>> hello and welcome to the journal. >> thank you for joining us. >> here's a look at our top stories. flights are canceled in europe as icelands volcanic ash cloud spreads. and a state dinner for visiting u.s. president barack obama. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- and other volcanic eruption in icelandic is causing trouble in the skies. 500 flights to and from britain have been canceled, leaving thousands of passengers

stranded. in germany, airports in hamburg, bremen, and berlin could be next on the list 2) there is no shut -- on the list to close. there is no shutdown plan yet. it is too early to predict. >> hundreds of people have to wait because their flights have either been cancelled or delayed due to the cloud of ash and billowing across the north atlantic from iceland. airports across scotland and northern england are affected. >> we cannot get any information. that is a problem. we do not get any information. we have to go to a computer p.m. >> -- computer. >> they are just stalling. >> in the days to come, more

passengers and more airports will probably have to deal with the same problem. the icelandic ash cloud first reit scotland and northern ireland, then parts of -- first reached scotland and northern ireland, then parts of scandinavia. and the destction asot expected to reach the extent of last year's volcanic eruptions. but they're still watching nervously. >> if there any consolation, even the president of the united states was affected by the eruption. barack obama flew to london from violent ahead of schedule to avoid the ash cloud appeared he and the first lady arrived for a state dinner with the queen at buckingham palace. it follows a day of receptions. >> a 41-gun salute flew over the thames in honor of the esteemed guest from washington.

queen elizabeth and her husband prince philip received them and give them a private tour of the premises. after lunch, of the queen showed her guests part of the road collection. obama took a keen interest in letters written by abraham lincoln. the first couple are spending two days in london and staying at buckingham palace at the queens invitation. they also met prince william, the queens oldest grandson, and his new wife catherin tv crews were not admitted. obama's first day in london were dedicated to ceremony more than political substance. he did a brief visit to prime minister david cameron. but there will let it down to serious talks until tomorrow when they are expected to discuss a range of topics,

including the situation in libya. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has addressed congress in washington and set out his vision for peace between israel and the palestinians. he said that israel was ready to make a " painful compromises," but he rejected a settlement based on 1967 borders. he said the palestinians were to blame for lack of progress. the speech pusses more obstacles in the way of peace. >> earlier, i spoke with our washington correspondent. i began asking him how his speech was received pierre >> there was not anything new. it was well-received in the u.s. congress. therefore, in stark contrast with what happened with president obama, that was a very cold meeting. there was a lack of contradiction.

the u.s. congress, the backbone of u.s.-israeli relationship and has always been a strong supporter of israel, there was standing ovations. netanyahu even had a couple punchlines. it seemed like an entertainment show. it was to show that israel and the americans were still great friends. >> we do know that benjamin netanyahu talked about swaths of territory. this was included in the painful compromises. but barack obama has generated swaps of territory, going back to the pre-1967 borders. are those leaders talking about the same goals but expressing it differently? >> they are coming from two different sides. obama wants the borders of 1967 to be the basis and to go on from there, then negotiate afterwards. netanyahu is coming from the

opposite, wanting to keep the borders as they are now, and then making painful concessions. they are a common ground -- not really. there is a lot of space to be covered between the two. obama wants a new line of negotiations to start and netanyahu seemed reluctant to do that pierre >> thank you very much. -- to do that. >> thank you very much. the international atomic agency said that a syrian site was likely a nuclear reactor. that was just leaked. the west has suspected a north korean-designed reactor which was meant for making bomb fuel. analysts say the u.s. and its european allies may now ask the a i.t. board to review this. -- dthe aie to review this.

>> germany's vw has opened a new $1 billion assembly plant in the united states. the factory in chattanooga tenn. -- chattanooga, tenn. reuse manufacturing -- reduce manufacturing their after a several-decade hiatus. >> volkswagen wants to reposition itself in the u.s. as a local manufacturer. it was obvious the country's national anthem had to feature prominently at the new plan. it has adapted its sedan for u.s. drivers, making it bigger and cheaper than the u.s. model -- and then the eu model. >> we promised to bring a new first class for volkswagen to

the states, a car made in america for america, a car with engineering for everyone, a true leader in technology and sustainability. >> books and has big plans for the u.s. it wants to triple sales there by 2018, which means 1 million cars per year. it is determined to get the things right to this time. 23 years ago, volkswagen lost billions when it had to close a plant in pennsylvania ave a faster-than-expected turnaround, they have announced plans to repay $7.5 billion in u.s. and canadian government loans from the bailout against -- ahead of schedule. until the year 2017 is what they had to pay the loans. but it can distance itself from an unpopular bailout and deepen its ties with italian automaker fiat.

chrysler is swapping out of government debt with cheaper debt from institutional investors. the repayment plan and the strengthened alliance with fiat are expected to make chrysler more attractive in an initial public offering that should come later this year. the world's biggest economy continues to outperform expectations. german business confidence remained unexpectedly unchanged in the month of may. a booming exports and rising company spending continued to boost economic growth. while most economists had been expecting a decline, the survey held steady. germany's federal statistics office confirmed 1.5% in the first quarter pierre >> of this year, economic growth in germany is being spurred by a solid domestic demand. in previous years, it demand predicted a -- it depended on exports. it is run by 6.2% over the previous year.

german companies are also investing again in plants and machinery. 4.2% more than last. -- that last year. the domestic market accounted for two-thirds of gross in the first quarter appeared but in germany may look to its exports again in the medium term as analysts are forecasting a drop in domestic demand. all in all, german businesses feel confident about the near future. the business climbing index remained strong in may appeared >> while the index gave european shares of an initial boost on tuesday, shares struggled to hold on to gains late in the session. this is the summary of the day's trading at the stock exchange. >> continued strong growth iní+ germany and a business climate that is remaining at a very high

level. the people here on the floor are impressed with the latest economic abuse. there is a reason why the dax went up. the worries of the euro sovereign debt crisis is still in the back of people's minds. airline shares were badly hit. lufthansa is the biggest loser in the index because of uncertainty over the volcanic ash from the iceland volcano. experts say that the damage to this time will be less. >> let's take a closer look at tuesday's numbers and germany's benchmark dax. it closed at 7150. the euro stocks 50 managed to close apositive.

the euro is trading higher against the dollar at this hour. that is your business update. >> let's turn our attention to moscow where a russian appeals court has upheld the conviction of former oil tycoon michelle hall of ski. it cut his sentence by one year. he was initially convicted of fraud and embezzlement, which included stealing millions of tons of oil from his own company. >> it was the moment he had been waiting for. along with his family, the onetime richest man in russia waited for the judges to deliver their verdict appeared earlier, he appealed to them to overturn his conviction and respect the

rule of law. they rejected his appeal. the sentence was reduced to 13 years. other parts of the sentence remain unchanged. he will now remain in jail until 2016, a total of 13 years behind bars. the court's decision did little to silence critics of russia's judicial system. vladimir putin is behind it, they shout. many in russia think the same >> i have always said that as long as putin is in power, my son will never be released. >> in russia, there is already talk of new charges against them. the prime minister vladimir putin wants to keep him as far away from the political game as possible. >> once again, the russian justice system lived up to its bad reputation.

after more than a dubious trout, he has to go to jail for another five years. he is now expected to call for a year p.m. call of human rights, hoping that the judges there will acknowledge -- for a year. he will now call on the european union human rights, hoping that the judges there will it knowledge his plight. >> the number of expected cases is rising in germany. >> every day, this hospital in hamburg receives more suspected cases of the deadly strain of e. coli for testing and possible treatment. >> some people have mild cases of diarrhea. others have acute stomach pains and bloody diarrhea. the symptoms and severity can very.

>> with some patients, the symptoms are so severe that they have to be treated in intensive care. left untreated, the bacteria could cause kidney failure. >> it could -- it is important we do not have a panic. but we must the tile from the start what is happening. we are concentrating on finding the source of the outbreak. >> the stores -- the source still eludes health authorities. the victims contracted bacteria by eating and washed vegetables. >> soccer fans are gearing up for a big decider on new will stay in the bond is leave or who will be promoted. -- on who will stay in the in this league -- on who will stay in the bundesleague or who will

be promoted. >> it is like a final, even for old pros like me. it is something special. that tensions are rising. >> after the last minute goal, they had the edge. the stricker wants to make sure his side remains where it -- the striker wants to make sure his side remains where it belongs. >> both need to score a goal. they have to play an offensive game. maybe we will have opportunities on the counterattack. >> both teams will probably be playing all out. they each need to win. the fans, too, are gearing up to give their all for the match on wednesday. >> journal continues after a

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>> of the revolution in egypt has often been compared to the peaceful uprising in europe that it took down the east german garment in 1989. just like under the former communist regime, it became clear that the secret service in egypt played a large part in suppressing opposition. hosni mubarak was chased out of office and protesters rushed officers of the secret service. -- offices of the secret service. the question now is what to do with a secret files. but the protesters have a few ideas. >> they wanted to know if state security cape an eye on her. she works at cairo university. has a student, she was already fighting for freedom of

expression she but photographs of the storming of of the building on her facebook page, along with files containing her name. >> state security collected information and open files on everybody in egypt. not just the people who might be dangerous. the idea is that every citizen is a public figure, one way or the other. >> these colleagues at the rash media network found countless files during the raid on the building. thousands of documents were sent to them, some severely damaged. although he risked punishment, he published photographs and files on the internet. >> we received huge numbers of files from ordinary citizens because we are known to be the information of the people. we folloup these allegations.

we do not have journalists or reporters. we have people supplies with information. >> amir was also under surveillance. his file said that he was supposedly going to kidnap soldiers. he could be arrested at any time. state security was a state within a state. to this day, many egyptians do not know whether they were being watched >> these files should be burned. >> or should they be forgotten or analyze and that's kept secret or published? human rights groups have taken the lead in the debate. they agreed that after the resignation, the domestic security service was renamed and employs the same people as it did before. the has been no decision yet on what to do with the files. >> the files related to officers

should be published appeared to publish files from civilians, we should ask their permission. as activists and human rights organizations have no problems with publishing our files. but others may refuse to have their files to be published. >> they advocate cooperating with government agencies. he signed a government edict the publishing of state documents a crime. >> if you have files, where did you get them from? the minimum they could be charged with is hiding stolen goods. >> such comments only confirm

their need to keep fighting for democracy in egypt. they still go to cairo's tahrir square. they have protests and disseminate fliers. >> today, it was announced that state security -- the day it was announced that state security was breached, i was really happy. but i do not think it has been dissolved. it still works with the same people with the same techniques and the same mentality. >> she would like access to her file paired she still has a long fight ahead ever before that happens. >> in germany, a separate authority was created to handle the dissemination of information contained in the secret east german files. many victims have asked to see their files to see if they were spied on and by whom.

last week, 15 egyptian activists and politicians visited berlin to find out more about how this country has dealt with the era of repression in eastern germany and what was done with that flood of information contained in those files >> in january 1990, east german citizens occupied the headquarters of the secret poli. millions of confidential documents were suddenly at their fingertips. many were astounded by the sheer number of secret files. today, these egyptian activists are similarly amazed by the traces of the east german stasi. these people were active in political organizations even both for the revolution in egypt. they know what is like to live under an oppressive regime. >> the similarities between

eastern germany and the egyptian government are staggering to me. the kind of repression and surveillance of the people of very similar. >> the detail and scope -- the scope and detail on all the people is what surprised me. >> the guide tells the young egyptians it to terminate two years to finally pass a law regulating the handling of the stasi files. he lived in communist east germany and tries to give his egyptian visitors an impression of the difficulties that germany faced in confronting the injustices of the east german regime appeared the young egyptians see parallels -- east german regime. the young egyptians see parallels >> we want to dismantle the secret service apparatus and redefine the relationship between the people and the intelligence agencies. my citizen's initiative will push for these three goals.

>> the egyptians tour also takes them to a former prison in east berlin dissidents were imprisoned here. today, it is a memorial site. cuban jorge garcia vazquez was in one of these cells, jailed for refusing to spy on his friends. jorge believes that reconciliation with of the oppressor is possible. >> democracy is a tough thing to learn. you cannot expect the biggest changes to happen overnight. i wish you all a lot of patience. >> the young egyptians say they hope the time is near when there will no longer be political prisoners in their country. but there are so many questions to be answered about the future of civil society in post- revolution egypt. the activists have gathered many ideas to take back home with them. >> we met with many politicians who were active when the wall fell.

and experienced the collapse of communism. they advised us against leaving the post-revolution political arena to people who may not be suited for it. >> right now, there is a noticeable trend in egypt that shows you should solve the big problems first and then the inequality between men and women. but it does not work. if we do not attend to the problems, big and small, we will not achieve anything. >> egypt and its next generation of leaders still have a long way ahead of them appeared to have taken the first few steps on that journey. >> that has been our in-depth at this hour. thank you for joining us. stay tuned.

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