flight 952 five. joining families in cologne to pay tribute to those who lost their lives. fighting racism and anti-semitism in france. manuel valls unveils a set of measures aimed at increasing tolerance. cambodians mark 40 years to the day that the khmer rouge ushered in four years of brutal communist rule resulting in the death of a quarter of the

population. aging gracefully or engine history? 56-year-old barbie's population is slumping and it is hurting toy giant mattel. may the force be with you, a trailer for the latest star wars installment is out. the return of original cast members, much to the delight of fans. that and more coming up. ♪ first, three weeks since germanwings flight crashed into the french alps. 350 people were killed in the crash that investigators say was carried out by the copilot on person. a ceremony intrepid of the victims is underway in cologne germany. we crossed to our correspondent,

jessica. tell us more. jessica: the service is being held in cologne cathedral. 1500 people in attendance to pay respects, mourning the 150 victims on board. 150 candles on the altar representing each one. a president of the protestant church made a living address. she said the tragedy was incomprehensible. men, women children, friends colleagues have been torn from their loved ones. she reminded those in attendance that it was a time to unite in grief. the archbishop of cologne gave an address. he said the people who are grieving must come together in this time of solitude. among the 1500 people, 500

relatives of those victims who died. angela merkel, the german chancellor, as well as germany's president, who is expected to speak. 72 people on board the flight were german, 50 were spanish. the spanish interior minister is at the mass, as well as the transport minister and 50 people who helped in the crash clearing the remains of the victims. this is also being broadcast live on german television, which is significant. this is a tragedy that sent shockwaves through the whole of the country, even does not directly affected still felt deeply saddened and moved. i'm sure a lot of people are tuning in to pay respects. molly: as we are watching the live images at the ceremony in cologne, where does the investigation stand?

just got: -- jessica: three weeks after the crash the investigation is underway. victims and their belongings have been cleared. the process could take weeks or even months. the man, andreas lubitz, the copilot is accused of intentionally bringing down the plane. it is also thought that he was suffering from depressive episodes that doctors knew about. he had been written off as sick on the date of the flight. in germany that has sparked discussion about the aviation industry and what a pilot checks are rigorous and regular enough. their medical and mental health is observed well enough. questions about how much lubitz' s employers, germanwings and lufthansa knew. questions remain unanswered. and the litigation could take a long time. 150 victims from different

countries, whether or not they decide to sue lufthansa for compensation. they could sue for negligence if the fans up -- if left-handed -- if lufthansa knew about lubitz's history. it could take a long time but today is a focus on grief and reflection. molly: thank you. combating racism and anti-semitism in france. manual dolls has -- manuel valls has unveiled a plan. a number of anti-muslim assault has risen and the jewish community has been targeted. the prime minister spoke earlier, let's listen to what he has to say. manuel valls: to be racist,

xenophobic anti-semitic is to break the law. this rule deserves to be reiterated and there will be no leniency. words as well as actions must be punished as severely as possible. molly: french prime minister speaking earlier today as he unveiled new plans. france 24's james has covered the prime minister's movements in paris. walk us through what we heard from the prime minister. james: it is an ambitious plan presented today. 100 million euros will be spent in the next three years to fight anti-semitism, racism, and islamophobia and france. there are three main parts.

the first is to make sure there is no more lawlessness on the internet when people have anti-semitic, homophobic or xenophobia talk. the other is to create a special police unit to troll networks and find people and bring them to justice. that is one of the main acts. there is action in schools. he says there will be no more tolerance for children who would indeed have anti-semitic racist speeches in class. there will be a special team that could be sent to a school where there is a problem that has been detected. programs will be monitored -- modified for there to be more history about the history of the

shoah and problems in the past. there is a communication campaign that will be launched in the 2015 as the mobilization of the ngos with grassroots initiatives on the ground where there are problems in france. kristina:-- molly: why to the prime minister make the announcement in creteil? james: it is a symbolic city in the paris suburbs. home to the largest jewish community outside paris and home of one of the largest mosques. the communities live the other in calm. there are some problems. last december that was a very violent crime, an anti-semitic crime in creteil. a group of young men entered an apartment to steal. they found a family, raped the woman and beat up the other members of the family.

this left a deep mark and the city and one of the reasons why manuel valls decided to make his announcement here. he visited a school that was the center of a story where a history teacher decided to present a project about the holocaust with his students. the project had great success. this was the subject of a film. this is why he decided to give the speech here. molly: james, reporting from creteil france. the prime minister has unveiled a plan against racism and xenophobia. thank you. now, this friday marks 40 years to the day since the khmer rouge marched onto phnom penh. a ceremony was held at one of the most notorious killing fields. monks burned incense. pol pot was ousted after four years of communist rule but an estimated 2 million cambodians

had been killed by that time, either by execution, starvation or overwork. >> when the khmer rouge rolled into phnom penh 40 years ago, people saw the first can but it was about to endure. a quarter of the country's population would be left dead. he was a french teacher in the city. >> the morning of the day they entered phnom penh riding t anks,. people were sharing -- were cheering. >> no sooner had the khmer rouge taken the city they demanded evacuation. claiming it would be for a few days. like tens of thousands of others he was marched and may to work in a commune. part of the plan to create an agrarian utopia. one of the largest forced migrations in recent history. turning phnom penh into a ghost town. >> the people were flooding out

of the city. some carrying belongings and some carrying rice. i have nothing. my relatives took a little bit of rice. we were only going away for three days, so why would we need to bring so much? >> 16 of his family died during the four years of khmer rouge terror including his father, three brothers, and sister. the school where he taught was converted into a notorious prison where opponents were tortured and killed. it now stands as a gram and permanent memorial to those who died and a reminder of pol pot's crimes. molly: authorities in rio de janeiro have removed more than 37 tons of dead fish fish for -- from a late set to host sporting events next year.

an unwelcome light on the city's pollution problems, as kate explains. kate: a postcard setting marred by thousands of rotting dead fish. the fish began floating to the surface at the rodrigo de freitas lake a week ago. the phenomenon continues. >> there are a lot of dead fish. we work every day, we do not rest. the cleaning services are working nonstop. kate: what would be a local concern has been thrust into global spotlight because this lake is due to host rowing during the 2016 summer olympics in brazil. this rower says conditions have prevented him from doing his normal practice route. >> i have done sure and

training. dead fish hold us back. they break the votes and the smell is strong. kate: rio's environmental agency has set a change in water temperature caused the deaths. many find the belief that pollution is to blame. the local government vowed to clean up the waters, promising to reduce by 80% the amount of raw sewage flowing into rio's bay. with less than 16 months ago authorities have admitted they are unlikely to meet that goal. molly: now to a release sony would have preferred to avoid. wikileaks has published 30,000 documents from the company's stolen by hackers. sony has struggled to get past the company estimates caused millions in damage. >> over 30,000 documents and 170,000 e-mails showing the inner workings of one of the

world's biggest entertainment companies. [shouting] sony pictures was hacked by a group calling itself guardians of peace in the buildup to the release of "the interview." the film depicted a fictional plot by the cia to kill north korean leader kim jong un. the white house accused pyongyang of being behind the attack, something north korea has denied. wikileaks has made all the files available to the public. julian assange says it published the material as a public service. wikileaks described sony pictures as an influential and secretive company with the ability to impact laws and policies and with connections to the u.s. military-industrial complex. sony's ceo michael lynton sits on the board of the rand corporation. the leaked material shows lynton

met with barack obama for a dinner and planned. sony says the release exacerbates what was originally a malicious criminal act. molly: coming up on 15 minutes past the hour. a check of the headlines. remembering the victims of germanwings flight 9525. leaders joining families in cologne to patriot to those who lost their lives. combating racism and anti-semitism in france. manuel valls unveils a set of measures aims at increasing social tolerance. cambodians mark 40 years that the khmer rouge marched on the capital. it ushered in four years of brutal communist rule, resulting in the death of a quarter of the population. time for a check of business. i'm joined by william in the studio. we're going to start with fresh data on job numbers out of the u.k. will: the jobless rate fell to

its lowest level since 2008. in the three months to february the number dropped 76,000 pushing down the total number of unemployed to 1.8 4 million. that made the unemployment rate 5.6%, that is in line with forecasts. more data for you, this time for the eurozone. consumer prices rose for the second straight month in march, another positive sign that fears of deflation are using. inflation in the eurozone fell 0.1% from a year earlier in march. way down by the slide in energy prices. month on month figures, the prices climbed 1.1% after a string of negative monthly readings. time for a quick look at the european markets. indices are mixed. the ftse, dax and cac are trading down after investors are

more and more nervous about the funding crisis in greece. after rumors that the country was seeking to extend its repayment plan, that was quickly ruled out by the imf. time for a look at some of the day's other top business stories. rolls-royce won its largest order ever, emirates has chosen the. group to supply 900 jet engines the order is worth $9.2 billion. the engines will power 50 airbus a3 80 aircraft starting in 2016. and france is suffering from near-record unemployment. figures show the country has seen job vacancies increased, at new percent -- of 2%. science and technology has the most openings, 450,000 companies are looking to hire 1.7 million people. barbie is 56 years old. the doll accounts for a quarter of mattel's sales.

popularity is dropping and she is facing competition. mattel saw sales drop for the sixth quarter. global figures are down 14%. makes some wonder if barbie needs a makeover. ♪ a new report looks at the best and worst jobs of this year. if you like crunching data, your future is bright. if you like chopping wood, taking orders or being on a deadline, consider a career change. this comes from career cast.com. the top spot went to actuary, strong growth expected. in part because of the implementation of the affordable care act or obamacare. the rest of the top spots are people who are good at math or spreadsheets. the worst jobs, these are based on income. if you look at that, photojournalist, broadcaster and newspaper reporter. very bad for myself. there is also lumberjack and enlisted military personnel. well minimum wage is a hot

topic in the u.s. someone like myself might need a pay raise based off that last story, apply for a job in seattle. a ceo there has raised the lowest employee's salary test $70,000 by taking a pay cut of 90%. shirley has the story. shirley: when dan price told his employees their salaries will get a boost -- dan price: we will have a minimum $70,000 pay rate for everyone. shirley: it took a few seconds to react. [applause] the head of gravity payments, a company that processes credit card payments, increased the minimum salary to $70,000 after reading an article saying emotional well-being rises with income roughly until that sum/. >> people that are making less

than that, there's an emotional cost they have every day. you only get to live once. shirley: price increase the salary by slashing his own salary by 90%, bringing it down to $70,000 a year, the firm's minimum salary. he has to use three quarters of the company's profits. the pay hike will take two years. some will earn twice as much as today. >> is life-changing for everybody in various ways. i cried. shirley: price when it to make his employees happy while criticizing salary gaps stop ceos get paid about 300 times more. he made his decision as tens of thousands of low salary workers have been protesting across america this week. their goal, getting a minimum wage of $15 an hour. a minimum pay that the city of

seattle, where gravity payments is based, was the first to adopt. james: i assure you 90%, quite a jester there. -- gesture there. this might sound like it comes from a galaxy. far away, it is out of japan a star wars plane. a 787 dreamliner transformed into r2d2. the jet has been flagged for international routes, promoting the upcoming "star wars" films. reminds us of a promotion "the hobbit" films with an in flight safety films. i would prefer to sit next to an elf. molly: i think i would like a flight on both. will: combine them. molly: thank you very much.

time for our press review. ♪ florence joins me for a look at what is grabbing headlines. we are going to start in russia, where a lot of papers are focusing on president putin's phone in. flo: that took place in getting a lot of attention. in moscow times talking about how he faced the nation in that annual phone in. entered questions from journalists and members of the public alike. a total of 55 questions during three hours and 58 minutes. that is a 15 fewer questions than last year and 30 fewer than the record he set in 2013. he answered 85 questions during four hours and 47 minutes. was not that long this time but what he did focus on was the economy.

china daily, they are focusing on how he was defiant towards the west. he is talking about how sanctions are a blessing. these are the west's sanctions over the ukraine crisis. he said they were a blessing in disguise. he said the worst of the economic crisis is over for russia. the independent, the british paper, is critical of what it caused vladimir putin's light take on the ukraine crisis. you can see their take. he was dangerous in his phone -- in his tone. he did not offer a solution or a thaw in relations with the west. molly: south africa, there is ongoing violence that started in durban and spread to johannesburg against foreigners. flo: jacob zuma, the president has condemned this violence against foreigners. saying these attacks on foreigners looting etc., it

violates the values that south africa and bodies. in the mail and guardian. he also says south africans are not generally xenophobia. he called for them to promote social cohesion. molly: we have seen unrest before, in johannesburg in 2008. flo: according to the u.s. outlet, there are periodic outbreaks of such violence. often that is blamed on south africa's high unemployment, around 25%. there's widespread poverty and income disparity. what is interesting is that the violence is targeting immigrants from other african countries. you can see the papers wondering, why are black south africans attacking foreign africans but not foreign whites? the interesting article, i recommend reading it. at the heart of the question is the loaded meaning of the term "foreigner'in south africa.

it is often used pejoratively to refer to african and asian nonnationals. other foreigners, particularly people from europe or the americas, often go unnoticed or are lumped in with tourists or referred to as expats. the article wonders is this xenophobia or afro phobia? kristina: seeing papers call for unity. flo: there's an opinion piece, he says listen, we need to stick together in the global village. we are each other's last hope because the world does not love us. we are still the kids on the playground who nobody wants to play with. before we had each other. the article calls for a pan africanism. molly: in france, the prime minister has unveiled a plan to fight against racism and anti-semitism. flo: this is getting a lot of attention. a lot of articles came out

before the plan was announced officially. reminding readers that it comes three months after the attacks on charlie hebdo, the attack on the kosher supermarket outside paris. in recent months and years france has seen a rise in anti-semitism and racist incidents will set plan has 40 measures. among these are tools for teachers to teach tolerance to their students. also an increase in cracking down on hate speech online. one measure in particular is getting a lot of attention, an increase in sanctions against racial and anti-somatic speech. freedom of speech groups have sounded the alarm. interesting to see the debate in the french press. several articles, one says that repressing racist comments is a just cause. the flip side says this goes against the spirit of voltaire the french philosopher. he says "i may disagree with

your right to say that i shall defend to the death your right to say it." they say it is crazy to pay tribute to charlie hebdo by reinforcing censorship. molly: finally, a word about cannes. flo: the director threatened to ban selfies. he said he is going to limit them but called them ridiculous. i hope we will not be seeing any selfie sticks on the red carpet. molly: that is not very classic. selfie sticks in ball gowns. log on toñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?8ú