jeannie: you are watching france 24. donald trump lashes out a at theresa may and her ambassador to washington. thenk came out saying diplomat called the u.s. president dysfunctional and inapt. our london correspondent is standing by with more. a victory for protesters in hong kong. the extradition bill to china is

dead. the controversial bill sparked protest with the opposition calling for more. businessman is acquitted of chargrges. he was accused of conning the french government into paying him over 400 million e euros.. califorornia almond farmers who have beeeen hit by o different trade disputes and are wondering what might happen next. that is coming up in business. with over 50 million tourists hitting the french capital last year, the mayor is finding ways to keep paris from being so packed. ont includes an upcoming ban tour buses. first, our top story live from paris.

♪ donald trump has left out at theresa may and her ambassador to washington after a leak came out saying the diplomat called donald trump dysfunctional and inept. trump said we will no longer deal with him. mayp hitting out at theresa , saying she created the mess over brexit. to talk about this with us, let's bring in benedict, live in london. what kind of reaction has there been? >> there has been a s strong reaction in the headlines for the last 36 or 48 hours.

downwning street has made very clear that the u.s. ambassador -- the u.k. ambassador in the u.s. has its f full support. story inititially kickedd off, particucularly in monday morning's newspaper, it gathered momentum last ninight with tru's includinget, criticizing theresesa may. that i is not the first time he has criticized theresa may over her handling of brbrexit. thed, we have made -- and esteem and w which we hold our relationship based on a long

history and commitment to shared values. interesting, i was referring to the initial reaction. yesterday,y, the initial commens made by the u.s. president about these leak emails, downing street said the prprime minister did not agree with the assessment but had full l faithn him. genie: one aboutut the leaks? do we know anymore about how they came out? mail oncame out in the

sunday's newspaper.r. these are leaked emails that go back to 2017. the fact of the e tter is he e s due to step down at the end of the e year. whwhat wee know is he wawas fron ouout of the diplomatic c dinner last nigight in washington. it is difficult for any , their job is to be frank. that is what they do. who has leaked this? in whose interesest is it? on one hand, there is wider some of the but leaks r refer to documentnts tht are inin a smaller circle. therere has en a a request b bye chair of a select committee to actual g get the pololice

involved. i understand that is not a formal request from the government yet. even the possibility of a foreign country being involved in this leak. genie: the extradition bill that sparked hong kong's biggest crisis in decades is dead. carrie lam made that announcement tuesday. the bill would allow people in hong kong to be sent to mainland -- as peter reports. >> there are worries about

whether the government will restart the process. i reiterate here there is no such plan. the bill is dead. >> protest leaders are angry. >> it has grown to wider concerns about the influence over the city. protesters demand not only clarification that the bill will not be initiated again, they want a top-level inquiry into police abuses. resignation, and election by the public to choose endrepresentative, and an to the prosecutor of riot

charges under some who have protested. ransacked the legislature. >> what is your reaction to the statement that the bill is dead? >> some people e y consider shououldn't t that mean a small protest.o descend and problem is cacarrie lam has been lying to hong kong. shshe is considered a liar in ts city now. we don't believe her. why is she p playing with h wor?

what does she meaean the bill is dead? a thing g can always be resurrected. it is not going to appeasese or pacify the community. by using political rhetoric, she could getet off t the hook. she is not going to. according to our rules, the government can only differ oror withdraw a bill. shshe is not withdrawing t the . why is it difficult for her to say that? chinese politics would demand -- at this phase, a leader. style.e going along that

>> do you think, even though she said thehe bill is dead, it migt come back? can >> you never know. initially,ls you, when thihings die down, let mee have t the bill back. now things have gone out of control and she is saying what she is saying, except, you would be wondering, why couldn't she tell hong kong people, you want me to withdraw the billl? i am now telling you i am, i have. she would not say that. she has been playing with words all this time. thishinks by putting on facade, she could put out the i in hong kong.

gegenie: what needs to happen no make things change in hong kong? >> she would need to be very clear about what she is stanandg for now. she would neeeed to say she has withdrawn this bill and that it is not going to come back for as long as she is s in power. young do not trust her anymore. i should think there is very totle for her to do or say get hong kong back to normal now. that too little, too late, and to phony. genie: what kind of changege can

happening hong kongg as long as beijing is in control? >> exactly. that is what the youngng are asking a and fighting g for. ththey want her to go, , but shs nonot going. a tells you we don't haveve true democracy. carrie lam is not elected by the people. she was selelected by beijing. e enlargedcome an pro-democracy movement and the young are not giving up, nor are they giving in. genie: they can continue to protest. what they needed is demomocratic change. pointt ever get to the where that is possible as long as beijing is in charge?

>> there are always miracles in politics. berlin wall collapsed, nobodody knew the day befofore that the berlin wall ws going to collapse. you need to fight on. you don't fight on because you think there is hope. you have to fight on to bring about hope. approachith the young and mentality is about. genie: thank you for taking the time to speak to us. france, a businessman has been acquitted of all charges, accused of conning the government in paying him over 400 million euros.

>> all of the charges have been dropped. 1993,se dates back to when he sold his stake in adidas. he claims the bank cheated him and a decade laterer, a court ruled in his favor, ordering the state to pay back 100 35 euros before a higher court countered that ruling. to stop the battle, the frencnch govevernment agreed to putut the cacase intoo arbitration. he won the dispute and the payout of 403 million euros. he was charged with fraud and embezzlement. say he used his connection with nicholas sarkozy's government to make sure the case went into arbitration. quarter -- aench

french court ordered him to pay back the money. on tuesday, a judge has dropped all the charges. he i is 76 and battling cancer. he could have faced jail for up to five years.s. christine lagarde was convicted for negligence. was once the largest migrant receptive center is closing its door. matteo cell vini is determined to shut the big camps and close the country's ports. >> it is more like a town than a refugee center. it was once the biggest with more than 4000 asylum-seekers. on tuesday, it is closing.

reaction among locals is mixed. will haveilies of 400 no income left. becoming unmanageable. theince the height of movement for years ago, the numbers have dropped to around 4000. matteo cell vini announced its closure. cell vini has implemented hard-line anti-immigration policies. last month, ththe captain was defyiying aer

blblkade. shshe was freed byby a judge, bt smugglings people charges. pope francis has advocated welcoming migrants. he said no one is exempt from helping them in what appeared to be rebuked to sell vini. genie: every year, paris is papacked with tourists. the mayor'shed that is took if much. towards -- tourism professional say paris should be doing more to help tourists. the paris tourist trail. for visitors, not everything is pitch perfect.

>> a lot of scenery places to go. >> do you think the city is clean? >> yes. so so. >> it is difficult to find toilets here. >> a lack of toilets, targeted by pickpockets, those in the tourism industry say the city should do more to look after its visitors. the mayor is concerned it is disrupting the lives of presidents -- the lives ofof residents. >> t these people are afraid to come overseas. once they have come, they will come b back time after time. if you don't provide them a way

to come as a group, they will never come back. >> these people are no longer welcome in paris. they are part of a type of tourism, whichp has the most negative impact on paris. say this stigmatizes a certain type of tourism and visitors spend an average of 7000 euros. the mayor of paris estimates 8% of visitors travel as part of a group. genie: the government isis going to imposose a new tax on all flights out ofof the country. >> it hahas just been announcedy elisabeth borne.

it will arrange from 150 per up to 18 euros for long haul business class fares. it is expected to raise 180 million euros to finance infrastructure. has dropped by 3%. genie: airbus has alerted regulators after discovered an issue on its a380 supuper jumbo jet. >> they found micro-fissures on the wings of some a380s. the company has informed all airlines of the issue, which does not affect the airworthiness of the plane. 25 older a380s are being inspected as a result. genie: the u.s. is turnrning up itits temperature on ththe trade

disputute with china. tariffsy a are implyingg new on imported steel. it is benefiting from government subsidies. these are separate from the steel and aluminum tariffs on mexico which were lifted by the trump administration. they will be collected immediately but could be rereversed later if f officials change theheir mind on the issu. are cauausing coconcern fofor farmers in cafornia. ththey produduce 80% of the wors almomonds but they haveve been t with a a doublble whahammy inine trade disputes. >> the market is uncertain. often been thee sector's biggest challenge.

>> it was a place that helped even out the impacts from the china tariffs. >> china imposed a hike on almonds as part of the escalating trade war with the trump administration. india became the u u.s. maine foforeign buyer. it could hurt the farmers bottom line. in india, a price increase could dramatically hurt sales. >> with the tariff issues, we are committed to the markets we aree operating. industry accounts for over 104,000 jobs. market oft single

growers remains in the u.s. in 2017, four point $5 billion in foreign sales were generated by the california almond industry. genie: instagramam has unveiled its plan to tackle bullyingng. >> i it includes artificial intelligence to identify hurtful comments and to ask users if they are sure they want to post them. tother tool will allow users place limits on potentntial bullies. instagram h h been under pressure to deal with harassment online after a number of high-profile cases. the british day for pound. >> a at its w weakest level in o years and trading, persisting over uncertainty in brexit. on the stock markets, european

markets, in the r red. shares and deutsche bank falling again today after an announcement of job cuts over the weekend. facingthere is a dilemma mamayors of f towns shorort on d and housusing. force the c cell of land for housising. itit i controversial as landowners say they are not getting fair value. a lack of housing and not enough land for construction, mayors in france appropriate the sale of private land from homes. >> it is the last result. it happens that we use it, but only after per wing other avenues. >> finding available land is a

challenge. take for example this neighborhood in the north of france. there isn't enough housing nearby. the mayor's office will look to an underdeveloped area behind these homes. they want to build 280 apartments here and at 25 owners have agreed to sell. some have not. they are fighting the order through court. >> between the house, the land, the outhouses, my garage business, we are at around 2 million euros. >> how much didid they o offer? >> about 600,000 euros. >> it isn't always homes bought out. sell some ofad to his field. he received just 7000 euros. >> you cannot go against expropriation.

if it is in the name of the common gooood, you canannot. >> thousands of land and homeowners are forced to give up part or all of their property. schools, houses, and local infrastructure. there is a new destination for richard branson's space tourism company. >> they are set to be thehe firt company to be publicly traded. they will invest around $800 million for a stake in virgin galacticic. they believeve the deal will gie it enough capital to get a ship into space and to turn a profit. has 600the company people to sign up as space tourists, committing around $80 million to the project. >> summer is here in france,

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