. -- conradlower attlemeir? hans: billy brown wins and also the postwar chancellor.was an acceptable guess. -- he went down in the corruption scandal. brendan: for those of you just joining, name the german chancellor is a drinking game we like to play sometimes. -- such an amazing figure, culturally in germany. hans: the -- chancellor is no longer the -- chancellor and her approval ratings have dropped. i was in her hometown a few weeks ago and it is a small town about 16,000 inhabitants. they are taking in 180 refugees. an unemployment rate of 12%. up there you feel the corrosion of support in large part because of the refugee response. which is ironically why she is honored so much internationally. hans nichols has served four years as her chief angela merkel correspondent. we will get a quick check on the stock movers. abigail doolittle is life. abigail: we are watching high profile names move in big directions. n is surging after it was announced that -- bought stocks in november. some of this could be a short squeeze but even so, shares are above the 50 day ave