france, emmanuel macron, we are witnessing a different type of presidency and no more did you see thathan in today's ceremony. >> absolutely. it is clear that macron really likes grandeur, not just the choice of setting for welcoming foreign guests such as donald trump today or vladimir putin at the palace, but also he is unusual things, such as addressing speeches to both houses of parliament at the same chateau of versailles. his enthusiasm for this military symbolism. in some ways he is the successor to the institution of the french monarchy. as judescribed his style piterian. by that he means the remote king of the roman gods. there is an obama connotation a choreographed common man image on social media. wrench selfies with citizens or pictures of him boxing or playing tennis. that is very controlled. ofis a deliberate reversal the past presidencies where the images were not controlled enough and they demeaned the office of the french presidency. that was a common perception among the public. >> thank you so much for that. 24's claire williams has been with the crowds as they watc

the french president emmanuel macron is hosting u.s. president donald trump for dinner at the eiffel tower tonight. during a press conference earlier today mr. trump said something that made a lot of people gulp. the u.s. president said something could happen with the paris climate agreement. people took that as a signal that mr. trump is reconsidering his decision to pull out of the agreement. at that same press conference trump praised the relationship between france and the u.s., describing it as unbreakable. the two said that they are cooperating on counterterrorism efforts and a roadmap for postwar syria. the talks are part of trump's whirlwind 36 hour visit to the country, his first official visit to france. and our very own correspondent is covering this visit for us, he joins us now from paris. good evening to you, max. both of these leaders went out of their way to reassure their intended audiences that all is good and well between them. did you buy it? reporter: i wouldn't say that they tried to say that all is good and well,

she was in the second round run off against emmanuel macron.s the strongest on boarders. then of course there was the famous muscular handshake between the two in may when they first met. it seemed to go on and on and on. and mr macron said there was no no accident. he had deliberately done this so that he could send a message. he said it was a moment of truth. but on more fundamental matters the men have big differences. emmanuel macron has been critical of donald trump's decision to pull the us out of the paris agreement. the issue came up in the press conference, this was donald trump and emmanuel macron talking, but mr trump's response was curious to say the least. i disagree about the reading we have of the paris agreement. we have disagreements about this accord. and about the decision made by president trump. something could happen with respect to the paris accord, we will see what happen, but we will talk about that over the coming period of time. and if it happen, that will be wonderful, and if it doesn't, that will be ok too. what do

tell me why this meeting is happening. >> the meeting is happening because emmanuel macron said this morning in an interview that the world needs to unite its stance, the world is cracking according to macron since the fall of the wall. for the french president it is extremely important to preserve the trans atlantic relation, this is extremely important to macron, expressed that in the past six months working with him, he always said no matter who is the president of the united states, i have to walk with the president of the united states. if it's barack obama, emmanuel macron would love to work with barack obama but now it's donald trump and emmanuel macron wants to work with donald trump. he believes the world is in crisis, the sensitive issue like the syrian issue and he really wants to try to do something in the fight against terrorism with the united states and with the trump administration. and what is striking is to see at this moment, this new friendship which is developing between emmanuel macron, despite the problem with the paris agreement and the american president. >> w

emmanuel macron seems determined to change that.h does it depend on him delivering domestic reform? does it depend on him delivering domestic reform ? nicolas does it depend on him delivering domestic reform? nicolas sarkozy promised it, so did other presidents, and nobody was able to pull it off. that is the question. so far, he is presenting all the reforms that europe has been demanding in terms of labour market reforms, liberalisation and so on. he has the parliamentary majority to approve that legislation. what is going to happen in the streets? it is the streets in france... the irony of britain leaving now is that when the campaign for brexit began, they said, europe is falling apart. it is crumbling. old europe is not the future. france's dilapidated. now we see a vision where, for one thing, the eu is growing much faster than we are. we are at the back of the line for g7 growth. france and germany look very united and strong. europe has new strength, energy and enthusiasm, we have been left behind. we are the ones who are g

president trump the guest of honor, alongside emmanuel macron. and u.s.hter jets for the first time part of this parade. you'll see f-16s, f-22 raptors, on the most important day on the french calendar. whoooo. i enjoy the fresher things in life. fresh towels. fresh soaps. and of course, tripadvisor's freshest, lowest prices. so if you're anything like me... ...you'll want to check tripadvisor. we now instantly compare prices from over 200 booking sites... ...to find you the lowest price... ...on the hotel you want. go on, try something fresh. tripadvisor. the latest reviews. the lowest prices. megan's smile is getting a lot because she uses act® mouthwash. act® strengthens enamel, protects teeth from harmful acids, and helps prevent cavities. go beyond brushing with act®. >>> welcome back to "early start" and a live look at the bastille day celebration there in france along the champs d'elysees. a military parade. the u.s. and french jets a part of this parade. this is the first time ever that you'll see f-16s and f-22 raptors, and a brilliant look at th

in his first state of the nation address today, france's president emmanuel macron promises to transform country, including liberalizing a highly regulated labor market, streamlining parliament, and introducing new antiterrorist laws. macron promised also to lift france's two year -year-old staf emergency. he is starting his term with a huge majority in parliament. he says he will put his plans to the french voters in a referendum. our coverage begins tonight in the palace of versailles. reporter: emmanuel macron on the way to his big speech at the house of versailles. -- the palace of versailles. communists and -- they accuse macron of acting more like a king than elected leader. for 90 minutes the new leader was calm as he outlined his agenda. he wants to radically change france. special courts are to be shut down. the number of members of parliament is to be cut by one third and there will be proportional representation to make it easier for smaller political parties to enter parliament. and he is hoping to mobilize french patriotism. >> you may choose to support or oppose the governm

emmanuel macron enjoy -- the president and the french president emmanuel macron enjoying the parade. sarah westwood, white house correspondent for "the washington examiner." good morning to you. to christine's trip, noise surrounding this trip, but a pretty successful trip thus far minus one kmicomment on one question that went to an american television network regarding that meeting with don trump jr. listen. >> as far as my son is concerned, my son is a wonderful young man. he took a meeting with a russian lawyer. not a government lawyer but a russian lawyer. was a short meeting, it was a meeting that went very, very quickly, very fast. i think from a practical standpoint most people would have taken that meeting. it's called opposition research. >> now the context, of course, to that meeting was that it was information from the russian government as part of a greater effort to support donald trump in the election. would most people take that meeting, and how does this now change the equation for the president? >> reporter: i think it's pretty clear that most experienced political

president emmanuel macron right there, president trump right there. president trump will spend the weekend at his golf course in bedminster here in new jersey. the flight last week from europe very eventful. david gregory, karoun was talking about the response from the white house. we are talking right now about june and july of this year, about when the president knew and what did he do about it, not, as of now, back to last year. misleading the american public, jeffrey toobin and other lawyers will tell you, not in and of itself illegal. you can mislead and lie to "the new york times" all you want. it won't get you thrown in jail. however, it will raise the eyebrows. no question, david, of the special kocounsel looking into this. why is the white house so concerned about the timing ofd this? >> so concerned about the timing. why, by the way, with this revelation about the e-mails, we know it contradicts months and months of white house denials about the very substance of this investigation which the president continues to call a pitch hunt and has c

the leaders two leaders, donald trump and emmanuel macron, will watch that display on friday morning.ond the events of friday morning, even today, it will be a very military affair. the two presidents will head across the river where macron will show donald trump the tomb of napoleon and the man who led the allied troops on the western front in world war i. the point of this visit, i think, is really beyond seeking to make progress on specific issues to remind the american president of the profound ties that exist between france and the rest of europe and the united states, military ties, moral ties, ties that bind them around common values. i think reminding donald trump of that with these extraordimilitary displays is a good -- extraordinary military displays is a good way to do that. the two will dine with their wives tonight at the eiffel tower. ahead, of course, of events on friday when donald trump will join emmanuel macron here to watch the 1 fourth of july military parade -- the 14thof july military parade. >> and president trump at 14% according to a research study. will we s

president emmanuel macron sets out his radical plans for a nation and a continent. we need to take europe back to its beginnings, to its very origins, and in that way give life again to a desire for europe. at least 33 people have died and hundreds of thousands are forced to flee their homes as flooding affects central and southern china. iran seals a multi—billion dollar deal with french energy giant total — the first of its kind since sanctions were relaxed. the scanner that reveals the in—depth workings of the brain as never before, it could revolutionise treatment. hello. the new president of france is drawing comparisons with the emperor napoleon with his announcement of a radical overhaul of the french government. in a speech at the palace of versailles, emmanuel macron declared he wants to reduce members of the national assembly and senate by a third, and streamline france's voting system. three opposition parties boycotted the event, accusing him of creating a presidential monarchy. our paris correspondent, hugh schofield, was at versailles. the dignity of t

the man who wants to reinvigorate france and europe, emmanuel macron sets out his radical plans for a nation and a continent. translation: we need to take europe back to its very origins and in that way, giving life again to a desirable europe. settling a family feud. singapore's prime minister addresses allegations he has abused his powers. i'm babita sharma in london. the scanner i'm babita sharma in london. the scanner that reveals the workings in the brain like never before which could revolutionise brain treatment. and the indian teenager with an extraordinary talent that is taking him all the way from mumbai to new york. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it is newsday. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 1am in versailles whether french president has been setting out his plans to reinvigorate the nation. as the 620 summit is in hamburg later this week, emmanuel macron promised a transformation of france and europe. the new leader made a passionate speech to a joint session of the national assembly and senate but as we report, not ev

president emmanuel macron sets out his radical plans for a nation and a continent. we need to take europe back to its beginnings, to its very origins, and in that way give life again to a desire for europe. settling a family feud — singapore's prime minister addresses allegations from his brother and sister that he has abused his power. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. the scanner that reveals the workings of the brain as never before which could revolutionise treatment. and the indian teenager with an extraordinary talent that's taking him from mumbai to new york. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and two in the morning in versailles, where the french president has been setting out his plans to reinvigorate the nation. as leaders prepare for the 620 summit in hamburg later this week, emmanuel macron promised a profound transformation of france and europe. the newly elected leader made a passionate speech to a joint session of the national assembly and senate, but as hugh schofield reports — not everyone was impressed. the dignity

emmanuel macron is in focus. he has said, iam emmanuel macron is in focus.ader, i don't need your pressure. he had a slight dip in approval ratings, that always happens in the first 100 days. there isa happens in the first 100 days. there is a bit ofa happens in the first 100 days. there is a bit of a sense that he is overconfident at the moment. let's remember, those first 100 days, all presidents around the world, it has become a real test. how much can you get done, and how quickly? he won't worry about this too much. we will see what happens after the first 100 days. having a look at the independent. figures coming out of mosul. this is about the number of civilians who are dead. it is terrifying, i don't know what to make of it. the figure is said not to be the 6000 has been reported, closer to 40,000. this was reported bya closer to 40,000. this was reported by a classicjournalist closer to 40,000. this was reported by a classic journalist who gets closer to 40,000. this was reported by a classicjournalist who gets the scoop again and again. we have go

if you had emmanuel macron to angela merkel of germany.es this question of the duality, we are voiced by the engine of europe being france and germany. tony blair suggested in his comments this weekend that you're also felt diminished by the prospect of britain leaving, then europe would be weaker and less influential in the world. is that how people see it in brussels, in paris, in berlin? they do, but they will never admit to it, and they are also trying to make up for the loss of britain. europe is moving very fast and making up for britain leaving. we need to try to cover the ground that britain used to cover, and i think it is very significant that emmanuel macron was elected at this particularjuncture macron was elected at this particular juncture and has macron was elected at this particularjuncture and has lost no time in trying to show that actually france is here, france is back, france is here, france is back, france is here, france is back, france is going to be a country that makes a power that makes a difference in the world.

and advised emmanuel macron to act as a bigger bully than donald.nt this year, the french leader has been all too pleased to jump year, the french leader has been all too pleased tojump in, inviting the american president and the first lady as guests of honour for bastille day celebrations, and today, these two very different leaders appeared more than each other‘s as mr emmanuel macron and his wife welcomes donald and melania trump to the french capital. as the president arrived in paris more potentially damaging video a merged at home. showing then businessmen donald trump in 2013 meeting some of the same russians accused of colluding with his election campaign last year. anxious to reset the agenda, donald trump and his french post are expected to focus on the international terror and defeating so—called islamic state, one year after the devastating attack in nice, in which 86 people were killed and hundreds were injured. above all, this is a feel—good visit, with melania trump already playing a high profile role. and with american soldiers march

donald trump is also highlighted what an outstanding new leader emmanuel macron is, who can leader emmanuelthat, to maybe go out on a limb with his warm welcome for donald trump. there has not been that much opposition to the trump visit. there might been another european countries, we might have seen european countries, we might have seen demonstrations and so on, but not so much of that in france. emmanuel macron made all the right noises, emphasising his friendship with donald trump and the fact they are going to work as allies. this suggests the franco—american relationships is one of the strongest in the world at the moment. but it is very clear nonetheless that macron is far more interested in the institution of the american presidency than in donald trump himself. it is wise diplomacy to have received him in such a civilised and respectful manner. you are quite right to highlight the actual lack of protests. france is after all, and paris in particular, the birthplace of revolution and protests, and there were no trump areas set up protests, and there were no trump areas setup near p

offence with that huge military parade, a real display of friendship after a rocky start between emmanuel macron donald trump. what do you think of the relationship now? it has fastly improved. when you think back to when they first met and they had that white knuckle handshake when mr macron was clearly determined to be just as physically vigorous as mr trump often is in shaking hands, not letting mr trump's hand go. it is not that long ago since mr trump said he would never visit paris because it was not paris any more because it was not paris any more because the authorities had not done enough to stop terrorist attacks. that has all changed. they appeared together repeatedly and mr trump described paris is one of the world's most beautiful cities, it is peaceful and he said he would come back. mr macron, his wife, mrtrump and his wife had dinner at a restau ra nt and his wife had dinner at a restaurant in the eiffel tower which was a tremendous opportunity for mr macron to showcase paris and france asa macron to showcase paris and france as a tourist destination because one of the economic e

in paris where he is expected to meet with french president emmanuel macron. rob: after another day of questions about russia and collusion. conspiracies that are overshadowing the president's agenda. >> reporter: meeting with troops ahead of the meeting with president emmanuel macron where they will find ways to work together combating terrorism on the eve of last year's best deal they attack that killed 80 people and likely also address differences like climate change which has created tension after the president withdrew from the paris climate accord last month but the white house is tightlipped talking about it yesterday. >> the president has conversations with emmanuel macron is your expectation he will ask or at least engage him on the concept of climate change and the paris accord? >> we never get ahead of the president's conversations. you will have the chance to ask the president himself. rob: the russia investigation continues to overshadow the president this trip and the press conference between the two leaders today, we get questions about john jun

emmanuel macron has just arrived for bastille day celebrations. he is hosting president trump for the event which marks 100 years since the rifrl rifle o an troops who fought along with the france and it seems that we have a bit of a bromance developing between the two leaders, quite a change from the previous relationship between them >> reporter: yes, the relationship between donald trump and emmanuel macron started on a bumpy road, but since yesterday, it's been all smiles and compliments exchanged between the two president trumps donald trump saying you have got a very good can president presie emmanuel macron called donald trump his friend and treating him to a friendly dinner last night at the eiffel tower. so a dream like visit for the 2ru6r trumps melania trump was driven on a boat and given a private visit of notre dame. obviously it was like a postcard visit for the presidential couple so any of minute now donald trump and emmanuel macron have gathered at the bottom of the champs-elysees and in a minute the parade will start right after

billed as aeing state of the nation style speech, emmanuel macron will lay out the objectives for his five-year presidency, but there will be absentees. macron is accused of taking an authoritarian approach and of overshadowing -- onet is used as an serves purpose. it macron is saying i'm a boss. he wants to crush his prime minister. say helitical analysts is redefining the distinctions between the president and the prime minister. -- the president of the republic and prime minister have two different jobs in the acted --s both have has acted more like a prime minister than a president. >> he says he wants to make the in annual event. >> for more come up with brendan -- >> if you are an outsider looking at this, especially in america and this committee say what is the big deal? even in france, this is not a first. what is interesting is presidents have always delivered . message to parliament it was usually through a messenger such as the prime minister of the government. since 2008, there has been a constitutional provision which -- ted to deliverl setting a presidential message so w

and also, how do you see the dynamic between emmanuel macron and president trump at the press conference in terms of what they do not agree on? christine mentioned the climate agreement, a huge divide for the two. >> sure. >> given how tough macron was on putin in their press conference at versailles, what is to say he won't be similar when he's standing next to president trump. >> i'll answer your second question first. i think there's going to be a determined effort by both of these leaders to focus on the positive and ignore the negative, right? they want to talk about the things that they want to talk about, that includes cooperation on terrorism, cooperation on defense, cooperation on refugees. whatever it is that they can point to to say these are the things that are enduring about the u.s./france alliance, which of course is america's oldest alliance, right? now, all of the other things that they disagree on, climate change, russia, maybe syria, we're not really sure, when those come up, we'll see two different styles of leaders handle them in two different ways. macron who is ult

two others sharing the same stage today emmanuel macron and donald trump. fourth time they've met and each time it's a study in body language and temperament. because, these two men could not be any more different. mr macron, the globalist, liberal, the youngest french president of modern times. mr trump now the oldest american president, nationalist — but on the world stage, nowhere near as popular. there's been eyeballing, peculiar handshakes — and the more serious rift over climate and trade. an hour ago the two men appeared side by side for the press conference and here is what they had to say on the paris accord which has been a major point of contention. translation: i disagree about the reading we have of the paris agreement and we have disagreements about this accord and about the decision made by president trump. something could happen with respect to the paris accord. we'll see what happens. but we will talk about that over the coming period of time and if it happens that will be wonderful and if it doesn't that will be ok, too. the president was

you're looking at live pictures of the elysees palace, home of french president emmanuel macron. iting for him and president trump to come to the lech turns make statements and take questions, we're told. we'll bring that to you live. also moments ago, this video came in of president macron and president trump's meeting. let's listen in. >> -- so we'll just sit down -- >> [ inaudible ]. >> make sure you shake hands. >> the handshake. [ laughter ] >> okay. >> well, that was really adifying. went into a meeting to repeal, replace obamacare, rank and file republicans in the senate largely shut out of this complad many just finding out what's in the draft pretty much the same time you are. and on capitol hill, the draft bill in hand. what are the major changes here? >> reporter: yeah, jake. not too many surprises in this bill just released in the last hour and you're right. there were many senators this morning saying that they had not even seen the contents of this bill and are reading it just as we are. look at some of the highlights you mentioned. one of the most important parts of

the dignity of the presidential office is something about which emmanuel macron feels very deeply.me to versailles, a place of regal pomp and awe to talk to his legislators. he called and they came — 900 deputies and senators in buses from paris. newcomers to the assembly, like the mathematician and macron loyallist cedric villani, who saw nothing wrong with the president's unconventional summons. it is an exceptional, critical moment. the nation has gone through a terrible lack of trust recently. i find it perfectly normal and reassuring that the president wants to address the congress today. the speech was a 90—minute pep talk. an exhortation to lawmakers to understand the appetite for change in france and to act. he said he wants to make government more efficient, cutting the number of mps by a third, and europe was, as ever, a central theme. translation: it is no longer the time to paper over the cracks. we need to take europe back to its beginnings, to its very origins and, in that way, give life again to a desire for europe. earlier in the day, there had been a security alert

we help this meeting because the french president, emmanuel macron, has not beenin president, emmanueln in office for that long. we had a chance to meet and also i call previously before this meeting, the ukrainian president, so he doesn't get the impression as if we were talking in the absence of ukraine about issues that are important to them. we said, emmanuel macron and i. them. we said, emmanuel macron and i, would continue this process with mr putin. it is a very slow process. there is segregation and even setbacks. we didn't gloss this over. we said we wanted to find an appointment for a telephone call, the four others with the ukrainian so we the four others with the ukrainian so we continue cystic to this format. there is other bases in any way and no other format. but we didn't gloss over the differences. madame chancellor, on president trump once again, how would you assess his contribution to the discussions, how would you describe it? there were pictures which caused a bit of confusion when ivanka trump was sitting in the room with him and other heads of state. can you exp

this is where president trump and emmanuel macron will meet in a moment or two.s where the rebels picked up the ammunition and to storm the bastille. also here is the tomb of napoleon so there will be to modern leaders standing for pictures by the tomb of the great napoleonic himself —— napoleon himself. i think these pictures will please both leaders. it says something about the way in which this whole ceremony is taking place and then of course bastille day on friday, that is an opportunity not among other things to recognise it as 100 years since american troops first set foot on france at the tail end of the first world war to come and help their french allies at the time. i think it's fair to say, there are many areas there were these two men do not agree, obviously the paris climate deal, which donald trump told the americans out of, issues about protectionism versus free trade, they're not going to be resolved here but i don't think that is the purpose of the meeting, its an opportunity for two relatively new world leaders to get to know each other, to bui

meeting with emmanuel macron who some see as -- should be an ally. many characterize it as awkward given the statements and handshake. what do you expect from the optics and content from the meeting with macron and trump? >> i think when you have two world leaders sitting next to each other, it's not like the scene from "love actually " that everyone likes to remember. it's generally congenial and political. they play is safe. when they part, they can go their separate ways and take snipes at each other. it's interesting that in setting each other up as their foil plays to both of their bases. for trump to continue to use himself as the anti-macron in the u.s. certainly plays to his base here. for macron to set himself up as the anti-trump in europe is strengthening position for him. i think you see in this sense two savvy politicians recognizing how they need to play the relationship. as you mentioned, i think everyone's going to be watching the han-- handshake again. >> prak ron called it a -- macron called it a moment of truth the first time. he wa

there will be a warm greeting by emmanuel macron.p and circumstance that you can imagine the french will put on. on the flip side there will be a lot of demonstrators in the streets who will not be too pleased to see donald trump. >> well, i'm not sure about too many demonstrations in the streets. the situation here is unusual because of course since the terror attacks back in 2015, the french have been under a state of emergency that has been extended multiple times. and that does limit one's opportunity to demonstrate. there is a scheduled demonstration at the place republique where the demonstration has been scheduled. one of the elected groups in the french parliament which has officially stated their opposition to this visit. but i think that all in all, this is a holiday, a festive weekend. and i don't think we're going to see the same kinds of demonstrations that were there up at the g20 in hamburg in germany last week. >> of course donald trump is there for bastille day, which is on the 14th, which is of course france's natio

emmanuel macron went through a shopping list of all the things she has done in body and the european ideals of peace and freedom. women's rights. social protection. fighting your entire life against racism, anti-semitism. all of the valleys of the fifth republic and to doing this at a time when you could argue the fifth republic needs a universal figure to be able to embrace at a time great polarization and political turmoil. talk us through her major accomplishments for those of our viewers who might not be familiar with what she's done. >> so many generations of young and old she was a part of them. she could all identify with something. she didn't consider herself a feminist but she was on the front lines of one of the biggest women's rights, to .egalize abortion in france after coming under great attack. being vilified, having a swastika painted on her car. it was very brutal. she was the first member of the european parliament elected by direct vote. she embodied the european ideals of peace and freedom. the defining framework of of her life was seven or eight months she spent i

emmanuel macron's government wants to renegotiate. government offered italy a deal to split the ownership 50-50 warning that if they refused france would take majority ownership. ahead head of a decision on thursday government representatives insisted any nationalization would be temporary. >> we want to reaffirm france's place and national interest in this big naval yard which is important to our nation's economy. the biggest shipbuilder in europe. a historic rival of the french shipyard. unions are slipped over the theonalization option with hard-line in favor but others against. local representatives fear it puts at risk the 7000 workers employed at the site. more concerned with having the facilities than the workers. of strategicrd is and economic importance to france. it's the only naval yard in the country with facilities kick all of building aircraft carriers. last year it deliver the largest passenger ship ever built. >> pretty big ships. turning to some pretty big numbers from facebook. >> they keep on getting bigger. profits

the latest headlines: president emmanuel macron will host donald trump at france's annual bastille daynald trump had hinted he could review his position on climate change after mr macron argued in defence of the paris accord. well, as we've been reporting it's bastille day, france's national day celebrating the modern french republic. but this year, it also marks the 100th anniversary of the us entry into world war i. but as hugh schofield reports, it wasn'tjust us military might, humanitarian aid also helped win the war. it's not widely appreciated that at the end of world war i there were 2 million american troops in france. 31918, they helped tip the war in the allies favour. and they left their dead. in places like here, east of paris, where raw american conscripts fought in the second battle of the war, by then bore hard and french divisions. these men, father and grandfather, fought in the civil war and they wanted to be like them, they wanted to be an honourable soldier and france have helped america in our revolution and these men wanted to help france. helped america in our re

yes, emmanuel macron did win overwhelmingly, but if you look at what he can actually do, is he going closer together? isn't that what he is planning, more integration? and will it work? well, i admire his ambitions to what he is doing, going from a platform of having fought the french elections where the galvanising force was the fact that he had a far right extremist as a candidate against him, and even then the turnout was not enthused enough to be able to say the french people felt enthused to come and back macron on this. for him then to say that he can take this on across europe—wide scale, i believe it is really ambitious on his part. it doesn't sound like sajjad thinks it could work. is further integration for european countries within the eu the answer? if you take on board some of the euroscepticism that does exist in france, it is still divided like many other countries, but will it work? a lot of what is being talked about will take a long time to deliver — quite possibly, after we have left the european union. so it is, to a certain extent, up to them. the choice for the

let us return to paris where donald trump has been talking to emmanuel macron.fel tower not far behind you david. no, they should have started already, the second floor there for already, the second floor there for a slap up dinner of sorts with the first lady and president, with a chance to bondtor, create this personal atmosphere which has been message by and large of these two days to create a thriving relationship for two people, who let bus honest, they are both new on the block, in terms of world leader, they will have several years to work together. and recognise what each of them brings to the sort of global order of thing, but it has been a melange of subject matter they have been able to chew on, trying to find out what the story is is not that clear, there are so many. with me is james mcauley the paris correspondent for the washington post. thank you forjoining u huge amount of interest at home, on the russian allegation, which were addressed to allegation, which were addressed to a certain extent by donald trump, but what is the story for you? so, e

emmanuel macron is keeping a distance from the journalists.o be about whether he manages to reform the economy. there is nothing and no one that can stop president trump from tweeting. and often the target is the fake media. "at some point," he wrote on his twitter feed today "the fake news will be forced to discuss our greatjobs numbers, "strong economy, success with isis, the border & so much else!" the media actually does report on policy issues — we've done it a lot on this programme. the trouble is the message from the white house gets undermined by the messaging from the oval iphone. after the storm of criticism last week, mr trump reacted this way — "my use of social media is not presidential — "it's modern day presidential. make america great again!" he followed up with a meme that many of you will already have seen — a video of a wrestling match in which the president takes down a figure whose face is obscured by the cnn logo. here it is. oh, my god, what's going to happen? oh, my god! cnn responded on sunday — "it is a sad day when t

he'll be greeted by french president emmanuel macron any minute now, and we're going to bring that to you live when it happens. but questions about his son's meetings with a russian lawyer have followed him overseas. we've got a great team to break it all down beginning with nbc's hallie jackson, who is with the president live in paris. i know how, hallie, president trump would love to make this trip, being in paris, the headline of the day. but he himself is still talking about don junior and jared's meeting with the russian lawyer back in last june. what's he saying? >> well, you boil it down, it eventually is no harm, no foul here. let me read you what the president is saying in this interview with reuters. he can pull up the graphic. he said it was a wild time and we would meet with in m people. it was a 20-minute meeting, i guess, from what i'm hearing. many people and many political pros said everybody would do that, if you got a call and said listen, i have information hillary and the dance dance, most people are going to make that meeting, i think. the president unsurprisingly

emmanuel macron's revolution of french politics continues. the number of lawmakers by a third and introduce more proportional representation into the electoral system. he did all this in a dramatic setting. it's the palace of versailles. the president also says he intends to lift the state of emergency. that's been in place since late 2015. the speech was 90 minutes — here's some of it. translation: until now, too often, we have taken the wrong path and procedures have taken precedence the wrong path and procedures have ta ken precedence over the wrong path and procedures have taken precedence over results, rules over initiative, living off the public purse over fairness. i think by their recent choices our people are asking to follow a radically new path. i refuse to choose between ambition and dispirited justice. i refuse to give up excellence to create equality or give up the idea that everyone must have to play to succeed. this kind of speech is quite rare in friend politics. not everyone is happy president macron made one. three parties

then this about his relationship with the new french president, emmanuel macron. great guy, smart, strong. loves holding my hand. and at the time said i've noticed and donald trump goes on people don't realize he loves holding my hand. that's good as far as that guess. okay. making this hard. i mean, really. he's a very good person and a tough guy but, look harks to be. i think he's going be to be a

he is meeting with french president emmanuel macron, but what does this mean for u.s.lations which frankly have been somewhat strain over the issue of trade? let's bring in foreign policy adviser to president bush, paul, good morning. >> good morning. cheryl: let's talk about this, in particular whether it's climate change or trade. we definitely seem to be far apart right now with our ally france, can the president bring us back together with that team in this meeting with macron? >> i think so. i think it's a great meeting for both of them. i think that really the only vote of contention is the paris climate accord which they're never going to see eye to eye on. as far as trade, it's not that big of a deficit. the difference between france and the united states on foreign policy or not that great with these two presidents, both of them have a tougher more muscular approach to things and they're both establishing themselves, outsiders who unexpectedly won in office and that gives them something in common despite the age difference. lauren: i'm so glad that you brought

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the french president emmanuel macron says europe has lost its way and promises to hold democratic conventionscross the eu to discuss reform. the eu strikes at outlying free—trade deal with japan but with much of the details still to be hammered out. meps discuss how to be hammered out. meps discuss how to plug the eu funding gap after brexit. we report from strasbourg. and just what was getting the commission presidentjohn hood yorker so hot under the collar? commission presidentjohn hood yorker so hot under the collar7|j yorker so hot under the collar?” will never, i will never again attempt a meeting of this kind. some may wonder if that is a promise or a threat and it is all become in the next 30 minutes and with me, joined by two meps, the conservative sajjad karim and for labour. welcome. first of all, this is the round—up of the latest eu news injust of all, this is the round—up of the latest eu news in just 60 seconds. i'm under the new french president gave a speech saying the european union had lost its way in the past ten years. the solution is a new generation of leaders like him,

emmanuel macron says he now intends to make these speeches and annual event of his presidency.ost: in germany, angela merkel hasn't beltre manifesto for the september election, and election she is on course to win. along with the range of domestic policy announcements on policing and employment, there was one slight tweak and the language used for her foreign policy. that is the removal of the word "friend" when describing germany's relationship with the u.s. word,er: it is only one but it is laden with meeting. friend. according to angela merkel's election manifesto, per party in the u.s. are not friends anymore. when they unveiled the program, the christian democrats describe united states as germany's most important partner outside europe. in previous years, the country was berlin's most important friend. the subtle change underscores the tense relationship with donald trump's white house. after meeting in march, trump the clients to shake her hand. they have clashed over immigration and climate change, issues on the agenda on the panel meets again this thursday on the eve o

it's more the focus on emmanuel macron.emony to mark the 75th anniversary of vel d'hiv and there has been a warning about the rise of anti—semitism currently that was made by emmanuel macron. yes, i mean, it's the anniversary of the horror that took place there and, you know, it's good that everyone remembers it, of course these things become politicised, one way or the other, macron this weekend or these past few days has had a big opportunity to be on the world stage. i think there has also been some criticism of him taking advantage of this. there has been rises of anti—semitism in france and there has been movements, many french have moved to israel but then again they have come back so it is unclear. there certainly has been a rise of it but whether this, what macron is saying is going to do anything about it i don't know but at least he is acknowledging it. it'll be interesting to see how he is at knowledge in it because his style is rising and it is such an issue, a huge sensitive situation. and now wimbledon, the me

president trump and from french president emmanuel macron they're at a parade. happening today. this is in memorial answer of bastille day hundredth anniversary of the united states entry into world war i. >> looks like they got some great weather for the bastille day celebrations today as well out in paris. >> ♪ >> we could learn today if a british couple will be allowed to bring their terminally ill son to the united states for experimental treatment. earlier this week charlie gard britain's high court with new evidence and asked permission to go overseas with the trial. an expert testified that the treatment at a new york hospital is worth trying and would offer the chance of improving charlie's life. >> happening now, d.c. police have released new surveillance video of a gun battle that left a toddler injured in northeast. the shooting happened on monday and the gunmen are still on the streets right now one-year-old jeremiah was caught in the crossfire. fox5's lindsey watts has more. >> reporter: new released surveillance video shows a shootout between two m

when donald trump calls europe, he calls emmanuel macron.f course, the president of the united states, no matter who it is, is the leader of the most powerful nation in the world. in that respect, no important problem could be solved without the u.s. nothing can get done without having the u.s. in the fold. >> and that's pretty much what the french president was saying. we have to work together where we can. going into the trip, we were highlighting and maybe i'm guil guilty. we are highlighting the personal differences. 36 hours later, we notice all of the areas of convergence. even personality. >> right. look at the two figures. they both had incredibly rapid rises in politics. macron had more experience. no one could have seen his election a year ago. same for donald trump. two men from business backgrounds and having broken the mainstream political system and looking to change something and create something new. in that instance, whether you agree or disagree, the reality is they are looking to do something similar. they are obviously in