president menno macron, declaring himself -- president emmanual macron, declaring himself a feminist. this is life in paris. ♪ thank you very much for being with us. we start with some breaking news coming from the u.s. sad news. donald rumsfeld has died. the u.s. defense minister under president george w. bush. he played a central role in the planning and execution of the invasions of afghanistan and iraq. clearly, much of his political career, involved key moments which marked so many lives across the world. those wars we have just spoken about, marking much of the time, much of the century, if you consider how long this conflict has continued. he has died at the age of 88 years old. his death, announced by his family a few moments ago. let's bring you david smith, the bureau chief of the guardian newspaper and washington, d.c., joining us live. a good evening to you. has there been any reaction there yet, to the death of donald rumsfeld? >> not much. actually, this news is so fresh, i'm sure orge w. bush will be one of the first to pay tribute to rumsfeld. such an extra never caree