you are watching cnn, i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnett. thanks for joining us for another hour. coming up a confidence commander in chief. >> the shadow of crisis has

passed, and the state of the union is strong. [ applause ] >> the u.s. president highlights his accomplishments and lays out his goals for the next two years. ukraine is once again accusing russia of funneling arms to separatists. we are live if moscow. and we'll get you live to davos it hour where the top economic minds preparing to take on major issues. plus why the mayor of paris is threatening to sue the fox newschannel. thanks for being with us. we begin in washington where president obama is touting his success at reviving the u.s. economy. and he used his annual state of the union address to call for new initiatives to help the middle class. among them an am bishop plan to -- ambitious plan to raise taxes on the richest americans and financial institutions. >> his plans probably won't get much traction in congress where republicans now control the house and the senate. still, mr. obama says both sides

need to work together. >> if you share the broad vision i outline tonight, i ask you to join me in the work at hand. if you disagree with parts of it i hope you'll at least work with me where you do agree. i commit to every republican here that i will not only seek out your idea, i will seek to work with you to make this country stronger. >> jonathan mann joins us to talk about all of this. he behaved as if republicans didn't just win both the house and the senate it was like a victory speech as much as it was a victory lap. >> and he would have you believe, tell you it's because of the country. the president's approval ratings are inching up upon the u.s. combat roles in iraq and afghanistan are concluded. for the first time in his presidency barack obama got to use a very hallowed phrase in u.s. public life, a particular adjective this you should listen

for. what is the state of the union? >> here's what he said. >> america for all that we have endured, for all the grit and hard work required to come back for all the tasks that lie ahead, know this -- the shadow of crisis has passed, and the state of the union is strong. >> the state of the union is strong. he's never been able to say that in all the years he's been giving that speech. traditionally an opportunity for the president to lay out plans and proposals. this year, the headlines of president obama may mostly be about someone else robin hood. take from the rich, give to the poor. president obama calling on the richest to pay for free community college tuitions making the first two years free. it would offer new tax credits for childcare and for two-worker

household. the president wants to guarantee paid sick leave and maternity leave for american workers. again, he called for an increase in the minimum wage. >> middle class economics works. expanding opportunity works. and these policies will continue to work as long as politics tonight get in the way. >> the key point is that politics will get in the way. the democrats suffered serious setbacks in the elections. there are republican majorities in both sides of congress. he can't push proposals through congress. i want to talk about international affairs because as far as foreign policy goes not many success stories there for the obama administration. what about international affairs? >> well you know, when you talk about success stories i guess it's in the eye of the beholder. president obama's principal goal when he took office of

well-known. this year he pronounced that foreign policy goal accomplished. >> for the first time since 9/11 our combat mission in afghanistan is over. [ applause ] six years ago nearly 180,000 american troops served in iraq and afghanistan. today fewer than 15 no remain. we salute the courage and sacrifice of every man and woman in this generation that w.h.o. has served to keep us -- that had served to keep us safe. sploip republicans believe the suds abandoning the effort -- >> reporter: some republicans believe the united states is abandoning the effortment and there's concern about isis a scourge that is a threat to europe. the president didn't ignore isis but didn't offer any new plan, any new vision about how america

might defeat it. if you missed it the first time, you can watch the state of the union speech again in full here on cnn. we'll be replaying it at 12:00 london town. 1:00 in central europe. the state of the union appearances haven't been among president obama's best. when you think of the big obama speeches, they were always in front of live audiences, not in front of lawmakers. weeper talking about was it a good one, was this a great one. he does move an audience. didn't do it there. this time the great recession is over. two u.s. wars are over at least as far as the united states is concerned. for all the challenges, he did seem to personally be savoring the opportunity to announce and reinforethe message of those successes. >> he seemed to have a little

swagger. optimism optimism. it was hard to believe he no longer has the power in congress. >> when he was a candidate he was a terribly optimistic candidate. when he was elected, he inherited the great recession, two wars. all of the state of the union speeches were grimed and determined. he's already locking forward to the weekend. he's near seven of an eight-year term. he's feeing, yeah i did this okay. you get that sense from the speech. >> proved it when he said i have no more dpiens run. there was awkward applause and laughter. he said i know because i won both of them. that show he comfortable he is here. >> the most memorable line. >> when you win two presidenties in a row, it's constitutionally limited, you don't run for a third. that's basically straight as. you do as well as anyone can. >> see you again. thanks a lot. the white house says mr. obama spoke by phone with french president holle before his speech to discuss -- holle before the speech to discuss the

terrorist investigation. nic robertson joins us live from paris. what was discussed in that conversation? >> reporter: just before we get to what was discussed in the conversation the prosecutor here, french prosecutor is discussing the case at a preference conference. the four people being hold terror charges of them involve in transporting weapons for a terrorist act. so we're getting more details on that. at the moment the telephone call president obama had with president hollande. it was to get an update on the investigation. perhaps getting an insight into what the prosecutor is telling us now. and to offer support upon president obama offering from chance and the president all the spt necessary in the shootings to track down those responsible but also the wider terrorist effort to crack down terrorism here and in northern europe.

they also discussed, as well iran ukraine, the middle east. but nigeria, too. president obama telling president hollande the two countries should help to get a regional solution to boko haram which affects not just nigeria but, of course niger where the u.s. operates drones from chad and cameroon as well. a real offer of support for counter terrorism here. investigating ongoing right now. looking more broadly, in particular at boko haram and nigeria, eeral. >> it's important -- it's apparent how person the efforts are. let's check developing news on what police call a terror attack in israel. they say a 23-year-old palestinian man stabbed and injured nine passengers on a bus in teleashe. the attack -- tel aviv.

the attacker is under arrest& and being questioned. he was shot in the leg by police after he got off the boss. in yemen, it's unclear who is in power. rebel forces took over the capital tuesday. the information minister said the seizure marked a completion of a coup. in a televised address the leader accused them of corruption and complained of what call an international conspiracy to the prarzaris attacks. boko haram makes a claim in a video posted on youtube. amnesty internationals the attack in baga killed as many as 2,000 people. reports say boko haram also threatened similar attacks on nierg's neighbors in the same video. we have learned that airasia

flight 8501 climbed to taft before crashing last month. that's the word from indonesia's transportation minister. according to the jakarta post he the plane was climbing about 6,000 feet per minute. at what won't faster than normal. then he says it's stalled and plumed into the java city. all 162 souls on board were killed. ukraines its army is under attack from russian forces. still to come here on cnn, where ukraine says the fighting is happening, and they're meeting today aimed as easy tensions. our max foster explores a widely disputed claim that areas of london have fallen under the control of hardline muslims.

welcome back. ukraine is accusing russia of sending troops into its territory. the defense ministry called it "complete rubbish." sergei laugh recover is meeting with counterparts to discuss ukraine. joining me is senior correspondent matthew chance with more on all of this. at the least, russia is holding diplomatic talks. do we have any reason to be optimistic at this hour? >> reporter: it is difficult to say. at this point, in fact sergei

lavrov is in moscow at the foreign ministry giving a sort of annual press conference rounding up russia's achievements in the dibmatic field. you know he'll be going on to berlin when the press conference is finished to meet with his counterparts in the german capital. so far, what he's been talking about in the press conference had only just begun. just touching on a few issues. he talked about the u.s. relationship with russia saying it's been exacerbated by events. he talked about a slump in negotiations with the european union. he touched on the issue of ukraine saying that ukraine should have an internal dialogue on constitutional reform. and also saying that ukraine should decide on its own future without intervention from outside powers. obviously he's talking about the west the united states and european union, about poem

around the world. make ukraine will think it's russia that's having an influence inside ukraine. interesting remarks so far in ukraine. he says he's going to address the subject in the question-and-answer session that will follow this press conference. we'll be listening closely. >> this taking place in moscow. is it unusual for sergei lavrov to appear in such an open forum? how long do we expect him to be in front of the cameras today? >> reporter: no i don't think it's unusual. this is something the foreign ministry does on an annual basis. it's like the end of year review of the diplomatic achievements. there's a particular interest in what russia has to say about the conflict in ukraine and how it's going to be resolve. you asked earlier what the chances were of a peaceful bond

being forged. it's at a difficult stage in the confron confrontation. there's been an upsurge in fighting. according to monitors on the ground the mood has deteriorated significantly. this have been allegations, of course by the ukrainians that russian troops have been deployed across the border and are fighting with ukrainian troops something the kremlin and russian defense ministry denied. but to have also been some diplomatic overtures made by russia. president putin, the russian leader has sent a letter a few days ago to his ukrainian counterparts calling on both sides to pull back their weaponry and saying that russia would use its influence for the rebels to make sure they did that. as you mentioned, there is this meeting that's going to take place in berlin over the course of the afternoon here in europe between lavrov his ukrainian counterparts the german and

french foreign ministers, as well. discussing whether this could escalate into something much bigger. >> matthew chance, morningtime in moscow. we'll continue to listen to the foreign minister as he makes his opening statement and takes questions and brings any development to our viewers. thanks. a short break now. but just ahead, the global economy takes center stage in davos. we'll have a live report from the world economic forum. plus president obama puts the focus on the middle class in his state of the union address. why his plans may never see the light of day in congress. back in a moment. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement

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business and government leaders from more than 100 countries are gathered at the world economic forum. even as president barack obama praises the strengthening u.s. economy, the global economy tops the agenda in davos, switzerland. our poppy harlow is there and joins us with the latest. so the global economy, as we say, topping the agenda upon presumably terrorism will also take center stage given what has happened it the last few weeks in europe. >> reporter: good morning. absolutely no question about that. you have president holle of france who will be -- president hollande of france who will be here following the terror in

paris. the ukraineian representative will be here. we heard the president address it asking the congress to approve use of force against isis. i will tell you that that is in focus. what is also in focus and the theme of the world economic forum in davos is the new global context. that is a context of a world battling terror and a world trying to cope with slowing growth in china, slowing economic growth in china. concerns about europe's economy. that is going to be one key thing. when we look at what the imf came out with as we headed into the world economic forum, upgrading u.s. prospects for growth to 3.5% this year. however, down grading growth expectations in europe and china, a real key. i was looking at the panels. you have a panel looking at the context, a panel on climate change. there is a lot of talk about the

outlook for this on the terror front and economically speaking. >> yeah. and the president, the u.s. president put the economy front and center didn't he, in his state of the union speech. and plans to hit the richest 1% to fund some of his ambitious plan. you're surrounded by the top 1% in davos. what's -- what sort of role did they see themselves playing in making some sort of adjustment to make the lives of the middle class not just in the united states but we're talking about globally here. the middle class carries the burden in most countries. how did they see that shift occurring? >>. >> reporter: that's a great question because as the president was giving the state of the union address last night, most in davos were sleeping because of the time change. they're waking up to the headlines and reading about the address this morning. as i was down mingling with people as they were having coffee. that is what they were talking about. the headline on the "new york

times" saying it well obama defiantly pushes his agenda. he's pushing for very dramatic things this a lot of republican aren't going to like and that very well may never get their day in congress to get past. things like raising taxes on capital gains to 28% for high income earners. raising taxes on couples who bring home more than $500,000. the question becomes what can they do in davos, what can the elite to? they can set goals, make plans and they have discussion that's hay believe progress especial -- this they believe progress especially in terms of helping the poorest in the world and setting goals to alleviate that. one of the biggest international charities in the world, oxfam coming out with a stunning report saying the richest 1% in the world will control more than half of the globe's wealth. by next year -- we're talking about controlling 1.9 trillion dollars. the executive director of ax ds--

of oxfam speaking to richard quest. listen. >> inequality is rising very fast. and the people here, the political and economic elite here need to know this they've got to do something. they've got to check it. if they don't, next year 1% will own more than the rest of us the 99%. this is dangerous. >> what oxfam is calling for, some of what the president called for in his state of the union. comprehensive tax reform investment in more free public services like community college that you hear the president call from also raising the minimum wage which, by the way, we've seen happen across 20 states in the u.s. this year. have a higher minimum wage now than they did last year. how does this tie together? the economy and terror. sometimes the lone wolf terrorists and attacks are driven by a lack of economic

opportunity, a lack of ability to rise up the socio-economic ladder. feeling disenfranchised from one's environment. they are connected when you talk about economic prosperity and ability really to rise up and global terror. they are intertwined and that is being addressed here at the world economic forum in davos. >> a lot to be discussed. the frustration a lot of times that there's talk but people want action. we'll see what action comes out of this. many thanks for joining us from davos. all right. a quick moving winter storm is slated to bring snow to the u.s. capital and cause some major delays in the region. >> our meteorologist joins us from the international weather center where poppy harlow is. it's also rain and calm idyllic looking. for those of us who have to deal with the weather, not so pleasant. >> especially around the northeast. of course if it was a day

later, we'd be dealing with a lot more snow across the region as it begins to push in. the temperatures should be just above freezing. i don't suspect much in the way of accumulation sticking around long term. for now cold enough to support the snow to fall into the early morning and mid-afternoon numbers with 37 being the high fahrenheit. look at the expansion of the southern tier of the united states where it feels like spring. atlanta, 62. 70 in charleston. 6 around new orleans. the pattern going to continue for another day or so before a cooling trend comes into place. winter weather advisories includes washington baltimore philadelphia pittsburgh. about 15 million people preparing for the wintry weather. temperatures hovering around freezing. we get flurries mixing in we could eventually get a couple of inches. a narrow ban of snowy weather, but -- band of snowy weather, but a lot of cities dealing with this. if you're traveling for the eastern united states we've got the purple for heavy delays fog

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welcome back to our viewers in the u.s. and around the

world. i'm errol barnett. >> i'm rosemary church. we want to check the headlines for you this hour. police in israel say a palestinian man stabbed and injured nine passengers on a bus in tel avived with. they are calling it a terror -- tel aviv wednesday. they are calling it a terror attack. the suspect is being questioned. police shot him in the leg when he got off the bus. surveillance video obtained exclusively by cnn appears to show the man who killed four people in a kosher market and his missing domestic partner visiting paris. prosecutors are charging four men with allegedly helping amedy coulibaly carry out the attack. boko haram says it was behind a massacre in nigeria this month. the self-described leader makes the claim in a video posted on youtube. the attack in baga killed as many as 2,000 according to amnesty international. the u.s. president barack obama is outlining his plans to

help middle-class americans. he used his state of the union dreese call for tax increases on financial institutions and the richest americans. mr. obama wants to use the money for tax credits for childcare in two-worker households. >> i spoke earlier with our center political analyst for reaction. ron brownstein up this for talking with us. we did see a confident and optimistic president obama as he presented his initial tichs including higher taxes on those making as much but what's the point? always there's more about setting the stage for the next white house race. >> i think first, your point is absolutely right. this of not a chasen blilt after the republican revolution declaring the era of big government is over as he famously did in one state of the union. the one word this described the

speech above also was probably swagger. even before his ad-libbed, sharp retort to republicans when he said i don't have any more elections to run. this was primarily about setting the terms of debate going forward, and into 201. in terms of legislative action. on the other hand he is moving through unilateral executive action immigration, climate change normalization with cuba. that is more than just poilgzing, that -- positioning. it is pushing forward and daring republicans to stop him. >> the main criticism from the republicans is that obama reports big government tax and spending policy. will their rejection of progressive initiatives designed to help the middle class, will it backfire on republicans? >> there's a real paradox in american politics. it's been there for many years. when you put out -- you pull on initiatives one by one, should

government be doing this or that x or y, to help the middle class, there's usually majority support. often heavy majority support. on the other hand if you ask whether government is doing too much whether government is wasting, almost always there's a majority who feels in the fumelative effect of government is too much. that was clearly the sent. in the elections day and part of the republican gains. a lot of the tug-of-war that we see, it goes on presidency an presidency democrats try to focus on individual programs that often have a lot of appeal. republicans make the broader argument that government is too big, too intrusive. that's what we're likely to see through the presidency and well into the 2016 campaign. >> you alluded to this president obama issuing veto threats to congress. who wins politically when the president threatens to veto bills? >> i think the evidence now is that neither do. i mean, the public is enormously disenchanted with both political

parties. again, going back to the election day exit poll there was a negative reaction to the democratic party, president obama, republicans in congress democrat in congress. most of the 2016 names. the american public is very down on the ability of washington to get things done. on the other hand the broader atmosphere in the country is improveing improving. that is the wind in the sales for the president. there's a measurable impact. it will give more leverage legislatively, but it puts dmems a strong position for 2016. >> there aren't too many success stories for the administration. with sixier down and two to go -- six years down and two to go where do things stand for president obama political? >> really good question. he's been in a weakened position since the election in 2012. there's no doubt that the ground is shifting. although there is historically a lag in americans' assessment of

the economy the fact that we are seeing the kind of job growth we're up to six times as many jobs create under obama as during the entire two terms of president bush. could be a ten-1 ratio by 2016. it's possible that he will be in a stronger position that seemed any point during his election. again, that has a big impact on the race. if you look at history, historically when an outgoing party has been unpopular, it may be hard to hold the position. president obama may be able to help democrat and look earlier on. talking cuba here. president obama's anouned big plans to normal -- announced big plans to normalize relations. we have more on the plea during the state of the union. john? >> reporter: it's a bizarre thing. it's like the cold war neverened in one corner of the caribbean. we've been reporting the news and the response has been

enthusiastic for the most part. last friday the administration relaxed travel and trade restrictions. congress has a crucial role in deciding how normal normalized relations can get. the president for example can't send an ambassador if congress won't pay for one. there's more than just that to agree. on. >> our shift in cuba policies has the potential to end a legacy of mistrust in our hemisphere it removes the phony excuse for restrictions in cuba. stands up for democratic values and extends the hand of friendship to the cuban people. this year congress should begin the ending of the embargo. >> we literally saw faces of the debate ahead. every president invites guests to the state of the union speech among them this time alan gross. a u.s. government contractor. we saw him raising his hand a short time ago. he went with satellite phones and equipment in 2009. he didn't have a permit.

he was arrested and convicted of acts against the human state. gross served five years if prison until he was released a month ago during a u.s./cuba prisoner exchange that was part of the new obama normalization effort. but republican house speaker john boehner had a guest of his own. a human rights activist in cuba. during a demonstration in 1990 security heard him say commune simple an error and distopia. he spent 17 years fighting against communist re-education if prison. before his release in 2007 many call him cuba's mandela. different heroes ahmong those kept in cuba. that sums up where thing stand. >> the state of the union partly is about that stagecraft about what issue they're presenting. where does that -- those two different guests where does that leave president obama's

plan? >> public opinion is behind the president according to our latest polls. six in ten americans do favor diplomatic relations with cuba. fully 2/3 want travel restrictions lifted. many republicans say they're just not going to cooperate with the president or cooperate with anything that amounts to a partnership with the castro dictatorship or for that matter efforts to unseed the cast rows. even some prominent democrats agree and oppose the president's plan. even offshore the state of the union isn't all this united. >> not surprised. jonathan mann joining us again. thanks a lot. >> thank you. well he was a special guest at the state of the union. that's just the latest in a long series of noteworthy events for one u.s. veteran. his story just ahead. we needed 30 new hires for our call center. i'm spending too much time hiring and not enough time in my kitchen. [ female announcer ] need to hire fast? go to ziprecruiter.com and post your job to over 30 of the web's leading job boards with a single click; then simply select the best

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nearly two dozen guests joined first lady michelle obama in her viewing book for the state of the union. they're meant to personify issues important to the president. >> and we've been telling you about alan gross, the u.s. contractor recently freed after being held prisoner in cuba for five years. astronaut scott kelly, he's about to become the first american to to live and work aboard the international space station for a year-long mission. >> the president saying make sure to post it on instagram. larry merlot president of cbs health the first major retail pharmacy to eliminate tobacco

sales in all of its stores was a guest. and 13-year-old malik bryant wrote a letter to santa saying all i ask is for safety. just want to be safe. >> great message. staff sergeant jason gibson was also among the guests. he survived devastating wounds to return home and start a new chapter of his hear. >> jake tapper reports it is his spirit that invited the president to invite him to the state of the union speech. >> reporter: in battle staff sergeant jason gibson was courageous. a decorated soldier serving in iraq and afghanistan in the worst of time. an army combat engineer from ohio gibson's job was to clear the rod of any improvised explosive devices or ieds. >> one guy had the metal detector. >> a selfness job.

we wanted to make sure the rest of the troops were safe. we wanted to make sure it was us first i guess. >> reporter: gibson enlisted in 2005 hoping for a long career in the military following if the footstep of his two grandfathers. >> i've always had an interest in the jets and tank. >> reporter: all that changed on a spring day in 2012 during gibson's third tour. while on patrol near kandahar in afghanistan. >> i knelt down on top -- >> reporter: the ied detonated. >> all i saw was red. i remember everything until they got me on the helicopter upon. >> reporter: his injuries were so severe he was kept in a medically induced for two weeks. the army flew his wife and parents to germany so they say good-bye. >> it's a miracle that i'm alive. >> reporter: gibson lost both legs in the blast. he underwent 21 surgeries. while he was recovering at walter reed the staff sergeant got a visit from the commander

in chief. >> still loopy from the drugs. i was glaring at him because he was hugging my wife. you know he's talking to my mom. it didn't register like what's going on. >> reporter: years later gibson wrote the president a alert thanking him -- a letter thanking him for the visit and will telling him how far he's come since the visit. >> if you want to remember this is everything i done i guess to better myself. >> reporter: his recovery has been nothing short of astounding. >> i have the list here. and it's more than anyone i know. since your injury you've sefr ed -- you've surfed skied, kayaked, raced in four marathons on the hand cycle, you got your pile's license. up and your wife have had a baby and now your penpals with the president. >> i guess. >> reporter: the white house

then invited gibson to come and be a guest of the first lady's at the state of the union address. gibson's spirit seems truly unbreakable. >> very exciting -- >> reporter: in december gibson his wife and new daughter moved into a custom-built home for veterans provided by the nonprofit homes for my troops. i don't know it's a good thing upon yew i've got to do more work. >> reporter: you have one of the most amazing spirits of anyone i've met. >> i watched a show about there's life after traumatic events. there's always a way to move on. >> incredible spirit. >> it's been one month to see the snow and cold of season. >> pedram joins us from the international weather center. >> a big deal across northern spain. 37 provinces on alerts for the

snowy weather. even some mountains surrounding madrid have been getting in on snowfall. up to 60 centimeters. to the south, higher elevations seeing snowfall. this came in with quite a lot of winds. take a tloek scenes out of the airport -- look at the scenes out of the airport on tuesday. coming for the landing, and cross winds end in it treacherous. we had delays across the board, but a small runway. decides to go back up give it a second shot. another plane comes in larger than this one. terry share it yo. you imagine being on board as this was happening, and this plane does make it down with enough room. the powerful winds in the forecast. very cold temperatures. and look at the pictures out of the a7 highway out of france. the southeastern side of france. the snowplows clearing roads, finally opening the roads. the storm system on the move. we'll keep it unsettled the next couple of days north to south. if you're traveling here keep

that in mind. more news coming up.

the merritt of pariss she's -- the mayor of pariss she's planning to take legal action against the fox newschannel. >> we apologize for the error. >> we apologize. >> apologies as the channel was forced to apologize after its coverage suggested there are parts of paris and european cities where islamic law is

practiced and police are too scared to work. they've been described as no-go zones for non-muslims. the mayor says that fox insulted her city and "i think we'll have to sue. listen." >> the image of paris has been prejudiced and the honor of paris has been prejudiced. i think the great discussion of truth, everyone has to play a rule. we're going to have to be realistic and put things as they are. >> fox said "we empathize with the citizens of france as they go through a healing process and return to everyday life. however, we fine the mayor's comments -- we find the mayor's comments regarding a lawsuits misplaced." a bizarre claim that first popped up on u.s. television then out of the mouth of a u.s. governor. >> cnn was curious if areas of london had fallen under the control of hardline muslims. we took a look.

max foster on what he found. >> reporter: it started with the fox newschannel, and the pundits' claim about no-go areas for non-muslims. >> in britain it's not just no-go zones, there are shari macias that are totally muslim where non-muslim don't go in. >> reporter: fox chuch retractnewschannel retracted the comments calling them regrettable errors. but then the claims were taken up by republican rising star bobby jindal when he talked to him during his recent trip in london. there are people who will tell threw are neighborhood where women don't feel safe walking without veils. a climb we wanted explore. we went to the london city with the largest population. we asked if they knew of any no-go areas. >> no. it's rubbish. >> reporter: how do you feel? >> it's a joke.

>> i've been living here two years and haven't felt comfortable. i live in leighton. >> i used to work in a private school that was predominantly children and families. i've never experienced any negativity upon. >> reporter: that was the overwhelming sentiment of people woe spoke to. even -- we spoke to. even occasions voices of support for the governor were nuanced. >> i don't think we're seeing somebody that would fieg comfortable enough for -- we will feel comfortable enough with the area. >> reporter: they absolutely know their places to go,wouldn't feel comfortable with -- >> not because there are too many muslims. >> look i know the leftnessfteft wants to make this an attack on religion. that's not what this. is we're saying it is an issue for the united states for the

nations -- >> ken marsh represents the police ownunion in london. >> we don't have areas in london that are no-go. we don't have areas that are sharia law only. we place all areas of london. some areas are more sensitive than others. we deal with them as needsed to do so for sensitive areas. not for specific religions or types of people. >> reporter: london's always been a diverse stwae team from different backgrounds -- city with people from different background and nationalities. there's no firm evidence that people are being excluded from entire neighborhoods. max foster cnn, london. >> interesting there. one scene from the hit movie "american sniper" is making waves. >> it involves a doll that was used in place of a real baby. it's hard to resist sniping at "american sniper" once you

notice what's wrong with that scene. >> that laeb looks rubber. >> reporter: she may sound like she's crying, but she doesn't have a harebeat dsheartbeat. movie-goer western foolren't fooled. >> i started laughing and had to bite my hand because nobody else was reacting. >> reporter: they are now with tweets like "if that fake baby from "american sniper" doesn't get a best supporting fake baby nomination i will be outraged." one moviegoer posted that the doll looked like a cabbage patch kid. >> i don't like the hair. the hair is caught in it -- bradley cooper and his wife seeny miller, did their best to make the fake baby convincing. >> when it was hit, everything went away but the baby. >> nice candid shot.

the filmmakers tried to use a real baby but things went amiss. in a since-deleted tweet, screenwriter jason hall said hate to ruin the fun but real baby number one showed up with a fever. real baby number two was no show. director eastwood voice -- >> give me the doll, kid. >> reporter: now dolls are popping up in mockery. why would he settle for a fake? >> he's so fast no force for one or two takes and move on. i'm guessing the baby was the last thing he cared about in the scene. >> it seems it could pick up and yeah. >> fake baby now has her own twitter account and straight from toys 'r' us. in the midst of the deadly serious scene -- >> if you think this war isn't changing you you're wrong. >> reporter: -- we're obsessed with bradley cooper moving his thumb to make the arm move. cooper deserves an award for

best grunt while picking up a weightless plastic baby. [ cries ] >> reporter: jeanne moos cnn, new york. >> oh, dear. that's a lesson in attention to detail. >> absolutely. >> okay. thanks for watching everyone. i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnett. stay with cnn. "early start" is next for those of you watching in the u.s. >> if you're watching elsewhere, "cnn near-" begins after the break. ♪but this...♪ ♪takes my breath away♪

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president obama defiantly pushing his agenda in the state of the union address proposing free community college, higher taxes for the wealthy and promising to veto bills that dismantle his executive actions. we're breaking down the big moments, and the response they're generating this morning. good morning, welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans.