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anchor: we begin with the latest on that that's of 71 people whose decomposing oddities were found on a -- decomposing bodiesd were found on a lorry in austria. among the dead were a small children and taught there. people have been arrested in connection with those that's. -- those deaths. >> forensic technicians began the grim duty of removing bodies from a refrigerated truck. >> we presume that one suspect
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who is a bulgarian citizen of lebanese origin is the current vehicle owner. the two suspects under arrest or a bulgarian citizen and a person with a hung gary and identity card. we do not know their nationality. reporter: earlier in the day, police made a gruesome discovery. dripping from the truck parked in the emergency lane was the strong smell of decomposing bodies. personal items were found strewn across the ground. it is unknown whether these belonged to the people in the truck. the vehicle was believed to be parked besides the road since wednesday. a spokesman for the hungarian prime ministers said the truck is registered in hungary. >> the truck's license plate was registered by a romanian citizen according to the information we received from the police.
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the truck was presumably bought from a slovakian firm. reporter: most of those in the truck refugees. anchor: another tragedy involving migrants. 200 people are feared to have drowned off the coast of libya. these people were desperately trying to reach europe. the vessel capsized on thursday after leaving a libyan port that is a major launchpad for smuggling migrants. the red cross in the area said most of those rescued were from syria in sub-saharan africa. the german government says it expects to receive 800,000 migrants during the course of this year alone. with thousands of jobs to fill and an aging population, those who do arrive usually do not have to wait long to find work. reporter: waiting in line for their documents to be processed.
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these migrants already first in the line to get work here in germany. factories are short of workers and business leaders have sent a clear message. migrants must stay. we must keep the most qualified said the ceo of deutsche line. germany needs to fill tens of thousands of jobs. by 2030 as many as 6 million posts will be unfilled. >> we need workers in industries like gastronomy and logistics, as well as care of the elderly. it will be beneficial for the refugees and the companies. reporter: there have been a few anti-migrant demonstration, but germans are broadly in favor of economic immigration. >> someone can bring their
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skills. if they want to invest in this country, we should not let this opportunity go. >> if these people are qualified, i think we should integrate them as quickly as possible. we must find them job. reporter: employees are demanding german lessons for migrants. the unprecedented influx represents huge untapped resources. anchor: a new caretaker of government was sworn in in greece. the new ministers headed straight to a cabinet meeting. the outgoing prime minister alexis tsipras was forced to resign. elections will be held next month. opinion polls are predicting ahead of the bolstered >> i was at the headquarters yesterday holding a
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meeting with folks and the leader himself. they all think that they are going to be victorious at these elections. the big question mark is the greeks still see alexis tsipras the one politician that came clean to them and fought until the end. they are well aware that he went through these measures, and negotiated them when he promised he would not do so. it remains to be seen. there it's going to be a big battle. there will be a third of people who questioned that poll that are undecided. these will very much determine the result of the election. anchor: back here in france, leaders from the socialist party are gathered in the western city of lot rochelle.
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france pasha 35 hour work week is criticized again by the economy minister, emmanuel macro n. reporter: a stumble over france's 35 hour work week. emmanuel macron came on to from his college for appearing to suggest french people should work longer hours. >> the left believed people would be better off if they work less. that was the wrong idea. reporter: macron said he was talking about the french working world in general. the debate over the 35 hour restriction is being raised. it forces companies to hire extra people. it is aimed at a better quality of life for these. critics say it leads to a bloated workforce.
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some in france feel that working only 35 hours per week limits their ability to warn -- earn more. >> we can have higher salaries. 37 hours, we would have enough time off and had the ability to receive better wages. reporter: those working in high-pressure jobs say that it allows them more times off to recover. >> we are under a lot of pressure physically as well. working days and nights together and being able to take these days off now and then gives us a bit of breathing space. reporter: french people in general work an average of 39 hours per week. reporter: nine civilians are reported to be killed and dozens more injured in kashmir. soldiers on the indian and pakistani border traded shells and gunfire.
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skirmishes are still fairly common. we have more now from islamabad. >> the latest is this incident that started last night at 3:00 a.m., roundabout. they say the casualties started coming in. the information we have from both sides is that from the pakistani side, so this is the working boundary, not the line of control between india and pakistan. on one side is pakistan and on the other side is the disputed region administered by india. there has been firing going on since yesterday and the latest death toll, which the pakistani military sent out a press release, saying that eight soldiers were killed and 16 people injured on the pakistani side.
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on the indian side, we know there are three civilians that have been killed and at least 15 people who have been injured. this tension has been going on for a lot of days and in the last two years we have seen an escalation happening. this is one of the larger escalations we saw in the month. we also saw incidents happen were soldiers were killed from these crossfire incidents. anchor: last month the u.s. president barack obama was criticized for not introducing stricter gun control laws in office. on wednesday, a news reporter and cameramen were shot dead, their killing broadcast on my television. in a country where gun rights supporters are fervent and organized, there are unlikely to be changes anytime soon in the law. reporter: his daughter was
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gunned down on wednesday. andy parker is on the offensive. >> how many times are we going to see an incident like this happen? newtown, charleston, the movie theaters. you name it. it has got to stop. we have got to find a way to keep crazy people from getting guns. i am relentless and i'm not going to stop until something happens because i don't want to see another allison tragedy like this again. reporter: the shooting of allison and cameraman adam ward by their colleague vester flanigan has reignited the debate. >> it breaks my heart. every time you hear about these incidents it is one more argument or why we need to reduce gun violence. reporter: republicans see it differently. >> people are the problem, not
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so much guns. reporter: republicans are closely aligned with gun rights supporters and despite recent massacres like sandy hook in 2012, the national rifle association has seen its numbers swelled by 500,000 in the last two years. it now says it has five members -- 5 million members. the nra is one of the top political spenders. it spent $3 million on lobbying and more than $28 million on informal political spending. even if gun-control measures managed to pass a democratic senate, they have no chance of getting through today's republican house of representatives. in the meantime, the statistics continue to shock. so far this year more than 8000 people have died from gun violence in the u.s.. president obama pushed hard, but failed to restrict the sale of military-style assault rifles
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after sandy hook he said his failure to tighten gun laws was the greatest source of frustration during his time in office. anchor: it has been exactly a decade since new orleans was devastated by hurricane katrina. the u.s. president barack obama joined the city residents at a community center where he heaped praise on the citizens for the resilience for for many, the anniversary -- citizens for their resilience. for many, the anniversary brought back memories. president obama: this is something that was not supposed to happen here. maybe somewhere else, but not america. what became -- what started as a natural disaster became a man-made disaster, a failure of government to look out for its own citizens. anchor: we speak to a retired
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professor and former project messenger for the african leadership project. you have got some pretty unique perspectives on just what happened in new orleans back in 2005. how do you think the city is faring 10 years on from katrina? >> it is a tale of two cities. the project content shows there has been metropolitan wide change in recovery, but the city of new orleans is impacted. the african-american community and neighborhoods have not equitably realized the benefits of their recovery. you look at the disparities, because when you look at the
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numbers it does not tell any history about what happened in the city. just a few examples. only 1/3 of the persons have been able to return to get to a regular priced house. many african-americans are presently unemployed. the everett household -- the average household income is about $25,000. the numbers go on and on. the rest have gone on 45% in the price of home ownership has gone up by 50%. this is critical.
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55% of all renters -- and i'm in new orleans today. it does not look good for african-americans when they use statistics like that to measure progress. that is the problem. one part of the city is richer and whiter and more stable. the other is black and poorer and more marginal. a decade later we don't see the indicators that would suggest african-americans are receiving equitable amounts from the recovery. the storm just exposed the extent of the unevenness of development in the city of new orleans. anchor: we have been looking at
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pictures of president barack obama in new orleans. he was given a warm welcome when he visited thursday. today the former president george w. bush has been visiting. what sort of a welcome to you think he was given and how you think people felt seeing him there? he was the president who presided, or should have presided, over the disaster management of hurricane katrina. >> i have not looked at the news today, but i would assume that african-americans would have a negative reaction. i assume his wife republican friends would be pleased to see him. i assume that most african-americans would not be pleased to see him because he is a national symbol of the incompetence of the federal government during a crisis. my reaction is what are you coming for, another photo op? you were there before.
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nothing has changed. i don't think it is necessary for him to be here. there are white republicans in the city who may feel differently. [laughter] anchor: thank you. we're going to have to leave it there. thank you so much. >> thank you so much. tell your friends to keep on struggling. anchor: apologies again for the audio quality. thank you anyway. four people have been killed in puerto rico. authorities say 20 people are missing on the island of dominica. the storm is expected to weaken as it progresses. governor rick scott declared a state of emergency. time now for a check of the top
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business news. markus karlsson is here. it has been a very volatile week in deed. how has it all ended? markus: i bet a lot of traders will be happy to see the weekend come. the week seems to be ending on a pretty stable note. as this we are back -- it seems that we are back to normality. u.s. market are around 40 minutes away from the close. we are seeing some red ink on wall street. fairly measured once compared to monday and tuesday. the nasdaq eking out a little bit of a gain. let's also bring you through the european close. the ftse 100 in london eked out small gains even though
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investors were cautious. as we have been saying, the week started with a bang and what was called a black monday in china. growing concerns on chinese growth. that concern spread to europe as well as to the united states. stimulus measures from china's central bank and better-than-expected growth in the u.s. helped as the week went along. the shanghai composite posted a strong gain for the second concedes it -- second consecutive day. other markets like the hang seng and nikkei are down. let's look at the end result in europe. when you look at these figures, it looks as though very little happen.
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in one week the indices have hit multi-year lows. earlier i asked chris beauchamp about what we should be taking away from this week's markets. chris: there are two messages to take away, one is that we know that chinese growth is not as strong as it was. we should not assume that is a one-way bet, but looking at the stock market the last one or two weeks continue to be bought. there have been investors waiting or this kind of moved to get back in and that is that we have seen over the last three or four days. i expect that continue into october. -- into september. markus: it's a volatility over or will the roller coaster ride continue? chris: i think we have seen most of the volatility for the time being. we had the down move your now
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the up move. we will likely see a decrease in the daily ranges. it is more of a directional trade in this case. volatility tends to subside and that will be the trend for the next three or four months. markus: china taking center stage this week. what you think is going to matter looking ahead? what is going to set the tone for next week's trading? chris: next week -- the themes of the party have been the china and what the u.s. fed is doing. that will be the theme for next week. that will be crucial. next friday is payroll from the u.s.. the big thing this week is what
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china does and what the u.s. economy is doing. what the fed will do, investors will be keeping and i on it as we head into said amber. markus: that was chris beauchamp speaking to me. other emerging markets are also feeling the squeeze. the government in brazil has announced the economy there is officially in recession. it follows a contraction of 1.9% during the second quarter. it is upping the pressure on president dilma rousseff, whose efforts have failed so far. reporter: after a decade of solid growth, brazil has slipped back into recession. falling prices have hurt the business industry. president dilma rousseff said her government has been slow to grasp the extent of the problem.
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now she is trying to turn things around. the government this weekend announced it would shrink 10 ministries which make up 90% of government spending. this will include the abolition of 1000 government jobs. >> you think these measures are to ease the government's problems. as a signal, it could be far-reaching. there is no doubt the government should be reformed. it should streamline the economic management and field as well as simplifying its tax system. reporter: austerity measures that have been in place as last year have not had the desired affect. with tax revenue low, the government cannot afford to turn to stimulus and things can get worse from brazil with china's economic failure likely to have
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some effects, driving commodity prices further down. markus: the economy in greece grew at a faster pace than expected during the second quarter. the statistics agency said the economy expanded by 0.9%. the third quarter is likely to be uglier. fears of a greek exit grew in june and july which hit confidence. banks closed doors to prevent a bank run. greece has an interim government in place and the finance minister of that government says that fixing the banking sector is an economic priority. >> our primary goal is to not lose precious time and for the banking system to be read -- the reinforced as soon as all civil and consolidate trust as soon as possible in the economy. we must consider that the greek economy is in a recessionary
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phase. they hope in the short term it will not last too long and also i hope that capital controls are lifted as soon as possible. markus: let's talk you through some corporate stories we have been watching you. the french luxury good maker all met is in talks to remove names from a handbag. she criticized the practices at a crocodile farm. the birkin bag was created in 1984 with a price tag of 20,000 euros per it remains highly sought after. she hopes that birkin will change her mind. the ashley madison hacking scandal has claimed a high-profile victim.
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ashley madison connects people who are looking for extramarital affairs and the outgoing ceo noel biederman touted himself as the king of infidelity. hackers released8úxúñ÷p÷999ñów5
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08/28/15 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! >> came to realize what started out as a natural disaster became a man-made disaster. a failure of government to look out for its own citizens. amy: 10 years ago this week, hurricane katrina devastated new orleans and the gulf coast, killing more than 1800 people and displacing over one million. president obama returned to new orleans thursday and held the city's rebuilding efforts. he

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