A leadership crisis and confronted with the specter of its nazi past medicals handpicked successor and a crack crime karrenbauer has stepped down after her c. D. U. Members defied orders and voted with the far right in the german state up to run the us my guest is a c. D. U. Parliamentarian who serves on the Foreign Affairs committee can his party find its soul and its backbone as europe and the world looks to germany to leave. Hes about to welcome. How could an election in tauranga one of the smallest german states bring down the hand selected successor to Angela Merkel on a car or you that week as a party well i dont think so but we have under estimated or the ramifications of touring year or so that we have to recognize that the Christian Democratic Union has lost the elections in this country some months ago and we have not taken serious consequences so this was the 1st mistake inside the party of touring or the 2nd mistake was that we have underestimated the role of the parliament
For it. I will come back to that though. You have the same relationship with the National Weather service as our current president . Sen. Bennet exactly. Thanks so much for taking your time this weekend to join us today. Thanks so much for taking the time to join us today. My only son and his girlfriend, someone we consider to be on daughter, they talked about not having children because of the potentially devastating changes related to global warming. Cases we can now see, that her children just when generation back, face decisions about serious issues that simply did not exist would debbie and i started out. I dont think its an exaggeration that in addition to Climate Change, we face more threats to our way of live than any other time in history. Because of this, feel the most important time in my live. We need leadership that is guided by steadfast leadership. We also need leadership that is not the extreme left or the right. But center and practical and reasonable. Responsible to.
12 years. Raise your hand. [applause] Lynn Ron Berg for 13 years. We believe [applause] and thank you to all the other members tonight. Didnt want to name absolutely everyone but to have been giving since before we opened so is a special thing. I think occlusion of tonights q a, we invite you to the book signing which will be downstairs in the library. Joining us tonight is blumenthal and jamie to discuss his new book, all the powers of first. The third volume on his series. Hes the acclaimed author of a selfmade man in wrestling with his angel. The first two in his biography. The political life of lincoln. Hes been a National Reporter for the Washington Post and washington editor and writer for the new york. Bestselling clinton from authorize of the establishment and permanent campaign. Born and raised in illinois, he is in washington d. C. Congressman jamie probably represents the eighth Congressional District in the u. S. House of representatives. [applause] the district includes mo
Thanked iran for quote very fair negotiations that led to a prisoner swap between the 2 countries there are diplomatic breakthrough was brokered by switzerland and comes as the u. S. Maintains tight sanctions on iran over the Nuclear Program and for schapelle has more. 2 men caught up in tensions between the United States and iran able to reunite with their families after a prisoner swap american graduate student. And iranian scientists must sued sulaimani a stem cell expert whod been treating stroke patients at the best hospital in the nation the mayo clinic in minnesota so the money was arrested last year while trying to take medical materials back to iran it was far cheaper to buy in the United States prosecutors said that was a violation of u. S. Sanctions going to be. Welcomed with tears hes back with his family and patients after spending a year in jail and that you know i told them that i had patients that needed my help and they said who cares let them die Michael Duffy on the
Social elect leaders that favor exiting the coalition with the cdu. Narrowing the lead, four of the five latest polls show the Uks Labour Party closing in on Boris Johnsons tories as President Trump visits britain for a nato summit. 7 30 in london and 8 30 in paris or berlin. 29 minutes from the start of the European Equity trade for monday morning and things look flat on the European Equity markets, but that is not necessarily the global picture overnight. U. S. Futures, looking a little more positive. Probably, we are reacting on the Positive Side of things to the data out of china, the manufacturing pmi coming in higher than estimates. That seems to be something that could lift equity markets in the United States later. Futures look more positive for the u. S. Lets get to the Asian Session and the gmm shows us where we are on asian equity markets on the far side of the screen. 4 , indonesia doing strongly and the russian market, not bad. A slight cleaning for the on equityrisk on mo