Lyon. He and the paris mayor got reelected. We have more on what kind of effect this green wave could have on french president Emmanuel Macron. Municipal elections are often a chance for voters to voice their discontent with president s. Although turnout was historically low at about 40 , those who did cast ballots on sunday sent a clear message to Emmanuel Macron. His centrist party was badly defeated while the greens won major battles across the country. Macron, bright spot foror he was elected in the northern port. The Prime Minister, who could leave office, also talked about the environment. [speaking french] reporter the french president has sometimes failed to take environmental l policies that coululd displease i investors ad. Ther segments of society all that could change monday when he meets with the Citizens Convention which he set up, a group of people selected randomly to suggest environmental policies. A green shift may help macron we gain support among leftist voters disi
It will have a devastating impact on british tourism. We will get the latest in london. They begin to dismantle the charge mess at the notre dame cathedral. That has become one of the main challenges facing their efforts. Hello and welcome back to the france 24 newsroom. We begin in the u. S. Where Minneapolis City Council has pledged to dismantle the local police department. This comes after george floyd, and unarmed black man was killed in custody last month in minnesota. Derek chauvin has been charged with secononddegree murder r ad will make his First Court Appearance today. It is the final stop in a series of memorials in his honor. His funeral will be held on tuesday, where he will be laid to rest. Our reporter is in houston with more. Final attribute, final funeral for george floyd is going to hoping have an over the course of two days. Today, a public viewing of George Floyds body at the church, where that ceremony will be taking place on tuesday. This public viewing, as you me
Antifa a domestic terrorist organization. Several cities and brazil denouncing jay or bolsonaros overing of the pandemic as half a Million People in the country have been infected. Thank you for joining us. Six days after george floyd died in police cusustody, protests he broken out a across the united states. People are on the street demanding justice and change. Demomonstrators in numerous instances have been met with a heavyhanded response from the police. Curfews have been imposed across several cities. Like minneapolis, where on sunday a truck drove into a crowd of protesters before the driver was dragged out, beaten, and then arrested by police. Earlier on sunday, france 24 met with residents of minneapolis who were coming together to clean up after a night ofof protests. After another night of violence, residents woke up to scenes of devastation, making their neighborhood unrecognizable. I have been here many times. Yeah. It is very sad. Yeah. It is devastating. It is not just i
We begin in the u. S. Where americans are being told to brace for an agonizing week as the Surgeon General comparing the coming days to that of pearl harbor. Many parts of the u. S. Expected to reach a peak in cases of covid19 in the next seven days. Says, donald trump does not seem to be on the same page as his advisers on the outlook of the virus. With the death toll in the u. S. Reaching nearly 10,000, u. S. President donald trump message of optimism. Pres. Trump we see light at the end of the tunnel. Things are happening. We are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel. And hopefully in the nottoodistant future we will be very proud of the job we all did. His own advisors dont appear to share that optimism, including thee top Infectious Disease expert, dr. Anthony fauci. Dr. F fauci. I would not say we have it under control. We are struggling to get it under control. U. S. Surgeon general jerome adams took it further with a dire wararning for t the count. The next week will b
The sunny Easter Sunday weekend. Thank you for joining us here on france 24. First, the top Infectious Diseases expert inin the United States, his warning that new cases of the coronavirus are almost c certain to arrive. Dr. Anthony fauci suggesting they may return to normal life as long as they can isolate infected people. The United States has the highest death toll in the world in the state of new york has been hardest hit. I will go inside to take a look. Reporter eric, a young er doctor, inside a hospital. They will boost the resources for emergency treatment. Like most of new york ses hospitals, they are already full. Governor andrew cuomo is firinig up m measures designed to stop e spread of the coronavirus, in particular requiring people to wear facemasks. Cuomo which direct employers to provide essential workers with a cloth or surgical face mask. Willcutive order, we expand the number of people eligible to do the antibody test. Reportrter new york mayor bille blasio also anno