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you watching live in paris on france twenty four with made or selling the top stories this hour. nmap paying up the rhetoric the us defense secretary says north korea risks the end of its regime and the destruction of its people up to pyongyang. french it's u. s. held territory of gua. an openness tentative it's in a can you at least to protest is a shot dead by police is opposition made a right. says original results. perot chickens big. and police searched the home of the suspect behind an attack on soldiers in the paris suburb over live out of have a six one. three of them seriously. authorities
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are calling it a terrorist attack . well we begin this hour with an angry back falls between the u. s. president donald try. the leadership of north korea. today want that the u. s. had biggest nuclear arsenal on unless. and he's hoping he'll never have to use its will france and russia. are urging both sides to tone down the rhetoric commit frayed nerves in japan south korea. and most notably on the u. s. held territory of guam which pyongyang has threatened to attack with nuclear weapons. in washington meanwhile democrats have accused the president of being irresponsible let's get more on that now with that gag a family he joins us live from washington and galaga. and
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studying only the president to use been making threats today is it his defense secretaries jumped in with some pretty. colorful language of his arm. absolutely secretary of fire defense. jim mattis. issuing a written no statement warning north korea that its arsenal will be greatly outmatched. by that of the u. ways switcher overtime house so developed would do he calls the most. robust and effective defensive and offensive capabilities so so basically warning. north korea that it's a regime and its people will be destroyed if they're for further. threats or any kind of fun offensive actions on its parts against the us interests are. up for ally said that being said the interestingly enough the secretary of defense and now he is their counterparts at the state department rexha taylor since sort of tempering down the rhetoric rich ratcheting down the. attention after those fire and fury comments were made
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by the president so basically saying that americans can keep on. a sleeping well because and i quote them up until now there is no. imminent. threats. has a pretty big messages are coming out of the eight years of instruction today i gotta go back but at the time at like eight days so when that a country's repeatedly threatening the united states you would. expect some kind of cross party unity at no this time that. yeah absolutely i mean there was very sharp condemnation and that was to be expected from the democrats sedona public separate and how stoked leadership as you mention calling the president's. or comments bombastic. now or simply unhinged but interestingly enough there was actually some sort of unity because that criticism was also coming. off from the other side of the aisle in name. from mark of the likes of. the arizona senator john now. mac came saying that this is so was in awe at the. display of true leadership
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off from u. s. president of donald trump whose actions whose deeds. will not match a his are red we kill probably hinting at the fact that at this point to any kind of. a nuclear option simply is not a realistic one from the u. s. because of its potential consequences for civilians. are in the region including allied countries such as south korea. or japan and also remember that there is a strong american presence. in the region expatriates out there not just civilians but thousands of american troops posted out there as well who would. undoubtedly suffer the consequences of a us nuclear strike on pyongyang gallagher thank you very much indeed got a defendant that reporting from washington. i was something of a more conciliatory tone at from the u. s. section of state sen rex tennis and has been trying to sooth fears about attack on guam he. visited the island earlier and said there were no signs of an imminent strike by pyongyang
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concerned yet has more. that you know words of reassurance from guam's governor. eddie calvo downplayed north korea's threatened attack and said he was working with washington to ensure the island safety. i know we woke up to the media reports of north korea's talk of revenge on the united state. and this so called and you follow technology. that allows him to target one. and i want to reassure the people of guam. that currently there is no threat to our island. war the meriones. and just three thousand three hundred and eighty kilometers southeast of pyongyang kwame's use to threats from north korea. but with the news that the regime's nuclear program has advanced more quickly than anticipated. paired with the fiery rhetoric from donald trump. residents are worried they'll be calling in the middle of the escalating conflict. who's not afraid everyone. because we're dealing with ours is beyond us. everyone.
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three dozen happy. past administrations have just let it slide you kick the can down the road. so now north korea feels like they can get away with anything. and. . i'm not really nervous i'm i'm pretty confident in our military capability. one is armed with the fat us army defense system which can intercept missiles. pacific island is also home to around six thousand military personnel stationed on the naval air force base. the government considers it a strategic hub for u. s. military operations in the western pacific region. at least two protesters have been shot dead in kenya as votes are counted following yesterday's election. provisional results suggest a strong lead for the incumbent ehud kenyatta but the opposition leader rilo dinga says he believes. the votes of fraudulent he's claiming the electoral commission database was how. electoral authorities have dismissed those claims.
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the unrest is an ominous sign in kenya which has been rocked by post election violence in the past houston is. as well from nairobi. people took to the streets early today after ending have made this incendiary claim about the hacking of the electoral commission. system here now we've actually had reports of three people dead two here in nairobi and one in the western town. casey of there were widespread demonstrations and some opposition strongholds today including kissy and casino in the wes. and here in nairobi in them a fiery and canberra slabs. the electoral commission held a press briefing here several minutes ago and they disputed. in more confident terms needed earlier today these hacking claims so the hope is that things calm down tomorrow but. so far it looks like people could be out in the streets again and to intends of the results we are still talking about provisional results but they do show that a hurricane
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yasser the incumbent president. strong late over run a ding. exactly kenyatta has maintained about a ten percent lead since pretty early on last night when the results first started coming in. putting a disputed them from early on as well like i said he's maintained this week to the day. there's results from just about a thousand polling stations laughter goes to the electoral commission told us a few minutes ago that they hope to get those results. by midnight tonight now there won't be an announcement made. tying ted knight. the results should be tallied and they're hoping for an announcement sometime tomorrow. and then write a dinner of course has made us several failed attempts the president say this would be an attempt number full for him. he had said even before the election started that he was wary that the results of the two. and with this is that something that he's continuing to alleged today.
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exactly i he's run three times before and every time he's claims affair his claim that there have been. issues out the poll a jubilee spokesman who i spoke to her earlier and that's president kenyatta's party. said that they're not surprised that odinga has made these claims that it's a it's a move from his regular play book but still people will help where hopeful that perhaps. this time both parties could accept the results and move past the post election violence that has characterized elections here in the past. julie stands there reporting from nairobi. no man is in police custody tonight after he drove his car into a group of french soldiers in the suburbs of paris the suspect who has not been named. was arrested on the motion away the the most important blowing you off to a high speed car chase he was shot and wounded stirring his arrest. authorities say the attack is being treated as terrorism frustrated because christmas is in love i rock county where the soldiers were tax.
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the suspect arrested seems on the basis of cctv footage here from the scene of the incident in the north western suburbs of paris it took place at about i'd say am. local time out during a shift change are from soldiers. out on patrol. not military personnel on the streets france has become a common sight in major so in the wake of what has bee. string of terrorist attacks but is a major debate going on now as to how useful or of this site ashley is this is the eighth time security personnel by from the police and the army. i have been attacked us since these extra security measures were put in place. questions are being raised as to the effectiveness of all this yes it may serve to reassure the public. how useful is it all when the personnel involved a become targets of themselves? in the background of course is also phones is ongoing. states of emergency of which all this is part the previous government extend their own. several occasions
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and the current one on the president emmanuel mac clon. a repeating to die its mission there is determined to see that a state of emergency and in the month of november. and as chris moaned was us saying that french soldiers have become a very visible target set for would be attackers in front some ten thousand trips. of a charming seven hundred sites across the country allison sergeant takes a closer look now at some of the attacks. they have targeted the security forces the cia. they patrolled the streets to protect the general public but francis security forces have regularly had to protect themselves. already this year at least seven attack targeted the country's police and military. apple's most icon location. in february a man armed with a machete attack soldiers guarding the loose museum. they neutralized him with several non fatal gun shots. a month later a man armed with a revolver attacked police and soldiers at orly airport. another group of
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soldiers quickly intervened adding the assailant dead. they were isolated attacks carried out by individuals acting alone. but the threat became real in a brawl. when just days before the first round of the french elections police officer exactly asia late was shot and killed while stationed on the songs of the day. two other officers were wounded in the same attack. then in june a a man wieldig a hammerr attacked police officecers on patrol in frot of the notre dame cathedral. several weeks later a car packed with weapons slammed into a police convoy on the songs lease a. its driver died when his vehicle burst into flames. and just last saturday at the foot of the eiffel towe. a group of soldiers disarmed a nineteen year old who came at them with a knife. once in custody he admitted that he wanted to attack members of the military. now tens of thousands of people have been moved to safety in china after a strong earthquake struck the mountainous north at southwest i'm sorry. at
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least nineteen people have been confirmed killed after the six point five magnitude quake struck sichuan province. rescue teams are still trying to reach survivors sharon gaffney has more. cctv images from a supermarket in northwest china captured the moment powerful earthquake struck. strong tremors were felt in homes and businesses up to one hundred and sixty kilometers from the app. tyson cultural juniors came as rescue workers still being deployed to a mountainous region and the southwest of the country. where another earthquake hits on tuesday nights you know we are on the way to the intercontinental resort paradise hotel? a serious collapse cuts off the road in the congo any further. we're organizing heavy machinery to reopen the roa. the epicenter was in sichuan province near a national park popular with terrorists the magnitude six point five quake damaged buildings and knocked out power lines and
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phone networks. china's sichuan province is prone to earthquakes seventy thousand people were killed in a quake in the region into science and tonight. to afghanistan now where dozens of civilians have been released by the taliban that they'd been captured in a raid on the town of meals out one long in the country's. northern star people province at least fifty people were killed in that right the lucky ones where released as part of a deal brokered by the village elders texan was broken reports. a reunion laced with traged. these men are among the two hundred and thirty five afghan villages released by the taliban following die witnesses a cooling a massacre. along with a number of islamic state group fighters tell about insurgents killed over fifty men women and children. in the mainly shiite village of ms though i love. the extremists now control the taiwan and i'll still holding some
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one hundred hostages. survivors are traumatized. furious but you know i don't want a budget. the militants have taken my son he was twenty six and about to get married. is all the fault of incompetent politicians who cannot provide security for us net amid the pentagon. doughnut but we do want the government it's paid for coffins and frowns what we want from the government to security what kind of government is this. the joint alliance taliban attack was launched last thursday. with the afghan local police defeated within forty eight hours. the country's president has vowed to exact revenge but as it stands no one can tell these men and women. when they'll be able to return to their homes. the president of iran has appointed three women at sea government posts one day off to his uniquely male cabinet lineup caused outrage on social media. three women have not been given posts including atlanta navy he's been named the vice prez.
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for legal offense preserver honey had mentioned the importance of women's rights. relax pain and many yes they accused him for failing to keep his promises. hardline. mahmoud ahmadinejad's just one female minister in his cabinet so though this was opposed by some clerics. but the. the united states has imposed for the sanctions on venezuela as the fiscal crisis that continues among the individuals targeted the brother of the late leader hugo chavez. memories your leaders have been gathered in peru to discuss the situation. i. venezuelans living in peru got it in lima to show solidarity with their compatriots. as regional latin american leaders met to discuss the ongoing crisis in caracas. they've condemns the breakdown of. group under president. look about her ministry locking which has happened in venezuela. with the
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establishment of the constituent assembly. is a definitive break with what we've seen till now that's to say the democratic situation has reached a tipping point. i'm only half in venezuela is a dictatorship if money that oda. leaders plan to meet again next month and a lean time they've demanded that maduro dissolved his constituent assembly. which they say they refuse to recognize they also wants new regional and presidential elections in venezuela. meanwhile the embattled president has received disappointed things online contracts america. mondays off the leftist coalition outbox have condemned the last sanctions imposed on venezuela. that's effectively under water you know i think what's missing is a regional dialogue and i propose to the alberta and to all the powerful leaders of countries present. give us to begin a dialogue for the respect of venezuela's. maduro who's speaking of protesters continues to block streets in caracas.
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the demonstrations which began in april has been much smaller in recent days since venezuela's constituent assembly was created at the end of july. let's get the business antibodies but with us in the street and i was starting out with a pretty significance anniversary at august ninth two thousand and seven is what many economists consider. at the beginning of the global financial crisis until it had been some warning signs of course beforehand about ten years ago today was when he and pete pally bout the french bank. announced it was suspending withdrawals on investments in hedge funds which specialized in us mortgages. the press release a from august of two thousand seven says that blunder was no longer able to calculate their value. because of a quote complete evaporation of liquidity. and that same day the european central bank injected ninety five billion euros into the financial system. was the first such intervention since two thousand and one but far from the last. the cb said that it was
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acting to prevent contagion from the us subprime mortgage slump from spreading to europe's banking system. a year later lehman brothers collapsed in what is perhaps the most emblematic moment of the crash. that those employees who left their office buildings as you can see there i carrying their. their belongings there it was though the bnp announcement that really began focusing attention on the underlying weakness of the u. s. housing market. and indeed of banks around the world. there since then central banks have taken on a much bigger role in steering economic growth. financial regulations are tighter and interest rates remain low. only now really are labor markets and economies starting to get back on track. a ticket on the day's trading action now we've been seeing right across the board since the us and north korea began began a ratcheting up tension. messes around the world bracing for some possible volatility ahead. your counts and docks each lost over one percent european banks dropping about three percent. for the one hundred down nearly six tenths of one percent.
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wallstreet is also trending downwards the nasdaq is down and i just about a half of a percentage point there. traditional safe haven stocks like gold and the us treasury have been rising. the danger from europe's contaminated egg crisis is dying down with most effective products thought to have been destroyed. the blame game between eu member states is just getting started. belgium has it been accused of waiting too long to alert its neighbors about the possible problem. now it's agriculture ministers who authorities in the netherlands were aware of the problem last year. alexander hurst has the details. i. four days belsen has faced criticism and that it waited too long before warning its european neighbors about contaminated eggs. now it's pointing the finger back at the netherlands. the belgian agriculture minister says that the dutch knew about the. twenty sixteen. and that requests for information made in june went unanswered for nearly a
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month. golf. when a country like the netherlands one of the biggest exporters of eggs in the world. does not share this type of information because we've got santa's a real issue. suppose the mobile. the heart of the scandal is a drug called cipriano an insecticide use to rid animals of fleas lice antic. the eu has banned the drug from being given to animals dustin for human consumptio. belsen food inspectors notified the european union on july twentieth that tests conducted in early june. revealed elevated levels like that you know in a spoon to form twelve million we have to find ways to reduce the communications delays. in the future portal cop when you cases arise should become so done with oculus rotate well since then contaminated eggs have also been found in france. germany the netherlands
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sweden switzerland and the uk. some grocery chains have pulled millions of eggs off their shelves certain poultry farms have been shut down and a criminal investigation is currently under way. investigators suspect that a producer may have illegally mixed paper now into an approved substance later used by the belgian and dutch companies. poultry vision and check friends. moving on some of the day's other business headlines no. tax authorities in belgium are said to be looking into google's business there. the swell the newspaper reported that google's latest annual report. for shareholders of an investigation that began last year. into trying to be forced to pay millions of euros in back taxes in the uk italy. might want a little bit. frank's got. parents have been seeking over billion euros. european. quarters in our. two major firms that process credit card game joining forces. here's joint offensive has bogged british rival world pay for about ten billion
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euros. nine. ten billion dollars for. the combined company will process someone a half trillion dollars in payments in a hundred forty six countries. remind that revenue of over three point two billion. and touch a motors reported a ten percent slump in revenue from april to june india's bays auto manufacturer. said that domestic demand had fallen. revenue sliding to nine point two billion dollars. traffic through this because a lot of accounting gain. something that has vowed to overhaul its business model and improved results in the coming months. judge your lender of a friend fared better. by strong sales. sales growth in china. disney is putting an end to its relationship with netflix and launching its own on demand streaming services. i mean that scrapping an earlier deal to put future movie releases on netflix those includes the likes of toy story four on the sequel to frozen. is a major step for disney in cutting the cord between
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content creators and broadcasters. whether it's cable providers or the likes of netflix mario surface report. a gamble for walt disney and the cold shoulder for netflix in the strongest cutting of ties between a hollywood studio on the streaming service so far. disney chairman and chief executive bob i guess announced the end of this deal with netflix in favor of starting its own streaming venture. speaking so investors argus said it's been clear to us for awhile but the future of this industry will be forged by direct relationships between content creators. and consumers. disney was one of the first studios to forge a deal with netflixx. it's a thousand and d twelve when thehey gavehe servicece first priority for streaeamg its films after cinema release. in a statement netflix confirmed that disney concert will be available on the service through the end of two thousand nine seeing well it will continue to virtue shows like jessica jones using marvel comics characters. the move is a strong indication that hollywood is
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beginning to feel the pressure from netflix a service with one hundred million subscribers which plans to spend six billion dollars on comes and this year. disney sports cable tv network espn will also launch a standalone streaming service in early two thousand and eight seeing. in april this year disney cuts around a hundred jobs at the network with many consumers not using digital streaming services ever pay tv subscriptions. and if you're looking for a place to stay in new york city you could consider renting donald trump's child at home. five bedroom house in queens is listed on airbnb for over seven hundred dollars per night. it no longer has any affiliation to the trump family or the administratio. the current owner says the furnishings are in the style of what the now president may have enjoyed when he lived there. till he was about four years old and you could see in that photo just there others also giant cardboard cut out of mr trump. in the living room for a little bit of ambienc. house itself was auctioned off for about two point one million dollars to an
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unnamed buyer. just two months after the presidential election that laura no word on whether it is in fact that person has chosen to write the house out under this banner there. up but. a wb has confirmed that it is out of real listing can actually stay in that house so our lot of people will be having to have a good look around them when they find some clues. no perfect cake thanks very much indeed k. ready that with the business. stay with us this
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