steve united public workers for action i think this issue of hundreds is a serious issue not only for the workers and retirees in the city and county of san francisco it was the hedge funds derivatives that created the collapse of our economy in 2008 one of the things that's happening a lot of people are saying the economy is going to have another fall because of the speculation we're talking about massive speculation now was did that that mean the hedge funds have a history of buying companies what do they do they steel the pension money of the folks and tell the workers they have 40 candle stick park their busting the unions it's a disgrace that po a that represents the police officers tells us we shouldn't put our money in union busters their attacking public workers and ventures you need your heads examined the members have to ask serious questions why we have on this board one of the speculators who is worthy over half a billion dollars i asked her so people invest in hedge funds what she said we should look for the good hedge funds that's what we should have done the good hedge

public support from the leader of germany. steve handelsman is live on capitol hill with more. hi steve. >> reporter: hi doreen. republican critics are charging our commander in chief is weak and endangering the united states. but this was one of america's closest allies today backing the obama approach. president obama and german chancellor angela merkel agree on ukraine. more russian troops are reportedly crossing the boarder into that nation and arming pro-russian separatists. western sanctions have not forced vladimir putin out of ukraine. but they still might, said both leaders. >> we continue to encourage a diplomatic resolution to this issue. >> translator: i've always said i don't see a military solution to this conflict. >> reporter: but republicans who have been to the region are reing the president to send more weapons to the ukrainian army. >> how could we not allow them support to defend themselves? >> reporter: on iran and nuclear weapons there is a similar dispute. merkel and mr. obama want to give talks more time. >> it does not make sense to sour the negotiations a month or two before they're about to be completed. >> r repubn critics want tougher sanctions on iran immediately. >> a