Also coming up for you this been has facebook influencing your emotions . It seems like it has been trying to. It is legal, but not very much appreciated. Take heart, a show is on the way. You this hour, Nicolas Sarkozy is under formal investigation for influence peddling. The former french president was questioned for some 15 hours yesterday by the Judicial Police. Thats the first time in modern french history a head of state has been held in custody. Sarkozy has not been yet formally charged, but this latest development could put an end to his hopes of a political comeback. Placed under formal investigation, the latest twist in the Nicolas Sarkozy corruption probe. The former french president. Before judges late on tuesday night after spending the day in Police Custody. Thoseigators say conversations suggest sarkozy offered a highranking judge a top job in monaco in exchange for information into an inquiry about a legal about Illegal Campaign funding which allegedly t e from a french errors from the french loreal heiress. We oppose these facts that are based only on phone tappings which dont phone tappings which dont carry much weight. We intend to question their legality. It is the latest blow to sarkozys hopes of reviving his political career following his 2012 election defeat. The the the nineyearold and Service Politician refutes all at all allegations the 59yearold politician refutes all allegations. Longer benefit from president ial immunity, a privilege he lost a month after leaving office in june, 2012. I am joined by the president of the National Council of the french bar association. Thank you for coming in to see us, sir. President sarkozy is being formally investigated. What does that mean for our International Viewers . Do the Judicial Police have proof against him . There is no exact equivalent with this french sentence. It is between in guided and charged. Indicted andeen charged. It is transferred to an investigating judge. It is a specification of the french proceedings. What will happen next . Will he be charged . Yes. The judge has to confirm that there are serious grounds to for the criminal offense which sarkozy and his lawyer, are undere judge investigation. So, you know, it is corruption, pleged that alleged eddling. Inre are some limits wiretapping of phone conversations between sarkozy and his lawyer, but i dont know. Officers have already had hours duringf 15 which president sarkozy has been in legal custody. You mentioned his lawyer, who is also under investigation. Foraw in our piece that, the lawyers, there might be some question about admitting this wiretapping evidence. Could there be some sort of problem as well for president sarkozy in regards to the wiretapping information, if this were to go to court . It is quite normal for the lawyer to question the legal aspect of wiretapping of a lawyer and of a conversation between a lawyer and his , the head of his bar counsel. Such conversations are supposed to be totally confidential, so it would be first step to theset to challenge proceedings by using such wiretapping of such conversations. It is proceedings first. President sarkozy is no longer going to be able to benefit from his president ial immunity, but might there be some kind of special favor, would you say, given that he is a formal head of former head of state . For sure. A former head of state, he is not a normal citizen. No legal immunity, but maybe from the police officers, maybe from the judge. I presume he was not put in a cell. He was not obliged to put off his shoes and so on. But from a legal point of view, it is the same as any citizen. Thank you so much for coming in and speaking to us, the president of the National Council of the french bar association. Thank you. Next for you, new violence has broken out in the middle east. Clashes erupted in the west bank after Israeli Forces raided a city there. Around 40 palestinians were arrested tuesday, the latest in a campaign by israel to cripple hamas. Israel says hamas militants kidnapped and killed three israeli teenagers who were buried yesterday. Hours after the funeral, hundreds of palestinian out threw in East Jerusalem rocks at police after reports came out saying a palestinian teenager had been kidnapped and killed. A boys body was found overnight after he had been seen forced into a car. There were fears that may have been a revenge attack, but the Israeli Police have yet to confirm that is the case. Its cross over to our correspondent in jerusalem. What more can you tell us from where you are . Riots are still ongoing in jerusalem. They are winding down slightly. It is the middle of the day and it is very hot here. But this morning, we have seen serious clashes between police and palestinian youths angered at the report of a palestinian teenager possibly killed by Israeli Settlers after an abduction. Stonethrowing. We have seen stun grenades. We have seen helicopter surveillance. We have seen an increased police presence. The main street at East Jerusalem is blocked off, as is the light rail, which is not going into that section. It is the central part of East Jerusalem, the palestinian side of town is locked down. Yesterday, we saw jews rioting chanting antipalestinian slogans. This city does not feel like a united city, much worse and it has felt for months here. What kind of reaction has there been from the authorities on both sides . Weve heard from president abbas, who asked israels Prime Minister to condemn these killings because the Prime Minister asked him to condemn the abduction and then later the murders. President abbas did condemn that abduction. He received quite a bit of condemnation himself within palestinian circles were doing it. He brought that right back to Prime Minister netanyahu. Prime minister netanyahu responded and said he does condemn the murder but he doesnt yet know who caused it. He has ordered a swift police probe to find out whether it is a revenge killing carried out by israelis or whether there is some other criminal cause. And that is why there is so much anger on the streets of East Jerusalem this morning. Thank you for that. Iraqse first session of new parliament ended in a walkout tuesday. Pressure is growing to form a new leadership. A break was called after a particularly hot debate in parliament, but so many sunni and kurdish deputies stayed away that there were not enough left to elect a new speaker. In the meantime, the president of the countrys kurdish reason advantageon is taking of the political vacuum to push for independence. The partial the possible partition of iraq inches closer after the president of the countrys kurdish reason region vacated he would hold a referendum. Polls indicate the measure is certain to pass. Statehters from islam and of iraq and syria continue their push from the Islamic State of iraq and syria continue their push the hastily built orders could set up a potential contact with baghdad over oilrich or cook oilrich kirkuk, which has a mixed population. The shiite and sunni forces dont abide by this pact between sides to draw the borders of iraq and the province of kurdistan, then it is the right to takeurdish provinces what was taken from it before 2003. Many living in kurdish areas say they have no choice but to declare independence. It is a de facto sovereign state right now. It has an dependence, not internationally recognized it has independence, not internationally recognized. There is a failed political system in baghdad. There is almost no military institution left to defend the country. With the Central Government in baghdad failing to make any progress in electing a new leader, the country appears to be fracturing and its mps unsure and its mps unsure how to stop it. In hong kong, hundreds of road testers were forcibly detained, some of them kicking and screaming hundreds of protesters were forcibly detained, some of them kicking and screaming. Demanding are democracy from communist Party Leaders in beijing or testers are demanding democracy from communist Party Leaders in areing protesters demanding democracy from communist Party Leaders in beijing. On a lighter note, lets go to brazil with some of the world cup results. Argentinaswitzerland game saw some action in overtime. A score helped by leonel lionel messi. Argentina, 10. Belgium reached the world cup quarterfinals despite an entire an inspired performance by howard. The u. S. Fans were disappointed but also proud. Here in california, like the rest of the country, pride wins out over disappointment. After 120 intense minutes in a game facing belgium, the u. S. National team leaves the World Cup Holding its head high. The belgians, who were favorites, dominated the game, although the usa spring surprises by taking the match surprise byng a taking the match to overtime. We could have had it. If messi put that in, we would have won the game. Howard had a miracle 15 saves in 120 minutes, a record for world cup match, but it wasnt enough here in the u. S. Lost enough. Belgium. Lost 21 to if they had been fighting like in the last 20 minutes, it would have been much different, i think. The u. S. Gathered thousands of fans, like this crowd in long beach on a street that was closed for the occasion. We are seeing a huge increase in excitement around the world cup this year. Thats why we decided to throw this event. Here, the atmosphere is full of joy despite the defeat. Gave him010, the u. S. In the round of 16. Still, soccer fever continues to grow gave in in the round of 16. Still, soccer fever continues to grow. France will play germany and brazil will go up against colombia on friday. Now for something completely different. Monty python is officially back in action. The British Comedy group has just given the first performance of its new, live show. Monty python is the 1960s and 1970s tv sketch show that was revived by its five remaining members for these shows in london. Cleese ande john terry gilliam. Whether to kill a rabbit, a dead parrot, or the spanish inquisition, everyone has their favorite monty python skit. Tickets for their final performances sold out in just 44 seconds. It is a ridiculous sense of humor. How could you not laugh at it . It is so stupid it is hilarious. It is completely timeless. The group became an International Hit in the 1960s with monty pythons flying cir cus. Many of their skits are still adored today. The finalt performances will be their greatest hits. I wish to register a complaint. Oh, god. It would be folly to try and write Better Things than our best at this age. It would be stupid. So, weve changed it up and put some surprises in. There are a couple of really interesting guest stars. Im a lumberjack the stage extravaganza includes dancers, orchestra, and a chorus line, a fitting final act for a group whose legacy has already been sealed. Everyone knows what you mean straight away. A hint of the surreal. It is grounded in intelligence, knowledge, a sense of fun. The shows are dedicated to whosixth icon python, died in 1989. The last performance will be broadcast worldwide. Not get one of the tickets for the show, be sure to 20th, theour july final night when the show will be broadcast 1800 movie theaters around the world. Youre watching france 24. Lets take a look at the headlines. Nicolas sarkozy is under formal investigation after the ex french president s and 15 hours in police ex french president spent 15 hours in Police Custody. Jerusalemeak out in after the body of a palestinian teenager is found there. It is thought he could be the victim of a revenge attack following the kidnapping and murder of three israeli boys. And both switzerland and the usa are knocked out of the world cup. They both lose in overtime, bumping argentina and belgium into the quarterfinals. Time now to take a look at what has been grabbing the headlines. In france, all of the focus has been on the news that former french president Nicolas Sarkozy is under formal investigation. We have more on that. That is exactly what the french press is saying. They are in shock. That is on the front page. France is in shock. He was placed under formal investigation after spending nearly 16 hours in custody. He is the first former president to ever be put in Police Custody since the beginning of the fifth republic. A lot of papers are saying there are going to be Major Political consequences here. A Major Political storm is brewing. This came as a surprise to everyone, but also to the former president himself. Thats right. That is what le parisien is saying today. He was thinking he was going to answer questions as a witness. Onlyld his aides it would take a couple of hours. He was relaxed and polite when he went in. He quickly became irritated and made it clear he was unhappy with the situation. The big question for many papers is what does this mean for cirque rosies planned a lyrical comeback for sarkozys plant political comeback sarkozys planned political comeback . Can he actually comeback now that this has happened . A lot of International Papers are also focusing on this angle. What is going to happen to sarkozy now . After all, he is a famous french politician, familiar face. The independent says it is sarkozys darkest hour. They say his political comeback is in ruins. This is hindering his political ambition. Alebanese paper says this is fall from grace for the president. They talk about grandeur and that didnt and decadence on their front page. There are other politicians who have come back from worse, including one politician in particular that has a lot of similarities with Nicolas Sarkozy, the former italian Prime Minister, silvio berlusconi. He also ran into trouble with the law, but has always managed to come back. They talk about similarities between sarkozy and berlusconi, including things that they are unabashed about liking money and living a bling bling lifestyle. Many sarkozy supporters say this is part of a greater conspiracy orchestrated by the french president ial palace he with the publicity palace with the complicity of certain judges. He says there are judges out to get him. This is going to be the only legal trouble this isnt going to be the only legal trouble he is facing. He was put under investigation last year for allegations he had taken advantage of the mental weakness of frances richest woman. Recently, he has been drawn into a big scandal at the Opposition Party about alleged campaign fraud. It does seem like justice is really closing in on him. A rightwing paper editorial wonders if he is being treated by like an average citizen. It does seem like he is getting special treatment from the judges, but not necessarily in the good way. Looked at how people close to sarkozy are reacting to all of this. They pulled out some tweets. One tweet from one of his aides, who actually owes his political career to sarkozy, says, we havent seen this kind of relentless harassment against political opponents since vichy. Thats when the french government was collaborating with nazi germany, very harsh words. Sarkozy himself has condemned what he calls the stasi tactics, the former east german secret police. In this editorial, they agree that all of this is very suspicious. It seems like there is some sort of political agenda here. All this creates a malaise in france. It is a bad sign for our democracy. Just to finish up with something completely different, youve got a big story about youve got a story about bigfoot, the yeti. It is a story in the guardian. Scientists have ruled out the existence of the yeti so far. A team of scientists tested dozens of samples from around the world that claimed to be samples of yetis skin. Scientists said they were not yetis skins. They were other animals, dogs, cows, even one instance of human skin, a little scary. These Scientists Say dont give up yet. They may be out there yet. Some world cup news for you now in sports. Argentina mug winning the world cup on brazilian soil is still alive after argentinas dream of winning the world cup on brazilian soil is still alive. It was a tight encounter in san paolo sao paulo. Belgium reached the quarterfinals, outing the United States 21. Julian green was the consolation for the americans. Generations golden reaches the quarterfinals for the First Time Since 1986. Their fans started celebrating in style. They needed extra time to shake off a courageous usa team. He thinks the team should have gotten the job done quicker. We should have finished these guys off 50 in regular time. It is exciting. We should have had it done. Belgium has three days to recover before playing messis argentina. The underdogs have been playing you need patience. You have to create on the wings the chances. Did quite well, argentina, but the swiss team is an International Scene where the players are playing a broad playing abroad in all the european leagues. It is a fearless team. They had nothing to lose. In the end, it was messi. Playing downbeen expectations ahead of frances quarterfinal against germany. They set up a clash with germany, who edged algeria. The french will not start as favorites. Well, in terms of achievements, for the past six years, you cannot compare france and germany. They are clearly above us. Match,a knockout anything is possible. If someone had asked me, and some did, who i thought were the favorites, germany was one of them and we were not. He captained france to world cup success in 1998. He is delighted with his team in brazil for years after they crashed out in the group phase in south africa in brazil four years after they crashed out in the group phase in south africa. I am proud of the teams achievements. The players have earned that, and i mean that, by what they have achieved so far. As ive said before, it is truly a pleasure for myself and my staff to work with them and to walk alongside them. Wasnt happy about having to play against nigeria. Adam is excited about his move to liverpool. 31 million euros. He will join up with he impressed last season with Nine Premier League goals. Gg99nnwcca7gucgg