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By the changes their witnessing, the sense that this vote matters more than most. i think that's left a lot of people waiting until the very last minute to work out what it is they intend to do. >> well, we can see right there in the split screen they are in line and they are voting. so it's come down to this. very exciting. thank you, melissa. we'll talk with you again. now to george. >> let's keep the live images up. we're looking at what's happening in paris. let's bring in, at the same time, dominic thomas, who's live in paris, the chair of the department of french studies at ucla in calif...

Birmingham, england, with context and perspective. thank you for being with us. we'll be in touch with you again for sure. >> thanks, scott. still ahead here, we'll take you back to paris, where voting is now under way to choose france's next president. also, people from around the world come together on earth day in the name of science. we'll take you to some of the demonstrations coming up here. >> cnn is live on our networks in the u.s. and around the world this hour. you're watching cnn "newsroom."

Put into doubt the entire european project. so we are talking about very important changes, very big changes, which is why i think so many french people are expressing that enthusiasm this morning about the need to come out and vote. already we've seen a number of the politicians involved, a number of the candidates casting their vote in what they know is a crucial election as well. not only the french president, francois hollande, who is not standing this time, but the man who is standing for his party, benoit hamon. a real sense that the candidates are getting out early to vote, but many peo...

A vote for change is the question france decides. 4:00 a.m. on the east coast. france now votes in that country's presidential election. let's take a live look where it is presently 10:01 in the morning in paris. the polls just opened about two hours ago. this is the first round of voting ahead of next month's probable runoff. >> the final outcome of this historic vote has the potential to transform the political landscape in europe and beyond. more than 45 million voters are expected to cast ballots by the time polls close. cnn paris correspondent melissa bell joins us from a polling station ...

>> reporter: there is so much at stake, natalie. we've been talking about it for so many months. finally this is decision day. so much of what happens today will determine, as you mentioned a moment ago, that crucial second round, which will see france choose the two final candidates face-off. you have 11 candidates standing with very different visions of what they believe france should be. so we're here in the 18th district of paris. we've seen already a huge number of people come out to vote. you really sense that people didn't want to waste any time in casting their vote in what they know i...