>> you are tuned into live from paris with me, rochelle ferguson. top stories. millions across the caribbean brace themselves for one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded over the atlantic ocean. with potentially catastrophic effects. u.n. war crimes investigators say the syrian regime was behind a gas attack in april. the latest from our correspondent in geneva. in a dispute that has divided c, taking in refugees from africa and the middle east.

millions of people across the caribbean are bracing themselves for the most powerful hurricane ever recorded over the atlantic ocean. forecasters warn of potentially catastrophic effects. packing wind of 295 kilometers per hour the category five storm has already made landfall over the leeward islands of n barbuda. the u.s. virgin islands, puerto rico, the dominican republic, haiti and cuba. it is also approaching saint martin. the most powerful atlantic ocean hurricane in recorded history is making its way across the caribbean. residents in the area have been

preparing for the worst and are now writing out the storm. riding out the storm. >> helping one another whether it is simple boarding or even insulating, waterproofing. it has been an ongoing effort. obviously with 185 mile per hour winds expected it could turn into a catastrophic event for this island. as well as the capital. we are all praying and hungry down. >> with wind reaching 300 kilometers per hour the storm has been classified as a category five hurricane capable of life-threatening wind, storm surges and rainfall. it is now expected to head for puerto rico. the dominican republic, haiti and cuba. authorities are closely monitoring the storm.

so there's noure control. there's constant monitoring and we hope most of the population will follow life-saving advice. >> the caribbean region had not seen a hurricane of this magnitude since 1928. it killed a total of 2748 people in puerto rico and florida. julian hemming works on the prediction of tropical cyclones worldwide. he joins us from london. -- forto speaking speaking to france 24. we have heard a number of addictions on where hurricane erma is likely to head next. are there any guarantees on its path? >> we expect hurricane irma to continue over the northern path of the caribbean. ptolemaic --over saint bartolomeo.

it will move towards puerto rico and the bahamas and beyond that alongsideit to track the greater antilles. it might affect hispaniola and cuba in a few days time. >> this is pretty much certainty. >> certainly within the next two to three days. it's likely the i will keep offshore of the bigger islands of the northern part of the caribbean. there is still a big question mark as to what happens over the weekend. >> you have been working in the field of tropical cyclones for many years. how rare is it to see a hurricane of this magnitude? >> certainly in the atlantic it's very rare. hurricane irma is among the strongest hurricanes we have seen in the atlantic region in the historical record. there have been other tropical

cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons which have been stronger in other parts of the world where you might get stronger storms. >> one of the burning questions is whether it is linked to climate change. do we have a sense that storms are becoming more powerful or have they always been this way? >> we have to avoid associating particular storms with the issue of climate change. when we look at climate change we're looking at predictions from climate models which are predicting up to 50 or 100 years in the future. with evidence from the output of those models we might expect an increase in the frequency of the most intense tropical cyclones and maybe there is more abundant moisture and heat available to them. that might happen in the future. it may be happening now. it is something we won't be able to measure for some time to come because there is a lot of natural variability with tropical cyclones worldwide from year to year. we have seen hurricane erma

hit several places already. other places have declared a state of emergency. florida will be watching to see tohurricane irma is likely reach its shores. >> that's right. if it does reach florida way expected to be around sunday and currently the predictions are that it will move northwards wants against the region of cuba . it could make a direct strike on the southern tip of florida or it may turn a little bit sooner and pass up the eastern side of the coast of florida. there is still some uncertainty as to exactly where it's going to go. hit, how storm does long does it last? how long do people have to go through that kind of wind intensity? irma is moving at an average speed for a hurricane at the moment. 15 miles an hour. the strongest wind are actually

in a small area in the eye of the storm. typically those really strong winds would last a matter of a few hours. barbados which was hit a few hours ago the wind will be easing quite considerably in that area. typically with a storm at the speed it will be a few hours of really strong wind. >> julian hemming, thanks for your time this afternoon. u.n. war crimes investigators say the syrian regime was behind a gas attack in april. according to investigators syrian government warplane dropped the gas on the rebel held town in the country's northwest. killing at least 80 people. hundreds of for its symptoms consistent with the reaction to a nerve agent. as i understand it, you have just been at a press conference where investigators have been

revealing their findings. what more do we know at this stage? revelations by the independent commission on syria. -- yes.cts hello? i can hear you very well. yes i can, rochelle. >> go ahead. you are answering the first question. >> hello? yes. yes.ndependent -- independent commission of inquiry, their facts are at variance for what the -- >> it appears we are having some

problems with the connection. we will try to check in with you a little bit later. from geneva, thank you. eu court has rejected a challenge by eastern european countries against taking in refugees from africa and the middle east. the european court of justice overruled objections to a fixed quota scheme by slow back you and hungry also backed by poland. meaningsill seek legal -- means to have the final say over who is allowed in the country. brussels.hon is in >> this is not a surprise at all. july the french gave a legal opinion to the european court of justice calling for the case to be dismissed. it did notk then but go against eu treaties because

they were dealing with an emergency crisis situation. he said the temporary relocation in 2015stablished back was a proportionate means of helping countries like greece front line with thousands of asylum-seekers arriving on their shores. likely to go over well in hungary or slovakia, who have been against this since september 2015. inn calling a referendum october 2016 asking his fellow citizens with a thought it was legal or not to go ahead with such a scheme. likeighboring countries poland and czech republic are against the scheme as well. they believe welcoming foreigners from countries in north africa and the middle east could prove a security threat to their country and believe it would act like a pull factor. we have seen both poland and hungary relocate not one single

refugee and countries like sobotka and czech republic relocate about a dozen each. obama slammed the decision by president trump administration to craft a program giving work permits and the chance to study to people brought to the u.s. illegally as children. president trump announced the end of the deferred action for childhood arrivals or daca program on tuesday. it could expose 800,000 beneficiaries to possible deportation. many dreamers have been making their voices heard in los angeles. >> the dream didn't last long for a lot of dreamers that gathered in downtown los angeles to rally against president donald trump's decision to end daca which was instituted in 2012 and protected them from deportation. now they face a lot of uncertainty and fear because congress will ultimately decide

in six months if they stay or if they have to go. i'm so scared. i'm going to lose my jobs. my car. everything. i have nowhere to go. goingan't imagine somewhere else. this is my home. this is all i know. i came when i was five. i can't picture myself going back to a place i don't know. >> shame on trump. i was very angry. there is still really high hope. >> pushing people out is making us small instead of big. it's making america small. our power is in our diversity. >> california is on the frontline of this controversial issue. of the 800,000 dreamers in the united states, one quarter of them live here in california. there were also rallies in san

francisco near silicon valley where leaders such as mark zuckerberg and the ceo of apple expressed their support for daca and for dreamers. >> south korea's president has told vladimir putin that the situation on the korean peninsula could become .npredictable at an economic summit in eastern russia, shinzo abe will attend later this wednesday. the call for u.n. members to slap tougher sanctions on north korea. south korea has been carrying out a series of military drills. south korean warships conducted live fire exercises. >> the drill was carried out to navy's determination

to punish the enemy for provocation. the drills follow a land-based exercise held monday during which they simulated a ballistic missile attack on a north korean nuclear site. the recent self-defense are --by my country dprk the u.s. would receive more gift packages from my country as long as it relies on reckless provocations and futile attempts to put pressure on the dprk. tensions on the korean peninsula are a cause of major international unease. >> i say this clearly. there can only be a peaceful diplomatic solution. >> vladimir putin also defended

a diplomatic solution saying that ramping up military hysteria in such conditions is senseless. it's a dead end. it could lead to a global planetary catastrophe and huge loss of human life. china also insisting on a peaceful resolution to the crisis. time for our business update. brian quinn joins me. starting with some revelations about what the u.k. government has planned for migration rules under brexit. >> the guardian today published a leaked document from the uk's home office showing that the government plans to end the free movement of workers immediately upon exiting the european union. the plan doesn't yet represent official policy but it does show the government wants to severely curtailed the ability of lower skilled eu workers to remain in the u.k. and make it harder for people who do manage to work there to bring their families. the government has responded saying it is trying to strike a balance between britain's desire

for highly educated skilled immigrants and better jobs for native prints. to government is failing appreciate the economic contributions of lower skilled eu workers. agriculture, care, leisure, not to mention the nhs is very reliant on workers in the eu. many of them low skilled. we've got to think about what's going to happen to the economy and what the balance is between the political will to restrict freedom of movement and the economic reality. >> one of the top stories we have been following his donald trump's decision to do away with the daca program. how our business leaders responding to that? >> outrage is a common term being used to describe the reaction of u.s. business leaders. over 400 of whom signed a letter asking trump not to rescind daca. zuckerberg called tuesday a

sad day for america and said trump's decision was not just wrong but cruel. tim cook said he was deeply dismayed. apple employees 250 so-called dreamers. cook said the company will fight for them to be treated as if wells. betweeneating a rift his administration and corporate leaders. he is looking to move on and acting sweeping tax reform for the u.s. as ample astax code possible. it's complex. it's not fair. we're going to make as simple as possible. we must provide tax relief for middle-class workers and families. we must restore our competitive edge which we have lost. you see what's going on all over the world. >> the government is looking at raising funds for the stock market.

>> the french states a major stakeholder in a number of like air -- companies france. the government is looking to sell some of its stock shares to research and innovation projects. alexander herself the details. >> france has some assets it wants to unload for cold hard cash. even after a wave of privatization the french government is still a shareholder in close to 1800 different companies. those assets are worth the combined 100 billion euro's. or 66 billionthat euro's is concentrated in just 13 firms. government is planning to sell off some of its holdings in order to pay down debt and fund research. the prime minister is not privatization of assets but exiting investment positions. the state is a stockholder in

a certain number of businesses with money invested in them. it's possible that we will exit these investments. selling stock will become the most beneficial way for the state. sale is the government's stake in a multi national electric utility for more than 1.5 billion euro's. it's an initial contribution to a 10 euro fund to finance research and innovation. the paris airports holding and positions in other companies could all be on the list. the weight of the impending stock -- stock sales didn't stop for nationalizing stx in july. >> how are the markets doing in europe today? time to sellrst shares. they're up over 2.5%.

european indexes are in the red. ahead to looking tomorrow's meeting of the european central bank governing council amid talk of an eventual exit from loose monetary policy. down two thirds of the percent and the frankfort tax just under the flat line. >> a story of a bookie that didn't know when to fold. u.k. online betting house stayed in a little too long. the company went from a pretax profit of nearly 28 million pounds for the first month of 2016 to a loss of over 17 million for the same period this year. that stems from from setting aside around 35 million pounds for possible german tax bill. also a record fine for failing to prevent gambling addicts from using their site.

the committed outrages failings as more than 7000 people who tried to ban them selves from the site were still allowed to play. >> 90 for the business update. you our press review. time to take a look at what's grabbing headlines here in france. details about what's making the papers today. good to have you. the u.s. press is focusing on donald trump's decision to scrap the daca program. >> the new york daily news says it all. dream crushers. the paper says trump is clobbering the dreams of

law-abiding immigrants. the washington post has a similar tone. 800,000 dreamers were just trying to live the american dream. let's take a quick look at this cartoon. it shows a dreamer having a nightmare and in the corner you see donald trump as freddy krueger and at the bottom there's a caption that makes reference to nightmare on m street. , enjoy a sequel for every night for six months. that's how long congress has to sort out the issue. >> turning to north korea or the press is still widely covering a nuclear test by pyongyang. this cartoon. at it's titled pushing the wrong button. you have kim jong-un detonating a nuclear weapon and on the other side you have donald trump who is pushing the button published on his twitter feed. fire and fury bubbles make reference to trump's threat to rain down fire and fury on north korea.

i have also selected an editorial from the new york post by ralph fiennes. i found it rather shocking. he says better a million dead north koreans than a thousand americans. he's a fox news strategic analyst and he calls for the act quickly and bomb north korea before it's too late. the french papers are talking about emmanuel macron's government being increasingly isolated. the left paper goes with the headline, with the three musketeers saying. all against macron. it has an afterthought in the headline that says each man for himself. asks how the left and the unions are going to unite against macron when there is so much infighting. all of the unions are against the labor reform.

that doesn't mean they see eye to eye on what to do next. especially since there are two protests coming later this month. they can't even decide to protest on the same day. >> emmanuel macron is apparently working on his image. that's according to one newspaper. the popular french daily has an article about emmanuel macron trying to come off as less a friend of the wealthy. the bling bling term was used frequently to describe nicholas sarkozy. think he had a lavish lifestyle and was moving around hyper wealthy circles. for macron not to come off as a bling bling president in its to make sure that his business reforms trickle down to the needy very quickly. >> also talk about francois hollande, coming out of retirement. >> it has been less than six thehs since he passed

presidential baton. he has already announced that he is back and has no plans to leave the spotlight or even politics. he announced on twitter last night that he is taking the reins of the new foundation which translates to france engaging itself. the foundation has a budget of 30 million euro's. his team says it's not a political foundation but a social one and they are going to try to help the poor through innovative ideas and programs. health breakthrough could change the way we treat brain cancer. ini have chosen and argue the venezuelan paper because it shoes men's worst enemy could be his best friend. i'm talking about the zika virus.

researchers at the university of california san diego have found out that the zika virus could be used to treat and cure brain cancer. the took mice and inserted zika virus i

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