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>> gosh i don't feel like i'm going anywhere any time soon but i love the eiffel tower and i've been there once. i would love the day when we can go back and try to plan a trip like that. >> a loft americans right now, we're not allowed in europe. because of the spike in cases here in the united states. but when you look at france and the numbers they're at now, they peaked in mid april but it's gone down ever since. when there's no second curve or doesn't pop up, good things happen and they start to open up things library the eiffel tower to so happy to see that. here in the bay area, we're starting in the city of berkley. a nine hour long city council meeting ends with the council approving a plan to reform the police department. sara joins us live this morning, this is big news out of berkley. >> it is big news and the big long meeting, the berkley city council meeting starting at 6:00 last night and didn't end until 3:00 this morning. very long but a lot of change did come out of it. that change comes in the form of mayor jesse omni's bus bill including a goal of defunding the be

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the fireworks display lit up the sky over the eiffel tower july the 14th marks the storming of the bastille prison in $17189.00 of the beginning of the french revolution this year the event was scaled back included special tributes to france's health workers. but some of them say their inclusion in the festivities is not enough to save the country's overstretched hospitals as natasha reports. all the pomp and ceremony of france's traditional bastille day celebrations but on a much smaller scale the french president inspected troops on paris's elegant plastic court but for the 1st time in more than 4 decades there was no military parade on the famous charles you say a paid back event because the coronavirus crisis and to make room for a homage to the bravery and dedication to france's health workers. towards the end of the ceremony an unexpected moment a banner floated in full view accusing macro a failing to invest in france's hospitals opponents say the president mishandled the health crisis in a read television interview and macro admitted he had made some mistakes at the start but that f

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than 15 years would finally go and visit what's probably the capital's most famous landmark the eiffel tower for the 1st time. london's trafalgar square is normally teeming with tourists but not this summer london's attractions like the national gallery have behind the all slowly opening up again and yet london's for the main event has a tan as the rembrandt and the golf is mostly to themselves. an almost empty promise a typical picture and the beach resort of my bay at this time a lot of people that trips and pick from the right targets to the right forget the tragedy for the spanish economy almost 3000000 people live on tourism there's also a general obligation to wear a mask every well it's. not a very pleasant thing. about the degree. these guys seem to enjoy the global crisis the huge kruger national park all for themselves with hardly any tourists in sight since the end of march south africa's borders are closed international flights are not permitted even domestic travel is not allowed only a few davis the chairs from the province are allowed to enter the park at the moment this has a

today's visitors were welcome to the top floor of the eiffel tower for the first time in months. the maximum 250 people are allowed a max are required. the first two floors reopened in late june. >>> disneyland paris reopen today to a steady stream of visitors. there is limited capacity, handwashing stations and sanitizers, masks and mandatory advance bookings. rides were social distancing is difficult remain closed. >>> the most well-known street artist banksy left a message for commuters on a london subway after face masks became mandatory for shoppers and commuters. ely reports it's not the first time he has used his artistic activism during the pandemic. >> reporter: any banksy operation is undercover. the latest is disguised as a deep clean. the elusive artist snuck onto london's underground spreading the importance of wearing a mask. is famous artwork titled if you don't mask, you don't get. the video on social media gave us a rare glimpse of the unknown artist. commuters were surprised to see the famous artist, but not the first time banksy has presented a pandemic paintin

the third floor of the eiffel tower is finally opening after months of confinement. monument,entury iron one of france's most visited, opened its first two floors inin late june and its largest closure since world war ii. disneyland paris also partially reopening to the public today, four months after it closed. doors inis opening its a phased way, starting with disneyland parks and walt disney studios. 24."s for watching g "france i will be back in about 15 minutes with some more of your headline. -- headlines. ♪ welcome to the interview. we are joined by one of the living legends among reporters, one of the most favors british journalists, john swain. >> hello. >> thank you for being with us. you are in paris 22 years afaftr being published. your book has been translated in book i can iconic say all around the world. nows translated in french at the publishing company, so i wanted to first ask you a question because i in the first pages, you are writing -- i didn't want to trade nostalgia. what do you mean by this? whichochina is a place particularly in the war, ca

has taken place in the shadow of the coronavirus a fireworks display lit up the sky above the eiffel tower this year the event was scaled back and included special tributes to france's health workers those were the headlines and back with more news in half an hour here on al-jazeera next it's 101 east to stay with us. a global pandemic mass protests demanding change economic recession and geopolitical tensions not to mention the small matter of a looming election join me steve clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u.s. politics and society on al-jazeera. it was meant to be the cruise of a lifetime a luxury trip around new zealand to soak up the country's natural beauty. but then disaster struck. cruise ship passengers were trapped in the middle of a volcanic eruption on wife island. scenes of death and suffering confronted witnesses that something that i never thought i'd ever say and something i have i never have to see again what i want to east investigates how a dream holiday turned into a deadly not met. on december 4th last year the ovation

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sure, it's known for tech and the sharks, but the city now wants its own golden gate bridge or eiffel towerand now we're getting our first look at some of the enteries. a group in silicon valley has been collecting submissions, so far 963 have come in from 72 countries. you see a few of them right there. the goal is to design and build an icon that helps to define the city. and show others around the world what it's about. >> any of us who have travelled anywhere know how important those things are, both for economic development of the community. also for people's confidence in their own community and having a sense of optimism about who they are and where they live. >> the submissions will be whittled down to three by september 6th. tonight we'll show you the projects and how much money is on the line. we'll be right back. hi. we're glad you came in. what's on your mind? can you help keep these guys protected online? easy. connect to the xfi gateway. what about wireless data options for the family? you can customize and save. what about internet speeds that can keep up with my gaming? let'

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than 15 years would finally go and visit what's probably the capital's most famous landmark the eiffel tower for the 1st time. london's trafalgar square is normally teeming with tourists but not this summer london's attractions like the national gallery have behind the all slowly opening up again and yet londoners for the event have the tanners the ram bread and the golf mostly to themselves. an almost empty promise to pick a picture of the beach resort of this from a lot of people that cared for their troops and picked the right targets to write again a tragedy for the spanish economy almost 3000000 people are going through there's also a general obligation to wear a mask almost everywhere right now not a very pleasant thing. about 30 degrees. for many here in belgium holiday season means getting on a plane and leaving the country for sunnier climes but due to the coronavirus pandemic camping site like plan stands here in central belgium have been welcoming more locals and in a bid to boost emetic tourism the belgian government announced it would offer free train rides to belgian citizens b

. >>> first, happening now for you, the top floor of the eiffel tower is back open.tors that whisk people up the 1,000 foot-tall rod iron tower are now working again with precautionary measures in place. masks and social distancing all required. the monument reopened the first two floors late last month following its longest-ever closure. i was just there in january, and it is a beautiful sight to see. so if you get to go, go. we'll be right back. >>> today on "california live," are cocktails compromising your immune system? >>> and an easy new way to wipe out wrinkles. >> it's all happening on "california live." >> this morning at 11:30 on nbc bay area. tara, did you know geico is now offering an extra 15% credit on car and motorcycle policies? >>wow...ok! that's 15% on top of what geico could already save you. so what are you waiting for? idina menzel to sing your own theme sonong? ♪ tara, tarara, look atat her o with a freresh cup of f joe. ♪ gettin'n' down to w work ear! ♪ followingng her dreamams intoto taxidermymy! oh, itit's...tax a attorne. ♪ i read ththat wr

the eiffel tower, one of the biggest attractions.t month to sample the excitement >> the only way to the second floor, 675 grueling steps. the elevators open up later this week but the exercise is worth it >> reporter: now six weeks after reopening. and ne lockdown ended, parisians and brave tourists excited over landmarks coming back to life, disneyland paris partially reopening. and next week, the most famous export the statue of liberty also set to reopen with its own social distancing plan while back in paris, the city of love, some residents having trouble following orders you can't do that at disneyland and so are advanced reservations hoda paris. that's because masks are required there and so are advanced reservations hoda >> all right kelly cobiella for us there in london thank you. >>> back here, new york's top police officer was hurt in a scuffle with protesters wednesday.re they tried to detain a man wielding what appears to be a cane it happened as hundreds walked across the brooklyn bridge calling for an end to violence

the coronavirus this was the scene in the french capital as fireworks lit up the sky above the eiffel tower authorities trying to keep crowds to a minimum for the display encouraging people to watch at home and television those are the headlines and back with more news here on al-jazeera in half an hour's time next on al-jazeera is after an early how lions do stay with us. morning prayers at one of the most influential monasteries and called me and. this is a country where the majority are devoted buddhists. for centuries the religion has been at the heart of the nation's very identity. while the pillars of buddhist teachings are loving compassion and peace is a very different variation to the philosophy being told at the mob out tom on a street in insane township. these monks are connected with one of the world's worst humanitarian crisis. the systematic persecution and genocide overhang of muslims in iraq and states. our unprecedented access to them about how monastery and cedars offers a glimpse into how their ultra nationalist agenda is becoming the blueprint for the political structure

also today, the top floor of the eiffel tower rmd to visitors.ing the longest closure since world war ii. the government is setting aside $100 billion to boost the economy. >>> in this time of crisis, businesses are turning to technology to safely function in the face of covid-19. but while many of us are work at home, could another group of workers soon be heading to the office? >> of all the sprangs robots might have over humans, one could become increasingly valuable in this new pandemic world we're living in. they don't get sick. that could be putting them on the radar from any covid sensitive industries. >> automation is enabled by technology but driven by economics. >> the stanford consulting professor has tracked the sometimes disruptive if he can of automation on the american work forceful he said the pace has been showed somewhat by the limitations of robots which often work best by supporting human workers. >> freeing them up to do the things the robots can't do but the robots working in service of making the space safer for the humans.

that is one of the various health measures implemented by the eiffel tower.wer, so be ready for that. this is a very good point. it is quite a long way, isn't it? thank you very much indeed for talking to us. now, hold on a minute, i can't go until 6:27 a.m., because carol will have the weather at 6:27am. good morning. how are you?” will have the weather at 6:27am. good morning. how are you? i am impressed, that is how i am this morning. good morning, everybody. look at this blue sky in london this morning. some of us will see some sunshine today but not all of us will. there is a lot of cloud around to start the day. there is also some mist and fog mainly on the coast and hills, and we are also looking at some heavy showers. for some, they are also likely to be thundery. what is happening as we have this shallow area of low pressure. it is not particularly potent, and a couple of weeks france moving to it, introducing showers, or indeed some rain. first thing this morning we have some rain in kent. that will clear away, a lot of cloud around, and our weather

a simple police check near the eiffel tower that led to an argument and then to him being pinned downedly held in a choke hold. footage captured by witnesses shows the police trying to resuscitate the 42-year-old delivery man who went into cardiac arrest and died in hospital two days later. for months his family and lawyers have campaigned for justice. >> translator: we're not in the united states but we are getting more like the united states by the persistence of police brutality and by the denial that goes with them. >> reporter: but more than six months on three of the four policemen involved have been placed under formal investigation after transcripts of audio that had been recorded on his phone during the encounter were leaked to the press. those revealed he had said seven times he was suffocating. all four policemen deny any wrongdoing. >> translator: of course they didn't hear the words i'm suffocating. they were spoken into a microphone that was up against his mouth, and they were struggling to hand cuff him. they didn't hear that. >> reporter: the case has also led to calls

something to define it, like the golden gate bridge in san francisco, or the eiffel tower in paris. >ve always thought that it was a hole in our community that we don't have such a place. >> reporter: 963 submissions from 72 countries later, a group called urban confluence silicon valley has a lot to choose from. from the techie to the spacey to the flat-out weird. each aiming to give traveled know how important those things are, both for economic development of a community, also for people's confidence in their own community, having a sense of optimism about who they are and where they live. >> reporter: the plan is to eventually put the icon here at san jose arena green, where it will be seen not only from the ground but from the air, because it's in the flight path to sjc. the next move, september 18th when the contestants will be whittled down to three, each one getting $150,000 for development. in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> it may be everyone sheltering at home that's giving netflix a boost, making history at today's emmy nominations. netflix broke the record

. >>> then paris has the eiffel tower. london has big ben. and istanbul has the hagia sophia. what did president erdogan do to turkey's top tourist attraction that has many people upset, including the pope? find out later in the show. >>> but first, here's my take -- we should not really be shocked by donald trump's admission in an interview with chris cwallac that he might not accept the results of the november election. he said that before the 2016 election as well. the situation now is far more dangerous. for months trump has been unleashing forces that come november could cost tens of millions of americans to be convinced that the election was rigged. so, even if trump leaves office in january, voluntarily or not, he will leave behind a political climate that could verge on civil war. trump is an avid fan of conspiracy theories. his political rise started with with un. that barack obama was born in kenya. trump and his associates have been stoking the qanon movements which battles the president and deep state of high-ranking officials and lib ran elites who practice child

but in paris, visitors are once again welcome at ofe top floor he eiffel tower and at disneyland paris have been clor months. the largest u.s. retailer, walmart, announced it will start requiring customers where face covengs inside it stores. the policy affects more than 5000 locations, including sam's club stores. roughly 65% of it stores are in areas that already mandate face coverings. aassive hack attack on twitter affected prominent politicians, business moguls, and celebrities today, including former president obama and former vice president joe, bid plus bill gates, elon musk, warren buffett, michael bloomberg, and kanye west. their accounts set o tweets soliciting bitcoin donations. twitter responded by locking down numerous accounts, but says tonight most accounts are able to tweet again with spotty functionality. president trump is easing a 50-year-old mandateor environmental reviews of major infrastructure projects. in atlanta today, mr. trump said speeding up approval for chemical plants, pipelines, and highways would chart a path to. economic reviv >> you're going to get y

. >>> top floor of the eiffel tower is now open to visitors again after its longest closure since world war ii. france is in its worst economic crisis since the war. >>> and the 2021 rose parade, the latest victim of the coronavirus pandemic. thatn says that the parade will be cancelef covid-19. since it started in 1891, the parade has only been canceled three times, all during world war ii. right now planning is still moving forward for the college football game. >>> more of disney world has reopened in florida. epcot and hollywood studios are both welcomes guests back. magic kingdom and animal kingdom opened over the weekendthe week. >>> and joey chestnut keeps proving us wrong about how many hot dogs he can devour in 10 minutes. he devoured 75 at this hot dog eating championship, which is a record. a north carolina professor thinks that chestnut can put away a few more. according to a study out of high point university, a human can wolf down 83 hottimechsaster bu burmese python, in case you needed to know that. >> i've been here almost five years answer all i ask is that we don't do

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