well i truly a mistake mr schultz made at the very beginning when they were. state elections in the small state of the saarland next to the french border in the west where he was venturing the idea of having a coalition it was the leftist party and the greens and the people were simply not ready for such a queer lucian and he lost much more than he expected and i think that carried on into the elections in the next state in the biggest state of our federal republic that is an author i breastfed where they lost again and they lost one small in the elections of the northern state of flux or coached and so the effort of mr schultz to catch up with the christian democrats have failed and then he was knocking for any kind of a new approach where he could catch up and apparently he hasn't done so the chancellor won the first t.v. debate that refused to take part in a second why well i think. the chancellor. thought it was necessary to at least be ready to accept one such debate but she wasn't on the other hand i mean she is the leading put it different in the countr

because i mean as i said in the opinion polls the social democrats trailing and the efforts of mr schultz to catch up with the christian democrats which at the beginning of the year seem to be a promise and promising have failed and i think they have failed because of that well a mistake mr schultz made at the very beginning when there were. state elections in the small state of the saarland next to the french border in the west where he was venturing the idea of having a coalition it was the leftist party and the greens and the people were simply not ready for such a queer lucian and he lost much more than he expected and i think that carried on into the elections in the next state in the biggest state of our federal republic that is north rhine-westphalia where they lost again and they lost one small in the elections of the northern state of flux or coached and so the effort of mr schultz to catch up with the christian democrats have failed and then he was knocking for any kind of a new approach where he could catch up and apparently he hasn't done so the chancellor won the first t.v. d

such as abandoning coal when how but the goal of fighting climate change is the same as that of mr schultz and mrs merkel. surrounding. the movie refusing members do you suppose i think you're going to see lewinsky dubois here oh my goodness you support is easier if the green you want to play. you one problem the greens face is that i'm going to merkel's energy policy you turn away from nuclear power and into renewable energy in twenty eleven took away one of their key policies to make up for that they've tried to develop policies to appeal to both political sides but in trying to gain votes across the spectrum one analyst says they have alienated some of their traditional supporters ok we are still greens but some of the politics are made by social democrats. by conservatives and so far they need a representative they need a political representation there that could be clear that. in some issues historically the greens close allies have been the social democrats but such a red green partnership seems nowhere near having enough votes to form a majority which means cham to me and his friend

says people just go along with it partly because to spin a lack of a coherent position you know mr schultz what he had to huge boost when he came in and people got to know him they thought well no we don't want that. and now for the new looks like there will be an actual opposition in parliament in the form of the a.f.p. . of course the christian democrats could still dominate a coalition but nothing's set in stone here is there some mountain anglo-american gets voted out what will she be remembered for. the migrant crisis should be remembered for opening the borders and causing absolute mayhem throughout coincidently europe. ok let's let's talk about what german policies might be after sunday i said many different permutations of the parties who will form any possible coalition this all goes into the sort of the mix in terms of what the policies will be of the country what's going to change do you think as of sunday. very little mr smith will be in charge. of the social. policy probably in my opinion. the interest in the interest and situation is. both mikel and shields have said they wil

while others suggested most mr schultz may not have realized this was a national election and not a local race and there were some hostile comments too but one user describing the s.b. days before months as pathetic well here's a quick look at what the former european parliament president is best known for among voters. make europe great again. as we mentioned bottom sos has ruled out keeping the so-called grand coalition going between the social democrats and on the limit you now he will be the main face of the opposition but how much of a challenge so it will pose to merkel is unclear as he agrees with the chance along so many key issues as our correspondent mark gasnier explains choices choices choices to leave or to remain. in clinton. or less all of them monumental decisions with global record question now it's germany merkel this is should be nice this is not much of a different take merkel's refugee policy obama then says when i have a clear stance on any refugee limit which is that i will not accept it. and he is sure it's just a vengeance will those people bring also is more valu

if you look at the deal with the between mrs merkel and mr schultz foreign political issue was when not addressed once we have poll lives of german. staking that eighty one percent of the german population feels in. a volatile relationship between russia. and germany and they wish some sort of an improvement of these relations which are quintessential. for the security of europe if you ignore such anxieties that exist in the population. you make a mistake and you're right it's right for you be complacent. i want a lawyer i can judge it because i don't have the evidence but as long as i don't have the evidence i keep quiet and i think this is not an issue which we should take seriously and definitely your audiences should not be awarded more. yes we have been speaking about forming a coalition with the remaining parties it's going to be a tough job for angela merkel i need not the only challenge ahead for the fourth term chancellor has done the hawkins. to many i'm going to merkel is the embodiment of stability in the face of crisis mixing diplomacy with a firm hand and sound decision ma

i see this completely differently and i know that mr schultz also knows that this is not right. in two thousand and fifteen we all knew that we've got a big problem here but still we all european states couldn't find any consensus on a solution to the refugee issue i acknowledged that i think the decision was right . for our kids with their four hundred seats and it's really hard now with the behavior of the turkish president who imprisons people systematically and if i become chancellor i will not only cancel the agreement with turkey but also stop short on turkey joining the e.u. because turkey has crossed all red lines waves of refugees have been hitting i was not for a couple of days but for months. and felt that turkey is distancing itself from all democratic norms that are grads taking pace there would be nothing worse than if we said we're stopping unilaterally all turks with turkey on joining the e.u. and we don't have any majority for that in the european union but the election on september twenty fourth will decide whether merkel remains in office for a fourth consecut

while the others suggested mark mr schultz may not have where lies this was a national election and not a local race and there were some hostile comments too but one user describing the s.p.d. spoke for months as a pathetic well here's a quick look at what the former european parliament president is best known for among voters. make europe great again. as we mentioned bottom sos has ruled out keeping the so-called grand coalition going between the social democrats and on the limit you now he will be the main face of the opposition but how much of a challenge so it will pose to muckle is unclear as he agrees with the chance along so many key issues as our correspondent mark explains choices choices choices to leave or to remain. in clinton micron or less all of them monumental decisions with global reckless caution now it's germany merkel this is should be nice this is not that much of a different take merkel's refugee policy obama says when i have a clear stance on any refugee limit which is that i will not accept it. and he is should also mention some of those people bring also is more

i see this completely differently and i know that mr schultz also knows that this is not right in two thousand and thirteen we all knew that we've got a big problem here it's like but still we. couldn't find any consensus on a solution to the refugee issue because i acknowledge that it's taught that we think the decision was right there was a chance for chills to get a little more impassioned if you will when it came to talk turkey and what type of solutions could be found to dealing with president while in the well frankly atrocious diplomatic state of affairs that exists between and i'm korea right now martin shultz pulling no punches saying that turkey needs to be dropped from all talks when it comes to the european union and joining the european union gunstar kids with their four hundred seats and it's really hard now with the behavior of the turkish president as the imprisons people systematically and if i become chancellor i will not only cancel the agreement with turkey. he would also stop talks on turkey joining the e.u. because turkey has crossed all red lines waves of refuge

america are leading by about thirty six point five percent where as the source for democrats of mr schultz.

such as abandoning coal when how but the goal of fighting climate change is the same as that of mr schultz and mrs merkel. surrounding. members how do you suppose i should. take. your electricity.

the cities down dominant in the central area or as to say this is one of the many rallies that mr schultz has been addressing up and down this country in the last six weeks pressing home he thinks his message about greatest social justice being needed in this country about trying to improve the economic reality for all germans not just those who he suggests the ones who've been benefiting for the from the last four years because remember his party has been in coalition with angela merkel's christian democrats these past four years so it is quite tricky for him to talk about the dangers that the economy faces when his party's been in some way incur hoots with those christian democrats but the point he's making here is that it's time for a change she says but it's a time for greater social justice and the people need to come out on sunday and vote for him and his party. but what chance is he actually have. while there is the crux of the problem facing him and his party because as things stand the opinion polls suggest that he is presiding over perhaps one of the worst electoral results his

been in coalition with the christian democrats it has cost them at the following election we know mr schultz says he will not step down we know they will go into opposition but with just twenty percent of the votes being won this time around where do they go next i think they have to reinvent them in the opposition so therefore this was the only consequence that a lot of people could see and very consequential that. announced this in the first place right after the announcement of the first exit polls. there will i think kind of a reform of the leadership so maybe we will see a much younger leadership in the next two years maybe there's a transformation period the question is the fate of martin short will he be the opposition leader will he just remain party chair this is totally open but it was interesting to see in their first press they meant that they that there was a feeling of self confidence they call themselves the block of the wall for democracy against the our fifty's you can see all parties are referring to the of the of the of the already change the tone and change the logic of t

mr. schultz, like coach shulgchultz. for any kind of tragedy or anything important that happens here. all gather together to support each other. >> coach schultz, also a special education teacher here, and he graduated from james madison. behind me, you can see the marching band, they're loud now, but i'll tell you in about 25 minutes, doreen and leon, it's going to get silent here as they hold that moment of silence for even his family decided to attend. i'll send it back to you. >> it's clear he leads the big legacy behind. >> coming up, we'll introduce you to a man who drifted on a raft in the sea for three days. no food or water. searching for the american dream, well, y, >>> it's where i live. it's my community and that's where i want to serve. >> and i'm tracking what's left of harvey and making its way across our region, how much rain are we going to see and how big of an impact will it happen. i've got yr forecast. ou >>> he was a little boy trying to escape. >> today, he's one of the newest members of the dc fire department. mark segraves reports on remarkable journey. >> i th

mr. schultz tried to criticize a little but at least the same amount of occasions he said well, i totally agree, miss merkel so you can see they are not enough for each other, and i think there's a high possibility that they are working on the next great coalition between democrats and christian democrats again. >> if we look into other coalitions, potential coalitions, would you be willing to form a coalition with the cdu, the greens, personally with the angela merkel's party and perhaps liberals. >> well, we say we don't say just no to anything, we are open to discuss everything. but for us as a green party, it is very important that where it says green on the outside, there has to be a lot of green inside. so this is the thing that's for us the most deciding thing and we need good outcoming of election for the green party to get such a contract, but we are open to discuss it. >> looking at the topic of climate change, given the debate surrounding the german car industry, how important do you think it is for germans to have green topics >> i guess we are talking about the future and thi

mr. schultz, have made it very clear that in the end germany's role is to be a constructive power withinope. germany has been quite a strong partner in bringing together or trying to bring together the european union. and i guess, of course, there are quite a number of issues that need dealing with after this election is over, not just britain's exit from the european union but also the question of like how do we integrate refugees in europe, how do we make sure the refugee crisis is not overburdening southern european states such as italy, greece and spain and also how do we make sure that the euro, the european common currency, is stabilized further, and how do we make sure that this is working not just for the northern european countries including germany that have been benefiting quite significantly from the common currency, but also how do we make sure that southern europe gets back on its feet. >> all right. important issues. thank you for bringing that out to us. appreciate your analysis. thank you, nina, "the wall street journal." >> thank you. >> still ahead, you could own a dre

let me just say that we're going to consistently pursue our aim and horse ever said the same of mr schultz let me return to what mr bindon i said as well an appeal to those in responsibility here the s.p.d. responded they responded quickly to you and now it's that you are coming out of the coalition does this mean you are definitely not available for coalition discussions in the coming weeks or months even though some people from the christian democratic union have almost baked you to do so. and i use certainly want to leave this government. open almost as i listen to what. mr goodnow said quite closely with you i think out of the if there's one party that has taken its responsibilities this country seriously over the years then it is social democracy thank you for reminding me of that certainly we are all party that has a responsibility to this country a strong opposition in the phase that we are in at the moment is crucial. or do we just want to leave opposition matters to the others but we will i do not believe that we are going to see the christian democrats working with the f.t.p. and

mr. schultz later on. he's still the lundbeck ceo. he will join the "surveillance tea" team later on.ng behind his decision to make them of. let's get back to the foreign exchange markets. the foreign-exchange strategist tells us this is the most important area of the markets. the euro has been seemingly unstoppable of late. currency, strengthening to its highest level in more than two years against the dollar. the blue line is the euro-dollar and the white line is the euro-sterling. david bloom is still with us. are you still on for parity? >> we are and we are looking for 1.20. there is a new sense of optimism. the bank of england never raised rates. and now, i think people are getting optimistic about some kind of political outcome. the bottom line is, why does sterling have to fall? we've a current account deficit. we need rebalancing. we are changing the fundamental relationship we have with trading partners. whether you think it is soft or hard, i don't care, but it is going to change. it is hard for us to run this massive account deficit. ,he way to rectify that deficit one of

prefer angular merkel as chancellor than they do martin shows and to show quite how deep the problem mr schultz has one poll sometime ago suggested that as many as seventeen percent of his own party supporters would prefer angle americal as chancellor than him which shows quite how deep the hole he's in and the other thing to point out here is that the opinion polls three which came out yesterday suggest that the far right party alternative for germany party which has been seen by many as being very tough on immigration anti refugees and anti well that party appears just appears right now to be heading towards perhaps finishing third in this election which might well cause problems for coalition building for whichever party wins tomorrow but clearly the opinion polls suggest that that party is very likely to be passing dominic thank you very much for that dominic cain joining us live from berlin thank you. now unions and supporters of the left wing opposition and from the gathering for the latest in a series of protests against the president's new labor laws on friday emmanuel signed a decree t

but i think that at the very least mrs mister schultz had to stabilize his campaign four years ago. the moderators ask the challenges of miss mrs merkel it do you have she asked mrs america bass mrs michael do have pity with my challenger. they didn't ask good mr shows that tonight and they do it in and there's no reason to ask that because he saved us is campaign. he also wants to enhance his chances that he stays on as spd chairman. after the election so i think here he achieved the very minimum of terms of what to what he has achieve. whether voters actually know more about what the next government will actually live right terms of future issues i'm not entirely sure because. they didn't ask anything about on eurozone they didn't ask anything on russia russia has eryngium on european security. china didn't play a role although why it and if the debate was largely illiterate on the economic front sir. but that's mostly due to the moderators. what we did see is a yeah i looked at the clock as they were finishing up upon migration? interestingly enough i spent half of the entire allo

letting the inverse happened remember the the debate between mr mrs merkel and mr schultz. all the questions that through the for journalists sir pulls for almost four following the a view playbook could the first half of the holy for the first half of the whole. debates and it's. the real issues that people do care about what's happening in the nursing homes what's happening and in hospitals what's happening in schools. what's happening with decaying infrastructure and we should not just make. the a little identity politics topics of the topics we discussed in this country but to we should kind of set me it agenda and also question the fd on that on that agenda. it to it at pick up the two on two points. and it one is the most immediate one that and there are. dark so many different strands post in the fd your commerce isolate this party now it's the sam. with and you have the populace party's close you up. dipped with media and i'm in the media to should also put you released done for how eager to change thi. crew how you going to finances and these are questions that are

as mr schultz no matter what the result after lower saxony elections will be good so i will use this run as a candidate at the party convention and how sure can you be. that your party supports you. yeah but after years of. trance their first question yes second question i'm very certain he has not come you know. before so i can't really tell him or. mrs jones and you keep saying that yes but he will form a strong opposition how do you think that's going to work because you have. a far left party and a far right party along with here in the opposition. and wouldn't you think you'd rather have the task of defending the government against them you know. i think what we need to do is debate rethink government and the substance of the content and to find your constructive approach to shaping the future so the troops parties you mention have no interest in this as adults which means they're not going to be a part of that. so good for you which is why i think there will be a confrontation between the s.p. and the government mr may take us with your father mr schultz a question on the heari

mr. schultz, you are known as an aggressive cost cutter. where does teva have room to cut? is too early to say, but i think all companies need a strategy that supports their long-term future. in the case of teva, i think it looks very exciting and promising based on the core foundation of the company, but it is also important to ensure o you are efficient and competitive. francine: why did you take the job, given all the challenges? >> i am the kind of person that likes challenges and i have always been inspired by challenges. if it is very challenging and very complex, i normally thrive on that. francine: i don't know if you have thought about dividends, whether they can be restored or how much that will be compared to the rest of the company. >> i think that is again, too early to comment on specifically, but the key element is to to secure you have a strong business performance and all the financial aspects come second. francine: when you start, what will your priorities be? i know it is a difficult question because you have just been announced, but how long will it take

tonight she faces her main rival, martin schultz, in a live debate on german television. is mrse she debated her way into the chancellery. and it looks as though angela merkel is about to do it again. her political longevity no surprise for this cartoonist, who has been drawing her since the start of her career. what i concentrated on was her eyes, half—closed eyes. i'm still drawing her with half—closed eyes, but now i know it's a sign for rationality. you can't look into her mind. that's still my problem and my situation after 12 years of merkel, that i still don't know what the woman is thinking. but we do know she is unrivalled. martin schulz, her social democrat opponent, trails behind in the polls. he could win tonight's debate, but he almost certainly won't beat her at the ballot box. but on the campaign trail, the real story of this election. mrs merkel‘s refugee policy is still a source of discontent. these are afd supporters, the anti—migrant party that is likely to enter parliament. it will be the first time the far right will be represented here since world war ii. a

been unable to make any headway against mrs merkel lawrence lee reports from kohl's rule looking at how many voters view the candidates. week after week martin schultz has been working the crowds no lack of passion and little vs belief in a fad germany and a fair europe the crowd waves flags calling for quality jobs and pay a europe that works together. for germany better germany he says we can do this trouble is that's exactly what i'm going to michael says is he different enough to not go you know. it's like you know. she's too good. for good and. for short spoke for forty five minutes without notes fluent and driven in another country he might be seen as really exciting but we can't get anywhere. common so it's an extremely efficient way to be european parliament is respected right across the room inside so let's get to the time when many german voters are. sure about i'm going up on. me right when we get. merkel's apparence invincibility is based on her capacity to outflank when a right wing politician says she wants to take in a million refugees how can the left objects. travel around germany and you can see how in this election merkel has mana

, debbie wasserman schultz of florida, and david price of north carolina and their surrogates and, of course, i particularly want to thank the ranking member of the full committee, mrs. nita lowey of new york, for her dedication and friendship in getting our work done on time. i must also thank our incredibly hardworking staff, mr. chairman, led by nancy fox, , maureen irector, our deputy staff director and chris bigalow on the democratic side. thank you, all, and to those staffs who've assembled in this room and those who have been here for the many hours over the last couple of days, i thank them all for all the work they've done to get these bills to the floor in the tremendous amount of time and dedication to them. this bill makes sure the united states has a strong national defense and that our citizens here at home are protected. this package sets us on the right path to fully fund the entire federal government on time and on budget and i ask my colleagues to vote yes on the bill and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in house report

schultz. >> thank you very much, doctor, senator tester? >> yeah, i just -- i think that mr. chairman, i'm done with this panel, while they're setting up for the next panel, i would just like to make a quick statement if i could. >> i want to thank the panel for being here today, your testimony has been eye opening and helpful and we'll continue to focus on this this. we'll switch the table around for our next panel. >> and while they're doing that, i would like to give a quick statement. >> the ranking member is recognized. >> i would just like to say this discussion is very, very important today, it continues to be unacceptable, we have the number of suicide in our veteran population that we have. but make no mistake about it, it's also a national epidemic, not specific to veterans, but we're here to talk tot vabout veterans. and since the committee chairman has dropped the gavel on this hearing, six people have committed suicide in this country. approximately 20 veterans commit suicide every day. and on average, and this is an important stat trystic to know, only six were

schultz's mother said police should not have used lethal force. us president donald trump will makes his first appearance at the united nations in new york today. in the past mr time' — and he's set to address a meeting on reforming the organisation. it's understood the trump administration wants to streamline the bureaucracy at the un and get other countries to cover more of the costs, particularly for peacekeeping. a third day of protests has turned violent in the american city of st louis following the acquittal of a white former police officer who killed a black man, anthony lamar smith in 2011. police broke up the demonstration when some protesters began throwing objects at officers and breaking shop windows. several people have been arrested. an investigation for the victoria derbyshire programme has found that animal welfare is being neglected on long journeys across europe amid a booming livestock trade. it's been discovered livestock hauliers have been routinely breaking eu laws for the protection of animals in transit. animal rights groups are calling for a ban on journeys of more than eight hours. thousands of passengers have been left stranded at

mr. gaetz: i offer this on behalf of several of my colleagues who are still responding to the devastation of hurricane irma. congressman deutch and the co-sponsors, congresswoman ros-lehtinen, congressman hastings and congressman wasserman schultz all represent districts that received significant damage. and due to the damage, these members have strong interest in this amendment and unable to return to d.c. in time to debate the issue on the floor. recently, there have been reports that the national oceanic and atmospheric fisheries headquarters located on virginia key in south florida may move to another location. this amendment would prohibit that move. such a move would be devastating to the research relationships that the noaa facility has with local universities, the local business community and the marine industries of south florida. the research facility on virginia key has maintained a partnership with the university of miami and the south florida community since 194 . over the years, the noa arch facility and research teams have worked closely and collaborated on critical research projects and scientific breakthroughs with the university of miami, florida atlantic university, nofeo university, florida international uni