is focus i hope is the five star movement comes to power because it understands young people better than other parties they're more aware of technology and think about a future for us young people. ten thousand workers at the factory here have lost their jobs in the past few years now they're also looking to new politicians for help. would be my i'll go with the my oh. my oh will be the turning point because by getting the usual people we know how it'll turn out but they're always taking care of their own interests we need something new i think we'll get some new perspective with the mio. in southern italy more and more people now identify with the five star movement and that could soon determine whether the current government keeps its majority in parliament or not. now who would have thought you could pop into an electronics store to buy a car that's the case for this next trick we call developed by a bunch of swedish students. it began as an innovation project at the university in sweden now after raising well over a million euros in a crowd funding campaign it's become a futuristic l

the site used to have a strong affinity with di maio's five star movement. that changed, tonelli says, after they came into power. this translated ): one o government's first acts was to block the construction of a waste management plant that would have greatly alleviad this trash emergency.no the situation has only gotten worse. their voters have been completely conned. this is very dangerous and should sound the alarm for the entire continent. >> reporter: di maio says the accusations are nothing more than a media smear job. and despite his critics, this posterboy of the anti- establishment just might have an ace up his sleeve: many italian voters, like their american counterparts in 2016, are fed uh wihe same old faces. and he has a message for any candidate hoping to turn back the populist tide. slatedr): anyone else who wants to add their voice can do so, but let me be clear: there will bshno games over ing power. anyone who wants to give a government to italy,thill have to gugh us. >> this is pbs newshour weekend, sunday. >> sreenivasan: one of the fil

a lot of parties are competing, and sympathies are growing for the five-star movement.ecially people who are unemployed and frustrated with the current government. the movement embraces anticapitalist and anti-consumer ideas, and could make the difference whether or not the current government heats its majority in parliament. >> scampia has lots of social housing from the early 1970's. many of the businesses are broken down and abandoned, while many residents are unemployment -- unemployed and had few chances in life. they're frustrated by politicians and the promises, and are placing their hopes in a candidate for the five-star movement. they believe he can make things better. >> to launch employment, we need investment. we have to set an objective to relaunch plans here in the south, and at the same time, we need a basic income to help those who do not have work reenter the job market. let's start making it happen. reporter: jobs and a guaranteed basic income sound good, especially for the unemployed youth here. >> i hope the five-star movement comes to power, because

bloc of the five star movement is currently the single most popular party according to recent polls at least it's candidate luigi demaio won twenty five percent of the vote in the twenty thirteen general election you spoke exclusively with the leader of the five star movement about his party's chances in the country's economy. everyone talks about european ism but when it comes to giving solidarity to other countries they show a little support and i hope the germans can retrace the steps to block migrants from greece and italy from seeking relocation them because a few years ago we approved a new european parliament approved the provided for the redistribution in other european countries and parts of the migrants who are in italy and greece. surely all the other countries have become skeptical towards the issues and aspects of the european union for this reason i think this is a fruitful moment to start working on the revision with some european parameters of especially those on the deficit allows us to make more investments. last year the founder of the five star movement there big re

according to the polls, the 5—star movement continues to be the first party for votes. but 21 million have been returned. sue the electors see 5—star is essentially an anti—corruption party and to maintain the integrity of mps against the mps they see are totally dishonest. it is important the scandal because in the south of italy, the competition is between the 5—star movement and centre—right. this could affect the way people vote. the shape of constituencies could change the results of the election. we have seenin results of the election. we have seen in france and holland the populist parties have been seen off but, it shows people how it works, the 5—star moment might not have enough votes. might not other parties on the right to form a majority? at the moment, the 5-star moment —— movement is rejecting any alliance. it is really difficult that one single party could win the election. because the vote is to thirst proportional and one third single. so to win elections, a party or coalition needs 40% of the votes and 70% in the constituencies. it is impossible to ta

dentist nikolai cockle has supported the five star movement since it was founded nine years ago it turns out my teeth are fine but cook with things the movement is in trouble. would you say the movement has lost its ideals probably in mind. quite probably has some still exist like others disappeared like the idea of direct democracy. that was a key element in our decision making process and now it's just non existant. he'll abstain in the election the dentist tells me to teach his movement a lesson for years the movements next broken promise will be the one never saw him a coalition. the center right party in italy for instance is already teaming up with the far right. the five star mayor of as a mini mariupol do believes that's a real threat for italy and for the e.u. . it's welcome for them and only called the far right attitude towards migration is on most racist actually it is racist their leader makes italians believe that all the problems stem from migrants around like he says you are poor because of foreigners but us is implant not true it's the only better called by the me get ou

is the five star movement comes to power because it understands young people better than other parties they're more aware of technology and think about a future for us young people. ten thousand workers at the factory here have lost their jobs in the past few years now they're also looking to new politicians for help. so do my i'll go with the my oh. my oh will be the turning point because by getting the usual people we know how it'll turn out . in southern italy more and more people now identify with the five star movement and that could soon determine whether the current government keeps its majority in parliament or not. all right back to seroquel you know and the name that you should probably remember try and say this ten times fast funny i'm a gret callandar can you do it i try it on a but you know especially for international viewers this is a name that might not exactly roll off the tongue especially for non german speakers but you might be hearing a lot more of it in the future that's because chancellor angela merkel has told her conservative c.d.u. party that she would like cr

with him in the twenty thirty general election we spoke exclusively with the leader of the five star movement about his party's chances and the country's economy. everyone talks about european ism but when it comes to giving solidarity to other countries they show a little support that is i hope the germans can retrace their steps to block migrants from greece and italy from seeking relocation though because a few years ago we approved a new european parliament approved asian that provided for the redistribution in other european countries in parts of the migrants who are in italy and greece. surely all the other countries have become skeptical towards the issues and aspects of the european union for this reason i think this is a fruitful moment to start working on the revision with some european parameters of especially those on the deficit allows us to make more investments last year the founder of the five star movement that paid a lower court for italy to leave the us and he supported legal changes for countries that wanted to remain at any member but not have a currency but the party lea

they are giving five-star movement about 28% of the vote -- the center-right coalition what get 39%, ruling democratic party would get 22%. so do the math, that means no party would have enough votes to form a government on its own. vonnie: how our markets taking this? is there even more concerned than there is now? kevin: right now i think the markets are concerned and we are seeing notes from analyst saying the markets are concerned especially when they hear about the possibility of some sort of five-star movement government and has investors are concerned. mark: given the five-star movement has weighed back from -- does of a referendum that make investors slightly less nervous? kevin: perhaps a little less nervous, but remember the five-star movement is a populist party and are making a lot of promises all over the place. investors and business people are beginning to wonder who will pay for those different programs and promises. what about the future -- a year or so ago, does it seem like his days are done now? it does seemly, that he is in serious difficulty if he wants to regai

last year the founder of the five star movement perpignan your call threatening to leave the euro zone is supported legal changes for countries that wanted to remain an e.u. member but have not the don't have the euro currency or the party leader again explains currency issues are high on his agenda. i know we never said we should leave the european union we had a referendum on the euro currency but right now this choice is an extreme ratio because we think there may be more dialogue at european tables. it's obvious that if we do not have the majority after elections but we are the first political force in the country we will make a public call to other political forces proposing to converge on the issues ask the other political forces what their priorities for italy. so from myself and the team here this hour see you in off an hour for more global headlines. here's what people have been saying about rejected and i suspect it's full on awesome the only show i go out of my way to launch you know what it is that really packs a punch. bleep yampa is the john oliver of our three americas d

vote in the twenty thirteen general election we spoke exclusively with the leader of the five star movement about his party's chances and the country's economy. everyone talks about european ism but when it comes to giving solidarity to other countries support i hope the germans can retrace the steps to block migrants from greece and italy from seeking relocation because a few years ago we approved a new european parliament approved that provided for the redistribution in other european countries parts of the migrants who are in italy and greece. but surely all the other countries have become skeptical towards the issues and aspects of the european union for this reason i think this is a fruitful moment to start working on the revision of some european parameters especially those on the deficit allows us to make more investments last year the founder of the five star movement that paid for for italy to leave the euro zone he supported legal changes for countries that wanted to remain any member but not have a euro currency but the party leader again explains currency issues are high on his

from public office for tax fraud conviction and thirdly the rise of the euro skeptic the five star movement could pose a threat to the e.u. . is currently the single most popular party according to the recent polls and is candidate luigi de one twenty five percent of the vote in the twenty thirteen general election we spoke exclusively with the leader of the five star movement about his party's chances and the country's economy. everyone talks about european ism but when it comes to giving solidarity to other countries they show a little support i hope the germans can retrace their steps to block migrants from greece and italy from seeking relocation because a few years ago we approved a new european parliament approved that provided for the redistribution and other european countries in parts of the migrants who are in italy and greece. surely all the other countries have become skeptical towards the issues and aspects of the european union for this reason i think this is a fruitful moment to start working on the revision with some european parameters especially those on the deficit allows

the young face of the anti establishment party only thirty one years old the leader of the five star movement is seen by some as a bit of eye candy and he makes weight promises to we're the only political force that in recent years has made promises to the italians and has kept faith with those promises we're the only ones to renounce the privileges of politics while the politicians continue to obtain these privileges i give up my annuity and cut my salary has the complete opposite of the party's found and stand up comedian bet big reload his cool calm and collected and it seems to have captivated young voters i will go with tomorrow tomorrow will be a baton and point i hope that the five star movement comes to power because it understands us young people better they are more aware about technology they think about the future of us young people but they're still a huge group of those and show which way to votes on march the fourth poll suggest almost a third of voters say the undecided or will abstain honestly i don't trust anyone anymore. for me they're all the same whichever political party

to is said they are giving voice to their own happiness ok well you're called the five star movement the new kid on the block what about an old political veteran the former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi he's back what role is he playing in these elections. he yes at eighty one he's definitely the old kid on the block and it's been quite remarkable that very much discredited only a few years ago because of problems in his personal life. carty said cetera. a conviction for. tax evasion. and. court cases that. revealed a long standing links with the math as he paid their protection money to them after all of these let him explain the discredited international politicians laughing at him in public and his make made a remarkable comeback softening his image. posing as the. respectable mature experienced statesman and given the alternative choices in this election race a lot of people see yet see that is the new reality and they see him as a reassuring figure to be reassuring in relation to your that he'll tone down the anti europe sentiments of some of his coalition partners in

is focus i hope because the five star movement comes to power because it understands young people better than other parties they're more aware of technology and think about a future for us young people. ten thousand workers at the factory here have lost their jobs in the past few years now they're also looking to new politicians for help. would be my i'll go with the my oh. my oh will be the turning point because by getting the usual people we know how it'll turn out but they're always taking care of their own interests we need something new i think we'll get some new perspective with the mio. in southern italy more and more people now identify with the five star movement and that could soon determine whether the current government keeps its majority in parliament or not. right from politics and business back to well a lot of culture in us here thank you so much for me let's go to the berlin international film festival now scott roxboro and charlotte tell some pill are standing by good evening to you both tell us about the. film screening right now. that's right the stars of the german f

positions by the five star movement that many times abroad dispute in the same box as these other parties is therefore not a far right movement a far right party so it is you say it's important not to group them all together and those parties that are not in the sort of far right part of the political spectrum. i mean have they suffered some damage because of what's happened recently i don't think necessarily that what's happened recently. impacted at least for now so much in the polls or do immigration. and the world seem is becoming polarized in italy and is probably now the main theme theme until the election day . but what i was talking about before i think there is a danger in putting you know different parties with different political ideologies label them you know in the same way. nonetheless is there a sort of to what extent would you say people in italy struggling to deal with issues around racism immigration we have seen an influx of migrants and refugees how is that impacting the country and of course those crucial elections in march well i believe that growing support not nece

young voters i will go with tomorrow tomorrow will be of a town and point i hope that the five star movement comes to power because it understands us young people better they are more aware about technology they think about the future all of us young people but they're still a huge group of those and show which way to votes on march the fourth poll suggest almost a third of voters are either undecided or will abstain honestly i don't trust anyone anymore. or mean they're all the same whichever political party it is they come here they make their promises i say this i will do that but in the end it was nothing yet. they might have their reasons it's only has seen sixty governments and even more prime ministers since the second world war that's roughly new cabinets every fourteen months so if we'll see if any of these cars can sway the voters and stayed long enough to actually keep any of their promises and she said the reporting that you with us he will be back with more news just after the break. what politicians do something to. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so whe

vote in the twenty thirteen general election we spoke exclusively with the leader of the five star movement about his party's chances and the country's economy. everyone talks about europe but when it comes to giving solidarity to other countries' support i hope the germans can retrace the steps to block migrants from greece and italy from seeking relocation because a few years ago we approved a new european parliament approved the provided for the redistribution in other european countries part of the migrants who are in italy and greece. surely all the other countries have become skeptical towards the issues and aspects of the european union for this reason i think this is a fruitful moment to start working on the revision of some european parameters especially those on the deficit allows us to make more investments last year the founder of the five star. will call for italy to leave the euro zone he supported legal changes what kind of trees he wanted to remain in but not have euro currency but the party leader again explains currency issues are not high on her child i. never said we sho

but certainly, five star movement are big force and the problems are not going away. been getting some incredible pictures of the arctic blast. here's a time—lapse of the snow falling over london — you can see the dome of st paul's cathedral disappearing as the weather system moves through. this is the view of our building, new broadcasting house, and a special camera fixed across the road — it even has wipers to clean the lens. and of course, the view of the houses of parliament, just down the road. cold enough for you, katty? we should ban the phrase, based from the east! but this is serious. children have got farms in the country and people are vulnerable, losing livestock. we have a family in scotland who are farmers and they have been scotland —— have been suffering. and young people around the country. it is a very serious storm. and it is not going anywhere quickly. i've had a look through some of those pictures too and i particularly like these ones from cornwall. a smooth way to travel here — no travel disruption on a snowboard, or a quad bike, for that matte

five-star movement in the lead, but with an important caveat -- the five-star movement and euro skepticismgeneral is no longer a big risk. government inweak italy, a hung parliament or some other suboptimal outcome, but we will not face the prospect of an onout referendum in italy european union membership. as to where curious you put the odds of a second referendum in written right now. have the -- in britain right now. have they gone up? tina: not if you look at public demand for them. remainders -- remainers get more organized, but there is not a big uptake of support in staying in the european union. that leads to the risk that a second referendum would deliver exactly the same results. what may happen is obstacles in the political process along the way, eventually, perhaps, in the house of lords, scottish parliament, or elsewhere. we have to also remember the cognitive dissonance that voters seem to have at the moment. more british voters are worried about the u.k. economy, but they do not seem to be educating that to exit -- i chew beaching -- attributing that to brexit risk. -- ie:

luigi di maio, the leader of italy's anti-establishment five star movement was in london to meet withernational investors. i caught up with him and asked if there's any political group he would not form a partnership with >> translator: i think we'll be the single largest political party in the elections i think we can win more than 30% of the votes if we don't win a majority, we'll form a partnership and i hope they join a government forsake of gaining for the sake of gaining positions. we hope all those forces will listen to our appeal and join the five star government >> so you would not rule out a partnership with any political party at this stage? >> there's political parties we're struggling to speak with they represent the establishment that killed our country. i want to see facts. i don't have prejudices towards anyone i want to see them in action i don't trust them until i see how they act in parliament >> one thing that worried investors about mr. luigi di maio and his party is that they have in the past hinted that they want to call a referendum on eurozone membership in th

the mayor of turin is from another populist, big—hitter party, the controversial five star movement —pendino took me for a spin in her intentionally we have had a crisis, economic crisis. people don't like the establishment because there are no solutions and poverty is increasing, so what they see in us, when they were so young and they never did politics before, and they see in us a way to get out of the crisis, a way to find new solutions. with populists so popular here, should europe brace itself for turmoil in italy, the eurozone's third—largest economy, after these elections? well, not quite. remember him? yes, berlusconi is back, and the irony of the populist outbreak in italy is that a man who disappeared from politics surrounded by scandal has now returned and is able to present himself as a calm elder statesman. silvio berlusconi can't run for office because of a conviction for tax fraud, but his party will likely have a key role in forming the next italian government. which is why, despite all the political rhetoric here, young voters fear little will actually change in ital

is serious. other political relations are on the centre and the left and the new movement the 5—star movementorrible fact. 0k, we must leave it there. thank you forjoining us. scotland yard are looking into two more allegations of sexual assault against harvey weinstein. it brings the total number of women who have reported weinstein to british police to nine.0ur correspondent ben ando explained more about the allegations. co nta cted by a woman in this country claiming that she had been sexual assaulted by harvey weinstein. there are a further six women who came forward. up to christmas this year, that's what we thought. there were seven alleged victims making a variety of allegations. there were seven alleged victims making a variety of allegations. what has emerged today, though, is that on october the 31st, a woman came forward and claimed he had attacked her in the republic of ireland. the police say that they forwarded that information to the irish police. on november 13th of last year, another woman came forward and claimed she was attacked on two occasions. one in london in 2011 and a

the controversial 5—star movement, anti—migration, eurosceptic and very anti—establishment.o me for a spin. people don't like this establishment because there are no solutions in poverty is increasing so they see us, many of us are young, poverty is increasing so they see us, many of us are young, never poverty is increasing so they see us, many of us are young, never done politics before and they see and as a way to get out of the crisis, only to find a solution. -- a way to find a solution. with populist so popular here, should europe braced itself turmoil in italy? the euro for turmoil in italy? the euro zone's third largest economy after these elections. not quite. remember him? burlesque tony is back in the irony of the populist outbreak in italy is that a man who disappeared from politics surrounded by scandal has now returned and is able to present himself as calm, elder statesman. silvio cannot run for office because of a conviction for tax fraud, but his party will likely have a key role in forming the next italian government. which is why, despite all the political

the five star movement which has been vocal and quite populist and been attracting quite a lot of the youth vote mr bittman almost being seen as a spiritual guide for a more stable less populist way of doing politics and what's interesting also is the fact that he's also been seen as a staple only by brussels because he is not as anti you are not as anti euro zone as some of the other candidates in this election has been so while he is eighty one years of age it seems that mr bed has yet still enough fight to be able to see him move through into the election and to have a prominent role and then certainly after the results. several thousand people have rallied in central moscow in honor of slain opposition leader boris nemtsov of them stray sions are being held all over the country ahead of the third anniversary of his death then so it was a vocal critic of president vladimir putin and was shot on a moscow bridge overlooking the kremlin in two thousand and fifteen many of themselves supporters accuse the russian government of ordering his killing. president being could be reelected as

salvini as was rebranded the party moved much more towards the far right positions but the five star movement that many times abroad disputing the same box as these other parties is therefore not a far right movement still ahead here on al-jazeera after forty years leading the irish nationalist party shouldn't think the controversial figure gerry adams was the reins of power to the new generation. and desperate to get out of it as well as neighbors a tightening border control. by the springtime flowering of a mountain lake. to the first snowfall on a winter's day. and there is still quite cold for many of us in the southeastern parts of china the temperatures in shanghai during the day all too bad they're getting to around seven or nine degrees but at night they're still dropping below freezing so certainly feeling very cool for us for the south and for hong kong will be around nineteen generally there's not a great deal of cloud around the coast there but head down towards the philippines a formal cloud here on monday thanks to an approaching storm so we keeping a close eye on not over the n

their salvini as was rebranded the party much more towards the far right positions but the five star movement that many times abroad dispute in the same box as these other parties is there for not a far right movement protesters in the philippines are urging president not to go to territory to stop china's military expansion and the south china sea they marched to the chinese consulate in the mill and. media published photos last week showing china has continued to build installations on the disputed spratly islands . has more from manila. protesters say this is just the start of a long series of campaign to put pressure on president to be good to government to point out the man. to stop it maybe there is a show on the area in china this month after a new post report shows that china is almost already finished with military stationed disputed areas in the spratleys islands. in the long run it was very damaging to be. you may be losing there would be he was. already going holing. of the disputed area. it is our president who does not have the consciousness to fight for our old man but it is ea

it looks like burlesque own he may come back with the arrangement he has and then five-star movement,lso with the polls, it seems to be leading by a slight number and seems to beic party in real trouble. it is not clear what will happen but there is a lot of anti-euro feeling within the country. immigration is a big issue because of the hundreds of fromands that have come in northern africa. it is a very unsettled situation. the economy is looking better this year than the last few years but it is still not great. one country a think it is fair to say in the eurozone, not doing better than it was before the eurozone, is italy. >> exactly. you take a look at charts 9330, you can see in the last few days waveringey have again even more, the 10 year yield spreads to germany's's year yields obviously wider. and it is lower than it was. is there a possibility from this election and geopolitical risk? the -- are we seeing these getting out now? >> the italian banking system has made progress in the last year and a half and it still has major problems with nonperforming. so i think in additi

mainly because the five-star movement has backtracked on his threats against the euro.eferendum on quitting the euro, which unsettled investors. now they say that would be a last resort as they want to change the treaties first. for that reason partly, the markets do not seem to be worried. i would caution against complacency because, if we do get a weak government with a small majority, too wide a hodgepodge of forces, it will not push through the structural forms which it desperately needs for growth, youth unemployment, the judicial system. none of that will happen with a weak government. mark: thank you for joining us. our italian government reporter in rome. vonnie: that election is coming up on march 4. , we breakdown the u.s. commerce department decision to recommend a 7.7% aluminum import tariffs. that according to sources. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: let's get back to breaking news as the u.s. commerce department will recommend a 7.7% import terror on aluminum -- tariffs on aluminum. as i asked 23.5% from russia and china. an investigation ordered by the presi

luigi dimaio, the youngest person in the race for prime minister he was appointed leader of the 5 star movement last year after serving as vice president of italy's lower house. he represents a less radical point of view, and has softened the movement's opposition to europe matteo renzi became italy's youngest ever pm, though staging his own coup in his own party but resigned in 2016 after voters rejected his konsz tu constitutional reform plans in a referendum the latest polls suggest he could be leading the democrat party to the worst performance yet. the more popular figure is current prime minister p paolpaolo paolo jepaolo jent gentiloni. if a government is not formed, he could be asked to stay until a new government is formed and emma bonino is one of italy's most pro europe political figures. she's fighting for the rights of immigrants and finally sergio matterell is the president of italy currently. he's in power to approve the prime minister he called on all parties to make realistic and concrete proposals for all of italy willem is in sicily and sends this report. >> the island of sic

view onthis outspoken populism and you have the five-star movement in italy.t end up where the government cannot get anything done, and there is a gridlock there. to us fromdon coming our princeton bureau. next, memos and conflicting statements. gop members are in an all-out war with the justice department over the potential release of a controversial memo. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: this is bloomberg markets. i'm shery ahn. quinn. and i'm vonnie our stock of the hour is tumbling, just like most of the s&p 500 -- actually, most of them are not tumbling. julie hyman is here, as you can see. wereactor supply company talking about, down 8.5%, the biggest decline in the s&p 500 today. that was probably my clumsy language that trip you up. tractor supply is a retailer of outdoor and other stuff, and they are normally located in rural areas. company actually came out with a forecast for its full-year for earnings that is at least in line with analyst estimates, although the midpoint is below. -- fourth-quarter earnings and sales matched, and fourth-quarter sales ro

the anti-establishment five-star movement is seen as the single largest party, but it is not part of coalition. >> and an indication that it will be based on our talk last week meanwhile, the uk government has ruled out any form of customs union after brexit theresa may's office has been speaking to a number of media outlets overnight insisting, quote, it is not our policy to be in the customs union. a key amount of confrontation and confusion around the subject, but downing street has declined to comment on these anonymous reports. >>> and digital currencies are lower after the cryptocurrency lost over $100 billion in value over the last week bitcoin fell sharply sinking below $8,000 for the first time since november >> now joumanna joins us around the set. what else is there to talk about. and a number of issues in the financial market it's and the broader economy in europe. and the broad gist is that he didn't really think cryptos have much merit >> well, that was part of conversation we've had $4.4 billion for last year, that makes them the wealthiest monarchy and i'm curious to

good news in france with macron's election and in germany finally we have a government the five star movement is still in place narrowly, with elections comingup most expect the center right coalition, but that doesn't take away from the fact whether it's italy or many other european countries that voted last year, we had nonmainstream parties in second or third place, and there's a significant cohort of voters still looking for these mainstream outcomes. the next government will not be strong or ibe able to do the reforms needed you mentioned germany is out of the woods, but is that government not terribly strong >> may be this fourth term as chancellor for angela merkel does not last the full term. the opportunity for deutschland has overtaken the spd in the polls. that's significant that hurts the cdu and speaks to the state of the center left in europe more broadly. >> tina, thank you very much for joining me tina fordham of citi. >>> still ahead, president trump is back at the white house this morning after spending the long weekend in florida we'll tell you what's on his agenda >>> as w