frances? >> kelly o'donnell. kelly, thanks. >>> reaction to the proposed tariffs is swift around the world as well. with several countries warning of market disruption on all sides. some threatening to retaliate with tariffs of their own, saying they won't ignore the potential impact on their economies. nbc's ali arouzi is joining us from london this morning. hey, ali, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, phillip. unsurprisingly president trump's proposed tariffs are not being received well in the uk or throughout europe. criticism has come in from governments that are allies of america. france and germany expressed concern warning they won't sit by if import taxes are enacted but trump has threatened them with a 25% tax on european cars if they try to retaliate. that would be a huge blow to bmw and mercedes. the u.s. is their most lucrative export market. there's also a threat coming in from brussels, european commission president said that bloc was prepared to respond forcefully targeting u.s. imports like h

frances? >> kelly o'donnell. kelly, thanks. >>> reaction to the proposed tariffs is swift around the world as well. with several countries warning of market disruption on all sides. some threatening to retaliate with tariffs of their own, saying they won't ignore the potential impact on their economies. nbc's ali arouzi is joining us from london this morning. hey, ali, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, phillip. president trump's tariffs are not going down well here in the uk either and throughout europe. criticism has come in from governments, lawmakers, steelmakers, and labor unions from all around the world. france and germany are very worried and they've been warning they won't sit by idly if import taxes are enacted. trump has threatened a 25% tax on european cars if there's a retaliation. and that would be a huge blow to german brands like bmw and mercedes. the u.s. is their most lucrative market. it's also a difficult moment for the united kingdom. the u.s. is a big market for uk's steel industry and

jane frances kelly has the latest. is very much a chill in the air in moscow as it weighs up its options following the unprecedented round of expulsions from its eu and nato allies. more than 20 countries have shown their support. america has ordered 60 russian diplomats to leave including some it accuses of being intelligence officers. european allies, canada and australia have also told dozens of russians to go in response. australia have also told dozens of russians to go in responsem australia have also told dozens of russians to go in response. it was an attack on the sovereignty of every nation that expect —— respects the rule of law and that is why we are taking this action today with another 23 nations around the world. we are defying this recklessness, this lawlessness of russia and expressing in solidarity with the united kingdom and other nations that share those values that we will not tolerate this type of reckless undermining of international law, this reckless assault on the sovereignty of nations. in re

jane—frances kelly has the latest picture from across the uk.nditions treacherous on exmoor in north devon. strong east or north—easterly winds allowed snowdrifts to build up and the met office said the snow could strand some vehicles and passengers. an amber weather warning, meaning a possible risk to life, is in place for much of south—west england. forecasters say there is a good chance that some rural, upland communities could be cut off. around exeter, there have been snowploughs to clear major routes, although there have been problems on the m5, a30 and a380 due to stranded vehicles and heavy snow. flybe have cancelled flights from exeter airport for the rest of the day. rail companies and airports are warning people to check before travelling. bristol, east midlands and bournemouth airports were all closed during the morning so their runways could be cleared of snow. 0vernight conditions were treacherous further north. snowploughs had to be sent to clear the m62. in halifax, a car overturned. in barnsley, drivers in 4x4 vehicles towed mot

frances? >> kelly, thank you. >> russian election officials are responding to claims of voting violations and president vladimir putin's recent land slide victory keeping him in power for another six-year term. surveillance footage from moscow and three other locations showed incidents of ballot stuffing. independent election observers and activists allege violations such as forced voting. nbc's richard engel tells us more. >> reporter: even before the polls opened, it was already clear president vladimir putin would win six more years. voters were greeted at the polls by costumed characters, dancing and cookies. tiny enticements to lure the crowds. >> russia is very important country in the world and it's because of our president. >> reporter: the atmosphere here is utterly relaxed. it feels more like a holiday than an election. there is zero expectation of political change. the only question is how many people will bother to show up. turnout is a matter of pride for putin to show that russians would

jane—frances kelly reports.ry much a chill in the air in moscow as it weighs up its options following the unprecedented round of expulsions from the uk's eu and nato allies. more than 20 countries have shown their support. america has ordered 60 russian diplomats to leave, including some it accuses of being intelligence officers. european allies, canada and australia have also told dozens of russians to go in response. the uk's foreign secretary, boris johnson, said other countries have simply had enough. the reason why you seen this outpouring of revulsion about what russia has done is that so many other countries in the last ten years have now experienced, if not an attempted assassination on their soil with nerve agent, they've experienced provocations of one kind or another. they've had disruptions of their elections, cyber warfare, all kinds of russian aggression and no i'm behaviour. in recent years, russia's annexed crimea, and of action widely condemned as a legal. it took part in armed intervention in e

jane—frances kelly has the latest picture from across the uk. made driving conditions treacherous on exmoor, in north devon, strong, east north—easterly winds allowed snowdrifts to build up and the met office says the snow could strand some vehicles and passengers. amber weather warning meaning a possible risk to life is in place for much of south—west england, forecasters say there is a good chance that some rural upland communities could be cut off. around exeter, they have snowploughs to clear major routes. across the country, community spending the day trying to clear pavements and roads. rail companies and airports are warning people to check before travelling, bristol, east midlands and bournemouth airports were all closed during the morning, so i’u nways closed during the morning, so runways could be cleared of snow. 0vernight conditions were treacherous further north, snowploughs had to be sent to clear the m62, in halifax, a car overturned. in barnsley, drivers in four by four vehicles towed motorists to safety. a lorry proved just too

jane frances kelly reports.ving up, neither did those trying to clear it away and keep traffic moving. with strong winds causing blizzard as conditions, here in devon driving became difficult, some struggling to keep control. in newcastle for those just trying to leave the house, it wasn't an easy task. i have been here for a good hour and task. i have been here for a good hourandi task. i have been here for a good hour and i have done about a quarter of this roadside are making headway. we are not equipped for the snow, it is not like when you live abroad and you are use to the snow.” is not like when you live abroad and you are use to the snow. i think some other problem is the drivers, i don't think it has been too bad. railway stations across the country have also seen delays. in newbury, all trains were stopped in their tracks, staff doing what they can to help, and as snow hit the south west, bristol airport stopped flights this morning with exeter cancelling flights for the rest of the day. even for those

jane—frances kelly reports. it began as an attack on the streets of salisbury. intelligence officer and his daughter. but there is now diplomatic deadlock between britain and moscow. i'm standing outside the russian embassy here in london and the midnight deadline has just passed. the only reaction the british government has got from the russians so far are angry denials and the threat of retaliatory action if they take measures against moscow. they've also helpfully got a screen outside here that shows their twitter feed, and on it they say: the russian foreign minister, sergey lavrov, has objected to only being given 2a hours to respond to the claim russia used a chemical weapon. russia should get ten days, he said, accusing britain of flouncing the chemical weapons convention. meanwhile, in salisbury, painstaking work continues. police are appealing for witnesses who might have seen sergei and yulia skripal in their red bmw car on the day they were poisoned. separately a number of deaths are also being reinvestigated by police and m15 after claims of russian

let's talk to our correspondent, jane—frances kelly, whojoins me now.hey posted this twitter selfie. and they captioned it, "crime scene at bradford mole today." it has been taken down bradford mole today." it has been ta ken down now. bradford mole today." it has been taken down now. there has been a strong reaction from people condemning it. one person says, "why are my local police posting selfies from a murder scene? " have you caught the perpetrators yet? of course not. too busy posing for a selke. the met have been left red—faced by this. they have apologised for any offence caused. "the officers showed a lack of judgment and sensitivity in posting this, and they will be spoken to and reminded of how to use social media responsibly." all of reminded of how to use social media responsibly. " all of this reminded of how to use social media responsibly." all of this comes against the background of a rise in knife crime? couldn't have come at a worse time. assistant commissioner martin hewitt gave an interview to the ten o'clock news on wednesday, the

jane frances kelly reporting.ral lancashire. is this a call for the country to go on a diet? some children are consuming more than 500 calories than they actually need. so we need to find a way to reduce calories intake, most definitely, to combat this obesity epidemic that we are actually in. should we reduce calories by individuals doing it voluntarily or food companies being ordered they have to cut the number of calories in their products? we need the food companies to buy into this. food manufacturers, supermarkets, fast—food outlets and takeaways we need everyone to buy into this. voluntarily to begin with, but hopefully if the change isn't effective we need government intervention. we'd need legislation to come in to control it. we've often heard warnings about an obesity time bomb. is it that serious in your view in this country? i think it is serious, particularly for the youth of today. one in three children are overweight or obese. as adults they will be more at risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease an

kelly. >> reporter: good morning, frances, south korea's president is calling this a historic milestone and miraculous opportunity. planning now under way for a first ever summit between a sitting u.s. president and a north korea leader. time and place, tbd, although the south koreans say it could happen by the end of may. south korean officials also saying that kim jong-un told them he thought great results could happen if he was just able -- to meet president trump in person. president trump has tweeted about all of it. he tweeted, north korea talked about denuclearization with the south korea representatives, referencing there the south korean delegation in north korea earlier this week. not just a freeze, but denauk larizati -- but denuclearizatio great progress the president wrote and sanctions will remain until an agreement is reached. meeting being planned. u.s. lawmakers and critics of the president and allies alike are saying that the maximum pressure policy is what brought the north koreans to the table. but there's some caution coming at least from the japanese prime minister, sh

. >> kelly o'donnell, thank you very much. >>> france is in mourning tonight for a police officer being honored as a hero for a selfless act. this is the officer who volunteered to trade places with a hostage during an isis terrorist attack at a supermarket yesterday in the south of france. we have the latest. >> reporter: colonel arnaud beltrame served his country in the iraq war and gave his life at home, trying to stop an extremist gunman. serving others until the end, he swapped places with a female hostage. france will never forget his heroism. he was among the first officers to respond to the attack on a supermarket. his brother telling french radio he was well aware he had almost no chance. his mother said she was not surprised by his sacrifice. he would tell me, i'm doing my job, mom. that's all. after a two hour standoff the gunman, whom authorities had on a list of suspected islamic state radicals opened fire and police stormed the building. beltrame was shot four times and rushed to hospital. where a catholic priest, in his final hours gave the prayers beltrame and his partne

frances. >> jo, thanks. >>> legendary buffalo bills quarterback jim kelly is on the road to recovery after having surgery yesterday for oral cancer. doctors said they successfully removed cancer from kelly's upper jaw and lymph nodes and they also reconstructed his jaw. the surgery lasted 12 hours. kelly's wife, jill, shared these pre-op photos on instagram. kelly all smiles there, giving the thumbs up. and in a nod to his career, his computer there was number 12, the same number he wore as a player. >> it's going to be a big next couple of days when it comes to holidays and easter egg hunting. let's see if the weather is going to cooperate. >> good morning frances and phillip. we are looking at a little rough weather unfortunately for texas. what we're seeing now, lots of lightning in houston and all this energy working its way into louisiana. so watch out for heavy rain and even the risk for severe weather in terms of the risk for tornadoes. 6 million at risk for that severe weather in the south. heavy rain will extend all the way through the mid south so into tennessee through charleston, west virginia, and eve

kelly: julie come in southern france, a deadly hostage standoff at a supermarket has ended. authorities say gunmen killed three people and wounded a number of others and tomato the release of the last writing assailant of the paris terror attacks. he was shot to death when police stormed the market. the gunman was described as a petty criminal who have become rationalized. -- radicalized. china says it isn't afraid to fight a trade war. aging announced plans for tariffs on $3 billion of american products, among them, pork, recycled aluminum, steel pipes, and wine. the move came hours after trump moved towards imposing tariffs on $60 billion of chinese goods. he also eliminated china's ability to invest in the u.s. tech industry. single-family home sales increased .6% to an annual rate of 618,000. highesty rose to the since 2009, it may be a sign that rising prices are deterring buyers read the median sales price has risen almost 10% in the last year to three other 27,000 -- $327,000. politicians have been charged with rebellion, visit frank gore judge issued the indictment t

i'm sorry kelly welcome thanks for joining us we begin with breaking news this evening from france where a hostage situation appears to be over with the suspected gunman dead it unfolded in a supermarket in the southwestern town of treb close to the city of caucus on the interior minister said three other people have been killed and french media say the perpetrator claimed allegiance to the so-called islamic state. interior minister of the country identified the gunman as twenty six year old known as a small time drug dealer he also gave more details to reporters about a police officer who exchanged himself for one of the hostages in the supermarket have a listen. we had no indication the attacker was radicalized he was known to the authorities as a petty criminal. case officer left his mobile phone switched on inside the supermarket that's how we were able to listen to what was going on in there. when we heard gunshots we decided to intervene. attentively and for more let's bring in from paris at a lizabeth will take who has been following the story for us and analysts about. the interi

i'm sorry kelly thank you so much for joining us we begin with breaking news this hour from france where a hostage situation appears to be over with the suspected gunman dead it unfolded in a supermarket in the southwestern town of tread close to the city of carcass song. the interior minister says that three other people have been killed french media say that the perpetrator claimed allegiance to a so-called islamic state. and for more let's bring in correspondent and elizabeth mood today who is joining us now from paris and analysts about what more do we know about the suspect. what we know about the suspect is that hughes in his thirty's here's a moroccan citizen and he had been watched the several months by the french intelligence but obviously not watch enough to do for them to predict that he might actually be planning a deadly attack he started by shooting down in the city of quetta sirte which is a forty thousand population city about fifteen minutes from the small town of tire and then he drove to tired and he walked into the supermarket this morning around eleven am paris time

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a tragic end for a hero police officer in france who sacrificed himself to save the hostage held by a territoorist. nbc's kelly cobiella has more from london. >> reporter: good morning to you, sheinelle. the french president is calling this officer a hero. he traded himself for a hostage. going into the supermarket unarmed where the gunman was holed up. the officer died from the gunshot wounds and this morning tributes a s ars are pouring in. he served in the iraq war and special forces. a decorated police officer. married with no children. his last act heroic. the interior minister stating his bravery and sacrifice. the supermarket where he was shot in the small town in france is still a crime scene this morning. the lone attacker dead. he was identified as rodouane lakdim. seen walking his sister to school before the shooting spree. at 10:13 a.m., he hijacked a car killing a passenger and opened fire on the group of police officers out for a morning jog. injuring one. 15 minutes later, the gunman went to the supermarket and declaring allegiance to isis. this man was inside. he saw a person with a gun and kni

france to discuss possible replacements. new reporting today suggests the chief of staff john kelly is safe for now. president trump told the advisers tuesday, john kelly, quote, 100% safe. still, friends and advisers who have spoken with the president in recent days describe him as full of swagger and eager to make other big changes. depending on the day or the hour, others said to be on the bubble include the attorney general and the secretaries of housing and veterans affairs. remember, it took months for the president to actually fire rex tillerson as secretary of state. presidential rants often did not translate into immediate actions. but they did translate to anxiety. south korean diplomats now nervously asking this question around town. might h.r. mcmaster be replaced by a man who first made the case for a first strike against north korea? anxiety is an understatement for the mood among republicans. tough strategy amid a midterm debacle viewing. gop leaders say the president waves off their concerns and insists he knows best. let's get straight to the white house and bring in cnn's jeff zele

i'm sara kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us britain is getting international backing in its route with russia over an assassination attempt on a former double agent the u.s. france and now germany have all expressed solidarity with british prime minister to receive may she says the kremlin is behind the poisoning of service sergei scribal and his daughter with a nerve agent in response she has decided to kick twenty three russian diplomats out of the country but moscow is hitting back saying that the u.k. has no evidence and vowing its own response to london's measures. until recently britain's prime minister to resign may had to tone being accused of not being hard enough on russia on wednesday she got her redemption. standing before parliament me and equivocally accuse the kremlin of attempting to murder a former russian double agent living in the u.k. what followed were a series of punitive measures against russia the united kingdom will now expel twenty three russian diplomats who have been identified as undeclared intelligence officers they have just one week to leave this will be the single biggest expulsion of over thirty years and it reflects the fact th

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kelly to speak to us. representative the book about it thinking. the elections come and meeting these tensions with the west and there's been some official reaction coming in from europe he did in france did congratulated not to me three to one his reelection but there have also been some strongly worded statements in the six to how poisoning taste the same state and magnetron also called it so you wish putin said that but also urged him to send lights on what happened in sounds great our correspondent in berlin put on ask. we have had some reaction from the german government it's been delivered by the new foreign minister heiko mass is he arrived in brussels for a meeting of e.u. foreign ministers to say give mr via the results of the election in russia which was as unsurprising to was as the circumstances of the election russia will remain a difficult partner but russia will also be needed for solutions to the big international conflicts and so we want to remain in dialogue we've also been seeing more and more reaction in the media here in germany if you have a look at what else to say they said that the the win for vladimir putin not to splendid as it may well have been they go on

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you very much to you both, and, kelly, the president likes to look at the target, boeing down significantly there in the last five days, boeing down 5%, airbus and franceown. >> talking about boeing traded at a higher multiple of facebook that was true in the early part of the year, but it's not true any longer as we mentioned in one minute's time, larry is joining us, talking about boeing, a host of other issues with tariffs, trade, and working in the white house. zblmpbl >>> we have a news alert on tesla. >> we are watching tariffs of tesla. the downside pressure today being driven by a report at the tech team here at cnbc according to several current and former tesla employees, the electric car maker is producing a relatively high ratio of flawed parts and vehicles. it's not uncommon for auto parts to sometimes require reworking before being able to be used again, but the reports may suggest that inefficiencies in the production process at tesla could be a drag on the company's ability to hit certain production targets for the new model 3 car. tesla says, quote, our remanufacturing team does not rework cars, and that every car produced is subject to

jane—frances kelly reports.n as an attack on the streets of salisbury. of salisbury. former russian intelligence officer and his daughter. and his daughter. diplomatic deadlock between britain and moscow. and moscow. embassy here in london and the midnight deadline has just passed. midnight deadline has just passed. threat of retallick reaction if they take measures against moscow. take measures against moscow. given 2a hours to respond to the claim russia used a chemical weapon. claim russia used a chemical weapon. accusing britain of flouncing the chemical weapons convention. chemical weapons convention. meanwhile, in salisbury, painstaking work continues. work continues. red bmw car on the day they were poisoned. poisoned. by police and mi5 after claims of russian involvement. russian involvement. berezovsky, who was found hanged in his home in 2013. his home in 2013. expected to announce a series of measures against russia. measures against russia. jane—frances kelly, bbc news. jonathan blake is in westminst

our correspondent, jane—frances kelly is at the russian embassy in london.. we are talking about a large number, a percentage of embassy staff? yes. the russian ambassador in the uk said they accounted for about 40% of the embassy. it was in total around 80 people, he told russian state media that they would be leaving today. and he very visits risley denied that the diplomats we re risley denied that the diplomats were undeclared intelligence officers. he called it in bensham, he called that nonsense, and these claims by the british government were a severe provocation. “— claims by the british government were a severe provocation. —— he 535 gag—é 71; l—egg’aaigéiz‘ékzé. w... 535 gag—é 71; 5e§§7335§5522522. ..... have 5575 55555 55 5555555555555255. ..... have it. at three return at three measures. they are also telling 23 british diplomats to leave moscow. they are also closing down the british consulate in saint petersburg and the british council. this lunchtime, theresa may and her ministers are holding a national security council meeting, which might ha