Thousands have been rescued by the italian coast guard. Starting first of all with the official results from the president ial election. Emmanuel macron beat Marine Le Pen with 66. 1 of the vote against 32. 9 for the far right leader. Mac ron will be the youngest french president ever to serve. It will be sworn in on may 15. One third of french voters either abstained or spoil their ballots. The National Front won a record result. Victory was greeted with enthusiasm in brussels and other european capitals. More muted reaction from washington and moscow. Europe breathes a sigh of relief as a manual macron clinches a victory. Among thekel was first to praise the campaign. Campaign that stands for openness to the world nd the european economy. The European Commission president john paul uecker also welcome to the victory but said he would have to tackle spending. The french spend too much money in the wrong places. The french spend between 53 and 57 of their Gross Domestic Product on the
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Thank you sarah. Now let us welcome from northern ireland, manchester francesca drumm. Francesca the world around us is changing fast. That just our Political Landscape but also on a social, geographical and cultural level. We all agree that the past months have been amongst the most chaotic and confusing that we as young people have witnessed. And yet we strive to raise our voices, the argument and the discourse. As bystanders and observers. Disregarded by the debates. Generation cryur for recognition. We seek to be had. Heard. We seek integrity. Values that we believe to be a cornerstone to any political argument. And we have been overlooked among state beer mongering and recent times. Today, as we consider the prospect of a kinder, there were democracy, we have the crucial task of young people to communicate the values that are integral to our generation. Hope, possibility and vision for a new world where boundaries between them and us must be breached. A society that looks in on it
Thank you sarah. Now let us welcome from northern ireland, manchester francesca drumm. Francesca the world around us is changing fast. That just our Political Landscape but also on a social, geographical and cultural level. We all agree that the past months have been amongst the most chaotic and confusing that we as young people have witnessed. And yet we strive to raise our voices, the argument and the discourse. As bystanders and observers. Disregarded by the debates. Generation cryur for recognition. We seek to be had. Heard. We seek integrity. Values that we believe to be a cornerstone to any political argument. And we have been overlooked among state beer mongering and recent times. Today, as we consider the prospect of a kinder, there were democracy, we have the crucial task of young people to communicate the values that are integral to our generation. Hope, possibility and vision for a new world where boundaries between them and us must be breached. A society that looks in on it
Friday. Im sara eisen. Im wilfred frost. Good morning to you from me as well. The top story, u. S. Warships in the mediterranean fired 59 cruise missiles targeting a Syrian Air Base overnight. The base was the one used to launch tuesdays chemical weapons attack that killed syrian civilians. A syrian official said the missiles caused material damage to the airfield. Michelle carusocabrera will have much more on this story, including what President Trump told the nation about it last night. Thats coming up in a minute. First, lets check on the Global Market reaction at this hour. We did see a market jolt across assets and across the world. U. S. Equity futures initially dipped on the news. They have since recovered a lot of lost ground. Dow futures are down 15 points. S p down 2. 5. Nasdaq futures down a little over 4 points. More subdued reaction as the dust settles. Big reaction in the price of oil. Syria not a that is the intraday chart for the dow, with that nightmarish moment last n