during louis xiv's day, this building in versailles even housed the mona lisa. the new buyer turned its former picture gallery into dull apartments. this conversion, he says, has completely destroyed the building's character. >> they puin new flos, and chped the space up into sepate rooms, marring th overall impression. in our eyes, it's truly a scandal. >> and it's no isolated case either. across france, the state is engaging real estate agents to sell away its historical buildings, as it lacks the funds to maintain them itself. this former prefecture has changed hands. as has this old hospital. such sales brought some 500 million euros to the state's coffers in 2019. ♪ regional and local governments are also dissing theirrchitectur heirlooms. the forme chartreuse du glandier monastery belongedo the city a sanitorium. now it's been auctioned off to an investor from bordeaux. the man who brokered the deal thks the ste did the right thg. >> money's tight and loans are the man wexpensive.d the deal if the bldings aren't in use and have no political significance, i

we are at the versailles. we are in little havana, miami.a, which has been underreported by the news media, and frankly ignored by the president for the most part. we'll continue straight ahead from miami. ♪ ♪ miami. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> sean: all right, welcometo back to >> hannity: as we are in miami. the will renowned for site restaurant we have governor desantis, marco rubio and the mayor of the great city of miami, you have beenan passionate and outspoken but thank you for joining us. >> thank you for being here and the p cuban people have no means to defend themselves. this is t something that impacts the entire hemisphere and a lack of u.s. leadership. when you see... speed to look at the crowd, they are furious about it and they have every right toe be. this incredible woman that we met here next to governor desantis, you came here when you were six years old but your mom. >> yes, we came here six years old, freedom of liberty, 1966, my mom stayed and i came along with myte sister and data. we didn't have family here about family took us.

lawrence: that's where we find rachel campos-duffy at versailles.ent. we had protesters that has been like ground zero gathering point here at versailles restaurant for so many cubans trying to show solidarity with the cubans courageously on the streets all over cuba spontaneous demonstrations breaking out and they want to show that they are in solidarity with them. they are supporting them. and we sat down also yesterday with some activists, some cuban american activist from the foundations human rights in cuba. here's what they had to say. >> they have kept the population in the cube areas under strict. >> my father was killed 9 years ago by direct order of castro. in an attack infiltrated by the cube ban [inaudible] >> the only thing they have left was fear. what we have been witnessings in the last three four days is that people went into the streets. they are saying down with communism. down with the communist party we want freedom that's a challenge to the political regime. >> 22-year-old my age i do what i need to do in order to make sure tha

we are at the versailles. we are in little havana, miami.ding in solidarity with the freedom movement going on in cuba, which has been underreported by the news media, and frankly ignored by the president for the most part. we'll continue straight ahead from miami. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ do you struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep? qunol sleep formula combines 5 key nutrients that can help you fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up refreshed. the brand i trust is qunol. ♪ ♪ >> sean: welcome back to "hannity." as we are in miami, the world-renowned bursae restaurant, we have governor ron desantis, marco rubio, the mayor of the great city of miami, you've been so passionate and so outspoken, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having us, the cuban people have no means to defend themselves, and this is something that impacts the entire hemisphere. speak to the crowd, look at it, they are furious about it. and they have every right to be. >> absolutely, sean. >> sean: you came here when you're 6 years old, but your mom had to stay. >> we

this one in versailles is being turned into a luxury hotel with the restaurant run by stores have a lot to cause it's a good solution to move up to it. we won't have access to it for a few generations. and 99 years, the state will get this building back in good shape. it don't get the renovation of been paid for by a private company. got a good idea because frances historic abilities aren't just a financial burden. they're valuable pieces of cultural heritage that need to be preserved for future generations. who would have thought that this was possible just decades ago, packs of wolves roaming germany's forests, their population is thriving. after nearing the brink of extinction, there now a protected species, and conservationists are thrilled. the wolves often feed on sick wild animals in the forest, which is good for the ecosystem, but their appetite for livestock is on the rise. for farmers in the village of the root of all the one who in particular is keeping them awake at night. roddy is a fugitive at large, but not everyone wants them captured. missouri and easy are following the

during louis to 14th day, this building in versailles even house the mona lisa. yet a new fire turned its former picture gallery into dull apartments. this conversion, he says, has completely destroyed the built his character, put in new floors and chopped the space up into a separate room, admiring the overall impression go up and our eyes. it's truly a scandal. and his new isolated case either across france, the state is engaging in real estate agents to sell away its historical buildings as it lacks the funds to maintain itself. this former prefecture has changed hands as has this old hospital. such sales brought some 500000000 euros to the state coffers in 2019 regional and local governments are also dispos. you know, there agriculture in the form of shots was due on the monastery, belongs to the city of paris, which used it as a sanatorium. now it's being auctioned off for $3000000.00 euros to an investor from bordeaux. the man who broke the deal thinks to say, did the right thing, not only ha money's tight, and loans are expensive to unity. different buildings aren't in use and

in 2019, they represented 60% of the tourists who came to versailles just behind the french.9, american tourists spent $4 billion here in france. then for more than a year from the start of the first french lockdown in march of 2020 until june 18th when americans vaccinated were allowed back in the country the splendors of france were much wyatter than usual. in fact, for six months over the winter they were entirely closed. side the louvre you could have heard a pin drop. but even in between lockdowns, the industries of paris, one of the most visited cities in the world were hard to recognize without the foreigners. a disaster for france's tourism industry which represented more than 7% of the country's gdp as of 2018. now, with americans allowed back in, there is at least hope. >> there are about 25% of our passengers at the moment which is encouraging because we didn't expect americans to be so early back in paris. >> reporter: but many have rushed over, making the most of the opportunity to travel abroad and with places like it's champs-elysees still more quiet than usual

mientras, en el restaurante versailles, una multitud dijo presente.on abusadores, el apoyo de la comunidad era evidente, personas tocando instrumentos de cocina con un sentimiento de de esperanza, para otros, era r impotencia. >>> mi mamÁ estÁ ahÍ, lleva 3 dÍas, es una infecciÓn grande que hay en cuba. >>> este dÍa es especial para migrantes cubanos como roberto rojas que dijo fue preso polÍtico en la isla, durante 13 aÑos. >>> gracias a dios, que llegue el momento que ya podemos ir para cuba libre. un llamado a la libertad, que hoy da valor a muchos jÓvenes a luchar por sus ideales en contra de un resumen espera pronto se desvanes k. >>> se siente mal, mi familia apoya el comunismo y apoyo la libertad de los cubanos para el bien de nuestro pueblo. >>> su hijo trabajÓ muchos aÑos sin es seguro mÉdico y ahora no puede cubrir los gastos de hospital, algo extraÑo ocurriÓ en un festival, todo quedÓ captado en cÁmara. >>> aumenta la nubosidad en valles buenas noticias, le tengo detalles al regreso necesita ayuda alimentaria, pero no sabe donde buscar en...

it did not last very long because at the end of may, the versailles government ended up taking back pariser a very bloody week. thousands were executed. they set fire to many buildings in paris. it is estimated that 1/3 of paris burnt to the ground in the worst instruction the capital has known in its history. >> as you say, it was very short, just 72 days, and yet, it really captured the imagination of people around the world, and its legacy lives on today. >> that's right. it was an incredible social experiment. the new government swiftly announced all sorts of measures including equality between men and women, workers rights, the separation of church and state. these were ideas that were radical at the time. >> [speaking french] >> another interesting thing is that women played a key role. they not only chaired committees, they also built barricades and participated in the armed violence. this was the case, for instance, of a woman named louise michelle , an icon of luck commune -- la commune and feminism. >> the legacy of the commune really divides france today. >> for the left, it is

that's amazing. ♪ the palace of versailles. >> it's like beautiful. >> reporter: used the lockdown to beautiful and it's perfect. >> reporter: of course, paris wouldn't be paris without french food. >> bonjour. >> bonjour. >> reporter: david liebowitz who now lives in france shows us that the parisian food scene we see in the movies has not been destroyed by the pandemic. >> yeah. >> reporter: in paris, food and friends go together like, well, wine and cheese. >> france is really a lot about personal connections. >> reporter: at his friend's bistro the smell and taste of dreams. he says lockdown crushed more than just his restaurant. >> you can feel it, all the love we put in our plates. when you do takeaway, it is absolutely not the same vibration that when you see the chef cooking for you. >> reporter: but now the kitchen is humming and, yes, cafes are back. and there's a table waiting. and, guys, today is just a big deal for the economy, it's a big deal for love. you know, officials tell us normally there are multiple proposals every single month in the eiffel tower, dozens more do

this one in versailles is being turned into a luxury hotel with a restaurant run by star shift a lot to cause it's a good solution to move after. we won't have access to it for a few generations. yup. and 99 years, the state will get this building back in good shape. it don't get enough. and the renovation will been paid for by a private company. but it does get it figured out. it's horton because frances historic abilities aren't just the financial burden. they're valuable pieces of cultural heritage that need to be preserved for future generations. who would have thought that this was possible just decades ago, packs of wolves roaming germany's forests, their population is thriving. after nearing the brink of extinction, there now a protected species, and conservationists are thrilled. the wolves often feed on sick wild animals in the forest, which is good for the ecosystem, but their appetite for livestock is on the rise. for farmers in the village of the root of all one move in particular is keeping them awake at night. roddy is a fugitive at large, but not everyone wants them ca

s father buying his own freedom from enslavement in versailles, o kentucky, and continued through j.b.'s life as a successful business owner and hotelier in tulsa, oklahoma. it was by t reading this memoir that i understood a part of family history that had only been spoken about in whisper. the tulsa race massacre that had destroyed our family business, and criminalized our patriarch. a hotel business in tulsa, that would educated at oberlin college and indianapolis law school, j.b. had a hotel business in tulsa that would have been worth over $2 million in today's money. his hotel, the 54-room stratford hotel on the historic greenwood avenue, was sacked and burned to the ground during the tulsa race massacre of 1921. along with over 30 square blocks of black-owned property, causing him to flee to kansas and later to chicago to save his own life. he was falsely indicted for inciting the riot by an inflamed white grand jury for daring to stand up with his community to stop a mob from breaking into the jail and lynching a black teenager named dick roman. sparking the backlash which end

his codename was he was a german air force pilot form and 1921 over the city of versailles. he became an agent for the new agency and it 19207 was sent to the united states. he was quite productive by 1935 when he was spotted trying to board ships in new york harbor and with a suspicious looking parcel and that parcel contained secret documents about american aircraft designs. naÏvely he was told to report back in three days for questioning by the military intelligence part he took the opportunity to get in a fast car and disappear into the canadian border where he took a ship back to germany. next image please. the next image is of pfeiffer here he is with his mistress who accompanied him everywhere. the admiral was in charge of the affair in germany, and asked to set up a special substation for the sole purpose of spying on the united states, which he did with considerable success. he is an interesting character. he had a scar on his left cheek tells you something about his social accounts. seventy german ship and battle in 1916. he had seen action. he was a respected memb

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steve: that is why last week we were live at the versailles diner where sean was last night.ay, we are live at the landmark diner in atlanta's buck head neighborhood. our old buddy will cain is there they have so much on their plate down in buck head, they're talking about cuba, obviously, of the whole country is. also, they are talking about the police situation in buck head because it's not good. >> not good. they are leaving this debate as it were, steve, they're experiencing the concept of defund the police. they have had it here in the buck head neighborhood of atlanta as you point out. i am at the landmark diner which maintain as place of significance for two yeefns reasons this morning. number one center of debate we are talking about. joe biden on the stage by the way said i have never, never been for defund the police. we can roll the tape on that. he also denied that his party is for defund the police. we don't even need to roll the tape on that. we can see the tweets of a.o.c. or whoever it may be says defund means defund. we will talk to the karens at the landmark

this has gone on from tropical park all the way to here in front of the iconic cafe versailles, but let interviewed today which is probably one of the most famous given americans, a former cia paramilitary officer who actually participated in the bay of pigs and was one of the last people to actually see and speak to che guevara before he was killed. listen to what he had to say on the warning he has for americans. >> you have a perspective that very few people have, right? you've seen cuba before. you watched it go through the revolution, and you watched the attempts by the united states government as well as the sea by, which you worked for. >> one thing -- you have to experience communism to understand it. for example, what is the significance of this be 29? important to me that it was not coordinated by anybody. it was a spontaneous explosion in one city. it was not programmed, that's the importance of it. one that took place in that city -- they start sending this through their telephone, but what was going on in there to differing areas. it means the cuban people [indiscernible].

he lived in versailles, fourth and madison, or something, with his wife and infant child. you started getting phone calls all doing tonight, threatening their lives, threatening his wife's life, threatening the child's knife one night he went out to his doorstep on the way to work at there was a dead chicken laying out there. another day he went out to the car and there was a note on the windshield of his car saying, let's check out of the wood next time, meaning we are going to bomb your card if you do it. look, this is a guy who fought in vietnam. he knew what was going on. he said i, i wasn't presently ward myself, i was concerned for my child and my wife, so they moved in with him [inaudible] and went ahead and vote this story, and the editor of either the walls or the tribute said, this is the best thing we've ever seen, and there ain't no way we are ever going to protect. meanwhile, there was a liberal young editor at the tulsa chamber of commerce magazine by the name of larry suil; vy. he said don't touch, it to help with, it i'll touch it. a executive at the metrop

we are in beautiful miami, florida, the world's most famous versailles restaurant, where for the entireen the long-suffering of the cuban people in their fight for liberty and freedom against an evil murdering communist dictatorship. and people in cuba, they are risking their lives to stand up to modern day tierney. in just moments, we'll be joined by florida governor, rhonda santos and senator marco rubio, former cia officer, and a crowd of passionate cuban

. >> alexandria ocasio-cortez needs to go to versailles tomorrow with rachel campos-duffy on "fox & friendsd learn about what actually goes on in cuba because that's statement is utterly ridiculous. these people have been oppressed from this regime for decades. they have done what every authoritarian regime does in the people protest which is they tut off the internet. they cut off the means of communication, and this has been a very slow and weak response by this administration. we should be standing up for human rights massacre that could possibly happen 90 miles from our shores. >> bret: juan? >> well, i think there is are agreement here the castro regime was an utter communist failure. basically occultive personality by revolutionary and never lived up to its promise and the current government they don't even have the personality cult. they are just corrupt and that's why they can't keep food on the shelves and deliver for the people of cuba, too. i'm a strong believer, a strong believer in honest democracy. i love capitalism. honest capitalism. and i think american culture is great exp

we have similar structures that are historic, like the versailles, the cadillac, the caribbean, they've been built on the ocean with the same means and method of construction with concrete in the '30s, '40s, '50s, '60 s, this specific building. we go back to the buildings, we repair them, restore them, waterproof them. we take take care of the buildings. this specific building, built in the '80s, it looks like, yes, there are things as the report states about the maintenance and about also the construction, means and method about it. and i think that these things coming together, together as a compilation, together as a number of events specifically, you can see people are talking about the failure and the water coming in and they're saying this has happened before but the lack of maintenance on an ongoing basis, it exponentially weakens the structure, exponentially weakens the steel and leads to a failure as we saw in the middle of the night when nobody was working on the building, nobody was touching the building, everybody was sleeping and that's when it happened. alicia: tell me if

and then in a few moments they will march over to versailles restaurant where, as far as i can see, there large crowds already forming there. and this is the type of solidarity that we've seen all over florida especially here in miami. we spoke to an organizer out here who says cubans are going to need the whole world to pitch in to help during this crisis. >> south america, big groups, international community because this has been going on for 62 years in cuba. and as you are seen on the news, everybody's out in the streets in i cuba. for the first time i see they're not scared. they're out in the streets fighting. their facing -- they're facing guns and oppression which they have always felt, and right now is a new chance and, hopefully, a new spirit will come to change cuba. >> reporter: and in the meantime, the cuban government pushing back against these opposition protests with a rally of its own in havana on saturday. raul castro and thousands of other cubans attended a state-organized rally to show their support for the cuban government, the cuban revolution and to denounce the u.s

solidarity people in miami's little havana took to the streets today gathering in front of cafe versailles an iconic cuban-american hangout and carrying a banner that said "homeland and life" in spanish the name of his song that has become a rallying cry for cubans nbc's ed augustine is in havana. have you seen -- what have you seen the last 48 hours >> reporter: i have been living in cuba for eight years and i have never seen scenes like this yesterday in havana i saw thousands of people protesting the government, chanting things like down with communism, freedom and patria evita, homeland and freedom there were violent crashes between protesters and police. i saw protesters throwing paving slabs and bottles at police, smashing windows, overturning police cars. in turn, i saw police using pepper spray and batons to beat back and repress protesters. later in the day people supporting the government came out, thousands of them, together with the police and the army, which at that point had been deployed they managed to quell the protests and from their point of view reclaim the streets an e

. >> well, alicia, we're here outside the versailles restaurant in miami, and as you can see behind mebstantial crowd here right now. the atmosphere appears to be very festive. this is a rally, as you said, in support of the cuban people. but it's not really about the festivities because the people here say their message is very clear. and that is one of freedom. they say it is time to end communism in cuba once and for all. you can see people carrying flags. you're hearing peep chanting. there is music. there are cars driving by honking horns. everyone around here supporting this movement. this is one of many protests that we have seen all day long here throughout the miami area. there were smaller ones earlier. in fact, we were at one of those. it was at the bay of pigs monument in little havana. that's where a small group of venezuelans gathered to show their support for their cuban brothers and sisters. and they wanted to draw attention as well to the conditions in cuba. take a listen. >> my brothers in cuba are suffering. they're facing the government, they're getting hit by whate

if you want to go to disneyland or visit the eiffel tower or versailles, you need to show this qr codeou are either fully vaccinated or tested negative recently so that will be the case for everywhere. we have more than 50 people and for every one over the age of 12. and then another change will come early august, quite radical again with the health pass required also to access restaurants, bars, big shopping malls, and long-distance train, but also in hospitals and nursing homes. from september, employees of those hospitals or care home to still refuse to get vaccinated could even lose their job so this is quite a radical approach from emmanuel macron but it seems to be working to encourage people to get vaccinated. since his tv address last week, about 3.7 million vaccination appointments have been taken in france and this comes at a time when that 80% of new cases in france are the delta variant. yesterday, for example, you have 18,000 new cases in france compared to 7000 last week. mark: i feel like you are teasing me by specifically listing all of those french tourist highlight bu

i was in miami at versailles restaurant which is iconic cuban restaurant ground zero gathering pointeople to get together and talk about what's happening and show their support. here is what that looked like when i was there over the last couple days. >> why are you here? >> we're here because we want to cuba for freedom. >> i was born and raised in cuba. [horns honking] [speaking spanish] >> rachel translating: every night we cry for our friend and family they are dying. >> why are you here? >> cuba to be free. [speaking spanish. rachel: my mom is in cuba and she is hungry. my family. >> what's your message to your mother. [speaking spanish] rachel: be strong. cuba is going to be free. [speaking spanish] rachel: i'm going to be here fighting for her. we are standing in inside versailles cuban restaurant which has become ground zero for some of south florida's cuban americans. the uprisings in cuba. so much of it has been started by the song. [speaking spanish] ♪ country and life] [chanting] rachel: how important has been the art community in this particular uprising? >> extremely im

in the time that we've been out in front of the iconic versailles restaurant, we've seen folks driving flags on their car and honking their horn in support of freedom for the people in cuba. and those protests will continue. last night if cuban-americans here in miami boarded buses heading to washington, d.c. where protests are planned today. groups are coming from all over the country with plans to march from the cuban embassy right up to the white house and demand the biden administration take some action to be help liberate the people of cuba. internet is slowly improving on the island after the cuban government forced a blackout as large groups of protesters marched in the streets over food shortages, the lack of access to medicine and unreliable electricity in the sweltering, tropical heat. since then videos have hit the net showing cuban police forces sometimes violently cracking down on protesters. following calls from florida governor ron desantis and other lawmakers, the white house on thursday said it is hooking at options to establish -- looking at options to establish a rel

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here at cafe versailles on ocho in little havana. big crowds demonstrated yesterday on the streets. there is a small group gathered here right now. all of them showing solidarity for the cuban people. in cuba sunday, thousands protested in the streets in about a dozen cities on the caribbean island in the largest defiant public demonstrations there in decade n cuba this behavior can get you landed in jail. this kind of a scene, typically just does not happen. many chanted freedom or live, flip-flopping the communist revolutionary phrase, freedom or death. these people have had enough of long-time food shortages and a horrible economic situation. they called for government change, blaming it also for a dismal coronavirus response. thousand new cases reported on sunday alone. the white house released this statement this morning quote, the cuban people are bravely asserting fundamental and universal rights. the united states calls on the cuban regime to hear their people and serve their needs in this vital moment rather than enriching themselves. on sunday the ocho filled up with hundr