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hasyou look healthyd, "you and you feel fine, health"? but that may not be the full picture. colorectal cancer is the number two cancer killer. it doesn't always cause symptoms, but it can be prevented. get screened. make sure you are the picture of health. be closed, the words from barack obama earlier, who announced another plan to shut down the prison for good and move the remaining to the mainland. cruz in theted
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republican race for the white house. nevada has their nominating contest today. host: thank you for being with us. people have another night of uncertainty with a judge delaying giving a decision to allow authorities to demolish part of the camp. the deadline has been pushed back after a judge visited the site. in the meantime, the limbo continues and many are determined to cross the channel to the united kingdom. claire williams reports. these shipping
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containers have been transformed into housing with afor 1500 for 1500 enough space people. mywe are in the process of -- methodically evacuating and taking time to do so because we cannot accept the terrible conditions the migrants live in and cannot accept or allow a shantytown to be built. the containers are heated, clean, and offer protection from the wind. some have moved in and others say they do not want to be here. >> we did not come here to be in a container. the u.k..me to go to
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reporter: they have built themselves a community, theater, mosque, a church. several agreed that the shipping containers are not a viable alternative and lack communal spaces. >> this is not a permanent solution and we would like to see it gone, on the condition that dignified solutions can be found and that would not be the case with the measures proposed and the speed the government wants to carry them out. reporter: many do not want to move in because they have no plans to claim asylum in france and say that they do not speak the language and worry about finding jobs. ande britain builds a fence they have stepped up patrols,
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crossing has become almost .mpossible for the refugees improving life in france is urgent. host: we are getting more insight with a charity that has been operational for many months now. thank you. you are actually there this morning when the judge visited. do you feel confident that she would back a delay on a large part of the camp being demolished? >> we were able to visit a it will be razed to the ground. they can get the essentials at one of these many facilities that the government has allowed over the coming days.
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it will go to the ground and be places of worship. we know the associations on the people and 3000-4000 not the 800-1000 and we hope to see the methodology. there are a huge number of people living in the area and there is nowhere for them to go in the coming days or weeks. they need to find a place for everyone to go so that they are not just turning out people on the streets in the middle of
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winter. >> indeed. more time to organize the exits and people say this situation looks to be permanent, especially with a mosque and a theater in the camp. reporter: people have made those comments. anyone who has spent any time getting to know residents, they realize that the people do not want this to be a permanent home and do not want to be there forever. there are and in adequate amount of toilets and people are living in shelters, which is better than a camp, but no substitute for a real home. made this people choice is because it is the only choice. enough by any
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stretch of the imagination. people have found this, not because they want to spend the rest of their lives in the jungle. callingare also really on people to apply for asylum it is, by noe and means, uncomfortable. wire people keen to reject the offer? have claimede asylum and those inclined to do that did not have such close
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ties and did not speak such fantastic english with many processing and believing they will continue to do so. they walk and speak to people and say they either have a close family member in the u.k. or they go to the british army in iraq and afghanistan and they have the close connections and are willing to stay and not have an alternative vision. have a reason. here in the jungle, can you
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talk more about the situation they are living in, if they are not being taking care of by members of the family? resilient and we must not underestimate the things they have experienced said,the way and, that they are just children and are being looked after by a group of volunteers. they know that they see and a childplaced might not be in the position and that is the sort of thing a volunteer will look at.
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that said, there are children in , of course, despite the best efforts from a team of needated volunteers, we do for the conditions a shower.ill have >> it is a large number of children. decision.ed the be inould your response the courts? we are hoping that there is a
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ittraction of the camp and is a suspension that is realistic to expect and, however, if we do not get the , we will help whoever we we hear from the people andt what they want to do the living conditions will be be inferior and there will
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living in tents again and we and -- pond to that >> sorry to cut in. thank you so much for telling us about the situation. >> thank you. >> across the united states, let's go ahead and get this done, that is barack obama with his latest efforts to close guantanamo. the president announced that he is asking congress. is more detail. here is our correspondent. >> the only way to close the
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prison camp is to get rid of all of them and put them elsewhere. that is what obama is suggesting in the plan he just sent to congress. the president -- the prisoners would have to be relocated to countries of origin. this is what has been happening the last few years with a few prisoners sent to a new country and all sorts of countries have been accepting prisoners. what is important is what happens with the rest of the prisoners and they would have to be relocated here and, for that to happen, that has to be a prison and there has to be an agreement. .t may still have to be built there is no clear plan as to where the prisoners would be
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whether it would be a maximum-security prison. it was -- >> donald trump looks to consolidate his race for the lead. >> there is a new controversy for ted cruz. >> he is the front runner during andrepublican primary race donald trump has a commanding lead in the polls and has a chance to take aim at ted cruz and his campaign released and attack ad.
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>> this guy lies more than any human being ever and holds up the bible and lies. it is not a subject i know anything about. .his is a hell of an ad this guy is sick. with has been dogged accusations of dirty tricks and has been forced to fire and aid. cruz andin with ted the florida center -- senator says that he is the most viable. >> knowing can unite this movement or party faster than i and we have to unite. if we are still fighting in september, we are going to lose. if we are divided, we are going
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to lose. >> trump is ahead in the polls. be possible.uld hav host: there is an update on the deadly suicide bombing in the turkish capital. the main perpetrator was turkish and not syrian. sayskish security official that a man born in the eastern turkish city -- one died at a power plant in the united kingdom. five were injured and three more were missing. part of the building has collapsed and part of the facility has been out of use for
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years. it was being prepared for demolition. family, friends, government ministers, and ordinary people said a final farewell at a funeral and he died at the age to84 and was catapulted .iterary fame todayffin had white roses now, we have a scientific rarity and doctors have delivered a baby gorilla by cesarean. staff called in some help from and this is aital
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he doesaby gorilla and it well. it was one of the they achievements the biggest achievements -- one of the biggest achievements. we have markets here. >> i suppose. >> sweet treats and they are being recalled around the world. recalling candy bars and it is germany, the netherlands, recall milkyhey
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way bars and the government is taking actions. the products were made in the netherlands. it is unknown how many are affected. >> for us, this is a reason to investigate and we decided not to an recalled many of our products. dangers and small children -- the products are dangerous and small children could suffocate. >> it is uncleared how much the recall will actually cost.
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that is something we are keeping an ion. -- an eye on. rare show of unity by the union and the prime minister t.uliu that julius has more details. the threeit prevents trade unions. the have all denounced draft and are considering a joint protest action, including strikes. is worthieve that it it, considering the devastating effects of the law. it will literally kill labor ers shouldork react. the bill will cap the amount
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of compensation that courts can award and allow negotiations to reduce overtime pay. signed by 300,000 people. for the labor minister, a smear campaign has been launched against the law. >> people are confused. when i hear a law that enables employers to not play overtime -- pay overtime, it is false. the prime minister echoes that and says that the bill does not take rights away from workers. a call from business in a letter to the newspaper.
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brexit putsthat a jobs at risk. they are part of the ftse 100. ncer, shell and bp. david cameron has echoed the message and boris johnson says that he will campaign for a brexit. trades are dependent on with europe and not all of the jobs would go if we left the european union. put ouran we really hands on our hearts and say that the jobs will be safe and that we would not be disadvantaged? i do not believe that we can. >> there will be people who try to spread alarm and anxiety and there was much with the decision to decide to join the euro.
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and, there have been vindication's with all those same people being wrong. -- vindication, with all of those same people being wrong. take a look with another session and oil prices have been weakening, with brent and just above $33 a barrel. the saudi arabian oil minister ruled out a production cut alongside russia and venezuela. saudi arabia has been pushing for a freeze. speaking in houston, at an oil conference, the saudi oil minister says it will not translate in a cut in production and, as prices have been weakening, we have been seen the prices go lower with energy shares as some of the biggest laggards, dragging the indices down. and they are&p 500
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all down more than 1%. american stocks are being weighted down by a report that puts consumer confidence at the lowest level in seven months. on this side of the atlantic, we saw energy shares under pressure dax was the hardest hit, as we saw business confidence coming in at a one-year low. the dax was down 1.6%. let's take a look at other stories that have shaped trading. the oxford rating -- the operating of the frankfurt by nearly 5%. they are in talks about a potential merger. a combination of the firms would create a european champion and one of the largest exchanges.
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shares slumped and ended -- slumped and ended down. there was a loss last year and the lender had to write down bad by commodity prices in the first annual loss since 1989. bhp has reported net losses of $5.5 billion, compared to a profit of just $5 billion for the year earlier. they are struggling with a slump in the price of raw materials, like iron or and copper. now, chinese tourists have made a name for themselves as take spenders and have increased travel in the middle class, providing for a number of
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countries, including japan. the chinese worst boom may be coming off. slow down is putting pressure on spending. >> a trend that may be slipping. it was a buzz word last year in japan, explosive buying. responds to the chinese tourists who shop until they drop. retailers say the amount of money they spent fell over the lunar new year and shops are still packed. >> we brought the empty suitcase and needed additional ones. increase is with and its more cautious got close to the target by 2020
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and the idea is to get visitors to go beyond shopping. >> with the increase of tourists, it went beyond andeñ
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