in the eiffel tower which was a tremendous opportunity for mr macron to showcase paris and france asaron to showcase paris and france as a tourist destination because one of the economic effects of the series of attacks that france has suffered in the last couple of years has been a fall in the number of tourists. the authorities are very determined to show that it is safe to visit france, and i think mr trump's visit has helped enormously with that as well as asserting french influence in the world and giving mr macron a chance to show that france is a big military power with that big parade by the armed forces this morning. and of course you talk about the security concerns of the country. we are a year after that horrific attack in nice and a devastating attack, 86 people lost their lives. today we saw the ceremonies and poignancy of me is trying to come to terms with what happened a year on, how is nice coping? the were very sombre ceremonies today and the mood is one of sadness. i went in nice the day after the attack last year and i stayed there for ten days, and it struck me th

but mr macron, keen to boost french influence abroad, has since turned on the charm. mr trump's comments today on climate change suggest it might be working. something could happen with respect to the paris accord. we'll see what happens. but we will talk about that over the coming period of time. and if it happens, that will be wonderful, and if it doesn't that will be ok, too. translation: i want to continue discussions with the us and president trump on this very important subject. i respect the wish to preserve jobs. i think it's compatible in the paris agreement. now we have to let the us work on its road map and to continue talking with them. and amid allegations that russia interfered in the us election, mr trump was also asked about his son's contact with a russian lawyer last year. i have a son who is a great young man, he is a fine person. he took a meeting with a lawyer from russia. it lasted for a very short period and nothing came of the meeting. and i think it's a meeting that most people in politics probably would have taken. today, no differences were

mr macron do you think, the charm offensive, i mean, is he acting in his own interest, taking him tofor dinner taking him to the top of this a full towerfor dinner in order taking him to the top of this a full tower for dinner in order to persuade him to reconsider things like the paris agreement?” persuade him to reconsider things like the paris agreement? i think it probably is but who knows. who knows. i don't know if it will have an impact because macron's has his owi'i an impact because macron's has his own agenda, he is trying to act as a bridge between europe and the united states. i was thinking last night that trump hadn't made any and it'd bea that trump hadn't made any and it'd be a successful desert but then he commented to mrs macron, the 60 something —year—old wife of mr macron but she was in great physical shape and was caught on camera so... i don't know if the trip has been as successful as donald trump would have liked. are you a cashless man oi’ have liked. are you a cashless man or do you prefer coins? if you opened by wallet this warning he would find a fiver. i

mr macron argued in defence of the paris accord. the us withdrew from the deal six weeks ago.sts he changed his idea for physical border wall along the entire us border with mexico. of a physical border wall along the entire us border with mexico. he now seems to accept that the natural terrain provides a sufficient barrier along most of the border. china has rejected international criticism of its treatment of the nobel peace laureate liu xiaobo, who died of liver cancer on thursday. a foreign ministry spokesman said the handling of liu xiaobo's case now it's time for a look at the news headlines from around the world. the south china morning post writes that tributes and tears are flowing for nobel peace laureate and prominent chinese dissident liu xiaobo. our own correspondents say there's been a virtual media blackout in china regarding mr liu's death. he's pictured on the financial times, too. the paper also looks at the uk going on the offensive against new york to try and win the world's largest initial public offering. it's trying to woo saudi arabia's oil giant aramco

apparently mr macron has spent the week being very nice to the trumps, and he wants a really hard brexit a crucial source of income tax revenue for the nation —— trumps. and he wa nts all for the nation —— trumps. and he wants all his business transferred to paris, and he is already softening his stance on taxation. there will be further concessions. there will be further concessions. there are a huge number of very powerful french bankers here who he would like to have go home, and he would like to have go home, and he would also like loads of fund managers who want to operate throughout europe to relocate the whole of their businesses to paris. but we always hear that they are going to leave, they are going to leave. they don't leave, though. their kids are at school, they enjoy the life, they pay lower taxes here... this is one of the big arguments about brexit, is whether the city of london can continue to operate at the level it has done. and i think it will be quite difficult to undermine it. i think it will take more than just a bit of disruption and a bit of tax cutting and warm

earlier, donald trump had hinted he could review his position on climate change after mr macron argueds we've been reporting it's bastille day, france's national day celebrating the modern french republic. but this year, it also marks the 100th anniversary of the us entry into world war i. but as hugh schofield reports, it wasn'tjust us military might, humanitarian aid also helped win the war. it's not widely appreciated that at the end of world war i there were 2 million american troops in france. 31918, they helped tip the war in the allies favour. and they left their dead. in places like here, east of paris, where raw american conscripts fought in the second battle of the war, by then bore hard and french divisions. these men, father and grandfather, fought in the civil war and they wanted to be like them, they wanted to be an honourable soldier and france have helped america in our revolution and these men wanted to help france. helped america in our revolution and these men wanted to help francem wasn't just the these men wanted to help francem wasn'tjust the military help but the

but mr macron, keen to boost french influence abroad, has since turned on the charm.ay on climate change suggest it might be working. something could happen with respect to the paris accord. we'll see what happens. but we will talk about that over the coming period of time. and if it happens, that will be wonderful, and if it doesn't that will be ok, too. translation: i want to continue discussions with the us and president trump on this very important subject. i respect the wish to preserve jobs. i think it's compatible in the paris agreement. now we have to let the us work on its road map and to continue talking with them. and amid allegations that russia interfered in the us election, mr trump was also asked about his son's contact with a russian lawyer last year. i have a son who is a great young man, he is a fine person. he took a meeting with a lawyer from russia. it lasted for a very short period and nothing came of the meeting. and i think it's a meeting that most people in politics probably would have taken. today, no differences were allowed to mar the trans

president macron: merci. thank you, mr. president. we will be taking questions. neither president trump nor myself have a microphone. [laughter] president macron: hello. president trump: he is getting first question? the president? reporter: this is a question for president macron, regarding what you just said about the press conference with angela merkel. did you still hope president trump could change his mind regarding the paris accord? president trump, is it possible for you to come back to the paris accord and change your mind? next, regarding your relations. how would you describe it today? friends?dinner between president macron: regarding climate, we have a number of disagreements which are in particular due to the commitments taken by president the presidential campaign. so did i. i am aware of the high importance of that, but we talked about our disagreements and we actually discussed the matter, even before president trump reached a decision. next, should that have an impact on the discussion we are having on all other topics? no, absolutely not. this i

melania and i are thrilled to join you and mrs. macron.is a wonderful national celebration, we look very much forward to it. tomorrow's bastille day. we are honored to be here in your beautiful country. it certainly is a beautiful country with its proud history , and magnificent people, and thank you for the tour of some of the most incredible buildings anywhere in the world. i was very, very -- very beautiful thing to see. thank you. when the french people rose up and stormed the bastille, it changed the course of human history. our two nations are forever joined by the spirit of revolution and the fight for freedom. france is america's first and oldest ally. a lot of people don't know that. ever since general lafayette joined the american fight for independence, our fates and fortunes have been tied unequivocally together. it was a long time ago, but we are together. i think together perhaps more so than ever. the relationship is very good. this visit also commemorates another milestone. one century ago, the united states entered world w

what is mr macron trying to do with labour law? what other presidents before him, and probably for the last a0 years, since i was born, tried to do and failed to do from the right or left. that is to say, to create some flexibility in labour laws in france, where you might know that workers are very much protected. and so workers are very much protected. and so he is going to hit the ground running. that is to say he has already started what is going to be 60 meetings with trade unions until mid—july. and then there will be laws passed in parliament, probably passed because he has a majority, saying that he can have executive orders to reform profoundly the labour laws. but, of course, as with everything in france, the position does not only lie in parliament but also in the street. so the task for president macron will come in the autumn, september, october, november, when i think there will be people from trade unions and the ha rd left people from trade unions and the hard left and had right taking to the streets to fight their

mr. macron or mr. trump?rt. >> reporter: as past steel day parade in france this week, u.s. president trump was the guest of honor. marching bands, jet flyovers, and an american flag rolled out before him. earlier, the french president accompanied mr. trump on a tour of napoleon's private tomb. and arranged for a lavish dinner at the eiffel tower restaurant. where they dined on fillet of beef and potato souffle with truffle sauce. >> it will be a dinner between friends. >> reporter: flattering for sure. it's the pomp and circumstance on all presidents and all it seems to woo the leader of the free world. >> thank you for a tour of some of the most incredible buildings anywhere in the world. i was very, very beautiful thing to see. >> reporter: no question, donald trump enjoy it's being the center of attention. his biographers say the more adulation people heap on him, the more likely they are to get a better response. when president trump arrived in saudi arabia in may for his first foreign trip. he was treat

mr. macron? if mr. we see that being priced out of the single currency by the end of the year? sonja: no, not necessarily. the euro doesn't benefit so much from the french election results. i think it was more the realization that a worst-case scenario didn't materialize and marine le pen didn't manage to get a foothold. that really draws the euro higher. in general, i would say the political situation in the eurozone remains fragile and we will have italy later to worry about. in general, the euro has pretty much gotten used to this sort of uncertainty and a certain amount of volatility. unless the market prices in the realistic possibility of the eurozone breaking apart, which we don't believe is going to happen, the euro should manage to survive further additional political uncertainty quite whale -- quite well. guy: we should do this more often. sonja marten, the head of ethics research at dz. matt? matt: let's talk cars now. daimler faces allegations it sold cars with illicit commissions controls fo

mr macron says he will be pressing mr trump to sign up again, after he pulled the us out.ransatlantic tension: european pressure on the big us tech firms over tax avoidance. but on wednesday a french court ruled that google is not liable for $1.3 billion in back taxes. good timing perhaps. and there might be more common ground. mr trump has demanded european members of nato pull their weight financially. mr macron agrees — he's pledged to increase france's defence spending to nato's target of 2% of gdp, despite cuts elsewhere. so, despite the war of words, and handshakes, could presidents trump and macron, both from the corporate world, end up having a good business relationship? lots more on that in 20 minutes‘ time. we are also talking about artificial intelligence. it has been accused of threatening everything from jobs to the human race itself. it's also being called the most important technology to come along since electricity, and companies are racing to invest in research. at an event in london, microsoft has stated its ambitions to be a leader in al, and outlined a

as it will on this — the paris climate change accord — mr macron says he will be pressing mr trump to, after he pulled the us out. another source of transatlantic tension — european pressure on the big us tech firms over tax avoidance. but on wednesday, a french court ruled that google is not liable for $1.3 billion in back taxes. good timing, perhaps. and there might be more common ground. mr trump has demanded european members of nato ‘pull their weight‘ financially. mr macron agrees — he's pledged to increase france's defence spending to nato‘s target of 2% of gdp, despite cuts elsewhere. cloe ragot is a france analyst with eurasia group, who advise businesses on political risks. cloe, a very good welcome to business live. just before we get onto it, ijust wonder, these are two men, similar back story, the ground in the corporate world who have then gone on to take the top job in politics but very different personalities. how do you think that will play out in these discussions? they both have an interest to actually work together, so i think despite all the disagreement, as we kno

speaking to crowds in central paris, mr macron thanked the us for the choice it made a century ago andaid france and america would never be divided. the fronts of the day was ordered to, with a military band playing music by daft punk. the changing culture here mirrored by changing security threats. the image of france's security forces has changed over the past few years. repeated terrorist attacks have refocused attention on security at home and the values that france has chosen to protect. the ceremony ended with a military band playing the city and the of nice, the scene of the country's last major terrorist attack one year ago today. tributes were laid to the 86 people who died in that attack on the city's promenade des anglaise. this afternoon president macron went there for commemorations. the nice attack divided france on how to guarantee the security, a debate that still hangs over this country as it pays tribute today to its values, it's history, to the idea of fronts. —— france. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. two israeli police officers have

and today, these two different leaders appeared more than relaxing each other‘s company as mr macron arrived in paris, more potentially damaging video emerged at home. schering then business and trump in 2013 meeting some of the same russians accused of colluding with his election campaign last year. anxious to reset the agenda, donald trump and his french host are expected to focus on international terror and defeating so—called islamic state, year after the devastating nice attack in which 86 we re devastating nice attack in which 86 were killed and hundreds injured. this is, above all, a feel—good visit with milani trump all ready playing a high—profile role. and with american soldiers marching down the champs—elysees as part of the bastille day parade, the hope in paris is a donald trump will be charmed by the occasion, the pomp and the honour returning home with a much more positive feeling about france. let's cross live to david eades who's in paris. this is obviously a useful trip president trump, escaping controversy at home, and what ways are useful for controversy at home,

speaking to the crowds in central paris, mr macron thanked the us for the choice it had made a centurythat france and america would never be divided. the france of today was honoured too with a military band playing music by daft punk. enjoyed by some in the audience, perhaps more than others. france's changing culture mirrored in this parade, accompanied by changing security threats too. the image of france's security forces has changed in the past few years, repeated terrorist attacks have refocused attention on security at home and the values that france has chosen to protect. the ceremony ended with the city anthem of nice, the scene of the country's last major terrorist attack a year ago today. in nice, the tributes honoured those who died in that attack, killed by a truck driven into bastille day crowds. their names, 86 of them, pinned by survivors into the shape of a heart. this afternoon, president macron flew from paris to join the commemorations. the fight against terrorism was a battle for our civilisation, he said. the events here today were still haunted by debates over ho

. >> they will so especially with those comments with mrs. macron. speaking of mrs. ng from paris of the review stands right there at the concord. everybody is watching bastille day celebrations taking place. you can see melania trump there as well as the president heading to new j >> good morning it is friday july 14, matt o'donnell is off, jeanette reyes is here. >> here's what we're following for you, the story continues to develop in bucks county where one body has been identified and one stunning confession has been made in the disappearance of four men. we're live in doylestown with the latest on the investigation. >> police investigate an overnight accident that left a man in critical condition. >> and president trump and the president of france find that the two leaders are moving past their differences and

melania and i are thrilled to join you and mrs. macron. this is a wonderful national celebration and we look very much forward to it. it will be spectacular. tomorrow, bastille day. we're honored to be here in your beautiful country and it certainly is a beautiful country. with its proud history and its magnificent people, and thank you for the tour of some of the most incredible buildings anywhere in the world. i was very, very -- a very beautiful thing to see. thank you. when the french people rose up and stormed the bastille, it changed the course of human history. our two nations are forever joined together by the spirit of revolution and the fight for freedom. france is america's first and oldest ally. a lot of people don't know that. ever since general lafayette joined the american fight for independence our fates and fortunes have been tied unequivocally together. it was a long time ago, but we are together. and i think together perhaps more so than ever. the relationship is very good. this visit also commemorates another milestone,

mr. macron and mr. draghi. coming up, the fed liberation -- vfl revolution. ion for france and europe. we don't get these joint sessions very often. fascinating to watch. details next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ guy: 8:42 in london. let's check the open and see how we are 42 minutes into it. remember the backdrop, a solid .tart to q3 yesterday's session was positive for european equities. while we sold off initially, we are coming back at this point. the dax flat as we speak. ftse 100 down .3%. stoxx 600 down .2%. the cac in parents. -- in paris. here is nejra cehic. nejra: when we look at individual stocks, it is m&a news and speculation making waves. , may start with sharda look for permission from -- to renew their bid for stop the -- stada. andfer unrivaled last week now they are considering offering germany's financial regulator for an exemption from the one-year waiting. bank. assessing if it would agree. according to people familiar with the matter, the firms could make a new offer as soon as this month. we are seeing stada up 2.8%. looking at edp, this is

france's old political order, as in macron also being analysed closely on a historic moment for france as it celebrates bastille day. during his two days in paris, mrant and the eiffel tower, and he will watch the eiffel tower, and he will watch the bastille day parade on the champs—elysees tomorrow. also a chance on course for the american president to escape the controversies president to escape the co ntrove rs i es over president to escape the controversies over russia and other issues that have perhaps dominated the news back home in washington. emmanuel macron dominated —— invited donald trump to power several weeks ago, and a senior american administration official said that mr trump was excited to respond and to accept the invitation. it did raise some eyebrows, perhaps in some quarters, because the american president had just pulled out of the paris climate accord, but the two men now very different generations now appear to be making great effo rts now appear to be making great efforts to come together and find common ground. that decision of president trump to pull out of the paris climate accord prompted mr macron to release a video inv

as it will on this — the paris climate change accord — mr macron says he will be pressing mr trump tohe pulled the us out. another source of transatlantic tension — european pressure on the big us tech firms over tax avoidance. but on wednesday a french court ruled that google is not liable for $1.3 billion in back taxes. so despite the war of words — and handshakes — could presidents trump and macron — both from the corporate world — end up having a good business relationship? hillary clinton said during the campaigning in 2016 that trump was a big bully and needed to be treated as such. sounds to me like someone at that champs—elysee listened to that sentence of hers and advised emmanuel macron to act as a bigger bully them trump and establish his authority in a way, and, when that's been done, he moved on to being much more friendly, which we've seen during the g20 summit in hamburg, where they exchanged jokes and invited trump to the bastille day celebration, and this strikes me as very clever, because he has established themselves as somebody you cannot fool with. interesting, yo

right now macron is exploiting those advantages as much as possible. mrhing out to donald trump from this part of the world of the moment. well, he is definitely a risk, because donald trump is not a enormously popular in france. but the french make a difference between the personality of whom they may disapprove, and what he represents as the leader of the united states. and they want france to be proud and have an important role in the world. and they also understand that by standing side—by—side with the united states, france is being shown on that level is a military power and an ally, and approval polls show that more than 60% of french approved of this visit, there were protests, but limited in scale and size. there have been some american soldiers taking part, some dressed in world war i broke —— uniforms, a reminder of the historic ties between these two countries. but from a president trump perspective, he has come over here, one french paper describes him as a pariah. what does he get out of this?” think he is coming —— it is a win situation for

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mr. macron welcomed mr. trump, he spent some time with his biggest european ally. that's the german chancellor, angela merkel. was there a completely different atmosphere during that meeting? reporter: i would say there was less anticipation because by now we know what to expect when emmanuel macron and angela merkel show up in public together, a very strong show of unity, that's what they've been doing in the last weeks and so that continued in paris. the german chancellor said she could imagine, for example, a euro finance minister, something emmanuel macron has been asking for before. she was more or less reluctant in the past. she said they would do research together to introduce the next generation of euro fighter jets. that's also something new because the germans were reluctant to do that, the french as well. you are trying to beef -- they're trying to beef up their cooperation. during the whole time of the fronts while the presidency,, so macron's predecessor. brent: if you're looking at today's events through the eyes of the french president, was today a d

and mr macron said there was no no accident. done this so that he could send a message. he said it was a moment of truth. but on more fundamental matters the men have big differences. emmanuel macron has been critical of donald trump's decision to pull the us out of the paris agreement. the issue came up in the press conference, this was donald trump and emmanuel macron talking, but mr trump's response was curious to say the least. i disagree about the reading we have of the paris agreement. we have disagreements about this accord. and about the decision made by president trump. something could happen with respect to the paris accord, we will see what happen, but we will talk about that over the coming period of time. and if it happen, that will be wonderful, and if it doesn't, that will be ok too. what do you make of that? curious, those are the g20 summits, where there was no getting away from the fa ct there was no getting away from the fact that america was completely separate from all of the other members of the g20, on cli

mr. macron has been advocating? explain to us what that really is >> yes it's been spreading in the french media, jupitarian style, that means macron wants to be the boss and restore the prestige of the presidential function aides around him say the french people want that they very much like the presidency of general de gaulle, and they want a president who is above all the petty considerations of political parties. they want a president who is a vis vista, so they say emanuel macron is filling this role fully. in the op something there is a bit of annoyance at this status that emanuel is, you know, putting on stage it's interesting because in many ways it's different from what we were used to with nicolas sarkozy and francois hollande who had in mind to make the president more ordinary and closer to the people that's not what emanuel macron wants to do. >> thank you very much. >>> angela merkel dropped the word friend to describe the united states in her campaign manifesto. this follows a haven't war s s words bet

emmanuelning with macron and mrs. macron. relationship stronger than ever. at is aimed at his supporters. for the establishment, it is to keep his base fired up. france, emmanuel macron, we are witnessing a different type of presidency and no more did you see that than in today's ceremony. >> absolutely. it is clear that macron really likes grandeur, not just the choice of setting for welcoming foreign guests such as donald trump today or vladimir putin at the palace, but also he is unusual things, such as addressing speeches to both houses of parliament at the same chateau of versailles. his enthusiasm for this military symbolism. in some ways he is the successor to the institution of the french monarchy. as judescribed his style piterian. by that he means the remote king of the roman gods. there is an obama connotation a choreographed common man image on social media. wrench selfies with citizens or pictures of him boxing or playing tennis. that is very controlled. ofis a deliberate reversal the past presidencies where the images were not controlled enough

mr. macron met privately thursday.y discussed trade, immigration and global security, still reporters expected the american president to finally speak in public about his son's meeting with a russian lawyer. president did nothing wrong and said any political campaign would have taken that meeting. >> it's called opposition research. i've had many people call up, oh, gee, we have information on this factor or this person or frankly hillary. that's very standard in politics. >> reporter: making news in europe, though, were trump's statements that he could possibly change this thinking on the paris climate accord. >> something could happen with respect to the paris accord. we will talk about that over the coming period of time. and if it happens that will be wonderful and if it doesn't, that will be okay, too. >> reporter: so, they agreed to disagree there. mr. trump and mr. macron also agreed on a continued relationship building effort with russia to try to help in the fight against terrorism. now, after today's parade a

speaking at commemorations to mark the first anniversary of the truck attack in nice, mr macron said france had forgotten the name of the attacker but learned the names of his 86 victims. the turkish authorities have sacked more than 7,000 police officers, state officials and academics for alleged links with last year's attempted coup, the first anniversary of which is being marked on saturday. the purge is the latest in a series that has seen around 200,000 public servants punished. let's see what's been making headlines around the world with a look at the international papers. we start with le figaro, which leads on the crackdown in turkey. president erdogan has dismissed thousands more police officers, officials and academics one year after the failed coup. the paper also shows some of the bastille day celebrations in paris. president trump was at those events and he appears on the front cover of gulf news. the paper leads on the tensions between qatar and some of its middle eastern neighbours. the paper quotes a minister from the uae — who says the diplomatic fallout is likely to

despite differences between the two leaders, mr macron has indicated he will work to reaffirm historic% among british students. figures from the admissions service ucas show a sharp decline in mature students and those applying to study nursing courses. it is the first decline in applications since fees were last increased to over £9,000 in england, five years ago. university leaders say the decline could be down to a number of factors, including brexit, higher fees and funding changes for trainee nurses and midwives. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 10. let's head to wimbledon now, and talk to sally nugent. sally, you have had behind the scenes exciting access tojohanna konta training. it is all about her today, isn't it? yes, can you believe it? i have to say it wasn't in the last ten days, about eight or ten weeks ago we went to film with her at roehampton, and she gave us a real insight into the work she has been doing to get this far. one of the most interesting things she said to me was we were walking around the courts, we spent hours with her and she did her ro

speaking at commemorations to mark the first anniversary of the truck attack in nice, mr macron said france had forgotten the name of the attacker but learned the names of his eighty—six victims. the turkish authorities have sacked more than 7.000 police officers, state officials and academics for alleged links with last year's attempted coup, the first anniversary of which is being marked on saturday. the purge is the latest in a series that has seen around 200,000 public servants punished. let's see what's been making headlines around the world with a look at the international papers. we start with le figaro which leads on the crackdown in turkey. president erdogan has dismissed thousands more police officers, officials and academics one year after the failed coup. the paper also shows some of the bastille day celebrations in paris. president trump was at those events and he appears on the front cover of gulf news. the paper leads on the tensions between qatar and some of its middle eastern neighbours. the paper quotes a minister from the uae — who says the diplomatic fallout is li

. >> thank you very much president macron and melania are thrilled to join you and mrs. macron. this is a celebration and we look forward it. tomorrow bastille day, we are honored to be here in your beautiful country and it certainly is a beautiful country with its proud history and magnificent people and thank you for the tour of some of the most incredible buildings anywhere in the world. that was very, very beautiful thing to see. thank you. when the french people rose up and stormed the bastille, it changed the course of human history. our two nations are forever joined by the spirit of revolution and the fight for freedom. france is america's first and oldest ally a lot of people don't know that. ever since general lafayette joined the american fight for independence our fates and fortunes have been tied un -- together. and a long time ago we were together and perhaps more so than ever. the relationship is very good. and this visit commemorates another milestone. one century ago the united states entered world war i. and when the president called me he mentioned that fact 1

france, macron f invited mr. trump because this marks 100th anniversary of worldited states entry to war i and in a june telephone call with mr. trump, the french invited him and said that this year the event would and french troops marching through the streets, skies jets cutting the horses and lags and military on display. trump told macron he would be and officials rushed to schedule a last-minute trip that include 27 hours and dinner in the eiffel tower. the two leaders are there on the screen. this arrival ceremony taking place now for the u.s. president. watch as well as talk to all of you this morning in open phones. to ken in lacey, washington, a republican. hi, ken. hello. how are you doing? ist: good morning, ken, what on your mind this morning? caller: i am a veteran of two wars. i am sick and tired of watching six-figure ng salaries argue against each when they are supposed to e working for us, not against us. and i don't care what trump's return says, he is a illionaire, i don't really care. i've nev

we remember that handshake when mr macron and mr trump metand handshake when mr macron and mr trump mete leaders come together. we will watch what they say. not all of it will be available for us to listen end but we will get briefings and press co nfe re nces end but we will get briefings and press conferences and i will be live from right here in the g20 summit through the day. if you have questions you would like me to pick up questions you would like me to pick up on, i am on twitter right now taking questions from all around the world so send your questions to my way. ross atkins there. after arriving at the summit in hamburg this morning, theresa may said she would press the global leaders to take a harsher line on tackling terror financing. what i'm doing here is raising the need for us to work collectively internationally to deal with terrorist financing, notjust large sums of money that are financing terrorism but also working with financial services, banks and others, to identify those smaller scale transactions that can lead to terrorist activity. i believe this is important.

mr. macron wants to see the europe yaian project driven forward.oment he seems to have merkel's ear. do you share that enthusiasm that now is the time to strike and take a big step forward? >> it is welcome news. there is a fresh wind blowing in favor of europe. in the past years, a lot of hail winds. now we have headwinds. growth is back in europe. close to 2%, in my own country, lucky to have it at 4% in the last couple of years. investment is finally picking up although it is still lower than prior to crisis. the elections in the netherlands and france have proved after the brexit, all countries would be reluctant to vote in favor of europe, the contrary happened. so president macron was the most favorable for integration or more integration in europe and he is pushing this agenda right now and i can say that you can feel it also in the meetings of the euro group which i attended on monday and tuesday. it is really taking up that mission to say we have to do more together in europe. guy: do you want to be europe's next finance minister? the firs

speaking at commemorations to mark the first anniversary of the truck attack in nice, mr macron said france had forgotten the name of the attacker but learned the names of his eighty—six victims. the british government is to review laws on buying and carrying acid, following a spate of attacks in london. two boys aged 15 and 16 have been arrested in connection with assaults on five people on thursday night in which acid was sprayed on theirfaces in order to steal their motorbikes. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week... the cyborgs are coming, the eyeborgs are watching, the bar staff are serving, and lara photographs a banana! this is adam jensen, star of the video game deus ex: human revolution. set in 2027, the poor chap has to undergo extensive cybernetic modifications after being severely injured. well, just ten years before those events might occur, that plot line doesn't seem that far off. for years now people have been body hacking, giving themselves extra abilities and, as our understanding of robotics has advanced, so has our creativity. meet rob spence, like the

speaking at commemorations to mark the first anniversary of the truck attack in nice, mr macron saidies have sacked more than 7.000 police officers, state officials and academics for alleged links with last year's attempted coup, the first anniversary of which is being marked on saturday. the purge is the latest in a series that has seen around 200,000 public servants punished. let's see what's been making headlines around the world with a look at the international papers.

speaking to the crowd in central paris, mr macron thanked the us for the choice it had made a centuryica would never be divided. the france of today was honoured as well with a military band playing music by daft punk. enjoyed by some in the audience, perhaps more than others. france's changing culture mirrored in this parade, accompanied by changing security threats as well. the image of france's security forces has changed in the past few yea rs, forces has changed in the past few years, repeated terrorist attacks have refocused attention on security at home and the values that france has chosen to protect. the ceremony ended with the city and some of nice, the scene of the country's last major terrorist attack a year ago today. in nice, the tributes honoured those who died in the attack, killed by a truck driven into bastille day crowds. their names, 86 of them, pinned by survivors into the shape of a heart. this afternoon president macron flew from paris tojoin this afternoon president macron flew from paris to join the commemorations. the fight against terrorism was a battle for

it's the first time a french head of state has taken such a step and mr macron has been accused by someching his powers. jamie is here with all the business news. russia and china? a big meeting. chinese president xijinping is in russia for talks with his counterpart vladimir putin. the visit will be president xi's sixth tour to russia since taking office in 2012 and their meetings seem to be bearing fruit. according to chinese statistics, trade between the two increased by over 26% in the first four months of the year, reaching nearly $25 billion. co—operation is increasing, too. russia will be a key component of china's ‘belt and road' initiative — an ambitious multitrillion—dollar project that will link europe and asia via the historic silk road. beijing is a major driving force behind the project — the chinese government has already agreed to help finance the high—speed rail line between the two russian cities of moscow and kazan. let's stay with the world's second largest economy. china has just opened up its corporate bond market to overseas investors. starting from today, institu

speaking at commemorations to mark the first anniversary of the truck attack in nice, mr macron saidpolice officers, state officials and academics for alleged links with last year's attempted coup, the first anniversary of which is being marked on saturday. the purge is the latest in a series that has seen around 200,000 public servants punished.

his opponents boycotted the event, accusing mr macron of a "presidential monarchy". 0ur correspondentls very deeply. he came to versailles, a place of regal pomp and awe, to talk to his legislators. he called and they came — 900 deputies and senators in buses from paris. newcomers to the assembly, like the mathematician and macron loyallist cedric villani, who saw nothing wrong with the president's unconventional summons. it's an exceptional, critical moment. the nation has gone through a terrible lack of trust recently. i find it perfectly normal and reassuring that the president wants to address the congress today. the speech was a 90—minute pep talk. an exhortation to lawmakers to understand the appetite for change in france and to act. he said he wants to make government more efficient, cutting the number of mps by a third, and europe was, as ever, a central theme. translation: it is no longer the time to paper over the cracks. we need to take europe back to its beginnings, to its very origins and, in that way, give life again to a desire for europe. earlier in the day, there had

mr macron speaks very good english as well.d. the natural history museum has unveiled the skeleton of a blue whale in its entrance hall. it weighs 4.5 times and is suspended from the ceiling with wires so it appears to die down from the building onto visitors. —— dive down. quite a dramatic site, rebecca? i have to say, standing here in front of it, you really get a sense of the size of this aim. it's absolutely huge. a 25.2 metre long 4.5 tonne blue whale called hope. the name has been unveiled today, along with the skeleton. putting a wail in here hasn't been entirely without controversy. the blue whale replaces the much loved dippy the dinosaur, the diplodocus. to find out why the natural history museum decided to make this change, i'm joined by sir michael dixon, director of the museum here. so, why ditch dippy? we haven't ditched dippy. ditch dippy? we haven't ditched dippy, not at all. but you reimagine a fantastic space like this was a real opportunity for us. we also thought dippy was a gift to the people of the uk from