you are watching "france 24." now our headlines. nice.boils over in france's prime minister is booed, heckled, and told to resign. turkey is reaching out to those behind the failed coup. thousands are arrested as erdogan is modeling the use of the death penalty. and the u.s., the republican national convention is underway. will be-day gathering all about donald trump and some are urging those who would like

to dump him to stand by them. ♪ good evening and thanks for watching. more than 40,000 people gathered respects toay their those who died in the bastille day terror attack. french prime minister manuel , and some called for him to resign. 84 people lost their lives. reporter: people in nice are coming to terms with what happened. >> we all crossed paths one day,

even if we didn't know them. >> we had to come. it could have been my daughter, it could have been anyone. reporter: they stood in silence, tears in their eyes, solomon their tribute to the victims. -- solemn in their jb to the victims. >> this will -- solemn in their tribute to the victims. >> this is a scar that will be on all our lives. the third generation my family to live in nice. -- i'm the third-generation of my family to live in nice. people calling on the -- on the french prime minister manuel valls to resign. attend stilluldn't

gathered around the many candles left by mourners. >> i've come to pay my respects. i couldn't go to the ceremony so i came here. reporter: the promenade death on anglais --menade day nglais -- des a the french evidence also attended a security and defense the third since thursday's attack. the government's response has been sharply criticized by political opponents. most notably the former president and leader of the opposition, nicholas sarkozy. hollande --

his long-standing rival said he has not done enough to ensure key -- to ensure security. >> there is no such thing as zero risk. that we cannot fight each other and tear each other apart. everything that needed to be done over the last 18 months has not been done. reporter: they stated in a communique that under the current government there have been three anti-terror laws. and no government has done as much to fight terrorism. >> in the current situation of mourning, all nations should gather together and unite. therter: this also goes for

populations and politicians that have to remain dignified and speak the truth. under pressure from other center-right leaders and also the far right national front, which accuses the government in being naive with how to deal with radical islam. the prime minister -- the province will meet parliamentary anders -- the president minister will meet parliamentary leaders on tuesday. anchor bank turkey -- anchor thousands ofr: soldiers have been rounded up and more than 7000 people have been arrested. the eu and the u.s. have urged turkey uphold democracy and human rights.

reporter: after the coup the crackdown continues, following friday's failed takeover. the president of turkey has pledged to purge the state of those responsible. 7500 people have been detained. the turkish prime minister has accused -- of being behind the plot. >> we would be disappointed if our american friends told us to show proof. reporter: in a rare interview he said the coup appeared stage and rick acted -- and rejected any involvement. >> this looks like a fake coup, not a real coup.

they could be bad people among them. they could be people with sincere intentions but who were deceived. reporter: wall turkish authorities have called publicly for him to be extradited, the secretary of state confirm that no request has been made. anchor: donald trump will be looking to unite the party behind him at the republican national convention gets underway in cleveland. the presidential nominee proves to be a divisive figure here -- divisive figure. the convention is braced for protests. we speak now to the author of "obama's america," and a professor of historical studies at -- in new york. not so many months ago it would have seemed inconceivable we would be in this position,

donald trump running unopposed to be the republican nomination. but it does look like it is really going to happen. can anything stop him? >> no, not at this point. he is going to be the nominee. arejority of delegates wound to cast their vote on him in the first ballot. wouldn'to i certainly have thought donald trump would be the nominee. i can't imagine too many people who put their names behind a prediction that he would have been. anybody would have really been able to see the future. anchor: is donald trump capable of uniting the party? ian: i think the answer is no. have a numberou of republican senators running for reelection in the state

president obama won four years ago. almost all of them have come up with various excuses about why they will not be at the republican convention, including the host state senator of ohio where the convention is taking place. a number of other republican senators and figures are staying away. that is one piece of evidence he is not unifying the party. even today on the first day of the convention his campaign couldn't resist a fight with one of his leading rivals. kasich finished third in the public and -- in the republican race. his campaign manager essentially picked a fight with governor kasich today. the third piece of evidence is look at the list of speakers he has at this convention.

there are a handful of high-level people. the most of the rising stars are not going to be speaking. addition to his children and a number of other associates, he apparently ran into scott bayeux who is popular as a teenager in the 70's and 80's. mr. trump asked him to speak at the convention and low and baio isscott tweeting at the convention. mr. trump either isn't interested in unifying the party or doesn't have a clue how to do it in the first place. theor: amazing scene on political front. thank you for your thoughts. for more on this we can cross to isveland, where "france 24"

live at the situation. the never trump campaign already out in force there. reporter: i am at the end of a protest march by a number of different groups here. one goal is to try to stop donald trump. we are talking people from hispanic rights groups, antiwar groups, black rights -- black lives matter's activists. they voice their anger about what is happening in american politics today. they say they know they can't make a difference but they want their voices to be heard. there are some pro-trump demonstrators on the street facing off against each other, trumping slogans, anti- demonstrators shouting "you're

are abortion groups, evangelical groups. anchor: it would be funny if it weren't for the fact that the american election and the outcome of it is so important. these people against donald trump, they wouldn't be voting republican anyway. have a lot of left-wing demonstrators who made the journey here today. there are people who are on the left of american politics. they don't even support hillary clinton, these are people who supported bernie sanders in the primary campaign. they adamantly oppose donald trump. the language he has been using during the campaign, some of the policies he has been coming out with, all of these things sparking anger.

one of the reasons they are coming out to demonstrate today. of impressionind are you getting from those people who do support donald trump? do they agree with all of the stance he has made? dothey agree with that or they like the man himself? catherine: people who support donald trump, they do not necessarily agree with all of his positions. but even when he fires out some of his outrageous rhetoric, what people condo for love is trump supporters take that as part of the candidate. the fact he isn't afraid to say outrageous things. donald trump has turned that into a political tool. he is using that to show his supporters how he claims he is antiestablishment. every time he says something outrageous it appears to bounce

off him. if people don't agree with his policy, it doesn't seem to appeal that much among his supporters. anchor: thank you very much indeed. the deadly ambush of police officer's in baton rouge is fueling political controversy in the u.s.. a former u.s. marine gunned down three police officers and a planned attack believed to be a response to the string of killings by police of black men. they are accusing the u.s. president of inciting violence against law enforcement. >> national unity took a hit again with the killing of several police officers in baton rouge.

republicans are gathered in cleveland for their convention and many of them point the finger of blame at barack obama. to take us into a unified new level. he is actually single-handedly retarded. raceid ideology and relations back 50 years. >> they reach out to the community, and it is very unfortunate the situation has occurred. reporter: that is not necessarily the case throughout the city of cleveland, in some parts there is deep distrust between america's law enforcement and the african-american community. where tamir rise, a 24 euros african-american boy, was shot dead by police in 2014. young richard plays in the same park that has now been turned into a shrine. his father says many members of

the african-american community across the country no longer trust the police. >> my son is six and that could be my son, or that could have been my son. sadness. of whatst a reflection is going on around in the country. -- policeell it a brutality, racism. a boiling point could be reached this week when donald trump and the republican convention visit cleveland. anchor: the new british foreign -- a campaignted to leave the eu was in brussels for his european counterparts with the first time. despite the vote of brexit, written intended to remain a vital component of europe. the former mayor of london and raged european leaders in the run-up to the referendum by

comparing the eu's ambition for closer integration to adult 's.ler -- to adolf hitler the anti-doping agency is calling for russia to be banned from the rio olympics. global sporting commodities to -- it comes after a report that russia used a complex state-supported doping scheme at the winter olympics in 2014. aspokesperson said there was scheme across 30 sports, they're no longer can be a presumption of innocence. reporter: a hammer blow ahead of next month's olympics. systematic doping program ran for many years. affected the vast majority of summer and winter sports, starting in the buildup to london 2012, he carried out throughout 2014 in the sochi

winter games. >> in essence, the disappearing positive methodology allowed the into armation of -- negative one by order of the minister of the sport. the operational analytical processes be altered and in thes record -- laboratory records. reporter: russian track and field athletes were banned from competing at next month's games. now it has been called for all russian men and women in all disciplines to be kept away. an emergency meeting is set to be held this tuesday to decide on what actions to take. the russian president has hit back at the findings. vladimir putin says the accusations are based on evidence for vita placing a

person with a wretched reputation. he called the scandal a dangerous relapse of political spirit in sport and it is impossible clean athletes are being affected by sanctions. look attime to take a today's business news. we are starting out with a multimillion pound acquisition for the uk's armed holdings. >> and japan's softbank at the patron before billion pounds or 29 billion euros for the british chip designer. the u.k.-based company supply to tech giants apple and samsung. seeneal comes as they have their value drop since the brexit. and analysts say this has made companies based in the u.s. more attractive. reporter: a record and a financial victory in the eyes of exit supporters. u.k. technology company has been sold to a japanese bank. softbank agreed to acquire the for 43% above its

current market price, and the largest ever sale of a european technology company. the cambridge-based armrmed holdings is a world leader in the chipmaking field. analysts say the japanese bank is placing a bet at a time when the british pound is at new lows. >> the overseas value, the overseas cost of acquisition is substantially less than it was a month ago. reporter: that is because the pound has fallen drastically since the brexit vote, losing 30% against the yen. ignoring fears of the possible consequences of a low pound for the british consumers, the country's finance minister hailed the sale. to grow that business here in the u.k. is a resounding oforsement of the resilience the british economy and the attractiveness of britain as a place for international companies to do business.

reporter: softbank says it will keep its armed headquarters in the u.k. and plans to double the number of staff over the next five years. johns. secretary of state kerry says the transatlantic partnership deal could soften the blow from a brexit. negotiators from both sides are trying to finalize the final proposal. the deal would create the largest free trade area, but has faced a string of opposition in recent months. >> it is a large market. and when you are talking about a very significant marketplace between the united states and , that has a very significant ability to act as a counter to whatever negatives may or may not ultimately attach to whatever construct is negotiated between the u.k. and europe. >> after a failed coup in

turkey, a two week low against the dollar on friday. it has risen nearly 1.7 percent, trading at 2.9 against the dollar. authorities say they will not intervene to prop up the currency. instead they will watch markets adjust by themselves to provide confidence to foreign investors. let's get a check at the main index, and when the session declines at 7%, it was a mixed picture at the close in europe. , ending the session with a surge of over 40%. paris closed with 3/10 of 1% while the frankfurt tax was completely flat at the closed read we are seeing green across the bar on all of the main indices this hour. the nasdaq up as tech companies trade higher. to niece next. where the two industries assessing the impact of last week's attack. the city is the second most

popular tourist destination. hotel owners say they are already seeing cancellations and visitors leaving after the attack. this as france's tour industry is suffering the effects after last year's attack in paris. reporter: this hotel is a symbol of nice's tourism industry. the hotel survived two world wars, but now in the wake of a deadly attack on bastille day it is facing a wave of last-minute cancellation. was booked by an american couple months ago. they were too scared to come. >> they cancel their booking at the last minute yesterday. we are in july and yet most of our rooms are empty. reporter: niece is the second most visited city in france.

the tourism sector represents 40% of local gdp. 40% of jobs depend on tourism. hotel and restaurant owners are worried tourists won't return for at least a few weeks. it is a bit common now. after this event a lot of people go away. others want to stay. now it is quiet. it will probably take a few weeks for the city to get back to normal. reporter: the attack is another blow to francis tourism industry. in the wake of the attacks in paris in last november, tourist arrivals fell by 11% in the french capital. this despite a strong recovery in june. the government aims to attract 100 million visitors by 2020. experts say foreigners may start to see france as a risky country. anchor: let's take a look at the other stories we are tracking for you. second-quarter results at bank

of america beat analyst estimates. the ratings -- the earnings were dragged down by interest rates. the bank posted a profit of $2.4 billion. of $4.2r -- profit billion. volkswagen has pledged to compensate hundreds of dealers of the omissions cheating scandal. the money would go to dealerships who have suffered economic damage. the german carmaker has been meeting with carmakers around the country. and a chinese bid to take over norway's -- software has failed to win regulatory approval. hasn't said which approvals it failed to secure. they are now planning to acquire the browser business. the new deal would require regulatory approval from both countries. that is the business.

back to you. us, we have with much more to come, including a look at the world anti-doping agency calling for russia to be banned from the rio olympics over a doping scandal. we will be speaking to an expert in the next 20 minutes or so. stay with us. live from "france úç

07/18/16 07/18/16 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from the republican national convention in cleveland, ohio, this is democracy now! >> until we come together as a nation, as a people, to heal as a people -- if we don't do that and this madness continues, we will surely perish as a people. amy: three police officers in baton rouge were shot