this could spell liberation or waterloo for nicolas sarkozy. >> three years ago, sarkozy was elected with 53% of the vote. his popularity is at an all-time low. the mix between politics, moy, anglamour is nothing new. this could have sunk his political future and the fabric of french society. there are social divisions which could have long that repercussions. our reporter caught up with two french vacationers that are caught up with the political drama in france. >> they have left for coastal resorts. for most people, holidays are about getting away from it all. this family from paris has been unable to leave the affair behind. it is the main topic of conversation over breakfast. >> all of the ingredients are there. money, politics, and a family drama. it is ideal for the front pages of the magazine. >> he says that the french are already spooked by unemployment and the high level of public debt. he is worried that the scandal could worsen that feeling. >> i am concerned about the middle class's. they are the ones that keep france running. >> he is the municipal representative for t

sarkozy spoke only of cold-blooded murder. >> our compatriot taken by al qaeda, and held hostage. i condemn this barbarous act against innocent victim. >> the president has since held meetings with top security officials and urged his countrymen not to travel in the region where lawless border area exists. he had this morning for the terrorists. >> my dear countrymen, the crime committed will not remain unpunished. >> there has been an increasing of kidnappings of foreigners, bandits and smugglers who have long operated in the region are developing closer links with al qaeda. still holding two spanish hostages even now, concerns for their safety will undoubtedly grow. >> the latest headlines for you, pakistan as denying accusations that it leaked papers that its intelligence agency actively supported militants in afghanistan. bbc understands that the chief of bp is to step down on the first of october with an annual pension of $900,000 and a payoff of 1.5 million. while bp considers the succession at its top levels, more goes on at the service of the sea, efforts to plug the leak

sarkozy spoke only of cold, murder. >> the assassination of our compactor its by a group -- of our camp hatchery at by a group related suit -- compatriot by a group related to al-qaeda. >> the president has since held meetings with top security officials and he has urged his countrymen not to travel in the region, below lists border area by molly -- mali. >> my dear countrymen, the crime committed against this man will not remain unpunished. >> there has been an increase in kidnappings of foreigners. it appears that bandits and smugglers who have long operated in the region are developing closer links with al-qaeda. they are still holding two spanish hostages. concerns for their safety will undoubtedly be growing. christian fraser, bbc news. >> the latest headlines for you this hour on "bbc world news." pakistan is denying accusations it leaked papers -- in at least papers that it is supporting the taliban in afghanistan. -- in leaked papers. the chief of bp will step down in october with an annual pension of just under $900 million. what does on a mile under the surface of the seat bac

nicolas sarkozy said in the name of the french republic, we will stay as long as necessary. >> baliffs have moved in to a peace protest parade demonstrators -- baliffs have moved into a peace protests. more on this critical year facing afghanistan and our website. a british soldier's searing account of his deployment. -- primeise's minister's visit comes among controversy. >> for days gone and the cap stays on and the oil stays in. rabat said engineers are checking for leaks. they're keeping an eye on the pressure. the higher the readings, the better. >> the pressure 6 at 6811. if continues to rise. several pounds or pound or so every hour. that is a positive trend. >> since the explosion in a broker , 3 million to 5 million have spilled into the ocean. damaging huge parts of the gulf. it appears simple. this is caused by a british company. david cameron is flying to washington for talks at the white house with president obama. the men will talk about bp and the oil spill. the white house says it is likely it will discuss another difficult subject. the release and continuing health of

she allegedly gave donations to presidents are cozy's election campaign -- president nicolas sarkozy's election campaign. tony hayward is supposed to leave his job with a pension of more than $900,000 and a leading payment of $1.5 million. tony hayward has been criticized for mishandling of the oil spill. before the board has agreed to replace him with the american, bob dudley. we assess the reaction in the u.s.. >> tony hayward will not be missed in the gulf states. he is described as the most hated man in america. he said he wanted his life back. remember, 11 workers died when the rick exploded. they also said something like the gulf of mexico is a big place, and this is a small amount of oil, and he went out to raise his yacht while people were losing their livelihoods. they said, they do not care who the ceo is. bp still has to pay the cleanup costs. by the end of the day, there is still an uphill battle. relief wells have not been completed. they could be completed in the last few weeks, but whoever is in charge, there is still a great deal to do in the gulf states. >> as they con

about the egyptian government the syrian government also sarkozy and certainly not about racists like get veiled as i don't care about any of those men i care about women who suffer under an ideology that dehumanizing some and i care about liberals who are so busy intellectually argue about this that they fail to see the face of the suffering of their sisters and no one is speaking out for them that's what i care about mary if you want to think we can agree go ahead i'm ready to agree that it thank you i think we can all agree that we all care about women we all. objective for all of us here is to ensure that women are effectively benefiting from all the rights that they should do the question then is are you sacrificing the majority at the altar of the minority because a minority are being coerced and this is the reality we have to acknowledge it but i would say that the reality is that what we need on the ground is the nominee that is going to let it touch them and i don't know that and i totally disagree no the reality the reality on the ground from the way and i work in the grassr

in a moment and sarkozy's lively debate show crosstalk in this latest edition people of eleanor's guest debate whether pakistan is becoming a failed state and if it could be the target of the next american led invasion in the region it's coming right up.

medvedev, sarkozy, obama.hole new group coming in, post-world war ii generation, post-cold war generation. what does that mean? what is the most important common denominator of being this generation? >> i'm not sure. it may be something that happens and then it changes again. i mean, i'm a great respecter of the old and the wise and the experienced. they've seen it all and done it all. >> reporter: they might not have given the president radiohead. >> i did. and lily allen, as well. >> reporter: right. >> i met lily allen after that, and said, i gave your record to the president. and she said, yeah, i know, but i'm still not voting for you. so you can't win, can you? >> the new prime minister. and tomorrow night, we'll be in california, an interview with the founder of facebook, mark zuckerberg, right here tomorrow night. see you then. good night. >>> tonight the east bay freeway shootout. where the gunman was headed when he opened fire on police. >> i've known 4 plus i pad one equals major i profits tonight f

this morning, french president nicolas sarkozy stood by its rescue attempt and says the killers won't go unpunished. >>> the government meanwhile is trying to contain the damage that has been caused over the weekend after a website leaked thousands of secret war documents. >> the documents were leaked by a website and it seems to show the war in afghanistan has not been going as well as our leaders would like us to think. the white house points out the documents are quite old and refer to the war in the bush years and the early days of the obama administration, before significant change in strategy in america's longest war. now, the most damming piece of evidence points to pakistan. we paid them billions, but it would appear that nation's army intelligence is helping the taliban according to the memos. pakistan is one of two countries in the world to recognize the taliban as legitimate back when it was in power. the "new york times" and two other newspapers were given the memos early before they were published to the internet. this is the same website that leaked the video showing the

he says in 17 years i have sent -- i have seen president sarkozy and mad them bettencourt proxy housed two or three times. either time it was for lunch or dinner with several other guests. can you imagine me going to a dinner in front of the other guests and leaving with some cash stocks -- leaving with cash? in humans and someone saying i am an intimate friend when for 17 years i've been there twice or three times? even if it is true, i think everyone needs to come back to reason and go back to the essentials. back to mr. wirth, he is the treasurer of your party and minister. he said he might resign as treasurer of the partner. -- of the party. do you encourage him? >> was the clear. has been named treasurer -- treasure of the party eight years ago. i did not name him to the post. he has been there for 8 years. he didn't bother anybody. quite by chance, it becomes a problem the minute when he defents the retirement reform project. . >> the topic is sensitive. can this be under the unique responsibility of the prosecutor? if the prosecutor is linked to the executive branch. should we n

el presidente de francia sarkozy anunciÓ que un trabajador humanitario francÉs fue ejecutado por al-qaeda con birmania rÍos. >> no hace tanto calor hoy porque ayer llegÓ una tormenta que tumbÓ Árboles y tendidos elÉctricos pero al menos aplacÓ un poco la ola de calor porque la verdad que nos estÁbamos sofocando aquÍ. continuando con el tema de nuestro abogado de las leyes que le estÁn aplicando a los abogados resulta que varias escuelas pÚblicas de aquÍ de la ciudad de nueva york se ha descubierto que le piden a los padres de los estudiantes o mÁs bien a los estudiantes que muestren sus documentos en el paÍs como para ser inscriptos en las escuelas. imaginese, esto ha creado una gran alarma y sobre todo la organizaciÓn de uniones civiles presentÓ una carta y esto se mantuvo en secreto y aunque todavÍa no se ha reportado un caso de un estudiante rechazado por no tener documentos pues esto es obviamente desanima... o mÁs bien es una manera de amedrentar a muchos padres que por miedo, por no tener los documentos no van a insicribir a los niÑos en las escuela. con todo lo que pasa ahora mismo

medvedev, sarkozy, obama. what's the important common denominator of being this new generation?ay be something that happens and it changes again. i'm a great respecter of the old and the wise and the experienced. they've seen it all and done it all. >> they might not have given the president radiohead, right? didn't you -- >> i did, lily allen as well, i remember that. >> and lily allen. >> i met lily allen after that and said, i gave your record to the president. she said, i'm still not voting for you. you can't win, can you? >> another part of the interview, he said sometimes he'll get moral guidance from dr. seuss. >> oh. 00 >>> clogging the well at the bottom of the gulf. >> if it's approved to do so, it's 100% chance we'll go ahead with it. >> bp thinks it knows how to finish the job for good. >>> weighing the risks of using a popular breast cancer drug. a government panel says those risks aren't worth the benefits. >>> protecting the house. inside under armour and why it wants to take on the big boys of athletic apparel. it's wednesday, july 21st. >> from abc news, this is

on monday, nicolas sarkozy -- now, a town hall meeting on bp's $20 million oil spill fund.he government appointed kenneth feinberg as administrator. he talks to residents in the louisiana about the claims process. this is a little over one hour. >> good morning. good morning. today, i am really pleased to introduce the individual that i will be introducing to you. this gentleman has had a long history of working with people to resolve certain problems. he worked with agent orange people. he has worked with the 911 people. he has been a mediator and he is a very impressive media. i have some -- i have heard him speak to our price. i heard him wind senator mary landry brought him down. after that, we begged him to please come here because we have so many people who need claims, information and what is in the future. it is my great pleasure to introduce the person known as the $20 billion man, the man selected to actually handle the $20 billion fund, mr. kenneth feinberg. [applause] >> thank you very much. that is a nice introduction. i want to thank everyone for being here, p

i fear this will lot has maturity of which the german chancellor, angela merkel, and sarkozy had intimated that the summit two years ago. nevertheless, the reforms proposal which lets us many of our requests and is a step forward in the right direction and the three can expect the reform to be adopted this year since it seems to be based on a general consensus between member states. the problem would not be to implement it this year, the follow-up would be and i hope we can come to resolution. in conclusion, financial market reform is an extremely difficult task on the european and even more at the global level. the four steps need to be taken and a lot remains to be done. the same holds for the european monetary union. we cannot afford to lose the advantages of the euro. the euro is a must. if we cannot have the euro, we can forget the european market. if you have a single market, you need a single currency. you have to first meet the criteria. otherwise you will, out -- will come out like your crisis. we cannot afford to lose the advantages of the euro so we need to do it -- need to use