churchill is hysterical with the invasion of southern france. he believes that if you're going to invade someone else come you're going to fight your way up the river valley and keep the pressure on the germans from their great that you should invade through the head of the adriatic. it is a way of getting towards vienna. the americans basically put their foot down. they are the big boys on the block. churchill has to secede to the demands as it turns out. that this southern france innovation will take place. but the forces in italy will be reduced. but the fighting continues in italy right until the beginning of may of 1945, partly in order to keep the german forces tied up. >> host: so you said particularly widespread was a cigarette shortage. more than a million packs a day and year. a million packs of cigarettes a day. >> yes, and dwight eisenhower did more than his share. smoking four packs of cigarettes a day himself. the rest were included in the rations. and you could take away the ammunition, but you could not take away their cigarettes

after rome caused, the decision has already been made that there will be an invasion of southern france and it happens on august 15, 1944. it was delayed a couple of months because of the shortages of landing craft and so on. we pulled some of our best units including several known divisions and the french pulled all of their forces. the french were as good as anybody and have the best field commanders. but charles de gaulle said that we have a country to liberate and i cannot justify having four or more french divisions fighting in italy when the opportunity is obtained through normandy or becomes part of southern france. the british are bitterly opposed to it. churchill is beside himself. he believes if you were going to invade someone else, fight your way up to the river valley. you should invade through the head of the adriatic. i can't pronounce some of the names, but the americans basically put their foot down. churchill has to exceed the demands of eisenhower and it turns out that the forces in italy will be reduced. but the fighting continues in italy right until the beginning o

a similar picture right now into southern france towards northern italy, showers there. a few could become strong. look at a high pressure stretching through. keeping things rather hot and muggy into london. take a look at this, 29 here for the high on thursday. paris at 30. some pop-up thunderstorms possible there but berlin into the 20s and vienna 30s as well. here's your extended fraflt. >>> people in the capital of kyoto are enjoying a dramatic buildup before the close of the colorful festival. the climax comes with a parade of giant floats. ♪ >> the procession kicks off with a child dressed in traditional costume cutting a sacred rope with a sword. the festival dates back to the tenth century and one of the three great festivals of the ancient capital. they battled the heat to see the colorfully decorated floats. and this is what they saw, enormous floats making hair raising 90 degree turns at crossings, executed by teams of about 50. >> translator: i was overwhelmed at seeing the huge floats. >> the tall floats are spectacular. >> that's "newsline" for this hour. i

more french divisions fighting in italy when the opportunity is either to fight for normandy or southern franceo that is seven divisions right there in many more to come pulled out of italy but the british are bitterly opposed churchill is beside himself and hysterical with the invasion yet he believes if you invade somewhere else not justified in italy fight your way up to the river valley in keep the pressure on from there but invade through the adriatic he was to go through the boot periodic gap to get to vienna. he said i will not go through a gap that i cannot pronounce but the americans did put their foot down and they're the big boy on the block and churchill pass to see the demands of eisenhower and roosevelt as it turns out that the southern france invasion will take place in the forces in italy will be reduced but the fighting continues in italy until the beginning of may 1945 partly to keep the german forces tighten up and not allow them to reinforce the normandy part. >> host: december 1944 with the guns that last flight with a cigarette shortage army soldiers alone smokes more than

we are having some pop-up thunderstorms continue to flourish into southern france, northern italy. but here as well the heat has been the main topic. there is going to be a cooldown going into saturday for the most part. then we're going to see the heat reemerge by sunday. paris back up to 34, frankfurt at 30, berlin, 28 here on sunday. but that's a look at world weather. here's the extended forecast. >>> before we go, white lion cubs have become a star attraction at a zoo in western japan. the five cubs were born last month at the himeji central park. a lioness gave birth to twins. another had triplets four days later. the cubs weigh about three kilograms each. keepers feed them with milk five times a day. they're attracting many children and their camera-wielding parents. >> translator: so cute. >> translator: adorable when they play together. >> the cameras -- or the cubs rather will be on display through the end of next month. >>> that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. from all of us here at nhk world, thanks for joining us.

keeping things hot and we have thunderstorms flaring up due to moisture off the mediterranean into southern france, northern italy. but temperatures here are well above average. we want to stay cool, especially if you're in madrid getting up to 36 still above average, paris, 35 by monday. but that's a look at your world weather. here's the extended forecast. >>> that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. ♪ ♪ >>> the children boarding this van in seoul, south korea are so-called 1.5 generation defectors from north korea.

still seeing isolated showers popping up into southern france, northern italy as well. but clear skies expected over the next several days. that's going to keep things, clear skies, and also some warm temperatures. paris with a high of 29, berlin at 28, warsaw continue to warm up, 25 on your wednesday. across the british isles, look at this, temperatures well above average. that's a look at your world weather. here's the extended forecast. >>> that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. enjoy your day. ♪ >>> the cloudy skies signal the end of the rainy season in ohara, kyoto.

i think it is important to acknowledge them, especially in southern france and soldiers who would parachuteand help in the french resistance in various ways with explosives and so on. it is not what decided the battle for france. but it's an important part of making them sleep very lightly at night in some instances. >> host: jack from hot springs. first question. why in your opinion didn't eisenhower and bradley keep the warning signs that led to the battle of the bulge, and what you think about the decision to let the russians take the lead? >> guest: the warning signs were fairly opaque. it's easy to see that they werÒ >> guest: the warning signs were fairly opaque. it's easy to see that they were massing along the border and at the time the germans had been so thoroughly battered to put together this kind of three army offensive that took place beginning december 16. there was also an over reliance on ultra, which was the british ability to decrypt the most secret german military radio traffic. you didn't hear it, but there was a belief that hadn't happened, all of the planning for the

police in southern france are scouring surveillance tapes for clues in that brazen jewelry heist we toldthe thief made up with $136 million in jewels at that hotel in cannes. the same hotel where alfred hitchcock's "to catch a thief" was filmed. it's the third gem theft there and it came days after the pink panther gang escaped out of swiss prison. he's the third pink panther to bust out of a prison in just the last three months. according to interpol, the gang is linked to more than 340 robberies in 35 countries. the pink panthers are known for their daring and speed. in 2007, they drove into cars into a dubai shopping mall. and in less than a minute, made off with jewelry worth $1 million. a new documentary called "smash and grab." the director havana markey managed to get five of the gangs to open up about their crimes and the networks they use to fence their loot. she joins me now. the documentary is fascinating. you track down five of the pink panthers. what was it like meeting them? >> each one was different. each personality is different and each was in a different scenario. one w

. >>> crime and punishment, police in southern france are looking at surveillance tapes for clues inrazen jewelry heist. they made out with $136,000 in jewels, the same hotel where alfred hitchcock's "to catch a thief" was filmed. it's the third gem theft since may and came days after a member of a notorious gang called the pink panther jewel thief gang escaped from prison. he's the third from the gang to bust out of prison in three months. the gang is linked to more than 340 robberies 2344 34 countries. in 2007 they drove two cars into a dubai shopping mall and through the window of a jewelry store and in less than a minute made off with jewelry. it's called "smash and go." i director got five of the gang's roughly 200 members to open up about the crimes and the elaborate smuggling members they use. the documentary is fascinating. you tracked down fve of the pink panlters. what was it like meeting them? >> each one was different. each personality was different and each was in a different scenario. one was, i had to go to a deserted war memorial. i wasn't allowed to take a mobile pho

is important to acknowledge them and recognize that they play a role in southern france, especially. there were american agents, soldiers basically who would parachute in, british also and rendezvous with the french resistance units and held in various ways, instruct them in in closes and so on. it is not what decided the battle for france but it is an important part of keeping the pressure on the germans and keeping them uneasy and making them sleep very lightly and night in some instances. >> host: e-mail from arkansas, why in your opinion didn't eisenhower and bradley better heed the warning signs that led to the battle of the bulge and secondly would you think of like's decision to let the russians take berlin? >> the warning signs were fairly opaque. it is easy to say in retrospect you could see the germans were massing along the border in belgium and luxembourg. at the time there was a believe the germans had been there so surly battered in their flight across france that they lack the wherewithal to put together this kind of three army offensive that took place in the beginnin

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this is a wine from texas, it's a southern grown variety from france and it does well in the texas soil. they are in the hill country in texas. you think of peaches and honey suckle, that is what it sounds like. that is $14 a bottle. white is generally cheaper than red. >> yeah. >> there's less prestige on some level, which is a pity, this is a lovely wine. michigan, of all places. >> michigan? >> they are producing great reislings. this is from michigan, a lot of crispness, and citrus and green apple characteristics. >> that sounds delicious. >> it's a nice wine and we have the pacific breeze. >> yeah. >> and this is basically current vodka, lemonade, 4-1 and what you do, we have got it premixed here and i will mix one for you. what is the blue substance? >> it's a blue liquore and it adds a zing to things. you do a lemon wheel on the edge of the glass and there's the july 4th drink. >> are people spending more money on liquor these days? >> they are really spending more money on wine. >> so wine is the seller. >> it's going up and it's going up in terms of american consumptemperatucon

those storms over parts of france and into the low country could cause some problems. rain pushing out to southern portions of the uk. temperatures coming down in madrid 26 degrees. -- in madrid, 26 degrees. here we are looking that fine conditions. fairly warm, in the high 30s. still that breeze coming off the mediterranean for benghazi. a high of 37 degrees in cairo. again.o a recap of the top stories on al jazeera. egyptian prosecutors are saying that the former president mohamed morsi is being detained for 15 days. he is being investigated for allegations of spying for hamas. meanwhile, egypt is holding its breath for the possibility of a showdown in the coming hours between supporters of the army and mohamed morsi's muslim brotherhood. you are looking at live pictures from both sides of that political divide. millions are expected to fill on friday, some in support of the army chief abdel fattah el sisi, some in support of the muslim brotherhood. news, the u.n.'s refugee agency says australia's new policy on asylum seekers raises serious questions about safety and protection. under a new law,

southern lebanon all along the border. many of these troops come from europe, france, italy, germany, finland, and with this decision by the european union, many of the people that you see on the street are going to be possible suspects, possible terrorists. how are they going to deal with it? how are they going to be dealing with these troops now? they are labeled as terrorists in their eyes. it is a very sensitive issue. today we heard from the european union ambassador. she tried to assure the lebanese that and the lebanese government would be dealt with [no audio] [applause] >> we had a problem there, but interesting comments coming out of lebanon as a result of the european union decision. we're taking a break at this point, but coming up later on in thegram, intrigue ruling party. the, a rousing welcome on first international trip of the pope, but it is not all cheers in brazil. stories, when we come back. >> hello, again. a reminder of the aljazeera headlines, since people were killed during demonstrations by supporters of muhamed morsi overnight. three people were killed in confrontations around cairo on monday. th

southern china. a police station west of paris has come under attack from a mob protesting against officers and forcing france's ban on the islamic full face veil is now five people were injured six detained in the assault the current wave of outrage was sparked by the arrest of a man who tried to strangle a police officer who had find his wife for a very wearing a veil. one hundred cities across the u.s. are bracing for protests a week after a florida court acquitted george zimmerman of murder now he shot dead on armed black teenager toy trayvon martin claiming that it was self-defense his acquittal has sparked days of rage with civil rights activists accusing the court of racial bias. israel is to release several longtime palestinian prisoners as part of a deal to start peace talks brokered by the u.s. secretary of state john kerry who said that the two sides are ready for negotiations which are expected to start in washington within two weeks kerry met the leaders of both states on his sixth visit to the region in just as many months . while the politicians try to revive the peace process the outrage over is

frances dinglasan says you could see some drizzle out there as well this morning. fire fires are making progress against a fire in southern california. it's burnt 42 square miles near palm springs. the fire is 49% contained but thunderstorms are expected to hit today and can bring a threat to the progress. mandatory evacuations remain in place for about 6,000 people. the fire has destroyed six homes and more than a dozen other buildings. >>> detroit just became the largest city in u.s. history to file for bankruptcy. now residents wonder if they will see improvements of a years of neglect. today on "this week" the detroit mayor goes one-on-one george stephanopoulos about what the city's discussion to go bankrupt means for the future. you can watch it here at 8:00. >>> outside the home of the ceo of wells fargo. the alliance is californians for community empowerment organized yesterday's rally in san francisco. protest organizers believe wells fargo could limit the principal. the bank said they will work to help owners. >>> although the economy is recovering, it's little consullation to anyone who has looked for a rob and

southern california surfing event erupts in chaos. we'll show you the video of the riots. >> pam: anarchy.after a skate and surf event in huntington beach. a large crowd began tearing through the streets.fighting >> pam: told france's and gay men and more. >> pam: kron4's dam, and reporting >> reporter: united airlines reporting has been arrested for stealing passengers' necks at ubs f o. two days after the as young as an airplane crash in delays and cancellations and unattended bags were the order of the day. >> there are a lot of backs down near as we all know after is young and there was a lot of chaos. >> reporter: handling of the back to his girlfriend and another woman pure and appears as if he was looking through the day and then taking the entire deck thomas and the still unidentified woman woman was seen leaving with two backs. that is a bags. >> the victim's personal shopper clock a bit them that and stop while you're turning to axe while she returned items. carlos sisters beckham return the item the victim does not have a sister. >> we did find more than four suitcases. one was full the rest for empty. >> reporter: and the assistant and now how long the s f o employee was helping himself to people that s

the gist of the deal was i will keep the northern two thirds of france, including the paris, you french can keep the southern one third and you can keep your overseas possessions, particularly the colonies and north africa. most of the french agreed to this. there were a few that agree to this. so consequently, when we invaded north africa, it is the french who are still there. algeria is essentially at the stake of metropolitan france. >> host: how long did it take to defeat the french? >> guest: three days. the french navy fight ferociously. one of the biggest naval battles of the planet occurred at this time. the first couple days of november 1942. then the french, it so happened that he was in algeria and he finds himself cracked by these invading forces. he negotiated a deal with the british and he agrees that he will surrender and north africa, which happens in the middle of november. reading the fighting and a couple of days of heavy rain going. >> host: rick atkinson, we have a recurring theme through all three of these books. the war in north africa is one of your books in the right that this army r