in december, i will not be running again as chair of the cdu. this fourth parliamentary term will be my last parliamentary term in germany. in 2021, i will not be running as candidate for the cdu again, and i will not be running as a candidate for the lower house. anyll not be taking on other political positions either. for the rest of this parliamentary term, i am prepared to continue to serve as means that and that to a large extent, i am turning away from what i had always said , which is that the chair of the party and chancellorship should go together. this is a bit of a risk, but i think it is a risk i should take and want to take. run as chancellor again, then i would not have taken this decision, but i don't. with this decision, i am trying to contribute to making it possible for the german government to finally focus on good governance, and that is what people are quite right in calling for. my intention is based on the attention of the german government to carry out an evaluation of its work, cdu, thisand spd have agreed to and their c

there could be a public battle for the soul of the cdu. for now, angela merkel's t term remains as sober as ever. it is hard to feel that she is not slowly giving up power. >> it has always been my wish to carry out my state and party duties with dignity. also, one day to leave them with dignity. in politics, this can't always happen in a planned way. >> that is the measured merkel way of saying that i will not be chancellor for very much longer. brent: a member of german parliament is joining me tonight. he is a member of the cdu party. the news was registered as a political around the world. what was it like in the cdu party headquarters? were people shocked? >> they were surprised. after this election and hessen, at the end, we did win the election. it was very harmful but we didn't -- did win the election. brent: if you want a regional election last night, why is your chance listening that she needs to go? >> this is a moment of free will. this is a free decision. did you lose the election, then you decide to resign, people say your co

something is wrong in the cdu?s chancellor for two years? she will stayaid on as chancellor but not as party leader. it is different. sometimes, party leaders are not chancellor. we had this before. look at mr. kohl. ishave to see there uncertainty because angela shocked about the results of yesterday, which is understandable. i will make my job as party leader free. there can be somebody else running the party and let's see what is going on and how we can arrange it as far as the chancellor is concerned. bavaria and lost in frankfurt. has she lost across all of germany? the outcome of these votes, does that speak for all of germany? michael: i did not get you. she lost the election in bavaria, she lost the election in frankfurt. does that speak of all of germany? michael: i would not say so. because of different the problems with the minister of the interior in bavaria. of cdu.n is a loss i am sorry. i hope that this cannot go on. that is one of the reactions she is giving. i ams saying, if it is me, stepping down

the cdu needs a forward thinking political discussion, and i believe that means the cdu has to be clearbout its core values. reporter: angela merkel had taken over friedrich merz's position as parliamentary leader of the conservatives 16 years ago. many say he has never forgiven her. he carried on as her second-in-command for a couple of years, then in 2009 he left politics. he returned to his day job as an attorney, joining in an international corporate law firm. he has also sat on the board of governors for several companies, including the world's largest asset management firm, blackrock. so far, merz is one of three contenders for the party leadership. he is considered the most conservative among them and would represent a clear break with merkel's style of politics. although he hahas been a criticf the chancellor and h her govevernment since she took powr in 2005, he says now they could work together. >> i am convinced that angela merkel and i will get along under these changed circumstances. and d in a way that we both see fit. reporter: merz is a business-friendly conservative. hi

interesting to see if this becomes the acceptable alternative for people who would have voted with cduting development and we will return to that issue of the green agenda in a moment. but before then let's look at this story about lionel shriver who is talking about the #metoo movement. this is at a literature festival. what is she sang in? she is saying that she thinks #metoo as the movement has had its time and, also, what is interesting is that she seems to think that too many things are being thrown into the same but that did it something as it strea m same but that did it something as it stream as sexual harassment in the workplace too i went on a bad days oi’ workplace too i went on a bad days ori workplace too i went on a bad days or i had workplace too i went on a bad days othada workplace too i went on a bad days or i had a trauma 20 years ago. so it has been dilute it? either die looted all opened is widely as possible. —— diluted. she has had enough and is ready to move on. and are there any other opinions, what do we think about that?” are there any other opinions, what do

the spd and the cdu, they are all in trouble.id about the center not holding, it is particularly disturbing when we have the european parliamentary elections coming up in may, and steve been interviewed recently by john micklethwait on bloomberg saying clearly his movement intends to contest the european parliamentary elections as if they were u.s. midterms or u.s. presidential elections. if you can bring together the populist movements, germany looks to be less stable than it already was. alix: if you made that argument for the u.s., it would be hard for a ceo to want to buy the u.s. after president trump was elected, that would have been wrong. do you need to fear europe? is this going to be an opportunity? >> i think it is a bit of both. markets hate uncertainty. any events that cause uncertainty, that is what you have seen a selloff in the euro this morning. europe has several sources of stability. one of the interesting sources of stability in the face of brexit has been the stability of the european union and the european c

her cdu has lost some. even worse the spd fell to a record low also that prompts discussion inside the party whether the grand coalition is something the spd should do or whether this will kill them altogether. the spd had to vote, the member base had to vote on whether they wanted to do a grand coalition i guess the noises will be getting louder and louder given all of these poor results in the regional election. it's the second barrier. so the spd is the big event risk in berlin. if they are pulling out of the grand coalition then we are heading really into a political crisis having said that, yesterday here there was relief on behalf of the cdu and also the greens because by a very, very thin margin the government can stay together still, they are all blaming berlin for the general poor results they could only pose take a listen. >> we have so-called big coalition which is no longer a big coalition on the federal level. both lose ten persons. this is a true minuhint that thi not a state policy but a fede

to silence her critics, angela merkel has said she is ready to give up her cdu leadership.he may well turn things around and see out her term as chancellor until 2021. if it is arrival and the bolts is really are circling she may find things rather more tricky. —— the bolt choose. as well as party leader they will also potentially be chancellor in waiting. for a long time, predicting the hour of angela merkel‘s political demise has almost become a national sport here. today, finally, angela merkel herself fired the starting gun on the race to replace her. many thanks. six men have been convicted of rape and sexually exploiting vulnerable teenage girls in rotherham. sheffield crown court was told the men subjected five girls to "acts of a degrading and violent nature" after they'd been given alcohol and drugs. a seventh man, who can't be named for legal reasons, was also convicted. they'll be sentenced next month. work has again been suspended at the uk's only active fracking site after a 1.1 magnitude earthquake this morning. it's the latest in a series of small tremors at

year reign comes after her party performed badly in a second successive election the race now for a cdu leader has officially begun i know i have the same problem, at least viewers are getting a different take from you, my problem remains she's telling us there's a new chapter coming but she still wants us to read her book at the same time. >> that's kind of true i think what she's planning is a gradual retreat from german politics she wants to have a smooth transitionary period whether this is possible in german politics or not remains to be seen there's already so much in-fighting going on in her own party that i think it's a very risky approach, the approach she has taken. to be fair, she also said that and she admitted that it has a lot of risks what she's doing now. she thinks that's the right way. she admitted that she already made her mind up before the summer break to actually not run again as the leader of the christian democratic party, and that came after all this infighting with the man who almost brought the coalition to a halt and so many problems inside the grand coalitio

the cdu has dominated german politics for decades.his election is yet another sign that smaller parties are coming. they will now enter the regional assembly for the first time. the big win this weekend was for the green. it's a fantastic day for the green party. it was never so green. we can be proud. >> there will be plenty of trading as they try to cobble together a viable coalition government. but in berlin, these results are likely to once again bring up the questions of how long angela merkel, a veteran of german and european politics, can continue as chancellor. >> a bit more analysis on what is happening, let's bring in political analyst wolfgang in berlin. thanks so much for taking the time. let's start with these reports. how surprised were you to hear that angela merkrkel does plan o step down as head ofof her part? she said that she would step down as the chairman of the party next december. but also she told that she would resign from politics in general after the federal election of 2021. -- she has a little bit more tha

a member of the cdu. he joins us by phone.chancellor merkel have the ability to get things done if she does stay on as chancellor for the next three years? i think so. i think the party can reorganize. after so many years in government, but at the same for thee can continue time that she is elected. she can continue until 2021 as chancellor. she has said that the party chair and the chancellorship should probably be the same person. if you were to choose a chair right now, who are the leading candidates? elmar: at the moment, we have officially three candidates. there might be more. they will discuss all about the party. we will prepare for that in the coming week. we will see whether they have a formal fight between candidates, or whether there will be a solution. vonnie: the cdu has suffered some very serious losses in terms of geography and what it means for the party. you are already in a pretty fragile coalition. what does the cd you need to have as its priorities right now? it needs to bring together government cooperati

to silence the critics, mrs merkel has said she is ready to give up her cdu leadership.it is an ally. mrs merkel may turn things around, she may see out her term as chancellor until 2021. if it is a rival and the vultures really are circling, she may find things rather more tricky. keep an eye out on whoever replaces her. as well as party leader, they will also potentially be chancellor—in—waiting. you know, for a long time, predicting the hour of angela merkel‘s political demise has almost become a national sport here. today, finally, mrs merkel herself fired the starting gun on the race to replace her. jenny hill in berlin. the sri lankan president has appointed a new cabinet to replace the one he sacked, along with its prime minister, ranil wickremesinghe. the new prime minister assumed his duties at the prime minister's office, despite his predecessor's refusal to accept the president's decision. mr wickremesinghe, who remains at the prime minister's official residence, has demanded parliament be reconvened immediately. yogita limaye has the story. he's back, mahinda

to silence the critics, mrs merkel has said she is ready to give up her cdu leadership. who replaces as party leader, if it is an ally, mrs merkel may turn things around, she may see out her term as chancellor until 2021, if it is a rival, and the vultures really are circling, she may find things rather more tricky. as well as party leader, they will also potentially be chancellor—in—waiting. you know, for a long time, predicting the hour of angela merkel‘s political demise has almost become a national sport here. today, finally, mrs merkel herself fired the starting gun on the race to replace her. jenny hill in berlin. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: how football diplomacy has helped with the thaw in relations between north and south korea. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. 0nly yesterday, she'd spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it. every drop of my blood would contribute to the growth of this nation." after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of histor

the csu are the bavarian branch of her cdu party.have not done this badly since the 1950s. the csu is traditionally a part, it is used to reigning supreme. it looks to have lost its absolute majority. interestingly, the csu picked fight over migration policy, it shifted itself to the right both in terms of rhetoric and policies over migration, and it seems to have backfired. voters have been deserting the party in droves, and they have gone to the far right, but in more significant numbers into the arms of the green party. they are the real success story of this election in bavaria. the reason that all of this really matters, and angler merkel will be —— angela merkel will be watching very closely, is what happens in bavaria brilliant mirrors what happens at federal level here. voters are starting to walk away from the old traditional centre right and ce ntre—left traditional centre right and centre—left parties. mrs merkel‘s party is losing voters, but so morkel and seven —— significantly are her coalition party. they have done real

to silence the critics, mrs merkel has said she is ready to give up her cdu leadership., if it is an ally, mrs merkel may turn things around, she may see out her term as cancer until 2021, if it is a rival, and the vultures really are circling, she may find things rather more tricky —— as chancellor. as well as party leader, they will also potentially be chancellor in waiting. you know, for a long time, predicting the hour of angela merkel‘s political demise has almost become a national sport. today, finally, mrs merkel herself fired the starting gun on the race to replace her. jenny hill in berlin. a british academic charged with spying in the united arab emirates has been released on bail this evening. matthew hedges, who's studying for a phd from durham university, has reportedly been held in solitary confinement for nearly six months. the 31—year—old has been told to remain in the uae, until his next court appearance at the end of next month. his passport hasn't been returned to him. his wife has told the bbc she felt "happy but sceptical". the man accused of shootin

its being described as a turning point for germany's cdu.on as the christian democrat's chairwoman in december. she's held the role for eighteen years. translation: i have a clearfeeling that it translation: i have a clearfeeling thatitis translation: i have a clearfeeling that it is time to open a new chapter, because we are in today's time, we are rooted in today's time andi time, we are rooted in today's time and i would like to tell you my decision first of all in the next party conference in hamburg in december i will not stand again for the office of chair of the cdu. secondly, the fourth of his mandate is my last one as chancellor. i will not stand again in 2021 as chancellor. and not for the bundestag. and for the minutes i will not strive to hold any more political offices. tottenham hotspur will battle it out with manchester city in the premier league tonight, but a hundred years ago the team's players faced a very different kind of fight. 16 lost their lives in world war one and now, ahead of remembrance day, star striker and engl

it's the regional sister party of chancellor merkel‘s cdu. doubled its vote to come second. result for angela merkel. the csu is almost of area itself. is traditionally a part and it is used to reigning their supreme. used to reigning their supreme. looks to have lost its absolutely majority. majority. several fights with angela merkel over immigration policy. over immigration policy. itself to the right over migration and it seems to have backfired. and it seems to have backfired. the arms of the green party who are the success story of this election. the success story of this election. mirrors what is happening at the federal level. federal level. traditional centre right and centre left parties. left parties. traditional centre right and centre left parties. since records began. bringing down hundreds of trees and power lines. from lisbon, alison roberts reports. of hurricane—force winds left a path of 00:12:47,1000 --> 00:12:48,332 destruction. been on red alert, and people warned not to leave their homes. portugal, arrived late on saturd

. >> muere un oficial de patrullas de camino, detuvo a un cdu coch abrió fuego causándole heridas, els que caen desde hace días causando inundaciones , los lagos y rÍos con escobros continúan desbordándose . >> (hablan en inglés) . >> es solo un acontecimiento increíble de lluvi >> la elevación del nivel de agua del rÍo llano alcanzó niveles recrdos, este puente colapsó, (nombre en inglés) fue una de las personas que tuvieron que ser rescatadas el chofer del autobús y un estudiante se salvaron, advierten que no salgan a menos que sea necesario (hablan en inglés) quédense en casa, solo quédense en casa . >> ivette machin, telemundo vaya susto se llevaorn unos policías de texas cuando su patrulla cayó en una carretera inundada, las barricadas fueron removidas, los equipos de emergencia rescataron a uniformados sin problemas. >> ahora vemos las condiciones del tiempo . >> y el tránsito con gabriel . >> muy buenas tardes, vemos las temperaturas, hemos notado el descenso en el termómetro, incluso desde (nombre en inglés) 68 grados: (información de temperaturas en pantalla) tenemos viento d

cdus likely to be similar, will get some kind of minority.hey will need some coalition to form a government. non-negligible that we get a snap election, but i'm not sure the result will be that different. the positive you can flip on this is and let merkel -- angela merkel has been fiscally conservative during her time. some names being thrown out can --less fiscally retrained restrained and perhaps we get greater spending in europe and that is the positive europe needs at the moment. anna: ben jones, senior multi-asset strategist at state street. we will return to that fiscal stimulus conversation in the future. let's get up-to-date on the stock stories moving markets. dani burger has those for us. >> it is all about the earnings today and to the upside, volkswagen surges more than her percent after strength in its ports business -- porsche business overshadows weakness in china. investors happy about this one. positive reaction to bp's earnings today. profit beat even the highest estimate of one point -- -- at one point. coming up, intervie

it also reveals the ones binding power of large parties like merkel's cdu party and the socialists, theirnce is waning and they don't know how to stay relevant among german voters anymore. there is doubt the german government will even survive its full term until 2021. there's another state election at the end of the month and merkel's party could face deep losses. this could force her to relinquish the chairmanship of her party at a congress in december. finalphen hawking's thoughts about humanity have been revealed this weekend in excerpt published from his last ever statement. >> the physicist died earlier this year. his peers have been publishing the last paper he was working on . he warned artificial intelligence could develop a will of its own in the future that would be in conflict with our own ideas. he also warns a nuclear war or environmental calamity will probably wipe out earth in the next 1000 years. but by then, we would have found a way to survive. those who do escape such calamity would be creating a new species of superhumans with the use of gene editing technology to out

debra: support for germany's governing parties have plunged with merkel's cdu suffering the than 50owing in more years. chancellor merkel's main ally, the social democrats, won their lowest share of the vote since the second world war. the green party almost doubled its support and the far right won for the first time. an indonesian passenger plane crashed during an internal flight. lion air boeing -- boeing came down in the java sea. the plane was a 737-8 and was hearing 138 passengers and crew. indonesia's last major crash was in december 2014 when it plunged into the sea. 162 people on board. you can follow the latest developments on this story by going to tliv on your bloomberg. that the confirmed duty-free conglomerate was among five people who died in the helicopter crash on saturday. a billionaire bought luster city football club in 2010, helping to fund its surprise premier title six years later. it came down 45 minutes after he watched his team play. no one on board survived. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and at tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and

according to the bbc, recent polls show the cdu party weakened after the german election, although it remains in power. the sister party suffered losses in state parliament. merkel will not pick who succeed her as the party lieader. >>> a trial in denver, colorado. a couple claims the smell of a cannabis -- is driving down the value of their property. tax valuations show > itte may b gting rid according to the telegraph, the bittish newspaper, jack dorsey said he would get rid of the function soon. the heart shaped like button was added a few years ago when twitter removed the favorite button. twitter is responding to reports today saying quote, we're rethinking everything about the service to ensure we're incentivizing healthy conversations that includes the like button. we're in the early stages of the work and have no plans to share right now. >>> they may be enemies on the gridiron every four years. but today the 49ers and raiders are coming together. the reason the two teams are one team this morning. . >>> you have to see this volcano eruption in indonesia. this is a volcano lig

many are now debating who might fill her shoes as head of the cdu, and then who eventually might becomer of germany. as you say, she has been in that position for well over a decade, and she has seen for well over a decade, and she has seen so for well over a decade, and she has seen so much change in germany, but also in the eurozone, financial crisis, she has been this pivotal hand of stability. but some would argue that she has battered the germany and not necessarily been a level player. it will be interesting to see how germany behaves now. i think the context of the eu and internationally, it was with the leadership vacuum, will there be as willing to kind of be the leader in europe, help their neighbours. it will be interesting to watch. many argue she is a lame duck now that she has announced that she is going from now to the point of her exit, she will be seen in that vein. within many ways of that clinical arena she is a bit of a lame duck, what we have to look at the international stage, and she is a formidable leader, she has all that experience and she is the one to ta ke e

they are the regional sister party of chancellor merkel‘s cdu.arty doubled their vote to come second. our correspondent in berlin jenny hill says it's a terrible result for angela merkel. be csu is almost the very itself, it is traditionally very much a part. it is used to reigning there supreme. it is used to reigning there supreme. it looks to have lost its absolute majority. interestingly, the csu actually picked a fight, several fights with angela merkel on immigration policy, it has shifted itself to the right on the policies over migration and it seems to have backfired. voters have been deserting the party in droves and they had gone yes into the arms of they had gone yes into the arms of the far right afd and other smaller parties, but in significant numbers into the arms of the green party. they are the real success story of this election in bavaria. the reason they are winning this matters, and i think angela merkel will be watching very closely and no doubt with dismay, is that what is happening in bavaria near as what is happening at

in bavaria the sister party to angela merkel‘s cdu, which has ruled the region since the 19505, is expected

angela merkel said that she will stand down as leader of the cdu after eight years. being chancellor in 2021. she wants seek any other political office. she won't seek any other political office. her party has been punished in state elections. there is a sliding auto market. this has been damaged by president trump's trade war. carmakers surged around the world after bloomberg reported the idea. this was a market they increasingly relied on for growth. ford and gm rallied. another sign that the world's least affordable property market may be heading for a correction. the value of transactions are 1.4 billion u.s. dollars. once holiday extortions are excluded. -- distortions are excluded. they are down by almost half from september. global news, 24 hours a day, on tictoc and on twitter. powered by one and 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am jessica summers, this is bloomberg. >> these renewed trade views sent stocks lower overnight. investors were spoken by bloomberg reports that the white house is preparing to announce another round of tari

she is very vulnerable, and we should very much look at the december cdu party conference, and therehing might happen there. she might be even declaring she is going. there is a need in the party for a change of leadership. there were some i’uitioui’s in brussels that actually she is going for the head of the commission next year at the european parliamentary elections, to replace jean—claude juncker. i mean, this is complete gossip, but... we love gossip on this programme! if it is gossip, it's fine. and gossip always tells you something. absolutely. and she lost some inner party fights recently, too. she lost to people who were very truthful followers. so she is very vulnerable in her party, and maybe that's why she is in such a good mood, like theresa may is dancing on the stage. there's nothing to lose now. it's the liberation of knowing that you are coming towards the final act, but in the end you may leave the stage, but the problem is left behind and, for someone, as adam was saying, who succeeds theresa may or succeeds angela merkel, brexit will remain a problem to be resolve

its being described as a turning point for germany's cdu. it is time to open a new chapter because we are in today's time, we are rooted in today's time andi time, we are rooted in today's time and i would like to tell you my decision. first of all of the next party conference in hamburg in december i will not stand again for the office of chair of the cdu. secondly the fourth of this mandate is my last one. as the chancellor. soi is my last one. as the chancellor. so i will not stand again in 2021 as chancellor. and also not for the bundestag. and for the minutes i will not strive to hold any more political offices. painful weather update. after the cold and frosty start we have a quiet autumn day today, the weather not changing very much over the coming few hours, most places enjoying blue skies and sunshine just like this in derbyshire. there area just like this in derbyshire. there are a few showers, creating some lovely double rainbow is there in norfolk and it is towards the eastern coast of in london scotland that we have a few shower

the catalans merkel is in a strange position, she thinks she can be chancellor and not leader of the cduld be ousted because that's what happened to schmidt in 1982. we look at france, and i looked at the latest poll for macron, he's at 29%. that's way worse than the u.s. president, mr. trump . >> also lower than it was for mr. holland and mr. sarkozy. >> we have this little thing called brexit. >> what's that >> a mess. >> i don't know if i know about that steve, thank you very much for joining me on your own set >>> still to come on "worldwide exchange," we're on volatility watch. the dow taking a wildride during yesterday's session we'll brik doeak down how to tr the turmoil and elon musk stirring up confusion on twitter overnight for a change what the tech executive is enying about his tesla title wh "worldwide exchange" comes back ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ comfort. what we deliver by delivering. so i got an offer and now i'm thinking... i'd like to retire early. oh, that's great sarah. let's talk about this when we meet next week. how did edward jones come to manage a trillion dollars in assets und

what she said is she is stepping down as president of her party, the cdu, but she remains chancellor.ected four times. so she wasn't going to run for re-election again anyway. >> thanks so much, as also. >> thank you. >>> just hours from now, the man investigators say killed 11 people inside of that synagogue in pittsburgh this morning, he will make his first court appearance. we'll be there. stay with us for all the developments. has become an accessory to the smartphone. ride hailing, car sharing, carpooling... ...mobility services are proliferating. and there's a new generation who don't seem to want to own cars in the first place. it all means massive disruption to the car industry, cities, businesses and investors. ♪ ♪ at booking.com, we can't guarantee you'll good at that water jet thingy... but we can guarantee the best price on this hotel. or any accommodation, from homes to yurts. booking.com booking.yeah ♪ the kenya tea development agency is an organization that is owned by tea farmers. every week we sell this tea, we get paid in multiple accounts. we were looking for a bank

what that bavarian election has to deal with now is a clear weakening of angela merkel's cdu, her sisterd to having strong support from the bavarian base that's why they play such a self-confident role in berlin on the federal level. this, to be fair, is over now. they have lost a tremendous amount of voters to the greens and also to the populus party afd. talking about the greens, they are the clear winner here. there's also a new star on the horizon for that party we spoke with her yesterday. at that i can a listen of what she said about why her party made such a big win when it came to attracting voters here in bavaria. >> it shows that you can win elections if you are clear, if you are strong and if you are pro european if you are going the other way around, voters will not vote for you anymore. and i hope, i really hope that all democratic parties heighten their strong voice for democracy and for pro european view back again because i'm 100% convinced that you will need europe united and not bavaria or germany first. >> reporter: if you look at politics from a wide perspective, it w

she will also not seek leadership of her party, the heavyou -- cdu suffered losses on sunday with far right a of the party making gains. enjoy merkel has been leader of and they since 2000 german chancellor since 2005. and in tennessee, federal judge has ruled the memphis police department violated an agreement to stop in gauging in political surveillance. the aclu successfully argued in court that memphis police broke a 1978 consent decree on it set toa phony facebook profile surveil activists with black lives matter and other civil rights groupups. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we begin today's show in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. >> ♪ amy: that was the e scene at a candlelelight vigil in the squirrel hill neighborhood of pittsburgh, pennsylvania, saturday night, just hours after a gunman opened fire at the tree of life synagogue. 11 worshipers were killed in what is being described as deadliest anti-semitic attack in u.s. history. the victims have been identified as cecil rosenthal -- cecil ros

in bavaria the sister party to angela merkel‘s cdu, which has ruled the region since the 1950s, is expectedse its majority. the companies were joint owners of the collapsed east coast franchise, which was put back under government control in june. and trains between exeter and netwon abbot are disrupted because of rail damage caused by storm callum, but the worst of the weather is passing. the brexit secretary dominic raab is holding unscheduled talks in brussels with his eu counterpart, michel barnier. the government said they would discuss "several big issues", ahead of a european council meeting later this week. the ambassadors of the other 27 members of the eu have been summonded for a meeting in brussels later this hour. it follows calls from mr raab‘s predecessor, david davis, for the cabinet to rebel against the prime minister's plans for a withdrawal deal. our political correspondent helen catt reports. david davis has never been shy of walking into a fight over brexit. just days before a crucial eu summit, he is urging theresa may's most senior ministers to front up as well. he wan

angela merkel has confirmed she will stand down as leader of the cdu after 18 years, but says it shel remain chancellor for the rest of the current legislative term, meaning she would quit in 2021. merkel says it she will not seek other political office. she is in her fourth term as chancellor, but her government has been weakened by infighting, and coalition parties were punished in recent state elections. the u.s. treasury says government borrowing will more than double this year from last, to $1.34 trillion as the trump administration finances a rising budget deficit. ohe department expecting t issue $400 billion from october to december, although that is lower from the estimated $440 billion forecast in july. chancellor of the exchequer philip hammond delivered on the budget promise of tax cuts and an end to austerity despite continuing uncertainty about brexit. he says the country has reached a defining moment and views the future with confidence. 24 hours earlier, hammond had mean an extraght emergency budget and prolonged austerity. >> i can report to the british people that t

the strength of her coalition and for those of you watching, it is the csu in bavaria, angela merkel cduogether because they are both conservative parties or they have to govern together in berlin so they have no choice. they cannot do a position from bavaria and this is what populist alt delete often let‘s talk about identity. this broadcast as part of a broader series the bbc is running on europe‘s identity crisis. whether you look at brexit or donald trump you look at brexit or donald trump you can see politics morphing into a much more fundamental argument about what the uk or the us wants to be. can we say something similar is happening here? i think so. most political issues are about home, about identity, and about bavarian culture and our prime minister yesterday said in an interview that wa nt yesterday said in an interview that want to be an open country, has an open bavaria and friendly to migrants but we want to keep our identity, let's keep bavaria bavaria, whatever that is.|j identity, let's keep bavaria bavaria, whatever that is. i think the trump election and brexit were

in two weeks, voters go to the poll and hassan, another state where the cdu is the lead party for that and they are expected to have a very poor showing. this could be a blow for chancellor merkel and the spd because nobody is expecting them to have a huge resurgence in two weeks either. this could be tempting for the spd to say, why are we doing self harm on ourselves? matt: great to have you here with us. great talking to you, as always. such an interesting time in german politics. thea, deputy director of berlin bureau of the united states. take a look at the mid-cap movers, 42 minutes into the session. for that we go back to annmarie hordern. annmarie: i'm looking at green core, up more than 2%. billion,s more than $1 has a dividend now. the ceo says it allows for financial possibility and build on its u.k. business. loser, group the biggest plunges the most on record. they manufacture medical and surgical equipment. they lowered their guidance in 2018 and the ceo says he will step down immediately. companyinge, a swedish in the hospital/pharmaceutical sector, in terms of sterilizi

. >> support for germany's governing party has plunged in the latest state electoral test, with the cdu its worst showing in more than 50 years. chancellor merkel's main ally, the social democrats, got the lowest share of the vote since the second world war. the green party almost double that support, and the far right got seats for the first time. that theen confirmed duty-free conglomerate in thailand was among five people who died in a helicopter crash. bought aonaire football club in 2010, hoping to fund is a surprise premier league title. the aircraft came down 45 minutes after he watched his team play. no one on board survived. global news, 24 hours a day and at @tictoc on twitter, powered by over 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. much.nks very your world national news. coming up, hsbc surges in hong kong after third-quarter results, but can europe's biggest bank deliver on its attempts to bring costs in line with growth? they are hosting a conference call with analysts. check that out. more on this story next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ >> w

mrs merkel was due to stand for re—election at the cdu's party conference in december.ad led the programme for eight years, announced he was leaving just a few months after he began co—presenting withjo whiley. sara cox says she was "beyond chuffed" at the news. the duke and duchess of sussex have met volunteers at a new zealand cafe that helps to highlight mental health issues. they then met school children who were waiting outside. one little boy, joe, seemingly shy at his royal encounter, very shy, was given a hug from his teacher as he met meghan and was tickled by harry as the prince tried to cheer him up. earlier, the duchess of sussex also praised the achievements of new zealand women, who were the first in the world to get the right to vote. in looking forward to this very special occasion, i reflected on the importance of this achievement, but also the larger impact of what this symbolises. because, yes, women's suffrage is about feminism, but feminism is about fairness. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 10.30. thank you for your comments on ivf

the cdu will stay fiscally conservative.dates to succeed merkel are fundamentally different and all on the social with thec side, finance minister eager to prove to the public and other players in this country that he is rocksolid on the finances. no temptation to go on a spending spree there. a conservative fiscal policy to continue in this country. will history say was angela merkel a passive economic accomplishment? best economic a compliment? jan: she has maneuvered germany fairly well through the financial crisis. there is no real major reform project on her record. whoke her predecessor infused the german economy with a big impulse when he did large scale social reforms, she does not have anything of that scale on her good side. she has been perceived as somebody who has been more reactive, more cautious, less prone to embark on large projects. it is going to be mixed. on the reform, that is her weak spot. she has not pushed the agenda much. that has been the criticism against her. -- jan young tech out techau, thanks

>> the biggest surprise is that she's also not running again as the chairman for her own party, the cdus was she wants to be the chairman of the party and also to be the chancellor to keep grip on her own party. so one can fairly argue it's a very gradual process of saying good-bye to politics because today in a press conference she was saying she's ready to serve another three years as her term as chancellor but being ready doesn't mean she's also going to do it because the likelihood or the odds are very high that something else will happen in the meantime, for example her coalition partner could pull out of the coalition meaning we could have new elections as soon as next year in germany. it's not very likely that angela merkel would stay on as a chancellor being a lame duck on top of germany for another three years while we know that there is a clear power vacuum which we can see already in the reaction on the market it's not a good sign that angela merkel says she is no longer running as a chairman woman of her own party. it will also mean nothing positive for europe. she was an an

merkel has pulled off a really by turningn a way, the cdu into the social democratic party.ans there are lots of them who think it has not become conservative enough, merits is one. -- mertz is one. everybody knows that, and i think she knows it also. 's let me is more difficult to take the reins here? she has been dubbed many merkel but some parts of the media. john: that's right, and that is her biggest problem. i think she is a wonderful person, but her biggest limitation is that she is seen as the medical follow-up. and we are in the climate where people do not want a continuation. matt: let me ask, one thing i , we been thinking about heard the future of this coalition questioned. how long do you think this coalition government can't survive? how long can merkel stay in office? john: nobody knows. they are different parties. more american party, a loose affiliation of people who more or less see the world the same way. but the other is a essentially fashioned party. i don't think you will see the make any changes. but at the same time, the rank-and-file is looking at th