ish government is meeting to discuss the issue after monday pus suicide bombing that killed 33 people. this was an attack close to the frontier. we are getting the latest live with our correspondents in ankara. france scrambles to placate furious farmers. the government is planning to spend 600 million euros of public money. agriculture workers are putting

their hose down -- putting their hoes down. and alexis tsipras walking a new tie rope over greece's bailout bid. the dream pipe -- the greek prime minister is looking to his political opponents for support. his own party shows increasing signs of turning against him. it is 1:00 p.m. in paris. thanks very much for your company. also coming up across the next hour, find out how lobbyists in washington d.c. are deploying their latest weapons, fine dining, winning the battles of hearts and minds in the nuclear deal with iran. has the shine gone off apple? billions have been wiped off the value of the iphone maker as the latest sales figures disappoint. more on that coming up.

>> first up, let's take you to turkey. plenty of news coming out today. two policeman have been killed -- two policeman have been killed new the syrian border. that is coming to us from the regional governor. he has been speaking to turkish tv. turkey's leaders are meeting today to discuss how to her almost 1000 kilometers of border between turkey and syria. there has been public outcry in the wake of a suicide bombing that killed 32 people are officials in ankara have revealed that they have identified a 20-year-old turkish man as the attacker. week go to our live

correspondent in ankara. first off, this a legit attacker who has been identified in relation to the suicide bombing -- what can you tell us about him? >> he is allegedly linked to a bomber who was implicated in the bombing during the election campaign last month. his mother said, although he was a university student, he had gone abroad six months ago. but he returned 10 days ago and then disappears again. she said i do not know whether he joined isis. he was a good boy. the interesting thing is that he is a turkish citizen and the cabinet is going to discuss today increasing security along

its border with syria. even if it constructs an electric fence with monitoring, the border is not hundred kilometers long. will turkey be able to stop turks from going up to the border, saying they have family or legitimate business to do on the other side, crossing into syria and then coming back again? there are a lot of turks down there who do have relatives in northern syria and to do come back for legitimate business with syria. there used to be a lot of trade along the border. turkish border officials will distinguish the -- how are they going to distinguish the legitimate business visitors to syria with those who will go to isis? catherine: there has as well been another attack coming in today. also from the border area.

if you could give us more on that two policeman reportedly were killed. jasper: this is a strange incident. we do not know if it was related to the recent wave of terror. his policeman shared a flat. they were found shot dead in the head at home. it is not clear if it was a political killing. a local mp for the pro-kurdish party said it does not appear to be terror related. they could have been the victims of gangsters. at this stage we just do not know. catherine: thank you very much for all of those updates, jasper mortimer, our correspondent in ankara. now to athens, where the prime minister is having to look to political rivals for support as

preconditions of negotiating a debt rescue deal. lawmakers are debating measures. mark thompson has more for us. mark mark: the greek prime minister is looking across the aisle for support. alexis tsipras is counting on the backing of pro-european parties ahead of wednesday's parliament revoked. athens needs to agree on the second package of measures to prevent new bailout deal. but the first shot was shut down after 39 of the -- of his own lawmakers refused to jump on board. hard-line party members say further austerity woodpile more pressure on the greek people and not necessarily keep the country in the euro. among them, former cabinet members, including x finance

minister janissary factious -- yanis varoufakis. >> if we can prove that the government, although the ministries, and all of the people are moving in the same direction, as a country there is a chance we can overcome this crisis. mark: the new agreements would give greece up to 86 billion euros in fresh loans to steady its rocking financial ship. if the bill passes, greece will adopt new eu rules on propping up failed financial institutions and accelerate the country's judicial process. the bailout agreement is likely to meet another serious hurdle in august. then politicians will vote on even more contentious measures, including the phasing out of taxes for farmers and early

retirement. catherine: back to france, where it has been announced that 600 billion euros of public money will be poured into farming. this after days of protests by agriculture workers. in some cases, fires were lit outside supermarkets. they are angry to the -- 10% of farmers are likely to go bankrupt in france in the coming months. take a listen to the french prime minister. dr. we have decided on 24 emergency measures to help farmers with prices, helping them with debt restructuring. and the easing and rescheduling of social payments. there will be more developed contracts with the food sector. excellence will be promoted and competitiveness improved. catherine: our reporter is at

the presidential palace in paris, where those measures have been outlined in more detail. let us go to him live. clovis, we have heard a broad outline how the money will be spent. can you give us more detail? clovis: he tried to praise the work of french farmers as is essential, that france is more than just -- that everyone has the right to live in dignity and therefore the government has created an emergency plan. 24 measures, six working on that. new meetings will be taking place. to increase revenue for livestock producers. there would also be tax breaks and a restructuring of debt especially for those young farmers who are often crippled with debt.

also the government wants to promote exports with that famous french loco, the "-- the french logo "made in france." that that label really does work and that they wouldn't be able to export a broad french meet. -- and that they would be able to export abroad french meant. as manuel valls said, it is better to get better prices for stock for -- for livestock producers, so he is putting pressure on industrials and supermarkets, who according to some are not paying enough for the meat. catherine: there are certainly a lot of ideas there. is this going to be enough to convince the farmers to take their tractors off the roads and stop their protests? clovis: hard to say.

they are saying they will only stop the movement if they get strong reforms, structural reforms, and that is what the government has promised. we will see in the coming hours whether the french farmers continue to block some landmarks such as tourist hotspots. one last piece of information 10% of french farms are on the verge of bankruptcy, and that explains their dramatic situation, explains why they are blocking roads. it will also explain why the french government is 17 -- is so keen to act on the situation. catherine: clovis casali reporting from the presidential palace in paris, where new measures have been outlined to prop up the ailing french agriculture sector. news from the middle east -- the leader of an al qaeda offshoot in syria with a $7 million bounty on his head has been killed in a coalition airstrike, according to the pentagon. officials say muhsin al-fadhli

was killed on july 8, but his death has only just been announced he is described as a leader of the chorus and group a group -- as the khorasan group and he is also said to be one of osama bin laden's closest allies, someone he knew in advance -- someone who knew in advance of the september 11 attacks. convincing sworn enemies to bury the hatchet after 30 years of animosity. well, if you are a pro iranian lobbyist in washington, d.c., it seems a banquet of cuisine is part of the answer. the obama administration is getting busy selling the landmark deal with iran. meanwhile, armies on both sides of the arguments are recovering to get there point across any way they can.

>> all options are on the table when it comes to influencing a member of congress. the spread of persian food and drink was put on by a group of iranian americans led by this man. >> thank you. how are you? i think it is part of sharing with members of congress. it is what we serve in our home. >> this group has cooked up an array of experts, dishing out his view as one time -- at one time vice presidential candidate joe lieberman. senator lieberman: call your member of congress, because ultimately congress will have the last word. >> capitol hill is full of people trying to sway congress on iran. they are gearing up for an epic battle of wills and money.

>> aipac the american public affairs council is going to spend $20 million to kill this deal. we have significant resources to compete, the reality is we know the other side will try to win this by spending more money. >> aipac is hugely influential and is spending most of its funds on the distribution of videos like this one. there are plenty of members of the u.s. congress who are fully on board with that message. >> when we are potentially doing is creating an adolf hitler with nuclear capacity. >> there is a lot riding on the nuclear deal becoming a reality. vice president joe biden has already been in congress to sell the deal, and with it, the first part of a barack obama policy legacy. john kerry will make his first appearance on capitol hill this thursday. he will be making his sales

pitch and he will get tough questions from those who oppose the agreement. catherine: philip crowther reporting that from washington d.c.. time to take a look at the day's business news with stephen carroll. we are going to start off with apple, a disappointing day for them. stephen: that's right, and some $66 billion has wiped off -- has been wiped off apple, despite an increase of profits by 40% for the three months at the end of june. the disappointment centers on sales of the iphone, which has driven apple profits for some time, coming in lower than expected at 47.5 million units sold over three months. nicholas rushworth has details. >> the apple share price has sagged over lower-than-expected

fourth-quarter revenue forecast. the question being asked is has iphone fever peaked? >> they shipped a few less phones and everyone thought, just under 48 million. people thought it would be at least 50 million. but there is still a huge revenue number closing in on $50 billion on a quarterly basis which is phenomenal. >> apple had a record third quarter. china is red hot with sales almost doubling from last year. that market remains a challenge with stiff competition. apple is seeking to gain momentum with a steady flow of innovative products. it has chosen not to release sales numbers for its apple watch, launched in april seeking to protect its new gadget in the early stages. apple has said that sales are exceeding expectations. the industry verdict is that the

watch still needs time. >> i just do not think the watch matters on a profit or revenue basis. it matters on an innovation basis. there are some glitches in the rollout globally some issues moving volume in the supply change. we do not -- some issues in the supply chain. >> with apple's share price tumbling significantly during after-hours trading, attention will focus on any more signs that creation of apple products is fading. stephen: main european shares alterative down. technology shares among those falling. a chip maker down 3.5%. the ftse 100 is down. one of the big numbers moving up is easy jet despite a fire at

its italian based in rome. revenues of the carrier fell by 1% in the three months at the end of june, but shares jumped 4% as easy jet has set its profits would rise. the european commission is ordering -- the money was given to the french electricity company in the form of tax breaks dating back to 1997. the decision is said to not destabilized utility company. the operator of the tunnel between england and france is seeking 10 million euro from the british and french government to cover the cost of increased security in the french court of calais. 30 million euro so far worse than this year as more migrants try to use the crossing to enter the u.k.. catherine: just time for one final story with you, stephen. we're talking about nike, the sportswear maker, "just do it,"

trying to get their chief executive officer to stay with the company. stephen: apparently $1 million worth of shares has been offered to mark parker on the condition that he stay with the company for the next five years. parker has worked for them since 1979. he joined as a shoe designer and then became chief executive in 2006. the current chairman wants him to take over that position when he retires. the offer was made based on parker's performance in the job. nike shares have risen by 46% in the past year, so he has incentive to continue that sort of performance. catherine: thanks very much, stephen carroll. that is today's top business stories. we are going to move on now with our "press review." florence villeminot joins me

now. we will start off with the pleasant and show election -- with the presidential election, seeking a third term in office. flo: a lot of the papers today, on the friend page of "the wall street journal," talked about a defiant president pressing on arrowhead -- busing on ahead despite the election results. very chipper, going in to cast his ballot yesterday. interestingly, a paper from -- a paper picks up on this image and says that the president may be relaxed on his bike, but he is writing up a steep hill. he needs to remember people may have voted for him, but out of fear, not because ash this paper is very critical of what they call the president's tireless stubbornness to run for an under constitutional -- for an unconstitutional third term. it is illegal for him to run again. nothing can stop him, though.

not violent protests, a boycott from the opposition, not appeals from the international community, and not even in attempted coup against him. this is a wider problem in africa. what is it with certain african leaders and their pathological stubbornness to sacrifice everything to maintain power? catherine: let's bring things back to france. a big story of the day, very angry farmers who are angry that basically their income has been slumping to the point where many of them are in huge amounts of debt, and they say the supermarkets are slaughterhouses. flo: about 10% of these farmers could go bankrupt. this is a front-page -- it is a very famous french film, "love is in the field," but this is "a fall out of love between the french government and the farmers." here is a cartoon depicting

francois hollande with the interior minister. i think i could see a group making gestures, trying to grab our attention. i think it is farmers. francois hollande says let me know when they are drowning, as he reads a magazine. there is a lot of criticism for the government for waking up just now and not doing anything before. catherine: and spraying milk around the roots. there are many things coming to a head now. agriculture is an enormous part of france's economy and society its culture. there are big transitions on the way. flo: it is a major transition that we are seeing right now. in an editorial, "in the short run we do have to save french farmers from bankruptcy, but

major changes are needed in farming to take into consideration other changes." for instance, the fact that a lot of people want to protect the environment and also protect animals and animal rights. all of this has changed the way people consume agricultural products. this needs to take into consideration in forming. in the meantime, we need to put an end to all the mixed messages. there are way too many. distributors are being told to increase prices to protect farmers, but not increase them too much because they also have to protect consumer purchasing power. catherine: people do not have much purchasing power in their pockets, do that? flo: on the one hand they are being told not to eat any more meat because it is bad for them, but if they do, eat french meat. it is very confusing. catherine: let's cross the atlantic to the united states. yet another republican stepping into the race for the republican

presidential nomination. flo: it is hard to keep count. 16 now. it might go up again. this is ohio governor john kasich. he entered the presidential race. he is, according to "the washington post," the most accomplished candidate, but no one has ever heard of him. he has good approval ratings in ohio, and "the washington post" says he has a compassionate touch, so they are in favor of him. but it is getting very crowded in the republican playing field. "the independent" wonders if it is a question of quantity or quality when it comes to the race for the presidential nomination. this graphic has little floating heads. it is accountability of cash, campaign funds. the person here in the top right-hand corner is jeb bush, the most electable and he has a lot of cash -- $119.4 million -- but that is nothing compared to

donald trump who may not be electable, but he has a lot of money. he has $10 billion that he has donated to his own campaign. catherine: it is a very interesting graph. you wonder how it is splitting the republican party and splitting the race. donald trump is of particular focus, isn't he? flo: he makes a lot of noise and attract a lot of attention often taking the attention himself self and leaving off the other candidates. his answers are being said to cause damage to the party. many other republicans are being drowned out to "the lunatic fringe" led by donald trump. "the independent" says it is symptomatic of the republican party, which is going through a huge crisis. that it is not the grand old party, it is the grand old mess. catherine: finally, scrabble.

the winner of the french language scrabble championship does not even speak french. how does that work? flo: it is really an incredible story. this is nigel richards, from new zealand. he lives in malaysia and he is known as the scrabble machine. you can see a photo of him here, but he does not speak a word of french. he beat the 72 best players in the world. how did he do it? he says he reportedly studied the dictionary for nine weeks, but that is not good enough. he says to be good at scrabble you do not have to be well read, you have to be good at math. it is a confusing isolation, -- it is a confusing differentiation.

i have so much admiration for this man. i have never played scrabble in english or in french. he managed to beat all the french s