>> welcome to the france 24 news room. it is 1:00 p.m. in the french capital. football european championships are hit by fresh violence. 36 people are arrested and a crash withed as fans police in the french city of lille. it gets in search teams have found the wreckage from flight 80 four, which crashed last month, killing all 66 people on board.

the first funerals are held for the victims of the orlando shooting. president barack obama expected to meet with the injured and relatives of those who died. up, it has been years in the making and now it is exactly one week away. we start our countdown to the ..k. eu referendum we start by looking at the past relations and how it wanted in and wanted out and how france was in the first place. plus, stephen carroll tells us what a brexit could mean for the united states. that is coming up in the next half hour. france is struggling to keep the focus on the field when it

comes to football. there were violent scenes as police tried to contain fans. 16 people have been hospitalized and 36 others were arrested after clashes broke out in the city of lille. in the center of lille, a town known for its many bars, english supporters made sure there voices were heard. the venue for new england's count with wales -- it is on the same day. lille was hosting russia's game against slovakia. street battles ravaged marseilles. english fans were up to settle scores with their russian rivals. police tried to spurs and the crowd and carried out several arrests. french and english police officers

worked together to bring calm back to the streets. hand,ecurity personnel on officials weren't leaving anything to chance. >> the balance of power must be tipped in the states favor. there must be a huge police presence in public areas. another outbreak of violence as police moved to close a handful of bars. a group of english supporters tried once again to fight their russian rivals. results, two hours of running battles with police, more arrests, and some injuries. most english fans won't be in lille, but where england played wales. already on wednesday, scuffles broke out between both fans on a train from calais to lille. >> this has been the fourth time

england fans have been involved in violent incidents. they have artie warned england and russia that repetition of sand -- of fan violence could see the team expelled. security will be tight for tonight's game. england will play veils -- play wales. fans arrive for that game. another game will have ukraine face-off against northern ireland and germany will play poland this evening. the egyptian government says it has found the wreckage of egypt air flight 804. all 66 people on board were killed last month when it veered off course and plunged into the mediterranean sea. a search vessel found degree from the aircraft and several locations. we can cross to charisse who joins us from the egyptian capital. what exactly have we heard from

investigators? >> the government's statement which was released late last ,ight sent a search vessel which was one of two ships contracted to hunt for the downed plane, "identified several main locations of the wreckage." have been provided with photographic images taken from the seabed's. investigators and search teams will begin mapping the debris field on the ocean floor and even in the absence of data from the flight recorders, which have yet to be retrieved, the distribution of the wreckage could yield significant clues as to what happened. if the debris contains large pieces concentrated in a small area, it would suggest the plane hit the water intact. if there was smaller debris over a wide area, it would have broken up in midair. that is the latest news we have so far.

earlier this week, the investigation committee validated by the greek authorities radar data that indicated the plane had swerved abruptly off course, first making a short-term left -- a sharp turn left. other than those radar tracks, the only other confirmed data were a series of automated messages that included two smoke alerts, one for the back room and one for the electronics bay near the cockpit. we will have to see if more clues can be retrieved and of course if flight recorders can be located as well. >> time is running out to find the planes black boxes. , theyrly two weeks ago said they had signals from one of the beacons from the flight recorders. these black boxes contain cockpit conversations and data from the plane's onboard

computers that could provide crucial clues to understanding the reason behind the crash. they will deploy an underwater find and sonar quitman to these recorders but the battery life of the beacons expire by next week. investigators are hoping to retrieve the recorders before they fall. something that some of the victims have expressed dismay about is it has been nearly a month since the plane crash. there is little verified about what exactly took place. some are frustrated by what they say are delays by the authorities in releasing details. iny say they are not hopeful getting answers to what happened to their loved ones. reporting,f dell thank for that update. is to fly to

orlando today to meet with survivors and families of the victims of sunday's massacre. the visit comes as the first funerals have come for those who died. 49 people were killed at the shooting in a gay nightclub and investigators are questioning the gunman's wife about what she knew about the deadliest shooting in modern u.s. history. >> good morning. >> this is rare footage of orlando gunman omar mateen at work in 2011, filmed as part of a documentary of the deep well horizon oil disaster. letter from the senate committee on homeland security has revealed more about his state of mind in the lead up to the attack. chairman ron johnson wrote to mark zuckerberg asking facebook to help.

according to information obtained by the committee, he used five different facebook accounts and posted a series of messages leading up to the attack, calling on muslims not to accept the ways of the west in predicting imminent attacks on the usa. he used official networks to pledge allegiance to the islamic state leader. according his -- according to his father, -- >> i wasn't aware that he was from theat i learned media, under the effect of this terrible killer group of isis. >> the fbi is investigating claims that he visited the nightclub on prior occasions. they have been questioning his wife. why she didn't alert the authorities. >> the orlando tragedy has become a political lightning rod in the u.s..

of gunersial issues control, gay rights, and immigration wrapped into one moment. democrats are pushing for stricter gun laws. ended a filibuster this thursday to push congress to act. it comes as the presumptive republican presidential candidate, donald trump, says he will meet with the powerful gun lobby, the nra. calls on both sides of the aisle tied to gun laws in america. presumptive nominee donald trump states he sets to meet with a powerful national rifle association to get their support for the new measures. nraill be meeting with the about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list or the no-fly list to buy guns." willra responded that it

meet with trump but it already opposes those considered terrorists being allowed to buy such weapons. trump has previously been a strong supporter of protecting gun rights but he made similar remarks around six months ago. presumptive nominee hillary clinton has repeatedly called for such restrictions to be .mposed the latest messages come after 49 people were killed and an attack on a gay nightclub in whoida on sunday by a man had previously been put on a terror watchlist. onse democrats have called their republican counterparts to push through the legislation. >> congress should not leave this week without giving us a vote on something very simple. no fly, no buy. if you can't fly because you are on a watchlist, then you are not allowed on an airplane, you should not be allowed to enter a gun shop and walk out with an assault weapon. >> the fbi has to terror

watchlist, one which includes flight bans and a broader one which places them under greater scrutiny. largeateen was on the list. he was allowed to buy a result -- an assault rifle and a handgun in june. >> a grim discovery in niger's does it -- desert. abandoned by people smugglers while trying to reach neighboring algeria. thousands of migrants have arrived in the country in recent years headed for europe. than 7000 people, mostly women and children, were sent that to their home country as part of an agreement between the two countries. russia says a 48 hour pause in the northern syrians city of aleppo. the truce went into effect after .idnight wednesday

activists have reported sporadic shelling today. government forces have nearly encircled rebel held parts of the city it with the help of russian airstrikes. john younger and mesial renzi are in russia on hand for the economic forum. it has been a rare occurrence over the past few years and it could signal a growing movement to ease economic sanctions against the kremlin. european officials at the st. petersburg international economic forum have been a rare sight over the past two years. now commission head, john claude ers signals there could be a thaw in relations. this comes after calls to drop economic sanctions on russia which they say have not only been ineffective but also damaging for the future. >> i wouldn't be surprised if we

were to find other players in those market niches three or four years for now -- from now. >> sanctions were imposed due to moscow's annexation of crimea are a -- crimea. imports of meat and vegetable products from the eu. prime minister dmitry mandala of called on the government to extend the ban over farmers concern for european imports returning to the market. investment across russia has suffered. international isolation has taken its toll. apart from the sanctions, there is also the ruble exchange rate. following the drop in the value of the ruble, prices have doubled. >> french senators voted for a motion calling on the government

to lift economic sanctions on russia, another sign of europeans came to get back to business as usual. it has been years in the making and in just one week's time, the u.k. goes to the polls deciding to remain or leave the european union. there are questions up for debate for now until next week and we are going to be taking a daily look at the issues in the latest public opinion surveys with our editor, eve irvine. what do things look like? will it be to stay or go? as you say, the best are literally on and we are seeing changes their from betting agencies across the u.k.. the best for likelihood remaining house fallen. that of course coming after the latest survey, which put the

number of rates voting to leave at 53%. opinion polls narrowing every day in the last couple of days on the run up to the june 23 election. also expected on the run up to any major vote like this, which reflects the way the brits have seen europe throughout history. let's get a quick flashback of the relationship with the eu. >> the treaty of rome, the founding text of the eu was not signed by the u.k.. it sent out the european economic community and britain decided its ties with the former empire in the u.s. were enough to go it alone so belgium, germany, france, italy, luxembourg, and the netherlands stuck together. the u.k. applied only to be rejected twice by france. the french president cited incompatible economic interests. it was 1973.

[applause] and britain was already questioning its membership. two years later, it was put to a referendum. -- opted to stay by 67%. mid-80's, the u.k. wanted to see its relationship with the group change. , notablybenefited less because of the large chunk devoted to farming which meant the french got much more. to strike a deal and get a rebate. biggest on to back the transfer of sovereignty to brussels in the history of the block. she signed the single european act, creating a single market. before the end of the decade, thatcher support turned.

french president jack dalymple ere infuriated her -- jacqu delour infuriated her. thatcher was ousted by her own party. >> i was turned out because i no."to europe "no, no, >> john major took over. she opted out of the single currency. that was not seen as enough by eurosceptics. a friendly relationship with eu developed but blair did not sign up for the euro. the three main parties in the u.k. promised a referendum on the eu constitutional treaty but after that text was revised and treaty, gordonon brown decided to ratify it to

parliament instead. when david cameron took office, the pressure was on to put britain's membership to a vote. when general elections came near, he promised to hold one if reelected. he was. 20 third will decide how the u.k.-eu relationship will go from here. >> you've brought us back up to today, currently where things stand, but we did see david cameron negotiate changes to the uk's relationship with eu even it stays in -- even if it stays in. david cameron, out after 32 hours of straight talk in brussels and things that gotten suspicious. eu.ed to stay in the out of be permanently the union, never part of a

european superstate, there will be tough restrictions on access to our welfare system, no more something for nothing. britain will never join the euro and we have secured vital or texans for our economy and a full say over the rules of the three -- the free trade single market remaining outside the euro. >> change can come from within the eu. was for the leave side of things, he didn't get enough. get the eu to note down the u.k. was not committed to further union for the integration. on immigration, he wanted a four-year freeze for work benefits on eu workers. he got it, but only applicable for seven years for new arrivals. he got some concessions on child welfare payments.

that could now be tallied differently. on the economy, he got safeguards. -- he was told countries would not discriminate against nonunion countries but he can't ito anything -- can't veto anything. for the rest of europe, we have seen a lovely sign in the denmark newspaper that has summed it up pretty nicely. for the rest of those 27 member states, david cameron has as much as he is going to get this europe a la carte. >> we are just a week away from the vote. we have the results of next week's times. , money,nclude migration and security which will be tomorrow. and the of money economy, our business editor stephen carroll is here. you have more on this possible exit impact. >> looking at how it might

affect the united states, this coming from the head of the federal reserve in the united states. she says the american economy could be hit. interest rates unchanged on wednesday and signaled it would increase them at a slower pace than previously thought. due to a slowdown in job creation but janet yellen says the outcome of the british referendum was also a factor. >> this is a very important decision for the united kingdom and for europe. this is a decision that could economicequences for and financial conditions and global financial markets. if it does so, it could have consequences in turn for the u.s. economic outlook. the stock markets have been having a rough few days as well.

shares back in the red today after we saw some recovery on european markets and trading on wednesday. the main markets down by half a percent each. banks have a particularly bad day. in the past demands, the bank of england has chosen to leave rates unchanged but warned that leaving the eu would pose a risk to the global economy. we've seen quite a lot of focus on the uncertainty over brexit on sterling, down again in downng against the dollar, just over one dollar and $.41. those following europe followed a bad day on the markets in japan. after the slumped 63% yen became stronger against the dollar. the bank of japan chose not to take any action to boost the japanese economy. on japaneseay

markets as the yen hits a two-year high against the dollar. the japanese currency has been climbing in recent weeks, putting pressure on the bank of japan to act. rates were left unchanged following the u.s. federal reserve similar move. includes thenty referendum over the uk's membership in the eu. the possibility the country may leave has been pummeling financial markets all week. money and comes to the impact of the referendum on the global economy, including japan, while working closely with domestic and overseas authorities. >> the bank of japan's tactics sent japanese shares plummeting as it hit the country's vital export sector. japan has been struggling with

sluggish growth for over four years now and sits on the verge of recession. global stability is unlikely to return soon. turning to volkswagen and more sign of the damage done to the company's brand by the omissions cheating scandal. the german carmaker has fallen to its lowest level in eight years. that is despite a rise in sales of almost 4% in may. the market share has fallen to just over 11%, the lowest since 2008. this comes as volkswagen has plans to overhaul the company including a push to develop new electric cars. finally, from the argentina statistics office, a makeover. onceears, the economist described some of the headlines "don't lie to me, argentina." inflation was made to look much

more reasonable through political appointments to the office of the president overhaul the agency after taking office. it published its first inflation figures since december. >> we left behind almost nine years during which public confidence could be destroyed during which this institution was destroyed. our first measurements of crisis for a may of 2016 shows a general variation of 4.2%. 4.2%, the actual inflation rate in argentina. i do love that line, i have to admit. >> i would go see it if it was a musical. look atu much for that the day's business news. the news continues here, you are watching france 24.

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