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the bill was slammed by right-wingers for being too soft and left-wingers for being too repressive. french president emmanuel macron heading to washington today for the very first state visit of the trump administration. the wining and dining could be overshadowed by their conflicting stances on syria and the iran nuclear deal. president a minimum crime is just the latest of a long line of french president that have cozied up to french president's -- u.s. presidents. a solution for allll of you who hate spending time in supermarket lines. a new application from tokyo lets customers by their groceries without the usual checking out. that is in business in 15 minutes. paris. top stories from

♪ >> we will start first with that ruling out of belgium linked to the only surviving suspect of the paris terrorist attacks. he has been found guilty in brussels over a police shootout that happened for months after the attacks that left 130 get. he has been sentenced to 20 years in jail. here is more from his lawyer. >> following the verdict and consult withill some obvious salon on whether or not he wishes to appeal. beenr dave keating has

covering this link from the courthouse. give us the details on the verdict today. abdesalem and his codefendant were convicted of three crimes, attempted murder in a terrorficers context, the illegal possession of weapons, and membership in a terror group. from thatxtends firefight that occurred in march 2016, several months after the terror attacks. he had been in hiding for those months. there was a manhunt for him. as the only surviving attacker in the paris attacks, everyone was looking for him. they found him in brussels after a tipoff, and if firefight ensued. his lawyers tried to argue that he did not bear culpability for the injuries sustained by the police officers because while firefight was going on, he was trying to escape.

the judges rejected this argument and found the men guilty for the injuries that were caused and sentenced them to 20 years. now that this is over, he can face justice in france, where he is the only surviving suspect in those 2015 attacks in paris. abdesalem was not in court today. he was in france. could he be brought back to belgium to serve that 20 year term? both of these defendants have to client to appear in court. he said he did not recognize the authority of the courts. abdesalem is unlikely to spend

his sentence here because he will face trial in france. he could serve the buccaneers in france. -- belgium years in france. it is unlikely that he would have to come here to serve out a portion of his sentence. likely the entire portion will be filled in france. this all depends on what happens in that trial in france for the actual attacks in paris. >> thank you for that. dave keating reporting from brussels. french president emmanuel macron is kicking off a three-day trip to the u.s. today. he is expected to be hosted in style with the first official state dinner in the u.s. since donald trump took office. this will be a mostly symbolic trip for the business minded leaders. macron did not shy away from talking about the big issues that divide the men, including

the iran nuclear deal. here to talk more about this visit with me now is our white house correspondent. this is a big day for the french president. of pomp and circumstance coming his way. it is a big deal for the u.s. president. it is the first state dinner his white house has organized. the french president spending two days with the american president who is so unpopular in europe. the first thing they will do when they arrivive today is go o the white house for a less official rating. -- greeting. the statate visit is t the next. they will be heading to melt themount vernon, original home of george washington, the first u.s. president, for a less formamal

meeting. the menu macron of donald trump and his wife to a restaurant in the eiffel tower during his visit. you are seeing a return favor from the u.s. . president. the state visit will have all the pop and circumstance you associate with it, including the state dinner in the white house. there will be serious things to be discussed. any state visit comes with a meeting in the oval office and a bilateral expanded meeting in the cabinet room where the defense minister and foreign minister will be part of that. that is where the more important issues will be discussed. there are plenty of them. trumpyou said, donald does not have lots of fans among leadership in europe. macron has been courting him for over a year now. how likely is it that this french charm offensive will have any effect on donald trump at

all? >> it is pretty unlikely because the important subjects the frfrench preresident will bringh him and those where europeans and french people would like him to have an impmpact are unlikely to have any end product at this state visit. if you take a look at the iran nuclear deal, the french president comes with a job to essentially offer what europeans believe is good about the iran nuclear deal and try to get t te u.s. president to stay it despite what he has said is a threat to exit that deal in mid-may. macron will be spearheading european attempts to dismiss the americans to stay in that deal. that is unlikely, especially after the arrival of john bolton as national security adviser in the white house and the soon-to-be secretary of state mike pompeo taking up hihis spot at the statate department.

both of them are opposed to that deal. the french wants an exemption for his country andhe europeaean union for new tarariffs on steel and aluminum imimports that were imposed by the u.s. onon many countries. there was that exemption for the european union that runs out vevery soon. think about the climate for example. that is something the two clearly don't get along on. it is a sure sign that things have moved on. there will not be much of an attempt on the part of the french president to get donald trump to rejoin the climate deal signed in paris. that ship has sailed. you will see the two standing side by side on syria. one aspect of the war on syria, france was part of that military campaign against targets of the regime of bashar al-assad. they will put up a united front in that sense. when it comes to syria, there

have been differences. the frenench president recentlyy sayingng he was the onone who convinced donald trump to keep his forces on the ground in syria. the white house quickly rejected that. we are looking for a clarification in the next couple days. >> thank you. we are looking forward to having you cover it for us on "france 24." in france, the parliament has passed a controversial new law on immigration. that was supposed to happen friday, but it was pushed through the weekend after a 60 hour debate. we have more now on that vote that shows the first real signs of division within macron's ruling party. >> i declare the vote open. large majority. 28 to 139, the national assembly has passed the bill. the majority has practiced

for the first time since macron stormed the elections. the amount of time micros including children can be held in administrative detention. another proposal is the prosecution of those who help immigrants enter france illegally. after voting against the law, john michele knight: click the desktop -- clemen quit the party in protest. the legislation reducing waiting time for approval from 11 months to six months. the opposition claiming the loss still dehumanizes migrants.

>> it will make situations harder for asylum-seekers in this country. reiteratedtiment was by the interernational just minutes after the law was passed, saying it was dangerous for asylum-seekers. received, france 100,000 asylum-seekers. the bill is expected to reach the senate in june. with the french for italy. a standoff between pro-migrant activists and groups from the far right. this weekend, a small french far right group blocked the mountain pass just outside the time warner, what they say is a strategic entry point for illegal migrants. italianter, french and pro-migrant groups across that border alongside asylum-seekers,

which led to scuffles with the law, which you can see there. protests continued long into the night in armenia even without the opposition leader. he was one of three opposition leader's and 200 demonstrators arrested sunday as the governments try to put an end to the protests into their second week. demonstrators are demanding the prime minister stepped down and that the country home early elections. -- hold early elections. inthe opposition leader armenia can only be seen for a moment before he is grabbed by armenian security forces and forced into a waiting vehicle. two other opposition leaders and 200 demonstrators were also arrested as clashes broke out with police forces. just before his arrest, he demanded the resignation of the prime minister in a televised

meeting between the two men. he stormed out after just several minutes, accusing the opposition leader and his supporters of trying to blackmail the governrnment. faction w who got 7% of the parliamentary vote has no right to speak on behalf of the people. if you don't u understand ththe legitimate requirerements of the state, by. >> you don't have power, the people have power. >> your demands are not legitimate. >> our demands are legitimate. >> draw your conclusions. they accused the former president of clinging to power. after he finished his 10 years in office, parliament named him prime minister last weekend a job which novels momost state powers -- which now holds most state powers. the presidency is now a largely ceremonial post.

the move has brought tens of thousands of armenians to the streets, but up with a government that fed up -- streets, fed up with a government they say has done little to fight corruption. >> hundreds of armenian soldiers took part in those antigovernment protests over the weekend. let's take a look at today's top stories. the only surviving suspect of the 2015 terror attack in paris has been found guilty over another crime in belgium. he was being tried in brussels where he was arrested over a police shootout four months after the attack that left 130 get. -- dead. the french parliament passes a law on immigration. it was slammed by right-wingers for being too soft and left-wingers for being too

repressive. hits to the u.s. today for the first state dinner of the trump administration. time now for our business update. hello. you will start with our top story. a lot of attention on the iran nuclear deal. trade is also high on the agenda. >> you don't make a trade war with your allies. those were the words of the french president. he wants to persuade donald trump to keep european nations exempt from steep tariffs onn metal imports. last week he headed to germany to courtney to his message with angela merkel. >> emmanuel macron made his stance on trade with international allies clear prior to his visit with the u.s..

>> i just say, where are your priorities? you cannot make a trade war with your allies. it is too complicated if you make trade war against everybody. war against china, syria, everywhere. it does not work. economicng and strong partnership between paris and washington is a main talking point. emmanuel macron will be pushing allow ald trump to permanent exemption of tariffs for france. he granted a temporary exemption to the eu already. that short-term past is slated to expire may 1. while france is not a major player when it comes to the quantity of steel and aluminum to the u.s., the tariffs could still cost the eu $2.8 billion.

angelaman chancellor merkel, these are dangerous step backwards. >> we know the challenges. collaboration based on common r rule is the way forward. >> the german chancellor will be in the u.s. on friday. she is expected to chime in with macron that the eu should not have to enter a trade war with washington. >> china is also keen to avoid a trade war with the u.s., particularly after a series of tit-for-tat tariffs in the past few weeks. >> steve mnuchin said he was continuing talks and was planning to visit beijing. he did not offer any details or timing for his trip. ina said they would welcomeme meetings while issuing fresh warning against factionalism. >> how have the markets reacted?

>> european shares are trading slightly weaker at midday as they keep an eye on earnings reports today. treasury yields in the u.s. is putting pressure on some stocks. the yield for the benchmark 10-year u.s. bond is edging closer to 3%. rising inflation expectations and the gap between the three-year and 10-year has been narrowing in recent days. that is causing jitters among investors. let's talk about other business stories of the day. michael bloomberg, the former mayor of new york, is donating $4.5 million to the organization that oversees climate change. that amounts to the funding cuts from the u.s.

general motors south korean units has dropped on a bankruptcy deal with its union. funding was needed to keep the money moving in the country. they revealed a major restructuring plan that included voluntary redundancies for 2600 staff. chinese motors, a electric car giant has officially released its g3 model. it can parallel parkrk itself. or ¥208,000 $33,000. car would love to see that doing that parallel parking by itself. >> it is pretty miraculous. >> speaking of modern stories,

you have a new story out of tokyo. >> we saw amazon earlier this year o open a groceryy store without tills. japan's major convenience store chain has started a pilot program alalwing customers to use an app to do their shopping without checking out. theirers need to register credit card number. but then they will be able to scan products and walked out without paying for them. help customers with convenience. >> thank you for that update. it is not time for our preress review. with our taking a look at what the papers are saying today. >> hello. >> lots of focus on this first

state visit to president trump by president macron. >> he will be meeting with donald trump. there is quite a bit of skepticism about how much macron can achieve from this three-day trip. the communist paper in france calls macron donald trump's last best friend. he has filled a gap that has been left by souring relations with angela merkel and theresa may and donald trump. he is attempting to develop this special relationship with donald trump, so far to no avail according to the paper. the right-wing paper mocks this as one big show. in the front page curtain, you see macron writing a research while donald trump is writing an eagle that represents the logo of twitter.

that friendship will be tested on serious issues such as the iran nuclear deal. >> macron is hoping to convince donald trump to keep that deal. the new york times says that for all their show of friendship, must people don't really buy into the macron and donald trump so-called bromance. in this article they say trump is next in line of older powower figures that macron cleverly uses and then leapfrogs over much like he did with his former mentor franaois hollande. >> in france, left-leaning papers are also focusing on macron's visit. they dedicated the entire edition of the monday paper. >> they have dedicated this addition to all that is wrong with the u.s. they call it the american nightmare, saying all the problems from rising inequality

to an anachronistic electoral system and faulty infrastructure, a country whose future fascinates us and yet many of us in europe do not want. perhaps to atone for its rather cynical portrayal of american society, they had dedicated one page to all the things in lots about the u.s. you see that here, including snoop dogg, david backes, brooklyn high school students, leonardo dicaprio, and greasy dishes up soul food. >> another complicated relationship, this one between the indian prime minister and japanese prime minister -- chinese prime minister. >> the indian prime minister is heading to central china for an informal summit. this could help the two asian giants reset ties after last year's military stand up in the disputed himalayan region as

both compete for regional dominance. for one writer for the hindustan times, the instability of the world right now is actually bringing these two together despite their differences. xieral sources say president admires the way india is a itabilizing force and away mod has been bringing about economic reforms. >> you have a story for us concerning the israeli-american actress natalie portman after she refused to attend a jewish private ceremony where she was being honored. >> she had actually refused to attend the genesis pride ceremony last week where she was due to receive a $1 million u.s. prize. she said she did not want to be seen as endorsing prime minister benjamin netanyahu who was

giving a speech there. that prompted a lot of criticism from ruling israeli officials who criticize her for being anti-somatic and supporting the anti-israel movement and some called for her to be restricted from her israeli nationality. the jerusalem post today says why everyone is run. an open letter to the actress saying, shame on you for your terrible behavior. adding it is not about criticism, which we welcome, but it is about the way you do it and at what moment. >> there is one paper backing natalie portman. >> that is the forward for u.s. based jewish people. in this article, the writer says it is hardly different to nba players refusing to meet with the u.s. president. deathan is mourning the

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