the results are out france has a new president socialist challenger francois law and has a clinch a victory making him the first socialist president in a seventy years and for nicolas sarkozy who is now the eleventh e.u. leaders of power since the crisis started with a fourth this add to your sturdy sentiment sweeping across the continent now for a lot he has presented himself for the most part as the man who will unite france who will bring back equality essentially by wanted to heavily tax big corporations and rich and the vigils cause he has said during his campaign that he is the only one who will be able to bring france out of the economic part bar it's in but a lot said it is speech that he is up to that challenge one of the first things he wants to do as president this is speak with germany's angela merkel to renegotiate that fiscal pact that had been agreed upon certainly it's sending a symbol to europe this is a socialist when in france it's what kind of what direction europe will take now with france changing its course there's also the question though off what kind of change and

history and cumbered nicholas a cosy is battling for his political life again socialist challenger francois law and thirteen is in full swing at french embassies across north and south america as ballots are to open in a few hours across mainland france austerity cuts pushed by the french leader have proved deeply unpopular with his left his opponent promising to undo much of the cozies work if elected artie's tessa's sylow brings us more from paris. even the city itself is preparing to usher in there that's president now it's down to two men incumbent nicolas sarkozy of his socialist challenger afonso a law and order to the polls is still a trailing behind the law but there is still that question mark as soon as the voters of but in the pen of the national front and centrists france will by rule who are they going to choose a for the site that the french will essentially be choosing between a man or lawyer claims that he will bring back a quality to the country also want to go head to head with german chancellor angela merkel to challenge a fiscal pact that he says is bad for france on the oth

divisively charge how nicolas sarkozy lost his presidential reelection bid to the socialist candidate francois law and what kind of the reverse france's fortunes plus. russian businessman victor good lashes out at the u.s. justice system describe in these cases in which after being jailed for twenty five years he speaks exclusively with our team. first it's been a truly hectic week for the e.u. with a violent anti austerity demonstrations and political deadlock again casting doubts over the future of the euro in spain as many as hundreds of thousands marched nationwide in protest they chanted slogans waving banners demanding an end to cuts and painful austerity in italy a violent end house charity is erupting in naples after yet another suicide apparently caused by an aggressive government tax program above all this is the political turmoil in greece there a last ditch effort to form a coalition has all but collapsed over differences on austerity in belo terms become tree now looks likely to stage new elections but journalists and analysts christos and tried isn't holding out much hope that they'l

next president now it's down to two men incumbent nicolas sarkozy of his socialist challenger francois law and order to the polls is still trailing behind a lot but there is still the question mark as to who the voters of but independent the national front and centrists who are they going to choose for the site that the french will essentially be choosing between a man along with claims that he will bring back a wall would be to the country also want to go head to head with german chancellor angela merkel to challenge a fiscal pact that he says is bad for france on the other hand you have a man asuka's even claims that he is the only one who can prevent france from going down the path that greece italy spain and all the trouble do result nations have gone down but there is a group of people who believe that they don't really have a choice when it comes to the program presented to them and therefore the personality of these two men has become just as important as the proposal stay put for it boils down to which man is more presidential can take on better now from the beginning of the campai

now there's a new leader in friends to francois law and snatch victory from nicolas sarkozy on sunday but as he's getting ready to move into the l is a palace the country is waiting for change as a test or he now reports on one will have to find answers fast. out with the old. in with the news that the air france was allowed to ask a victory in the french presidential elections the people here are saying that france is once again peaceful event here they had voted for change but the question is how soon are they going to see that change and what kind of threat are they really going to have and the world is asking precisely the same question alon belise is that people rejected sarkozy when then france but also france for many reasons one of them was his best americans so we can hope that in foreign policy is going to move in the right direction that is less arrogant. be it arrogance or something else there was no hiding nicolas sarkozy's eagerness to lead the libyan intervention sending french warplanes in first he of course betrayed himself all along as deliberate of libya but he kept

presidential vote that's francois decides on sunday between nicolas sarkozy and his socialist rival francois law and in an election which has sharply split the country. the self-proclaimed mastermind of the nine eleven terror attacks on says the judges question with the stony silence at guantanamo caught up with some saying the timing of the military tribunal is politically motivated. and a day of mourning is observed in russia's republic of dagestan for the victims of a double bombing which is thought to be linked to international terrorist groups.

french president francois law and says the country's troops have accomplished their mission in afghanistan and it's time for them to leave you speaking while on a surprise visit to the country along he made a campaign promise to bring french combat forces back by the end of the year earlier than planned but during his recent visit to the u.s. for a nato summit he said france would continue supporting afghanistan in nonmilitary ways. finally in news block islamic militants use religion to justify their violence but now the u.s. military is being accused of doing the same it's been forced to drop one of its training courses after claims it was teaching islamophobia nurturing the idea that the u.s. is fighting a war against islam and the review of all textbooks has been ordered the p.r. damage may already have been done as artie's guy reports. the us marine fighter squadron one twenty two has switched his name from werewolves to crusaders the symbol invoking christian conquest and colonization of muslims during the middle ages has been freshly painted on the squadrons f. eighteen fighter jets

as friends welcomes its newly inaugurated president francois law and it's down to business for the socialist leader heading to berlin for a key euro crisis talks with german chancellor angela merkel. classes may cost between police and the protesters doing my kind of sting and mocking not a day that some of the displacement of thousands of people in the state of israel was established in one nine hundred forty eight. grain backlash activists and human rights groups spent anger at the u.s. for assuming arms sales to the new regime despite its continued crackdown on dissent. still under house arrest julian a son who brings us the latest edition of his talk show this time raising the subject of torture as a legal rendition. six pm in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story francoise hollande has officially become france's new president he was sworn in for a five year term at the emmys a palace in a modest ceremony in central paris just hours after the inauguration he's now headed to berlin where he'll have a welcome dinner with german chancellor on the merkel and

presidential vote as france to decide on sunday between nicolas a cosy and his socialist rival francois on law and in an election which has sharply split the country. the man accused of masterminding the nine eleven terror attacks days that silent at a one ton of more military court with some claiming the timing of the hearing is politically motivated. and the russia's republic of dagestan mourns of the victims of a deadly twin bombing which killed thirteen people and injured over a hundred in an attack suspected to have international terrorism links. next hour teaser sophie shevardnadze there guides us through part of a crime and that the public just don't get to see and to meet the backroom heroes who keep the wheels turning and russia's powerhouse. from a bird's eye view the oddly shaped triangle formed by moscow's kremlin could be seen as the heart of. a small state within a state these red walls seven protecting moscow's kremlin for more than five centuries. to even idea of its size so we decided to actually go around it before going inside we must start right here at this basket our time

the french president francois has a law on this as he made a boycott of the euro two thousand and twelve football championships in ukraine over the case of the country's former prime minister yulia timoshenko she's currently serving a prison term for abuse of power a law and has been quoted as saying he loves football but the situation in ukraine was a problem earlier several other e.u. leaders including germany's angela merkel talked about a possible boycott of the games scheduled for next month when calling the case against her politically motivated and claims she suffered abuse while in prison. osama bin laden may be dead but a new life is being breathed into the story of his capture and killing many of the details of his assassination remain a state secret but not it seems to an oscar winning director who was granted special access to the white house political reporter josh gerstein thinks it's part of a p.r. campaign ad of embers presidential election. is reason really puzzling you may remember there was a big burst to publish that he had day or two after the seal team raid that kil

charge nicolas sarkozy lost to presidential reelection bid to the socialist francois lawn but the winner reverse france's abortion laws. russian businessman victor boot lashes out at the u.s. justice system describing his case of which after being jailed for twenty five years he spoke exclusively with our team. it's been a truly hectic week for the e.u. with a violent anti austerity demonstrations and political deadlock again casting doubts over the future of the euro in spain as many as hundreds of thousands marched in nationwide protests they chanted slogans and waved banners demanding an end to cuts and painful austerity in italy a violent anti-authority clashes erupted in the city of naples after yet another suicide apparently caused by an aggressive government taxation program above all this is the political turmoil in greece there are a freshly elected parliament is deadlocked over whether to abide by an e.u. austerity program. factional leaders are making a last ditch effort to form a coalition and avoid a new election let's get more on the standoff in greece and what it could mean for the euro a journalist and

down to two men in combat nicolas sarkozy have a socialist challenger francois log cording to the polls is still it's really behind the law but there is still that question mark as to who the voters of but in the current of the national front and such as france will by rule who are they going to choose a for the second route the french will certainly be choosing between a man or lawton claims that he will bring back the wall would he do the country also want to go head to head with german chancellor angela merkel to challenge the fiscal pact that he says is bad for us on the other hand you have a man of substance you claims that he is the only one who could prevent france from going down the path that we use italy spain and all the trouble the result of asians have gone down but there is you know a group of people who believe that they don't really have a choice when it comes to the program to do that and therefore the personality of these two men has become just as important as the proposals they put for boils down to which man is more presidential to take on that's all better now for the beginning of a cafe there has a

their ballots in the country's run of presidential vote as francois decides on sunday between nicolas their currency and his socialist rival bansal law and in an election which has sharply split the country. the self-proclaimed mastermind of the nine eleven terror attacks on says the judge's question with a stony silence at one ton of the board was something the timing of the military tribunal is politically motivated. and a day of mourning is observed in russia's republic of dagestan for the victims of a double bombing which is thought to be linked to international terrorist groups. here live with us here on r.t.m. to bomb would say and these are the headlines at this hour french voters abroad have begun to vote in the last leg of the nation's presidential election and what's been one of the most bitter and divisive campaigns in recent history and incumbent in the cholas a cozies betting poised political life again socialist challenger one saw a long voting is in full swing at french embassies across the north and south america as ballots are to open in a few hours across mainland france austerity cuts of pushed by the french leader

nicolas sarkozy has been rising slowly but according to french law all campaigning ended at midnight paris time. his opponent is socialist francoiso was said to be ahead in the polls. if elected holland would be france's first left wing president since 1995. >> there is also voting in greece tomorrow... an upset citizens of vote for members of parliament. the country has received two huge bailout from the eurozone to prevent it defaulting on its debts. the resulting austerity measures have a injured many greek citizens and indications are the upset will be demonstrated by voting for far-right parties which oppose the cuts. no party is expected to win a majority in at tomorrows or vote and a coalition government will have to be formed >> this city holds the biggest show of the year... >> our restaurant clitcritic has a review on a new restaurant living with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis... could mean living with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you with humira. for many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira's proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. humira can lower your abilit

lots, and here's where i agree, doubt that president francois hollande was the steal in the p-5 plus one. china is a major problem. the letter of the law -- the security council resolutions, but they become iran's lead trade partner, subverting the sanctions on a de facto basis. the key country might be russia. russia does not. to see iran go nuclear, russia is closer geographically than anybody else. russia has influence. and i would hope that president obama would work with president putin to see if president putin could be a partner in trying to isolate the iranians and convince the iranians they've got to turn towards a diplomatic agreement or else. so i think this p-5 makeup is going to be very important for president obama. and right now i cthink with the absence of sarkozy probably weaker than it was last month. >> is there any significance to the fact that putin changed his mind about visiting the it's al out president put and i know his motivations. i will say this. the russians -- i negotiated for three years on sanctions and resolutions against iran. they're very tough and sometimes very frustrating. but at the end of the da

president francois launch and his predecessor nicolas sarkozy but for those who thought they had voted for change now appear to be already faced with a case of deja vu one of the pillars of the laws election campaign was the pledge to pull french troops out of afghanistan this has made many hopeful the new president would focus on issues at home rather than spending millions of military campaigns overseas but it seems they were wrong as foreign affairs magazine put it read foreign policy is on the out apartment now and her. french born. and that's not the right thing because. they print or impose not even an issue and a last words are in line with the position of bernard on the levy a french activist and philosopher who wrote an open letter calling on the lawn to quote take the initiative in syria assad knows that is counted for him the next emergency is to stop the killing in syria i'm innocent of libby's active role of convincing former fed president sarkozy to support the libyan intervention and should france take the interventionists route again some say it begs a new question what's going to we're not going to interview the humanitarian argument is used to lower the bar for

francois hollande get their last chance to sway votes in the only t.v. debate before sunday's runoff the incumbent president will have to throw everything into the duel with socialist challenger law and who's currently leading the polls they're fighting for the votes of right wing leader of marine le pen who herself has refused to endorse sarkozy and suggested her supporters make their own choices and that won't be an easy one as tests are still you know reports. it's down to two men socialist francois long and incumbent nicolas sarkozy the french say around one of the presidential race is about choosing the candidate you like the most around to is voting for the one you dislike the least unless of course you voted for one of them to begin with but this is where it gets tricky for some especially for those who question what kind of a choice they really proud or if there really is one. yeah yeah yeah. maybe in jest but what's seen as a lack of a clear solution for france is economic woes have left citizens skeptical from the onset. of the french people to see one of the two come to the t.v. you will see. this them oprah the next five years. i will see the wall in this. and i will

francois hollade is the new president. nicolas sarkozy has just conceded defeat and wishes hollade good luck. now back to "caught on camera." >>> brian bates is no lawficer. he can't arrest people. and he doesn't carry a gun. but over the years he's captured hundreds of prostitutes and their johns on camera. he's made a name for himself locally, with his eye-popping video. but then, what he catches on tape here vaults him into the national spotlight. >> tell me what you were shooting and how it unraveled. >> well, at that time i was actually just driving through the neighborhood and saw -- >> the date is monday, july 8th, 2002. and brian bates is out videotaping, as usual. he sees a truck pick up a woman he knows to be a prostitute. so he starts rolling. >> no big deal. like every other case, i'll follow it and see where they go. well, the first thing that caught me odd was they went to a church parking lot. i get out of my car. first thing i do is i record the car's tag number, and i call 911 because they moved to the back of the truck. >> police arrive on the scene quickly, within a couple of minutes, and ordered those two out of the truck. >> the