to a 4-year, $22 million deal francois joins isaac sopoaga and dashon goldson on defense, as well ast end delanie walker as 49ers to leave via free agency francois may best be known for what he calls his "penu--peanut butter jelly" dance: ♪

the paradox of francois hollande when he's doing this, shaking hands and meeting people on the streetomes across very well. the people like the president's self-effacing style but the polls say 2/3 of them have lost faith in his ability to run the country. 10 months after an election in a first term, that level of unpopularity is unprecedented. pollsters say he's hemorrhaging support with social issues at the front of french minds. his government announced they'd cut five billion euros from public spending this year. his approval rating plummeted 10 points. >> we need to succeed in economic policy especially on employment. and if it doesn't, we have to do that and may be the best friend of of the french but may not be enough to help him. >> since may, there's been a slew of factory closers. in every month of his presidency, unemployment has risen to a 13-year high. increased taxes have suffocated investments. and the target at reducing the eficit to 3% this year will be met. >> by temper, he's the navigator, he oscillates. he doesn't like conflict. and right now, you need either someo

francois hollande came to moscow with seriously most guessing issue.e wants vladimir putin to rethink his support for the assad regime -- the most pressing issue being syria. he wants vladimir putin to rethink his support for the assad regime. it is a different frenchman whose company vladimir putin refers -- prefers, gerard depar diueu, who made another visit to russia earlier this week. he is treated as a hero wherever he goes. his presence has dominated french-russian relations of late. >> the french president has to ignore that and focus on his work. his main challenge is to expand trade relations between france and russia. france, right all eu countries, is in a crisis and needs new markets. >> is another of hollande -- that is another of hollande's priorities on this visit. >> in germany, the man who wants to replace angela merkel as chancellor in september is in hot water over italy's e -- election. >> he spoke of the near winners as clowns. one of them, beppe grillo, is a comedian, so he might not be that defended -- offended. >> the other is s

agency francois may best be known for what he calls his "penut butter jelly" dance: pbj dance i must left kind of get a kick on the aft and 5 with a performer they go to bed, they like to the left. that is one things. we will come back for finance speak to catherine the south wall and back for finance speak to catherine the south wall and in [ lorelonzo ] o i'm lorenzo. i woi rk for 47 differffent companies. well, te, chnically i workwo for one. that com cpany, the united stas postal service® works fos r thousands of home businesses. becauscae at uatsps.com® you can capay, print and had ve you yr packages pickp for frr ee. i can caeven denrop off free b. i wei ar a lot of hats. well, te, chnically i wear on. the u.s.u. postal service®, no bus biness too small.l. >> there is a special common. >> gary, when i was at high school i watched your >> off the court i schedulei scored all the time! [laughter] [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t. [ male announcer ] it's no secret that the price of things just keeps going up. [ female announcer ] but we have some good news.

we're 65 days away from this colts sign ricky jean- francois the 49ers lost their 4th free agent, andensive lineman ricky jean francois to a 4-year, $22 million deal francois joins isaac sopoaga and dashon goldson on defense, as well as tight end delanie walker as 49ers to leave via free agency francois may best be known for what he calls his "peanut butter jelly" dance: francois doing pbj dance ♪ it is lighit is likely amazing how people come and go but they still have loyalty, like many of the people here at kron 4. >> i do not believe you. you are from wisconsin. and your idea of getting down is from a snowball fight. a lo [laughter] >> and what would you say. >> let him dance. >> and just for the 49ers that want something to complain about. no matter what you've read the core group in let us make a pack that none of us leave. the rest, we would have to have a collection and once upon a time, he was tall to bought one of the best manningham accepts pay cut 49ers receiver mario manningham agreed to a $1.8 million pay cut in his base salary for theupcoming season. the new contract re

here in birdland was anything to do with cyprus in fact neither angle or merkel french president francois hollande or the president of the european commission jose manuel but also were anywhere near coming forward with it and so this it appears to be the the hot potato the financial hot potato that nobody wants to take hold in their hands now what's going on in cyprus is this well if you have money in the bank in cyprus are you going to have to pay to have it actually if and this was certainly something that especially the french president francois hollande wasn't willing to take any questions on aides close to him we're hearing it said that if you're going to ask the french president anything make sure it's nothing to do with the cypriot economy because he's just not willing to play ball now that seems to be the the message in europe at the moment is that they really don't know how to deal with the situation in cyprus they certainly have no answer at the moment and especially for mrs merkel you have to look at this as well if this does become a precedent that future countries that want t

pay to have it actually if and this was certainly something that especially the french president francois hollande wasn't willing to take any questions on aids close to him we're hearing it said this if you're going to ask the french president anything make sure it's nothing to do with the cypriot economy because he just not willing to play ball now that seems to be the the message in europe at the moment is that they really don't know how to deal with the situation in cyprus they certainly have no answer at the moment and especially for mrs merkel you have to look at this as well if this does become a precedent that future countries that want to accept a bailout have to accept such a levy on their own people who have money in their bank accounts and what does that mean she's been put forward in a still remains personally popular here in germany as the woman that can take germany and the rest of the and the rest of europe out of the crisis if it seems that she's starting to flounder then with an election coming up in october she may well find herself looking over a shoulder. mandas believ

that's francois nader, president and ceo of nps pharmaceuticals up huge today. i don't think it's done. two drugs that are big. "mad money" is back after the break. >> take control of your financial destiny is smart but why would you go it alone? >>> the europeans make some decisions pretty simple and easy, i might say. like the decision whether or not to buy gold. for most of the last five months since gold peaked in october, the precious metals not so hot. i like to recommend to you, who want exposure to gold, peaked in october at 174 smackers, but trending down a month ago. until this week, it seemed like gold, which has been a monster performer for more than a decade had finally lost its luster. the drift down looked to something larger and the collapse of gold stocks seemed to be forecasting the days were over. the great multi-year bull market in gold ending! and then the europeans steps in to stem the decline with the absolute dumbest plan i had seen, to tax the depositors, the small-time depositors of a country with hot money, perhaps hot laundered money

the data is used by scientists like francois engelbrecht of south africa's center for scientific and industrial research to track and model the effects of rising greenhouse gas emissions. the data shows the global temperature has increased by about one degree celsius in the last century. >> now, what is natural for the planet? when the planet moves from an ice ace into a warmer phase, then temperature tends to increase globally at a rate of about one degree celsius every thousand years, perhaps 2,000 years. so what we are looking at here is an increase in the global temperature that is taking place at a rate that is about 10 times faster than any natural process. >> to understand the future of the climate of southern africa, engelbrecht runs a regional climate model using the biggest computers in africa. the evidence suggests that southern africa will experience double the average annual global rise in temperature. >> even if the world is successful in restraining the global rising temperature to two degrees celsius, then it still means a 4-degree temperature increase for the souther

this happened as the french president, francois hollande, said the french president forces had accomplished their goals. they will defer taking control until mid january. a national army. there was a battle between the french forces and rebels in the north. north korean state television has continued its propaganda offensive, showing large rallies by officers and civilians. near daily threats from p'yongyang, including launching nuclear strikes against the u.s., and they maintain that a full-scale war in the peninsula is unlikely. egyptian talk-show host has been answering allegations. he has now been released on bail, but controversy surrounds the case. chanting his name, they protested against the decision of the prosecutors to investigate. he is facing several charges, including assaulting the president. >> this is very disturbing. when we took to the streets on january 25, we demanded freedom, and that includes all forms of freedom of self expression. this is very clearly against the principles of the revolution. to terrorize the media as a whole. instead of focusing on the media, peopl

present francois hollande said france is improving its intelligence to prevent such attacks in the future. that was one of europe's biggest symbols of division. the berlin wall is bringing people together again. after dividing east and west of the city for 28 years, while officially came down in november 1989. -- the while officially came down in november 1989. developers now want to remove the gallery to make way for new apartments and a footbridge. >> there remains of the berlin wall and its infamous death .trip a developers dream. ita city deep in debt, proves tempting. the government approved the construction of a multistory building right behind the murals, meaning some of them would have to be torn down. public opposition is gathering steam. >> of course i am against taking this thing down. it has turned into a work of and it is the remains of a particular. of german history that should not be taken down -- period of german history that should not be taken down. >> i don't want to forget this. >> the save the berlin wall movement got a speckling of stardust on monday. in the form of

bounces off the skate of the ducks ryan getzlaf and in 4-3 ducks but that's the closest they'd get francoiswith the empty net goal in the final minute 5-3 ducks mclellan battered final: 5-3 ducks wbc semifinal - dominican republic vs netherlands miguel tejada takes the field for the d.r. 27,257 in bottom 5th/ 1-1 jose reyes singles to centerfieldmoises sierra scores 2-1 dominican reyes great reaction top 9th/ 2 outs with the sea gulls descending on at&t park fernando rodney strikes out jonathan schoop looking more seagulls as the domincan celbrate final: 4-1 domincan republic . stanford women reax stanford women cheer getting #1 seed the stanford women are a #1 seed for the 10th time under tara vanderveer. it's their 26th consecutive ncaa tournament bid here are the details . hp floor conversion take a look at hp pavilion - with the sharks on the road through next wednesday the floor is being converted for the ncaa

in other news, the french president franÇois holland has called on the european union to lift its armsembargo on. to help rebel forces fighting president assad. he was speaking in brussels earlier this week. david cameron suggested the uk would also consider vetoing any extension of that embargo, which expires in may. benjamin netanyahu says he has succeeded in putting together a coalition after five weeks of negotiations. his party would be joined by three others. the new centrist party and another, a smaller party. the new government will take office next week. in beijing, artie leaders have formally confirmed xi jinping as president. he begins his 10-year term bowing to curb corruption. will he be able to help the poor as well as the rich? a report now from beijing. , a name you're going to hear a lot. now officially the second most powerful leader in the world. the u.s. president has more influence. already the head of the this ballotrty, confirms him as president. just one delegate voted against him. others wanted his autograph. xi jinping says he has a dream, the china dream, to

they could lose him and francois. the blues beat the sharks last year and beat them in overtime three nights ago. they met again tonight with similar results. brent burns making a season debut. how quick is this? trailing 2-1 and the late second period. right to chris porter who shoots and scores. blues win it 4-2. san jose and they lost four straight. round two of the world baseball classic. joe torre and team usa a step closer. the first inning and he smacks a ball that gets past the giants' outfielder pagan. he is heading for home and it is 3-0usa in the 6th. quick hands and the reflex to snare the ball. the inning ending double play. team usa wins it 7-1 and will face the dominican republic on thursday. in scottsdale, the real giants, tim lincecum on the hill against san diego missed two starts with blisters and mark kotsay with a swing and a miss. the former a gets retribution and an r.b.i triple down the line. timmy has three earned runs and took the loss. the padres over the giants 6-2 and the a's beat kc6-3. a

. >> how long do you and francois go back? >> i met francois in 1991 when i worked in the kitchen.d don't tell me what to do. i was like okay francois. >> and since that day, he's been making you a cake every year on your birthday. >> and the christmas log which is a typical cake that we make in france and for the kings day and so on. >> one more time. >> absolutely cheers. [ speaking french ] >> >> announcer: for more about "cbs this morning," visit us at cbsnews.com. (woman) 3 days of walking to give a breast cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful ♪ (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because your efforts help komen serve millions of women and men facing breast cancer every year. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information today. it was 3 days of pure joy. ♪ and it's beautiful ♪ [ male announcer ] you think you know me. i'm just red carpets big spectacles and the a-list. that's only the beginning. i have more than one red carpet. i lik

they could lose him and francois. the blues beat the sharks last year and beat them in overtime three nights ago. they met again tonight with similar results. brent burns making a season debut. how quick is this? trailing 2-1 and the late second period. right to chris porter who shoots and scores. blues win it 4-2. san jose and they lost four straight. round two of the world baseball classic. joe torre and team usa a step closer. the first inning and he smacks a ball that gets past the giants' outfielder pagan. he is heading for home and it is 3-0usa in the 6th. quick hands and the reflex to snare the ball. the inning ending double play. team usa wins it 7-1 and will face the dominican republic on thursday. in scottsdale, the real giants, tim lincecum on the hill against san diego missed two starts with blisters and mark kotsay with a swing and a miss. the former a gets retribution and an r.b.i triple down the line. timmy has three earned runs and took the loss. the padres over the giants 6-2 and the a's beat kc6-3. a

they could lose him and francois.lues beat the sharks last year and beat them in overtime three nights ago. they met again tonight with similar results. brent burns making a season debut. how quick is this? trailing 2-1 and the late second period. right to chris porter who shoots and scores. blues win it 4-2. san jose and they lost four straight. round two of the world baseball classic. joe torre and team usa a step closer. the first inning and he smacks a ball that gets past the giants' outfielder pagan. he is heading for home and it is 3-0usa in the 6th. quick hands and the reflex to snare the ball. the inning ending double play. team usa wins it 7-1 and will face the dominican republic on thursday. in scottsdale, the real giants, tim lincecum on the hill against san diego missed two starts with blisters and mark kotsay with a swing and a miss. the former a gets retribution and an r.b.i triple down the line. timmy has three earned runs and took the loss. the padres over the giants 6-2 and the a's beat kc6-3. abc7 sp

all one day could well supply weapons such as syrian rebels just find an embargo david cameron and francois hollande sceptic press the e.u. to lift the ban russia has responded by saying that any such a time to would be in breach of international little odd treat contribute to afshin rattansi believes it will eventually backfire on western countries if i am the anti us our fight is by definition as it would be supplied by the french and british governments would be in the wrong head because they are supplying rebels in a civil war and therefore they are the wrong hands no matter who britain or france and so this is i suppose what's interesting here is that washington is much more nervous about the arming of rebels because they are obviously concerned that the afghanistan scenario is beginning yet again but it is so sad that leaders of countries like france and britain can think of these as a missed because the blowback will be phenomenal. rebel fighters tactics in syria come under international scrutiny human rights organizations ways. groups torture summary executions and kidnappings find

delighted to have san francisco giant's pitcher sergio romar visit the zoo to meet his namesake baby francois langar monkey. [ laughter ] >> baby has a bright orange head and created the buzz with the fans, animal-lovers and the media and named romo. staff just loved spending a few hours with him. he toured the gorilla and primate discovery center and enjoyed some behind the scenes activities and certainly as staff, visitors and the media all enjoys him being out for the day. and on the best note for the institution, and sometime in my opinion that we're extremely proud to announcement birth of a sumatran tiger cub. there is a picture of him. the cub was born february 10th. he is bonding extremely well with the mother leighan in the house which is currently closed to the public. it will remain closed until such time as staff feel comfortable he can go in the exhibit. mother leighan was donated to the san francisco zoo by the texas zoo. in 2008 she had three cubs the father larry is a 6-year-old and on loan from the audubonzoo in new orleans. sumatran tigers are the small st species of tigers.

against the most insurgents in the west african state is now into its third month french president francois hollande said the campaign was fast approaching an end in joint forces took control of key cities at the beginning of february. the russian and european space agency's agreed this week to join forces to explore mars or seeking traces of life involves complex machinery able to dig deep into the martian soil but with at least one point eight billion dollars and is a preparation to come project has already had a head start of office off expense. this is for past or present life on mars clinton news and this time scientists are digging deep the mars project is based on a to freeze exploration first in two thousand and sixteen russian proton heavy rocket to usually used for delivering satellites and space station components should blast off from lack of a cosmodrome in kazakhstan sending a european orbital proved and a stationary test lander to the red planet to his plan for two thousand and eighteen one a second proton rocket will deliver a rover named pastor after landing it will then be

head of the central african republic francois busy as has been forced to flee to the democratic republic of congo after rebel forces seized control of the capital fronts meanwhile claims that soldiers have secured this airport and called one emergency meeting on the un security council to discuss further action the rebel alliance began its offensive in december and has taken control of about a dozen towns. and that you prefer the psammead morsi has warned that he will take unspecified measures to protect the nation this comes after violent clashes on friday between opposition and muslim brotherhood supporters near the group's headquarters in cairo according to the ministry of health about two hundred people were injured during this square during this conversation as the rest began a week ago when muslim brotherhood members attacks journalists and secular accidents during the protest. you're up to date and coming up after the break we continue our journey from the north end of iraq to the country's far south and a toxic following a filmmaker's dangerous trip across the water on countries

the head of the central african republic francois has been forced to flee to the democratic republic of congo after rebel forces seized control of the capital bangui france meanwhile claims its soldiers have secured the city's airport and called for an emergency meeting on the un security council to discuss further action the rebel alliance began its offensive in december and has taken control of about a dozen towns. right after the break a look at the lives of a community which turned its back on society centuries ago you're watching us he does do. british. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy. for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report. we're old believe us we're not supposed to be public people we'd rather not be filmed or shown on television we're supposed to live a quiet life and keep distant from worldly masses that's what we need if we're to keep our traditions we be glad not to be disturbed too much for. being with a living to shave. in the world with no yelling you'll be. able to get it. this. is a.

friends president francois hollande this is the time in to read once the rich mr allen has made changes to his fellow proposal for a seventy five percent top tax rate instead of emptying the wallets of wealthy individuals businesses that pay salaries over one million a year as will be sent the tax bill his initial proposal caused outrage a certain friend. that he was a pole the south pole here found that his country of origin and adopted russian citizenship to avoid a million dollar tax bill from it's your. that's a little business for now but up next here on on t.v. we sit down with a former chief of the iraqi intelligence services american office to stay with us about by now. admission free accreditation free transport charges free arrangement free. three stooges free. download free broadcast plug in video for your media projects and free media. dot com. when you have nowhere to live. when you don't have a family. when you have no one to ask for help you can always count on. this man is respected by criminals and also as he is a like fields out it's complex and i was people like he us

against islamist insurgents in the west african state is now into its third month french president francois hollande said the campaign was fast approaching an end when joint forces took control of key cities at the beginning of february. so that brings up to date from the news team with more free in half an hour from now in the meantime coming away after the break an insight into the syrian conflict r.t. .

against innocent surgeons in the west african state is now into its third month french president francois hollande said the campaign was fast approaching an end when joint forces took control of key cities at the beginning of every. streets in cities across the globe are swimming in dinnis and leprechauns as billions celebrate st patrick's day this year in honor of the celtic saying what international landmarks from the pyramids to the sydney opera house in traditional so how does green marches and parades are held every year in most of the world's capitals and major cities. the russian and european space agency's agreed this week to join forces to explore mars seeking traces of life there involves complex machinery able to dig deep into the martian soil but with at least one point eight billion dollars and years of preparation to come the project already has a head start what is your personal experience. the search for past or present life on mars screen to news and this time scientists are digging deep the mars project is based on it to freeze exploration first in two thousand and sixte

ali mohammed he's editor in chief of the syria tribune on line magazine well the french president francoisearned he's reiterated that russia must convince president assad to go something of course that moscow has again rejected but what impact to these ongoing divisions within the international community now having on the future of syria. will be impacted many here you know the suffering of the syrian people if you will in violence even higher and arabs are making each side more stubborn and willing to give them through dialogue we have to be here on one thing it's not because we're all going divisions it's the girls leave their country is being a star and the wishing to impose their will on the syrian people something to show that he was and would want very. imposing their will on the syrian people clearly now by promising more aid to the rebels the u.s. a promise more aid along with its western allies do you think with this military aspect that could actually be the thing that brings a sad eventually. no i don't think so and actually i don't think anybody things so and that's on the grou

over francois hollande they have been weighing a proposal for a 75% marginal tax rate and russia offersg to tax havens is not new or a foreign concept. in america, a number of high earners move between states to save on taxes. the golfer phil mickelson rerecently threatened to leave california after the golden state raised the top income tax by three percentage points. tiger woods already did that years ago, moving to florida. in fact, many american retirees move to florida or texas, neither of which get much snow but perhaps even more enticing, neither collect state income taxes or estate taxes. so is it counter productive to raise taxes on millionaires? does it drive high earners away? a number of studies address the question. two economists, christopher young of stanford and charles varner of princeton recently examined the case of new jersey which raised the top tax rate in 2004. anyone who was making more than $500,000 was subjected to an extra 2.6% in taxes. so what happened? well, as you would expect there was an increase in the number of millionaires that left the garden state n

the legislation by french president francois hollande will be examined by the senate in april. opponents are upset that hollande has pushed for reform without public debate. >>> a 29-year-old man from castro valley was hit and killed early this morning on the freeway in the east bay after his car broke down. the man's car was parked near the center divider on 580 in oakland just after midnight. authorities believe he was trying to run across the freeway to safety when he was hit. police are not releasing the man's identity at this point. >>> and in hayward this afternoon, a father was driving with his family on a busy street. he ended up in the line of fire and was shot. it happened around 2:30 on ten tennyson road. they don't believe the father was the intended target. >> what it appear, the victim of the gunshot wound was a family member, a dad, driving with his wife and child through the area to visit family, and was probably the unintended target of a drive-by shooting. we did find some casings thrown about in the roadway that indicate they'd came out of a moving vehicle. >

pushing for higher taxes on the wealthy and more entitlements for everyone else, socialist president francoisty has plunged. tom sullivan, a spectacular fall from grace. >> it is, but the thing misreported about france and all of europe is that they're, oh, the economy is not doing so well. economy is because of austerity and i went in and i looked, for example, italy's austerity plan and looking for the spending difficulties, there weren't any. there were only tax increases and that's their idea and the left media's eyed of what austerity is, so, here you've got austerity into the face of the french citizens and you know what, this isn't working. >> i've got to tell you, his popularity is crashing and so is president obama's because people are starting to see beyond the headlines, the at least beyond the media. by the way, guys, it's vice day on fox business, sex, drugs and rock and roll and cover the deadly sins so you're not going to change the channel. legal marijuana in colorado and washington, people may be lining up to get high, but there is people saying there is big money to be made,

. ♪ >> french president francois hollande is reviving calls for 75% tax on the rich.ew months after it was rejected by the court. hollande is changing up the proposal, instead of taxing individuals directly, he's looking to tax businesses who pay salary over 1 million euros. france's first quarter is shaping up to be the worse and popularity plummeted. and hedge fund poleton was considering moving for the reek, but puerto rico wants to stake a new claim as a tax haven for the wealthy. travis, you say that governors need to follow this tax haven strategy like puerto rico? >> well, that's right. viva lower taxes and both the previous and the current governor of puerto rico are laying down some pretty attractive tax havens and tax shelter strategies. we're talking about lowering how you would be-- or possibly even not filing a u.s. federal tax return, but still getting the advantages for both security and tax reasons within u.s. territories. and puerto rico is going after what we know here in florida is true. that people will move where the price of work is better off. >

then the vice president traveled to the presidential palace for a meeting with french president francois hollande. that was it for france. two events on the schedule in the morning and early afternoon before the bidens flew to london. the contract listed online is ringing in at $326,000655. that includes all the travel for everyone on the trip build to the limousine company, based in paris. it was awarded before the final cost of transportation for the trip was tallied. it represents the most that could have possibly been spent on travel there, jamie. jamie: obviously there were other charges too. we're in a budget crunch. what does the state department has to say about all this? >> reporter: just a few minutes ago we heard from the state department one of the officials explained in the statement that these costs are nothing out the ordinary. they are in line with high level travel across multiple administrations. the contract costs cover entire range of support including accomodations for military, communications secret service staff and other support professionals. security experts are

then had lunch at the presidential palace with french president francois hollande.ussed terrorism in mali, civil war in syria and iran's nuclear program and the eurozone before he boarded air force two. this is different trip that he took last week to attend the installation mass for the pope at the vatican. jenna. jenna: every administration takes these sort of trips. they haven't normally happened during a time of sequester which is something new. has the state department explained what costs so much money? >> reporter: they have, jenna. it takes a lot of people and a lot of vehicles to keep american leaders safe overseas. the state department official e-mailed me this morning to say these costs are nothing out of the ordinary. they are in line with high level travel across multiple administrations. this contract, the contract costs cover the entire range of support income mowdations for military, communications, secret service staff and other support professionals. security experts are also required to travel in advance of the president or the vice president. saf

approach after the fall of the soviet union, a deal was made between france and germany, between francoismitterand and you remember under western leaders in western european leaders that i was to create two democratic germanys at that moment. mitterand played a long time with the idea. i think it was a stupid idea but at that time it was in the air. finally mitterand understood that it was impossible to go against this trend of unification of germany and he asked for a prize in the price was okay i shall ask for a common currency and then to establish real germany in them middle of the monetary union so never again never again germany can break away from the system. that is the reason why we created it. we introduce the euro and it has been prepared in a public way. there was success and most of the counties but the problems emerged immediately in the sense that if you don't have an economic system with a number of rules it is not sufficient. this may be sufficient in a time of economic growth and the beginning of 2007. there were five, six,, seven years no problems and no interest-rate i

french president francois holland says the death is an important step in the fight against terrorism.n historic meeting in italy today two popes in the same place at the same time. pope francis met with his predecessor, pope he emeritus pope benedict xvi this morning. the two prayed together before breaking lunch. back here it lit up the night sky. people all over the northeast saw a streak of bright light around 8:00 last night. nasa at this point says it looks like the flash was caused by a meteor. >>> the senate maybe out for spring break but when it returns from vacation, there will be a showdown over gun reform. senators plan to take up a major gun bill in april. this would be the first floor fight over tightening gun control laws since the newton, connecticut, shootings in december. congressman jim hypes is from connecticut. he joins me here in the studio this afternoon. it's good see you, sir. >> great to be here, craig. >> let's talk about what happened this week. senate majority leader harry reid demanded any bill on gun control include background checks on gun buyers. i want

and the french president francois hollande after weeks of speculation, abu zeid was killed. >> jesse:vision right now is about the bible. 13.1 million people watched mark burnett's new mini series, more than american idol. take a look. >> . >> clayton: this is my house, a house of prayer. >> is there something unusual about this. >> nothing unusual about wreaking havoc. there will be no passover. i will crush any rebellion. do i make myself absolutely clear? >> so what's the buzz about. executive producers, mark burnett and roma downey. and you were on the o'reilly factor and you said you wanted to make jesus cool. you're no allowed to say cool. >> we knew it was important that the series be created in a way that would be cool for that generation, when we left for morocco, they specifically asked us not to make the special effect. and make the series lame and-- >> don't be lame. >> jesus walks on water, healing lepers and these things are coming up in next wo week's episode. it's cool. >> jesse: i was watching, it had a game of thrones vibe to it or lord of the rings. >> we went to mo