social democrats are -- have moved quite to the left, especially in the party leadership while olaf schultz, the candidate for the chancellorship, he is a conservative person from the social democrats so there have been ideas floating around the democrats could pursue a coalition with the greens on the left, it would be a precedent case because so far parties had declined to consider going with the left at the federal level because of their views in foreign policy mostly the left wants to get out of nato, for example, a view not shared by any of the other parties in the german system so there are gaps to bridge, once again, spd, social democrats some of them favor this line because their commonalities in social policy but others are very concerned and the country as a whole would not cherish this option, i believe. >> i want to ask about olaf schultz and the potential impact of the questioning from german lawmakers. today german lawmakers are going to be asking the finance minister about the investigation into anti-money laundering obviously it hasn't a big impact on his popularity thus far

the fact is that when you're talking about these coalitions that are going to have to form, olaf schultzparty won that narrow lead he's going to have to try to get a coalition with three different -- or two other parties. one of them is going to be on the left the greens the other one is going to be on the right. there's going to be an independent. so the fact is that they're going to be spanning this entire ideological spectrum >> and molly, turning to you in london, lines of cars continue to wrap around gas stations in the uk, as they face a fuel shortage there what's going on? >> reporter: yeah, jose, or at gas stations like the one i'm at, there are no cars waiting, because there are big signs that say "no fuel." to be clear, there's not a fuel shortage in the country. there's a fuel shortage at gas stations, and it's because there's a huge shortage of truck drivers. now, jose, over the last two years, an estimated 15 to 20,000 truck drivers went back to europe the government is saying that is because of covid, it's not just brexit and they are saying that really, not to replace thos

now, his name is olaf schultz and i asked him earlier today if he does become chancellor, what wouldnd especially with the united states. would germany continue to be a strong partner with the united states like it was under angela merkel especially with the biden administration now continuously challenging china. here's what he had to say. >> you can rely on the continuity in this question. it is important that we understand democracies and that we see in the world that the camp is more dangerous, it is important that we work together even if we do have conflicts and one or the other question. >> social democrat olaf schultz there who could very well be the next german chancellor vowing to remain a strong ally with the united states. however, nothing said and done, again, they haven't started negotiating about a coalition. the person from angela merkel's party, he also said that despite the fact that he got fewer votes, he wants to form a governing coalition with the green party and the democrats. right now, as things stand in the motel, in the driver's seat, you have that social de

is one of the biggest comebacks in lazarus, and it's no wonder that there man, the chancellor, olaf schultz, is sounding pretty pleased with himself. why makes the affiliates as in i'm happy to see so many here today, and of course, i'm happy about the election results. the germans have decided, the social democrats are on their way and that's a big success. this will be a long election like sure. but what's the certain as well is that many germans put that cross next to the s p d because they want to change in the government. and because they want the next chancellor of this country to be, oh, lasha. well, the green party will also go down as big when, as from this election, they put on an extra 5.8 percent from what they posted back in 2017. they were partying things. that green party headquarters on sunday night into the early hours of monday morning, along with the free democrats to help pretty much around what they got back in 2017 . they look almost certain to be the king makers when it comes to forming a new government. so those are the win is have a look at the loses because whether

so germany's olaf schultz and his rivals and are vying to take up the mantel of chancellor after a close fort election with michael the heading for the exit. many questioning who will now be seen as the de facto leader of europe. well, i'll teach, shall i, do mosquito seems to have some idea. i manual my own like the style himself, the man with the vision for europe p pushed hard for an you owe me a call for rita integration reform and for sending over the single currency though we have good back to back on when at least all the while germany under the still guy didn't, so merkel has mild and nodded. but whenever push came to shove, she made clear who was all but one shouldn't benefit from european solidarity. while playing against other member states, solidarity among partners should never lead to adapt unit and it should instead be about helping others to help themselves to have a history. so before macaroni even occupies the a health way as the french economy minister and during talk to help greece avoid crippling or 30 measures. merkle put her foot down. according to a manual, merkel

the front relative succeed her, olaf schultz of the social democrats, took part in a town hall meetingn berlin. the volcanic eruption on la palma has led to the closure of the airport on the spanish island. the authorities say the accumulation of ash made it impossible to operate, but clean—up work was under way. it mainly handles the tories charter flights and connections to other islands in the canaries. — tourist charter flights. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to our weekly brains trust, with bbc specialists and the correspondents who file stories, broadcast and blog to audiences back home from the dateline: london. this week, advance australia fair or foul? after angela, what will be the legacy of germany's longest—serving chancellor? and too little c02, too much hot air? boris johnson wrestles with the contradictions of keeping us fed and warm but not too hot. joining us this week, latika bourke is an australian author and journalist, with columns in the sydney morning herald and the age. stefanie bolzen is uk and ireland correspondent for the german media sit

so she was more pro busy and she with less on all the social benefits that olaf schultz is advocating and ran on a platform for social benefits. so i think you will see businesses thriving life and her mandate over those 16 years was primarily due to the success of the german called me well, and i know we've seen some actual response already from the business community. i think siemens their director actually said they weren't too concerned at this point because they don't see a huge shift in way economic dependency. or even despite the fact that this might because i get you exactly right. and they don't see any major threat because no party has a mandate. however, most businesses in germany that have thrived and done well over the last 20 years, hence the good economy in germany. they obviously, with academical gone, they won't be as much support to the business community. absolutely. hillary ford, which of the british america is association. thank you so much for breaking rachel and that's it for the time you get boom bus on demand in the portable tv app available on smartphone or t

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social democrat olaf schultz is leading the polls.use voters so far. and despite an initial surge in support, and alina babcock of the greens is lagging behind. the new chancellor will inherit a country still riven with inequality. germany has one of the highest gender pay gaps in europe, with few women at the top of business and industry. this woman manages a firm which installs transport infrastructure. translation: you won't go anywhere i without quotas, but politics needs . to get its own house in order. we need significantly more women in administration and government. more important than quotas or conditions, we need good conditions, flexibility, financial incentives so that women want to work. fora longtime, angela merkel stood alone in a very male world stage. german politics is changing, but it remains male dominated. when you hear about how she actually managed the chancellery, there, women were in key positions, and she was actually surrounded by women as her closest advisers, but then she, as a chancellor, she never made t

social democrat olaf schultz is leading the polls.rkel�*s party, has struggled to enthuse voters so far. and despite an initial surge in support, and alina babcock of the greens is lagging behind. then you chancellor will inherit a country still riven with inequality. germany has one of the highest gender pay gaps in europe, with few women at the top of business and industry. the reserves i cut is one of them. she manages a firm which installs transport infrastructure. translation: you won't go anywhere without quotas, but politics needs to get its own house in order. we need significantly more women in administration and government. more important than quotas or conditions, we need good conditions, flexibility, financial incentives so that women want to work. for financial incentives so that women want to work. for a long time, women want to work. for a long time. angela — women want to work. for a long time, angela merkel— women want to work. for a long time, angela merkel stood - women want to work. for a long | time, angela merkel

would that continue under olaf schultz and would he stand by the u.s. as the u.s. challenges china. he had to say. >> you can rely on the continuity in this question. it is important that we understand democracies and that we see in the word it becomes more dangerous. it is important we work together even if we have conflicts in one or the other question. >> reporter: olaf scholz saying he believes democracies should work together, a soft-spoken man, of course, and then you have angela merkel's party, which came in second place. again, i was at their party headquarters last night and it was a bad move that was around there. nevertheless, they believe that possibly they could also form a coalition again with the greens, possibly with the liberal party as well. it looks as though right now in the driver's seat you have the gentleman you saw on screen organization laugh scholz, and i saw angela merkel yesterday, it really wasn't the way she wanted to leave the political stage by having a bad result like that. it was a bit sad to see yesterday. >> end of an era too. she's ruled for far

while he hasn't managed to close the gap with olaf schultz, most polls have the race too close to callng hope to germany's conservatives that they may yet retain the chancellory even after angela merkel steps down. fret pleitgen, cnn, berlin. >>> a federal arrest warrant has been issued for the fiance of gabby petito. up next, the latest on the search for brian laundrie has petito's family prepares for her funeral. we'll be right back. yes. -great. how? uhhh... how long does credit repair take? i don't know, like 10 years. what? are you insane? what's a good credit score? go. 600. maybe if you're trying to pay thousands extra in interest rates. cut the confusion, get started with a free credit evaluation at creditrepair.com. >>> three people remain in critical condition after thursday's shooting rampage at a kroger supermarket near memphis, tennessee. and we're learning more about the innocent life lost. olivia king was a mother of three and a grandmother. one of her sons revealing she was shot in the chest. the vice mayor calling king a dear friend, describing her as kind and generous

but it does now look as though olaf schultz and the social democratic party seemed to have eked out ain. according to the preliminary results of the election, they're up by about 1.6%. now that doesn't seem like a lot, but one of the things we have to keep in mind is when angela merkel first became chancellor in 2005, she only had a lead of about 1%. certainly it does seem as though the mandates to become chancellor right now lies with the social democrats. however, that doesn't necessarily have to be the case. the conservatives could still try to form a coalition and make their harm laschet the counselor. the big question is the small parties. there are two parties that are key right now, which is the green party that really scored historic high turnout. and then also the liberal democratic party. they now have to decide which of the big parties they want to make a coalition with to then decide who the next chancellor is going to be. and you're absolutely right that could take weeks that could take months. from what we're seeing this morning, it certainly does look as though -- and y

the chancellor's name could very well be olaf schultz. they got the largest part of the vote.ier this morning and he said he believes he has a clear mandate from voters to become germany's next chancellor and to form a government. things looking pretty bad for angela merkel's party. their main candidate not manage to go get very much of the vote. in fact, record losses for the party. the conservatives, which is angela merkel's faction, believe they may be able to form a government. it looks like it will be a tuff 'n uff course. angela merkel leaving the political stage after 16 years. this was certainly not the way she would have wanted to the it. >> thank you very much. >>> more than 10,000 my grants will have to undergo immigration proceedings to determine if they can remain in the united states after being taken into custody in del rio, texas this month. many others have been sent back to hate where where they face extreme danger and an uncertain future. melissa bell joins us live from port-au-prince this morning. it is quite a polite and odyssey for these families, melissa

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the s p d. celebrating all of this as a victory, olaf, schoultz schultz. he wants to form a coalition government with the greens and the f t p. are you confident that mr. schultz is able to do that? along very confident shows obviously gained a lot of votes for the for the s p d. but then we have to realize that the s p d essentially consists of 2 parties, wallace, the so called shaw swing. the more reformed middle ground wing of the party that supports the policies that the f t p and the greens are happy to support. and then as the other wing of the party that is very much orientated to radical left wing policy policies that would like to work with. i would like to form a left wing government with the link and the greens. so i think s p d has a lot of convincing to do in terms of the f t p, particularly to form this traffic light pollution. now, all of the indications that we're seeing are suggesting that we're going to have a lengthy case of coalition talks and we might not even know who could be the next chancellor into christmas. do you think it's dang

democrat because they want a change in government and they want their next chancellor to be called olaf schultzdu candidate, who wants to succeed her as chancellor, argued he could still run the country. translation: we had 16 years in germany with angela merkel| as chancellor and this is why we will try everything to form a government under the leadership of the cdu—csu union. well, we were warned it would be a long, long night and it certainly proved to be that way. but with every hour that's passed and more results have come in, they've grown in optimism here at the social democrats' headquarters. but they know the next phase ahead will not be straightforward. pop music plays. after 16 years of merkel, germans have sent a message at the ballot box. the trouble is it's not exactly clear what it was and what it will mean for the country and further afield. nick beake, bbc news, berlin. our correspondent, david eades, has been at the count and joins me now. i will what we heard at the end of the report, it is not clear what lies ahead. what can the expectations be? if it is coalition, how diffe

democrat because they want a change in government and they want their next chancellor to be called olaf schultzerkel�*s party had not done better. yet the cdu candidate, who wants to succeed her as chancellor, argued he could still run the country. translation: we had 16 years l in germany with angela merkel as chancellor and this is why we will try everything to form a government under the leadership of the cdu/csu union. we were warned it would be a long, long night and it certainly proved to be that way. with every hour that's passed and more results have come in, they've grown in optimism here at the social democrats headquarters. but they know the next phase ahead will not be straightforward. after 16 years of merkel, germans have sent a message at the ballot box. the trouble is it's not exactly clear what it was and what it will mean for the country and further afield. nick beake, bbc news, berlin. strictly come dancing contestant tom fletcher has tested positive for covid. he and his partner will not be able to perform for ten days. they are expected back following weekend. they were bri

what about, what about this, this new new man, olaf sholtes preparing the victory here, saying mister schultz shalt saying that he has a mandate to lead europe. of course it wasn't that long ago that angle america was getting spied on by her friends in washington. do you think all aps shoals knows potentially what he could be getting into? well, i'm not quite sure whether he really knows what he's going to get into. but the main problem of all or charles is not for him policy. the main problem is that his party is much more leftist than he's right now. he presumably will suffer the same bad faith that which with german chancellor has been suffering from. he was really under the pressure of the left part of his own party and the good not to make that policy wanted to make. this will be with what all our shows has to count for the future. because the social democratic party to repeat it is much more left to say all the furniture pots, old professor of political systems on comparative politics. joining us live on this monday morning. thank you so much for your time. we appreciate it. thank you.

in germany, left schultz of the centerleft -- germany, olaf scholz of the centerleft social democratsts to form a coalition by christmas. meanwhile, armin laschet of chancellor angela merkel's conservative party insists he will also seek a deal with the greens and the free democrats. bigger nancy pelosi is promising to pass president biden's infrastructure bill this week, also signaling that the headline number on the spending and tax package will be lowered from $3.5 trillion. a split between moderate and progressive democrats set up a showdown over the president's economic agenda. in the u.k., pressure growing on prime minister boris johnson to do something about a supply chain crisis that has led to fuel shortages. pumps ran dry at some gasoline stations because of some panic buying. the government has temporary suspended company and laws to allow companies to coordinate fuel supplies to the most affected regions. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bl

and the spd�*s leader is this man, earl of schultz. —— olaf scholz.lz�*s pitch. translation: i parties. and this is mr scholz's pitch. translation:— pitch. translation: i will immediately _ pitch. translation: iwill immediately bring - pitch. translation: iwill immediately bring in - pitch. translation: iwill immediately bring in a - pitch. translation: iii-a" ii. immediately bring in a minimum wage of 12 euros, ensure stable pensions, and ensure that within the first year of government we will have the structure in place to build a renewable energy industry with good jobs that are climate neutral. hooter. jobs that are climate neutral. now, mr scholz and _ jobs that are climate neutral. now, mr scholz and mr— jobs that are climate neutral. now, mr scholz and mr laschet - jobs that are climate neutral. now, mr scholz and mr laschet are - jobs that are climate neutral. now, mr scholz and mr laschet are most likely to replace angela merkel. but there is one other candidate who has a chance. this is anna lena babcock. —— annalena baerbock, the leader of