angela merkel, the radical.support behind a 750 billion euro stimulus plan, warning fellow leaders there is no time to lose in agreeing to a deal. the worst is yet to come. a lack ofrns international cooperation means the virus pandemic is far from asr, but stocks push higher a volatile first half comes to a close. beijing approves a security law u.s.ong kong after the commerce department suspends regulations allowing special treatment for the city. take a look at futures. we've had a search for direction this morning in terms of what we see on the continent. dax futures still unchanged. ftse futures down one third of 1%. you may save u.k. benchmark open up lower. macro mover screen and we can see on the left-hand side of the column as indexes open up live. the ftse, unchanged. typically the first out of the gate. the euro stocks contract down .1%. the ibex in spain, down less than 1%. so not really moving a lot in either direction. finally, some big move from amsterdam, up .6%. this is the last day of the first

angela merkel says physical distancing rules will remain in place and it comes as much of the world is worried about the second wave of the virus. also coming out, germany's foreign minister cost per de-escalation between china and india after a border class turns deadly. >> these are two large countries. i don't want to begin to the about the conflict that could happen if this results in a real military escalation. >> and the for tile reptile. 100-year-old diego is released back into the wild after saving his species. now he is ready for retirement. i am brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome. angela merkel is urging caution as the country moves toward further easing of its coronavirus restrictions. speaking after a meeting with state leaders in berlin, angela merkel said physical distancing rules will remain in place across the entire country. she added that infection numbers have stabilized at low levels but that there have been outbreaks where physical distancing measures were not being followed. large events will remain banned across t

germany --dustry in the economy got a big push from angela merkel overnight. this much bigger than dissipated fiscal plan. you can see the cac 40 flirting with the 5000 level. in terms of the sector breakdown , here's a look at what is been happening over the last few days. using some of the most being up stocks and sectors starting to rally. today everything is negative territory. it is the car sector, the travel sector, and the bottom end of the market has been strongly bid over last few days. easythe last 24 hours, aerospace and airline stocks doing well. today airbus is catching a reasonably positive bid. remy cointreau coming through with good numbers and a q1 guidance helping the market as well. you can see it is up by 10%. airbus is up 6.21%. we are seeing some of the continent carriers saying they will stick with some of the orders they have got with airbus. the car sector a little bit off today. bmw flat as you can see. program for clunkers some expected in germany did not materialize. let's go to the airplane sector and dig more into the aviation ind

i'm going out of as a welcome german chancellor angela merkel has urged caution as the country moves towards further easing of coronavirus with struction speaking after meeting with state leaders in berlin merkel said physical distancing rules would remain in place she added that infection numbers had stabilized at low levels that there had been outbreaks where physical distancing measures were not followed large events will remain banned until at least the end of october. it's just america also said that the main task now is to restore germany's economic future fortunes let's hear what she had to say. in the 1st the economic stimulus package and the supplementary budget that we agreed in common as high like the current economic slump is the most serious we've experienced in germany's post-war history. we will need a great deal of effort to ensure that we take the right shoes so that the economic wellbeing of our country continues to develop for the beneficial of our senses and get this cross over now to our chief political editor. clear focus there on the tanami the measures the chan

it's good to have you with us germany's chancellor angela merkel is urging caution as the country moves towards further easing of its coronavirus restrictions speaking after meeting with state leaders here in berlin today merkel said that physical distancing rules will remain in place across the country she added that infection numbers have stabilized at low levels but she said there have been outbreaks were physical distancing measures have not been followed large events will remain banned across the entire country until at least the end of october. jazzer medical also said that the main task now is to restore germany's economic health here's part of what she said earlier today. in the fight for the economic stimulus package on the supplementary budget that we agreed in communist highlight the current economic slump is the most serious we've experienced in germany's post-war history. we will need a great deal of effort to ensure that we take the right reduce so that the economic wellbeing of our country continues to develop from the benefits of our senses and. take the right route what

german chancellor angela merkel and her counterparts have already addressed one of the most pressing issues. the nobody here is questioning the fact that the commission needs to borrow money after the meeting very many questions remain unanswered such as whether it really needs to be 750000000000 euros or governing the amount there are some who think it is too much there are some only want grants or find grants much better than others are more geared towards loans connected they include denmark's prime minister mentor fraser together with the netherlands sweden and austria became o.s.u. for we want a budget to stay within reason so that it helps europe we don't want danish taxpayers to have to pay a substantial bill that's out of the question. did it have. negotiations are likely to continue in mid july in the flesh in brussels. they have chief international editor richard walker was following the video summit from brussels and he sent this report by all accounts there was very little progress made it was really just a bit of an exchange of views and exchange of perspectives and thos

to retaliate if germany moves to punish russia for the murder also coming up german chancellor angela merkel outlining ambitious goals for the upcoming german presidency of the european union council including coronavirus recovery package and a bigger budget to get your approved what she calls the biggest crisis in its history. i'm off it's good to have you with us german federal prosecutors have filed murder charges against a russian man suspected of gunning down a former chechen rebel fighter here in berlin last year they say that moscow ordered the killing the alleged hit job strained relations between the berlin in moscow last year it prompted germany to expel 2 russian diplomats russia's ambassador to germany says today's murder charges are groundless and he says the kremlin will retaliate if berlin takes new actions against russia. it's an assassination that has shaken russian german relations to the core last year and late august a former chechen rebel salim khan congress feeley was gunned down in the heart of berlin shot twice in the head in broad daylight the suspect fled on a bicyc

brent: we have just been hearing angela merkel's plan for moving the eu council forward. we discussed it further with the german foreign minister t today. >> i don't think germany has to sacrifice anything to save europe. europe is a huge benefit to us. a large export nation like germany profits from people prospering in europepe. that is why we want to make sure the countries that have been hit hard by the coronavirus, like italy and spain, will be helped to recover quickly from the crisis. that is not only good for the european countries, but also good for germany. >> the enormous financial assistance from germany has surprised many in europe. is this a new germany? what role are you taking on? >> we know you have a huge responsibility in europe -- we have a huge response ability in europe. we have the council presidency the second half of the year and have decided to make a contribution to reining in the conflicts we have seen between the north and south. we want to find a solution to that. we have made a proposal with france. i believe it will be the basis for consens

so this move to the top of angela merkel's to do list for 2020.ll they have really agreed on is the need for there to be a recovery fund. and what important think that, a rubicon that has been crossed, is the idea that the european commission w will b borrow thehy centrally on the finesse markets and then distribute it. so there is -- on the financial markets and then disturb it. -- and then distribute at. the commission wantsts 750 alien euros -- 750b euros. should the money be loans or grants? there is debate about that. according to what criteria should money be construed at -- shouould be disistributed? this'll be the source of haggling and weeks to come. >> is there a deadline? >> there are all sorts of deadlines. people want to be able to take a summer break so they want to get this sorted out before that. there are many deadlines. national parliaments, 27 of them, will likely have to ratify whatever comes out of that and that process takes time. countries want to get their hands on this money, so there is that pressure. connected to all of

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well start with europe for our german chancellor angela merkel says hey you lead us have agreed to a 6 month extension to sanctions against russia you know what comes a day after german prosecutors accuse the kremlin of ordering the killing of a former chechen rebel commander in berlin last year russian president vladimir putin had called for relief from the sanctions joining the coronavirus pandemic which was imposed sanctions were imposed in 2040 over russia's role in the conflict and. now take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world 3 explosions in pakistan's southern province of sindh of killed 4 people including 2 soldiers at least a dozen people who were also injured one of the blast was in karate pakistan's largest silly city killing one and injuring several outside are said to distributing cash handouts from the government because of the pandemic. canada's prime minister justin should have says he's disappointed at china's decision to formally charge 2 canadians with spying the pair were detained 18 months ago shortly after huawei executive man once w

i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program germany's chancellor angela merkel has urged the e.u. to agree on a pandemic recovery package for the block before the end of july merkel made the calls as she laid out for the bundestag her vision for germany's e.u. council presidency which begins to. the 1st she said that europe's recovery plan will be limited in time and will involve borrowing on international money markets merkel added that the economic fallout from the pandemic lockdown is the biggest challenge the e.u. has faced in its history. let's get more now we are joined by chief political editor michelle a cosigner she's at the german parliament in berlin where she has been following the story for us michela it's all about the money isn't it it always is when it comes to the european union forging those deals but of course this time is it's completely different it's all under the impression of corona and the economic fallout and there's more and more focus shifting towards that that's also something i'm going to make clear here in the parliament in her speech today that that

german chancellor angela merkel addressing the press. i think. it was well it's all. dressed up with thank you often special and in the back thousands of. years and i had. this this is. the 1st. thomas hi welcome back i'm sorry for the confusion there and to the audience of course we'll be bringing you that press conference live with the english translation of course in just a moment but thomas i will i know that you should be actually listening to the press coming but i'm going to ask you to elaborate what what you expect to come out of today's press conference essentially what i expect to come out of that press conference is more details and watch the german french recovery plan could look like and how they expect both leaders to convince other e.u. countries that bottom line is actually the best way forward for the e.u. as you know there has been considerable criticism to the german french plan in particular coming from countries such as the netherlands all straight sweden and denmark who are rather skeptical of the way that the job one french plan could actually b

emmanuel macron this sunday and angela merkel also pressure from the green party. at the same time we have to remember the new head of the year pn union -- of the european union is the former germrman defense minister, and a close associate of angela merkel who has also been pushing a green agenda for the european union. so there is a lot of interest, a lot of political pressure on these issues, not only in terms of finding a solution for the environment, but also i think with some sort of political maneuvering in the background because of the domestic situation in the various countries. brent: we know france is also preparing to take over the eu presidency one and a half years from now. how important will the german- franco relationship before europe in the coming two years? >> we have to say that mccrone -- macron has only been president for a few years. he is a young man who has been pushing hard to make things smooth and show he it can put things into action. on glow merkel a season politician is very reticent about moving too quickly so this type of cooperatio

germany's chancellor angela merkel has said that europe will need to become more self-reliant if the united states continues to pursue isolationist policies we grew up in the certain knowledge that the united states wanted to be a world power should the us no wish to withdrawal from that role for its own free will we would have to reflect on that very deeply while merkel's statement comes in the wake of donald trump's decision to drastically scale down the number of u.s. troops in germany the us president accused berlin of failing to pay up and ordered

the message from angela merkel was clear.et's get it done now and get it done in a way that we can take one issue and focus on the rest. alix: thank you for that. we early appreciate it. looking at the euro-dollar, no movement yet that we will discuss this more with poul director. department we will break that down even more. this is bloomberg. ♪ guy: let's go to breaking news. it looks like a bloomberg story. it looks like america is looking billion thatnd $2 could come out next week. i think it is being worked on by citi which is going to run the book. it looks like a five-year secured bond, it cannot be repaid for the duration of that five years and kicks out an 11% yield which is pretty chunky. if you believe that america is going to survive, you can take your view on this, obviously that is a very high yield. the sector looks -- airline sector looks stressed. stocks, abouto 1.1%. alix: definitely trying to hang on for survival. to the recoveries taking place today, angela merkel had warned eu leaders that if they failed

for the future of europe after the pandemic that was the main topic as german chancellor angela merkel and french president emmanuel wrong met near berlin yesterday it was their 1st face to face meeting since the pandemic back in march the 2 leaders were eager to show that they were united in a multi 1000000000 euro plan that they say is crucial to guaranteeing the future the greeting was distanced because of coronavirus but warm nonetheless it is not by chance that the man who is the 1st foreign leader to meet with chancellor merkel since the virus crisis began the pair spearheading a 500000000000 euro proposal for rebuilding europe's economy off to the pandemic these are 2 leaders who want to work together and be the driving force for europe. if this gets going on the theory we understand that europe is not united nearly because germany and france agree but when germany and france disagree it does not look so good for unity in europe so perhaps we can find agreement on many questions and make a contribution and give a positive impulse to move things in the right direction for europe'

german chancellor angela merkel says e.u. leaders have agreed to extend sanctions on russia for another 6 months they were 1st imposing $24.00 thing in response to russia's annexation of crimea russian president vladimir putin has called for relief from the sanctions during the coronavirus pandemic a formal decision will be made in the coming week. 3 explosions in pakistan southern province of sindh have killed 4 people including 2 soldiers at least a dozen people were also injured in the attacks one of the blast was in karachi pakistan's largest city killing one and injuring several at the same to distributing cash handouts from the government and made the coronavirus pandemic. brazil has reached a grim milestone in its corona virus outbreak it's become the 2nd country out of the u.s. to pass a 1000000 confirmed cases and official figures show the number of brazilians who have died from it 19 is nearly $50000.00 experts say a lack of testing. the infection right is probably higher despite the alarming statistics some of braz

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that german chancellor angela merkel and her counterparts have already addressed one of the most pressing issues. nobody here is questioning the fact that the commission needs to borrow money after the meeting though many questions remain unanswered such as whether it really needs to be 750000000000 euros they were guarding the amount there are some who think it is too much there are some who only want grants or find grants much better than others are more geared towards loans that they include denmark's prime minister mentor stranger together with the netherlands sweden and austria became the budget to stay within reason so that it helps europe we don't want danish taxpayers to have to pay a substantial bill that's out of the question. and they did have. negotiations are likely to continue in mid july in the flesh in brussels. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. german chancellor angela merkel says a youth leaders have agreed to extend sanctions on russia for another 6 months i would 1st imposed in 2014 in response to russia's annexation of crimea russian presi

chancellor angela merkel has been outlining her goals for germany stint as european council president to the blondest charge she said the coronavirus pandemic has revealed the emus fragility and that a stimulus package was a top priority to ensure the blocks features security. you're watching news from berlin there's more in our website d.w. dot com you can follow us on instagram and twitter how has the world there is that we can use i'm jared great thanks for watching. innovation. but can it conquer the major issues of our society. the 3rd season of founders valley the toyo's meets modern day heroes in asia. ready to take on this challenge with their unique ideas to. look at those 2 problems and make them one solution for. the season finale this week on t w.

german chancellor angela merkel says e.u. leaders have agreed to extend sanctions on russia for another 6 months they were 1st imposed in 2014 and response to russia's annexation of crimea russian president vladimir putin had called for relief from the sanctions during the coronavirus pandemic a formal decision will be made in the coming weeks. covert 19 has been able to cause the entire world to grind to a halt but it has not been able to stop wars conflicts violence or discriminations those are the words of the head of the un high commission for refugees he was highlighting concerns for millions of displaced people whose plight has been compounded by the global pandemic we'll hear from the un high commission in just a few moments but 1st this with or. without a home to return to 80000000 people around the world are living in forced displacement. escaping the war in syria the war in yemen persecution in myanmar starvation in venezuela around one percent of the world's population is seeking refuge but the outbreak of coven $1

german chancellor angela merkel says e.u. leaders have agreed to extend sanctions on russia for another 6 months i was 1st imposed in 2014 in response to russia's annexation of crimea russian president vladimir pollutant putin had called for relief from the sanctions during the coronavirus pandemic a formal decision will be made in the coming weeks. police in bellaver as have arrested demonstrators and journalists on friday evening to break up new protests against president alexander lukashenko for the 2nd day in a row opposition supporters had gathered in the capital minutes to purchased against the jailing of. the machine because mine rival in august presidential election. 3 explosions in pakistan southern province of sindh have killed 4 people including 2 soldiers at least a dozen people were also injured in the attacks one of the blast was in karate pakistan's largest city killing one and if injuring several outside the center distributing cash handouts from the government amid the coronavirus and in. brazil has reached a

small but valuable, a minority demanded that angela merkel reduce restrictions.eading candidate to replace her when she steps down next year. we have the health problem of the pandemic but there is other damage, children from disadvantaged backgrounds who cannot go to school, six people —— sick people because the hospitals were reserved for covert, this is damage to. raising his political profile? the measures to decide are a matter of life and death, they cannot act ina of life and death, they cannot act in a tactical basis. katerina is not impressed of the and her family for the first time in weeks. we are sceptic. i am very sceptical, she says. it is like tipping oversight of potatoes. this country, praised worldwide for its initial success feels rather fragile now. worldwide for its initial success feels ratherfragile now. it is worldwide for its initial success feels rather fragile now. it is six months since this virus came to light and scientists are learning more about it every day. super spreaders are of particular interest. the 10% of infected people wh

that top story we're following for you german chancellor angela merkel and french president. held the talks today near berlin they're trying to convince all the european union members to back a 750000000000 euro coronavirus rescue. by the day. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. hour carona update. covert 19 special next on.

live from berlin german lawmakers decide to return to normal life is still on hold chancellor angela merkel hails the country's new tracing out as a milestone in the struggle to contain the. physical distance in rules will remain in place as germany keeps a watchful eye on new outbreaks also coming up china and india trade blame over the deadliest border clash in decades what will it take to deescalate tensions between the 2 nuclear armed country. also on the show losing for thailand in mali on well it's deserted fixation day we'll look at how people there are trying new techniques to safeguard the soil that's a stance. as well come to the program german chancellor angela merkel has urged caution as the country moves towards further easing of coronavirus restrictions speaking after a meeting with regional leaders in berlin machall said physical distancing rules would remain in place she added that infection numbers have stabilized at lower levels but there have been outbreaks where physical distancing measures were not followed. large events are to remain bound until at least the end of oct

the german chancellor angela merkel and her counterparts have already addressed one of the most pressing issues. nobody here is questioning the fact that the commission needs to borrow money after the meeting though many questions remain unanswered such as whether it really needs to be 750000000000 euros whom they were guarding the amount there are some who think it is too much there are some who only want grants or find grants much better than others are more geared towards loans did they include denmark's prime minister mentor stranger together with the netherlands sweden and austria. the budget to stay within reason so that it helps europe we don't want danish taxpayers to have to pay a substantial bill that's out of the question. negotiations are likely to continue in mid july in the flesh in brussels. will take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world a german chancellor angela merkel says if you leave us have agreed to extend sanctions against russia for another 6 months or 1st imposed in 2014 in response or brushes onyx ation of crimea president vladimir pu

and just a reminder of the top story we're following for you have german chancellor angela merkel and french president i knew in my call have been holding talks north of bilin they stressed strong franco german times says they made efforts to convince all a new members to back a 750000000000 euro coronavirus rescue fund germany assumes the rotating european council presidency in just 2 days and they did as had to hold a crucial summit in 2 and a half weeks time. you're watching state of the news we'll have more news headlines at the top of the alan moore medical news conference at the top of the hour don't forget you can get the latest news and information on our website at state of the dot com i'm rebecca rooted in the 10th season. in a globalized world. where everything is connected. only takes discoursed to set things in motion. local hero show called their ideas can change the world. global 3000. next on d w. to lead it in the blood. in love in america missing children and lead our dog over the ground every. day it's mining operations are taking a heavy toll on the president some

german chancellor angela merkel says e.u. leaders have agreed to extend sanctions on russia for another 6 months now announcement comes a day off the german prosecutors accused russia of ordering the killing of a former chechen rebel commander in berlin last year russian president vladimir putin has called for relief from the sanctions during the coronavirus pandemic that were imposed in 2014 over russia's role in the conflict in ukraine. now to some of the other stories making headlines this hour people across the u.s. are marking juneteenth the oldest known celebration honoring the end of slavery in the united states this year it's taking on added significance amid nationwide protests for racial justice following the death last month of george floyd a black man who was killed by white police officers in minneapolis minnesota. in rome a cleanup is underway after anti racism protesters ford paint over a bust of an italian colonial era general they also crossed pasted over a street sign in support of the black labs not a movem

retaliate germany moves to punish russia for the murder also coming up tonight german chancellor angela merkel outlining ambitious goals for the upcoming german presidency of the european council including a coronavirus recovery package and a bigger budget to get the european union through what she calls the biggest crisis in its history plus explosive allegations against donald trump a new book by former national security advisor john bolton claims the us president asked china to help him win reelection in november. and the coronavirus pandemic crippling kenya's tourism industry is forcing people to find new ways to make ends meet. i'm burnt off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome german federal prosecutors have filed murder charges against a russian man suspected of gunning down a former chechen rebel fighter here in berlin last year they say that moscow ordered the killing the alleged hit job strained relations between berlin and moscow last year it prompted germany to expel 2 russian diplomats russia's ambassador to germany says today's murder cha

thank you very much for germany's chancellor angela merkel has urged the e.u. who agree on a pandemic recovery package for the block before the end of july made the call as she laid out for the bundestag her vision for germany's e.u. council presidency which begins july 1st she said europe's recovery plan will be limited in time and will involve borrowing on international money markets. the economic fallout from the pandemic is the biggest challenge the e.u. has faced in its history. you mean seen this in with no mission for them to accuse of for t.v. . that the medical and economic consequences of the crisis have deepened inequalities within the european community the pandemic has shown us our europe is vulnerable and that's why i am saying and i really believe unity and solidarity in europe is now more important than ever. you know musical correspondent in one of the shows has been following this story for us among l. how much damage has the covert 19 crisis done to the you both politically and economically well chancellor angela merkel say dubbed the nationa

as the concern over symbolism right now because clearly this is also a diplomatic reaction to angela merkel not just having counseled plans for a de 7 meeting that trump wanted to physically call as well but also we saw her last week in a video conference with china as relations there are getting more and more tense between beijing and washington so. also this were concerned that shifting more troops in countries like poland which border russia the east certainly would also be a provocation and that could heat up tensions between moscow and washington so there's a grave sense of concern that as corona has shaken up the geo political scene here already that tensions could be mounting and there could be more and more question marks of the bedrock of european security which of course is nato we saw the german ambassador in washington him to mind that after 2 transatlantic security being protect. by u.s. troops say that means nothing else than the concern that europe would eventually be a passable ground if there was a hot confrontation and there are more and more concerns here that it could al

conflict also coming up german leaders decide to return to normal life will have to wait chancellor angela merkel says physical distancing will rules will remain in place so starved leaders hammer out new rules focused on spoiling easing pandemic restrictions trying to avoid a 2nd wave of coronavirus. plus as the bonus league is 2nd place club dortmund squares off against lowly mines one team appears to one fig tree more than the other will tell you and it wasn't dortmund. welcome to the shard india and china blaming each other for a deadly border clash between their forces while pledging to deescalate the standoff india says 20 of its troops were killed in hand to hand combat along a disputed part of the border in the himalayan mountains china has refused to confirm if any of its troops were killed it's demanded a full investigation indian prime minister narendra modi has warned that his country will respond if provoked. it was an indian protest to smash its chinese made finds angry and china demonstrations broke out across india after the worst border clash in over 40 years resulting in a mutua

in germany we've got russian hackers who attacked the german parliament the german chancellor angela merkel she was the subject of what she herself called outrageous spying me this is happened before do you think though that russia is at all interested in what germany or what the west think it's. well this is a new situation for the german government because we are we are we're watching a growing frustration i would say in the german government with russia because as you've mentioned there has been an attack on the german parliament in the stock 5 years ago which. behind it is russia at least this is what the german prosecutors believe now we have this killing a year ago and russia is not cooperating on the investigation so that might push the german government to do something which hasn't been done before but back to your question i think that russia does care for what germany does or what the west does or think because russia still wants to do business with the west and especially to do business with germany but on the one on the other hand i think russia doesn't really care and the reaso

so angela merkel, she did talk about it but she didn't give any details. more a key figure in this because germany is taking over the eu presidency on the ist ofjuly, so that means that the german government will be leading the negotiations and everybody is expecting this will go down to the wire, not in july expecting this will go down to the wire, not injuly as the british prime ministerfor a reason i cannot understand is claiming. boris johnson is saying there will be a deal injuly, johnson is saying there will be a deal in july, this johnson is saying there will be a deal injuly, this is certainly not happening. but by october, this needs to be settled also because there is a ratification process afterwards and that will take several months. everybody is expecting that, once more, boris johnson, angela merkel and macron will sit down and try to find a compromise but it is going to be difficult because the positions i cannot see for the time being for them to agree because of very different expectations, how much serenity britain will have in the trade

angela merkel continues to warn repeatedly that this country is in the early stages of the pandemic.a day like that, it is hard to believe it. germany has brought i outbreak under control but there is an intense public debate about what happens next. >> this country can still boast low infection rates. >> it is too soon, easing up too fast and too much. i don't really understand why this is done so quicklyecause more than 80% of the population stand behind the federal agreements. >> minority demanded angela merkel lift restrictions. a leading candidate to replace her when she steps down -- >> we have a health problem with the pandemic but there are others. children from disadvantaged backgrounds cannot go to school. sick people who did not get treatment. people in care homes get lonely. this has claimed lives. >> nothing to do with raising his political profile? >> the measures we have to decide are so important, a matter of life and death. >> katerina is not impressed. she has seen her family for the first time in weeks. >> i am very skeptical, very skeptical. it is like tipping ove

angela merkel has agreed on a stimulus package to get the economy going.t has exceeded the top end of expectations by 30%. the deal includes a cut in the value plus money to improve railways and double incentives for electric cars. global news 24 hours a day on air and @tictoc on twitter. powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. guy: thank you very much, indeed. the fiscal story versus the monetary story. the politics surrounding the stimulus package and what needs to be done next is a critical question. antonio joins us now on the line to give us his take. a number of things have happened over the last 24 hours. angela merkel has come out with a big second fiscal plan for germany, and it exceeded expectations by 30%. christine lagarde has now come through and exceeded expectations in terms of the monetary stimulus that was going to be added by the ecb. are we going to get the third leg, are we going to hear soon -- get soon that 750 billion euro package? how far away are we, and what are the problem

we had angela merkel delivering. she did it. the pound, 1.25.heher rare statement come -- coming from the boe. a no deal brexit back on the table. barrel today.0 a do we have a meeting today? all the shenanigans of a pre-opec-plus meeting is currently in the works. let's begin. manus: i turned up a dollar short and a day early on that. annmarie: you were correct. mcnally was considering it in his mind. manus: i was right. i'm relieved. i'm not a dollar short and a day early. take it away. annmarie: you were on the money. let's begin from d.c.. jim mattis has ripped into president trump over his aggressive rhetoric. he wrote, he's the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the american people, does not even pretend to pry -- try. as protests continue, minneapolis has updated charges against eric shaaban to second-degree murder. three other former officers were charged with aiding and abetting. president trump says he doesn't think he will have to deploy u.s. troops but has the power to do so. >> i don't think we will have to. we

angela merkel is looking to broker a compromise on a second german stimulus package.ls from the ruling coalition of her party, the cdu, and the social democrats. junior partners in berlin today. the deal is said to be in the region of 50 to 100 billion euros. it looks like the christian democrats want to take less debt, the spd once to help the economy more. joining us is our german government editor in berlin. thank you for taking away from the stories this morning to give us the download. what are we expecting to get in terms of real euros on the ground to help this economy? we are looking at potentially the biggest amount of government aid flowing in germany since probably the marshall plan after world war ii, as much as 100 billion euros. it is not clear how that will be divvied up. the conservatives, the cdu, merkel's party wants more money going into bigger bonuses. ered system by ti which the most efficient, the bigger the bonus. in the draft bloomberg saw late last week, the finance minister didn't mention any car bonuses whatsoever. the differences are still

in germany, angela merkel failed to broker a deal on stimulus yesterday.hat delays plans to spend as much as 100 billion euros to reboot europe's biggest economy. after nine hours of talks, the ruling coalition could not reach a deal, but the parties are going to reconvene for more talks today, and markets look optimistic that they are going to come through. the latest round of brexit talks are set to end friday without a breakthrough. isomberg has learned the eu pinning its hopes on a dramatic intervention by the prime minister. boris johnson is set to speak with eu leaders later this month. he is likely to be told the bloc can offer concessions if the u.k. does the same. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. anna? globally equity markets are continuing, up this morning through the asian session. europe is focusing on the reopening story, setting italy free for most restrictions as of today. we will get to the details on that later. that even as germany's mustang -- much-anticipated stim

angela merkel has reached out to tona to allow marketr; access foreign companies.e with the chinese premier yesterday to discuss an ambitious accord between the eu and china. thursday marked the 500 million euro deal between the chinese partner making volkswagen the number two foreign carmaker in that nation. this comes days after president trump stunned germany by a plan to pull troops out of the country without any forewarning, and russia has been involved in this drama. let's talk through some of it with lars p. feld, professor, walter eucken institute, one of the so-called wisemen. thank you for joining us. let me ask you about this bridge to china. it looks as if the chancellor and the eu are building bridges to china, where the u.s. may be burning them. one of theis programs germany and the eu followed for quite some time. they wanted to have an investment agreement with china for a longer time, and now tried to conclude it in difficult times due to the coronavirus pandemic. i do not think it is a reaction to the difficulties that have risen with the u.s. in

arrived here in texas from washington, d.c. , which ise guestbook , which is on the page that angela merkeligned. we have the condolence book, which is turned to barack and obama, and we also have the program from the service, and we have the u.s. senate condolence book, which is turned to mitch mcconnell's signature. we have a photomontage of .hroughout his life of course, the early life, they were married young. he was just still in the navy when they got married, so we have a montage of photos from their life, from his career here at the library. of -- a niceos the u p 4141 traveled from houston to the library, carried the body with it, and a section of the railroad track that was cut out by you p, but that's a section the train actually went over, and one of my favorite parts is this is one .f a series of two when misses bush died, there is a cartoon of misses bush -- mrs. bush going to heaven and being greeted by her daughter, and went mr. bush -- when president later, a a few month cartoonist from jackson, mississippi, did a cartoon of president bush meeting robin and mrs. bush in hea