he's and is an expert on wagner he made his debut in 2004 playing tom who is a. by rote 1st of all in 2004 he actually started as a musical singer so he did like he did i think 8 years of phantom of the opera before really moving before really moving into opera such an interesting transition indeed conductor valery gaggia is also there for the 1st time everybody environment like that likes a good contra caesar that it that'll be interesting by what festival is on until august 28th i believe it already to production so a feast for wagner fans thanks very much melissa for those insights. well even though royal titles were abolished at the start of the weimar republic prince of prussia wants his royal heirlooms back the great great grandson of germany's last and the 2nd has filed claims for the return of part of the families the state including a permanent right of residency at a palace in pottstown on the state of brandenburg wants to hear nothing of it and here's why. there's a lot more evidence of the city's prussian past in these days since germany decided to go

wagner? >> it will significantly transform the arrivals and departures on international travel in all our different environments, air, land and sea and can really build a very convenient, efficient, facilitative but yet secure process for us to do that. >> for us we'll build on the success of our international partnership with cbp that we're doing in atlanta to other international travel locations. we'll look to use the cbp system for our trusted travel population to do one to few or one to many matching for biometrics purposes at our checkpoints. the next step is that one to one matching that i mentioned before where a traveler can approach the checkpoint, provide a credential, have the cat machine assess the image embedded in that credential and. >> let me back up and ask this question. ms. underwood asked a couple of questions. i wanted to follow back up there. the data that you collect, is it ever collected without subjects being aware? >> no, sir. >> so the information that you do collec

wagner: you said you are in the late stages. what is your timeframe for coming up for an option in terms of the stress capital buffer proposal? chair powell: i would have to come back to you with a date, let it would be soon, in the near future. your januaryat press conference, you were asked whether a $4 trillion been motes sheet gave you sufficient firepower -- $4 trillion balance sheet gave you sufficient firepower to handle a recession, and you said yes. the share of gdp is about where the japan balance sheet was potential to the financial crisis. today, the bank of japan has ended up with a balance sheet as large as the japanese economy, with mixed results on inflation and limited room to handle another downturn. has japan's experience affected your thinking on the appropriate size of the fed's balance sheet? chair powell: i think there are a lot of lessons to be learned from japan over the last quarter-century. rep. wagner: and if i may, why should we feel certain that the u.s. could avoid a similar fate? perhaps you could

and the minstrel contest proconsul sees new production of ricardo wagner's romantic opera takes among team meteor approach to dios open up a new perspective on the action. i'm going to fulfill our contest takes place on 2 levels you get close to the characters for example when elizabeth and time voice to reunite you see backstage the emotions this box for time horses opponents you see what effect these performances have you don't only see the consequences but also a kind of emotional as well as a very concrete backstage story. of concrete objects that story director to be as a has also incorporated the by rote festival theatre itself into his production inside the scene his fight of a love and lost while outside tom has his weird artist friends set about occupy nevada in a temple proclaiming freedom of art in the good old atticus tradition. serial killer it's not about 2 conflicting concepts of love and life but rather about time hoy's a reflection on the role of art should the artist produce the such as a close by submitting to a static rules or is all. about something into twined wi

wagner is recognized as the driving force behind many of cbp's resource, time saving initiatives. while simultaneous enhancing security operations at the ports of entry. please join me in welcoming mr. wagner, deputy assistant commissioner. [ applause ] >> you didn't have to say the whole title. >> you've earned it. >> it's too long. not good to have a long title in washington. i lived and worked in laredo from 1993 to 1999. we were talking out in the hallway that i was the minudo champion in 1999. >> how do you earn that? >> it's a story i can't here, maybe afterwards. it's quite a story. thank you for the kind intro. i appreciate the opportunity to talk about what we're doing in cbp. the border, the challenges today are like we've never seen before. we'll start with the migrant crisis. everyone knows we're encountering record numbers like we've never seen before, just an unprecedented flow of people coming through the border. it's impacting the whole country. it's impacting everything we're trying to do. it's impacting both countries really. we've got to figure out ways to work

it's my great pleasure to introduce john wagner, he's debbie assessed and commissioner for the field operations at us customs and border protection. he began his federal law-enforcement career in 1991 when he joined the us customs service as a customs inspector and worked at the new york new jersey seaport and the land support border port of entry at laredo texas before being assigned to headquarters. you have a fan club here. serving in his current role since 2014, mister wagner oversees nearly 30,000 employees including approximately 20,000 cbp officers and 2400 cbp agricultural specialists.an annual operating budget of $4.8 billion provide for operations at over 330 ports of entry and many programs that support the national security, immigration customs and commercial trade related missions of cbp and in the 25 years plus of service mister wagner has been a leader in developing many successful transformative efforts for the organization including the development of global entry programs and the automated passport control kiosks for international travel holders. overall mister wein

joining us from washington, mark wagner, our bloomberg reporter who was in the hearing today, and in new york, we have got joyce lai, an attorney for consensus of blockchain companies focused on the cryptocurrency ethereum. we just spoke to senator warner,

>> now stepping up to the plate, a psa mint 9 honus wagner. >> go, honus. >> yay! come on.nus, baby. >> 32 1/2 on heritage live. another bidder just jumped on. let's sell this thing. $33,000. >> the bidding ends at $33,750. >> yeah! very good! all right! >> their weekend earnings, including online sales, total $133,000, lifting the black swamp find total to $1.85 million. [ cheers and applause ] are you satisfied tonight? >> i'm ecstatic. and you know the person that's buying it wants it and appreciates it, and he's gonna add it to his collection. and maybe he'll pass it on to his family. >> a box stored and forgotten in the attic for over a century eventually changes a collectibles industry forever, along with the lives of the 20 hench grandchildren. so far, the black swamp find is like a slugger with 40 home runs at the all-star break -- well on track to surpass the goal set by peter calderon. >> there's still 10 more sets to sell, and we're still averaging almost $200,000 a set. >> and in the card-collecting market, the game's never over till the last man is out. what wo

by sending tong boys are in venus together on a crazy road trip to be as crops that has driven wagner. into the press and. finally has a recap of the top story the feel thousands of demonstrators have descended on hong kong's international airport a spot of ongoing toward democracy of protest trying to raise awareness of real potential erosion up their rights and freedoms by china. coming up next on news. the us china relationship is at its lowest point in the us can it be fixed. and propaganda for the people really look at how china is promoting its social credit system did you know which next year. coming up on the news for me on the thought she was a fascist to be with you. nicole in enough of this embarrassment mensuration is still a taboo subject in india and feminine hygiene products are hard to find one group wants to change that by many freshman senator. and so when the door to door. he explained to them they should be used instead of. 60 minutes. well. climate change. sustainability. environmental projects. give globalisation. biodiversity species conservation exploitation eq

i was on a horse and the minstrel contest proconsul this is new production of rick wagner has run magic opera takes a multimedia approach to life videos open up a new perspective on the action.

the by sending town wiser and venus together on a crazy road trip to be a scratch that has driven wagner has turned into the present oh. oh. erm i did off our top story here on d w he went officials say nearly 150 migrants have drowned after their boat sank off the libyan coast on thursday some 137 others were rescued and returned to libya the deadliest shipwreck in the mediterranean so far this year. coming up on do have you news that the u.s. china relations show is at its lowest point in years can't it be fixed and propaganda for the people we look at how china is promoting its social credit system due to launch next year. flow of the channel have those stories coming right up on new music just a tip. her 1st day of school in the jungle. first clueless of the. band doris green the moment arrives. join the ring in turning on her journey back to freedom. in our interactive documentary. tour around the ring to tame returns home on t w dot com good times. with him her to be done did go saunders well biased if i had known the boat would be that small i never would have gone on a trip i wou

vonnie: we are going to leave it here, thank you, kurt wagner. coming up, president trump is taking aim at apple. rejecting its bid to avoid some china tariffs. how the tech giant is responding to the president's demands to move production to the united states. this is bloomberg. ♪ "bloombergs is markets." i'm vonnie quinn in new york. amber: i'm amber kanwar in toronto. it's been a busy week of tech earnings but also news -- were new regulatory concerns. donald trump is taking aim at the industry heavyweights, tweeting apple will not be given puttingaivers, and google's relationship with china in question. joining us for a look at how this may affect the spectrum, we have steven milunovich. we are left balancing the fundamentals against the regulatory risk. let's start with apple, this is a company that up until now beingto have evaded ensnared in the eye of the storm when it comes to the u.s. and china. how significant was this tweet by donald trump when it comes to apple and its status? >> apple and trump have gone back and forth. been his tim

and tristan apart from wagner do you like the thought of doing crossover music what does cross over tome what does cross over to you i mean i cannot say no under no circumstances because maybe next week on i mean to go in a pub and we become friends and ultimately i realise that he's a famous pop star we can record something to get. her. her. out of the am. currently. thank. you. the funny. thing. we buy cheap clothes and discard them soon after fast fashion is everywhere nowadays. in germany alone almost a 1000000 tons of textiles of thrown out every. most are poor quality and hard to recycle. so what happens after clothing is dumped global 3030 minutes on d. w. . eco africa. the correct way to prune coffee pushes. the move into booth new obvious ways to have you got for the thief. an outdoor training session at the climate academies in kenya. the fair trade foundation is showing farmers how to work economically despite the effects of climate change. 90 minutes on w. . it's time. to take one step further. and face the possible. good you're on this side of love really time to search th

i could sing on and on and on and wouldn't get tired the day after the 2nd barbican concert hall wagnerhe had the opportunity for some maintenance ok there's probably gets into the shooter. to the street if you feel the pull around the corner and that you know it's a nice to know you to know it for real but. it's incredibly physical and you know the muscular work is enormous like a sportsman kosman is alert to any hint of a physical problem the next one is monday so i mean it's a quite some here i do know it's a little bit longer but it's also where they're arriving and everything you only see is perceptive enough to realize that the larynx isn't moving as freely as he would like probably the best analogy is a sports car where the handbrake is on slightly and you're just not getting the performance you would expect out of the vehicle and also get you from a to b. but what you are expecting is something that is far more responsive now as soon as we release those tight muscles then the performance returns to the voice works. for yaz. his reward afternoon tea at his westminster hotel where

and tristan apart from wagner do like the thought of doing process of music what does cross over to mewhat does cross over to you i mean i cannot say no under no circumstances because maybe next week i mean to go in a pub and we become friends and ultimately i realise that he's a famous pop star and can record something to get. her. out of the arrow. her. life o.t. prophets. learning merge to reality wait a 2nd we want the whole picture of facts instead of make ideas shift to live us. from amanda to reality to cryptocurrency to your topics for live in an ever changing digital world let's talk the digitalisation. d w. the 77 percent. stuff. they have all left their mark on goddess of love. all the revolutionary around the world. all of this sounds like good to see. take a look at tencent p.c. and find out what young people look. 30 minute. how about taking a few brands you could even take a chance on one. don't expect happy ending. the church folks. to. blame. this is due to every news live from officials in louisiana warn off a life threatening flooding as a storm very moves through th

and tristan apart from wagner i do like the thought of doing process music what does cross over to mewhat does cross over into you i mean i cannot say no under no circumstances because maybe next week i meet a guy in a pub and we become friends and ultimately i realise that he's a famous pop star and can record something to get. her. her. her. her. enter the conflicts with him sebastian weeks of mass protests in home. kong showed no sign of coming to it as my guest this week is ronnie a member of the hong kong government top of the studio authorities now accept that the new extradition will which provoked the crisis should be scrapped now i feel good food washes over and listen for the. conflicts of folks in the limited spots doubling. up. searching for identity and recognition. turkish citizens with african roots. their forebears were brought to the ottoman empire as slaves. even today their descendants are treated like an outsider. no they're demanding change. the team cutting minutes to. bring to leave. not everyone who wants books has to go insane. plenty tell him literature list

this edition of arts and culture the by avoid festival dedicated to the operas of composer of a shot wagner kicks off on this sweltering day in germany we'll talk about the opening and also take a look at these top stories. a legal tug of war is underway as descendants of the last german kaiser want parts of their state back we get a background story. and we're off to a former slate mine in northern wales in our series underground europe to have the same good time. germany's famous by a poet festival opens on thursday with a brand new production of the opera tom hoy's out the story of a failed minstrel caught between the hedonistic venus and the pure princess elizabeth is seen as an allegory of the classic romantic conflict between spiritual and carnal love but this production aims to prove that it's much more than just that. and the minstrel context. sees new production of riccati fog.

there's long been speculation folks wagner and ford would team up on self driving electric cars with markets like certainty confirmation from v.w. c.e.o. herbert and for chief jim hackett out a new york news conference boosted shares in both automakers volkswagen will put $2600000000.00 into ford self driving units argo ai which is valued at $7000000000.00 we're now confirming that we will extend our collaboration into a tireless technology we share the view that technology is an enabler and it's not immune to itself that was one of the 1st things that herbert i aligned on a people will remain our constant focus in this ever changing world. the w one ford aim to put autonomous vehicles on the roads in the u.s. and in europe the deal makes v.w. an equal stakeholder in ford self driving cars business and ford will get access to be w.'s electric vehicle technology. they remain competitors in the marketplace but teaming up on our go ai gives them technological know how and scale as well as geographic reach and investment in our goal ai will provide does this a one of a kind of driving sy

done an excel -- ann wagner have done an excellent way. we mustth allow false attacks on -- mustn't allow false attacks on israel. we must support a two-state solution, remains a bipartisan solution. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey yields back. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. zeldin: b.d.s. supporters also claim that the b.d.s. movement is nonviolent. the b.d.s. movement does not distance itself from hamas, a designated foreign terrorist organization. b.d.s. supporters, individually, are not distancing themselves from hamas either. instead, their criticism is focused in on attacking israel and in many cases the jewish peop

joining us to discuss is kurt wagner.cret that facebook struggles with a diversity problem. they release a diversity report every year but this is new. setting fairly ambitious goals. tell us more about it. kurt: this is the first year they have planted a flag of sorts and said this is where we want to be five years down the road. when you look at the goal around women, i believe it is currently 33% of their company is women. emily: 36.9%. kurt: thank you. i should know that by now. that is about 14,000 people. when you think about doubling that over five years, that is not an insignificant goal. they have routinely made between half a percent to a percentage increase in these categories year-over-year. to do that in five years is going to be interesting. emily: the number of women in technical roles is 22% and people often argue those are the roles are the most important. they have a huge impact on the product. and, that is harder to change. kurt: it is. black and hispanic employees, only 5% of those technical roles. whe

there are times in your apartment you can play well wagner is a good example you play this music and suddenly the. space sure it is much larger. sound and here like extends a space. that's what you're building your building with kind of space making material. james to rails art can be both bewildering and moving is something you experience. at 1st glance this may seem like a projected image but means in fact a space guns felt. you were is are gradually drawn into the space and they begin to wonder where my. hand where am i. and let's take a look at the ganzfeld series for instance and there's no focus really just no object or you or the other for interest in the object. yet it's interesting what's what are we left with when there is no no focus mall or for no no focus no object no thing and basically we're we're entering this new. landscape which is the landscape with horizon and you see that when you get the white out while skiing you can see it. all flying when you enter the cloud and after gauging instrument flying. also when you dive there are times when you don't know where that

edition of arts and culture the by avoid festival dedicated to the operas of composer of the shot wagner kicks off on this sweltering day in germany we'll talk about the opening and also take a look at these top stories. a legal tug of war is underway as descendants of the last german kaiser want parts of their state back we get the background story. and we're off to a former slate mine in northern wales in our series underground europe to have a balancing good time. germany's famous by a poet festival opens on thursday with a brand new production of the opera tun toys out the story of a failed minstrel caught between the hedonistic venus and the pure princess elizabeth is seen as an allegory of the classic romantic conflict between spiritual and carnal love but this production aims to prove that it's much more than just that. and the minstrel contest consul sees new production of riccati romantic opera takes among tea meteoroid crowds videos open up a new perspective on the action.

famous who feeds the gallery in florence italy the still life vase of flowers by dutch master young wagner high so was stolen in 1944 by retreating not. he sold it as a gift for his wife. the u.s. president donald trump has said there is no doubt that the u.s. warship brought down on the radio drone on thursday even though iran denies that it is lost any of its on monday craft mr trump says the u.s.s. boxer patrolled in the strait of hormuz are brought down the trove of the drone because it had flowed too close to the warship. a view from the drone that the u.s. claims it shot down of the ship the u.s.s. shot it down iranian say this footage credibly disproves the american claim that one of their drones moved too close to u.s. navy ship the u.s. has stuck to its guns u.s. president tunnel shot today addressed the issue in an event at the oval office when questioned by reporters as to the veracity of the story. we. trump said a drone can't come within a 1000 yards of the assault ship the u.s.s. boxer pictured here and ignored calls to stand down iran has responded with derision the foreign

wagner: you said you are in the late stages. what is your timeframe for coming up with an option in terms of the stress capital buffer? chairman powell: i would have to come back to you with a date. it would be within -- in the near future. rep. wagner: at your january press conference, you are asked whether a 4 billion balance sheet give you firepower to handle this. is aboute of gdp, it where the bank of japan crisis was. today, the bank of japan has ended up with a balance sheet as large as the japanese economy with mixed results on inflation and limited run to handle another downturn. japan's experience affected your thinking on the appropriate size of the fed balance sheet? chairman powell: there is a lot of lessons -- there are a lot of lessons to be learned from japan over the last quarter-century. rep. wagner: why should we feel certain that the u.s. could avoid a similar fate? perhaps you could elaborate. chairman powell: japan has put itself in a situation where inflation has gotten close to zero for a very long time.

omy's david kirkpatrick, bloomberg technology's or wagner, thank you both. -- kurt wagner, thank youh. does consistency make the happiest city on earth? this is bloomberg. ♪ bloomberg. ♪ emily: cities around the world are trying to transform themselves into so-called "smart cities," and dubai is promising it will be the happiest one on earth. it is making the city become a more efficient city through the use of tech, ai, and blockchain. the tech will create free time for residents and visitors, the city claims. we sit down with the smart dubai director to talk about progress. i believe a city where the residents and visitors of a vast city are happier citizens. today when we talk about technology, for us, it is the secret to happiness. if this technology will not by me time, will not give me a peace in my mind, for sure it is not the right technology for us. >> so i am going to win back time, essentially? dr. bin bishr: absolutely. almost 40 hours will be saved when we finish this project. >> so we like to deal with efficiency in numbers. now anda sense between 2021 about what you ar

he suggested naming it after ann wagner. she didn't object.avid horowitz is not a christian, he's jewish. he knows that people of all religions owe a great deal to the christian heritage. if america loses that heritage, it will not bt same country and the country will be the worse off. the left aims to do that. horowitz is sending america a warning. he's written a new book, dark agenda, the war to destroy christian america. thanks for coming on tonight. why did you write this. >> thank you, tucker. it's an honor to be on the best news show on television. when will you get a dose of reality -- one that you get a dose of reality every night. >> thanks. why did you write this book? >> every freedom that we hold dear as americans, every principle, equality, inalienable rights to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, tolerance, freedom of speech, everyone of these originated as a christian idea. and a protestant christian idea. that's because 98% of the people who created this country were protestant christians. before the protestant refermation, yo

emily: all right, bloomberg's kurt wagner, and joyce lai.will look into google, president trump taking peter thiel's side. we are live streaming on twitter. be sure to follow our global breaking news network, @tictoc on twitter. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: on monday, conservative billionaire peter thiel claimed google was doing "seemingly treasonous" work with china. he found a fan of his comments in president trump. president trump: i would like to recommend, including to like our attorney general, to take a look. google is with china in not a very positive way for our country. emily: to discuss, in new york, a guest, and in our studio, a reporter who covers tech for us. he not only said that google is doing "seemingly treasonous" work but that google could have been infiltrated by foreign spies from china. is there evidence to back up peter thiel's allegations? >> not that i have seen. google's response for months, we have seen similar statements, less aggressive, from the pentagon some months ago, google saying microsoft and amazon, our b

i think if he said it to wagner known supervolcano was being used and if he would meet them on as candidates which would not by and is what he has one only one is have to buy on to buy am full of idiots but it. is just. one system fetus one means even if so is the system and i'm in a council. and. success is a very polarizing thing you know if you don't have it you're jealous of other people who have it. and it's not that you hate the person or that you hate the team you want what they have you know that's a version of an emotion to want what you don't have. in the heat the client did buy on yes yes yes he got a lot of wood and gave in with the committee and had him and a bit of the un of them on board a ship in a ship that symptom free that's. so hell may change. just as always also coming home. won't see me. doing a job i don't foresee. i know my family coming to. his own nobody really coming to me. just an awful lot by actually to give me home. my own but the feeling to see us in the here and abroad. a 1000000. dollar plenty of off hold near. would be the dawn of a homicide a. lot of the

i'll see i think if he said it to wagner known so bev on would you say i know if you will meet them on as janet's which wound up by and is will even those who heard as he says to buy a round to buy him full of idiots by the. system fee this $1.00 is the sensible and i'm in a council. was. a success is a very polarizing thing you know if you don't have it you're jealous of other people who have it. and it's not that you hate the person or that you hate the team you want what they have you know that's a version of an emotion to want what you don't have. in the heat the current environment. and i got a lot of wood and gave up on with the committee and the sheffield at it and a bit of the one of them on board a ship in a ship that symptom free that's. so hell may change. just as always does that mean . we have a job i don't foresee. i know my family coming to me to help me have a little pushing is on all my family coming to me. just an awful lot. of these i will admit i'm willing. to see us in the here and abroad. and i. will near. a bit of a homicide a. lot of it didn't seem one f. as it

there are times in your apartment you can play well wagner is a good example.you play this music and suddenly the. space sure it is much larger. sound and here like the stanza speakers. that's what you're building building the kind of space to make the material. james derails art can be both bewildering and moving it's something you experience . at 1st glance this may seem like a projected image but it is in fact a space guns felt. viewers are gradually drawn into the space and they begin to wonder why am i. and where am i. and let's take a look at the gunsight sirius for instance and there is no focus for a nest no object or your of the other for interest i am the object what is it. that it's interesting what of what are we left with when there is no no focus while there for no no focus no object no thing and basically we're we are entering this new. landscape which is the landscape with horizon and you see that when you get the white out while skiing you can see it all flying when you enter the cloud and after you gauge an instrument flying. also when you div

>>verify with them that that is a valid license in to retrieve the photo from that's john wagner withs customs and border patrol assured lawmakers the tools are being used carefully the department. >>also says that it's common practice for law enforcement to use facial recognition technology to catch criminals but more than 2 dozen civil rights organizations and data privacy groups say it's time to put an end to it. >>they say past studies show facial recognition technology does not always get it right, especially for women and people of color it is unlikely that we will ever achieve a point where every single demographic is identical in performance across the board. >>department of commerce technology chief charles remind told lawmakers that the technology is right 99.7% of the time and getting better. lawmakers say they're considering setting regulations to prevent potential abuse. in washington recall martin. a proposal to limit huge emergency room bills for patients with health insurance so that hit a roadblock. >>assemblyman david chiu is pulling the bill for now because of stron

wagner. battery wagner. in july of 1863 when the 54th massachusetts goes in to assault that confederate position. in 1864, she comes back up into the virginia theater, sees the aftermath of thesylvania courth. she's nursing, again, in fredericksburg, virginia. she ends up taking over a hospital in petersburg, virginia, in the summer of 1864. but in 1865, as the war is drawing to a close, barton is going to find her next role. she is a woman who is -- deals with depression throughout her life. it runs in her family. her mother had issues of depression as well. barton, by 1865, is out of things to do. out of things that she can do to help. she can no longer go to the front. the battles have moved farther south. the war is drawing toward a close. she is in annapolis, maryland, though. she found another role. at a place called camp parole. this is where survivors from prison camps across the south are going to be brought back into union lines. that's why camp parole was designed. this is where paroled union pris

europe's preparing for the next act, even as germans gather to enjoy a spot of wagner.rite composer, has yet to formally meet the new british prime minister. how will the woman with a passion for opera take on a man with a reputation for drama? we all know angela merkel, she's a strong and calm personality. i think she will be able to cope with boris johnson. its not the biggest challenge for her. but what of mrjohnson‘s belief that he can change the brexit withdrawal? actually not. boris johnson may be front page news here. it's flattering. the german press doesn't doubt his intelligence, but depending on what paper you read, he's a clown, a crook, a populist and a gambler. and as music lovers swelled her in record temperatures, few believe borisjohnson will bring harmony. he will be terrible for european politics because, of course, he says he's going to go through with a no deal and a hard brexit, and i think that's going to be bad both for the eu but especially for britain. in germanyl eu but especially for britain. in germany i think the overall opinion is that bri

i knew that michael became chancellor in 2005 so she is seen as a very close ally of java johnson wagner well thomas we've also been been looking at who german voters think should be selecting the e.u. commission boss of take a look during the european elections in may funny line was not a candidate for the job and there is a sense among many germans that government leaders made a backroom deal instead of choosing one of the candidates nominated by their parliamentary groups for the commission president job now the pollsters asked who should choose. the president of the european commission the heads of government or the european parliament let's take a look 21 percent feel that government heads should have the final say but an overwhelming majority of 71 percent say the european parliament should decide who will lead the commission so thomas what do you make of those numbers well this is a clear reason why many germans are skeptical about the nomination of was a left on the line and we're not only talking about germans was talking about political parties if you look for example at the so

from berlin a doctor for a russian opposition leader election of ali says he may have been poisoned wagner was rushed from jail to the hospital yesterday after suffering what was initially called an allergic reaction but is foul play to blame. also coming up china condemns the anti-government protests in hong kong.