yes, angela merkel... we supporting him? yes, angela merkel. .. we have supporting him?kel... we have seen this with kushner as well. the children and siblings of trump are tempering a lot of the rhetoric. there were lots of soccer mums that voted for trump, they are hearing a different kind of story. i think we need to step out of the bubble when we see these kind of the bubble when we see these kind of reactions. the global elite looking very uncomfortable about ivanka, but they keep getting it wrong. she said, she has certainly heard the criticism from the media, but it is notjust from the media. it's all out there, isn't it? calling them in bos? you can't spin it any other way. i am the last person to spin anything for donald trump. but i would spin a bit for her, because i think she is tempering him and we have to hang onto that. is interesting, the likes of angela merkel and possibly other leaders around... if they can cosy up leaders around... if they can cosy up to ivanka trump, then perhaps thatis up to ivanka trump, then perhaps that is a big boost for them. an

it was just after merkel said you are welcome. you can imagine the bureaucratic nightmare that these guys and so many other refugees were facing just going through the process of getting registered, getting a place to stay, getting subsidies so they can survive in this new urban environment where they didn't speak the language. it was tough. both of these guys would say the settling in part was even harder than the actual journey. host: describe how european countries generally have treated refugees who are trying to approach their countries. guest: it has varied. for the most part, they have not been particularly receptive. in 2015, nobody wanted them. the greeks couldn't handle them. the serbians were not particularly hospitable. the balkan countries didn't want veryin hungary, there's a xenophobia, nationalistic government. they didn't want to deal with the political hassle of having refugees settle in that relatively small country. merkel made a courageous decision back then, motivated by humanitarian concern. i don't think th

merkel is very popular in france.here had been a poll maybe teed up, three years ago, where the french said if they could choose, they would prefer to have merkel as president and how e, than anyn holland other politician in france. also in the media a lot of about germany trying to why this exit of germany is so complete. on the other hand, there is also tried tong that merkel dominate europe, which was it that the case during the refugee , by not consulting european partners, which would underhave happened records, for example, so there is another kind of relationship with merkel with her european partners. i think this is something that she tries to change because she is also part of -- she has a risensibility also in the of these anti-european movements. so this is -- i don't know if this answers your question, but this is more or less the ambiguous relationship between france and germany. i would say most of the working job giver -- peter: employers. geraldine: employers are of course hoping macron will do reform

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merkel may have found a way to capture the u.s. president's ear. ivanka: thank you for your gracious invitation. i am humbled to be here with so many formidable leaders to engage in dialogue. to learn. to bring advice and bring knowledge back to the united states. back to both my father and the president. and hopefully, that will bring about incremental positive change. that is my goal. reporter: ivanka trump has emerged as a key player in some policy decisions. there was no mention of that role here. instead, an intense discussion on how to involve women in politics. german chancellor was speechless when asked -- >> do you consider yourself a feminist? interesting reaction. reporter: the audience seems to think she should have answered yes. ivanka trumpcare shares that view. ivanka: you passed an equal pay legislation and it is something that we should all be looking at. reporter: she stressed her intention to seek counsel, playing her card with the audience when portraying her father as a champion for families. the first daughter aims to establis

alongside her, global figures including the german chancellor, angela merkel.ps. unofficial foreign visit and this is before the president himself has made his first trip abroad —— and official. she is openly pushing the policy agenda back home. sadly the us is one of the only countries in the world, the only developed country, that does not have a paid leave policy for the benefit of families. first daughter ivanka trump takes to the world stage, making her first ivanka trump takes to the world stage, making herfirst big international trip... stage, making herfirst big international trip. .. back in the us, all of this is headline news. already an influential adviser to her father with her own office already an influential adviser to herfather with her own office in the white house, ivanka trump now and seems to be working to improve relations between the us and germany. when donald trump that the germany. when donald trump that the german leader angela merkel in washington last month, it did not appear to go well. but at one of the meetings, ivanka trump was

you might tell us what angela merkel said and what we make of it.l said and what we make of it. i think what angela merkel sought to do, addressing her parliament, was to introduce some hard—headed clarity about what the eu side is prepared to agree to and also show a flash of frustration. she said a country that leaves the eu, when it is outside the single market and customs union, cannot enjoy the same benefits as it does as a member of the club. she said that was self evident and she thought to try to argue about that was a waste of time. they are worried about the messages they believe are being sent in the uk that a deal could be achieved by a leader taking a tough approach with the eu, and also worried i think about the impact on negotiations. interestingly, that was reflected here today by the vice president of the commission, deputy to jean—claude juncker, who was the commission, deputy to jean—claudejuncker, who was here for the ministers meeting, and he told me whatever happens in the uk election, will have little or no bearing on the sort

this is about angela merkel. she isn't a happy bunny!chuckle and think, she should be focused on september! she may not even be in power. she's probably focused a bit closer to the next few days. we have the eu summit, one of the first eu summit is about the uk asa the first eu summit is about the uk as a departing member. it won't be attending. this is where the eu will make up its guidelines about the exit. they will start to decide how they will deal with the uk from here on in. so the translation i believe is something like, angela merkel warns britain for false expectations on brexit negotiations. i think angela merkel is still following the playbook of, number one, underscoring that there will be some underlying support that she has a lwa ys underlying support that she has always had for the uk, her relationship with cameron, not a bad relationship with cameron, not a bad relationship with cameron, not a bad relationship with theresa may. but she seems to be reiterating that don't expect an easy ride. the uk is the biggest car mark

he is the opponent of mrs madan —— merkel. we will have out mrs madan —— merkel.nd of this year supposed bank offer partner in paris, only with the german— french motor the year will be running even after the brexit. we have another 13 days before we know what is going to come from the second round. what is that going to be like? do you have an idea what the main issues are going to be, will be very european focused? they are so opposed on every single subject, it is really two divisions of france. marine le pen yesterday said she wants to put france back in order and some people think it is in order. she was extremely sort of like a general talking to an army, you heard her yesterday and macron was different in style, you couldn't get to so opposed and such a stark contrast. also, it is going to be very interesting because marine le pen didn't doa interesting because marine le pen didn't do a good campaign and that's how she finds herself in second place. so it'll be interesting to see if she bounces back. you are nodding, bear? there is complete different outloo

merkel. and that's miraculous because mr. schultz could actually be identified with the brussels establishment, the very thing people despise and the very thing populists capitalize on. >> on the surface it does seem he's more pro european than merkel, he's more left than merkel and he's pro social welfare, to a fascinating situation. donald trump has sort of endorsed marine le pen, he seems to suggest that he likes her from time to time and he just said that he thought that the terror attacks would have a big impact implying then they would help marine le pen, does it help in the european context or the french context to have donald trump on your side or does it hurt? >> i think it hurts. there are two things that did hurt marine le pen, which was the endorsement by vladimir putin and the endorsement by donald trump. france is not completely lost, as germany, we are not lost, germany and france, we're not lost in the liberate translation, and there is still the feeling today that donald trump and vladimir putin was -- about

what do angela merkel, christine lagarde and ivanka trump have in common? they have gathering to close the gender gap. yep, some of the world's most powerful women take action on equality. but they have got a big task, because according to some, closing the gap between sexes could take 170 years. and how to get from a to b in a whirlwind, and avoid those horrible traffic jams. we are taking a look at the big business of choppers. welcome to world business report. i'm aaron heslehurst. some of the world's most powerful people from business and politics are meeting in berlin today. they also happen to all be women. it is part of an initiative called w20, set up by 20 of the world's leading nations. so who is going, and what is it all about? attending the summit will be christine lagarde, the head of the imf, angela merkel, the chancellor of germany, and ivanka trump, daughter and special assistant to the president of the united states. the group wants to highlight the issue of women's economic participation and empowerment, while reducing the gender employmen

the times shares that image of ivanka along with christine lagarde and angela merkel, but its lead story claims senior conservatives want to sideline borisjohnson during the election campaign. quite a nice mix of stories. rachel, let's kick off with the story in the telegraph. yet again, a story about how much potentially we will be going the eu or how much the unreasonable eu is demanding of us, and this time the key number is 8 billion, but we have had numbers in the millions and billions, this is not a particularly new story. what is new is that there are now reports that this is being considered as pa rt that this is being considered as part of the negotiation on the british side to help us get the transitional deal which i think will probably make some hard brexiteers very upset, that we will continue paying the eu bill until 2020. there isa paying the eu bill until 2020. there is a case that this is money we committed. the eu budget frameworks are seven years so committed. the eu budget frameworks are seven years so this is money that was allocated to these projects. it is definite

tell us more about why angela merkel invited ivanka trump?wo main aims. 0ne it is about, as you said, this conference, empowering women, thatis this conference, empowering women, that is an issue in which ivanka trump has expressed an interest. it is also an issue in which angela merkel is very end is dead, how to get more women leaders —— is very interested. for mrs merkel, there is a wider geopolitical aim, about establishing a back channel to donald trump. that is because obviously ideological it mrs merkel and the american president diverged really on a lot of issues, whether it be nato right through to migrants and refugees. but mrs merkel seems to have identified a way of establishing a working relationship with donald trump through his daughter, who as you say is now officially an assistant. the two women, mrs merkel and ivanka trump, do seem to get on well. they have already met in washington. they joined hosted a business meeting in washington, they sat next to each other. now mrs merkel seems to think that by establishing a good wor

merkel visited washington last month with president trump, it is possible that chancellor merkel seesump as a way to create an ally essentially to create a partnership with somebody close to president trump who can help potentially influence him on topics important to germany. >> a strategic invitation potentially. jonathan, you know, look a lot of people have been critical about the -- and used the word nepotism here but in the broader picture we saw valerie jarrett represent the president in this way as an adviser to barack obama, and like ivanka, although not a blood relative arguably the person on his staff closest to him, is this any different? >> with well that's a great question, and valerie jarrett is a person who would push back fence the comparison of her to ivanka trump but let's look at it this way. you know, the power that valerie jarrett had in the west wing and in the obama presidency was that she knew both the president and the first lady, before they ever got into politics and so she knew them when. she had a relationship with them where she could go in and close the

she was with the german chancellor angela merkel.he was defending her dad's support for women andke family, she received boos and hisses from the crowd. >> he has shown tremendous support towards -- families and enabling them to try in the new reality. i certainly heard the criticisms from the media. that has been perpetuated. i know from personal experience and i think the thousands of women who have worked with and for my father for decades when he was in the private sector are a testament to his beliefs and solid conviction in the potential of women and their ability to do the job as well as any man. >> okay, this is obviously a controversial thing. she went to go speak and drew the hisses from the crowd.nt >> the leftists that say they really respect women, they were given an opportunity to respect a woman like that and they boo and hiss. now they are treating us likere it's a soccer match. i don't understand what is going on. i think ivanka is supposed to be the moderating voice for her father. i think people in europe should su

angela merkel has been adamant on separating the process first. about the divorce, and that is mainly the status of eu citizens in the uk and on the continent, but it is also about the money. somebody in berlin said to me this week, it is a question of trust. the british prime minister would have to give something very substantial in the beginning, and i wonder where you say she is strong domestically, but she will get a lot of grief about that. this did yourformer boss, david cameron, because he got his renegotiation, and everybody said, that is not very impressive, he had to give away too much. there is a willingness to give the prime minister a benefit of the doubt. the point about divorce first and trade second is those elements of the divorce that have been mentioned by michel barnier are all areas that we want to see progress on as well. he said that he wants to make sure that the position of eu citizens in the uk and uk citizens in the eu is settled, we want that as quickly as possible. he also said we don't want a hard border between north

brent: german chancellor angela merkel has told the german parliament that some people in the united kingdom are still under the illusion that they will be able to keep the rights of they have now even after leaving the european union. merkel also says of that germany host to conduct negotiations openly and fairly but she is stressing she expects of the same in return. >> the main issue is to avoid any damage to the european union which could result from an unsuccessful transition of great britain to its future status as a 3rd country. i sprint doors want to know if they can bring their products to the other market -- entrepreneurs want to know they can bring their products to the other market. it's important to create legal certainty regarding the consequences of withdrawal from the outset. >> this applies to the joint fight against terrorism and organized crime or the cooperation on security and defense policy. at the same time, we will always be keen to preserve the achievement of european integration. brent: the german chancellor who came before angela merkel, the chancellor who

seated prominently next to andrea merkel, arguably the most powerful woman in the world.e video from the meeting shows the chancellor and first daughter swapping notes and sharing a latch. in fact it was chancellor merkel's office reaching out to the white house if ivanka trump could come. one way she's trying to break the ice with president trump. >> i think there's sort of an intent at understanding trump here. and understanding him is understanding the people around him, and that includes the family. her sense seems to be that an avenue into the white house is through ivanka trump. >> reporter: since that white house visit president trump has called chancellor merkel nearly every week on issues big and small, from european elections and how to handle russia and syria. it is at least a start on how to build a relationship with president trump. >> she is testing the water, analyzing the man. she is trying to find out what she can do with him, how he ticks, how he works, how he understands issues. she's deliberate and slow. she even in small circles makes no value judgmen

alongside her, globalfigures including the german chancellor, angela merkel.trip abroad. she's openly pushing the policy agenda back home. sadly the united states is one of the only countries in the world, the only developed country, that does not have a paid leave policy for the benefit of families. first daughter ivanka trump takes to the world stage, making her first big international trip... back in the united states, all of this is headline news. already an influential adviser to herfather with her own office in the white house, ivanka trump now seems to be working to improve relations between the us and germany. when donald trump met the german leader angela merkel in washington last month, it didn't appear to go well. but at one of the meetings, ivanka trump was placed next to the chancellor and they seemed to strike up a relationship, leading to the invitation to attend today's summit in berlin. i definitely think that for angela merkel, it's a diplomatic move, very strategic, going via ivanka trump to improve relationships with the us. while that bene

coming up, bank of america vice chair will be meeting with german chancellor angela merkel and ivanka trump for a women's economic empowerment summit. we ask what's at the top of her agenda. this is bloomberg. ♪

very thing people despise and very thing p populists capitalize on. >> he is more left wing than merkeln favor of more social welfare. fascinating information. what about one particular endorsement? i was wondering, donald trump has -- he seems to suggest he likes it from time to time. he just said he thought the terror attacks would have a big impact implying again that they would help lapenn. does it help in the context and french contest to have donald trump on your side or does it hurt? >> i think that it helps. there are two things which did -- france is not completely lost. as is germany, we are not lost. not lost in the translation. there is still the feeling that donald trump and putinare the worst solution for europe about nato. so it was bad news. and she looks -- when she received the adjustment she looked so childish, so unmature in her stupid drawing that it cannot help her. and these battles in germany and in france would be also a lot about reduction. one difference between martin and others is the quality of his reducti reduction. it makes a donation and of europe. on to

join the discussion. >> ivanka trump joined german chancellor angela merkel and other women leaders at conference in bear-in to talk about women's -- in berlin to talk about women's argument be in the economy and female

merkel lands brexit victory for brussels.ld trump say that brexit was great for britain. president 0bama put us at the back of the queue. the warning from the president 0bama administration, we love you guys. countries like to deal with the eu asa countries like to deal with the eu as a bloc. it took seven years for canada to negotiate a deal with the eu. the whole idea, if we are sophisticated enough, what will we do? sailaround on sophisticated enough, what will we do? sail around on the yacht britannia and try and individually knock on doors to ensure that we are trading with countries of the world. in the times they are going on a different line. knocking on doors is what we have been doing. boris says we're going to get a deal. in washington, they held hands and it looked good for a while. now, back of the queue again. angela merkel has whispered into the year of donald trump at this transatlantic trade partnership which was giving us trade partnership which was giving us all last year. she said, it is not going to be th

and also hopefully hearing a response to some of the comments made by the german chancellor angela merkelso much happening of course in the latest developments concerning the general election. a lot of talk earlier today about the comments boris johnson, not lot of talk earlier today about the comments borisjohnson, not only in relation to the uk strategy in syria but also what someone described as an attack, a personal attack on the labour leaderjeremy corbyn. it will be interesting to hear what theresa may have to say, not only about that but also about brexit. looking very happy in leeds, just being introduced before we hear her comments. boris johnson had mentioned that concerning those, that strategy or potential strategy in syria. he had said that theresa may is in agreement with him. just the introduction is here two theresa may and let's listen in. thank you. thank you very much for that wonderful welcome and it's great to be here in yorkshire, great to be in leeds, one of england's great cities. leeds is a great financial centre, its cultural centre, as i say, it's a modern, thri

we heard angela merkel addressing the parliament in berlin saying now is the time for the 27 other euests. she thought that some in the uk were still mistaken about what brexit would involved and there would be a dose of reality. similar sorts of words here, ministers going in saying there had clear priorities around citizens‘ writes, the money the uk is committed to pay, things like that. things they will be insisting on. angela merkel spoke about protecting eu citizens, avoiding damage to the eu, strengthening the cohesion of the 27. very much along those lines you have mentioned, presenting a united front, also warning britain against what she said was the illusion that it can have the same 01’ illusion that it can have the same or better rights than member states post brexit. pretty tough as this meeting begins. yes, i think what angela merkel would say and the ministers coming year would say is they would not describe it as tough as much but pretty logical. if the uk is inside the single market and the eu, it will have different right and access to benefits than if it is outside

first meeting between merkel and president trump at the white house.any where media has deemed ivanka, quote, the first whisperer to president trump. >> thank you for having me here. >> reporter: the international spotlight followed as ivanka played the role of chief diplomat touring a deck logical school where she joked about coffee. >> you may need to pour me a cup. >> reporter: ivanka who converted to judaism before she married her husband jared kushner then toured the berlin holocaust memorial. a delicate visit taking place while president trump spoke at a holocaust rememberance back in washington. the president spoke with angela merkel on the eve of her trip and she will cap the day by dining with the german leader, an opportunity, no doubt, to make an impression on her father's behalf just as he gears up to visit europe next month. now, whether or not this trip from ivanka trump has helped smooth things over with angela merkel and the german people for her father and his witt it, certainly a smart move by the german leader to bring ivanka into th

so imagine being invited to germany and seated next to chancellor merkel's son.at merkel is tapping into trump via ivanka and ivanka's role could be heightened. she wrote this op-ed in the ft talking about entrepreneurship and how it helps to build for women, in particular how it helps to build businesses and nations. again, the purpose of this could be very, very important. merkel seemingly having taken the high road on this, inviting ivanka to speak at this summit in berlin. other speakers the queen of netherlands, christine lagarde, and a panel on entrepreneurship. merkel is saying, if this is how you want to communicate with us, we'll find a back entrance into the trump administration via his daughter and we're taking her to germany and inviting her to speak. this op-ed was interesting, talking about how investing in women essentially increases access to finance and networks and accelerates progress and financial inclusion and the list goes on. take a look at the ft at this op-ed. marissa mayer will be making a cool $186 million on yahoo!'s sale to verizon. o

you mentioned what angela merkel said about allusions in the uk.le she made those remarks after jean—claude juncker was at downing street. he spoke to mrs merkel in the aftermath of that meeting on downing street and i did detect talking to officials yesterday, that the expectations in london are very different to the expectations in many other european capitals. they know there is an election going on in the uk and people say during election campaigns differently, but i think there is genuine concern, particularly on the financial settlement, but things are growing. thank you for the moment, chris. eu officials are stressing that as well as the unity that we have been talking about, their real aim is damage limitation, to do as little damage limitation, to do as little damage to the whole brexit process. both to the uk and the rest of the eu, the remaining 27 eu states. damage limitation is one of the watchword here as well. as chris was saying, unity is what they have been talking about. an indication of that is showing how brief the summit is go

between merkel and the president. german media has deemed ivanka "the first whisperer to president trump." ivanka played the role of chief diplomat. ivanka who converted to judaism before he fathered jared kushner toured the berlin holocaust memorial. >> thank you very much. >> president trump spoke with chancellor merkel on the eve of his daughter's trip and she will cap her day by dining with the german leader. an opportunity to make an impression on her father's behalf just as he gears up to visit europe next month. >> well, whether or not this visit helps president trump's trip to europe, angela merkel made inroads with ivanka trump today, saying she would some more female entrepreneurs. she faced her first test as internationalissary for her father's administration. >> former communications director for ted cruz is with us. let's play that moment, the reaction that ivanka trump got in germany. here it is. >> he's been a tremendous champion of supporting families and enabling them to thrive and the new reality --

she was responding to comments by the german chancellor angela merkel, who said the uk had illusions would be. the eu says it has agreed its negotiating guidelines for the brexit talks and that the 27 other countries are united on their strategy, which will be adopted by eu leaders on saturday. from brussels, our europe editor katya adler reports. for the first time in a long time, the vexed eu is feeling bullish. reflected today in its most powerful nation, by its most powerful leader. speaking in the bundestag this morning about brexit, angela merkel painted the uk as confused, the eu as resolute. translation: to us it may seem obvious the form negotiations will take but there are some in britain who still live under quite some illusions. that is wasted time. in full election mode today, the prime minister seized on these comments, as much to target political opponents at home as to fire back at the german chancellor. we've heard her comments today, we've seen that actually there will be times when these negotiations are going to get tough. yet, our opponents are already trying to

theresa may has spoken to german chancellor angela merkel and other leaders about the decision. most public reactions have been positive, with officials saying they want stability for the forthcoming negotiations. donald trump has signed an executive order intended to curb abuses of a long—standing visa programme, which he says will encourage companies to "buy american and hire american". it is likely to restrict work visas for foreigners. police in california say three white men were killed and another wounded, when a black gunmen opened fire in a suspected racial attack. the local police chief said the suspect shouted god is great in arabic as he was arrested. all right. let's find out the latest happenings in the financial world. sally is here with world business report. the boss of the uk's biggest business lobby group, the cbi comic gives us her reaction to the snap election called for by the british prime minister. —— the cbi, gives. and we talk to facebook about policing violent material on the social media website following the suicide of murder suspect steve stephens. h

alongside her, globalfigures including the german chancellor, angela merkel.as made his first trip abroad. she's openly pushing the policy agenda back home. sadly the united states is one of the only countries in the world, the only developed country, that does not have a paid leave policy for the benefit of families. your father has displayed in former times might leave one questioning whether he is such an empowerment for women. how do you relate to that? i know from personal experience and i think the thousands of women who have worked with and for my father for decades, when of women who have worked with and for my fatherfor decades, when he was in the private sector, are a testa m e nt to was in the private sector, are a testament to his belief and solid conviction and the potential of women. already an influential adviser to herfather with her own office in the white house, ivanka trump now seems to be working to improve relations between the us and germany. when donald trump met the german leader angela merkel in washington last month, it didn't appear

there was a moment when chancellor merkel reference unification. i think it was a glorious moment when the wall came down, when the soviet union ended and some of us celebrated the end of history. and france's reticent famous book which i thought was very well-intentioned with the idea that the problem had been solved. and that the whole world understood that all humans really had so much in common. and we were all yearning towards liberal democratic values. in which i was very much including women's rights and feminism. and i'm happy to explicitly call myself a feminist. and i think what we have been learning over the past few years in a whole bunch of areas, very much including women's rights is that we can't take them for granted. and that is what i was related to a bit by talking about the political aspect of what we are discussing. there is a reason women haven't been in economically excluded in all societies. there is no society in the world where women have fully equal rights. there is a reason for that. and i think a big part of our respons

german chancellor angela merkel praised cologne for its involvement in helping refugees integrate intocologne's young migrants and club officials before attending their match against eintracht frankfurt which the home side won 1—0 to move up to fifth. lazio have scraped through to the coppa italia final despite losing their semi—final second leg 3—2 on tuesday. they went through by virtue of a 4—3 aggregate win and will play either holdersjuventus or napoli, who play their second leg on wednesday withjuve 3—1 up from the opening match. chapecoense have beaten colombia's atletico nacional 2—i in the first leg of the recopa sudamericana. the match was the first time the teams had met since the brazilian team's fateful crash in the andes on the way to the copa sudamericana final last year. 71 died, including 19 players, journalists, and club officials. the second leg will be played in medellin on the 10th of may. the republic of ireland women's football team have threatened to go on strike and not play against slovakia on monday. the players went public on tuesday with their grievances an

speak with angela merkel today on the phone.me light on his relationship with the german leader during interview with the associated press on friday. president trump said this, yeah, it's funny, one of the best chemistries i had with german chancellor angela merkel. when asked whether he expects to get along, no, because i'm at odds on, you know, the nato payments and i'm at odds with immigration, we had unbelievable chemistry. kt, how critical is this -- dagen: does she dislike him? >> no, i don't think so, she comes from a very different planet and they had i'd say interesting meeting. whether there was a handshake, another one, yes or no, they have to get along with each other. a good signal with is she invited ivanka, his daughter to g-20. cheryl: she's going too. >> she invited her to a panel where she is together with two of the most prominent elected world leaders, it's angela merkel herself and also kristin lagard. cheryl: women's empowerment issues. dagen: this is where the press gets things wrong or reads too much into

the world bank and with chancellor merkel on.he first daughter ss that at this point she is working to put together a strategic team in the u.s. to be able to work on this fund as well. we are monitoring much more coming out of berlin throughout the day. we are headed off on a couple more spots. ivanka trump will be visiting the holocaust memorial here in berlin and also visiting the site of a german work force development program. back to you. >> i have to get my panel to weigh in on this one. nick confessori and susan del persio. nick, starting with you. ivanka saying her father has always been a champion for women and families. is she not putting herself in an impossible seat? besides the trump family, there is absolutely no evidence to support that. in fact, quite the opposite. if you think about supporting families, you think women's health, which last i checked, though ivanka trump met with the head of planned parenthood, it's been de-funded. >> on one hand of the ledger you have his own business, his promotion of women in

how will angela merkel, how will the various leaders around europe look at the u.k.may achieves a very strong mandate in parliament? she has a lot of political room to work with domestically. how will they figure out where the opportunities or threats lie? carsten: honestly, i think they will not look differently at the u.k. than they do currently, because for them, the european part is that the receiving end. it is up to the u.k. to come up with proposals. you taken reacts. at the same time, we know the clock is ticking for the u.k. i think mrs. merkel and the other european leaders can take a pretty relaxed stance here on what is happening in domestic politics in the u.k. guy: geoff, let us talk a little bit about what is happening kind of more internally. that is certainly the way the labour party would like to fight this election, what is happening in the grammar schools, etc., very domestically. one of the things they also are very much against it what they perceive as austerity, and they think the u.k. should loosen its fiscal pursestrings. are we going to see

first meeting between merkel and president trump at the white house.e an attempt to warm relations. german media has deemed ivanka, quote, the first whisperer to president trump. >> thank you for having me here. >> reporter: international spotlight followed as ivanka played the role of chief diplomat touring a tech logical school. ivanka who converted to judaism before she married her husband jared kushner then toured the berlin holocaust memorial. her visit coinciding with president trump's remarks at a holocaust remembrance back in washington. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: president trump spoke with chancellor merkel on the eve of his daughter's trip, and she will cap her day by dining with the german leader, an opportunity to make an impression on her father's behalf just as he gears up to visit europe next month. kate bennett, cnn, berlin. >>> coming up, a cyber attacker is possibly linked to the russian leader vladimir putin appear to be at it again. we have new information about the hack attempt and the intended target. >>> new polling to

what eu leaders are most worried about is what angela merkel has called illusions on the british sideut what can be achieved in brexit negotiations. this process today is about injecting a bit of realism into the debate. the eu's red lines. so this is what the eu will demand. that the rights of millions of citizens affected by brexit on both sides are preserved. that the uk agrees to fulfil its financial obligations to the eu. that a way is sought to avoid new border controls in ireland. michel barnier is the man tasked with enforcing those red lines. everything ready for the uk negotiations? i think so. depends on the uk. and here they say the outcome of the uk election will make no difference to the deal they'll offer. if she wants to have a new election, it's her decision. i think it's an internal problem she wants to resolve in the conservative party to have not hard brexit or soft brexit but theresa's brexit, and so she needs support from the population. so the message eu leaders want to convey, they are united and determined brexit will meet their terms. here at the summit, afte

angela merkel hopes the uk is too. translation: unfortunately i get the feeling that some people in britain still have illusions — that would be a waste of time. syria has accused israel of causing a huge explosion near damascus airport. we'll talk to bbc arabic about that. and we'll be live in philadelphia to discuss donald trump's first 100 days in office. about an hour ago this newswire came in from reuters telling us the inspector general of the pentagon has launched an investigation into whether michael flynn, trump's former national security adviser, accepted money from foreign entities without the required approval. you may remember the story as we have covered it many times on outside source. michael flynn left the trump administration earlier this year after it was revealed that he had misled the vice president about his communications with the russian ambassador. this is the leading democratic on the committee that exercises oversight for the federal government. i honestly do not understand why the white hous