administration. the reason, of course, is the most important part of this. why is this ban on electronic devices coming into effect right now? there is not a lot of concrete information from the white house on this. term used by press secretary sean spicer earlier today, he said it's because of -- there's a mention from the trump administration every time they speak about this of the usual terrorist groups, the likes of al qaeda and maybe islamic state, who have for a long time wanted to put a bomb on an airplane heading to the united states. laura: no link as we understand it with donald trump's very controversial travel ban, as it's been called, on several mainly muslim countries. this is unrelated.

reporter: certainly not a link that the white house and the trump administration would want to make, but there are some similarities, and it's worth looking into these. the eight countries affected by the ban on large electronic devices are all largely muslim countries. the travel ban put in place by president trump, both of which , alsotopped by courts concerned muslim majority countries. that is one similarity. the other one is that this ban on electronic devices is for security reasons, because of the possibility of a terrorist attack in the future. the is the same reason why travel refugee and immigration bands were put in place in the first place, and then of course, stopped by the courts. bute are the similarities you will not see this white house saying this is a reaction

to the travel ban having been stopped by the court. that won't happen. laura: philip crowther there, reporting from washington. hundreds of people have been marching alongside the coffin of martin mcguinness. he was key to brokering the good friday peace agreement for northern ireland. those who lost family members in ira atrocities say they can never forgive his past. reporter: as martin mcguinness's death was announced, it was his ability to build bridges with the other side and convince his people payhat many tribute to. >> he could reach out to people, people he had deeply offended, and who he felt deeply opposed to peavy he has that capacity to rise above his past. reporter: some honor to his friendship with the late ian paisley. they went from swarm enemies --

sworn enemies to being buddies. the remarkable political development, having been in ira the gun, he man of became a figure of reconciliation toward the end of his life. ian paisley son described a day of extremely mixed feelings for northern ireland. as a child, his home was bombebd and his father and brother shot. he said for many would be impossible to forgive mcguinness for his role but the focus should be on his later actions. -- it is how a person's life finishes that is important, not how it starts. it is one that ended in a far better place. reporter: former prime minister tony blair expressed his condolences. >> the quality of strength and

determination that made him such a formidable foe during the struggle was also what made him such a political peacemaker later. saidter: tony blair without mcguinness, the peace process would never have happened. laura: let's talk a bit more about martin mcguinness and his role in the northern irish peace process. thank you for being with us tonight on "france 24." past twoh a violent went on to bring peace to his country. he leaves a complex legacy for a lot of people, doesn't he? >> absolutely. he is someone who goes on a very big journey. called martin him mcguinness, from guns to government, it captures his journey. --is initially in a

committed to a paramilitary figure committed to violence to overthrow the state of northern ireland. by the end, he's a slightly avuncular peacemaker, with a very positive relationship with the democratic unionist party founder and what many regard as another key protagonist of the troubles, reverend ian paisley. and the have an extraordinary bond at the end of their life. they are nicknamed the chuckle brothers, such as the level of their fondest and the report between them. but he starts off interestingly -- he comes out for the provisional ira in the split. there is a serious level of violence that goes on. he is initially second in command and is on the roof and around during bloody sunday.

and he is in charge of a bombing campaign which was so severe that one commentator said it looked as if derry had been hit from the air, such was the scale of it. the british government was always talking to mcguinness. they talk to him through the conservative secretary of state and mi6 was always talking to him until his retirement in 1991. so the british government also has this idea that they can do business with martin mcguinness quite early. heard from theresa may today, paying her condolences, saying she did not condone his early life, but that he should be remembered for what he went on to do. and it is a tribute to his transformation that even some of his most bitter rivals, even people who lost family members bombings, some victim's

family say they will never forgive, but some saying he did turn his back on that and did bring peace to his country. would there have even been an end to the troubles without mcguinness, do you think? >> i don't think there would have been. martin mcguinness is a fundamental player in the peace process, like it or not. mcbride, whose wife died in an ira bombing in october 1993, he said something very important today, i thought. he said martin mcguinness as his fingerprints on the troubles, but he also has his fingerprints on the peace process. mention peacemakers as perhaps someone who sits around strumming guitars, and in actual fact, real peace occurs when the men of violence and the protagonist decide to engage,

and that's exactly what mcguinness did. differentiation between mcguinness and adams. mcguinness brings the base with him. he brings the republican movement, along with supporting the police service of northern ireland in 2007 and commissioning arts two years before that. and he stands up against the militant republicanism, which is always still bubbling under the surface in northern ireland. today not many people mentioned that in march 2009 the real ira britishwo off-duty soldiers at the barracks. mcguinness came out at the time very strongly and powerfully against this and described the people who killed the soldiers as traitors to the ireland of

, which was a severe denunciation of them. so he is very sincere in that journey that he makes. you only have to look at the situation now in northern ireland since he stepped aside to see frankly that -- sorry to interrupt you, but we are running out of time. i want to ask you about the future of northern ireland. now that such a key protagonist is gone, is there a risk for peace in northern ireland, particularly with the exit the brexits -- negotiations hanging over ireland, do you see complications in the future because of that? >> i do, and it is a pessimistic martinlooking at it, but

mcguinness's departure is connected to this. he is someone who was prepared to offer moments of leadership in terms of deciding to embark on a conciliatory gesture, such as shaking the queen's hand, which is a symbolic thing for ulster protestants who take the royal family very seriously and feel passionately disposed for the royal family. northern ireland is already in a slightly unbearable, agonizing hinterland where it is between the united kingdom, which has a serious level of negotiations to conduct on brexit, and the republic of ireland, which also doesn't really want to know or take it on. so they are already in this position, a given the amount of european union structural funds peaceful money that goes into the region, northern ireland is looking at a really difficult situation over the

next few years, aside from what is going on in scotland, who it is always reacting with. laura: we will have to leave it there. thank you very much indeed. lawmakers in scotland have begun a two-day debate on whether or not to hold a second independent referendum. in 2014, 55 percent of scots voted to remain in the u.k., but nicola sturgeon argues that brexit has changed everything. theresa may explained that now is not the right time for a new vote on scottish independence. but in edinburgh, first minister nicola sturgeon begs to differ. voted to stayts within the european union. clearthe basis of a manifesto commitment and a parliamentary majority does not permit a mandate, it begs the

question, what does? and it runs the real risk of undermining the democratic process. toorter: many scots voted safeguard their place in the eu. nottaying in the u.k. has discounted scotland's relationship with the eu, it has jeopardized it. >> some polls show that support could still be close to what it was in 2014, and the opposition would quickly point that out. -- mostpeople are people in scotland are sick to death of the games. most people in scotland don't want a referendum anytime soon, just three years after the last one. reporter: sturgeon was calling for the referendum between 2018 and 2019. the first minister would bring the request to westminster where the british prime minister would

have the authority to block it. laura: that's get some business news for you, kate moody is with us in the studio. let's start with controversy surrounding google's very lucrative advertising division. kate: google has new safeguards for advertising after number of brands pull their business from you to, saying they were concerned that their online ad for being displayed alongside extremist videos, some of which speech,terrorism, hate or racism. google said it will take a tougher stance. >> an apology from the top google executive. >> you have probably read stories recently about some brands appearing against content that they didn't want to, and in the spotlight in particular has been u2. i want to start by saying, sosorry. -- youtube.used to

>> we want to make this is a place for you to be successful. >> google has published a plan ,f action focusing on policy control, and oversight. the company will toughen its stance on offensive material, improved control for advertisers, and increased enforcement. big names from mcdonald's to the british government have suspended ad spending on youtube. >> we specifically asked that the adverts not appear alongside offensive videos, and yet that is exactly what has happened. it is incredibly damaging for a brand like channel four to have its content alongside neo-nazi and homophobic videos. we are actually funding the organizations that make the ads in the first place. >> according to google, 90% of content is reviewed within 24

hours. now it aims to trim that time down to just a few hours. that means a hiring spree, a measure that will cost millions of dollars to recruit dedicated staff. kate: wall street has had its worst of the year. the s&p 500 and the dow jones dropping more than 1% for the first time in five months. nasdaq down 1.8%. financials down about 2.5% in the worst session since june. there are concerns about a congressional vote that is scheduled for thursday. the house of representatives is expected to take steps toward isealing obama care and uncertain about proposals to replace the health care bill. the european markets also closing lower. french presidential candidates held their first televised debate on monday evening. inflation in the u.k. surpassed

the bank of england's 2% target for the first time since 2016. consumer prices rose 2.3% in february, up sharply from 1.8% the previous month. it's been rising since the brexit vote in june. imported goods are more expensive. the pound sterling at its highest level in three weeks. goldman sachs will begin moving hundreds of jobs out of london before the u.k. officially exits the european union. the banking giant said it will start carrying out its brexit contingency plans in european cities over the next 18 months. many financial institutions are concerned they will lose access to the european market, depending on what deal theresa may strikes with brussels. some have announced they will ship thousands of employees away from the united kingdom. the european union and japan are strengthening economic ties as the u.s. begins to pull away.

pledged to seal of free trade deal as soon as possible, likely by the end of the year. u.s. president donald trump has taken steps to withdraw from trade pacts. >> disagreement is necessary because we believe in free, fair, trade. i'm very confident this will pave the way for a swift agreement this year. kate: that was john claude speaking there. g 20 finance ministers met this weekend and dropped their vow to project protectionism. the meeting was described as surreal. other business headlines now, deutsche bank maybe facing fines in the u.s. over its currency

trading, according to bloomberg, who reports the german lender is still under investigation by american regulators, even though the justice department closed a similar inquiry without action. deutsche bank shares still up 4%. the bank is trying to raise 8 pay for aros and restructuring program. general mills reported its seven straight declining quarter of sales. losing ground to rival's it cannot afford to discount its products. the dairy sector has been especially weak with overall sales in north america dropping 8% in the last quarter. as many as 14,000 protesters marched through the streets of brussels on tuesday, calling for better working conditions and health care and social work industries. trying to increase the legal

working week from 38 to 45 hours and trying to cut back automatic wage hikes. finally, a popular tourist attraction in china has found a way of cutting down a waste. the temple of heaven park has installed facial recognition software in its bathrooms to regulate how much toilet paper is being used. saying that huge quantities of it were disappearing and this will help stop wasting public resources and -- public resources. the bigoing after criminals there. kate moody with the business. we are taking a short break, stay with us. more headlines forqwueeewd

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