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chancellor angela merkel tells the victims' families, we are with you. in madaya,'s starvation being used as a weapon of war? and u.s. president barack obama prepares to get his final state of the union address. we will look at a president seeking to guide his legacy. i'm sarah kelly. good evening. welcome to the program. germany and turkey are coping with what appears to be the latest attack from islamic state. berlin has confirmed eight of its nationals are among those killed during a suicide bombing in the istanbul tourist district. the bomber was syrian and a member of the so-called islamic state. we begin with this report. reporter: the bomb attacked at the historic tourist district before noon. >> it was a suicide bomb. i went to be scene. it was chaos. people were running everywhere. the police is actuated area because they said there was a possibility a second bomb could go off. reporter: this is one of turkey's largest tourist attractions within centuries old architecture, mosques, and museums. the explosion happened between two famous landmarks

thursday, angela merkel gave her wishes for the new year. she stood firm on her decision to allow the influx of people, saying it is an opportunity for tomorrow. >> if thou to remain over angela merkel's resolved to give germany's -- if doubts remain over angela merkel's resolved to allow migrants into germany, she dispelled them in her address to the nation. angela merkel: i am convinced that we -- that this will represent an opportunity for us tomorrow. germanythe past year, alone has welcomed more than one million migrants and refugees. in the face of mounting criticism of the open-door policy, the chancellor stood her ground, telling the country that while unprecedented numbers of people in syria are being killed and just place, europe could not look -- and displaced, europe could not look away. merkel: it is out of the question that the influx of so many people will be demanding. it requires time and money, especially those who want to stay here for the long term. >> half of the almost 1.1 million migrants and asylum-seekers have come f

i'm sure he will receive a warm reception from angela merkel. one of the strongest allies that david cameron has in europe. while this decision, any final decision on eu reform, is not done without a miracle, and she feels the weight within the eu. i think there is no doubt whatsoever about the willingness on behalf of germany and angela merkel in particular to find some kind of accommodation that allows david cameron to effectively camp can keep the u.k. in the eu. david cameron is racking up the air miles recently to try to persuade his eu colleagues about the need for reform. you mentioned angela merkel seemingly being on his side but there are 20 or so nations that to not seem so amenable. >> that's true. outcome of time, the last month's eu summit in was surprisingly positive the prime minister in that there was a remarkable show of goodwill for the u.k. it's almost certain they will find some kind of compromise that he can take back home to show to voters. no one knows what the shape of the compromise will be. angela merkel has been clear

right now angela merkel and the turkish prime minister are addressing the media after their meeting inerlin. let's listen in. >> translator: people endanger their lives, and people earn money when they really do not have the best of these human beings in their minds, and that's why we have to make sure that this illegal immigration has to be changed into legal immigration. turkey has taken the first steps and we will certainly work very intensively together until the 18th of february. turkey will receive our support where it is necessary. that what we have agreed. we will have a very intense exchange here. of course that also means that we will have to share the burden, number 1 on a financial level, but also with legal contingents that will make it possible for people to come to europe without endangering their lives. i think all of the subjects that i have now mentioned show you that we have had a rather full agenda, and that there are many things that we have see as our common tasks. the last thing i would like to add is that both countries also look very closely to the donor's conf

the turkish prime minister is holding talks with angela merkel in the german capitol. we are joined from berlin to tell us what they are seeking. >> it's a sign of just how much angela merkel is relying on turkey right now, but she's meeting the turkish prime minister in the chancellery building and cabinet ministers from bolt countries discussing mainly the refugee crisis, also counter terrorism measures. on monday, interior ministers from the e.u. will discuss perhaps extending temporary border controls, which goes against the schengen agreement on free movement in the e.u. germany has certain controls, but german chancellor merkel, last year's figure into germany was over a million. while she is refusing to impose a limit, she is relying on stopping those refugees at source, which is mainly people coming from the -- fleeing the syrian conflict into turkey. she is asking turkey to do more in terms of improving the situation for syrian refugees in turkey, allowing them to work, allowing them to take part in education and so on, but it really is a one perhaps a one str

angela merkel is treading a very lonely path right now.are warning if it continues like this, the very structures of the european union are under threat. many eyes will be on the e.u. summit to see whether angela merkel can get any kind of solidarity from her fellow leaders. >>> proposals in denmark to start confiscating cash and valuables from newly arriving refugees has been widely criticized. in switzerland the refugees are being ordered to hand over the money they rife with. paul brennan is in switzerland and sent this report. >> reporter: filmed on his mobile phone this is where abdullah has made his temporary moment in switzerland. the refugee camp unit is an underground dormitory previously used be i the swiss army. 50 men sleep her at night. and during the day they are shut out. abdullah fled syria last autumn after his two brothers were killed. but now he is wondering whether he made the right choice. >> i cannot stay like this. really, if i have to live like this, i'll stay in syria and die one time. but here every night i am dyi

some states accusing angela merkel of being far too sympathetic, and basically breaking thing a wherebyugees had to apply for asylum in the first country they entered in the european union last year, her decision to open up the borders, creating in some people's eyes a crisis which has now lead to many states reapplying border controls, which has lead to people like the french prime minister on friday to warn that the whole system is breaking down and that it threatens the very existence of the european union, which relies on that schengen agreement of free movement within the e.u. there will be a conference in london co-hosted by angela merkel which is aimed at raising money so that the conditions for syrian refugees in the region improves. but she really is desperately reliant on help of countries like turkey to stop the flow there. because as we keep hearing she is not prepared to put strict limit on the new arrivals. at the moment, at least, she seems to be sticking to her guns, felicity. >> okay. nadim thank you for that. >>> three syrian children and a young adult who werelying in

we expect a statement from the chancellor, angela merkel within an hour and a half about istanbul and events that have taken place there. so far at least the german government has refrained from confirming what has been speculated and reported upon in the media in turkey and elsewhere, that germans may well be fatalities in this event. we have seen the reuters news agency saying a source from the prime minister's office in turkey, saying that the prime minister had called angela merkel and expressed his condolences to her. so it seems logical that we will hear from the chancellor, angela merkel in more detail about what has happened here. the foreign minister speaking earlier saying it seemed likely that germans would be among the fatalities. he called the about a barbaric act of terror, and said that germany stood shoulder to shoulder with the turkish government in the fight against terrorism. but we expect a statement from angela merkel within an hour and a half from now, and she will likely give us more details. >> dominic, no doubt more from you later in the coming hours. for me m

angela merkel to limit the number of refugees coming to germany. i'll give you a very quick example. a.f.d., an anti-immigrant party in germany, they have been using the events in cologne to criticize merkel very openly to ask her to close the border to deport criminal asylum seekers, to restore order and security in germany, very strong words from the a.f.d., something that angela merkel is aware of here in germany. sarah: thomas sparrow, thank you. and now news of the attacks is affecting the mood not just in cologne but across germany. public broadcaster a.r.d. has surveyed people nationwide asking whether they are more worried now about their safety on the streets and if they will change their behavior as a result. many replied, yes, they will. the new year's eve celebrations in cologne spiraled out of control. as a result, many germans are changing their behavior. some are saying they will avoid public places. >> i wouldn't necessarily go into the middle of a crowd, which, of course, is too bad, but somehow you have a bad feeling about it. >>

can cameron persuade angela merkel to back him on u.k. demands. ♪ francine: welcome back to "the pulse" live on bloomberg tv, and radio and streaming on bloomberg.com, your tablet and your phone. caroline: thank you. vw brand has of apologized to the american people for the emissions scandal. he was speaking at the consumer electronics show in las vegas. >> the current issue with the diesel engines is certainly nothing to be rproud of. we disappointed our customers and the american people, for which i am truly sorry and for which i apologize. european shares in apple supplies have fallen after the nikkei reported that the u.s. company would reduce the first quarter output of at least -- by 30%. inventories of smartphones have piled up at retailers in china and europe. saidretailer john lewis christmas sales were up by 4.1% to 1.8 billion pounds. online sales rose 21%. its supermarket chain saw like for like sales fall by 1.4%. >> thank you. francine: let's get back to china and the onshore, offshore gap has widened. now the move could sig

and people are really sort of interested to know whether angela merkel, what her political future is like, because she has really put herself out on the extreme of european -- by opening up germany to virtually anybody now and she is having to reverse that process. now, the numbers in germany are quite startling, over the past years the german say they have taken in more than a million migrants and somehow they don't see this jives. that is the same amount of people that others have let in. perhaps there has been some double registration in germany which boosted those numbers, but nevertheless those numbers are pretty high. and there is a demographic problem, because many o of the people coming into europe from turkey, through greece and are young men, and they, as i found out yesterday when i talked to some moroccan people, they have got to learn there is a completely different way in europe about the way in which you treat women, and people are very concerned that there is a serious cultural clash that is happening between people of european sort of background and those newcomers,

they will want to move towards europe. >> a sign how much angela merkel under pressure more than ever before needs turkey's help but it's knot certain ankara has the means to help. he insists he has already reacted to slow the migrant flow. >>> turkey has declared a number of plans and will put them into action. we've passed legislation to allow syrian rfq refugees to gan employment in turkey. >> ahead of next month's eu summit, angela merkel has already worried her colleagues. nadim baba al jazeera, berlin. >> the deadline to form a unity government has come and gone in south sudan with apparently no progress. warring parties gave themselves until end of friday to produce a coalition government. stalemate continues over how it will work in progress. >>> child labor is still a big problem in zambia, despite new laws and more money for social welfare it's estimated that a quarter of zambians between five and 15 have a job. others try to scrape together a living on the streets. >> reporter: six-year-old patrick and his brother brian who is five should be in school. they were born to poo

this is a defining moment for the country and especially for angela merkel. there has been too much lying in the past, too much denying and there's also fear of the future >>> i have to jump in there. lying and denying about what? >> about the nature of the attacks on the new year's eve and there is a kind of spiral of silence over many, many months now and this has come to desightive point or turning point over the events of the new year's eve in cologne. that is the real meaning. it's the defining moment for angela merkel's chancellorship and the final moment for the mood in the country. nobody knows how this will translate into major shifts in the political party system. probably the right wing will gain the social democrats will suffer and angela merkel's party will suffer majorly and the left party will be the winner >>> what do you want to see chancellor angela merkel do in response to these attacks? >> well, what she has to do is she has in the coming week the chance to stand up in parliament and explain what will have to be done, now they are going to

german chancellor angela merkel remains undeterred by the increasingly heated debate.she is still counting on it working toward a pan-european solution. >> now to tennis. -- now to sports. tennis has become the latest sports become rocked by corruption allegations. 16 elite players have been repeatedly flagged over suspicions that they threw matches in the past decade on behalf of the betting syndicates. the tennis authorities are on the back foot as the australian open begins. >> the melbourne side may be beating down on the first grand slam tournament of the year, but dark clouds threaten one of the world's most popular sports. the men's game is on the defensive over suspicion of match fixing. >> the tennis authorities absolutely reject any suggestion that evidence of match fixing has been suppressed for any reason, or is not being thoroughly investigated. >> they have banned low-level players over manipulation, but there are now allegations that i free matches at wimbledon were affected. match fixing this too easy to fix, and too hard to police. >> they have a sligh

what has been angela merkel's response to the event? >> angela merkel says he thinks it has knees to intensify, measures taken against asylum seekers. the physician right now is that if an asylum seeker is found guilty leading to a 3-year gaol service, and the country of origin is safe. they will not be persecuted. they can be sent back there. and the party and politicians suggest that perhaps it can be brought down to one year so if the offense drew a prison sentence, they could be sent back to the city of origin. we understand the mealing, trying to hammer out the measures that can representatives or take further. that has been reporting german media and we'll wait to see if the measures will be brought forward quickly or whether a further deliberations need to be made. certainly here. they were those that said the two issues should not be >>> ireland is now the fastest growing economy in the e.u., and the dramatic reversal of fortunes is changing the population. ireland and the government want many that went abroad during the recessi

angela merkel is facing growing calls to limit the number of refugees entering the country. today, the interior minister announced that emergency border controls will remain in place indefinitely. there is growing concern in germany over the number of people speaking asylum. more than one million asylum seekers arrived in 2015, and officials say 2000 more are arriving every day. reporter: this is what looking after yourself and your family is beginning to look like in germany. non-lethal gas pistols, mace and pepper spray are flying off the shelves. customers say they want them for self-defense. >> a lot of women are coming to us, and a lot of older people. >> 10-15 swords and pepper spray, i have electric shocker. some other items. now you see it's empty. normally it is full. i have nothing now. reporter: the shop manager told us the new year's eve sexual assaults by migrants in the city of cologne has changed everything. >> i'm worried about my wife but everywhere i have been is sold out of pepper spray. i'm not a racist, but i think women need to protect themselves. r ger

. >>> angela merkel is leading the charge as public opinion on refugees changes.inican republic takes a look at some of the challenges. >> reporter: their struggle to get to germany is over. now the main task is to learn a new language. safely installed in a classroom, these syrians are glad to have left their country's troubles behind. >> translator: i came here to have a peaceful life. it feels good. i have security. and i have the peace i have been longing for, but it was hard to leave home and family. >> reporter: the teacher came to germany herself 12 years ago from dubai. she says her experiences made her want to help these people integrate. but in recent months things have gotten much tougher. she says the attacks on women in cologne on new year's eve have changed everything. >> there were a lot more german people that were excited at the thought of having refugees here in the beginning than they are now. telling a german now that more refugees are coming is like slapping them in any face. >> reporter: for the first time a majority of germans believe their

chancellor angela demanding an investigation and says lessons need to be learned. chancellor merkel: it is unbearable to think that women felt so defenseless. that is why it is important because get to the bottom of everything that happened. >> police reports describe the suspects as young men of apparently foreign origins. now questions are being asked about whether the group acted in an organized way. >> it can't be a coincidence. 1000 young men of north african or arab origin seem to have arranged to meet and commit crimes. patently these people knew each other. reporter: the social democrats are now arguing for more police to help improve security picture the perpetrators -- should the perpetrators turn out not to be german citizens, they are pushing for deportations. >> we will need to make use of the immigration and deportation rules. we need to protect victims, but above all, to protect refugees, who are suffering the most as a result of the actions who committed -- of people who committed these assaults. reporter: but for now, as police continue its hunt for the suspects, it

summit angela merkel has already worried her colleagues. the calls to get tougher are getting louder all the time >>> more than 30 civilians have been killed in russian air strikes on two villages under the control of the so-called islamic state in iraq and the levant in syria. the air strikes targeted two villages in the country's east. the u.k.-based organization said at least 13 children are among the dead. it says many more have been wounded and the death toll could rise. the u.s. military headquarters has issued new reports for air strikes in syria and iraq. the human rights groups are saying the numbers are likely to be higher. >> reporter: the u.s. military said on friday that since the start of coalition air strikes against i.s.i.l. in iraq and in syria back in august 2014, 16 civilians have been killed in those strikes. nine more have been injured. that's a far cry from the estimate of number of anti war groups that say as many as 2400 civilians may have been killed in those air strikes during the same period in those countries. th

he says, usually angela merkel has things figured out. this time, she does not have an end in mind. two out of three say the chancellor has no plan. neither a plan a nor a plan b. but she repeats, like a mantra, the need for quicker processing of asylum applications and cooperation. both within europe and between the european union and turkey. those sounds like elements of a plan. >> there are things you have to do. people need to get the applications done quickly. if they refuse, they need to be sent back quickly.

meanwhile, the german chancellor angela merkel met the turkish president. >> reporter: she is treading a lonely path at the moment. as the german and turkish cabinets held talks in berlin focusing on immigration and fighting terrorism, the chancellor rejected the idea of closing europe have europe's borders. >> translation: we have once again heard of terrible numbers of people dying in the seas between turkey and the e.u., children as well. we just can't allow the illegal traffickers to have supremecy here and that people endanger their lives, when people earn money when they don't have the best interests of these human beings in their minds. we have to make sure that this illegal immigration is changed into legal immigration. >> reporter: on friday a reminder of the risks people are still taking to reach europe. despite scenes like this on the greek island of lesbos, some of merkel's closest allies esays it's time to set a limit on new rivals after germany took in more than a million last year. u.s. president obama has offered to contribute substantially to ease europe's refugee cris

that was a sentiment echoed by the german chancellor angela merkel and by the foreign minister, who said it was a barbaric cowardly act. certain the government of germany has been quick to express its condolences, but also to say that it is definitely shoulder to shoulder with the turkish government and we know also that bolt governments say they will share information rewarding this incident in terms of evidence and whatever detective work needs to be done. >> also of note was the fact that the germans have dismissed suggestion that they were deliberately targeted as a nationality and they haven't advised germans not to go to turkey. >> well certainly that was one of the questions, why was it that the german victims were involved in this blast, was it specifically german tourists being targeted, germany tarted or just foreigners targeted. certainly that will have been a question at the start of the investigation, but it's worth pointing out the number of germ man tourists who travel to turkey every year is very considerable and of course there are cultural and historical links between t

angela merkel is not going to die both is one of the talking is one-- demo's -- davos of the talking points. leader north korea's once a scientist to build a better bomb. he spoke to those responsible for collingwood north korea called a hydrogen bomb. it is his expectation they will advance their research. david cameron wants to reach a deal on the u.k.'s membership in the european union, paving the way for a national vote on whether to withdraw from the union. he wants to limit welfare payments to immigrants. syria's embattled president has launched an incentive, wooing asian powers. last week he met with chinese leaders who are taking a more active role in brokering with aside. the company's warring faction is not at the table. the taliban was not invited. their members say they will negotiate only with the united states. legendary british rock star david billy has died. he was 69 -- david bowie has died. he was 69. a statement on his facebook page said he had been battling cancer for 18 months. he rose to fame with "space 1969." in he released his last album on friday. i am vonni

in a new year's address, chancellor angela merkel thanks the many germans that helped welcome the one million asylum seekers that arrived in germany in 2015. welcome to the show and happy new year. particularly if it is already arrived in your part of the world. countries have begun marking the start of 2016 the past few hours. australia, new zealand, china, south korea, and nations in the middle east have counted in the new year. the celebrations have been impressive. >> sydney in australia put on the most spectacular of the displays. around one million partygoers crowded on the harbor bridge near the famous opera house. then came tokyo. grading the new year more modestly. hong kong lit up its famous victoria harbour with fireworks shooting off the tops of skyscrapers. the theme this year is love and joy. in beijing, more celebration in the historic for bidden city. revelers in taiwan's capital lit up one of the world's tallest buildings. taipei 101 tower. near the royal palace. phil: while the new year is celebrated across much of the world, a major fire has broken out in a 63 story

now 44% of germans want angela merkel to resign. . . ♪ i built my business with passion.ut i keep it growing by making every dollar count. that's why i have the spark cash card from capital one. i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy for my studio. ♪ and that unlimited 2% cash back from spark means thousands of dollars each year going back into my business... that's huge for my bottom line. what's in your wallet? . charles: swedish police revealed they have dealt with 5,000 incidents involving migrants since october, and admit that this problem is increasing. in addition to that, 40% of germans want chancellor angela merkel to resign over refugee policy. and according to a new poll out today, a sign of rising dissatisfaction with her welcoming the folks, a million of them into the country. back with me, eboni williams, jillian melchior and gina loudon. we've seen amazing admissions from sweden, finland and now even germany in the last 48 hours. and it magnifies in my mind how serious the crisis is? >> sure, this is a compound problem, you have the complete brea

also the other question, trish, what does this do for angela merkel's syrian refugee program? could this be another nail in the coffin for her and her policy that has proven to be so criticized in germany itself? with this attack today i can only imagine that pressure on her is going to be worse. trish: ashley, stay with me like to bring you back into the conversation as we talk about germany. general scales is with us as well. i go to you, general. what is it that turkey needs from us? they're saying they're on the front lines of terror. basically everyone hates them. they're really in a tough spot. is there anything we can or should be doing or they can and should be doing for us? >> trish, i think we ought to be doing more. turkey is certainly responsible for painting themselves into a corner but good grief, the only way the heart of isis can ever be struck directly is through turkey. the only border that's defensible against the physician can spread of isis is turkey. the only country that can really stop the flow of refugees into europe is turkey. yet the relationships be

angela merkel is calling for stricter laws, for asylum- seekers. >> reporter: this was the scene saturday in cologne germany, clashing with police, serious assaults. at one place please -- at one point police in riot gear were spotted with tear gas. german authorities charge 31 suspects including 18 a silent seekers in the sex attacks and muggings in cologne, many of the protesters were angry a police an influx of migrants and era. german chancellor angela merkel perceived criticism for her pro- refugee policy, condemned the new year's a texas disgusting criminal acts deserving of a dismissive response. >> when offensive are committed there are consequences. this is in the interest of the citizens of germany but also in the interest of the great majority of refugees who are here. >> colognes police chief was fired friday it over criticism the violence, they said they received nearly 400 complaints new year's eve with 40% being investigated for sex crimes. >>> still to come, frank martin in the gamecocks looking to remain unbeaten in the season. usc hosting vanderbilt on home saturday, tho

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francine: does it actually put angela merkel -- at risk?t seems more and more far-fetched to make sure the outer borders allow more people in. what impact her thinking on that? michael: no. first of all, we have to find solutions abroad in those countries where the people are coming from. of course, and understand it is not easy to find a solution for syria. and it is also not easy to find a solution for turkey. but anyway, this is something has to do together. we have to put our forces to build up a new -- to enlarge the frontex situation. it is not enough funded, not enough people and things like that. that is what we have to do. it cannot be the case that the people are coming over the sea into greece, into italy and then they are all going to germany. that is not ok. and there is another point which i like to mention. europe has to do some kind of solidarity. it is not the case that just germany is taking all of refugees. it is also sweden, denmark. and there are many other countries profiting from the e.u. system, profiting from us to

summit, angela merkel is worried-- angela merkel is worried >>> millions of people across the east coast of the u.s. are bracing or for a huge brisbane ard which is expected to dump-- blizzard which is expected to dump a lot of snow. about 60 centimeters is forecast to fall. >> reporter: the snow started to fall here and people got the first taste of the storm. likely to be worst hit is washington dc. they have been preparing the snow ploughs and loading the salt trucks to keep main roads open. given how much snow is forecast will be a tough job >> we will have to live through it. we appreciate our citizens' patience but we're not going to have a luxury to push neighborhood streets. >> reporter: shops are running bare as everybody stocking up. >> fruit, salad and cheese and wine. >> milk, bread and all those things. >> reporter: some stores say it's besankoeyer than before thanksgiving. >> i want to be very clear with everybody. we see this as a major storm. it has life and death implications >> reporter: the cold and the snow is forcing the homeless to take shelter. this man has lived o

. >> last october, angela merkel flew to turkey with avalon -- erdogan. here is what they agreed.rdogan promised him a greater efforts to check the wave of migrants headed for europe. in return, he gets more money moreefugee camps, and a liberal visa policy toward turkish citizens. hopes on thenned turkish president who has different interests than the eu. he is conducting a bitter war against kurdish militant organizations. there are many indications that he is at the same time providing at least some support for i.s. they have allowed shipments through, along with i.s. fighters heading for syria. jihadists are treated in turkish hospitals. kurdsh jets are bombing who have so far been most successful at finding i.s. germany needs turkey to relieve the pressure of the migrant crisis but is the cost to high? >> that is the question, is president erdogan playing a double game? if the cost to high as being in alliance with the turkish leader? >> we need to be pragmatic in net is with the german government is trying to do. he might play a double game, he hain itefore, b what is ucial

after this talks, chancellor angela merkel is visiting her own constituency. at her party's traditional new year's reception, she emphasized the importance of turkey and curving the flow of migrants to europe. she also thanked thousands of germans returning to help the recently arrived refugees. joining us, our guest standing by. fabi and, merkel under a lot of pressure over her open door policy, allowing refugees into germany, especially under pressure from her own party. what was the atmosphere like today? guest: it was the exact opposite. people stood up, clapped their hands, listen carefully, were very supportive of her. everybody was absolutely on her side. there were no reduces him's. and it is her own constituency, still her living room. i think it must of been quite a relaxing atmosphere after a week of strong criticism. sarah: a lot of criticism coming from that sister party, the csu in bavaria. so, what did she talk about today. did she address the migration crisis? >> it was a half an hour speech. it was only on refugees. it was maybe half a minute

. >> reporter: this is a sign that angela merkel needs turkey's help.ut it's not concern if ankara has the means or the will to deliver. before friday's meeting the turkish prime minister warned the e.u. money wouldn't be enough, but he insists he has already acted to slow the migrant flow. >> translator: turkey has declared a number of plans and will put them into action. we're determined to make refugees lives easier providing humanitarian aid to them. we passed legislation to allow syrian refugees to gain employment in turkey, and we are working on visa requirements to prevent them from being exploited. >>> ahead of next month's e.u. summit, angela merkel has already worried many european colleagues, and the calls to get tougher at home and abroad are getting louder all of the time. >>> more than 30 civilians have been killed in russian air strikes on two villages in syria under the control of the al jazeera america al jazeera america. the u.k.-based syrian observatory for human rights, says at least 13 dhi dhirn -- children are among the worth, many

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you can see here that angela merkel has painted herself into a corner with her refugee policy. "the independent" reports from cologne and says refugees are living in a climate of fear. they fear that i can be -- that there can be backlash. the have already been reports of vigilante groups attacking refugees, leaving at least two people in the hospital. scandal for what her curd -- that rivals what occurred in cologne. >> there are reports that police covered up a sexual harassment of young women at a possible festival in stockholm. the incident reportedly happened in 2014. you can read about it in "the guardian. this was months before -- one month before the general election. you can see the quote in the title. that is the prime minister, who says women in sweden have been a betrayal.a double no one was convicted of the crimes and police did not make them public until now. police have promised an in-depth investigation. note,'s end on a lighter coming after a whirlwind relationship, the announcement today that media mogul rupert murdoch is marrying supermodel jerry hall. flo:aw

angela merkel is saying, we can do it. is she bluffing? we want to talk about this with guests who have been following the refugee crisis. it is a pleasure to welcome judy dempsey. she said for the first time, merkel. has a plan. a problemm is, it is without support. alan posener is with us once again. he is an anglo german author and commentator. never had arkel plan to written up for the euro crisis or the refugees. and finally, glad to see erik kirschbaum. and isorking for reuters a correspondent for the los angeles times in berlin. he says, usually angela merkel has things figured out. this time, she does not have an end in mind. two out of three say the chancellor has no plan. neither a plan a nor a plan b. but she repeats, like a mantra, the need for quicker processing of asylum applications and cooperation. both within europe and between the european union and turkey. those sounds like elements of a plan. >> there are things you have to do. people need to get the applications done quickly. if they refuse, they need to be sent back q

german chancellor angela merkel -- who has received criticism for her pro-refugee policy -- spoke out condemning the new year's eve attacks as "disgusting, criminal acts" deserving of a decisive response. (german chancellor angela merkel) "when offenses are committed, will have consequences for the asylum applications. butt sot (german chancellor angela merkel) "this is in the interests of the citizens of germany, but also in the interests of the great majority of the refugees who are here." nat pop cologne's police chief was fired friday .. amid criticism of his department's handling of the violence. authorities said they received nearly 400 complaints on new year's eve, with about 40% being investigated as sex crimes. i'm mary moloney reporting. police responded with tear gas and water cannons... after some groups threw beer bottles... firecrackers... and stones at officers in riot gear. several officers and one journalist were hurt. fifteen people were arrested. two refugees arrested on terror-related charges. one of those is accused of trying to help isis. omar al harden left his