-- threats to france.there any military agreement to be signed by the gcc countries with france? we have heard president hollande saying that the security of france is the security of the gcc, and france is willing to join the coalition if the french forces needed. i have answered that question before. the relation between gcc and france is a strategic relation and france is supportive through the gcc and it's quite clear that france supports the gcc countries. it is also known that france support the gcc countries. france has mutual interests, and with the gcc countries, so depending on these mutual interests, france is -- it's not strange to find the french support to the gcc countries. the french president said today that he would support the return of legitimacy in the yemen. will it be military? the support of france to the legitimacy in yemen. who is asking the french president said today that he is supportive to the -- the [ inaudible ] in yemen. will he support military? in this particular time sup

another protest is underway here in france, unlike anything i have seen. people here have been stealing chairs from bank branches. that is part payment, they say for lost tax revenue. >> a simple chair, but it symbolizes 80 billion euros. that is the annual amount of fiscal fraud in france, and activists from this group want these chairs to help pay for the lost revenue, so they handed them over outside a paris tax office. >> yusor two chairs from the office. >> numerous chairs, claiming to take back part of what they say was taken from france. angry that hsbc give their money in switzerland, depriving france of 2 billion euros in revenue. in march another chair-napping, this time against pnb paribas. -- against bnp paribas. the tech group says it wants public support. >> we realize that nonviolent civil disobedience is an effective movement to get the people on our side. >> hsbc has been placed under formal investigation in france for the tax advice it gave to its clients. among them, the parents of nina ricci, sentenced to one year in prison. they want t

it is illegal here in france. france is very strict, secular laws. any government official is not allowed to statistics about a person's religion or ethnicity. it can read about it. is menard not aware that this law exists? it is very popular law. it seems like more of a provocation. is this an attempt to distract attention away from the national front party? over the past weeks, it is going through a bitter rivalry . genie: another story coming out of austria. a men's magazine has printed its latest edition using real blood from people who are hiv-positive. florence: this is the vanguard ist. it is usually digital. this is the physical copy. #hiv heroes addition. -- edition. real blood donated by people who are hiv-positive. according to the cofounder of this magazine, the idea is to counter stigma often attached to hiv and aids. we can take a listen to this man. >> if you hold this magazine in your hands, it is like holding someone that is hiv. nothing cancccccccccccccccccccccccccccc

we will start here in france. jean-marie le pen has already been suspended from the national front party and is due to be stripped of his title of honorary chairman. the campaign against him is being led by his daughter and current party leader, marine le pen. she has been trying to distance herself from his radical views to win the french presidency two years from now. reporter: even before the decision was made, jean-marie le pen refused to attend his hearing saying it was undignified and vowed to return to politics. quest will you consider retiring from politics? mr. le pen: no,. reporter: he found himself kicked out of the party he founded 43 years ago and could also find itself stripped of his titles. >> i think it's a betrayal. i'm ashamed that the president of the national front party bears my surname and i hope she loses it as rapidly as possible. i don't want the national front party to be called le pen. reporter: the decision comes after they were diverting views. last month, he rehashed comments he made

thank you for watching france 24 . time for the press review. ♪ a look at what the papers have been saying. big news in france as the controversial intelligence bill that is being voted on in parliament. >> it is a controversial bill that will be voted on tomorrow. the loss that to strengthen intelligence services, particularly in the area counterterrorism. it has raised hackles across the political spectrum. one newspaper says the law is moving towards a yes vote. critics complain the powers are too far-reaching. there is discomfort on plans of whether to allow administrative control of surveillance procedures. "le figaro" is broadly in favor of the bill. it notes that massacres in recent times such as the brothers involved in the charlie hebdo killings were all under surveillance but were still able to get away with their crimes. the new law granting up surveillance will go some of the way to remedying that. it does concede that some criticisms are valid. the proposed law goes the on. -- beyond. there are allowances

a pan african weekly paper in france focusing on france's relationship with the continent.llande the african." talking about the way france's relationship with the former colonies has changed. this after sarkozy made a controversial speech last year about africa's roleoyçyçyçyçyj4j4j4j1j1j8j8j8jj

let's focus on france. there is a lot of shock, reaction in the press over allegations that french troops sexually abused childrenwhile -- children while they were posted in central african republic. florence: a lot of shock as details start to emerge. 16 french soldiers are accused of rape in the central african republic. it is an embarrassing scandal for the french army. the scandal might come as a surprise in france, but in the capital of the central african republic it is "an open secret." it seems like it was not that surprising in bangui. a preliminary investigation was launched in july when the report about these abuses leaked to french authorities. you might wonder how does the french justice system work for soldiers. an article in "huffington post" explains there is no court-martial system. soldiers are tried in civilian court. molly: a quick word about what has been dubbed the fight of the century. florence: tomorrow night floyd mayweather and manny pacquiao. the boxing match that has been long-aw

time now for business news on "france 24." you start with news on the euro star. >> while they have given their approval for the french national train operator to take full control of the craft channel service. it already owns 55% of the company but it used to jointly control it with the u.k. government. government has agreed to sell its stake to an angle canadian -- to an anglo canadian consortium. this is what the european commission was looking at. it says the euro star must open up at stations and rail depots to competitors to allow them to compete in the markets. interesting times ahead. genie: that has been some good news for the french economy. stephen: finally, new figures have shown the economy grew by 6% in the first three months of the year. that might not summit much, but it is the best figure seen for france in two years. growth was boosted by lower oil prices and the weekaker euro. >> it is the best performance in almost two years. according to france's statistical office, the economy grew by 0.6% in the first qu

france supports the operation. it's a question of securing the stability of yemen, and you can count on france. >> water from yemen, the leaders discussed the crisis. of importance is the iran perceived interference. >> it has been dressed the importance of reaching a comprehensive agreement guaranteeing the peacefulness of the programme, and ensuring that the countries of the region has the right in the use of nuclear energy under the international atomic energy agency. all the issues will be on the table when the g.c.c. leaders met president obama in washington. the aim is to convey a national stance on matters. they are hoping to persuade the use that guarantees for nuclear deals with iraq will not allow it to pursue a nuclear programme or interfere in the arab region >>> nuclear talks with iran are set to resume in a week. comments from secretary of state john kerry draw new threats from iranian officials. the speaker of the parliament warned the u.s. that back tracking results in agreement. he was reacting to

. >>> still ahead, france promises to payback what it calls a moral debt to a former colony. >>> greece is giving back jobs, fired by previous us government, but that is upsetting some. >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief. get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations. start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >>> welcome back, let's take a look at at the top stories,. >>> intelligence services, say that north korean man has been executed. he was killed, for showing disrespect to the leader. reports of fighting in yemen when a cease fire came into effect and it was to bring in aid. >>> a train has derailed north of the city of philadelphia,. >>> killing 5, and injuries more than 0 passengers. there were about 245 people on board. >>> several people have been killed, in congo the attack happened, close to a u.n. peace keeping base. >>> now, more on the story. >>> taking with them, as they leave their homes because they no longer believe it is safe to stay, they h

at that moment, you had two frances. the france walking in the street on the 11th.nd the french that were not in the streets. charlie: what is the importance of the french not in the streets? jean-baptiste thoret: that means for some people, and we have this debate since january 7, for some of this people we should not draw mohamed. maybe we go a little too far. it is interesting because that is the reality in france and elsewhere. people say it is ok, but you know, it is terrible. charlie: is any of this because of the values you are expressing -- is there more vigorous debate of this kind in france than most places? the vigor of back and forth, pushing the envelope, if you know the expression of freedom of expression? jean-baptiste thoret: it is hard to say. we have this tradition in france. in some of the cartoons and covers of charlie hebdo we offend or shock people. elsewhere in the u.s., for example. we have a tradition of criticizing attacking the ideals. that is very important. never a particular person. that is very important. ideas, institution, left wing

and today france supports the operation. this is a question of ensuring the stability of yemen, and you know you can count on france. the leaders discussed the crisis in syria iraq, and palestine, but of major important has been the nuclear program, and the perceived interference in the region. >> leaders have stressed the importance of reaching a final and comprehensive agreement that can guarantee the peacefulness of the nuclear program along with ensuring that the uncans would have the right and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy according to the standards and under supervision of the international aatomic energy agency. >> and all these issues will be on the table when g.c.c. leaders meet president barack obama next week. the aim is to convey a united states regional matters the leaders are also hoping to persuade the u.s. that guarantees any final deal will not allow it to pursue a nuclear weapons program or continue to interfere in the region. al jazeera, real. >> now as those leaders were discussing the events that m

france celebrates its heroes. you can see the photo here of the pantheon. the pantheon is a mausoleum on the left bank in paris, serving as the final resting place for national heroes. famous artists scientists, and heroes. it is a huge deal to get inducted into the pantheon. only 71 people have been inducted into the pantheon, so it is a big deal that four people are getting inducted. genie: tell us more about who these four people are. >> there are those code men and two women. you have pierre brossolette, the journalist who committed suicide under torture in 1944. that is a photo of him in the bottom right-hand corner. in the top left-hand corner, you have jean zay, the former -- the jewish former education minister, who was murdered also in 1944. what is interesting is he is credited as coming up with the idea of the cannes film festival. an interesting tip that you can read in the french paper. then you have two women genevieve de gaulle-anthonioz the niece of famous general charles de gaulle. she went on to campaign for the poor all the way through th

belle: we are really focused on the front pages in france. it is started with an editorial in which it says the syrian army has lost all its power, fled in the face of what are called ins -- called i.s. monsters, strongly which. in order to force the international community to come to its rescue. there is a lot of talk of strategy today per the u.s.'s strategy against the is.s., the coalition i against i.s., or the lack thereof. molly: that being said, how is this being viewed from the states? belle: not much better at all. "the washington post" has an editorial by eugene robinson in which he asks, "why should the u.s. fight for the iraqis if they are not going to fight for themselves?" he points to images of iraqis fleeing from i.s., and robinson essentially said these guys are arming i.s. they leave these very functional bits of the enemy. he says that in order to drive out i.s. from ramadi in iraq, it would be the regular army -- it will not be the regular army, it will be powerful shiite militia units that do this job. they are normally t

events in france and the tensions. radicals seized control and had a lot to do with guillotine and declaring war on the. he decides -- excuse me washington decides america must and would remain neutral. he he issued a proclamation urging all americans to refrain from acts of violence favoring other side jefferson objected vehemently. he felt because of the french help we had an obligation to join france in the war but washington is right. a a treaty with france that we sidetracked the revolution obviated us to defend them only if they were attacked by another government another nation. in this case the french were attacking the english. he saw and hamilton had no trouble agreeing that at this time at the primitive state of america's economy will be a total disaster for the americans. but the fact that it was not a necessity. at any rate washington -- jefferson, excuse me told washington that he thought he should call congress and the session to find out whether he had a right to issue this proclamation of neutrality. w

jamie: frances catching the jeaniology bug. >> i realized i know not know about my family. jamie: he is looking for any unknown relatives of harold marney, his message goes unnoticed until 2013, when brian willis, posts petition to place a headstone for marney in a veteran cemetery near springfield massachusets. >> i could not find him anywhere. honored, not even in springfield, and he was from east spring field. jamie: brian comes across frances' post from way back in 2001. >> i got a phone, and left a strange message. are you the nephew of pt109 crew member marney. >> it was stronging to get a call off the blue. jamie: in august 2013 that grave stone is placed at veteran's cemetery. idennis is thinking about those letters written to his grandmother that he has been holding on to for 25 years. isn't it time he did something with them. but then a reckoning for dennis and frances, the brother john dies of diabetes at age of 57. >> it makes you start to think about what do you want to do with the rest of your life. because his death was unexpected. jamie: they retrieveed lett

we're going to france next. there's been presenty of doom and gloom for the french economy in the past couple of years, but foreign investors are now returning to the country in greater numbers. there was an 18% jump in foreign investment last year, according to reports from ernst & young. mark thompson has more. mark: setting the wheels of economic recovery in motion. one traveled to 8,000 kilometers to oversee the production of these train parts. soon, they will be on their way to china. his company m.s. steel, -- last summer. >> these two things complement each other. we're hoping it will help improve the performance of both businesses. mark: they had received receivership before being bought out. the takeover that saved over 500 jobs. >> it was like goods were not going to happen and we realized very quickly there wasn't going to be a change in management. mark: m.a. steel will invest 58 million euros in the project next year, hoping to increase demand from china's high-speed rail network. and it's not the o

most largely france but also the lesser allies as well. the british down they cannot finance their own war. they ended up going to the americans to the tune of $7 billion. they were colossal debts. the u.s. was on the hook for all the allies. they wanted to be paid back. this is interesting. if you look at the spanish civil war, an interesting difference is that stalin and arming the republican side insisted on advance payment in gold which may have made him less keen than his side to win. frank about his arms on credit which meant the germans would want him to win so he could pay them back. the u.s. had invested interest in addition to the possibly moral strategic interest in the victory of the associated powers. this helped the impression that wilson was all-powerful. that along with 14 points come the generalized rhetoric of peace without annexation which was not necessarily to the liking of the associated powers in britain and france who had rather extensive war aims in the ottoman empire. once it became clear the germans in september

france has been in favour of the lifting the embargo that hinders cuba. speaking at the university francis hollande made it clear that france wants to take a leadership role. it has made latin america a foreign policy priority. it's not just political. france and holland are key to possession themselves, lifting an embargo to cuba. american investment lawyer says it's about capturing american business. >> where are the americans going to go to now. cuba is going to open up. americas will be here. they are taking care of americas that's what you are saying. >> francis hollande was acopped by representatives. it handled sales. hopefully soon to the u.s. the french president did not allude publicly to the thorny issues of human right leading to the e.u. freeze. instead, he offers to make france a faithful allay of cuba this time without conditions >>> u.n. human rights experts criticized paraguay's government over its treatment of a 10-year-old rape victim who was denied an abortion. it's a grave violation to rite to health. the stepfather was arrested over

the british are seizing ships that they believe are bound for france. they don't want americans helping out the french economy because they're at war with france. not to be outdone, the french don't want to supply great britain either. they both passed conflicting orders that say you can trade with us, but not the other guys. you're in the proverbial rock and a hard place if you are an american merchant. the french are seizing ships and also impressing sailors. but great britain has a bigger navy. also who was our ally during the , revolution? right. who was our enemy? no matter what the french do we're also going to push that off to the side. we are not going to pay attention to that because the greater threat is great britain. this will lead to a declaration of war in june of 1812 for free trade and sailors' rights. this work could have been declared in 1810, 1808, 1806. by 1812, a host of factors kind of combined that congress is finally going to push for a vote of war. we know they voted in favor of the war, but it barely passed. the war of 1812 wil

thank you, frances. the footrace is expected to begin in san francisco in just a few hours. here's a look at the route for the bay to breakers. more than 50,000 people are said to be participating in the event. the race is more than a century old but some people say it's recent history has evolved into one big frat party. lyanne melendez has a preview. >> you know bay to breakers is just hours away when the sneakers with the led lights appear. yes, there seems to be more porta-pottyies than cars in the city. >> we have over 1,000 porta-pottyies over the 7 1/2 mile course. that's a lot of rest rooms for 7 1/2 miles. >> though drinking is not allowed during the race, they have the right to tap the keg before and after the event. city has tried to curb the amount of alcohol climbed. this year there are two sobering stations. neighbors say it's getting old. >> the deemography of the town, it's taken over and all the things are becoming an excuse to be crazy and stupid. >> while some would like it to go away,

on france. >> reporter: apart from yemen the g.c.c.ders discussed syria, iraq and palestine of importance is the iran nuclear programme and tehran's perceived interference in the arab region. >> leaders stressed the importance of reaching a final agreement guaranteeing the peacefulness of the iranian programme, and ensuring that the countries have the right to use peaceful nuclear energy. >> reporter: all these issues will be on the table when gcc leaders get president obama in washington next week, to convey a united stance. the leaders will persuade the u.s. that any final nuclear deal will not allow it to pursue a nuclear weapons programme or allow it to interfere. >>> the saudi announcement of a new humanitarian center came after renewed calls by the united nations for a pause in the bombing campaign to allow aid in. let's look at what people in yemen face, even before the conflict. yemen was an impoverished nation ranking 154th in human development. half of its people have no access to safe drinking water. since the war escalated

from france's richest woman. the judge has handed down a three-year jail sentence to a famed photographer in one of the longest-running scandals. reporter: the trials of the ultra rich. lillian betancourt is worth an estimated 66 billion euros. she is at the middle of a soap opera. the now 92-year-old only daughter sued a friend of her mothers's. but artist and photographer, he maintained that betancourt was just being generous with your gifts including over 400 million euros in bequests over four years. the rifle prerogative of a wealthy woman or the manipulation of a frail one? a court did roll that he did take advantage of betancourt and he was sentenced to three years in prison. the judicial investigation uncovered other scandals and questionable relations with her notary one of the implicated was eric worth, the once finance minister who is accused of taking cash envelopes to find nicholas sarkozy's campaign. the former president was questioned but let off for lack of evidence. he was cleared by the court th

frances dinglason along shortly with the full accuweather forecast.taste of the real new orleans and we just couldn't say no to that face. then we wanted more of that local flavor so betty says... oh yeah, that's betty. you're going to want to do this alligator thing. and betty didn't lead us wrong. a little later we passed some dancing. and who doesn't like dancing? especially when it's followed by fireworks everyone's nola is different. follow yours. >> welcome back, everyone. 9:39 on this sunday morning. thanks for joining us for the abc7 sunday morning news. if you are attending the bay to breakers as a runner or a spectator and you have some video or you have to pictures why don't you let us know about it. send them to us at #abc7now and we may post them or show them on our news. we want to see all of the cute, original and funny costumes that you've got out there. there's always something that really is very creative. >>> google wants to make it easier for you to spend your money. according to a wall street journal report, google wants to add a

he is trying to push forward france's reputation as a diplomatic and military power, putting france'soot in the door and taking advantage of the country's opening, all the while trying to counterbalance the influence of the united states in the region. and in the middle east, francois hollande is taking advantage of the fact that america's, i guess, popularity is dropping, specifically with respect to saudi arabia. basically, francis taking advantage of this. -- france is taking advantage of this. all of this d<é?xpñ mike: what happens when physical limitations, logistical challenges, and unbelievable odds become irrelevant? well, the extraordinary becomes ordinary. this week on "full frame," remarkable athletes who are living beyond limits and having an impact far beyond the field. i'm mike walter in los angeles. let's take it "full frame."

she spoke a little earlier on to "france 24."ere's what she told us. >> we are very, very alarmed by the situation around palmyra. i appealed yesterday to all the parties to protect the heritage. this is an extraordinary geological complex, which has been on the crossroads of trade and also a very particular, i would say, mixture of culture of roman and greek architecture. it was one of the main routes for trade. we know that during the last years, there had been already damage in palm era -- palmyra. we know that it has been a military camp. two cities that we know have fallen. we know that there are ecological excavations going around, and we respect that there is a lot of trafficking going on, so we are very worried, alarmed about the situation. >> that was the director of unesco speaking about the situation in palm are a just a little earlier on -- palm ira -- palmyra. they called him the king of the blues, and his incredible voice and skill made him hundreds of fans. the 15-time grammy winner has been a poor health in recent

france tried what they called the supertax and the economic minister of france says we are now cuba without the sun. and that is exactly what they turned out to be. bernard, the richest citizen in france moved out right away. an actor famously moved to belgium and then russia. the rich exiting. so now instead of having a 75% tax rate you had zero. businesses in france have said they cannot recruit people to come to work there because of the high tax rate. it's too onerous on their businesses. you're seeing france going back into recession. and president hollande has the lowest approval rating of any president since world war ii. there's two problems with this comparison. first of all, there are massive loopholes. second of all, a railroad tycoon cannot lead the country if you have a tax rate that is so punitive. this income inequality this is garrage with the tax rate. what you're saying is a person who has $100 you're going to take $90 away so the person who has $10? they have income inequality. it is socialism. it has not worked anywhere in the world. >> i want to get to -- i want to remi

of course the nuclear option, germany, france, and others to break away, that would signal the end noty of fifa but of the world cup too in the the end many would argue that fifa would have no one to blame but themselves. al jazeera. also with more reaction to the comments. i think people will look at that and say we are not expecting him to individually monitor the actions themselves. what we would suggest is a multibillion dollars industry that it's world football but is fifa should have the necessary checks and balances in place to make sure that it is properly run as you can see the company and mas. corruption taking place, even normally you are held responsible but that is not the case. two other point is that at the moment, the shareholders either the member associations of 24 company remain happy if it was a different company and there was these accusations and these headlines and the share falling then it would be cause for the president to resign from within. as it is, the money keeps rolling in and therefore the member associations stay happy, perhaps what would change things

>> they were in france in the mid 1790's. james had been appointed the u.s. minister to france.hey arrived to paris a week after pierre had been guillotined. it was the height of the reign of terror. lafayette had been forced to flee france for not supporting the more radical elements of the revolution. his wife was not able to leave. she and her mother and other family members were arrested and imprisoned. her mother was executed. morris, who had been minister before monroe, had tried to get her out of prison. morris was not popular with the french government at all, since he had condemned the revolution and said he supported the monarchy. when the monroes came, they staged a very dramatic event to draw attention to elizabeth monroe. excuse me, to madame lafayette. they hired a very expensive carriage. elizabeth monroe dressed herself in her best and went to prison asked to see her. they did not know what to do. they wanted to see who this person was coming in this carriage. it was the wife of the american minister. she met with madame lafayette. she basically made her case a p

>> frances thank you. >>> time is 8:30.lanes of highway 4 in pittsburg are blocked right now due to an overturned truck. take a look at this picture. it happened around 7:40 this morning east of bailey road. the left and center lanes are blocked by an overturned trailer and its cargo. drivers are advised to avoid the area while crews work to clean up the mess. >>> now, to the latest in nepal where the bodies of all eight people on board a u.s. marine helicopter that went down have been recovered this morning. they were performing an earthquake relief mission. abc7 news reporter was the only bay area reporter in nepal. he was on a helicopter heading to the recovery site yesterday until they had to turn back because of the weather. >> reporter: we almost got to see where this wreckage is. but just based on how steep everything is out there, it's going to be really difficult trying to recover, pick through some of that wreckage and even get clues as to what caused the crash. >> they shot this video out of a military helicopter

if haiti is in misery today, that's because of france, why we are organising france to comment us. >>s hollande wants to visit haiti, he has to come with restitution. we fought them for independence, and they forced us to pay them to recognise it. >> like generations of french leaders, they spoke of a moral debt. they talked about investment in the future. >> reporter: france today wants to help in the development of haiti, we believe in haiti, because you have considerable opportunity. mr president, you mentioned you have a young generation, because you have an impatient generation demanding and wanting to work for the future. >> reporter: civil rights lawyer who worked for the haitian president says france's obligation is clear. >> france does owe something to haiti given the circumstances that the haitian people see themselves in. they should have clean water, they should have infrastructure. these are the kinds of things that the french can help right away >>> haiti was still paying off its so-called independence debt to france in 1947. francis hollande's visit opened up old wound

genie: thank you for that on "france 24." despite the islamic state advanced a neighboring heritage site in syria is reportedly still being protected by the army there. it leaves the militants less than all mouth -- less than a mile from the site from a museum houses thousands of priceless artifacts. the islamic state group has destroyed thousands of archaeological sites in the area. now to yemen, where a five-date humanitarian cease-fire has ended. the saudi-led coalition said it resumed strikes on yemen today because the lucy militia and its allies -- the lucyhouthi militias fired on troops. thomas: one final shipment of eight docs in aden just before the pause in fighting ended at midnight. this should from the uae was packed with over 1000 tons of food. the truce has provided a crucial window to deliver 82 civilians caught in the crossfire. -- deliver aid to civilians caught in the crossfire good how many have been helped, agencies say that five days was not long enough. the u.n. envoy to yemen agreed. >> the humanitarian

we moved to france. the prime minister says there is a future for france's nuclear industry. he is throwing his weight over the sector and talking about the trouble of the company. there was a struggle of a takeover. this tuesday, the ceo has confirmed he will make a formal bid. kate has more details. kate: a way out of the storm for areva. the power utility has confirmed it is preparing a rescue plan for the struggling nuclear group. >> it is clear that areva is in trouble and it is important to keep the expertise because in his excellent -- it is an excellent part of france's nuclear sector. kate: edf will make an offer to buy the nuclear reactor business which is about one third of the global workforce and brings in 30% of sales. it would focus on uranium mining and nuclear fuel. it is supposed to further more modern alternatives who specialize in nuclear safety. areva has suffered a downtown in demand following -- downturn in demand following the fukushima disaster. they announced plans to cut between five and 6000 jobs worldwide. some estimates have valued its nuclear re

next morning, next day, we were off to france. i found out later that the very same day, all those other commanders were killed because they feared that if one had escaped, they would tell the world of the atrocities and of the terrible things they had done to humanity. because we were more witnesses to their machine, you know, death machine, than any other prisoners. we were the one who picked up dead bodies and took them and burned them on their order. i tell you, the image of this father and son will haunt me for the rest of my life. when we arrived in france, i was put to work in an ammunition factory. in that factory they were building a rocket, which was designed specifically to shoot airplanes. of course, mainly the americans and the russians. that was such a tremendous force . any airplane hit with the rocket would beat 12 pieces. later, i was put into a machine which automatically filled explosive capsules with gunpowder. one day, a french prisoner approached me, and he says "what would you do to stop hitler's madness? wo

so, why were they in france? the monroes were in france in mid-1790s.een appointed us minister to france. they arrived in paris a week after robespierre had been guillotined, so it was at the height of the reign of terror. marquis de lafayette had been forced to flee france for not supporting the more radical elements of the revolution. his wife was not able to leave. she and her mother and other family members were arrested were imprisoned, her mother had been executed. gouverneur morris who had been minister before monroe had worked to try to get her out of prison but morris was not popular with the french government at all since he had pretty much condemned revolution and said he supported the monarchy. when monroes came, they picked up this effort to try to get a release and they staged a very dramatic event to draw attention to elizabeth monroe. and that is, excuse me, to madam lafayette, and that is they hired a very expensive carriage. elizabeth monroe dressed herself in her best and went to the prison where she, where madam lafayette was being h

france needs oil rich countries in the gulf and also these countries need france because the defense. we have seen that deal just struck in qatar several billion dollars worth of fighter jets and also, there is talk today from french sources close to the president that there will be about 20 different projects being agreed on between saudi arabia and france worth billions perhaps billions of dollars there. the economic factor is there. france needs the money in the gulf and gulf defense needs security and european country the weight of france, it has the vote tee in the united nations security council to be on their side and it is a mutually very interesting deal there. >> what more can you tell us about the humanitarian deal that the saudi king was talking about earlier today no? where will it be based? >> it was announced earlier yesterday by the prime minister of saudi rain that the king is thinking about coordinating with members of the coalition behind the airstrikes in yemen and countries that want to help yemen and this center is going to be established in saudi arabia itself,

your productivity in france is significantly better.e need to do -- what do we need to learn from to you get that number up? pierre: well, i think we can learn from each other. first of all, in the u.k., you have a very good ratio at around 5% only. in france, we are above 10%. so we can learn from the u.k. how to create jobs. and this is the first priority of france, how can we create more jobs. so this is what we can learn from you. what you can learn from the french business, we are quite strong in creativity, innovation. we have very large companies which are worldwide, such as l'oreal, michelin. i think we can learn from each other. but i would say the first thing that we have to do in france is really to create more jobs, and you have done it quite well in the u.k. francine: all right. pierre thank you so much for joining us. guy: socgen is falling after they reported a loss in sexrureb declining revenue from trading, but fixed income. we spoke to their c.e.o. about the outlook in europe. >> i would say things are improving overal

frances: this is not anticorporate. it is anti-control of public decision-making, public power, is a that absolutely believe in market economies in which corporations play a role, but it's the public's role to make decisions, that is the distinction. speaker: and if you wouldn't mind identifying who you are when you ask questions. >> i run an organization called "let's talk about food." you have both been icons for as long as i've known your names. in frankie's case, since i was in high school, i think. in our current situation in america, where being poor is kind of demonized at the central level, i'm -- how completely do you maintain your optimism and what can it group of young people do to take specific steps to start moving from a charity-based approach to a rights-based approach. speaker: i can tell you very simply and quickly how i keep my optimism. it's by working with young people. that's why work with colleges and universities, because young people are our hope and they still have that optimism and truly believ

in fact at one point the air force scrambled two f-15 fighter jets to escort an air france passenger jet heading into new york's jfk airport. a caller apparently warned a chemical weapon was on board. let's talk about all this. jean casarez is here with me in new york. none of these threats have been credible, correct? >> no and we want to get that out, but it's still a developing story. there were multiple calls of threats in regard to airliners that were in the air today. once again, nothing has been deemed to be credible at all. but the north american aerospace defense command is confirming with cnn that in regard to the air france flight 22, they issued two f-15 fighter jets to

genie: you are watching "france 24." the iraqi army launches an operation to take back ramadi from the islamic state. the first hearing in the spy trial of "washington post" correspondent jason rezaian opens and closes today in iraq. the indian prime minister, modi, marx one year in office. but his government is being criticized for only catering to the wealthy. time for businesses with stephen carroll. let's take a look at what is happening on the markets. stephen: we have markets growth for holidays on monday, london and frankfurt being among them. not having a great day back at the office, but the london and frankfurt dream is down today over just paris. there is still worry about greece weighing on investors. and every government worried about whether they will pay the imf the money that they owed them in june. the euro down against the dollar today in trading. you can see that with the picture and little bit earlier on. genie: next, uber seems to have gotten itself into some hot water again, facing option -- facing

s plans. >> well, of course, france hopes that britain will remain in the european union. a referendum has been announced and it will be the british people that decide on their future. we with think it is in europe's interest to be together, but we respect the people. >> jackie has more on how the visit was received in france. >> this have been warnings here that they may be pursuing a very risky strategy with with this tour, of european capitols during which he is warning the leaders vote to leave the e.u. in the referendum if there isn't fundamental change can to some of the aspects. in fact, one member of the ruling socialist party here in france actually went as far to describe what mr. cameron was with doing as a threat. blackmail if you like to leverage his position in negotiations to gain more room from the news by warning threatening. to the counter parts if there aren't changing than the u.k. might lead. so a certain ant of concern can about with with the british prime anyonester may achieve. now the next stop is germany, and there he may find more of a meeting of

more than two thirds of them in france.hey will find themselves increasingly caught in the crossfire as areva tries to salvage its future. stephen: other business headlines. siemens has announced it will cost another 4500 jobs. that is on top of the almost 8000 jobs that were announced in february -- job losses i should say. most of that coming down from the sales of assets. the french technology firm alcatel lucent its report of net losses more than 615 million euros in the first quarter of this year. more than three times the lawsuit report -- a loss report this time last year. the japanese gaming company nintendo has turned its first annual operating profit in four years. the firm said lower cost helped to compensate for slower increase in revenue. sales fell 4% during nintendo cost last financial year. genie: there has been somewhat of an embarrassing turnaround at the top of one company in india after the chief executive sent a resignation letter. stephen: proving you come back from almost anything. the property websit

on the stock markets, a good boost for shares in france and germany.retty significant gains on the cac and dax. a weak euro is good news for exporters and we are seeing shares react. a look at other stories. a french electricity firm says it will be making an offer for the nuclear firm areva. saying they will offer a market price and the two state owned companies need each other. deutsche bank reviewing whether or not it would move parts of british operations out of the country if the u.k. votes to leave the european union. it set up a working group to examine the impacts of the vote could have to deutsche bank includes 9000 in britain and is the first major lender to examine the consequences of a referendum on eu membership. ddrivers in germany beginning strikes today. from 3:00 p.m. local time with passenger trains affected from 1:00 a.m. wednesday. the night strike in the ongoing dispute over pay and working conditions. if you have ever wondered how much a tweak could be worth, some people are worth following. what is the activist investor carl icah

lorie: frances willard used this term strategically. when she starts advocating for the vote and getting the wctu to advocate for the vote, she seeks the ballot for home protection issues only. she calls the home protection ballot. just on school boards -- we don't need the vote on everything, we just need those things that impact our home. she frames that, starts to frame this idea that women bring that moral influence -- it's not outside their sphere of activity. it's just an extension of the home for them to have this ballot. it changes over time. kris: they take that phrase and turn it into municipal housekeeping. women will use their vote for moral purposes. they will help to get rid of corruption and feed hungry children and give attention to those welfare causes. >> all three of these have been mentioned to me -- you talk about rights versus duties. is it a woman's right to do these things or is it her duty to do these things? that's something you all talk about at one time or another. you also said something interesting to me --

euro down, swiss franc up.tion is getting back to lockstep move where the bond market in greece drops and the euro continues to decline and the swiss franc rises. that correlation is now .7. before they dropped their protection. we're almost back to normal. you can see that kind of relationship developing. let's have a little bit of a look. we were virtually unchanged. that was when they ran the math. everybody went into shock that the greek banks might rouvent collateral to keep their lifelines open. varoufakis does nothing to help the euro. he does say they are a week away from getting their money. consumer price index expected to be 0.of 0%. we're looking at a slightly lower reading. it is about avoiding the deflation bullet. that is the question. can europe continue that? the aussie dollar actually goes in reverse. you have got to love the aussies. they just kick it. they just kicked the aussie in other direction whenever they feel like its. some value in it if you look at the past 30 days. are we beginning