Public life included 2 terms as president and Prime Minister period he became a champion of the european single currency and a vocal opponent of the u. S. Led war in iraq they also served 18 years as the mayor of paris so this period was marred by allegations of corruption. Reports. People gathered outside former president Jacques Chiracs home in central paris to remember one of frances most famous politicians whose career spanned 5 decades in a t. V. Address to the nation president emmanuel macro pay tribute to the conservative leader know. The people of france have lost a great statesman that we love as much as he loved us became a familiar face after being in politics for more than 40 years and whether we share his views or not this is all recognize this man who resembled us and assembled us there of paris Prime Minister twice and president for 12 years he held nearly all the top jobs sure i was born in paris in 1932 his political prowess was clearly evident he spent the 1950 s. Wor
What i am looking at it what they are looking at. Reach out a common theme their. Mitch mcconnell and the president say they will try to reach Common Ground on it interests such as International Trade and taxes reedit and kentucky yesterday, mcconnell spoke about ending gridlock. Work on to pass legislation, some of it he may not like, but we are white to function. This gridlock and dysfunction can be ended. It can be ended by a senate that actually works. Mcconnell made two promises no more government shutdowns and no defaults on a national debt. The European Central bank will likely keep its Interest Rates on the floor. Ecbs meeting for the First Time Since the bank of japan dropped its stimulus surprise. Economists believe the bank will eventually launch a largescale Bond Buying Program to kick europes economy in the pants. As 6 of tesla up as much in the premarket. The electric car maker a jump in orders for its model s sedan. Elon musk says overall it should grow 50 next year and
And there are signs of job growth. President obama just a yesterday in our first weekend minutes. To get your thoughts on who should get credit for the improving job numbers. Again, 5. 8 is that number. 202 5853880 for democrats. 202 5853881 for republicans. 202 5853882 for independents. If you want to share your thoughts on who should get the the current unemployment picture on our social media sites. Us an email. O send if you look at the current figure, like we said, 5. 8 is the current estimated figure 4 number of jobs added was at 214,000 jobs. If you and the Unemployment Rate, it stands at 5. 1 for men, 5. 4 for women, and 90 for teenagers. The bureau of labor statistics providing those numbers. Also if you develop if you take a look at the various sectors, you see the hospital the category g with 42,000 jobs added. When it comes to retail, 27,000 jobs. Healthcare at 25,000 jobs and manufacturing at 15,000 jobs. President obama taking time with several meetings yesterday. One wit
War fought byught up on a governments. Act visas it appears to show staff at a makeshift hospital, trying to help children. And this child showed signs of life, before he had to be resuscitated. More children from the School Bombing waited to be seen we the medics this school wasnt the only one hit. Reports say children dies there as well. Inspouse the warning about the rising number, in the war thats well into its fourth year. Nor than 2. 8 children are out of school. Some accuse the regime of targeting schools entire neighborhoods in rebel held areas like zuma have been attacked. Reports from the city which is controlled by isil say that government jets conducted several attacks that killed more than a dozen people. Many of them children and schools they have asks the rebels and the government to avoided targeting densely Populated Areas but those appeals havent work, and with each school hit, children pay for a war they cannot avoided. Al jazeera. A new report says the u. S. Led str
Good evening and welcome to kqed newsroom. Im thuy vu. Many proportionals to france port crude oil on the railroad is proposing health and safety concerns. A train derailed in virginia sparking a fire and forcing hundreds to be evacuated. In 2014, 1. 3 million gallons of oil were spilled nationally more than the combined total of every year since 1975. Many officials and residents are opposing planning to increase crude oil shipments, proposed storage and transfer facility in pittsburgh raised further controversy. How much of a danger does crude by rail pose and are there any alternatives . Joining me now for a look at the issue are tom, consumer editor with ktuv. Yvonne with the California Office of spill prevention and response and molly samuel. Why is there so much concern . There are two on the table in the bay area. The pittsburgh one you mentioned, the west pack oil terminal that would wring in crude by rail, ship and pipeline and there is another, the valero refinery wants to bu