mr trump, which he denies. the german chancellor, angela merkel, says she will continue to talk to president trump as he decidesl, like france's president macron who also visited washington this week, described the existing agreement as "a first step" in slowing down iran's nuclear activities. laura trevelayan has more a warm welcome for the german chancellor from the american president. both leaders aware of how minutely their body language to be scrutinised. when president macron was in france earlier this week he was in france earlier this week he was feted and embrace for three days. unlike angela merkel‘s first meeting with president trump, when he is seen to avoid taking a hand. by he is seen to avoid taking a hand. by contrast, the mood was positively upbeat, including handshakes. angela merkel presto warm reception and the president said they are misunderstood. we actually have had a great relationship right from the beginning but some people did not understand that. but we understand it, and that is what is important. there is no disclosing —— disguising begot between the pair. be cautious angela merke

i am representing the united states, mrs merkel is representing germany.ntastic job. this is representing germany. she is doing a fantasticjob. this is a very different american president, and mrs merkel like many others is learning how to handle him. the 70s pop super—group abba have reunited to record their first new music in 35 years. one of the new songs will feature in a tv special in december. the new music is yet to be released but the decision was made after the four bandmembers got together to produce an avatar to in which in which virtualfigures of themselves will perform around the world. now, the new music doesn't come as a complete surprise. band member, bjorn ulvaeus dropped a hint there may be more abba material on the horizon. lets take a listen to him in a recent bbc interview with adam fleming in brussels. we don't know what the abba—tars will sing yet but there's lots to choose from, of the old stuff and yeah, i'm not ready to say that yet. so there could be new songs... i'm... it's up in the air. stay tuned... yeah. stay with us on bbc

he'll present a united front join euro zone reform with germany by june but he'll have to win over mrs merkel in that time and he has a whole nation to convince that his own domestic reforms make economic sense walkouts a cause and travel chaos in the skies and on the ground across france with more strikes yesterday and today. who owns the railways they ask we do comes the answer french rail unions are well organized and workers like train driver fab are ready for battle when it comes to defending their privileges. and surf don't go in part rail workers are more than ready to fight it out we're not interested in sitting round and talking about it during our coffee break i'm proud of being a train worker so what. rail workers enjoy considerable perks like retirement as early as fifty two and free rail travel but the railways are heavily in debt president macron says reform is essential yes. passengers are suffering because of the strike their working days are longer and some companies could even go bust because of it we need to sort this out i want to make it quite clear we will push through t

mrs merkel took in all of these asylum seekers and everybody is waiting for it to go wrong.g seen asa at the moment, it is not being seen as a terrorism attack which somehow, it's always a muslim terror attack. but it is a 48 she rolled german man with mental health issues. people have been seriously injured, people have been seriously injured, people have died. you have to think about the victims as much as you think about what was it that drove a man to do this. it's going to happen because how can you stop vans and ca rs because how can you stop vans and cars on the street? the mental health issue is always overlooked in these issues. whether it is an islamic terror attack or a young white man in the states of shooting at the school. the mental health issueis at the school. the mental health issue is always the last in the table. i don't understand why, it should be the first thing we are addressing. there is nowhere you can stop people in their cars driving into whatever they want to drive into. the only way to tackle it is to better mental health services. i'm about to

what message would you like to give to ms merkel today on such an important day that she's meeting mr merkel well i've no message to give but i think things should be seen as a moving picture and others a static view reforms need to be initiated but when you see that out of china and the us you realise that the world is in a very accelerated mode so we also need to see that speed is as important as the facts which the ways the european google ways the european facebook ways that european apple. well this is this is a good example to see the name all of those in china look the ten largest companies in the world ada american to a chinese none a european the issue for the politicians is that technology and we saw that with a fable facebook story technology becomes politics it begins to influence. elections i mean we like it or not but mr over and was elected by forty nine percent of the peoples but it was probably a mass of money palatial minds going on but that innovation needs the financing and that financing is not going to come from a divided europe well financing is important and this is w

you're right, mrs. merkelhe president did not want to preview what might happen next tuesday but the president had a chance to hear directly from europe's most powerful leaders to take that into account. it was quite interesting that mrs. merkel mentioned dialogue between treasury secretary steve mnuchin and her finance minister. i would say the economic issues are front and center, even though there was very important security news coming out of the meeting. liz: let's not forget that germany makes a lot of cars here in the u.s., and exports them, but they employ united states workers, and i've been to the vance, alabama, mercedes plant. we have a very good relationship with germany. give me the quick over/under, you think they'll get may 1st? permanent exemption? >> hard to say. if the president wasn't willing to talk about it, i'm not in a position to say, but liz, you brought up a really good point. 800,000 americans will get their paychecks from companies headquartered in germany. you mentioned daimler in

what message would you like to give to ms merkel today on such an important day that she's meeting mr merkel well i've no message to give but i think things should be seen as a as a moving picture another as a static view reforms need to be initiated but when you see that out of china and of the u.s. you realize that the world is in a very accelerated mode so we also need to see that speed is as important as the facts which the ways the european google ways the european facebook whereas the european as. well this is this is a good example to see to name all of those in china yeah well look the ten largest companies in the world ada american to a chinese none a european the issue for the political is that technology and we saw that with the fable the facebook story technology becomes politics it begins to influence. elections i mean we like it or not but mr obama was elected by forty nine percent of the people's but it was probably a mass of money palatial minds going on but that innovation needs the financing and that financing is not going to come from a divided europe what financing is imp

the line from mr macron and today from mrs may and from mrs merkel of germany, is that we need to keeperns. we need to broaden the deal, and handset, if you like. renegotiated with the iranians and rein in their ballistic missile programme and so on. so, we keep seeing this divergences between the americans and europeans. the americans feeling that the deal is way short of what they want and the europeans saying let's keep it, but that enhance it. mike pompeo was also talking about golf unity, what is not about? that's right. just one line and it might sound a bit bland and diplomatic, but deliverance by the new us secretary of state carries some weight. this was a reference to the long—running and damaging dispute between the gulf state of qatar and its neighbours. saudi arabia and others accusing catarrh of being too close to a run. they're very erratically isolated qatar. the americans are wary of this. they don't like to see divisions in their allies. they want to see that rift being healed. if that was to happen, there would have to be a degree of compromise, a degree. no sign wha

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cole has said that she definitely won't go ahead with military action mrs merkel in which way would you support a possible missile strike in syria good sound good decision even to end this particular inside edition and from my. own militants not soonish to tell you can so quick recap as to the outcome of that cabinet meeting in the u.k. there was no mention of military action she condemned the chemical attack in duma in syria she said that there was a need to take action but did not specify what that action should be and they agreed that they should continue to work with their allies the u.s. and france earlier we spoke to the former mayor of london ken livingstone he told us that theresa may know the british public is unlikely to support a new military action in the middle east blast time britain was considering getting involved in syria there was a debate in parliament and parliament voted against it. was very bad news for them prime minister cameron but the idea that we should be getting involved in wars in the middle east without parliament being able to issue and make a decision is

not getting involved in any kind of military adventure in this case mrs merkel in which way would you support a possible missile strike in syria. even to in this. community of tightly can and so clearly very big and important decisions are being considered and made as we speak with lots of more developments to calm while when those decisions are finally made and certainly we'll be watching what happens and updating our viewers as that happens what does the u.s. and its allies consider striking syria the tension between america and russia is continuing to grow president trump said that moscow should get ready following his tweets on wednesday the white house press secretary attempted to clarify washington's position. maintaining that we have a number of options and all those options are still on the table but it certainly means i think there's a lot there that you can read from but at the same time the president has a number of options he has a number of other options as well as other options options other options options for those who remain on the tape once again the president has a

chancellor angela merkel has said that she definitely won't go ahead with military action mrs merkel in which way would you support a possible missile strike in syria and would even to. go to iran militants not too much detail even so a quick recap as to the outcome of that cabinet meeting in the u.k. there was no mention of military action she condemned the chemical attack in doom in syria she said that there was a need to take action but did not specify what that action should be and they agreed that they should continue to work with their allies the u.s. and france sees a military option isn't being backed by the british public according to a national poll just out it suggest forty three percent are opposed to military action thirty four percent are undecided nearly twenty two would back striking syria we want the streets of london to ask a few people direct to. think military strikes in syria will help solve anything no i think to be only i think the usa and the u.k. i've a secret agenda basically. i just think the game's up the whole world knows that it's like the agenda of the

not getting involved in any kind of military adventure in this case mrs merkel in which way would you support a possible missile strike in syria. even to a. non military. and there are so clearly very big and important decisions are being considered and made as we speak with lots of more developments to come while when those decisions are finally made and certainly we'll be watching what happens and updating our viewers as that happens. so do not vote for your u.n. security council hearing where the u.s. envoy is currently speak to forty for the sake of international peace and security the shocking use of chemical weapons in iraq in malaysia the united kingdom as well as the egregious and systematic use of chemical weapons in syria so that the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction is all too real today. furthermore the continued proliferation of w m d's by irresponsible actors increases the likelihood that these heinous weapons or the capacity and knowledge to develop them will fall into the hands of non-state actors who carry out terrorist attacks given these persistent threats

getting involved in any kind of military adventure in this case mrs merkel in which way would you support a possible missile strike in syria and. even to aid in your. own militants not to need to tell you can and so clearly a very big and important decisions are being considered and made as we speak with lots of more developments to calm while when those decisions are finally made and certainly we'll be watching what happens and updating our viewers as that happens tonight in gilley's a member of the european parliament for the you can depend on his party he believes the u.k. should avoid getting him brought in another overseas conflict and for political reasons or for reasons of alliances we seem to get dragged into these four walls are we going to learn from the past or we're just going to keep on getting involved in these ridiculous proxy wars for other nations who are posture in you know whether it's really muslims or whether it's the russians and the americans you know this is not our battle it's not our war we saw as a public what happened in iraq we do not want that to happen again

ominous it's know there's nothing bad about it and i think it's it's probably clever and better than mrs merkel who immediately after the election went as a as a protestant you know the daughter of pasta and started saying you know you have to respect democracy and of course you know trump was immediately restoring and he's going to be difficult for. me was he played the child i mean the bar is now very high for him and i think it is better to be soft and charming with such people then to for the raise the moral thing on the left in her eye to the wall softer him i mean she can do much better and much more partisan antic i mean you know what we all know is that angle america can be an incredibly charming and winning individual we know this you know i mean it's often must but it's your let's try and i know for many people i did silence when i was a much older like like trump for a woman like me is a woman she's not there truck to even she's not very young and she's not even yeah exactly i think you know beyond these you know the sort of superficial qualities which you know i wouldn't i wouldn't

germany i wonder what they think about it because of the two big key players in europe wonder what mr merkel thinks about it but on the same well france as an army germany doesn't feel that an embryo of an army and then every gauge them anywhere i mean they start a little bit so for one who talk about military affairs it is france the u.k. and the united states so merkel has no say in these. talks remain quiet don't get too nervous about this so this is michael doesn't play much role in military force she also wants to support business she doesn't by. regime either but. in her own see her playing a major role in these affairs liberal see what comes out from the state visit in the u.s. over the coming days will bring our viewers the headlines thanks for your take on it too much and this reminding you were home now if you're seeing on the corner screen there that box something happening tonight in toronto seems that an out of control. number of pedestrians maybe ten there are parts of injuries there but nothing mentioned about terrorism because it seems the van's gone to keep you posted on the

not getting involved in any kind of military adventure in this case mrs merkel in which way would you support a possible missile strike in syria. even to. militants not to in the detail you can and so clearly very big and important decisions are being considered and made as we speak with lots of more developments to come while when those decisions are finally made and certainly we'll be watching what happens and updating our viewers as that happens meantime a military option isn't being backed by the british public according to a national poll which suggests that forty three percent are opposed to military action thirty four undecided and only twenty two percent would be backing a strike in syria we asked people in london for their opinion direct. think military strikes in syria will help solve anything you know i've been to the only thing the usa and the u.k. i have a secret agenda basically. i don't think the game's up the whole world knows it's like the agenda is the zionist agenda to go into syria because it fits into their motive to get rid of you or break it up and it's looking

mrs merkel in which way would you support a possible missile strike in syria would the city and even to end is to can incite a region that's on my. own militants not to unleash the tie leaving the british foreign secretary seizes on the u.n. chemical weapons walk confirmation that sort of. poison could not saying it indicates the russian state is responsible. and saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed wins over the french president and his whirlwind tour of europe with president mccraw now asking critics of the saudia to give them a chance.

the line for mr macron and mrs may and mrs merkel of germany is that we need to keep the deal as is,d to take into account the american concerns, they need to broaden the deal, enhance it if you like, renegotiate with the iranians, add in measures to rein in iranian influence across the middle east, rein in their ballistic missile programme, and so rein in their ballistic missile programme, and so on. rein in their ballistic missile programme, and so on. so we keep seeing this thai virgins between the americans and europeans. the americans and europeans. the americans feeling the deal is way short of what we want, european saint let's keep it that enhances colour broaden it, if you like. michael pompeo was also talking about gulf unity, what is that about? yes, it might sound a bit bland and diplomatic, but delivered by the new us secretary of state, and delivered in riyadh, in particular, it carries some weight. this was a reference to a very long running now and damaging dispute between the gulf state of qatar and its neighbours, saudi arabia and other neighbours, accusing the qata

the most that will satisfy mr trump but miss merkel was clearly trying to hold out an olive branch one might be some legitimate criticism there, but also because there are other quite big problems that she will like to get some response to from the americans. watching the two of them together it is very hard not to compare them with the previous visit of this week. emmanual macron, the president of france. they really was as they keep saying a bromance. that is just not angela merkel‘s style anyway. you think there is a good emerging relationship between president trump and angela merkel? you can imagine not just and angela merkel? you can imagine notjust on and angela merkel? you can imagine not just on policy and angela merkel? you can imagine notjust on policy differences but they are really not the same kind of person, are they? no. it is a legitimate question because mr trump just plays a lot of value in personal relationships. in terms of how he conducts his foreign policies and stopped in terms of the kind of decisions he makes, maybe not so clear that that ultimately has an im

i would say mrs. merkel is much more about about circumstance than pomp. had relationships with two very different american presidents in the past, george w. bush and barack obama those developed over time. i think they will also develop with president trump because of mrs. merkel's commitment to results ander their strong transatlanticism let's remember why this is important. as goes germany, so goes europe. as goes europe, so goes american policy both on security and economic issues. >> and the president knows this. he may be on his best behavior, not best behavior, but he may be willing to be much more amenable to some of merkel's concerns, i guess, at this point don't you think? they point want the this to work now, i would say >> i think that we are in a position where it has to work. that is the german-american relationship has to work if our transatlantic relationship is to work there are many difficult issues to discuss you've mentioned some of them, trade, iran, russia, defense spending but the good news is, i think mrs. merkel is here to talk spe

positive reaction to his steel and aluminum tariffs and during the meeting chancellor merkel reportedly pressed mr trump on the six party agreement on nuclear issues with iran to which both germany and france are both parties although ms merkel acknowledged at the presser that the deal was quote anything but perfect on may twelfth president trump is widely expected to reimpose economic sanctions on iran that were lifted as part of that agreement. amazon microsoft has released their q one earnings report posting impressive results with both company's bottom lines boosted by increased revenue from cloud computing amazon sales were up forty three percent versus q one of twenty seventeen to fifty one billion dollars their profits more than doubled over the same quarter from last year and the figure of one point six billion dollars is in profits have roughly tripled and us analyst estimates amazon also announced that the annual fee for their prime service amazon prime will increase one hundred nineteen dollars per month that's up from ninety nine dollars the higher fees will hit new members on may elev

it turns on mrs. merkel. >> paul: this is fascinating in europe. year ago, angela merkel was the big leader in europe. now she's weakened because of her election result and the coalition government. macron, his surprise big victory, much stronger than theresa may and merkel. he's in many ways the leader in western europe. >> he did a good job while in washington, understanding how to play with president trump. he has at lof -- he has a lot of emotional intelligence. i think he played that well. there's still a sticking point in terms of the sunset agreement in the agreement and that's where they're saying we have the deal and we have to stick with it. with the sunset in 2025, it sounds like it's a long time away until you realize it's seven years. that's a serious hurdle. >> paul: i guess the question is, if this is something that they can agree to, then you have a united front that you can take to the iranians, take to russia, and say look, we want to add these things in it, we'll keep the deal, otherwise we won't reimpose sanctions. iran will be d

it turns on mrs. merkel. >> paul: this is fascinating in europe. a year ago, angela merkel was the big leader in europe. now she's weakened because of her election result and the coalition government. macron, his surprise big victory, much stronger than theresa may and merkel. he's in many ways the leader in western europe. >> he did a good job while in washington, understanding how to play with president trump. he has at lof -- he has a lot of emotional intelligence. i think he played that well. there's still a sticking point in terms of the sunset agreement in the agreement and that's where they're saying we have the deal and we have to stick with it. with the sunset in 2025, it sounds like it's a long time away until you realize it's seven years. that's a serious hurdle. >> paul: i guess the question is, if this is something that they can agree to, then you have a united front that you can take to the iranians, take to russia, and say look, we want to add these things in it, we'll keep the deal, otherwise we won't reimpose sanctions. iran will be

matt: when you goes home with nothing from mrs. merkelaffect his popularity, already at a low of 40%, i think his approval rating in france. 77% said his policies are unfair. if he does not get this done, what has he accomplished? carsten: he needs to get something done. they know they have to give something away. a possible line in the future could be that berlin keeps on blocking euros on blocking eurozone reforms, but that they will go long with macron -- go along with macron on other reforms. common immigration policies. think this is something where berlin is clearly together with macron. if macron can deliver, then he will increase in the polls. matt: merkel's quick to say we need a european defense union, because obviously, germany does not have a military, and they need france to step up. all of a sudden, france is this military might. will that game macron some point when he to see mr. trump in washington next week? carsten: obviously, with brexit, france will be the biggest military power in continental europe. matt: great to ha

trump and mrs. merkel say their friendship is strong and he praised her as an extraordinary woman.more about the meeting now and the iran deal with professor of international politics at city university of london. always good to have you with us. good morning. so president has hosted both leaders from germany and france, two important allies, in the past week. issue one, the iran nuclear deal. both merkel and macron want the u.s. to stay in the deal. but let's listen to what the new secretary of state mike pompeo just said about it. >> been no decision made. so the team is working and i'm sure that we'll have lots of conversations and deliver what the president has made clear. absent a substantial fix, absent overcoming the shortcomings, the flaur flaws of the deal, he is unlikely to stay in that deal past this may. >> there you have it right there, certainly pompeo is a hawk energy, likewise john bolton. why is the u.s. down on this agreement with iran? >> i think at the heart of it really if you go deeper into the history of u.s./iran relations since 1979, i think there is a desi

it sounds absolutely lovely that that is what mrs. merkel said. you that want to come, we can cope in germany. when you saw the lines of people coming, there were not many women, there weren't many children, there weren't many elderly. 75% were men under the age of 30. nearly all of them came from countries where they would not even qualified to refugee status. i want to be brought into europe. decent,f them are good, hard-working people. sadly, isis and others have used that opportunity to bring terrorism onto the shores of europe. i say to you, whatever your idealized a view of the world, actually, the growth of radical islamic extremism means that what voters across the west want is for their government to protect them. that is what democracy is all about. i think too much of our mainstream media and our traditional political class do not understand there is this desire, this will to protect our borders, to make our future safer. i think the people are right and the politicians are wrong. [applause] grown-up?hat isn't that interesting? the idea

miss under nato, something that bothers mr trump. miss merkelwhich he did in the recent weeks. they would have difficult discussions about real differences. but i saw her pull up to the white house and they seemed to read each —— greet each other white dashed right warmly. the chemistry with better this time. thank you, barbara. the british economy grew at its slowest pace for more than five years in the first three months of the year. office for national statistics figures suggest that gross domestic product grew byjust 0.i%, far worse than many experts had predicted. the heavy snowfall in february and march played only a small role in the slowdown, as our economics correspondent andy verity reports. spring came a little late this year, and the economy struggled to get going. truckers at wales' biggest haulage firm in llanelli used a phone to film marines rescuing one of their lorries from the beast from the east. the flow of money into the firm seized up. the problem we had, we had in excess of 200 trailers preloaded from our customer base, su

theresa may talking to president macron earlier today and mrs merkel of germany. urrent nuclear deal that the west agreed with iran. they tried desperately to persuade mr trump to stick with it but they have acknowledged that his pressure means they are going to need to look at additional ways to try to contain iran and mrmacron additional ways to try to contain iran and mr macron in washington in a few days ago talking about the need to negotiate with iran deals that might lead to the reining in of iran's missile programme, the reining in of their influence across the middle east. of course, diplomatic negotiations of that kind, it takes to mac pro to tango and there absolutely no indication that iran is going to agree to go back and talk through the issues that concern mr trump. thank you. the headlines on bbc news. labour's david lammy leads 200 mps who've signed a letter calling for government promises to windrush migrants to be written into law. kim jong—un promises to close north korea's nuclear test site next month, and invites the world to watch — according

but that kind is what mrs. merkel said.gela as many of you want to come, we can cope in germany.hen you saw the lines, there weren't many women or children. there weren't many elderly. 75% of them were men under the age of 30. many of them came from countries where they would not even qualify for refugee status. what have they brought. plenty of them are good hard working people. but sadly, isis and others have used that opportunity to bring terrorism onto the shores of europe. and i say to you, president fox, whatever your view of the world, the growth of radical islamic extremism is what the governments want to protect them. and that is what democracy is all about. and i think it is still, i think too much of our mainstream media and our traditional political class do not resist the desire and will to protect our borders to make our future safer and the politicians are wrong. [applause] we are not racists. isn't that grown-up? the idea that we should stop terrorists come into our country. i was the first person in britain to recommend we give some syrians refugee status. people

it sounds absolutely lovely, but, that is what mrs. merkel said. she said as many of you want to come, we can cope in germany. we saw the lines of people coming, there weren't many women, were there? there were many children or elderly, 75% were men under the age of 30. nearly all came from countries where they would not even qualify a refugee status. plenty of them are good and decent and hard-working people. sadly, isis and others have used the opportunity to literally bring terrorism to the shores of europe. i say to you, president fox, whatever your idealized view of the world -- the growth of radical extremism means voters across the rest want is for the government's to protect them. that is what democracy is all about. i think too much of our mainstream media and traditional political class to not understand the desire and well to protect our borders to make our future safer. i think the people are right and the politicians are wrong. [applause] that interesting? the idea we stop terrorists coming into our country. by the way, i was the first

positive reaction to his steel and aluminum tariffs and during the meeting chancellor merkel reportedly pressed mr trump on the six party agreement on nuclear issues with iran to which both germany and france are both parties although ms merkel acknowledged at the presser that the deal was quote anything but perfect on may twelfth president trump is widely expected to reimpose economic sanctions on iran that were lifted as part of that agreement. amazon microsoft has released their q one earnings report posting impressive results with both companies bottom line to boosted by increased revenue from cloud computing amazon sales were up forty three percent versus q one of twenty seventeen to fifty one billion dollars their profits more than doubled over the same quarter from last year and the figure of one point six billion dollars is in profits have roughly tripled and us analyst estimates amazon also announced that the annual fee for their prime service amazon prime will increase to one hundred nineteen dollars per month that's up from ninety nine dollars the higher fees will hit new members on may

positive reaction to his steel and aluminum tariffs and during the meeting chancellor merkel reportedly pressed mr trump on the six party agreement on nuclear issues with iran to which both germany and france are both parties although ms merkel acknowledged at the presser that the deal was quote anything but perfect on may twelfth president trump is widely expected to reimpose economic sanctions on iran that were lifted as part of that agreement. amazon microsoft has released their q one earnings report posting impressive results with both companies bottom line to boosted by increased revenue from cloud computing amazon sales were up forty three percent versus q one of twenty seventeen to fifty one billion dollars their profits more than doubled over the same quarter from last year and the figure of one point six billion dollars is in profits have roughly tripled and analyst estimates amazon also announced that the annual fee for their prime service amazon prime will increase one hundred nineteen dollars per month that's up from ninety nine dollars the higher fees will hit new members on may eleve