frankfurt airport was closed for two hours. authorities called off nearly 2/3 of tuesday's 1,200 flights as crews struggled to keep up. >> we had to completely clear the run way. -- [lost a] >> just the same as when it's dried. >> then there's the doe icing of the planes. the traffic meant scores of traffic jams. north of frankfurt, several cars were caught in a massive pile-up. several dozen were injured. the snow also hampered public transportation in france. many planes two -- to and from europe were canceled. some travelers took it all in their stride. >> it's snowing, isn't it? snow. snow stops everything in europe. >> but it wasn't just the trains and planes. snow drifts and high winds meant school classes were canceled across northern france and there's no school wednesday either. authorities even urged commuters to stay away from downtown paris. the storm surprised many british compute -- commuters. traffic moved a at a snail's pace if at all. >> i think we'll stay indoors here at d.w., bringing you the news, of course,

despite their loss, frankfurt moved into fourth place trad. stuttgart put some space between themselves and the others. u.s. singer and actor david hasselhoff once claimed to have played a key role in bringing down the berlin wall. now he is fighting to keep it up. the hoff came to the german capital on sunday to join protests against the planned removal of parts of the berlin wall. he performed on top of the wall in 1989, a couple weeks after it fell. >> david hasselhoff greeted fans with the song he sang here more than two decades ago. , it's a song of reunification. >> i was honored to sing on the wall. it was a big surprise to me when they called and asked if i could sing on new year's eve and i said, only if i could sing on the wall. >> until 1989, the berlin wall divided the city into east and west. after borders open, artists began covering its remains with graffiti, documenting the city's transformation. the east side gallery is the world's longest remaining longest-- wall's reigning section. >> it is about people, hearts that were bro

they all use frankfurt. you can go to africa, anywhere in the world. >> middle east. >> stop in frankfurt. >> goodness me, that's not the airport to get shut down. a short show for me but not you. i'm out of here. carry on. >> i missed you. a full hour tomorrow, promise you. >> let's do that. see you then. >> good to see you. >>> the doors are closed. now we wait. this hour, 115 catholic cardinals are inside the sistine chapel. they are meet, voting on who will become the next pope. >>> then what do michelle obama, paris hilton and mel gibson have in common in? all reportedly hacked. that investigation up next. >>> and this hour, nasa releases new information about a martian rock, what they could mean for space exploration. i'm suzanne malveaux. take a look. extraordinary. 115 catholic cardinals inside gathered the sistine chapel. you see the doors. very dramatic shot here. they are locked away. they're not going to have contact with anyone in the outside world until they choose a new pope. millions of peopl

>> guest: the leading person was an informal adviser and that was felix frankfurter, who roosevelt had no much earlier when he was assistant secretary of the navy and they reestablished a friendship on roosevelt ran for governor in 1928 in new york, actually ran again to jewish opponent and frankfurter was very important and initiating discussions regarding the plaintiff persecuted jews and what americans can do about it. also important was the secretary of labor, frances perkins who roosevelt knew new york is an activist and she was a major advocate for refugees. >> host: secretary perkins, frankfurter, with a jewish? >> guest: he was jewish but frances perkins was not. oddly she was attacked by anti-semites for being jewish based on anyone who supported jewish issues was jewish. franklin roosevelt himself was accused of being jewish. people talked about president rosenfeld or rosenberg and he had a wonderful response. i'm not jewish, but the jewish people are wonderful and i wouldn't mind if i was. >> host: was the consensus among fdr regarding the jews? >> guest: at the time there w

there have been no fireworks here on the frankfurt floor because many problems are remaining. the euro area remains weak. industrial production in france is going down and the downgrade of italy because refinancing costs will be moving higher which may cause big problems. also, the world economy seeming to lose steam. chinese retail sales did not rise as fast as people expected. this weighed on shares. the market started off lori -- started off very slow compared to last week. >> the dax close little changed, but keep in mind it is after last week's stellar rally. it is still hovering near a four and half year high. eurostoxx lower. the dow eking out modest gains, about 0.25%. the euro-dollar trending higher. >> there's been a lot of backlash in the banking industry, but now the co-ceo of deutsche bank is speaking out about the demonization of big banks here in germany. >> he said banks like his are systemically relevant for international markets. his comments come as they prepare to discuss new legislation for financial institutions. >> he made a fierce defense of his company

frankfurt. 3-2. the winning goal was courtesy of the striker from frankfurt. it was his 13th goal of the season. the victory comes just days after a frankfurt coach extended his contract with the club. in nirenberg play become a totally blowing the lead. going into halftime, the other team was ahead 2-0, but it was tied up for the final 2-2 score. this leaves both teams in the middle of the standings. munichurday's matches, put on a display for the fans. they may not have clinched the title just yet, but they destroyed the visitors. the match was a great warmup for the quarterfinal against an italian team on tuesday. yet be the new german champions, but they still have reason to celebrate, especially the way they tore apart their visitors. >> i scored up for your goals myself. altogether, we scored nine, a real team effort. i do not think i have experienced a 9-2 game before. it was a real treat for the fans and for us, too. we showed our class, and we were already leading at halftime. >> an avalanche was started in the fifth. justn the 30th, the goals kept co

analyst day in frankfurt for a closer look at tuesday's numbers. the dax finished down by nearly 0.8%. -- >> we stay in frankfurt. europe stoxx 50 down by 0.25%. on wall street this hour, the dow down by nearly 0.3%. the euro trading at a value of $1.2860. >> in other news today, syria's main opposition has elected a head for an interim government they hope will be formed within a month. >> the u.s.-educated i.t. executive was chosen by a majority of national coalition members in istanbul. in his first speech, he ruled out dialogue with the shock assad's regime. government troops and rebel fighters are blaming each other for a chemical attack near the northern city of aleppo -- dialogue with bashar alabama assad's regime. >> they accuse rebel fighters of launching a missile containing poisonous gases. the information minister said this type of weapon was prohibited under international law. >> so far, we have 16 martyrs and 86 wounded. most of them are in critical condition. the chemical contained in the missile causes immediate fainting, convulsion

not sure if we want to be part of the euro zone frankfurt germany are saying we don't want anywhere near frankfurt because we want all the business here so this is the fourth reich this is what they couldn't accomplish in the last century germany will come closer this century you know maybe they've learned their mistakes we can assume that it will be a bad thing. well digging into the data shows that there's an increasing schism within the eurozone national divergences between france and germany have widened so far this year to the worst seen since the survey began in one thousand nine hundred eight germany is on course to grow in the first quarter in contrast france's downturn is likely to deep and bringing the euro area second largest member in line with the periphery then with the now solitary looking german core right well i guess france will have to surrender they haven't done that yet this century all right stacy number thank so much for being on the kaiser report thank you max don't go away stay right there are much more coming your way. as power was the envy of ambrose. neve

in frankfurt, the hook that will get the investigation moving. 33 years after the murder. as an eu member, croatia is obligated to aid in the prosecution of war criminals. >> my hope is that the german justice system will make it possible to hold him accountable for what we all believe he initiated and for which he bears the primary responsibility. >> croatia has a long road ahead before the crimes of its secret service can be laid to rest. >> it is a big day for car lovers when they spot a development mule on the road. sightings of those vehicles used to test new cars are rare. designers -- car makers do not want to reveal their latest designs, but in sweden, new cars are a common sight in winter. technicians from all over the world come to test them in the icy weather. for some, it is also a time to test their nerves. >> it is a chill wind of -15 degrees celsius in northern sweden near the arctic circle. this engineer raises the south korean flag. this town of 3000 straddles placer lakes -- glacial lakes. for several weeks every winter, the silence of the tundra is broke

compared to this, the dax in frankfurt is only reaching the highest level in five years. what is pushing demand for stocks is a combination of the perspective of a continuously generous monetary policy in combination with positive economic data coming in from the united states. in february, the unemployment rate plunged to 7.7% -- or in march. this is because of the jobs that were created in february, which is a far better development and economists had anticipated. this piece of news is what has been pushing the dax again about 8000 a couple of minutes ago. >> equities keep heading north. a lot of uncertainty remains. >> of course on these levels, investors are cautious and easily ready to take some of the profits. in the midterm, a lot will depend on the communications that the central banks will choose, when they will try to end their generous monetary policy, but for the moment, nothing of that is inside. the mood is positive. the dax currently trading a few points above 8000. the euro stoxx 50 gaining above 1%, nearly 1.5%. the euro is trading above $1.30. >> thank y

in frankfurt, the hook that will get the investigation moving. 33 years after the murder. as an eu member, croatia is obligated to aid in the prosecution of war criminals. >> my hope is that the german justice system will make it possible to hold him accountable for what we all believe he initiated and for which he bears the primary responsibility. >> croatia has a long road ahead before the crimes of its secret service can be laid to rest. >> it is a big day for car lovers when they spot a development mule on the road. sightings of those vehicles used to test new cars are rare. designers -- car makers do not want to reveal their latest designs, but in sweden, new cars are a common sight in winter. technicians from all over the world come to test them in the icy weather. for some, it is also a time to test their nerves. >> it is a chill wind of -15 degrees celsius in northern sweden near the arctic circle. this engineer raises the south korean flag. this town of 3000 straddles placer lakes -- glacial lakes. for several weeks every winter, the silence of the tundra is broke

they're currently on display at an office park owned by a frankfurt native who bought the slabs after the wall fell in 1989. the city deciding to place the ten-foot-tall slabs in front of the library on frankfurt street this one coming from a recommendation on the visual arts committee. no word on when those giant slabs will be moved. >>> sacramento is rolling out the red carpet to honor very special people who have made their mark on history. among those being honored, nfl legend, joe montana, being inducted by governor jerry brown into the california hall of fame. other inductees include actor warren beatty, the founding brothers of warner brothers and labor activist dolores worsa. it was founded by then governor schwarzenegger and maria shriver. >>> passengers stranded on a tarmac for hours get good news. special delivery. >>> for so long, it is long overdue. >> getting a little competition. plans for a new high-end shopping center in the south bay and what people are saying about it. >>> federal government getting ready to weigh in on the issue of private drones. stay with us. >>>

it helps on the frankfurt floor. so far up by 1%. dow jones opened higher a few minutes ago and the euro remains stable under $1.30. >> thanks much for joining us. all right. we will be back in a minute. we will look at the state of european's health and at the world's largest telescope. >> we will also have business and sports news. stay tuned. >> welcome back. britain and france say they are ready to go in alone and give them arms. >> the latest dispute comes as leaders prepare to hold a summit in brussels officially slated to discuss economic issues. >> events in the arab world tend to overshadow their discussions. >> their patience is wearing thin. britain and now france say the rebels urgently need weapons. the french foreign minister says his country may supply weapons if the block does not take immediate action. >> we have to go very fast. the europeans are supposed to look at the question in several weeks but we will ask if the british that that meeting is brought forward. the position we are taking, which is also that of the

emma we stay in frankfurt for a closer look at the numbers. the dax fell just slightly, but bigger losses over the course of the week, finishing at 7911. that is how it went in the week in the euro stoxx 50. let's call it finishing flat. across the atlantic on wall street, the dow slightly higher, 14,496. the euro trading higher at a value of $1.2979. u.s. president barack obama has been in jordan this friday on the final leg of his middle east tour. talks with jordan's king focused primarily on the civil war in neighboring syria. >> obama said he was worried syria could become a haven for muslim extremists -- when, not if president assad is ousted. he urged the international community to work together to make sure there is a credible opposition ready to step into the breach. >> the final leg of barack obama's tour of the middle east will be dominated by one issue. with the conflict in syria on going, jordan is worried violence could spill across the border. >> just a few hours earlier, the u.s. president made his final stop in israel. he visi

. >> reaction now from our correspondent in frankfurt. i do not like the looks of digraph in the background. >> yes. i do not like it either. it looks more dramatic, though, that it is. the dax plunged around 30 points a couple of minutes ago. this drop had to do with statements of mario draghi at that press conference. he keeps holding here in frankfurt. he said something about the recapitalization of the banks. he said that it would be a good idea to include creditors of the bank's when it comes to recapitalization and for people on the markets, this means cyprus. this means that after euro finance ministers have decided on helping cyprus and its banks, this does not mean that the private creditors and owners of these banks are at it again with their money. they might have to take part in that recapitalization. that is not something that is pleasing people here. in terms of monetary policy, druggy did not have many new things to say. >> big corporations in germany out with results. any trends emerging? >> yes, there is one trend. compan

the dax was on the upside thanks to gains in the banking sector. >> we stay in frankfurt for a closer look at wednesday's market numbers. the dax finished the session up by nearly 0.7%. good to see that. the euro stoxx finishing up. the dow up by nearly 0.5%, following statements from ben bernanke at the fed. the euro trading higher against the greenback at a value of $ 1.2948. >> investigators in france have raided the home of the imf chief, christine lagarde, in connection with criticism stemming from her time as finance minister under nicholas sarkozy. >> they are probing a decision she made in 2007, which resulted in a 400 million euro payout by the french government to a disgraced tycoon, who was locked in a dispute with a bank. she says the move was the best solution at the time, but investigators allege the affair is riddled with anomalies and say the decision was questionable. she is cooperating fully with the investigation. >> well, just how happy are you, really? and what is happiness? we will be looking at that question after a short break. stay with us. >> thanks so very m

after 1950, he does not listen to top-of-the-line scholars at the frankfurt school at all.o if you trot on your own views is the truth and see yourself as a prophet of those views, there's no boundary problem because you have rounder extension over everything. in other words, it's a real problem. [laughter] >> he believed in character structure as being formed in a milieu in which you grew up. aside from the problem between his parent commented he grew up in a family that had found her problems? >> i think the problem when he grew up, i would put it as a family with boundary problem. he is between a mother who is depressed and wanted to be a girl and a father who is manic as heck and doesn't want his. and he is right in there trying to hold it together until he realizes he can't. and not make it into to your other questions. it's pretty heavy duty took a lot of life like that. >> appointed head be not such a great therapist is interesting. i said in the 80s with roberta -- [inaudible] as one of the finest therapists he ever knew. i wonder if you might have a few brief words

starting off in frankfurt, the week may have been down, but on the day, it was slightly up. across the atlantic, still trading on the dow, of course, about a quarter of a point higher, and the euro trading at just over $1.28. >> u.s. president barack obama has called on congress to back new gun control measures, which would expand background checks on gun control purchases. >> he made the comments in the presence of families of shooting victims and urged lawmakers to not forget the newtown school massacre in december, which left 26 people dead. the senate is expected to vote -- expected to vote on measures next month. most americans support them. >> government officials in south africa say former president nelson mandela is responding positively to treatment for a long infection. he was admitted to the hospital late on wednesday. >> the 94-year-old has grown increasingly frail since he left public life. many of his ailments over the years are linked to the 27 years he spent in prison during the apartheid regime. >> nelson mandela was taken to the hospital after the lung infe

europe european shares are moving sideways on tuesday in london the footsie ended the day higher in frankfurt the dax slumped about a quarter percent here in moscow the equities ended the session mixed as did the blue chips the financials including spare a bag closed in the red energy stocks finished the day with the gains on the currency markets the euro remains pretty much flat to the dollar when it comes to the russian ruble as you can see it ended the day mix it's slipped to the dollar but was higher to the single currency. with less than a year to go to the sochi winter olympic games the events main sponsor russia's largest lender has revealed a commemorative one hundred rouble bill it will go on sale exactly one hundred days before the games official opening in october the seer it's the first vertical bank note in russia's history it will feature a leaping snowboarders bank will also sell a series of special corns featuring the pool a bear and the snow leopard. moscow's should a man see the airports for biggest international air hubbell spend two hundred million dollars on a terminal to

starting off in frankfurt, the week may have been down, but on the day, it was slightly up. across the atlantic, still trading on the dow, of course, about a quarter of a point higher, and the euro trading at just over $1.28. >> u.s. president barack obama has called on congress to back new gun control measures, which would expand background checks on gun control purchases. >> he made the comments in the presence of families of shooting victims and urged lawmakers to not forget the newtown school massacre in december, which left 26 people dead. the senate is expected to vote -- expected to vote on measures next month. most americans support them. >> government officials in south africa say former president nelson mandela is responding positively to treatment for a long infection. he was admitted to the hospital late on wednesday. >> the 94-year-old has grown increasingly frail since he left public life. many of his ailments over the years are linked to the 27 years he spent in prison during the apartheid regime. >> nelson mandela was taken to the hospital after the lung infe

carolin roth is in frankfurt ahead of that meeting. carolin, earlier we were discussing the options that the ecb has in front of them. it sounds like they're not going to exercise any of them today. >> absolutely. if you want to be geeky, if you want to look at a 25 basis point cut in the re-fi rate, that may be justified. also, if you look at a soft -- it may be warranted, as well. on the other hand, i think that the ecb is going to be keeping its powder dry partly, also, because we've seen the euro/dollar raid cutting down significantly since the last meeting and we've seen this pressure. as far as the impact is concerned, that has certainly come down. on the other hand, if you look at the spare capacity we're seeing in the eurozone economy, as you pointed out, the inflation forecast for 2013 and 2014 may still come down. so the ecb may not be cutting rates today, but it may lay the groundwork for some easing to come potentially in april or in may when it cuts its growth and inflation forecast. on that note, kelly, back over to you.

there was little between hanover and frankfurt and it puts a dent in the champion's league hopes.hey are without a win in four games. plenty to get excited on saturday. fierce rivals clashed and in the end, striker prevailed thanks to goals from gunter -- >> drexler was man of the match and fittingly he is a local, too. >> playing and beating baruska is -- >> he pulled the strength ofor his team. he pierced the daltmon defense for the well-deserved open. through the first round they attacked tehe visitors. in the 35th minute they punished them to make it 2-0 for the host. he had to go off with a knee injury. that was daltman's cue and they fought gamely back. robert lemondosky set up a barn- storming finish. but there would be no more goals. >> when you see how we played after the break, it is a shame we slept through the first half. we are on the way back. we should not think about champion's league qualification too soon. >> they can afford optimism. a second win puts their campaign back on track. >> byon had an escape against deuseldorph, fertz was beaten 3- 0, and nurrenbuerg

jpmorgan shares like goldman's are trading lower in frankfurt.ay, down about 0.5%. >>> president obama makes his third trip to capitol hill this week having lunch today with senate republicans to discuss budget and economic issues. he'll meet separately with house democrats. he spoke with house republicans on wednesday, but apparently made little progress in convincing them to accept his demands for tax increases as part of a deficit deal. the senate budget committee began debating its counterproposal to paul ryan's budget. the sausage making process continues in the u.s. and in europe where the european parliament, get this, has stripped down a budget deal reached by eu leaders last month that called for significant changes. mvps did not change the 960 billion euro spending limit, but pressed for the distribution of funds and a mid year review. the european parliament chair called the move an important step for democracy. >> the parliaments want to be taken as a serious partner. we are prepared to negotiate. this is an offer to the council to co

this, by the way, in frankfurt trade. elsewhere, jpm taking lows, goldman holding up reasonably well. patrick, your thoughts on these stress tests? >> they don't come as a surprise. >> surely the goldman mirg must have come as a surprise. >> the goldman figure was a little on the low side. but that's probably one of the best investment banks on the street. they're chock-full of m&a business at the moment. i don't think it's a surprise. if you look at the bossel 3, which is more strict in terms of damage weighted assets, they highlighted a lot of risk in the european banks but not risk in the u.s. banks which have improved that capital. and this is the dodd frank rule which says basically in a really bad scenario, like back in 2008, you're going to see these capital levels fall to half of what they are. in reality, they've got twice the capital on the balance sheets at the moment. the u.s. banks are fixed. so there's not a problem. no surprise. markets worked it out and -- >> look, if u.s. banks are fixed, why are we heari

dell in frankfurt is down 0.75%. >>> yahoo! has snapped up the mobile news app. was created by teenager nick delosio and it simplifies news into quick snippet smartphones. the technology will be shut down for now, but back open for business under yahoo!'s new leadership. speaking first on cnbc, louisa sat down with the 17-year-old founder and asked him why yahoo! and not apple or google. >> i'm excited about joining yahoo! because i think it's a classic internet company and it has new leadership under marissa mayer. having spent time on campus and spoken to their team, it's clear that their strategy on mobile and daily habits, news, information, weather, they have all of these assets and all they need to do now is package it up in a beautiful user experience from the mobile device. there's a real opportunity there. we see sumly fitting in beautifully to that model. >> schroeders will create an independent private wealth and banking management business. if you thought 2013 was the year of big takeovers, let's think again. the number of deals is actually falling. t

frankfurter? >> at times. >> jon: did you ever go back to any of your opinions and think to yourself -- >> how can you have said that i might say. >> jon: at all. >> we'll see. >> jon: at the next justice brunch. >> lunch. >> jon: it's not a brunch, always a lunch. >> always a lunch. >> jon: this is what i like about the supreme court justices very, very specifically. will you please tell justice scalia from me, come see me on the program. [ laughter ] [cheers and applause] the book is called "out of order." look at us we got you out on time and to your next engagement. >> i'm very impressed. >> jon: out of order is on the bookshelves now. justice san

frankfurter? >> at times. >> jon: did you ever go back to any of your opinions and think to yourself -- >> how can you have said

we have the summary of the day's trading from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> traders have been deeply shocked. for the first time, the private sector will be involved in the rescue of a eurozone country. leading to turbulence in the market, shares have been under pressure. italian and spanish bonds, interest rates are rising at the same time the rise for german bonds increasing. leon are really afraid of major medical bank run in the southern country, but all shares of european banks have been tumbling. >> the dax did pull back a lot of ground finishing at 8010. bureaustoxx 50 2705. the dow treading water at 14,488. the euro of slightly trading at $1.2948. >> some positive news for the european economy today. airbus has just signed the biggest civil aviation deal in history. it is with ryanair. >> it will provide a much-needed boost to the economy promising to secure 5000 jobs in france alone over the coming decade. >> the signatures are worth a lot of money. airbus will likely discount package of 234 plans, they have a list price of 18 billion euro. assembly will take part in france

now for the response from frankfurt, conrad is standing by. we're talking about some global giants that could be effected. what are traders saying? >> there is no direct impact on prices today, but they are heavily discussing this topic and the people i talk to say that we should not overestimate the potentially negative impact on this. we should put a stress on the boost that corporate governance of the companies might have if the owners of a company, the shareholders, have more to say when it comes to the payment of executives. that means most people here are convinced that in the long term, investor confidence will be getting a boost by all this. >> what is driving trading today? >> this week will bring a lot of events to influence the markets. the european central bank will have a council meeting here. 8 dax companies will come out with earnings at of all of this, so investors are referring to stay on the sidelines and not decide for any upswing in the market. the euro stocks 50 [no audio] >> stay with us. we have a lot more news after mor