♪ ♪ >> the u u.s. president doldld trump p says t the united states shshot dn onon iranian drone in the strait of hormuz, but tehran says the c claim is delusional. africaner south president backs ouout of an appearance at a public inquiry into state corruption, stating the questions are unfair. we will cross to our reporter in cape town.

fans are gearing up for algeria and senegal facing off for a continental title for their match i in cair. the france 24o room in paris. the u.s. president donald trump says that the united statates forces have shot down and destroyed an iranian drorone whh was threatetening an american naval vevessel at the ststrait f hohormuz. the pentagon says s that uss bor took what was described as defensive action against the unmanned drone. the e authorities in tehran are denying that any such incident affected its drones and calling the claim quote, "baseless and delusional" and suggests the united states most likely shut - shot down one of its own drones. >> iran is sayaying we d not knw what you are talkingng about - - all of our drones are fine.

the claiaims that t the iranian drones are shot down are false. washinington has a diffeferent narrative. according to wawashington a andt uss s boxer, shot down n and irn drdrone yesterday morning, 10:00 a.m. local time. u.s. president donalald trump en commented about the alleged incident, and according to o . trump,p, the iraninian drone was allegedly getting closer to the u.s. navy ship, thehe ship sent out warninin to the drdrone to stand down when it did not, according to mr. t trump, t the u.s. . navy s shot down the e drone. mr. trtrump adding that this is the latest in a serieies of provovocative and hostile actios by iran, and that the u.s. has a right to defend itself. again, iran is denying, almost mockingly denying it. the deputy foreign minister saying all o of our droneses are fine and maybe the u.s. shot i s

own drone downwn. another military spokesperson adding that yesterday, all of iran's droneses returned to base safely, further adding that this is an attempt by washington to escalate tensions. last month, you had iran shootiting down a u.s. drorone. we have had a a number of tanker inincidents where tinkekers in e rsrsian lf have e been attttked, washington blamingng iran, iran dedenying it. not a day goes b by without an incident between washington and tehran that escalates s tension. this seems t to be thehe latest. >> repororting frorom tehran. france 24 asked the u.s. special envoy for iran w wther a meeting between ththe u.s. and iranian officials could be in the cards. >> t the president h has said ia statement, i wanant to say mayba year ago, that he would b be willlling to meet with the pridenent. iran keeps rejejecting diplomacy and president trurump's offer to

resolve ingsgs diplomamatically. iran has decidided to responondo that with violence. we will keep that policy squarely within the doublble mec channels and we call on iranians to do the same. >> meanwhile, gibraltar'ss supreme court h has ruled today an oil tanker can be detained for another 30 days. condemned whattlly they c called the i illegal the tension of t the tanker. the foformer south africanan prpresident had been due to appr today in a public inquiry to state corruption, but his lawyers announced he will no longer take part in that probe, and he e feels the ququestions e unfair. there is already been a three-day long grilling this week. let's get to our reporter in

ishmael. why is he backing o out of this probe? >> maybe we should go one step back and ask the question, why former appearing for the inquiry -- he is there because ninine witnesss who have appeared over ththe lat 10 months s at that thee commisn have i implicated hihim in statp share, c corruption,n, and frau. so they invited the formerer presidentnt to apappeae cacan answer questions abobout m being implicated in state capture. now, the president appeaears toe quitite uncomomfortable with cen questions being asked. questionssayayg the are unfairir, that the conditioning is biased, and that he came there in good faith, and he is no l longer prepared to

participate in the inquiry bebeuse he sayays the commissisn is now cross-examiningng him whh he sayss is not allowed in terms of the rules of the commission. thee evidence leader for commission inquiry is sasaying e are not cross-exexaminining you. wewe want to get to the bottom f state corruption. we are trying to get to ththe bottomom of statate capture. the f fact that he has been implicicated by nine witnesses forces us to probe these ququestions. of course, the former president is uncomfortable with these questions. we saw m monday and tuesesday we he said he cannnnot remember soe of thehe questions that they asd hee said hehe alsoo was absolutely not involved in state capture. he does not even believe in state capture. now the commission has adjourned da is verydge zon keen for the president to return

to the witness stand and continue with his testimony. if thewhat will happen former president disregards any future probes? note thatmportant to the integrity of this commission has to be protected. withf the former president an agreement cannot be reached, then the judge will be forced to use e his popowers to issue e a subpoena to force the president to return to the witness stand to answer questions. and he has to comply because if he does not comply with the subpoena, it would evolve to a content of the commission. he does have a right to go to a coururt of law to challenge the subpoena, but according to legal experts, it is unlikely to proceed, but the judge is hoping that an agreement will be

reached and the president will return to take the witness stand. >> we are receiving word that the former president will give a written statemenent in the varis incicidents. that is a developing story, thank you veryry much in cape town, thank you. more clulues emerging for it the motives of an arson attack in kyoto. it resulted in the deaths of 33 people, making it japan's worst massss killing in two decades. to havebelelieved carried out the attack was thought to have a grievance with the company. he believed that they plagiarized his novel, but according to japanese media, the man wheeled a trolley into the building and loaded at least one bucket of petrol. the 41-year-old suspect and arsonist is now in custody. the united kingdom is due toto leave the european union on the

31st of october and both men vyining to take over a as prime minster next week says it is impeperative that brexit happens on time with or without a deal. ut mps in the british parliament has set up a roadblock. johnson is the current favorite to win the keys to down the street, and by threatenining that, he sent u.k. on a collision course. our ininternationanal affairss commentator doug hererbert joins usow. exextraordinary that borisis jon has not beenen chosenn as the future british prime minister yet, or it has not been anannounced, andnd he has receia stern warning from parliament. yes, the man poised to take the k keys in just a few days, it bears reminding the

only 106 2000 tory party members will be choosing this next prime minister, 0.3%. it almost makes the u.s. electoral college system fair and just. but many have saidid that this s a man in the past who has been office,unfit to hold and he has been described as a charlatan and buffoon, and bumbling one at that. his entire campaign, and let's not forget, he also led the brexit campaign -- a campaign that was based on false claims, many people say. hehe is noww saying, brexit, dor die, on october 31. do or die means even if that memeans no deal. here is where the vote comes in. the vote in parliament, and it maneuver in, a

d basicallywoul prevent from extending parliament for a no deal brexit. ng is called prororoguei parliament and it brings the queen into play. the queen is the only one with the power to actually lock the doors to the commons to shut it down, suspended, prevent those mpmps to come into parliament to vote, presumably to block a no deal brexit. and here is what is remarkable, even within theresa may's government, they have been in favor of not giving parliament the ability to stop a no deal brexit. haveof her own ministers stain from the vote because they think it is imperative to mamake sure that boards johnson cannot act as a free hand in the no

deal. quitf the ministers even the e governmement to vote thehl totories. >> so prpretty confrontational start forr britain's next prime minister and the parliamenent. doug: and ththe parliament. here is ththe crowning arch iroy of this. what was the brexit about? largelybobout immigration, stop immigrants from coming into britain, and the other one return sovereignty to parliament. and what is this all about? it is about giving parliament a vote, giving parliament a say. philipng the chancellor hammond to abstain from the vote, the reason that they want parliament to have a vote is they believe in a parliamentary democracy, it is absolutely , it isnt, it is key obligatory that the parliament has a say. te --et, the brexit

brexiteers are the most dead set to getting that parliament the final say. it is not a small matter because also, the office ofof budget responsibility has now weighed in on the economic consequences of a no deal. if it does happen, it could mean entailing tens of billions of pounds of extra government borrowing costs, and more economic disaster ahead. there is a a lot of fretting ovr the consequences of a no deal brexit. broadersing the question of the parliament -- the executive is trying to impose its will, and it is not going to enend rit now.w. when boris johnson comes to power, some are even warning that they could ask for a second referendum or even an early vote of no-confidenence.

his days may be numberered in before he enters. >> thank you for that. hammondommentator doug -- that is commentntator doug hammond. african nations final, seeining algeria contending to win the final for ththe second time and senegal, for the first time. that kicks off in the egyptian capital at 9:00 p.m.. an estimated 75,000 people are expected to pack into watch. the partyries fans, has already started. let's listen to what some of them had to say. >> we are so proud of the players. they are courageous. we have to pray for them and stop criticizing them. >> we a are going to have so muh fun. we are already in the mood and we will support them 100%. bring home thehe cup and celebrate. >> i am ready for the match but

it is going to be difficult. we expect just one thing. a jersey with two stars. >> we are counting on them, they know it. they willl w win, god willing. >> a a couple of fans f from sel and algeria. we will keep a close eye and bring you results. that is it for the french 24 newsroom, thanks for watching. stay tuned. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> being from the air,, you migt think this was california. 2but this campus is just a hour drive from mecca. it sits on the banks of the red sea, covering 3600 andnd built t

the cost of $10 billion. the saudi's have drum to big. they have also relaxes -- have dreamt big.. ththey have also relaxed strt rules. 80% of the academics come from overseas, like the american michael, who heads up the marine biology department. he is a man on the mission. is conditionedaea withth naturally high temperatus , and in some wayays, looks a at like what we thihink the rest of the world's oceans will look like in n the not-too-distant futurere because of climimate change. understanding all the specifics of how organisms have adapted to those conditions may give us insight into understanding what the chances are for the rest of the world's oceans to adapt as conditions change. >> this morning, one of the university's boats heading out

on an expedition. onboard is a german scientist who is also a trained diver. the team is sailing nortrth of e saududi shorele e to collect c l samples.s. the coastline has not been andnized, and despite warm salty water, the reef is well-preserved. an entire ecosystem depends on it. with coral found elsewhere, this reaches a k key nursery for fish and shellfish. world, 80% of marine species rerelies on coral. but global warming now poses a serious danger. as the mercury is notched up another two degrees, 90% of the world's reefs will die. quickly understand

how the red sea coral manages to survive the heat. sebastian pulls out his hammer and chisel. coral is neither a plant nor a mineral. a distantntmal, and cousin o of the jellyfish. >> usually, i take bigger alony, but i can only take small piece without hurting them. and usually, the fragment we take off should regrow fairly quickly. it is the least impact we can do for the population of the coral. dipped inon is

nitrogen at a temperatature of -195 degrees. it is for ththe university's dna library. ththrest is kekept at room temperature anand will be soon replplanted. it is only really a night that you realize the coral is a living thing.. feedshehes out its polyps to , absorbing eveverything around it. bacteria, or particles of plastic. fish also come to find a dark corner t to hide becaususe at n, sharks are on the lookout for pray. prey. on dry l land, t the fire fromol refineriries burned 24 hours a day, every day.

back at the university, sebastian is now heading out. he is going to tend to his garden. >> one thing is really long in the center. >> just three meters from the surface, he set out all of his coral samples. they have been collected from right across the red sea. to spot the cream of the crop, the most resistant to changes in temperature. sebastian also measures the chlorophyll levels and that is becacae there arare plants livig in the coral. tiny micro flips into its cells. a perfececsymbiosis.s. thriving itit is

because e the algae is healthy. while sebastiaia nurses his coral, and his colleagues are looking closer at the algae. man u well comes s -- manuel coe from spapain. he is convinced that thehe key o save the coral can be found in this microalgae. >> the problem is that the organisms are very sensitive to tempmperature. so under stress, the coral basically expels the algae from the tissue, and what happens is that the tissue now becomes translucent and we c can see the white skeletons, and this is why we call it bleaching because it basically turns white. untilill buy us some time

they basically use up all of their energy reserves. if the stress does not get away, they start to die and basically starve. >> as soon as you touch the seaweed, the coral dies. so how can it bebe studied closely? manuel has found d a solution. , , theyand enemies survive thanks to the same symbiosis and are much l less sensitive. >> all of the red dodots you see here, it is basically the same algae that prorovide most of the food to the corals, and they live inside the cells. it cannot be more intimate than that. there is a codependence they have evolved over millions and millions and millions of years..

years, so veryn ancient relationship. e> these cabinets are an mone incubators. anemomo fromthe didifferent partof t the world.. hawaii, , florida, and the red sea. these are e places witith diffet temperaturures. and ththen, put in whatever we want. diverse withvery many different types of algae, anand all are different. whatat makes them temperatature is [indiscernible] and it helps us change the symbionts. >> by using trial and error, manuel creates the best fusion

between the algae and anemone, and then applies it to the coral. it is a simimple selection procs to anyny gardener or breeder wod do. others, however, want to go further and actually access to coral's dna.e for the head of the department, there is no o ch to do.. >> unfortutunately, we may be pushed into a situation whwheree have to o start thinkingng about even more proactive solututions. can we engineer coral? we have to deal with the question of should we later. but the core signs of a question, is it possible --- scientific question, is it possible? >> the selection process continues in earnest.

this is what is known as brain coral. each section comes from a different region. this six months now that they have been getting accustomed to each other, as any animal species would, as now they are ready to reproduce. i importantiment is that we see what happens if we interbreed or cross them, how does the offspring form. > the coral to ththe south, e cacan basically y take those adaptations they have and inject them into the coral and basicacally create coral populations ththat will withstad temperatures in 100 years from now. if we start early enough, we hope we can start building more resilient populations. the repeproduction will occur at sea. it easilytransport without having to worry too much

about the nursery where we would let them acclimate for the next morning seasons. >> it will be triggered by a full moon a few days time. ♪ >> corals have survived so many mass extinctionn events in this planet. look at these times, what we see is that basically, they are gone for months and years, and they suddenly come back. so the research we are doing is not the safe product from extinction. i i am pretty sure, it will come back. the problem that we aree facing is t that we are going to lose e ecosystems. we cannot afford to wait

hundreds or thousands of years for corals to come back. we need them now because n now they feed hundreds of millions of people on this planet. it is now that they provide a home or habitat for many, many living species. >> 500 million people live

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