and france's president has arrived in new caledonia it's about a mcallen's first visit to the french territory in the south pacific ahead of an independence vote set for november the majority of the island's indigenous contact ethnic group supports a full break with france the president's office says it will not express a position on the vote and will focus on commemoration and remembrance during his visit. angie thomas is at a rally in new me and hi andrew says this is it does come a quite a crucial time but what does the cross hope to achieve. and as you say the referendum that comes in november of this year will be a really important one here does new caledonia split from france become an independent country or does it stay with france at the moment they say remote territory in the south pacific it's part of france it's part of the european union people have votes in presidential elections they same deputies to the french

agreed with those sentiments she reaffirmed her commitment to mcallen's vision and she said she would follow him as he attempts to implement his plans the real task for the french president however is to persuade his skeptics. and here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world attackers armed with guns and knives have struck a mosque near the south african city of durban stabbing to death one man seriously injuring two others at the mosque in the town of vera loughton was also set alight there are concerns about the possible motive they said that with the motive rather is not yet known but the suspects are said to be egyptian men germany has marked the eighty fifth anniversary of the nazi burning of books with readings and other events such as here in berlin in one thousand thirty three fires fueled with literature labeled un-german by the hitler regime were lit across the country many students enthusiastically joined in the act at the town a one hundred four year old man who drew international attention with his right to die case has ended his life in

innovation and the results are visible the number of startups has increased by double digits since mcallen's election foreign investors are showing interest again having previously long avoided friends. the most beautiful for pm and your friends has changed a lot globally like when you go abroad you talk about emmanuel my kong whether it's in germany or the united states. where you're going this is a real break from what we saw in the past. france is perceived more positively by investors buddy that it. back home once france to become a nation of startups but only time will tell how many companies survive without the government support but the improving economy hasn't translated into popularity for the president one survey showed sixty percent of the public are unhappy with their government trade unions have paralyzed public transport with strikes in response to plans to cut benefits and france's heavily indebted state railways micron's intention to end early retirement for new hires has been met with particular resistance. but so far the president has vowed to press on with his reforms. ger

mcallen and mr. make to mark what has been your experience in working with the va, and how can we help advance, and obviously, i think we all agree, getting more funding directed to this? i can we integrate better? >> just get the va request for 2019 $198 million. $727 million of that request is for medical prosthetic research. so, funding is clearly one of the big issues. what i think about soldier strong, there is 170 va medical centers in the country. discussed what mr. worden was saying. we have devices in 12 of them. so far. so, the issue of scale, and scaling up, so that these devices are more available to veterans across the country, it is clearly one of the big goals here. in terms of what i do, i think communication, and helping people to understand across the country, whatever veterans go through when they get home. i think that is the message we need to continue to spread, and that is something that i would like to see more news organizations spend more time on. and, that is an effort that

agree but those sentiments should reaffirmed her commitment to mcallen's vision and she said she would follow him as he attempts to implement his plans the real task for the french president however is to persuade his skeptics. here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world are former carillon leader. does not want his job back today he ruled out re appointment as president of the semiautonomous spanish region instead proposing quinto a regional parliament. kettle on lawmakers must pick a leader by may twenty second to avert a new election separatists won a slim majority in december elections called by madrid madrid you may remember sacked the previous administration for illegally declaring independence mahathir mohamad has been sworn in as malaysia's prime minister he is a shock election victory on wednesday into more than sixty years of rule by the barest national coalition the ninety two year old opposition leader is no newcomer having previously served as prime minister for twenty two years he takes over from his former protege. who had become him

a difference of opinion between the two sides but in general the tone was very much conciliatory mcallen talked a lot lot about historical ties cultural ties and they've both talked about economic ties as well and also michael i found it interesting referred to putin in the opening statements with an informal two so really kind of signaling that that the two sides are kind of looking to deepen their partnership for sure in the story most skilled like you really think you. there's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world the dutch investigators say the missile that brought down malaysia airlines flight m h seventeen nearly four years ago came from a russia based military unit the passenger jet was headed from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when it was blowing out of the sky over eastern ukraine all two hundred ninety eight passengers and crew were killed german chancellor angela merkel is on a two day visit to china during talks with premier league young of the two leaders launched a spirited defense of free trade at a meeting with president xi jinping merkel we

katie beck, nbc news, mcallen, texas. >> let's see, i've called him beto, beato, i think i'm going toart saying beto going forward. to help us understand the race better, not just the name, is patrick, a reporter with the texas tribune. patrick, thank you so much for being here. when most people think of texas, they think deep, deep, deep red, but there was some talk in 2016 that texas was tilting towards the blue, at least a little bit in some districts. we've seen a lot of enthusiasm in this special elections and the primaries. what are the actual chances that a democrat has to unseat a republican for senate? >> yeah, democrats have some real reasons to be optimistic this cycle in texas. you mentioned the presidential race in 2016, donald trump won here only by, i think, nine points, which was actually the closest margin for a republican presidential nominee in texas in two decades. and that result puts some congressional districts into play, we're seeing serious resources pour into some congressional districts here that haven't seen that kind of attention or money in a very, very l

are you so often in that interview he joins us now from the german city of austin where emmanuel mcallen is due to receive the charlemagne prize tomorrow good evening to you max so we heard the french president there saying that leaving the iran nuclear deal that it was a mistake did he talk about what he thinks is going to happen next. he did in a way but it was unclear if he really is convinced it will work so one part of that you heard it brant is that he thinks the europeans should stay committed to the u.n. nuclear deal as we know what but at the same time the go she'd a broader agreement with the red and probably also the united states beyond two thousand and twenty five that wouldn't only include nuclear disarmament of iran but also the use of ballistic missiles and the general role iran is playing in the region we don't have any idea if donald trump the u.s. president is on board with that and of course we all know to really give any punch to an agreement you do need the united states. max what about the french president himself you know he's quick to say that the u.s. president

innovation and the results are visible the number of startups has increased by double digits since mcallen's election foreign investors are showing interest again having previously long avoided friends. the most beautiful thought the image of francis changed a lot globally like when you go abroad you talk about emmanuel my kong whether it's in germany or the united states. where you know this is a very great from what we saw in the past. france is perceived more positively by investors bodies of its. own once france to become a nation of startups but only time will tell how many companies survive without the government support but the improving economy hasn't translated into popularity for the president one survey showed sixty percent of the public are unhappy with their government trade unions have paralyzed public transport with strikes in response to plans to cut benefits at france's heavily indebted state railways micron's intention to end early retirement for new hires has been met with particular resistance. but so far the president has found it to press on with his reforms. what does

will agree with those sentiments she reaffirmed her commitment to mcallen's vision and she said she would follow him as he attempts to implement his plans the real task for the french president however is to persuade his skeptics. all right then as you know it's a business news we're going to talk about google astounding tech fans with the announcement of what is this new artificial intelligence feature was vibrant how would you like a secretary on hand twenty four seven that's what they're going to use this for eight hours if. saved to be honest google's annual developers conference is wrapping up today the tech giant has once again used the event to give the world a taste of things to come google wowed the crowd with a planned update to its digital assistant which will soon be able to take care of booking appointments by placing its own phone calls check this out. google hopes its digital assistant for mobile devices will soon replace secretaries around the world at their annual developer conference c.e.o. sunday showed what he claimed was the next generation. the first voice you hear i

mcallen. thank you so much for having me here today. as well as many other great men and women who serve or have served our country. i spoke with vice president penn's was very interested in the subject matter of our discussion here today and in particular the work of mister worden and the work of the soldier strong. this soldier strong. and the u.s. technology that can grow and a better benefit our veterans.ot like most of us as a citizen i am and mourn an enormously grateful for them. i could never live up to the measure of their bravery and heroism. like most of us i want to show our gratitude to those who put their lives on the line. those who make the sacrifices and face a the danger to go to the front line to protect us in the freedom that we cherish as americans. it was born out of 911. out of the desire to prove it to our patriots that we are forever thankful. it is to make sure that we are willing to make the move forward. and they will not now be able to move forward in life. whenever they lost on the battlefield or in injurie

this is a fox news alert.on our own martha mcallen is in the fox election headquarters as a race call>> of the fox news decision desk canal project that ohio congressman jim renee c who wasv endorsed by president trump will defeat businessman mike givens in their. buckeye primary so tht means he will move on to november and he will challenge incumbent, democratic senator jared brown. of course we are watching for the outcome in the west virginia republican state primary, still too early to call there. marcy is in the lead, jenkins is in second and blankenship in third at this moment. still waiting for more to come in.t, once we get it, we will be right back with you. >> what percent of the vote is in the western states? >> 47%. but some of the southern areas are still outstanding and so it's too soon to call. >> all right, thank you. tonight the number of lawmakers turning the heat on the attorney general jeff sessions to turn over documents related to the phony road russia probe continues to climb. joining us now, always one of the lawmakers that are jumping in, house majority leader

the minister blew up over an interview with that our own martha mcallen did over vice president pence. vice president warned against libya and how things will end badly for kim if he does not make a deal. the deputy foreign minister reacted and called pencil quote a political dummy." so in a letter to kim that the president dictated himself, the commander in chief cited the recent quote anger and open hostility" for that reason of scrapping the summit. you talk about nuclear capabilities but ours are so massive and powerful that i pray to god they never have to be used. democrats like nancy pelosi reacted to the letter to kim by mocking the president's tone, which they called soft. but she may eat those words now that north korea appears to be backing down. >> i think it's a good thing for kim jong un. when he got this letter from the president saying, okay, never mind, you must be having a legal fit. in this very chummy letter, he, kim jong un, is the big winner. >> president trump: if and when kim jong un chooses to engage in constructive dialogue and actions, i am waiting. >> repor

i'm also on the show tonight with martha mcallen. >> the story? happened last night in cumberland, wisconsin. check this out. okay, guess what, it's a prank. the high school seniors got together and pulled this prank. they created the solution of a car crash, and it was a pretty good illusion, enough that the cumberland police sent this message. hats off to the class of 2019 o9 done like 2018 on one of the best senior pranks that we have ever seen. >> they should all be expelled. what a waste of time for the cops. >> get off my lawn. >> where is my rake? [laughter] >> all right, rain, rain, go away. because crazy weather advance here in new york city as of yesterday. severe thunderstorm slammed the area. better to show than to tell, though, so here are some stunning imagery that we have collected. here is some remarkable time lapse video as a storm rolled over manhattan. the weather also caused lots of travel delays at airports and train stations. take a look at the chaos in grand central station yesterday as the mta closed train lines that headed

know with those sentiments she reaffirmed her commitment to mcallen's vision and she said she would follow him as he attempts to implement his plans the real task for the french president however is to persuade his skeptics. you're watching d.w. news live from then still to come a stunning power shift cemented in malaysia and the two year old mahathir mohamad as foreign as prime minister in opposition parties to power for the first time in the country's history. google has astounded tech fans with the announcement of a new artificial intelligence feature that you can tell us well that's right phil how would you like a twenty four seventh's secretary on standby that's all google wants to do with their annual developers conference which is wrapping up today the tech giant is once again to use the event to give the world a taste of things to come google wowed the crowd with a planned update to its digital assistant which will soon be able to take care of booking appointments by placing its own phone calls check this out. google hopes its digital assistant for mobile devices will soon replace

exemptions that they did not go into effect or to grant a more permanent one we saw both medical and mcallen the german chancellor and the french president came to d.c. personally to try and lobby donald trump not to do this not to impose these tariffs and europe has been very nervous to see these come into effect when they first announced the tariffs back in march the original justification for it from the trump administration was that it was a matter of national security that the united states needed a strong steel and aluminum industry in order to be able to produce defense materials and that this was essential for that cause however of course many in europe also see it as on freight unfair trade practices i guess course there's never a right time for punitive measures but this really couldn't come at a worse time for your. that's correct i'll be the french president has just called it actually illegal action taken by the u.s. it's particularly tough for europeans because this comes from a long standing ally of close friends as the u.s. is referred to here by most of the responses i've co

two models of a rare 60-year-old mcallen whiskey will fetch -- whiskey will fetch record prices.each bottle carries an estimate of half a million u.s. dollars. it is 52% buyers premium. betty: if i worry was a drinker, i would be more excited about this. for was he lovers, they would pay that much money for it. -- for whiskey lovers, they would pay that much for it. i am sure it is a fine drink. david: hopeful it is. you would notse, take it. you are just keep it. david: yeah, why would you? [laughter] you are not a whiskey person. rishaad: i like whiskey. but whiskey does not like me. let me tell you what we have coming up. ,e will be looking at tencent what the better-than-expected numbers tell us. lift onwe can expand a advertising. we will look at the earnings and the prospects. we are off to beijing to talk about trade talks taking place in washington, d.c. we've got the vice premier there at the moment. he is the managing partner. about.is whole spat is looking at prospects of interest rate hikes in the u.s. and how they impact this part of the world. there you have it. tha

i was impressed by my visits to el paso and mcallen, texas, to see the robust screening effort conducted by c.b.p. of incoming traffic from mexico. in el paso just before i arrived, they had seized 25 pounds of cocaine because we have vigilant, excellent c.b.p. port officers, as i know you know. however, stopping the drug cartels is not solely a matter of securing traffic coming into the united states. we have to attack the cartels' business model. that means stopping the flow of both drug money and weapons that travel southbound into mexico from the united states. unfortunately, as i saw on my trip, our saab screening effort for traffic leaving the u.s. from mexico pails in comparison to -- pales in comparison. we are in a system that our officers referred to as pulse and search. so intermittent checking of southbound traffic. we were told they need expanded facilities, more personnel and updated technology in order to try to strengthen our ability to stop the flow of guns and money back into the cart tells' hands. so are you -- cartels' hands. so are you ok with the southbound inspecti

well as a mention of it earlier french president a manual mcallen is in germany to receive the persists charleen prize is awarded to . jewels for their special efforts to promote european unity and micron impress the jury with his new vision of a new more united europe and just a short while ago toward the city of often together with german chancellor angela merkel she will deliver a speech praising micron's vision for reforming europe the kind of president will receive his award a lavish ceremony held in the residence of the old the roman emperor charlie. and president a call and chancellor merkel are expected to arrive at that award ceremony in just a matter of minutes following all of it for us is make sure our chief political editor who is with us here in the studio and will remain with us for the duration of this awards ceremony so what's ahead. well we will certainly see the german chancellor angela merkel singing the praises of french president call as she holds the speech as he received this prestigious award which really is all about european integration when this prize was fou

. >> encontraron cerca de 70 indocumentados ocultos en una casa en mcallen texas, 5 personas consiguiendote estaba bromeando para la audiencia de la velada si no el pÚblico y por lo tanto, no iba a traicionar su sello de comediante. >> en otro tema, hay muertos y desaparecidos en brasil despuÉs del derrumbe en sao paulo. >> el inmueble de 24 plantas era una antigua sede de la policÍa federal mÁs de 160 bomberos llegaron a la zona para combatir las llamas de un segundo edificio que fue evacuado y el colapso provocÓ daÑos en una iglesia cercana >> mientras tanto que el presidente ortega se presentÓ para condenar la violencia y abogar por el diÁlogo y la paz en nicaragua. >> pidiÓ un minuto de silencio y mostrÓ la solidaridad. >> la concentraciÓn oficialista ocurriÓ tras la serie de protestas en donde exigen la renuncia. >> la comisiÓn de derechos humanos dijo que al menos 63 personas murieron en las administraciones y mÁs de 160 resultaron heridas el expresidente peruano ollanta humala salieron de la cÁrcel despuÉs de 9 meses de permanecer en prisiÓn preventiva su liberaciÓn ocurre despuÉs

i was impressed by my visit to el paso and mcallen texas to see the robust screening effort conducted by cbp of incoming traffic from mexico. in fact, in el paso just before i arrived they had seized 25 pounds of cocaine because we have vigilant, excellent cbp port officers as i know you know. stopping the drug cartels is a sold amount of securing traffic coming into the united states. we have to attack the cartels business model if it meets stopping of both drug money and weapons the travel southbound into mexico from the united states. unfortunately as assault on my trip are sophistry efforts for traffic leaving the u.s. for mexico pales in comparison to cbp's screening of traffic entering u.s. pirg with an assistant officer referred to as pulse and search. so checking southbound traffic. we were told by cbp officials they need expanded facilities, more personnel and at this technology in order to try to strengthen our ability to stop the flow of guns and money back into the cartels and stick are you satisfied with the current state of southbound inspections along the southern borde