dialogue could only be sincere if there was no escalation. he has made that clear. i think he got on monday a guarantee of some sort or at least a verbal assurance from putin that he would not be the cause or the origin of escalation. that s for what it s worth. it s not a written guarantee of any sort but i think macron still thinks that there is a possibility for talks and that s a different tone coming out of paris for the moment to that coming out of london, for example. i thought it was not a coincidence that he also decided to take that this moment, this period, to announce a major new expansion of french nuclear energy. he has been talking about it, of course, but that is surely in stark contrast with germany, which is ever more reliant on russian gas, don t you think? well, it is in a way france is less exposed as you said, fareed, because of its reliance on nuclear energy for the majority of its electricity generation in france and that put it in a different situation
they went with building. they changed the signage, right? if you have signage, it means that s right. that seemed to be significant for what it s worth. reporter: so that s track one, which is what they say tests really well not just with union workers but with suburban mothers, which is a key demographic this white house pays a lot of attention to. it s also really important in this region, which you know the map pennsylvania, ohio, michigan, wisconsin, the senate races are huge for the democratic party. track two is no one wants to listen to him talking about the things they ve done until they feel like he understands that people are sick and tired of covid and they are still feeling the pain at the pump and the issues with higher food prices. last week is a good example of what the white house was trying to sew he feels their pain. he says i grew up in a family where when the price of gas went up a dollar a gallon, it had an impact. the signage last week was
a psychological call and calling the governor s decision probably premature, but some changes won t take effect for weeks and suggesting by then, the data could support it. when asked if the kids should be wearing masks in school. the answer is that is yes. and given the current outbreak right now. jacqui: what will the next phase of the pandemic plan look like? they re waiting for the c.d.c. to make the first move on masks. david: thank you very much. as jacque just said, even democrat governors are lifting mask mandates now. so how will this move resonate with voters come the midterm elections? the g.o.p. pollster lee carter has a pretty good idea. i think for what it s worth, lee, i think it s too late. i think they ve democrats have already been branded as the party who likes the mandates and pushed the mandates and that frankly often don t work and certainly are not liked.
think there s a lot of love for the royal family a lot. reporter: these are the royals and the fact that they got involved with the big debate going on they understand prince william is going to address in coming days before they even landed, protesters gathered outside of the british commission demanding that prince william apologize for the role played by the royal family until slavery mr. william, i see you love to dance with the black people, and you love to frolic but speak some truth on this trip speak truth for what it s worth. reporter: on his first trip here, william is expected to acknowledge the painful past that stopped short of an apology. we ll wait to see if that in any way can satisfy it
evident on every single street corner a game of two halves. william and kate all smiles in jamaica, but protesters ar accusing the royal family of benefiting from the blood, sweat and tears of slaves. mister william, i see you have to dance with the black people and you love to frolic, but speak some truth on this trip speak truth for what it s worth. two years on from the first covid lockdown, we ask the world health organization with the future holds the bar tea party is over. world number one tennis player announces her retirement, ag 25 also, on the program, coul your local - abe speaking to the presiden of the national federation o