anchor: you're watching live from paris. i'm michelle harrison with the headlines. all eyes on rio. we are hours away from curtain up on the opening ceremony that will officially kick off the 2016 olympic games. shifting sands and south african political landscape, the ruling anc party dealt a blow in the country's local elections. suffering its worst result in more than 20 years. and freedom after 35 years spent in a mental hospital. the men whojunior, try to assassinate u.s.

president ronald reagan in 1981 will soon be released. first up, a carnival atmosphere expected in rio de janeiro as the curtain finally goes up on the opening ceremony to kickoff the 2016 olympic games. after a buildup over shadow by the zika outbreak, a russian doping scandal, aleutian, political crisis, and issues with the olympic venues, the spotlight is on the sporting action that will take place in the next 2.5 weeks. e spoke with our editor, she reports from rio and tells us about the feeling with the games just around the corner. reporter: infrastructure was one

of the big problems. managed toers have get all of the olympic lanes ready in time. really it has changed the lives of the athletes, the visitors, and the reporters. those olympic lanes get you to all the different venues that are very far away from each other in time to get to the and see the events. that has come together in the final days. the metro extension also opened earlier this week on monday. that has made a traffic here a little more bearable for those who are attending the games. not for the residents of rio, unfortunately. security, wes of have seat issues of athletes saying they have been mugged as they were walking around a few days ago. therity is one thing

brazilians are taking seriously. we saw a lot of the streets have been blocked off. there are hundreds of soldiers as well as police officers lined up to protect the stadium. it will be the same around the big venues in rio. there has been some criticism but on those two issues things are going very well and organizers have managed to get things together. problems during the lead up to the games have been put aside now that the bexar here -- now that the olympics are here. the olympic torch winding through rio streets. locals here are

getting in the swing of things. old hands from the famous some bus school -- famous samba sch ool. >> i parade in the samba every year. this was a surprise for me and very exciting. a feeling i will hold onto for the rest of my life. reporter: high above the city rio's most recognizable symbol became more brazilian. illuminated with open arms, ready to receive all bitter -- all visitors in our city, which falls into a major world capital, the capital of the olympic games. we welcome everyone with warmth and joy in our own style. extended fare beyond brazil. angeldependent statue -- city's independent statue took on a brazilian touch.

national monuments took on a different shape. rio de janeiro is bathing in the limelight of the olympics. the spirit of the games have spread far and wide. michelle: moving on to some other news now. after 35 years spent in a mental hospital, john hinckley junior, the men who try to assassinate ronald reagan in 1981, will soon be free. the move comes after a federal judge ordered his permanent release from psychiatric -- from psychiatric care, saying he poses no threat to himself or others. for more on this story, let's go live to our correspondent, philip. a very good evening to you. why john hinckley junior

is being released now? philip: it started with the insanity defense that was used back in the day. he pleaded guilty by reason of insanity, a plea that was accepted by the jury. aat is why he ended up in mental hospital, a psychiatric institution here in washington dc. since the year 2003 he has been allowed to walk free at times and in the last few years increasingly, 17 days per month to visit his mother in the neighboring state of virginia. reminder, his plan was to assassinate the u.s. president at the time ronald reagan to impress the u.s. actress jodie foster, who starred in the movie taxi driver with martin janeiro -- with robert de niro.

it is possible john hinckley junior can walk free because he has been deemed by his doctors to no longer be a risk to society and to no longer be insane, hence the use of that insanity defense at the time. haselle: obviously there been some strong reactions to this news. philip: let's start with the man who is in the headlines here every day, that is the republican nominee for the presidency, donald trump. when this news came out he said david hinckley, he used the wrong name for john hinckley junior, should not be freed. that is the point of view for the republican nominee of the presidency. patty are heard from davis, ronald reagan's daughter. she says she hasn't forgiven john hinckley junior for trying to assassinate her father, but he should not be set free. finally a reaction from michael reagan, ronald reagan's son.

he says his father forgave john hinckley junior, and may be else should do the same. michelle: thank you very much for bringing us up to date with that story. 's" philip crowther reporting their. braderie which takes not takelille will place due to security concerns. the move to scrap it from the calendar comes barely three weeks after the deadly terror attack in nice. take a listen to the mayor martine aubry. aubry: it is very difficult. i think we have to suspend the 2016 [indiscernible]

it is clear we cannot ensure optimal safety. and after all the decisions we , this is a question of more responsibility. cancellations like the one in lille is good news for france's tourism industry. other countries to have suffered recent attacks, suggest turkey, -- such as turkey, are also seeing visitors staying away. it's only a matter of time before tourism bounces back. oforter: what is the impact terrorism on tourism? france, with 84 million visitors in 2015, tourism accounts for 7% of gdp and 2 million jobs. attack on nice on july

the 14th has dealt a fresh blow to an industry already suffering from the november attacks last year. since then the number of tourists arriving has fallen by 5.8%. outside the capital, tourism has grown by 1%. the sixth most popular tourist deck us -- popular tourist destination, turkey, has been affected by terror. tourism is down 20% since the beginning of this year. another to suffer is tunisia. egypt welcomed over 14 million tourists in 2010. that dropped to 9 million in 2015. some positives, in the first quarter of 2016, the use of shared temporary accommodation rose by 1% compared to the same period in 2015.

tourist destinations who have fallen victim to attacks are recovering faster. for new york it took three years. for madrid it took one year. and london's recovery took only nine months. this year global tourism is predicted to rise by 3.5%. next, a major shift in south african political landscape, the country's governing anc party was dealt a electionscal come a losing a key battleground. a nationalnc holds lead, it suffered its worst electoral result in 20 years. reporter: south africa's ruling anc party on course to see its biggest electoral loss since the fall of apartheid. in democratic alliance party port elizabeth, one of the key

battlegrounds in the election. a symbolic gain for the city's metropolitan area, named after the parties willing founder. >> we have conceded we lost nelson mandela bay. we are going to do an introspective look at ourselves. we are a party not going away from the political -- of this country. party's leader said people who voted for the da want prosperity. [indiscernible] the da looked set to create coalitions in johannesburg. 8% left-wing party received of the vote.

this is a major boost for the taken 26%, the da has of the national vote. the anc has managed to hold onto 54% with support in rural south africa. that urban men saved the ruling party has failed to a tackle -- to tackle rising unemployment. battle toes an uphill win back support for the general election in 2019. to the dayhree weeks after an attempted coup in turkey and president wretched tie up erdogan -- president recep tayyip erdogan -- the man accused of being behind last month's failed military takeover. tens of thousands of people have already been arrested as part of a nationwide purge. still cracking down on

foot to a golden -- on fethullah gulen's record. claimsmer ally says he -- former ally claims he had nothing to do with it. condemnedrepeatedly the coup attempt in turkey and had no knowledge. reporter: president erdogan says he will show no mercy to any organization. >> perhaps the business world is where they are strongest. a project cannot be successful if it is not financed. we are determined to cut off all the business ties come on the revenues, and all the connections of this organization the revenues,es,

and all the connections of this organization. critics say president erdogan is taken this purge too far and it could destroy the prospect of a unified turkey, but he is determined to keep going. fethulla gulen has been in self-imposed excesses 1999 -- imposed exile since 1999. michelle: the turkish foreign .inister hitting back in vienna austria called for an end to anchor us to eu membership after the way -- eu membership in the wake of last month's vote. it was a mystery that baffled the art world for decades. portraits of a woman, the famous work by a french impressionist

hid a second portrait of another woman, a painting within a painting. scientists have uncovered the hidden picture using and x-ray technique. after 140 years, portrait of a woman has relinquished its secret. for over a century, art historians knew that the impressionist painted his fame work over another image, but technology wasn't up to the task. it took a high definition beam, produced by a particle accelerator, and 33 painstaking hours to reveal a portrait of a french model. >> there something interesting about someone who abandoned a previous composition to paint over it again. in this case he didn't want to erase the underlying composition, but paint over it on top in the reverse orientation.

a method allowed scientists to pick out so -- pick out elements in the original work. they are often very commonly associated with different pigments. mercury is a very common pigment during that time, and i was most of the time a red pigment. it was obvious what colors were associated with others. we had to take it guess when making this false color image. reporter: it has never been for an possible to extract a painting through noninvasive means alone. michelle: you are watching live 24."paris on "france all eyes on rio. we are hours away from curtain up on the opening ceremony that will kick off the 2016 olympic games.

in south africa's political landscape, the ruling anc party is dealt a blow in the country's local elections, suffering its worst result in more than 20 years. after 35 years spent in a mental hospital. john hinckley junior is the man who tried to assassinate u.s. president ronald reagan in 1981. time for the business news now. delano isis back -- back. we are starting with the seller jobs report out of the united states. 255,000employers added jobs in the month of july. this figure beat analyst estimates and signaled american employers shrugged off concerns over the brexit vote impacting the u.s. economy.

the an employment rate remained steady in july at 4.9% -- the unemployed at rate remained steady in july at 4.9% gains across the board -- 4.9%. gains across the board. the s&p 500 has hit a fresh high this friday. all the major indices welcomed the u.s. job report. gains as well on the dax and the ftse over in london. upper house of parliament in india passed a landmark tax bill that could -- tax bill. to initial tax rate has yet be decided, but already the business community in india has hailed the reform. reporter: the bill had been fiercely debated for a decade

and it calls for no less than changing the india's constitution. a single unified vat system. india, local say it will make their lives considerably easier. >> [indiscernible] for consumer as well as seller, it should be easier. currently he has to pay a difference rate of sales tax in different states. happeningwhat is [indiscernible] i'm billing to a middleman and he is billing to the consumers, so there are four taxes being paid on the same product. this could add up to

two percentage points to gdp growth each year. to bring the new tax regime into force by the start of india's next fiscal year on april 1. taxmain rate of the will be decided by state and federal officials. currently it is estimated to be between 15% and 18%. won't apply to alcohol, petrol, and electricity. some of the other stories we are tracking for you now. the royal bank of scotland says it was hit by more restructuring and litigation costs. a 70%k. government has stake in rbs since the bailout financial crisis. net income tumbles over $20 million at takata

. the japanese company has been embroiled in a massive global recall. takata is hoping to churn out a product, but analysts warned it is a difficult task as the company faces class-action lawsuits over its defective airbags. they are responsible for 11 deaths and injuries around the world. apple has launched a bounty program. giant will reward professionals who find security flaws in the features of its defies his -- of its devices. the move comes after a legal tussle with the fbi. unlock the hacker to iphone of one of the san bernardino gunman. venezuela is hoping to boost the global price of oil. the countries oil minister has spoken with the opec secretary-general.

president nicolas madero is hoping to ratchet up the price per barrel. and an inflation rate is set to reach 481% this year. all this in the country with the largest oil reserves. efforts for new meetings soon the between opec and non-opec members, with russia at the head, the largest non-opec producer and exporter of oil. why? to stabilize closer to $40 per barrel or higher. a fundamental source of income. in the aftermath of of brexit, chief executive nissan is speaking out. the japanese carmaker employed

over 6000 people in december. he would only be taking new investment decisions in the u.k. once the outcome of the brexit talks are known. production is exported to europe. us thely for relationship, which is between the u.k. and europe, is very important. the question is what is going to customs, german particularly the products. these are very sensitive elements that are going to determine how and how much we're going to invest. the olympics kickoff in an hours time. thousands of athletes will be competing.

how much do the winners get to take home? reporter: how much is that gold medal worth? the answer depends on what country and athlete competes for. it is up to each olympic federation to determine the reward money. a gold medal winner in deserves $10,000. gold medalistone in history, the sum won't break the bank. u.s., which to the has won 2681 gold medals. the sum is not as high as france, a french gold-medal winner earns nearly double what an american athlete would, 50,000 euros versus $25,000. the united kingdom is one of the

few countries that doesn't give any cash prizes to its medal winners. to securehletes hope lucrative sponsorship deals to help their bottom line. and income study of american found those that ranked the top 10 of their event earn less than $15,000 per year. the olympic medal themselves, they aren't actually worth much. 1% of real gold, a market value of $600. for those lucky few who get to take them home, it is priceless. michelle: quite a lucrative business. thank you very much. delano with the business roundup. live from paris is back in just a few minutes.

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