now that was a time when president franÃois hollande decided to come to our rescue. out at hollande spoke debt of blood, france towards mali. mali had never thought of its bloodshed to its children and shoulders during world war ii as a debt that france had. this is why we feel enormous gratitudeto france, that is deeply rooted in history , internally -- history. eat turn only, for all time, mali -- eternally, for all time, mali will be grateful to france for not leaving our country, its own advisors, for not abandoning mali, for standing by our country in this fight against terrorism. this is why, mr. president, we welcome you today as a friendly country and know how indebted we are to you. we know how difficult this war is. impossible this effort, this military effort, sometimes seems to be. those who have never been confronted at this time of asymmetrical conflict may believe from the outside that we are not doing much or that our nowhere.ave led when it seems, indeed, the head of the hydra seems to reemerge again and again after it has been cut. but you know, pres

you see a scooter, and you might remember that france will on -- franÃois hollande bank was caught ona scooter with his girlfriend. the far left candidate described hollande as the captain of a paddle boat in the middle of a storm, and that has stuck with hollande ever since. it on we end with a year the eurovision song competition. the final is coming up tomorrow in kiev. >> i know we are interested in the french candidate. you can find out all about it here. she is 28 years old, and incredibly accomplished young woman. she is a singer, songwriter, and speaks several languages, plays the piano, and she is going to fight for first place with her song, "requiem. there is something that happens in a creative city where creative people feed off of each other. painter, but are a you are looking at a movie. you are a movie maker but you were looking at a piece of architecture and design. there is this idea if you get a

politicians who might fit the criteria include the socialist minister of defense under franaois fillon -- france while hollande. another name that keeps coming up from the right was once a minister under nicholas sarkozy. that may be a handicap. then there are the centrists -- one of his early supporters is nearly a shoe in, possibly as the justice minister. as is a centrist member of the european parliament. she may be paid for european affairs. macron's team wants to prove they truly are centrists and a cabinet with politicians from diverse backgrounds is key. i want to get support from -- they want to get the support from voters on the left and the right index month's parliamentary elections. has ale: president macron meeting with members of the international olympic committee work early on a three-day visit to the french capital to decide what city will host the 2024 of the games. macron, who was inaugurated on sunday, has pledged his full support. the only rival to host the games is los angeles. the final vote will be held on december 14 in lima, peru. james andre is at the elysee palace. james: members w