merkel may have a domestic issue on her hands.ealing with perhaps going -- peter, the vice-chairman of the christian social union, the sister party in bavaria. he resigned because he feels he has been pressured to take votes on greece that he does not agree with. he is an anti-bailout politician. this is a little bit of a domestic headache for angela merkel. mark: talk to us about these restrictions on greek banks. what is the european central bank saying about this? hans: the vice-chairman of the ecb's insureds church of a single supervisory mechanism and is responsible. her message to greek banks was to invest cautiously. she did not forbid them from buying. later on in april, there will be 2.4, 2.5 billion euros in greek that will be rolled over. no restrictions on the bank there. banks are under pressure. there are 3 billion euros in outflows in the month of march. that brings the total to 28 billion in greek outflows since october. you have seen the euro react as a result of all this. the worst quarter since the euro's incept

and german chancellor merkel opens the world's largest industrial trade fair. tributes are pouring in for germany's greatest writer -- for one of germany's greatest writers, gunther gass. he had a body of work that includes his masterpiece, the tin drum. he was a polarizing figure, criticizing political movements on the left and right. seen for decades as an embodiment of he served in the ss during world war ii. steve: it is his literary magazine he will be remembered for. the german president embracing for capturing the fears and longings for generations. >> he made an appearance to celebrate the opening of the state -- of a stage adaptation of his most popular work, the tin drum. edit just on whether the question of ordinary germans were responsible for nazi germany. >> it is as if evil spirits came along and seduced the poor german people. as a teenager i knew that was false. >> born in 1927 he fond in world war ii, eventually taken prisoner by u.s. forces. he trained as a stonemason and studied art. in the 50's he joined a group of writers known as group 47

guy: angela merkel meets a tsipras.e: deutsche bank may pay to settle a probe with the u.s. and the u.k. guy: good morning to our viewers in europe. good evening to those in asia. a warm welcome to those waking up in the united states. francine: this is "the pulse." live from london. guy: in the midst of the earnings season for the tech titans in silicon valley. yesterday we heard from facebook. more on its performance. the strong dollar having an impact. >> not very friendly. down goes the dollar. down go sales. down goes full profitability. the numbers underlying were pretty strong. when you look at the top line most did miss estimates. it was the first time we have seen that for facebook since 2012. it was the dollar strength that seems to have been the weakness overall. more than half of the sales come from outside of the united states. they have been trying to focus on asia and europe. when you are bringing that home turning that into dollars, less bang for your buck. strip away the dollar and the numbers are looki

reporter: chancellor merkel we -- germany's chancellor merkel warned there was no time to lose and a lot at stake. chancellor merkel: it is about putting a stop to human trafficking and addressing the reasons why people flee. above all it is about saving human lives. reporter: that is a sentiment these demonstrators no doubt agree with. but they want to see more than just words. brian: county's words be translated into action? from the latest, let's go to our bureau chief max hoffman. you have heard some new proposals, including destroying traffickers ships be more they take to see. what are we likely to see out of this and would it include military action? max: destroying ships is one of the points where logistics is completely unclear. heads of state and government are talking about the various points. we do expect them to come out shortly. we have been hearing the new clan is not only to double the funds of the mission, the mission to make sure that nobody may enter the eu border off the coast but they are going to try to triple that. not confirmed yet but if they do they would ha

chancellor merkel: we made it clear in last week's press release that there are shortcomings. we listed those problems in the statement, and now we have to get to the bottom of them. reporter: these revelations present a host of questions, but the answers on offer are vague at best. another reason for the bundestag's inquiry to take an even closer look at u.s. espionage activities. brian: when we come back, the story of some russian bikers on the way to berlin. they just can't get here. laila: don't go anywhere. we will have that story. reporter: refugees hope, europe's challenge. the stream of refugees from africa is not letting up. what are the causes, and how the -- how should the european union respond? refugees hope, europe's challenge. our focus this week on dw. laila: hello again. russia is demanding the next from poland after polish authorities denied entry to a russian biker club who were on their way to berlin to mark the soviet victory over the nazis 70 years ago next week. brian: now the 10-man convoy has been at the center of a brewing political storm with the pol

they show him with chancellor angela merkel at an event in his honor. merkel congratulated him on his 85th birthday in a guest column for a german tabloid. she praised his accomplishment, especially his role in reunifying germany. he succeeded because he was second to none in establishing trust over the years, from washington via paris london, and brussels all the way to moscow. this chancellor and the trust he inspired, was a blessing for us germans." he became german chancellor in 1982 and remained in office for 16 years. he sought closer ties with france and cultivated germany's friendship with france and the united states. he also improved berlin's relationship to the soviet union after mikael gorbachev became leader. in the 1990's, he made further european integration a top priority, strongly backing the creation of the euro. in 1998, his fortune soured when he lost the elections. then he was exposed in a party donation scandal. that cost him the party leadership. his wife committed suicide a looming years of illness and loneliness. in 2008, he was

if merkel -- tsipras came out that merkel want to deal.he does not want to be the chancellor that broke up the european experiment. it is an experiment, come on. caroline: lastly, we got gdp numbers in the u.s., central-bank meeting as well. you expect those numbers? jeremy: about 1%. on the feds, we have been looking for september. the june people got a little bit giddy at the beginning of the year. the language tomorrow is going to be really interesting. if they continue to focus on inflation, this dollar, the little wobble we have seen will come to an end fairly quickly. we saw how little european qw e was price. manus: thank you very much jerry cook -- jeremy cook. ♪ mark: we are getting breaking news. any second now, the world's third biggest luxury carmaker should have a net income for the first quarter which is expected in increase of 66% according to the analysts we surveyed and sales up by 14%. let's move on. manus, let's do for an exchange. possibly being up by the time you come back. manus: yes let's check in on the foreign-exch

merkel is the police officer in hum mels town.ccused of shooting the man twice in the back as he laid face down on the ground. a video camera attached to merkel's stun gun reported that february shooting. her lawyers say the video could unfairly influence potential jurors. we'll keep you posted on the judge's decision. >> one of the things we need to do is first consult with the family. they will be in the loop in that decision. i think the last thing any of us want is to see the video for the first time on youtube. >> this morning merkel is free on bail and remains on suspension from the police department without pay. >>> for a second day prosecutors will present their case today that boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev should be executed. yesterday they showed a picture of tsarnaev making an obscene gesture in a holding cell just months after the attack and described him as unrepen tent. the jury also heard testimony from survivors. tsarnaev's defense team is expected to begin its case on monday hoping to spare his life. hi

angela merkel held a press conference. anchor: the two leaders highlighted a range of issues that their governments are currently collaborating on. anchor: they talked about the debt crisis in greece. reporter: recent events, the germanwings airbus and crash and the charlie hebdo terrorist attack of brought the two main shins -- nations closer together. >> events of the past day, the weeks of transformed to a kind of brotherly closeness. reporter: merkel and along also addressed international issues. >> it must be a good deal. it's important to ensure iran never gets nuclear weapons. reporter: they also demanded greece continue the fiscal reform process and that the new government produces blueprint as soon as possible. the quicker we can reach an overall agreement. in all, a rare show of friendship. anchor: melinda crane has been covering it for us. the cooperation is typically seen as driving european unity. >> a lot more smoothly than it had been during the initial phase of the president he. you heard those unusually wa

angela merkel's response, that is competition. guy: give us a sense of how you think this trip is going. modi has been fettered around the world. he has been talked about as this leader that is going to reignite the indian economy. is that how germany sees him as well? hans: it is long. the trip is noted for how long he's here in germany. he was in frankfurt yesterday hanover for the rest of the day today, then he will make his way to berlin for that meeting with angela merkel. it is one of opportunity. that's how the german press seems to be taking this. you look at germany's industrial strength. they see india and their burgeoning middle class as a real opportunity. you compare it with china, almost 10 times as much trade with china as with india. india has their own problems. they have a bureaucracy. mr. modi has been cutting down red tape. mr. modi is advertising his own country, but there seems to be an acknowledgment from mr. modi and the german press that india needs to tweak their economy make it more open, for this relati

putin and merkel after 16 hours of negotiation. each day marat had to write the equivalent of three pages in a newspaper. >> when you turn on the tv or read the news you find that those are all of our topics. that can only mean that they have been determined by those in charge. maybe from the kremlin or the government. >> they are also active on the facebook and twitter pages of the english speakers and broadcasters and his english speaking colleagues earned more. the former geography teacher watched as the trolls began to believe what they wrote. he applied out of curiosity but said the work seemed more absurd, day by day. when he quit he said he got a flood of hateful comments. >> if these numbers don't warrant action, what does? more than 3500 migrants i'd trying to cross the mediterranean last year. the number of deaths since the century began -- 20,000. the president of the european parliament says the mediterranean is the deadliest border in the world. >> rescuers carry precious cargo off of a migrant boat and this baby girl

is this a conversation between alexis tsipras and angela merkel?ine: the finance ministers have an impact on angela merkel's thinking. it is not a matter of germany versus greece. we understand from insiders that countries such as portugal and italy are putting extra pressure on greece. let me remind you, the problem with leaving greece to either default or giving them better conditions is that then the people that had tough austerity measures say i want a better deal as well and that is when the project unravels. tom: france in the clock, thank you. some -- francine lacqua, thank you. drama in riga. ed hyman is with us. we will look at the markets and the fed. a classic chart. this is the ibbotson chart. it is logarithmic, the slope matters. the decline on the left, the carter malaise, in the 1970's. you look at the equivalent decline, which has never happened. we have become so defensive, we do not know what a bear market is. we do not even know what a correction is. we have forgotten about the volatility of our history. ed:. thing about this is

reporter: india's prime minister and the german chancellor, angela merkel, met for the third day in a row, this time for talks in berlin. their united front could signal closer cooperation between the two countries. india has a young and well-educated population with a high demand for new technology and germany has the technical know-how and manufacturing prowess. >> the path india has started on is a path that will lead to more and more people living prosperous lives. to achieve that, the infrastructure needs to be expanded and developed. germany is happy to offer its expertise in this process. reporter: one central point of contact should be created in india. the prime minister said this would benefit both sides. germany, he says, since were advanced technology which he said would automatically benefit is initiative in india. negotiations on a free trade agreement are due to resume after a two-year break. in the fall, members of the german tab and it will travel to india for talks. both sides are hoping to have made significant process -- significant progress by then. anchor: econom

do you expect angela merkel will reach into her pocket book? melinda crane: so it seems she had strong words of praise for ukraine, saying it efforts at institutional reform, it's fine against corruption, it's push to establish transparency, that all of those were present and they would go a long way to improving the investment climate. speaking of investments, she referred to it upcoming eu conference for investors and said that although german firms would certainly be deciding for themselves, she would be encouraging them to look into investing in ukraine. for her part, the german government has pledged along of 500 million euros to ukraine. the chancellor said today 300 million of that would go to investing in infrastructure and also improving the health care system. she said that in her opinion, both of those would help to strengthen the investment climate as well for private firms. she said the remaining 200 million would go to the government to help support its budget. for his part, he made it clear that he badly needs that money. ukraine

nothing on greece and merkel's comments. she said germany was committed to doing reforms, even if the international community -- which could be the u.s. -- even if the international community says they should head in a different direction. manus: hans thank you. constables in berlin. mark: a british trader accused of helping cause the 2010 flash crash and he fights extradition to the united states. conditions of the bail includes sleeping at his parents home in hounslow. ryan good morning. what else to we know? ryan: other conditions of his bail are that he stayed between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. here in this suburb. he has to report to the police station three times a week. he must refrain from using the internet, even agreeing not to buy a phone. that is in addition to giving up his passport while he is fighting extradition and phoning up the 5 million pound bail. we spoke with his lawyer -- does he have the money? the lawyer says he does. in addition to about 100,000 pounds in betting accounts. there is some

think of these talks as a one-our meeting between merkel and him.hink of the talks here as technical. the germans seem to want to funnel all of the talks to the technical level. they want a decision made by the 19 members of the eurogroup. we see here if a deal can be cut overall, the big question -- do you want greece to stay? that seems to be his preferred option. on the low merkelangela merkel and others will start funneling into this building. we report back. manus: medication and the way that it is done it is a make or break in his discussions. between all the parties, what efforts are in place? hans: bloomberg news has occurred at about a special hotline between the greek government and its creditors. from the greek's side, you have papas and the imf director. you also have benoit and a couple of other officials like jean-claude. according to one person familiar with the matter, they want to make sure there isn't an accidental default. they want to stay in close contact with each other. one person we do not believe on that list, the finance mi

chancellor merkel is a great friend and a great ally. from the time i came into office when we were in the midst of the great recession, there have been competing economic theories in terms of what is the best way to pull us out of a financially induced crisis of this scale, and it was our strong belief that it was important for us to make the investments to boost demand, to put money in the pockets of consumers, to strengthen and fortify the banking system so that we wouldn't see a repeat of the kinds of bailout practices and irresponsible practices on wall street and that the best way to bring down the deficit was not just to cut spending but to grow the economy. as well as initiate the structural reforms around education, and research and development that will be important for the long term. and i think we have largely succeeded in stabilizing the economy and then putting it on a growth trajectory. we have now seen five straight years of job growth. and we have done this while reducing the deficit by two thirds primarily because the e

not in a position to publicly address these accusations. >> earlier this week, chancellor angela merkel promised to comment on the matter, but so far, her office has kept silent. >> we will catch you up with business news in a minute, but first, let's look at some of the other stories making the headlines this hour. pope francis has spoken out in aber of equal pay for women. at his weekly audience in the vatican, he said the discrepancy in wages was a scandal that christians should reject. -- pope francis has spoken out in favor of equal pay for women. >> this is a view from a russian spaceship spinning out of control right now. it was en route to the international space station with 2.5 tons of food and fuel. russia says that if it cannot gain control of the ship, it's likely to burn up in the earth's atmosphere. >> ukrainian firefighters have been battling a forest fire that had threatened to spread towards the ruined but still radioactive chernobyl power plant. emergency services agency said there had been no changes in background radiation levels in kiev. the prime minister said the

the prime minister's government is on the right track in initiating the kind of reforms that angela merkel and others have called on for a long time. >> it is interesting he mention mentioned angela merkel because at times the u.s. has been rather critical of germany's take. especially with respect to greece greece. niece is at issue here germany is at issue here. and the president making a point to say angela and i are all right. >> definitely. you do need to see reforms, but you can't keep putting these austerity measures on these countries and expect them to get buy. and this is a big issue on greece because it has another payment coming up and what greece really needs right now is more bailout funds released. and they are not getting them from their european creditors, and this is causing all sorts of pain in greece right now, because they have pensioned to pay, and public sector workers to pay. and there is talk that they may have to raid their pension funds. greece wants some alleviation with the austerity, but the more hard liners within the e.u. they want to see more restructural r

i had a telephone conversation to angela merkel and mr. holland and cam roan with junker and the other colleagues and friends and we want to talk about the same. if you would like to ask any questions, please do so. otherwise, we will go back to work. and . [question posed away from mic". >> watching from rome with taking questions after spending out what are the details of this tragedy in the mediterranean dorsey. he says there are 28 survivors so far found and 24 corps have been recovered so far. he said they couldn't verify or confirm the number of people who have died so far. he also talked about italy doing an extraordinary job and thanking the men and women who are now saveing lives in the mediterranean and added italy was causing for an extraordinary, has asked for an extraordinary e.u. summit and asked for help so italy is not left alone to deal with the issue, not just of rescuing people and saving them from the dorsey but, also, of stopping the people traffickers. let's will bring in phil lavelle who is in rome for us. it's quite

hans: according to three german officials, merkel thinks that separates's -- merkel thinks that alexispras's visit is a sideshow. he said the idea of world war ii war reparations is a dumb idea. he may be looking for a little bit of help to cope with the austerity that has been imposed. there may be some forbearance, some relief from russia for greece for the export ban on fruits and vegetables. this could help greece exporting little bit more. remember, russia imposed that dan eu wide in response to the sanctions that russia is enduring. at the same time, remember that sanctions rx -- sections are set to expire on russia in july. they will be looking for greece to block the renewal of any sanctions. they are also looking at some discounted natural gas prices. earlier yesterday, there was a report that there could be an asset swap. some greek state assets in return for a reduction on gasoline prices. officials in moscow downplayed that, while at the same time they said it was possible that you could have some sort of deal on the reduction of gasoline prices. over the weekend, the news

do we think there's a point at which chancellor merkel would feel like the second minsk agreement has failed and that an effort to find a peaceful resolution to the conflict has failed and therefore we may need to think about other steps? >> senator, we have in intense conversation with our allies about a common standard for measuring implementation with minsk and ensuring that the osce give us, president merkel, president obama or anybody else, a clear picture of where the cease-fire is holding, where it isn't, where weapons are being pulled back so that we can measure. we've talked with our european allies including germany about two things. not only seeing those things implemented, but also about the danger of any future land grab, which is why i shouted out this village of sharikov which is on the road to mariupol. but there's now this third concern which i mentioned in my statement of the continued resupply over the border which is not compatible. we need the watch all of those things together. as i said, sanctions are going to have to increase, pressure increase if minsk is not

merkel trusts mr. tsipras? otto: no, i don't think that. ms. merkel is not somebody who is acting.e coalition with her. she is not going along the position of trust. this doesn't mean she distrusts him, but she's going along the line what majorities does he have will he get through a certain draft of laws, will he find majorities -- and we heard this from the polls in greece -- will i still get a lot of support and the greek people hope i'm saving them from future austerity? he will say, the others forced us into this default, so let's blame them. and keep in mind merkel definitely doesn't want greece out of the euro. she definitely wasn't -- it is not trust. it is just a question, does it work, can i communicate it, and do i not have huge problems when i help greece? nothing about trust, nothing about personal feelings. she is not that vein. francine: thank you so much for all of that insight. guy: coming up, we are going to talk about the greek people, the latest holding coming out of the country, and why varoufakis is still so popular. ♪ francine: in the last 15 minutes, fitch c

and secondly, angela merkel.untary and are probably around 35% and the german government acting would still prefer to keep greece in the eurozone. but not at any price. erik: you think angela merkel would be willing to hang herself on the cross? alistair: prefer not to, but keep in mind you have a situation in which the german and the anti-euro party -- not anti-europe, but anti-euro -- have already won states that could push merkel out of power. in the end, did o'neill summed it up all very neatly with his "all politics is local" soundbite 30 yard years ago. merkel has to be aware of her domestic constituency and sentiment in other eurozone countries as well. and it's not as if the weeks have come to the table and made a sensible offer for what they would prepare -- be prepared to accept. when you have greek ministers coming out and saying they want billions in war reparations from germany, that's not very helpful. erik: do they not seem to be handing anything to the populace? alistair: as far as spain, they hav

merkel is trying to avoid having to be blamed for a small country like greece.st incomes and salaries have dropped by 35% in greece in the past 3-4 years. imagine you told your british compadres that next year they will have to have a 10% reduction in their income. you would have a revolt. greeks have taken a lot of heat. the europeans try to be more understanding. they are giving the government more time to sort out its problems. i think by this time in may let's say a month and a half from now, mr. tsipras will have to bite the bullet and decide what he's going to do with the left-wingers. the more he moves to the right the more credible his government will be. if we start having problems without being able to pay or we have to pay either salaries or the loans that are coming due, then i think this government may be short-lived and he may have to ask for elections sometime even in june. my feeling is he will try to get his problems with his left-wingers resolved and get more parties into his government. guy: petros doukas in fairly short order. thank you very

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merkel and so on. they tried to sort out to the level a lot of things were hammered. visited in berlin and they discussed it. all the signs people are getting together and trying to work out disagreements and we should focus on the good scenario. guy: are there read allies which your government will not cross -- red lines which your government will not cross? what is the story? how does it work? if you have red lines, you are setting a limit. euclid tsakalotos: i do not think there go be a sovereign government that would not have red lines, that ms. there will be no 2 -- that means there would be no 2 principles. there would only be one prin ciple. there must be redlines to vote. it is one of our arguments that people should listen to what the greek people are saying and to their mandate because if they do not do it people will realize or clue what to the conclusion which we do not want to them to do, it is an eu that is not able to incorporate democratic and social change. and that i think is dangerous for the eurozone over the long run. i think the scenario is based

angela merkel says she expects eu sages against russia to be we knew. after leaders held talks with eu kenyan president. -- the ukrainian president. francine: daimler has reported a 41% growth in first-quarter profits as demand former city spends outpaces rivals. -- as demand for mercedes-benz outpaces rivals. guy: in an interview with bloomberg's ceo, he's voiced his support for britain remaining in the eu. >> i cannot imagine a europe without the british. with all the strength that you can have in this region if we stand strong together we can be a force of the world. so it is my passion for an integrated europe that makes me say that. francine: now, still to come ia s a bunga bunga deal likely> ? nothing is confirmed. it is a great bloomberg scoop. guy: i am not sure that he is going to want to call it the bunga bunga deal. francine: you never know. ♪ francine: welcome back to "the pulse." guy: now, the world's largest producer of aluminum. let's talk about that. francine: he says he's no longer interested in being the biggest. he wants to be the wor

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chancellor merkel is a great friend and great ally. from the time i came into office when we were in the midst of the great recession, there have been competing economic theories in terms of what's the best way to pull us out of a financially induced crisis of this scale. it was our strong belief it was important for us to make the invest managements to boost demand to put money in the pockets of consumer ss to strengthen and forty identify the banking system so we wouldn't see bailout of irresponsible practices on wall street. the best way to bring down the deficit was not to cut spending but to grow the economy. the as well as investment and importance for long term growth. i think we've already is succeeded in stabilizing economy and putting it on growth trajectory. we've now seen five straight years of job growth. we've gone from 10% unemployment down to 5.5%. we've done this while reducing the deficit by two-thirds primarily because the economy grew much faster. it's been my view with the respect to europe that it's not an either

german chancellor angela merkel joined 1400 guests for the memorial service in cologne. those who died, including co-pilot andreas lubitz who investigators believe deliberately crashed the plane. >>> the parents of the youngest person to die in the boston marathon bombing are speaking out on dzhokhartsarnaev's behalf. john terret has the story. >> whether or not dzhokhartsarnaev should be put to death or not the community's response carries a lot of weight. the parents of the youngest victim believe that dzhokhartsarnaev should not be put to death but rather spend life in prison. bill and denise richard write we know the state's reason for seeking the death penalty but years of appeals and prolong reliving the most painful day of our lives. the second phase of dzhokhartsarnaev's trial is due begin on tuesday where the jury will decide whether to sentence him to life behind bars or put to death. key figures including boston's mayor marty walsh. >> i support the richard family, how hard it is what they're going through with the trial. >> and the governor of massachusetts,

chancellor merkel is a great friend and a great ally. from the time i came into the office when we were in the midst of the great recession, there have been competing economic theories in terms of the best way to pull us out of a financially induced crisis of this scale. it was our strong belief that it was important for us to make the investments to boost demand to put money in the pockets of investors, to fortify the banking system so that we wouldn't see a repeat of the kinds of they'll outs and air is back -- irresponsible -- kinds of bailouts and irresponsible practices we had seen on wall street. as well as initiate structural reforms around health care and education, research and development, that were going to be important for long-term growth. and i think we have largely succeeded in stabilizing the economy and putting it on a growth trajectory. we have seen five years of growth. we have brought unemployment down from 10% to 5.5%, and we have done this reducing the deficit -- while reducing the deficit, primarily because the eco

chancellor merkel is great friend and a great ally. from the time i came into office when we were in the midst of the great recession. there have been competing economic theorys in terms of what's the best way to pull us out of a financially induced crisis of this scale. and it was our strong belief that it was important for to us make the investments to boost demand, to put money in the pockets of consumers. to strengthen and fortify the banking system. so that we wouldn't see a repeat of the kinds of bailout practicings and irresponsible practices on wall street. and that the best way to bring down the deficit was not just to cut spending, but to grow the economy. as well as initiate the kinds of structural reforms around health care and education, research and development that are going to be important for long-term growth. and i think we've largely succeeded in stabilizing the economy and putting on a growth trajectory. we've now seen five straight years of job growth. we've gone from a 10% unemployment rate down to a 5.5. and we'v

lisa merkel is accused of killing an unarmed man in dolphin county. video from the camera attached to the officer's stun gun showed how david cassock died. >>> the driver who strikes two teens and speeds away has a change of heart. >>> later tim tebow is expected in town to ink a one year deal with the eagles. more on the off season stunner when "action news" continues. good morning, it is 6:00 a.m., monday, april 20, the accuweather team is working hard this morning. we're tracking a heavy soaking rain for the morning commute. >> problems on the roads including an update on a crash that backed up traffic on route 1. >> family and friends gathered to grief the sudden death of a football player at saint joseph's prep. >> karen rogers is off. matt pellman has traffic. let's go outside to david murphy good morning. >> reporter: take a look we're in the middle of the windy extreme wet pattern, you see the

angela merkel, the german chancellor, as well as germany's president, who is expected to speak. 72 peoplen board the flight were german, 50 were spanish. the spanish interior minister is at the mass, as well as the transport minister and 50 people who helped in the crash clearing the remains of the victims. this is also being broadcast live on german television, which is significant. this is a tragedy that sent shockwaves through the whole of the country, even does not directly affected still felt deeply saddened and moved. i'm sure a lot of people are tuning in to pay respects. molly: as we are watching the live images at the ceremony in cologne, where does the investigation stand? just got: -- jessica: three weeks after the crash the investigation is underway. victims and their belongings have been cleared. the process could take weeks or even months. the man, andreas lubitz, the copilot is accused of intentionally bringing down the plane. it is also thought that he was suffering from depressive episodes that doctors knew about. he had been written off as sick on the date of the flight.

the prime minister himself has said -- he does he himself who raised the issue to angela merkel in face to face talk not too long ago. it's also the defense minister, his coalition partner, who is coming out and saying there is stunning evidence to bolster these claims even further. the government here is saying there is no game of linkage in its credit talks with creditors, but there's no doubt these atmospherics are antagonizing the talks. it is definite that the prime minister's time to play to his domestic audience and show that he is really there with the people and that he is fighting for their causes and to deliver on the campaign promises the party made. that is why you're seeing the popularity of this prime minister just continuously soaring, despite these failed talks to resolve greece's fiscal situation kerry >> this demand comes on the very eve of the greek prime minister's visit to russia and there are already rumors of low interest loans and cheap energy from moscow. what are you hearing? >> that is deftly what is on the agenda. tsipras wants some financial breathing space

chancel merkel is a great friend and great ally. from the time i came into office when we were in the midst of the great recession, there had been competing economic theories in terms of what's the best way to pull us out of a financially induced crisis of this scale, and it was our strong belief that it was important for us to make the investments, to boost demand, to put money in the pockets of consumers, to strengthen and fortify the banking system, so that we wouldn't see a repeat of the kinds of bailout practices and irresponsible practices on wall street and that the best way to bring down the deficit was not just to cut spending, but to grow the economy. as well as fishate the kinds of structural reforms around health care and education, research and development that were going to be important for long-term growth. and i think we've largely succeeded in stabilizing the economy and then putting it on a growth trajectory. we've now seen five straight years of job growth. we've gone from 10% unemployment rate to 5.5% and we've d

hillary, and they have a great photo mash-up of hillary clinton and the german chancellor angela merkelunlikely political twins according to politico, but they are viewed as sisters in spirit in europe, a first in transatlantic history. host: all right, the french magazine "l'express" is getting its hopes up. florence: spring on the front of "let's'express" this week white we should believe we are just about to exit the crisis, that is what "el'express" says. if you are more depressed, check out "la croix" this week, talking about -- check out "le point" this week talking about a sucker, someone who is a little bit more naÏve. the big pigeon these days in france is young people. that is why they are talking about generation pigeon. they are sacrificed by france's social model according to "le point." host: from the pigeon generation, let's move on to the apple generation. the tech giant is in the spotlight. florence: that is right, take a look at the "star wars" trailer a very clear darth vader reference, talking about the dark side of apple. the coolest tech company in the world is als

in an effort to keep the video from being released to the public, lisa merkel is accused in the deathd masuk police say she chased him and tased him and shot him twice in the back. >> they say the shooting was justified because she did not know if he was reaching for a weapon. >> the case relies on the video it is and i expect it to be the corner stone of the prosecution. >> merle has waived her right to a preliminary hearing. >>> in western pennsylvania police are looking for a shoplift their made off with her goods using a shopping cart and tupperware. "action news" captured her making her get away from a wal-mart, everything looked normal she was pushing her cart and took groceries section bisection and then put items into tupperware container, and bypassed the line and used the shopping cart as her get away car. >>> coming up a popular ice-cream maker issued a vol teary recall of its products. what prompted blue bell to make the move. >>> and mammograms what they are saying about this potentially life saving procedure. >>> blue bell creameries are expanding their recall because of

the political circumstances are working against miss merkel and mr. tsipras and i don't see that changing. >> so 40%, is that the highest probability you see? because that doesn't seem like that much. i mean -- >> well, it's a big change. >> it's a big change certainly. >> yeah, and i think that by next week after we start to see -- especially after the downgrade today when we've seen the fact that gdp numbers in greece are weaker than we had thought, when we see the tax ree receipts coming in are much lower than expected, i think that can go up dramatically. i think you have to be prepared for at the end of this month after the finance ministers meeting and over a weekend because those things always occur on weekends. they don't occur during the m middle of the week, you have to be prepared something untoward is going to happen. >> cynics will say greece is not a big deal, but i would push back and say if greece falls, does that mean spain, italy, portugal, what do you think? if greece goes, what happens? >> guy, i think that's exactly what you have

dw live from cologne cathedral the ecumenical memorial service with chancellor angela merkel and german president joachim gauck. memorial service for german wings crash victims starting april 17 at 9:30, live on dw. anchor: welcome back. medical experts and politicians in germany have heaped criticism on a german mother of 13 after she sought help from abroad to become pregnant again at the age of 65. anchor: they are calling her decision irresponsible and inadvisable. she is in her fifth month and expecting quadruplets. reporter: an expectant mother looks at ultrasound images of her quadruplets. for strong heartbeats, everything seems fine. multiple pregnancies always present risks, even for young mothers, but annegret raunigk is 65. >> has become an overnight sensation and they topic of impassioned argument. many say she has crossed medical and ethical boundaries, but she dismisses the fuss. >> what are you supposed to be like at 50? life with children is great. you are always having to rise to a challenge. it probably keeps you young. reporter: the single mother already has 13 childr

i know how much chancellor merkel will emphasize that point. stephen: let's get what is happening on the markets. european shares trading slightly down in trading. it hit record highs last week. the shares coming back slightly from that position. mining companies have been hit by figures from china showing a sharp drop in exports, adding to concerns on the health of the second-largest economy. in china we have seen chinese shares rise earlier because investors are expecting more stimulus in beijing as a result. a survey has found the property prices drop again in paris last year, despite a record low borrowing rate. the market for housing in france remains stagnant. in the french capital traditionally cheaper neighborhoods are expensing explosion in prices. it is having on effects and is also affecting a traditional barometer of prices, the monopoly board. reporter: the french version of monopoly is now 80 result but things have changed a lot since its release. take the least expensive property on the board. current residents say that times are

we even had angela merkel and the french president said it would be better to have no deal than a bad's not surprising when you look at who is involved. they don't have a time limit. the united states does have a time lilt because we say see action from congress in the coming days. republicans and democrats are skeptical of the deal. the white house press secretary was previewing the options for failure to reach this deal. there aren't that many options. there's a military option. there's the wrd ofidea of kicking the can further down the road past the june deadline and then further sanctions on iran which no one wants. they don't have many options here and of course iran knows that. >> what would the u.s. say when this deal falls through or defend their setting on the world stage in terms of their clout in negotiating big deals like that? is that a major set back for them on the world stage? >> it would be another major set back in terms of foreign policy for the obama administration and it would be a difficult argument to the other members of the p-5 plus 1. we have seen france much

i was with angela merkel. she wants the german cloud. i was with francois hollande in france.nts the french cloud. abe wants the japan cloud, you know? cameron wants the u.k. cloud. emily: you are the cloud maker. marc: you know what. they should have one. they should have their own clouds. i'm all for that. and for every important country in the world, they will have their own clouds. they will all interoperate, if that's what they want as well, or they can just have their own local versions. it's whatever they want. that is my job. emily: how does that work from a security and privacy perspective? marc: well, from a security and privacy perspective, you know, we are using the best practices in the industry. but i am going to tell you something that you already know, and every viewer will know, there is no finish line when it comes to security. we are in a very dynamic and difficult situation in cyber security. and it doesn't matter what company you are, what executive you are. if you take any position except for that this is a tough environment, you're going to have challeng

though he spoke to the french president, francois holland and we know et cetera due to talk to angela merkel. the european foreign ministers are going to meet tomorrow in luxembourg. that is being led by if he had hadreka modernii the high representative. she wants this to be at the top of the agenda. no doubt, it will of course because it has been such a huge issue, especially in the light of this most recent tragedy. there was talk about working together as you say to stop human trafficking. he said this was the main problem. it wasn't a case ofrism rescuing people trying to cross the water. it was a question of stopping them from leaving in the first place. he said it had to be that concerted european effort. he said the problem had to be removed at the route. they have to find shingers. they are currently in zale in italy at the moment. he said the fight will go on for europe to work together to make sure they get those smugglers and stop people from wanting to leave. he said they have to help show these people they have dignity, they have to stop the traffic of human beings he spoke abo

national security agency contractor edward snowden shows the agency tapped german chancellor angela merkel'se and monitored brazilian president dilma rousseff's e-mails. the hacks come at a time of extreme tension between the white house and the kremlin. an unnamed u.s. official told the times the russian angle to this is particularly worrisome. rob reynolds, al jazerra. >>> people in the u.s. city of baltimore have attended a wake for a man who died in police custody. freddie gray's spine was severed while he was under arrest. protest calling for afternoon end to police violence against black americans. >> reporter: outside the vaughn green funeral home in baltimore small groups of local residents gathered to show their solidarity and express their sympathy with the family of freddie gray. loyola university is up the streets and a few students felt it important to show that freddy freddie gray's death had an impact on the entire community. >> really increasing the conversation and making sure we just aren't talking about what's going on in this city and country, we have to stop ignoring the