with the head of the cia arising on the peninsula as japan deploys its biggest warship in

the region. we begin with violent clashes on the streets of paris amid the traditional mayday protests. this just six days before the country chooses its new president. police responded with tear gas. at least for officers were wounded. the last time the national front reached the second round there was a call for national unity. the unions are giving their supporters a much more mixed message. click state of separate rallies. stopping at the national front. disagreewo main unions

on how to stop marine le pen. it has explicitly called on voters to back a manual macron. the dangere with posed by the national front we have to be clear. xenophobic want the racist authoritarian country promise by marine le pen, we have to vote for macron. clock's the union has also called on the electorate to block le pen. they haven't actively encouraged voters to cast a ballot for the centrist opponent. >> our main goal is spelled out here. don't want any votes for the national front. thate tired of austerity are tired of seeing the working right threatened. >> they marched alongside the unions.

thousands joined the demonstration to protest against the national front. clashes quickly broke out on the sidelines. police officials say masked youth through molotov cocktails on riot police. the responded by firing volleys of tear gas. the head of political campaigns, one of france's biggest trade unions, earlier i asked him why he was refusing to tell supporters what you'd for for emmanuel macron. >> is not a vote for him. this man was a former minister .f economy it was a disaster. we are saying we asked to fight a national front, we have to vote gains.

papern you get a voting you will have two choices, marine le pen or emmanuel macron. you are essentially voting for marine le pen. quirks in the box, in the office, you understand what i will do. i don't want to say it. i would vote against the national front. >> it would follow that you would vote for emmanuel macron. against thete national front. this is very important. presidentll be because i thought he will.

president, hee will say to us i am the president now. this is my policy. i am the president now. we don't vote for you. we vote against the national front. >> emmanuel macron and marine le pen were trading accusations. macron seeking to understate the national front's -- by supportersin of the far right. macron called on voters from all backgrounds to support him on sunday. >> on the seventh of may it will choice between a

her,le pen -- do not do fight her, convince her, make people vote and make her lose next sunday. >> claire williams has been on the macron campaign trail in paris. here she is reporting. >> emmanuel macron is making some big attacks against his rival marine le pen. some strong words coming out of his mouth. it was cowardly and marine le pen was capitalizing on the anger. you can see it is going down pretty well. he also have a message

considering abstaining on sunday. he will protest against both candidates. this is the way democracy works here in france. two candidates get through to the second round and we are going to fight it out. >> claire williams there. marine le pen was seeking to hisray macron as a clone of former boss, the outgoing president francois hollande and a similar -- pr has this report. >> one last campaign meeting before the second round, one last chance to rally up supporters. votersle pen called upon from all sides to join her. >> hatred from different political traditions can finally unite with the aim of defending our country and our civilization. -- epresent

>> strategically opting for topics like finance, jobs -- he hopes to convince undecided voters from the far left. argument against a common foe, her opponent a manual macron. >> today the enemy of the french he has a this time name, he has a party and he is running for president. they all want to see him win. his name is emmanuel macron. >> many attendees can rdc marine le pen victorious. >> we know it, we are going to win. we are determined to follow it to the end. judge a person by her political party, because it's true her father was very extreme, but marine le pen is different.

she speaks to all the french people. seemshange of image that to have worked in the national front's candidates favor. marine le pen will have a chance to convince voters on wednesday when she faces centrist candidate emmanuel macron in a televised debate just a few days before electors had to the pool. >> the two candidates do differ vastly on economic policy. a closer look at their respective programs. globalization. for him it is the way forward. marine le pen and emmanuel macron, two candidates whose programs are fundamentally opposed. to make french businesses more competitive, a manual macron wants to modernize industry, lower taxes for companies and reform the labor code to make it easier to hire and fire workers. the former economy minister proposes additional measures to reduce unemployment.

these include a 15 billion investment and training program. and introducing universal unemployment benefits. reducing unemployment means protecting the french economy for what she calls savage globalization. she wants to introduce a national preference for hires, extra taxes on foreign workers and give french companies priority on public contracts. she is also pledged to reduce taxes for small and medium businesses to make professional training available at the age of 14 and lower the retirement age to 60. many of these measures hinge on her plan to leave the euro and return to a national currency leading economists say could have disastrous consequences on the french economy. estimated 52 billion euros to

finance this program. why le pen would need an additional 159 billion. >> leaving the french election aside now, the north of the --rican intelligence agency the missile defense is up and running there. warships dispatched its to a u.s. supply vessel in the pacific. expanding the role of the japanese army. north korea has threatened to sink the american fleet. >> as tensions rise over north korea naval military presence in the pacific is been strengthened. on monday japan dispatches its biggest warship, to escort u.s. military ships along the japanese coast. in australia the prime minister also start -- also stepped in

and warned its country and allies would not stay idle along pyongyang's's threats. >> we are taking a strong message to north korea that we will not tolerate reckless dangerous threats to the peace and stability of our region. president donald trump for the first time on thursday. donald trump has made the nuclear program a key of administration. despite hostility the president gave a surprising assessment for north korean leader kim jong-un. >> he's dealing with tough people, particularly the generals of others and at a very young age he was able to assume power. i'm sure a lot of people try to take that away. he was able to do it. smartsly he's a pretty cookie. >> trump has increased pressure on north korea significantly since entering the white house,

working closely to find a diplomatic solution. if anything the increased pressure seems to be spurring north korea on. it has been conducting missile and nuclear weapons related act to these added unprecedented rate since the beginning of the year. the country announced it would soon carry out another nuclear test at any time and any location. >> north korea is behind trump's decision to invite the controversial filipino president to washington. the white house said cooperation is needed to put pressure on pyongyang. on saturday night during a conversation that was reportedly very friendly between the two men. human rights groups accused him of supporting a campaign of extra additional killings. to italy, where the former prime minister has won the first battle in an attempt to

political comeback. he has been reelected leader of the democratic party. a failed bid to reform the constitution forced him to resign last year. >> a second chance for the former italian minister five months after he stepped down theeo renzi is back as leader of the ruling centerleft democratic party. -- perer contenders luminary estimates show he won in a landslide. a handwritten note was posted on twitter, saying it was a huge responsibility. a referendum aimed over constitutional reform. taking a more leftist stance.

minister whon succeeded renzi asked pm will stay on as head of government for now. he is eyeing legislative elections due to take place next year. it won't be an easy path. the antiestablishment and eurosceptic five-star and movement ganging popularity, even overtaking the ruling party. ministerh prime theresa may is downplaying reports of a tough meeting with the european commission. one newspaper claims he had been less studied for how unprepared the british were. british negotiations are looking tough after all 27 numbers adopted a united stance on the

talks to the weekend. more now on those reports from germany. path an -- an important will be the pursuit. >> not only saying he was much more skeptical and calling theresa may delusional but also members of his commission who were present at the meeting, who said following this meeting, all of her demands seem to be completely out of proportion and there was over a 50% chance they believed brexit would be a failure. havesa may was said to been overly optimistic, not only reelected as prime minister but also let's make brexit a success, which it won't be a success because britain would thereafter be a third-party state and it would be worth it. was said not to have been properly briefed on what it

would mean to be a third-party state. eagerntly theresa may was to get started on a free trade deal between the u.k. and the eu. putting on the brakes saying lets you with divorce proceedings are. bill whichvorce theresa may question, which doesn't say anywhere in the european treaties that the u.k. will have to pay what we have being ad, to which member of the eu is not like being a member of a golf club. another issue is european citizens living in the united kingdom and british citizens in the eu. this could be sorted out by the end of june saying this is far too complicated. certainly in the article, the

article for brexit negotiations do not look positive. >> a quick reminder for our headlines this hour. clashes between police and protectors on the sidelines of the may day trade union rally. at least four police officers were wounded in bomb attacks. emmanuel macron and marine le pen trading barbs. before one of them becomes france's next president. he says she is a figure of hatred and division. and tensions are rising over north korea with the head of the u.s. intelligence agency, the cia arriving on the peninsula as japan deploys its biggest .arship now will hilderbrandt is with us in the studio. starting out with a compromise in washington dc. >> agreeing on a spending bill to keep the u.s. government

going until the end of september. the $1 trillion deal will need to be voted on officially later this week. it will boost military spending by $12.5 billion, as well as border security by 1.5 billion and reimbursed law enforcement. trump had earlier made that concession to democrats. meanwhile the president has pledged to take on the so call dodd frank banking regulation and enact genetic tax cuts. the legislation comes with a goal of finding -- of avoiding another financial meltdown. he made a pledge to repeal and replace dodd frank. the firsttrump: in 100 days i have taken action to rollback burdensome regulations that undermine community banks, especially dodd frank.

it's out of control. not only for community banks but for banks period. >> u.s. markets responding to that news as well as others coming from the commerce department. personal income rose less than expected. tech companies among the best performers on all three in this season, nasdaq hitting an all-time high. over a third of a percent. the final week of preparations before the u.s. at its most historic course race. there is ascene labor turmoil. fear that the trump administration's crackdown on -- and forackdown many of its workers. >> these are some of the most famous stables in the u.s.. churchill downs in kentucky preparing for the annual kentucky derby.

been growing that they will be chronically understaffed due to the immigration policy of the trump administration. >> we have a huge labor force and most of them are immigrant workers. we have a hard time fighting americans that want to do this kind of work. the visas are our only option to get people here. >> there are many more applications. until last year there was a returning worker but that was not renewed by congress. of the people that applied right on time are not going to get their visa this year because there are just not enough numbers. twice the federal minimum wage. shortages are problem

among others all across the country. >> the other industries. nationwide problem caused by a lack of political wheels to meet the needs of businesses. >> labor shortages are not the only the industry faces. europe has been dropping for years and profits have suffered as a result. >> homeowners living in big cities may have to register at city hall prior to renting out their properties using services like airbnb. 8 million people use this service last year. >> one of many homeowners opening their apartments up to strangers. >> it means i can live more comfortably. up until now all he has had to do was set up the state.

a new decree obliges him to register with city authorities. >> i don't think declaring i'm renting on my department will create a huge obstacle. >> accommodations for more than 120 days per year is illegal in france. eunice cipolla 30 say the decree will allow them to enforce it. neighborhoods are full of people not respecting this law. with these registration number slammers will no longer be up to make a legal money this way. decreee concerned by the are leading in cities of over 200,000 inhabitants or surrounding suburbs of over 50,000. privatenting out those properties online must reveal their identification and addressed to authorities. >> it means that we are now up against fair competition than we used to be.

landlords use concierge companies and hope they won't lose business. >> a shame to penalize the 90% who do obey the rules. >> it carries a fine of 25,000 euros in france. >> the force is strong with this next story. lifestyle that life-size mask of darth vader. in honor of the film's 40th anniversary. going from all-black to 24. -- 24 karat gold. it measures 30 by 26 centimeters. take a listen. difficult aspect is each section of the mask was created by different gold craftsman and then assembled -- he calculated the size of the head based on height. those also difficult. time we see to

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