>> david cameron will preside at lunchtime in the trouble to buckingham palace to seal this recognition. historicity that his successor within me to quickly formally become the u.k.'s second fema prime minister. her first asked being too enough the government, which faces a long list of tough challenges ahead. reporter: she is ready to steer the ship that david cameron is leaving. among her first orders will be the set the stage for the u.k. to leave the eu. a -- they need to negotiate the best deal for britain for leaving the eu and

forging a new goal for ourselves and the world. we are going to make a success of it. reporter: the next prime minister will have a delicate balancing act. brexiting well kekeeping thee united kingdom united. something g her choicece of cabt wiwill have to reflect. beginning with who will have the responsibility of handling the brexit process. she said she was specifically created brexit department with its own minister. arrivingtions are about her timetable. she has explained 20 to take time to clarify negotiation priorities before invoking article 50, the leave campaigners are putting pressure to start the proceedings as soon as possible. once the process is started, unraveling the thousands of trees lining written to brussels will prove to be complicated. there is no existing president

for a country leaving the union, treaties signed between a single country and the 27 nation bloc 10 to drag on. -- tend to drag on. the shortest time is just under four years. that is after taking into account all the time it would take to negotiate. ironically, leaving the european union and its red tape will require the u.k. to build its own new brexit bureaucracy. host: sticking with british politics, the leader of the opposition labor party will get the chance to fight for his own job. they have rolled it jeremy corbyn's name will be automatically included on the ballot paper as a not a leadership challenge. mr. corbyn is unpopular with labor, members of parliament. he enjoys wide support under the trade unions. >> i'm delighted to say the that anrty has decided

incumbent is automatically on the ballot paper. [cheers] and we will be campaigning on all the things that matter. the inequality of poverty that exists in this country, then need to end privatization of our national health service, they need to get real hope and opportunity to young people all across this country. that is what labor exists for. host: moving across the united states, barack obama will meet with police representatives and civil leaders later on today to discuss the current tensions between security forces and the public. this is one day at the the u.s. president delivered an emotional address in the wake in dallas, texas for five police officers who were shot dead in a racially motivated attack last thursday. u.s. president barack obama has paid his 11th visit to

a greek community -- breathed --berived community. his trip to europe was cut short to honor five way policemen shot in dallas. he says the nation is not as divided as it seems. president obama: we know the overwhelming majority of police officers do an incredibly hard and dangerous job fairly and professionally. they are deserving of respect and not our scorn. [applause] former president george bush also attended the interfaith memorial service to console the victims families on tuesday. he called for unity and tolerance to end the suffering. president bush: it seems like the forces pulling us apart are stronger than the forces binding us together. at our best we know we have one country, one future, one

destiny. we do not want the unity of grief nor the unity of fear. reporter: the message is a consolation come amid mounting racial tension across the nation. for those watching on the sidelines, it helps to build bridges of ethnic division. -- i didn't realize i was hoping to hear him say he did. and all of them talking about how dallas has been such a wonderful community. >> i believe it's a strong message and a lot of people on the right direction gave them a vision of how it should be perceived, not just in a negative light. reporter: next on the president's agenda is a meeting to bring together leaders of the black lives matter movement with members of the police force. host: the race to the white house is entering a new phase. this after the democratic bernie sandersup

announced he is backing his rival hillary clinton. they have fought their way through months of at times bitter campaigning. at a joint appearance in portsmouth, new hampshire he finally pledged to support the former secretary of state and democratic dummy for november's general election. bernie sanders: secretary clinton has won the democratic nomination process. [cheers] she will be the democratic nominee for president. [cheers] and i intend to do everything i can to make certain she will be the next president of the united states. host: the death toll from tuesday's rail crash in southern italy has risen overnight to at least 27. two passenger trains crashed head-on on a single line.

are looking for blood donors to head hospitals. we are finding out our latest weather italy correspondent he joins us live. josephine, rescue teams worked late into the night? afterer: a shocking thing this very serious crash. derailed andain smashed. the carriages were smashed. they were traveling around 100 kilometers an hour. rescue teams worked through the day. temperatures above 45 degrees celsius to try to pull people from the carriages. it was such a difficult effort. we are hearing some of the stories emerge of the survivors who found each other in the wreckage. they spoke about how fighting -- found a

six-year-old watching cartoons on his cell phone as they try to get him out of the wreckage into the hospital. people have been taken to hospitals in that area. the black box has been recovered from the train. had --believed to be traveling at about 100 kilometers per hour. more questions will be asked today about what caused accident. the italian prime minister and other politicians are committed to get to the bottom of what happened here. host: the prime minister is headed there. there are some serious questions to be answered, not least about how the transfer traveling towards each other as such the on the same stretch of track. reporter: it seems remarkable today to hear that to transfer traveling in opposite directions on a single track and the 21st century. tore were some track changes widen the track. that has not happened. the prime minister arrived last

night. he has pledged to get to the bottom of this. the transport ministry has started an investigation, working with train officials and police to get to the bottom of what happened. it is not certain whether this is human error or some such a breakdown in the system, the mechanical system. there are many angry people today. many concerned relatives. the hospitals in the area are stretched. people lining up to donate blood. many of the injured are in a serious condition at this point. host: thank you very much for those updates, josephine mckenna. let's take you to top world stories. the rights group amnesty international is accusing egyptian police of a "unprecedented spike in forced disappearances since early last year." a new report out today, the list

hundreds of cases, including children. they give details on 17 of them, including a 14-year-old boy who was repeatedly raped to expect a false confession. crowds of tango lovers states and unusual illustration of buenos aires. theiron's -- danced protest against government price hikes. argentina's government has raised prices on various public utilities, some by as much as 1000%. they say those charges are likely to put dance halls out of business. they are asking to begin special cultural protection. n is facing charges of inciting violence and is serving the piece. he handed himself in to police on tuesday. last week he called them

zimbabwians to say to a social strike against the country's ongoing economic crisis. ththe governmentnt w warned pros would face the full wrath of the law. he be sending't for president? that's the questions ready economy minister. he's holding a political rally two days before francois hollande is delivering his best deal day address. the raising that she is raising questions above -- about his own ambitious. what he has had to say to voters. reporter: 3000 people chanting for him to be president. by the french economy minister did not go so far as to announce his candidacy for the 2017

presidential elections. what he did say was that his new political movement would be playing a central role in them. >> the idea is not to have a party at the center. that is not what we want. they want to unified movements. this movements together until 2017, until victory. he initially can fix by francois hollande to join his cabinet now stands out as a rebellious voice and the socialist government. it seems to be working for him. polls show that 36% of people with like to see him run for president, while only 14% like to see holland running again. >> he is the only one that can be this movement. just like he explained, the division between left and right has no use. >> is a real project.

there is enthusiasm. this is just the beginning. reporter: the former investment banker for mates a divisive figure, especially for the french left. his push for deregulation of the economy, as seen in his labor reform, has cost protests all over france and several dozens of people picketed outside the venue where he was making his speech. people in towns and villages across france are getting ready for their national holiday tomorrow. it is done his best deal day -- bastille day. 17 89, it is seen as a key moment in the revolution/ it is the oldest and biggest regular military parade in europe. last year mexico join the festivities. this year it is the turn of australia and new zealand. reporters ahead -- have had a behind-the-scenes look at the rehearsals. reporter: time to form ranks.

140 members of the estoril in armed forces of come to march alongside their french counterparts. present the army, navy and air force by putting the finishing touches to their display. >> i think before we left australia we didn't realize how large the parade was and how important it was to the french people. we have been living with the french soldiers had a local barracks. we have certainly learned a lot. reporter: for most of the servicemen and women it is the first time in france. they have enjoyed the cultural exchanges, like here with these french naval cadets. even if the lane was. makes it a little slow going. -- language barrier makes it a little slow going. >> really good. on the march, huh?

reporter: it is not all fun and games. they are here in memory of the countrymen who died fighting on the french soil. servedreat-grandfather in the fronts -- the western front in 1917. subject to a gas attack and had to be repatriated to australia. i'm proud to be here today. it's a great opportunity. i'm proud to represent australia. reporter: these australian troops will be ready thursday morning to leave the bastille day parade. host: let's take you to cairo. the solar impulse 2 plane just landed there the last couple of minutes after the penultimate leg of its round the world flight attempt. it went from seville on monday. you can see it coming to the tarmac. at some point in the next few weeks it will be leaving cairo

for abu dhabi. that will be the 17th and final trip of its tour. it left out the dobby well over a year ago back in march, 2 2015 for the first leg of that potentially history making trip. just coming up the 20 minutes past 7:00 in the morning in paris. it is out with the old and in with the new in london. -- as theime minister country phrase itself to leave the european union. a call to heal device in american society. barack obama is getting ready to me police representatives and avil leaders later on today, day after delivering an emotional address of the memorial for five policemen shot dead in a racially motivated attack in dallas. and the death toll from tuesday's passenger train crash in italy has risen to 27 people.

a single track line. time for a brief business news update. a look at the latest market action. over and asia, shares coming within reach of testing the 2016 geeks -- peaks. solid u.s. growth and economic policy and major market wet appetites. damage in uncertainty from the brexit. more trouble for venezuela's economy. nicholas medura is accusing blockadeof financial after it closed its venezuelan operations. kimberly-clark also cited unworkable economic conditions in venezuela. reporter: the trouble continues for nicholas meduro. after conducting a risk management for, death review

citibank decided to shut down its branch and the international payment accounts of meduro's government. venezuela has been relying on citibank for foreign currency transactions. protest,arning or citibank says in 30 days it will close the central bank and the bank of venezuela's accounts. that is called the financial blockade. reporter: the announcement came just days after consumer goods giant kimberly-clark also decided to shut down its venezuelan operation citing unworkable economic conditions. but on monday, labor minister oswaldo vera appear to the planets of the government was taking over. company that will be real for five workers in the revolutionary government.

company.he critics say 17 years of socialist world under hugo chavez has destroyed venezuela's economy, curbing production and scaring off investors. also oil producer has struggled to recover from the crashing crude prices and skywriting inflation means is now common for people to wait hours in line to buy food and other basic products. carroll will be here in about an hour for the full business update. we will take a look at today's french newspapers. we will start off with events right here in france. the economy minister, an interesting chat. he is making a potential bid for power. he has not come said i'm going to run for president, but he's been making maneuvers. >> a big speech last night in

which he did not come out and actually announces presidential candidacy for 2017, but some of the papers say he may his love done so. one of the tabloids in france he is decidedly campaigning. they covered everything from the environment to security, laying out what it calls a real candidate's program. he arrived on station campaign style music. he spoke for an hour fluidly. never cries for him for president at the end. the paper says he cut a presidential figure. host: there was no actual announcement. what actually did happen? >> if you've read the huffington post, you might be forgiven for thinking there was. him takingading with aim at 2017. he has his sights set next year.

it says in the article he is masking his intention less and less. all the while maintaining a facade of loyalty towards holland. he has not put forward his candidacy, but we can guess he might. host: we have not heard anything from francois hollande about this. is there a better -- bitter battle behind the scene? >> not according to the financial paper, which calls him the killer without the knife. in an editorial it says he is 'siting for hollande reputation the falsity can emerge as the strongest socialist candidate for the heaven together the messy, potentially damaging prospects of a leadership contest. thiser business paper says leaves hollande in a typical spot. it shows on its front page hollande in cycling gear showing up to one of the latter stages of the tour de france asking if

he can join and even though he missed earlier stages. those are written on the right-hand side. they include things like reform, economic growth, lowering unemployment, victory in the football championship, all things hollande is deemed to have failed. he is searching for the magic formula for the bastille day speech. he has been asking close advisers if he has a clue what he should do. they say hollande is saying i don't know what to say. he is tugging his hair trying to find the magic formula. the leslie satirical paper assures us we will not be seeing a badly coiffed resident holland -- president hollandee anytime soon. it shows the hairdresser is paid almost 10,000 euros a month. host: per month? > $10,000

-- -- 10,000 euros a month. host: let's move away from french politics. there has been a lot of coverage in french media. a story happening over in africa. renewed violence in south sudan. >> it is rising. they even speaking to residents in the capital. according to that eyewitness, the paper concludes the president -- soldiers took advantage of the chaos in the city and did not hesitate before pillaging civilians without impunity. rival, puts it with his the vice president. they emphasize no one is exactly what is going on in south sudan. aekly magazine takes different look on the story, focusing on south sudan's

population. three quarters of them are in urgent need of humanitarian aid. by people have been trapped the power struggles they find themselves in. host: it certainly is a story who will be watching on "france 24." a word about french favors looking across the channel in the u.k., specifically downing street. >> it's on the front page. they doubt her the "iron lady." if it is extensively for theresa may, possibly because she is only the second uk prime minister after margaret thatcher. the eu is pushing may for quick may is likelyays to want to take her time and plummeting erected. -- take her time implementing brexit. unlike -- they do not draw comparisons with faster. it says that theresa may shares

a lot of left-wing traditional labor ideas, like putting workers on company boards. this is the comparison with margaret thatcher was made to quickly. quite possibly that is because the two are women. there is only faster -- thatcher to think about before may. it is something that le monde looks at in more depth, focusing on the female angle. do we employee women after things go wrong? they have looked at data from price waterhouse cooper and says women in times of crisis. but they might be there to steady the ship, but then are judged far more harshly an men in a position. host: thank you very much, b elle. see you in a couple of minutes time. ♪

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