Closer Look: France’s Election; ICE Detainee Death; And More

Atlanta’s Consul General of France Louis De Corail talks about his country’s contentious and long presidential campaign.

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Wednesday on “Closer Look with Rose Scott and Jim Burress”:

  • 0:00:  Rose Scott and Jim Burress give news briefs about the death of a detainee at the Stewart Detention Center and about how the state of Georgia has carried out its first execution of the year;
  • 2:00: EnergyWire reporter Kristi Swartz gives an update on the Georgia Power and Westinghouse construction of Plant Vogtle following a Georgia Public Service Commission decision whether to continue with the bankrupt company;
  • 16:57: Atlanta’s Consul General of France Louis De Corail talks about the country’s contentious and long presidential campaign, where Emmanuel Macron was elected as France’s president;
  • 31:20: Amilcar Valencia, executive director of El Refugio, discusses how an autopsy is expected to be conducted today on the ICE detainee found dead in his cell earlier in the week.

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