orld commemorates the liberation of auschwitz. kurdish fighters celebrate the retaking of kobane. islamic state fighters control surrounding areas. angela merkel congratulates the new anti-austerity prime minister on his party's win. those are the headlines. coming up, more on greece and business.

the new government expected to halt a privatization program. new york city has been spared the worst of a massive snowstorm. travel across the region has granted to a halt. thousands of flights canceled. it was not a liberation, but a revelation of horrors. that is how francois hollande has described the liberation of auschwitz. celebrations are being held to mark the celebration of the end of that day. survivors, he'd knowledge the horrors of the past while trying to reassure the jewish community

of its place in the fibers of france. quicksilver places here. this is your home. you have given france your talent and labor. you have given her your courage and at times, your blood. our country would no longer be france if it were to live without you. if terrorism were to lead you away from the shores of france away from french language, away from french culture, away from the french culture that emancipated the jews, terrorism would have reached its goal. >> it was called the final solution, the not see genocide plan that result in than the murder of some 6 million european jews.

one point one million people died in auschwitz between 1940 and 1945. world leaders are joining survivors to remember the day the camp was liberated. tell us about the importance of where you are right now. >> i am standing in front of auschwitz two. this one was started in 1941 when nazis realized they did not have enough space in the original camp and they decided to enlarge it.

this was more of an extermination camp. this was a killing camp. it was a huge industrial camp where bodies were processed. people would be selected in this building, which is covered in a huge white tent. they are going to have a procession across this camp. some people were sent directly to gas chambers and their corpses were destroyed. this was very much the place where people were -- auschwitz was more of a labor camp. at least 1.1 million people were killed here. >> french president will join

the german president and the ukrainian president. one world leader who will not be there is russia's vladimir putin . >> he chose not to come. what the russian diplomacy is saying is he was not formally invited. no one was. it was an open invitation. the foundation that runs auschwitz, we are having a commemoration, if you wish to attend, just tell us and tell us who will be coming. it is being seen as an excuse about the fact that vladimir putin is not coming. journalists and observers believe it is because he is not inclined to come to any nato country at the moment, mostly not poland, a vocal critic of

russia's policies. the fact that victor portion go is here is probably another controversy. -- the fact that victor portion go -- victor poreshenko is here is probably another controversy. >> education seen as a key element. our correspondence visit a concentration camp for the first time. >> face-to-face with the third reich for the first time come these pupils are visiting a formal concentration camp. from 1936, 200,000 people were deported here. >> you can see prisoners had to assemble for rollcall.

>> 650,000 people come here. it leaves its mark on everyone. >> they were piled up in the hundreds. it is on imaginable. you can start to visualize it -- it is unimaginable. you can start to visualize it. >> this teacher says it is only here they grasp the horror of it. >> when you're teaching the subject, you have to touch their emotions. that gets difficult as time passes. grandparents are not around to tell them about it. the best messages to talk to people who lived through it.

a ukrainian jew who escaped persecution see it as their duty to pass on experiences. >> people cannot leave without memories. these are a way of keeping memories alive. >> it helps us understand what was going on for the people who lived through it and to realize they still suffer today. >> the task of keeping these allies is -- good >> israelis refer to them as one of the country's greatest sources of shame. a quarter of the holocaust survivors live below the poverty line. our middle east correspondent met with one struggling to meet ends meet.

>> some holocaust survivors live below the poverty line. >> it is moldy. >> she lives alone off of reparations money in a makeshift apartment on the roof of this building. volunteers from the association for immediate help for holocaust survivors provide most of the food and care. >> i am not doing well. i am sick. i caught a cold and my shoulder hurts. >> she is still haunted by the sight of her parents who were murdered before her.

she was six years old. >> my family was -- my parents were assassinated during the holocaust. i do not have any family. no one. i came to israel when i was young. >> volunteers outraged that some survivors is so little compensation they cannot afford proper homes. >> this is falling apart. not safe. some kind of structure was built here. there are an estimated 200,000 holocaust survivors left in israel. >> kurdish fighters in northern

syria say they have made major gains in the fight against --. washington has warned a battle is not and over. >> flagon hand dancing and singing. after four months of fighting, they celebrated victim. the kurdish flag flies on the hilltop where is' black banner could be seen. it has become the symbol of the fight against iis. the vic terry is still uncertain. hundreds of fighters remain in

the surrounding villages. >> all of the villages are in the hands of the islamist a. it is possible they might attack at any time. >> the u.s. also sounded a note of caution. while it says 90% of kobane has been captured from is, they warned about -- too soon. >> friendly forces have the momentum. >> this would be one of the most important victories against is since the beginning of the airstrikes last summer. >> greece's new prime minister expected to announce his cabinet. a stunning win sent shockwaves through europe. the first anti-austerity party

to govern in the region. >> big promises from the new greek prime minister, but little room to maneuver. eu leaders have said that the dance will not happen. >> we have done a lot to lift the debt burden for greece. we have always said that we continue to work with them, to commit to what we have agreed with them. >> the debt and how it will be repaid is the biggest issue for the creditors and also for greece. athens needs an injection before the end of february to avoid defaulting on debt repayments.

the last chunk of the bailout deal in order to receive it, they will have to continue structural reforms. there are other avenues to follow. interest rates are very low, but the time for repayment could be extended. they make up about 17% of the country's debt. this is another option like restructured reforms. >> lets head towards the united states. people are breathing a bit of a side because a massive snowstorm failed to live up to predictions. the national weather service has

lifted its warning. flight cancellations brought things to a standstill. officials warned residents to stay indoors. the snowfall is much less than had been anticipated. it is expected to be business as usual this tuesday. 15 minutes past the hour. let's get a check of the headlines. the world remembers the 70th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz. kurdish fighters celebrate their retaking of the town of kobane but washington warns the fight is not over. angela merkel congratulates greases new anti-austerity -- greece's new anti-austerity

leader. all the latest developments in greece are on the minds of business people across the world. i am joined by william hildebrandt. >> where it -- will there be a hangover in greece? the economy has shrunk drastically since the 2008 global financial crisis. some residents are worried that the untested party will not be able to carry out the social economic reforms required to get the country back on track. >> it is done by one thing. how is the new government going to bring investors to greece? by guaranteeing stability.

i believe they deserve a chance. they have an opportunity. >> one way to boost investment is to sell state assets. they promised to freeze the privatization. some key assets are now in limbo. >> 100 10,000 squared meters next to the aegean sea. a bargain according to dimitri. >> it is well known in the

region. it is in a great position. in the summer, it is full of taurus. >> greece has been desperate to sell what it can to keep up with funds necessary for repayments. the buyers did not bite. since 2010, only 21 transactions have gone through. >> the buyer will need to redo the tracks. there is a lot of work to do but perhaps they will make money. >> the forecast was adjusted to getting 10 billion euros by 2016. places like this dropped to a fifth of its original price. thousands of greeks have

protested. the prime minister says he will freeze the privatization of state assets. >> still having an effect on the markets. markets are in the red here. the profit decline nearly 25% in the first quarter. time for a brief look at other business headlines. facebook suffered a 40 minute outage today. it believes its own engineers caused the problem, downplaying claims that a hacking group had been responsible.

users had a problem accessing instagram and facebook. oil giants are cutting costs. bp will freeze salaries across its global operation. the wage cap follows a plunge in oil prices. bp looked to cut thousands of jobs. falling oil prices have led consumers to criticize airlines for not slashing prices. qantas says it is scrapping its fuel charge, but they will raise their fear -- raise their fares. they are recovering from heavy losses in last month's forecast to post its best first half profit since 2010. >> speaking of falling oil

prices some critics say company should pass the savings on to customers. a survey says energy giants are more disliked than banks. 46% picked gas and electricity suppliers as the most despised. oil prices have more than halved since june. i feel there is no way the customers are going to give them a favorable review. they have to pay. they are not going to be happy. >> thank you for that. it is time for the press review. a look at the world's headlines. we will start in greece, or the

country's far left party pulled off a victory. >> lots of papers focusing on what lies ahead for the new prime minister. he is on the front page of several greek papers. you can see it is talking about the dawning of a new era. you can see the things he has done since he took party. he was sworn in as prime minister. he also announced he was forming a coalition. >> it is not just greek papers paying close attention to developments. >> the guardian focuses on this new alliance between the far left and a far right party. radical greeks vowing to see off the age of austerity.

a party is openly a socially retrograde party. you can see they are talking about an alliance that goes against nature. these are strange bedfellows. you have the extreme left and the extreme right. the wall street journal is focusing on this. the prime minister meant what he said about rejecting the terms of the bailout. a lot of papers predict there will be a debt showdown. a lot call for compromises to be met.

we have been talking about the greek exit from the eurozone. greece cutting the ties with the eurozone, although most analysts say it is unlikely. >> we know that germany has been a big defender of europe's austerity measures. >> it is interesting to see how the papers are reacting to this. this is a moment of truth for alexis and his coalition. everything has been promises. now, he has to prove himself. this paper predicts we will enter a stage of voter frustration. the communist paper has been ecstatic sense -- won the election. they are starting to see things are very big.

together with greece, they are going to unlock era. there is a good analysis piece today. across the political spectrum, a series of vick your he was applauded and you can see they are making fun of the out port of the solidarity. -- they are making fun of the outpour of solidarity. they are trying to push forward their own agenda and use this as an opportunity to lash out against the euro. the president is partaking in this. he is trying to use it as an opportunity to become an alternative. >> we heard from francois hollande earlier today. the world is remembering the 70th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz.

>> absolutely. these words -- we must never forget. this is a message coming out of many papers across the world. auschwitz, the largest concentration and extermination camp set up by the nazi regime. it is an interesting article that focuses on the survivors of auschwitz saying they are fighting today to not be forgotten. especially because the number of survivors is going down. the daily beast has a moving slideshow today with photos of the survivors 70 years later. the woman here is edith bennett. she is 88. she was a prisoner during the second world war.

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