sit just stripped nine pm here in paris you watching france twenty four with me thomas waterhouse these the top stories we're covering for you at this hour. trump touches down where heartbeat maitland full view s. president begins toward storm ravaged texas. with water levels set to rise even further fresh evacuation orders had been issued. with thousands still in need of shelter. the un security council is scrambled together f for an emergency session to discuss pyongyang's. this after the regime in north korea fired yet another missile from it shows this time. packed japan. on day two of his first visits to the holy lands the

un secretary general saves a two state solution. to the israeli palestinian conflict talk now be abandoned. antonio guterres heads to gaza this wednesday after meeting palestinian prime minister. in the west bank first then it's now four days since hurricane harvey barrels in from the gulf of mexico and yet there is still no letup for rescue teams in seven states. fresh evacuation orders have been issued in the city of houston with a series of dams and levees now overflowing these are the latest live pictures coming into was. a from a houston texas ob aftermath of that storm i made that the rising flood water levels the

pentagon official. saves the military's contribution to recovery efforts could soon be increased by ten fold or more. the us president has also touched down in the coastal town of corpus christi where hurricane harvey. made landfall last week that's ahead of a wider visits across the states to survey the storm's damage for himself. this is just a snippet of what donald trump is hard to say. bush. nobody's ever seen anything like this. working. tired. for us. governor again thank you very much. we won't take it relations with i want to do that. no wonder king right. graduate each other when al. you have been. when the washington. with. joins us now a life from. we had. i'm

from the. i'm american. want to go this of course. biggest. deal with today. what is he hoping to? well he has to do what's other presidents have also had to do during that presidencies so which is dealing with. troll disasters they have to be you know as presidential as comforting. and they have to be seen as in control of the situation now all of these are things that stall trump will want to achieve. while he is here in texas not here in houston that's because the rescue operations here is simply too intense and the. emergency response center at those who are working for the fire department for example is simply too busy at to be able to either show him around dole protect him. that's after all something a president needs so he's in corpus christi instead now on his way to austin to the state capitol. way he'll get

a briefing in the emergency response center at so what he wants to show here is that he is in control and that's why he was here early as well. some would say a little bit too early this is after all a storm that is still very much on on going. and the floods of water levels could still very much rise in the next few hours and days. there is more to lose than a sense for us presidents when they visit visit a natural disaster area or do not because the comparison that of course. will always will be made. will be the one with george w. bush twelve years ago when he did not visit to new orleans early enough off the hurricane katrina struck. he flew over the area that's that's famous so maybe infamous of him leaning out of the window of apples one. at the white house staff has been offset by reporters on air force one whether they will be a flyover by us president donald trump. presumably that waiting to happen but said there is no clarity yes on where else he

might go whether there might be any surprise visits. to the houston area that's very very unlikely at this point. conflict without their presidential visits beside the rescue operation of course continues in earnest for the use and still struggle to can tell. from this live picture that you yourself are surrounded by a war so what more could tell us from where you are. well these are things that are simply being repeated throughout this. houston i came from a scene that's similar to this one. just a few blocks down the road and then stopped here what's going on behind me in the distance a is a rescue operation right now and think it's a bit more of an evacuation. ad they're all private boats of people who came in to be of volunteers that are going into both directions. off this main road and that trying to get people from their houses back on to save land to another reason why they're doing this today so many days off to the hurricane first struck. is because those flood water levels are rising in some

areas but specifically. this one right here they have been doing this since nine am in the morning that's five hours now that big now. i think it. now seems to be snape. getting as many. possible and getting them on crime. i saw something similar just an hour ago in india neighborhood. that seemed to been abandoned altogether already where everybody. i did. what is that? from when he's a gentleman. in that name but if we still. they noticed the world levels with. too high for them to remain in the house that we. the votes on to my land. now. a song . pull him up. the biggest one in downtown.

is also very much full right now that would be a problem for the next few days to come with more and more people like right here. being evacuated and needing a place to stay. but it grow the m. on the grounds the in houston texas thank you very much for that updates. well the south of the u. s. is not the only region struggling to cope with flooding heavy monsoon rains support india's financial capital mumbai to a standstill. with many train lines aren't action commuters were forced to walk home through waist high water. after nearly thirty centimeters of rain fell on the city the situation worsened. with the heights hoyt this tuesday morning which led to what certain logging in several neighborhoods. and in the northern states old baha millions of people have been affected. by the deluge that the death toll currently standing. at over five hundred leak schrager possible. flying over the water logged landscape india's prime minister narendra modi's surveys the damage across

the nation's monsoon struck eastern bihar state. but some of the worst flooding in years well how brutal knows the number of affected districts is twenty nine and in these districts but there are a hundred eighty seven blocks. two thousand three hundred seventy one village councils and a population of approximately seventeen point one million has been affected. more than five hundred have died in the flooding so far forcing people to flee. while farmers typically look forward to monsoon season in india this year's flooding is the worst in years and local agriculture has all but collapsed. the government's already announced the relief package worth seventy eight million dollars. with disaster relief agencies struggling to cope. donald trump saved the world has received north korea's latest message quite loud and clear on that all options remain on the table. this is the u. s. mulls over how to respond to pyongyang. the president's comments come up to the democratic people's republic carried

out yet another missile test early this tuesday which flew over japan. before breaking into pieces in the sea simon harding reports. loudspeakers warning residents that a missile attack is imminent. or. not. they summative footage shows the japanese island of hokkaido that's approximately six am local time. when an announcement said that north korea had launched a missile that may hit them. the government coercion citizens to stay indoors and take shelter food and within minutes the warning system went off and the alert on my mobile phone which i left by the bed was so loud. i was so surprised. because they're no longer humor there is no way to run away from it which is the biggest worry when i got of. even if i was told to evacuate i had no idea where to go i was confused and a bit lost. the missile flew two

thousand seven hundred kilometers before crashing into the ocean a long way off japan. the army responded with a show of force staging plans miniature drills and deploying packed three surface to air missiles. japanese prime minister shinzo five a test call for the international community to take action against kingdom owns regime. well it's been a full typically this missile which flew over japan book opposes an unprecedented serious and grave threat single candidate greatly damages regional police and stability can all. okay auto we have strongly protested to north korea. women out west united nations security council to hold an emergency meeting. caudill kettles and faxed. but i must. the last time the north korean missile flew over japan was over seven years ago. the loans just like this one cut sharply escalated tensions in the entire region. both donald trump luncheons they will obey had spoken by

telephone and have united in that commitments to now piled the pressure on north korea. after a scheduled discussion on peacekeeping the un security council is set to hold an emergency session this cheese day. but closed door meeting has been called or the request to japan and south korea and the. u. s. america's un ambassador nikki haley has already set the quite something serious now has to happen. in response to pyongyang's latest flexing its muscles take a listen. well first of all i what happened yesterday is absolutely unacceptable an irresponsible. united states along with japan and south korea have called for an emergency security council meeting this afternoon. we are going to. . talk about what else is left to do to north korea you know country. should have missiles flying over them like those hundred thirty million people in japan it's unacceptable they have violated every. single un security council resolution that we've had and so i think something serious has to happen william.

nikki haley that speaking at the un security council a short while ago. well for more on that meeting we can cross now straights to new york where a correspondent daniel hoffman is standing by daniel festival. could this latest missile test carried out by north korea over japan. be the one that finally gets the un security council to really sit up and take action. well we're going to have to know really you know what comes out of this meeting to to really know if if this is the case. and as of now we obviously have very few details on the outcome of of this sir emergency meeting that was called. by japan south korea and and the united states at you know yesterday when we learned. that's the north korean regime sense this a new missile over japan and we rushed to the security council that the reporters at the un. and to have some reaction from the diplomats most of them were not even aware that as this event had

happened so it was really a situation. of emergency this morning the american ambassador to the united nations nikki haley briefly talk to reporters as she said that this launch was not acceptable and that something serious need to needs to be down. know what does she mean exactly by the word serious of this in your resolution is this a military intervention we should definitely know more about that within the next few hours. but daniel this is by far not the first time that the un has meant to address the growing worries that a pirates by north korea. absolutely and if you remember well less than that a little more than three weeks ago at a resolution was voted unanimously at at the security council. and a resolution in order to reinforce their sanctions against pyongyang. and this. resolution was specifically targeting that they're exploring the exports of of north korea and iran. cool and even seafood and why was particularly significant was that china

supported. these sanctions the question today is whether china will keep supporting as sanctions against its long standing ally north korea. and last week the american treasury department announced that he was voting sanctions of its own against chinese companies and individuals. accused of funding of the north korean nuclear program so this measure could leave china to take a different stance today. and may be a push for a diplomatic engagements instead of sanctions and the united nations. daniel hoffman our correspondent in new york thank you very much for that update. two other world news now in two more people are in police custody this cheese day for their suspect had roles in this month's twin vehicle attacks in cataloni. the two suspects were detained by authorities in morocco. news of their arrests was given by the spanish interior minister who is and robots for talks with his moroccan counterpart.

one in a ceos oito declined to give any further details about the suspects or their alleged role in those attacks. which left sixteen people died and scores more injured in barcelona and in camp reels. eradicating islamist terrorism is our main priority dregs it shouldn't consume all of our energies and that can be no alternative to the twenty fifteen. iranian nuclear deal those are just some of the key points of emmanuel mckeown speech this tuesday. which he outlined his vision for france's foreign policy under his presidency. speaking before one hundred and seventy off his ambassadors michael said he also wanted fronts. to propose solutions and initiatives when there are new crises. and to play a much greater role in bringing the syrian war. to an end assistant to what he had to say. about the battle to stamp out international terrorism.

that's who had a security. then a searing the security of our fellow citizens makes the struggle against islamist terrorism at the top priority of our foreign policy. the only yes i'm using the term islamist terror and i accept the scope of that term. but but there is no point in having a fear of islam and the. number five confusing islamist with islamic. the sims or stoking general's discretion switching of the millions of muslims living in europe. who have not a single link with this fanatical doctrin? and i won't forget either the muslims who act against sometimes endangering the alliance this murderous obscure into ism was a particular person. two asian now in judges in bangladesh of sentence the owner of the rana plaza complex to three years in prison for graft this tuesday. it's the first time that so held rana has been convicted since his garment factory tumbles to the

ground in twenty thirteen leaving ivor thousand people died. rona still faces for the charges in relation to that building collapse. and he and thirty seven others could be sentenced to death if found guilty of murder luke schrager has the details. three years first hail rhonda for illegal earnings. bangladesh's corruption watchdog had filed charges against the man accusing him of using that income to build rana plaza. a clothing factory complex that collapsed in twenty thirteen with the loss of more than eleven hundred lives. it was the nation's worst ever industrial disaster. object to sweeping reforms intended to tighten up safety across t the world's second largest textile industry. during the investigation it came to light that workers have been unwilling to enter the building. after cracks appeared the day before it collapsed. they were forced in by rana pissed off and management of the foyer factories inside. public enemy number one

round i was arrested at the border trying to flee into india. along with over three dozen others he still faces charges including violating building codes and murder. something that could land him the death penalty if found guilty. next a rather unusual video games hit download sites this tuesday titled sea quest hero. the game is not just about chasing monsters and shooting gremlins it's been billed. as the largest dementia study in history with scientists using the response of players. to study out simon's simon harding has more. a video game developed for starting dementia. see he requests which owns his own shoes they will allow scientists to collect thousands of hours of data. stay hope will help them in the fight against sounds on this disease. smartphone version it came out in twenty sixteen has already been very popular. we got three million before playing a hundred million to

three come. and i gave us an enormous amounts of information. is really allowed us to. and when a. different ages. now the. in the gap. then applied deutsche time. sich uk in science is university college london and the university of anglia. stimulating. brains through a series of task based on memory and orientation skills. researchers will be able to collect five pounds worth of data in just two minutes they have that. technology is helping to track when the president is looking at all times. well that's where they've gone so i guess and i would hope for a loss. how they behave in this situation is that they're looking around? without you and i going. and so every single one of those experiments. i got it i surround us navigation. nearly the million people around the world such. chan dialed simon's. viggo which could climb to a hundred and thirty two million by two thousand and fifty. there is no cure for

the disease but the game's creators hope they could eventually enable diagnosis and treatment of patients. far earlier than is currently possible. steiner for a nother business updates with brian quinn from our business a desk prime sorting out with one of the top stories recovering here in france twenty four that's of course a tropical storm harvey and your speaking. and about the consequences of that weather system on the us economy right the catastrophic flooding that we're seeing continued today striking a number of important engines for the american economy. that's creating knock on effects upstream from the most obvious damage to texas oil refineries. are on their sticker takes a look at the repercussions in this repor. grappling with the fallout of what could be one of the costliest storms in u. s. history. oil and gas prices rose further on tuesday as over fifteen percent of the country's refining capacity remained offline after the passage of hurricane harvey.

and while the full extent of the damage has yet to be assessed. analysts say many refineries could remain closed for several weeks producing a knock on effects that could have repercussions for the country's energy market. more than thirty percent of total u. s. refining capacity is located in the gulf coast and in fact with the storm first hit corpus christi. there are five refineries with about four percent of us refining capacity all of them were knocked offline if electrical power is out for any appreciable length of time two or three weeks we could. definitely see price spikes in them along the southeastern area and possibly as far north. as new york as a result. the storm also disrupted around a third of the country's chemical production threatening shortages for basic industrial products such as chlorine. the ports of houston and corpus christi both major international trading hubs remained closed on tuesday. and rail and road traffic were also disrupted by the floods. economists say ten percent

of the country's trucking capacity could be affected wash shipping costs could rise by up to twenty percent as freighters remain anchored in the gulf of mexico. early estimates say hurricane harvey will cost tens of billions of dollars in lost economic activity in property damage. yet many analysts argue the region will recover quickly and could even experience a bump in growth. from the rebuilding efforts. crude oil futures it deftly feeling they had from harvey there at one of one month lows as oil stock pastor to back up without refineries to move them further into the market. u. s. indexes climbing out of the whole tuesday's invent. geo political to. korea's most. the dow bouncing back from earlier losses to gain two tenths of a. p. it's getting its head above water today as well shares an apple at a record high. that's hoping the nasdaq climbed nearly four tens of a. so far. europe's major indexes closing in the red with one of their worst days of the year clinton's footy one hundred and the cat carol

here in paris seeing losses near one percent. the frankfurt dax down nearly a percent and a half. a french business leaders gathered in paris today for the annual conference of the employers federation known as meth. store first meeting since emmanuel mac form was elected president france twenty fours business editor stephen carol's been on the scene all day here's his report. it's important gathering of french business leaders and they have a clear message for the government to not don't give up now on your reform programs. much of the discussions here are centering on those much awaited labor market reform set to be unveiled on thursday. and for the head of the mad axe group francis so called boss of bosses bear got ties he says this is a test of the manual backgrounds whale to reform the french economy. he laid out his vision for that france by twenty thirty could have an unemployment rate of just five percent about half the current race. but he says to do that employers need flexibility among other things.

the employers gathered here will be resting on their laurels they're also going to be pushing to make sure that the rest of a manual microns pledges for business will be carried out in particular the how to focus on tax. reform i'm freaked out that be waiting to hear what the finance minister bruno the madhouse to say when he addresses this conference tomorrow. one big concern for businesses here in france the gender pay gap friends band companies from paying women less than men back in two thousand one. that law has proven difficult to enforce. but a new initiative from france's minister for gender equality aims to hit offending companies where hurts. their bottom line miramax o. pay discrimination may be illegal in france the cap between what men and women have paid still refuses to close. while the state says it's working out a way to make it easier. to find companies who break the law. exist for us on the lower exists but we realize that there was no mechanism in place. has allowed us to directly debit fine. and

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corpus christi all the way to east of houston is still protecting and preserving life and rescuing every person that we can find. amy: climate chaos. another foot of rain is expected in texas which is already in the largest recorded rainstorm in u.s. history. we will speak to a reporter who cowrote a major investigation last