this impression that, he sent foreign minister to the gulf this weekend, president macron france. taking a lot of diplomatic initiatives. now in the gulf trying to act as an honest broker. is he filling a vacuum of leadership? partly, roberto 's first visit abroad was to mali in africa which is very significant. this is clear message that we will play a part, and he is right doing that. he should certainly lead europe in this direction. there are huge problems in the middle east, in asia. it cannot be sorted out. the united states itself cannot sort this out, even the united nations. europe has got the weights, the wealth and the leadership in this way if you had emmanuel macron to angela merkel. this question ofjealousy, we have talked about the engine of european france and germany. tony blair suggested in his comments this weekend that europe also felt diminished, that europe would be wea ker diminished, that europe would be weaker and less influential in the world. is that how people see it in europe? they do, but they will never admit to it. they will also try to make upfor

>> hello, you're watching life in paris on "france 24". i'm katherine nicholson with your headlines. the first in the history of the modern french date. the head of the military has resigned. francois lecointre has been involved pierre devilliers has been involved in budget cuts. and a undisclosed second meeting between president trump and vladimir putin, brushing off the meeting as fake news. and revelations of hundreds of cases of child abuse at a renowned catholic school in germany. the outcome of a seven-year investigation provoking more questions. it is 1:00 p.m. in paris and berlin. also coming up, we cross the next hour of life news and analysis from suicidal robots to football. we have the most eye-catching stories from the national papers in our press review. and making the most of the tour de france. how sponsors cash in on a worldwide audience of billions. we'll have the details on that in our business update. this is life in paris. >> we begin here in france where the head of the military has resigned. this for the first time in the history of the modern french state. fo

speeches before parliament to lay out his political agenda. "france 24"dress, panelists offered analysis. this is about an hour and 40 minutes. versailles. >> mr. president, you have the floor. macron: distinguished president of congress and the senate, ladies and gentlemen, members of the government, distinguished members of the national assembly and senators. the constitution says that the president can take the floor for this purpose and it is sometimes necessary to do so. we are living through such a time right now. on the 17th of may, i was given mandate and the message was amplified with a large parliamentarian majority. thent to tell you about mandate entrusted to us and the institutions that i want to change and the guiding principles that i wish to follow in my actions. 1000 different ways let us to hear and to this place today. feel the same desire to serve the country, even though the desire may not have the same form, faith, or consequences. know where the source lies -- a simple love for the fatherland. been in politics for a long time here. i am not one of those. s

truck attack, france remembers the 86 who were killed. after a sharp rise in acid attacks in london, the government says it's considering tightening the law. and we meet relatives of some of the 100 iraqi christians facing deportation under donald trump's immigration crackdown. hello. the alleged links between donald trump's administration and russia have taken a new turn — with claims that a former soviet intelligence officer met with mr trump's son, donald junior, during the campaign. this is the man being identified as having been part of the meeting: he's rinat akhmet—shin, now an american citizen, working as a lobbyist. he says he was present when mr trump junior met a russian lawyer, but mr akhmet—shin denies having any links now with russian intelligence. donald junior didn't mention him when he confirmed he'd been present at the meeting. but a lawyer for the president's son has now said he didn't know anything about mr akhmet—shin‘s background at the time. our correspondent in washington david willis has the latest. this new development adds another wrinkle to if you li

relationship with france as "stronger than ever", as he attended the bastille day military parade in paris. the parade marked 100 years since the americans entered the first world war, but events have also been held to remember the 86 people killed in the nice attack, one year ago. our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. france today celebrated its long us alliance with a series of increasingly forceful handshakes between their two heads of state. this event, though, was not about the ties between men but between nations. joining the armed forces from both america and france, beginning with a fly past of visiting fighter jets. their soldiers too led the parade together in a tribute to their role in world war i. the us is an ally of theirs, i know sometimes we don't think so, but france was there for us and we are the for them. i didn't vote for president from but he is our president and we are proud to have him here. speaking to the crowds in central paris, mr macron thanked the us for the choice it had made a century ago and said that france and america would never be di

landscapes in the north of france, the poor neighborhoods around our cities, or otherl deserts, constituencies in france, we feel the same love and this makes us in patients to act sometimes. we feel enthusiastic about action. sometimes, we feel angry. all of these feelings come from a love of our country. you, like me, have received a mandate from our people, whether you have been elected by the of the population or one constituency, this mandate is just as strong. whether it is direct or indirect suffrage, that changes nothing. whether it is a long time ago or recently after a campaign where all of the opinions were able to he expressed in diversity and you expressed different opinions here today. it changes nothing to the collective obligation. this obligation is a duty to resolutely and deeply transform our country. seen so many disappointments in the past. retrieveation is to and restore to the french people a confidence to work towards their ideals. people ask us to go back to the spirit of what made france what it was in order to reconcile the french people with themselv

7:00 p.m. eastern on cspan 3. >>> authors discuss france and spain's involvement in the american revolution. arguing that colonial forces could not withstand the british army without french and spanish weaponry and soldiers. it contributed to the french revolution and later factored into the sale of french louisiana to the u.s. the national archives in washington, d.c. hosted this event. it's about an hour 20 minutes. >>> americans advocating separation from great britain knew they had to have the backing of a major european power. and not just moral support but material in the form of money supplies and men. england's ancient rivals france and spain were the logical places to turn. from the earliest days of the war, benjamin franklin and other american envoys lobbied the governments of france and spain. the american diplomats' efforts were rewarded in the 1778 treaty of alliance and the entry of spain into the war in 1779. arms and supplies from the spanish governor of louisiana aided the american cause and at the end of the war, the french army and navy made the yorktown victor

faces in attacks in london. hello and welcome to world news today. france's president, emanuel macron, has promised that his country will never forget the names of the victims of the bastille day attack in nice, which happened a year ago today. 86 people died when an extremist drove a truck into crowds who'd gathered to watch a firework display. more than 400 others were injured. the attacker was shot dead. one of the highlights of the commemorations in nice was this board, showing the names of the victims. it was made up of a mosaic applied by relatives of those who died. mr macron attended the ceremony in the southern french city after leading the french national day celebrations in paris, where he was accompanied by donald trump. our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, has the story of the day. applause today's events were not about the ties between men but between nations. even so, the growing personal alliance between donald trump and emmanuel macron was on display. they were joined as symbols of their two nations by armed forces from both america and france, beginning with a f

ang ocean between himself and that growing controversy, literally. president trump in france meeting with the french president emmanuel mac a krchlm. the president, meantime, snapping his fox news streak, doing his first tv interview outside the network in two months. what he's saying about america's improving relationship with vladimir putin, growing threat for north korea and how to combat global terrorism. on capitol hill today, senate republicans pushing ahead, vowing to unveil the newest version of their health care bill today. deep divisions, though, still within the party. our team all set up and ready to go. we've got you covered from across the globe. chief white house correspondent is hallie jackson, normally the host of this show. today she's traveling with the president in paris. hallie, this say key meeting. what do we expect? >> hey, peter, good morning to you. we have just been watching president trump and president macron greeting each other, the third time the two men have interacted. the first time kind of awkward with that interesting handshake between the two men.

>> hello. it is 1:00 here in the french capital. you're watching live from paris on france 24. i'm catherine nicholson with the headlines. muslim worshipers in jerusalem have started returning to the after days of tension and sometimes deadly protest. we've got more for you from jerusalem. forest fires in the south of france forced the evacuation of more than 10,000 people. they are now coming under control. protests across the united states after donald trump said he would been transgender people from serving in the military. also coming up in the program, full steam ahead is the french government repairs to nationalize the stx shipyard. will havess editor more. this is live from paris. in jerusalem, the first worshipers have started returning to the al-aqsa mosque for the first time in many days. -- removed contentious security theiers that have been cause of deadly tensions in recent weeks. metal detector errors have been installed. over.ul protests boiled >> i call on palestine to -- the mosque at al-aqsa. come and give praise to god. and pray to protect our holy place and peop

north of france, whether it is the poor neighborhoods around our cities, whether it is industrial deserts, or other constituencies in france, we feel the same love for those countries, this country, and act.makes us inpatient to sometimes we feel enthusiastic about action. sometimes, we feel angry. but all of these feelings derived from this same love for our country. you, like me, have received a mandate from our people, whether you have been elected by the whole of the population or just one constituency, this mandate is just as strong. whether it is direct or indirect suffrage, that changes nothing. to the nature of this election. whether you have been elected a long time ago were recently after a campaign where all of the opinions were able to he expressed in their diversity, and for you to embody different opinions here today, that changes nothing to the collective obligation. upon us. duty toigation is our resolutely and deeply transform our country. where we have seen so many disappointments in the past. the obligation is to retrieve and restore to french people a confidenc

year since the best deal date terror attack in france, it will be an interesting morning, good morning everybody, . >> excellent this morning, visited u.s. embassies staff, will be a welcome ceremony less than 30 minutes from now, john roberts is struggling with the president in paris, john. >> shannon, we are rolling through the streets of downtown paris right now that is where president trump will have a bilateral meeting with president macron of france, you can see that the road is blocked off where we were trying to get through. he is on his way to the hotel, this is a military museum become of the present will participate in a welcoming ceremony and a tour there before he heads over to the palace to join the french president, macron, for a bilateral meeting. there are certainly things separating us from france, the president is really concerned about the protection, but there is a lapse that unites them as well, particularly on security, the fight against terrorism, and what to do about syria. now after they have the bilateral meeting, the president is expected to hold a p

paris right now, the leader of france waiting upon the first lady of president states and trump to arrive for a welcoming ceremony there. planning to is tour a military complex, history museum and church containing the tombs of the napoleon and other figures from french history. he has on the agenda today, meetings with the french president, bilateral meetings to iscuss many issues, including the paris climate deal and trade and other economic issues. syria, as well. the two of them, the twoed leaders will hold a joint news later on this morning. you as muchto bring as we can from the president's visit to paris here this morning. night, the last first lady and president leaving the white house, they will any arriving there at what ledinva d the lide complex in paris, france, the french president and first of france there waiting for president trump and the first lady to join them for that ceremony. all of that for today's schedule. then tomorrow, the president be taking part in the celebrations because this marks 100th anniversary of the united i.tes entry to world war you can see

foreign minister after the gulf, i am talking about president emmanuel macron of france, taking a lot of diplomatic initiative. now in the gulf, trying to work as an honest broker. is he filling a vacuum of leadership? partly, certainly, there is no doubt about that. his first visit abroad was to mali in africa, which is very significant. this is a clear message to the world that we are going to play a part. and he is right doing that. and he should certainly lead europe as well in this direction. there are huge problems in the middle east, in africa, in asia, that cannot be sorted out. the united states itself cannot sort this out from even the united nations. europe has got the weight, the wealth, and certainly the leadership in this way. if you had emmanuel macron to angela merkel of germany. eunice goes this question of the duality, we are voiced by the engine of europe being france and germany. tony blair suggested in his comments this weekend that you're also felt diminished by the prospect of britain leaving, then europe would be weaker and less influential in the world. is

session of the french parliament. marcron'sy after mr. 90 minute address, france 24 panelists analyzed the speech. >> thank you. mr. president, you have the floor. macron: distinguished president of congress, distinguished president, prime minister, ladies and gentlemen, members of the government, distinguished members of the ators,al assembly and sen senators.e 18, -- in article 18, the constitution says the president may take the floor before parliament convened in congress for this purpose. and sometimes it is indeed necessary to do so. we are living through such a time right now, on the 17th of may, the french gave me a clear mandate. in june they amplify the strength of that message by electing a large parliamentarian majority to the national assembly. to tell youd want about the mandate entrusted to us by the people. i want to tell you about the institutions which i want to change and the guiding principles that i wish to follow and my action. 1000 different ways led us to here and this place, to today, you and me, because we feel the same desire to serve the country eve

that parade... >> it is france's annual display of military might. tille day military parade. tradition requires the president ride down the famous champs and --ee avenue writing writing a military vehicle. a military vehicle. france's national holiday, marking the storming of the bastille. 100th commemorates the anniversary of the united states into world war i. on the main viewing stand, emmanuel macron's guests of honor, president donald trump and the first lady. an invitation to remind the ofsident of the long history the two alleys. lu military band played get cky by daft punk and for a williams. this amused the french president but not donald trump. was aes, donald trump surprise invite to the parade. it really was emmanuel macron's show, with the president watching his first parade since winning the position. >> absolutely. emmanuel macron was very swift to wear this presidential suit, if you will. this was all very choreographed. he did exactly what was expected of him. looking the soldiers in the eye, which is what they are expecting from their president. indeed look

president's 90 minute dress, france 24 panelists provide analysis of the speech. >> translator: thank you, mr. president, you have the florida. -- floor. distinguished president of congress, distinguished president of the senate, mr. prime minister, ladies and gentlemen, members of the government, distinguished members of the national assembly, distinguished senators, in article 18 the constitution says that the president may take the floor before parliament convened in congress for this purpose, and styles it is indeed necessary to do so. we are living through such a time right now. on the 17th of may the french gave me a clear mandate. 18th of june they applied the strength of that message electing a large parliamentarian majority to the national assembly. today i would want to tell but the mandate entrusted to us by the people. i want to tell but the institutions he which i want to change and the guiding principles that i wish to follow in my action. a thousand different ways led us to here and to this place to today you and me because we feel the same desire to serve the country even

trump has described america's relationship with france as "stronger than ever" as he attended the bastille day military parade in paris. the parade marked a hundred years since the americans entered the first world war, but events have also been held to remember the 86 people killed in the nice attack, one year ago. our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. france today celebrated it long us alliance with a series of increasingly forceful handshakes between the heads of state. this event was not about the ties between men but between nations. joining the armed forces from both america and france, beginning with a fly past of visiting fighter jets. france, beginning with a fly past of visiting fighterjets. their soldiers also led the parade together in a tribute to their role in world war i. the us is an ally of theirs, i know sometimes we don't think so but france was there for us and we are the for them. think so but france was there for us and we are the for themlj think so but france was there for us and we are the for them. i did not vote for president from but he is ou

friendly. and michael matthews wins a windy stage 16 of the tour de france, while chris froome stays in the shelter to retain the race leader's yellow jersey. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. we are going to kick things off at the women's cricket world cup, where drama and tension were served up aplenty. the first semi—final went right down to the wire, as hosts england held their nerve to book a place in the final. patrick gearey reports on their two—wicket win over south africa in bristol. what a game of cricket we have seen here today. a place in the grand finalup here today. a place in the grand final up for here today. a place in the grand finalupforgrabs here today. a place in the grand final up for grabs until the final over, until the final few deliveries, where england, the hosts, finally got there. and the cou nty hosts, finally got there. and the county ground breathed out. england had bowled and fielded very well, there are efforts epitomised by sarah taylor, who took a quickfire stumping. south africa recovered thanks to their 18—year—old batsman, who had

from berlin. the new french president, a new france. present emmanuel macron promises to overhaul his country in his first state of the nation speech. macron says he will deregulate france's strict laws and district on extremism. we will look at what changes the new leaders planning. also, a deadly disaster on the highway in southern germany.. 18 confirmed dead after a to us to live with a truck and bursts into flames. and privacy versus the paparazzi. a french court has been hearing a case over topless pictures of britain's duchess of cambridge. we will look at how the royal family is trying to maintain his privacy. -- its privacy. ♪ brent: i am burned off. it is good to have you with -- i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. in his first state of the nation address today, france's president emmanuel macron promises to transform his country, including liberalizing a highly regulated labor market, streamlining parliament, and introducing new antiterrorist laws. macron promised also to lift france's two year -year-old staf emergency. he is starting his term with a huge

"> welcome to the "france 24 newsroom. i am molly hall. muslim access to contested shrine in jerusalem as clashes break out over the installation of metal detectors around the city's holiest site. a powerful earthquake rocks kos and at least w p -- 2 people killed. a nationwide strike cripples venezuela. molly: we start with a developing story out of jerusalem as israel has banned muslim men under 50 two a concerted -- to a contested shrine because of the servers of violence. he is known as the noble sanctuary and the temple mount. tensions have escalated after jerusalem installed metal detectors following a deadly attack last week. our reporter has more from east jerusalem. midday prayers have no ended what is the situation this hour? end of midday prayers and tens of thousands with muslimed to be protesters in the streets at various times outside of the mosque. prayerstell when the were over because i could hear and suddenly israeli police were reporting rocks being thrown a you could hear the clashes and stun grenades. and you could see and hear teargas. within a short spa

when the president holds a short news conference with president macron of france. we almost certainly think he will get at least one question about this. there's only two, two questions for the french media, two questions from the u.s. media, but this will likely come up and continue to dominate the day as we get ready for that arrival ceremony. the president is already in paris but there's a bigger ceremony happening in just a couple minutes. >> all right. loads to dig through and i have an awesome panel here today. glen thrush, "new york times" white house correspondent and msnbc political analyst. steven kornacki back from vacation, my dear friend. and msnbc national political correspondent and bill coen, a special correspondent for "vanity fair." glen, since you're in d.c. you go first. president trump, his defense basically saying don junior took that meeting, anybody would have done the same thing. what do you make of that? >> i guess the anybody would have take than meeting is the corollary of the everybody in warsaw and germany was talking about john podesta. po poed. >> they

from a famous paris landmark. a lot of military history for france. there's a big museum there, napoleon's tomb is there as well. again, the body language looking very warm between the two. in the bilateral meeting that's going on right now, it could be a little less friendly than that because there are some stark points of disagreement between the two leaders, particularly the u.s. intention to withdraw from a peer is claimant accord in the president doesn't like what france is doing, the president wants to level the playing field. during this press conference which will be happening very shortly, as soon as we get in there, the president is expected to be asked by the media about the meeting that his son don, jr., had on june 2016 with that attorney, natalia veselnitskaya apparently on the offer of having some sort of information that may be helpful to the trump campaign and damaging to hillary clinton. the president talked about that in an interview with reuters yesterday and sort of downplayed the whole thing saying it was only a 20 minute meeting, nothing really came of it

exchanges in france and in other places, and women were especially wanted for this duty because in the states most of the operators were women, and a lot of the young women who were asked to volunteer for this service, they also spoke french. so they communicated between the french and the american units. even though they served in the united states signal corps and were basically in the army, they did not receive veteran status until 1977. it is one of the black eyes really of american activity during world war i, is that these women served and served this country honorably but were not accorded full veteran status until 1977. while we're looking at uniforms, we're going to go look at two uniforms that were worn by the same individual for two countries at war during world war i. one of the interesting things about world war i is that sometimes the lines were blurred about country allegiances and who really supported which countries during the war. but in two uniforms that we have in the national world war i museum and memorial really exemplify this very clearly. there was a soldier fr

>> this is france 24. time for 60 minutes around the world. manual macron laying out his program in iran -- rare joint session between france's senate and the national assembly. some saying they will boycott the speech today. ticking on a deadline for qatar. those nations led by sunny river and have a ties series of demands including shutting down the al jazeera network. the newsump attacking media showing him hitting a man with a cnn logo for a face. up, and business a landmark interdigital -- energy deal being signed in i run -- iran. first, top stories macron said to make a speech to parliament today. mps are criticizing that speech later today. you can see live pictures of the presidentting for macron to arrive. billed as aeing state of the nation style speech, emmanuel macron will lay out the objectives for his five-year presidency, but there will be absentees. macron is accused of taking an authoritarian approach and of overshadowing -- onet is used as an serves purpose. it macron is saying i'm a boss. he wants to crush his prime minister. say helitical analysts is redefining

to a decider. geraint thomas is the first welshman to wear the yellow jersey at the tour de france. chris froome is down in sixth after the first stage. hales is the hero for notts as they win the royal london one day cup against surrey. also coming up in the programme: in a big summerfor women's sport we look at how the football association and the youth sport trust are trying to keep girls in the game. lots coming up over the next half an hour, but there's only one place to start, a wet and windy wellington where this morning the british and irish lions produced one of their great performances to level the series against new zealand and set up a decider in auckland next weekend. the all blacks were a man down after just 25 minutes when sonny bill williams was sent off for foul—play but the lions only clinched victory with a penalty in the last few minutes. 24—21 the final score. our sports correspondent, katie gornall, was at the match. many said it could not be done, not against the world champions and certainly not here on home turf. the lions have pulled off one of the gre

for the semi—finals of the women's european football championship by beating france 1—0. sebastian vettel wins the hungarian grand prix and extends his lead in the formula 1 world championship. and ben stokes removes south african skipper faf du plessis for a first ball duck as england close in on victory in the third test at the oval. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the news that england are through to the semi—finals of the women's euro 2017 football championship after a 1—0 win over france. it was jodie taylor with her fifth goal of the tournament that ultimately set up a clash against the netherlands on thursday. tough games are about getting a chance on doing the most with it. fortu nately, chance on doing the most with it. fortunately, it was a great ball, so i was able to take a great touch with me fit and finish it. i am glad that we greeted a chance and put it away. we were just hanging that we greeted a chance and put it away. we werejust hanging on, to be honest. i think the girls were excellent and night, for everything, especially in the dyin

. we're going to leave here and go live to france where president trump is about to hold a joint press meeting with president macron. >> translator: i would like to thank president trump for his visit to paris this afternoon and tomorrow, tomorrow morning. as well as his delegation. i was very pleased to be able to welcome president trump and his pals today. he accepted the invitation i extended a couple of weeks ago in order to invite him to join in the ceremonies tomorrow. i think it is both a symbol and very important to have a president of the united states be with us tomorrow on the occasion of the national day and attend a military parade in which the american troops will take part. we will also be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the american troops joining world war i. with the allies in france. i think it is important because beyond the daily news, we live in countries with roots that are deeper and go further and yochbbeyond who we are. so the presence of president trump who is in my eyes not only natural, and i also think he's an excellent leader of our troops for both

city when a truck was rammed into a crowd. because . living in france the attacker was known to police for several. just terror tactics lone wolves to rent a truck and drive into a. blue and you will see we are in a new era and friends will have to live with terrorism. the anniversary of the atrocity has seen some controversy the latest edition of french magazine paris match is on the fire over its coverage of the event and published images showing the moment the lorry drove into a crowd celebrating best deal day the magazine said the pictures were meant to inform the public and ensure that the victims were not forgotten. at the paris prosecutor cold for the magazine to review removed from the shelves because of the photos however a court ruled late on thursday that the magazine doesn't need to withdraw its latest edition and one victim's group has accused much of more sensationalism. there are limits we don't need these sure to understand the horror of terrorism. however the editor in chief of a popular magazine told us paris match had every right to show what happened i don't think t

title despite a chaotic final round at royal birkdale fabulous chris froome — crowned tour de france winner in paris once again. england completed a stunning fightback to beat india by nine runs and win the women's world cup at an ecstatic lord's. chasing 229, india looked on their way to victory but anya shrubsole caught raut lbw for 86, which sparked a collapse of seven wickets for just 28 runs. india were then bowled out for 219 with eight balls to spare. david ornstein was at lord's. this tournament had already been an incredible success with record ticket sales and some fantastic cricket but the final took it to an entirely new level with almost 20,000 spectators inside the ground, the biggest for a women's cricket match in english history. india checked their progress and england after 50 overs were 228th. they were going smoothly with just 30 age runs with seven wickets in hand but then england turned the screw with anya shrubsole england turned the screw with anya shru bsole completing a england turned the screw with anya shrubsole completing a six wicket hole to guide her si

, the authorities in france and belgium were >> (translated): every week people would come back from syria, there was nothing except syria; it was all about syria. there were so many cases related to syria that people who should have been watched just could not be. cleary we can't do everything, and we didn't have the means-- we still don't-- to monitor all of this. >> (translated): that brings up the issue of having to make choices. that is, among all the possibilities of targets to monitor, thousands of targets to monitor, it's necessary to make choices. >> narrator: in june 2014, french spy chiefs made a fateful decision. for the last three years, they had been monitoring al qaeda veterans of the buttes-chaumont gang: cherif kouachi, and his brother said. meanwhile, kouachi's old associate amedy coulibaly had just been released from prison. french domestic intelligence now decided to stop watching them and shift surveillance resources onto the growing threat from isis. >> (translated): for more than three years the surveillance and wiretappings had yielded nothing, so it was stopp

. 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 war i, and when the president called me, he had mentioned that fact. 100 years ago, and i said, mr. president, i will be there. that is a big, important date. 100 years. we remember the tens of thousands of americans gave their lives in that valiant and very difficult struggle. we also pay we also pay tribute to the heroic deeds of the french troops. whose courage at the battle of marne and countless other battles will never be forgotten by us. more than one million french soldiers laid down their lives in defense of liberty. their sacrifices are an paternal tribute to france and to freedom. french and american patriots have fought together, bled together, a

>>> a day after returning from france the u.s. president facing growing controversy over russia. and bringing in a new lawyer as his son's account of a meeting during the campaign keeps changes. it is 5:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. wasn't to welcome our viewers here in the united states and france and around the world. i'm george howell at cnn world headquarters in atlanta. at 11:00 a.m. in paris where the french president is welcoming benjamin netanyahu. cnn newsroom starts right now. >>> wherever you're joining around the world, good day to you. the u.s. president is spending the weekend at his resort in new jersey, take in the u.s. women's golf open. but in washington, d.c. his white house is in full battle mode, focused on how to best manage the questions that have risen from the 2016 meeting with the president's eldest son and a russian lawyer. the latest responsibility to this controversy, veteran attorney ty cobb has been brought in to address the turmoil threatening the president's agenda. the senate vote on the health care changes has been delayed again because of se

the world to cnn special live coverage of president trump's trip to paris, france. in a few minutes, trump and french president emmanuel macron will face reporters from both countries in a news conference and we'll see how much the russia scandal followed the president across the atlantic. and apair of interviews before he left washington, d.c., president trump defended his oldest son, donald trump jr. and aga dismisseded "russia story" as a hoax made up by the democrats. which, of course, factually is not accurate. russia's interference in the u.s. election is established fact, at least as far as president trump's own intelligence community testified before congress and the possible collusion by his campaign team is a matter being investigated by the fbi. this is trump's second trip to europe in less than a week, helping the french celebrate bastille day, tomorrow, and mark the 100th anniversary of the u.s. entry in world world 1, despite suggestions around the president and indeed the president himself he might have preferred macron's challenger in the election, marine le pen. and

the darker side does the pentagon to be told. just need more recruits. france marked for years since the deadly terror attack in nice but a french magazine comes under fire for printing dramatic images of the atrocity. u.s. and french presidents show signs of overcoming some of their differences after talks in paris however the french people voice anger at both leaders and regardless of their plans. a new video has emerged reportedly showing u.s. helicopters over the city of rock. the capital in syria although washington has confirmed its forces are now operating inside the city it's only under the pretext of advice assist and a company. if you want to r.t. international live from our moscow studio with me welcome to the program going to start the program with our breaking news from egypt an attacker armed with a knife has killed two foreign tourists and wounded four others in the popular beach resort of her garda that's according to local media reports citing the country's interior ministry it's claimed the two dead are ukrainian nationals the russian consulate in the city say

hundred years since the u. s. entered world war one how americans fort battles in france and helped build the peaks often write. the. welcome to all of you is on public television in america and around the globe president trump says the friendship between france and the u. s. remains unbreakable he was speaking at the start of a two day visit to paris. for talks with president emmanuel not chrome. the pad discussed areas of common interest such as trade and the fight against islamic state but don't climate that all disagreements mr trump withdrew the u. s. from the paris climate accord last month. the bbc's lucy williamson has more. if diplomacy is about power disguised as flattery there a few more potent greetings that attends. and shake. menu electoral welcome donald trump today with a visit to the tomb of france's grand military leader napoleon. the impressive location designed to flatter both visitor and host. wned. as mobile. revolutionaries. giving away the oath. is an expert tions but mr mack brown also sees nothing wrong with using franz's imperial history. minutes tonight but it'

? >> propublica reporter sebastn rotella uncovers a trail of evidence across france, belgium, and spain... >> these individuals were on the radar. >> ...revealing what europe's top counterterror officials knew... >> (translated) the question everyone had was not if something would happen, but rather when and where. >> ...what they missed... >> (translated): the judges did not realize that these people were time bombs. >> ...and why europe remains so vulnerable. >> there's every reason to expect that we'll see isis lash out while it's under pressure in syria and iraq to maintain its relevance. >> tonight ofrontline, "terror in europe." >> frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontliis provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional support is provided by ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change

. donald trump salutes france's resolved to terrorism and reduce bureaucracy. but it was trump's comment about the paris climate agreement that got everyone's attention. also coming up, the human rights giant and chinese dissidents liu xiaobo has died. the 61-year-old nobel peace prize winner died in custody after chinese authorities rejected international pleas to let him receive cancer treatment abroad. and, the tour de france enters the grueling mountain stages. we will find out whether the reigning champion could power through the pyrenees and retain the yellow jersey. i have brent goff. it's good to have you with a straight we start in paris. the french president emmanuel macron is hosting u.s. president donald trump for dinner at the eiffel tower tonight. during a press conference earlier today mr. trump said something that made a lot of people gulp. the u.s. president said something could happen with the paris climate agreement. people took that as a signal that mr. trump is reconsidering his decision to pull out of the agreement. at that same press conference trump praised the re

national historic landmark to learn the story behind the gift from france which was unveiled on october 28th, 1886 after 21 years of planning, fundraising and construction. >> welcome to the statue of liberty national monument. i'm ranger chris mullins. i'm from jacksonville, florida. folks, i have a great job. i have been working with the national park service since 1999. i have been all over the united states. i got my start in alaska, klondike gold rush national historic park. i spent a few summers out there, then i went to my hometown of jacksonville, work at a small little park on the banks of the st. johns river, fort caroline national memorial. i went to the outer banks of north carolina and worked at our nation's first national seashore, cape hatteras seashore. i moved north and have been working here at the statue of liberty at ellis island about seven years now. i have a great job. we want to protect these special places not only for today, we want to leave them unimpaired for future generations. that's our goal. folks, here we are at the statue of liberty, our nation'

back to france twenty four you watching life compariso. on a disk. it's nine pm in the fan but in the headlines our. the islamic state group has been defeated in mosul the official declaration of victory made by iraq's prime minister haidar al abadi. donald trumps of the junior defends his decision to meet with a russian lawyer during the election campaign. the president's eldest son the brushing off the significance of the meeting in a tweet. saying it went nowhere but he had to liste. wned china's best known political prisoner is in critical condition. beijing or booting out allowing sixty one year old do each show both to leave the country. to seek treatment for late stage liver cancer overseas . formal declaration. iraq's prime minister has announced the islamic state group has been defeated in mosul. the operation to kick the jihadists outlasted almost nine months. but even with the islamic state group defeated iraq's army will still have work to do. they will need to carry out clearing operations to root out sleeper cells and diffuse a booby traps. and defiling of jahrom one