John lewis who marched alongside Martin Luther king and went on to serve 17 times in congress has died at the age of i. Im Rebecca Richards welcome to the program a year later is trying to reach an agreement on a 750000000000 euro coronavirus Recovery Plan have extended this summit into a 3rd day despite meeting until late on saturday night in brussels they did fail to finalize a deal member countries are divided on how much of the money should be distributed as a grants and how much as loans hit Southern States including italy and spain a seeking a substantial aid payments but a group of fiscally frugal northern countries favor loans and more control over how the money is spent. Bridging the gap between the 2 opposite camps is proving to be a major challenge but there is hope that a compromise will eventually be raged. So some of the 1st in summary and one can say it is going quite well things are going in the right direction of course as youd expect its a tough struggle a tough negotiation with the movement in the right direction and thats the most important thing. 7 of us is were going through a phase of stalemate there are many issues we are discussing. Im inviting all leaders to converge towards a common aim d to approve the next generation e. U. Which is a plan for european recovery not just for the countrys most affected by coronavirus but for all of europe to rob a different view points there so lets bring in all our political analyst he and berlin all of thanks for joining me so austria and italy divided on how this summit is likely to pan out as you just heard what do you think is an agreement in raich today. Yeah good morning rebeca. I think an agreement isnt reached but not today and so not this weekend my gut feeling is that we will find some middle ground by the end of the day and then the bureaucrats and the delegation of its a. Hard mission to fulfill to reach a closer deal by the end of the month and then i expect leaders of the e. U. Countries to meet again by the end of july to conclude the entire package but its too complicated its too big this is maybe the most pivotal summit since the last the euro crisis we had 10 years ago because this is the biggest pile of money the e. U. Ever dealt with right so we could be lastly to be doing this dance again soon now if they dont agree with dave youre right with their opinion there how how bad does that look for germany so soon into the e. U. Presidency. I think all analysts and all the political professionals behind the scenes and no one expected this will be an easy mission and. The lucky story maybe a message from berlin is there with angle america we have the longest serving head of state and maybe the most experienced and most talented crisis manager and in the lead so i think it will be a hard pile of work for her to achieve but i could imagine that she can this is kind of her masterpiece maybe so at the end of her legacy this could be the biggest challenge she ever dealt with she managed the euro crisis she managed the refugee crisis and everyone expected and prob forecasted that this will be her political and this is now really the biggest if you she has to or to deal with i guess yes certainly very high stakes and we i mean we keep hearing that this summit is potentially the most important in the 80s history how do you see it is is that is that true. In a way it is true so of course its part of the year the new d. N. A. To to always call it the most important and the most difficult or whatever but as i said its this is we are talking about the biggest pile of money this is almost 2 trillion euros were talking about so theres a lot of people who can gain a lot and people can lose a lot and this is the reason why head of states are fighting so hard on the one hand we have the vision so we have the trend of Traditional Division between north and east of the richard north actually is always a little bit. Cautious towards the so this was the frontline doing the euro crisis but here we have a new front line now all of a sudden we also have a dispute between east and west. Ne actual game plan for just the multi annual budgets or the 7 year a budget for for the e. U. Was to to reintegrated to get those in the east specially hungary and poland but also the Czech Republic back to play to the rules of the club so meaning fulfill the rule of law freedom of justice freedom of press weve seen various legal measures introduced in those countries who are in the groove. And the idea was to buy by the by telling them a cave you want to have more money from the 7 year budget then you have to get back and play to the roots all of a sudden now these countries have a veto power because they know the south is needing the money for for post corona Crisis Management urgently and now on and others are threatening with a veto and this is this is a really really tough moment and makes it even much more complicated than it has been already a tough moment indeed all left a political analyst here in berlin thanks very much for the analysis. French prosecutors say theyre questioning a man in connection with an arson probe into a fire one of the countrys most famous gothic cathedrals the blaze began saturday morning in the western city of no one no one was injured but it took firefighters several hours to bring the situation under control. The flames blew out stained glass windows and destroyed the cathedral to grand organ. Process by call of the Emergency Services shortly after 8 oclock in the morning scores of firefighters beat back the blaze that threatened to engulf the 15th century building. French Prime Minister jacques aspects arrived in aunt saying he was there to show solidarity with the city. 1st i would like to pay tribute to the commitment and the great professionalism of the more than 100. 00 firefighters who were mobilized from the beginning of the tragedy and who handled it with remarkable efficiency. I also saw the perfect coordination among all departments the departments firefighters the government and the city. Really dog. Investigators say the fire started at several locations fueling suspicions of arson. We have served this morning that the fire started in 3 places this has led us to open an investigation for arson and investigation run by the Regional Judicial Police obviously one of the bodies that you hear the smoke pouring from the building has brought back memories of the not true dom fire in paris last year but this is not the 1st time the cathedral unarmed has gone up in flames fire crews stressed the situation this time was not as severe. I want to clarify that we are not in a not trying to amstel scenario even the cathedral fire which took place in 1972 following that in for then the roof was redone with concrete reinforcement and was completed to a High Standard officials pinpointing the start of the fire so it began at 2 sites either side of the nave with the 3rd point at the cathedral organ which was obliterated by the blaze. It looks like the building of voided significant structural damage a fortunate escape from one of frances great cultural treasures. And now some other stories making news around the world several 1000 antigovernment protesters have rallied in thailands capital bangkok to call for a new constitution new elections and an end to repressive laws the demonstration was the biggest of its kind since the government announced a state of emergency in march. U. N. Secretary general antonio terras has called for urgent action to tackle world wide inequality speaking at a memorial lecture familiar to mandela as a terrorist outline his vision of a pharaoh world wide distribution of power wealth and opportunity. Protesters in paris have marked the 4th anniversary of the death of a black man in place custody adama tower tara where died after he was arrested 4 years ago has become an important symbol for antiracist campaign is a. Beach front home owners north of Sydney Australia have been ordered to evacuate with their houses in danger of collapsing into the sea severe storms have whipped up waves that have washed away parts of the coast some residents are hoping to save their homes by propping them up with concrete pylons. In parts of china its been raining almost continuously since the end of june whole regions are along the 6000 kilometer Yangtze River are under water dozens of people have been killed and businesses left completely devastated. Chinese social media footage offers an unfiltered look at the devastating floods and tires cities along the young sea are practically drowning heavy rains have caused chinas longest rivets who have a flow nearly 20000000 people are believed to be affected in danger of losing their livelihoods like this man who fears his tea harvest has been destroyed you know. Were trying to dry some of the harvest in order to save it but we have to throw away most of it. Meanwhile chinas state broadcaster c. C. T. V. Is mainly showing images of heroic rescue efforts in helmand were gathering material preparing in case another dam breaks and i wouldnt walk from one of the. Water levels at the Worlds Largest power station the 3 gorges dam have risen by 12 meters in the last 10 days the pressure is steadily rising more and more water is less out which worsens the flooding and also a good sign for rescue efforts why even if were trying to protect ourselves from the flood were constructing additional dams to reduce the number of victims visual says. More rain is forecast chinas great river is now a threat to millions of people. To the u. S. Now way attributes have been pouring in for the late civil rights icon john lewis who has died at the age of 18 he was the last survivor of the 960 s. Names meant against segregation in that country led by Martin Luther king former president barack obama and bill clinton called lewis a role model and the conscience of the nation. John lewiss last public appearance at black lives matter plaza in washington not far from the white house lewis spent his entire life struggling for equal rights for black americans he said the new movement gave him hope. The people in these he and the nation are sent a mighty. Powerful and strong. Leader of the world. We would give. Louis fight against racial segregation started early he organized student protests alongside Martin Luther king jr at the historic 1963 march on washington lewis was the youngest speaker we do not want our freedom gradually but we want to be free now. 2 years later he helped lead a march over a bridge in selma alabama demanding the right to vote and Police Brutally Beat the demonstrators cracking louiss skull within months the Voting Rights act became law. Im john lewis running for congress in congress he was a tireless campaigner and a moral watchdog when you see stan think that its not right not just not fair to have a maverick nation just. Do something louis was an inspiration to many including former president barack obama the Current White House has ordered flags to be flown at half mast but has been reserved in its comments louis was a harsh critic of President Donald Trump but across the country people are mourning a man who until the end of his life fought strongly but peacefully against injustice. Youre watching data with the news well have more headlines for you at the top of the hour if you need more news before then you can always stand up to date on our website thats dot com dont forget to follow us on instagram and twitter as well as data which is news im rebecca regions from a and the in time news today. Thanks very much for watching. Im able to complete the 2nd season on the french. The planet on the brink of disaster theres a long interview experts about one question how to change such a loser