angela merkel side by side with emmanuel macron. the closest alliance of the 72 leaders there today. when we went to see them in northern france yesterday in the forest clearing where the armistice was signed, exceptionally tight security, two hours of getting through security with sniffer dogs and bobby searches and searches of every bag. there is and searches of every bag. there is a big security threat to this city and with so many leaders of states and with so many leaders of states and governments here. among that group that he was seeing, there are those who champion the liberal democracy, the multilateralism of emmanuel macron and angela merkel, the values they want to promote, and those who are more nationalist, authoritarian. i was struck, i was looking at the newspapers earlier, the front page of one, a photo of emmanuel macron staring at donald trump, it said, the otherfront, an allusion to the fact that even though the guns fell silent on the western front 100 years ago, a new front is opening in a sense between national

macron will likely respond to mr. trump's tweet when they meet in the next hour and we'll cover that live. but let's bring in our reporters. >> melissa, run us through what happened. what exactly did macron say that set off donald trump? >> reporter: well, this is something that emmanuel macron has been talking about for quite a while, the need to better coordinate european armies. the idea that better coordination might be a good idea. it is because he couched it on tuesday in terms of the need for greater self-reliance on the part of europe in the face of not quite crumbling alliances yet, but certainly historical alliances built of course after the wars that we are marking here this weekend to maintain an architecture of security around the world. feeling that macron has been pushing forward the argument for the greater coordination all the more. donald trump, it took him about two minutes from when his plane landed in paris yesterday and that tweet went out, calling it insulting, clearly reading into what macron h

macron mr. trump over defense, defense spending, how much europe was going to take part in its own defense and when i listened to them i don't hear that much disagreement between their viewpoints. >> reporter: you could see that interaction right there. very different than what we typically have seen between president trump and president macron which has been slapping each other on the back. but that is not what you witnessed right there as they were speaking. macron certainly seemed to be working to get the president's ear by saying burden sharing. that's something the president has long complained about saying all the countries need be using 2% of their gdp for their military and you can see macron trying to tap into that but president trump was not making eye contact with the french president while he was speaking about european defense. those are the comments that caus cause him to send that tweet minutes after he arrived in france and that's in response to what macron said in a radio interv

emmanuel macron is approaching the spot. it was in this pleading that the site was chosen for the armistice to be signed because it was a relatively isolated spot where news would not lead to early. the train was brought in a crossfire. northern france where the fighting has continued since 1914, which had seen has continued since 1914, which had seen the battle of the song which had killed millions of people —— battle of the somme. the french leader of the western front sat in the carriage with the british and other delegations and the germans we re other delegations and the germans were given an ultimatum, surrender, he never terms, if you have 72 hours to sign. at 12 minutes past five 100 yea rs to sign. at 12 minutes past five 100 years ago, the armistice was signed. there are dignitaries behind me so i think emmanuel macron is imminently about to walk past. a very poignant moment indeed when he will stand here, he will lay a wreath and sign the book of remembrance with the german leader to pay tribute to the end of

is he possibly avoiding macron in public? kristen has spoken of their original relationship like a bromance. that doesn't seem to be the state of it now. can you talk about that? >> well, yes, i thinking what we are seeing now is the typical pet la petulant of president trump. he didn't want to be here. he wanted to be having his own big parade in washington. that's what was supposed to be happening here. in august he realized that's going to be so expensive. against american traditions, he decided he could come here. even in august when i was talking to diplomats, they were saying, you know, he's not going to like it on november 11. it's not going to be a big parade like the one of buastill day that he attended last year with macron which was the beginning of the bromance when he saw a massive military parade and felt like it was all about him. there's no massive military parade today. it's definitely not all about him. didn't really want to be here. he's acting just like he always acts when he's put out, petulant. >> i want

french president emanuel macron met last night in the palace. he spent much of the day with donald trump who's first action on french soil on friday night was to tweet. trump's tweet read macron just suggested that europe build its own military in order to protect itself from the united states, china, and russia. very insuttinlting. but perhaps europe should pay its fair share of nato. in fact, macron says its reference to protections against the u.s. was a reference to u.s. cyber intelligence capabilities. in any event, it was a typical trumpian moved designed to get attention, which is did. i asked macron whether a clash between him and trump was inevitable. >> we had a very good discussion this morning and confirmed in front of the press that it was okay. i think -- >> does that mean that his tweet was a mistake? >> i don't know. i'm not the one to command his tweets. i always prefer have direct -- or answering questions that make my -- through tweets. but we had a clear discussion. he is in favor of a better burden sharing within nato, i agr

macron, look up the world nationalism in a dictionary. it says in english or french, love of nation, devotion to your country. how is that a bad thing? pete: president trump is going to get a chance in just a few minutes to respond to those remarks. we'll see if he does. he may keep the focus just on memorializing the 100th anniversary of what american men and women did in boots, in trenches in world war one. ed: more than 100,000 americans who died in that. pete: over 100,000 american soldiers went across the atlantic ocean to save france and europe, from communism, from fascism. it's typical european arrogance it really is. so we saved your ass and then you're going to preach to us so really that's how americans look at this. twice we did and you're going to turn around and preach to us that because we love our country and love our flag and love our military, we love our cops, we love our second amendment, we really believe in the first amendment that somehow, we're the fascist? we're the nationalist? this guy hasn't read a history book

macron greeting world leaders there. nic robertson is in paris along with caitlyn collins. >> nic, let's go with you first. we're looking at the french presidency. world leaders currently being greeted by the french president. >> reporter: yeah, they gathered here yesterday as well for a dinner hosted of course by the french president. 72 heads of state expected through this period. 98 heads of delegation and of course everyone converging on the eye term grave, if you will, of the unknown soldier. the eternal flame lit there, reignited on a daily basis. they will be gathering there for what will be a very somber service. we will hear readings from school children and also some very poignant recollections from troops who are serving at the front line in the moments and days before the armistice was signed. one that we will hear from from a british officer really gives an indication of just how suddenly the end came on the 7th of november. he wrietsz about, you know, artillery shells and bullets flying everywhere. no real

president macron very much the champions of that todaylj president macron very much the champions of that today. i was reading up about carriage 2491, the replica i believe came from the same line of carriages, because it was destroyed in berlin, it was dragged there by adolf hitler, destroyed during world war ii. you have two leaders of two countries that have twice been a war with each other, 110w twice been a war with each other, now incredibly unified, but also struck me on a personal level as well. they have a very close personal relationship and that has been clearly on display today. you can still see the two leaders engaging and a lot of close discussions as they have marked this commemoration but also to some extent they are the two perhaps lost most powerful voices of the europe they believe in, a europe which has come together, a force of multilateralism, and they are joined in paris tomorrow and today they had a meeting with donald trump on the opposite end of the global political spectrum. he is a man who embodies unilateralism, nationalism, who fights very much for the

macron has never forgotten this. he told one of the journalists from le monde who was interviewing him for a package on the 100th anniversary, told them the story, and le monde is featured in this morning's newspapers. so it's very -- by the way, he said this is the territory that my wife came from, the balkans. talking to the leaders of the baltic republics, estonia, latvia alithuania. really, most of the europeans have a great deal of difficulty understanding how a person like that could be running the united states and american diplomacy and relations with europe if he doesn't understand that the baltics and the balkans are at the opposite ends of the continent. >> the first ladies going in for their event. you'll remember that back in april the trumps warmly welcomed the macrons to the white house. they now are in paris here. french one of the six languages that first lady melania trump speaks fluently. so one of their conversations play be in french. >> right. david, quickly, before you go, talk to us about the

. >>> and french president emmanuel macron with the stinging rebuke of nationalism. live report from paris on the president's visit. >> if he stays there, he will create a consequentitutional cr >> democrats vowing to protect special counsel robert mueller from acting attorney general wha matthew whitaker. welcome to "early start." i'm dave briggs. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. 1:00 a.m. in california. we start with california with the wildfire and 200 people still missing and 29 killed in the camp fire in northern california and two killed by the woolsey fire. two found in their car trying to flee the flames. six firefighters injured statewi statewide. >> i've never been so scared in my life. >> in northern california, terrifying drive through flames and heavy smoke as the entire town of paradise of 30,000 people was forced to evacuate at a moment's notice. that fire is the most destru destructive in california history destroying 6,700 buildings since it started on thursday. high winds and tinder dry weather in the state putting 25 million people, 1 in 13 ameri n ame

the part of the president's tweet and macron's remarks that are most troublesome to plea me that macron is putting the united states in the same bucket. it's china and russia. russia is a country that invaded ukraine and russia used chemical weapons on european soil and put us on a level playing field which is a deep cause for concern for me. >> this was self-inflicted for macron? >> i don't think it was self-inflicked, but he was speaking the need to bolster defenses in light of a variety of threats. typically leaders, perhaps not our own, make statements that benefit their national security rather than worrying about what a personal reaction might be. he knew this would get a reaction from president trump just like he probably knew that making the claims about nationalism might get a reaction from president trump. that's a smart move when he thinks about strategic interest. >> good to see you. thanks so much. the contentious florida elections are in sharp focus as hundreds of thousands of votes are recounted. here's a live look at poll workers are going through, sorting through ballot

tweet which is macron grouped the united states with russia and china as threats. imagine france, one of our allies in world war i, world war ii and through the present day is grouping us with russia and china. russia tried to murder someone using chemical weapons on european soil, china is described by the white house as a rival power, so france is no longer considering us an alley they can depend on, putting us in the same bucket as rushsia ad china. >> is there indication because of the u.s. as a whole or a reflection of the administration? >> it seems to be a reflection of the administration. according to recent polling, president trump has 10% approval rating in france. president obama had dramatically higher numbers than that, so it seems like french perceptions of the united states have gone down, and there are a lot of policy differences. the macron trump meeting earlier i hope touched on those, whether it be iran policy or climate change or any number of issues we still have so much distance on, i think that macron and other european leaders are concerned

the french president emanuel macron and the german chancellor angela merkel, have taken part in one of the key ceremonies this weekend, marking the centenary of the end of the first world war. today the two leaders unveiled a plaque as a symbol of reconciliation, at the site just north of paris, where the armistice was signed. earlier mr macron held talks with donald trump, amid on going differences, over europe's financial contributions to nato. 0ur correspondent mark lowen was in compeigne in northern france, and watched the day's events unfold. this is a sombre moment to remember those who fell. it is a moment to look at the relationship between france and germany and how far it has come in those 100 years, and also to champion, in his words, a multilateral, a progressive, a cooperative, a collaborative europe, and that was very much the scene and the image of president macron standing next to chancellor merkel here in compiegne that came out of today. it was an extremely powerful moment. the last time that a german chancellor was here in compiegne was 78 years ago. that was when ad

president macron and donald trump have developed a warm rapport over the couple of years since mr macron became president and mr trump in us president. it might be a little more terse here, just out of shot there is president macron gave an interview saying it may be necessary to have a european army that could defend them against the united states is necessary. and in the fight over donald trump told journalists that the comment was very insulting. to be a fly on the wall at that meeting. we will have more from france and hash—mac over the course of the morning as those commemorations take place. world leaders descending on palace and the events just north of paris where the armistice was signed. we will be able to bring you that story a little later. the former transport minister, jojohnson, has insisted he is not seeking the removal of theresa may as prime minister, following his resignation yesterday in protest at her prospective deal with brussels over brexit. but mrjohnson, who campaigned to remain in the eu, said he knew many of his colleagues were "reflecting hard". mrjohnson r

you see president emmanuel macron of france. joining us from paris is white house chief accordance jim acosta and start with macron's message here. the address he just delivered. nationalism versus patriotism, jim. >> reporter: that's right. i thought this was a pretty important moment in the ceremonies here in paris today when the french president manuel macron said nationalism in his view is a betrayal of patriotism. just to break that down, why you're hearing that this is, obviously, a response to president trump and president trump was on hand and listening to all of this. you can see the reaction on his face. he wasn't very receptive. he seemed glum when the french president was saying this. he says he considers himself a nationalist and so many people in the u.s. and around the world when they hear that kind of language, they think that perhaps there is some coded language going on and that dog whistles are being sent. in the view of emmanuel macron, he has talked about this before, that nationalism carries a very negative

attacks from president trump against emmanuel macron will not have a negative effect on emmanuel macron, pretty sure about that. actually, a lot of europeans and french p macron's approach onf multilateralism, approach on european defenseetc. i just think that president trump has the habit of findi, the weak spo you said, and just pointing it out in anus l rebuke of his good friend emmanuel macron. laura: thank you so much for that analysis. in other news, the supreme cours in sri lanpended the president's decision to dissolve parliament. the order came after protests by primeters of the sacked minister and other political parties. la week he dissolved parliament and called a general election for the fifth of january. china has reinstated a ban on these of tiger bones and rhino horns only weeks after lifting it. the move follows protests from environmental groups who say the loosening of restrictions after 25 years consequences.astating tigers and rhinos are endangered species. ilamazon says l split its new headquarters between a location in new york city and one near the u.s. pentagon

mr macron agreed. last night mr trump rebuked the french president, who'd called for a european army, to protect the eu from china, russia — and even the united states. later this afternoon, mr macron, and the german chancellor, angela merkel, will visit the forest clearing where the armistice was signed to end the conflict. a short while ago, our paris correspondent hugh schofield said that the us president may have chosen to deliberately misinterprate mr macron's comments. so often, when you report these things, you realise there is a nuance between the spoken and written word. written down, it looked a very blunt or stop he did utter the words to protect ourselves against china, russia and the us. when you hear the interview as a whole, you understand that he is not reading the us in the same bracket as china and russia. he is saying, given what is happening in the us and its unilateral tendencies away from withdrawing from the nuclear treaty, we or 11, therefore we need more of our own protection

macron's comments before this weekend, you'll remember mr. trump described on twitter he saw it as an insult, beefing up the military against china, russia and the united states. the french president seemed to clear that all up as a misunderstanding, that his words were taken in the wrong context. but how does europe view its transatlantic relation with the united states? is it a matter of short-term temporary adjustments tailored to this current presidency, or is there a longer view here that they must look ahead to do things differently? >> well, the responsible position is to engage with both. it's to realize that beyond the statements of president trump, there is a long-standing relationship that continues at various levels of cooperation on a whole range of issues. but the fact is that the relationship has changed dramatically, and that the european union or the europe in a more general fashion, finds itself in a very complicated position. it can no longer rely on the united states and, therefore, the atlantic relationship. the relations

what does this say about what was really a very warm relationship between trump and macron? now what? >> fredricka, i thought this was a stunning moment to witness here in paris. it is not often that you see an american president on the world stage rebuked in this kay. he was given a lecture by the french president when he made those comments about nationalism being the opposite of patriotism and making other tough comments warning the world that nationalism could give birth to darker forces that could sweep the another after they saw what happened. they went right into world war ii and had to defeat the nazis to save the world. it was really a stirring moment to see the president of france standing there underneath the ark ditriomph. it's a warning that something like this could happen all over again. you can see the expression on the president's face. it was not a warm one. not a pleasant one. what we have seen so far as he is on his way back to washington was a frosty sense of body language between the two leaders. i talked to a source familiar with the discretions he had

mr macron agreed. last night mr trump rebuked the french president, who'd called for a european army, to protect the eu from china, russia — and even the united states. let's speak to our paris correspondent, hugh schofield. let's just start with armistice day and that huge gathering of world leaders, one of the biggest gatherings we have seen, because it is the centenary. what can we expect to see? in the next hour, we will be seeing the ceremony in compiegne. that is about 50 miles north of paris. with president macron meeting angela merkel, german chancellor, there. didn't have famous railway wagon parked in —— that is in the famous railway wagon parked in the clearing where the armistice was signed 100 years ago tomorrow. the famous story is how the german emissaries came blindfolded across the border and were brought there by train to this place. and they had met and more or less presented with the times the allies had agreed on, no negotiation, they had to put their signatures to it and tha

what did macron get wrong here about nationalism? >> well, laura, macron is pursuing the same agenda that he's repeated. at the united nations, macron told us he deplores a world that he calls a world of lawlessness in which everybody pursues their own interest. macron has the idea of the problem with national interest. he says that national interest is national selfishness. he's telling president trump to be a nationalist and pursue your own interest is a betrayal of moral values. >> laura: all right, this is what christian whitten is saying about macron's commentary. let's watch. >> i think macron within the e.u. is under a lot of pressure. frankly germany is willing to cut a deal on the trade changes that trump wants, to lower tariffs across the board. macron doesn't like that. he doesn't like having to spend more on the military. he doesn't like the fact that italy, along with britain, peeling away from the e.u. not quite as directly. eastern europe not as kosher on the e.u. a lot of these things aren't going the way this form th

a lot of people are saying it might be the french president, emmanuel macron. as we saw yesterday here in paris, the body language being fro frostier -- >> jim, i'm going to interrupt you for a second as we want to take the sights and sounds. right now french high schoolers are going to be reading excerpts from letters written by people who were on the ground on november 11th when they heard and learned the news. >> what you're hearing is high school students in france who are going to be reading excerpts from letters written mostly by soldiers, and it is what they wrote in the run up to the armistice. i believe we now have a translation. >> translator: victims of the war. yesterday i thought that the dream -- the war was a long forgotten nightmare. i now realize that i was eluding myself. the war will continue and shots will be fired and more blood will be shed. november 1918, more than ever i'm convinced the war has at long last ended. the arms have been cast aside. they will not be taken up again. i have much that i want to write but the low rumbling of the

this is the scene at the elysee palace as president macron greets world leaders ahead of the service. we'll have special coverage throughout the day to mark the armistice centenary. the other stories on bbc news at nine... 25 people are now known to have died in wildfires in northern california — firefighters are still trying to bring them under control. labour's shadow brexit secretary sir keir starmer says the government's threat of leaving the eu without a deal is a political hoax. three men have been arrested following a fatal crash in sheffield which involved a car that was being pursued by police. good morning. a day of remembrance has begun across the uk, marking the centenary of the armistice that ended the first world war. in london, renovation work at big ben will be suspended to allow it to ring out at 11 o'clock, before a two—minute silence will be observed nationwide. 10,000 members of the public will take part in a procession past the cenotaph. events started early this morning to mark the end of the war. pipes play before dawn, at six o'clock, pipers at locations ac

president macron was the armistice centenary president macron was the armistice ce nte nary to president macron was the armistice centenary to be a reminder of the dangers of an chat nationalism. but for the man standing behind him it isa for the man standing behind him it is a core belief that national interest should come first. that is the context for this weekend's events. tomorrow behind me more than 50 world leaders will gather to mark the ceremony of the centenary of the armistice. in the afternoon they will attend a peace forum hosted by president macron to discuss new ways that countries around the world can cooperate. 0ne that countries around the world can cooperate. one notable absence, donaldj cooperate. one notable absence, donald j trump. james langdale cooperate. one notable absence, donaldj trump. james langdale in paris. thousands of leicester city fans have taken part in a memorial walk, in honour of the club's owner, who died along with four others in a helicopter crash, at the king power stadium two weeks ago. it's the first home game since the accident. here's andy

if it is on their relationship, donald trump and manual macron. the romance is over, according to the atlantic. i think the remains were surprised to start with coming given that they are very different on things that nationalism. donald trump has criticised europe generally for not putting in enough muggy, he thinks, into nato, and compressor to the us. that is what started this week and on about that. it talks about how he arrived in paris late friday and from you know, put out some of tweed that was not well received by emmanuel macron, and how on saturday the saturday of their meetings and discussions and the impression given was that, you know, they were coming you know, getting along. but that was the readily a smooth path. but that it ever is with donald trump. acting that is right. the emmanuel macron has is clear objectives, and he used this event at the weekend to asa he used this event at the weekend to as a leader of europe, as angela merkel sort of steps aside. he wants to step into that roll. the future relationship between europe an

mr macron agreed. last night mr trump rebuked the french president, who'd called for a european army, to protect the eu from china, russia — and even the united states. later this afternoon, mr macron, and the german chancellor, angela merkel, will visit the forest clearing where the armistice was signed to end the conflict. let's speak to our paris correspondent hugh schofield. cannot we just finish off this row between macron and trunk? is it fair to say that this appears to have boiled down to a misreporting of the interview that present macron gave firstly, he didn't say that we would need a european army to defend us from the united states? yes and no. because he did say that. so often, when you are reporting these things, you realise there is a nuance between the spoken word and the written word. written down, it looked very blunt, he did utter the words, to protect as against china, russia and the usa. when you hear the interview as a whole, you understand that he is not putting the us in the

he lands in paris and sends a tweet criticizing macron, literally, as he lands, criticizing macron for comments that suggested that europe should form a military to defend itself because it no longer can rely on the united states. from the very beginning this visit was off to a really bad start. it only proved that prime minister is really isolated among european leaders. this is not a relationship that is going well from trade to mutual defense and nato. president trump is on an island to himself. macron used this as an opportunity to hammer home what i think he thinks is vital for not just europe but the world, which is that the lessons of world war i, isolation, nationalism is not perhaps the recipe for success. and president trump does not take criticism well. this is president trump trying to isolate himself because he realized he was not going to get the warm welcome he hoped he would get and he did not get the parade he opened he would get and he caught a lot of rain and a cancelled trip to the cemetery on veteran's day. this is a massive pr failure, and you can see that because

macron knew what he was doing. if there is one thing we know about donald trump, he's a counterpuncher, and he would not leave any swipe unanswered. this has as what the president said has a lot to do with french domestic politics where macron is less popular than donald trump is in the united states than it does for any large geopolitical deal. >> bret: standing up to the president, president trump obviously is appealing to the french populists. before we go, white house shake-up possibilities. a lot of reports, kimberly, that john kelly, the homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen, may be the commerce secretary wilbur ross may be on their way out. this comes after 38 trip administration firings and resignations over recent months in the past couple of years. thoughts on that? we've been down this road before. >> it is traditional at the end of it. back of that we've finished the election for people to exit. we haven't made it for the years and that is an astonishing number that you listed there. the other th

french president emmanuel macron giving a speech that is getting attention. tell us about it. >> reporter: it has been a remarkable morning here in paris, dara. president macron delivering that speech under the arc de triomphe to celebrate and mark 100 years of the armistice. he delivered very powerful words essentially calling for multinationalism and warning that nationalism could leave the world -- lead the world into more conflict. note abable and striking becaus weeks ago president trump proudly declared that he sees himself as a nationalist. on display, this collision of two world views. take a listen to what president macron had to say speaking earlier today. >> as the very opposite of the selfishness of a nation which only looks after its own interests because patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism. nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism by saying our interests first, who cares about the others. we erase what a nation holds dearest, what gives it life and what is essential. its moral values. >> reporter: so, again, a direct rebuke of nationa

macron said patriotism is the opposite of nationalism. by saying our interests first, who cares about the others. we erase what the nation holds dearest. let's go live to paris and bring in melissa bell. melissa, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave. that quote, that tweet, wasn't simply in that speech emmanuel macron delivered at the event yesterday very close to donald trump. it was the first lines of the tweet and was the message he wanted to transmit to the american president. to understand what went on this weekend, never have the divisions with the united states and european allies seemed as great as they do today ever since the start of donald trump's presidency. things seem to have reached a breaking point. you have to understand, i think, remember why donald trump decided to come. it was in the context of the military parade he liked last year. he wished to have one in washington. the discovery it would cost too much money to the armed forces and be unlikely. it was that point where he tweeted out the fact he would atten

both leaders, president trump and president macron tried to tamp down tensions. president macron said of course it should make sense that europe invest in the military. and president trump has of course called on his allied nations to contribute their fair share when it comes to military spending. really publicly trying to down play in tensions, even despite the fact that they're clearly s simmer behinding scenes. >> makes you wonder what direction their relationship will take. another dynamic when it comes to another world leader and the president. talk about president trump potentially having that informal meeting and talk with vladimir putin who's also in paris this weekend. what more do we know about that? >> reporter: that's the other key story line that we're following here, frances. you're absolutely right. this is significant. this is the first time president trump and president putin will have interaction since the controversial summit they had over the summer. remember, that was when president trump seemed to believe president putin's denials that he in

this is something that today, when president macron meets the chancellor, he wa nts to macron meets the chancellor, he wants to persuade her to come on board with that, too. that is something that germany is worried about, because germany feels that america might actually retaliate and slap some taxes on german exporters. though there are still issues where germany and france don't agree, but what we have seen in the last week or two is some of those most controversial issues coming to some sort of agreement. mostly compromise, and the issues are not com pletely compromise, and the issues are not completely dealt with, and this is particularly when it comes to eurozone reform, because what the compromise between paris and berlin so far seems to point out is that mr macron hasn't got quite everything he wants insult his proposals, which berlin will agree to, they will not go down well with all germans. there is dispute over the nitty—gritty, but what we are seeing is a willingness for paris and burlington to work together, and that is no doubt partly as a result of some of the turbulen

it benefits macron personally. he was personally connected with businesses that are involved in the iran deal personally. >> personally. so was angela merkel. so were others. so they had a vested interest. they had their own national interests. and now they want to turn on us and tell us we cannot have their own national interest. we're not playing ball. remember what happened eight years under obama. let's look at what happened. it was the apology tour, the leading from behind. it did us no good and in fact it involved us in multiple wars, multiple problems across the globe and ones that we are now starting to come out of hopefully. steve: so tammy, i think this is another really interesting example of where in president who the elites like to look down their nose at, he's actually making huge strides inne advancg intellectual arguments that no one has done for decades. it's interesting. >> this entire dynamic for someone like macron and everyone involved in the european union is they know on an individual nationa

french president emmanuel macron was there. german chancellor angela merkel, president putin and the canadian prime minister justin trudeau, all there, but noticeably absent was president trump. the reason that we're told is weather limited marine one and the travel option there. david, is that bad optics or is it more than that? >> well, symbolically it's very important. it's fair, in fairness to the president. the leader of britain was not there either. she had her own commemoration ceremonies theresa may. i think arriving today late at the arc de triomphe, he came in late. . it hurts him and his reputation. might have been a reason why the secret service did not want him to go especially in a helicopter on a rainy day. i've been in those helicopters and you don't feel like you're in full control. >> overseas california is burning up. president trump is treating about that. in his latest tweet after saying he would withhold federal money, with proper forest management we can stop devastation constantly going on in california.

i already think macron, i think other leaders are looking past donald trump. they see him becoming less relevant by the day. but you can take france and the embarrassments in france. you can talk about florida where donald trump is actually questioning, like some latin-american dictator, questioning the integrity of the process in florida and demanding a recount or a revote in arizona. despite the fact that rick scott's own monitors and law enforcement officers agree that nothing went wrong there. that nothing illegal has happened. and you can take that and i'm sure these mounting losses that he's saying, what started -- they talked about what starptte as a trickle turned into a massive wave. and things are looking bad for the republicans. they're looking bad for donald trump. and i think that's what we saw with all of the acting out with donald trump in paris. >> well, let's start there. world leaders were in paris over the week to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of world war i. president trump, however, chose not to attend several events. on sat

not only by president macron but by president trump as well. that's been a focus obviously for this president, and president trump has spent a lot of time talking about fairness, and the need for other countries to pay their fair share. so i think you saw both themes at play. will we actually see europe build up its own military? that remains to be seen, but i wouldn't be surprised if macron makes some type of moves in that direction. guys, back to you. >> kristen, thank you very much. from paris this afternoon. her time this morning. >>> and being investigated for bilking customers out of millions of dollars. a new report says he was working directly with the president to help launch an investigation into secretary of state hillary clinton. why a growing chorus is calling for matt whitaker's ouster, next. er, next (whooshing) - [narrator] for powerful suction, you need a shark. with two swappable batteries, at maximum suction the shark ion f80 has more run time than the dyson v10 absolute. or, choose the upright model for whole home cleaning o

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the president began his day with a meeting at president macron. the weekend got off to a rocky start after macron said earlier in the week that europe needed a true european army to protect europe with respect to russia, china, even the united states. the president tweeted he found macron's words, quote, insulting and at the meeting they had a full slate of issues to discuss which included the president's favorite irritant, trade. >> we will be discussing many things, not only military and aid and nato and others but we'll also be discussing trade and we've been discussing that for a little while. i think we made a lot of progress. we'll see if we can get it over the line as they say. we'll see what happens but trade is very important. >> reporter: macron's statement earlier in the week seemed to be only a temporary setback because by the time the meetings and lunch was over, everything seemed back the way it was between the two leaders, handshakes and hugs and kisses all around. not between the two leaders but certainly the first ladies of both c

the president trump taking credit for having brought emannuel macron around and macron able to go to his own political base at home hey, i have done this for you. there could be kind after win, win comes out of it or is that overly optimistic? >> no, think i you're right. there will be one more piece. the trump-macron piece, world war i commemoration and this world peace conference president macron organized that president trump is not staying around for. vladmir putin will be there. petrd dough juan of turkey will be there. i have a colleague that blogged the origins of this meeting. probably not that important trump will not stay. some people will wonder why, they will scratch their heads. they will wonder why vladmir putin is there? why are we rehabilitating putin? there is that last piece to this three or four-day saga we'll have to chew on for a while. connell: means no trump-putin meeting looks like. michael, we appreciate it. good analysis. >> my pleasure. melissa: from washington to wall street here is what is on deck next week. the house and senate return to capitol hill aft

president trump takes on macron on everything from wine to military might. laura: welcome to our viewers on ablic television in ameri around the globe. in california, they are fighting round-the-clock to contain the deadliest wildfires in the history of the state. at least 44 people have died, but with around 100 stillmi ing, the number is expected to rise. others are returning to homes that have been destroyed, with the worst damage around the town of paradise. the bbc's dave lee reports. dave: this is the inferno faced soby one mother and as they escaped the deadliest wildfire th california history. >> we were out of by 10:37 a.m., with thousands of people behind me. wve: how did it feel to k you were safe? >> relieving, guilty, terrified for e people behind me. i knew there was a lot of elderly in the community that probably wouldn't make it out. dave: five days on, this is what is left of their home. the harrowing process of trying to find and identify bodies here has begun. search seems think it coultake -- search teams think it could take many wes. wha

macron's officials said, look, president trump misunder what he was saying. today macron really doubled down and tried to clarify, essentially saying this should not be a surprise. of course, europe wants to have a strong and robust military that is capable of performing on its own. president trump was asked about his tweet. take a listen to how he responded. >> we're getting along from the standpoint of fairness, and we want it to be fair. we want to help europe, but it has to be fair. right now the burden sharing has been largely on the president, and he understands that. he understands that the united states can only do so much in fairness to the united states. we want to absolutely be there. we want to help. we want to be a part of it. but different countries have to also help. that's only fair. and i think the president -- we've already discussed this. the president and i very much agree on that. >> so, dara, just to analyze what you heard there from president trump for a moment, he was essentially trying to tamp down the idea there were tensions heading

macron's comments on sunday at a ceremony at an american cemetery. he honored the americans who died in world war i. >>> let's talk about it all with scott lucas. scott, a professor of international politics at the university of birmingham in england live this hour from birmingham. it's a pleasure to have you, scott. >> thank you, george. >> let's start with the french president's rebuke of nationalism with his u.s. counterpart looking on. how significant a moment was that for europe, for multi lateralism, and what are your thoughts about how the u.s. president may have received it? >> well, it was a very significant moment here in europe about the future of the continent, indeed the future of the global community. now, there are specific interests here. emmanuel macron, amidst various political questions across europe, wants to position himself as a leader of the continent alongside, for example, germany's angela merkel. both of them have very discomfited by donald trump because trump has rejected that u.s. message since world war ii that we are all

france's president macron and germany's chancellor merkel meet at compiegne at the spot where the armistice was agreed 100 years ago. wildfires in california kill 11 people as firefighters battle to bring them under control and over a quarter of a million residents are forced to leave their homes. so i was just coming up the street to see my neighbours and i didn't realise my house had gone too. it's shocking! turkey says it has shared recordings relating to the murder of the journalist, jamal khashoggi, with saudi arabia and several western countries. and why a british supermarket‘s christmas add highlighting the plight of the orangutang has been banned on tv for being "too political". hello and welcome to world news today. sunday will mark 100 years since the signing of the armistice which ended the first world war. today's commemoration was focused on the place where that agreement was made at compiegne, about 70 km north of paris. president macron and chancellor merkel jointly signed a book of rememberance and observed a moment of silence for the fallen. angela merkel is the first ger

>> president macron of france raised the issue. i think also the celebrations hat probably left a mark on her. she raised the army issusue and said that this would be a sign that the europeans would never fight against one another, so building an army means you overcome even the possibility of going to war again, so i think this is part of the strong symbolism. >> is that risk today of european countries going to war stronger today than it was 20 years ago? >> 20 years ago, it was thought to be near impossible. these days, with the european union becoming more of -- britain on its way out, people had not thought of the idea that the trend could be reversed, actually. maybe these days, people have a little more doubt. i'm not saying there is reason for doubt, but the world is a little uncertain around europe. old alliances -- the transatlantic alliance is not so reliable anymore, some people are asking questions these days. >> y you say shehe was l lendinr support to emmanuel macron. could another motivating factor have been donald

mr macron and the german chancellor, angela merkel, have held a symbolic meeting of reconcilation, in the place where the armistice was signed. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. 100 years ago, their nations were still at war. today, under a damp, grey sky, president macron of france and chancellor merkel of germany came to a forest clearing north of paris where the great war finally came to an end. it was here in a secluded train carriage that the armistice was agreed, ending hostilities across europe. in a replica of that carriage, the two leaders sat where the allied and german delegations had negotiated the agreement, committing their nations once again to peace. these images are all the more poignant because the last german chancellor to walk these paths was adolf hitler, who came here to accept the surrender of france in world war ii, hoping to avenge the deal here two decades before. after the armistice was signed, the allied delegation came back here to the elysee palace, and according to one account, theyjoined hands and danced ring a ring 0' roses with the f

the problem with macron is his approval numbers are in free-fall. he's making the play the to strengthen his standing in europe calling out european ultra liberals for failing to look after working people, calling for the creation of a true european army to provide for the protection of europe. the president didn't like that one bit, calling macron's comments insulting, saying europe should live up to its nato commitments, listen to what the president said. >> we're getting along from the standpoint of fairness. we want to help europe but it those be fair. the burden has been largely on the united states as the president will say and he understands that. >> reporter: macron's initial comments appeared to be based on earlier statements that europe and france can no longer rely on the united states to provide for europe's defense. macron during the bilateral meeting spun it as being this is part of us sharing the bu burde. listen here. >> it's unfair to have the european security being assured just by the united states and we need a much better situat

after today's talks, there he is walking up to macron. president trump and the first lady will then travel some 50 miles to the american cemetery in bellawood, france, where the remains of more than 2200 americans have been killed in battle. the president is there with ma krorn. right now we will go to kristen welker, who is joining us. she is traveling with prumpl. she -- president trump. she's the msnbc correspondent. >> reporter: hello, let's set the scene here for why president trump is here in paris this weekend. he is here to mark the 100th anniversary of armistice day to essentially celebrate peace among allies and it was stunning, darragh, as he was landing yesterday, as he was touching down here in par israelis. he lashed out at the host leader, french president emanuel macron, someone considered to be one of his very good friends. why? well, it all started when macron said that europe should consider building its own military to protect against outside forces, including the united states. >> that clearly infuriated president tru