not to a rare primetime appearance for francois hollande. halfway through his -- now to a rare primetime appearance for francois hollande. halfway through his presidency, his approval rating is at an all-time low of 12%. hollande vowed to turn things around, saying he would only seek reelection if he reduced the number of people seeking jobs. >> in the middle of his five-year term and with his popularity at its lowest ever ebb, french president francois hollande spent an hour and a half eating grilled on national television -- hour and a half eating grilled -- hour and a half being grilled on national television. >> i can be criticized for that. >> following the tax increases of recent years, he hammered on one point in particular he wanted to get across to the french public. >> from next year, there won't be any extra taxes on anyone. just to be clear there won't be any extra taxes on anyone. there will be a tax cut as i announced, but there won't be any extra taxes. >> the french president also brought up work contracts for those close to

french president francois hollande is exactly halfway through his term, but with his popularity at just 12%, he's hoping to win back french arts with aware -- afrench hearts with a rare tv interview. dozens of pilot seals are dead in the new zealand harbor. we will take a look at the unsuccessful efforts to save them after they were stranded twice on the beach. more on allegations -- i'm in paris. tensions are high in jerusalem after violence broke out across the city on wednesday. in one incident, a palestinian driver deliberately slammed his van into pedestrians before jumping out and attacking people with an iron bar. that hamas militant driving the van was shot dead by the police, but not before he killed the border officer and hurt nine others. just hours before that, new clashes broke out at the al-aqsa mosque compound, a site that is known to jews as temple mount. >> on wednesday, israeli police clashed with palestinians. witnesses entered the mosque and caused damage. police went into islam's third most holy site to remove barricades, causing serious reaction. [inaudible] they a

plex francois hollande -- >> francois hollande has some embarrassment on friday when photos of him and the actress was leaked to the press. >> that is right. and he said it could affect the president's security because it seems they were taken from outside the presidential palace, showing that anybody more or less could get the president within their sites. the president's office thinks they were taken from the presence own private apartments, to which -- from the president's own private apartments, to which only a select few have access to. the photos come from the former de facto first lady, who is on a u.k. tour to promote her kiss and tell matt moore. -- her kiss and tell memoir. they were quite a few exclusive interviews ms. try whether did with the u.k. press. it was accompanied by a series of insets of all that you want to know about french women, but were afraid to ask. french women make love three times a week, put on mascara before they go to bed, give birth in high heels i never ever wear padded bras. -- and never ever wear padded bras. >> interesting. let's move on to israe

. >> french president francois hollande bank is about to -- francois hollande is about to become the -- speaking yesterday, he talked more about france's you build a relationship with africa. he said the goal is to not be a guardian of an africa nation but a partner. >> i have never seen relations in terms of domination and submission. that is totally the opposite of my idea of france-africa relations. >> the pope could be courting controversy today with a visit to the turkish president's huge new palace built on once protected farmland. the arrival of the pontiff is also a chance for him to reach out to turkey's tiny catholic community, less than 1% of the population. >> a april visit to build bridget's -- a papal visit to build bridges between religions. >> i believe the pope is coming to expand cooperation on religious dialogue. as you know, we are surrounded by problems. >> with war next door in syria and iraq, the pope's visit calls attention to the plight of christians in the region even if refugee cancer not on the agenda. -- even if refugee camps are not on the agenda. >> we

french president francois hollande says he won't put himself over to reelection have unemployment doesn'tin the remaining 2.5 years of his term. hollande said there would be no new taxes and promised new measures to help young people find jobs and training. the berlin wall property group. as the german capital marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the wall, it is no longer a bargain city when it comes to real estate. hans nichols looks at the luxury apartment along the line where the wall once stood. >> 25 years after the fall of the berlin wall, the city is moving beyond its image. the opulence has exploded in an unlikely spot. this used to be no man's land between east and west berlin. for many property developers, it has become fertile ground to build high-end apartments. berlin is increasingly hosting the actual rich. also northern americans, scandinavians, german to haveires, they want a footprint in the global city. they buy something in berlin. >> part of berlin's long-awaited post-reunification growth is happening. five-star living at three or four star prices. this row of tow

france's former first lady tells the bbc about how she was left devastated by francois hollande's affair. >>> plus, huge economic potential for iran if those talks succeed. >> iran has the largest gas reserves in the world. it's got the second-largest oil reserves behind saudi arabia. and an established manufacturing base. so no wonder companies from all around the world are lining up to get their teeth into iran's economy. >>> hello. midday here in london. 7:00 a.m. in washington. 1:00 p.m. in vienna, where the prospect of a nuclear deal with iran is slipping farther away. the five permanent members of the united nations security council plus germany have been locked in talks with iranian officials for months. with the aim of securing a deal by the end of monday. foreign ministers of the p-5 plus are considering an extension to those talks, an the crucial issue of uranium enrichment is still a sticking point. iran says it wants to develop the resource for nuclear power, but the u.s. argues it's a key ingredient for nuclear weapons. we'll be speaking to our correspondents in vienna and t

we're seeing francois hollande in guinea today. other individual countries are thinking particularly maybe of the u.s. and uk have made big commitments, both in terms of money and personnel being sent to the region. but in terms of the overall global response and the coordination of that response, are you pleased? >> i think we've seen a fantastic response over the past couple of months in particular. we've seen a response -- and that really is at the national level, by the national governments, by the district prefecture leadership. but then also by the international players, the partners, some of whom you have mentioned. but we have not seen enough. definitely not enough. again, if we compare where we were certainly back during the summer, there are many more groups on the ground now. we have many more ebola treatment centers up and functioning. we have many more burial teams functioning. and that is making a very big difference. however, there are important gaps. and as you mentioned earlier, those strategies that brought down t

. >> french president francois hollande called on the world's nations to make history next year by signing up to a globally binding climate deal. harris is hosting a conference. it is aimed to result in greenhouse -- greenhouse reductions globally. >> socialist president francois hollande is going green. a man on a mission, he wants world leaders to sign a pact to cut emissions of the world climate conference in paris next year. >> at some point, you have to leave your mark, and the mark we will leave together is a historic climate agreement. and i hope excellence in terms of energy transmission. >> after weeks of protest over the death of an activist last month -- the 21-year-old may have been killed by a police concussion grenade during the protest, when it took a violent turn. aligned says his government proposed the holding of local referendums to decide on similar projects in the future. the president announced plans to export credits to developing countries. the eu is facing out -- phasing out subsidies for coal. some skeptics say they will believe it when they see it. >> the objecti

. >>> french president franÇois hollande may not run for re-election. >> just when he thought thingscould not get worse, a series of polls suggest that the president's popularity has fallen even lower. two and a half years since taking office his approval rating is just 12%, the worst presidential score in modern times. >> the intention is to lower unemployment. if i'm unable to do so, do you think i would go before the french people and say i haven't done it in five years but i promise to do it in the next five years? it does not work like that. >> his aide suggested it was in effort to invigorate the french presidency. unemployment has never been so high. public debt has never been so high. and buying power has never been so low. so when you have that kind of reserves, of course. >> if the experts have low expectation the french public it seems are prepared to be unimpressed. >> i'm not expecting anything from you. we've seen what is accomplished in the past two and a half years. with i don't expect anything from him any more. >> i think he is he makes no decision. it's a big probl

francois hollande says he will not seek reelection if unemployment does not decline. ance's jobless rate stands at 10.5%. approvala record low rating. hollande made the comments in an interview. luxembourg denied it broke global rules to help companies dodge taxes. that follows a report which reveals secret details of deals done during jean-claude tenure as prime minister. according to leaked documents, companies use complicated tax arrangements. later today, we get a snapshot of the health of the american economy with the latest jobs data released. that is at half past 1:00 u.k. time. economists expect 235,000 people joined the workforce last month. the unemployment rate is expected to hold steady. let's talk u.s. equity markets. another day, another record high. the dow and s&p 500 hit new all-time highs at the close thursday. our next guest says we have more to go. he call -- he forecasts the s&p will reach 2500 points by the end of the year. pleasure to bring laszlo birinyi. he joins us here today live. thank you very much for joining us this morning. let's go back

the former prime minister is reeling from a report that he urged presidents francois hollande's chief of staff to push ahead with legal complaints against the former resident -- president, nicolas sarkozy. "le figaro" says it is a scandalous state. it is asking who wins in this latest episode of french politics. it says the far right national front does. marine le pen, what is she doing in her speeches? she lumps the opposition party and the socialist party together. she calls them the umps. marine le pen thanks the politicians for pointing to her argument that there is collusion at the top. >> this political weight his front-page news -- this political quake is front-page news. >> and looks at the two protagonist -- it looks at the two protagonists. it is a shooting gallery. it says president nicolas sarkozy could not have dreamt of a better event from his rivals. this is a windfall in his bid to portray himself as a victim of his rivals, that there is a plot against him. let's go to the editorial, saying windfall for him, but will it last. he will get a short-term boost from this, b

francois hollande wants the french cloud.be wants the japan cloud. >> they want a cloud maker. >> they should have one. they should have their own clouds. every important country in the world will have their own clouds. they will all interoperate, or they can have their own local versions. that is my job. >> how does that work for me security and privacy perspective? >> security and privacy perspective, we use the best practices in the industry. i will say something that you already know, and that every viewer will now, there is no finish line when it comes to security. we are in a difficult and dynamic situation for cyber security. if you take any position other than that it is a tough environment, we taken super seriously and are super cautious. it will be a complex environment going forward. >> we spoke about your mentors. how does mark benioff want to be remembered? ♪ >> you have sold tens of millions of shares in the last year. why? >> i have sold a lot of stock over the last 10 years, and diversified out of a percentage

here is francois hollande speaking earlier. >> france hamels come to guinea to bring certain resources, even personnel but are making this effort a preventative effort to keep the world from being contaminated by this terrible virus. >> hollande -- the first electronic vote in africa. in another first for the country, parliamentary and presidential elections are being held at the same time. analysts say the poll is likely to deliver a comfortable win for the ruling party. here is our report. >> the paper trail ends here. bound for polling stations in libya's electoral commission won't be keeping tally the old way. 1.2 million voters will key their preferences in a voting machine. >> desire to acquire machines was primarily based on challenges and experiences that we have had and the manner and way we manage our elections. >> unconstitutional and lacking transparency. that is according to some opposition parties who tried to talk against the e-vote. the case was committed by the high court. >> her concerned about not having a paper trail. i think they have all had affirm times. >> voter

you can see president francois hollande where he went to pay tribute to the tomb of the unknown soldierthat of course is that the arc de triomphe. also today, he is due to open a memorial to those who lost their lives on the battlefield of northern france. in the u.k., the last poppy was planted in the giant moat surrounding the tower of london. there are now eight hundred 88,246 ceramic flowers planted since august, one for each british and commonwealth fatality during the first world war. they were first unveiled to mark the centenary into -- of britain's entry into world war i. two minutes of silence were observed at the site to mark this armistice day. this is "france 24." 36 years in jail for the captain of the south korean fairy that sank earlier this year. he has been found guilty of negligence in the disaster that left 300 dead. israel is upping its security after two new deadly attacks on monday. this, as palestinians get ready to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of yasser arafat. nigerian president goodluck jonathan is due to announce his reelection bid despite facing ma

french president francois hollande is exactly halfway through his term, but

not forgetting two and a half years after he lost the presidency to franÇois hollande and he vowed backthen that you'll never hear from me again. he was going to change his life and do something else all together. he said that politics has drawn him back in. he feels that he is needed, but the question mark is not whether he will win because it looks like a forgone conclusion, but by how much he will win. that's critical. at the moment the latest poll gave him 63% of the vote. that's down 10% from a month ago. all the political analysts here in paris and across france are saying unless he can get 75% or in the region of that, that frankly his authority will not be sufficient to allow him to go for that french presidency in 2017. >> that's something that he would want to have happen, to go for that french presidency. however, does france want him back as their president? >> many people caesar cosy not having changed at all. he still has the same mannerisms and appears to be making policy off the cuff. he has vowed to repeal the law of same-sex marriage. he did it in response to a heckler

this win brings in closer to returning to the presidency where he lost to the socialists franÇois hollande >>> and staying in france, there have been clashes in the city of leone. there were fights with police. the election is to be announced on sunday. >> taiwan's second highest ranking leader has resigned after his ruling. the party was defeated in local elections. the leader is a man who campaigned as an independent with strong ties to the opposition. >> for weeks he has led the opinion polls, often with a double budge double digit votes. >> at this point it's the end of the elections with the start of taking responsibility for me, i will be more cautious, modest, and will be fighting bitterly to realize the campaign promises under the supervision of civilians. >> the core campaign as an independent, but his political views are close to those of opposition. saturday's vote has seen it's candidates swept. >> michael: office across taiwan. >> i think the election is overwhelming victory. i think it shows that the kmt has not been performing well, and divisions in the kmt meant that people

francois hollande's show of solidarity comes with promises of increased assistance.a spread still outstripping the response? >>> david cameron outlines plans to make britain much less attractive to immigrants from elsewhere in the

you can see the president, francois hollande. the prime minister, manuel valls. "le point" is saying, given the dire economic situation that france is in, they need to stop their silly squabbling and get on the same page. "le point" says there are seven reforms they could all get on and it is time for them to work together. >> in the mid-of another scandal involving -- in the midst of another scandal involving -- >> he is being accused of asking the palace to speed up judicial investigations targeting former president nicholas sarkozy, a bid to stop them from returning to french politics. he has said he did not ask this at all. but the magazine says there is no doubt about it. he really tried to stab his good friend, nicolas sarkozy, in the back. you can see the title "nabillo n, the tv star who stabbed his small friend." this is a reference to another store that has been huge on social media involving a tv reality star who is suspected of stabbing her boyfriend. you can see it says "nabillon, from reality tv to prison." she says her boyfriend stabbed himself. he

. >> president al-sisi has been holding talks in the french kal against francois hollande who calls for clear partnership between france and cairo. to continue on its path to democracy. the two men focused on the fighting between extremists as well as other things. >> building bridges and repairing old friendships. egyptian president abdel fatah al-sisi met with his french counterpart on wednesday thanking him for the washing welcome, an exchange that human rights groups were extremely uneasy about. this two-day trim to paris is an attempt to bring paris out of the cold am four turbulent years, something al-sisi affirmed was necessary. >> we'd like to say that egypt is one of our partners. our partnership must be strong because egypt needs france. france should be clear in its relationship with egypt. we also hope to oversee the period of democratic transition. >> hollande spoke for the need of investment in certain sectors of the egyptian economy and france's commitment to the development of the country. there were security concerns in and around egypt that share the border with over 2

first, french president francois hollande says a second french citizen has been identified as assessed in a video showing the beheading of an american aid worker and the death of 18 syrian soldiers. the main -- the men are seen in a brutal clicp released by the islamic state group. earlier today, our international affairs editor told us more about this second, reportedly french suspect. >> the prosecutor's office says there are strong suspicions that there is a second french jihadist in the video, which shows the beheading of syrian soldiers. now, the first french jihadist was officially identified as 22-year-old -- the second suspect is also 22 years old, also a convert to islam. neither of these young men are eric -- arabs, nor were they born into muslim families. they don't conform to the stereotype of the french jihadist. there is a much talked about report that just came out written by a french center for the prevention of radicalization, and it talks about 80% of young people who have been indoctrinated by the likes of the islamic state group have come from homes where religion p

francois hollande has also issued a condemnation. >> people who love come to worship god in a sanctuaryf a synagogue -- who have come to worship god in a century of a synagogue were hatchet it and murdered in absolute place in an act of purity error and senseless brutality and murder. -- fpure terror and senseless brutality and murder. i call on the palestinian leadership to say that this violence has no place anywhere. x prime minister netanyahu has been meeting the security of officials, warning of a harsh response. joining me in the studio is our jerusalem correspondent. what prompted this morning's attack echo text it occurred in atmosphere of rage in jerusalem at the moment. last night, a little reported incident it outside of israel, a palestinian bus driver who worked for an israeli company in jerusalem was found hanged. an autopsy said it was suicide. in the palestinian territories there was fear he. they say he was murdered and the social networks are full of calls for revenge. we've seen people attacked at the synagogue, killed by men with me cleavers and access. we've seen me

meeting at the site of one of europe's most intense battles french president franÇois hollande lookedat how much the continent changed after world war i. >> it is up to us to recall the ordeal, the ordeal they faced to better understand barbarism and avoid it coming. >> okay. in a gesture moving forward, the two leaders of formerly enemy nations ended the ceremony with a time capsule that holds a letter of peace for future generations. >> france and germany 's history proofs that determination can overcome fatality, and two people who were viewed as hereditary enemies can within a few years reconcile. [ explosions ] >> world war i was one of the deadliest, world war i was fought by 28 countries and cost more than $200 billion at the time. more than 9 million soldiers, sailors, and airmen died in the four years of war. that's more than the entire population of new york city. another 6 million in innocents died, and sometimes targeting civilians, the first of their kind. >> in the first world war, the technology, the killing technology became quite sophisticated, so they were seeing the

they will vote on a symbolic measure next week, but freds -- president francois hollande's government will have the final say. british and spanish parliamentarians recently passed similar symbol of votes. in october, sweden became the first country to grant palestine formal recognition. >> we have to take a short one-minute break, but when we come back, when a balanced budget is controversial. we'll tell you why. we'll tell you why. >> welcome back to the show. for months now, german politicians and community leaders have been urging greater citizen involvement to stem a disturbing growth in youth violence in public places. >> today, that violence claimed another victim -- a promising and attractive young woman who did zac lee that -- confronting a group of men who work her passing young girls -- today would have been her 23rd birthday -- a promising and attractive young woman who did exact link -- exactly that. >> the german woman of turkish descent was seriously injured in front of this mcdonald's. she reportedly stepped in to help teed of young women as they were being harassed by

. >> francois hollande has spoken out against the crisis in burkina faso for the present since the president there was fresh from our last week. hollande urged the military in burkina faso to quickly hand power to a civilian authority capable of organizing elections. the army stepped into the power vacuum in burkina faso after mass protests forced the president to leave but military officials say they don't want to stay in power and that they will soon name a consensus later tasked with overseeing return to an elected government. hollande told reporters that he hoped that would be confirmed in the coming hours. for more now, let's go to our correspondent there. >> the negotiations between the military made a big step forward, after a lot of international pressure. the african union, for instance gave an ultimatum to the military and gave them two weeks to name a civilian leader before imposing the sanctions. france, the former colonial power, also asked for a swift transition and a new civilian leader. this is precisely what lieutenant colonel, interim president of burkina faso, promised, a

if you thinkine what francois hollande's policies are.me to bring in our guest for the hour, kerry duffy. he has been there since 2002. it owns not just the chicago mercantile exchange. handles one quadrillion dollars worth of trade every year. that is quadrillion with a q. >> after trillion is quadrillion? >> before gazillion. we are so glad you are here. you're not just executive chairman of the cme group grade you truly have an understanding of what the u.s. looks like. we are two days after an election where the democratic party got wiped out trade what do you think of it? >> there are two things. the country was looking for a little more balance. there was not only a republican victory, but a vote against the administration. i think it's a twofold scenario we are seeing here with the elections. i think what we will have to look at now is the republicans have the upper and lower chambers of the congress, and they will have to work with the president. the question is do they throw everything at the president but the kitchen sink and ma

reward angela merkel is weighing when she is thinking about how hard -- how hard to push on francois hollandehow hard to push them on reform? she must be mindful of the weakening in position in the french case, the weakening of the president's position. is she going to continue to apply more pressure? >> she would like to. her too, but the question is about political ability to do that. it is not the place where you can tell the french what to do with their economy. the one thing the germans feel more is one who comes under growing pressure from the forces , so i think in the end there is a strong awareness in berlin that berlin can achieve in terms of structural reforms on the ground in europe is limited. >> things for joining us. .reat to get your perspective the senior vice president joining us live from berlin. is the rebel it election. voters go to the polls and eastern ukraine. what does it tell us about who didn't relations with the west? next. -- about putin's relations with the west? next. >> time for the latest company news. offers toing company oi. the luxembourg-based holding comp

they blame higher taxes on francois hollande.nd of poor construction market. .ll of these factors add up france is bleeding. poland, china, also not performing well. clearly this is an area that is not managing to whether the the economiceather turmoil well. but let's talk about the u.k. a better performance coming through in the united kingdom. >> we are seeing an english man -- handing over the reins to a french woman. it will be interesting to see if she can navigate france that much better. u.k. s done well in the sales are up. because of the better economy and housing market. the economy is more buoyant. the housing market is very good. they own a brand which is focused on tradesmen in particular. sales there are down 13%. everyone is savvy. , russia actor for you particularly strong market. profit not looking that good because of the currency. i thought that was interesting. >> it is interesting. i need to put up a curtain rail, so it reminds me. let's talk about another business being affected by the strength of the u.k. e

. >> yes, he would be, and there he's expected to meet president francois hollande. the issue of libya, in which both france and egypt are concerned that the highout for drugs and arms traffic and people smugglers, also something a concern for the government here in italy and they want to come up with a common strategy in terms of dealing with the situation in libya and they believe both egypt and france believe that the issue of libya musting dealt with with the same urgency as iraq and syria. >> mohamed ado there live in rome. >>> now more storms are forecast for morocco, after torrential rains caused flash flood. kim vanel report. >> holholding on for their live. battling the current alone. swept away by powerful or the ents witpowerful torrents,authot help where it's needed. >> rescue operations that are underway since yesterday night, sunday night, when all this has happened. it's mobilizing the gendarmery, and there is a lot of evacuation that has been happening from remote villages, evacuated by the royal gendarmery, regions that are in the area. >> the south

an array of african leaders, others further afield, and of course franÇois hollande of france.[music] >> they were treated to a musical drama that celebrated the global reach of french. 14% of the world's people speak the language, according to the organizers. but even this lavish show was vague of what else holds these diverse countries together. >> the francophonie of the people, the economic ties, training and technology service a greater number of people. >> this conference is taking place some distance outside of dakar and most people are not allowed near it. but if francophonie is to be seen as more than a colonial, it needs to b to worry about those who struggle to make . >> we are not paying answer attention to the summit. we heard people talking about it, but nobody can explain what it is. >> someone wants to help us they can bring down the cost of nets, fuel and life jackets. they should stop those big fishing ships from coming into our waters and taking our english back at the summit the leaders have one pressing issue to consider. the choice of a new secretary gener

france's president, francois hollande watching it in 3-d.traveling between mars and jupiter. 300 million miles from earth. >> mind-boggling. >> rattner, you're smart. how did they do that? noosh the earth moves at something like 1,000 miles per hour and we land things on it all the time. >> we're already here you buzz kill. that's a terrible point. >> that's a terrible point. >> i'm leaving. >> expel him from the set. come on. >> all right. >> i saw bruce willis do this in '97, right. >> it's not some republican idea. you don't have to be unexcited. >> i'm excited about science. >> this is really awesome. he's not impressed. it's a million miles away. here, not at all. >> tough crowd. >> let's move on. >> katty kay i saw bruce willis do this in 1997, blew the comet up before it crashed into the earth. >> steve, please. it's a lot better than what's happening down here in washington, right. more politics. willie get as comet landing, a spacecraft and i get politics down here in washington. really >> bring us down to earth. just bring us down

he could now set his sights back on the presidency which he lost to socialist francois hollande two yearsgo. >>> and coming up, he would have turned 26 today. >>> and plus, sailors run into trouble while competing in the volvo ocean race. than the drive. it's more than the car. for lotus f1 team, the competitive edge is the cloud. powered by microsoft dynamics, azure, and office 365, the team can gain real time insights and instantly share information around the globe. when every millisecond counts, staying competitive begins with the cloud. this is the microsoft cloud. >>> welcome back, there is another tragedy in the world of cricket. an umpire in israel who reports say was also the captain of the national team died after suffering a head injury during a game. >> it is just really bizarre. another accident similar to last week. according to the news service, he suffered a catastrophic head wound when he was hit in the head by a ball. it ricochetted and oscar later died at a hospital. >> the umpire's death comes just days after an australian cricket player, hughes. he died on thursday. h

>> reporter: well, he seems to be getting it because president francois hollande was categorical that international committee now had a responsibility to help egypt recover from years of political instability. sisi is after legitimacy, as well as fire power and investment into egypt's ailing economy. in terms of legitimacy, his visit is coming at a time when egypt is slowly regaining its international standing, and that comment by president hollande could really have encouraged president sisi, and a contract of up to a billion dollars was discussed, mostly for the egyptian navy. and in terms of investment, he is forced to try to turn around egypt's ailing economy. he has been asking for more investment that between egypt and cultures in europe, particularly france which is egypt's fifth-largest trading partner, and tomorrow there is going to be a summit of the main businessmen accompanying him from egypt as well as france is equal to the [ inaudible ] here where they are going to discuss among other things how -- a meeting that -- a conference that is going to take place in march, 201

french president francois hollande and foreign dignitaries are on hand to remember the british, frenchan soldiers who died in that fighting. it is a rare look behind the curtain of diplomacy, secret tape recordings made by president ronald reagan himself with leaders from around the world. those tapes have now been released and with them an amazing opportunity that puts us within earshot of history as it unfolded. athena jones has the story. >> i think we'd just see more hijackings then and more terrorism. >> reporter: the nation's 40th president captured on secret tapes talking about the 1985 hijacking by hezbollah and islamic jihad. it was ronald reagan himself who recorded these conversations with world leaders according to the author william doyle who gaye the never before heard tapes to the "new york post." here's the president speaking with his pakistani counterpart about how to get the western hostages released from lebanon. >> well, we must do that in a way that does not make the hijackers think that they have won their goal. >> reporter: reagan believed if the hostage negotiat

now at the time g-20 final news conference, given questions here is the french president be francois frs hollande, we'll keep an eye on all the ongoing news conferences. >>> an explosion outside the afghan capital kabul. injured in the attack along with nine others. >>> syria's opposition has called on international donors to help prevent a food crisis. $families are facing another winter without enough food. this year's wheat harvest could be 50% below average. more from nicole johnston. >> reporter: little mohamed is suffering, weak and thin. like thousands in syria, he is malnourished. >> we are eating apricots as it is the only thing available. >> this is happening in eastern damascus. checcheckpoint to block food and supplies from the area. putting it under siege. >> we came here on foot. we have no winter clothes. we have nothing. my son suffered from dehydration. >> this is one of the last areas of damascus still controlled by opposition fighters. elsewhere in the city's south is the yamuk refugee camp which is home for palestinians living in syria. it has been under siege for almost two y

. >> and the president of france, francois hollande says more must be done to warn people of the threat is pledging another $135 million in humanitarian aid. joe biden made the announcement inis tan pu is tatanbul. the u.s. has provided $3 billion, that's billion with a "b ". more than 900 people have died since the u.s. started air strikes. most of the deaths were isis militants. but 52 of them were civilians, and including children. the group, the syrian observatory for human rights is aligned with the syrian opposition. >>> u.s. president barack obama was planning on having american forces out of combat roles in afghanistan after this year, but it seems now that won't be happening. officials say the troops will have the authority to go after taliban militants if they feel a serious enough threat exists. we spoke to cnn military analyst expert retired lieutenant general mark hurt ling who supports the move. >> the fact that we were going to do advisory roles, the fact that mr. karzai was limiting some things that the u.s. military could do. and not just the u.s. military but european

france also honored all those who have served, and fallen, as president francois hollande took part inaying atç paris' arc de triomphe. >> ifill: it's estimated 17 million soldiers and civilians died in world war one. >> woodruff: the winter storm that's swept across the rockiesç and upper midwest brought frigid temperatures today on the heels of a blizzard. by this morning, more than a foot of snow covered parts of wisconsin, minnesota and michigan's upper peninsula. and readings dropped as much as 50 degrees overnight, as far south as the texas panhandle. >> ifill: in beijing today, president obama and other leaders at an asian pacific summit agreed to work on a chinese "free trade" proposal. it's seen as a response to a u.s.-backed initiative that does not include china. the chinese president xi jinping hailed the decision.ç >> ( translated ): the approval symbolizes the start of the process and demonstrates the confidence and resolve of the members of the asia pacific economic cooperation to push for regional cooperation. this is anç historic decision that will bring regional ec

if there will be an additional round to sanctions and angela merkel and francois hollande went to push back against vladimir putin, we will see that in december. that means a missed opportunity for a conversation about growth and trying to bring the euro zone to precrisis levels. >> hans nichols joining us from berlin. thank you. moving to wall street. ms. about bonuses at one of the world's biggest bond funds. pimco paid former chief investment officer pell a bonus in 2013.$290 million the year in which is totally fine find trailed peers. mary joins us now with more. an eyely this is watering number four bill gross. how does a bond manager -- >> it is clever. he started the company in 1971. a lot of ownership in the company. pimco is notorious for compensating their employees. that is one of the draws. they deliver. gotmed el-erian, former ceo $230 million. vacsyn.listen -- dan i that is a subordinate guy. other deputy cia has got 30 million -- other deputy cio's go t $30 million. >> why isn't a bond manager at black rock making that much? >> larry fink made $23 million in the last ye

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there might be muted opportunities for angela merkel and francois hollande to meet with putin. merkel was not- by these shipsd entering international waters. she wants to preserve her position as a go-between between the west and putin. ad is she the vl whisperer? >> i think some of that has been pretty overplayed. she has been firm when she has needed to be. only one with the authority. she is the only one with the domestic stature. you look a germany's 30% of the euro zone economy. she has told business leaders that sanctions are important. she is the only one domestically strong enough. >> joining us on set, richard dobbs with a terrific view from 35,000 feet, research on what is going on in the global economy. what has mckenzie learned about the value of sanctions? >> sometimes they work, but you've got to be careful. it is a pretty fine art. >> there were sanctions one, sanctions two. what happens when you go to sanctions three? sufferserman exporter as much as the russians. there is a real challenge of how to deal with that. >> what is the dialogue in berlin? on your week