and francois hollande listed several of them.talked about youth unemployme unemployment, the desperate need of monetary reform, but perhaps the most overriding of challenges is of course the immense challenge of the refugee crisis that does threaten to divide those countries like france and germany who feel there is a moral imperative to support those refugees, and those nationalistic countries, many in south and eastern europe, who are deeply skeptical that this is the best way to go forward. during the course of the speech, angela merkel talks about the need for cohesion, and more europe not less europe. and hollande said we should not be dominated by fears, or retreat into shells. and the leader of hungary said that he felt that europe's identity was at risk by the arrival of large numbers of muslims. there is a time now according to merkel to reinvigorate belief in the european project. >> so this, neave was a rallying cry, if you would like, for the european project as you say from the two nations at its heart, the two drivi

francois hollande is holding discussions distressi on ukrain. we go to douglas herbert, who is covering events for us now. doug, we have the russian president, vladimir putin, meeting currently with francois hollande, the french president, at the present palace behind you. what are the leaders talking about? ukraine are serious? doug: that is the question we all want to know. they are supposed to be talking about ukraine. the reason this summit was convened is because it was y iv.d the normand these four leaders have not really sat down since then. they were all night talks, they dragged on into the wee hours of the morning. they hammered out a multipoint deal on how to bring the ukrainian conflict resolution. that is what they are supposed to be talking about. vladimir putin and francois hollande, their talks have been underway behind me in the french presidential palace. a lot of speculation, and it is just that speculation because i am not a fly, i am not on that wall. frances hollande, launched its own airstrikes on syria in recent days. he

french president francois hollande has declared a state of emergency. rob matthews reports. >> cleanup still begins, but something are shocked with the memories of the deluge that swept their little town. >> the water was up too here. i couldn't walk because of the water pressure. it's horrible. i can't talk to this anymore. >> the city of nice was estimated to receive average of half the year's rainfall in two days. some were trapped and died in their cars. some managed to escape. >> a lot of water was coming down the two lane road. we were forced to get out of the car through the window because the water had been higher than the car windows. >> french president francois hollande has visited, where rescuers are expected to find more bodies, when the water last begun to recede. rob mathison, al jazeera. >>> there are still extraordinary marine wonders found, sometimes in the most strange places. our environmental editor nick clark reports. >> arabiaan gulf between iran ad qatar. high security zone closed to the public. right here, every summer, somethin

tom: president francois hollande speaking there. more now on how the announcement has gone down in tunisia itself. enormous it was an surprise for the tunisians to receive this nobel peace prize. they did not expect the reward. some of them did not know national dialogue was nominated for the award, and some of them did not even know that the nobel peace prize was going to be awarded today. >> the nobel peace prize? is that right? was that today? >> it really is a great thing for the image of tunisia, especially overseas. reporter: behind me, the headquarters of the workers union. one of the members of the quartet that was leading the national dialogue -- this quartet led to the solution for the political crisis in 2013. they brought the political parties together, they made them talk, and they made them find a negotiated solution. >> it was difficult, but it is a precious achievement. i think it is an award for all the tunisian people and for the spirits of tunisia. we thought of achieving this political dialogue, and when we got t

however, president francois hollande said that much time has been wasted. >> it is probable, if not certain, that given that three months required to organize efforts, we shall go beyond the date regarding the minsk agreement, that is saying the 31st of december this year. >> german chancellor angela merkel expressed optimism about the talks. speaking about the various laws that need to be passed by the ukrainian parliament, she added -- >> what we have managed to do today isn't sure all the participants have a clear understanding of the sequence of measures. now we have to see whether this will continue in a trilateral discussion group, but if we have not approached these talks with the fundamental positive attitude, we would not be where we are today. >> president francois hollande also announced that the four ministers would meet again to review progress next month. >> our correspondent is in paris, where he has been following these talks on ukraine. >> things are moving along slowly, but at least they are moving along. that is the message that the german chancellor and french president

francois hollande and angela merkel are due to make an historic address. >> russia carries out a series of new airstrikes in syria, and starts firing missiles from the caspian sea. >> more clashes in the occupied west bank, as tension continues to simmer. >> marine life flourishing in the waters of hong kong, scientists are baffled. we'll tell you why. it's described as an historic visit for historically difficult times. german chancellor angela merkel and the french president francois hollande are in strasburg to address the parliament. the first speech to the assembly since 1989 comes as the eu faces its toughest challenges. let's take you live now. why this joint address to the parliament? >> well, as you said there, the first joint address in 26 years, the last time the french and german leaders came here to address the european parliament, it was only a matter of weeks after the collapse of the berlin wall. then the dialogue, rhetoric was all about expansion and unity, now president hollande and angela merkel face the issues that threaten the entire unity of the union itself. one o

francois hollande and angela merkel are due to make a historic address. >>> rallies calling for a boostthe minimum wage. >>> and inmates take over a prison in brazil and threat taupe throw hostages from roof tops. ♪ ♪ >>> first to syria where russia has carried out more airstrikes as part of an air campaign it says is targeting isil. the strikes there are reports of civilian death. i understand this is part of quite a large military operation. what's going on? >> reporter: well, yes, the russian military intervention in syria has entered a new phase. what we saw over the last week is russian air strikes trying to weaken the defenses of the opposition to stop a rebel advance towards the country side. today that air power is being used to provide support to a ground operation on the ground. this is what we understand from activists. there is intense military activity at this in the southern idlib province, northern country side of a very strategic corner in western syria. because it is situated on a main highway that links the southern city of damascus to the northern city of aleppo. now

. >> we have breaking news coming out of france where french president francois hollande where 42 people were killed and several others seriously injured after a bus crashed and caught fire. a french lawmakers said the most of the victims elderly tourists on a day trip. we'll keep you posted on breaking news. nicole: also breaking this morning, cheryl. fatal shooting at tennessee state university. one dead and two wounded after dispute over dice game with two unenrolled males maybe were gambling in outdoor courtyard. the student is not -- the victim is not a student at the school. police blocking entrance to the university and requiring all nonstudents to leave the campus. >> well we had a global rally in stocks. fueled by signs of more economic stimulus coming to europe. let's get you caught up on global market action overnight. first to asia, all four indices in asia all gaining. particularly nikkei in japan up more than 2%. so a strong performance for the japanese market this friday. nicole: let's look at europe. much of the same is being at thatting on yesterday's gains. in fact the

president francois hollande came out and said, maybe we should reduce sanctions on russia now that we deal with syria together. obviously, that is what he wants. recently, francois hollande indicated he wanted to see russian actions against isis, not just words. of course, putin is taking advantage of the migration crisis. for the european public, when it comes down to it, which is more important to them, the migration crisis or what is happening in ukraine? it's the migration crisis. like to get to an important point that congressman rohrabacher indicated. in addition to the geopolitical competition between the u.s. and russia, there's a philosophical difference about how to deal with syria. the russian argument is that assad, as bad as he is, is less worse than isis. therefore, we should support .ssad the obama administration's argument is that isis is so awful, he has contributed to the rise of isis. the real trouble is both might be right. both arguments have a degree of validity, and what that applies is that whether a sod goes overseas, isis is going to be a problem. dealn argue

the russian president just walked into a meeting with friends what holl -- francois hollande.ey are going to talk front hour. i'm sure they will discuss ukraine. . president will have a meeting with the german chancellor. only after that will they sit down for the four party talks. it is fair to say that the issue of syria is going to get a serious hearing today in the conversations between at least the germans and the french with the russians. jon: what i want to explore is the linkages between the situation in ukraine and the situation in syria. things going to become more and more connected in the months to come? ryan: it is an interesting one paid ukraine-wise things have quieted down to a large extent, most of the parties are saying that the piece that is in place in eastern ukraine is the best peace they have had since hostilities began there. so, they will want to see more progress on that front. they all believe that's thanks to vladimir putin stopping funding the fighters and stopping sending troops into eastern ukraine. issue of syria which were they will try to keep

vladimir putin is in paris for talks with french president francois hollande and german chancellor angela merkel days after his current began air strikes in syria. a new round of strikes hit overnight. russia says they targeted 12 isil positions, but washington has been skeptical accusing the russian military of targeting rebel positions instead. jamie mcintyre has more from the pentagon. >> reporter: russia launched the latest strike against a number of groups in syria with varying ideologies, including the army of conquest, a coalition of people that oppose isil includes the al qaeda-affiliated nusra front. at the united nations sergei lavrov insisted they were fighting a common enemy, a terrorist. >> if it looks like a terrorist, acts walks and fights like a terrorist, it's a terrorist, right? i would recall that we always were saying that we are going to fight isil and other terrorist groups. >> reporter: the u.s. says it has no evidence russia has struck any isil forces, and it conducted its first direct talks with moscow over the question of deconfliction, sorting out what language

german chancellor angela merkel and french president franÇois hollande delivered a rare joint addresspleading for unity to deal with the huge influx. we have reports from the parliament in stratford. they faced a continent beset by challenges. the ukraine don't flick, youth unemployment and the lingering effects of the death and euro zone crisis. but it's the crisis and arrival of half a million refugees has created resists between countries who are willing and able to help and those who want to keep them out. warships have gun patrolling the waters. it's hoped that this task force will help people smuggling. 3,000 people have died tried to make the crossing this year. >> there is a temptation to retreat into an international shell when there is a crisis. >> it was a message shared. >> we must not fall prey for the desire to act nationally in these moments. we must to the contrary act together. it is now that we need to show the encourage that europe has shown in the past. >> they were working on deporting thousands of asylum seekers. $900million will be earmarked to remove people wit

french president francois hollande inaugurates paris' museum, anthropological reopening after a six-year renovation. the french government says it will consider tax cuts to help keep air france flying. we will have the details in business. the governing body of european football holds a crisis meeting on the fate of its suspended later. week, suspended last linked to the corruption scandal. thousands of syrian refugees are arriving each day in lesbos from turkey. the greek island is forced to cope as refugees face unbearable conditions and sometimes violent. >> exalted but exhausted, boatloads of refugees dock in after ans -- lesbos arduous journey aboard the aegean sea. migrant desperate to get to europe, it is a short but narrow crossing from turkey. what should be a 50 or 90 minute ferry ride has turned to tragedy. boardes pay thousands to rubber dinghies and many do not make it. last week, a one-year-old boy died off the coast. there have been stories of incredible survival. on tuesday, a young syrian woman gave birth right here on the island. >> in the last few days, dozens of both

germany's angela merkel and francois hollande are due to present a united front on the migrant crisis. while there is still a lot of division over that prices on the that age -- over crisis on the world stage, there does seem to be more agreement on ukraine. the eu says it is a fundamental step towards completing the minsk peace agreement. fighting between ukrainian government troops and russian backed separatists have left more than 8000 dead in 18 months. we have more. reporter: the cease-fire seems to be holding. there is a pullback of tanks and light weaponry by both sides, and now elections deemed in legitimate -- deemed kiev haveate by been postponed. they are newly optimistic about being able to deliver aid to towns near the firing lines. the likelihood of striking a deal on the release of prisoners -- >> during a meeting of the working group in charge of humanitarian issues, there were constructive talks about freeing those who are illegally detained. more will be that freed. reporter: elections in donetsk and luhansk had been set for november 18 and december 1. they will now

the french president francois hollande has pledged compensation for the situation. >>> holding talk about the planned 2900 job cuts. about 100 union activist rushed in. air france flounced the company would have to cut jobs after failing to reach agreement with pilots. >>> north korea says it has released a south korean student, as he crossed the border between south and north. harry faust iharry fawcett is l. >> 21-year-old new york university student had spent the intervening period as a prisoner awaiting a resuming on his fate. his return doesn't mean instant freedom. first accommodation questioning by the intelligence agency, it's against south korean law to enter the north without informing the government. his release comes five days before a huge celebration in north korea. might also mark the moment by firing a long range rocket. although there is no evidence of preparations. such an act would jeopardize an agreement between north and south, his release could be read as a jest clur o gesture of goo. ing baptist missionary convict evidence espionage was given same sentence last year

in their post summit press conference, angela merkel and francois hollande conceded that syria was a big issue in the talks they each held one-on-one separately with vladimir putin. did they make any headway? we do not have clear answers to that. we do know that as these talks were going on, russia was stepping up its airstrikes in syria. we know that there are outstanding questions and differing versions between the west and russia on whether or not civilians have been hit in some of the strikes. there are outstanding questions on exactly what vladimir putin has in mind for bashar assad and his future. theyr the minsk agreement have spent several hours talking about that. there was some problems -- progress on the issues. the withdrawal of light weapons and selling gas to ukraine. the political process and organizing nationwide elections, that remains outstanding. there are grounds to fear that ukraine at least at this moment, eastern ukraine could be headed for a frozen conflict. and russia can maintain control while also claiming progress in the minsk' talks. from thee just heard

for francois hollande, the meeting is at stake for numerous crises. mr. aland -- mr. hollande: this is about the return to national rivalries and to bring up the euro. reporter: that means maintaining the eu's open orders while doing more to secure its outer frontiers. some key policies like requiring asylum applications have proven unworkable. chancellor merkel: let's be honest him of dublin convention is obsolete in practice. it has meant well but in light of the challenges that are outer borders, it has proven unsustainable. reporter: what replaces the dublin convention and whether eu members can accept it is a big question going forward. they were clear, answering that it will not be simple. lara: in a related development, british prime minister david cameron said he would fight hard to renegotiate his country's relationship with the european union, which he slammed as too big, too bossy, and to interfering. speaking at the annual conservative party conference, he said when it comes to the eu, his heart were britain's prosperity and influence. he also defended his

french president francois hollande has promised help to cover damage within three months. >>> this year's noble prize for medicine has been awarded to three researchers who made important contributions towards tackling diseases. as caroline malone explains they've been described as heroes of the medical world. >> the nobel institute has today awarded the 2015 prize in physiology and medicine -- >> prevented bliendnes blindnesr disfigurement. identified a substance used in chinese medicine known as sweet wormwood. they helped develop it into treatment for the disease. there are nearly 200 million new cases of malaria every year. those who get very sick are in africa. >> every year half a million are dying of malaria and this medicine in combination with some other means have reduced this into half wii is really a big benefit to ma mankind. >> shared with a japanese industrialist and irish william campbell. to cure river blindness. diseases from mosquitos flies and parasites. the nobel committee says the break throughs these three have made to improve human health and reduce suffering are i

thatl in the public thinks francois hollande's gathering is pointless. the left-wing cgt trade union will not be attending. why his union is boycotting the congress, ever since the air france affair, executives were roughed up in public fashion by workers. necessary tos sound the alarm adding that with , the litanyn-in-law f loss favoring redundancies -- it is time to stop pleasing the boxes. -- the bosses. genie: is a social referendum for unity of the left. what does that mean? oliver: it took place at a socialist party. it was a top, not a flop, a rather awkward translation into english. it sounds endearing sort cannot resist saying it. this slogan he has used, his website is called the referendum -- he says -- it says the election was riddled with cheating. you could vote as often as you like online or in polling stations set up by the party. not really sure what the aim of it was. turnout was lower than expected. this has raised the hackles of the socialist party's left wing partners and while the party leader might've bee pleased, another one, the

. >> francois hollande said europe must come together to address this and other issues facing the continent>>> there are new claims that eastern european smugglers are helping supply isil with nuclear materials. members of criminal groups in moldova were caught trying to sell supplies to isil. a man that was arrested demanded almost $3 million for enough material to make a dirty bomb. >>> some residents near a dam in columbia, south carolina are being told to seek higher ground because there are fears that dam could break. some 400 roads and bridges are still closed because of the high waters. at least 15 deaths are blamed on the water there. >> reporter: i'm standing in front of one of the hundreds of roadways that are closed in south carolina. you can see the one behind me completely covered in water, and part of the assault there has collapsed. there are voluntary evacuations underway in this area, where you have a major river swelling, but some residences are saying they are not leaving. >> you got it? >> it ain't going to run. >> reporter: ron trotter needs this boat to start. it's the

francois hollande has described today's road crash near bordeaux as in a months -- and immense tragedy. a truck collided with a bus, most of the dead were retirees on a day trip. authorities say the circumstances of the crash are still unclear. reporter: the aftermath of the tragedy for friends and relatives, the shock of friday's less crashes made worse as they wait for victims to be identified. there is no information. i am waiting. but you have some hope. i am hoping, i don't know. i am waiting. >> my father in law survived but i'd not know where he is. apparently i have lost all the rest of my family. reporter: it appears the driver of the truck lost control of his vehicle and a sharp curve on the narrow road and hit a bus full of retirees on a day trip. vehicles went up in flames, killing dozens people. >> the truck veered across the road as the bus was rounding a corner. the driver could see the accident was going to happen. he did everything he could to avoid it but was not able to. he was able to open the doors to allow some of the passengers to escape. only eight passengers ma

the next day, he met with the french president francois hollande who declared french operations would be expanded from europe to syria to monitor islamic state militants and do the same way of defense, which is self-defense, because they think these people are a threat to their homeland, so they will strike them. which is new for european countries. the united states did it when yemen,d it in your -- and a few months ago in pakistan. these countries were much criticized in europe. today, we see europe is going one step beyond and targeting its own citizens in an extrajudicial way which is new and opens a nupathe in the conflict. somehow, european countries are reconsidering their principles in this kind of work. -- this kind of war. anchor: thank you. the president of belarus has won a fifth term in office. he took more than 83% of the vote with a turnout of over 86%. note veteran opposition leaders stood as they were not allowed to register. some 100 people joined the protests as figures were released decrying the election they believe was raped. -- rigged. >> expanding his grip on p

president francois hollande has called the accident an immense tragedy and sent prime minister manuel vass to look into its cause. he says it was france's deadliest road accident in more than 30 years. >>> japan's prime minister has met with the president of turkmenistan. shinzo abe and gurbanguly berdimuhamedov have agreed to encourage japanese firms to invest more in turkmenistan's energy sector. abe is on a tour of countries to promote economic ties with the region. >> translator: we are grateful to japan for the partnership between the two countries. as for investment, a number of very large projects in the oil, gas and chemical industries are under way in turkmenistan. with the funding of japanese investment. >> berdimuhamedov says the cooperation between the two countries offers great potential. abe hopes to promote dialogue between japan and the central asian nations to contribute a political -- to political and economic stability in the region. >> translator: the japanese delegation includes many business leaders. i'm glad they'll have an opportunity to meet you in person. i'm

francois hollande french president, said as much when he came here. cyprus has a huge problem with a deal like that, and other countries -- for example, the germans question the number of 3 billion euros, saying it is much too much. having said that from every leader here knows that if they want to do something about the flow of refugees towards the european union, there is just no way around turkey, just like there is no way around turkey for the refugees from syria. virtually all the refugees come from turkey. they know they will have to work together with turkey. some way or another. german chancellor angela merkel said as much when she came here, and she will be going on sunday to turkey and probably discussed the meat and potatoes of any kind of deal. if the number states in principle agreed to this joint action plan by the european commission. sarah: speaking about working together, what does the u.k.'s position on all this? we know david cameron come that he wants a referendum on the u.k.'s relationship with the eu. where does he come down on t

francois hollande and angela merkel are due to make a historic address. >>> rallies calling for a boostthe minimum wage. >>> and inmates take over a prison in brazil and threat taupe throw hostages from roof tops. ♪

after a meeting with francois hollande, he said it was a common penal goal.ands of asylum seekers have been trying to get between slovenia and austria. there have been outbreaks of violence as frustration rises. tension escalated after slovenia authorities began transporting large groups i have migrants from croatia earlier in the week mention co's opinions budsman wants an investigation to the number of journalists. gonzalez perez says more protection is needed as journalists face harassment regularly. his announcement comes ahead of mexico's day of the dead sell brays. journalists staged add protest to call freedom to be respected. 18 journalists have been killed since the year 2000. >> the threats and harassment are regular features throughout mexican journalism, particularly until local journalism that covers corruption, organized crime, drug trafficking and public security. issues rise blocking freedom of expression. in addition to this, many report complaints out of a lack of confidence in local authorities. >> the u.s. justice department has begun to r

the french president francois hollande pledged relief payments to help cover damage in three months. >>> mexican re rescue teams have arrived to help look for victims in guatemala. torrential rain triggered the bad weather on thursday. hundreds are still missing. >>> and in the u.s. 11 people have died in south and north carolina because of severe flooding. officials are following a wave of floodwater as it moves across the state to the coast. there are likely to be more evacuations and road closures. >>> the united states supreme court opens a new term on monday. among the most contentious cases is evenwell versus abbott. the plaintiffs say the case will lead to an examination of the one person one vote principle, but others say a racist political agenda at play. we have the report. >> reporter: just who does texas state senator sylvia garcia represent? clearly the senior citizens gathered for the texas hispanic council health fair. spanish may be the primary language here, but the pride at how far the community has come in the united states is evident. >> the first full-time hispan

the german chancellor, angela merkel, and french president francois hollande are due to make historices. it will be the first joint speech to the assembly since 1989. neave barker reports. >> reporter: when the leaders of france and germany address the european parliament, they face a continent under strain. the refugees crisis greek debt saga and the conflict from ukraine has created moral and constitutional dilemmas. the last time the leaders of france and germany gave a joint address was in 1989 two, weeks after the ball of the berlin wall when europe was celebrating new-found unity. now it faces deep divisions. nearly half a million refugees have arrived in europe this year. many heading for germany and other wealthy e.u. states. but the crisis has opened up fault lines between countries willing and able to to accommodate refugees and those that want to keep them out think hungary responded by fortifying its borders. the government there says the influx of muslim refugees threatens the content's christian identity. some reject to go share the numbers. and in greece already head ha

the president, francois hollande, said he had been plunged into sadness by the tragedy.e bus and truck collided head-on outside the village of puisseguin, just east of bordeaux. from there, paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. lucy: hitting in bordeaux's wooden country roads, a glance of homer. a bus full of pensioners on an early morninn outing reduced to shell after colliding with the timber truck, the fuel tanks of both vehicles bursting into flames. 60 firefighters were called to a the government described as a gigantic blaze. >> the truck driver lost control of the vehicle. the bus driver tried to avoid it, but the truck came and he did, and he cannot do anything except activate the mechanism to open the doors to allow some people to get out. laura paul lucy: only have listed before fire engulfed the bus. most of the passengers were trapped inside. >> i think my father-in-law survived, but i don't know where he is now. apparently i've lost the rest of my family. lucy: this is france's deadliest accident for more than 30 years. it's victims came from the area

including the french president francois hollande. >> translator: we cannot have a situation where inr turkey helping to us hold back refugees in its territory, we liberalize the visa system with no condition conditions attache. allowing visas for vims whose identities we don't know and can't check. so there will be a process with lots of conditions attached. it's normally to discuss with the turks, but france and other countries will pay attention to make sure that conditions are not only set, but also respected. >> reporter: but with europe under pressure to come up with a lasting solution to the refugees crisis, the e.u. may have little choice but to concede to turkey's demands. >> willing tons contemplate these lib saying reflects a certain level of desperation on a number of member states that they want to stem the flow of arrival to the european and they want turkey to play a key role because they geographic i cannily speaking their best option. >> reporter: european union has also promise today start new talks with turk by joining the e.u. eventually. but in the short-term ther

french president francois hollande says the government is fully mobilizing around the terrible tragedy. the bus was reportedly carrying a group of elderly people. according to officials, it's one of the worst road accidents in recent french history. no word yet on the cause of the crash. >>> yesterday's poll out of iowa is rocking the republican race, and forcing a rare apology from donald trump's campaign. ben carson, surging into the lead, up seven points to 28%. while donald trump falls seven points to 20%. carson's surge is fuelled by support from women and white evangelical republican voters. and trump appeared to react by slamming iowans. trump's personal twitter account retweeted a comment yesterday -- yesterday morning, saying, quote, ben carson is now leading in the polls in iowa. too much monsanto in the corn creates issues in the brain? referring to agribusiness that supplies farmers. after an outcry the tweet was deleted and an explanation was posted. quote, the young intern who accidentally did a retweet apologizes. trump reacted to the poll directly on the hugh hewitt sho

president francois hollande attend a news conference thanking the officers involved. it's the biggest drug operation in 10 years thought to be worth $22 million. >>> hundreds of koreans septembekorean separatedby the . 65,000 other south koreans are still waiting on a waiting list to meet their loved ones in the north. harry fawcett is where a chosen few are preparing to cross the board never to north korea for that rare meeting. >> reporter: this is the hotel lobby where the nearly 400 south korean family members had been contacted think it's been a room full of incredible individual stories penalized -- personal lives changed forever by the huge immaterial personal forces of histories. among the stories i will share within of them with you. the story of 84-year-old she had been married for just seven months, she was three months pregnant when her husband went missing. he was part of the south korean military. he went off on what they thought would be military training but in the confusion of the korean war, he simply never came home. she assumed that he died. she ha

french president francois hollande, who visited the area, says at least 16 people died and others are missing. here in the u.s., record rainfall continues to pound parts of the east coast. fourteen inches of rain has fallen this weekend in columbia and charleston, south carolina, forcing residents to evacuate their homes and it has left thousands without power. 75 miles of i-95, 200 state roads, and 40 bridges were closed today due to flooding. emergency management officials warned residents to stay indoors. coastal flood warnings have been issued as far north as new jersey. the coast guard has found debris from a missing american cargo ship. but there has been no sighting of the ship, its lifeboats, or any of the 33 member crew. the coast guard has recovered a life ring from the ship "el faro," which has not been heard from since sending out a distress signal three days ago. rescuers have also spotted life jackets and a cargo container thought to be from the ship. the 790-foot ship heading from jacksonville, florida, to san juan, puerto rico, got caught in atlantic waters as tropical

tomorrow, he will meet angela merkel and francois hollande.ers posted be talks about the ukraine. i cannot imagine how they will get together without angela merkel and francois hollande went to talk about syria now. this is really to mix up. i figured out this is actually the first time we had a russian airstrike since the collapse outside of the soviet union. the remark will stuff, and if we could go into history for a second, the last time we actually saw the russian military moving outside the former soviet union, it was june 11, 1999 -- when we had the russians quickly sees the airport at the end of the kosovo war. to everyone for a loop. no one knew what to do, and that was resolved quickly. but the russian military is very different than what it was then. that was boris yeltsin, now we're dealing with vladimir putin. this is a larger problem for the west. guy: and 20 seconds, the targeting is interesting. ryan: the wall street journal reporting that u.s. officials are saying he is going after everybody but the islamic state, including ci

putin may have been all smiles while being greeted by president francois hollande, but behind closed doors there is probably high anxiety. big bone of contention is whether syrian president bashar al-assad should stay in power. betty: ryan chilcote's and parents. what is the update? -- ryan chilcote is in paris. what is the update? ryan: the ukrainian president, the russian president, and leaders of germany and france are meeting to discuss ukraine. but of course the russian president hijacked the agenda. he did earlier this week when he started bombing syria. a group sat down with merkel and aland. .- and hollande neither of them trust the russian president very much. neither of them were very happy with the bombing of syria. were twoce and germany of the seven germany's who wrote that letter to russia, calling on them to stop the bombing. mark: how does president clinton and president hollande get on the same page -- president putin and president hollande get on the same page? the initial contention was that russia was going to be hitting isis targets, but then came word that he wa

french president francois hollande has declared a disaster. looting has been reporting with minute people arrested. recovery workers conne workers e task of digging out bodies following the mudslide in guatemala. another 300 people are missing. now there are questions about why residents were allowed to build homes at the base of a dangerous hillside. government officials say they have been warning of the risks to the neighborhood since last year. >>> a new york university student is finally home after being held for six months in north korea. earlier, chu wan moon was sent back to south korea. al jazeera am harry fawcett has more from seoul. >> reporter: just ten days ago, north korean officials placed chew in front of cameras to make a public notification about his guilt. >> i'm not sure of my future but because i broke the law by illegally entering i will accept any judgment as given, but as a young college student who wanted to satisfy his curiosity, i hope to be treated generously. >> at one point during his captivity he was quoted into s

the refugee crisis -- angela germany and francois hollande of france met with other european leadersussels. to slow wants turkey the surge of migrants to the continent. turkey has more refugees than any other country, more than 2 million. a new report says u.s. forces expect the taliban and activity at an afghanistan hospital that was mistakenly attack. the associated press says american analysts knew about the hospital, but that it was also used to coordinate militant attacks. he was fired upon, killing at least 22 patients and staffers. three dozen homes in central texas are consumed by a wildfire. residents are being urged to evacuate. a fire in that area two years ago destroyed homes. and nevada needs gambling licenses. that means extra costs for companies. the games are already banned in five states. those are your top headlines. back to francine and tom. you sonnie quinn, thank much. we are waiting for general electric news. we could continue our conversation with diabetes sara. -- with davide sarah. serra. davide francine: when you look at a lot of the banks, we have citibank

holland and others paid tribute to the 43 people who died in the collision of a tour bus and -- francois hollandethers paid to be to the 43 people who died in the collision of a tour bus. most were retirees on a great -- on a day trip. the truck driver and his three-year-old son were also killed in the accident. ashton carter says the obama administration is prepared to step up its military campaign against islamic state. the effort will include more and heavier airstrikes in syria. appearing before the senate armed services committee, he described an approach that will focus largely on the cities of rocca in syria and ramadi in in iraq.nd romani you can always find the latest news on bloomberg.com. betty: thank you. let's head to the market desk were julie hyman has a check on company movers, continuing with the transport same. julie: right. we got earnings mostly negative coming out from the transports. not strict weugh speaking a transport stock, coming out with earnings that missed estimates, blaming the number on taxes that were higher than the company expected. ups coming out with earnings

time since the start of the bombing campaign holding bilateral meetings with french president francois hollande and german chancellor angela merkel, on the same day that the u.s.-led coalition waged war against the islamic state and on the same day it called on russia to immediately cease its attacks against the syrian opposition forces and focus on fighting the islamic state. at the united nations, however, syria's foreign minister welcomed the russian airstrikes. >> airstrikes are useless unless they are conducted in cooperation with the syrian army, the only force in syria that is combating terrorism. lou: the airstrikes mark the first time russia sent forces into combat beyond the soviet union since the 1980, the president also calling for gun control in his news conference today while the president has talked about 11 mass shootings in this country over his time in office. his remarks today were less politically constrained and somewhat less controlled and dispassionate. immediately after three of those previous 11 tragedies, the president called for a change in the nation's gun laws. the

tomorrow the russian president meets with the ukrainian president, angela merkel, francois hollande. what all the journalists will be talking about? syria. this is the first time -- i took a look -- that russia has used his military, its air force, and struck a target outside the former soviet union in the entire history of post-soviet russia, more than a quarter-century. you can see999, them using their troops outside the former soviet union in kosovo. they sent 250 paratroopers out just after the cause war ended and it caused a big hoopla with nato. they weren't expecting it. same thing this time around, only vladimir putin is here, and the russian military is much more powerful. jonathan: historically, incredibly significant. the debate now is over -- ryan: we were talking about this yesterday. it is all about who are you hitting. vladimir putin told the world he is going to hit islamic state. the u.s. was concerned he may go after the opponents of assad, which include islamic state, but also include a lot more moderate, if you will, opponents to his regime. yesterday, "the wall s

engineer pan president angela merkel and french president francois hollande. >> if ever there was a rallying cry in europe here it was. when chancellor merkel and president hollande arrived they faced a number of challenges. it's the humanitarian crisis and the arrival of neeferl hal neara million refugees. in the mediterranean, eu gun ships have begun proalg. patrolling. president hollande urged the 28 nation assembly to overcome differences and rise to the challenge. >> translator: with each crisis fears emerge. we must live with fear but not dominated by fear. nevertheless there is an attempt to retreat into the national shell each time there is a crisis. >> it was omessage shared by the germany chancellor. >> we mustn't fall prey to act nationally in these moments. we must, to the contrary, act together. it is precisely now that we need europe more. we need more than ever before the cohesion and cowrnlings that europe has always shown. >> it became apparent that behind closed doors european officials were working on plans to deport thousands of failed asylum seekers to countries of their

. >> reporter: for both angela merkel and francois hollande, they acknowledged the historical significanceeir joint address here. like before the rhetoric was about european expansion and unity. now it's about overcoming divisions in the face of a very long list of serious challenges. hollande talked about youth unemployment in southern europe, the learning effects of the your row zone crisis, and the debt for economic reform, and the conflict in syria and the conflict in eastern ukraine too. but perhaps the most overriding of challenges that of the refugee crisis that threatens to divide those countries who say that europe must step up to the mark and accommodate those people in need, and those who take a much more cautionary approach. those who are deeply worried about what large numbers of people arriving in the european union will mean for their own national identities. but angela merkel talked of the need for cohesion, the need for more europe not less europe. and president hollande in one of his key comments said we must not be dominated by fears. we should not retreat into national

meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin and french president francois hollande are in talks overia's fate and the isis threat. >>> the attorney for kentucky clerk kim davis is disputing the vatican's description of her meeting with the pope. the lawyers say vatican personnel initiated contact with davis' camp and she and her husband met privately with pope francis at the vatican embassy in washington. earlier, a vatican spokesman said the pope only met with davis in a receiving line. the vatican also issued a statement today saying the meeting should not be considered a form of support of davis' position. davis was jailed for several days last month after she refused to sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples. >>> strong gusty winds, heavy rainfall and it's set to intensify this afternoon. we've seen some areas. it's on the move and heading toward the philadelphia area. along with the heavy rain, strong gusty winds. we saw them above the 30 miles an hour wind gust mark first thing this morning. that will continue and get stronger and the threat of coastal flooding happened ye

. >> including the french president francois hollande. >> we cannot have a situation where in exchange for turkey helping us to hold back refugees through its territory we lib rammize the visa system with no conditions attached. allowing visas for people whose identity's we don't know and can't check. there will be a process with conditions attached. it's normal to discuss with the turks but france and other countries will pay attention to make sure conditions already set are respected. >> with pressure to a solution to the refugee crisis, the e.u. may have little choice but to concede to turkey's demands. >> it reflects a certain level of desperation on the part of a number of member states that they would like to stem the arrival. turkey is geographically speaking their best option. >> european unions promise to start talks with turkey about eventually joining the e.u. in the short term, there's the question of where billions of dollars in aid to turkey will come from, the e.u. still feeling the effects of the euro zone crise. they may have to dig deep if it wants to maintain control

. >> reporter: french president francois hollande has visited the towns where they expect to find more bodies as the waters finally begin to recede. >>> at least 95 people are dead and hundreds more missing after a massive landslide covered much of a town in gaut guatemala. david mercer reports. >> reporter: it's guatemala's worst national sddisaster in years. part of this mountainside clabed late thursday under 100 cubic meters of earth. rescue workers and volunteers race against time shovels through mountains of dirt in the search for survivors, but today all they found were lifeless bodies, a hard reality for many here. >> translator: six of my family members are missing, my parents and four siblings. i haven't been able to rest and i won't be able to until i see them again. asking to see them a live is a lot. they're bur yired under 15 meters of dirt. >> reporter: it hit around 9:30 at night when many people were at home. it followed days of near constant rain. those who said ran out of their homes when they heard the hillside crashing down. many didn't escape. >> translator: my ne