am et. hello and welcome to france when he formed an honor to susan rely from paris to headlines this hour democrats gagather for the first debate to into the formerr mayoror of nenw york michaelel bloomomberg the billionaire has surge in ththe polls and is likely to have a target on his back. from also it's- russia warns turkey against ratcheting up thehe tensioions inn syryria they're sosofter turkey'ss presidentnt d a military operation. to pupush back a s syrian government offensive it's just a matter of time. and passengers disembark ththe diamond princess cruise ship after two weeks in quarantine japanese authorities coming under fire off to seventy nine new cases of the corona virus were reported. we

begin in the united states we're in a few hours from now democratic presidential hopefuls will gather forget another debate on whoo shohouldn cd donald trump but unlike previous clashes tonight's event in the city of sin includes a former billionaire mayor of new york. michaelel bloombmberg he will be trying to take the lead away from bernie sanders bloomberg has surged in the polls nationally and is likely to have a target on his back from all the candidates. on the stage. he's one of america's richest men. michael bloomberg i is a self made multi billion as with a fortune estimated. sixty billion dollars his net worth vastly outnumber such as donald trump might work but he comes from humble beginnings bloomberg's

father was a bookkeeper. and his mother a secretary. after completing a degree in electrical engineering he went on to harvard business school. and taking a position with an investment bank. bloomberg quickly climbed the ladder. with fifteen years he was made general partner. was five in nineteenen eighty one. the day off to his dismissal bloombergrg used for million us dollars to launch a financial information company called ininnovative market systems later to become bloomberg lp but the company has been hit with nearly forty discrimination and harassment lawsuits and bloomberg himself has faced accusations of misogynistic behavior. seeking new challengess in two thousandd one he run for mayor off new york he went on to win serving twelve y years at the helm durig that p period cririme plummetedd schools improroved. but he also endorsed the new york city places stop and frisk approach which disproportionately targeted black and hispanic men.

bloomberg has a complicated popolitical histoto changing his leanings m multiple times if he is he's prepapared to enenter presididential races before. in twenty sixteen and then again earlier this year. a philanthropist over the years bloomberg has invested heavily in campaigns for greater gun control and he's also donated to environmental causes. earlier this year he looms beyond common the largest coordinated campaign in thehe u. s. a five hundred million dollar plan to move away from fossil fuels. now he's you his great wealth campaign for the twenty twenty nomination poring over four hundred million dollars of his own money to flood the airwaves with almonds. and in games for deporting them now for more on this storyry we can go across to robert goucher senior lecturer in the sociology department at lancaster university good evening thank you very much for joining us here on fonts twenty four. how is it that michael bloomberg has managed to surge in the polls nationally given

that he's never been been on a debate stage. well you know this is a good indication that money talks- and that was the approach that. he told us he was going to do is get a flood- the news stations- local news stations with money- cable news stations with money for with his with his *-*- and get his name out there. the difficultlty isis that that he isis going toe seen for that. hey middle america as spending lots of money coming fromm the r richesf nenew york city. so he may be getting his name out there and certainly to bring democrats to the table to his side- but he'ss also representing for many. middle americansns- competing against all the time big. in a fancy so and t that's going to e a challenge to choose to sway them so tonight isn't going to be a show between- you know bernie sanders and michael bloomberg or is it going to be

five againinst one. well that certainly is the question i mean i think that bernie sanders. is to some a surprise coming out of iowaa a and new hampmpshire. certainly the amout of. supporters he has. is quite staggering compared to what his early predictions were from from the from even within his own party- but it but it seems that those are the heavy weights. the question is going to be. also a test for the for the democratic. party itself cannot hold. a caucus. using technology and it's- in in google forms and other and i pads to get. the get this done and not have a re hash of i. it in it question you who's to win to you know that that. of this going to be. yeah bloomberg hi bernie or it's a day. are organ

burning but the debate will be the first place for us to see what the strategy is. indeed because we don't know what how- michael bloomberg is going to perform as you said he's just select the ads do the talking for him right up until now. well let's talk about the other candidates on the stage we have the vice president. former vice president joe biden this. time last year this was a shoe in for him. how why is he still struggling. yeah i meann there've been several us snafus and his- conventions he's he's trying to land a few jokes that don't. really land so well he's kind of coming off as- uncle. uncle joe- it i think that he's ststill trying to re write obama's coattails. but as i may have said. before n now peoplee are e asking obama w who- yououw donald trump. continues to take the stage in almost all

political conversations- in the states and- obama doesn't even. hit the radar so joe biden. may have gonee the way of a bronco bomb. having a good- history and then in a in a- library someplace. but. he really has been. having a hard time. getting you know picking up the pace here this is no law. a bronco bomb i this is a down trump land. a maybe a donald trump land talk a jill by the could not being able to resonate with voters as young voter but you also the same time but sanders. was quite old hymns. who manages to with young how does he do it. well the fascinating thing about about that campaign is his social media movement. in the way that he describes himself and he puts himself on camera there are shots of him playing baseball they're trying to be running up and down stairs and we know that he's had. some

medical scares and we know that that he's- of an age that might be of. concern for some some voters butut had not only i is - presenting himself to a youthful audience as useful but his policies are speaking to their two he's focusing on issues that have to do with- student loans- that's a real issue for. myself in a lot of american- you know younger americans and i am- in so that's an issue that's resonating with a lot of a lot of voters. biden sending her time your social. that's that's true total complete different demographic whether that should be the case or not. it is speaking to two people who are on medicare medicaidd somethihig bernie sanders talal about butut he's wrapping that into a larger conversation. about everydayay life- for americans trying to trying to get by and that's something he will probably take two to the debate stage tonight when he takes on. michael bloomberg who he has accused of trying to buy the

presidency. yeah there there's a lot of- moment stage we're gonna watch throughout this election where candidates trying to unpack the establishment and say i'm not part of the establishment but bernie sanders is part of the establishment. he's been around for a long time he's he's had his name on a lot of legislation- they've all. had had their fifteen minutes of fame and now it's trying to. unpack and say i'm not part of this establishment that's what donald trump was successful. at doing during his campaign he was saying look i'm coming from the outside whether that was true or not that was a story he tried to just sell. and it worked and democrats are starting tonight gonna have to say how i'm different than being partt of the establblishmt if that's how they're painting. bloomberg is being we'll see what happens rather go to thank you very much for joining us on the program tonight. nothing

tensions between turkey and syria are heating up turkey's presidents as a military governmement offensive in thesyn northwestt of the country. it's just a matter of time russia has responded to those c commens frfrom magikarp era one warning that any confrontation between thee two sides would be the worst case scenario. law best of show reports. issuing an ultimatum to russia and syria. richard type- to once a turkey would launch its own military operation in it live if the syrian regime didn't stop its offensive on the province by the end of the month. hi i'm not got a good- solutions will continue but so far all demands of not being met. these are the final days for the syrian regime to stop its offensive in italy. this is our final warning of the items you approve. everyone's came after talks between moscow in ankara ended wednesday without making any headway. turkey has been pushing for a truce in it lib

and for a return to the positions laid out in the twenty eighteen such agreements which called for a demilitarized buffer zone in northern syria. russia memeanwhile continues to back assad whose vowed to press ahead with his offensive to retake it live. russian foreign minister sergey lavrov said syrian were up holding their side of the sochi agreements and were simply responding to prprovocations by turkish backed rebels. but if the lar product there have been attacks against the syrian army against civilians against a russian airbase. naturally the syrian armed forces have reacted to these unacceptable provocations and we support this theory broadcasting. inn the p past wek regime forces have reconquered large suede's of ad lib and secured the strategic m. five highway. turkey fears the offensive which has already forced some nine hundred ththousand peoeople to flflee tr homes will lead to a new influlx of refugees addingg to the three poinint s seven million already

living in the country. b b as tensioions conontinue to ririse moscow appears eager to avoid direct confrontation with ankara. with the kremlin saying wednesday that a turkish offensive on it live would represent a worst case scenario. seventy five thousand people are now infected with the corona virus the majority in mainland china the death toll from the virus has now climbed to about two thousand. this as a tally of new cases has fallen for the secondnd day since the end of january. health experts however say it's too early to tell if the outbreak is being contained caught on camera reports. warehouses converted into medical facilities. health workers going door to door to check residents for symptoms. and in one hospital robots delivering food in restricted wards. these are some of the measures china has undertakeken as it continues to battle with corona virus. even the military has been enlisted to deliver food in wuhan where millions

are still under lockdown. at this makeshift hospital some patients have taken up the government's call for a people's war against the virus. has been. at the beginning there were a lots of patients with serious symptoms and we were all feeling low i'm pretty in the dark woodsds and also there were problems of supply shortages the distribution of beds and treatments. we later people like me who had comparatively mildd symptoms started giving a handsds found among. the corona virus outbreak remain severe in wuhan and other parts of who bay province. even as its overall spread has been slowing. amongg the vicictims havave been promit doctors most recently we use the main hospital director in wuhan who died on tuesday. the high profile deaths have led chinese president xi ching paying to call for greater protection of medical personnel

still the world health organization praise china's response to the outbreak we are graced with the fact that china has a an advanced healthcare system and can provide such. intensive care to so m many it takes a huge effort on behalf of the health system to have people in hospital on average for twenty days at the level of intensive care. the health organization added that lessons learned at the epicenter of the virus were helping to contatain it elsewhere. . now days off toa korean film parasite bag the oscar for best picture sales office spanish potato chips company are soaring this after the company's distinctive ten was featured in a scene from the movie qassam vs story. an unexpected cameo as led to a surge in sales for a spanish potato chips company. lookok h e is a- look at how well youou can see it. it doesn't smell like champs circle you can see well have a million. owner cesar

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before they reach our single market. big tech firms both the not a blanket. and while the proposals are just the first step along the path towards ratification brussels is hoping for a trough moles by the end of the year. the aviation airbus announced plans to shed over two thousand three hundndrd jobs from its defense a and spae unit across europe. the steepest cuts will come in germany w with over eight hundrd jobs on the chopping block followed by spain france with four hundred and then the u. k. the defense and a space unit employs about thirty fofour thousand staff overall and it makes everything from fighter planes. drones and satellites. the division brings in around 15% of the company's overall revenues but strtruggled with setbacks with a four hundred and no terry plan program and a ban on exports to saudi arabia. for is to close one of the reactors the fasten hyman nuclear site this weekend and the plant itself at the end of june. the government insists n o

jobs will be lost all the local officials are still worried. 75% of france's electricity is currently produced by nuclear reactors. the goal is to reduce that to just half a twenty thirty five. this is your with this decision we are keeping our promise. we are transforming our energy model in debt. and above all we are supporting the french people. and the territories. in this transformation also customize you. name then we are developing renewable energy sources. with a doubling of wind turbines. and by multiplying photovoltaic sources by five. within ten years these all. as you can on the day's tray action now on walls the nasd and s. p. five each hit new record highs- minutes from the federal reserve for the american central bank holding us ministry policy study for the time being well identifying the corona. virus outbreak as a new risk us dollar meanwhile climbed to a three year high against the euro. the major european i indices closed higher

was the foot two one hundred out performing in london as inflation in the u. k. unexpectedly a six month high. terms for producers boom and a d. of because the later brands detail the negative effect of the corona virus on their business. the outbreak is weighing on the fashion industry as a whole. shining a spotlight on the importance of trying to in the fashion supply chain. of chinese consumers in the luxury sector. at milan fashion week some events are being live streamed for chinese designers buyers and fans who can't attend. because of the outbreak. but under the banner of support is real concern about the industry. what they see is more effective day see all day. retail in china me now because it we me a lot of- so did is a quite the few. difficult issue beijing photo it small medium then the of a much on the job and the mom today a difficult the a monthly

or mean yes i so they the- gave a very veryy difficult situation thankk gosh. you can as the outbreak drags on a a lot of brbrown across this are ex. putting up the h heat and absolute s sets that it's to hit both put up and sale across were thank you veryy much for that kate kate would d be there with the look at today's business use timex for media watch with james creedon grieving james. starting with ememanuel michchaels campaigning political islam how is this story being covered well this is not the first time a french president has sort of in the run up to a an election sort of brought up this topic it's a hot button issue would always sort of has a lot of. you know that. yeah the idea saying how the e people i i rallies sort o. your your the vovote want not. i the fifinancial l times isis beg very. herere in it's a- it's kid ofof not mincing it's where. at to listen. for right wing voters at of french look like. i mean that's sort of the-

reading of things but- it is a reading of things at least that's one there. no it you could just. one but this david a couple of articles on it. at from the from the of view french fran citizen all of the islamic faith of them. i just feel t that they- it's is s a fe debate. i that the announcements of the press are. there don't particularly convince at least is what i. some said it's a mosque in i was when the power of it. essentialllly what what happened is a the some. was sort of. at at i into by a maman namamed mi. so a w word thatat is offf usedn is casase is comining to he's's nenever is i guess. you say because his manager be get away station or p. can stay in their own. i watch christopher and a- out for of a and- at. one of the real news channels here said is it change terms actually is quite and- so why some would say this is an- and- it's a t to let you knowigight now. seselection is s quite. . r againsnst a comommunitaririan t. asas as that you work at. to the center his was a i mean you know homee eyes at. leaving

leaving parts of open to being. of ties. because community when you think. isn't it's you know it it evokes i'm also community. and i think what up michael try two it's a it's all paid have a sense of light. a touch to this community can of multi sense ininto the sense of identity. at which. do here is find a middle ground is often. criticized about his well being. you're always tryining to. a appeal toe leleft on ththe right. foot in s paparticular casase he e sang lk inststead of tatalking aa cocommunitararian isnsn't. letes tatalk. whichch isn't necessaryn and of itself a problem if it's just. you know i identify with the community let's talk about separatism. that is a problem where people were and political islam has separatist. leanings whwhere you have a- funding i coming from other countries and what not that's what we have to tackle. and that's the real

issue. and so at. some many many people i think it would would would agree that there is something. to at last. and of course all of this against the backdrop of the- just three mila- story which i got an offer to media attention in france in the last. few weeks since john we thought was a sixteen year old. girl who am it some at. and insulting remarks about said the islamic faith online. believe from one that. i bought at. a result not she was in the subject. death and all sorts of threats. and when you're not home came out very. saying you have a right to criticize religion in france you over right. to blaspheme. at so at that was something else to the put the whole notion of islam's relationship with the french state. park at the center of. i this is the bestst published. t that's one o grow we keep talking about i have a feeling we'll keep talking about this one to come. butt it wasas one media moment that got a lot of attention yes that's right in terms of optics amanda mccall came face to face with a woman wearing full. muslim veil at least her for her face was called round. under twenty two and all that is not actually. what you're

not allowed. to in public to wear the full invent a cover your face in fact. at so any case a he said to her during this exchange. political islam has no place in front of the words. she can pick became a symbol if you like for. exactly what would you going to. say it needs to be tackled. and some saying how can he you know argue the argue in favor of this one is actually photogographed. with a woman wearing a bit of the film the words. at high security. should never allowed to this woman through. and if security didn't leave for through waters somehow. accccidentally on purpose. for the optics. no others a in thehem in the mididt of all that saying. look if youu actually l look at the video you can see that s she did approachh him somewhat not treat you balls to the walking talking meet. meet and greet. and this wasn't some cynical- of a political a photo opportunity. fine fine remark and all of this. three miles of french at media- kind of a analysis website. saying french state television the french public broadcasting is very careful in exercise like this because if

you go around following the president in meet and greet. you actually action you you actually acting as a media. and you know and by the media agents if you like all of the powers that be in other w words you're kind of doing the p. r. for. governments let's converse like mark. indeed now i'm moving on next to china which is expelled. three journalists from- from the wall street journal over their coverage of the coronavirus. that's right so at this is gone off. today it so. their credentials it revoked over headline in the wall street journal. that published in its opinion pages so this wasn't actual street journals. tore looking in. your head trying is the real. mop asia. turns visuals the- into the wall for journal recognize. this because of the opepening fr me apologize it separates are on. they were. extremely strong a response. here these are. the three terms. our the s step. i repeat they'rere both us not

announced not at t at least o of them was report aloft movieie as well so what pointing out that those three you know one of the paternal was report on the cronin virus at saga and the decision it probably no clue comes at afterer as the you authorities said five chinese okay a are actually property. agency are then while see tng radio daiaily people'ss daiailyo all twenty authorities in like gosh i you know this a bit a quid pro *-*- for hostage possum. reporters that borders the french and geo rsf it's known here as they say by revoking these press credentials of three will feature reporters on the pretext of feeding consultants but the type of an article commenting it's management one of ours the beijing regime shows again a blatant disrespect for press freedom in the rsf iraqi they were a hundred seventy seven chchina a hundred eighty last year pretty low ranking bususiness thanknk u very much for that- james james creating that with media watch when take a quick break stay with. us more coming up this is sponsoring

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