catherine: hello there. you are watching "france 24." ofnce confirms the depths troops in libya -- depths of troops in the day. -- in libya. in turkey, the government crackdown on dissenters continues to thousands of private school teachers fired. president erdogan convening an emergency national security meeting. trump's speechwriter says it is her fault that the

would-be first lady plagiarized michelle obama and her speech to the republican convention this week. delegates are waiting to hear from donald trump's five presidential running mate -- vice presidential running mate, who will be speaking later in cleveland, ohio. thanks for being with us. we will start right here in france, where the government has confirmed that three of its soldiers have died while on intelligence gathering mission in libya. these are the first confirmed western military casualties in the north african country since it emerged earlier this year that special forces are operating on the ground there. it is also the first time that france has admitted to having special forces in libya. president ollanta described the fatal -- president all on this rugby fatal helicopter crash as an accident.

shot the group says it crackdown. let's explore it with a georgeessor at washington university in washington, d.c. first question from the details surrounding these deaths seem to be unclear at this point the government is not releasing any details. i all the secrecy -- why all the secrecy? forces, french special libyans wanted to review many details on the reports. we didn't get the reports until yesterday and today. it waslier reports said a jordanian and 2 french that went down. apparently the bodies have not even been turnover yet to the french authorities based at an airbase outside benghazi. this is very much a story in motion right now we're getting sketchy details.

catherine: these steps have prompted the first confirmation, official confirmation, that france has special forces on the ground in libya. is there white -- is there any way of knowing how many special forces there might be and what the mission is? conflictinge heard reports. i understand people come and go and there is a joint american-french-british andation in the east flights in and out. i would guess that the numbers are in flux. reported on it in february, we know there have been french flights in libya since december command troops on the ground since january. we don't have an exact number. catherine: clearly from the recent reports u.s. have had out of libya it has become clear that the country is experiencing economic chaos and the government is struggling to impose itself. should the international community admit that

overthrowing qadhafi and the aftermath was poorly managed? william: there is no question it was poorly managed. i don't beat likes to say this but the main responsibility following the 2011 uprising was -- westernent, governments, but for libyan leadership. there was always a reason to delay the i was strongly advocating at the time that western governments be more proactive around these libyan objections. but it was what it was. at the time politics started falling apart in 2013 and the second civil war broke out in 2014, it was too little too late. what is going on now is the fighting against isis, which has not brought the two sides of the civil war together. everyone is more focused on crisis there have been games against them -- everyone is more

focused on isis and the gains made against them than the underlying political crisis. catherine: william lawrence joining us from george washington university. french lawmakers paid tribute to the three soldiers today. nationals simply falling silent for one minute interview to the 84 people killed in nice on bastille day. lawmakers are raising questions on security as well, ranging from a forceful approach to appeals for a change of tack away from a "warlike reaction." itself, theof nice mayor has out more pressure on france's prime minister, declaring manuel valls had validated the security arrangements there last thursday when a local man drove a 19-ton truck into a crowd that had gathered for bastille day fireworks. investigators are looking to pin down the attacker's motive, as julia sieger reports. julia: according to cctv

footage, the scene -- the truck was seen touring the area in the promenade for different times in the days leading up to the tragic killing good how could a 19-ton refrigerator lori past security and get so close to a pedestrian area without being stopped by police? semitrailers are indeed prohibited from circulating on the promenade at any time. -- what's more, on all national holidays they are vivid and from entering cities altogether. another lead is .2 security gaps. in the security strategy set up officersolice, police and 20 soldiers were deployed to help secure the promenade itself as well as the 2 previous kilometers on the seafront. there, traffic was diverted to a tunnel. meanwhile, at the entrance of the promenade, just a few barricades were placed on the road, but not on the sidewalk. according to the newspaper,

authorities had asked the city of nice to set up checkpoints for the public. but the police said it lacked personnel. we couldn't put more people on the ground because we did not have more police officers available. we would have needed more people from across the nation because our officers here were backed up. investigators are still trying to establish whether the 31-year-old tunisian driver acted alone. five people are still being held in custody over the attack. among them is a 22-year-old man to whom he sent a text message 18 minutes before the attack. a text in which the killer greg about having purchased a 7.65-caliber pistol. the gun he later used to fire at the police, who killed him in a shootout. to help the police in their investigation, french lawmakers voted massively to extend the state of emergency, which will

give the next powers to carry out searches and place people under house arrest. catherine: in the last few minutes the french senate has approved that latest extension to the state of emergency, meaning it will be prolonged for another six months. earlier in the day, president hollande gave details on the government call for more army reservists to continue the state of emergency. he announced the appeal for new volunteers on friday in the immediate wake of the attack in nice. take a listen. lande: i haveal called on all women and men as well as continuing to study have chosen to go into service for the protection of the french people. it is you, 12,000 reservists already operational as part of the police, and i've decided to increase the number 215,000 between now and the end of the month.

catherine: here in paris, police have canceled several open-air summer events today, citing security concerns. they include open air cinema screenings, a basketball tournament, and the temporary industrialization of the champs elysées. revoir, traffic, and one bonjour, beach. event is alage mainstay of summer activities in the french capital. opening six days after the attacks in nice connector concrete barriers -- extra concrete barriers and officers have been put in place, as julia kim reports. julia: as the french capital opens up its own sandy promenade, tensions from last thursday's attack in nice are fresh in the minds of her scenes -- of parisians.

the mayor has taken security with new measures. concrete blocks and barricades have been put in place to stop vehicles from entering what is still today -- in addition, there will be police stands at the entrances and strategically placed flow out to block access to automobiles. a beefed up presence of sigourney officers will patrol the publicuch to -- you can see that no one will be able to force their way in. away, just a few meters they will be subject to the same , meaning metal barriers, security guards, and back-checks at the entrance. the perimeter is sealed by an outer wall, as you can see here,

and this will be closed to traffic and be the point of entry good that is where people will be checked for going in and they will have to get rid of any items which could pose a problem. plage kicks paris off, french police have canceled other summer activities, including a basketball tournament and the industrialization of the champs elysées, saying they couldn't guarantee public safety. catherine: in brussels police have called up a security alert sparked by a man wearing a long coat with wires. we should add that temperatures reached 30 degrees celsius in the belgian capital today. police now say that the man turned out to be a student who was carrying equipment related to radiation research. brussels has been on high others since march when self-declared islamist militants killed 32 people in bomb attacks on the city airport and metro.

amnesty international is warning that the crackdown in turkey following is parent failed to on friday is taking on exceptional portions. more than 20,000 private school teachers are now on the list of people who have lost their jobs since then. the turkish private broadcaster has reported that 2 members of the constitutional court have also been arrested today. earlier on, president erdogan convened an emergency meeting of his national security council. he has since been speaking out, declaring that the coup forces were the minority of the armed forces, but it is still unclear exactly how many took part. julia sieger has the latest. julia: they've been accused of taking part in friday's coup d'état. these soldiers are about to be tried in court. out of tens of thousands of military officials, turkey has formally charged 99 generals and admirals, significant chunk of

the country top military brass. than 15,000more people have either been sacked or suspended since the coup attempt, including police, judges, soldiers, and generals. universities and schools were also affected by the purge. >> the education ministry suspended 13,000 personnel and private school, 21,000 teacher licenses were canceled. 1500 academics were suspended at universities and all deans were asked to resign. julia: president erdogan met with his cabinet and national security council to discuss new security measures. >> i suspect there will be a number of measures implement by the government and to change thereaws and maybe even will be some attempts to change the constitution to make the hands of the government much stronger. julia: turkey's main opposition criticears erdogan

arrested of emergency that would enable the government to rule by -- we and bypass parliament rule by decree and bypass parliament to get legislation through. these most recent crackdowns largely target supporters of for the local land, a reclusive preacher now based in pennsylvania who was a close ally of erdogan before falling out in 2013. catherine: the attempted coup on the turkish government is seen to have increased public backing severalpresident, with thousand people in istanbul rallying for his support on tuesday night. elliot richardson tells us why so many are taking their support for recep tayyip erdogan to the streets. reporter: president recep tayyip erdogan was the toast of istanbul. pro-government supporters arrived draped in turkish flags and chanted his name. some are ready to die for their

leader. >> we see ourselves as soldiers of erdogan. until the day he has never asked people to take to the streets. we will stay there until our great leader, recep tayyip erdogan, asks us to withdraw. elliot: friday nights attempted to effort left -- attempted coup effort left 232 people dead and many wounded in cities across the country. many of rowe -- plenty of pro-erdogan supporters forced anger and recent events. >> they were paid with my taxes. why do they respond by opening fire on the crowd? another contentious issue is the death penalty. abolish 12 years ago in turkey, , androwd once it restored to extradite the cleric

fethullah gulen. >> of course i want him put to death. over 200 people lost their lives and he got away with it? >> god willing, we will crush them and dismantle this organization. once we have crushed their heads we will wake up in a pristine country, one full of hope. elliot: "god is great," chanted the ground, more demanding vengeance for the government and president. catherine: ukraine's killing of a journalist in a car bombing today was an attempt to destabilize the country. so says the queen president. oneow russian national had awards for his report, much of offeaturing criticism belarus and ukraine. reporter: at 7.45 this wednesday met journalist pavel shere was driving to work when his car exploded he wrote for a new

independent news website. he was critical of russia and ukraine alike. this editor says he thinks he was killed for his professional activity. 44-year-old was a russian national but was born in belarus where he worked as a tv and print journalist. he was president of present -- he was critical of president lukashenko's regime and was ofested for his report the absence of a guarded border between belarus and lithuania. he was imprisoned for three months and afforded. also workssheremet for steve media. after disagreeing with moscow's policy and settled in ukraine in 2011. the last few months, more and more journalists have been receiving death threats in the ukraine. interior minister called his killing a brazen murder aimed at destabilizing the country. wasears ago, the founder

murdered. experts say this trigger the orange revolution in 2004. catherine: in the united states, donald trump and his presidential election campaign are working to move on from a plagiarism row of the republican party convention. the woman who wrote a speech for melania trump which almost directly copied 2 passages from a speech given by michelle obama eight years ago has claimed it was a mistake she made. she wrote in a statement that the tycoon's wife had read the paragraph to hurt during preparation for the speech and she herself checked the original text. is the official republican party nominee for the november election. later, delegates will here in ohio from his running mate, mike pence. here is more from philip crowther. philip: on stage will be more members of donald trump's family

, and also senator ted cruz of texas from one of the former opponents of donald trump in this long primary contest. last but not least, mike pence, the vice presidential running mate who is supposed to bring a lot of reluctant republicans on board with the donald trump campaign. >> really great politician, a great candidate. he will give a very important speech tonight, he is ready for this beach. -- this speech. he will reassure republicans who have a question mark on whether they support donald trump, especially conservative activists across the country. there is still some disunity. we will never get to 100%. guess what, that is ok, because donald trump has a message that appeals to independents and even some democrats could a lot of union workers who cannot get the economic prosperity they would like to see. he will get a lot of crossover roads and i'm feeling great about where things sit. philip: meanwhile, the donald trump campaign is trying to shake off the controversies that have followed it around since the first day of the convention

here in cleveland. the speech that melania trump -- dave about the now official republican nominee, the allegations of plagiarism have not disappeared a staffer for the campaign has admitted to copying parts of the speech from one given by michelle obama in 2008. that staffer from the campaign offered her resignation but that offer was rejected by the trump campaign. philip crowther reporting therefrom from the republican national convention in cleveland, ohio. 20 minutes past 9:00 in the evening here in paris. business headlines with william hildebrandt. we will start in greece for the project that is expected to boost the economy as it goes ahead but it could prove to be very bad news for refugees in athens. william: this is a very tricky situation because it is a plot of land that has been vacant for a long time and now is being

torn between the 2 different interests. an abandoned airport outside athens, a private firm has proposed a 7 billion-euro solution but the migrant cramp that uses the premises would have to be torn down. it used to be a shining symbol. athens' only airport for decades, it once welcomed travelers from around the world. abandoned 15 years ago, this sprawling complex facing the sea could be transformed into europe biggest mixed-use development, luxury resort. >> we believe this project is a game changer not only because it is the biggest private investment that will have ever been made in greece, but mainly because it is going to change the psychology of the foreign capital towards investment in greece and going to create 10,000 to 70,000 new jobs across its duration. reporter: the 7 billion-euro project would include 6 million

square meters, six times the size of monaco. the complex is set to include some 8000 homes, hotels, shops, and a part. but more than 4000 people like ali,ve here and many fled afghanistan and others are from syria. the living conditions are unsafe and scalded with just 40 chemical toilets to share. no one has been informed of the development plan. >> we don't know what is going to happen next. we have no idea. reporter: yet greece is shipping minister says the government is set to remove them by the end of the month. >> the sooner we start, the better, as we said before, because the delays don't affect anything favorably, and at the same time we have cost that we have incurred or we are incurring as we speak. reporter: the green light hasn't been given yet, though. the plan needs parliamentary and court approval.

william: it is widely expected that the french prime minister uses special powers to pass a highly contested labor law could touel valls used the article force reforms through in the face of opposition from socialist backbenchers. the reformists promise to make hiring and firing is your and sparked three modes of protests and waves of strikes by hard-line trade unions. staying in france, the aftermath after last week's attack in nice that left 84 people dead, tourism for the coastal city on the french riviera has dived. nice is france's second most visited city after paris and makes it 1.5 billion euros annually from tourism. hotels, restaurants, and cafés that ising a lull likely to last through the summer. here is the french economy minister. >> several sectors have lost between 20% and 30%. theave seen cancellations,

cited responsibly by the organizers in the days that follow the attack. an increased vigilance on all of the city's tourism, crew ship, and other events. william: people on the dole in britain -- from march to may, the number on a plate fell by 1.6 million and translates into a jobless rate of 4.9%, the lowest of the u.k. is seen since july 2005. though that figure covers the period before the u.k. voted to some analysts say the positive trend may not continue for much longer. british prime minister theresa may use the unemployment rate to defend the conservatives' economic track record. in her first prime minister's questions, she was grilled by jeremy corbyn over the economy. she insisted the government has not abandoned surplus ambitions. >> six years of government austerity has failed.

the long-term economic plan is clearly dead. is there anyone? -- is there a new one? pm may: it is a long-term economic plan that has delivered. we have not abandoned the intention to deliver a surplus. when i have said is we will not be targeting that at the end of this parliament. but it uses the line which austerity. can i just say this to him? he talks about austerity. i call it living within our means. william: let's check in on the markets, beginning with turkey. s&p has downgraded the country's sovereign credit rating and that push the currency to hit a record low against the dollar earlier. currently down 1.4%. this an aftershock after last week's failed coup attempt. european markets close and tech stocks helping to offset declines by mining firms. you can see the csc and the dax ended in the green, well of over 1%.

up overuggling to get half a percent but in the green. on wall street, the nasdaq up earlier. largely because of facebook hitting the intraday high. all three indices trading well thanks to positive company earnings. now that he is the official republican candidate for this november's u.s. presidential election, donald trump's economic platform is getting posts scrutiny. he has made pledges about tax cuts, tariffs, and immigration, which would have a "on the world's largest economy if he became president. catherine clifford has the details. unknown: as potential economic territory for the u.s., the trump tax plan includes dramatic cuts. the billionaire since he would reduce the maximum individual to 25%, from almost 40% white out the estate or inheritance tax, bring down the corporate tax rate from 35% to 15% for all businesses from

whatever the size, and pressure individuals who earn less than 20 $5,000 a year don't pay any income tax.

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