pounding the coast of texas with record levels of rain for. michael storm harvey has now moved on. to neighboring louisiana the weather so. expected to dump over seven centimeters of rain along the shoreline there. but officials say the threat of flooding appears to be now diminishing. meanwhile there is finally being responsive good news for residents of houston texas where water levels. are now receding. but the death toll has risen to at least twenty two after

missing family of six were found in that a submerged vehicle. thousands of people continue to sleep in temporary shelters after being rescued from that marines homes. from the twenty fourth white house correspondents philip crowther has more. in this special report. with clubs like these nobody should really be out in the streets. or on the rivers of houston. someone has to make sure. fire chief he met come takes me out in his neighborhood. past its very own house. right here. brad here taken a secondary look. see there's. our last chance. is all across this he all dramatic. the fire chief carries the necessary tools in case of an even more dramatic rescu. actually nobody would stay behind

with the water is rising like this. talk again. last chance. i. i'd like. to write to social security number or you are with the start. the would be out. identify you. we have to go on. this. i'm getting it's coming up. your past. ruby. i guess. graham i. joe let's go. the family of five. instantly. god bless you a brand. and the fire department. a force that. yeah when i came back. yeah. others do notice the gravity of the situation.

no. because. don't rock. we'd. in august there was never no never think it ever get this bad. just almost doesn't seem real no i don't think the whole reality of its who sat in for three or four days. a week. i used to live in that hous. they all the lost. he waited. kill a neighborhood. the next stop for these evacuees is one of houston's shelters web to thirty thousand people could end up seeking refuge. from politics. the fire chief says. we as the audience could found right here. once the flood waters reced. well the us presidents is now back in washington after a whistle stop tour of texas on tuesday to witness the scale of that flooding on the damage for himself. donald trump has already unlocked funding by

declaring states of emergency both in texas. and in neighboring louisiana well for more on the white house's handling of this crisis. we can speak in our life to robert zaretsky from the university of houston in texas. thank you very much for joining us here on france twenty four at this hour. a festival and donald trump has clearly been came here not to make the same mistakes of his predecessor george w. bush during hurricane katrina. but in your view has trump's response being a big and. bold enough here with her can hardly. no on he's learned from past mistakes in order to make new mistakes. arm the trip to texas was all about donald trump it wasn't all about the catastrophe that we've experienced in houston in the gulf coast.

arm for him it's yet another chapter in reality tv. arm and our reality. odds are live our lives. on undercuts any pretense made by trump that he wishes to help the people of texas. she has. proposed deep cuts in the federal emergency management. arm agency which is now assisting us in houston and elsewhere. he has proposed deep cuts in the department of housing and urban development which rebuild schools and parks in hospitals in like. on she has in the last few weeks. arm published a directive yet peels back. arm. arm requirements. on developers chew. neil. clones and our own interest ruptures. dr take into account climate change. arm and the changing

landscape of texas is the consequence so no donald trump. on is really not all helping the people of texas two years predictably helping. only himself. nicholas m. don't trump. crucially you didn't. visit the city of houston one of the worst affected areas of full and the storm with white house officials saying. they. they didn't wants to get in the way of rescue efforts that was that the right decision in your view. on it was absolutely the right decision he. really did not belong in houston arm but once again he did not belong in texas. arm where he belongs is back in washington. arm. i'm. in in order to actually act like a presidential rather than pretend to be the president. i'm the last person we

needed in houston over the last five days is donald trump. and m. mister zaretsky. is all well and good to talk about all a you know views and about donald trump and his handling of this crisis. you'll though are of course in one of the worst hit cities that houston texas one of the locals that been making of the president's response. it depends of course you speak to. on but by and large the locals had not been talking about the president's visit we've been too busy. are responding to the immediate consequences of the tropical storm. arm. our most immediate concerns you're not. or not i added into presidential antics. ob donald trump our most immediate concern is providing shelter. food. our medicines.

arm and reassurance. chewed it turns to the hundreds of thousands who have been affected by the storm. okay m. roberts those arensky from the university of houston there in texas stuff subtly or we have time for thank you very much for being with us. moving on to some of the day's other world news now the u. n. saves that security forces in venezuela have used violent tactics to quite. repressive political dissent and instill fear. in its latest report on the government's crackdown the international organizations human rights wing say's that seventy three. of the one hundred and twenty four deaths in recent anti government protests. have been attributed to. loyal to president majuro. u. n. sayings that's democracy in the latin american. barely alive. it's comments come after maturities all powerful constituent assembly unveiled on cheese steak. it

now plans to hold. trials for those opposition figures who are promoting economic sanctions. imposed by the u. s.. and for the very latest from venezuela let's cross now life to caracas and speak to anatoly combined f. from the bowl. st journal that anatoly does maturities assembly know which opposition figure heads it wants to bring to justice exactly. well best sir statement gives them a base the blanket power to suppress secure everywhere and i'm against them a few days ago via positional lines. you should a unified statements cautiously support saying the sanctions very sad but any sanctions against polluters of public resources and violators of human rights. i welcomed of course. reference to mr maduro and his government individually opposition leaders here have been courses big entrance or

avoid be shipping lottery comments in the. situations. a fairy come out publicly at forty a positions very actual on the ground and start your tickets by supporting an invasion and given the government right t check the sanctions bombay are. basically biting the hand that feeds them by our rejects and how from but biggest ally if you ask about. that gives them the biggest chance of pressuring miss them and were to sit down for some meaningful political negotiation and change the political dynamic so so far maybe even though we have his blankets are. statement supporting the sanctions be opposition has has been trying to. has been shown support to stop it. genitalia what impacts all these u. s. sanctions now having on the economy in venezuela we're hearing reports that the country. is potentially now teetering on

defaults. well be yes i have been pero this era of the governments of u. aspe half. a blacklist buyers officials in my doors government including present himself five dozens of officials. blamed for human rights violation corruption. at sexual what we've seen friday was the difference that was a financial sanction well it was a pane. or in the u. s. finishes its patient do you know of any new data. sections were quite limited by school thomas but what we've seen last days but you essence it's your sense. by pulling back from any. financial transactions insult women just in case before a shorts

to import basic goods for guns a rainy blaming. economic problems only u. s. on the international conspiracy against them by saying you know this is another cuba based tv but we will not and will not back down. out so yeah we have finally seen seconds begin supplied have no real impact and makes economic and political situation even more unstable. it's only an combina from the wall street journal in the venezuelan capital caracas. thank you very much for that update. next up pyongyang's official news agency has admitted that a ballistic missile walls deliberately fired by the regime over japan this week. quoting leader kim jong hoon the k. c. n. n. e. agency said the launch is just the first step of a wide operation. in the pacific region. on an official visits to japan the british prime minister to resume a house this wednesday called on china. to do more to pressure north korea to abandon its nuclear and

missile program. well the u. s. presidents donald trump has said that talking is now notes beyond sir. racial harassment class explains. kim jong moon said this was a mere curtain raiser. pyongyang really images claiming to show tuesday's launch of a ballistic missile and the japan. the defiance north korean leader promising more just like it. sending a clear message to the u. s. and south korea despite their warnings of severe repercussions. because hermit kingdom's latest provocation forced an emergency meeting of the un security council. which issued a joint statement of condemnation. even china a north korean i could not defend it's increasingly isolated neighbor. a torture we have a tradition of hardship but at the same time north korea's behavior has violated un

security council resolution. and as permanent member of the security council a responsible major country for the purpose of safeguarding of peace and stability in the region. we must make clear our position of a position. several un member states have called on china to up the pressure on north korea. amid soaring tensions over the country's weapons program. tuesday's missile launch marks and made you escalation. with u. s. president donald trump pacing back. if claims that all options are on the table. for. no six days since fighting broke counts in the burmese states of rockin the international organization for migration say's that at least eighteen thousand five hundred rain got muslims. have now fled the unrest to neighboring bangladesh. those clashes began friday when. stage deadlier. suppose. violence has left at least . people dead so far.

including eleven state officials authorities in bangladesh if tyson that checks on patrols. in an attempt to stem the flow of ranges. from crossing the border. to islam's holiest site now onto one of the faith's most important events more than two million muslims from across the globe hunt descended on mecca in saudi arabia. for the hajj pilgrimage the espionage of the grand mosque. is filled with people withhold able. quiet perform the ritual at least once in their lifetimes if they can afford to. five hundred thousand security personnel have been drafted in to avoid. a repeat of the twenty fifteen stampede that which killed over two thousand people. this year's event seem muslims from iran return. after a diplomatic spats broke out between riyadh and tehran over that deadly stampede. this is what one pilgrim

that has been saying. real organizers so. it's crazy. everything's pretty yeah. before it was like. it's like. that's. and. great for is. for peace right. to the south of the u. s. now into a controversy surrounding warned classic american film listen the mall in tennessee has canceled its long running screening of the nineteen thirty nine. civil war love story gone with the winds that's because it's manages say. the film's racially insensitive content could offend. a large section of the local population.

i don't give a damn. early. knowing. gone. it's regarded as one of the greatest films of all time. yet the nineteen thirty nine epic romance gone with the wind would be showing at the orpheum theatre in memphis tennessee. the venue was stitching and annual screeeening of the hollywood classical thirty four years. the move comes after patron complaints that the film is racially insensitive. as an organization whose stated mission is to entertain educate and enlighten the unity is serves the orpheum cannot show a film that is insensitive to a large segments of its local population. set in the deep south against the backdrop of the american civil war. gone with the wind stills clark gable and vivien leigh. the film took home eight academy awards. including a best supporting actress trophy for her as he mcdaniel. the first african american entertainer to win an oscar.

well the sweeping drama is remembered for its iconic lines. it was also heavily criticized for its treatment of black characters. the movie accused of glorifying slavery and perpetuating african american stereotypes. at all. i will need. also you'll see instances decision comes hopefully heels of growing controversy over the country's confederate statues and monuments. an issue that has sparked fierce debate. in a bitterly divided country. to spain now into an annual event that quite literally turns locals rates over twenty thousand people have filled the town of you know to chuck. pelts loeb and squelch hundred sixty tons of overripe tomatoes rats. and hunger each other that street battle onscreen howa. with many taking home referring to west swimming goggles to protect their

employees from the pope. the event goes by the name of tom with tina and it's believe the fruit flights originates from a scrub. we locals. i am. fourteen. i used. the loss to motivate girls. in one of. many. you know it's. time now for a look at the. business news and brian quinn is back with me here on set for that some brian was starting out i'm here in france with a look ahead. at the highly anticipated labor nor reforms that is set to be unveiled here in france and this thursday answered others are imprisoned dimino microns first big domestic policy push. a major part of his campaign platform loosening the labor code in an attempt to kick start the french economy and finally put a dent in the country stubborn unemployment rate. business leaders have praise microns efforts but labor groups are already pushing back on bare sector takes a look at the expectations in this report.

eagerly awaiting the government's plan to overhaul france's labor cod. employers have expressed high hopes the reforms championed by emmanuel michael will give companies greater flexibility to hire and fire workers. i was one hundred fifty we need of its freedom to restructure in order to move forward. when we have a person who isn't a good fit and when most employees agree. we need to be able to tell that person you to get better at your job and we don't have to let you go. you know about what they think she i think. the reforms have been billed as the cornerstone of michael's plan to liberalize the economy spur growth and reduce unemployment. but the president has faced pressure from unions which are worried that employers will be able to go over their heads to negotiate with staff. who could to reset all you trees? all employees must be able to rely on unions for advic. because the rules and social codes in the workplace can get very complicated. gallego associate all pull

pres and whip up a schools i don't see why unions to be sidelined in any company whatever its size as well. or nothing. michael has vowed to offset the concessions to businesses with greater financial security for workers. but with unions worried about the erosion of the welfare system. and employers eager to see profound transformative change the reforms are unlikely to satisfy both camps. france's main union cgt has already called for nationwide protests in september. but f. o. another major union which has fiercely oppose labor reforms in the past said wednesday it would wait to see the law in full. before making any further decisions. hurricane harvey is already affecting a significant portion of the u. s. economy investment bank city sending the warning and a note to its clients observing that the affected areas in texas and louisiana together account for three percent of the. country's total economic output. private weather forecasting firm accu weather now estimating that the total

cost of the storm could reach one hundred sixty billion dollars. making it the costliest natural disaster in u. s. history. texas governor greg abbott said in a press conference just recently that federal aid distributed in harvey's wake. should easily top that of two thousand five hurricane katrina. my recollection is that the. could katrina funding. was well over a hundred billion. only say was over a hundred twenty five billion. and. so. if if we go on a parallel standard. it should be far in excess of that amount. british prime minister theresa maze in japan for a three day visit. in addition to talks on security around north korea she and japanese prime minister shinzo ave are talking breaks it and future trade between the two nations. may arrive with a fifteen member business delegation visit comes as british luxury car maker aston martin has just announced a five hundred million pound investment deal. that would

seek it expanding its exports and offices pan. may said such deals are good vital has britain prepares to leave the team you. the third round of britain initiations currently underway in brussels with e. u. officials painting a fairly grim picture of the uk's preparedness. prime minister says the uk's already looking ahead to a post breaks it bilateral deal with japan. what we want to ensure is that we get the right deal for the united kingdom in terms of our deep and special partnership for the future? with the european union that that's a good deal in relations to our business you che trade with the remaining member states of the european union. but we also want to be negotiating and setting in place trade arrangements with other countries around the world. up i'm here in japan i'll be talking about that trade deal with the european union which we have been promoting. up but also all future relationship. time now for a check on the markets european indexes casting aside those north korean missile jitters to post solid gains wednesday.

capital here in paris and the frankfurt dax both closing up nearly half a percent of the european commission data now shows economic confidence in the eurozone at a ten year high. when it's with you one hundred knots here on four tenths of a percent. wall street up as well as new data showed the u. s. economy grew three percent in the second quarter. adding two hundred seventy five thousand jobs financials in particular hoping both the dow and sp five hundred. shares an apple keep pushing to new records that is help. boosting the nasdaq up over a full percent. but i think a look at some more of today's top business headlines. hoover's new c. e. o. says the company should have a public stock offering within eighteen to thirty six months. wednesday is dara because our psyches first day on the job as chief the right here firm after. posted expedia c. e. o. for the new gig. former c. e. o. travis kalanick pushed out of the top job after a year of scandal and legal troubles. he opposed taking the company public saying it should happen as late as humanly possible.

full sun international has posted a profit increase of nearly thirty four percent. chinese investment firm owns allboth that

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