but life -- >> a warm welcome to you live from paris. here is a look at top stories. france decides to send weapons to northern iraq, this as the u.s. sends 130 advisory personnel to help assess the situation. moscow says it is sending 280 truckloads of humanitarian aid but kiev and the west want to know exactly what is on board and insist on having red cross meet them at the border. lauren bacall died at the age of

89. she became an international star after acting alongside humphrey bogart, who became her husband and she went on to win an oscar in 2009. we are going to start with that news just coming in. france has announced that it is going to supply weapons to iraq in the coming hours. that decision was announced from the president's office and is said to be in agreement with baghdad. weapons will be given to kurdish fighters. the president said the situation in iraq requires the mobilization of the international community and recognizes that france was willing to play an active role. they have been battling an extremist groups -- the extremist group isis for many

months now. the u.s. has launched airstrikes to try to limit the advance of isis. and they have sent 130 troops to try to assess the situation. we joined -- we are joined from herbal --erbil, a northern iraqi town. we have just heard that france will send weapons. has that news trickled through yet capital >> -- through yet? >> it has just, and it is welcome. they were expecting help from europe and they needed it. and they felt there was a moral obligation from countries such as france to reach out with help. less than two weeks ago, the pesce murdoch -- the peshmerga were completely overrun by the

jihadist groups. and in the weeks since, they have been threatened on the outskirts of their capital by the isis fighters. they are simply out getting the kurds as they advance on kurdistan. >> you say things have changed in the past two weeks. is that in part due to the u.s. airstrikes echo what and if response -- the u.s. airstrikes? what kind of response has that caused? >> the airstrikes have helped. they have also allowed the rescue upwards of 40,000 to 50,000 people, members of a minority sect from mount sirjan. this has been an epic rescue led by kurdish rebels. however, they have been unsuccessful so far in getting up to 20,004 -- 20,000 more people on the southern side of

the mountain. they really do need a robust military response in terms of weapons, airstrikes, and potentially in terms of the boots on the ground to secure a corridor for these beleaguered people. >> they would be willing to see international troops arrived. i believe there are kurdish fighters from turkey that have headed that way to help their colleagues. >> kurdish fighters from syria absolutely. it was a 13 kilometer journey, which allowed them to secure a corridor. the airstrikes cleared the way. the jihadist had left. in terms of what the kurds would be ready to accept, they would absolutely accept boots on the ground if there was an appetite for sending them. they know they cannot finish this job by themselves. and they also know that the rescue of those remaining on the mountaintop cannot be secured by their forces alone. >> in northern iraq, thank you for joining us with those

clarifications. time is ticking on talks in cairo. negotiations have until 2100 hrs gmt, or midnight local time to find a more solid peace deal. after two days of discussions some demand had been met but the gap is still very wide. mark thompson gives us a breakdown of the demands. >> the clock is ticking. palestinian and israeli negotiators under pressure to reach an agreement, or risk restarting a bloody month of fighting. egypt appears to be focusing on hamas's demand that the blockade of the territory be lifted after eight years. that could see border crossings with egypt and israel reopened. the palestinian side, which includes the palestinian authority, also wants the

release of prisoners to be part of any deal, as well as an increase in permits for gazans to enter israel, fishing rights, and more truck's be allowed into the region. for israelites, they want palestinians fully disarmed and a mechanism to ensure border crossings and that goods are not exploded. israel does not deal directly with hamas. its charter calls for the distraction of the jewish state. they hope any agreement will bring control back under the palestinian authority. they have both said they will resume fighting if this latest round of negotiations sales. >> meanwhile, six people have died in gaza in an accident as they were dismantling an israeli missile. three members of a bomb disposal squad and one foreign journalists.

the overall toll is touching 2000 there in gaza. >> hamed has seen worn more than one country yes call home. as a palestinian living in serious, he fled the war raging there, now in its third year, and returned to gaza, looking for safety in the land of his family. >> we fled the war only for war to come to us again. life is hard and tough at home. we have nothing. no house, no shelter, no education. >> in 1967 after the six-day war in israel, some half a million palestinians left their lands. many finding homes in serious. but with the conflict with the regime of bashar al-assad, and increasing jihadist groups

entering a fourth year, over 70% of them had to leave their homes once more. >> there was no security in syria. the situation is not clear. in syria, we lost our livelihood. there was no way to work. and with the war, we lost our desire to stay. >> when hamed left. 2012 -- left. in 2012, -- when he left syria in 2012, he returned to gaza. >> we came you to find comfort and home, but we found the opposite. nobody cares about us. nobody gave us a home. we are now living in the debris in the streets. >> his situation is far from unusual. beer is the -- is really offensive on gaza has left more than 2000 dead in a little over one month. for many palestinians, the sad story of exile and war continues to be written.

>> canada is offering an experimental ebola vaccine that has been working on to the world health organization. so far, the vaccine has been proven effective in animals, but never tested on humans. canada has also been involved in the experimental drug for treatment currently being texted i -- tested by doctors in the u.s., and given to the foreign aid workers in liberia. over 900 people have died in the operate of the disease. questions over what kind of help russia is sending to eastern ukraine. there is a convoy of almost 300 truck's to the border. moscow said it is sending food and medical supplies and that there is no military element. but they fear that humanitarian mission is a pretext for help for the rebels, or worse, and invade. -- invasion.

>> ukraine, the west, and international aid agencies have been suspicious about russia's intentions since the truck's department. concerned moscow is using the cover of a humanitarian mission to launch a military incursion. >> moscow has been cheating everyone with his foreign-policy. they are intent on going against international law, and that the same time they pretend to be angels with wings. in fact, they are devils and demons. >> kiev said it would only allow the convoy in if it passes through checks and one of its own border points, and if it is then handed over to the international red cross. a say they are in favor of the mission, but need further security guarantees also late on tuesday, russia's foreign minister attempted to allay fears for my nothing that some understanding has now been reached.

>> we agreed to the route back yet is happy with. we agreed to give the number plates of the truck driving through. we agreed to give the truck to represented as of the red cross but also revisited as of the ukrainian authorities. >> blessed with holy water, the convoy left a military base outside moscow early on tuesday, bound for the conflict stricken ukrainian east. they are excited to arrive at the border in the coming days. whether they will be allowed through remains to be seen. >> let's take a look at some other news in brief. an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 has hit ecuador at just over 20 kilometers north of the capital. two people were killed just outside the city. a number of roads blocked by a landslide, but no reports of what -- of widespread damage. in while, an earthquake struck a

southwest mexican state of oaja ca. no reports of damage yet, but we will let you know as they come in. the payoff of 4 billion pesos on tuesday, surrendering an armored truck transporting the money. more sanctions unless the warring leaders put an end to the war that is ravaging the countries. such is the current morning from the u.n. currently visiting. millions have fled anomalous eight months of fighting in south sudan. actress lauren bacall has died at the age of 89. she rose to fame after starring opposite humphrey bogart in 1944. she went on to star in successful broadway musicals and

continue to work in film and was given an honorary oscar in 2009. >> a lasting impression in her first movie. >> you know how to whistle don't you, steve? you just put your lips together and blow. she debuted at age 19 in "to have and have not" alongside humphrey bogart. together, they played in three films, including the classic "the big sleep." >> ♪ line on a pillow weeping like a willow ♪ >> they fell for each other both on and off screen, marrying in 1945. but that love story ended prematurely when bogart died of cancer in 1957. she was briefly engaged to crooner frank sinatra, but bacall said there was a part of her that could never get over bogey. in many of her fans remember

bogey and bacall as that old-fashioned couple that could fight as well as makeup. >> the kim and kanye of their generation. she was as big as kim kardashian in. she was probably bigger than kim kardashian. >> she was very successful and she used to work to forget about a lot of things that had happened in the past never sat for her. >> she was in over 30 movies, and though she was nominated she never won an oscar. that is until 2009 when the academy gave her an honorary award for her role in the golden age of motion pictures. >> at last. [laughter] this is quite an event, i must say. this is something i never expected. >> lauren bacall had one over one dozen awards in a career that spanned over half a century. she was on screen, stage, and

even as an author she told her life story in her two best-selling autobiographies. >> a quick reminder of our top stories. france has decided to give weapons to kurdish fighters in northern iraq, saying it is ready to play an active role in the global response to the situation there. this after the u.s. said -- sent 130 personnel to the region to assess the situation. a russian convoy heading for ukraine continues to cause concern. moscow says it is sending 280 truckloads of humanitarian aid but kiev and the west want to know exactly what is on board and insist on having red cross members meet the convoy at the border. and hollywood legend lauren bacall has died at the age of 89. she became an international star after acting alongside humphrey bogart in "to have and have-nots" in 1944. she went on to produce many more movies and was given an honor where he -- honorary oscar in

2009. time to take a look at what is grabbing headlines around the world. the story in lots of papers is that a russian convoys heading for ukraine. how his reaction to that going down? >> a lot of neighbors fear this could be some sort of trick. they talk about this trojan horse-type disguise, an invasion of eastern ukraine. and the editorial in the left-leaning paper in france says the international community has right -- is right to be suspicious, suspicious of vladimir couldn't "the humanist -- vladimir putin "the humanist ," as they call them. it is very similar to crimea. another french paper also doubts vladimir putin's sincerity in all of this. they call it russian doublespeak

from the get-go in the crisis. le monde is worried it could get out of hand, and escalation that could lead to all-out war. it is also what the independent fears today. they say that war between russia and ukraine could be imminent. they talk about nato's secretary-general, who has admitted that there is now a high probability that the 45,000 russian troops stationed on the border could invade. >> time will tell. let's go back to le monde for a moment. they are looking at vladimir putin's popularity among which the crisis has affected. >> absolutely. unlike francois hollande, vladimir putin is a very popular president in russia. he has just reached a new record approval rating, 80 7%. edited 22% increase from january. -- 87%, a 22% increase from january.

also, this article points out that there are fears within the kremlin that his approval rating could be affected by the russian embargo on foreign food products, which could push inflation up. why? because this could affect poor russians, who make up a large part of his electorate. >> i wonder how these surveys come about with these approval ratings. our main story here is a rock, -- is a rock -- iraq. what are the paper saying about that? precht -- >> support there is crucial. the independent said the stakes could not be any higher. if iraq is to hope for any security or any peaceful future, it really needs a small -- strong government of

national unity. if not, the u.s. may have no other choice but to put troops on the ground. >> and indeed, many feel that america is back at war in iraq. >> that is right, and editorial says the third war in iraq. it seems a lot like a war. the u.s. is bombing iraq. it is sending hundreds of military advisers. and this editorial argues in favor of a more aggressive military strategy. it is saying that limited bombing will not defeat militants. and it likens it to the u.s. escalation to the involvement in vietnam. and you can see obama saying "good morning viet -- actually, iraq."

>> and that harkens to the film by robin williams, who sadly died yesterday. also, lauren bacall. >> lots of beautiful photos of lauren bacall. a nice obituary about her. many have been taking to social media to mourn the loss of both actors. there are some rules of twitter also being posted. one of them being, make sure the person your morning is actually dead. but -- >> certainly. the irish are playing today. but as is the french team. you can imagine the french media is focusing on the french team. they have been receiving an wave of unexpected support. a lot of people tuning in to watch. why is that?

people love their style of playing. they are spontaneous daring, and take a lot of risk. unlike the men's team. let's point out this is an amateur teen. they are not professional. they have -- they have to juggle day jobs. they have a wide range of jobs. >> women can multitask. let's stay with what is making headlines around the sporting world this wednesday. >> real madrid began their quest for six trophies this we -- this season with a win over sophia. --sevil;lla.

and joining french leader from moscow. he went back with the 2012 champions. martino has been named the new manager of argentina. the former head coach retired after the world cup in brazil. after having taken to argentina to the finals for the first time in 25 -- 24 years. it was their first major trophy for the first time since 2008. world number one reached the second round, but a reality check with tsonga. he lost two days after winning the masters title against roger federer. to cycling now.

the second stage of the tour of the netherlands. helping them into a five-minute 15 second early lead. but canadian antwaun dish and was one of those to fall. he took advantage to seal the win. to athletics in britain, joe pae became the oldest female european champion -- joe pavey became the first oldest female european champion. this is her first major gold medal at the age of 40. germany's david stoll defended his european shotput title in the first round of tuesday's competition. he claimed his first major metal

at the age of 30 with silver. poland took bronze. france is helping family ties can help them to victory in the men's 110 meter hurdles. the former world junior champion took silver over 60 meters at the indoors in poland this year. but he has now left his coach to join the team of his brother. >> my walk with my brother came last year during the world championships in moscow. i was hurting and i wanted is warm up to see what i was doing wrong. i decided to make the step and to join him. i know that i have weakness. i have some things i can learn from him. to train with someone very strong and who is your brother it pushes you to achieve big

things. he has run below 13 seconds for the third time this year, beating the national record in monaco with 12.5, the second quickest ever by a european. >> it's strange, but i wanted to run under 13 seconds more to be the national record. it's more symbolic when you see the screen and see 12 seconds something come up. i wanted to live that one time in my life. >> the indoor 60 meter hurdles this -- silver this year was a long way from fulfilling his ambitions. he wants to be the 110 meter european champion in zürich. >> i have pressure, because i've already been in this position in the winter. i arrived at the indoors with the best time and i left with a silver medal will stop -- silver

medal. when you come in as the best, you change your approach. you are less serious. i have to make sure i don't make this a mistake. i come to zürich to win th

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