the question is, what do angela merkel and francois hollande do next? we will have to watch the press conference to see whether they have any dance -- plans or whether they will wait to see if things calmed down after debaltseve. perhaps they will simply keep on insisting that everyone on her this unraveling peace accord -- everyone honor this unraveling peace accord. annette: armen georgian, thank you. fighting continues in eastern ukraine. all sides are still insisting they support the cease-fire, despite a number of violations. kiev says the rebels have shelled ukrainian positions more than 50 times in the last 24 hours alone. oliver farry has more. oliver: pro-russian separatists put on display their prisoners ukrainian troops captured during the battle for debaltseve, a transport hub located between donetsk and -- a total of 90 troops were taken prisoner when debaltseve fell to the rebels on wednesday, and many others are still missing. russia's prime minister dmitry medvedev -- ngf, ukrainian president accused separatists -- and he have -- in kiev

i was enlisted at the end of '92 and my wife francois was brought in later. when francois and i got back from ground zero -- >> you lived near ground zero? >> about ten blocks from ground zero. we saw the plane going into the building. went running downtown, managed to extricate our daughter and started walking up the west sidessidehe esplanade as the other tower fell. as soon as we were back in any kind of phone contact there is a message for francois saying, get up here we're putting out a special issue. i didn't know what to do but figured out what a cover might be and between francois and me covered that black on back cover. that cover looked black on black, but you could see the phantom limb, the ghost of the towers that had just fallen. the only clue was a pierced cover. >> what were you trying to say on that? was there something you were trying to say? >> in a moment where most any imagery would be too much, it seemed pulling back towards minimalism was a good idea. my house to my studio which was two blocks further north, i had to keep turning around

kudos" to francois hollande for having courage.it is critical of french politics though. it points out that the fact that the government had to use this drastic azure, this "-- this drastic measure is proof of a deep assumption -- deep dy sfunction in the government. >> you have found a lighter story about afghanistan about how the country is preparing to make its first big appearance in a world event. >> the cricket world cup is being held in australia right now. in "the wall street journal," it says afghans have found a passion for cricket. the rise in cricket is astonishing. two decades ago, the sport was not even known in the country. in all they have gone through, the love of cricket developed. several learned how to play cricket in pakistan in refugee camps. "the independent" is also focusing on this love of cricket that has developed in afghanistan. it says cricket transcends ethnic and tribal divisions and says, "for once afghanistan is talked of as a nation." the whole country will be watching the afghan team as it takes o

he is an advisor to francois hollande on foreign trade issues. he is jazzing it up and you can see how young he looks. the new look. >> we will see if the new age brings energy. let's stay here. we are seeing magazines focus on last year's paris attacks. >> you can see the concern about the nature of france's secular tradition after the charlie hebdo attacks. it is saying that there has to be a debate about how to anchor french muslims into french society and there needs to be a move away from the position because the secular position as strong. the quote that smell for me is french secularism is being used in a more unjust way than other freight -- than other faiths being practiced. let's go to something lighter. a funky front page. stephanie of monaco turned 50 this week. she was the wild child, a model mom. one of the quotes from her is from when she was 26. the prospects of getting wrinkles does not bother me. those are about how i love my life. >> thank you for walking us through that.

francois hollande wanted the u.n. council to convene to discuss the situation. what is paris pushing for? >> jointly pushing for greater international action against isil in libya along with egypt. earlier on monday, french president francois hollande had a telephone conversation with the egyptian president al sisi. in that conversation, two men stressed their worries about what they called the extension of isil activities in the region. they also called on the united nation security council, rather than nato, which was italy's focus, on the u.n. security council to convene and authorize further military action by the international community in libya specifically. >> meanwhile, we are seeing egypt and france grow closer together with a very important defense deal to be signed when the defense minister of france arrives in cairo. >> that's right. in the next few hours we expect to see this contract signed to supply a number of weapons but mainly the main money is going -- is coming from the sale of 24 fighter jets. now, these jets, it's the first time they've got

french president france while on has been visiting the jewish cemetery in the northeast reason -- francois hollande has been visiting the jewish cemetery northeast france after grace of been desecrated. and greece's debt dilemma. we will be looking at the options facing the athens government after it rejected a -- and the implications of that deal, which has seen france sending 34 frederick jets to egypt. -- 34 fighter jets to egypt. first, the prospect for an already fragile truce, looking decidedly dimmer in eastern ukraine. after failing to meet monday's deadline to with draw heavy weapons, both ukrainian government and reveled say they will do so later today. news just coming in, mortar fire has a errantly caused a gas pipeline explosion from 15 kilometers. meantime, german chancellor angela merkel has gotten an agreement from both sides to allow servers into the region to monitor the situation, but the organization for security and corporation in europe is saying their monitors have been unable to reach that town sandwiched between the positions. international affairs editor douglas h

situation and national capacity. >> let's get more details on this message to the philippines by francois hollande. he has called for a climate change alliance with the philippines. what moves are a push to make that happen? >> it is very important right now and a welcome development in the philippines. france is partnering with us on this. we have to prepare this country for a lot of -- and brought by climate change right now appeared they see how weather has been changing. filipinos depend on the agricultural front across the country. the sea, the land -- droughts during the driest periods of the month and severe weather. even during the off-season. severe weather increasing and causing so much damage. the partnership between paris and manila will push awareness around the world. >> the philippines viewed as being on the front line in the battle against global warming. how is it preparing for the key conference in paris? >> right now, they have been gathering information that will be presented in paris. we are going to show examples of what kinds of damage climate change is having. so m

francois hollande holding his press conference.ts in paris recently dominating that event. ♪ francine: welcome to "the pulse." live from london. guy: let's talk about our top headlines. tesco's adjudicator has launched an investigation saying there is a suspicion tesco has breached the code of practice. francine: the mastermind behind online crime market silk road has been convicted. found guilty of using bitcoin to trade drugs on the black market. he will be sentenced on may 15 and could face life imprisonment. guy: sony is moving past last year's cyber attack. it posted its best quarterly profit in seven years and shares rose 18% in tokyo. coming from demand for front facing cameras. sony supplies the image sensor for apple iphones. francine: breaking news from francois hollande. giving his biannual news conference to the press. he is saying he will meet with angela merkel and vladimir putin of russia friday and they will discuss ukraine. that is a development we need to watch. guy: as the u.s. secretary of state lands in kiev. w

francois hollande was very, very active in pushing this u.s. led coalition against i.s.i.l. in iraq and syria. now he seems to be wanting to do the same in conjunction with egypt which has already start ed its own bombings over libya. there are concerns in europe, he is aware that there is a growing concern about returning jihadis wanting to start conflict here. >> thank you nadim. is. >>> the government has rejected a proposal for pro-russian rebels to create a corridor outside of debaltseve. reporting from donetsk. charles stratford. >> around the town of debaltseve the shelling has continued. this ukrainian army checkpoint guards the main road into the town where several thousands ukrainian troops are encircled by separatists. >> the shelling does not stop and although putin says there is a ceasefire it doesn't make any sense. you can see it for yourself, this position we're securing. they say a group of tanks is coming, have to run not much time left. >> reporter: at a separatist checkpoint, few miles away, they say they will keep shelling until they take the town. a str

french president francois hollande also spoke to the press after exiting the meeting room. >> it was a long night and a difficult task. but we have arrived at an agreement. an agreement on a cease-fire and on a global political resolution to the conflict in ukraine. the cease-fire will begin at midnight on sunday. >> that cease-fire the french president was just talking about is part of the deal that was cobbled together overnight. rob parsons has more from minsk on its chances. >> we do not know all the details yet, and fact we know that not all the details have been worked out yet. this is dealt very much a deal in the course of fruition for stop it has not been completely realized yet, but the outlines of it certainly are they are and most importantly of course there will be a cease-fire beginning on the 15th of this month. by the end of the month, in syria at least all heavy weaponry should be withdrawn from the area of the cease-fire. the detail of that not yet reached, it could be anything between 15 and 30 kilometers. further down the road, we know there will be more talks abo

>> both francois hollande and angela merkel arrived later today. they will be here for talks with president putin at 5:00 p.m. to read that is there -- 5:00 p.m. that is after their trip to visit the ukrainian president. they're calling this a last-ditch effort before an escalation in the crisis. there is a proposal that would maintain the territorial integrity of ukraine while bringing peace to the east of the country. there is deep skepticism. also in kiev was secretary of state john kerry who said, i have my doubts is going to work. have a listen. >> as i have said there have been a number of off ramps for russia to take over the course of the past months. unfortunately, they have been left in the rearview mirror. >> just in case you had any doubt how ruinous this has been for ukraine more than 5000 people have been killed in the conflict. hundreds of thousands have been displaced. ukraine's currency has lost half of its value in the last week. that is because the central bank has decided to let it go in an effort to win $50 million in financial

francois hollande said the contract to sell fighter jets to egypt is a reminder of the existing trust that all right exists between france and egypt. this is a ramping up of the french deal. this is big news for france's defense industry in terms of providing jobs, securing jobs, but it's also extremely important for egypt as it tries to move away from providing military aid. russia is increasing efforts for trade deals with cairo. >> thank you reporting live from paris. >> now to yemen where at least three people have been killed in the southern city of aden. separatist groups from the south are fight, security force there is. they reportedly took over a number of state buildings from the special forces. now the u.n. security council has expressed alarm at the unrest in yemen and it's passed a resolution calling on houthi rebels to hand back power. they took the capital in september and dissolved party this month. the members demanded the houthis withdraw from sanna but did not allow for the use of force, this is the first resolution on yemen since the takeover. it called for the hou

rory challenge has the outcome. >> five hours of discussions between angela merkel, francois hollande and vladimir putin. all we know what went on in that room is contained in as tight-lipped a statement, what happens next is a document which takes in all of the suggestions and that will be forwarded on to the different parties in this conflict. the negotiations themselves will be picked up again on sunday. in a phone call that is going to be conducted in the normandy format. that means it will involve all the people who are here in moscow this afternoon and it will also include petro poroshenko the ukrainian president. so obviously these talks have not been particularly fruit-bearing. very difficult. we know precious little what was going to be talked about going into it, we know precious little what was discussed going out of it. not many things reached so far. some of the things they talked about probably was the demarcation line between the separatist areas and the rest of ukraine. things already talked about would be the border between russia and ukraine and also how much autonom

angela merkel and francois hollande are meeting in paris.0 minutes from now. this is important because we may hear something about the future of the ukraine. brendan: we sit like birds in the wilderness, wondering what it is we can do. i know you are a finance guy, do we have any leverage? is there anything washington can do as we wait for angela merkel and francois hollande? jim: passively, we are sitting back and trying to encourage from the sidelines. i'm not sure it is a good strategy for the united states. i'm not sure it is going to work. david: this is crucial for european markets. this event we saw huge drop-off in consumer confidence, even growth, you could argue was weaker partly because of what was going on in the ukraine. those indications are just come back. blasting uroplasty economy needs -- a last thing your's economy needs -- europe's economy needs. brendan: we are looking at the oscars. i'm treating it as a political race, not an arts race. erik: "bloomberg surveillance" on the radio continues. "in the loop" is next. it has

. >>> german chancellor angela merkel and french presidential francois hollande have visited moscow. rory challenge reports from moscow. >> five hours of discussions face to face between angela merkel, francois hollande and vladimir putin. all we know about that discussion from a spokesman would said the talks were constructive. document will be prepared that takes in all the suggestions and that will be forwarded on to the different parties in this conflict. the negotiations themselves will be picked up again on sunday in a phone call that is going to be conducted in the normandy format. that means that it will involve all the people that are here in moscow this afternoon and it will also include prp petro petro poroshenko the ukrainian president. not necessarily fruit-bearing we know precious little about what was happening going into it know precious little coming out of it. things that were probably talked about were the demarcation line between the separatist areas and the rest of the ukraine. things also talked about would be the border between russia and ukraine and also how m

angela merkel and francois hollande presented vladimir putin with a new peace plan. talks are expected to begin once again on sunday. separatists in ukraine a claim that moscow denies. the talks so far has covered border disputes. rory challenge say there's more to discuss. >> face to face negotiations between angela merkel, vladimir putin and francois hollande. all that we really know about what went on is contained in the most tight-lipped of negotiations. he said talks were constructive. what happens next is a document is going to be prepared which takes in all the suggestions and that will be forwarded on to the different parties in this conflict. the negotiations themselves will be picked up again on sunday. in a phone call that is going to be conducted in the normandy format. that means it will involve all the people that are here in moscow this afternoon and it will also include petro poroshenko the ukrainian president. so obviously these talks have not been particularly fruit-bearing. very difficult we know precious little about what was going to be talked ab

. >>> now, in the past hour the french president, francois hollande has been giving his twice-yearly paris. mr. hollande said that he and the german chancellor would travel to ukraine for talks on resolving the ukraine crisis. they will then travel to moscow on friday to meet the russian president, vladimir putin. >> translator: we'll go to kiev this afternoon and we'll be putting forward a new settlement proposal pertaining to the conflict itself and the territory integrity of ukraine. and we will discuss this with poroshenko today, and on friday with the russian president, because time is at a premium. it cannot be said that france and german together did not try everything, attempt everything, in order to preserve peace. >> that was the french president, francois hollande there. >>> it is time for the business news. aaron's here. hi, there. >> hey. greece? >> the charm offensive continues, and all this week we're sending greek leaders all over. >> it's getting tense? >> indeed. let me explain. thursday, today, a critical day for the greek finance minister, who is in berlin meeting

neither angela merkel nor francois hollande want a war. they know the consequences that could have. >> there is no way we can give back to the rebels. next they will want the whole country. that is just how it is in war. >> many ukrainians fear the summit in minsk will make no lasting difference. ahead of the meeting, president poroshenko said he is prepared to introduce martial law across the country should the peace talks fail. >> now for some background and analysis we are joined by marcus klein. welcome marcus. there has already been an minsk agreement last year. what is different this time? >> i think two major points will be added to a minsk ii agreement. first, a timetable, which was lacking in the first one. so for example, the withdrawal of heavy weapons by two weeks. the second step will be increased intervention, be it from the osc or the united nations. >> looking at the various parties involved, starting with ukraine, what does kiev want to achieve during these talks? >> i think what can be accomplished today in minsk would be

. >> german chancellor merkel and french president francois hollande arrived with a new peace plan that they will put on president putin's desk tomorrow. >> we begin with the fighting on the ground. >> fighting continues unabated in eastern ukraine. at least 20 people reportedy died wednesday in the rebel stronghold of donetsk. officials say several more were killed during the night. on thursday evening ukrainian president poroshenko welcome french president francois hollande and german chancellor angela merkel to kiev. he thanked them for their diplomatic efforts. >> i appreciate that you accept my invitation. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is also in kiev. he told the ukraine prime minister that washington was considering how to provide further support. >> among those options obviously is the possibility of providing defensive assistants. the president will make his decision, i am confident soon but not before he has had a chance to hear back from myself. >> earlier thursday, kerry also met with president poroshenko. he pledged millions in fresh humanitarian aid. he said russia

today, of course, we've had the pledge ling european peace proposal shepherded by angela merkel and franÇoishollande showing some signs of getting off the ground. one official told me it was necessary that the european foreign minister felt to give the peace talks a chance to allow some space for events in minsk on wednesday to unfold before imposing these sanctions on the new group of people. assuming these talks don't take off and gain real traction the names will be published and the moment they're published those people will be attacked or targeted by the travel bans and the asset freezes and so far have been put on 132 pro-russian ukrainians. >> you talk about those talks in minsk. what happens if they fail? >> well, very good question. i mean, we don't really know. other than we have a meeting of european union leaders here on thursday. now, if the talks don't get off the ground, if they don't succeed in reestablishing the minsk agreements opening the way of a cease-fire in some kind of process of de-escalating the situation, i think people in angela merkel, franÇois hollande and other

angela merkel and francois hollande will meet with russians president.he matter, merkel will tell putin that russia faces more economic sanctions unless he agrees to help in attacks by pro-russian rebels. in brussels, joe biden described what is at stake in the ukraine. >> if russia cannot

french president franÇois hollande stressed the importance of working together to solve greece's problems >> the first principle is that of solidarity. we are in the same monetary zone , so we have the same interests, the same issues, and the same obligations. the second principle is that of responsibility. we are all responsible for our currency. >> earlier tuesday, tsipras was in brussels to present his demands to the presidents of three eu institutions. two topics dominated the discussion. first, the troika. the auditors are hated in greece and athens is tired of being monitored. the new government must do decide its own reforms. and then there is the debt. tsipras' election campaign focused on getting a debt write-off. now he avoids the term, preferring "debt swap." the european mission had jean-claude juncker has indicated an openness to dialogue, so tsipras can hope for some concessions. >> maybe we will have to adapt a few policies. maybe we won't change all of them just because of an election result of some light and some don't -- that some light in some don't. >> and outright deb

german chancellor angela merkel and french president francois hollande are taking their proposal to moscow for a meeting with president vladimir putin. they've already given details to the ukrainians. still, western governments are working on other strategies should the conflict continue to get worse. more from nhk world's craig dale. >> reporter: the leaders of germany and france are using their diplomatic muscle to try to stop the bloodshed in ukraine. angela merkel and francois hollande presented a new, highly confidential peace plan to ukrainian president petro poroshenko. before they meet with russian president vladimir putin. poroshenko outlined his expectations. >> translator: the release of all the hostages cloeszing the border, the internationally recognized border for all the foreign troops. >> reporter: those terms are part of a failed cease-fire signed five months ago between ukraine, pro-russian separatists, and russia. ukrainian soldiers have been struggling to hold the country together since last april as the separatists work to carve out independent territory in the east. d

angela merkel and francois hollande arrived in moscow today.to press vladimir putin to live up to a cease-fire. russia could take more sanctions if it does not. australia's prime minister tony abbott is fighting for his political life. liberal colleagues are concerned about his leadership style. some are seeking his ouster. getting slammed over his decision to grant a knighthood to queen elizabeth's has been. brazilian courts seizing assets of eike batista. >> the biggest night in music. coming up in two days, the grammy awards will be airing on cbs sunday night. generally the second-most watched awards broadcast after the oscars. some artists going head-to-head for album of the year are beyonce, pharrell sam smith and ed sheeran. what is the value of taking home a grammy? billboard.com editor with us. what are the impacts? >> the grammys are called the biggest night in music for good reason. 28 point 5 million people watched last year. a lot of those people are casual music fans. it is a great night to catch up with superstars like madonna and

. >> reporter: well european leaders have largely, we've seen france's president, francois hollande come. we've also had leaders here in denmark come out. and on the one level, yes, they're grateful for the offer from israel. it gives some peace of mind to both france and denmark's jews because, of course, they see israel as the homeland but nevertheless these country's leaders have also suggested that maybe benjamin netanyahu is playing politics a little. they indicate that if there is a threat against jews here in europe then here it is that it has to be solved. the solution is simply not to runaway from terrorism or terrorist acts and don't take refuge in israel, if there's a problem here in europe, here it has to be solved. and that is also something the jewish community here in denmark would echo. >> thanks carl. >>> on to another story we were following. investigators in west virginia are looking into how a freight train went off the track. the train was transporting crude oil when it derailed and caught fire monday. you can see the fireball erupting into the air. officials say tha

well, meanwhile, the french president, francois hollande, says there has been an overall settlement of the ukraine crisis, much work remains to be done. >> reporter: we have reached agreement on a cease-fire and on a global political resolution to the ukrainian conflict. the cease-fire could come into effect on the 15th of february 2015, at midnight. the resolution will cover issues ranging from the cease-fire to the control of border and obviously withdrawal of heavy weapons. as well as the resumption of economic relations. all questions were covered in this agreement which was signed by the contact group and the separatists. the chancellor and i alongside president poroshenko and putin are committed to verify the implementation of the cease-fire. >> well our chief international correspondent joins me live now from those talks in minsk. you've been following the progress to have these marathon talks that have been taking place. just hearing that from francois hollande an agreement has been reached, but still a lot of work to be done. >> reporter: this is an incredibly detailed documen

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the french president francois hollande will help to verify the course of the peace process.rkel herself was cautiously optimistic. >> translator: we now have a glimmer of hope. we have agreed on a comprehensive implementation of the minsk agreement, but, of course concrete steps have to be made and we will be facing big hurdles. on balance, i can say that what we've achieved today gives us more hope than if we hadn't achieved anything at all. >> all right. that was angela merkel as she and mr. hollande are on their way to brussels for an eu summit. they'll no doubt be outlining the terms of the deals to their eu colleagues there. our petrov poroshenko will also be traveling to brussels. he may be glad he does as well. my colleague, philippa thomas is in brussels. what would amount to a major financial boost to ukraine? >> reporter: a possible lifeline. early this morning in brussels, the imf, christine lagarde, announced a new package that is worth in all some $40 billion over four years, from the imf. it's $17.5 billion loan. now, she's announced this because ukraine's econ

when angela merkel and francois hollande arrived, they got a much warmer reception.in showed up an hour and a half late. what is he like? you met him a number of years ago. >> a former sports instructor. been in power 15-20 years. i last interviewed him september 10, 2001. it was just after one of a string of presidential elections that he has won. my last question to him is what are you saying about these allegations that you death squads running around killing your opponents to which he said all this is europe. of course that kind of thing doesn't happen in a civilized place like europe. they are too weak anyway to want to get rid of -- that was my last memory of belarus. >> we'll see what happens. we'll keep monitoring those developments. >> tesla is down. the stock fell in extended trading after musk's car maker had a fourth quarter loss. that is according to a letter to investors posted on the company's website. tesla also missed its delivery goal by 1,345 videocassettes. -- vehicles. new products fueling recovery. profit was 53 cents a share on shares of 11. bi

hollande and statement -- comments from francois hollande and statements from others.are not getting any more details. it is pretty clear that -- >> confirming what we heard. >> there a statement from the leaders we are looking at live pictures from the independence hall and we are expecting a formal statement. >> the military zone and they have removed the weapons. they are talking about a 50, 70 kilometer and that is no wider end of the spectrum of what people were looking for in demilitarized. it freezes of conflict. this is what putin while too. he talked about a -- of this what putin wanted. -- he talked about a federalize country. that is the bigger end of the spectrum. poroshenko is speaking in let's wait to see what he says. >> it is a big gap in the artillery cannot hit either side and neutralized the violence. we have the an agreement from the very same city just a few months ago and is survived for a month and a half. >> rings are moving along quickly. an hour ago, we had the head of the imf announcing 17.5 billion in terms of dollars of aid. it is a very bi

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. >> francois hollande proposed in the event of a matter of humanity the five would forgo a vote. with the spread of armed groups and is suing -- and ensuing atrocities, amnesty hopes the support will give the idea fresh impetus. >> commenting on the ukrainian crisis amnesty claims cluster bombs have been used. they attribute civilian deaths to unguided mortars into population areas. as the violence continues in pockets, despite a cease-fire, america intends to deploy a small number of troops to ukraine. the u.s. specialist in battlefield medicine will train members of kiev forces. another development, one of the last independent newspapers and russia has published a document it says reveals kremlin strategy to destabilize ukraine. the paper is known for investigative coverage. six of its journalists have been murdered since 2001 in connection with their work. let's had details. doug joins me now. what does this document say? >> let's show them the first page. it is a crusading, independent newspaper. it says the redistribution of ukraine was conceived before the flight of yana co

in russia, england merkel and francois hollande have arrived in moscow. >> the two leaders were in kiev with their proposals and john kerry was also in the ukrainian capital for talks. they say focus should be on a diplomatic solution. >> it shows how high the stakes have become in the ukraine can't act. it is far from certain they will succeed. she sought to play down expectations and ruled out negotiating when it came to ukraine's territory but said it would bring german and european values to the table. >> it's about peace in europe, maintaining it, and national self-determination which is part of that european order. as german chancellor, i will never concern myself with territorial westerns over the head of another country. in this case, ukraine. that is out of the question. >> they were laying the groundwork in kyiv. he expressed his support for reviving the peace deal. he emphasize it must be in accordance with ukraine's territorial integrity. in eastern ukraine, fighting has intensified. civilians are paying the price. they say things will only get worse if the talks fail. befor

merkel and francois hollande met with john kerry.d america is working to change russia's behavior. >> in greece, they failed to agree on a new plan to deal with debt. meanwhile, the e.c.b. said it will allow the central banks to provide as much as 60 billion euros in emergency funding for the country's lenders. denmark's central bank cut its rate for the fourth time in a year. in an interview with bloomberg, the danish central bank governor said the peg would not be abandoned. >> euro and kronor are very close substitutes. but of course if anyone starts having doubt about the beg peg we will have an issue. we will do whatever it takes. there is no limit and we can go on forever. >> that is fascinating. anyone who has doubts about the peg, then we're going to have an issue. we'll talk about that in a moment. feels like a lot longer than that doesn't it? jonathan ferro is here with more. not a lot of movement in the numbers. >> no. just over 3 billion. could have been up by 100 billion. it gives you an idea how much they would have had

. >> german chancellor angela merkel arrived here at the back of her visit and that of francois hollande to moscow. in proposal calling for greater autonomy in the east. >>> it's also difficult to find common ground among western allies. some here talk of an emerging rift between the u.s. and europe over the way forward. this comes at a time when the u.s. is mulling over the idea of increasing military support to ukraine. the obama administration has so far provided nonlethal aid. it's now said to be considering supplying kiev with defensive weapons such as anti-tank mixes. a position which the german chancellor is decidedly against. >> this is why we have decided to focus our efforts on a diplomatic solution. at the same time, with u.s. partners we've decided to hit russia with sanctions. >> from the russia point of view the conflict can only be solved. by direct confrontation with the east. >> we would like to see direct negotiations between kiev and donetsk within the frameworks of territorial integrity. >> discussions are said to continue sunday. petro poroshenko says there is still

and further deterioration in your grain prompting angela merkel and francois hollande to travel thereils on their decision. ♪ betty: take a look at our world news headlines this morning. rescuers working through the night to recover bodies and wreckage from transasia airways flight 235. yesterday the pilot made a distress call two minutes after being cleared for takeoff. the plane clipped a taxi before plunging into the river. the pilot and copilot were killed but 50 others survive, including, miraculously, a two-year-old boy. the bank of england kept interest rates in the u.k. and 0.5 for the 75th month in a row. forecasters are predicting any rise would be put off until next year. note oil prices and falling inflation means there is little -- low oil prices and falling in relation means there is little pressure to raise interest rates. after meeting with the ukrainian president, francois hollande and angela merkel will go to moscow to talk to vladimir putin. pro-russian rebels have launched a new offensive. that is the latest world news. futures were -- we are just about half an hou

angela merkel and francois hollande met with vladimir putin in moscow, the ukrainian conflict has killed over 5400 people since april. >>> munich security council where the eastern ukraine conflict is top of schedule. hoda has there been any developments in the proposed peace plan? >> well, we don't know the details at yet the german chancellor angela merkel will be arriving shortly and making a statement. we do know that broadly it calls for greater autonomy for people in the east and they could gain the territories they have gained recently. we heard earlier as you said from the ukrainian prime minister petro poroshenko that that peace deal could be a solution and kiev is looking into it, even though we heard a conflicting statement from yatsenyuk, why should we have a deal if the minsk accord that was signed was a nonstarter from the beginning. he expressed concern signing one deal after another. russia is here germany and all the european partners, nato is here. not everyone grease on greez on grace on agrees on the way ahead for ukraine. we heard clearly from the german defense mini

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since got worse and worse until it came to the point where angela merkel and france soyfrance -- francois hollande came to talk peace again with all the sides. the question is whether they can overcome those difficulties. the fact looks like they are coming and there were these talks with the lower level represents overnight, this contact group may suggest there are some compromises. there will have to be some very big compromises to be made. >> richard, many thanks for the moment. our correspondent at those talks in minsk. >>> our correspondent in kiev david stern, is explaining what ukraine wants from the negotiations. >> reporter: ukraine, as you said earlier, james, is looking for control over the regions, to maintain ukraine basically as an intact and viable country. this seems, at least as far as ukrainians are concerned seems very much in question. the president, when he traveled to cram kramatorsk is looking for closing of troops and all russian and foreign troops from the territory. whether he gets that and whether they agree on that as richard was pointing out, that is another q

. >> before the signing french president francois hollande talked with his court participant abdel fattah al-sisi, and expressed his sympathy over killing of egyptian citizens by i.s.i.l. also marks a new step in egypt's quest to find alternatives ou.s. military assistance. last week russia's president vladimir putin was in cairo for talks presenting his egyptian counterpart with an advanceed rifle. nadim baba, al jazeera paris. >>> houthi fighters have control of the area since september. houthis dissolved parliament and took over the exat capital of yemen sanaa. fighters were already inside iraq to fight i.s.i.l. he also said his force he will not retreat from syria. nazralla called for attack on lebanon and other region. >> i say to you who call on us to withdraw from syria i call on you to go to syria. we might not have talked about iraq before. we have a modest presence in the early phase and the sensitive phase in iraq but i say let's go to iraq and go now. >> imran khan has koran has the story. >> tell me they were unaware of the fact that hezbollah fighters are here in any number.

merkle will hold a conference call with french president francois hollande and vladimir putin later today. meantime though the bloodshed continues. eight people were killed by shelling in donetsk over the past day according to a rebel group official. senior correspondent frederick plekton is live with the reaction from kiev from these developments or the lack of development. fred? >> reporter: certainly, kiev has been frustrated and you saw that at the security conference when petro poroshenko said it's absolutely clear in his mind that there are russian forces in ukraine and he held up russian passports up and said this is all the proof the world needs. of course the russians have a different take on that. they said yes, there are russian fighters crossing the border but putin says these are not russian military personnel. these are volunteer fighters. the russians are still stating that they did not bring bring equipment across the border. at this point in time kiev is somewhat frustrated with that situation. and also they've been asking the international community to provide them with

it is unclear what merkel and francois hollande hope to a cop wish. -- hope to accomplish. betty: bloomberg has learned apple is pushing a secret team to begin production on an electric vehicle by as early as 2020. the timeline is aggressive and puts it right into direct competition with tesla and general motors. jeff green, who covers the auto market for us joins us on the phone for michigan. this sounds pretty aggressive. what is going on? >> everybody is looking at what is going to happen with cars. as tim higgins wrote apple is looking to diversify their products. it is an interesting approach. google is in this space. tesla is seen as more of a silicon valley company than an automaker. everybody is looking to see what the future of the car is going to be. there is no guarantee that it will be gm, ford any of the traditional players. that is the space their coming into. it is already shifting. it is a wide open space for whoever has the best idea. betty: it really is. when we think of electric cars we think of tesla. they are still far away from producing a mass product

ricky gene francois is now a redskin. >>> basketball to the xfinity center.five maryland women hosting indiana. the pregame spotlight on guard lauren mincy senior night. mincy beating the buzzer to knock the three down. terps up 12 at half time. mincy still feeling it. knocking down another three. she scores a career high 28 points on her night. maryland beats indiana 83-72. soccer. down in costa rica, d.c. united against alaumence. the header catches the goalie in no man's land. united down 2-1. jump ahead to the 90th minute. they take advantage. united loses 5-2 but these two teams play again next week here in d.c. a final note. they lose to gonzaga in boy's basketball the catholic basketball championship. >> i bet that >>> that dress. >> blue and black. >> that is so bizarre. >> well, it is. i don't know what the argument's about. this will give you something to talk about tomorrow. this is a debate everywhere including in our newsroom about the color of that dress. >> some say it's blue and black, some say white and gold. white and gold raise your hand. >

francois hollande and angela merkel are trying to come up with a lasting cease-fire agreement between petro poroshenko and vladimir putin. the latest diplomatic push comes as washington says it is considering sending weapons to ukrainian forces. earlier today, there had been doubts as to whether the meeting would even take place. the four heads of state have confirmed their presence. >> i think the first thing that will be part of this agreement would be a cease-fire, to get the guns stopping firing in the east come on the rebel side, on the ukrainian side. the russians will not admit openly, but also the withdrawal of russian troops that may be operating. that is the most immediate issue on the table, getting the guns down. then the players and the separatist state in the east -- how much territory is poroshenko willing to give away? how much will the politically cost him back in key have? -- kiev? how will the cease-fire and borders be monitored? the osce has limited and spotty success in monitoring the past cease-fire. all parties recognize that the last mince ground was not workab

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separatists, a move that german chancellor are angela merkel and french president financed warned, francois hollande worried. secretary of state john kerry played down divisions. >> common understanding that international borders must not cannot be changed by force. >> sunday's announcement capped a week of high stakes comploims be diplomacy. privately acknowledged that putin had reneged on past promises. a key sticking point will be whether rebels in eastern ukraine would get to keep the territory they have captured over the last few months. >> putin does not want a diplomatic solution. >> republican insert john insert john mccain says putin will not back down. >> he may make tactical compromises here or there but just aas a prelude to future aggression. >> this will be a tom item on the agenda tomorrow when president obama sits down with chancellor merkel. but putin hasn't delivered on past promises so it's not just about a piece of paper but whether russia and its proxies will back it up with action he. >>> julianna, thaich. >>> pope francis made a huge remark this week when he said it w

germany's angela merkel and francois hollande of france met with putin in moscow today. they are trying to encourage him to accept a new peace deal. france called the talks constructive and substantive. on sunday merkel and hollande will hold a conference call with putin and ukraine's president. >>> once again the scene of fears battles in donetsk. charles stratford reports. >> not separatist fighters, civilians, incident victims with no role in this conflict. >> there is a lack of space bodies lie on top of each other we have received 2800 dead since march of last year, 500 bodies sing thesince the beginning of the year. women and children people who lived alone. >> another attempt and securing a truce. few people braved the streets of donetsk. the sound of nearby shelling echoed throughout the city. we're at a separatist controlled checkpoint close to the airport. now the intensity of the shelling and the repeated fatal yours of previous calls for a ceasefire shows just how difficult it is to maintain any truce. the fighters we spoke to at this checkpoint had little fa

franÇois hollande has warned of dire consequences should his latest peace effort fail. >> the chancellorand i believe there is a risk of war. there are many victims civilian victories, we discussed with vladimir putin and we need to bring our points of view together. >> the german and french leaders were next to discuss their proposals. thethey said that the conflict can only be solved through direct negotiations through kiev and donetsk within the framework of territorial enter grillty. >> while the leaders talk peace in germany ukraine said that the separatists appear to be amazing forces for new offenses in key towns. kiev also said fighters have intensified their helling of government forces on all front lines. president poroshenko said that he could not accept any changes in demarch demarcation line laid out in the deal in minsk. when that deal was reached the rebels held this much. now they hold hundreds more squares more of territory. >> ukrainian army used to be in control here. the fighters of the self-proclaimed army of the people's republic of donetsk. >> there were many ukrai