moving on in france -- france has rejected an asylum request from julian assange. "le monde" published an open letter to the president francois hollande, saying that his life is in danger and that his country is the only country that can offer him political -- asylum from political prosecution. we are joined by gavin mcfadden, the director of the center for investigative journalism in london and a supporter of wikileaks as well as a personal friend of julian assange. thank you for speaking with us on the program. firstly, i would like to ask you -- it has been three years since julian assange has been there in the embassy in london. how is he doing? >> he is very frustrated. he lives in a very confined space in a small embassy next to a crowded, noisy street. he can never go outside. he has no fresh air or sunlight. he is effectively a person imprisons in this place. he feels, and many do here as well, that the threat against him by leaving the and the sea would be significant. the -- of leaving the embassy would be significant. the united states, which nominally r

. ♪ emily: what about julian assange? what is your relationship with him? kim: what julian assange is doing is putting a spotlight on all the secrets. emily: how often do you talk to him? kim: [laughs] why is that important to you? emily: i am curious. kim: i like these guys. i look up to them. i think they are very brave. they are going through a hard time. they chose to do that for the betterment of all of us. so, yeah, i love to talk to them. emily: you said you would bring the internet party to the u.s. in 2016. why? what is your goal? kim: because i think there is a big group of people out there that disagree with what is going on, you know? they want to have their privacy back. they want to have internet freedom. emily: you tweeted that you were going to be hillary's worst nightmare in 2016. how so? kim: i have to say it is probably more julian. [laughs] but i am aware of some of the things that are going to be roadblocks for her. so if i can provide some transparency with these people and make them part of what the internet party stands for, then i w

the french government says it will not grant julian assange asylum. good evening. we take you straight to athens where tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets to take part in one of three rival demonstrations. they are preparing to vote on a referendum where a no vote could be seen as a rejection of currency altogether. banks have been closed all week. there have been reports of scuffles at those protests. prime minister alexis tsipras backs a no vote. those pictures are from the no camp. short while ago, they were chanting the greek for no. we also heard alexander severus -- alexis tsipras address the crowd. he called for them to vote for a way that the country and its people could live in dignity and went on to say the demands by greece's international creditors are blackmail. there was a yes rally half a mile away from that. there are concerns with those rallies being so close to one another there could be more scuffles during the course of the evening. the greek prime minister was there amongst the crowd a short while ago. he was talking about the

. >> julian assange wrote an open letter in the french paper le monde. he says he may face the death penalty in in america. but fnld francois hollande rejected the notion of offering diplomatic asylum. >> investigation found that mitch enriquez is likely to have decide of oxygen star starvation. >>> indian administered carb i mir. crowds responded by throwing sticks and stones. anti-india slowing ants. >>> teachers in chile are protesting again over a draft bill on education reforms. they are rejecting a test they would have to undergo in order to be certified. >>> asian women kept as sex slaves during the second world war are demanding japan apologize for the part they played. tens of thousands were kidnapped and forced to work in brot els. brothels. shihabburyshihab rattanzi reports. >> it was unprecedented. >> why don't we give them a big round of applause. >> reporter: 89-year-old kim bok dong was in attendance. one of 40 women kidnapped by the japanese still alive. >> to tboos the boost the spirit of the soldiers we kidnapped us and taken as a sexua

we worked with julian assange the agreement we had is that the new york times would take the lead in going to the government to show them stuff we thought was sensitive so the government could make their case with there was ever a case to be made that someone could get killed. there was one particular cable that i thought was -- one of the most remarkable cables ever. it was a cable that described muammar gaddafi's visit to the united states. and it was this richly detailed portraits of what his requirements would be in his hotel. he wanted a tent on the ground. it was very controversial. it was really richly detailed who traveled with. he traveled with free female nurses. how he was in such bad physical shape that the police don't give him a hotel room with stairs because he would get out of breath. really richly detailed. we were about that whole cable in the new york times, the guardian was going to use it julian assange was going to use it area and then government called up and said ok, take a look closely at the cable. to see the names of the bottom that described the people who

julian assange commented on the latest revelations about the nsa's surveillance of germany. >> that way we can create a response. >> the documents show it was the heads of intelligence and the chancellor's office. even some confidants were under surveillance. closer examination shows the nsa was particularly interested in the chancellor's office. security trade policy, and intelligence services. they expressed dismay over the latest documents. >> we have to ask how we can achieve more security so that they don't penetrate and intercept information. brent: trading has resumed at the new york stock exchange but a couple of hours ago, it was a different story. stay with us. brent: this is dw news live from berlin. greek prime minister alexis tsipras told lawmakers that the greek government is asking for a three-year loan from the eurozone. a very dramatic day in new york at the new york stock exchange. this is something that you don't think will happen but it happened today. >> trading resumed at the new york stock exchange. the world's largest stock market stopped trading for 3.5 hours to

julian assange commented on the latest revelations about the nsa's surveillance of germany. >> that way we can create a response. >> the documents show it was the heads of intelligence and the chancellor's office. even some confidants were under surveillance. closer examination shows the nsa was particularly interested in the chancellor's office. security trade policy, and intelligence services. they expressed dismay over the latest documents. >> we have to ask how we can achieve more security so that they don't penetrate and intercept information. brent: trading has resumed at the new york stock exchange but a couple of hours ago, it was a different story. stay with us. brent: this is dw news live from berlin. greek prime minister alexis tsipras told lawmakers that the greek government is asking for a three-year loan from the eurozone. a very dramatic day in new york at the new york stock exchange. this is something that you don't think will happen but it happened today. >> trading resumed at the new york stock exchange. the world's largest stock market stopped trading for 3.5 hours to

. >> julian assange says his life is in danger because of the possibility of extradition to the u.s. where he may face the death penalty. but president francois hollande rejected his me. >>> ignoring a ban on public assembly. follows four nights of riding ride roitding. rioting. it seems that have the person was likely to have died of asphyxiation. >>> al jazeera's hamza mohammed reports from mogadishu how illegal drugs find their way into pharmacies. >> given to the hospital near their home in moaghtdz. mogadishu. >> the medicine they gave me nearly killed me. it turned my body into blisters and white marks. i can't feel anything even if i stepped on fire. >> reporter: doctors here say thousands are given fake or expired medicines. what these fake trugz drugs can do to patients. >> expired medicines kill more than bombs an rockets. they continue to kill thousands. a bomb kills ten or 20 people but these drugs kill hundreds of people and none will hear about it. >> reporter: everywhere you look in mogadishu, there are unofficial pharmacies and clinics like this one. but pharmacies de

. >>> the french government rejected a request for asylum by julian assange. he could be extradited to the u.s. he has been living in ecuador adds embassy in london and is wanted in sweden for questioning over rape allegations. dutch police arrested 200 poem. there has been four nights of rioting in an immigrant neighbourhood, after a man died in custody. mitch is thought to have been strangled during his arrest at a music festival. >>> russia is not at the top of many tourist's favourite destinations. the plunging valuer of the ruble means european and u.s. travellers are going else are. the russian government is looking to welcome neighbours into china. charles stratford has that story from moscow. >> this 25-year-old is on holiday in moscow she's here with a group of students and she's loving it. >> the construction - i feel the different cultures, it's different from china. >> it's the height of the tourist season. but there's no longer the mix of foreigners here there used to be. the russian tourism industry said the deterioration in relation with the wes

julian assange was going to use it. the government called up and said, take a closer look at that cable. do you see the names at the bottom that describes the various people who are accompanying gadhafi on this trip. who do you think gave us all of that information? what do you think is going to happen to them when gadhafi sees that cable in the "new york times" with a description of how he is in horrible shape is a little bit of a nut job, etc.. not only did i agree to hold that cable back until later when he died, julian assange agreed to hold it back and "the guardian" decided to hold it back. to the future of journalism question, i think that journalism will look profoundly better 10 years from now then today. if you look at the coverage -- i will use ours, not to be arrogant, but because it is what i am most intimate with -- if you use the coverage of ebola and you think about what the coverage of ebola would have looked like in a predigital era it would have been fine, it would have been fabulous. you would have h

wee somewhere julian assange, cbs news, capitol hill. >> san francisco is one of nearly 300 cities that have adopted sanctuary policies. >>> and one protester interrupted the senate committee meeting before it even started. he yelled out and was escorted away by place. >>> governor brown is at the vatican today talking about climate change and human trafficking. he blasted deniers as quote progress low diets who are in the way of progress. the today brown underscored the importance of confronting the problem head-on. >> we have to respond and if we don't, the world will suffer. we will all suffer. in fact many people, millions are suffering already. now, to change the world from a possible fuel based culture is not easy. but there are plenty of examples where it's happening. >> before leaving on his trip brown told the "mercury news" he's impressed with the pope and the direction of the catholic church. >>> ed lee and san jose mayor liccardo are also there. they're two of the five u.s. mayors that the vatican invited to speak at the symposium. >>> today another republican put his name i

we worked with julian assange the agreement we had is that the new york times would take the lead in going to the government to show them stuff we thought was sensitive so the government could make their case with there was ever a case to be made that someone could get killed. there was one particular cable that i thought was -- one of the most remarkable cables ever. it was a cable that described muammar gaddafi's visit to the united states. and it was this richly detailed portraits of what his requirements would be in his hotel. he wanted a tent on the ground. it was very controversial. it was really richly detailed who traveled with. he traveled with free female nurses. how he was in such bad physical shape that the police don't give him a hotel room with stairs because he would get out of breath. really richly detailed. we were about that whole cable in the new york times, the guardian was going to use it julian assange was going to use it area and then government called up and said ok, take a look closely at the cable. to see the names of the bottom that described the people who

julian assange, that movie stunk, did that come and go? >> yeah, in about a week and a half. >> i should talk, i don't go to any movies, the sticky floor, i hate them all. >>> and coming up, donald trump, to win him back it will take a miracle. . >>> it's time to award my red eye badge of encourage from the speedy retreat of the red eye. viacomm has taken tv shows off the air, and macy's has cut ties. i never have watched a show who had a racist driving around with women in short, shorts. i don't go for his line about mexicans and shirts and eye wear, but some people do. now those consumers no longer have a choice because these customers have been running for the hills. apps discontinued, beauty pageants discontinued. state houses can decide not to fly flags and people can decide not to vote for donald trump. i am going to quote my colleague joanne. >> let the market decide! >> joanne, that was good, you kind of came right in there on cue. i was trying to make you say -- >> i thought you were going to go off of me, because i'm the one talk

. >> now news has emerged that the french government has rejected an asylum request by julian assange. the wikileaks founder wrote a letter saying that his life was in danger. he could be extradited to the united states and may face the death penalty. assange has been living in ecuador's embassy in london for the last three years. he's wanted for questions over rape allegations. >>> we still have more to come. including elections in elections in giana. and remembering an inca legacy. the road network that connected six south american countries. >>> and in sports find out who has just won the biggest title in southern hemisphere rugby. >> because i was african american i was trying to fit in. >> misty copleland's journey wasn't easy. >> dancing gave me the opportunity to grow into the person... i don't think i could be without it. >> now, this trailblazer is opening the door for others. >> i wanna give back to ballet what it's done for me... >> hello again. i'm martine dennis and these are the top stories. tunisia's pratt has announced a state of emergency after attack where 38 people

. >> france has rejected an asylum request by julian assange. he said his life is in danger following the publication of leaked documents accusing the u.s. of spying on france. president front franÇois hollande has rejected the question. >> the company hopes that this will defuse an escalating legal dispute with taxi drivers. hundreds of taxi drivers in paris protested saying that uber is unfair competition. >>> dutch police have conducted mass arrests detained 200 people for ignoring a ban on public assembly. it follows rioting in the hague following the death of a man in custody. an investigation shows that he likely died from oxygen deprivation after an arrest at a concert. >>> several african-american churches have been damaged by fires. now the authorities want to know why. kimberly halkett reports from north carolina. >> at a church in charlotte north carolina, community members gathered to discuss what to do about the rash of fires that predominantly african-american churches in the american south. >> no one can tell us that eight church

. >>> france has rejected a request from julian assange for what he called protection from political persecution. he wrote an open letter on friday claiming his life is in danger after exposing government secrets on his website. he did not specifically ask for asylum and he is still in ecuador's emphasis in london. he is not in danger but is under a european arrest warrant. >>> cycling's most prestigious race kicks off in a few hours. the tour de france kicks off today. over 128 riders will compete. it ends in paris on july 26th. >>> the cyclists are in shape but they have to fight against the heat they are going to encounter as temperatures in europe are unseasonably high this weekend. here is karen mcginness following that for us. >> it has been an amazing past seven to ten days where these temperatures have all been in the mid- to upper-30s and 40s across western europe in london we saw wimbledon there was a ball girl who collapsed because of the heat. those temperatures are moderating just a bit. but elsewhere it is spreading across the interior and into sections of eastern europ

. >>> france has rejected julian assange's request for or asylum. >> lift off for the resupply vehicle en route to the international space station. >> a russian rocket successfully took off from kyrgyzstan. two russians and american scott kelly have been awaiting the supplies after the failure of the two previous mission. yesterday's launch went off without a flaw. i love watching the launches. it never gets old to me. >> reporter: this weather is getting old passing rain and clouds. as we get you outside and go live on sky 66. that's what we appear to have. we have cloud cover and drizzle and mist this morning. a couple of passing showers are possible this afternoon as you'll see in a second it's not going to be a washout. as a matter of fact some of the day may end up dry. cape may reporting light rain, same thing with wildwood, avalon and sea isle city. the steadiest is out here to the west. there's lancaster and reading this is located across central pennsylvania from harrisburg to york and gettysburg, temperature-wise it's cool north and west, fleetwood 66 degrees. normally for th

the julian assange lawyers deny it was an asylum request. >>> uber is acting to protect drivers from act of violence. taxi drivers nationwide took to the streets to protest. cars were set on fire passengers attacked. the service continues to operate. uber is appealing that ban. meanwhile, in toronto, a superior court rejected the city's request for an injooungs against uber. toronto arguing that it should be reg eye lated the same as text companies. >>> a leopard attack in south africa, a national park visitor captures the animal chasing and biting a safari guide. >> plus how the restoration of the historic tower is bringing a guided cyprus together. rosealee andy rose >> you have kids here who've killed someone? >> award winning journalist soledad o'brien takes us inside the violent world of kids behind bars. will a new experimental program be their last chance? >> i have to do my 100 percent best so i don't end up in a place like this again. >>> a safari guide is recovering after he was attacked by a leopard. it happened at kruger national park in south africa. the images show the

. >>> france has rejected the request for asylum for julian assange. >> he is living in the embassy in london to avoid extradition to sweden on sex assault allegation. the president denied the plea saying that his life is not in danger and he is under a european arrest warrant. >>> a texas man is dead tonight after being attacked by an alligator. investigators say the 28-year- old jumped off a dock and into the water in orange, texas despite a sign that said, no swimming, alligators. the reptile attacked him as soon as he jumped in. a game warden says he hasn't heard of a fatal gator attack in texas in 22 years. >>> and in south dakota, students made an incredible discovery at a indian village. he may have uncovered what is called a cash pit, a hole that people a thousand years ago would dig to store things like food or weapons. they would bury under a layer of ash and clay to keep it preserved. >> really exciting because it's uncovering something new. and obviously one of the reasons why i started. it fills me up with excitement. >> and the students spent a month at the site uncoverin

people like abu jamal julian assange, and the embassy the great civil rights attorney, lynn stewart herself sent to prison, jeremy hammond the hacker. i attended with cornell west the trials of chelsea manning and we'd leave princeton at 3:00 in the morning to drive down to be at fort mead and each lesson was -- each car ride cornell would drive was a lesson the classic soul. he knows everything about everything including cassic soul so re left side go booty collins wrote that sock for james brown when he was 19. and i got a letter from chelsea manning after she was sentenced and imprisoned. she was not allowed to turn around and look at who was seated in the courtroom to support her and i got a letter saying that she had looked out of the corner of her eye and seen cornel, myself and she just wanted to send a thank you note. i think the greatest existential cries of our time is accepting the reality that is before us with all its bleakness and yet finding the capacity to resist. and liberalism itself in the face of a crisis of this magnitude, is an ineffectual force. it's too intellectual,