paris. these are the main news world headlines. the european commission is welcoming a decision to do travel ban on europeans vaccinated against covid-19, calling it a long-awaited step for the u.s. the rules will take -- lift in november. france calls the summary scandalous tap in the back. and in the u.s., patient

immigrants -- haitian immigrants being sent back to the country they fled. this is live from paris. ♪ thank you for being with us. the european commission has welcomed the decision by the united states to relax restrictions on vaccinated europeans who want to travel to the united states. the news came in a social media post. u.s. officials saying it is good news for families who have been kept apart by the pandemic, but also for business. a commission in washington called the move a logical decision given the success of our eu vaccination campaign. reporter: back in the usa, as the country opens the doors to

vaccinated foreign travelers, puin place by dold trumpavel ban year ago. the biden administration have been in talks for weeks with london and brussels with pressures on all sides to ease restrictions prompted by the pandemic. >> in early november, we will put in place strict protocols to prevent the spread of covid-19 from passengers flying into the united states internationally by requiring they be fully vaccinated. this is the conclusion of a policy process on that particular issue, an important one facing people around world. reporter: the measures affect foreign travelers who have spent at least two weeks in different areas. when they arrived, they have to present proof of vaccination, a negative covid test taken in the previous three days, and provide the airlines contact details so they can be traced if necessary.

this will exempt them from any quarantine on u.s. soil. on vaccinated americans will be able to travel and reenter the u.s. but will be subjected to pre-to revel -- pre-travel testing and have to prove they had a home test on arrival. children will be exempt. despite the latest news, strict regulations remain in place at the canadian and mexican land borders with a ban on non-essential travel. anchor: no quarantine for those coming from europe in the u.k., brazil, india, china and south africa. next, pfizer says it's coronavirus vaccine works well on children ages 5-11 and it says it aims to apply for regulator approval by the end of the month. if it is given the green light, it could pave the way for vaccines to be given to youngsters. reporter: it could be another

weapon in the fight against the global pandemic. pfizer's announcement that its vaccine works on children between five and 11, countries a step closer to vaccinating children. >> we measure the ability of antibodies from the children that were vaccinated to kill the virus and how well that matched up to the antibodies in 16-20 five-year-old, and it matched closely. reporter: the u.s. drug island -- giant says they gave only one third of the dose but he was just as effective. pfizer is now saying it aims to apply for regular approval by the end of the month, and if they approve the shot, the company says it could help children get back to having a normal upbringing. >> it is the nature of how this has conspired to interrupt the normal lives of children, so they can get an education that

is unencumbered, face-to-face and perso learning, that they can engage in typical activities inside and out of school. reporter: not everyone is on board. pfizer made the announcement in a ess release and has yet to publish the details in a scientific journ. other scientists called the report and encouraging but insisted they wanted to see more data before giving it the go ahead. anchor: big development there perhaps in preventing the spread of covid-19. we will update you on that. you may well be aware of the ongoing scandal regarding a submarine contract and defense alliance between australia, the u.k., the u.s., leaving a france in the cold. we are expecting news from new york where the french foreign minister is lobbying his 26 eu counterparts ahead of the u.n. general assembly. as sure as we have news that he is speaking, we will go live to

that. this week, the french canceled meetings after being frankly humiliat by the defense pact. a 30 billion euro deal was for france to supply submarines to the australian navy and was scuppered. it was provided to u.k. and u.s. workers in a new deal. the deal has been described as a stab in the back. france has recalled ambassadors from washington and canberra. 600 jobs are at threat because of this in northern france after the deal was scuppered. this foreign policy issue may play large in the presidential election next year. our international affairs editor

says the story australia is telling does not add up and french workers could pay a heavy price. reporter: paris says it did not get any information from australia in june, it is accusing the australian prime minister of lying, and that is being backed up i ursula vanderlinden, who has weighed in and said how france is been treated is unacceptable. france is saying the contract was signed quite a while back for the 20 nuclear submarines, with a price tag of 30 billion euros, and it was described as a contract of the century. it is all about money. france is being left without that contract, it has been done out of a deal that would have given thousands of people employment. it is a bad blow for the french

construction industry and shipbuilding industry. france is visibly very angry about this, they are hopping mad because they say they have been done out of the deal and given no pre-warning. that's not the message out of australia, australia said they warned france in june, australia are not the only ones involved. this is the aukus deal, which is australia, u.k. and u.s. together. there reportedly will be a conversation between joe biden and emmanuel macron in the coming day but it is up to emmanuel macron to pick up the phone. many have said it would be better for joe biden to warn emmanuel macron that the u.s. was going to take the deal away from france. then there is the united kingdom, which has joined forces with the other two, and cost a lot of irritation in france and catty comments from the

french defense minister, who has said we are not going to withdraw the ambassador from france from the u.k. because the u.k. is being its usual self, which is to say, not sincere, even though boris johnson has been making comments today to try to bridge the gap and saying france is still -- the u.k. is still a valuable popular -- very valuable ally of france. anchor: again, when the ambassador is speaking, we will take you live. in the u.s., migrants are being flown out of the country, 3000 so far sent back by air since friday. the migrants are mostly from haiti, fleeing gang violence and national disasters. we know what has been going on in haiti, for many years.

these migrants set up camp under an international bridge on the mexico-u.s. border after wing across the u.s.-mexico -- after wading across the rio grande. let's get more from our guests. thank you for being with us. i imagine what your thoughts are when you see how the u.s. is dealing with this issue. >> thank you for having me. it is unfortunate that rather than the u.s. given these -- giving these immigrants refuge is now doing the display of policing of the border and starting flights to deport them to d incentivize other haitians from joining them. it is not the best news.

there is a difference between images and reality. a lot of people have escaped natural disasters and poverty in haiti, and they happened to arrive at the same time, so it very problematic in the images in the media. it creates backlash from the right in the united states. therefore, the response today from the department of homeland security that they have started some flights to haiti. at the same time, some of these immigrants be allowed to stay in the u.s., particularly with children and families. anchor: doesn't it look like in many ways a continuation of the trump policy, the way people were mistreated in many ways? isn't it more in common with that kind of migration policy? >> the images we see and the

treatment and the words used to describe the immigrants mind is of the policies of trump. to close the border even to asylum seekers. the biden administration has continued that policy and reminds us of the critiques people made of the obama administration for being deep orders of millions of people. now we have flights directly to haiti for people who are homeless, they lost their houses in haiti, they have not been in the country for 10 years, and they are deported back to the island, it reminds us of the worst policies of the trump administration. anchor: is it being forced on the biden administration in some way because of the groundswell of pro-trump opinion across the usa, especially in texas where this is taking place? >> yes, unfortunately there is a lot of pressure for the biden

administration to be seen in control of the issue. that it is not "soft" on and t governor of texas, ands even the mayor of dell rio, texas. that is pressure that biden and homeland security are facing. it is also important to remind your viewers that these people are waiting, in these camps because they are not crossing illegally, they want to be processed in an orderl fashion and are waiting patiently. its not beautiful camp, it is maybe not hygienic, but it is not like they are crossing in force. anchor: i'm thinking of the poor families stuck in this

situation, especially the children, and i know that is what you are thinking of. thank you for that analysis. thanks again. we are watching that story closely. next, lebanon's parliament has approved a prime minister's new cabinet. this after an eight hour session to examine the governments action plan, 85 lawmakers present and approve the new lineup, 15 against. next, they are going to try to pull the country out of a deep economic crisis after 13 months of political deadlock. the situation made worse by the explosion that gutted the port of beirut last year. the world bank says people in lebanon are living in deep poverty, the likes that have not been seen for over hundred years. people have had to flee and 100 homes destroyed after the first

volcanic corruption in the canary islands in 50 years. we have more on this. reporter: here at the edge of the island, pedro surveys the erosion site. tons of lava flowing faster toward the coastline,raveling at an average speed of 700 meters per hour and close to 1000 degrees celsius and concern is growing about the damage the molten river could leave behind. >> right now the most important thing is to ensure safety. must ensure a safety perimeter. we are still in the stage of a russian with volcanic activity, so let's not come near it come on let's stay as far as possible. reporter: in the early hours of monday morning, many houses were still in flames, with hectares ofurrounng land scorched. but no loss-of-life has been reported thus far. >> no one has been treated for

any problems related to the volcano and we do not have to report any loss-of-life or personal damage. i think that is the best news when a volcano is still active. reporter: like these shepherds who refused to leave their goats behind, more than 5000 others have been evacuated from their homes since sunday, and it is clear when they can return. >> it will not be possible to build a house there in the next 10 years, i think. there is no water, there is no electric. it needs years to cool down. reporter: the volcano had slumbered peacefully for 50 years, but the latest activity could last for some ti to come as another magma reserve has been located at a depth of nearly 30 kilometers underground. anchor: sean o'neill with the erosion in the canary islands. time for business and kate has

joined us with the global markets and a global selloff. >> the name of the struggling property giant is evergrande and it could spark a crisis in the chinese housing sector, it has been likened to lehman brothers, its collapse seen as the start of the global financial crisis. the evergrande crisis began spreading to stockmarkets today, the dow jones paring down earlier losses to close down 1.7%, the s&p 500 with its worst day drop since may. the nasdaq down over 2% at the close. wall street's volatility fear index jumped to the highest and's may. earlier, stocks in frankfurt and milan lost more than 2% each, and in paris, down 1.7%. evergrande is facing a thursday

deadline to pay interest on its bonds. if, as expected, it is unable to meet those obligations, it could collapse. it hasome $300 blion wor of debt after years oexpanding too quickly. analysts say it could be ticketed of a broader problem of facing real estate companies in china and the region and t bankruptcy could even derail china's economic recovery. >> it could lead to a social problem. if the chinese authority actually to allow evergrande to achieve default, without intervention, it could lead to a full-blown crisis. kate: energy companies in the u.k. have asked for loans as they deal with rising gas prices. they are somewhat protected by a

price cap. we have more. reporter: a reassuring message for british households. despite an ongoing energy crisis and soaring gas prices, the u.k. business minister said there was no danger of lights going out anytime soon. >> we have sufficient capacity and more than sufficient capacity to meet demand and we do not expect supply emergencies to occur this winter. there is no question. reporter: the crisis, which has seen wholesale gas prices rise by 70% the last month, and market fuel prices soar by almost 500% in a year, led to emergency talks with energy suppliers and consumer groups monday. the government said it would not bailout of failed companies of but would consider emergency loans after five small energy firms went bankrupt in recent weeks.

it also insisted that taxpayers should not have to field the cost of the crisis as it would maintain an existing cap on energy prices. >> customers, especially vulnerable customers, must be protected from price spikes. the energy price cap, which saves 15 million households up to a million pounds a year, is there. reporter: the crisis has affected several eu countries factors.inked to multiple outages at some power plants, the rising cost of carbon emissions peits andhe ongoing transition away from coal have weighedn supply, while demand increased sharply in recent months as the global economy against to from the pandemic. kate: the tourism industry has welcomed the announcement of u.s. will ease travel restrictions for vaccinated terrorists. airlines for america, a lobbying group for largest -- the largest

u.s. characters, said this will come safely reunite families and colleagues who have been separated for two years and boost the economic recovery. it said it will work with the biden administration and how to implement those changes, likely including questions on what vaccines and tests are accepted as this 18 month long travel ban begins to be loosened. shares of u.s. hotels and travel comedies rose lightly. -- travel companies rose slightly. travel spending in the u.s. dropped 42% last year with international spending down 76%. finally, one of france's most iconic rands has put down roots in india. the luxury bakery chain has opened a tearoom in new delhi. the indian franchise owners are hoping to open more than a dozen new locations in the coming months. the 159-year-old brand has shops

in over 20 countries and draws huge crowds of tourists in occasions in paris and other places in france. they are not just satisfied with a physical location, they will be starting citywide deliveries. . anchor: a great combination, macarons and tp but we don't have anything to eat in the studio. stay with us, straight out of lockdown, he is back with a new hair down. how are you? james, a new hairdo and a new slot, called truth or fixed, daily fact checking slot. debunking things. tell us about this. james: over the last 10 years, we've seen an increasing amount

of disinformatio and fake news on social networks and this is a segment that will be looking in particular at fake images and pictures and videos identified as such, but not just. anchor: it's not just russians manipulating elections and such. james: right, we are kenyan images that have been identified as fake, also other reputable fact checking media doing the same. our first story this evening is by the france 24 observers, looking at one story in afghanistan. the new head of afghanistan's central bank, an image claiming to be this gentleman circulated on media left couple of weeks. india today circulated it, a french newsweekly also showed the picture. you see a man, it infers he is

at the central bank, the byline was saying his name and you can see the rifle sitting on the desk of what is presumed to be his office at the central bank. it is a pretty unorthodox image of central banking, a break with protocol, and it taps into the perception that all is not well in afghanistan, certainly not something you would expect to see of someone overseeing a central bank. in fact, with some vestigation, this is the afghanistan central bank's facebook page, we took this from the 26th of august. you can see the actual central bank head, this is another image om twitter, and it doesn't take a genius to see it is not the same man at all. further investigation, if you look at the original image that was claiming to be this man, there is a flag in the

background and a wooden piece of furniture behind, that helps identify first of all the language, which is posture -- pastu, it it translates to revenue department, and this was an unnamed member of the taliban. if you go to the revenue department, you can see there are images at that location showing the flag and the furnure in the background. we can deduce it is not at the central bank and we know already from looking at photos of the man in question that is not him. it is just a detail but it shows the extent to which in the context of people presuming all hell is breaking loose in afghanistan, one could be led to believe. anchor: can you believe either

of those photos, but often what we find on facebook is false, isn't it? we deal with that many times, what you see in social media is false. james: in this instance, the details indicate it is certainly not the man in question. anchor: it is certainly not the same man but the photo is geine. jas: another story, an indian fact checking website, in the context of taliban fighters tightening their grip in the pan share -- panjshir region, there were claims at horrific stuff was going on. these images were circulating on twitter, many were showing what seems to be a viral video showing the taliban putting people into shipping containers.

on the face of things, completely brutal stuff. that was circulating on a huge amount of twitter comments. there were comets on some of the tweets referring to the fact that this is a movie from 2018. it is available on youtube, posted by a danish association website. you can see we were ab to ascertain it was n the taliban, it was total fiction. anchor: you can tell by the way it is cut and edited, like it was staged, rather than filmed by someone with a mobile phone or something. james: in the context, could be believable but wasn't in this instance. anchor: we should hunt these people down and make them pay, in the material sense. leave these things to the real journalists.

thank you both indeed, and stay with us, more to come from paris.

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09/20/21 09/20/21 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> they put us under a bridge where we slept. we were taken to a jail in texas. i spent five does -- days in jail. amy: the u.s. has begun deporting haitian asylum seekers from a makeshift camp of 15