talk among ordinary americans and americans who don't necessarily follow the intricacies of the franco us relationship this is an obvious headline grabber. it's obviously something people gotta talk about a us network this morning asking if he was the question who do you think false wall of this going to bring to the state dinner that's the type of thing that gets eyeballs on the screen that's the type of thing that will get people who may not be inclined to be all interested in a french president's visit to the us a little bit interested and wants to get them be on that question. perhaps he could then get them interested in the opposite the broader issues the geo politics of that ad that of barack obama from salon say they are now very much concentrated on tackling together the issues iran to syria saw help northern africa climate change development keep going down the list. they're really on the same page on more issues than i would've been able to count just a few days ago. aren't i discovered many thanks for that update. far from just outside of the white house. of course he did agree

obama twenty two shows that the old franco american ties to strum it said that from the outset to visit is being full of symbolism the pilgrimage to the head with the us fed president thomas jefferson who was to recognize franco file when sharon was a campus i can get the simple fact that it's up to serving as us ambassador the radio. we waited for the state. it is what it signifies is the incredible history between the united states and france. putting call squabbles a site such as the french refusal to support the iraq war never out of the us buying the two men are expected to get down to business today the white house talks covering iran syria and traits. today the united states and france are enjoying a level of trust not seen in more than a decade. that's why this visit is the rice pie for both. for obama. battered by domestic gridlock and for all along that was personalized is under scrutiny back home chevron rover year i knew was watching them. eu foreign ministers have said they may use targeted sanctions against ukraine is the most resorts. anti government protests is on the island in the month of street action against the president. a key se

said that anyone who violated the sanctions on iran of us would come down on them and i quote like a ton of bricks max open following those franco american talks in washington for us. max thanks very much. anna had a bad press conference on bronze president hassan running just read western sanctions over its nuclear activities as brutal illegal and wrong speedy events to mark the thirty fifth anniversary of around nineteen seventy nine islamic revolution ronnie said tehran would never abandon what he called its peaceful nuclear program under on iraq is to be more conciliatory tone with the west. but tehran's test of two long range ballistic missiles on monday has prompted the united states to call for including missiles in negotiations on the nuclear deal the plan to marry people who are supposed to be responsible for enforcing the law and helping those in need. instead some egyptian and sudanese military officers have been working with human traffickers gold thousands of people were sold as slaves were held for ransom. many have been tortured and some of the deal although the findings of human rights watch which has released a

us. what's freedom of speech what is hate speech it will be asking franco spanish attorney tom aka such as joyce's thank you for being with us. the postman canterbury can join the conversation on facebook and twitter ash that the two for today. those who marched in the pirates annual expressing to worry that the socialists are trying to undermine family values a word it's unfounded says the government however falkland knocked down and getting word this afternoon that's a bill that was supposed to be presented. on the reform of family values has been put on the backburner. we stayed for two thousand and fourteen your thoughts and assume it's just a new fictional will be saved from the beginning that's the good and i've come to me that an innocent and romantic way and it was the defending fonts and is seen at the front wheel spruced weeks. i have to step back to michigan use full wall of the film this weekend and for the moon to finance the week he knew the date of the last nine months. i'm pleased to see downtown worse when we make them too the insurance for one full for the future. i don't

this urgent message i quote here a washington moscow calling because that's what our franco russian citizen who became us prisoner is in terrible condition he's alive today but he. you may not be tomorrow do something please we post well it's not often that we see this form of messaging from the russian foreign ministry but it's only because they obviously see all their efforts to appeal to their u.s. colleagues failing and there's a bit of view on this situation in moscow they see it as washington talking about here in q. main treatment of prisoners in other countries but often failing to address similar complaints at home and it seems u.s. authorities become more mute when it comes to foreigners he's gone a check on reporting their cases like shine cozaar unfortunately is not too uncommon in america's prison system for the most recent data published by the u.s. department of justice shows that more than forty five thousand people died in the custody in the space of a decade some of them before even being charged the editor of a prison legal news alex friedman he told us that keeping inmates alive isn't

post this urgent message i quote here a washington moscow calling because they are franco russian citizen who became us prisoner is in terrible condition he's alive today but he can email me tomorrow do something please we post well it's not often that we see this form of messaging from the russian foreign ministry but it's only because they obviously see all their efforts to appeal to their u.s. colleagues failing and there's a bit of view on this situation in moscow they see it as washington talking about into maine treatment of prisoners in other countries but often. failing to address similar complaints at home and it seems u.s. authorities become more mute when it comes to foreigners gun a teacher can now we did speak to the editor of prison legal news alex friedman he told us that keeping inmates alive isn't always a top priority and so prisons prisoners might have very serious medical conditions and sometimes be very near death and they are told to sign up on a sick call or that they'll refer them to the nurse the next week or they might not be a doctor at the prison that weekend and so they hav

secrets that one station are just covered by people like franco sunbury who have eyes to see aye aye aye aye aye. the us i know. i don't. welcome to the world his line and you know tony and tokyo. here's a look at some other stories we're following this hour. i am. negotiators from iran and six world powers have a full time as easy as striking a comprehensive deal on the country's nuclear program rights groups are calling for justice after un report says north korean

secrets that one station are just covered by people like franco sneering who have eyes to see ay ay ay ay ay. ch. the us one will win. the us the owner. welcome to nhk world is lamenting of tawny in tokyo. here's a look at some other stories we're following this hour. i am russian security forces captured gunman who killed two people at his school in moscow and help students hostage. protesters succeeded in disrupting the general election in thailand. people who

secrets that one station are just covered by people like franco son harry who have eyes to see. ay ay ay ay ay. ch the us. it was when we will or will. welcome to your oldest one and you know tommy and tokyo shares a look at some other stories we're following this hour. i am. us secretary of state is in beijing apparently seeking china's help in keeping your reaction to. people living in wide areas of japan are once again struggling to blast of snow that dog more than fifty seven meters in some parts and some communities across japan are helpingem

following the story of constantly our franco who according to his lawyers having symptoms of heart attack may get medical help only by tuesday here's what the wife told us about the help that he has received so far your own he called me in the morning and told me he felt very sick and that he'd be lucky to survive until monday he seems to be having a heart attack because he told me he was suffocating experience heart pain and was almost unable to walk he was beaten severely when he was arrested and has not been feelin bell for a long time but his pleas for medical help have been ignored and he felt sick with him in la and left him on the cold floor to try to get to the doctor but all he was offered was flu medication and some antibiotics sometimes they don't even let me send him letters and they have refused to let any russian officials meet with the prison chief the head doctor the head of the jail in new jersey told him is not going to do anything to expedite medical help for we reached out to his lawyer and here is how he described here often because conditions at the moment mr yushchenko my client contacted me and stated that he was experiencing a b

us what you think. >> a major mob family swept up members of the gambino, and franco lupoi families. members of a crime family in italy were busted. court papers read like a screen play, detailing a plot to ship drugs around the world. the american mafia is a shadow of its former self - but is it. >> it's good to be in something from the ground floor. i came too late for that, i know. lately i'm getting the feeling that i came in at the end. the best is over. >> joining us from orange county. california, is a man that served eight years in prison for racket earring. he made forbes as one of the richens men in the world. he publicly renounced organised crime and is an author. prosecutors say the aim of the parties was to build a bridge of criminality, drugs and corruption stretches from south america, italy and back to new york. what does this tell you about the state of new york mafia? >> it's not in the same condition it was when i left in the '80s, but it shows you that we won't see their demise in my lifetime and they rebuild. every type the government eases up on them they contin

hindsight, european unification that has brought us by now almost half a century of piece, freedom and prosperity, seems almost like a miracle. from the francoman friendship to the cooperation and partnership of today 28 member states in the european union. yes, it is a miracle. yet at the same time the result of policies are farsighted and responsibility statesmen such as winston churchill, adenou. made possible through their readiness for reconciliation and the courage for change. we owe it to them that we live in political order today, the differences of opinion, conflicts of interest are no longer settled through acts of war but peacefully at the negotiating table. we owe it to them that we live in a political order today where it is no longer a very small and select group of people who control the fate of europe for secret diplomacy. but all the 28 member states enjoy the same rights and work together with european institutions to shape european policy to the benefit of its citizens. with european unification we show that we have learned the lessons of a history of bloody conflicts and suffering. together we change europe for the better

high so this is the tell us about what people can expect on this a little bit i don't know if it's rio we'll be talking about say i was looking at we've had some great franco's and some great suggesting things from chinese porcelaine to. farmland well my personal favorite which we discussed before. we can was that this guy. had. said i mean really when they think. about it i go through a very narrow in oil and all these things but actually you know all this a really different real asset that people want to get their hands on and again when we're talking about gold them on climbing if we look at for instance chinese portion or jade i mean the demand for that in the last three years old. it's just it's just been unbelievable this is where people want to put their money and i think i don't think people realize how to go about the star thing or they don't know anything about these markets. that let me tell you different things we have no you know we're all good friends of jim rickards who wrote currency war and he's got a new book coming out the death of money and he points to the art market and saying look people say that quantitative easing is causing inflatio

franco make as very good point. in his op-ed piece, he says they need to tear down the public creation that constrains him and i just hope that he is careful not to use he has gained as an actor in order to show us that he is an artist. we have seen what happens when the antics overshadow the work. >> maybe it's a big performance piece. who really knows. >> joaquin phoenix with a fair amount of success. a.j. hammer, thank you very much and thank you very much for watching. i'm brooke baldwin and "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >> 12 years after a terrorist attempt aboard a u.s. flight, has al qaeda found a way to succeed where the infamous shoe bomber failed? i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the national lead, airlines on the lookout and the tsa has been looking for bombs since 2001 in shoe bombs but al qaeda may have gotten better at it. >>> the killing in the ukraine only intensifies. could early elections calm kiev? and the