"franceyou are watching 24." and genie godula. these are the headlines. the briritish parliament votes o take a no deal brexit option off the table, another blow to prime minister boris johnson, whose bid to call early elections was rejected as well. this just in. boris johnson's brother, jo johnson, just said he is resigning. ba©nacdicte paviot --

benadicte paviot will be live from london with the latest. epic devastation on the islands. dorian is back to category three strength as a continues to rake the coast of the southeastern united states. and hong kong leader carrie lam says the decision to withdraw the controversial extradition bill to china that spaparked monthshs of protests was her decision alone, not a decisision from beijing. protesters say too little, too late. government talks to your about controversial plans to overhaul the pencil system. we look at the main stiticking points in our r business update. -- and the crazy case of maurice the rooster, winner of a court case by a neighbor who claimed h his crows were toooo loud. first, our top story, live from

paris. prime minister boris johnson got hit with two more parliamentary defeats as mp's rejected another johnson's plans for a snap election. we have seen h his plans to have the u.k. come out of the year two momonths from now no matter what blocked by parliament. paviot is there. boris johnson is facing defeats and a possible election. yet he will be making a statement about his continued plans for a general election. how does that work? --adicte how does it work benadicte: how does it work

indeed. a confident prime minister is coming up fighting from these key quadruple defeats in the house of commons. of course, the first scrutiny he has properly had. the seizing of control of theiamentary business by opposition and h his successive defeats on the strategy to either go for a no deal or to change the deal. he is simply getting rebuffed again and again. we are going to get, midafternoon -- the prime minister, who i understand will be in yorkshire, making his plea not to parliament -- we have seen it rejected there -- but directly to the british people. are told demonstrate considers this the first day of the election campaign. you may ask what is the election date. he would like it to be tuesday, october 15. that has been rejected in parliament, but he is still

pushing for it. one of his tactics is to shame opposition leader jeremy corbyn, say he him "chicken," to has called for an election over months and years, and you are chicken because you are scared you are going to use it. genie: we also just learned that boris johnson's brother, jo, an mp and junior minister, said he is going to resign. what can we read into that? benadicte: he has resigned. this is huge news. it reflect what is happening in the family, in the conservative party. what is also happening, we forget, within the labour party, which is deeply split about remain and the official position. they had many who voted to leave the -- leave the e.u.

from jo johohnson sayiying " "i am quitting as top and d minister. i is between family and national interest. it is horrible tension and time for others to take on my roles as mp and minister." he was minister of state for universities. genie: thank you for that. fromicte paviot reporting london. next, italy's prime minister has presented his new cabinet to president sergio mattarella. there were confidence votes in both houses of parliament. the coalition agreement between the very different five star movement and the democratic party brought italy's month-long political crisisis to an end. here is josephine mckenna in rome. josephine: of coururse we have time mr. giuiuseppe conte, who just over a year ago was not even a politician at all. he became pregnant sister. he presided over very intense mcgahn -- he became prime

minister. he presided d over very intense negotiations. -- robertoky airy gualtieri will be playing a role in the budget. controversy over the appointment of luigi di maio as foreign hair -- foreign minister. he is a university dropout. he may be head of the five star movement, but people make jokes about his italian, let alone other linkages. theree is concern about his lack of experience. a very cabinet, the youngest ever elected or formed in italy. the average age is around 47. half t the ministersrs come froe pd, the democratic party, the other half from five star. seven of these new cabinet members are women. there are likely to meet for the first time tonight, and then we

will see a vote of confidedence, which these parties are likely to winin in both houses of parliament early n next week. everyone, themind five star movement and democratic party were political opponents not long ago. is this new coalition, this new cabinet, going to work? is plenty ofere speculation about how long this is g going to last. for now, these two parties, longtime bitter enemies, with variousisions over policies, including security, immigration, and the high-speed rail link between turbine and -- - --manyurin a and lyon differences. there also facing internal differences in the parties. one ththg that keeps them together is united opposition to the return of matteo salvini, the head of the leak. if an election were to happen tomorrow, he is likely to win, because he has around 32% support in the electric.

time, they feel they have to hold it together. they need to get through the budget process and come through something that is going to work for italy and restart italy with new ideas and some passion and some innovation, which is badly needed right now because it is teetering on the brink of recession. longer-term, no one is quite sure how long this coalition can hang together. that is rome correspondent josephine mckenna. dorian is back to a a category ofee storm, flooding parts south carolina and leaving tens of thousands without power.. it is moving along the soututheastern united states afr slamming into the hamas over the weekend. the death toll in the island 20 dead.ands at 70,000 residents are in need of humanitarian aid. ryan quinn has more on the .atastrophic damage ryan: unprecedented devastation in the bahamas, entire neighborhoods like to off the of in the wake of your flesh

hurricane dorian. helicopters from the u.s. coast guard and british royal navy airlifted injujured survivors ot on wednesday as prime minister hubert minnis thanks the internatioional commitittee for support and vowed d to carry on. innis: our r response willll be day and night, day after day, week aftfter week, month after lives of ourthe people return to some degree of normalcy. ,yan: in the capital, nassau cheerful reunions -- tearful reunions of missing relatives. 70,000 people need immediate humanitarian aid. the red cross estimates that 13,000 homes have been either severely damaged or completely destroyed. residents shocked at t the level of damage. >> the is no houses.

80% of the house is gone. ryan: hardest hit, the northernmost island of abaco and grand bahama. winds gusted over 350 kilometers per hour, tying the record for the strongest atlantic hurricane to ever make landfall. storm surges of up to seven meters submerged entire houses. ththe storm lingered over the island for two d ds b bore weakening and heading nort but dorian is now regaining strength over the warm waters off the coast of the southeastern u.s. over 2.2 million people have been ordered to evacuate in florida, georgia, and the carolinas. genie: there has been a new bombing in the afghan capital. a suicide bomber through blue himself up in the heart of kabul in an area near the headquarters of nato and the u.s.s. embassy. the taliban claimed responsisibility for the attttak thatat left at leaeast 10 civivs dead and more than 40 heart. inre has been no let up

violence in afghanistan, even though the taliban are in the midst of negotiations with the united states. an eventual deal w with america would give the talibiban securiy guarantees in exchange for the withdrawal of a third of u.s. troops. hong kong leader carrie lam says she hopes her withdrawal of the controversial bill that sparked months of protests will help the city move forward from the unrest. on wednesday, lamb said she would formally end of next tradition bill that would send people to mainland china to be judged. she gave a press conference today when she was repeatedly asked why it took her so long to withdraw the bill, but she skirted the question. for many protesters, it is too lilittle, totoo late. >> we are asking for five things. people- a lot of

ridiculously arrested by the police. is lying.m i think hong kong people, we are more anger, yes. genie: our regional correspondent, trust telegram, is covering the protests -- regional correspondent is covering the protests and told us more abouout the press conference today. charleles: first queuestion is o made thihi decision, whether cacarrie lam made ththis on hern or with beijing's approval. inin a pressss conference, carre lam m explaiained this is her decision, and she did not make it by taking beieijing's approv. t that no matterms what beijing's idea of this was, they a are on boardrd, judging y some comommentary in chihinese e media. a singapore commentary -- this -- a commentary from the natitional press agency in china explains that violent criminals must be pursued to thehend without mercy.

this signifies that perhaps this could be a l larger strategy. on the one hand, offerer an olie brananch branch h to try to negotiate. on the other hand, this gives legitimacy to a harsher susuppression n or harsh usese f police forcece. this is a way to parse the moderates -- to part the moderates from the radicals and divide the protest movement and hong kong. another example of reaction in china is "the global t times," e english h language mouthpiece of the communist party, saying the move should not be seen as a concession. a choicet b be seen as that is interesting, because it could set a dangerous precedent for maland china, proving that protest can work and can succeed in its objective. charles's invasion. three days after the start of a string of xena phobic attacks,

-- xenophobic attacks in south africa that have claimed lives, protesters have been retaliating the comb. protesters across the continent have targeted south african businesses, with several offices and shops torched and looted. nigeria has announced it will boycott the africa summit in south africa, and leaders have called for concrete action toward stopping the frequent attacks on foreigners. -- ourinsberg has moree reporter has more. reporter: there weree c chaotic scenes as s police tried to stop looting in abuja. this is a revenge attack after four and-owned businesses in south africa were targeted. >> we are out today to protest -- to protest that this should not be continued. -- we have south african citizens. we lived there. their investments are so much

here. they are here. we did not hurt them. one with a hurt our people? reporter: south africa has responded by closing its diplomatic missions in abuja and it is necessary to protect its staff after a g grop of people tried to force their way into the consulate. after receiving reports and threats from some of the nigerians, we decided d to temporarily close while we are assessing the situation. we will be monitoring the situation, and when we see it necessary to open, we will reopen. reporter: diplomatic tensions rise. nigeria is boycotting the world economic forum on africa in cape town, taking place this week. meanwhile, protests have been taking place in zambia, outside the south african high commission. students shouted "no violence" as they demonstrated. in recent years, attacks have become a regular occurrence.

frustration n mounts over high rates of unemployment. currently, around 29%. note here inter france, where a court just decided in favor of a rooster. the owner of the bird, named -- a neighbor said his calling was too loud. critics slammed it as an attack by urban interlopers on the traditionanasounds of f the countryside. the case that has ruffled feathers acrcross franc. hehere on an island across the west coast, maurice the rooster has become an unwitting symbol of french rural traditions. his owners sued by retiree insisted theo predawn racket is papart of livg outsidide of the city. itnature has to stay what

isis. people must understand that in the city t they are accustomed o noise, that in the countryside, wewe have otother noises that he always been there, that are normal. reporter: maurice's cause found plenty of support. local shops sell t-shirts dedicated to it, and 140,000 people signed a "save maurice" petition. argues for the plaintiffs their neighborhood is zoned for housing developments, not livestock, and that they were there long before maurice. >> of course a rooster has to crow in the morning, but my clients have been here since 2003 and the rooster only showed up in 2017.. this is an urbanizized area. my clients live in development. this is not the countryside. reporter: the case of the ruckus rooster is not alone. the french court in the tothwestern region is set determine whether this backyard flock of noisy geesese and ducks constitutes a nuiuisance to her newly-arrived neighbors. faced with a litany of

complaints against everything from the wing house to chirping crickets, one french mayor has proposed a solution -- writing the noises on to france's heritage list, putting them under state protection. genie: maurice the rooster not -- the pointcase of sore ordered to pay the owner 1000 euros. parliament votes to take a no deal brexit issue off the table, another blow to prime minister boris johnson, whose bid to call early elections was rejected as well. we also heard boris johnson's , and mpn minister, has resigned. the death toll from hurricane dorian rises to 20 in the bahamas, still reeling from epic devastation. the stororm is backed up too category three strength. hong kong leader carrie lam says

the decision to withdraw the controversial extradition bill to china that sparked months of protests was herer decision alo, not an order from beijing. protesters say it is too lititt, totoo late.. it is titime for our business update with stephen carroll. judges and france have droppedea case a against air francnce ovee tragic right -- flight from rio to paris that crcrashed in 2009. stephen: prosecutors called for air france to stand trial for manslaughter, bubut judges today dropped their inquiry against both air france and the aircraft makeker, airbus. in a statement, they said the crash was a result of a combination of elements that could not have been detected before the accident happened. thee is a an inquiry into decision. hearinghe goverernment abouout pland chchans toto the pepension system. stephen: a report commissioned by the g governmenent recommendd

majojor changes, aimeded at plug a defificit inhehe pensionon sy, whwhich would d see mostst peopk longer to get the full reretirement e entitlemement. the changes hahave been hard ming in the past. century,er half a proposals to reform pension systems are brought workers into the streets. 2003 two today, millions of protested against changes to france's retirement system. emmanuel macron's government hopes to avoid mass strikes. it is a fairly broad exchanger will have with all of these organizations. tois only once i have tried summarize this information over the course of the next week. i will implement the choices we will make. reporter: appointed by the french government to tackle the

issue. after eight months of discussions with unions, his report was published in july, laying out a majajor overhaul. it would scrap the 22 public pension systems and replace them with one uniniversal scheme. it would leave a retirement age of 62, b but introduce the so-called equilibrium retirement age of 64 at which workers would receive a full pension. if they could get more. agece's current retirement is lower than the european average of 65. the average age punch workers actually retire is 63.4. workers tend to leave before the minimum legal age. reconciling a system of retirement ages and time spent paying into the pension's cost will be the major challenge facing the government as it drafts this bill. is to eliminate the

deficit in the national retirement fund it is facing by 2025. genie: possible progress in resolving the trade dispute between the u.s. and china. analyst: high-level talks next month, after a phone call between china's vice premier, the u.s. treasury secretary, and the trade representative. we should not hold her breath for breakthroughs. besides have been close to an agreement back in april. talks fell a part in thatt occasionon. another attempt over the summer also faiailed. then, the u.s. label china a a currrrency manipulator. a charge of 15% on over $100 billion worth h of chinese impoports. president trump says he wants so increase the tariff on another $2$250 billionon to 30%0%, and r batch h of imports could be e ht with 13% tariffs in december.. smartphonenes among those produs which could be setor new tatariffs at the end of thisis . shadow w overingg a a

the nsnsumer elelectronics shown berlin. catherine: temperatures -- tension is in the air as companies fret over the u.s.-china trade war. the company which looks to take the hardest hit -- chinese telecom giant huawei. u.s. actions in band businesses from working with the company, putting its latest smartphone on the line. with google blocked from doing business with while way -- hua racinge government is to develop its own sysystem. , butwe saw harmony os running on a tv. they say they are ready to implement that on a smart phone, but other questions need to be answered. will there be apps in time? right now, they can get google, they may not be able to launch that phone. catherine: smartphonones made in china are not yet affected by tariffs, although they are set

to take a 15% hit from december. other gadgets are already targeted. analysts say it is creating a client -- a climate of uncertaiainty in the tech industry. >> we are not sure how everyone but weather the trade war, there will be winners and losers. samsunung already pulled manufacturing out of china into vietnam years ago. they may be a winner. ei and apple huaw may become losers. catherine: 1800 companies are set to exhibit at the fair, preparing for scrutiny amidst the ongoing trade war. sterling continues to be where all the brexit action is today. investors view the list of a no deal brexit receiving -- receding somewhat. we are still not far off the three year low against the

dollar. one pound training for 1.23. on the stock markets, ththere is optimism on news of trade talks between the u.s. and china resuming. that is helping boost things in paris and frank for. london's ftse 10000 in the red. the ftse 100 is mostly made up of parties that export, so stronger sterling tends to hurt their share price. the head of nissan has to pay back his bonus. ststephen: he was overpaid to te tune of $400,000. this is at a time when the sun's profits have slumped. the carmaker is cutting over 12,000 jobs. chairmanas the former is awaiting trial on charges that he enriched himself with company money. he denies any wrongdoing in that matter.

the journalists of thehe overpayment was linked to a schememe. genie: stephen carroll with our business news. next for you, a new french connection is on the way in the next half hour. we will take a closer look at the fervent anti-vaccine movement here in france, coming up after the news. ♪ ♪ > lahore is known as the peal of punjab, but it's image has been tarnished by attacks. during eastern celebrations, a suicide bombingng killed 75 people, including several people -- several children. the targeted the entire western part of lahore society. the city is finally embracing modern infrastructure, preserving its heritage.

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