>> and xenophobia, racism and extremism have no place in germany. >> lawmakers have a rash of questions for states intelligence. session. many members say a special revelations surrounding a near- not the terrorist cell will have consequences -- neo-nazi terrorist cell will have consequences. >> it is obvious that they did not do their job properly. they have failed. >> qaeda is unclear how a group was able to carry -- it is unclear how a group was able to carry out hate crimes for years.

this has been a controversial issue for years. the state government has set up an investigatory committee headed by retired federal judge. he will be trying to find out why the three neo-nazis were able to form an underground organization that was later based in this house. the neo-nazis cell has also been linked to an attack in 2004 that injured 22 people. now other unsolved attacks are being reexamined. >> we will have more on this story and far right violence in germany coming up a little later. what can be done now at the national level to make it harder for far right extremists to organize? angela merkel's christian democrats met today and voted to push for a ban on the far right npd party.

>> delegates voted unanimously for a motion to examine banning in the youth are right party by law. there are still many -- banning the far-right party by law. there's still many questions to be answered. >> we need to find out why and how this could happen in our country. despite the police and intelligence network in our country. >> but the dominant issue at the conference was the european sovereign debt crisis and germany's handling of it. >> at this conference, we have demonstrated that we are willing and able to take responsibility for germany within a united europe in the future. >> merkle even got the support of most delegates for a national minimum wage, something conservatives have always rejected. >> you have to adapt to reality if you want to remain a modern

political party. >> in education, the party broke another taboo, voting to change germany's three-tier achievement based secondary school system into just two types of schools. >> angela merkel will spend a lot of time today lobbying for her support of the plan to save the eurozone. we talked about that with a top member of her party, david mcallister. >> the cdu is germany's leading political party. the chancellor made very clear that the european union is facing fierce times and of course europe expects now a leading role by the german government. the party is willing to follow the chancellor.

she got big exceptions for her speech. what we will do now -- big acceptance for her speech. what we will do now involves give and take. germany is willing to take a leading role, but on the other hand, we need other countries to help us and give us assistance. >> the bloodshed in syria has not been this high since clashes began earlier this year. on monday, 90 people were reportedly gunned down. many of them were soldiers. some were fighting with the army. some had deserted. we have this report. >> a funeral procession after the deadly clashes across the southern process. many towns have seen and marches

like best. bashar al-assad be cursed they cry. more people than ever feel compelled to continue their protests until his regime is toppled. he is looking increasingly isolated. russia invited a delegation of syrian opposition leaders for talks in moscow. they said the meeting marked a turning point even though the kremlin pledged no direct support to the opposition. >> i think the fact we were invited to discuss the question seriously already indicates that there has been considerable progress. >> as for turkey, it has threatened to cut electricity to the country should the violence continue. the turkish prime minister was unequivocal in his message to damascus. >> bashar al-assad should look at the tragic end of those who declared war against their own

people. i want to remind him that the future cannot be built on the blood of the oppressed. >> syria's oppressed have welcomed turkey's warning to their embattled president. >> the burmese government has delayed the release of political prisoners. the last freed some to wonder prisoners in october. they included members of the nld, the party of the nobel peace prize winner. she said the nearly 600 political prisoners are still in jail. the founder of wikileaks once britain's supreme court to hear his appeal against extradition. two weeks ago, the high court ruled that he could be sent to sweden to face questioning over

claims of rape and sexual assault made by two women. he will now ask two high court judges to rule of whether the case raises the question of general importance. he has denied the allegations against him and says they are politically motivated and linked to wikileaks activities. it is time to speak some italian now. >> that is because the italian prime minister says he is convinced his country can overcome its financial problems. he appears to overcome any obstacles. that will be a relief to the markets. the latest data shows that the eurozone could slide into recession at the end of the year. >> germany's economy grew significantly in the third quarter. that is according to the latest figures from the federal statistics office.

analysts say it may only be a short spikes before the effects take hold. gdp grew a healthy percentage in the first quarter, then slipped in quarter two, which was still better than initially estimated. in the third quarter, it rose. experts expect the german economy to cool off in the coming months. the french economy also managed to grow by 0.4% in july, august and september. that is a big improvement over the second quarter, when the economy contracted 0.1%. >> the european debt crisis continues to affect share prices. here is the market report. >> solid german growth figures are not enough to start a rally here on the frankfurt floor. investors focused again on the debt crisis and especially on the bond markets were turmoil started off. there are record high yields

for austrian, a belgian, french and italian bonds. this shows that investors really feel that the debt crisis may widen. the markets have been dragged down sharply by that. new data coming from the u.s. was able to lead to a kind of happy and, although some losses remain. u.s. economic data show the growth in the u.s. may be possible pretty soon. >> the german bank index finished the day lower at not quite 8% lower. in new york, the dow jones industrials had gains. the hero is at $1.35. -- euro is at $1.35. the parliament has voted to ban naked credit defaults swaps. bailout speculator is to bet on

the risk of a company -- they allowed speculators to bet on the risk of a company going bankrupt. a credit defaults what is actually a kind of insurance against default. and naked default is one in which speculators do not own the debt but bet on buying it at a lower price after default. the european union commission has plans to tighten the rules on ratings agencies. they do not go as far as some would like. his proposals were watered down at the last minute. >> the european commission has agreed to a series of measures to regulate craving agencies like standard and poor's, fitch and in jade regulate credit rating agencies like standard and poor's, fitch and moody's. issuers would have to change

their rating agency at least once every three years. investors who have lost money because of flawed ratings would be able to sue the agency for damages. >> the only concern we have is that the thermometer should work correctly. so that it does not multiplied or increase the temperature established in a transparent and useful way. >> proposals have to be approved by parliament and member states. that could take until late 2012. >> first nuclear plant operator has sued the government for compensation. it has filed a complaint against the german court. it says that the move to phase out nuclear power will, -- will

ost it billions of dollars and they want to be compensated. a french car maker is planning to cut more than 5000 jobs in europe as part of cost-cutting efforts. they hope to save more than 800 million euros. they will lay off 2000 employees in their home market. hundreds of workers protested on tuesday. they have current losses of almost 10 billion euros. airbus has won a huge contract from cotter -- from qatar airways. the ceo is ordering five airbus super jumbos. spirit airlines has also placed a big order. in all, 75 aircraft. the contract is valued at some 5

billion euros and is due to be finalized by the end of the year. occupy wall street. >> new york mayor michael bloomberg is defending his decision to forcibly evacuate the occupy wall street camp in lower manhattan. he said the campsite ceased to be a place of protest and became a place where the law was being broken. early tuesday morning, police in riot gear moved in to clear the camp. protesters were told they could come back without tents or sleeping bags. winter is coming. 70 protesters were arrested. >> the chinese dissident has faced all kinds of pressure in his home country. now authorities have slapped him with a huge tax bill. >> there is a police car parked near his studio and a

surveillance camera has been installed. many supporters have come here in recent days and donated money. thanks to their health, -- there help, ai weiwei was able to transfer to the tax authority the equivalent of 1 million heroes. -- euros. >> the prospects of winning an appeal are zero. the whole thing is politically motivated. that is why i consider it out of the question that i can win. >> his mother lives in the center of beijing. she says if her son cannot raise the money, she will sell her house. she is frightened he will be arrested again. >> if he disappears again, you

can imagine what will happen to him. next time, they will not be so civilized. >> his tax bill amounts to more than 1.7 million year rose. he calls the some a ransom. -- euros. he calls the sum of ransom. >> stay with us. we will be right back.

>> welcome back. we begin with the case that has put neon not see terrorism back in the forefront of the national -- neil not see terrorism back in the forefront of the national -- neo-nazi terrorism back in the forefront of the national consciousness. >> the far-right national democratic party was set up in 1964, led by former nazis. it did not make it into the national parliament.

other violence-prone splinter groups appeared. federal agents infiltrated them, but that did not stop one member from taking part in post war germany's most deadly right-wing terrorist attack. in 1980, 13 people were killed at the oktoberfest in munich. in the early 1990's, a spate of arson attacks took place on buildings inhabited by foreigners. the danger posed was often under estimated. >> in the past 20 years, germany has seen some bad luck, failures and mishaps, some involving federal agents. >> a number of the informants the intelligence service had recruited turned out to be extremists themselves. one man was reported making extremist anti-semitic remarks. >> nobody was killed at auschwitz.

i make this loud and clear, unfortunately. >> money from the government is funneled from state intelligence services through informants to these organizations which are either criminal, xenophobic, anti-semitic, or racist, or all of the above. >> when the government tried to ban the npd in 2001, the case was thrown out because the informants had to first be deactivated. >> neo-nazis, attacks on immigrants, far right spies working for the states, these are not the aspects of a thriller. these are parts of a scandal here in germany. it appears that a terrorist cell was able to carry out numerous crimes, all i -- all while being

intelligence agency. angela merkel called it a disgrace for the whole country. >> forensic teams searched the burnt out remains of the apartment where the suspected cell was based. each nuclear opens up more questions than it answers. -- new kluclue opens up more questions than it answers. guns and a suitcase bomb were found. police identified three suspects. to they are suspected of carrying out a set 8 -- they are suspected of carrying out a spate of racially motivated murders. >> we need to examine the intelligence services whole way of working the extreme right wing sane -- scene. there is a fundamental flaw. the of the means to be changed.

>> politicians have had difficulty getting any answers to their questions on this issue. no one from the intelligence service appear before the parliamentary committee on tuesday. many are asking what role informant's played. the intelligence services have many malls in the neo-nazi scene. three suspects were one of the biggest extreme right-wing groups. its leader was a paid informer for the intelligence service. >> they work with the intelligence service. they report to the intelligence service and their pay a lot of money for that. wing racists and information they provide must be examined carefully.

and >> the intelligence service and the police are facing huge criticism of their handling of this case. there is already talk of restructuring the whole system. >> this terrible series of murders has revealed that the way the national security services and those on a regional level work together need to be improved. we are considering a system to combat right wing extremism based on a system we have in place to combat islamist terrorism. most of those calling for a un now integrated network are the same people who for -- for calling for a now integrated network are the same people who for years have said the services should not be centralized. >> investigators are looking for clues that might lead them to other suspects. the answers they find may raise more uncomfortable questions for the authorities.

>> let's pull in our political correspondent, and young. can anyone in the government explain to us how the intelligence agency managed to be in touch with the far right scene but at the same time the clueless about what was going on? >> no indeed, and this is the mystery that is going to be investigated by the special commission that has been set up to look into exactly what the intelligence agencies and other agencies their new about this group. it is important to understand that in germany, federal states operate independently of the german authority. it is easy to imagine how problems can arise if information is not shared properly, and i think that is probably what happened in this case. if you are looking for a motive, the most plausible suggestion i

have heard so far is that the agents who had contact with this group believed they could obtain more useful information from them and therefore chose to protect them. >> it sounds like we're talking about a huge disconnect here. let's pull out and look at the broader picture. how serious is the far right threat in germany right now? >> it seems it is a lot more serious than people thought. intelligence services said there are around 10,000 people in germany with far-right links who might potentially be willing to carry out acts of violence. that is not the same thing is setting of the terror organization as has happened here. people are going to have to revise their view. some experts are saying there is a nationwide network of people motivated by hatred who are willing to carry out these murders, and it seems the state is not prepared to deal with this threat.

>> we reported earlier that christian democrats want to push for a ban of the far-right political party. what are the chances of getting the party band? >> the chances have increased as a result of this case. chancellor merkle is backing the idea of looking at this again. of course, attempts to ban them have failed in the past because the courts have said there are many informants within the party, people reporting to intelligence services, and it is impossible to tell who is a genuine apnea not see -- genuine neo-nazi and who is not. if they are found to have links and have supported and created an environment in which these killers could develop their ideas, that will be a problem for them, of course. >> thank you very much.

that is going to wrap up our in- depth report. as always, thank you for watching.