's >> these are our top stories. russia wants to boost its nuclear arsenal. hooton says he will have more than 40 intercontinental missiles this year. >> we will talk to a migrant stranded in calais trying to reach britain p >> negotiations over greece's bailout turn ugly with mutual accusations casting doubt over a key meeting on thursday.

nato has condemned russian plans to expand its nuclear arsenal as saber rattling. earlier today russian plant of fast president vladimir putin announced moscow will add 40 intercontinental missiles this year. brian: opening a military exhibition outside the russian capital, he said the icbm's will be able to penetrate even most sophisticated missile defense systems. a new submarine with nuclear warheads is set to enter service. international monitors estimate that russia possesses the world's largest news -- nuclear arsenal with more than 7000 warheads. russia says it is merely responding to what it calls u.s. encroachment. let's get a view from both capitals with marcus joining us

from moscow and richard walker joining us from washington. marcus, what is behind the announcement of these new icbm's? russia has thousands of nuclear warheads already. will this make a difference in the balance of power? marcus: these 40 into ballistic missiles are a high-tech replacement for the russian nuclear arsenal than an addition to it. indeed, russia is undergoing significant modernization of its armed forces for almost a decade already. but of course this announcement today was very clear to the united states. brian: we're getting reports that the pentagon is looking at pre-positioning u.s. military hardware enough to equip about 5000 troops in eastern europe close to russian borders. as that been confirmed?

moscow calls it a provocation. richard: that has not been confirmed yet. we are hearing the planets in the works in the pentagon is just not quite ready for the get go yet. we are hearing it is not yet reached the desk of the secretary of defense, ash carter. the baltic states in particular are seen as the soft underbelly of the nato alliance in conventional terms. it is been exceptionally vulnerable ever since what is going on with eastern ukraine and crimea beginning early last year. the ideas that what you need to have is at least the heavy equipment in place in the baltic states so that if there were some form of russian invasion, the nato troops convince we been quickly to start using it. the crucial thing is, under an agreement back in the 1990's between nato and russia, nato is not allowed to hold standing

force in the baltic states. this is essentially going as far as it possibly can without actually having that standing force. there are a few people in washington beginning to say that it's time to move on. russia's action ukraine have already marked a in that, but that is not a conversation they are having. brian: what is the sense in moscow on now? are people thinking were entering a new type of cold war with east-west tensions? >> the russian deputy defense minister told reporters yesterday that russia feels pushed into a new arms race by nato countries. i would suppose this is meant to rally support behind russia's

strongman, vladimir putin than to really impose a threat to the united states or to western nato countries. brian: back to you to wrap it up, richard. as washington have a plan to deescalate all of this? richard: they certainly say they do. secretary of state john kerry has recently met with hooton and his counterpart just a few weeks ago and was on the phone to lavrov on monday. the two men supposedly agreeing that the minsk agreement remains as important as ever. yet of course with putin's announcement, the mood suddenly changes. the -- america is not going to want to exaggerate the importance of what putin has done. it's not a huge number of

missiles when you consider that russia is still well below the limit of 700, almost 10 times that many that it will have to abide by under agreements by the year 2018. but the simple fact of him dangling nuclear weapons in a conversation about nuclear -- about security is a concern in itself. brian: moving on to egypt where a cairo court has upheld the death penalty against former president mohamed morsi. the deposed leader had been convicted for conspiring to storm prisons during the 2011 gentian -- egyptian uprising. >> a court upheld the death penalty he was given last month after consulting with egypt's highest religious authority. morsi was toppled in a religious -- in a military coup in 2013. his group is now banned as a terrorist organization. brian: our correspondent is

standing by for us. morsi was the duly elected president. is the country now effectively a military dictatorship that simply imprisons and executes its declared enemies? >> we have a -- we have a lot of that. we have a new phenomenon that people are disappearing. we have about 150 cases of disappearances here in egypt. going back to the case of mohamed morsi what is interesting today is when you accused came into court and they are put into a cage which is basically soundproof, basically they came and screaming against the military dictatorship because they forgot to turn off the microphone and then suddenly they turn the microphone off and you could only see them trying to put up their slogans against the military dictatorship, but we cannot hear anything any longer. brian: what about his muslim brotherhood?

how is it responding to this hartline from the government? will it launch attacks? >> they gave a statement today saying this is basically another nail in the coffin of democracy here in egypt. the question is not only what the muslim brotherhood says it would like to do but how its members are going to react especially how it's young members are reacting. are they going to stay with the muslim brotherhood or is it going to a more radical movement? the islamic state put out some weeks ago two pictures, picture of the muslim brotherhood, the entire leadership in the cage in the prison, and a jihadist of the islamic state beside an egyptian dead soldier and it

said you choose. is very clear they're hoping to benefit from the situation. brian: the latest on the story from cairo. thanks so much for that. moving on to other news, there's a new anti-eu block. parties from several member states have joined forces in the european parliament. >> the leader of france's national front party unveiled the block together with a controversy will dutch politician. called europe of nations and freedoms, the group also opposes immigration from beyond eu borders. eu interior ministers have failed to agree on a plan to more evenly distribute asylum-seekers across europe. italy has now threaten to allow tens of thousands of them to travel north if there is no progress. brian: the christ is -- crisis is opening up deep fissures in the eu.

some are adamantly opposed to any quotas requiring them to take in thousands of migrants. >> these dramatic scenes unfolded on the italian french border as easy interior ministers met for talks 1000 kilometers away in luxembourg. a small city -- police raided a makeshift camps of migrants who had been trying to get into france. >> this is proof that migrants do not come to italy to stay in italy but to go to the rest of europe. current eu rules dictate that migrants must apply for asylum in the eu country where they arrived. but more than 100,000 have crossed the mediterranean this year alone with seven european stakes -- states like italy and greece bearing the brunt. the italian, german, and french interior ministers are firmly behind and eu plan that would

distribute 40,000 of the migrants across the block in a quota system. even from the countries that have been skeptical, such as central and eastern europe, i've heard very constructive suggestions for the first time. they acknowledge they can imagine taking part. but on a voluntary basis. the plan is for decisions to make quickly -- be made quickly on whether people in certain hotspots are refugees or not. the main point is that those who aren't given asylum need to be returned. that's the key for success in the entire system. but it seems the light at the end of the time is still very far away, with ministers here to reach consensus, despite constructive discussions. brian: french authorities say

the migrant situation is spiraling out of control in the port city of calais where thousands of refugees are attempting to get to britain. >> britain is tightening its border controls. our reporter went there to assess the situation. her journey began in sudan over a year ago. his first destination was libya from where he crossed the mediterranean to europe. he thought he had made it but after all that, he's now stuck in a makeshift cap in the french port of calais. he wants to keep on moving and get to britain. >> i'm disappointed and getting desperate. i'm disappointed by the situation. here in europe and especially in france. i had my pride, but i've lost that now. they treat us like animals here. >> there's a sudden flurry of activity in the camp.

traffic on the motorway heading to britain has come to a standstill. that means a chance of stowing away on trucks. but not every truck it's the bill. this one is too full. and then there are the police to contend with. >> you know what, i'm just going to keep on trying. i will give it a second and third go today. everyone here is going to keep on trying. >> he has back to the camp for now. they call it the jungle of calais. about 4000 men women, and children already live in the makeshift camp, and more are arriving all the time. once a day a charity hands out food. but it's never enough. >> last year there were 2500 people in calais.

there is a little bit more than three times more people. [indiscernible] >> migrants are an everyday site on the streets of calais. city is the main staging post for those trying to reach britain. down by the port, barbed wire fences deep them way from trucks and fairies. the fences for hate -- from trucks and ferries. >> the police are out to get as. society and the institutions are against us too. this isn't life. all we do is sit around. >> were going to take a very short break now. when we come back, the greek

debt crisis is getting ugly. we will tell you what the greek prime minister had to say to his creditors. brian: don't go away, more coming up after the break. brian: welcome back. the greek prime minister has been heaping scathing criticism on greece's creditors. >> the comments were delivered to lawmakers and athens. they are diminished the chances that the greek government is going to be able to bridge the divide with its creditors before it's euro era bailout expires in two weeks time. x charm is never in short supply with greece's prime minister. despite the immense pressure he laces -- he faces party members made it clear a deal is in the country's best interest.

they challenged greece to consider the consequences of failed talks. will it insist on leading a country and the people into humiliation and poverty? or do they want to pave the way for democracy and solidarity within its territory? a shot over the bow of its creditors. the statement frustrated the european commission who directly accused the greeks of misinforming their citizens. >> i'm -- they are telling things to the public that are not consistent with what i told the prime minister. >> frank fuse will likely be exchanged when finance ministers meet on thursday. the biggest creditor is germany whose leader is not yet confident of a deal. >> a full concentration will be on the meeting and if possible the three institutions should

try to reach a deal with greece, but i can't say whether there will be a deal until thursday. it's not only politicians that are turning up the heat. the greek public is getting increasingly anxious amid the uncertainty. >> of course i want a solution because unemployment is rising. businesses are going backwards and we are afraid of the consequences. >> all sides are well aware of the importance of us with solution. the question remains, who will back down first on their demands? >> despite the ongoing troubles with greece, mario draghi is likely breathing a small sigh of relief after the european court of justice ruled that the ecb's bond buying program is legal. brian: a group of german eurosceptics sought to block that program. they took it to germany's constitutional court and asked the court in luxembourg to give its opinion. >> three years ago, ecb president mario draghi calm

volatile markets and nervous investors with the statement of resolve. >> the ecb is ready to do whatever it take to preserve the euro. and believe me, it will be enough. >> part of the rescue program and clute's -- includes omt. it allows the ecb to buy unlimited bonds to prevent a default. it has never been used, but the central bank still sees the ruling is a big victory. >> the ecb is operating within the framework of eu jurisdiction. >> there are strings attached, though. the luxembourg court says the ecb cannot announce its purchase of bonds in advance. the bank was also buy them on the market and not directly from countries.

but critics of the rescue program say these restrictions don't go far enough. >> the ruling gives the ecb even more leeway. they can always justify their actions. they still have a lot of power. >> the final step now is for germany's highest court to confirm the european ruling. that is seen as almost certain. a decision is expected next year. >> europe's main markets rebounded slightly on tuesday even though as we heard earlier athens and its creditors remain locked in a standoff. our correspondent has more from frankfurt. >> the greek crisis kept investors jittery this tuesday even though the signs from both athens in brussels are not necessarily positive, investors keep trusting the political willingness of the parties involved to finally enter an agreement at the end of the day to keep greece in the eurozone.

until then, we will continue to see a lot of nervous this in the markets. the dax was in the red zone for most of the day and even though it made it to green numbers in the end, the big jump is still missing. one the reasons is the meeting of the federal reserve in the united states. investors hope to get any hit on when the interest hike in the united states is going to happen. most x arts caps on is happening next year and not this year. until then, -- most experts expected to happen next year. >> the dax did manage to finish in the green climbing above the 11,000 mark before closing, a slight rebound over monday. the euro stoxx 50 gained about .5% on tuesday. in new york, trading continues. the dow jones also in positive territory. the euro holding strong there at $1.12 u.s. brian: michelle obama was given a very warm welcome monitor to

britain. quick she visited a girls school in london. after watching a music and dance performance, she said she was outraged that more than 60 million girls worldwide are being denied education. the u.s. and britain have jointly pledged some 200 million dollars towards girls education in crisis hit countries. the united states has confirmed that it killed the deputy leader of al qaeda. brian: the white house did not say how he was killed, but he is thought to have been assassinated in a drone strike. >> al qaeda has all -- has also confirmed his killing. >> this is the face of one of the world's most wanted terrorists. he is the highest-ranking member of al qaeda to be killed since osama bin laden. he was a close associate of bin laden in the years leading up to the 9/11 attacks on america.

but it was as the leader of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula the network's most active and deadliest branch, that he made his mark. the group has uploaded a video announcing his death. they say he was killed in an american rate along with two other militants. the strike is thought to have been in a city in southeastern yemen. u.s. had offered a $10 million reward for information leading to his capture or killing. washington hold him responsible for the deaths of innocent yemenis and westerners and say he masterminded many attacks. his group trained the gunman who killed 12 people at the french satirical magazine charlie hebdo earlier this year. there were also kind an attempt to blow up u.s. commercial

airliner on christmas day in 2009. the u.s. say his death strikes a major blow to al qaeda. the militants swiftly named a military chief as his successor. >> changing gears a little bit donald trump has become the latest republican to throw his hat into the ring as a candidate for u.s. president. >> the billionaire property developer and reality tv star maybe announcement at his trump tower skyscraper in new york. his daughter welcomed her father onto the stage. he joins an already crowded field of republican contenders for the 2016 election. the german team has made it through to the knockout round at the women's world cup. >> germany finish top of its group after beating thailand 4-0. >> it was a victory that everyone expected and a labor

performs that thrilled few. the german side sub. seven of their starting 11 for the clash. despite that, they dominated play. but they couldn't convert on many of their chances. until one put them ahead in the 24th minute. this was germany's only goal in the first half. going into the second, germany again looked unconvincing. another wasted chance before scoring germany's second goal the first that an international level. two minutes later the 21-year-old was again in the right place at the right time. 3-0 for germany. the match was as good as over for world cup debutante thailand, that wasn't the final score. germany back to fourth in the 73rd minute. they reached the round of 16. brian: the pop star of the

museum world. that's what the german press is calling neil macgregor. the director of london's british museum has been awarded the prize it recognizes individuals who have contributed to improving ties between germany and its european neighbors. >> scotsman neil macgregor is no stranger to germany. in berlin, he is inspecting the building side of the humboldt for a museum. his love for art again with the salvador dali painting at the age of nine. he has been making waves as director of the british museum since 2002. and now macgregor has been awarded germany's national prize for his exhibition last year "germany -- memories of a nation." >> inspiration was that most brits only know 12 years of

german history. the doctors. the time preceding that is relatively alex lord. many also are not aware of what happened after the war. >> soon macgregor will call germany home. he is the founding director of berlin's future humboldt for him in the rebuilt city palace. the ambitious project will combine art, culture, and science for global audience. it will be unveiled in 2019. 2019 is still a couple of years to go. brian: that's all we have time for. thanks for joining us. >> see you again at the top of the hour. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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