. -- ex-companion of francois hollande. in brussels -- a meeting on the increase in violence in the central african republic. a major earthquake hits the northern coast of chile, hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated but so far just five have been reported dead. ♪ >> also coming up this hour, an inside look at paris's beautiful -- we take you back to the day that one of the most amazing buildings in the capital -- where you just may be able to get a glimpse of the infamous phantom. and craft may have -- france may have a new prime minister in the -- may have a new prime minister but is the socialist government up to the new economic challenges ahead esther mark moore on the country's money matters, coming up later today. let's start with the government reshuffle. the newly appointed prime minister has announced his new cabinet. he is the former intern goldman -- interior minister, who replaced mon after the disastrous election for thetebourg -- montebourg after the disastrous election for the socialists. one n

holland is the pass to get them into europe. >> prostitution earns holland 660 million euros every year. 4 million tourists flock to amsterdam - most to stare at and often patronize the prostitutes working in its neon-lit windows. >> families and children, come here and believe that the girls like what they are doing. >> toos heemskirk has worked for 16 years with the women working in the windows of amsterdam's red light district. each street, she says, is organized by nationality. >> there are certain streets where you have south american transsexuals. then there are other streets with hungarian girls. and then here you have the spanish-speaking. >> and how have things changed in the past 10, 15 years, to now ? >> because of the european union, whenever we open up in the netherlands, for countries like romania, bulgaria, hungary, we see this whole change. at the moment, the majority of the women are eastern european. we have girls from albania. i mean how can a girl from albania out of a village i don't know where from know her way to amsterdam. know where to live, how to rent a window

valls, the prime minister nominated by the president, francois hollande.he has made no secret of his own presidential ambitions. it alls has never made secret that he plans on running for president one day. he ran against france ocalan during the socialist primary before the -- against francois hollande during the socialist primary before the last election. of the french press has been saying that hollande nominated him somewhat halfheartedly. he didn't want to get rid of is very loyal friend, the former prime minister. he had other candidates in mind. a lot of the media say that along didn't really have -- that allande really didn't have choice, but he set up a mechanism to protect himself from valls, nominated a lot of his very close allies during this week's government reshuffle. >> a lot of people are wondering if manuel valls will become a political rival of francois hollande soon. >> people wonder what is going on in manuel valls' head. you see this very sly look. they wonder if it could be a rivalry similar to -- and nicolas sarkozy. there is a sort

we heard from francois hollande days before.it is a challenge to speak at once to the right and to the left. you say that they try to reconcile the irreconcilable? >> they tried to make a synthesis of different standards of the party, appointing those at the right of the socialist arctic, and at the same time, making an alliance with the socialist party. have a typical move of francois hollande, trying once again to reconcile the two in a typical trend of his own personality, not being able to make a choice that would be very clear in his politics. >> when you look at the economy, for instance, and the personalities of michel sapin seems extraordinary that these two men should be handed this task. >> indeed. example, theor former minister of economics and finance, it was a symbol of his triumph over the absolute politician. beyond knowing he will have the lead here, this is an attempt to make coalitions. >> and segolene royal inherits the ministry, but the ministry she has already held. what does her return signal? >> i think it

hollande has taken a clear shift to the right. topapers are comparing him another controversial politician. >> that is the former president. they say his rise in french politics has been really spectacular. he has never hidden his ambitions. he would like one day to be president of france. a man in a hurry, hyperactive creative very much the same words that have been used to describe him. sayingsee a politician come "this new prime minister ooks a lot like -- yes, but i'm confident i will beat him in 2017 year co -- in 2017." there is a lot of reaction in the spanish press. elemental focuses on the fact that he is seen as somewhat to the right in the socialist party. he points out that he really had to take the step to avoid another electoral setback. a german paper says it is the hour of the red share. here he is depending on him to save his reputation. a lot of papers are wondering if it is too late for a long. -- four francois hollande. he has managed to chop off his head at the guillotine there. says "the socialist party." it

. >> for example, in holland, michigan. >> holland, michigan. we went there after somewhere we knew in college was from holland. , it is a small town on the eastern shore of lake michigan. economically it is distinctive for having a high manufacturing proportion of gdp. anthropologically it is about 51% dutch, calvinist, conservative. half of one percent are jewish, including our friend who is there, part of a long scrap business. he was sayingo i'm going to go back to holland. we saw him. he has built a culture there with his wife that they have made a life that matters. they have all kinds of philanthropy. it is interesting to listen to the way people talk about their hometowns. you usually hear, in sioux falls, i love sioux falls. ,n other towns, like eastport population 1300, as cold as it can possibly be, the answer is how could i not live here. >> a test case, we haven't been to -- most was a chart of the 10 polluted cities in china. china was like a thousand times more polluted than the u.s.. these are the top 10 cities. one that we went

it is the pillar of president hollande's plan. the government said it will reverse rising unemployment by the end of 2014. in terms of one for all, there has already been as bad about who was in charge of foreign trade. the prime minister he won. long popular as interior minister, he has seen his popularity fall. only 43% of the french elite he can kickstart the economy. the mood is more rose overall, with another survey showing only optimistic4%, were about the country's economic future. the same survey in january was at artie percent. -- 38%. at this pointande remains as unpopular as ever, with three out of four saying they do not believe he can get the job done. health ofpdate on the retired racing champion michael schumacher. according to his manager, he has shown moments of consciousness and awakening. he -- three months ago suffered a serious head injury while skiing in france. his condition was stabilized after he was placed in a coma. in late january, doctors began the process of withdrawing sedatives to try and wake him u

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we will have to see how will help francois hollande to have a and amelioratele his approval rating. parallel and it was -- the keyerent question now is to see whether if in this new couple of valls and hollande, which one is going to lead clearly here. >> we will continue to keep an eye on the pair and indeed, who leads the other. thank you very much for joining us tonight. malaysia has released the final cockpit transcripts of the missing flight 370. according to malaysian officials, there's nothing abnormal in the transcript, contrary to earlier reports. the last communication at 1:19 in the morning comes from the cockpit, with a voice saying good night. searches for the missing aircraft have concluded for the day today with no significant siding of the plane. the search has been described by the australian official coordinating it is the most challenging ever undertaken. the calendar may say it is spring, but in russia, it definitely looks more like winter. fellthan 10 inches of snow on the russian capital overnight. this morning more than 10,000 snowplows were deployed across mo

they started from holland. they were already exiled and had gone to holland in search of their rather grim utopia. the extradition started from holland and to stop on the way to pick up a few more migrants. and really almost everything. >> host: we have about a minute before we take a break. 110 as you the big question, hispanic or latino in terms of -- you use hispanic throughout the buck. latino has come up most recently. what is your -- >> guest: very interesting you should call that a big question. i think it is rather a trivial turmoil logical question. i like people to call themselves what they want to call themselves. somebody tells me she was to be called a latina, then i will call her that. i call myself hispanic. i can't see any good reason for abandoning that label. it stirs up as someone of spanish origin as well as people of latin american are spanish-american origin. to me it is more inclusive than latino. you have to remember, all these labels but if people are happy to use them on themselves, th

french president hollande is meeting with siemens.ng for an alternative proposal from siemens. america is also close to selling the health care unit for $14 billion. the business includes consumer brands such as coppertone suntan lotion, dr. scholl's foot pads and claritin allergy pills. also sales for over-the-counter medicine like mucinex and alcaseltzer and aleve. record shares are softer on the u.k. market. >>> pfizer has confirmed it made a renewed approach to astrazeneca this weekend about a possible takeover. the u.k. drugmaker won't engage in talks. pfizer says it originally approached astra in january and they held high-level discussions, but those ended that month. the previous bid would have valued astrazeneca at $98.7 billion. or about $76 a share. reports say a new bid would be likely near $100 billion. that's the largest deal since lambert bid back in 2012. the move has gone to astrazeneca shares and investors bidding it up 15%. pfizer also tracking higher today in frankfurt. back to bill about some of these deals. bill,

earlier this year, president francois hollande promised to make doing business in france easier, andn return companies will create jobs to deal with record unemployment. more than 3 million french people are jobless. is theer measure payslips from other margins of the deductions, and other details like this payslips from the u.k.. business owners say that this is long overdue. >> we have someone employed part-time doing this, checking pay stubs and doing all the paperwork. this would be a great timesaver and you don't have to hire that person. we are saving money that we can invest elsewhere. >> france will also simplify their labor code, scrapping unnecessary rules including a law from the 1930's requiring patients to tell police before going on holiday. >> u.s. president barack obama and russian leader vladimir putin have had a frank call on the ukraine. separatists control several public buildings in the east, but one occupied building in donetsk has been surrendered. boston remembers, one year ago today the marathon there was shattered by twin bob -- twin bomb explosions that kil

lou: michael holland good to see you. >> thank you, a great tie.ou: thank you, listen to my financial reports three times a day on sal salem radio network. join us for those reports, a mega-mansion in los angeles county breaking record for most expensive single family home ever sold in los angeles. there it is. wow. 12 bedrooms, a 15 bathroom property. features, tennis courts, a jogging track, a swimming pool. 9 car garage. 102 million dollars, a cash deal we're told, it would be. we're coming right back. >> in vermont, left wing calling sebgtassaultsecond amendment, sk urgeing vermont police to report the constitution, and ignore new gun control laws in the state. >> he is next. (dad) well, we've been thinking about it and we're just not sure. (agent) i understand. (dad) we've never sold a house before. (agent) i'll walk you guys through every step. (dad) so if we sell, do you think we can swing it? (agent) i have the numbers right here and based on the comps that i've found, the timing is perfect. ...there's a lot of buyers for a house like yours

francois sense -- hollande is meeting three people today.t for siemens, jeff immelt, and also some members of the bouygues family. immelt versus francois hollande going to be a clash of cultures? understand that of frencha big symbol industry. at least for political reasons. normal that the french government pays much attention to this deal. i would say also something which is quite important, french government is the major client of alstom. just as regular business, it is important when there is a potential merger, to listen to the clients. for all these reasons, even if i don't like when the french government intervenes in business deals, we can understand today why the french the managers of the potential merger companies. , the frenchparisot government has made it clear that france is open for business. what message will be sent to the world if france decides to push for a siemens transaction here rather than ge? >> it is a very good question. actually, we have many problems. ofst, we have a tradition state intervention. problem,ave a sp

president franÇois hollande met them outside of an air base in paris.they had been kidnapped in two straight incidents in june. >> now we'll enjoy time with our families who suffered more than us. we made our choices. we took responsibility for them. i think when we were caught we had to be in syria to do our job. it was during the chemical weapons issue. there was a risk, and we took it. we took our responsibilities, and so did our editorial management. >> reporter: we're joined live from paris, simon, a welcomed homecoming for these men. have they said any more about their ordeal? >> yes, a few more details are emerging from the four men that had been besieged by the media just outside of paris. a few more details emerging. a tough ten months. i thought they looked pretty good given the kind of ordeal they've been through. they've been saying for most of that period they were kept underground. there is a constant reference of how relieved they are to be seeing natural daylight and to be able to breathe fresh air. for most of that period they were kept

it's a serious case for francois hollande once again. it's the new prime minister who forced this personal adviser of francois hollande to resign. so the prime minister has shown in a way his new authority not only on the government and on the ministers but also on the presidential administration, which is very interesting, because the prime minister has the reputation to be a tough man. he has shown that he was a tough man indeed. the question today is to know if the president, which is presented and considered as a weak president, cannot be challenged by his prime minister, which will be the first time in the republic. >>> in russian 700 workers are losing jobs at a car factory half-owned by u.s. auto giant ford. ford had a joint venture blame the cuts on deteriorating economic conditions and poor sales. ford says that the mrant near st. petersburg says they're offing redundant see for now. industry groups say car sales fell 5% in russia in 2013 and fp another weak year. >>> the 74 victims of the boz kneeian war have been identified in

he's been quick getting this cabinet approved by francois hollande.t's being made of this juicy detail that segolene royale is back in the cab netted. >> it is interesting. a lot of media attention on that, particularly the international media. it's interesting, isn't it? she's his former partner, the mother of his children. they split up seven or so years ago. francois hollande had this relationship with valerie trierweiler which ended a few months ago due to his relationship with the actress. journalists are saying since francois hollande and valerie trierweiler that's allowed a reprush more to take place between his partner and segolene royal. i think one has to step back and say at the same time that segolene royal is an important political figure in france. she did run for the presidency. she has a large amount of support. she's taken a step back from politics. that means she's untainted, if you like, but the unpopularity of the government for the last two years. it does mean that coming back into the cabinet, she does allow a kind of new energy

joining us also, michael holland. michael, let's get started on the equity markets and the battle that is going on out there. i want you to read justify why i am a bull. it has not happened, has it? >> the big thing that people has been talking about for most of the past five years, the big correction has not occurred. we had valuations that were screamingly attractive five years ago. we called him ludicrously attractive. -- them ludicrously attractive. these things normally do not end until we get overvalued and we are not there he is. >> you are a well read man. you to explain to our audience have you as an equity guy with responsibility to create wealth use the research of someone like dr. croft. about of the fun things being in this business over a lifetime is that everything that happens in the world has to do with your business. putin today is more important than any ceo in terms of this. would you agree? >> oh, yeah. you are using this as a template to make decisions on how long to hold jpmorgan. jpmorgan?old a

francis hollande has appointed him in a cabinet reshuffle aimed at rejuvenating the cabinet. >> france new prime minister mann very well vows, a man who is populist and popular. he's built his reputation on being tu op security and-- tough on security. he's ambitious, has his eyes set on the presidency. he nonetheless an approval rating 60%, three times as high as the approval rating of president francis hollande. clearly mr vaus is a threat to the president, he's a political rival, but the fact that he's been brought into the deposit is a reflection of how desperate francis hollande is to revitalize his government, to increase its popularity at a time that it's done badly in local elections the other main change in the government is the arrival of segalin royale, the previous partner of francis hollande. she's been in the political wilderness, but is back as environment minister. it's a smaller government, 16 members now. clearly the french authorities want to send a message to the electorate that they, too, are tightening their belts. >> anti-austerity protesters clashed with riot po

. >> "spring cleaning is supposed to signal a new era, a turning point in hollande's presidency." but it is more of the same. change is just a distraction that is masking the fact that there is not that much change. hollande still has not chosen between the economic realities facing the country and pleasing the delirious left, and it is chine -- it is time to choose. easter is around the corner, and the press is focusing on something completely different. >> that is right, the unknown life of jesus christ. it wonders, has the story of the messiah told in the bible, the son of god, crucified on the cross -- has all this overshadowed the life of jesus of nazareth and his political struggle. this is not a new theory, so why xpress" talking about it? it is coming out in france. that is why the magazine is talking about that today. it publishes some extracts of the book that has been u.s., whichl in the has been noted. from baby jesus to baby george ofthat is on the front page this magazine this morning. >> so "rolling stone" magazine being talkedis about because of its cover. is in he

hollande promised a new start -- more jobs and lower taxes. my number one priority is to reform our country. we must do it. this means increasing productivity, reforming the budget, and boosting our influence in europe and in the world. the interior minister was named as the new prime minister. the conservative wing of the party. he is popular among voters and is liked by many on the left. later in the week, the new cabinet was announced, which e's formerolland partner as environment minister. chile experienced its most powerful earthquake in decades on tuesday. the 8.2 magnitude earthquake killed at least six people. the epicenter was just 20 kilometers under the seabed. tsunami warning was issued for the pacific coastline. nearly one million people were evacuated. the government said it was taking no chances. >> appropriate measures have been taken to protect people's lives and the longings. and the government will continue to work for as long as necessary to confront this emergency and protect our citizens. >> in the end, the tsunami was sm

franÇois hollande former vice president who has separated from hollande will be in charge of economyand industry. the editor of the french newspaper, it's potentially to tell his former partner now in cabinet. what is the idea bringing them back. >> it has nothing to do with personal relation. they were brought in the government to balance. she is a charismatic figure. she's well liked, she's trusted throughout the socialist party, and she has excellent green credentials. and the government leaning heavily on one or two majority leads in parliament they need someone like her. she's hard working, and she was the presidential candidate i in 2007, and got 47% of the votes. anything that can bring back the socialists together. anything that can bring back voters is good valle value for e president. >> how interesting for the president to bring in a left-wing figure. in elections the vote was for more of the right-wing candidate. is that a surprise? >> it's not a surprise in the sense that hollande needed left wing credentials, and she has excellent left-wing credentials. he has establish

prime minister unveiled his new government bringing in the former partner of president francois hollande who also ran for president. she'll be the new environment minister in a major shakeup after the governing party suffered heavy losses. in the new cabinet, eight of the 16 ministers are women. so across the table with her former partner and father of her four sons. >> reporter: that's a lot of attention. the two had fallen out big time. there's been a reconciliation, probably linked to the fact that francois hollande left valerie tree whiler. so she comes back into the cabinet in this ecology stroke energy role which is interesting. she's filling a place there which the greens could have had but couldn't have. the greens who were a coalition partner in the government which was there up until two days ago, the greens have worked out, saying they can't work with the new prime minister because he's too right wig. that's left the space for sig lynd role to come in and look at this transition which hole lapped announced towards replacing nuclear and fossil fuels. obviously a long-term proje

. >> imagine what would happen if the 2012 presidential race were held today, two years after hollande'sesidency. they say he would not actually make it to the second round. the second round would be between sarkozy and the leader of the far right party. what is the point of this surreal trip back to the future? not very clear,, "le figaro" warns the president against listening to voices telling him to come back to the left. friends lalonde has faced criticism for turning his back on socialist values. >> in italy, interesting news out of that country. sylvia berlusconi being sentenced to a year of community service. >> i pulled out an article -- a court in milan has decided that berlusconi will serve a year-long sentence through part-time community service for tax fraud. four hours a week. you can see a photo of the elderly home in "the guardian." it is near milan. "the guardian points out that berlusconi is not the only politician or celebrity sentenced to community service. they have a list of other people like chris brown naomi campbell, boy george. a lot of the press is having a fiel

but the government of the socialist president francis hollande is accused of doing little. they say francis hollande is no different to his right-wing predecessor, nar cosy. >> on sunday the latest report from the ipcc. the united nations panel on climate change. it is expected to get stuffer on fossil fuels. that will not go down well with some governments. >> plus, a 20-year-old golfer is teeing off with a chance of becoming the youngest winner of the masters. jordan shares the lead with bubba watson. max kooutar and joan us are a single shot blnt them. >> -- behind them. >> for the first time in 30 years, a french minister is visiting cuba. laurent fabius is visiting his counterpart jimmy bruneau. cuba's human rights record was discussed. >> translation: there has been some improvement recently, especially with relationships with europe. tourist visas have been permitted and foreign investment from allowed. there was some talk. there has been economic partners. they have to speak freely. it's a duty to speak about everything, and, therefore, we have to speak about human

. -- ex-companion of francois hollande.n brussels -- a meeting on the increase in violence in the central african republic. a major earthquake hits the northern coast of chile,

meaning hollande is standing there.e type of concession. >> the concerns, and i don't know this from anyone. but the concerns are job security for astom's workers. there are concerns about maintain something kind of headquarters in france, having it run from there. and concerns about a national security because of the nuclear business as well. >> g.e. points out it's got more employees in france. >> which i think has 7,000. >> more than siemens. and a joint venture in france already, saffron. "the dialogue was open, friendly and productive," which you said. our successful track record of investing in france and our long-term commitment to the country. we have understand and value his perspective and we are committed to work together. i like arneault's title. he is the minister of -- >> economic minister. >> minister of economy, industrial renewal, and the digital economy. just to show you how important. was it his idea no e-mails after 4:00 or weekends? >> i don't know. i will not comment on that. >> you could not live

hollande throws it in with mr. vows. mr. in the back ground, does have presidential ambitions of his own. it is a gamble for mr. hollande. if he is to pull it off, in 2017 mr. vows could become a challenger. is it "mission: impossible"? an old quote to the former prime minister. when i look at you i don't doubt your sincerity. when i look at your majority i doubt your success. really pointing to the very difficult balancing act that mr. vows has to do in the next few months. he has to get to grips with it quickly because the european elections are upon us in may. >> the french president has been written up here and others waging this war on the weighty. we have seen the plight of big names in france. who does he have to win over? is it the people in the middle, the poor? where is he he is struggling right now? >> both sides is the answer to that. he has to keep hold of the left of the party. he has to keep them on side. yet also he has to talk to the business community. he talked about businesses walking away. it fell in 201

francois hollande, the french president, has been making moves towards that suggesting.e to the italian finance reform minister asking him if he's been given the green light to move on those targets if they need it. listen in. >> we don't need it. we're going to be keeping with the targets and with the commitment. due to the new budget law in italy, which is stricter, believe it or not, that what the european commission requires of us. >> actually, the italian budget law now means their conditions far more stringend than the european commission. the question is with all the reforms that they're trying to do, will they manage to stick to it? ross, from an emptying out of the ministers meeting here in athens, i'm going to go and enjoy the day. back to you. >> it must be lunchtime. enjoy. thanks, jules. good to see you. >>> still to come on the show, emerging markets are bouncing back, but can the rally be sustained? we'll have a perspective on that. they are weighted to the upside, not by much. not by much. >>> all right. the new french government is currently being announ

manning appeal to an earlier by nancy holland are one of the attorneys for chelsea. i started by asking her how manning was doing in prison when she last saw her. she was doing very well we met with early military in leavenworth. i with angie natig the nineteen nineties to get on with the next race in this case. let's talk about the next phase of this case what made you decide to actually taken on a ten day job for anyone but why was it that made you. i'm eager to get involved. worst of all because she asked. i received a letter from chelsea asking if we would be interested in representing. i didn't arrange for telephone call and i thought it would be a good case for us. my partner vincent ward is a former navy jack up the steps of the scandal military cases which i have not been revoked and a lot of national security cases the question you about the case. and i know we are told chelsea the real economy with her because i thought she should meet us personally before she made her final station and machinery for her. so we met with her we all agreed that that does worr

francois hollande announced yesterday three goals to the new prime minister. we asked him to implement more social justice, to give french people more spending powers with tax cuts and also to implement the fact of -- familiar with that the. the business policies that francois hollande announced in january, but still needs to be implemented. >> stephane, thank you very much indeed for that. that's the latest from paris. meanwhile, u.s. futures indicating we might get a move higher today. this is after u.s. equities. we saw the dow at 134. the s&p up 14. closing out the first quarter. the s&p right now up 122 points. nasdaq up 0.75. also helping, comments from janet yellen who said the u.s. jobs market is still fairley weak. spooking in chicago, the fed chair says extraordinary measure res still required. >> recovery still feels like a recession to many americans. and it also looks like way in some economic statistics. at 6.7%, the national unemployment rate is still higher than it ever got during the 2001 recession. that's also the case in chicago, and in many

his popularity has been rising just as francois hollande popularity was plummeting. he is considered on the right-hand side of the socialist artie. some might call him a french tony blair. he is in favor of more flexibility to the labor market heard he does not hesitate to criticize the 30 five hour week. he also favors some kind of social vat in which we could see lower taxes and wages in he isge for exchange -- popular and that is what francois hollande is looking for. it is a kind of shock treatment for france. with paris and the prime minister's job are being taken over. look, talk to me about what is happening elsewhere. there is a key man missing in athens. is peter muscovy see. we are wondering what is going .n >> he is represented by some civil servants. he is actually waiting to see whether he will stay or not, whether he will be part of this new government. list in a local election. speculations that he might be seeking a job in some kind ofecome super commissioner for the of the new eurt commission. obviously, we will know more and a few hours. one questio

in the meantime, ge's jeffrey immelt will make his case to president hollande. ndns nichols is in berlin a matt campbell is in london. how is it looking at the moment for ge? i would say not so good. >> mr. immelt is going to have to practice his french on how to say sorry. explainstry minister to why he didn't involve the french government in talks earlier. these talks are in advanced stages. ge has the support of the board. they have done their due diligence. they are ready to pull the trigger. when news of this roque, shares were suspended. now we have this new bid from siemens and this could make a lot of sense for siemens. they want to go heavy on the industry side of energy business. when they look at their transport business which has caused a lot of headaches, they are saying to alstom, transport will stay in france. we will make a three-year pledge not to cut any jobs and both companies can have strength. in a lot of ways, this offer could have been written by the french government. it could be that difficult to turn down. for cash. match there is not a

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president hollande said that france would deter, prevent and punish those who are tempted, quote, by jihad. >> the fear is those who go to fight will return at fighters. the government wants parents to watch suspicious behavior of their children, withholding passports and imposing criminal charge on those who do come back. >> the young people perceive this war as a fair war. they're fight to go overthrow dictatorship, to establish liberty for the people there. >> despite having some of the toughest laws aimed at those against jihad, as president hollande describes them, france suffered an al-qaeda-inspired attack in 2012. killing seven people, and they want to make sure that that doesn't happen again, and the french government isn't alone. britain is set to unveil measures to keep home it's citizens and keeping them from bringing it back to the moment fronhomefront. >> president's former prime minister made a plea in a speech in london. >> at the root of the crisis is radicalized new islam. the ideology that threatens to thwart islam. it is destabilizing communities and even nations.

. >> they're finding more and more paintings in germany and holland.hey're coming back >> now, 75 more paintings have come back, this time from san francisco. >> right now, the ntsb is briefing reporters. investigators arrives this afternoon saying work is just beginning. investigators don't know what what caused the truck to slam into a bus yesterday 40 teens on a tour bus were on the bus. five students were killed. dozens still hospitalized tonight. many with burns and broken bones. the bus one of three chartered by humbolt. abc news anchor diane sawyer and i talked about the crash this afternoon. we know how close to home this is talking and investigating what happened. this weekend is crunch time for american who's haven't done their taxes if you need help p irs can you get them on the phone? >> and a look at something people don't see a religious mass wedding? >> this is a stunning site. a wedding with 2000 couples cameras taking you inside of the church. we'll have that as well. >> thank you. >> and world news coming up at 5:30. time to turn our

. >> french president francis hollande met the man at an air base outside paris. they were found handcuffed and blindtolded on the border with syria on saturday. we have more from paris. >> [ clapping ] >> back on french soil after 10 months in captivity. back into the welcoming arms of family and colleagues, and a french president francis hollande. and foreign minister laurent fabius. >> it's a day of great joy for france, because france is proud to have compatriots. because of this they could work for freedom of the frees, and france is proud to have them free today. >> from christiano francois an experienced reporter, a sense of relief. >> translation: it's a great joy and an immense relief to be out in the open air. i'm saying it again. we haven't seep the sky for a long time. breathing fresh air, walked freely. it was a long time. we never lost hope. it was 10 months in which they were moved around, kept under ground and mistreated by captors. they werersed near the turkish border on saturday. foreign minister laurent fabius denied ransom was paid but did adm

as as been rising hollande's popularity was falling. to various prime ministers in the 1990's in france. he was actually home running against hollande in 2011 during socialist primaries. how he changes the french economy remains to be seen. but he is planning to slash ublic spending for payroll tax cuts. he announced last night a new solidarity pact where he could cut taxes on wages in order to boost consumer spending. obviously that would depend on -- rest of the cabinet, the whether the finance minister will stay or go, and we will know about the other members of the new cabinet possibly tomorrow. >> thank you. coming up, we will tell you why panda pockets was at st. peter's square over the weekend. hot shots coming up next. ♪ >> it's time for hot shots, a look at some of the most compelling images of the day. over the weekend the vatican went dark for an hour. the only illumination were paper bag lights guarded by panda puppets. cities around the world turned off their lights for earth hour. the movement began in sydney in 2007 and h

we'll also be talking to mike holland.ut whether there really is a slowdown affecting our markets. >> this is really a very important time for the market. everyone will be talking about this over the weekend. we are looking at the dow right now. down almost a full percentage point. the s&p down a full percentage point. coming up, it is just 81 days. eighty-one days until i get all my disney cruise and headed to the sunset. i am kind of dreading this. we will see if it works. you can never have too much money. we will be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] when fixed income experts... ♪ ...work with equity experts... who work with regional experts... that's when expertise happens. mfs. because there is no expertise without collaboration. >> another rough ride in the market today after another wild week. nicole, what are traders saying? you are seeing even more decline. 450 of the 500 names have found error on june names. also, coupled with the action of this downside. heavier volume. that there's sentiment from yesterday. even

french prime minister has unveiled his new government, the former partner of president franÇois hollande she will be the new environment minister. cabinet eight of the 16 are now women. police chief has ruled out all passengers a suspect in the disappearance of flight and 370 that has been missing for three weeks now. they said none of the 227 passengers on board the missing jet had been involved in hijacking, sabotage, or personal or psychological problems. one of the most striking things about american elections is just how much they cost. america has the most expensive elections in the world. after a supreme court ruling, they are set to get even costlier. the totale the cap on amount that they can give to political campaigns. for more on the impact of this decision, i spoke with a reporter for politico. ken, when you look at elections around the world, are they going to spend even more money? what has the supreme court just done? spend more every cycle. it is sort of an inflationary thing. has taken acourt very deregulatory approach of campaign-finance. the amount of money has just e

immelt else -- jeffrey is in paris, speaking with francois hollande.e adult in the room, managing editor of mergers and acquisitions and public offerings for bloomberg world news worldwide and we are honored he could take 10 minutes out of his busy schedule this morning. have you ever seen at this silly? >> no, the animal spirits are really back. a lot of this is pent-up demand. we have always had tons of cash sitting in balance sheets offshore or in the united states. he have had investor support for deals. guy doing thehe deal, the one spending the billions, you have got that combination and it seems like the c suite, they are not as nervous as they were. they were always eyeing deals, they now seem more willing to go ahead. >> my sense of the value this weekend is that if you do not do your math, you will not get lemon sure. you talk about contingent value rights. what is that? basically a payment based upon future performance targets. if you hit certain elements of the fda approval process, you usually see it in drug deals, pharmaceutical deals. he

. -- francois hollande. did he oron there is, should he have contacted the french state before he started getting everything in line? what has happened in the meantime, siemens has put together a rival bid. this is an asset swap. siemens would take the energy unit from alstom and give them the train unit. they are prepared to make guarantees for no job cuts for at least three years. it would make france the leader of rail and transport. the deutsche bond trains would be built in france. they would match or exceed the financial terms offered by ge. here is the ge case. they have approval from their board. they have done their due diligence and are much further along. they say acquiring the energy business would lead to growth throughout france read transport business would be spun off. some of those assets would stay in france. and fewer job losses because there are less costs over this, lest sharing. it would be a binding offer. a decision has to be made by wednesday and it is a remarkable choice read so muc

we'll be joined by andrew slimmen, with morgan stanley global investment solution, and mike holland. andrew, what did you hear that was in any way a depar from past comments or gave you encouragement? >> it was a departure from march 19th when she made a statement that was less dovish, and i think since then she's back tracked, so the markets like that. >> mike holland? >> the market's voted immediately, tyler. she didn't make a rookie mistake again, and i think her performance was actually grade it is as an a-plus by the market. >>> she even sited it could be two years for the gap for employment to close, right? . she did talk about a time frame, but four times the length she talked about before. >> and i think the market liked the two-year comment bert than the six-month comment. >> yes, right. >> it gives herment of leeway. what they have been saying is steadfast. and this was a bravo performance on her part. >> let's turn if we might to another topic i know you follow closely, mike, the data out today alternately interpreted as a slowing? how do you see it? >> i think the consays

muckle holland will join us. -- michael holland will join us. liz and saunders, as well.liers are coming back to earth and the blue-chip stocks doing better than good. we will also look at the medicare debate. senator grassley will join us, the senator from iowa. we will join us -- talk about any number of things going on in washington. the percolation about how doctors are being compensated on medicare. >> i brushed up on the movements of baby george, the royal baby george. i know you like to know his whereabouts. thiswas briefed on this morning. do you see the distance that she is holding a be george so as not to get baby george on the missoni, whatever the beautiful dress is? she has the baby of a strategic distance. >> she has nailed it. maybe george looks quite regal. he is checking them out. this is a king in the making. think they will sell a few of those outfits this morning, no question about that. really, really cool. i don't know how new zealand likes it, but it is wonderful to see them out and about. >> i think new zealand is loving it. tom keene with "bloombe

joining me tonight in our rapid response panel, holland cook, talk radio consultant and michael ericpolitical analyst. dr. dyson, you first. there are right wing talkers who are tout there defending cliven bundy. and they're all over the country. that was just one example. does that empower these people to act the way they are acting in their opinion. >> of course. >> we shouldn't scapegoat cliven bundy as he's an exception to the rule. he's a symptom of the deeper disease. he's a symptom of the profound preoccupation with blaming black people and other minorities for the failures of the dominant culture to come to grips with its own sense of privilege. who is a bigger welfare person than clive opinion bundy? they are working with the biography of their lives and you don't do seriously participant observer. you look at them and make conclusions based on what you see, and yet you are the biggest welfare recipient for 20 years. wesley snipes is? jail. at least he gave us tremendous years of acting. and because he failed to pay his taxes and what you give us is a poor sub "b" acting job

greatl holland gave a recitative of apple at $430 a share.ight, we will be keeping an i on apple shares throughout the morning. meantime, be sure to check out the newest edition of "bloomberg businessweek." it is the success issue. it hits newsstands and your tablets where you can read on the go. this is "bloomberg surveillance." on bloomberg television, streaming on your tablet, your phone, and bloomberg.com. ♪ >> good morning, everyone. "bloomberg surveillance." keene.m scarlet fu and adam johnson with me this morning. let's get to top headlines. the u.s.ent obama says is prepared to impose more sanctions on russia. he is in japan to talk to prime an assertion so operate. he says if russia does not follow through with an agreement over the ukraine, then u.s. and its allies will follow through with more sanctions. and south korea meanwhile, investigators are trying to transits weret shipping more cargo than it should have. shipping cargo may have been sink.aused the ferry to the fda already regulates tobacco and now plans to extend its reach

when we were from holland illegally armed groups must be disarmed of illegally seized buildings must be returned to the legitimate owners would ensue. john kerry in the eu foreign policy chief catherine ashton stressed that the agreement alone with no result the crisis. kenny says actions cause follow. we wanted to find concrete steps but just words. but concrete steps that could be acted on immediately. in order to defuse the situation ukraine's acting foreign minister struck a cautious note. he welcomed bush's commitment to a solution these young lads in their mission. gretchen president but he made protein held his annual question and answer show on thursday the broadcast coincided with the talks in geneva. so it was clear that ukraine would be a major topic at the pacific but that is the ordinances to dress it was not involved in the conflict in eastern ukraine no body said it did not have to stay that way and issued a firm warning. may i remind you that brushes federation council granted the president the right to use some false and ukraine betty much help i will not be used to