♪ >> thank you for watching. i am chris moore. thank you for watching. the u.s. is not interested in spying on people. they will now push ahead with special programs. the u.s. and russia are finding ways to progress, despite many disagreements. between theship white house and the kremlin continues to deteriorate over edward snowden. at least nine people were killed

after the government opened fire at a mosque following the suicide bomb attack. >> we start off with barack obama holding a press conference in the last hour dominated the edward snowden affair. the u.s. president increases measures when it comes to tapping into phone records. the banks push ahead with controversial surveillance programs. reassessromised to relations with russia, which is granted asylum to edward snowden. obamatake a listen to mr.

on the surveillance. >> given the history of the abuse by governments, it is right to ask questions about surveillance. this program is an important tool in our efforts to disrupt terrorist plots. this does not allow the government to listen to any phone calls without a warrant. i understand the concerns of those who are worried that this could be subject to abuse. after having dialogue with members of congress and civil libertarians, i believe that there are steps we can take to give the american people additional confidence that there are safeguards against abuse. >> we should be able to get some reaction from this expert. thank you for joining us. barack obama speaking on the issue of more transparency. is this going to happen? >> this will be difficult.

there is good transparency in normal wiretapping, but when it comes to the nsa, a very secretive organization, this is going to be a more difficult balance to bring some transparency to that secretive world. was the reason these programs go ahead with the national security argument. -- iffense is that it it you have done nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide. >> that has been the assumption but he did say that he assumed that the normal checks and balances were enough, but now he is not so sure about that. inen the nature of secrecy the nsa it is hard to assure that their the -- that these normal checks and balances are in place to protect the american people against unwarranted surveillance. >> you don't sound particularly reassured. >> what he said is correct.

he will put the effort into opening this to a panel of experts. to review the checks and balances. beyond that we are not sure if this is going to be enough. >> thank you for joining us. the u.s. and russian affairs chief -- have been meeting despite relations being the lowest and sometime, on matters ranging from syria to edward snowden. they work together despite their differences. thank you very much for joining us. to what extent have these two sides been managed -- managed to break the ice? >> they did acknowledge that there is tension between the countries. hen kerry pointed out that and his russian counterpart are hockey players. and if you play hockey you get hit, and sometimes you get knocked down.

he says they are hoping that they can behave like adults and this will be reciprocated by the united states. the main topic of conversation is the situation in syria, and what the u.s. and russia are doing to get a handle on the situation. we know that the u.s. was expected to rank and -- raise concerns about the -- president clinton giving one more year for edward snowden in russia. this led to barack obama canceling his meeting. and with what happened in those meetings, he said, yes, we have a good relationship behind closed doors, but he also suggested that what was proposed theune, the body language russian president was exhibiting, he looks like a board schoolboy. a high profile knock at his

russian counterpart. this was expected to be the preview of what was going to be a more high profile meeting between these leaders in september. now they will likely meet on the sidelines in st. petersburg. that is it. president got some praise from one of his republican adversaries, condoleezza rice is doing isat he correct because there is no point of meeting with the russian leader if they continue to hold edward snowden. >> thank you for joining us. firefighters are gaining ground in the united states on the california wildfires that are threatening hundreds of homes. officials say 20% of the blaze is contained. this could change if the flames change direction. we have more details. >> this is set to become one of the worst u.s. fire seasons on

record. notge assessment teams have determined the total losses but this has covered 50,000 square, there's already. 50,000 people have been evacuated from los angeles. many people were evacuated in the middle of the night with only minutes to spare, and hundreds remain in temporary accommodations until they are given the all clear to leave. a couple of trailers, small stuff. small, butsound really, this is just stuff. what is important, i have with me. my wife. >> the fire broke out on wednesday afternoon. by friday over 14 firefighters were tackling the blaze and they are still struggling to bring it under control. most of southern california's wildfires are associated with

the santa ana wind, that comes rushing down into the region. this fire was fanned by unpredictable wind from a low- pressure system and there are fear -- fears that if the wind changes direction, the situation could drastically deteriorate. officials are not clear how this started as efforts to fight the wildfire continue. second attackhe hittingys in quetta, the car of the former prime minister who was unhurt. a suicide bomber killed 38 people at a funeral. george and henry brown have more. >> the few worshipers are still present at the scene, still in shock. they had just finished prayers to mark the end of the month of

ramadan. >> when people came out of the mosque, the -- of the terrorists were already there. two children were among the martyrs. >> the attack came a day after a suicide bomber killed dozens of people outside of a mosque in quetta. police officers were gathering to mourn a colleague who was lost on thursday. the pakistan taliban and claimed responsibility. they have been waging a low- level insurgency against the government for decades. this happened in a secure location of the city, calling into question the ability of the police to defend themselves. this is the latest in the spiraling mental -- the spiraling violence since sharif took power. they have announced more violence to come during the

celebrations this weekend. campaigns finished the formertion is prime minister -- a coup has taken off the north, leading to the french-led military intervention. this is part of the long- rivalry. >> in timbuktu, they pray for a good president in a country that is 90% muslim. this festival is particularly significant this year as people hoped that the new election will turn a new page. >> there is a big difference between this year and last year. last year was nothing like this. people were not listening to music and their lives were restricted and obligated. we were living through a terrible ordeal.

>> they seem more interested in celebrating been in politics for now. voters will go to the polls on sunday to elect their president, with a runoff between i.d.k. and -- had to cancel their rallies because of these celebrations. the televised debate was turned down by the front runner. he has a reputation of being a strong man, rooting out corruption and his rival is the former finance minister who says he will get the country out of the crisis and create 500,000 jobs for young people. he is hopeful he can win the election after 400,000 ballots were spoiled in the first round. voters hope this is the first step on the path to peace and stability. zimbabwe, lawyers say that

they have appeal to the constitutional court of the election which returned the longtime leader to power. this is null and void because of a host of irregularities and there is evidence that 870,000 names were duplicated. -- mugabe says the vote was fair. ambushed annt airline crew -- a known group has claimed responsibility. they say the hostages will be free in return for the release of lebanese cap are's -- captives in syria. they have been holding nine lebanese shi'a since last year. a breakthrough against one of

the world's most deadly illnesses. promising results in early trials. the world health organization says that 290 million cases of the disease in 2010 resulted in 660,000 deaths. we have details -- >> mosquitoes carrying the larry a are responsible for over 600,000 deaths, annually. in africa one child dies every minute from malaria. but now the hope for the cure is on the horizon. there is a new kind of malaria vaccine which is offered 100% protection to the volunteers. parasites taken from the saliva glands of mosquitoes, this vaccine is an important step forward to the elimination of malaria. scientists warn that there is much more work to be done in

order to make this groundbreaking discovery scalable. but these preliminary results are very encouraging. for now, the work continues. more clinical trials are planned for the u.s. and tanzania. >> for 40 years they lived on wild rice and fruits and vegetables. according to the vietnamese television. a father and son who ran away from their village during the vietnam war have been living in a treehouse in the jungle. a mine exploded, killing his wife and his two other sons. reminder of the headlines. barack obama orders no transparency and surveillance and says the u.s. is not spying on ordinary citizens. they will push ahead in the name of national security.

the u.s. and russia look to find ways to progress. relation -- the relations between the white house and the kremlin are on the rocks because of edward snowden and syria. nine people are killed after mosque,pened fire on a one day after the suicide bomb attack at a funeral. say hello to marcus. you will start off with the arch rivalry between two giants in? have ane corner you mexican company owned by the billionaire, carlos flamm, and then you have a spanish telecom firm, together they hold a large part of the market already in latin america. but their rivalry is now spreading to europe as well.

they say they want to make a for a mexicanid hold 40% of kpn. this is said to be an event to block another deal between them and telefonica. 8.1 have agreed to sell for billion euros. let's look at the takeover, we can turn to anthony, the bureau chief of mexico city. thank you very much for speaking to us. why are they pursuing them? what is happening in mexico city. >> when he bought into the company one year ago, they

stated they were interested in a minority stake as they got to know the new market. triggered thehave decision for the full buyout, was the decision to sell the german mobile unit, and they would not be as interested without that. >> is carlos himself trying to the germands on market or is he looking to raise the price, if you will, that telefonica may be paying? >> that is a view some people hold, the decision for the full buyout may be a way to try to raise the price. has said today that this is still the price they are offering.

those are really the two views. american mobile would like to keep that business. will it be successful in the fact that he already holds a stake -- does this mean you automatically has a shoe in to take over the company? wondering, will he ultimately be successful in his bid? this is basically a done deal already? >> apparently not. said the word of the this would launch in september and they said that they would look into any other strategic options. this does not sound like except -- anthony, from dow jones

newswire. thank you for speaking to us from mexico city. >> next are the markets. other sidert on the of the atlantic in the united states. note, ended on a downbeat they were down on the week and the companies show continued concerns that the federal reserve will taper some of their measures. was -- there maker shares were soaring. the canadian company board has considered selling the company to a private buyer. this could lead to blackberry shares which could make it easier to overhaul the current term. they have been losing to apple and samsung and they are under pressure to change. let's take a look at the european markets that closed above the flat line, held by

china's output, easing the fear that growth in china is slowing down and mining stocks in particular were up. there was a fall in french industrial production -- down 1.4% in june in comparison to the month of may. this highlights the challenges of turning around the french economy. we will finish with some sad news. the love boat has sailed their final voyage. 1977ove boat that ran from until 1986, the cruise ship will be stripped for its metal parts in turkey. i don't know how much this has but this isusiness, breaking yards at two and a half million euros.

ofs boat has been out commission since 2009. it is time for it to move on to greener pastures. >> thank you very much. for moving tonight's business. for the media watch. high-e starting off with profile atheist richard dawkins. >> a controversial tweet that i took from the web this evening. all over the world, muslims have than nobel prizes cambridge graduates. an atheist and wears a t-shirt, religion, we can find the cure. he likes to be provocative when it comes to questions. it really did get on the nerves of a lot of people online.

this is bigotry described as atheism. what is he trying to achieve? why do so many people look like richard dawkins? if you look at the head, this is one college in cambridge. there are also more at trinity college cambridge than there are women in the world. this is an unhelpful comment. that he is just grasping for attention. a lot of people are critical of this tweet. >> he says he will go after all religions. someone has been going after islam. >> this is the australian answer to sarah palin. she is a candidate for the upcoming elections in australia. by the name of stephanie bannister.

this is what she said, not the most intelligent comment offered. >> i don't oppose islam but i don't think -- should be welcome. they have their eye on religion. >> he may be pleased to see how ignorant people are becoming about religion, this may be a success for him. she has been getting attention for all the wrong reasons. tofrom the australian answer sarah palin -- >> this is in a serious magazine, the new york magazine. this gentleman has had to stand down as the head of the ethics committee in the parliament of queensland, his name is peter dowling. has become a big controversy in australia, basically he was having an extramarital affair for two years and the woman decided to

release photographs of a somewhat intimate nature. there she is, speaking with her face blurred out. but she revealed his anatomy for the rest of the world. finally, a radio presenter live-tweeting his grief. -- one.s talk about he spoke of a british journalist today, annoyed at all the questions she was peppering him with. how do you carry on with what has gone on? >> the question is this has to be easy? >> anything else you want me to do? do you want me to do the weather? >> it will be rainy and cloudy and gray, so do what you can.

try to keep your head up. stiff upper lip. >> that is what we were talking about. this is scott simon. lives made the decision to tweet his grief. since his mother passed away and in the run-up to her death. people say, is this to public of a way to deal with personal family grief? he said his 1.2 million followers are sharing and this is something brought under the carpet -- the carpet, and there is a whole debate. what is the difference between writing about this in a book? would say that we are just getting inside his head, to

these unsorted thoughts, he had not done this in a constructive way. he has opened this up to the voyeurism. he has created a conversation about

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