>> you're watching live from paris. i'm rochelle ferguson. held forfunerals are the victims of two church bomb blasts which killed 44 people and wounded dozens. the cabinet has approved a three month state of emergency. the u.s. secretary of state arrives in italy for talks with the g-7 groups. rex tillerson says russia has failed to eliminate chemical weapons in syria. sweden remembers its victims. the country holds a minute of

silence for those killed in last friday's terror attack when a man plowed into the busy street of stockholm. .e will have the campaign beat our daily round up of the news with the french presidential campaign trail toppings that agenda. french fishermen fear their supply will dry up after brexit. all that and plenty more. you're watching live from paris. we begin in egypt where the country's cabinet has approved a state of emergency following twin bombings on sunday which claimed 44 lives and injured dozens.

one of a coptic church and another in the city of alexandria hours later. to bring us the very latest, our correspondent is in cairo. good afternoon. talk us through how significant the move is to impose this state of emergency. >> egypt was under a state of emergency for all of hosni mubarak's role. -- rule. the country has a long history with this. the state off emergency was a primary demand of the uprising. -- agrants the number number of powers such as the

right to use state security emergency courts which have less due process rights for people. allows imposing a curfew and censorship on the media. it's unclear what the state of emergency will really change on the ground. wields wide ranging power. he has imprisoned thousands of political opponents. many have gone into exile. torture and arbitrary detention and forced disappearances are rampant. we also have to remember parts of northern sinai have been under a state of emergency in a semicontinuous manager for nearly 20 years now. we will have to see what affects this actually has on the ground in the government combat against

these attacks. >> the president has said the priority is the fight against terror. the today won't be feeling very secure. he has positioned himself as stbulwark against islami violence. people in the christian community have expressed anger about not being significantly protected. they really highlighted the egypt's very powerful intelligence agencies to --icipate this court noted coordinated wave of attacks. they targeted hundreds of christians in northern sinai. ago the very same church

that was him yesterday was clearly a target. the government is not allowing any criticism of its performance in national security. a privately owned newspaper that blamed the attacks yesterday on security failure by the state, is retracted by the publisher. >> foreign ministers from the g-7 group will be meeting in tuscany today for a two-day summit with syria expected to dominate those talks.

the meeting will be their first opportunity to ask the new u.s. secretary of state whether washington is now committed to ousting syrian president bashar .l-assad rex tillerson has accused russia of failing to eliminate chemical weapons in syria. be part of the discussions when i visit moscow to call upon the russian government to fulfill the obligation it made to the international community when it agreed to be the guarantor of the elimination of the chemical weapons. to russia has not been able achieve that is unclear to me. i don't draw conclusions of complicity at all. clearly they have been incompetent and perhaps they have simply been outmaneuvered by the syrians. a minute ofld

silence for those killed in last friday's terror attack. four people lost their lives. several others were injured when a man plowed a truck into a busy street in the capital. a vigil was held at the scene of the attack. featured music and emotional speeches. >> a swedish virgin of the song set the tone for sunday's vigil for the victims of friday's terrorist attack. an 11-year-old girl and a british man and belgian woman were killed. thousands turned out in stockholm's main square for a day of mourning as well as poetry, music and rock. underlying it all a message of

peace and quiet resistance. >> i'm glad people are more strong than scared. good to see people gathering and showing support together. >> not far from the square many gathered at the scene of friday's carnage where a man plowed a truck through a crowded street. 10 of those injured in the attack remain in hospitals. woke up in another country -- we woke up in another country. >> i think it's a symbol that we are strong together. >> security gates were filled with flour and wood and boarding for the attack took place inscribed with messages of hope. stockholm residents have replied with sorrow and defiance.

tensions remain high after authorities banned nationwide protests. there was a call for demonstrations accusing the president of obstructing the country's democratic process. ministerry's new prime was recently ousted from congo's main opposition party. drc police and countrywide against thens president after the opposition called on supporters to take to the streets this monday. the march is forbidden because it looks to spread the seeds of rebellion. the latest unrest was sparked by the decision to promote the country's prime minister. a former spokesman for the opposition party, he was kicked out in february after clashing

with head of the country's opposition coalition. the appointment was widely seen as a cynical move after he pledged to name an opposition figure as head of the cynical government. to relyliberately chose in his critical moment on political maneuvers that further plunge the drc into chaos. and final term in office ended on december 20. the president has refused to step down despite pledging to hold free elections in the near future. there hasn't been a single peaceful democratic transition in the drc since the country's independence from belgium in 1960. and memorial service has been held for the legendary rock and male musician chuck berry.

he died at his home three weeks ago. family friends and fans pay their final respects. the funeral took place at the pageant in st. louis where he often performed. hime are going to celebrate in a rock 'n roll style. redn his open casket, a gibson a legs it -- electric guitar. among those paying tribute, his former drummer. >> my mother would have never thought a little kid like me from the north side was playing with one of the biggest rock 'n roll stars in the world. a letter sent by president

bill clinton was read out loud in which he called the musician one of america's greatest rock 'n roll pioneers. he was known for his signature guitar introductions and lyrics that reflected the rebelliousness of american teens in the 50's. downsimmons said he broke racial barriers. he received a lifetime achievement grammy in 1984 and was among the first inductees to the rock 'n roll hall of fame in 1986. he was working on a now gone before he died. it will be released later this year.

>> a quick reminder of the top stories. in egypt the funeral held for victims of church bomb blasts which killed at least 44 people and wounded dozens. the country's cabinet has approved a three-month state of emergency. the u.s. secretary of state arrives in italy for talks with the g-7 group. rex tillerson says russia has failed to eliminate chemical weapons in syria. sweden remembers its victims. the hunt treat colds -- the country holds a minute of silence for victims.

time for the campaign beat. our daily roundup of news from the french presidential campaign trail. with 13 days before round one it's really hard to predict who's going to come out first. the polls keep changing. might change tomorrow. we will have to take a look. you can see there is a tie at the top. you have a centrist candidate emmanuel macron and marine le at 24%.and neck they have both fallen since the previous poll. what is interesting and surprising is who is in third place. he has seen a six point jump since the last poll. he's ahead of francois fillon who is now in fourth place and

you can see benoit hamon really lagging behind. it may seem like this campaign has been going on forever. it has only just officially started. what's different? >> it's going to get a lot more intense. what changes during the official campaign. will see posters starting to pop up on those official notice boards in public spaces. he will start hearing and seeing campaign ads broadcast on tv and radio. there are very strict rules about how these are broadcast because france has a very egalitarian view when it comes to a candidates access to mass media. all candidates must be given equal airtime during the official campaign period.

you can see the calculations being done because there is thatlly a state watchdog counts the amount of time that each candidate speaks or is spoken about on tv and on the radio. each second counts. it has to be perfectly equal. candidates are adding even more rallies to their calendars. down thereter was and she's going to tell us why the mediterranean hub is such a big draw for would-be presidents. in franceest city founded in 600 bc by greek merchants. today it is the second biggest city in france by population and an essential stop on any politicians campaign trail. may hopeleft candidate

to do better here than in other parts of the country. of the he scored 13% vote compared to 11% nationally. we asked some locals where they intend to vote for him on april 23. >> for me it is his stance towards nato. he wants us to leave nato and he wants peace. that's important. older and wiser now a days. he's presidential. he seems like a head of state. is not the people. there are always lots of young people and it's good to see. >> the political movement is called an submissive france. around one third of french voters are still not sure who they are going to be casting their ballots for an april 23.

a large proportion of people here who traditionally don't turn out to vote at all. candidates are pulling out all the stops. and armed withes flyers, door-to-door campaigners are out in force in the capital. offollowed a group supporters of emmanuel macron canvassing for votes. check it out. >> after work of these supporters go door-to-door campaigning in their neighborhood. to peter to train new recruits.

>> in past elections the 11th hour has tended to favor left-wing candidates. attractieve macron can undecided voters from the left and right. >> it uses software to pinpoint apartment blocks with high concentrations of undecided voters. they stumble across someone who has signed up already but says he's getting too many emails. >> every time they knock on someone store they meticulously

record of the resident is planning to vote for. one answers they leave a door hanger with contact details. the data they gather is fed into the software. it's useful information for the campaign. they find their target. undecided voters. they had back to a local bar to debrief. they will be seeing each other again soon. we have time for. that was the campaign beat.

time for our business update. on syria u.s. strike last week we are hearing a lot about a geopolitical risk. tell us more. a lot of hesitation in the markets revolving around the threat of geopolitical risk. let's listen to an extra in geopolitical risk about what kind of fears investors might be feeling after last week. >> there is a risk that as a consequence of this military strike we will see an escalation in syrian civil war involving russia. don'ts iran because we know how these actors are going to respond to recent developments. >> how are the markets reacting?

>> european markets are starting the week off in the red. in increasingly unpredictable french presidential election. >> in france fishermen are raising concerns about brexit effects on their business. pressure is mounting on a number of industries that rely on the u.k. for business. one of those is the fishing industry. french fishermen get half of their fish from british waters and fear their livelihood will be threatened by a protectionist post brexit u.k. >> british fishermen voted heavily for brexit on the campaign as promised that they would regain control of their waters. other people can stay away

from england's grounds. they get dutch fishermen, french fishermen. it's england. currently an equal access system. gained 63 tons of fish in the eu waters. after the divorce british fishermen want to reestablish maritime boundaries so that ships from the continent will only be able to fish in their own waters. concern across the channel in brittany. heavily oney rely seas. to u.k. seems -- we can catch more of the british and irish coast. of their catch comes from

british waters. if access is blocked it will have a huge impact on revenue. >> however we negotiate, we will lose out. >> time for some more business news making headlines around the world. barclays ceo is facing a significant pay cut and sanctions from british regulators. publicly pushed for the highest ethical standards and his bank and said he made an honest mistake in investigating this whistleblower. is launchingngland investigations into the bank's handling of the situation. honda has debuted its very first private jet. it is a luxury light aircraft

with a base price of $4.85 million. the company intends to deliver 60 more in the next fiscal year. has pulled nearly all of his albums from spotify. he has said platforms do not properly compensate artists for their work. his music will only be available al.his rival service tid a mexican shop has a special treat for customers and their four-legged friends. >> if you have ever wanted to show your ice cream with your dog, you are in luck. an ice cream maker in mexico city has created a formula that .s safe for dogs to eat it is also people friendly.

>> thank you for the business roundup. we are going to take a quick break but we will be bac

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