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In the wake of recent mass shootings. voting is under way in local elections in mainland france. the vote, which takes place in two stages, with run—offs being held a week from today, will elect 577 seats in the lower house of parliament. emmanuel macron, who won a second term as president in april, will be hoping to gain support among mps to support his legislative programme. with more on that — here's our news reporter azadeh moshiri. we did just have elections in france less than two months ago, but what's really on the line here is president macron's ability to implement his agenda. it...

It's a period that they'd call cohabitation in government, and it hasn't happened for two decades now. in terms of where he stands right now. president macron's party already has 345 seats in parliament. that's 56 more than he actually needs to have a majority. but many on the left have been banding together, and so he is very much facing a real challenge this time round. let's look at some live pictures coming from one polling station. the run—offs are held one week from today and electing 577 seats in the lower house of parliament. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the ...

>> it's almost like donald trump just doesn't understand georgia politics. you know, you look at what's going to happen probably tomorrow, and brian kemp has been a popular governor. to oust an incumbent is a tall order. yet, donald trump, because he, you know, has no check on his ego, he thought he could do it. you're going to look and see what happens tomorrow, and it's just kind of amazing that david perdue let himself be set up for this disaster. did he really need this after also having donald trump basically concede his senate seat already, you know, in georgia? so let's watch this one, ...

That? >> yes. it is a commitment we made. >> back here in the u.s., voters head to the polls for election day. critical primary races in georgia. and the high stakes run-offs in texas. >> more shipments of bhaeb form la, after the first flight touched down in indiana yesterday. how soon could parents see it on shelves. >> and a federal judge has stopped the biden administration from lifting the bill. and still many make the journey. >> and a live report. >> we begin this hour with a

No matter how you cut it, that's not a great number when you look at this poll. >> no, and you know, as we were just talking about, the backdrop of georgia, it was those senate run-offs that democrats were able to win in early january of 2021 that was actually caused by despondent republicans, and republicans who decided they weren't going to end up voting, which allowed democrats like raphael warnock and jon ossoff to win those run-off elections and see a decline in republican participation in those run-off contests. and now we're seeing there's some despondency, disappointment, frustration o...