about her book, the woman behind the new deal. the life and legacy of frances perkins. female was the first cabinet secretary, who served as fdr's labor secretary. in that role, she helped create the new deal legislation, including social security, unemployment insurance and the minimum wage. she spoke of the ninth annual national book festival, which the library of congress hosted on the national mall. >> this is very interesting and meaningful to me. [inaudible] i will explain to you how that happens. and much of the research was done at library of congress, which is sponsoring today's event. it is a wonderful institution. a beautiful building, they are such important research materials there, and it is all available free. public access libraries are really one of the things that make our nation great. [applause] >> and i am very grateful to the library of congress for being here and for continuing to give us such wonderful material. now, this is a self selecting crowd. i know some of you already know who frances perkins is, but a lot of people don't. so, let's start by asking this

, the mistress, in one lane. >> i looked in my rearview mirror, and it was frances. >> frances, the wife in the other. >> i get her little finger. >> the middle finger? >> right. >> i start following her. >> i said, what the hell? >> she brakes. and i brake. and i heard a thump. >> he's pronounced dead at the hospital. >> a case of road rage? >> you're getting text messages from bonnie of the two of them having sex? >> uh-huh. >> a hollywood love story? >> this was the man i wanted to marry. >> or, a fatal attraction? >> he goes, i can't get rid of this person. >> and so many about to lose so much. >> why? >> i will live with that for the rest of my life. here's andrea canning with "collision." >> reporter: this is the story of two fiery women battling for the heart of one much-loved man. it's about sex, secrets and lies. red-hot texas passion and a bitter feud. all leading to a final showdown on a two-lane highway. >> bexar county, 911. >> i got a black escalade and a black range rover. they're hauling ass, acting like idiots. >> reporter: a high-speed chase that went horribly, horribly

richelle carey italy and france have long been close allies and fellow founding e.u. members but relations have taken a turn for the worse since the populous parties came to power in june much of the dispute has been about immigration francis criticized italy for not allowing rescue boats carrying refugees and migrants to dock along its mediterranean ports and on monday it summoned italy's ambassador after the deputy prime minister ligi de mayo accused france of creating poverty in africa and forcing mass migration to europe will bring in our gas in a moment first here's more of what the italian leader had to say. see all. of the that is today we still have people living off the gaieties due to several european countries france above all who has never stopped colonizing african countries france is printing a currency of its own in dozens of african countries and with that currency french . if france didn't have african colonies to be the fifteen world economic power instead it someone believing. i stopped being hypocritical by talking just about didn't affect me and i decided to

compete in that very same tour de france don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website at www dot com thanks for watching. robots and they're still in the development phase of sorts it's going to happen when they grow. will humans and machines be able to peacefully co-exist or are we on the verge of a robot collapse. if we just bumble into this totally unprepared with our heads in the sand shooting to think about what could go wrong then let's face it it's probably going to be the biggest mistake in history. artificial intelligence is now spreading through our society they are going to experts be able to agree on ethical guidelines or will this technology create deadly new autonomous weapon systems. peaceful robot collapse starts august 14th on d w. 13 women. 21 stages. 3480 kilometers. and one. driver tour de france for women because so far it's a medal in a competition. to come in the way that we want to show that women can accomplish extraordinary things too by doing something that may look a bit crazy we're getting people to listen to

mood here in france has shifted dramatically in a few short months. last summer, president macron was pushing ahead with his reform agenda, claiming that france was back. now he's besieged by critics, forced into a retreat by the yellow vest movement, and grappling with problems inside and outside the eu. tonight, my guest in an exclusive interview is the french finance minister, bruno le maire. has the macron moment already passed? bruno le maire, welcome to hardtalk. minister, i think we have two start with brexit. right now, britain is in the deepest of political crises. there is no viable solution to the brexit problem. how worried is france by the uncertainty that you see in london? we are worried, of course, and we are waiting for clarification coming from the british government and the british majority, so that we can have a fair brexit. we're all waiting for a fair brexit, which would be both in the interests of the uk, the british people, and the eu, but now it is up to the british government to give us all the clarifications that are needed. they cannot give you clarificatio

one of the largest in france. let's say let's here we would move away because of it i try not to assume the worst. residents here enjoy the sun sea and sand seemingly unperturbed by the nuclear power plant in the distance in the movie i do believe nobody used to it. i think it's not been there for ages. the factory there was built in 1964. from the nuclear plants been there since the 1970 s. so we're used to it but you. also show naval base nearby. where there's nuclear vessels. it's normal for us and you it's part of our culture mood q.q. . nuclear power is part of french culture why are the french so blasé about it opposite the film and the plant is another local landmark the nuclear fuel reprocessing facility. for many the french love affair with nuclear power is hard to fathom here on the atlantic coast in northern france we began a journey through the country on a quest to get to the bottom of it it took us almost a year to secure all the filming permits we needed we had to pass through strict security controls and wear special protective clothing we were repeatedly assured

wave is getting hotter france records its highest ever temperature and climate experts warn that this is just a taste of things to come up we'll bring you the latest from a sizzling southern france also coming up tonight chinese president xi jinping prepares to meet his u.s. counterpart for make or break trade talks at the g. 20 summit in japan trump is threatening more tariffs on chinese goods if the 2 countries fail to reach a deal and a rescue ship laden with african migrants defies italy's orders to leave its waters country's interior minister calls the captain and who faces arrest and expulsion she tells him i have no time for you. i'm bored gov is good to have you with us it has never been this hot before in france today parts of france experienced their highest temperatures on record the mercury reaching in one place a whopping 45.9 degrees celsius an early summer heat wave has been scorching countries across southern and central europe the un's weather bureau says this is consistent with patterns expected as a result of climate change in france it has been taking extra precaut

liberators. was more, france held high her head. unswerving victory march proudly along the something is a elysees.the sons in theschamps in the weeks preceding, the nazis had paid a frightful price. it had become a vast slaughterhouse of german military power. 40 days of attacks by the allied forces had torn the best of hitler's arm to shreds. nothing emerged but days of wounded prisoners. first to the appeared singly, then in small groups. they found themselves in a prison camp of their own making, one attended by frenchman. -- one intended for french m en. some are stunned and bewildered. a 13-year-old boy has been a slave to the nazis since making his parents in the ukraine. few of these men had not seen food for days. meanwhile, the british cleaned up this town, a house by house and street by street assignment. [explosion] narrator: left without transport, small pockets sniper at the allied advance. [explosions] great honor goes to the people of this town, who made their town a key center of resistance. at 19, this brave and pitiful girl is a veteran of partisan fightin

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kirstin downey talks about her book the woman behind the new deal: the life of frances perkins, fdr's secretary of labor and his moral conscience. implementrkins helped labor laws. she spoke at the festival, which the library of congress hosted on the national mall. kirstin: good morning, everyone. this is very interesting and personally meaningful to me because the genesis of my new book, "the woman behind the new deal: the life of frances perkins," was in the streets around this building. i will explain to you how that happened. and much of the research was done at library of congress, which is sponsoring today's event. it is a wonderful institution. the beautiful buildings, they are such important research materials there, and it is all available free. these public access libraries are really one of the things that make our nation great. [applause] kirstin: and i am very grateful to the library of congress for being here and for continuing to give us such wonderful material. now, this is a self-selecting crowd. i know some of you already know who frances perkins is, but a lo

political rival. when you see it in france. france's announced a day of mourning next monday in memory of chechen racked twice french president twice prime minister former minister on three times math paris. passed away at home after a lengthy illness at the age of eighty six emmanuel michael saluted statesman who. we loved as much as he loved us. and around the world tributes to jack chirac of being paid. the man who made front stand out as an independent voice a world of f fast. them is the refusal to back the invasion of iraq in two thousand and three. it was jack chirac who supported. the establishment of an international plan to legal teams. channel became today france twenty four. thank you very much for joining us we will be paying an extended tribute to jacques chirac marking his lifetimes kerry and controlled the seas. later in this program. the first claims of a cover up in the heart of the white house important developments on the other side of the atlantic with the pressure mounts on us president donald trump. over an impeachment enquiring the acting nationanal i int

softening a case in point is the recent visit of france's top diplomat and defense minister or take for example the new york times editorial calling on trump to better relations with the kremlin as a way to block china the important question remains can moscow trust the west anymore. cross talking a thaw in relations i'm joined by my guest in a new well you point in paris he is the president of the institute for european perspective and security and. we have lucre of a he is an independent journalist and in brussels we rush to john laughlin he's a political scientist and historian all right gentlemen cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it many well let me go to you in paris i will make the the obvious admission i very rarely had good things to say about the french president emanuel mccrone however however i'll make important. his vision for security in europe is it's time has come i have to say it's time is finally come it's taken a lot of courage it's a bold statement to make and i think it. really makes people reassess the sit

former head of the french internal security around. dangerous extremism is on the rise in france a country targeted by islamists both at home and abroad and is only just coming to terms with the new reality after string of the risk attacks in recent years. one is the french know how containing terror compare is dealing with the danger alone. when it come to each european allies to come together in the face of radical extremism. and this question he thank you very much for being with us today hello so france's bill a takes and border controls with its neighboring countries for another six months to a persistent terrorist threat if this measure is so effective in combating terrorism maybe the border controls to return of the borders should be permanent. distance with this question brings forward two problems first we are in the schengen european zone where there is freedom of movement so when isis was around there was a very strong terrorist threats against europe and notably our country in particular was bloodied by terrorist attacks moves in the isis plan to infiltrate via the must

ahead of the match. we're in brussels where the tour de france will start this year tomorrow these 13 women set off from here now they're making last minute preparations sorting out their helmets jerseys and shoes it's. like this. just to please everybody check out anyone need to digest plus. what this isn't this is all legal it's all natural ingredients these a food supplements. that just. clear florrie is the one behind the dawn on designer project which roughly translates to let's get women on bikes she's been doing the tour de france every years since 2015 no matter the circumstances. i don't do they view the 1st time we did the 2 i had there was just 3 of us and we didn't know if we'd budgeted enough money on the trip we stayed the family or school to wind meals and washed out jerseys by hand every evening. on the beaches tamayo if you boys do it yourself basically did you believe that was a real adventure since a couple. things have become much more professional in recent years. that no other women have a sponsor without this financial support they'd be hardly able to pay for th

the heads of european powerhouses germany and france signed a treaty to deepen ties but critics warm the deal will affect their citizens sovereignty adding it's a smokescreen for problems at home meanwhile italy calls for sanctions against france accusing it of treating african countries like poland and fueling the migrant crisis also. clashes intensify in venezuela as washington throws its backing behind the normal elected opposition leader against the country's president and. anger in the u.s. media after a native american vietnam veteran was reportedly harris by teenagers wearing make america great again baseball caps we look at whether they were too quick to judge what actually happened. they're just gone five pm here in moscow you're watching our international start this hour with the news that would be hijackers who forced a passenger plane on an internal flight in russia to make an emergency landing has been arrested that's according to the country's investigative committee a video has just emerged too that does show the arrests being made. my. truck. i officially say vie

the province. turning now to france which is taking part in international commemorations of the armenian genocide setting back in one thousand fifteen turkeys autumn in a government carried out mass killings that claimed the lives of more than a million armenians france was at the time one of the main safe havens for those who fled today it's home to europe's biggest armenian community france announced earlier this year that it would observe annual commemorations on april twenty fourth to be useless always reports from the southern city of musée which was the first port of call for media refugees. fear is incomplete she was born in france as the granddaughter for survivors of the armenian genocide she says she has inherited their trauma allegory salsa loss also just your. as a teenager i began to ask questions about my background my grandfather had always told me about the village where he grew up and was a haven of peace until it was wiped off the map just like the armenians they were left with a feeling of injustice of having suffered collectively this has been passed on to m

the program france's recalling it some pasta to run for consultations amid a worsening spot sperm. by the actions of a deputy prime minister charland to bensky reports. well this marks a new low in the already rocky relations between france and italy two countries that should be allies the members of the european union and some have described this latest move by france has being unprecedented i believe it's the first time that france has recalled its ambassador from rome since the second world war when the two countries who are actually at war with each other well this move comes after one of italy's deputy prime ministers luigi demaio was seen photographed with yellow vests protest is he in france describing the movement on twitter as saying that the winds of change were coming across the alps with the french foreign ministry has hit out at that describing the verbal attacks from italy and saying that those provocations are just too much this is the statement they released the most recent interferences constituted additional and an acceptable provocation they violate the respect that

this is they don't it is life from birth in the church bells across france ring out in tribute to the north for down just minutes from that cathedral bells across the country will chime together expressing the solidarity of emotion of a nation still coming to terms with monday's devastating fire. i'm still going welcome to the program my words from across france will ring out in tributes to not shut down the country's beloved gothic cathedral was gutted by a massive fire on monday night president macro convened a special cabinet meeting today to discuss an ambitious reconstruction plan he says he wants the church restored to its former glory within five years well we're going to bring that to you live here on that date just ahead that's let's introduce you to our guests luke andre is a freelance journalist for the opinio and radio france and that been. responded lisa lewis has been reporting from paris during the last few days and joins us again from the french a couple outside not to welcome a both let's start with you lisa tell us a bit about what we'll go to see and hear over t

kilometers. and one. driver tour de france for women because so far it's a medal in a competition. jacqueline that we want to show that women can accomplish extraordinary things too by doing something that may look a bit crazy we're getting people to listen to. it. their plan is to cycle the entire tour de france all 3480 kilometers exactly one day ahead of the met. we're in brussels where the tour de france will start this year tomorrow these 13 women set off from here. now they're making last minute preparations sorting out their helmets jerseys and shoes. places. just to pre-judge here everybody checks out anyone need to digest plus. a little bit this isn't dope and this is all legal it's all natural ingredients these a food supplements. that just because you're mine all that. clear florrie is the one behind the dawn on design or project which roughly translates to let's get women on bikes she's been doing the tour de france every years since 2015 no matter the circumstances. i don't do they were the 1st time we did the 2 i deal with just 3 of us and we didn't know if we budget

rise in france we take a look at two french jewish families are ones already left for israel the other is staying put in paris for now but despite the sensitivities with their insults vandalism and sometimes even cases of murder for us that means staying aware and alert and always keeping an eye out. for swedish climate activists to gratitude has joined students on strike in the german city of hamburg people from around the world have joined the teenagers fridays for future movement or walking out of classes to call on politicians to take action on climate change. famous teen activists on bags on her school holidays but she's not taking a break from protesting in germany she joined schoolchildren on their weekly protest against climate change for way too long the politicians and the people in power have. god no way was not doing anything to fight the climate crisis but we will make sure that they will not get away with it any longer. thousands of students and come together to demand that politician save the planet so they can grow up in a world worth living in and they're demandi

coming up at this hour, france plans to get tech giants like google and facebook to pay more in taxes, despite being unable to secure annagreement at the european level. and the world's eyes may focus on brazil during carnival, but goes on, the party despite weeks of prottsts against tte president. stay tuned, we are life from paris. ♪ >> after over three mmnths in custody, carlo stone walked out of a tokyo detention center -- ohsn walked out of a tokyo detention center. he is accused of underreporting his income by nearly $82 million. 's release ill allow him to meet his legal team more efficiently ahead of his trial. for more, our reporter. >> wearing a basebaal cap, his face hidden behind a surgical leaves thes ghosn detention center area it -- detention centnter. the formerrnissan chairman said in a statement -- >> i am innonocent and totally the fair trial against thhse meritless and unsubstantiated accusations. >>'s trial is expected to be at least six months away. extensive surveillance, this will allow ghosn to meet his lawyer mooe frequently to build his defense. his lawyer

been under german occupation since 1940. in normandy, the situation was better than the rest of france. it was the dairyland of france. i tell my students, the wisconsin of france. there was more abundant food. at the same time, the germans took the majority of the food and milk and dairy that the normans had produced. there was hunger and a lot of fear. there was the gestapo. members of the resistance were taken away. if they were suspected of so- called terrorist acts. it was a very grim normandy which greeted the invasion on 6 november. connected most citizens have an idea that invasion was coming at some point but they did not know when? >> exactly. particularly in the year between 1943 and 1944. after the tide turned in italy. the french knew the invasion was coming. this filled them with great hope. they did not know where and they did not know when. a bombardment, bombing of various parts of france, took place all over france. if the americans had bombed just normandy, that would give the germans the belief that the invasion was going to come there. in fact, the french expected

european union i mean and france is a president sharing the g 7 at least till the end of the year but it is not at the head of european union finland is leading that is it has in this response ability since last july i think the position of france which is of course a new paradigm which is a shift must also be put into consider taking into consideration for very. obvious agenda you mentioned the domestic agenda it is true that as bit has been a lot shouted on this position in regards to the internal policy and this leading him not to have a diplomatic agenda which of course is. has been put aside with the presidency of the g. 7 and starting with the g. 7 summit in delhi it's really assessing the necessity to be a president confident president speaking not on behalf of europe as i mentioned been on behalf of the most healthy as country in europe germany is in with the cancer under michael in a very difficult internal policy the coalition between s.p.d. and see who is a bit weak and of course we've seen in the recent regional elections that extreme right as a lot. put a lot of pressure on

everybody. well, if you haven't been, the time we have got together tonight, let's go to france. let's go back to france in the summer of 1944, more specifically august 7, 1944. we are going to meet the man we see in the jeep here, a smile most of us recognize, general dwight eisenhower, commander of all allied forces in western europe. eisenhower was in france on august 7 to establish his advanced command post, his headquarters. he was going to move the permanent headquarters in london over to the continent on september 1, but he was there in normandy to establish an early headquarters, and advanced command post, as i said. now since the day, which had occurred two months before, allied forces had not moved as rapidly across france as anticipated, but a couple of weeks before this time when eisenhower is there was the success of operation cobra. british, american, and allied forces began to work the way across france. now, as eisenhower and his staff studied the maps, the arrows and markers that trace the progress of their units across france, their eyes were drawn almost involuntarily l

the defending champions beat france tonight. bees stop play at the cricket world cup as south africa go on to thrash sri lanka at chester—le—street. and kyle edmund's final wimbledon warm—up ends in defeat in the semi—finals of eastbourne. welcome to the programme, we're starting at the women's world cup where the match billed as the game of the tournament lived—up to its billing, as the usa beat hosts france 2—1 to set—up a semi—final match with england in lyon on tuesday. let's go live to paris where our reporter sarah mulkerrins has been following the action. hi, sarah, we'll talk about what this means for england in a moment but first can we talk about tonight's match because even though it was 2—nil for most of the game — france put up a really good fight and it was genuinely exciting the whole game wasn't it? yes, absolutely. i do not think that 2-0 yes, absolutely. i do not think that 2—0 lead, told the whole story. the host u nfortu nately for 2—0 lead, told the whole story. the host unfortunately for that young fan from france, his young tourna

. in many cases the trail leads from rwanda back to their home country france want to see it 2 continents. those who are suspected of taking part in the crimes must be tried before a court especially those currently living in france give you a false. so we're fighting for justice. because the victims have a right to that there's a just as he must make sure that they're not forgotten. and not go to a as on a difficult mission. he's in rwanda tracking down witnesses and evidence of crimes committed 25 years ago the massacre of the country's tutsi minority and moderate hutus. he would've they. are looking into 2 new cases involve 2 people who fled to france. international arrest warrants were issued for both of them but france is refusing to recognize them to rwanda and won't bring up legal proceedings again. i'm in france either. the author who grew up into but i don't know exactly how things will go today but i'm hoping to get witness statements from some of the victims. would be more willing to. allow go to a isn't a police officer or a prosecutor he's a retired teacher and his

about that in detail we need to know what is. the position of france. i would like to remind you of on the i.m.f. treaty as i said earlier and the like to reiterate it once again here in france we will take up a commitment so you know actual commitment. if the u.s. does go ahead it. does go ahead with these plans then we will deploy them to. unless the us deploys them these missiles are in a particular region and we will not deploy lyra missiles there too so far we have not heard any response to it it seems that we are being ignored but i think the europeans are interested in having this dialogue in having that response from the u.s. . we also discussed regional conflicts. will talk about the ukraine crisis. the french presence on my latest contacts with the newly elected president of ukraine there are some things that we can discuss there are things which call which are inspire a cautious optimism we'll talk about syria. but before signing the agreement and saatchi and the present french president mentioned that. tries ation of some of the. 50 percent of the territory was controlle

i. of european powerhouses germany and france signed a treaty to deepen ties critics of the deal with citizen sovereignty adding it's a smokescreen for problems. meanwhile it's illegal for sanctions against france accusing it of treating african countries like colonies and fueling the migrant crisis. where the russian foreign ministry responds to a new revelations that the first responder on location after the poisoning of former russian spy surrogates for powell was a senior u.k. military doctor. plus the world anti-doping agency decides not to reimpose a suspension on the russian anti doping agency despite moscow missing a deadline to handover date. good evening thanks for joining us this is r.t. and tonight. germany's angela merkel and france's a man you have signed a treaty to boost relations comes amid rising tensions in the european union from bickering between member states and certainty of a break sit and a rise in populism across the continent. explains. germany and france must tackle the challenges of our time hand in hand those were the words of angela merkel as she pu

hardtalk. i'm sarah montague. my guest is one of france's most famous authors despite having written just two novels. one of them, lullaby, about infanticide, has been translated into a0 languages. the other, and dell, has shocked people about breaking taboos about women and sex addict —— six edition. —— six addiction. what draws her to such dark visions of femininity? welcome to hardtalk. your novel, adele, being published the first time in english, is about a woman addicted to sex. she goes in search of cold, brutal, encounters. were you setting out to shock? are not at all. when you are writing a book you're not thinking ok, i am going to shock my readers and writers that are taboo. no, you just want to explore the soul of someone and try to understand the character, someone who is mysterious, someone who fascinates you. adele was fascinating me so ijust try fascinates you. adele was fascinating me so i just try to understand her and i was hoping that maybe my reader would feel some empathy for her. it's quite hard to feel empathy for her because she is not a particularly nice

france on august 15th and those which had landed in normandy on the sixth of june. this junction closed the last escape route for the germans remaining in the south and west of france. those the fighting of the soldiers, sailors and airmen of the united nations defeated the germans in southern france. their valor to duty were beyond praise. >>> you're watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on cspan 3. >>> army heritage days is an annual event held in may at the u.s. army heritage and education center in carlyle, pennsylvania. hundreds of hobbyiests conduct demonstrations and talk to the public about the military. the theme this year was the d-day 75th anniversary. next on "american artifacts" we visit a living history camp to learn about the experiences of the army's 517th parachute infantry combat team. those who fought in france 75 years ago in the autumn of 1944. >> my name is matt holmgren i'm part of a group representing the 517th parachute infantry, which was part of a unit called the 517th prtc. it's a world war ii unit in italy, southern france, battle of

injured. plus making internet companies pay more france becomes the 1st european country to slap a tax on tech and washington does not like it saying american companies will be unfairly targeted the white house is threatening to impose retaliatory tariffs on french goods and it's a museum to take the whole family to maybe japan's parasite museum offers a glimpse into the world of human and animal parasite. i bring to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome tonight britain says that 3 iranian boats attempted to intercept a british oil tanker near the persian gulf it says they were driven off by a royal navy frigate iran has denied that its vessels trying to stop the tanker in the strait of hormuz it says it's boats were simply carrying out routine duties. the strait of hormuz one of the world's busiest shipping lanes through which a 3rd of the world's seaborne oil passes. iran's navy is an active presence here the narrowest point in the strait is only 40 kilometers wide the british ministry of defense said the incident took place near the island o

be part of the international agenda so france is now assessing the fact that india rising of the next general assembly of inanition it is pushing a certain number of those she sort of files on which it wants to have a unique or. let's say let me let me go to john quite. you know that's if you have a rational there's a lot of very good point here but john like france can't do this in a vacuum ok it is a european project at the end of the day if other european countries want to join in that's another question nonetheless france is an important country in the european union with briggs it looming it's important so we'll go rise even more and and i do think i agree i'm not disagreeing with the manual but it has to be a european project if there's going to be some kind of it approach moment here go ahead john in brussels. well i remember when i would regret when i watch him and you and michael i'm reminded of a remark i once heard from a very brilliant woman who used to be very powerful under president pompidou money from sky who said that french foreign policy had 2 choices whether t

the tour de france a michael okuda there's more news at the top of the hour as old so you can always get our news at d w dot com twitter handle the news from around the clock updates will see you soon. earth a home for saving google images tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world ideas to protect the climate and boost green energy solutions by global ideas the was a series of global 3000 on d w and online. the quiet melody resilience among the light of the mood. ready and it soon relieves resonate when it saw. ready the night and the music. being told in 1st want 2019 from september 6th to september 29th. to. 13 women. 21 stages. 3480 kilometers. and one. driver tour de france for women because so far it's a medal in the competition. jacqueline that we want to show that women can accomplish extraordinary things too by doing something that may look a bit crazy getting people to listen to us because. their plan is to cycle the entire tour de france all 3480 kilometers exactly one day ahead of the met. we're in brussels where the tour de france will start

sizzling southern france. also coming up, u.s. president donald trump reaches out to other nations of the g20 summit in japan, but with thorny issues such as trade, climate change, in the middle east, will hand-checks be enough? more brazilian beef headed for europe. the european union and countries of south america rea have redefined the trade zone, deal 20 years in the making. 50 years ago gay protesters rioted against police brutality. the stonewall uprising had begun. "dw news" revisits the event and speaks to the pioneers who led the protest. brent: i'm brent goff. to viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome. we can truly say tonight it has never been this hot before in france.% today, parts of france experienced their highest temperatures on record, with mercury reaching a whopping 45.9 degrees celsius in one place. an early summer heat has been scorching countries across southern and central europe. the weather bureau says that this is consistent with patterns expected as a result of climate change. france has been taking extra precautions after thousan

the world war ii d-day invasion of normandy, france took place 75 years ago on june 6, 1944. university of wisconsin professor mary louise roberts recently joined american history tv and washington journal to discuss the impact of the invasion on french citizens, and to respond to comments and questions. she is the author of "d-day through franchise -- french eyes." august,e beginning of the germans started to leave the city. those were the same germans who had signed 25 year leases. 14th, our police went on strike. the next day, the discomfort fire and begind the battle for the city. after that, it seemed the french flag was hanging from every window. all the flags were made of curtains. it did not matter. shouting later we had coming from the hotel to. everyone was in the house. as we ran people were screaming. the french army had arrived. we saw got to the plaza it was true. i kissed my husband. we began to realize how unhappy we had been for four years, and how lucky we were to be alive on this august evening. host: mary louise roberts is a history professor at the unive

black forest and the leaders of the u.s., germany and france whose actions had a direct impact on the fate of these families. by publishing this book, the museum is seeking to help readers understand the human impact of these american responses on the mothers, fathers and children caught in the crosshairs of nazi brutality. it is now my pleasure to introduce the author of "the unwanted", michael dobbs. he is a writer my researcher with the holocaust memorial museum and a longtime washington post reporter working as a foreign correspondent around the world. he has also written many books including six months in 1945 from world war to cold war. and then one night. about the cuban missile crisis. i'm delighted to welcome michael dobbs. >> thank you very much for your kind remarks. perhaps i should tell you a little bit about the subtitle. actually, finding a title was very difficult. you have to compress the entire theme of a 300 page book into two-three words. the inspiration was the signs that appeared all over nazi germany. jews are unwanted here. the question was, of course they were

and every single man is at the front and there is a very specific need. whoever goes to france has to speak french. they have to be habituated didn't look likclicka provisiono blend in. not just to pull the germans, because the germans were pretty easily fooled. three years into the war every able-bodied man had ever been conscripted. winston churchill gave his approval to send women into combat in part because he bugged guerrilla warfare he thought it was cool and in part he didn't have a choice. there were no soldiers in the continent but also in part because it made good sense. you could say 40, 50,000 men in combat if you were to put women in soldiers wars to become roles allowing them to shoot an airplane overload. what general would try to make use of every available as if there were women in england who spoke french well enough to teach a teenager how to use a gun, and they wanted to go, they should go for they were the first women in combat. odette sansom isn't the first, there was also a woman named lise de baissac who is a very different. odette sansom was very -- in aristoc

internationally back to tripoli government and intervals france blocked the first draft amid its economic interests in the east of the country. a good evening to you this is r.t. international. says the arrest of the wiki leaks co-founder julian assange at london's ecuadorian embassy on thursday the focus just turned to his potential extradition to the united states that's because for years the silence was at the helm of a website which revealed damaging classified information about washington and its intelligence services. morgan has more on how the rest is being perceived on the other side of the atlantic. there have been a number of voices that have spoken up against the possible extradition of julian assad is warning about the impact it could have on civil liberties now among those voices was a congresswoman from a hole why a name is tossing gabbert and in addition to being a congresswoman she is also a presidential contender and twenty twenty she spoke up saying that the possible chill effect and impact on american civil liberties from this case would not be small this is a