♪ >> this is dw news live from berlin. renewed fighting breakdown in southern ukraine. kyiv accuses moscow of shall incur some pop where people are being evacuated from the khakhovka dam. also coming up, european wristers tightening europe's policies on sylum-seekers. but is this the breakthrough deal many people had been hoping for? and the knife attack in reference tom leads six people injured, four of them young

children. the suspect is a serial refugee and was arrested at the scene. the desperate bid to save dying coral reefs. divers help plant coral and inject antibiotics. we look at reefs rescue efforts in colombia on world ocean day. i am nicole frolich. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and all over the world, welcome. ukraine is accusing russian forces of selling an area in the south of the country, even as rescue efforts are underway to help people there escape flooding caused by the destruction of the khakhovka dam earlier this week. several people are reported to be injured during airstrikes in the region. the selling forced suspicion of some rescue work.

moscow meanwhile says its forces fought off a ukrainian offensive on the other part of the frontline. the ukrainian president visited areas hit by the flooding and criticized international aid groups for not doing enough, and called for a clear and quick global response to the flooding. as thousands are evacuated, some are choosing to remain. reporter: president volodymyr zelenskyy meets with emergency services in the ukrainian-controlled city of kherson to assess the damage, two days after the destruction of the dam on the dnieper river sent torrents of water downstream, flooding towns and villages. the number of casualties remains unclear, but local hospitals are filling up. zelenskyy thanked medics and talked with patients during his visit. how are the doctors, he asks. good, replay the patients, who seem a little starstruck to see their president.

when we listened to, it is with moral support, no matter how hard it is, says this woman. there are fears the flooding could trigger a humanitarian crisis. zelenskyy used his nightly address to criticize the slow pace of international response to the disaster. >> each person who dies there is a vertex of the existing international system and international organizations that have forgotten how to save lives. if there is no international organization in the area of this disaster now, it means that it does not exist at all, and the system is broken. all the relevant appeals have been sent. reporter: as evacuations are underway, amidst relentless shelling, some are refusing to leave. residents of kherson have

already endured russian occupation before being liberated last november. many have decided to stick out of the floodwaters as well. they will have to be careful. the dnipro river forms a defective front line between russian and ukrainian forces. officials have warned that the surge of water has dislodged landmines planted on the river's banks, which are also floating in the water along with other debris. >> our guest is the director of the modern were instituted at west point. i asked him if russia is attempting to use this vulnerable moment to retake kherson. ? guest: they cannot take it because the water is in the way. it serves little military purpose. it is just to impede the humanitarian efforts and government agencies, to distract ukraine from its war effort and

fighting the war, so it serves no military purpose for russia. nicole: but the dam breach has caused incredible damage, catastrophe within a catastrophe really. is any side gaining an advantage from this situation militarily? guest: hydraulic warfare, delivered flooding during combat is not new. it goes back hundreds of years. william of orange did it when defending against spanish invaders. the chinese also slowed down japanese advances in 1938. and the ukrainians blew up a dam on another river to help defend against the capital. what sets this one apart is the magnitude. many would say it exceeds the bounds of military necessity prescribed by international humanitarian law. it seems like russia has blown the dam to help it defend against this impending ukrainian counterattack, so by making this already difficult obstacle

insurmountable, russia can reposition tens of thousands of troops from kherson to other areas where the ukraine counteroffensive is laid. plus ukraine has to conduct humanitarian assistance so this favors russia. nicole: let's talk about the counteroffensive that you mentioned, because there are, once again, reports of it having been launched. ukraine is denying it but russia is claiming it is beating it back. how much strategy is there already in this mixed messaging? guest: it is always hard to determine when the counteroffensive actually started, because they have a lot of shaping operations before you start the actual offensive. up until this point, ukraine may be conducting deception operations or probing to figure out where the lines are weakest. so i think that is what you are going to see. russia will claim that they be back anything, whether it is a probing attack or a deception operation. if ukraine is having struggles,

it will not admit it has started. so there will be a lot of that until ukraine actually -- until we see them actually breach these major obstacles and get a penetration, that it is clear that we are into a counteroffensive. nicole: we have been talking about the counteroffensive for months now. while the west has been speculating so much about it, is that putting undue pressure on the ukrainian military? guest: i don't think so. ukraine is a smaller military. . they have to fight in a time and place that is advantageous to them. they will not rush a counteroffensive just for artificial timetable, or because they feel pressure, right, they are a smaller force but much more capable. they have been smart about choosing where they will fight, just like they did in the fall, and that is what you will see. . they had to wait until they had the supplies and ammunition they needed to stage those things and then conduct those shaping operations so it will be successful. the russians blowing this dam

throws a wrench in the entire plan. nicole: thank you so much. guest: thank you. nicole: the european union interior minister's has agreed to tighten the bloc's asylum policies, after a make-or-break meeting for them to solve their immigration policy conundrum. for years, they have been at odds over how to manage immigration, southern countries demanding more support and solidarity from their eastern and northern neighbors. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent in luxembourg, and i asked him what the interior minister's actually agreed on. guest: after years of very intense negotiations, the ministers were able to settle a very eager dispute among the 27 member states. it's a historic day. it was a difficult decision, that is what the german interior minister just said. basically the ministers have agreed on a new border procedure

for migrants that enables italy and greece, the countries of first entry, to sweep more swiftly and send in migrants who have no chance to get traction, to send them back swiftly to their countries of origin, or to their countries of transit. countries are also pledging for more relocation of migrants from eastern italy to their territory. and the countries who do not do that are obliged to pay money, 20,000 euros per month if they do not take immigrants. if this comes into practice, we will see, because poland and hungary already declared that they will not carry out these duties and will object during the next phases. because it is not over yet. the council has to negotiate with the european parliament until the end of the year, then the legislative process will

take until next year and only then this procedure can take in. and it only applies to a small fraction of migrants, only those who come from countries with an approval rate for asylum-seekers below 20%, only they can go into this new system. this is only a quarter of the people actually arriving in europe. nicole: after speaking to him indexing bergm we got reaction from a member of the social democrats in the bundestag. i asked him what he made of today's decision. guest: it is still very fresh, today's decision. we have to look in detail in the next hour to see what it means. but first, it is important that also the interior minister's in europe found a compromise. of course there are some aspects that i would find really critical, when we look at the centers at the border where for me, it is important that also the human rights are in place in

that we have the possibilities for migrants to have a remedy and things like that. this is quite important. i am not sure how this in the end is made clear, that we have a compromise and we have to look at it really closely in the next few hours and then think about how it is. it's important that also the interior minister of germany, stated that for her, human rights are a big part of it. we look at children's writes, it is made really clear that for germany, this is an important position. nicole: you signed that paper, how will the rights of asylum-seekers be weekend if the draft actually becomes implemented? guest: when we have these centers at the border, the per luminary assessment is not a full slm system in place, then we have to look at the legal possibilities and the human rights of the migrants coming there, that they have access to

legal remedies. it is important at the center that we have at the border, which is really not the case. nicole: so you can currently human rights are not a priority at the borders? guest: of course i would not say in general that this is not a priority, but when you look at the european borders and human rights violations last year, the european union has something to do about human rights violations and they also have to make suggestions about how they will do that. nicole: way do you think the e.u. what down the path they eventually went down, with stricter regulations for asylum-seekers? guest: we have a system in place in the european union which is not fair. we see there is a big part of migrants coming in to italy and greece and the other states in the mediterranean. so to solve these problems, we

need those quotas and those distribution mechanisms that were talked about which i find really good. but they have tightened these regulations. this is the problem, we don't have fair distribution within the european union, we have some states making many -- taking many migrants, and some states not taking migrants. who need more justice in the european union. nicole: the fact that they are now obligated to pay money if they don't want to take any migrants in, is that not an easy way out of their obligations, as e.u. members? guest: the best case indeed would to take in migrants. but of course, it is a small step also within the european union. i think the compromise that they found on this, on the part of the migration issue, and something positive to see, but it is not the end of the world.

nicole: that was a member of the german bundestag from the social democrats, thank you so much for your take on this very fresh decision. let's take a look now at the other stories making headlines around the road today. u.s. president biden and u.k. prime minister sunak, met for talks in washington where they announced a new economic partnership. the atlantic declaration aims to boost industry ties on defense and renewable energy. the two said they want to combat threats from authoritarian states, disruptive tech, and climate change. former u.s. president donald trump has asked for a new trial in the civil case where he was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer e. jean carroll them. she was awarded money, in ammounts trump's lawyers say is excessive. an estimated 45,000 revelers packed the streets of tel aviv for the annual pride parade in support of lgbtq rights.

it was also attended by antigovernment protesters. the lgbtq community has reported an increase in homophobic incidents since benjamin netanyahu's ultraconservative cabinet was assembled back in december. four children and two adults have been injured in a knife attack in the small town in the french alps. the police have arrested the suspect, a syrian man with refugee status in sweden. . the children involved were toddlers, all aged between 22 months and three years. two of them and one adult are in life-threatening condition. reporter: the attacker struck as people were enjoying the morning in the alpine town of annecy. a man armed with a knife targeted shoulder in a popular park, including at least one baby. two of the toddlers were on vacation with their families from britain and the netherlands. two adults were hurt. . the attacker tried to flee the scene, and was followed by a member of the public until police arrived. >> as soon as i saw what

happened, i came to help the parents of the children who were attacked. i think it is unbelievable that there were so few security guards here. apparently the police did not arrive on the scene right away, so the attacker had a lot of time. >> so here text once, twice, then they start shooting. they were shooting right in front of me at the person who then fell to the ground. one man was already hurt. i continued my run and i saw children on the ground. very sad. injured children. it is unbelievable. but the police were so slow. unbelievable. so slow. reporter: the attack sent shockwaves through french society. lawmakers in the national assembly held a minute of silence.

the prime minister visited the scene of the stabbings. >> the suspect is a syrian national who has had recognized refugee status in sweden for the past 10 years. he applied for asylum in france which was pointless, since he already has official recognition as a refugee. reporter: the local public prosecutor said there was no obvious terrorist motive for the attack. nicole: it is world ocean day, which focuses on the importance of our seas and their marine life to human beings. they produce over half the oxygen we breathe. oceans cover more than 70% of the planet and they are home to up to 10 million different species and provide most of the world's biodiversity. not only do the oceans help to feed us, they also regulate our climate. they capture more carbon than anything else on the planet, and also absorb around 90% of the heat generated by rising emissions. but the climate crisis is also warming the oceans, resulting in

rising sea levels and threats to biodiversity. that includes many of the world's coral reefs. but on a small island off columbia, the blue indigo foundation is trying to turn the tide. is developing a unique way of growing coral fragments under the sea to create new reefs. our correspondent went to the island of san andres in the caribbean. reporter: a new home under construction. biologist maria fernanda is drilling holes for one of the most fascinating creatures in the ocean, corals. for now, they are still small, but they could grow into a new reef here in the waters of san andres island. it is a team effort involving locals, scientists, and diving schools. >> for us, it is really

important to focus on the coral restoration and help the reefs. we live on an island in the middle of the ocean, and our economy almost entirely depends on coral reefs, and the impact humans have on the ocean at the moment is too big and too negative. we want our impact on the ecosystem to be positive. reporter: corals are vital in helping to protect coastlines from erosion, and boosting biodiversity. but they are in serious trouble worldwide. in colombia alone, 60% of them are damaged or under threat. of particular concern is stony coral tissue loss disease, that started spreading last year. >> it kills them in two or three months, or in a matter of days, so we are very worried because the disease is already here. what are we doing against it? we

inject antibiotics, amoxicillin hydrate. but you need to buy it in the u.s. and use the help of governments or foundations. reporter: an extensive and difficult underwater treatment is available, paid for by donations. but she says it is vital that the government now invest in the program, as they do with coral restoration. part of columbia's ambitious plan to restore 200 hectares of reefs. here in san andres, this fisherman also has an interest in that ambitious plan. he, too, helps transplant corals into the reefs just passed this small beach restaurant that he runs. >> that is part of me and that is what will help us get some fish, protect the houses, protect our beach also.

reporter: two decades ago, you needed only two hours to get enough fish in one go. now with the reefs degrading, it could take up to a day. but rodriguez has hope now because of the new corals. >> we put them there on the first day and in a few weeks, when we went back, they were growing. i was surprised. i couldn't believe it. when i heard about it the first time, i couldn't believe it. it was unbelievable. reporter: it will take time for the first small corals to grow into proper reefs, and with the pressure on the ecosystem, not all of them might make it. the team on san andres are aware of that, but every effort counts to save the ecosystem and the ocean on their doorstep. nicole: nicole: furthermore, i am joined by a senior research associate at lancaster environment center. we just saw in our report one example of efforts being made to save our oceans. to what extent can regrow in

coral reefs counter claim a change in our oceans? guest: guest: this has been the topic of my research for the past few years, looking at how successful some of these restoration methods have been. what that research is showing is that we're getting very good at growing corals and at relatively small scales. most projects are less than one hectare and quite a lot smaller. you know how to grow corals really well at small scales. research is suggesting that those of are in some instances, similar to undisturbed natural reefs. so we know how to do it at small scale. the challenge is how we can scale that up, and currently not many methods exist that are ready to be put in the water, that can be scaled up efficiently. nicole: if we don't manage to scale this up, their fears are that most corals will be extinct by the end of the century. is there reason to hope?

guest: there always a reason to hope. humans have amazing capacity for change, but we have to bear in mind restoration is one tool in the big toolbox of things we have to address and the most important rule is mitigating climate change. none of these methods are meaningful without real action on climate change. guest: in your opinion, at this point, what are the most meaningful efforts being made to protect the oceans? guest: i think, like i mentioned, it's not the right focus to find a single solution because i don't think that is realistic. we have to have a toolbox to protect the oceans and we have to do them all that once because we are in a climate emergency and that is what we have to do. we have to have meaningful action on climate change, we have to have rain protected

areas to protect them from fishing, we have to do restoration and we have to deploy all of these methods at once. nicole: how important our days like today, world ocean daym to put focus on the importance of the oceans in our livesm and to mitigate the effect of climate change? guest: i think it can be incredibly important, because it brings it to the forefront, it opens up the issue to people, you know, we are in a financial crisis, people have a lot of things to worry about and sometimes the plight of the ocean is not at the top of mind unless you are a marine biologist. so i think days like this can be really important to alert people to this crisis that will affect us all if we don't do anything about it. nicole: the most important people to alert to this crisis are road leaders. the u.n. heisey's treaty was seen as a major breakthrough when it was agreed on -- the u.n. high seas treaty was seen

as a major breakthrough when it was agreed on. how important was this milestone? guest: incredibly important. it has been a decade in the works and it addresses the high seeds, which are the parts that are not natural waters. they have been active -- -- they have been kind of out of sight, out of mind. the treaty was to protect 30% of the oceans by 2030, and also to look at sharing the benefits we get from the oceans and the resources we get from the oceans. most importantly, looking at having funding to really enforce these things. it's incredibly important and a major achievement. nicole: that is dr. lisa bostrom einarsson from the lancaster center, thank you very much. guest: thank you. nicole: some tennis now.

rating champion iga swiatek has advanced to the final after beating beatriz haddad maia. the world number one dominated the first set, winning 6-2. the brazilian haddad maia gave her a tough battle in the second set, however, but swiatek ended up prevailing. on sunday she will be gunning for her third french open title in four years. and there was a shock absent in the earlier semifinal match, unseede carolina muchova has beaten world number two aryna sabalenka. she engineered a stunning comeback, winning at least five games against the belarusian. the 26-year-old czech will play her first ever grand slam final on sunday. before we go, let's take a look at madrid's newest art critic, the artificially intelligent critical k-9, uses a camera and

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>> welcome to "live from paris," were news and analysis from france 24. 4 children age three and under, were stabbed by a syrian refugee . france grieving from the shopping -- shocking knife attack that targeted children. volodymyr zelenskyy visits the damage caused by the russian destruction of the dam and soon after ukraine's president left, russia shelled the area.

canada's wildfires continue to spread. the smoke has congested large swaths of america. this is "live from paris." thank you very much for being with us. horrific scenes from the french alps where a 31-year-old man armed with a knife attacked children visiting lakeside park. the children are tonight in critical from stab wounds. two adults also received knife wounds. these images work captured by bystanders this thursday morning. man armed with a knife first seen running, and then various

other shots of him, several photos showing him with the knife. one of his victims apparently stabbed while still in a prim. suspect was arrested and is tonight in police custody. investigations are underway to figure out why he carried out this knife attack on children. >> scenes of horror as a non-wielding man attacked bystanders at random while screaming the words "in the name of jesus christ." >> i saw a dozen people running in the opposite direction. all of a sudden, the lady says, "run, run!

there's a guy who was stabbing everybody along the lake! he stabbed some children! run, run!" the attacker was tackled by policemen and was taken into custody. he has since been identified as a 31-year-old syrian refugee who previously lived in sweden. authorities are still trying to understand the motives behind the attack. >> the suspect was not known to the police. looking at the first elements of the investigation, there is not anything that points to a terrorist motive. >> the interior ministry later implied there could be a link between the attack and the fact the suspect's asylum request was rejected by french authorities. >> it is a troubling coincidence because last sunday, the suspect found out his asylum request was rejected by the government since he already had it in sweden, and

then he committed this heinous crime. >> the french president condemned the attack in a tweet, while lawmakers at the national assembly held a minute of silence to honor the victims. >> the silence of the lawmakers in paris really summing up the shock across the country. what of the prime suspect who tonight is in police custody? we understand he is syrian, 31 years old. we understand he gain refugee status in sweden where he was married. now his ex-wife has spoken out now her shop. she is swedish, speaking in sweden. just to remind you, that is where he got his refugee status. let's listen to the prime suspect's ex-wife. >> i don't know what happened to him. the things i'm hearing are awful.

we have not been in contact. i don't know where he lives or how he is doing psychologically, so there's not much i can say. i have not heard from him in eight months. we used to be married but not anymore. we filed for divorce several months ago, just before he left sweden. he did not want to stay here. i don't know much more of his current life. he called me four months ago and said he lived in a church. he talked to me a bit, but that's all i know. he is used to disappearing often. >> police tonight trying to piece together who this person is, what were his motivations, and why this happened. apparently he was not known to the authorities, and online so far, there are no clues as to why he would have carried out such an atrocity. the town where it took place is one of the french alps. it is known for its friendly people and beautiful surroundings. at the heart of all this is the stunning lake of the park where

this all took place. >> the normally passive alpine town was on thursday following -- was in shock on thursday following the knife attacked that left for young children injured. visibly shaken, the town's residents wondered how such an incident could have occurred. >> i'm speaking as a granddad who takes care of his grandchildren of 7, 8, and nine years old. we put ourselves in this use of the parents or grandparents living through this tragic event. seeing children get attacked with a knife is unthinkable. how come this person, who has already been wondering around in public, was not more closely watched? that's also a bit shocking. >> i was born here. i'm the daughter of a policeman. when i came here, the first thing i did was to call my former daughter-in-law and asked where my grandson was. i quickly went on social media.

it is unfortunate it happened here, but it could happen anywhere, so the government should do their jobs when it comes to security. >> the picturesque lakeside town is a popular one for tourism. some say recovering from the shop will be difficult. >> and out it will be some time before parents take their children the playgrounds again because i think the trauma will be forever in the town. because this is the first time. this has never happen here as far as i know, but now things like this will happen again in places we do not expect. that is what will happen >> authorities say the four children, age 22 months to three years old, suffered life-threatening injuries. they remain in a critical state. mark: we will bring you more in the situation as we go through this program. next, volodymyr zelenskyy visited kherson in the southern -- in southern ukraine this

thursday to see firsthand the damage caused by the destruction of a russian-held hydroelectric dam. the french president had strongly criticized the red cross and united nations for providing no help to the victims. zelenskyy praised the efforts of rescuers and volunteers who were evacuating others from the region. zelenskyy accuses the others of -- and these are zelenskyy's words -- "designating an environmental bomb of mass destruction." -- "detonating an environmental bomb of mass destruction." the russians deny, of course, that they did it, blaming ukrainians with no proof to back that up. >> seeing firsthand the scale of the damage, volodymyr zelenskyy met officials in charge of the image in kherson.

people rescue in towns and villages along the dnieper river had been brought to safety. these satellite pictures show the devastation in towns completely submerged by floodwaters. the collapse of the nova cookoff the dam has triggered fears. campaigners say some species may never recover. >> he could take from three to 10 years for different species to recover, if some of them will be able to recover, but probably some species will not be able to recover two previous numbers or will not recover at all, unfortunately. >> aid agencies are also warning about another more hidden danger, the threat of landmines. the red cross says the breach meant it was impossible to locate some landmines that had been swept downstream.

the ukrainian military spokesperson said anti-infantry mines in russian-occupied territory have dislodged, meaning they could explode as soon as they hit any debris. mark: the wild virus still burned in canada. pollution continues to drift across north america. there are over 400 different fires across canada. in the wake of this, some u.s. cities have become the most polluted in the world. people have been advised to avoid going outside if they can. >> on track to be the worst wildfire season in canada's history, out-of-control blazes rage across the country. in british columbia, where flames are consuming hector after hector -- hectare after hectare. satellite images show huge plumes of smoke descending on much of eastern canada and the

united states. >> as of today, there are 2002 193 wildfires that have occurred in canada. approximately 3.8 million hectares have been burned, and across the country as of today, there are 414 wildfires burning. 239 of which are determined to be out of control. >> the epicenter of the crisis, quebec has the means of fighting 40 wildfires at a time, but the province currently has around 150. reinforcements and firefighters from the u.s. and france are on their way. canada's prime minister said climate change means they must prepare in the years to come for more wildfire season's like this one. >> the reality is unfortunately over the past years, we have seen extreme weather events increase in their intensity and impact on canadians as well as on their cost to families, to provinces, and to the federal budget. >> the blazes this year came on earlier and with more intensity

than usual. only at the start of this year's wildfire season, nearly 4,000,000 hectares have already burned, 15 times the average of the past decade. mark: new york has been badly affected. our correspondent has been out and about, wearing a mask i underline, to tell us more about how people have been urged to do just that, don a face mask to start -- to stop inhaling possible dangerous particles. >> there is still a health advisory in place and the sky still hazy in new york city. locals have been told to stay indoors if they can but wear masks if they come outside. at grand central station, you can pick up a free n95 mask. >> it felt like we needed some kind of safety precaution just because of the air quality. it is a problem that i worry about. i have a nine-month-old. i have a 15-year-old, 11-year-old, and this is the

world layer inheriting. for us right now, maybe it is a slight inconvenience. we slept on a mask during a vacation, but this could be every day. >> the particles can get into your bloodstream. i worry about the ash and tiny particles causing cancer. >> that looks bad. you open the window -- i work in a hospital. we go to open the window just to see what is going on, and the air would really hate you. >> i think it is really bad. the air quality right now is equivalent to smoking a whole pack of cigarettes. >> the air quality in the sky, you can look right at it. that was pretty bizarre. about three days of it, but it's clearing up right now, thank goodness.

>> the smoke may be beginning to live in new york city, but many locals have told me this could become the new normal if world leaders don't do more to tackle the global climate crisis. mark: mask up as health advisory organizations are advising in new york as smoke drifted down from the canadian wildfires. we will bring you more on the story as it continues to develop. let's bring you news regarding former u.s. president trump. he and his aides are embracing for a potential indictment in the classified documents investigations. prosecutors handling the probe were spotted thursday at a courthouse where a grand jury has been hearing from witnesses. the former u.s. president's lawyers have been told he is the target of the investigation, which analysts see as the clearest investigation yet criminal charges could be coming soon. let's bring in for some broader

analysis frederick davis, veteran in war studies at columbia university. what do you make of this development? >> well, moving ahead. this is a slow-moving drama with many moving parts. this is one of five somewhat distinct criminal investigations, and it appears to be coming to a head. there are two steps that are relatively formal that happened within the last week. one, we are told he was informed that he was a target, which is a step that puts him on notice that he could be indicted. following that, his lawyers met with the prosecutor, which is another well-known step, and all that remains to be done procedurally is 48 grand jury to issue or not issue an indictment, which seems quite likely in the next few days or week or so. mark: this all relates to documents from had in his possession that were classified? >> there were investigations

that overlap, most of which dealt with the campaign and with the events of january 6. this is somewhat distinct. on one level, it is pretty simple. you are simply not allowed to have classified documents unless you follow procedures. the problem is there is some sloppiness that sometimes happens. vice president pence on some documents left over from when he was vice president. president biden found some documents left over from when he was vice president. what appears to be different is three things with respect to trump. one is that it looks like he looked out for and pick documents to take with him when he left the white house in january 2021. second, it appears he has misused them by showing them to people who had no business seeing them, and then perhaps most importantly, there seems to be evidence that he and others with him, whom i will be indicted, work involved in lying and obstructing justice and trying to hide all of this. i think the combination of all of that will push them to indict

trump, and a lot depends on some of the detailed facts, but it would appear there could well be a pretty strong case here. mark: speaking as a layman, those three issues you outlined do look pretty persuasive. when one thinks of trump, obviously, one thinks of a number of legal issues going on. there's also the other side of the story today that he is trying to get his sex abuse jury payout through columnist e. jean carroll reduced. at the bottom of this is the fact that he was, i suppose, in the civil case found guilty of that misconduct. >> yeah, he has been sued by ms. carol -- ms. carroll. in new york. the victim's lawyer did a very good job. that is a legal issue that will keep going on through the system. that case is not over yet.

there is another part of it that may go to trial. as you point out, it is a civil case. he has not been convicted of anything, and it is unclear what to make of it in terms of the impact on his reputation. so far, not very much, but that is another part of the drumbeat of issues we hear almost every day. i think the serious ones are the ones that will come up in this case in terms of these classified documents, and now i believe he will be indicted in georgia for messing around with voters, which is very, very serious, and he probably will be indicted on some issues related to january 6. mark: you have anticipated my final question, which is -- will any of this state, or will he continue to be called teflon don >> really hard to say. this is totally unprecedented. i have been doing this kind of law for 15 years, and is it's hard for me to give you any kind of analysis. i know some people involved in

the investigation -- the attorney general of the united states he s. jack smith is special counsel. these are very careful, very professional lawyers, and i think one reason why it is taking so long this to take shape is they are doing it for -- they are doing a very, very careful job on this. i think as a former lawyer, former prosecutor, observer, i think that chance of some of this, as you put it, sticking, are pretty real. mark: la lecturer at columbia. thank you for giving us your time and explaining the ins and outs of what is quite a complicated series that your head around. thank you very much. we will keep watching to see what happens with this case is regarding donald trump. time to turn our mind to sports.

we start with the women's semifinals at roland garros here in paris. >> s, the quest for a third title at roland garros is still on track after she overcame her toughest test yet. the 22-year-old beat beatrice out at my -- beatriz haddad-maia. she pushed the world number one all the way to a tiebreak. swiatek and moments of uncertainty, but her quality was enough to come through with seven shots outwitting her opponent when it mattered most. unseeded czech pulled up upset against sabalenka.

she is ranked 43rd in the world and saved a match point and battle from 2-5 down to shock the world number two. have a was serving for the match but lost composure. she's not in her first grand slam final. the 26-year-old is the only unseeded player left in the women's and men's draws at the french open. after those women's semifinals, anticipation is building ahead of the men's semifinals at roland garros on friday. especially a head a tantalizing showdown between world number one carlos alcaraz and 22 grand slam winner novak djokovic. alcaraz beat the ftse in the semifinals. the top of the world ranking is up for grabs. the server has to win to get back on top.

it will be djokovic's 45th grand slam final and alcaraz's second. the spaniard's take to take the mantle of the so-called big three in men's tennis. that is djokovic, roughly on, who is out injured this year, and roger federer, who retired -- rafael nuttall -- rafael nadal, who is out injured this year, and roger federer, who has retired. >> i really want to play that match. since last year, i really wanted to play against novak. we both are playing at a good level, and as i said before, if you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. lexi fell into winner was officially presented in saudi arabia. the french striker was greeted by fanfare as 56,000 fans came

to watch the elaborate ceremony at the king abdullah sports city stadium. the 35-year-old has agreed to a three-year contract with the saudi poli champions reportedly worth 200 million euros. he left real madrid after 14 years during which he won 25 trophies, including five champions league's. it looks like he could be joined by fellow frenchman who is leaving chelsea. cristiano rinaldo was the first big star to sign a lucrative contract in december, and more big names are expected to follow. saudi clubs are said to be targeting profile players. for the presentation come up in summer spoke about his ambitions in saudi arabia. let's take a listen. >> it is true i won lots of things in europe, but i sign

here with big ambitions, and i will share my experience helping to win more titles because i'm hungry to play and to show what i can do to lead the club where it should be. >> the reigning tour de france champion finished 35 seconds ahead of the leading group, including some of the other race favorites. the day took the overall lead at the expense of his compatriot. he made a break with 15 km to go on the tough climb in eastern france. he is now one minute and 23 seconds ahead in the overall standings. the frenchman finished second in thursday's race, and tomorrow,

friday, they will be going up for stage six, which is the first mountain stage, which he should be suited very well to, obviously having several memorable performances in the mountains at last year's tour de france. difficult stages to come. mark: so exciting, cycling in the mountains. great weekend ahead. excellent stuff. thank you very much indeed. great to see you. stay with us. we have more to come here of course "live from paris." ♪ >> wellman star of french heritage, but french genius and france harbors many other hidden treasures. the arts, gastronomy, architecture, as well as

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