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President erdogans whereabouts are unclear, but hes told cnns turkish branch that the coup will be put down. Stephen cook, can you add anything from your sources about whats happening there . Well, judy, thanks very much. I have been on the phone and texting and emailing with my contacts in istanbul and ankara, and they are bewildered as anybody else. In fact, we probably know more about whats going on in ankara and istanbul than most of those people. Many are at home, have been unable to access the internet, have been unable to get news because theres been largely a news blackout. Woodruff if the military is able to pull this off or even get as far as they have, what would be behind it . What is the tension underlying this clearly serious divide between president erdogan and the military . Well, first of all, we have to be very careful in talk about the the military or a faction within the military, which is not something unprecedented in turkish history. But there are a number of tensions between the government and military officers, including what the military or some within the military, i should say, believe to be adventurism in syria, failure of the government to protect turkish citizens. We saw an horrific terrorist attack in the istanbul airport last week after a string of terrorist attacks over the course of last year and, of course, erdogans drive to consolidate his power. The Turkish Military has long been the locus of authority and legitimacy in the turkish politicalystem. Erdogan has sought to sur plant them over the course of the last 13 years. It may be time that younger officers or a faction within one of the services decides they have had enough. Woodruff we know turkey plays an enormously strategic role in the middle east and that part of the world. What would it mean if there were a change in whos in power there . Well, there is all kinds of implications about a change in power. None of them are very clear at the moment, but just think about turkeys geography, it literally sits at the center of some of the most important pressing Foreign Policy concerns including the conflicts in syria, the conflicts in iraq, the generalized instability in the region, whereas turkey who was once seen as a stabilizing force in the middle east and does still play an Important Role in the syrian conflict in iraq with the kurds, it is now clearly an unstable country. Woodruff stephen cook, how popular is president erdogan in that country . This is an extraordinarily important point, judy. He is quite popular, and he has made a call for his supporters to go out in the streets and to resist this intervention on the part of the military. Its extraordinarily dangerous but what we often miss and whats often missed in the discussion of turkey is there is been so much focus on erdogan and his personality and drive to consolidate power that at least half of the country supports erdogan, and you have to imagine that at least some of those who are not supporters of erdogan do not want to see a return of military rule in turkey. Woodruff we know increasingly in recent months he has cracked down on the news media, on social media. Hes made some significant changes there, has he not . He has made many significant changes. Turkey, which was once a promising country, one that everybody hoped would make a transition to democracy, has made a uturn and it looks more like an authoritarian system rather than a democratic system now. Woodruff stephen cook with the council. Now im told we have another minute or two. We were waiting to get to a reporter on the ground in turkey. While we wait for that, as we sit and think about what the implications would be if there were a change in leadership, were looking at a complete unknown. This really does come out of the blue, does it not . It does. Some analysts were suggesting possibly the military would make a move, however it seems completely out of the blue and its not at all clear what this group of officers who are attempting to take power actually stand for. They have released a statement saying they are reestablishing rule of law in the country, but that is kind of standard fare after coope coup detat. Maybe in the coming hours, it will be clearer. We are looking at how erdogan and supporters reply over social media, you can see his supporters swarming tanks in istanbul and other places, so this is by no means a cone del by those attempted to take power. Woodruff swarming tanks, so could be the public will have its say in all this. At least erdogan supporters, like i just said, he has called upon his people to come out into the streets. Well have to see how big those protests become. Woodruff that means he still must have some control of communications if hes able to get that word out. Well, he has gotten that word out reportedly by a facetime with cnns turkish affiliate, which would suggest that the situation is difficult for president erdogan, but he has been able to make that statement, the Prime MinisterBinali Yildirim was on television earlier today calling for them people to come out and resist. Woodruff stephen cook, council on foreign relations, thanks for joining us at the last minute. Now we want to try to get perspective on the ground in this fastmoving storied and we turn to Bloomberg News in istanbul. Simon, tell us what you are seeing and hearing there right now. Our apologies. We thought we did have a reporter there in istanbul. You can imagine, given the situation, communications are not what they normally are. We are going to try to continue to reach her. She is a reporter for Bloomberg News in istanbul and we will continue to try to reach her. Meantime, two other major news stories also dominated woodruff two other major stories also dominated this day first, the termath of last nights attack in southern france. More than 80 people died in nice, and more than 200 were hurt, when a large truck rode down revelers. 24 hours later, there was no claim of responsibility, and more questions than answers. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports. Reporter the crime scene, along the citys waterfront, was eerily quiet today as investigators and forensics teams searched for evidence. Covered bodies still dotted the palmtreelined boulevard, as onlookers watched from a distance, many still in shock. I dont feel safe. Not for me, not for my family. Not for my children. I do not feel safe. Reporter police have now identified the attacker as 31 yearold mohamed bouhlel, a tunisian man who lived in nice. Last night, he plowed a large white truck into crowds of revelers. This promenade along the shore front in nice was packed with people who had come to celebrate bastille day. In france thats essentially their version of july 4th. And so there are fireworks here and many brought their families to enjoy them. And tragically thats why so many children were amongst the casualties. The celebrating turned to bloody chaos when the truck hurtled down the popular promenade des anglais along the mediterranean coastline for a full mile and a half. Officials estimated some 30,000 people, including many tourists, were gathered there, and the driver zigzagged to run down as many as possible. translated it was horrible. At the beginning we didnt understand what was going on. We saw the truck and suddenly life came to a halt. Then we saw the people panicking and running towards the alleys and we followed them. Everybody was running. Some people were on the phone, most of the people were on the phone, calling their friends where are you . Ive lost you, some mothers with their children, they were looking for the children, losing their shoes and running just to escape. It was really scary actually. Reporter the carnage ended only when Police Killed bouhlel in a hail of gunfire, leaving the trucks windshield riddled with bullets. It also left investigators to puzzle out what drove a man who had no immediatelyapparent links to extremists. translated the investigation will indeed aim to determine, firstly, how the attacker was able to get the weapon and truck he used for his crimes. It will also try to determine whether he benefited from accomplices and had ties to an islamist terrorist organization. This type of action fits in perfectly with the constant calls for murder from such terrorist organizations. Reporter this afternoon, the truck was hauled away from the scene. Elsewhere in nice, president Francois Hollande met with police and military authorities, and he ran into catcalls on the way there, after the third mass casualty attack since january of last year. translated the lesson that we must also learn from this tragedy, from this terrorist attack. We are facing a long battle. We have an enemy that will continue to attack, all the people, all the countries, who possess freedom as an essential value. Reporter hollande has called up military and police reservists, and is moving to extend a state of emergency for three more months. It was put in place after last novembers Islamic State attacks across paris killed 130 people and wounded hundreds more. Condolences also poured in from other capitals. In washington, president obama reflected on the tragedy, as he hosted a diplomatic reception. We pledge to stand with our french friends as we defend our nations against this scourge of terrorism and violence. And this is a threat to all of us. We dont know all the details but what we know is the capacity of even a single individual to do extraordinary harm to our people to our way of life. Reporter and around the world, people paid respect to the victims by leaving flowers at french embassies. And here in france, the government has declared three days of national mourning, beginning tomorrow, as investigators search for answers in a shaken country. Judy . Woodruff jane we are seeing the grief and the shock on the part of the french people. How is this affecting the politics of the country . Reporter well, weve already seen today, judy, farright leaders jumping on the issue to promote an antiimmigration stance. Weve seen the leader of the National Front party say there should be a war declared on radical islam. Now, its not clear yet on whether this attack was linked to radical islam. No group like i. S. I. S. Or al quaida have claimed responsibility, but it has reignited the debate in france about immigration because the attacker was of tunisian descent. Word of the attack took place. People have been paying respects. Now worse have been placed. People have been lighting candles and leaving mementos here and having lively debates about that very subject, some saying the government here needed to take a stronger stance against immigration, but others also saying this is not the time for such divisions and that, in fact, this violence shouldnt be responded to violently and that france itself should pull together. But again, were seeing after such an attack as we have seen in the past in europe and america where large numbers of civilians have been targeted, there is afterwards a lively and sometimes very divisive debate about immigration, and france is no different. Woodruff Jane Ferguson reporting for us from nice, france, the site of last nights terrible attack. Thank you, jane. And we turn now woodruff we turn now to Hari Sreenivasan in new york now for more. Sreenivasan with me now is the french ambassador to the United States, gerard araud. Ambassador, has the government found a connection between the actions of this man whether radicalized by i. S. I. S. . So far, no, while the investigation is going on. But he was not on the list of radicalized people we are monitoring and we are now investigating his life and all the testimonies that we have show that the guy was not religious, you know, really. So lets wait for the results of what was found in his computer. So maybe here we will find a link with i. S. I. L but so far there is none. Sreenivasan what does the french government do to prevent Something Like this . What more can be done . You know, the problem is that you have two types of terrorism today, one thats the people coming back from syria where they have been trained, radicalized, and in a sense its a question of following them, to see what they are doing, trying to prevent them from coming back to strike. The second type of terrorism, you have the individuals, and its much more complicated because individuals which have absolutely no record of association with radical islam could suddenly do what they are doing, what he has done today, and thats for the investigations and the security, quite tough. Sreenivasan you had an increased state of emergency already since the previous attacks. It didnt work. How would adding more police or military forces to the streets stop an individual with a truck . Thats a very good question. You know, in a sense, you have had exactly the same challenge with orlando. Not only do we have to provide more security to our citizens, police, with the army in the streets, but it also means we have to solve, to put an end to the syrian civil war, which is really the origin of all this violent propaganda. Woodruff how does the french government try i want to grate its newcomers better because there have been concerns there are pockets within france, they are keeping to themselves that arent understanding perhaps a greater loyalty to the idea of being french. Frankly when you look at the integration of muslims in europe, i dont think that the situation in france is worse or better than the other european countries. I think we have, like in this very country in the u. S. , we have disenfranchised immigrants. But its not because you are disenfranchised that you are going to commit these atrocities. It is something else. Sreenivasan but france has sent a large number more than 100 people have signed up from france to go fight this in iraq and syria. Oh, actually, we have identified 2,000 french citizens who have gone to syria, 2,000. I think the figure for the americans is 200, because of the geography, of course. So these people, again, they will come back and come back with military training, radicalized, antisemitic, and there will be a threat. So we are doing our best to intercept them before they enter our territory, to arrest and indict them and prevent them from striking. But you saw that with the attack in november in the bataclan. There are some we have not identified. So the threat is still there. Sreenivasan ambassador, while i have you here, you have been hearing the reports today as we have been watching on television in turkey. There are tanks on the street. The president of the country is in an unknown location. Hes using facetime to try to communicate with his people and tell people to go out to the streets. Your thoughts. First, i think our answer is to express our commitment to the defense of the Constitutional Order in turkey. You know, really, the turkish government, the turkish president has been elected by the turks for constitutional process, so we can simply express our hope that this Constitutional Order which will be upheld and secondly, of course, to hope that there are no civilian casualties. Sreenivasan the correlation or connection is how important it is for france tore fighting i. S. I. S. Right to be fighting i. S. I. S. Right now and how important is the stability of turkey in that fight. Of course. Really, turkey has suffered a lot because to have the syrian civil war. Millions of immigrants have gone refugees have gone to turkey, the borders have been destabilized, so really turkey is carrying really a real burden and turkey, by definition, considering the geography, has a role to play into solving the syrian civil war. Sreenivasan what about the political pushback youre getting now . We heard the far right is calling for tighter immigration controls and calling for a war on radical islam. Is this something the government is willing to consider given the tragedies youve experienced in the last months . Sreenivasan what is striking when you look at democracies from the u. S. To scanned navyia were experiencing the same outbreak of terrorism in all and the same outburst of immigration. And its obvious when you see these sort of attacks that we have had in nice, its, in a sense, a spur for opportunism. Well have elections in may so well see what is the consequence of the situation. Sreenivasan France Ambassador gerard araud, thank you so much for your time. Thank you very much. Woodruff the day also brought major news in the president ial Campaign Republican Donald Trump confirmed that indiana governor mike pence will be his running mate. Trump tweeted his decision, but delayed a formal appearance, citing the attack in nice. John yang begins our coverage yang the indiana governor arrived at trump tower this afternoon, ready to go just looking forward to meeting with the trumps and talking about our plans for tomorrow and every day between now and election day. Yang they seem, at first, unlikely allies. Donald trump, the brash outsider from new york, whos never held public office. And mike pence, staunch midwestern conservative, with a long career in politics and deep ties to the republican establishment. Im not against anybody but i will be voting for ted cruz. Yang less than three months ago, pence endorsed trumps opponent, in the indiana primary. Trump won that contest, cruz dropped out and pence threw his support behind the billionaire. Were ready to put a fighter, a builder and a patriot in the oval office of the United States of america. Were ready for donald trump to be our next president. Yang still, differences remain. Pence is a longtime advocate of trade deals like nafta. 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