>> live from paris, i annette young. let's take a look at what is making headlines. french president francois ready tosays france is take in 24,000 refugees as part of eu plans to welcome more than 100,000 in the next two years. the french leader announces that france will be carrying out reconnaissance over syria in the battle against the islamic

state. sea and back in time. french president francois hollande says france will now be welcoming some 24,000 refugees. this is part of eu plans to welcome more than 100,000 in the next two years alone. the socialist leader held a press conference and taking in refugees is a duty france is ready to shoulder. he and angela merkel have come up with a plan to distribute refugees across europe. >> france will do its part.

the european commission is about to propose dividing up 120,000 refugees over the course of the next two years. france, that will mean 24,000 people. and this is what we are going to do. we will do this because it is the plan that we ourselves worked to establish, and it is a plan we want all eu countries to adopt. annette: listening to that press -- thence with our french leader was saying that france is taking in 24,000 refugees. that is a low number compared to what germany is saying they will be taking in. >> this is according to a mechanism that was agreed upon with the german chancellor angela merkel whereby there would be mandatory measures to

take in refugees. 1/5cally france is taking of the 120,000 refugees expected in the next two years. the french president stresses this also means there should be stronger controls at the borders of europe because if that is not of case, there will be lots more refugees coming in. the agreement would explode. clearly, the french president is saying this mechanism will be presented to its european partners very soon. if they do not adopt this mechanism, europe could face more refugees and more trouble ahead. he says this dramatic crisis will be mastered in europe will rise to the challenge. annette: the other major announcement was that paris will carry out reconnaissance flights were syria in the battle against the islamic state, and is considering aerial strikes. let's take a listen to what the president had to say. >> my responsibility is to make

sure that we can be as well informed as possible about the threats against our country. in order to counter them. asked they i have ministry of defense to begin reconnaissance flights over syria starting tomorrow. they will allow us to see if attacks against the islamic state organizations are feasible. annette: mark, a year ago, it was a very different story with paris rolling out military involvement in the fight against the islamic state group, saying they would only serve to benefit ashore all aside. ssad.shar al-a mark: this was part of the reason why the french president just ate a u-turn compared to a year ago. the other reason he mentioned is the terrorist threat. he says that friends -- france

has proof that some of the terrorist plots carried out or were foiled, originated in syria. therefore, he says, we need to know more and this is why he has decided that tomorrow france will begin reconnaissance flights. eventually, france might launch airstrikes in syria if they find the right target. there is a refugee problem, a terrorism problem, and we need to address it at its root and that is syria. however, when he was asked several times, what do you make -assad, he said he needs to go. the political situation means syria without him at some point. he rolled out categorically that there would be ground -- french ground troops. he says it would be unrealistic to do so and this should be

dealt with by the syrian opposition or regional powers. annette: thank you. let's take a listen to what angela merkel had to say. >> the only way we can overcome this challenge is through a common european solidarity. we are a europe of values, a europe which must also show that it is rational and a member of the international committee, do its part to tackle the original cause of the refugee situation, the civil war's and threats and terrorism. we must work on doing this together. now,te: there is talk jessica, the german chancellor was talking about what is happening now is going to change germany forever.

jessica: germany saw an unprecedented number of migrants across its border over the last two days. with many000 arrived thousands expected to arrive today. angela merkel held a crisis meeting about this with her coalition and party leaders last night, and addressed the press this morning to discuss the much needed changes to germany, which whoude registering those are eligible for assignment in germany for a streamlined benefit system. as well as providing much-needed accommodations and provisions for these people in germany in the immediate period of time. it has been reported this will -- it has been reported about six billion euros have been earmarked for this. as you just heard in that soundbite, whilst angela merkel took the time to praise germany

and the local people around the country for the welcome they have given these people, the press conference was another chance to appeal to the rest of europe to also step up and accept their own share of migrants, their own share of responsibility on this issue. she feels that other countries are failing to do so. her, he says eu countries who do not accept their fair share of migrants should suffer financial penalties. annette: angela merkel at the same time is still coming under fire for her open border policy, isn't she? doorca: whilst her open policy has had wide support within the government, and she is very much into it with the fact that this is what the majority of german public wants, she is still suffering criticism, most notably from the

csu, which governs bavaria. members of the dsu are very vocal that they feel angela merkel's decision to welcome migrants into germany so readily and suspend the government agreement was the wrong decision. they say they are overwhelming german authorities and sending out the wrong message to europe. a member of the csu, and members of angela merkel's posse put forward a proposition paper calling for germany to be close -- tougher on regulations on border control for hugh can enter germany. -- for who can enter germany. if they had to suspend the dublin agreement, germany should put its own border control in place. lasta merkel has said the

few days were an exception to the rule, that she was allowing the free flow of migrants into germany in essence to try and relieve some of the pressure of migrants building up in countries such as hungry. -- hungary. there is a call for her to be much stricter. annette: reporting from berlin, thank you. germany's coalition government has agreed to spend 6 billion euros to support the record numbers of migrants, some 20,000 people arrived over the weekend after an agreement with austria and hungary. warner fameancellor and says it must come to an end. >> for many, it is the end of a long road. the chance of refuge and safety in germany. i am waiting. >> some 20,000 refugees arrived

over the weekend alone, and now authorities want to ease the burden in major cities. the country -- >> the country is organizing a transfer to other emergency situations. hopefully tonight, the migrants will be safe in accommodations all over the state. >> the german government freed up 6 billion euros to help those migrants. some is earmarked for benefits patients. with levels expected to reach 800,000 this year, national policy is sparking friction. germany cannot take in almost all migrants from all over the world. when the european union has 28 member states. no society can injure that for long. -- indoor that for long.

>> much of the weekend's flow was sparked by an author g -- austrian agreement, and emergency move aimed at easing pressure on europe's periphery. they have scaled back those measures. chancellor has come under attack for his rough treatment of refugees. he feels the eu should be helping them deal with the stream of migrant refugees trying to reach europe. as long as austria and germany do not say very clearly that they will not welcome anymore migrants, millions of new migrants will come to europe. if we do not change our stance

and keep accepting them, they will keep coming and we will not be able to protect our borders. annette: in other news, and early results -- early results from guatemala's presidential election shows jimmy morales has 25% of the vote, with manual of orders on on 23%. if no candidate wins half the vote, a second vote will be held. staying in the region, an independent investigation into the disappearance of 41 mexican students has rejected the government's account of the events. the government said the bodies were burned at a rubbish dump, a human rights organization says it found no evidence to support the claims that the bodies were incinerated. >> they were abducted 11 months

ago. 43 students in southern mexico, kidnapped by corrupt police and the local mayor. the government closed the case, saying the students had been burned in a landfill and their ashes thrown into a river. now, an independent investigation has written a part -- ripped apart the official version of events. >> evidence of the fire shows that the minimum fire necessary or cremation 43 bodies could not have occurred in the garbage dump. report, the0 page inter-american commission on human rights did not provide answers as to what happened to the students, called on the government keep looking. they are urging investigators to pursue new lines of inquiry, in particular, that the students had been abducted after unknowingly taking a bus that had been used to transport

heroin by criminals. nieto lied, the cabinet lied, and the security forces have lied. we parents are living for this -- through this psychological and emotional torment. >> this project -- produced nationwide protests against the government. they have promised to conduct a new probe. --this day, only the potty body of one student has been positively identified. annette: france has apologized for the sinking of greenpeace's rainbow warrior ship in 1985. it was protesting against french nuclear tests in the pacific ocean. a portuguese dutch photographer was killed as the ship sank.

the incident sparked international outrage forced the french minister to resign. staying with that press conference from the french president, stephen carroll is with us. francois hollande also had some economic announcements to make during that press conference. andhen: he did announce income tax cut in 2016. it will affect 8 million french households to the cost of 2 billion euros. those will help low income workers mainly and aim to reduce the number of households that pay income tax in france to the same level they were in 2010. it has been rising steadily since. he also addressed the issue of how the tax cut be paid for. >> it will be done through cutting expenses. we cannot cut income taxes by raising other taxes. deficitt worsen our

because we are trying to bring it down. 3.8% of gdp in 2015, 3.3% in 2016, that is our goal. that is my responsibility, so that in 2017 we will be under 3%. annette: he also touched on that very sensitive subject of the country's 35 hour working week. stephen: he did say the maximum working week would not change but it could be adapted under certain circumstances. he said a new law will be passed to allow more flexibility in france's labor laws through agreements negotiated sector by sector or employer by employer. he says new labor laws need to be -- meet the needs of workers.

annette: new figures on gross in china. stephen: they have revised down the figure from 2014 from 7.4% to 7.3%. this is in the context of the recent turmoil we see on the stock market. madeureau of statistics the cuts because of the lower than expected output from the services sector. government is targeting economic growth of around 7%. talking about the markets, at the midpoint of the trading day in europe, generally trading up. the markets are up by a half a percent. tesco is to sell its south home close.

part of an effort by the company to cut its debt and boost profit in the face of increased competition from discount supermarkets. net losses reported of around 280 million euros for its last financial year. it was rocked by an accounting scandal when its president and vice president resigned for overstating profits over the last six years. live times a has called a -- lufthansa pilots have called a one-day strike. this is after a series of walkouts over early retirement. the disappearance of a staple of the french high street, the news paper stand, the digital world has revolutionized the newspaper

industry. the numbers have fallen by more than 10% in the past five years. surely: -- shirley: for eight years, she tried to make the business work, but the printed press has not been profitable in france for a long time. >> i love this job, newspapers, and being in contact with people but economically, the business is not viable. : she wrote a letter, telling clients how sad she was to close the store. she received no salary for four years. in 2012, her business was hit again. the main company carrying newspapers went on strike for a month and a half. >> throughout the strike i had almost no revenue but hills kept piling up and i had to pay them. rley: her problems are a

symbol of a massive change in the newspaper industry. at the turn-of-the-century, or than 10 million dailies were printed every day but today, the national best printing dailies never print more than 300 million copies. most who read have turned to it digital version, bad news for print that good news for the business altogether. one out of every five people read their papers on tablets, and their number is expanding every day. actually.ad news, it is certainly iconic. you.en carroll, thank it is now time for the press review. welcome back, and oliver farry

are is with me. france and the u.s. are both contemplating very different approaches to syria. nobody seems to have come up with any sort of firm solution to actually and it. france daily look oix has -- la cr mentioned, the warmongering voices that are calling for western troops to be sent in have fallen flat. the paper says these calls are more politically grandstanding than credible proposes. the only solution to the syrian crisis and flow of refugees would be via diplomacy. the history of the crisis means you have to bring the iranians and russians to the table to lean on what they call the ambiguous figures of turkey and saudi arabia, who have been

generously presented as our allies. interview with the geopolitical specialist who thinks france has nothing to gain from incoming and -- becoming embroiled in the syrian crisis. annette: germany has stepped center stage to deal with this massive flow of refugees. we have seen thousands upon thousands arriving to germany via austria and hungary. weekend --ame to the to the city over the weekend. these figures come from police who called for more help. the numbers had been manageable until then but paris began to be overwhelmed. the mayor is appealing for more help from other parts of germany as migrants are distributed across the country by bus. even bus drivers are being granted exemptions to drive

longer, with police escorts. they compared to the great waves of german refugees following the second world war. between 1969 and 1973 alone, germany took in 2 million migrant workers. that was west germany at the time. migrants coming from yugoslavia and turkey. there were some extraordinary to helpsolidarity migrants, especially from austrians. the decision by hungry to allow the month -- hungary to allow the migrants to leave, the drivers drove further into hungary to pick up any stragglers. he had legal notices in case they were apprehended right police.

one of the drivers said he was driven to act, or driven to drive, because of memories of europe's history. his jewish hungarian family always lived with a passport at the ready and a backpack for an emergency. beette: washington seems to stepping up. >> the obama administration will revamp its program to train and give intelligence to anti-islamic state militias because many of the previous ones have not been working. this comes after a large number of u.s.-trained rebels were attacked by al qaeda. the pentagon also faces the problem that few rebels are willing to agree to fight just the islamic state and not bashar al-assad's regime.

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