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[08:00:37] MANISHA TANK, HOST: Hi, I'm Manisha Tank in Hong Kong. Welcoming you to News Stream.

The prime minister of Greece considers a last minute deal with a deadline to pay the IMF just hours away.

An Indonesian military plane crashes just after takeoff killing at least 53 people.

And survivors of the deadly attack on a hotel in Tunisia share their stories and their pain.

Hi. We begin this hour in Greece where reports say Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is considering the latest aid proposal from the country's EuroZone

lenders.

Local media say he has told the European Union that he's looking at the last minute deal now.

The 11th hour deliberations come just before Greece's deadline to pay the IMF the next installment of its outstanding debt.

The Greek government has already told CNN it will not be able to make that $1.7 billion payment by today without help from its international

creditors. So, of course the stakes could not be higher for Mr. Tsipras and his country.

If the Greeks do miss that IMF payment, the country would effectively be plunged into bankruptcy.

So, let's get the reaction now from Athens. Our Richard Quest joins me. Richard, just in the last couple of hours, we started getting all of these

headlines about conversations that might be going on. What can you tell us?

RICHARD QUEST, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yes. I think it's important to understand that the conversations that are taking place have

nothing to do with the payment to the IMF and to the question of default.

Greece does not have the money to make that payment.

Now they may get that money as a result of other discussions, but at the moment that's not what this is about. What this is about is extending the

existing European bailout agreement. That is due to expire tonight. And what Prime Minister Tsipras and what Juncker and what all of them want to

do, and what they've been trying to do, is extend that deadline.

Now you'll remember Mr. Tsipras has asked twice for a short extension, a week or two, so he could have his referendum. That has been rejected until

now. And we believe that this latest effort, we believe from what we're hearing from Germany, that the German government is saying it is too late

to extend that deadline. They are out of time.

If that is true, then after tonight, there's no deal on the table to extend.

What are we talking about? Well, they have to go back to square one. They have to put it together in a brand new way.

So, it's a very complicated arrangement at the moment. There is literally only hours before the whole thing comes crashing down. And after the

default and after the expiration, it really will take them a couple of days to work out what you do next.

TANK: Richard, one thing appears apparent is, well, if you read a lot of the editorials around about this subject right now, many people saying this

boils down much more to the politics than it does to the true economics behind all of it.

You've spoken to a lot of very prominent people covering this story. You've spoken to key players as part of this story. What's your takeaway

at that level?

QUEST: It's nothing to do with economics, it's totally about politics. We know the economic situation in Greece is dire. We know that whatever

happens -- and I mean, whatever happens -- whether or not there's bailout number three or whether there's not, there's a Grexit, whichever route is

taken, the economic situation in this country is going to get worse. Nobody will dispute that with a straight face and in any degree of honesty.

But the issue is which way does the country go? Is this referendum on Sunday about euro membership? Now the government says it's not. It's

about what the next deal will look like. It's about the best deal they can get with the European partners.

But the truth and the reality as seen from Brussels is it must be about the euro, because once this referendum takes place, there's no deal on the

table, they have to go back to square one.

And if you ask people here in Athens and the Greek people, they are very much torn on this question. They want to be in the euro, but not at any

price.

[08:05:30] TANK: Yeah, well they certainly have a very complex question ahead of them with that referendum.

We have to leave it there, though. Richard, thanks very much for that. Richard Quest live in Athens for us.

Well, with banks across Greece closed for the rest of the week, people are lining up at ATMs. They're hoping to get whatever money that they can

before the country heads into a likely default.

In Athens on Monday, we saw tens of thousands of people rally against austerity in support of the government. Our Isa Soares has more now on the

mood in Greece.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

ISA SOARES, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONENT: In the hash light of day, Greeks take shelter from their new reality, having to queue for a daily

some of 60 euros. Across Athens, these are now the scenes of dispair.

MARIA, TEACHER: It's been one of the worst days, as long as I remember. This is the worst day in Greece. Last night was the most dramatic night.

There was never such a scene as, you know, no money in the ATMs or anything.

And people are very confused about what to do.

SOARES: It's this confusion that has many running to ATMs, fearing that they soon run out of cash. This is, after all, a country that relies more

on cash than cards.

Despite the rain, Greeks continue to queue. That queue going further down. Many people sheltering from the rain.

The majority of people we've seen have been able to take out the limit of 60 euros, but we have spoken to several pensioners who said they have not

been able to take out not even a single euro.

And while today, people may be somewhat optimistic, the reality of the crisis may set in, in the next couple of days.

Eftiher (ph) has been queueing here for some time. As she tries, and fails, time and time again to get some of her pension money withdrawn.

SOARES: How frustrated are you with what's happening?

"I've tried 10 times in two different ATMs. In both of them, I got nothing back," she says. "I will now borrow money from a friend to survive for the

day."

Those who need more than 60 euros are searching every cubby hole and travel bag for dollars, British sterling or any cash from their last holidays.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Greeks, like I said, they want to trade their leftover foreign exchange that they have had at home or wherever to get

euros, because they are in need of euros right now.

SOARES: For those not yet in a state of panic, there is a reminder on every corner of the referendum, and the call by the government for oxi, no,

to the EU proposals.

For some, though, any vote now is just too little too late.

"I don't trust anyone, nothing. Everything is over for us," tells me Sylvia (ph). "We pay taxes. We have gone bankrupt. Everything we own is

gone," she says.

In the upcoming referendum, Greeks still have a choice, choosing between extremely bad or extremely worse.

Isa Soares, CNN, Athens, Greece.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

TANK: So, some really tough choices for Greeks on the ground. Let's have a look, though, at the wider angle and how markets have been responding to

all of this news, or in some cases you could say lack of news out of Athens in terms of those conversations that are now being talked about.

As for that chatter that's been going on, that is one of the reasons why actually these exchanges, which started the day lower have now turned

somewhat higher. You know, you can just see these small, but very cautious upticks. You can sense in the markets no one really wanting to make a play

when there's so much uncertainty around.

And so we're seeing a slight move higher for the European markets as we get more and more news coming from Athens and as we get more chatter about any

possible conversation with the European commission. You may see that change as the day goes on.

Let's have a look, though at Asia where stock markets actually managed to end Tuesday higher. That was after a very choppy trading day. It's been a

very interesting few weeks out here, particularly for China, which actually was a standout performer today. The Shanghai composite ending its losing

streak that has been so dramatic. Actually today, it closed up by 5.5 percent.

Now, the Indonesian Red Cross says at least 53 people have been killed in a military plane crash. It went down shortly after takeoff from an airbase

in North Sumatra.

The military is still trying to determine how many people were actually on board.

It says the flight originated in Jakarta with 113 people.

But then it made multiple stops. And this is where it's difficult to put a finger on the numbers.

Well, emergency teams have been combing through the burned wreckage looking for more victims and of course looking for any possible survivors.

Kathy Quiano is tracking developments from Jakarta. Kathy, I know you've been watching this story very closely, but it's been very difficult to

figure out exactly what's happened here and how many people have been effected.

[08:10:29] KATHY QUIANO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: That's right, Manisha. And it looks like there may be little or not hope for survivors now. Teams

continue to search for bodies at the crash site. (inaudible) officials say there are more under the plane's wreckage. And as you say the plane

crashed about two minutes after taking off into a row of newly built shop houses and buildings in the bustling city of Medan. It's quite a large

city.

I was (inaudible) the buildings were still unoccupied, but there were people on the ground at the time of the crash.

Now it's about just past 7:00 in the evening there now. It's dark there and conditions are more difficult for the search, but the teams are still

combing through the wreckage. The death toll will most likely increase. And as you mentioned, air officials -- and air force officials said the

plane traveled from Jakarta earlier today with over 100 people on board, it made stops in two other places in North Sumatra. It was dropping off

military personnel and supplies in just different places.

It's unclear how many were on board when it tragically clashed about seven hours ago -- Manisha.

TANK: Of course, Kathy, what's also unclear is exactly how many people would have been out on the streets. We're talking about a residential

area. Just remind us roughly what time in the day this happened. And you know, the kind of numbers you might have out on thoroughfares at that time

of day?

QUIANO: Well, looking at the pictures from Maden, of -- throughout the day from the time the plane went down. There were pictures here on local TV

showing one of the (inaudible) main thoroughfares where the plane went down. And unfortunately, the plane crashed into a -- as I said, a row of

buildings that were unoccupied at the time. It was just newly built. Eyewitnesses said to local media. So there was that many people on the

ground.

There were cars passing by -- but in all of the fasting (inaudible) in Indonesia and most likely at the time today when it's midday people are

resting when they're fasting they're not going about their usual business. But there were people on the ground.

What seems to be the case is that there are more casualties reported because we're not clear now how many passengers were actually on the plane.

It's not unusual here in Indonesia for people, even civilians and family members to try to get to hitch a ride on a military plane, like a C-130

Hercules that will go from different cities within the archipelago. It's a very, very huge archipelago where, you know, people will try to get any

sort of transportation to get around. So that is what is unclear right now. And how many people were on the plane and how many people were on the

ground -- Manisha.

TANK: OK. Kathy, we'll have to leave it there for now. Very dramatic scenes there. And, you know, we wish the emergency service as well

hopefully recovering more survivors.

Kathy Quiano there live for us from Jakarta.

Two people are dead after a fire on board a bullet train in Japan. It was heading from Osaka from Tokyo. Police say a man boarded the train, poured

a liquid over his head, then set it on fire.

Another passenger was found dead in the smoke-filled train. At least 24 people were injured.

You're watching News Stream. Coming up, new details emerging on the man who went on a shooting rampage at a beach in Tunisia. We'll have a live

report from Sousse.

Plus, a top Iranian official strikes a note of confidence as talks on his country's nuclear program go to the wire. More details later in the show.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

[08:15:49] TANK: The British government has now confirmed 21 British citizens were killed in the terror attack in Tunisia. This comes as

Tunisia's interior ministry says the man responsible for that attack, which left 38 people dead, had connections to a Libyan terror group.

Investigators are now trying to figure out exactly which terror group he had ties to, and whether he had ever traveled to Libya.

CNN's Phil Black spoke to a couple who survived the attack. They were on holiday for their 55th wedding anniversary and decided to remain at the

beach hotel.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

PHIL BLACK, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Sousse's long coastline is misleading. It doesn't look like the scene of a massacre. There are still

many tourists enjoying this holiday playground.

But, not here, the beach front of the Imperial Marhaba Hotel, this is where most of the 38 victims were killed as the gunman first opened fire on a

crowd of people lying in the sun.

This patch of sand in front of the hotel is now a somber place. But what's really striking is how contained it is. The gunman would have had a clear

field of view, and the people, once they realized what was going on, had almost nowhere to run.

Few options for escape, just that narrow gate up the back. And those who were lucky enough to make it through were followed by the shooter.

That gate is now chained, locked, and guarded, but we were allowed inside the grounds of the Imperial Marhaba to meet British couple David and Jeanne

Rapetti, in Tunisia to celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary. They lived through the attack and decided to stay.

DAVID RAPETTI, SURVIVOR: We were probably about 30 yards, 30 meters away from the gunman, which was near enough anyhow. And the -- and I was

frightened.

BLACK: What do you remember most, the most clearly about the gunman?

D. RAPETTI: All I saw him doing was firing. I saw three people lying on the floor. I have no idea now whether they were dead...

BLACK: They survived by running from this courtyard and hiding in a small room. They know many others weren't so fortunate.

David says his hardest moment since the attack was visiting the beach.

D. RAPETTI: Never having seen people in such a terrible emotional turmoil, you say, it wasn't us that were suffering, it was other people that were

suffering. I mean, to come to terms with their terror and their grief, has taken us a lot of time.

BLACK: The Rapetti's say staying on feels right. The hotel is now a crime scene, but it's also a place where survivors are trying to make sense of

what happened here.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

TANK: Well, we can speak to Phil now. He joins us now live from Sousse. Phil, let's just get to the investigation. We now know that there are

those links with the terror groups in Libya, but what more do we know about this gunman and his accomplices?

BLACK: Well, the Tunisian authorities (inaudible) convinced that there were accomplices, that he was working with someone else, this was not the

act of one man. They've said that they believe there are ties to an Islamist militant group in Libya, but they're not saying which one

specificaly.

It was always an obvious line of inquiry. Libya is right next door just across a porous border, an increasingly failing state, and one where ISIS

is getting an increasingly larger footprint, greater control.

It was also tied to the most recent terror attack here at Tunis, the Bardo Museum, when western tourists were last massacred in this country just

under four months ago.

So, they believe that they've caught some accomplices, but they're still looking for more. Today, the interior ministry released photos of two men,

they say, are connected to this attack as well, Manisha.

TANK: Phil, you -- in your piece there, we saw the security presence at the hotel which appears to be in a bit of a lockdown mode. Whatelse can

you tell us about changes -- or the way that people have -- the feedback that people have given you, the people that you've spoken to that are still

there?

[08:20:00] BLACK: The tourists themselves say they're trying not to alter their behavior too much at all. There is a more visible security presence

here.

But it's not everywhere. The hotels, the resorts, they've got people stationed down by the beachfront now, radios perhaps, but no weapons.

We're seeing the police patrol along the beach pretty regularly, on horseback, on quad bike, on foot as well. But it's pretty sparing, you're

not seeing it constantly.

The Tunisian government is talking about ramping this up in the next 24 hours or so, though. They say that by tomorrow, 1,000 armed personnel will

be patrolling and protecting the beachfront and other areas that are popular with tourists, Manisha.

TANK: Of course, still a lot of healing that needs to go on. Phil Black, thanks so much for that live from Sousse.

Now the minutes are quickly ticking by for international negotiators. They have to come up with a deal for Iran's nuclear program before the day is

over. We'll update you on their progress.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

TANK: Hi, again.

Now Microsoft is selling part of its mapping business to Uber. They're selling off the part that collects data and images for Bing Maps. The

financial details weren't disclosed, but it's been reported about 100 employees are to move to Uber as part of the deal.

Well, you might be thinking why on Earth would they do that? The taxi company like Uber will -- what will they do with mapping technology? Well,

the answer actually lies right here with self driving cars. So, this is Google's car, but Uber said it's going to be developing its own.

CEO Travis Kalanick laid out why at a recent tech conference. And said that the reason Uber could be expensive is that you're not just paying for

the car, you're paying for the other dude in the car.

Not having to pay for drivers will remove a major expense for Uber, but without drivers these cars need accurate and of course updated maps, which

could explain why Uber wants Microsoft's mapping unit.

So, it'll be interesting to see how that one plays out.

Now, the second day of play has begun at Wimbledon. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are among the big names that are playing today. So, it's

going to be a really good one.

But there's something else for fans to look out for, and that is the heat. So let's go to meteorologist Chad Myers at CNN Center. Chad, exactly how

hot is it going to get at the All England Club, do you think?

[08:26:00] CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGST: You know, it's going to feel like 36 and then maybe even hotter than that as we work our way into Thursday,

cooling down on Friday, warming back up for the weekend. It is a hot day today. I mean, you're going to see 28 right now. The heat index feels

warmer than that.

But look at the warmth that we have in Bordeaux, back toward Madrid, all of that weather is headed toward London. It's headed toward Manchester. It's

headed to all the British Isles as we work our way into Wednesday and Thursday.

Now, eventually we get a couple of showers that may cool us off. But here is tomorrow. Our heat index is 36. And then we warm up from there. And

then we finally cool back down.

Here is the hot weather, it's just centered right over a big piece of high pressure here, across parts of Madrid, into Paris, all the way down toward

Athens, seeing that warm air under this bubble here pushing up into London.

Now as the jet stream gets closer, there's a chance for a shower or two to run through, especially Dublin, Glasgow, back toward London. That's the

light rain shower that comes through. I believe that will probably be Thursday morning. And that's when we cool down. We cool down to 16,

really a pleasant day there. And they could use a little bit of rain anyway for the grass.

35, though, in the afternoon, very, very pleasant. And this is where we go from there, because by the time we get to Saturday and Sunday we're back

into the 30s. 31 for the high. And it will feel again very warm.

But 34, yes, was the hotted they're going to feel. They're going to feel 34, but with the heat and humidity, because you know London isn't a dry

heat that's for sure, it is going to feel almost 38 to 39. That's above body temperature so even when you sweat it doesn't help very much --

Manisha.

TANK: I have to say, Chad, you know, you know that you're saying something about the heat when I've been -- I have been communicating back and forth

with my friends in the UK. And we're actually trying to outdo each other on temperature. It's 30 degrees plus here, but they're beating me right

now.

MYERS: They sure are. It's going to be a couple of hot days in a row.

TANK: All right, Chad, thank you very much for that. And good luck to anyone who is going out to Wimbledon. Please wear your UV protection hats.

Now, we have this just in to us at CNN. Eurostar and the shuttle services have temporarily stopped running, this is due to a fire on the tracks on

the French side of the Channel Tunnel. Euro Tunnel tells CNN it closed the tunnel, because strikers have blocked the railway. The company believes

the strikers also started the fire at the side of the tunnel.

We'll keep an eye on that story for you.

Now, Iran deploys its top envoys to Austria to try to hammer out a nuclear deal with the west. As the deadline looms, we go live to Vienna and to

Tehran for the latest on those all-important negotiations.

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[08:31:04] TANK: I'm Manisha Tank in Hong Kong, you're watching News Stream. And these are your world headlines.

Local media in Greece are reporting that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has told the European Union that he is considering a new aid proposal from

Greece's international creditors. But German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a short time ago that she's not aware of any new offer from the European

commission. The Greek government says it will not be able to make the $1.7 billion loan payment it owes the IMF by tonight's deadline.

Indonesia's Red Cross says at least 53 people were killed when a military plane crashed. It went down shortly after takeoff in North Sumatra near a

residential area. The aircraft left Jakarta with about 113 people on board, but made multiple stops so it's not known how many passengers were

on board when it crashed.

The British government has confirmed 21 British citizens were killed in the terror attack in Tunisia. This comes as Tunisia's interior ministry says

the man responsible for that attack, which left 38 people dead, had connections to a Libyan terror group. Investigators say they're trying to

figure out which terror group he had ties to.

Iran's foreign minister has expressed confidence about reaching a deal on his country's nuclear program. He, and negotiators from six world powers,

are in Vienna to hammer out the final details. The official deadline is just hours away, but both sides have said the talks will likely drag on

beyond today.

Well, we have correspondents following the latest in both Vienna and Tehran. So, we'll talk to CNN's Fred Pleitgen in just a moment. He's in

Tehran. But let's start with Nic Robertson in Vienna where all of the conversation is going on.

Nic, it's encouraging when you see comments like "I'm here to get a final deal, and I think we can." That from the Iranian foreign minister. So how

close to we think we are?

NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, we heard similar things from senior State Department officials last night. I think both

sides believe that they can get a deal done.

And I think one of the significant things that happened today was the fact that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met for so long with Mohammad Javad

Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister, when he arrived here, about an hour and 45 minutes. And much of that time, we understand, was a one-on-one

meeting without some of their senior deputies.

And it was always going to be the key meeting. What did Zarif come back from Tehran with. He says that he's looking for a deal. The only deal

that could work from Iran's point of view is one that is fair and balanced. He hasn't really gotten into a lot of detail, but he has indicated as well

as the U.S. State Department officials here have said is that any deal must be based on the agreement that they made in Lausanne, Switzerland three

months ago, which was supposed to pave the way to the deadline today.

There were hiccups in that, because Iran's supreme leader indicated he had concerns about wide ranging inspection, concerns about limits on nuclear

research and development and about the lifting of sanctions.

Have all those been bridged in the past sort of 48 hours or so? Perhaps not, but it does seem the language that we're hearing at the moment is both

sides think that they can do it, that there are significant tough issues to negotiate with some give and take.

But it's not a done deal yet and that's what we're hearing from the State Department officials last night. Both sides believe it's possible, but do

their possibles coincide, Manisha?

TANK: Yeah, some big questions hang over this, don't they?

Let's take it to Fred in Tehran.

Fred, of course, you've got to get all of this past the hardliners. And you've got to wait and see whether the Iranian delegation wants to stick

with those agreements that were made in Lausanne or see some different interpretations. Still so much to discuss.

FRED PLEITGEN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, I think interpretation really is the key word here, Manisha. And I think that's

something that's going to be very important as those negotiations go on.

And of course in the end, above everything, we have to keep in mind that Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has to sign off on any deal

if Iran is to accept that deal.

And of course as Nic just said, he did lay out what appeared to be some pretty strong red lines for Iran's part just a couple of days ago in a

speech that he gave.

And the two main issues there really were inspections of Iranian military sites, which is something most Iranian officials -- of course, especially

military officials will tell you they simply do not want. And the other big thing is how fast will sanctions relief happen?

And I spoke to a senior Iranian official. He's the head of the parliamentary committee for foreign affairs and national security. And he

told me on that subject, there could be some wiggle room. Let's listen in.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

[08:35:48] ALADDIN BORUJERDI (through translator): I believe the sanctions must be lifted all at once. This is a necessary condition. Of course,

when it comes to executing the sanction relief, that might take more time. Both the implementation of the restrictions on Iran from any agreement and

the execution of lifting the sanctions may take longer.

But from day one it must be declared that the sanctions will be lifted. And inspecting our military facilities is a definite red line.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

PLEITGEN: Aladdin Borujerdi there, a very powerful man here in this country, and certainly is someone who is very close to the supreme

leadership here in Tehran.

And the interesting thing, though, is when you speak to people here on the ground, when you speak to ordinary Iranians, the majority of them will tell

you they do want a deal, they do want sanctions relief, very quickly. And they also want better relations with the international community and also

with the United States.

But of course there are the hard liners here who are very -- I wouldn't say pessimistic, but they certainly don't trust the motives of the United

States. In fact, just a couple of hours ago there was a rally here in central Tehran and there were a lot of hardliners there who said that they

have no trust for the United States.

But at the same time, of course, they've been ordered by the supreme leader to support the negotiating team, and that really is something that they

showed there in central Tehran today, Manisha.

TANK: Well, let's watch very closely and see what happens possibly within the next few days.

To both of our teams, Nic Robertson and team in Vienna, and also to you Fred and team in Tehran, thank you very much for the latest on these

negotiations.

Now, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the use of the controversial drug for lethal injections, but opened a larger question about capital

punishment. The justices ruled in a 5-4 decision that the drug does not violate a constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Justices who

dissented called death penalty injections the chemical equivalent of being burned at the stake.

Now, after the break, we go to London where the city is putting its emergency services to the test. We'll get the latest on the counterterror

drill that's under way. You can see live pictures right now. More on it when we return.

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TANK: London is simulating a citywide terror attack as part of a counterterrorism training exercise with 1,000 officers taking part.

The exercise comes just days after at least 21 British citizens were shot and killed in a terror attack in Tunisia.

Well, CNN's Max Foster joins us now from London. And many might look at this, Max, and say it seems very timely. So soon after this attack, but

this is something that's taken some time to put together, I would imagine.

[08:40:11] MAX FOSTER, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: It is. I mean, recent terror attacks, particularly one in Sydney, for example, have played

into thinking here. So, it's a scenario that only a few people knew the script to. The idea was that the 1,000 plus police officers involved have

no idea what to expect. So it really was a live simulation.

So, that has just finished the exercise here at this tube station. But what you saw was someone with a gun running down the street shooting people

going into the tube. And then you saw the response as a result of that.

So, it's not directly linked to what happened in Tunisia, but certainly there's a full awareness here of the timing and what the police are using

that as, is an occasion to show that actually we're -- as much preparation as being put into an attack on home soil as, you know, responding to

something that happens abroad as well.

And a huge amount of media, many of them gone home now, but from all over the world coming here because there's a sense of vulnerability now,

Manisha, in London. You're not only worried about an attack on home soil, but it could potentially happen abroad as well. And you know this

messaging really from the authorities is that you do have the support in this country if something does happen here. And if the ultimate happens,

which is they don't foil an operation before it happens, and it's underway, that there's a response there ready to go.

TANK: Yeah, the need for these training exercises so very apparent. Max, thanks very much for that. Live from London there.

Now, finally, if you haven't heard today will last a little bit longer than the usual 24 hours, that's because a single extra second will be added to

the atomic clocks that keep universal coordinated time.

It's known as a leap second. Scientists say they need it to sync up our watches with the Earth's slowing rotation.

So, here's how it works. At 23:59:59 the leap second will be inserted. So the clock will read 23:59:60 before ticking on midnight as usual.

It seems pretty simple, but hang on a second. The last time this happened in 2012, the leap second brought down Reddit, Yelp, LinkedIn, Foursquare

and other sites and apps, and that's because the computer software that controls much of the web is based on Unix which was developed before leap

seconds ever existed.

So it's a big deal, even though it's just one second.

The first was introduced in 1972.

And that is News Stream for now.

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