nicholas sarkozy is being questioned.n hold him for 24 hours and that can be extended for another 24 hours which would take us into thursday. >> all right, now, many of his supporters are calling or questioning the timing of his questioning and saying this is a conspiracy against sarkozy's political career. why would they be saying that? >> well, they are saying that for a couple of reasons. firstly, they see this as a hindrance to efforts to regain the central right party at the end of this year and he is predicted attempts to become president again in 2017 and also saying that because they can point to a string of allegations over the last few years, none of which have stuck and nicholas sarkozy is has charged and has not been charged yet in this allegation of obtaining, trying to obtain confidential information. but for his allies this is part of a political machination if you like by people on the left to block his come back into major politics. the government spokesman in the last few hours reacted to this saying tha

she showed journalist how the judiciary was lacking in kilis -- saidnick that nicholas sarkozy accuse judges of being too lacks. >> that's not what we were respecting. what we were expecting was a clear condemnation of the interior minister's remarks. beliefs, have her own but it is impartial in the courtrooms. >> as she engages with the loggers, she is open-minded and conscientious. no one can suspect from the underway -- from the way she undertakes her judicial functions, no one will ever get what her opinions are. of theis a member magistrates union, a left-wing body that has openly criticized sarkozy. others say details like these are irrelevant in the high court in paris has underlined the impartiality of all their judges, saying it's the basis for a functioning democracy. it's time for a check of the top business news stories. marcus carlson joins me now. the jobs report is pretty strong and investors seem to like what it says. >> you are talking about the report coming out from the united states. it's a national holiday on friday over in the united states, america's independenc

more trouble for nicholas sarkozy. do not seem toes end. reports that prosecutors are looking at investigations into the financing of his successful 2007 successful presidential campaign. other investigations underway into his 2012 campaign. the paper says the new investigations focused on a system of fake invoices that allowed his campaign expenses to be written down on the accounts of his party, which is not really legal. it looks similar to the thing that happened in 2012 when the accusedwas overbilling, of overbilling the campaign to simulate finances. the new investigation was launched as a result of revelations into the investigation. onice have made a search july 8. hisill have no doubt on political future. >> this looks like -- questions about transparency in french politics, a very contentious issue in this country. >> absolutely. there is a lot of murkiness around french politics. publication of the declaration of interest, which in a lot of european countries has long been the norm. it is very much a first for france. a lot remai

nicholas sarkozy was taken into custody for questioning. he arrived at a police station in the paris suburb where he remains and where he could be held up to 48 hours before you their being released or charged. this is part of a criminal investigation which observers say could derail his sarkozy chances of a presidential comeback. sarkozyis being quizzed whether he tried to influence the proceedings and a corruption case in which he is implicated. france 24 has a reminder of his various legal woes. allegationsf closing in on the former french president. since april, judges have been investigating allegations moammar gadhafi has been a source of his election campaign. they tapped the phones of several suspects including sarkozy and two former interior ministers, opening -- hoping to find new leads. discovering the former president had a second phone under a secret name which he used to talk to his lawyer. through tapping this phone, they suspected he had been informed on a separate case into whether he'd received cash envelopes. the launch o

nicholas sarkozy is on vacation but reporters will still not leave him alone.is he that interesting? >> he unfortunately is. i say "unfortunately" because the poor guy has been under investigation for some time. he is just trying to escape his and they snaparla the guy on a scooter with no helmet -- either of them, you can see. pundits have picked this up, the papers are on top of it. they say that this is a former head of police, former minister of the interior who is now basically -- >> wrecking the law -- breaking the law. >> could have the scooter impounded in points off of his license. >> ooh, careful. thank you for the link at the weekly french papers. now the latest on the world of sports, starting with tour de france. >> rafale micha has bolstered his lead in the classification with a stunning second stage win. queen stage, 124 kilometers, including arduous climbing and little respite. none of them threatened the race leader. biggest rivals are looking for a chance to drop the italian leader. in the last five kilometers, it will follow the yellow jersey

former french president nicholas sarkozy has been detained in a corruption probe.arkozy is being questioned about an investigation. he has denied any wrong doing. >> president obama challenged house republicans to try to block his efforts. the president spoke with washington, d.c.'s key bridge the president wants congress to renew the federal highway trust fund to pay for fixing and upgrading thousands of roads across america, like that bridge behind him. >> reporter: middle class families can't wait for the folks in congress to do stuff. so sue me. as long as they're doing nothing, i'm not going to apologize for trying to do something. >> speaker of the house john boehner has threatened to sue president obama if he keeps issuing executive orders. that threat came after speaker boehner told the president that congress would not act on immigration reform this year. >>> the u.s. navy has a new number two. for the first time in the history, a woman was pinned with the first star. kristen fisher has more from washington, d.c. admiral michelle howard has achieved many f

but let's not forget that all this came about through the fact that nicholas sarkozy and his lawyer were listened to. they were snapped on by investigating judges looking into the campaign fund for hi his 2007 presidential campaign. they were looking into allegations that he may have received money from muammar qaddafi of libya, which he said was nonsense. there was evidence that he had been receiving inside information on another investigation into allegations he received money from france's richest woman lillian bettencourt. that did not lead to any charges against him. that was dropped. but now he's saying he's outraged. he said there is a campaign, the judge leading the case against him at the moment is a member of an union of which has a political aim, which wants to destroy him. so he said that it's necessary for him to come on information and defend himself. of course, that's not the way everybody in the country will see it. >> in paris with the latest, thanks so much. >>> we can talk more about this now with the french journalist and commentator. an ex-others case extraordinary c

. >>> former french president nicholas sarkozy is in custody. he's being questioned involved in a corruption probe. the inquiry is linked to financing for his 2007 presidential campaign. sarkozy has been considering a political come back opinion he lost the presidency in 2012 to current leader francois hollande . >>> a federal judge in louisville struck down kentucky's ban on same sex marriage. that ruling was put on temporary hold. the state is promising to appeal. >>> and still ahead is iraq moving closer to a full scale civil war? and later breaking up is hard to do. the president and big labor, going through some hard times. really... so our business can be on at&t's network for $175 dollars a month? yup. all five of you for $175. our clients need a lot of attention. there's unlimited talk and text. we're working deals all day. you get 10 gigabytes of data to share. what about expansion potential? add a line anytime for 15 bucks a month. low dues... great terms... let's close. introducing at&t mobile share value plans... ...with our best-eve

. >> in france former president nicola nicholas sarkozy has been detained and questioned about possible financial fraud. he is accused of trying to bribe a judge in position for monaco in exchange for information on a campaign finance investigation. now sarkozy has denied all accusations of wrongdoing energies china thousands gathered in hong kong to push for autonomy and democratic reform. organizers say china's communist party impose too many restrictions on hong kong. and in japan the government has changed its passcy fist government, and now it will be able to use military force against other nations. >> there is no doubt that japan's military, self defense force trains to fight. but since the end of world war ii never has. it's pacifist has been limited to the nation. until now. it has been approved to come to the aid of an ally known under collective self defense. >> i have the heavy responsibility as prime minister to protect the livelihood of our citizens. taking that in account this resolution will begin preparations for laying framework for new security edge. >> they had to re

. >> in france, nicholas sarkozy has been deigned under financial fraud investigation, and formal investigation over influence pedaling in his presidential campaign. accused of trying to bribe a judge in monaco for finance investigation. sarkozy has previously denied all allegations of fraud and wrongdoing. if. >> coming up, art in the eye of the beholder. a poignant message. and cracking down on curse words. russians with a new law forcing them to swear off swear words. >> while we're watching what's happening with arthur, we're watching the coastal regions. if you're planning to stay on the coast and go to the beach in the next few days, we'll have storm surge in most of the area. 1-3 feet in some locations, and now, as the storm moves to the north, it moves clockwise. so north of the storm, all of the water is being pushed to the west to the east in any of the river dealt as well, that's where we expect to see flooding, and beach erosion is expected as well as rip currents. do not go in the water, you see they are indicating we have riptides in the region. as far as chicago, things are movin

it is linked to the financing of the campaign of nicholas sarkozy in 2007 and it's the first time the former french president is being questioned that way by police. also, it's been reported recently that the political party of sarkozy paid millions of dollars to settle the campaigns of sarkozy, not in 2007, but the next one, the one in 2012. it looks like sarkozy spent much more than what was authorized and asked the political party to settle the bill. that would be a concern and is being investigated by the french police. yes, if sarkozy wants to come back, it looks like the wait will be long. >> thanks for that. >>> now, we've had some reports this morning from cantell world time on the battle of the retailers right now. they're saying tesco and morrison's market shares dropped in 12 weeks to june 22nd. tesco sales down 1.9%, in fact, in that period. sainsbury beat markets with 3%. we see tesco and morrison, they're caught between that low and high end of the market right now and that's impacted them in the 12 weeks to june 22nd. >>> still to come on the show, are investors pulling

. >> former french president nicholas sarkozy has been detained in a corruption crone. officials want to know if he tried to get a judge a better job. sarkozy could be held for federal days. his lawyer and two judges are also held, no charges filed. >> nigerias military says it has broken up a boko haram intelligence creel, arresting a businessman who was involved in the mass abduction of 276 school girls in april. the government there has been under increasing international pressure to reign in the armed group. boko haram is threatening to sell those girls into marriage and slavery if the government does not exchange foam home run defind fighters. in the past week, the group has been blamed for several bomb attacks across the country. >> the family of a mexican teen killed by a u.s. border agent has the right to sue. the complaint says that the man shot in the crowd after the boys threw rocks at him. the ruling is the first nationwide to determine a mexican family has a right to sue in the u.s. >> the body of an 11-year-old boy from guatemala was found in texas. they b

nicholas sarkozy was questioned by anti corruption police in paris. it's part of a probe into his 2007 presidential campaign. there are allegations he accepted millions of dollars from the late libyan dictator muammar gaddafi. sarkozy is the first president taken into custody in france. he denies wrongdoing. >> a fast moving wildfire now burning through 2700-acres in northern california. it started about noon on tuesday in the pope valley area of napa county. the fire threatens 200 homes, prompting mandatory evacuations. crews report its 30% contained. the cause still under investigation. >> let's look at temperatures we can expect to see across the country today. >> we turn to he knee dionne. >> it is going to be a sultry day, already very warm across much of the eastern u.s. in d.c., 81 degrees as you step outside. it is 77 degrees in new york and we're already feeling that heat index rising. it feels like we're in the low 80's across most areas. we do have heat advisories in place across the philadelphia area. d.c. and baltimore, he expect the heat

. >> former french penalty nicholas sarkozy is defending himself against corruption charges. he called the allegations grotesque, adding the judges are biased and trying to destroy him. >> i've never committed any act contrary to the principles of the republic or rule of law. >> prosecutors allege sarkozy accepted $67 million in a legal campaign funds in 2007 from libya's muammar gaddafi. this could be a setback for sarkozy who was considering running in the 2017 presidential election. >> to the weather, tropical storm arthur was upgraded, now a hurricane gaining strength as it bears down on the east coast. this is a picture from space showing the size of the storm. the hurricane is expected to hit the carolina's later today. evacuation orders are in effect in the outer banks. we are in north carolina. are residents heeding those evacuation warnings? >> the areas with mandatory evacuations, the national park and sea shore, they've moved out. take a look at conditions. you can't tell there is a storm on the way, calm, beautiful sunrise, waves are fine, wind minimal. you can't

coming out of france involving nicholas sarkozy. a really unprecedented step here.ernight and he's reportedly being questioned in a corruption probe. investigators there are looking into financing for his 2007 presidential campaign and also allegations that he bribed a high level judge for inside information on an investigation. he denies any wrongdoing. he was defeated by hollande in 2012 and sarkozy is rumored to be mount ago political comeback. >>> now a extreme weather alert here at home. one person is dead after really severe storms slammed parts of the midwest. in iowa, one man was killed when a building collapsed and it traps him inside. watch this. >> look out! oh, my god! >> some high winds there blowing a tarp across a minor league baseball field in cedar rapids. several members of that team were hit in the head, but they are all expected to be okay. those storms are now headed east. that is my hometown, rockford, illinois. you can see it there. a lot of flooding. the midwest had so much flooding in the past couple of weeks. also illinois facing some hail

. >> could this also backfire, though, on the opposition where it said nicholas carr does the -- nicolas sarkozytely, that is certainly a risk. it is not unlike what we see -- what we have seen for a number of years in italy where berlusconi has been in all sorts of legal problems for many years and he always claimed it was politically motivated judges going after him. that gave him a lot of support among a certain segment of the population. there is a risk that exactly the same thing is going to happen in france, which is just going to continue deepening polarization. >> are there any wider implications for the rest of europe? >> i think it means that unfortunately, we are going to have a french that is politically feeble. we will have a weak president hollande. not, in my opinion, recover, but stagger on in the absence of a really credible alternative. for joiningank you us. jacob kierkegaard of the peterson institute for international economics on french politics. global, merging the german unit with were ok p.m. -- royal ok p.m.. reached $117 billion so far in 2014. for more on the action, i