elevated in his elder yea rs has now been elevated in his elder years to president of the constitutional councily in france, in mind the constitution, it ove rsees in mind the constitution, it oversees the questions of whether laws are in conformity with the constitution. but also provides over at occasions like this, in a sense that he is the voice of the constitution. i hear music. yes, here is the new president of france, emmanuel macron. music plays the president of the republic, last sunday, the 7th of may, 2017, following an unusual electric campaign in many ways, you receive 20,000,740 3000, 128 votes campaign in many ways, you receive 20,000,740 3000,128 votes in the second round of the presidential election. an absolute majority of votes. implementing articles six and seven votes. implementing articles six and seven of our constitution, the cost issue —— constitutional council or the kurds you elected president of the kurds you elected president of the republic. the aids president elected with universal suffrage of the republic. this sunday 14th of may in the specific moment you are ent

or might the several bills they need to check whether they will be accepted by the constitutional councilthere is maybe more political reasons that it could be postponed. there is another problem with another minister. they might want to wait for those parliamentary elections to pass before presenting the bill. to be accused of presenting a bill moralizing public life while having a problem if not illegal then maybe a moral problem with two key ministers. one of the highlights of any trip to the french capital is often visiting notre dame cathedral. very few probably realize the site is in disarray. sight of thejestic cathedral and the new american fund open to bring it back to its former glory. >> at first glance, notre dame cathedral doesn't seem to show its 854 years of age. that's just the facade. the cathedral's main entrance, the walls facing the plaza were restored. front, themajestic site is eroding. time, pollution, rain and wind have damaged the stonework. large cracks are apparent across the monument. some of them are dangerous and could cause parts of the building to collapse.

read out a few minutes ago by laurent fabius, that was the moment, as he is chairman of the constitutional councilhe read out the results of the election where emmanuel macron beat the far right leader marine le pen, that was the moment emmanuel macron assumed presidency at the age of 39. a few minutes earlier he had a meeting with the outgoing president francois hollande, and there he is. the new french president. he has been given the nuclear codes, we are told. he is now the french president, walking out of the elysee palace, taking salutes and walking along the red carpet. band plays band plays band plays french national anthem band plays french national anthem studio: so, the new president of france... reviewing the troops outside of the elysee palace in the sunshine now. earlier it was raining. it was a rather miserable day. while that inauguration ceremony has been taking place inside of the elysee, the sun is out and the sky is blue. perhaps symbolic of the new presidency, who knows? the guns have now been fired outside with the eiffel tower in the background. really, it is an extraordinar

one particular figure that boxer—macro encounter delay, the president of the constitutional council,icial without of the presidential election. and pop following that, the presidency of the president—elect, officially begins. but he did far more than matter. he we nt but he did far more than matter. he went on an elaborate and sophisticated speech praising emmanuel macron as a man of his time. he is a young politician with the energy and your vitality perform —— to the energy and your vitality perform — — to reform the energy and your vitality perform —— to reform france, he said. it has to be highlighted that he was the youngest prime minister ever at age 37 in the 1980s. say he is familiar. he knows what it's like to be one of the juniors imposition of... absolutely. with one junior being in charge of the country. how unexpected visit to see such familiarand unexpected visit to see such familiar and experience bases in french politics, being positive in their approach to macron, rather than being cynical about his lack of yea rs than being cynical about his lack of years and experi

laurent fabius, the former prime minister, who heads the constitutional council, who formerly saw himple you are the man of our country. let‘s have a look at the day‘s festivities and the formal ceremony for the swearing—in. hugh schofield reports. 0n the big occasions, france knows how to roll out the pomp. this morning at the elysee palace all of the display and colour of an old, proud nation was put to effect as the youngest ever president arrived to take the helm of state. all the great and the good of france were there, and emmanuel macron‘s family, led by his wife, brigitte, who preceded her husband on the red carpet by a few minutes. it was his former boss, francois hollande, who greeted emmanuel macron. just eight months ago, he was one of hollande‘s ministers. then the two men secluded themselves for an hour, nuclear codes and other secrets were being passed on. then the old president was gone, and the new one bounded up the stairs of the palace with the youthful energy he clearly wants to be his hallmark. inside, the results of the election were officially read out and mr ma

. >> translator: chairman of the constitutional council, ladies and gentlemen, the french people have chosen an the 7th of may hope and the spirit of victory. the entire world was looking at our presidential election, and everywhere people were wondering whether the french were going to decide to look back on the past and to see if they were going to break with the march of the world forward and democratic choices, the spirit of division, and to turn their backs on enlightenment and, in fact, on the contrary, they did quite the opposite. they confirmed those values which make them a great people. on the 7th of may, the french made their choice. and let them be thanked. the responsibility which they conferred on me is an honor, and i am aware of the gravity of that honor. the world and europe need france more than ever. they need a strong france, sure of its destiny, a france which holds high the voice of freedom and solidarity. they need a france which knows how to invent its future. the world needs what the french have always taught it, the boldness of freedom, the demands of equalit

that is an important ceremony, the president of the constitutional council will announce the official by a lunch at the elysee palace with a select number of guests. and there will be parades all afternoon and military honours with the republican guard, effectively the catholic and in the —— cavalry in napoleonic finery, with trumpets and drums. that will also be part of it. we have seen the catering van arrived for the grand lunch. briefly in the last 20 seconds or so. all the papers are talking about the challenge is to come, the honeymoon period is short. yes indeed. the best of it is will be over by monday morning when the weight of office will start to dawn on president emmanuel macron and his ambitious political agenda. thanks for joining ambitious political agenda. thanks forjoining us. another challenge facing emmanuel macron as he begins his presidency today is the fact nearly 11 million people didn't moan and the lay vote for him, —— didn't vote for him, they rated from in the pan. 0ne vote for him, they rated from in the pan. one of his challenges will be trying to unite th

national security and immigration authority -- will long-term this debate -- this order and constitutional moment -- council is right that this country as a beacon come about what makes it a beacon is the rule of law. --er the settled legal rules for constitutional and statutory interpretation and injunctive relief, with the president is your falls squarely within his constitutional and statutory authority. theow we disagree with president and his policy judgments, but none of that converts us into a constitutional crisis. we respect and submit to this court should treat them like one. this belongs in the political arena. this injunction should be vacated. thank you. >> thank you. -- the thank you counsel appreciate the high quality of the arguments on both sides. the court will not take a resource for -- this case is submitted at this point. the court will take a recess for 20 minutes. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017]

council. >> jackie speer told me she feels the firing is violation of the constitution. because she believes as result the president is tampering with evidence related to the russia investigation. >> i believe that the president is moving closer and closer to acts that would represent impeachment. >> congress woman jackie speer is calling for a specia counsel to handle the investigation. the president's timing is telling, firing top official leading a criminal investigation into whether his campaign advise advisers colluded with the russian to tamper with the election and also revelation of the clinton e-mails. >> now saying it's because of the hillary clinton e-mails. if that was the case, should have and could have done it earlier. he has no problem firing people. >> probably a good thing. >> agent with the fbi 25 years and says needs to go but concerned he needed to be fired. >> he allowed the fbi to appear politicized which is worst-case scenario. if fired because of the russian matter, that's not good. >> white house's handling of the firing under scrutiny. comey re

council. >> jackie speer told me she feels the firing is violation of the constitution. because she believes as result the president is tampering with evidence related to the russia investigation. >> i believe that the president is moving closer and closer to acts that would represent impeachment. >> congress woman jackie speer is calling for a specia counsel to handle the investigation. the president's timing is telling, firing top official leading a criminal investigation into whether his campaign advise advisers colluded with the russian to tamper with the election and also revelation of the clinton e-mails. >> now saying it's because of the hillary clinton e-mails. if that was the case, should have and could have done it earlier. he has no problem firing people. >> probably a good thing. >> agent with the fbi 25 years and says needs to go but concerned he needed to be fired. >> he allowed the fbi to appear politicized which is worst-case scenario. if fired because of the russian matter, that's not good. >> white house's handling of the firing under scrutiny. comey re

constitutes a direct threat to u.s. national security interests. any test, any ballistic missile test by the north korea regime at this moment is a flagrant violation of u.n. security council and constitutes a security threat to their region and the united states. that's the new reality we're facing. >> bill: i think nikki haley's comments on abc was interesting. how she describes the mindset of the north korean leader. >> a message to south korea after the election. we'll continue to tighten the screws. he feels it, i absolutely feels it. >> bill: she said he is isolated and he knows it. do those comments matter to this isolated leader? >> the rhetoric matters a great deal. what the trump administration overall, not just the president and u.n. ambassador are using here is what i would call smart power on the surface of things. what they're doing is keeping military options on the table and making it public. they're doing a major push for dip low see. just the week before last president trump said he would consider opening up a dialogue with the north and meeting with kim jong-un if he was open to this kind of a dialogue with us following suit last tuesday was the newly el

and many other countries through the united nations security council resolution have been applying pressure on north korea. china constitutes more than 80% in overall trade with north korea. china has a responsibility. i think we will be able to bring a solution to the question of north korea. is, about north korea, it importing -- china has stopped importing coal from north korea, but there are many other things china can do. so, we would like to have -- encourage china to properly execute its responsibility and we are watching closely. and there have been the missiles launched by north korea recently. this is a very high level launch. it has warheads, what-- is happening to the missile is to be assessed. that is how we assess the situation. might technology offered progress and we are very concerned with this. such concern at the g7 summit meeting i would like to share this concern so that we can put strong pressure on north korea. when the test is conducted, we need additional sanctions to be applied through the united states, united nations security council. china should properly take actions. china should understand. b

many other countries through the united nations security council resolution have been applying pressure on north korea. now, the china constitutes more than 80% in overall trade in north korea. so with china dispensing its responsibility in a proper manner, i think we will be able to bring a conclusion to the question of north korea. now about north korea is importing -- china has stopped import of coal from north korea. but there are many other things that china can do. so we would like to have to encourage china to properly execute its responsibility, and we are watching closely. and the missile with the launch by north korea recently, this is a very high level launch. it has -- for the first time reached altitude of 2,000 kilometers and had the ballistic -- the warhead, what is happening on the missile is to be assessed. i believe that was the purpose of the experiment this time. that is how we assess the situation. so the technology of it i -- the strong pressure on north korea and when a nuclear test is conducted, that we need to have additional pressure applied, additional sanctions to be applied through the united nations

constitution. amy: i would and thank you but for being with us, gregorio casar in austin city council member, and texas state representative rafael anchia, chair of the mexican american legislative caucus in the texas representatives. we will continue to follow this story. ,oming up, a rutgers student is at the time of this broadcast, turning herself in two ice -- or going in for an ice interview. we will learn soon what happens to her. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: "spinning out" by making movies. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. as we turn right now to 21-year-old carimer andujar who came to the united states from the dominican republic with her family at the age of four. she is in her third year studying chemical engineering at rutgers university in new jersey where she has been an outspoken advocate for undocumented students. juan: carimer andujar is the president of "undocurutgers" and a recipient of daca -- deferred action for childhood arrivals -- under president obama. she was waiting for renewal of her status when she

>> there is not any constitutional right to post conviction representation or, in a second discretionary appeal as well. but the council is appointed if in the federal system and i do not know what the states.s in >> in the district of columbia, because there's no constitutional right, but we do a statutory right. defendants to have statutory rights to counsel. in all of our probationer who matters, the defendants are entitled to counsel. in collateral attacks, they are generally not afforded counsel unless there is an evidentiary hearing. evidentiary hearing, in that case they are afforded counsel. >> in the state of new hampshire, where i have healed from most recently, there is no representation in post-conviction cases. and i handle an awful lot of them in federal court. defendants or the petitioners, as they are called, to present their cases to the federal court is very broad but there is no right to it. generally, in the first attempt in state court a lawyer will be a appointed by not always. this rings as to another aspect of the gideon case. there was a case that was decided much earlier than provided the righ

intellectually and morally exhausted and that does not take their constitution seriously and thank goodness we have a special prosecutor and special councile kidding themselves they will go back to this agenda and secondly that it is anything the american people want and third they won't get punished for schlepping off their responsibilities. >> speaking of responsibilities you wrote an article to call for them to remove donald trump from office way out past where maxine waters is at the moment. >> it was a mildly insane proposal. the theory i offered was basically i think it is at least somewhat unlikely that we're going to come to a point where we can say with certainty donald trump has committed some definitively impeachable offense. at the same time, i think we can say right now on the basis of not only the wild stuff come to light this week the consistent leak testimony of his own inner circle joined to everything he has done on the campaign trail and in the presidency he is not actually up to the job of president. the 25th amendment is designed for situations of deep mental n incapacity, assassination attempt and stroeg. i belong to

alteration of the constitutional regime that impairs the democratic order and a member state any member state or the secretary general may request the immediate convocation of the permanent council to undertake a collective assessment of the situation and to take such decisions as it deems appropriate. this is what must be done because if we fail to help the venezuelan people in their time of need and the worst comes to pass what will follow will not be confined to the venezuelan borders. the united states, as a result, i hope should impose sanctions against corrupt individuals, not the government, not the people. individuals responsible for human rights violations, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, undermining the country's democratic process. president obama began that process. president trump actually sanctioned additional people earlier this year, including the kingpin drug dealer who now is the vice president of venezuela, tarik el asimi. here are more people he should sanction: chavista officials, all these magistrates that have enabled maduro's takeover. that includes mack hail jose perez and others who are part of that so-called constitutional group within the sup

constitution. people all across the country need to stand up. nine community's, including the los angeles city councilhave already passed resolutions calling on congress to take this action. brookline town meeting in brookline, massachusetts, is going to vote this thursday on this question. many other communities in the weeks ahead will do that as well. people can go to our site and download a local resolution and have it passed in your community. hold an impeachment town hall as congressman green did ththis pat saturdayay. get your community talking about this critical question of ouur titime. this is about our constitution and democracy, a and we all need toto stand up. amy: commerce and out grereen, have republicans come to you in support -- any of your republican -- and if the republican congress members? >> well, i've had republicans to say to me that they oppose these ugly things that have been set. i have not had any republicans to tell me about the resolution that i am proposing for the impeachment effort. that is because i have not asked -- i have intentionally not approached colleagues on th

constitution takes up the matter today. live in oakland, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. >>> tonight in oakland, the city council is also expected to approve a settlement for the woman at the center of the police sex scandal. the city will pay nearly $1 million to settle the claim that oakland police officers exploited and victimized the girl who formerly went by the name celeste guap. she says she was still a minor when she began having sex with bay area police officers who then allegedly helped her avoid arrest. >>> just a few hours, crossing arguments get under way in the penalty phase of a trial for the 26-year-old found guilty of killing a missing morgan hill teen. jurors are set to deliberate next week on whether or not to sentence antolin garcia-torres to the death penalty. but his attorneys say they might pursue a new trial. it stems from a finding that the lead detective in the sierra lamar trial gave false testimony in a different murder case. >>> chp has released new video of a rescue at lake tahoe. the couple on a high at luther rock got to a steep spot. the woman tried to keep the dog from sliding over the hillside

we have a constitution, so the gentleman just pointed out that in terms of the facts, that's why we now have a special councildviser in 1973 during the impeach m. there wasn't a presumption of guilt. the facts were found. the president is hoping this trip will distract. my concern is with the launching of the missile by korea, we could be looking sot some conflict available to the president that would in some way galvanize the american people behind him. that's my concern. >> your concern is they'll create or would lean forward an international crisis to avoid their domestic problem? >> presidents do it. and presidents would much prefer to be overseas once they get elected than hear domestically. it's in our history. yes, that is a concern. i think first and foremost, i want the facts as our colleagues do around the world, and most importantly, i think now republicans are also calling for the facts. >> i'm coming to you, jonathan. adolfo, you cannot avoid the fact that there are a lot of people saying what you just heard said here by peter, that there are those that want to see those in the white house, those

council member. let's roll the clip. >> i, lan diep... >> do solemnly swear... >> ...do solemnly swear... >> ...that i will support and defend... >> ...that i will support and defend... >> ...the constitution of the united states... >> ...the constitution of the united states... >> ...and the constitution of the state of california... >> ...and the constitution of the state of california... >> ...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... >> ...against all enemies, foreign and domestic. >> lan, you've spoke about wanting to make government more fun. we saw in that video you wearing your captain america shield. i have to ask, what was the reaction from people in the audience that day? >> the reaction was quite warm, i thought. i got laughs, i got applause. i didn't realize it at the time, but it kind of took off, and i got a bit of national attention for that. and i think it was just great. i did it not to make any political statement, but to just bring home the point that government can be fun, it should be fun. and if it is fun, it can bring more people into the process, because a lot of the things that we discuss as elected officials or as policymakers are of great importance, but they

reason why the constitution takes it out of the hands of the state and locals exclusively in the hands of the federal government so with this point again the american immigration council is spot on the must assert its authority for emigrationn policies to be held accountable in the current environment for those setting priorities in who was responsible for success or failure.failure. there is a couple of planes that would like to respond to the first-ever pipean tobacco what was said the department of justice is committed to working with state and local authorities for a common-sense approach. contrary to what was said or alleged the attorney general has never was adjusted -- once suggested they should detain or arrest victims or those who report crimes. department of justice agrees wholeheartedly that the constitution applies to all of those in this country but what does it require or permit? it permits the department of justice and i.c.e. to look at enforcement priorities those who were here illegally the way we communicate that is through the issuing 80 cater request for:so the things that have not yet beeno talked about it asks the the jurisdiction and to notify i

there is reason why the constitution takes the choice out of immigration out of state and local and put the in the hands of the local government. the immigration councilhas spot on. the federal government must assert its authority to establish an uniform immigration policy that it can be held accountable for and the current environment it is unclear who is responsible for sending immigration enforcement priorities and who is responsible for their success or failure. there are a couple points that some of my panel members raised and i would like to respond to. first, again, i would like to echo what the chief said. the department of justice and the attorney general is committed to working with our state and local authorities to adopt a common sense approach to solving the immigration problems in this country. contrary to what might be said or alleged the attorney general has never once suggested that a part the police department should detain or arrest victims that the police department should detain or arrest those who report crimes. the department of justice agrees wholeheartedly with the chief that the constitution applies to all of those in this co

constitutional grounds. finally in 1999, they killed it, they let it die. great. everybody hated that. everybody hated that way of dealing with it so the independent council statute, it died. there is still this underlying problem, right? still the underlying existential conflict of interest problem what you do, properly handle it when there needs to be an investigation of the president. if the department of justice is what investigates scandals, how can the department of justice, whose leader is appointed by the president, how can it be counted on to get it done properly, right and true? it's not a partisan problem or modern problem, an original problem, goes back to teapot dome and before that, that original problem still stands. when the special prosecutor became the independent counsel statute when that was left to die, the attorney general was janet reno, continual for the whole duration of the clinton presidency. her deputy attorney general was eric holder. under janet reno and eric holder's leadership at the justice department in 1999 after the independent counsel statute went away and the idea was excised from american law, they had to put somethi

president is the head of the armed forces, and can call upon the constitutional counsel for advice on new rules and appoints three of the councilsine members. independence, territorial integrity or service treaties going to threat, the president has recourse with secondary powers. peter please all numbers of government. he or she can grant individual pardons, the power inherited from the time of monarchy. the french president is a powerful individual, which means the stakes are high. this is the highest of any turnout of a vote in france. >> just a little over 15 minutes before we get the estimates for the second round results on france 24. catherine nicholson is in paris where marine le pen's supporters are gathering. they are waiting for those results and for the leader. catherine? >> that is quite right. this room is now filling up. we have national front party members who have gathered on the dance floor area in front of the stage where marine le pen will be speaking a little bit later. we know marine le pen is in the building. she arrived perhaps 20 minutes ago or so. she has not coming to this public area. we will not insp

constitutional right not to telephone in the russia investigation. this, as other key figures are handing over documents. we have new information tonight on the senate probe and the special council'sl investigation. >>> intelligence outburst. president trump issues a strange denial that actually appears to confirm that a recently shared classified israeli intelligence with the russians. how does that play with the israelis with mr. trump on their own turf. >>> shifting u.s. policy. the president is using his historic trip to strengthen ties with saudi arabia and engage with iran. is he contradicting himself along the way. >>>

council independently selected. >> how do you select that person? the president can veto the legislation and you need two thirds -- >> if that happens, then you are in the midst after constitutional crisis. but i would hope that within the bureaucracy of the career of the folks in the department -- >> so far doesn't look like any support -- >> well that is a sad state of affairs. i hope that changes. bottom line here is that the american people have a right to know whether president trump's campaign colluded with the russians. it is amazing. i think a lot of people scratch their heads and try to figure out why trump has been so positive about the president like vladimir putin. what is going on? is there collusion? let's find out if there is pch. >> you're no fan of comey. >> i'm no fan. >> you told abc news it would not be a bad thing for the american people if the fbi director were to step down. >> absolutely. i think the role he played during the campaign was disgraceful, unprecedented and one factor in helping trump get elected. but right now we're in a different place. right now we're in midst of an investigation. this guy was supposed to testify tomorrow before the senate in

way to avoid constitutional crisis is for members of congress to basically get a spine or grow a pair and really stand up to their responsibilities to the law. so we need an independent councilt we also need an independent active congress. >> professor, you've joined a group called the shadow cabinet, sway group of policy experts that will follow statements and positions made by the president and his cabinet. >> right. >> and debunk and interpret as needed. you'll be in the role there as the citizen attorney general in that shadow cabinet. i assume you will be focusing mostly on this russia investigation? but you've also been focusing very heavy on emoluments. do those two things intersect? >> they certainly do. when the president basically went out of his what i to say that, you know, i don't have any investments in russia, as ron klain rightly said, russia may have investments in him. the emoluments problem is a problem of divided loyalty. and we have a lawsuit pending against the president saying that he has so many foreign entanglements that he is in constant violation of the constitution. because basically, he is in a position of getting benefits from foreign government

constitutional right not to telephone in the russia investigation. this, as other key figures are handing over documents. we have new information tonight on the senate probe and the special council's criminal investigation. >>> intelligence outburst. president trump issues a strange denial that actually appears to confirm that a recently shared classified israeli intelligence with the russians. how does that play with the israelis with mr. trump on their own turf. >>> shifting u.s. policy. the president is using his historic trip to strengthen ties with saudi arabia and engage with iran. is he contradicting himself along the way. >>> and provocative launch. kim jong-un taunts the world with the second missile firing in a week. the north korean leader now claiming he could mass produce weapons capable of striking u.s. targets. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the situation room. >>> the senate intelligence committee is considering holding michael flynn in contempt now that the fired national security adviser says he'll invoke his fifth amendment rights. we're told two former trump campaign figures, paul manafort a