katherine willard's aunt was another frances, frances willard, head of the wctu. so how did her friend, frances folsom, and cleveland feel about the temperance movement? thanks so much. susan swain: thank you patricia. some real interesting personal stories tonight. it sounds like you want to make that connection, as well. annette b. dunlap: well, yeah, i definitely want to make that connection, because i lost track of katherine willard and wells college has lost track of katherine willard, and she and frances were, indeed, very close friends. and frances did introduce katherine to mr. baldwin, by the way. frances was the matchmaker. frances took a temperance vow when she -- probably about the time she joined the presbyterian church, which was at the age of 14, and she honored that up until the latter part of her life. susan swain: however, she, unlike the hayeses, allowed... annette b. dunlap: she allowed -- susan swain: alcohol to be served in the white house. annette b. dunlap: absolutely. she served alcohol. she had some very fine wines served at some good sta

"france 24's" nicholas gemma has been talking to them. nicholas: the day before this camp was close, we met these migrants in the north of the capital. mohammed fled the violence in sudan. mohammed: i sleep here with my wife and my son. there are 500 men and 200 women here. there are so many problems. i have to look after the her so they don't bother her. nicolas: his son was born in tripoli. like many migrants, he took a boat and their aim is to reach the united kingdom. this sudanese man wants to stay in france. >> i saw atrocities in sudan. i seek asylum here. i heard it is a country where human rights are respected. nicolas: volunteers bring food and french lessons. they tell is where the migrants are from. >> there are people here from suedan, chad, ethiopia, and some just passed by. they are from syria and afghanistan. nicolas: this camp was evacuated three weeks ago. will it reappear? it is a possibility. the u.n. says a record number of 137,000 migrants have across the mediterranean since january, and 80% increase on the first six

surrogacy is banned in france. the you think this -- do you think this ruling is a step towards an upcoming battle? guest: necessarily, yes. we said it after the hearing of the european court. the court said there is no violations for france to prohibit surrogacy. when it is done abroad, it sent inflation to live like this in france. otherwise it is it is going abroad counter to france law and get children like that in violation of french law. anchor: we're going to have to leave it there. i'm so sorry to cut you short. thank you so much for speaking to us. after spending 72 hours crossing the pacific, a solar powered plane trying to circumnavigate the globe touched down in hawaii. it was the seventh and potentially most dangerous journey of the plane that started in japan. the plane started its journey in abreu dobby -- abu dhabi back in march. markus karlsson joins us. we have been keeping a close eye on athens. we heard from alexis tsipras was strong language. reporter: the issue of debt forgiveness has come bac

it could be part -- sent to france for analysis. there is a spec elation it could be part of the missing flight mh370. >> officials in brussels and washington have condemned what have been described as a vicious terrorist attack in the west bank. in the early hours of the one suspected jewish settlers carried out under tax on two homes in the city of nablus where an 18-month-old palestinian boy was burned to death. the act has sparked furious protests. reporter: hundreds turned out on the streets, paying their respects and venting their anger. the 18-month-old was killed in a suspected arson attack on thursday night. 2 homes were burned to a crisp. his parents, four-year-old brother, and another child were seriously injured. the word "revenge" and hebrew slogans were found sprayed on the walls outside. israeli police believe it was carried out by jewish extremists. the local governor says the authorities should be doing more to stop them. >> it is strange how a group of settlers supported by occupying israeli soldiers are spreading

it went back to france. it then went to the indian ocean and it fought in the battles of costa madras returned to france fought in the revolutionary wars, and then it founded on a reef off the coast of brittanie. in the late 90s the remains were found again. but they weren't sufficiently extent to permit some sort of raising. but it was enough to provoke an idea, well, what is this ship? and why couldn't we reconstruct it? then it was taken up. roche fort was the original french naval docks. the first hermione was built in roquefort. the mayor of rochefort saw this as an economic regeneration project. the idea developed from there. it got some backers outside of rochefort and a erik orsenna, the famous author became the figurehead. actually, the man was right. 400 million came in to rochefort and put the town back on the map again. it's an interesting example of how heritage can pay. it was very difficult to build because some of these skills are not very obvious. and the decision had always been made that t

returned to france. fought in the revolutionary war. then in the late '90's, the remains were found again but they were not sufficiently extant to permit some kind of raising. it was enough to build an idea why couldn't it be reconstructed? rochefort is the original french naval dock. the first hermione was built in rochefort. the mayor of rochefort saw this as an economic regeneration project. the idea developed there. it got some backers. then the famous author became the figurehead for the organization. and, of course, actually, the mayor was right. 4.5 million visitors came into rochefort and put the town back on the map. it is an example of how heritage can pay. it was very difficult to build because some of these skills are not there he obvious. the decision had been made that this should be an authentic replica. so, there were some concessions. there is an engine, there is radar. those are forced by coast guard's and by health and safety. some metal bolts in the sub structure of the hull, but otherwise very little compromise. you

he didn't see that as frances' responsibility or frances' role. he didn't want her engaged in or involved in anything that would have smacked of her showing a political view or a political opinion. she had political views and political opinions, but he didn't want to use her in that way or take advantage of what she probably could have very well done for him, i think >>. if he had utilized her skill set much as we have -- you've talked in other shows about how first ladies have exercised parlor politics. susan: so this enormous publicity and a great public interest on this young first lady that people were very excited about having her in the white house, he had this great political chit or tool at his disposal, and elected not to use it? taylor: absolutely. and everybody else knows it, except -- everybody else seems to know it except for him, that -- the new york times has editorials about this is his great card to play, is frances cleveland. and he's not going to play it. instead, he's going to focus on vetoing as much legislation as possible, t

they are a country mile clear. >> france came out in second place. that's how important it is to have no weakness in your game isp make sure your helmet done up. you don't want to add another 10 seconds. >> he knows easiest -- he knows he has outrun buckingham. they work together and talking becomesmart, if he stubborn and does not take the lead, that's going to give bailey a chance because bailey is a great runner. >> he is laying it down. he wants the gold medal. news of thatf the penalty is in the crowd. >> at this point, you just have to transition. it's going to come to just a few seconds. does he still have some? >> a good transition. >> the guy who needed the fastest transition. >> vincent luis, doing what he -- doing what we all anticipated. just running away with his second victory. off -- going to bring home the world team mixed championships for france. it will be the second title of claimskend as france gold. there is the penalty. is teamam, there france. >> he's not going to make it. >> take second for australia. looking and will be thir

live from paris on france 24, i am stuart norval . twitter is said to be too complicated and needs to be made simpler to succeed. eight-year-old zion harvey has become the first child to have a bilateral hand transplant. stuart: he is the first french foreign minister to visit iran for 12 years. laurent fabius was there for one day to meet president caps on rouhani and other -- president hassan rouhani. it comes after france's tough stance on iran that the nuclear deal that was agreed to earlier this month, and fabius has to -- a press conference has been held with the iranian foreign minister let's hear what they both had to say. >> what we aimed for in the nuclear talks was to reach an agreement that would not only benefit iran, france, the world and relieve iranians from punishing sanctions and allow them to make progress, but also would prevent nuclear proliferation. and for that, the accord needs to be strong and convincing so that no one even thinks about having a nuclear bomb. >> i think that it will prepare the ground for the

you are watching "france 24." details emerge of a request for a new bailout deal made by the greek prime minister, where he makes significant concessions this after the country defaulted on its imf bailout loan. the gunmen behind the beach massacre in tunisia last week, trained along the -- alongside the two men who attacked the bardo museum. a heatwave hits western europe, with baking temperatures bringing emergency warnings for the rest of the week. you are watching "france 24." time for our press review. genie: we have florence romo -- florence villeminot on the set with us today. florence: the greek press is all over the greek debt crisis. a centrist paper h talks aboutour -- talks about hour zero. on the front page is a photo of one of the many massive demonstrations taking place in athens. ahead of the referendum scheduled for sunday, divisions are strong between the yes and on the terms of the bailout. a central left paper focuses on the latest polls that suggest the is in the lead, so on the front page it

it's the will of france to intervene in the coalition. and we do it in a very large way and very regular way. to block what i call myself the terrorist army that isil has become. it is no longer a terrorist group. it has become a terrorist army. which both has the capacity to act as a classical army. they demonstrated it. but also to have operations in urban areas, which they also demonstrated in terroristic operations. they can do all three at the same time. and the repetition of interventions and strikes in iraq allowed us to stabilize the situation. not to win but stabilize the situation. the coalition has intervened at a time where we thought isil was about to seize baghdad. it is not the case. it will not be the case. it's a long-term job. and mr. carter repeated it. there should be sufficiently trained forces on the ground with the support air support of the coalition in order to retake the territories lost to isil. we are in this logic. >> thank you. >> everybody. >> thank you. look forward to seeing you this afternoon, many of you

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if i was an asylum seeker and i arrived in france, i could file in france or the u.k. or someone else. my claim would be considered wherever i go. one issue would the if they are asylums the group should he be seeking asylum when they enter? this is usually before they get to the u.k. border. maybe, but they don't have to. that complicates things. 1.i would make is to be there should be more of an effort to try to process people in order to see whether people do have these claims, to try to address whether or not, to assume the come into contact with the system. the heart of the problem isn't really about france and the u.k. i think it is a wider issue of human trafficking. plaques thank you. -- >> thank you. an addiction man is fighting for his life after being electrocuted at a paris station while trying to leave on the eurozone train. he tried to jump from the roof of one train into another. the man is in off huddle with critical condition. for the first time in over a decade, the top french diplomat visited iran. it is thought france is keen to boost economic ties.

two british winners of the tour de france. whether it is that's or brits loving the summer, sales are jumping 2014. 2014 they were up two thirds, a year when they hosted the tour de france. that has led to a boom for manufacturers as well. a 70% increase. we have mentioned the two are to france winners includes sir will -- sir bradley wiggins and chris froome. i think cycling in the u.k. is a lot easier than here in france. >> i think london has both rights streets for it. they are white. >> the cobblestone streets. >> everyone was walking across them anyway. a bit of a nightmare. one more story. hackers threatening to release personal details of users from the website ashleymadison.com. i don't know this website. >> good news, your wife will love you. the logan is light is short, have an affair. a site that price it self in discretion. more than 37 million members of the website. they say they have threatened to release new photographs, sexual fantasies and will do so unless this shiite is shut down. they say they are complai

for more on, this let's bring in correspondent frederik pleitgen in france. is there any guess when this gets to france and how long it will take to figure out if this is indeed part of mh-370? >> reporter: good morning, alison. that is the big question here. it is the case of the office or lab where this will be analyzed. it will take special care this part is from a boeing 777. absolutely certain that they know from which 777 if it is from one. also they will try to find out or at least get some clues as to what might have caused the crash. what will happen is that the piece of debris or potential flaperon as you were saying is brought down here to the south of france. at this point in time the timeline says that part is supposed to leave reunion at the evening hours of tonight and arrive in france on saturday at some point and brought down here to sunday. with the latest that we are hearing, alison, analysis will take place next week. it is not clear when exactly we are going to hear from the office where this will take place. it is part of the french defe

>> they are in france. it is on the front page here. it takes an interesting annual looking at the man. this is the man who promised greeks he would unlock the coffers much the international creditors but he is asking them to make even more financial sacrifice. they look at whether this is a u-turn, political weakness. in their editorial they look inside the head and ask what on earth is going on inside the head of the man because the answer if you believe his political friends he is a lion sty the body of a gentle lab labrador labrador. from the "washington post" in the u.s. there is a cartoon showing a blood bank situation or scenario. europe is seen draining a ruined greece so it is implementing the austerity plan saying essentially we have to take -- we plenty to take two liters per day to continue. anchor: next is a story we have been covering on france trance but not given that much front page news in the international press. >> if you were not watching "france 24" you may not know the name of hissene habre'. it has not been in th

such as france. a continuation of the acceleration in credit, it should be ok. getting anywhere in gdp growth in france is going to be very hard given the structural issues that still need to be dealt with. on unemployment, it is the country that is bucking the trend. it is still not being reduced. it is having to do with the fact that in 2008-2009 french employment did not have the crash layoffs like we had in the 1990's. the business sector absorbed the shock and kept people in employment. it would be normal, now, to expect exactly the opposite. when you would have companies waiting to see if the recovery is really taking full speed before starting hiring. manus: on greece, we have news that tsipras gave varoufakis to have a plan b. the imf said it is about debt. is the bigger risk with the creditors than the internal divisions in the greek government? >> i agree. the greeks tried to play the internal conflict of the troika. you cannot ask for the imf to be involved in the bailout, which has been t

here in france, unemployment data for the month of june has been released. the figures indicate a slight improve. the total number of job seekers with no work at all has increased to 0.3%. they called for caution when interpreting the data. now britain is in search of reforms within the european union if it's to remain part of the block. both sides agree efforts by europes own nations could go in tandem with what the u.k. wants. prime minister david cameron is seeking assurances it won't decline as europe goes further. >> >> let's look at some of the other stories making headlines at this hour. they're the largest generic drug maker in the world and more players should combine to fit costs and improve efficiency. the company says the deal will help improve access to affordable drugs. the shopping streak continues for billionaire patrick. he'll complete a new venture to pick up a 49% stake in tv. the move comes following the failure to recover 10 million of state aid from low cost airlines. last july commission found contractual and marketing benefits were re

host: yet another win by vincent winning france's first championship. great britain had to settle for bronze while australia got silver. and russia and hungary followed with the usa in seventh and eighth. another action-packed stop at hamburg comes to an end after the city witnesses three dramatic route races. next up on the itu world calendar,series world we stop off in beautiful stockholm, sweden. thank you so much, and goodbye. ♪ announcer: the itu world triathlon series is brought to you by columbia threadneedle investments. the proceeding was a paid program. the opinions and views expressed ofnot reflect the opinions bloomberg lp, its affiliates, or its employees. . . . announcer: "brilliant ideas," powered by hyundai motors. narrator: the contemporary art world is vibrant and booming as never before. phenomenon, a global industry in its own right. "brilliant ideas" looks at the artists at the heart of this, artists with a unique power to astonish, challenge, and shock, push boundaries, ask new questions, and see the world afresh. in this program

france scrambles to placate furious farmers. the government is planning to spend 600 million euros of public money. agriculture workers are putting their hose down -- putting their hoes down. and alexis tsipras walking a new tie rope over greece's bailout bid. the dream pipe -- the greek prime minister is looking to his political opponents for support. his own party shows increasing signs of turning against him. it is 1:00 p.m. in paris. thanks very much for your company. also coming up across the next hour, find out how lobbyists in washington d.c. are deploying their latest weapons, fine dining, winning the battles of hearts and minds in the nuclear deal with iran. has the shine gone off apple? billions have been wiped off the value of the iphone maker as the latest sales figures disappoint. more on that coming up. >> first up, let's take you to turkey. plenty of news coming out today. two policeman have been killed -- two policeman have been killed new the syrian border. that is coming to us from the regional governor. he has

. >> the tour de france getting unt way. it's a success on the biggest stage. >> next time on third rail. that means we do not live in a democracy. >> wildfires lit by arsonists. >> this sounds like it happened in a flash. >> millions in damages. and the tragic human cost. >> he's not here anymore. >> find out how experts are fighting back. >>> hello, the headlines on al jazeera. the greek finance minister is accusing creditors of terrorism. 24 hours before accepting or rejecting proposals. banks will reopen on tuesday as greece teaters on the edge of bankruptcy. the u.n. nuclear watchdog reports on a programme that could be ready by the end of the year, if tehran cooperates. >> u.s. officials say talks may go behind the july 9th deadline. one opposition member has been shot dead in burundi's capital, days after disputed parliamentary elections, after police raids target opposition homes. >> reporter: people on iraq's urban front line try to keep a semblance of life they go to work school bakery even though islamic state of

in france. we reached an agreement also on the 747 division pilots. we are now moving into the end of discussions. we are optimistic that we can get an agreement in the next few weeks now that the pilots have decided -- and then from there we believe that the ground is ready to start negotiation with our second plan for improving productivity, which is expected to be contributed -- caroline: could we see more strikes in the future? are you bracing yourself anyway? you sound optimistic. pierre-francois: i think [indiscernible] we feel there are big achievements in the company, so we have some good grounds to see that things are improving. of course it is difficult, of course we expected to be sectarian, we need a lot to improve. [indiscernible] caroline: thank you very much indeed. talking us through your hopes. air france cfo pierre-francois riolacci, joining us on the phone to discuss how they are working with the pilots to avoid another strike. barack obama will arrive in kenya today for his f

helping greece is not going to change things for portugal italy, or france. they needed a different remedies , all of them involving growth and job creation. laura: ronald freeman of the lannett counsel, thank you very much for joining us on "france 24." don't count on a deal tonight -- iran's foreign minister says negotiations in vienna good and without an agreement by the latest deadline, midnight tonight. western powers including russia and china are working on an agreement that would curb iran's nuclear program in exchange for an end to sanctions of the iranian economy. mohammad sharif was speaking to iranian media on the latest effort to resolve the international dispute over iran's nuclear program. the process has been going on for 12 years. reporter: it was actually from this balcony that the iranian foreign minister zarif said there won't be an agreement this evening. that is not necessarily a negative signal we are hearing from western diplomats, that essentially they have managed to overcome most of the technical hurdles minus the arms embargo on ir

but the issue concerning france and greece, eu relations france arms deals in africa. there's a lot of meat there. france with china and development. >> if i'm -- and the former french president sarkozy is going to run for president apparently again in 2017 so the stuff in these cables that are embarrassing to him, though it is not a surprise, it says he felt he was the only person who could handle the global financial crisis. he is a bit grandiose in his thinking. but this is not going to stop him from running for office again. there are some moments of embarrassment. but i didn't see any serious breaches. >> you hear this moment of piety expressed here? >> which one? >> by rogan. >> i'm sorry. >> i was going to kneel down and say a prayer. do gentlemen ever read other gentlemen's mail or listen in on a foreign leader's mobile phone? >> ever? >> yes. >> yes they do. they do do it. >> all right. >> i sit outside your house every night in a bush listening to your conversation. >> given that the chinese were able to steal millions of sensitive files from the u.s. governm

to repair -- to france to repair fence possess around the channel tunnel. hundreds try to scale the fences and jump on to lorries bound for britain. >> reporter: british workmen are in france reinforcing fences around the euro tonne ill complex, hoping it will be enough to keep the migrants out and avoid trucks and trains getting across the channel. in britain, newspapers are shrill. something must be done to keep migrants out. french are not up to the job. the prime minister used perhaps incense difficult language to scribe the situation in calais. >> this is very testing, people want to come across the border to britain, we need to protect our workers, that's what we are doing. >> reporter: this is the existing fence around the eurotunnel complex. you can see reinforced barbed wire more barbed wire at the top. it looks like people have forced their way through, cut open the wire. apart from the sign that says danger of death. in several african and middle eastern languages warning people not to go through. beyond there's more barbed wire and a second fenc

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molly: why france? gavin: because the statement by the french justice minister seems to open the door a bit. there is also a significant number of people who are sick sympathetic to wikileaks and the free exchange of information that they stand for. same thing in germany. those countries have given large communities of people supporting him, and that is probably why. molly: we do now that -- we do know that julian assange is trying to avoid tradition to sweeten -- to sweden on charges of alleged sexual assault. gavin: what is called the julian assange exception, they are now saying that he could never be properly arraigned on this law because he has never been charged. the odd thing about his case is that all this legality forcing him into this weird position which is a terrible -- which has a terrible chilling effect on journalism as well -- it is difficult for a person to defend themselves against charges that are never submitted against him. molly: gavin, thank you for joining us on the program. it i

aurore: the 19th stage of a tour de france is about to kick off. there are three stages left before the end of the race on the shelves elysees, but today is one of the most important. this is one of the last chances of chris frome -- of chris froome's rivals to catch him. >> he has today and of course tomorrow. they are going to eat up some time, with chris froome. this could be the stage for it because there are a lot of climes. the dissents can really be dangerous. that is where we could see a fall. if he crashes out, he will not win the race. there is also this legendary uncategorized climb a huge climb, 20 two kilometers, absolutely terrifying. it is a position from which may be some of his rivals can try to get away from him. nobody is really managed to do it. he has managed to reel them in. there is that big final climb as well. we are six kilometers away from the finish line. it is going to be a very exciting stage, and it is now or never for the other contenders to the crown. aurore:. tell us what the fans have been telling you. dan: the fa

france has expressed sympathy for the plight of ordinary people in greece and northern and european -- eastern european states say it's time athens got its house in order. >> the talks are being billed as greece's last stand. as eu prime minister's arrived in brussels for an emergency summit on the bailout crisis, there was one question on everyone's lips, will greece leave the eurozone? >> it's being mentioned as a possibility, but we should evaluate both proposals. >> the greek finance minister made his first appearance at the talks after his predecessor stepped down following sunday's referendum. his government is expected to put forward new reform proposals on wednesday to dissuade creditors to reopen talks before greek tanks run out of money. the proposal the germans say are essential to unlocking any further financial help. >> without a program there's no possibility to help greece within the framework of the eurozone. of course the eu has obligations to help greece, but we are waiting for a decision from the greek government. >> paris and berlin remain divided on the issue. fra

next on france 24 four you now, the press review. it is time to look at what weekly magazines have been looking at. a lot of focus on the islamic state group and its inevitable march forward. >> that is right. we have been reporting on a string of attacks. there were simultaneous attacks that left hundreds dead, and this week isis militants attack military and police targets in the sinai province of egypt. a lot of focus today. link press is talking about a total war. you can see the photos of those attacks last week. it has been one week since -- one year since the group took over muscle and -- mosol and said they were setting up a caliphate. going to the heart of the group jeune afrique wonders how it is recruiting the people carrying out the attacks. genie: and what it is like for those living in the so-called caliphate. florence: that is right. der spiegel talks about eyewitness accounts of everyday life in the islamic state and what you see is a list of punishment for various acts that are not considered in line with the sure --

he lived with a family in france. three of the siblings were active members of the french resistance. the family never discussed their wartime experiences with anyone for 50 years. his new book, "the cost of courage," recalls their story of heroism and sacrifice. i am pleased to have dr. here. love them. -- i am pleased to have the author here. welcome. how did you get into this story i am fascinated. get into connection with everybody in the family? charles: i have known them since 1962 and i have known the story since i was a little child because of my uncle who lived with them after the liberation. he told me the dramatic stories. he was an amazing storyteller and amazing man. a great labor warrior. he represented the musicians and bakers. from the time i was a child, whenever we visited france, this was a family i stayed with. i fell in love with her when she was 38 and i was 11. she's only 91, i saw her a month ago in paris. charlie: fight long time, the family did not talk about it. charles: the cost of their co

i'll let you know when. >> thank you frances. also ahead, a terrifying sight at a luxurious hotel in vegas. what officials believe set off this raging fire at the cosmopolitan. and soccer fans swarmed silicon valley. the world's two best teams treat local fans to a thrilling (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! see what spam can! do... at spam.com this is abc7 news. >> welcome back, everyone. it's 6:13 on this sunday morning. this is a live look from our golden gate bridge camera. we are showing you some of the fastest runners in that 38th annual san francisco marathon who are now making their way across the golden gate bridge. they will end back where they started on the embarcadero. good luck, everyone. >>> a chaotic scene in a quiet tokyo neighborhood after a plane crash. three people killed and five others injured. houses at the crash site burned to the ground. it's unclear what caused the plane to go down. the neighborhood is about

here in france, diesel fuel is subsidized by the state. you can see where all the pollution comes from. it comes from roads, trucks and french industry. there's a human cost. this paper takes a closer look at -- 42,000 early deaths linked to pollution. there are countless health problems, a 100% increase in asthma555ñññ

his battalion was in northern france. some slept but he couldn't. another soldiers stood along no man's land. in the predawn it was pitch black and silent and then a click, the sound of wire cutters. a german raiding party, at least a dozen soldiers, maybe more, fired a hail of bullets. henry fired back until his rifle was empty and then they threw grenades. both of them were hit. he lost consciousness. two enemy soldiers began to carry him away while another provide cover firing at henry but henry refused to let them take his brother in arms. he shoved another magazine into his rifle. it jammed. he turned the gun around and swung it at one of the enemy knocking him down and then grabbed the only weapon he had left, his knife and went to rescue him. henry took down one enemy soldier and then the other. the soldier he knocked down with his rifle recovered and henry was wounded again. but armed with just his knife, henry took him down too. and finally reinforcements arrived and the last enemy soldier fled. as the sun rose, the scale of what happened b

on ♪ >> thanks frances. up next, new meaning for the dog days of summer at one southern california bea >> twenty-five years ago today a a life-changing law was enacted. americans with disabilities acts makes it illegal to discriminate against anyone with a disability. the ada is still make changes. recently bart changed their cars to accommodate those in wheelchairs. and this program opened in palo alto. but even in 2,000, some cities were still refusing to install street ramps. >> sacramento argued to the court that the ada was actually unconstitutional, to the extent that it required cities to provide curb ramps. the court rejected that, but in the end we got a wonderful resolution where the city agreed to make the entire built environment of sidewalks accessible. disability rights activists is now taking on uber arguing the transportation company is refusing to pick up blind people with seeing-eye dogs. >>> every dog has its day in southern california and it was a day for corgis. the dogs and their owners

germany and france among them. the telegraph writes about the attempts about migrants in france. with a headline france must face up to the crisis. the paper argues that they foist the problem on to britain. it writes that securing the border was the responsibility of the government. >> brazil writes about its concerns about venezuela future. under the headline venezuela's socialist model failed. it says strict control has led to an unprecedented crisis. it writes that the government's response has been top increase repress. much like the government of eastern europe at the ends of the cold war. pushing the potato, the ninth world potato congress was held this week in beijing, as part of an effort to open up a bigger market. the chinese government wants to promote potatos that had an image problem in china. it is everything to do with potatos. >> from every conceivable way of consuming them. to better science for growing them. the chinese government is on a mission to convince people on the wonders of potato. >> translation: here in china we have good quality potatoes, they provi

and of course, there are also competing in this year's tour de france. sarah: from the world is supposed to the world of online video. a 27-year-old student. he got a rather special interview. he let his followers to the questioning. >> is started with the delay. nevertheless, followers were patient. we look forward to the interview. >> we asked a few questions. >> it is a trip for both sides. let alone interviews with senior politicians. angela merkel had never done an interview with a youtuber. why now and why on youtube? >> we have begun a dialogue and we want people to take part in our national discussion program. no big surprises in the questions asked just a slightly different style. it the chancellor responded as in any other interview. it was a chance to engage generations of young people who some say aren't that interested in politics. >> first of all, i believe in breaking discrimination. i remember what -- that people were afraid to say they were gay or lesbian. we have come a long way. the youtube interview not much different from any other e

and of course, there are also competing in this year's tour de france. sarah: from the world is supposed to the world of online video. a 27-year-old student. he got a rather special interview. he let his followers to the questioning. >> is started with the delay. nevertheless, followers were patient. we look forward to the interview. >> we asked a few questions. >> it is a trip for both sides. let alone interviews with senior politicians. angela merkel had never done an interview with a youtuber. why now and why on youtube? >> we have begun a dialogue and we want people to take part in our national discussion program. no big surprises in the questions asked just a slightly different style. it the chancellor responded as in any other interview. it was a chance to engage generations of young people who some say aren't that interested in politics. >> first of all, i believe in breaking discrimination. i remember what -- that people were afraid to say they were gay or lesbian. we have come a long way. the youtube interview not much different from any other e

carolyn. >> frances, thank you. we will start with breaking news from berkeley where part of eastbound interstate 80 is closed because of a railroad bad traffic accident. this is a live look at the freeway at the ashby avenue overcrossing. the highway patrol saying the crash involved at least two cars and a big rig. some of the vehicles ended up on the right-hand shoulder of the freeway near the ashby avenue overcrossing. this is video from earlier. traffic was being held. we are learning caltrans may have to inspect the overpass because fire crews on the scene are concerned about the structural integrity of the crossing after the accident. once again all but two lanes of eastbound interstate 80 at ashby avenue are closed this morning because of this accident. we will follow this story for you throughout the morning. >>> also this morning the search for a san francisco teacher who has been missing since friday. 46-year-old ed cavanaugh is a popular instructor at downtown high school. that's a continuation school in

>> at that moment and gives a famous speech saying the real france has always been the resist pt france. >> rose: who are the famous members of the resistance. >> andre monroe, monjo was the most famous. mital was in the resistance those he had a previous life before he was in the resistance when he was on the other side. there are a lot of people. and andre was one of the most famous people. >> rose: one of the most famous people -- >> who had been in the resistance by the time in 1978 the mayor of a small town on the bored were germany and chief spokesman on the party with economic affairs and probably poised to become the first socialist finance minister after world war ii but dies in a terrible plane crash two years before he becomes finance nine industry. >> rose: what are the most vivid memories of christian. >> i said after i had known her for a number of months and said it must have been romantic to have been in the resistance. she said it was not romantic! >> rose: it was about fear. it was about fear and being suspicious of everyone you knew all the time but it was the most in

this is where france is one of europe's leading agricultural powers. president francois hollande says he will unveil an emergency plan to help those farmers market but you may find that help those farmers tomorrow. he may find that some reasons for what some are calling and agricultural prices are well beyond his control. reporter: on tuesday, french livestock farmers continued to block access to towns in lower normandy. it seems to have worked. ministers convene energy meeting to address the issue of the low meat and dairy prices that are crippling their industry. >> there is a profound crisis rocking our agricultural sector. it did not start yesterday. the ministry of agriculture and the entire government are actively engaging the issue. reporter: while the crisis may not have come out of the blue, there are a number of factors on the international scene that have made a significant impact on french agricultural production in recent months. retaliating against western-imposed sanctions in the aftermath of russia's annexation of crimea, russia in 2014

our business editor at france 24 . let's move on with our press review. ♪ time to take a look at what is grabbing the headlines in the weekly news magazines with flo. we are going to start off with a french magazine, l'express. an interview with salman rushdie. flo: getting a lot of attention across the world. let's take a look at the front page. l'express "why i am speaking out." more than a quarter-century after salman rushdie was slapped with a fatwa for his "satanic verses." he says the world is going about freedom of expression in the wrong way. he says writers have become too apologetic for poking fun at islam. why? he says people are afraid. "fear is being disguised as respect." he has a very interesting point in his interview. he says extremism continues an attack against the western world. more so against the muslim world. keeping silent does not help muslims, according to salman rushdie. he says fighting extremism is a way to defend islam. catherine: this is just a little over six months since the charlie h

debris thought to be part of the missing flight mh 370 is sent to france. >>> vaccines are created that is 100% effective. >> beijing. [ cheering ] >> breaking records china's capital is the first city to host both summer and winter olympics. >> hello hundreds of palestinians have attended the funeral of an 18-month-old palestinian baby who died in an arson attack suspected to have been carried out by israeli settlers. the baby's parents and four-year-old brother are in criminal condition and are being treated in an israeli hospital both israel and the u.s. have condemned the fire was an act of terrorism. stephanie dekker reports. >> the family shared the only bedroom. they would have been fast asleep when the window was smashed and this small space set on fire. ibrahim heard screams he went to get help but when he came back the two men were gone. >> smoke was coming out of the house. i pulled him out. they told me there was another baby inside but the flames were so big. there was a huge blast and there was no way to save the baby. >> this is the room where 18-month-old ali was found d

on the report is live team coverage from malaysia to france. but we start in france. melissa, what's the latest in the investigation there? >> so as we know this wresage of the aircraft that might be the one lost 16 months ago has been found in the island a french territory. this is one of the reasons why this piece. on top of this apparently experts are almost sure this is a piece of boeing 777. and it will be brought to a city in the southwest of france very well known for the industries in the aircraft building. and it will be analyzed there by experts. and the investigation has been ordered by the military. and the minister of justice said nothing can be confirmed for now. but that the investigation will start and the piece should be there by the end of the week. >> i would think boeing would want to be part of this. malaysia airlines as well. are boeing experts meeting in france to look at this piece of aircraft once it arrives in france? >> apparently as you know there's an international investigation. some experts are working on the side. and the investigation

. >> you are watching france 24. let's look at the headlines. security stepped up on the turkish border after a blast killed 32 students and hurt dozens more. a suspect has been identified. burundi votes for president. two people were killed overnight in pre-election violence. the search for intelligent life out there kicks up a notch. stephen hawking is trying to make contact with a major backing of a russian billionaire. time for a look at the business news with kate. kate says hi. >> the president and chief executive of toshiba has stepped down, along with his vice-chairman, after admitting the company has been cooking the books for years. a review said that toshiba overstated its operating profit by $1.2 billion. masking struggles. the ceo and his predecessors were aware of the cover-up. the findings mean toshiba will have to restate its profits between 2008 and 2014. a chairman will take over. he apologized to customers and shareholders. >> responsibility lies with management. including myself. as a response i am stepping down from my post

france, as you may know, is america's oldest ally. [speaking french] [laughter] too short. >> i had a french girlfriend once. [laughter] can you just hold it like this? highly motivated. [speaking french] [laughter] >> let me start again and thank my good friend, my colleague, my admired colleague, the minister of defense of france jean-yves le drian, here to the pentagon. france is america's oldest ally and today our security partnership is the strongest it's ever been. i first want to thank the minister for spending our independence day new procedure he was aboard a sailing ship replicate of the frigate made famous in 1780 by its voyage across the atlantic when it carried the marquis de lafayette, the legendary general, and friend of the american revolution. in a sermon at a board of the ship on saturday, minister le drian commemorated the 70th anniversary of our shared victory in world war ii another example of u.s.-french security cooperation. by a board in france's highest recognition, the legion of honor, american world war ii v

which france has volunteered to lead in the future. i've been working on transatlantic security for a long time, both in and outside of government, and i think minister le drian would agree this is the best our defense relationship has been in a very long time. probably ever. and we are committed to strengthening it still because we are reminded by celebrating america's independence day, and by commemorating our shared victory in world war ii, the partnership between france and the united states has long been instrumental to building peace and prosperity for people here and around the world. we must ensure it will always be. i will now welcome minister le drian's comments before we get questions. thank you. >> translator: thank you, my dear friend. particularly happy to stand today in washington, d.c. after the celebration of july 4, for which as you recall i was in new york, which is a sign of the permanence of our country, including distribution of the legion of honor to 23 veterans who participated in the landing in france in 1944.

students across france have received their exam results today. among those getting top marks, an 18-year-old syrian refugee. he arrived in france three years ago unable to speak a word of french. today, he is celebrated. reporter: since the results came out on tuesday, he has received a torrent of calls and texts congratulating him. >> well done for all your hard work truly. reporter: on the phone is catherine, who gave him a place to stay when he arrived. >> without you, i wouldn't be able to speak french. reporter: this is especially surprising, as the young syrian arrived in france three years ago to escape the war. he didn't speak a word of french, but he has graduated with honors at his end of high school exams. >> i'm really pleased with my progress. i never imagined i would be able to write in french in 3.5 years, or even study philosophy in french. reporter: he took some of the hardest exams with a focus on science and got top marks. his father, who is a math teacher in syria, put it into perspective. >> i wish i could have helped him lik