back. welcome you are watching "live from paris" on "france 24." time laura cellier. these of the top stories. hillary clinton in a star-studded close in philadelphia. will clinton the able to convince americans she should be there next president? france named the second attacker in tuesday's murder of an overly priest in normandy. was alsoik petitjean 19 and on the police watchlist over failed attempts to reach syria. russia says it is working with the syrian army to distribute

aid to civilians under siege in aleppo. 200,000 people have been trapped in a situation described by the west as disastrous. laura: first, though, we have heard the endorsements. now it is time for hillary clinton herself to convince americans she should be there next president. the democratic party convention is wrapping up in philadelphia tonight. 2 presidents, first lady, and a host of celebrities have all spoken passionately about clinton's experience and integrity. will it be enough to set her on the path to defeating republican rival donald trump? clinton is by far the most experienced candidate in the race for the white house. that also means her past actions in power are open to criticism.

this report on the highs and the career as aton's senator and as secretary of state. reporter: hillary clinton is making history. eight years after losing her party nomination to barack obama, she now stands at the threshold of the presidency. clinton's campaign has highlighted issues concerning women and minorities. rival donald trump accuses her of playing the woman card. if clinton: i tell you what, talking about equal pay and women's rights to make our health care decisions is playing the woman's card, then deal me in! reporter: raised in a middle-class household in a chicago suburb, hillary rodham attended yale law school, where she met bill clinton. during bills race for the white house, she made it clear she would play a more active political role than previous first ladies. from her office in the west wing

, she made an unsuccessful attempt to reform the health care system. hillary launched her own political career in 2000, winning a senate seat from new york. her most high profile job was as obama's secretary of state. achieve no argue she major diplomatic successes in the post. republicans accuse her of incompetence over a 2012 militant attack on the u.s. mission in the libyan city of benghazi that left the u.s. ambassador dead. the scandal over her use of a private e-mail server while in obama's government as well as allegations of corruption and negligence have taken a toll on her popularity. on the primary campaign trail, her democratic rival bernie sanders cap into clinton's rising unpopularity. his supporters must decide whether or not to get behind a candidate they rejected. >> i'm going to write his name on the ballot. no way i am going to vote for hillary clinton. she will represent oligarchy. reporter: but both s

anders and barack obama's endorsement of hillary may persuade them to unite. laura: we can go now to the democratic convention in philadelphia. jessica, what are we going to hear from clinton tonight? this is a candidate who has so far struggled to unite democrats, let alone americans. well, we are going to hear hillary clinton making the case that she should be the first female president of the united states of america. let's just say, she is not the most natural public speaker. she has got some really hard acts to follow as well because we have had some brilliant speakers this week. we had the president himself, barack obama, last night, who is beloved pit he got an extremely warm reception. the atmosphere here in the arena

was electric. hillary clinton has to come after all of that. also after michelle obama. she really lit up the convention with her excellent speech, which really managed to capture hearts and minds. that is what hillary clinton is going to have to try to do. she has to try to win over the american people. her popularity ratings are not high. intense, across as too not funny enough in her speeches. perhaps we can expect her to bring out jokes. she will be introduced by her daughter, chelsea clinton, and also by katy perry, the singer who was here earlier on rehearsing for the big night. laura: it has been a star-studded convention so far. we heard from both obamas and will be hearing from another member of the clinton family tonight.

is also, jessica, a convention that has been hit pretty hard by controversy. jessica: absolutely, laura. the week started with the scandal with the leaked e-mails essentially showing the party insiders, in the democratic party, try to rig the campaign and support bernie sanders' efforts to become the nominee. that has made bernie sanders supporters from especially the hard-core ones, extremely angry come with many refusing to accept hillary clinton as the nominee. they have been brewingmany of booi many of the speakers, heckerling, causing a lot of fussn. we had a sit in in immediate sent earlier in the week. one pollster and democrats strategist i spoke to earlier on said this gives a skewed impression because of those who are most motivated to protest have all descended on the convention and so actually, when you look at the broader picture,

most democrats are now getting on board and they are prepared to vote for hillary clinton. laura: jessica, thanks very much indeed. france has named it the second attacker behind the murder of a priest in normandy earlier this week and like his accomplice, 19-year-old abdel malik petitjean was also on a list of potential suspects being watched by security services. pact betweeneadly radicalized teenagers. 19-year-oldsg, two were shot dead by police as they emerged from a church after killing a priest and taking hostages during morning mass. one of the attackers was immediately named as adel kermiche. the second suspect has been identified as abdel malik petitjean. verified by a dna sample provided by his mother. for over a year she lived in his apartment in eastern france with her son.

she's still in shock over what happened. by her account, the morning of the attack he said he was going to visit a cousin of 5 hour drive away. "mum,0 he wrote to me, don't worry, everything is good. go to sleep." reporter: an id card of petitjean was found in kermiche 's house. he was familiar to authorities. they received a tipoff that he was trying for it an imminent attack in france. police were looking for him for several days before the attack. both men had been on an antiterrorist surveillance list, on the radar for trying to travel to syria and join the ranks of the islamic state group. laura: hundreds of people have been attending a memorial service for father jacques hamel in the town where the attack happened on tuesday. security was tight at the event, overseen by the town mayor and the archbishop of a nearby town. father jacques hamel was

86-year-old when he died. amnesty international is warning about a poisonous atmosphere in turkey, where the government continues its crackdown in the wake of last week's failed coup. tens of thousands of people have been sacked or detained and now a purge of the media and the military with 131 media outlets shot -- shutdown and 40% of the armed forces sacked. reporter: a deepening crackdown in the wake of a failed coup. turkish authorities have suspended or detained an estimated 60,000 people since july 15. just who are the targets of president erdogan's purge? from judges to teachers, civil soldiers, the list is extensive. more than three quarters of them are state employees. that includes members of the social policy, and a --

energy, and foreign ministries. teachers have00 had their licenses revoked. that figure rises if you include preachers and clerics. many of turkey's leading scholars will have no option but to leave the country. for now, the higher educational authority has banned academics from traveling abroad. the latest sector to the affected by the purge is the media. some 130nment closed outlets in the latest phase of its controversial crackdown. that includes news agencies, tv and radio stations, newspapers, magazines, and publishers. .ournalists have been detained more have had their press cards canceled. last but not least, turkey's security forces. 8000 police have lost their jobs and 1000 have been arrested. meanwhile, close to 1700 military personnel have been

dishonorably discharged in a purge so extensive some say it must have been planned. and it is not over yet. others suspected of being involved in a failed coup attempt are expected to be forced into retirement. its forcesia says will work with the syrian army to distribute aid to civilians under siege in aleppo. 200,000 people have been trapped in a situation described by the west as disastrouous. president bashar al-assad has made an offer of amnesty to rebels who surrender. aleppo has seen some of the worst violence in serious five-year conflict and it is strategic -- in syria's five-year conflict and it is strategically important to both sides. at least 16 people were killed in government air raids. the bombing and gunfire continued throughout the day. and well into the night. but it wasn't long afterwards that people rushed to rescue those trapped under the rubble. over a dozen people were killed

and many others wounded in wednesday's airstrikes carried out by syrian forces. local media say the government is closing in on the rebel-held city of aleppo. also applies to the city has been cut off from raising humanitarian concerns s for the 250,000 people trapped inside. reports say president bashar al-assad is offering to pardon groups who lay down their arms and surrender to his authority. russia has been assisting the military campaign with airstrikes. on thursday, the defense minister said help would be provided to the residents. >> we need to start a large-scale humanitarian operation to help residents in aleppo. i would suggest that the international humanitarian organizations working in syria should join this effort. reporter: three different humanitarian corridor's are to be set up to allow besieged residents to flee the city.

a fourth corridor will be set up for on the rebels. aleppo is at the heart of president bashar al-assad's battle to regain sectors lost to rebels during the civil war. retaking control of the city would prove a significant victory for the syrian leader. laura: the islamic state group is under pressure in iraq, where it has lost or that half the territory it seized two years ago. shiite militias working with iraqi and kurdish forces are preparing to take control of mosul, iraq's second-largest city. ahead ofare fleeing what is expected to be a fierce battle. tom lowe has this report. ,om: men, women, children rescued from the islamic state group. and reports of what happened in the fighting are coming out with them. jihadists were badly defeated. we know you because we saw that. we were with them in the area. once the iraq he army came in

and took this direct -- once the iraqi army came in and took the residential area, only 10 of the militants stated there are treated but came back to their positions. all families escape to mosul. tom: he says all those working for the islamic state group in have becomemosul soldiers, and life on the ground for locals is grindingly tough. >> the situation is exhausting. there aren't any jobs, nothing, no food. you can't go anywhere without permission from the islamic state. who fled from villages held by the islamic state group militants are being put up in caps-- tents and feel safe enough to speak about their escape. >> we arrived reports security forces by night. thank god they didn't kill us. my daughter was carrying a white flag pit we told the army that

members of the islamic state group followed us and shot in our direction from cars. tom: the final battle for mosul is living as iraqi state groups are gaining on the city. experts say taking control of the city is one thing. after theor a mosul islamic state group is gone is quite another. german chancellor angela merkel is standing by her open-door refugee policy despite three recent attacks carried out by asylum-seekers. germany has been the most welcoming country in europe and last year accepted one million refugees from the middle east and africa. yesterday, she said a policy would not be decided on the basis of fear. merkel: i am just as convinced today as i was last this we can cope with historical test in times of

globalization. we can manage it and we have already done a lost in the past 11 months -- done a lot in the past 11 months. therefore, we will overcome the new challenges we are facing related to islamist terrorism, introduce the necessary measures , show our commitment to delivering security for our citizens, and master the task of integration. france's top diplomat recently accused him of telling lies, but he was all smiles today when he welcomed british counterpart boris johnson to paris. johnson charm to the french press with his heavily accented french. the two men spoke at length about the long an important friendship between the two countries. over ar: he has been month since the united kingdom voted to exit the european union. negotiations,exit

the british charm offensive for a diplomatic outreach with member states is fully underway. newly appointed foreign secretary boris johnson met with french foreign minister in paris . speaking at a press conference entirely in french, the former london mayor measure the importance of the relationship shared by the two countries. clearope that i have been that even if the u.k. has voted to leave the european union, that does not mean we will be leaving europe. we wish to be as close as possible to our allies, was particularly with france -- most particularly with france, throughout the years to come. reporter: meanwhile, prime minister theresa may arrived in slovakia's capital to hold talks with her counterpart. it is the latest stop on her tour of eastern european

nations, focusing on positive tops ahead of the future brexit deal. she spoke of the need for a new type of eu agreement. pm may: we need to address concerns of the british people about the movement while getting the best deal on trade in difficult circumstances. we should be driven by what is in the best interest of the u.k. and not by the models that already exist. reporter: britain wants to maintain access to the single market but opt out of the freedom of movement for citizens of eu member states. a rise in anti-immigration sentiment was blamed for the outcome of the referendum vote. eu leaders say the island nation will not be able to cherry pick its way into trade agreements. the british government is yet to invoke article 50 of the lisbon treaty to officially kickoff divorce proceedings with the eu. laura: let's bring you a quick recap of top stories this hour. hillary clinton is preparing to make her case for the white house.

a star-studded convention is drawing to a close in philadelphia. clinton must convince americans that she should be the next president. france has named the second attacker behind tuesday's murder of an elderly priest in a normandy, and like his accomplice, abdel malik petitjean was also 19 years old and also on a police watchlist over failed attempt to reach syria. and russia says it is working with the syrian army to distribute aid to civilians under siege in aleppo. 200 thousand people have been trapped in a situation described by the west as disastrous. let's bring you up to speed with the top business news this thursday. will hilderbrandt is with us in the studio. kicking off with a mega nuclear project that will impact britain and france. britain is set to get its first new nuclear power station in a generation after french energy giant gave the green light. the board approved the deal

10-7. hours before it met, one board member resign. he set a 23 billion-euro project was to financially risky and would lead france further away from renewable energy. edf, 85% owned by the french state, is settled with 87 billion euros of debt. reporter: after years of debate, the hinkley point project has been given the green light. the construction of two nuclear power plants in southern england has been hit by concerns about edf's financial capacity. last october, the company agreed to finance two thirds of the project. the other third coming from chinese company cjn. but with electricity prices hitting an all-time low, edf is struggling to find the cash. shares have dropped by more than 50% over last year and now trading by little over 10 euros. edf is expected to step up

extend the life of its nuclear reactors in france, expected to cost 51 billion euros. last but not least, a state backed takeover of a french reactor maker has not helped edf's financial situation either. the group has 37 billion euros worth of debt and is worth only 18.5 billion euros. to help pay for the project, shareholders recently approved a four billion-euro increase in capital. of which the french government is to pay 3 billion. this means the project could put france's state finances at risk. edf hadight e-- inside advised against the project. but despite uncertainties, england and france pushed for the deal. the project is expected to provide 7% of the u.k.'s total electricity requirement. william: the french government has chosen edf along with an

entire company to privatize the nice airport. forher bidder was selected another airport. the government has a 60% stake in both facilities and is expected to bring in 1.8 billion euros. let's check in on the markets. u.s. markets earlier a bit mixed. investors are watching closely earnings as well as i did in oil prices that is dragging down blue-chip theanies that you can see dow jones is just below the flat line. france's cac,, and germany's dax were trading lower this afternoon. credit suisse and bnp paribas each reported better-than-expected profits. let's take a look at other business headlines. more job cuts at lloyds bank two years after playing off 9000 people.

the lender is to cut another 3000 jobs in the u.k. the bank warned of an economic slowdown in britain after the vote to leave the eu. this comes as six-month pretax profits increased 100% to 2.9 billion euros. says it willor miss its full-year profit target . the company blamed terror attacks and instability in its second-largest market. turkey is sending holidaymakers elsewhere. overseas visitors filled by a record 41% in june -- fell by a record 41% in june. samsung was boosted by strong smartphone sales composing its best quarterly results in more than two years with profits jumping 18% to more than $7 million. samsung will release a new large-screen flagship phone in the third quarter and the firm says it is confident it, too, will have strong sales. perhaps you remember yesterday

measures the international -- the austerity measures the international monetary fund ordered fragile european countries to take it an independent audit says those might have been a mistake. the imf independent evaluation office says the fund was overly optimistic about growth in greece, portugal, and ireland. all countries who received bailouts. it says the imf should have been more realistic in its assessments and that would have allowed countries to prepare better and possibly to have received more financial aid. back from the brink. british luxury carmaker bristol unveiled its first cars and the company was rescued from insolvency in 2011. there will only be 70 models of the new bristol bullet, one commemorating each year the company has been making cars. it has a sticker price just under 300,000 euros. here is the company director speaking. >> it is a very emotional car for all of us. carbon fiber body, looks to die

for. is is -- it is a special commendation. we will move forward with electric and hybrid technologies in bristol, but it is a celebration of the last 100 years of bristol. this car is a very special card for all of us. william: all caps on eatery in london claims to be the world's pop-up-d printing -- a eatery in london claims to be the world's first 3-d printing restaurant. 3-d printer -- the chairs, the cutlery, the plates, and yes, even the food. you have to be one of the lucky few. only 10 guests per night during its three days in london. non-course tasting costs 300 euros. and yes, diners say it did taste like food. here is the founder explaining the process. want,can be anything you freshly prepared or is locally sourced as you want, and naked in a blender or even by hand. it goes in these cartridges and

the printer moves very precisely, in the same way you would squeeze a pastry bag to make icing on the cake. the robotic hand of the three printer can guide to the cartridge very precisely. william: how, if you missed out, do not be disappointed. pop-up will be going to many cities around the world, but it is a steep price. laura: well, if the food just taste like regular fruit, i'm not sure what the attraction is. coming to paris? william: yes, it is to you can invite me. laura: we are taking a short break. stay with us. this is "france 24