there were no apologies from president macron last night.e did acknowledge some mistakes were made in handling of the pandemic. manus: good to have you with us. he waited really as late as possible to do this because there are political ramifications for the president. caroline: one year until the presidential elections and the popularity of emmanuel macron is pretty low. their popularity was actually even lower. it all depends on the vaccination campaign, which is going too slow for many people. four out of five french people say the campaign is poorly organized. if you look at the vaccination rates, only about 12% of the france faxon -- ridge population has received one dose. -- of the french population has received one dose. compared to about 45% in the u.k. people said they do not trust the french government handling the vaccination campaign. this will have a huge impact on the presidential elections next year. manus: the breaking news this morning, sweden has now put a brake on using the astrazeneca vaccine, and that adds to the debacle

but to macron's allies, he's making smart decisions based on the facts. we can be confident the superman comparison will not work for everyone. but the article tells us the president boldly brushed off the predictions of epidemiologists in ruling out a january lockdown. there's a similar story in le monde, under the headline: "how emmanuel macron's entourage portrays a president who would have been an epidemiologist". we're told macron's aides say he's so bright and has read so much that he's now france's top authority on coronavirus, and can do without experts. now, we know mr macron's a confident guy, and given that he created his own party from scratch, ran for president and won, he has some reason to be. and he's often revelled in it an almost old—fashioned grand version of leadership. remember this in 2017? a vast ceremonial event at the palace of versailles, entirely focused on him and his vision for france. and this brand of ultra confident politics has largely served in well, but there are risks to this approach when dealing with a virus that's in

tonight, mr macron admitted france needed to toughen the rules.ve to stay local and schools will close for up to a month. translation: we did everything we could to take these _ decisions as late as possible and only when they became strictly necessary. that time is now. but i would also like to tell you this evening that, thanks to the vaccine, we can see the way out of the crisis. with transfers from the worst—hit areas already begun, doctors have been calling for a third national lockdown. the light restrictions currently in place in areas like paris, they say, aren't clear or powerful enough. but these are the rules now being rolled out across france. we don't understand them any more. we don't really understand, so we're going out without really knowing. but, yeah, what i think isjust, like, maybe it would be better to go home, but on another side, i want to be out. after weeks of criticism over his strategy, president macron is facing a nation divided, between those who say they can't face another lockdown and those who can't face another wa

emmanuel macron says the main way out is to vaccinate as many as people as possible.ng it a race against time. he says priority will be to vaccinate people like teachers and police officers, as well as the elderly before getting onto the rest of the adult population. that is really the focus of the next few weeks. april he said will be a difficult month for the french people, but he said there is light at the end of the tunnel. anchor: there has been another breakthrough in the race to inoculate the world against covid-19. pfizer biontech say their vaccine is safe and effective for children between the ages of 12 and 15. they say those who are 100% effective at preventing the disease, among more than 2000 adolescents in the trial the companies hope to get emergency approval to start vaccinating children in the u.s. and europe before the next school year. the pfizer biontech vaccine is authorized for use in people aged 16 and over. one young trial participant said he was proud to help out. >> i was -- it was definitely a special opportunity to be able to do something l

tonight, mr macron admitted france needed to toughen the rules.eryone will have to stay local and schools will close for up to a month. translation: we did everything we could to take these _ decisions as late as possible and only when they became strictly necessary. that time is now. but i would also like to tell you this evening that, thanks to the vaccine, we can see the way out of the crisis. with transfers from the worst—hit areas already begun, doctors have been calling for a third national lockdown. the light restrictions currently in place in areas like paris, they say, aren't clear or powerful enough. but these are the rules now being rolled out across france. we don't understand them any more. we're like, are we being quarantined or not? we don't really understand, so we're going out without really knowing. but, yeah, what i think isjust, like, maybe it would be better to go home, but on the other side i want to be out. after weeks of criticism over his strategy, president macron is facing a nation divided, between those who say they can

>> president macron has had the political courage to commission the report. we think the report and the one commissioned by the government of rwanda have come up with the same conclusion. they constitute a strong foundation on the relationship in the future between both countries. >> a very symbolic gesture for france to formally apologize for its past actions, like the u.s. has done, belgium has done, the united nations, would you like to see france 2 so in order to build a better future? >> we leave it to france. the commission was not established on the demand of the government of rwanda. if that commission is established to come up with that report, i'm sure the french government will know how to use the report for the future. >> are you expecting visits from emmanuel macron soon? >> that visit could have happened before the report. there are other french president who have -- rwanda, not to have been there for the initial visit couldave been organized. as a country ready to receive the president of france whenever he wants to visit. >> you hope to see hi

in the end we might see a rerun of the race between the far right wing and emmanuel macron.f a manual macron does not manage the vaccination rollout, and does not manage the third lockdown, the race between him and le pen will be tighter than four years ago. annmarie: thank you for joining us. alan higgins, cio / managing director, coutts & company is still with us. we are sitting in england seeing optimism, a different picture. headlines like this remind you of the struggles happening across europe. what is the outlook in europe when you see headlines like this? alan: it is very sad news, but what we know is lockdowns do work, so let's look forward to better news coming out of europe and france in particular. we have the vaccine in the background, albeit at a slower pace. we know what happened last summer in the northern europe and the states, covid fell to lower levels because of the climate. we can be more optimistic looking forward, but it will be nice to see france be helped by the vaccine. annmarie: in the united states, standout numbers, especially retail sales. it wa

we'll talk with french president emmanuel macron and the u.s. ambassador to the united states, linda thomas-greenfield, about that, plus the refugee crisis, and new conflicts with russia. it is all just ahead on "face the nation." ♪ >> brennan: good morning. and welcome to "face the natin." we've got a lot to get to today, but we begin with the sobering news that over three million people have now died from covid-19 globally. here in the u.s., there is good news for adults who want to be vaccinated. starting tomorrow, 18 will now be eligible. we begin with mark strassmann. >> reporter: morem in min [yelli] >> reporter: in our naalning about race. protests fueled by twin moments of anguish in the twin cities. less than 10 miles and just 10 months apart. first a cop's knee buried in george floyd's neck. in former officer derek chauvin's murder trial, a jury will start deliberating tomorrow. minnesota could face more unrest. >> these times are tense. they are traumatic. >> reporter: spiking those tensions...this police shooting last sunday in a min

emmanuel macron led the tribute.e died of injuries while visiting the north of the country. >> with the shots, the army and people of chad pay tribute to their formal leader. a funeral service for the president of three decades was held in the capital's largest public square. it was attended by heads of neighboring countries. senior officials and family. the whole country and its people can feel my pain as a wife. who has lost her husband in difficult times. we have lost countrymen and head of our family. he was an exemplary husband, father, and counselor. all these characteristics of one man that we have lost. >> he died from injuries so -- sustained fighting a group in the northern region. coming to power in 1990 after overthrowing his predecessor, his tenure was filled with rebellions and who attempts. after a military council took over, his son a military officer is now head of state. the country's constitution, parliament, and government have all been dissolved and a charter put out to grab the country for the n

macron hopes to reopen some cultural venues, restaurants and cafÉs, by mid-may.t: more than 30 million people in great britain have received the first coronavirus vaccine shot, but not everyone is keen to roll up their sleeve. vaccine skepticism is prevalent among minorities, even though they have been harder hit by the virus. dw's london correspondent reports on efforts to persuade those who may be reluctant to get vaccinated. >> the district of rent in north london is one of the poorest and the u.k. and it is one area most affected by covid-19. here, it is more important that as many people as possible get vaccinated. longtime residents -- one longtime resident is committed to making this happen. >> we kids s peoe are walking -- we can see people walking around, not sure who to turn to our talk to. where do they seek help? >> the pandemic exposed long-standing health inequalities in the ok and the government has not allocated 20 million pounds to tackle this. so-called community champions art targeting those hard-to-reach with phone help lines and web sites and

macron admitted that france needed to toughen the rules.ay everyone will have to stay local and schools will close for up to a month. >> we did everything we could to take this decisions as late as possible. only when they became strictly necessary. that time is now i would also like to tell you that thanks to the vaccine we can see a way out of the crisis. lucy: was transfers with the worst hit areas already begun, doctors have been calling for a third national lockdown. the light restrictions currently in place in areas like paris they say aren't powerful enough, but these are the rules now being rolled out across france. >> we're like are we being quarantined or not? what i think is just like, maybe it would be better to go home, but i want to be out. lucy: after weeks of criticism, president macron is facing a nation divided between those who say they cannot face another lockdown and those who cannot fa another wave. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. katty: thank you for picking up that. it is always tricky trying to do this in covid ti

. >> emmanuel macron announced a new lockdown.ire country will be on lockdowns as a third wave threatens to overrun the hospital system. >> there are rules which will be spread to the whole of the french territory for four week. ♪ >> welcome to all of you watching. it is day three of the trial of derek chauvin, the police officer charged with the murder of george floyd. prussia case in -- the case is simple, chauvin held his knee on floyd's neck for nine minutes. the prosecution showed a witness footage of the moments leading up to george floyd's death. this was his reaction. >> [sobbing] oh my god. >> we will give you a moment. i'm not sure if there is water as well. if you need a break, we can take a break. >> charles mcmillion is still giving evidence in the courtroom. let's listen further. >> i can't breathe. please, let me stand. >> get on the sidewalk. >> my face -- [indiscernible] >> just leave him. [indiscernible] >> look at my face, man. >> and you were describing an officer getting one. did you ever see the officers use

president emmanuel macron has said france will never kneel to terrorism.

president macron meets with advisors on whether reopening in mid-may is a realistic aim.resident macron was at notre dame, the second anniversary of the fire that threatened to destroy it. the goal of reopening in 2024 is still set but work may not be complete. thank you for joining us. talks resume this thursday on rescuing the 2015 around nuclear deal. discussions complicated by tehran's decision to ramp up to 60% purity. this is in the wake of an israeli sabotage mission on the nuclear site. >> iran and the world powers have been suffering -- some fling back and forth -- shuffle. the city was previously the birth of the historic nuclear deal back in 2015. while eyebrows have been raised over the islamic -- 60% purity, the president is reiterating that a bomb was not on iran's agenda but the move was a response to a reported attack on one of its facilities. >> we have said this from the beginning and continue to stand by this. our nuclear -- are completed peaceful and we are not after bombs. >> while the u.s. is not at the negotiation table, it is one of the main decisi

last week, president macron announced a new national lockdown.rs. caught between unsustainable spending and unacceptable reforms, president macron is set to face his critics again. the players may have stopped here but politics goes on. —— plays. lucy williamson, bbc news. now it's time for the latest sport from the bbc sports centre. hello i'm austin halewood with your latest sports news. we start with football because bayern munich suffered a shock defeat in the european champions league. in a repeat of last year's final, the holders bayern were beaten at home by paris saint—germain in the first leg of their quarter—final. kylian mbappe scored twice in a 3—2 victory for the french champions. meanwhile, it's advantage chelsea after the first leg of their quarter—final against fc porto. both legs of this tie are being played in seville because of covid restrictions, and chelsea — who were the designated away team for the first match — won 2—0 with goals from mason mount in the first half, and ben chilwell five minutes from time. so it was the per

president macron says france will never yield to islamist terrorism, after a man fatally stabs a womanice clerk near paris. the reality tv star and transgender activist, caitlynjenner, says she's going to run to be governor of california. and we hear from the swimmer who's set a high—altitude record in the mountain ranges of south america. we're starting in india where the healthcare system is collapsing under the pressure of a surging second coronavirus wave, with hospitals full, patients left untreated for hours, and supplies of oxygen desperately inadequate. it now has more daily cases than anywhere else since the pandemic began and it's set a global record for two days running — in the past 2a hours, it's seen 330,00 new cases. 0ur delhi correspondent yogita limaye got access to the emergency ward of one hospital. her report contains distressing scenes from the start. the front line — an emergency room in a covid hospital, just about standing under the weight of an unfolding disaster. a patient who's hardly breathing is brought in. as nurses try to get him to respond, there's anoth

emmanuel macron has woken up a year after the start of the crisis the year ago in march the need for a large number of hospital beds and beds in intensive care took us by surprise but after a year the number of beds has not increased there is however a positive point unlike last year we do not need a large number of ventilators not because they were produced but because they're now used at a much later stage of the disease now it's enough to simply provide patients within homes to oxygen therapy the problem however is that the appropriate technology has not been installed in our hospitals as a result of accident therapy sites are still limited responsibility for this rests entirely with the manual macron who endlessly delay the adoption of measures even preventative measures such as supplying hospitals with oxygen cylinders and oxygen therapy devices necessary for treating patients. or news after this short break. historically speaking the cold war was a great ideological confrontation western liberalism versus soviet communism according to joe biden the great geo political struggle

and french doctors vents there are fewer he adds president backed macron for failing to deliver on his promise to speed up vaccinations while frontline medics tackle get another surgeon cope with patients. would lose an election this year we believe the government is to blame for the fact that we have to work incredibly slowly but at the same time in a completely gruelling regime. broadcasting live from moscow to the world this is our teacher national i'm double quarter here with you in the studio welcome. now we start with the story from washington d.c. where one police officer is dead and another in the hospital after a car ramming outside the u.s. capitol building the suspect was shot and killed after stepping out of his vehicle and brandishing a knife reporting from outside capitol hill here's our t. america's foreign fronsac. last week we had the fencing around the capitol taken down and then this incident happened we just had a press conference where all of this information was released but the incident happened around one or 2 pm suspect was then shot around $115.00 and then the

emmanuel macron speaks to vladimir putin and says he is greatly concerned about the health of alexi navalny. a legal crackdown is launched while healing wishes in a prison hospital. thank you for joining us. the eu is announcing it is taking legal action against astrazeneca. this is the latest in a bitter exchange between the two over delays of doses already bought and paid for. >> a long-running dispute escalated as the eu conrmed on monday that it has legal action against astrazeneca for breach of contract over the failure to deliver coronavirus vaccines. >> we want to do -- wanted to ensure the speed of delivery that was promised on the basis of the contract. >> the fight between the eu and astrazeneca has been simmering since january, that is when the firm revealed it would miss its european delivery targets by a wide margin, adding another stumbling lock to a vaccination drive already in disarray. the two parties into a deal for 200 million doses of the oxford developed vaccine along with an option for 100 million more in the first quarter of 2021. only about 30 million doses were deli

president macron says france will never yield to islamist terrorism after a man fatally stabs a womanolice clerk near paris. from close ally to bitter critic: dominic cummings launches an explosive attack on borisjohnson, accusing the uk prime minister of lacking integrity. the reality tv star and transgender activist caitlyn jenner says she's going to run to be governor of california. and the former olympic swimmer setting a new high—altitude record in the mountain ranges of south america. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we're starting in india, where the healthcare system is collapsing under the pressure of a surging second coronavirus wave with hospitals full, patients left untreated for hours and supplies of oxygen desperately inadequate. it now has more daily cases than anywhere else since the pandemic began, and it's set a global record for two days running — in the past 2a hours, it's seen 330,000 new cases. 0ur delhi correspondent yogita limaye got access to the emergency ward of one hospital. her report contains distressing scenes from the start

french president emmanuel macron -- emmanuel macron -- french president manuel mccrone visited the sitereporter: april 15, 2019, etched in the minds of parisians. of all the french. of anyone who has visited the city of light or wants to someday. but from the dramatic scenes turning the beautiful monument ugly, to the dramatic felling of a norma's oaktree -- of an eno rmous oaktree in western france, the first of many to rebuild the spire of the cathedral and make it beautiful again. would from the trees is being dried, some of it on site, part of a five-year plan that is three years and many miles to go. the work so far has been mostly bent to secure what was left after the fire. >> it is still there. we are all gathered and mobilized to restore the cathedral and to give this jewel of french architecture, of gothic architecture, back to the world. reporter: the french president toured parts of the restoration site on this anniversary of the fire, telling workers, each and everyone one of us remembers where we were two years ago, the motivation of all the catholics watching and all of u

that's where she got crushed against macron last time. be in favor of frexit, like brexit, france leaving the eu, she's given it up, but she doesn't have a new eu program. they have massive funding issues inside their own party. they have about 20,000 members now as opposed to 80,000 at the high water mark. when you just look at the polls in the first round and you look at how they compare with each other, la penn is doing much better than you would like. a far-right, islamophobic creature in politics to do. but her ability to win the presidency in france is probably closer to 5 to 10%. it's nothing like a coin flip. >> you know, anne applebaum, i've been observing and actually been talking about it for quite a few years on this show. how it seems, well, it appears that we've lost anne now. the satellites are scrambling. ian, back to you, because, of course, you're our favorite commentator. and also, the only one who is up right now. but, you know, i've been concerned for years, ian, about the fact that there is no middle ground when it c

it has changed the situation and obliged emanuel macron to do this, he simply had no choice.d hot spots in paris are very close to breaking point. he also spoke to the vaccination campaign, the world health organization this morning calling the rollout in europe unacceptably slow. emanuel macron recognized it had been too slow so far, vowing to have it pick up but that question of supplies still a big one for european leaders even as they have this race against time and in particular this race against the new variants, kim. >> absolutely. thank you so much, melissa bell in paris. >>> president joe biden says he has a plan to upgrade roads, bridges and even the internet across the u.s. so what will that cost? well, we will take a look at that next. stay with us. >>> from rebuilding america's roads could creating millions of american jobs president joe biden has unveiled what he calls a once in a generation investment, a $2 trillion proposal focusing on infrastructure. cnn's jeff zeleny has the details of the plan. >> it's big, yes. it's bold, yes. and we can get it done. >> re

french president emmanuel macron attended the funeral in the capital, n'djamena.eporter: 30 years of leadership have come to an end. thousands of mourners packed the main square in the chadian capital to pay respects to president idriss dÉby. the 60-year-old military leader died on the battlefield shortly after winning reelection. for many here, he is the only leader they have ever known. "help us to keep the joy. life has decided you must go and i must say goodbye. the chadian people have love you and give you over to god." western powers and african nations leaned on the longer link strongman is the linchpin in the international fight against islamist militants. "the battles that you let always had the goal of defending your country's territorial integrity, the preservation of stability and peace, and the fight for liberty, security, and justice. you lived as a soldier. you died as a soldier. " human rights groups often pushed against what they called his repressive government, but now the president's death brings instability in the country into question. france

there was a meeting with president macron and chancellor angela merkel. they have demanded russia pull back its troops which have been amassing on the ukraine border. zelensky said he hoped to restore the cease-fire by next week. reporter: in a bid to de-escalate tensions, president of volodymyr zelensky met with emmanuel macron on friday. the two spoke with angela merkel by video link. the french and german leaders have been mediators since 2018. >> it's not only our problem. the safety of europe, point all of europe would understand its safety for all europe will move together vertically from worse to direct steps. reporter: the lenski says he is open to meeting with vladimir putin. the ukrainian leader is accusing him of breaking the cease-fire as thousands of russian troops gathered near the ukraine's eastern border as well as annexed crimea. russia insists the soldiers have been stationed as a are result of threatening nato action, accusing ukraine and its allies of propaganda. [speaking foreign language] reporter: an uptick in fighting since the sta

of oxygen therapy sites are still limited responsibility for this rests entirely with the manual macron who endlessly delayed the adoption of measures even preventative measures such as supplying hospitals with oxygen cylinders and oxygen therapy devices necessary for treating patients. thousands of anonymous reports of sexual harassment by pupils in u.k. skills as shown of spotlight on the abuse faced by students around $100.00 schools have been named in the testimonies including private institutions or the $11000.00 accounts of sexual harassment in british schools were posted on the everyone's invited website which is aimed at exposing rape culture in the u.k. the figure has more than doubled in just the past 2 days majority of testimonies detail the houseman of girls and included posts from children as young as 9 in while a recent survey by charity plan international u.k. reveals 58 percent of girls aged $14.00 to $21.00 have been publicly at school found that girls experience and wanted sexual comments as well as being grabbed from quarters of girls that schools should support those

president emmanuel macron said the nation stood by the 49—year—old mother of two.ping infection in early clinical trials. the drug was tested on a50 babies and toddlers from burkina faso. the jailed russian opposition activist alexei navalny has ended his hunger strike, after 2a days of refusing food. he says he has now seen doctors from outside the russian prison service about his back pain and numbness. at ten 0'clock reeta chakrabati will be here with a full round—up

. >> you presented macron with a report of 1000 pages of important report.rance has -- is reting the complicity of genocide. it is an important step to what is a mutual understanding of the role of france. >> he decided to send french military forces into the region to support the regime. cefrom that point onward, france put in place a policy to take over control of the area, rwanda was not a french colony. it had an advanced position in an area that was under u.s./u.k. influence. it was a well-thought-out plan. he measured the full extent of france's influence in africa and wanted to expand influence in africa. that was the case here. he -- and his defense attache. >> he reconstituted the chain of command. we heard about orders. there were a lot of oral orders. there was a mission who recalls their work in the attic of the palace, a noncommissioned officer sending -- to rwanda. the private staff decided on their own in parallel about a special politics with --. >> there are two clear phases, 1990 to 1993. the palace is all-powerful in anything related to rw

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is something president emanuel macron may want to bat in mind french doctors have been venting their frustration at his failure to deliver on his promise to speed up the vaccinations as france enters its 3rd lockdown they warn that the lack of available doses is now critical with ever more seriously ill patients being admitted to already overwhelmed hospitals but the president insists the rollout is happening at full throttle. when we talked to him when we were putting all means to vaccinate vaccinate vaccinate without a response without holidays saturdays and sundays just like weekdays. the general practitioners like myself are not currently receiving vaccines for 2 weeks now we've not had any vaccines available for injection we've been working for 9 months without stop and without vacation 7 days a week as mr macro says judy the inability to complete the work on time due to a lack of vaccines we believe the government is to blame for the fact that we have to work incredibly slowly but at the same time in a completely gruelling regime simply because of a lack of equipment the new wa

the country's president emmanuel macron said it risked losing control over the virus if it failed tondent hugh schofield explained it was the pressure on hospitals that has forced president macron to make the move. once again, the hospitals are feeling the pinch, and it's the coming crisis at hospitals that has led to this action. there is fear expressed by doctors across the country, particularly in paris, nice, that if nothing is done we are going to reach that point we've been close to before where there just aren't enough beds in critical care to cope with the covid input, plus other conditions. and so once again, for the third time, we have lockdown now. it's not the same kind of lockdown that we had a year ago, it is much looser in the sense you can go out on the street pretty much as you wish, as long as you don't go 10km from your home. nonetheless, the shops are shut, non—essential shops will be shut across the country from saturday and schools are shutting. that is an important change, because president macron had prided himself on making france different from other countri

this is clearly something that president macron has to bear in mind.u look at the latest polls, they show that president macron on the far right wing leader would be neck and neck next year and the second round next year, a much tighter race than 2017. president macron is bearing this in mind when he is choosing to ease these restrictions. if you actually look at the economic impact and the gdp numbers we have this morning, this strategy may have actually paid off in the short-term because of the late lockdown in the first order. france return to growth plus 0.4% in the first quarter. this is playing off economically -- paying off economically in the short-term. we will see if this pays are politically in the longer-term. anna: we will give further growth numbers from many parts of the euro zone this morning. carolyn conan joining us with an update on the -- caroline connan with an update on the french story. european equity markets underperforming the u.s. in yesterday's session. futures looking to play a little bit of catch-up. dax futures to the ups

thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> you handed some days ago to president macron a report of almost 1000 pages. it concludes france -- has "heavy and damming responsibilities in the genocide." it is refuting the accusation of complicity of genocide. in a reaction rwanda commended an important step to a mutual understanding of the role of france. through this report, there is something striking, it is how far, he himself is really the center of whatever happens in rwanda, and maybe also during the genocide. >> at the time, he was head of state and the head of the armed forces. he decided at the time to send french military forces into the region in october of 1990 to support the president dictator's regime. from that point onward, france put in place a policy to take over control of rwanda. rwanda wasn't a french colony, it was a belgian colony. it had an advanced position in an area predominantly under u.s.-u.k. influence. and he wanted to take over more control in the area. it was a well thought out policy. he measured the full extent of france's influence in africa and want

president macron announced all adults with chronic health conditions could get vaccinated and from june 15, all adults over 18 will be eligible for a job. reporter: the 15th of june -- the day when all adults in france can sign up to get vaccinated. president underlined the goal in a tweet as the country prepares to widen its inoculation campaign stop people age 50 or over will be able to get jabs from the 15th of may and vaccines are opening up to all adults from this weekend. >> [speaking french] >> [speaking french] reporter: those suffering from high blood pressure, heart conditions, diabetes, or cancer are eligible, opening up vaccines to an estimated 4 million people. >> [speaking french] reporter: prioritizing the most vulnerable before eventually offering vaccines to everyone -- an ambitious target the french government hopes to meet as an up to gradually open up the country again from the beginning of may. julia: let's turn to an update from our business desk. catherine bennett spoke about the european commission formally charging apple with breaking antitrust laws. catherine:

president macron did not have much choice.f you look at the number of people in france in intensive care units, this number has reached over 5000. an increase of 10% compared to last week. it is dangerously approaching the peak of the first wave of last spring. anna: the b.1.1.7 now increasingly dominant in much of europe. we know that can spread faster. macron had previously said he was trying to do this. he waited as long as possible in his view. what are the political ramifications? >> this is going to have a big impact. we are 14 months away from the presidential election. the popularity of the president and the government is low. micron's popularity is at 36%. everything will depend on the pace of vaccination. whether this will accelerate like micron has been promising. currently the vaccination rate is low. about 12% of the population has received at least one dose. if you compare this to the u.k. it is more than 45%. the vaccination will have to accelerate for micron to regain his popularity. -- macron to regain his pop

reporter: also in attendance, the french president, emmanuel macron.ally in a war against islamist militants. >> france will never let anyone question and will never let anyone threaten, either today or tomorrow, chad's stability and integrity. reporter: before the ceremony, macron and his counterparts met with his son, mohammed. expressing support for the government antimilitary transition within 18 months. mohammed was named head of state by the military council after the parliament was dissolved. a move described by opposition leaders as a coup. the president's demise after securing a sixth term in a recent presidential election raised concerns about the security situation within the country and the region. >> prince william and his wife have published a photograph of their son writing a red bicycle -- riding a red bicycle. it was taken shortly before he left for his first day at nursery. how lovely. you are watching bbc news. narrator: funding for presentation of this program is provided by.. the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum-kovler fo

a historic ele reluctance to accept vaccines in france, but it doesn't help people like emmanuel macroncalled the astrazeneca vaccine quasi-ineffective. there is nationalistic politics being bandied about. france should ask themselves whether they were well served by that. i contend that they were not. anchor: we can't know for sure at the moment whether the european commission or various european leaders are learning their lessons with the relationship to the supra-national organization such as the european commission, but where you are, what are the lessons that the politicians at a federal level and state level have learned so far, particular as they go into wave two? >> this is an important question. india is grappling with this question now. the various states, and particularly the high-end incident states in the second wave are in a contrarian position with the high courts of six states, who have taken the view on how things are going, and whether there should be a lockdown, so there are completely contrarian views between the court in the state governments on bottom decisions. at

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some doctors and health workers say president macron should have locked down earlier, may be the endary, beginning of february. he says he has no regrets. the strategy has always been to try to balance the economy with people's health and with morale. macron is gambling on the neck celebrated vaccine program, beuse he says he wants to try to lift some restrictions as early as mid-may. >> brazil recorded more than 4000 coronavirus deaths in the past day, the highest number of victims in 124 hour -- in one 24-hour period. analysts say and aid package doesn't go far enough. >> since the pandemic began, this person has been receiving a monthly $50 subsidy, but not from the federal government. this seaside town where she works lives off oil royalties and has decided to spend the money on social plans. it created its own virtual currency to help the poor and the local economy. >> since we can only use the virtual currency in our town, the local commerce is still thriving and we are able to keep our doors open. so many in other parts of the country have closed there's. -- closed theirs. >>

but to macron's allies, he's making smart decisions based on the facts.ly focused on him and his vision for france. and this brand of ultra confident politics has largely served in well, but there are risks to this approach when dealing with a virus that's indifferent to personality, and with emmanuel macron's aide saying he's now an authority on the virus, my mind did turn to this clip. i like this stuff, i really get it, people are surprised that i understand it. everyone of these doctors said "how do you know so much about this? "macron: the educated trump" is how tom mctague from the atlantic puts it. tom's argument being that both men, in very different ways, have shown a confidence, orarrogance, depending on your view, that's been humbled by this virus. certainly, their macho approach was clear when they met. it was a handshake for the ages, lasting close on 30 seconds, and both men have since shown us there's a fine line between self confidence as political strength and a weakness. donald trump landed on the wrong side of that equation, he's out of