first we have this report. >> for angela merkel, this is the sweetest victory of all.er party, the christian democrats, have just scored their best election result for over 20 years. a day later the c.d.u. is still celebrating. still, angela merkel paid tribute to her outgoing coalition partners. >> i'd like to thank our current coalition partners, the free democrats. i'm sorry they fell short of entering the party. >> who will she choose this time, the social democrats or the greens? a day after her win, merkel won't commit. she's fended off question after question on her coalition choices. journalists asked if her outfit hinted a preferred coalition partner. >> you won't believe it. i stood in front of my closet this morning and thought i can't wear green. bright blue is out. i wore green jold what am i going to do? >> at the same time merkel has indicated she's keener on red, on the social democrats. >> i've made contact with the chairman of the s.e.d. he understandably asked us to hold off until after holding a meeting on friday. however, merkel said she doesn't wa

angela merkel has hailed her conservative's victory. rival, peeremocrat steinbruck, coming in second place. greeted angelay merkel at the headquarters of her cdu party in berlin. a landslide like this was beyond their wildest dreams. results, a resounding endorsement for chancellor .erkel and her policies >> dear friends, your cheers show us that we can all celebrate. this is a super result. i would like to thank the voters who have given us so clearly their trust. and i can promise them we will treat that trust responsibly. thank you. many here were disappointed about losing their coalition partner, the fdp, booted out of a bundestag and government. that this win was due in part to the chancellor herself tempered the sadness. chancellor merkel is very popular. she has good policies. she is mrs. europe. we have to thank her for this victory. >> a super result. i did not expect it. >> the result is fantastic. we are winning massive numbers of votes. without the fdp, there is the question of what the future holds. forhere may be a majorit

(angela) finally!uncer) brandon and angela will be staying with brandon's family, but even a warm welcome doesn't defrost this icy bride! hey! hi! (brandon) good to see you. i'm really tired-- i-i'm just going to go to bed. (brandon) are you? yeah, i'm really, really tiered. like i can't even stay up right now. oh, my god-- i gotta go. (brandon) okay... (woman) goodnight! i just don't have time to socialize right now. i'm really, really tiered and, i'll see them on friday at the rehearsal anyway. goodnight. i think she's just so tired. (announcer) coming up... bridezilla bernadette... where do you get off? (announcer) ...makes a clean case for a padded cell! you know i'm crazy! (evil laughing) (announcer) and then... will angela's assanine attitude about marriage... you have to give and take. i take... and i take, and i take, and i take. (announcer) ...survive under her mother's scrutiny? well, it doesn't work that way. (hairstylist) you have a few days to change your mind, girl. (announcer) next, on "

could angela merkel be forced into an alliance with her rivals. nick spicer is standing by from the christian democrats party and joan is among the voters at a berlin cafe. first, nick's report on how the election day unfolded. >> joy at seeing the woman they call angie lead her party to victory and likely a third term as chancellor. her christian democratic union scored better, a reflection of angela merkel's management of the country and europe during the eurozone crisis. >> >> translation: we have shown that the cdu is the people's party. we'll do everything to be successful in the next four years. we'll await tomorrow's results, but for now we can celebrate. >> there may be a need to wait because merkel's free democratic party need to gain 5% of votes to get enough seats in parliament, and they appear to be falling short. >> there are no divisive issues in the campaign. unemployment is at its lowest level in 20 years. all of the parties, including the opposition voted in favour of bailouts for the eurozone and will provide more, with condition

bridezilla angela's constant criticism... (angela) what the hell are you wearing?hed by her inability to accomplish anything. i just want these done. i'm done. (narrator) plus... will levitriss' mother finally cut her off? i should be able to have a five-tier cake. mom? no. mom? no. (narrator) next, on "bridezillas". ♪ (narrator) meet angela, from arizona. my name is angela park. i'm 22-years old, and i'm a registrar at a massage school, and i'm from maricopa, arizona. (narrator) and her obedient fiancÉ, brandon. my name is brandon padilla. i'm 24-years old, and i'm a computer tech, and i live in maricopa, arizona. (narrator) brandon first smoothed angela over at a local smoothie shop, or did he? brandon and i met at a smoothie place. i had ordered the same smoothie that he did. (brandon) and then one thing led to another after that. (laughing) no-no, not one thing led to another after that. it took a long time, because i didn't like you. (brandon) how was my pick-up line? i guess it worked. all right, hey. don't even get cocky. (brandon) angela's best qualities is

angela merkel and all of german politics and the center right, which angela merkel has shifted left, they need to look to the side. we've got to account for these voters who will otherwise keep going that way. >> talking about the impact as well in germany and an end on the eurozone. there are some headlines saying germany is angela merkel country. are we finally there? we just have one big maximum leader. >> well, i mean, in a sense we are. we're about half a kilometer away from the poster with her famous merkel rhombus. germans identify with her. the german word is completely to misunderstand modern german politics. essentially what you have is an extreme centrism. it's a contradiction of words. she has taken over the entire center ground and it happens to meet in the person of angela merkel. you could also say there is pretty much agreement she's not going to go as conrad adenaur did for a fourth term so this is really her last four years. we're going to see one more term with her, if we're lucky. it might not even last whatever coalition she builds that first term so, yes, at the

big win for angela merkel, her .onservative allies u.s.ecretary of state john kerry warned syria force is still an option if they do not put their chemical weapons under international control. and routing hamburg. in the state of bavaria went to the polls in regional elections, giving us an idea of how things will look in the country's general election weeks from now. the conservatives got a convincing majority that will allow the party to govern without a coalition partner. the opposition social democrats are just over the 20% mark. 7 .8%,ens got about disappointing for them. the free voters have taken about 8.6%, and the free democrats take just three percent. and for more on that, our political correspondent, simon young, joins us now in the studio. good result very there for some. it does not tell us anything about where it is going to go on the national level? >> certainly, the main headline, it is a hugely positive results for the conservative camp, with the bavarian conservatives returning to their position as the sole party of gove

angela merkel is so strong. she has such wonderful results behind her that she will be in a position to negotiate tough and hard. >> thank you. let's go back to nairobi where the siege on the mall is still underway. you can see from the latest picture the plumes of black smoke coming out of the mall. we have been getting reports it could be linked to a rescue operation by the kenyan police force. one anonymous source did tell reuters news agency ever going in through the roof. that has yet to be confirmed. the police chief is saying some hostages have been rescued. the operation is still underway. all of this has yet to be confirmed. it does seem there is action going on at the mall this morning. that mall was taken over three days ago by shabaab militants linked to al qaeda. of course -- of horrible situation where 70 people have been killed and 200 more hurt. the hostages are still inside. we will be covering this for you as the day goes on on "france 24." stay tuned for the latest developments. stay with us.

angela merkel has declared germany's election. and mobs cream for justice in greece where the killing of a prominent anti-fascist sparked uproar as thousands march in a national strike against endless austerity. the top stories and latest developments. this be is the weekly here on rt. western states are eager to gain a loophole for unilateral action against syria and don't care enough about peaceful efforts to resolve the syrian conflict. well, that's the impression the russian foreign minister says he's gained after several weeks of a diplomatic effort to avoid strikes. >> two weeks ago it seemed like the united states are ready to essentially strike syria. then they seemed to ease up a bit and now again russia seems to be facing some sort of animosity especially ahead of the u.n. general assembly meetings to take place next week. russia's channel 1 showed lavrov making some of president points he's made before but about the harsh manner in which the west is approaching the syrian crisis the >> our american partners are starting

germany are wondering what to expect from angela merkel.lbania church frescoes are being destroyed. france, why the famous lavender is at risk. first up, it germany. europeans are watching closely as 62 million germans went to the polls a few days ago. evil across the continent from sweden to spain are well aware that the outcome of the elections in the eu's largest economy is going to have implications on their lives as well. whether they like it or not, angela merkel is keeping her job as german chancellor. >> a triumph. angela merkel has one of -- has won the biggest victory of her political career. congratulations from all over the world. she is a pinnacle of power in germany and europe. a year ago she was the object of harsh criticism. greek newspapers debt of old stereotypes and all over germany old fears of germany emerged. >> suddenly europe is speaking german. >> the chancellor becomes the dominant figure. germany's southern neighbors are wishing they could vote. they would like to see the social democrats in power or at least juni

angela merkel was very clear.and straight up, we will not intervene in syria. that is exactly the kiebtd of approach that the german people want. a low key place on the global stage. so angela merkel very much looks like she's going to come through this still as the chancellor. but when you look at the way that the left/right block sits currently, it is possible that we get rid of this current conservative liberal coalition and a grand coalition comes in in its place. but, ross, it is still all to play for here. so we will be watching and waiting and with a great deal of interest wanting to see whether the germans themselves are willing to replace angela merkel, who, as i said, is very popular here. back to you. >> yeah. a survey says 56% of the french people would like angela merkel to stay on, as well. so all angles will be covered. we will have full coverage of the german elections on monday. it all kicks off from 6:00 cet here in europe. >>> meanwhile, back to america, the u.s. may be the world's biggest econo

this is what voters are expecting from angela merkel. that is what she does. she also looks after the economy. the german economy is in growth. we have a very low unemployment rate. there are plenty of points whether german voters can be very happy. >> yet on the european scene, angela merkel has no shortage of enemies. many southern europeans believe she used her dominant position within the european union to impose what they call unfair austerity policies. >> the german people see it in a different way. we only give money for reforms. reforms first, and then the money to help. we helped a lot. we put a lot of guarantees. imagine how people feel -- they are not very amused when they see angela merkel is designed as a nazi uniform in greece or other countries, because we really help. it could be a very expensive thing for the german taxpayers. >> over the years, angela merkel has begin sort of a german icon and her party is using her famous hand jester -- gesture call the merkel diamond. >> germany in good hands sign. the message is, i am there, i am working i

angela has 0.ou can save yourself. >> all right. >> which of the following was the main source of funding for new businesses in 2012? family, friends, personal savings or banks? >> family and friends. >> no. >> personal savings. >> that knocks out a and b. >> personal savings. >> you won, barry. 2 1/2. >> i'm terrible at this! >> 0. >> thank you. >>> thank you so much for joining me today. i hope you learned a thing or two. if you missed anything, all you have to do is click on our website, openforum.com/yourbusiness. you'll find all of today's segments and web exclusive content with a lot more information to help your business grow. you can also follow us on twitter. it is @msnbcyourbiz. please do not forget to become a fan of the show on facebook. next week, we pay another visit to main street, usa, to find out why small business owners in one town knew they had to work together in order to save their community. >> one of the very first meetings we had, someone brought a picture that a local elem

angela merkel's conservatives want to stick with the free democrats. the social democrats, peer steinbruck, says he will work with the greens. those political partnerships could be thwarted. a majority of german voters favor a grand coalition. >> it's possible. they need to agree on a sensible political program, but it is possible. >> it does nobody any good. there would be two compromises. >> one person it would bother is the general secretary. campaigners plan to knock on one million doors to sway undecided voters. they will come with a clear message, no alliance with the conservatives. >> anyone who speculates about a grand coalition will catch hell from me. we don't want a grand coalition. we don't want to swap out half the government. we want it gone completely. we want peer steinbruck as chancellor. >> but the spd may be facing a tough choice after sunday's vote. joint with the cdu, or spend another four years in opposition. a grand coalition is the most likely outcome, with angela merkel as counselor -- chancellor. >> our political correspondent

angela merkel's conservatives want to stick with the free democrats. the social democrats, peer steinbruck, says he will work with the greens. those political partnerships could be thwarted. a majority of german voters favor a grand coalition. >> it's possible. they need to agree on a sensible political program, but it is possible. >> it does nobody any good. there would be two compromises. >> one person it would bother is the general secretary. campaigners plan to knock on one million doors to sway undecided voters. they will come with a clear message, no alliance with the conservatives. >> anyone who speculates about a grand coalition will catch hell from me. we don't want a grand coalition. we don't want to swap out half the government. we want it gone completely. we want peer steinbruck as chancellor. >> but the spd may be facing a tough choice after sunday's vote. joint with the cdu, or spend another four years in opposition. a grand coalition is the most likely outcome, with angela merkel as counselor -- chancellor. >> our political correspondent

that is of course very bad for angela merkel. is a lot of room to maneuver for the next three weeks. >> annette, thank you for that. plenty to come on the german reactions. whilst most voters were watching steinbrueck attack merkel, some german election voters were looking at merkel's black red and gold necklace. what do you think about her accessory choice? do you feel it is a sign of patriotism? was it a bit over the top? get in touch with us via e-mail or tweet. >>> still to come, do emerging markets face a slowdown similar to the 2001 u.s. recession? we'll be joined from paris by tristan abbott to see how investors should deal with the flight of fear from the eurozone to emerging markets. building animatronics is all about getting things to work together. the timing, the actions, the reactions. everything has to synch up. my expenses are no different. receipt match from american express synchronizes your business expenses. just shoot your business card receipts and they're automatically matched up with the charges on your onl

i think there is the cdu and angela merkel. it has moved closer to the middle ground and she covers that middle ground really well. they did not lose a lot of voters to the ifd. the sdp did bleed out. you could say the only strong statement that angela merkel made is that you could draw from her speech that there is no space for anti-europe skeptics. within the sdu and that is a line she did draw today. she did not draw the line to do script -- stir up the discussion. she said there isfor that. -- no space for that. it will ebb down. they're too busy with their internal contradictions. >> we have seen how the debate over germany's place in europe is shaping up. part of the key of merkel's success is her domestic policies. even the social government of -- socialist government of france has looked at their model. there is a flipside treated for all those temperatures who do not have the national minimum wage, this report from like -- leipzig. >. th> the market is doing well. among his 60 60 employees are students and graduate wor

hello and welcome to the program angela merkel has won germany's top job for the sir time in a row but this seeming triumph of the chancellor's political cause has come at a price the conservative bloc the christian democrats took forty one point five percent of the vote and that's not enough for merkel's party to rule on their own as their main rivals the social democrats led by peers time break came in with twenty five point seven percent owner breaks down the ballot for us. well it was a resoundingly result. however now the big question is just what kind of government will she preside over she's going to have to enter into a coalition this won't be the coalition she particularly wanted she would have wanted to deal with the free democrats who were partners going into this election with the free democrats didn't even get enough votes to get them one seat in the parliament so she's going to have some tough coalition negotiations on her hands moving away from angola merkel and looking at the election as a whole what we have seen here in germany as a shift in voter opinion away from the

in recent days, he has attacked angela merkel for dithering, for caution.as she done anything about the infrastructure, he asks. no, shouts the crowd. education? has she improved local finances? yet one of the possible outcomes of a close result sunday is that angela merkel could be forced into a grand coalition with the social democrats. it would be an uneasy alliance. at angela merkel's rally tonight, there were concerns the outcome might be complicated. angela merkel's party will get the most votes, that is not in doubt, but whether she will end up with an absolute majority is less certain. her fate is in the hands of some of the smaller parties, including her current coalition partner and how well they poll. the crowd in munich clearly expected the woman they call mommy to be returned to power, but our uncertainties. will she be in coalition with? will decisions over europe be harder? could germany faced weeks of haggling over its future government? gavin hewitt, bbc news, munich. >> despite rebutted watching the auction, right now germany's best-sellin

in recent days, he has attacked angela merkel for dithering, for caution.as she done anything about the infrastructure, he asks. no, shouts the crowd. education? has she improved local finances? yet one of the possible outcomes of a close result sunday is that angela merkel could be forced into a grand coalition with the social democrats. it would be an uneasy alliance. at angela merkel's rally tonight, there were concerns the outcome might be complicated. angela merkel's party will get the most votes, that is not in doubt, but whether she will end up with an absolute majority is less certain. her fate is in the hands of some of the smaller parties, including her current coalition partner and how well they poll. the crowd in munich clearly expected the woman they call mommy to be returned to power, but our uncertainties. will she be in coalition with? will decisions over europe be harder? could germany faced weeks of haggling over its future government? gavin hewitt, bbc news, munich. >> despite rebutted watching the auction, right now germany's best-sellin

>> that's the interpretation of angela merkel's junior coalition party, the ftp. there was a notice of despair, almost panic in the voice of the party leader this morning when he appealed urgently to german voters to give them their second vote. each german voter has two votes. the first is for a direct vote for the candidate, the second one is for a party. >> so the ftp fighting for its life. what can we expect? we have six days of campaigning. >> i think the ftp will be raising this are of a left wing coalition and presenting itself as the only antidote to that presumed danger. then there is the green party, which is trying to limit damage at the moment following a scandal which lou up just today involving the leader of the party. as for chancellor merkel, she will reasonably continue giving the impression it is to need her dignity to even fight an election. >> we will be talking to you a lot this week as the elections come in. as john mentioned, one of the green party's two main candidates is sounding off criminal is him that he supported some warm-up at opheli

debatee only televised between chancellor -- chancellor angela merkel and her main opponent.ither one dominated the largely lacks what -- lackluster encounter. that was reflected in some opinions on the street. >> it was more or less what i was expecting. >> there were no clear statements. it was boring. thengela and her colors of german flag got people talking, each inspiring their own twitter account. the following day they lock horns again for the last time in parliament as the voters moved on to the streets. >> a former not see went on trial on monday, accused of the murder of a dutch resistance fighter in 1944. the 92-year-old faced a seven- year sentence in the 1980s for the murder of two jewish brothers. this case is part of the push to bring the aging nazis to justice before they die. investigatingice war crimes recommended putting 30 auschwitz guards on trial, 30 years after the end of world war roman to -- world war ii. >> the new striker was shown on monday. the price is said to be 100 million euros, making him the world's most expensive player. after, it showed th

bit of difference though they are vehemently opposed to a lot of the policies being put forward by angela merkel is very interesting what everybody is looking towards is who will be in charge of germany after these elections angela merkel has got has taken us to say the lion share of the votes it would be the first time since one thousand nine hundred fifty seven that a party had ruled unilaterally without a coalition there a very fond of a coalition here in germany i mentioned alternative for toys and if they were to

i waited. >> wendy: i loved interviewing angela.currently pursuing a career in entertainment and modeling, and also working on her wonderful jewelry line. if you'd like more information on how you can get some of that, just go to our website for a link. we'll be right back. virnity >> wendy: and finally this week, citizens of ecuador are getting used to seeing christians parading through town. for the 17th year in a row, they've celebrated a march for jesus. the annual parade is more than a tradition to these prayer walkers. even city officials welcome the event. >> reporter: the principle objective of the march for jesus is to rescue christian values for our society. >> my opinion of the march for jesus is that it is a very necessary event in this time, when we're moving so fast and we lose our bearings, which is jesus, the center of our lives. because if we do everything for him, thinking of him, the world makes sense. >> wendy: well, this year the crowd included visitors from neighbouring countries, such as colombia. that's going

room for german companies are many countries angela merkel has convinced the german people that she'sthe right person for the job but across europe people are wondering what four more years of her leadership will mean for them. it is going to be negative that's logical she's the symbol of the recession in europe. is the worst. nothing will change for those when we get more jobs and people have work then we can have growth i don't expect anything from the germans. of course critics accuse her of pushing europe in the wrong direction. merkel must be stopped as well as those wholly represent the interests of international finance who are going to strike just like other satcher parts of northern england where a lot of demonstrators receive the same greece today it leaves three years of an agreement and poor living conditions. whether she's the new lady not sixty four more years of the merkel. as the world's most powerful woman these are all of the. let's talk more about what merkel's third term will mean for her country and the rest of europe with german journalist manwell oxon writer tha

>> angela merkel will be back. the question they are asking, which angela merkel will be back and what does that tell us about what kind of partner we will have? they are very hesitant as to which combination will be best for them. they tend to think it does not really matter that much. what matters most is she will have the election behind her and she will not be running anymore. that has made some european discussions difficult. it has made discussions with her about syria difficult. never the combination in the next few weeks, they expect these discussions will become easier because the election will be behind. she will have some time on her hands, she will have more room for maneuver. >> i don't think she will change about syria because germany in general is very reluctant in terms of foreign policy, especially talking about military intervention. even after the elections, that will change. >> let me give an example. don't expect come monday morning angela merkel will go on television and say we are going to wa

angela merkel wins the general election but not with enough support or her party to rule germany on its own with voters a little way by a newly founded euro skeptic party. russia's foreign minister says law school is being blackmailed by the uighurs which is trying to force through grounds for military action in syria pointing at a huge turn to what's already been agreed. on nuclear for iran's leader readies for the un general assembly pushing to ease economic sanctions that appear to head the weakest part of iranian society hardest. news from russia and around the world this is r.t. with me you nashbar hello and welcome to the program angela merkel has won germany's strong job again but the landslide victories overshadowed by some tough coalition choices the conservative blog christian democrats took forty one point five percent of the vote and that's not enough support for merkel's party to rule on their own as their main rivals the social democrats led by peter came in with twenty five point seven percent a coalition between the two it will be hard to reach peace on a has more now fr

angela merkel says that makes the party reactionary with only one issue. it is unclear how much its message will resonate at ease bundestag elections -- at these bundestag elections, but the party says it is taking the long view. >> we are not just a flash in the pan. there's widespread support among the citizens. we will prepare for european elections, and that is our main concern. >> posters are finding it hard to tell whether the upstart party led by economics professors and business figures is on course or the german parliament, but a believe any success in the afd is likely to hurt the pro-business ftp and their allies most. >> to greece now where the murder of an anti-fascist rapper is highlighting violent tendencies of the golden dawn party. the man who has apparently confessed to the killing claims to be a member of the ultranationalist group. >> that's right. as greece continues to struggle with the fallout of the financial crisis, golden dawn has gained a surprising level of support. its rhetoric is stridently anti- foreigner, and it has been bla

>> angela merkel is a huge victor in this. the party ran a campaign basically built on her personality, the campaign placards that people held up said angie - her nickname - and it was a cricketry for the christian democrats union which hadn't had a score since 1990, when there was german reunification, and germans were grateful and they won a bigger majority. angela merkel almost won an absolute majority which has not happened in half a century in germany. she fell short and will say later today what her plans are in terms of forming a coalition, which she'll need to do. her junior partners in the counter government have been eliminated, which you talked about when talking about the free democrats. what sort of coalitions are there. i'm joined by the european council on foreign relations. what is she likely to announce? >> that is a big question. it will be hard to find a coalition partner. the fdp was crushed. the former party cpd is struggling after their loss four years ago. the green party is covered by internal things. t

angela merkel clearly won this election. she's in the driving seat. how tempting might it be to have a green coalition and ignore the spd? >> well, i think just on the ifo for a moment, ross, i think this is fascinating how this may now play into some "o" negotiations. what you've got in the greens and the spd are two parties effectively that think the rich should pay more, but also there should be at this point more public spending to help stimulate stronger growth. so on the one hand, you might argue that weaker economic indicators plays into their hands a little bit here. but on the other side of that, maybe merkel can say, you know what? look how fragile things are. we don't want to start tinkering around, raising taxes, putting in place minimum wages that could be costly for companies. so this does help guide the negotiation strategy a little bit. >> well, actually, the social democrats are very much, as you pointed out, in favor of more spending. but at the same time, they are, as well, in favor of more spending most likely for the eurozone. so

-- germany, angela's merkel, a gaffe-prone politician -- the opposition to angela merkel, a gaffe-prone politician, -- >> imagine you are reading the paper when suddenly this. it's not exactly the behavior you might expect from the man in the running for germany's top job. in fact, the picture part after photo shoot in the -- has drawn mixed reaction from ministers to the man in the street. >> it's not worthy of someone who wants to become the chancellor. >> it's a little provocative. but he has to do something to come out of the shade a bit and not seem as boring as he did before. >> the idea behind the shoot was to answer questions, not with words but gestures and facal expressions. the question itself was a reference to steinbrik's -- >> just did it. and i thought it was quite funny. i don't think anyone should scream scandal. where are we going if we can't laugh a little? >> one person who can afford to laugh is chancellor angela merkel. she said this week she enjoyed steinbrick's humor and ahead by 20% to 30%. >> and time to hand you back to the guests for "the world this week." >>

germany's angela merkel has won a vote of confidence. with that and the rest of the day's news >> reporter: the conservatives have won a crucial victory in backaria's state -- bavaria's state election. there was never much down merkel's allies would win. according to exit polls, the christian social union are on course to win 49% of the vote. the main opposition, social democrats are expected today secure 21%. the greens are down to 8.5%. our correspondent is live for us now in munich, nick spicer. i always thought they would do well but perhaps better than expected >> reporter: well, they now have an suit majority in parliament which means the christian social union will be able to govern without a coalition party which is what it has been doing with the three democrats here in bavaria. now, the other big news out of munich tonight has to do with the free democrats, a small par party but with national significan significance. the free democrats are the coalition partners of angela merkel in berlin who must be looking at these results wi

captives gained in this election doesn't overshadow angela merkel's and many accomplishments. there will always be dissatisfaction on the fringes there are winners and losers but if you look at the size of the groups the winners of american economic policies fall to number the loses by a highly high proportion. if that economic development continues that has pulled us out of the crisis after two thousand and eight after the lehman brothers bank broke down if that continues then her support will become even bigger and the euro skeptics i think. in this scenario and while angela merkel are celebrating her punches when they german paul results have caused quite increase where the chancellor is big trees seen as a signal for more painful austerity got more analysis on greece's economic future coming out. series actually corporation with the world's chemical weapons washed are in accordance with the international deal to relinquish its toxic stockpiles but the members of the u.n. security council are having trouble agreeing on a resolution to support the design and process russia s

meanwhile, angela merkel sister partner csu is showing 49% of the vote.ter right coalition in the upcoming national elections have been dealt a blow because the fdp party was ejected from the assembly. annette is in berlin working through the tea leaves what this might mean for the general election that's coming up. anetta. >> reporter: well, actually, you were already pointing out that the little party's weak outcome in the bavarian election might be a threat to the election upcoming here in berlin for the whole of germany. there's an other side to this interpretation that even could activate voters who are going to vote for theunrstanding in the german society, the fdp, the liberal party should be represented in parliament. this could be the effect. i'm going to discuss with my guest here, alexander schuman, the german chancellor of commerce here in berlin. thank you for joining us, alexander. that will be my first question. what do you think is the outcome or the effect from the ba vafian election when it comes to the weakness of the liberal parties fo

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now voters will decide whether angela merkel deserves to get the credit. on come to our viewers public television in america and also around the globe. the federal reserve has said it will not reduce the amount of money it has been pumping into the u.s. economy. instead, it says it wants more evidence that signs of economic progress can be sustained. the news sent markets soaring. our economic reporter has this report. >> for years, the federal reserve has helped to keep global market awash with cash. one of these days, it wants to stop doing that. but investors who tuned in from around the world today found out the end of the cheap money area-- era was not starting quite yet. >> the committee concluded that the economic data do not yet provide sufficient confirmation of its baseline outlook through war and such a reduction. moreover, the committee has concerned that the rapid tightening could have the effect of slowing growth. >> a few careful words which produced a big wall street reaction. a main u.s. stock index hit an all-time high -- the main u.s. st

polls in germany closed and angela merkel is expected to win a third term. we go live to german chancellor angela merkel's conservative party in berlin. polls suggestive her christian democrats may get the largest seats in parliament. her seats may be limited and may be forced into an awkward coalition with her leftist rivals, general -- germany's social democrats. >> we are approaching the end of the election day. we'll have a better idea of how things will look. in terms of polling data, german chancellor angela merkel is on track for a third term as chancellor. her center right party is likely to win the largest percentage of the vote, ahead of its center left social democrat rival. no absolute majority, of course, this is a country of coalitions, and as she knows too well, you either get the coalition you want or you get the coalition you simply have to live with. the coalition she wants is a continuation of her current arrangement with the free democrats. their support has fallen away disastrously since the last election, further pushed out by the emerg

first exit polls are being released these early indications point to a very successful showing by angela merkel's christian democrat party but the former coalition partners the free democrats have less than the five percent they need to get back into parliament and into power well we can go live now to our tease peter oliver who's with us now in but peter so if these exit polls are to be believed it looks like a bit of a change is on the horizon there for germany. well it does what it seems is that i'm glad merkel isn't going to be able to keep together her current center right coalition her own party have done marvelously well as from exit polls and preliminary results it seems that they've taken around forty two percent of the popular vote now that's the most that her party's taken since one thousand nine hundred ninety and mrs merkel has been speaking to the crowds at her party headquarters saying it was a simple result and and thanks all round her main challenges with the social democrats now they have had a picture of a north korea lee they've taken just around twenty six percent of

charlie angela is at giglio island. has work started lifting a 115,000 tonne ship off the rocks - how is it going? >> well, they have entered the control room. we have been delayed by three hours because there were electrical storms last night, forcing divers out the water. they were putting in place this barge, which you can see behind me, where they are doing the remote control operation from. they'll use underwater cameras put on the back of five unmanned submarines and will relay images back and forth to see how the ship responds to the cables which will take the tension and strain, and hopefully pulling the "costa cordia" upright. we haven't had that part of the operation begin. when it does we expect to hear creeking, groaning as the ship is pulled up by 65 degrees. it will take 12 hours, and we could be losing the light soon. >> okay. after the creeking and the groaning, if it's successful, what happens if the ship is uplight. there's a lot in the base of the ship, including food and supplies. >> absolutely, when

al jazeera report erp charlie angela tells us -- reporter charlie angela tells how they plan to raise it. >> 114,000 tonnes, the length of three football fields. it is an immense task to move the "costa cordia." after 20 months lying in the waters off giglio island, salvage workers will try to right the ship in a process called parbuckling, workers built a platform to hold the ship's weight when they role it upright. they have attached metal floatation tanks to the hull, filling with water. steel cables will tighten and the ship will be pulled upright, helped bit weight of the tanks. >> this delicate operation will take 12 hours and involve 500 worksers. they have one chance to rotate the ship. there is no plan b. the costs of this so far, the most ambitious sallage operation in marine history is $800 million. if the tension causes the ship to break, a flood of rotten food and passengers luggage could flow out into the pristine waters. environmentalists have taken measures they hope will prevent that. >> translation: it will have an impact on tourism if something goes wrong. we are co

. >> >> german chancellor angela merkel has cast her vote. opinion polls suggest she'll be returned to power. she may struggle to keep the coalition's government numbers. >> nick spicer joins us live. the voting is underway. what is the turn out like, the german's interest? >> to be frank, a poll conducted recently suggested 70% of germans were bored with the election. they have a strong sense of their civic duty. that doesn't mean they'll necessarily stay at home. participation rates in the last election in 2009 was over 70%, a number many would be proud of. it's expected that angela merkel will continue in hor role. however, the big question is who will she govern with. >> they are deciding germany's future, and maybe that of europe as a whole. the protection is the current chancellor angela merkel will keep her job. voters who would like to see her lose it recognise her popularity. >> many are happy with what is happening throughout europe, because germany benefits from it. >> merkel's handling of the euro zone crisis managed to pull her p

the election is seen as a test for angela merkel ahead of the nation-wide poll. >> we are travelling in a bmw, a car made in bavaria, an example of this region's industrial might. >> it explains why so many here support angela merkel's coalition. there's more to it than that. by most accounts bavaria germany it said traditional region. staunchly catholic, it was proud of old ways and the dances - the traditional music. volting for conservative parties since the end of the world war ii. >> we are really connected to the homeland. politicians need to show they look and care about it and are not just concerned with other topics. >> the bavaria version of angela merkel's christian union is the christian social union. it's a strong voice, pushing for family values and taking a tough stance on european bailouts. >> it does the most, say company bosses for the small and medium sized companies that make up a big part of germany's exporting success. this company makes high-tech tubing that can be drawn through and repair a damaged underground pipe, saving millions in construction costs. angel

angela, we are facing a very serious matter with regard to syria.eric cantor could delay a vote on whether to authorize a u.s. strike on syria. what are your concerns about any further delay? santi santita, we'll begin with you. >> my concern is, quite frankly, i'm celebrating this because it's going to give people an opportunity to organize. it's very, very important. we have more opposition to this military intervention than we have seen in 20 years in america. and so i think that those who oppose this are going to organize. i think the people who support this intervention are going to organize, and you're going to see americans really, really begin to push for and push back on this intervention. >> angela, what do you say about that? about a delay? >> i'm dedelighted, kelly, we wl have a robust debate. the american president will address the american people on tuesday. this is an issue where the u.s. has no national interest whatsoever in syria. this is more involving international human rights issues, and we need an international coalition. you

>> well we were angela merkel rally, christian democratic union rally, the chancellor people holding up banners saying, "angie". she has been a safe pair of hands for the last four years. approval ratings around 70% in this country, pretty incredible when you think she's been in office for eight years. it's expected that her party will take the lion's share of the vote. that said, not everybody is happy with the chancellor's record. >> angela merkel is the most popular elected politician in germany with approval ratings around 70% and her christian democratic party is doing twice as well in the polls as its nearest rivals. a big part of that success is because of how the chancellor dealt with the euro zone crisis and kept down the bail out bill for german voters. but not everyone is happy with merkel's record in office. for example people who want a more united integrated europe. the go slow theory didn't get well received, we don't see merkel having the same insistence, she is not someone who fights hard for her convictions but that's what we need in europe right now. >> another dis