>> welcome to the "france 24." i'm molly hall. here of the top stories this hour. germany calls for european solidarity over the mounting migrant crisis, but eastern states are refusing to accept quota plans. we cross to our correspondent for an update. residents in flood-hit japan assess the damage after someone hundred thousand people are forced to flee the powerful floods. search -- after some 100,000 people are forced to flee the

powerful floods. and republicans failed to push through a bill that would block the president's historic nuclear deal with iran. up, if you are around my age, you grew up with nintendo's mario brothers, which celebrate 30 years of gaming. the dynamic duo credit with revolutionizing the industry. molly: but first, eu officials are trying to bridge the divide over the mounting migrant crisis. foreign ministers from germany and luxembourg have met with counterparts from eastern states in product today. berlin is pushing a quota system that it says is only a drop in the ocean. the eu struggles for united

response as the flow of migrants has grown. hungary and the border, dozens of migrants were walking towards vienna. it will remain closed this weekend. hungary, a key transit country for migrants, is preparing a clampdown in the coming days. this as tens of thousands continue to seek asylum. sea of people. in budapest thursday, hundreds of refugees and migrants waited for hours to board trains to austria and germany. with a record 3300 people crossing through official border checkpoints alone thursday from serbia, the mad -- north and westward sped up as hungary plans to crack down on migrants entering the country illegally. onthe tolerance period ends september 15, at which point we hope all those heading toward hungary will change direction. to those that stay on course

towards hungry, they will present themselves at official entry points. >> laws would make it a criminal sense next week two cross order fences. with migrants risking jail or deportation. the measures would grant powers to 300,000 police -- to 300 police. -austrian hungarian border, officials are bracing for more people than the 5000 that crossed thursday. >> with expect a rise in people being kicked out, even compared with today. we believe it will be 5000 to 6000 people every day, maybe even 7000. >> struggling to cope with the influx of migrants, austria was forced to suspend some rail routes for security reasons thursday. we can cross to

jessica saltz, who joins us from berlin in germany. jessica, we have foreign ministers meeting today in product as we have germany trying to push for the unified response to the crisis, but we are still seeing deep divisions remaining. jessica: yes, you said the foreign ministers of journey -- of germany went to prod today to meet with the foreign ministers today tot to prague meet with the foreign ministers of czechoslovakia and luxembourg. bolstered by proposals laid out by jean-claude juncker yesterday, the head of the european commissioner. he is calling for a fair distribution of 160,000 migrants across the eu block, and legalizing standard methods of migration.

inre seems to be resistance the eastern european countries that we saw today. germany is expecting some 40,000 migrants to come to germany alone this coming weekend. germany has somewhat of an open door policy to migrants over the recent weeks or so. of course, as we speak, there -- some 4000000 hungarian soldiers building a fence. this is not smooth over today. the foreign minister says there are still differences between the two sides. but germany i do not think will remain quiet on this for now. they will continue to push forward the countries of europe

to share responsibility on this moving forward. the vice chancellor said yesterday this is really a question of european values, of humanitarian values, and it is up to european states to prove their worth on this issue. you are looking at the european scale of things, but tell us how things are being handled there in germany. how controversial, how contentious is the issue there? jessica: the issue of the germany, theng to precedents, still remains contentious. as well as the flow of migrants to germany. she has called it a positive -- there are some grumblings from some conservatives who are worried

about the flow of migrants coming to germany. it,her germany can afford they are worried about the safety aspects of it. jr. sistery, the party, the social union that covers bavaria -- that governs in recente have seen days, has said that it was a really bad decision. angela merkel opened the door to these migrants without consulting germany's heads of state. is foreign security minister has called it an investment -- has called it an unprecedented mistake. he said it was absolutely naive and irresponsible of angela merkel to let all these migrants into the country when authorities are under pressure to register them. there said that she said there is a safety risk, there might be

said theters, and he chancellor made a huge mistake in deciding to do this. the interior minister also spoke out today. he said that in allowing more migrants to come to germany than there are people being born in germany each year will affect the cultural statistics of the country, somewhat of a controversial statement here. so there is some backlash against the german chancellor's decision. , 61% ofl released today germans are not afraid of the migrants coming to germany. they welcome it. she will have several public addresses today. yesterday she said that this wave of migration to germany is only to make a humanitarian

effort in the short-term, but to integrate them in the long term. and that this will benefit germany in the long term. molly: jessica saltz reporting from berlin. news, a search and rescue -- search and rescue operations continue in japan with teams combing through tokyo a day after raging rivers washed away trees and houses. one city remains inundated by a sea of brown water. residents are beginning to assess the damage. here is clare murphy. those stranded by the torrential flooding and waiting to be airlifted to safety. but city officials 50 kilometers north of the japanese capital admit rescuers have been unable to keep up with the volume of calls for help. wide swathsge shows of land submerged by waters up a

river that burst its banks thursday. the damage reaching as far as eight kilometers from the breach. >> i have never seen it like this. re: tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate the area after two days of strong storms and heavy rains hit the region. thankful for their escape, many are in shelters. >> i cannot go back home and i am worried that there is more water inside the house. >> i have never experienced this before. the first time. many lucky enough to be hoisted aboard rescue helicopters, most arrived with just the clothing on their backs, traumatized and the need of all the help that some offered. molly: now to a major political victory for barack obama.

the republican backed efforts to kill the iran nuclear deal have been blocked in the u.s. senate. democrats overcame opposition to narrowly scuttle a resolution that calls for the deal possible mentation. senate republicans insist the fight is not over. our correspondent has the details. >> just two votes in the u.s. senate is all that prevented republicans from torpedoing a controversial iranian nuclear deal. arehe yeas are 58, the nays 42. the motion is not agreed to. >> but the deal will give terror and relate -- will give terror hran restrictions. u.s. conservatives say it does not kill the program completely and have sought to prevent its passage through the senate.

an advertising campaign is designed to swing republican opinion. -- decided this designed to swing public opinion. a recent poll showed 21% of americans approve of the deal, down from 33% when it was signed. republicans are not throwing in the towel, however. boehner sworejohn to use every tool at his disposal to fight on, even threatening to sue the president to derail his proceedings. the deal will likely be back on the table soon enough. presidential candidates on both sides of the political spectrum are aligning for the deal, a hot button issue in the 2016 election. hillary clinton has defended the accord. she has begun to distance yourself from the administration, warning that dealing with iran in the future would require sharp scrutiny. molly: venezuela's opposition beenr, leopoldo lopez, has

sentenced to jail for inciting violence. he is lame for being behind last year's protest, which led to several deaths. lopez denies inciting violence, saying he urged only peaceful demonstrations against president nicolas maduro. like david beating goliath, so says a french farmer who won his case against u.s. biotech giant monsanto. a french appeals court upheld a ruling founding -- finding the firm of poisoning the farmer. it is the first of its kind for french courts. farmerctory for one against an industrial giant. an appeals court confirmed monsanto is responsible for , opposingis health the initial decision by the district court.

the green grower had ecological problems in 2004. he suffered memory loss, headaches, and stammering, and accuses the company of failing to provide adequate warnings on the product label. >> a giant like monsanto is not this victorydicate to all my colleagues who are sick or have died, farmers who have died from pesticides here. how far thesetes firms can go to sell their products to put us farmers and maybe others in danger. said theto's lawyers company would take the case to the highest appeals court. not be mistaken about the fundamental meaning of today's decision. it is not about whether or not he obtained compensation for the normal use of and exposure to the products. >> it has been used since the 1960's but was found in france

in 2007, along with similar -- what but was banned in france in 2007, along with other countries. it is not the only monsanto herbicide of being -- accused of being harmful. a key ingredient in roundup could cause cancer. up on 15 are coming minutes past 1:00 p.m. in the studio, and it is time now for a business update. for that, i am joined by kate moody. singapore,rt off in which is holding elections now. the vote is widely expected to prolong the ruling party's 50 years in power. the country's economy and its economic future is playing -- is playing a key role. been the ruling party has campaigning on its strong economic record, despite the

economy slowing. it will continue its efforts to restrict foreign labor and lower housing costs. ministerore's prime looks confident as he cast his vote in the national election. in 50 years, his ruling people's action party has transformed the 5 million people from a trading port city to an economic powerhouse. now the government is facing and discontent is resurfacing, in particular about the rising cost of living and a sluggish economy. election is's focusing on livelihood issues such as housing, education, and employment, but also whether there will be strong economic growth in the next five or 10 years, whether we will have enough bonuses, and whether our salaries will increase. >> the singaporean economy is export driven, but a commodities

slumped and china's economic slowdown has seen 2015 growth sort -- 2015 growth forecasts below the 2% benchmark. low-paid foreign labor drove singapore's financial growth over the last decades, and last year expect tree it's made up 40 -- x patriots -- x patriots made up 40% of the population. singaporeans are increasingly worried about job prosperity. the new government will have to strike a balance. kate: let's get an update on the market. the major european indices have turned downwards through the trading day, trading down over 1%. investors around the world are bracing for a key meeting of the u.s. federal reserve next week. the central bank is expected to announce whether it will raise

its key interest rate from record lows for the first time in nearly a decade or if it will continue to hold off longer. volatility is expected on the markets throughout next week until the announcement on thursday. 2% afters are down goldman sachs cut its crude forecast for the year, citing oversupply. saudi arabia has dismissed the idea of an oil producers summit, and the international energy agency said it expected global demand to pick up one supply from countries outside opec is like his -- is likely to see its biggest job in more than two decades. the u.s. and russia are respected to scale back output by a most half a million barrels a day over the next year. prices have lost 50% of their barrel -- of their barrel prices in the last year alone. jeremy's prosecutors have charged the head of a collapsed bitcoin exchange -- japanese prosecutors have charged the

head of a collapsed bitcoin exchange over allegations of hundreds of millions of dollars of disappeared currency. bankruptcyled the protection and closed down last year after the cyber money went missing. toatel lucent has vowed pressure is outgoing -- the telecom equipment maker has been criticized after he would receive 14 million euros after he left his position, this in the days before finalizing a $16 billion takeover by no kia -- by nokia. because medics company avon is seeking a financial makeover. "the wall street journal" reports the more than century old firm is in negotiations with a private equity firm unable to find a buyer for the entire company.

avon shares have lost more than 50% of their value this year as it struggles to compete with other brands. birthday forndmark gamers around the world as the super mario brothers turn 30 years old. the iconic nintendo characters hit stores for the first time on september 13, 1985. they became so popular, many say they helped revamp the struggling videogame industry and turned it into the pop-culture force we know today. mario and luigi remain arguably the most recognizable characters in the world of gaming. over three decades, super mario brothers has sold over 40 million units. nintendo is launching a new installment in that syria's -- in that series. they will have a little more control over the game that they are playing. phil graphics, the original ones -- i am partial to that. graphics, the

original ones, i'm am partial to that. i spent many hours playing that game. kate, thank you for that business update. it is time now for our press review. i am joined by florence villeminot. you are going to start off with papers focusing on an apparent russian military buildup in syria. flo: that is right, lucy gamble with the french paper is focusing on this in their front page. they talk about russia's strange minuter's progression is building a military base in syria, including an airbase. editorial wonders, what in the world moscow is up to. what are vladimir putin's intentions here? is this just about protecting bashar al-assad, or is russia gearing up to participate in the

international coalition against the islamic state? let's take a look at another paper. they have a different take on things. they are more categorical. they say do not be mistaken, what vladimir putin is doing is putting all the chips in, playing all or nothing. this is all about saving the syrian president, bashar al-assad. israeli papers are also paying close attention to what is happening in syria. i pulled out article that says every troops are actually joining russian troops in the effort to save the syrian president. this article quotes iranian intelligence agents that say iran's elite force could have sent hundreds of ground soldiers into syria in the last couple of days. this is an unprecedented cooperation with russia. molly: let's move to british politics. papers in the u.k. are focusing on the labor leader race.

results are expected tomorrow, but a lot of papers are expecting the left-winger, jeremy corbyn, to come out ahead. let's say some moderate people in the labour party are not thrilled about this. this cartoon in "the independent" to pits the situation quite well. you can see jeremy corbyn riding his bicycle, nonthreatening, but you can see this shadow of the grim reaper. at the bottom are a bunch of moderate labour mps who are scared, running around like headless chickens. they: now we have in france migrant crisis that continues to make front pages. flo: that is right. here is a very particular front page. you will not see a photo, you will see a comic strip. this is a famous comic strip in france about a little boy. it is very popular. the swiss cartoonist has made a cartoon where he actually

imagines his main characters in the syrian refugees. if you are a fan, it is incredibly moving. .ou can see him in this strip you can see his father died in an explosion. he tries to go to school, loses a lot of his comrades at school, then heads toward the border. the comic strip ends with a black square. according to zep, he decided to kill his famous character. famousght the debts of a cap -- i thought the death of the famous character would affect people more." he is trying to make the refugee crisis more liberal label -- more relatable, especially among young people. molly: we have a french football team that is offering to help. flo: the paris football team is following in the footsteps of munich and real madrid.

i am saying it with a french accent. the spanish team and the german team. they have found to give one million euros to the united nations high commissioner for refugees, and the french nonprofit. this is the sports daily in france, where you can see this official handing over a shoe to the syrian refugees. but it is not just any shoe. 't is one of the star players shoe. the refugee is saying this is not one million euros, this is a shoe. and the officials are saying we will give you this shoe and we will give you the other shoe later, but we thought it would be too much to give you both at the same time. 80 teams are involved in the season's european league. the champions league has agreed to give one euro for each ticket for their home game to be donated to the refugee crisis.

i guess football teams are coming out to help, proof that they are not just a much of -- a bunch of self making moneymaking machines. molly: today is september 11. this is the 14th anniversary.

8úxúñ÷p÷999ñówçç

>> at the turn of the 21st century, several thousand tons of scientific studies on climate change all lead to a