you're watching france 24. these are the headlines. 5200 american troops a are being ntnt to the sosouthwest borderef the u.s. to support the current police presence there. the massive military operation is meant to block illegal migrants. a hot an issue one week before the u.s. midterms. divers in indonesia hunt for the black foxoxrom the air jet that crashed monday.

the details come out about what caused the sea with 100 89 people on board. 189 people on board. 600,000 children are killed every year from air pollution. also coming up to this hour, as the u.k. a new tax on digital giants, who your way european technology says a levy would unfairly punish them. it is in our business update. and what do you see in this picture? and black crow or a black cat? our top stories, live from paris. >> yes president donald trump

has launched a massive military operation against illegal immigration one week before america heads to the polls. the pentagon is sending over 5000 troops to the southwest border to support the police presence already there. that's more than double the number of american soldiers in syria. the extraordinary military move is s set to stop caravans filild with migrants at a are still hundreds of miles from the u.s.. and in addition to sending holds, the u.s. will also asylum-seekers in detention as a requests are being processed. >> u.s. police hold drills at the borderer with mexicoco. by the end of the week there will be joined by over 5000 u.s. troops. >> we continue to adjust the numbers but know that is in addition to the 2092 that are already employed from the national guard.

>> civil rights groups have denounced the moves as a waste of tax pair money into the to terrorize. been.s. resident has doubling down on his anti-immigration rhetoric. characterizing groups of migrants headed north as an invasion of the country. echoed by his supporters at republican campaign rallies. >> this is nothing short of an assault on our country and we will not allow it. >> mexican authorities have a struggling to deal with groups of migrants traveling north from honduras. one young man was killed in the standoff with police that block the border bridge. on monday, the group of several hundred migrants crossed the river into mexico. works andhe transportation. we didn't have the money to pay smugglers, so we decided to join the caravan.

>> a larger caravan of 7000 people native to mexico last week and slowly moving north to the u.s.-mexico border. the group now numbers less than 4000 after 2000 people applied for asylum in mexico and hundreds of others decided to turn back. >> we will talk about more with me now. thanks for taking the time to speak to us. this is a drastic move sending and 5200 soldiers to the border. the midterms one week away. is this just about optics? cracks i'm sorry, i didn't catch that. >> is this just about him trying to scare monger and get his voting base out and numbers? cracks that is a large part of it and he's trying to refocus on the migrant issue which has been been rathert has

diverted in the last few days. i think he's trying to get back to that issue. immigration doesn't appear to be very high but i think he is trying to get back to that narrative and this is the most important issue. in hopes that that will motivate and mobilize republican voters when the midterms take place. >> the president is using very dramatic language, calling this caravan a real threat. it's not a threat at all and this is that they will not charge the border and for century. -- force entry. there still a long way, and it could take at least two to three

weeks. and when they do it right, when some of them do arrive, they have the option of applying for asylum which is what most of them in tents to do. and that is a very long process. president trump has been talking about building tent cities. most will be denied asylum. of course, the rhetoric is all about very bad people, terrorists, and those part of that caravan. >> in addition to the caravan, and interview came out where the president of the u.s. is saying that he's also planning on ending birthright citizenship the a executive order.

constitutionally, he can't even but what about those trying to have anchor babies? >> is ramping up the issue as though integration were a major problem. there is evidence that immigration to the united states at historically low level. and it is moving in the other direction, mexicans returning to mexico. the evidence that this is a major issue is not really there. this is one the president hopes will motivate his supporters. >> all of that comes as political and racial tensions

are on the rise. a three days ago, a known anti-semitic shot dead 11 jewish people at a synagogue in pittsburgh. they have e called on ththe president to denounce white nationalism saying he would not be welcome in city otherwise. says he is going to pittsburgh today but on blames the press for all the anger and calling the media the true enemy of the people. >> after the deadliest attack on manyin american history, say politicians increasingly have divisive rhetoric. >> [indiscernible]

when you speak that t language s a leader, you give permission. >> the anti-defamation league it spiked by 57% in 2017 alone. we're seeing an environment in which anti-semitism has moved from thehe margins into the mainstreream. political candidates and people in public life repeat the rhetoric of white supremacists and think it is normal and permissible to talk about jewish conspiracies, jewish financiers controlling at levity's. undeniable rise and far right attacks, though it has to announces there was any role to play. >> the president has had a number of moments bringing the country together. thevery first thing

president did was condemned the attack and the very first thing the media did is blame the president. responsibility to play and the divisive nature of this country. >> last wednesday, a white man gunned down to african-americans enduringrmarket after the black church. a known trump supporter last week sent 14 pipe bombs to prominent democrats and outspoken critics of the president. >> the fiancee of the slain washington post columnist has lashed out at dodonald trump. the journalist was murdered in the saudi conflict for weeks ago. his fiancee urged president trump to set aside u.s. trade interest.

, theynd the government are receiving the necessary punishments in accordance with international law. this incident, this assassination took place in the saudi arabian consulate. the saudi arabia and surely know how such a murder was carried out. >> an airplane crashed into the sea with 189 people on board and friends and family of the victim are coming to terms with the fact that there will be no survivors. but the surgeon to what happened continues.

>> a grim procession of emergency vehicles at a jakarta hospital. body bags containing remains of some of the victims near flight 610. they decided to continue the search operation.. least 10 body bags. the operation has been ongoing for 24 hours. but the dive operation resumed at 6:00 this morning. on thewe will continue surface and underwater. >> he asked all indonesians and ordered them to continue day and night. >> i have ordered them to keep working through tuesday night.

using light to speed up the searchch. we know the location of the aircraft, but we have yet to find the main part of the planes fusil irish -- he's alledge -- plane's fuselage. the black boxes critical in establishing what led the brand-new boeing 737 to plulue into the s sea. >> a new report from the world health organization has laid out the devastating effects of air pollution. it says it leads to the deaths of 600,000 children every year. the study found that more than 90% of the world's young people are breathing in toxic air, calling air pollution the new

tobacco and it is causing more deaths per year than smoking. >> a public health timebomb harming the health of billions more. breathing in dangerously toxic air, a figure that is having particularly devastating consequences for children. everyday, we are talking almost 93% of the children worldwide. 100,000 of them die every year because of lower risk. >> sulfate and black carbon are often concentrated near the levels, resulting in higher exposure to toxic air. of increasing the likelihood

complilications such as asthma d chronic diseases. the who are hoping it supports action to reduce emissions. bolivia, they have seen a vast improvement implementing a series of eco-friendly measures. >> a thing people have become more aware over time. obviously, one of the main focus was improving public transportation. --will edges parking fees introduce parking fees. >> air pollution is now the new tobacco. the simple act of breathing is killing more people year than smoking. >> 5200 american troops are being sent to the southwest bordrder of the u.s. to support the current popolice presence. masses operation is meant to

block a legal, a hot button issue, one week below -- before the election. out abouts have come what caused the plane to dive into the sea with 100 and 89 people -- 189 people on board. crystal real start of this point economic figures from europe. sinceis the lowest level 2014. the figures showing an expansion of just 0.2% in the three months to the end of september. this is data comes from italy. the third-largest economy reporting zero growth. france saw its rate pick up to 0.4%. expect this to be temporary with activity picking up towards the end of the year. big names in technology

objecting to a european union tax or headed by france. >> this will be the likes of spotify, booking.com, and even angry birds maker, urging them to abandon plans for a levy on the digital sector. wouldan for such attacks unfairly punish european companies. the u.k. implements a version of fromevy on british sales 2020. opposition, 16 of the top offices sent a letter to finance ministers. states that the proposed 3% tax on revenue would harm their ability to compete globally, especially against u.s. rivals. >> it was designed with large and highly profitable companies in mind but will have a

disproportionate impact on european companies, resulting in unfair treatment. >> there is a tax on digital giants earlier this year applying to companies with worldwide revenues of 750 million euros and european earnings of more than 50 million. there is disagreement among the eu countries on the issue. france's leading the charge for the tax to be enforced. the french finance minister recently trying to carry favor before the debate in november. the united kingdom announced its own measures on monday, targeting online platforms the 2% charge to be applied from april 2020. it is estimated it would raise the equivalent of 450 million euros a year. but companies fear lost revenues and as of the eu bloc, they worry about being less competitive in the global market. >> general electric has cut the

dividend to just one cent per share after announcing it would split the power business into. the company reported the last was $23 billion in the third quarter, putting it to a human rights division. ge has been hit by fossil fuel plans. profit for bp has doubled after higher oil pririces and prododun levels boosted figures. the report was the b best figure for five years, were $3.8 billion in three months. the price of the internationalal benchmark of crude oil has put subject to the highest level in four years. volkswagen saw sales fall biome 4% as carmakers were hit i k knw emissionons testing. 2 20%ing profits fell by and those figures stilill beat expectations, still reporting that charges cost 2.4 billion

euros. >> volkswagen shares are up 3% in trading in frankfurt, a similar gain for bp shares after its results. the european market and edging into the green a few minutes ago, seeing the biggest , just hovering above the flat line. price rises on the way for candy lovers. >> this is from the consumer goods giant that says prices will go up in the u.s. and emerging markets next year. it is due to rising transport costs. oreos, cadbury bigs, and the main market of north america continuing to fall. >> elon musk has announced his newest title at tesla.

>> he is now the nothing of tesla. he treated that he had deleted his title at the company to see what would happen. nothing, so far. a second tweet says he will have to keep one title or it may confuse the authorities after he was told by u.s. regulators to give up the title of chairman because of the tweet that they ruled misled investors. he was referring to deleting his title on the tesla website. the company has yet to make any formal announcement. >> he is a quirky one. take a look at the business news today, time for a press review. we're joined on set to take a look at what the papers have been saying today. start with reaction to the german chancellor angela merkel announcing she will be stepping down as leader of germany at the end of her term.

asis stepping down chairwoman of her paparty. not a big surprise this decision. merkel quick, that's what she says, what many german papers headline. this careering for on the front page dating back to 1991 when she was minister of women's rights. and not as kind on their front page and they call it a kind of messed up farewell. decision creates more problems than it solves and your needs a strong germany and the paper says the vacuum she leaves behind will play right into the hands of the populist leaders in germany.

this is the far right has risen in popularity by using merkel as a political scapegoat. with her gone, they will lose their political punching bag. let's stay with the populism theme. brazil, the latest country to elect a populist leader. >> and look at this cartoon here, welcome to the world of trump. snakes here representing the populist leaders in power or dominating politics right now and that is not even an exhaustive list. we have been seeing this theme of the rise of populism around the world and what is interesting is the election is making the italian newspapers because his victory has been celebrated. the interior minister tweeted out his congratulations and one

of the first orders of businesses could involve italy in particular. he is a former member of a far left military group, militant group considered a terrorist group by some. sentenced to life in prison for homicide. he fled italy and settled and is aware he lived as a free man. they asked him to extradite. something the brazilian president says he's in favor of .oing >> the world wildlife fund has released a truly worrying report to what it called the annual -- animal populations state of emergency. >> 60% of animals have been wiped out since 1970. human activity is to blame. across the world. it destroy natural habitats,

forests, and waterways. spearing very few species. in latin america and the caribbean, 90% of indigenous animals have been wiped out due to things like you for a station. it is a warning we have been hearing for a long time. we are over consuming and the planet does not have time to replenish itself. the ecosystem is severely impaired. >> maybe not as dramatic given that you are not royalty. getting married to a truelove yesterday in tokyo, he is a commoner and she had to renounce her imperial status.

it comes at a time when japan's imperial family are going to some changes. it is the world's oldest monarchy. tradition.ke from >> halloween is tomorrow and you have a twitter picture that has the internet a little spooked. the picture has really freaked people out. me, this isehind not so much divisive as it is an absolute gentle optical illusion. it does look like a black crow. it is a black cat in a weird pose. what looks like the beach is actually the ear of the cat twisting towards the camera.

it got people flipping out and one user even putting it into google's image search and google identifying it as a crow. but it's a cat. >> you want to get a closer look

man: hi, chico. woman: i'm a bit wary of you, chico, i must say. [laughs] they might look happy, bubut these rare animals have been stolen, drugged, and sent far from home. man: this boy was born somewhere high in the trees, given birth the mother, and the mother must have been shot, ow, just because some rich person somewhere in this world believed that having an orangutan as a pet is ok. [orangutan vocalizing] woman: tononight, inside a multibillion-dollar global business. we meet the smugglers. that's like killing a human being. man: ooh... woman: and the campaigners putting their lives on the line. man: it's a well-oiled,