♪ >> this is "france 24." time for 60 minutes live, these are the headlines. republican front runner donald trump calls for a total ban on muslims entering america in the wake of the attack in california . critics and rivals slam him and his comments as in both reckless and unhinged. beijing issues its first ever maximum red alert for pollution.

are shut and schools down. half the city's cars are kept off the roads. the french prime minister calls tohis own socialist backers vote for conservative candidates in the second round of the regional election. in the hopes of keeping the far right national front party out. also coming up for you this hour, burma prepares to open up its very own stock exchange. but our businesses ready for action? we will tell you about the potential hurdles. pope francis opens a rare jubilee year in an ancient ceremony surrounded by the strictest security checks the vatican has ever seen. that and more on the way. but first, our top story. ♪

>> well, there have been more inflammatory comments from donald trump. he is calling for a ban on all muslims entering the united states. the republican front-runner's comments come in the wake of the shooting spree in california that left 14 dead. the fbi says the muslim couple that carried out the massacre had been radicalized. despite warnings from president obama against anti-muslim sentiment, donald trump is fanning the flames. donald trump: donald j trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our cantries representatives figure out what the hell is going on. we have no choice. genie: forchoice. more on this i will bring in our

international affairs editor. who said what in the comments? reaction look at the from muslim organizations around the world, you get a sense of than anger.n it's been pointed out that you cannot profile a religion like you can profile someone's race. what would you do, ask immigrants to make a declaration of their faith when they arrive? how would that work? what about american citizens they convert to islam? do they have to leave? there are a lot of ironic comments about his remarks but there is a lot of unease. trump has consistently been the front runner in the opinion polls, hovering now around 30% according to the real clear politics average. that is way ahead of the pack. every time he says something outrageous, whether about dating his daughter or mexicans being rapists, it hasn't hurt him. that having been said, we keep repeating it, i will repeat it

aren, republican primaries one thing, a general election is a very different animal. genie: i guess that's the question, we all know the endgame, the presidency. does he have any real political strategy by making these comments? >> i think there are several calculations behind this particular proposal, moving the debate away from gun control, set to get in with tea party republicans. there is a strand of thinking in thatea party, they doubt muslims are true americans. if donald trump can gain some rowdy points within the tea party at the expense of ted cruz, who is considered the darling of the tea party in the republican race, that could be useful for trump. very also vying for hard-line christian voters in iowa. iowa is the first state to hold the caucus in february. as i said, conservative christians are an important constituency there.

that is going to be his first big test. i think another goal here is quite simply to try to look like a strong leader and contrast himself with president obama. donald trump made these comments from a battleship. trump wants to look like he has a tough plan. obama has been cautious and incremental and his response to isis over the last 18 months. genie: thanks for that, armin. as negotiators continue to hammer out the details of a global climate change agreement paris, beijing has hit the highest pollution alert ever. the maximum red alert had three days of the severe smog in a row, automatically triggering the shutdown of factories, schools, pulling half the cars in the city of the road.

>> picturesque but deadly. smogray, suffocating regularly blanketing the capital. monday the government issued its first ever red alert for air pollution in beijing, to the concern of many of its residents. think it's really scary. the pollution must be serious enough. for 20ve been in beijing years and before it wasn't like this. there were only a few cars on the road. look, there are more and more. >> pollution in beijing is currently not the worst it's ever been. last saw higher levels. weather forecast predict three or four days of smog, that's at least 10 times the safety limit. the alert comes during the chinese participation in the climate conference. the government has been increasingly criticized for not

issuing warnings. under the two year old alert system, a code red is the highest of a warning level. it recommends school closures and outdoor construction be stopped. cars are to be used every other day depending on the license plates. measured as the worst -- the world's worst polluter, these are set to run until thursday. genie: it is getting down to the wire at the paris climate conference. but they want a draft by tomorrow at the latest. let's bring in our environment editor. yes, it is certainly game on here again, for the reason you just mentioned. the french presidency wants a draft document and stands tomorrow morning. we spoke to the chief climate negotiator this morning who told me it ist -- who told not a dream, although others have told me it is wishful

thinking. other high-level meetings, we know that this morning it was time for arnold schwarzenegger to meet in the office of the president. they had a brief meeting and the hollywood celebrity met with our very own marc perlman after the meeting. let's listen to what he had to say. governor schwarzenegger: i had great hopes one year ago and i have great hopes today. there's a lot of optimism, a lot of positive people that think that they can get something done. would it be perfect? i don't think so, we are looking for perfection, we are looking for moving the ball forward and resetting goals for the future. measure the to stuff, how to make sure the people really stay with their commitments. collects he is saying that without or with a national agreement, cities and regions of the states can do it on their own. for example, california has the

round cap and trade system, signing into law in october 15% of its energy coming from renewable sources by 2030. we just heard there that there won't be a perfect deal. i don't think that anyone there is expecting that. it is the grassroots behind the decisions made at the lowest levels where the national governments have let us down. genie: thank you so much for that. a south african court has oneased oscar pistorius bail. the former paralympic champion was found guilty last week of the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, something that overturned a lesser conviction of culpable homicide. >> walking free, at least for the time being, and head of a fresh sentencing for murder in april, deeming him not to be a flight risk, the south african court released oscar pistorius

unless than $700 bail on tuesday with certain conditions. >> one, the accused should appear at 9:00 on this court on this date and every other date that is possible. two, the accused submit to the house arrest. havee ruling that errors been made, judges upgraded his previous conviction for manslaughter to murder last week. handed down after he shot his girlfriend dead at their home in 2013. he said he had mistaken her for an intruder. paralympic athlete and double amputee, he served one year of a five-year sentence for the lesser crime before being released in october to perform community service. he will now apply for a mission to appeal his latest conviction at the highest court in south

africa. despite the earlier statement, he could ill afford further legal battles. the ruling socialist party here in france is still licking its wounds after taking a beating in the first round of the regional election on sunday. the big winner there was the far right party, the national front. the socialist prime minister is asking for his own backers to vote in the second round for the conservative republican party led by nicholas sarkozy. --t is now the socialist pol the socialist party policies -- policy to keep the right out. responsibility. that's the big difference between us and nicolas. when you are a politician, you accept these responsibilities. there is no hesitation. supporting the candidate against the national and the republican candidate against the national

front. i will be calling the people to vote for the latest candidate against the national front. genie: that was the french prime minister. u.s. vice president joe biden is giving a land march -- landmark speech today to the ukrainian parliament after he pledged an additional $190 million in u.s. aid to back reforms. he also stressed the need for russia to fully meet its obligations under the minsk agreement signed earlier this year in the hopes of ending the fighting in the eastern ukraine. the vatican now, pope francis has opened a catholic holy year, believe are -- to some of the most important events in the roman catholic church. they have been a tradition for the past seven centuries and usually take place every 25 years. the next one was not supposed to be for another 10 years, but the

pope declared this year an extraordinary one, making it a year of mercy. for more on the ceremony, let's hear from philip wilhelm in rome. >> is a key feature of the holy year, the opening of the holy door in saint peter's basilica and in the other main basilicas of rome. at this time, though, pope francis has extended this toture of the holy year other major basilicas around the world and is encouraging catholics, wherever they are, to participate locally in this holy year dedicated to the theme of mercy. of course, the holy door and passing through the holy door return to a renewed relationship with god and the acceptance of god's forgiveness, it is a powerful symbol of what

the pope is talking about this year. analso gives him opportunity, in a sense, to who aree conservatives opposing his attempts to make the church more compassionate and more relevant to modern life by celebrating this theme of mercy, which really is a key theme of his papacy. genie: venezuela, celebrating shock triumph to see if they have one two thirds of the super majority. winning that would be the key to putting an end of 17 years of socialist rule. oliver farry has the details. >> opposition supporters dancing in the streets. the democratic unity roundtable, a coalition of centerleft and center-right parties won a

landslide in the venezuelan parliamentary election. >> we finally reached our objective, to achieve a change in the national assembly, a change for all, a positive change, where we will be able to unite as one nation, one country, which is what we've always wanted. the opposition leader called on the president to release political prisoners, 70 of whom he said were in jail. punishment must turn into a political and social force. so, what should the government do in light of what happened yesterday? it should free the political prisoners. >> it's a major setback for the united socialist party, which 1990 nine,ince winning numerous elections and surviving an attempted coup in 2002. maduro, he has struggled

with a troubled economy, presiding over the world's highest inflation rates. the party's campaign managers said that they would take stock of the defeat. >> we have much to discuss about the message received regarding the election yesterday. to analyze it critically. to be self-critical. we absolutely assume full responsibility. it is ours. >> the opposition said that as it won the two thirds supermajority necessary to unseat president went to row, they indicate that the opposition is well ahead and the super majority genie: has yet to be confirmed. let's take a look at today's headlines. donald trump, the republican front-runner, calling for a total ban on muslims entering america. have slammedvals him on his comments as being reckless and unhinged.

beijing issues its first ever maximum red alert for pollution. half the city's cars are being kept off the roads. the french prime minister calls on his own socialist backers to vote for conservative candidates in the second round of the regional election in the hopes of keeping the far right national front party out. time now for business with kate moody. hi, kate. call here inary france, for unemployment to be taken as seriously as terrorism? from thes is the call rather outspoken head of the made employers union in france. he said to french radio this tuesday morning rather that the government needs to roll out an emergency plan to create jobs in the same vein as the one imposed since last month's terror attacks.

he called it a scandal of mass proportions and that with this high rate of youth unemployment, many young voters have been pushed towards the national front. they have been -- -- a critic about far right platform. the -- thiscome as comes as the statistics agency had a gloomy outlook? kate: just 3% growth, in line with what had been predicted before. putting the 19 member bloc on track for that 1.6%. it hasn't had too much affect on the european market, who is following a negative trend that was set in asia. a plunge overnight has been dragging down oil prices. bit, stilla little trading at just under 30 at dollars per barrel. very low following friday's

petition by the opec oil cartel's not to cut production. analysts say that there is still no end in site to the oil glut. burma is about to open its own stock market? kate: this is part of the slow opening of that country's economy. it doesn't mean trading actually begin. nickless explains why. nickless: the new burmese stock exchanges ready for business, but most of the firms, when the exchanges up and running, foreign investors will not be allowed to buy shares. >> it is a monumental achievement for our country. it does not mean the trading should stop. >> one potential hurdle is that the burning -- burmese bank is

on the u.s. sanctions list. the u.s. has worked around the oft to allow for six months trade from the terminal read by -- led by a tycoon. that in exchange can flourish with rules and regulations lacking. likely to dissent from their main natural resources like oil, gas, metals, and precious stones. genie: klm, in the leg of the terror attacks, airline executives and -- say that traffic has fallen. looking at japan is the most effective. the anglo american mining company has announced a radical restructuring, cutting 85,000 jobs, one third more than previously planned.

have been trying to weather a steep slump in commodity prices that would also sell assets, suspend dividends, and consolidate their six business units. lebron james has signed a lifetime deal with nike, the first ever for the world's biggest sporting firm. the 31-year-old has signed a $90 million deal with nike for the past decade already. >> just to wrap up, there's a new idea from the u.s. postal service, to start scanning and e-mailing your snail mail. that's right, not the inside, but customers can have previews of their letters e-mailed to them first thing in the morning to show what's mating in your actual mailbox for your. they say the digital preview will be a big help for customers

who are traveling or expecting an important letter. apparently the postal service has already been photographing the exterior of all the mail the passes to their office, saying it helps them sort out their mail, used by law enforcement agencies in criminal investigations. for that, kate moody, now it's time for the press review. here with us on the set we will what's ina look at the headlines. >> the regional elections in france saw such a big win for the national party. >> some might say that the election hangover is taking -- continuing today. reallyction front is monopolizing this. in the second round across the country, this is historic for the far right party. what is interesting is that it is not just because people did

not vote in the first round. it's because actually the national front is benefiting from real support. it's not just a protest vote, it's a loyal vote, which is why they are doing so well. iorence: genie: -- genie: think that's why the opposition is shellshocked in the wake of this vote. florence: it is definitely a bitter pill for them to swallow. they have some very painful from round one. it must be said, they are quite pessimistic about what might happen on sunday. round two, the national front is actually widening its audience and could win additional votes in the second round. look here, they are holding out a bit more hope, starting to say -- look, we keep talking about the national front, but they haven't won yet. the game isn't over yet. show in still do a good

the second round, but a lot of papers are wondering -- how in the world did we get here? an interesting article that asks this question, how did this is xenophobia back with thinking move good against the values of the french republic? how did this demagogue it and dangerous party become a real option for one out of four french voters? genie: there has been a lot of surprise and dismay in international papers. florence: absolutely. at the look of the front page of call itependent," they a fascist uprising. ideologys a political popular in the 1930's that was all about race and nation and all about dictatorship as well. these seem to be very harsh words used here by the

independent. a lot of other papers are however focusing on what it means for the future of french politics. an alarming piece from christopher dickey, who says that here is how marie le pen could become the president of france. an interesting analysis saying of the truth of the matter is that this stunning victory in round one was not really that surprising. something that's been coming for a long time. why is that? this is a well organized party. the leader is incredibly talented at exploiting a girl -- a growing sense of chaos in europe. she speaks to a growing constituency of people who are not only scared for their jobs but scared for their lives in the wake of the paris attacks last month. a group of people who are tired of mainstream parties, like the others.t or this is a trend that could continue and lead her to the residency. a trend that we are also

seeing in the united states, where the republican hopeful, donald trump, caused controversy again with truly inflammatory comments, calling for the u.s. to ban muslims from entering the country. florence:q?q?q?q?q?q?q?8úxú