anchor: world news and analysis from france 24. these are the headlines -- trump says he is coming out of hospital and returnining to thte white house. feeling better than he did 20 years ago, don't b be afraid of covid, he added. more interim's inner circle have tested positive for covid-19, the latest being press secretary kayleigh mcenany. closing bars to stop the spread of covid-19. more cases reported in the past 24 hours.

armenia accccuses azezerbaijan f firing missiles into the capital of the separatist t territory, nagorno-karabakh and its second largest city has also been attacked. this is live from paris. thank you for being with us. donald trump is expected to leave the hospital in maryland very soon. he says he feels better than he has in the past 20 years. doctors briefed the reporters outside the hospital just a a fw moments ago. president trump has received round-the-clock treatment and experiment of drugs in which he reportedly hasas a financial interest. don't be afraid of covid-19, he tweeted from inside the hospital. outside, his doctor said this --

>> ovever the past when he for hours, the president has continued to i improve.. he has met or exceeded all standard discharge hospital criteria. then we plan to get him home. that we may not be out of the woodshed, the team and i agree all of our ability way she and san and sandys clinical status support the safe return home whwhere he will be surrounded by world-class medical l care 24/7. anchor: this comes as over 200 people died from the virus in the united states over the past when he for hours. his parting -- his outing in a car was condemned by a doctor at the hospital where he is being treated. meanwhile, more and more of his white house staff are confirmed positive for coronavirus, the latest being is set -- being his press secretary, kayleigh mcenany. joining us life is our washshington correspondent,

observing all developments for us. what is the latest you can tell us? reporter: the day has come, we have been waiting to hear confirmamation donald trump will be returning to the white house later this evening stop you heard the comments from the doctor, saying donald trump was doing very well and he had not had fever in the past 24 hours and his vitals were good and there was no risk and l letting him gogo. that said, donald trump iss stil under treatmenent and will be getting a fourth dosose of remdesivir before leleaving walr reeded hospital ththis evening a fifth and final dose at the white house. this is all happenining, the return of donald trump to the white house has all -- as a lot of people who work at the white house are being forced to self isolate after kelly mackin --

kayleigh mcenany confirmed she had tested positive earlier today. two of her deputies also testing positive. kayleigh mcenany put out a statement which raised a lot of questions. she said in her statement she did not know back on thursday that even though she had come into contatact even though she held a briefing inside the press referring room. she wanted to make it clear she did not knowingly put any reporters at risk, but it raises the question as to how communication is taking place between the white house leadership and staffers who have to come in and work every day. this is becoming a real issue for donald trump and the white house as the president is expecting to come back.

anchor: it has raised questions also about the president himself going back to that environment and their army questions about what is exactly going on at the hospital. reporter: yes and the doctor was very cautious to say he may not be entirelely out of the woodsds just yet because all the experts have been saying the course of this corononavirus, oncee somome gets symptomoms can be verery ty . just because you are feelingng good after three or four days of your positive tests doesn't mean you can't t relapse and that is what they have been focusing on. he said himself that the 10 day timeframe after the test was the crcrucial timime and that seven today -- seven to 10 day window is when it is thehe most critic. he did suggest donald trump will

continueue to be monitored at te white housuse. he is s the presesident and d hs going to be at the white house and the medical unitt has some totop-notch h medical equipmentd medical doctors, so the president will continue t t be monitored and willll probably he to s stay inside the whwhite hoe throughout this week at least. the goal of the trump campaign if all goes well and donald trump continues to get better and feel at his best, there goal is for donald trump to be ready and back on the campaign trail for that second presidential debate which is scheduled for october 15 and so far, it has been maintained. anchor: thank you very much. just to remind you, trump's personal physician saying he has had an aggressive course of treatment.t.

this is a standard of care not available to ordinary people in the united states or elsewhere. the president is in uncharted territory and would not fully be out of the woods for another week yet is returning to the white house. thank you. let's bring you the latest on covid-19 and france -- paris has closed all bars from tuesday on a bid to stop t this sharp risen covid-19 cases. another 5000 caseses have been identified in the past when he for hours, and mid-that, after a weekend of record figures. even though most cases seem to be linked to places of education and places of work. bars to close in paris for 15 days t to halt the rise and covd 19 cases. restaurants can stay open.

reporter: it is last orders for a while for this paris bar. while the announcement instructing bars to close was not a surprise, it was a blow for the owner whoho has lost 60,000 euros in turnover. babars on the paris reason -- region are too close for at least 15 days but restaurants are now to stay open. this cafe owner says the decicision is unfair. >> [speaking frencnch] reporter: this breath three will stay close despite the fact the owner could continue to serve

meals. >> [speaking french] reporter: restaurants are also having to adapt to strict regulations. tables are limited to sisix peoe . customers will have to leave cocontact details, a m measure s restaurant owner has put in place. >> [speaking french] reporter: measures many restaurant owners find extreme, worrying they will lose or clients. anchor: a armenia has accused azerbaijan of firing missiles into nagorno-karabakh. they say many of its towns and the second largest city were attacked. both sides, accusing each other

of targeting civilians. guest: yes, and it does seem some civilian areas inside azerbaijan have been hit. the armenians have denied they are firing out of armenia proper. they say rockets have only been shot by the defense forces in the separatist enclave and they are aiming at military targets. they have said they thought azerbaijan was using people as human shields i inside civilian areaeas and armenianans say the shelliling of cities in nagorno-karabakh and its capapil stepanakakert are on a completey different scale andnd civilian targets are being aimed at deliberately. that is somewhat corroborated by people in stepepanakert that i s able to communicate with today.

they said there were several bobouts of intense s shelling gd numerous artillery, , including clusteter nations landing on the city and dronene attacks. one journalist i spoke to said it was clear to him that civilian areas were being targeteted. that''s also borne out by videos and photogographs i'veve seen, including electricity substatitions that havee been ht and that means large partsts of stepanakert are w without elelectricity. ananother town has also o been . anchor: are there any signs of a diplomatic solution to the crisis? guest: the cochairs of the minsk group which are supposed to be helping to move toward peace in this region, france, the united

states, and russia, issued a statement today calling for an immediate and unconditional cease-fire. that doeoes not seem at all realistic at the moment. azerbaijan says it will not agree to cease-fire until armenia withdraws all of its forceses from the reregion and t does not seem like somethihing armenia is about to do seeing as the govovernment anand many arma people seem to believe is azerbaijan wants to annihilate the armenian population living in n nagorno-karabakakh. armenians h have said theyy woud be w willing to talk, but they want nagorno-karabakh to be reinstated in those talks as a separate entity to armenia and both the armenian prime minister and president have been talking about t the possibility of formrmally recognizing nagorno-karabakh as an indepependent state. armenia supports the claims to independndence and some have talked about integrating it to

armenia but that has not formallyly recognized it because there is a document called the madrid rinse bowls, which is one of the roadmaps to peace in this region and those madrid principles say the status of nagorno-karabakh should be decided by referendum and that is why until now, armenia has held back from formally recognizing it. more and more, they think those madrid principles are never going to be realized and the next step is to formally recognize the territories independence. anchor: keeping and i on all the situations in nagorno-karabakh and watching paul on both sides. azerbaijan says 20 citizens have been killed in the fighting so far. our reporters there witnessed the aftermath of the attack. reporter: 72-year-old elena was

working as an m missile landed nearby, smashing the windows of their house and terrifying her family. devastation lies in a city 100 miles from nagornrno-karabakh ad authority say four rockets fell onon residential neighbors, killing 1000 and seriously injuring others. for some, the presence marks hostility in a sense of injustice. but this local mp is keen to

spread the official message. authorities claim this was a provocation from armenia aimed at enlarging the conflict. armenia denies any role in n the strikes and that they were carried out by forces in nagorno-karabakh who were targeting military installations. anchor: four people died in 18 more are missing in f floods in the soututh of france.. smsmall rivers swept away house, bridges andnd -- reporter: washed away roads and bridges and swept away d dozensf houses with dozens more in danger of collapse. emergency services have been deployed to search for those missing in the wake of storm alex's trail of destruction.

>> [speaking french] reporter: the mayor sayays thiss town will take yrsrs to recover. [speaking french] reporter: evacuees are being airlifted to nice. in a nearby valley, around a thousand firefighters backed by air support are helping those whose homes are in accessisie, handing out food and bottled water. in another town,n, buildings and vehicles submerged in mud. cleanup efforts are underway, but it is slow going.

>> [speaking french] reporter: the french government preparing to declare their region a national disaster zone. anchor: we wish everybody down there a very speedy recovery and consolations to those who have lost so much. we will keep a close eye on the situation. time for business and kate joins us. guest: more than 650 movie theaters are being temporarily shut in the u.s. and u.k.. 45,00000 people risk losing ther jobsbs. bodie on has said it is cutting back hours at mamany of itsts 10 cinemas in the u.k. in ireland, opening only on weekends. reporter: ththe curtain is comig down on the world's second-biggest cinema chain.

amid a series of delays for major hollywood blockbusters, including the latest james bond film, cineworld said it had no choice. >> from a liquidity point of viewew, we are bleeding much bigger amounts when we are open then when we are closed. we are like a grocery shop with no food. reporter: it means they will shutter 536 regal theaters in the u.s. and 127 cineworld and picture house cinemas in the u.k.. some 45,000 employees are affectcted. the chain hopes to reopen in a couple of months. that possibility is far from certain. the closures add yet another blow to the entertainment industry, one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. with social d distancining restrictions, movie theaters are struggling to attract customers.

a trend further exacerbated by the pivot to online streaming. at the height of international lockdowns, dreamworks released trolls world tour in theaters and for digital rental on the same day. more recently, disney decided against releasing its remake of mulan into theaters, opting to put it on its own streaming seservice, disneney plus.. with few blockbusters set for release for the rest of the year, many movie theaters face an uphill battle to fill seats. reporter: let's check in onn the tradading action. wall street jumped to session highs after he tweeted he would be leaving the hospital. stocks had been rising on signs of progress towards another u.s. stimulus package. the dow jones up 460 points in the nasdaq up over 2%. major european indices closed higher.

new data shows retail spending in the eurozone jumped 4.4% in august moving to the days other headlines. the french energy giant agreeing to sell its stake in the utility group suez. it's trying to cement its position in the wawater and wase management sector. employees protested against the sale and management describe the bid asas hostile. the french government holds just under a quarter of the shares and confirmed it voted against the deal at its board meeting. exxon mobil will/106,000 jobs in europe, about 11% of itss regional workforce. they say the decision was fueled by the drop in demand for fuel in the pandemic. global travel and shipping remains slow.

if the u.k. and eu do not reach a exit trade deal, to car makers may ask to be reimbursed. toyota and nissan are planning to seek payments too cover the additional 10% tax the eu would impose on cars imported from the u.k. talks on the brexit deal are on after u.k. and eu leaders expressed hope they could reach common ground. boris johnson and her slow underline -- pushing back t the initial deadline. a few sticking points rain over fishing rights. germany's foreign minister s sad the coronavirus pandemic made the discussions more difficult and more urgent. >> [speaking german]

reporter: london's royal opera hohouse is s preparing to sell a painting to ensure its financicl future. a portrait by david hockney could raise up to $23 million when it is auctioned at christie's later this month. like many other cultural institutions around the world, the upper house says its income has dropped by about half the start of the pandemic despite opening on streaming platfoforms. this is like digging into the attic to sell a family heirloom and they are far from alone. in paris, museums are selling bronzes and the association of art directors have loosened regulations to sell off paintings. anchor: the only treasure we've got is you. who would do the business?

thank you very much. great to see you. the stock market rising because trump coming out of the hospital and the media is ozzie. what are they saying? trump saying he has never felt utter after this revolutionary treatment he has had. reporter:: a tornado of activity on social media following the news he was admitted to the hospital and now is being released. let's start by this video he posted on his twitter account on saturday thing an update on the treatment he was receiving. the online community was left wondering if the video is editor not, saying twitter media studio -- it was edited before posting -- let's take a l look at this allegedly moment, you will be able to see this moment where they say they edited out a cough. pres. trump: whatever you want

to call it, we are e going to bt it soundly. so many things have happened. if you look at the therapeutics, which i'm taking right now, which i'm taking right now. reporter: the white house posted a series of pictures of trump working from the hospital and many people pointing out that maybe these e photos might have been staged. many twitter users saying the photos were taken 10 minutes apart and in different rooms. one he is wearing a jacket and another he is not. but one, trump seems to be allegedly signing a black piece -- lank piece of paper. many twitter users posting this picture of trump signing a blank sheet of paper. all in all, the president does seem to be doing fine. he released 18 tweets within two

hours and saying he is feeling better than he did 20 years ago. anchor: don't be afraid of covid is the one that is standing out. people don't get the same standard of treatment -- i think he could be grateful but that is me. let's move on. rihanna being accused of cultural appropriation? reporter: rihanna is facing a backlash following her runway show, saying cultural appropriation. she used a song for the fashion show containing the islamic had. that is a attritional phrase from the prophet mohammed used as guidance for those of islamic faith. they say that the wondering h hr

show is talking about the day of judgment and end of times. many users were disappointed, saying there is more meaning to this and it's not just akron music for a show. at the end of the day, cancel rihanna is trending. social media users big on cancel culture. anchor: doesn't she let her people do any research? clearly it was obvious this would offend someone. reporter: some say maybe it was her director but no one knows. anchor: proud boys are trending on social media. reporter: the #has been hijacked by the lgbt community. just a reminder -- trump faced criticism for refusing to condemn the whites of from assist group -- they are a far-right group founded in the 2016 election and have been classified as an extremist group. they were emboldened by trump's

words and then lgbt groups reclaimed the hash tag, many people posting this -- joining thousands of gay men on social media. so many people posting these pictures -- proud boys, legally married and we are proud of all the gay fos who h have stepped up. a positive twist on the situation. anchor: that is the actor from star trek. good to see something more positive come out. reporter: a little humor. anchor: recognized as much by the fbi but not condemned by the president. thank you very much. thanks for watching. ֎֎֎dddddh@"@"@"@"@"@"@"qc

10/05/20 10/05/20 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democrcracy now! pres. trump: i just want to tell you i am starting to feel good. over the next period of the next two days, i guess that is the real test. we will see what happens next couple of days. amy: president trump has entered his fourth day hospitalized at the walter reed national military medical center after testing p