confirm jean-claude juncker in the post despite outspoken opposition from the british prime minister david cameronn said juncker is the wrong man for the job, saying he will block eu reforms which aims to take power away from the union and give it back to national parliaments. mr. cameron initially thought he had the support of german chancellor angela merkel, but that hasn't come through. he's now pushing for a vote despite the fact britain is facing a 27-1 defeat. let's go to my colleague lucy hockings who joins us live from brussels. one against 27. what time do we think this announcement will happen, lucy? >> it is not quite as bad as that because at the moment we think david cameron might have the support of the hungarian prime minister, he's come out and said he might support david cameron. that is a 26-2 defeat. so pretty humiliating for the british prime minister if that is indeed what happens. but in unchartered territory here because never before has a big european country like britain blocked or opposed the appointment of a new head of the european commission. and frankly this is all ha

david cameron says absolutely not. more on this story when we come back. ♪ >> welcome back to "the pulse." david cameron's eu isolation appears to be deepening. he is digging in his heels against jean-claude juncker even though eu leaders are set to confirm him as the next president of the european commission agreed we are joined seniorete generale's economist. they are said to be discussing fiscal reforms over breakfast. what else would you discuss over breakfast? is there anything that david cameron could get that would more palatable? >> i think so. there is a general understanding in the eu that you need to reform and come up with reforms that create future growth. tapeis a red liberalization, more free trade, etc. there is the potential the potential that cameron can come out with something out of the meeting. >> what is a win for cameron now? is it the internal market commissioner? what kind of role does he need to see to bring back to london and say, we are making progress here? in thes difficult short-term. the

fences with david cameron.eron is being taunted by his opponents at home, we caught up with nigel cronje, he could not imagine a better outcome than jean-claude juncker . >> he is perfect for the eurosceptics. he refuses to believe that the public has a proper understanding of the european project. he belongs to that very outdated school of eu thinking. >> here is how the next couple weeks are going to unfold. more personnel decisions on how and who gets what jobs in the commission. then there is a question of policy. i know we like policy as much as personnel. then we can really dig into the weeds about any potential changes to the stability pact. >> i heard you call me francine, i'm going to make you tell me the transgender joke over the break. took, we will look forward learning the punchline. angela merkel at the bundestag, talking about the fact that poroshenko is going to the meeting friday. what is she saying vis-À-vis juncker. him,as clearly supported she almost has. nevertheless, is she giving any hint

and the european union. >> it was a bitter blow for british prime minister david cameron. he had fought jean-claude juncker's nomination to the last. >> this is a bad day for europe. it risked undermining the position of national governments. it risks undermining the power of national parliaments, and it hands new power to the european parliament. >> cameron and victor or bond of hungary were the only two to vote no to juncker. the 26 other leaders voted in favor, including german chancellor angela merkel. >> the debate about a leading candidate has not only resulted in a decision about who it should be -- it has also set the agenda to the next five years. this strategic agenda sets up the challenges that we, together with the eu parliament, must face in the next five years. >> europe's and excavation president has a difficult job ahead of him. he needs to champion major reforms to the eu and at the same time address british demands that powers be given back to member countries. >> let's find out what this all means. jeff is at the european council and has the details for

oh no no no david cameron has no principles. if you examine these record speeches and what he's written over the course of his political career opportunistic and contradictory. he just exudes should be to be decisive no he just likes it he's not there because he has an ideology because he is of prepared a set of principles he's there because he wants a business. so he's opportunistic and because the fish is inside the conservative party largely in the do calls well i will the rise of ukip then he made promises which he thought would start a full debate to inside the tory party. and remember you can put he got to that it's a bit you're going to go up to that situation because the lib dems were into a coalition and then though you could put new policies is the became the default party of protests which the lib dems used to be up but about that referendum just a little bit more happy that it was speaking how big of a blow what a british accent be for i think your opinion. well i think would be a huge blow. it would be revolutionary

>> will david cameron's crusade backfire? eu leaders are set to confirm jean-claude juncker as the next president of the european commission. the new york attorney general tells bloomberg that the bank was changing data and misleading investors. and as nike profit exceeds estimates, we look at the sponsorship between the brand and rival. german company -- it will not use luis suarez for additional marketing in real. -- in rio. to "countdown." i am mark barton. it is 6:00 on this friday morning in london. bloomberg reporters are standing by across the world, ready to deliver the stories. hans nichols is in brussels at the eu summit. manus cranny is covering barclays. caroline hyde is looking at nike . and in hong kong, zeb eckert is focused on what could be the biggest ipo ever from the u.s. as alibaba chooses an exchange. u.k. prime minister david cameron's fight against jean-claude juncker is only the beginning of a battle with brussels. it looks increasingly isolated from traditional allies. hans nichols joins us from the e

>> david cameron is digging in. it is quite clear that he wants to continue his opposition, continue with the principle of opposing decision in brussels. last night, angela merkel appeared to want to give cameron a little bit of room to climb down. drama ifk it is not the vote is not concordant. with regard to content, we have to find as much common ground as possible on substantial issues. i think we can find good compromises with great written and extend our hands to them. >> but it is drama that it looks like we will get this morning. we will see just what those meetings -- come out of them and how firm and deeply the other side digs in. and will there be any give on policy? will there be any policy shifts to make it more colin will for david cameron? >> thank you very much. moreng us now for perspective on this and the broader market themes of the day , the author of a new book, "investing in fear." thank you for coming in. a bit of drama and fear seemed to be playing into this morning's show. cameronlk about dav

david cameron arriving today, still insisting mr. juncker is not the right person for the job. >> jean-claude juncker has been at the heart of the project to increase the power of brussels and reduce the power of nation states for his entire working life. he's not the right person to take this organization forward. >> reporter: mr. cameron is looking all set for defeat on the issue of mr. juncker. finland's prime minister was asked whether he thought this could make a british exit from the eu more likely? >> i think david cameron is a very principled man and he has felt strongly that juncker is a little bit too fed rat for his liking but i think we can all make mends and solve the situation and i think in the uk, some people really seriously need to wake up and smell the coffee, the european union is a good thing for the united kingdom. >> what a great day. >> reporter: so today, the eu's influence in the wider europe taking a significant new turn with ukraine deal especially. but its own internal politics also likely to overshadow i

i will take it that far. >> david cameron stands firmly asinst jean-claude juncker the european president. so does nick clegg. he spoke to anna edwards but he disagrees with cameron about whether the u.k. should leave the eu if juncker gets the job. nobody is perfect. he needs improvement. but by golly, we need to stay in it to deal with all of the things that you cannot deal with . borrows also pledging to money to build new homes in the u.k. he says he wants to "rake the over statees taboo support for house building." >> now for a bloomberg exclusive. but she olivia's gig, has been talking to mark mobius. >> i asked him who impressed him most this year and you are not going to believe it. have a listen. >> maybe -- he has shown a great deal of control and restraint, being very logical in his decisions. >> we pushed him on this. i asked if he was concerned about the business environment in russia. goes on.o, business he thinks the market has been oversold. we asked if he was selling out of equity positions in russia right now. he said absolutely not. he said the recovery in russia has a

one of my concerns with david cameron operating, for example, who should be president of the commissioncant reservations about jean-claude, let me tell you, luxembourg has not had a particularly honorable role. all sorts of reservations about him but you got to build alliances. >> how important is your commitment to a referendum? >> i would've liked to seen in the queen's speech. we don't have coalition agreement on it, that's why we been trying conservative party did everything we can through bills to try to get that referendum commitment through. it would have been great if that was in the queens beach but as it's about possible but something as a party we are committed to because what those elections data shows is that there's significant discontent with britain's relationship to europe. there is a general feeling that too many powers of got to come back. that is our view. were i respect we disagree with jack because i don't think there is consensus on this. both liberal democrats and labour party, they're happy with the status quo. they have suggestion for a more particular europe a

david cameron called for a vote of the nomination of a man. potential allies are falling away.shared a boat with the so called reform camp, germans, swedish and dutch. they shut the door on blocking him. >> if a vote is called for, we'll support claude's candidacy and not block it. >> in germany, angela merkel once lukewarm said there will be no drama if he's chosen by a qualified majority. what has swayed many leaders is the argument this is about democracy that people were told they were voting for the next eu president. >> he has put himself in a not so nice corner. he's been vocal not accepting voter's choices. he's been blackmailing about leaving the european union. >> some countries like italy have openly traded backing in exchange for support of greater flexibility over deficits. it remain as surprisingly difficult to find an endorsement for the best candidate of the job. >> is he a face that represents a new bolder reforming europe? >> we are not concerned about that. we're concerned about actions. certainly he surely committed to practices for change. >> looks as if he

. >> angela merkel has given support, but david cameron and several others are refusing to endorse him>> the leaders of britain, germany, sweden, and the netherlands said they wanted to focus on the future of the eeo -- the future of the eu and not jean-claude juncker. david cameron did not repeat warnings that britain could leave the eu if jean-claude juncker is confirmed. >> i want britain to stay in a reformed european union. that is my goal. i think that is best written and europe as well. >> chancellor angela merkel says she supports him but did not want to discuss appointments in sweden. >> we have already said that that you commission presidency would not be the focus of our discussions. we wanted to do what had not been done as often as it should. we wanted to discuss topics that mattered to the citizens. >> the four leaders were tightlipped after the summit. a source close to david cameron said that talks were productive, but the debate over jean-claude juncker was still not resolved. >> the german foreign minister has traveled to russia for the first time since the outbreak o

some are saying that british prime minister david cameron is isolating himself more and more within the european union with his firm objection to jean-claude juncker becoming commission president. decisions are being made on the european union level, which will determine what the european union will look like over the next five years. david cameron insists that national governments should have more of a say, but it looks like the majority of european union countries want the candidate who is the symbol of the eu institutions. >> all right, to be continued. thank you so very much for that. and that eu summit in belgium will also see history made as ukraine signs and association deal with the block for president viktor yanukovych's decision to pull out of the deal last year triggered months of unrest, which ended in his on -- his ouster. >> his successor has been addressing european representatives about the deal. he has told the council that the deal will push ukraine towards the economic and political reforms that it needs. >> let's shift our focus now to those fast-moving events and ir

queen elizabeth is here, president obama is here, in isdent vladimir put here, david cameron is here. francois hollande had to have dinner twice. first, with barack obama and then with vladimir putin. they did not want to run into each other. this comes ahead of the d-day normandy ands in just on the heels of the g-seven meeting in brussels. we start this with my exclusive interview with chuck hagel. i was with him in romania earlier today and he talked about the threat that russia still poses to europe and the decision to get bergdahl out of afghanistan. in the troubled waters of the black sea, america is showing off its military power. wesley very much appreciated. defense secretary visiting the region to remind moscow that the u.s. has europe's back. how much of a threat does chuck hagel think russia really poses? clearsia poses a very threat to europe. you look at the actions that the russians have taken. they have essentially illegally annexed crimea, built-up tens of thousands of forces. they have acted all along the european borders. those are very real. is part of the american

>> david cameron, angela merkel debate who should head the european commission. >> a call for peace. resident putin says a cease-fire between russia and ukraine must happen immediately. >> plus, piling the pressure. to dig intoe fifa corruption allegations surrounding qatar's world cup bid. good morning. you are watching "the pulse." er live from bloomberg's european headquarters. >> also coming up, a bloomberg exclusive. we are live with vueling's ceo alex cruz. we will talk about the future of low-cost airlines and consolidation in the sector. >> the world cup kicks off in just days. is brazil ready? find out why the nation isn't up to speed. but first, let's get into our top story. the european commission candidacy may be smothered in sweden today. angela merkel and damon cameron and the dutch prime minister are in sweden to discuss who will take the eu's top job. hans nichols joins us from berlin. party won, i guess you could call it, last month's european elections. what are we going to get over the next few hours? we have a press conference scheduled. merkel is broadly on board

she wants to keep david capron -- david cameron happy.is means sinking the candidacy, i suspect angela merkel will go along with that. >> there are a few other names as well. guys see themselves as reformers. what are they going to reform? what are they talking about? >> and away this is a better question for anyone in the u.k. because it is benefits, benefits, benefits. they need to tighten the rules. expect the referendum in 2017. a could largely be dominated personality. >> politics and personality hand in hand. our international correspondent. we are days away from the start of the world cup. we are going to go inside the stadium. hundreds of thousands of people are going to be there. the question is are they going to be ready. the answer is not quite yet. we will take a look when we get back. ♪ >> welcome back. brazil has spent more than $11 billion in preparation for the biggest sporting event on the planet, but the country isn't ready. we went to find out why. >> let's say you're going to brazil for the world cup. here is what you

i think that's why david cameron is concerned. he needs to work out now if this vote goes ahead, he loses and ultimately he has to work out how he works with juncker rather than bleating about the reasons he can't. >> thank you very much for that, julia. >>> back to our european markets. here this morning in trade, we will call it relatively flattish on the open here in europe. pretty flat story on the stoxx europe 600 as indicated behind me. we closed out yesterday on a isolately mixed note. what we're seeing this morning is a delicate start to trade. let's recap some of our main european markets, as well. the ftse 100 very, very flat. 6733 even. the xetra dax is flat and the cac is flat, as well. so that really says it all here in european trade today. let's talk about some of the specific stories that are drawing our attention this morning. you've got barclay's shares trading lower, as the new york attorney general is suing the lender for security fraud. standard charter is off by almost 3%, trading lower after the disappointin

good day for david cameron today. he was drawn a bit of a lifeline yesterday by germany suggesting the reforms that britain seeks will be carried out even if juncker is present. but do you feel like cameron has lost the public relations xap from the outset? >> cameron made a state stand on a point of principal which is that not only is jean-claude juncker the wrong person for the job, but candidates and one of those candidates has to look at the commission president no matter what the national government wants. he feels so strongly about this principal that even though he would lose, back home i can there will be support for his principled opposition. >> when we saw the initial response post election, there was a feeling that it was time for a new face in brussels. it seems to be only cameron now that stood by what the elect whiat wanted. >> i think he's gotten the wrong side of the european parliament and the pan european party. and they say exclusively managed to engineer the situation. no doubt they've painted the a

british prime minister david cameron campaigned against junker's appointment. ask the british prime ministers says that in his view, ncker is a man of the past. the support for the eurosceptic party is shown that europeans a new be happy and need face that can deliver. cameron critics will say this is all very good, but the real reason why david cameron is so opposed to the nomination of the former prime minister of luxembourg is that john could younger -- jean-claude juncker is an experienced politician who is it at her list, someone who relies on more europe rather than less. what we saw once again this morning in sweden is that germany and britain are at loggerheads over the nomination of the next president of the european commission. angela merkel once again standing behind the nomination of juncker. i am not sure he is a dream candidate, but angela merkel is .nder pressure in germany they are saying, you cannot give into the brats. brits. regarded as too federalist. very difficult to reconcile those positions. touel sa has gone commemorate the victims kill

now they check letters to foreign leaders including this one to david cameron. >> what are you goingo say? him and theank british people for the help they have given to afghanistan. >> you said nato forces have done nothing for afghanistan. that includes the dish forces. >> the war -- includes forces. >> the war on terror was not to be fought on afghan soil. the real war on terror was beyond our borders. david cameron has been a good friend and a real english gentleman. >> is the president walks home, his aides discuss how insurgent chopd off the fingers of 11 afghans who voted in last week's elections. what is happening in this asks.y, he as hamid karzai prepares to move out of this palace with his young family, his country moves toward an on certain future without the piece he and his allies promised when they came to power. >> what next for and? ukraine's new president petro poroshenko says he is learning -- planning a cease higher in the east of the country. mr. poroshenko said his plan would allow pro-russian insurgent to lay down their arms or leave the country. there has in a

david cameron has threatened to leave the eu if juncker is elected.l nadal has ninth french open. slam titles.nd he says this is the most important tournament of the year for him. >> a look now at how european markets are trading. >> they are on a bit of a winning streak as well. we've got records over in the united states with the s&p 500. nine of the markets are currently shot across europe. still feeling the warm breeze from the european central bank. the centralshing banks hire. saying many going overweight. stocks driving higher. that appetite for risky assets also in the currencies. exports growing 7%, the biggest trade surplus in china in five years. imports, of course, on the downside. a little worried about domestic demand. but you pm demand and demand from hong kong and taiwan seem to be driving -- but european demand and demand from hong kong and taiwan seem to be driving exports higher. bit of a selloff happening in the japanese yen. let's look at the bond markets. it is all about that and ecb affecting as well. spain, borrowing costs lowe

. >> britain's david cameron. well, the dutch prime minister says the decision must ultimately be made by the parliament. >> against that backdrop, we have to discuss who would best fit the senior opposition, the presidency of the council, and the parliament has to decide on the presidency of the parliament. so here are three important issues we have to take against the discussions we'll have. >> by the end of the year, we'll know whether hillary clinton will run for president in 2016. at least that's what she said in an interview previewing her new book "hard choices." in it, she shows what she thinks america's domestic priorities should be and examines some of the international crises she dealt with as secretary of state. >> reporter: she may have disappeared from the international stage, but in the u.s., hillary clinton is in the spotlight, giving speeches across the country and maybe looking presidential. >> the next president of the united states, hillary clinton! >> reporter: and in chicago, they are ready f

an element so far rejected by prime minister david cameron.ere was the apparent coziness between those in power and those tasked withholding them accountable. andy coleson became david cameron's president adviser, rebecca brooks a regular in his social circle and tony blair's she had an editor and mime minister ever be so shy. >> i take full responsibility for employ andy i did so under undertakings he gave me and they were not the case. i always said if they turned out to be wrong, i would make a full and frank apology. and i do that today. i am extremely sorry that i employed him. it was the wrong decision. i am very clear about that. >> reporter: what of the relationship between the journalists and police? why this were they initially so reluctant to investigate phone hacking when the first case emerged? anything to do with their close relationship with journalists and some newspapers? the public have drawn their own conclusions. the aftermath of this case might at least lead to a greater degree of separation between journalists, politician

david cameron is standing firm in his opposition. hans nichols has been following the showdown and joins us with more from berlin. what does the centerleft get in return for its support? >> they at least got the head of the eu parliament, martin scholz. this is person for person. the question is, did the european left, as a payment for their support for juncker, did they get any loosening on the rules? is there policy attachment here as well? there is a lot of speculation that they did have looser austerity rules as a result of supporting john claude -- jean claude juncker. the leftist center parties are firmly behind juncker. this makes it likely that he will be the next eu commission president. here are the countries of support. he has merkel in his camp. she is backing him more publicly now. we still have david cameron and the hungarians opposed. less so, the swedes as well as the dutch. the question coming into this meeting is, will it be a coronation and is this going to be a humiliating defeat for david cameron? >> thank you so

can david cameron and the rest of the leadership in britain testified the anti-democratic movement? >> they essentially don't buy that argument. also, the turnout in european elections was extremely low, it was under 50%. going ahead with this will politicize the european commission in a way that may actually distort european policies in the years to come. >> ok, we will take a soundbite from the chancellor's. >> i consider it grossly negligent and acceptable to say that it doesn't matter if britain supports this or not. or even that we don't need to try to keep britain in the european union if they are trying to leave anyway. >> ok, what do you think? the bottom line is that was the most passionate part of her speech. this is the world war chuckle. she put everything on the line. britain doesn't have to prove its european credentials. it will the interesting to see how does she square that circle. how does she keep the supporters onside as well as keeping britain onside. it would be pretty tough circumstance. >> >> for now, it's time for a story about a prisoner exchange at the whi

david cameron is saying follow me. the other european leaders are not. >> let's cross stateside where papers are focusing on a controversial supreme court ruling concerning abortion clinics. >> this is a unanimous decision by the supreme court. it ruled buffer zones around abortion clinics in massachusetts are unconstitutional. people defending the buffer zones said they are necessary to avoid harassment and physical intimidation of women going to get abortions in massachusetts. but the supreme court said these are a violation of the first amendment, freedom of speech, of whoe antiabortion activists could not give "gentle counseling" to the women about to get abortions. this is an editorial critical of the ruling for not acknowledging the real threat women face when they try to exercise their constitutional right to get an abortion. this is an article also critical of this ruling saying the last to have anan about abortion needs is to be screened out by antiabortion campaigners. there are also instances -- other instan

she will be meeting with british prime minister david cameron and others at a retreat in sweden, in hopes of hashing out a compromise. >> the country residents of sweden -- country residence of sweden's prime minister, where these swedish government holds informal meetings. there is likely to be tough talking. one is against the appointment of john caught younger, but sounded a diplomatic note ahead of the meeting. >> i am against there being so-called leading candidates at the u.n. level. the position is not clear on the issue. >> the dutch prime minister is also a critic of the luxembourg candidate, while the british prime minister has made his views more than clear. >> for david cameron, john caught younger -- jean claude junger represents the old eu which he does not want. merkel has said he is her candidate, although she is prepared to negotiate. >> she is no stranger to difficult negotiations. she will do her best to get leaders back on an even keel. >> rescue teams are in a race against time in germany's race against time, trying to rescue an injured researcher nearly a kilometer d

he he was really echoing david cameron's comments that we should keep the integrity. it should be paid by national governments. nick is not backing junker. he leads the liberal democrats. they suffered defeats and the u.k. every pro-european party. he denied his party is so pro-european that are against reform. work cut outtheir for them. >> europe is perfect, is it not? no one is perfect. in order to secure jobs and prosperity and deal with possible crimes. you cannot deal with it on your own. and recent polls show his support is down to a record low. that puts them under pressure. i asked if he will consider stepping down. he said, sure about if he saw one year ahead it would help to have a change of leadership. record lowty is at a according to one poll. on deck sustainability, it has been creeping down. the debt burden, the debt load has been creeping higher. % of gdp. what is his view on deck sustainability? -- debt sustainability? crooks will step out the platform for the next election and they make commitments. one of them is around the level of debt sustainabi

. >> robin, we know andy coulson became quite close plirnl to david cameron but this is very complex.to tell whether this has had any effect on the voters in the u.k. on how they regard the prime minister and his judgment. >> i've spoken to andy coulson and he still refers to david cameron as d.c., an intimate way to refer to someone he hasn't worked for for several years. issues of the economy and immigration are more pertinent among the voters in the country. >> thanks. >> four villages in northeastern nigeria has been attacked by suspected islamic militants. a villager told the bbc that 46 people have been killed. our reporter told me the attacks happened on sunday morning just before they were going to church. >>> they entered the village, they started shooting at people who were worshipping and burned down the churches in some of these villages. they are all very close to the town where the girls were abducted. >> we're told this was a difficult area for anyone to get into, there was always a fear of more abductions if more wasn't done. what is the level of security and protectio

the former news of the world editor and advisor to david cameron was found guilty on one charge of phoneouse is working on a plan with the u.k. of reducing tensions with ukraine. president obama's oak with prime mr. cameron by telephone. they agreed to coordinate countermeasures if russia fails to de-escalate. to be readyama said to issue sanctions against russian industries. in the first 130 u.s. advisers have begun advising -- operating in iraq. operationset up a center and iraq. ambassador in bahrain. ofks this is a earthquake seismic proportions. it is the center of gravity for the arab world in many ways. in terms of geography and power. as it loses force, there are going to be ripple effects in the gulf with turkey, iran, syria, jordan, israel. are, i don'tces want to say unfathomable, but hard to predict. they may face shareholder revolt. he has been the highest-paid ftse 100 ceo for three years. they voted they were -- vote against the pay package, calling it excessive. take you for joining us. why is this pay package on the table -- what you think it is excessive? that is not ex

it was not only david cameron who reached that conclusion. the president of france said europe has become unreadable, distant, incomprehensible, even for member states. this cannot go on. he made a point which david cameron has made about what we call subsidiarity, allowing europe to do what europe should be doing, which is better done at that level rather than the state level. president hollande said we need europe to be simple and clear, to be effective where it is expected to be, and withdraw from areas where it is not necessary. that is an indication of the sort of reactions amongst political leaders. the italian prime minister says the answer is better europe, not more europe, and that is a reaction to these elections. i think it is a bit of a wake-up call for a number of european governments, and it is an indication that europe needs to prepare itself better for the future, be more flexible, focus more focused on competitiveness, doing the job better, rather than just sticking with what many people would regard now as a somewhat out of

of "newson was editor of the world" before he was david cameron's new chief. rebekah brooks was acquitted of similar charges. >> it started with the hacking of a murdered schoolgirls phone and it became a wider scandal about the power of the medium, it's cozy relations with senior politicians and even close to the news of the world, a paper that had been around for over 150 years. ended with differing endings. an extra ordinary apology from the man who once employed him as his chief spin her. >> i take full responsibility for employing in the colson. and that turned out not to be the case. i always said if they turned out to be wrong that i would make a full and frank apology. i do that today. i'm extremely sorry that i employed him. it was the wrong decision. >> david cameron must have had his suspicions and yet he refused to act. this is not just a serious error of judgment. that he put his relationship with rupert murdoch ahead of doing the right thing when it came to andy kool sun. >> the damage to the british prime minister is likely to be limited to shor

andy coulson former communications director for david cameron has been found guilty of conspireing tok phones. a long running trial at the britain's central court, highest court in the land. we'll get more when we can. >>> let's return to our main story today. western governments worried about what's happening in iraq not just because of instability in the region but what might happen in their own countries. the concern is hundreds of foreign fighters could return to their home countries and commit acts of terror. our correspondent has been to coventry to meet a man who's son travelled to syria to fight. three young teense, friends, al left home believed to have joined the group isis. their families are in shock. the father of one of the boys, the 18-year-old who's of afghan origin spoke to us exclusively. ali hadn't mentioned the group to his father, but his family is convinced he's joined isis. >> translator: the grief is limitless. every second every minute it's on my mind. >> what is your biggest fear of what might happen to him now that she's in syria? >> translator: anything is

it was not only david cameron who reached that conclusion.the president of france said europe has become unreadable, distant, incomprehensible, even for member states. this cannot go on. he made a point which david cameron has made about what we , allowingdiarity europe to do what europe should be doing, which is better done at that level rather than the state level. president hollande said we need europe to be simple and clear, to be effective where it is expected to be, and withdraw from areas where it is not necessary. that is an indication of the sort of reactions amongst political leaders. the italian prime minister says the answer is better europe, not more europe, and that is a reaction to these elections. i think it is a bit of a wake-up number of european governments, and it is an indication that europe needs to repair itself better for the prepare itself better for the future, be more flexible, focus on competitiveness, doing the job better, rather than just sticking with what many people would regard now as a somewhat out of date f

it came from strong opposition from david cameron. >> reporter: the council vote today nominate jean claude, britain and hungary opposed. we must accept the result. and britain will now work with the commission president. always do to secure our national interest. but let me be absolutely clear. this is a bad day for europe. it risks undermining the position of national governments, it risks undermining the power of national parliaments, and it hands new power to the european parliament. >> in the last hour german chancellor angela merkel voiced her support for jean claude. >> translator: i think the decision for jean claude is a decision that will allow us to have a commission president who has european experience. as he outlined to us over the past few days and who is willing also to accommodate the wishes. individual member states just as the wishes of the european parliament. >>> now, russia is warning off serious consequences after ukraine's new president signed a trade and economic agreement with the european agreement. petro poroshenko says it may be the most important day for

it's the first from a chinese premiere since david cameron met with llama. two meet later to challenge records. >>> we're look at the implications of this meeting. he's looking from central london, mike, good to see you. lots of excitement around this visit. >> reporter: yes, i think so. both sides stressing it is an important visit calling it a historic visit. they want to give the sense that relations between the uk and china are improving after the problems there were following that meeting between david cameron, the british prime minister and dally llama. we've had several visits of high profile visits. david cameron went six months ago. lee is coming to london to re p reciprocate that. both sides say the importance of this today is to build and develop business relationships between the two countries that are so important for both sides. >> mike, we mentioned human rights records of china. delicate discussions to be had aren't there? >> yes, very delicate. human rights will be on the agenda. of course as they are every meeting senior ministers of china

and david cameron taking questions from members of the house of commons. a reporter roundtable on news of the week. >> for over 35 years, c-span brings public affairs even directly to you put you in the room. all as a public service of private industry. we are c-span, created by the cable tv industry 35 years ago. hd, like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >> this week on "q&a," our guest is emmy award winning journalist and investigative reporter lisa myers, who discusses her career, state of media and her further plans. she recently left nbc news after more than 30 years at the network. >> lisa myers, over 30 years with nbc news, how would you define journalism today? >> think journalism is at its best is holding powerful people

first, let's go live to the british parliament where prime minister david cameron is expected to comeder finder bringing a criminal into downing street. it follows the conviction of his former communications chief for phone hacking. this is the speaker john buerka addressing mps at the moment. it claims number ten has been warned about andy coulson, but still failed to vet him thoroughly. the speaker is addressing mps at the moment because andy coulson has been found guilty of one charge of phone hacking. there are other charges which the jury still have to reach a verdict on. we think that john is just explaining that that has to be taken into account. let's listen in. >> thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. speaker. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> andy coulson's conviction shows the phone hacking was misld mi misled by him and others. does the prime minister agree with me that our first concern should be to see redress for the victims of phone hacking a

british prime minister david cameron's former spin doctor has been found guilty of phone hacking while he was the editor of news of the world and colson now faces a jail sentence his predecessor in the job rebecca brooks was acquitted of the same charges both denied the accusations throughout the eight month trial this was initiated the middle barrage of allegations that the newspaper had been illegally listening in to the phone calls of large of a large number of celebrities and politicians. france's largest bank. could end up paying nine billion dollars to the u.s. for covering up transactions that violate american sanctions it will be a record settlement one the french president has already called unfair and disproportionate are just peed all over of reports. french banking giant. in the u.s. regulators seem to be closing in on the deal which could see france's largest bank having to pay up to nine billion dollars in fines for directly violating u.s. sanctions now this relates back to around thirty billion dollars worth of trades that were done with countries such as iran cuba most

british prime minister david cameron's former spin doctors been found guilty of phone hacking while he was the editor of the news of the world paper and the call for now faces a jail sentence is previous says from the job rebecca brooks was acquitted of the same charges both denied the accusations throughout the trial it was initiated the middle of a location in the newspaper but illegally listening into the phone calls of a large number of celebrities and politicians. israel seems to be resorting to its old ways of dealing with the people it deems terrorists demolishing their homes promise netanyahu skaven orders to do just that to the home of an alleged hamas operative who was indicted for killing a jewish policeman in april meanwhile the i.d.f. continuing to search for three missing jewish teenagers arresting of a three hundred sixty palestinians now in the process human rights activist says the latest developments a horrifying. just to demonstrate the cruelty of the measure that is no being suggested to people that come to live in their home there are thirteen palestinians living i

british prime minister david cameron's former spin doctors been found guilty of phone hacking while he was the editor of the news of the world newspaper and of course and now faces a jail sentence is free to says from the job rebecca brooks was acquitted of the same charges both denied the accusations throughout the eight month trial this was initiated made a barrel of allegations that newspaper's been illegally listening in to the phone calls of a large number of celebrities and politicians. the damning report on prisons in california has revealed schools of female inmates of victims of illegal sterilization one hundred forty four women underwent the procedure between two thousand and five and two thousand and eleven and all except one were conducted with some kind of violation in five thirty nine cases the surgery was carried out without the woman's consent and dozens more instances the necessary documentation and doctors signatures were missing human rights groups are calling for a ban on what they say is a cruel practice and they want those behind it to be named now publicly where