that speech a couple of weeks ago, so now marine le pen stands accused of plagiarism. she has not responded directly but her campaign manager has played down the issue, saying it was a nod and a wink and saying it was a nod and a wink and saying it was appreciated by francois fillon and his supporters, no doubt.

in the hugely important state of north rhine-westphalia, angela merkel's conservatives notched up a third win in a row in a regional poll, a powerful s sigl the chancellor looks at to indicate a fourth term in august. martin schulz is down but not quite out and some pundits they he will need a miracle to be chancellor merkel. our question this week is merkel versus schulz -- no context? , a joined by ulrike herrmann business editor for the berlin daily, who says the only chance schulz has is to show he is something very different than angela merkel. he must not be seen as a copy of the chancellor. also with us is matthew karnitschnig, chief european correspondent at politico, who believes the problem for the social democrats is not schulz but merkel. and a warm welcome as well to anna sauerbrey, editor at another berlin daily, who says schulz cannot catch up and merkel has the election in the bag. we will wait and see. tell us about what just an important week this has been in german politics. ulrike: martin schulz originally thought that he had the chancellorship secured, and after this

angela merkel is in an election campaign. however, her political rivals running against her are actually supporting her in what she said, chris. >> thank you very much for all that. let's bring back our panel. david gregory and david sanger. also joining us sarah westwood, white house correspondent for washington examiner. good to see all of you. david sanger, you heard angela merkel there, said the time we could rely on the west, completely rely on others is over. germany's foreign minister put an even finer point on it. let me read what he said. short sighted policies of american government stand against the interests of european union. the west has become smaller. at least it has become weaker. what's the significance of all this? >> alisyn, these are remarkable comments from our closest allies. think about this trip the president took, where he arrives in saudi arabia. he's treated like a visiting king. the relationship is in incredibly warm. he gets to europe with more traditional allies and it's a series of alienating c

angela merkel was not impressed. translation: the entire discussion about climate was very difficult if not to say very dissatisfying. but has she been too hasty? some political commentators think she might have been. i think it's somewhat irresponsible and she'll live to regret having said it, i'm sure. trump is still a president in progress, a work in progress, i keep saying. we still have to hope for better days yet. merkel‘s relationship with the former us president barack obama was not perfect. there were allegations that the american national security agency had tapped her phone. good to see all of you. cheering and applause. but obama's rockstar welcome in berlin on thursday shows which president germany and her leader feel more comfortable with. under trump the gulf between the two countries is widening. the chancellor has four months until the german election. being pro—europe might win her friends at home, but beyond europe it might not go down quite so well. caroline davies, bbc news. earlier i spoke t

angela merkel said the ukrainian at parties came to power democratically. spoken ofkel had misinformation. she gave the example of a negative news story about germany that originated in russia. she said if there was more germany would look into that. vladimir putin said russia did not interfere with the internal affairs of other country. also the gay community and chechnya. that russians had the right to protest. vladimir putin has said the russian police were more reserved than police and the west. clearly a string of differences. minds today inhe sochi between the german chancellor and the russian president. tim: steve rosenberg in moscow. for more on the meeting in the phone call between the u.s. and have beenesidents, i speaking to the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine who is now at the brookings institution. let's talk about the phone call to president trump. it is not clear if the syrian air were mentioned, but presumably this is building on that. >> secretary tillerson was in moscow after the airstrikes. it looks like this phone call was on a higher

angela merkel was not impressed. the taye diggs gush and about climate was very difficult if not to say... some political commentators thought she may regret it. trump is still the president, a work in progress. we have to work for better days yet. merkel's relationship with barack obama was not perfect. there were allegations that the nsa had tapped her phones. but obama's rockstar welcome in berlin shows which president germany and its leader phil more comfortable with. under trump the gulf between the two countries is widening. the chancellor has for months until the german election. pro— europe might win friends at home beyond europe, it might not go down so well. thomas mann is resident scholar at the institute of governmental studies at the university of california, berkeley. thank you forjoining us. the reporter saying those words were direct and passionate from angela merkel. how do you describe is an? is refreshingly honest and tough—minded. i think the person who on your broadcast was quoted as saying p

so certainly there were several things that angela merkel didn't like. and then of course the paris climate deal with the u.s. being noncommittal on that, as well. and i think those are the things that prompted her to make the remarks that she did make. but certainly people in europe are taking very seriously and i was going through the german press earlier today, and they are taking those very seriously, as well. and wondering what the long term consequences of her remarks but also the president-elect trump presidency for germt it a anger europe are going to be. >> so how is she perceived with this new u.s. president?erm ger europe are going to be. >> so how is she perceived with this new u.s. president?rm germ europe are going to be. >> so how is she perceived with this new u.s. president?m germa europe are going to be. >> so how is she perceived with this new u.s. president? german europe are going to be. >> so how is she perceived with this new u.s. president?germany europe are going to be. >> so how is she perceived with this new u.s. president? is

after his meeting with angela merkel, president putin called the u.s. president, donald trump. the two discussed the syrian crisis and agreed to schedule a meeting at the g20 in july to be held in the german city of hamburg. the european court of human rights has found russian authorities guilty of being complicit in the torture and maltreatment of police detainees. a court in strasburg ordered russian authorities to pay 100,000 euros compensation to three men. the defendant said that while in custody, police said beaten them , half suffocated them, and left them tied up to force them to coess. of their claims were backed up by medical evidence. the court said russian authorities failed to investigate these allegations. moscow has three months to appeal. tonight, north korea is accusing the united states of pushing the korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war. that is after two u.s. bombers were deployed over the area in a training exercise with south korea. tensions have been mounting over north korea's pursuit of nuclear weons and ballistic missiles in defiance of you whe

angela merkel has been meeting with the indian prime minister today. both sides have feelers out for a potential free-trade deal. the eu would definitely profit from such a deal, at least according to a study institute for economic research. reporter: a free trade agreement could be key to a more successful trading relationship between the eu and india. that would be good news for germany. it is already india's most important trading partner in the eu and the eu is looking to offset a potential decline in trade with united states. for germany, expanding trade with india would add 4.6 billion euros to gdp. the current trade volume between germany and india adds up to 17 billion euros total. with exports to india making up 10 billion of that figure. german investment in the country is close to that amount as well. the eu and india have been trying to negotiate a free trade deal since 2007 with little success. the talks came to a standstill in 2013 are now about to be revived. the obvious winners would be german car manufacturers and machine suppliers. bu

and i do have some experience accompanying angela merkel for the past 17 years, or so. and she's not someone who would just make a remark just like that. now we do have to mention she is right now in an election campaign but she's firmly in the lead. and she's certainly someone who really thinks things through. she's always been known not for flamboyant statements but for choosing her words very carefully. that's really something that ultimately, i can tell you people are saying look this could have pretty big consequences for relations in the future. >> clearly knowing that this is the remark that would get all of the headlines. fred pleitgen, thank you. joining us now christiane amanpour our chief international correspondent. aaron david miller, cnn global affairs analyst and lieutenant francona our military analyst. christiane, to you. wow. >> listen, poppy, it's absolutely correct angela merkel did step forward and say this stuff over the weekend. bus she also pulled britain into it as well. she basically was referring to both the united states and britain. why? bec

that was angela merkel speaking at a rally in munich on sunday. this morning, on the bbc‘s today programme, britain's home secretary, amber rudd, leapt to the uk's defence, saying germany can depend on britain. i think as we continue with or begin the negotiations about leaving deq, we will be able to reassure germany and other european countries that we are going to be a strong partner in defence and security and, we hope, in trade. we want to have a deep and special partnerships we can continue to maintain european wide security to maintain european wide security to keep us all safe from the terrorists abroad and that being nurtured our country. the bbc‘sjenny hill is in berlin — she says no matter what angela merkel says or thinks, germany needs britain and the united states. on the face of it, angela merkel has had enough with brexit britain and with donald trump and his refusal to cooperate with the rest of the g—7 on climate change and migration. this is angela merkel‘s strongest language to date. particularly when it comes to dona

i do not think she is a fan of angela merkel! off the back of the g-7 angela merkel! off the back of the g—7 summit, when they were trained to get people on the right page over climate change, the united states could remain isolated if they do not carry on with the paris accord. the important thing, apart from the quantity of beer that angela merkel is trying to drink... did she drink it all? angela merkel is running an election campaign, as chancellor in germany, and this kind of anti—american talk goes down quite well with the german electorate. that is the true story. it tells us her direction of travel. where germany will head if she is still chancellor. the brexit negotiations start in the middle ofjune, you see positioning going on in the eu, toughening up the talk. it is big talk. there is so much of that. they are politicians, that is the problem! what will we do without them? the daily mirror, a fantastic picture, he streets of manchester filled with tens of thousands of runners taking part in the great manchester run, putting on a show of solidarity. lif

at a meeting with angela merkel in sochi, ukraine, syria and the treatment of homosexuals were also on the agenda. i'll play you a report on sanctuary cities, areas in the us that refuse comply with some immigration authorities. we'll bring you a report from syria where islamic state militants launched an attack on refugees as they queued at a border crossing. more than 30 people were killed. and in os sport, the latest on the potential wipe—out of all athletics world records from before 2005. the leaders of russia and germany have been discussing their differences on issues such as the conflicts in ukraine and syria, with little sign of substantial progress. following the talks in the black sea resort of sochi, vladimir putin said both he and angela merkel were seriously concerned about ukraine.

i'm not sure that angela merkel sees it that way. interesting to see what they talk about when they meet later this afternoon. carolyn. >> i agree with that. let's get back to the pick of the prime minister, to be honest, i'm quite surprised at the new name that just popped up over the weekend. i thought it was someone like -- or christine lagarde who would be a top contend. it's pretty clear he may have to remove his pick for the prime minister if he doesn't get a majority in parliament, right? because it's essentially the national assembly which makes the fine pick, am i right? >> reporter: definitely. definitely. what happens is, when the president doesn't get the majority, it is the person that is zdesignated by the new majority. we call that cohabitation. as a prime minister, for example, that's a scenario pretty likely for emmanuel macron, with his right wing. >> claire, thank you so much. >>> let's continue to talk about see elections here in the uk. the uk's governing conservative party has an 18-point lead over jeremy corbin

the warning from angela merkel follows a tense g7 summit. and a second day of chaos riles british airways passengers after a major computerfailure on airways passengers after a major computer failure on saturday. the french president emmanuel macron has admitted that a much talked—about ultra —firm handshake with president donald trump at the nato summit in brussels on thursday was not an innocent gesture. mr macron said in a newspaper interview he wanted to show that france would not make little concessions, even symbolic ones. judyjames is a body language expert and author of the body language bible, who regularly teaches the art of the handshake. let's have a look at the handshake between macron and trump. mr macron holds on, it seems, for longer than necessary. if you just watch very carefully. what do you think is going on? you can see the term camped over the top. he has his hand and he can't get away. his fingers try to slide out. he also has the eye co nta ct, try to slide out. he also has the eye contact, so trump asked to look

angela merkel says europe must go it alone as the days of relying on america are gone. the fed's john williams says we should be aiming for a goldilocks economy. and apologies for the massive computer meltdown that left thousands stranded over the holiday weekend. how much will this cost of the company? this is "bloomberg surveillance ." i'm nejra in london. happy memorial day. if you happen to be watching from the u.s. it is a bank holiday in the u.k., too. chinese markets are closed as well. the stoxx 600, pretty flat there, bearing all that in mind. the dollar-yen, pretty unchanged at 111.31. we did see a little strength earlier after those comments from john williams. cable is up .2%. that has been moving fairly strongly ahead of the u.k. election and a sterling did have its worst week this year last week. and keep your eyes on the 10 year italian yield. it looks like it is down two basis points. it was moving higher earlier, after comments from the prime minister. let's get the bloomberg first word news. reporter: north korea has conducted another missile test. sou

yet, there he is with his old friend, angela merkel. what do you make of it? >> he was in europe for a week before this. i think he was in italy before this. i think he and the former first lady had been traveling. i think they have a warm relationship, and i think she probably invited them. i don't know the circumstances of the visit. i don't think he is stepping on this, by the way. we're not showing footage of that. we're focused on donald trump and nato this morning. i think that to susan's point a moment ago, i think he is at his low level here at 36%. he's having trouble governing. when you get mitch mcconnell, who says on the health care bill right away, it is going to be hard to get 50 votes, after he had a celebration two weeks ago in the rose garden, obamacare happens to still be the law of the land and he hasn't budged the senate one bit, it reflects a 36%, 40% he's at. you can't govern there. >> joel and susan, thank you so much. sleeve, ed, thanks to you, as well. >>> president trump, by the way, is set to get down to business as a dinner meeting

very shortly he will speak along with german chancellor angela merkel. there is a ceremony dedicating some new artwork, frankly you know, pieces of the berlin wall, each side of the berlin wall, as you see it from the east and the west there at nato headquarters. obviously, the wall so important to the history of nato. we are waiting to hear, again, from both leaders. as we do, let's bring back in ivo daalder, former ambassador and ron brownstein and jackie kucinich. some of our best there. ambassador, in your time at nato, how did the challenges that faced your organization change and what does the president now face? >> well, the challenges we faced from '09 to '13 was really the war in afghanistan was first and foremost on our agenda. you'll remember, president obama decided to surge a large number of troops. we got the allies to go along with us so that the fight against terrorism in afghanistan was truly a fight that not only the united states but all of its nato partners and some 23 other countries were engaged in, and nato was the organizing force

angela merkel questioning the alliance with europe. the times when we could rely on others are over. europeans must take our fate into our own hands. president trump rating the trip a great success and tweeting a tease. he will decide on the landmark paris agreement this week. trump again targeting journalists and leakers inside his own white house. accusing the fake news media of fabricating lies coming out of the white house. the latest from his son-in-law jared kushner. during the december meeting, kushner asking sergei kislyak for help setting up a back channel for secret communications. a back channel to bypass u.s. surveillance. >> this is off the map, michael. i know of no other experience like this in our history. certainly within my life experience. >> my dashboard warning light was clearly on. i think that was the case with all of the intelligence community. concerned about the nature of these approaches to the russi russians. >> reporter: kislyak surprised by the president. according to intercepted communications with russia

the point is, that either her or angela merkel. mr macron knows that he needs to work closely with germany. it is a very different vision of france in the eu and for the eu and mr macron said it would be no walk in the park as far as the brexit negotiations were concerned and he has talked about also as the daily telegraph points out, defending the integrity of the eu single market and the jurisdiction of the european court ofjustice. i think we could have a rapid visit by president elect macron. remember that theresa may chose to meet him and just not to meet marine le pen. i want to quickly defend my argument... while you are doing that can be just show the financial times? thank you! you are doing that can be just show the financialtimes? thank you! we run extracts from the memoirs of the greek leader about the greek crisis and he revealed that the one person in europe he felt was friendly towards greece's interests and understood what was being done to it was unfairand bad understood what was being done to it was unfair and bad

angela merkel may seem reluctant to ta ke angela merkel may seem reluctant to take the battle here, but make no mistake this woman once german voters to dance to her tune. jenny hill, bbc news. apologies for the slipup. you might have noticed, they are not yet elected mayor. if you've been to bangkok, you'll know the street food is a major attraction. many view the stalls as a key part of the city's traditional character. the authorities had wanted the street vendors removed, unless they meet strict hygeine standards. but after protests, the legendary roadside cooks have been given a reprieve. jonathan head reports. we have come down to yarrawat road in bangkok's chinatown, one of the most famous places to eat street food in the city. the very cream of the cuisine which bangkok is a famous for. i've got with me almost the ideal companion. chawadee nualkhair writes a blog and has been following its development and trying out the street food here for many years. first of all, why is the street so important for this kind of food? well, the chinese first brought street food to thailand. we

it will be harder to beat the next woman, which is angela merkel. he definitely needs to do thrown her in europe, get her to support his agenda rather than have him support her agenda, such as it is. that is what he needs to do in europe. peter: what do you make of all of that? emmanuelle: i want to come back to what you were saying, that he defended a lot of left values. he is not seen is that in france. there was a survey this week aimed at 60% -- saying the 60% of french people did not want him to rule with the majority. that means 60% of the french not place a threat in his own ideas and his own government. you have to keep in mind that a lot of people voted for him -- peter: by default. they did not want marine le pen. emmanuelle: exactly. test has beend successful, but we have to look ahead and we will see in a month now if he is given full powers in the coming elections, in parliamentary elections. they are really crucial, those parliamentary elections, and i do not think he will have a majority, so he will have a coalition, as i mentioned be

that was the gist you got from angela merkel saying we can't rely fully on the united states. as far as security is concerned as well. i think one of the things that they were missing was a real commitment to security in europe regardless of article 5 or not because article 5 itself is a little bit unclear as to what sort of response there would be if there's an attack on another nato nation. certainly they were missing that. the other big thing, dave, what you mentioned before was the global community. i don't think many european leaders believe there's a global community but i do think that they thought or they think that there's a transatlantic community and that's one that's very important to them. if you look at some of the things that angela merkel is saying, she's saying look we're still committed to the transatlantic alliance but not sure we can fully rely on the white house in its current state on this presidency and that's something she reaffirmed. she said it several times and other european leaders are saying the same thing. you have, for inassistance, the italian

host: you are shifting gears to angela merkel. she says europe can no longer completely depend on the united states. what do you think he means by that? >> she was at a campaign event in bavaria on sunday, and spend giant beer in this photo in the washington post. it's an enormous change in political rhetoric. comments in the wake of last week's nato meeting in the g7 summit and is only -- in sicily. the process trump is the one for questioning nato's relevance and refusing to endorse the paris climate agreement. host: the post-order has been changed according to merkel? >> not quite. politico says her comments are more subtle and they seem. angela merkel, said "the era where we could fully rely on others is over. to some extent." she says with trump in the white house, europe should not be -- it would be naive for europe to believe they can depend on american leadership. europe still needs america, but europe must learn to take more responsibility, especially as america looks away. host: u.s. president has returned home over the

angela merkel is the only contender. there will be some potential for some grand bargain between paris and berlin but the devil remains in the details. before we can get there, we have to first wait for the french president to put together his parliament. we have the elections in june. and whether he can even put forward and be successful with his reforms domestically and at the eu level. it depends on if you can get support in the french parliament. perspective, the queen of julia: europe remains very much in her seat. let us -- and find they cant us assume coordinate some support, how conservative will they be? angela merkel is going to step 40, you needy -- to behave. those tensions could be on the rise. first, they need to sort a lot of domestic issues. there are labor market reforms and others. through, iet that think berlin would be able -- would be willing to cut him more leeway. fiscalre will be no pulling of debt. a eurozoneals for budget and finance minister -- we are still a ways out. and merkel also spoke abo

angela merkel speaking live in berlin with prime minister monte, angela merkel saying transatlantic ties are important . she also says india has a lot of close ties with merkel and i think this is probably a direct mount president donald trump. may be without take a golf cart to the photo shoot. nejra: francine was talking about the narrowing polls in the u.k. a little more than one week before the election. one poll shows conservatives with a 20 point lead over labor that has slipped to five points. may argues that jeremy corbyn cannot be trusted to navigate in brexit negotiations. state isd, islamic claiming responsibility for a deadly car bomb attack. at least 15 people were killed and 24 wounded in the midnight explosion outside of popular ice cream shop. daysme's -- it came 12 after ramadan. country's dictator, kim john nunn, is said to have overseen yesterday's launch. japan says the missile may have slashed down in an economic zone. the dictator panama, who was ousted, has died. he ran the country from 1983 to 1989 as onnd was once -- and was once considered a u.s. ally. was arres

angela merkel recently said europe cannot rely on its traditional allies. they are very friendly with washington and london. 0n the point of nato, trump has made it clear from the start that he thinks other countries need to pay, why does germany not contribute more? i do think donald trump has a point, he believes countries should be paying around 2%. greece is another one... a lot of european countries are quiet low. it isa it is a target, and germany say they are on track to meet that target. countries like japan, they have been boosting their spending for the last few years. this is because of concerns about the russian water as well. interestingly this is having an impact on both the dollar and the stirling. we had a bit of a slide overnight and yesterday in the us and europe as well. there is a concern that president trump won't be able to push through his huge tax cuts? there was a big boost in confidence in the us last year, tax cuts and regulation would make it more business friendly. this year, markets would be thinking, the administration is so b

and implied no confidence sfroet angela merkel. she says europe can't completely defend on on the united states and other long time allies. merkel did not mention president trump by name, but it was clear who she was thinking of when she mentioned recent international summits she attended with the president. >> translator: the times when we could completely count on others, they are over to a certain extent. i've experienced this in the last new days and that is why i can only say that we europeans must take our fate into our own hands. of course in friendship with the united states and friendship with great britain and as good neighbors wherever that is possible also with other countries, even with russia. but we have to know that we must fight for our future on our own. for our destiny as europeans. and that's what i want to do together with you. >> so his trip president trump labeled germany bad on trade and slammed nato allieses for spending too little on their own defense. nato leaders weren't happy that the president failed t

angela merkel. >> hillary clinton wants to be america's angela merkel. and you know what a disaster this massive immigration has been to germany and the people of germany. what's happening in germany, i always thought merkel was a great leader. what she's done is insane. insane. >> james: charles krauthammer, i remember after the inaugural address, that you made a point similar to what chuck lane just was. in essence, you saw the president basically saying the postwar era is over. we are not the u.s. of the marshall plan anymore. do you see he is followed through on that? >> i think so a not a fan of the inaugural address. i think it's a huge mistake on our part and i think we will rue the day we began to encourage this rift, trump encouraging the rift. yes, we want the europeans to take more responsibility but in the end, the germans, the estonians, the latvians are not going to hold off the russians. this is all about russia, the first secretary-general of nato said the purpose of nato is to take

over the weekend, angela merkel said transatlantic ties are to some extent over. is telling australia not to -- despite president trump. john mccain: we need your help now more than ever. we americans are counting on australia and our allies to stick with us, to encourage us true to who we are at our best, and remind us always just how much is at stake. mccain also says australia is not alone in questioning whether america is committed to upholding peace and justice around the world, and he also questioned the decision to withdraw from the transpacific partnership. -- a stabbing victim on the portland my rail -- light rail has been discharged from the hospital. jeremy joseph christian allegedly attacked three men who intervened, killing two of them, and wounding fletcher. christian is charged with felony aggravated murder. jacob zuma survived his second ousting attempt in three months. the rejection committee rejected a proposal -- recall proposal this weekend, but 51% of voters want him to step down. anti-opposition has grown. ina's term as president and december

france's new president hits the ground running — he meets angela merkel on his first full day in office. he'll appoint a new cabinet on tuesday. and capturing camelot in photos: 100 years since his birth, a new exhibit highlights the life and legacy ofjfk. hello. the washington post has published a report claiming president trump revealed highly classified intelligence to the russian foreign minister and ambassador at their white house meeting last week. quoting current and former officials, the paper alleges mr trump gave information about the so—called islamic state group, supplied to the us by a foreign ally, and considered so sensitive american officials did not even share it widely within the us government. the paper suggests intelligence sources and security relationships with other governments may have been compromised. the us secretary of state has issued a statement that the president discussed the nature of specific threats, but not sources, methods or military operations. one of the washington post reporters that broke the story, greg jaffee, spoke just now to the bbc‘s k

then it was off to berlin for talks with the german leader, angela merkel. jenny hill has more from the german capital. well, there was a warm welcome for monsieur macron at the chancellery. not just from angela merkel, but also, rather unusually for such events, from a crowd of people singing and dancing outside the talks. on paper, this looks like a warm and friendly relationship, but as mrs merkel herself put it, paraphrasing a german author, every beginning has magic to it. the two leaders have pledged to create a roadmap for europe. they want to further integrate not just the eu but the eurozone, and they both said, crucially, tonight, they are prepared to look at european treaty change in order to make that happen. so far, so good. but it is worth, of course, emphasising that there have been real difficulties in the french—german relationship. 0nce, of course, it underpinned the europe project. it was a real axis of strength. but, as the two economies have very much diverged, that has become more tense in recent years. it is worth arguing, i suppose,

angela merkel looking for a new allegiances, david? it was quite a forthright message but to certain expense “— forthright message but to certain expense —— certain extent what she is doing is going back to that franco german alliance which order narrowly in the past the driving force behind eu integration. france has been struggling in the last few yea rs has been struggling in the last few years and that could now turn round with the new president emmanuel macron who is very much on the same line of thinking as angela merkel, both free trade and liberal values. she's hoping paris and berlin can work together to get the eu really going again. that is also in the face of definite challenges, including brexit, and the other being donald trump. that is a leader that european leaders find very difficult to deal with, much more difficult to deal with, much more difficult than president 0bama and thatis difficult than president 0bama and that is why today angela merkel was very forthright in saying even though we want to maintain fr

he added the biggest threats are now external echoing angela merkel's, the e.u. and u.s. are drifting apart. mario draghi also said he will maintain policy to safeguard recovery. >> for domestic price pressures to strengthen, we still need accommodative financing conditions which are dependent on a fairly substantial amount of monetary accommodation. >> the man seen as potentially the next bank of japan governor says policymakers must change the way they push wages and inflation. he said japan's tight labor bringing a change of strategy needed to achieve the increases required for sustainable inflation. the unemployment rate and retail sales in the latest snapshot of the economy. it sustained gains amid signals policymakers are becoming less tolerant of the week currency. it surged almost 1% in the past suspectedamid intervention from the people's bank of china. in the derivative market, the one-month volatility is heading for the biggest three-a jump since the august 2015 devaluation. vietnam's prime minister is to be the first southeast asian leader to meet president tr