with mateo renzi, we have kind of an italian tony blair. if anyone is going to turn things around, he has to have the chance to try. because italy really needs major reforms. >> the third prime minister in a row who is nonelected. you interviewed the ex prime minister monzi. you say outrage in italy was more than anything, the end of democracy. do you think democracy has been sacrificed for the sake of stability? >> i think we have to distinguish between what's happening now, which is essentially a popular leader, taking over from a fellow the brits would call wet or weak, since 2011, what we revealed in video, i documented in video, the president of the italian republic is supposed to hold elections, and the resignation only came in 2011, monte confessed on video that five months before he had already been having conversations and asking advice of people because nanapolitano had offered him. the president of italy is entitled to talk to whoever he wants to. but unfortunately the president on february 5th went to strassburg and said, i neve

it is likely that he will then give a mandate to set up a renzi -- too detail mateo renzi. >> he has been maneuvering from us to become prime minister. looks like he will finally get there. could he be going too fast? >> some say it is too fast. a lot of italians preferred renzi taking on this position through an election. but as we saw from his statements yesterday, he even quoted robert frost, saying that it was a necessity to take the road less traveled and it was time to take risks. and he believes that, even though they wouldn't go through election, changes necessary. s to beket so far seem calm over this change. we will have to see how he will actually form this coalition government as well whether he has the support of the coalition partners. even once he is actually in there, will it be more of the same? we will have to say. italians are very concerned as to what will happen. >> thank you. belgium has just voted to extend the countries euthanasia law to allowed children to request assisted suicide. supporters of the law say it is a matter of compassion. but opponents believe t

. >>> 39-year-old mateo renzi is looking to build consensus government. renzi is replacing enrico letta. >>> venezuelan president is expelling three united states diplomats. >>> venezuelan foreign minister gave a press conference and here's what he had to say. >> translator: in light of these acts of aggression, of these fascist like groups who are supported and financed when i will give evidence and proof of this. but from u.s. government institutions, we have received broad support, and so many dater from the international community. more than 20 countries have taken a position in favor of democracy, stability and peace for the venezuelan people. >> the venezuelan government has issued an arrest warrant for those rallying against the maturo administration. >> time and patience are in short supply for most of these venezuelans who said they are fed up with nicholas maturo and his revolution. >> we are tired of crime, censorship and people getting killed every day. >> reporter: but even as they stood together, some questioned how eurched they really are -

the 39-year-old mayor of florence, mateo renzi. he says florence's lost is italy's gain. >> he is the best, he has ideas, he is a doer. he has energy to do thing. he never stops. it is difficult to keep up with him. i wish him good luck. >> not everyone in florence is sad to see him go. if he manages italy as he managed florence it won't go well, he will only last six months. >> he doesn't have enough experience. he went from governor of tuscany to mayor of florence. what will he do next, be pope? >> he was known for closing the city to traffic. he was also criticized for privatizing the local transport company and slashing the salary of council workers. once compared himself of the david of michelangelo. but his critics say he needs a lot more than that to lead italy out of the economic crisis. one of them is sylvio ben-e, who wrote a book, mateo the conqueror. bureaucracy and the huge public debt. >> florence is known as the birth play of italy's renaissance. now its mayor needs to prove he's the man to watch other the country's

. >>> now, mateo renzi wins a confidence vote in a session lasting over ten hours. he said the economic change would be real, concrete and immediate. the action, though, from senators was mixed. >> translator: we will see. there are a lot of discussions. but the most relevant issue is that renzi didn't refer to financial cover to fund all of his beautiful ideas. >> we could share in this renovation for a more constructive opposition. >> it's not just the composition of the government and the blatant lack of experience and the lack of technocrats, but what we saw yesterday, eight votes he got for the on majority, four less than prime minister letta. the coverage is suggesting. >> 6/3 decliners versus advancers. the ftse yesterday just some 54 points shy of the all-time high. lower today, down 34 points. 90 points away from that. xetra dax is down 0.3%. the cac 40 down 0.5% and the ftse mib is currently off 0.3%, as well. the s&p last night closing a point off that. we had that interday record high, of course. take a look and break this down with some of the individua

mateo renzi expected to be the next prime minister. a former boy scout, he made his first appearance on wheel of fortune in 1994, and since then, luck seemed to be on his side. he rose to governor. if pointed prime minister, he will be the first to be appointed by the president >> i think that renzi portrayed trust. and he disappointed the majority of those who would have voted for him in the next elections. right now, we need a young leader, i hope that the government gets us out of this mess. >> reporter: politics won over the lectorate. and questions remain whether his youthful enthusiasm will manage to win over the establishment. he represents italy's last chance to recover. >> italy tried everything, and trying a new generation is possibly the last chance. and if this chance fails, then probably that's what leads to believe there's no way out. >> reporter: if on monday, the president asks renzi to form the new government, he's expected to receive the backing of the parliament by the end of the week, but it remains unclear how long

and as, ross, you were saying earlier, why would mateo renzi want to take over right now? he's better off as an opposition right now from within the democratic party, throwing barbs at the prime minister saying why aren't you addressing the crucial issues of this country? the question is, is he going to be any more capable than prime minister enciro letta in reform if he takes the leadership now? i don't think he is. we've got three, seven and ten-year market sales today. very little is going on here in terms of reforms. a leadership change could be a continuous change as far as the party and the coalition is concerned. but things aren't getting done here and that's the problem. but we're still waiting for that summit today of the democratic party. >> jules, stay there on the roof of your hotel. in the studio is vincenzo on scarpetta. address some of those points julie has raised. surely what we want is a change in the electoral law. >> i think julia made a very good summary of the situation at the moment. i personally agree with her that renzi is probably better off outsi

if chosen mateo renzi will be italy's youngest prime minister in history. >>> a green light from thebama administration allowing banks to do business with the legal marijuana industry. banks have been refusing, the sale is still illegal under federal law. those are the headlines, "america tonight" with joie chen is up next. you could get the latest at aljazeera.com. >> on "america tonight": did he have to stand his ground? the florida gunman accused of killing an unarmed teenager awaits a jury's decision. >>> also tonight. >>> he plowed into the back of me which pushed me right into the bmw. >> on the day after. the dig-out begins as does the wait for another round of winter. >>> and on this valentine's day, expert advice for the online dating game. beginning with

. >> mateo renzi has been sworn in as prime minister. >> reporter: matteo renzi has become italy's youngestprime minister. mr. renzi has presented his cabinet line up to the president with the average age of 48 with some of the smallest and youngest in recent italian history. his new government is expected to face a confidence vote in parliament on monday. russia's government said the cossack man who whipped members of the pussy riot band, suspend. pussy riot had been jailed, but this time they have not been jailed. >>> the wher whereabouts of thep eta members. they had given up reps as a first step towards disarmament. >>> no. paris there are not enough rental properties to go around and the increase of number of people living in cramped, overpriced and sometimes unsanitary situations. we have reports from paris. >> reporter: mamadou and his wife and four children live in one of paris' most expensive districts. it used to be the mas room. it's seven square meters and costs $600 a month. they've been here five years. so scared of upsetting their landlord they want to hide their faces. >> i

mateo renzi was just sworn in as italy's newest and youngest prime minister.zi's first parliamentary job, he was formerly the mayor of florence. pope francis inducted his first batch of cardinals since becoming pontiff. no americans from the 19 new cardinals. pope benedict made a surprising sayre moan me. next month, president obama will award the medal of honor to 24 vets. only three of the recipients are still alive. the president's been making a special effort to award the medal of honor to people posthumously. it had traditionally been folks who -- it was something he wanted to make sure to do. >> it's nice for them, their memory and their families. >> it's a big weekend for nascar fans. are you a big racing fan? >> yeah, i like it. i'm a bigger baseball fan. i can keep up, i think. >> drivers taking practice. at the daytona speedway for the first race of the season. more from daytona beach. >> there's always excitement when it's the daytona 500. the first nascar race of the year. and fans get incredibly excited. there's always a big story at daytona, it t