>> we begin in the united states where there are signs that rebel republicans could hold up the key p campaign pledge to repeal and replace obamacare. ted cruz and rand paul say they will vote against the bill that was unveiled today. it would reveal almost all of the affordable care act, removing the requirement for people to have health insurance clear has the story.

>> seven years in the making. senate republicans released their highly anticipated bill. it would eliminate many provisions of obama care such as mandates requiring individuals and large companies to buy health insurance at the risk of tax penalties. it would allow states to waver certain requirements that were mandatory under obamacare such as coverage for mental health and maternity leave. the federal health care program for those with low income and the elimination of certain taxes aimed at financing obamacare, the bill has been attacked by senate democrats who are unified in their opposition. >> this is designed to strip away health care benefits from americans who need it most. in order to give a tax break to the folks who need it least. republicans had defended the draft.

>> obamacare is a direct attack on the middle class and american families deserve better than the failing status quo. would provide tax credits based on income. a difference from the bill drafted by house republicans which would have based tax credits on age. the senate bill is more moderate than the house one but would still cut funding for medicaid which serves the poor. nowet's get to washington for more on that. two republican senators need this.

>> senator rand paul, they were candidates going up against donald trump for example. when they are criticizing here and the reasons they are giving for eventually not voting yes on this bill they say is because it is not strong enough. it doesn't repeal obama care completely. that's a problem for senate republicans to get this through the senate. you will have republicans on the other side of this debate and the more moderate wing. too hard for americans to get health insurance in the first place. americans with disabilities. that is the really difficult line that republican leaders are having to tread right now.

what you see from these republican senators is basically negotiation. they will try to get things out of this bill one week before it is supposed to be voted on in the senate. we have more or less a week to go before mitch mcconnell wants this bill to be voted on. that is when we will know if it will be successful for republicans are not. >> a lot of political wrangling. how important is it to get this bill through congress? >> it is important because of the promises they have made. pretty much every single republican who is in office right now since the election of president barack obama since 2008 and his implementation of the health care overhaul roughly a year later ran on the promise of repealing and replacing that entire health care reform. that includes the u.s. president

donald trump. he is basically halfway there. the house of representatives did get their bill through the house. now what they need is a senate equivalent. it's the one that's been unveiled today. the two would be consolidated and it would land on the president's desk for signature. the problem for republicans including those who ran on the promise of repealing this law is that it is rather popular. who are against obamacare because they don't like obama, democrats, or the fact that they received health care for the first time and may be for less money. it is a very difficult line to tread for those who will be up for election in the next year and a half. >> eu leaders have been meeting for summit talks in brussels. at their first since brexit negotiations began on monday.

members have been discussing how to better cooperate on fighting terrorism after attempted suicide bombings in brussels and paris this week. they are also going to move forward for european defense force and they will have theresa may with plans on how to get them out of the european union. >> the session which has just finished dealt with the fight against terrorism and with the defense. on the subject of the fight against terror, we have adopted some ambitious proposals which recall some recent initiatives. it involves a coherent fight against that. it is an important measure and will be followed up on in the coming week by modifying the agreement. >> the europe affairs editor is

at that summit. she told us more about what had been agreed to. heard resident macron with online counterterrorism measures, they that.oking at drawing up as soon as they appear, a permanent structure on security and defense had been agreed upon in principle. cooperation, what remains to be seen. expecting countries to put forward the proposal in relation to that. and wanting part of the permanent cooperations. i spoke briefly because ireland

is proud of its neutrality. and they said they did want this. we are definitely all years and open to being part of that in some way, shape, or form. commonve it was his european defense fund, putting european money to research and development. is an idea that was voiced back in 1954. the president of the european commission brought it up a couple years ago and said they are getting off the ground. ofy expected to be a minimum $4.5 billion as of 2020. >> the british prime minister theresa may is there. talk about these long-term projects. the u.k. will only be in the eu for just under two years. what is the mood light given the

brexit negotiations aren't going on at this time? >> it remains to be seen whether or not the u.k. will leave the european union. can the u.k. still turn it around? will they turn it around? they think it will be a great idea. as for as he sees it, they have to validate that change of opinion. were they trigger the talks with the eu. they show they are actually ready to move forward even if they regret the decision overall. we heard them say many times that they want to see a very positive relationship in the future.

saying that it will be not a hard brexit, leaving that single market. it won't be discussed until the end of dinner. presentl be allowed to the generous offer. the only thing they will accept is that it offers full and continued rights as they are today for all eu citizens living there. there will be absolutely no brexit negotiations at this summit. she will only be asked to leave the room. >> the brand-new macron

government has been getting down to business after yesterday's reshuffle. places in the cabinet with several women. may have a customary family photo. emmanuel macron has gone from and just five weeks into office. >> they specified the second government would be tasked with lasting a long time. number is always there in the wider public. them, the justice system. executive atilway designated to the position of defense minister. they remain the foreign minister

. having shown better gender representation in his administration. the cabinet got to work with new faces around the table. >> civil rights groups say that france is headed for a permanent state of emergency after that government said it is working on a new build a fight terrorism. it comes after the failed attack where a man armed with guns, knives, and explosions crashed into a police convoy killing only himself. emmanuel macron insist the new laws will not infringe on personal freedoms. new details have emerged about that failed attack. he posted letters to family members on the day of the attack and he said he supported isis and said he was angry that french authorities heads topped

him from traveling to syria. they also say the man who was heavily armed had cruised around tourist hotspots such as the eiffel tower leading up to the failed attack. confirming today that it was a near miss. >> these terrorist acts might not have waned any victims. but the intention behind it was to kill. proof on top of the arsenal of weapons, it will posted by the attacker on the 19th of june. in this letter, he wrote his support for jihadists fighting to save islam and muslims. he gave his allegiance. he said that he wanted to go to syria and was angry that a apostate stopped him.

>> the iraqi city of mosul, they've are no more. they were blown up by the islamic state according to the iraqi government. it was a final act of destruction for those in the final days. it must have great significance and in 2014, it was here that the founder of isis announced his lands to form a caliphate. >> this was one of islam's most revered sites. it is the second-largest city. the historic landmark and the famous area were blown up. local television showed images of smoke billowing into the sky. it is the very venue from which

they proclaim the government many years ago. >> last eye, they blew up a mosque in which he declared a caliphate. it was a significant moment in the last 24 hours. >> we call on the united nations to shed light on these crimes. and to stop the islamic state group. the islamic state group showed their ugliness today. iraqi civil society organizations and civil rights groups to register these crimes as acts of terrorism. >> the fighters claim the u.s. aircraft destroyed the complex. the previous report said if they had rigged it with explosives to prevent the advanced of iraqi forces. >> a professor of islamic

studies in the u.k., thanks for joining us on france 24. tost of all, when it comes the famous -- it was very beautiful. how much of a loss is it to islamic history and culture? >> it is a huge fundamental loss. ofwas very famous in terms the different legends. of whyve views in terms that mineral was leaning. the christians were , it was the actual area where mohammed had gone past when he was ascending to the heavens from jerusalem.

loss, it is a huge loss. >> we have seen this kind of destruction elsewhere, haven't we? whereso in timbuktu jihadists have gone out of their way to destroy islamic sites, places that are important to islamic altar. why do these extremists have no regards for their own history? some of the actual jihadists interpret the prosthetic tradition and the karana in a certain way. the interpretation seems to be the actual problem is having different people in the muslim community claiming that it shouldn't be left like in timbuktu. shrine.een a

-- as farc tradition as the islamic tradition is concerned, they go back to using the tools in order to basically reach god. you do have different interpretations. it has basically been condemned by the vast majority of scholars around the world. >> a lot of monuments of been destroyed and a lot of lives have then lost -- have been lost. as the caliphate is destroyed in iraq and syria, what will happen to this ideology? basically on the run in iraq.

40%, and the leader of the mosque was destroyed. and the government basically declared the end of the caliphate. it is the beginning of a new islamic caliphate. this is a game changer. it is a difficult point. is the set by violence in the last 50 years. >> thank you for joining us. let's get some business news for you now. as the paris air show wraps up, who did better?

>> that is always the question. for the first time since 2012, the american boeing has come out .n top, many more orders they also see the debut of smaller players. the battle of the industry giants was nevertheless center stage. aviation companies, the american aerospace has outpaced the european rival for the first time since 2012. it may be the biggest commercial aircraft in the world. 737, a larger update. >> competition is healthy. we are happy to compete against airbus.

the airline companies pick us. we are extending the family with this version and we are very optimistic. >> that model helped put boeing over the top. a total of 571 net new orders and commitment valued at nearly $75 billion. that is compared to the airbus orders. >> are we concerned they have more airplanes than we did? yes. they've got the rest. >> they have then expected to produce sluggish demands. to build a 10%ng

stake in american airlines. it is unsolicited. cut ties in recent months. delta and united expressed concern about qatar airways. and therefore, an unfair advantage. a fairly flat session for the european indices. they closed just above the flat line. the health-care sector rose about 2%. positive results from the study about drugs used to treat heart attack survivors. meanwhile, wall street is trading upwards. and the aviation industry leading gains there. and the efforts to replace the

existing health-care legislation known as obama care. opening bell was rung by the french israeli businessman. it was priced at $30 per share raising $1.9 billion. raised $3.9 billion. they merged cablevision and sat link immunity -- medications. jobs by 2021 despite stronger-than-expected profits from last year. the french tire maker said it would not force lay offs but would not replace all the workers who retire or leave the company over the next four years. the french workforce will be the brunt of the changes.

part of a companywide restructuring designed to boost productivity and performance. chinese regulators are increasing oversight of some of the country's biggest conglomerate after a spate of overseas acquisitions. they are among the groups reportedly under investigation. fell thursday after banks were ordered to assist loans and exposure to the company. foxconn is plain to expand in the united states. for gadgetsics firm including apple iphone says it will open a display making factory which could create 30,000 american jobs. more details will be announced next month. the business environment is at the strongest since 2011. computing the forecast for

economic growth this year, expect gdp to expand by 1.6% in 2017. you'd be the fastest pace in six years. he may have his predecessor to brian quinn as explains. >> a funny forecast for france and the economy is expected to finally take off again in 2017. france's national statistics agency with economic growth of 1.6%. it is 1.1%. sectors are seeing recovery. tourism getting back on track. construction companies hiring again. international trade also on the rise. it's an upswing taking place. are beginning to invest again, many by modernizing their equipment. policies put in place since 2014. >> it looks like some of the measures taken are starting to

bear fruit. tax credits, for example. the responsibility that was transferring 41 billion euros to businesses and businesses have used that mostly to restore their margins. when margins have restored, they start hiring and investing again. >> they also expect unemployment to continue to fall over the year. are moreumbers optimistic than the european commissions that puts growth in just 1.4% for 2017 behind both germany and the euro area overall. regardless, the situation appears to be improving giving welcome the way to print -- president emmanuel macron.

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