media in istanbul reporting two bridges in that city of for the bosporus river have enclosed. bring in dorian jones, our istanbul correspondent, on that. what are you hearing at the moment? dorian: on television, the declared factionsy within the military have tried to carry out an illegal takeover. we heard reports of clashes with tanks and police in istanbul, though that has not been confirmed. the main bridges across the city have been closed, the we heard one has been reopened. there have been reports of military jets flying over the capital, ankara, and military police at the presidential palace. we cannot confirm any of this, but there are also reports a senior police office was shot in a confrontation at the palace. it does appear some sort of attempted military takeover of the country -- christopher: dorian, what sort of official response is coming from the government? dorian: other than what we heard from the prime minister, who says some factions within the army are carrying this out, saying they will be severely punished. he doesn't appear at the moment to be able t

asia is on the other side of the bosporus.it could and should be a rock of stability in an unstable part of the world. but it isn't, and that is a problem for everyone. jeremy bowen, bbc news istanbul. katty: the french prime minister has been booed by crowds in nice at the end of a memorial service for victims of the attack last week. hecklers called on manuel valls to resign amid accusations that the french government has not done enough to keep citizens safe. lucy williamson has more. lucy: he came to show respect, not to get it. just as well. france's prime minister stood on a nice's promenade, excluded from the brotherhood of grief, alone in a crowd of thousands. but just listen to the response the emergency services get. when his turn came, valls met with jeers, laying his wreath to the chants of "resign." these two lost their sister on thursday night. despite the rhetoric of right-wing parties, or death, they say, had nothing to do with islam. >> it is political. i'm angry with the media. my sister was not killed by a m

on the bosporus, the small boat conveyed the president's message of victory.x and square, and ottoman band played military marches. rhythm.ion to a warning a widow who sells flags on the square. she is among many who wants to see the coup leaders hanged. >> we want a beautiful turkey. we don't want it like syria or gaza. we want peace. they will never split us up. we will never allow it. fergal: it has been framed as a defining national moment. a people's victory. at the demised by this extraordinary imagery. onan confronting a tank the night of the coup attempt. he is run over once. he gets up, he is hit again, yet he survives. had three stones in my hand and case i ran across any of the dogs. all i could do was respond to the tanks with the three stones. fergal: the arrest and sacking of public servants continues. no one i've spoken to across the spectrum or civil society wanted the coup to succeed. in turkey, military coups have meant disappearances, tortures, and execution. the president is, as president cleansingontinues his of the state is how far he wil

at the mouth of the bosporus in istanbul, turkey, these guys are in the biggest play ground imaginablent to do this but i know i can't. >> it's one of those things you wish you could matrix into your brain, press a button and know how to do it. these guys look so free while they are free running all over the port. >> because of the guys who love putting these videos together there's a couple of really cool moments like this one where it's all about perspective. you're kind of wondering what's going on until you rotate the camera and then you're like cool. >> oh, wow. >> this transformed one of those containers moving that is an awesome one. one of those containers is moving fast, they jump off, just making it almost look like he slipped at the end there. there's a beautiful shot of the blue moss in the background. >> put some of this in the can and use it for the next action flick that comes through hollywood. >> these guys probably could moon light as stunt men. they go for their finale. doesn't quite go according to plan. maybe it did and they were just being hilarious. either way an

the religious holiday we opened the bridge -- we will have the third bridge inaugurated over the bosporusd we will have the first terminal of the largest airport in europe which of the inaugurated in december and we will have the eurasian tunnel under the bulls first-rate which would be a note of it appeared in 2016 we will be the cornerstones of the talk of, the longest bridge in the world without slowing down -- turkey will continue its investments. reporter: you mentioned the government [inaudible] rather than investing on social spending but rather on itestment -- that would mean would reinforce sina weibo gross -- it would reinforce in a way that gross. grossnforce a no way the -- reinforce in a way the gross. >> directing funding to the turkish economy? >> we are establishing a structure that will finance large-scale projects. we are going to finance investments through this instead of the general budget which will be cleared of problems. reporter: when you became prime minister you said that changing turkey into a democracy was your priority. has anything changed in that after last

>>robin winston: the bosporus has been set for those who planned on traveling the tunnels to plan that recall to home on a rental hills drive they heard people arguing as officers tried to talk to the two inside the home but listen to live through that door has not been seen since then recover a gun inside of the house if you recognize him in a we is called police for people are dead after two separate shootings in east oakland he has to video you have to see to believe. >>reporter: of car burst into flames on the california freeway a bejabbers recording video and panicking one man who sold us into the water toward the burning car he now carries a sixth of all of the drivers a medical emergency courses blackout. >>reporter: mode you do have to have heart to do it. >>james: we announced two weeks away from republican national convention and donald trump a search for running mate is heating up. >>reporter: donald trump and her running mate just can't it does have a short list the to list the hoosiers the governor he is meeting with a number of republicans in the run-up to the convention

in istanbul, turkish forces blocked two major bridges over the bosporus river. fox business reporter peter barnes is with me. peter, you gave me the amazing statistic, that this is the fourth coup, if we're counting since 1960. seems that erdogan recently dismissed his hand-picked prime minister a month ago, and military generalses have been gaining strength but that seems to be the final nail in the coffin. is that your read? reporter: that's right, deirdre. we're obviously waiting for some reaction out of the white house to all of this. very fast-moving story. we heard secretary of state john kerry commenting that he did not know much about the situation in turkey right now but hoped that peace and continuity continued there. this is very, very critical relationship for the united turkey, a key military ally in the region, in the fight against isis and in other major issues in that part of the country, that part of the world, but also, very tough balancing act for any administration because of the situation with the kurds there. we are allied with the kurds in

in istanbul, turkish forces blocked two major bridges over the bosporus river. business reporter peter barnes is with me. peter, you gave me the amazing statistic, that this is the fourth coup, if we're counting since 1960. seems that erdogan recently dismissed his hand-picked prime

we are seeing increased naval activity through the back and forward, through the bosporus and that's a concern, it's a concern for romania, it's a concern for bulgaria and it's a concern or other countries like greece and it's something we need to keep our eye on. i think i was the first defense secretary for some time to visit romania. last year the romanian visits came here for a bilateral meeting earlier this year and we've looked to see what further reassurance we can offer countries like romania . we have staff officers to the nato forward nfc, the nato forward integration units, based in romania and we're looking to how we can deepen military cooperation with these particular countries. >> before we move on to your next question, i have to attend a statement, james, would you like to make a brief ... >> you will be talking most about your country, particularly the way chilcot affects the decision-making process in the days ahead, a specific question i want to ask you very briefly, is given the three parliamentary votes which chilcot is now saying developing as well, would you a