of france and people don't know what great warriors they are in france and when you see that and you see the victories, it was a tremendous thing and to a large extent because of what i witnessed we may do something like that in july 4th in washington, down pennsylvania. i don't know. we'll have to try and top it, but we had a lot of planes going over and we had a lot of military might, and it was really a beautiful thing to see. it had representatives from different wars and different uniforms. it was really so well done, but i came back and one of my early calls were i think we'll have to start looking at that ourselves. so we're actually thinking about fourth of july, pennsylvania avenue, having a really great parade to show our military strength. we are spending this year $700 billion more than we've ever spent on our military which is a good news for france, and i think we really are looking forward to doing that. i am speaking with general kelly and with all of the people involved and we'll see if we can do it this year, but we certainly will be beginning to do that, so i appre

time for sports, starting with france.t presented its day to post that 2023 rugby world cup in london monday. the sports minister insists hosting the 2024 olympics would not be an obstacle. france is a favorite to stage another sporting event, with ireland and south africa their rivals.. today, we are not going to compete with the 2024 olympics, paralympics. we h have a ststrate.. we want to host big world sporting events. we havave the facilities necessary. it is an opportunity for us to host the rugby world cup. it would b be an opportunity ana rugby in our improve schools and universities. nations would follow in the footsteps of japan, which would be the first asian country to host the event in 2019. coach says that his team is back on track. they faced a tricky trip in dortmund, looking for back-to-back wins to kick off their champions league title defense. zidane's is confident they will turn the corner. >> we are doing fine. lahave toto earn a good win i liga. now, we are happy y we can play champions league footbal

they did not all know about france but they knew that were france defeated this would be a defeat for the ideals they shared with us, of which they were proud and ready to give their lives. they knew their freedom and their values depended upon the freedom of other women and men who lived thousands of kilometers away from them. i owe that privilege to those who once the war had ended dared to take the path of reconciliation and to build a new international order. those who understood human rights lay at the heart of international legitimacy. they made amends for the wrongs. those who believe the values of this war had to restore values of tolerance and freedom, that lay at the heart of the united nations. they were just values and held the worst at bay. it is not just to talk to about history, but today when i hear our colleagues talking about the world that exists today, they forget about the history behind us. they talk about our current interests, and they talk about what will be determined for our lives. my country holds a unique position. we also oh a debt to those who have no vo

here in france, we are expecting a deal to be announced over the sale of france's biggest shipyard. >> france temporarily nationalized it back in july after vetoing a deal to sell the site to italy. it wanted france and the state to have equivalent shares in the site. emmanuel macron is meeting the italian prime minister this afternoon. according to a newspaper, they will have good news to announce. >> a creative compromise that could satisfy all parties. france and italy have agreed to split ownership of the stx shipyard down the middle, with paris london 1% of its s shareso the italian group, effectively giving it control of the company. the loan is set to last 12 years, during which both sides will meet regularly, leaving france the possibility to take if itts 1% take -- steak deems italy is not respecting his promises. the deal comes after months of tensions between the two countries. an original 80 million euro agreement in which they would own a 55% stake in the shipyard was blocked by emmanuel macron, who pushed for a 50/50 deal instead. with both sides keen to have a majority

we are broadcasting from paris, france. in puerto rico, hospitals report they're at capacity and struggling to maintain operations, part of a growing humanitarian catastrophe more than a week after hurricane maria devastated the island. the pentagon says the majority of puerto rico's 69 hospitals do not have enough fuel to power electric generators, as the island's entire electrical grid has collapsed. at san jorge children's hospital in san juan, managers have repeatedly pleaded for diesel fuel as medical teams have faced blackouts of up to three hours. at the white house, a reporter asked president trump wednesday why he's denied requests to waive shipping restrictions under the jones act, which would allow more food, water, fuel and medicine to reach the island. >> why not lift the jones act like you did in texas? thinkingmp: we are about that, but we have a lot of shipments of people that work in the shipping industry that don't want the jones act lifted. have a lot of ships out there right now. amy: the president's com

i'm meteorologist frances dinglosan.you low clouds off the north bay and spilling into santa rosa where there's fog this morning. here's a live shot of san jose. a gray start with lots of sunshine this afternoon. currently in 75 in san francisco. oakland, 57. gilroy, 57 degrees. the downtown area, most temperatures are in the 50s, but it has been cool in some of the north bay valleys. santa rosa, 57 degrees. and limited visibility. and upper 50s in fairfield and concord, livermore, currently at 55 degrees. the highs today will be cooler than yesterday, but we'll get more sunshine today. san francisco, 67, the high today. oakland, 71 degrees for the raiders game this afternoon and san jose, 79 degrees. morgan hill warming to 80. we'll hit the mid-80s in a few locatio locations. antioch, 85. santa rosa, 75. just like yesterday, a bit cooler, but more sunshine. also, it will be sunny along the coast today with temperatures in the mid-60s for many beaches. santa cruz up to 70 degrees. the sea breeze picks up this afternoon.

it is going to completely reshape france. looking at the more conservative paper is a little more guarded, but definitely happy. it is taking france in the right direction according to -- it could be a game changer. n or notuds macro flinching at the last minute. there is a word of warning, you have to hold tight and really see this all of the way through. >> we are seeing this get a lot of attention abroad as well. out one editorial, there are articles across the world, but this is "the wall street journal" with an interesting title, they are thrilled with this. theor liberation day for " wall street journal." according to the paper, this good remake france's economy, lower unemployment. currently it is moribund according to them, but that is a choice. france is clearly about to choose something else. >> hurricane harvey continues to be a top story in the united states. >> monsoon flooding and india, also, bangladesh, but there is a lot of focus on harvey particularly in the american press. there is an interesting article in

i think it is a big shock in france and probably a big disappointment for emanuel who two days ago made a big speech about europe presenting his vision of europe for the future and he was sure that the great big coalition i mean s.p.d. and city you the socialist. was. conducted he had the chance of at least realising partly his program but now it's going to be very difficult with the liberals partly was the greens as well and i think it's a it's a it's a bitter feeling you have in france that at last the front french are back on the european scenes with a young presidents who want to introduce reforms who has ideas about europe and now the germans are going to be at least until christmas discussing this new coalition i mean you know everybody it's very funny because everybody was saying oh the germans are so boring it's going to be the same as usual they would continue they don't want to expel experimentations and now we're here we are always big experimentation no continue and a little bit of callous in germany and dress you have been noting all the while i couldn't agree more i mean i

votes wagon media nine thousand francs ahead of the world's biggest and. two years after the company's emissions scandal wagons chief executive is showing the product of some commercial soul searching businesses and commitment this is a commitment by two thousand and thirty we will have electrified our entire range of vehicles i think we're on a road and progressive truck. the company paid out four point three billion dollars in criminal and civil fines after it admitted cheating on us diesel emissions tastes volkswagen which includes brands audi bentley lamborghini and poor fish double its investment in zero emission vehicles to twenty four billion dollars it will offer eighty electric cars across the great by twenty twenty five. the emotional debate about driving bans in inner cities about the future of the diesel car and about electric mobility shows that the times when our industry here in frankfurt celebrated itself on the shoulder or over business as usual is no longer enough. critics say german manufacturers are way behind in the electric. but the e

and that this lies at the heart of the initiatives that france has come up with against the use of the internet for terrorist purposes and against the financing of terrorism in two thousand and eighteen it's for this reason that i will be organizing a conference on this specific topic i call for all of you to become involved in the good it's also the purpose of the military action that we are undertaking as part of the coalition in syria and iraq and our fight against terrorism is a military fight but it is also an educational fight a cultural fight and a moral fight you know and it takes the form of our action in the middle east and in africa but also in asia. and it must bring all of us together. i heard also the voice of. a school charging go if you will and i would like to bring to you the voice of was monkey are today. he grew up in mali and haunted by indiscriminate attacks on his only dream was to go to school to be able to go to school without risking his life inside held we are all committed to the united nations the countries within. the g five joint forces the union the euro

frances? >> all right, morgan radford, thank you for that report. >> new political fire storm erupts as the white house begins rolling back protections for young undocument the immigrants. attorney general jeff sessions announced the new policy ending deferred action for childhood arrivals. though deportations for the hundreds of thousands of daca recipients won't happen right away, president trump is allowing a six-month delay saying he hopes congress can help them. >> i have a love for these people and hopefully now congress will be able to help them and do it properly. and really we have no choice, we have to be able to do something. and i think it's going to work out very well. and long term it's going to be the right solution. >> despite the president's optimism, thousands of activists and so-called dreamers took to the streets across the country protesting the decision. and in a rare public rebuke, former president obama took to facebook, calling the decision cruel and self-defeating bec

france twenty four continues to expand. in addition to our team in bogota the new channel will rely on correspondents and reporter. already present in latin america and all over the world to cover the continent's latest news. on the digital side this new adventure started just a few days ago. with the spanish version of the france twenty four website will keep you informed twenty fourur houra day. yeah. but i feel. a very exciting times here france twenty four now that's his business use we can't really is here thinness yeah that takes a laura i guess over the potential measures. and over companies that build trains right here near misses important dealers that it really is for a for the french group alstom and for the german group siemens. of the boards have been meeting at this choose a to discuss plans for merging their activities. the ideas to create a european train builder which capable of competing with chinese rivals. awesome and seems already discussed a possible merger back in twenty fourteen but fresh from instea

let's start with france.e is braced for mass strikes and protests today mainly about president macron‘s controversial plans to reform french labour laws. let's fill you in on some detail. here's what you need to know: the reforms aim to make it easier for medium and small size businesses to sack workers. trade union collective bargaining will also be watered down, and firms with fewer than 20 staff will be able to negotiate directly with individual employees, instead of a union branch. the reforms are aimed at boosting growth in europe's third biggest economy. in the three months to the end of june the economy grew byjust 0.5%. france also has a stubbornly high unemployment rate — currently around 9.5% of the workforce, or roughly 3 million people. that compares with a figure of 4.3% across the border in germany. the strike has been called by france's biggest trade union, the cgt. other major french unions representing workers in sectors like health care, education, and transportation have also asked their me

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it's a tradition in france. of five years to have a lot of violence is in those demonstrations because there are a lot of young people who want to create trouble during this demonstration and to prepare for evolution you know that we have a lot of political parties. in front. of us for all the government and especially johnny quinn party. for me once to overthrow the government except decide to claim it so they like to have kind of. around this manifesto or around those demonstrations and it's a reality we have often. much violence in those demonstrations and police. isn't the kind of a game with that and it's tradition it's like that you say that this is a tradition something frequently seen is there a tradition of it actually being effective this kind of violent protest of the government likely to listen to the protesters and do something about changing this law. this difficulty to understand the demonstration and protesters. lasts for four years for years it began with the neck of the former government of man

many flights going into france today will be disrupted.irare warning will be disrupted. british airways and ryanair are warning about that. there were about if you are travelling in and out of france. i will be live with paris to talk to a professor in international economics in france. we will now be looking at macron's reforms. that is coming up. the frankfurt motor show is getting under way today. this year electric cars are everywhere and bmw showcased an electric mini concept. the german carmaker also owns the other iconic british brand, rolls royce. in world business report, we'll ask its chief executive how a german car giant with a lot of assets in the uk deals with brexit. all that and all the other business stories, including augmented reality. we have rory cellan—jones on that. and augmented wallets, i hope? that is what you need to buy them. we arejust hope? that is what you need to buy them. we are just talk about the impact of brexit. british plans to replace the supremacy of european union law in the uk have passed their fir

and a showdown month in france can president emmanuel mccraw deliver on labor market reforms. so over the past decade the i phone has transformed the app or into the world's most profitable and biggest technology company the launch of a new i phone has a big influence on how the internet economy is taking shape around us a host of app developers chip makers and other industries depend on the apple economy for survival and business owners to want to be able to work on the world's most popular smartphone and now many people are worried about apple's dominant position with its suppliers and customers apple doesn't even have to be price competitive its newest model the i phone ten is the world's most expensive i phone ever according to analysts at i.h.s. the cost of the components inside a typical i phone add up to around two hundred dollars apple maintains that tear down price does not take into account the time and money spent on research software and transport gevo elizondo reports from new york. yes i phone yeah and annual event for apple with billions of dollars of future sal

also coming up president i'm annoyed because controversial labor remarket reform in france is signed the workers aren't letting it happen without a fight trade unions say the law will take the country back to the nineteenth century. and two steel giants well merged and thousands of workers in germany are worried we'll take you to the core of the german mining industry. it's time for business on the w. and thank you for joining us transport authorities in london have to cited not to renew you operating license that means drivers might not be able to continue offering their services within a few weeks transport for london says were is not fit and proper and public safety and security but not for the reasons you might think. the loss of its license is more than a small road bump for labor but the right ailing service says it's planning to power through by preparing an appeal it accuses london's transport regulator of unfairly favoring the city's traditional black cab drivers disgruntled at market share grab. and transport for london has paved i'm getting pressure from this small number

norway, france, and the u.k. have about to switch to a wholly electrically within the next 23 years. volkswagen has announced a 20 billion euro investment to bring out a new electric vehicles by 2025. the companies ceo says the new challenge now is the infrastructure. >> everyone is asking when electric cars will be the norm but it is not just about what is being offered, it is also about charging infrastructure. we have started an initiative together with porsche, mercedes, bmw, and ford. we have stated we are committed to building a network of charging stations across european motorways. year, the company showcasing a number of electric concept cars, including a new version of its self driving centric model and updates to its id range. although german companies have faced criticism for not adopting electrification as quickly as others. >> i think the germans could have been more proactive, but in the end, it is making a business case, getting the best margins, best utilization of technology. it seems really is

i'll have your temperatures coming up. >> frances, thank you. >>> 5:42.inating performance on the hill puts a's on top of the ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ wow! nice outfit. when i grow up, i'm going to mars. we're working on that. some people know how far they want to go. a personalized financial strategy can help you get them there. see how access to j.p. morgan investment expertise can help you. chase. make more of what's yours. >>> good morning, everyone. time right now, 5:45. we're taking a live look outside from our south beach cam looking toward the bay bridge. the current temperature in san francisco is 58 degrees. we'll get a check of the full accuweather forecast from meteorologist frances dinglasan coming up. >>> in sports, all three bay area schools are playing nonconference games tonight. san jose state is in salt lake city city to take on san jose. cal hosts ole miss at memorial stadium. you can watch on our sister network espn at 7:30 p.m. this afternoon, the a's are in philly looking for their second straight win. last night oakland got a dominant performance f

hi, frances. >> hi, chris. it will be nothing but nice.oast have spilled into santa rosa, but they're already starting to pull back. live shot of the golden gate bridge shows blue skies over the bay. low clouds in the next hour with temperatures in the 60s and 50s. then we'll start to see thin high clouds pass through the afternoon. it will be clearing tonight. the sun sets at 7:15. highs today will be a little bit warmer compared to yesterday. so we'll be mild around the bay. we could hit some upper 70s. we'll be cooling down by 5:00 in the low 70s. a pleasant evening in store continuing tomorrow before changes come next week, chris. >> frances, thank you. >>> developing news out of the uk. police say they've arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with the london subway blast that injured dozens of people on friday. isis has claimed responsibility and says more bombs are out there. abc news reporter ian panel has details on the terror investigation. >> reporter: this morning as london recovers from the terror attack, a major police bre

the socialist leader here in france he had a quick witted response to. take a listen to what men and sean had to say. cynics because all in the streets. and twenty third some. alcoholics people who are nothing illiterate slackers the declarations of law from across to the french are multiplying. well it's not all the trade unions who are going to be protesting here in france tomorrow emanuel micron's team spent a lot of the summer courting some of the trade unions here in france and making peace offerings and it appears to have partly worked one leader of a rather more aggressive trade union here has said that they will not be participating in the strike to morrow and that there's no point starting a fight when it's already over so you can see my team has been using this sort of divide and conquer approach towards these reforms towards the trade unions we're going to find out to morrow if that approach has worked thanks for the. reporting from paris and we'll be back after a few minutes after this short break. in case you're new to the game this is how i

meteorologist frances dinglasan is tracking conditions where you live. hi, frances. >> hi, chris.ow clouds in doppler 7's satellite image. it's off the coast, spilling into santa rosa where there's fog right now but sunshine this afternoon. in the next few hours, mid- to upper 50s with low clouds. by lunchtime we'll start to see high thin clouds passing through the bay area. but it will be a warmer afternoon. inland numbers reaching the mid- to upper 80s in a few spots at 86 degrees. around the bay, 78 degrees. at the coast, temperatures mainly in the mid-60s to upper 60s. sun sets at 7:15. we'll have a clear and beautiful night ahead. and an even nicer day, or rather, a nice day again tomorrow, but some cooling is on the way, chris. >> frances, thank you. >>> this morning, british police have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with the london subway attack. the attack came after a bomb exploded during rush hour on a crowded subway car. 29 people were injured. isis has claimed responsibility. and they say there are other devices hidden on the trains. abc news reporter ian p

i give the floor to the representative of france. mr. president, at the outset i would like to thank egypt for its excellent president council and i congratulate eiji of ethiopia. ethiopia on its succession to the council president this month. you can count on france possible support this coming month. which is said to be particularly busy. i thank you for convening the emergency meeting. urge that the joint request of the u.s., republic of korea, japan, france and the u.k.. i thank jeff feldman for his highly elucidating presentation. traversed north korea a major threshold in escalation following two intercontinental ballistic missile launches and the open endangerment of countries in the region. last night it undertook a sixth nuclear test. this was immediately detected by the international monitoring system of the contra -- top brands of test ban treaty organization. seniormost officials most vehemently condemned this incident. beyond the expression of solidarity, which on behalf of france, i especially address to countries in the re

french are multiplying well it's not all the trade unions who are going to be protesting here in france tomorrow emanuel micron's team spent a lot of the summer courting some of the trade unions here in france and making peace offerings and it appears to have partly worked one leader of a rather more aggressive trade union here has said that they will not be participating in the strike to morrow and that there's no point starting a fight when it's already over so you can see macaroons team has been using this sort of divide and conquer approach towards these reforms towards the trade unions we're going to find out to morrow if that approach has worked. canada's open border policy seems to be coming to an end as the government u. turns on the issue and it's even deporting hundreds of asylum seekers to dangerous war torn countries which the un recommends against. examines the story. prime minister trudeau was initially a welcome beacon to refugees he even posted what became a viral tweet stating that canadians would welcome all of those fleeing terror and war to show the world how to open

french are multiplying well it's not all the trade unions who are going to be protesting here in france tomorrow emanuel micron's team spent a lot of the summer courting some of the trade unions here in france and making peace offerings and it appears to have partly worked one leader of a rather more aggressive trade union here has said that they will not be participating in the strike to morrow and that there's no point starting a fight when it's already over so you can see my team has been using this sort of divide and conquer approach towards these reforms towards the trade unions we're going to find out to morrow if that approach has worked. we've got some breaking news here on alt international the russian president vladimir putin and german chancellor angela merkel have said north korea's actions violate the nuclear nonproliferation treaty and threaten peace and security the two leaders discussed the korean crisis in a phone call and they also agree the issue can only be solved by a diplomatic means and called for multiparty talks and we will keep you updated on the details on tha

coming up the president of the new and mccall signs a sweeping changes to france's complex labor market the controversial reforms aim to boost the country's ailing economy but trade unions will take the country back to the nineteenth century. and what next germany's very own rust belt steel workers fear for their jobs off to a massive takeover is assigned and sealed. this is your business update on a home for. london fleet so have been ordered to screech to a halt the city's transit regulator has ruled that it will not be renewing the company's operating license deciding that is quote not fits a profile in public safety and security. the loss of its license is more than a small road bump for her but the right healing service says it's planning to power through by preparing an appeal it accuses london's transport regulator of unfairly favoring the city's traditional black cab drivers disgruntled at market share grab . but i think what's clear by this decision is that man transport from london has paid them to extreme pressure from its main number of individuals and groups that want to re

french are multiplying well it's not all the trade unions who are going to be protesting here in france tomorrow emanuel micron's team spent a lot of the summer courting some of the trade unions here in france and making peace offerings and it appears to have partly worked one leader of a rather more aggressive trade union here has said that they will not be participating in the strike tomorrow and there's no point starting a fight when it's already over so you can see macron team has been using this sort of divide and conquer approach towards these reforms towards the trade unions we're going to find out tomorrow if that approach has worked. because the issue now with human rights and civil liberties activist. joins us kindly on the lawn good evening to. michael's labor reforms they've been to control the sea the protests in the streets his approval ratings have been constantly declining these first three months in power really been that bad. truckin remember words are what the money would mccall said he had a strong mandate which is up for us he was not elected with a majority of vote

i get the floor to the representative of france. >> mr. president, at the outset i would like to thank egypt for -- this month and i congratulate ethiopia upon the it's succession to the council this month. you can certainly counts upon france's full support. this month is set to be particularly busy. i thank you for putting together this meeting together with the joint request of the united states, the gene joint -- the united kingdom and others. i also thank jeff feldman for his highly elucidating presentation. yesterday, north korea traversed a major threshold in escalation following two intercontinental ballistic launches and the open endangerment of a country in the region last night when it took a six nuclear test. this occurrence was immediately detected by the international monitoring system of the comprehensive test ban treaty offensive. my country, through senior officials, most vehemently condemned this incident. beyond the expression of solidarity which on behalf of france i especially address the countries in the region. it is

chris froome becomes the first cyclist in 39 years to win the tour de france and the vuelta a espana in the same year. and in germany, a female referee takes charge of a top european league football match for the first time. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the tennis news that world number one rafael nadal has won the men's us open title at flushing meadows in new york for the third time. the 31—year—old spaniard was a 6—3, 6—3, 6—4 winner against south africa's kevin anderson who was playing in his first ever major final. nadal needed just under two and a half hours to also claim a second major championship of the year having won the french open in paris as well. paul frostick reports. rafael nadal went into this match as overwhelming favourite to lift his second grand slam title of the year and the 16th of his career. only his long—time rival roger federer has more than that. his opponent, kevin anderson, the lowest ranked us open men's finalist since the atp computer rankings began 44 years ago so computer rankings began 44 years ago so this was a mismatch

marines were not issued steel helmets and gas masks until they got to france. among the people trained here for the 77th division. after the war ended, the camp was transitioned. i love this, another wintertime scene. go back to new york. union square was a key point in recruitment. they built the uss recruit for memorial day 1970. -- 1917. it was a commissioned battleship in the navy. it was made out of wood. the ship was commissioned in the navy. they had a crew of sailors and marines assigned to it. you could see the sailors scrubbing the decks, doing laundry, carrying out drills. it was launched memorial day, 1917. a rate of 14,000 schoolchildren and veterans wrote it down to open it. mayor john mitchell had an enlistment goal. he wanted to thousand to enlist in the war. the city got 25,000. after the war, it became an attraction at coney island. they had dancers on it as well. here are men signing up. they would do anything to attract attention to the ship. they would have a vaudeville performers, wild west stars, boxing matches, anything to draw a crowd.

i won't trust any victories of the tour de france. >> whitaker: the 2017 tour de france wrapped up innd for the fourth time, rider chris froome led the british team sky to victory. the sports governing body said they checked 4,000 racing bikes during the tour, and found no motors. >> cps sports update is brought to you by ford division. hello everyone in you are new york studio. at the u.s. open, anastatia defeated maria sharapova to advance to the quarterfinals. in baseball the astros swept the mets in first series babin houston since hurricane harvey. and arizona wins their 10th in houston since hurricane harvey. and arizona wins their 10th in a row. for sports news and information go to cbssports.com. okay, so let's... stop. don't mess it up! (squeaking) ahh-h-h! ee-e-e! ( ♪ ) all right. (chuckle) ( ♪ ) nice! ( ♪ ) come on, dad, let's go! for those who know what they're really building. always unstoppable. knowing where you stand. it's never been easier. except when it comes to your retirement plan. but at fidelity, we're making retirement planning clearer. and it all starts with g

chirac in france. they were basically preparing us and sarkozy came and merkel came and the band leaders from negotiations in these meetings. they stopped of them. -- stopped them. chapters were being opened and closed at that time. ok, so what happened with all this? they stopped opening and closing. there is just opening, no closing. so how many chapters? there were 15 but then they made it 35. so who was this done against question mark these were measures only taken against turkey. let junker express that to me. i know junker well. up?not give it strikes me if there are many business people in this audience, when someone talks about you pulling up the drawbridge and you being in the castle that does not normally imply a great deal of partnership. white is in turkey seek a future outside the eu, why persist given all this perfidy and betrayal which you have described? >> this question is of course a very good question. i say that those who are in the position to make decisions are them. let them clos

but there is high unemployment here in france that is something that emanuel macron has said that he is determined to tackle by pushing through these changes to the labor laws to morrow is set to be the biggest test of his presidency so far because the two big trade unions here they are going to be calling a general strike and they're going to be demonstrating on the streets of many cities here in france including paris against these reforms emanuel micron himself remains unequivocal he says that he has a strong mandate in order to push through these reforms in order to implement these changes to the law and on friday he had a thing or two to say about the people that oppose him take a listen. to shoot it in detail. i will be absolutely determined i will not yield in any way not to slight because not to sue next not to extremists you six and actually the french government spokesperson tried to back pedal a little bit on those comments by saying that actually he was referring to former presidents over the past thirty years. to rank who didn't have the courage to push through these ref

quick so how is she now currently seen in france? what about angela merkel in france?> is very interesting, the whole campaign focused on angela merkel. she's a sort of goddess in french like her ability to make compromises. she is not corrupt like the french politicians. she is very low-key. there's a lot of admiration, a little bit like gorbachev, who is not so much liked in his own country but adored outside. in france it's very, very clear. even if she's lost a lot of power now, the french are very relieved that she is there to very tumultuous world as a moment. >> i think 80% of what she just rightly described as the virtues of angela merkel will be supported by her coalition partners. there's one dividing thing and that's a big one, that is immigration. how we deal with the immigration problem, and there you see a huge difference, especially between the csu, the party -- bavarianbavarian prime minister and angela merkel . the central question here is the limit. will they put a limit on the number of refugees that can come to germany? angela merkel is resisting th

of the thousands who died, more third --00 remain in intern in france. -- enterred in france. another york and sawyer building. this was a vintage photo my friend -- this is not a vintage photo. my friend took it last week. cemetery chapel is a sawyer building. this was the bloodiest conflict interredr, 14,000 are there. it is the biggest american cemetery in europe. time will not dim the glory of their deeds. in new york city. inside the chapel are stained-glass windows made in new york by heineken and smith. these are army divisions. you can see the first, the fighting first on the left side from governors island. the second is the yankee division, 26, and the new york division, 77. if you want to see another heineken and smith stained-glass window, there is one in columbia in the journalism school. that is a stained-glass window of the statue of liberty, same artist, same craftsmen. when i lead tours of the city, i say the war is all around us. york avenue is not named for the duke of york. it is named for alvin york. in brooklyn, avenue q, that is quentin roosevelt, the 99

in the middle of france thanks very much. the u.n. security council's agreed new sanctions against north korea the latest resolution prohibits the purchase. of textiles of the country it also was strikes the hiring of north koreans as foreign workers plus as a cap on pyongyang's that will importance but the documents hugely watered down from what was originally proposed by the us correspondent. explains. this is a very different resolution than the draft that was circulated by the united states the original draft of the resolution that the u.s. circulated have actually called for a full oil and natural gas embargo against the d.p. r. k. forbidding north korea from importing any oil or natural gas well the resolution that just passed is far different simply caps the amount of oil and natural gas that north korea can import now the original draft that was being circulated furthermore called for a freezing of the assets of kim jong un and a travel ban on north korea's leader forbidding him from leaving north korea that was not included i