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Their live news and reaction 247 this is r. T. International from moscow where its now 8 pm here on thursday its 6 pm in france thats where were starting this hour the countrys been paralyzed by the biggest strike in years this thursday with workers protesting all mass against the governments plans to overhaul the Pension System transport networks have been brought to a standstill and schools and hospitals badly affected too demonstrations have been held right across the country lets catch up with them now our correspondent in paris is keeping with the protesters all day its been a massive show of anger across the country why is that fury so deep. That fear is so deep because the idea of messing with Peoples Pensions in their time and sort of hits to the core of every french person i saw some polls that suggested there. Every percent of people actually supported this strike action plan for one day but the suggestion is it could go on the road long for the next few weeks we know that th
Is you know redos live from berlin deadly inferno historic wildfires are ripping across Northern California leaving a trail of death and destruction Emergency Services are struggling to contain the flames that have destroyed the very heart of californias wine country and reduced entire neighborhoods to ashes also coming up. President trump prepares to make a scathing critique of iran in the landmark nuclear deal and a long awaited speech outlining an aggressive new u. S. Strategy. And the United States and israel are pulling out of the United Nations Cultural Organization unesco washington says its anti israel and hasnt made sufficient reforms. On little rock thanks very much for your company. We begin in the United States where thirty one people have been killed in wildfires raging across Northern California the deadliest in these States History with hundreds of people still missing the death toll is expected to rise well dry conditions and fierce winds have been hampering efforts to
Theres no good time to do it, by the way. He made a recommendation, but regardless of recommend, i was going to fire comey. Paul Michael Mukasey served as the 81st attorney general of the United States. Thanks for coming in. Good to be here. Paul first point, is there any doubt in your mind that as a legal matter the president had the right, the authority to fire james comey . None. Paul none. None. The fbi director is a part of e. E executive, the president is regardless of whether the fbi director is appointed for a term or not for a term, the president has the authority to fire him. Paul thats despite the tenyear term he was supposed to yeah. Paul all right. In the chain of command at the Justice Department, some people seem to believe that the fbi is independent. That is not true. It is not true. The fbi director is supposed to report to the Deputy Attorney general who then reports to the attorney general. Thats the way its supposed to work. Paul okay. And the fbi is not some indep
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