>> you are watching france 24. these are the headlines. the white house continues to stand by brett kavanaugh this way a second accusation of sexual misconduct. both of the allegations date back to when kavanaugh was a student with is -- with his first accuser said to testify on thursday. a major debate on brings it this week -- on brexit this week.

it-europeans are hoping could be the key to reversing britain's decision to leave the union. panama city boasts the flag of migrant rescue ship aquarius. the move deals a major blow to humanitarian missions off the southern coast of europe. the french government has unveiled its proposal for next year's budget, which includes tax cuts and job cuts and the public -- in the public sector. spat withia's ongoing canada may be affecting its economy. the reasons why coming up. first, our top story. live from paris.

u.s. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh has been hit with a second accusation of sexual misconduct. the latest allegation dates back to when he was a student. he has denied both claims but is still set to face his first accuser and an open hearing this thursday -- in an open hearing this thursday. >> a senate hearing is confirmed for one accuser and new allegations of sexual misconduct emerge for brett kavanaugh. this time dating back to his college days. a report from the new yorker magazine, his former classmate deborah ramirez describes a drunken party and which brett kavanaugh thrust his genitals in her face. in a statement, kavanaugh strongly denied the accusation saying, the alleged event from

35 years ago did not happen. adding, this is a smear plain and simple. sunday, the ranking democrat on the judiciary committee, dianne feinstein, called for immediate postponement of action on his nomination. the second accusation is a setback for republicans who are eager to confirm kavanaugh before the midterm election. it came hours after an open hearing was scheduled for a first accuser. christine blasey ford is set to testify before the committee on thursday. the college professor claims kavanaugh assaulted her while they were teenagers. the judge also denied ford's accusation. president trump continues to stand by his nominee who will also testify thursday weeks ahead of the midterm election. >> to talk more about this with me, let's bring in richard johnson. the main argument here that

would help brett t kavanaugh gin the accusations, some would say that the alleged events took place 35 years ago. do you think that is enough toto be ablble to get him confirmrme? >> i think we have to remember that the united states senate is not a court. the senate judiciary committee is not a jury. this is a political decision at the end of the day. there is not going to be a guilty or not guilty verdict. it is not the standard of evidence we would expect. the real question we have to ask ourselves is are these allegations politically damaging enough that they might persuade a couple of key republicans to change their minds and vote against the president's nominee. >> the president tells us that might not be the case. this showdown has echoes of the confirmation of another supreme court confirmation, clarence thomas. in 1991i need to hill accused him of sexual harassment.

-- anita hill accused him of sexual harassment. given the need to movement, our thanks different enough to shift the dynamic you were mentioning? thomas's strategy and those hearings was very much to come out swinging. he completely denied the allegations. he said that he had been destroyed and caricatured by the very vivid imagery -- he used very vivid imagery. kavanaugh flatly denies the allegations. if hek he has to do that is going to be able to provide republican senators with sufficient case to support him. day, thursdaythe is going to be a key moment. testimony -- if the testimony is as powerful as

many of us might expect, it will make it difficult for some republican senators to support him. >> her allegations are just one of two that have popped up close to the confirmation. -- how must you think that this is just payback from merrick garland? >> what the merrick garland situation has changed is that -- if we just put the accusations aside, if the democrats can get let'selayed sufficiently, just say the democrats gain control of the senate after the midterms, i think there will be tremendous pressure from the democrats to try and block a nomination vote before the new senate is installed in january. i can imagine the democratic

senate preventing any nominee from being confirmed. that will be the payback i think from eric garland. >-- from merrick garland. >> what kind of affect do you think is happening already what -- might happen on the coming weeks? >> if we think back to the clarence thomas situation, although clarence thomas was nominated, his nomination caused a a number of incumbents their seat. alan dixon lost his primary in the subsequent primary. even if kavanaugh gets confirmed election,rse of the the democrats might still be the beneficiaries.

>> richard, thank you for taking the time to speak with us. iran is bowing revenge after an attack on a military parade on saturday that left close to 25 people dead. it is the country's worst terror attack in a decade. funerals are underway in the southwestern city. speaking at once ceremony, the head of iran's revolutionary guard pointed the finger at what he called the triangle. saudi arabia, israel, and the u.s. iran's president also use -- also accused the u.s. of being involved. >> it is absolutely clear to us who has done this. which group it is and to whom they are affiliated. the americans are inside the. >> france 24's -- is covering

the story. he told us more. >> i do not think there is any hopepe thingngs will cool down. is thenk the impression tension willll not escalate much more beyond thisis. certainly history shshows that after incidents like this, when iran believes it is under attack, there is a lot of strong rhetoric and condemnation. you heard the rhetoric and condemnation not just from the president and the supreme leader and from the foreign minister. that will continue in the coming days. iranry has also shown that shows considerable restraint. ththey do not usually take any drastic measures that would inflict a wider conflict. iran is very warary that some of its regional rivals would love to bake iran into a wider --

debates i ran into -- to bait i ran into a wider conflict. usually iran does not take the bait. look for the rhetoric and the strong condemnation from iran to continue. do not look for any drastic and rash measures. i ran withth the world watching was to betetray itself as a law-abiding member of the international community and a victim of terror in conontrast o wawaington's narrative that they are a state sponsor of terrorism. they also went together support with the nuclear deal. if they risk a wider conflict and retaliate, that could hurt those efforts. britain's main opposition labor party is set to hold a major debate on brexit tuesday. -- said tos set to

keep a second referendum on the table. that issue is dominating the labour party conference. britain and the european union are at an impasse in divorce talks. many labour party members think their party has the duty to force a new referendum that could reverse their decision to leave the block. here's more from jeremy corbyn. >> this government does not seem very strong. it is looking at two directions and one-time. -- in two directions at once on. -- at one time. our preference would be for a general election where we could negotiate our future elections. let's see what comes out of this. >> hannah montana three votes the flag of migrant rescue ship aquarius -- panama has revoked the flag of migrant rescue ship aquarius. it could mean the death of many more writers -- many more

migrants in the mediterranean. >> rescued boats from the aquarius leaving migrants aboard in the mediterranean. the vessel was stripped of its flag on sunday by panama. the flag allows it to engage in humanitarian missions along the coastline. animal said it is because this -- panama all said it is the -- there is one real culprit, the italian government. >> the announcement condemns hundreds of men, women, and children who are desperate to reach safety to a watery grave. the actions were strongly denounced. knowing that the only consequence is the people will continue to die at sea. process --atched the and i'm all launched the --

minister has taken a hard line on the migrant issue. the aquarius has been banned from italian ports since june. ngo's are urging european governments to step in and ensure the aquarius is able to continue its missions. aquarius does need all necessary maritime requirements -- does meet all necessary maritime requirements. >> the italian government has adopted a new anti-migrant degree. spat arabia's ongoing with canada has affected its economy. canada cirque du soleil gave a celebrated performance on its national day.

a look at how the kingdom is welcoming foreign entertainment even as it shuns outside political ideas. >> the show must go on even amid this -- i might -- amid diplomatic disputes. the country's entertainment authority welcomed a sensor friendly event by canadian acrobatic troupe cirque du soleil. there were doubts the event would happen following last month's fight between the two nations after ottawa denounced its jailing of activists.. saudi arabia is embracing entertainment if not personal freedom. the nation is expanding its entertainment sectors. it is one of the highly visible changes to culture. the first female news anchor also appeared on tv this month. movie theaters returned after a 35 year ban.

it is a beautiful thing >> -- >> it is a beautiful thing. this is the first time we have attended such a thing in the kingdom. crown prince is focusing on entertainment to diverse of why the countries oil dependent economy. he recognizes that hosting shows can be a powerful tool of soft power. >> you're watching france 24. let's take a look at today's headlines. the white house continues to stand by brett kavanaugh despite a second accusation of misconduct. both of the allegations date back to when he was a student. his first accuser is set to testify on thursday. a major debate on brexit this week. pro-europeans are hoping labor could be the key to reversing the decision to leave the

european union. revokes the flag of migrant rescue ship aquarius. charities are slamming italy for pressuring panama. it is time for our business update. you are going to start with news in france where the government has unveiled its plan for next year's budget. >> the proposal includes a fresh round of spending cuts and tax reforms. it tends -- it aims to breathe new life into the economy amid a slowing growth. brian quinn takes a closer look. >> a delicate balancing act inia diminishing climate as the french government unveils its plan with a focus on boosting private sector jobs and cutting public spending.

state finances are being squeezed by slowing growth. 2018's projected expansion has been revised down to 1.7%. the budget deficit deepening from earlier forecast. s. reforms are adding to the pinch. among them, the government's assumption of national rail --'s -- railath operators debt. social charges on workers overtime pay also due to be phased out by next september. 20 taxes are due to be axed altogether. a government programs and incentivize -- to incentivize polluting vehicles should reach a 25% boost. belt-tightening is on the

agenda. fuel prices are set to be high to at the pump. ofsioners and beneficiaries family allowances will see their benefits rise only three tens of a percent. less than a quarter of the expected inflation rate. public-s-sector jobs are also on the chopping block with roughly 4000 you to be cut next year. -- due to be cut next year. >> let's turn to the trades spat. retaliatory tariffs have now kicked into effect. >> the u.s. imposed and percent of additional tariffs on some $200 million of chinese goods. that will be raised to 25% in january. that is meant as a punishment for beijing's technology transfers. china immediately retaliated with additionall imports.

70% of american imports including liquefied natural gas. it does say that it is willing to restart trade talks if they are based on mutual respect. this comes on top of earlier hikes on each other's goods. this means trump what to pay more -- will have to pay more for his own campaign flags. there is concern over brexit. european shares are trading in negative territory. in london, the price of sky is up. in other major corporate mergers , canada's --

to create the world's biggest gold miner. it will produce more than six and a half million ounces a year. shareholders will own a 67% stake. the news comes as the price of gold severed a 9% decline over the past year due to a stronger dollar. >> oil prices have gone up. >> brent crude hit a tyro -- hit its highest level -- the prices jumped following a weekend meeting by opec. the ministers gathered in algiers and rebuffed calls by donald trump saying the current supply and demand balance is satisfactory. they left the door open for a future production hike. the e reason price rally -- here is saudi arabia's energy minister speaking after the meeting. >> in terms of supply, i think

everybody agrees we have done an incredibly good job in promoting market stability by bouncing supply and demand. the jm c has committed to continue monitor the market. >> thank you so much for that. it is now time for our press review. a look at what the papers have been saying today. what started in india where the prime minister has rolled out universal health care for the poorest in the country. >> it is what one newspaper is calling the mother of all health care schemes. the government has rolled out this program that aims to pay 500 million poor indian households for their house --

for their health care. each family receiving about 3000 euros. expected to cost the program 1.3 million euros. it is ambitious program that will give coverage to 500 million families. that is a population greater than the u.s., mexico, and canada combined. >> critics say there is a more cynical message behind the move. could causethe move the collapse of the existing health care system if the program is not properly implemented. they say that smaller hospitals will suffer financially. others say it is a grand populist gesture ahead of general elections and it is grossly underfunded. the problem is that the grand majority of those who are set to benefit do not even know about its existence. the whole pr drive has not been done properly, that is what the critics say.

>> there are new tensions between china and sweden after a parity tv show makes fun of chinese tourists. >> this is dating back to a scandal from earlier this month. three chinese tourists turned up to their hotel in sweden 14 hours before check-in. they were told that they cannot wait in the lobby and were asked to leave. the tourists refused and were promptly escorted out by police officers. a video of one of the tourists screaming went viral on chinese social media. authorities are accusing the swiss -- accusing this leads of mistreating -- accusing the swedes of mistreating tourists. a front-page editorial from the china daily accuses sweden of anophobia saying it is only

matter of time before the country reads what it sells. -- reaps what it sows. >> and a new trick -- and you twitter -- >> this movement formed after donald trump's comments questioning by the -- questioning why the first kavanaugh accuser came forward decades after the alleged incident. under the #why i did not report, women have been sharing their own stories of sexual assault. why it took them years to come forward. one of those people includes an actress, alyssa milano who is at the forefront of the me too movement. she pens this essay confessing that it took her three decades to tell her parents about her sexual assault because speaking out, meant reliving one of the worst moments of my life. >> tiger woods is back.

>> that is right. tiger woods has returned to peak form when his first championship in five years. espn says he has returned from the golfing dead overcoming pain, scandal, and age. it ranks among the greatest sporting comebacks. a domestic dispute with his wife became public in 2009. he ended up checking himself into a sex addiction rehab center. he entered into crippling back problems. at times not being able to leave his house. he has had four back operations in 18 months. golf is better for it that he is trying again. >> just to wrap up, you have a story and how more and more people are shunning partying and staying in. >> it has been dubbed the

homebody economy. more and more people of all ages are issuing -- eschewing their traditional saturday night party. maybe you can blame it on a fast-paced world. tv has gotten very addictive. you do not even have to get out of your sweatpants anymore. according to the telegraph, a recent report found that 82% of 18 to 30-year-olds have canceled plans with friends to stay on. spearheaded no doubt by a celebrity drive for clean living. kate moss has and raving that she has quit partying. >> i'm always in favor of a quiet saturday night. thank you for that. you can get a closer look at the press review on our website.

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