>> donald trump has accepted an invitation from the french president and will be the guest of honor for the bastille day celebrations. he will watch on as american troops march alongside their french allies marking 100 years since the u.s. joined the first world war. it will be his third trip to paris since he took office and it follows his decision to postpone a visit to the u.k. because of hostile to look opinion there.

germany for the g 20 in and on the 14th of july, donald trump and emmanuel macron will spend a lot of time together next month. during their short time in power, president emmanuel macron and donald trump have created plenty of headlines. it was during their phone call on tuesday that the two decided a common response might be necessary if the syrian regime of bashar al-assad was to stage other chemical attack. it was in that same phone call that he invited trump to paris for a field day for the 14th of july. that invitation has been accepted. during the military parade, there will be u.s. soldiers alongside their french counterparts. the 100th anniversary of the entrance of u.s. forces into the first world war. this will be the third meeting between the two.

the first one was an awkward one, and awkward, long and macronhandshake between and donald trump in process. the second meeting will be happening fdg 20 summit in germany. the third one in paris on bastille day. there are plenty of reasons why two men are deemed to not be getting along all too well. first of all, the simple fact that physically, that handshake was awkward for it looked like two people trying to do with jeter. then, there was the withdrawal from the paris climate agreement, as announced by donald trump in the rose garden of the white house. that was followed by what was he as a provocation by the white house, the slogan to make the planet great again. he invited you climate scientists and researchers to

leave the united states and move to france. that did not go down very well at all in the white house. in the u.k., former senior police officers are among six people charged over the 1989 hillsborough disaster when 96 men, women and children were crushed to death at a football stadium. the former chief superintendent is facing 95 charges of manslaughter. others have been charged with pervertct and trying to justice. we have a look at the struggle for justice for the victims families. reporter: clambering to safety while beneath them dozens by for the life. it has gone down in history as one of the blackest days in british sport. andsands of liverpool desperate -- desperate not to miss this art against nottingham enter had been pushing to the stadium.

the police tried to ease the growing bottleneck and opened the gate, a decision that would lead to tragedy. 96 football fans were either crushed to death against barriers or trampled underfoot. those who could find on the pitch to reach safety. for years, liverpool fans were blamed for what happened, delay jury returned a verdict of accidental death at the end of initial inquest. that verdict was quashed in 2012 after a long-running campaign by totims families led publications of a new report of the disaster showing police ownd to cover a their wrongdoing and mistakes. four years later, jurors heard evidence from over 800 witnesses and delivered another verdict. this time, that the 96 had been unlawfully killed. with criminal proceedings seniory, including for police officers, families of the hillsboro 96 may begin to look forward to an end of what has

become the longest-running case in which legal history. war companies and governments say they have been infected by a new computer virus causing havoc worldwide. thanks and even a nuclear power plant has been infected. ukraine is the country that has been hardest hit. virus looks like this -- a screen of red text instructing victims to pay $300 according to regain access to the infected computers file. the ransom ware spreads like wildfire. >> the computer became uncontrollable. . chain reaction started it spread across the whole newsroom. reporter: the ukraine central-bank post office and even chernobyl's nuclear monitoring system have been infected. the ukrainian government said they are working hard to get to

the bottom of who is behind the attack, with some pointing at russia and efforts to destabilize the country. >> police representatives are heading to the institution, working to prevent dissemination of the harmful software and elimination of its consequences. out who isut finding doing this and their motives could be tricky as fires like this one have become increasingly for the hated. >> the signatures of these attacks are changing to quickly for conventional antivirus to keep up. reporter: already, the virus has spread across the globe. u.s.sian energy giant and pharmaceutical company merck are just some of the private firms to have been hit. ransomxperts believe the where is using a windows loophole, once used by the u.s. national security agency. but unlike last month off virus, this one does not seem to have a kill switch, which could make it

all the more dangerous. is the second major cyber attack in as many months and as with the last virus, hackers are demanding money. beenapanese firm has alkylating the cost, saying that it averages 700,000 euros. >> rising numbers of cyber attacks have been hitting firms around the world for the last five years now. the numbers of attempted hacks on french businesses more than doubled between 2015 and 16. most at risk are small enterprises, less well equipped to handle an incident. keeping the back of his key to avoiding problems. >> the attack will only impact you for one or two or three days. otherwise it is much more complicated and could impact your business for a longer time. repercussions can

be huge. on average, and can cost 773,000 euros. rises to 1.3 million euros. the numbers include the cost of i.t. intervention and securing systems to compensating clients. that kind of damage to a firms reputation can have lasting consequences with the loss of confidence driving consumers to other businesses. can cost the firm a 13% drop in its turnover. the temptation to pay a ransom is not nonexistent, but a bad idea. youyou cannot guarantee will get a decryption key if you pay the rent. money intoy putting the pockets of criminals and encouraging further attacks. attackr: in 2015, an

causes tv channel 20.6 million euros. yahoo! saw 500 million accounts compromised with verizon purchasing the firm for $300 million less than initially offered. laura: the issue of same-sex marriage has german chancellor angela merkel in a tough spot. let's her democratic party squarely down the middle and the rival is pushing for a vote expected to pass -- to past friday. reporter: it's taking center stage in germany's election campaign. on friday, they will decide whether to legalize same-sex marriage. the bill is considered likely to half. it comes days after chancellor angela merkel talk about long-time opposition to the reform.

>> for the church, it surely plays an important role. as a question of conscious, it represents something i push through with a majority vote. hermine challenge -- main challenger tried to regain the initiative by calling for a vote for the end of the current parliament. >> mrs. merkel said yesterday that this is a decision that should be taken within the next legislation we disagree and think this of should not be put on hold but concluded this week reporter:. reporter:the bill would allow gay and lesbian couples to adopt children. at the moment, they can only enter civil unions. reactions have been pouring in on central media. merkel continues to face

resistance from her conservative count. 66% of respondents say they are for gay marriage and a narrower geordie say they should have adoption by gay couples. laura: despite the threat of strikes, president emmanuel macron is wanting to reform the french labor market. reporter: emmanuel macron is starting off his presidency by tackling one of the thorniest issues on his agenda -- reforming france's notoriously complex labor code. french president wants to act quickly. invoking a constitutional article would allow him to bypass a lengthy parliamentary debate. reporter: in order to execute

program, the government may ask parliament permission jewel by decree for a limited duration. >> the labor minister presented a text outlining the areas of the labor code. this will be put to a vote in it's almost a given the national assembly will union ande motion leftist opposition parties are already criticizing what they see as an undemocratic and opaque process. people toant understand what is going on is an attempt to overturn the social order of our country. tax thatg a general would be impossible to discuss this labor reform. reporter: last year, when the government tried a similar move to push through labor policy,

france weeks of protests that paralyzed the country. they have called for a day of strike action on the 12th of september. laura: as war rages on in syria, like aleppo and are looking at those unable to free -- to flee. and last five years, half of all civilian were deaths occurred in the three countries. it contains shocking facts and testimony from those who survived the dangerous war zone on earth. we will talk more about that with the regional director for the middle east region at the icrc and one of the authors behind the report. thank you for being with us. there are some chilling facts and figures. the number of civilians being killed in war zones may be an

urban population centers. it is devastating to see they are responsible for up to five times more people killed in countries like syria and iraq. it accounts for 70% of the people killed in those countries. this is a devastating figure that we see today in, day out in , also citiesleppo that suffered a great deal. this is not just people being bombed to death. people have suffered from chemical weapons attacks and there are people living under

siege where they literally do not have access to water or medicine and that is affecting a lot of children in particular. guest: absolutely. children are very vulnerable and they are paying the high cost. a chain of events in a country like yemen, for example, when crises and the cholera epidemic spreading a very fast rate, conflict at the root of all of this because of health centers and hospitals medicine targeted, cannot be imported. people are exposed to an epidemic and people are dying. laura: what has changed in the last few years is that it is increasingly difficult for humanitarian aid to get providers into the region. they don't want people to get

aid. is a daily challenge, but our teams are working day and night to negotiate access to cross the front lines and work with the national red cross and red crescent societies. part of the conflicts are using humanitarian aid. you try to counter because of lackre dying because of essential food supplies and water laura:. what are you hoping to achieve with this report? objective is to give a voice for those people who are suffering must. action fora call for to respect the laws because this is the ultimate safety net for humanity. don't shoot the hospitals, don't shoot on ambulances. don't shoot on civilians.

that groupsminimum should be doing. thank you very much. you can find that report on their website. the health of the chinese activists and nobel prize winner is becoming an issue of international policy. the united states has offered to let him come for cancer treatment, just a day after president trump precise beijing over human trafficking. reporter: we will let him come to the u.s. for treatment if that will help. that is the message the u.s. ambassador to china had in to the alien dissident. but we americans would like to see him have the opportunity for treatment elsewhere if that could be of help.

but it is important we worked together between our two countries to address these important human rights issues. could be an early indicator of how far the white house could push aging comes to human rights. china was downgraded to its lowest rating on human trafficking. for the chinese president who has a long-standing relationship with you and him -- the u.s. ambassador and his administration, this is a domestic issue. but other countries should sovereignty and refrain from using any individual case to interfere with china's internal affairs. reporter: he was granted parole on may 23 and hospitalized for late age liver cancer. his wife has been under house arrest years. have surgery, cannot have radiotherapy cannot

have chemotherapy. of china'se is one most high-profile acts -- activists. while serving 11 year sentence for writing a human rights manifesto, he was awarded the 2010 nobel peace prize. , he was represented by an empty chair. laura: let's get an update on the business news. we are going to start with more on this cyber attack. kate: in particular, how people are being forced to pay money for these rent somewhere attacks -- blockingaccess access until they pay a $300 some using a currencies like the coin. it is tracking payments that have been made to fit quite well it's being used by hackers. so far, they have seen 45 payments worth just over $10,000 total. that is around $20,000 less than

we saw being paid 24 hours into that's what virus the globe and crippled computers last month. perhaps less likely to pay the ransom this time around, concerned about the cyber attack and how long it will take businesses to recover. down.indices closed luxury brand burberry stood out with 3.5%. wall street has been bucking the trend in a trading session. the banking sector trading higher ahead of a report by the federal reserve about stress test and how the american banking system can deal with the risk. dow jones and death the 500 trading at .75%. france, emmanuel macron is taking steps to overhaul the givery possibly lost to

countries more flexibility when it comes to hiring and firing and lowering the unemployment rate. details of the reforms have been released. he is one step closer to freeing up france's notoriously complex labor laws. he has approved an outline of changes to the labor code. it could be pushed through parliament by decree later in some timber. wante have said they things to change fast. if they don't at swiftly, we want a reform that will create more social dialogue and more job security. that is all we care about. among other measures, the government plans to lower social contributions from employers and boys, allow businesses more flexibility to define internal rules like wages and cap the financial penalty for companies sued for firing employees.

this last point is seen as crucial as french labor courts here about 150,000 labor cases every year. those rulings are often inconsistent and can the sturridge companies from expanding their workforce. it is not the first time emmanuel macron has taken a swing at this labor reform. he worked on even tougher version of the law and eventually quit the government after it was watered down. that version of the labor bill sparked mass protests in 2016. this time around, several labor unions have vowed to take to the streets to protest government measures, calling for a general strike on september 12. kate: moving on to other business headlines, the french energy giant has been given the green light to start of a third nuclear reactor. security experts identified weak spots in cover of the reactor.

he put into could service. if i be made by nuclear regulators this october. the biggest supermarket chain is cutting 1200 jobs, that's a quarter of its workforce. afteryoffs come a week they said they would lay off positions in a call center. japanese technology giant toshiba is suing western digital for interfering with ale of its memory chip is this. ofhiba is claiming damages ¥120 billion or almost 100 billion euros to compensate for the losses that it nuclear business. western digital objects to the sale and is seeking an injunction to stop any sale it does not agree to. some 200,000 people work as fruit pickers in france every summer. it is welcome work in regions where unemployment is often

above the national average. but this year, they are having difficulty finding workers. france's supermarkets shelves are overflowing with strawberries. they come from fields like these where laborers toil away on a daily basis to meet consumer demands. these workers are guaranteed the french minimum wage. it currently stands at 1150 euros per month. gather more than 1000 kilograms of crude, they are paid $.86 for each extra kilo. producers are struggling to find enough strawberry pickers this year. one of the reasons is the difficult working conditions. >> to protect my back and legs because we have to walk a lot in the field. areit is true that people

often indifferent to the work. sometimes people are just not motivated enough. they say it is too hard and they quit. reporter: for the first time, he is relying on 15 moroccan farm laborers to carry out the work, but it wasn't easy to bring them over. he had to prove to france's employment agency that he could not find any french seasonal workers. it is up to the immigration office to do the hiring. that hasomplex process led many producers to illegally employ workers, k -- paying below them and wage. atmrter: the first ever machine was installed at a barclays in north london, allowing customers to withdraw money without interacting with staff members. barclays act out the machine

that stands in that case with a red carpet, gold cover, and a commemorative plaque. the first automatic cash dispenser debuted in the u.s. about two years later. there are now about 3 million atm's run the world. the irish inventor claims responsibility says he was inspired by vending machines that could dish out candy bars and soda. he said why not cash? laura: and what a great idea it was. we are taking a short break. stay with us.

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