there is a nationwide marine le pen -- there is a reason marine le pen behaves the way she did, the of people not to vote. but having said that, whatever the figure is, 5% or so less than the average, the idea that 75% of the electorate out for two candidates who were kind of minority popular is pretty amazing actually. that's the point i agree that you made earlier. fromhe question of macron the system. educationally he is from the system. there was virtually nowhere else to come from. a politically he is overturned the whole political structure of the republic. in that sense he has come from outside the system and overturned it. it was an interesting point you as a member of the elite, how will he think the next three weeks, four weeks and the possibly five years? that the national the crucial question. >> a crucial point. indeed he thinks outside the system are not, independently of his reading tonight. >> can certainly need lots of advice on some of the things. >> if he is able to take it. >> as far as it are they going back to what you are saying about marine le pen and the way th

he defeated marine le pen in that hard-fought campaign. his victory giving the european union a major sense of relief. laura: and in washington, round one in the battle over health care reform is in the books, now it's on to the senate as president trump and the republicans gear up for a new push. eric: and sadly, the death toll is reportedly climbing a

you are essentially voting for marine le pen. quirks in the box, in the office, you understand what i will do. i don't want to say it. i would vote against the national front. >> it would follow that you would vote for emmanuel macron. against thete national front. this is very important. presidentll be because i thought he will. president, hee will say to us i am the president now. this is my policy. i am the president now. we don't vote for you. we vote against the national front. >> emmanuel macron and marine le pen were trading accusations. macron seeking to understate the national front's -- by supportersin of the far right. macron called on voters from all backgrounds to support him on sunday. >> on the seventh of may it will choice between a her,le pen -- do not do fight her, convince her, make people vote and make her lose next sunday. >> claire williams has been on the macron campaign trail in paris. here she is reporting. >> emmanuel macron is making some big attacks against his rival marine le pen. some strong words co

two from mr macron, one from marine le pen.|j felt that macron was very emotive, ina felt that macron was very emotive, in a way. it was obvious that there was something happening for him there and then. he's a young man. he doesn't have — he has some experience, but he's never been in that position. nobody's ever been in that position. nobody's ever been in that position, maybe unless we look back towards napoleon. there was no tv then, so we don't know. marine le pen had a very short speech targeted towards the next general election. obviously she called for the national front — macron was talking about love and passion... we're not on the same page yet. i think marine le pen is already — maybe she was in the debate already talking about the general election. emmanuel macron, talking to the french nations, talking to the french nations, talking to the people — now we will see what happens. isn't it interesting? we've just finished that election and my guest and others in the city of bordeaux already looking forward, i

guest: that will be a key for macron and marine le pen as well. all previous presidential debates have really marked french political history. if you ask most french people, they can quote zingers and soundbites from those previous debates. simon harding tells us more about the history of french presence will debates. -- presidential debates. reporter: a verbal offensive, an appeal to emotion, a few seconds that change the course of a campaign in 1974 with the first french presidential debate in history. the atmosphere cold, both candidates were tense and not even talking to each other. swepter: that night, he the campaign aside with a few killer words. >> i find it always shocking and injuring 10 manipulate the monopoly of someone's heart. you don't have that monopoly. you don't have it. reporter: seven years later, the jewel was repeated. he had prepared himself by practicing fake debates with his advisers. at that time, it was him who came out on top. the left of center to power, but they were haunted by a split and the coalition and the govern

. —— marine le pen. another one has mr macron on 65.1% and my down le pen on 34.9%. they are all pretty much of a muchness. really the front national would have wanted to hit 40%, but when you compare the 11 million votes that the front national got in this boat with a 4.8 her father got national got in this boat with a 4.8 herfather got in 2002, national got in this boat with a 4.8 her father got in 2002, it does show how the party is performing over the long—term? how the party is performing over the long-term? and i think that is their point. they are a movement which measures their progress in decades, not single elections. they started at 0.74%, they got up to 18% in 2002 and they are up to the mid—30s. they will say look at the long—term trajectory, look at how they are increasing their vote. they will also be pleased by the amount of legitimacy they have. they're in mind it was a fringe movement. a lot of parts of france boycotted them and ignored them. i think they will now feel they can no

of course, we're expecting marine le pen, one final shot here, marine le pen to be arriving within the hour or so. press and family is waiting. she is ending a campaign where she started it here, where she's won the hearts, the minds, and hoping, the votes of the people of northern france. george? >> isa sauers live and melissa bell at the french capital at the polling places where people are making this very important decision for france. we appreciate the reporting from both of you. we'll stay in touch with you as well. >>> well, the alleged hack of the emmanuel macron team came just days, of course, before this final round of voting and has drawn comparisons to suspected russian hacking in the u.s. election. the kremlin, however, taking a proactive stance, denying it was involved and calling allegations that it might have been "pure slander." for more on how moscow's reacting, here's cnn's matthew chance. >> reporter: well, the reports of a massive hacking attack on the campaign team of emmanuel macron, the french presidential candidate, has drawn immediate comparisons with allegati

tough on marine le pen, so can he now be tough on the causes of marine le pen? here in france, they have a fresh start, but a lot of stale old problems to solve. much hope rests on president macron succeeding in reform where previous presidents have failed. it's the last bullet of the pro—globalisation forces. if it succeeds, both anti—system voting will decrease, the xenophobic one, marine le pen, and the alter—globalisation one, mr melenchon. but if it doesn't succeed, then the question will only be which anti—system voting will overthrow the system. and i hearfrom this former socialist candidate for president where this leaves the left.

and marine le pen. he accused her of scaring french voters with the lies and populist tricks, labelling her the high priestess of fear. the bitter pre—election war of words continued on the campaign trail yesterday. translation: words continued on the campaign trailyesterday. translation: the french know all too well that putting emmanuel macron in office will put the lid on the cauldron which is boiling with french discontent. debate and drama aside, the french polls have been predict in an emmanuel macron win for two weeks, with around 60% of the vote. but many regions are still split. in the north, marine le pen, while narrowly avoiding being halted with eggs, was also cheered on as she promised to make france proud again. —— pelted with eggs. while emmanuel macron told a crowd he would represent all ages as france's youngest president. how are you feeling? you must be exhausted! how are you feeling tonight? can you win? i think so. this is the town of albi. emmanuel macron is just leaving. he

we're seeing live pictures now of marine le pen. she's just arrived at the school here and will be casting her vote. we know that emmanuel macron has done the same. henin-beaumont is a town that has been backing the front national for the last three years. it's traditionally been a socialist town, an old mining town that's historically voted on the left for the socialist party, but now many turning to marine le pen. i spoke to some of the people waiting here. i'll give you just a shot of the people waiting to catch a glimpse of marine le pen. she hasn't left the car. many people waiting to catch a glimpse of her. and the people we've been speaking to, many have come from 30 minutes or so away from henin-beaumont from other towns close by in the french north rust belt, and the majority of them telling us that they voted in their towns for marine le pen, for the front national. they are confident she will win, and that's why they backed her. that's the same message that i got from people when i was speaking to them yesterday here, man

marine le pen absolutely flanked her major test last wednesday. but will have helped some people who are floating voters and said, this woman cannot be our president. yet the polls after the debate suggested it had not changed things for her, for better or worse. but the polls immediately after the debate said that the person who had won the debate easily was mr macron and that he had the presidential qualities. the times says a landslide for macron, with pictures of his supporters celebrating outside the louvre, he has got five yea rs outside the louvre, he has got five years to outside the louvre, he has got five yea rs to prove outside the louvre, he has got five years to prove that he can make these changes that he's promising. and if not will she be back again? this is what many people are predicting. nigel farage, who is turning into our very own voice of the outside right in the uk, predicted that she would return in the next round of elections and that she would win. what she wants to do i'iow she would win. what she wants to do now is whe

a night of defeat for marine le pen. but, with nearly a third of the vote, she insists the national front remains a realforce. south korea also goes to the polls to choose a new president. we look at the frontrunner, moonjae—in. good morning. it's 8am here in singapore and 2am in paris, where emanuel macron is set to be youngest ever president in french history. in a televised address, mr macron promised to fight the divisions in his country, re—build the links between the eu and its citizens, and to combat threats posed by terrorism and climate change. results are still being counted, but projected results show mr macron has won more than 65% of the vote after sweeping aside the challenge of his far—right rival, marine le pen. our coverage begins with this report from our europe editor, katya adler in paris. young, dynamic and very, very confident. emmanuel macron, said to be the youngest leader since napoleon, took the crowd by storm. translation: in the face of extremism, i know there are disagreements and i wil

emmanuel macron and his challenger marine le pen gave made josh marine le pen gave -- marine le pen gave major challenges. at their last rallies before election day, both candidates were in an attacking mood. marine le pen with their accusations on her by the listed candidates of the financial sector. the enemy of the french still in defiance, but this time it is running for president and everyone is dreaming of its election, it is emmanuel macron. a few kilometers away, and manual macron had his chance macronback -- emmanuel at his chance to hit back. >> what she is promising is the rejection of what unites all of us. do not befooled -- fooled. [applause] ally,er: le pen's newest , shared the stage with her in exchange for her support should she be elected. sure presidential project, i would approve of her ability to become a great president who will bring people together. [applause] macron thinksnuel he is a great uniter. he reached to supporters on the side.andidate's many said they will stay away from polling on sunday. >> i know where -- i am aware that on the seventh of may, i will

a night of defeat for marine le pen. but with nearly a third of the vote, she insists the national front is now a realforce. translation: i will be at the head of a battle to gather together all those who choose france to protect its independence, its freedom, its prosperity and its security. another presidential election, this time in south korea. we look at the frontrunner moonjae—in. and they were tired, confused — but finally free. 82 schoolgirls, held for three years by the islamist group boko haram, meet nigeria's president. france has voted for a new president. emmanuel macron is set to be the youngest ever, in french history. in a televised address, the 39—year—old centrist, promised to fight the divisions in his country, re—build the links between the eu and its citizens, and to combat threats posed by terrorism and climate change. with results almost counted, projections show mr macron has won more than 66% of the vote — sweeping aside the challenge of his far—right rival, marine le pen. our cover

but it is a night of defeat for marine le pen. she insists her agenda is now in the political mainstream. translation: i will be at the head of a battle to gather together all those who choose france to protect its freedom, independence, prosperity and security. south korea is also going to the polls to choose a new president. we profile the front runner, who is promising a softer policy on the north. and 82 chibok schoolgirls held by boko haram are freed at last. good morning. it is 7am in singapore and 1am in paris, where emmanuel macron is said to be france's youngest ever president. in a televised address, he said that he understood the anger and anxiety that many voters had expressed. marine le pen claimed her performance was historic, and that france remain divided. early results show that emmanuel macron has won more than 65% of the vote, more than 30% ahead of marine le pen. young, dynamic and very, very confident. emmanuel macron, said to be the youngest leader since napoleon took the crowd by storm. translation: in the f

marine le pen has been out campaigning today. she was attacked by eggs, campaigning amongst her supporters in the north, where she polls very well. she has been speaking at a rally this evening. let's listen to that. translation: many french people, without doubt the majority today, have understood the fundamental game plan of this election. they know if they return to power these men who have held onto it for decades, nothing will change for them. they know it and they realise that if they give another five years to those in power, the situation can only deteriorate. unemployment and poverty will rise, divisions in society will be accentuated. the french no all too well that putting mr macron in would put the lid on the cauldron boiling with french discontent. that was very much the theme that we got from marine le pen in the television debate. even her own supporters are saying that perhaps she did not do well enough in setting out what her platform is and what she wants to do with france, and spent too much time focusing on em

now marine le pen is try to minimize the application. the same people who tell you colonization brought some goods into africa. no, it did not. as long as you have a domination of one group over another and of legitimize the killing innocents because they happen to be from a different make background or religion, that makes you a criminal. one last point, marine le pen herself, her party is the direct inheritance of a direct legacy from the people who run the jews in the 1940's. amy: yasser louati, thank you for being with us. we will continue to follow what happens over the weekend. french human rights and civil liberties activist and researcher speaking to us from paris. and we come back, we will speak with the head of the naacp about what has happened in louisiana with the killing of alton sterling and the justice department closing the case without an dotting the police officers. also, a teenager killed in dallas. we will get the latest and we will speak with carol anderson who just won a major literary award. she is a professor at e

, to keep marine le pen out. but the question is, how many working—class voters are interested in that message? because for many people who vote left traditionally in france, emmanuel macron isjust as bad if not worse than marine le pen. i am here to say to all of my compatriots, vote macron, even if you do not like him very much. a former banker, pro—globalisation, emmanuel macron knows he is not the natural choice for working—class voters. but he acknowledged their concerns about the eu. the dysfunctions of the european union are no more sustainable. so i do consider that my mandate the day after will be the same time to reform the european union and our european party. in this race, left—wing voters feel they have no runner. if they vote macron, for many, it will be with a heavy heart. our correspondent james reynolds is in paris and joins us now. a lot of people have been demonstrating today, what's been going on? there have been big union marchers including this one we are at the tail end the city. i

it is interesting to note that 15 years ago whenjohn marine le pen ——john marine le pen was in the final againstjacques chirac, chirac refused to debate with him because he said there is no debate to have with the far right. it is the first time the far right candidate has participated in a debates, a key moment in the debate in france. it will be interesting to see how emmanuel macron, the outsider, the former banker, pro—european candidates, will handle this debate tonight. it will be the occasion for both candidates to voice their programme and try to convince voters to turn out on sunday, but of course we will see what kind of performance they will be having. it is a bit of a gamble for both candidates. whether it will have an impact on the last—minute decision of voters, we will know very soon. we will keep you across that story throughout this hour. thank you to thomas fessy. theresa may has launched an attack on brussels — shortly after she attended the dissolution of parliament before the general election onjune eighth. brexit negotiations are central to the uk election cam

marine le pen out. but the question is, how many working—class voters are interested in that message because for many people who vote left traditionally in france, emanuel macron isjust as bad or worse than marine le pen. i am here to say to all of my compatriots, vote macron, even if you do not like him very much. a former banker, pro—globalisation, emanuel macron knows he is not the natural choice for working—class voters. but he acknowledged their concerns about the eu. the dysfunctions of the european union are no more sustainable. so i do consider that my mandate the day after will be the same for the european union and our european party. in this race, left—wing voters feel they have no runner. if they vote macron, for many, it will be with a heavy heart. let's ta ke let's take you to paris. a large gathering forming. these are people specifically taking part on may day. what has been described as an anti—right to rally. people campaigning against marine le pen. both the leading candidat

you're watching marine le pen addressing an audience. we are in the bunker of a hotel and i am whispering because i don't want to be talking louder than marine le pen. she needs every single vote she can get. about an hour ago, she referred to the speech we just heard, and she said this was a deliberate nod to francois fillon, nearly two minutes of exactly the same words, because, she said, ultimately, journalist would not have paid any attention she had not done, so the world is talking about it and they are talking about her policies in fact, there is much more that she said that people will have ignored, but they picked up on that bit. i think, ignored, but they picked up on that bit. ithink, ultimately, it has come down to the fact that the man who seems to have written part of that speech that she copied also took the same thing from a book he put out several months ago. he is a right—wing author. both of them used it. they talked about how french as a language is used all over the world, and how france needs to be at the top in w

a night of defeat for marine le pen. but with nearly a third of the vote, she insists the national front is now a realforce. translation: that i will be at the head of a battle to gather together all those who chose france to defend its independence, freedom, its security. another presidential election, this time in south korea. we look at the frontrunner moonjae—in. and they were tired, confused, but finally free. 82 schoolgirls, held for three years by the islamist group boko haram, meet nigeria's president. france has voted for a new president. emmanuel macron is set to be the youngest ever, in french history. in a televised address, the 39—year—old centrist, promised to fight the divisions in his country, re—build the links between the eu and its citizens, and to combat threats posed by terrorism and climate change. with results almost counted, projections show mr macron has won more than 66% of the vote — sweeping aside the challenge of his far—right rival, marine le pen. our coverage begins with this re

macron or, you know, marine le pen. we understand there's a big protest scheduled for tomorrow in the center of paris. but like it or not, mr. macron, a political newcomer for the most part, the youngest president in french history ever at 39 years old, the former investment banker and, guess what in the markets, the global markets will love this. the dow futures already up 100 points, the markets across europe moving higher basically because they want stability and marine le pen and her plans would have created a lot of concern among investors. but that is not the case. people are happy here. we are waiting for mr. macron to come out and speak to the thousands of people. by the way, tomorrow is a holiday, victory day in france from world war ii, and tomorrow mr. macron will be celebrating his victory as the new president-elect of france. back to you. laura: all right. ashley web interfor -- webster for us, thanks so much for the report. eric: for more on what the victim rye means for middle east piece, i'm joining by i

le pen. his biggest challenge, right now, will be to form a new government. at the moment he hasn't got any elected representatives from within his political movement, en marche, in the national assembly. despite this disadvantage, his popularity with the voters saw him beat his far—right rival marine le pen convincingly. damian grammaticas has this report on how mr macron‘s victory was secured last night. this is an election victory that will reverberate across europe. emmanuel macron, liberal, pro—eu, whose support is globalisation and immigration. brands‘s next president. he is only 39. —— france's. he created his movements just a year ago to give people tired of traditional parties a new choice. not that the extremes, but in the middle. translation: france one. what we have done for so many months, there is no comparison or equivalent to that. —— retra three. people said to us that. —— retra three. people said to us it was impossible. —— won. but they did not know

and about 35% for marine le pen. macron as you mentioned he's going to be the youngest president in french history. he's never before held elective office. he was the economy minister under the current president, francois hollande and that was one of the things that marine he present tried to present, to present him as the term for the apartment building or an address that has sort of a side -- a side entrance or a different address right next to it. so she was trying to portray macron, not only as an establishment figure, not only as a banker and a globalist to use the parlance of steve bannon and the others. but as somebody who was close to the current prime minister. excuse me, current president, whose polling figure put him in the single digits. he was one of the most unpopular presidents in the fifth republic of france in generations. and he actually bowed out. he could have run again for the presidency. he decided not to because his approval ratings were so abysmally slabysma abysmally low. that's a pit fall th

marine le pen has been very critical of austerity. she has pledged to cut taxes for households and increase welfare benefits for the working class. she intends to pay for these measures with savings by withdrawing from the euro and reducing immigration. she says that once france is out of the euro she would get its central bank to print more money to bring down the country's debt. the french unemployment rate is stubbornly high at 10%. emmanuel macron wants to invest in training and apprenticeships, especially for the young. mr macron wants to introduce flexibility on overtime and the 35—hour working week. marine le pen wants to maintain the 35—hour week and lower the retirement age from 62 to 60, and also make overtime tax—free. lowering the retirement age, that would be nice. joining us now is tomasz michalski, associate professor of economics at hec paris business school. professor, good to see you. thank you forjoining us at this early in the morning. if emmanuel macron wins, and it seems like he is going to, will he be good

marine le pen coming in at 35%. this winning margin of 30 percentage points, more or less, is greater than what collections of polls were showing in the lead-up. you can probably guess you are watching macron supporters, the centrist candidate supporters, celebrating outside the louvre, the museum, outside the plaza. we do expect emmanuel macron to come up for a victory speech. his opponent, marine le pen, earlier, about 35 minutes ago coming to the microphones at her campaign headquarters saying she had called macron, had conceded but then continued on in her short message to say she is more invigorated, more enlivened to continue her anti-globalization campaign, and she will look to do that going forward in the spirit of the 16 million people, she said, that voted for her. so if you're just joining us, that is the breaking news this hour here on msnbc. chris dickey, matt bradley still with me. matt bradley, the numbers here, the 30 percentage points here greater than what the estimates were. what does that say abo

marine le pen is pulling around 40%. there is no way on earth that emmanuel macron could refuse a debate with her. marine le pen is a political force and friends. her party won a number of elections. local, european elections. there was no way that emmanuel macron could refuse that debate. obviously those work two totally different opposite visions on europe. this is why it will have repercussions, especially on europe. marine le pen's plan is to eventually leave the euro as the also ask the french through a referendum if they want to leave the european union. in essence if that happens this would probably mean the end of the european union as we know it. we have seen a major earthquake with brexit. great britain was not part of the euro. if france, one of the two pillars with germany decides to leave, it is the end of the european union. obviously this has lots of consequences. by contrast emmanuel macron wants to relaunch the european union through a stronger tighter partnership with germany. this is why at the end of

a night of defeat for marine le pen. but, with nearly a third of the vote, she insists the national front is now a realforce. translation: i will be at the head of a battle to gather together all those who choose france to protect its independence, its freedom, its prosperity and its security. another presidential election, this time in south korea. we look at the frontrunner moonjae—in. and they were tired and confused but finally free. 82 schoolgirls, held for three years by the islamist group boko haram, meet nigeria's president. france has voted for a new president. emmanuel macron is set to be the youngest ever in french history. in a televised address, the 39—year—old centrist promised to fight the divisions in his country, re—build the links between the eu and its citizens, and to combat threats posed by terrorism and climate change. with results almost counted, projections show mr macron has won more than 66% of the vote, sweeping aside the challenge of his far—right rival, marine le pen. our coverage b

>> marine le pen went to the cathedral. there were anti-phone at chanel -- for national demonstrators. that didn't go that well. she reacted on twitter saying that there is violence everywhere. they are really debt -- lacking dignity here in france. >> campaigning is winding down as we look to sunday's election. what was the mood like with each campaign? >> each one of the candidates are really gearing up. i went to marine le pen's last campaign event last night. the people said that they know the polls say they will lose the election. but they think there may be a donald trump affect in the making. in the u.s., the calls were not predicting his victory either. they think that she may have a chance of winning >> all eyes on france. there was lisa lewis in france. north korea has accused the north korean and suffering spy agencies of an unsuccessful assassination attempt on kim jong-un. they planned to attack him during a public event. just as north korea's production of itself to the world, life under north korea's dictator

i would rather vote for marine le pen been macron. reporter: le pen is trailing behind emmanuel macron, but she is hoping to ride the wave of populist anger to the palace on sunday. molly: greenpeace activists place a banner on the tower, "liberty, equality, and brotherhood" printed on the front with the #resist. andr calling on brothers sisters to resist the far right national front. we will have more on the french election in a few minutes when florence villa minogue joins us with the campaign be. meanwhile, -- florence villa leminot joins us on the campaign beat. an donald has his first legislative win since taking office in february. . trump: this is a full repeal and replace, and make no mistake about it. i think most importantly, yes, premiums will be coming down, yes, deductibles will be coming importantly, it is a great plan, and ultimately, that is what it is all about. we knew that was not going to work. i predicted it a long time ago. i said, "it is failing," and now it is obvious that it is. ailingit i -- is failing. it is

marine le pen is polling around 40% so there's no way he would debate with her because marine le pen whether you like her or not is a political force in france. her party won a number of elections since the last presidential election. the european election so there was no way she would refuse that debate but those are two totally views on europe. this is why we will have repercussions especially with europe. with marine le pen her plan is to eventually drop the currency but also ask the french the referendum if they want to leave the european union. in essence if that happens this would probably mean the end of the european union as we know it. obviously we have already seen a major earthquake with brexit that great britain was not part of the-year-old. it was part of the eu. in france one of the two pillars in the european union decides to leave. it has lots of consequences. it relaunched the european union to rest on her partnership with germany. this is why at the end of the debate the independent was quite feisty and saying basically the french have a choice. they can elect to wo

. —— voted for marine le pen. that evening in paris there were small but demonstrations against emmanuel macron caused some organised by the trade unions. as a centrist politician, he faces opposition left and right. and only weeks away from crucial elections. despite mr macron‘s compelling margin of victory, there is nonetheless a real sense, even within the macron team, that his win was secured by people whose main motivation was to vote against marine le pen, rather than a positive desire to see mr macron in power at the elysee. so to find out more, earlier today, i went to one of the parisian suburbs to meet some parents at a juniorfootball tournament in the city. it's the annual bank holiday football tournament in this eastern suburb of paris, a typically diverse community on the outskirts of the capital, and where the reaction on the terraces to yesterday's election seems to be more relief than enthusiasm. i'm sure that lots of people vote for him yesterday, but it's almost against marine le pen, and he's

, to keep marine le pen out. but the question is, how many working—class voters are interested in that message because for many people who vote left traditionally in france, emmanuel macron isjust as bad or worse than marine le pen. i am here to say to all of my compatriots, vote macron, even if you do not like him very much. a former banker, emmanuel macron knows he is not the natural choice for working—class voters. but he acknowledged their concerns about the eu. the dysfunctions of the european union are no more sustainable. so i do consider that my mandate the day after will be the to reform the european union and our european party. in this race, left—wing voters feel they have no runner. if they vote macron, for many, it will be with a james reynolds is in paris. many people out on the streets today in paris, what has been happening? there has been a huge march of unions and leftist organisations. they started about 50 metres in front of me and they have been walking slowly down this avenue. about tw

emanuel macron defeats ripping nationalists, marine le pen. we'll have the reaction of analysis for you. good warning. i had nicole petallides. if cheryl: good morning. i am cheryl casone and for tradeport today. former president barack obama calls for courage from democrats to oppose repealing about medicare. true duty to% of the s&p 500 companies reported strong earnings. u.s. stock market futures after record-setting day on friday. both of those tightly to the downside redoubt features down 40. nicole: in a shack on investors in japan come back from a holiday a little bit of a bite me. the nikkei surging 2.3%. in china, a tiny bit of pressure. the shanghai composite down .79% right now. nicole: stock market stood is fairly higher but taken in stride here, we did see the cac quarante fallback three quarters of 1%. the london cap fractionally. cheryl: and currency committee or hit a seven-month high overnight after the french election but the anti-europe candidate marine le pen. $1.9 d.c. pressure in the u.s. dollar. warren boxer at the annua

and a lot of it is in support of marine le pen and the far left. i'm sure there will be plenty of people like sophie, who welcomed president 0bama's involvement today, but a lot of people will say that you're open globalisation view of france is not what we want. they will not welcome it. let's get back to the vote taking place on health care in the house of representatives. it is under way. i am joined by eric kanter, a republican from virginia. how important is it to president trump that this vote passes? this is a really important that this vote passes? this is a really im porta nt vote, that this vote passes? this is a really important vote, fresher. what this vote of those is a private —— provides the pathway for overall health care reform, which was one of the major promises by donald trump in his presidential campaign. repealing, replacing 0bamacare has been a consistent team in election cycle after election cycle for republicans. you are no longer in office. you can speak with a certain amount of candour. isn't it a responsible for memb

this is emmanuel macron's —— marine le pen's last gasp to close the gap. she has been making the case for months, even years, but most of this country still doesn't want anything to do with her. and that is why emmanuel macron is a frontrunner. this morning he repeated a warning. translation: marine le pen has shown she does not love liberty, she has shown that and how she deals with journalists, in a position on same—sex couples, on women and on the freedom of the press. and emmanuel macron has won the support of one fellow liberal who knows what it is like to face right—wing populists. i know that you face many challenges and i want all of my friends in france to know how much i'm rooting for your success. because of how important this election is, i also wanted to know that i am supporting emmanuel macron to lead you forward. one march, the villa france. emmanuel macron, here visiting the factory in southern france, goes into the final days in the lead. his supporters may be tempted to hold early celebrations but the country has yet to vote. voters

they did not want marine le pen. emmanuelle: exactly. test has beend successful, but we have to look ahead and we will see in a month now if he is given full powers in the coming elections, in parliamentary elections. they are really crucial, those parliamentary elections, and i do not think he will have a majority, so he will have a coalition, as i mentioned before, so he will have to ever and members ofte the socialist party, and i'm really curious how the socialist party will air because for me, the party is almost dead. peter: they look as if they are almost decimated. emmanuelle: also, should he not be able to move the assembly, he would not hesitate to use decrees, as he has already said. peter: the strong leadership model always begins to sound like ruling by decree. week that is the second leadership model, the trump model. if he does not have a majority for his own party, which does not even exist yet as a parliamentary party, if his own party does not get the majority, he needs to form the coalition you've been talking about, b

marine le pen as the figurehead is about the fifth republic. performance inus the debate with the cron. a bad performance is about the fifth republic. populist analysis is very up to a certain point, but if you really want to understand this phenomena, it is important to understand the fifth republic. marine le pen. 10.5 million votes which is more than twice the number her father received in 2002. she did concede defeat immediately, but she did say that she is not ahead of france's biggest opposition force. >> marine le pen not win the she still had her held high after an unprecedented result for the far right. the party has transformed landscapeolitical beyond the left and right cleavage. politicals led to a revolution. this is a grave choice in which people will be faced with the legislative elections. >> although defeated on sunday, the national front obtained more than 10 million votes over the two rounds. that is more than the previous record set by her father who led the party to the second round in 2002. national front supporters feel t

macron, 2a. 0ut 20%, marine le pen, 21, and emmanuel macron, 2a. out of this, how are you going to... even if you have people who will vote for you in the second round, most of them to avoid marine le pen, it is going to be an uneasy election for him at the beginning. you would want somebody to be your prime minister who would know a lot about french institution, who will not be a divisive person. then again, you would be tempted also to put your footprint on this election. emmanuel macron tries to embody something new, change, like 0bama. he has been endorsed by 0bama, which isa he has been endorsed by 0bama, which is a fast, my opinion, to see a former us president endorsing a fringe candidate. —— which is a first. christian there speaking with regis le sommierfrom paris match. and don't forget, christian will be presenting a special results programme at 1730 gmt this sunday, so tune in for that. it is not often that politics and music collide but after weeks of violent protests, that is exactly what has happened in venezuela. renowned conduc

guillaume florquin/ le pen supportermaybe marine le pen will be come the first prime ministernats after his victory speech, macron took the hand of his wife, brigitte trogneux. he said tonight "france won" and vowed to defend the country and europe natspresident trump took to twitter writing this about the election..."congratulations to emmanuel macron on his big next president of very much forward to working with him!" in sf here at cafe bastille it was a joyous moment when macron was announced as the country's new president but there were french citizens i spoke with who were not pleased with either candidate. the two remaining choices were of course marine le pen and emmanuel macron who emerged victorious by a large margin. some say they are happy he won because he never held office and will work to keep france within the european union unlike his opponent whose retoric was nationalistic and some say radical.in sf ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (averi harper) a man was found dead this morning near a chuck e. cheese in concord, according to police. police said officers responded to will

amy: that was marine le pen. yasser louati, for people who are not familiar with french politics, not only talk about what she represents and still the rise of her party, but by legislative elections are so important that are coming up because macron may have one, but where is his party's representation in parliament? that is his biggest weakness. a movement, which means stylish political party with clear leadership. gathering all around him the people who are optimistic, mainstream right and left-wing parties -- facing the challenge of the majority. the way our government works in france, once the president is elected, he nominates the prime minister. but the prime minister can only come from the majority from the national simply. which means, the majority under the left or opposing party, emmanuel macron will have no other choice but to nominate a prime minister from an opposing political party. that is exactly the opportunity for those who want to confront our political system or register alite to candidate be

all this, people say, to translate as a vote for marine le pen. finally, they say to me, we're being heard, someone's listening to us. and that is not the elite, cy l cyril. >> reporter: all right, isa soares reporting from the northern town that's the french rust belt. thank you very much. isa will be with us throughout coverage of the french election on sunday on cnn. i'm joined by our panel. thomas vinecur, reporter in france, and dominic thom aaa friend of the show. we're happy to have you with us. you are professor of the department of french studies at the university of california, los angeles. you traveled to paris because this is what you study. so we just heard from isa and the kind of support that marine le pen has, even her supporters at this stage just not sure that she's going to make it. not very hopeful. my question, i'll start with you, marine le pen has had very favorable circumstances. mass waves of immigration, relentless attacks. how come the far right that is designed, that is built to capitalize on this kind of thing, is not

amy: that was marine le pen. yasser louati, for people who are not familiar with french politics, not only talk about what she represents and still the rise of her party, but by legislative elections are so important that are coming up because macron may have one, but where is his party's representation in parliament? that is his biggest weakness. a movement, which means stylish political party with clear leadership. gathering all around him the people who are optimistic, mainstream right and left-wiwing parties -- fafacing the challene of the majority. the way our government works in france, once the president is elected, hee nominates t the pre minister. but t the prime minister can ony come from the majority from the national simply. which means, the majority under the left or opposing party, emmanuel macron will have no other choice but to nominate a prime minister from an opposing political party. that i is exactltly the opportuy for those who want to confront our political system or register alite to candid

steve: how much influence has marine le pen's father had on her political views? alina polyakova: it is a fascinating french dynamic. pen, the founder hethe party she now leads, was explicitly racist, anti-semitic. he was a college -- holy kiss -- holocaust denier in france. and she made very concerted efforts to move her party away from that nationalist agenda. now we have seen her campaign is very aware of the kind of baggage her father's image still brings, though she went to expel her own father from the party in 2015. big scandal obviously, that many of her posters do not mention her last name. it just says marine. she wants to distance herself from the national front in terms of campaigning and rhetoric. muchas moved her party closer to the center. that is why she finds herself gaining in the polls, something her father was never truly able to achieve. steve: voting going on in france. randy is joining us from amsterdam, new york, republican line. our guest represents the atlantic council. good morning. outer: i just want to point ,he left liberal snowflakes

amy: that was marine le pen. yasser louati, for people who are not familiar with french politics, not only talk about what she represents and still the rise of her party, but by legislative elections are so important that are coming up because macron may have one, but where is his party's representation in parliament? that is his biggest weakness. a movement, which means stylish political party with clear leadership. gathering all around him the people who are optimistic, mainstream right and left-wing parties -- fafacing the challene of the majority. the way our government works in france, once the president is elected, hee nominates t the pre minister. but t the prime minister can ony come from the majority from the national simply. which means, the majority under the left or opposing party, emmanuel macron will have no other choice but to nominate a prime minister from an opposing political party. that i is exactltly the opportuy for those who want to confront our political system or register alite to candidat