>> he began in the french city city begin in a french where thousands of disappointed citizens are looking to make their way -- beginning to make their way home. they had been looking forward to seeing a man who once awarded a prize on stage to the holocaust denier. but they upheld the ban on the show. >> canceled just hours before the curtain was due to be raised. france's highest court overturns

the ruling that would have allowed him to take to the stage. society, we cannot accept even slight complacency with regards to anti-semitism, which so goes against our values and principles. >> the council of state's decision comes after a plea by the interior minister that it be stopped. -- his show is said to contain a number of derogatory references to jews. for his part, he says he is antiestablishment and anti- zionist. it is not the first time the satirist has been in trouble with authorities. seven not paid any of his fines for defamation, hate speech and racial discrimination . despite authorities numerous

attempts to ban previous shows, before thursday he had always won on appeal, citing freedom of speech. some 5000 people had bought tickets to the show. the decision to ban the performance was greeted with boos and jeers. >> it is about freedom of expression. i'm against censorship. it is shocking. >> he remains booked to play a ,eries of shows until june although bordeaux and marseille have cancer their respective dates. 24" as a reporter where the show was supposed to take place. she says the fans are beginning to slowly go home. >> there is a steady stream of fans moving away very quietly. many of them on their smartphones saw this message to go home calmly and not be provoked by what they see as a provocation from the government,

to do anything other than go home quietly. people here are insisting they were here to have a laugh. a lot of people are very angry against the media. they feel we played a role in portraying dieudonne as a right-wing racist. he is known as a controversial comedian who has played around france for many years did it is not the first time his show -- for many years. it is not the first time they have tried to ban his show. when the announcement was made by the highest court in france that it would not go ahead, fans greeted the announcement with boos. the french for interior minister to quit his post. they want to see him step down.

they really feel it is an attack on fundamental rights in france, which is the freedom of expression. overall, a very calm response. since that announcement, from dieudonne on facebook, they have started to stream away. >> another french judge has ruled that a dissident from context on should be sent to either russia or ukraine -- from kazakhstan should be sent to either russia or ukraine. he is accused of embezzling $6 billion from a bank he worked for. his wife says the extradition amounts to a death sentence and he does plan to appeal. we go now to moscow. -- tell us a bit more about the allegations against this kazakh dissident and why does it involve russia. >> mukhtar ablyazov he was the former --mukhtar ablyazov was

the former energy and trade minister. he was an oligarch and eight ande friend of president -- a close friend of president nursultan nazarbayev. he was accused of embezzling about $5 billion from russia and about $400 million from the ukraine. he was working at bp a bank, which had interest in russia and bpa bank, whicht had interest in russia and ukraine. a lot of people think these allegations are politically motivated, because of the oz off -- because ablyazov was going to oppose nazarbayev, who has ruled the country with an iron fist. 2009, fled kazakhstan in was in britain in a little bit, now has fled to france. he is now supposed to be extradited to russia because the

accusations are that he embezzled nearly six dollars billion -- nearly $6 billion. >> what does the russian government say about the fact he might be extradited there? do we know whether or not russia will extradite him to kazakhstan? that seems to be the big worry for his family at this stage. >> that is the million dollar question. human rights watch and amnesty international fears that he could be extradited to kazakhstan. russia says that will not happen. the russian government is very happy. the order was granted today. he should be extradited. his lawyers say they will appeal the ruling. one of the things that a lot of people may or may not remember is that -- if you talk to most russians about this, they think the charges against him are politically motivated. says something

completely different. russian opposition leaders here have faced the same things, where they get charged with embezzlement and fraud. the average russian person doesn't think that it is a good thing that he is extradited. of course, the kremlin thinks something else because they do allege that he stole nearly $6 billion. ablyazov says if he is extradited to russia or kazakhstan, it is basically a death sentence. a lot of prisoners here are sent to gulags or penal colonies where they have to work off their sentences. it is not a good prison environment here. jerseyhe u.s. and new governor chris christie is battling to save his political reputation ahead of a widely presidency. for the republican heavyweight has sacked a former aide following reports that public officials deliberately created traffic mayhem in a bid to score political points. christie is seen as a contender for the white house in 2016. he says he was shocked by the

revelations. >> i am embarrassed and humiliated by the conduct of some of the people on my team. formately, i am responsible what happens under my watch, the good and the bad. and when mistakes are made, then i have to own up to them and take the action that i believe is necessary in order to remediate them. >> new york looks set to become the 21st state in america to legalize the use of cannabis for medicinal reasons. governor andrew cuomo said he would allow some hospitals to distribute the drug for patients with severe medical six condition rations. medical -- severe conditions. some say this does not go far enough. >> the governor announced that

new york will offer the drug to patients seeking relief from serious illness. this step could see new york on its way to become the 21st u.s. state to legalize its medical use. >> 20 states have already started to use it. we will establish a program allowing up to 20 hospitals to prescribe medical marijuana. we will monitor the program to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of the medical marijuana system. >> cuomo's turnabout comes as part of a growing movement to relax american laws on marijuana. more and more americans think its recreational use should be legal. california was the first state to legalize medical marijuana in 1996. a prescription can be obtained for conditions as minor as a bad back. stressip -- poster manic disorder can get you up to 680 grams in oregon.

-- posttraumatic stress disorder can get you up to 680 grams in oregon. as of january 1, recreational users older than 21 can legally buy up to 28 grams of cannabis in colorado. the lines were long in the western state, with customers eager to sample cannabis infused confectionary and cakes. thousands of customers were served, raking up more than $5 million in sales. legalizationum for continues to grow, many believe is -- it is only a matter of time before more states follow suit. natural --e, the national drug safety agency has approved the sale of a drug derived from cannabis. the drug will be allowed or symptoms of multiple sclerosis. it contains marijuana's two best-known can -- components. it has already been approved in 11 countries. germany has offered to help

destroy syria's stockpile of chemicals. the first batch of top six evidences -- of toxic sub since his left syria two days ago -- the first batch of toxic substances left syria two days ago. >> the u.n. asked and berlin obliged, accepting a request to destroy part of syria's arsenal of chemical weapons. until now, germany has provided technological and logistical support, but only outside its borders. >> germany has safe technology and a lot of experience with destroying chemical arms. it is sensible for us to use this capability for the sake of the international community and, with it, make a notable -- noteworthy contribution to the peace process. >> they will land in the northern state of monster -- munster.

the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons is monitoring the operation. they are optimistic that all of syria's chemical weapons will be destroyed by the june 30 deadline, but moving the hazardous material out of syria has proven difficult. on top of heavy fighting between resident bashar al-assad's or says and opposition -- between president bashar al-assad's forces and opposition, there have been problems with the equipment. now guarded at sea by an isernational fleet, the port packed with chemicals from the arsenal. once the cargo ship has taken on its full consignment, the load will be transported to italy, where a u.s. navy ship will set about destroying the first action -- batch. >> tunisia's prime minister has stepped down as part of a deal last year with the opposition. he hopes it will put his country's into democracy back on track. he is handing over power to a

caretaker government. >> three years after the tunisian revolution, the country is on the verge of a new start. the popular uprising ousted the former autocratic leader, zine el-abidine ben ali, in 2011 after more than two decades in power. on thursday, ali larayedh said he would step aside at head of fresh democratic elections. of freshside ahead democratic elections. >> i have served my country. i have kept my promises, and i'm allowing the country to enter into a new era. >> larayedh's resignation comes after lengthy crisis talks with the opposition following the and that -- the assassination of two left wing politicians last year.

the government has struggled since coming to power in 2011. the parties -- party has faced widespread protests. taking its place, the habit of technocrats -- a cabinet of technocrats who will guide the country into new elections. they are currently voting on a new constitution that they hope will be adopted by january 14. a sign of anger towards the outgoing prime minister, countrywide protests which began on wednesday and continued into thursday. the violent demonstrations were spawned by a tax hike in the latest budget. protesters say the cost of living has spiraled out of control. >> let's get a round up of the day. starting here in france. he says he wants to tackle red tape. >> francois hollande seems to be in a charm offensive when it comes to business.

speaking the south of france, he announced new measures to cut red tape for companies to one pledges to cut the time it takes to get it construction permit -- to get a construction permit to a maximum of five months. he says excessive rules and regulations cost the economy up to 80 billion euros per year. ofwhat is the point simplification? if we do what we plan to do faster and sooner, gaining time means gaining [indiscernible] >> france ocalan spoke into loose -- francois hollande spoke in toulouse. a mail order company wants to cut around 1200 jobs, which represents a third of its workforce. thousands of jobs are seen to be ros as itat mory duc tries to get back on its feet.

we have more on this troubled company and the troubled sector. ducros went into receivership before christmas. four possible buyouts are on the table. even the most generous deal will see over 3000 job losses. redundancy pay will be on condition staff don't protest the decision. >> announcing a redundancy scheme this morning while a -- to saying everything depends on there being no protests? the staff cannot demonstrate. they just have to accept it. it is very hard. sector is caught in a bind between falling demand and oversupply. there are just too many firms transporting packages, from the postal service to amazon. mory ducros, the country's second-biggest courier firm, lost 79 billion euros in 2012.

workers are hoping the state will step in. >> there is one thing that might eventually calm people. public authorities could come up with a serious and concrete proposition over the redundancies and redundancy payments. >> on friday, unions will meet the transport minister, looking to avoid the biggest slate of playoffs of the hollande pres -- hollandes of the presidency. >> they're looking to take decisive action to boost the euro zone. that is the message from the ecb president, mario draghi. he spoke after a policy meeting in frankfurt. the ecb did not announce any new steps this month, keeping its benchmark study at 0.25%. draghi was tightlipped on what additional measures the central bank could come up with, but he said the ecb is ready to act. he also said it is still too

early to halen and to the eurozone crisis -- to hail an end to the eurozone crisis. >> i would be cautious about saying that. unemployment stands at 12% or more. the only positive news about unemployment is we see this rate is unacceptably high, but stabilized. >> that was mario draghi in frankfurt earlier. let's been you up-to-date with what's happening -- let's bring you up-to-date with what's happening in the stock market. in the united states, indexes are coming under pressure this hour. investors are hesitant ahead of a u.s. jobless report coming out on friday, something that investors watch very closely every month as we get the data. in europe earlier, the indices closed the hello --" a flat line -- the indices closed below the faflat line.

the retail sector in london was under pressure after a string of gloomy christmas trading updates. britain's retailer said sales slid 2.5%. a 7%ller rival reported drop in sales during the period that included christmas and new year's. tesco and morrison shares were 8% respectively. that really weighed on the wider index in london. looking at a few other market stories. growing investor confidence. the portuguese government went to the market to sell bonds or borrow money to the tune of more than 3 billion euros. there was strong interest from investors. portugal is set to exit and eu- imf funded bailout later this year -- to exit an eu-imf funded bailout later this year.

things that you of the bmw owned company is -- the chief executive of the bmw owned company is looking at its benefits. rolls-royce delivered a record number of cars in 2013, just over 3600 vehicles sold. unfortunately, i was not a customer. it is a little bit out of my budget, rolls-royce. >> you will have your own someday, i'm quite sure of it. time for a short break. we will find out what has people clicking and sharing over the past 24 hours. here is "web news." >> hello and welcome to today's where we will be taking a look at some of the stories making the online headlines. web users help convince south korea to stop selling teargas to bahrain. selfielegs, the latest

trend in the u.s. and a young man's tribute to the rock band, queen. teargas canisters rained down a year ago on this read dominantly shia village in bahrain. ththe footage is being used in a campaign against the disproportionate use of antiriot weapons to suppress protests. the campaign is proving effective so far with south korea and announcing it will no longer be selling teargas to bahrain. apparent document that showed that are rain was set to buy more than its entire population's worth of teargas.

it has been responsible for the death of at least 39 people. the uprising began in 2011 as part of the arab spring. over the past three months, web users have been urged to contact south korean authorities and teargas manufacturers to ask them to stop selling teargas to bahrain. thousands of e-mails have been sent. stagedrators have demonstrations in front of and bassies.-- of em they want to continue to focus on countries that supply these crowd control weapons of suppression against bahrain -- to bahrain. >> with north america hit by a wave of extreme arctic blasts, social networkers have renamed the city of chicago chiberia and have been using it as a hashtag to post eyewitness accounts of the exceptional weather conditions. this photo of lake michigan, for

example. others have been posting handy hints for how to deal with the temperatures of -20 degrees, like this guide for how to walk on an icy path without slipping or falling over. >> a number of web users speculating on robert moog on the -- robert mugabe's health. rumors were relayed online before the head of state issued a statement denying the claims, insisting he was in good health and looking forward to celebrating his 90th birth a next month -- 90th birthday next month. film ofng a photo or a legeating a massive turkey at one of the disney theme parks in the u.s. -- this is the latest selfie trend to hit social networks in the states,

and it is proving pretty popular indeed. twitter, flickr, instagram, all abuzz with pictures of americans talking into a leg of turkey. devouring the food in a somewhat cavelike -- cavemanlike fashion. but this rather odd activity isn't solely for solitary souls. you can do it with your partner, with friends, or with family. kids seem particularly won over by this new craze. but if you want to stand out from the rest of this turkey- loving crowd, you will have to get your thinking cap on, like these folks. they are wacky and artistic. it looks like this trend might be a while -- be around for a while longer. she lost her smartphone a little

over a year ago. ever since, her automatic backup service has been sending her the selfies taken by the new owner. she decided to re-create his photos and post them on her blog, myc cloud pal. she says she won't identify him publicly without his permission. ♪ >> he spent three years making this stop motion video, in which his mouth movements are synchronized with the queen hit "don't stop me now." , oneatures 1100 photos taken each day between his 15th birthday and 18th birthday.

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