>> snooping on three french presidents documents on wikileaks show that the u.s. spied on three french presidents. >> hello i'm barbara serra. coming up in the next half hour. taking back territory kurdish fighters in northern eastern syria put isil on the back foot. doctors overwhelmed in pakistan where severe heatwave has killed at least 700 people. a symbol of eight tread or

hatred or pride? the division caused by flag. we begin with breaking news this hour. document its released by the whistle blowing website wikileaks said that the security agency has spied on three presidents including france's current leader françois hollande saying that the u.s. spied on the president from 2006 to 2012. the french president security council will hold more in a meeting. we have more, what more what more details do we have? >> well, wikileaks hasped out a release of elected extracts of highlights of some of these cables, the most recent one is three years old. it relates that hollande has

ordered or approved a secret meeting with members of germany opposition without the knowledge of germany chancellor angela merkel to talk about the eurozone crisis. that's was three years ago. another earlier won from 2010, that the ambassador to the united states had a discussion with the diplomatic adviser in which they revealed topics of a meeting between sarkozy and obama and sarkozy's frustration of washington stepping back on a bilateral intelligence agreement and the united states' insistence to continue to spy on france. as of now we've heard no further

discussion, at least no public discussion whether those kinds of discussions with the french havefrench have gone anywhere. >> and have we had any reaction to these leaks yet? >> there's been no reaction from the united states. first, there has been no reaction from the french government as of yet. but remember just about a year and a half ago french hollande publicly reprimanded or would describe his upset with previous disclosures of u.s. spying on the french. in this case it was 70 million phone calls in the matter of one month by the nsa and more recently there were german reports that the german intelligence agency had enlisted or asked by the nsa and had agreed to help them in semiing

in spying on the french. we have not heard of any up take on that. president hollande has talked about a code of conduct but he specifically has not asked for an agreement, a non-disclosure or an agreement that the united states does have with four of its other allies, the u.s. canada, australia and new zealand that they would not spy on each other. there is no agreement in force barring that kind of spying, and that seems to be the case up until now. >> tom ackerman with that late breaking story for us. thank you tom. >> kurdish fight necessary syria have made significant gains against the islamic state in iraq and the levant or isil. they have pushed isil out of the town 50 kilometers north of

raqqa. the kurds withheld from u.s. airstrikes forced isil to retreat from a base north of raqqa. that base called brigade 93 is important because it leads to other outposts in in aleppo and hasakah. >> this kurdish fighter said that they discovered a tunnel used by the islamic state in iraq and the levant on the syrian-turkish border. it's not clear whether they use the tunnel to smuggle in people or materials from turkey into syria. the people's protection units have been making gains on the border and have taken back territory from isil. the latest discovery was after they took this border post now that the fight something over, hundreds return to their home. despite kurdish forces pushing back isil there are concerns

over their advances. syria's main opposition group have were blocked from entering tal abyad. >> they refuse to allow members of the fact finding committee to to. >> ypg fighters deny discrimination and abuse. they say the check points set up on the border are for security. >> we share the administration of the town for all as this country is for all. >> the ybg gains are alarming turkey. they consider this establishment of a turkish held area on their border the rebel-held line.

>> you'll probably find europe and the americans investing for resources in this has become a major security concern inside turkey. >> the ypg have taken villages from isil control. while opposition fighters are consolidating their gains in the nearby idlib province. as people return to where isil used to carry out isil excuse there is are lingering experience of ethnic biases. but they go home hoping that the worst is over. >> well, staying in syria 36 if have been killed in the past few hours during government barely bomb attacks. a number of residential

districts were tarted. 19 were killed during evening prayers at a mosque being held. meanwhile, an u.n. report says that all sides involved in the syrian war are hurting civilians. >> there is no doubt that millions of people have been affected by the war in syria. some of them hit by barely bomb attacks launched by the government. a recent u.n. report said that there was such an attack on aleppo nearly every day this year. they have used the wednesday in residential areas and have killed people indiscriminately. the report says that the military and rebel groups have put people under siege by blocking off access to food

suppliesfood and supplies. >> we do advocate that they stop the use of weapons in particular barrel bombs that have been dropped by government authorities. on the other front the armed groups are using weapons illegally and indiscriminately. >> according to a report issued by the u.n. mediterranean human rights institute women are increasingly being targeted. the group interviewed some who had been arrested by the government between 2012 and last year. they recalled cases of women subjected to abuse and sexual violence while in detention. many confessions made by the women in jail were extracted under torture. the syrian hope rights network say that the they're still in government centers.

at least 20% of them are under 81. and there are other cases of child abuse. this was recently seen online that shows a 15-year-old begging for mercy as he's beaten by pro government forces. another side of a war that's affected all parts of society mail or female, young or old. >> the u.s. has released footage of the suspect in the charleston shooting was arrested. dylann roof is suspected of killing nine african-americans at an african-american church. >> well, staying with the u.s. top mississippi politician has said that he's in favor of removing the confederate emblem from the state's flag. it follows the governor of south

carolina's call of the removal of the confederate flag from state grounds. dylann roof, who was charged with the charleston shootings posed with the flag and post it had online. well, mart said it will remove confederate flag merchandise from its stores. well congressman james clyburn is the respective from south carolina's sixth congressional district. he said its time that confederate emblems were taken down across the united states. >> i think that those of us who live in south korea who claim to be an inter gradual part of the united states of america that we throw off this banner that was put in place as defiance and repel i don't know, and let's

all begin to watch into future together having compassion for each other and not celebrating all divisive emblems and slogans. >> and tensions boil over in calais as migrants use the rail and road tribes to board trucks to the u.k.

>> a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. documented released by the whistle blowing website wikileaks claims that the nsa spied on three french presidents between 2006 and 2012. kurdish fighters in syria have made significant gains between the islamic state in iraq and the levant they pushed isil out of a town of raqqa. and in the u.s. a top mississippi politician said that he's in favor of removing the confederate emblem from the state's flag. there have been 73 death toll in the heatwave in pakistan. >> three days of high

temperatures have cause widespread heat strokes. hospitals are treating hundreds of patients for heat-relateed ailments including dehydration and exhaustion. >> her blood pressure shot up because of the heat. >> most of the victims have been the elderly. this was the fasting month of ramadan, and many people in pakistan abstain from food and water in daylight hours. the local electrity grid lapsed over the weekend because of increased demand. in this city used to severe power cuts are used to the government. >> i'm greatly worried that i have no worth or power in my home. i've been wonnering to try to find ice. asker i was unable to fiend ref

relief. >> many now are hoping for relief from the clouds with rain predicted in the coming days. >> as the pakistan heatwave continues to claim lives angry mobs continue in karachi. there have been many who protest against power out angles and lack of water. barack obama would be able to send trade deals without sending it to congress for debate that's normally required.

patty culhane. >> on the floor of the u.s. senate tuesday there was a lot of debate about what kind of day it was. >> i think this is a sad day today. >> this is an important day. >> it's not a great day. >> many of the president's own political party are not happy but he sure is. he's one critical step closer to the trade deal being worked out between the u.s. and 11 other countries. it would be the largest trade deal in the history of the world. they would finalize it but a promise that lawmakers would not be able to change the deal, just vote yes or no. with this vote it's all but certain that the president will have that ability soon. >> theirif the president makes a deal with you can he back that deal up? or will it be subject to

amendments from drunk and changes, which you didn't negotiate? so in order to have a president who can keep his word on these negotiations, you have to have. >> labor unities and environmental. >> this trade agreement is supported by wall street. this trade agreement is supported by the pharmaceutical pharmaceuticals.farm suit companies. >> but the white house insists that the u.s. has to have a larger economic role in asia. >> it will help america right the rules of the road and insure that our new global economy will be constructed to allow more hard working americans compete to compete and win. >> they acknowledge that some

will loss their jupes but it's mucherlose their jobs. patty culhane. >> equipment will be sent to bulgaria estonia latvia, poland and romania. >> we just had an informative session with the ministers, and unfortunately we had to spend time talking about russia's recent attempts to turn back the clock in europe. especially here in the baltic region. we each agreed while we don't seek a cold let alone a hot war in russia, we will defend our

allies. >> part of a new round of talks to end are a crisis that has increased in violence. it has killed 6400 people since last year. >> a debt deal with greece could be reached in days. it will include new tax force wealthy greeks as well ending early retirement. we have reports from athens of how that's being received by greece. >> they don't like it. leaked documents suggest that thethat they're prepared to take $800 million more.

workers face higher taxes that makes the politics of a greek deal very complicated at home. the latest roams have been divided by the lawmakers. they don't want to pass more austerity measures. >> likely to scuttle party unity if he gets a whiff of bolsterty in whatever wind his government brings back from lodge. >> europe is a newly surrendered europe. this europe needs a fund mental change. people need hope for the father. grace, the. >> they could pass the measure

with the opposition help but they would likely have to hold new elections ushering in more political en political insecurity. only a day earlier four promised peachwe cannot plan for the furor even feel hopeful. >> the approval ratings are high. it may well risk an election without a deal and no financing from its partners. that would likely lead to default on the last day of the month followed by capital controls on banks, a broadened series of victory would dawn on a devastated landscape and the exodus from the euro may be

closer than ever. >> a strike by port workers in calais has seen a surge of migrants trying to get on trucks headed to the u.k. the port workers cut off access to the channel tunnel which links the two countries. >> a blaze blocking the tracks. the euro style between london and pair paris. >> the strike led to a travel jam ofof trucks. some manage to jump on board. one drive noticed someone breaking into the back of his truck. elsewhere french prison tried in

vain to keep them away from roads. workers from ferry company my ferry link, has been complyingses. >> we went to blockade an encourage ifblock blockade. >> we arrived here, and we would only find all the steps are closed, and we read on the sign that everything has been postponed. >> back in calais the police cleared the striking ferry workers from the tracks. but stopping migrants from bordering trucks is an increasingly difficult problem. drivers have been advised to stick together and make sure that all their doors are locked. there are thought to be around

waiting for their chance to make it across across the english channel. >> more than 2,700 migrants have been rescued from boats off the libyan close on monday. itthey have advised any unauthorized vessels traveling through their waters will be struck by airstrikes. and frenchin bosnia, a stealing ring of stealing in france. the police say that the suspects forced their victim noose theft making over $2 million from them over several years. and now continuing our series on lawless innocence

venezuela. on monday weon--series on lawlessness in venezuela. >> the war against crime in venezuela is at best gridlocked. with more than 20,000 people being killed each year the country has a second highest murder rate in the world. illegal weapons more suited to the military are found here. but to these criminal groups, the corrupt group is the police force. >> they're here to terrorize you and extort you. we had to ex-create create a

police force. >> they have been forced into open confrontation one that has no clear winner. >> we're armed and organized and we're tired of being executed. we're doing what we need to do to stop them from killing us. >> the weapons they claim to have would cause alarm in any countries. these men are handling eye handleing firepower. they want a country where their children can live in peace. >> with the future of our children, with them studying, the only way we can assure the further that we all want and that we didn't have in venezuela, our future is that.

drive it toward. >> the preferred solution is a mixture of robust politicaling combined with consistent policies on crime pre-essential j the national. every year is worse than the previous one. >> with the ability to fight back on such a scale it's hard to predict the success of any future measures. al jazeera venezuela. >> staying in venezuela the jailed opposition leader has ended his hunger strike. lopez ended his month-long process a day after the demand that legislation was met. they are now set for december 6th. the opposition leader has been detained in a military prison for the past 16 months.

you can find out a lot more on that and everything else we've been covering on our program opposite your website. there's the address www.aljazeera.com. >> this week on talk to al jazeera actor and comedian richard lewis >> my goal is to make people laugh. first of all i'm not entirely-- not depressed a lot of the time, either by the w-- lemme just-- i don't wanna paint this rosy picture. >> often described as neurotic and angst ridded lewis reflects on his rise from early stand up comedian, to becoming a household name. >> i was broke for a long time. but i was still-- felt like a million bucks, broke living in horrible places, come-- going into a club and seeing these famous comedians come over to me, go-- you have it you're gonna make it!