he resigned in hiding angela merkel has emerged very strongly from disappearance.hink she has not been harmed by the incident at all. >> thank you for the insights. the events unfolding tonight in tahrir square are creating yet more global ripples, including in the world of commerce. here is that story. >> thank you. the events in egypt could affect markets. we spoke to our correspondent on wall street. i asked how traders in new york were reacting to this possible power shift in cairo. >> what i am hearing is that it is a factor and we could recover from steeper losses from earlier. i mean, there's still a certain degree of uncertainty in how the power shift will actually happen. but i am told here on the floor that it is a factor that we could recover from a steeper losses. we have not seen a big reaction yet on the commodities market. oil only for a moment came down a bit but then went up to where it stood before. still a certain to amount of uncertainty. but i am hearing that egypt is a factor, that we recovered at one. most of the losses that we saw earlier. >

german chancellor angela merkel demand an end to the attacks. a massive winter storm dumped snow on the u.s. from michigan to new mexico. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> in egypt, the government appears to be trying yet again to reach out to the protesters and put an end to more than a week of unrest. speaking on state television thursday, the vice president invited the banned muslim brotherhood in for talks. they said, not a chance. this situation upon tahrir square remains chaotic. 10 people have died in violent clashes today. >> the area in and around tahrir square continues to be a battlefield. crowds are throwing stones at each other. the shots are ringing out. after 10 days, the exhaustion is visible among many anti-mubarak protesters, but they say they will not leave until mubarak leaves. >> this is a revolt for our dignity. we need justice. we need those who have committed crimes against humanity to be punished. >> the prime minister apologized for the violence, pledging a full investigation. meanwhil

years wasn't enough i mean should they just keep doing it you know we'll let's all be fair maybe merkel just said this for political points and she's a politician ok but i mean what do we take pieces of that and keep in mind with the demographics are going to be or do we do something very different and in looking at you know sitting there in brussels you probably have a broader view and looking at all the trends inside of your. well i think there are sort of three pieces the first is directly to your point and that is that integration is is never going to be finished in a sense our our communities our identities are constantly going to be changing so there's never going to be a point where everyone can throw their hands up and go success we've done it with finished let's go home so there just has to be that constant sense of. community and whether everyone is investing in that community and there is a feeling that in some communities that some people participate and some people don't and i would say that's true of a certain ex-pat community as far as it's concern it could be true of cer

he resigned in hiding angela merkel has emerged very strongly from disappearance.hink she has not been harmed by the incident at all. >> thank you for the insights. the events unfolding tonight in tahrir square are creating yet more global ripples, including in the world of commerce. here is that story. >> thank you. the events in egypt could affect markets. we spoke to our correspondent on wall street. i asked how traders in new york were reacting to this possible power shift in cairo. >> what i am hearing is that it is a factor and we could recover from steeper losses from earlier. i mean, there's still a certain degree of uncertainty in how the power shift will actually happen. but i am told here on the floor that it is a factor that we could recover from a steeper losses. we have not seen a big reaction yet on the commodities market. oil only for a moment came down a bit but then went up to where it stood before. still a certain to amount of uncertainty. but i am hearing that egypt is a factor, that we recovered at one. most of the losses that we saw earlier. >

there very patiently at the same time and if we can reflect upon this report elizabeth and angela merkel's comment about the failure of multiculturalism in the least in germany i mean how do we find the mix right here because there is a long tradition of integration of different peoples in different societies i mean american we have a growing muslim community in the united states as well it's going to be very very small as a matter of fact by two thousand and thirty it will be the same size of the jewish community however you define it as you pointed out earlier in the united states but still you have this you know hysterical in the united states about the growth of a minority community so i mean if we can go back to merkel's comments i mean in looking at this this research or do we need to find a new way a new mix a new way of approaching this because it is causing a lot of hysterical and it does have a lot of political fallout as well. well i think there's a popular belgian or academic here who once told me you can't declare a policy failed until you've tried it properly and one of the a

this resolution is adopted angela merkel resolution authorize -- madam clerk: . accepting and expend grant, resolution authorizing the office of economic and workforce development to retroactively accept and expand community services block grant. president chiu: item accepted. madam clerk: item 8 is ordinance amending the san francisco planning code by amending. president chiu: i understand supervisor wiener may need to be excused from this. commissioner wiener: i own a condominium where i reside that is within 500 feet of the western britney -- boundary of the proposed extension, specifically the northwest corner of market and i ask to be excused. president chiu: do we have a motion? without objection, supervisor wiener is excused for this vote. supervisor mar? commissioner mar: thank you, president chiu. one issue that was brought to our attention after we had unanimously supported the ordinance is a cleanup amendment. i'm introducing an amendment to this item to clarify the rules on how projects already in the entitlement process will be affected by the new ex

german chancellor angela merkel demand an end to the attacks. a massive winter storm dumped snow on the u.s. from michigan to new mexico. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> in egypt, the government appears to be trying yet again to reach out to the protesters and put an end to more than a week of unrest. speaking on state television thursday, the vice president invited the banned muslim brotherhood in for talks. they said, not a chance. this situation upon tahrir square remains chaotic. 10 people have died in violent clashes today. >> the area in and around tahrir square continues to be a battlefield. crowds are throwing stones at each other. the shots are ringing out. after 10 days, the exhaustion ik protesters, but they say they will not leave until mubarak leaves. >> this is a revolt for our dignity. we need justice. we need those who have committed crimes against humanity to be punished. >> the prime minister apologized for the violence, pledging a full investigation. meanwhile, the vice president signaled a

angela merkel appeal to the israelis not to let this be a reason to neglect to the middle east peace process. >> it is important that steps are taken to guarantee the security of israel and of course, the security of the borders to the palestinians, to meet the conditions of a two- state solution. >> angela merkel also discussed the peace process with israeli opposition leader. berlin has not ruled out further sanctions against iran. she said they will work for israeli security. >> as we just heard, israel is very worried about the situation. what do the palestinians think? when they are very happy about what is going on in egypt. the hamas movement has shown the first signs of nervousness. there were attempts to go onto the streetin the gaza strip as well, but hamas told the population they should not do that. they forbade it. >> hamas is stuck in the middle from an economic standpoint. what do we know about the reaction there? >> the economic situation is a catastrophe, but this has nothing to do with egypt. this is the immediate result of the israeli blockade of the gaza strip. th

i'm going to merkel came out and said she would never read the book she condemned the book and hadn't read it i think that is a very typical reaction. but of course you're right the fact that she even would even come out and say multiculturalism is failed of course is an indication that things are not going as smoothly as she would have liked but she still. is she and others would still need to do so the population what are we going to do about this problem how would you characterize the influence of brussels on the media reporting on immigration policies it's absolutely crucial. you know the e.u. passed a so-called framework decision in november two thousand and eight that actually require. the member states to pass laws such as the one i'm indicted on you have to criminalize so-called hate speech racists and whatnot and each individual country member state has to introduce laws that will guarantee that offenders against this rather paragraph article will get between the one three years in jail. it also this framework this is also a process to sue to introduce laws penalizing so-call

on monday, german chancellor angela merkel who also holds a ph.d. says that she is standing behind her foreign minister. >> recruits at a swearing in ceremony in berlin. they could be germany's last conscript, ahead of reforms that will turn it into a professional army, but the ceremony was largely ignored, overshadowed by a deepening controversy surrounding the defense minister and his doctoral thesis. initial charges of plagiarism are now giving way to suspicions that the dissertation is the work of a ghostwriter. chancellor merkel continues to defend her minister. >> i did not appnt a scientific assistant for a doctoral student or the holder of a phd. i'm interested in his a work as defense minister, which he does magnificently, and that is what counts for me. >> the opposition social democrats and greens have put the issue on the parliamentary agenda, and the left party is demanding his resignation, a step gutenberg has categorically rejected. >> the german government has reached a deal with the opposition on reforming the country's welfare syst

a 15 personas con la medalla de la libertad el máximo honor civil, y estuvo la canciller alemana merkelos botifoll tiene los detalles. >>>periodista: al darle la medalla a silvia méndez dijo que era un reconocimiento su lucha por los derechos civiles que comenzó cuando tenía 8 años. >>> estoy tan agradecida de este gran honor de este día, porque siento que mi papá y mi mamá que pelearon con todos los latinos están aquí. >>> cuando entrevistamos a silvia y sus hermanos me dijeron que no olvidan el 1943 cuando se le prohibió la entrada a la escuela que sus padres querían para ellos y dijeron que eran para los blancos. >>> creían que éramos tontos y cochinos. >>> y fue inaceptable para la familia de silvia que llevó su caso a la corte. y su victoria legal puso fin a la segregación a las escuelas de california y ayudó a abrir las puertas a los chicos de todas las minorías. >>> los latinos ni siquiera acaban la secundaria. >>> y después de ser protagonista en la lucha por los derechos civiles, silvia va a las escuelas para hablar del valor de una buena educación. >>> me siento orgullosa de l

reporting there from central moscow the german chancellor angela merkel is now being questioned over a strike which killed dozens of civilians and afghanistan's province almost two years ago it comes as the country's parliament voted to extend the military mission in the country by one year of two hundred forty two people were killed dozens of them civilians as a result of the strike on two fuel tankers the point taliban militants incident sparked a political storm in germany claiming the jobs of several top military officials were for more analysis on a slow response forestall the business and government consultant joins us now from berlin christopher good to have you here on r.t. tell us the german chancellor is facing a grilling at this very moment over the strike it's proving to be quite a long questioning any any revelations so far. no there are no revelations we in fact get no news i am in constant contact until the last minute before this interview about what is going on one thing is very clear the weekly magazine der spiegel has found out that merkel in fact was lying to parl

now the german chancellor angela merkel has faced questioning over a military airstrike which killed dozens of civilians in afghanistan almost two years ago up to one hundred forty two people were killed the majority of them being civilians as a result of the strike on two fuel tankers hijacked by taliban militants the incident sparked a political storm in germany claiming the jobs of several top military officials merkel rejected claims the party and her coalition government covered up the incident so it wouldn't affect the results in an election at the time the chancellor's testimony came a couple of weeks after germany's parliament voted to extend the military mission in afghanistan by one year christophe a business and government consultant believes nato countries are just dancing to america when it comes to the afghan war but we are there because of nato to put it straight because washington odd it to be there and it is going to continue no matter that seventy to eighty percent of the german people are opposed to this military a good gauge still the politicians are not listening

german chancellor angela merkel has faced questioning in the military ask try which killed dozens of civilians in afghanistan almost two years ago up to one hundred and forty two people were killed the majority of them civilians as a result of a german ordered strike on two fuel tankers hijacked by a ton of militants thanks to the start of political storm in germany claiming the jobs of several top military officials merkel described as baseless claims that her government covered up information about it and so it wouldn't affect the election campaign at the time the chance of a testimony parliamentary inquiry came a couple of weeks after german lawmakers voted to extend the military mission in afghanistan by one year but jones wagner an antiwar activist says the us is dictating a german presence in the country. and germany mission in afghanistan basically will end when the united states foreign policy wants it to and that's the basic line to what it boils down to the overall game in these pakistan afghanistan and iraq wars is totally different from any kind of humanitarian mission or

incident sparked a political storm in germany claiming the jobs of several top military officials merkel described as baseless claims that the government covered up information about the incident so it wouldn't surprise me election campaign at the time the church large testimony to a parliamentary inquiry came a couple of weeks after the german always voted to extend the military mission in afghanistan by one year but just about now an antiwar activist says the us and dictating presence in the country. mission in afghanistan basically will end when the united states foreign policy wants it to and that's the basic line to what it boils down to the overall game in these pakistan afghanistan and iraq wars is totally different from any kind of humor to humanitarian mission all. democracy or mission for democracy or anything like that in the long run everything will be done to maintain a strategic dominance of this region by united states and nato countries germany only benefits in the context of thinking. of the. resource wars and of u.s. dominated foreign policy the europeans and the nato c

solution of germany and he was then widely criticized and condemned as a matter of fact i'm going to merkel came out and said she would never read the book she condemned the book and hadn't read it i think that is a very typical reaction. but of course you're right the fact that she even would even come out and say multiculturalism is failed of course is an indication that things are not going as smoothly as she would have liked but she still. is she and others would still need to do so the population what are we going to do about this problem thank you very much for your time. the more people we killed to have officers worry about it got to be like a game like to see who could kill the most people and the different ways you could prove me keep the skill baby i got a new appears now if you brought back some serious you know where we have the most years they would get the most beers in training you should be reduced overnight human children in five min around the circle over no on full automatic for him sixty. she was taking him out for a bus or seven people in front of. most of the with. mi

and i think you have to give credit to chancellor merkel and others that they've bucked public opinion, they have kept german troops in afghanistan, in fact, increased them relatively recently. but i do think that if you, if you just sort of take the temperature of germany and its willingness to, to become a global power in a more normal sense, it's still quite limited. germany is coming back in terms of its national identity. the question it raises issues about whether it is going to be more german and less european in the future. that hasn't really happened on the military front. >> dan, is there anything that the united states should demand or expect of germany that it's not doing now? >> well, i think to only see it through a military lens sort of reduces germany's potential and sort of limits our options. i think, particularly in the military lens, even though the germans have, having to come to terms with their role now, in terms of projecting force, they have done so. in fact, i think there are more german troops deployed in the world than british or french or any other european

that again he is not the first person to have made these comments inside europe germany's angela merkel also. you said that this is a system that has failed miserably they've got a lot of turkish immigration in germany and she says that there is little to no integration into the german community we've also seen the travelling community gypsies being deported from france recently the swedish democrats won seats in parliament a far rights group for the first ever time at the beginning of last year and we've also seen a vote in switzerland in which fifty seven percent of people said they wanted to ban the building of any more minarets so this is certainly a europe wide feeling this this this anti islam ism and indeed in luton on saturday we have seen joining the ranks of the a.d.l. according to them groups from france from holland from germany from sweden and from norway so really people according to the e.t.l. have come here to luton to support them from all over europe so certainly this is not a problem that's limited to this town or indeed to this country i can or many thanks for their

and i think you have to give credit to chancellor merkel and others that they've bucked public opinion, they have kept german troops in afghanistan, in fact, increased them relatively recently. but i do think that if you, if you just sort of take the temperature of germany and its willingness to, to become a global power in a more normal sense, it's still quite limited. germany is coming back in terms of its national identity. the question it raises issues about whether it is going to be more german and less european in the future. that hasn't really happened on the military front. >> dan, is there anything that the united states should demand or expect of germany that it's not doing now? >> well, i think to only see it through a military lens sort of reduces germany's potential and sort of limits our options. i think, particularly in the military lens, even though the germans have, having to come to terms with their role now, in terms of projecting force, they have done so. in fact, i think there are more german troops deployed in the world than british or french or any other european

--durante una conversacion telefonica con la canciller alemana "angela merkel", obama dijo que cuandoservar el poder a traves de la violencia contra su pueblo, ese Íder ha perdido la legitimidad para gobernar.--se trata de la primera vez que obama insta a "gadafi" a renunciar.--mientra tanto, el hijo mayor del Íder libio, "saif al islam", se reunio hoy con tribus del este de libia para llegar a un acuerdo que evite mas enfrentamientos entre los opositores al regimen y quienes estan a favor. --por su parte, el consejo de seguridad de la onu aprobo este dia por unanimidad una resolucÓn que contempla fuertes sanciones contra el regimen de moamar gadafi y su familia.--los 15 miembros coincidieron en que los responsables de la represÓn contra la poblacion civil en libia deben responder por sus actos, ademas de exigir un alto inmediato a la violencia en ese pais. y a miles de kilometros de y a miles de kilometros de miles de kilómetros de distana en el área de la bahia las manifestaciones de apoyo continúan. >> la movilización fue organizada por simpatizantes. >> es una movilizacion válida.

. >> angela merkel brought half of her cabinet to the bilateral talks. the agenda had been dominated by business and research centers. she came with her own instructions for israel to halt settlement. given the events in egypt, being open through dialogue was essential. goshawk -- >> here we would have the same message. freedom of speech is necessary. that is what we have to demand and that is what we will continue to demand. >> and they voiced concern. hong >> egypt is not a major producer, but monday, they could either spread to middle eastern oil producers or canal flows. the organization of petroleum exporting countries says it is concerned about will not boost output now. as was being a major transit country, it also attracts a lot of foreign investment. foreign businesses are starting to take precautions. >> the economy is feeling the brunt of the unrest with many banks remain closed on monday. along with energy suppliers, many german carmakers have production facilities in egypt. bmw suspended operations at the plant. many of the workers are going

angela merkel appeal to the israelis not to let this be a reason to neglect to the middle east peace process. >> it is important that steps are taken to guarantee the security of israel and of course, the security of the borders to the palestinians, to meet the conditions of a two- state solution. >> angela merkel also discussed the peace process with israeli opposition leader. berlin has not ruled out further sanctions against iran. she said they will work for israeli security. >> as we just heard, israel is very worried about the situation. what do the palestinians think? when they are very happy about what is going on in egypt. the hamas movement has shown the first signs of nervousness. there were attempts to go onto the streets in the gaza strip as well, but hamas told the population they should not do that. they forbade it. >> hamas is stuck in the middle from an economic standpoint. what do we know about the reaction there? >> the economic situation is a catastrophe, but this has nothing to do with egypt. this is the immediate result of the israeli blockade of the gaza strip.

on monday, german chancellor angela merkel who also holds a ph.d. says that she is standing behind her foreign minister. >> recruits at a swearing in ceremony in berlin. they could be germany's last conscript, ahead of reforms that will turn it into a professional army, but the ceremony was largely ignored, overshadowed by a deepening controversy surrounding the defense minister and his doctoral thesis. initial charges of plagiarism are now giving way to suspicions that the dissertation is the work of a ghostwriter. chancellor merkel continues to defend her minister. >> i did not appoint a scientific assistant for a doctoral student or the holder of a phd. i'm interested in his a work as defense minister, which he does magnificently, and that is what counts for me. >> the opposition social democrats and greens have put the issue on the parliamentary agenda, and the left party is demanding his resignation, a step gutenberg has categorically rejected. >> the german government has reached a deal with the opposition on reforming the country's welfare sy

and german chancellor angela merkel faces questions over a military air strike which broke dozens of civilians in afghanistan all the studios ago up to hundred forty two people were killed dozens of them civilians as a result of this try going to fuel tankers hijacked by time but minutes. to headlines this hour up next also explores the remote caucuses nature reserve a barely acceptable mountain range declared a unesco world heritage site stay with us for that next. southern russia. this faraway place. special permission to travel around to. such. to film the landscapes it's all this close read it's all set up i can't tell you how beautiful. weather is right now but i go. to. this place. a long time ago the people of the caucuses used to shepherd droves of sheep across the a bug of lambs were often targeted by hawks even today their primal instincts occasionally bring hawks back to this past. this is a bearded vulture. of this kind bitterness on low lying logs of thirty or forty kilometers from here. but when they go hunting they might cover up to fifty kilometers in search of food.

that was also a factor. >> for five years, he has served as chancellor merkel's top economic aide, aob that kept him out of the public eye. but now it is his turn to be in the spotlight. >> lets the to the market. european shares locked in gains for the fourth trading session in a row on wednesday. conrad sent us this summary of the midweek trading session in frankfurt. >> despite the strong earnings report, the shares of declined. some investors are not happy that daimler invest more for research and development. s in from daimler, diebolt has prevailed. sanofi-aventis buys genzyme. clarion takes over a german chemical company. >> that was from a frankfurt, where we can stay for a closer look at the the numbers and the blue-chip dax pinup finished 0.2% higher, 7414. the euro stoxx 50 locking in gains of more than 1%, finishing at 3061. in new york, the dow jones also enjoying healthy gains, up by more than 0.5%, 12,295. the you're trading at a value of $1.3560. shares in german carmaker daimler fell by more than 4% wednesday. the maker of the iconic mercedes grand earned a fourth qu

they are expecting laurent gba -- the party and angela merkel gets 20% of the vote. this compares to a larger percentage for the social democrats. an american spacecraft will make history in the next few weeks when it becomes the first to orbit around the planet mercury. they are key to learn much more about mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system and also the closest to the sun. we have this report and the spacecraft in mission control. >> main engines start. two, one, and zero, list of. nasa's mission to mercury -- liz dass. -- lift off. >> a blistering 400 degrees centigrade. part of the challenge has been to build a spacecraft that will not melt when it reaches its destination. >> we came up with this sunshade, which is almost wafer thin, and it keeps the temperatures on the outside of the spacecraft about 600 degrees fahrenheit but keeps the instruments inside about rooms temperature. >> they have the final command codes to slow this down. if they did wrong, the probe will either crashed into the planet or spinoff into outer space -- if they get it wron

. >> what about angela merkel? >> these people are not plucked out of obscurity. >> he is a great ballplayer but he happens to be in the hall of fame. isn't it enough? >> no, not when the nation can recognize you. you wouldn't want that, charles? i know you are a self-effacing die. >> i think to pick out one, to see john lewis get the medal of freedom and to realize what he represents for this country and how for the country has come -- >> if he were the only one -- >> did get the last word. do you get the last word. >> for a transcript of this broadcast -- log onto www.insidewashington.tv. of the best of europe. venice seems to be every italy connoisseur's... prague has always been beautiful... germany... the irish civilization... the eiffel tower was built... hope you've enjoyed the magic of... on sunday mornings when i'm in paris, you're likely to find me here... [ pipe organ playing ] ...in the saint sulpice church with its magnificent pipe organ. for organ lovers, a visit here is a pilgrimage. after mass, orga

. >> chancellor merkel and the defense minister joined the mourners for the emotional funeral ceremony. the three men were shot dead by someone they thought was on their side, and afghan soldiers trained by the german military. it was called a cowardly attack. he called for continued support of joint operations with afghan security forces and said the approach was paying off. ♪ >> we will stand fast on this difficult road. we owe it to those who have been killed or wounded. we owe it to our soldiers deployed in afghanistan at this hour. >> the soldiers carried the coffins out of the church. hundreds came to pay last respects to the men. the soldiers and in due to return to base in this same bavarian town next month. >> voting has been under way in ireland. the country is electing a new government. becomes weeks after the prime minister dissolved parliament. the election expects to bring big changes to the political landscape. campaigning has been dominated by debate on how to rebuild the economy after ireland was forced to accept a multibillion-dollar bailout out from the european unio

at the moment, merkel and others are saying that it is 2013. it is not just an irish banking problem. it is a european banking problem. the plan is, of course to contribute to the wider debate going on in europe in terms of ensuring that the euro system comes out of this particular crisis. that means, yes, there should be burden-sharing. but it should be well planned and well developed. i except that. i have always thought that this free market stability would change the nature. when you say that interest rates are at the center, fine, and everyone will welcome it. >> the minister is a member of the government that could not tell the truth about the imf being here or not. that is fundamental to this debate and this government. the people out there are fed up with the dishonesty. a wall of cash, we have turned the corner, green shoots, and here we are saddled with $100 billion of debt. is an obscenity that this government put the irish taxpayer in front of bondholders extent. let me finish. >> you did finish. >> they supported the guarantee. we

that particular merkel is also known among the catholics as god's peace plan from russia. with that miracle states is that war is caused by sin and russia would become a consecrated nation and a secret nation and wasn't going to be communist. there were ct to cut three secrets that is the second secret. i know bob hanssen and meetings about this and he wrote a paper with the fbi. again, i want to assure you we are talking to somebody that is a little bit mentally not sound. he believed, it is my opinion, don't know if he told the fbi, he believed that it was only a matter of time before and a short matter of time before russia would not be communist anymore and would become a secret mission. russia gave up in 1991, december 26 when gorbachev pronounced all. that is approximately just after that when bob hanssen stopped sliding. he believed russia, he was about to get its wish come true that russia was about to become a consecrated secret nation and all of the secrets that he gave was moved that they wouldn't be given up. but what happened it became the wild west and was mo

she said today and said earlier, i rejoice with the people of egypt but angela merkel also said that theilitary leadership in egypt must do its part to uphold peace in the region. she said we expect the future egyptian government to continue to keep the peace in the middle east and that agreements made with israel are respected. she is referring back to 1979, the peace treaty signed by anwar san antonio sadat -- anwar sadat. the hope now is of course that that relationship between egypt and israel will be maintained. >> israel being key to german foreign policy but also the palestinians playing a role there, germany wanting to be seen as an honest broker there, as well. >> germany has a very good reputation in the middle east. the primacy of israeli security has been the cornerstone of german foreign policy. >> you're watching our special coverage of the historic events in egypt. after 30 years of rule, hosni mubarak has relinquished his hold on power and handed over control of the country to the military. the announcement was made by the country's vice president, omar suleiman, on e

bush, german chancellor angela merkel, and billionaire warren buffett. >>> in los angeles a cement slaburing michael jackson's hand and foot impressions will be auctioned. the concrete prints were meant to become part of a las vegas walk of fame project that failed. >>> and tonight america will have a new top dog. best in show will be named at the 135th annual westminster kennel club dog show. the competition involves nearly 2600 dogs and 179 breeds and varieties. all day long you can stay on top of the latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc, and tonight be sure to watch brian williams withç nbc nightly news. and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on "the today show". the latest on the mounting legal troubles for former senator john edwards. and "today" goes live to buckingham palace for all the details on the royal wedding party and plans for prince william's bachelor party. now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop

on thursday, chancellor angela merkel surveyed the situation. >> it is happening in germany, where a job agency has teamed up with one in spain to find workers to keep driving economic growth. >> it will be a good opportunity to give more resources to unemployed people and to give them the opportunity to come back to spain. >> an 1960's, it was unskilled workers who flocked in northern europe from northern spain. now the best educated are starting to leave. germany is keen to recruit young engineers like these. a very attractive proposition, he tells me. "we can double or triple our salary in germany." the crisis has already created a surge of spaniards moving abroad. germany's recruitment drive threatens to turn the flow of economic immigrants into a flood. bbc news, madrid. >> it is 70 years this weekend since the ship grounded carrying thousands of bottles of whiskey and the outer hebrides in scotland. what happened inspired the book in the film, "whiskey galore." and the truth is quite detailed in itself. -- a tale in itself. >> this romantic island tale began here in 1941 with t

bush had with chancellor merkel was not based on the fact that george w. bush was at last there came a been. is based on the fact that germany as a nation has interests. they do not fully coincide any longer with those of the united states. it's impossible to pretend where in the cold war, and if you take that present out of a different present in, he's going to wind up with the same relationship and it's not a personal relationship. it's not that they get along or they don't get along or they like each other. germany is a nation of many millions of people. the united states, similar nation. the president is the end product of that, that at times can lead but he leaves that's what is going to the place where we are going anyway. and obama is perhaps -- >> host: are certainly the limits of rhetoric. there's no question about that. >> guest: he turns rhetoric into many, many volumes of position papers and policy papers. is a central assumption i think at the beginning was that u.s. german relations could have been whether were 20 years ago, had it not been f

bush had with chancellor merkel wasn't on the fact that george w. bush allowed then, it was seized on the fact germany as a nation has interests as they do not fully coincide any longer with those of the united states. it's impossible to pretend we are in the middle of the cold war in this relationship to exist, and if you take that president and put a different president in regardless with the intent tensions are he's going to wind up with the same relationship and it's not a personal relationship, it's not that they get along or they don't get along or the like each other. germany is a nation of many tens of millions of people in the united states and the president is the end product of that, but he leads best when he's going to the place you're going anyway. obama is perhaps a critic in the limited foreign policy. you can turn their rhetoric and to many volumes of position papers and policy papers. his assumption at the beginning was that u.s. and german relations could have been with the work 20 years ago had not been for the unilateralism of ge

in a moment we'll hear from german chancellor angela merkel. they spoke at the munich security council in germany last week. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: well, ladies and gentlemen, david cameron, among all those guests i would like to single out the host of yesterday's -- yesterday's dinner. actually it was luncheon and it lasted for six hours but we did get some success in the end. i'm very pleased to be at the munich security conference at a time which i think we would all agree is indeed a very thrilling one. the last decade of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century i believe one can safely say -- have in many ways completely changed the face of the world as we know it in the post-war period. at the beginning and we're more aware of this. and i need like to freedom and finall finally. the and the fall of the berlin wall that's perceived at this end and also the opening of the ronald reagan whom ronald reagan would have celebrated his 100th birthday i would like to remind all of you that he is one of the few

the relationship that he had with chancellor merkel was not based on the fact that george w. bush was [inaudible] it was based on fact germany as a nation has interests as they do not fully come inside any longer with those of the united states. it's impossible to pretend we are in the middle of the cold war in this relationship continues to exist. he's going to end up with the same relationship and it's not a personal relationship. it's not that they get along or they don't get along or the like each other. germany as a nation with tens of millions of people, the united states is the nation. the president is the end product he leads best for what is going anyway. and obama is perhaps a clinic in the limits of the foreign policy. >> host: that's right. or certainly the rhetoric. there is no question about that. >> guest: you can turn their rhetoric into many volumes of position papers and policy papers. >> guest: at the beginning of the u.s. and german relations could have been what they were 20 years ago had it not been for the unilateralism of george w. bush. the difference

. >> what about angela merkel? >> these people are not plucked out of obscurity. >> he is a great ballplayer but he happens to be in the hall of fame. isn't it enough? >> no, not when the nation can recognize you. you wouldn't want that, charles? i know you are a self-effacing die. >> i think to pick out one, to see john lewis get the medal of freedom and to realize what he represents for this country and how for the country has come -- >> if he were the only one -- >> did get the last word. do you get the last word. >> for a transcript of this broadcast -- log onto www.insidewashington.tv. >>> from washington "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over two decades, the sharpest if. for such a small word it packs a wallop. if i live to a hundred. if social security isn't enough. if my heart gets broken. if she says yes. we believe if should never hold you back. if should be managed with a plan that builds on what you already have. together we can create a personal safety net, a launching pad, for all th

. >> what about angela merkel? >> these people are not plucked out of obscurity. >> he is a great ballplayer but he happens to be in the hall of fame. isn't it enough? >> no, not when the nation can recognize you. you wouldn't want that, charles? i know you are a self-effacing die. >> i think to pick out one, to see john lewis get the medal of freedom and to realize what he represents for this country and how for the country has come -- >> if he were the only one -- >> did get the last word. do you get the last word. >> for a transcript of this broadcast -- log onto www.insidewashington.tv.

to people around the world, the story of angela merkel is one of inspiration. worth think of one of the greatest nicknames in sports, stan "the man." he made that brilliance burn for two decades. i'm not a basketball player, i'm a man who plays basketball. bill russell, the man, stood up for the rights and dignity of all men. family, faith, fidelity to the common good. these are the values that made john sweeny who he is. his humility and decency reflects the very best of the american spirit. those of you who know him, this is a gentleman. inspiring citizens to become points of light. and service others. >> and one notable absence at today's ceremony, former president george w. bush was not at the white house today as his father was awarded the medal of freedom. although brother jeb and mother barbara and other family members were in the front row. a spokesman for president bush 43 says neither he nor former first lady laura bush could attend due to a scheduling conflict. >>> another break, and when we come back, becoming hot dog. it is no walk in the park. >>>