anchor: special court in paris is called mortar -- call to order for the next two and a half months 14 suspects on trial accused of killing a gunman who carried out a string of deadly attacks around the french capital in january 2015. we will have more from our reporter at the courthouse. the fighght for i iraq's soverey is essential. the french presidedent arrived n baghdad for his official visit. emmanuel macron's counterpart has made it clear his country should not be a battleground for conflict. president vows to get

kenosha back in shape as he visits the city which has been rocked by violent unrest. donald trump labels the antiracism demonstrations following the shooting of a local black man as an act of domestic terror. program, the the australian economy into his recession for the first time in almost 30 years. the pandemic is to blame. what are the hopes for a recovery? more in our business update with stephen carroll. in screen is being lit up one italian city despite the presence of the virus. 18 movies are clawing for the coveted golden lion award at this year's film festival. stay with us. this is live from paris. ♪

it was postponed for four months because of france's covid-19 lockdown but it has got underway this wednesday. a packed court in paris has been called to order with 14 alleged accomplices of the january 2015 terror attacks standing trial. they are accused of assisting the three assailants in plotting the bloodshed and sourcing weapons and ammunition. inee of them are being tried excellency of your -- artist for a magazine as one of the main target. let's take a listen at what the lawyer for the publication has been saying. >> [speaking french]

anchor: france 24's luke shrago is following proceedings for us on this long-awaited trial. he joins us from the courtroom in paris. luke, we had a quarter of 14 people taking to the docket in theory for the next two weeks. what more do we know about them and what they are accused of? reporter: from certain quarters, they have been called little helpers. not according to prosecutors. they say that without their

help, there would have been no attacks. there on trial for complicity and getting financial aid and support to the attacks -- the attackers, the three perpetrators who carried out three days of terror in january 2015 that left 17 dead. those 14 have been accused of varying degrees. , it could be the one woman on trial and the three brothers. they are possibly dead. it is not yet known. warrants are out for their arrest. taker who took several hostages and left four people dead in the supermarket and murdered a policewewoman, mohammed is thought to have been a mentor and helped write the oath he took to the islamic state group. one of the most major figures is is accused of being the

main link between those attacks, the attack on the supermarket satirical magazine editor, charlie hebdo. officials say he was present at all stages of planning the attacks. they say they thought they were planning an ordinary crime. they denied that they took part in terror. but they are facing sentences ranging from life for complicity in terrorism to 20 years for complicity in an -- a terroristic enterprise and three years for organized crime. with all of the perpetrators dad, they need to demonstrate the intent for the charges -- with all of the perpetrators dead. trial comes nearly three years after the bloodshed. how significant is this trial?

reporter: it is significant enough for it to be recorded for the archives. this is the first time it has happeneded for a matter of terrorism. attack heralded a massive wave of terror displayed in years afterward that led -- leleft over 250 dea. today is a chance for families and victims to turn the page on the matter. chance to find out exactly who did what. anchor: ok, luke was following the proceedings on the opening day of this long-awaited trial, thank you very much for the update. the two brothers who stormed the offices of charlie hebdo during an editorial meeting in 2015 escaped by car and went into hiding in a rural area north of paris. it was at one print works that the two men were finally killed by french security forces after

taking members of staff there hostage. here is more. reporter: parked out of sight, a reminder of the french special forces siege that took place at this printing works five years ago. can see the bullett holes from the shots fired that day. i am unable to tell whether by anshots are fired officer or by sharpshooters. >> is a display model for people looking to customize their vehicle. >> i still cannot part with it. it is a testament of the violence that cann take place in an ordinary workplace. inorter: on that night generate 2015, the brothers took deposits in the building. two o days earlier they y had ge on a killing spree at the newspaper of charlie hebdo taking the lives of 12 people and d injuring others. duduring the siege of the print

works, the brothers were shot dead. the building has since been completely renovated starting with a metal staircase that the brothers climbed when they entered. the steps have been replaced with wooden ones. >> i remember the sounds of rockets bouncing off the metal staircase. they were heavily armed. i did not want to hear the noise anymore. i cannot imagine having to feel anxiety every time a customer came to meet me. reporter: the sound of machinery fills the renovated prirint ratr than gunfire. the business was reassembled in the same location making it bigger than evever. >> i felelt it was i important o moveve forward, to increase the number o of machines, to put moe space used to make the business stronger. reporter: an effort to bounce back financially and boost morale. the trauma of being taken hostage is not easily healed. - -- wantsce answers

answers to questitions that have lingered in his mind. >> i would like to know how they got into my workplace. did they know people in the area? how did they obtain their weapons? reporter: his wife has s been by his sidede providing supportrt. she wants closure from the trial, but she never will forget what she and her husband went through. >> it will not erase what we saw. but it will allow us to move forward and it is a step toward recovery. reporter: recovery, but up toto whatat point? can their lives ever return to normal? >> we quickly realized it was not possible.. we have become different people. i have had to learn to live with it. reporter: he says he can finally enter the building without a knot in his stomach, though the scar from his experience may never heal. anchor: the french president

took to twitter as he touched on in baghdad to say that his visit in iraq is to guarantee the country's security in and outside of its borders. emmanuel macron has arrived for his first official visit on the back of a two day trip to the lebanese capital. the french president is the most significanant world leader to visit iraq since t the prime minister came baback in may. let's listen to what macron said as he held a press conference alongside iraq's president. you have transitioned to accomplish this project reflects a desire to build sovereieignty. it is an extremely immortal project for the country and the region. i repeat our desire to fully support thisis project. it must strengthen the state and all of its components. this is feasible as long as youu

andve the will too normalize align the armed forces and as long as you have the will to implement a proactive policy on economic, social, eduducational and cultural matters. for more, we can speak to france 24's s expe o on the jihadistst movement. he joins us in the studio. as emmanuel macron visits iraq, what can we say about the current state of the islamic group within the country? >> it is very active in this countrtry. a few w days ago, ththe group id a picture of the french militity oficopter in the area mishka. this is the first time you see this picture. it is the first time the french military helicopter, a special forces helicopter, is taken by

islamic state in this region. we know the picture was taken between the 20th and the 31st of august if we rely on data given by the islamic state itself. only the french have this kind of helicopter. it tells us that the islamic state is still active and also that french special forces are active i in iraq. the information about them being in this area is mostly public military.ly by french but we did not have any details. it is the first time that we see french military helicopters dispatched in this area of iraq. anchor: in what specifific areas of iraq by the islamic state group and militants still actitive? >> they are mostly active in

mixed provinces. you have to imagine this theater of iraq linked mostly to syria. it is one thing for the islamic state militants. iraq, between syria and we have 193 operations this year. january, 88as in operations. this month we are at 139 operations. if you go back to iraq, we have a triangle. operationsa, 204 which puts us in average of 17 operations per week. they are concentrating on this triangle because geographically they cannot operate there. it was a stronghold for islamic

militants since 2006 and before them, al qaeda since 2003. they are trying to see, as we see on the map, they are trying .o control rural areas and the provinces where we have the most concentration of their effort. the efforts against security .orces recruitment and collecting money and finances. we know today from data that we have from him and iraqi forces that in many rural areas, it belongs to militants and they are rebuilding the same web they had in order to sustain this area against iraqi local forces and even western forces. it is very important to imagine this web link to syria. 29th we had the

first cross-border attack. time, border control thehe other side next to sector that we see here on the map. of, are rebuilding because not western disengagement, but less engagement d despite what e see the french over there, americans over there and they are operating cross bororders in syria and europe your -- in syria. anchor: thank you for that in fact -- insight. violence has rocked kenosha since last month shooting of a local black man by police. on a visit to the wisconsin city, donald trump toward the remains of buildings and stress due to damage that was not the result of any kind of peaceful

protest in his view. joe biden has accused him of trying to scare the hell out of america, adding that violence in the president xi's is not a problem, but a political strategy. eyes ise president's not a problem, but a political strategy. >> local leaders have pleaded for the president to stay awake. that his presence would reignite pleading- stay away, that his presence would reignite tension. --mp's showed up anyway trump showed up anyway to condemn the unrest. >> violent mobs demolished buildings, tore down public buildings and threw bricks at police officers which they will not stand for and they did not stand for it. these arere not acts of peaceful protest, but domestic c terroro. condemn thed to

actions of the teenage trump supporter who killed two unarmed people during the protests. the presidenent pledged an extra one million u.s. dollars to local popolice and vowed to support smalall businesses destroyed. he allocated some 42 million u.s. dollars to boosting security and prorosecution of te state as a whole. trump's message, only he can keep the streets safe. blake'se at the side of shooting, his family hosted a community event as they call for protesters to stop the violence. >> we don't have any words for the orange man. all i ask is that he keep his foul language far away from our family. we need a president to unite our country and take us in a different didirection. reporterer: the blake family sad elise mertens is not caused by a few bad apples but by systemic saidm -- the blake family police violence is not caused by a few bad apples. anchor: france reported a nearly

5000 new covid cases and 26 deaths on tuesday with a number of patients in intensive care units back to late july levels. french scientists have developed a nasal spray which they believe can help curb the infection rate. here is james wilson with more. aporter: this could be milestone in the fight against coronavirus. a nasal spray that should stop people from contracting the virus. the french scientists who created say the molecules in the spray will stop the disease in its tracks. >> [speaking french] reporter: coronavirus is a respiratory disease. it enters the body via the lungs

and then catches itself to our cells. however, the spray neutralizes the virus when it enters the body. scientists have been working on a similar treatment in california and the expectation is that its effectiveness will last for several hours. >> [speaking french] reporter: the effectiveness of the treatment has yet to be tested on patients but it is hoped it will be given the stamp of approval and be ready for sale within six months. the pandemic has not stopped the red carpet from being rolled out in venice. the world of cinema was gathered in the film festival. the first major movie competition since the coronavirus first..

18 movies are calling for the coveted bowden line award. -- golden lion award. but less than half are expected to turn out because of the virus. in the british capital, the pandemic has seen movie buffs jump on a boat in the covington area to catch the latest film. reporter: these londoners are not just going on a boat ride. they are on their way to the movies. this new concept allows people to wash their films without wearing masks while taking minimal risks of getting covid. been back to doing a few activities mostly outdoors because indoors have people in close proximity. >> i love it. as a londoner, i often walk the canals. us weather has not rained on

so that is also good. reporter: the concept relies on good weather. the business is running it. it was worth the risk consideringg covid has crushed d movie theaters. e early on came about into lockdown. we are a family owned business. it was a lightbulb moment to think it would be great to bring an outdoor drive in event but with a bit of a differerent, to brbring it by y boat. ,eporter: a bit of a difference especially when watching films like the titanic or jaws. the experience does not come cheap. each boat is rented for more than 2 200 euros for six peoeopl ananchor: time and business new. stephen carroll is here with me on set. starting in austriria where the record run of economic c growth has come t to an end. >> it is for nearly 30 years since australia was last in the

session but the pandemic hasas t the economy hard. economicic output slumumped byby recordrd 7% between april and june. average e householold incomes we prprotected by government measures. here are the details. reporter: the end of an era for australia as it loses its nickname as the lucky country after tumbling into a record recession. 28our record run of consecututive years of economic growth has now officially come to an end. the cause? a once in a century pandemic. the effect? hey covid-19 induced recession. australia's output plununged 7% between april and june due mainly to a drop in consumer spending that fell by 12% over the same period. more than one people have lost their jobs.

the effects have been mitigated somewhat by the government stimulus measures. nearly 29 billion euros have been funneled to businesses and individuals most through a prograram called job keeper that help support the wages of workers over threeee months. with victoria's laid-back under lockdodown, the e long-term effs are hard t to gauge.e. changnges to budgetets remain to bebe seen. there will be a big pullback in termrms of government support. strongr: thahanks to exports of raw materials to china and a shorter initial lockdown period, australia's economy has fared better than many other countries. france's growth plunged by nearly 14% while the world's biggest economy shrank by 9.5%. australia's finance minister remamains optimistic saying thee is helelp and they rode out.t. road out.

anchor: nancycy pelosi warnrns t stimulus differences remain over an academic -- economic stimulus. pelosi spoke as the two sides try to bridge the gap of $1 trillion between their different proposals. packages include money for small businesses, state and local governments, schools and healthcare to help them deal with the effects of the pandemic. sinceks have taken place august. democrats initially wanted to stimulus to total $3 trillion but have since reduced that to $2.2 trillion, still too much work steven mnuchin -- too much for steven mnuchin and. -- steven mnuchin. >> what is most important is what is the breakdown in getting money to american workers, families, kids where we can agree on monday -- money. there are tremendous areas of agreement and that is what we

should be doing right away. >> it is one of f the mo political tecech deals. the talks over the sale of tiktok have run into complications. the wall street journal says negotiations have stalled over the issue of whether the at's -- app's core algorithm is included as part of the deal. restrictions on export and technology may mean thahat the owners might need a license to sell the algorithm to a foreign company. house is ordered that tiktok be sold by september 2 20 or risisk being blocked. h has announced i it will eliminate fossil fuels from its cleaning products by 2030. the company is injecting one billion euros to cut carbon emissions created by the products. the move, as they are facing demand for these brands because of the pandemimic. -- the move comes.

i look at what is hahappening in the e markets. around europemism and bibig jumps in share markets in paris and frankfurt. the frankfurt dacs over 2%. that is optimism i in recent economic data. the e recovery is on the way. on the currency market, the euro taking a breather trading for $1.19.der tuesesday was a good day fofor invevestors in the video calling app, summa. the company's shares skyrocketed , thanks to a rush of new customers. it added $3737 billionon to its markrket val, ththe equivalalt f the wholole value of ebay. not drop their subscriptions as lockdown measures were eased in parts of the world.

call's shouldld remain part of ourur lives for s some time t least. >> stephen carroll, thank you very much. that is all for now. do stay tuned, more world

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