>> hello and welcome to live from paris. it is 1 p.m. in the french capital. let's take a look at what is making news this hour. a bloody attack in western islam leaves four people dead and several others injured. tensions in the city are already at a record high over a contested holy site. and japan, heading to the polls as prime minister shinzo abe a announcing an earlier election as the japanese economy continues to shrink. and a military buildup is taking place both inside ukraine and on

the russian side of the border. also coming up in business, a new car model that is being hailed as the future of motoring . and it's a note to a building dubbed the triangle that would have been the first skyscraper in paris and some 40 years. the city council has voted to reject the new plans. ♪ hello and welcome to live from paris. we begin in jerusalem where at least for israelis have been killed, and several others injured in what police have described as a terrorist attack. two men, armed with a pistol and

meet cleavers carried out an attack in a synagogue in the hanover west of the city doing morning prayers. it is the deadliest in jerusalem news and is bound to ratchet up fears of sustained violence in the city, already on edge over a contested holy site. the men were later shot dead by police. >> we came to pray this morning. we were coming into the synagogue and we heard gunshots from downstairs. one shot, two shots commend in a flurry of shots come at least five or six or seven shots. we all ran out and understand somebody was killed or seriously wounded downstairs. everybody called the police and became about 10 minutes later. that's all i can tell you. record the meantime, secretary of state john kerry has declared the incident as one of act -- an act of pure terror. francois hollande has also

issued a condemnation. >> people who love come to worship god in a sanctuary of a synagogue -- who have come to worship god in a century of a synagogue were hatchet it and murdered in absolute place in an act of purity error and senseless brutality and murder. -- fpure terror and senseless brutality and murder. i call on the palestinian leadership to say that this violence has no place anywhere. x prime minister netanyahu has been meeting the security of officials, warning of a harsh response. joining me in the studio is our jerusalem correspondent. what prompted this morning's attack echo text it occurred in

atmosphere of rage in jerusalem at the moment. last night, a little reported incident it outside of israel, a palestinian bus driver who worked for an israeli company in jerusalem was found hanged. an autopsy said it was suicide. in the palestinian territories there was fear he. they say he was murdered and the social networks are full of calls for revenge. we've seen people attacked at the synagogue, killed by men with me cleavers and access. we've seen men full of rage -- of rage coming to commit murder at a holy place. >> certainly, the attack has ratcheted up fears that the violence is spiraling out of control in jerusalem and in the parts of the west bank. have we passed the point of no return? collects i think both sides are hoping not. these are not organized attacks. various militant groups have welcome them. hamas welcomed this, for example.

but hamas did not send them. these are men acting on their own in this atmosphere of incitement from both sides and rage from people. if it isn't stopped, if things are not pulled back yes he could go further. i don't think it is yet passed the point of no return. >> where does this leave washington? kenexa washington, as you know, has been pushing for a peace deal. it was -- >> washington, as you know, has been pushing for a peace deal. because of that, what we have is a vacuum. and into this vacuum comes incitement from both sides comes fury, and comes hopelessness. and in that sphere -- that atmosphere, anything can happen for us of that is what we have seen this escalation and is tension and death. >> we will have to leave it there. thank you. in other news, japanese prime mr. shinzo abe a has announced an earlier election two years ahead of schedule.

the announcement comes as the japanese economy is shrinking. the prime mr. is hoping the election will give him the mandate to delay an unpopular plan to increase japanese sales tax. >> many people, including many voters, are asking why mr. abe has decided to call an election just two years into his four-year term. particularly given the size of his party's majority, the democratic liberal party. it provides a two thirds majority. we would ask ourselves the question, why call an election now? this is all about taxes. he has not only called an election, but will dissolve parliament on friday and the election will be in the middle of next month. he's not only done that, but said he will delay this sales tax hike that will -- that was due to be introduced in october of next year.

an earlier tax this year completely stymied consumer spending in japan, creating the risk that japan would slip into its that inflationary habits. that is what is prompting this. there is fear that it could send japan back into recession for the first time since 2012. he wants a public mandate to support the decision to delay the tax hike. in doing that, he has created opposition not just among opposition parties, but also inside his own party. >> reporting there from tokyo. in other news, the nato secretary-general says a military buildup is taking place both inside ukraine and on the russian side of the border. he has urged moscow to pull back its troops. he made the comments after meeting with defense ministers and nato officials to discuss the conflict in ukraine. he is addressing the issue of sanctions against the kremlin. >> sanctions are important.

partly because, i think it's part of -- it makes very clear that it's not, that has a consequence, that it has a cost to behave in a way that russia is behaving. and there have to be reactions and sanctions are pulsing across russia is -- as long as they behave in the way they do. >> and footage of the immediate aftermath of the malaysian crash in each new crane in which all 298 people on board were killed. -- in ukraine in which all 298 people on board were killed. the footage showed the wreckage on fire in a field. ongoing fighting in the donetsk region has prevented authorities from fully investigating the crash. more than 4000 people have died since fighting broke out in april come a with the area becoming more increasingly a war zone.

-- in april, with the area becoming more increasingly a war zone. >> used to be one ukraine and life was good. i cannot feel the point of war. i want to have one country only my country, so we can live in peace. >> are not going to hide it. i will say it openly. i beg at church, at the supermarket. people give me money. >> we expect the the nets people's republic to continue to give estimates hearing aid. they bring a spread. it is free for have a daughter and two grandchildren and they all depend on me. i share whatever i get with them. >> the president of molly has hit the road in an attempt to reassure the population and the outside world that his country is not about to succumb to the deadly evil outbreak. the nation shares a border with ginny, one of the three countries hit worse by the

virus. mali has reported to outbreaks in the last six months. they have increased border inspection measures, including health checks and handwashing. >> the reason you see me here is i'm actively command in the fight against this ebola disease. i want you to apply rigorously and in a disciplined way the rules you've been taught here. no one is undergoing checks without a health check and washing hands, not even a newborn baby or person. >> -- old person. >> the governor of missouri has declared a new state of the ms. -- of emergency. the grand jury could be bringing charges against the officers that is accused of shooting an unarmed teenager in august. here is the story.

>> the st. louis area is on edge. the decision could come anytime now. some schools have said they would dismiss children when the news came. and many businesses close to the courthouse have boarded up their windows. residents fear violent protest could return to ferguson, just like three months ago after michael brown's fatal shooting. authorities have decided to declare a state of emergency. the national guard will be deployed. but only to assist local police. >> the national guard comes from all over the state of missouri. some of them have direct local law enforcement, maybe military police experience. but many of them don't have experience with protests, and peaceful protests i like our police officers do. -- peaceful protests, like our police officers do. >> protests over the indictment

of the police officer at taken to the street, despite freezing temperatures. >> this is what democracy looks like. you have to go wherever you can to get your message across. >> there are still conflicting accounts on what happened august 9. some witnesses describing a physical altercation between a 19-year-old and the police officer. others saying michael brown has his hands up and surrender when he was shot. >> here in paris, it seems the only way is not up. politicians have blocked a controversial skyscraper project. the tribal would have been the first building, or skyscraper rather, in the french capital for some 40 years. >> you don't find many skies grippers on the paris skyline, and some are set on keeping it that way -- many skyscrapers on the paris skyline, and some are set on keeping it that way. the city council voted to reject it.

it had been supported by his -- by the mayor of paris's successor, amy and although. but it has proved controversial. >> we call for innovative projects the trying of power and others. these show risks. >> it clashed with the green party, who were against the tower. they said it would consume too much energy with his elevators or conditioning, and heating. the opposition party unp agreed pointing to the 800,000 square meters at -- of empty office space already available in paris, and questioning its aesthetic value. >> it is an dutiful and would not gel within its surroundings. >> the triangle tower would be -- would have become the third tallest barry -- building in paris.

some council members disclosed how they voted so their votes are being called invalid. >> what impact will this decision not to build have on the city's future? >> well, the thing is, this is the occasion for paris to have a new skyscraper, which is -- it would be a new landmark in a district that suffered from a loss. it is a no man's land currently. it would be a good opportunity for paris to create a power of attraction. >> but as long as the capital is thing ahead with exciting new modern architecture, isn't there a danger that paris will be left behind? that it is a stick -- a city that look second historical themepark? >> i don't think so. the call of paris is definitely historical, and we kept that as it is today. i think having a new skyscraper

in the center of -- it is inside paris, but just on the borderline. it makes this street very interesting. at the moment, it's a bit lacking. >> are there concerns about the environmental impact of such a building? and also you have the opposition unp party saying there is already plenty of office space available in the city, so there's no need to build another large-scale project. >> i would not completely agree with that, because in terms of high quality offices, paris is not the first. it would be a good opportunity to afford these kind of high standups in terms of green issues. if it is -- if the program is mixed use i would say have

public spaces and housing, that would be ok. another issue is to be greatly connected to public transport and that is the case for this building. i would say that we can create with innovation in terms of materials it can all be considered in the tower design. it can be compliant with green issues. and the choice is a great choice. we can trust them for what they have done in the past. >> thank you very much. time now for a reminder of what is making news this hour, and a bloody attack on a church -- on a synagogue in jerusalem has left tensions higher where they are already high. and shinzo abe announcing an

early election as the japanese economy continues to shrink. in the nature general says -- secretary-general -- the nato secretary-general says there is a military buildup both in ukraine and on the russian side of the border. it is time now to look at what is making headlines around the world. first, let's have a look at those papers. they are focusing on the islamic state group video released on sunday that shows the beheading of the usaid worker, peter kassig. >> there is one angle in particular that is getting a lot of attention, the angle of the foreign jihadists that appears in this video. let's take a look at the front page of the guardian, a screen grab from the video for some you can see these two men who are reportedly fire -- foreigners fighting alongside the islamic

state group. on the left, the man is thought to be 20-year-old british student from cardiff, master mutawa. the guardian reports that his father has said it could be him. but later said seeing the screen grab it's not his son. it's unclear exactly who that man is. the man on the right has been identified by the paris prosecutor as 22-year-old frenchman maxime ochat. >> what do we know about him so far? >> he is 22 years old, from normandy. he started out as a normal kid from a stereotypical french family and at the age of 17 he

converted to islam alone, thanks to the internet. he has actually been on the radar of french intelligence services since 2011. he is somewhat of a familiar face. he reportedly travel to mauritania in 2012 and 2013 to study at solipsist schools. and he said he was disappointed and that the schools were not radical enough for his liking. the article reports that he left france for syria in august, 2013 under the false pretext of humanitarian work, when what he was really doing according to this article is going to fight jihad. >> a growing trend of foreigners going to syria to fight alongside those islamic state fighters. >> absolutely, it is not a new phenomena for foreigners to go abroad to fight a jihad. this happened in afghanistan

bosnia and chechnya, etc. but the scale of what is happening in syria, and iraq, is unprecedented. >> and the numbers are very high. >> the numbers are very high. never before has jihad attracted so many volunteers. there are an estimated 15,000 fighters from 80 countries since the beginning of the fighting that have joined the ranks of various islamic groups. there is talk about a sufan group that is an american group specialized in these foreign fighters. it is mainly the isolated, solitary, lone wolf type people that have become self radicalized by the internet. collects in the meantime focusing on u.s. policy -- >> in the meantime, focusing on u.s. policy when it comes to dealing with hostages. >> this is a very good article i would recommend reading today. it says that obama has ordered a hostage policy review. this article says that the obama

administration is finally looking to fix it disjointed efforts to handle the u.s. hostages. this article points out that it comes amid a lot of criticism that the current hostage negotiations are plagued by bureaucratic infighting and a lack of leadership from the white house. the review also will include a specific emphasis on how the u.s. treats the family members of u.s. hostages. because this comes after the white house drew a lot of criticism by the parents of americans who have already been killed by the islamic state group. they say the white house threatened them with potential criminal prosecution if they were to pay ransom and did not follow up on the leads they provided. >> finally, the former first lady is back in the press again about her book. >> that is right. ask about her time as first lady of france. >> that book, "thank you for

this moment" came out in september. it was a best seller. it sold 600,000 copies so far. she became a millionaire thanks to this book. if you have been itching to read it, you can finally read it very soon in english, spanish, italian, and portuguese, chinese, russian polish, and it is even coming out in vietnamese. a total of 11 translations in total. the article says the palace is holding its breath, bracing itself for more criticism. what is interesting is that she did not really do any promotion for the book when it came out. it's kind of sold itself. and she will give her first interview for this book to the bbc. british tabloids love to make front of french people, and that is probably going to happen again. -- to make fun of french people that is probably going to happen again. >> holding her breath for some time.

next we will be taking a look at what has been making headlines when it comes to business. and for the day's business news, i'm joined by stephen carroll. looking at the reasons behind this next election in japan. >> yes, looking at the reasons behind shinzo abe's economic policies. the recent tax has been seen to push the economy back into recession. abenomics is a three step plan. the idea is to pull the economy out of the doldrums. and then fiscal stimulus, so government spending. and in structural reforms, like in the labor market. these have in some ways driven

down the value of the again and pushed up shares. but a post-tax hike had been a bit deeper than expected into economic growth -- but aprils tax hike had been a bit deeper than expected into economic growth. a tax up to 10% would take place in april, 2017. that money is needed to plug a hole in the security budget, mainly due to its aging population. it is not the last we will here on this story. in europe, good economic news from germany. a survey showed a big boost to investor sentiment in november. it was 11.5, up from 3.6 in october. it was the first rise this year. it reflects the feeling that the eurozone economy stabilizing at last. i'm sure, at last is what many would say. the same for dax -- the frank

for dax is leading in the trading day. the market is also taking some cheer and more stimulus in japan. car companies also doing well, showing figures of european car sales up 6% in october. let's take a look at some of today's company news. easy jet has seen its profits jump i more than 20% in the past year. they treat this to success in its business class service. more than $900 million for the year ending september. they expect earnings to grow even further. no kia has launched a new pilot after selling his business to microsoft. it will be from the chinese technology group that also makes the ipad. it is thinner and lighter than the latest tablet from apple. and staff chat users in the

united states -- snap chat users in the red states will be able to send each other cash.

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