in the foreign press, "the times" in britain says that nicolas sarkozy neglected a lot of key reforms during his five years as president but "second time will be the charm." a very different story for a capital on paper -- a catalan paper, who said his interview was a lot of pr and very few ideas. they call sarkozy a " manipulative narcissist." they think it is "so french" t hat he would be making this kind of come back and likened him to napoleon. >> others are trying to focus on the obstacles that president france or hollande me face along the way -- president francois hollande may face along the way. >> there is an in-depth report into sarkozy's treasure chest. sarkozy has promised a low-cost campaign. "le nouvel" says he wants to get rid of a reputation he has for cozy inept to rich supporters. >> and that being -- cozying up to rich supporters. >> and for being profligate. >> there are always people who are going to donate money to him. as you say, it remains to be seen how much his supporters will actually be ready to give him, because they already had to bail out the opposition

comeback, now it has been announced that a corruption investigation into former french president nicolas sarkozyas been suspended. an appeals court in paris announced it is dropping its investigation into gretchen and influence peddling without giving a reason. next and -- it is a prestigious achievement. india has become the first nation to successfully launch a satellite into orbit around mars. india is positioning itself as a low-cost alternative to established players like nasa. this mission cost $74 million which is less than the hollywood film "gravity." >> getting it right on the very first try on wednesday, india joined an elite club of countries to send a mission to mars. for the next six weeks the probe will study the atmosphere of the red planet to prove if life exists. the countries by mr. said he was commemorating advice -- by changing his signature best to read. -- red. >> this week, we have rich. into the unknown -- reached out into the unknown and achieved the near impossible. >> india's space organization produced a spacecraft on a substantially low-budget. at $74 million, it co

we saw president nicolas sarkozy housing -- hosting numerous conferences here.his is along the same lines. it is france stepping up to the plate saying he doesn't want to play second fiddle to the u.s. and has an important role to play tulsa by virtue of its diplomatic tradition its geography, and its ties with a lot of this region in this media crisis. there were a lot of very strong words today, helping iraq in terms of humanitarian aid, helping the kurdish army, giving them the military equipment that they need to face the threat from the so-called islamic state. but in terms of what is really needed with airstrike contributions and troops on the ground, i will talk about the second one first. troops in the ground, -- on the ground, no one can handle that better than those who are there, those in syria, the kurdish. the u.s. they are ready to go with airstrikes and have been doing it already in a rack. -- in iraq. and we did see france launching reconnaissance flights to get possible positions. but as far as who is participating in the airstrikes at this poin

nicolas sarkozy signed a 1.2 billion euro deal to provide to warships.a statement made no mention of the second ship. as the ukrainian conflict continues, in recent months, the sale has drawn international criticism, including from u.s. president barack obama. >> it would have been preferable to press the pause button. >> there was economic pressure in france to keep the deal alive. the country is suffering from record high unemployment in france did not want to damage its credibility as a weapons exporter. if the sale is canceled, the move would threaten jobs in france and france would have to return more than one billion euros to russia. >> we will go back now to wales, where the nato summit is getting underway. that is with our international affairs editor. just before all of these world leaders get down to business. there is going to be a lot of soul-searching going on at this conference. tell us what that is going to be. >> well, there are going to be a lot of questions about what nato means in 2014. it faces a much more complex set of challenges th

the man of the hour is former president nicolas sarkozy, who might be running for president. >> we'veeen talking about this for months maybe even years. we all sound like broken records. most of the french media agrees it's not a question of if, but when. one right-wing magazine says he cannot help it. it is stronger than he is. they had a great quote they attributed to him. francois hollande will end up tarred and feathered. they promised to tell the extraordinary tale of sarkozy's comeback, which it calls a high-risk operation. he's going to face a number of obstacles if ever he does make a political comeback. he's facing a growing number of rivals, quite a lot of legal trouble, and there is the question of his legacy. he was already president for five years. has he changed? is it the same sarkozy? sarkozy says he has changed in the past seven years. he has taken a step back and taking time to think. he has changed a little physically. there he is in february 2014 and november 2007 on the right. he's definitely a little older and more wrinkled. >> one person who seems not to have ch

speculation about whether former french president nicolas sarkozy will make a comeback in 2014. >> we are all starting to sound like broken records here. according to "live figaro -- "le figaro," he is. they say it is a question of if, not when. it is very vague. they say that the tiger is preparing his comeback. you cannot change a tiger's stripes. it is interesting. all of this comes as a poll came out this weekend that puts the far right leader -- it says he would win the first round -- it says she would win the first and second round of the election and become the president of france. >> that's a pretty dramatic poll. the french -- beleaguered french president continues -- his government does. there is one scandal after another. >> the latest scandal, the appointed trade minister in the latest cabinet reshuffle, who resigned just nine days after the job because of problems with his taxes -- the problem being that he wasn't paying his taxes. it is a very embarrassing situation, once again a setback for french will hold on -- for francois hollande's government. >> time for the lates

former french president nicolas sarkozy has announced his political comeback, two years after being voted out of office. >> the 59-year-old announced on facebook he will be standing as a candidate. it is the first step to an attempt to resuming the presidency. he lost his election to socialist francois hollande. he is currently under investigation himself for corruption. some business news now. china's alibaba group is knocking amazon off his perch as the world's largest retail group. >> alibaba priced into an international public offering at $68 a share. >> it is the biggest ipo in history and is seen as a harbinger of a massive's shift -- massive shift in the global economy's center of gravity toward asia. >> jack ma had a date with destiny at the new york stock exchange. he was not phased as he took his place amongst the wealthiest internet entrepreneurs. the ipo placed ali baba at $68 per share. the opening bell set up a buying frenzy. shares surged to nearly $100 in early trading, but only a select few will have a chance to invest and gain an inroad into chinese markets. >> alibaba i

france are experiencing deja vu after pledging to quit politics for good former french president nicolas sarkozyhis hat back in the ring. he made the announcement in a primetime interview. he's expected to run for a party leadership position and then maybe again for president in 2017. >>> here's one way to appeal to voters. mary landrieu showed up at a lsu tailgate. the senator is locked in a tight race for re-election. >> finally they say everyone in the world has a look alike. only a matter of time before we found him. no that's not really vladimir putin that's his look a like. he played his official twin in a stage production. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics on this monday. >> there's a whole lot on the late for the president as we get this week started off. david, thanks for being with us this morning. good morning. >> hi. >> let's talk about this ahead of the president's speech before the united nations the u.s. ambassador samantha power predicted the united states will not act alone if president obama moves forward with authorizing air strikes in syria against isis because p

the former president of france nicolas sarkozy says he cannot stay out of politics because he has neversuch despair and france, speaking on local television last night. he is running to lead his political party. >> i don't want my country to be condemned. condemned to the humiliating show which we see today. >> right. to the markets. to jonathan ferro. jonathan sarkozy rescuing french politics. he cannot do anything about the markets today. china is dominating sentiment. is down by 1.43%. iron ore is getting crushed. commodities are slipping. luxury goods makers. in theg slipping sales likes of asia, china. you ask the question what is going on with chinese growth. new stimulus, more qe, that is not going to be our policy, they say. some of the big miners are taking the heat today. tesco, down by 8.2%. they have said they overstated the prophet by 250 million pounds. they cannot admit that 250 million pounds will be the highest overstatement. i don't like what i am seeing. the stock is down by 10% this morning. pounds over 1.5 billion value of tesco's company. look at euro-dollar. dragh

agence france press reports a corruption case against former french president nicolas sarkozy has been dropped. >> parapeals court did not offer any explanation. sarkozy was placed under investigation for alleged influence peddling in july. he said the allegations were politically motivated. sarkozy announced sunday that he will attempt a political comeback. >> and we have more new information for you. a new report in fact warns that the number of ebola cases in west africa could rise sharply by january. the u.s. centers for disease control says cases could jump to between 550,000 and almost 1.5 million. this is if stronger steps aren't taken to fight the virus. already more than 2,800 people have died from the disease. experts are blaming a, quote, inadequate and late global response for the current scale of the outbreak. >> the cdc says these worst case scenario figures can be avoided if 70% of the people currently infected get proper care. there is some hope with the opening of new facilities, but the outlook is still bleak as cnn's elizabeth cohen discovered from monrovia, liberia.

former president nicolas sarkozy said that he could not stay out of politics because he has never seenh despair in france. his first interview since announcing he is in the running to lead a political party. >> i do not want my country to be contemned to the fifth power in the world, to the humiliating show that we see today. officiales his first visit to berlin today as some g-20 finance ministers urge them to resolve their differences and improve the economy. setce's prime minister is to meet with german chancellor angela merkel. who is going to give? are the germans going to agree to spend more? >> the germans have given no indication that they want to spend more. is a deficit target. and many ways, this is the same story in a different location. angela merkel will be meeting over the weekend. we have previously seen it in milan. juiceill germany due to the global economy. they will have a balanced budget . that is a clear goal. frankfurt is going to turn to a proxy battle. the same fight we are seeing in the fiscal fund will turn into a monetary fight on just what the ecb can do to

so if we want to meet nicolas sarkozy or the national front, we must roll up our sleeves.e need all the left, serious people with realistic proposals. >> so work on cutting expenses, on helping the business to invest because it's the only way to create -- and also to reinforce the structural reforms which are needed for the french economy. that's a tough job. this job that was started two years ago. >> the problem is, he has no majority in the assembly. how difficult will it be for him to push through a reform? >> absolutely. that was a tiny victory for him to push through the vote of confidence at the time when the prime minister had an absolute majority of the national assembly. yesterday it was only a spin majority given the opposition within the socialist party. more than 30 socialists yesterday decided not to vote the confidence to the prime minister which means that the situation could be even more complicated in the future. yesterday some socialist mp decided to vote the confident, not to push the country into a very complicated institutional situation. but these ma