break down you know it had an energetic take on line sucked the do it from off from box the tales of hoffmann. this year's got a netted a record 240000 euros but close as dagon of the german aids foundation says the charity's work is far from over anyone's hour by considering our work as a whole it's very important for us that the disease be acknowledged by society for it to be curable one day to finally beat it that would be our greatest success and . that beethoven's ode to joy the anthem of the european union brought the event to a triumphant close so it's beethoven choir and audience doing together in song to demonstrate their joint resolve to fight aids. now to all series 100 must reads the best books of german language literature from the start of the 20th century today it's a book called by a swiss author called peter. it was written just 20 years ago and it's a tragic love story between an older man and a woman half his age is our man david leavitt's with mole. when people are in love they do some pretty cool raese stuff like buying expensive jewelry opening joint bank accounts going

elections it is complicated it's like game of thrones without the sex mags hoffmann in brussels thank you. german chancellor i'm going to michael's favorite successor has found herself in the middle of a storm of a free speech on a bad campaign leads the country's center right c.d.u. party and had floated the idea of new rules to control online media comments around elections it was seen in social media circles as her response to a viral you tube video calling for a boycott against the c.d.u. and other mainstream parties. miltiades you don't vote for the c.d.c. to see as usual b.s. mediate did this appeal in 2 videos now with more than 15000000 combined views impact the outcome of european elections in germany the correlation is almost impossible to prove they shouldn't but germany's ruling c.d.u. licking their wounds from the lashing voters gave them at the ballot box are looking for answers one explanation offered by the conservative party leader germany's free speech norms haven't kept up with how people especially younger people share and express ideas. the question when it comes

and revenue beat forecasts as did a same store sales increase of 2.4% later this morning, david hoffmannet" at 10:00 a.m. eastern. earnings just out from under armor earning 5 cents a share for the quarter compared to expectations of break even the apparel maker raised its full year forecast stock is up almost 5%. >>> and update on trade sources. announcement of u.s. trade deal with china is possible we're being told by next friday. china's vice premier will travel to washington for talks next week when that deal could be signed >>> the fed deciding to keep interest rates where they are, ignoring president trump's urging to lower rates. this is what fed chairman j. powell had to say about the economy. >> we have an economy about the expansion is continuing. growth is at a healthy level the labor market is strong we see job creation. we see wages moving up inflation is low which gives us the ability to be patient. we do expect it to move up and we want it to move up to 2%. so i see us on a good path for this year. >> joining us now senator pat toomey senator, thank you for being with us.