and protest their conditions in israeli jail. just a few days left for the french presidential election, one third of voters make up their mind, leading candidates to make up their message -- to take up their

message. first turkey's president has attacked the verdict of international observers who says yesterday's referendum on expanding powers was unfair. voted ines say 51.4% favor of granting sweeping new powers to erdogan, 1248.6 voted against. the campaign dominated the media and withheld information. no and they'reed wondering what comes next. reporter: most pleading for the

yes, other smaller ones for the no vote. >> i think the have a pretty good result. >> no supporters believe opposition -- the question the election board build, that it did not the election stamp. >> i believe all votes have been stolen. i believe the decision to count the vote as valid is a big scandal. >> meant to make president erdogan stronger or satisfy .heir leader won but with a narrow and contested result, some wonder if the government would be up push its

plan through. >> we all want to live in peace now. but it very quiet day, is true people are still awaiting what will happen next. >> european union officials have called on turkish authorities to reach some kind of national consensus since so many voted against the reform. but the president's immediate response to all those questioning his win was to promise not only to carry out his reform but also to work on a new plan to reinstate the death penalty. anchor: hundreds of palestinian prisoners have gone on hunger strike to protest their conditions. hundreds of inmates are refusing food. they want to see their relatives more often at a call for an end to the practice of detention without trial. surely report.

reporter: the protest event organized every year to ounces the attention -- denounces the detention of -- prisonershundreds of launched a hunger strike on the symbolic date. protestsst two sites, turned into clashes. we can't win the battle against occupation with empty stomachs, and it is a message to the international community that palestinians seek freedom. the hunger strike was launched by palestinian leader who israel handed five lifetime sentences. ,n the new york times op-ed palestinian prisoners and detainees have suffered from torture, inhumane, and degrading treatment, and medical negligence. prisoners and protesters want to .nd mistreatment

in a way israel is telling prisoners you are alone, you have no power. at the palestinian people are telling their prisoners throughout the strike you will not be alone. reporter: is really authorities responded. they say the strike is a political move. it could bring up popularity seen as a the man theible successor for palestinian president. anchor: the u.s. vice president has kicked off a trip to asia in south korea. mike pence says the age of to t of strategic -- this following a failed missile test by pyongyang. >> ramping up the rhetoric just a day after korea failed toto

launch a ballistic missisile. warningng onched a pyongyang's doorstepep. >> all optptions are onn the ta. >> mike pence made an unannounced visit to the demilitarized zone, the maximum dayrity area on the first of his asian tour. he then met with his allies in any use of weapons by north koreans will be met with response. >> the world witnessed the strength and resolve of our new president in actions taken in syria and afghanistan. north korea would do well not to the strengthlve or of the armed forces of the united states in this region. repeated the u.s. wants china to pressure the north into abandoning its nuclear program. beijing called on all parties to

return from the negotiating table. >> our proposal is from all sides -- is for all sides term all sides to refrain from action. >> north korea's other neighbor called for a de-escalation of tensions. recklessnot accept actions which violate mostly un security council resolutions. this does not mean other nations should violate international law in the same way through the use of force. hashe u.s. administration announced it would go ahead with the planned appointment of the ..s. defense missile shield a something moscow and beijing are opposed to, deeming it a threat to their own national security. >> south korea's former president has been charged with bribery, and of use of power. he was impeached last month

after a scandal involving the electronics giant samsung. >> formally charged in her corruption scandal. the months after constitutional court upheld parliament's decision to impeach her, the former korean president will now be officially brought in front of a judge. wrongdoing but apologized in march for harming the nation. >> i am sorry to the people. and i will faithfully cooperate with questioning. multiples charged on a -- on multiple accounts. she is suspected of having aided her close friend of extorting money in return for political favors. leniency -- when she was removed from office, the courts acting chief judge stated it was a necessity for korean democracy.

the benefits to defending the constitution by -- by removing her from office are overwhelmingly large. >> the scandal has pushed many koreans to look for more transparency within the political institutions. south korea will now elect its new president on may 9, the candidates kick off their ampaign on monday with democratic party leading the polls. >> are virus taken to catania and italy. 800 migrants have drowned trying to cross the mediterranean sea. more and more people are trying to reach europe via italy after a deal which allows grief to some people back to turkey. >> thousands are saved every week.

recoveredavy ship more than 1000 migrants, most of them fleeing poverty in sub-saharan africa. to sicilyas taken where it made port. >> when we finished our operations we had 1181 persons that we saved. andupplied them with food as we can say now we start to get them -- most of them are in general conditions. than 30,000 people have arrived in italy after being rescued by military ships or private charities. easter weekend was one of the busiest ever with an excess of 5000 people salvaged from the sea. as aidt seven drowned workers struggled to cope with the amounts of migrants. since 2015, the migrant crisis has surged in

recent weeks with experts saying the good weather is pushing people to cross. some not for the first time. tried to cross three times. he has been tortured several times. we hope they will find a good life here. >> an estimate of 826 people have already died or are missing since the turn of the year. over 180,000comed migrants. most of whom are still waiting to be granted asylum status. >> at least five people have died after a small private airplane crashed into a residential area. the plane had taken off from a small airport in the resort town. the plane was heading for marseilles in france. everyone on board died. french nationals

and once at the sin. another person was killed when the plane crashed into the truck. the cause of the accident is unknown. there are a few days left before france votes in one of the most unpredictable french elections in many years. almost one third of voters are yet to make up their minds. every rally, speech and event can make a difference in these last few days of the campaign, francois fillon is rallying his supporters in nice tonight. the other three leading camp -- other three leading candidates are campaigning here. even the his rivals are closing the gap, claire williams has been at his rally. going back to the basics of his campaign, telling his supporters here of the rally in paris. it is about renewal.

the movement he created just a year ago. that movement is also weakening. they do not have the support base other candidates enjoy. longs -- a long-established support base. here in a lot of energy paris. is actuallytrength the fact that i am about to change. and it is about three new will. he says it is up to you to change the way politics are done here in france. he helps he convinced people at the rally. it is not a done deal. we will see you at the elections. sayse far left lead support has surged since -- out and about today in the caribbean suburbs.

>> someone said something important earlier, that they are not in a zoo. that in true working-class neighborhoods you have a choice between selling drugs or being an uber driver. it is shameful, don't you agree? >> what about french voters in the united states, francois fillon is the favorite followed by marine le pen. talking to french experts in new york city about who they plan to vote for. >> the candidates and france's presidential election are not -- french wine dealer has been living in the u.s. for three years but has experience has not changed his political convictions. he is supporting the far right candidate marine le pen. >> we have been trying to write in the left and it is time to try something else.

>> originally he was a police officer in france. he doesn't see anything paradoxical about immigrant voting for an anti-immigrant cam anti-immigrant candidate. >> i think there are some openly racist people, but i don't think racism is the solution. you can't blame the other. >> most tend to vote for traditional right-wing candidates. he is canvassing for conservative francois fillon at the entrance of a french bank. >> i think he is the only one of -- only one capable of reforming france. candidates also seem to have energized here in new york. the french diplomat is an organizer on march movements. the youngest candidate

and yet he has a lot of experience in politics and the private sector. that is what the other candidates are missing. >> there are more than one million french citizens living abroad to make up 2% of the vote. the candidate actively tries to rally support. >> reporting from new york. the french football league has open an investigation into clashes between supporters of -- they were attacked before they were rushed out of the tunnel. it is in the first time the club has caused disturbances. in the relegation zone they could be looking at heavy sanctions. the -- rs targeted by shocking scenes at the stadium.

the football game abandoned at halftime after renewed clashes pre-of the french football league have open an investigation did the president tweeted that the sport had been tarnished. afternoon for our team and the football club, who were also the victims of some uncontrollable fans and their pathetic security. >> this is the third time this week that football has attracted headlines off the pitch. first victim of the terror -- fanshis fans crashed clashed on thursday before the incident on sunday. repeated crowd disturbances in the first game of the season. before monkey sounds were chanted at him. the problems all send that all stem from the disbelief of many of the fans. >> it is scandalous. what is happening is scandalous.

destroying the football club. >> with investigation looming over their heads they strongly condemned the incident in a press release, stating they would cooperate with the authorities. fans banned from traveling to away games. potential -- hanging over their heads, they seem destined for relegation to the second tier of french football. >> let's get some business news. start out into china where the economy is growing at its fastest pace is 2015. >> gdp came in at 6.9 percent, beating analyst forecasts. itsof growth in nearly three decades after gdp grew only six .7%. the chinese economy is expected to grow at 6.5%. analysts say government spending has improved demand.

>> we have space to develop the new urbanization, new industrialized nation, and agricultural modernization. china's economy has huge potential. that's why we are confident the economy has a bright future ahead of it. >> and financial is raising its money by -- the move comes a month after euronet worldwide moved on its original $880 million offer. is the digital payment affiliate of valley baba. the acquisition would allow the company to connect with a network of over 2 billion accounts. both flagicians have political risks of selling money gram to a chinese entity. set up ah allie baba trading and logistics hub in malaysia. the move was part of the company's efforts to establish a trade platform. a modern version of the trading

route, the head of malaysia's digital economy corporation said the partnership is also intended to help small, and medium-sized companies contribute more to malaysia's gdp. >> 97% of our companies are fme's. the contribution is currently at less than 40%. this cooperation without a baba is to really learn from allie baba in the area of how to use e-commerce to transform fme to a better stronger economic empowerment. >> a court has issued a restraining order on a planned strike by drivers of uber. drivers of both companies were set to block roads in both capitals from 11 a.m. local time on tuesday. drivers are calling for reasonable hours of operation. have similar strikes in cities including mumbai, -- and

-- if their demands were not met. international tourism has picked up in the capital. this after tourists stayed away from terror attacks in 2015. france is not leaving anything to chance. >> after two years of declining numbers following the paris attacks, tourists are coming back to the french capital. >> i'm from italy, germany, malaysia. >> 2017 has started strong. hotel reservations were up by 20% january. and it's not just paris looking to profit from tourism. is also hoping to encourage visitors like these indian tour guys, looking for new destinations off the beaten track.

>> usually only paris and the south of france. other reasons are not known well. >> more and more indian tourists are choosing france for their holidays. in 2015 there were over 500,000. that has nearly doubled in 5000 -- in five years. the market promising the french tourism officials acknowledge that indian visitors need particular attention. chauffeur, money, a cook. they are used to being looked after. >> at the chateau, they tailor the visit to their indian customers. from a guided tour to what is served for lunch.

by catering to indian demand, they are aiming to encourage more visitors to the region. >> let's get a check of the markets now. over at the united states we are seeing positive gains across the board. thisover half a percent at hour. european shares were closed for monday. it istanbul stocks were trading. ending firmly in the green pre-and that is a day after the yes vote came out on top in turkey's constitutional referendum. paul analysts say the markets will come out all right for foreign investment -- take a listen. >> turkey has something like a $60 billion gap in investments and savings. and only 12% of the gop. the -- not easy to --

capital isian growing rapidly. moscow is home to 12 million people and it is starting to burst at the seams. developers are depending on city suburbs to develop new housing complexes to satisfy demand. but at what expense? theoser look at some of human and environmental consequences of this organization. >> maria moved here with her family to get away from the big city. we know every tree in this forest. we have lakes, walking trails. people come with their kids and dogs. it is important to us. >> more than 20 kilometers northeast of red square. beauty, sees as property d developers cscs opportunity.y. there are plans to build 30 high-rise buildings in the area.

activistsfellow launched a campaign to stop this development. they say building has begun anyway. says cases like this are increasingly common in russia because developers benefit from loopholes in the law. this is clear beneficial for the construction companies, as well as the local and regional authorities. even if we rule out the corruption factor, this money still goes to the government's budget. >> officials say more housing is needed and the city center is often overcrowded and expensive. our main goal-- is not to build over the largest possible area but to resolve issues such as relocating people from rundown housing. growingw has a population of 12 million. in 2016, 9 million square meters of residential property was developed on the greenbelt as

the government socked to meet housing demand. >> april 15 was the official deadline for u.s. citizens to file their tax returns. since the day felt on a weekend it was pushed back to monday. thousands used the occasion to call on the u.s. president to release his tax returns. marches were held in new york, boston, seattle, and other cities. it comes following tamil chums reluctance to release his tax returns while on the campaign and even after becoming u.s. president. >> there is something he doesn't want us to see and i think he thinks he's above it. has aon't think that direct effect, but i think it has an effect on progress and other politicians who will then be able to include -- >> a lot of people still want the president to release his tax returns, but it doesn't look like it is going to happen anytime soon.

>> thank you very much indeed pre-it we are taking a short break. still much more to come.

04/17/17 04/17/17 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! >> in the past two weeks, the world witnessed the strength and resolve of our new president in actions taken in syria and afghanistan. nonorth korea would do well noto or the strength of the armed forces of the united states in this region. amy: vice president mike pence travels to the border of north and south korea as tensions escalate between washington and pyongyang. will anyone listen to china