president trump: president m acron, mrs.me to the united states.p president macron: [speaking french] president trump: we were honored to have been hosted less year. the wonderful friendship that has built up as a testament to the friendship that binds our two nations. it is fitting that we are holding our first official state visit with america's oldest ally, the leader of france. [speakingmacron: french] president trump: this morning we'll send our prayers to the wish formerly as we president george h.w. bush a speedy recovery. we also want to express our deepest sympathies to the canadian people following the tragedy in toronto that claimed so many innocent lives. our hearts are with the grieving families in canada. french]king president trump: your visit, mr. president comes at a critical times with our allies. along with our friends, written and friends, -- britain and france, took action aginst the use of chemical weapons in syria. we want to thank you, mr. president for your steadfast action. it was absolutely incredi

presidentl, you know, acron is now facing a lot of criticism and protests at home, quo, his up the status popularity ratings are not much now.r than trump's right so i think there is a sense that the french president has a certain amount of influence on resident trump and that he may be able to win certain theessions that would be to advantage of the french, particularly -- got you. -- stay on the phone with us, we'll atch a little bit of the proceedings as they take place, we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ host: the events at the white house, president trump and many vice including the president, visiting with the french president emmanuel macron. "vanity fair," wrote a piece about the french piece, joining us. before we got interrupted, we talking about the similarities about mr. trump and president. go ahead and continue that thought. electedes, both of them on their first attempt, macron electoral ious experience, trump of course did not. they are both outsiders, in an way, both products of the same phenomena, populist quo and of the status traditional parties in their respective countries. in

acron and chancellor merkel. when president trump has any pulls some taxes, he of his campaign rhetoric and. he still talks about getting out into the middle east. he says we have spent trillions of dollars in the middle east instead of at home. pompeo is an interventionist and we see that when president trump decided to replace h.r. mcmaster with john bolton. withe that again and again president trump on this and other things. this is something that previous presidents have also encountered. barack obama, for example, when they come into office on promises of wanting to disengage from the middle east or various conflicts, and they find out it is much more complicated once they are in office. trump, days before launching missile strikes with some of our allies, said it was time to get out of syria. once you get into the oval office, you often find the reality of these conflicts is much more complicated and difficult to disengage than it was to campaign on. host: democrats line. let's here from gary in indiana. ca

mcc olding losses after acron proposed a new deal.cking in on japanese machinery makers among the worst performers on the nikkei 225 after caterpillar curbed enthusiasm, while it did deliver stellar results, overshadowed by the company saying the first quarter may be as good as it gets as it grapples with higher costs. a big mover among equities is da, the biggest intraday slide since may 2013 after the revised deal to buy shire will see them shell out more. akeda has lost 33% since the peak in january this year. it is trading at a november 2016 low. shire has extended the deadline for the deal, but this morning saying there is no certainty that any firm offer will be made. rishaad: thank you for that. let's get to first word news headlines and joined paul allen in sydney. thanks. france proposing negotiations on a new deal with iran in a bid to keep the u.s. on board. president macron said the agreement should lock activity through 2020 five and in iran's ballistic missile program. he wants to contain iran's broader influence in the

he said president, you have a pretty good idea to president m acron. let's bring in chief correspondent kevin's a really. what are people saying that might have meant? >> that was a key moment. better than anybody in the world knows what decision 12thrump will make on may regarding whether they will stay in or out of the iran nuclear de al. president trump also pointing to china saying that he's planning chinese tobring the the table with getting a better deal with iran and north korea. sitting on the front row was secretary of commerce wilbur ross and secretary mnuchin who we just learned will be traveling to china over the next few days. the president also giving a shout out to bob like hauser -- bob. no question that president macron on the issue of trade would like to see those steel and aluminum tariffs permanent. issue ofat on the syria, both presidents suggesting that they are in this for a longer term commitment. urging othermp nations that they are going to have to put boots on the ground beyond american troops. other nations will have to come

acron, or will there be uniquely german nuance to the delicate discussions on iran? are remarkably on the same page on the big issues on iran. merkel, the big one is trade. we didn't hear very much about trade from macron and that is merkel's focus. we have the may 1 deadline for the u.s. tariffs on metals, which is looming. desperate to get these out-of-the-way. that is her focus, certainly. francine: we were at the world bank meetings in d.c.. did hear murmurs that the u.s. administration and the new economic advisers didn't want to focus on europe. otheranted to focus on things. how much truth is there in that and what does it mean for trade and tariffs? trump prefers dealing bilaterally with germany and france. this issue of trade is one area where the eu punches its way globally. there is no way around when you are talking trade talking to the eu. i think that merkel will try to thatadvantage of the fact of course there are areas of conflict between the u.s. and germany, but trump appreciates that germany is a big economic power that makes things that are desira

presidentl, you know, acron is now facing a lot of criticism and protests at home, quo, his up the statusarity ratings are not much now.r than trump's right so i think there is a sense that the french president has a certain amount of influence on resident trump and that he may be able to win certain theessions that would be to advantage of the french, particularly -- got you. -- stay on the phone with us, we'll atch a little bit of the proceedings as they take place, we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ host: the events at the white house, president trump and many vice including the president, visiting with the french president emmanuel macron. "vanity fair," wrote a piece about the french piece, joining us. before we got interrupted, we talking about the similarities about mr. trump and president. go ahead and continue that thought. electedes, both of them on their first attempt, macron electoral ious experience, trump of course did not. they are both outsiders, in an way, both products of the same phenomena, populist quo and of the status traditional parties in their respective countries. in t