paris, france, this is democracy now! >> our military will continue to hunt down to rest plotters in any country where it is necessary, iraq and syria, airstrikes are taking out isil leaders, heavy weapons oil tankers, infrastructure. amy: president obama gives a rare oval address. we speak with former isis hostage and french journalist nicolas henin. >> the problem is with all of these bombings, because everybody at the moment is bombing syria -- all of these bombings have terrible side effects. basically, westerners, not only what sinners come also the russians, the regime are pushing the syrian people into the hands of isis. amy: here at the u.n. climate summit, taking on corporate power. , pushingok around natural gas. others are pushing coal. all coming to be solutions. everyone here to try to present themselves as part of the solution of climate change, but i don't think anyone is buying it. amy: and as u.n. negotiators reach a draft climate agreement, indigenous leaders fear their people will be left unprotected. the first onslaught of the settlers came with bayonets, with

in the united states prefer to blame supposedly racial institution in france and anti-muslim not giving any space instead of seeing that there was a defined and brutal ideology threatening europe and also a huge part of the muslim world. so i think this is the context and now you have the situation now and i was very pretty critical of the lack of awareness of the administration in the past but at the same time now i understand the caution of president obama. why? the french are coming with a plan that is not a plan. you said we need the strategy. i understand what is the strategy. we have to understand what it means. does that mean for the french to give up on the idea that we are going to push for assad being away or do we accept that bashar al assad stays in power. the french if they want to go for a military option are the french ready to go for a serious military option which is not only a few strikes on raqqah but some kind of safe haven that would actually have some kind of consequence in preventing them from coming to europe. a secure haven for potential military oppositi

front national in france. now, the f.n. may have failed to win a single region in sunday's regional polls but its , underlying trend is positive. compared to the previous election, the front national has tripled its support. like other far-right parties, it's benefitting from widespread fear over the effects of mass immigration. but it's also benefitting from the failure of successive french governments to address the country's economic woes. young people in particular complain they have no perspectives. so for the lack of a better alternative, many are turning to the radical right. >> marseille has the highest unemployment rate in france. over one-third of young people here are without work. enzo is fed up. he wants change, and is convinced the far-right front national can bring it about. he's a great admirer of marion marechal le pen, granddaughter of jean-marie le pen, the party's original founder. just 26, she's the rising star of the french far-right and already a member of the french national assembly. she recently stood for election in the provence alpes cote d'azur constitue

, you're watching "france 24." these are our top stories. pope francis delivered a message of tolerance and peace during his traditional christmas in rome. addressing thousands of believers, the pontiff prays does praised those who have taken in refugees and stressed to give them "dignified future." the pope also said he prayed the would toed agreements announce suffering. -- the non-suffering. >> we pray that the agreement reached in the united nations may succeed in halting as quickly as possible the clash of remedyingria and in the extremely grave humanitarian situation of its suffering people. >> the very latest on the pope's speech, philip is in rome. good afternoon to you. talk as through some of the key messages the pope stressed on today. >> as we expected, the pope addressed various conflict hotspots around the world, as you say, libya and syria were high on his list. he also mentioned the conflict between the israelis and palestinians, and called for resumption of direct talks between the two sides. he mentioned other countries in the middle east and africa. what was unusual,

front national in france. now, the f.n. may have failed to win a single region in sunday's regional polls but its , underlying trend is positive. compared to the previous election, the front national has tripled its support. like other far-right parties, it's benefitting from widespread fear over the effects of mass immigration. but it's also benefitting from the failure of successive french governments to address the country's economic woes. young people in particular complain they have no perspectives. so for the lack of a better alternative, many are turning to the radical right. >> marseille has the highest unemployment rate in france. over one-third of young people here are without work. enzo is fed up. he wants change, and is convinced the far-right front national can bring it about. he's a great admirer of marion marechal le pen, granddaughter of jean-marie le pen, the party's original founder. just 26, she's the rising star of the french far-right and already a member of the french national assembly. she recently stood for election in the provence alpes cote d'azur constitue

anchor: hello. our headlines this hour -- france investing in african sunshine -- new plans announced today to spend billions on solar power and other renewable energy sources in some of the world's least polluting countries. they are moving toward more military involvement in syria -- the german and british governments preparing to ask dealmakers to approve action against the islamic state group's syrian positions. and 16 lebanese soldiers and policemen set free by their al qaeda-linked captors in a that has seen 13 islamist militants released from jail. day number two of the united nations climate summit is just about trying to a close north of paris. it has been another day of diverse concerns. britain's prince charles addressed a talk on deforestation while barack obama said one of the most efficient ways to cut emissions is to tax them. -- the french president they will double their investments in renewable energy. reporter: these fishermen are going home empty-handed. fish are disappearing in what is left of lake chad. it only one 20th of the size it was in the ninth t

. he hadn't got on the core level yet, but i can say that during the battle of france he -- his third division really, really was one -- he was able to move that division out of extremely difficult spots where it would be surrounded by two or three divisions, german divisions or coming in from both sides and he could move his men out and move them out in a night march. he showed great skill in that and that caught churchill's eye and caught the eye of general, who became the chief of staff, but the other thing about him, which you probably know, he was -- he preferred set peace battles, you know, he -- that kind of thing. when it came to dash, the only thing -- the only battle he fought that really took -- rolled the dice was market garden. you know that, we know how that ended. i mean, that was nuts to do that, try that in a week and think you can go right into germany with no, you know, line of, logistic line to support your movement. >> i think that's all the questions we have. if you have any lingering questions, please feel free to ask john while signing the book. >> thank you, t

>> welcome back to the "france 24" newsroom. we are broadcasting live from paris. i'm aurore dupuis. annual fireworks in paris and brussels have been canceled. york, madrid, and moscow have boosted security. storm frank keeps battering the u.k. hundreds of homes have been evacuated and thousands more are left with no electricity. the french journalist expelled from beijing is flying home today. chinese authorities refused to renew her visa, accusing her of supporting terrorism. first of all, let's wish a happy new year to those of you who are in new zealand. the clock has already struck midnight there and the annual fireworks display has kicked off. take a look at these impressive pictures coming to us from auckland. there, luckyrks and, because here in paris in belgium, in fact, the fireworks have been canceled. major cities across the world are on high alert. we have a tour of the security measures that have been put into place. reporter: while parisians celebrate, security services will be hard at work. in a city on edge since deadly terror attacks last month, security has been s

.com." thank you for watching. genie: you are watching "france live around the world, i am genie godula in paris. these of the headlights. the paris climate conferences zooms in on africa today. african leaders are sitting down with the french president, francois hollande, to focus on slowing the spread of deserts across the continent. select its first president after decades of dictatorship. he split off to form an opposition group. a prisoner shed with al qaeda in syria are the militants released at least 16 lebanese soldiers and policemen help captive for over a year -- and policemen held captive for over a year. as countries race to replace fossil fuels to make power, we will look at europe's biggest solar panel form, which goes into operation today in france. and combating heart disease in the united states. a new saltshaker symbol will tell if a meal contains more than the recommended daily intake of salt. that and more on the way, but first our top story. the paris climate conference kicked up yesterday with dozens of world leaders pledging their commitment to climate chan

"france 24 turkish authorities have arrested two people planning a suicide attack during the new year's celebrations. our correspondent gives us more the huddle's -- more details the chiefsuspect >> prosecutor says they were members of the islamic state group, and they were scouting cafes withuare with the aim of conducting two attacks tomorrow night. new year's eve is a big thing in turkey. it is a turkish christmas. so it would be swarming with thousands of people. theprosecutor also said suspects are turkish nationalists. they had recently come back to turkey from syria. presumably they were trained there. raided the flat in which they were staying, a low , ande district of ankara they seized -- aurore: the us-led coalition says it has killed 10 islamic state leaders in a series of airstrikes in iraq and syria. among them, a frenchman linked to the paris attacks in november. -- charaffe eln mouadan was a leader of the paris attacks. is to "strikeve at the head of the snake." one of 10 terrorist leaders have been reported to have been killed this month in operations in syria. 2

the three corners of the world, we shall shock. two days after germany ended in france. that afternoon churchill told to hush, that the policy of government could be explained in victory, victory at all costs, victory no matter how hard along the road. the next day, the press pronounces speeches, british establishment this speech produced gas of disbelief and anger, victory at all costs was amount to a call for return to the war that britain had fought a generation earlier on the psalm and passion and look at what that had begun. a large squandered, britain's great prime minister director of the bank of england, the most influential military writer of generation, the most powerful press of the generation, the famous actor, and george shaw the even more famous agree on virtually nothing. in stupidity it surpassed the prime minister's bloody that produced over 250,000cavalries and caused the british navy three battleships in a single day. churchill's foreign minister also had reservations about the victory at all cost policy. but the foreign secretary kept to himself, he was a

. >> following in the footsteps of berlusconi. france has similarities, since there has been a rise in anti-immigrant sentiment and marine la pen's party debt awfully well, especially in the first round. and there are some similarities we're seeing here than you did in france. >> marine la pen and donald trump are cashing in on the same malaise. the french press were struck with the similarities of the malaise in the middle class of france, the fear of the unknown, of the outside world, actually could compare the comploitation thaexploitationof drumple donala pen. >> especially with mauricio m macri being elected in argtd. argentina. >> thank you antonio for to invitation. certainly latin america is paying close attention to what's happening in washington. however, latin america will pay much closer attention once we know who the official republican candidate and the democrat candidate is going to be. of the candidates on the republican side, very few of them are known in latin america, as opposed to hillary clinton, for example who as secretary of state, managed to travel across la

includes france and belgium . can you tell us a bit more? philip: this is something called the visa waiver program, the kind of thing you and i might use to get into the united states asterisk without a visa. -- as tourists without a visa. 38 countries are on the list, 30 of them from europe. as part of the proposal that is making its way through the house of representatives, not yet the senate, here in the u.s. congress, it would mean that the visa waiver necessity to have one would be put to one side, and that would be stopped for to of us who might have been specific countries in the past. those countries are syria, iraq, iran, and sudan. if you wanted to come here to the united states for the election, for example, and in iowarump's event or new hampshire, he would not be able to wave your visa. you would have to apply in the traditional way. >> the band that was playing at the bataclan concert hall when it was attacked by islamist activists last month have returned to the site for the first time today. the eagles of death metal paid a solemn tribute to the 90 people stormedhere

its appliance deal. le pen in the lead. france's far right national front ahead after the first round of elections this weekend. ♪ guy: locum to the pulse. i am guy johnson. -- dominating the headlines with president obama describing the shooting in california as an act of terrorism. success inont party the first round of regional elections in france. the latest from paris with caroline. hans nichols joins us. let me take you to washington. the me take you to your former home turf. what you think the president was trying to do with this speech? what did he try to communicate? hans: he is trying to reassure the public. he uses the oval office for very somber occasions. part of that was other rooms in the white house were occupied by christmas holidays. publicrying to brace the . here is how he put it. quit the threat is real. >> the overcome it -- threat is real. we will overcome it. won't depend on tough talk or abandoning our values or giving in to fear. that is what groups like isil are hoping for. we will prevail by being strong. resilient and relentless. by drawing upon every as

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. several attacks took place on the same night. we had known for a long time isis saw france as an enemy. it's horror but also a wish, because daesh is a two-faced monster. on the one hand it's a territory that wants to become an authoritarian, a terrorist state. and at the same time it is an international force with foreign fighters whose objectives is to sew terror in europe, everywhere, not only in europe because they struck egypt, russia, turkey, france, they wish to strike belgium. >> are you confident that france, paris, is well secured against any repeat attack, particularly with all these heads of states here? >> translator: we have reinforced our means of internal protection both with the police and other forces but also with the significant contribution of the armed forces to the security of our country. we developed an operation called the century operation with 2,000 soldiers in paris during cop 21. there is a will to ensure our own security together. >> the president has said that syria is the biggest terrorist factory in the world right now, and he's said we have to destroy

>> 8:30 paris time. >> -- >> the end of the speech -- >> "france 24." everywhere. ." timethis is "france 24 for 60 minutes live around the world. i'm genie godula. these are the headlines. the national front failed to win a single region in sunday's runoff vote despite record results in the first round. violence breaks out in central african republic as people there vote on a new constitution. if passed, it would bar religious fundamentalism and intolerance, a move that is key to bringing peace there. and the trial of one of china's most high-profile human rights in three hours in beijing -- lasts just three hours in beijing. this hour, three finance ministers in just one week or it in our business update, we will tell you how political turmoil in south africa has been hitting the value of its currency. at the streets of new york for the annual christmas time parade, thousands of santas turned out for santacon. , our top story. political maps got a big shakeup in sunday post regional election, but without any big wins for the fark right -- for the far right party, the national fr

thousands of air strikes in syria and iraq. france and russia are now in the war. nato member turkey is involved up to its eye teeth, but as he saw in the russian jet shootdown, not always with the same priorities as its assumed allies. stop me when you think we have reached something that sounds like world war 3.0. it's the inside story. ♪ >>> welcome to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. no, i'm not suggesting that this conflict is as extensive or threatening as the total war fought in every corner of the globe in world war ii. but when the list of combatants in iraq and syria is as long as this, it makes both the war on the ground and diplomacy at the bargaining table extremely complex. exhibit a, turkey's recent shootdown of a russian military jet in the skies over syria. turkey says it warned the jet repeatedly. russia denies that took place. turkey has refused to apologize, russia has laid on economic sanctions. al jazeera america claimed responsibility for the paris attacks. france is fighting back hard. >> we would like to see russia concentrating its efforts to fight our common

paris, france, this is democracy now! >> i don't want to die. this war is not my war. amy: you said everyone is attacking our country. who? >> everyone. russia, america, iran -- everyone. amy: what do survivors of war have to do to live in peace? it's the largest exodus of refugees into europe since world war ii. we head to a refugee camp in calais, two hours north of paris, filled with thousands of refugees from syria, afghanistan, iraq, sudan, and other countries -- a map of the targets of u.s. bombing campaigns. the refugees have come to try to make passage through the channel tunnel to england. >> the u.s. is increasing the war. to finishon't want the war. it is their game. it is the game of george w. bush, obama, and all the european union. war. then, climate activists defy france's ban on public demonstrations during its state of emergency. >> by taking to the streets, we will be clearly and unequivocally rejected the true conan and opportunistic -- draconian and opportunistic fans on marches, protests, and to most rations. amy: journalist and activist naomi klein, author of "

close ally of yemen's president was killed. early exit polls suggest france's far right has played strong gains in the first regional elects since the paris attacks. >>> hello even he should robin adams here with sport for you. youyour again klopp is derailed. coming up later in the program. >>> an historic deal that's how it is described. the deal finally sees agreement between the parliament of the general national congress in tripoli and the one recognized by the u.n. in tobruk. the agreement stipulates that an election will take place in two years and it calls for the two sides to form a committee to help choose a government of national reconciliation. victoria gatenby has more. >> reporter: a libyan in addition tiff for the first time in the country's long-running political crisis an initial agreement to work together. these are representatives of the two rival parliament the deal calls for a two sides to form a 10-member committee to help choose a government of national reconciliation. >> translator: this is a purely libyan meeting. arranged by libyans. now we call on the uni

being foiled here in france. interior minister, bernard cazeneuve released details of the plot, apparently targeting the city of orioles in the center of the country. two french nationals were taken into custody on monday. here is what the interior minister had to say. >> they were in regular contact with the french jihadists based in syria. the ongoing investigation will determine if he was indeed the main organizer of attacks, one of them admitted they were planning against military personnel, police officers and state officials. "france 24" has more. >> the 10th attack foiled in france this year. because of the security measures that have been taken because of the attacks in paris, this enabled them to foil the attack. they managed to find an individual inside the city who had made major preparations for this attack in orioles. orleans.'t -- in earlier in the day he said some sort of attack might be prepared against church churches somewhere christmas eve. > certain measures have been imposed. searches and house arrests are legal. this comes after a group of activists voiced

france, certainly one cannot live there without partaking in that national institution, the sidewalk cafe. work they may relax at a table often with their wives and perhaps a date with a single man. just watch the french world go by. by some strange coincidence that has something to do with money, payday is the occasion in when -- the occasion when men will places like a castle built in 1370, a castle on which the american corps of engineers model to its famous insignia, worn proudly by so many american troops. off-duty time may be spent at a colorful city drenched in the sterling -- in the stirring legend of joan of arc. go on joan of arc day. it is a kind of marty raw and forth of july rolled into one. off-duty americans are watching a festive parade, including a modern joan of arc. there is a french band as fancy as one of our own, needing it out for the marching men of france. now into the square comes an american unit, one very much on duty. bringing forth throughout, and then into the heart of town, and into the hearts of frenchman march the men come up paying their respect to

. >> they're the best that america has toy offer. >> the nation of france so grateful that these guys were there at that moment. >> three incredible young men who tonight make every american so proud. >> we couldn't let everybody die like that. it was a crazy situation. >> he seemed like was ready to fight to the end. so were we. >> three american heroes rushing to the rescue. doing the incredible,rm stopping a heavily armed terrorist suspect in his tracks. this is a special edition of on-the-record, terror on the tracks. an americanri hero's story. and tonight, one incredibly brave serviceman tells us how he and two childhood friends stopped what most certainly would have been a deadly terror attack. it all unfolded on a train in france. alex risks his own life to save the lives around him. the lives of people he had never even met. this courageous american charging a heavily armed gunman and holding him down until police arrived. and right now, american hero eric skarlatos goes "on the record." as you watch this hero's story, tweet using #proud american y tweet us at #greta: wh

hits movie theaters in france today. first, our top story, the head of the year in parliament has made -- the european parliament has made a new of your or a new appealade a new o for a saudi blogger to be released. raif badawi a sentence to 1000 lashes -- raif badawi is and 10ed to 1000 lashes years in prison. badawi could not make it in person, but the jailed saudi blogger was there in person. his wife made the trip to accept the prize on his behalf, a prize recognizing badawi's fight for freedom of thought. >> raif is not a criminal or he is a freethinker, a free spirit -- raif is not a criminal. he is a free thinker. a free spirit. out clearly, and that is what angered religious leaders throughout the arab world. >> badawi was arrested in 2012 and entrance -- sentence to 10 years in prison -- and sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1000 lashes. the call for pardon was reiterated by the president of the european parliament. on behalf of all of us, i would once again call on the king to grant mercy to raif but always -- raif badawi. >> the 31-year-old blogger was reportedly tran

is "france 24," time for 60 minutes live. headlines.the the u.s. and russia agree it orge ahead with talks to stop syria's brutal civil war but there's no clear answer as to syrian president will stay as the russians want or go. violence breaks the cease-fire in yemen one day after it came into effect. the government and rebel groups ay each other is to blame but peace talks with switzerland are still under way. donaldore diplomacy from trump in last night's republican debate but the frontrunner still provocative call to ban muslims from entering the u.s. also, will they or won't they? we will tell you about the chance of america a's central bk rates and what it might mean for the rest of the world. in france as ens fans line up to see the first screening screenings of "star wars." first the top story. >> the u.s. and russia have they will both attend a new round crisis talks on syria this week in new york. announcement came after u.s. secretary of state john vladimir down with putin in mrs. could you. kerry says russia and the u.s. see eye to eye on the syrian crisis but admitt

headlines. shot in france as another of the paris attackers is identified as a french -- shock in france as another of the paris attackers is identified as a french citizen. "live in paris traveled to syria within the last -- foued mohamed aggad traveled to syria within the last two hours. more than 100 opposition delegates looking for common ground in saudi arabia, intended as peace talks with the syrian -- intended for peace talks with the syrian government later this month. almost 1/3 of one million people in the u.k. say no to donald trump. a petition calling for the american presidential old to be hopeful to bel banned from entering the u.k. after his speech earlier this month about muslims. we begin here in france. shock in the small frenchtown -- shock in a small french town after one of its sons has been revealed as one of the paris attackers. officials say that foued mohamed aggad was the third suicide bomber who stormed the bataclan concert hall. haveents of the town described the 23-year-old as intelligent, polite, and respectful, but inspectors -- investigators say that foued

, seen as the biggest challenge to hugo chavez's legacy. >> region ales in france today, is the country about to lunch to the right in reaction to the paris attacks? >> libya's two rival governments have described a deal aimed as resolving the country's political crisis as a huge leap forward. it's hoped the agreement will end violence and the chaos that split libya against muammar gaddafi was overthrown in 2011. the deem stipulates that an election will take place within two years. we have this report. >> a libyan initiative, for the first time in the country's long running political crisis, an initial agreement to work together. these are representatives of the two rival parliaments. the deal calls for the two sides to form a 10 member committee to help choose a government of national reconciliation. >> this is a purely libyan meeting arranged by libyans. now we call on the united nations to endorse this move which will provide a swift, prompt solution to the libyan crisis. >> it was a national, sincere and constructive dialogue and each party accepts the other party with an open hear

of belgium and france, for example. >> at least some of the parish bombers could have come into this country -- paris bombers could have come into this country and we would not know that because of the the said waiver program -- the visa waiver program. >> folks may have gone on religious missions or health -- to provide humanitarian services. >> the house of representatives overwhelmingly approved the measure. the white house says it is also fully on board. >> next, there is movement on finding a political solution to end serious civil war. two days of unprecedented talks in the saudi capital ended with a framework for future negotiations. s rule on -- but assad' any transition is out. >> the two-day conference in saudi arabia and included opposition from damascus and rebel factions fighting against government forces in the country. one key rebel group, the al qaeda-affiliated group. associated group with them walked out. but they signed a deal that sets up a committee for negotiations with the syrian government. >> one document that could unite all opposition members, all groups. w

genie: hello, everyone. you are watching "france 24. these are the headlines. ,ootball's world governing body fifa, slept an eight year ban on suspended president sepp blatter, and michel platini. the ruling conservatives win the election in spain, but they lose the majority. anti-austerity party comes in a theng third, upending two-party system. forecasting tough negotiations ahead. and the father of a student who died after being gang raped in new delhi three years ago says ,ustice has failed his family this after a court sets free the youngest of her attackers. hour, sharesp this spain's cost of borrowing rises as the country faces an uncertain political future. we will look at the economic challenges ahead in our business update. a dramatic miss up that a dramatic mix up as a host gives the wrong name for the winner of the miss universe pageant on live tv. first, our top stories. committee has banned sepp blatter and michel platini from all football related activities for eight years each. that ruling looks to put a certain end to platini's did to tter.ed bla fifa a suspens

this there's this two million swiss francs transferred from one bank account to another. it wasn't in the f.i.f.a. account. that was issue one. issue two, it was a verbal agreement but they say it was a contract. even if it was a verbal agreement that legally is a contract, the money shouldn't have changed hands for five years because that's the law of switzerland. there was nobody in f.i.f.a. who knew this. >> yes. there is issue number three, the fact that when the money did land in platini's account, it happened a few months before an f.i.f.a. presidential election which for a long time was mooted to be that he was a candidate and he pulled out the race and threw his support behind blatter at the time. blatter was in quite a fight with another in the election campaign. he was for a while thought he might actually lose that campaign, but as it turned out the other was also found guilty of corruption charges so he had to pull out and so blatter was elected unopposed. the image it portrayed, yes, legally, nothing was actually - there was nothing was done wrong, as it were, but it's ju

laura: you're watching france 24. i'm genie godula. these are the headlines. round one of the french regional election cements the anti-immigration party's grassroots rise across the country. the national front is the big winner in sunday's mode. -- vote. the ruling french socialist party says it will pull its candidates out of the tightest races if the conservatives block the national front. so far the conservative republican leadership is refusing to return the favor. barack obama makes a rare primetime speech from the oval office in the wake of the san bernardino shooting that left 14 dead. the president says the islamic state group will be defeated, but critics say his current strategy is not enough. coming up, the british army takes on major flooding in the u.k. thousands of homes and businesses battered by heavy rains and winds over the weekend. and in business, we will be looking at athens latest efforts to satisfy international creditors as lawmakers narrowly approve a tough austerity budget. that and more on the way. first our top stories. there has been a dramatic sh

>> everyone welcome back to the france 24 newsroom. here are the headlines. authorities say they have thwarted a terror attack in brussels. apparently planned for new year's eve. two suspects have been arrested. inny has been declared -- ebola free. the central african republic is preparing ballot boxes and logistics. we have our report. or suspects have been arrested, accused of planning a terror attack for new year's. >> the men who have been taken custody are accused of planning an attack. one is accused- of being a recruiter, the other incharged o with being charge of a terror cell. >> brussels was already on high alert. are there any links with today's arrest? prosecutor's office tell us at this point they do not believe there are links to the terror attacks in paris. that said, there was a terror last januaryp here that was later found to be linked to the perpetrators of those attacks. i think it is too early to say they are not linked, but they say that the raids were not linked. isis,with propaganda for as on military uniforms, and that has authorities very nervous becaus

risksy money in the economy. alix: and showdown in france. we discussed the implications for the country and the rest of europe. we begin with the markets, the dow is back in the red for the year. weak oil is really the story. there was no economic daily to concern the market with so that compounded the effect of energy losses. i was just checking everything cap energy stock, were talking all 40 members. the best performing was valero which is still down. joe: i'm pretty impressed, the overall market did not sell all. you would think on a date before dumping everything in sight, we wouldodities, expect to see a major liquidation, but less than 1% down on the major indices, that is pretty impressive orman. alix: energy shaved about 20% off the index. but whatlot of damage, i thought was fascinating, look at the currency market. the energy spillover was not just in stocks, it was also in other asset classes. the canadian dollar dropping to the lowest level in 11 years. the colombian peso plunging to a record also. commodity currency is just having a rough time. the norwegian currency fell

and france. marine le pen's party's weeks the first round of elections. could it be a springboard to power for the anti-immigrant party? also coming up, and historic election in venezuela. the opposition has won control of the legislation by a landslide. the socialist president under necklace majuro concedes defeat. and cautious optimism -- a new study shows the growth of carbon the oxide emissions is set -- carbon dioxide in missions is set to fall this year. that is the first time it has happened while the world economy has grown. i'm sarah kelly. good evening and welcome to the program. tonight france's far right are looking at their test prospects of clinching power and more than a decade. the anti-immigrant national front party led by marine le pen has successfully tapped into voter anger over a stagnant economy and security fears after the paris attacks. the results, a sweeping victory in the first round of regional elections. unlike previous occasions where the national front had successes, the mainstream political parties seem divided about what to do next. our coverage begin

today. we're down by about 0.7% for france and germany. the ftse 100 down about .5%. let's look in at the commodity names themselves. investors still not liking that space and they're one in the news today. it's latest rights issue was undersubscribed. 71% of the sales were taken up and there's a shoe of announcements with capex reductions and job cuts. other names, angelo america down 2%. the pboc said it's at the weakest level since august 2011. let's check in on the wider trade in asia. sri is there for us now. >> hi, wilf. we're running off the week on a losing streak as you can see here and it's really being dogged by the collapse on the oil side and also depreciation pressure in the chinese yuan and i think the move here is very, very nervous. we're down to the wire in terms of the fed and we're still trying to price it in and it has been well telegraphed but all comes down to the u.s. dollar. slightly firmer u.s. dollar and weaker japanese currency so that helped the japanese equities market elsewhere we are seeing weakness and nervousness ahead of the fed and also ahead of the

turkey and france, clearly isis has expanded its ambitions and its operations. they understand, of course, to be terror group number one they must battle the country that is the world's number one power, america. they seek that confrontation, and hope that the united states would come to the middle east and fight them on their terms. on their terrain. now, to be clear, they are opportunists, and they ask and hope that their followers would act in america. but their main focus is not to come here, they want americans to go there. the leaders of isis have recognized that above all, they are a messaging machine, which in turn becomes a recruitment machine. their gruesome videos would seem a repulsive turnoff, and are to most people, but they work on the web. the shock and awe they produce makes them go viral. and thus are seen by tens of millions. that ensures that these videos attract those utterly alienated young men, a few thousand among the world's 1.6 billion muslims who seek revenge, glory, and gore. and as long as those young muslim men scattered across the globe are attracted

paris, france, this is democracy now! >> for all members making a decision of what british servicemen and women would be in harms way and almost never to believe the death of innocence is a heavy responsibility. >> it is now time for us to do our bit in syria, and that is why i asked my colleagues to vote for this motion tonight. amy: the british parliament votes to attack syria and begins bombing its oil fields immediately. meanwhile in the united states, another mass shooting in san bernardino, california, the worst since sandy hook. 14 people killed and 17 people wounded, the two suspects are shot dead by police. >> i know one of the big questions that will come up repeatedly, is this terrorism? i am still not willing to say that we know that for sure. >> i am in shock that something like this could happen. amy: it's the 355th mass shooting in the u.s. this year, averaging more than one per day. we'll speak with california senate president kevin deleon about gun control and the nra. we will also ask deleon about the possible backlash against the muslim community. and here in france

. france will face romania >>> welcome to the program. it has been called a victory for all the planet, an historic landmark deal to tackle climate change. after two weeks and one day of intense negotiations at the co p21 summit in paris, finally on saturday afternoon the announcement came through. the french foreign minister there at that summit. it erupted with cheers and applause, tear tis and hugs as the global plan to tackle climate change is adopted. all countries involved to cut greenhouse gas emissions. the host nation france saying it is the "first universal agreement on climate". it has an ambitious goal, to keep the rise in globeal temperatures below 2 degrees celsius. he is saying it is balanced and legally binding with each nation's commitment to be reviewed every five years. here is our environment editor nick clerk. >> reporter: the moment the world agreed to tackle climate chan change. so the paris agreement was born. emotions spilled over. to bring more than 190 countries together to come up with a universal pact was an extraordinary achievement. so much so that the foreig

round of france's regional elections in the first polls since the parents terror attacks -- the paris terror attacks. >> a very good morning. you are welcome to "countdown." i am manus cranny. anna: it has just gone 6:00 in london. we have a good chart. manus: flashing in green. it breaks the $40 a barrel level. that is incredibly important. you saw the cash market for brent drop below $40. of course, this comes on the back of a rather dysfunctional opec meeting. anna: we will get further , but they are quite we will on oil in 2063 talk to societe generale -- in 2016. we will talk to societe generale. retest thesen lows. you are seeing a buildup in the $38 put options. investigators are taking a big at that we will see wti down $38. the volume is tremendous. anna: good morning, caroline. caroline: energy stocks have slipped after opec gave up all pretenses of acting as a cartel. pumping in an effort to squeeze out rivals such as russia and the u.s. wti crude is once again below $40 per barrel and their is a record number of beds that it will fall below $38. president obama descr

match between france and germany, and a mass hostage-taking took place inside a concert hall. over 130 people have died and around 350 were injured. we now know there were at least nine islamic fundamentalists involved in the attack, seven of whom are now dead. some of the suspects are from belgium. the attacks on the restaurants have left this neighborhood scarred and shocked. susanna: usually at this time, there's a market going on over there, but not today. it's the saddest sunday i've ever seen here. >> just two blocks away, a cambodian restaurant, popular among young parisians, was another of the targets for the terrorists. people have been coming from across the city to pay their respects. the streets are full of people, but on this saturday morning, the neighborhood is a world away from its usual bustling self. >> it's devastating. i feel deep sorrow, and i feel the pain of the people. i'm in total shock and the mood is so grim. >> i wanted to pay my respects, but i couldn't go. i couldn't get all the way over there. >> it hurts to see so many innocent victims. it's shocking. i

molly: welcome to the "france 24" newsroom. i am molly hall. germany votes to enter the syrian conflict. parliament says yes to angela merkel's proposal for military aid in the fight against the islamic state group leader vigils are held in san bernardino, the latest american city to be hit by a mass shooting. investigators search for a motive behind the california rampage. and it is day five of the cop21 climate summit. we will take a look at what the world's mayors are trying to do to fight global warming. also coming up on the program, uber is raising more money, but it's international rivals are but itsup against it -- international rivals are ganging up against it. you are watching live from paris. molly: first we begin in berlin. germany's parliament has approved plans to provide military assistance against the islamic state group leader in syria and iraq. 445-146 two go ahead with a plan crafted by angela merkel's cabinet. berlin pledged greater support in the wake of the deadly attacks in paris, which i.s. has claimed responsibility for. will be sent, but they will not

are being singled and the likes of belgium france, for example. >> at least some of the paris have come into this country, and we would never because ofabout it, the visa waiver program. i don't think we have a good yet on how to differentiate between people who might have gone in order to become radicalized and folks who may have gone on religious on healthr gone care -- to provide humanitarian services. reporter: the house of representatives overwhelmingly approved the measure. says it is also fully on board. >> now, syrian state media is quoting the president is saying, bashar al-assad, that the and saudi arabia are trying to get terrorist groups to take part in peace said heomething he never would accept. syrian opposition groups, earlier in the week -- western leaders have recently suggested that assad could stay on as part of a political transition, but the opposition syrian national council insisted that he cannot that transition process, and until he leaves power, that there will be no solution. the russian president vladimir putin has ordered forces in syria to take, and i