laura: welcome back, you're watching live from paris. the top stories this hour. 12 dead and dozens injured as a huge fire engulfs a tower block in west london. firefighters still trying to put out the blaze completely. authorities say many people are still missing. a republican congressman injured and in critical condition in hospital after shooting near washington dc. the gunmen a volunteer for democratic presidential nominee bernie sanders has been shot dead by police. the portuguese star says his conscience is clear after he was accused of tax evasion.

prosecutors say he diced over 40 million euros in taxes using offshore operative. laura: firefighters have been at a towerhuge blaze block in london. the fire broke out at around 1:00 a.m. at the tower and quickly engulfed the 24 story block. it's home to hundreds of people and many are still unaccounted for. at least 12 people have been confirmed dead but authorities are warning that number will rise. people lucky enough to escape the blaze spoke about the hardware that unfolded in the early hours. grexit lady appeared at the she wasfrom what saying, i'm about to throw my baby, please catch my baby. she threw the baby, from the ninth or 10th floor.

someone ran forward and miraculously caught the baby. >> look, somebody is jumping. guy or girl, man or woman, i don't know. a reporter is at the scene and a little while ago he told us what was happening. reporter: a couple of hours later you could still see the flames leaping from the 24 story building, still a fair amount of smoke billowing. they're still dealing with pockets of flames and the fire be great -- fire brigades will remain here throughout the night. police, brigade and the as you said there 12 people are so far confirmed to have died. they have rescued by -- they have rescued 65 people, 18 are

in critical condition at the hospital. they are not expecting to find any more survivors and the police say unfortunately they believe the death toll will rise. obviously still a lot of people unaccounted for. a lot of people in the local streets worried and some very angry. next there is no confirmation as yet as to what started the fire, but there are reports that this red flagsas raised for authorities in the past. it was deemed a fire risk. can you confirm that? the focus is, falling on the management organization responsible for this lock of apartments that that the 1990's they say serious concerns have been raised over the safety in the

in terms of general maintenance, and particularly in terms of a refurbishment that was carried out a year or so ago. questions raised about the cladding that was used on the outside of the building and modern nations that were made to the inside of the building. we've had a statement from the contractor that carried out that refurbishment. they issued an early statement saying they conform to all necessary rules and regulations include those regarding fire safe. the issue of fire safety is not present in the most recent statement they released. a lot of people asking about the advice that was given to people in the building and similar buildings should they find themselves caught in a fire. the advice here was to stay in your apartment and wait for the fire brigade. several people saying if they had done that, they would not be alive today. operation -- the

newly elected labour mp, we've had the labor leader jeremy corbyn talking about government cuts and the impact on public services and on safety. this is the poor area of the richest borough of the capital. laura: to the united states now where a gunman who opened fire on republican lawmakers in a suburb of washington dc has been killed by police. u.s. president donald trump called a shooting at a baseball game a brutal attack. the shooter has been idedentifid as james hodgkinson from illinois, and he worked as a volunteer for the presidential campaign of democratic senator bernie sanders. the republican house steve scalise is reportedly in critical condition in the hospital. their field of dreams became

a nightmare as republican congressmen were practicing for the congressional baseball game on wednesday morning, shots rang out on the field. >> we were doing batting practice and all of a sudden we clearshots, and it was pretty quickly that there was a shooter there with a high-powered rifle. it went on for about 10 minutes. dozens and dozens of shots were fired. just going overhead. >> five injured people were taken to the hospital from the scene, including majority whip steve scalise, a staunch supporter of gun rights. his office confirmed congressman was shot in the hip, but is in stable condition. president donald trump thanked police for the quick response. they arrived on the scene in just three minutes. two police officers were shot while they neutralize the gunmen, who is described as an older white man carrying a kalashnikov. >> many lives would have been

lost if it were not for the wrote actions of the two capitol police officers who took down to shooter despite sustaining gunshot wounds during a very, very brutal assault. authorities are continuing to investigate the crime, and the assailant has now died from his injuries. >> the fbi has taken over the investigation and is looking into all possible motives for the attack. alexandria,p's in virginia, where that shooting happened a little while ago. tell us more about what happened. next this could be so much worse. you mention the health of republican steve scalise. he is in a stable condition, was operated on earlier this morning. a few hours after everything unfolded here. just happened block away from here you can see the members of the alexandria police and maybe some fbi agents behind me. just behind them is the baseball field where at 7:00 a.m.,

republican members of congress and senators had their schedule track this for the charity baseball game that will take place, that has been confirmed, tomorrow. that is a traditional yearly baseball game between republicans and democrats. this 66-year-old man from illinois who had been here in alexandria for two months decided to shoot not just butesentative steve scalise others. there were at least five people who are injured right now. we can only imagine how bad this would've been had there not been police officers on the scene already, because they were able to intervene rather quickly. these are the members of the capitol police who were here because they were part of the security detail, precisely at steve scalise. he is such a high-ranking member of congress that he travels with security. intervenere able to relatively quickly. then the alexandria police as well. luckily there were no fatalities

to report from here, but there were shots fired for a full 10 minutes, so it could be a lot worse the what we have on our hands now. just the one fatality, and that is the gunmen. the 66-year-old man from illinois who was shot by police. his death was announced by u.s. president donald trump in the white house. philip crowther der reporting earlier. there's still no agreement between theresa may and northern irish politicians as she seeks to former government following last week's inconclusive election results. the leaders of all nor the irish main political parties tomorrow. the nationals have expressed concerns her plan to make a deal with the democratic unionist the northernperil irish peace process. a spokesman said it was important that theresa may work to enforce the spirit of the good friday agreement. france, the veteran centrist whose support help propel french president emmanuel

macron to power has been reprimanded by the prime minister, after he called a radio station to complain about a story on an alleged expense scandal. it's particularly embarrassing because he's preparing a new law on cleaning up politics. bayrou's meant to be pet bill, however the justin ministers -- justice ministers accuse them accusing european funding of paying parliamentary assistants. he is not alone. about a dozen mps are facing similar claims which came to satirical paper. insistingo his guns, that it did work at the european level. >> there were people who were working part-time, people working as assistants with

european mps, and for the rest of the time, had responsibilities within our organization. has taken the media to task, calling a radio station to complain about the investigation. he said he was within his rights to do so, but the french government doesn't team to agree. as thoughnot just act you are an ordinary citizen. you you are a minister, can just not be motivated by indignation or a bad mood. i think he's perfectly aware of this. the far right national front leader marine le pen is looking at the same claims against her own party. former prime minister françois fillon saw his campaign badly damaged after came to light he paid his family members massive

salaries for jobs they never did, sparking the push for legislation in the first place. laura: the international court has called on the son of the late dictator moammar gadhafi was released last week after being held for nearly six years. he is wanted for crimes against humanity during the rebellion after his father in 2011. his whereabouts remain unknown. the yuan backed government has condemned his release saying it may further destabilize the country. turkey's president has lashed isolation ofgoing qatar. saying it was similar to a death penalty and violation of islamic values. ankara isre on how trying to position itself as peacemaker. >> ankara is stepping up efforts to try to end the dispute between qatar and its neighbors. diplomatic offensive they have the nation isse

one of their strongest allies in the region. >> old visit qatar and share our views and inform them about the meetings we help. in the meantime, it's good to hear saudi arabia's recent suggestions. we will discuss with them how we can contribute. >> president erdogan said the diplomatic risk is akin to it gets in his fofour qatar. the gas rich country was importing some 80% of its food from its regional neighbors before june 5. saudi arabia, the united air ramie -- emirates cut ties with the country on the grounds it supports terrorists. something the law and its ally turkey denied. a troop deployment was greenlighted last week by ankara. the show support against the blockade but saudi arabia still insists it does not exist.

free, the ports are open, the airports are open. we have denied the use of our airspace, and this is our sovereign right. >> an official list of the gripes that created a rift have not yet been made official. making mediating the diplomatic crisis even more slow going. still rescue teams are searching for survivors in bangladesh after landslides in the southeast of the country. at least 150 have been confirmed killed and thousands left homeless. >> only the tile tips of this house week out from the mud andd debris. on tuesday, , massive landslides three districts in the southeast of bangladesh, killing over 100 and leavaving many still missin. rhodes ripped out from the hillsides, dragging with them several road workers. grexit was an accident.

they came here to fix the road and the landslide happened just as they were clear and it. all of them have been killed. >> the rescue workers and volunteers search in the mud and houses tog through reach the bodies as relatives look on. bangladesh is unprepared to handle disasters of this scale. the firefighters lacked the manpower to respond to every call, and those brought to local hospitals have to be treated by candlelight. it's the middle of monsoon season. heavy rains are nothing new, but experts believe deforestation and illegal soil extraction may be to blame for the landslides. laura: spanish authorities are normally investigating cristiano ronaldo for alleged tax evasion. he is accused of hiding more than 40 million euros in offshore companies between

2011-2014. he says his conscience is clear. spanish tax authorities are sending a message, not even the world's highest-paid footballer gets a free pass. the prosecutor's office in madrid is formerly investigating real madrid star cristiano rinaldo for tax evasion. he's accuse of stashing 14.7 million euros in offshore companies between 2011-2014, income earned from his image rights. authorities believe he consciously under clinton -- aser the cleric's earnings opposed to nearly 43 million euros during the same time. he is the latest in a growing list of footballers under investigation for fiscal fraud in spain. another and his father were given 21 months to spend in jail terms for hiding away 4.1

million euros from the spanish authorities. real madrid has called for the spanish government to reinstate the so-called back a law introduced in 2005 and named after david beckham, one of the first foreign footballers to take it vantage of a special tax regime which allows wealthy ax patch to pay taxes only on income earned in spain and not overseas. in 2015, footballers were excluded from this. laura: a french pilot has successfully flown a car 59 kilometers over the english channel and has landed safely in kent. afternoonf wednesday on board his aptly named haggis namedtting off -- aptly pegasus.

the weather conditions today were pretty good. there he goes. he dreams of one day flying this contraption all around the world. brave. there. nt there.e stumt 12 people having killed and dozens injured after a huge fire engulfed a tower block in west london. fire fighters still trying to put the last of the blaze out. authorities say many people are still unaccounted for. a republican congressman has in critical condition and is recovering in hospital near shooting -- in a shooting or washington dc. the gunman was a volunteer for democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders. he has been shot dead by police. sayish prosecutors

cristiano ronaldo dodged over $14 million in taxes by using offshore accounts. kate moody is with us in the studio. starting in washington, the central bank has finally announced it will start raising interest rates. the: that's right, for third time in about seven months. the second time in 2017. the target rate has been lifted by another .25%. overall the u.s. labor market is stronger and the central bank still on pace to continue gradual rate change. some say the data show signs of underlying weakness. andil sales slumped 3% inflation is fated slightly. fed chief janet yellen acknowledged banks have not stabilized at the 2% target. ratesid the interest would continue gradually rising toward a so-called neutral level but that would remain lower than

of that preceding the financial crisis. take a listen. >> we continue to expect that the ongoing strength of the economy will warn gradual increases in the federal funds rate to sustain a healthy labor market and stabilize inflation around our 2% longer run objective. that's based on our view that the federal funds rate remains somewhat below its neutral level , that is the level of the federal funds rate that is neither expansionary nor contractionary and keeps the economy operating on an even keel. kate: she also said she continues -- intends to complete her term. a check on the markets, wall street had not been expecting the announcement so we saw an initial flat response there although you can see the major indices have dropped fairly sharply in the case of the

nasdaq, down 1%. the dow jones surged to another record high just after the opening bell but it has also cared back beneath the flat line there. european indices heading above the flat line there. laura: thank you very kate moody there with the business. the french president emmanuel macron. relationships,l morocco is a friend and strategic partner of france. it was a personal invitation for this mohammed visit. this visit is as warm as our relationship between france and

.orocco there's the determination to pursue and defend our common interest in morocco in africa. i would like to thank them for welcoming men and and all my delegation. in a few moments we will be going to the residence of the king for private evening with the king, and i'm very touched by this gesture. and manyiscussed this and i wouldsues like to reassert france plus support for the ambitious reforms the king is implementing , the modernization of moroccan institutions in the

implementation, the economic , the fight against inequalities in morocco and the regionalization and morocco. we also discussed ongoing economic projects linked with the opening of plants and other projects which will be appearing in the next few months, educational and cultural projects. i want to develop support for the french language and morocco and in africa. i want us to have a multicultural and educational .ocus that has been renewed issues discussed various , we compared our visions of the

libyan conflict and we both share a determination to find a countrytabilize the which is of great concern to us in terms of security in the region and in terms of migration and also political tensions in the gulf. we asserted our shared vision which consists of stabilizing the region and fighting against terrorism. finally, we discussed african policy. morocco is playing an increasingly important role and we are delighted to see that rocco has joined the african morocco has expressed its determination to stabilize the region. morocco is a partner that wishes

to contribute to our efforts to stabilize the region and the termination to be vigilant with return -- with regard to all other sources of destabilization. together france and morocco have a joint policy that will consist withveloping entrepreneurs, with artists, ,ducators, cultural affairs societies that are developing and to rethinking our relationship with africa to rebalance our relationship based on civil society. publicto develop a policy in africa in addition to securing various regions, there must be a determination to

implement political and educational development with entrepreneurs, academics, in what's beginning to emerge in africa. sure he shares that. we both reasserted our commitment to fighting or mitigating the impact of climate ourge, and we confirmed support for the paris agreement on climate change and our determination to continue our diplomatic joint, and initiatives in africa to rise to .he challenge of the future in a nutshell, those are the had, weons that we've

will continue our discussions later this evening. i will now answer any questions you may have.

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