the tour de france leaves yorkshire behind.n the meantime this corner of england turned french. >> if you would like to find out more about barnaby's story, go to our website aljazeera.com. who is heeding and who is is lagging behind, it is the inside story. hello, i'm ray swarez. june because the fifth

he's right to raise the importance of the agricultural industry and linked industry in yorkshire. i'm sure the new agriculture environmental sector will want to make an early visit to her birthplace in yorkshire. >> specialist spinal cord injury beds are a precious resource for people and patients in desperate need. why is it, therefore, that on the prime minister's watch specialist bed, spinal injuries center are being used for people who did not have spinal cord injuries? >> obviously decisions are for individual trust and individual clinical commissioning groups of themselves, but we make important decisions as a government. first, to fund the nhs with extra money, 1,217,000,000,000 pounds in this parliament, and second, to abolish the bureaucracy that was built up under lead with 17,000 fewer bureaucrats. both of those decisions were opposed by the labour party, but we can see 7000 more doctors, 4000 more nurses, more patients treated, and then nhs that is doing well. >> mr. speaker, in the recent case on the question of assisted dying, the president of the of e supreme court

yorkshire don's it's a bicycle clips. the tour de france will be in yorkshire over the weekend.wothe two maps and stages taking place. they just contain some apps for the wonderful french take on yorkshire-based names. there is one place which sounds funny. this is in west yorkshire. >> i'm not going to get hate mail. the brazilian manager, very far. head of the quarterfinals tonight against columbia. all his detractors, he was at the brazilian media. here is the stat. columbia, i was 14 years old in 1991. >> more on draghi when we come back. >> 17,000, the dow closes above the key level as the u.s. has more jobs and ecb maintains its low rate ledge. draghi says the ecb will meet less often and publish minutes for the first time. member of thel, a independent governors committee speaks out about the groups ethics in an exclusive interview. >> it is an extraordinary state of affairs when you find the number of midi -- members on the executive committee at allegations of corruption's or inappropriate behavior. >> hello, welcome to "countdown ." i'm mark barton. >> i'm anna edwards

and i think until they launch the first two days in yorkshire they were not sure what level of crowdswould turn out. there is no doubting now that it is a huge event. cycling is very, very big. i'm sure not as big as it is in france. on tuesday it goes back to the familiar territory of the french countryside of the next 18 stages with another 3,000 kilometers for these cyclists. but in about an hour the grand finale of the u.k. leg, the first three stages, with what we say to be a frantic sprint finish just a few miles away from buckingham palace, a very exciting event, and crowds are building minute by minute as we speak. >> we'll let you enjoy it now. simon m, thank you very much. >>> the countdown is on between brazil and germany. they have hinted that the first option to replace the injured neymar. >>> argentina has been preparing for their semifinal against the netherlands. the good news for argentina fines. sergio aguero is fit for wednesday's match. >>> the columbia who had qualified for the quarterfinals for the first time in their history. we have more from bogota. >> reporte

. >> yorkshire in northern england, the sausage maker trying to promote there was a tough sell. jumped.soil, sales >> we can be straight with the consumer and they can try it. >> suddenly i have a craving for sugar and sausage. we will move on now. the number of french jobseekers has been a record high. the total number of job seekers, the french government has pledged. fastestver 50 the looking for improvement -- employment. fisa shares are pulling the dow lower,ndustrial average it was lower than previously stated. europe, shares lower after the luxury goods group, disappointing earnings. , aboutso traded lower 1.5%. they kept the one-week auction rate at 0.5% to eight percent. due to heightened geopolitical risks. in turn, it could boost inflation. closing 2.6% higher on friday. they also unveil a new five-year plan which includes an expansion. and british b-sky-b is set to take control of the sister company sky italian and skied which land -- sky deutsche land. rupert murdoch's 21st century fox's selling the assets for nearly 6.8 billion euros. he is also b-sky-b's biggest s

the tour de france, 118-miles through yorkshire countryside of england. may hem. cavendish leaning on seem man. cavendish has a separated soldier. catell the first to don the leader's yellow jersey; should be interesting for the a's. tonight we hear from the new guy. >>> world cup action continues tuesday with game one of the semifinals. you can watch germany versus brazil on our sister network, espn, 1:00, tuesday, july 8th. >>> up next, this weekend we're celebrating one of america's greatest gifts to the world, jazz. where you can get your groove on all day tomorrow. >>> join me tonight at 9:00 on cable 13, how hospitals are starting to use patient's credit card transsections to predict who will get sick. >>> at 11:00 here on abc7, one of the biggest fraud cases ever. the bay area woman who helped a victim just in the nick of time. what she did and how you can keep from getting caught up in the scam. that's all at 9:00 and 11:00 on abc7 news. >>> this fourth of july weekend you can celebrate one of america's greatest creations, jazz. ♪ >> dozens of jazz greats

the tour de france leaves yorkshire behind. in the meantime this corner of england turned french. >> if you would like to find out more about barnaby's story, go to our website aljazeera.com. who is heeding and who is is lagging behind, it is the inside story. hello, i'm ray swarez. june because the fifth straight month with more than 200,000 new jobs created. at 6.1%, the unemployment is the lowest it's been since the fall of 2008. those big economy at 35,000 feet statistics hook good, but they can obscure what is going on down behe. there are industries leading and lagging the recovery, there are regions doing better and regions doing worst. saw the country reach the employment levels we last saw before the recession began. finally are we on the verge of growth that gets the one back to even, but starts to build net growth. the headlines are encouraging. employers added 288,000 jobs and while the fifth straight month of employment gains above 200,000 is good news, the overall economic scenario has far to go in this recovery.

i think it is brilliant the tour de france is starting in yorkshire to a single be a fantastic event for our country but it's also going to be a great advertisement for yorkshire and all that yorkshiryorkshir e has to offer. i'm looking for to going myself and seen some of the race and some of the preparations but i think will be a magnificent event and i will do everything to promote it apart from wearing lycra. >> thank you, mr. speaker. will the prime minister make it illegal for recruitment agencies to advertise overseas for jobs in this country unless they advertise locally? yes or no? >> the short answer to that is yes, that's exactly what we're doing. the employment agencies cannot be able to do that. they cannot merely advertise jobs abroad and we're doing every thing we can to stop that. >> we have a 12 billion tourism deficit in this country. the deficit between people who go overseas and people who come here. one of the reasons or that is believed to be a high vat rate on accommodation and on attractions. will be prime minister look at that to ensure that that is not what

. >> the tour de france is about to start in england and yorkshire has the world's greatest cycle racenext week and hope it to be a hat trick of resent wins and we report from the market town where the tour will pass through. cycling has been a gentle activity in the town here but everyone is very excited that the tour de france is coming to town. >> lots of people round here have taken a week off work to experience it, to go cycling everyday, to get with the things going on such as this event. >> i have been to france and seen it a few times and never imagine we would see it coming past the house i live in and comes right pass the house. >> reporter: they are off and not the same speed as the real race but with no less spirit. he invested 1.5 million on bicycles in his shop and taken a risk and many british who have taken up cycling in resent years are prepared to spend a lot of money on their hobby. >> cycling is the new golf and lots of customers and businessmen and very successful and businessmen doing as much business in the banks as they are in the offices and people do business

the tour de france, 118-miles through yorkshire countryside of england. may hem. cavendish leaning on seem man. cavendish has a separated soldier. catell the first to don the leader's yellow jersey; should be interesting for the a's. tonight we hear from the new guy. >>> world cup action continues tuesday with game one of the semifinals. you can watch germany versus brazil on our sister network, espn, 1:00, tuesday, july 8th. >>> up next, this weekend we're celebrating one of america's greatest gifts to the world, jazz. where you can get your groove on all day tomorrow. [ heart beating ] [ female announcer ] the internet gets more exciting the faster it goes. that's why, coming soon, xfinity will double the internet speed on two of our most popular plans. xfinity continues to innovate, bringing you the fastest, most reliable internet, period. [ heart beating ] xfinity internet from comcast. double the speed. [ heart beats ] >>> join me tonight at 9:00 on cable 13, how hospitals are starting to use patient's credit card transsections to predict who will get sick. >

as, the tour de france, or some are calling it these days, hastour de yorkshire, kicked off in northern england. germany's marcel kittel won the first stage in a mass sprint. he edged out slovakia. leader'sok the overall yellow jersey. the race was marred by a major crash just before the end involving sprint specialist mark cavendish. it is not known yet if he will continue the tour, which stays in england for two more stages. that does it for us. join me again at the top of the hour. thanks so much for watching "rthe -- "the journal." see you again. >> readings. welcome to -- greetings. welcome to clubned. >> only here can members legally and openly get high. for marijuanaven enthusiasts in the same country where other people have to stay behind bars for decades when caught like this. [laughter] ok. recreational cannabis has been legal since the beginning of the year in colorado, but consumption is not allowed in public. they managed to get the license to run a cannabis cafe. so far, it is a rare exception, but one that seems completely sensible. >> it is because cannabis is nontoxic.

. >>> an estimated 2.5 million streets lined the yorkshire streets for the first part of the tour deduring stage one led to mark cavendish's exit with a dislocated shoulder. stage two had a few hiccups, but it was an italian rider who wide widened the gap to take the win. kind of an awkward denied kiss. she's turning away. not so much. the final stage in england is today. >>> it's been a magnificent trip here a great example of a great outfit. a role model for many kids. i respect your career and everything you've done and thank you for letting me win today. >> classy, novak djokovic speaking to roger federer there this after beating him for the wimbledon title. djokovic won in five sets to claim his second wimbledon title and his seventh grand slam in his career. now ranked number one in the world. >>> to the coke 400, a few rain delays and then watch this, lap 97. a major car pile-up. 26 cars get caught up in that mix. a chain reaction sending dirt and mud flying. that's kyle bush's car. it flipped on its roof. busch eventually climbs out and is okay. first time winner aric almirol

i'm sure that the new agricultural environment secretary will want to make an early visit to yorkshire. > special spinal cord injury -- why is it that from the prime minister watch specialist beds, spine injury sensors are being used for people who do not have spinal cord injuries? >> obviously the decisions are for individual trusts and the clinical groups themselves. we make the decision to fund it nd second to apolish the bureaucracy that has build under labor. both those decisions were opposed by the labor party. but we can see 7,000 more doctors, 4,000 more nurses, more patients treated and an n.h.s. is doing well. >> mr. speaker, in the recent case of

cool fired power station in west yorkshire in the u.k. is a blaze fifteen fire crews are trying to get the flames under control thick smoke can be seen coming from the site no injuries have been reported so far the power station was on a summer shutdown and hadn't been generating electricity at the time. britain has begun a public inquiry into one of the most mysterious deaths of the last decade the murder of the former russian security officer aleksandr litvinenko he was poisoned by radioactive polonium eight years ago in london his family believes that at the time was working for m i six as well as the spanish security services the investigation will focus on only one aspect of the case whether the russian government how to hand in the former agents death we've spoken to let the his brother and he has his own theory about what happened. i seriously didn't mean everything on the wall so far we haven't seen one official piece of evidence that would prove the cause of alexander's death it's been eight years and all we've had our interviews

disc showcases the best of yorkshire and the whole of britain has to offer and i was glad to see such incredible support throughout the race. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i will join with the good news the prime minister has just named. the northern island quality commission is threatening legal action against a family-owned bakery because they wouldn't print a political message on a cake. the requested message was completely -- with the company's christian values. does the prime minister agree that so-called equality is an oppressive threat to religious freedom? does you further agree that such freedoms should be protected by the introduction of our conscience clause? >> well, i'm not aware of the specific case the gentleman raises. of course, i'll go away and have a look at it but if you think a commitment to equality in terms of racial equality, in terms of equality to those of different sexes, in terms of people

to the yorkshire countryside of england. 400 meters to go.ndish was leaning on simon guerin. they both go down, cavendish separated shoulder. marc marc marcel ket tell gets the win. >>> they were able to get the race going, the sprint cup series coke zero 400 will go tomorrow morning an 8:00 a.m. start here on the west coast. that's a lot of rain. and they're trying to blow it off in like four hours. this wasn't happening. >>> sounds good, thank you so much, colin. we have a quick update for you, the heyward bart station is now open. >>> that will do it for tonight, abc 7 news continues tomorrow morning at 5:00. for all of us here, thank you for joining us, the news continues online on facebook, twitter, all your mobile devices. (eddie vedder's "longing to belong" playing) (hisses)

it will be 20 stages long over three weeks, finishing in yorkshire and paris.itain's defending champion will be there. that's it for sport. >>> before we go, we'll leave you with images from the 4th of july fireworks display in washington d.c. and new york, commemorating independence za. -- independence day. ♪ america ♪ god shed his great on thee [ ♪ music ] ic ♪ ] >> hundreds of days in detention. >> al jazeera rejects all the charges and demands immediate release. >> thousands calling for their freedom. >> it's a clear violation of their human rights. >> we have strongly urged the government to release those journalists. >> journalism is not a crime. >>> fireworks on the force as protesters clash over immigration at the border. [ gunfire ] >>> meanwhile, the tension continues between palestinians and israeli police over the death of a teenage boy. >>> and police under fire. a californian highway patrol officer under investigates f

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of tour de france after dislocating his shoulder and suffering ligament damage after a crash in yorkshirehe's third on the list for most stage wins. it's currently on the way from workto sheffield. >> nicola ros berg starts the british grand prix in poll. he was fattest in qualifying. he met lewis hamilton, they topped the timesheet and he thought he had done enough. as the track dried up five others clocked faster times. lewis hamilton starts in sixth. that's the sport. >> stay with us here. that brings us to the end of the newshour, there's another full bulletin of news in a couple of minutes. don't go too far. >> al jazeera america presents >> yeah, i'm different. i wanna do what god asks of me... 15 stories, 1 incredible journey >> edge of eighteen coming september only on al jazeera america >>> out on bail - an american teen beaten in jerusalem freed by an israeli court of the the united states wants answers. >>> a shad joyy village -- shadowy figure behind the iraqi rebellion makes a speech - was it really him. >>> rescue at sea - a luxury cruise

i think it is brilliant the tour de france is starting in yorkshire to a single be a fantastic event for our country but it's also going to be a great advertisement for yorkshire and all that yorkshiryorkshir e has to offer. i'm looking for to going myself and seen some of the race and some of the preparations but i think will be a magnificent event and i will do everything to promote it apart from wearing lycra. >> thank you, mr. speaker. will the prime minister make it illegal for recruitment agencies to advertise overseas for jobs in this country unless they advertise locally? yes or no? >> the short answer to that is yes, that's exactly what we're doing. the employment agencies cannot be able to do that. they cannot merely advertise jobs abroad and we're doing every thing we can to stop that. >> we have a 12 billion tourism deficit in this country. the deficit between people who go overseas and people who come here. one of the reasons or that is believed to be a high vat rate on accommodation and on attractions. will be prime minister look at that to ensure that that is not what

yorkshire getting the greatest cycle into gear.ish writers are hoping to make it a hat trick of recent wins. barn bephillips reports from the market town of elkley where the tour will pass through. ♪ cycling has been a rather genteel activity but everyone is very excited the tour de france is coming to town. >> a lot of people have taken a week off of work to experience cycling every day such as this event. >> i have been to france and seen it in france a few times and never imagined that we would see it coming past the house i live in. it goes right past the house. >> a real race with no less spirit. adam evans invested and many who have taken up cycling are prepared to spend at of money on their new hobby. >> they say the cycling is the new golf. we have customers who are businessmen, very successful, possibly wealthy businessmen doing as much business on the bikes as they are in offices. i think people do business on the golf courses now a new generation, it seems as if the love affair with cycling is set to grow. >> it will go

disc showcases the best of yorkshire and the whole of britain has to offer and i was glad to see suchincredible support throughout the race. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i will join with the good news the prime minister has just named. the northern island quality commission is threatening legal action against a family-owned bakery because they wouldn't print a political message on a cake. the requested message was completely -- with the company's christian values. does the prime minister agree that so-called

. >> across the atlantic, firefighters in south yorkshire think they have a fire contained. but seconds after they clear the building, a massive explosion engulfs the house in flames. and it's captured on city security cameras. >> the effect of that explosion is like a bomb. >> retired fire investigators chris clark is called to the scene after the the fire is extinguished. he quickly discovers the chain of events that led to the blowout. >> on 9 the night of the incident, the second house up was the house where the first fire engine attended what was reported to the fire service as a gas meter on fire. we could see there had been some electrical activity in and around the corrugated steel supply kit with a tube to the gas meter. if we look closely at this particular one, you can see the small holes in the tube where the electrical overcurrent has melted the tubing and allowed the gas to escape. >> the holes are caused by electric current passing through the stainless steel tube which has a very high resistance and acted like an electrical fuse, basically melting. two houses

the tour de france will leave yorkshire behind.meantime, this quint essential corner of england has turned,w, rather french. barn bephillips, al jazeera, ilkley. brazil is trying to press its home field advantage against colombia and stay alive. brazil leads 1-nothing after one-half of play. the winner will face germany who advanced to the semifinals by defeating france one-nothing earlier today. more from brazil. 1-nothing earlier today. more from brazil. >> fans started pouring in hours before the kickoff even began. for the brazil sued you can tell how this is going to be a home match for them gib that the overwhelming majority of the fans, as you can imagine here at the stadium are brazil fans. this being the first world cup being held back in brazil in over 50 years now. but for the columbian side, they have had an incredible tournament. this is the deepest they have ever been. we have been talking to people who have been taking last minutes flights to be here. we think there are more than 10,000 columbiaians here for this mat

in yorkshire, of all places.n caught up with a russian millionaire and found out how is going to shake up the sport. >> he put the champion of siberia before he made hundreds of millions selling credit cards. now, pumping his money and energy into his own team. he wants to talk to me about it while doing writing. -- riding. >> to what extent is this about making money and you being a rich guy? >> i would rather spend money this way than on casinos or prostitutes. >> we are one week into the tour of switzerland with one of the best teams in the business and we have full at this. for the riders, it is another day on the road. the average row will cover a year.ilometers there is only a few yards before the punishing race to the top of the mountain. race and it ise time to talk strategy. >> you have to be all. they have to take it. -- beat all. you have to take it. >> 200 kilometers ahead of them, alex, they attacked the finish line. he writes part of every race. he likes to win. >> you see it. good. >> he checks in

by prince william and kate and the massive crowd that lines the route of northern english county yorkshiret, the race. 2,200 miles over three weeks in stages across england and all around france. they're competing to prove as well that the race can be run cleanly. the race in all of cycling has by tainting by lance armstrong. he fooled the authorities until after years of denial he was forced to admit that he had cheated all along. now there's a new american hope. andrew fill lanski, a rider from florida, who was among the leaders in the race. he hauled in the leaders in a ferocious final sprint sew lid feed it in his nickname, the pit bull. >> i like to think it's the way i ride, my tenacity. i never give up. >> the sport like armstrong has add mitd its sins. they still have to win back the public confidence. >> i like to use the term sponlt to give something back, cheer for and get behind and know that they can trust us 100%. >> reporter: andrew and other riders know they're facing public skepticism. so far they've made a pretty good start. >> i like that he described pit bull as a posit

the massive crowds that line the routes across the english county of yorkshire turn this into what theyy beginning, perhaps the toughest set, 2,200 miles over three weeks in stages across england and all around france. they're competing to prove as well that the race can be run cleanly. the race and all of cycling has been tainted by the revelation that lance armstrong, who won the tour seven times in a row, but who used a sophisticated doping regime that fooled the authorities, until after years of denial he was forced to admit he had cheated all along. now there's a new american hope. andrew tolanski a rider from florida, among the early leaders in the first stages of the race. where he hauled in the leaders in a ferocious final sprint solidified the reputation implied in his nickname the pitbull. >> i like to think it refers to my tenacity on the bike the way i ride the way i am in races. i never give up. >> the sport, like armstrong, has admitted its sins. but polanski admits it has to win back the people's confidence. >> to give people back in the u.s. something they can believe in

. >>> an estimated 2.5 million people lined the streets of yorkshire in london, england, to watch thetage of the tour de france. the race will enter london today which will be in cambridge just after midday and finishing around 4:00 p.m. this will be beyond the ability of most of us, but a new software is encouraging you to get a new bike. the app will encourage those to compete with colleagues pedaling their way to work. i am joined now onset with ryan, good morning. can you tell us what this is and who you are targeting? >> this is an online platform app to allow you to log your bike journey to and from work. it will tell you how many calories you burned and how much money you saved instead of driving a car. and you can get points to get discounts online, give to charities, et cetera. the core target at the moment is big blue chip organizations that are about health and well-being strategies. >> so it is not something me as an individual can just download the app and track my performance. >> as it stands the employer pays for it and it is completely free of charge to their staff. we

. >> reporter: tomorrow, stage 2 still up here in yorkshire has many of the bikers, lester, on edge with some roads only about a yard wide, they have to be as slick as oil we're told because of expected rain showers tomorrow. one american rider told me, in confidence, i thought, that he was even worried about, quote, carnage. this is a very dangerous race. lester, back to you. >> jim maceda, thanks very much. watch today's first leg of the tour de france at 2:00 eastern on nbc. and for the next three weeks on the nbc sports network. >>> still to come on this program, was it a washout or a blast? we'll head to the orange room to see how you celebrated the fourth. first, this is "today" on nbc. [ heart beating ] [ female announcer ] the internet gets more exciting the faster it goes. that's why, coming soon, xfinity will double the internet speed on two of our most popular plans. xfinity continues to innovate, bringing you the fastest, most reliable internet, period. [ heart beating ] xfinity internet from comcast. double the speed. [ heart beats ] >>> we are back now on a saturday morning

disc showcases the best of yorkshire and the whole of britain has to offer and i was glad to see such incredible support throughout the race. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i will join with the good news the prime minister has just named. the northern island quality commission is threatening legal action against a family-owned bakery because they wouldn't print a political message on a cake. the requested message was completely -- with the company's christian values. does the prime minister agree that so-called equality is an oppressive threat to religious freedom? does you further agree that such freedoms should be protected by the introduction of our conscience clause? >> well, i'm not aware of the specific case the gentleman raises. of course, i'll go away and have a look at it but if you think a commitment to equality in terms of racial equality, in terms of equality to those of different sexes, in terms of people