genie: you are watching "france 4." it is time for 60 minutes live around the world. these are the headlines. rebels in syria look to have lost all of the northern neighborhoods in eastern aleppo. the syrian army has taken another key district, dividing the disputed area in half. the man described as the french margaret thatcher becomes the conservative party's presidential nominee. there is still chaos with the ruling socialists. cubans begin a weeklong commemoration of fidel castro. the cremated ashes of the

leader, who died friday, will cross the country, being laid to rest in the birthplace of the revolution. and after black friday it is shopping monday. the bonanza continues. -- trying toss-up take flight off of the old runway into victoria harbour. first, our top story now, live from paris. genie: we start first in syria, where rebel files -- rebel fighters look to have lost their stronghold in eastern aleppo. the syrian army has taken a key district, dividing the disputed area and half.

brian quinn has the details. syrian civilians fleeing besieged eastern aleppo, as the front lines between government forces and rebels shift daily. >> we lived a very terrible life. we were humiliated. we saw death. there is no bread, no sugar, no anything. many as estimated as 10,000 civilians have fled the fighting in recent days. after weeks of heavy bombardment, forces loyal to bush are all aside retook several rebel held neighborhoods in over the weekend. under insurgent control in the early uprising since 2012. government troops recaptured it saturday. sunday the retook an adjoining neighborhood. early monday, syrian state tv said the government has also retaken the strategic

neighborhood of sakhour. putting the entire area of the regime under government control. with help from shiite militia from iran, lebanon, and iraq, encircled andops held in eastern portion of aleppo this year, cutting off its lifeline to turkey. here in france, the former prime minister, francois fillon, has now become the conservative presidential nominee. he won the first ever conservative primary for his party, creche during the more moderate opponent, -- crushing his more moderate opponent, alain juppe. he looks poised to take the presidential palace back from the socialist extra spring.

we have a look now at his victory last night. >> clinching the conservative nomination with more than 66% of the vote, francois fillon was named le republican presidential candidate on sunday. he promises to drive much-needed changes in france. >> the five-year term that is ending has been pathetic. to it and moved forward -- we must put an end to it and move forward as we have not been doing for 30 years. in order to do that, i will need everyone's support. >> alain juppe was quick to so solidarity -- alain juppe was quick to show solidarity, looking ahead to make's general election. worry, --illon in

needn't worry. >> i wish him the very best for his campaign and the victory next may. fillon campaigned on promises of slashing spending immigration. polls suggest the 62-year-old has a high chance of winning the french presidency. his challenge may come from far right leader marine le pen. current president francois whether has a few weeks to run for reelection before the socialist primaries are held in january. genie: let's take a closer look at reaction to francois fillon's win in france. it is said that he was -- that stance won voters

over. was ahink what he posed conservative party that is not apologize for its values and ideas. what he proposed compared to alain juppe was to take his ideas to its logical conclusion. on sovereignty, the tough thing for the french is not to change. genie: they are talking about newly elected conservative nominee, francois fillon. carl brown takes a look at those policies that he hopes to push through if elected president next spring. was electedfillon as a nominee for friends's top office on a pledge to overhaul the french economy in what amounts to an austerity program. the conservative party nominee plans to reduce public spending by 100 billion euros. -- heok at 500,000 jobs

will cut 500,000 jobs from the civil service, 100,000 each year over five years. in the private sector, he says workers will be able to negotiate with their employers, up to the 48 hour maximum allowed under european law. the primary debates, francois fillon said if the french works more, they could create more wealth, which in turn would create more jobs. he says he will make it easier to hire and fire. francois fillon promised a reduction in the heavy charges levied on companies which make hiring costly. critics are wary of what they call a regressive tax policy. francois fillon plans to increase the sales tax by two percentage points and eliminate the wealth tax for higher earners, which he says has driven the rich in search of tax havens outside the country. he is also planning conservative social reforms.

last summer dozens of french beachside town's prohibited women from wearing bikinis. a bikini designed to cover the whole body. he said he could not leave the town mayor to decide on their own, he will introduce -- to cover -- he told -- a promised tougher resources on immigration and to fix a number of limits on new immigrants into the country. genie: attention is turning to the troubled french left for the socialist president, francois hollande, has the lowest approval ratings in recent french history, and he has still yet to say whether or not he will run again. the left seems to be more divided, with new comments from his own prime minister that he might take heart in the left-wing primary in january. -- that he might take part in the left-wing primary in january. luke shrago is just outside their meeting at the elysee presidential palace.

there are sure to be some fireworks there today. that's right. it does seem likely that that is going to be quite the tense lunch. even as the republican conservative party is getting its ducks in a row over next year's presidential election, for the left-wing socialist, it seems anything but. presidentr that francois hollande has yet to say whether he will be standing for the socialist primary. he does still have two weeks to do so. but what we saw over the weekend is that with prime minister was an interview in which he refused to rule out the possibility of his taking part in any possible socialist primary as well. that led to an awful lot of questions on the intentions of both men. some left-wing politicians are using the term "suicidal tendencies." while manuel valls has ruled

said that weis cannot have a primary between a president and a prime minister. that would imply that if manuel valls is going to stand, he would have to resign his position and step down. it is likelyid, going to be a lot of questions going around with what is happening in the elysees off to my left ear. genie: as you were mentioning, the socialists will hold their , a election, their primary little over a month from now. but it is hard for the socialists today side on a clear winner, especially with how smoothly the conservative primary went. exactly right. the left held their meeting in 2011. the republican had their own. it went smoothly and without a hedge. graciously very conceded very early on.

we have seen people rallying around francois fillon. what we are going to see over the next month or so before the possible socialist primary is an awful lot of scrambling to get their ducks in a row. we've already seen the former -- hey minister, macron quit the government that failed his own party. he may well be running. he will go off to the centrists, and likely there were supporters. many said they would rather vote for him than francois fillon. on the other extreme, you have far leftne from the wing. that will be switching the vote as well. it seems the left-wing is more splintered than ever. genie: thanks for that. luke shrago, reporting from outside the elysee presidential palace. donald trump lashed out at moves for a recount in the election in

the state of wisconsin. extraordinary and unsubstantiated claims were made by him of widespread voter fraud. his win saw him fall short of his democratic rival, hillary clinton, in the popular vote by 2.2 million ballots. but he did win the ball and electric or college, which decides the presidency. he also would have won the vote if it were not the "millions who voted illegally in virginia, new hampshire, and california." trump and his aides have offered no evidence backing up those claims. and people in cuba will be revolution square in honor of fidel castro, who died on friday. he was 90 years old. with more on that story, here's catherine viette. catherine: --

genie: we are going live to havana, where we had our correspondent standing by. tell us more about the preparations. huge nine-story banner was unfurled on the national library, joining the -- theionary leader's other revolutionary leaders that are also there. today marks two days of official mourning, where hundreds of thousands of cubans are expected to turn out. as i was driving from my house in a taxi to that place where i speak to you now, security is very tight. huge parts of havana are closed off. hardly a school, hardly an office. are nine days of mourning. the turnout today is expected to be great.

many will choose to go, many are forced to go. they will have the opportunity to leave condolences. genie: have you been talking to mourners planning to turn out for some of these commemorations? i ask because it is so interesting when we look at fidel castro from outside yuba, there is so much controversy surrounding him. so muchde cuba, they're conversation around him. >> i have lived in cuba for four years, and i find a mismatch between the way the country is presented in the international media and my spirits is here. there are all shades of political opinion. i know many people that like it very much. and lots of people are in the middle. what struck me is how so many of , whonger generation people

they complain of the legion of problems in their daily lives. the average salary is $25 a month. i have beenpeople speaking to in the last few days are deeply sad, our morning -- are mourning, and this is not a show. there is a widespread feeling that is palpable. genie: thank you for that. reporting from havana. on a lighter note, out of hong kong, take a look at these pictures. you are about to see dozens of contestants in a strange sort of competition who are throwing themselves off an old airport runway into victoria harbour. were strange and wonderful aircraft shaped like cartoon characters.

as you can see, there was hardly any real flying at all. all part of the "flight day" contest. let's take a look at business news. we have will hilderbrandt with us on the set. i can see you proofing into that harbor. talk more about donald trump. a new report says the president elect could lift global growth. here he is getting a ringing endorsement from the oecd. u.s. and global growth could be boosted by increases in promisedand tax cuts by the president-elect. to 2.3%ing u.s. growth next year, the biggest advance, .he fastest-growing economy

trump planned to boost infrastructure spending by as much as $1 trillion by cutting corporate and personal income taxes. the oecd lists this as the fastest growing u.s. economy. genie: what about outside the u.s.? figures do seem more subdued, but the global trend seems to be on the rise. looking at the eurozone and its two largest economies -- germany and france -- it is well below 2%. low,in the u.k. may seem but it is less pessimistic than what the oecd was coming out after the june vote to leave the e.u.. genie: let's look at the markets. what is happening today? will: we are seeing some sliding oil prices having an effect on the markets. that is because hopes that major oil producers would cut

production now looks like that will not come through. 8%,frank for dax falling 9%. affectedetwork outage a hundred thousand fixed line users. we saw its shares down in the red as well. let's go to india where police have detained several student activists. will: this is from prime new tor narendra modi, a fight back against a shattered economy, but it came at the height of the wedding season, hence the outrage. circulationash in has been affected, and the cash economy has been brought to a virtual standstill. back toet's come france. we are going to weigh in on one of our top stories today, the nomination of francois fillon, the conservative presidential nominee. you took a closer look at his economic agenda.

will: we heard often during the campaign, him being compared to margaret thatcher. he is an admirer of hers. he promised to cut 100 billion euros in public spending over five years, what are his plans realistic? aleshin sergeant has more. >> he is an old face in french politics. spent nearly a third of its gdp on social services, more than any other european government. welfare spending that will see a asmatic drop in 2017 francois fillon takes the country's helm to he plans to slash 105 billion euros over five years. accounts to our avoid bankruptcy. restoring the authority of the state. >> those in the private sector could work up to 48 hours a week. the maximum under european law.

35-hour work week is not the only item francois fillon has on the chopping block. he plans to get rid of 500,000 public sector jobs and gradually increase france's retirement age 62 to 65. companies will see nearly 40 billion euros in tax breaks. francois fillon says his reforms are pragmatic. the word critics use is "brutal." they say it adds up to working more and benefiting left, -- and benefiting less. genie: to wrap up, black friday is a huge shopping day. today, monday, is cyber monday, with an online shopping bonanza that is getting a good following. will: this is when retailers have to cash in before the holiday season. as jeannie was saying, many exclusive online.

122 million people are expected to make purchases on their computers. or other devices. until 2014, cyber monday was bigger than black friday. only recently with the work and only recently-- with the brick and mortar stores needing to compete are they offering so many lower prices. they are expecting massive deals today in the u.s. we will follow that later on this week. genie: thank you for that. i do not miss those shopping sprees in america one bit. thank you for that ligand business. now it is time for our "press review." florence villeminot is with us on set to take a look at the headlines today. obviously in france, a lot of focus on francois fillon's win in the conservative primary. flo: that's right, his crushing

victory is what a lot of papers are talking about today. if registration meaning a "groundswell," the title ways. francoise -- the tidal wave. -- there is an funny cartoon today where you can see him looking at nicolas sarkozy. they are talking heads prevail look like trophies for francois fillon. events in the headliner, talking about "la rupture fillon." .here is a break now the target, you can see, is the elysee palace. he wants to win the presidential election next spring. genie: of course, because this is just the primary. but many analysts say he has a good chance of winning in the presidential election next spring. figaro" takes a look at

what is next for the candidate next month. will be verygn different from the one that he put in place during the primary because he was seen as being the underdog in the primary. now he is favored to win the presidency. so it is quite a jump for francois fillon. being an outsider gave him an advantage during the primary because he could sneak up and attacked the two front runners. but now he is going to be in the spotlight, exposed as never before. that means he could become a target, putting the candidate in a very fragile position. all you have to do is ask alain juppe. genie: and we forget that he was also a prime minister. several papers are focusing what the victory means for french politics in general. flo: lots of papers are seeing his victory as proof that the french political spectrum is shifting toward the right.

take a look at the front page today. they are talking about ad watched -- this means the 2017 presidential election will the limitedion of right, the part that is completely out of the open, does not try to hide itself. is alarmeding paper by this turn toward the right, this pivot on economic and social issues. one would hope that a strong left would emerge to counterbalance the strong right we are seeing in france. but for now there is no clear front runner. all we are seeing are divisions. atie: many analysts look this election coming up in april and may, then it could be a runoff between francois fillon and marine le pen in the second

round. are two british papers focusing on this angle today. let's take a look at "the telegraph." with the left left in the doldrums -- this creates a a remote problem from and, according to an interesting analysis piece in "the guardian." this paper looks at her program and francois fillon's program, and while they overlap on a lot of issues, francois fillon is a traditional catholic. he often emphasizes family values, france's catholic roots. he talks about identity, patriotism. he has a hard line on immigration and islam. he is pro-putin on foreign policy. he could be very much a challenger. the papers today are not only talking about the french republican primary. there's a lot of focus on the death of fidel castro.

flo: let's take a look at the official paper, which talked about how the country as a whole is passing the morning of the chief. this is a very lengthy, glowing obituary for fidel castro. you can see in this article, this editorial ends by saying future generations in cuba should really continue his work. genie: internationally, news of his passing has prompted many different reactions, was positive and negative. start with a positive. flo: friends of cuba. a very divisive country. let's start with "china daily," china being a big ally of cuba. their front page, "china has lost a great friend." french has -- the french have a growing positive words for him.

take a look at "liberation." they are focusing on fidel castro, looking at the complexity of fidel castro. once upon a time a freedom fighter, then a dictator. qéaoa+ñ?ññwççóçó ñ +

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