it is different with the christian democratic union.just next year, he's going as a cdu member to the original parliament. so this was something that is not possible for us. we have got a very clear line on that. beatrix von storch, thank you very much. hello. wednesday's weather gets off to a fine start for some of us, but things will have changed by wednesday night. wet and windy again. a chilly start, particularly in rural spots, and there will be an area of rainfall moving south of scotland overnight and stretching through parts of northern ireland. it's this weather front here, but it's this low pressure moving along the central swathes of the uk on wednesday night, turning things wet and windy. along with this weather fronts searching through scotland and northern ireland, showers heavy and thundery in the far north of scotland and some very gusty winds to begin the day. easing as we go through the day. across a large part of england and wales, getting off to a chilly but fine start. a lot of sunshine around. there will be a few s

well, we recognise that we gained almost 6 million votes. 1 million from the former christian democratic unionchristian democratic union, so from angela merkel‘s party, 500,000 from the social democrats, 500,000 from the social democrats, 500,000 from the left, and lots of voters who have been not voting for the last election. so this is what we see. we know what the people want. they want a shift in the policy. and it is now upon us to put this shift into reality. but you have been in the strange situation of losing a leader before, because he, like frauke petry, suggested the party had changed. two years ago, the leader suggested the party was anti—western, openly as xenophobic, and used xenophobic rhetoric. you know, we can talk about our programme. i know that is very difficult for you and all the others to talk about a programme. we just declare, for example, that islam does not belong to germany. we are in favour of the religious freedom, of course, but islam is claiming political power, and this is what we deny. and we do not want to do compromises with the religion claiming political p

it is different with the christian democratic union.pd in the parliament. a cdu member is going to the original parliament. this is not possible for us. we have got a very clear line on that. beatrix von storch, thanks very much. hello. further strong winds at times this week, even the risk of gales as we maintain a very autumnal flavour to our weather. this low—pressure system was the wind—maker on monday. it's still producing some strong winds in the far north of scotland and northern isles as tuesday begins. elsewhere, high pressure‘s building in, winds easing a bit with high pressure building in. most places are going to be dry starting the day with plenty of sunshine. here's a look at things, eight o'clock in the morning. a few showers dotted about northern and western scotland, driven along quickly on this quite strong wind. far north of scotland, more especially into the western isles, there could be some gusts early on of about 50—60mph. one or two showers in the north—west of england, but very few and far between. for most of u

greens to on the other side of the political spectrum the christian social union from bavaria the sister party of i'm going to marcos christian democratic union in other words the conservatives but the variance are particularly conservative in the spectrum between the big variance on the one hand and the greens on the other hand that's the gap that has to be that has to be in some sense covered. so that makes it very difficult germany has very little experience of these kinds of coalitions at national level husband optimistic because i want to thank you very much he is a freak of the top story that you're following for you. the spanish government has announced a professor headbutt steps to suspend the autonomy of cotton off to the region's leaders threatened to declare independence madrid says it will discuss the steps of an emergency cabinet meeting on saturday. that's it for me and that she much of the news team but we'll be back with you in half an hour with more news and current affairs to join me then if you can. enjoy the conflict zone confronting the powerful. it's a year now since hillary clinton lost the u.s. presidential elect

greens to on the other side of the political spectrum the christian social union from bavaria the sister party of i'm going to marcos christian democratic union in other words the conservatives the variance are particularly conservative and the spectrum between the variance on the one hand and the greens on the other hand that's the gap that has to be that has to be in some sense covered. so that makes it very difficult germany has very little experience of these kinds of coalitions at national level kinds beyond optimistic because i want to thank you very much. in sports we take a look at how denmark's participation in the two thousand and nineteen women's world cup is in jeopardy appeared dispute between the danish football association and the women's national team has reached a deadlock with the players refusing to train in response a daily effort canceled friday's world cup qualifier against sweden which could result in heavy sanctions from. against sweden that's where they found out the danish f.a. had canceled the match. it's a serious and well for more on this controversy joining me now is a yep a louse and brock is a journalist

greens to on the other side of the political spectrum the christian social union from bavaria the sister party of i'm going to marcos christian democratic union in other words the conservatives the variance are particularly conservative and the spectrum between the variance on the one hand and the greens on the other hand that's the gap that has to be that has to be in some sense covered. so that makes it very difficult germany has very little experience of these kinds of coalitions at national level husband optimistic because i want to thank you very much he.

merkel headslor into talks this week in a vulnerable position after her christian democratic union was saw its worst results and lower saxony since 1959, losing control of the social democrats. monthderal election last was the worst performance since world war ii. recent manufacturing data shows growth is returning to its normal course following the cash ban and gst rollout in india. the central bank governors said he is reassured by the world economic outlook for the next two years. he says the most important priority for the ending government is to find jobs for the 12 million young people entering the workforce every year. china's new gauge of broad credit exceeded projections, even as the government curbs excessive borrowing. aggregate financing stood at $276 billion. new yuan loans came in ahead of estimates, money supply jumped 9.2%. scott morrison told bloomberg the aussie dollar and interest rate are appropriate levels for the current state of the economy. said steps to cool the housing boom have taken pressure off the rba. not a lower rates are worry and exporters can absorb t

talks this week, after a christian democrat union was beaten in a state election.the national it's all its worst result since 1959, losing control to social democrats. conversely, the federal election spd's worstas the performance since world war ii. secretary carlos to make reform bloomberg the tax bill should be done by year's end for the philippines. they are under pressure to maintain growth despite a weakening peso. the philippines is also looking to sell that in china. thee are waiting for authorities in china, and we should be ready to launch, depending on market condition, sometime between november and december. paul: australia's competition watchdog says electricity pricing increase in the last 10 years is putting australian businesses and consumers under unacceptable pressure. it says the main cause of higher hills is a significant increase in network costs, and smaller retailers struggle to compete with larger players. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm paul allen, this is bloomb

. >>> merkel had her own issues to deal with over the weekend her christian democratic union party suffered a setback the defeat comes as merkel fails to prepare a government. >>> meantime, austria's conservative people's party is projected to win that country's general election a victory would make 31-year-old foreign minister sebastian kurt the national leader. he vowed to cap benefit payments and they won't buy the base state is the freedom party further to the right if we rewind a few months, it didn't get there everyone when it went to the green, this was an example of austria stepping away from that fray over the weekend we've seen that that's not the case. >> not so much >> mr. kurz's party is the party and he's moved the platform to the right. either way, if that's the kurdish, it will be a right-wing government >> another topic for europe zwrieng moving on to asia, lululemon is making a big push down into china. we are joined with more from eunice >> reporter: thanks so much, courtney it has six stores across the city it has plans to open five more by the end of this year. china is

christian democrats, and then they have to sort things out among themselves. the problem was not so much the green party or free democrats, it is the christian democratic union that: good morning. the story of the morning is the breakdown in relations between the united states and turkey. turkey is a big feature of the political landscape in germany. do you anticipate a forced merkel term will bring this course -- will bring --? it is difficult to for see, because it is not even see who will form it and how it will look. deal withon, how to it will be an important issue to sort out among the coalition partners when the coalition is to be formed. guy: can i brought it out? i --n i brought -- and u -- can i ben roaden it out? do you think fiscal policy is to take? sensed: it doesn't make from the german perspective. it is too low. public property declined in value very much. you can see this. many bridges are broken. we think we should increase investments that are good for germany, and it can also help. matt: it is shocking how out of shape the autobahn is. anyst the entire length in direction. you think the investment is needed the most? there is talk about digit

is a really hard political task because so many of them are so much disappointed by the christian democratic union in general, and by chancellor merkel in particular, that they will do anything to avoid going back. >> reporter: back in sweden, the governing party is horrified at the concept of conceding ground to right wingers, and is trying to isolate them. >> experience shows that when you adopt the ideas from these right wing parties, they spread. these parties have their agenda implemented by other parties, and i wouldn't like to see this happen in sweden. we share this world. we're all here. there's enough space for us all. >> reporter: but that's an appeal that an increasing number of swedes are rejecting, as the country and much of europe go through a crisis of identity. for the pbs newshour, i'm malcolm brabant in gothenburg. >> woodruff: the hashtag, #metoo, has millions of women sharing stories of abuse, shining a spotlight on a troubling reality in our society. it was first used in 2007, but when actor alyssa milano tweeted it sunday night to talk about sexual harassment and assault in

the christian democratic unions, the fdp, and the greens agree that germany is lagging behind. doing really on broadband access, so something needs to be done and the money needs to come from some sources. as german citizens are usually not very keen to reduce public debt, the money must be privatization. everybody agrees on that. that will be probably one of the issues that would come forward in the next term of the government. chart here of telecom, which i have been following for years. obviously, it does not look good if you include the internet bubble, but i will take it down to, let's make it, a five-year chart. it is still not a pretty picture. you think of this business in germany? these incumbent telecoms, are they good investments? martin: i am not sufficiently expert to talk about this. economy, in the bubble, telecom services turned into something like a completely new story, and the world has changed ever since as we know. however, in the meantime, the classic telecom business has turned into something like a utility, and has been treated by the stock market as a u

the moment all three parties that were involved this morning the christian democrats of angular marco sister party the christian social union from bavaria and the free democrats the market liberals all said that this first initial talk went well but they expected to take a lot more time and a lot more effort actually to bring results but john still michael is not going to be talking to the green party another potential coalition box know what are expected to be the pressure points in those talks that are going to take place in the building behind you. well exactly this is the parliamentary association it's a kind of private members club of parliamentarians see a sort of neutral ground i think you can say for all of those involved and obviously the green party they're the most left wing party involved in these talks on in terms of these talks on the left spectrum and the furthest away from them all the big variance the christian social union they are trying to push anglo-american into a right wing more right wing policies the greens obviously have no intention of going along with that merkel at the moment is managing to keep

example presented a draft bill on immigration five a year ago that initially the christian democrats and the christian social union rejected it. we'll see what agreements come out of the coalition to go she has a lot of it but we'll have to regulate things we have to clearly distinguish between the subsidiary right to asylum to temporary refuge for people fleeing war and regulated legal immigration to germany that is why this task has been clear for quite some time so far it's failed because of the c.d.u. and c.s.u. but we have to address it now and i'm fairly sure we will succeed and his ability is and we always conclude our talk with our three incomplete sentences and request that you finish the danger that the right wing populist if these voted into the next bundestag as well can't be ruled out could depend on how democratic people act . in the opposition my social democrat party. team will have to work hard to avoid remaining in the opposition over a long term government and become capable of governing again. until the balun war has fallen in the minds of eastern and western germans it will still take you know

angela merkel heads to coalition talks this walk in a vulnerable position after hurt democratic christian union suffered a defeat. it lost control to the social democrats, a bounceback from its poor showing. the world's top central bankers are predicting that inflation will not stay low for much longer and signals it will push ahead for plans. janet yellen says she thinks u.s. prices will accelerate despite a period of the weaker than expected cpi numbers. >> these readings will not persist. i expect inflation to move higher here, and most of my colleagues of the fomc agree. [no audio] yesterday's european summit. that the talks hit an impasse last week. both sides raise the prospect of british crashing out of the bloc without a deal. iraqi soldiers have moved to seize oil fields in the city away from kurdish forces. iraqi prime minister ordered troops and cooperation with kurdish forces. at least seven iraq militiamen have been killed. tensions have been rising since the kurdish referendum last month. crude prices futures rose. irish authorities have warned some of the worst weather conditions

breakthrough agreement within her conservative block after hours of talks christian democrats and the bavarian sister party the christian social union which a compromise on migration policy. the search for compromise in the long running dispute took almost twelve hours but late on sunday the system parties reached a deal this is one they can put to bed. one leading c.d.u. member outlined the future approach. we have an understanding of the need for limits otherwise society can become overtaxed and if we include other issues the right to silence the constitution what about refugees quotas to military and aid in steering immigration to serve the labor market then a solution should be possible given. what does it all mean the agreement could mean that refugees keep the rights to seek asylum so long as they have a case such as political persecution in addition flexible quotas for refugees fleeing hunger and economic need the no more than two hundred thousand per year that does not include skilled migrant labor is needed to starve the german economy . can chancellor merkel sell this deal to her other potential coalition partners the libe

christian democrats and the very. sister party the christian social union sources close to key talks between the two parties say they've agreed in principle on an upper limit for the number of migrants to be allowed into germany every year if confirmed the deal would remove a key hurdle to coalition talks between merkel's conservative bloc and two smaller parties. now for more on this our political correspondent is with me in the studio but walk us through this you know what do we know so far about this. agreement in principle as i think is what they're calling it yes it seems a bit that as if the chancellor angela merkel made c's u.t.v. horsy who for. a compromise or gave him the. said and offered him a compromise he couldn't really resist to saying yes we will have a maximum gap on some part of the migration but we still will have other migration to how are they how are they distinguishing between different types of migrants well basically it's the humanitarian migration and other migration i would say so. people coming in on economic reasons there would be a maximum cop on that people coming in even as refugees ther

the liberal democrats and the christian social union, the bavarian wing of her conservative party.out brexit because the president of the european council, donald tusk, has told the european parliament that the eu must stay united in the brexit talks or face defeat. it is up to london how this will end. witha it is up to london how this will end. with a good deal, no deal, or i'io end. with a good deal, no deal, or no brexit. but in each of these scenarios, we will protect our common interest only by being together. donald tusk earlier today. is there a chance that on the issue of brexit the eu 27 are not going to stay as united as they have been so far? there is certainly the chance, but as far as germany is concerned, i think it is quite clear that germany is completely aligned with the eu, at this point. it is also not the most pressing issue for germany right now, to be honest. it is not very controversial. i think all major german parties want to have a good relationship with britain. they wa nt good relationship with britain. they want strong ties to britain, german businesse

lay on the left from the green party to on the right the christian social union the bavarian system party of. christian democrats they have been pushing very hard for a lot stricter application of migration rules of immigration rules in in germany the greens obviously a lot more liberal in their attitudes so i think that's probably the issue where things will be most most contentious on the other hand you could say they are political differences obviously on every issue so they might all say that they're agree that the paris climate agreement should be and should be implemented but the question of how this implementation goes ahead they are large differences between the various projects the greens for instance are saying by twenty thirty there should not be any food new combustion engine cars in germany obviously the other parties are not particularly pleased about that so on every single issue taxation and vironment you can find major differences case of four parties involved in these talks so far we've had some small bilateral meetings between the different parties now to morrow all four parties are going to b

immigration challenging can social democrats for second place is the far right freedom party led by heinz christiane's. the party is anti immigration anti islam and anti european union and could be kingmaker if a coalition is required to form a new government. and a villain talking about a nuclear weapons free world with martin him released from the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons i can't. mr humorist i can was founded in two thousand and seven now just a decade later the organizations been awarded the nobel peace prize when you heard the news did you think someone was pulling your leg shots. i never thought we could win the nobel peace prize. but luckily a few people within our organization prepared for the event and they reserved a location here in berlin for a news conference for just in case. i made fun of them very can make fun of me with the head of the announcement i stayed home i didn't even want to iron my shirt but then i tuned into the live stream and after the first two words international campaign i just hollered jumped up and hugged my roommate and i. saw it still sinking in you helped found i can's german chapter and studied politica

chancellor angela merkel and her christian democrats have reached a breakthrough agreement in a longstanding dispute with the bavarian so. the party the christian social union or c.s.u. sources close to key talks between the two parties say they've agreed in principle on an upper limit for the number of migrants to be allowed into germany every year it would mean german or thought is accepting no more than two hundred thousand refugees a year there an exception would be made in special circumstances if confirmed the deal would remove a key hurdle to coalition talks between merkel's conservative bloc and two other smaller parties. now for more on this our political correspondent is with me in the studio but walk us through this you know what do we know so far about this. agreement in principle as i think is what they're calling it yes it seems a bit that as if the chancellor angela merkel made c's u.t.v. horsy who for. a compromise or gave him the order said and offered him a compromise he couldn't really resist to saying yes we will have a maximum gap on some part of the migration but we still will have other migration to how are they how are they distingui

challenging can search for democrats for second place is the far right freedom party led by heinz christiane. the party is anti immigration anti islam and anti european union and could be kingmaker if a coalition is required to form a new government. at . berlin's take a later port has always been the hub for germany's second largest airline now after its aggressive acquisition strategy went into a tailspin the carrier is bankrupt and left tons it is set to take over its turf after weeks of wrangling germany's number one airline has agreed to buy eighty one of air berlin's aircraft and take over three thousand of its staff tons a c.e.o. cost and she was quick to reassure that prices for flights will not increase even though love tons of has effectively swallowed a major competitor. of tons and has a market share of three percent worldwide and fourteen percent in europe where far from being a monopoly our business is one of just a few where prices have come down over the past year i don't think this trend will be up ended by a transaction like this. still many other issues remain unresolved what will happen for example to the many employees that look hands

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immigration challenging can social democrats for second place is the far right freedom party led by heinz christiane's. the party is anti immigration anti islam and anti european union and could be kingmaker if a coalition is required to form a new government. at . berlin's take a later port has always been the hub for germany's second largest airline now after its aggressive acquisition strategy went into a tailspin the carrier is bankrupt and left tons it is set to take over its turf after weeks of wrangling germany's number one airline has agreed to buy eighty one of air berlin's aircraft and take over three thousand of its staff tons a c.e.o. cost and she was quick to reassure that prices for flights will not increase even though love tons of has effectively swallowed a major competitor. of tons or has a market share of three percent worldwide and fourteen percent in europe where far from being a monopoly our business is one of just a few where prices have come down over the past year i don't think this trend will be up ended by a transaction like this. still many other issues remain unresolved what will happen for example to the many employees that look townsen

european union and it's completely unsure if the courts especially if he has a coalition with the right wing populists will go along with or not what about the current social democrat chance earn christian caryl is there any hope of him remaining in power. it doesn't look like it right now max are you still there. it looks like we've just lost max we do apologize because that was max hoffman reporting for us from vienna as we await the latest polls from australia's national elections we'll have more on that coming up in a few minutes we do apologize that the line dropped out let's have a look now at how immigration has shaped the austrian election campaign. thirty one year old sebastian cortes only became leader of the people's party in may since then besides economic reform he has made immigration a cornerstone have his election campaign. ends and i'm going to strike a very clear path which is going to reduce illegal migration to zero who sets off illegally must be stopped at the border taken care of and sent back it can't be that the traffickers decide who gets through and not we as a republic or the european union. his views echo those of the anti immigration far right freedom party.

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german chancellor angela merkel's christian democrats have reached a deal on migrant policy with their bavarian allies the christian social union sources close to the talks said germany would accept around two hundred thousand people a year on humanitarian grounds but not refer to it as an upper limit on migrants the partners have been at odds over the issue for around two years a deal would remove an obstacle to pursuing a coalition with two other parties the pro-business free democrats and the greens. vice president mike pence walked out of in f.l. game off several pages refused to stand for the national anthem after abandoning the game in his home state of indiana. he could not be present at an event that quote. national anthem. has become a form of protest against racial injustice president has criticized. and praised the n.f.l. to ban them. white supremacists have returned to the streets of charlottesville virginia just two months after violent clashes over the plan of a confederate statue. of a woman several dozen. behring demonstrators gathered near the nile covered statue the mayor of charlottesville condemned the march

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