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francine: london is on the,. we sent our chief food critic out with a top italian chef to find the best slice in the city. they are also live in the studio. let's see what they chose. >> i am the chef at this beautiful place. this is my new home. today, we are doing something different. we are going to go in search of the best reads it in london. -- pizza in london. this looks good. this is new york size. this is mozzarella. it's really heavy. there is a lot going on. it feels like a lasagna on a pizza. i do know much about new york pizza. i will give this a five. that was the first time for me having a new york pizza in london. that was interesting. >> should we talk about this? >> chairs. >> this is really good. >> how should the crust be? >> bubbly but crunchy. this is a classic pizza. this pizza makes my day shiny. pizza is a happy food. this is italy. i feel like i am back home. i will give this eight out of 10. look. try that. look at that. this is really good. this is good quality pizza in london. this is

it might not break london, but it did wreak some of us. sometimes i feel people are so hell-bent on trying to make a point about terrorism not breaking us, they forget about the people caught up in it. not for my sake, but for the ones killed and their families, it is them we are here to remember. >> cities can rebuild, tragedy becomes part of their legend. in private lives, the journey is harder. bbc news, london. katty: a day of remembrance and a great city. now, to amsterdam where tulips are a favorite site. these days the spring side attraction is popping up all over the world. it is often cheaper to grow flowers in colombia, a kenya and in america than to ship them from holland. >> he tiptoes through the two feels his family has owned for more than a century. his business is part of the multibillion-dollar flower industry, but times are changing. >> the factories are bigger. you're kind of a manager. the rules are there from the governmental cell. it is not so easy anymore. >> demand all year is there for cheap flowers. there is a way

there has been computer chaos in london. the transport system struggling to cope after the entire network shuts down. ♪ >>> these are the global headlines this hour. the family of an israeli man reportedly being held in gaza is calling on the international community to try to bring about his release. he disappeared ten months ago. israel says he is being held by hamas, but the palestinian group denies any involvement. >>> the u.n. envoy to yemen says an agreement on a humanitarian ceasefire is likely to be announced within 24 hours. that is according to the houthi run news agency. >>> the taliban says it hasn't been taking part in talks with the afghan government. a meeting in pakistan has been portrayed as official talks between the armed group and afghan officials, but the taliban says those taking part were relatives not official representatives. >>> the u.n. says a number of people who have now lead in syria has topped 4 million. where are they? just look at the map, the biggest number in turkey more than 1.8 million,

it is not going to meet london's needs. i spoke to the british chamber of commerce about+++ in the u.k. for intra-facture projects. i wanted to get his take. here is what he said. mr. johnson: if we don't get cross rail 2 going, people will wonder what we are playing at. by the time cross rail 1 is finished, there is no question that whole network running east-west will already be at capacity. when i became mayor of london, we had about 1 billion people a year on the tube. it has grown. it is going to be more by the end of this century. anna: so cross rail 1 will be too small? mr. johnson: it will be. cross rail 2 fills a huge need in the southwest quadrant and the northeast. it is an 18-kilometer tunnel right through the middle of the city. it is what people used to call the hackney-chelsea line. it goes through and by sex with cross rail -- and bisects cross rail. it is important for people coming from hampshire and seri who are being funneled into waterloo. plus it -- anna: it sounds like an abyss -- ambitious project. i

molly: thank you for taking the time to speak to us from london. let's turn our attention to syria, where government forces have carried out heavy airstrikes against rebel positions this friday, this in and around the northern city of aleppo. it is in response to a major offensive on the city by islamist groups. the branch of al qaeda is said to be among the groups fighting. another development at the pentagon -- a claim seven major that the claims that a major top corner for suicide bombings as well as a recruiter of funds and fighters was killed. now to frustration and confusion in greece. with just days to go before one of the most important votes in the country's modern history many voters are unsure about what is at stake. this friday, rebel campaigns in the bailout referendum will hold campaigns in athens, this for yes and no supporters. the prime minister is calling on voters to vote a resounding no to cause tremors in europe. alexis tsipras: if the yes vote wins, the banks will open with a deal that will not be viable. but if that is the de

. >> london the great city london many people around the world love it. never really liked it. have to be honest london is kind of a bit abrasive. >> really? >> i say that about every major city, paris, new york. these guys decided to ask this question are londoners as rude as people think. we put together a bunch of social situations the first one an older lady walking stick and heavy bag walking toward the stairs. >> very very kind thank you so much. >> these young lads can we give you a hand. >> it's heavy, mind yourself. thank you so much. that's really kind. >> when they do something nice for someone something nice happens to them. ♪ ♪ you lift me higher and higher higher ♪ >> singing "higher and higher" by jackie wilson serenaded. they're confused to what goes on what else can we do? london underground is the artery of london a lot of people go on their long commutes sometimes you fall asleep. this guy puts a note on him wake me up at the junction. so of course he wakes the guy up. ♪ wake me up before you go go ♪ ♪ don't leave me hanging on a live ♪ >> is th

in london charlie angelo. >> reporter: frustration and anger in london as the average commute turned into an ordeal for many. the closure of london's under ground network for 24 hours threw the capitol in chaos and four million who move smoothly under the city had to find alternatives and two wheels to the river and buses over spilled on to pavement and reports of fights breaking out. >> the trip into work would have taken about 25 minutes and it's taken about an hour and a half and i'm going to have to pretty much cancel my meetings today. >> i think it's pretty inconvenient for london but some people enjoy it. >> work it out between them and not inconvenience others because there is hundreds and hundreds and thousands of people that don't like what they are doing now. >> reporter: despite that closed the gates is overworking hours and pay due to the 24 hour that union says it's being imposed without proper discussion and london is trying to sympathize to get paid $77,000 a year, almost double the average british salary. talks between the two sides have gone on for months and ended

the weapon first used against london about three weeks earlier. the explosives would be carefully tied down and fused. his mission the pair told kennedy would be to take the aircraft up and fly it in a designated pattern during which he and one crew member would prepare it to handoff who would fly the robot plane into a weapon facility in the coast of france. before handing it off kennedy and the crew member would bail out. at that point the amigos was over for them. and though, yes, before handing off control and before bailing out they would have to arm the explosive payload. now, joe kennedy arrived at this ref basis -- base which the navy shared with the army air force right after four army missions to do this same kind of thing to fly robot airplanes. in fact, by the time joe took off a total of six army missions had failed with two killed and one pilot his arm was ripped off as he bailed out of the plane. then it was joe kennedy's turn to try. many of the army personnel at first field, ref base, made no attempt to hide resentment of small pb

that is 1:30 at london time. stocks rose for the first time during a volatile st -- volatile trading session. volatility is jumping in hundreds of markets. let's put perspective and these markets. the equity markets are rising. you would like to start the day on the dax? >> we are on a three-day winning streak. the longest since march. we are up another 1.5%. in italy, the 3100 in london, up another half of 1%. and the bond market, the shields are lower. yesterday, the spread collapsed, getting very tight approaching the 100 basis point mark. in germany the yields are down 0.8%. it dipped below 2% on the spanish 10 year. we stay there at 2% flat. that is around 109 basis points. we are coming back from the nervousness about the potential for political contagions to spread into places like spain. in the equity market, we are higher. in the fx market it is euro weakness. the euro starling dropped below 70 pence. that is a 2000 seven low. it is rocky time in three hours. later in the day, it will be time for mark ca

a live shot of london. a big week for earnings. after the break, we will look at that. ♪ anna: welcome back. here are the stories you need to know. mark carney said the outlook for the interest rate increase will become clearer towards the end of the year. the remarks came after -- where it has been since march, 2009. all cited improvements in the economy with the latest data showing wages rising at the fastest pace in more than five years. shares in google jumped by more than 16% in after-hours trade. profit before certain items was six dollars per share. sales minus revenue costs rose 13%. investors welcomed comments from the new cfo that signaled she will bring more restraints to spending after years of investing in new and expensive projects. let's get more on the google story. we are joined by roderigo. costs and spending are a concern for investors and seem to have been a big theme of the earnings report. how did they perform on that front? roderigo: the most interesting metric people were looking at was operating expenses.

less than 30 miles from london travelling into the heart of the city. they were seen hugging each other. surveillance cameras caught their movements. >> in september 2005 al jazeera obtained and broadcast video, claiming responsibility. he called himself a soldiers and said he was inspired by obama. on the same tape al qaeda's number two claimed responsibility as well. >>> earlier today i spoke with former u.k. counterterrorism advisor. given the number of plots foiled by scotland yard in recent years, i asked if britain is safer, 10 years after the 7/7 attacks. >> the 50 or more attacks, plots thwarted shows that the u.k.'s intelligence and security services are on top of the game. luckily we haven't had anything significant happen for the last 10 years - not on british soil. we have had this horrible event in tunisia, of course. >> i think we are in as good a place as we can be. after 7/7, the u.k. went through the same recriminations after 9/11. blame in both cases for failing to stop the attack was based on the lack of intelligence sharing between t

even london was not far. so kennedy is waiting to take off day after day goes by and they are always fogged in too fog in and this is a mission in which the robot plane has to be controlled by two control planes, the twin-engine planes, and at all times the control plane has to be able to see visually the robot plane from thousands of feet away. you can't have any clouds and if you are flying out of england is hard to find a david doesn't have clouds. the hours and days crept by it remained elusive. kennedy used when they for another practice flight and turned it over for loading. when the farmers began loading the plane, kennedy engines simpson who was his roommate and ambled by to watch. work party consists exclusively of black g is, that is the way it is in segregated american military of the day, see the doors to change on its human chain to the aircraft after hatch. and then twisted to the next man in the chain who took it, swiveled and passed it on. the work was much harder, but gracefully past a solemn

he was living in london. and he wrote for an american paper, from london, on the self-war. i want to just read you from your own book about what he wrote. he said the present struggle between the south and the north is a struggle between two social systems. the system of slavery and the system of free labor. that was karl marx. tell us about marx and the civil war. >> marx wrote for the new york tribune, the largest newspaper -- one of the largest in the world -- horace greeley's group out of new york, which had a real interest in the revolutionary movement out europe, especially in 1848 and he hired marc. i think he paid him the equivalent of ten dollars a week. marx lived on that. he was writing and living in a slum in soho, moved out to a sub by-of london -- suburb of london. but he and frederick engles were fascinate with the american war. they saw this as the last stand of this feudalistic air to cancracy against norses norses of the bourgeois see free labor. marring wax on the side of the bourgeoises and a supporter 0 free labor and they were fighting the class war no

the light railway, london overground and transport for london rail staff are not on strike and are operating as normal. >> tfl added 200 extra buses and river services today. if you bike to work over there, a few extra cycle hubs are available as well. go to the transport for london website on your screen. >>> you are relieved. you get a couple of trains every day. >> the thing about the transport system in london in the uk it's always so tight. if there is a disturbance it does cause chaos. but often people will stay at home. >> i have seen a few people on twitter saying they are working from home. >> any excuse. >>> officials are trying to figure out how massive computer glitches brought three u.s. companies to a halt on wednesday wednesday. it hit united airlines the new york stock exchange and the "wall street journal" website. >> airlines were grounded worldwide. and the stock exchange was closed for three hours. >> reporter: digital glitches one after the next. >> breaking news right now, united airlines has grounded planes nationwide. >> at the new york stock exchange trading has been

>>supervisor london breed: so moved. >>supervisor norman yee: >> >> >> we are now in open session. >> deputy attorney john gibner. during the closed session the board voted unanimously to recommend items 3- 14 to the full board with a positive recommendation with item 9 as a committee report. >>supervisor norman yee: colleagues can we have a motion not to disclose what happened in closed session. >> okay. motion passes unanimously. madam clerk, is there anything else further in the agenda? >> there is no further business. >>supervisor norman yee: if there is nothing further, this meeting is adjourned. >> [ meeting is adjourned ] >> >>

london is remembering the 52 victims of the 7-7 bombing. dozens of explosives have been stolen from military base near marseilles. the security level remains ramped up across france. that's get some business news for you now. markus karlsson is back in the studio. what is the latest on those talks in brussels tonight? mark: yes, we are seeing those talks ongoing among eurozone leaders in the belgian capital this evening. at the same time we are seeing these hints that eurozone leaders are becoming increasingly annoyed with greece. this as greece showed up to the euro zone finance earlier without a new proposal for ministers, at least one of those minister said that he was disappointed after the get together, as he looked for clarity after sunday's referendum. the head of the eurogroup now says that greece will come up with a proposal by wednesday morning. ministers will then discuss whether or not to either start talks on a new bailout program. let's listen in now to the head of the eurogroup. >> there's a great sense of urgency. and we all

he conducted the london symphony orchestra. in 2000, he had a vision for a new opera house which, after several technical set backs, finally opened on his 60th earth day in 2013. the new marin skied -- mar iinsky is one of the biggest opera houses in the world. it's the central hub of all things mariinsky. valery gergiev gave me a tour of. this is a new home and an old home because we are sitting in the new mariinsky theater. when you first came as a man in his 20's, what was the attraction and what was the history of the place. valery: so great to have you here, first of all. welcome to st. petersburg. welcome to one of the mariinsky theaters. long ago, i was a student in the leningrad conservatory of music. tchaikovsky studied here and was one of the most famous and now overall the most famous musician. charlie: in the famous tchaikovsky competition. valery: ima chairman of that committee and i'm responsible of inviting the international jury organizing the orchestral performance and participation. it's a big register goal is

her life in photographs is on show in london until october. there are some wonderful photographs of audrey help burden of proof in this show. there are more than 80 photographs, starting from her as a young children in belgium onto the london stage and hollywood stardom. the show combines the intimate, with the iconic images reproduced in so many posters and photographs. >> it's a very touching exhibition. she would be very touched and honored to be, you know, at the national portrait gallery. she wouldn't believe to be here. >> reporter: audrey hepburn left the next lands for the bright lights of london's west end when she was just 19. a chorus girl and dancer who stood out from the rest. even before she had a smart haircut and a significant style. it wasn't long before hollywood beckoned. >> all the things happen to them that you had always hoped for on the happiest day of your life. >> reporter: roman holiday insured hepburn's status as a star. and the highest paid actress at the time. >> so come along share their game and giddy holiday. >>

this is a volume of poems published in london in 1773. by a young woman named phyllis wheatley, the first published african-american poet in american history. phyllis wheatley had been enslaved off the west coast of africa, probably in gambia or senegal, and brought to the new world in the 1750's at 8 years old. she eventually was sold to a family by the name of wheatley in massachusetts. the daughter taught her to read and write. she had a real natural talent for writing verse. and, of course, at the time, this was an extraordinary development. so much so, that there were -- she began publishing pieces in the newspaper and they begin to be circulated. there was a trial held in boston where people like john hancock and other figures in the community were brought together to basically put her on trial, ask her questions to try to determine if it was possible that this african-american woman could have written poetry like this. of course, she passed. and they actually wrote a testimonial saying that they believed that she, in fact, had been

francine: and i'm francine lacqua live from london. manus: choin ease manufacturing has fall tonight lowest levels in 15 months. preliminary p.m.i. is at 48.2, well below the estimates. asia stocks slipped, closing the trading week with losses. data is also putting pressure on currencies. let's bring in kevin from our beijing office to talk this through. kevin, what's the latest p.m.i.? we have g.d.p. of 7% in the second quarter so is that just talk? kevin: this particular p.m.i. is a gauge of small, private companies mostly that are exporting, and they're facing weak demand from the e.u. and emerging markets especially. so, you know that part of the economy is really struggling, and that's what this particular measure shows. and on the other hand, the state sector is also very important, and it's been benefiting a lot more from all the support measures that have been written up by the government in recent months, include interest rate cuts and so on, and so probably, you know, overall the economy is doing a little bit better than this

a live report from athens plus market analysis from london. 2% in china after the government put in reform to stop the stocks. a live report from beijing. good morning i am cheryl casone &-ampersanda smith. she will be here in less than an hour. joined by lauren simonetti and nicole petallides. welcome to "fbn:am" coming to a first look at what is moving in today's markets. the latest breaking is in what to expect for the entire day ahead. the people of greece has spoken raising more questions about the country's future. voters rejecting creditors demands for more posterity in exchange for another bailout. voting no compared with 39% for a yes vote. despite the overwhelming rejection it does not compel greece to change the terms of what they've been offering athens. greek finance minister yanis varoufakis announced his resignation following the boasting the move might help the government reached an agreement with creditors. so what is next with a small country of greece. ashley webster with the latest details. reporter: good morning to you, ch

london. >>> the u.s. defense secretary has defended president barack obama's fight against else. >> humanitarian situation is yet another tragic consequence of what has gone on in isil. it remains one of the coalitions efforts, as i indicated in my opening statement to relief the humanitarian situation. that's very difficult to do when there is not order and control on the ground. this is why we need to get a security situation that is stable ground forces that are capable of seizing territory governing that's the only way to get the humanitarian situation turned around either in iraq or in syria. >> four years since south sudan was created they remain in a bitter civil war. south sudan gained indians from sudan following a peace deal to end africa's longest-running civil war. the peace was short lived when a new war broke out in 2013. since then ten thousand people have been killed and 1in' 6 million people have bin internally displaced. while group talks continued much of the nile remains in rebel hands

you're watching al jazeera live from london. greece's prime minister urgeed it's cash strapped people to vote against the referendum. >> we don't have to be impr

here in london, we are off by 0.1%. the dax dead flat. 0.25%.x down about downhanghai composite 5.77%. the biggest three-week rout in china since 1992. we will head out to athens again. we are back after this short break. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ get excited for the 1989 world tour with exclusive behind the scenes footage, all of taylor swift's music videos, interviews, and more. xfinity is the destination for all things taylor swift. jonathan: good morning. this is bloomberg tv. i'm jonathan ferro live from the city of london. here's a picture of the markets across europe. the ftse 100 down by about 0.1%. the dax almost dead flat as well. the big moves have been in shanghai. a lot of uncertainty as we approach the weekend. no one really's nose what the outcome will be. difficult, isn't it? have a look at the asset classes outside of equities. in fx, euro-dollar, 1.11. euro-sterling, off the lows for the year. in germany, yields unchanged. headed for the biggest weekly drop since march. we are down 0.7%, 5% on the week. u.s. row

the 2005 suicide attacks in central london killed 52 people. they were carried out in morning rush hour. for young british muslims loaded with explosives and inspired by al qaeda. countries lost citizens in the explosions. britain remembers those victims today. it terror remains on the line less than two weeks after dozens of britons were killed in a tunisian attack. >> let's look at these around the world. clinching the deal on iran's nuclear program. iran calls on local powers, both the u.s. and russia say the deal is close. the president visited some of the survivors for treatment. ukraine and russia can finalize a deal in the round of talks. trying to enforce a february cease-fire agreement that has repeatedly been violated. at least eight others were hospitalized due to injuries. it draws hundreds of thousands of members each year. from higher traveling to high fashion, the creme de la creme of the fashion world was out in force in paris to watch the unveiling of the latest how-to tour collection -- haute couture collection. the close also

. >> >> held he there and this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up. >> so don't get too excited. >> negotiators say upbeat as the iran nuclear talks miss another deadline. >> songs of waywar in the pattle for south sudan an exclusive report fighting to bring down the government. >> and hundreds of thousands flock to see pope francis as his south american tour continues. hello. an emergency summit is underway, with no sign so far of how they may resolve the debt crisis. the government said prime minister had put forward an interim plan. the french president said the onus was on agrees to present fresh proposals and other euro zone leaders say it has brute nothing new to the table. the banks are down to their last few days of cash, and will remain closed until thursday at the earliest. those closures closures are calling real damage to the wider degree economy. as barnabie phillips reports. >> . >> his grapes are ripening fast under the sun and they won't wait for greece to solve it's financial problems if they are not picked in septembe

this is the news hour live from london. coming up, five days to find a deal. the eurozone breaks up without a deal and time is running out for greece. >> to say it loud and clear the final deadline ends this week. >> songs of war an exclusive report on the rebel forces fighting to bring down the government. >> james adams. sam adams. lee christopher harris. >> plus, victims remembered. london marks the tenth anniversary of the 7/7 attacks. >> no sign of slowing down as williams with the 77th victory. >> hello eurozone leaders have finished their emergency summit in brussels on the greek debt crisis, but there is no deal yet. there will be a further summit of e.u. leaders on sunday in which they'll aim for a rescue plan for greece they have until thursday to present an application for emergency funding and long-term economic reform plan. german chancellor angela merkel said she wants greece to display their willingness to work with the eurozone members. >> i have to see to what extent the government is willing and ready to close this gap and the structural meas

marks the 10th anniversary of the london bombing that left 52 dead and over 700 injured. also coming up, the pope says hundreds of thousands of believers, with two services in a row. and the running of the bulls in spain gets underway. but first, our top stories. the greek prime minister is set to present a new reform plan to euro zone leaders, just days after the greek people voted note to reject the terms of the last and now expired a lot from its international creditors. european leaders say they hope to hear some new proposals today, although obstacles remain. what is the latest from brussels? >> two very important meetings taking place today. the prime the finance ministers will be talking through the economic side. based on the no referendum he will be listening to his greek colleagues to listen to what proposals he will put on the table. nervous in athens today, saying that the country is in a very difficult situation. according to the german newspaper, he does have a new plan up his sleeve. it is very similar to the one that was ejected by the greek people. it has

chipotle has opened its seventh london-based branch. the business boss says bigger expansion plans lay ahead. >> we have three stores open in london downtown. here, you have international workers. [indiscernible] good food fast, is what chipotle is about. [indiscernible] people are willing to try new concepts. it is a challenge. you know there is strong and -- long-term, 20 years down the road, [indiscernible] manus: that looks like a hearty lunch. do they do a low-carb version? oil rebounded from its tech line. -- from its decline. mark barton has looked at the details. mark : love this quote. that is your four horsemen of the apocalypse. we do not think it is apocalypse now. are the fundamentals $10 weaker? i do not think so. this is crude oil going back 12 months. oil falling in nine out of 10 days through yesterday. it closed june 23 at $61 and one cent a barrel. that is the green circle. yesterday, a was at $51.65 a barrel. peeking on june 10. it fell 15% through yesterday. crude has risen from the lows of the year. that is see mar

anchor: we can speak to a senior lecturer of politics joining us from london. thank you for speaking to us. can i start by asking you for your opinion? this referendum on sunday, is this a stroke of genius or a demonstration of stupidity and a poor sense of judgment? guest: i think it is a complete disaster for two reasons. there is no certainty that if the outcome is what mr. tsipras wants it to be, the outside really change its attitude. secondly, he has managed to divide completely, very deeply and sadly, i daresay, for a long time, the nation. the kind of interests used by both sides of the argument are unbelievable. anchor: what are the people saying to insult each other? we spoke to a correspondent a moment ago and i was asking candy two sides sit down and have a conversation? what is your view? . there are -- guest: there are always moderates on both sides. people are using this as an opportunity to say basically because you support x, you are a beggar or if you are opposed to y, you are the complete opposite. this is not the way to resolve big issues. t

in london, down by a tenths of 1%. -- down by 8/10 of 1%. the bloomberg commodity index hit a 2002 low. i said there were 2. that is one. apple earnings disappointing. iphone sales surged 35% and a record fiscal third quarter, but still a disappointment. that is what happens when the bar is this high. estimates are being missed this morning. the big question, as we go into the u.s. open with the nasdaq futures lower, is the tech rally unraveling? disappointing, disappointing disappointing, it looks like it could be. euro sterling is below 70 pence. we come back with a weaker euro and a stronger pound. a vote of 9-0 to keep rates unchanged at a record low. as bloomberg news states, the shift to a rate increase is building momentum. when you look at the color in the detail, a pickup in inflation pressure will be key. a wage pickup, and what the bank of england will do a better rate hike. manus: jon ferro, on the markets and the potential for rate hikes. the largest phone company telenor. it fell short of estimates. growth in the mobile industr

in london. this is "countdown." ♪ ryan: it is 6:48 a.m. in london. anna: apple posted its best their quarter profits ever shares fell as much as 8.8% in after-hours trading. other sales climbed to the result fell short of shipment projected by analysts. there was a revenue forecast for the current period. you have also fell in after-hours trading. marissa mayer has been hoping to boost growth by investing in mobile, social media, and video the second quarter revenue remains fairly flat. microsoft shares also took a tumble in late trading after the software maker posted its largest ever quarterly loss weight in result with a $7.5 billion right down. the great prime minister will return to parliament today at lawmakers are set to vote on a second package of measures demanded of that country's creditors as condition. ecb officials will also discuss emergency liquidity assistance that keeps greece's financial system alive. ryan: stantec money number has raised to help its expansion into the money transfer market for small and medium-sized businesses. wha

we have mark barton in london. schaeuble saying that the second greek letter is not a serious basis for consideration. this comes down to the ecb. hans: the immediate criticism is unlikely to give them any room to do anything on ela. we are back in the thick of negotiations. we have capital controls already. we still don't know whether or not there will be a failed bank down the road if the ecb yanks ela funding. we have this remarkable specter of all this taking place with a referendum looming in four or five days. the greeks can always pull the referendum. then you can continue to have finance ministers meet. if schaeuble says this letter lacks clarity and he is not overly impressed by it, that means we are still quite a ways from an agreement. manus: we have a headline coming to the bloomberg terminal. the eu creditors still see a greek referendum as an issue. could it be that tsipras changes his position, pulls the referendum? of course, schaeuble saying they need to throw -- show credibility. the eu creditors

and this is the news hour, live from london. coming up. >> we set out to dismantle their ability to be able to build a nuclear weapon. and we have achieved that. >> trying to convince the critics. u.s. secretary of state sells the iran nuclear deal to congress. rising tensions at the border, tanks fire. turkey's drawn deep zero the conflict. progovernment forces in yemen say they have pushed fighters from their last strong holds in adan. at the negotiations are underway to end the fighting. plus expanding the settlement, israel set to approve more illegal house building in the occupied west bank. >> i am lee wellington, usain bolt is here in london, he says he is angry with drug chiefs. one man in particular. u.s. secretary of state has delivered a four use dispense of the iran nuclear deal. would give teheran a green light to accelerate it's aatomic ambitions. he and others are trying to convince skeptical poll sixes of the deal. which is designed to reign in and monitor iran's nuclear program in return to sanctions relief. the

but i think the big shock came london, new york paris. because stars like nuriev baryshnikov, or natasha they just three legendary names, those who leave continue to leave or-- in the west who decided to leave russia or so of yet union and continue their careers in the west. but there were many who did not but they were flourishing here ledge enary dancer ballerinas male dances choreographers and so on. i think it is easy to compare the years when the collapse of soviet union in 1991 somehow coincided with the rise of mariinsky restored the name of mariinsky the name coming from the middle of 19th century, in 1860 mariinsky was built, by the way amazingly t was built in --. >> but you had a commitment here for how many years? >> we started to think about it in 2003. it was opened in 2013. the problem comes from the moment when the model which was chosen by-- proved to be near to impossible to rebuild near to impossible. quite many wise people told me this is impossible to build. when germans-- . >> rose: but that was after the foundation

gdp is out at 9:30 london time. it is said to have regained some traction in the second quarter, according to economists. the fomc starts in washington d.c. as an interest rate decision is due tomorrow. it's unlikely that the fed will move but members may signal intentions about that crucial september meeting. we will talk about both of those things on the other side of the break analysis of the global economic seen. coming up, how john yanis varoufakis planned a grexit. ♪ anna: welcome back. you are watching "countdown" here on bloomberg. 40 minutes past 6:00 here in london. there are the stories you need to know this morning. another volatile trading day in china. the shanghai composite is down around 1% right now after sinking as much as 5% and gaining 1%. the index dropped more than 8% yesterday amid concerns that the government's efforts to prop up shares are unsustainable. volkswagen has surpassed toyota to become the biggest carmaker i delivery -- by delivery. car making has accelerated at the fastest pace

he lived in london. he wrote plays. his contemporary playwright fellowes wrote about him as a playwright. he act within the play. the english were tremendously accurate recordkeepers. they would've kept a record of not only what was performed but who had written the plays they knew it at the end there were dozens of times. elizabeth and james the first would have known who shakespeare was, whose plays they were. the white devil writes about his gambling shakespeare play right and the comic writer at the time wrote in the press preface to the first folio and elsewhere compliments about his friend william shakespeare. we have a lot of information about connecting shakespeare. >> host: i did have to point out to my cousin who was an avid conspiracists because of her namesake of course he was the dever does well that edward deaver die before but that was first performed before several other plays as well. he said he could have written them and have none under his bad or in a cot somewhere. >> host: very smart. >> guest: the

a senior lecture you are in the study of islam and the muslim world at kings college in london, joining me now live from the british capital. good to have you with us. you know, in the con ticket of a country where they have a judiciary issuing mass death sentences after trials lasting only a few minutes in, that context what does a law like this likely mean for human rights? >> in terms of human rights this is a worrying development on the back grants of the blank death sentences that are passed. on the other hand, from the perspective of the current government they feel probably they have no other option. they have been in power since 2013 but they continue to be confronted with these constant flare ups of politically motivated violence both in egypt itself but recently and more worryingly the flare up in the sinai desert which is strategically very importantly positioned towards the gaza strip, israel and the wider middle east and there are clear indications that the government is struggling in establishing. [ inaudible ] opening the expecting opened of the second suez canal this sum

some other news we are watching, it was a challenging day for commuters in london. this is staff at the underground rail network. it centers around extended services. catherine has more details. >> the london underground closed forcing commuters to make alternative plans to get to work . it has been more than a decade since striking workers have shut down the tube. services stopped wednesday night and will not resume until friday morning. the walkout is over pay and working conditions, concerning the new 24 hour weekend services set to begin in september. >> what we want to see is more people employed. >> the rail unions are unhappy with the terms being offered by the london underground which would include a 2% pay raise for all employees this year and a 2000 pound bonus for nine drivers. london underground says it is hiring 137 train operators to work at night, which will result in workers doing a few extra night shifts a year. the union says they want workers to be fairly compensated and are concerned staff will have to work more hours in may have to work by thems

coming to you live from london. this is some of what we're looking at in detail in the next 60 minutes. the united states and turkey talk about the creation of an i.s.i.l. free buffer zone along turkey answer southern border with syria. 10 people have been shot debt in india near the pakistan border. >>> ethiopia's prime minister defends his country's democratic record against criticism from president obama. >> under i'm lee wellings, with the sports news, concluding the tour de france winner. getting back in the sald saddle with a glorious double. >> well, the united states and turkey say they are talking about creating what has been described as an i.s.i.l.-free buffer zone along turkey's southern border with syria. well turkey appears to be increasing its involvement in military operation he both in iraq and syria after last week's bombing in suruc which killed 32 people. in the latest develop ankara has been accused of shelling a village in northern syria against kurdish fighters who are known as the ypg taking

al jazeera london. >> the u.s. now confirming that it is having talks with turkey about the creation of what is known as a safe zone in the north of syria. let's go to patty culhane just out of the briefing by u.s. officials. what have they said to you patty? >> well, david, i can tell you that i've just been speaking with the senior administration official who tells me that the u.s. and turkey are talking about how to set up an isil-free zone working with local fighters on the ground. this administration ruling out a no-fly zone. we know that the u.s. is opposed to that, not backing down to that stance. they are not getting any details about how this would work. sometimes we see in these sorts of negotiations one of the sides tend to leak to the media to try to set up the perimeters of the public debate 37 one that we've seen reported is that they would work with the moderate oppositetation to secure this area. here's one of the flaws in the plan if that is the plan, they've only trained 60 of them. it seems from

. ♪ >> hem low, this is the news hour live from london. rival rallies in greece as the people prepare for a referendum on the bailout. the prime minister said a no vote is a vote against blackmail. >> protests in the egyptian capital marks the second anniversary of the overthrow of in the morsi. one person's been killed. >> boko haram is blamed after 140 people of killed in attacks in northeastern nigeria. >> solo flights a plane powered but the sun completes a record breaking pacific trip. >> the latest from wimbledon where serena williams is in danger of losing. >> supporters at the rival sides in greece bailout referendum are holding time rallies in athens. earlier in a tell slide address prime minister tsipras urged voters to say no to what he called blackmail by european lenders. they are warned a no vote will weaken greek's position with creditors, not strengthen it as tsipras said. >> the choices are no, not accepted or yes accepted. let's show you a live shot of the agreeing parliament and constitution square where the no campaign

and commuters are stranded, looking for other ways to get to work. >> frustration and anger in london as the commute turned into an ordeal for many. the closure of london's under ground train network for 24 hours, the 4 million people who normally move smoothly under the city had to find alternatives from two wheels to the require. river. fights breaking out. >> tripping to work would have taken about 25 minutes and it took an hour and a half. and i'm pretty much going to have to not work today. >> i think it's pretty inconvenient for londoners, but i think that some people quite enjoy it. >> not convenience others, this is hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people. >> the dispute that closed these gates is over working hours and pay. new 24-hour -- which the union says it being imposed without discussion but london is sympathizing with the riders, $77,000 a year, almost double the average british salary. talks between the two sides have gone on for months, and ended bitterly. this was not an easy decision. >> to lose pay is not something that they want to do, and they

london. ♪ >> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello, i'm lauren tail taylor and we are live from london and egypt says it's the state of war after 30 soldiers are killed in northern sinai. more cues at greek banks as the prime minister urges to reject a bailout deal and also. >> progress that we mark today is another demonstration we don't have to be in prison by the past. >> reporter: the u.s. and cuba resume full diplomatic relations for the first time in 54 years and. >> the amount of damage they can do to the coral and i've seen it firsthand is quite amazing. >> reporter: wreaking. >> the area is now in lockdown. getting to the area has been difficult. the increased violence began beginning with the killing of the state prosecuteor. that prompted a crackdown. one of the dead is a prominent muslim brotherhood lawyer. the government says that the brotherhood members were armed a claim that the organization denies. al jazeera arabic spoke to a brotherhood spokesman. he gave this description of the raid in cairo. >> it was a meet