it is now 9 p.m. in the french capital. you're watching live from paris. these are the headlines this hour. thousands of cubans rushed to pay their respects to their former leader and revolutionary hero adele castro. the white house says his death will not affect efforts to between cuba and the u.s.. but president obama says he will not be attending the funeral. francois fillon, the socialists remain divided over there election plan.

hoping to heal the internal division and in short the u.k. keeps a strong position in the brexit. taking over the reins from nigel farage as leader of the anti-men great and party. a 21 gun salute from the colonial fort overlooking havana ofbor heralded the start this weekend. many arriving before dawn to file past a black-and-white portrait of the divisive cold war leader who died on friday at the age of 90. heads of state attended a

special mass in his memory this tuesday evening, but the u.s. president has just announced that he won't be attending castro's funeral. live to aefully speak french tourist who happens to have chosen havana as her holiday destination this november. thank you for taking the time to speak to us here. can you describe the mood this monday for our viewers? and guest: the heart of this is very much, as it is usually, it is a very lively city. people going about their business. they are very much going about now where theves

atmosphere becomes more restrained or a little more was at the memorial where people were at today. i was with them also. anchor: can you describe the atmosphere among the crowds, cubans paying their respects to castro. guest: there were groups of friends waiting in line. there were thousands of people. everything was very orderly. lines therelong group of people chanting various things. noticed -- there the been some reports that

youth was much more in different. that is very possible. there were sung -- there were some young people among them lining up. quiet, but at was the same time relatively in good -- good discussions among people as they were lining up. there came a point where there was a checkpoint. first of all there was a there werewhere ambulances and the red cross, as you would expect in other parts of the world where krause were expected. the whole area organized it to be able to evacuate some people who were feeling not well.

there came a road crossing with a security checkpoint. and at one point we heard a slogan of people chanting and those were people carrying the cuban flag and chanting communist slogans that the people united will never be defeated. chanting fidel castro's name. my reaction was kind of the response of the communist party to the international press reports. suggesting the youth don't care about the death of fidel castro. that it seems something have clearly organized to be the image of the united youth favorable to the regime and the revolution. anchor: a french tourist in the capital there.

for that very much insight from the cuban capital this monday evening in france 24. one american airline passenger jet made history while other started services to cuba earlier this year. directs the first commercial flight from the u.s. to the cuban capital of havana. blue will also be offering a twice daily flight from this fillay, with others set to the departure boards of airports soon. queuing up for a historic flight to the cuban andtal, american airlines jetblue have launched the first regularly scheduled commercial route from the u.s. to havana for over 50 years. chapter ints a new the normalizing of relations between the former cold war foes. it comes only three days after the death of the island's former

leader fidel castro. back in february his brother and president route will castro signed a deal for commercial air traffic in the u.s. and flights from the u.s. to cuba have been growing rapidly. the first launched august, with airline jetblue offering from fort lauderdale to santa clara. 110 flights per day will link the cuba -- link cuba to the u.s.. to visit theing island face restrictions. travel.tegories of educational and religious activities. >> rebooting his economy, francois fillon has been the conservative official presidential candidate, beating alain juppe in the primary runoff. fillon is the clear favorite to

eat the fryer -- to beat the far right leader. more on the reaction to his win on sunday. >> on sunday francois fillon became the conservative friends presidential nominee. before alains juppe. >> francois fillon offered he would be in the conservative party. what we need now is to come together. reporter: polls predict the final mayor -- the final round of the presidential election will see fillon against the front leader. the far right party has reason to be worried his catholic values and anti-immigrant rhetoric will attract traditional national front voters. the defense party is fighting to

discredit his economic plans, most notably his desire to shrink the french state. >>'s plan is very harsh. they cannot bring together a majority of french people. reporter: the success of a man hasn as the french thatcher organized many socialists looking for party unity. insisted that they would not be competing against each other in january's left-wing primary. >> i want for us to come together. not for us but for us to carry out a project that those of us feel may be threatened by his proposals. cut half aromised to million service jobs. radical proposals that will be

put to the test on the 23rd of april. story --re on this very much being with us. like?as the mood been guest: we have been happy because we have been working for years. thing for him and gives him legitimacy for the following campaign. we are very happy. anchor: alain juppe is fully behind fillon? guest: of course. they agreed on this from the beginning. francois fillon pushed for this primary. after that everybody is behind

the winner. anchor: what can we expect for thecois fillon between second round primary on sunday and the first round of the presidential elections in may at how might we see his vision or his message? guest: he continues to explain his program to the french waters. now we have to go back like we did for three years and explain and explain and show that he is best show that it is the best program for france. -- and show that it is the best program for france. we won't be seeing a softer side to francois fillon? we would not change it.

i can't explain it in english right now, but one type will be for homosexuals and the other one for heterosexuals. juppe: his win against was outstanding in many ways. is 30%. fillon was the outsider. account for this meteoric rise and massive win? guest: we have said from the beginning it will begin with the debates. meeting people, french people.

they discovered his program was serious. the last debates made a world of difference. >> it is somewhat of an unknown quantitative, we know the prime minister has been around for many years. but he hasn't been at the forefront of politics in france for a while. does that play to his advantage? this sense that he has been an outsider? guest: the french people it is -- as unknown really -- they were really well known competitively. when he was prime minister, you always say that facing bankruptcy -- and this

speech of truth appeals to french voters. >> does he think he was ever going to win this primary race? >> he just said again that tonight on tv, it was not a surprise to be in the second round. he was convinced he was going to be in the second round and was very happy to be convinced. >> and he is in many people's up? -- how is he gearing how is he preparing for the potential showdown? guest: i think we are convinced that like the seriousness of the all the numbers and the very precise measures, whose work is not credible, it is only

communication. she cannot apply what she is saying, so this will make a difference. anchor: thank you very much. on the other side, fillon's win has sent jitters through the socialist party. their own primary contest is slated to take place. on sunday his prime minister made louder and louder noises that he himself might run for the presidency next may. talks. men held pascal davis has more in the apparent opening conflicts on the left. >> it could be a challenge

against the french president that divides the socialist party even further. the prime minister originally said he wouldn't compete for the presidency unless francois or dawn stepped aside. in an interview published on sunday, he said his decision will be based on the best interest of the country. the french education minister says it is unlikely they will run against each other. >> i don't think they will go up against each other. work.s not how things it doesn't make sense and is not foreseeable. -- holland hasem scored the lowest popularity rating. confirm if he will run for a second term. the president wanted to show a united front and still doesn't say if he will run in january's

primary. need to show friends stands together, united whatever the circumstance, whatever the time frame. whatever the trial and choices we have to make. >> another contender fighting the socialist battle is the rebel he is former in economy minister. he launched an outsider bid early in november. polls suggest no candidate at the left will reach a second round runoff in the next election. for the moment it is predicted he will face far right leader -- on, we will ensure that brags really means brexit. he was elected the new leader of britain's independent party.

the 39-year-old former college 26% andte or won over replaces nigel in the top job. >> the u.k. independence party -- took over from interim head after winning 63% of the votes. the 39-year-old about to keep pressuring the prime minister for a hard brexit, which would see britt and having the final word on immigration and trade. government'spe the -- to ensure that brexit really does mean brexit. up to the former history electorate to heal internal party division. infighting caused his predecessor to quit after just 18 days into the job last month. shortly after the favorite to replace her was hospitalized after brawling with another mep.

the party was repelled from british politics from its exuberant leader nigel farage, advocating an anti-immigration agenda, he won the third highest number of votes in last years election, but only has one seat in the u.k. parliament. despite playing a key role in britain's decision to leave the eu, the party lost most of its financial backing, which some say has made the independent party obsolete. anchor: time for a business and finance update. trumps economic plan in the u.s. getting the backing of one very high-profile international organization. the organization for economic cooperation and development released its by annual economic outlook in paris this monday. its secretary-general explained that donald trump's stated

economic plan of boosting public spending and tax cuts could be beneficial for the u.s. economy. the idea that this kind of stimulus would be the best way to get out of a glow growth trap. they are projecting u.s. growth to reach a level of 23% in 2018. and there could be some positive spillover for the rest as well. there was a downside to trumps policies. >> both candidates had infrastructure as a key part of their economic program, so we have incorporated that. ae republican tax plan is potential model for what could be the case for the trump tax plan. in 42018.t those are the good parts of the possible programs. other major, the part of the economic outlook is

to evaluate trade and evaluate cost to the global economy. that has been another piece of the profile of a number of different election campaigns around the world, and we show how damaging trade protection can be to global growth. >> let's take a look at how the markets are doing. at theare trading lower moment. investors taking a peter after a postelection rally. the dow jones down 0.19%. same thing on the s&p 500. we saw a similar picture in europe at the close. bringing trading down because of uncertainty. down 0.6%. investors everywhere has been giving -- have been keeping an

eye on the price of oil. there are still quite a few issues i know. until that meeting on wednesday. europeand its creditors are very close to an agreement. this is what the eu's economy could be seenaid on a two-day visit to greece. austerity was no longer the way forward. >> our mission was always favored. we know we cannot count on austerity.

we need to be serious. being serious is one thing. austerity is another thing. >> and france's conservative party has chosen its candidate for the 2017 presidential race. fillon is often compared to margaret thatcher. he promises to overhaul the french economy. allison sargent takes a look at key reforms. >> he is an old face in french politics. he is promising a radical makeover for the french economy. nearly one third on social services. welfare spending that will see a dramatic drop in 2017 if he takes the country. he plans to slash public

spending for over five years. >> revitalizing growth, restoring public accounts to avoid bankruptcy and yesterday of the state. -- the authority of the state. the private sector could work up to 48 hours per week, the maximum under european law. the workweek is in the only item he has on the chopping block. he plans to get rid of 500,000 public sector jobs and gradually increase france's retirement age from 62 through 65. companies will see 40 billion euros in tax breaks. francois fillon plans to raise the sales tax by two percentage points. areays his reforms pragmatic. they say it all adds up to working more and benefiting less, a prescription that french voters may find too difficult to swallow.

there are other stories making business headlines. the wto has ruled that those benefiting from the legal they were-- prohibited because they encourage the use of domestic materials. to be drawns have within 90 days. carrier -- 200 flights over the next few days. the pilot union called for a strike over a long-running pay dispute. there were already four days of strikes. 180,000 has and is will be affected by this walkout. france has opened an investigation into a broadcast -- weekments released last made share prices drop quickly before recovering again.

director has been fired. share prices have dropped 18 points. i know it is too early to start talking about christmas but some things need preparation, like training reindeer to deliver christmas pizza is with domino's pizza is trying to do. they are very serious about it. i'm working with professionals to make sure the radio -- the reindeer are treated properly. i'm not too sure about the latter. i'm not too sure it is a great way to deliver pizza either. >> i look at your caption there. delivery, they have been improved. >> outset would say it is pretty amazing. -- i would say it is pretty amazing.

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