alain juppe and francois fillon vie to become the next french president. they squared off last night in a televised debate ahead of sunday's conservative primary. the foiled terrorist plot, the prosecutor says the five terror suspects had been guided from islamic state from iraq and syria via encrypted messages. and close to 100,000 people are forced from their homes as fire threatens-in israel. it is suggested that terrorists are behind the blame. coming up, we will take a look at business news, black friday in the united states. we will also see what happens in the "press review," with news from colombia about the renegotiated peace accord. nanticoke we begin in france with a final debate he held last night in the runoff french election. alain juppe and francois fillon squared off to become the conservative candidate and perhaps the president of france. delano desousa gives us a look at the intense point of the debate. >> a handshake to mark the start of a heated clash. alain juppe wasted no time in calling his rival too extreme, over a plan to pay publi

the favorite was alain juppe. alain juppe has been in damage control for all of the campaign. now he is obliged to go on the attack, which is not his nature. it is going to be very difficult unless something drastic happens during the debate on thursday or we learn something scandalous around francois fillon. he will win the primary. annette: whoever does at the end of the day when, it is a person who is going to be standing against marine le pen, the leader of the national front movement. marc: those are the odds right now. there are two rounds of presidential elections. there are lots of candidates, but in the run-up you only have two. just like in the primary. according to all the polls -- annette: if we can trust them. exactly right. if we can trust them, marine le pen is a shoo-in for the runoff. the most likely opponent is the conservative candidate, and the winner should be the conservative candidate because marine le pen still has the so-called glass ceiling, whereby she would not be able to get over 40%, 45% maximum of the vote. lots of eyes are on this primary becaus

fillon and alain juppÉ. they want to abolish wealth tax and increase the retirement age.fillon has taken his policies a step farther. admirer of margaret thatcher, he wants to cut at least half an million public-sector jobs, whereas alain juppÉ wants to scrap 200,000. fillon wants to set the working limit at 48 hours, the maximum authorized i.e. you law -- a uthorized by eu law. when it comes to foreign policy, the two candidates are worlds apart. the mp for paris is for the lifting of sanctions on moscow after it's annexing of crimea -- after its annexing of crimea. he wants to work with bashar al-assad to defeat the islamic state group. condemns the bombardment of aleppo. juppe insists there will be no return to peace in syria with assad him power. -- assad in power. laura: thank you for joining us here on "france 24." why should voters choose friends were feeling -- choose friends what beyond -- choose francois fillon over juppe? >> france are struggling. fillion -- fillon is advocating a profound transformation, a radical transformation of the french society, to get b

juppe criticized mr. fillon for his russian sympathies. >> translator: i was a bit surprised to see for the first time in the debate, i think, in a french political election the russian head of state chooses his candidate. i'm a little bit surprised. >> mr. fillon signed multiple trade deals with putin between 2007 and 2012 when they both were prime ministers. he's been quick to defend his stance on russia. >> i consider that the policy led over the past four years by francois hollande with respect to russia is absurd and it drives russia, it pushes russia to harden itself to isolate itself and to activate its nationalistic reflexes. >>> we have a political analyst with me to talk more about what to anticipate from the second round in france this weekend. do you agree with the poll that fillon came out stronger? >> i think it was a balanced debate. i watched most of it. it was useful because they were actually talking about policy. and they were giving numbers. it was generally a polite debate. of course

genie: campaigning continues between francois fillon and alain juppe. at theirll take a look policies. the two foreign -- the two prime minister's will share common ground, but when it comes to foreign policy and the economy, they are worlds apart. our correspondent explains. >> francois fillon, a staunch conservative, and alain juppe, a center-right moderate. they want to increase working hours, abolished wealth tax, and increase the retirement age. but francois fillon has taken his policies a step farther. an admirer of margaret thatcher, he wants to cut half a million public-sector jobs, whereas alain juppe wants to scrap 200,000. alain juppe wants to bring back a 39 hour work week. illon wants to bring it to 48. when it comes to foreign policy, the two candidates are worlds apart. he wants to cooperate with the kremlin on the syrian wall and work together on the ship -- on the syrian war and work together with bashar al-assad to defeat islamic state group. alain juppe assists there will be no times of peace in syria with bashar al-assad in power. to

guest: fillon had 16 percentage points more than a lane juppe -- then a lane juppe -- than alain juppeould be logical if francois fillon won this publication. the firstmost like round of the presidential elections. shown he wille likely face the republican nominee in the runoff in the next election. vonnie: thank you. let's turn to berlin where on color merkel -- where angela -- saysays he will seek she will seek a fourth term. that will make it 16 years if she will win and serve out her full term. is that wise for any country? guest: that is a very good question. doesn't have any limits on the terms by the chancellor. she has several hurdles to overcome. about those.me if popular in all parts of the country? an: that is a key point, she has yet to receive the backing of her bavarian allies. they have been among the most strident critics of her refugee policy. came frome refugees the south, through the north. that is one obvious hurdle. fight thise has to election, which polls suggest she would come first. germany is a coalition system. it is not clear what can a government she could b

anchor: alain juppe is fully behind fillon? guest: of course. they agreed on this from the beginning. francois fillon pushed for this primary. after that everybody is behind the winner. anchor: what can we expect for thecois fillon between second round primary on sunday and the first round of the presidential elections in may at how might we see his vision or his message? guest: he continues to explain his program to the french waters. now we have to go back like we did for three years and explain and explain and show that he is best show that it is the best program for france. -- and show that it is the best program for france. we won't be seeing a softer side to francois fillon? we would not change it. i can't explain it in english right now, but one type will be for homosexuals and the other one for heterosexuals. juppe: his win against was outstanding in many ways. is 30%. fillon was the outsider. account for this meteoric rise and massive win? guest: we have said from the beginning it will begin with the debates. meeting people, french peop

juppe's moderate reforms. lucy williamson reports. lucy: as racing drivers know, the starting position does not determine the race. francois fillon is an amateur driver. he last raced this track in july, and no, he didn't win. here, as in politics, there are risks in going too fast or too slow, and attacking your opponent can be fatal to either party. it says something about this primary contest that the testiest exchange in last night's debate was over abortion, even though neither candidate wants to change the law. mr. juppe demanded that his rival clarify his personal views. "my conscience is my business," mr. fillon said, "and the trial against me is unfair." mr. juppe has presented his opponent as a catholic conservative with appeal on the far right, calling mr. fillon's reviews on the family all but backward. a call for centrists and even left-wing voters to take part in the runoff. the truth is that both men agree on the need for spending cuts, longer working hours, and economic reforms. the differences there are largely a matt

, he poses more of a problem to le pen than juppe would. if the polls are right this time around. and whether or not even another candidate could make it through, like emanuel macron. it's still uncertain. what seems to be certain is that marine le pen will make it through to the second round in may. >> italy has had roughly 64 governments in the last 40 years, do you think a constitutional reform, if approved in the referendum, would change that? >> it's interesting. italy has attempted constitutional reforms in the past, most eventually ten years ago under berlusconi, that failed this time it looks interesting. the referendum is about reducing the powers of the italian senate, reducing senators, increasing the lower chambers. along with this referendum, there's an electoral law which has been passed, it's in place, the italian constitutional court will review it, and that law guarantee as majority of 55% of the seats for the party that comes in first place, so long as the party gets more than 40% of the vote. would it create stable govern

juppe has been lagging by 16 points in the first round. juppe had to give everything to catch up.d to be more aggressive with francois fillon. he had been accused of being too soft, to moderate. this time, he attacked francois fillon on his affinity with russia. we know francois fillon is much more pro-russia. and also social issues, like abortion or gay marriage. francois fillon had the opposite strategy. he tried to soften his views, given that he has been accused of being too extreme. about being called a middle-aged reactionary. he actually said antiabortion viewers -- views were personal and he did not want to change anything, and his position on gay marriage was the same. he did not want to change the gay marriage in france, but he wanted to restrict adoption for gay couples. caroline, what were the fundamental differences in the programs that the men outlined? as we mentioned, the main differences are on international issues, and on social issues. but if you look at the economic programs, they are actually pretty similar. both want to cut taxes. juppe wants to cut them more

alain juppe and francois fillon vie to become the next french president. they squared off last night in a televised debate ahead of sunday's conservative primary. the foiled terrorist plot, the prosecutor says the five terror suspects had been guided from islamic state from iraq and syria via encrypted messages. and close to 100,000 people are forced from their homes as fire threatens-in israel. it is suggested that terrorists are behind the blame. coming up, we will take a look at business news, black friday in the united states. we will also see what happens in the "press review," with news from colombia about the renegotiated peace accord.

nobody could've predicted that. >> let's talk about juppe.is he and how does he fit into this picture? >> he's been one of the dominant forces in french conservative circles for more than two decades and he was sort of preor deigned to go to the very top of french politics but something has always got in the way and once again it looks like he's going to stumble before he gets to the top. 14 percentage points behind fillon. when you do the arithmetic and you see that sarkozy -- he's put that weight behind fillon, juppe to answer your question much more of a essential terrorist. speaki -- he'll live or die by that political -- >> were you surprised by this? >> everybody was surprised. absolutely everybody was surprised. all the french political comment taters, experts, observers they got it wrong. >> it is a pleasure to have you on. thank you so much for the incite. now to germany, the chancellor is going for fourth term. she announced her bid on sunday. merkle has held the country's highest office for 11 years and the decision was anything bu

fillon the latest polls here in france show fillon should win the boat, coming as a blow to juppe.fter slamming his rival for the brutality of his economic juppe is accusing fillon of courting far right voters. >> this threatens to divide the center right. i have always given my all to the fight against the national front and opposing them will be a major stake in the 2017 election. >> a growing list of far right politicians including the mayor of the southern city have thrown in their support behind franÇois fillon in recent weeks. group alsolam encouraged its members to vote for the conservative on sunday in order to counter the so-called threats. franÇois fillon has so far neither publicly accepted or rejected these controversial endorsements. >> i'm just presenting my program to the french people and i won't get involved in these attacks. >> the former prime minister has however officially welcomes or from traditional right-wing catholic groups. members of a movement that opposes same-sex marriage and abortion shared the stage with franÇois fillon during his last party meeting.

lucy: alain juppe, once tipped as a party favorite, is now the outsider for the runoff on sunday. his rival's success was, he said, a surprise. how did mr. fillon do it? .> the personality french people wanted that, someone very serious, very rigorous, and also, he was appointing measures that were very on the right, and that is what was expected by the electors. lucy: it is early days, but for some, this primary contest is an unofficial first round in france's presidential race. the current resident of the elysees palace is so unpopular that few are counting on a socialist candidate even reaching the presidential runoff next may. in a head-to-head race with far right leader marine le pen, alain juppe can probably count on left-wing votes. the question many are asking now is whether francois fillon can do the same. he is more likely to win over some of le pen's target voters, those who don't really agree with her support for gay rights or her plans to pull out of the eu. she has beenhand , doing well in previously left-wing areas with promises of welfare spending and protection fo

do you get the sense that fillon will be the candidate that differs greatly from juppe? >> reporter: well, i think he will be. there's no question about it. he's got some very conservative positions on not only social issues but economic issues. he's promised to slash 500,000 bureaucratic jobs, government jobs and 100 billion euros from the french budget and as he pointed out in that sound clip that she had in her package, france is one of the most indebted countries in the western hemisphere. he's also going to say in a lot of the same territory as the extreme right as marie lepen. it should be said too that because of these strong right wing positions, he may in some ways stimulate the regrouping of the left. this morning we heard the leader of the socialist party saying, hey, listen, it's time for this cost of warfare within the party to stop -- within the socialist party to stop. we got to get together, look at what the threat is from the right. so he could, in fact, serve to coalesce the left but he would also trouns the right and left i should say at this point is

the second thing is the big gap between francois fillon and alan juppe. with gap, more than 15 points, ahead of francois fillon. francois fillon is certainly going to win the primary election. caroline: you have said francois fillon is sarkozy minus the show. why would you say that? francois fillon used to be the prime minister of sarkozy. he has about the same lines on the economy. he wants less tax, less public sector, less state intervention. he is basically the same as sarkozy, but minus what makes the voters dislike sarkozy, which is too much political fallout, too much affairs, and too much provocation. it is the provocation that finally the right wing do not see why to take the risk of sarkozy when you have francois fillon. there used to be another front runner. do you see any chance? bruno: i do not see how we can see a big gap in this week, --en to pay -- and lng pay and juppe seems to be in good position. francois fillon, i cannot speak to what would [indiscernible] caroline: was sarkozy too moderate? bruno: he went to cool. the right are expect

juppe. probably beat man toe: is he the right take on marine le pen?seems to have very clear ideas that are similar to ours, quite right-wing, but none of the extreme stuff. >> in some senses, it is not really near thatcher, but for france, it is. it could be more in common with a trump administration. in that sense, perhaps a merkel administration as well. obviously macron is the one to watch. whether the left can unite around him, he doesn't have the party infrastructure on his own. .e can see that trump didn't have a base to start off with. francine: talk to me about trump. he wants to spend $1 trillion. it is unlikely that he will get one trillion. even if he gets 10% of that, what does it mean? between is a big gap what the republican party has been saying as to what they really would be able to get through congress and keep everyone happy. nonetheless, there is no doubt about it. the united states needs a lot of infrastructure. there is a lot of stuff that can be done. it is a question of prioritizing. i think that is what the market is going to

juppe accusing his rival of pandering to the far right. the two men are holding rallies this evening. let's take a listen to what had to sayllon earlier in the evening. >> two months ago my platform was considered by everyone to be the most developed. is certainly impossible. a week ago i was seen as a reformist. now they are calling me a neoliberal and a destroyer. what has he been telling his supporters? guest: as you can see behind me, he has finished speaking now. nothing really explosive this evening. on campaign policy, really recapping those policies he has been putting forward over the last few months. he touched on security. he has also touched on this fillon's desire to cut 5000 private sector jobs. that is just not possible. anchor: is his team and support is still confident that he can win that vote? guest: as he said, we had a surprise in the first round. might hear offscreen, they are quite happy. i think that shows a lot of the sentiment here. that has been tampered by the uphill battle on sunday. they know they have a lot o

that is why the key message from allen should be -- from alleyne juppe -- itom alain is the only realistic path to victory on sunday. mane are talking about a who was once a prime minister of this country. no one can doubt the fact he has experience. but perhaps not a breath of fresh air that people are last calling for. >> i think that is both his strength and his weakness. one of the reasons they want to vote for him is -- he knows how to do things. he knows how to govern, he knows what he wants to get done in the first day or so. is what we have been seeing in the united kingdom and in the united states is the brexit vote and the donald trump victory. as such that is unlikely to play out. he is trying to counter that with a theme that is a breath of fresh air. governmentted the before france followed landes -- before france holland -- before fracois hollande. that is going to be a key issue as we move forward into 2017. anchor: reporting their from france. president barack obama left europe in what was probably the last time in his capacity as head of state. earlier today he spoke with

he beat alain juppe. vote. 67% of the he is promising economic reforms and a smaller government here it --and a smaller government. a group of british lawmakers is demanding an agreement with the -- europeans living in the u.k. would be included. , -- message to donald tusk the brexit negotiators for the e.u. have said talks cannot start on any aspect of brexit until the u.k. begins the formal exiting process. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries, i am emma chandra. this is bloomberg. julie? julie: looking at some early movers, we are coming off a big holiday shopping weekend. today is still called cyber monday. looking at the online shopping site amazon and ebay, we have a mixed trade. we have amazon trading half a percent lower, ebay almost 1%. digital sales thursday and rose by 18%. it seems the overall theme of shopper traffic is that traffic was up, but the average spending was down. rose by 18%. we are also watching u.s. banks. the

juppe is favored to beat the other candidates, including former president nicolas sarkozy. reporter: hours before the french right path third and final debate, technicians complete their last preparations in the studio. seven podiums have been set up for the seven candidates. six men, one woman. each one will try to convince voters his program is the best. but who exactly is eligible to vote? anyone on france's electoral list per to post a ballot, voters don't have to belong to write or center parties, but they have to sign a statement saying they share their values. pollsters believe 6 million people are likely to participate. >> is not practical. i'm still have a trading whether to go or not. >> of course i will vote. that is every citizen's duty. it's very important. footing material already arrived at the thousands of polling stations were the primary will be held. each box contains -- >> electoral lists, ballot papers for all 7 candidates, and everything we need for the office. reporter: center and right parties have rented 10,228 hall s and schools for their first eve

alain juppe and francois fillon vie to become the next french president.quared off last night in a televised debate ahead of sunday's conservative primary. the foiled terrorist

decided to b.e her support to you can see her giving an interview explaining why she decided to back juppe. she says he will be a strong president. he will be able to reform and restore the authority of the state. the problem is she had already given her support to another candidate in his primary. it calls are today it turned out she changed to follow the candidate that is favored in the polls. to swallowter pill because he helped her get elected to be president of the region. genie: let's wrap up with a word on u.s. politics. one week from today, we will know, in theory, who is the winner of the american election. for now, the candidates appear neck and neck, and it appears to be an outlier to the end. >> that's right. the u.s. election is in the spotlight across the world. check out the front page of the left-leaning paper in france. they expect the gloves to come off in the final week, in the final stretch. on the front page, you can see a pair of boxing gloves. it says this has been the craziest election campaign in u.s. history. with less than a week to go, the latest e-mail scandal

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with almost all the vote counted, francois fillon has easily beaten rival alain juppe, who conceded defeat tonight. fillon wants to reduce immigration to a minimum, slash public sector spending, raise the retirement age from 62 to 65, and extend the standard 35- hour work week. marine le pen, of the far righ"" national front" party, is also running. but incumbent president francois hollande has not said yet if he'll seek a second five-year term on the socialist ticket. >> new york state could soon expand medicaid coverage for treatments specific to transgender youth under 18. read more at pbs.org/newshour. >> stewart: just back from europe, this week singer- songwriter norah jones begins the east coast leg of a tour in support of her latest album. the new songs find her once again at the piano, reminiscent of the work that first propelled her to stardom in 2002. but this time around, jones adds some jazz to the mix. in tonight's signature segment, the newshour's jeffrey brown has this profile. >> ♪ it's a tragedy. ♪ it's a tragedy. >> reporter: norah jones has said when she decided to be a

juppe: i want to reinforce the voice of france. want to reestablish our economic power, our credibility vis-a-vis our partners, particularly germany. from that point on, we are free to make our own choices, and i do not want france to be a vassal either of washington nor moscow. francine: i try to look at the debate as much as possible, chris. it is clear we do not know who, if any of these two, will face marine le pen, and who survives the second round. this is politics in france like we have never seen before. or is it? are we over dramatizing everything with elections because of brexit and trump? thes: it is hard to see french election having such a shock result. although we did say that about trump and brexit. but i do think the general way the mood is going in france is consistent with this global shift in politics that we have seen over the last 12 months, 24, and so on. it is interesting to me that sarkozy comes nowhere in the first runner. he really is the main face of the establishment and the elite. francine: i'm in japan

juppe gets a final chance to salvage his campaign. italy'sdays until crucial constitutional reform which could see matteo renzi quit as prime minister. later on we speak to one of the most respected italian businessmen. now let's get straight to the bloomberg first word news. president-elect donald trump has urged americans to put the divisive campaign behind them and rally together. in a message for the thanksgiving holiday, he offered words of conciliation and unity. >> it is my prayer that on this thanksgivingthanksgiving, we bel our divisions and move forward as one country strengthened by shared purpose and common resolve. sebastian: lufthansa's ceo says giving into pilot pay demands would threaten viability. they say the firm stands no chance of surviving if it accepts the workers requests. germany's economic growth was supported by domestic demand last quarter. gdp rose by a seasonally adjusted 0.2%. that is in line with estimates. government spending and private consumption rose. conservative lawmakers have attacked britain's

many thought it would be a jupp e/sarkozy runoff. i did not tell you what the chart is telling us. the difference in yield between the french and german tender. on friday the premium to own french tenure debt -- the widest in two years. my final chart, earnings analysts have tempered estimates for earnings contraction in europe for a third consecutive week. they still see profit for members of the stock 600 dropping 2.4% on average this year. 4.5% an improvement on the contraction estimated in october. that is the most optimistic forecast. .nalysts are more optimistic vonnie: he probably did not have a chance to see but the british pound is actually jumped in the last few minutes almost 1% in a couple of minutes. index. the pound the actual british pound itself is -- this after the prime minister pledged lower taxes and plans for worker representation. we will monitor the pound closely. alisa: president-elect donald trump is back in new york for another round of meetings with possible cabinet members. at least three top candidates have emerged for treasury secretary. wilbur ross, j

now and all the politics on the agenda in the year ahead, working out where the next leads.ion that juppe wasr a favored up until only a few weeks ago. so, the message has been, expect the unexpected. we have just seen that in france. and as we look forward, another couple of flashpoints. we have the italian referendum on december 4 and on the same day, the austrian presidential election. ick, a very good morning to you from dubai. i have pulled up an additional sovereign yield, the italian butd, and that is rising, it looks as if the days of the bond vigilante, they are not getting as much bang for their buck. the euros is under pressure. the look at the eu -- do you look at the euro as having this risk at the moment? itwhen we look at the euros, is less about europe and much more about trump and the u.s. what we liking to see is divergent central banks. agenda and gross agenda there puts the fed a much more assertive phase, and the e cb are very likely to be accommodative still. so, you will see an increasingly weaker euros, versus a much stronger dollar. manus: where does this leave th

juppe was the presidency, but he finished a distant second to fillon in the primaries.sident may be preparing to angela merkel in the german election. he is a social democrat. the european parliament has underscored the concern over turkey's crackdown on political opponents. lawmakers called for a halt to eu membership for turkey. turkey has been paying more than 2300 judges and prosecutors. it has also dismissed more than 130,000 public employees. torched --rael have forced thousands of people to flee their homes. other fires have been reported near jerusalem. they may have been caused by arson. what are the developed countries with the highest rates of any quality? , mexico, and the united states. they measured wealth distribution and chile came out first with having the biggest gap inequality. the lowest in iceland, norway, and denmark. global news 24 hours per day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts. this is bloomberg. anna: thank you so much. still to come, when politics is economics. the ecb sends a warning on how political instability could pose a

he's running second in the polls at the moment behind alan juppe.writes britain's doubts about the european project cannot be explained away as a factor. other european nations could have voted the same way given the chance simply because the rift between europe and its citizen is wider than ever before. he goes on to say europe must embrace reform because its future and survival depend on it. because reform is as urgent as it is vital. the reason i picked this out, it's interesting to hear from a high profile figure who possibly will be on the ticket next year, but either way represents views of the central right party coming out with a view of one of acceptances a opposed to defiance. it's a refreshing opinion from a british point of view, but also an important one. because these elections next year across europe will define the main power stays for europe and who will take part in the brachial plex brexit negotiations. >> i think there's a big move to the left, marine le pen seen as a big contender for the french elections later on this year. >>

looking at the agendas of these two candidates of juppe and the opposition, is that really the betterl here, the way the outcome of the election played yes, i think fossil if you don't is very close to the business -- i think francois fillon is close to the business community. he wants to optimize the labor laws and france, so i think he is the best candidate for the business community. anna: he may have won over the business community, but can he win over the population? what do you see on the ground that convinces you that he can take on marine le pen? pierre: i think, you know, marine le pen has no program at all. francois fillon is very well known. he was prime minister during five years. in france andwn was well known worldwide. his program is very pragmatic. he can restore the trust of the business community. this is why there is no program with marine le pen and a full, detailed pragmatic program with francois fillon on the other side. fillon arepe and very close. what went wrong? pierre: the french people want reforms. they basically want structural reforms. i think fillon sai

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it was meant to be a la japan -- alan juppe all along. they got it dead wrong.id: the one thing you can predict is the polls are wrong. but angela merkel is trying to be the ballast, the study one, as she has been throughout her career. vote againstis a the establishment, she is very much the establishment in germany. school -- aess columbia business school professor joins us next. in the markets, about two hours and four minutes away. this is bloomberg. ♪ alix: this is "bloomberg daybreak." i'm alix steel. here's what you need to know. the dollar weakens. commodities get a boost. opec will agree to cut output. political risk in europe. the former prime minister is the new front-runner for france's conservative party after knocking out nicolas sarkozy in a surprise victory. merkelchancellor angela announces she will run for a fourth term. donald trump interviews wall street veterans for a role of treasury secretary at the trump national golf club in new jersey. meetings took place with donald trump and mike pence, with potential candidates. that is what you need

francois fillon won the first round of the republican primary by 16 percentage points over alain juppethey will face off against each other in next sunday's runoff. former french president nicolas sarkozy has been knocked out of the race. a competency hearing is scheduled today for the man accused of killing nine black churchgoers in charleston, south carolina. the hearing is closed. in that june 2015 attack at the emmanuel baptist episcopal church. than 2600 more journalists and analysts in over 100 20 countries, i am mark crumpton, this is bloomberg. david: crude is surging as t dollar is falling. under economic growth president trump. great have you here with us. we saw the markets breakup area what was the catalyst for this? -- breakup. what was the catalyst for this? guest: you have energy shares of the most, about 2%. a hit that weng are nearing the supply limit there. and we're seeing the laggards in the week after trump got elected doing better. these were victimized by the rise in treasury yields. back down,elds are so the utility companies are taking a bit as well. that is po

juppe was quick to show solidarity, looking ahead to make's general election. worry, --illon in needn't worry. >> i wish him the very best for his campaign and the victory next may. fillon campaigned on promises of slashing spending immigration. polls suggest the 62-year-old has a high chance of winning the french presidency. his challenge may come from far right leader marine le pen. current president francois whether has a few weeks to run for reelection before the socialist primaries are held in january. genie: let's take a closer look at reaction to francois fillon's win in france. it is said that he was -- that stance won voters over. was ahink what he posed conservative party that is not apologize for its values and ideas. what he proposed compared to alain juppe was to take his ideas to its logical conclusion. on sovereignty, the tough thing for the french is not to change. genie: they are talking about newly elected conservative nominee, francois fillon. carl brown takes a look at those policies that he hopes to push through if elected president next sp