>> you're watching france 24. time for 60 minutes live around the world. i'm genie godula. these are the headlines. just three days to go to around one of the presidential french election. a massive protest today in venezuela. on wednesday two people were shot dead as hundreds took to the streets demanding the president resign.

trying. accuses iran of to destabilize countries in the middle east. ehranillerson saying t is behind alarming provocations. why a u.s. government agency has warned celebrities about sneaking advertisement on instagram. and fox news finally fires bill o'reilly. broughttive tv star down by allegations of sexual harassment. first out of storyline from paris. -- live from paris. ♪ genie: the first round of the presidential election is this sunday and the candidates are using the final days of campaigning to lock in every vote they can.

11 candidates are in the running top two willal the make it to the final round. this race is still too close to call. emmanuel macron is that and neck -- and neck -- not -- neck and neck with marine le pen. trailing in fifth place is socialist candidate ben walk benoit amon. walk on t you at least be relieved he republic toill the

fill the public square. he is the true leftist in the race. referendumrganize a just after the election. >> since winning the primaries he has been losing steam. even among leftist voters some were unsure which ballot to cast. my heart is with him but i haven't made my tactical choice yet. people we find him interesting. i still have to choose which one of the candidates.

>> one of the many problems he has had to face is the legacy of hollande. many still associate him with the outgoing government because they belong to the same party. socialists who have not abandoned him fear a defeat of historic proportions. top court hasn's ordered the prime minister investigated for corruption. judges said there was insufficient evidence to oust him from power. the ongoing case had threatened to topple the prime minister. in venezuela new protests are

scheduled for today after a massive march yesterday turned deadly. yesterday's rally was billed as the mother of all marches bringing hundreds of thousands of all into the streets. >> protests often and likeness. clashes. or opposed demonstrators demonstrators and pro-government activists. asked what he's fighting for, a tearster who has just been gassed says i'm fighting for milk for my son. i can't find any. he's a bad man. the protester refers to president maduro. of thousandssdreds mamarched in caracas wednesday. they accuse him of ruining the economy and being too authoritarian.

>> if they have the majority and people want him to stay in power i think we have to respect that. we need to fight to make sure democratic mechanisms are respected. a dateopposition demands for regional and local elections due this year. thousands of government backers were also out in force. president maduro told his ledorters to position protests are part of u.s. backed attempts to throw hand. venezuela will never accept blackmail from the state department or its puppets in latin america. over three boiled weeks ago when the supreme court tried to strip the opposition controlled parliament of its last powers.

genie: mudslides in colombia -- left at least 17 dead including two children. homes were smashed as the streets were filled with mud and residents in high-risk areas are still being evacuated. two weeks ago another flooding disaster in southern colombia left more than 300 dead. u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson has slammed the iran nuclear deal signed under the obama administration. he says it's not working. tillerson has also accused tehran of provocations and a destabilize the middle east. >> held as an unmitigated success by president obama and the worst deal ever by donald

trump, the iran nuclear agreement could be under threat. the u.s. administration says it andunning out of patience is reviewing policy. >> the trump administration has no intention of passing the buck to a future administration on iran. the evidence is clear. iran's provocative actions threaten the united states, the region and the world. mexico earlier this week the u.s. state department admitted the iran was complying with nuclear deal brokered by the obama administration. the secretary of state says the agreement has failed to achieve its goal of preventing iran becoming a nuclear state. washington says it will also hold to run accountable for its destabilizing actions -- tehran accountable for its destabilizing actions.

campaigning for the white house donald trump had vowed to discard or renegotiate the deal. he had left open the possibility that the administration will not pull out of the agreement which restricts to run -- tehran's nuclear agreement in exchange for the lifting of sanctions. joined on the set by armen georgian. rex tillerson is saying the nuclear deal is not working. what is the administration planning on doing? >> there is basic contradiction. rex tillerson says this deal has failed.

iran is complying with the nuclear deal because the white house actually has to certify iran's compliance or noncompliance every 90 days and the trump administration has just that for the first time and that yes iran is complying. it's quite strange really. about thee been made u.s. perhaps invoking the snapback mechanism and that is and it the nuclear deal basically allows any of the six world powers who negotiated the a violation flag up and open the way for sanctions to be reimposed on iran. no violation according to the trump administration itself.

the other world powers don't want that. they're adamant they want to keep this agreement. let's talk about what might be really behind this. we heard rex tillerson talking about iran provoking destabilizing the middle east. is that really the main issue? and james mathis mentioned yemen. tillerson accusing iran of undermining u.s. interests in yemen. he's referring to the iranian support of rebels in yemen. so far as to claim iran is trying to create a hezbollah style mandal shot -- militia examined. that theree reports is a very little hard evidence of any iranian military support to the rebels in yemen.

we can put the remarks in the context of james mathis visit.ist and --'s mathis's visit. to makehaps helps strong statements about iran's regional role. the u.s. and south korean air force is held joint in south exercises korea. about 100 aircraft took part. the drills are aimed at checking the air force's surgical strike capabilities. also meant to serve as a deterrent as tensions with north korea are on the rise. the media world in the u.s. is buzzing as fox news has finally

decided to get rid of its biggest and most controversial host. bill o'reilly. alexander hearst has the details. pressure from advertisers, protesters and even employees finally hit a tipping point at fox news. the o'reilly, host of channel's highest-rated show is out. at the beginning of april the new york times reported that fox and o'reilly have paid $13 million to five women to settle sexual harassment claims that date back years. after protests 80% of advertisers left o'reilly's show. the parent company said after a careful review of the allegations fox had reached an agreement with o'reilly that he would link the channel. >> we are very happy to see that he will be off the air but we are not done. are going to keep applying pressure and making sure that what's happening is respectful

and making sure women everywhere are given dignity. >> o'reilly denies wrongdoing, saying he settled in order to spare his children the controversy. he's not the first member of fox news to be accused of sexual harassment. last summer roger ailes resigned with 40 million dollars in severance after allegations of sexual misconduct by a number of women including former anchors megyn kelly and gretchen carlson. genie: this is france 24. are today's top stories. three days to go around one of the french presidential election and the candidates are crisscrossing the country trying those crucial undecided voters. on wednesday two people were shot dead as hundreds of thousands took to the streets demanding the president resign. the u.s. accuses iran of trying

to destabilize countries in the middle east. rex tillerson thing to iran is behind alarming provocations. tehran is behind alarming provocations. it is the campaign beat. just three days to go until around one. the race is tight as candidates continue to battle for those top slots. >> latest polls from today. you can see emmanuel macron the centrist at the top with 25%. right behind him is marine le pen, the far right candidate. francois fillon the conservative and jean-luc melenchon tied for third place. these candidates are virtually the end neck. -- the end neck. -- next and neck.

-- next and neck. not -- not -- and neck.nd neck -- neck and let's start with the conservative. francois fillon met with the president, nicolas sarkozy. their relationship has been a little bit frosty. this meeting took place behind closed doors. sarkozy was the big loser of that primary but he still has a very loyal voting base. met with himjuppe yesterday. >> they have also had a frosty relationship since primary

because alain juppe lost to francois fillon in the primary and then at the height of penelope gave -- gate there were calls for him to come back. all of that is behind them. it was a little frosty. we talk a lot on the phone. we have known each other for a long time, haven't we. too long to count. >> right after that conservative primary francois fillon was seeing -- seen as basically being a shoe in. the penelope scandal complicated a lot of things for him including his relationship with the media. >> check out this report. > in a scandal plagued campaign, francois fillon has prioritized one particular line

of defense. blame the media. >> i am the target of a merciless biased attack seven days a week 24 hours a day. is this fair? that's for you to decide. not for a media tribunal. >> in january the newspaper reported that his wife penelope had been paid hundreds of thousands of euro's as a parliamentary assistant despite no evidence that she did any work. it almost derailed his campaign. for many supporters the media is participating in what media -- fillon called political assassination. >> in my opinion this is propaganda. >> the online newspaper recently reported that penelope had benefited from public service contracts for longer than had initially been a knowledge. -- acknowledged. >> there is nothing unusual

about journalists taking interest in a presidential candidate. reverse the logic and say why did we not take an interest in him before. quite simply because he was not enough of a heavyweight. >> such as the extent of antipathy toward the media that scuffles have woken out at recent rallies. i witnessed some bad moments. the media is often in the middle of a rally. you should see what like to be surrounded by thousands of fillon supporters turning towards us giving us the finger and taunting as. this is not a healthy relationship. >> francois fillon has been turning down interviews with major news outlets. designating the press as the enemy is a risky strategy. his campaign is hoping the loyalty of his conservative supporters will trump damaging

revelations. held what he amon called his last chance rally yesterday. >> he is trailing in the polls. he has the support of some very heavyweight socialist including a very powerful mayor. she had an important message for voters. >> don't let yourselves be brainwashed. forget the polls. ignore the calls for the so-called strategic mode. in the first round you vote for your ideas. something a lot of people are talking about, the strategic or the tactical vote. >> the useful vote here in france. traditionally in the first round you vote with your heart for the candidate you really believe in and in the second round you vote with your head.

this year things are a little bit different. many people are reluctant to vote with their heart in round one because they are afraid it could lead to an undesirable outcome in round two. many people feel tempted to vote for a candidate that has a better chance of making it in the candidate they actually prefer. this is very controversial and kind of an emotional issue. it can upset a lot of people particularly smaller candidates and people rooting for candidates who are trailing in the polls. him that i is with have not made my tactical choice yet. >> is only one tactical choice and that is benoit amon. >> many voters feel stuck because people are going on and on with this old political trick of the infamous tactical vote.

you know who the strategic mode is strategic for? old corrupt incompetent politicians. genie: benoit amon might be trailing in the polls in france and he does have a few fans overseas. >> this is a mariachi band in mexico. they are lending their support to benoit amon: him the next future president of france. -- benoit amon, calling him the next future president of france. how did that song get there again? somebody brought some posters

to mexico and filmed this band to cheer him up in the final count down. you for that look at the french election. if you are interested in this check out our election compass. this was a tool developed by france 24 that calculates how your political views compare with those of the french presidential candidates and can lead to some very surprising results. time to the business news with stephen carroll. you are starting with the oil market. >> saudi arabia's energy minister says oil producing have to extend an agreement to cut her out put. -- cut their out put. showed a larger than usual stockpile for this time of year sparking fresh worries about excessive global supply.

there was a selloff of oil overnight. they are recovering a little bit today. we have a next picture in europe this lunchtime. -- mixed picture in europe this lunchtime. genie: there has been trouble for general motors. >> venezuelan authorities seized its plant in the industrial hub of valencia. the firm says the seizure was causing her reparable damage to it is this and the workers it has in the country. it has vowed to take all legal action to defend its right. it has been suffering from a lack of raw materials. genie: celebrities have been

warned about what they post on instagram. >> the federal trade commission has written to 90 people warning them of their responsibility if toy are being played -- paid post things on social media. it wants them to be honest about what they like and what they are paid to like. >> more than any other social media platform instagram has emerged as a job for global advertisers. so-called influencers can be paid thousands of dollars per post to promote products. the federal trade commission tasked with regulating advertisement and protecting consumers has formally warned u.s. influencers to be more explicit about sponsored posts. on thursday it sent 90 letters to individuals and marketing firms reminding them of proper advertisement disclosure

policies. it's the first time the agency has intervened on the issue. the action was taken in part because of petitions sent to the agency. last year the group noted several violations of disclosure rules from celebrities like kim kardashian, rihanna and michael phelps. the ftc already requires social media users to disclose when a post is sponsored by an advertiser. often users will add a quick at the end of the post which can quickly be overlooked. the french drinks company says new restrictions on alcohol sales in india are hurting its business. firm fell by 4% in

the indian market in the first three months of this year.

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