at least for some people here in france. >> nicolas sarcozy hind that he'd like to stand for president 2017. the ongoing investigations may play a part in that. >> ukraine's president named valerie halati as a choice for defense minister. parliament will have to endorse the jerment who heads -- general who heads security. it comes as foreign ministers of spain, france, germany met in berlin to try to secure another ceasefire in eastern ukraine. firing continues in the east. >>> african health minister are are forkzings on the -- focussing o on the worse ever outbreak of ebola. it has killed 467 people this year. most of the victims are in guinea, where the outbreak began in january. the rest are in liberia, and sierra leone. it's warned without action it will continue further. there is no known vaccine or cure. symptoms range from fever to vomiting and diarrhoea much it's infixous and transmitted through blood and body fluids. >> if you are a health worker, you have to take precautions, ebola is contagious and nine out of 10 patients die. >> my family tell me do not work here, my life

. >>> in paris nicolas sarcozy is fighting back after being placed under investigation for claims of corruption, he took to the airwaves with a response. >> reporter: defending himself on prime-time tv nicolas sarcozy's recorded interview went out less than 24 hours after being placed upped formal investigation for corruption much. >> translation: i have never committed any act contrary to the principals of the republic or rule of law. >> reporter: nicolas sarcozy was released after 15 hours of questioning. he said in the interview that he was shocked? . >> translation: did i have to meet with two lady judges after 14 hours of questioning. >> reporter: it's adelaide he offered a judge a -- alleged he affidavit a judge a position in monaco after refusing information. some believe he's being unfairly treated. >> it's likely at the end that nicolas sarcozy will appear as a victim of some hostility. some are well-known, belong to a very left trade union. >> others say the judiciary overstepped his powers. >> translation: i don't think judges are how mucheding or plotting -- hounding or p

. >> next to paris why nicolas sarcozy hit back at corruption charges against him in a first interview since leaving office in 2012. nicolas sarcozy was detaineded and questioned for 15 hours in a corruption probe and put under investigation by a judge. the frexg legal -- in the french legal system that's the nearest equivalent to being chargeded. nicolas sarcozy accused a judge of trying to destroy him and that the ruling socialist party may be behind the allegations. >> we end in the u.s. where hurricane harth you are is poised to -- arthur is poised to disrupt 4th of july celebrations. thousands were forced to cancel plans as they evacuated low have lying beaches. forecasters predict it will grow in intensity, likely becoming a category 2 hurricane, packing wind of 96 miles per hour, as it moves towards new england. n.a.s.a. released this video of the impressive storm as it looks from the international space station. that is some of what is happening around the woirl. coming up, with the rise of the islamic state, is al qaeda becoming irrelevant? could the terror group be planning a

nicolas sarkozy, surrounding his 2006 presidential campaign, there were allegations that he may have illegally received financing from france's richest woman, lillian bettan core. the investigation was dropped, but this year judges tapped the phones of sarcozy and his lawyer, looking at other allegations that possibly muammar gaddafi may have been involved in financing that campaign. when they listened in to the conversations of sarcozy and his lawyer, they allegedly heard evidence that they had got a network of informers telling them what had been happening about the bettan core cause. the allegation is that sarcozy may have offered one of the judge a top post in monaco in turn for keeping him informed. >> it sounds complicated as french politics usually is. what's the reaction in france to this news? >> on tuesday there was plenty of reaction, ranging from shock to resignation. so far there has been little response actually to the placing of sarcozy under formal investigations. still early on wednesday morning here in france. there has been a handful of unp, the center right party deputies, members of parliament commenting. one of the last allies of sarcozy saying he's astounded at the way this has been handled, saying he's the victim of