Euro 2016 Outside Source

Hello, I'm Ros Atkins, this is Outside Source and we're

live in Paris for the start of the Euro 2016 Championships.

It is a perfect summer 's evening. The City and the country looking

ahead to the start of the European football Championships. But our lead

story comes from Washington. President Obama has officially

endorsed Hillary Clinton as his choice to take over from him in

These are undoubtedly exciting times for Hillary Clinton. Earlier in the

week we learned she had the delegates to secure the Democratic

party's presidential nomination and now we have this from her on Twitter

saying... She is referring to this endorsement

by President Obama. That's President Obama's choice, but

there is a butt to the story. Earlier the president met Bernie

Sanders -- there is a but. We don't know the details of the conversation

but you imagine that the encouraged him to stand aside and let Hillary

Clinton focus on defeating Donald Trump. Not so, he says that he will

not be stepping out of the race although the maths looks difficult.

Hillary Clinton seems to be focusing on winning over the Bernie Sanders

porters. Look at this tweet -- supporters.

They are the kind of pledges aimed at winning over Sanders borders.

I feel like I'd be a rich man if I got a dollar for each time I asked

you whether this was definitely the end of the Democratic race, but is

it this time? I think it is this time. Bernie Sanders said he would

still campaign, looking ahead towards Tuesday's primary in the

District of Columbia, you could tell that he was modulating his rhetoric,

focusing on Donald Trump in his press conference earlier today and

he said he would get in touch with Hillary Clinton to talk about how

they were going to work together to defeat Donald Trump. Sanders didn't

talk about contesting the convention any more, he talks about taking his

issues to the convention and fighting for them, not going

head-to-head to try to get the nomination from Hillary Clinton. I

think we are seeing the Democratic party coalescing around Hillary

Clinton. Barack Obama's statement was a big first step and we are

getting word that Elisabeth Walne, the Massachusetts senator, is going

to endorse Hillary Clinton later. She is a darling of the progressing

left -- progressive left and if she supports Clinton it will do a lot to

bring the left wing of the party behind her, which had been

supporting Bernie Sanders overwhelmingly through the course of

the primary campaign. I have to say that I was listening to the

president and I was thinking back to 2000 and the discussions about how

Al Gore used Bill Clinton as he was leaving office to try and retain the

White House for the Democrats. What lessons can they learn in how they

use Barack Obama in helping to get Hillary Clinton in? Al Gore didn't

really used Bill Clinton in 2000, he was reluctant to campaign with him

because Bill Clinton had been impeached two years earlier. When Al

Gore picked Joe Lieberman as his vice presidential running mate,

Lieberman was a big critic of Clinton's morality and it was seen

as a rebuke. This is a rare occurrence in American political

history, you have to go back to 1988 to see a popular incumbent, two term

president who is surrounded by scandal, able to hit the campaign

Trail and Bush for his successor as a continuation of his legacy.

Obama's regulation popularity ratings are over 50%,

which wasn't the case for George W Bush -- his popularity ratings.

Lyndon Baines Johnson had Vietnam's. It is a very rare occurrence -- had

Vietnam. Thank you for joining us. Use the BBC News at four analysis of

the White House race. If you are just switching on, you are very

welcome to the centre of Paris. This is a big moment, not just for the

City but for the country, to be honest any country hosting the

European football Championships would be facing an enormous test but

fair to say that France is facing more than it could be expecting. If

we highlight the fact that I'm speaking to you from central Paris,

where 90,000 people are gathering down the road for a big concert.

This isn't far from where three murderous attacks took place in the

City last year, the attack on Charlie Hebdo, the Jewish

supermarket and the multifaceted Paris attacks in November. It means

there are particular challenges to bring 24 teams playing 51 matches

and hosting the fans as well. Let's look at the numbers. We have a

quotation from the president of the organising committee, this is an

important point, emphasising that he wants to lift them, by which he

means France, out of the negatives surrounding security. France does

not want this to be dictated by the Islamic State group. This statistic

gives you an idea of the scale, estimated 7 million fans will go to

matches or one of the ten fan zone is. Massive event and it needs

massive Geraghty. -- fan zones. -- massive security. 90,000 people

deployed in security. Security is one issue but the organisers are

facing others. Firstly, the weather. I'm sure you've seen this, coverage

of the flooding in Paris and elsewhere, the difficulties in

getting the French Open finished. It is still causing convocations for

some people. Not so much in Paris where the waters have receded but

the River Seine reach it highest level in 30 years -- reached. The

weather has been one challenge. Next we have the ongoing protests taking

exception to new Labour laws in France, allowing employers to change

the nature of an employee's employment, including making it

easier for people to be fired. We've seen protests of all sorts of

different kinds. This was in Paris a couple of weeks ago but we've had

fuel blockades, strikes of different natures and there is concern that

this could disrupt the experience of fans who are here. Also, the bins

are not being collected. There are centres that process the rubbish,

and if they are closed the rubbish does not get picked up. That is

another issue. If that wasn't enough, on Saturday, pilots from air

France are going to go on strike about pay, nothing to do with the

Law reforms but it gives you an idea of the things that the authorities

are dealing with. Thank you for joining us. It is a

long list of issues for any country to be battling with when it is also

hosting a big tournament. Yes, it really looks bad and today there was

a statement saying that it may not be the best idea to have a strike at

the time of the year rose. He has used the idea of the year rose --

the European Championships to get leveraged, that was fantastic to

listen to. The programme of ongoing strikes is not flagging at all. The

attendance of the strikes, now less than 8% of the unionised workers

taking part in the strikes at the striking companies but they are very

popular. Taking a more positive stance you could see the tournament

as a huge opportunity. These have been difficult times for France for

a range of reasons and this is a chance to unify and end a more

positive message to the world and its people. You've been listening to

President Hollande, that is exactly his message and what he is hoping

for. That's the only thing he can cling to. He's the most unpopular

president of the fifth Republic, ever since polls were undertaken.

About 83% unfavourable opinion. If anything happens during the Euros,

his goose is cooked. A lot of articles and programmes in 1998

about the transformative effect of football on France, the famously

multicultural team that won the World Cup. Do you think there are

any parallels or are these problems beyond the power of sport? This is

different, it was new and it was the first time that France, that has

this Universalist starts, it was saying that it is multicultural,

they had this multicultural team and they won. But then there was the

unpleasant Euro 2008, which they lost, and the result is that

everyone has become more aware of the differences. I'm not sure we can

be so fresh about it. A good Euros, even without a victory, would help.

A quick word about the security, do you think it sucks the joy out of

the experience? Is it possible to have a joyful tournament while there

are so many police and soldiers? Oh, yeah. One thing when I was reporting

on 2015, the Bataclan and Charlie Hebdo, was how quickly the French

took on the Blitz spirit. You wouldn't think that this could do

it, but the stoicism and stiff upper lip was completely French and

something to be proud of, so I'm not too worried. Thank you for joining

us. If you have any other questions, this is a multifaceted event for

France, get in touch. Before we continue to bring you updates from

France, some of the other stories. Let's start by updating some news

we brought you yesterday. The Italian authorities have

extradited a man from Eritrea they believe is integral to people

smuggling, but some of his friends have suggested that it is a case of

mistaken identity. Italian prosecutors believe that he is one

of the most important people in smuggling migrants from Africa into

Europe. Celebrations are being held

across Thailand to mark the King's The 88-year-old king is the world's

longest serving monarch. But there are concerns

for his health. He had heart surgery earlier this

month and has not been seen Maria Sharapova has received some

support after her two-year ban for failing a drugs test. Nikkei says

that it will sponsor her and her racket manufacturer, Head, is also

standing by her and she is appealing against the ban. Nike.

Uber's got into a bit of trouble here in France.

The day the British liberated the Falklands and British troops have

begun the task of disarming the enemy. In the heart of the West

German capital, this was Gorby- mania, the man who has raised hopes

to end the division of Europe. Michael Jackson was not guilty on

all charges. The screams of the crowd, testament to his popularity

and their faith in his innocence. As long as they'll pay to go and see

me, I'll go out and take them down the hill. What is it feeling like to

be the first person to go over by your own power? It feels pretty

neat. Welcome back to Paris, we are here

on the of the European football Championships. We will talk about

that. But our lead story is from Washington because President Obama

has endorsed Hillary Clinton in the race to succeed him.

BBC Afrique reports that Bill Gates says he plans to donate 100,000

chickens to help people in poor countries.

He believes raising and selling the birds will lift some

of the world's poorest families out of poverty and empower the women

BBC Arabic is reporting on two suicide attacks in Baghdad.

So called Islamic-State is claiming responsibility, at least 30

The attacks targeted a commercial area in a mainly Shia district.

On our website many of you are reading about a cache of Twitter

login names and passwords that are being offered for sale online.

Now, business, starting with a big story in France because Uber has

been hit with a sizeable fine, $900,000, about ?600,000. The reason

is to do with unlicensed drivers working for Uber's low-cost service,

UberPop. It could have been worse, some commentators were expecting it

to be in the millions. Two senior Uber employees could have had a

prison sentence, which hasn't happened. Nevertheless it is a fine

and also a German court has upheld an existing suspension of the

UberPop service. Two rulings in parallel. Quite a robust response

from Uber, saying that the verdict isn't going to help his business in

Germany because it has been suspended for a year and it is

emphasising that it is concentrating on

Samira Hussein in New York can tell us more.

It is a bullish response. It is, with regard to the ruling in Paris,

Uber says it is disappointed and is going to appeal but what is

highlighted here is something we've talked about before, the

relationship between the sharing economy in these new transformative

ways we are seeing the sharing economy really change the

established one. In this particular case we are talking about not the

regular Uber service, but the UberPop. As you pointed out, it is

the lighter, cheaper version of it. It has been outlawed in other

European countries because it united people with unlicensed drivers,

which goes against a lot of rules in many countries. I know that $900,000

is a lot of money but it reminds me of when football clubs are fined a

few thousand dollars, but they worth millions. It isn't really going to

touch Uber, is it? It isn't, Uber has lots of money, it is a very

wealthy start-up. But what it does signal is that relationship, and how

governments are relating to a company like Uber. Uber, no doubt

about it, it has transformed transportation around the world. You

see a lot of companies trying to mount competition to Uber. This is a

space where we are seeing a lot of things happening. The fact you are

seeing fines being implemented on these companies for some of their

dealings may see a relationship further down the road. Thank you for

joining us. If you are just joining me, is a pretty big clue as to where

I am, the centre of Paris, on the EE of Euro 2016. We've been talking

about the potential of strikes and protests -- on the eve. We have had

a range of different objections to the new Labour laws coming into

France, including rail strikes, bin collections strikes, fuel depots

blockaded. The sports Minister is far from impressed.

The big protests we saw in Paris a couple of weeks ago, these are

pictures from the time, some of them turning violent. Illustrating the

passion that the minority of people feel. The pros and cons of these

reforms, the government argues that employers need more flexibility for

their businesses to flourish and that by allowing them to change the

terms of employment more easily, it will help them to create jobs and

successful business and address the problems with unemployment. The

counterargument is that it makes it easier to hire and fire and that

workers' rights are being eroded. Are you surprised that these reforms

have proven so divisive? It is not only the reforms, it is the way that

the government tried to bring them through. A presidential decree. A

presidential decree and the fact that he chose a minister who wasn't

well-known to actually pass such a major tax and the fact that, you

know, he is money for the presidency soon, even though he hasn't declared

it yet. It is a blurred message to the French people. I think one thing

those of us on the outside looking in have trouble understanding is how

representative the protesters are. There is a tradition of protest in

France but many people are not going on the streets. Where is the public

opinion? It is quite strong for the strikers. It is going down a bit but

six out of ten people were supporting the strikers and if not

exactly supporting them, saying it is the fault of the government if we

have this industrial action, not the fault of the union. People going on

strike work for the state, basically, the public services. It

is public transport, it is oil refineries. They are half owned by

the state. Yes, I would say that the people don't like the law. The bill,

as it is being introduced, try to make Labour in France more flexible,

but it is scaring people because they have a feeling that every right

they have as workers are going to be taken away or given to the hands of

bosses, and the French bosses are the most reactionary in the world,

very old-fashioned compared to other countries. They have management

methods that are often very old-fashioned, very hierarchical and

there is no trust. The leader of the bosses's union is very unpopular

with the effect that people feel threatened, their children may be

threatened and there is a code addiction between the unionised

workers protecting jobs from which they cannot be fired and the young

people who are demonstrating in favour but cannot get jobs because

those jobs are... You say that the unions and President Hollande are

unpopular, I don't know how Nicolas Sarkozy is going, but is anybody

popular and offering solutions to the economic pressure? The irony is

that when you talk to experts and even journalists who work on this

kind of very complex bills, they say that they were supposed to give more

power to the people on the ground in their own companies, as a

negotiation with the people who actually manage the company would be

stronger because there wouldn't be decisions coming from the top down,

but would come from the down up. This law is trying to bring more

power to the hand of the people but the way that it was explained, and

the fact that not many people like being in unions and negotiate like

this, then this law is not understood as something that will

free the people and allow them to have more power with their local

company and their work. I was mentioning how angry the sports

Minister is about it, do you agree with him? Do you think even if you

have an issue, you should wait until the tournament is over? Mr Martinez

from the CGT union, the main union, said that maybe it isn't good for

the image of the unions. That's interesting. Two hours ago, he said

that supporters shouldn't be able to go to the venues. Thank you, we have

to leave it now. We appreciate you joining me. If you have any

questions about Euro 2016 and the issues that France is hosting, get

in touch. I'm going to step out of the way so that you can see this

beautiful view that we've got.