emmanuel macron calling on the european reunion to reform strict budgetary rules. existing rules discourage states from amassing debt and running deficits of more than 3% gdp. macron says reforms are needed to pave the way. >> [speaking foreign language] >> now to the u.s. where the head of better.com has apologized after laying off 900 employees on his him call. recordings of the call went viral, fueling outrage against the ceo. the leader of the company now says he blundered the meeting. >> when he summoned 900 former employees to a zoom call, few could have guessed what would have gone next. >> if you are on this call,ou are part of the unlucky group being laid off. your employment here is terminated effective immediately. >> the mass layoff hit staff like a bombshell, triggering outrage. the video was leaked and quickly went viral. after mounting criticism, the ceo of the mortgage startup posted an apology to the company website. >> i realize that the way i communicated this news made it difficult situation worse. i am deeply sorry, and i am committed to learni

i did hear political analyst appear, emmanuel tom and joining us live from brussels from all of us here at out international. good evening to you. thanks for joining us. the manchester arena bomber may have been radicalized by get this a former nato soldier turned terrorist and that was revealed during an inquiry into the atrocity on thursday senior figures from the u. k. counter terror police and a home office gave their closing submissions schedule. just for now, a quick reminder of exactly what happened in 2017 a salman, a betty detonated explosives in a stadium hosting and arianna grand a concert 22 people killed. hundreds injured, of course from an eagle dan off now looks at the latest fax coming to light. he murdered 22 people in one suicide blast. now a public inquiry is trying to establish what turned a hard core party go into a suicide bomber. and how it could have been prevented the probe is yet to deliver concrete answers, but over the past couple of years, it has yielded plenty of disturbing revelations. these pictures unnerved by the inquiry leave, little to the imagination

and i certainly the message that was put across by the french president emmanuel mcgraw when he had a phone call a with the russian leader vladimir putin on tuesday. but what they are really looking to do during this meeting is to try and revive the so called norma d format, p stokes. now, these are peace talks between russia and ukraine that have been broken in the past by germany and france. ukraine so far says that it would be a willing to take part in those talks, rushes indicated that it might be, but only on certain conditions and whether or not those conditions would be acceptable to the others isn't clear. i thanks so much. latasha barbara. germany's new chance of allah shalt says used his 1st speech to warn russia it will pay a high price if it invades ukraine. the obliquely decent time of the security situation . the russian ukrainian border worries us. we'll discussed it intensively if the european council and today's council of eastern relations, let me repeat in case not everyone understood what my predecessor said for any why lation to toil your integrity will have its p

he travelled first to paris to speak with french president emmanuel macron, where he promised to work together to strengthen the european union, before heading to brussels to meet with head of the european commission, ursula von der leyen. 0ur correspondent damian scholz said he was concerned about a russian build up of troops on the ukraine border. it has to be our responsibility to ensure that everyone can feel safe within their borders and borders in europe are invaluable. mcguinness described why scholz�*s itinerary matters. it is always the tradition for the german chancellor to go for to france for historical reasons to show that france and germany after years of bloodshed this century are of centuries have now brought to europe together. also pragmatic reasons without french and german cooperation but as you say this is a sign of continuity because going to brussels is a signal that the german government is as per european if not more than the previous government under and merkel say you are quite right. the new chancellor is really wanting to show a sense of continuity and i

on monday, the french president emmanuel, the kron will discuss with a few members of his cabinet, new measures to counter the coven. 19 pandemic, particularly in light of the new variant army con, which we know is very contagious. it is expected that the president will announce that in order to get a health pass people in france one, i'll have to agree in principle, to accepting a booster 3 months after their initial vaccination. if we move across to italy here to we have record numbers for the 2nd consecutive day on friday, italy reporting 50599 new cases is he is also reporting the 2nd highest number of deaths because of covered in europe after the united kingdom with some 141 new depths reported now. and then if we move across to the united kingdom here on friday, we had another record hi, a 122186 new cases being reported. largely because of this highly contagious on recon variant. now the local government in the u. k, is losing political points with boris johnson's popularity rating. it has taken a snow dive and has hit record, learn december of some 23 percent. and that is large

on monday, the french president emmanuel mcqueen, will discuss with a few members of his cabinet, new measures to counter the coven. 19 pandemic, particularly in light of the new variant army con, which we know is very contagious. it is expected that the president will announce that in order to get a health pass people in france one, i'll have to agree in principle, to accepting a booster 3 months after their initial vaccination. if we move across to italy here to we have record numbers for the 2nd consecutive day on friday, italy reporting 50599 new cases is he is also reporting the 2nd highest number of deaths because of covered in europe after the united kingdom with some 141 new depths reported now. and then if we move across to the united kingdom here on friday, we had a nother record high, a 122186 new cases being reported. largely because of this highly contagious army conte variant. now the local government in the u. k is losing political points with boris johnson's popularity rating. it has taken a snow dive and has hit record, learn december of some 23 percent. and that is l

on monday, the french president emmanuel, the cron, will discuss with a few members of his cabinet, new measures to counter the coven. 19 pandemic, particularly in light of the new variant army con, which we know is very contagious. it is expected that the president will announce that in order to get a health pass people in france one, i'll have to agree in principle, to accepting a booster 3 months after their initial vaccination. if we move across to italy, here to we have record numbers for the 2nd consecutive day on friday, italy reporting 50599 new cases. italy is also reporting the 2nd highest number of deaths because of covered in europe after the united kingdom, with some 141 new depths reported now. and then if we move across to the united kingdom here on friday, we had another record high, a 122186 new cases being reported. largely because of this highly contagious on recon variant. now the local government in the u. k, is losing political points with boris johnson's popularity rating. it has taken a snow dive and has hit record, learned december of some 23 percent. and that i

they want action on corruption, finance, energy and border control. emmanuel mccormick, mohammed and san also agreed to work on a humanitarian plan for lebanon's people. it's grinding. economic crisis has left 3 quarters of the population in poverty. with the number of new daily cove at 19 cases in south africa has nearly quadrupled in just 4 days. more than 16000 infections were recorded on saturday compared with 4300 on tuesday. it's on the scoring concerns about the contagious most of the new over kong variant, which is driving south africa's 4th wave from johannesburg. from it, miller explains how the government is responding by encouraging more vaccinations while avoiding another lockdown. this is one of a few 100 vaccination centers in the housing province in south africa. and how ting has been hardest hit by the rise in coven 19 infections. between 70 and 80 percent of new infections across of africa in this province alone. and that is why authorities are saying that people need to get out and get vaccinated. there has been some level of vaccine hesitancy, about 42 percent of

france has nominated the first woman to challenge emmanuel macron. she had six to 1% of member's votes. she was seen as the more moderate of a kind it is. evergrande's debt restructuring may finally be in the cards after the developer announced it plans to actively engage with offshore creditors. that would be seen as an knowledge meant that it's -- acknowledgment that is liability is unsustainable. the 30 day grace period ins today. -- ends today. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am laura wright. this is bloomberg. manus: thank you. coming up, a combination of active and passive investing, the future of money management. we will talk the big take on bloomberg. ♪ manus: it is monday and this is "daybreak: europe." it is an existential challenge to the world's asset managers, deliver the etf boom or risk extension? now the giants hope they have a way to fight back. blackrock and morgan stanley among those racing to offer software that can cr

on monday, the french president emmanuel mcqueen, will discuss with a few members of his cabinet, new measures to counter the coven. 19 pandemic, particularly in light of the new variant army con, which we know is very contagious. it is expected that the president will announce that in order to get a health pass people in france one, i'll have to agree in principle, to accepting a booster 3 months after their initial vaccination. if we move across to italy, here to we have record numbers for the 2nd consecutive day on friday, italy reporting 50599 new cases. italy is also reporting the 2nd highest number of deaths because of covered in europe after the united kingdom, with some 141 new depths reported now. and then if we move across to the united kingdom here on friday, we had another record high, a 122186 new cases being reported. largely because of this highly contagious on recon variant. now the local government in the u. k, is losing political points with boris johnson's popularity rating. it has taken a snow dive and has hit record, learned december of some 23 percent. and that i

are underway to open a joint european mission and the afghan capital kabul during a visit to cattle. emmanuel macro said the plan would allow several e, u ambassadors to share a building when they return to cobble the u. s. president joe biden will hold a video called with the russian lead of letting me put in on tuesday. that's just been confirmed by the kremlin. the ukraine is likely to dominate those talks. washington has warned its prepared to take action against moscow if it invades ukraine. the number of russian troops has been rising along the border on friday. joe biden was asked about the crisis by a reporter, this very 2nd, a lot to fall case with from all school. his alex's here was bernard smith. russia one's legally binding guarantee guarantees that nato will not expand eastwards and allow ukraine to accede, allow ukraine to join, nor will miss house be placed on ukrainian territory that could be pointed towards russia. russia is issue its concern. its problem is that after the end of the collapse of the soviet union, most eastern european countries joined nato for their own whil

on monday, the french president emmanuel mc crohn, will discuss with a few members of his cabinet, new measures to counter the covert. 19 pandemic, particularly in light of the new variant army con, which we know is very contagious. it is expected that the president will announce that in order to get a health pass, people in france will now have to agree in principle, to accepting a booster 3 months after their initial vaccination. if we move across to italy, here to we have record numbers for the 2nd consecutive day on friday, italy reporting 50599 new cases. italy is also reporting the 2nd highest number of deaths because of covered in europe after the united kingdom, with some 141 new depths reported now. and then if we move across to the united kingdom here on friday, we had a nother record hi, a 122186 new cases being reported. largely because of this highly contagious on the current variant. now, the local government in the u. k, is losing political points with boris johnson's popularity rating. it has taken a smo dive and hit record, learn december of some 23 percent. and that i

i asked emmanuel shea's what's being done to slow the spread of the virus. >> new measures to limit out social interaction and pple working from home will become mandatory three days a week, ideally four days when possible, wherever that can be implemented. it is no longer optional. indoor events will be limited to 2000 people and 5000 people outside. this includes sports, cultural events, but there will not be any cancellations of politica meetings. this is quite significant, as france is gearing up for the next presidential election in april. people will also be forbidden to stand inside restaurants, bars, cafÉs, with many professionals asking how these can be at first feasible, and then checked? there will also be a use of mandatory ffp two masks being studied by the government, and a maxine model -- vaccine model certificate for places of socialization. >> we also heard that here in germany, the health minister thinks that the numbers are a lot higher than what we are seeing. what is behind the underreporting? >> there are simply not enough medical personnel during the festive seas

oh, who's also a member of emmanuel makins on the move party here in france. and this is somebody who'd probably describe herself as being thoroughly european to the core and anti russian. now on the one hand and natalie, you assume must be somebody who would say that she defends the idea of freedom of speech and expression to the core. but it does seem as if that only extends to the type of freedom of speech that she agrees with. and actually just a quick fact check here for madame luez or the name of the channel is r t at not russia today. so apart from the fact that she is unhappy with what she sees as politicians from the left and the right side of the political spectrum in europe saying that russia has a right to a point to view that russia has a right to question. when nato doesn't keep its promise, is that begs a question. does she think that if need to renew legs on commitment, said it's made that that should be swept under the carpet. and all of this comes at a time when the e was ramping up. the threats against russia, including increasing sanctions

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on monday, the french president emmanuel mccall, will discuss with a few members of his cabinet, new measures to counter the coven. 19 pandemic. particularly in light of the new variant army con, which we know is very contagious. it is expected that the president will announce that in order to get a health pon, people in fonts will now have to agree in principle, to accepting a booster 3 months after their initial vaccination. if we move across to italy here to we have record numbers for the 2nd consecutive day on friday. it can be reporting 50599 new cases is he is also reporting the 2nd highest number of deaths because of covered in europe after the united kingdom, with some 141 new depth reported now. and then if we move across to the united kingdom here on friday, we had a nother record high 122186 new cases being reported. largely because of this highly contagious on the con variant, not the local government and the u. k. is losing political points with boris johnson's popularity rating. it has taken a snow dive and has hit record blown december of some 23 percent. and that is l

the call was made as french president, emmanuel my call, visited saudi arabia. after trips to the u. e. and cutter, the kingdom and other gulf states, withdrew their ambassadors from beirut last month. they were angered by government minister who criticize this, how the lead war in yemen. the minister resigned on friday. now, sedans, military chief, says, the army will leave politics after elections scheduled for 2023, general abdel for the headboard. hon offered the assurance during one of several interviews he gave with international news agencies for hind leg, the military takeover. tobar before a deal was struck last month to reinstate the prime minister at the house. when a government is elected, the armed forces and all organized security groups, i believe, will have no participation in political matters. this is what we agreed upon and this is the army natural situation for the armed forces to carry out its duties because there will be a government elected by the sudanese people that expresses their will and hope. the mayor of ria diginero has cancelled n

on monday, the french president emmanuel, the kron will discuss with a few members of his cabinet, new measures to counter the coven. 19 pandemic, particularly in light of the new variant army con, which we know is very contagious. it is expected that the president will announce that in order to get a health pass people in france one, i'll have to agree in principle, to accepting a booster 3 months after their initial vaccination. if we move across to italy here too, we have record numbers for the 2nd consecutive day on friday. it is reporting $50599.00 new cases. italy is also reporting the 2nd highest number of deaths because of covered in europe after the united kingdom, with some 141 new depths reported now. and then if we move across to the united kingdom here on friday, we had another record high, a 122186 new cases being reported. largely because of this highly contagious on the con variant. now, the local government in the u. k, is losing political points with boris johnson's popularity rating. it has taken a snow dive and has hit record, learned december of some 23 percent. an

on monday, the french president emmanuel, the con, we'll discuss with a few members of his cabinet, new measures to counter the coven. 19 pandemic, particularly in light of the new variant army con, which we know is very contagious. it is expected that the president will announce that in order to get a health pass people in france one, i'll have to agree in principle, to accepting a booster 3 months after their initial vaccination. if we move across to italy, here to we have record numbers for the 2nd consecutive day on friday, italy reporting 50599 new cases. italy is also reporting the 2nd highest number of deaths because of covered in europe after the united kingdom, with some 141 new depths reported now. and then if we move across to the united kingdom here on friday, we had a another record hi, a 122186 new cases being reported. largely because of this highly contagious on the con variant. now, the local government in the u. k, is losing political points with boris johnson's popularity rating. it has taken a snow dive and has hit record, learned december of some 23 percent. and tha

on monday, the french president emmanuel, the cron, will discuss with a few members of his cabinet, new measures to counter the coven. 19 pandemic, particularly in light of the new variant army con, which we know is very contagious. it is expected that the president will announce that in order to get a health pass people in france one, i'll have to agree in principle, to accepting a booster 3 months after their initial vaccination. if we move across to italy, here to we have record numbers for the 2nd consecutive day on friday, italy reporting 50599 new cases. italy is also reporting the 2nd highest number of deaths because of covered in europe after the united kingdom, with some 141 new depths reported now. and then if we move across to the united kingdom here on friday, we had another record high, a 122186 new cases being reported. largely because of this highly contagious on recon variant. not the local government in the u. k is losing political points with boris johnson's popularity rating. it has taken a snow dive and has hit record, learn december of some 23 percent. and that is l

on monday, the french president emmanuel, the con, we'll discuss with a few members of his cabinet, new measures to counter the coven. 19 pandemic, particularly in light of the new variant army con, which we know is very contagious. it is expected that the president will announce that in order to get a health pass people in france one, i'll have to agree in principle, to accepting a booster 3 months after their initial vaccination. if we move across to italy, here to we have record numbers for the 2nd consecutive day on friday, italy reporting 50599 new cases. italy is also reporting the 2nd highest number of deaths because of covered in europe after the united kingdom, with some 141 new depths reported now. and then if we move across to the united kingdom here on friday, we had a another record hi, a 122186 new cases being reported. largely because of this highly contagious on recon variant. not the local government in the u. k. is losing political points with boris johnson's popularity rating. it has taken a snow dive and has hit record, learn december of some 23 percent. and that is

on monday, the french president emmanuel mcqueen, will discuss with a few members of his cabinet, new measures to counter the coven. 19 pandemic, particularly in light of the new variant army con, which we know is very contagious. it is expected that the president will announce that in order to get a health pass people in france one, i'll have to agree in principle, to accepting a booster 3 months after their initial vaccination. if we move across to italy, here to we have record numbers for the 2nd consecutive day on friday, italy reporting 50599 new cases. italy is also reporting the 2nd highest number of deaths because of covered in europe after the united kingdom, with some 141 new depths reported now. and then if we move across to the united kingdom here on friday, we had a another record. hi, a 122186 new cases being reported. largely because of this highly contagious on recon variant. now the local government in the u. k, is losing political points with boris johnson's popularity rating. it has taken a snow dive and has hit record, learn december of some 23 percent. and that is

they want action on corruption, finance, energy and border control. emmanuel macro mom had been solomon also agreed to work on a humanitarian plan for lebanon's people. it's grinding economic crisis as left 3 quarters of the population in poverty. with more than 15 european countries have confirmed cases of the army con variance, but this persistent opposition to the reintroduction of measures to slow rising infections. thousands, much peacefully through the dutch city of utrecht. the government imposed a partial lockdown 3 weeks ago, due to case number's being at the highest since the pandemic again, a neighboring germany has just reported another 42000 infections. the outgoing chancellor anglo merkel made an appeal to those resisting vaccinations as she prepares to leave office in the coming week. well, the number of new daily cobra 19 cases in south africa has nearly quadrupled in just 4 days. more than 16000 infections were recorded on saturday compared with 4300 on tuesday. it's underscoring concerns about the rapid spread of been you on the chrome variant from johannesburg from ed

just a few days ago, frances president, emmanuel mac old, became the 1st major western leader to go to saudi arabia and to me to with any yes, it will be done. we talked about everything absolutely. without any taboos with been solid and we were able to raise the issue of human rights, it doesn't mean that i endorse any thing that i forgotten that were not demanding partners well massive criticism of that visit by president mac on with many accusing him of putting politics ahead of human rights, but whatever way you look at it, this arrest wrongly or rightly of this saturday citizen is certainly become a pretty sticky wicket for president mack gone. plenty more stories available for you right now online at auto dot com, including that of the us government sells about 1100000 barrels of iranian petrol products confiscated by the u. s. navy in the arabian sea, but was the sheet seizure in the sales where they legal read about that online for now turning dislike into dollars. a butting entrepreneur in the us state of massachusetts has opened a shop selling some unique anti biden merchandi

they want action on corruption, finance, energy and border control. emmanuel macro, mom had been solomon also agreed to work on a humanitarian plan. lebanon's people, it's grinding economic crisis is left 3 quarters of the population in poverty. with the number of new daily coded 19 cases in south africa as nearly quadruple in just 4 days more than 16000 infections were recorded on saturday compared with 4300 on tuesday. it's underscoring concerns about the rapid spread of the new army cron variant from johannesburg smith bill explains how the government's responding by encouraging more vaccinations. this is one of a few 100 vaccination centers in the housing province in south africa. and how ting has been hardest hit by the rise in coven, 19 infections, between 70 and 80 percent of new infections across of africa in this province alone . and that is why authorities are saying that people need to get out and get vaccinated. there has been some level of vaccine hesitancy, about 42 percent of people who are eligible for a vaccine have actually taken that up. but that number dropped to abou

reporter: emmanuel macron met with zelensky on the sidelines of the summit in brussels and they discussed the situation in ukraine and the concern over russia's military buildup on the border. u.s. intelligence officials have warned the kremlin could be looking to attack ukraine. macron briefed zelensky about a phone call he had tuesday with vladimir putin. they were joined by german chancellor schultz and the three are committed to try to find a durable and complete solution for the crisis. they say they will all safeguard ukraine's territorial sovereignty and will work to revive peace talks between russia and ukraine along the lines of the enormity format in which france and germany would act as mediators. >> germany's new chancellor says russia will pay a high price. reporter: mr. schultz is clear that for him, it is important to stress that in eastern europe and specifically with a message to moscow, any violation of ukraine's territorial integrity will be challenged by his government and the rest of the european union. this is what he had to say to german politicians and parliament.

but if borrows johnson is the circus clown, i'm afraid the emmanuel micron is the circus dwarf and the british and the french deserve better than the leaders that they have. but they're the only leaders that we've got and they have to go on with resolving war arm. i think post partum politics. this is angie nato, post nato depression. on the part of the french b, e. u. in general, we have less up. they find it impossible to bet they want us to fail. they want us even to suffer and they are ready as is abundant, make clear every day to permit the floor. thousands of people every week. drunk has the opportunity to elect a new president. soon i hope they take the opportunity to make a change just as i wish, the british people could make a change. i'm satisfied with neither of these 2 leaders, but as long as they are the leaders, then they have to obey diplomatic norms. when the united states trump era migration policy that requires migrants to stay in mexico while their claims being assessed as a back to restart, the rule was, were reposed by joe biden. he suspended the program as part of

are underway to open the joint european mission and the african capital during a visit to come out of emmanuel macross said the plan would allow several european ambassadors to share a building when they return to cobble micron, also thank casa for its role in helping evacuate afghans during the time the bomb take over. the show will be here today or representation of canister has been done by our investors from paris. but we are thinking of an organization as you know, among several european countries. and so our approach would be in conditions that have yet to be identified with the idea of having a common location for several european. so where are investors and our administrators could be present? let me remind you, this is a different demarche from a political recognition or political dialogue with the taliban. mac ryan has more from cobble we are still waiting for a response from the taliban administration here, but given the deteriorating situation, i think they would welcome any kind of diplomatic moves that would help them out at the, at the current time. it's not just recognition for

we've seen that now we emmanuel, my calls, he's more more with the in the rates. i've been dave of the middle of the month who can seeks to stabilize the me to live well, be how he's done and he's influenced, considering this watches him under michael. i think in his own choice with emmy reserves and we know that as well. busy france has a tree basis in the region, but what's important military base in the rates. police in the us arrested a couple whose son is accused of killing 4 of his school classmates. james and jennifer crumbly, have been charged with involuntary manslaughter. prosecutors in michigan say they bought a gun as a gift for their son, ethan. while still ahead here on al jazeera turkey analysis plans to cub spiraling inflation. but will it work? on in the heart of nazareth residents favorable recent historical legacy is of the threat. ah, hello there, let's have a look at the weather in south asia and we're watching a tropical cyclone as it pulls north out of the bay of bengal, bringing some very heavy rain and strong winds to northeastern areas of

i'm losing base, but it was the exhibition was actually requested by french president emmanuel mac hall. what's the connection there between macro on the out well and some. kiefer is definitely michael's favorite artist. he makes no secret of that and has even in the past in the very recent past. just last year, commission very important works by key for to put into the pantheon in paris, which is something like a temple flash crypt for frances most famous citizens. so that was a very, very big deal. but this all i think has to do with the fact that that key for is really something like a bit of a state artist in france. he's lived there for the past 30 years. he's been awarded there. the countries, arts and letters and order order of arts and letters back in 2011. he's been exhibited in some of the most important spaces like the song of do to name just one example. so i think michael is, is you know, by requesting this sort of playing to his own personal love here with this artist. but also has very clear political message like we've heard earlier on in your show . you know that he see

so someone like emmanuel can, for example, who is the intellectual philosopher for a career framework, a human right wasn't just erase is nice with somebody you actually invite the slave owners in america have best to beat that for him because he actually genuine, fundamentally believe that i was not a human being because of my blindness, but i couldn't pro ration entity because of my blood and that he was better superior could understand the world in a bit more reasonable way because of his weight. and that's what people were talking about when we defending the unlikely. and you mentioned that definition of human rights. we often talk about human rights industry on this program. you can see echoes of the racism that you've identified in the so called enlightenment in the us conventional and rights of the child.

we've had, in the past, emmanuel macron, the president of france, famously saying nato is brain dead. there are those that say that, after president trump, relations inside nato are finished. there's also rows with turkey, in between members of nato, and that it is not an effective organisation any more. so is poland unwise to rely so much on nato? no, we are not unwise to rely on nato. we have to strengthen nato and we have to work towards creating another type of glue for nato. the goal, its initiative, we all know the history. but what is happening right now is something very special, that after a couple of years of disagreement i see a real hope forfinding a new common denominator in nato. and i will be working together with president duda towards finding this compromise... what could it be? well, we should first, very clearly, say what are the hotspots, what are the places where the very high risks are emerging, and let's prepare our strategy towards those risks. like the influx of migrants, illegal immigrants, can be such a risk. it's not only a risk for the stability of the eur

. >> shannon: vice president emmanuel macron speaking out against woke "nonsense" urging the european union to drop usage of certain words based on gender and things like christmas. that sounds like a good place to start. tonight's lightning round with seattle radio host jason rantz, great to have you back. >> thank you for having me, merry christmas. we went to u.s. well, emmanuel macron says this according to the telegraph comes to explain people what words they should or shouldn't say is not which i totally adhere. it is nonsense basically. all right, that's one of the producers road, if you lost the french president over wokeness, what's going on? >> no kidding. look, the greatest global threat right now is focusing on virtual signaling one's wokeness when you can be tackling issues that matter, a global economy, national security, russia versus ukraine and covid response. and christmas or the term christmas break for a holiday period. what holiday are they talking about? christmas, of course, everybody knows this. this is a document that is in exercise over rhetorical self pleasu

just a few days ago, frances president, emmanuel mack old, became the 1st major weston leader to go to saudi arabia and to meet with m b. s. now the visit was a part of plans by mac on to make a multi 1000000000 euros deals with the country. but some of also suggested that this was also a way of trying to rehabilitate the image of m. b. s. mac cohen has defended the reasons why he went there and it will be done. we talked about everything absolutely. without any taboos, with been solid and we were able to raise the issue of human rights. it doesn't mean that i endorse anything that i forgotten that were not demanding partners. ah, well, massive criticism of that visit. i, president michael was many accusing him of putting politics ahead of human rights. others saying that the idea that he was that to secure these lucrative deals as more to do with him trying to seek re election in 2022 and also trying to put to bed a pretty poor year when it comes to foreign policy for france, particularly the loss of that de la miss said tree with a straight over some marines astray. you, of course, e

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >>> right now at 6:30, tracking the storm. rain moving across the bay area, and problems are popping up from power outages to downed trees. the high wind advisory also in place this hour for some areas. meteorologist, kari hall, tracking it all hour-by-hour. >>> left devastated. midwest communities picking up the pieces after deadly tornadoes sweat through six states. a look at the recovery and rescue efforts under way. >>> the backup disappeared during lockdown and now we are seeing morning gridlock again. how much of that traffic really returned? i have the numbers from the past year coming up. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> good rainy monday morning to you. thanks so much. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. okay, we got you covered with live team coverage

we know he spoke with a french liter emmanuel, macro, german chancellor angle of merkel, as well as the british and italian prime ministers. and what we understand emerged from those meetings was essentially a strong joint stance that what they are looking for is some sort of commitment from russia that it not only will respect ukraine's integrity in terms of an sovereignty, but also in terms of territory. and so this is the message that joe biden is likely to convey. now, the lingering question has been from white house reporters to the by the ministration. what about the military option? should russia in bade ukraine? will the united states send some sort of military support? the white house and also at the pentagon, they have been kind of holding back on answering that question directly. only saying that they would support the nato allies in terms of anything that nato might do. but at going any further so far has been something that this white house has been reluctant to indicate. kimberly, is there any indication yet that the u. s. is either willing or able to give the guarantees t

in washington, mike emmanuel. fox news. >>> hawaii is cleaning up after a powerful storage system pummeled parts of the islands. rain the started yesterday continued today, knocking out power to thousands. more than two feet of rain is possible in some areas. flood watches have been issued for all of the evidence. some areas already are reporting damage, but residents say could've been worse. >> it could've been a whole lot worse, so i'm just thankful that we are safe. our house is safe. my chief is safe, the catchment is safe. we will just hunker down until it's over and move forward. >> the islands of hawaii who and kawai face the greatest threat. >> we got a lot of rain there last night. a lot of rain for the macaw house side of the island, which does not get that between typically. kind of hitting from the other side. so around here, 61 in santa rosa. yesterday, temperatures were just in the upper, while 49 was the highest. most temperatures were in the low 50s. that's because the sun came out. we noticed that

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. >>> to 22 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for the supreme court and our nation's future. the highest court in the land has a conservative majority and is set to make some major decisions, including an historic abortion rights case that could overturn or xwut "roe v. wade. nbc justice correspondent pete williams has a look at the crucial rules in the year ahead. >>> abortion began dominating the supreme court term even before it officially started in early september, the justices allowed texas to continue enforcing sb will while a battle over its constitutionality raged on the law bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy and allows anyone anywhere to sue anyone who violates it a bitterly divided supreme court said abortion providers can continue fighting the law in cou

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. maria: over the last 20 years since china was admitted to the wto and many companies have been heavily depend on china. this dependence leads to the fact on a daily basis we have not just government leaders but important advocated the policies and taking actions that are bad for america good for china. we have american investors and we have people in these countries to invest in building weapons designed to kill american soldiers in the future they do not care and were forced to choose between billions more dollars in profits from china and call home they choose a prophet. maria: what a shame that was marco rubio sounding off on the week actions of the growing threat of china. the u.s. and other countries announcing the diplomatic boycott of the upcoming beijing olympics over hu

really emmanuel def i use is a forestry expert who offer norco. he cautions against any rash, ill considered actions live in for bah, who called on the lashing on block, we should not condemn china across the board. a ship. how much we need to recognize that for many years the china bought our low grade would and was our valuable ally, daughters. but this ally is also a threat you for if you did, we shouldn't offend china, doctor you for in fact, we should maintain good business ties. oil the cog so to speak, a month to further boost trailer on his organizer. it is a delicate matter to withhold wood from china. a resource that wants so much. so to the much did he get? it's true that chinese demand hasn't caused european forests to disappear aligned, the more shows us which trays will be exported faster supported, or law people that are often sick or damaged trees are selected in the interest of sustainability. but occasionally a healthy tree is felt to be sold and that hurts are. yeah, both to sell them killer. sir, fern would sudak this oak is th

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. kourn. >>> a south bay community decimated by covid wants to make sure the community doesn't play the grinch this year, but they need your help. >> reporter: no area has been hit harder by covid in santa clara county than here in mayfair. so the local neighborhood associations want to make sure kids here have the christmas they deserve, although it's not going so well. >> this is ground zero, still. we have the least amount of people vaccinated anywhere. >> the area is home to the highest number of covid cases in the south bay. and the community is concerned that the battle with covid could mean a second year without a proper christmas for many families here. isabelle says the christmas gifts will be difficult again this year because the pandemic took many jobs away. >> last yea

this coming year could see more changes in europe, incumbent french president, emmanuel in my conch, is expected to face strong competition. in april. the leader of the right wing national rally party marine lipper, has launched her 3rd bid for the presidency. she 2 faces stiff competition from afar. right candidate, eric zimmer, who has been compared to donald trump in hungry, rattling nationalist victor. oregon has held officers prime minister for the last 11 years, and in april he to face a strong electoral challenge. 2021 was marked by an alarming number of kuda taz and growing authoritarianism that were cruising molly and guinea a military takeover in sudan. an unsuccessful co attempt to niger and an arbitrary transfer of power in chad. in the new year, kenya and angola will hold general elections and marley will see if the transitional authorities do, in fact hold elections as promised. in the middle east, serious president bashar al assad obtain 95 percent of the vote in the reelection that was widely described as fraudulent. while in iran ultra hard liner, abraham racy was de

the arrest comes days after french president emmanuel macron met with the 70 crown prince. the first major western leader to visit since the killing. he defended his decision for the meeting, saying it did not mean he had forgotten about khashoggi's assassination. mark: latest now on the covid omicron new variant. it is more infectious but less lethal. this the headline from the latest research in the u.s. dr. anthony fauci, america's leading expert on infectious disease, is leading this research. more define results are expected in coming weeks. let's bring in a virologist at northumbria university. thank you, sir, for being with us. can i ask you -- i know there are more questions than answers at this stage, but i can -- but can i ask you, do you think this is a sign that it is time for cipher leaf --sigh of relief? >> no, i'm afraidot yet. what we ow in the u.k., there was a lag of roughly a month before we could see deaths as a consequence of the original strain of covid-19. to start talking now about the -- there being less lethal consequences from the omicron variant

and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing $1 billion so millions more students, past... and present, can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. ♪give my regards to broadway!♪ ♪remember me to herald square!♪ ♪tell all the gang at forty second street♪ ♪that i will soon be there!♪ ♪whisper of how i'm yearning♪ ♪to mingle with the old-time throng!♪ ♪give my regards to old broadway♪ ♪and say that i'll be there, 'ere long!♪ >>> i'm raj mathai. next on nbc bay area news tonight, first fog and haze, and now we've got some rain, happy monday to you. we're tracking the showers moving into the bay area at this hour. how long the showers will last and where the heaviest pockets will be. >>> also, is the apology enough? the san francisco restaurant still facing backlash after refusing to serve cops. >> we have letters and phone calls of support. >> tonight we talk to another business owner with a long

president emmanuel macron took to instagram to urge people to avoid spreading the virus. >> this year once again because of the virus, i ask you to have a lot of vigilance, which means continuing protections against the virus, regularly washing hands, respecting distancing, ventilating rooms regularly with fresh air, isolating and then testing yourselves as soon as we have symptoms. >> the u.k. health security agency is the latest body to crunch real-world data on the severity of the disease, concluding that someone with omicron is as much as 70% less likely to be admitted to hospital, but because the transmissibility of omicron is very high, infections could rocket to the point large numbers may still up -- may still end up in hospital. >> we do know with omicron that it does spread a lot more quickly, is a lot more infectious than delta, so any advantage again from reduced risk of hospitalization needs to be set against that. we know for example if a much smaller percentage of people are at the risk of hospitalization, it is as a smaller percentage of a much larger number and there

after all that i had gone through them, soon gone dis of shot emmanuel, my client, the 1st president in french history recently apologized to sash and other archies and patio dorothy welcome. but those are bonder need to the combatants. we abandoned to their families who suffered the camps that a prison. the denial, dinny, i ask forgiveness of them. we shall not forget, no nobly on by president la car, also promised a new law to acknowledge frances historical guilt. but this historian doubts, this will be enough to make up for the archie's suffering is a totally different says, or suv orange. leticia have often said vague and superficial things about the axis . that part of our history still needs to be told in detail. yet, if we all learned what happened, that would provide some peace of mind to leap or to the archies themselves, their children and grandchildren, who are they all traumatized? why do they pass? young sash often participates in common durations and has received many national decorations. but he's now asking for a concrete actions such as free elderly care. he says tha

bottom three so needed a good start, and they got it from a high—quality eighth goal of the season from emmanuel dennis. but there were plenty of holes at the other end in the watford defence. jarrod bowen spotted one and set up tomas soucek for the equaliser. and the turnaround was complete two minutes later. said benrahma's deflected effort made it 2—1 to west ham. mark bowen added a third from the penalty spot before bowen played the perfect pass for nikola vlasic to make it 4—1, his first for west ham. west ham have gone above spurs, who were held to a 1—1 draw by ten—man southampton at st mary's. james ward—prowse tends to get his goals from set pieces, but this one came in open play to give southampton the lead. harry kane equalised with a penalty awarded for a foul by mohamed salisu, who was sent off. spurs dominated the second half and had two goals disallowed, so it finished all square. norwich remain bottom of the premier league after they were beaten 3—0 at crystal palace. odsonne edouard had given palace the lead from a penalty, before two further goals before half—time

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remarkably, much of the stone structure remained and french president emmanuel macron vowed to rebuild within five years. lead contamination from the roof and spire is one of the many challenges slowing renovation work, and even access to the monument, as we found out. so you've given us completely new clothes which we will wear and dispose of. we suited up this past summer to go high on the scaffolding over t c cathedral to meet the man who does not have time to enjoy the vistas of paris. what a view. >> yes. it's one of the most magnificent viw you can have from paris. but only for a small time because this will be here only for five years. >> reporter: he's referring to the scaffolding and that ambitious renovation deadline. >> and i'm here, me, to win this battle. it's a battle. it's a daily battle. >> reporter: in fact, he is a former military general. and he says that's part of the reason macron chose him. he is charged with managing this rebuilding effort. they've already raised $1 billion. he showed us the gaping hole at the church's transept. >> this is the heart of the here.