i'm genie godula. two days left before the deadline at the paris climate conference. a draft has been released, but they are still undecided on several key issues. in argentina, thousands turned out to say goodbye to christina

two cristina fernandez. also coming up this hour, a special report from brazil showing how families are struggling to cope with mounting debt as the economy slumps. that, and more on the way, but first our top story. first for you, this news just in from geneva, switzerland. the security level has been raised. police are looking for suspects identified by swiss federal authorities.

let's bring in our geneva correspondent. it seems like there has been some focused around the u.n. buildings there. what more can you tell us? >> there is a heightened security alert in the palais. i was asked to leave the building around 11:15 last night. today, the u.n. security guards around the building, it is a maximum-security alert. i understand they are looking for about four suspects linked to the paris bombings. what is of great concern, there due in the outskirts of the geneva area. last week, a governor of yemen was killed in aden. there are concerns about the peace talks being sponsored here. this is the first in more than

two decades that i have been here of having been asked to leave the building and everything being very tight. this is a genuine concern for a very peaceful city. genie: thank you for that. our correspondent in geneva responding to those reports that geneva is in a lockdown situation linked to the investigation into the attacks in paris. the nobel peace prize is being officially awarded today in oslo , given to a group of activists from tunisia, the tunisian national dialogue peace quartet. example of become an a peaceful transition in a region that is still struggling with violence and upheaval. for more, let's bring in douglas herbert. tunisia is still in a lot of upheaval at the moment. reporter: absolutely, which is

not to overstate -- understate what they have accomplished. it is a civil society coalition this countryoted away from the brink of chaos and perhaps collapsed, and it really did seem threatened at one point, and steered it on a course not just toward a new constitution and elections, but a new democratic experiment. that needs to be reiterated today as they claim the well-deserved peace prize. tanisha, its own leaders -- saysia, its own leaders they are in a war against terrorism right now. there have been deadly attacks in syria. some have been before the nobel peace prize was awarded. we know about the attacking barto -- the attack in bardo.

there was one in which a street vendor hopped aboard a bus carrying a guard for the presidential elite and blew himself up. tunisia is almost two countries in one. a strong middle class. so many people that are so much wedded to and engaged in this new democratic process. they tend to live along the stripolitan, coastal of tunisia. a breedingr has been ground for a small but potent minority of extremists. 3000ia sent about jihadists to fight in syria. the u.n. says the estimate is number, 5500,that if you count the entire region. it is a real problem that you

have this breeding ground of extremists there. he will speak to activists and -- you will speak to activists and they will say the democratic transition has gone well. the problem now is the economic transition. a lot of the things that made tunisia the birthplace of the arab spring revolt -- those things remain. the economic problems. the sense of marginalization, especially in interior regions. most of jihadists who are going abroad are from the interior. the leaders are up against the wall. they need more effective and better policing. ongoing battle. they are there to pick up their peace prize. in tunisia, there is an acute awareness that there is a dual track, democracy alongside this lurking threat of terrorism. genie: is it that lurking threat, the poor economy, that

is making it difficult for other countries in the region to have the success to meet -- the success tunisia has had? douglas: it is more than that. isisia had what i would call a perfect storm that made it the success it is. the middle classes is vibrant, strong, able to stick up for its own interests -- the middle class is vibrant, strong, able to stick up for its own interests. tunisia does not have oil. you have one dictator who was overthrown and was not replaced by another strongman. you had an islamist government in power for some time. then you had this process of compromise and michael -- and reconciliation. this is a major factor when you ook at places like syria. you don't have the same ethnic,

sectarian divides that you seen elsewhere. you don't have the same degree on magnitude of radical islamists -- same degree and magnitude of radical islamists. that respect, tunisia does have some very favorable factors on its side. now it is a question of what i've called the sort of delicate, democratic tightrope act, that it continue along this path. millions of tunisians are absolutely wedded to this new democratic process. genie: we saw some of the pictures there from the awards ceremony in oslo, where the tunisian national dialogue quartet is officially getting its nobel peace prize. in paris, negotiators are inching closer to a climate deal. on wednesday, a trimmed down but still troubled final draft was released. there are now two days to go before the deadline, but there

are still a lot of split over several core issues. mark thompson reports. mark: hope that a deal is finally within site as delegates receive a new draft text down from 43 to 29 pages. negotiators worked through the night in an effort to condense it even further, but many decisions are yet to be taken. the current blueprints contain some 350 options still in graphics -- brackets. among the main stemming blocks, money. the draft doesn't settle -- among the main stumbling blocks, money. the draft doesn't settle -- also, whether to remove carbon emissions from the global economy or just to reduce them. where they arer attempting to limit global

temperatures overall. it's all very well saying in this agreement that we must be below 1.5 degrees, but we won't make it. we are already at -- it is the end of the era for fossil fuels. it is simply not possible. mark: he says it is a case of getting down to what he describes as nonstop work in order to meet friday's deadline. genie: beijing has lifted its first ever maximum read smog alert -- red smog alert. sunshine have replaced the thick smog that covered the capital for days. they pulled half of all private vehicles off of the street, closing factories, telling students and the elderly to stay home. as mark thompson reports now, it is not just the government

taking steps to fight against pollution. mark: natural sunlight breaking through over the beijing skyline. a sight residence of the chinese capital have seen little of this of the a sight residents chinese capital have seen little of this week. technology is allowing people to see what and just how much they are being exposed to. egg shaped device allows users to measure air quality in real-time. >> in the past, chinese people weren't really aware of the importance of protecting themselves from the environment. even though the government appealed to the people to care about this issue, they felt it didn't really affect them. but now everyone is experiencing it. mark: pollution in the country is leading to many suffering severe health effects. an independent study has estimated some 1.4 million people die prematurely each year

in china due to complications caused by the air they are breathing. >> in beijing, i would say on average, if there is no sort of air purification, the indoor air is 20% to 30% better than outside, if the windows are closed. when it is 400 outside, you are still breathing hazardous air inside. it is like sleeping next to a bonfire. mark: beijing residents can also download an app that will predict how the air quality will change. china's meteorological bureau says beijing could see another two more incidents of heavy smog before the end of december. genie: argentina is preparing to swing to the right as new president mauricio macri is sworn in today. his predecessor, cristina fernandez de kirchner, is not leaving without a fight.

she gave a fiery speech congratulating her government and its achievements and blasting her replacement. thomas waterhouse reports. thomas: it was from the balcony that the woman who led argentina for the past eight years made her final bow. huge crowds packed the plaza to hear cristina fernandez de kirchner's final speech. judging by the tears, she still loved by many. she used her speech to praise her own achievements in office, while throwing down the government to her successor. whoeverur years' time, has the responsibility of presiding over the destiny of our homeland, let them stand now in a packed square like and say to all of us that we can

look them in the eye for having been faithful. party's candidate lost in the rent -- the second-round runoff last month. sayl 2019, it is time to goodbye to the woman who has as much divided as united argentinians. >> today weay -- say farewell to our true president. thomas: her departure has been tainted by criticism over how she is handing over power to incoming president mark reseal macri -- incoming president mauricio macri. she has refused to attend his inauguration ceremony on thursday. it will be the first time since the end of military rule in 1983 that one president has not

handed over power in person to the next. genie: to the united states with a story that is adorable and amazing. it is the first litter of puppies born via in vitro fertilization. spermre fertilized with outside of the body before being -- implantedto the in utero. the hour.nutes past let's take a look at the headlines. the towo days left before deadline comes at the paris climate conference. countries are still divided on several key issues. in argentina, tens of thousands turned out to say goodbye to outgoing president cristina fernandez. the new president elect, mauricio macri, the man who beat her hand-picked replacement, is

sworn in today. and the nobel peace prize is officially awarded to those who helped save tunisia's transition to democracy through dialogue. business news now with stephen carroll. you are starting with the very latest on the emissions scandal at volkswagen. stephen: the carmaker says only a small number of employees were involved in developing the devices that she did emissions test -- that cheated emissions test. not all of the 400 tested laptops were involved. in an update on volkswagen's internal investigation, he pledged to bring those responsible to -- >> he explained the key finding. we not talking about a one-off

mistake, but the whole chain of mistakes that was not interrupted at any point on the timeline. know whether the people who have been involved in this issue from 2008 to the present day were fully aware of the risks they were taking and of the potential damage they could expose the company to. genie: we were going out to brazil, where there is more bad news for the economy. stephen: that's coming from moody's, which has put the company on review for a downgrade to junk status, citing brazil's weakened economy. brazil's economy shrank by 4.5% in the last quarter and inflation went over 10% in nove mber. a report now from rio de janeiro. reporter: the locks are on and

the shutters are down on this street, an embodiment of brazil's economic crisis. more than 600 businesses have gone over in just six months. all the shop owners are getting together to start a movement to call for help. reporter: small businesses, but also households. class is brazil's middle that is paying the highest price. during the boom years, this family bought everything using easily available credit, television, phone, kitchen appliances. and 10,000th no work euros in debt, they are struggling to make ends meet. that ite sold this idea is good to pay things back in installments, but in reality, it is like a snowball. i can't cope anymore. reporter: more than half of

brazilian families are indexed, ascituate -- are in debt, situation with no clear resolution. >> the cost of borrowing money in brazil is astronomical. for loans given to the government, the interest rate is 14.5%. for consumer credit, the rates start at 60%, 70%, 120%, even 200% per year. whoever borrows money at that rate has almost no chance of repaying it. reporter: with the country in recession and inflation approaching 10%, the tough times look set to continue. economists are predicting a long and difficult road to recovery. stephen: take a look at what's happening on the markets next. european shares are trading down this lunchtime. more concerns over the low price of oil and the prospect of an interest rate rise from the federal reserve. if you are wondering if the bank of england made any changes to

its rate, it didn't. down 1.5% after that update on its emissions scandal. zaraetail group that owns had profits jump. the world's biggest fashion retailer is staying optimistic about its future in china. genie: in business, you have a story about a happy ending for a happy song. stephen: happy birthday -- the legal copyright battle over the song has been settled in the united states. that means the song is now in the pedal -- the public domain. a federal judge had ruled earlier this year the lyrics could be used without paying royalties, but a group of artists and filmmakers had

sought repayment of money from warner chapelle. at least we are now free to sing "happy birthday" on tv as much as we want. genie: thanks for that. now it is time for the press review. we will now take a look at what has been grabbing headlines in weekly news magazines with florence florence villeminot. eminot. florence villa is thee: angela merkel woman of -- the person of the year, beating a crowd of impressive runners-up. donald trump, the leader of isis, the iranian president hassan rouhani. why did she win? the managing editor of "time magazine" explains the choice

magazine" and says no one was tested the way she was. she has shown moral leadership in a world in which it is in short supply, according to "time magazine." tim "time magazine" applies the way she responded to the crisis. one of the only women to have the cover. it's quite a big deal. the german press is thrilled about it. one paper said that angela merkel is now the leader of the west. genie: there has also been a lot of magazine coverage this week about the islamic state group. inis weakened by airstrikes iraq and syria, yet gaining ground in libya. florence: it says that isis is

essentially helping itself to africa. it has an interesting interview with the french defense minister, jean-yves le drian, who says he is worried about the islamic state group joining forces with boko haram. he says there is a major risk that that could happen. he calls on algeria and egypt to do more to fight these jihadist groups. he says the situation is quite urgent. afrique" is also drawn attention to the situation where the president has attempted to change the constitution to stay in power. month, theast parliament in rwanda gave a toen light to requests change the constitution so that he could run for a third term in elections scheduled for 2017. a referendum has been scheduled for december 18 to decide

whether or not this will happen. it's very controversial. this constitutional change could allow him to stay in power until 2034. said that heten would not try to run again for president. is not the first african leader to try and change the thetitution -- he is not first african leader to try and change the constitution to continue to hold onto power. burgundy --one, burgundy -- burundi has done the same. veryer new source, critical of what it calls the "well-schemed plan to keep him in power." kagame -- "besieged ka

game resorts to changing the constitution for life presidency." flo, thereng on now, has been support growing for a palestinian poet who was sentenced to death in saudi arabia for blasphemy. sentenced towas decapitation for allegedly renouncing islam. his conviction is reportedly based on a private conversation he had in a café and some poems that he wrote quite a while ago. several high-profile authors have publicly appealed for him to be pardoned. that this isere jelloun who is outraged over this. he says that if he is executed, it will be a crime against humanity. you havest to wrap up,

something a bit different about new research into the real secret of a long and happy life. florence: it's quite surprising. it says that happiness does not actually lead to a longer life. ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?q?q?q?q?q?q?q?q?