we talked to a garbage collector who told us there is no point believing emmanuel macron. he told us he was a former investment banker, does not trust him. we spoke to another person who said he did not vote for macron in the presidential election but only wanted to prevent marine le pen from the far right from winning. he says he does not necessarily agree with his economic reforms. the protesters say the french government is chipping away at their cherished labor rights. they say with this reform, it will be easier for employers to get rid of staff more easily, to fire them, and higher them more easily. they also say emmanuel macron is taking away their right, they are fighting against social regression. says thesegovernment reforms will actually help boost the business activity and will allow france to become more competitive and fight against the unemployment rate, which is at 9.5% at the moment, almost double that in germany or britain, for example. that unemployment rate is really the crux of the problem. have you been asking any of these people who have turned up tod

but what emmanuel macron laid out is not going to be the final result.arah: ok, emmanuel macron is likely to use the meeting to sell his new vision for post brexit eu. how much support you think you -- you think he will get? max: generally speaking, among the eu institutions and many other eu friendly countries, the support is very broad. and that is because they have been waiting for a long time to have a someone like that in france. to have the german-french engine back. but of course, not everybody is happy. we have heard from sources in brussels that many think it is not very realistic and many of the points that emmanuel macron has been proposing. and you have countries like poland and hungary that are allergic to losing any kind of sovereignty, so they will probably be opposed as well. but the main thing for getting things done in the european union is having germany and france agree on something, and that seems to be more or less the case here. sarah: more or less the case but , of course angela merkel is about to start negotiating with coalition

emmanuel macron came with his own. think of you look at this conundrum we are in germany, germany is overdue for this kind of shakeup. i think it is coming. one of the things for possible future show, if you said five or 10 years out, i cannot see this ship between the christian social union and christian democratic in you and for seven decades, i cannot see that lasting much longer. they will go their separate ways. they are just not willing to admit it yet. >> the question here is who is the new trump in germany and who is the new macron in germany? we only have angela merkel for the time being. >> you know which name, but you're not going to mention it. >> the populists are fighting against each other and there's the rumor that the party will split into. it's not as organized. >> about to draw on your encyclopedic knowledge, we have a four term chancellor. there have been two that have gone before. what can you tell us about what clues that might give us about how this will pan out? >> germans were tired of helmut k

emmanuel macron is determined to break that mold. he says after a major victory in parliamentary elections he has the mandate. verys been using authoritative language. he is very determined. protests getting underway in about an hour's time. let's take a look at our business news. you're starting with the announcement from the fed which is keeping interest rates on hold. >> that's right. expected from the fed giving the devastating impact on hurricane harvey and irma. yellen laid out plans on what the fed will do to fix the balance sheet from october. quantitative easing wasn't designed to be permanent. now there's an official timeline. since 2008 the federal reserve has purchased about $4.2 to protect theds economy after the financial crisis. it will start trimming its -- we will begin the balance sheet normalization program outlined in june. the program will reduce securities holdings in gradual and predictable manner. >> the fed says the time is right to start cutting because the economy has fallen enough and unemployment is down.

emmanuel macron's french labor reforms set to be signed into law.nion protests against the changes loose steam. pyongyang hints of a possible hydrogen bomb test over the pacific ocean. --. president donald trump the leader kim jong-un says u.s. president donald trump pay dearly for his threats. and a looming referendums that they province in a tug-of-war between the federal government in baghdad and the iraqi kurdish capital. ♪ molly: now, signed, sealed, delivered. that is the tune president emmanuel macron will soon be singing. that is because this friday, he will put his signature on his controversial labor reform decrees. the changes aim to simplify employment rules and make hiring and firing easier. unions say it weakens workers rights. >> when it comes to the in's and outs of work in france, this is the bible. the french labor code. -- thents to the text text, emmanuel macron on planned to reform this past april, but has been faced by months of protesters. he decided to go another route. he packaged his reforms as by the cabinet and signed by

emmanuel macron visited a tourism hub, smashed by irma, like most of the island.d him they are tired and angry at the base of the response. he says he understands the frustration while defending his action. macron: t this is the m most powerful weather disaster on record. reporter: the french president promised water distribution will improve, that schools will soon reopened, that roads will be cleared, and that people will finally be able to leave the ravaged island. after everything we have seen over the last week, st. maarten's residents have one reaction -- >> they have promised help, but we have to wait and see. reporter: on wednesday, president macron continues his visit, touring the other french devastated,has toding wounded and evacuated another island. left a trail of destruction across the caribbean and the united states. most hit there was the florida keys. fema says 90% of homes there were either damaged or destroys. millions of people in the keys are still without power, a situation that could last well over a week. alex jones reports. alex: it is har

she wants from brexit before the eu can start trade talks, according to the french president, emmanuel macronmonsieur macron said three key issues must be agreed. the rights of three million eu citizens living in the uk, how much the uk will pay on leaving, and the future of the uk—irish border. it's the first response by a european leader to the prime minister's speech yesterday in florence, in which she suggested a two—year transition period after brexit, meaning the uk would finally break away in 2021. brexit secretary david davis is heading to brussels for the next round of talks with the eu negotiating team on monday. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo reports. theresa may came here to florence to try to unblock the brexit negotiations. with warm words about an exciting partnership ahead, a pledge to honour britain's commitments to the current eu budget, and promises to guarantee the rights of eu citizens in the uk, she hopes she's done enough to kick—start the talks. she appears to have struck the right balance, appeasing tory leavers and remainers alike by pushing for a transitio

nejra: that was the president of france, emmanuel macron at the opening of the bloomberg global businessorm. for more on president macron's vision for france and the european union, caroline, it is good to see you. he is saying i need a strong france to boost european performance. i want to know what his obstacles are. is it challenges at home with his approval ratings continuing to fall, risks from the german election, or something else? the main challenges for emmanuel macron for the next couple of months. the credibility, in new york he knows he has to pass the reforms at home. the labor reform is expected to be approved this friday. of coarse emmanuel macron has to reforme world his agenda at home is credible enough. the immediate challenge to do a deeper transformation at the eurozone level is the german election. reelected,erkel is the reforms in europe will depend on what kind of coalition is formed after the election. areexample, the liberals not all in for emmanuel macron's reform agenda. told bloomberg a few weeks ago that there should be no new money for emmanuel macron. he ha

the french papers are talking about emmanuel macron's government being increasingly isolated. the left paper goes with the headline, with the three musketeers saying. all against macron. it has an afterthought in the headline that says each man for himself. asks how the left and the unions are going to unite against macron when there is so much infighting. all of the unions are against the labor reform. that doesn't mean they see eye to eye on what to do next. especially since there are two protests coming later this month. they can't even decide to protest on the same day. >> emmanuel macron is apparently working on his image. that's according to one newspaper. the popular french daily has an article about emmanuel macron trying to come off as less a friend of the wealthy. the bling bling term was used frequently to describe nicholas sarkozy. think he had a lavish lifestyle and was moving around hyper wealthy circles. for macron not to come off as a bling bling president in its to make sure that his business reforms trickle down to the needy very quickly. >> also talk about f

emmanuel macron is meeting the italian prime minister this afternoon. according to a newspaper, they will have good news to announce. >> a creative compromise that could satisfy all parties. france and italy have agreed to split ownership of the stx shipyard down the middle, with paris london 1% of its s shareso the italian group, effectively giving it control of the company. the loan is set to last 12 years, during which both sides will meet regularly, leaving france the possibility to take if itts 1% take -- steak deems italy is not respecting his promises. the deal comes after months of tensions between the two countries. an original 80 million euro agreement in which they would own a 55% stake in the shipyard was blocked by emmanuel macron, who pushed for a 50/50 deal instead. with both sides keen to have a majority of shares, a tug of war ended with france's surprise decision to temporarily nationalize the site in july. a win-win situation now seems in reach with italy getting the 51% and wanted, while france would retain a form of control over the

he was among the first to support the candidacy of emmanuel macron. the race is on for amazon hq 2.ities across the united states thecanada are vying for company's second headquarters in north america. it wants a metropolitan area of more than one billion people with an international airport, good education, and mass transit. the $5 billion project could bring 50,000 jobs. >> we are going to continue back with hurricane irma. the $5the storm is continuing is path, but it has left a trail of devastation in the caribbean. i understand we are starting to see some estimates of the costs of the damage. will the overall estimate take some time to come out, but france's public insurance group says damage caused by irma on french islands will cost morore than 200 billion euros. cost is higher than typical hurricane damamage because of irma's strength and size. however, it is far too early to give any precise figure. the hurricane is yet to reach the united states. but florida is bracing for the worst. many homes uninsured against flooding. the senate has improved a massive aid package for v

french president emmanuel macron delivering proposals for reshaping europe. speaking right now. that is a live shot. once you open the french military to european soldiers and wants other european member states to do so on a volunteer basis. terrorism andt have a civil protection for spirit hillary clinton continues her media tour for her new book. she spoke about the effects of the election on the rest of the world with charlie rose. >>. as one huge problem that is a combination of a reality tv campaign. thanks that have never happened before. we weren't prepared. now we have to be prepared. my losing helped prepare the dutch, french, and germans to defend themselves against some of the same forces. mma: do than watch hillary clinton's interview in full on bloomberg television at 6:00 and street time.ll some of the biggest names in finance and real estate are expected to gather in new york as president donald trump raises money for the republican national committee. people with knowledge of the preparations say a private roundtable with the president couple,

emmanuel macron was only elected in may this year.nd is the general overview of him so far and how has he stuck to those promises? he is being very steely. he says he will not yield to the slackers but which became a rallying cry for the demonstrators. but his popularity has plummeted. it went down from 64% to 40% in a matter of months. the french are showing again how fickle they can be. but he asked to bejudged how fickle they can be. but he asked to be judged ultimately how fickle they can be. but he asked to bejudged ultimately in a how fickle they can be. but he asked to be judged ultimately in a few yea rs to be judged ultimately in a few years down the line. goldman sachs has downgraded. it has been revised down to just has downgraded. it has been revised down tojust 2%. has downgraded. it has been revised down to just 2%. the us treasury secretary has acknowledged that hurricanes are due to take their toll on the economy. if it's still too early to put a proper cost on these hurricanes in the tour they have ta ken? these hurri

emmanuel macron doing what presidents are supposed to be doing.

after he is slapped by the president. >> neil: but emmanuel macron... that is the extent of my french. his is much better. can we trust the united nations to deal with north korea and iran? general, to this point we do not have the russian leader or the chinese leader there. it might just be scheduling conflicts, but those are two big missing leaders. >> that is not unusual. vladimir putin went almost ten years, and the chinese leader is often on. this is not the place where the stuff gets done. let's be frank. we are involved in united nations dealing with north korea, and because we want the entire international community to line up against north korea. we did not get all the sanctions we wanted of the last u.n. resolution to be sure come. obviously they reported accurately on that. we out will stay and for the time being, because of the international community support that we enjoy. you are right. we have to go through china to get a final deal. if there is going to be a deal for certain, and that bilateral takes place behind closed doors. it is pres

a emmanuel macron is bringing contingent of business owners to athens to accompany him as he speaks to the prime minister there. >> the headline of the greek paper has emmanuel macron saying "i have confidence in the greeks." importantf support is because this is the first time a french president has brought business leaders to greece with him. the paper says it is a sign of how well the franco greek relationship is doing. moving on to another greek paper , it touches on the idea that this could benefit both countries. they also published a message of support from macron. they also published a cartoon i thought was amusing. you have macron on one side saying these are investors and tsipras on the other side saying these are archaeologists. this article is entitled "neo-nazis on your street." klowns is ku klux spelled. we can all use humored hi to disarm our enemies. >> a piece we need to be reading about in this day and age. don't forget, you can also see more of our press review on our website, france24.com. we will take a short break. coming up on the other side, we will bring you th

emmanuel macron is a great leader. i know him very well.s been to my house for dinner with startups here in silicon valley. we've taught mba courses together in france. we've been in front of the press about a digital france and how france could be a startup nation for the future. we said the next biggest thing in europe would be france two and a half years ago. it would become the startup nation. it has. so what i would hope that you're about might surprise many americans is i think we need to become the startup nation again across our entire country. so i think watching what is occurring in israel, watching what's occurring in france and india, there are many things we can also focus on here in the states in terms of a startup nation because that's where all the job creation will occur. that's where the income increases will be for american households. that's my personal passion as well, liz. liz: well, they just shook hands, and they've been thanking everybody and the president has shown admiration going to france to be with emmanuel mac

emmanuel macron indicated he is open to trading e.u.e prepares to send out his -- changesaid the economic he is pushing through and france are intended to give him the credibility he needs. i am a strong believer in europe. during my election campaign, a lot of people told me "you're crazy. you are pro-european and you think you can win in france defending europe?" i did believe it was feasible, and it is feasible, because people understand we need europe in this current environment, because we have european values, and now, the challenge is how with the united states and china. that is not the case today. the weakness of europe is the lack of ambition. of -- during the past decade, trying to fix crisis at the very last minute without any perspective. is the relevant scale in order to deal with energy, and european single emerging markets. it is critical. we have french leaders and european leaders and europe has to be stronger in the sector. ,t is the same for digital security, defense, and investment and economy. what does it mean? fi

the headlines at iliz30pm: the french president, emmanuel macron, says the uk must provide more clarityt its negotiating position on brexit. over half a million people have signed a petition calling for transport for london to reverse its decision to stop the taxi app uber from operating in the capital. iran says it has successfully tested a new ballistic missile, in defiance of us president donald trump. now on bbc news, it's time for witness. hello and welcome to a special edition of witness, with me, rebecca jones. i'm here at the british library to guide you through five moments in chinese history that helped shape the country. we'll meet an archaeologist who's worked on the terracotta army site for decades. a man who took part in the student protests at tiananmen square, and a former red guard. but our first witness is sidney rittenberg. he visited china as a gi during world war ii and stayed on. he joined the communist party. and during china's civil war, he got to know the revolutionary leader, chairman mao. he was so idolised. and it was so impossible to criticise him. he finall

the french president emmanuel macron says the uk must provide more clarity over its negotiating positionbrexit. the uk's credit rating has been cut over concerns about public finances and fears brexit could damage the country's economic growth. tens of thousands of people living downstream from a failing dam in puerto rico have been evacuated in the wake of hurricane maria. hundreds of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for a decision to strip cab hailing app uber of its licence in london to be reversed. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this week on the show, we pay a flying visit to the greek islands, where one of them is planning to run its entire tourism industry on the wind and sun alone. plus, we are in santiago to taste the delights of chilean wine. we will start with the rose, and then we will serve some red wine as well. and i come face—to—face with one of my japanese food nightmares. it is chewier than a lot of sashimi i'm used to. first up this week, we are heading to the small greek island of tilos. for decades it has been a fairly low—key destin

[applause] >> i am inviting the president of france emmanuel macron to address the general assembly. president mccrone: [speaking ]rench president macron: secretary-general of the united nations, it is my privilege here today to take the floor for you, i know to whom i own that privilege. i owe that privilege to all of those who will rose up against the barbaric regime that seized my country, france. i owe it to those nations that heard our cry of resistance, and who from america, africa, lithuania, and asia sent their sons and daughters to our aid. they did not all know about france but they knew that were france defeated this would be a defeat for the ideals they shared with us, of which they were proud and ready to give their lives. they knew their freedom and their values depended upon the freedom of other women and men who lived thousands of kilometers away from them. i owe that privilege to those who once the war had ended dared to take the path of reconciliation and to build a new international order. those who understood human rights lay at the heart of international legitimac

the headlines at 15:30pm: the french president, emmanuel macron, says the uk must provide more clarity about its negotiating position on brexit. over half a million people have signed a petition calling for transport for london to reverse its decision to stop the ride—hailing app uber from operating in the capital. iran says it has successfully tested a new ballistic missile with a range of up to 1,200 miles. jeremy corbyn arrives in brighton at the start of the labour party conference. now on bbc news, click. this week — how safe is your face? pinpointing pollutants and... i'm not sure you're pointing that hairspray the right way, lara. facial recognition, tech that can identify someone from theirface, is fast becoming a thing. this biometric id has been used, albeit together with passports, at immigration control in airports. in dubai, they want to do this without the gates, allowing passengers to walk more easily through the airport. and it's also found its way into apps as an alternative to the password for validating a payment. face recognition could be coming to shops, too. in ch

she won't be able to lead europe in the way emmanuel macron and theresa may would like?us will be on the brexit talks for the coming months and it is getting tighter and the timetable is getting tighter and the timetable is shifting and they will angela merkel‘s attention on it. but it may be emmanuel macron the brits end up talking to more, because angela merkel‘s attention is elsewhere. we will talk more about germany through the programme, but let's talk about the programme, but let's talk about the united states and the row in the nfl. 13 months ago colin kaepernick, a quarterback for the san francisco 49'ers, took a seat on the bench during the playing of the national anthem. the next week he kneeled. he was prepared to pay with his career to get his country talking about race and police brutality. on friday night the now unemployed kaepernick got exactly what he wanted, courtesy of the president. wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners when somebody disrespects our flag to say get that son of a (blank) off the field right now, he's fired. he's fired! last

president emmanuel macron of france and the eu's chief brexit negotiator praised the tone of theresaher is feeling reasonably summery for some of us over the weekend. this was the scene on friday afternoon. as we head through the course of the weekend, many of us will have largely dry conditions, particularly on saturday. by sunday there will be rain heading into the west of the uk and temperatures will be on the rise as well. as low pressure sets out towards the north—west with tight isobars here but at the moment high—pressure is dominating the south—east. as we start saturday morning, there will be a little cloud and drizzly rain across southern parts of the country. some low cloud, mist and murk first thing. it should brighten up during the day. if we have a look at saturday morning, nine o'clock, after a chilly start in scotland and northern ireland it should be dry and reasonably bright with a little sunshine into northern england and a little more cloud and drizzle and hill fog across the southern half of england and south wales. waking up to a grey morning here but certainly

the french president, emmanuel macron, says the uk must provide more clarity over its negotiating positione signed a petition calling for transport for london to reverse its decision to stop the taxi app uber from operating in the capital. tens of thousands of people living downstream from a failing dam in puerto rico have been evacuated in the wake of hurricane maria. the labour faithful are gathering in brighton for whatjeremy corbyn has said will be the party's biggest—ever conference. he has denied being "bounced" into giving london mayor sadiq khan a slot by the party's conference arrangement‘s committee. a little earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent eleanor garnier about the mood of the conference. this is the first time the party will gather to celebrate what many thought was a much better than expected result forjeremy corbyn. he added an extra 30 mps to westminster, so there will be to some extent quite a lot of celebration at this year's autumn party conference. but there are still divisions behind—the—scenes, not least, just as in the conservative party, divisions on

so i don't think president trump is going to be overshadowed by emmanuel macron or anybody else. >> andin, also at the u.n. the north korean delegation will be seated in the front row when president trump delivers his speech on tuesday. do you know how he's preparing to tackle their recent provocations? >> the white house is keeping this very close to the vest. as is expected. but, you know, just in terms of the relationship that the president has with u.n. ambassador nikki haley, who has been working with the u.n. security council to fast a series of sanctions against the north koreans, and we should note that a lot of the u.s. sanctions in particular separate from the u.n. have really focused on the relationship that north korea has with russia, and china, and the financial ties, especially between china and russia. you will remember that more than 80 to 90% of both exports, and imports, passing through north korea are directly tied to china. so, there is a lot of stakes. the stakes cannot be higher on the geopolitical stage with regards to north korea. and quite frankly, i think that

as president, emmanuel macron wanted to remain aloof, above the fray of daily politics.s from both left and right is becoming harder as his campaign vision gives way to concrete choices between reforms that please business or protections that pacify his left—wing support. kenneth kunkel is a senior researcher with the north carolina institute for climate studies. he's in asheville for us now. a warm welcome to you. in your view, has hurricane harvey if not conclusively been linked to climate change then at least been exacerbated by it? i think there is at least some role in the intensity of harvey. the fuel for a hurricane is moisture that comes from the ocea ns is moisture that comes from the oceans and the wall of the ocean waters, the more moisture that is available for the hurricane. in this case, the gulf of mexico waters are, 01’ case, the gulf of mexico waters are, or were, case, the gulf of mexico waters are, 01’ were, warmer case, the gulf of mexico waters are, or were, warmer than the historical norm and probably one component of thatis norm and probably one co

emmanuel macron wants to make europe more relevant to its citizens, but also more romantic.countries, his answer is more integration, not less. if he's successful, it'll be a boost for europe, but also for france. the timing of his speech, two—days after the german election, is no accident. angela merkel is still choosing her coalition partners, some of whom may curb her appetite for integration. the time for france to put forward its eu vision was now, he elysse said, before it was too late. mr macron‘s reforms can be divisive, his popularity has dropped sharply since his election in may, but he's hoping to heal divisions at home by putting europe at the centre of french identity, and france at the centre of european power. staying in france, a man who'd been in a vegetative state for 15 years has begun to show signs of consciousness thanks to an experimental therapy. the pioneering treatment involved implanting a nerve simulator in his chest. within a month he was able to respond to simple instructions, turn his head and even follow an object with his eyes. experts say the

the headlines at 16:30pm: the french president, emmanuel macron, says the uk must provide more clarityiating position on brexit. sadiq khan defends transport for london's decision not to renew the licence for the taxi—app uber — as over half a million people sign a petition calling for it to be reversed. iran says it has successfully tested a new ballistic missile with a range of up to 1,200 miles. police fully reopen a stretch of the m3 in both directions after the road was closed following reports of a hazardous material, causing long delays for thousands of motorists. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello, and welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week we discuss theresa may's speech in florence and its impact on the brexit negotiations, we look at the prospects for this weekend's german elections, and we assess what, if anything, was achieved at the un general assembly in new york. my guests are: janet daley, the columnist with the sunday telegraph, the italian broadcaster and film—maker annalisa piras, stryker mcguire of bloomberg markets, and thomas kiel

we also heard from french president emmanuel macron on the iran nuclear deal today — "according to me was a good one. it would be a mistake to annul the nuclear agreement without anything else." let's go to laura trevelyan at the un general assembly in new york, back to what we heard from the iranian leader hassan rouhani, how blistering was a response to donald trump? reporter: it was certainly a blistering counterattack, but remember that donald trump, as you said, called the iran nuclear deal and embarrassment and accuse the iranians of exporting terrorism. there is a key meeting on this iran deal happening in about 45 minutes, the foreign ministers from all the countries that signed the deal, and the iranian foreign minister, they will meet to discuss what happens now. president trump says he has made a decision on the iran deal, hinting strongly, as he did in his speech yesterday, that he will pull out, but the french are trying to rescue it at the last minute. french president emmanuel macron suggested various amendments that will go towards a concern to the americans have over

i have, very fortunately, an exclusive interview with emmanuel macron.has met with president trump. they had a nice meeting. president trump was very thrilled with the military parade that included for the first time american soldiers on bastille day this year. they have that in common. but president macron's people have told me we need to show when we sign on as an international community to make a deal, we stick by our words. otherwise, what country who we're trying to affect their behavior is actually going to sit down and make deals with us if we think a next president or next week or next month or next year they're just going to rescind it? >> that will be interesting to see what powers of persuasion he will have on president trump. optically, they seem very friendly. how do you characterize their real relationship? >> the five-minute long man hug came after the initial, you know, freezing, icy grip and grin that macron gave trump and many people believe that was macron basically laying out his personal relationship in the context with donald trump

maria, in terms of how it is perceived in the rest of europe, as mentioned, emmanuel macron has thisping certainly the eurozone part of the eu, britain will have left the eu anyway, that might make things a bit simpler in 18 months or so, is that made less likely by what is happening in germany? i don't know. who knows what is going to happen in the eu? my worry at the moment, the right of the afd is of a piece with what's been happening all over europe, we've been seeing these far right parties gaining support and we have been seeing this revolt against the consensus that had become this kind of big lump in the centre left and centre right, which is neoliberal economics, globalised economy, etc. my worry is that europe is going to perhaps restructure itself internally but close its borders more firmly outside. the first thing macron talked about in his speech was defence, security, borders. and, of course, angela merkel was damaged in part by her approach to the immigration quota, in terms domestic politics. to me, that policy was the bright spot in a shockingly bad response by euro

is in the moment that we're really going to see emmanuel macron stamp his presence?ere just passed, a small part of the entire package that the bunch of reforms thatis package that the bunch of reforms that is going to be implemented. the budget and for example the tax twea ks, budget and for example the tax tweaks, the budget tweaks are an important part of it. for example, lowering the taxes on labour and increase in income tax which will reshuffle the tax burden, but it will make employment much more, it is going to be much easier to hire and it's going to be, you're going to see some purchasing power for workers in the private sector. there is also another tweak which is quite important. the wealth tax is going to be refurbished. we're going to see that it's going to become a tax on immobile capital and this is in the hope of stimulating investment into the french economy. thank you forjoining us once again on bbc world news. thank you very much. let's look at markets now and most asian shares edged up on wednesday but us—north korea tensions are stilljangling ne

the french president — emmanuel macron — says the uk must provide more clarity about its negotiatingt. time to cross to the bbc sport centre now for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm james pearce. the headlines this evening... two harry kane goals help spurs to a 3—2 win over west ham in a thriller at the london stadium. all the premier league's top sides ease to victory. celtic extend their unbeaten domestic run to 57 games with a 2—0 win over rangers in the first old firm derby of the season at ibrox. chantal blaak of the netherlands recovers from a crash to become road race world champion. britain's hannah barnes led for a while, but could only finish 14th. also coming up in the programme... leicester narrowly beat harlequins in a thriller. and we'll be live injersey to find out more about a new fast and furious version of the triathlon. hello and welcome to the programme. plenty to come across a wide range of sports but we'll start with the premier league and there were several eye—catching matches today. 0ur football reporterjohn bennett is with me here to cover all

the french president emmanuel macron has called for the blockade of cats are to be lifted he made the comments following a meeting with the american who is on his first foreign trip since the diplomatic crisis began in june jenna how has more from power. beginning in berlin on his way to the u.n. general assembly in new york and opportunity for the emir of qatar to lobby european capitals for support in reaching a political solution to the gulf crisis what. we talked about the readiness of qatar to sit down at the table and to discuss and solve that issue we think germany for its effort and also i think the chancellor of germany has a role to solve the problems around the negotiating table we think you for your support of the kuwait initiative which got her support a sense of the beginning and will continue supporting until we get the solution to such face all the parties. and the emir took his offer of holding talks to paris where president emmanuel macron like chancellor merkel supports mediation efforts by kuwait and the united states and maybe even seek to join those efforts havin

france's president emmanuel macron has arrived in the caribbean defending his government's response to, coastal communities are in ruins, but people are determined to rebuild as soon as possible. everyone here is telling us the same thing — tourism is the lifeblood of these communities and without it the suffering will continue. the un votes to step up sanctions against north korea but the measures are watered down to win chinese and russian support. president trump says it's not enough. also on the programme... tens of thousands join protests in france against president macron‘s plans to reform the labour laws. will he succeed where others have failed?

emmanuel macron's ally for reform is angela merkel but she has had a setback in the election. politics.“ renewed european union with the reality of german politics. if she we re reality of german politics. if she were to back emanuel makarov us ideas, angela merkel would need support from her party. let's speak toa support from her party. let's speak to a politician from angela merkel‘s senior party from berlin. it's not going to be easy, this coalition. is there an appetite for the sort of federal reform, the bigger europe that emmanuel macron was setting out today? we really have a need for discussion for institutional europe and president macron has brought up some really good ideas but it's not only wishing, it's also the work and the details that have to be taking ca re the details that have to be taking care of. one of the problems, the voters that left cdu for afd. want germany to be their paymasters for more europe and plenty people in germany feel that way. of course, this came from the so—called euro crisis, from the over debt situation of greece, which was bailed ou

tok: emmanuel macron wants remind the world that france is a nuclear power, too. is one of our more interesting stories today. macron wants to be involved in everything. i guess we will see that this week, what we? -- won't we? >> yes, this will also be his first general assembly. i imagine he will show off a little bit of swagger on the global stage. angela merkel a few weeks ago mentioned germany's role in helping to find a solution to the north korean crisis. will be interesting to see if macron has anything to say about that as well. there are always these back channel communications going on about north korea. there is concern if he will recommit to the 2015 nuclear deals with iran. there is concern he could walk away from it. >> i think they will press him on that very closely. mark: john, thank you. vonnie: our executive editor for international government, inc. you. we are now about 41 minutes into the u.s. trading day. julie is you to bring us up-to-date. julie: we have records again for the major averages after that streak from last week where the s&p 50

the french president, emmanuel macron, calls on the uk to provide more clarity about its negotiating position on brexit. uber only has itself to blame for losing its licence in london, according to the capital's mayor. over half a million people sign a petition calling for the decision to be reversed. also in half an hour, we'll bring you the best of all the day's sport. including ten—man tottenham's 3—2 win against west ham in their london derby. and celtic extend their unbeaten domestic run 257 matches over archrival rangers. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. iran has successfully tested a new ballistic missile with a range of up to 1,200 miles. the testing of the weapon, which can carry several warheads, is likely to raise concerns in washington, just days after president trump attacked the country's missile programme in a speech at the united nations. here's our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley. joining me now is michael clarke, senior associate fellow at the royal united services institute. we know this missile can carry several warheads. what else can you tell us

but still to come, emmanuel m macron and president trump disagree on many things. the french president sits down with cnn's christiane amanpour for a cnn exclusive. plus a powerful earthquake in mexico destroys dozens of buildings including this elementary school. some children were rescued, but dozens were killed or are still missing. >>> welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm rosemary church. i want to update you now on our breaking news. a powerful 7.1 magnitude quake has killed at least 216 people in mexico. the epicenter was southeast of the capital. president enrique pena nieto is calling it a national emergency. earlier some children were pulled from the debris after their elementary school collapsed on them. >> [ speaking spanish ]. >> rescuers found 22 bodies in that school. at least 30 other children are still missing. residents are joining the search for survivors, digging through piles of rubble with their bare hands, forming human chains to remove debris piece by piece. george partlow joins me now on the lin

whether it is emmanuel macron or the german foreign minister, they want more clarification. 0n foreignwant more clarification. on monday, they will be expecting more detail to flesh out what we heard about the two—year transition period that theresa may talked about. and what is being done on terrorism. you wonder how they could be any headspace in this ministry to deal with the rest of this business of governing. the mail on sunday, the front page, has allegedly reported over whether theresa may should stay or go. we saw all that making nice at the foreign speech, that was just an illusion. philip hammond is a soft grexit man, boris johnson illusion. philip hammond is a soft grexit man, borisjohnson wants a ha rd grexit man, borisjohnson wants a hard brexit. they are at odds. —— brexit. the fight between chancellor hammond and boris johnson, brexit. the fight between chancellor hammond and borisjohnson, allegedly boris and his camp claimed that had he not exerted the kind of pressure that he did leading up to the friends speech, theresa may would have announced a five—year transition,