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there seems no chance of them getting anywhere near deauville. it's normally a bustling coastal resort of 5,000 people, but right now much of it is completely decertified. in some places, the only people you see on the streets is security personnel and police officers. there are 12,000 of those trying to stop protesters getting into the hotels where the leaders staying. for this floorest, helen duval, it's disastrous. she said she's losing 50% of her trade and this weekend is mother's day in france so it should be one of her busiest. this 78-year-old woman says she had to work 2 kilometers from the neighboring town after police turned back her car. she's not happy. francois runs a guest house nearby but has been refused entry to deauville to get there for his daily bread. >> for french people, if we don't have bread, we cannot drive. >> you cannot live without your bread. >> exactly. >> reporter: bread is almost a fundamental human right in france and so is demonstrating. in deauville, both are being restricted. this lone monk was the only sign t
there seems no chance of them getting anywhere near deauville. it's normally a bustling coastal resort of 5,000 people, but right now much of it is completely decertified. in some places, the only people you see on the streets is security personnel and police officers. there are 12,000 of those trying to stop protesters getting into the hotels where the leaders staying. for this floorest, helen duval, it's disastrous. she said she's losing 50% of her trade and this weekend is mother's day in...
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are we seeing any protests in deauville so far? >> the main ones are focusing on the safety of nuclear power. the accidents at fukushima daiichi has given a boost to anti-nuclear campaigns around the world. in europe the feeling is different regarding this type of energy. germany and italy have decided to stop promoting nuclear power but as we heard from president sarkozy, france is standing by this force of energy. as for the united states, president barack obama has expressed his intention to promote nuclear power but his administration acknowledges their concerns about nuclear safety. it is looking at reviewing safety measures and making an international standard that would be followed by all country with nuclear power including developing countries. >> something has happened here. we need to learn from that experience. president obama asked the nuclear regulatory commission to take a review of the 104ing read states. that's very much what was in his mind i'm sure. >> prime minister naoto kan says japan will promote renewable en
are we seeing any protests in deauville so far? >> the main ones are focusing on the safety of nuclear power. the accidents at fukushima daiichi has given a boost to anti-nuclear campaigns around the world. in europe the feeling is different regarding this type of energy. germany and italy have decided to stop promoting nuclear power but as we heard from president sarkozy, france is standing by this force of energy. as for the united states, president barack obama has expressed his...
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dan rivers is in deauville live with that story. talk to me about the solidarity expressed by the main g-8 countries towards egypt and tunisia. >> reporter: that's right. we will get some sort of communique, according to white house officials here, separate from the main g-8 communique which will deal with money for emerging democracies in north africa, called deauville partnership. reuterses is reporting that it may involve up to $20 billion of aid. that's something we are working to confirm but a significant chunk of money for these countries, because the imf has pointed out that egypt alone has lost about $15 billion just in the first quarter of this year in lost tourist revenues and lost economic activity because of the revolution there. there is a desperate need in the countries to get their economies firing on all four cylinders again after all this turmoil. president obama just came out of a bilateral with president sarkozy of france. here's what he had to say about events in north africa a short time ago. >> enormous opportu
dan rivers is in deauville live with that story. talk to me about the solidarity expressed by the main g-8 countries towards egypt and tunisia. >> reporter: that's right. we will get some sort of communique, according to white house officials here, separate from the main g-8 communique which will deal with money for emerging democracies in north africa, called deauville partnership. reuterses is reporting that it may involve up to $20 billion of aid. that's something we are working to...
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that will be closed if they attempt to get over to deauville.gry scenes in deauville where things get heated in the other towns nearby. we'll have to wait and see later today. >> dan rivers, thanks so much. >>> work by chinese dissident artists, ai we. . this is say provocative xl up tur called marble arm. see the message it's sending? it's been reserved for sale at more than $280,000. campaigners have been handing out t-shirts and badges carrying the question where is ai wei wei? he was arrested in april of this year and has been detained ever since. >>> this is "world one," live from london, from afghanistan to pakistan and hollywood. why the hunt for osama bin laden leads all the way to tinseltown. >>> and trapped in the lap of luxury. how dominique strauss-kahn is turning house arrest into mansion arrest. like this one. and this one. and oops, my bad. so, they give expedia ginormous discounts with these: unpublished rates. which means i get an even more rockin' hotel, for less. my brain didn't even break a sweat. where you book matters. expe
that will be closed if they attempt to get over to deauville.gry scenes in deauville where things get heated in the other towns nearby. we'll have to wait and see later today. >> dan rivers, thanks so much. >>> work by chinese dissident artists, ai we. . this is say provocative xl up tur called marble arm. see the message it's sending? it's been reserved for sale at more than $280,000. campaigners have been handing out t-shirts and badges carrying the question where is ai wei...
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. >>> also ahead, the deauville connection. why the big talk at the g-8 is also about help for new arab democracies. >>> looking for common ground, hillary clinton visits pakistan, but is she building bridges? >>> and picking up. survivors of the u.s. tornadoes return home alive, but they're mourning the loss of friends. >>> he evaded justice for more than 15 years, but time is up for ratko mladic. the former chief of the bosnian-serb army is due to be back in court in belgrade today for a hearing that could see him handed over to the international war crimes tribunal in the hague. he's facing charges of genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the war in bosnia between 1992 and 1995. from that time to this, the international community's demanded that serbia find mladic and hand him over to stand trial. he's now 69 years old. mladic, seen here on the right in a cap, was led into a courtroom yesterday, but proceedings were cut short because his lawyers said he wasn't well enough to speak. serbia's president is confi
. >>> also ahead, the deauville connection. why the big talk at the g-8 is also about help for new arab democracies. >>> looking for common ground, hillary clinton visits pakistan, but is she building bridges? >>> and picking up. survivors of the u.s. tornadoes return home alive, but they're mourning the loss of friends. >>> he evaded justice for more than 15 years, but time is up for ratko mladic. the former chief of the bosnian-serb army is due to be back...
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eight summit where some of the most powerful leaders in the world are gathering today deauville friends among the issues on the table responding to the arab spring and continued uprisings we're seeing across the globe plus the possible implementation of new nuclear safeguards and argy and of course the economy our teas and he says now is in deauville and has more. the g. eight has gone full circle the last time the summit was held in france eight years ago the agenda look almost the same. war the economy somewhere in the middle eight africa on the table then iraq in boosting the euro now it's libya and saving the euro. two thousand and three france had a very different stance on global politics than it was staunchly opposed to the u.s. invasion of iraq french fries quickly became freedom fries after france u.s. relations soured despite summit smiles but with a new french president came a new friend circles he has rejected entirely the possibility of france playing a constructive role in a multi multi-polar world and has aligned himself with the single superpower the united states nowada
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>> chip reid in deauville, france, this morning. chip, thanks. >>> now here's jeff glor at the news desk with a check of the day's other headlines. >> good morning to you. good morning, everyone at home, as well. off the top, before osama bin laden, ratko mladic was the world's most wanted fugitive. and now cbs news has learned that ratko mladic is under arrest this morning. cbs news correspondent mark phillips has more from london. mark, good morning to you. >> good morning, jeff. well, this is the big fish, as you say, the most wanted man in europe. ratko mladic, who was, of course, the military leader of the serbian forces during the long and bloody struggle in the former yugoslavia when it broke up. ratko mladic has been wanted in europe for genocide, for war crimes, for crimes against humanity. the most serious allegation against him was that he was responsible for the massacre of what's taken to be 7,500 people in srebrenica, when women and children were separated from men of fighting age, and they all disappeared. he's been i
>> chip reid in deauville, france, this morning. chip, thanks. >>> now here's jeff glor at the news desk with a check of the day's other headlines. >> good morning to you. good morning, everyone at home, as well. off the top, before osama bin laden, ratko mladic was the world's most wanted fugitive. and now cbs news has learned that ratko mladic is under arrest this morning. cbs news correspondent mark phillips has more from london. mark, good morning to you. >> good...
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eight summit kicks off in deauville france today and as always there's a long list of items on the agenda for the summit but much of the talk is going to circle around the arab spring and the continued uprisings around the world artes and it's now a has more. the g. eight has gone full circle the last time the summit was held in france eight years ago the agenda looked almost the same. war the economy somewhere in the middle ages africa on the table then iraq in boosting the euro now and saving the euro. two thousand and three france had a very different stance on global politics than. it was staunchly opposed to the u.s. invasion of iraq french fries quickly became freedom fries after france u.s. relations soured despite summit smiles but with the new french president came a new friend sarkozy has rejected entirely the possibility of france playing a constructive role in a multi multi-polar world and has aligned himself with the single superpower the united states nowadays france is barking much louder with more soldiers involved in foreign military conflicts of broadbent ever before it'
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eight summit and deauville friends among the issues on the table responding to the arab spring and also continue uprisings that we're seeing across the globe as well as nuclear safeguards and urging and of course the economy president obama is meeting with several leaders one on one and among them russian president dmitry medvedev yet argue that he's and now he is in deauville france and joins us now live with more uneasy starting off i want to talk about this meeting between us. president obama and russian president medvedev it's been a pretty close relationship as of late lots of love there but there seems to be some underlying tension as well as some disagreements i guess you could call them related to the missile defense shield give us your take what do you make of these meetings as you see them. well this is an issue missile defense that has been on the table between russia and the u.s. for years now and it's always been an issue that when they sit down to talk about it there's lots of smiles lots of handshakes but there is always tension in the air and part of the reason that's th
eight summit and deauville friends among the issues on the table responding to the arab spring and also continue uprisings that we're seeing across the globe as well as nuclear safeguards and urging and of course the economy president obama is meeting with several leaders one on one and among them russian president dmitry medvedev yet argue that he's and now he is in deauville france and joins us now live with more uneasy starting off i want to talk about this meeting between us. president...
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at the g8 summit in deauville, in france. >> next week, leaders from the world's 40 biggest cities will meet in sao paolo, brazil, to talk about climate change. chairing the gathering will be new york mayor michael bloomberg. nearly 70% of global co-2 emissions come from cities and as governments fail to step up to the task, it's cities that are really tackling global warming. mayor bloomberg has been trying to turn new york city into the big green apple in 2007, for example, pledging to make iconic cabs environmental friendly hybrids. contrast that to the seat of the u.s. government where politicians from both parties have distanced themselves from really addressing climate change. republican senator jim inhofe has called it a global warming as a hoax and polls suggest that the american public agrees with him. with so much skepticism about the science, what can a mayor do?ly i spoke to michael bloomberg a short time ago. mayor bloomberg, you have this gathering in which 40 cities from around the world are represented to look at the issue of climate change. given that governments are no
at the g8 summit in deauville, in france. >> next week, leaders from the world's 40 biggest cities will meet in sao paolo, brazil, to talk about climate change. chairing the gathering will be new york mayor michael bloomberg. nearly 70% of global co-2 emissions come from cities and as governments fail to step up to the task, it's cities that are really tackling global warming. mayor bloomberg has been trying to turn new york city into the big green apple in 2007, for example, pledging to...
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eight summit in the french resort of deauville russia has stepped up pressure on the embattled colonel with president medvedev saying moscow would help broker a peace deal in libya or he's a nice and now a reports. new world new ideas host france put that concept on the g eight table at a time when it looks like old ways aren't working a war in libya on the front line with the euro crisis in the background leads to questions like this will sarkozy be known as the save tens of thousands of civilians and garcia will he be known as the man who brought france to economic ruin neverending war he moscow g eight leaders agreed word for word in their declaration about gadhafi saying he has lost all legitimacy though it's understood behind closed doors there was harsh debate on the sidelines russia was asked to step in and broker a cease fire it accepted and will send an envoy and we are in touch with both sides the new forces in benghazi and representatives of the broken diplomatic ties do you think it's useful in any case because we're trying to make closer approaches to reducing the reasons
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well it's just one day to go before the g eight summit kicks off in the french resort of deauville the meeting will be hosted by nicolas sarkozy as his country holds the presidency of the group this year exults he's a nice and i reports from under his leadership played a leading role in causing the problems the summit is aiming now to seoul. the g eight has gone full circle the last time the summit was held in france eight years ago the agenda looked almost the same. war the economy somewhere in the middle eight africa on the table then iraq loosing the euro now it's libya and saving the. tatt a very different stance on global politics than it was staunchly opposed to the u.s. invasion of iraq french fries quickly became freedom fries after france u.s. relations soured despite summit smiles but with a new french president came a new friend. has rejected entirely the possibility of france playing a constructive role in a multi multi-polar world and has aligned himself with a single superpower the united states nowadays france is barking much louder with more soldiers involved in foreign
well it's just one day to go before the g eight summit kicks off in the french resort of deauville the meeting will be hosted by nicolas sarkozy as his country holds the presidency of the group this year exults he's a nice and i reports from under his leadership played a leading role in causing the problems the summit is aiming now to seoul. the g eight has gone full circle the last time the summit was held in france eight years ago the agenda looked almost the same. war the economy somewhere...
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eight countries arrived in france ahead of this year's summit taking place of the resort town of deauville it's the first meeting of this kind since the unrest in the arab world and the war in libya two of the issues expected to be discussed at the tools. and protests as in georgia a push for president saakashvili his resignation for thousands taking to the streets of the capital for a fifth day that announcement of the rule of the government that they call democratic and corrupt. to preserve that for a moment with more on our top stories in the news update in full in about fifteen minutes from now in fact i should say thirty minutes from now in the meantime we've got some hot tempered debate for you over the own going palestinian israeli conflict. is next. tomorrow's choppers come to moscow quick dash forces are taxed radar upgraded and automated guided by gyroscopes propelled by powerful new engines russian motors ready to move to. the future covered. can. follow and is welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle cox before more talks u.s. president barack obama's most recent attempt to brok
eight countries arrived in france ahead of this year's summit taking place of the resort town of deauville it's the first meeting of this kind since the unrest in the arab world and the war in libya two of the issues expected to be discussed at the tools. and protests as in georgia a push for president saakashvili his resignation for thousands taking to the streets of the capital for a fifth day that announcement of the rule of the government that they call democratic and corrupt. to preserve...
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it's intense yesterday it was really hard to get around deauville we were really lucky because it's is my fourth g eight and we've never been able to get a parking pass to actually drive around in our own car and because of our schedule all we can just take the shuttle bus is so i was really impressed that we actually got a parking pass and we at least at our t. are able to move around freely and we live about six kilometers which is about. three miles i would say from the actual venue and we haven't seen any signs of protesters although today actually. i assume he's a journalist he wouldn't tell me how he made it cost security a protester in a pink bow i made his way into the press center where i am right now i don't know how he did it he wasn't kicked out he got to make his speech and he was trying to bring awareness to the fact that g eight leaders have promised for years to gather money for aids awareness of research and that hasn't been done but that was an interesting moment in terms of protests but in terms of ansi global with what we saw in pittsburgh and toronto not one sign r
it's intense yesterday it was really hard to get around deauville we were really lucky because it's is my fourth g eight and we've never been able to get a parking pass to actually drive around in our own car and because of our schedule all we can just take the shuttle bus is so i was really impressed that we actually got a parking pass and we at least at our t. are able to move around freely and we live about six kilometers which is about. three miles i would say from the actual venue and we...
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tensions over the bombing of libya dominated the agenda, as world economic powers gathered in deauvilleance. president obama and seven other leaders discussed the nato campaign in libya, something russia has opposed. but french president nicolas sarkozy insisted again that moammar qaddafi cannot remain in ower. >> we're not saying that qaddafi has to go into exile. that's not our problem. we're saying that a man who's used artillery and aviation to shoot at innocent and unarmed people after 40 years of dictatorship cannot stay in power. >> sreenivasan: also today, spain reported a message from the libyan government, calling for an immediate cease-fire. the u.s. quickly dismissed the offer. the mexican army has found 29 >> they planned to follow suit. the extension covers the next four years and includes roving wiretaps, surveillance of so-called lone wolf suspects and searches of business records. the anti-terror laws was enacted after the 9/11 attacks. the mexican army the mexican army has found 29 bodies amid rising drug violence along the country's pacific coast. the victims were kil
tensions over the bombing of libya dominated the agenda, as world economic powers gathered in deauvilleance. president obama and seven other leaders discussed the nato campaign in libya, something russia has opposed. but french president nicolas sarkozy insisted again that moammar qaddafi cannot remain in ower. >> we're not saying that qaddafi has to go into exile. that's not our problem. we're saying that a man who's used artillery and aviation to shoot at innocent and unarmed people...
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the leaders wrapped up their two-day summit in deauville, france, comparing the arab spring to the fall of the berlin wall. and there were sweeping promises of aid-- up to $40 billion for tunisia and egypt, where long- time rulers have been deposed. it was welcome news for the tunisian finance minister. >> ( translated ): we are really very satisfied by the very strong declarations, very clear and precise, that came from all the g8 countries and from the financial institutions. it is very clear that everybody wants to help us. >> brown: but there was also tough talk for those resisting the tides of change. president obama and his counterparts insisted again that libya's moammar qaddafi step down. >> we agreed that we have made progress on our libya campaign, but that meeting the u.n. mandate of civilian protection cannot be accomplished when qaddafi remains in libya, directing his forces in acts of aggression against the libyan people. and we are joined in resolve to finish the job. >> brown: russian officials said they are willing to lead a diplomatic effort trying to mediate a peacefu
the leaders wrapped up their two-day summit in deauville, france, comparing the arab spring to the fall of the berlin wall. and there were sweeping promises of aid-- up to $40 billion for tunisia and egypt, where long- time rulers have been deposed. it was welcome news for the tunisian finance minister. >> ( translated ): we are really very satisfied by the very strong declarations, very clear and precise, that came from all the g8 countries and from the financial institutions. it is very...
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bottom line is that this is apparently deauville.been known over the years as a playground for the rich. so there's a racetrack here. there are some beaches nearby. but, yeah, i want to clear it up. we're not at the track betting on any horses. >> it certainly looks like you are. >> but we don't have any time. you keep asking me to come back live. i was going to try to take the segment off today but they said you needed me. >> we always need you, ed henry. i'll let you get back to the races now. place a bet for me. >>> we'll be right back with much more news. panels that harness the sun's energy... working on social activities like clean up programs on beaches in many locations... and regional replanting activities that will help make a better world for all of us. ♪ one team. one planet bridgestone. ♪ [ alarm buzzing ] another victim of frequent flyer red tape. [ tires screech ] seat restrictions got him stuck in a vicious circle. it's just not right! i keep earning miles, but it seems like i can never use them. the all-new rapid rew
bottom line is that this is apparently deauville.been known over the years as a playground for the rich. so there's a racetrack here. there are some beaches nearby. but, yeah, i want to clear it up. we're not at the track betting on any horses. >> it certainly looks like you are. >> but we don't have any time. you keep asking me to come back live. i was going to try to take the segment off today but they said you needed me. >> we always need you, ed henry. i'll let you get...
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chip reid, cbs news, traveling with the president in deauville, france. >>> also in france, by the way, president obama signing the law, a four-year extension of the terrorism patriot act. the senate and house passed the extension just before it was due to expire. that bill extends the life of roving wiretaps, court ordered searches of business records and surveillance of suspects without known ties to terrorist groups. >>> war crimes suspect ratko mladic returned to a belgrade court this morning. mladic was captured yesterday after 16 years as a fugitive. the charges against him include the slaughter of 8,000 muslims. he is being extradited to the u.n. war crimes tribunal at the hague. >>> in orbit this morning, shuttle astronauts carried out an historic spacewalk. their last ever. the two spacewalkers from shuttle "endeavour" installed an extension on the international space station. all future spacewalks will be performed by full-time space station residents. >>> it is 16 ments past the hour. full-time space station residents. >> can you imagine that being your full-time residence?
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chuck todd is in deauville, france. what's on the agenda? >> reporter: well, there's some things that are precooked, and what's precooked is getting all of these eight powerful countries to agree on a certain level of financial aid packages for the fledgling democracies in the middle east. representatives of both of those countries will be here making their final case. where there will be some friction has to do with the military strategy, dealing with libya and trying to get gadhafi out. as you know, the french and the english would like to see a more aggressive role played by the united states. and there's a couple of side bars that could become a distraction. mark zuckerberg and then france which is chairing the meeting is going to try to rally support to keep someone from france to keep them from running for imf. >> there's an article that says there's a possibility that sarah palin may now seriously be running for president. a couple of factors that keep the tea leaves buzzing. she's got a new home in arizona. the rehiring of key politi
chuck todd is in deauville, france. what's on the agenda? >> reporter: well, there's some things that are precooked, and what's precooked is getting all of these eight powerful countries to agree on a certain level of financial aid packages for the fledgling democracies in the middle east. representatives of both of those countries will be here making their final case. where there will be some friction has to do with the military strategy, dealing with libya and trying to get gadhafi out....
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for covering this g-8, i want to thank our friends of the region of normandy and the population of deauville who have been very inconvenienced, i'm sure, by everything. it hasn't always been easy for the city to manage it. but they are certainly aware that their city and their region have been put in the forefront, in the projects and spotlights of the world, around the world, and i think that normandy has given us some beautiful moments with weather that was normandy weather that was perfect normandy weather, that is, some wonderful sunny moments and some beautiful breeze. i know that the farmers and those around here in agriculture would like to see more rain but we had a little bit but there's a great evolution, great dynamism in this region and every moment spent here in normandy is special and wonderful and for all those who us, we were dining with the president quite late, we were on the beach, and there was an incredible sky out in front and during the dinner we all remarked how it changed colors and changed moods and angela merkel in particular noticed how was.iful it and if she's ha
for covering this g-8, i want to thank our friends of the region of normandy and the population of deauville who have been very inconvenienced, i'm sure, by everything. it hasn't always been easy for the city to manage it. but they are certainly aware that their city and their region have been put in the forefront, in the projects and spotlights of the world, around the world, and i think that normandy has given us some beautiful moments with weather that was normandy weather that was perfect...