this hour,stories british police say terrorism not a factor after stabbings in central london. a norwegian teenager went on a knife rampage. one was killed, several were injured. doesbama administration sends the delivery of hundreds of million dollars in cash to the iranian regime, john kerry insisting it was not a ransom ingment to secure the free of american hostages. and solve africa's anc has its

biggest blow in decades. the ruling party has lost to the opposition in three major cities, and even lost control of the hometown of the president. ♪ host: first, british police say there is no evidence to suggest a stabbing attack in central bydon was motivated terrorism. i norwegian man of somali origin went on a rampage, injuring one american woman and -- killing one american womoman and injurig five other people. reporter: investigators worked on the case throughout the night. they are trying to understand why a 19 euro man stabbed a woman to death and injured five others in broad daylight in london's russell square. the investigation is making fast progress.

police say the attack was sporadic and the victims were picked at random. they also know more about the suspect. >> the suspect is a norwegian national of somali origin. all the work we have done so far increasingly points to the tragic incident having been triggered by mental health issues. reporter: more details were also given about the victims. >> one was an american national. ,hose injured were australian american, israeli, and british. police say no signs of radicalization have been found so far, dismissing the terror plot. yet the city remains on high alert. more officers have been deployed in the streets. today in the united states, a growing mutiny of republicans fed up i donald trump. several prominent donors have

switched candidates and said they are backing hillary clinton. now several party leaders are preparing to tackle the rambunctious candidate. washington and our correspondent philip crowther for more. party chairman is said to be staging what is called an intervention. what is happening? reporter: he might well be organizing map. we are talking about reince pr thes, the chair of republican national committee, who chairs the republican convention two weeks ago. he endorsed donald trump for president. he would be saving that intervention, maybe with other high-ranking republicans by his side. shows is the clear contrast and lack of communication between one side of the republican party and its national committee and its and on the other side the campaign. this was symbolized yesterday by the non-endorsement by donald

trump for paul ryan, the speaker of the house of representatives. he has a reelection coming up on tuesday of next week. donald trump might not have endorsed the speaker of the house of representatives, but paul ryan said that he will not be stopping is endorsement for .ow -- his endorsement for now that does not mean that might not change in the future, though. the reason given by paul ryan of his endorsement of trump in the first place is as simple as this one, he won the delegates. it is very symbolic of what is going on with the report -- within the republican party. host: donald trump making trouble amongst a lot of republicans, not least his own running mate, mike pence. reporter: yes, the governor of indiana, who did endorse paul ryan in his reelection bid. there is a difference there as well within the donald trump

campaign between the actual presidential nominee and his vice presidential running mate. mike pence, the governor of indiana, is the politician on this ticket, the one who is supposed to soften donald trump. he is supposed to be a contrast, in a way. let me give you an example of the kind of questions mike pence has been fielding at his very events where he has been representing donald trump. in north carolina, he was asked by an 11-year-old boy, is his role to soft and up mr. trumps policies and words, and would governor pence be doing the same in a trump administration? even an 11-year-old boy is seeing the clear tensions within the republican party. the response by mike pence was this. he said, well, they want me to balance the ticket. that is what he is supposed to do, bring some kind of balance and stability to the donald

trump campaign. but really, what we have seen her the divisions within the party and within the campaign itself. host: i see a bright future ahead in journalism for that young man will stop thanks very much. -- young man. much. very a plane stuffed with hundreds of millions of dollars delivered to the government in iran. it is not a plot. this actually happened, and john kerry has been defending the move. he says it was not a ransom payment to secure the release of american hostages. he says it was part of a deal that was reached decades ago. reporter: his freedom was portrayed as a diplomatic right through, but with an american journalist let go from an iranian prison in exchange for ransom. that is the allegation facing the obama administration, accused of paying for the release of five american prisoners in january. the report by "the wall street

journal" was described as some $400 million in cash from an unmarked cargo plane. the administration denied it was ransom. >> we have not, we will not pay ransom to secure the release of u.s. citizens will stop -- u.s. citizens. that is a fact. the payment came as washington was lifting international sanctions against tehran under the terms of last year's nuclear deal. u.s. authorities said they also agreed to solve an arms deal dating back to the 1979 islamic relation with a financial the unorthodox shipment was a result of iran's isolation in the global banking system. >> it could have been done over wire transfers or any other method commonly used to transfer large sums of money. the disclosure of the cash yield has reignited republican criticism of the iranian nuclear agreement, one year after it was finalized. >> that money should never have

gone to iran. it continued to fund their illegal and dangerous activities. mr. trump: how stupid are we? reporter: presidential candidate donald trump also lost little time jumping into the dispute, describing the pavement -- the payment as a disgrace. host: mass executions in iran this week. at these 20 sitting presidents were hanged, according to the government. they were accused of involvement in armed attacks between 2009 and 2011. iran is one of the world's top executives. last year, more than 900 people were sentenced to death. keeping: they are pretty quiet about who these people were, how many were involved, and exactly what their motives were, but according to human rights organizations, the number of people executed on

tuesday was anything between 10 and 28. the charge that the state run sunnit them was jihadist terrorists. the problem, i think, for anybody looking at this, first of all, there is a lack of serious inspiration -- serious information. but also, it is clear as human rights organizations have been saying, the trial process itself has been deeply flawed. there are accusations of torture. there are cases where the actual trials only lasted a few minutes, as was the case of one of the main figures in the executions. but that also has to be set against the wider context of a considerable spike in executions in iran over the last two years. 2014, 900 last year, and

makes- or more, which iran the second-biggest executor in the world after china, and the biggest, if you count according to numbers of people in the population. the sort of thing that has been going on is raising eyebrows, including the execution of all the man in one village in eastern iran, because of their involvement in alleged drug trafficking. host: this disappointed a lot of people who were hoping to see an improvement in iran's human rights record, especially following the deal that tehran reached. report: absolutely. it had been widely assumed that once president romani got that nuclear deal into place, he would be able to switch his focus to human rights. it hasn't really happened. part of the reason might be a little bit of a blowback coming

from the hardliners at the moment. is president, that does not make him the most powerful man in the country. the supreme leader is the number one political figure in the establishment, and he is surrounded by purists will stop -- by purists. host: a pakistani helicopter has crash landed in afghanistan, and the passenger and crew on board has been taken by the tally ban. -- has been held hostage by the taliban. it fell in a mountainous tribal area. njabelongs to the pu government. has accused the heads of one of the biggest christian charities of funding -- funneling foreign aid money to hamas.

the leader was a senior hamas operative who worked his way to the top of the world vision charity. he donated several million dollars a year to hamas. money to go to the gaza strip instead went to buy weapons. is -- itn june, there was said in june, there is no way to suggest that were aware of the actions and have no reason to believe the allegations. they have no ties to the man. votes are still being counted in elections in south africa. huge losses are predicted for the ruling anc. there is rising public anger directed at the party of nelson mandela. reporter: these are the south africans who say they have been left behind. they say the promises put to them in 1994 after the end of

apartheid remain unfulfilled. .mong them are this family the father lives in a squatter camp near johannesburg. he was among the first generation of black men who got a chance to vote. he has been a supporter of the ruling party, but is disappointed with the government will stop his son -- with the government. his son thinks differently. theas chosen to back radical left economic freedom fighters party. [speaking foreign language] it is estimated that

over 25% of south africans are unemployed. record-breaking rises in food prices mean some voters are struggling to stay loyal to the anc. -- the partyd founded by nelson mandela has prevailed for nearly 22 years, but it may be struggling to hold onto its positions. brazilian president dilma rousseff is one step closer to being removed from office. a senate impeachment committee has voted to put the suspended later on trial in the fall chamber for breaking budget laws. is facing charges of manipulating government accounts to allow for more public spending in the run-up to her reelection. the trial should reach a verdict by the end of this month. russian athletes have won last-minute approval from the partic committee to take in the games just one day before the opening ceremony in rio. athletes areussian

taking part, around 2/3 of those initially wishing to compete. russia narrowly avoided a complete ban at the olympics. arrived in rioch yesterday after an epic journey across the country. 12,000 bearers took part of the route that was 6000 kilometers long. before it gets to the stadium, a resident from the city will carry the torch. this man knows the winding alleys of rio by heart. he was born here, and he now has the job of bearing the olympic torch through the neighborhood where he grew up. myi want these people, friends, neighbors, everybody related to me to feel represented. i think it is a strong moment in a person's life. reporter: really a unique moment. --

>> really a unique mormon. -- unique moment. commands ans bar impressive view of the copacabana beach and has become , and with locals, tourists some of the city's more well-healed districts over the years. what he is aiming higher. have a biggers, i dream, being able to get the torch autographed by using bold -- usain bolt. we are making a campaign to bring into the favela. reporter: the world's fastest man is seen as a source of inspiration and success. the rio games have not even started, but organizers are already looking ahead to the next summer games, which will take place in tokyo. five new sports have been added. they include surfing, skateboarding, and baseball. reporter: from grinds to all

ey-oops, spectators will have a which to learn. skateboarding is being added, along with serving, climbing, karate, and baseball. the elegant community -- the olympic committee put the seal on the lineup, which they hope to be an innovative mix. these sports will stimulate the next generation, and that this will serve as a model case for the future olympic games. reporter: all five sports are new, with the exception of baseball. the american pastime is the number one sport in japan and also has huge followings in latin america, south korea, and taiwan. another japanese tradition on the list, karate, born on the island of okinawa. despite the local popularity, the designation of a combat sport has kept it from designate -- from reaching olympic status.

climbing, surfing, and skateboarding, new viewers are hoped to to be drawn in, but some skaters teddy olympic image would exploit skate culture. a petition to keep skateboarding out of the game has gained 7000 signatures. host: the french president has met with the athletes. pit --onally, french france pins of success on judo, swimming, and basketball. president gallant: -- -- >> i am here to organize the 2024 -- to promote our candidacy to organize the 2024 lipid games. officials across party lines are working together. once again, this is not just about harris.

, it is about france as a nation, so i see it as my duty to be here in rio. russia is holding its own competition, the international army games, underway across russia today. 19 countries are taking part. they include china, iran, and venezuela. place --bing is taking mountain climbing is taking place in the mountains to the north. of ourr a quick reminder top stories this hour. british police say terrorism not of fire after stabbings in central london. a somali-norwegian teenager went on a night for a page through russell square last night. one american woman was killed, several people were injured. obama administration is defending the sacred delivery of hundreds of millions of dollars of cash to the iranian regime. john kerry says it was not a

ransom payment. africa's ruling party has lost to the opposition in three major cities, and has even lost in the hometown of the president. final results still not in. we've got the latest business news. with the bank of england's historic rate cut today. reporter: that's right. the bank slashed its key lending rate to .25%. governor mark carney says the economic outlook in the united kingdom has changed markedly. the bank unveiled its biggest downgrade to growth in 20 years. carney says he is reducing uncertainty. reporter: the bank of england is using all the tricks in the book.

in the wake of the brexit vote, it announced a huge stimulus package. interest rates were cut to a record low of 25%, and the banks will also add money to the economy, led by 60 billion pounds worth of government bonds. the announcement comes as it slashed its growth forecast. >> cumulative gdp growth is expected to be 2.5 percent lower by the end of the forecast period than was the case in may. balance, the capacity is expected to open up, and the unemployment rate expected to rise to about 5.5% over the next two years. reporter: that forecast means the country will merrily avoid recession, with 0.1% growth in the third quarter of 2016. >> looking forward, i think they are likely to do further action, but they have frontloaded it, because they really don't want to see it go down the line and the economy deteriorate

massively before they have to take further steps. it makes more sense to try to litigate the action rather than waiting for it to be happen -- than waitingt -- for it to happen and be reactive. reporter: the governor world out dropping interest rates to below 7% will stop he also warned that monitoring -- 7%. he also warned that monetary policy alone cannot have a huge impact to the economy. reporter: the pound tumbled after the bank of england made its announcement. the sterling down 1.59% against the dollar. britain's finance minister has welcomed the measures by governor mark carney. governormmond says the will be revealing the impact of the brexit vote on the economy in the coming months. >> the governor has made clear that he still has monetary policy available to him to provide further support to the economy, if necessary.

we approach often, we will consider whether there is a need for a physical response. to build anmined economy for everyone. right now, we are trying to protect jobs and economic growth, and the measures taken today are designed to ensure that any increase in him -- in unemployment as a result of the economic slowdown is kept to the absolute minimum possible. host: let's get a check on how the markets are doing this thursday. in london, the ftse reacted positive. it is in the session with gains of over 1.5%. paris ended in the green, up over half a percent. in the united states, stocks are trading at a flat line. the nasdaq up 1/10 of 1% at this hour. investors also keeping an eye out for the u.s. jobs report on friday. the number of people implying -- applying for unemployment benefits rose last week, but the

figures are still near historic lows, a positive sign. the number of people seeking unemployment benefits have been below the 3000 mark for weeks. let's take a look -- the 300,000 mark for weeks. toyota has reported a 14.5% drop in first-quarter profits. the carmaker blamed a stronger yen for the decline in sales. profits came in at $5.4 billion. there was also a drop in production after two powerful quakes in japan in april. siemens growing 6% to 21 billion euros. the industrial park maker raises its forecast. the chief says the company is streamlining its business and is coping with the uncertainty following the brexit vote. and low demand for mobile networks pushed gnocchi a into the red.

the finnish telecom company reported a loss in the third quarter of 730 -- in the second quarter of $738 million. the ceo said more savings are on the cusp for 2018. 18 more towns and cities in france will also be collecting tour stacks on airbnb. they include holiday hotspots like cannes. earnedital has already 1.2 million euros. other cities want a piece of the action. with canals, it is a popular summer destination, but its charm appeals year-round as well. around 1000 apartments are rented via airbnb, like this house at the heart of the city center. just over 200 euros per night for five people. now the owner must pay the

tourists occupancy tax. price,actored into our so they will pay a little more, just under a euro per night per person. >> my apartment is on the third floor. reporter: this other owner rents an apartment for 70 euros a night. he has nothing against the tax collection, as long as it does not cut into the money that he earned. >> i sent my rate at 70 euros, 75 euros a night. it is all the same to me. as long as i come out the same, it is ok. liester: just an hour away chamonix. like in paris, airbnb has been collecting a tourist tax since coming underter pressure from local hotels to say the competition from airbnb is unfair. but it has been a mixed bag. >> the competition is still unfair because the state demands .he sector pay vat

that is not the case for airbnb rentals. since airbnb started collecting the tourist occupancy tax, chamonix has received 100,000 euros.

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