reporter: laurence david-moalic dismisses such arguments as pure propaganda.he will be running for office herself as an "en marche" candidate in the parliamentary elections in june. ms. david-moalic: i want to keep on working for macron's movement, because his policies make sense, they are pragmatic and coherent. but we have a mountain to climb, and perhaps you need a touch of madness to make it. reporter: she sees france at a crossroads, and her priority is for the country to stay on its cosmopolitan and pro-eu course. elizabeth: fatima is one of many mothers who have lost their sons in the conflict in ukraine. three years ago, her teenage son vadim was killed in one of the deadliest episodes, when dozens of people died in rioting and a fire in the ukrainian port city of odessa. it was the result of violent clashes between pro-russian activists and ukrainian nationalists. fatima knows that nothing can bring her son back, but not knowing what exactly happened makes her loss even more painful. reporter: the trade union building in the center of odessa is desert

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with us now is someone that knows president olland, laurence boone. hollande? he is staggered in the polls. what is the message you would attempt to give him? laurence: you are right. it is extremely interesting to work with him. as we were discussing earlier, it is a very franco french environment. you were the odd one in the room. exactly. there were a lot of things you could bring with the u.s., the germans, how it is working for an international firm for financial markets. wasink most interesting g-20 and greece rising. tom: you are as qualified as anyone i know to discuss the euro start. recently it has been a migration of smart people from france to london. they stay there permanently. change that to an intellectually vibrant paris that can compete with london and new york? laurence: i think he has already shown this when he was in economic minister. he has been promoting the french technology, going to las vegas every year, making a point of showing how the entrepreneurial the new firms here is growing. he has been working on this with the germ

. >>> coming up, harvard law professor laurence tribe will join us. we'll get his reaction to the loyalty oath that president trump demanded of james comey. and later, the president attacked james comey today in his lester holt interview. but in the same interview, the president defended michael flynn. >> why that worries white house lawyers. that's coming up. call you? tom! name it tom! studies show that toms have the highest average earning potential over their professional lifetime. see? uh, it's a girl. congratulations! two of my girls are toms. i work for ally, finances are my thing. you know, i'm gonna go give birth real quick and then we'll talk, ok? nice baby. let's go. here comes tom #5! nothing, stops us from doing right by our customers. ally. do it right. whoo! look out. ally. do it right. can lead to sleepless nights making you feel helpless. take control of your sleep with unisom® sleeptabs. you fall asleep 33% faster and wake up recharged with all the benefits of a good night's rest. take control of your sleep with unisom®. i need the p

his team is elated.emmanuel macron spokeswoman laurence haimsot we are showing to the world that we won against it was really important for us to do that we are happy but we are conscine of the hug responsibility that we have this is just the begining of something big macron defeated far-right rival nationalist marine le pen and her protectionist, anti- immigration party. nat macron supporters packed the area around the louvre museum in paris-- for a massive rally to cheer his victory. his campaign was based on promises to revive the country through radical pro-business measures and pro-european policies. le pen's supporters are now focusing on future elections. guillaume florquin/ le pen supportermaybe marine le pen will be come the first prime ministernats after his victory speech, macron took the hand of his wife, brigitte trogneux. he said tonight "france won" and vowed to defend the country and europe natspresident trump took to twitter writing this about the election..."congratulations to emmanuel macron on his big next president of very much forward to working with him!" in sf he

. >>> coming up, harvard law professor laurence tribe will join us. we'll get his reaction to the loyalty oath that president trump demanded of james comey. and later, the president attacked james comey today in his lester holt interview. but in the same interview, the president defended michael flynn. >> why that worries white house lawyers. that's coming up. trust #1 doctor recommended dulcolax. use dulcolax tablets for gentle dependable relief. suppositories for relief in minutes. and dulcoease for comfortable relief of hard stools. dulcolax. designed for dependable relief. >>> director mccabe, you obviously have several decades of law enforcement experience. is it your experience that people who are innocent of wrongdoing typically need to be reassured that they're not the subject of an investigation? >> no, sir. so beautiful. what shall we call you? tom! name it tom! studies show that toms have the highest average earning potential over their professional lifetime. see? uh, it's a girl. congratulations! two of my girls are toms. i work for ally,

laurence fishburne. first of all, i know laurence fishburne.nd he only went to that school for three weeks. three damn weeks. that's the truth. i think brandi walked past it when she was goinge tussa tussaud's to watch some wax figures. you know who's not up there? the most famous of them all. me! anthony anderson! [ cheers and applause ] i mean, how many "barbershop" movies does a guy have to be in? i actually graduated from hollywood high school! you know who didn't? bruce damn lee. why the hell is bruce lee up there? i mean, no disrespect to bruce. he was one of the greats. but hell, he didn't go to high school. shouldn't that be, like, the number one mural qualification? you have to graduate from the high school your picture is on the side of the building up. it'd be like putting eddie murphy on mount rushmore. yeah he was hilarious in "trading places" and "raw." but dammit, it's presidents on the side of mt. rushmore! [ laughter ] look at me now. [ cheers and applause ] i'm a grown man screaming at a mural. okay, i need something to cheer

our secret sugar agent chris laurence dropped off starbucks. the mermaid frappuccino has a whopping 50 grams of sugar. look at that. thank you, chris. this morning jim and doreen have a new message for us. uh-oh. >> un and aaron, that was pretty cold blooded sending the starbucks, what is it the mermaid drink it's called? >> 59 grams of sugar. >> right. we're not going for it. we can resist. >> not doing it. >> you're going down. >> nice try. >> wow. >> all right. we'll see what happens next. coming up on our 5:00 hour we're going to hear from pat collins about all the weight he has lost. pretty impressive. >> called us amateurs. >>> well, we'll see how coming up in a bit. temperatures on the cool side. you'll probably need a jacket. this afternoon changes with heavy rain moving in tomorrow. chuck and i are back looking at the timing coming up. >> you think just because you have dark skin you don't need sun screen? think again. what people of color still need to be on the look outfor. >>> it could be a major victory for the trump administration

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>> laurence tribe is talking impeachment. i think the democratic base is talking impeachment.of the comey firing and we know russia and the russia investigation was on trump's mind as he did that. i could make an argument, i could sit here and make an argument what this really is is donald trump is somebody who's massively insecure, prone to lash out impulsively and bluntly without any regard or forethought to long-term consequences and if ever there were a case where the cover-up is worse than the crime or the crime doesn't even exist, donald trump is the kind of person -- >> the kind of guy -- >> the problem -- >> i'm sorry. >> -- here is this, the problem is if that's the situation, what i just described, the actions he took are also the same actions he would take if -- >> if there was a crime. >> -- he was trying to cover something up. how do you discern between those two? >> as if on cue, i watched saturday night, reveals what a loser i am, watched fox news saturday night. waiting for "snl"." i want to play something he said to judge jean. >> you've seen the ratings. ever

concert was hosted by actors joe mon taken in a and laurence fishburne.upports and honors military families and helps wounded warriors. warriors. security was an issue. >> this is washington, d.c. so i feel pretty safe for the most part. >> we'll be careful but it's not going to make me stay home. >> last night's performers also included a range of u.s. army and navy bands and choruses. >> ♪ >> president john f. kennedy would have celebrated his 100th birthday today. in remembrance of the former president the service plans top dedicate a new j.f.k. postage stamp in massachusetts. a wreath laying is planned to honor the 35th president at his grave site at arlington national cemetery. >> coming up on fox5 news morning, we're going to bring you a firsthand account of the pearl harbor attack from the mouth of a survivor. >> as we head to break, a live look at the rainy and wet boardwalk in ocean city. it is 4:49 right now, 64 degrees. back after this. this. ralph northam: being a pediatrician has taught me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam, and when surv

and many scholars have already said, such as a laurence tribe of harvard, has already indicated there is something there. and it includes of course the meeting with director comey, allegedly, where the president asked to lay off general flynn. it is also the collusion issues that are being investigated. more and more things seem to be coming to light. the tweet of the president that says he may have taped director comey, how many others has he taped? there are a number of issues that would bring to bear great concerns about whether or not we can still continue to operate in a matter that does not in any way seek to find the truth. >> sheila jackson lee joining us. you can tweet us @cspanwj. you are a lawyer. is there enough to prove obstruction of justice? what do you have to have in order to meet that standard? >> i'm so glad you asked the question. this is not a rush to judgment. whenever you begin to ask the question, you must have a legal construct to be able to address. and so investigations would determine whether or not we had a case for obstruction of justice or a criminal cas

in the valley campaigns we encounter echoes to richard steele, laurence sterne, and samuel johnson. what mattersses, most with reference to the ispter "the valley campaign" that taylor's inclination to the 18th century aligned him with a neoclassicism influenced by a famous tagline from the latin poet horace, usually paraphrased tingomething like "good wri should delight and instruct." it should be a pleasure and teach. mixing, richard taylor revealed his deep commitment to the neoclassical worldview of 18th century literaryness. ist he set out to instruct evident from the beginning of the book. now you get to play along. this is the first passage on your handout. this comes early in his book. if you, don't worry don't follow what he is alluding to. you can usually tap this grain and find out. these observations are not for the heaven born who scanned with eagle glance the fields of battle with thousands of 10 thousands, in who armies whole disappeared. it is hoped they could prove useful to the young adopting the profession of arms to be sure the details of the art of war are in sc

this year, the annual concert will feature celebrity hosts like laurence fishburne and joe montagna.here will be live music and tributes to our vets, including a special tribute to gold star families and the tuskegee but security will be tilasers. then on understand m, the 13th annual memorial day m ameriticany history where we honor our fallen heroes from the revolution all the way through the present day. >> reporter: tim hol ber is the executive director of the american veterans center. he said this year's parade will have a special tribute. >> this year, we're paying special attention to the hundredth anniversary of the u.s. entry into world war i, the 75th anniversary of world war ii. >> reporter: it's going to be a fun-filled weekend with lots of activities, but law enforcement officials are encouraging the public not to forget to be aware of your surroundings and to support anything suspicious. in light of the terror attack in manchester, security officials tell us you will see changes out you're trying to get to the lot ore police officers in uniform. back to you. >> thanks s

celebrities like laurence fishburne and joe mon tanya will be hosting.l be a special tribute to gold star families and the tuskegee airmen. general colin powell and vanessa williams will always be here. the issue is to unite the country around our men and women who lost their lives serving for our country and those who are active in the military. there are things that you cannot bring. ken becontainers, going through bags and backpacks. don't bring things like knives or gunfire or lasers, and also, pets are not allowed out here unless it's a service dog. security is going to be tight in light of what we saw in the bombings in manchester. so they want to remind people, that you'll be waiting in line a little bit longer than usual. you'll see a very -- you'll see a lot of police officers out here. so some changes, but it's all trying to keep us safe. back to you. >> meagan, in light of everything that's happened in the world, i think we'll put up with a longer wait. thanks so much. >>> here's a look at some of the other stories we're following you. we've l

german tenure and laurence fishburne hosted the event. it followed the rolling thunder ride for freedom. you tell veterans -- thank you for your service. but this is an about us, this is about the ones that ain't here. there are several events today started with a wreath-laying ceremony. tod at the vietnam wall remember those made the ultimate sacrifice. the names of three additions to the wall will be read and five service members and 2016 will be welcomed -- accounted for in 2016 will be welcomed home. autria: richard collins will be the memorial day parade in rockville. a group will circulate a large card of love for his family. he was stabbed to death may 20. police are investigating the murder as a hate crime. a suspect remains in custody. larry: a live look outside, today president trump will honor our fallen veterans at the annual wreath-laying ceremony there. returning to washington this weekend for his first foreign trip as the investigations into russia are in test the -- intensifying. >> the trump white overhaul? on the heels o

his team is elated.emmanuel macron spokeswoman laurence haimsot we are showing to the world that we won against it was really important for us to do that we are happy but we are conscine of the hug responsibility that we have this is just the begining of something big macron defeated far-right rival nationalist marine le pen and her protectionist, anti- immigration party. nat macron supporters packed the area around the louvre museum in paris-- for a massive rally to cheer his victory. his campaign was based on promises to revive the country through radical pro-business measures and pro-european policies. le pen's supporters are now focusing on future elections. guillaume florquin/ le pen supportermaybe marine le pen will be come the first prime ministernats after his victory speech, macron took the hand of his wife, brigitte trogneux. he said tonight "france won" and vowed to defend the country and europe natspresident trump took to twitter writing this about the election..."congratulations to emmanuel macron on his big win today as the next president of france. i look very much forwar

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elderly white gentleman who told me his first book he got out of the mobile a paul in his hometown, laurence dunbar collection of poems. he only got it because after filling out all the stuff he needed to do to get his card, he didn't have enough time to grab books. he grabbed the first thing that he saw. of all of these poems, i grab this one, this black dude that is dead. he started reading it and said that it changed his life. i got the letters from people telling me that poetry enlarged and enriched their lives. at the same time they were telling me that they did not feel equal. they were made to feel somewhere along their lives that they were not worthy of this, or that they were too stupid for this. i thought that was my mission. we have to get poetry everywhere as much as you can so that people feel comfortable with it ory.know that it is their st that was about 1993, middle 90's. quite strongly this misconception that poetry lived in an ivory tower, that he somehow had to be educated, whatever that means. that you had to have a certain standing to understand it. that it did not deal

his team is elated.emmanuel macron spokeswoman laurence haimsot we are showing to the world that we won against it was really important for us to do that we are happy but we are conscine of the hug responsibility that we have this is just the begining of something big macron defeated far-right rival nationalist marine le pen and her protectionist, anti- immigration party. nat macron supporters packed the area around the louvre museum in paris-- for a massive rally to cheer his victory. his campaign was based on promises to revive the country through radical pro-business measures and pro-european policies. le pen's supporters are now focusing on future elections. guillaume florquin/ le pen supportermaybe marine le pen will be come the first prime ministernats after his victory speech, macron took the hand of his wife, brigitte trogneux. he said tonight "france won" and vowed to defend the country and europe natspresident trump took to twitter writing this about the election..."congratulations to emmanuel macron on his big win today as the next president of france. i look very much forwar

laurence walsh was an independent counsel. now the law has expired and there is a special counsel. independent counsel, special prosecutor, special counsel. it all basically means the same thing. someone outside of the supervision of the justice department who can investigate an area that is very much their own. >> i ask because some of the skepticism is if there is no crime, how do you have a special prosecutor and the ag trying to explain. this is to investigate. not just prosecute. >> exactly. it is very clear that mueller can conclude. there are no cases to be brought and close up shop. what is interesting and unclear at this point is how much public disclosure of his work there will be. in normal circumstances when the justice department investigates something and declines to bring charges, there's nothing. you never hear anything. what mueller decides to do about that and whether he simply has no report or he makes a report, the independent counsel law which -- or the walsh and kenneth starr which was independent counsel in the white water lewinsky. there was a provision for

laurence olivier who had just been in, the jazz singer, giving an absolutely horrendous performance of a yiddish speaking holocaust survivor cancer should play your father. this should give you a sense of the seemingly, absurdity notion of very cerebral, very intellectual book about intellectuals. it you might evoked this kind of response. you know, in the world of popular culture. yet, reading it, as i thank you all would find when you read it, if you haven't read it yet, there is a real glamour that is adjust the glamour that you as an immigrant kid getting interested in -- the son of an immigrant, son of a milkman, very poor, growing up in brooklyn, finally having access to a world in which the mind is central. a lot of people weren't really all that glamorous and real-life in their own person and i don't think philip rob was a particularly glamorous person, yet, he had very many affairs that would be a fine character on a tv show but the glamour is very real because this is a book about people who take something with events seriousness. right? >> interestingly, virginia, zero very

thank you, laurence tribe. >>> next, a huge cyber attack around the world.for now, but will they strike again? you don't let anything keep you sidelined. that's why you drink ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. for the strength and energy to get back to doing... ...what you love. ensure. always be you. >>> all right, this morning experts are afraid of a new wave of attacks after hackers pulled off the largest global cyber attack ever. at least 200,000 computers have been held hostage so far. the areas you can see right there in orange infected by a ransoming software called wannacry, a virus that demands people pay hundreds of dollars to regain control of their files. >> companies right now are hoping their employees don't see this screen pop up when they log into their computers this monday. our tech correspondent, samuel burke, is live with the latest. samuel, i had been under the impression that this did not hit the united states as much, but if we pull up that map again, you see all those orange dots all over the united states.

[laughter] laurence olivier who it's just in the jazz finger giving a horrendous performance as a yiddish speaking holocaust survivor cancer should play your father. [laughter] this should give you a sense of the absurdity of this notion of a cerebral, very intellectual book about intellectuals might evoke this kind of response in the world of popular culture. yet, reading it, as i think we all would find when you read it, if you haven't read it yet, there is a real glamour that isn't just the glamour that you as an immigrant kid getting interested, son of immigrants, son of the milkman, very poor growing up in brooklyn, having access to a world in which the mind is centrally survival in the grammar of it. a lot of people weren't that glamorous in real life in their own person and i don't think philip rob was a particularly glamorous rob, he had many affairs and would be a very fine character on a tv show. but the glamour is very real because this is a book about people who take something with immense seriousness. >> interesting,. [inaudible] a well-known libertarian, writer , wrote a boo

>> well, even since the op ed that i authored with professor laurence tribe of harvard and richard painterd about the importance of defending the underlying norms, even in the 24 hours since that appeared, john, there's been new evidence suggest i suggesting that there may have been -- and i want to be very careful because the story is developing -- cnn is reporting on this dinner. but that demand for loyalty, it smacks of obstruction. and then the firing of comey is just the final act. it does raise a very serious question, whether the president's intent was to subvert the investigation. if so, you may be looking at a violation of the federal obstruction of justice statute. we need to evaluate that as it evolves. >> again, and violating norms i think very important. the effect of threatening the fbi director has a serious impact, probably will seriously affect for a long time the relationship between the fbi and the white house for a long time, perhaps. but the question is, you don't go to jail for violating norms, necessarily. >> no. >> the question is, it's a high bar to successfully pr

we all -- we love memorial day, and this weekend you can see stars like laurence fishburne, gary siniseng perform live on capitol hill. they'll be at the national memorial, it's little known fact i did this one year. you can catch a glimpse of the show on saturday because they're outside rehearsing all day. the actual concert is sunday night. it airs live on pbs, then monday more star powe catch one of today's great day guest, country music singer tom dixon. he's performing at d. c.'s memorial day parade. you don't have to wait until monday. you can catch him here later in the show. >> tom dixon is here? >> he brought a cd and t- shirts, and he sounds great guys. amazing. >> good guy, good beard, great beard. >> good beard? >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> beard guys, we got that going. >> i see it. i got a question for you. are you going to the beach this weekend? are you going to one of the top 10 beaches of 2017. we looked at what dr. beach had to say on his website, and it seems like the closest one to us here in the dmv is okracoke in the outer banks of north carolina. >> okay. representat

laurence jones, thank you there will be some disks damaged.atin america, he was forcibly removed from power by american troops in 1989. he was laterjailed in the us on drugs charges, and spent the rest of his life in custody. paul adams reports: manuel noriega was almost a caricature of a latin american strongman. a corrupt, brutal populist, favoured and then dumped by the united states. for a while, washington found him useful. he was staunchly anti—communist, happy to support pro—american forces in el salvador and nicaragua. by the time he seized power, us officials knew all about his criminal activities. despite his cia connections, manuel noriega was helping to smuggle colombian cocaine into the united states. in 1989, noriega attempted to steal an election. his thugs beat up opponents, including the victorious vice presidential candidate. washington lost patience, launching an invasion just before christmas. it was a one—sided affair and didn't last long. the un condemned it. the us president said he had no choice. general noriega's reckl

i actually went to the premiere of star wars, this was in laurence, kansas, little town outside of kansashey up to eight now, star wars episode eight? i think that's what it is. >> i think so. >> the last jedi? >> but they've been doing pre quills. >> that won't be out until the end of the year. the last jedi, they call it, i beg of you, make that the last jedi. >> i don't think it will be the last. something tells me. >> the best was the first, 40 years ago today. >> well -- >> you okay? need some water or something? >> in celebration of the roots picnic -- >> oh, i would love to go. >> you don't have tickets? >> no. >> do you want me to take you? >> sure. >> what is it, tomorrow night? >> no, next weekends. >> the thirds? >> june 3rd, yes. it is hall and oats this weekend. >> hoagie fest. >> yes, do you have tickets to that? >> no. >> you want particular tote that, too. >> sure. >> what's wrong? >> i already had plans this weekend. >> oh, do you? you what are doing? >> it is my friends' birthday. >> oh, i love ri. ri is great. thanks for insiting me to the party. >> does that mean you d

you've got top law professors like laurence tribe saying this is an impeachable offense.ossible objection of justice. >> first for obstruction of justice you have to demonstrate the person had the intent to obstruct justice and to determine that, you need an investigation, and ultimately, people willing to prosecute. people forget impeachment is a political act. it's not a legal act. you need the political will, to even investigate this, much less prosecute it and potentially convict. we're not there. the bottom line is people will say, but, wait a second, look at what's happened. look at what's happened and the response has got to be you still need someone, even if you believe that it's improper, even if someone believes it's obstruction, you need to be able to prove it in some way, shape or form. you feed to be able to prove intent and i don't think we're there. >> piece of evidence could be these tapes if they exist. >> well, that's right. but keep in mind. first of ail, it's legal to tape in washington, d.c. >> one party concept. >> florida, mar-a-lago might be a diff

in july of 1974, republican congressman laurence hogan of maryland said, quote, the evidence convinced me that my president has lied repeatedly, deceiving public officials and american people, do we want to condemn the wrongdoings of the democratic party and excuse them when they are done by republicans? on the same day republican congressman william cohen of maine said, quote, i've been faced with the terrible responsibility of assessing the conduct of a president that i voted for, believed to be the best man to lead the country, who has made significant and lasting contributions toward securing peace in this country and throughout the world. but a president, who in the process by or acquiescence, allowed the rule of law and constitution to slip under the boots of indifference aand a -- and abuse. republican congressman from virginia said, quote, for years we republicans have campaigned against corruption and misconduct, but watergate is our shame. end of quote. and republican congressman paul finley of illinois, who i ran against when i first served in the -- in the house, hearings o

actors joe montegna and laurence fishburne hosted this year's show. >> holiday weekend tradition continuesthousands of motorcyclists from around the country rode their bikes into d.c. honoring service members who were killed in action. the ride began at the pentagon and ended with a parade in d.c. riders say they're on a very especially mission. >> they are gone but they're not forgotten. let's bring our pow's our mia's, let's bring them home. it's all about our veterans. whether you're serving now or then but especially to bring memory of the people that are forgotten. >> the thunders ride for freedom has been rolling for 30 years. >> president donald trump is addressing another scandal away from memorial day of course involving his son-in-law jared kushner. kushner allegedly made a proposal to the russian ambassador to bypass traditional diplomatic channels. he suggested a secret communications channel between the transition team and russia using russian diplomatic facilities to do it. homeland security secretary john kelly says he doesn't know if those reports are true but describes bac