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time for 60 minutes live around the world. france remembers the terror attacks of 2015. 100 31 people killed, hundreds hurt at bars, restaurants and the batter clan concert hall -- lan concert hall. the world gets its first taste
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impeachmente trump investigation. two top level diplomats testifying today on live television. should people get tax credit for buying secondhand goods. that is an idea from french entrepreneurs. polanski's support is crumbling after a new allegation. first, our top story live from paris.
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four years ago today, a group of .en stormed a series of sites by the end of the night, 131 were killed and over 400 hururt. that tragic days being marked today with a series of ceremonies attended by the paris mayor and several other ministers. a ceremony is being hosted by victims of the attack at the bataclan, who have gone onon to create victims' assssociations. tell us about what these heads of victims associations have had to say.
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>> it has been four years since this has happened. saying the message was yes, we need to be tough on signs of radicalization. it raise theime, alarm bill. victim's families and survivors, pointing towards what is the next act in terms of , theres, namely the fact paris attacks looks to be a to bringa trial set
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back memories for these families and loved ones. here who weref us covering those terror attacks, attack.self work at the tell us what you remember -- you yourself were near where the attack happened. tell us what you remember. of tweets suggested a shooting at various venues around the town. it was a very long siege, journalists and onlookers.
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were --the survivors and the look on their faces will stay with me for a long timeme. city fell paris as a into shell shock afterwards. that is the message that has been reiterated in terms of building their lives. you think paris has recovered from the attack? there was the charlie hebdo
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attack, the attack on the south .oast france has been the scene of lastous incididents over the years, smaller attacks on soldiers. security services saying they 60e foiled no fewer than plots in the last six years. a is something that has higher profile here in france. generally speaking, it has not stopped people from --. genie: thank you for that. our french politics editor joins me on the set. you have been keeping a close eye on the story. we have been talking about the potential terror attacks that have been soiled. a state of emergency was put into place in france. that no longer technically exists.
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state of emergency was put in place to allow the security forces, especially the police to have more freedom to search homes, to tap phone lines, to detain people who they suspected of plotting attacks and so on. several timesnged and became a problem. takeecision was made to some of the key measures and insert them into common law. parliament.ed by essentially, the core measures of the state of emergency have become common law. toy can listen morere easily we have learned it
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is becoming clearly an issue. we have seen in other places takingr-right terrorists in their motivation, how to internet, toon the be much more active, proactive. mentioning 60 plots foiled. probably others we have never heard about. there was a willingness to be more proactive. this has become the new kind of
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threat. mindsstill there in the of the people. >> the attackers were french for the most part, who were chain -- who were trained by the islamic state group. what is being done to keeeep tht in check? there is a mechanism in place . the problem is, much more those northerncaptioned in -- you were captured in northern syria until turkey decided to move into that area. the big question is, what do we them inthem, do we want france?
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nobody wants them. now, turkey has moved in. the french covenant does not say, but they do not t want them back -- the french government does not say, but they do not want them back. thee: let's focus on situation in lebanon. human rights groups have forced them to return to a conflict zone. there are extremely rare pictures embedded with the coast guard.
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they film libyan police cramming migrants into buses, sending them to detention centers. >> the libyan coast guard are responding to an alert from malta and italy, asasking them o intercept migrants heading for europe. 126 people, including eight
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children. they have been at sea for 18 hours. some believe they have been rescued by an ngo. they are crammed in with no food, water, lifejackets, or blankets.
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>> [speaking foreign language] >> they have risked it to escape libya. as the sunsets, they are being taken back to tripoli. they do not know what fate awaits them that. the vast majority of those brought back today are --. the toll of their ordeal is clear. one of the migrants asked to speak to us without being identified for fear of reprisal.
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they wait on the docket for over three hours. the weakest treated for hypothermia by medics. the authorities are overwhelmed. we filmed as officials tried to work out what to do. we are told migrants often throw themselves back into the water to try and escape.e. 11:30 pm, the
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liberation brigade decide to take the men away to overcrowded detention centers and tensions mount. a guard hides his gun. our filming is disturbing usual proceedings. officially, there are a few thousandnd migrants in libyan centers. overall, the figure is higher. there are thought to be nearly one million caught up in the chaos. genie: the second annual paris peace forum is wrapping up. byt event is being attended 30 heads of state and government as well as ngos, companies, and grassroots organizations.
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we have this report. of the paris peace forum continues today. it is due to wrap up later today with the annououncement of 10 projects which will be contemplated on over the next 12 months in a bid to bring more public attentionon to the issue. these projects include terrorism, climate change, migration, pollution. one of the key projects discussesed here is the use and forailability of freshwater large population levels around the world. jessica of the organization. do. us what you
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>> i work with a peace building organization. atm responsible for looking conflictss around land, water, and forest. consortiumenting the comprised of various organizations. >> it seems a strange link. >> water is key to our survival. dependent on water, we depend on it for drinking, cooking, sanitation purposes, energy. people are dependent on it for their livelihood. talking about people owning
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cattle. need access to water for agricultural purposes. >> your figures are alarming. billion worth of damage is done every year by drought. where are the worst affected areas? we see it all across the world. there are areas known to be drought prone. the current climate change, we see the situation is amplifying in combination with economicound the growth plans in these regions, population growth is quite high. this puts pressure on the
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resources available in those locations. >> for many of us, fresh and running water is taken for granted. >> in a lot of countries, you do not have tap water people have to walk miles and miles to find water. it is not necessarily clean or what you would consider drinkable. people have no other option. in the u.s., the first public hearings in the impeachment inquiry into donald trump begin today. two seasoned diplomats will testify on tv. grilled on whether trump pressured ukraine to investigate joe biden and his son.
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>> this is coming fromom two french entrepreneurs. they are calling on the governrnment to introduce a tax crededit for thohose w b buy usd goods in an effort to reduce used waste. >> a proposition to cut taxes by buying secondhand goods, suggested by leading entrepreneurs in f france. the concept is simple. by secondhand or get sometething repaired. was bought for 50 euros, it would give the buyer a tax credit. to some.is appealing >> it will encourage people to spend in different ways.
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it is good for the planet. >> despite entnthusiasm, the french government says the proposal is unlikely to see the light of day. it could create another tax exemption when authorities are trying to eliminate them. sponsors argue it would slow down the production of reusable products and stop overconsumption. says the refoform would benefit other sectors. be reinjected into the economy. if people save money, ththey wil spend it elsewhere. we believe that is positive. trends pointrket towards a potential growing opportunity. over 7 billion euros were spent on secondhand good and the market keeps expanding.
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in 2005, only 17% of people purchased used goods. that has increased to almost two thirds of the population. >> you have the latest on the u.u.s. china trade war with t te threat of escalation from donald trump. talks are ongoing on what has been calleled the phase i deal o put an end to the trade war. the u u.s. president saidid he l increase tariffs on china if they do not reach an agreement. negotiations are close to an accord, but there are no further details from what it might contain. deal, wedo not make a are going to raise those tariffs. be true forg to other countries that mistreat us. we have been m mistreated by so many countries.
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it is hard to believe. >> w we are expecting an announcement from washington. the trump administration threatened a levy of up to 25% on imports. the decision was pushed back in may. the commerce secretary has indicated d the tariffs may note necessary following discussions. this i i weighing on how investors are trading. the markets are taking the threat from dodonald trump o ofn escalation seriously. this is atext, picturure on the european marke. fallsers are seeingng morore as we wawait on news of ththe tariffs. teslaa has chosen berlin for its factory in europe. elon musk made the announcement in germany. the company is plplanning to o e
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a facility near the new airport and it would include a design center. he thinks the capital is some of the best art in n the world. the announcement is starting a debate around subsidies in germany. the economy minister says tesla will be treated like any other firm. >> don't know what to think about choosing a place to put a factory. the governrnment is thinking abt changing rules about supermamart opening hoururs. >> there are a lot of rules and regugulations.s. this time around, late night table. is o on the there is opposition from workers in the sector. open pastry shop
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10:00 p.m., a common sight in many countries, but a rarity in france. currently, it is illegal. also targets -- all supermarkets have a 9:00 p.m. curfew. many stores violate the law, a situation which unions are unhappy about. them get awayets with it. the comompanies cheat. it is up to us to chase companies to make sure they uphold the law. we can check up o on -- we cannt check up on hundreds of different stores. >> the government has p put foforward a reform to allow shos midninight.en until there is ststrong opposition to this change. government imposes rules, employers will be able to take advantage of staff working late without bonus pay..
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>> you cannot have a normal family life. even to get your kids from school because you are sleeping, your body clock is completely off. >> without consensus on the issue, the government has opted to push back the reform for at least six months. it could push through the changes with an executive order in the next 18 months. on amazon.s giving up >> they will no longer sell ththeir products on the website. nike had done a deal back in 2017 to sell their products on amazon in exchange for stricter policing of c counterfeit goods. counterfeitm about
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products, and nike is going to focus on its direct sales business. it is one of those big dilemmas amazon has to deal with.
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sonoko sakakai: well, i i grew p in a very smalall town called kamakuura, which is about an hour outside of tokyo. and so i was immersed in the old world, old japan, very artisinal, without even knowing what that word is. theyey have this craftsmananshi. that was s the way pepeople liv. you had t to know howow to work with your hands. and it was a an awakening for me as a young child looking at the craftsman's work.

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