Designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening and thanks for joining us. Emmanuel macron has won one of the most divisive and acrimonious political campaigns in french history in the run pulist Marine Le Pen. Htwing projections give macron what analysts are calling an emphatic victory over his bitter rival, winning over sixty percent of the vote. Macron, who will become frances youngest president since the office was established almost 170 years ago spoke to supporters this evening translated after a long democratic confrontation, youve decided to grant me your confidence and i want to express my profound gratitude. Its a great honor and its a great responsibility. Sree
Policeman was killed. Security has been stepped up today. The Interior Ministry put 50,000 extra Security Personnel at the Polling Stations up and down the country. It seems to have done the trick. Some healthy cu es have done the trick. Some healthy cues up and down the country. The turnout rate which has been predicted so far somewhere near where it was in 2012. Yet again, in the face of terrorism, the french people showing themselves to be hugely resilient. Which is a good thing because we can focus on the election, the candidates, the policies that matter to the french people. Not since 1958, in the founding of the Fifth Republic, have we seen Something Like what we are witnessing here tonight. Politics in france has been dominated by the two party system but it could well be this evening that the main two parties are eliminated in the first round. We see. Lets talk about the focus candidates we need to focus on. Emmanuel macron, 39. He would be the youngest president of modern tim
And Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, Hari Sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening and thanks for joining us. The first round of frances president ial election is over. Exit poll projections and early returns indicate controversial nationalist Marine Le Pen will be one of the two candidates advancing to a runoff two weeks from today. The other will be centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron. It appears macron and le pen will each win about a quarter of the vote in a crowded 11candidate field. Incumbent Francois Hollande did not seek a second fiveyear term. Sreenivasan turnout was high by american standards. By early evening around 70 of eligible french voters had participated. Making his first run for office, macron is a former investment ban
And, Facebooks Sheryl Sandberg opens up about recovering from the tragic death of her husband and building strength through grief. And i learned that resilience, its not something weve one set amount of. Its a muscle, and we build it. And if this helps anyone even just a little bit then i think i will have found some meaning in this. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. Supported by the rockefeller foundation. Promoting the wellbeing of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. More at rockefellerfoundation. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank yo
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. Xq institute. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. Supported by the rockefeller foundation. Promoting the wellbeing of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. More at rockefellerfoundation. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Yang president elect trump returned to work at the trump tower in new york city today, where hes at work assembling a cabinet. Mr. Trumps team got back to business after the thanksgiving holiday. Going to be a busy week. Be ready. Buckle up. Yang perhaps keeping an eye on wisconsin, where E