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Greeks, i start playing china and russia off of europe. >> yes. >> so if we're sitting here saying you have to come to us. no, they don't. this he have china. they have russia. >> this calculus has started to change a little bit in europe because of the tensions with russia. if greece were to move closer to russia, that makes some of the european countries squeamish. what will be interesting today in paris is to watch whether angela merkel shifted her position. she's been one of the biggest defenders of keeping greece in the euro zone. has she now become more like her finance minister? i don't...

Of a deal here? >> the germans -- it was the finance minister that insisted on a lot of austerity. which to a large extent the greeks have gone through. part of the reason you had that overwhelming vote yesterday in the referendum is the greeks really have had pensions cut, public sector jobs cut, unemployment has gone up to something like 25%, much higher amongst young greeks. and that austerity has brought the country to breaking point. now they're saying listen we've had enough. the question today i think is going to whether angela merkel goes to paris and decides she's going to side with t...

>> it's a bit of a question of whether or not you war a bartender offering free drinkors punish the drinker for drinking them and get drunk. whether the greeks as adults you know it's not just about taxes. they classified at one point hair dressing as a dangerous profession and retired 55 and receive a full pension. there is all kinds of stuff that goes on. >> willie and i are moving to greece, by the way. we want to start a salon. >> to jeffrey's point about the state of the economy. we have a chart if you want to go to it. >> of course. >> willie should with he go to the charts? >> light up ...

>> you have to have a passport. >> i don't keep -- mine is not always current. >> come on. >> i really don't. and i love greece. >> i was going to say, you already outed yourself as an elitist. >> i got married there. my greek grandmother is the only living grandparent. >> that's why you were forced to go to greece. >> i had a car rental agreement instead of a marriage license. maybe we should let the germans run greece. >> you obviously know all about greece so explain it. >> it's lovely. the greeks are nice. i'm greek. but i -- >> can i just say something? you're really taking to your new jo...

They have the banks out of this in the last restructure. >> foifrt time a poll in germany has shown a very small majority of germans saying they would be happy to see greece leave the euro zone. >> i think this is just another part of the negotiations. >> so how does this end, jeffrey? does it end with greek in the euro zone or out? >> it's up to angela merkel. it really s it's unclear at this moment. the banking sector has collapsed. if there isn't some kind of relief the next couple days greece will go out and this is really a statesman's decision right now. it's not clear what the outcome w...