Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 1am in paris, where the two candidates hoping to be president of france have been going head to head in the final Television Debate of the election. The latest polls suggest the centrist Emmanuel Macron is well ahead of his far right rival Marine Le Pen but his lead has narrowed. Both are competing to win over undecided voters ahead of the final vote on sunday. James reynolds has been watching the debate. He calls her the candidate of hate. She says he has no qualities. Tonight, they meet. Emmanuel macron, the frontrunner, wont want to slip up. Hes standing as a pro eu, Pro Immigration Centrist and hes protecting a clear lead in the polls. Marine le pen, from the front national, is trying to bring him down. I asked her what she wanted from the debate . Translation what do i expect from the debate . Some clarification from mr macron. Hes still being very vague. And tonight, on french tv, the two candidates faced one another and
In my eyes, he deserves nothing less than a life sentence, and i hope he gets it. I hope they throw away the key and he never comes out. Never to do this to anybody else again. Paterson has been told to expect a custodial sentence when he attends court tomorrow. The maximum punishment is life in prison. Jeremy cook, bbc news. And join huw edwards for the bbc wales leaders debate. Applause good evening, noswaith dda, a warm welcome to the sse Swalec Stadium in the heart of the welsh Capitalfor A Special Live election debate, and welcome to people across the uk watching on the bbc news channel. This is where well be spending the next 90 minutes, testing the pledges and ambitions of five Political Parties in wales. As voters prepare to visit the Polling Stations on thursday of next week, well be exploring some of the biggest issues featuring in this campaign, from the challenges of the Brexit Process ahead to the questions raised by the terrible events in Manchester Last week. We asked th
Allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. Thompson, for five minutes. Mr. Thompson thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yesterday i had the privilege of touring pennsylvanias only stateowned twoyear Technical College, Thaddeus Stevens college of technology, named after an individual, former member of congress that served in the era of Abraham Lincoln in this chamber. I was pleased to be in lancaster with my colleague, representative smucker. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Provides a bridge out of poverty for some of the poorest citizens of pennsylvania through a highscale, Technical Education. Graduates are filling the skills gap in america as there is a 99 placement of graduates of its highdemand programs. Founded in 1905, Thaddeus Stevens college of technology educate
Shanghai composite down a quarter of a percent of the nikkei in japan up one half of 1 . Escalating tensions to report to reappear the United States will test an unarmed Ballistic Missiles today days after north koreas latest launch. Rex tillerson calling on china once again to take action. We certainly dont blame the chinese to the situation in the reappeared only North Koreans are to blame, but we do believe china has a special and unique relationship because of the significant Economic Activity to influence north korea and regime in a place no one else can. Maria the very latest developments coming out. Take a look. Set to report after the closing bell tonight. What to expect coming out. Looking at the numbers, amazon is going on a hiring spree expected to offer jobs to 50,000 people today at warehouses across the country. Getting set up for backtoschool and holiday is. When it comes to millennial debt, who has more . Men or women. Spot if i set to hit the public market. The streami
Good evening, the u. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson has held talks for the first time in brussels today with the Foreign Ministers of nato countries. Following remarks made by President Donald Trump nato has been keen to get clarity on just what washingtons position is towards the 28 member alliance. Spoke of ongoing russian hostility and also echoed trends call for members to pay their fair share. Lets listen to what the u. S. Secretary of state had to say. We have three important errors we want to talk about, the first is ensuring nato has all of the resources financial and otherwise that are necessary for nato to fulfill its mission. Anchor the u. S. Secretary of state speaking there. The nato chief says this message about funding has been taken on board and has been understood. I believe it is so important to remember that increasing defense spending across europe and canada is not just something to please the united states. It is about investing in our own security, in the se