the attacker is reportedly still at large we'll go live to thailand also coming up germany's federal coalition parties are calling for fresh elections in for india after a far right political scandal in the german state the country's ruling angela merkel's conservative tasse held crosses told to their junior coalition partner in in today that south of the party's regional latest shot at a decade's old to boot by teaming up with right wing extremists to elect state later. and on kong takes pressure action to stem the spread of corona virus as the disease claims more lives the territories later announced as a mandatory quarantine for anyone arriving from mainland china. i'm rebecca it is welcome to the program emergency services in thailand say at least 17 people have been killed and 21 more wounded in a mass shooting police say a soldier opened fire in the city of core at northeast of bangkok it's thought he took a gun from his military base and opened fire video footage shed on social media shows people on the street apparently fleeing to safety as multiple shots. rang out of identified a susp

our shopping center in the city of quote is going live to thailand also coming up germany's federal coalition policies call for pressure that actions in ferengi out off a far right political scandal in the eastern and german state or countries where the conservatives health crisis talks with their junior coalition politics in berlin today that's up to the party's regional leaders schottische to a decade's old to do by teaming up with a vibrant extremist to elect a state leader. on having a home for a glad you could join me security forces in thailand have stormed a shopping mall where a gunman is thought to be still holed up off to killing at least 20 people now many more were wounded in the rampage in the city of course at that is northeast of bangkok it appears that a soldier took a gun from his military base and. can fly at several locations. or dozens later fled to safety as troops and police moved in facebook says that it's removed the account of a suspect who had posted on the net already say that the gunman is still inside the shopping center. to let us go to correspondent phil inertia

small extent german region turn into a full blown crisis for chancellor angela merkel's fred federal coalition government leaders of the 3 coalition parties are meeting in berlin to deal with the fallout from wednesday's events in 30 make his from merkel's c.d.u. party sided with the far right alternative for germany to elect a new state premier of the regional government chattering a german post-war political to boo about cooperating with far right parties the political maneuver has found widespread national outrage and hundreds of protesters gathered outside today's meeting. political correspondent kate brady joins me now from outside the german chancery where those talks are taking place what are the objective of today's crisis talks in berlin. well the main objective will be to find some clarity and then to find a consensus on how to move forward after this week's debacle the speedy the social democrats are putting an awful lot of pressure on the conservative c.d.u. during these meetings they want some answers to know whether the conservative c.d.u. in thuringia did indeed know about the p

in a small eastern german region turn into a full blown crisis for chancellor angela merkel's federal coalition government leaders of the 3 coalition parties meeting in berlin to deal with the fallout from wednesday's events in the eastern state of touring here lawmakers from locals c.d.u. party sided with the far right alternative for germany to elect a new state premier of the regional government shattering a german post war political to boot against cooperating with far right parties the political maneuver has found widespread national outrage and hundreds of protesters have gathered outside today's meeting. and they have a new political correspondent kate brady is outside that meeting she joins me now kate what's going on there so far what's the object objective of these crisis talks . well the main objective of this meeting going on behind me in the chancellery right now will be to find some clarity really and a plan of how to move forward after this week's debacle now the s.p.d. the social democrats will be putting a lot of pressure on the conservative c.d.u. today the s.p.d. wants to see

and germany's federal coalition party called for fresh elections into regio top a far right in the circle scandal in the east in the german state cut off apologies regional leaders shafted a decade's old to do by teaming up with right wing extremists to elect a new state leader. on her home free glad you could join me security forces in a thailand have stormed a shopping mall and a manhunt for a suspected shooter is still on the way you know the man is a member of the time in a tree and he has killed at least 20 people and wounded many more when he opened fallen shoppers and traders. local media report 2 casualties have now been brought out at the mall. a weekend car ride turned to terror for this couple who were driving by is the rampage began. by the great mike. is a robbery asks the woman inside the vehicle. out on the streets more shots ring out as panic passes by run for cover. and there were chaotic scenes inside a nearby shopping mao a soldier armed with an assault rifle had apparently holed up there after stealing an army truck and shooting dead multiple victims. dozens were able

political scandal in a small east and german region turn into a full blown crisis for michael's federal coalition leaders of the conservative c.d.u. c.s.u. and the center left social democrats discuss the fallout from wednesday's events. for my kids from local c.d.u. sided with the far right alternative for germany to elect a new state premier for the regional government chattering a german post-war political to boo against cooperating with the far right parties the political maneuver has sparked widespread national outrage and hundreds of protesters gathered outside today's meeting. was standing by for us in berlin outside without meetings taking place is data we have political correspondent kate brady kate tell us there's been a recent development in this story what's the latest. well there certainly has rebecca the meeting has since come to an end and a statement has now been released give you that now it just says that the election of the state premier in turn with a majority that was only achieved with votes from the a.f.p. is an unforgiving bull event the coalition partners expect the elect

antti opened far the shopping center in the city of collapse it was there coming up germany's federal coalition parties called for fresh elections in talk to a far right political scandal in the eastern german state now that is off the party's regional you just shattered a decades old truth by teaming up with right wing extremists to elect a state. and hong kong takes by the steps to stem the spread of coronavirus as this disease claims more lives the territories leader announces a mandatory quarantine than anyone arriving from mainland china. i have a home for a glad you could join me security forces aid a thailand house stormed a shopping mall where a gunman is thought to be still hold off to killing at least 20 people now the government says that another 31 people were wounded in the rampage in the city of kut at that scene north east of the capital bangkok now a suspect had posted threats on social media before the attack. a weekend car ride turned to terror for this couple who were driving by is the rampage began. arriving late like. is a row pretty asks the woman inside the vehicle. out o

and germany's federal coalition party is calling for fresh elections interfering go off a far right and little scandal in the eastern german state the country's ruling conservatives held crisis talks with their judea coalition partner in balad today after the party's regional leaders shafted a decades old to do by teaming up with right wing extremists to elect a statement. on how the home free glad you could join me security forces in thailand have stormed a shopping mall where a gunman is thought to be still holed up after killing at least 20 people well the government says that another 31 people were womb. did in the rampage in the city of kut at that is northeast of bangkok it appears that a soldier it's a good gun from his military base and opened fire at several locations now dozens of people later fled to safety as troops and police moved in facebook says it is removed the account of a suspect he posted on the network authorities say that the gunman is still at large inside the shop exacta and they're going to go to correspondent standing by for us in bangkok florian we understand

more wounded and he opened fire shopping center in the city of kut it's also coming up gemini's federal coalition parties called for fresh elections in there in just talked to a far right political scandal in the east and just one state that.

the attacker is reportedly still at large we'll go live to thailand also coming up germany's federal coalitionparties are calling for fresh elections in for. political scandal in the. country's ruling angela merkel's conservative tasse held process talks with a junior coalition.

junior partners at the federal level in coalition with the chancellor under the medicals c.d.u. the social democrats have performed poorly in a series of recent elections the earn out in hamburg was high dissed by stormy weather in the northern port city let's take a look now at the numbers we're getting those and as we speak these are the latest projected results based on a partial count of the vote now these are the results at this stage for homburg and . the social democrats are on top with 37.5 percent the greens taking 25.5 percent that's a big rise for that group ugly americans party be christian democrats or the 11 and a half left party right around 9 percent and the far right alternative for germany or d. coming in there as well now if you could just move the prompter down a bit i could give you the rest of the numbers every other business friendly f.t.p. at 5 percent and other parties completing the picture there as you see. i keep brady is here to break down those results we were just getting those in the polls closing only a few minutes ago what stands out to you as y

of course they have discussions with opinion polls with the elections in the states but federal level the coalition is very stable and is doing good work. now you from this more west german city of be on and saw is one of on a good mean drives fee dick met who will also be perhaps contesting for party leadership do you think he will be the next cd you bought into i think 1st of all we are in a very good position we have more candidates we have more possible. party members that can follow on to get it come combo or other parties would be happy if they would have such personal likes to see do you do it if it would be for the duration merits it's not quite sure yet but i think he's in a very good position he did lots of work on the basis of the party in the last weeks and months and i think a lot of party members trust him having the capability and the political background to bring together a conservative group and the party of the liberals and also the christian based groups in the party so he could integrate and not divide the party. to patrick sense but a member of germany's c.d.u. party thank you

sees the vote as a threat to the government there calling for a special meeting of the coalition committee at the federal level. this was planned in advance a fixed con game with a clear goal that the free democrats the christian democrats and the far right and if they would form a common alliance to elect a state the perm yeah. the green and left parties also expressed their dismay over the election and. for the 1st time in germany we have a situation where democratic parties have gained power with the votes of the far right as it is intolerable the conservatives in the free democrats of person to be stir apologise for the far right they've been used. that's what the demonstrators outside the f.t.p. headquarters in the german capital are saying to the election and is likely to cause further unrest in berlin. well chief political correspondent melinda crane has been following this story for us and earlier we asked her to explain why these are to be used of course such controversy here in germany well 1st of all because germany's mainstream political parties until now have considered any form of cooperati

meeting of the coalition committee at the federal level. this was planned in advance for a fixed con game with a clear goal that the free democrats the christian democrats and the far right and if they would form a common alliance to elect a state the perm yeah the green and left parties also expressed their dismay over the election and 3. for the 1st time in germany we have a situation where democratic parties have gained power with the votes of the far right as it is intolerable the conservatives and the free democrats of perfect be still apologists for the far right they've been used. that's what the demonstrators outside the f.t.p. headquarters in the german capital are saying to the election and 3 is likely to cause further unrest in berlin so in its original members of chancellor merkel c.d.u. have defied their party's national leadership and align themselves with the far right a f d what is chancellor merkel think about that well she's in south africa at the moment for talks with that country's president sarah ruhl oppose it our corr

the vote as a threat to the government they are calling for a special meeting of the coalition committee at the federal level. this was planned in advance a fixed con game with a clear goal that the free democrats the christian democrats and the far right and if they would form a common alliance to elect a state the perm yeah. the green and left parties also expressed their dismay over the election and 3. for the 1st time in germany we have a situation where democratic parties have gained power with the votes of the far right as it is intolerable the conservatives in the free democrats of perfect peace theropods for the far right have been used. that's what the demonstrators outside the f.t.p. headquarters in the german capital are saying to the election in florida is likely to cause further on rest in berlin. our political correspondent simon young is with us simon on the face of it chancellor merkel c.d.u. seems to have cooperated with the far right if d. to elect a state premier in theory. if that's so it would appear that the conservatives in that state have taken a surprisingly radical turn to the

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then those voting groups vote for him, and then a coalition of groups, many of which are receiving federalubsidies from the federal government. the republicans have an idea of more limited government and then with a prosperous economy, the rising tide can lift all boats and america will prosper that way. mark: so franklin roosevelt built the modern day party >> he did. mark: you are saying he did the by not just trying to abeale to them, but by subsidizing them and subsidizing areas of the country. >> for farmers it was the fda. the whole concept of paying farmers not to produce is incredible. but it's one that brought in a lot of farmers into the fold. he relied on a lot of progressive thinkers. in the case of the aaa, it was college professors that helped design that. he thought if we pay farers not to produce that will help far income. and we then ask the farmers to not plant object some of their land, we won't have overproduction. but we have people starving. but it's effective in getting farm groups to vote for him. mark: he was extraordinarily political in terms of the federal larges

minister ahmed is transforming ethiopia's ethnic federal political system some would say without any real electoral mandate he's dissolved the ruling coalition he set up this whole new party the prosperity party to which your own defense minister has come out and criticized and said there are many dangers to doing these big dramatic changes in a hurry right now so why do it why all this up people it was a natural process to kook up to come up with a party that is unified and the $1000000.00 children go so it's a party decision some members a decision the central committee decision that we finish executive committee decision so it has been done through the party rules and regulations so why did your defense minister say merging this party is not timely and there are many dangers we are in a transition this is borrowed time it is not our time we should focus on maintaining peace and stability why are you not focusing on peace and stability why are you doing these dangerous things according to your own defense minister peace and stability is a burning issue there's no question about that ok the prime minister liberalize a political space. oppos

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sure.iroir: so the first issue with sickle cell disease is to really build a coalition and we have the first true federal interagency working group because like anything, it's not a simple solution, it's a complex solution that deals with social determinants of health and deals with delivery system, deals with attitudes, with stigma, it deals with emergency medicine. we work with close partners like the american society of hematology. so a lot of our initiatives have een, number one, education, webinars, specific programs to educate emergency physicians, everywhere i go we speak about it. there will be a new program that is providing incentives to state medicaid programs to create new ideas about how to get people on the medications they need. docksy -- y high hydroxyurea. and most children are well taken care of in children's hospitals when they transition, like so many children with complex diseases into the adult system, they kind of get lost, right? because they're in a coddled pediatric children's hospital environment so working on the transitions of care with community health centers, fqac's to und

so -- the first about issue of sickle cell disease is to build a coalition and we have the first true federal interagency working group because liking thinking it is not a simple solution. it is a complex solution that deals with social determines of health and delivery system it dealses with attitude it deals with stigma and emergency medicine we work with close partner like american society of humantology. so a lot of our initiatives have been number one, education -- webinars, specific rams to educate emergencying technicians. everywhere i go we speak about it and new program to state medicaid programs to create new ideas about how to get people on the medications they need particularly hydroxy. we're working with herrsa to build delivery system that are improved. a lot of children, most children are well taken care of in children's hospitals. when they transition like so many children with complex diseases into the adult system they kind of get lost, right because they're in a cuddled peed whereat trick children's hospital environment. so working on those transition of care with community

general says a jewel controls about 80% of the us e-cigarette market and a big coalition like this is needed in order to do a federal investigation. >>we came together and discovered that we needed to expand this investigation now because of what we found so far really focus on those really childen weather. juul has engaged in unfair and deceptive marketing. really how they'r approaching marketing particularly towards young people. >>attorneys general fr nnecticut florida, nevada are going texas all id that they will leave the multi-state investigation into san francisco based juul the company is also facing lawsuits from teenagers and others whsay they became addicted to the company's vaping products the state officials also will investigate juul's claims about the risk safety and effectivenesof its vaping products as sming cessation devices for your help tonight, apple and johnsonand jnson want your help see if wearable technology can alert users health problems before something happens. the new study will focus o >>atrial fibrillation or a fed that's an irregular heart rhythm. itcan lead to serious health problem

it's increasingly difficult to farm coalitions without the far right party but it's a different story at the national level the recent surveys show that if the next federal election was held today the f.t. would only end up with about 14 percent of voters in any case all party leaders in the bundestag have ruled out cooperation with the a of d. nationwide meanwhile interest a significant faction of beyond her associates within the a.f.p. is shifting even further to the right the question is how far will they go. how far could go on you i mean what we're seeing in this small eastern state of is it something that could be replicated in other states across the country well 1st of all we have to keep in mind that the a 50 has established itself in every state parliament also. talk so technically this would be possible as we just heard in the report to be a tends to be stronger gets you more votes in the former communist part of the country in the eastern states of the country so ranger used to be part of this communist region but i think what's also quite remarkable is that it took only hours after those after that election that people went out and took to t

it's increasingly difficult to farm coalitions without the far right party but that's a different story at the national level recent surveys show that if the next federal election was held today the f.t. would only end up with about 14 percent of voters in any case all party leaders in the bundestag have ruled out cooperation with the of the nationwide meanwhile into injure a significant faction of gun hook associates within the a.f.p. is shifting even further to the right the question is how far will they go. how far could they go on yeah i mean what we're seeing in the. state of is it something that could be replicated in other states across the country or 1st of all we have to keep in mind that the a of the has established itself in every state problem. and also this talk so technically this would be possible as we just heard in the report the a if he tends to be stronger gets used the more votes in the former communist part of the country in the eastern states of the country the ranger used to be part of this communist region but i think what's also quite remarkable is that it took only hours after those after that election that people went out and

what about that the grand coalition a will elections still happen when there should yield to. next year or are we going to see an election at a federal level before that to what extent is democracy in germany right now being tested this is one of the main questions that we have to see to what extent does it happen that this next u.s. government or in that. kind of an if that comes. to find apostasies versus summer on how they would use their you can do that that would then be that and that would mean that it's just like the bank you don't want and end of next year i'm just not sure to what extent this can because already in the must 2 or 3 days since they're in now and we have see these different groups in the city you have a. growing storm going to be out there and i'm not sure whether we can spain to speculate but i'm out of the i mean after 7. months i had it i mean i had it right how do you feel parties in a pretty strong position federally is that a danger but at the moment i'd have thought that you'd be clamoring for an early election. well as i said at the moment we are very to back him up procedural event we are separating ou

coalition government. and i'm peter ustinov in doha with all the sports roger federer announces he won't play at the french open that's after the 20 time grand slam champion reveals he has undergone surgery. is president donald trump says his longtime adviser roger stone has a very good chance of exoneration after he was sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in prison story was convicted last year of lying to congress witness tampering and obstructing the investigation into russian interference in the 26000 presidential election prosecutors originally recommended a sentence of up to 9 years in jail that was later reversed by the justice department after the president publicly he complained the president has responded to a sentencing accusing the jury foreman of being anti trump and tainting the case this is a woman who was in person totally now i don't know if this is a fact but she had a horrible social media account the things she said on the account were unbelievable she didn't reveal that when she was chosen. and she's i guess from what i hear a very strong woman a very dominant person so she can get peopl

federation of journalists. have again you're watching our desire our mind about top stories this hour and these how do you eat led coalition has confirmed one of its tornado fighter jets has crashed and i'll draft government that's in northeast yemen be the rebels have added video which they say shows them is shooting the wall with saudi air force plane down on friday. 18 media say at least as he civilians were killed in retired treat as strikes in the same region coalition statement says as the possibility of what it calls collateral damage to civilian. u.s. defense secretary has described china is the biggest threat to the global order mark kasper accused the chinese government of seeking advantage across the world by any means chinese foreign minister why he has called the accusations lies. and general jens stoltenberg who says they will never be a hasty withdrawal of forces from afghanistan it comes after u.s. officials said they've reached a provisional agreement with the taliban which could lead to the withdrawal of troops from afghanistan. so that libyan fights his loyal to warlord handy for have to regain shelling

the coalition have met with business and community leaders around the country. that's what think third federal government should provide. from boise to cincinnati, accurately cities and towns, nationwide we have heard loud and clear the need for 24 century transportation networks. what that will ensure america can compete in the global marketplace. provide mobility options for a growing diverse population. the chamber produced a four point plan to modernize america's infrastructure. they have discussable members of congress on both sides of the aisle, and both sides of capitol hill. we have express or willingness to work with both republicans and democrats, to ensure common sense funding, and policy solution. to get them and acted into law. i'm glad to discuss the details of the chambers ideas during the question period. i want to use my opening statement to express the frustration of millions of americans, who way so much time stuck in congestion, mr. gates baseball games, because a bridge was close. a transit like was delayed due to repairs. it is the america that this committee wants? as ha

coalition is asking for anyone who wants to support them to show up, there. in san francisco this morning, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> thank you. this morning, federal reserve chairman jerome powell testified about the state of the usa economy. as ray bogan report, the chairman says the economy is strong overall, but he also shared some weaknesses in areas , and areas for improvement. >> reporter: he says the u.s. economy is strong despite global economic issues. he says 2019 saw increases in the gdp, and household spending remains solid. >> the economic expansion is well into its 11th year. >> reporter: he says wages are rising, particularly for low- paying jobs. the chairman as employers are more willing to hire workers with fewer skills and train them. >> employment gains have been broad-based across all racial and ethnic groups and levels of education. >> reporter: it was not all good news, he says business investment and exports were weak in 2019, and factory output declined. now, there is a new factor leading to uncertainty, coronavirus. >> it could lead to disruptions in china that spill over to the rest of the global economy. >> reporter: th

electronic payments coalition not gather transaction association of money services business association the national association of convenience, stores nationalists ocean or federally insured credit unions, prima card industry, security canada's council and square. and, the american bankers association, javelin adviser services and the honorable mr. donald pain junior. thank you. the objectionable burst of average for days in which to submit additional questions for members on the chair, which will be forwarded for the, response are respectful requested or witnesses please respond as promptly as you were, able without objections all members will have five legislative days in which to submit extraneous materials for collusion, record this hearing is now adjourned thank you. critical call below. >> my vote is no. >> mister chairman there are 23 eyes and 17 oh the. >> the articles agree -- >> article one is adopted. >> a quarter more rise to just under democrats have accorded this president. >> the presidents crimes are impeachable. of the impeachment of donald trump, president of the united states, now standing. he will do impartial justice a quote the constitution.

coalition. the electronics transaction association, money services business association, national association of convenience stores, national association of federally insured credit unions, the payment card industry, security standards council and square. and the american bankers association, javelin advisors services and honorable mr. donald payne, jr. thank you. without objection all members will have five legislative days within which to submit additional written questions for the witnesses to the chair which will be forwarded to the witnesses for their response and i respectfully request that our witnesses please respond as promptly as able. without objection all members have five legislative days to submit extraneous materials for inclusion to the chair for the record. this hearing is now adjourned. thank you. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> article two is adopted. >> do you solemnly swear that in all things apertaining to the impeachment trial of donald j. trump you will do i am partial justice according to the constitution and laws so help you god? senate will convene

coalition saturday to discuss the wave forward -- the way forward. these parties have done well in elections, represented in all 16 german states and at the federal levela question of how the established parties deal with the rise of the far right up until this point, all established parties including merkel's have said they would not in any way work with a far right party. this is groundbreaking for politics in germany. matt: thank you very much, chad thomas covering this story which is developing. we will see more information and of thiss a result lyrical earthquake. -- political earthquake. the vanguard moves into private equity. they try alternative investments. we will look at the thinking behind the decision, next. this is bloomberg. ♪ anna: welcome back to "bloomberg markets: european open." you are looking at live pictures of christine lagarde, answering questions at european parliament in brussels. she warned the ecb has limited options to fight lingering threats. andw interest environment the search for yield, vanguard is moving into private equity. manage new space, they $5.6 trillion and threatens to shakeup the investment industry. dani bu

coalition which will be playing an important role in the future of this endeavor. he helped crack the milestone including the open data hack. he has worked with numerous federal agencies and committees to design effective data and evaluation and privacy policies over the past decades. jim sullivan, professor sullivan is a college professor of economics at notre dame. he's been a visiting scholar at the national center and a professor at the university of chicago. his research examines the consumption saving and following the behavior of poor households. in 2012 with the fellow officer, bill evans, he founded the opportunity which i serve on the board a board. these three gentlemen will come up and answer some profound questions of our future policies where i think will make a difference. will you three please come join me up here. [ applause ] >> morning, guys. >> this is cool, i usually get to be the one to ask question, i being the interviewer is a fun thing for me. i want to start off a few questions and ask each of you to comment. how do you see the evaluation officers in learning is changing of the culture of -- how do you see the federal government is c

coalition. in this role, ms. king is passionate and a tireless advocate for safety legislation and an invaluable voice for victims, both the state as well as the federal level. ms. king hails from davisberg, michigan, just northwest of detroit and is here with her husband bruce who also advocates on truck safety issues. thank you, dawn, for your testimony today, and thank you, bruce, for taking time to meet with me earlier this morning and for your work on these very important issues. i look forward to your testimony as well as the testimony of all the member of this very distinguished panel. thank you, madam chair. >> thank you, senator peters. ms. king, you are recognized. >> good morning, chairman fischer, ranking member duck worth, and other members of the subcommittee. my name is dawn king, and i am president of the truck safety coalition, and i'm also a board member of c.r.a.s.h. which along with parents against tired truckers forms tsc. thank you for the opportunity to testify this morning. i'm here today to give a voice to thousands of survivors, victims, and families like mine who have had a loved one killed or seriously injured in a tragic b

officer of data coalition which will be playing an incredibly important role in this future endeavor, the policy making act, including the open government data act and worked with numerous federal agencies and congressional committees to design effective data, evaluation and privacy policies over the past decade. jim sullivan. professor jim sullivan is a gilbert schaeffer college professor of economics at notre dame. go irish. he has been a visiting scholar at the poverty center and chicago harris school. the consumption, borrowing, behavior of poor households and how welfare and taxes affects the well-being of the poor. along with bill evans, professor sullivan founded the wilson sheehan lab which i serve on the board and co-professor at notre dame in the same department. these three gentlemen will come up and answer some profound questions on the future of policy evidence and we think will make a big difference. will you three please come join me up here? >> good morning, guys. >> good morning. >> this is cool, i usually get to be the one being asked these questions, to actually be the chance to be an interviewer is a fun thing for me. here is i want to start off with a few q