angela merkel says she will stand for a fourth term.f s she wins, she could becomee the longest-serving chancellor in germany's history. she is under pressure domestically. abroad, some are calling her the indispensable chancellor. the last defender of the free world. , really can germany shoulder such a burden? nationalisting populism resurgence, what kind of leadership can be expected from angela merkel? that is what we want to talk about today with three guests who have been following germany closely. this is the director of the european democracy lab at the european school of governance in berlin. she says praising angela merkel today as the only remaining leader of the free world makes us quickly forget the enormous responsibility of germany for the populist crises in europe. him back great to have with us, the senior editor at .he berlin daily he said do did germany's terrible history, their polarizing refugee policy, angela merkel can only be a strong international moderator, but not the leader of the free world. and the head of

chancellor angela merkel says she is going to run for a fourth term in office. amid a rise of populism and her unpopular open immigration policies in play, she expects her toughest campaign yet. also coming up this hour, british prime minister theresa may unveiled an ambitious strategy, but what exactly does it entail? we will give you the details in business on the way. first, our top story, live from paris. genie: we will start in france with the result of the country's first ever center-right residential primary. the big winner is the former french prime minister, francois fillon. he brought in 44% of the vote on sunday, far ahead of the rest of the pack. that means next weekend he will face up there with the second place winner, alan juba -- alain juppe. the big shock on sunday, of course, was the elimination of the former president, nicolas sarkozy. it was hoping to make his political comeback. he got 24.6% of the vote. sarkozy says he will vote for francois fillon in the final harry -- in the primary second round. my campaign is going to continue to gain m

in this type of convention, angela merkel's conservative block does not have a majority. odds for frank-walter steinmeier were already pretty good. he would have been elected there with the votes of the greens and the left party. this will send out a signal that the grand coalition with the social democrats would have been over and this was a signal angela merkel wanted to prevent. brent: all right, our correspondent following the story from our parliamentary studios here in berlin. rupert, thank you very much. frank-walter steinmeier is among eu foreign ministers 11 meeting in brussels. they haven't discussing worries but some of the campaign pledges made by u.s. president-elect donald trump. there especially concerned about his calls for higher defense spending from -- for u.s. allies. there also worries about his ties with russia. don't trump has started filling some of the key posts in his new administration. he has now named in man by the name of preibus chief of staff daley steve bannon has been named chief strategy advisor. help the president cap -- tackle his -- t

angela merkel: saying goodbye is difficult for me now.f course, if we worked well with someone, it would be. politicians and rockers he lives from change. -- politicians live from change. obama returns as a normal citizen. reporter: he would like to visit the oktoberfest's. it would be a chance for more germans to see him. for berlin, there was not much to see of him except his presidential car, nicknamed the beast. his final journey has been kerley business. -- purely business. he was surrounded by a massive security detail. brent: let's bring in the political correspondent from our studios. you were watching that press conference. a very warm appearance by both leaders today. what sport -- struck you most about what they said and did? rupert: it wasn't the praise they gave each other but the enormous hidden messages they were sending out not only to germans, especially across the atlantic and to russia. barack obama sent a message to his successor donald trump that he and germany and here in europe, here are the partners he has to work

anne: angela merkel decision has been subject to speculation at the highest level. u.s. president barack obama said he would vote for her if he had the right. merkel's announcement is the opening salvo in the run-up to germany from election at the end of 2017. >> the dominant theme in all of germany's headlines, angela merkel is running again, she wants another term, and will stand for chancellor. the announcement is putting pressure on the country's spd to name their candidate. party chief and current vice chancellor could end up running against merkel, but that is a big quote if." the plenty -- a big "if." we'll see in january who put themselves forward for chancellor. they will be meeting with the party executive. if there are several, party members will vote on it. the populist afd party is welcoming the chance to unseat merkel and are attacking her record as chancellor. the party leader said malia politician responsible for the dangerous immigration chaos -- now the politician responsible for dangerous immigration chaos is standing for reelection. the green party are

all i can say is angela merkel has been an outstanding partner and angela merkel is perhaps the only there when i arrived. in some ways we are now the veterans of many challenges over the last eight years. although we have not always been in sync on every issue in terms of our core values, in terms of her integrity, her truthfulness, her thoughtfulness, her doing her homework, knowing her facts, her commitment to looking out for the interests of the german people first but recognizing part of good leadership on behalf of the nation requires engaging the world as a whole, participating effectively in multilateral institutions, she has been outstanding. it is up to her whether she wants to stand again and it will be up to the german people to decide what the future holds. if i were here and i were german and vote i might support her but i don't know whether that hurts or helps. with respect to russia my principal approach to russia has been constant since i came to office, russia is an important country. it is a military superpower. it has influenced in the region, and influence around

nejra: i want to know if anything will change for the way angela merkel approaches relations outside hat trump has been elected u.s. president, donald trump. for example, if we look at russia, merkel has been the main conduit for diplomacy with putin, but has also been pushing for sanctions. you see that relationship changing at all under a trump presidency? joerg: not necessarily. i think angela merkel will be very pragmatic with any partner outside of the country. she will try to build a working relationship with donald trump, as she had with previous u.s. presidents. i also don't see her changing her line on russia, because she does that out of conviction. she sees russia as a threat to a system of international cooperation, integration that we have built for many decades, and she is certainly not going to divert from the course. should investors or political watchers looking at europe just feel generally more optimistic about the state of the union, as it were, now that we have had this announcement from merkel? in the first place, it is the announcement for her candidacy. that st

angela merkel text off her campaign for a fourth term.ve been the lack of a serious candidate to operate in thesition that has changed dynamics of german politics over the last few years. marshall has been seen as that candidate that could potentially ignite the story and change politics. it will be fascinating to see what martin schulz delivers. angela merkel has to position herself clearly yesterday as the kind of anti-trump leader of the liberal free world and german politics just got a lot more interesting. in terms of the way this story is going to giv -- to develop your. scholz -- up next, we are going to stay in germany. lufthansa, half of the carriers flights remain grounded. details of that german story, next. ♪ guy: welcome back. watching the market open. the they focus on germany. big focus on germany. lufthansa saying "we have no chance to survive if we give in." transportation reporter chris joins us now. he wants to dig in and take the unions on which is -- guy: it is an existential crisis. the company needs better pay struc

matt: how will angela merkel work with donald trump?ething she has been looking forward to throughout the campaign. you think she accepts an apology? will she just overlook that? >> i think there will be a lot of pragmatism, simply because the relationship is seven portent. it is not about personal pride. it is really about defining what the shared interest is. i think that is a political task, not only for germany, but europe to point out to the united states where shared interests are, and if donald trump went back to all of what he said during his campaign, not only europe would have huge problems, but the united states would undermine their strategic interests as well. your past to present itself as an interesting partner -- europe has to present itself as an interesting partner. guy: if you were president obama, would you be providing angela merkel that she would have to spend more on taxes? currentrump views the architecture as not fit. >> this kind of pressure is well-known in berlin and it is not something that is new with donal

it all depends if he has been talking on behalf of angela merkel or not. especially after donald trump has been elected president of the united states and if this is connected to the obama visit, i seriously doubt that. brent: our local correspondent on the story for us tonight. police across germany carried out 200 raids against a radical islamist organization today. the group calls itself the true religion and is known for distributing carron's in foreign towns. it is also may be involved in recruiting fighters. germans in interior minister has banned the group. >> this happened early in the morning. raids like this one took place in more than 60 german cities. hundds of police department searched warehouses. germany's interior minister issued an official ban on the group. >> under the name of the true religion, this organization claims to advertise for islam. what it really does is bring together jihadist islamist. the ultraconservative had -- guy had chronic translations. he used that contact you rattled -- radicalize those interested. he is thought to

this is something close to the heart of angela merkel. ntry and reducing climate change worldwide. these are thing we are all taking a look at. merkel is the strongest leader in europe to defend the global point of view. in many ways, president obama wom will be handing over to her to look after his legacy. >> cnn's atika shubert live in berlin. >>> let's see what is coming up on "new day" with the lovely and talented alisyn camerota. >> thank you very much for that. you read it just like i wrote it. we will talk to bill de blasio this morning. he will be on the program. mayor de blasio is interesting. he met with president-elect trump yesterday. de blasio is one person who is recommending blunt talk about and to donald trump. that is different from the conciliatory words from president obama. when mayor de blasio is on, we will ask him what was said in the behind closed doors meeting. >>> also as you guys know, there are reports of hate crimes, both physical and verbal assaults, since president-elect trump was elected on both sides. peopl

he is from the central right which angela merkel is too. tential election of both of them with --a fair degree of continuity and a day deal a partnership between france and germany. angelaf we do get a merkel reelection, that is different from the election we got in the u.k. and in the u.s. what happens to the world dynamic when you have a protectionist rhetoric out of the u.k. and u.s., at a different unity in europe? think there is a firewall to a certain extent in that scenario against intectionism and populism continental europe. it changes -- we will see e.u. 27 will be able to maintain a general platform of open trade with the rest of the world. but i certainly think you have a better opportunity to do so arguably been the previous leaders such as the united states right now. how much of what we are seeing in germany and france is driven by the immigration issue and the refugees coming out of the middle east? is that drive and the divisions at this point, or is it a larger dissatisfaction with the economic state of things? jacob: it is

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he will meet with angela merkel tomorrow to talk about sanctions on russia and the election of donaldmp as u.s. president. obama and merkel will be joined by other european leaders on friday. business news now. javier is here and the french have another candidate to choose from now in the elections coming up. >> it is getting closer and it is getting exciting. you might have heard the name before, he was the economy minister in france, will now run for president. the 38-year-old considers off an alternative to the ruling elite but his pro-business policies could make it hard to conquer a french population that is tired of unpopular reforms. reporter: it is hard to put former french economy minister in manuel -- emmanuel in a box. he has been known to criticize long-standing socialist cornerstones. like the 35 hour work week. he has also liberalized the transport sector among other areas and allowed more late night and sunday trading. he has a reputation for being business friendly. he indicated change would ring brighter days. i am a candidate for the presidency of france because i be

in germany, angela merkel confirms she would indeed seek a fourth term. brazil bonds could sidestep the recession to post some of the world's biggest gains and now succumbing to the global selloff. mark: have a look at where european equities are trading. green.of equities in the left column and stocks rising. volatilityl getting intraday for 10 consecutive days. that's something that hasn't happened in well over two years. look at these currencies are rising against the dollar. we had a big spike in sterling in the space of literally one minute. sovereign bond deals are falling. individualsome movers, this is the big decline or -- this is a u.k. company that makes plastic caps and cigarette filters. it cut its operating profits forecast and says trading and components solution is in line. performance of high protection technology remains subdued. on junea company that 9, shares fell the most on record after warning four-year profit would be lower than expected due to the likely loss of a larger order from a major tobacco company. shares getting hammered

observers believe his ultimate goal could be to challenge angela merkel for germany's top condition. -- top position. >> my name is christopher. thanks for joining us. we start in columbia. a historic day for that country. the leftist farc rebels signing a peace agreement aimed at ending nearly a century of armed conflict. >> this could be a historic handshake. colombian president one melelt melt fenceposts -- and the leader of the frac rebels. millions have been displaced and killed. >> what have colombians achieved with this peace deal? we managed to deal the armed conflict with farc and set up a piece that is wide-ranging and profound. >> government and farc rebels had already signed an agreement but it was defeated inin an referendum. many colombians were angered by negotiations with the farc. >> the citizens of columbia spoke this october. they said, we do want peace, but we want a different pieces deal -- peace deal. we listen to the people for 40 days and listened to their encouragement and told them not to lose their momentum so close to the goal. >> this time colombians want

let's speak to a key ally of angela merkel. very pleased to welcome michael fuchs, who joins us on the phone from germany. michael, great to speak to you. what did you learn about how donald trump will govern in the last week? michael: of course it's always like this. if there is an election campaign, things are going to be said which are not really what is going to be done later. things are going to be a little different. i have a feeling that mr. trump is already pushing back a little ng down themi situation, which is good. i hope we will have a good contact with him like we did with mr. obama. keep it slowly and down. francine: do you worry about trade? this weekend, there's a big .eeting of your cdu party how much are you expecting to discuss trump? michael: we are very much depending on international trade. almost 40% of the german jobs are depending on international trade. who is is really a party pushing for international trade. that is something which scares us a lot. in obama mentioned already his speech in essence tha

foreignlasted politicians, including german chancellor angela merkel. trump said she is ruining germany. what's behind this torrent of tweets? is he just letting off steam, or is this part of his campaign strategy? >> donald trump is not only a spontaneous person, he is also a very calculative strategist. look at his push right now in the battleground states to unseat the democratic dominance there, including florida. which trump are we seeing in these tweets, the strategist, for the alpha male? >> maybe this is a question i see differently as a woman, but i definitely see an alpha male. i find it difficult to see too much strategy behind trump. i think he is not strategizingng too much, correct me if i'm wrong. brian: adam seems to disagree with you. >> there are people who have been put down, they have lost their jobs. they are talked about as rednecks and whatever and backward hillbillys. and trump is compounding interest for them. >> of course he is. yes, this is incredibly negative and bad, that look at hillary clinton. she is not on the same level

let's hear from angela merkel. [video clip] angela merkel:[speaking german] host: the comments of german chancellor in german with english translation below. your comments? guest: she said, i'm happy to work with you if you embrace people of all origin. if you treat women properly, if you share these values. these were references to things he said during the campaign. she was saying, we are not a blank slate, we will not follow blindly. you have got to stick to the values that have underpinned the atlantic alliance since it was established in world war ii. we are to go our own way. i think in this statement, you saw merkel make a strong pitch, that a lot of what will happen in the near future is going to be driven by her because trump is a neophyte and some people in europe are distrustful. host: is the future of nato in doubt? guest: trump ran with criticisms of nato, comments about them not bearing or sharing the burden -- i think a deep understanding of why an alliance exists. he was critical as if we offered a

we heard angela merkel speaking a short time ago. she congratulated donald trump and then struck a cautionary tone. let's listen to that and get your reaction. >> germany and america are bonded together through shared values, democracy, freedom, respect for the law, and human dignity, regardless of background, skin color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or political views. on the basis of these values, i am offering to work closely with the future president of the united states, donald trump. our partnership with the united states is and shall remain a cornerstone of german foreign policy. sarah: german chancellor angela merkel outlining values the two countries have traditionally shared. is this a warning from her? how much do you think these two countries -- country's relationship could be under threat? >> she has underlining that the partnership has to continue, the united states is too big a player for that to not be the case. on the other hand, she is reacting to some of his rhetoric, his anti-muslim rhetoric, some of the

angela merkel gave her opinion on what it would mean to her if hillary clinton were to succeed and win the u.s. election. >> we would be a step closer toward having a balance between men and women in leading positions. >> in contrast to the chancellor, germany's parliamentarians can talk freely about their concerns. politicians in berlin have at times expressed disbelief over candidate donald trump. >> donald trump would make transatlantic corporation extremely difficult. it is hard to imagine how it could continue with such a president. >> when there were attacks in europe, for example, he said quite clearly that all germans would have to undergo a special audit. anyone who talks like that is certainly not a politician who wants to work with partners when it comes to foreign affairs. >> berlin politicians understand hillary clinton. they have an idea of what her foreign policy would look like. trump's views are less clear, something the troubles the world's politicians, including in berlin. >> that is why there is concern about how it will end up and also that it won't be over at the

angela merkel says she keeps an open mind about a trump president.m president obama what we've been hearing is less optimism and more warnings he talked about that americans can't be complacent or take our way of life for granted. that americans have to vote. he's reinforced that several times after the election now. i mean, we all know what he means by this. he also talked about politicians offering simplistic slogans, attacks, simplistic solutions and populism. and he's warning against that, he said america needs to keep being the voice of the vulnerable and against war around the world. otherwise it's going to be a much meaner, harsher, more troubled world. listen. >> there are going to be forces that argue for cynicism, for looking the other way with somebody else's problems that are not going to champion people who are vulnerable because sometimes that's politically convenient and if we don't have a strong transatlantic alliance that's standing up for those things we will be giving to our children a worse world. we will go backwards instead of f

i think angela merkel felt the same way. that is clearly a fault line. >> you've seen angela merkel really straddle this balance. a lot of the world leaders are just kind of saying look forward to the new relationship with donald trump. angela merkel is take pg upon herself to send a warning to this president-elect. we want to work with you. we want good cooperation. but it has to be based on the shared values we have for liberal open societies where a community of people, she's saying to donald trump, are you part of this community? i've heard what you've said about building a wall against mexico. i've seen the racism that's been tinged in your campaign. and i'm very concerned about it. we want to be your friend. the u.s. and germany have this great alliance. but we want to see you turn course from the election. she ended by saying we're done with the election, we're done with the campaign, now it's time to get to work. and that's the message that she's sending. >> it's so much uncertainty -- >> let me add one other thing,

we expect shortly to hear from the president and german president angela merkel. you can see the scene, flags in position. they'll hold this news conference after having a private meeting. this is, we reported, president obama's last trip overseas and trying to assure world leaders, many rattled by the election of donald trump and america is committed to strong relations. nbc news senior white house correspondent chris jansing. she's been traveling with the president through europe on this trip. the german media has called the election, a quote, dirty mud campaign and characterized the presidency as apocalypse now. has the focus of the leg on donald trump's trip been? >> reporter: everyone including the president by his own admission was stunned by what happened and they don't know what to expect. take a look. this was after the election, oh my god, with statue of liberty over her face but the main magazine here, the end of the world with a meteor that looks like donald trump. to say the people here are unsettled is again, an understatement. you have issues from t

and chancellor angela merkel, the german chancellor, holding a joint news conference in berlin.ngela merkel has said germany will be more engaged with nato purchase said the paris climate treaty would be impossible without obama, and she says she will work on a good cooperation with trump great obama has said that germany's merkel is a great friend and ally. reiterating the need for a smooth brexit. if you want to follow the news conference, follow it. you are watching bloomberg. stay with us. ♪ and newve from london york, i am mark barton with vonnie quinn. this is the european close. time for the bloomberg business flash, a look at some of the business stories in the news right now. housing starts in the u.s. jumped to a night-year high in october. residential starts, 25%. buildingamily home rose indicating that the family home market was on a whole. retail sales in the u.k. last month, increased 1.9%. that was far more than economists expected in october. cooler weather led to more spending, fashion, clothing, and more than inising 2.5 years. saudi arabia's energy minister is

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. >> and angela merkel is running for a fourth term. >> translator: this decision is after four years of being in office and is anything but trivial. > >>> and oil prices provide a boost to stocks. >>> and the president-elect meets critics and supporters in a bid to assign key cabinet roles. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome. i am surprised with the french primaries and the landslide. >> i remember you saying last week that you thought that the polls were turning. a lot of analysts didn't realize how much the polls were turning on the ground in france. >> it just happened within the space of the last week. that was a last-minute turnaround for him. >> precisely. we'll be talking about this coming up. >>> the european markets are down by .30% heading into trade. we've got quite a bit of activity in looking at the various sectors out there. you are looking at the main european market being mixed. the xetra is down along with the cac 40. you have the opec meeting in a week's time, so we'll be talking more about oil. the first week saw gains over a month or so. and we are seeing that m

over the last two and a half days, it became quite obvious that donald trump and angela merkel used theseeetings done only for reassurance of also to give a message across the atlantic to donald trump to show the real allies of the united states are here in europe and berlin, and these are the important people you have to call. >> the european leaders meeting obama in britain continued their talks afterwards. what's the outcome of those talks? >> well, there has not been a joint press conference, but we know these talks today were more or less down-to-earth politics in the end. they were talking about the ongoing conflict in syria and iraq and ukraine. most of this, of course, regarding russia and its role in these conflicts. we know from the white house press statement which came out later today that all leaders agreed on the need of extent of sanctions on russia regarding the ukraine conflict as long as russia fails to meet the minsk process. >> one of those leaders was british prime minister theresa may. what kind of reception did she get? >> quite a normal one. i know the british made

angela merkel told reporters in berlin that the campaign had included confrontations that she found difficulto bear, but she did offer her support, offering to work closely with the trump administration. >> germany and america are democracy, freedom, respect for the law and for the dignity of human beings, independent of origin, skin color, gender, sexual orientation, or political views. basis of these values, i am offering the future president of the united states of america, donald trump, close cooperation. >> german chancellor angela merkel speaking there. latimer bruton was among the first to offer his congratulations -- vladimir putin offered his congratulations. here's what he had to say. heard donald trump's statements during the campaign in which he said he hoped to restore the relationship between russia and the united states. we understand and realize that it will not be in easy task, considering the current degraded state of our relations. as i've said many times, it's not our fault that our relations with america or in such a poor state, but russia is ready and wants to restore th

options and find the plan that's right for you. ♪ david: president obama and german chancellor angela merkel joint press conference today. chancellor merkel feeling reassured that the current u.s. administration working with incoming one and hoping to remain strong allies. >> the outgoing administration is sharing its knowledge, its expertise with the incoming administration. this to us is a sign of encouragement. i approach this with an open mind and i will do it on the basis of deep conviction with president-elect donald trump. david: all right. kt mcfarland is a fox news national security analyst and she joins me now to talk a little bit more about this. i'm wondering if these globalists, let's face it, president obama is globalist, angela merkel is a globalist. they get along very well because they see this global vision in the same kind of way. does she understand that the election we just had in the united states was a clear rejection of globalism? >> no, i think she still thinks she is talking to barack obama 2008, or america 2008 when barack obama, right before the 2008 presidential

president obama has called angela merkel his closest partner, really, on the international stage. so, what is the message he's bringing to his closest partner during this time which is truly a unique time in american history? >> well, john y think the message for angela merkel is that the american people are committed to a strong relationship between our two countries. we made our citizens safer. by coordinating effectively together we have enhanced prosperity throughout our countries and we also advanced our interests around the world. the president is hopeful that that long bipartisan track record of close cooperation between the u.s. and germany will continue into the next administration. >> he's hopeful, but the question is, does he expect it to happen, josh? much of the last year president obama has spent saying that donald trump wasn't qualified to be president and for much of the last year he has been reassuring world leaders who have been asking that he didn't think donald trump would win. now, donald trump is the president-elect. he did win the election. so, is it an odd

he had dinner with german chancellor angela merkel. they talked about the u.s. election. president obama meets with the leaders of france, spain, italy and ukraine in a few days. >>> closing arguments are expected in a case of a trial of a man accused of murdering a 3-year-old girl. police say walce shots after an argument with someone inside a home. one of the shots went through the house, killing the little girl. the defense argues wallace did not intentionally shoot the child. we're told closing arguments could be wrapped up before noon. >>> five hours, that is how long it took crews to rescue a construction worker in greenbelt. chopper 4 capturing these moments when the man was pulled from the trench here. it collapsed 1:00 yesterday

also on the program, and go merkel -- angela merkel criticizes the list -- press freedom.aying that tayyip erdogan is one of the worst offenders for silencing journalists. and iraqi special forces on the outside of mosul. civilians caught in the crossfire and trying to flee. we will hear from an aid organization in the region. ♪ anchor: thank you for joining us. corruption allegations against jacob zuma. a report calling for an inquiry into allegations that a wealthy family known to zuma was appointed in state-owned firms. the publication of the report came as thousands took to the street of pretoria to protest against jacob zuma who has been engulfed in corruption scandals. he is under scrutiny, the result of -- and big losses. [chanting] anchor: joining us is our correspondent in johannesburg. alice, talk is to the main accusations leveled against the president? reporter: the allegations are about his relationship with a family, three brothers from india who have business in south africa. it is about how the influence has worked with the appointment of cabinet ministers.

[ imitating angela merkel ] i love her. i decided that angela, the chancellor, i think that she's very sex bomb, sex bomb. i think all the men in the room, they are after me. i'm hot. >> jimmy: [ imitating angela merkel ] i am sex bomb. >> i'm hot. i'm sex bomb. sex bomb, there. so i wanted to be her. >> jimmy: maggie smith is fantastic. >> [ imitating maggie smith ] i like maggie's voice. i don't really look like her, dear. being on "downton abbey." who wants to wear a corset and use a chemical toilet anymore? >> jimmy: look at this. this is you. >> that's me. >> jimmy: as judi dench. [ talking over each other ] >> jimmy: the audience just went nuts, isn't that fantastic. >> it's brilliant makeup. >> jimmy: they were like, wow, that's not real but it is you. >> judi dench, absolutely lovely. and i was filming this in richmond and people thought we were doing another bond, >> jimmy: it's so perfect. >> it's really brilliant makeup. >> jimmy: and she enjoys it as well, the impression? >> she does. she does. she accepted an a

up, president obama will meet with angela merkel tomorrow, how concerned is germany about a donald trumpy? ♪ mark: live from london and new york, i am mark barton with vonnie quinn, this is the european close. time for the business flash, the biggest business stories in the news now. the founder of the world's largest hedge fund says donald trump's election is a turning point for financial markets. he wrote there is a good jet we are at a major reversals that last a decade, he says the time will be marked by less free trade and increased u.s. growth and more inflation. easyjet will overall operations because of currency losses linked to the brexit vote, the discount airline says exchange rate moves will cost $225 million in the current fiscal year, more than twice it was last year, easyjet chief executive has ordered a review to produce a more efficient organization along with savings. jaguar is working on his first electric car, it is set for production in 2018, based on the sport-utility vehicle, it is pushing for the increasingly crowded field, our cities will offer 10 a electric mode

next, fourth term for angela merkel? speculation swirls. she will run for germany's top job again.next. this is bloomberg. >> this is the european open. i am matt miller in berlin. guy johnson is in london. matt: speculation angela merkel has decided to run for a fourth term as germany's chancellor is right after a member of her party explicitly told cnn she will run. the government spokesman reacted to the interview by saying that she will comments at the appropriate time. i am joined in berlin by alan crawford. you, are therek any expectations she will not run again? know, the entire berlin political establishment expects she will run. at the same time, everybody we speak to says she has not yet decided. i mean, that is largely a factor related to the refugee crisis. she is pondering whether it is the best move to make. to see hows waiting the refugee crisis panda before september that aside if she will really run again? >> yeah. we know she weighs every piece of evidence for whether it is the best thing for the party, the country, and for europe, but to put the comments in persp

he has a full day of german leader angela merkel. the two leaders have forged close ties during mr. obama's presidency. many say merkel has been president obama's closest foreign partner. in a jointly written and editorial published in morning they argue in support of globalization saying simply put we are stronger when we work together. >>> still ahead, scientists reveal a new study on child booster seats for vehicles. so are they getting any better. >>> caught on camera. brother after he rolls off the changing table. >> i just like ran so fast and caught him in the air. >> yes, he did. what the hero brother is now saying and why his mom decided to share this video. >>> plus, a bumpy landing for a pilot and passengers on board a hot air balloon. >>> the faa is investigating after a hot air balloon made this hard landing in philadelphia. the basket hit the ground before being dragged across the grass yesterday then you see it lift briefly into the air again before finally crashing to a halt landing on its side. people nearby sprinted to help. the crew holding on to the ground yet ag

german's angela merkel. she's now all that stands between russia and it's global ambitions and we'll explain that in a bit. so now that i have told you what you won, trump america, allow me to tell you what you've lost. you've lost the morality card. no longer can the u.s. go around lecturing the world about democracy, because in our democracy, the person who got the most votes will not be president. nor will the party that got the most votes control the house of representatives. again, we're required to accept this after front to democracy, because that's our system. but our acceptance doesn't make it any less democratic. you have also lost the notion of an exceptional america. because as it turns out, we're just another western nation falling into the ethno national forces sweepi ining across euro. we as it turns out are not so different after all. you have also lost the right to moralize to blue america about family values. we inserely hope and pray that your daughters and your sis teschs and your wives a

as a candidate, donald trump b ashed nato and criticized europe and angela merkel.t can be expected now? what is next? in his victory speech, donald trump'p's tone was more conciliatory. he pledged to be a president for all americans, and told the world community he plans to seek common ground with all countries, saying he wants partnership, not conflict. is this a new trump? that's what we want to talk about with three people who follow transatlantic relations very closely and have been watching this election and its aftermath. a pleasure to welcome susan neiman, the u.s. american philosopher and head of the einstein form in pottstown. she says, i am reluctant to make fascist comparisons, but trump's victory is extreme the frightening. europe must now take on the responsibility for democratic and social values. stefan prystawik is a lawyer and a german-american political consultant who was a member of the republican party. he has left it. he says, an evil, aging clown and yellow haired fascist apprentice have been named president. if we see the world in four years,

obama is waking up in berlin and is expected to take part in a bilateral press conference with angela merkel. today, he'll formally meet with european union leaders before embarking on the last stop of his tour, and that's where we with more. >> good morning. president obama is returning to the city that in many ways made him an international political superstar. he was still a senator back in 2008 when 200,000 people turned out here on the streets of berlin to cheer, to hear him speaking. some of them literally hanging off lamp posts. of course, a lot has changed in the last eight years and the editor of the build newspaper has spoken about the disappointments of the obama era, how he didn't help enough with the they believe his pivot to asia away from europe has been a negative, and then the tapping of angela merkel's phone. interestingly, he and the german chancellor remain very close. when he arrived yesterday, they had a dinner. they have a more formal meeting today, and then a press conference. you can bet key questions will be about donald trump. something that's been on the mind of a