polish media recordedported ahe the visit by president trump, the law and justice party, they told the white house they could guarantee cheering crowds for trump's visit today. polish media reported the ruling party planned to bus in people specifically to cheer for donald trump. we don't know if that's part of the reason that president trump agreed to go to warsaw today. but on the polish side at least, that's apparently what they offered to get him there. after this trip to poland today,

this is a big revenge for the law and justice party.hey are really picking up the importance of trump's visit. genie: given that donald trump will be pete king to the choir -- preaching to the choir, what should we look out for? should be looking out for whether he makes a clear commitment that america will honor the nato treaty. the article that says an attack on any member of the alliance is considered an attack on the alliance as a whole and america will step in to defend that country that has been attacked. that is the main thing nato allies are looking for here. he is also expected to talk about security. it will be interesting to see whether he misses the gas pipeline from russia to germany and he is expected to praise poland. it will be interesting to see just how much of that praise can be construed as taking sides against other members of the european union or whether it will be couched in more general historic terms. we will be checking in after that speech that we will be carrying live on france 24. after warsaw donald trump

first of all it was the law and justice party taking control of the constitutional tribunal, then inster and radio and 110w public tv broadcaster and radio and now thejudicial system, public tv broadcaster and radio and now the judicial system, also the civil service. there is concern by protesters that this government is against liberal democracy and there is real concern that after almost 30 yea rs is real concern that after almost 30 years since the end of communism in poland, the people have taken to the streets because they feel they need to fight to save democracy. it has got to that extent those people taking to the streets. the headlines on bbc news: the chancellor criticises cabinet colleagues for briefing against him as he defends his position on public sector pay. the new doctor who is a woman for the first time. jodie whittaker, who starred in the itv drama broadchurch, will take over from peter capaldi next year. acid attack offenders could face life sentences as the new review looks at classifying corrosive su bsta nces looks at classifying corrosive substances is dange

critical or unhappy with the direction things had been taken under this very right-wing law and justice partybreathing a sigh of relief that he ended up vetoing them. what the bills would have done and the reason they're are being denounced as basically a dismantling of the rule flaw. a big rollback on an independent judiciary in poland. forcedst one would have the resignation of all of the country's supreme court justices. replacement selected by the government justice minister. there are more than 80 supreme court justices. this would have been a pretty drastic step. the other one would have restructured a council that oversees a selection of candidates for judicial posts. in that case it would have given government nominees essentially effective veto power over who gets appointed as judges. it would have been putting a lot more of the court system makeup under the direct control of this right-wing law and justice party. by bill was actually signed the president and that one gives controlice department over the regional selection of judges. a total victory. a pretty big one. it would take a

polish media recordedported ahe the visit by president trump, the law and justice party, they told the white house they could guarantee cheering crowds for trump's visit today. polish media reported the ruling party planned to bus in people specifically to cheer for donald trump. we don't know if that's part of the reason that president trump agreed to go to warsaw today. but on the polish side at least, that's apparently what they offered to get him there. after this trip to poland today, the president will go to germany for the g20 summit, where what was supposed to be a face-to-face meeting withes have, wihave with vladimir putin, it will be a full bilateral meeting. there has not been a meeting between the president of the united states and the president of russia for two years, since russia annexed crimea and made it part of russia. putin, from an american perspective, earned that isolation with his international behavior, with his international aggression. how exactly has he earned his way out of that? how has he earned a face-to-face full scale bilateral meeting with the u.s. pr

the european union sees that the polish government, the law and justice party government threatens polishit for tonight. before we go, in an unbridled abuse of presenter power this morning, i insisted we end the show with scotland versus england at the european football championships in utrecht tonight. i wonder how my lot got on? goodnight. it is the first real opportunity. it has been taken. clean off the line. they followed it. and taylor again. what an effort from her. it is on the side and history is made. a free header and then touched in. it is six right at the death. there has been enough energy in the atmosphere to produce further thunderstorms across parts of north wales and north—west england as well. they began through the afternoon, shown clearly here. flush flooding reported in the rural area. they continued to journey northwards. dramatic scenes of torrential rain with the flash flooding. quite a wet night to come for much of scotland. for england and wales, patchy rain at times. quite a warm and humid night across central and eastern areas but something fresher pushing in

first of all it was the law and justice party taking control of the constitutional tribunal they said then the civil service, and now it is the judicial system so there is real concern for the people who have been demonstrating for these 18 months. this law and justice government is against liberal democracy, and there is real concern that almost 30 years since the end of communism in parliament, that the people are taking to the streets because they feel they need to fight to save democracy. it has got to that extent for those people who have taken to the street. you mentioned 30 years ago, that great iconic figure in polish recent history has come out and criticised a lot of what is going on now but in truth if parliament has passed this law, is there much they can do about it? they can go out on the streets in large numbers and hope... their last hope at the moment is the president. the president has two signees bills into law. there isn't much hope that there demonstration will change his mind. the president is a lawyer but he was once a member of the law and justice party and has

the governing law and justice party voted on the next step for the draft measures. it would have the president not rule makers the power over supreme court appointments. the move was prompted a firm reaction from brussels. these goals considerably increased systemic threat to the rule of law poland. each individual. if adopted. would seriously erode the independence of the porsche destry. poland's ruling party claims the judiciary needs a radical reform to make it more efficient. the bill in its current form called for the immediate dismissal of supreme court justices not chosen by the interior minister. the opposition meanwhile says the proposed measures would kill judicial independence in poland. they've been finding support on the street. yes that's how we set up the tent city a few days ago because we want to express our displeasure with what is going on in the country and expressed support for the opposition in parliament. yeah profess to love those three citizen protests which you're actually massive have reached a certain goal they've succeeded. find instance

with almost 300 members of the line justice party and both the lower house and the senate, that could be as many as 15,000 people out there to see the president tomorrow. don't know if there'll be any protests tomorrow, be can be certain at the end of the week in hamburg, , there will be a lt of protesters. they will generally be protesting the g20, let alone president trump. >> jon: nobody handles old loud motorcycle live better. >> i drive one, so i know what they're all about. >> jon: john roberts, thank you. >> molly: north korea claiming yesterday's intercontinental ballistic missile lodge marked its final step in creating a nuclear power state. the defense agency previously warned the dangerous mouse and was just days away. >> and might be a matter of time. that demonstrating is continued to increase, range, altitude, we have to assume that their capability of this is going to attack the united states. >> molly: thanks for being here, christopher. kicking things off, a lot of people said this is a game changer, the fact that there is an intercontinental ballistic missile that co

some of the other stories making headlines around the world, opponents of poland's ruling law and justice partye been protesting against a controversial bill that would allow politicians to appoint supreme court judges. many demonstrators massed outside the supreme court as the upper house of parliament debated the law. same-sex marriage will take effect in the autumn, gay people in germany have been able to enter civil partnerships since 2001 but have had to wait into one out to be granted full marital rights. cycling news, the tour de france completed if the 19th of 21 stages on friday. a long, flat course heading southwest into provence. , in the race to take the yellow jersey from the commending -- from the defending champion chris fram. a snap decision late in the race made all the difference. correspondent: straight and level writing after two grueling days in the mountains. a group of breakaway riders pushed the pace. with three kilometers left, two took their chance to win. a gamble that paid off. after separating from the pack, the german rider motioned to the other, the norwegian, to

rein in the independent judiciary over the course of the last couple of years since the law and justice party came to power here in november 2015, its populist instincts extremely worrying to the wider european union. so you can understand that donald trump might have chosen to visit a country where a government is in charge that he has a certain affinity with. after all, the law and justice party has made anti-immigration a central plank, also suspicious of organizations like the european union. coming to warsaw ahead of what will be a bilateral meeting with vladimir putin presents a fresh set of challenges. and amongst those how to carefully show his support for nato. we also learned overnight that his visit has led to the sale and agreement of the sale of patriot missile defense system to poland. that's been confirmed by poland's defense and two things that are like toy to make an awkward meeting with vladimir putin more awkward still. but as you say, the words of the speech that will be delivered later today will be extremely important. the fact that he sticks to the words they will have

message against the trade and one more fun fact, last week the minority justice to -- the minority justice partythe president says the gift should not be seen as a bribe -- the gift was for the dog. >> thank you very much. you can check out previous editions of the press review on our website, at france24.com. we're taking a short break. live from paris continues. stay with us. miranda: to many outsiders, culture in los angeles is something that begins and ends with the movies, but the city has a always been home to radicl voices and new ideas that have stirred things up, in art, in literature, in architecture, and urban life. in recent years, the city's artistic profile has grown bigger and brighter with new c cultural inststitutions, new approaches o art, and new ways of thinking about the landscscape. join me s we hit some of the city's most important cultural nerve centers. i'm carolina miranda, culture writer for the "los angeles times," andd this is "artbound."." woman: los angeles is an infinitely inspiring city. it feeels likike you cacan just exe

so it is likely, since there are 298 members the long justice party in the upper and lower houses, thatdent could have 15,000 smiling, happy faces, hanging on his every word. ale he will be in friendly territory. but quite a different scene in hamburg, germany. and you'll notice a difference in approach between new europe, countries like poland, croatia, roman romania. >> neil: a lot of the polish government is very populist, some would say it is a very -- it is quickly shifting over to really opposed to the rest of western europe, for example, when it comes to climate change and take some more trumpian view of the world. is that true, and could that explain the unusually receptive audience the president will be having? >> reporter: no, it is absolutely true, neil. and again, president trump and president duda share a lot of common ground and this idea of conservatism against politically correct liberalism, the new europe against the old europe. when it comes to new europe and for the middle east for that matter, president trump is on very, very friendly ground. but when goes to germany

demonstrating outside the polish parliament today, as in the past, believe that the governing law and justice partyle of law, through a series of changes, legislative reforms, in those 18 months, which is common eating at the moment with these judicial reforms you mentioned —— culminating. it will get the justice minister, who is already very influential, the prosecutor general in this country, he has a very large sway over prosecutions in poland, he and the law and justice dominated parliament will get political control of the body which nominates judges. therefore, the people demonstrating today say that they do not want law and justice to have the tools to be able to appoint their ownjudges to positions, heads of court, appeal courts, district courts, in the supreme court, the highest court in the land. by then, the people protesting here today, this is just the latest set of reforms that they feel is eroding democracy in poland. first of all, it was the line justice democracy in poland. first of all, it was the linejustice government party taking control of the tribunal, then the tv and radio,

says that changes proposed by the ruling law and justice party would place judges under government control. it is an issue that has already brought polish citizens onto the streets. reporter: many poles are angry, and now they have the backing of the european union. people have been on the streets of warsaw and other cities since sunday to protest government moves to overhaul the judicial system. it is a measure many feel will destroy the independence of the courts. >> this bill abolishes separation of the powers and judicial independence in poland. there is a debate going on which could lead to a situation in which the justice minister would report supreme court judges -- would appoint the supreme court judges. reporter: harlem is considering legislation which would terminate all 83 judges on the supreme court, excluding those the justice minister dean's favorable to the government. last friday, parliament passed a law dismissing current members of the national council of the judiciary, which safeguards the independence of courts and judges, and put the body under control of parliament. t

fear of these people is that they will be replaced with judges sympathetic to the ruling law and justice partythe communism when they were shutting our mouths, when judges gave verdicts that the authorities wanted. domestic opposition has been matched by concern internationally. donald trump may have enjoyed his recent trip to warsaw and a meeting with the president, but his administration has expressed unease about the planned changes. we are concerned about the polish government's continued pursuit of legislation that appears to limit the judiciary, and potentially weaken the rule of law in poland so we continue to watch that situation very carefully. then, donald tusk. the european council president and former polish prime minister, who has called the changes "backwards". the european commission has expressed concern that one of its member states is abolishing judicial independence. on wednesday, it threatened to strip poland of its voting rights. the first time such a sanction would be used. the eyes of europe now fall on president duda, who, as an ally of the ruling party, is likely to ap

so, it will be politicians and the parliament which is dominated by the governing law and justice partyo this council. now, what the opposition and some human rights groups in europe say is that this is going to read the independence of the judicary because politicians, ie the governing party which dominates the parliament will be appointing their type of people. it at least give them the tools to do that. another piece of legislation, as well, allows the justice minister, he is already very powerful in parliament and is also the prosecutor general, so he has influence over prosecutions and investigations. he will be allowed to appoint the presidents of appeal and regional courts without having to consult the judiciary, which he has to at this current time. clearly controversial, there is a protest planned for later today. how significant do you think is this tussle? for many people in poland, which opposed the right—wing law and justice government, and for big european commission which is investigating poland and has been from the last 18 months for what it suspects is a serious breach

he is a former member of the law and justice party and is given no indication he sees anything wrongam easton was seeking to me earlier. —— speaking. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news... israel has reopened the extremely sensitive holy site injerusalem known tojews as the temple mount, and to muslims as al—haram al—sharif. but many muslim worshippers have refused to enter the area on account of new security measures that the israelis have put in place. it was closed for the first time in decades on friday after two israeli policemen were shot dead by israeli arab gunmen. police in bangladesh say four suspected islamist militants have surrendered after a tense stand—off lasting several hours. the militants had barricaded themselves in a house on the outskirts of the capital dhaka. they reportedly threw bombs at security personnel after they tried to storm the building. spanish police say they have dismantled an organised crime group that was trading horsemeat across europe that was unfit for humans. 65 people were arrested in spain and charged with various

opposition parties are concerned the law gives parliament, which is dominated by the right—wing law and justice partyose who becomes a supreme courtjudge in poland. former british prime minister tony blair has suggested that some eu leaders might be prepared to change the rules of the single market to keep britain inside the european union. he says the views of voters could have shifted, and the british might be willing to stay inside the eu if changes were made, such as stricter controls on migration. his comments have been dismissed by both senior conservative and labour figures. 0ur political correspondent, eleanor garnier reports. balancing the needs of the uk economy at the same time as getting control of britain's borders is a key issue in the brexit debate but a former labour prime minister has suggested political change in france has opened the path to compromise. tony blair claims the eu could be willing to make concessions on the free movement of people to allow the uk to stay in a reformed eu. britain benefits enormously from that freedom of movement. however the question is, where there a

critics say the new law — proposed by the ruling law and justice party — erodes the independence of thecracy. tougher sentences for people convicted of acid attacks are to be considered as part of a government review. the latest official figures suggest there were more than 400 assaults involving corrosive substances in england and wales in the six months to april. this report from our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, contains some distressing images from the start. the effects can be devastating. this is 21—year—old resham khan after acid was thrown at her through a car window while she waited at traffic lights. her cousin jameel muhktar also suffered severe burns in the attack in east london last month. a man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent. and attacks like this appear to be on the increase. please provided data for acid attacks between last november and april this year. 408 incidents were recorded by police in 39 forces. the most commonly used substances were bleach, ammonia and acid and one in five offenders was younger than 18 where the age of

donald trump was on friendly ground in poland the governing law and justice party shares many of the u. s. president's views on europe climate change in immigration. democratic institutions like the judiciary and the media have come under attack. and the country's borders have been shot to refugees undead you might win deal reached in twenty fifteen are. whether the west has the will to survive. do we have the confidence in our values to defend them at any cost. do we have enough respect for our citizens to protect our borders do we have the desire and the courage to preserve our civilization. the us president also had tough words for russia and hit out at its destabilizing efforts in the region. earlier in the day don't topic knowledge for the first time the country may have interfered in last year's presidential electio. the contrary to assessments from the u. s. intelligence community mr trump fail to concede moscow acted alone. do you officials have reaffirmed the need to tackle europe's migrant crisis in libya and the neighboring countries. the cynic senior resistance in europe

. >> it would include poland's ruling law and justice party. tunneled party's control, there's restricted press freedom, limited independence of the judiciary and closed its borders of the refugees. to make sure trump would receive the responsibility. they bused in people from all over the country. someone even thought to bring a confederate flag. after serving four decades including as ambassador to poland. some have defended this poaspee. >> i'll defend it in a limited way. as a defense by the president of the west. of a united west. rooted in values, including the president said, and froem of expression, recommend speech. the president affirmed for the firm the, nato's articles, and he called out the destabilizing actions in ukraine. so those we important elements and good to yeahear from the president. >> it sounds like you have a but. >> i might have expressed the definition of the west somewhat differently. and i think the clash of civilization stuff suggests that somehow the west is limited to you're penals and americans. i prefer the ter

opposition parties are concerned the law gives parliamentm which is dominated by the right—wing law and justice partyose who becomes a supreme courtjudge in poland. tony blair has suggested the uk could win concessions on immigration to try to keep it within the european union. the former british prime minister said european leaders might be prepared to offer a compromise on the free movement of people. his comments, though, have been dismissed by senior british conservative and opposition labour figures. 0ur political correspondent, eleanor garnier reports. balancing the needs of the uk economy at the same time as getting greater control of britain's borders is a key issue in the brexit debate. but the former labour prime minister has suggested political change in france has opened the path to compromise. tony blair claims the eu could be willing to make concessions on the free movement of people, to allow the uk to stay in a reformed eu. britain benefits enormously from that freedom of movement. however, the question is whether there are changes, qualifications to it, not alteration of the indivisi

think the ruling party in poland, the law and justice party, is considered an ideological soul mate withnited states. it is a coup for poland, donald trump is guaranteed a warm reception, i think he sees it as a place where he will aid be able to lay out his vision for europe and foreign policy which i think the lines a lot with the current polish leadership, questioning migration policy, sony euroscepticism. it is a soft landing for the president before going into what will be a much more harsh reception from angela merkel in germany. it certainly looks like it will be a friendly audience given that we are hearing a certain number of representatives of fans per mp will be bussed in from around the country? i believe 50 people from all over the various constituencies in poland will be bussed in. in the past, american presidents, i remember george w bush gave a speech in poland and got a very warm welcome, i think the polish people have very positive views of the us in general and possibly donald trump in particular, particularly with his audience and the hand selected folks coming in fro

party that promised a aakeup -- the people swept in party that promised a shakeup, the law and justice partyrnment's drive to cement in power has sparked public protests and a rebuke from the european union lawmakers. here's the situation. poles took to the streets in support of an independent judiciary after another government power grab. the eu, which gives more money to poland that any other country on a net basis, is concerned about democratic backsliding. to lower the retirement age and increase payments to families with children -- it is calling on the country to assert national identity and control what is permanently station nato troops on polish soil. s&p cutabout conflict, its great on the country's debt for the first time, and economic growth has slowed. here's the background -- after the fall of communism, poland's we began and free-market capitalism took hold. the eu began to pour money when he joined in 2004. what lingered is a legacy of mistrust and conspiracy theories, not uncommon in post-communist europe. the prime minister says that her government upholds the rule of law,

think social justice is the be all of one party that it is not own social justice is not the championship one party or another and i actually have to say that i find it very difficult that the two main parties we have in the u.k. and now embroiled in internal politics rather than politics of our country and social justice because if you really want to talk about social justice in the u.k. while specs it is being executed what is happening to our country everything that is we should be doing the m.p.'s should be talking about education our housing prices are social justice from the point of view of rises in domestic violence in the fact that n.h.s. is on the it's knees all of that is being put aside because it is occupying one hundred percent of their time now that is a real travesty of social justice judy miller thank you. after the break as the u.k. chief inspector of prisons slams the staggering rise in violence we speak to the prison offices association about why the high court decision on strike action is looking up democracy and throwing away the key and u.k. pm tourism a condemns fa

it's not a phrase the ruling law and justice party had much track with. ainly not party chairman jaroslaw kaczynski. but the man he cherry picked for president last year, andrzej duda, just broke with party ranks. >> ( translated ): poland badly needs reform of the judiciary and i fully support this reform. but i support a smart reform which would guarantee an effective functioning of the judiciary and improve the sense of justice in poland. >> reporter: cue an emergency meeting of the ruling party. no comments from the press but expect the president, who till now has signed pretty much everything that's crossed his desk, to put his stamp on any new piece of legislation, likely some form of compromise on reforms his party says they have a mandate for. >> so far the judges in poland had no responsibility at all. we as members of parliament can be put on trial or lose our mandate or just people revolt and decide our future. so we wanted to have very equal rights for everyone. for member of the parliament from the judge to the man on the street. >> reporter:

there are a lot of people in poland who aren't a fan of law and justice parties. whatever protests happen in warsaw likely to pale in comparison with the overall g-20 protests in hamburg, which could draw as many as 100,000 people at the end of the week, eric. >> eric: the speech very symbolic. it is the site of the warsaw uprising against the nazis in 1944. we'll see the themes the president touches on tomorrow. >> shannon: joining me for more on this is steve hayes editor and chief of the weekly standard. good morning, steve. >> morning, shannon. >> shannon: i want to read something from a professor bruce becktell from texas, a veteran north korea watcher. he says all of the paradigms change. now time to see what action the usa will take. he references this mobile launcher saying it nearly destroys our warning time and also meaning the north koreans have a real shot at launching this system at us without us being able to destroy it on the ground. has the game changed, steve? >> actually, it hasn't changed quite yet, but it is changing. it will change within the

whoever is ruling the country, in this case, the justice party, will be able to support judge that is support that country's mandate. for its part, the ruling party says this is part of the democratic process and the ruling party should be allowed to havethatcontrol overthe supreme court system. if the flood not just in warsaw, but across the country is any indication there are tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of people across the country that are demanding that the president veto this legislation. that's really what it comes down to. the last effort or the last hope, really, of the protesters protesting is that the president will exercise his veto power. all eyes now are going to be on a meeting that takes place on monday between the president and the head of the country's supreme court system. we know the legislation will come up. the president, himself, has 21 days to decide if he's going to approve it or if he will listen to the demands of the protesters and veto the legislation. certainly, that's something the opposition parties are hoping for. cnn, warsaw. >> than

it was also an event hosted by the polish president who was elected in 2015 of the law and justice party. controversial party there. quite -- certainly, in terms of ideology, shares kinship with the president. what i found interesting was from donald trump, the idea somehow that this is a threat that western civilization itself is under attack by islamic extremism by open borders. it's as though the u.s. president has taken his campaign themes to the international stage. again, speaking to polish fans, very, very friendly reception there from those who crowded into that square in warsaw. the big question is going to be, obviously, his meeting with angela merkel. there was some tension between the two when the jerman chancellor visited the white house a few months ago. also, that g-7 meeting, the summit that happened in brussels. it was very interesting to observe the body language between president trump and, among others, angela merkel. those important meetings, beyond the rousing welcome party he got in poland that we could have expects and predicted, the important meetings are today w

the ruling law and justice party takes a similar stance to president trump on many an issue, includingarsaw the crowds were chanting his name. in his speech he said the poles had set the world an example in their long fight for freedom. from warsaw we're joined by agaton kozinski — the international editor at polska times thanks forjoining us. how will this visit be remembered in poland? it's very surprising and pleasant for us as well. first of all, nobody expected that donald trump would be so expected that donald trump would be so well—prepared of polish history, able to comment about polish past, about polish traditions about polish habits, he was quoting from john paulil habits, he was quoting from john paul ii, for instance, and we didn't expect that. it will be well remembered. it was one of the most inspiring and the most important speeches of american president in poland. those are strong words! let me ask you about the russia issue, this is a huge issue in poland, about russian expansionism. trump criticised russia about its meddling joe murphy meddling in other countries, do

from the social media presence of some of the members of parliament here, of the ruling law and justice partythat they are providing free transportation from various cities outside of warsaw, to the capitol, so people can attend his address tomorrow. and afterwards, they're going to be holding a picnic, so there's something of a draw, and facilities for anybody who does want to attend. but the government, however, has not said one way or the other whether they're actually encouraging or facilitating people to attend his address, john. >> ben, thanks so much, everyone loves a picnic. >>> now to the somewhat chilly reception, it will be no picnic for the president at the g-20 summit. the european leaders president trump meets with this week are the same ones that he sat down just six weeks ago at the g-7. the president is said to have left those meetings feeling picked on, outnumbered and you will recall that the german chancellor vented afterward that europe could no longer rely on the united states as a steady partner. and now just one day out from the meeting with the president, angela merke

the first stop in europe is poland, warsaw, where they had the law and justice party government thats right wing. they refuse to allow muslim refugees. the european union is suing poland because it is in breach of european rules. they very much share the into anti-globalist, steve bannon sort of worldview that i think trump expressed strongly in his speech. the speech talked of western civilization being under an existential challenge. you mentioned western civilization several times. the word democracy does not appear anywhere. i would say this is a speech without mentioning the name -- her name and squarely at angela merkel. i do not share your worldview, this is not my worldview. my worldview is western ,ivilization first, if you like sort of an acknowledgment of america first. >> do you think this was aimed at merkel or vladimir putin? did trump managed to send a message to russia and a message to our nervous allies that we were still on their side? >> i think part of the speech was obviously aimed at putin and nato members. supporto the obligatory of allies. he did say russia ne

supplying the cheering crowds, the law and justice party which won the parliamentary party are decidedly anti-muslim, anti-immigrant and anti-european union. they've underlined the polish judiciary. they've seen an antidemocratic path, and here in warsaw, president trump railed on america's news media, specifically, nbc and cnn, and asked the polish leader if he has had problems with his own media. he once did, but now the ruling party in poland has turned the polish media into a mouthpiece for the polish government. our chief white house correspondent, john roberts, what else did the president say during his trip. >> reporter: it was an interesting day today in warsaw, let alone what's going on here in hamburg. the president talking about russia in poland, because of course, poland sits on the border with ukraine. we know what happened in crimea and what's going on in the eastern part of ukraine and part of the russian federation, the city is home to the russian baltic fleet. clearly, poland is a country that cares about what vladimir putin is doing, so the president today, when he was

the reason is all the members of the law and justice party, who sit in the parliament, the lower and upper house, have been allocated 50 seats at that speech. so they are bringing in their supporters from across the country. it's safe to say, john, when the president takes the stage tomorrow he will have a friendly and receptive audience in the heart of warsaw. >> john: then the g-20 summit. what's on the agenda there? >> reporter: that's in hamburg, germany, on friday and saturday. the big event in the g-20, obviously a lot of important meetings and important sessions that will take place. but when the president meets with the president of russia, vladimir putin, on the sidelines of that g-20 conference, that will probably be the most important meeting so far of his presidency. the president has said that he wants to have a more constructive relationship with russia, but that's been difficult because of what's going on in crimea, the ukraine, syria, other places around the globe, where russia has been seen as having a destabilizing influence, and there's certainly a lot of european

the judicial circles to the country's parliament, which is dominated by the governing law and justice partyicial circles. this view here among opposition parties and among the people demonstrating in warsaw todayis the people demonstrating in warsaw today is that the governing party will use these tools to appoint their own people as judges. will use these tools to appoint their own people asjudges. and therefore, in the rise, the opposition... the thing that poland's courts will become politicised, which remains people here in poland of the bad old days of coming at them. -- of communism. there have been suggestions that the european union might consider some kind of sanctions against poland, does this make it more likely? the european commission for the past 18 months is investigating whether the polish government committed a serious breach in the rule of law, that has been going on for 18 months and does not look like it will conclude soon. the commission said that it will urgently take up these urgent reforms —— latest reforms and its meeting this week, but its options are limited and i