we will go back to berlin acid is angela merkel and boris johnson appear. —— as soon angela merkel anda merkel. one thing we are hearing from jeremy corbyn in the last few moments, he has invited the leaders of other political parties and senior lawmakers to discuss old tactics to prevent a no—deal brexit. that meeting will take place on august the 27th. an invitation from jeremy corbyn, leader of the opposition, two other political parties and senior lawmakers to attend a meeting on august the 27th to prevent a no—deal brexit. another breaking story related to ryanair, they have lost their high court bid to stop the pilot strike. that is correct. the pilot strike is due to go ahead from midnight tonight. they have been fighting in the high court, ryanair, to been fighting in the high court, rya nair, to block been fighting in the high court, ryanair, to block the pilots in the uk from taking part in the fight —— in the strike. they won a case in dublin today to stop irish pilots taking part in the strike so it will only be its uk pilots who are taking pa rt only be its uk pilots who a

barak's johnson has begun a week of crucial matings on bret's and here in berlin with chancellor angela merkel johnsonis trying to renegotiate land in steel with the 31st when it will crash out of the bloc merkel expressed optimism but pointed out what to do about that if you. are with the united kingdom.

johnson's pry mr. difficult dinner date with angela merkel. i referred -- on prime minister johnson's difficult dinner date with angela merkel. the president likened jay powell to a bad golfer who cannot fight. kevin: cannot make it up. the president continuing his attacks against fed chair jay powell, arguing he would like to see rate cuts sliced lower and he would like to see them do something to compete with china. the president, according to treasury department officials, argued that president xi jinping has something president trump does not. that is a central bank he can factor into. when you look at it from a broader standpoint, as the debate continues on to whether or not there'll be an economic recession, the president heading into the 2020 reelection cycle by attacking fed chair jay powell, who he nominated. david: thanks. we will talk to about that problem with china. in the meantime, let's turn to ben on tax cuts. we had president trump say he is thinking about tax cuts, including capital gains. could he do that? ben: it would be ve

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boris johnson is meeting with angela merkel. he is trying to convince the german chancellor to reopen negotiations over britain's withdrawal from the eu. he is demanding the eu scrap the so-called irish backstop, the plan to include a hard border with ireland. johnson and merkel have excess optimism that britain can reach a negotiated deal to leave the eu, but johnson has insisted that britain will depart, deal or no deal, on october 31. reporter: "no brexit," protesters shout, as british prime minister boris johnson arrives in berlin. for the first time since he took office a month ago, he met with german chancellor angela merkel. his goal, to reopen negotiations on brexit. prime min. johnson: we in the u.k. want a deal. we seek a deal. i believe we can get one. we can do it. [speaking g german] i believe is the phrase. [laughter] prime min. johnson: but clearly we cannot accept the current withdrawal agreement. reporter: johnson wants to scrap the backstop, a clause to prevent the return of c checks f ththe irish border. the e

bars johnson has begun a week of crucial matings on bret's and here in berlin with chancellor angela merkel johnson is trying to renegotiate london steel with the e.u. back to the 31st when it will crash out of the bloc merkel expressed optimism about the chances of that happening but pointed out that what to do about the future of irish border would be not a kingdom still isn't resolved. brazil's president has ignited a firestorm of criticism.

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full whack if we get no deal, and about how apparently angela merkel, according to borisjohnson apparently angela merkel, according to boris johnsonel, according to borisjohnson supporters, is saying that they might have sorted something out and looked favourably oi'i something out and looked favourably on some something out and looked favourably on some slight change to the backstop. who? the mail on sunday headline is boris there was the eu, you cannot have our £30 billion. if we do not leave with a deal. they are putting this figure at £9 billion. is he in any position to renegotiate the some? billion. is he in any position to renegotiate the some ?|j billion. is he in any position to renegotiate the some? i think that is almost impossible. we agreed 39 billion. or 36 million, is almost impossible. we agreed 39 billion. 0r36 million, the is almost impossible. we agreed 39 billion. or 36 million, the pens, what it is, because the euro keeps going up and down. if we have an ideal brexit, the first thing you know what to do is discuss with the eu what the terms of trade will be and they will say, well what about this money that yo

plans to solve the northern ireland question are you in can you spell about for us now angela merkel boris johnson has made a cost on commitment that britain will never restore any hard infrastructure or any other facets of a hard border can you make the same promise today. yes obviously we will we do think that there are alternative arrangements that could readily be used to address the problem of friction is trade at the northern irish border and you'll have heard them before whether it's trusted trader schemes or electronic pretty clearing all that type of solution and more besides these what we will be i want to discuss and you'll see the excellent report by the way by by greg hands and others just in the last couple of days about the kind of alternative arrangements that could be called to play to. a script. but also. statements that are both correct one. britain wants to lead. the other is that the good friday agreement must adhere to and that's not just britain is saying that it's also the future members and existing existing member of the earth union republic of ireland so this is part of

chancellor we're expecting a statement we're speaking to here from up boris johnson british prime minister the german chancellor angela merkel boris johnson is in berlin meeting with the chancellor to discuss residence trying to get some changes to the deal that was done by his previous as a series of me here with me in the studio is that abuser breaks into alex forrest white saying there has been much talk alex about. a brave new world for you carried out once or breaks it is with america amongst those countries saying that's right yes we are likely to do a deal with the u.k. or the us president or don't trump is a big fun record he's a big fan of backs an almost takes responsibility for it happening saying that he's always been in favor of it and of course part of the reason for that is that he really dislikes the european union and he wants to use a man he likes a good deal he feels that it's all about america 1st and america doesn't need these rivals like the e.u. and the block the single market bloc that is so very much in favor of the u.k. and brics in particular no deal breck's it promising the best deal ever with a y

angela merkel has sent boris johnson a challenge on the irish order backstop.rs said they both wanted to see the u.k. leave with a deal as they met in berlin. over in italy, the country's president will continue consultations with party leaders after the collapse of the populist government. he must decide whether an alternative coalition can be formed or call a snap election. in germany, the debt agency regrets the 30 year bond sale. featuringn of notes zero income struggled to find buyers. can we actually start with the bond auction? our last guess, i asked him if this was a damocene moment. is that a perversity? how does that influence your thinking if at all? ios find this hard to understand, this negative yield. we have $17 trillion of negative yield debt globally. theere talking about valuations of defensive areas of the equities market. the you compare that to valuation of many defensive other axa classes. it looks much more reasonable. even as the next investor, you have to have a holistic view to see what a target -- happening. manus: nejra: what is you

that is chancellor angela merkel's challenge to prime minister boris johnson.may sound impossible, but while both sides are talking tough, officials and private say there is still time to salvage a deal. a senior french official sounds are skeptical about the u.k.'s chances, saying in no deal brexit is now the most likely scenario. rome.takes talks in italy's president will meet with the country's main political leaders in an effort to carve out a viable governing coalition. it is after the alliance between the right wing link at antiestablishment five-star movement collapsed earlier this week. the president has to decide if there is a new majority or if italy needs an election. door tos opened the letting ams submit a $4.2 million takeover bid. that ramps up pressure on bank capital in carlisle to raise their joint offer to the german lighting maker. financial regulators have to sign off on osram's decision. shareholders will have to choose between the competing offers. deutsche bank is tightening the weight it fills vacancies -- way it fills vacancies. the me

boris johnson enjoyed a slightly warmer reception from the german chancellor angela merkel in berlin. this report. >> in coming to meet angela merkel in berlin, boris johnson brought a message, one of a desire to compromise where possible. u.k. want a deal. we seek a deal. and, i believe we can get one. we can do it. i think that is the phrase. [laughter] cannot, werly, we cannot accept the current withdrawal agreement. unfazed by hearing her own catchphrase used to her, angela merkel went to the heart of the matter, the contentious irish border backstop. beene backstop has always a fallback position if one is able to solve this conundrum, if one finds the solution come and we said we would probably find it in the next two, but we can also find it in the next 30 days , and we are one step further in the right direction and obviously have to put our all into this. >> another question for the german government is what sort of prime minister they are dealing with. one analyst says ministers here question force johnson sincerity , that his journey to berlin was more about posturing than p

warning a no deal scenario was the most likely outcome he will meet boris johnson in the coming hours and the german chancellor angela merkel was more optimistic during talks on wednesday giving johnson a 30 day deadline to find a workable solution to the irish backstop dominic cain has more. in coming to meet angela merkel in berlin boris johnson brought a message one of her desire to compromise when possible if his host would do likewise we in the u.k. want a deal we seek a deal and i believe that we can get what we can do this up and us i think is that is the phrase but clearly. they clearly. we cannot we cannot accept. the current withdraw agreement. unfazed by hearing her own catchphrase used to her angle america went straight to the heart of the matter the contentious irish border backstop the size the banks of the backstop has always been a fallback position if one is able to solve this conundrum if one finds the solution and we said we would probably find it in the next 2 years to come but we can also maybe find it in the next 30 days then we're one step further in the right direction and we obviously have to put ou

the german leader, angela merkel, has given boris johnson the german leader, angela merkel, has given borisjohnson on his first foreign trip as british pm just 30 days to come up with a solution to the most problematic part of the brexit deal. estherjohnson has called it a blistering timetable but says he is more than happy with it. wa nt says he is more than happy with it. want european leaders to change the agreement reached with his predecessor on leaving the eu, in particular the so—called backstop, an insurance policy to make sure there is no return to a hard border in ireland. another prime minister arrives in berlin to demand more concessions on brexit. prime minister, are you hopeful of a deal? it's a familiar tune, but this time the deadlock is stark, and it's boris johnson receiving the red carpet, here to tell the german chancellor that the deal hammered out between theresa may and the eu must change. 0therwise, mrjohnson insists, the uk is leaving with no deal at the end of october and claims there's nothing mps can do to stop it. berlin would not have been surprised to he

donald trump meet with angela merkel -- boris johnson meets with angela merkel, can he make any progresst's check in on today's biggest stock movers. annmarie: we have some auto news. renault and fiat are both higher. report from a a local italian newspaper saying that talks between the two companies never stopped. they're still in contact, a reporter citing people well-informed with the minor -- the matter. telworld isld -- hos down, saying the 2019 outcome will be well below 2018, citing a competitive market. francine: thanks so much. let's get the latest on hong kong. for all the tumbled since the protests got underway, the countdown to a crucial anniversary makes the next six weeks particularly sensitive. the 70th anniversary of the people's republic of china will feature a military parade by beijing. that has raised fears that xi jinping will try to get hong kong under control to avoid protests stealing the headlines. for more on that, let's get straight to our government editor in hong kong. china has confirmed they have detained a staff member. what do we know about the incident?

angela merkel and boris johnson have plenty of pomp and ceremony. move towards the october the 31st deadline, the question is whether either side is going to blink. the other big story occupying us this afternoon which has political dimensions is the decision on the hs2 enquiry. its response to that following along party political lines? yeah, there is a clear majority in parliament in favour of high—speed rail. it is actually almost exactly two and a half years since the first phase from london to birmingham got royal assent. so it came into law at that stage. but this was a pledge that borisjohnson made during the conservative leadership contest. he knows a lot of tory members, particularly those in rural areas of tory members, particularly those in ruralareas and of tory members, particularly those in rural areas and the south—east of england, are sceptical about the high—speed rail project. it is a potential vote winner as well if there were to be a general election. a lot of key marginal constituencies are along that line in the south—east of e

today we've learned what do you think about for boris johnson here michelle what do you think he can take home from today's talks with angela merkel. or boris johnson has got his heart cut out for him brady after that press briefing today he has some homework to do there's an acceptance there and there's also an air though that this is also about political point scoring because if it comes to the crunch if person dials leave the e.u. in the hardbacks it on the 31st of october he will need to be able to pin the blame somewhere and that could well end up being in paris and brussels all right our chief political editor michelle acuteness speaking to us thank you. let's get a roundup now some other stories making news around the world the u.s. government has unveiled a new rule that lifts a legal barrier limiting the amount of time children of migrants can be detained department of homeland security secretary. on wednesday and now that the so-called flora's agreement that limits the detention of children to 20 days will be allowed to expire. pro-democracy demonstrators in hong kong have staged a protest at the suburban train station w

he added that reopening the withdrawal agreement wasn't an option only a johnson was welcomed by german chancellor angela merkel and then there were told johnson he had 30 days to come up with an alternative to the irish backstop bought at a break that day and was possible says the banks of the so you know what folk was it the backstop has always been a fallback position if one is able to solve this conundrum if one finds the solution and we said we would probably find it in the next 2 years to come but we can also maybe find it in the next 30 days then we're one step further in the right direction and we obviously have to put our all into this. we in the u.k. want a deal we seek a deal and i believe that we can get what we can do this up and does i think is that is the phrase but clearly. they clearly we cannot we cannot accept the current withdraw agreement arrangements that either divide the u.k. or lock us into the regulatory trading arrangements of the e.u. legal order of the e.u. without the u.k. having any say on those matters so we do need that backstop removed still ahead on the bulletin outstaying his

i call will today may britain's prime minister boris johnson on wednesday johnson was welcomed by german chancellor angela merkel in berlin merkel told johnson he had 30 days to come up with a bracks at solution. speaker a new zealand's parliament has taken on a new role babysitter on wednesday trevor mallard was left holding the baby while the boy's father and coffee attended a parliamentary debate. those are the headlines on al-jazeera the father the son and the jihad this coming up next they with us. you know. don't blame. him why at any moment born him one of. the. not according. to the whole lot. on the salary side evident if you breath. alone said you are the alone masi i'm either though i be don't mama bear what i thought i'm female how to wash or not that that you want him to be a little i mean. a play got on all then one year more. just she with a needle and it's i think will be more you know dumb won't be. surprised. if each buggy to use in the bossom memphis some. may continue that we. i know i'm colombo just about some of your sheep and i'll bet you'll see it again this for you do if you're fast on t

warning a no deal scenario was the most likely outcome he'll meet boris johnson in the coming hours and the german chancellor angela merkel was more optimistic during talks on wednesday giving johnson a 30 day deadline to find a workable solution dominic kane has more. incoming to meet angela merkel in berlin boris johnson brought a message one of her desire to compromise when possible if his host would do likewise we in the u.k. want a deal we seek a deal and i believe that we can get what we can do this up in the us i think is that is the phrase but clearly. they clearly we cannot we cannot accept. the current withdraw agreement. unfazed by hearing her own catchphrase used to her angle america went straight to the heart of the matter the contentious irish border backstop the banks of the backstop has always been a fallback position if one is able to solve this conundrum if one finds the solution and we said we would probably find it in the next 2 years to come but we can also maybe find it in the next 30 days then we're one step further in the right direction and we obviously have to put our all into the thomas and don'

prime minister barak's johnson and the german chancellor angela merkel merkel says all european union members have a united position they're willing to hear solutions and they want the u.k. to accept a deal but they're prepared for any scenario johnson is urging the e.u. to compromise and make changes to the northern irish backstop the u.k. is due to leave the e.u. at the end of october. we in the u.k. want a deal we seek a deal and i believe that we can get what we can do the shop and us i think is the is the phrase but clearly. clearly. we cannot we cannot accept the current withdrawal agreement. well donna king is joining us live from berlin dominic the u.k. may want a deal or at least boris johnson may want a deal but it's going to be an uphill struggle to get one from anglo merkel and the rest of the european union is not. well so it would seem interesting phrase ology used by boris johnson there that german phrase via shuff and thus we can do it of course that was the phrase that angular merkel used several years ago now referring to the refugee crisis that then pertains here in

johnson's pry mr. difficult dinner date with angela merkel. inister johnson's difficult dinner date with angela merkel. the president likened jay powell to a bad golfer who cannot fight. kevin: cannot make it up. the president continuing his attacks against fed chair jay powell, arguing he would like to see rate cuts sliced lower and he would like to see them do something to compete with china. the president, according to treasury department officials, argued that president xi jinping

that language, that might enough to placate boris johnson and then they have to get it through parliament. francine: is this a compromise? is angela merkelnd does not want boris johnson to come back and say no deal? rosalind: they are trying to give him as much help as they can without giving anything away. he is meeting macron today. in person, you don't know what he might say. they are trying to find a way, they are saying come to us, find a solution. they are so far apart it is difficult to see what might be possible in such a short time. scarlet: we focus on the personalities. stressking a mistake by test are we making a mistake by stressing the difference in personalities or are these more institutional roadblocks where does it matter? julian: it matters a great deal. the whole tenor of the conversation has changed with the arrival of boris johnson. theresa may was prepared probably to be more flexible over the backstop and push it through. the chemistry between boris johnson and angela merkel was pretty good yesterday. discussing, she gave to --small chain to try chink to try to improve the deal. the french have laid out their tact

reporter: both the french president and chancellor angela merkel said boris johnson has has 30 days toegotiate an insurance policy to prevent a hard border. so what is his plan? prime min. johnson: we think there are ways of protecting the rkintegrity of the single and allowing the u.k. to exitom he eu whole and entire and perfect, as it were. reporter: the prime minister mentioned ideas already rejected many times by the eu asd unworkable, anpresident macron said any alterations to the deal would small. pres. macron: in the coming month we will not find a new agreement very different from the current one. but if there are things that can be adapted, they have to meet the two objectives i already mentioned, and they need to be found in the coming month. reporter: but the prime minister remaineds. pugnaci prime min. johnson: let's get on w on maintaining the partnership over lunch. reporter: boris johnson's breezy optimism that a brexit deal can be struck jars with what european leaders are actually saitng. right noooks unlikely that a compromise can be reached with so little time left.

or job british prime minister boris johnson is on a whirlwind tour through europe where he has met with german chancellor angela merkel and french president francois markov johnson wants you leaders to reopen the brakes of negotiations to britain has rejected the existing withdrawal agreement and runs the risk of crashing out of the e.u. without a deal on october the 31st. has tightened up hiring procedures from now on c.e.o. . will have to approve any new hires according to bloomberg only critical jobs should be segmented the move comes after bank of the bank introduced a sweeping restructuring plan last month cutting a 5th of its current headcount. ryanair is hit by strikes all over europe a court rejected a beach to block a 2 day strike by its u.k. based pilots they are walking out over pay and benefits beginning thursday the budget carriers portugal based cabin crew also launched a strike on wednesday a court in ireland soared. ryan or granted ryan air an injunction to prevent its irish pilots from going on strike. and the international space station is open for business during a 6 and a half hour space walk to u.

due to meet the british prime minister well earlier boris johnson enjoyed a slightly warmer reception from the german chancellor angela merkel in berlin but she did set him quite a challenge as john mccain reports. incoming to meet angela merkel in berlin boris johnson brought a message one of her desire to compromise where possible if his host would do likewise we in the u.k. want a deal we seek a deal and i believe that we can get one we can do this shop and outside because that is the phrase a big clearly. big clearly we cannot. we cannot accept the current withdraw agreement. unfazed by hearing her own catchphrase used to her angle america went straight to the heart of the matter the contentious irish border backstop the side effects of the backstop has always been a fallback position if one is able to solve this country and if one finds the solution better we would probably find it in the next 2 years to come but we can also maybe find it in the next 30 days then we're one step further in the right direction and we obviously have to put our all into the thomas and balance constraint that's because we're at but another q

british prime minister virus johnson is coming to berlin to try and persuade chancellor angela merkel to reopen breaks of negotiations johnson is demanding the removal of the so-called backstop the policy previously agreed by the u.k. and the e.u. to ensure that we no hard boarder on the island of ireland johnson claims the backstop would violate british softened to. the existing or just doesn't work for the u.k. parliament started out 3 times we can't have this backstop so i'm going to go to. germany and then to france and then see the g 7 appear it's not going to make the point that the buck stops to come out but leaders have already rejected johnson's demands to reopen the bedroll agreement germany's angela merkel said so far no one had come up with an alternative to the backstop as a way of preserving the northern ireland peace accord or it's known as the good friday agreement and the moment if we get a practical arrangement on how to preserve the good friday agreement while still defining the borders of the european single market we would no longer need the backstop. this means w

we heard off-camera, angela merkel, boris johnson, and emmanuel macron talk about how they didn't wantnaro to feel like they were against him, but they were plotting a strategy to cajole him into action. there's still a gulf between his belief that amazon belongs to brazil and people should be allowed to enrich themselves from it, and the world's general panic at the extent of these flames here. they are the worst possibly seen maybe for decades, certainly since some records were initially kept, up significantly from last year. the question is, does the government effort we're seeing under way here actually mean that things will change in the days ahead. here, where i'm standing, you can smell the smoke in the air. we've spent much of the day seeing the sky obscured. that's new, that wasn't here last year during the burning season. we could be seeing the amazon edging towards irrevocable destruction. >> nick paton walsh, thank you for being our eyes and ears, bringing us the reality of what's happening in the amazon. my next guest has been trying to get the world to notice the warning

day before his due to meet britain's prime minister boris johnson earlier johnson was welcomed by german chancellor angela merkel in berlin merkel told johnson he had 30 days to come up with an alternative to the irish backs off but that a new breck's a deal was possible. opposition groups have held a strike across much of bolivia they're angry with president's ever morales for seeking a 4th consecutive term in office they say is acting unconstitutionally by ignoring a national referendum which showed voters were against him standing again danielle swam the reports. the opposition group stopped work and blocked roads in several cities across believe they accuse president able to mine the country's hard won democracy and say he's outstayed his welcoming never again never but we want to ask you mr my knowledge to respect democracy to respect the vote and our human rights look establish a standards place here today we're doing this to show that we're facing a dictator but we believe that we must continue fighting to win back the democracy that we had and not the kind that we've got now which is controlled and perse

coming up, boris johnson heads to germany to meet with angela merkel.ill has planed to renegotiate brexit get a better response than it did in brussels? we discussed that coming up. this is bloomberg. ♪ at comcast, we didn't build the nation's largest gig-speed network just to make businesses run faster. we built it to help them go beyond. because beyond risk... welcome to the neighborhood, guys. there is reward. ♪ ♪ beyond work and life... who else could he be? there is the moment. beyond technology... there is human ingenuity. ♪ ♪ every day, comcast business is helping businesses go beyond the expected, to do the extraordinary. take your business beyond. manus: here is a live shot of sydney. the aussie dollar is stronger this morning. , it was asie rises bit of a strike in some paper that was brought to the market. this could be a bit of a precursor to what is going to happen in germany. people are now talking about aussie yields getting back above 1%. that's on the mliv blog up there. have a look. if you are desperate for yields the turnaround, i am.

official who tells cnn things got especially heated when angela merkel, boris johnson, and justin trudeau insisted that as long as russia still holds crimea readmitting putin is a non-starter. those sources say the president took every opportunity to try to make the case for putin, even interrupting discussions about fires in the amazon and about iran to insist that russia should be part of the conversation. they say the president got more and more combative as the dinner wore on. but of course, he wasn't taking putin's side behind closed doors. he did in front of live cameras too. >> a lot of people say having russia, which is a power, having them inside the room is better than having them outside the room. by the way, there were numerous people during the g7 that felt that way. and we didn't take a vote or anything but we did discuss it. my inclination is to say yes, they should be in. >> well, of course that's his inclination. that is, after all the president who seemingly never met a strong man that he didn't like. who admires brute strength above just about anything. who praised kim

i'm phil gale welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel british prime minister barak's johnson have agreed to work to resolve key issues regarding britain's departure from the e.u. on his 1st foreign visit since becoming prime minister last month mr johnson's involvement to push his case for reopening the u.k.'s divorce deal with the european union speaking in the last hour he repeated his demand that the irish backstop be removed from the bracks it withdraw agreement chancellor merkel said the e.u. was united in protecting the integrity of its customs union. so here's more from the 2 leaders on the irish backstop and prospects of a new bracks it deal. yes of course i think there is ample scope to do a deal and sprained i think pretty clearly what needs to happen we need to remove those elements of the of the withdrawal agreement that simply don't work for the. the u.k. i've spoken of the things that i think are sensible the protections of the rights of you nationals but the the back stop that particular arrangement which i do think has grave grave defects for a democratic coun

approaches boris johnson a once the used to it increased with the previous as a one to scrap its plans to avoid a hard border. i'm for girl welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel and british prime minister barak's johnson have agreed to work to resolve key issues regarding britain's departure from the e.u. mr johnson is in berlin to push to use the case full reopening for you face before steel from the european union it's his 1st visit to the german capital since taking office last month at a press conference a few minutes ago mr johnson repeated his demand that the irish be removed from the present deal to answer back the e.u. was united in protecting the integrity of the customs union. so he has more now from boris johnson anglo american on the irish backstop and the prospects of a new deal. yes of course i think there is ample scope to do a deal and diaby sprained i think pretty clearly what needs to happen we need to remove those elements of the of the withdrawal agreement that simply don't work for the u.k. i've spoken of the things that i think are sensible the protections of the rights of e.u. nationals but the the backstop that particular arrangement w

reporter: boris johnson meets angela merkel and emmanuel macron and he should get some sense of whetheris plan is working. claire: e eight report for you n rubbish pickererin indoneses. last month indonesia said it was sending rubbish back to australia which was lauded as the government standing up for itself. but for rubbish chute -- pickers, it disrupts their life. of rubbish unloaded outside their homes every day. an unsightly scene but a source of income for the residents of bangun, a went surrounded by papaddy fields. translaterer: i usesed to be a farmer and now i i am sortingg rubbish simply because i get more by sorting rubbish and by farming. for farming i need to wait three months. frfrom sorting rubbish, i can me money in a day, today's, or aa week. reporter: almost two thirds of the residence make a living sorting through paper, plastic, and tin cans. of f waste andorts countries are sending g re and more refuse to indonesia. the government is putting its foot down and sent back to hundred tons of rubbish to australia last week. that i is worrying news for the residents of b

some comments from 1%, probably led by what is happening macron and german chancellor angela merkel as boris johnson tours europe suggesting all is not lost when it comes to the brexit impasse. we will see. the pound responding pretty positive that. italian 10 years beginning to nudge a little bit lower. salvini over the last few minutes blowing a kiss as he walked out to the press. he's been talking to mr. mattarella this afternoon, the president. he says elections are the way out of the current impasse. i wonder whether the president is entirely convinced. vonnie: you were alluding to it there, something happened the last few minutes, and it could have been a combination of things because we had a few negative catalysts, including theirtocks are up against 50 day moving average, and that may have triggered some selling. 2-10 turningthe negative, still negative at this point. that triggered a selloff. the s&p is now down six tense of 1%. nordstrom did beat, and is looking maybe even more attractive as a target. -- more attractive, as is target. it is up 15%. some dismal data out of europe earlier o

the johnson administration is saying we tried in our positioning to blame the eu later. >> angela merkels challenge to solve the border backstop within 30 days. she says it is up to the u.k. to put forward workable alternatives in the prime minister agreed the onus is on us. >> what we saw as the tiniest hint is the willingness to talk and perhaps if they would agree not to leave with the no deal they could find a way forward. -- the backstop is there until they agree on a future deal, perhaps if they can find some of that language, that might be enough to placate boris johnson but then he has to get it through parliament. but that's a really big gasket a short amount of time. ♪ world'sny held the first 30 year bond auction, offering a zero coupon, and investors showing little appetite, buying less than half the amount available. germany apologized saying the option may have been too large. i'd be the understatement of the day. >> they are trying to cover the bases. it was good for bond traders to buy 30 year will bonds with zero coupon at a price above what we are going to get three dec

the next chapter in the brags that saga british prime minister boris johnson came to berlin looking to woo chancellor angela merkel to reopen brakes at negotiations johnson said he does think there is room to still find an agreement that suits both sides the german chancellor said the e.u. is open to suggestions on how to solve the big sticking point how to avoid a hard border on the irish island and she hopes a solution can be found in 30 days here's a taste of their joint press conference the back story that particular arrangement which i do think has grave grave defects for a democratic country so every democratic country like the u.k. that plainly has to go but once we get rid of it if we can change it then i think there is the real prospect of making progress very rapidly indeed some backstop has always only been a last resort you know but we don't need this last resort and you know if we're saying we might find that agreement in the next 2 years but then you will find it in the next 30 days why shouldn't leave it alone that would take us a big step forwards. chief political editor michelle has been following