join "france 24" for live coverage in greece's latest elections. genie: these are the headlines. in burkina coup faso. the crew leader has announced a new nighttime curfew and closing the couporders -- loo leader has announced a new

nighttime curfew and closing of the borders. a major earthquake hits chile. more than one million people evacuated from their home. also coming up, will they or won't they? the financial world is on tenterhooks as they wait to see if the american central bank will raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. u.s. president is among several big names -- the u.s. president is among several big names offering support for a teenager in texas who was arrested after making a clock and bringing it to school. officials thought it was a bomb. first, our top stories. we will start first with the coup in burkina faso. a general in the elite presidential guard has been named the head of a transitional council. his name is gilbert diendere,

and he is a close ally of blaise compaore, who was ousted last year. tv, atatement online military spokesman said a nighttime curfew was being put into place and the borders of burkina faso being closed. >> the transitional president has been removed from his duties and the transitional government has been dissolved. launch has been formed to put into a government put in place by peaceful elections. genie: let's bring in a political analyst who is in burkina faso now. tell us more about gilbert diendere, the man at the head of the -- this coup. me?you hear tell us a bit more about the man behind this coup.

who is he? sorry about that. we seem to be having a problem with that connection. we will get it later for you here on "france 24." let's turn our attention to hungary, a country facing growing criticism from the international community one day after right police used tear gas and water cannons to push back grounds at hungary's already controversial wire fence border. on wednesday, some of the frustrated migrants threw stones and bricks at security forces. gulliver cragg, what is the situation like there right now?are things as tense as yesterday? gulliver: things are a bit more calm. even this morning, there was an atmosphere of tension. a lot of people have left today. at least a dozen buses left the ago.an camp 20 minutes

from there, they are taken to the croatian border. there are several hundred people. dozens have been staging demonstrations from time to time in front of the new barb wire the hungarians put up overnight at the border fence. they are carrying signs saying andre are human rights?" other things written for the tv cameras in english. they are still hoping that hungary might open the border. they are beginning to realize maybe they should try a different route. genie: tell us more about the different groups of people who you have been talking to. where are they from? er: most people we speak you are from syria, iraq, or afghanistan. those are the three

nationalities most represented. also some people from other countries. there seems to be an increasing number of people from sub-saharan african countries. people say they are fleeing conflict jones -- zones. some people freely admit they are traveling to europe because they want to find a better life, because they have no hope of living in any way decently in the countries they are from. others speak of very specific dangers they are in. i spoke to an afghani electrician who said he worked in one ofn kabul their warehouses and is now receiving threats from the taliban. that's why, according to him, he walked most of the way here, taking buses for only short stretches of the journey. he said there was no question of him going back to afghanistan. most people, having gone through so much to get here, say there is no choice.

going back is absolutely not an option. they have to get into the european union somehow. genie: thank you for that, gulliver cragg. some of those migrants, as gulliver was saying, have changed their route. many are heading into croatia. police say over 5600 migrants have entered the country so far. croatia is transporting them to reception centers around the capital, zagreb. croatia has said it can handle several thousand migrants, but not tens of thousands. here in france, two camps holding more than 500 migrants were evacuated today. one of those was near the d'aust erlitz train station. the migrants have been moved welcome centers in the city. back to our top story today in coup isfaso, where a underway. let's bring in a political

analyst in burkina faso. tell us a bit more about just who is gilbert diendere, the man at the head of this coup. >> yes, hello. -- he was close to blaise compaore for more than 30 years. he used to be the chief of the presidential security force. he was also a key person in matters of security in north africa. he is an expert on islamist jihadists in the region. gilbert stayed in the country after the popular uprising. it seems now he is back in

power. it was an attempted coup of junior officers that was a real coup by diendere. genie: our apologies for the poor quality of the phone line. it is not always easy to get the best of lines from there. next, five people have died in an earthquake in chile. hit about 300 kilometers north of santiago. for a short time, there was a tsunami alert as far away as parts of california. an estimated one million people have been forced to leave their homes. here were -- post locals here were celebrating

independence day when, suddenly, an 8.3 magnitude earthquake hit, felt in many towns across the country, like in this supermarket or on this news program set. >> right now, we can feel the movement of the cameras in our studio. let's go to the streets to the traffic cameras. one million people had been evacuated and more than 250,000 families have been left without water and electricity. the country's president, michelle desolate -- michelle bachelet,te -- michel hoped to reassure people. keen toies are clean --

authorize a more efficient response than the last. thegovernment misjudged damage and declined offers of international aid. many who survived the initial quake were swept away by massive waves. this time, a few towns have been flooded. >> it was not a wave, more like a high tide. is set tobachelet visit the worst affected regions on thursday. genie: in the united states, two bodies have been found at the site of a wildfire in the sierra nevada foothills in california. both were found in an area where mandatory -- where mandatory evacuations were required. the deaths came in addition to an ultimate disabled woman whose body was found sunday in the anns of her home -- to

disabled woman whose body was found sunday in the ruins of her home. also in the u.s., 11 would be presidents went head-to-head in the last -- second republican party candidates debate. the tv audience was treated to personal jibes and bickering, as well as discussing things like president obama's record and family planning policy. there are just under four months to go until the party starts the process of voting for its final candidate for the next presidential elections. reporter: a debate that began with the kind of jive donald donalds known -- of jibe trump is known for. he began by saying one of his rivals shouldn't even be there. ron paul fired back. really, there is a

sophomoric quality that is entertaining about mr. trump, but i am worried. i'm very concerned about having him in charge of the nuclear weapons, because i think is response -- his response, his visceral response to attack people on their appearance, short, tall, fat, ugly -- that happened in junior high. reporter: in the three-hour device -- televised debate, they hit on immigration, minimum wage, abortion, and taxes, but nearly all coming back to hit hard at trump, who is leading in the polls. >> one guy that has some special interests that i know of, they tried to get me to change my views on something, was donald trump. he wanted casino gambling in florida. >> i didn't want it. >> yes, you did. i'm not going to be bought by anybody. >> i promise, if i wanted it, i would have gotten it.

notrter: he voted he would vote for carly fiorina because of her face. fiorina: i think women all over this country heard very clearly what mr. trump said. mr. trump: she's got a beautiful face and i think she is a beautiful woman. reporter: his rival republicans say he is an act entertainer, -- an apt entertainer, but far from presidential material. genie: current president barack obama offered his support for a texas teenager. officials thought of 1:00 was homemade-- thought a clock was the bomb. reporter: the last thing he expected was to be led away from his school in handcuffs. ahmed: when i showed it to my teacher, she thought it was a threat to her.

it was really sad that she took the wrong impression of it. policer: he says while did not press charges, he has been suspended and is now looking to transfer schools. family and classmates defended the 14-year-old. >> he fixed my car, my electricity, my phone. >> he fixed my tablet. thes a real smart kid, nicest, most intelligent kid. he wouldn't hurt anybody. stoodg's mayor by the arrest. she has earlier claimed muslims institute sharia law. >> that is a very suspicious device. we live in an age where you can't take things like that to school. we had to err on the side of caution. ceporter: there was a stand

taken. >>'s teachers failed him. it is not too late for us to search for biases in whatever form they take. reporter: president obama offered for to visit the white house ahmed -- for ahmed to visit the white house. after that, other offers rolled in, including driving the mars rover. genie: watching the headlines. a coup in burkina faso. a newew leader says nighttime curfew and the closing of borders are in place. hungary slammed for using tear gas and water cannon on migrants. and at least five people are killed as a major earthquake

hits chile. more than one million people are evacuated from their homes. business on "france 24" with our very own stephen carroll. one thing dominating the business headlines, the federal reserve. will the american central choose to raise interest rates for the first time in nine years? it has people arguing and investors skittish. we are looking at how the federal reserve makes decisions and why the rest of the world pays attention to it. reporter: it is the guardian of the world's number one economy. america's federal reserve bank. it manages what is called the federal funds rate, which helps to dictate the cost of borrowing u.s. dollars for everyone. for the past seven years, the federal reserve has kept the rate near 0% so that banks could pass along the low cost of borrowing to consumers and

-- tosses to get stimulate activity and create jobs. tool to manage the economy is interest rates. low rates help to stimulate growth, while high rates help to put the brakes on. unemployment is hovering just over 5%. interest rate -- an interest rate hike could see the dollar strengthened against other americans, making exports more expensive, but also giving americans more spending power when they buy foreign products. the rate hike is not without risk. emerging economies are likely to feel the most pressure. investment is slow as people shift their money to the u.s. in companies and countries that hold their debts in dollars. the 2%flation below mark, the federal reserve likes low thehe world bank --

2% mark the federal reserve likes to see, the world bank is signal of thehe era of cheap money is coming to an end. genie: is today the day? is divided opinion. the world bank and imf have warned global economic growth could take a hit if rates rise too soon. the oecd is causing on the fed to make the leap and make the hike sooner rather than later. those who watched the fed seem to have -- who watch the fed eirm to have changed th minds. two big french banks don't seem to think the fed will make the jump today either. >> the fed really has tremendous challenge right now. on the one hand, the job market

looks pretty good, not perfect, but pretty good. wages are rising at the rate that many would like, and that includes the fed. inflation is below the target that the fed has set of about 2% or so. the volatility in financial markets, while not part of the fed mandate, is not something the bank wants to inflame. --nie: the telecom industry the latest acquisition in the united states by -- cablevision is one of the biggest players in the u.s. cable market. the deal will create $900 million worth of cost savings for the company. let's see how the deal is moving the markets. shares in the netherlands are 3% the up over cablevision listing.

19%.ankfurt is up some of uber's biggest rivals are joining forces to create a global car-hailing alliance. million investing $100 in part of the deal. company had an investment making it one of the best funded startups in europe. uniformow passed on to status, when a startup is valued at more than $1 billion -- to status, when a startup is valued at more than one billion dollars. fresh also at unicorn status. genie: you learn something every day. france has unexpected concerns about the rate rise.

stephen: american banks say as much as 70% of their staffs have never experienced an interest rate raise in their lives. veterans have been blocked -- brought in to help deal with the event. barclays conducted an internal review to discover who was there the last time there was a rate rise. expect the unexpected when janet yellen decides. genie: looking forward to it. thank you so much. time now for the press review. we are looking at weekly news magazines today with florence villa minogue -- florence villeminot. the world population -- rence: the right-wing

magazine is. concerned about this demographic shock scheduled for -- is clearly concerned about this in a graphic shock scheduled for 2055. population,crisis, global warming -- it is a pretty ambitious program that "le point" is looking to carry out this week. genie: united nations celebrating its 70th birthday. florence: it seems like the organization is struggling just -- to spread its message of peace. a lot of band-aids on the world, particularly the middle east. the u.n. has particularly failed thisria and it wonders is mission impossible. the former u.n. envoy who made a splash when he said the u.s.,

the u.k., and france lost an opportunity to find a political outcome to the syrian civil war in 2012 -- this is the nobel peace prize laureate. he was involved in back channel talks at the time. he said that russia proposed a deal that would include bashar al-assad stepping down, but the u.s., britain, and france were so convinced that the president would fall that they ignored this. genie: let's stay in that region. focusing on tensions in the middle east in what it calls the big class between -- clash between sunnis and shiites. florence: this rift has more to do with just religion. it has to do with the rivalry between regional powers, especially saudi arabia and iran

, and national issues and social questions. very complex, interesting situation. they have a very good debate, if you will. it is especially interesting to focus on this as france is gearing up to carry out your strikes -- out airstrikes in syria. , an iconicre cheval news presenter, has been fired. florence: she has been an institution for the past 24 years. it is a major broadcast networks in france. -- broadcast network in france. "e french media call her the popess" of the evening news. she is saying goodbye to the evening news. she is 58 years old. she was fired after a drop in her ratings.

she will be replaced starting this weekend by a woman who is 20 years younger. she is a good broadcaster as well. she had good ratings. making see charlie hebdo fun of the situation, as you can count on charlie hebdo to do. claire says "at least they treat women better." genie: charlie hebdo caused quite a controversy after cartoons about the migrant crisis. up thee: slate sums situation quite well. it months after the charlie hebdo attacks, people still don't get charlie hebdo's sense of humor. you can see these cartoons. we will get a closer view in just a second. you can see a cartoon that says "there's proof that europe is indeed christian.

christians walk on water, muslim children drown." the one on the right side is particularly controversial. it is also in "the daily beast." it is a drawing of the very it is a drawing of the very iconic photo ÷w;

narrator: this is walton hall in yorkshire. in 1835, it was home to a wealthy and somewhat eccentric gentleman. they said he could be seen regularly walking the grounds barefooted and in the company of an aging donkey. now they must have been a pretty shabby pair but between them, they took part in one of the more extraordinary experiments of the 19th century. an experiment that would lead to significant breakthroughs in medicine and in surgery and would transform our understanding of poisons.