at london s hyde park delighted. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president biden has promised that the federal government will act to protect women s rights if us states seek to prevent them travelling to get an abortion. speaking at a virtual meeting with democratic state governors, if mr biden said he believed some states would attempt to arrest women who crossed state lines for abortion access. he went on to say that only democratic victories in the mid term elections would give congress the power to restore federal abortion rights. i think people are going to be shocked when the first state, the first state that tries to arrest a woman for crossing a state line to get health services. and i don t think people believe that s going to happen. but it s going to happen and it s going to it s going to telegraph to the whole country that this is, this is a gigantic deal that goes beyond i mean, it affects all your basic rights. if extremist g
The summer of travel of discontent in europe, getting worse by the day. hundreds of airport workers in france are striking to demand better wages and better working conditions. they say returning to work after the pandemic has been a whole new world for them. translation: :, forthem. translation: :, :, , translation: now, air traffic is cominu translation: now, air traffic is coming back. translation: now, air traffic is coming back, there translation: now, air traffic is coming back, there is translation: now, air traffic is coming back, there is no - translation: now, air traffic is coming back, there is no longerl translation: now, air traffic is i coming back, there is no longer any problem, but they have cut thousands ofjobs, around 1500 in the paris airports. we are stretched thin and on top of that, they have refused to increase salaries. increase salaries. tougher working da s, increase salaries. tougher working days. stagnant increase salaries. tougher working days, s
There were lessons there, too. translation: i d like you to address the needs of us - workers, increase salaries, because today we can t make ends meet. marine le pen is doing better in this election because she has spent years talking about rising prices and the struggle to make ends meet. her solutions include no income tax for anyone under 30 and a huge cut in vat on fuel. it has helped make her the first choice for voters in their late 20s, 30s and 405. and her team includes lots of young faces in key roles, like the party s temporary president, who is only 26. translation: we talk- about all kinds of protections, all insecurities, and it is our greatest strength. i don t feel that our measures are radical because they are the majority view in the country. priority for french nationals, economic patriotism, closing radical mosques, deporting offenders. when we defend radical ideas, i think we are defending common sense.
In france, emmanuel macron and marine le pen have begun the final stage of their campaign for the presidency with both of them through to the second round of voting in two weeks time. some polls have put them almost neck and neck. here s our paris correspondent, lucy williamson. in the north eastern town of dinard today, mr macron got a master class on why people are voting for marine le pen. everyone talks about the taxes, the taxes, the taxes, this woman says. we have no spending power, we just work and buy groceries to eat. let s see how we compare with others, mr macron replies. he is here to chase the support of far left voters. there were lessons there, too. translation: i d like you to address the needs of us - workers, increase salaries, because today we can t make ends meet. marine le pen is doing better in this election because she has spent years talking about rising prices and the struggle
Of the votes in the first round with ms le pen, who leads the far right national rally party, four points behind. our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. in the north eastern town of dinard today, mr macron got a master class on why people are voting for marine le pen. everyone talks about the taxes, the taxes, the taxes, this woman says. we have no spending power, we just work and buy groceries to eat. we are in deep trouble in france. let s see how we compare with others, mr macron replies. he is here to chase the support of far left voters. there were lessons there, too. translation: i d like you to address the needs of us - workers, increase salaries, because today we can t make ends meet. marine le pen is doing better in this election because she has spent years talking about rising prices and the struggle to make ends meet. her solutions include no income