heater: you talked about north rhine-westphalia, the significant of that state.et's listen in to what martin schulz has said about the significance of north rhine-westphalia before the vote actually took place. the results are announced on the evening of may 14, the social democrats will be the strongest party in north .hine-westphalia i will be paying close attention when those results start cominig in because they will show that the spd is going to be the strongest party in germany and that i will be germany's next chancellor. peter: we've used the word bold twice already in this discussion. that was a very bold statement. how much of a blow to his credibility is a statement like that, setting himself up as chancellor? that in combination with a couple of other things that happened during that time. he was elected as chief of the spd with 100% of the membership that voted that day, which is an extraordinary thing and people compared it jokingly to north korea and things like that, so he really was writing this wave where he seemed invincible, but even then, peo

>> we have a personal concept for westphalia state.e have security and we need more police to secure the security of the people. but we want as well to be a country of integration. we say, yes, we want migrants, they are part of our society. but those who are against our law, they should -- they should feel an answer because we don't accept violence, zero scholar vens our concept. >> did angela merkel help you? >> yes, she complained very helpfully for us. and the federal government in north ryan westphalia will work closer together. >> reporter: i think the race is now on. angela merkel and the cdu know that the they're very vulnerable. and they're reinstating that they have the chancellor, and they're also working on a program. it's called germany 2020 to keep the competitiveness and the international success of germany intact. that's the cdu's program. the spd is now focusing on a appropriately itself, admitting he's lacking on content and that they will deliver. so, we'll see. officially, the election campaign for both parties only

exit polls for north rhine—westphalia show angela merkel‘s christian democrats taking a projected share with their free democrat allies on 12 percent. the social democrats have 30—point—five percent while their governing partners, the greens, slumped to six percent. 0ur berlin correspondent, damien mcguinness, told me this result would be seen as a pointer to the federal election in a few months time. that is why this regional election matters because on the one hand, it matters because on the one hand, it matters in its own right, this is germany's largest state, 13 point something million voters are both there and they vote primarily on regional issues. they are voting on schools, policing, transport, these are all issues run by the regional governments, but this region is also a bellwether and a signal for the national elections in four months' time and that is partly because this is traditionally a sdp centre—left stronghold and martin schulz, angela merkel‘s challenger said and he assumed that they were going to win their and they were going to set up a strong left—wing coalition g

has unseated their rival social democrats party in a key election, in the state of north rhine—westphaliary could be a boost for mrs merkel as she is seeking to run for a fourth term. labour have pledged to introduce a "robin hood" tax on financial transactions, to raise billions of pounds for public services if elected. the proposal has been slammed by the conservatives as a "total shambles". celebrities have hit the red carpet for tonight's bafta television awards. michael mcintyre has won for best entertainment performance, and the bbc show happy valley has won best drama. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm hugh woozencroft. the main headlines this evening... commiserations for hull city as they relegated from the premier league — but celebrations for crystal palace who are staying up! fond farewells at spurs as tottenham say goodbye to white hart lane after 118 years. and congratulations for lewis hamilton as he takes the victory at the spanish grand prix. it was a day of contrast‘s at selhurst park — a 4—0 defeat for hull city confirmed their relegation from the premier league, but

party has unseated their rival social democrats party in a key election in the state of north rhine—westphaliauld be a boost for mrs merkel as she is seeking to run for a fourth term. celebrities have gathered in london for the bafta television awards. the latest winners of the people versus oj simpson, america crime story, and the victoria programme —— the victoria derbyshire programme one the news coverage category. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week's travel show. we're in colombia, exploring the legacy of one of the country's most controversial criminals. we're here at pablo‘s prison/five—star resort! oops! did ijust make that man crash? i hit the road in tokyo, taking tourists for a ride. they look a bit shell—shocked! and global gadgets gives you the lowdown on how to take a selfie from up in the sky! hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from tokyo in japan, with me, carmen roberts. a little later on in the show, i'll be trying my hand at pulling one of the iconic rickshaws that weaves its way through the streets here. but first. we're in me

ms merkel‘s party aims to win the state of north rhine—westphalia from the main opposition party.a vote cast yet, but there is something of the victory march in angela merkel‘s step. it is actually years since her party won here. polls suggest that might be about to change. it is not often a german regional election is considered so important. angela merkel knows, if her party can take back this state, then she has a very strong chance of taking the country come the autumn. but first she must persuade this town, this country. translation: i think she really will be chancellor again. she's very self—assured, reliable and calm, and because she's a woman, i like that. translation: she promised too much, and invited too many people without thinking, and too many of the wrong people came into the country. one man stands between angela merkel and victory. martin schulz‘s arrival on the german political scene gave his social democrat party a boost in the polls. but even here, in spd country, the so—called schulz effect is wearing off. translation: his approval ratings will only stabilise

the party took control of north rhine—westphalia from the social democrats, who are seen as her mainhe world health organization has confirmed a second case of ebola in the democratic republic of congo. 17 other suspected cases are being monitored, and health officials are trying to trace another 125 people who could be linked to the outbreak. the organisers of the pink dot rally, which campaigns for lesbian, gay, bisexual and tra nsgender rights in singapore, say they can only allow singapore citizens and permanent residents to attend the event this year, because of changes to the law. a spokesman said they profoundly regret the decision, but had to take it on police advice. now — british television has been celebrating its big awards night, at the baftas — but as you can see, the weather here in london wasn't really what the stars on the red carpet might have wanted. it was pouring with rain as the celebrities turned up everyone was in a bit of a hurry to get inside — and we're proud to say, once they got there, the bbc won about three quarters of the prizes on offer. for many year

north rhine-westphalia is big, and she took it big. is it in the bag, when we get to the central vote in september? matt: i don't think you can say it is in the bag, because we still have four months, and last year in the u.s., not everybody thought donald trump was going to be the next president in july, or even in august or september. but we do have a really shocking victory for merkel, it is the second time in 50 years they have taken north e otherestphalia, so th party is the worst showing since world war ii. really, really shocking message sent from voters in the most populous state in germany. guy: going to be fascinating to see how the meeting goes. i think macron starts small, works his way up. he will be talking soon about europe bonds. how will germans be talking about that? short has been a proponent of eurobonds. this is how the markets are set up, ignoring equities. d, kiwi. dollar on bi and aussie bid. let me take you to the other asset classes as well. clearly we are trying to figure out how to price in the cyber attack

the state of north rhine—westphalia is home to one in five german voters, a sprawling industrial region centre—left social democratic party for decades. early optimism at the polling booth from the spd leader, martin schulz, soon made way for disappointment, and the faces of his supporters said it all. translation: this is a difficult day for the spd, and a difficult day for me personally. it's my home state, where we have suffered a bitter defeat. we've lost an important state election. earlier this year, mr schulz‘s arrival on the german political scene gave the spd a surge in support. since then, his party has lost three regional elections in a row. the focus now shifts to autumn‘s national election. sarah corker, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: beijing unveils ambitious plans for a massive infrastructure project connecting asia to africa, europe, and beyond. the pope was shot, the pope will live. that was the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism had come to the vatican. the man they ca

ms merkel‘s party is hoping to win the state of north rhine—westphalia from the main opposition partyvote cast yet, but there is something of the victory march in angela merkel‘s step. it is actually yea rs march in angela merkel‘s step. it is actually years since the party got victory polls suggest that might be about to change. never has a german regional election been considered so important. angela merkel hopes her party ca n important. angela merkel hopes her party can take back this state. she has a strong chance of taking the country again. but first, she must persuade this town, in this country. translation: i think she really will be chancellor again. she is very self—assured, libel, and calm. and she is a woman. i like that. —— reliable. she promised too much. too many of the wrong people came into the country to be she did not deliver. one man stands between angela merkel and victory. martin schulz‘s arrival on the political scene gave his party a boost in the polls. but even here, in spd country, the so—called schulz effect is wearing off. translation: country, the so—call

the state of north rhine—westphalia is home to one in five german voters, a sprawling industrial regioncades. early optimism at the polling booths for martin schulz make way for disappointments and the faces of his supporters said it all. translation: this is a difficult day for the spd and the difficult day for the spd and the difficult day for me personally. it is my home state and we have suffered a bitter defeat. we have lost an important election. martin schulz his arrival in the scene. it gave a surge of support. since then his party has lost three regional elections in a rope up the focus now moves to the autumn is that national elections. —— autumnposmac stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a good night at the baftas. netflix fails to take the crown. the pope was shot, the pope will live. that was the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism had come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the seco

exit polls for the north rhine—westphalia show mrs merkel‘s party with a projected share of 34.5 percentats on 30.5 percent. the vote was seen as a test for the german chancellor, who faces a general election in september. let's speak to our correspondent, damien mcguinness who is in berlin. what is the appeal? is it angela merkel or her party? in the regional elections it is regional policies that motivate voters, like pleasing, hospitals, schools, transport, those are all controlled and run by regional governments. regional governments are incredibly important. but this particular state has an impact nationally and on the national elections. 0n has an impact nationally and on the national elections. on that sends in angela merkel‘s chance of staying chancellor in september. that is because this region is an spd ce ntre—left because this region is an spd centre—left stronghold. angela merkel‘s challenger, martin schultz, the leader of the centre—left, was banking on hanging this state and getting a solid left—wing majority in this state and he said that explicitly. he said it would help

. >> sreenivasan: the german state of north rhine-westphalia; where one in five voters live gave chancellor angela merkel's party a big win today, increasing her chances of winning the national election there in september. some voters said they preferred her experience and leadership heading into difficult negotiations with britain as it leaves the european union. and on the "newshour" tomorrow: ahead of president trump's first overseas visit we examine the fate of returning isis soldiers to tunisia, the birthplace of the arab spring. that's it for this edition of "pbs newshour weekend." i'm hari sreenivasan. have a good night. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. judy and josh weston. the cheryl and philip milstein family. the john and helen glessner family trust-- supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and gro

exit polls for the north rhine—westphalia show mrs merkel‘s party with a projected share of 34.5% ofl democrats on 30.5%. the vote was seen as a test for the german chancellor, who faces a general election in september. earlier i spoke to our correspondent in berlin, damien mcguinness and he explained to me what these election results could mean for angela merkel and her christian democratic party. i think we have to remember it is primarily regional policies in regional elections that policing, hospitals, transport. those are controlled and run by regional governments so regional governments are incredibly important but this particular state does have an impact nationally and on the national elections in or months and in that sense on mrs merkel‘s chances of staying chancellor in september will not that is because this region is an spd centre stronghold. martin schulz, the leader of the centre left, was banking of hanging this state and getting a solid left—wing majority in these state. he said that explicitly. that has not happened. it has been a real blow for mrs merkel‘s rival to

the state of north rhine—westphalia, a sprawling industrial region which was a stronghold of the centre—lefting booth with the spd leader soon make way for disappointment. the faces of his supporters said it all. translation: this is a difficult day for us and me personally. it's my home state where we have suffered a bitter defeat. we have lost an important state election. earlier this year, mr schultz's rival on the german political scene, since then, his party has lost three regional elections in a row. the focus now shifts to the national election. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: has globalisation changed the face of politics. we report from the north of england where old allegiances are fading fast. the pope was shot, the pope will live. that was the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism had come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman

exit polls for the north rhine—westphalia show mrs merkel‘s party with a projected share of 34—point—fivecial democrats on 30—point—five percent. the vote was seen as a test for the german chancellor, who faces a general election in september. earlier i spoke to our correspondent in berlin, damien mcguinness and he explained to me what these election results could mean for angela merkel and her christian democratic party. well i think we have to remember that in the regional elections it is primarily —— primarily regional policies like policing, hospitals, schools and transport, those are all controlled and run by regional governments. regional governments here are incredibly important. but this particular state does have an impact nationally and on the national elections in four months and in that sense, on angela merkel‘s chances as remaining chancellor and that is because this election, this region is an spd central stamp polls. angela merkel‘s challenger, the leader of the ce ntre—left challenger, the leader of the centre—left was banking on hanging on to the state and getting a good

voteb you took 34% of the in westphalia, and the other party got 31%, the worst showing since world warbal news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. ♪ it is a big week ahead for earnings. we have cisco, alibaba among companies reporting. su keenan with a look ahead. also more economic numbers to keep our eye on. su: let's start with the tech numbers out. it will be bigger when you talk about online retailers or e-tailers, then alibaba and tencent. they did better than a 30 year to date. can they take it higher? investors are interested to see competition from jd impacting them. especially since they went public. the back end of the week, the 18th. and tencent is up about the same amount as alibaba. they have done very well on the current environment. they will be out the 17th, a day before alibaba, and this is the focus on tech where it is right now. these technical analysts, let's go to the bloomberg 8527. you have apple on target for $800 billion market value. they say there is a giant market value tech. when

north ryan westphalia is home for 20% of germany's population.delivered a blow to merkel's main challenger martin shultz who hails from that region. so a significant local victory for the cdu, german chancellor merkel's party. albeit, they tend to be led by local issues but definitely a did marker -- >> gauge. >> -- gauge. >> and that election in later in the year? >> that election is likely to be around october. they haven't set the date for it. it will be later this year. either way, it's between her and martin shultz, very much pro-european. >>> speaking of pro-european, the new french president emmanuel macron isn't wasting any time. in his first day in office, he's expected to meet quickly. he's meeting with angela merkel in berlin and may unveil his selection for prime minister. it centers on edouard philippe. >> very good. i was going to help you with that one. but it's quite simple. >> he's a member of the mainstream right republican party. to be seen as an effort by the centrist macron in building a majority in parliament by drawing lawm

two candidates. 0ur germany correspondentjenny hill has this report from the state of north rhine—westphaliait is actually years since her party won here. the polls suggest that might be about to change. it is not often that a german regional election is considered so important. angela merkel knows that if our party can to back the state, angela merkel knows that if her party can take back this state, then she has a very strong chance of taking the country, come the autumn. but first, she must persuade this town, this country. translation: i think she really will be chancellor again. she is very self—assured, reliable and calm. and because she's a woman, i like that. translation: she promised too much and invited to many people without thinking, and too many of the wrong people came into the country. one man stands between angela merkel and victory. martin schulz‘s arrival on the german political scene gave his social democrat party a boost in the polls. even here, in spd country, the so—called schultz effect is winning off. translation: his approval ratings will almost table eyes once he sa

chancellor angela merkel's party decisively won an election in the most popular state, north rhine-westphaliait served their opponents a humiliating defeat. also reinforces local standing before a series of international summits starting this month, including meetings with donald trump. in the u.k., theresa may will pledge today to brought unemployment rates in britain as the country pulls out of the european union. the prime minister will say that if her conservative party wins next month's general election, she will introduce measures to safeguard pensions with companies like uber and wages. scotland's first minister has set a vote for her party to protect the economy north of the border from the impact of brexit. >> the message in the election is whether you were yes or no, if you are snp, you are strengthening my hand to make sure scotland voice is heard in these negotiations and that we can press the case for scotland in the single market. francine juliette: global news, 24 hours a day, powered by over 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. you can find more stories on

joe: on sunday, i'll be looking at the north rhine-westphalia -- germany's most populous state hldinglia: president trump hosts president erdoga a lisa: i'm a alisa parenti from washington and you are watching "bloomberg technology." rector james comey has declined to testify before the senate intelligence committee. the committee had hoped to hear from comey following his abrupt firing this week by president donald trump. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein will brief the full senate next week amid that controversial shakeup. then it minority leader chuck schumer's office said rosenstein has accepted the bipartisan invitation -- senate minority leader chuck schumer. canada's finance minister told the treasury secretary, steve mnuchin, that he rejects u.s. tariffs on imported canadian lumber. prime minister justin trudeau said he might consider retaliating with tariffs of his own. china's president will host 30 world leaders at the center of his country's soft power push. solidifyis designed to his

. -- westphalia. chances of winning a fourth term.news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm haslinda amin, this is bloomberg. shery: we are counting down to some of the major market opens in asia-pacific. in sydney.m haigh sentiment taking a bit of a hit from the u.s. and economic data. we have the north korean peninsula missile launch. what is the likely impact on other assets? adam: good morning. we are already seeing impact on dollar-yen and strength there, though it has come off a bit in the past hour or so. i think you have got a combination of things really. there is that roll over from the missed inflation number we saw in the u.s. ride a. that is going through to the australian bond, and bonds are rallying. equities also getting hit by that. remember charles on an -- charles evan, he is talking about his worries over inflation or that game on friday, so asian traders are still playing sing -- placing their first bets on that from the fed policymakers are later on in

the state of north rhine—westphalia is home to one in five german voters, a sprawling industrial region lost an important state election. mr schulz‘s arrival on the german political scene earlier this year gave his spd party a surge in support. since then his party has lost three regional elections in a row. the focus now moves to autumn's national election. richard forrest, bbc news. i have been briefed by the gchq and the national cyber security centre and according to our latest intelligence, we have not seen a second wave of attacks and the level of criminal activity is at the lower end of the range that we had anticipated. i think that is encouraging. the message is very clear, not just for organisations like the nhs but for private individuals and businesses. although we have never seen anything on this scale when it comes to ransomware attacks, they are relatively common and there are things that you can do, every one of us can do to protect ourselves against them. in particular making sure that our data is properly backed up and making sure that we are using the software patches

. -- westphalia. tom: we should go. i have never been to north rhine. the vote this weekend.nal vote before the country goes to the federal vote in september. the e.u.'s commissioner for economic affairs is that whoever wins germany will not threaten the european project. >> think the germans are lucky. this is not a source of concern. whoever is the next german chancellor will be a strong leader, dedicated for europe. guy: interesting viewpoint. let's talk about mr. macron. and how each will playing to the brexit discussion. joining us is charles lichfield. how does the french election affect the brexit debate? charles: for the moment london is worried. he's said he will be strict with london. i do not think he will be unreasonable. he's even brought in the whole -- agreement to the discussion in the first week, an agreement that was 15 years old whereby london can conduct border controls on french soil. quarter controls are conducted in britain, it -- if border controls are conducted in britain, it can make the situation much more competent. the starting point is not good.