hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. a new era is beginning in france and the country's president elect emmanuel macron has addressed the nation. vive la republique. vive la france! i'm christian fraser in paris where the president—elect is getting on with the task of forming a new government. we'll be live in paris with christian fraser. we'll hear from two members of the obama administration on the alleged ties between russia and the trump campaign. i had two in—person meetings and one phone call with the white house counsel about mr flynn. and the latest on the release of some of the chibok girls in nigeria. welcome to outside source. this is what we heard today from the president elect of france.

translation: i wanted to be in the republican spirit, marine le pen was my adversarial. i know the division of our nation has led to extreme votes, and i respect that. i know the rage, i know the anxiety, the doubt that lots of you also expressed. and it is under my responsibility to hear them and to protect the weak, but weakest, and to organise solidarity better and fight against any form of discrimination and inequality, and making sure in a resolute way that your security will be guaranteed, andi your security will be guaranteed, and i will also guarantee the unity of the nation. emmanuel macron's victory was emphatic. he took 66% of the vote. 34% for marine le pen.

there was also cause for concern for him. around 4 million voters spoilt their ballot papers. another 12 million didn't vote at all, together that's well over a quarter of registered voters. christian fraser has covered the election all the way through. we heard mr macron talking about unifying the country, but then all nuclear that did —— all newly elected leaders do that. what will he addressed to get the country further together? you have given a good example of why there is such division in the country. you have got those 16 million voters who didn't cast a ballot or stayed away from polling stations, and you have 11 million who voted the marine le pen. you should also factor in of course those who voted in the first round forjean—luc melenchon, they

we re round forjean—luc melenchon, they were populist as well. they don't die die with many policies that emmanuel macron has been speaking about. if he wants to get policies through, he needs a majority in parliament. at the moment, he only had a movement, it is an idea. when they go to the elections injune, he has two hope he can get over 200 deputies in the national assembly. if he can't, he has to have a coalition of the willing, bringing politicians from right and left. as you mentioned it, let's bring up the latest poll on the parliamentary elections. temp christian, it might be a good time for you to give us a lesson in how the french system of government works, how much power does the president have? how much power does parliament have? power is split

between the two. a bit like the american system, you can have a majority of 299, a simple majority out of 577 deputies. it is a two round election, much like the presidential election in june. it round election, much like the presidential election injune. it is spread over a week, but the thing is, it is much more tactical in the second round. parties will is that an aside to give another party a clear run. some won't stand aside. therefore, you get skewed results. it is not simple. you will get anomalies around the country and it is by no means guaranteed that he will get anywhere near the 289 mark. you will bejoined in a moment, but before we hear from you and your guests, let's remind ourselves of several challenges facing mr macron. bringing together a divided

country is one task. tackling economic issues is another. france's unemployment currently sits at 10%. mr macron has promised to get it below 7% and security remains a hugely pressing issue. after the paris attacks, the attack on the magazine, the truck attack in nice, how the president goes about keeping everyone safe is crucial to the success of his presidency. christian, let's bring you back in and you can introduce your guest. on security, he is seen as not as strong as marine le pen was. what sort of gutman does he formed? let's talk about that with a political scientist here in paris. he is

inaugurated on sunday, the next day we will get wind of who his next prime minister is going to be. when he looks at the assembly, because of what we just talked about, he doesn't have a majority, would it be more sensible to have a prime minister from more sensible to have a prime ministerfrom the more sensible to have a prime minister from the right? the nomination of the prime minister will be a strong symbol to give an idea of the type of coalition he would like to form in the national assembly. probably, it is more likely that he will form a majority with some other mps from the right to try to maybe nominate an mp from his own movement that came from the republic, that is the direction he would like to go. no leader from france has risen so quickly and at such a young age, probably since napoleon, without a political movement or a party, so how does he go about building a coalition of the willing in the national assembly?m

is in an president it presidential election that might unprecedented. the political situation is fragmented and he hopes to take advantage of that to form a new coalition, a new political force in the centre of the political landscape, which is new for france. if you are a republican or socialist, can you join that movement without resigning from your own party? how does it work? on the side of macron's movement, he is open to getting people from other parties come and run as candidates of his new political movement, but the root of the other party, it seems, people will have to choose, keeping the party orjoining emmanuel macron. tell us a little bit about getting a movement like this of the ground in a parliament election, i would guess like most other countries that parties are

deeply embedded in towns and villages and it is difficult to get in there and start a party. it is typically more directed from the centre. they have some local candidates that have a strong historical connection, but you cant compete in the election without having a strong connection without being a local politician from there. he hopes to find enough candidates, local candidates of people from various civil societies from his movement who are willing to be candidates. 5096 coming from civil society, 50% women as well. that will be a breath of fresh air in parliament, lots of new faces. why do you think he stood aside as leader of the movement, and why has he renamed it? it is now la republique en marche. it hasjust been announced. i don't know if it isa been announced. i don't know if it is a new sign to mark with the

change of name the fact that we are ina new change of name the fact that we are in a new period. we have finished the presidential election and we wa nt the presidential election and we want to give a new stance for his movement for the president, for the legislative election. he hopes to be the pivot at the top? of course, he still has a leading role in the party, even if he is not formally leading the party, he remains the leader of the movement. the change in the direction of the party doesn't mean all present a change in the political direction. ok, thank you very much indeed for your thoughts. rather peculiar that he stood down from a movement he launched only a year ago. sitting as a fulcrum at the top as the president, but in no way can you guarantee that he can control parliament. the next six weeks are going to be very crucial. he is certainly his own man but it has got him the presidency. emmanuel macron has described brexit as a "crime" that will plunge

britain into "servitude". after a meeting with theresa may in february he said "brexit cannot lead to a kind of optimisation of britain's relationship with the rest of europe. i am very determined that there will be no undue advantages." how might that translate into practical policy? andy silvester is deputy director of policy at the institute of directors. hejoins us live he joins us live from westminster. when i read", do you get worried reece you expect nothing less from a french candidate during a french general election campaign. it is now a time for cool heads to prevail, there is no question that across europe, there would have been size of rob —— sighs of relief. this is a good thing for brexit. we can get on

with negotiations want our own general election is underway. everything is relative, but if you have the president of france saying make sure there are no undue advantages, it plays into the narrative that the european union cannot afford for brexit to look like an attractive option for any other members. that is certainly true. i don't think anyone in whitehall for the current government oi’ whitehall for the current government or in the parties competing to be the government after 8th ofjune are expecting any favours from the french presidential palace, orfrom emmanuel macron himself when he gets to brussels. but a strong franco german alliance in the middle of the european union isn't necessarily a bad thing, two countries that trade regularly with the united kingdom. as we move towards the actual constructive elements of the negotiation, one would expect that tone to change. if it doesn't, you will of course see theresa may or jeremy corbyn, or tim farron or whoever is in downing street

matching the rhetoric word for word. we need to get away with that. if we need a good deal, we need to get around the table, rather than fight on front pages. behind you, i can see skyscrapers of canary wharf, will people there be concerned that the new president has made it clear that he sees brexit as a business opportunity for paris? at that is certainly the case. the front page of the evening standard this evening was very much on that note. we have do think about the city's advantages more generally. a competitive france, a liberal france is not a bad thing for britain. competitive and liberal europe is not a bad thing for britain. we have huge amount of cross—border trade. if emmanuel macron can deliver the liberalisation he would like to come and he's as he would like to after the elections that he still has to get a majority, it will be good for britain. as i said at the start, nothing has particularly changed as a result of emmanuel macron's

election, but there are still grounds for optimism. thank you for yourtime, grounds for optimism. thank you for your time, andy. in a few minutes we will go to abuja, where 82 of the chibok girls who were released at the weekend have been taken to meet the weekend have been taken to meet the nigerian president. but we understand many of them have still not met their closest relatives. and here in the uk a 35—year—old man has been charged in connection with a dog attack on a toddler in liverpool yesterday. bbc‘s yunus mulla reports. the two—year—old girl was playing in the garden of a house here in the dingle area of liverpool when she was attacked by a number of dogs. she was with two of her young cousins, aged four and six, when the attack took place, and the dogs managed to somehow get into that garden from a neighbouring property. she was staying with her aunt, who did her best to try and save the little girl,

she fought off the dog from the two other girls, but the little girl suffered what police describe as "extensive injuries". today, police have been carrying out a number of enquiries, 11 dogs from a neighbouring property were seized, six of those puppies. andrew mcgowan, who is 35, has been charged with allowing four dogs, in particular, to be dangerously out of control. he will appear before liverpool magistrates‘ court tomorrow. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is: france's president—elect emmanuel macron has promised to unite the country following his decisive win. his first task is to form a new government which will begin work once he is sworn in on sunday. in aghanistan, there's fierce fighting between government forces and the taliban in kunduz province.

bbc hindi's got the story of an indian air force promotional video which has gone viral. it's trying to get more women recruits, and the whole video mocks gender stereotypes. and montreal has declared a state of emergency because of flooding. you can see in there. across the the whole of quebec province, nearly 2,000 homes have been affected. on saturday, 82 chibok schoolgirls were released. they'd been held by the islamist militant group boko haram for three years. this was part of a deal. in return, five boko haram commanders were handed over by the government. this photo released by the red cross was the first proof they were free. they had severaljourneys ahead of

them. the girls were flown from banki near the border with cameroon to maiduguri and then abuja, where they met president buhari. you can see him with a big smile on his face with all of the girls in front of him. the bring back our girls campaign tweeted, "bittersweet feelings at the unity fountain in abuja. we are happy and hope for the return of 113 left." here's more from stephanie hegarty in abuja for outside source. there is a list that has been released by the presidency, but it's not confirmed as to who exactly the girls are. a team has come from chibok, the head of the parent association is with the girls now, with the government now, going through that list and confirming the names. figuring out the identities of all of those people.

we have spoken to a few sets of parents today, and only one actually the head of the 12 parents association himself has a daughter on the list. sad news, but there will be lots of good news for many parents also. we don't yet know what has happened to this particular group of girls, and we heard in the past that the chibok girls were treated differently to others that were kidnapped, thousands of girls have been kidnapped over the course of this insurgency. the chibok girls have been treated differently, we don't know if they have come back with children or were first to marry. there were reports that the chibok girls have been treated exceptionally, that they have been looked after by boko haram, because they are high—profile hostages. many of the other girls aren't treated well. died in boko haram captivity or have come back very ill, very malnourished. and also, many of them also have come back with babies. they come back to intense stigma from society.

it is perceived the chibok girls will be well received when they get back to their families, but they will be held by the government for a while. for all the others, they deal with the stigma of being boko haram wives, from being radicalised, and people see them as boko haram themselves. emanuel macron was in part elected for his plans to reform the french economy — and deal with high unemployment and low growth. here are the thoughts of one analyst. for many, many years, possibly even decades, french government, french presidents, have promised their european partners reforms against deficit slippage. we believe we have reached a point where european partners are not interested in hearing such a bargain. so possibly, we have reached a point where france

will deliver reforms to stay ahead of the curve in international competition. where is the fiscal stimulus that is probably needed for the euro zone to grow out of the globalfinancial the euro zone to grow out of the global financial crisis and the economic recession have been struggling with for a decade, it is going to come from a different country, namely germany. next to america's president and his bid to kick start growth. part of donald trump's plan is to cut red—tape and regulation. for instance in the pharmaceutical industry, he want sot make it easier for drug companies to get new medicines to market. samira hussain has this report on how practical that is. with the execs of big from suitable donor site, president ron says lowering the cost‘ and drugs has to

be done, how? cutting regulations. we will streamline the process so that when you have a drug, you can get it approved, instead of waiting for many years. in the meeting at the white house, there was an intellectual pharmaceutical company. we adhere with regulations that were developed 40 years ago. we have to keep safety first, but opportunities to be able to modernise the system to be able to modernise the system to be able to modernise the system to be able to get medicines to the marketplace faster to help patients. faster approval by the federal drug association should increase competition and bring down prices. but the cost of that idea could be even greater, r gen x is a small drug company that is testing new cancer treatments. these are the companies that take most of the risk when getting a drug to market. it is a process that can cost billions of

dollars, take 10—15 years, and no guarantee of success. but perhaps surprisingly, r gen x is an convinced that faster approvals are a good idea. what is important is to develop effective therapies that are also safe, which i didn't believe we should lower the bar. what we have to do is work creatively with our partners in the regulatory industry with other stakeholders, including patients and caregivers to make this process more efficient. and we should do that without sacrificing quality. if drugmakers are sceptical users certainly are. the people but by the most restrictions drugs lobby. drugs in the united states are of proved faster than many other developed countries. the reality is drugs reach americans faster than groups in other parts of the world.

we are also concerned about speeding up we are also concerned about speeding up processes because the reality is the processes are in place to make sure prescription drugs are safe. the president's views on the pharmaceutical industry, like his views on others, is that there are simple business solutions to its problems. however, the testimony from the industry itself demonstrates that donald trump's solutions don't always have much to do with the underlying problem. we have looked at american politics and french politics. next to korean politics. south koreans will elect a new president on tuesday. there's a vacancy because park guen—hye was impeached — something that hasn't happened to a south korean president before. there are two main candidates in this election. steve evans can introduce us. this is the man the opinion polls tip as the overwhelming favourite

to be the next president of south korea. moonjay—in, the left of centre democratic party, a big change the right—wing president. who is the president, he says, who will speak his mind to the united states, to china, to japan, to north korea? "who is the president who weren't defer to the us or china?" if he wins power, that will be a big change in policy, a move to the left, and closeness to pyongyang, that's what happened the last time he was in government. but being close to pyongyang might make him more distant from washington. there are five main candidates, whoever gets the most votes on election day wins. the us has installed an anti—missile

system in south korea to shoot down north korean attacks. left of centre, he says there is no welcome in korea for it. potentially, there is a bit of a train wreck here, where you have got the drug administration saying pressure, pressure, pressure on north korea, and suddenly, you have a new south korean president that says, actually, that is not going to solve the problem. we need to talk to those guys and improve the relationship. in a room in the national assembly, defectors from north korea urged voters not to choose mr moon. they feel a ce ntre—left choose mr moon. they feel a centre—left government will allow more contact with north korea, making it easier for north more contact with north korea, making it easierfor north korean assassins to come south to target them. he isn't president yet and he may

slip up at the last, but if he wins, a softer policy on north korea is on the way. the hardline didn't change kim jong—un. would be the way. the hardline didn't change kimjong—un. would be nice be any different? steve will guide us through election day and through the results when they come in. i want to quickly mention, we have sport in ten minutes time, one thing we will talk about is the premier league, chelsea are facing middlesbrough. i have had are facing middlesbrough. i have had a look at what is happening at sta mford a look at what is happening at stamford bridge, it is fed as a middlesbrough‘s time in the premier league is limited in the extreme, u nless league is limited in the extreme, unless there is a minor miracle, middlesbrough are going down. full details on the game in ten minutes. see you in a few minutes. goodbye. good evening. the weather in the uk

may have been quiet recently but if we look further afield, and turn our attention to the whole globe, there is actually quite a lot going on. not least across eastern canada, this world of cloud, an area of low pressure that has been spinning around for days. it has brought consistent rain combined with slow melts to bring scenes like this, flooding, which has been described as some of the worst in decades —— snow. deep into the week, the next pulse of moisture will work its way you from the east during wednesday. problems across eastern canada are likely to increase with further rain in the forecast. another area where we have seen rain is in the south—west pacific. this is tropical cyclone donna, looking impressive on the satellite picture, causing maze major disruption. this area is next

in line for some very wet and windy weather. the storm system tracks its way southwards over the next couple of days. we are likely to see in excess of 152 to maybe 200 millilitres of rain, wind gusts well over 120 to 130 mph. dangerous waves crashing the shoreline, and if you are travelling to new zealand, or if you know people in using and on the north island, they could be in line. the remnants of the storm are likely to head towards the north island of new zealand towards the end of the week. showers and storms across eastern areas of india, the main story is the heat up to the north—west, some places here and in pakistan will get close to 50 degrees over the next few days. across northern, central and eastern europe, it is cold air making its presence felt. this is unusual this late in the season. we are well into may now, but cold northerly winds

working out of scandinavia into germany, down towards the alps, austria and hungary, temperatures by day only up to 11. in berlin of 13 in here, as we go through the night, cold air in place, so temperatures really are going to plummet. tuesday night will bring lows below freezing across many central areas of the continent. there will be a widespread frost, rain and snow moving in here on wednesday. down to the south—west, if you are planning a break to liberia, spain or portugal, some disturbed weather, some vicious thunderstorms, maybe hail as well. that can cause travel problems for the middle of the week. back home, still quiet. eastern areas have been cloudy, it should brighten up by the middle part of the week. is there any rain on the way? find out in half an hour. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. a new era is beginning in france and the country's president elect emmanuel macron has addressed the nation. vive la republique. vive la france!

i'm christian fraser in paris where the president—elect is getting on with the task of forming a new government. we'll be live in paris with christian fraser. we'll hear from two members of the obama administration on the alleged ties between russia and the trump campaign. i had two in—person meetings and one phone call with the white house counsel about mr flynn. and we've all the premier league, it