i'm staying here with françois. i see.. i'm sorry that i've been neglecting you lately, but i love you, and i need you. please come home with me. oh, joe, i'm sorry. this is so hard. think about what we have together, honey. think about our little girl. you need to come home with me. bonnie, stay with me. i promise, it will take three years with this accent before you figure out i'm just a normal jerk. bonnie, listen to me. i'm your husband. he may be your husband, but i would do anything for you. well, there's one thing he can't do. (inhales deeply) bonnie, i didn't think it would have to come to this, but i can see there's only one way left to prove my love to you. (grunting) (whimpering) (slow, quivering breaths) joe! i don't believe it! you're walking! i am! i am! aah! i would do anything for love, but i won't do that. oh, joe, i love you! i love you so much! i love you, too, bonnie! let's go home, joe. you know what? you can keep your paris, france. i'll take quahog any day. i mean, all that place is, is skinny guys r

franÇois hollande will be speaking at the ceremony today just eight months aftermali -- after mali wasre united -- reu nited. what can the government do immediately to try to bring the country back together cap go -- together? >> france continues to play a big role in africa. france's popularity is at an all-time high. friends can take credit for stopping the advance of extremists and dismantling the country. putting the country back together will not be easy. there is a good chance they may succeed. the new president has shown he is ready to listen to the people in the north, to all ethnic groups and some others like arabs and those that have been fighting for independence. he has made some important moves, for example, establishing a ministry for the northern regions. the succession of presidents have ignored the desert north for many decades, which has led to the independence movements. the state has to be present in the vast country and provide services to the people. the people in the north feel like they have been ignored. that is the first task, along with reconciling the variou

francois hollande will not have a vote in his own parliament. he does not have to under the law here. he still backs retaliation for the use of chemical weapons. with the west be right in reverting itself and backing off? or weighing the risks of striking and staying out of a conflict that has cost 100,000 lives and counting. today, why did obama call on congress? with us to talk about it is former u.s. diplomat in syria, william jordan. from brussels,, a member of the european parliament. welcome to the debate. and she has been a war reporter in iraq and afghanistan. and the international affairs editor, douglas herbert. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. back in 2007, senator obama was quite clear. this was an interview with the boston globe at the time. he said, the president does not not have the power under the constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation. pretty straightforward. then came intervention libya. this time, o

francois nicoullaud of the middle east institute.from washington, political scientist majid rafizadeh. welcome as well. we can welcome back as well robert zarate of the foreign- policy initiative, also in the u.s. capitol and she is a former u.s. state department official, laurie dundon. you can join the conversation on facebook and on twitter. our hash tag #f24today. barack obama fired his strongest shot against russia. which has used its veto power at the security council to block action against bashar al-assad in syria. >> now there must be a strong security council resolution to verify assad regime is keeping its commitments. there must be consequences if they fail to do so. if we cannot agree even on this, it will show the united nations is incapable of enforcing the most basic of international laws. on the other hand, if we succeed it will send a powerful message that the use of chemical weapons has no place in the 21st century. >> all right. much of our discussion is going to be about iran. a reminder, a lot of the focus since

i am francois picard. coming up, the france 24 debate. >> we did not set a red line. the world set a red line. >> while barack obama takes his case to congress and to stockholm, on route -- en route to the g-20, the french national assembly has a say on syria. the french president has opted not to put an eventual intervention to a vote before the national assembly. public opinion is against. a moral imperative to strike, or not the west's war? we will ask the panel in the france 24 debate. let's start in the newsroom and say hello again to claire. >> thank you. these are the headlines. it is not my credibility on the line, it is the international community's. on a visit to sweden, barack obama continues to push for military action against syria, which russia still firmly opposes. france backs the u.s.'s plan, with the prime minister defending it at the national assembly. the opposition ump said france should not wait for a vote by the u.s. congress. ariel castro his prison cell. officials say the man who kept three women captive for decades -- for a decade in ohio app

a front-page piece of francois hollande, saying that he is the emperor with no clothes. he is -- it calls on the french mp's who will be debating the question on a possible military strike on wednesday to actually stop hollande in his tracks. those two mouthpieces of the pro-syrians in force. >> at least he is wearing a shirt in that picture. talking about allies, you have a look at the russian papers. >> "the moscow times" as a news piece about serge libre off who rejected the whole stance secretary of state john kerry lavrov, who sergei rejected the whole stance of secretary of state john kerry. kerry said we have not reacted to everything washington proposes, but, yes, we have, and we found the evidence unconvincing. and there is a photo right smack in the middle that perhaps reflects some of the tensions we will see at the g-20 summit thursday and friday. the man holding up the sign. in st. petersburg itself on monday -- the sign same barack obama, terrorist number one. we have rambling coming up about the whole syria question, which is dragging on. >> indeed, it is.

i am francois picard. first tuesday in september -- that can only mean one thing. back-to-school. some good news and some bad news for french children. the school year will be longer, that is the bad news. the good news is that they will not be spending quite so many hours a day in class. more attention given to extracurricular activities, says the government. will weaning the french off a strict diet of all academics help tomorrow's workforce find fulfillment and jobs? we will weigh different models across europe in the france 24 debate. we will also be checking in our media watch segment. at the hour begins in the newsroom. let's say hello again to claire. >> these are the headlines. john boehner, republican house speaker, vows to support brock obama in pushing for a limited strike on a syria. france says they will not go alone. the conflict has now displaced one third of the population. more than 2 million syrian's are registered as refugees, with lebanon receiving the highest number. president jacob zuma urged both sides in south africa to find a solution for the sake of the e

have barack and francois hollande save face? -- saved face?hat does the soul-searching of the past two weeks in london, paris, and washington do for the west standing -- west's standing on national security crises? today, obama hits the pause button. with us to talk about it is a syrian photournalist ruth -- photojournalist. welcome. also with us, an attorney and potical scientist, author books. thank u for being with us. and columnist and editor at atlantico.fr. your next book is going to be on? >> john kennedy. >> that will be published in french. >> it is in french so far. >> you can join the conversati on facebook and on twitter. our hashtag is #f24debate. we learned that russia is giving washington its plans for placing syria's chemical arsenal under international control. foreign ministers will talk in thursday -- talk thursday in geneva. >> in moscow maneuver that has postponed the threat of a u.s. military strike in syria. it was russia that proposed the syrian government put its chemical weapons under international control. damascus a

i'm francois picard. coming up -- now that worries about russia have been laid to rest, how about iran? the new president and allies reportedly showing signs chemical weapons are a step too far in their report for bashar assad. we will be asking our friday panel journalists who goes into the picking of the host city summer olympics? amid-anger ove overruns and doubts on all three candidates' offers be it istanbul, tokyo, we will expel all doubts. first let's go to the newsroom. hello to melissa bell. >> thank you very much, indeed, francois. a look at the very latest headlines. 7:00 p.m. here in paris. syria has dominated and divided the g20 summit in st. petersburg. vladimir putin met with the american president, each maintaining their positions, divisions as great as they ever were. barack obama trying to convince leaders, journalists and american congress men and women of the need for action on syria. the united states has ordered all nonemergency personnel to leave beirut and turkey due to threat. ame

. >> reporter: on tuesday, rouhani not only made his debut speech but met french president francois hollande for the first time in new york. an iranian expert says this is part of rouhani's efforts to rebuild confidence with western countries. >> we are trying to rebuild our face and figures in international community, and we are trying to rebuild again this balance of power. these are our goals to go in -- to sit in front of united states and start strategizing a negotiation with them. >> reporter: iran's leadership is apparently aiming to open a new page with the world. the international community is watching whether and how the u.s. leadership will utilize this opportunity. hirohito nezu, nhk world. >>> many at the general assembly had been waiting for a gesture that might single a thaw in relations. they wanted to see rouhani and obama shake hands, but the two never met. nhk world's miki ebara has more from new york. >> reporter: foreign affair experts speculated that obama and rouhani might have an encounter while they were at the u.n., but that didn't happen. there was a luncheon hoste

hollande, and an eyewitness -- french president francois hollande, and an eyewitness. many him and said -- many innocent women and children were murdered. for doubt, -- forgot -- for g auck, it was a poignant reminder of the atrocities committed. >> this was the work of courageous visionary people, ready for reconciliation. especially being here, i would like to remind you that the offer of reconciliation came from the french side at a very early stage. during the german occupation, the battalion attacked the village. they massacred 642 people and burned much of the village to the ground. today, the ruins symbolize the appalling crimes committed by the nazis in france. it is very important that the presidents of old germany and france are here to tell the truth -- of both germany and france are here to tell the truth. the truth is the only way to reconciliation. demagogue -- >> gauck is the first german president to come to oradour. >> has it put the ghosts of the past to rest? we put the question to our correspondent. >> the mood was very emotional. you could see that

french president franÇois all on -- francois hollande says he's in favor of arming the rebel faction.>> we will do it in a broader context with a number of countries and in a framework that can be controlled. we cannot accept that weapons could fall into the hands of jihadists. >> security council permanent members are struggling to reach agreement on a chemical weapons resolution. u.s. secretary of state john kerry urged the council to act. meanwhile, a surprising twist from syrian ally iran. the country's new president says iran is willing to mediate in the conflict. germany appears open to the idea . >> the german government is following the iranian president's offer with great interest, especially as it comes right before the beginning of the united nations general assembly next week. however, these words must be followed by actions. >> western governments will be watching the united nations appearance closely. >> syria's neighbor iraq has also seen more violence. at least 18 people were killed when two bombs exploded outside a sunni mosque. >> the devices were hidden inside air-c

so that another story is later, francois, on syria. >> james creeden, many thanks. many thanks to our panel and thanks to you for joining us here for "the world this week." all right. remain seated. ♪

obama has the backing of president francois hollande. xi jinping has already voiced opposition to a military strike. japan's shinzo abe is scheduled to meet obama on the sideline. the u.s. president has won the support of at least some u.s. senators. the senate committee on foreign relations approved the use of military force in syria on wednesday. >> a resolution is agreed to and ordered favorable by the committee. >> committee members agreed the attack should take no longer than 90 days and should not involve ground troops. the full senate is expected to vote on the measure next week. members of the house of representatives have also been weighing the merits of a military strike. u.s. secretary of state john kerry laid out the case to the house foreign affairs committee. >> if we don't take a stand here today, i guarantee you we are more likely to face far greater risks to our security and far greater likelihood of conflict that demands our action in the future. >> kerry also said syrian forces could use chemical weapons again if the u

i am franÇois picard. are women more or less empowered by the arab spring?the fallout of the serious conflict to the ballot box. we ask a palette of women who include the daughter of the founder of the islamist party and a human rights ctivist. women and the arab spring. coming up in our debate. let's start the hour in the newsroom and say hello once again to christopher. >> thanks very much, the headlines. johnti in geneva. can they break two years of diplomatic deadlock over syria? elsewhere, world powers voice alarm as north korea restarts their nuclear reactor. an electric planes, cleaner automobiles, the french government unveils projects designed to revive industries. bashar al-assad says he expects to hand over information on the chemical weapons within a month. if the threat from the united states. . making his comments in an interview with russian television. the u.n. says it has received documents from damascus. this is barack obama opening for a positive outcome as john kerry and the russian foreign minister to down in geneva to discuss the plan.

minister to say that this place needs a boss but france cannot afford to stall as french president francois hollande is still under great pressure from berlin and brussels to deliver on his economic promises in a draft text in april alone socialist party attack merkel and her selfish intransigence and called for a confrontation with germany over policy reforms. if the economic situation in france dramatically worsens compared to germany it will take france in a different political course that will diverged from the german one this will create a complicated conflict inside the e.u. if that happens tensions will get worse a collision course that will rock on already unstable boat as germany itself is dealing with a growing add to your frustration over having to bailout the naturally on healthy neighbors so we seem to stick to germany only because anglo merkel never said publicly the front's belongs with southern europe not yet at least to us are cilia r.t.e. paris. well after the break examines the terrorists who are behind kenya's wave of deadly violence this. i bet anyone who lives in the u

president announced this week that you would fifteen billion euros from next year's federal budget francois alonzo already facing mounting pressure from the right over france's relationship with you or as the economy shows precious little sign of an upturn as this are so you know reports french citizens are markedly glum about the grim outlook. but you know that's where your promises man. the boiling over frustrate caught on camera priority is employment we need to eat but at this point the bad news the surprise to many french popular self-styled mr normal condemned for having no power to stop economic uncertainty from becoming the new normal at the research this possible with only eleven percent of the french thinking their economy will improve over the next twelve months running out of economic admission that home alone recently unveiled a three point five billion injection into thirty four key sectors hoping to spur a third industrial revolution. ordinary people have managed to avoid the crisis because france has been a rich country for the past ten twenty thirty years and older generati

twenty summit as you were saying though france president francois hollande has suggested that he will join barack obama if america does strike syria although very very few of the people supporting it russia and trying to continue to be on one side of the fence and america and france and very few others on the other side of the fence and he said well i've still got you here you're at the venue for the g. twenty summit just a short distance from where i am here in some petersburg i understand that with the leaders of the twenty nations of the g. twenty in attendance we also have the leaders from brazil india china south africa of course we're talking about the brics and he said they had a meeting today on the sidelines of the g twenty didn't they. they did have a meeting in fact in the meeting on friday the second day of this summit i should mention that putin did meet with his chinese counterpart and china once again reiterated that it also is against military intervention in syria with that said the brics did sit down they agreed to create a one hundred billion dollar foreign exchange

francois hollande, why did rouhani duck out of these handshakes with obama? >> when they go to new york and sure if there -- and serve their shish kebabs to anyone who will serve it. people are going to parse this in so many different ways. but i think you put your finger on it -- you mentioned two words. holocaust-israel. i think this chemical weapons thing is an important sideshow, but nonetheless a sideshow. there is going to be no traction anywhere on any of these issues until two things happens -- the iranians recognize the right of the state of israel to exist. >> but hassan rouhani in his speech on that point said, i'm going to follow the palestinians lead. he said, i will follow the palestinians. >> -- the past 35 years on that. the israelis have to stop building settlements, and no matter how much nice talk you might want to make about the radiance -- the iranians and this new regime, they still have centrifuges running down there, they are financing international terrorism, and the issue comes back to making a bomb. so this is all really nice. i thi

a lot of a lot of talking heads going on about it but as we know as we know the french president francois hollande has said in recent weeks that. that the assad government actually carried out three chemical attacks against its own people of course the u.k. prime minister cameron he had a resoundingly defeat in parliament just several days ago today saying you are not going to war in syria and even last night the secretary of state the u.s. secretary of state john kerry getting a grilling on capitol hill he tried to clear the way for some sort of military strike against syria any movements on done today i know we're supposed to be talking g. twenty economic for anything more on syria and he said. it's really beginning to look like the u.s. might have to go it alone yes they virtually have had support from france so far we'll know more after president obama sits down with french president francois hollande on what exactly the french support could mean whether or not it's just verbal but basically the european union. has come out and said we don't think military intervention is the way to g

this comes about after phone calls today with french president francois hollande and the fish prime minister. this would mean that this is something that moves very quickly, not necessarily from congress to the united nations but the emphasis will be on the un security council discussion. the proposal that the u.s. -- it was first floated in an off-the- cuff remark by secretary of state john kerry. you have got that two track strategy. the job at hand for u.s. president barack obama. he is meeting with senate republicans and senate democrats in two separate, trying to convince them to vote for a resolution for military intervention in syria. you can -- he will be taking his case to the american public in that address to the nation from the white house. chances are the theme or the content of that speech will change drastically. there will be an attempt to convince the public that military intervention is necessary but there will be mentions of this divide pushes well. russia has reacted saying it will put its own project to the security council. this is a five-point plan unveiled by france t

general assembly, french president franÇois hollande said he was encouraged by iran's willingness toengage in the international community. >> i have made the choice to engage in direct and open dialogue with president ro rouh. and i will say that while i'm in favor of dialogue i'm firm on the issue of nuclear proliferation. >> when hassan rouhani and his first speech as iran president stands up in just a few hours' time what are we likely to hear from him? >> reporter: i think the main theme he was likely to present is he's going to try to erase the last eight years of ahmadinejad and that type of rhetoric that has damaged the image of iran and i think he'll point concretely that iran is willing and ready to do on the nuclear issue so that this becomes a memorable speech. that will be his purpose, to erase those eight years. >> how close do you think we'll get to see any visible evidence of the warming of ties between iran and the united states? if the two leaders say these things separately, certainly it's important that we see something physical. >> it would have been helpful if th

minister to say that this place needs a boss but france cannot afford to stall as french president francois hollande is still under great pressure from berlin and brussels to deliver on his economic promises in a draft text in april alone socialist party attack merkel and her selfish intransigence and called for a confrontation with germany over policy. if the economic situation in france dramatically worsens compared to germany it will take france on a different political course that will diverged from the german one this will create a complicated conflict inside the e.u. if that happens tensions will get worse a collision course that will rock on already unstable boat as germany itself is dealing with a growing add to your frustration over having to bailout the now actually on healthy neighbors. we seem to stick to germany only because anglo merkel never said publicly the front belongs with southern europe. not yet at least to us are still your r t paris. and lindsey france i'll be back with you with all the latest in less than five minutes from now you're watching. the future. technologi

and president obama and francois hollande, the chances of resuming peace talks are minimal indeed. of course, russia and china along with other countries have made it very clear at this gathering that they do not support such an action, and it has appeared in what has youming very clear, but if stick to american and french officials off the record, the reality is obama is coming in not so much to find a coalition of the willing, but a coalition of not that much interest, thank you very much. as a result, focus will shift to washington next week am a with the all-important congressional vote where he is hoping to gain support for the move tom of it even that does not appear to be secure. reason about the real the g 20 leaders get together, trade? is there any progress there? >> what is happening is we have seen a communiquÉ from the g 20 but theaying yes, problem is nations are starting to suffer blowback, and as a result, there is a great deal of --cern that renewed market --na is one of those who are in the meantime, the leaders have fired off a series of fraud,ives, fighting tax

oh, bonjour, francois. can you hear me? yes, it's me. oh, the weather's beautiful here. you know, i'm coming in june. that's what i wanted to tell you. i got my tickets today. yes. yes. is my room ready? i know you're redecorating. how does it look? oh, i love your taste. yes. are the tulips in bloom? we have to get going. really? i'll be right there. yes. yes. how's annette and the kids? give them my love. oh, i got your recipe. it was terrific. sorry, ma'am. we have to go. oh, really? no, i will. i'll try it with chicken. yes. i'm sorry. really? give us the phone, please. thank you. no, i -- yes. yes, of course. yes. ma'am, give us the phone now or we're gonna go get someone. no, i'll be off in a second. we're gonna go get someone if you don't give us the phone right now. well -- now. yes -- you know -- yes. ma'am, give us the phone. i guess i got to go. bonjour. bye. thank you so much. that was unbelievable and very rude. woman: i appreciate it. [ mid-tempo music plays ] woman: you're too slow. what takes you so long? can't you hurry? you're too slow. you're too slow.

that is a prediction of french president franÇois holland, who said that sanctions must remain on theble to pressure assad regime to keep their commitment. that granteda deal syria one week to get rid of all of its stockpiled weapons. state johnretary of kerry arrived in jerusalem to discuss the geneva agreement with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. both made it clear that diplomacy can only work with the removal of syrian chemical weapons if military intervention remains an option. the threat of force israel, and assad regime and all of those taking part need to understand that president obama and the united states are committed to achieve this goal. >> one day after the agreement between john kerry and his russian counterpart, sergei lavrov, few now expect the u.s. to attack. america from saved a dangerous situation regarding the syrian issue. the civil war rages on, with fears for -- fiercest fighting in the north, and with neither side accepting a cease- fire, it is not clear how inspectors would work. most have disagreed with the geneva agreement, some saying the schedu

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the french president francois hollande is on the guest list. french troops joined forces with mali's military in january. they were left in disarray after a military coup in march of last year. those are live pictures just ahead of the inauguration of the new president. >>> after 11 days of violence, the philippine government says it has contained rebels holding out in zamboanga city. they say up to 40 fighters are still holding 21 people hostage. around 100 rebels from the moro national liberation front have been arrested. >>> united nations investigators have revealed what they call unspeakable atroscities in north korea. the head of an inquiry says the government has systemically violated human rights. the panel is hearing evidence in bangkok. veronica went to meet a family that will soon testify. >> reporter: if she is listening, her brother has a message for her. >> translator: i miss you so much. i miss you every day. i've been waiting so long for her. i'm deaf. i can't hear anymore. >> reporter: if she's alive today, she would be 58. for

president franÇois hollande had been planning for a debate but some parliamentens are saying there isno point if they can't vote. >> and if you look across the pond to london, the no-vote by parliament may have had a chilling affect in terms of the strike. >> well, that's right. prime minister david cameron called back parliament early. he's getting criticism for having rushed parliament into this decision. there is some conflict. there is some criticism now after the vote that britain's place on the world stage has been damaged. there is criticism that cameron forced it too quickly, didn't prepare parliament properly. there is criticism that the labor opposition tried to score political points by embarrassing the prime minister in that losing vote. labor coming under fire for that because again many brits are concerned not only about their position on the global front. >> a message on a web called for. marines to fight with the syrian army and said obama was a traitor who wants to put your lives in danger to fight al-qaida insurgents. few facts are known about the group but they've h

obama has the backing of french president francois hollande, chinese president xi jinping and russian leader putin have already voiced their opposition to a military strike. obama has sought support from japan's prime minister, shinzo abe. the two met on the sidelines of the g-20 summit. the leaders have agreed to try to improve the situation in syria through close cooperation with the international community. abe said the use of chemical weapons is absolutely unforgivable in any situation. he said it is clear that the onus is on the syrian government and it does not care about worsening humanitarian conditions. abe commented on the request made by obama during a conference call with obama on tuesday for japan to support military action against syria. >> translator: i certainly look forward to working closely with president obama to improve the situation on the ground. >> the japanese prime minister voiced his full understanding of obama's plan. he said the president has made a serious decision. >> the u.s./japan alliance is one of the cornerstones not just of japan's and america's se

president francois hollande of france, president hollande backing president obama's military strikes in syria. china backing syria's move. there will be no formal meeting with vladimir putin, just a one on one meeting. we do understand from aides that they do expect one of the informal meetings around the g-20, richelle. >> we will be speaking with him throughout the day. it looks like it will take time for congress to approve actions. >>> key events over the next few days. the g-20 finishes tomorrow. major issues, mike viqueira told us. boast the house and senate are expected to return to work, it's not clear when they'll vote on the resolution. responding to last month's chemical attacks near damascus. we want to show you paul beban is lufn near washington. tell us what's happening now and what's going to happen throughout the day. >> well richelle as you mentioned, there's a lot going on. maybe not the same furs pace as the -- furious pace as the last couple of days in fact right now the senate intelligence committee meeting started at 10:00, they're hearing more about the specifi

the president had a conversationed from evening with french president francois holland who announced the report would come out later this week. why does that matter to the white house? if that report comes out and builds greater international support after the senate authorized military strikes, which the white house believes it will do, the white house also believe that could give it fresh moment towm win that uphill struggle for the authorization vote in the house. >> axelrod: what can we expect to see from the white house as the lobbying effort picks up steam? >> lots of private lobbying by telephone calls, and lots of public lobbying. by phone calls, the president made them last night, talking to bicamera members of the house, republicanrepublicans and democ. john kerry, the secretary of state, chuck hagee, the defense secretary. the president will give six interviews, three major networkes, two capable networks, plus pbs plus an address to the nation on tuesday. >> axelrod: major garrett at the white house, thank you. and you can see scott pelley's enterview with president obama

french president francois hollande said he would wait not only for the french parliament to speak but for french congress. >> syrian presidential bashar al-assad saying this is premature. what else does he have to say? >> we're hearing an awful lot coming out of france in the figaro newspaper, the full extent of that interview is yet to be released. a wide condemnation of possible u.s. attacks in syria, but that plays right into the narrative coming out of damascus. whether or not the french people would respond to this, prima facie is too eerld to say. there is widespread reluctance in france to go into any kind of military action, in syria. so obviously this interview being released at this time to try and convey the court of public opinion in france not to get involved in syria though. >> john bittner. millions who are fleeing the war torn region, joining us by phone is sama, the director of the international program save the children she joins us from is oman. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> we are hearing that many of the children being displaced by th

french president francois hollande sat down with secretary of state john kerry and british foreign minister william hague today. those two men just gave a friend -- press conference with the french foreign minister, after a weekend deal with hands that in geneva. that plan to dismantle and destroy syria's chemical arms stockpiles would give inspectors immediate access to the weapons within a week. the agreement seems to remove any immediate threats of a military strike against syria following the chemical attack in august that killed up to 1300. let's listen now to what the french foreign minister had to say. >> in the coming days, we wish to obtain from the united nations security council a strong resolution. the resolution which will and force the rule of the council's authority to chemical disarmament plans. the resolution that would include sirius consequences if not applied. finally, a resolution that would reaffirm clearly that those who committed these crimes must be called to account. >> if assad fails to comply with the terms of this framework, make no mistake, we are all agreed --

this is francois. how are you?porter: jean francois bizalion, a native of arles in the south of france, used to be a fashion editor, now runs his own gourmet shop in great barrington. >> we take berkshares from our customers when they purchase food or items off the shelf, and we also pay some of the vendors locally with our berkshares. >> reporter: so, is it more a political act on your part or a self-interested act, in the sense that you'll get more business if there are more people circulating or owning berkshares? >> it's a bit of both. we're trying to encourage local industries and possibly put a stop to big formula stores who might be coming in and not having the same effect when they do business here as a small enterprise would. so, in that sense, it is political. >> reporter: i assume you mean "liberal political," or sort of "left wing political." is that fair? >> yeah, it is fair. left wing, maybe; liberal, yes. >> we come because of the berkshares. >> reporter: and so it went everywhere we visited, at esta

and francois holland of france, the last phone call he made before going out and addressing the unitedreporter: that's exactly right. and according to all sources, francois holland, the president of france is willing to go ahead with the united states if the president gives the order to strike against syria. that is discussed in france, he's sticking by it despite what happened in england to the closest military european power. and today the french president and his national security team, whether it's the defense secretary and others there are meeting to discuss. and there will be a debate in the french national assembly, their parliament this wednesday, but there will not be a vote, unlike what happened in britain earlier this week -- last week. >> the arab league have not authorized or approved the strike. but secretary kerry says he believes that over the next week or two, before the strike, as congress is getting ready to vote, they will be able to build support in the international community. is that what you're seeing and hearing? in england, any chance of prime minister david c

. >> french president francois hollande said he's scheduled to meet with rowhani next week in new york. >>> thousands of people took to the streets near the greek capital of athens. they were protesting the murder of an anti-fashionist rap musician by a suspected member of an extreme right-wing group. 34-year-old pablo was stabbed to death on wednesday. greek authorities have arrested a 45-year-old man who says he's a member of the rightist group known as golden dawn. some demonstrators carried placards that said stop the fascists. support has grown during the country's crisis. the group has been blamed for a series of attacks against immigrants who they claim are stealing jobs. golden dawn has denied any involvement in the rapper's killing. the minister said he's sent prosecutors evidence that members of the group have committed 32 criminal acts across the country. he called for the culprits to be prosecuted under organized crime laws. >>> the head of the council of europe, the region's top human rights agency, plans to meet with greek officials in october to discuss responses to the

. >> and the president will also meet with the french president, francois hollande, backing the president on their syria policy, and although shi has backed russia in his opposition. the president is talking to vladimir putin. you saw them greet outside the ornate palace, some 300 years old. the smiles and sunshine and commodius feelings. the president for his part fresh off his comments in stockholm where he said russian relations his relations with vladimir putin and the russian government have, quote, hit a wall. richelle. >> clearly they are miles apart when it comes to syria. any chance they would make any progress here? >> well, that's a good question and after vladimir putin gave an interview to the associated press and another organization on the even of this summit, some saw daylight that perhaps he could change his mind. a top administration official telling reporters they are highly skeptical of any change of heart on the part of vladimir putin. they don't expect any consensus to emerge here, does the american government and keep in mind richelle that this really hangs in the b

instead it embraced french president francois hollande's statement that a strike should come after inspectors issued their findings. hollande was a supporter of an american-led attack on syria. with all the talk of war, at the vatican today, pope francis held a peace individuvigil and urged to the war in syria that's left 100,000 people dead. the war led to a mass exodus from syria. 2 million syrians have sought refuge in neighboring countries. what's life like in a refugee camp in jordan? kristen gleps pi gillespie met a woman there. >> did they bomb them today? it's been month since dallala last saw her husband. in january, she says, government forces attacked their villages in a rebel-controlled area in southwestern syria. several of their relatives, including children were killed. a short time later, she dmred it will country with her own kids. her husband stayed behind. >> translator: i came to jordan in spite of myself. i didn't want to come but my husband made me for the sake of our children so that they can stay safe. he saw his brother's children getting killed. and he told me to ret

the iceberg as far as chinese money in french firms is concerned but if you want french president francois long and his army of trade ministers and mrs exact there's always room for more especially as recent grim industrial output figures cast doubts on paris's cloying of economic recovery. france accounts for a tiny portion of china's foreign trade just one point three percent versus germany's five percent and france buys more from china than it so so much so that there is a twenty six billion euro trade deficit with the asian giant is the short term. probably we need more chart out of the chart of these where francis cooler industries are concerned another one of those with increasing chinese investment in the billions is a nuclear energy sector france's expertise as a crucial position within the street giants are divided e.d.f. leading the pack bot and gaining access to china's massive market and investment dollars france finds itself straddling a delicate balance of opening up its wealth of knowledge and protecting its relevance which means once the know how it was passed what stopping

he's raring for war and president francois hollande says there will be no vote on the matter despite a recent poll suggesting that three in four french people want parliament to have a say on attacking syria and perhaps a wary or by u.k. like a defeat by lawmakers or loans administration insists he alone has the power to order an attack i'll choose to associate reports now on the french perspective. the french president a lot is constitutionally able to order over the top without a parliamentary approval but france along has been under a lot of pressure from opposition to to put this issue to a vote with the opposition and also pointed out that a lot is in a court of what he merely a position of having to wait for before acting i was spokesman from along the office said that the president hasn't yet decided whether or not to ask for a vote but what's interesting to note is that in the u.k. the prime minister is also able to work over the top without parliament the prime minister david cameron had asked anyway and had been given a resoundingly no alone said though that france will not