>> you are watching france 24. these are your world news headlines. in or out? donald trump is about to announce any moment now whether or not he will get by the paris climate accord. allies have been urging the u.s. president all day not to pull out of the painstaking negotiated pact to slow downwn global warming. news, a french prosecutor is investigating .lleged financial misconduct a minister in emmanuel macron's new government. and afghans mourn the loss of family members, friends, and colleagues on thursday after a

massive bomb exploded in the capital killing 90 and wounding more than 450. funeral processions took place throughout couple on thursday. -- throughout kabul on thursday. james: the suspense is building over which way donald trump will go. rightset to announce, about now, his position on the paris climate accord and the decision will be read as a further indicator of donald trump's vision of america's role in the world. the white house has signaled withdrawal is likely but top white house aides have been divided. donald trump's vision may not be entirely clear-cutut. abandoning the pacact was one of his princicipal campaign p pleds but allies have expressed alarm about the likely consequences.

>> i b believe that t god has a special place. marieare joined on set by , our environment editor. we are expecting donald trump to accord, and we don't know which way he's going to go. >> we had heard a report from reuters that said he would withdraw from the paris agreement. some said he would withdraw from the u.n. framework convention on climate change. garden,that in the rose there is a celebratory feel. a jazz band playing and many guests invited, others in favor of withdrawing from the paris deal. the indications today, i have seen an excerpt that has come from a reuters source that says donald trump will withdraw,

fulfilling the pledge. that the paris agreement costs the american people and it will come down to the economics of america acting on climate change. the decision is to put american workers first. another thingring interesting,g, hoping to s seeka better deal. this is according to the document that has been linked just minutes before the announcement. >> it looks like he's building suspense as he has done in the past when he's announced supreme court judge nominees. if the writing is on the wall and if he is set to announce what we expect him to announce, what comes next. >> donald trump loves these cliffhanger moments. it is a bit of a game show where

the whole world is really watching this announcement. all of the governments, the private sector, the vatican. he's playing it as a bit of a game show and you have to wait to the next episode to find out using twitter as his little teaser. everyone did expect him to withdraw. questions around, for example, the fact that he can't withdraw immediately. there is a special clause, designed specifically for donald trump. three years after the paris deal went into effect -- this is on the fourth of november last year. partyyears from that, any can put their r ruest to withdraw. it takes one year after that, so it will lead us to novevember 4, 2020. the fascinating part is that the u.s. election is scheduled for 2020, november 3, the day before.

joined by the world wildlife fund. they give for joining us as we wait for this cliffhanger moment announcement. can you give is your take on the increasing climate skepticism we are seeing in washington? and in particular, around donald trump? s seems to indidicate conclusisively across s the boad ththat global w warming and humn activity are linked. and yet you have steve bannon saying it is a manufactured crisis. do you have the environmental protection agency with strong links to the coal agency who has doubted this link between human activity and global warming. >> you are speaking about science. the science is clear and the signal was sent.

scientists all around the world. the question today is not about .cience or about washington it's about one man. it's about donald trump being blind to science. as you just said, and also blind to the fact. the undergoing transition, that domestically, as well. question isthat likely to go to the fax and look at the transition. , which is farbs more than the fossil fuel industry in the u.s.. i would say it is all about the blindness of donald trump in front of that. and in addition, you are speaking about politics.

>> heavy seen the polls around the electorate? it is clear that they are supporting the paris agreement. we only have any a trump electors that are supporting an exit. this is pretty clear that this man is alone, completely isolated. it's aboutt trump, it's not abot the reality. what about the fact that he promised this during the campaign? is already rolled back on one campaign promise today. knowing the man is we're getting to know him now, would he roll back on to campaign promises in one day? especially the tweet that he issued yesterday? that they are really linked.

it is almost announcing it ahead of time. it is pretty clear that he's not going to surprise us here. no surprise he's rolling back on one campaign promise on the same day he's going hard on the fact that he's keeping his promise to withdraw. no one really knows if donald trump believes in climatate chae or not. he also said that he believed it was created by the chinese. he said it was more open-minded. a huge survey says seven out of 10 americans actually supporor action on curbing climate omissions. he made it a major part of his campaign that he really didn't want to lose face. he's going to both advisors. and at the same time, it's one man alone that will make this

decision. he knows that. you kind of imaginened enjoy the fact that everyonene is waiting for him to make this decision. scientists are not guiding his decision at all. it is saving face and keeping his allies. he thinks he's speaking to the american people and there is an appetite to keep his promise. >> what do y you think about the possibility of this? for example, california, sticking to self-determined and self-imposed carbon targets. perhaps donald trump won't really be able to sway the , inronmental move forward terms of progress. own, he would not be

able to change the trades. it is actually going on at the local level. also, republican states where we have a strong deployment of renewables. this is going on on the ground. it will play a proactive role in the coming months as well. of know there is a window two years to get increased ambition at the local level. and these stakeholders have signaled to the global community that they will be engaged and we will have citizens around the world. we can count on their actions and engagement. it's a case with big cities. is doing the network of cities. many cities in the u.s.

also made the declaration of when donald trump was elected that they will have this climate action. and there is also something strong that goes beyond states, cities, and business. it is s the core business in the u.s.. we've seen 1000 companies r remn in the paris agreement and fulfilling the u.s. pledge. this is it just the companies -- michael -- microsoft, google, a load of energy companies. it's a lot of big companies that don't agree with donald trump. >> exxon and others calling for the west to remain in the paris agreement and for pledge. -- fulfill its pledge.

it is really clear that whatever the decision of trump is in the coming minutes, he will be isolated from all these networks. from all this action happening in the united states. that's what we have seen on other issues. things that are difficult to pass in the u.s. and we see action and resistance going around the country. >> you looked at how industry is adapting to environmental imperatives. what is your take on the fact that industry will make those regardless of whether donald trump and other world leaders adhere to the paris accord? say the economic tippining point has been reached and it makes good economic sense.

there are others that still consider it slightly risky. but if we take the example of investingwas heavily in power plants, they scrapped plans for 100 and announced 300 and $60 billion in green technology, namely solar and wind. to take that on face value, it seems china is making a bet that it will be a wise investment to consider a newell bowls. and what happens usually is speculation and believe tririggs a reaction that becomes economically interesting. startups., the aey believe it is going to be done deal that we will return to renewable and america is pulling us out of the global movement.

do stay with us. we will move on and cover other stories. as soon as we have the announcement, we will bring it to you. a french public prosecutor has opened a preliminary investigation into accusation of the country's minister for territorial cohesion. showing favoritism t to his wife during the past business venture. the government prepares to >>nch an anticorruption push the minister that risks politics, they have opened an investigation into accusations that he was involved in a questionable real estate deal partner and awarded contracts to several close associates during his time at the head of an insurance company. thetner>> i have decided to dit

police force to open a preliminary inquiry. >> president macron has been publicly supporting his minister and refused to comment on the latest development. the prime estoril consisting as long as he's not under formal investigation, nothing has really changed. opponents are less convinced. rivals keen to point out what they see as similaritieies and scandal that some conservatives -- is there a single french scandal that prest feels that it is normal to use his partners position? this scandal seems pretty similar to the fuel scandal. >> it is on a platform of honesty.

>> he his colleagues say that they will clean up politics. they have been less than honest. >> either way, it is an embarrassment for president macron whose government has introduced ethical standards for anyone holding public office. >> authorities picking up the pieceses after a a massive bomb attackck. it take her packed with explosives went off new the gates of a heavily fortified area of the city that holds many foreign indices and government industries. 450 were injured. many residents have criticized the government for not doing enough to ensure their safety. the scale of the destruction is staggering. property as far as four kilometers away damaged by the explosion. it was the worst in more than five years.

many dozens were killed and hundreds more injured. most o of them were e afghan civilians including women and children. relatives of the victims buried loved ones. many of them questioned how a tanker truck packed with explosives was able to get so close to what was meant to be the most secure area of the country. when you seeeful such a big attack. despite having a very strong army. >> in the last 12 months, there have been 15 major attacks in couple. -- in cabell -- in kabul. in each strike, anger against the government has been growing. there should be someone in power who serves the country. right now, thousands of our

people are morning. has yet to claim responsibility for the bombing. the islamic state group has said nothing will the taliban has actively denied any involvement. intelligence officials have pointed a finger at a group that aims to eradicate western influence and transform afghanistan into a strictly sharia state. >> nine days on, the philippines army is struggling to quash insurgents that have taken over part of the city. aiairstrikes in urban n areas ae going horribly wrong with 11 government soldiers mistakenly killed. >> filipino soldiers close in on islamist militants. fighting street by street, using a combination of ground operations and airstrikes. but wednesday, their mission hit a setback. with 11 soldiers killed in friendly fire.

>> i am sad. i have a lot of soldiers dead. it is increasing every day for as long as that war rages on. nothe president has pledged mercy for the militants. >> if it is war, my orders really are to wipe them out. everyone. >> a week after rerebels beg their offenensive. they have been reclaimed by the philippine military. the rebelss currently holding te siege have pledged allegiance to the islamic state group and rejected any peace process with the filipino government. authorities say the uprising is part of a plot to extend the jihadist reach. they have been identified from overseas. >> it is the first time that any organization has taken a bold

step. it can become more of a template for other terrorist organizations. army has helped evacuate 90% of the cities inhabitants. 2000 residents are still trapped in the militant controlled areas. >> the armed forces said the police were in full control of an incident at an entertainment resort that took place early on friday. the military is monitoring the situation. explosions and gunshots were heard at the casino resort. as soon as we have more on that, we will bring it to you. top diplomats for short in their bid to reach agreements and how to address venezuela's deteriorating democratic crisis wednesday. a meeting of states in washington, d.c..

the criticism was put forward by countries including the united states and mexico, but was opposed by some of venezezuela's allies such as nicaragua and bolivia. venezuela did not show up to the meeting. the country and announced in april that it would withdraw from the regional body after a majority of members voted in favor of holding today's meeting. at least 61e left people dead. take a listen to the reaction of the venezuelan opposition leleader. >> when in the country you turn your back on democracy, what is left for the people? the option is to take to the streets and defend your rights. that is what is happening today in venezuela. if you take food and medicine away from the people, you destroy the economy. and you take away their right to

vote, the constitutional right to vote freely, do they give up? no. we must fight for our rights so we can live in peace again. this is what we need to overcome this crisis. >> we are waiting for that announcement from the white house rose garden by donald trump as to what he is going to do visa the this paris accord. take us back to 2005. tell us about the summit that took place, the meeting that took place and the massive diplomatic effort to get this agreement together. >> can we see the screen there? behind us, the rose garden, the white house. we can see steve bannon, that front position. this is confirming what we have already been reporting, donald

trump is looking increasingly likely. we can be quite confident. >> the man that said it's a manufactured crisis and he is sticking with the crisis? >> i'm not sure i have the guts to do that. i have spotted rex tillerson who was lobbying for donald trump to stay in. you talk about the top 21 agreement. 25 yearsrs it took to really get there. it was two weeks of negotiations in paris. we stayed many late nights together going through various draft documents. this was a norm as blood, , swe, and tears. we remember the enormous disappointment when china and not getting the deal off the ground. china and the u.s. had joined forces. many say this was the reason the

deal was signed, because of that alliance. it was agreed on before. this is years and years of work that donald trump is going to unravel in one swift move. this hope that china will pick up the slack. china was seen as stalling. china has very clearly reinforced its commitment saying that they are going to surge ahead. eu and china are looking to step up to fill the void. >> the world wildlife fund in paris. that parist part of deal. what do you think of the u.s. potentially become the third country in that particular axis?

time.will take agreementin the paris will exit and pull out of the u.s. if mr. trump decides so. in 2020 on the fourth of november which is one day after the u.s. elections. it will takeke time. ththen speaking g of other countries, i am much more looking into the 147 countries that have already ratified. at 26 countries since trump came into office. around 40 countries that of ratified. all the countries were aware of the president of the u.s.'s position and they have decided to ratifify. soso we see this kinind of contd affect of donald trump. if the decision is to withdraw from the paris agreement.

and we mentioned the dynamic with china. and also india. it is very interesting to see if president macron will host the prime minister this weekend. and on saturday, we have the ability and the opportutunity to see india as a champion for solar energy. the alliance by india. seeing africa, also taking this forward. position, theg to role played as well with italy. so we will see how these new alalliances s will actualllly be frameded after this choice from donald trump. this is the question of future alliances. these countries will have a kind

of responsibility to take the benefits of the energy solution. it is a question of opportunity. china

06/01/17 06/01/17 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from pacifica, thisis is democracy now! pres. trump: we are goioing to cancel the paris climate --eement and stop unbelievable. and stop all payments of the unitited states tax dollars to u and global warming programs -- un global warming programs. amy: president donald trump says he will make his announcement today on whether to pull the united states out of the landmark paris climate a accorda decision environmentalists warn