you got rid of him and the lady frances at the same time.his little fiction of yours keeps you warm when i'm mayor and you're all out on your asses. do you mind showing us your hands, councilman? what? cosmo's wasn't the only blood we found at the scene. we figured, someone beats a guy to death with an electric guitar, they're gonna cut their hands. gregson: councilman slessinger, this is a warrant for your dna. i told you i got nothing to say to you. so shut up and listen. you'd probably lie, anyway. i've been lied to quite enough of late. so, after you and i talked, i asked shinwell what he and your brother might have done to inspire someone to want to kill them both. and he told me this story about a man who was killed robbing a liquor store, about how that man's sibling then came gunning for the fellow robbers who he blamed. i don't know anything about that. well, i believe that you don't, but the problem is i know about it. now, all of those details were borrowed from an incident which took place in 2012. it made the headlines because b

at the stade de france. y won't be fit to play in great britain's davis cup quarterfinal against france which starts a week on friday. he has a tear in his elbow and needs to rest. no decision has been made about when he'll return to action. kyle edmund, dan evans, jamie murray and dom inglot will head to rouen without him next week. the winners will play serbia or spain in the semis. when i spoke to him a little earlier gb captain leon smith said he thinks murray's fitness will help him recover quickly. he's got a positive mindset, he's a robust guide, he's a robust guy, we've seen that before. he'll get back quickly but at the same time, you can't rush leasing. you can't rush these things. so the next thing in the diary will be monte carlo, hopefully that's one thing he'll be back for. that's three weeks away. we talking potentially more serious than that? the french open, even wimbledon at risk? or is that too far? it's not for me to comment. certainly the signs are of hope that he'll be back sooner rather

he really -- into the swiss franc? that takes me to the pound.down this morning, 120 back in focus. again, the view would be you would have a crystallization movement. when article 50 is triggered, we saw that going back to the commons over the next couple of days, and the commons will debate whether european nationals can live in the u.k. as an amendment to the article 50 bill. 150 if there is a good translation period. squalidt is a divorce. i will see you and raise you, matt miller, in terms of the chart. if you're looking at the fastest pace in history, between 20000 and 21,009 of your straight-line chartier, matt miller. the fastest raging bull market in history. and 21,000 of your straight-line charts here, matt miller. the fastest raging bull market in history. guy: let us talk about the individual entities this morning. i have the mov screen. what is moving the market? this is the index point story. roche is the biggest gainer. to beombination seems working. the data is confirming that. analysts have been waiting for this story for nearly

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long live the republic, long live the working class, long live france. of iter: the final list it's will be published by the french constitutional council on saturday. anchor: teams are working hard to get their message across all sectors of society. one place they may want to focus is a small city in the north of the country, famous for its higher voter abstention rate. france 24 takes a look there to find out why this is. in thisarket day neighborhood. it is one of the poorest in the country. are just a beautiful the far left presidential candidate. nearly 100,000 has a nickname. some call it the extension capital of france. 30% of voters didn't go to the polls for the last election. for the regional elections in 2015, abstention hit 64%. relation -- people here suffer on a daily basis. voting is the least of their were race. reporter: at the start of the 20th century it was booming with its textile factory. no one in three residents is unemployed. one it comes to politics voters are often undecided and disheartened. >> -- reporter: a group has been wor

the game. martin pollard reports. heldver before has franceelevised debates with presidential candidates ahead of the first round of voting. this year there will be three. the first will be held this shoutednd it has been in controversy. that's because the private channel has chosen to invite only the five favorites even though there are a total of 11 candidates. one of those not on the ticket is the man sixth in the polls, the conservative. then our republic we have principle of equality. there should be a debate with all theeandidates.s. they should not select candidates in advance. responded that this is an editorial decision w which does not breach french pluralism laws. a half hour debate will be a chance for the invitees to woo undecided voters. first and third in the polls are the far right candidate marine le pen and center-right candidate francois fillon. move attentionto away from financial scandals which have dogged their campaigns in recent weeks. left-wing candidates, benoit melenchonjean-luc will look to increase their support. l

and on this international women's day, we will be talking more with annette young, host of the france 24 women's program. coming up for you in business we will be looking ahead to the uk's budget as the government tries to calm fears about the economy before it starts brexit talk. more on that on the way but first our top story live from paris. >> there has been another massive dump of documents from wikileaks. this time targeting the cia. the website has published thousands of documents allegedly linked to the u.s. spy program. genie: they seem to show the government is actively hacking computers, smart phones and even tvs. a smart tv turned into a listening device. a hacked car. a baby monitor that is being watched. apps that are not really secure. that is what is emerging from a thousand webpages and over 900 attachments that wikileaks has published. if the leak is authentic it means that the federal intelligence agency can tap into any everyday product that has an internet connection. >> they can remotely get in, go throughmotely third parties that are injecting code. >> the docum

to operate the telephone exchanges in france and in other places. women were especially wanted for this duty because in the states, most of the operators were women. a lot of the young women who were asked to volunteer for this service, they also spoke french. they communicated between the french and the american units. even though they served and were in the army, they did not untile veteran status 1977. one of the black eyes of american activity during world war i, that these women served their country honorably but were not accorded full veteran status until mike and 77. -- until 1977. we are going to look at two uniforms that were worn by the same individual for two countries at war during world war i. one of the interesting things about world war i is that sometimes the lines were blurred about country allegiances and who supported which countries during the war. ,n two uniforms that we have they really exemplify this clearly. there was a soldier from the german control part -- german controlled part of denmark. because ofr started, where he liv

isn't burkinis on the beach. france is brigitte bardot. >> should muslim people be allowed to wear headscarves? >> ( translated ): no. i'm opposed to wearing headscarves in public places. that's not france. >> 33 men and women were killed when the american ship "el faro" vanished in the bermuda triangle during a massive hurricane. found at a depth deeper than the "titanic," the ship was upright, but from the mangled name on her stern to her bow, all 791 feet revealed a savage beating. tonight, investigators share "el faro's" final moments. you were listening to the voices of the lost, and you knew it. >> yes. yes. and that was really tough to listen to. >> these caged lions have never had it so good. they got to this temporary rescue center thanks to the unrelenting efforts of jan creamer and tim phillips. creamer and phillips told us that that all 24 lions here had been repeatedly beaten in traveling circuses. the lions sounded like they wanted to tell us themselves. ( lion roaring ) this was the first time we had an i

the 2004 tour de france at a press conference and the book had just come out.g in the front row. he was asked about the book and looks down at me and says, "seeing as the esteemed author was here, i will answer this question". he said the extraordinary allegations as mr walsh has made must be followed with extraordinary proof. it was a simple question, why should it be extraordinary proof for lance armstrong? but lance was absolutely right. 0rdinary proof didn't touch him. in the end, the united states anti—doping agency got 26 witnesses. ii of them were former team—mates , all with first—hand accounts of lance's doping. do you in any way resent... in a sense, it made your career, journalist longed to have that defining story that will win them awards, make hollywood movies, and you have that. but this is important, you also found your life consumed by this and at one point, your daughter made a comment when she saw interviewed on tv about lance and she said, "there you go again, i'm watching you on telly while the rest of the family are having dinner, same old

the same 01’ that the usa beat france by the same ora that the usa beat france by the same or a smalleren they ta ke or a smaller margin and then they take on the silverware. whatever happens, this tournament has shown that england will be a force to be reckoned with, the euros later this summer. rower katherine grainger was made a dame by the queen this morning in recognition of her outstanding career. she became britain's most decorated female olympic athlete during last year's rio games after winning five olympic medals over five consecutive games. to me it is important. it is for my services to sport and also charity which is very important to me. it still ta kes which is very important to me. it still takes a bit of getting used to. iam still takes a bit of getting used to. i am used to aiming for medals in trying to achieve the titles in rowing and this is one, you do not even dream of. although it is thinking and now that it has happened, it will still take a while to really bed in. congratulations to dame catherine granger. team news from the emirates, alexis sanchez, he starts

alan: no, the real danger for europe now is in france. marine le pen. ere is a danger lurking on the sidelines in italy where the far it -- where the five-star movement could come in. gasquet even if he had the biggest party, he would not be the prime minister at the point of the populist movement is that "we are the people of they will not let us govern because they are scared. that is one thing that the netherlands has proved. wilders is not the people, not even 20%. that is good. and now, we have to look at the other bits of europe and proof there that they are part of the people but not "the people." rieke: that was part of the thisf that we saw after election. everyone was eagerly watching the netherlands saying this would be the start of the populist spring and then we move on to france and germany. i think that is part of the relief. we saw that he is not the people as you rightly put it and it is the same kind of relief we felt after austria. everyone feared after donald that and brexit, that would be the beginning of populism spreading in europe

the subway. a new nepotism scandal in france. the interior minister abruptly a probe isafter launched into reports he hired his daughters for johnson parliament when they were 15 -- jobs in parliament when they were 15 and 16 years old. a congolese president sentenced to a year in jail for bribing people during his war crimes trial. resilience state oil giant petrobras -- brazilian state oil giant petrobras lost over $4 billion last year. details coming of it in business. it is french language week around the world. we will look at a new language made up of french and arabic and english. first our top story live from paris. one year ago today three suicide bombers attacked brussels. the first blew themselves up at ae airport and the third in metro station. 32 people were killed and hundreds more hurt. there was a moment of silence in memory of the victims. of those who were killed were read out this morning at the airport accompanied by a single cello. momenttim spoke of the he lost his wife. whatny times i ask myself if we would

isn't burkinis on the beach. frances brigitte bardot. that's france. >> cooper: should muslim people be allowed to wear headscarves? >> le pen ( translated ): no. i'm opposed to wearing headscarves in public places. that's not france. there's something i just don't understand: the people who come to france, why would they want to change france, to live in france the same way they lived back home? >> cooper: it's not just headscarves. le pen says she would ban yarmulkes in public, any conspicuous symbol of religious belief. would a sikh person allowed to be... wear a turban? >> le pen ( translated ): no, not in public. we don't have a lot of sikhs in france. we've got some, but we don't really hear much from them or about them, which is good news. >> cooper: her views go to the heart of a debate that's been raging in the country for decades over what it means to be french, and who's responsible for the failure of some immigrants to become fully integrated into french society. >> le pen ( translated ): massive immigration

do you have the same sentiment in france? this move toward inward looking nationalism, protectionism, is there, as it has been in the u.k. and the u.s. we see that also in the netherlands -- in all countries. it is that the same in germany. sensitivity, exactly. but it is the same move. we have a lot of people in our advanced economies that feel frustrated. i think we can consider the acceleration of the necessary restructuring of industry of the manufacturing industry is there. we also have the competition of india, china, and all in emerging economies. technology,nce and which is also calling for big changes in the production processes, both in the manufacturing of goods, but also in the production of services. all of that creates an element of anguish, if i may, and big, bigon, which is a issue. a big issue because it will last for many years, as long as the emerging countries are still catching up process. the pressure will be there. i think it is one of the most important problems for all the advanced economies to cope w

france. there's something i just don't understand. the to france, why would they want to change france, to live in france the same way they lived back home? >> reporter: it's not just head scarves. le pen says she would ban y yamicas in public. would a sikh person be allowed to wear a turban this >> no, not in public. we don't really hear much from them or about them, which is good news. >> reporter: her views go to the heart of a debate that's been raging in the country for decades, over what it means to be french and who is responsible for the failure of some immigrants to become fully integrated into french society. >> translator: massive immigration brings with it cultures that are sometimes in contradiction with our values. >> there are many people in france who view your party as anti-islamic, anti-muslim. >> translator: i'm not waging a religious war. it's clear that in france, everyone has the right to practice their religion, to worship as they choose. my war is against islamic fundamentalism. >> reporter: le pen blames fundament

manus: of course, the swiss franc has had the haven status. itical risks rise in france, you will see more of a rally in the swiss francs. anna: exports recorded their weakest quarterly results in more than a year. manus: and there is the line fro. the central policymakers have recalled -- have called the swiss franc overvalued. that means intervention. anna: let's get the bloomberg business flash. raiseinbev has the target for cost savings. synergies should reach $2.8 billion, 14% more than the previous forecast. adjusted fourth-quarter ebit sales dropped to $5.2 billion, missing estimates. blackrock reduced annual employee bonuses by an average of 2% to 4% last year, the first cut since 2011. flat from one year earlier. a blackrock spokesperson declined to comment. the asset management business is under increasing pressure as many flows from active strategies into cheaper offerings. forecasted sales and earnings growth this year, as it prepares to fight with the rival. the operating income fell to 1.3 billion dollars, matching estimates. in j

tom: help me with the rest of france. st of the americans including myself, going south is crossing the river. outside of paris, what is the mood? ludovic: i come from the middle of nowhere in france. tom: good. ludovic: i usually take the temperature when i come to paris every weekend. populismtually -- means anti-system, anti-mainstream, so what is interesting is that people, i think they are worried that france is not going in the right direction. they think we need a breakthrough, a regime switch. are they ready to lose all the endowments and opportunities? no. yes, there will be a contest about, but will they vote for the second round? will they go again? i am convinced no, that we have had surprises. i would say again that the uro is notnti-e flying with france including the lower class and middle class. tom: with your wonderful and granular perspective of france, is the anger trump-like? are the elements of a trump anger within your friends? ludovic: yes. when you have 25% unemployment among the youth, when you have

the resolution was presented at the u.n. by france, britain, and the u.s. but itrs passed it, cannot be passed if one member uses a veto. russia is syria's closest ally. here is more from russia's representative to the u.n. that theoblem is governrnment sponsors have chosn an odious and erroneous concept, which is totally unacceptable. the resolution was not supported memberscurity council should make the cosponsors think. the statements we heard leave no doubt the drop was put to a vote based on a doctrine of western space. genie: a new report by unicef abuse ofhe o african migrants in libya detention centers, particularly women and children. the migrants on memory to your are often help for months at a time -- held for months at a time, sexually abused, exploited, and starved. >> they left their countries hoping for a better life in europe, but these migrants have no idea of the terrible conditions they would face on their journey to italy. beaten, starved, and sometimes raped. [indiscernible] it is no good. theyey used to beat us. theyeyo not give us go

we are taking a look at the papers today. here in france lot of focus on french conservative candidate francois fillon who is determined to stay in the race despite being plagued by a fake jobs scandal. and atas overshadowed times impeded his actual campaigning. i will fight. these are the combative words from francois fillon. the swiss paper reminds us that the point of this election is not to defend family honor or settle accounts. it's to lead a country and inspire its people. something they feel he is completely not doing right now. the guardian says he is playing his last card. he is in bunker mode avoiding the public. quote, once again he has refused to quit, but badly wounded and with his party divided, it remains to see if it will even reach the finish line in may. the right-leaning paper speaks of a call to people. this is one of the few papers that defends him. saying, judges are not above the democratic process and he held his own pretty well yesterday at the press conference. genie: for many people in the international community

liberate mosul, the last iraqi city under isis control, began back in october. france 24 is there. what is the latest? is what wehe latest witnessed on the ground in mosul today and over the past 48 hours. it is certainly a fluid situation. those we spoke to are openly admitting it is a complicated task, the one they are faced with because of the fierce resistance their forces are encountering in the ground. jihadists using hard bombs and suicide operations to stymie the offense of those iraqi troops. western mosul is a lot more complicated to navigate than the eastern counterpart. narrower inlot terms of the space, the alleyways and the urban planning if you can collect that. very chaotic in the western part of mosul, which means death to moving vehicles and troops and there is a complex task and if those situation. they do advance but they do have a hard time holding onto and certainly the path leading to downtown mosul is going to be a very perilous one for those troops and fighting bloodier sincey the assault on mosul is launched. there is a little bit of dreading that last phas

we're seeing groups that angry winemakers in the south of france against imports of cheap spanish winewhich they say are sometimes being misleadingly marketed as french. you see some very angry winemakers indeed, dumping spanish -- bottles off the shel. they say they should not be sold at such low prices because they represent unfair competition to local venues. they have hacked and drained hundreds of thousands of liters of spanish wine from trucks tearing them across the border earlier this year and throughout 2016. in japan, toshiba shareholders have last out at the conglomerate's management saying they are fed up with a culture of secrecy and lying and making bad decisions forcing the company to sell off one of its most valuable businesses. the meeting of shareholders did approve the sale of toshiba's semi conductor unit to offset the losses of its westinghouse unit which filed for bankruptcy on wednesday. they are expecting a loss from the move, the biggest in japanese history. the chip business has been toshiba's best performer. i'm wondering if the spinoff is the best direction.

the imf. but it happened on french soil, in france. want to tell all those who work in this great institution that we stand by their side. say the package was intended for the imf's european representative jeffrey frank. no suspects have been identified. at the attack came a day after a greek anarchist group claimed responsibility for a failed letter bomb sent to germany's finance ministry. so far there are no signs of the two incidents are linked. in themeanwhile southeast of france, a separate incident. 10 people injured in a shooting at the high school. a 17 year old has since been arrested. police say the shooting is not linked to terrorism. it was lunchtime at alexis de tocqueville high school when a 17-year-old student launched his attack. reportedly armed with two handguns, two grenades, and a rifle. the teenager who has not been named, opened fire. the headmaster may have been the target of this attack. the students are now being treated with gunshot wounds. five others were lightly injured in the panic. the attacker is not know

this was a parcel that was sent to the imf offices in paris. franceemains in a state of emergency after a string of deadly attacks over the past two years. , thee netherlands center-right prime minister has successfully fought off a challenge from his extreme right rival. the party lost its seats in wednesday's general election but still came in a clear first place, winning 33 out of the 150 seats available in parliament. the result was a disappointment for the anti-islam anti-eu party. it still came in a strong second, winning 20 seats. reaction let's go live to meabh mcmahon in brussels. >> especially in the european quarter where i am, many people i have been speaking to throughout the morning said they were happy to wake up this morning and not have the shock they had on the 24th of june last year when the u.k. decided to leave the european union and the shock they felt they had when the u.s. election result came out. they said this was a good news story for the european union. similar to when in austria recent elections saw the far right candidat

the next will be france and then we have the german election. is talks about early election in italy. as these data points realize the orket is in a relief rally more concerned depending on the results. what we have seen in the dutch election is the center has been holding and the liberal party has not lost as much votes as was feared and that leads to a short relief rally in the market. it is not going to last because the next election is already up in april and may in france and there are big concerns there as there was an the dutch election that the center might not hold in the market is going to look at every data point, every speech of political actors, to really price that as a risk of another step back of european immigration. european integration is challenged by the moment by brexit. that has been the first data point the market was concerned and there was a lot of uncertainty and really strong movements in volatility anna martin -- market and that will continue. europe will be plagued by political uncertainty the entire year and even g

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you could be in the bakery in france... —— who buys white. oissant. —— —— baguettes and croissants. it were a country that opted out instead of opting in... this is a story about freezing. when the medical society try to preserve organs, they freeze into a temper to —300 degrees brownite, 200 celsius, and the problem is warming up. had you warm them again when so much destruction happens when you want at? signed in america have discovered a new way of warming up that does not damage the organs. to put that in perspective, if half the organs that are thrown away today were saved, we would get rid of waiting lists in two years. that is incredible. that is incredible. so we need more people giving organs and more ways to warn of. we could really start savings and lies. thank you very much for joining us, indeed. have a really good day. thank you forjoining us. see you soon. a blustery night out there for some of us, piccadilly across southern parts of the uk, around bristol. —— well, a very blustery night out there for some of us, particularly ac

♪ >> welcome to the "france 24" newsroom. good to have you with us. lice make significant arrests over london's attack. they ask the public for any information about the homegrown killer who left four people dead and 50 others injured. marine le pen meets vladimir putin at the kremlin. the russian president tells the far right leader that he has no intention of meddling in france's presidential election. and scandal-hit francois fillon accuses the media of leaks. ♪ >> we begin in london, where the investigation into the westminster attack continues. police say two more significant arrests have been made, bringing the total people in custody to nine. the attacker has been identified british-born muslim convert. he killed four people when he drove his car into crowds on westminster bridge before stabbing a police officer to death at parliament. he was eventually shot dead by police. >> two more arrest made adding to a series of raids made in the .ondon capital and birmingham at least say at total of 50 people were injured in this attack. two of those rem

molly: welcome to the "france newsroom. i am molly hall. the european union outlines its negotiating plan for brexit. lays out donald trump his priorities for the remaining european countries. rex tillerson is an brussels. he is pushing nato allies to increase defense spending. park geun-hye is behind bars, detained on bribery charges. ♪ we begin in israel where the government has approved the building of a new settlement in occupied west bank. this is the first such official sanctioning in more than 20 years. the new settlement was given unanimous backing on thursday. let's cross to giordano miller, who joins us now. walk us through -- what is this announcement we saw? dano: basically, the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, convened his cabinet last night, and they confirmed they will set up this new jewish settlement in the west bank. the prime minister had promised to set up the settlement, from the illegal hilltop outposts, called the mona. whatis interesting here is is going on with the united states because netanyahu has been

the man who has been dubbed france's elvis presley is being treated for cancer. re on that from 73-year-old johnny halliday later. first our top story live from paris. ♪ genie: we will start in brussels, where the eu summit is getting underway. former prime minister sk is facing tough opposition from his own government. in more now let's bring meabh mcmahon. is the polish government still holding up the process? >> absolutely. just scanning through the polish press this morning, the prime minister has been speaking to them saying he will do to -- the votean taking place on the president of the european council president today. he will go as far as blocking .he official conclusions they do not favor the reelection of donald tusk. up atle is meant to be the end of february. they believe there is enough time in the next two months to find another suitable candidate. the polish prime minister sent a letter to the 27 heads of state ahead of this eu summit saying she believes that donald tusk was playing a role in the .pposition in poland using his role as european coun

more than 80,000 have fled in the past three weeks. last night in franceyoung woman with down syndrome made her dream come true presenting the weather on live tv. theear-old melanie host of segment on national network france to after her facebook campaign was like by more than 200,000 people. melanie got four days of training from the weather to beforehand, getting tips like presenting in front of a green screen. here's how she did. >> france will be split in half. clouds and rain in the north. saturday will be quite cloudy. what about sunday? >> there will be clouds and most of the country and rain. it will be sunny and marseille. it will be very chilly. at the moment, everybody is waiting for wednesday when we celebrate. everyone have a great evening. host: melanie says she hopes her tv appearance law also boost awareness for people with down syndrome. after the show, she tweeted, "i'm different, but i can do lots of things." time now for our business update. you are going to start out with a push for free trade from beijing this wednesday. guest: that's

a european car colossus in the making. france'seugeot citroen is poised to buy general motors‘ european business, including the opel and vauxhall brands. china's premier cuts the economic

the second being security. on both of them, francenot done particularly well over the last five years. unemployment is still high and you have had three very large terrorist attacks. they will look at each candidate and tried to work out who offers the biggest departure from what i have currency that's currently. -- currently. a lot of the candidates come from the french elite but none etiquette,cept the everyone says they have a completely different approach to the current government. even emmanuel macron who served under the current government until august. the only person who distinguishes themselves is mrs. le pen who has managed to broaden her base over the last 10 years and now at a ceiling of 30%. the problem for her is that the majority of french voters do not want to see her when. -- win. francine: you have another outsider on the extreme end. what are the chances of them uniting? could that be troublesome for the rest of them? >> there are still barriers for them doing that, not just party rivalries and ego problems, the fac

grinding out a win over the defending champions, france. d it easy against the italians, running in five tries. vicky fleetwood scored a hat—trick to get the winning bonus point. thanks to the winning bonus point. thanks to the superior points difference, england top the table above ireland. if they both win this weekend, it comes down to a grand slam decider between them on st patrick's day in dublin. so the first match for the women this weekend see wales host ireland tomorrow morning just next door at cardiff arms park with england against scotland at the stoop tomorrow afternoon. highlights of all the women's matches are on sunday on bbc two with some regional variations so check your listings. to the men, wales against ireland tonight of course on bbc tv and radio. tomorrow at half one, italy host france and then england against scotland, the calcutta cup, kicks off at four, coverage of that one on radio five live and highlights of all the fourth round matches again on bbc two on sunday night. there is always something special about rug

i think the idea she's pivoted from saying france need to leave the e.u. w need to leave the euro, it's pretty hard for a big country like france which is one of the founding members, to leave one without the other. i do think that would be a huge mistake from an economic and political perspective. guy: how are people on -- you're talking to on the other side of the pond talking about this right now? megan: the french elections are the event of the year in europe according to international investors and where the risk lies. according to those in the u.s. guy: is that a mistake or right call? megan: it's the biggest event, not the only one but one of many and most immediate at this stage now the dutch elections are out of the way. i do think if le pen were to actually be voted in, you could have a referendum. what investors are ignoring is according to opinion polls in the french were given a vote to stay in, the majority would vote to stay in. the risks might be overstated. guy: the point with le pen is she wouldn't be able to enact the policy because parli

ukraine is the size of france in the middle of europe. there are many, many ukrainian americans, people would fight and die for ukraine in america, but might not for the other. >> i would not prevent anybody from volunteering to fight. i would not send our soldiers there. i don't think it's in u.s. national interest to have our soldiers in there and say this is our war. yes, the same people who want them, this is not the same battle, but the same people and we have not had the battle. we have had some battles and probably i was the one who

molly: welcome to the "france 24" newsroom. here's a look at the headlines we are following. francois fillon's seeking the presidential bid. the conservative candidate is refusing to budge. a campaign spokesperson is the latest to call it quits. jeff sessions removes himself from campaign investigations. top lawyer is under pressure for speaking with the russian ambassador twice during the campaign. an art collector and philanthropist, spencer hayes, has died at the age of 80. the american businessman donated his extensive art collection, with hundreds of millions of dollars. we begin with the political hemorrhage that is continuing for francois fillon's campaign. the chief spokesperson has responded -- has resigned. elysees has the been rocked by financial scandal. he faces questions for paying his family for nonexistent work. sections within his -- factions within his political party are growing. we have the latest on his resignation. not a prominent politician, but he is organizing the primary in which francois fillon won handily four months ago, now seeming like ages ago.

the polls with 25%. predictable election race. right here on france 24. we are having a little bit of technical problem in that we cannot hear the presenters over at the news channel. we have people working on that for you right now. we should be going back to you soon. james is here with me in the studio. they are still warming up. >> we had two primaries and the run up to this election campaign. conservative party francois fillon performed extremely well in two televised debates. he was being written off. even qualify for the second round of that primary. he won the first round of the primary by a huge margin. he was very strong, had a clear message. that particular primary debate and race, he won because his campaign was very solid. and he spoke clearly and coherently. >> since then things have gone disastrously wrong for him. revelation after revelation. right up to the moment where officiallye had to place in a formal investigation. >>'s campaign has been disastrous. i'm hoping he can get it back in track. he did very way well in the primary debates.

the president's speech? >> reporter: well, frances, good morning. the international community has been muted in their response, of course. there hasn't been really anything in the way of official reaction and the media has covered it really in an echo of how the american media has been covering this speech. one of the bbc commentaries basically said the speech was unconventionally conventional. and that's kind of the line you're hearing a lot from the united states. people are surprised that trump didn't rail against foreigners or really use any of his usual tactics of speaking off the cuff and attacking his usual enemies. he did mention a couple of countries. he mentioned israel. he mentioned iran. there was no mention of russia at all, but he did mention nato. the pan atlantic alliance that he has criticized repeatedly and that criticism has caused a lot of anxiety here. take a listen to what he said. >> we strongly support nato, an alliance forged through the bonds of two world wars, that dee thrones fascism and the cold war and defeated communism

the 20 year search for him led to his arrest. he was brought back to francere he was sentenced to life for a series of attacks in the country. the trial this time is the last. his lawyer says he will use it as a political platform. >> trials are an opportunity for revolutionary to speak to the people. that is the only reason it interests me. >> i don't think he was of any use to the palestinians by killing people blindly, throwing grenades. he has been of no use. his statements are totally fatuous. 67, hasas been in prison or thanan 20 year he was last t seen in 2013 whene attended court. whatever the verdict this time, he will remain in prison for many more years. iraq say officials in the remaining inputs of western mosul still held by the islamic state group are now completely surrounded. the offensive has gone on for months now. iraqi forces backed by the u.s. are now working to clear western mosul completely after taking back the east two months ago. >> isis has lost 60% of the territory it once held in iraq and is losing more every day. ,n total in iraq

let me tell you a few words about the french perspective on this issue. my country franceemains committed to nuclear disarmament and has taken substantial steps in nuclear disarmament in the past several years. we have dismantled our testing sites. france has seized production for its nuclear weapons, and france has reduced by half its nuclear arsenal. the immediate prohibition of nuclear weapons is inconsistent with the progressive approach of nuclear disarmament as provided by article 6 of the treaty of the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, the npt. moreover, the security conditions for a prohibition treaty are not met. in the current context, considering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery, our countries continue to rely on nuclear deterrence for security and stability. the only way to achieve real nuclear disarmament is to push a step-by-step approach in a way that provides undiminished security for all. this should take into account all factors that affect strategic stability. we are also concerned that a nuclear weapons ban

the. a depleted france tea m guys will be the. a depleted france team but no andy murray. s? it's a good challenge. it‘s not like a few years ago, where if andy wasn‘t there then it‘s an outside the top 200, but dan evans and kyle edmund are in the top 50 for a reason. we‘ve got plenty of davis cup experience. with jamie murray and dom inglot as well. we‘ll get there. we‘ll prepare really well, and give ourselves every chance. another tennis story today, johanna konta is into the quarter finals of the miami open for a second successive year. the british number one beat spain‘s lara arruabarrena in straight sets overnight to set up a last eight meeting with simona halep. liverpool midfielder adam lalla na could be out for up to a month after injuring his thigh on england duty. lallana set upjamie vardy for england‘s second goal in their world cup qualifying win over lithuania on sunday, having also started against germany in a friendly on wednesday. there‘s no official timescale on lallana‘s recovery, but it‘s thought he could potentially miss five games. liverpool host ever

so, i think secure levels are very high in the u.k., just as they are in france. my understanding is that we are at the highest possible level in the u.k. the police, the military, are all working very hard to make sure everybody is kept as safe as possible. as we've seen in france, in germany, as we have seen in belgium, i know the u.k., it's often impossible to make sure that everybody is 100% safe 100% of the time. >> one final thing. a lot of people in the u.k. will be very frightened and feeling nervous tonight, particular in the capital. what message which you have for people, for your constituents? >> for my constituency in the north of scotland, one of the safest places in the u.k., and one of the safest places in europe. but it is incumbent on everybody, i think, to be careful, to take care, to watch other people. and any size concern or any signs of worry, contact the police immediately -- or any signs of concern. to individuals if you are worried, if you do see something that you think is wrong, get in touch with the police. >> that was par monahan speak