geraldine: not only france.t eye level with germany, they were the engine of this europe, and they do not feel at the same level anymore. this fruststration led also to .his vote no doubt about that. so germany needs to correct its approach to france to take more into consideration. anyway, with a brexit, the shift is toward the south and france is the bridge to all the southern mediterranean rim of the european union and definitely under control of the eurozone, the whole policy will dramatically change because germany will not have any blocking majority anymore with the northern countries. learnedne thing we have in this discussion so far is that france is a country seemingly in a permanent state of crisis. let's have a little bit of a closer look at that crisis. >> terrorism -- a state of emergency has been in place in france 16 over 2015 attacks. troops and s security forces are on alert around d the clock. last thursday, three days befofe the election, a gunman shot and killed a police officer in paris and

is that something that france has too? yes, it's exactly the same thing in france.they're indecisive and they might bend over the saviour, whether extreme left or extreme right, who could carry out their anger. of course, what happened in france, like many other european countries, is that the working class went from the communist party to the far right because the working class felt abandoned by the elites, the leftist elites, and this scenario might reproduce itself in paris in ten days in may. i want to come back to the race and the personalities in it and their ideas later, but i do now want to put to you something that i find quite shocking and that is in your recent writing about the state of france today, you've said that for you one of the two biggest dangers and challenges facing the french republic today is political islam. islamism. are you serious about that? yes, i'm very serious. we have the greatest muslim community in europe, 5—6 million, and the greatestjewish community, so there's a strong risk of clashes. we know the muslim brotherhood on one hand

a campaign enabling the people of france... you will see that france is extremely divided.this evening in paris between police and voters frustrated with the projected election results. this has become known as the most stressful election in modern day france. up and down the country, in bars and living rooms, people were glued to their screens as soon as polls closed. left—wing candidates crushed, their supporters were bitterly disappointed. emmanuel macron and marine le pen are now on a charm offensive in the lead up to the final presidential vote. their political visions may be clear but their parties have never been in government. whichever candidate france chooses, it will be a jump into the unknown. as we've been hearing marine le pen says the survival of france is at stake in the election. her front national party has only ever reached the second round of a presidential race once before, while emmanuel macron‘s party, was set up just 12 months ago. our france correspondent lucy williamson looks now, at the changing face of french politics. one country, one electorate

sunday, so france for the elections on sunday, soido france for the elections on sunday, so i do notrms of security they can do. the experience from a year and a half ago was that people were very determined not to let the terrorists change the way of life or knock them off what they were intending to do. the reaction in paris will be one of real resilience and determination, not to be cowed by this attack. but it will increase anxiety and tension. there was already a plot disrupted a couple of days ago in marseille, said this shows that france is under a high level of threat the moment. francois fillon according to reuters has been calling for the election campaign to be suspended. how likely is that in the light of the fact that france wa nts to the light of the fact that france wants to show that normal life can carry on? i think he has talked about suspending his campaign. it is only one more day of campaigning a nyway only one more day of campaigning anyway in this election because saturday is the day when no campaigning is allowed. the first round is almost over anyway. it is h

>> sure, because he's not a member of any major political party in france, france very much even more than the u.s. has such a hierarchical political power structure where you pay so many dues along the way in terms of becoming a mayor of the town, he's very much an outsider. he's a former banker who, you know, very much comes from kind of the finance world, kind of the pro global again world and who has only been in this government for a couple of years overseeing the economy and has not had a lot of successes really at all to point to. >> how did he get to this point? he's a 39-year-old? how did he get this kind of popularity to find himself in a runoff two weeks away. >> you can't underestimate the appeal of the outsider candidate. he can be charismatic on the stump which they're coming off of a president hollande to a lot of people saw as like a stiff out there, you know, he embodies a certain kind of energy, a certain cultural savoir-faire that is very appealing but in a multicandidate field he was able to come up and sort of stand out. now it's head to head with marine le pen an

do people in france still harbour ambitions of a federal france?|j ambitions of a federal france?”ery important for the selection, europe, but ratherthan talking about a federal europe, it shows a resistance to frexit. it comes from learning the lessons of what has happened before. it may not bea what has happened before. it may not be a federal europe but talking to oui’ be a federal europe but talking to our european partners, to change europe and to prepare for frexit as well. indulge me, and say you get enough mps in the national assembly to pull mr macron over to your side, what sort of relationship will you have with britain and what can we expect from the brexit negotiations? i belong to the community which has talked about brexit. we need to keep britain in europe, geographically so, because we britain in europe, geographically so, because we are partners britain in europe, geographically so, because we are partners in defence, in many fields and we have the best relationship with britain so we are the best relationship with britain so we are not going to shoot a gun in our

vive la france! instead, he brought in those disillusioned with france's traditional parties.racting voters from both right and left. but voters from right and left also chose marine le pen, who wants everything emmanuel macron does not: leave the euro, slash immigration, and clamp down on free trade. her support has been the steadiest in this election, barely changing from months ago. so why was this result so hard to call? william and his sister helene had no idea who they would vote for today, even as they walked to their local polling station. they were not alone, almost a quarter of the electorate were thought to be unsure who they would support. i will still vote but i don't know who for. i am hesitating between four. it's really hard. i need to choose one, i can't vote for four. months ago, the selection looked far more certain, the favourite the conservative candidate francois fillon. he fought on through a financial scandal as voters left him, adamant until tonight that he would win. on thursday, a reminder of the challenges france is facing. the latest in a long seri

urban france and what they call nonurban france.policy on immigration, in terms of its attitudes toward islam, for example. all of that is valid and interesting. but i was in another pa rt interesting. but i was in another part of provincial france last week, nannes, and a journalist told me he thought there was more the correlation between support for the national front and a sense that you belong to a kind of forgotten france. yes, a place where industry has closed down, a place where state services aren't as good as they used to be. the national front and marine le pen in particular will be positioning themselves as the champions of those parts of france which don't feel prosperous, which aren't made prosperous by contact with europe. we've seen industry collapsing, coal mining has collapsed here in the old north. so there are more votes out there that she will regard as possible votes for her. as i say, the whole question is, to what extent she has changed the image of this party in the minds of french voters. having a french vo

there is the france of sailors and the france of peasants.ink she the pipeline, for two reasons. most of the traditional mainstream candidates have been calling for a pro macron vote. there is only one candidate, melenchon, who saw officially for the vote. first, the reflation, the idea that the purchasing power was at the center of the canada program, and they also look into the euro sentiment. how that could make up more than 30% of the vote. because it is clearly a rally and there is no possibility today that any of the rhetoric that she has been activated using the anti-globalism rhetoric could gel between now and the runoff. francine: this is something that is clear. even if marine le pen was the first choice, it is unlikely she will be the second choice of a french citizen who didn't vote for her in the first round. wojcicki is turn out. how important is it that melenchon hasn't said, ok, i throw my weight behind macron? does he have enough support? when you look at the absolute numbers, the shocker was the 8 million votes. melenchon is

[applause] [chanting] citizens, there are not many france's there is only one, our france, the francef patriots. in a europe that protects her , we are -- and that we are going to have to rebuild, it is a huge has -- task ahead but i'm ready for it. you ready side-by-side with . [applause] the struggle to be worthy, to lead our country, begins tonight, and we shall win it! long live the republic! long live in france! [applause] >> c-span's washington journal live every day with policy issues that impact you. coming up monday morning, the press white house reporter catherine lucy and political reporter -- they discussed the week ahead in congress. on therketwatch reporter future of student loan forgiveness programs for public servants. sure to watch c-span's washington journal, life at 7:00am monday morning, join the discussion. ♪ >> all month, we are featuring c-span's studentcam winners. this year, students told us the most urgent issue for the new president and congress.

survival of france. i call upon you to show unity, unity with our project to get france on its feet again. casablanca, general de gaulle said the grandeur of -- onlyle only becomes comes from the people itself, that is the principle is the one that has forged the history of of france. the principle that i will implement, uniting the french people, can only be done on the basis of the love of france. long live the french people, long live the french people, long live the republic, and long live france. [chanting] ♪ mr. macron: thank you. macron!n! [cheers] >> voila. mr. macron: there we go. there we go. my fellow countrymen, today sunday, april 23, the french people have spoken. our country is going through unprecedented times in its history, marked by terrorism, economic crisis, social suffering, ecological urgency, and the answer is brilliant. the answer was to go and vote massively. the people decided to take me on to the second round of presidential elections. [cheers] macron! macron! i am humbled by

these are the morning papers in france with the morning papers in france with the news of the presidentialnd of voting. —— parties. hello there. we have a bit of a taste of winter in the forecast for you as we start the new working week. a cold front heading south across the uk and it will bring colder conditions. through the week ahead, the chance of seeing wintry showers. gardeners take note, there will be some frosty nights coming. sleet and snow has moved into scotland, serve the high ground, but even some wintry precipitation getting down to lower levels. further south across the uk, there is quite a lot of cloud. a few outbreaks of rain, but we're still in milderair. outbreaks of rain, but we're still in milder air. have a look at the weather for monday morning, 8 am in milder air. have a look at the weatherfor monday morning, 8 am be largely dry with some sunshine across the south coast. a relatively fine start to be gay. heading our way further north, there could be one or two patchy showers come out ofa one or two patchy showers come out of a cloud across the bulk of england and w

that is not closed, a france that is democratic, a france that is open to the world, and i think macron's going to win if we keep mobilizing. >> you're not worried that, you're not worried about the parliamentary elections in june? >> we have 250,000 members who are ready to make history and to forge new territory. we have 15,000 potential candidates for legislatives. i think we're going to be competing very strongly. >> all right. thank you very much. that was lex wilson, a campaigner, very positive for emmanuel macron. >> thank you, claire. obviously, some inspiration from the obama campaign. how much truth is there in this? french politics are, obviously, totally different from american politics, but this kind of grassroots movement, this mobilizing has worked. >> yes. >> this is not the only reason why emmanuel macron made it, but it clearly played a part. >> yes. we were all told he had a telephone conversation with barack obama last week, lots of pictures put out about that. they assumed it would to his campaign a lot of good. i wonder if obama gave him tips about getting the vote o

long live in france!applause] >> for president barack obama is in chicago for his first public appearance since leaving office. he will talk about civic engagement and community organizing with young adults at the university of chicago's center for the arts. here on c-span we will take you there live around noon easter. -- eastern. jeff sessions talks about workplace standards at the next conference in washington. concludes the discussion with former department justice officials from the constant, george w. bush, and obama administrations. watch here on c-span. sunday, april 30. washington journal at 9:00 a.m. eastern for the annual cram for the exam. it helps students prepare for the advanced placement u.s. government and politics exam. high school government teachers in lincolnshire, illinois will take your calls and review sample questions you might find on this year's exam. >> there is going to be questions in a multiple-choice you do not know. do not blame your teacher, do not withdraw your child. th

choose france. and in her speech, she said she would protect french jobs and keep france safe. >> the election of mr. macron will mean france will increasingly be swamped from immigrants. this election therefore, asks the french people on mass immigration. mass immigration stop or more. >> stop brought back several how to supporters brought back chants of "this is our home." >> this is our very last chance to see france re-establish our greatness and save our judeo christian civilization. >> nice is symbolic for her party because it is where 86 people were killed in a terrific attack last july but some voters resent her tactics. >> i think it's appalling to try and benefit from such attacks when she says with me, nothing like this would have never appened. >> when it comes to security, i'm not afraid. you have to get by. marine la pen does not impress me. i won't vote for her. >> le pen is also calling voters across the country who opted for ar lest candidate on april 23. he gained around 20% of the

france on the edge. breaking details on an apparent terror attack in the heart of paris just days before the national election. we're live on the ground for you straight ahead. >>> trump heads to treasury. the president expected to take new executive action today targeting the finance industry. what you need to know straight ahead. >>> and trouble in toy land. the within stoone stock getting in the premarket following an earnings myself. it's april 21, 2017, "worldwide exchange" begins now. ♪ >>> good morning. welcome to another special edition of "worldwide exchange" on cnbc, i'm sara eisen along with kayla tausche in washington today. a lot to get to. a quick check on u.s. futures. little changed after big rally yesterday when the dow closed higher by almost 200 points. dow futures are up 16 points. our top story, wilfred frost with us from paris, a city on edge following a deadly shooting there ahead of the presidential election this weekend. what can you tell us about this droppi developing story? >>

there's a better relationship between belgium and france. the france attackers hid out in belgium.in a way we are seeing more of the same. many people have criticised this phrase, it comes up in the media, i feel we have used it sometimes, lone wolf, lone attacker, yet there always seems to be a trail online, a process of radicalisation, in this case the attacker posted his intention to attack police officers on the messaging service telegram. does that suggest more needs to be done online to nip this in the bud? i think we need to do everything. mainly we need battlefield success. we need to keep hammering this group in its stronghold and that will also interfere with its online game, by convincing people, muslims around the world, the idea of the caliphate is not going to happen. i'm not a big proponent of trying to fight them online because they are good online. that's a logical fallacy. we need to stick to what we are good at, which is using our military and continuing to win. in terms of whether it is a lone wolf, that is an under specified term. in a way there are no pure lon

the survival of france. i call upon you to show unity, unity with our project to get france on its feet again. in 1943 general deball said -- de gaulle said the grandeur of the people only comes from the people itself. and that is the principle which for 1500 years of its history is the one that has forged the history of france, the principle that i will implement. uniting the french people can only be done on the basis of the love of france. long live the french people, long live the republic, and long live france. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> [speaking french] [cheers and applause] >> translator: thank you. [inaudible conversations] [cheers and applause] >> [speaking french] >> translator: there we go. >> [speaking french] >> translator: my fellow countrymen, today -- sunday, april 23rd -- the french people have spoken. [cheers and applause] >> [speaking french] >> translator: our country is going through unprecedented times in its history marked by terrorism, economic crisis, social suffering, ecological

the future of france is in your hands. i trust you. at this moment i would allow myself to say i have -- i am proud to have been one of you, a french citizen who loves his loves hisd who always country. long live france and long live the republic. >> karen harper royal at georgetown university's slave sale dedication. --naming these buildings for is the beginning of our journey ofether for the healing georgetown's legacy of slavery. >> pennsylvania conquer spend -- pennsylvania congressman holding a town hall meeting. >> we have moved the needle on this discussion. it used to be no way no how on anything like the aca. now it's, let's make it work. competitive enterprise institute on science and public policy. >> to the extent it is possible, scientific research said similarly -- research should similarly be -- you will not find climates in particular being a faction ridden orthodoxy and forcing political movement, but rather request for knowledge. >> the objectives are simplified personal taxes. they make our business taxes competitive

france has had a lot of these attacks comparatively.. when it comes to issues on the campaign trail, was security as high as the concerns about that's an interesting one. the economy has been a dominant campaign issue but we have had quite a lot of talk about security in various degrees from the different candidates. francois fillon and marine le pen, the centre—right candidate and marine le pen, the extreme right candidate for the national front, they've extreme right candidate for the nationalfront, they've had a bigger focus on security. and all of the candidates have been asked questions about weather they would maintain that state of emergency that france is still under. it's an incredibly controversial subject in france, many see it as an attack on civil liberties. it gives police extra powers to carry out raids without the usual delays and paperwork that the usual delays and paperwork that the police might need to get from judges and that sort of thing. francois fillon and marine le pen have been coming out very strongly in favou

vive la france! instead, he brought in those disillusioned with france's traditional parties.ht and left. but voters from right and left also chose marine le pen, who wants everything emmanuel macron does not: leave the euro, slash immigration, and clamp down on free trade. her support has been the steadiest in this election, barely changing from months ago. so why was this result so hard to call? william and his sister helene had no idea who they would vote for today, even as they walked to their local polling station. they were not alone, almost a quarter of the electorate were thought to be unsure who they would support. i will still vote but i don't know who for. i am hesitating between four. it's really hard i need to choose one, i can't vote for four. months ago, the selection looked far more certain, the favourite the conservative candidate francois fillon. he fought on through a financial scandal as voters left him, adamant until tonight that he would win. on thursday, a reminder of the challenges france is facing. the latest in a long series of attacks. it could have

notjust for france.ance, but in the eu as significant for france, but in the euasa significant for france, but in the eu as a whole, you have to candidates. one is emmanuel macron, a centrist for the year and the euro. “— a centrist for the year and the euro. —— d eu. he is foran a centrist for the year and the euro. —— d eu. he is for an openness to the world. marine le pen wants to put up barriers to immigration, she wa nts put up barriers to immigration, she wants control over france's borders. she once france out of the euro. she wa nts to she once france out of the euro. she wants to do with the uk did to try to renegotiate the french relationship with the eu and put that a referendum. two totally different and divergent paths. as a spokesman said this morning, this is a country that is a founder member of the european union and one of the co re of the european union and one of the core states. which part it takes will have dramatically different consequences for europe. if you have questions on the

le pen wants to abandon it and bring back the franc.w saying it should be reformed and the independence of the european central bank taken away. both a big worry for financial markets. macron and fillon are supporters of the euro and want to see its institutions strengthened. then there's the eu itself. le pen wants a referendum on ‘frexit‘, so does melenchon — unless europe agrees to his reforms. another big worry for investors. macron and fillon want to stay in — macron wants a stronger eu, but fillon is more eurosceptic and wants more control of france's borders. the other major issue for the business world — labour reform, and france's famous 35—hour working week. melenchon wants to cut the working week even further, to just 4 days. at the other end of the spectrum, fillon wants to scrap the 35—hour limit altogether and make it easier to hire and fire. we will be going live to paris coming up in about 12 minutes, talking more about this. stay tuned for that. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter —

what do you think it says about france?s there a special case with france and what does it mean about the future of european identity if you have so many young people who don't even want to be in the e.u.? >> i mean, you have to see that we have in france a huge employment, in the younger people, 25%, so all these young people do not have any hope in the country, in politicians. they think all the politicians, they already experienced the conservatives once, socialists once. it failed. so for them, the only chance they see is in the radical candidates like marine le pen or jean-luc melenchon, the left wing candidate. and not the traditional ones. >> all right. thank you very much. we'll be talking with you on the day, as well. see you then. well, now to israel. that country has been marking its annual holocaust remembrance day. it included the country coming to a standstill for two minutes today. ♪[music] >> now, the ritual is the centerpiece of commemoration for the jews murdered by nazi germany and its collaborators. an o

that's not close, a france that is democratic, a france that is open to the world and i think macron will win if we keep mobilizing. about thenot worried parliamentary election in june? challenge that you will see a tectonic plate of all the parties shifting. 250,000 members who are ready to make history and forge new territories with new potential candidates. i think we will compete very strongly. >> thank you very much. see, very optimistic and positive about the next step for emmanuel macron. >> thank you, some inspiration from the obama campaign. how much truth is there in this? french politics are different from american politics but does grassroots movement, this mobilizing has worked. this is not the only reason why emmanuel macron made it. it clearly paid a part -- it clearly played a part. >> he had a conversation with barack obama last week. there were pictures put out about that. i wonder if obama gave him tips about getting the vote out. macron, afeared that large majority of his supporters are young people. people wondered if they would actually go out and vote and clear

, it's not a france of tolerance.hard core on the secularism in his conception of secularism. there is no religion at all. these things, i don't think we can make it closer to what sanders had in his program. at the same time, i would completely agree with jane, half of the young people, those who succeed, those who are all over the world in universities, those in columbia, new york, they love macron. macron is the future, the start of technology, they embrace this kind of france that helps the momentum of these young people. the other half, those who feel a little bit threatened by the globalization, those who struggle with the employment, those who are scared about their future, those vote for meÉlenchon. there is no other alternative for them. >> rose: there is been some slippage in the campaign of le pen and her popularity. is it insignificant but, nevertheless, what caused it? >> one thing you have to remember is that one month ago marine le pen was ahead of the race. today, she's 20 percent or so. one month ago

a france that is democratic. a france that is open to the world. and i think that marcon will win if we keep mobilizing. >> you are not worried about the parliamentary elections in june? >> it's a big challenge. but i think you'll see a tectonic plate of all the parties are shifting. we have 250,000 members who are ready to make history and to forge new territory. we have 15,000 new candidates. i think we're going to compete very strongly. >> thank you very much. that was a campaigner for the movement. very optimistic and positive about the next steps for emmanuel macron. >> thank you. obviously some inspiration from the obama campaign. how much truth is there in us? french politics are obviously totally different from american politics, but this kind of grassroots movement, mobilizing has worked. this is not the only reason emmanuel macron made it but a clearly made a part. >> we were all told he had eight telephone conversation last week -- they assumed it would do his campaign is good. i wonder if obama gave him tips about getting the vote out.

and france is the only country that's left, so it's between france and the u.s. scott: so, you're doing a little lobbying? >> well, you know, i've got my fingers crossed. we'll see. sharyl: next week, our engagement in afghanistan. it is not just about fighting islamic terrorism. it also involves paying ghost soldiers with your tax when you dollars. say "ghosts," what are you referring to? john sopko: what we're talking about are policemen, afghan policemen, afghan military, afghan civil servants, who don't exist or they have multiple identity cards and we're paying their salaries. sharyl: the incredible story of wasted u.s. tax dollars. next week. that is all for this week. thanks for watching. until next time, we will be searching for more stories that hold powers accountable. francis rose. >> today on the weekend addition of "government matters," the trump administration rolls out a shakeup of the executive branch. >> this is something that goes much deeper than the structure of government. >> the senior of office of management and budget details the plan to r

even if you don't care about france, this election in france is an earthquake. it's an earthquake even if marine le pen does not win. the two main political parties in that country, their equivalent of democrats and republicans, those two parties have traded the president for 50 years. neither of those parties got a candidate into the runoff this time. they are also coping with russia and putin playing in their politics. vladimir putin is supporting le pen. russian brangs loaned her millions of euros. the "wall street journal" reports le pen's opponent, the centrist emanual macron has been targeted by an intensive, high-level hacking attack a cybersecurity firm according to "the wall street journal" is due to publish a report tomorrow that will attribute that attack on macron to hackers from the kremlin. so russia obviously wants to blow up noochlt they see nato as their military rival in the world. they want year broken apart and as weak as possible. there are clear reasons why and clear evidence that russia and vladimir putin are pulling very hard for marine l

that's tomorrow at 6:30pm, in france decides here on bbc news.n our website, and via the mobile app. the conservatives are attempting to play down speculation that they will raise taxes if they win the general election. yesterday, the chancellor, phillip hammond, hinted that the government might abandon the pledge made at the last election not to raise income tax, national insurance or vat. labour and the liberal democrats were quick to jump on what they saw as a change of policy, warning that tax rises lie ahead. 0ur political correspondent, iain watson, reports. the american revolutionary, benjamin franklin, said that two great certainties were tax and death, and certainly commitments to push tax rates up can prove fatal to political campaigns. on a visit to the united states, the chancellor, philip hammond, criticised the constraints put on him by his party's previous pledges on tax. all chancellors would prefer to have more flexibility in how they manage the economy and how they manage the overall tax burden down than to have their hands cons

>> france 24 in partnership with radio france and france media -- ♪ >> hello. will be with you for the next hour. you are watching a france 24 special on the french presidential election. let's start the results in sunday's first round of voting. on top of 23.75% of votes, far right leader le pen, 21.53%. on may 7. wille's two main parties the socialistnted primary winner came in sixth. they have called for supporters in the runoff. >> in his victory speech, mack brown presented himself as a unity candidate against clinical extremism. acron: i want to become a president for all french people. ask those to join me where bike -- come from, i will only ask if they agree with the idea of political life. >> he campaigned on neither right or left right. he needs the support of mainstream parties going forward . his rival, le pen, is to paint him as an establishment candidate, a former banker. of realave an option change rather than making no changes. with all the failures of the past five years, the much awaited change will come about. >> attention is on the other --

kind of like what's happening in france. both traditional parties rejected. >> the whole narrative of two americas, there are at least 50 americas. people have different ideas about what they want this country should be and where they want it to go. paying atension to this unity tour is just the division even within the democratic party, but that's not surprising. we see it in the republican party. we live in this very diverse, complex society and we're trying to get everybody on the same page. as donald trump said about health care, it's a lot harder than people think. >> nicely said there. eugene scott, we'll see you in 30 minutes. >> nice to see you. >>> president trump tweeting big tax reform and tax reduction will be announced next wednesday. white house budget director said it will be an outline of this president's priorities. details are scarce. there's two big questions leading up to wednesday's big reveal or little reveal, first, how deep will the cuts be. here are the proposed tax -- it reduces the current seven br

why france can succeed, why france can move forward. but in a positive way. more in terms of education, more in terms of training. >> opportunity. >> opportunity. and not closing borders and not closing off france from the world. >> elaine, does france deserve the credit for breaking the brexit/trump/populism fever? >> i wouldn't go that far. it ain't over until it's over. i want to jump on something my friend jane hartly said. neither candidate has really laid out a sophisticated plan a workable plan for solving france's problems. this is what the french voter has to zichld you have got 10% unemployment in france. and up to 40% in some of the troubled suburbs. you have got a morose economy that needs to be jump started. you do have the scourge of terrorism that ambassador hartly, that jane had to deal with, you know, fir hand, dealing with intelligence matters and intelligence sharing with the french. i used to be the terrorism correspondent for europe for the "new york times." terrorism is with us. no one can close borders and prevent terrorism when all you

also bring germany and france together. reporter: in the netherlands, far right leader said he was delighted marine le pen managed to qualify for the final runoff. a day of celebration for all patriots in europe. >> the other wants to bring trade tariffs. emmanuel macron and marine le pen could not be further apart on most of -- on most of the big issues. >> two diametrically opposed views on europe. pen has long run on an anti-brussels platform, once she reiterated sunday -- one she reiterated sunday. including the regulation without borders and protection, or you can choose france with borders that protect our jobs and our purchasing power, our security and national identity. >> the national front candidate wants to get rid of the -- zone, scrappy euro currency, and promote a referendum over whether to stay in europe or not. emmanuel macron has said the 28 member bloc in the -- 28 member bloc need to evolve. france future goes hand-in-hand with europe. >> we were in favor of renewing the spirit of politics, on increasing

unlike france has seen in their modern history.s have been hammered home by the candidates again and again and again. >> just a remindser for for those joining us, reports of a shooting incident. one person said to have been killed, a second person wounded in the shooting in the champs elysees in central paris. that coming from police sources. the gunman has been killed, but police of course warning people not to come to that area in central paris. >> i'm a little bit surprised that we have so early on some sort sort of indication that it could have been terrorism. the french have been -- the french authorities and police have been very, very careful not to put tags on these types of incidents. it's one thing the public does. on twitter there's all sorts of speculation. when it comes to the authorities and the police themselves, they've been weary of attacking tags and the motivations behind the tax unless they have something clear to go on. so the fact that so early on, there's police sources suggesting that they have reason to be

he is france's next president. forhere are only 19% francois fillon, the rights -- the right-wing candidate. that is all marine le pen can pick up and that is was going to be enough. illon willikely f support macron. >> it looks as though, it looks unlikely that she will win. perhapsshe be able to go up to how he will go about governing in terms of parliament revote? a weakness for her as well. neither of them have a party, neither can count on the majority. he at least might be -- might be able to get together some sort of government coalition. no party is going to support her. a major weakness, the fact that she does not have a parliamentary majority. at the end of the day she will need the french national assembly behind her. >> what is incredible is that emmanuel macron, can you tell me he was going to be his prime minister? nobody knows. >> a lot of people around and as we see the movement, a lot of american missiles in there. -- >> former defense minister. the guy fighting to be prime minister if he wins? and

two radically different visions of france and the future france.ave thought macron was a socialist but he has made a big point saying he is not from the left or the right, he is a centrist. this is a political earthquake which we have witnessed tonight. he has never held elected office. it is extraordinary. since we have a centrist, who, it is not a party he has foundered, it is a movement, en marche, barely a year ago. marine le pen, like a father, has made it through to the second round, as predicted by many polls. it is done. this is a huge achievement for her as well. radically different visions for france. mr macron very pro—eu with open markets and marine le pen wants immediate ceasing of immigration and has a very different vision for france and we will have to see the debate. there be a face—off on french television and it will be fierce. another photograph of marine le pen accepting a vote came. it will be interesting to see either of them tried to put an administration together, given they do not have form in office. of course, macron doe

and the election could shape how france deals with the e.u. we're going live to paris after this break. you won't see these folks they have businesses to run. they have passions to pursue. how do they avoid trips to the post office? stamps.com mail letters, ship packages, all the services of the post office right on your computer. get a 4 week trial, plus $100 in extras including postage and a digital scale. go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. >>> voters in france turning up their nose at the political accompli establishment. the race for president down to two candidates with wildly different visions of the future. emmanuel macron and marine la pen finishing first and second. it was a stunning win for macron. a 49-year-old former banker that becomes the favorite to become france's next president. let's go live to paris and bring in melissa bell. good morning to you. what is the reaction there? and what does it tell us about the political climate there in france? >> reporter: well, france is waking up this morning to the

was not france.ou,ly as it goes her argument is not going down well at all. she has been lambasted from across the political spectrum, particular by other candidates running for the french presidency. let's listen to the french conservative candidate. >> i think the national front is a very ill place to be talking about the subjects. many of our members are still must object for the regime coul th. the truth is the roundup was a crime committed by the france state. far right militants have always fought against. guest: for more on that story, let's listen to our reporter who has been following the far right national front. yesterday he attended marine le pen's conference on the fight against terrorism. reporter: in the wake of what is coming to be seen as quite the gaffe concern the world war ii era deportation of jews from france, marine le pen has really come out fighting and double down on security. she made no direct reference to say that, but she did there is a threat facing france's jewish comm

in france right now. france obviously, paris in particular, has experienced quite a bit of terrorist activities in the last couple of years. there was the "charlie hebdo" attacks and the incident in nice where the truck barrelled through the crowd and many more small incidents. this was the most recent one for our country that is already on edge, i would imagine, melissa bell. >> reporter: on edge, jake. and also still living under a state of emergency. we've covered together a number of those attacks over the course of the last couple of years and that's led france to place itself under this special state of emergency. police and military have special powers. we were told we're just a few days away from a presidential election here in france. authorities have said they would put extra police and soldiers on the ground to ensure france's security. we've become all too used to these kinds of attacks. the larger scale attacks really seem to have been a thing of the past. what we've seen more recently have b