roup of pedestrians in jerusalem. israeli police say they are treating the incident as a terrorist attack. we crossed to our correspondent with the latest. a local council votes to restructure a dam. the controversial project in the southwest of france could be downsized. those are the top stories. also coming up, we will dive into the world of virtual reality. in business, kate moody will have the latest on innovation that is transforming the gaming industry. plus, we examine france's

renewed integration effort in the wake of the terrorist attacks. -- the paris terrorist attacks. let's begin now with our top story out of jerusalem. police are investigating what they say is a terrorist attack. this friday morning, a car plowed into a group of people in the city's east. several were injured. the attackers were caught and taken into custody. gallagher fenwick is standing by. walk us through what happened and what we know about the driver. gallagher: a little bit after 10 :00 a.m. local time, a vehicle driven by a palestinian youth --

after 10:00 a.m. local time, a vehicle driven by a palestinian youth rammed into a group of female border guards standing next to the jerusalem headquarters of the israeli police border guard before proceeding -- hitting some more folks right next to a light-rail stop just meters away from the first incident. at this point, the figures are six wounded, light to moderate wounds most of those border guards, one civilian, a 50-year-old, who was on his bicycle, was also hit. that's the victims. the perpetrator of the attack, which israeli police are referring to as a terrorist attack is in very serious condition after having been shot by another border guard who was standing by. he has been apprehended and is in critical condition. molly: we are seeing this incident take place during a

time of heightened diplomatic tension. this as the palestinian central committee called for a cut to security ties with israel. tell us about this. gallagher: the latest decision taken by the central council of the palestinian liberalization -- palestinian liberation organization, the second-highest body within that influential organization, has decided to cut security ties with israel. whether or not this will actually be implement it on the ground -- implemented on the ground, nonetheless, this is a strong signal and one that perfectly illustrates the heightened tension between israelis and palestinians. this friday's incident is another concrete repercussion of these heightened diplomatic tensions. it is a reminder that the attack that took place is part of a series of similar attacks which have taken place for the past few months.

just last november, another vehicular attack took waste at the same location. 13 people were wounded and one was killed. molly: gallagher fenwick reporting from jerusalem. now to reports of the death of the al-nusra front's top military commander. syria's state-run news agency says the group targeted leaders as they met in northern it live -- northern idlib province. according to our terrorism analyst, the nusra front has not confirmed abu humam al-shami's death. >> nusra front did not issue any communiqué or statement saying that he was killed, and usually they do very quickly when their -- one of their commanders is dead. if he was targeted, he was

wounded at least three days ago so nothing to do with the attack on the intelligence building that we saw in aleppo. which was an action of the group -- what we should know, some told me he was wounded, and he might have died because of his wounds. this morning, i was told he might be still alive and it is only rumors. we should focus on one thing there is no official statement done by nusra staying -- saying that he died in this attack. we know he might be wounded with one of his companions, an even more high-ranking official of kurdish origins. but because of the coalition -- but it is surely because of the coalition strike at least three days ago and not because of the strike of the regime yesterday. >> tell us a bit more about abu

humam al-shami and what this means for al-nusra moving forward. >> abu humam al-shami is one of the founders of the group. he is not just anyone. he is a veteran of jihad. he was in afghanistan. he was one of the companions of zarqawi. he contributed in the jihad in syria for many years. he was jailed in lebanon for more than five years. it was always about jihadi actions. he is very well known. he has skills to be very efficient on the ground. he is one of the top commanders. he is really important. but what we should know also, that this type of personality, this type of jihadi commander is targeted by the west, by the syrian regime, even by the israeli mossad. on the ground, when the jihadi

commander or leader dies, it doesn't really change things on the ground. there is no importance for them regarding the person. if he is someone that -- if he is dead, someone will replace and quickly. this is the way it goes for decades. when bin laden died, al qaeda did not finish. the islamic state was not finished. also in yemen. in yemen, the united states killed many top commanders, but al qaeda in the arab peninsula is getting stronger and stronger on the ground. it is the ideology. the person doesn't count. it is the group that counts, and the ideology. molly: that was our terrorist expert speaking earlier. the battle for tikrit continues. a force of some 30,000 men including government forces, are trying to take control of the town from the islamic state organization. the iraqi minister of defense

says the number of villages around tikrit have been liberated. if ticket is retaken, the force will be able to move on to mosul. i.s. has bulldozed the 3000-year-old cultural site of nimrud. the extent of damage is unknown. florence: one of the cradles of western civilization, the ancient city of nimrud was first discovered in 1800's. archaeologists have found treasures, winged lions, sculptures of bulls with human heads, some dating back to 3000 years ago. paul may have been destroyed by the islamic state group. according -- all may have been destroyed by the islamic state group. according to officials, they began to bulldoze after their afternoon prayers. nimrud is located on the two great river -- on the tigris river.

in mosul, a week ago, militants released this video of them defacing priceless artifacts in the city's museum. according to the militants' interpretation of islam all idols and shrines must be destroyed. some of the smaller artifacts are thought to have been sold on the black market. archaeologists fear the next target will be a weird -- world heritage site that is more than 2000 years old. molly: kremlin critic -- has been released from the moscow detention center. he had been serving 15 days for handing out leaflets in moscow metro, this to promote a protest rally. his release follows the death of boris nemtsov, who was shot dead near the kremlin last friday. what is next than for navalny?

what did he have to say? >> he made a number of fairly combative comments once he came out of detention. he says he labeled the boris nemtsov feeling as an act of terror. he says he has not achieved -- it has not achieved its goal because he and the opposition are not frightened. he was sentenced to jail for 15 days. he was handing out leaflets in a moscow metro station alongside boris nemtsov. they were trying to gather support for rallies to be held on the first of march, an antigovernment rally. for since i was killed just outside the kremlin -- boris nemtsov was killed just outside the kremlin, and that became a march in his honor. molly: opposition rallies took place in 2011 and 2012, this against russia's vladimir putin.

going forward for navalny he seems to find himself as one of the main heads of a very divided opposition. can he galvanize the group? thomas: this is an opposition that has long been divided and always had problems gathering its people together in support of one idea. it has been weakened for a number of reasons. the government has made it more difficult to protest specifically in the capital, but also a number of court cases have been filed against key members of the opposition. some of its leaders have gone voluntarily into exile, because they are worried for their safety. whether navalny who is really the main opposition leader now whether he can galvanize within and without it is not clear. he is obviously going to be trying to do that. i think when he says, as he came

out of the detention center, that he won't step back, he has an anger against the government but also a personal anger. his brother was sentenced to jail at the end of last year. whether this will be enough to rejuvenate the opposition, as vladimir putin's approval rating soars beyond 80%, isn't clear at all. molly: thomas lowe reporting from moscow, thank you for that. the pending execution of two australian citizens -- they could be put to death within days. it has ramped up diplomatic tension between the countries after repeated pleas for mercy were ignored. protesters took to the streets in indonesia, calling for the exit is to go through -- the executions to go through. australians are among a group of 11 convicts -- the australians

are among a group of 11 convicts to be put to death. tony abbott says he will do -- says his government will do all it can to stop the executions. >> my thoughts are with those two young men on death island in indonesia. i want to assure people that, even at the 11th hour, the australian government is doing everything we humanly can to let the indonesian government and people know that it would neither be in their best interest or best values for these executions to go ahead. molly: in france, a project building a dam in the southwest continues to stir controversy. critics say it will destroy biodiversity and favor only a handful of farmers. a local council voted to downsize the project. it calls for all activists to be removed. >> the construction of the dan has divided the population in

the southwestern region -- the dam has divided the population in the southwestern region. men and women who had been occupying the site -- forces were deployed to prevent clashes. authorities have for bidding fatigue of groups from taking -- have for bidding -- have for bidden the two groups from taking to the streets. >> the interior minister was right to ban this menstruation. -- this demonstration. >> tensions have been running high since the death of an environmental activist at a demonstration in october. his friends blame the police. critics of the dam say it threatens local biodiversity and only benefits a small number of farmers. molly: in the united states,

u.s. actor harrison ford has suffered serious but nonlife threatening injuries in a plane crash. he crash landed his world war ii-era airplane posted santa monica airport -- close to santa monica airport on thursday. it was 20 minutes after takeoff. he had engine failure and was making an immediate return. in 1942 plane was mostly intact after the crash -- the 1942 plane was mostly intact after the crash. he is expected to make a full recovery. it is 15 minutes past the hour. let's get a check of the headlines. several people injured when a motorist rams his car into a group of pedestrians in jerusalem. israeli police say they are treating the incident as a terrorist attack. islamic state fighters bulldozed the 3000-year-old site of nimrud. unesco condemns the disruption of the ancient iraqi city as a war crime. the local council votes to restructure the dam. the controversial project here

in the southwest of france is to be downsized. it is time for a check of the day's business news. kate: much-needed good news is what we are seeing. there is a lot of data to digest. the overall message is that the recovery is finally taking hold in the eurozone. new figures confirm the eurozone gdp grew 3% in the fourth quarter and at an overall pace of 0.9% for 2014. the ecb upgraded its forecast for 2015, predicting the eurozone economy will grow 1.5%. there is an even stronger forecast for 2016. an upbeat prognosis. another post -- boost still to come. the ecb will begin quantitative easing this monday. the bank will begin buying government bonds and other

assets -- about 60 billion euros a month -- for a total of $1.1 trillion. european markets have had a fairly muted reaction to all that. the german economy released strong industry data that shows the recovery is indeed continuing there. the ftse is still under the flatline, trading in the red. investors keeping up loci on it he jobs report -- keeping a close eye on the jobs report. the harsh winter weather conditions could be a damper on those numbers. other business headlines -- a conglomerate has bought a stake in a british travel group for nearly 130 million euros. the state would be a compliment -- complement to its recent investments. bp is investing $12 billion in

gas fields in egypt's west nile delta. it could help double its gas supply to egypt's domestic market this decade. production is expected to begin in 2017. it is a vote of confidence in egypt's economic climate and potential. apple pay has been hit by security breaches at big retailers like target and home depot. "the wall street journal" reports thieves are entering stolen credit card data into their phones, which can then be used to make purchases with the apple pay platform. it is not clear how many transactions are fraudulent, but it could raise concerns about possible risks associated with mobile payment apps. some 25,000 people have been attending this week's game developers conference in san francisco. the latest technologies and business -- and video games have

been showcased. many predict the future of the industry lies in the rapidly advancing world of virtual reality. florence: step into my virtual reality. at this conference, videogame developers were being wooed by the world's virtual reality headset makers tiered they want developers to make games that use their technology and tap into a potentially profitable sector. from oculus to others, many of the players are interested in the largely untested market of virtual reality gaming. >> virtual reality certainly promises to offer some new angles on gaming, a new perspective, no pun intended, but whether or not it will translate into major sales and major in the -- major interest from the mainstream is yet to be determined. >> the awesome virtual reality gear has been touted for decade.

now they say technology is up to par with expectations, and the gaming sector is perfect. even small companies have jumped on the bandwagon. they have created a mask that fits onto virtual reality headset. -- headsets. >> you can feel much more. you can feel the different sense of the effects, like hot/cold air, vibration. >> companies still need to stir public interest in virtual reality gaming. >> some legal trouble and a hefty fine for the all-star marketing group, the brain behind some of america's best selling made -- best-selling made-for-tv products. the fcc has fined a group $8

million to settle charges that it deceived customers, offering a 2-for-1 promotion, but then hiring -- charging higher fees. prices were boosted. $7.5 million will create a fund for refunds to customers. molly: bacon bowls and blankets with sleeves. some straightforward products. kate moody with a day -- the day's business news. time for our press review. and nicholas rushworth joins me for a look at what is making headlines in the world of written press. we're going to start with hillary clinton. tell us about this. nicholas: hillary clinton making

a lot of the buzz in the united states for this e-mail-date controversy -- e-mail-gate controversy. even before she has announced she is going on the democratic ticket, which we will -- we assume will be the case, she used her personal account to send e-mails while she was u.s. secretary of state. this paper says hillary's biggest foe is hillary. the fact that she is a front runner, such a strong contender, maybe that isn't such a good thing for her. it is saying she is going to be seen as vulnerable, perhaps not in the primaries but in the campaign against republican -- the republican. molly: they are looking for a strong candidate. barack obama cannot run. nicholas: politico says, "who knows? she could implode totally."

there have been few -- some are highly scathing of her in terms of criticism. others are saying we are a bit unnerved by this whole event. one quote, this scandal is a signal, a warning. it says there is a mix of concerned resignation and urgency in the democratic camp as far as its nominating process fo hillary -- for hillary goes. another quote, "hillary must go on the offensive." this magazine argues that the fact that the media have jumped so heavily on this is possibly a good thing for her. they could be doing her a favor by getting the scandal over with now. the argument is that there will be more negative stories coming through about her. the fact that this one is happening now gives her a chance to address it, to come back fighting. that paper is asking, who will

be talking about this in a year's time? molly: all this without her having officially named herself as a candidate. let's turn our attention to europe. we are seeing a lot of papers focusing on the ongoing tension between europe, the united states, and russia's president, vladimir putin. nicholas: "the guardian" -- this is written by gary, very much in opposition to vladimir putin. he says, "fair play will not the russian president -- it is time for sterner stuff." he says after the killing of boris nemtsov the west needs to return to cold war-politics -- cold war-style politics.

"it is not necessary to defeat the russian army or even start the third world war. it is a question of working on the premise that putin needs to be seen not as a leader." let's go to the kiev posting. ukraine also dealing with this issue, saying the west is not acting on putin and the set he represents. the quote there is "the west collective weakness in dealing with wooden -- putin, one of the most shameful episodes of appeasement." they describe as "nuclear-armed, lawless, a madman." molly: there were actual negotiations over iran's nuclear program. we are seeing economists -- seeing "economist" speaking on

that. nicholas: it is looking at negotiations with iran and the way putin is behaving. what we've got 25 years after the cold war is a lot of instability around the world. north korea, india pakistan. what is desperately needed now as far as "the economist" is concerned is diplomacy. there is too much instability and uncertainty about what's going on. we need -- we don't have the reassuring status will we were used to -- status quo we were used to after the cold war. a bit of hope and a bit of interest coming from the planet mars one of the other big stories for this friday. it turns out that nasa scientists are saying it could have been a huge ocean, bigger than the arctic ocean.

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