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use welcome to live from paris world newews and analysis from france twenty four i'm marco in these are the main world news headlines biden's super tuesday momentum gathers pace the former vice president picks up michael. does it's content is dropping out of the race for the democratic presidential nomination the bernie sanders still of course going strong with good analysis come. cororonavirus c cases continue o rise three thousand dead nineteen thousand infected worldwide. the majority are in china to its lease now the largest infections and outside china's b borders f francee has raisised in a full staff spain its first fatality linked to
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the pandemic. netanyahu declares victory as possible so i'll say he's in the lead but israel's third election in twelve months is unlikely to deliver a workable majority the stalemate continues in jerusalem. thank you very much for being with us. tonight is the night when the democratic party may have the answer to its big question who will be the candidate to take on donald trump in the vendors us presidential election the new so far this super tuesday's good for joe biden contenders of dropdown pledged their support. to the man who was of course vice president of barack obama buy it now looks to have made up the ground they lost early on to those other
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contenders but most of all to bed the soundest. five contenders t than a left they al sound as biden this with warren michael bloomberg ansel see gadot super tuesday so cool because fourteen states are voting the results could well prove decisive. event gorgeous donnie as you'd expect is calling it every step of the way for us to join us now live from alexandria village. kevin water. explain us listening to me. why flurry of cond throwing a the towel on backing by. well at all- came from that to huge victory for the former vice president in south carolina it really was a blow out win for a joe biden and as simply people are judging amy klobuchar's so no a path that you victory- going down the road they saw th. they couldn't compete anymyme- so states like- south carorolina where- the african american population it is a
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pretty as- important and they overwhelmingly backed a job right in so as seeing that they had no chance of winning more delegates at down the road especially in. tuesday they for after they've been saying for months now at that a unity a habit to prevail and that they did not want to be at the candidates responsible at four at the fact that a moderate was not going to be able. to compete with a bernie sanders because that's really- what's at stake there the moderates i really gathering together is joining forces in order to stop the bernie sanders who is still at the- leader in at this race and he should be coming out of it the super tuesday also. in the lead if all agree according to police but the question is will- just vitamin and the support is gathered in every piece days in. abnormal cloaked but also work who was a presidential candidate who
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dropped out earlier in the race but who is very and this and who in a job then an of course to be the. i the- principal right really please big as perch eight specially since there's a- no. the super tuesday my bloomberg was. on the back that's due skipping the first four states in the there are. of lots of name involved but each one of name i you just put out can carrie its own. sphere of influence voters will go along with them perhaps that used to follow the endorsement that they gave. i'm the question i have next is about bernie sanders. is it possible at the end of the super tuesday that he may have secured the necessary backing to think. well let that said the big question of the night and no one really and i feel so comfortable and offered to- make any plans any predictions as to super tuesday. at everyone pretty much expects to
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bernie sanders- to win overall this super tuesday but the question is. will he have that overwhelming lead that can not be caught up. in the rest of the voting states in the democratic primary and that can go down to as several states of course a californinia and texas where there's a large. at least tino population where at the voters the democratic voters are much more progressive and then then the rest of the of the united states bites. a joe biden with those of us in those supports a from at the other moderate candidates at that support and that strengthening of the moderate lane might mean the difference between a joe biden. not reaching the 15% threshold that means winning delegates and actually winning delegates and narrowing and that. thing foror a bernie sanders said it's going to be a really the key point to watch out for and- it's- like the west my go to bernie sanders. south out i'm on my carolina my
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older divided and then there's going to. one of the image western basil soda where any clothes. is a center and that could be a very important. a joe biden or so n. as the- north. each okay. like massachusetts where elizabeth what is still in the running and she can be taking some of those progress could. bernice so at is all to say that it's very much still undecided a little bit mirroring- the feeling of thehe democratic voters who as- we've been talking them. at the- eight weeks and days have been tough us at. the there. i think that we have really up there are. it is a calm complete even ahead you're in fast place to it for us. kevin going. as ever a washington correspondent you much indeed will be here from cat account of course throughout the evening. throughout the night at throughout the set super tuesday which we're going to be
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covering for you every step of the way he on france twenty four. on a bit more about super tuesday then because we have kind of onon the what's at stake for the candidates but let's take a- close look at what actually is it's very american electoral experience. as you probably gathered by now is our international fast. commentated douglas s herbert explains. tuesday is traditionally beenn the day americans vote. but the idea of turning it into a power house state super tuesday on the primary election calendar was inspiredy the nineteen eighty fouour democratic presidential race. which a midwesterner name walter mondale. our system by ronald reagan in one of the biggest landslides. she said by defeating democrats sought a way to give moderate voters from southern states a and more influence in primary r races by having them all on the same day. basketball with three dececes
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and supuper tuesday because of all its now stage not in one region but across a broad swath of geographically and demographically diverse states. there's no national primary day in us presidential elections so super tuesday two thousand twenty heldd this year on march third one fourteen states and two us territories voted once it's the closest americans get to a single snapshot of a a candidate's chances of securing their party's nominanation. it's the first t true test of whether a candidate has what it takess to go ththe diancece. . for shog private of the money media and momentum needed to stay alive this year's super tuesday will allocate one thousand three hundred fifty seven delegates that's more than a third of the total up for grabs to secure the democratic nomination candidate needs a majority this year the magic number is one
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thousand. nine hundred ninety one. republicans also voted several states on super tuesday but the absence this year at a viable challenger to donald trump has turned these contests into a virtual rubber stamp votete in favor of the incumben. the golden state has moved up its primary by three months from june to march in order to ensure that its voters get to weigh in before a nominee has already been determined. the billionaire ex mayor of new york michael bloomberg expects to deploy eight hundred staffers california alone by super tuesday. in a crowded and divided democratic field super tuesday is likikely to winnow te field down. but it's not likely to mark the end off what promises to be a long nominating contest one that could drag on until the democratic national party convention milwaukee in july.
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super tuesday explained that by our very own douglas herbert mother of course the democrats of voting abroad on. a larger number than the based here in paris a reported ninety massey-- has this- with the democrats have ruled out that paris headquarters. tuesday it isn't just the day for americans inn key u. s. states the cost that bollocks but also the democrats all over the world including here in paris throughout this evening we've seen registered democrats trickling in. the cost that bolollards in some of the divisionons within the democratic party have really been on show today. from supporters of any kind of a job. the judge telling us that since they dropped out of the race they'll be out person that crosses next to. joe biden the moderate constant remaining in this election some people telling us that voting for elizabeth warren. many people
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telling us. posting bodies is the most lasting. tend the from runner is in. some people say this. bernie sandeders because they here in. in the seen the strong. system that is something the body status is talked about replicating it. in the united states nobody stands as one of the democrats approve primary last time back in twenty sixteen but we won't know. the results of this primary. until march the twenty. the asean from the head cool of the democrats abroad and hope to be hearing from out one actual. democrat brought before midnight to harass time here in the studio. let's move on to. the other. main story worldwide pope francis is urging press for those affected by the corona virus. a after he tested negative for the infection but doctors contenders holneness has calleda quote without any symptoms related to other pathologies. italy's not the largest source of new infections ouide the origin of the outbreak- han. in who they province in china that
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a five hundred and twenty three cases in it to the seventy nine people have died so far. and extra prececautions beingng takn and back on- on the cluster zones in the north a reportt takes s a looook. well i'd haveo cope with nineteen corona virus outbreak. a body temperature check to go shopping these iranians are having to deal with additional health tests to enter one of tehran's shopping malls more evidence of how life has changed in areas affected by the corona virus outbreak. well one hundred twenty five new cases were e reported in china on tuesday t the lowest since the end of january the outbreak is now r rapidly spreading elsewhere around the world. south korea has said the country is at war as the number of cases surpassed five thousand dozens of nations have imposed travel restrictions for people who have been to the country in recent days. and in europe authorities are scrambling to contain the virus italian health officials say
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they are considering setting up a new quarantine zone near the city of bergamo home to more than a hundred thousand people. there were twenty seven new deaths nationwide on monday. meanwhile french president emmanuel macron told journalists the country was ready for a long duration outbreak. some of them fast we've entered a phase which will last weeks and possibly even months. it is vital that we show resilience that left the clariri i need your composure and determination i mean this will look first to slow down this epidemic.c. and then to fight at the core of the system. european union health ministers are set to meet in brusussels on friday to continue coordinating a continent wide response with caseses now confifirmed in more than twenty european countries. the risk level has risen. from moderate to high for people in the european union. the list of countries affected by the
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cocorona virus outbreak continus to grow argentina ukraine and gibraltar have all registered their first cases in the past twenty four hours. french president emmanuel macron governments is set to push through divisive pension changes in the lower house of parliament the national assembly the protests from opposition lawmakers in trade unions of once again thousands of people took the streets of paris. and other cities to denounce the pension plans they fear will force people to work longer and less money demonstrations follow promised and what foods decision last week to use the constitutional power cold article forty n nine. point three that allows the bill to pass through the national assembly without a vote. that two motions of no confidence in microns centrist government. crowds of anti pension reform protesters are back out on the streets angered by the frerench government's decision to use a constitutional power to allow
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its controversial bill. to pass through the national assembly with them to boats the best. just because the government has been elected doesn't mean they can roll out the reform like that that's why we're here. an inter union alliance called for protests across the country. ahead of an intersex or day of strike action planned for march thirty first only deter report it you were telling us the government's bill will be fairer and simpler. but it stops there. of course we can improve the system. i mean you know there's no doubt there. but was really needs to be improved is the employment situation. yes yes yes you just don't know brought the bill was also contested at the national assembly well opposition lawmakers debated to non confidence votes against the government. use of article forty nine point three was seen as a red line for some and peace making for a heated
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exchanges in parliament. what the *-*- do you thirty nine articles twenty seven rulings and hundreds of amendments will not have been examined in detail it's regrettable that you have privilege expeditious democracy rather than indefininitely. because of it yu have in the past in a certain sense endorsed the use of the forty nine point three six times and now you're criticizing the government using it for the first time. this over the use of f the constitututional powerer was alo felt within the ranks of the ruling republic on the move party. to mps and the senator announced they were leaving the party. the of course the following of that story every step of the way. son of a look at the day's top b business news on a police announced brian quinn john just came to you so hello my study that surprise move- from the head of america's central bank. asset leaders try to limit the economic damage from the corona virus outbreak and its fallout across the world from lots of economic fallout so far probably gonna continue mark the us federal reserve announced emergency. interest
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rate cut on tuesday it's the largest since the two thousand eight financial crisis have point cut puts the fed's benchmark rate at one to one and a quarter percent. he comes one day after the organization for economic cooperation and development on that worldwide economic growth could be cut in half for the year if the outbreak intensive as- fed j. i'm laid out the case for the creditit a press conference today. yes. iris the measures that are being taken to contain it. will surely weigh on economic activity both here and abroad for some time. we are beginning to see the effects on the tourism and travel industries and we are hearing concerns from industries that rely on global supply chains. the magnitude and persistence of the overall effects on the on the economy however remain highly uncertain. and the situation remains fluid one. that surprise rate cut came on the heels of a conference call between finance ministers and central bankers from the g. seven group of western nations
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tuesday. that aimed at coordinating their response to the covered nineteen virus and its economic fallout the statement released afterwards affirms the country's commitment to quote use all. tools promising both fiscal and monetary policy measures where appropriate some policy makers at the european central bank have signaled their opposition to a new interest rate cut here. however the ecb is reportedly working to boost cheap loans to businesses affected by the outbreak french finance minister bruno le maire alluded to that plan earlier. we expect solidarity and flexibility from all european institutions the solidarity meaning the capacity of each of us to play a role he did to shut down within the european central bank. they're also existing resources to support the finance of small and medium sized businesses because all he could be one of the optis that could be on the technical capabilities right up. over on the markets volatile trading day plenty of investors are already priced in a half
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percent rate cut by the fed at their meeting later this month all those investors getting plenty nervous over these days urgentnt action. on us treasury on the flip to read hello this is investors rush to safe haven. major swings on wall street over the day all major indexes ending the session down in the neighborhood of three percent. european indexes finished in positive territory despite falling back sniff. tomorrow. earlier new data shows here the and- so in. as an prices fell amid weakening demand on the paris and frankfurt exchanges all still finishing the day up around 1% a final for business here in france president emmanuel macron has announced the requisition of all protective face masks and production that in response to the viral outbreak. shortages of masks and hand sanitizer have been reported with finance minister but on the threatening price controls amid reports of gouging. a large portion of western m medical supplies come from china whose thahat you are severely disrupted the
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shortages arere leading to a big boost though for business here in france that produce products like sanitizer in thermometers. games forgets and our colleagues at france televisions report. some french factories working at full tilt to meet its orders for hand sanitizer gel. with the rise in demand following the corona virus outbreak it's now producing sixty thousand bottles a day. when the applicant we are producing about 50% more than we normally do. with this. boosting production they've had to hire extra hands. and now have around ten temporary workers on top of the forty four permanent staff. since the crisis started we have extended working hours there is a shift from ten to six am so production is twenty four hours a day six out of seven days a week we're rolling up our sleeves and getting on with it. sales of hyundai tie the gel have shot up by 91%
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since january. and demand for the moment is also high. this is the only factory that produces them in france. 70% of francisca maass supplies imported from china but with supply chains disrupted by the coronavirus dimond for french made products is up. elliptical so i recruited one employees that two weeks ago. and continues like this then i'll be happy to hire one or two more people by the end of the year. finally the french economy minister has called the outbreak of globalization game changer that reveals the west's over reliance on foreign countries for industrial parts and medidical supplies. so one small bright spot a bit of a bit of a lot of- troubling is there with a crown of irishmen i tried to buy some of that- hand cleanser from the local pharmacy in this shop just round the corner sold out completely and doesn't realize it again any i think that's the picture in many many pharmacies across france right i think
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you're right. we'll see like you say someone could make something out of it. someone brian thank right to be great to see a brand that will help business. that's closest to you james creams joining us with more. off for me to watch online. about to ththe coronanavirus is it an epidemic or an- info dan make. for both it is bogus it's a self fulfilling founded fallacy in some way that you know is that if you say something often if it comes true will. i do the statistics of. barrett out down there in about thirty so i'm trying. to get infected it is happening it's a real pain but this is at the- masassachusetts institute of technology onn there. at technology review. and they're talking about could be the first social media in fort m. x. that's not to deny the reality. of the epidemic will get that donald trump is saying it's a hoax the senators. but it's just because on social media you've got a lot of misinformation as well so we kick it it's sort of confuses the picture to what they say in this piece is. tech talk. and that's what the social network use more in- if
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non china elsewhere. they've tried to remove purpose mislead. they've kerr tried to intervene. facebook has scrubbed posts that are. you know have dubious health advice as well we chance. as he's *-*- it's just fact checkcking. platform to scrutinize group qualifiers rumors but what this article says is the sheer avalanche of content. has overwhelmed. a coordinated effort to clear up the noise. so they also talk about the- fact that it'll become a breeding ground ground so to speak. for ten forty content so that all of us. top. by either come to the- and the plague in english i have. one the nobel prize it talked about- took its property based on cholera epidemic in the mid nineteen century and the- algerian city of iran. of course the plague it evokes. the i. p. product plague and all that kind of stuff i studied at university right. sales of shop mark. and
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maybe that's a- good thing because- he's a litittle touched anyway it's great that everybody reads coming. so i recommend it to everybody this is one of the positive side effects. a 100% increase in sales in. according to the republic out that's an easily here in france. sales increased as well in the first eight weeks of the year. they have doubled in fact compared to the same period last year which is a little bit of an echo of people going off and- buying. on not to. in the r. of a the fire. thomas that is a great book the google that's what it. it of a stuff i in. the. said there was a wreck trucks but that's why. there you go and then the end taking a hello during the first practice of peace the guardian. to about health officials ways upon even to look at the site safer. the bloomberg here's talk about a kid is just a except present of ours and they talk about some i wasn't aware mark king henry the of eight by kiss in third nine to. the original plate original and there might be at
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this the no kissing. start cleaning i mean that's probably taking it a little bit too far distance the same play through france at the same time that's true both sites with over ten b. it is interesting to see that even then there were attempts to sort of say look don't spread at the stop. you're free from ireland establishing my family literacy is on the outcome. she's yes i suppose the thing cheek i'll give a lot of that it's a little. access a post prom. lost quite a lot and for at the same time. certainly i've noticed here. sort hello yeah- are we don't do that now it's called through an- appeal to the t. bone in the elbow was recommended by one guest. last week so that i can. in africa this avoid spreading about people touching elbows. i derive making shaking hands around people connect touching features and stuff like that connect. with the discomfort of counsel into people coming up with novovel ways of greeting each other at a good old british. all right may i think not a problem to witness intersil space please. ibm is
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another at the end and if the interesting places were people gathering such as churches. and initially they have actually a suspended offices in lombardy and- investor. size now that's it horrible for. it's been put post. at the places leo. i'm and what else do we have this but also. i'm from yes. there has been a sort. of panic buying as well in supermarkets in france i couldn't. only to report at the king of. stopping up on price and. look at this look click. at the store on. pushed the sale of and palm. at one. what people should not really about. up which kind of i suppose. just are you taking advantage of big virus. panic just misses out as mr. there's no thank two i. now it turns into a b. bad books which has the base yes was it if people need to have supplies just in case you know well mind. angry
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face emoji is on a tear that trtrees and- quite a few retwees said to go with it and it's been shown on. tv you know so. should be doing. and you. me defended valujet just. a it doesn't affect me but i they should just let people buy. you know it's not the moments of. james savvidis the nonstop thank you very much indeed so thanks at times against this great to see legends to be watched thank very much a part of the business. has ever seen great to see on that front she what you stay with us more to come my from paris.
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