anchor: outrage among u.s. democrats as donald trump makes racist remarks about a group of congressmen of color. the history of his racist comments. court, hem or day in is giving evidence at the corruption inquiry. he says he is the victim of a

political witchhunt. algerian supporters take to the the country. they beat nigeria to-one. welcome back to the france 24 newsroom. we start with donald trump making racist remarks again. democraticted several congresswoman go back to where they came from. they include alexandria because io cortez. commentsolosi calleled the xenophobic. no response from republicans. our commentator highlighted this earlier. the tweet about the congresswomen fits a well-established pattern with donald trump before and during his presidency. point in athe lowest

lifetime behavioral pattern of racist comments. not saying racially charged, i'm saying racist. people whoho knew donald t trump before he e became presisident r were close to ththem in the real estate business said it was well-known that he disparaged people of other races, he said jews were good with money, black people were lazy, puerto ricans dress badly. he has built a career out of stoking racial resentments and candling racially -- racial fires. in the case of his slogan, it's been commented by several people to the slogan would be better put make america white again. he sees a change in america. he is 72 years old. he comes from an earlier generation that will be overtaken by a much more multiracial america.

this is a generation that wants to harken back to a wider america. --ald trump has a very overt has very overtly played on this racial demagoguery. birtherin with the conspiracy theory about president obama being born in africa. he would be disqualified from running for president if we were born outside the united states. lists,ed mexicans rate called for a ban on muslims. an american born judge of mexican heritage he said could not be fair because of his ethnic background. we have had time and again repeated racially -- not just racially charged but racist statements. the rally in charlottesville over a confederate monument where there were neo-nazis participating. donald trump said there were very fine people on both sides.

case ofn't a equivalency. there were some very not find people on one side of the rally. he has kept this up. claire: the reaction from the u.k. prime minister, she called those comments completely unacceptable. amongwas fear and anxiety undocumented migrants on sunday afteter trump confirmed 2000 of them would be targeted. the evidence of raids was scant. bill de blasio accused the resident of fear mongering. at this church in chicago, activists and community leaders standing ready to assist immigrants targeted in raids. agents from immigration and customs enforcement have been expected to conduct operations in 10 major cities, with plans to arrest thousands of

undocumented migrants. by sunday, few raids had materialized. critics denounced a political stunt the signed to frighten emigrant communities and fire up the donald trump base. he is stoking fear and trying to pit immigrant against citizen. it's very cynical. comes,e moment of truth suddenly it's all fear and no action. >> cop annnnounced ice would ben targeting millions of illegal immigrants. have decided not to emigrate -- -- cooperate. performance.ed their >> this is against specific individuals who had their day in court. we are merely executing this lawful order.

haveprecedented numbers arrived at the southern border. most of them clean poverty and violence in central america. thousands are being held in badly overcrowded detention centers. this could be severely worsened if mass roundups begin. africa, jacobuth zuma is being investigated. it's being televised and will go on and so friday. the allegations relate to his nine years in power. been a drive to remove me. i wish it would disappear.

has conspiracy against me times whenhed at there are things to be done. claire: we are covering this story. we talked about the allegations against zuma. thatis has given evidencece his nine years in power saw wholesale corruption, the looting of the coffers, using influence to the point where the wealthy were able to buy influence and pick cacabinet mininisters in ordrder to g get lucrative contracts for businesses. rule,jacob zuma's everything was for sale. the commissioners heard

eye-popping testimony about money being stuffed into bags, how threats were made of people did not all along with what was being asked of them. this was his chance to put forth his version of these allegations. what you've been saying is the allegations against him are politically motivated? >> yes. he was expected to say that. has been asking his lawyer what his intentions were for several months. he asked to see questions in advance, which is what no other witness has been privileged to. somehow, he was expecting to be treated different. he h has not prorovided an affit to the court. that would show his relationship

with the family or w why anyones what he''s going to , he isthe commission scheduled d to be there five da, is anyone's guess. he will not spread -- shed much light on the goingngs-on while e was in o office. this is probably going to be a major embarrassment for the ruling african national congress party. toire: turning our attention the lake where this stocks have been depleted in recent years. part of the problem is climate change. we have more. it >> the lake is an ecological treasure and the third largest body of fresh water.

they're all over 1000 species of fish. been a critical source of income and food for the population. boats are coming home with lighter and lighter nets. >> it was easy to catch fish in the past. these days, people find it difficult. they can go fishing in the evening and return with very few fish. they are scarce. >> a combination of overfishing and climate change, extreme weather has meant more violent rainfall. the 29,000 square kilometer lake has begun to reseed. center the water receding. -- consider a water receding. in the pasast, all of this was covered with water. >> in march, there was heavy rain.

hit witith heavy rains the left over 100000 dead. thouousands were forced d to fl. extrememe weather isis threateng the ecosystem and its fragile agriculture-based economy. more people have turned to the lake despite dwindling stock. >> people kill the smaller fish out of poverty. they are able to only buy food. that's why they kill the smaller ones. ranked them bank the top 10 countries in africa most at risk from climate change. news, foreigner minister's are talking about iran in brussels amid tensions between iran and the u.s.. uranium beyondh the limits of the 2015 nuclear deal.

they arear agency said reducing the commitments under the agreement in order to make the other signatories of fill their duties. one of those is the u.k. are attempting to keep the middle east denuclearize. if other countries get nuclear weapons, that's a very toxic and dangerous situation. iran is still a year away from developing a nuclear weapon. there is some small window to keep the deal alive. celebrated the team getting through the africa cup finals. friday.l play on celebrations were tense at times in several parts of the country. 11:00. just after

overjoyed and they celebrate the victory over nigeria. everyone is happy because of the victory. everyone is a bit stressed. it paid off. >> its magnificent. it's exceptional what they did. they remained call. -- calm. >> we are behind them. we have had an incredible tournament. they gave incredible emotion. the finall scene when goal went in.

here, the bastille day fireworks of just ended. thousands of fans are trying to reach the area. the situation deteriorated. several people were detained after throwing projectiles. after lightaris clashes with police. most were there to celebrate. it was a victory in the upcoming final. that's it for this edition. stay tuned.

>> this was here. plans repaired in great secrecy caught the central powers off guard and cut the bulgarian lines into. -- in two. >> it was clearly the beginning of the end for the central powers. >> the bulgarian army capitulated two weeks later, the first domino to fall. support for germany had evaporated. they signed an armistice, the first world war was over. french saw the first world war mainly on their soil. the battle in the east and south

were no less important. germany wanted to build a railway to baghdad. at stake were the oilfields of mesopotamia. serbia had to be conquered first. at thecaptured belgrade end of 1914. they were quickly forced to retreat. they needed bulgaria as an ally. >> it was strategic. if the country entered the war side by side with the central powers, they would get theytorial continuity and formed one block. tiny serbia resisted, stopping the hungarian empire. turkey heheld the allies at bay. the central powers s seemed invincible. bulgaria joined foforces with tm

in the mediterranean, french and british troops were being evacuated. paris, politicians and military chiefs dithered over where to the ploy troops. french military commanders needed men in france. the government had other ideas. >> they were left in the east to create a situation that would force the germans to send troops from the russian and french fronts. they promoted the idea of staying in the east. he had enemies. he took it very personally. so, he refused the idea of an eastern front like many others b because victory hd to be one by the french people

onon their soil. >> he was still of the opposition and he carried the day. high command released only three divisions and no artillery. in 1915, the 156 french division landed, around 10,000 men. they were joined by a second division, the 57th division. they were there to support the serbian army. >> the front needed a commander-in-chief. the general was chosen, the savior. prevented the city from falling into german hands. the righty enemies on wing and many on the left wing. one of the main leaders of the extreme left wing.

knowey gave the allies help. the serbian troops were surrounded and forced to retreat to the coast. they evacuated from their own land. from there, french and italian naval boats took them. caused the death of a large number of soldiers. during this long march through montenegrin and albania. there were no roads, no food. reached thehem island. they were so weak and ill that another 5000 died. their bodies were handed over to the sea. ♪

>> for the general, it was a headache. the greek king constantine was openly pro-german and proclalaid greek neutrarality. diplplomats from the central powers spied on the allies. the french troops were forced to camp in swamplands. more of them died from mosquitoes and disease than from battle. he didid not budge. >> it wawas important to stay in the region and notot give the enemy victory.y. greece.ory in turkeyy and >> t they statarted - -- decideo stay. ofy would build a defense concrete and sheet metal brought in from france. work would start in december 1915 of the entrenched camp.

it was completed by 1916. >> supplying the troops was difficult. they were ordered to grow crops. there were no troops, only gardeners. the newspaper launched a campaign. the front was also m mocked i in londonon. it was a sideshow and they wanted to evacuate. he was up against italian ambitions. went on during the war, especially overseas. they were much less interested. they would agree to leave if they were left to operate

freely. the italians openly said they intended to transform the sea into a lake. they wanted to eliminate austria-hungary from the region. that's why they were keen to fight, so they can have theirr say. serbiane summer, the ararmy was back on its feet. they reinforce the dwindling numbers. weapons fored new the dream of libererating the cocountry.y. serbianstumn, the captured the mountain from the bulgarians. it was strategically important. the human cost was terrible. keep theia wanted to position at any cost and the serbs wanted it badly. the fighting went on, thehe ferr of each was more and more

obvious. desperateng was so that french artillery officers attatack the serbs to finally storm the position. >> thehe victory reestablished e allies in serbia. afafter the capture of the strategic city, the allies knew that by tracking the h high grground, they can force the eny to withdraw from the valley. weekend, there would be no victories in 1917. , ththere would be no victorieies in 1917. >> it was a secondary front for the allies. the main front was the french

front. resources inad terms of men and weapons. simply,y, there were nott enough m men and equipment for e secondary front. >> 1917 was the year of political upheaval in france. he took control of the government, he sacked the general and replaced him. he had o orders to prepare the retreat. frommced, he was dropped active army service. he changed his mind. ait is possiblele too mount victory. he drafted a plan of attack. the germans launched the offensive, paris was under threat. successor landed on j june 18,

1918. he further developed his predecessor's plans.. 30,000 soldiers with civilians were put to work building roads andd deploying artillery in the mountainins. they needed d a green light forr the allilies to attack. >> he played along. he did the job in france. he played his part on the eastern front. convince theo political chief as well. the primeember 4, minister agreed. the italian prime minister followed. france wasas given the ascent. byby september 12, a large canns

wewere in plplace. on septembergan 15. the bulgarians fought desperately for reinforcement. the germans refused. nothing could stop the allied advance. men, 20,000 frenchmen found themselves on this ridge and attacked in the early morning. of the momostne beauautiful victories in histor. fightht- fair fight , the trench was taken. this allowed the bulgarian front

to be broken. serbian troops went in. they rushed into the breach. night, toed, lighting knock over the second

man: two men are accused of being members of the so-called "beatle" cell from islamic states. woman: they've said there will be more i.s.-inspired attacks. maman: the men did not deny beig members of the british i.s. cell. woman: ...seemed unrepentant. man: they say they had not died because god had decreed that they should live. second man: i'm stuart ramsay in syria, and this is "hotspots." [camera shutter clicks] toninight, we're gonna take you behind the scenes of the world's biggest and hardest-hitting stories. alex crawford meets the oil thieves of west africa devastating the environment. man: we're doing it because we have no jobs. stuart: from central a america, the deported american gangs and