>> they are in a s scramble to sasave elements of the old regi. the first man who would take it over, he was seen as too close to the former ousted leader. he was forced to the side. the new guy taking over is a former army chief of staff. all of these peoplplcoming in, from the perspective of an outsider are seen as people who are tied to a regime.

he was wanted for genocide and crimes against humanity. despite theirme, good words, they are in a scramble to find ways of dispersing this movement but no they cannot do it by force. they backed off. they knew they could not resort to force. >> what about protesters who stand theirned to ground. ofit is a broad spectrum civil society groups. are wary of what they see andrickery and absurdity farce.

they are naturally going to be suspicious and wary of anything coming out of this military counsel. no matter how much they appear to be in good will, no matter how much they try to reassure their protesters, what they have been demanding is immediate and unconditional handover of power to civilian government. you could pick your prime minister, your cabinet. protesters are saying sounds good, not good enough. we want to pick our head of state. they want the civilian government to last four years. it is a tricky standoff. as we have seen, when we have this when we have protesters, there are conciliatory words. protesters seem determined to stay in n place. they will not go anywhere until

their demands are met. sudant kind of support is getting? >> saudi arabia and united arab sudanes, sudan surette -- participated in the -- in yemen. saudi arabia and uae have thrown their support behind in separate statements behind the transitional military counsel. not explicitly supporting saying they have faith in the military counsel to oversee a transition to a cicivilian democracy.

watch this space. if you have saudi arabia and the uae as your allies, who are your enemies? continue in algeria despite the resignation of bouteflika. say the interim leaders are too close to the old regime and they are worried the new vote will be anything but free or fair. as the protests continue, a new initiative is taking shape. a joint initiative with the backing of 20 algerian organizations. literally called young people take action. the point and common goal is the desire to improve youth participation in algeria's political life.

have beeneople excluded from public and political life. there is an opportunity for young people and youth organizations to organize themselves and be able to open a dialogue. >> the challenge is to establish .echanisms extend participation to all people. it should be open to those who live in cities, the country, regardless of gender. participate. >> these associations come from

all l over t the country. >> we want to come up with .rojects >> the time for change has arrived. toerian people are prepared lead the foundations to a new algeria. >> the president of israel has newn consultations on the prime minister. benjamin netanyahu beat benny gantz. said he would announce his choice wednesday after meeting with all of the parties.

set to revealn is his first concrete policy measures. the french president will address the nation tonight. mark homan -- mark perlman joins me now. what can we expect? >> no one knows. the secret has been kept. told the address will be it is aes long and two-pronged approach. on wednesday, there is supposed to be a press conference, a full-fledged press conference.

we haveannounce what heard from the prime minister who spoke at the end of the debate last week, that there will be moves on the tax front. vestsy this yellow protest started with a to tax vehicles that are contaminating the countryside and the cities. there needs to be a move on this side. there needs to be more. it is also about the relationship between the political world and french citizens. we can expect some spectacular measures that would have to deal former presidents receive security and benefits.

the president needs to talk to those who support him and also to those yellow vests. they have announced there will deal of protest. this is an important moment for him tonight. >> the protesters have been out for 22 consecutive saturdays. their numbers are dwindldling. is this turning into a a pivotal moment for the french president? >> we are going to reform fast and furious. since the emergence of this come to athings have standstill. the foreign troops of the president have been cut drastically. boastedesident who about being hyperactive in

contrast to -- procrastinating much, he really has to take the initiative. his poll numbers have been getting back to their previous levels. goodoll numbers are fairly . pivotal moment. if there is a major disappointment after the announcements this week, no one knows what will happen. emmanuel macron has a lot on his plate. >> thank you. leader,nd, the leftist rinne is trying to form a government. thesocial democrat party is biggest political group in parliament for the first time in 20 years, but it is just one seat ahead of the right wing

nationalist finns party. they are showing worry over immigration, welfare, and climate change. >> for the first time since 1999, we are the number one party in finland. friends, i expected a better result. >> given the fact support for us is almost doubled, i am feeling satisfied. >> the far right in germany has its sights set on next month's european election. they saw a became the largest opposition party in the country. the anti-immigration party is buting to rally support, antiracism campaigners say the tactics are dangerous a and misleadingng.

>> 43 incidents of sexual violence are committed by refugees. the alternative for germany's party message is clear. migrants are criminal and pose a threat to german life. campaigners are dangerous, involving exaggeration and falsificationo. >> as a formal member, they know they deliberately spread false information when they think it will have a greater impact. show 48.6% of crimes were committed by foreigners. germany's crime

is of little consequence. fail to notice the number of knife attacks, rapes, and incidents of violence are more likely to be carried out by people from a muslim coach or -- a muslim culture than people from here. itshen the party launched european campaign, protesters held banners reading racism is no altlternative.. gains this year, but the latest polls suggest the rhetoric may be losing its potency with german voters. trumpweet from donald attacking congresswoman ilhan om ar.

>> a tepid attempt to distance the president from any consequences of his rhetoric. and edited video that dismissive ofwas the e 9/11 attacks. >> what her commentnts to be absolulutely disgracef a and bun -- an un-befitting of a memberr of congress and it is a good thing the president is calling her out. why aren't democrats doing it as well? news footage from care.o a speech made to 9/11re was founded after because they recognize s some pepeople did something and that all of us were starting toto loe

access to our civil liberties. >> her words some people did something were heavily criticicized by republicanans. angerreaction has drawn from top democrats. unconvinced by the response, nancy pelosi moved to step up for the congresswoman and her family. nancy pelosi urged the president to remove the video clip from his video clip, although he has refused to do so. >> the palace of versailles is visitedaris' most tourist attractions. of section has been out view. the queen bedroom has been

getting a cleaning and a little tender love and care. ofit is a a different k kind operation. scalpel and tweweezers are nene. they have been painstakingly tonging the apartment back their former glory. have done all of my stitches, i will put a piece of tool in this spot -- a piece of tulle in this spot. >> it is not just the walls that have been taking care of. beenmy of experts have brightening the paintings. the palace has called on the services of a master weaving

company. >> it has these borders made of two different gold threads. >> if you want to see where the gotn put on her pajamas and 40 winks, the bedroom willll be open from april 16. >> i am sure you have been to versailles. you can see the queen's bedroom in a few days. that start with repoports the u.s. is softening demands and negotiating and and to their trade war. >> negotiators are set to be backing down after insisting china curtail subsidies for key industries. some strong chinese resistance to that particular demand.

subsidies are a pillar of economic policy. reportedly focusing on more achievable demands, such as reducing the trade imbalance between nations. the twonuchin told cnbc sides are nearing the final round of talks. >> how is the market shaping up? major index, the modestly in the green. the ftse 100 up just under .10%. >> some airlines in the u.s. could have a tough time. >> american airlines says its fleet will stay grounded until

august 19. the u.s. is only planning to keep the planes out of commissision until june 5. anti-stall software is taking longer than expected to roll out. >> extending cancellation through the peak summer. american airline said it would untilts fleet grounded mid august until the june 5 deadline. it will force the country to scrap flights, representing one point 5% of its total flying schedule. it came days after pilot unions cacalled on airlines to priorite passenger safety. boeing taking longer than expected to roll out the fix for the stall out system.

are looking at getting this right. interests.arious we have one interest, that is the passengers i am responsiblbe for. >> the decision comes after southwest announced it would untntil 737 grounded august. southwest says it has lost 150 million dollars between february and m march alone dueue to forcd cancellations. in 737 max was grounded march after 157 people died in a crash. carriers say it is too soon to estimate thehe impact of cancellations beyond the first quarter of 2019, but the timing of the announcement could scarcely be worse as planes typicalllly run fullest between

june and august.t. have europe, governments approved of their own trade negotiations with the u.s. >> one track cuts tariffs on industrial goods. the second makes it easier for companies to prove their products meet standards. trump has a long list of demands, including access to eu markets. that is a nonstarter for the europeans. reviewing the to negotiations. >> china is gearing up for its tradeshow. >> auto shanghai opens t to the press tomorrow.

car sales declined for the ninth straight month. 2018 had already seen a fall in sales. a crackdown on shady car loans has restricted credit. china's estate owned car producer says newtek will have to lead the way as the market matures. >> there is no car market in the world that can keep growing forever. markets s will have growth and will decline. >> we wrap up in chile, where they plan toto boost the wine

presence in the global market. >> the countntry is the fourth largest export of worldwidide. they are lookingng to translate into higher prices. it is looking to boost the average price by 20% of the average market. >> showcasing the flourishing wine culture, thousands of people flock to the festival over the weekend, a two day event where visitors could try some of the finest wine and tread their own grapes. it was the largest event of its kind in chilly -- in today. -- in chile. they hope to raise the price of their bottles by 20% over the

next five years. >> and they are vying for a bigger share of the market. nationth american exports around 20% of its wine to china, a market worth over $66 million annually and has been the top wine exporter to japan for the past four years. producers have begun to look for alternative sources of income by encouraging tourists to visit their vineyards. businessyou for that update. the eiffel tower has turned 130 years old. a look at t a new french musical comedy after the news.

man: it's been described by the un as a textbook ethninic cleansing. woman: bangladesh has called on myanmar to allow the return of hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims. they can't cope with the scale of the humanitarian crisis. rape and torture at the hands of the myanmar army. i'm alex crawford, and this is "hotspots." tonight, we're gonna take you behind the scenes of some of the world's hardest-hitting stories. we're in northern iraq, where stuart ramsay has an amazingly lucky escape. ramsay: the chance of surviving that, a flip of a coin, i suspect. crawford: our cameras are rolling when things get out of hand in spain. [gunfire]