insistence on staying on as prime minister at least for the 1st few months of such a government benny gantz has said that he won't serve under an indicted prime minister he's been indicted in 3 separate corruption cases and in a sense for all the events that have happened since the last election september 17th with both netanyahu and dance being given the opportunity to try to form a government then this unprecedented 3 week period where any of these really knesset could theoretically form a government the the positions of these 2 key players have remained totally immovable and that's why we are where we are just a couple of hours now away from this deadline to the opinion polls predicting. they're predicting not much change really i mean it they show an israeli electorate that is pretty much resigned to having to go to the polls again they are suggesting that there is a little bit of upward trajectory for benny gantz and blue and white the latest poll this week suggested that his party might get 37 seats in the next parliament could of benjamin netanyahu 33 so that is a a gain of a few sea

in but his likud party then came out and said that that was not the case and once again blamed benny gantz and his blue and white party for failing to join likud in a national unity government the situation remains pretty much as it has been for nearly 3 months now since the september the 17th elections both sides have preconditions for serving together in a national unity government messenger who says that he would have to go 1st in any rotational prime minister arrangement even if it's just for a few months benny gantz has said that he would not sit under an indicted prime minister and those positions have not shifted and the other key player avigdor lieberman who has a party with some 8 seats in the israeli parliament the knesset has said that he would only serve in a unity government trying to bring those 2 sides together ruling out serving in a right wing coalition with benjamin netanyahu and so we are still in that situation there has been some progress today but that's only on legislation trying to set the date of the election of a station which we expect to go through just before t

next march 3rd in less than a year now the prime minister benjamin netanyahu nor his main opponent benny gantz were able to form a governing coalition after september's inconclusive vote harry forsett reports from west jerusalem. it was the outcome feared by voters in september's inconclusive election warned against by israel's president but ever more grimly inevitable in the months since a 3rd election in less than a year the main opposition party accuses the prime minister benjamin netanyahu indicted in 3 corruption cases of clinging to office in order to strengthen his legal position or fear for your to these elections are going to be a vest civil of hate violence said discuss so make sure your children are not near the t.v.'s in the following 3 months. long before the midnight deadline passed benjamin netanyahu had already fired the starting gun on his election campaign via facebook posting an interview with a blue and white politician in which he endorsed a 2 state solution with the palestinians now senor who counted we don't want a palestinian state who go forward with who will they impo

3rd election in less than a year neither prime minister benjamin netanyahu nor his main opponent benny gantz were able to form a governing coalition after september close a vote. the united nations says it can't verify claims that iran was behind the september attacks on saudi oil facility state oil company aramco was hit by drones and missiles with saudi arabia the u.s. and european allies blamed iran for. well the us house judiciary committee is preparing to formally debate the 2 arctic . calls of impeachment against president donald trump it's the latest step in democratic party led efforts to formally charged with abuse of power and obstruction of congress democrats are trying to make the case that trump wrongly used his office to pressure ukraine to investigate his political rival joe biden trump has repeatedly denounced the whole thing which it's. joining us from washington as we look at the live picture of expect from the hearings happening right now in washington. well we can expect probably a very long night here in washington d.c. and some contentious hearings that you're going to

dissolve itself and call another election neither prime minister benjamin netanyahu nor his rival benny gantz could form a coalition after the last to vote in september kerry force it is our correspondent in west jerusalem so harry when do we think this will happen. well the the decision i think on a possible unity government or a coalition government that is now done and dusted bar the official confirmation from the the president the knesset that nobody actually came up with the 61 members required to form that coalition government so that would automatically trigger a 3rd election there is still time though after this deadline for the voting to decide the actual date and without a vote on a date then the automatic date would be the 10th of march next year that coincides with an important jewish holiday and so there had already been an agreement between the 2 main parties that they should be march the 2nd and so we're still waiting for the 2nd and 3rd reading of the bill which will ensure that it is march the 2nd but it does seem as if what everybody had been worried about what the president

benjamin netanyahu and his opponent benny gantz failed to form a coalition.e are joined from west jerusalem. what happens next, harry? reporter: what happens next is a third election in march. there is a sense of grim inevitability about this, which had been growing ever more grim and inevitable in the months since the september election and all of the repeated attempts and failures to form a unity government between the party of benjamin netanyahu and the blue and white party led by former army chief benny gantz. both men stuck to their positions, netanyahu saying he had to stay in power, at least for several months, in any unity government deal. he was in the interim indicted in several corruption cases, blue and white accusing him of trying to cement his position and fight off corruption cases from that position of power. they said they would not sit in government with an indicted prime minister. along with a last gasp attempt by benny gantz, he said if netanyahu gives up any claim of parliamentary immunity, perhaps they could talk. that was rebuffed by ne

so that has also seen some increase in support for benny gantz is blue and white party not enough yet to see him with a real prospect of a big enough majority to form a government of his own after the next elections which do not look like they will be in early march next year harold thank you for that for now out of power for through the latest live in western north and thank you. now greenland's ice sheet is melting at an 18 alarming rate 7 times faster than the 1990 s. new analysis of satellite data shows it's losing about $250000000000.00 tons of ice every year and the losses are continuing to accelerate since 1902 amount of water from greenland has raised global sea levels by one centimeter and that puts millions more people at risk from flooding or climate activists has accused leaders of using the cop $25.00 climate summit as a way to avoid taking real action the swedish teenager was speaking at the event in madrid and she told delegates that politicians and c.e.o.'s are doing almost nothing to tackle the global climate emergency except creative p.r. . finding holistic solut

3rd election in less than a year now the prime minister benjamin netanyahu nor his main opponent benny gantz were able to form a governing coalition after september's inconclusive. at least 70 soldiers have been killed in an attack on a military camp in the air it happens it's near the border with mali no one has claimed responsibility but fighters linked to iceland al qaeda are increasingly active there the united nations has a counter verify claims that iran was behind the september attacks on saudi oil facilities stable company around co was hit by drones and missiles with saudi arabia the u.s. and european allies blamed iran for india's ruling hindu nationalist government to secure a parliamentary approval for a controversial citizenship law the bill uses religion as a criteria to determine who can be granted citizenship test or say the bill discriminates against muslims. the u.s. house judiciary committee is debating the 2 articles of impeachment against president donald trump it's the latest step in democratic party led efforts to formally charge trump with abuse of power and obstructi

opponent benny gantz both failed to form a ruling coalition. and his ruling hindu nationalist government has secured parliamentary approval for a controversial citizenship law the bill uses religion as a criteria to determine who can be granted citizenship protesters say the bill excludes muslims. in an exclusive interview with al jazeera russia's special envoy to syria has denied there have been increased attacks on civilians in the province of speaking in kazakhstan where the latest round of talks are being held alexander have called the reports sake news. reports some results on. another round of talks aimed at ending the conflict in syria now in its 9th year for 2 days delegates have negotiated and argued about peace because the capital tunde formally called us is where this track of diplomacy began in 2017 between the guarantors russia iran and turkey the united nations also took part alongside the syrian government and opposition representatives they have to put civilians on their priority list make sure to go forward with the political p

or face an unprecedented 3rd election in a year prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his rival benny gantz failed to form a ruling coalition after september's vote they and other politicians in parliament were then given 21 days to agree on a government and that deadline expires at midnight local time on wednesday and if they fail or parliament will dramatically be dissolved a new elections must be held within 90 days let's bring in our correspondent harry force that he is joining us live from west jerusalem any hope of an hour or an 11th hour breakthrough harry now. well we're 3 and a half hours away from that deadline the countdown is really getting to its last stages and no i think there is pretty much 0 hope now of any government emerging from this indeed just the last few minutes benjamin netanyahu has taken to social media again with a video in which he's blamed his main rival benny gantz and his blue and white party for dragging the country into 3rd elections equally blue and white continues to blame netanyahu for doing exactly the same thing with his refusal to step down having bee

face an unprecedented 3rd election in a year the prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his rival benny gantz failed to form a governing coalition after the vote in september 2 major activist groups to unberth has been named time magazine's person of the year time praised for inspiring students around the world urging governments to do more to tackle climate change the swedish environmentalist started protesting last year when she skipped school and camped outside the swedish parliament demanding action those are your top stories to stay with us witnesses next a stranger came to town i'll have a quick summary for you in about 25 minutes see that. if you're. i was hired to tell your story. but what i prefer to do know is tell you why i'm suspicious of. an old saying goes that every story says of the same 3 of them and. the hero would a mission. both in force. and a stranger comes to town. and this 'd you can hold on to. but don't people find it. ready ready ready equally tough but. we can see it keep. us to 20 kilometers we. were. in the city state the distributions are the same the concession

coalition government is coming to an end but prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his main rival benny gantz still haven't managed to agree on a unity government and if an agreement isn't reached by midnight local time israel could see its 3rd election and less than a year before that reports from western. a wintry gloom over israel in recent days and even the prospect of a distant spring isn't bringing much comfort just about everyone expects the change in season to usher in another phase of slow motion political crisis with a 3rd election on the 2nd of march. 3rd. because all the parties. give up. this is tragic for the country there is no government right now everything in the country is disabled and obviously people are the ones paying the price. there is still time to stop it the deadline for a member of the israeli parliament or knesset to gain the backing for a coalition government is midnight on wednesday but the main players a deadlocked on the whole benjamin netanyahu now indicted in 3 separate corruption cases has taken to social media again this week blaming his opponents for the

dissolving itself and call another election the prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his rival benny gantz both fail to form a ruling coalition after the last vote in september let's bring in our correspondent harry forsett joining us live here on the news our bureau in west jerusalem so which way do we think this is probably going to tilt. well it's going the way almost certainly that so many people have been fearing that it would go almost since the 2nd election on september the 17th the israeli president even from then was saying let's avoid at all costs a 3rd election but there was a pretty grim feeling that that's that was at least a very high possibility and it's become ever more certain as the weeks have passed since and now we're inside an hour before the passing of the deadline for the last opportunity this last 3 week window in which any member of the israeli parliament the knesset could theoretically have tried to form a coalition government had they managed to win the backing of a majority $61.00 seats that has not happened and so if it does not happen within the next 50 odd mi

neither prime minister intimate netanyahu nor opposition leader benny gantz has been able to strike necessaryon deals after neither of their parties was able to secure a parliamentary majority -- neither prime minister benjamin netanyahu nor opposition leader benny gantz. kyimar leader aung san suu genocide allegations against the country's military. is said the situation complicated and not easily fathomed. she attributed the exodus of her toge a -- of rohingya ongoing cultural upset. weinstein's bail has been doubled. "the new york times" says the settlement will not require weinstein to admit wrongdoing or pay anything personally. he still faces criminal charges but has denied allegations of sexual abuse. global news 24 hours a day on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 100 20 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. paul: oil holding steady after coming under fresh pressure in the previous session. datafollows government fuel increase. we have seen pretty decent rises. given u.s. inventories, will that be sustainable? >

3rd election in less than a year now the prime minister benjamin netanyahu nor his main opponent benny gantz were able to form a governing coalition after september's inconclusive vote. u.s. president donald trump has signed an executive order which he says is intended to end anti semitism but there are affairs that it's actually designed to restrict criticism of israeli government policies our fisher explains. president donald trump has regularly boasted of his pro israel record he did it again as he signed a new executive order this time into fighting what the white house sees as a growing problem of anti semitism on university campuses across the u.s. as this is our message to universities if you want to accept the tremendous amount of federal dollars that you get every year you must reject anti semitism and i essentially the order extends part of the 1964 civil rights act it allowed the department of education to withhold federal funding from any college that discriminates on the grounds of race color or national origin that no is extended to religion and critics say that effectively sug

defendhu wants to himself in court and remain prime minister, but benny gantz has long insisted thatfacing these serious charges is not fit to lead the country and should step aside. knessetnd so, the approving a bill this morning to disbanded self and set an election for march 2, does that mean that by march or spring 2020 israel's political crisis will be coming to an end? [laughter] night, peopleast were talking about a fourth election. so it, at this point it doesn't really look like that's the case. the polls recently show gantz's overincreasing slightly netanyahu'a likud, but the overall numbers point to another stalemate. the question is, who is going to blink first? who is going to give in to the other side? until now, netanyahu supporters have been very loyal, but will they throw up their hands and say enough is enough, defect to the other side, or conversely would netanyahu woo some people in gantz's corner to join him in government? we will only know in march. yaacovfrom tel aviv, benmeleh. thank you so much. let's get the bloomberg first word news. >> today the u.k. goes

a 3rd election in less than a year either prime minister benjamin netanyahu nor his main rival benny gantz has a grade on a unity government deal very fossil reports in west jerusalem. a wintry gloom has settled over israel in recent days and even the prospect of a distant spring isn't bringing much comfort just about everyone expects the change in season to usher in another phase of slow motion political crisis with a 3rd election on the 2nd of march and there will be 3rd election definitely. because all the parties they don't want to give up about. you know this is tragic for the country there is no government right now everything in the country is disabled and obviously people are the ones paying the price. there is still time to stop it the deadline for a member of the israeli parliament or knesset to gain the backing for a coalition government is midnight on wednesday but the main players a deadlocked on the whole benjamin netanyahu now indicted in 3 separate corruption cases has taken to social media again this week blaming his opponents for the stalemate insists on staying on as pri

repeated one thing has to be done we have to win big repeated talks between blue and whites leader benny gantz and netanyahu went nowhere netanyahu insisting that he stay on in office for several months at least grants refusing to serve with an indicted prime minister dances last gasp demand that netanyahu give up any prospect of parliamentary immunity from prosecution was rebuffed by the prime minister and there was no bailout from netanyahu former ally and defense minister avigdor lieberman he refused to bring his party into a right wing coalition and so israelis are going back to the polls next year in the meantime netanyahu will have to face down a leadership challenge from a senior look could rival and a potential legal challenge to the jetta mysie to stand as prime minister while under indictment but few are betting against a 3rd consecutive battle between netanyahu and dance and for now at least the polls suggest a 3rd inconclusive result are a force that al-jazeera west jerusalem. u.s. president donald trump has signed an executive order which he says is intended to and anti semitism b

i think one of the key challenges of his successor, assuming it will be, for example, benny gantz, who the blue and white alliance, is to unite the country, to try to unify the country and lower the volume. that is something that we haven't seen that is something that we haven't seenin that is something that we haven't seen ina that is something that we haven't seen in a while. netanyahu has essentially been the longest running prime minister in israel's history, but he's become much more of a polarising figure than he was when he started out. even when he started out he was controversial, but i think in the current atmosphere of populist nationalism, he has been able to take it a step further. there are a lot of parallels being made today with trump and some of the same rhetoric that trump users, netanyahu the same rhetoric that trump users, neta nyahu uses the same rhetoric that trump users, netanyahu uses it as well including deep state and fake news. professor guy's live, thank you for your insights —— guy ziv. recovery operations are beginning in the philippines, where typhoon pha

face an unprecedented 3rd election in a year the prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his rival benny gantz failed to form a ruling coalition after the votes last september those are your top stories do stay with us the stream is next taking a closer look at china's global development dr i'll have a quick summary of 30 minutes i'll see if. china has invested hundreds of billions of dollars in infrastructure projects across the wild but is its global riots and if a poor country i found out how. it is day 3 of our special series looking at colonialism our attention was drawn to articles accusing china of economically exploiting countries around the world with some going so far as to say it's on the verge of being a colonial power so is china's unprecedented development cause for concern or celebration look for the hash tag on twitter because colonialism and send us your thoughts. china is now approaching a decade as the world's 2nd biggest economy and it is investing in a staggering ferocity of infrastructure projects in regions as diverse as the caribbean south asia and africa chinese compan

benny gantz leader of the rival blbl and white coalition was less conciliaiatory. que fishes in te law to pay i is that the defendant netanyahu who is leading the state of israel down a path of corruption. will continue to lead likud what should i p party which one spoke of the supremacy of f laurel has elected a leader facing three indictments. who is seeking to unrivaled the rule of law and securere personal i immunity rar than address the actuaual concernsns of the israeli peopl. but mr because surely is a high slit. grants will be running against netanyahu for the third time on march second seeking to break and almost a year long political deadlock. this after both likud and blue and white fafailed to gain enough seats to form a government in april and again in september. the march elections will be netanyahu seventh at the head of likud a victory would allow him not just to form a government but to secure immunity from prosecution in three separate corruption cases. raising the stakes in what already promises to be a crucial election for the long time leader.

neither prime minister benjamin netanyahu nor opposition leader benny gantz have been able to strike coalition deals. neither of their parties security parliamentary -- secured a parliamentary majority. laws, theia, privacy dominance of tech giants. a special unit will monitor platforms with scrutiny of online advertising. it is a response to a sweeping report from the regulator which calls for a crackdown on tax, including penalties for inappropriate use of personal data. global news 24 hours a day on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am su keenan. this is bloomberg. the federal reserve made it clear it sees no more need for rate cuts and said they may continue rates where they are through 2020. economics editor kathleen hays is here with more. kathleen: everybody fell into line, no dissent. row, three rate cuts in a let's stop now, see what happens next. jay powell at the press conference made it clear, we have done enough. >> decisions through the course of the last year, we believe monetary policy is the

man who said to run against benjamin netanyahu in the election has responded to his confirmation benny gantz says netanyahu is leading the country down a path of corruption and called on israelis to choose a new course. these elections demand that we place a mirror in front of the netanyahu party and make the choice for unity dignity and internal reconciliation the state of israel must set out on a new course to make that happen blue and white must achieve a decisive outcome that will extricate us from both political deadlock and a path of corruption. iraq's in the middle of a political standoff after president refused to approve the nomination of us dani as prime minister the nomination which was put forward by the largest parliamentary block has further fueled adji government protests dozens more out in tahrir square on friday vandalizing posters of a downy they praise president sally for saying he'd rather resign than back the nomination the demonstrators are demanding an independent candidate and we want to honest prime minister and depend now i would do a citizenship we want to generate

that's after prime minister and his main opponent benny gantz failed to achieve a majority.hat is at the heart of this political impasse? >> at heart is the prime minister himself and the indictment he is under now. the opposition party is basically saying they would like to go into coalition with the voting party, and netanyahu is saying we want to do this coalition, but the issue is the opposition leader, gantz, is saying not as long as netanyahu is under indictment. they don't want to do the deal then. , the party time basically is sticking to netanyahu as their leader. ♪ >> you are watching "bloomberg best." deutsche bank told shareholders this week its latest restructuring plan is on track. they said fixed income trading is up from last year and announced the ecb has reduced its capital burden for next year. the ceo told bloomberg the bank has active -- acted decisively to reduce the impact of negative interest rates. >> we took swift action in terms of passing on negative rates to side.ient we see from the first five months in this bank how much potential is there on t

that's after prime minister netanyahu and his main opponent benny gantz failed to form a majority.ection might not resolve the crisis. what is at the heart of this political impasse? >> well, at the heart is the prime minister himself and the indictment that he is under now. so the opposition party is basically saying they would like to go into coalition with the ruling likud party. and netanyahu is saying we want to do this coalition, but the issue is the opposition leader, gantz, is saying not as long as netanyahu is under indictment. they don't want to do the deal then. and at the same time, the party is saying, basically sticking to netanyahu as their leader. ♪ ♪ rosalind: you are watching "bloomberg best." i am rosalind chin. deutsche bank told shareholders this week its latest restructuring plan is on track. the german lender said fixed income trading is up from last year. it also announced the ecb has reduced its capital burden for next year. the ceo told bloomberg the bank has acted decisively to reduce the impact of negative interest rates. >> we took swift action in terms

david: given that, what is benny gantz's main claim?--es to the daniel: those are the pillars of his policy. secureat he is a more vote with respect to security. he spent his career in the army. the army is not looking for another war but diplomatic processes while protecting israel. is more openantz to restarting a peace process with the palestinians. therefore, adverse to annexing territory, which netanyahu may do, if he is given another term. is themy understanding peace is run through washington to some extent. washington has played an active role in getting the peace process going. at this point, it feels like the administration has all but walked away from it. any peacehelp or hurt process that make it started? daniel: it hurts quite significantly. the president started out by saying he was going to make the deal of the century, and yet, all the administration has done is shoot itself in the foot every time it tries to do something. whether it was the clumsy way that they handled the move of the embassy to jerusalem, cutting of as

netanyahu norin benny gantz have formed a governing coalition.ill continues to be a stalemate. global news 24 hours a day, on air and @quicktake on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am viviana hurtado. this is bloomberg. tom: thank you so much. to speak of china, that is why we have ted alden on, who has been brilliant and the nuances of the trade war. andy it is different, nafta the new nafta, the potential passage and maybe the signing as well. legislation the new to the old nafta? the president says it is all new, all original, brilliant, and i hear a lot of other people saying, maybe not. ted: if you look at the economic impact, it is not hugely changed. there are some things in the digital economy that will matter. , thenafta was negotiated internet essentially did not exist, so some updating will have economic impact. the big battles were over important symbolic things, having to do with labor rights, outsourcing to mexico, so those are the battles that have been fought out that led up

towards its third national election i in a year after prime minister benjamin netanyahu and rival benny gantz both failed to form a governing coalition. the election will be held on march 2. the political chaos in israel comes as netanyahu is facing charges in thrhree criminal corruption cases. in france, workers are vowing to continue their strike after french prime minister edouard philippe gave a televised address outlining the proposed pension overhaul. philippe claimed the legal retirement age would remain 62, although, the proposed change would effectively raise the retirement age to 64 for all people born after 1974. union leaders called the raising of the retirement age a "red line" and many rail lines and schools remain shuttered today amid mass protests. police unions have also join the -- also joined the strike, which now stretches into its second week. here in madrid, spain, at cop25, the u.n. climate summit, hundreds of activists gathered wednesday outside the conference's main plenary halls to demand rich countries take more drastic action to address the climate crisis. activist

third general election in less than a year, with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and challenger benny gantzuild a coalition government by today's deadline. the election will likely be held march 2nd. it is now election day in great britain, where prime minister boris johnson apparently hid in a refrigerator in order to avoid an interview. johnson was approached by good morning britton's piers morgan on his final day of campaigning, although they appear to have an edge in the opinion polls heading into the latest vote, considered yet another referendum on brexit. the poll from new zealand new more missingand presumed de. police with plans for an attempted recovery mission they want to attempt on friday. extra skin has been ordered from the american skin banks to treat the injured. sweden's greta thunberg named "time" magazine's person of the year at 16, the climate activist is the youngest persont that award. coughing oh no,... ...a cougher. welcome to flu season, karen. is a regular flu shot strong enough... ...to help prevent flu in someone your age? there are standard-dose flu shots. and

an unprecedented third time in less than 12 months since prime minister benjamin netanyahu and benny gantz form a government after the two previous rounds of voting. well, yesterday's win comes as prime minister benjamin netanyahu faces charges of bribery, fraud and a breach of trust, a first for a sitting israeli prime minister. all of that could jeopardize his ability to eventually form a government should his party come out on top. prime minister netanyahu has adamantly denied any wrongdoings. >>> secretary of state pompeo has been coy about a kansas senate bill, "washington post" reporter josh rogin says many are jockeying to replace him and president trump is seeking successors. trump has been tossing around names for pomz's successors with lawmakers and successors and rogin reports the person most often mentioned to succeed mike pompeo is roberts o'brien, and trump really likes o'brien, and has given him increased diplomatic responsibilities since he became the president's fourth national security adviser back in september. and the other main contender at this point, according to rog

and this is the same strategy that he's going to be using ahead of the march 2nd election against benny gantz and his competition he's going to be there in the field trying to win over voters and that proved successful in this campaign but is there anything to suggest a different result in this next election 2 already that with so close same would likely happen again would it not what is einstein's the mission of insanity to do something over and over and over again and expecting different results exactly. this is different in one way there are plenty of missing now supporters would agree with his policies and even agree with him when he calls the charges against him a witch hunt who won't end up voting 'd for him for one simple reason these indictments could force him to step down at one time or another and people are sick and tired of having elections after elections after elections so if they're concerned that netanyahu would be brought down by the end of his or decided a certain point he has to focus on his trial and not about running the country they might decide to vote for someone else

this, after both benjamin netanyahu and benny gantz failed to form a government.deeply indications that north korea may be poised for a major provocation, according to u.n. ambassador haley craft. she says the regime could launch space vehicles using long-range missile technology. it could even test launch intercontinental ballistic missiles designed to attack the u.s. with nuclear weapons. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. you.: annabelle, thank let's get your stocks to watch from around the newsroom. full ebay is covering nestle and dani burger is focusing on -- believe it? is covering nestle -- full ebay is covering nestle and dani burger is focusing on -- >> a lot of the weakness is coming in russia, one of the big countries outside germany, whereas the rest of europe has been quite strong. is reducing the number of some of its smaller markets. that has had an effect, but not in russia, which is a key market. the dividend has been maintained, but the most points to high

lawmakers set the date today after both prime minister benjamin netanyahu and rival benny gantz failedo form a governing coalition. as they read the news today, many israelis complained of the seemingly endless political stalemate. >> it's frustrating to have a third election, to think that we can't come to some sort of agreement as to how lde country shove forward.it anust feels, in some ways, a little bit hopshess that there ld ever be a peace process. >> woodruff: netanyahu is under indictnt on corruption charges, but he remains in office as caretaker prime minister. gantz has refused to serve under hi search crews in chile have found what's left of a military transport plane that disappeared monday, headed for antarctica. it's believed all 38 people on board were killed. the c-130 vanished at sea over the drake passage, an area known for severe, rapidly changing weather. in india, violent protests erupted today against a new law letting non-muslim migrants become citizens. tires burned in tripura state, and in nearby assam. windows were smashed and vehicles vandalized, and police k

government natasha going to el does iran west jerusalem the leader of the blue and white party benny gantz will be netanyahu his main challenger when israelis head back to the polls in botch he says liquid has turned a blind eye to netanyahu behavior. these elections demand that we place a mirror in front of the netanyahu party and make the choice for unity dignity and internal reconciliation the state of israel must set out on a new course to make that happen blue and white must achieve a decisive outcome that will extricate us from both political deadlock and a path of corruption huth ease in yemen so they fired a ballistic missile in saudi arabia killing and injuring saudi border guards a military camp was the reported target need the city of basra if confirmed it would be the 1st missile attack in 3 months he's claimed responsibility for september's drone strikes which damaged the world's largest oil processing plant in eastern saudi arabia. 3 of america's biggest rivals have started joint naval exercises near the gulf iran is hosting 4 days of warship drills with china and russia in t

neither prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, nor his main rival, benny gantz, was able to secure majorities election, and they failed to agree on a power—sharing agreement. another vote will now be held on march the second. police say the gun attack on a jewish supermarket in newjersey this week, was fuelled by anti—semitism and hate. thousands gathered last night to pay tribute to two of the victims. six people, including two suspects and a detective, were killed during the attack on tuesday. the attorney general says it's being treated as an act of terrorism. a brazilian man has been arrested for dressing up as his mother to pass her driving test. he wore a floral blouse, a wig and painted his nails to impersonate his 60—year—old mother, who had already failed her test three times. staff noticed he didn't look quite like the woman on the id and was arrested for fraud. the things one does for a one's mother. lawyers for harvey weinstein say he's reached a 25 million—dollar civil settlement with some 30 women who've accused him of assaulting, raping or harassing them. but the once powerful