really sarkozy was the key here, was he not, anne? >> he was. when hollande was first elected, he was referred to generically as the new socialist president francois hollande. >> there was concern in america. >> absolutely. >> that he would be inward looking. >> and doing the wrong things on the economy and wrong things on security. that was the fear. it really hasn't come out that way. in fact, hollande is not governing as a classic socialist at all. >> we're seeing right now the president and first lady out here, getting ready to meet -- there's some pageantry that comes with this. we will hear a few things here in a few minutes, hail to the chief, french national anthem and american national anthem. i want to ask you about the issue of syria. characterize the state dinner as sort of an i'm sorry state dinner for leaving hollande holding the bag, if you will, on the issue of syria. how much did that hurt him at ho home? >> well, syria and iran are the two key problems that the united states and france are facing together with some other wester

it's a very different position than we have with sarkozy. it's not necessarily -- it's realistic saying this is a revery unique opportunity for the work and relationship between the west and iran. we're tied together on that. >> steve, stand by for me. we want to listen in now as this joint news conference continues inside the east room again between president obama and french president francois hollande. >> recognizes that if we're going to solve this problem, then we have to find a political solution. and the first geneva conference committed to a transition process that would preserve and protect the state of syria, would accommodate the various sectarian interests inside of syria sew that no one party was dominant. and would allow us to return to some semblance of normalcy and allow the people displaced to start moving back in. we are far from achieving that yet. i would not completely discount the fact that in this latest round of negotiations, what you saw was a coherent, cohesive reasonable opposition in the same room for first time n

bush administration, then french president nike lie sarkozy had just announced his divorce.nts on tuesday that will be awkward, the white house can adjust. >> there's tremendous flexibility to the white house and they're able to respond to changes quickly. >> reporter: something the first lady and the white house social secretary have had to do as they plan an event where every little detail counts. jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. >>> well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," charlie sits down with bill murray. we'll leave you now with more of last night's 50th anniversary celebration of the beatles' u.s. debut. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." so try glow unstopables. they fill your closet with scents so fresh they last for 12 weeks! [ male announcer ] unstopables. america's best scent booster. ♪ choc-choc! [ female announcer ] introducing chocolate toast crunch. new crazy little squares in a crunchy chocolate flavor. ♪ choc choc ♪ choc [ female announcer ] new chocolate toast crunc

former president sarkozy was initiating the saw -- the thaw in tone with washington, d.c.alon has picked up on that theme by being pragmatic on -- hollande has picked up on that theme by being pragmatic on security issues. the sheer fact that the iraq war is over and we are not name-calling in the same way as before -- that's enough for --ple not to go back to that's enough for people to go back to a rooted interest in the transatlantic relationship. policymakers like working with france. they are very focused on whether france and president hollande will move the european economy forward or backward. it has such immediate backlash on the american market. it will matter very much to americans. obviously aren't perfect. there was this french delegation that went to iran earlier this week. that earned a reprimand from the u.s. headscourse you will bump at sometimes. part of it is personality. the two residents both are pragmatic. -- the two presidents are both pragmatic. it is functional. there have been some tense moments in that function. was president obama standing very

i want to remind our viewers that nicholas sarkozy also showed up as a bachelor after living with hisformer wife back in 2007 when he was visiting george w. bush. it is not the first time that a french president has shown up of the white house without a significant other sharing his hand. >> freshly disengaged. a rather chilly looking morning there in washington. as douglas was just saying, wanted issues on which the americans and french are seeing eye to eye is french involvement .n africa it is one of the places where frances involved, and of course, the central african republic, it has 1600 men deployed. the commander of the french armed forces in the country has called the mainly christian militias the main enemy of peace and large areas of the west. indeed, attacks by the fighters who are opposed to th mainly muslim fighters have driven tens of thousands of muslims from their homes. our report is -- our reporters 750 kilometers from the capital. in the west of the central african republic, the marketplace is half empty. every single muslim resident has fled in fear of an maliciou

. >> reporter: former president sarkozy also attended a dinner stag after shortly after announcing divorceat that dinner there was no cotton candy. anne-marie, the president of france hollande will also head to san francisco to meet with executives of facebook, google and twitter. >> susan mcginnis from washington. thank you. >>> when we return, actor samuel l.a. jackson's outburst in about interview. plus, a leg up on the competition. we will meet the dogs competing for the top prize in this year's westminster kennel club dog show. it tastes like you're biting into a luscious chocolate covered strawberry. ♪ let someone at mcdonald's make your day, with a chocolate covered strawberry frappé. ♪ enjoy. [ female announcer ] another way to love mccafé. ♪ so i should probably get the last roll... yeah but i practiced my bassoon. [ mom ] and i listened. [ brother ] i can do this. [ imitates robot ] everyone deserves ooey, gooey, pillsbury cinnamon rolls. make the weekend pop. -- dead at the age of 85... look back at the incrediblee of shirley temple black. some close calls at a bay aa airport...

changeefinitely a big from sarkozy, but he has not delivered. we are talking about the state dinner tonight at the white house for french president hollande. the nbc political team offers up its thoughts on this visit. a state dinner means never having to say that you are sorry. there are essentially three types of state dinners to welcome foreign leaders tonight states. though we need to be better friends state dinner, the thank you for always being a great friend, and the i am sorry state dinner, which is largely the context for today's state dinner for french president hollande. president obama's initial decision to launch targeted strikes in syria as a response to the use of chemical weapons. cancel thatally ne decision. do you agree with that assessment echo it is the "i'm sorry" kind of dinner? guest: like i said before, is saying toma , you are hollande there for me, i was not there for you. if you can put it in those terms on such an issue. this is a way of saying, "i'm sorry. go host." host: let's go to george in new york. question have

official dinner was during the final year or two of the bush administration with french president sarkozyhe way francois hollande is coming stag to tonight's dinner and we will talk more about that later but first a rifle which is part of the pomp and ceremony in the news conference that took place between the two leaders but it began shortly after 9:00 this morning on the crisp cold winter morning but temperatures in the 20s. no rain and no snow and one of the photographs released by the white house earlier today shows the president french president hollande with the french flag. here is more from the south lawn this morning at the white house. [background sounds] ♪ ladies and gentlemen the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] >> ladies and gentlemen. [inaudible] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] >> mr. president the honor guard is prepared for inspection. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

bush administration then- president nicolas sarkozy arrived having just announced his divorce. while there may be moments on tuesday that are awkward, the white house can adjust. >> there is tremendous flexibility at the white house. and they're able to respond to changes rather quickly. >> reporter: something the first lady and the white house social secretary have had to do as they plan an event where every little detail counts. jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. >> up next, military veterans hoping for an explanation of their mystery illness when the "cbs evening news" continues. it's eb. want to give your family the very best in taste, freshness, and nutrition? it's eb. eggland's best. better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. it's eb. better eggs. if yand you're talking toevere rheuyour rheumatologistike me, about trying or adding a biologic. this is humira, adalimumab. this is humira working to help relieve my pain. this is humira helping me through the twists and turns. this is humira helping to protect my joints from further damage. doctors have been prescribing humi

immigration curbed as well in norway a record number of illegal immigrants were deported last year sarkozy group is going to reports calls for stricter measures are growing. this used to be a quiet suburban town in the outskirts of oslo where money is spent fourteen years of his life until he says along with most of his norwegian friends they had to move out because of constant attacks by teenage immigrant again he's. been in the ambulance five times or something so it came to the point where i didn't have the time to be robbed all the time i go to the hospital today three out of four students at the local school are foreign descent vast energy exports brought norway's some of the highest living standards in europe and made it very attractive for immigrants over the last thirty years their population has grown tenfold but high living standards mean high cost which not all newcomers are contributing towards many in advance welcome information africa they are low skilled and know they don't have a labor market for them to often jobs for them so many and. to be depended on social benefits ben

ironically, going to silicon valley he is following and sarkozy's footsteps to a certain degree.e is already showing that he is moving towards the center more than the left. on a serious point, syria, spying,s., and is a what is one thing he will deliver in the u.s.? is,he most important thing andce intervened in mali the central african republic. that is the war on terrorism. the united states has provided drones and some logistical support for those operations. france would like more from the u.s. on that. on the other hand, france is the only actor really engaging in the war on terrorism. germany is basically neutral. the brits are beginning to cut their defense spending quite substantially. draw the americans and the french closer together. on the other hand, they need to cooperate in syria, iran and ukraine right now. those three hotspots are dangerous. ukraine tensions could become more violent. syria obviously, there has been no resolution to the crisis. iran still threatens a nuclear capability if a compromise is don't work with a new government. france's role in that sec

you were the one when francois hollande 's predecessor, president sarkozy showed up after he split from wife. who sits next to the president? >> there's a wonderful guest list that's put together selected by fortunate and first lady with people that they wanted to have at the dinner. so there will be plenty of other people that they could select next to the president for sure. >> so, why don't the two heads of state sit together. that's what i was wondering? i was thinking more chance to talk, or is it, i guess, the whole point they don't ever want to talk. >> well let's remember they are going to spend the entire day together at meetings and talking about important issues which is the real reason why a foreign head of state is invited to come here because there's important business to discuss. but, you know, one of the biggest reasons why, it's a matter of precedent and protocol, of course, over hundreds of years, but this gives an opportunity for more people to sit with the principals rather than putting all the principals together at one table. can you have them be hosts at various t

he and cecilia sarkozy were estranged. >> forwarded goodwill to only america's closest friends. mike viqueria, al jazeera, washington. >> america has gone to the dogs. fancy pants pups, owners have been showing off their furry friends for more than 100 years now. trainers are primping more than 2900, best in show will be named tomorrow night. >>> relationship with dogs wasn't that cozy, thousands of years ago, man's best friend used to be one of his biggest enemies. a closer look betwee at our relationship between men and humans. >> let's be frank. who else in our lives has permission to do this? and who else besides our infant children can expect to receive this particular service? what makes dogs so special? dogs and humans have been partnered up for 10,000 years at least. at this point we treat them as members of our family. they sleep in our beds, we pick up after them. yet what do we really know about dogs? how do they see the world? how do they see us? >> okay. >> at emory university researchers have taught dogs to sit motionless inside an mri machine. researchers at duke

official dinner was during the final year or two of the bush administration with french president sarkozyho lost his reelection to francois hollande. which is allrival part of the pomp and ceremony during a state visit. also the nook is -- the news conference that took place which begin during a cold i'm a crisp winter morning. there was no rain or snow and one of the photographs released shows the president and french president and for the french flag -- in front of the french flag. here is more. >> present. arm. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. [applause] ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen national --hem of the first republic french republic followed by the national anthem of the united states. >> present. arms teare. ♪ [applause] >> order. arms. >> mr. president, the honor guard is prepared for inspection. ♪ >> arms. front. arms. ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ [indiscernible] here.at honor to have you >> present. arms. >> thank you. >> order. arms. order. high. ready. ready. >> good morning everybody. bonjour. that is the extent of my french. [laughter]

his advice to take its technically isn't a light at paris match magazine this week if it is because sarkozy and his wife a country where i can say that right away that we can see the lovely couple and a bit of a climate cope with them and the sandals in the face so to speak on the whole question of course i'm going for us here in full sun thousand and ten thousand less well know that a weepy a bite of the foremost the skills and looks so tired that she does the regular book review this week and have full upon the false pummeled is also in the distance a to washington to see in obama alone and gets a double page spread the llamas goats to take the socceroos income and brainy why unknown reason maybe when i've read the story is basically that he's got a few appearances coming up with her. he's known to the quicks in the piece is one that wrote the hymn is going walkabout and he's going to all the concepts of france six twenty p to seventeen in a moment what is that beyond the call that its evil wall but anyway he's going around with them and of course is a great way to animal testing his popu

making a a crack and getting caught on a hot mike making a crack about netanyahu to former president sarkozyat made the president look petty. it's not like, you know, some of these things are finally catching up. >> i think they are catching up. but i think it's also a reflection that they have watched the president in action for five years. they see what the american people see. this is a weak man. indecisive man american national security. after a while the perception builds up taking advantage of them and they don't believe that the united states is going to do what it needs to do. this budget today is only going to make it worse. >> what's the best thing the president has done on foreign policy that should send a message out to the world that the strong leaders and united states is strong. >> got out of the way effort 10 year period by the military and intelligence community to kill usama bin laden. that is the single best thing that has happened during this administration. >> you know, in looking at it, i think the nsa crisis has really hurt the united states and hurt him, even angela m

i think it is -- it started with sarkozy.e been and greatt of things britain will always be the closest ally. be number two. >> always good to chat with you. morris reid at mercury. -- hot property. is it a bubble, we will have more after the break. ♪ >> time for today's company news. selling shares of the london ipo. they will have a free float of 25%. the company expects admission to take place in march this year. three barclays employees have been charged with conspiracy to mid to late libor. that rings the number accused more than a dozen. the charges are the first related to manipulation of u.s. dollar libor. benchmarks were tied to the japanese yen. toflix is in talks to buy -- [indiscernible] welcome back. i am mark barton. in 19e move" starts minutes. >> this is european futures are climbing. we are expecting equities to rise for second day in a row. also watch out for japan and china. is all over the story. japanese start's -- stocks dropped. china shares fell after we had policymakers [inaudible] be the top of the s

official dinner was during the final year or two of the bush administration with french president sarkozyhe way francois hollande is coming stag to tonight's dinner and we will talk more about that later but first a rifle which is part of the pomp and ceremony in the news conference that took place between the two leaders but it began shortly after 9:00 this morning on the crisp cold winter morning but temperatures in the 20s. no rain and no snow and one of the photographs released by the white house earlier today shows the president french president hollande with the french flag. here is more from the south lawn this morning at the white house. [background sounds] ♪ ladies and gentlemen the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] >> ladies and gentlemen. [inaudible] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] >> mr. president the honor guard is prepared for inspection. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

hollande was elected president in 2012, defeating nicolas sarkozy.tember, scotland will vote on whether it should be independent from the united income. last week, members of the british house of commons took up that referendum. here is part of that debate. >> thank you. >> can i also congratulate the honorable member for this important and all too short debate today. i think it is only fair to the people watching this program that they get the opportunity -- >> order, order. >> can you confirm that next tuesday afternoon the scottish national party are in control of that -- national business and they have not tabled a motion to discuss independence for scotland? >> it is on the record . it does not need my confirmation. ce, for anhan opportunity. on september 18 of this year, we can make the choice once again to become a self-governing nation. the national self-respect and dignity like all normal, independent nations do. being responsible for ourselves. what is the most exciting thing for me is that our independence will release and ignite energy, c

elected hollande was resident in 2012 defeating nicolas sarkozy. follow us on facebook and twitter. discussion on privacy issues and digital technology. from arizona congressman hostedlmon at this event by the heritage foundation's conservative policy summit. so matt began answering the call to serve. in 2012 he was re-elected to the house of representatives and we're pretty lucky that he was. matt's a rock solid conservative. he's the kind that we need more of. he's here for all the right reasons. and he also has a lot of experience. having served those terms in the '90s, he's somebody that his colleagues can look to for some guidance. and to understand the history of the house of representatives. this morning matt will talk to us about one of the big important policies that we're unveiling today. the bill he'll talk to us about this morning is actually very simple. it would ensure that the american people have the ability to communicate with one another electronically without the government eavesdropping. very basic. but very important. it's in our communications with one another,