♪ cast is reportedly shut down by the islamic state. hackers take over all 11 channels and the website and social media account. iranian ships had to yemen, raising the stakes in the air campaign there. shiite rebels are slowly taking over the country backed by iran. new details about the south carolina police officer charged with murder after shooting a

suspect in the back. also coming up, in business flights canceled, schools closed, and protests planned. looking at what is driving a host of public sector workers in france to strike. one of the most famous prehistoric painting sites in the world. more on the replica. first, our top stories. ♪ anchor: first, the french language international network has been them victim of a massive cyber attack. hackers claiming to be linked to the islamic state group shut

down all 11 of its channels around the world. >> knocked off the air between 10:00 p.m. wednesday and 1:00 a.m. thursday. it lost control of all of its 11 channels, its website, and facebook page. it was taken over by hackers claiming to be members of the islamic state group. >> it started on our twitter account. then it spread across all of our social network accounts. at the same time, our tv broadcast was taken down. >> the cyber attack against the french language tv lasted three hours. the hackers made reference to the january attack on charlie hebdo and the jewish grocery attack. the company says it appears to be the result of long and careful planning. >> we had noticed a number of

items of unidentified attacks that attempted to break into our system without any damage. this leads us to think that the attack had been planned for a long time. >> the station's tv broadcast resumed and fall shortly after 6:00 a.m., but their website was still off-line as of thursday morning. anchor: the fighting continues in yemen. the humanitarian situation is getting worse. u.n. secretary general is worried that children are being caught in the middle. >> the situation could turn catastrophic. he appeals to all parties of the conflict to respect international law to respect civilians and civilian infrastructure, and to allow unfettered supply of humanitarian supplies. anchor: the civilian death toll

has been on the rise since the saudi led airstrikes began. they are aiming to stop the power grab by the hutu rebels -- houthi rebels. for more on this, let's bring in our international affairs editor. doug: he is saying, back on, stop meddling, stop destabilizing things. he is saying to saudi arabia, we have your backs. the yemen situation is the most common desk obligated microcosm of the situation in the world. everything that can go wrong is going wrong. sectarianism, tribalism, religious extremism, and terrorism. then we throw in and on proxy war.

the proxy being between iran the shiite power of the region and saudi arabia, the big sunni power. you have the houthis and allied to iran, versus this saudi coalition. it turns out they have aerial refueling help. it is a real clash and it is not just a spark it is threatening to blow up into a major regional conflagration. everyone is getting scared. john kerry is trying to issue a shot across the bow to iran. secretary kerry: iran needs to recognize that the united states is not going to stand by while the region is destabilized or well people engage in overt warfare across international

boundaries. doug: like i said, remember the context. saudi arabia has been watching the u.s. and iran negotiate a nuclear deal. saudi arabia is horrified if this comes to pass. this carries diplomatic weight. he is basically trying to say to the saudi's, yes, we are witching out to iran, but that does not mean that because we are reaching out to your enemy we are no longer your friend. that sounds complicated because we live in a complicated world but the fact is that the u.s. is having night sweats over what it sees as spreading chaos across that region. it does want to keep saudi arabia on its side. in the meantime, let's not forget al qaeda in yemen. they have a branch there and they have been driving this chaos to start seizing little pockets of the country themselves. anchor: iran is saying it wants

to broker peace in the region. doug: it is an unacknowledged proxy war. you ask iran, you ask the houthi rebels and they will say iran has nothing to do with it. iran is projecting itself is a peace broker. it's foreign minister is meeting with pakistan's foreign minister and they are playing the good guys, saying, we are trying to find a peaceful solution while the saudi's mass tens of thousands of troops on their border to invade yemen and what the u.s. coalition, the saudi coalition are bombing yemen creating a humanitarian crisis. iran says, we just want to find a solution. they have a four step plan that would begin with an immediate cease-fire and for then go into humanitarian assistance to a lot of the civilians. there have been hundreds of deaths in yemen. in the end, and a happily ever

after scenario you have an all inclusive. probably not happening tomorrow. anchor: thanks for that. meanwhile, the iranian president spoke out on the nuclear accord, the outline of which was signed last week. the tentative deal would curb the nuclear plans in exchange for the lifting of sanctions. the u.s. says they will be phased out gradually. the president of iran said iran would agree to a final deal with the west only if all sanctions currently strapped on the country are lifted. president rouhani: we will not sign any agreement unless on the very first day, all of the economic sanctions are totally lifted. anchor: there has been a shoot out at a courthouse in may long

italy with three people reported dead. what more can you tell us about what happened in milan? >> three people are dead after a manned opened fire in milan in the palace of justice. hundreds of courthouse employees are outside the building. italian media said that a judge fernando ciampi was shot in his office, as well as a lawyer. a man was on trial for fraudulent bankruptcy and was reported dressed in a suit and tie as he shot his victims. in the last couple minutes, a suspect has been arrested in a small town about 30 kilometers from milan. anchor: thanks for that. any reason for why he might have done this? >> as i said, he was on trial for fraudulent bankruptcy. he may have had issues with that

trial. anchor: thank you for that. next to the united states, where there have been new revelations into the south carolina police officer charged with murder after video surfaced of him shooting a fleeing suspect in the back. the officer was allowed to stay on the force in the past despite an earlier complaint that he used excessive force against an unarmed man. the killing has prompted new protests in the state over racial profiling and excessive police force. >> a handshake and an embrace from a relative of walter scott. an unarmed black man fatally shot in the back by a white police officer. michael slager was arrested and charged with murder. >> we cannot get my brother back . my family is in deep mourning.

but through the process of justice being served. >> the shooting comes on the heels of high-profile instances of authorities using lethal force throughout the u.s. the local mayor sought to contain the outcry by announcing that all patrol officers would be outfitted with body cameras. >> today i made an executive decision and i have notified my counsel. we have already ordered an additional 150 body cameras so that every officer that is on the street, in uniform, will have a body camera. >> his words did little to calm the local residents. they say they are worried for their children >>. >> i am here on behalf of every father in this country, in this nation, that says i am tired

every 23 hours, a young black man is skilled. >> meanwhile, in washington, the white house spokesman said he has spoken to president barack obama about the case. the video footage of the shooting was hard to watch. anchor: the greek prime minister alexis tsipras is meeting with the russian prime minister today in moscow. on wednesday, he called for the end of sanctions on russia after his visit with the president vladimir putin. putin offered tsipras moral support and long-term cooperation, but no financial support, leaving athens to deal with its creditors on its own. greece has already made a new play to the eurozone for cash to avert bankruptcy. more on that is coming up in business with stephen carroll. let's go to southern france. that is for a look and one of

the most famous prehistoric rock art sites in the world. because it is so fragile, a perfect copy of the cave was made and that is going to be open to the public. >> a modern building for the largest replica of a cave ever built. once inside, everything feels like the real thing. it is dark and the air is cool and humid, hitting the exact temperatures of the original cave. >> we wanted this replica to be exact with the strong humidity levels. chilly temperatures, even the same smells. >> surrounded by hundreds of drawings that were done by our ancestors on 36,000 years ago it is easy to get lost in imagining what their lives were like and marvel at their artistic skills and depicting the movements of annable's -- animals. >> even 36000 years ago, there

were exceptional artists. it is a lesson in humility for us that we are not superior to them. there is also pride because these people were our great-grandparents in essence. >> the artists charged with copying the original drawings were charged with learning the techniques and had to use similar materials and artists -- tools. >> we had to use their gestures and that is where our work with historians was interesting. they helped us understand the drawings and the tools that we used. >> the original cave is seen to preserve it from outside bacteria and mold. the replica is waiting to be discovered. it opens to the public on april 25. anchor: let's take a look at our headlines.

a french language tv network broadcast around the world is shut down, reportedly by the islamic state group. it was forced off the air after hackers took over all 11 of its channels and its website and social media accounts. iranian ships had to yemen, raising the stakes in the saudi led air campaign that is targeting shiite rebels backed by iran, who are slowly taking over the country. new revelations about the white police officer charged with murder after video surfaced of him shooting a fleeing suspect in the back. reports say he got to stay on the force in the past despite an earlier complaint he used excessive force against an unarmed man. time for the business news with stephen carroll. let's start in india. a courthouse rolled on one of the biggest fraud cases in the country.

stephen: it has been dubbed india's and ron. -- india's enron. 10 people have been found guilty of charges, including criminal conspiracy and misappropriation of funds. they were sentenced to seven years in prison and fined around $800,000. >> let's come back to france. there are a whole host of strikes going on. stephen: i want to talk about greece first. the greek government has managed to make a payment to the international monetary fund. they have managed to make a payment of 450 million euros that they owed to the imf. that is despite the liquidity crisis the country is facing. the government has been given

six working days to revise its plan for economic reforms. eurozone officials are saying that they have reached a critical point and the need to have come up with a plan by then. anchor: let's come back to paris. the strikes. tell us. stephen: it affects so many sectors in france. flights of been canceled. this is by a coordinated and action between some of the country's major unions. it is what ministers say are necessary to kickstart the economy. >> a coordinated strike hitting a host of public services. four of the most powerful trade unions have called for walkouts. they are demanding pay and job

security. public transport in major cities has been affected. some schools have been forced to close. hospitals have cut back services like nonessential operations. >> more and more people feel like they are in a precarious position. >> air traffic controllers entered into their second day of action on thursday, disrupting hundreds of flights. they are angry about raising of the retirement age from 57 to 59. broadcasters of also been on strike in opposition to planned layoffs. france is cutting public spending to comply with eu deficit rules. they unveiled a plan to boost business investments. >> these measures involve structural reforms working

alongside other measures and are designed to help take up our economy as quickly as possible so the job creation will accelerate. >> some 60 protests are taking place across france. one of the country's largest labor unions will not be taking part. it says it does not consider the cuts as severe as those taken by eu neighbors. stephen: let's stay in france. they publish growth targets for the next three years until the end of president hollande's term. the growth forecast is been reduced to 1.5% from 1.7%. there is not much good news from the french government. anchor: how are the markets taking the news?

stephen: it is being driven by the energy sector. carmakers are also doing well, too. we have also had a report from the oecd saying there has been improved growth in europe, most notably in italy and france. we will move on to look at the other business stories. in ukraine, creditors say they will not consider changes to the debt. the kiev government announced it was seeking $50 billion in debt relief. a case being taken by 25,000 facebook users against the network took a step today. the claim is over alleged violation of european privacy law. facebook has yet to comment on the case. google is laying the groundwork

for a paid subscription service on youtube. the service could start as early as this year. youtube is already working on a subscription service for the area. anchor: time for the press review. ♪ anchor: it is time to take a look at what weekly news magazines have been saying. let's start in the united states where there was a lot of focus on this fatal shooting of an unarmed black man, who appears to be running from the police officer who shot him. >> this happened in north charleston, in south carolina. it is very much in the media spotlight. officer michael slager was charged with murder and was fired after a video emerged of him shooting this black man walter scott, multiple times in the back. this happened after a traffic

stop turned into an altercation. you can see this article in "the atlantic." it is a shockingly familiar killing that comes in the wake of several other instances of white police officer's fatally killing unarmed black men. several cases across the united states. in this case, he was pulled over for driving without a broken tail light. this article points out that black men are disproportionately likely to be pulled over in the united states and americans are killed far more by police than citizens of other countries. the article also points out that these officers seldom face charges. anchor: the media is focusing on the fact that we would not be talking about this if the video had not surfaced. initially, the police officer lied. he said he feared for his life

when he shot walter scott. the video tells a very different story. the officer fires eight times one well walter scott is from a significant difference -- one well walter scott is a significant distance from him. it is a constitutional right in all 50 states to film police officers while they are at work. you can see the headline. there is a new rule. if you see something, you should film something. the video is getting a lot of attention. as a piece of evidence, the video does a great public service. that is what the "new yorker" says. should you actually watch the video of a man being killed? it is widely available. you can see it on any news website all of her social media. it does come in a particular context. it comes in the wake of the black lives matter protest and the wake of all these killings i'm telling you about.

the article does ask the question. if you are being shown this because black lives matter should you decline to look at it because black deaths matter? it is a very interesting read. anchor: let's move onto another interesting story. the week after this nuclear framework deal with iran, that is also a source of major concern for israel and other countries in the middle east. >> should we be afraid of iran? it is very interesting. it compares obama's campbell to the policy put in place -- gamble to the policy put in place with the former soviet union by ronald reagan. ronald reagan hopes that it would lead to the downfall of the soviet union and perhaps this is what obama wants to redo with respect to the mullah regime.

but nothing success -- suggests that the iranian mullah regime is terminally ill, despite the brutal economic sanctions. his strategy is a very risky one and the article points out that it seems like obama is in too much of a rush and he is only focusing on the nuclear issues as if the iranian threat only boils down to the nuclear question. anchor: let's come back to issues in france, where many papers are still focusing on government reforms. president francois hollande is going to hold to his plan despite the threat from the socialists. >> poking fun at president hollande, saying he is staying on course, fast and furious -- reference to that hollywood blockbuster -- a determined francois hollande zooming forward on his scooter, but it looks like he is in for a rough

ride. he has vowed to slow unemployment. the unemployment problem could actually get worse before it gets better. "they are going to take our place." robots. this is not an april fools joke. this is a very interesting article that said that robots have a lot of advantages over human workers. the don't have working hours and they don't require a wage. takeover has already started according to the paper. it started in low qualifying jobs, and factory jobs, but it is moving up the job chain. high qualification jobs are also at the risk of being taken over by robots, including the profession of journalism. next time i talk to you, the press review will be sent by a robot. anchor: but nobody could replace you. thank you for that. be sure to check out our website.

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