the ripples keep spreading out stephane. i understand mr. richard is not feeling very well either. >> reporter: well the question this morning is about stephane richard, legally there's no reason for him to step down but based on what happened on being placed under formal investigation unions are wondering if he's able orko stay ceo of france telecom. it's not the first time we have a ceo in france placed under formal investigation. we had in the past the ceo of another company. so if you look at what happened

click stephan wolf there. let's take a look up the market in some more detail starting off in germany where the dax ended the day down after having lost quite a bit more ground earlier. the euro stoxx 50 had not to terrible of a day. right now, the dow is looking healthy up one percent on the back of the numbers stephan was talking about and the euro continuing to make gains against the dollar. >> the u.s. supreme court says human dna cannot be patented but they allow the anonymous court ruled that they are reserved for human innovations only in the u.s. biotech company brought the case to enforce two patents on cancer-causing genes. genes, they say, they discovered. the eu commission has presented a new plan to speed up the process of getting help to the scene of an accident. >> no one will any longer have to call by an ambulance -- an ambulance by phone. as of 2015, every new car is supposed to be equipped with the emergency button. >> every second can count for car crash big ones. often, people have no way

this where we can expect some really interesting action maybe later today maybe some are but the stephan link not over. well professor hussein bag chief from the middle east technical university in ankara thinks the government's reaction only divides the country for. it is the. uprising against the involvement or intervention of turkish prime minister in the life of citizens from the right of speech to drink of alcohol or another for things i think the turkey is experiencing now a new trouble than five of call it in portugal terms the government is responsible to get out from the sponsor big but not to organize. big demonstrations like which is set for the recount from such a very on sunday i think it is the wrong move of the government to bring one side of the society against the other side of the society it can only lead in the long

the ripples keep spreading out stephane. i understand mr.feeling very well either. >> reporter: well the question this morning is about stephane richard, legally there's no reason for him to step down but based on what happened on being placed under formal investigation unions are wondering if he's able orko stay ceo of france telecom. it's not the first time we have a ceo in france placed under formal investigation. we had in the past the ceo of another company. so if you look at what happened in the past none of them were forced to step down because they were under investigation. the french prime minister says that there was a question mark about stephane richard being able to remain ceo of france telecom. the prime minister called yesterday for a board meeting that will take place next neil diamond discuss the latest developments at france telecom and perhaps they will discuss replacement much stephane richard. the french government is the main shareholder of the company with 27% stake that's the reason why they have work. >> thank you fo

i encourage stephan and peter daley to resolve these issues. i wanted the whole deal, metro hands down, you were head and shoulders above ports of america. what is the problem with you and the ilw? what did i say to port of america? i am disturbed by the fact that down in la that you got the bid and metro is doing the stevedoring. if you get the bid and have someone else do the work for you it shows you you don't have a handle on it. i would ask when you come back in september when the three parties come together, when you need to sit down and resolve the issues. negotiation is about give and take. you never get everything you want. i want to go out with metro and the port of san francisco and double the amount of cruise ships coming in; i want to work with metro and jim peters so that we can buld a state-of-the-art bulk facility. i want china to invest in our port and our city. thank you. >> thank you willie, and i appreciate the comments of the made. i want to add that i think we echo that we want these issues resolved. we want labor peace. w

i encourage stephan and peter daley to resolve these issues. i wanted the whole deal, metro hands down, you were head and shoulders above ports of america. what is the problem with you and the ilw? what did i say to port of america? i am disturbed by the fact that down in la that you got the bid and metro is doing the stevedoring. if you get the bid and have someone else do the work for you it shows you you don't have a handle on it. i would ask when you come back in september when the three parties come together, when you need to sit dow

i encourage stephan and peter daley to resolve these issues. i wanted the whole deal, metro hands down, you were head and shoulders above ports of america. what is the problem with you and the ilw? what did i say to port of america? i am disturbed by the factt

. >> stephane marchand is a senior economics editor at the french newspaper le figaro. >> in my linea journalist working with french newspaper. we have eight weeks of vacation. >> eight weeks of vacation? >> eight weeks, yes. i know it maybe surprising for you because i know in the u.s. you might have only two or three if you are lucky. but we have eight. >> like most frenchmen, marchand has no guilt about taking so much time off. in fact, it's the law. full-time workers in france are guaranteed at least five week's vacation, guaranteed those long lazy days in the sun and leisurely lunches in outdoor cafes. on top of the five weeks, there are another dozen public holidays and a maximum 35-hour work week with no paid overtime allowed. managers like marchand, who work more than 35 hours a week, get more time off. >> the so-called 35-hour week gives us 22 more days a year. >> 22 more days in addition to the eight week's vacation. >> yes. >> wow. >> which is a lot. which is a lot. >> normally busy streets in paris empty out in july and august when most locals take their annual holiday. s

stephan, thank you very much. >> you must have a parachute to fly. >> i get that.. >> don't want to use it. >> it is how you pack it is the important thing. who is packing the parachute? >>> if you want more of what is expected, stephan mentioned the paris air show, there is plenty on our website. still to come, why plan is the startup with $12 million in its back pocket. they're heading to the u.s. coming up next, the ceo will join us in the studio. [ male announcer ] i've seen incredible things. otherworldly things. but there are some things i've never seen before. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data samples per second. which is good for business. because planes use less fuel, spend less time on the ground and more time in the air. suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. ♪ kamura died in japan. born in 1897, the world's oldest living person. these pictures were taken when he was still alive. prime minister shinzo abe passed on birthday greetings to him two months ago. he had been hospitalized with pneumonia since may. ap reports he had seven c

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stephane has more for us in paris. >> hi, ross.ike deja vu, a large internet companies knows perfectly that it's sometimes difficult to work with french authorities. this time, the minister is targeting amazon's commercial strategy, accusing the online retailer of dumping practices to create a -- and a policy situation using, for instance, amazon for being a destroyer of book shops and she's considering a ban on free postage offers to make amazon less competitive. but i'm sorry for the prime minister, but it's not totally accurate. in france, the price of books is set by the editor. the retailers only can apply a 5% discount maximum so you can't really have a dumping situation when it comes to books price not with such a tight legal frame. i think it's reflecting, ross, once again, the difficulty, the trouble that the french economy has to adapt itself to the new global internet giants once again. the french government wants -- well, sees only the competition, but doesn't want to take into account the jobs that are created in franc

what a day for stephane. here the par 3, 11. gets 7. 8 birdies on the day.ncluding four of the last five holes. a great chip on 15 to save par. finishes with 4-under 66. leaves with 1 streak 12-under going into today's final round. game two of the nba finals. spurs and heat here on abc7. tune in at 5:00 p.m. tonight and stay tuned for "after the game." i'm mike shumann, have a great day. >> one more note about the spurs-heat game. it will change our newscast a little bit. we will have a half-hour edition of abc7 news at 4:00 p.m. followed by abc's coverage of game two of the nba finals, and then, as schu said, it's "after the game." up next, another chance for fans to take a picture with the giants world series trophy. >>> here are the winning numbers from last night's $60 million power ball draw. 2, 11, 22, 26, 32. the power ball number 19. no one got all six numbers. wednesday's jackpot is estimated at $70 million. yes, we have the winning numbers from last night's $16 million superlotto plus. 10, 23, 30, 38, 43. the meganumber 8. no one got all six of tho

stephan stephanie rawlings blake is here.or being here. >> good to be seen. >> vice president joe biden called on congress to act, what do you hope to hear from the vice president today on the issue? >> his continued frustration and his continued push. the obama administration and the vice president in particular has been very forceful in his support of stronger gun laws. the fact of the matter is 90% of americans believe that we should make it harder for people with violent backgrounds, people who mean to do us harm to get their hands on guns with expanded background checks. americans want to see congress work. they want to see compromise, they want to see them work towards a safer country. and i think we can get there. >> you mentioned the 90% of folks who have said in poll after poll they would like to see stronger background checks in this country. have those people lobbied hard enough? have they been effective lobbyers? >> i think the problem is when you ask people about gun control and expanded background checks, a lot

stephan colby was nervous on first day of work hiding under the desk.e is pepper. 1 and a half-year-old akit that, golden retriever mix. tough dogs. >> alisyn: using the computer. smart. >> tucker: they will eat you. >> clayton: let's talk about this. interesting book has come out by a doctor. basically she is arguing that men are now giving up marriage, they are boycotting marriage. they are boycotting the american dream. they are stepping away from fatherhood because basically women -- it's women -- it's your fault, alli. >> alisyn: men on strike. and here is the author's quote. the new world order is a place where men are discriminated against. forced into a hostile environment in school and later in college and held in contempt by society. maybe there is no insensitive to grow up anymore. it used to be that being a grown up responsible man was rewarded with respect, power and deference. now not so much. >> tucker: every word of that is true. who cares? if you are a man, stop whining and reclaim your birth right which is mass could you lint. mass cou

. >> in terms of the personnel shovel stephan miller was allowed to retire after the scandal broke.s lerner who took the fifth on capitol hill and then refused to resign was on paid administrative leave. two more staffers on leave for ethics violations for 4-million-dollar an mime conference. and a washington irs lawyer who oversaw cincinnati employees scrutinizing conservative groups according to the national review is expected to retire, megyn. >> megyn: so he is gone. holly paz is now gone. we don't know -- i mean national review online reported that she is a barack obama donor. we know she was in on all these meetings. they don't tell us what does that mean gone? why can't we know about the accountability and whether it's related? why do we have to suppose and wonder? mike, thank you. well with, over the weekend the top democrat on the house oversight committee disputed claims that the irs scandal was connected to washington. maryland congressman elijah cummings irs workers in cincinnati were the ones who initiated the targeting of conservative gruption. he believes this case is

stephan stephanie gosk is live in massachusetts. >> reporter: hey, mara.ou mentioned, it wasn't the case yesterday when aaron hernandez's house was searched for the second time in a week. 15 to 20 investigators and police pulled up here at around 1:45 in the afternoon. they were here for three hours. there were dogs involved. they searched the back of the house, inside, and think left with a bunch of unmarked paper bags. there hasn't been an official suspect named in this case. there hasn't been a warrant issued but there has been a lot of police activity. odon lloyd's body was found on monday by a teenager who was out jogging that night. police are looking very closely at his relationship with aaron hernandez and how much time they may or may not have spent together in the days leading up to his death. mara? >> stephanie gosk, thanks, stephanie. >>> well, edward snowden is on the run, but is he forever out of the reach of the u.s. nbc's pete williams is coming up next. more... step! [ mom ] my little girl...she loves to help out on big jobs. good thing th

. >> stephan: exactly.ing about when the marriage equality rulings might come down? >> we're giving announcements at 10:00 about some of the decisions, and i have every reason to believe we will be waiting until next monday. >> that's what i heard too. >> stephanie: of course. >> there's like 20 cases left. there's four really big ones one of which was argued in octobe so months and months before they even talked about doma or prop eight. so my expectation is maybe we'll hear about the fisher affirmative rights act and the voting right's act before we hear about doma or prop 8. >> stephanie: gop congress protects masturbating fetuses. hashtag good luck with lady vote. [ laughter ] >> i don't know what strategy they seem to be pursuing. you have these dueling rallies of abolish the irs, and the crazy anti-immigrant folks, the bill to protect masturbating fetuses -- >> which would be a great name for a band. >> stephanie: yeah. >> it is just ridiculous. this one guy -- i can't remember the name of the congres

other reporters, claire miller at the new york times, stephan mccullough at c net have done news storieshat the companies are making. the company statements are completely consistent. you got executives, ceos, who are adamant. >> when i read the statement there is is no way this can be real because there is no way these guys would stick their necks out. >>. mark zuckerberg yesterday he was adamant on this. interesting the director of national intelligence came up with a statement also consistent with the companies, consistent with "the new york times." >> which they did not do with the story about verizon and the call centers. >> right. as far as we can tell the prism, the original prism stories are false, just bad, basically bad understanding of technology. >> the prism stories, the original ones from "the washington post" and the guardian, basically made it sound as if the nsa was able to tap right into a lot of technology company servers and get access and track everything through e-mail, facebook, wherever. >> american citizens and not american citizens direct access, no court order,