rbs down, air france up, confusion and france.nfusion with tnt express, is there. >> stocks lower across the board. the top headlines -- the pentagon says u.s.-led airstrikes attacked a militant group that was planning an imminent attack on the west. the group is described as being made up of al qaeda veterans, separate from the islamic state. the u.s. is more bombing raids in syria can be expected. nato says that russia is beginning a significant withdrawal of forces from the ukraine. the latest sign that tensions between kiev and moscow may be lasting. no shots have been fired since september 22. just two days. as of amounts of supplies are till needed in liberia, sierra leone, and new guinea. they are fighting ebola. they spoke about the virus. -- with the issue commitment of the world population and the government of ebola., we will contain >> economists are forecasting the german business confidence index will fall. that is after manufacturing expanded at the slowest rate in over a year, leaving it at the lowest level since j

clicks you are watching "france 24." david cameron urging airstrikes against islamic state jihadist. he says it is in the national and international interest. he calls them psychopathic terrorists. three days of mourning. french flags at half mast for the man kidnapped and beheaded by extremists. muslim demonstrates against the barbarism of the islamic state group. the world needs to help the u.s. in the fight against ebola. there's a gap between what is needed and what is being given. thank you for staying with us. david cameron is urging britain to carry out airstrikes on his stomach state jihadist in iraq. he is leading a debate in a packed house of commons. he called the extremists psychopathic terrorist and a threat to security. he said they will be justified on the request of the iraqi prime minister. the debate is expected to continue. >> is there a threat to the british people? the answer is yes. isil has murdered one hostage and is threatening the lives of two more. the first isil acts in europe have taken place

air france -- >> thank you. air france is expanding its low-cost airline.hat expansion is at the heart of their first strike in 15 years. they are entering their second week of the strike. the pilots say lower salaries for the pilots could bring down their own. >> on the tarmac of charles de gaulle airport, a long line of air france planes that have been grounded for over a week. inside, catching a flight is quite an ordeal. >> i am done with air france. i never want to hear about this again. >> the strength sticking point has to do with the company's low-cost airline that is meant to compete with ryan air and easyjet. management wants to create a low-cost airline and the pilots fear their jobs will be moved abroad. >> from abroad, it would plunder our jobs by attacking from outside our borders. we cannot afford that. >> the minister says it is putting their future in doubt. >> there's only one solution to compromise and find agreement. as we begin the second week of the strike, it is important to remind people that air france is a company that is financial

france. shares slide as the pilot strike enters its 12th day. security flawed. they scramble to deal with the shellshocked loophole. good morning, everybody. it is friday. this is "the pulse." we are here in london. i am guy johnson. the ryder cup tees off in scotland. we're going to look at golf's prop you ready problems. -- popularity problems. and the battle of the bubble. we had to france to find out why champagne is losing its fizz. press echo is taking over. first, let's talk about the markets. stabilizingcks after a decent selloff yesterday afternoon in europe. let's talk about the action, put it in context. jonathan ferro. >> it is a dangerous game to look at one section and start to blame a whole different thing. everybody is trying to blame everything. nasdaq, techhe stocks fell off, apple makes up 7% of that index. that stock really feels it. you can explain that one right there. i think we should look at the week. not just the macro stuff. look at some of these companies that are

look at air france. the company wants change, the pilots go on strike and the government declares the company will back down before air france changes course. when the going gets tough, are france and italy even able to reform? what does the euro mean for equity markets. that's what we're watching ahead of the open. on the first and the debt could fall by a percentage. significant moves we are seeing in the euro. down .3%. 1.2737, the lowest in 14 months. everyone is getting excited again i mario draghi. will he promise more stimulus? eurozone in terms of manufacturing services slowing to the weakest this year and business confidence in germany at a 17 month low. the growth is easing and confidence is falling. will fall further? some say it could fall as low as $1.20. saying, a man that cries wolf. stimulus is not spinning into equities because mario draghi -- can he levitate the market that much? currencyat new zealand is being talked down by their central bank saying it has no reason to be this high. w

look at air france.e, the pilots go on strike and the government declares the company will back down before air france changes course. when the going gets tough, are france and italy even able to reform? what does the euro mean for equity markets. that's what we're watching ahead of the open. on the first and the debt could fall by a percentage. significant moves we are seeing in the euro. down .3%. 1.2737, the lowest in 14 months. everyone is gettingit

we will talk about renzi, draghi, france. air france, its management has caved in. extension ofd european units. the strike is still on theoretically. >> yeah. they made this offer. they caved. they said, ok, we will scratch on that and instead focus on transavia france. they call this a 100% row france project. they asked everyone to get back to work. the unions are meeting this morning. they will get a statement sometime today from them in response to what air france has offered. at this point, the strike stands. >> this is what the pilots wanted, isn't it? the government has their backs and the pilots win. >> it does seem like the pilots have got what they wanted. the government yesterday, there was always back and work, and suggested that the transavia your project should end. 's >> so the strike continues. >> did they just come out that? >> air france pilot strike continues. yeah, the strike is continued. the talks will continue today. this is a spokeswoman saying this within the last few minutes, talking about talks with the unions that are ongoing. even this

in terms of the brand france.initely want this to be resolved and then you more comment also in the prime minister today. definitely pressure on both sides. pilots also asking for the government to get involved. so you wonder if they are going to be starting to get a little bit involved. >> this is the pilots yesterday striking outside the national assembly putting pressure on the government and it is interesting this morning to see what we see. >> there have been demonstrations apparently by the crew and pilots that don't agree with the strike. small ones at charles de gaulle. there is a petition going around asking the pilots to return to work. the company is -- it is trying to get everyone onboard with the returning to work. the idea is that the strike will go on until friday. pilots have threatened that it could continue past that. you had a guest on earlier that was saying to some extent in the beginning a company looks bad in a strike situation. on, the longer it goes worse it looks in terms of the pilots. y

can france boost growth?according to the magazine, along -- hollande wants to extend austerity measures and that is upsetting the left wing of the left. they are saying that he and his government are not socialist enough. this begs the question is the left be trying the left? a historian says that a leftist government is made to disappoint people. if you look at opinion polls, it seems like they are doing a great job at that. >> francois hollande is having a bit of a rough time lately. he now has his ex-wife, the x first lady, who is releasing a surprise tell-all book that comes out today. >> she could not have picked a worse time or maybe it was perfect timing in her views for a revenge book. the book is called "thank you for the moment." you can read extracts here in this magazine. it is convenient for her to have these extracts in her own mind is in. it is called "my life with franÇois." she spills the beans about the good, the bad, the ugly parts of her relationship with francois hollande and paints a cri

pilots unions in france are speaking to air france in talks aimed at ending a strike now in its 11th day. the walkout has grounded more than half of the airline flights during that period. there is a call for an urgent and to strike -- urgent end to the strike. air france is scrapping the controversial plan to create a european-wide low-cost carrier the plan that was at the heart of the beginning of the pilots' strike. >> bowing to the pressure of pilots in an effort to resume normal flight operations and end a strike which has now entered its 11th day. air france has proposed bringing its european expansion plans to a halt. on wednesday the company announced it was immediately withdrawing its proposal to open hubs across european cities. the company says it will continue to develop transavia in france are the company's chief executive has called on pilots to get back to work. >> with the withdrawal of the transavia project, there is no need to strike. no fear of outsourcing remains. >> the government has been eager to see the strikes which cost up to 20 million euros a day end. publ

she's an institution in france, france's favorite anchorwoman.he's been reading the news on france on a big broadcaster on the weekend for 23 years. can you imagine that? my grandfather was a big fan of hers. why is she on the front page this week? she talks about the fact that she is a fighter. she talks about the struggle to stay young. she talks about her love life, her private life. if you want to get the dish, check it out. >> thank you so much. thanks for watching "france 24." time for sports. psg began their campaign with a hard-axing -- the equalizer. barcelona topped the early group after a header gave them a hard-earned win against the cypriot side. >> it might surprise you a little bit, a match like this one. i think it will help us in the future. when i saw how tired my players were at the end of the game -- i rarely see my players that tired. i think the other team was the strongest team. to take a draw and go back with one point -- i think it will help us progress physically and i hope that my team will soon look fresher. >> two sco

. >> and air france kicks off its worst strike in 16 years.everal flights are due to be canceled today. also coming up for you this hour, what do pop music communism, and drove kerry having, and you go an 80-year-old french festival. we will take a closer look at why netflix is getting such a frosty welcome here in france. but first, top officials are in paris to try to come up with a plan to fight the rise of islamic state militants. the group was behind the beheading of a third western hostage this weekend. here is more from french president francois hollande. >> let me remind you that for the past three years, the syrian crisis has killed 200,000 people. 200,000. the chaos helped terrorists, so we must support those who will negotiate and make the compromises next very to preserve the future of syria. for france, those forces are the democratic opposition. a must be aided in every way possible. but our international affairs editor is at that conference and joins us now. was the goal to get as broad a coalition up and moving as quickly? what

anti-semitism isn't new in france.n 1894, alfred dreyfus, a french jew in the french army, was falsely accused of passing military secrets to the germans he was jailed four years and was eventually cleared but not before anti-semitism exploded. during world war ii the vichy french government collaborated with the nazis deporting over 75 thousand french jews to concentration camps. >> to listen today in france people crying death to the jews for a child of warsaw ghetto this was a shock. >> reporter: marek halter is a respected jewish author and peace activist, in spite of his shock he is urging jews who remember the 1930's and 1940's not to leave. >> you are afraid, i understand, but its not the same at that time the governments were anti- semitic. today, you only have small minorities that are anti- semitic. >> reporter: despite the rise of the far-right in france there is agreement that the new anti- semitism people talk about is largely driven by radical islam. those killings in toulouse and that brussels attack bot

france prepared do so. obviously they are hoping to get more and more countries on board, if not to take part informant air strikes, then like the french are doing, taking part in the background operations, gathering intelligence and so on. john kerry, the secretary of state says he will not release details of the commitments they do get for another few days. crucially. iran is not present. syria, some cynics would say, is the reason why it's limited what can come out of the paris conference. let's not forget that some of the i.s. group fighters in iraq are using syria as a base, if you like, to some forwards into iraq and then withdraw and some people are asking unless syria is brought into the equation, it's a half-heart strategy. >> thank you. more later as the morning goes on. those pictures you saw to the right of him. ministers arriving at the french foreign ministry in paris, france hosting a conference on iraq and syria, a global response to the group that calls itself i.s.i.s. a press conference in

in france and the netherlands. pilots are still worried about that. they are worried that there is a .ap on the size of air france they are worried that if you expand that, the contracts and the terms and conditions could be worse for air france pilots as well. >> every day this company is losing money. they can't expand their budget airline. the question we have asked every day still remains. what does air france do once they back down? >> it is really tough. this situation, what they are to compete, they need a discount unit. they need to make their short-haul operations competitive. the pilots are not making that possible. >> people with money waking up this morning thinking, i am not going to scotland with air france. i want to fly ryanair. how am i getting there? >> one option is to go by private jet. i have been doing a story about people that are pooling to fly private jets together. they are flying on a service called victor, sort of like the expedia for private jets. it gets them up in the morning. they wi

it doesn't do it only to france.several days ago, there were americans and british people dealing with the same level of barbarity. these groups manufactured this particular group, they don't strike only those who don't think like they do. they also strike muslims he strike civilian populations manufactured they strike minorities. they rape, they kill. it is for this reason that the fight that the international community needs to wage against terrorism knows no borders. the fight of the united nations, the fight of values for which this organization was founded, human dignity, freedom. the view we need to have on the world of tomorrow and of justice. france is fully committed in this combat. it was in africa when it was called on to come to mali. unfortunately, it was joined by many african countries, european countries manufactured now the united nations. france has been there each time there has been a danger. but today, this threat exists in iraq manufactured in syria. it does not only concern this region because

thank you for being with us on "france 24." coming up in the next hour of live from paris, and historic discovery after more than 160 years. a legendary shipwreck has been discovered in the arctic. one of two vessels that disappeared back in 1845. seeing red in the netherlands. thousands of ginger haired people from around the world have flocked to the annual redhead day festival. first, british prime minister david cameron has cleared his diary and headed up to scotland wednesday in a boost for the anti-independence campaign. there are just eight days to go until the vote. while the prime minister is meeting voters, there are leaders of britain's main opposition parties in scotland today, to try to prevent the breakup of the united kingdom. let's get more with "france 24" reporter. they are caught offguard over this referendum. >> that is the view of the first mentor mr. -- the first minister. as they are dashing up to scotland heading up to north they are panicking. for the first time, there have been two polls that have norm

france has modest means. there are great ambitions and france does want to play a prominent role. france has about six fighter planes in the united arab emirates, about 1000 military personnel. presumably, those could be involved in an airstrike in pain within iraq -- campaign in iraq. syria equation is a whole another bag of worms. much more complicated. francois hollande has been clear that while he is there with humanitarian and logistical support to the government, he wants to make sure the military component of french support of coalition is going to be done within and internationally acceptable context within the framework of international law. that is one of the things they will start hashing out of this conference next week in paris. a lot of work to be done. you are right. just his being there any country still at war and under threat is a very strong message. >> thank you for that analysis. that meeting will take place here in paris on monday. we will be covering that event. keeping the pressure on moscow, the european union has expanded the list of sanctions against rus

france is not the sick child of europe. that is the message that the french prime minister brought to berlin this monday. discussing ways to stimulate growth. paris is trying to convince berlin to ease up on austerity and be a bit more progrowth. >> the meeting may be cordial, but there are significant policy differences between france and germany. france has called on its european partners to give it more time to reform before it meets deficit targets. the prime minister has set his agenda lacks real reform without the excesses of austerity. >> i have not come to ask for anything in particular or for pity. we are facing facts. we have all to assume responsibility, and friends listen with response abilities. >> german conservatives doubt that france's reform plans are enough. paris said it will get its budget deficit down to the 3% allowed under eu rules until 2017, 2 years later than agreed. >> i see the great effort taken -- undertaken. it is up to the european commission to violate them. my concern is that europe or rema

you are watching "france taught before." -- you are watching france 24. protesters are trying to get to the prime minister's residents to force them out of office. ukrainian president says russia has launched a direct and open aggression in ukraine. vladimir putin starts talking about stated in the southeast. violence in iraq left over 1400 dead last month, with almost as many hurt. it it's going to investigate the islamic state for its role in the alleged crimes. it is time to see what headlines have been saying around the world. lots of focus on the crisis in ukraine. >> let's go to the front page of the independents in the u.k. the headline about food and pushing the boundaries. that is news about vladimir putin wanting to discuss the statehood of eastern ukraine. america and europe are saying we're going to push for further sanctions. he is setting the pace. >> you found another article. >> based in the states. he has written a piece for time magazine, which is really striking. you can see the headline. it says the vocabulary of cowardice from berlin

france has a lot of assets.here have been reforms that have been postponed, and we need to do that. and sometimes they are not popular. but when you are president, you have to work -- maybe it is not good for your reelection, but you are here in order to work for your country. it is as simple as that. >> thank you for coming. the foreign minister of france. thank you for joining us, we will see you next time. ♪ >> tonight, on titans at the table. i will be shutting with an -- bob benmosche, former chief executive of aig. i traveled through croatia to spend time with this retired it tighten. when you come here to you instantly relax? >> at his vineyard. he recounts how he turns around the company left four dead. >> you thought i had a company worth zero dollars.

leader has met with the leaders of france. as our reporter explains, france is facing a bit of a push-back from germany. >> they had warm hand shakes here at the palace. france hopes it is more than just a warm gesture but a sign the two are on the same page. the men spoke for about an hour. all options are on the table regarding few monetary policy. but that includes france doing its part, including meeting target and structural reform. last month they said if the eurozone continued to see deadlining inflation physician, the e.c.b. would consider introducing stimulus measures. that would be a good sign for france and italy, but germany remains opposed. they balkeded at the cause saying some e.u. member states should be more flexible and helpful. germany has said that deficit fueled growth leads to economic deadline. the debate will take central stage as central bankers meet this thursday in frankfurt. >> let's take a look at how europe stock markets fared ahead of that meeting. investors may be taking a wait and see attitude,

we have more. >> it was the longest strike in air france's history.hey are telling up their losses. the strike has cost them 280 million euros, a 10% drop in their share price. the ceo plans to press ahead with the low-cost in france but not with hubs across europe. >> we are going to buckle down as initially planned. >> to cut costs, air france plans to transfer most of their services to its own low-cost units. the pilots say they will not agree unless everyone has the more generous air france contracts, even if they fly for transvaavia. >> air france's future through the project are at stake. >> thanks to a three-year restructuring plan, the airline has narrowed losses but still remains unprofitable. they recorded a net loss of 614 million euros in the first half of this year. >> germany's lufthansa has canceled 56 of their long-haul services as part of an ongoing dispute with pilots over early retirement provisions. let's move on with a look at some other business stories. apple will be accused of benefiting from illegal state aid from the irish go

>> welcome to the france rate for newsroom. here are the headlines this hour. ukraine's poroshenko hopes for peace talks with moscow -- pro-russian rebels that have just gotten underway in minsk. an important day of summit in wales. leaders try to hash out solutions to the conference -- conflict in ukraine and iraq. and fast tracking experimental ebola drugs will help with partial tested treatment. ♪ first, we begin with the crisis in ukraine. cease-fire talks have currently gotten underway in minsk. representatives from ukraine russia, rebel separatist, and osce are all taking part of -- in the meeting held in the pro-russian capital. major victories in eastern ukraine with what nato says is open support of thousands of russian troops. france 24's chief foreign editor robert parsons is standing by for us at a checkpoint just a few kilometers east of the industrial port city. what is the situation at this hour? >> a huge -- as you said, just east of the city of mariupol which the rebels almost certainly supported by russians have been trying to take for the pas

what pilots want is same terms and conditions for pilots on transand air france low cost as on air franceay that's not possible. the whole point of low cost is we have to lower our costs. that's where the dispute is now. you know, it will have to come to an end soon. cost are piling up. all financial gains to be had from developing are effectively wiped out by the day. >> sticky situation. i know you'll keep a cross on this. thanks for that update. >>> how about this, 100 million chinese expected to move to cities by 2020. that drive for new sustainable homes has led to a partnership between china and singapore six years ago to create what's the world's largest ecosystem. here's the problem. china's downturn taking the broader economy with it, is the case of shiny new apartment buildings sitting empty? weapon went to -- we went to th city to take a look. >> as you drive across the bridge, there's a sense of entering a different place. it's not so much the broad boulevards and tree lined sidewalks or reminders that 20% of the city's power for one day come from renewable energy. what's noti

france has a lot of assets.here have been reforms that have been postponed, and we need to do that. and sometimes they are not popular. but when you are president, you have to work -- maybe it is not good for your reelection, but you are here in order to work for your country. it is as simple as that. >> thank you for coming. >> it is my pleasure. >> the foreign minister of france. thank you for joining us, we will see you next time. ♪ . >> the following is a paid presentation from starving stat entertainment. -- from star vista entertainment. it

>> you are watching france 24. time now for 60 minutes live from around the world. here are the headlines from paris. protesters in hong kong up their demands. they want the region's top officials to resign, saying they are not going anywhere until china grasps real democracy. jihadist militants from the islamic state group closed in on a key town on the border of syria and turkey, despite continuing airstrikes on the international coalition. and a major flood hits some 60 cities across the south of france, including the historic town of montpellier. ♪ also coming up this hour, turning 50. we will take a closer look at the argentinian comic and her creator. also, sports coming up. but first for you, tens of thousands of protesters are in hong kong. they have now upped their demand, saying they want beijing to answer their calls for democratic reform before a deadline tomorrow, china's national day. leaders of the occupy central movements are they want the current executive leadership of hong kong to step down. anger over beijing moving to vet new candidates is what

france has a lot of assets.here have been reforms that have been postponed, and we need to do that. and sometimes they are not popular. but when you are president, you have to work -- maybe it is not good for your reelection, but you are here in order to work for your country. it is as simple as that. >> thank you for coming. the foreign minister of france. thank you for joining us, we will see you next time. ♪ >> live from pier three in san francisco, welcome to "bloomberg west" where we cover innovation, technology, and the future of business. i'm emily chang. are highly valued startups spending their cash to quickly and taking on too much risk? some are warning that tough times might be ahead. we look at whether silicon valley is in a bubble. a german company cloning american businesses like airbnb and groupon has doubled the size and there are other startups like spotify and rovio.

growth, particularly in france.eforms when there are no growth is difficult. >> as the president changed? as he as a social president said that we have to be that has he, as a socialist president, said that we have to be -- has he changed his attitude as to what is necessary to put france on the right course? your not know, but i know, because i am working with he is dedicated to deliver the reforms. >> to the economic system? >> yes. assets.has a lot of -- france has a lot of assets. reforms thaten have been postponed, and we need to do that. and sometimes they are not popular. but when you are president, you have to work -- maybe it is not good for your reelection, but you are here in order to work for your country. it is as simple as that. >> thank you for coming. the foreign minister of france. thank you for joining us, we will see you next time. ♪ >> tonight on "titans at the table," i will be chatting with robert benmosche. former executive of aig. i traveled to croatia to spend time with the wall street titan

france is the first nation to join the u.s. in the military airstrikes against the islamic organization in iraq. >> luke brown reporting from erbioll. thank you for that update. alibaba has made its debut on the new york stock exchange. it could be historical. our reporters have a report. >> the trucks queue up to load and unload. this former rollback water is what is known as a village. its residents have opened more than 20,000 online stores on china's biggest e-commerce site. this man buys that kitchenware to sell online. each day, he dispatches more than 1000 parcels to all corners of china. we have such a big sales fall you. our sales turnover is 2.5 million euros. >> it has certainly changed his life. he has a new house, a new car, and he is planning to increase his workforce to 100 people. such successes being institutionalized. the local business college has opened a new e-commerce department. some students are already putting what they learned into practice. >> i already have an annual turnover of 2.5 million euros. yo

air france's plans to expand its low-cost subsidiary transavia is causing discontent. the company ceo is trying to calm things. >> we said if you are worried about this up take in transavia activity, we will do it more slowly in france. we made a proposal yesterday and hope that it will limit favorably by the pilots. >> for the moment, the proposal concerns only france. transavia will continue to develop rapidly in europe. pilots say this will damage the parent company. unions have denounced their less attractive working conditions, including a 40% salary cut. >> they want to create a company that does not exist at the moment, called transavia europe, under european law, maybe portuguese. we are talking about off shoring, and we are not happy. >> 60% of pilots say they will stay home on wednesday as the unions and management continue negotiations. >> in a bold move, the european space agency says they are a step closer to their historical of landing a space probe on a comet. the agency's of space probe roe setta will be on a mission to search for the origins of life. >

frances scott key was there. a few thousand soldiers from marched south to help defend and hundreds of virginians came up, as well as army, f the regular united states marine corps, united states navy. able to mericans were put around 5,000 men on the field at bladensburg. th of august, though, a confused battle erupts. he british attack with about 2,000 men and the americans are almost instantly thrown into disarray. the president of the united states himself, james madison, gallups away from the battlefield. some of the american positions are quickly overrun. and whole american units break run away. american militia units receive some training but not as much professional soldiers and certainly not nearly as much training as british regular army soldiers. and so they didn't hold up too well. key, some say that he relaid some misorders to some american high command. others say he packed one the artillery unit and retreat in along with everyone else. who could blame them? so many people were running. and an can-a

in june 1144 suger consecrated the new choir at saint-denis in the presence of the king of france, his nobles and the chief archbishops and bishops. dazzled by what they saw they returned home inspired to equal or even outdo suger's creation. reims, sens, senlis, soissons beauvais, canterbury and chartres would soon show the influence of the new saint-denis. the medieval cathedral was the focus of popular pride and intense rivalry, for the prestige and importance of a town was determined largely by the size, height, and beauty of s cathedral. this rivalry pushed church spires to unprecedeed heights. the spire of chartres would extend beyond the top of a 30-story skyscraper. a 40-floor skyscraper would be needed to surpass the spire at strasbourg. the dimensions of the cathedral at amiens made it possible for the entire city, 10,000 people to attend one ceremony. but it was in the height of the vaulting that the most intense competition reigned. when the vaulting of notre dame in paris achieved a height of 108 feet, chartres rose 121 feet above the ground. reims then surpass this with 1

air france shares off nearly 3% after it dismissed union demands for new unit to have full air france pay. jeffries cuts its rating on the stock to underperform. lloyd's just in the green today. it's basically flat after selling 161 million pounds worth of fares in its lenders tsb. and shanks tanks, it's down 14%. the waste management company warns the full year results will be 15% blow estimates and cites difficult trading conditions in belgium. let's have a look at bonds. we've seen quite a big movement in bonds in the last ten days or so. it was only about ten days ago

largeke shutting down chunks of air france. can air france continue if it doesn't move to a low-cost model. that is a big topic for us. aen we are talking about topic you will be talking about shortly. tax in versions. the u.s. will change the regulations. the white house is on the warpath. we will make sure we don't get the burger king style tax inversions. m&aill have an effect on and corporate balance sheets. what are the implications? are european companies protected? >> we will talk about that as well. plenty of barking, we might get some biting. jack lew takes on tax inversions. policies aimed on keeping tax revenues at home. back in two. ♪ >> welcome back to "on the move." we're going to talk about a big scene in today's trades. the obama administration announced new regulations last night to make it more difficult for u.s. companies to move their headquarters overseas. our international correspondent hans nichols as the details. you've heard them barking for a while, are these finally the rules that make a difference? >

is -- >> meilleur ouvrier of france. >> the master craftsmen of france. >> there's about 30 disciplinequire the m.o.f. >> see that red, white and blue around their necks? that means they made it through the brutally, unreasonably rigorous competition that pits hundreds of top chefs against each other, where only a handful survive. >> so basically, four or five every four years. >> certified by the highest in the land as being at the very top of the top of their professions. m.o.f. challenges often include ultra old-school classics not unlike the one we're making today. pouillard au visse. slices of truffle are slipped under the breasts of chickens from bresse, the rolls-royce of chickens. it's then tied, slipped inside a pig's bladder and steamed until tender. >> the idea is to concentrate the flavor of the truffle inside the bladder. the dish they choose, it's always in reference to a chef of the past. and this was a dish brassier as doing. >> the at times brutal world of the michelin kitchen looks much of the time like a boys' club. but where do they come from? if we track back a bit

frances? >> the world will be watching. tracie potts for us, thank you. >>> there are 785 days until the 2016 election, but it looks like hillary clinton is already back on the campaign trail. for the first time since her 2008 loss, she went back to battleground iowa, dropping hints like the seasoned pro she is. nbc's andrea mitchell reports. >> reporter: they came by the thousands for an iowa political ritual, a state that likes its candidates up close and personal. the harkin steak fry. >> hello, iowa! i'm back! >> reporter: for hillary clinton, her first trip back to iowa since she came in third here in 2008. losing to barack obama and even john edwards. an experience she described as excruciating in her new book. this time her supporters say will be different. and after appearing in the first caucus state today at a last hurrah for tom harkin, she's raised expectations that she's all in. >> well, it is true. i am thinking about it. but -- but for today, that is not why i'm here. i'm here for the steak. >> reporter: orga

now, bartholdi goes back to france, france is rocked by the franco prussian war. bartholdi served in the national guard. he also served as a decamp to gar abaldy who was the italian mercenary who stepped in to help the war, and he was a flamboyant kaerk character, and there's interesting things about their relationship and the back and forth they went through, half admiring the man, half thinking he was too old to fight the war, and when the war ended, the french were defeated,/zzxz4id had to give away territory. bartholdi had to make the decision, you stay and become a german citizen, or you have to leave. he decided to leave. he decided to go back to paris where he had his studio. when he gets to paris, his studio is riddled with bullets, all the windows have been blown out. and many of the buildings inn- paris were smoldering. it had been the week before what is called bloody week. in one week, 10,000 parisians were killed in the streets, and in fact, when he was there basically, people are still burying the bodies in the parks and under the paving stones. it

. >>> uproar in france. militants returned walk free after arriving at the wrong airport. >>> india makes history putting a spacecraft on a maiden voyage. >>> hello. welcome to the program. residents living on the the turkish border with syria have told bbc islamic state have been attacked by fresh strikes overnight near the turkish border. tens of thousands of kurds have fled the area in recent days as the jihadist advance. we'll hear from our correspondent on the border shortly. the turkish government says neither air space or u.s. air base in southern turkey were used in the strikes. this comes a day after the first u.s. air strikes hit several key towns and cities across syria including raqqa here, islamic state capital. 50 countries have agreed to form the fighting of i.s. the air strikes are the beginning of a long and sustained campaign. our correspondent joins us from the turkish, syria border. do you have more information about the reports of fresh air strikes overnight is and indeed which planes we

we will be covering that here on france ready for. -- france 24.emen is in danger of something into civil war, that from the president after speaking out. the yemeni government had struck a deal with hutu fighters, but that has since been crumbling. >> rebels moved to consolidate their power after signing a peace deal with the government on sunday. the leaders said his movement had forced the government to give into the demands of the people. >> we must continue the fight against corruption, and simultaneously it is necessary to involve all yemenis in the transition phase. >> the yemenis president announced it was a conspiracy that could lead to civil war. >> at this moment, i feel there is a conspiracy from outside the country's borders in which several parties have played a role. some who have lost their interest, and others seeking revenge. they are now taking revenge from the country before they take revenge from their enemies. >> yemen has remained unstable since antigovernment protests in 2011 for then-president ali abdullah saleh. they have

he also served as prime minister of france from 1984 to 1986.e's in new york for the united nation general assembly. on wednesday an algerian-based jihadi group released a video showing the execution of a french tourist. the group claimed solidarity with the islamic state in iraq and syria, also called dash. now by people including the foreign minister. france joined the united states air strikes against isis in iraq last friday. it is not yet participated in strikes against the group in syria. i'm pleased to have laurent fabius back at this table. welcome. >> thank you. >> rose: let me, as so many people around the world and certainly the united nations, extend our own sympathy for the loss of this french citizen. >> it's a terrible day because, you know, he has been not only assassinated but beheaded. it was a terrible cruelty. and these people, of dash-- . >> rose: is a term for the islamic state because you object to using islamic state. >> yes, because they want to be a state but they are not. and they say that they represent islam, but it'

like a lot of flagship airlines across europe, is air france is facing competition. daily losses of up to $20 million as a result. >> translator: air france is very sorry for the impact this strike will have on our clients. air france is very conscious of the inconvenience this might cause. 7,000 employees will be mobilized to deal with the problem. >> another walkout its fourth in just three weeks. pilots there have announced an eight-hour strike on tuesday over retirement benefits. lufthansa and air france are in negotiations with their workers unions with results that could very well alter the face of european aviation. jerald tan, al jazeera. >> taiwan's king has been released from hospital after nearly a month of hospitalization due to stomach irritation. >>> motorcade left the hospital in bangkok, the 86-year-old spent nearly four years in hospital from 2009 and 2013. longest rising monarch. >>> rising number of people infected with hiv, aimed primarily at gay men and young people. nearly all are homosexual men. social stigma surrounding the young men have left

france has been here before.ear ago it was poised to carry out air strikes against the bashar al-assad, but the united states had a change of heart, it never happened. france believes a failure to act then is a reason why the situation in the region is so bad today. france believes that hundreds of citizens have enrolled, people like this man, mehdi nemmouche who killed four people in a belgium museum, and he may have been involved in hostage taking. >> translation: hundreds of thousands of westerners waged jihad. some could come back and become another mehdi nemmouche. individuals we will not be able to identify. what worries me is the extreme radicalization of the young men. nonintervention carries risk. at the end of july, the french navy sent two ships to libya, to evacuate french and british citizens, military intervention brings down the muammar gaddafi regime, and led to instability. >>> to ghana, a palestinian father will no longer take his paralyzed son to israel, after his other son was killed during th

this will cost--this will not only cost pilot jobs, all air france. that will kill air france. there is no point--we can't accept this. >> but not everyone agrees. air france employees gathered at their company's headquarters to protest against what they say is a damaging move by the pilot's union. >> most of the employees here are very unhappy with the ongoing pilot strike, and it's a cost of enormous expense. it's been happening at a cost of $25 million a day. >> i worry about the image of air france, and how--if we're able to get back because they're flying other airlines. >> but there is uncertainty around the certainty. if it is not allowed to expand it will come as a cost to air france. >> still to come on the news hour, lego bricks have long been recognized as an educational toy and just play fun, but now he showcasing artistic appeal. in golf, comments about the european team ahead of the ryder cup. rafael will have all those details in just a moment. >> now available, the new al jazeea america mobile news app. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a g

this company in northern france employs 15 people.he only firm worldwide developing and exploding these courting -- coatings. this one is designed for ballot papers. the company has sold millions to west africa but they said the future does not look bright for innovative companies in france. he said that labor laws discourage innovation. >> if you employ someone, it is basically impossible to lay them off. after one month they have a permanent job and you have to keep them. particularly if they are determined to exercise their rights? you can basically forget it. >> the staff are constantly working on new ideas for new markets, regularly going on training courses to keep up with the latest developments, but no one is allowed to work more than 35 hours per week. making it hard to keep up with international competition. >> if someone wants to work more, why stop them? if you do one hour of overtime, inspectors, and stop you. >> frustration is widespread, and not just in the business community. the socialist party can usually count on pl

france nose the battle against the islamic state could last for years. >> france has been here before. a year ago it was poised to carry out air strikes against the bashar al-assad regime. the united states had a change of heart, and the air strikes never happened. france believes a failure to act back then is a region why the situation in the region is bad today. >> france believes hundreds of its citizens enrolled in its movements overseas. people accused of shooting dead four at a museum in brussels. evidence emerged that namouche may have been involved in hostage taking in syria as well. >> translation: hundreds of thousands of foreigners have gone to wage jihad. some will come back, some will be like namouche. what worries me is the radicalization of the young men. >> reporter: the french navy, at the end of july, took two ships to evacuate citizens. a military intervention brought down the muammar gaddafi regime, but led to instability, which has gripped libya since. >>> iran is a regional power not invited to the talks despite the efforts of the iraqi government. >> translation

france started to protect wolves after assigning an international treaty in 1993. this has contributed to the rise in their population. but the predators are takening a severe toll on the sheep farming industry in the countries southeast. wolves have been attacking the sheep at this part since last july. this sheep was seriously wounded after being bitten on its neck and belly. even the electric fence couldn't prevent this attack. >> a wolf entered our farm despite the electric barrier. i don't know what to do anymore. >> according to the french government, more than 6,000 sheep were killed by wolves in the last year. to prevent further attacks, the government announced a new plan. it ordered a certain number of wolves to be called each year to limit the population while protecting the species. the environmental police now organizes expeditions using a team of professional hunters in areas where wolves have been sighted. they try to scare the animals by yelling and thep chase them into a corner to be killed. but the police officers who must also protect wolves have