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it is 4:00 a.m. on thee coast and 10:00 a.m. in paris. in this final stretch, there is now news that the campaign one of the candidates running has been hacked. the files posted online. for the very latest on what this might mean for that election, cnn is live in the french capital. good to have you with us. >> yeah, george, good to be with you. the campaign had said report rey during the campaign that there were hackers and this morning quite a shock to wake up to the news so close to the election that the campaign hasn't been hacked. here's what we know. the campaign says that thousands of its files were hacked and

then posted online. this just before a media blackout on the election went into effect late friday. midnight french time. according to the macron campaign, some of the files are authentic and others are totally fake. they say you're not going to find out anything that is damaging to them in this because they've essentially done nothing wrong. let's talk about this with christina, former media executive in france and a long-time observer of french politics. good to have you with us. an attempt to destabilize -- >> yes, indeed. it is still the first one. authorities in this country had warned under, you know, over the risk of such attacks and usually the culprits stem to come from the same path of the east of the continent. and in this particular case, there was first an attempt to

stabilize macron of his private life. russian sources related to julian assange out of london. and then as you said yesterday that was a massive attack from what i understand to take some of the data and mix that with fake news. >> yeah. >> but as long as the warning is given out, there was another phony attempt yesterday by the far right people to blame on the macron staff, physical attack against le pen. not physical attack but violence, if you will. and macron having some sort of illegal bank account in western indies. it's all part of that new

cyberdimension of our, you know, in our democracies. >> christine is also very keen observer of u.s. politics. at this hour, our american viewers are joining us. they're going to see this and think, well, the same thing happened to us. there was a hack of hillary clinton's campaign e-mails and those became a very prominent part of the campaign narrative. there are many parallels between these elections. le pen claims a relationship to donald trump and are we seeing what we saw in u.s. playing out here in france? >> the struggle is, indeed, the same. between populous candidates and progressive ones or main stream political parties. that's also happened in other european countries. the main difference is our institutions. we have a two-round majority

rule for this election. you have a one indirect system. in this country, first round you choose you select. second round, you say, i don't want this guy or that woman. it allows for better discipline, if you will. and the indirect system that brought mr. trump to the oval office is not something that could happen here. >> can't be replicated. >> indeed, you're right. the way that le pen behaved in the one and only it,tv debate w had very reminiscent of mr. trump's rhetoric but also of the old french, far-right arguments of the 1930s. it was a mix. of course, le pen prides herself. when donald trump was elected

she went as far as saying, oh, he copied me. he talked like he has all my recipes. which is, you know, sort of very in the center of the world. she was far less agile and clever than donald trump in the way that she behaved in that tv debate. i think she lost quite a bit of ground starting last wednesday night. >> christine ockrent perlels on this french extraordinary cycle and u.s. politics at the moment. thank you for coming on the show. let's go now to a report from suarez and issa has been speaking to the many supporters of le pen there. >> has seen better days. once the prosperous mining town now facing a fight for survival. bordered up shops and high

unemployment but there's hope in every corner here but there is hope in every corner and it is called maurin le pen. >> translator: i'm sorry look at all the towns governed. no one thinks like this. no one has any problems. >> reporter: while some are keeping their voting cards close to their chest. others are passionate and highly defensive of marine le pen. >> sorry to say it, you ask me who i'm voting and maybe it's not what you want to hear. but i told you i'm voting for her. >> reporter: a real sense of abandonment here by both at the very top. by the main political parties, which explains the support for marine le pen. what is striking is how she managed to do his.

turning a town that for seven days voted socialist now turning overwhelmingly to the right. at the bellevue coffee shop not everyone has been convinced by le pen's promises. the local train driver is one of them. >> translator: i am for macron, obviously, because he is against the front national and he defends the french values of north african decent. >> reporter: in a town led by front national and home to many migrants, you'll be surprised to hear any anti-immigrant remric. >> translator: not all immigrants are the same. we are all created in france and proud to be french. look around here, you see people are open. there is no climate of fear and people from all backgrounds get on. >> that's because the front national has muted the image here. focusing instead on social

issues. a simple message that plays well in a town that enjoys the simple life. >> reporter: the way they've been able to do this is going really door to door, grassroot efforts knocking on doors and talking to people and asking them what would you like taso s done? is it housing? is it jobs? this has played well here in this town. we have seen this town by the local mayor, they've lowered taxes and spent money on infrastructure and that's what people here care about. they say they feel voiceless. they say the party at the very top and not listening to them and definitely a sense of disillusionalment whether the macron leaks will play into more of that for undecided voters. that, of course, remains to be seen. >> thank you so much. iss there on the factors fueling

support for the far right. thanks, again. for more on all of this i'm joined by the director of the institute, the european think tank. i'd like to get back to the hacking. the news of the hacking of macron's campaign. now, this has happened in france and there have been other reports of hacking or hacking attempts in other european countries. give us the european perspective here. has the eu been put on notice it is vulnerable? >> yes, of course. it is a phenomenon. it comes from aboard and from russia to say as it is. yes, many countries are under pressure. >> the french ambusder to the u.s. did tweet and point the finger at foreign government. he then deleted that tweet. >> i am an ambassador, yes, it comes from russia and the combination of political forces inside europe, especially in france. it's not a secret that many

forces, but forces, extreme right forces, mainly, backed by russia. i mean, they like russia consider that russia is not a threat, it's an ally. yes, we have seen, especially yesterday, right before the end of the official, we have seen the results of the alliance hacking and massive dissemination and that we can track. and we know where it comes from. >> we do need to be clear at this stage. no confirmation that it is russia that is behind the hacking and even in other european cases, no confirmation, just a suspicion is what you're telling us. >> the presidential campaign does an investigation in the way and, i witnessed that many russians have been expelled from the usa at that time. wat we can already see is that the dissemination. not the hacking itself, but the disseminations of the fake news

and combination of fake news comes from supporters of what the sphere on the internet. that is quite visible already. >> the official campaign in france is actually over. but do you think this could change anything here in france? voting begins sunday in mainland france. >> i think it's most likely. you have seen before the first round the terrorist attack and there was a suspicion it could change things. the debate, the official debate between the two running mates where one of the final striking point and marine le pen and we are seen them saying that macron is now hikely ikely to win. this thing can change drastically. especially when you see such a gap. between the two candidates. >> the far right was trying to gain from this. one of the vice presidents of the national front was saying

minutes before the official campaign ended, i wonder what macron leake ess might uncover french journalism has covered up. >> a classical plot here. they have tried to do this. currently, they are not enough to promote their ideas. that was le pen's strategy in the initial debate. on the basis of their own ideas they don't read the majority of the french people, especially, for example, in the military union. very visible. they try to use all the ways and i'm afraid sometimes not the honest ways. i'm not sure it is going to make it for next sunday. >> all right. thank you so much for coming on the show. of course, we'll continue to cover this throughout the hour. george howl in atlanta, back to you. >> an 11th hour surprise, indeed. we'll stay in touch with you, as

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we're learning more about the events that cost former president trump's after just 24 days on the job. "the washington post" reporting that senior members of the trump team warned michael flynn about the risks of his contacts with the russian ambassador back in negative. it spite the warning, though, former and current u.s. officials tell "the post" one month later flynn was recorded discussing u.s. sanctions against russia with the ambassador. that phone call led to flynn's forced resignation. cnn's anderson cooper spoke with the "washington post" reporter who covered the story. >> this is soon after the election. you know, there's what's referred to as landing teams which are being set up by different agencies for the trump campaign. now the transition. so, you have had the head of the landing team for the national security council. he basically, you know, learns

that flynn is planning to have a conversation with the russian ambassador and he's concerned and wants to basically provide him with information. he wants him to know that his conversation would probably be intercepted by, you know, the fbi here in the u.s., which is monitoring ambassadors and overseas when he finishes the conversation with the u.s. official, he'll often send a report to moscow and the nsa might pick that up. he wanted flynn to be aware. >> he was so concerned and according to your reporting, as far as i understand and was concerned that flynn didn't quite understand the role. >> the cia prepares profiles of ambassadors, leaders, that they provide to senior policymakers. when they go and have meetings

with those people, the american has an idea of what they're getting into. this is a document that is prepared and it's updated regularly. so what happened in this case is the transition official approached the obama administration officials who were interacting with the transition team in the situation room in the white house and at the end of one of their meetings about the transition, this trump transition official asked for, basically, the cia's bio in order to basically provide that to flynn so he had a sense of who he was dealing with. again, to kind of put him on notice that there is a chance, a good possibility that if he talks to him on an open line, it's going to get sucked up. >> again, that was reporter adam entous with "the washington post." cnn has not yet confirmed this information, but, again, we're seeking all information from all involved and will continue to follow the story. u.s. senators are all but disowning the health care bill passed on to them by the

colleagues in the house. they say, though, it will look very different than it does now by the time they're done with it. president trump acknowledges that two promising to play a big part in that process. athena jones has the very latest on the president. >> after the president made his first trip back to his hometown since taking office, he's waking up this morning at his golf club in new jersey, not too far from here. this is the 14th weekend in a row that the president is visiting a property he owns. and it's 12th weekend that he's visiting a golf course that he owns. all this coming after a pretty big week for the white house. the house securing passage of their bill to repeal and replace obamacare. that bill now moving on to the senate. white house officials say president trump will be fully engaged in selling the bill on the senate side, just as he was on the house side. the legislation faces some similar challenges in the chamber with divisions among

conservative and then more moderate republicans. conservatives believe the bill not going far enough. some moderates worry that it goes too far. the white house acknowledging the bill is going to be changed by the senate, but they believe that its main pillars will remain in tact. of course, any changes the senate makes will have to be approved by the house setting up a potentially challenging road ahead over the next several weeks. >> athena jones, thanks for the reporting. let's bring in wbrian class at the london school of economics love for us in london at this hour. brian, first, let's talk about this effort to repeal and replace the affordable care act. it barely squeaked by the house and is now on to the senate. senators making it clear, though, it will look very different when they're done with it. >> the senate will -- they have different rules than the house does. they can tack on lots of amendments and change the bill considerably. one thing that i think is sort

of going under the radar here is that the congressional budget office normally scores legislation to say how much it will cost and who it will affect. extremely unusual for the house to do what it did without having that information. the senate, by its rules, cannot do that. it has to wait until the budget office scoring comes out. that will happen either this week or next week. the house will be on the hook for whatever that report says. if it says like the first bill that 24 million people will lose health insurance, then those members have voted for that. the senate will also have to debate in that context with a firm estimate of how many millions of people will lose under that estimate of the bill. in states that have high medicaid populations because that's an area that will be gutted by the proposal. >> many republicans question the accuracy of the cbo score at the same time it will be a very important indicator that plays into this. democratx leaders, obviously, are sharpening their knives to

hold those who voted on this bill accountable. i want you to look at this particular ad that is set to air soon. take a look. >> republican leaders are trying to do this to affordable health care. i'm tom and in congress i voted for obamacare. because it was wrong that a million virginians weren't covered. now i'm running for governor because it's wrong that most virginia incomes haven't gone up in 20 years. together, we can stop donald trump, raise wages and build an economy that works for everyone. we'll make sure this never happens in virginia. >> talk about drama. crushing an ambulance. whether this bill fails or passes, their votes had been recorded for it. how vulnerable are these representatives? >> extremely vulnerable. let's remember that there was an absolutely massive wave against the democrats in 2010 after

obamacare passed. that bill was scored by the cbo and predicted by all experts to reduce the number of uninsured people and to bring down the cost of health care over time, which it did. it's going up. it's going up slower than it would have without the obamacare and still a wave against the democrats. this bill is having theina indicators going the opposite direction. it's a tax cut for rich people. i think the vulnerable people is enormous and the fact that it passed by two votes was strategically calculated. they did this because they basically wanted two things. they wanted to force the minimum number of moderates to vote for the bill and they wanted to make sure it passed by at least two votes so that nobody would be claimed to be the deciding vote. a very strategic decision on their part trying to limit the damage. but i think the damage is going to be done. >> brian klaas, thanks for your insight live in london. we'll be in touch, as well. >> thank you. still ahead here, the precious safe haven in the

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a vote for change. france decides. we return to this major story we're following and the late surprise that nation's presidential race. the campaign of emmanuel marcon says it is a victim of a massive hack. all posted online just as campaigning came to a close. my colleague is following the story live in the french capital. with the very latest. this is quite a surprise, right, at the last minute here. >> good to be back with you. in the last half hour we told you what the and now i want to address the european angle which is absolutely fundamental and key in this election. much has been made about the fact that the french election could end up being very tan dangerous for the european union and for the political project. i want to bring in somebody who knows all about that and who

cares about that. former italian prime minister, former european affairs in italy. he knows exactly what it is like to sit at that negotiating table with 27 other countries have to listen to those voices and have to try to find a common voice to reach an agreement. are you one of those people who are afraid of this french election? >> yes, because it is clear for the french and the french voters they have in their hands the destiny of the european union. with marine le pen game over for the european union. yes, yes. >> but there is still 26 other countries. i'm counting out the uk because of brexit. >> survive representing in the european council. the european council dozens reply because france, first of all, france is the main country, one of the main countries in europe because france has the nuclear power with brexit is the

only nuclear power in europe. with macron, it will be exactly the opposite. the relaunch of the european integration in a very, very strong way. >> so, you fear that we are poe potentially a day and a half from game over. >> my hope to be one day and have the relaunch of the european union. i think marcon has the good idea to launch the idea of the european union and to know that there is this big sequence that is another comparison with the u.s. elections. and i think the hackers' issue is another link with the u.s. elections for the u.s. it was the same. today, this morning, in france, is the topic. the hackers attack.

so, i think french elections can be the third step of the sequence brexit trump or french elections can stop this e sequence. >> the sequence you're describing is the rise of right wing populism. >> but also the idea of riselin stop integration processes and wars rather than bridges, separations. brexit was that. i think trump is building an america with this idea. french elections. le pen is the sequence continuing. macron is the sequence stop. politics will be the turning point tomorrow evening. >> as you connect the dots, you're looking, as many observers have done, first at brexit and then at trump. you're telling us, if i understand skrecorrectly, that

result of this election could especially demand the dynamic of the rise whether it has momentum and whether population continues to grow against the western world. >> i think macron's victory will be the stop of populous. we will have next elections in germany soon. i think these results will influence in germany and italy next year. >> so, you believe in this domino effect that countries are looking at each other and that populism encourages populism. >> i think we have marine le pen so high also because of brexit and trump. the presidential system you win or you lose. there is not like a parliamentary system in which there are nuances. here, you win, you lose. if marine le pen wins, it is the

raise of populous in power and game over for europe. if marine le pen loses and macron wins, it's exactly the sop z opposite. i think it will be a strong stop for populism in europe. >> so glad to have you on. >> thanks a lot. >> thanks for coming on. never been elected to public office. formed his own party to run in this election. he did lead the first round of voting and at age 39 he could become the youngest french president ever. one that he would like to see come to the presidency. well, our jim bitterman hit the road to find out what drives people to vote for mr. macron. >> time to hit the road again in our finely tuned electoral machine. we're going to be out on a hunt this time around for voters for the centrist candidate.

emmanuel macron. not hard to find since he is ahead in the polls. a retired schoolteacher, an international business consultant, a philosophy professor and a municipal police officer. but macron was the first choice of only one of the four. gee says he has been with macron from the start. >> reporter: it i like the way he sees things. not where we come from, but where we are going. what we can do together. >> reporter: hopes for an extreme left candidate, but when he was eliminated in the first round of the voting she decided to avoid the worse, meaning marine le pen. she will reluctantly vote mac n macron. >> translator: many people voted for him by default. >> reporter: he is worried his

economic will go too far. will also vote for macron. >> le. p pen was on the second run. >> reporter: that's who john will vote for, too. even if he is skeptical on how macron will handle security and the terrorism problem. >> i think soft on some of the issues things like that. >> reporter: but the police officer disagrees. >> translator: what macron has said so far goes in the direction of a strengthened security. stronger police, so he can ensure the safety of the french. >> reporter: unlike some critics, they believe macro nfs youth is a positive thing as do the others. >> it's about time. >> time for them to retire. >> reporter: and all also agree it will be a disaster if le pen will be elected. >> i will be panic stricken, for

sure. i'll leave the country. >> reporter: so, while less than a quarter of french quarters favored macron in the first round of the french elections, he could very well win more than half of french votes on sunday simply because people will vote against his opponent. >> on the first round you choose and on the second round you eliminate. >> reporter: jim bitterman, cnn, france. with that french engineering, we'll send it back to george howell in atlanta. >> i hear that it broke down briefly there. is it back up and running? >> you know what, i just found out i'm not entirely surprised. i think the last one they produced was in the mid-'90s. it's a pretty old car. >> but it keeps running. thank you. as we mentioned earlier here in the show, cease-fire is now in place in parts of syria. but so far the four safe zones

are being established under the de-escalation plan that was signed by turkey, by iran and russia. that plan was first floated, though, by russia. cnn's matthew chance is live in moscow following the story from there. matthew, so, the question. let's talk about this plan. certainly has most of the major powers involved. but the opposition isn't convinced they trust the intent of this agreement. >> that's right. and that's one of the big problems when it comes to making a success of this plan to establish these four de-escalation zones or safe zones in various areas of syria. they have the backing of three major countries of russia and turkey and iran and all of whom have significant influence, shall we say inside, inside syria. the russians and iranians backing the regime of assad and the turks have a great influence with certain factions of the rebel movement. and they're going to bring that influence to make it work.

but there are significant players that are not party to the agreement. the syrian government, for one, hasn't signed the documents. the russians will be expected to put pressure on them to comply with it. the various countries that also back rebel group s in syria, a well. particularly saudi arabia and qatar. so, there's still plenty of potential for this to go wrong and for it to not work as many peace plans in the past have failed, as well. but the fact is, this is a really serious attempt to try to bring to an end or decrease the level of hostilities inside syria and to provide safe zones. so that civilians can live without fear of being killed in this conflict. and, of course, provide an area or areas for which show the millions of refugees that only fled syria can return home to. so, this is for that reason getting a lot of international

interest and a lot of support. >> our viewers here in the u.s. know there are u.s. efforts also taking place inside syria. what has been the message? the russian message to u.s. efforts in syria with regard to these de-escalation zones? >> well, the american position on these de-escalation zones i think still a little bit unclear. the de-escalation zones were following the phone call between donald trump and president putin of russia. but the u.s. has expressed concerns about the iranian involvement. they're saying the iranians contributed violence to the situation in syria and not been a positive force in any way. so, the u.s. is holding back. and the security zones or the de-escalation zones are said to be no-fly zones, as well. what the russians have said is that u.s. led coalition aircraft will not be permitted to carry out air strikes inside those

de-escalation zones and nor will the syrian air force, as well. that will be a limitation. and i think it also shows that the russians and the iranians and the turks are prepared to move forward with a peace plan in syria with or without the agreement of the united states. >> 11:43 in moscow. matthew chance reporting live. thank you for the report. still ahead here on "cnn newsroom." trump care has taken it first swing at obamacare. but the bill has many americans concerned that washington is playing politics with their health.

as the u.s. health care debate goes to the senate, much of the country is anxiously waiting to see what will happen next. in the current form, the new bill would mean that many people lose their health insurance. cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta is visiting one woman whose coverage could be on the line.

>> reporter: 33-year-old valerie daniel does all the typical things a mom of two does. also typical, valerie suffers from a chronic illness. in her case, it's crohrone's disease. there will be winners and losers. the winners, the young, healthy and wealthy. on the losing side, could be the millions of americans with chronic conditions. like valerie. every few weeks valerie makes a 40-minute drive from her home in newnan, georgia, for a treatment. she invited me along on one of her trips. >> this type of medicine is a lifetime commitment. i had no option. at this point i had tried every drug, surgery, procedures. this was my option. >> reporter: without insurance, a year's dosage could cost valerie about $20,000.

are you worried about the affordable care act being repealed and the impact it would have? >> i'm nervous not knowing the future and not knowing exactly what is going to be voted on. what are they going to keep? what are they going to do for people like me who have chronic illnesses. >> reporter: under the house bill, now at the senate, insurance companies could possibly put limits on coverage of certain treatments, depending on the state. states may no longer require insurers to cover essential health benefits like emergency and preventative care and people with a chronic or pre-existing condition like as mu, diabetes or crone's disease like valerie has could potentially have to pay more. >> how did you do after your last infusion? >> reporter: if valerie does maintain her health insurance without any gaps longer than 63 days, the proposed law should protect her from any sudden jumps in her premiums due to her underlying illness. problem is, that could be hard

to do. on average 30 million people have gaps in their insurance coverage because they're out of work, too sick to work or can no longer afford it. >> my husband lost his job years ago. so, there was about a three-month period where he was not employed and we were told that we had no choice. >> when you look at our health insurance industry overall now, as a consumer, someone, again, who uses it, what grade would you give our health insurance system? >> i would probably say about a c. >> c. >> maybe a b minus. >> reporter: of course, she is really hoping the final replacement plan will be an a for her and the rest of america. dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, reporting. still ahead this hour, a team of scientists and three runners chase the elusive two-hour marathon. one of whom turns a stunning performance. how he finished, when we come back. e in a german dance group. i wore lederhosen. so i just started poking around on ancestry.

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nike-sponsored breaking two attempt with a time of two hours, 24 seconds in italy. the event used a team of scientists to help maximize conditions for potentially breaking the two-hour mark. he and two other marathoners wore the latest running gear including cutting edge clothes and shoes by nike. officially it still stands as the world record. but, man, what an effort there. let's bring in derek, this is a man who knows about marathons, as well. weather plays a role into this. >> you factor it in. if it rains, it impacts your performance. if it's too hot, too cold. we found research anyone and for anyone who is a runner, you have to pay attention. this is fascinating stuff. check out the conditions that this gentleman actually ran in

in monza isaly. 57 degrees fahrenheit and the rain that was supposed to impact the track never came. in terms of temperature, did it impact his running performance? well, time will tell. scientists will look into this and certainly athletes alike like yourself or myself because it's really interesting to note that optimum marathon temperatures are really between 43 and 47 degrees fahrenheit. think about your body as a machine. a well-oiled machine. if it gets too hot, we can't run at full capacity. you know what that is like. you get exhausted. the e temperatures are a little warmer than what scientists think are optimal. we're talking about a 20% reduction in your speed for that optimum race pace. did it impact his final result? guess, we won't ultimately ever really know.

check this out. here is the flooding that is still impacting the mid parts of the country. we have 27 rivers at major flood stage. we'll take some of the aerial footage from missouri, just so you can see exactly what they are contending with in and around the west missouri region. unfortunately, george, six fatalities from this week's flooding alone. they're going to be cleaning up for days, if not weeks to come across that state. >> thank you. we'll stay on top of that. thank you for being with us for this hour on "cnn newsroom." another hour of news just after the break. hey you've gotta see this. c'mon.

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