anchor: russia hills the capture of lysychansk, and the whole of the luzhanska region. the damage of russia's invasion tops $1 billion. solutions being talked about to relaunch the country. emmanuel macron reshuffles his government. analysts say he still lacks a winning hand.

a journalist was likely to have been killed by gunfire from israeli positions but it was probably unintentional. a u.s. state department finding further divides palestinians and israelis over the tragedy that leaves her family demanding justice. thank you for being with us. russia claiming a major advance in the east of ukraine. moscow says it controls the whole of the luhansk region, following invading troops having taken the city of lysychansk. our reporters are the city in line next. reporter: in donbas, firefighters working for a population dealing with fumes.

>> we are delivering water and helping them because they don't have any water. reporter: a month ago, the cities pumping and ill -- and filtration plant was closed. >> we have a list with addresses. >> show me the list. reporter: queues like this gather everyday, but after a month of shortages, patience is wearing thin. >> we need to trucks for each building. it is not enough. i have to come so far every day to get there. >> they turned the gas off and good luck. what a disgrace, zelinski taking off -- president zelenskyy taking off.

[explosions] >> if anyone is in the corridor of the apartments, come here. reporter: the bombardment worsens. [explosions] >> was that a cluster bomb? >> yes. reporter: after coming out of cover, the firefighters need to move faster with some 15 blazes

taking hold around the city. [explosions] >> we are coming, unit one is on the way. [shouting] reporter: the russians may also be on the way all too soon. after the fall of lysychansk just over 70 kilometers east, this city now directly in their path as the invasion grinds on. anchor: $750 billion, this is the estimated cost of rebuilding and rebooting crane after the war, when the war ends. a special comments has been discussing how this can be done. the ukrainian prime minister says russian assets should be diverted to kyiv to pay reparations. >> the end to the war in ukraine may be nowhere in sight, but here in this swiss city, world

leaders are already contemplating how to rebuild the war-torn country. the conference was planned long before the start of the conflict, with the initial focus centered on tackling corruption in ukraine. today, ukraine's riley's have changed as russian forces continue to better the country. addressing the conference virtually, ukrainian president zelenskyy said reconstruction will need colossal invtment. >> the reconstruction of ukraine is not a local project, not a project of single nation, but a common task of the whole democratic world. of all countries that can call themselves civilized. reporter: leaders are not expected to donate funds during the two day long conference but they offered words of support. >> we've been working very

closely with ukraine for a long time and this work will only intensify now that ukraine has formally become a candidate to join our european union. reporter: president zelenskyy sent the ukrainian prime minister. he told lders of the coerence that ukraine's recovery will happen in three phases, beginning first with rebuilding basic infrastructure and then focusing on reconstructing schools and temporary housing. the last stage will target the long-term transformation of ukraine and its economy. the bill for all of this at $750 billion. anchor: french president emmanuel macron has rolled the dice politically speaking. his reshuffle has left observers feeling somewhat indifferent. he has called and politicians from across the spectrum with a 50-50 male female split. financeinisters and others

remain in place. reporter: this new government is expected to spring right into action at a time when there is strong inflation in france and the president has promised a package to help the french through this difficult economic patch. there's also the crisis in hospitals at a time when covid is making a comeback. the next step will be the prime minister in front of parliament to deliver a general policy speech. usually it is a tradition in france that the prime minister seeks a vote of confidence. we've been told today that that was not going to happen simply because there is of course the possibility without an absolute majority that the confidence will not be voted in the prime minister, but also if it was, it would be potentially with some national rally votes. that is something they do not want to see happen.

there is a risk and that risk is stated clearly today. one group wants a vote of no-confidence, a different thing. that will probably happen because all you need is 58 members of parliament to achieve the vote of no-confidence. most mps will reportedly not want to oppose directly without trying out the new government, and the vote of no government -- no-confidence will not pass. anchor: a journalist was likely to have been killed by gunfire from israeli positions but probably it was unintentional, this is the finding of the u.s. state department this monday. it said independent investigators could not reach a definitive conclusion. the palestinian-american was killed may 11 during an israeli raid in the occupied west bank. the circumstances that remain

are bitterly disputed. reporter: it could be another indication that is really fire killed the al jazeera veteran journalist. the u.s. state department says the israeli position but u.s. officials added a caveat, saying the bullet was so badly damaged it was impossible to say with absolute certainty who fired it, and there is no reason to believe she was shot intentionally, which is anchored palestinians. in a tweet, the palestinian authority said israel was responsible for her death and vowed to pursue the matter in court. the israeli government into news to insist there is no proof she was killed by israeli fire. >> this case, despi the forensic investigation, it was not possible to reach a definite conclusion. the first to bear responsibility are the terrorists. reporter: the reporter, who also

had u.s. citizenship, was a well-known and respected palestinian journalist. she has spent decades covering the region for al jazeera. she was killed while reporting on an israeli military raid in the west bank. at first, israel said she had been killed by palestinian gunfire, but colleagues said the legal shot came from the israeli position. later, israel said they may have shot her by mistake during an exchange of gunfire with militants. anchor: a u.s. independence day celebration turns into horror in chicago. six people dead in 19 taking the hospital after a shooting at a july 4 parade in a chicago suburb. police say the shooting in highland park disrupted the parade just after it gan at 10:00 a.m. five people were killed according to police, it is

unclear if those five are among the 19 hospitalized. that figure has now risen to six. a family urging calm after details of a man's death under police fire emerged. violent scenes after body camera confirmed that the 25-year-old black man was shot up to 60 times by eight police officers after running unarmed from a routine traffic stop. >> justice for jayland walker! reporter: protesters filled the streets of akron, ohio, expressing outrage over the death of 25-year-old jayland walker. police shot him during a routine traffic stop last week. >> i have known him all my life and it is very emotional. it is like déjà vu, every time you turn around, you see it on tv, you see it until it hits

home. reporter: on sunday, police released body camera footage from one of the officers. he exits his vehicle in the points his gun at walker's car. in a matter of seconds, he is joined by seven other officers. [screaming] walker gets out of his car and starts to run. we decided not to show you the images of his death, but you could hear police firing dozens of rounds. [gunfire] police say they don't know the exact number of shots fired but the medical examiner's report indicated there were more than 60 wounds to walker's face, abdomen and legs. walker was unarmed at the time of the shooting but police said they found a gun in the car and a shell casing indicating he fired it, adding that he was wearing a ski mask as he fled. >> they felt mr. walker had

turned and was motioning in moving into a firing position. reporter: an attorney for the family says the video shows no such thing. >> they want to turn him into a masked monster. with a gun. reporter: the officers directly involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave pending investigation. as public outrage grows, walker's family has called for protests to remain peaceful. anchor: we are watching for all developments on that story. helicopter crews and drones have been flying over the italian alps this monday searching for 13 people missing after part of a mountain collapsed. at least seven people have been confirmed killed in this disaster that experts are linking to rising global temperatures. the italian prime minister visited the scene and blamed climate change as the root cause of the tragedy.

reporter: these shocking images show the moment a chunk of alpine glacier detached on sunday, sending snow, ice and rubble hurtling down a popular trail on the highestountain. it sparked an avalanche that fatally slammed into somhikers and injured others. a rescue mission is underway. crews sent in thermal drones on money -- on monday to find survivors trapped under the ic >> the drones were going online and are still ongoing guided by operators searching for any survivors. the search is continuing safely with the drones while waiting to do a check on the glacier density. reporter: it's not immediately clear what caused the section of the glacier to topple, exper believe it is clear the disaster is linked to global warming. the collapse of struck just one day after the glacier summit

recorded its highest ever temperature, 10 degrees celsius, conditions and normally sees in mid-august, not early july. an investigation has been opened to help determine the causes of the tragedy. rising average temperatures have caused many glaciers around the world, including this one, to steadily receipt over the last few decades. anchor: for more on all of the world news, stay with us here on france 24. ♪ ♪

>> welcome to france 24's weekly using show. we should have been bringing you a jampacked show full of live music and and interviews as part of our celebration of the return of music festivals following two years of covid related cancellations. we are here in the east of france. this is one of the country's biggest music festivals. they have a huge lineup prepared for four days, but the weather forecast decided to rain on the parade. ♪ here is the details. >> we are a bit wet, it is very humid. reporter: a thunderstorm worse than expected, with tents at risk of being blown away.

>> everyone is taking shelter in waiting for it to stop. hopefully it will not as -- last an hour. reporter: winner of the best craftsmen of france, a food trunk -- truck offering food locally produced. she gets her first and last customers of the day with the festival closing. >> it is closing? >> yes, they are evacuating. >> are you joking? >> it is canceled. >> do we have to leave? >> not sure. maybe just stay inside. reporter: minutes earlier, heavy showers and strong wind slept through the festival. even bringing down trees. the storm left seven people injured at the campsite. organizers decided to cancel the first two days of the festival to give technicians time to secure the site.

meantime, some ticket stayed at the campsite after a difficult night. >> we had loads of water in the tent. >> my brother had to sleep surrounded by hail. not very comfortable. reporter: as the sun shines again, spirits are high. more revelers arrive ready to set up base for the weekend and have a good time. >> if you come here with good friends and love, in the right mood, it can only go well. >> even if the care bears were playing, people would come to the festival anyway because they want to experience the atmosphere of the campsite. people stayed despite the hailstorm yesterday. some had tents blown away, but it didn't matter, they went to sleep in neighbors tents. reporter: groups mingle, happy to meet new faces. [singing] the festival canal resume with

famous performers on stage and lesser-known ones on the camp site. ♪ [speaking french] >> thank you for speaking to us. having had to cancel two years of the festival, now you've had to cancel the first two days of this edition. how do you feel? >> i think there's been strong anticipation the last two years for the festival to take place again. we saw with ticket sales and the lines of people at the entrance and the clapping as they entered the grounds. all of that came to a halt thanks to a meteorological event. so out of the blue and unpredictable.

this festival has a strong sense of identity and community spirit so it means in hard times, everyone joins forces to help give shelter to festivalgoers. doing so with a strong sense of local pride. there were lots of artists who have been waiting to perform here,, including one group that's been waiting six years to play at this festival. this was a big hit for them to take so we signed them up for next year's addition. another artist was not unable to was not able to play and it would've been his fourth time here. ♪ >> shortly before the storm, we met up with a french group who were very excited to perform at the festival for the first time. in the end and in good spirits, they improvised from their dressing room.

[singing] [laughter] [speaking french] >> thank you for speaking to france 24. it is your first time performing here, but have you been here before us festival goers? >> no, it is not our region. we would go to festivals in paris. it is an honor to play here, it is our first time. it is best known as a rock festival and that is what we do so we are happy. >> you talk a lot about the idea of a new world on your latest

album, is the return of music festivals this new world? >> we wrote our song before the first lockdown. during the lockdown, we had to perform on instagram live because we could not perform shows. to see that two years later we are finally able to play at a festival with this since of communion, the easy-going energy, is great. there is obviously a party atmosphere at festivals that contrast with the general state of the world at the moment. it is beautiful to be able to share some moments of joy together in this new world at festivals as it makes us appreciate the things we have and be hopeful for the future. >> in contrast to last summer, where we played a few festivals but covid restrictions, people are starting to let loose. this is our third festival of the season and we feel people really want the party, reunite, just hold each other. this is what we sing about.

>> we have been a band 10 years so it is incredible to see that with every album, we draw in more and more fans. it is really cool. ♪ [singing in french] >> the festival is also a great place to discover other bands. other any artist in particular you would like to see and you were here quite early, maybe you bumped into other performers you are fans of? >> we are going to see a band called squid, kind of a discovery for is even if they are well-known. then we will check out new show, or at least i will be viewed -- i will be. >> it's an opportunity to meet up with other musicians we know. we were having something to eat in the catering event and one

artist came up to tell us he was a fan of our work. it was a great honor, we could not believe it. it's also great to learn from other artists. when you're watching a show, you think to yourself, he or she doesn't like that, -- does it like that, interesting. it is something to play in front of a crowd or be in a crowd as large as that of festival. there are times we are on stage and we stopped to look at each other like, we are just friends from high school, that is my friend jumping in the air and doing a guitar solo. [singing in french] ♪ >> clay palace was a critical and commercial success. do you ever think about your

international audience singing in english? >> honestly know. there are fans who sing in french and have international success. they did not have to sing in english. i think the music we make has a certain poetic quality that can move people without necessarily underselling the lyrics completely. >> you have to make choices in life as each moment counts. if we go abroad, we are not performing in france. right now we are happy to be in our country but the challenge would be to move people with the french language and we think it is possible because it is what we do. our music is poetic, colorful, expressive and it rely solely on words. thankfully. >> there are artists who found success internationally, and did so by promoting france. ♪

[singing in french] >> you started writing your latest album in 2019. is the next one already in the pipeline? >> we've been carrying this since 2019 and went on tour all year with it. it was like thing birth to somethining, we brought it to life. we feel we have a few more months of touring with it as we are getting to the end of what we would like to share with this record. it is now starting to eat at us. we are starting to organize writing and improvisation sessions in the studio as we are itching to make the next disc. >> your name for your dandy fashion sense, sporting tweed for example, what are your tips for staying stylish at all times? >> short-sleeved shirts and woven shoes so the feed can breathe. >> comfy jeans. >> watch out for the mud.

>> exactly. >> are their top tips for surviving the festival? >> getting a good nights sleep you >> -- getting a good night's sleep. >> it is impossible. >> exercise in general, that's what we discovered, when you player show every night with an intense a tour bus, it becomes physically tiring. are you going to show me some moves? >> that would be complicated right now. >> ok, next time in the studios. >> deal, we will do a yoga class. >> thank you so much and enjoy the festival. ♪ >> that is it for this addition -- edition of our weekly music

show. we will leave you with some of the bands that took to the stage when the festival reopens. the latest is up in a few moments. you can always stay tuned to our culture news on our website and our social media @encoref24. ♪ ♪

■x■x 07/04/22 [captioning made possible amy: from new york, this is democracy now! frederick douglass: [read by james earl jones] what, to the american slave, is your fourth of july? i answer, a day that reveals to him, more than all other days of the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is a constant victim. to him, your celebration is a sham. amy: "what to the slave is your fourth of july?" we'll hear frederick douglass' 1852 independence