for being with us. theresa may is taken her request for a break to distention to brussels have personal request is to extend beyond this coming friday the u. packs a day. to and you time june the thirtieth arriving in brussels the under pressure you can promise to said she regrets the break that has not already happened. the u. suggested an extension beyond her requested date donald tusk. the european council president is spoken of the end of the year but no more.

president of france emmanuel macron has been tough though on the bricks and he maintains that stops. tony this is the time to make a decision is now we've been negotiating a withdrawal agreements for two years a lot of time has been dedicated to this. book with emphasis now a decision is needed i'm eager to listen to reason may but for me nothing is certain nothing and in particular when i hear these rumors you know long extension is certain. today we need to understand why this extension has been requested what's politicalal pln to justify sits on what the paper posibles off get twenty four position today. my mark on the f. french president it's a times like this one but glad to have all your added to inin the hunger to off everything then brussels. katharine nicholson who's a standing by and waiting for us. catherine i'll just say the magic words over to you what can you tell us.

well the discussioions of the e. u. twenty seven of them to see all the other leads but from trees may also still going on at this point so we know that she's back to them for a little bit more than an hour -- then she laughs -- and they had dinner with outside and what we know you say far from insights that dinner is that set. basically an extension is being discussed -- at this point -- the u. twenty seven on ruling that's how it's by any means but the discussions on easy at the idea of an extension how long of an extension to resume as all school an extension to june thirtieth. but with the potential to o brek it's early as in that - -- from what we hearing -- there's a lot of discussion about the potential of a much longer extension then jean says yes at the word we keep hearing is a credibility sense of the credibility. of a british plan for why is this extension should be given. keep hearing that for example from a french government sources would not please keep giving extensions just forgiving extensions to keep coming back here for a summit st cliff edge. at the needs to be a real reaso-

and that. they will clarity as well sort of what kind of and states -- with this extension have -- by when kent's reason made a guarantee that she will be able to see you it takes the united kingdom out of the european union. in s. movies and orderly way i was on the line as well box that said the other priority apart from getting the u. k. out of the e. u. s. means white. is keeping the good functioning of the european union that's a particular message that we've been hearing from the french as well. there are more than one priority here. the that's one of the things is that because when we read about breaks in specially i mean from my perspective be british i read about breaks it up i'm thinking of a british perspective because it affects a lot of the e. u. as well doesn't it it's it's it's me. on your right the middle of that so you know exactly what it's about which is why we need you catherine next question i'm. back credibility issue is

anybody around you think the break is going to happen quickly if it'll. well if we're talking about a new deal exit. currently a sing stands the u. k. is do you to leave without a deal because the deal hasn't been ratified by the british parliament. on friday of this week. really doesn't seem like anybody is in favor of that option by any means but it is still an option i just also the question to a french government source you know is this still an option for fronts they said well. you know it's not all options on a preferable to no deal for example -- jeopardizing the functioning of the e. u. is not preferable to no delay feel that letting the either u. k. leave. on that basis rule of the cable system predicted by various economists -- very civil servants little size at front seeming to believe at this point that that would be preferable to jeopardizing for example the functioning of the european institutions a major major concern in with this. is the european elections they'll bearing down on us at a very great to speak to happening at the end of may just earlier this week the u. k. put in its

its formal notice that it was formally preparing to hold those elections. i know that -- polling stations of being scrambles and and candidate lists as a basically paying for a pass at but that doesn't come without problems of its own you know if any peas are elected to the european parliament how long will be the the will they be in that parliament. what what could they be doing what's -- involvement will they be allowed to have in in making the rules -- and all of all of the work the legal implications that come out of having a sort of a hall fin hall files arrangement for one of the members state save. it really is very tricky there are lots of legal ramifications of what ifs and i do expect that means he's probably gets a loss at closing time this evening okay and we hope to come back to lady catherine. as ever thank you very much indeed afternoons and europe at a to that. in the heart of the action in brussels where it's allll happening of course we'll keep across all developments as we get them from -- the heart of the e. u. s. catherine is that

it's been our next guest to discuss matters and she's jill brought a project of the institute. of government jill thank you very much for joining us here on the front side cat at in english we really appreciate your time. in your opinion -- this is a big quesestion is breaks it ever gog to happen do you think twenty seventeen election. but then she wouldld say bothh parties both major parties for the last election on manifestos ofof delivering brexit. so they were both to and in theory at least committeted to o that. and i she she's under pressure from it within her own party not from thehe view say we should be stopping brexit there are. very few of those. in the conservative party bought the big issues are a loss of her and he's back on tuesday when they debated whether she should

also this extension that she's asking for today to june thirtieth -- said no as she should be asking for an extensioion to we should just be press the check. we should just be bracketing hahand thihis is that the the ht of t the matatter is that that s has beeeen able. to to be arrand in that t three three year perid from the actual referendum to to where we are right now. and it really is a very sad indictment of of british politics in many ways isn't it. i think it's showingg and s shes difficult issue to o is i meann this is an issssue where. there was a sort of funny balance results the referendum it wasn't result of the coming campaign. for one ticket of one of the things that you discovered referenda that aussie soaps of binary questions. is that you can have people saying we don't want to be members of the e. u. anymore. but that she didn't say how they want to leave the eu that such is right that we've been having. in the u. k k. since the rereferendum what does leave lok like doess it look like somethig that poses a door. as a big disistance from the

european union and if so how do we solve this issue with the irish border -- do we really want to have a brexit the says that sketch out of the pololitil project the european union w we leave the political institution. but we really want to stay in a very close economic relationship with the e. u.. that sort of what we could hear soft brexit so -- staying in perhaps the single market and a customs union with the eu. i'm still haven't resolved that debate and that's one of the at one of the issues the parliament found. very difficult to result because oppose those very same mps. he was saying to the prime minister on tuesday note you content yeah we don't really want any sort of extension. with the mps you've been refusing to endorse so with georgia greenman which is why she's got such problems indeed indeed i'm the one of the issues as well me giving you that might put the the complexities of all this and i think. people underestimated exactly how difficult v. and i think thatat the question that was put back i in twenty sixteen was too

simplistic be in out referendum it's it's such a complicated matter. should be a second referendum. i was very good fresh leading gives the feds say here is that the u. k.. that -- about a year ago you just said that she's no charles the second referendum not serve really minority y interest. i t think there is increasising intererest in not. a problem w was a for t the chae to virtualal not when n we had n parliament monday of last week. what they called into could devote sweweat mps were also to express their r views? as the only did that whatever we agrereed should be put to what's now called a consummamate revok. so that saying do you want to leave the e. u. on t this deal would you rather not leave a tool. i got the highest number. of mps vototing for april sandas read peaeace fighting agagainst. didn't get a majority -- so few

vovotes and then n the promisesl so it's not really a parliament isn't that y yet. but t i think it's one o of thes that people potentially think we might be able to brbreak the dedeadlock we see. but there are some very verery difficult queststions about it this remains a very divideded country. some people think a referendum which be a way of unifying pushing this issue to also be very very controversial as to what would be on the ballot papeper quite a lot of people ue those peoplee. lost me mrs mays party youou wat a a hard brexit want us to justt leave. ago waves no deal. would say that offering a choice between say the prime minister's deal the deal she's negotiated with european union schooools my the e withdrawal agreements vage words about future relationship. or staying in the e. u. isn't the sort of choice that leave i just want to tone the voters so cleanan break from the e. u..

so that would be a non referendum they might deny the legitimacy of the whole thing. and other problems as well if you know if remain. one but with f fewer votes than last time which referendum trips no trucks which referendum my really really difficult issues. seems no matter what happens someone is gonna be passionately i'm happy about the results to the writer from the institute of government we could talk a lot more and you got so much more to say. but sadly time against this and thank you very much for joining us here for some kind of guy who really appreciate it. two rather that from the institute of government. breaks in the course will bring you more on that as we get it just to remind you the summit continues we have a youour editr that. i'm more reaction to come. moving on prime minister benjamin netanyahu's main election challenge at the blue white party on wednesday conceded defeat.

israel's general election benny gantz made the announcement was less than twelve hours after hi. first speech since the boat we spoke before me a government everyone is real his words not sounding. a littttle holiday. she considering the blocks this is the reality the campaign is not over alex is taking place. president needs to decide. let's hope we looking that's well we came up with our goalies now. we hold democrats we all accept the e people's dececision. we will respect and accept thee presidident's decisision and whatevever the outcome in [inaudible] hello. would survive benny gantz them well though he had of course said. that h he was -- willingg t to a government that will b be a government for eveverybody itt seems like it's bebenjamin nenetanyahuu. who it seems to be the person that most inclined to become the next prime minister of israel he

made? a statement v via twitter last night to along those lines at this wedednesday's was looking more andnd more like becocominga reality. as he i was always confident he be able to work with more policies that he's centrist challenger body. with far right to religious parties more willing to team up with the man now set for a record breaking fifth. monday. four more years likely for benjamin netanyahu thanks to a coalition government. despite running neck and neck with his challenger the prime minister is in a strong position to control israel'l's parliament along with other right wing factions. final results are expected by friday but provisional tally shows sixty five of the knesset's one hundred and twenty seats going to the r right wing block parties. that against a total of fifty five seats for the center left factions so well in tuesday's vote netanyahuhu's likud party appeared too tight with rival benny gantz centrist blue and white. netanyahu is still likely to come out on top yes you can gather a togetheher a very stro. very highh doing t their conditn you for morere and more right wg than the one we had.

which h was already the most r t youu could be should ever in the history of for the s sake of his son. this right wing bloc includes the pro settler jewish home party as well as the controversial jewish power group which has roots in a violent anti muslim movement. the prime minister build his alliance by campaigning on a top security message including pledging to annex jewish settlements in the occupied west bank. netanyahu still faces several corruption allegations ones that threaten to cut his fifth term short. but with the help of the nation's far right he has survived his toughest political battle yet. when i was just come on the situation in israel? next on juries armies s principe behind thehe interim presidedent of cananada ben salalem it's a e unlikely to get equal support from the streets but the engine president has at least named a day for a new election july the fourth.

in the face of more protests algeria's powerful army chief chimes in ahmed guide sala says the military will support the nation's's leadership transition and expected elections. i would do. i want to assure that the transition period to prepare the presidential electction will be acmpaniedd by the army who will secure this period in a trusting atmosphere with the people. this time must be calm and it must strictly respect the rules of transparency integrity and the e laws of the republic. saleh also expressed that he expects the judiciary to prosecute what proteststers cald the e corrupt ruling elite his comments are the strongest indication yet that the military intends to play its traditional role as king maker. and it coincides with the latest public uproar. prototesters out in the capital again on wednesday this time targeting parliaments chosen intro leader of the cut events sala. now former president abdelaziz boutique leica is already gone the demonstrators aren't

satisfied. we came out today because they appointed been silent and we do not want to have a governess we want them to leave all of them. we're asking for all of them to go away. we're tired of them they don't want to accept this. first we are been solid leave. and that he takes the entire system with him. they do even sela the whole system no exceptions. tuesday lawmakers selected senate leader been sala as interim president in line with constitutional rules he has vowed to hold transparent presidential elections within ninety days. at all during continue to protest and keep up the pressur. we continue to actual developments for you from algeria. on the business cake movies here's the brexit uncertainty rolls on some unexpected good use for the british economy yes some like good news and some

good news for us not be good news. for mark. the u. k. economy to grow faster than expected in the first three months of the year. the point 3% expansion remains relatively modest but most economists had predicted zero growth for that period. and economy benefited from a briggs effect in reverse. the office for national statisticscs at companies especially in the construction and manucturing industrie have been front loading orders and stockpiling equipment. in anticipation of the uk's exit from the european union. analysts said the economy was proving more resilient than they initially feared. economic performance for twenty nineteen as a whole is still predicted to be the lowest in a decade. even if the deal is struck. never done certainty has given something of a boosost to the cross channel whose trade. somebody's residents are concerned their access to low cost high quality wine and spirits could try out. there making last minute shopping trips to kelly -- brian ports. the young serve taken that

holiday to france early. it might be raining rather than nice and sunny but it still mission accomplished. they've stocked up on three hundred bottles of wine. bricks it has not affecteted ths purchase but it has affected the timing. thatat we wanted to make sure we've got the line befefore f fy whenen there is a possibility tt wewe will crush out with no dea. after that who knows what is going to happen because we may not be able to do this again. a possible heart breaks it has got many one laughing brits one read. in this shop nick calais almost all the clientele is british. we always was for criticizing the condition there's been a major upsurge in british people coming to calais. we've e l felt a r rebound or at least to worry about whether they'll always be able to buy so much without having to pay more taxes about the abuse it thanks. it's not just shopping that's been affected shipments of wanted you came from france by almost a third is distributors increase their stockpiles. the uk is the second largest

consumer french alcohol off to the united states. last year is imported more than a billion euros worth of wines and spirits from france. some produces a wide that sales will drop if the value of the pound against the euro sink significantly as a result for exits. the chief executives of seven of the of america's biggest banks have been appearing before the house financial services committee in washington. the first time since the global financial crisis they're being grilled d on a numberr of topics including their pay packets the safety of the financial system and cyber security. well democratic led reforms of the banking system have often but lawmakers at odds with wall street. exchanges on that subject were relatively cordial. just the crisis reforms have may banks much safer and sounder in three important areas capital liquidity and resolutution coverage. the mininute simply would notot happen again. legislators and regular deserve credit for putting thehese basic rurules in place.

checking on today's tradiding action now wall street closing slightly above the flat line nasdaq leading gains up just over two thirds of a percent there. at the us federal reserve released the minutes from its latest meeting indicating that the central bank could shift interest rates in. either direction if economic conditions warranted. most board members however predicting no change this year. i really needed it close for the major european indices earlier on a one to two hundred slipping slightly below the flight line there. easy beef saying it would n note changing interest rates anytime this year. turkey's finance minister has rolled out new reforms to stabilize the banking sector it's an effort to be spending and pull the economy out of recession -- no country explain. in an attempt to boost the economy and calm increasingly anxious international investors turkey is rolling out its biggest financial pledge in eighteen years. the turkish finance minister unveiled an economic reform plan focus on healing the country's banking sector. the fifinancial sector is our

first priority when it comes to reform. as a part of the package the government will issue four point nine billion dollars in bonds to recacapitalize statate banks. the four year long reform process will also include efforts to boost exports sectors as well as reforming tax regimes in pensions. this all while trying to keep spending in check. the other was another step is budgetary discipline i once once more to clearly mention this like i often do tight financial policy is at the top of our fundamental policies. at the end of twenty eighteen a currency crisis led turkey into its first recession in ten year. with the turkish lira falling 30% against the us dollar. that pushed inflation up 225% and left the corporate sector with foreign exchange liabilities amounting 240% of the country's gdp at the end of january. cliff number. kay thank you which they get rid of this. james cream ready to go with me

what's good evening sir could even mark -- you started with the viral image from the sudanese protest against president omar al bashir that's riright stay five ofof those protests and we have. and some drone images here takan out by well at least shared by a washington post a journalist on her to repeat should just give you a sense of how big. this movement is in khartoum it's p pretty huge. on o one of ththe peoplple who'n i protesting is a twenty two year oldld engineeeering and architectuture students from the university of khartoum. her name is -- well but the photo the photographer who took it before the since gone viral is lana i ruined. and the girl feature there the woman twenty two a woman is alot saleh. and she has become a symbol of those protestss because at the photo itself i it's it's one domestic. i'm let's try to get some sound on this because she's also been films i'm whahat she is saying here is that. she's at she's repeatining the word allahah which means revolution in arabic andnd she's singing it and you can see.

isis. just take a lilisten and get the picture and indeed. i think the following day she did that she did the same thing you can see a choice com of the washington post and sharing those images again i'll just give you a little liststen inta. so basically s she's become a figurere head for a for the move which is it's pretty extraordinary she's twenty two years of age. a student and she has become the face of that move and you can see there are some people even likening her to lady liberty. to even to the nubian queen the nubianan ethnicicity would haven onone of thehe original -- ethnicities inserts on inside egypt so pretty a preretty prety imprpressive images with alice allah h that's exalyly as s some comparing --- the role of women in the in in what's happening in its you down as well to the role of women in algeria women have been very prominent in. in -- the protests are you remember mark this image i'm sure from the third of march at this seventeen year old ballet dancer that went up on her

instagram and it alalso became n imagage that was emblematic old. at all thahat's goioing on anans bebeen going o on in alglgeria s video from yesesterday the so m. you could spend. hours from one topping a jury this week this is so much other news hopping on the weather we haven't focused on it so much in me to watch in the past couple days. but to the i'm just giveve you some audio on this this is police s spraying -- power who s right. this is the first time this has happenened power was being usedo keep roads in under control. and it's so good d humored these are students from the university in -- from bed as well university and they're saying i'd shampoo and shampmpoos had shampoo. so it's pretty --- it's it'ss prpretty gooood humor didisposay whine about the system indeed lots more sanitary but i think we'll leave it for now because it would be when you have something very interesting regarding -- congo.

and york city and scanned the bobbing trump tower please explain all right seven million dollar trump condo what if it's a condo in the trump tower tied to scandal scarred for lead and that the phone even question is danny. danny sucks you in gets s -- tof congo brazzaville -- the republic of congo this photo here is of his granddaugughter d her r name is if i can pull rigt it's lauren lembut lemba and basically what happened was that some some twenty million dollar. was being money laundered it appears by the south when guess who brought her family and seven million of us ended up in this trump tower condo now at the trump organization is been distancing itself from all of this. saying that they didn't profit from the transaction and that it that the property since been sold on etcetera etcetera. bush it's it's it's a pretty bad sysymbol i think it did the day they've told witness is the british ngo in question that unveiled all of thisis.

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04/10/19 04/10/19 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! --it is a night of cocolossal colossal. i am very moved the people of israel put their trust in me again for the fifth time, a greater trust, even. amy: is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu appears to be headed to a record fifth term in office following a tight race in tuesday's election. the