so many greetings and m essa 9 es brigitte. so many greetings and m essa g es of brigitte. so many greetings and messages of congratulations, francois hollande, the outgoing president, apparently said, by way ofa president, apparently said, by way of a good buy "bon courage!" as he left the lazy palace for the last as president. —— as he left the ely is a palace. —— elysee palace. after the inauguration, emmanuel macron briefly kissed her hand. after that inauguration we have a 21 gun salute ringing out from the military hospital on the other side of the river seine. then the new president will be driven to the arc de triomphe where he will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. emmanuel macron, in his speech, at the inauguration said that everyone was wondering whether france would look back in this presidential election, all look to the future. he said that france had chosen the future and not the past. and that the world, and europe, now more than ever needs a strong france thatis more than ever needs a strong france that is sure of its own destiny. and if fran

so many greetings and m essa 9 es brigitte. so many greetings and m essa g es of brigitte. a good buy "bon courage!" as he left the lazy palace for the last as president.

mr macron with his wife brigitte.was her drama student at school, just a teenager and he wrote the play, apparently, that she wished hugely impressed by and all of france has been impressed by his talent and he has risen with meteoric speed as these races up those stairs with great energy, bounding up the stairs, just showing what a young president he is. only 39 years of age. but is it going to be a revolution in france or is it is going to be more of the same? that is what hugh schofield was discussing whether because, of course, he has been francois hollande's protege and many of his critics, mr macron, will say, he is just part of the old hollande regime who is going to continue the same policies. 50, who is going to continue the same policies. so, he's goforth, paris correspondent, just talk is what really happens now. how does this inauguration actually take place?m these sort of constitutional ceremonial, there is no actual, i do not think, moment of handing on of power. there is no anointing of the king like t

i think the only person who really knows him inside deeply is brigitte. seduced her, he convinced her to marry him, convinced his family. just imagine, it's not a small thing. france has not opted for the political extremes, the far right rejected in favour of a liberal newcomer with his own promise of change. emmanuel macron has vowed to unite a divided and disillusioned france but his critics say he is the old wine in a shiny new bottle and the price of failure could be high. some say that emmanuel macron has won the presidency by being all things to all people but he won't be able to govern that way. he has five years to solve france's problems or risk it choosing more radical change next time. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. for more reaction to this historical election result, we go like to paris and speak to our correspondent there, thomas fessy. we know that he isa there, thomas fessy. we know that he is a new, and the youngest ever french leader. lots of expectations, here. yes. exactly. it is a historic vote in several ways. as you said, the yo

i think the only person who really knows him inside deeply is brigitte.nced her to marry him, convinced his family. just imagine, it's not a small thing. france has not opted for the political extremes, the far right rejected in favour of a liberal newcomer with his own promise of change. emmanuel macron has vowed to unite a divided and disillusioned france but his critics say he is the old wine in a shiny new bottle and the price of failure could be high. some say that emmanuel macron has won the presidency by being all things to all people but he won't be able to govern that way. he has five years to solve france's problems or risk it choosing more radical change next time. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. well, earlier i spoke to our correspondent thomas fessy in paris. i put it to him that to get anything done mr macron will need the support of the traditional political parties in parliament. exactly. that will be his first real challenge. he will need to try and secure a parliamentary majority in parliament next month's election. without this majori

i think the only person who really knows him inside deeply is brigitte.ry him, convinced his family. just imagine, it's not a small thing. france has not opted for the political extremes, the far right rejected in favour of a liberal newcomer with his own promise of change. emmanuel macron has vowed to unite a divided and disillusioned france but his critics say he is the old wine in a shiny new bottle and the price of failure could be high. some say that emmanuel macron has won the presidency by being all things to all people but he won't be able to govern that way. he has five years to solve france's problems or risk it choosing more radical change next time. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. and what will prove crucial are those important parliamentary elections, which are just around the corner in the first few weeks of june. he needs to get some politicians who are going to support his political platform. let's talk a little bit about it. i am joined by a political scientist and a councillor of one of the sub is in paris. he is also from the left fro

i think the only person who really knows him inside deeply is brigitte.o marry him, convinced his family. just imagine, it's not a small thing. france has not opted for the political extremes, the far right rejected in favour of a liberal newcomer with his own promise of change. emmanuel macron has vowed to unite a divided and disillusioned france but his critics say he is the old wine in a shiny new bottle and the price of failure could be high. some say that emmanuel macron has won the presidency by being all things to all people but he won't be able to govern that way. he has five years to solve france's problems or risk it choosing more radical change next time. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. during her speech to supporters, marine le pen remained defiant and look forward to the upcoming parliamentary elections. translation: political parties who have chosen to vote for the man u macron no longer provide a credible opposition. the first round showed that there was total decomposition of the normal political french life, and that second round is a r

i think the only person who really knows him inside deeply is brigitte.ed her, he convinced her to marry him, convinced his family. just imagine, it's not a small thing. france has not opted for the political extremes, the far right rejected in favour of a liberal newcomer with his own promise of change. emmanuel macron has vowed to unite a divided and disillusioned france but his critics say he is the old wine in a shiny new bottle and the price of failure could be high. some say that emmanuel macron has won the presidency by being all things to all people, but he won't be able to govern that way. he has five years to solve france's problems or risk it choosing more radical change next time. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. here is how world leaders reacted to the result on social media. us president donald trump has tweeted his congratulations to emmanuel macron. the british prime minister theresa may also congratulated president—elect macron on his success: italian prime minister paolo gentiloni tweeted: "hurrah macron president! there is hope for eur

again, brigitte macron will be an important pa rt brigitte macron will be an important part of the new all the time i run the country. the polls have been closed for well over an hour. marine le pen on 34.3%. hugh schofield our paris correspondent, hasjoined us on the balcony. what are you making of this? one thing that slightly worries me is that i feel this air of relief in paris that it's all all right, it's fine, the right side has one. everyone is out on the streets celebrating and one feels that it has returned to normality. whereas of course the reality is that there isa of course the reality is that there is a huge movement in france and around europe, in france, in britain, in america, of dissatisfaction, of, i don't know, nativist people worried about losing their jobs nativist people worried about losing theirjobs or their sense nativist people worried about losing their jobs or their sense of nativist people worried about losing theirjobs or their sense of who they are. that has not got away. one can easily get caught up in this sense of things going back to the way they we

looking on, his wife, brigitte, who looks set to play a key role now in the presidency.president macron's first words to the nation, a promise to give back to france its confidence and its pride. translation: i will convince our citizens that the power of france is not declining, that we are on the edge of a great renaissance, because in our hands we have all the assets which make and will make the great powers of the 21st century. from there, it was his first public appearance as president, driven up the champs—elysees to the arc de triomphe. it's been a day of ceremony and ritual and ringing rhetoric, images and impressions which show to the french the importance of this moment, sacramental handing on of power to their new, youthful leader. but as the ceremony ends, the work begins. president macron has promised france a renaissance, a big word and a big task. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. nurses are promising a summer of protest across the uk and possible industrial action. members of the royal college of nursing at their annual conference in liverpool are calling

i think the only person who really knows him inside deeply is brigitte.ced her, he convinced her to marry him, convinced his family. he convinced her to marry him, just imagine, it's not a small thing. france has not opted for the political extremes, the far right rejected in favour of a liberal newcomer with his own promise of change. of a liberal newcomer emmanuel macron has vowed to unite a divided and disillusioned france but his critics say he is the old wine in a shiny new bottle and the price of failure could be high. some say that emmanuel macron has won the presidency by being all things to all people but he won't be able to govern that way. but he won't be able he has five years to solve france's problems or risk it choosing more radical change next time. problems or risk it choosing more lucy is with me now. he has talked about rebuilding a divisive france after the campaign. for those who voted for him, despite themselves and those who voted for marine le pen, he is aware he won decisively the night with his liberal vision. a third of people v

be come the first prime ministernats after his victory speech, macron took the hand of his wife, brigitte trogneux. he said tonight "france won" and vowed to defend the country and europe natspresident trump took to twitter writing this about the election..."congratulations to emmanuel macron on his big next president of very much forward to working with him!" in sf here at cafe bastille it was a joyous moment when macron was announced as the country's new president but there were french citizens i spoke with who were not pleased with either candidate. the two remaining choices were of course marine le pen and emmanuel macron who emerged victorious by a large margin. some say they are happy he won because he never held office and will work to keep france within the european union unlike his opponent whose retoric was nationalistic and some say radical.in sf ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (averi harper) a man was found dead this morning near a chuck e. cheese in concord, according to police. police said officers responded to willow pass between gateway boulevard and market street around 9 a.

that's his wife who is 2a years older than him, she was a teacher that he met, brigitte.into her role. it is interesting, it was the link with books again, because brigitte macron is a french teacher, she was a professor, and has a special link with books once again. and another thing which is interesting is that everybody is speaking about their age difference. but the most important is that she is the only one. emmanuel macron had a small love affair with a young girland a small love affair with a young girl and after he met brigitte and she is the only woman of his life. thank you for your insights into emmanuel macron and what drives the man. and of course mr macron has said that his wife will have a key role. he said she won'tjust be like previous first ladies in france but he would give her a definite role. it has been said that this election has left france divided. despite the resounding victory for emmanuel macron. it is worth taking a final look at the results of the election and what they tell us. 21 million people voted for mr macron which gave him 66% of the

with him, his wife and former schoolteacher brigitte.er, marie le pen was also in front of the cameras in the northern working—class town of henin—beaumont, one of the strongholds of her front national party. turnout will be one of the things to look out for today. neither of the main parties, the socialists and the republicans, has a runner in the race, and that may deter some voters. also, some on the radical left view mr macron and ms le pen as as bad as each other. but in general, participation in presidential elections in france tends to be high. i think it's very important, particularly this year, because it's a vote for democracy. we know what happened in the us, the brexit is on its way, so it's very, very, very important to vote. sorry, my heart is actually beating really fast now. yeah, we have to vote, because, i mean, for democracy, we have to vote, it's... we should. and it's a big decision. as ever, security is tight. the champs—elysees attack just before the first round, still very much on people's minds. now, polling stat

emmanuel macron is the favourite going into this alongside his wife, brigitte, casting his vote in ther or so we have seen marine le pen of the far right national front. she has been casting have ballot in her electoral base. let's see how the papers are reflecting this. le parisien gives a guide to your electoral evening. as soon as the polls close, we get a projection of the result at eight o'clock local time. it is pretty definitive. le monde talking about all the different reports, abstentions putting a blank vote in the ballot, saying you do not like either candidate. talking about unprecedented tension in the campaign. it has been so divisive. the catholic newspaper, la croix, talking about casting a vote, unpolitical in its front page. thinking about the common good when you cast your vote. le journal de dimanche talking about macron on the front page, almost as if he has won already. what is in his head? his plans and the things he would deal with if he went into the elysee palace. le figaro showing the choice that france has. standing in front of it, looking at the two candida

emmanuel macron, joined by his wife and chief adviser brigitte, basks in his victory. at 39, the youngest leader of france since napoleon -- >> merci, mes amis! >> reporter: this morning, already taking center stage, joining incumbent president francois hollande in a solemn ceremony to mark the end of world war ii in europe. in choosing macron, a pro-european union centris, french voters decisively rejected the far-right nationalism of marine lepen, who president trump practically endorsed, calling her the "strongest" candidate. the margin -- a whopping 66-34. lepen was dancing last night after conceding defeat, but her campaign, which stoked fears of terrorism after hundreds have been killed in recent attacks here, nevertheless, failed miserably. her defeat, a crushing blow to the right-wing nationalist movement in europe and perhaps elsewhere. tonight, there's an investigation into that massive computer hack on the macron campaign, which did not help lepen, but may have backfired. david? >> hacking there in france, as well. terry moran with us from paris. terry, than

all the great and the good of france were there and emmanuel macron‘s family, led by his wife, brigitteusband on the red carpet by a few minutes. it was his former boss, francois hollande, who greeted emmanuel macron. 18 months ago he was one of his ministers. then the two men secluded themselves foran then the two men secluded themselves for an hour, secrets 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 wa nts palace with the youthful energy he clearly wants to be his hallmark. inside, the results of the election we re inside, the results of the election were officially read out and emmanuel macron was inducted as president. then came president macron‘s first words to the nation, a promise to give back to front its confidence and its pride. translation: i will convince our citizens that the power of france is 110w citizens that the power of france is now declining, that we are on the edge of the great renaissance because in our hands we have all the assets which make and will make the powers of the 21s

afterwards they greet mr macron‘s wife brigitte, who had arrived earlier.much applause, mr macron bids his predecessor goodbye, who in turn wishes him good luck with the task ahead. it is a week since mr macron was declared the victor over the far—right leader marine le pen. he spoke of the need for a strong france, trying to spread the message of unity after a divisive election campaign. translation: i will convince our citizens that the power of france is not declining, that we are on the edge of a great renaissance because in our hands we have all the assets which make, and will make, the great powers of the 21st—century. to do that i will yield in nothing on the commitments made with respect to the french people. everything which gives figure to france and prosperity will be implemented. work will be made freer, companies will be supported, initiatives will be encouraged, cultural education, which gives rise to emancipation, creation innovation, these will all be at the heart of my actions. vive la republique, vive la france. mr macron‘s election victor

when he was under the pyramid of the louvre with his family, his wife brigitte, and her children andndchildren, it was very kennedy-like. and a lot of french people like me have this thought that if is a french kennedy, it might be this young man. of course he was called that. , a newnew frontier border. he was probably the most positive candidate having the will to embrace again and revive again the european dream. macron is the european citizen of french origin. charlie: one question in france has been the role of the state. will that change? talks about flexibility and free markets. he does noting, regard free markets is the work of the devil or ultra-liberals. statists a state -- tradition. his background is as a technocrat. he works within the state and believes those things are not contradictory. -- iestion about macron remember a philosopher said about an earlier technocrat who succeeded the presidency, he has everything except a sense of tragedy. what he meant, there are many problems in the world and in france that cannot be resolved by technocratic solutions. when you heard

neil: brigitte, thank you very, very much. i'm trying to find out a little bit more about these 23 of 28 nato members not paying their fair share, the 2% minimum which is not much when you think about it. 2% of their budget allocated to defense resources and to shore up nato, and the snickering you saw from germany's angela merkel, her country is not among the five paying the dues. yoknow who is ahead of her, at this point, poland. poland is paying 2%. estonia is paying 2.16%, estonia. britain pays 2.21%, greece, greece, they're broke than i was sophomore year in college, they're paying a 2 1/3%. the united states close to 4%. so all those other countries that were snickering amongst themselves, they're deadbeats. they're paying well under 2% and they're laughing at the president says i'm perfectly happy to help you out in the age of terror but would you mind throwing in a little bit more cash. we'll put in blood, tear, effort, the lion's share, vast lion's share of budget, would it kill you to pony up a few more euros you hav

be come the first prime ministernats after his victory speech, macron took the hand of his wife, brigitte trogneux. he said tonight "france won" and vowed to defend the country and europe natspresident trump took to twitter writing this about the election..."congratulations to emmanuel macron on his big win today as the next president of france. i look very much forward to working with him!" in san francisco the french community gathered to watch the election results at cafe bastille.' there were cheers throughout when macron was announced as the winner. kron 4's ella sogomonian is there live with more on the celebration.but ella you say not everyone is pleased with the results? here at cafe bastille it was a joyous moment when macron was announced as the country's new president but there were french citizens i spoke with who were not pleased with either candidate. the two remaining choices were of course marine le pen and emmanuel macron who emerged victorious by a large margin. at 11 this morning the annoucement was made while an anxious group at cafe bastille watched on intensely at a

but there is a lot of interest in brigitte macron. that is in france of course.tion, claiming 17 million households will save money. jeremy corbyn launches labour's election campaign, but refuses to confirm he'd take the uk out of the european union. an 11 yearold girldies after falling from a ride into water during a school trip to drayton manor theme park in staffordshire. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london and frankfurt ended the day. and in the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. let's get more on the general election. the victoria derbyshire programme was in cornwall today speaking to voters there. we are in camborne, a small town to talk about the issues that matter to people ahead of this election. low wages, seasonaljobs, people ahead of this election. low wages, seasonal jobs, affordable housing. and brexit has not come up that much. even though most people in cornwall voted to leave the eu, many people are saying let's get on with it, more important things to worry about. in terms of new affordable h

be come the first prime ministernats after his victory speech, macron took the hand of his wife, brigitte trogneux. he said tonight "france won" and vowed to defend the country and europe natspresident trump took to twitter writing this about the election..."congratulations to emmanuel macron on his big win today as the next president of france. i look very much forward to working with him!" (jrs stone) back here in the bay area... the french community gathered at a san francisco cafe to watch their presidential election results live. (justine) when macron was announced the winner cheers were heard throughout the place. kron 4's ella sogomonian was there... she joins us live in our newsroom now. there is a lot of excitement tonight over macron's win which came by a landslide but there are skeptics that say neither candidate seemed promising. first a deafening silence then an uproar from an ecstatic crowd at the cafe bastille in san francisco (nats: cheers) as they heard the results of the french presidential election.olivier azancot, bastille cafe owner "so it was joyous it was celebrator

joining me now to discuss brigitte gabrielle. bridget, it's so horrific. been lambs to the slaughter and of course christians around the world the most persecuted and killed, religion and faith out there and yet there's no outrage. you don't see social media campaigns. you don't hear governments talking about it and it feels like ethnic cleansing is going on. >> that's exact we what's going on and we are seeing christian execution all over the world especially in majority muslim countries. charles i come from the middle east. this is how i ended up in america and as somebody whose house was blown by the rebels who ended up living seven years in a the bomb shelter before i made it to america. i never thought in my day as a mother in america i would witness the ongoing slaughter of christians in the middle east while churches in america are turning a blind eye. this is about reality and it's about time churches started organizing together and stop putting pressure on our government to do something even applying pressure on other governments in the middle eas

i think the only person who really knows him inside, deeply, is brigitte. liberal newcomer, with his own promise of change. emmanuel macron has vowed to unite a divided and disillusioned france. but his critics say he is just the old wine in a shiny new model. the price of failure could be high. some say emmanuel macron has won the presidency by being all things to all people. but he will not be able to govern that way. he has five years to solve france's problems, or risk it choosing more radical change next time. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. so, people inside and outside of runners—up had been wondering what a macron presidency will look like. i have been speaking to pascal boniface, the director of the institute of international and strategic appearance in paris, and i asked him how it is presidency might affect france's relations with the rest of the world. the main challenge for him will be to shape things because he was not many‘s first choice, many prefer the regular candidates. but he will need a strong relationship with britain. that is intere

joining us now on the phone, brigitte gabriel. she's been on the phone many, many times. herself growing up under very difficult circumstances in strict sharia and warning people as often as you possibly can the dangers of a clash of cultures. >> exactly, sean. i remember my own 9/11 happening to me when i was ten years old. the islamists blew up my home. bearing me under the rubble. i can smell the smoke. when i hear people talking about it, the smell they are smelling. what's so sad about this attack and what is so concerning is that they were prepared for them in london. the british authorities were thinking we have to be careful in london. we have to be prepared. they were not prepared in manchester. what shows you that the terrence have become so sophisticated that they chose a location where the police are going to be monitoring. young girls, as young as 6-7 years old, as old as 20, they were able to do such an attack without any care about girls. what is shocking as i heard some of the british authorities saying we were shocked that they would do this. i don't know

at the age of 15, he met his now wife, brigitte. she was his drama teacher. a2a brigitte.n investment banker. fouryears later, he making millions as an investment banker. four years later, he was appointed into francois hollande's government and went on to become the economy minister. after leaving the socialist party to stand as an independent, emmanuel macron made the move of lodging his own party en marche. 0n the move. in november, he said he would run for the presidency, promising to bring the jobs to deprived areas. last night, at just 39 years jobs to deprived areas. last night, atjust 39 years of age, he became frantic bass youngest ever president. that is a little bit about the president. we can speak to karin giannone now. karin, what's been the reaction in the french newspapers this morning? you get the sense that there are a fair few people here you get the sense that there are a fairfew people here in paris who haven't been to bed yet. the revellers are still going out and chanting, "emmanuel macron chuck wright" —— emmanuel macron. a very different picture in

his closest collaborator his wife brigitte.his drama teacher and married with three children, one a classmate of macron's. his parents forcibly separated them for years but their love would not be denied and they married years later in 2007 after she divorced her husband. she is constantly by his side advising on policy, editing his speeches and the french who often have colorful private lives have warmly accepted the couple and calls president of his fan club. well, the couple have no children of their own. macron's oldest stepson is two years older than he is but her youngest daughter from her first marriage works for her stepdad's campaign and says they're the happiest couple she's ever seen. robin. >> all right. terry, thanks so much. >> that's right. now we'll go to that delta flight incident that is sparking major backlash and showed you the family of four kicked off the plane and threatened with jail because they didn't want to give up their baby's seat. delta is apologizing. another airline apology. >> another airline a

his closest collaborator, his wife, brigitte. she is 25 years older than he.t when he was 15 and she was his drama teacher, and married, with three children, one a classmate of macron's. his parents forcibly separated them for years, but their love would not be denied, and they married years later in 2007 after she divorced her husband. she is constantly by his side advising on policy, editing his speeches. and the french, whose presidents often have colorful private lives, have warmly accepted the couple. and she calls herself the president of his fan club. the key question on sunday is turnout. le pen is deeply unpopular among many people. and so is macron. so there may be a lot of people saying home. that can help marine le pen. she could be the first far right candidate to get this far. right now, macron is well ahead. robin? >> all right. terry, thanks so much. >>> now we're going to go to that delta flight incident that is parking a major backlash. we showed you that family of four kicked off the plane and threatened with jail because they didn't want to