i am genie godula. he these are the headlines.the iraq he army says it is moving into the stronghold state of fallujah. it surrounded the city week ago but has held off a full attack to give civilians a chance to flee. rescue boats contitinue to searh the mediterranean for survivors of a new series of migrant shipwrecks. more than 700 people are thought to have drowned the past week alone.

i am genie godula. he these are the headlines. the iraq he army says it is moving into the stronghold state of fallujah. it surrounded the city week ago but has held off a full attack to give civilians a chance to flee. rescue boats contitinue to searh the mediterranean for survivors of a new series of migrant shipwrecks. more than 700 people are thought to have drowned the past week alone. a verdict set to be handed down in the landmark trial of the former leader of chad. firste habre is the leader to be tried by another african nation over abuses of human rights. also, one of china's richest men opens a theme park he is hoping will rival disneyland. we will have the details in our business update. and the man known as the human arrow makes a death-defying jump over the great wall of china. that and more on the way. first, our top stories. genie: the city of fallujah in iraq is one of just two urban centers still held by the icelandic state group. iraqi -- by the islamic state group. iraqi troops have surrounded fallujah for a we

genie godula sat down with the legendary director.ou releaseat once a film you never watch it again. is that true? >> that's true. that's the only thing about cann es that puts me off. i have to sit through my film again. when i go to red carpet events to promote films in the united states, i go down the red carpet and when that's over, people go in to see the movie and the lights go down and i go to a little restaurant and have dinner. when the movie is over, there's always a party and i go to that. nnes--re at ca >> they make you go. you are starting with a megamerger in the telecoms industry that is being blocked. >> this is big news coming in from the european commission. the commission has rejected this multibillion euro merger of two mobile operators. it would have left the u.k. with just three major mobile phone network operators. similar debates have been taking place across europe. the antitrust commissioner said that if the takeover were allowed to go through it would have changed the market for consumers for the worst. >> o

genie godula has been sticking to director steven spielberg about his latest film "the bfg." take a look. genie: steven spielberg is one of the biggest names in entertainment today. with the past 40 years he has used and directed one blockbuster after another. "jaws," "close encounters of the third kind," "raiders of the lost her," "jurassic park," the list goes on and on. --elberg is back in cannes for years he was president of the festival jury -- two for his new movie, "the bfg," the big friendly giant. if the critics in cannes are right, it might be the next "e.t." genie: steven spielberg, hello. stephen: hi, how are you? --ie: the world for your of world premiere of "the bfg" was in cannes. do you still get nervous? stephen: i was nervous on the airplane, i was nervous getting out of the car with all the glitterati. once we got to the red carpet i felt right at home here in cannes. genie: "the bfg" is based on a children's book by rolled -- roald dahl. steven: through my kids. i had known about "james and the giant peach," "charlie and the chocolate factory." it came out

genie godula has spoken to hollywood legends -- steven spielberg, woody allen, to name a couple. tonight's show is no exception. robert deniro is talking about his new film. robert deniro is back in cannes this week for a tribute to his career, and the man who won an oscar for "raging bull" is stepping back into the ring. he stars as the manager and coach of a panamanian boxer in the new movie "hand of stone." we met up with the acting legend and his classmates from the film. >> i have trained more world champs than anyone else in boxing history. in 66 seconds, roberto changed my life. reporter: 40 years after "taxi driver," which won the top award here in cannes, you are back and you say you are excited to be back, especially with that movie. white? -- why? robert: yeah, it's great. this was in here 40 years ago. reporter: you have a passion for boxing. robert: yeah, i mean, it is a great exercise i try to do from time to time. i wish i did it more. i'm a boxing fan but i don't go to fight a lot unless it is summary i know or they asked me to go where it is a real temperature fi

i am genie godula. more travel chaos in france today. planes and trains across the country bracing for delays as new strikes get underway. continues its push to take back the city of fallujah from the islamic state group. tens of thousands of civilians are still trapped inside. former first lady of ivory coast is on trial

i am genie godula. more travel chaos in france today. planes and trains across the country bracing for delays as new strikes get underway. continues its push to take back the city of fallujah from the islamic state group. tens of thousands of civilians are still trapped inside. former first lady of ivory coast is on trial today for crimes against humanity. violence erupt it six years ago that left more than 3000 dead. also coming up this hour, when angola was booming when investors poured in. with the collapse in oil prices, many are struggling. of -- aay be just side shy of 74, the paul mccartney still knows how to put on a show. first, our top story, live from paris. there are more headaches for travelers here in france today, and what could be several days to come. most of the train and plane strikes are linked to the controversial labor reform the french government is trying to push through, and the timing could not be worse. football hosting the tournament in 10 days time. our correspondent has more >> a war of wills between the fre