>> it is 1:00 p.m. in paris. you are watching "france 24." we will be here for the next at next half hour of news. a state of emergency as demonstrators take to the streets across the country. opposition is demanding the validation of a referendum to ro ousted. bernie sanders valve to soldier on after taking oregon.

the former secretary of state, hillary clinton, remains on track to clinch the democratic nomination. and france goes on strike over labor reforms proposals. major travel disruptions are expected throughout the country today. after weeks of violent protests, and have police demonstrations were banned -- anti-police demonstrations were banned earlier today. our top story this hour, demonstrators are preparing to take to the streets in cities across venezuela today, the first test of the state of emergency that was decreed by president nicolas maduro on monday. yesterday lawmakers moved to toect that announcement

predict the imminent demise of venezuela possible opposition. here is our correspondent. byhe's being undermined lawmakers who rejected his state of emergency decree. nicolas maduro faces a battle in venezuela. earlier, the opposition leader called on his country to defy the declaration while urging the army to choose between the constitution and the president. >> this is absolutely invalid, and unconstitutional decree. i call on the country not to recognize this decree. >> the statement comes one day before opposition led marchers defended a referendum to oust the opposition leader. not one to shy away from a showdown, nicholas maduro has

claimed the petition contains false signatures. he also accused washington of the plot against caracas. >> the picture of violence has been painted to justify a foreign military intervention. they believe the time has come. >> venezuela has been weathering -- oil prices, a drop in state in foodhas resulted shortages. it is blamed on maduro's mismanagement. melissa: bernie sanders has vowed not to drop out of the race for the democratic nomination. here is what bernie sanders had to say as he vowed to soldier on. sayie sanders: politicians bernie sanders should drop out.

[jeers] bernie sanders: the people of california should not have the right to determine who the next president will be. [jeers] sanders: let me be as clear as i can be. i agree with you. we are in until the last ballot is cast. melissa: the other big race yesterday was in kentucky, where hillary clinton has claimed victory for a race that looks to be neck and neck. our correspondent has been covering. >> the relatively comfortable victory for the senator from vermont, bernie sanders, in oregon, was somewhat perspective. -- was somewhat expected.

portland is closer to the sender's revolution than it is to the clinton camp, which for its part is claiming victory in the other state holding a primary this tuesday, kentucky. this despite the fact that many american media are saying it is too close to call, a very narrow margin between bernie sanders and hillary clinton out there. this is a somewhat bruising experience for the former secretary of state, who is still struggling to get those delegates she needs to clinch her party's nomination, this despite the fact that she is almost at this point entirely choosing to focus her attention on who could very well be her rival come november in the general election if he is the republican candidate. and if she is the democratic candidate, that of course is donald trump, who had an easy victory in oregon, the only a primary on the

republican side. donald trump at this point has no rivals on the republican side. melissa: the final stretch of the new jersey primary, to be held on june 7. here in france, another day of demonstrations and protests today, and among those taking to the streets, police men who are out in force to show their opposition to what they say is anti-half and -- anti-cop hatred. early march.n in we will go straight to paris where that demonstration by police men is underway. earlier, another demonstration against the police demonstration. tell us about the atmosphere around you there. i am amidst this police

protest, just shown a video that says there is a level of violence that has not been seen for years. that they are victims of lots of violence during these protests. switching to france because of -- because of the new labor law that is being passed by the government. they say what they have now is groups of people who are organized to use all sorts of devices in order to hurt them. they say the beginning of the protests, there are 350 people. there are these videos that have gone viral on the internet. there was a group of anti-police protesters who are also here. newsy carr has -- reporters had to leap out of the

car. ago, maybe an hour 30 of these anti-police protesters were just here. they are being contained. melissa: before you go, this police protest is part of a broader day of industrial action here in france. industrial action, as you are reminding us, that is aimed at the government attempt to push through the labor law, the controversial labor law reform. another day of protests, but several more days of strikes ahead. >> absolutely. tomorrow there is another protest from all the main unions . there is a lot of pressure on the government now.

you can be sure that the government is monitoring all these protests closely. there are many strikes -- for example, the lorry drivers are on strike. they will be blocking the main roads coming into paris. there are many disruptions to come tomorrow for this big day of protests. melissa: among those disruptions, in case you are on your way to france, beware that tomorrow there will be disruptions to france's airports as a result of the strikes that will be extended to airport workers as well tomorrow. where footage has emerged that shows an airstririe -- a miniature plane is seen dropping bombs from the sky on the area. the besieged area, which has been cut off by the army.

world powers have wrapped up in vienna a meeting yesterday that was aimed at restarting. states has said they will be carrying out airdrops of humanitarian aid from june 1 two besieged areas. >> getting the ball back rolling on the syrian peace process. world powers were unanimous in the decision to push for more humanitarian action. specifically besieged areas like juma and a riot. -- and -- starting june 1, if the u.n. is denied access to any of these designated areas, the the world food program to immediately carry out a program for air bridges and airdrops for all of those areas in need. ssad's forces continue to

blockade some rebel held areas, stalling food and medical aid. a diplomatic solution to the hostilities looks bleak, with no date announced for another round of u.n. mediated peace talks in geneva. i am notact day revealing because it depends on other facts. credible syrian talks will become credible when, as we heard, there is a credible development and a credible improvement. >> critics say no concrete course of action can be charted if world powers cannot agree on what -- on including a sod in a transitional government. despite difficulty from the syrian president, russia claims the regime army is the most effective force on the ground. >> we do not support assad.

we support a fight against terrorism. >> a political transition in syria by august 1 has already been relaxed from a deadline to a current target state by john kerry. in the meantime, the islamic state and other jihadist organizations not part of the cease-fire or peace talks continue >> -- the international olympic committee has warned that dozens of athletes could be banned from the rio games. the most recent scientific , meaningre being used dozens of athletes could be prevented from competing in the rio games, which kick off in august. we will head to beijing to speak with our correspondent there. thank you for joining us. there is some suspicion hanging over the heads of a number of chinese athletes. can you tell us what that is?

>> there is a lot of speculation surrounding chinese athletes, and in particular chinese swimmers. you only have to go back to it wasf this year when newspaper "the times" released a report claiming five chinese women failed drug tests. that was quickly covered up. a disgracedms that women coach who was part of a previous scandal in 1998 was accused of returning to the sport and working with swimmers still. current speculation, we cannot confirm whether china will be part of the latest bans, but they will announce athletes unable to take part in the games. this casts a retrospective shadow on the 2008 games that had been judged such a success. >> it will cast a shadow over the beijing games, does it was a very historic games in china. they hosted it, they took the

metals ahead of the united states. there was a lot riding on it. there was a lot of national attention as well. at what cost to the success come to china? during the 2008 games, over 4500 drug tests were carried out. only nine athletes were found guilty of doping. retests subsequently have guiltyred many more athletes. but whether china will be part of the nations affected ahead of the rio games, the ioc will be announcing the names of the athletes and the nations affected in the coming days. melissa: thank you for joining us live from beijing on the day of that announcement. by the international olympic committee that those samples are to be re-examined, the latest scientific help available. look now at today's headlines. a test of venezuela's state of emergency, demonstrators taking

to the streets across the country. the opposition is demanding validation of a referendum to have nicolas maduro ousted. bernie sanders vows to soldier kentucky.aking -- taking oregon. france goes on strike over labor reforms proposals again. major travel disruptions are expected for the second day in a row. tests over the last few weeks. violence has gone, they say, too far. latest business news. delano desousa is here. we begin with the admission from suzuki in japan. has admitted to improper fuel testing methods.

they have not complied with domestic sanders since 2010. -- domestic standards since 2010. suzuki shares have tumbled, closing down 9% of the trouble -- closing down 9%. the president of mitsubishi motors stepped down from his role this wednesday. we stay in japan next, where growth expanded at its fastest pace in a year in the first quarter. the world's third-largest economy expanded at a rate of 1.7% between january and march, dodging a recession. some analysts estimate the positive gdp data will force prime minister shinzo abe to roll out more fiscal stimulus. private consumption rose half a percent as households spend more on televisions, food, and recreation. let's get a check of the market here in europe. the board at this

hour, investors are eagerly awaiting minutes from the u.s. fed. they are largely to indicate the central bank's thinking on when interest rates will be high to this year. shares of gnocchi a are up 2% this hour. nokia are up 2%occh this hour. the world's most notable company is looking for growth in india. apple's chief executive tim cook opened a center in india, but what is the company looking to achieve in india when most indians cannot afford its products and its retail presence is limited. our correspondent takes a look. >> india, and asian market, technology giant apple has not yet been able to crack. tim cook kicks off his first visit to the continent this week.

global iphone sales have dropped for the first time since coming onto the market since 2007, apple sales in india are blossoming, growing by 56% in the first three months of 2016, compared to the previous year. analysts say the company is shifting focus in asia. >> the chinese economy itself is slowing significantly, and apple will need to look to other markets. india is obviously a highly populated market with a growing middle class, and there is opportunity there. but it is not growing as smoothly as china did during its growth to. >> smooth growth is not the only -- shops across the country are mostly small and family-run. their owners say the lack of customer interest, coupled with the high price of the handsets, means they stock few iphones. in general, households have smaller incomes, and many shall

that apple is out of your price range. of all iphones sold in india last year cost less than $100. let's take a look at some of the other stories we are tracking now. all exports out of iran are expected to surge up, 60% from this time last year. share is regaining market , have pre-sanction levels per the imf has urged iran to implement macroeconomic and structural reforms as it once again integrates with the global economy. toy are calling on tehran fight money-laundering and terrorist financing. a british leisure group will overhaul its operations and simplify its product range. the company are very has been due hit by we demand in -- -- by

weak demand. the company shares have tumbled over 5% this wednesday. morgan stanley is the latest to way into the brexit debate. once thetment bank decision to leave the e.u. would hurt the british economy. while morgan stanley has put together a contingency plan, they have not taken action. other wall street firms have suggested shifting their operations to other cities in the e.u. in the event of a brexit. another brexit warning coming up. melissa: a month to go, of course. just over a month to go to the referendum in the u.k. thank you for the business headlines. we will have a look at the headlines in a's "press review." -- in today's press review. florence villeminot is here to look at headlines around the world.

we begin in hong kong where yesterday pro democracy activists protested against top officials from mainland china. flo: police imposed extensive security measures in hong kong during that visit. let's look at "the wall street journal," where you can see a photo of the protests. the third-highest ranking official in the communist party arrived for this three-day visit, the first visit by a top chinese official since pro-democracy occupied protests really roiled hong kong back in 2014. interesting to see how mainland chinese newspapers are reporting about the three-day trip. let's look in "china daily," which says that his visit is an inspection tour. a tour to observe, listen, and speak to people, including people from the pro-democracy camp. whoever speaks to him should take advantage of the full opportunity to present their operations -- their aspirations.

it encourage people to speak to him. -- it encourages people to speak to him. in this editorial, the south china morning post calls on democrats to seize this chance for dialogue with beijing. it is time to build bridges with the central government. if you take a look at the cartoon, the political cartoon in "the south china morning post," they are wondering how sincere he is in desiring discussions. he said he would listen to all sectors of society, and a police officer says some sectors will have to speak up a bit because he is way back there somewhere. melissa: we move on to kenya, where there have been some disturbing videos that appeared to show police brutality. the footage is quite disturbing print let's look at

an article. we can see a photo of that incident that took place. we can see riot police kicking and beating what appears to be an unconscious man. the scene took place on monday on the sidelines of a protest in nairobi, the kenyan capital trade opposition supporters have been calling for electoral reforms ahead of the 2016 presidential election, and those protests have gotten out of hand. "the huffington post" reports that kenyan media have been carrying conflicting reports about who the man in the photo is. his name and his condition. they are talking about his uncertain fate, reporting that the man was a protester and died from his injuries, while others reported that he was just a bystander caught up in the violence and is recovering from injury. those images have really shocked the country and sparked a debate. wonders when his

force considered reasonable? there has been a big debate about police brutality in the wake of that footage. policebrutality has been trending on social media. the police might have used unreasonable force, but protesters themselves have been accused of overstepping their constitutionally guaranteed rights to demonstrate peacefully. two wrongs do not make a right, according to this editorial. another kenyan paper is critical of authorities. anyone spreading such malicious lies risks arrest and prosecution. here in france the police are also under the spotlight. calling for a day of protests under the country in the wake of very violent antigovernment protests that we have seen over the course of the last two weeks. melissa: it is very rare for the police to demonstrate in france.

this will be the third in the last 15 years. what are they angry about? in the read about it main right-wing paper in france. police are tired of being targeted about what are known as groups of people who have taken advantage of protests to wreak havoc and fight with the police. police are tired of what they feel is a growing anti-police hatred that they feel has grown with protests against the government's plan to reform the labor code. they also say that since last year, since the january and november attacks, they have been becauseed and stretched france has increased its security across the country. now they are facing this violence and what they feel is hatred. melissa: "liberation" says there is a certain amount of hypocrisy in that. here, they aree saying, smile, you're being films, because there have been

dozens of videos that have been securely viral on social media, showing what appears to be police neutrality, and perhaps gratuitous police brutality. there is one where you can see a protester with his hand behind his back, being punched in the face by a police officer. and this is the kind of thing that might feel that kind of anti-police feeling across the country. that being said, french public opinion has a very positive view of the police, and it has so every since the attacks last year. if you take a look at this front page, this is a message for police officers. yes, french people love you. the poll today says that 91% of french people understand and support the police. that is a huge majority of french people. a flipside,n has and that is that the french people expect excellent and self-control from police officers. whenever there appears to be a police brutality happening, they feel it is a betrayal from the police. melissa: florence villeminot

with a look there at the press review. check it out once again on our website. have a look at previous press reviews.

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