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>> thank you for joining us. it is time for 60 0 minutes live around the world. these are the headlines. donald trump revels in his quoue complete exoneration from the roller investigation. still fartroubles are from over. benjamin netanyahu shut -- cuts after a rocket attack from gaza. the prprime minister s says he l
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react -- retaliate with force. appeals trial in paris for the older brother and mentor of jewish schoolh shooting. more coverage live on the way. euing up in business, the and australia kickingng off negotiations for a trade deal that could have major implications for european products down under. a man from kenya, who gives away 80% of his earnings to the poor has won the million dollar global teacher's prize.
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donald trump is celebrating the result of f the robert mueller investigation. ae report that came out after two-year probe reached no concnclusion on whether or not trump obstrucucted justice. robert mueller found evidence for and against obstruction and is now demanding to see the full report. >> after nearly two years of investigations, the verdicts have come in. hasmmary of the findings been delivered to congress. the attorney general cleared the trump campaign of collusion during the 2016 election, despite receiving multiple
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offers of help from russian affiliated individuals. >> the special counsel did not find the trumpet campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with russian governments. >> trump called the findings a total and complete exoneration. >> it is our -- it is a shame our country had to go through this. it is a shshame your president s go through this before i even got elected it began. and it began illegally. and hopefully somebody is going to look at the other side. this was an illegal takedown that failed. >> the report findings on oftructive -- on obstruction justice were inconclusive. william barr says the inquiry does not conclude trump
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committed a crime or acquit him. robert mueller was appointed in 2017 decide if moscow was the responsible party for the hacking of hillary's emails. it has seen some advisors prosecuted and convicted on charges ranging from tax fraud to lying to investigators. the attorney general is facing calls to release the robert mueller report. some democrats saying they will use subpoena p powers to obtain it. >> i spoke to armand and he t td us a about the democrat's response. for the fullnt report and the documents to be made public without any delay. they are emphasizing the fact this was a department of justice summary, not the full report.
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they are aware the white house privilegert executive to stop the report from going to congress. we are likely to see debates thet the rules governing special counsel, investigations, what can be revealed, what cannot be. as of early march, the house of representatives has taken a robust approach towards investigating donald trump and entities close to him. at the beginning of the month, the house of representatives issued a request, documents for 81 individiduals and organizations.s. the house of democrats and the house of representatives, they are looking to look further into the financial dealings of the trump organization, all people
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connected with trump and to dig more on this russia question. therealso worth saying are separate legal ininvestigations that are federl prosecutors in manhattan, looking into at least two criminal inquiries, one related to the inaugural committee and the other is focused on the hush money scandal involving michael cohen. >> the white hououse has been trying to s spend -- trying to spspin this as a vicryry for the administration. >> the democrats did not get what they really wanted from this summary. sayingd not get a phrase therere was conspiracy between e trump campaign and a hostile foreign power to influence the
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u.s. election. get involved in a long battle to have other things released, try to subpoena robert mueller to the house of representatives, but all this allows trump to say -- the democrats are still flogging a dead horse. i am focusing on the future. i think that is h how he is goig to play this issue. there does not seem to be any appetite from republicans to take this further. we have heard some reactions from congressional republilicans saying ititst night, is time to movove on. ultimately, the republicans have key things from the trump presidency. they got tax cuts. they got the job growth report. they may not like his rhetoricc on mexicans and things like
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that, but ultimately they have a lot of key things from this presidency. they do not want to see a mocrat bacack in the whitete hoe at t the end of next yeyear. to say that today, the prosospect of impeachment, which was distant, has moved further away. 's that comes as the israeli prime minister is cutting short his trip to washington. he wilill ad home afafr his meeteting with trump today after rocket attacks hit a home north of tel a aviv, hurtingng severaf e same famamily. the violence could worsen before the israeli elections april 9. >> it was a a vicious attacack. we will reactt firirmly. i have decided to cut short my visit in the u.s. i will meet with trump after
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that and return to israel to oversee our activities. >> jordana miller gave us analysis from there. worsts is probably the news netanyayahu could h have expected from his washington visit. he was looking forwaward to what might have been an executive order, cementing america's of the israeli claim on golan heieights. been a liability for the israeli prime minister. in november, there were 400 rockets that came raining down. not embark on a larger military operation and was criticized for that. that may explain why he is coming back so quickly. he does not want it to affect his reelection bid.
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hamas has denied firing the rocket that hit the house near tel aviv. the chinese president has landed in paris, the latest stop on his european tour. he was welcomed to france sunday by the french president and his wife. xi jinping is trying to convince other countries to join italy signing up to the silk road initiative. are skeptical. macron is trying to create a unified european position to keep the growing glowing -- to keep china in check. a new trial is on for the older brother and mentor of the man who attacked a jewish school in france. seven years ago, his brother killed seven in toulouse.
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we are covering the story from the courthouse in paris. what is happening? this is the first day of the appeals trial. for the moment, we have been hearing the leading judge going through the formalities of the courtroom, naming witnesses, identifying different lawyers involved. frome expecting to hear more this afternoon, giving a of what we are expecting. to run you through the facts of the suspect was found guilty a year and a half ago for having links to a terrorist group. he was not found guilty for having encouraged or aiding and abetting his younger brother to carry out the attacks around toulouse in march 2012. he killed seven people.
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was a bigmeant disappointment for the prosecution, for the victims' families. he was not found guilty of having aided and abetted his brother. we are back to square one. this is an appeals trial. >> you followed the first trial two years ago. the verdict came as a surprise and disappointment. victim's family members were here every day for five weeks, turning up to the courtroom. it was an emotional trial. it was very tense at times. , she blewhe mother
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her son a kiss during the court and was asked to leave because some of her behavior was seen as indecent. fore is a defense lawyer the suspect known as the equator equator-- known as the acquitter.s the lawyer, he isense appealing -- the only reason his client was on trial was because his brother was not around, killed in a police raid after the attacks. >> thank you for that. the week ahead could see more trouble for the british prime minister. speculation is growing she could be ousted by her cabinet. the british parliament is trying
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to use a vote to take control of the brexit process. millions of british citizens are voicing their anger. benedict told us more from london. >> mps are grappling with what to do next, whether they are brexiteers or whether they want a soft brexit t or a no deal. ththe prime minister is grapplig steps, carrying a cabinet meeting about her strategy of what she plans to do next and what we expect is this afternoon, members of parliament , british lawmakers will try and push through a vote, possibly on wednesday, t there wouldld be an indicatitive v vote, i indicatie whwhich way or what a majority could be found for in the house verymmons that has b been
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divided, as is the cabinet itself. a house of commomons that has mostly voted for what it does --t instead of what plot was a short-lived yesterday to oust the prime minister with various names put in the fray. on the back of sasaturday, neary one million protesters in the streets londodon all overer the united kingdom askining for a sesecond r referendum for whater deal would be agreed between the u.k. and the eu. >> this is a pivotal week for theresa may. he mentioned the plot to oust her. tatalk us over whahat we canan t
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this week. >> w we think there is a possibility of deciding wednesday, mps would seize control of the process with p possiblyative votes, the prprime ministerer bringingk her meaningful vote. the deal she agreed back in december between the u.k. and the eu for the exit of ththe united kingdom f from the club f 28, divorcing from a 27 other eu member states. she has warned in n the letter that she would not bring i it bk if she did not think s she could win that vote. she has lost it twice. of january and on the 12th march. date isr possible thursday for the government to bring back that meaningful vote.
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friday, a sisignificant day. that was the day on which the united kingdom was scheduled to leave the. physics teacher for a school in a remote village in kenya has won the million dollar global teachers prize. away 80% of his monthly income to the poor. the prize saturday in dubai, hosted by hugh jackman. here is more from the award winner himself. >> i feel great. i cannot believe it. i feel so happy to be ranked the best teacher in the world. being the best in the world. the nobel peace prize, we all know it. we understand anyone in the worlrld understands it. we should have everyone in the
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world know about a teacher prize. >> let's look the headlines. donald trump revels in what he calls his exoneration from the robert mueller investigation. the report found no collusion between the trump campaign manager ruruia, but the president't's legal troubles are far from over. engineman nine yahoo! cut short his trip after a rocket attack from gaza hit t a home northwest of tel aviv. he will retaliate with force, raising risk for more violence before the elections. for the olderrial brother and mentor of the 2012 french jewish school shooter mohammed. the top business news with brian quinn. president is in paris for talks with emmanuel macron.
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>> the white house confirmed itt is sending top-l-level negotiats to beijing. a deal to end the trade war could be close. there are stumbling blocks, including china's refusal to ease restrictions on outside cloud computing firms. beijing's bias against foreign tete companieses and r requiremt datata be stored locacally are n the way of a finanal agreememen. dona trump says talks are progressing well and a deal could be possssible as soon as late april. glglobal investors are spooked y a phenomenon known as the yield p paysnversioion, when i i more to own short-tererm than long-term bonds. it is a reliaiable predictor ofa recessssion and it is happening now in u.s. treasury bonds. more muted.hehe gloom
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some gooood news monday as the survey shohows german business confidence on ththe rise. the frankford dax down about a third of a percent. sterling providing a bit against the dollalar and the euro as uncertainty over brexit and may possible leadership continue in the u.k.. >> australia is kicking off a new round of negotiations on n a hihistoric tradede agreement. >> thehe eu is australia secondndiggest trarading partne. there are some leadeder's ststii points too b be resolved.. one man is hard to swallow. rochelle harrison plus and gregory plus have this report. >> on this dairy farm in cressida, michael l and have been handcrafting sheep's
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milk cheese since 2011. rename their to creations. ththat is if eu nenegotiators gt their way during the new round of trade talks with australia. to stopk wants australian producers from using iconic european labels, such as seiko a, -- such as per prosesecco and gorgonzola. concern for the australian market is there would be extensions to the list. what are we going to add next? federation said it would leave australian consumers confused. the eu ambassador to australia
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says it works both ways and any agreement would also protect australian products. the foodcations for and wine industry are enormous as products like prosecco and feta are household staples here. what is in a name? >> i like to get the european brands. i grew up with european brands. matter.uldn't >> according to many producers, renaming and rebranding their goods could lead to millions of dollars out of pocket. as the standoff continues, eu trade officials have warned there will be no deal unless the australians cave. iss expected d to launch its video streaming service monday. they w will offer originalal cot anand the optioioto subscribe to content fr third-party studios
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like hbo and stars. it is an increasing push into services for apple as sales of iphones and computers continue to slow. pilots,as invited technicians, and regulators to training for its 737 max 8 series jets. aey are nearing completion on software update to its flight control system, that is suspected in the disasters of two recent crashes. uber is reported to by dubai rival careem. it prepares for a public stock offering that could value uber at $120 billion. the seventh addition of the africa ceo forum kicks off with
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a focus on finishing a >> continent-wide trade deal. >> they are pushing forward private sector invnvestment to complete t that. withthout it, it will be impossible to complete the continental free-trade area. it could boost intra-african tradee by 2022. the treaty was signed last year, but has yet to be f fully ratified.. participants say the goal is job creation. >> we do not want investment for investment's sake. it is for e economic activity to creaeate jobs. year, wesearch last showed in the next 10 years, we need to create 1.7 million new jobs every month in sub-saharan africa. month,you create, every
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onee point 7 million new jobs? good jobs. you need the private sector. >> that will wrap up this business segment with bitcoin. trading is volatile, but a study casts doubt on whether it is real. suspect it leaders was a hoax. a study releleased friday by a t management finds that trades were artificially generated by unregulated exchanges. $6 billion in daily trading volume. bitcoin has lost over three quarters of its value, with critics suspicious of market manipulation.
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has hesitated to -- funds due to fraud concerns. the study is intended to reassure regulators it can distinguish real trade from fake, but if you are trying to convince regulators t the basis for your etfs safe, proving 95% of it is fake is not the best way to go.. i wonder how t that will work o. >> do you like safaris? >> i do. i have never been. without leaving paris called wild immersion. it is sponsored by jane goodall. it is a little virtual reality. more on that after the news.
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