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00:00THAT UNSETTLED THE PUBLIC. LET'S GO TO BERLIN AND CAROLINE HYDE. OUR POLLS IN GENERAL IN GERMANY VOLATILE, OR IS THIS A REAL CONCERN FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT BEST AND MARK AIRLINE: -- ESTABLISHMENT? CAROLINE: SHE NOW HAS A RANKING OF 47%. AS SHE LOSES, HER POLITICAL ADVERSARY GAINS. RANKING UP ANOTHER 11 PERCENTAGE POINTS IN TERMS OF THEIR POPULARITY, SNAPPING AT HER HEELS. THIS AFTER WAVE OF ATTACKS, SUICIDE BOMBINGS, MACHETES, YOU NAME IT. TOM: HOW IS THIS FOLDING IT INTO THE NEW DEBATE ON MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES? AS ANGELA MERKEL ENTERS THE AUTUMN MONTHS? CAROLINE: IT IS CRUCIAL BECAUSE YOU ARE IN AN ELECTION RAMP UP AS WELL. THE NEXT SET OF ELECTIONS. IMMIGRATION WILL BE THE KEY FACTOR. THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE RISK ON VOTERS' MINDS. IT CHANGES THE ELEMENT ON HOW SHE DISTINGUISHED HERSELF. SHE COMMITS TO BE OPEN TO HELPING MIGRANTS. TODAY, SHE SAID THAT THEY STILL WANT TO FULFILL THE HUMANITARIAN OBLIGATIONS. THERE IS A RISE IN THE POPULARITY OF ANTI-IMMIGRATION

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Merkel's Approval Rating Slumps 12% After Attacks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel saw her approval rating plunge 12 percentage points to 47 percent in July following a series of terror attacks in the nation. Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde reports on "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)

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