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anooga, tennessee. according to reports, three members of the military have been killed as well as the shooter. at least two military facilities in tennessee were attacked earlier today in those shootings. the latest live images coming to us from tennessee. one of the buildings is a navy recruiting building, that's according to officials. chattanooga police announced earlier that the active shooting situation was over. four people have died, including
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the gunman. three people, according to american media reports, have also been wounded. those latest images coming to us from the scene of those shootings, where the gunman has been killed as well as three members of american armed forces. we will continue to follow that as details emerge over the course of the evening. there was a triple dose of good news for athens today, first in the shape of the 7 billion euro bridging loan, which will allow it to pay back its arrears to the international monetary fund. that should tide greece over until the third bailout can be agreed. more emergency funds from the european central bank should allow greek banks to consider reopening on monday. that comes after a ethical vote in the greek parliament -- after
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a difficult vote in the greek parliament. reporter: morning has broken in the capital. for many, -- the government described the vote as marking a serious division among its lawmakers but it isn't just those in power experiencing the bitter aftertaste -- waiting for the banks to open, waiting for stiff new reforms. it includes an increase in the retirement age and pension cuts. some pensioners don't see how they will hope -- cope. >> i should have stayed in switzerland instead of coming to greece. i would have had a better quality of life. i've had a very hard time here. i can't afford my medication. >> i see misery all around. no other country in the world will you see such a mess, where pensioners don't get paid their dues.
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before reporter: -- before the austerity vote, this was the scene of a rally turned violent petrol bombs and torched cars. in the clear light of day, there are locals accepting the heavy burden of the bailout deal, putting their support behind greece's leftist government. >> i hope we get through this. the terms will be hard, but there is no other option. >> it was a difficult decision, but it was a brave decision. reporter: negotiations on the new bailout will take around four weeks. in the meantime, the eu finance ministers are scrambling to get money to athens sooner -- money that people so badly need. anchor: earlier, i was joined by our correspondent in brussels. she told us more about the agreement to continue those talks on a new bailout. reporter: today, euro zone finance ministers have a teleconference to endorse the vote that took place.
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earlier, they said they were ready to start negotiations on the third bailout. 86 billion euros that would see greece through the next three years. the vote last night is the start of a rebuilding of trust. there are calls for a direct foreign investment -- for direct foreign investment to take place urgently. all eyes will be on berlin when they take a break from their summer recess to vote in the bundestag. it is a contentious issue, the idea of having a third bailout for greece. some senior members say that they will vote no tomorrow. speaking to german reporters they believe that angela merkel will get the backing that they need. reporter: it will be one year to
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the day tomorrow since malaysian airlines flight image 17 crashed in the eastern -- flight mh70 crashed in the eastern ukraine. it is a painful milestone for the families of the victims many of whom have had to wait till now for the scattered remains of their loved ones to be recovered from the crash site. gulliver cragg is in kiev. one year on from this crash, we still don't know exactly what happened. gulliberver: the final official report from the international investigative team and the dutch criminal investigation have not been published. they are expected in the autumn. i think a lot of people who have read the preliminary reports from investing -- investigators
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are not in very much doubt about what happened. these investigations have pretty much all concurred with the version of events that said that the airliner was shot down by a missile fired from southeast of the area where it came down. that means it was fired from territory controlled by the russian-backed separatists. despite a lot of evidence that this will -- missile was brought in from russia -- there is quite a lot of evidence that this missile was brought in from russia. there is quite a lot of evidence that this is what happened. the russians continue to deny this. it hasn't been proven beyond a reasonable doubt. the russians have put out a lot of different versions of events. they seem to be settling on the possibility that the mh-17 was shot by a ukrainian surface to surface missile fired by a
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plane. the evidence of professional investigators and investigative journalists does not point to that at all. anchor: meanwhile, as the investigations continue and we await the final reports, some of the families have decided to go ahead and sue the former separatist leader of the russians. reporter: i don't know whether or not they have any chance of getting anywhere with that court case. other than symbolically and drawing attention to their plight. the russians seem steadfast in their determination not to comply with international legal demands, in particularly the demand that was formally made by ukraine, malaysia, netherlands, and australia. most of the victims work from
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the netherlands -- victims were from the netherlands and from malaysia. there is a special tribunal. russia has made it clear it will be till the initiative. vladimir putin confirmed as much in a telephone call. anchor: three men are in custody here in france tonight suspected of planning a terrorist attack on a military base. the men had plans to film the decapitation of -- the latest attack or attended attack underlines the threat still faced by france six months after the killings at charlie hebdo. reporter: intelligence services in paris continue their questioning as they attempt to get to the bottom of the latest foiled terrorist brought -- plot on french soil.
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four men were arrested. investigators believe the planned target was a military base on the outskirts of papillion. on the anniversary of the charlie hebdo attacks, they planned to kidnap and decapitate a top military official and film the entire execution on ago pro camera -- on a gopro camera, then broadcast it to the internet. the youngest of the quartet has been released, but three others remain in custody including the ringleader just 17. >> the main instigator was detected because of his activism on social media and his relationship with prince jihadists -- french jihadists now in jail. >> he was picked up banks to security measures. -- picked up thanks to security measures. reporter: i want to tell my
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fellow countrymen we are working hard to combat this terrorist threat. this is not the first time the armed forces have been targeted by jihadist sympathizers in france. in 2012, a man gunned down three soldiers near toulouse while three more were attacked with a knife in the southern city of nice in february. anchor: back to tennessee to get the latest on the developing story in chattanooga an attack now being treated as an act of domestic terrorism. the suspected shooter, according to the fbi believed to have lived in the chattanooga area at the time of the shooting. the fbi special agents in charge -- special agent in charge said that local law enforcement quickly neutralized the attacker but not before he had killed four marines at one of the naval reserve centers attac
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ked. it's now known that both shooting locations were naval reserve recruiting facilities in chattanooga. that's according to the fbi an attack now being investigated as an act of domestic terrorism in which we talk to people died, as well as the shooter -- in which four people died, as well as the shooter, so five people died. we will continue following that over the course of the evening as more details emerge. now, it was a vote that mark a shift -- that marked a shift in what had been japan's defense policy ever since world war ii. the legislation approved by the lower house gave an expanded role to the armed forces and the military to defend the united states and other countries, even if japan is not under threat. the boat has been marked by
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protests both inside -- the vote has been marked by protests both inside and outside of parliament. reporter: all the main opposition parties walked out of parliament on thursday as the lower house sorted through the deeply convert -- voted through the deeply controversial bill. >> the security situation surrounding japan is becoming increasingly challenging. with this in mind, this is legislation that absolutely is necessary to protect the lives of the japanese people and also to prevent the country from going to war. reporter: the legislation would end the ban on collective fighting to defend and allied country like the u.s. opponents say it could suck japan into u.s. complex and would violate article nine -- u.s. conflicts and would violate
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article ix. pacifist protesters braved the rain thursday morning after tens of thousands took to the streets during the night. shinzo abe -- >> shinzo abe doesn't have the right to influence life and death. >> the government is supposed to protect the constitution, but it's ignoring it right now, and i cannot make sense of that. reporter: chaos in parliament as lawmakers tried to block the bill. the legislation will now go to the upper house. if the chamber rejects it, the lower house could overturn this with a 2/3 majority. anchor: to mexico now, where the hunt is on for l chappell -- for el chapo, still on the run after escaping from maximum-security jail. 10,000 police agents are on high alert. reporter: it was from this cell
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that el chapo managed to escape. the government has said it couldn't have been possible without detailed knowledge of the prison and the bribing of secure officials and guards. lawmakers want to take a look at the cell for themselves, finding standards are below par. >> this means a complete reassessment of the prison system throughout the country and the protocols that are in place, to review everything from visits and custody to extraordinary measures for people who have such enormous economic power to do this. reporter: and a huge-scale manhunt underway. wednesday, prosecutors detained some 22 prison officials. the director has been fired and some 34 employees questioned. outside the prison, a small group of relatives accused
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authorities of witchhunts. the escape is all the more embarrassing for the government because it is not the first time. back in 2001, guzman escaped another maximum-security cell. mexico's most wanted criminal wasn't caught again until 2014. the president had said another escape would be inexcusable. a year later, the government again having to make promises. >> we will not spare any resources to capture him again. there will be no rest for this criminal. reporter: lawmakers have asked the interior minister and other top security officials to testify before congress this thursday. anchor: members of the saudi royal family -- when members of the saudi royal family come to town, you can expect security to be tight. some of them want to commandeer a local beach. they infuriated local residents
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when they began illegal construction work on the public beach to lay down huge concrete slabs. reporter: a small public beach hidden away on the french riviera, just next door to the king of saudi arabia's imposing rental villa. the concrete was laid above a gap in the property. locals weren't impressed with construction or the fact that they are now preventing from using the public beach. the police decided to intervene. >> we made a complaint about the planning laws with regard to the building, the installation of a staircase -- it is all without planning permission. reporter: they are preparing for the king's royal visit. the villa has been unoccupied for several years. it will now lodge up to 500
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ministers of the saudi royal court. french foreign minister laurent fabius is in contact with them. >> i spoke to the contractor on the phone. he thought that the saudi king's secretary had applied for planning permission, but this wasn't the case. i found out at the same time all the locals complained. reporter: the king and his entourage are expected around july 20. large security measures will be taken, including banning locals and the rest of the public from going to the beach. anchor: if you are considering a trip to paris this summer you might want to consider making the journey to versailles. you will have a chance to relive the grand days of the sun king. the fountains will come alive in a light show accompanied by music, even as they did in the days of louis xiv. reporter: a return to the days
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of the something. during the reign of louis xiv the kingdom delighted guests -- the king delighted guests with displays of music fireworks and water. more than 1500 jets erupting from the fountain, accompanied by lights and broke -- barowque music. >> it's very nice, beautiful and impressive. reporter: it's not hard to imagine that people who came here in the 18th century were impressed. the infrastructure that produces the spectacle has barely changed since the fountains were built more than 300 years ago. >> these are the cast-iron pipes that were redone by napoleon. here we have old items that are lead pipes, welded in the time of louis xiv. reporter: the fountains are
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still activated with a sanctioned key, -- with this ancient key, but the light shows are a more modern affair. anchor: at 20 minutes past the hour, we will have a look at the business headlines. william hilderbrandt is back with more. will: this is mario draghi's announcement, the big surprise of the day. the head of the european central bank threw a 900 million euro to greek banks. -- a 900 million euro lifeline to greek banks a message from the ecb that greece will stay in the eurozone and the banks will not collapse. we take a look at the state of the greek vendors. reporter: weekend hungry -- weak and hungry for cash, greek bankers were relieved to hear
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that the ceiling is being raised. some say now is the time to suspend capital controls. >> capital controls are affecting the economy. a lot of companies cannot operate properly. will create additional damages -- this in turn will create additional damages. reporter: there is a lack of trust. investors have little confidence in greek banks, knowing they have low capital levels. to solve that, the system needs to be recapitalized. the new bailout package should inject 25 billion euros into the central banking system, but some central banks estimate it is not going to be enough. financial experts say these institutions will have to be reformed. >> the possibilities to provide them with new financing to strengthen them through the european stability mechanism. there are four major banks today.
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there can be only two or three soon. they could get some of the money from shareholders and depositors. reporter: getting the money from them is possible in europe. the law guarantees deposits of up to 100,000 euros but any additional amount can be seized. it looks like reagan banks will not collapse, but they are not entirely out of the dark -- like a greek banks will not -- like greek banks will not collapse but they are not entirely out of the dark. will: the money should allow greece to pay its immediate de bts. this loan is excited to be confirmed on friday by all eu member states -- is expected to be confirmed on friday by all eu member states.
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this proposed third bailout for greece includes tough austerity measures. it has already created a rift in the ruling syriza party. some have compared greece to sisyphus having an already unsustainable debt, yet needing to impose further cuts. greek prime minister alexis tsipras will have his work cut out for him implementing the new reforms, experts say. >> the frequency and range of measures that will have to be taken in the next two months will put a very high pressure on the government. the government may find itself in a difficult position to pass new legislation that will touch upon the interests of narrow interest groups, particularly so groups which have supported syriza to win the election of last january. will: those developments
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understandably having an effect on the market. u.s. stocks traded higher this thursday. higher earnings progress in the tech sector. the nasdaq well up over 1%. many investors waiting to see how the bundestag will vote on the greek bailout. the average age of a run's -- of iran's planes is 20 years old. president hassan rouhani estimates that could mean a major windfall after economic sanctions are eased as part of the historic nuclear deal between your -- iran and world powers. >> our negotiating team went a little bit further and lifted sanctions on selling passenger aircraft to iran as well, which was not part of the nuclear issue. the embargo was imposed some 30 years ago. our team removed this sanction as well. will: time for a look at some of the other top news.
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a rebound for citigroup's profit. there were payments to preferred shareholders as the bank cut expenses across the board. the massive increase in the same period last year -- google is getting a "buy" button. the new option "purchase with google," will be visible in search results. experts say the option could give amazon and other online retailers a run for their money. european car sales surged 15% in june, the biggest month on month increase in more than five years, marking the region's 22nd month of growth. all major markets posted double-digit gains, led by france and spain.
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finally, have you ever had the feeling that staff in customer service are just too robotic? that's the point of a new hotel in japan. welcome to the weird hotel. a robot reach -- greets the guests another takes your bag and, for some reason, there is also an english-speaking dinosaur. the hotel is part of a theme park in japan, but the owner says it is a serious use of technology to gain efficiency. >> of course these robots cannot replace all human staff. in terms of being friendly and polite, they are unbeatable. that's why i asked developers to build robots for this hotel. will: very peculiar. anchor: very much indeed. it's 26 minutes past the hour.
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we are following the attack in chattanooga. we will be speaking to our correspondent in just a moment with the latest on the attack in which four marines have been killed and one wounded. that is in just a moment.
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rom pacifica, this is democracy now! >> this deal is not contingent on iran changing its behavior. it is not contingent on iran suddenly operating like a liberal democracy. it solves one particular problem, which is making sure they don't have a bomb. amy: as the u.s.-led iran agreement to curtail iran's nuclear program heads to congress for approval, president obama vows to veto any attempt to block it. we will speak with ernie

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