angela merkel would then make a statement to the bundestag.bers of parliament are expected to ask many questions. anchor: let's take a closer look with a former advisor to the chief executive of afghanistan and a former afghan ambassador to france and canada. welcome to dw. president biden said the evacuation operations are under control. is that a correct assessment in your opinion? >> it is an operation that started unexpectedly with a lot of issues. over the last four or five days, they have tried to bring it under control, and under full control, probably not. there are moments of chaos and disorganization, but it is improving. along long will this take? how many people will take advantage of this? will the taliban cooperate as they have to some extent at this point? and to what extent are the internationals going to help resettling most of these who end up in transit hubs in the gulf, so the situation is not that easy yet for the thousands of afghans who have left. anchor: the international situation all the way around appears confused. r

it alive. >> angela merkel has been to russia many times during her 16 years in office.he has made 19 trips. meeting vladimir putin over and over again. now is trip number 20 but if you think that is a sign of a warm relationship, think again. things are well and truly on the rocks. the problems as ominous as the russian embassy building here in berlin. top of the list as russia's annexation of crimea and his support for the separatist war in eastern ukraine. the downing of a passenger plane is blamed on the russian side . there is also the poisoning of former russian spies on british soil and in the heart of berlin, a professional murder committed in broad daylight. in russia, opposition politician gunned down on the street and one year ago, and other putin critic, alexei navalny, lucky to survive an attempt on his life. all the while, a backdrop of escalating oppreion against oppositionroups and to top it off, cyber attacks aimed at the heart of german democracy and blamed on russian hackers. all this has led to multiple rounds of sanctions against russia. all along, a

and german chancellor angela merkel pledges more covid-19 vaccines for africa.n a final summit before a new chancellor is chosen, she vows to make 70 million doses available to help with economic growth and stability. ♪ to our viewers of pbs in the u.s. and around the world, thanks for being with us. michael: the pentagon says thursday's terror attack near the kabul airport was carried out by a single suicide bomber in one location. it is warning that more attacks could be ahead in the coming days. the afghan branch of the so-called islamic state said it was responsible for the blast. 13 soldiers were among the dead, as well as other foreign nationals. the vast majority of victims were afghans, whoadeen hoping tfind safety elsewhere. correspondent: this is where crowds of desperate afghans were waiting as they tried to escape the country, but they never made it. instead, they were met with horror. dozens of people were killed and many more were injured in the attack. relatives are combing through hospitals in the hope of finding their loved ones alive. >> [speak

it is the end of an era as chancellor angela merkel plans to step down. in the runoff to the vote, we will bring you interviews with public candidates. we begin with centerleft democrats. >> here is the candidate who is currently most popular with the german public, a finance minister in angela merkel's government, with junior politicians. olaf scholz has enjoyed high approval ratings since taking over three years ago and his popularity rose further during the covid-19 pandemic. germany continues to push its own vaccination program but scholz told us he would make sure germany does not leave other countries out in the cold. >> there is no lack in willingness to spend money. we have already done that, and we continue to do so. there is plenty of willingness to conduct coordination opportunities to make sure vaccines are available. this needs to be organized on an international level and by countries affected to make sure the vaccinations reached the citizens of the global south. >> in matters of international policy, scholz vowed to take a tough stance on

for angela merkel, the situation has proven critical. german governor is coming under pressure because of a lack of preparedness ahead of that evacuation, and secondly because they had the second-biggest military deployment after the united states. -- after the united states, there is concern that angela merkel misjudged the situation on the ground too. mark: the greens, looking to succeed angela merkel in the chancellorship, are calling on the government to bring more refugees from afghanistan. how does this momentum play into the polls? maria: yesterday we were on the campaign trail in why mark with the head of the green party, and she -- in why mark -- weimar with the head of the green party, and she said they have a duty to bring people to safety, even if that means speaking with the taliban. she has taken on a more socially progressive approach when it comes to refugees and migration. that is different from what merkel's party is saying, that we need to favor humanitarian aid but cannot have a repeat of the situation in 2015. let's

the policy issues, and who voters think won. ♪ wicks angela merkel appeared on germany's political scenefter the fall of the berlin wall. it is with the chancellor was looking at -- looking for to balance out the cdu, young, ambitious woman from the east. merkel's journey to germany's has not been easy. she has been tested by the global financial crises and negotiating a stimulus package to counter the great recession. her mantra is if the euro fails, europe fails. in may 2011, she lauded the end of nuclear power in germany in the waco fukushima. -- the wake of fukushima. the debt crisis rules on and merkel comes under fire over europe's refugee crisis. if that is not enough, vladimir putin invades crimea. the u.k. votes to leave the eu. and then there is donald trump. if postelection talks dragged into december, merkel will become germany's longest-serving leader. battling covid a very well be her toughest hand yet and it is far from over. how will germany's next chancellor play the cards dealt by angela merkel? >> angela merkel's consequential legacy mapped out as german chancellor. as

the contender from angela merkel's conservative bloc was seen as the biggest loser.s came in second, behind the current finance minister and spd candidate. it is a blow for merkel's heir. let's look at the legacy for the german chancellor. >> angela merkel appear don germany's political scene after the fall of the berlin wall. she was what the then chancellor was looking for, a young ambitious woman from the east. angela merkel's journey has not been easy. she has always had a card up her sleeve. she is finding her feet, tested by the global financial crisis and negotiating a stimulus package to counter the great recession. her mantra is the euro fails, europe fails. in late 2011, she ordered the end of nuclear power in germany by 2022 in the wake of fukushima , i catastrophe -- a catastrophe over 4000 miles away. the debt crisis rolls on and merkel comes under fire over the refugee crisis. vladimir putin invades crimea, the u.k. votes to leave the eu and then there is donald trump. if postelection talks of dragon to december, merkel will become germany's longest-ser

coming up, the fight to see who will succeed angela merkel. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> 16 years of angela merkel, they were good years, but a new time is beginning, and it needs optimization. i've been able to prepare myself quite well for all of the offices i've held. deck of the last few years of waiting under the grand coalition have not done this country any good, and we now need a real departure. alix: those are the highlights from last night from the debate. the german chancellor will be stepping down after 16 years in power. maria, who won the debate last night? maria: when you look at that opinion poll that was done after the debate, it said that charlotte was the winner. you could argue that armen also had a platform to jumpstart their campaign, but what i would say just before it went on air, there was a new survey that was just filled out -- put out, -- and that is a result that we really have not seen in their entire history and this is a poll, but just to give us the numbers up-to-date now signaling this is not just the cdu running v

the main candidates to succeed angela merkel as german chancellor clash on climate change and taxationn their first televised debate ahead of next month's election. demonstrators in greece clash with police over new rules that force health workers to be vaccinated against covid—19. # magic. and one of the most influential reggae producers and performers, lee �*scratch�* perry dies injamaica, aged 85. hello and welcome. let's start with some breaking news now. as many as five rockets have reportedly been fired near kabul airport in the last couple of hours. a us official said the rockets were intercepted by an american anti—missile system. it is not yet clear if all were brought down by the defence system, nor if there were any casualties. it comes a day after the us led an air strike on a vehicle in kabul, reportedly targeting a suicide bomber who was about to attack the airport. of course, we'll bring you more details as we get them here on bbc news. one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit america's gulf coast in 200 years is now approaching new orleans. hurricane ida's centre isju

angela merkel's bloc slumps to an all-time low in the polls. a very good morning. welcome to "the european market open." marked joins us from singapore. nice to be back. what are the markets saying to you? mark: great to have you back on the show. look, the markets are super positive. they are excited to have you back on studio. in the context of the big selloffs we saw last week, the assets that are balancing the best in asia are the ones that slumped the most last week. the korean stock market, the taiwan stock market, metals prices. they are bouncing quite aggressively. we have low liquidity. you see dots on the iv chat. people are not around, they are on holiday. people that are around are not too focused on markets with jackson hole next week. it is a consolidation of what we saw last week. i don't think there is a change. we saw concern about global growth in china and of course the spread of the delta variant. neither of those themes has gone away and i expect them to rear their head again. anna: if you look at the preoccupations of the bears, for weeks -- t

angela merkel keen to make sure that does not happen again. the same goes for emmanuel macron.the fed minutes. you wonder whether power will be dovish at the minutes will be more hawkish. we will get -- we want to get sequencing in terms of how this will happen. we will hear from the dallas fed president. we will get inflation data out of the u.k. and the eurozone, and then we get to the earnings. the retail theme continues. we get tencent numbers, victoria's secret, target, nvidia, which i think will be interesting in terms of the narrative around the availability of chips. alix: nvidia also one of the lower performing sectors on the s&p. there is the issue with the takeover u.k. get company as well. there is a bidding process as well. also target. my for everything in massachusetts is to shop at target because it gives me and my daughter is something to do, but sales estimates for comps are coming in 8%. after home depot it'll be interesting to see whether target comes out. you could also argue on reopening they will do well. where they straddle in this quarter. guy: if you t

german chancellor angela merkel says that many will face a in afghanistan.oris johnson apparently saying that recognition and money are leverage with the taliban, and president biden has said we won't be able to get everyone out of afghanistan. this of course comes as that august 31 deadline for troop withdrawal is fast approaching. guy: we look like we are going to get some press briefings a little bit later on. this is information coming out from within the room. we will get you those briefings as we get them. european stocks raising losses. travel stocks doing relatively well. miners starting to come back. let's deal with the other numbers we are watching carefully at the moment as well. the u.k. daily data out now. the u.k. reporting 174 more covid related deaths on august 24. 30,838 more covid 19 cases reported on the same day. we will get into this data in a little bit more detail with rasmus beck hansen, joining us from air affinity -- from airfinity. this is bloomberg. ♪ ritika: let's check in on the bloomberg first word news. cia director william bu

angela merkel is someone who grew up in east germany. she is a fluent russian speaker.as known vladimir putin for years. she has had to deal with russia for more than a decade. this is someone who has first-hand experience when it comes to kremlin politics. she is not running for reelection. it is a very strong component for europe and european politics, the fact that urkel will not be there to bridge the gap between russia and the european union. the other thing is the critical timing of this meeting. you have situations in afghanistan. the germans are rushing together people out of the country. meanwhile, the russians have decided to keep their personnel in the country. and you have nord stream 2. that project will be completed, but also the germans have just agreed with the americans to go forward with a plan that would minimize the impact on ukraine. she has also been going to ukraine after this meeting. there are two very critical components in this meeting, one of which is always energy, but second, the geopolitics around afghanistan, which is a crisis that is not

worth highlighting angela merkel has unique profile when it comes to russia.-- he is someone who grew up in east germany. she is fluent in russian and has been in power almost as long as bonhomie or prudent. this is someone here -- as vladimir putin. this is someone he respects. it is interesting to note she said we have to accept the taliban has way more support than we anticipated. this is about getting the people out of the country, both european nationals and the staff that have worked for them. the situation is not political. there has been no political debate as to what happens next. how do we get all of these people out in 10 days? alix: thank you very much. maria tadeo joining us. all of that for the backdrop of the next couple weeks before the german chancellor elections. what does that mean when we have pmi data next week? holger schmieding, berenberg chief economist joins us now. we get pmi monday, the german confidence data next, what will we learn about the sentiment in germany as we head towards the election? dr. schmieding: we know sentiment is

maria: that was angela merkel speaking yesterday.rifying moment for many on the ground, especially women and girls. that was echoed by emmanuel macron. the tone was very different yesterday coming out of europe. francine: the biden administration hailed this as a turning point in eu-u.s. relations. has this affected that? maria: yes, when you look at the statement yesterday, this was potentially the would be successor to angela merkel, he said it was the biggest debacle since nato was formed and missions were sent to afghanistan. emmanuel macron highlighting this point that europe needs to come up with its own plan to deal with the repercussions from this. angela merkel not blaming the united states, but stressing this was widespread misjudgment, not just on the german part but across the europeans. to some extent, american foreign policy has a strong domestic component, about polls in the united states and not the international domino effect it has triggered. this morning the european say the operations at the airport have resumed,

angela merkel has said they could apply more sanctions on russia if it does not play ball. but russia has already been sanctioned almost to the limit already. how much more firepower do they have? >> exactly. how much more pain can you inflict on russia? i think the only thing the west really has is the nuclear option. that is to temporarily remove pressure from the international financial system, the payment system. that would get them where it hurts. i can tell you that just coming from the region, putin is making very threatening signals. he did a long tone deaf speech recently looming that ukraine's and russians are all the same people. for me, this is code for we have more ambitions for ukraine. get ready for more aggression. don't forget that they lead -- they left a lot of military manpower nearby. plenty of reason for ukraine to feel very vulnerable right now. >> we have to leave it there. thank you to all three of you. thank you. thank you for watching. you can see this program any time by visiting our website and for further discussion, go to our facebook page, fa

for one of the candidates campaigning to succeed angela merkel, a meeting with elon musk seemed a bit of a gift. >> what an impressive visit here . this is the future. the future of energy, the future of sustainability. we thank you for this investment in germany. >> it is a pleasure to be here. we are looking forward to making the most advanced electric cars in the world as well as battery packs for home and utilities. generally helping accelerate the green revolution. >> two years ago, elon musk chose this site for his first tesla giga factory in europe. the 5.8 billion euro plant will manufacture tesla model three and model y electric cars. as well as battery. he showed himself to be somewhat out of -- >> what is the future of cars? >> he is confident that he can mount a serious challenge this season. >> it is very exciting. the group has played so well in training every day. we have enjoyed our time together. we are a good team and now it is time to share all quality. both marsh and the other have their new coach. the title was 19 years ago. if they are to end at the top, they wil

go before germany goes to the polls in the first election for over 15 years in which chancellor angela merkelill not be standing. last night, the leaders of the main parties who hope to succeed her took part in a televised debate. germany faces huge economic issues — not least its recovery from the pandemic — so what did we learn about the candidates and their plans? joining me now is christian schulz, economist at citi. good to have you with us. morning. good to have you with us. morning-— good to have you with us. morninu. ~ ., ., ,, ~' morning. what do you think we learn from _ morning. what do you think we learn from the _ morning. what do you think we learn from the debate - morning. what do you think we learn from the debate on - morning. what do you think we learn from the debate on the i learn from the debate on the economic agendas? in learn from the debate on the economic agendas?- economic agendas? in the debates they _ economic agendas? in the debates they went - economic agendas? in the | debates they went through economic agendas? in the - debates they went through the various t

chancellor angela merkel said she is open to talks with the taliban, calling them a better -- bitter reality. >> chancellor merkel acknowledged there had been earlier to understand what was happening on the ground in afghanistan, but she said now there was a new bitter reality which had to be faced. >> our goal must be to safeguard as much as possible what has been achieved in afghanistan in the past 20 years. the international community must also address this issue with the taliban. however, there cannot be and must not be any unconditional agreements. opposition parties called for an inquiry into intelligence failures at the chaotic evacuations. the leader of the green party said the government had acted too slowly because it wanted to continue deporting migrants to afghanistan. "if we want to live up to our responsibility as the german parliament, even to the smallest extent, then we have to explain why this disaster happened and not gloss over it." leader of the left party accused the government of wanting to pick and choose who it will save. "do you believe that when the taliban

among them chancellor angela merkel. >> >> there have been several earnings of such attacks over the past few days. it is sad to hear this has taken place. we don't know all the details yet, but we know the terrorist targeted people waiting at the airport for a chance to leave the country. only one did safely and in freedom. that is why this is an especially despicable attack in a very, very tense situation. my thoughts are with the victims and their loved ones. brent: that was the german chancellor speaking. the german defense minister has confirmed that the army evacuation mission is now over in afghanistan. she said that german soldiers, diplomats, and members of the police force have been flown out of the country. the final plant left kabul moments after the twin suicide bombing in what was described as an emergency departure. thousands of afghans have also been evacuated with the german airlift evacuees been taken first to uzbekistan and onwards from their. defense minister describe the mission as being in the most hectic, dangerous, and sensitive phase. let's go to our chief po

also at a news conference, german chancellor angela merkel called the attack "malicious." here is what we know confirmed by the pentagon. the first explosion occurred in a large crowd near the airport. the second glass was confirmed to have happened at or near the baron hotel, not are from the airport. president biden has been briefed in the white house situation room. the white house has released a statement, saying the president has met with his national security team including secretary of state antony blinken, secretary of defense lloyd austin, general mark milley, and commanders on the ground, and that he will continue to be briefed throughout the day. concerning the twin explosions, and gone spokesperson john kirby said we can confirm the explosion at the abbey gate was the result of a complex attack that resulted in a number of u.s. and civilian casualties. we can also confirm at least one other explosion at or near the baron hotel, a short distance from abdicate. we will continue to update. dow jones is reporting the u.s. ambassador in kabul has called -- told staf

where the body arrived in texas for the funeral in washington dc, the guestbook on the page that angela merkelthe condolence book which is turned to barack and michelle obama and the program, from the service and u.s. senate condolence book which is turned to mitch mcconnell's signature. we have a photomontage throughout his life. the early life. they were married younger. he was still in the navy when they got married. we have a montage of photos from his life and career at the library and some photos, a nice photo in texas as you before the 141 traveled from houston to the library carrying the body with an intersection of railroad track that was cut out by you. a section that the train actually went over and one of my favorite cartoons, one of a series of two, mrs. bush died there was a cartoon of mrs. bush going to heaven and being greeted by her daughter and when president bush died 6 months or 8 months later, the cartoonist from jackson, mississippi did a cartoon of president bush meeting robin and mrs. bush in heaven and from the train, president bush loved trains and railroad travel and

and angela merkel makes her less trip to russia, as german chancellor -- last trip to russia, as germanhancellor, vowing to maintain a dialogue. you are watching "france 24." good to have you with us. u.s. president joe biden has defended his country's to mull to his exit from afghanistan as chaotic scenes continue to unfold at kabul airport. speaking from the what has come about and promised every american who wanted to would be evacuated. he also said the u.s. government does not know how many of its citizens are enough kenaston biden has pledged to get those with siv visas out of the country, too. >> there's no one mourn port and then bringing american citizens out, but they are equally important as almost all those siv's, who in fact help us to -- helped us, they were part of the operation. as well as we are also trying to get out as many ngos nongovernment organizations, women's organizations, we are doing all we can. >> we spoke to france 24's washington correspondent earlier, to unpack a little bit of what he said during today's speech. here's what she had to say. reporter: he st

just weeks before germany goes to the polls, the three candidates competing for angela merkel's job as the next chancellor faced off in a tv debate last night and we will tell you what they said good -- said. ♪ two our viewers -- to our viewers around the world, welcome. the u.s. security council is requiring the taliban to honor their commitment to allow afghans to leave freely if they want to, but it will not include the creation of a safe zone. as the tuesday deadline for the u.s. withdrawal approaches, the pentagon warning of further real and specific threats by militants to disrupt evacuations at the airport in kabul. earlier monday, u.s. missile defense systems shot rockets targeting the airport, and an affiliate of is-k says it was behind that attack. reporter: a plume of smoke near kabul's international airport. witnesses say rockets were launched from this car earlier monday morning. >> our house is here. we were sitting in her home when a terrible explosion occurred. i thought a rocket hit somewhere. when i looked out of the gate, iselle rockets being fired at the airport fro

let's take a look at angela merkel. >> things have really sped up. the afghan army has failed to provide any resistance or very little resistance, for whatever reason. on this we all made an incorrect assessment and this was not just a misinterpretation on the parts of the germans, it was widespread. >> that's chancellor angela merkel speaking of the very serious misjudgment on the international scale when it comes to afghanistan. the positive news coming out of the country today is at the rescue mission from the european union does seem to be on track. we know a german plane landed at the airport and they will repatriate european hospitals and afghans who have worked for european institutions throughout the year. dani: thanks to simone foxman and argus for giving us the reaction from the fallout. let's get to the first word news with juliette saly. juliette: the chair of the u.s. security commission has issued his most direct warning yet on the risks of investing in chinese companies listed in the u.s. he says he ordered the sec to pause green light

we have the guest book firm blair house, which is on the page that angela merkel sign and then we have the condolence book, which is turned to. barack and michelle obama and then we also have the program. and from the service and we have the us senate condolence book, which is turned to. mitch mcconnell's signature we have a photo montage of throughout his life. of course. the early life they were married young. he was just baby when they got married and so we have a montage of photos from their life from his career. here at the library. and some photos a nice photo from tomball texas as the up 4141 traveled from houston up here to the library and carried the body with it and then a section of the railroad track. that was cut out by up. but that's a section that the train actually. went over and then one of my favorite cartoons there's this is one of a series of two and mrs. bush died. there was a cartoon of mrs. bush going to heaven and being greed by her daughter. and then when president bush died about six months or eight months later ramsey mcdonald or marshall ramsey. sorry cartoo

here's chancellor angela merkel.irlift people out of kabul. we know that the window of opportunity is closing. tens of thousand people have been airlifted to security. today i would like to once again repeat that those who have not been able to leave kabul with the help of the airlift will not be forgotten. we will continue to work to ensure that they can leave their country if they so wish. angela merkel has actually cancelled a trip to israel due to the unfolding crisis in afghanistan. separately, the uk prime minister has also weighed in. borisjohnson condemned the attack as "barbaric", paying tribute to the "phenomenal effort" of those involved in the evacuation operation. but he added that the uk evacuation effort would continue. we have already extracted the overwhelming majority of those under both the schemes, the uk persons, uk nationals, plus the afghans, the interpreters and others, and it has been a totally phenomenal effort by the uk. there's been nothing like it for decades and decades. but clearly what

elon musk meets with angela merkel's would be successor, the car company looking to gain ground in the push for ev's in germany, next. this is bloomberg. next. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> hopefully this factory can serve as inspiration to people in germany for excitement about the future. we have to be excited about the future. we will do things that will make us want to learn. they cannot always be about problems every day. guy: that was a lawn mask earlier in berlin come and man sitting next to him is the front runner to succeed angela merkel at the gigafactory site. this as the country tries to modernize the auto sector. joining us now is maria tadeo. how much of a halo effect does musk bring to germany? can you hear me? i am assuming that maria is not there. we will try to catch up with her later on. i remember interviewing elon m usk years ago in london. his conversation with me basically centered on the idea that i am here in europe to encourage engineers to take electric vehicles seriously. i guess you got to be careful of what you wish for. kailey: my question is really can't tesla

angela merkel's successor. the futures as we close in to this friday open here in europe. a muted session in asia after some solid gains another record on wall street. here is what we are looking at across the european session as things get underway this friday morning. we talked about a muted session in asia with continued concerns over the delta variant. and the continued regulatory push by chinese regulators. the ftse 100 eking out some positive movement. the politics intertwining with the corporate story around the future of autos and tesla. elon musk will be on the ground in about an hour. the ftse 100 of 0.2 percent. the cac 40 in more modest positive territory. and flat on the ibex in spain. investors may be taking a pause after a season of solid earnings. earnings topping estimates. there is a debate for investors. italy is flat. a bit of a muted session. strongest gains in london with the ftse up 0.2 percent. the reflation trade taking a comeback as u.s. 10-year gilts head for their first back-to-back

. >> tucker: so it has been six years since germany and angela merkel made the decision to let hundredsthousands of migrants. millions, mostly muslim. what have the effects been in germany? >> you know, diplomacy is -- >> tucker: requires -- >> bad behavior. it was their decision, they took the risk and they got what they deserved.e i would not like to make categories to describe the outcome of their decision. and only the hungarians have the right to make our interest. >> tucker: you first became famous in the late '80s against the students with the soviet occupation of hung gary. you were a hero to many in the united states and at the time pay close attention to hung gary with the u.s. government was on your site and you was on their side. 30 years later joe biden while running for president last year on "abc news" described and suggested that you work quoting totalitarian thug. >> you see everything from belarus to poland to hungary and the rights of totalitarian regimes in the world. andld as well as this president embraces all the thugs in the world. >> tucker: is it bewildering to

polls show chancellor angela merkel, her preferred successor is failing to impress at the polls.have more on the election risk right here on bloomberg. ♪risk right here on bloomberg. ♪ manus: it is daybreak europe. with just over a month to go until election day, the latest polls show support for angela merkel's party and its affiliate . while the social democrats have risen to almost a for your high. maria tadeo is in berlin and the polls have a screaming message. how worried do you think they are at the cdu? berea: -- maria: they are very worried. we have entered the critical stage of the campaign and the polling numbers for armin laschet look like a big disaster. the cdu has lost more than 10 points as a party and he himself as a political party, a potential candidate, is also slipping on that basis. one problem is a candidate that has not been successor -- successful on the campaign trail and the cdu slipping week after week. if you look at the latest polls coming out, they show that they are polling 22 percent. the spd that was third and discounted from the election is polli

angela merkel says oh, we have 1.5 million refugees. they left their grandparents, left their kids, left their wives back in the hell hole, but let's let in the 1.5 million young men to the point that sweden among the 17 and 16-year-old cohort in the space of six months wound up with more sex biased denim graphic cohort that it took children to achieve. so he's old fashioned and loathed because he thinks the purpose of a nation state is to calculate the nationest interests in the interests of its own people. that's victor orban and a few other countries in central and eastern europe. so we're in an insane situation where the leader of the west sounds bonkers and you get more western the furthest you go. and macron is less bonkers than biden. and in central europe, they talk like government leaders acting in the interest of their own people. >> tucker: exactly right. if you were to translate one of victor orban's controversial speeches from the hungarian not so easy, the overwhelming of majority of americans all races would agree, i'm to

talking afghanistan situation, german chancellor angela merkel meeting with russian president vladimir putin. among the discussions as on the limit -- as angela merkel wraps up her tenure, the german embassy will be one of the remaining embassies in kabul here the question is how they will use that to their advantage. they have typically had an ok relationship. how will she reframe it after the conference? 1:00 p.m., the baker's use u.s. rate count -- tom: why do you like this? explain this. so what, the baker's-hughes? kailey: one of the things that you can see the number of rgis in operation in the u.s. plunged in the direct aftermath of the pandemic. they have come up but, very slowly. we have questions impeach shale. tom: we are thrilled to start strong with dennis gartman, a retired editor of "the gartman letter." it is a jewel today. that cartoon, dennis gartman, in your morning letter is painful. dennis: it is very painful. the similarities between what happened in 1975 in saigon and what is happening now in afghanistan are frightening for those of us who were around in the 1970

angela merkel is not really on the campaign and we don't see her publicly anymore, and that is takingfrom the cdu. they are hoping to regain momentum, but when you look at polls, the trajectory is clear. down for the cdu as a party, but also for the individual candidate, really taking a beating on a weekly date -- weekly basis. manus: what does the cdu's decline mean for possible postelection coalitions? what with the coalition numbers look like at the moment if we went to the polls today? maria: that is the question now. perhaps the fundamental issue where markets have not come to terms with the fact the election is more volatile than it looks. the best case scenario is we will see a two party coalition between the cdu and greens. if you look at the polls, especially yesterday, the finance minister gaining momentum in the polls and it shows you could get to a three way party coalition. the spd could overtake the greens. we could see the two party coalition, the cdu for sure, and the government is not that clear and you look at polls. you could perhaps see an alternative coalition eme

angela merkel plans to meet with russia's vladimir putin. this is the last couple of weeks of angela merkel's tenure as chancellor of germany. what will she say about russia's continual presence in afghanistan despite the removal of u.s. troops? how much will she press them for some kind of concession for their involvement in that territory? at 1:00 p.m., we get the baker hughes u.s. rig count, and you can grow me why it is important. i am watching the oil markets in terms of supply and demand. this week has been about the demand dynamics and how much that will influence supply given that a lot of the shell companies in the u.s. -- shale companies in the u.s. have gotten a lot of new discipline. tom: it will be interesting to see. next week, tom keene, lisa abramowicz and michael mckee leading our conversation in an odd delta variant jackson hole. we are very aware. we start strong with arguably the most important interview we are going to have before we travel to wyoming. vincent reinhart owns the research of the american economy with 24 ye

maria: angela merkel is meeting with the heads of the regional government today.d to deal with the delta variant and the autumn campaign when it comes to the vaccination. we have seen the numbers in germany stall. are we going to see similar measures to that effect where we don't have vaccine, no proof of vaccination, you are not able to do anything. in terms of germany, what we hear is that, if anything, for the time being, it will be about phasing out the free testing, encouraging people to get the vaccine. the cdu in particular, angela merkel not keen on restricting freedoms before the election in september. dani: that is maria tadeo. manus, when it comes to allowing for into the country, the u.k. making what might end up being a controversial move. they will allow diplomats in without having to quarantine even if they do not have their vaccination yet. manus: this may come as a shock to you but i am not the irish ambassador to the united arab emirates. i know be ambassador. i will see him in a couple weeks. we are having a get together. i did a trip a couple o

>> i think we are doing quite good the situation is like that and angela merkel is not running anymorefter 16 years out there in the elections the sentiment out there in the population of germany is volatile we have three candidates from the social democrats, the socialists and the greens. all are head-to-head with each other. within the next few weeks, we will decide who is running the fourth largest economy in the world and who is running the largest country in you were and the relevance and significance of climate change and climate protection we are doing very good i'm optimistic we will turn out a good result on september 26th. >> looking at the election debate that took place over the weekend, one of the most tense moments seem to emerge when it came to discussion of a coalition government how might the greens fit into a coalition come the end of september? >> first of ll, we will face a very difficult situation when it comes to negotiations. we haven't forgotten as greens that four years ago with the coalition consisting of the conservatives and greens and liberals were negotiat

angela merkel's cdu seems to be losing more ground.closing in and the latest polls. maria tadeo joins us from berlin. armin laschet, merkel's would be successor is losing momentum pretty fast. can it be regained? maria: yes. he is losing momentum very fast as a candidate. the cdu is also losing momentum in all of the polls that we saw published over the weekend. today, armin laschet is here in berlin. behind me, you see the cdu headquarters. they are holding a meeting. it is interesting, armin laschet he walked in about 15 minutes ago he told journalists that a big talking point will be the crisis in afghanistan and sending a clear message that the situation we saw in 2015 with this massive influx of migrants into europe should not be repeated. that this crisis should be handled differently. this is happening at a key but sensitive moment for german voters because the election is so close. there is a strong impression this morning that this will become a big talking point in the election. francine: i want to talk about the greens and a

for germany, the key faction in angela merkel's conservative block has conceded his alliance may failf comfortably winning next month's election. this comes as the pole was the social democrats in the lead for the first time. maria tadeo is in berlin. how is the election race shaping up? maria: yesterday we spoke with the sister party to the cdu. they conceded that the polling numbers are not the most optimistic for the christian democrats. he also conceded the election is not going well for the cdu, and admitted it will be tight until election day. he expressed that armin laschet is the man that should lead the country forward. there was no criticism of laschet. they were competing for the same job, and he believes as we get close to the polling day, the cdu will gain traction in polls. it has not manifested, but it is what he is betting on. >> i would say we are tied halftime. we were in front but had small mistakes and the others pick up. now we have to pay attention that this will be a head-to-head race, and this competition will continue until the last day of the campaign, then i

. >> angela merkel has canceled a trip to israel due to the crisis in afghanistan. the u.k.me minister has also spoken. boris johnson condemned the attack as barbaric, paying tribute to those involved in the evacuation. he added the u.k. evacuation effort would continue. >> we have extracted the overwhelming majority of those under both schemes, the eligible persons, the u.k. nationals, plus the afghans, the interpreters, and others. it has been a phenomenal effort by the u.k. there has been nothing like it for decades. clrly, this attack shows the importance of continuing that work as fast and efficient as possible in theours that remained to us and that is what we are going to do. >> that was boris johnson speaking. we should add the nato secretary-general has condemned what he called a horrific terrorist attack. let's look at other international news. officials in ethiopia is nortrn tigre region says a blockade has left one million people on the verge of starvation. the rebel say the health system has been crippled while measures against covid are nonexistent. the governm

just in contrast here, we know boris johnson, angela merkel from germany and france have been talking to each other over the past few days. is it odd biden took until -- that after jake sullivan's press conference today to even speak to boris johnson? >> it is beyond odd. it's staggering. the person who is likely to replace angela merkel as chancellor of germany said he thought this was the biggest crisis for nato since its founding. that is how seriously the europeans take this. look, they've been fighting with the united states for 20 years. nato invoked article five. that is an attack on one, is an attack on all. for the first time in its history of nech. t they should have been paid back with better. >> when we get to whether this was an intelligence failure or failure to listen to intelligence or a lot of things we don't know, let me ask you about the now former afghan president. he came to the white house in june. biden tells ghani we'll stick with you. ghani fled afghanistan as it fell. the first one out the door basically. biden blames ghani yesterday. he's clearly really angr

aware that in an open letter, together with other members of the human rights committee, you urged angela merkelore than one month ago to speed up the evacuation process of afghans working for the germans. why didn't the government listen then? >> well, they didn't listen then. we didn't even get an answer, to be honest to you. tonight, we asked the parliamentary group of the fdp, and urged the government already in 2018. with the beginning of this legislative term, to have an exit strategy for ghanista ready and up and running up to the point where the bundeswehr and other partsf the army would be lving afghanistan. it has been for the past four years where this exit strategy is missing, has been missing. what we are doing now is calling for announcement that chancellor merkel needs to do in the upcoming session on the 20 for the august, to explain herself and theay the government acted on this behalf. the next legislative term that is starting this fall in germany , we have to have a mission that is a mission of inquiry, looking very deeply into the whole mandate of the afghanistan action and

german chancellor angela merkel described it as a heinous attack on the european people.rime minister boris johnson said he is up to hold an emergency meeting on the suicide bombings in afghanistan, and the united nations secretary general has already announced a special meeting of the u.s. -- a special meeting of the united nations security council to discuss the situation in afghanistan. i think there is a willingness and maybe increased pressure on all of those nations, trying to come up with some kind of plan to see how they can move forward in the situation that seems to be rapidly deteriorating. rapidly deteriorating because what we have now is the taliban putting a lid on the situation in afghanistan, and you had these breakaway splinter groups like isis-k, which took responsibility for the attack today, reporting a direct threat to the taliban and their leadership of the country. it is simply because this is a soft target. thousands of people are around the airport. isis-k, which has a much more radical approach toward what islam should be, sees many of these afgh

chancellor angela merkel hopes to bring home military and other officials as well as afghan support staff the government considers in danger. >> a german air force plane en route to kabul. germany sending plans to rescue nationals, but many say the help comes too late. >> we requested the evacuation of people from afghanistan and the german parliament before the summer break. it was not done. it was simply rejected. we had years, we had months. this withdrawal of u.s. troops and the german armed forces was set long and advanced and i cannot put it any other way. the behavior of the federal government toward local staff in afghanistan is shabby. >> frustration over germany's late response also felt on the streets of berlin. >> steps were taken to address the rapidly evolving events. my national security team and i have been closely monitoring the situation on the ground in afghanistan and moving quickly to execute the plans we had put in place to respond to every constituency, including in contingency, including the rapid collapse we are seeing now. i will speak more in a moment about the

joint news conference today with vladimir putin on her farewell visit to russia, german chancellor angela merkelit's important to communicate with the taliban in order to help with the evacuations. >> we have seen the taliban got more support than we would wish and we have to now try and talk with them and work toward the point where there are lives threatened and those who worked with germany for example can leave the country. mark: the united states says it evacuated about 3000 people yesterday from kabul's airport. vice president kamala harris will work to bolster economic and military cooperation in china's backyard during what will be the biden administ

joint news conference today with vladimir putin on her farewell visit to russia, german chancellor angela merkel said it's important to communicate with the taliban in order to help with the evacuations. >> we have seen the taliban got more support than we would wish and we have to now try and talk with them and work toward the point where there are lives threatened and those who worked with germany for example can leave the country. mark: the united states says it evacuated about 3000 people yesterday from kabul's airport. vice president kamala harris will work to bolster economic and military cooperation in china's backyard during what will be the biden administration's most high-profile trip yet to asia. she starts with visits to singapore and vietnam this weekend. leaders there will look for harris to reassure them that america's role as a major trading partner is still solid. china has taken its next step in taming big tech companies in its country. lawmakers have passed legislation, setting tougher rules for how companies handle user data. no details of the new law were released but earlie

the main candidates to succeed angela merkel as chancellor in germany have crashed on climate changelection next month. snap opinion polls suggest that the social democrat fared better than the conservative green rivals. in yemen, at least 30 killed in an attack on an air base. a fighter who witnessed what happened at the al—anad base says it was targeted by a drone. the army has blamed who —— who the rebels. president emanuel scratch lee perry pledges to rebuild the country. he made the announcement and a church in mozul. week two gets under way for tokyo. there are now more than 10,000 seriously ill people waiting for hospital beds. our correspondent has been travelling with the medical team in tokyo as they fight to keep their patients alive. in the back of the car, dr kazuma tashiro is trying to find a hospital bed for one of his covid patients. in this densely—packed part of southern tokyo, there are now dozens of covid patients who need to be in hospital but can't get a bed. dr tashiro and his team are a literal lifeline. in this block, a 61—year—old man is very sick and on oxy