leaders about a range of issues including sanctions against russia and the greek debt crisis as nbc chris january sing reports, the breakfast menu came up for scrutiny. >> we'll talk about russia and ukraine and the importance of maintaining the sanctionsry regime to put pressure on russia and separatist forces. >> this used to be the g-8, now it's the g-7. over the last couple of weeks there have been even more activity by the russians so that is something they are going to have to address. they'll have to encourage some european countries to extend sanctions that have had a real impact on the russian economy but obviously have not stopped putin from his land grabs. also a couple of interesting things that came out of the meeting with americamerkel, they did not talk about fifa the big soccer scandal. you have here what are a whole lot of soccer fans among world leaders and one burning question from this morning. before noon the president's first meeting here again with merkel, they had some traditional breakfast here in germany, which is beer and verge, he didn't have that sausage, he had some

nbc senior white house correspondent chris januarying is live for us in austria right now. what can we expect of the summit? >> reporter: there's going to be a big meeting between president obama and prime minister haider al apaddy of iraq. abadi's going to come hat in hand. he wants more help. the white house has told us don't expect new offers. david cameron said 125 additional trainers will be heading to iraq to help their forces. it is the first time they have come face to face since defense secretary carter fought the will to fight. a couple other big topics to look for. what to do in the iranian negotiations. the president pushing hard for that. there's a hard deadline coming up at the end of the month. what is going on in the u.s. congress in terms of the trade deal and finally, climate change which has been pushed by german chancellor angela merkel. there's a big summit coming up in paris in december and the communique at the end of the g-7 will say something very specific about what the commitments are to climate change. we'll get more on this from the president wh

chris gradone, the team's senior punter. >> you ready for today? historic day. >> in january, nearly every player on the team signed the petition to call a union vote. but by april, their coach had chipped away at that support. >> did you know where you stood? >> no, i didn't. >> you were a swing vote. >> he was personally offended that this whole thing was going on at his school. that's not what he wanted. that was actually a decent motivation for me to not want the union. >> the fact that you wouldn't want to disappoint your coach? >> yeah i feel like he's gotten me so much. got me in this school and got me this scholarship. i owe the guy a lot. >> gary kohlman is the players' lawyer. he cross examined coach fitzgerald at a labor board hearing this winter. >> he allowed me to walk through, not day-by-day, but hour-by-hour almost the life of a college football player. and then, at the end of it, i asked him, "isn't it true that being a college football player is a full time job? it was the first time he pushed back and he said 'no.' i said 'that's interesting, because i have

submit a draft funding plan to the mayor by next january, a $450,000 grant is helping to expand firefighter training programs in delaware carpenter and chris -- goes to a fire engine and training equipment. >>> the latest development project in philadelphia combined work and play, "action news" was there there for the ground breaking of a 400,000 square foot office building and a ribbon cutting for the 500 acre park called founding green. it has ping-pong and a meeting table for people to work outside. the construction is set to be completed in late 2016. >>> a new food pantry is set to open in philadelphia today goya foods donated 5,000 pounds of food in the basket. the food pantry opened to the public on thursday and is open tuesdays and thursdays throughout the years. >>> new announcements for the philadelphia phillies. lots of changes with the phillies ahead of the game with the brewers, they announce they have consistency, pete mccannon will remain the manager for the rest of the season sandberg unexpectedly resigned on friday, through all the losing mccannon kept his sense of humor. >> i was the interim interim and now the interim. a

chris just looked at problems in the last calendar year. but the problems with metro go way back beyond january of 2015. all the years you have covered it you ever seen it get this bad? >> reporter: jim, there's only two points where i've ever seen it this bad. the first was in 2009 after the red line crash that killed eight people and one train operator. after that happened there was so much focus, so much intense scrutiny of the transit agency from the federal government, from local leaders, that's kind of the point we are at now, with metro. alsoed me throw right now doesn't have a permanent general manager and with that search under way i believe we are at a very critical point right now for the transit system. >> adam tuss. thanks. >>> two men are dead and two young brothers in jail tonight all because of some kind of a disagreement outside a fast food restaurant in fredericksburg. pat collins live at the scene where a witness described what happened. pat? >> reporter: doreen, should the 15-year-old this charged in the double murder here be tried as an adult? people here have some strong f

chris christie, and, scott walker. and it will face its first test in january, where the nominee will be unveiled, in july, next year. >>> allen fisher looks at any of his main rivals can unite the party. >>> this will ab contest rather than a dor ron nation, after eight years having lost two elections the party is ready to take back and many believe they should be president. they say this is as good time to be running and there's no incumbent, and hillary isn't scaring republicans away and you don't have a dominant frontrunner,. >>> i'm running for president of the united states. >>> i'm running for president of the united states. >>> i'm running for president of the united states. >>> there could be 15 candidates in the race, and some believe that's a sign of strength, where they feel qualified to be president. >>> jeb bush hasn't declare and the name most people will know. mike huckabee appeals to the right wing wing, and rick perry, ran in 2011. >>> i would do away with education, the -- >>> the third one i can't -- sorry. >>> oops. >>> and has emerged being better prepare. and, rube bo is seen as young and, talkin

january. baltimore's mayor will lead the conference with the spotlight on civic and economic problems in her city and others. >>> happening today, new jersey governor chrishristie will be a featured speaker at a republican party conference in philadelphia. christie will host a luncheon during the gop leadership event in center city. he's expected to announce his future plans any day now. other speakers today include former pennsylvania senator rick santorum and former hul hewlett-packard ceo carly fiorina. four candidates are seeking their party's nomination for the white house on the democratic (%5tr @r(t&háhp &hc classic. delaware governor jack markell says the classic will involve swimmers jumping off the cape may-lewes ferry into the harbor of refuge. it will happen on september 27th. the finish line will be a floating arch in the water that will display swimmers' times as they cross. the event is expected to draw more than 1,000 swimmers. >>> summertime may indicate a brain drain for school-aged kids. up next how parents can stop months of learning from vanishing. oh! good news everybody! there is now 25% less sugar in yoplait original. say "adieu"

january. back to "hardball." ♪ >> we are back. politico reports today that new jersey governor chris christie will announce his candidacy for president. aides to the governor saying there's room in the republican field for an establishment candidate and that his candidate will focus on winning the key primary state of new hampshire. but the news comes as governor christie continues to struggle in his home state of new jersey. an april poll found that 65% of his own constituents 2/3 of them do not think he would make a good president. just 29% saying he would. at the time, christie insists that jersey voters merely wanted him to continue serving as governor. here's how he spun those numbers on fox news last month. >> the new jersey voters say you would not make a good president. they know you the best. why should we trust them? >> a lot of those people in the 65% want me to stay. i've heard that from lots of people at town hall meetings don't leave to run for president. >> but they say you would not make a good president. >> i think people hear the question they want to hear. >> now a new poll from fairly dickinson university puts chr

chris christie: thank you very much. i appreciate it. i look forward to taking your questions. there is a lot i want to talk to you about. this is my ninth trip to new hampshire since january entitlement reform, tax and economic policy and america's role in the world. but i think i want to talk to you first about our nation's security. the fact is, as noted in the introduction, my formative years as a public servant began when president george bush nominated me to be the united states attorney for new jersey. i took the next day off from work and contemplated what the next steps in my life would be thinking that the job as a u.s. attorney in new jersey would be one fighting organized crime violent crime in the street and fighting political corruption. the next day, september 11 2001, my wife did what she always did. in the morning, she left our house, drove to the train, took that train to her job in lower manhattan, two blocks from the world trade center. she came across my younger brother who made the same commute every day. i took our kids to school and then came home and it was a flawless day, i went for a walk and thought about my life and my career and how it would c

january as low as 2.45 before any real buying comes in. julie: are you say it needs to fall further before you would do any buying? chrisbelieve in needs to fall at least two to .51 range and that is basically a moving average. -- to the 2.51 range and that is basically a moving average. around january's low of 2.45. julie: of course, if the fed is going to be raising rates in september for example, that does signal that the u.s. growth is improving. there's that helped copper on the margins at all or does it have to be all about china and china improving? chris: i think the fed decision is really the third motivator in any sort of movement with copper. the first being china which we had just discussed. the second is the stronger dollar right now. i think the price of safety we have seen an uptake and investors worldwide going into the cash market, specifically the dollar as the dollar get stronger obviously, it is denominated commodities such as copper will be hurt. the fed raising rates in the quarter growth is perceived to be a little bit stronger than what we want -- stronger and that is great. if they produce a sep

january. sales increased to one point 6%. an increase to inventories can be an indication of rising business optimism as companies restock and restore shelves on demand. scarlet: governor chrishristie over the state union. have to fund a budget gap. it is up to the state legislature to evolve the funding. posts a political challenge for a potential presidential candidate. that is a look at the top stories for this hour. marco rubio is coming under scrutiny for his personal finances. a response to his spending and shoddy book keeping. even his supporters are weary of his eye natural habits. the new york times wonders how this will manifest if he becomes president. joining me from washington, john hodge -- john, it is not exactly new. mitt romney considered him as a potential running mate that they looked into these issues and there were red flags all over the place. >> that is true. marco rubio was on the shortlist but he was not ever really on the short list or at the top of it. i do not think financial issues were the reason he was not on the ticket. have hadrepublicans concerns about the spare they were waiting for a story of this kind to break for a while. and a sign rubi

january. inventories rose .4% and sales increased 1.6%. an increase in inventories can be an indication of rising business optimism as companies restock empty shelves. a victory for new jersey governor chrise. a court has ruled he does not have to fund a pension budget cap of $1.6 billion. they said it's up to the state -- thisure and the diffuses an issue that could have been a problem if he decided to run for president. former house speaker dennis has to it is scheduled to appear in court, accused of running -- accused of raking banking laws. he is accused of paying someone $3.5 million to cover up past misconduct. plea.expected to enter a audi at a conference today in berlin, the ceo pledged to 'onboard datatomers rather than trying to profit from it. he said car owners want to be in control of their own data. starting next march, you can buy a mercedes that does some driving for you. the revamped he class sedan will have a self driving system for highway speeds. drivers will have to have their hands on the steering wheel and the system will not be able to handle sharp turns by it self. that is a look at the top stories we are following this hour. the owner of the tampa bay lightning s

chris. >> let's explain it. you're already down 11% to 14% depending upon exactly which one you own. if you invested at the end of january really tough. that's going to take people two or three years to make back that amount of money in the income the bond has. i think the same thing is true when you look at utilities and reits and other interest sensitive areas. when you say destruction, i mean going back to normal levels. for that for at least in the 10-year we might get up to 2.8% or thereabouts but i don't think we're going to 4% or 5%. >> we could talk about interest rate sensitive sectors. yesterday the utility etfs hit around their lowest for the year. jason, what did you think about not just the comments that bl icahn made but some of the tweets and let me read of one in particular. if more respected investors had warned about the market in '07 we might have avoided the crisis in '08. is he likening us to an impending crash situation? >> boy it certainly sounds or reads that way, doesn't it? >> yeah. >> i actually agree with his statement on the high yields. i'm going to take the opposite side of what chris prese