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gathering for a dinner and a performance in osaka. trade disputes, climate change and iran are dominating the talks. is set to meet xi jinping tomorrow. ongoing engaging in an trade dispute. justin is standing by. what are the main takeaways? >> it has been a relatively thursday. [indiscernible] >> we are having technical
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problems with that connection. we will go across to osaka and speak to justin again in this program. two debates took place between democratic candidates thursday night. joe biden found himself on the defensive and more than one occasion. senator harris told the vice president his record of working with non-race issues was hurtful. >> night two of the democratic debate. there to argue for the position. >> the american people , aerstand trump is a phony
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pathological liar, and a racist. he lied to the american people during his campaign. mala harris had a standout moment of the debate when she challenged joe biden over comments he worked with -- to get things done in the senate. >> it is hurtful. you worked with them to oppose busing. there was a little girl in california who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools and she was bussed to school every day. that little girl was me. was also pressed congressman,by a and is half biden's age. >> i was six years old when a
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candidate came and said it is time to pass the torch to a new generation of americans. that canada and -- that candidate was joe biden. he was right when he said it was time to pass the torch to a new generation 32 years ago. he is still right today. the next big day of debates in detroit next month. securityt targeted personnel and left one police officer dead in two needs -- in tunis. >> a glimpse of some of the damage after double suicide blasts. islamic state group has claimed it was responsible.
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>> the war is a war of resistance, a war of life and death. i want to tell the tunisian people, don't be afraid. unite around your security and military. blast rocked the heart of tunis. a deadly attack on a police patrol also injured several officers and bystanders. >> i was near the scene of the first attack. the bomber detonated his device. we saw body parts everywhere. a second bomber blew himself .p at the rear entrance it left at least four other
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hospitals -- for other half -- four other officers hospitalized. >> we can bring in our expert on jihadist movements. we see one police officer was killed. that could have been worse. >> a lot worse, knowing tunisia has a history with jihadi groups. the prime minister said we have to know they are present in the countries. it is the fourth operation they claim this year. in november, they claimed four operations. the bombing of a pipeline.
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areas whereots are jihadists are present, and the orange dot is where al qaeda are present. importantre every attack was conducted against tourists. attackthe first officially by the group, knowing they already claimed the beheading of a security guard. i want to see a town, because it was the most important attack conducted by jihadists on tunisian soil. they gave security officials --.
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it was an urban war with security officials. they were kicked out because security is being helped by the americans, by the british, and by the french. up to now, going back to your question, it could have been if the security apparatus wasn't working on the issues. many tunisians join jihadi groups and go back to themnistan where you have join the fight before going back to their country. were amongunisians the first to join the fight. in 2012, they were involved in
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libya and the fighting in libya. we knew they were high-ranking. they were able to grow in the .anks of the islamic state joined the fight in iraq in 2004. thelaims, from syria, killing of two politicians. radical jihadist groups. topple they tried to baghdadi. frictionsere are belonging to al qaeda because of .unisian scholars figures from some
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the government, about 3000 fighters joint islamic state from syria. the united nations said up to 5000 fighters joined syria. there is a huge potential for jihad in tunisia. it is a difficult situation. they are exporting fighters. human rights watch are criticizing tunisia because they are not getting back there fighters from syria. get thoset want to people back. we have tunisians in camps and also in libya.
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>> in tunisia, the president is in better condition. he was taken to hospital in critical condition. after receiving medical care, he said his father's condition was improving. summit has kicked off. we can go across to justin mccurry, covering the events for us. what is the main take away from day one? been tension hanging over the proceedings. there have been no substantial meetings between the leaders. suppose the two main takeaways are issues dominating this summit. will be on donald trump
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and the chinese president. over the next couple of days, get to work. abe does not want to be presiding over a failed summit if he is to succeed in -- in bringing the disparate issues to the table. >> is this the only showdown we can expect? >> we thought it was. we have seen major differences. we knew there were differences in european and u.s. attitudes towards climate change, what we are calling climate crisis.
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those differences have been exposed by the french president with donald trump here in osaka. i have seen reports the u.s. is lobbying other g20 leaders, trying to get them on board with the united states to come up with a watered-down reference to climate change. that goes against everything emmanuel macron has been arguing for. he has called climate change a redline issue. there is always the threat that if he does not get what he wants on the wording of climate change , the need to tackle fossil fuels, he will walk away. that would be a disaster. the update. for watchptain of the sea
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three says european states have no interest in finding a political solution for the migrants on her vessel. the boat was blocked by police when trying to dock at the port of lamb produce a -- the port of lampadusa. >> it has been made clear ine of they have interest hasing a solution and it -- nobody has taken responsibility. theave been left alone and political game has been happening.
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>> the remains of the bridge in general i have been demolished. theeo cell meaning attended detonation, which lasted a couple of seconds. >> an icon of italy goes up in smoke. blow upsix seconds to the remains of the bridge. it has become a symbol of tragedy. ago, the bridge came crashing down. 40 people were killed and dozens misplaced.
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government officials pointed the peopleof blame at the responsible for maintaining it. >> designed by an engineer, the -- opened in and 1947. it was a key artery linking italy to france. the cables became heavily corroded. partial repairs were carried out, but it wasn't until 25 when they camer up with a plan.
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on tuesday, engineers began working on a new structure. with construction set to be finished under a year, it is expected to be one of the most expensive bridges in europe. >> it has been 50 years since the stonewall uprising when people fought back during a police raid. the modernickstart lgbt movement. they have been flocking back to remember the historic events. >> he was in greenwich village. he heard cries coming from the stonewall inn. people had come to raid the bar.
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noticed a cop pushing a drag queen into the paddy wagon. she was resisting. she was able to kick him in the shoulder. he went flying and he came back at her like able. i started walking towards it. i could see the hairs on his neck rise. unnerved and he broke and ran for the bar door. illegal69, gay sex was and homosexuality was considered a mental illness. homosexual, you
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could not be served a drink. you could be arrested. a turningght marked point. the community united and fought back against depression. the local paper reported on the uprising. ofbarack obama said in spite the uprising, a national monument, but the struggle is not over yet. >> donald trump and this administration is a threat to lgbt rights, a threat to anyone who is different. on sunday, new yorkers will fly the rainbow flag as they march with gay pride. martin will be there, proud of the part he played in the history of the gay rights movement. a look at the business news. you are starting out with the g20 summit, where trade is one of the issues topping the
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agenda. >> the trade has been casting a shadow over the global economy. donald trump and his chinese counterparts are slated to sit down on saturday in hopes of bringing it to an end. to drop tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods. analysts point out they have been down this road before. shaking -- it is is shaping up to be a high-stakes meeting. underway and the big talking points, the showdown between donald trump and xi jinping. they are in the middle of an escalating trade war and are set to sit down on saturday and discuss options. tensions have reached boiling points. much has changed since the endit in november, when the
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of the tariffs seemed close. >> we need to encourage the movement of information to change.d we should not develop behind a closed door and we cannot interfere in the markets. last round of talks broke down after the u.s. accused china of backtracking on their pledges. soon after, trump raised tariffs tochinese goods from 10% 25%. he threatened another 300 billion dollars worth could be targeted. beijing has demands of its own.
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among the terms, the lifting of the ban on the sale of u.s. products to huawei and and and to tariffs on chinese exports. both know it depends on how much the other is willing to budge. are keeping a close watch on developments out of the g20 meeting. there are some gains today. -- ftse is up .3%. commodity seen as a hedge against inflation regarded as a safe haven. earlier in the day, the major asian indices posted some losses. the nikkei fell about .3%.
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on thursday, france's national assembly closed the former manning coal-fired power plants. ellen has more. bea site in france will not around much longer. emmanuel macron is determined to phase out coal. it got the go-ahead from the national assembly for the closure of the power plants by 2022. >> with these measures, our efforts are stepping up a gear, to be stronger, to go faster, and go further in the war against greenhouse admission -- greenhouse emissions. >> the idea is to give the government the backing to force
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remaining plants to close. the package covers speeding up the development of low carbon energies and making homes more energy efficient. target to cutheir emissions in line with the paris agreement. hitting roadblocks. they voiced concerns over how it will be financed. environmental campaigners say it is too little, too late. g20 met in pittsburgh. a decade later in the commitment is not holding up. .t is according to a report the nations are responsible for
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