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for you. stay tuned. you are watching "france 24." ♪ sonrance -- trump's eldest insists his father knew nothing .bout a meeting he had donald trump junior dismissed allegations of collusion and described the meeting as nothing. trump's interview came hours after he released an email chain in which he wrote he would love to receive compromising information about clinton. a day after a prime minister announced a victory in the battle for most of, smoke continues to build. iraqinth division of the

army pounced on the group. sustained airstrikes and machine gun fire shakes the city for hours. the commander of the battalion, aware the fight is supposed to be over by now, down laid the significance -- downplayed the significance. >> of militants try to come out and attack the iraqi army. we are here to counter these attacks with live weapons. that is our job. set to control only a few hundred square meters. iraqi forces advance slowly, house white house, often engaged in close quarter combat. >> how many fighters there are is unclear. there are varying estimates between a few dozen to a few

hundred. there is a figure of 1000, but that is likely to the incluludig civilian family members of fighters. >> the level of destruction is almost total. at least one billion u.s. dollars will be needed to infrastructure, while the defeat of the group in muscle is near, it has come at a huge cost to its people. that was our exclusive -- our ourusive report from reporter in muscle. donald trump's son's weathering through a storm related to russia. >> did he break the law when he met with a lawyer who has ties with the kremlin?

wishesyear-old says he he could turn back the clock. before russia mania, before they built it up in the press. this was opposition research. >> critics say approves the campaign was working with russia to sway the election. said the new york times they were going to press with it, donald trump released the mavs and he may have gotten himself into legal hot water -- released the emails and he may have gotten himself into hot water. in response to the email, trump junior wrote if it is what you say, i love it. especially late in summer, which means he was meeting with someone representing a foreign government to get information that could have an effect on the election and that could be

illegal. americans cannot solicit contributions, financial or otherwise in connection with the u.s. election. lawyers will look into the legal implications. some see it as proof of conspiracy to commit crime. others say talking to someone is allowed under the first amendment. it is impossible for trump junior to be guilty of collusion, it is not in the criminal cold. the conspiracy is. that is what robert mueller is looking for. rex tillerson is in saudi arabia to meet the king as he gulf countriesn to solve a diplomatic crisis. he will also meet with diplomatic ministers. allies severed ties with delhomme -- with doha.

to bring us more on this, elizabeth is in uae. good to have you. what is expected to come out of the talks in saudi arabia? the expectation we should keep below for the moment. they are ready today dan in a crisis. ,oday, despite the agreement egypt came out and said -- should not be included in the anti-isis coalition. these conditions are not enough to placate these countries who have come out against qatar. take a long time to bring this crisis under control.

that is right. people are digging in. the expectation by the countries who initiated this, that was their expectation going into this. these are not small changes they are asking for. this memorandum on understanding , it will address the longer-term systemic issues in terms of building capacity to cut back on terror finance. taking the specific steps the countries have laid out, that is another matter. accusationse main groups.ng terror despite a deal being filed with rex tillerson, they are still saying this is not enough. we want our list of demands met.

this is a broad concern about the relationship. technical issues in regards to its capacity to cut back on terror finance. those need to be addressed. political grievances between these countries that are bigger of an obstacle. will take more difficult conversations to resolve. there was a statement this morning saying he felt bitterness. that is a good word to describe it. a lack of trust that will take a long time to reconstruct. >> thank you. in paris, the french government is joining and plan of action to reform immigration and --

system. the plan comes as italy struggles to cope with migrants and refugees and more makeshift cam's up around the capital. the plan was announced a month ago. the interior minister said the plan is a requirement of solidarity and responsibility. king philippe a and queen let to leticia have been strained by questions of the post brexit future of gibraltar are they will stay in buckingham palace that was -- due to a political crisis in spain.

it is the first visit in 31 years and takes place months after a long running row over gibraltar, which spain wants back. its firstt troops to overseas military base. it is a region that lies at the heart of several major trade routes. >> friends and relatives have come to bid them farewell. these soldiers are heading out. their message, to set up the first military base abroad. it is a small country in the horn of africa, is located on the trade route that links europe to asia.

it is a key gateway to larger african countries. the base will be used for antipiracy missions, but also to protect economic interests in the region. there are over 2500 chinese companies changing -- trading in africa. with more than 3000 troops to increasing plays in role in peacekeeping missions across africa. france, japan, and the u.s. have .ilitary bases there >> 50 years ago today, on july in 1967, riots inflamed

newark, new jersey, after a black man was beaten by police. we look at how the city has picked up the pieces. can continue to be tackled by reforming police departments. salt and pepper. >> residence of newark, new jersey lived in opposite worlds in 1967. beat up an african taxi driver, the national guard was called in and the violence left over 26 people dead and over 1000 people injured. >> people thought there was no other way for them to respond. >> the city was left in ruins. liz refused to leave. thee years after the riots,

first african-american mayor was elected. today, liz has new hope in her hometown. she shows off its progress. >> the public housing of the 1950's and the deterioration of it was a large cause. >> some neighborhoods have been transformed, but signs of poverty are still visible. the city has helped the police department evolves. the community has to have trust. block watch groups have to have trust. you cannot -- the day of a conflict. >> a reminder that what pushed new york to a boiling point still plagues many communities across the u.s.

this is a fine example of how to push past differences and help a community evolve. >> business news, stephen carroll joins me. we are starting off in france. the prime minister has laid out his plans for the economy. by some 11ll fall billion euros next year. that is more than the 7 billion he announced last week. wouldd the government speed up the implementation of some of the measures promised during the election campaign. that includes housing tax from next year. ande'll also be a flat tax the reform of the wealth tax. edward fully says the government to keep thending budget deficit within eu limits. having long delays

for passport control. taking longer than they had before. the summer holiday season has exasperated long delays in paris' airports. it is causing delays to flights and a hearing airlines. queues and long delays. thousands of passengers are forced to wait up to three hours before boarding their flights. it has been nearly an hour and ofy have just issued a delay over two ours. we are going to miss our flight. all passengers are required to present their passports for inspections. with the holiday season underway, the queues at border control are lengthening. numbers havemmer,

increased over 50% and there are more people flying all year round. >> our staff numbers have increased. it is not enough to cover the current situation. >> the measures don't go far enough, according to airlines, which are forced to pay compensation to passengers when their flights are delayed. >> the situation is unsustainable. we need to use automated checks. >> we are on track to welcome 89 million tourists this year. the airline industry says the delays must be tackled.

>> lots of focus on janet yellen. she is due to speak to congress later today. european markets trading up. we have had the dollar weekend. the pound falling against the euro. the ftse up. parisf positive it around -- lots of positivity around paris and frankfurt. a cyber security company has a political into dispute. there is concern their products could be used by the kremlin. the company says it would never out cyberompany carry espionage. spotify has reached a new deal with sony. the deal was seen as critical

before launching a public offering of shares. spotify'sd to trim royalty payments. british chain has been boosted by the sunny weather. sales of over 5%. he says the u.k. will do with her without a trade deal. a u.s. online retailer is trying to win business by using the magic number three. therand less hopes to rival supermarkets. delivery is nine dollars. the yearly membership is three

dollars a month. a comparison found many of the 115 initial products they are offering are more expensive than those available at rival target. i am not sure it is going to work for peanut butter. >> you need to check out the competitors first to see what prices they are offering competitors things that. time to bring you our press review. a browse through the international papers. let's start with donald junior, paying the price for dirt digging. lawyer, and inn email, it sounds like the start of a joke, but it is no laughing matter.

the beginning of trouble for trump. the whole story has exploded in the face of donald trump and his son. in the cartoon saying all he wanted was a and theyrt on hillary dig up a hold -- dig up a garden of dirt that has now turned on them. some call this a category 5 hurricane. continues to see the controversy as an excuse used the democrats as a reason for losing the election. >> he has bitten off more than he can chew. less leaning and conservative papers don't see it this way. >> the right wing paper says it is not prove the trump campaign colluded with russia.

they had no campaign aofessional what has accepted dodgy meeting the way trump junior did. do new york times say these confirm collusion between the campaign and russia during the election last year. the paper wonders what it calls an administration that lacks transparency. what else is donald trump hiding? will benefit from this chaos, mike pence. >> the boston globe says pence might be ready to pounce. he has been quick two-putt marathon distance between himself and the controversy. donors,een courting possibly evidence before a writer that he is planning on launching his presidency bid

before 2020. makinge story is headlines, paris's bid. of aey voted in favor double vid for paris and los angeles. the final decision will be announced this september. there was virtually zero suspense. hosting the olympic games is undesirable. the games are a done deal for paris. we still don't know what year paris will be hosting the games.

paris will host the games under certain conditions. now the haggling begins. thes needs to convince olympics they can host the games. >> emmanuel macron said we cannot have a fourth failed bid. on, and article argues the internet startup room is over. >> it is an interesting article. it says you had microsoft in the 1970's, amazon, yahoo!, google in the 1990's. facebook, in the 2000's. has been marked with incredible success, except the current decade. there has been no real startup success.

they have some that have been successes, but they made far less money. the tech world has gone from a dynamic anything is possible industry to that of a monopoly controlled by a few organizations at the top. the other reason being, these companies are gobbling up startups in its fledgling state before it has a possibility to be a tech startup success. a korean pop star has been the throne. >> dethroned by a slow song. the ballad called "see you soon," a tribute to paul walker. 2.9 billion views, slightly more than the record

held by psy. up the math, it equals 21,000 years worth of streaming. that is far too much time spent online. too much time for me, as well as a thank you for the press review this morning. you can go online to see more of our press reviews. stay with us. up, we will have more international headlines.

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