>> 9 p.m. here in the french capitol. you're watching live from paris. these are our top stories. the french foreign minister toled the world governments make compromises as negotiations continue at the c.o.p. 21 paris. summit here in round two as voters across prepare to vote in the second round of regional elections. opinion polls are suggesting not a foregone conclusion for marine la pen. setback in michelle's hopes of returning to governing bodye fifa, dealt a fresh blow.

>> good evening. we begin with the latest on the c.o.p. 21 climate talks here in french capital. we should now enter overtime. this is the nation's struggle to overcome their differences and agree on a global deal. the draft is now much shorter and the numbers of disputed downons of text have come from more than 900 to around 300. here are the remaining obstacles. room, theback in this met for the final details of the c.o.p. 21 agreement, being hammered out. the initial friday deadline unfeasible. talks are already scheduled to overrun into saturday. are, china and india

negotiating on the sidelines. one of the issues on the table, whether to get rid of carbon-fueled energy completely. low carbon,prefer development for something similar, because carbonization, many developing countries have problems with that. reporter: switching over to renewable energy sources is a prerequisite if temperature are to be contained to one and a half degrees. a threshold for survival for nations.g island but the u.s., china and india have been arguing for a two-degree ceiling to allow them to continue burning fossil fuels a while longer. now includes language on how many degrees temperatures may rise above pre-industrial levels. the rise should be kept well below two degrees and efforts theld be pursued to limit temperature increase to one and a half degrees. yet key questions remain unresolved. like who will pay for the shift

toclean energy needed achieve that limit. indiae delegates from remain hopeful. >> i am an eternal optimist, so believe that ultimately the will get justople climate from paris. is not alone. the c.o.p. 21 president told reporters a deal would be at 9:00 a.m. on saturday. fabius is sure the deal will be approved. >> voters right across the backry are preparing to go to the polls on sunday for the second round of two, of which elections.l the ruling socialist party was left licking their wounds after last weekend's round in which the national front led in six of the country's 13 regions. according to some of the latest polls, the second round might not be so kind to marine party.and her far right we have the latest.

reporter: marine la pen, more confident than ever. this despite calls suggesting national front party could lose sunday's second round vote , in the northions and south, even though they led the voting in the first round last week. >> talking about manipulation, what can you say about these implausible opinion polls coming out of nowhere, just as the french people get ready to vote again? this is just for the press to run a headline. my dear friends, do not let these propaganda maneuvers fool you! won't admit defeat before it's over. is determined to rally her supporters and convince potential voters. for her critics, among them, the media, the prime minister, and, of course, the president, nicolas sarkozy. he has become marine la pen's biggest threat, according to recent polls his party could front innational

several of the regions they were hoping to win. will never accept any accord with the national front. i will tell you why. like the wayt marine la pen talks about other french people. socialistshe ruling too hope to keep marine la pen at bay. arehe far right's policies a scam to deceive people. partyer: the social withdrew its candidates in two regions to block a possible national victory on sunday. >> now, in geneva, carrying on with their lives as best they can. they raised the security level in the city and the surrounding region. search for individuals suspected of having had a role in last month's paris attacks. isn't yet clear how many people are being hunted for or are.their identities but two syrian nationals have been arrested in geneva this evening.

it's reported that traces of explosives were found in their car. we'll bring you more on those arrests. clear if they're related to the earlier manhunt securityheightened alert. but as soon as we know more, we'll tell you. the novemberake of 13 paris attacks, the united states is tightening up its borders. the visa waiver program allows citizens from 38 countries to 90 dayse u.s. for without a visa. but as our team in washington scheme might not be in place for much longer. reporter: a frenchman and a preteeshes american -- prestigious american university, student. but he has been to countries the united states does not trust. >> at the airport, they started of success,lot specifically about my trip to lebanon. know what days i was there, who i was with, their

soes, what i did, so on and forth. reporter: this new line of law.ioning will soon be any european who may have iraq, iran,syria, sudan, will no longer be allowed the country without a visa. >> i think it's disturbing that if i did want to go to either of these countries, it would be much harder for me to come back united states. reporter: almost 20 million citizens from america's allies without athe u.s. visa. congress says the system is not bullet-proof. congress makes of that district link between the visa waiver program and terrorism. indeed, that is what this all about. some countries are being singled and the likes of belgium france, for example. >> at least some of the paris have come into this country, and we would never because ofabout it, the visa waiver program. i don't think we have a good

yet on how to differentiate between people who might have gone in order to become radicalized and folks who may have gone on religious on healthr gone care -- to provide humanitarian services. reporter: the house of representatives overwhelmingly approved the measure. says it is also fully on board. >> now, syrian state media is quoting the president is saying, bashar al-assad, that the and saudi arabia are trying to get terrorist groups to take part in peace said heomething he never would accept. syrian opposition groups, earlier in the week -- western leaders have recently suggested that assad could stay on as part of a political transition, but the opposition syrian national council insisted that he cannot that transition process, and until he leaves power, that there will be no solution. the russian president vladimir

putin has ordered forces in syria to take, and i quote, tough action against any threats which face them, adding that such threats should be immediately destroyed. this comes just two weeks after a russiant down warplane on the syrian border, turkishey say violated airspace. reporter: tough talk from the president. vladimir putin has vowed the russian military will defend itself in syria. >> i order the military to act extremely tough way. any targets threatening the russian armed forces group or are ground-based infrastructure immediately.troyed reporter: while putin did not mention turkey specifically, relations between the two countries remain tense after a jet was downed last month. turkey said the bomber had airspace, a climb moscow denies. saide went on to -- putin

extremists in syria pose a russia.re threat to carrying out air strikes in september. in what appears to be a policy announced the military is now supporting three syrian army forces, providing them with air support, arms and ammunition. if confirmed, this will mark a departure for moscow. west has accused russia of using its bombing campaign to insteadoderate rebels groupamic state militants. >> arrival factions in libya have agreed to sign a u.n.-backed deal aiming for a unity government, after a year-long process of negotiations, overseen by the united nations, aimed at getting two rivaly's governments to end what has now been four years of turmoil following the fall of muammar gaddafi.

the taliban said that it was evening's car bombing at the spanish embassy capital, which struck kabul, which is home to embassies.eign one person is hospitalized. but they have since been released. elliott has the latest. reporter: a familiar tale in kabul. just days after 50 people were killed in the airport attack in city ofhern afghan kandahar, the capital must have friday'se worst, after explosion. the car bomb attack occurred 700 metersuest house from the spanish embassy. but spain's prime minister was quick to alleviate fears. >> what we can say now is that anyone could be a victim of a tear attack, any of us. but in this case, the spanish embassy was not a target. reporter: gunfire was reported

the explosion,er in an area considered the safest in kabul. casualties have yet been reported, with a handful of hospital.en to panic, though, was widespread. >> i was inside the shop when the explosion happened. a gas balloonas explosion. then i saw the dust coming from bakery. of a i don't know where the explosion was. i saw two wounded here. has had several relatively peaceful marches last friday's blast. theomes hot on the heels of president's conference, aimed at restoring peace talks with the taliban. >> now, a three-man panel of ruled has today unanimously against the fifa platini, who had been aiming to resume campaigning for the presidency. provisional suspension remains in place. that further dents the

frenchman's hopes of running for the top job there. platini waschelle pla hoping to get back in the game, but he'll have to wait. frenchman's appeal has been turned down. >> it does not infer irreparable damage. it was possible for him to wait a final decision on the merits of the case. but assuming that fifa would to extend the suspension after the 5th of january, then it would become a restriction the panel has decided that fifa should not extend such suspension. reporter: fifa suspended the presidential hopeful over a controversial 1.8 you'r euro pat in 2011.ed the decision tarnished the damaging's image while his chances of running in february's election where he was

to takeeen as favored over from rival sepp blatter. suspended president is attend the euro 2016 in paris. theini can still count on support of the french federation. that platiniointed cannot attend the draw tomorrow. bedeserved so much to present for the euro 2016 draw. i'm very upset. it's a big shame. reporter: platini would attend a hearing. ua football should soon know whether he is allowed to run for the top job in the world of football. >> now, the people of new zealand could soon have a new flag. the current one features's the

jack in the corner, but the has been given the chance to express their views in two rounds of nationwide voting. reporter: one step closer to a new national flag and who better to pitch the designs than the themselves? the government of new zealand has run a nationwide search, allowing anyone with internet access to submit their ideas, which probably explains some of these weird and wonderful creations. more than 10,000 submissions to 40, until down a finalist was chosen on friday. very modern. and it represents our diverse culture and it representatives mardi culture and i think it is a very strong design. reporter: new zealand's current long been considered too similar to australia's. the capital, the general public didn't seem too bothered. >> i don't see what's wrong with one.ld everyone knows it.

and a lot of people fought and died for that flag. >> if we had to change the flag, time whereome at a there's something meaningful it, like if we become a republic. >> i do like it. it i necessarily don't think needs to be on a flag. i'd prefer to keep our own. fact, a poll in november showed that only 28% of the population wanted a new flag. but there's still time for them to change their minds. willond vote in march 2016 see the current flag go head to head with the winning design. >> we'll be keeping a close eye on that story. does new zealand get a new flag or not? now, let's get a recap of our top stories. french foreign minister calls on world governments to negotiationsses as continue at the c.o.p. 21 climate summit here in paris. voters across france prepare to vote in the second round of elections.

itnion polls are suggesting might not be a foregone conclusion for marine la pen and her front national. another setback. platini's hopes of running for fifa have just been dealt a fresh blow. time now for a check. all the top business news stories. good evening, marcus. the mystery continues. china's happened to warren buffet? >> we are talking about the chinese tycoon, guo guangchang. mostone of china's well-known entrepreneurs, also been spreading his wings abroad. year, his company, then, for instance, bought french travel, club med, for example. investors in his empire were spooked on reports that he'd missing.ne

but fosun international now says that he's assisting chinese authorities with an investigation. in a bid to calm investors, as said the firm 48-year-old will be able to stay part in major corporate decisions. shares were suspended earlier in hong kong on reports that the simply lost contact with its chairman. this sparked speculation that guo may be the latest businessman to become implicated in chinese's anti-corruption story to keep an eye on in other words, tom. now. look elsewhere oil prices have continued their slide. $35 a barrel for the first time since 2009 during session. and this one dropped nearly 5% on friday. we're going to take a look now implications of this price slide. we're heading to canada, the of alberta. it's now settling into a new reality.

reporter: these billowing clouds smoke used to be a symbol of prosperity. but they could be the last inath of an industry decline. a quarter of alberta's wealth comes from the exploitation of extract crude oil. but the industrial town has been the backlash of the global drop in oil prices. this transportation business has suffered. they've been forced to fire all but one of five employees. people sit back and they're not spending their money like they were. they're not expanding. so... reporter: freezing temperatures and relative isolation means fort mcmurray was always a transit point for workers in the oil industry. past year, the town has lost many of its residents. refuse toare some who leave. a former truck driver is now maked to work odd jobs to a living.

>> two years ago, you could pick wanted.you now, you take what you can get. some are but where rueing the end of an era, others to transform an obsolete economic model. renewable invest in energy industries, we actually create more jobs than when you amount of same dollars in the oil and glass sector. benefits, economic benefits from a move and the climate is demanding we get fast as we can. reporter: a message that didn't fall on deaf ears. canadian minister pledged to invest heavily in green technology. fort mcmurray may now need to to survive.er >> let's take a look at the markets. energy shares are leading a on wall streeter this friday on those falling oil prices. the chemicalin sector hasn't been able to lift

sentiment. investors are also positioning themselves ahead of a federal reserve meeting next week, when expected that the fed will start hiking interest rates for in years time essentially. in europe earlier, the main indices also lost ground in london, falling to a 10-week low. investors dumped shares related to south africa following a reshuffle in the country's broughtnt, which has question marks regarding the outlook for the south african economy. 2.5%.in ones s, down other corporate news we're watching, the two american firm, dow and dupont, have agreed to merge. the combined market value of the is $130 billion. the new firm will be owned current dow and dupont shareholders. scrutiny,aced top

since the businesses of these two companies are largely overlapping. that will limit the influence of the government over the french car maker. says the deal caps the voting rights of the state to18% when it comes nonstrategic issues. it's meant to end the power struggle that threatened the with japanese car maker nissan. the standoff started when france ownership back in april, which sparked fears of government interference at nissan. and britain's planned referendum its e-membership could create economic uncertainty. as le gal sayse its unclear what kind of haveionship britain would with europe. at the same time, they praised that the u.k. economy

has bounced back from financial crisis. second round of the regional elections will take place in france on sunday. owners are among those who will keep a close eye on the results. looking at whether the national will make inroads. a recent poll suggests that third sympathize with the far right party. front is a national back for business -- bad for business. that's mark's opinion. his temping agency employees 300 inple and is headquartered southeastern france, where the far right party could win regional control. it trains 60says people a year with financial help from the region. but the national front has reviewingit will be training budgets without going into details. front policy on training could put certain parts of my business in jeopardy, i believe. >> how? >> already by reducing the budget allocated to training and to anothere money

sector. i don't know exactly what they would do, but i'm wondering what that could be. reporter: mark won't be voting for the national front this sunday. still, an october poll showed close to one in five business toward the leaning far right party, especially those that employ nine people orless. among its economic policies, the national front wants to leave return to the frank. it also wants to raise low-income by 200 euros, bring the retirement age back down to prioritize local companies for public work contract. an economic program, france's business lobby calls irresponsible and many economists label retro grade. the national front attracted more voters than any other party, a score to watch for in the second round. >> okay. the second round of the regional elections, definitely want to watch over the weekend. it will be interesting, when in.e figures come

>> indeed. it's interesting looking at the latest opinion polls, just appear thoseld regions that seemed so much in the grasp, in the second round, all. not materialize at >> the forces, if you will, they've been gathering pace in days, at least you get a sense of that. >> indeed. i'll be talking to a guest of during the course of the next half hour. we'll be following those elections. stay with us. a couple of in minutes with the top stories here. 88aúaúaúa0úakc>c>c>ws

12/11/15 12/11/15 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from the u.n. climate change summit in paris, france, this is democracy now! >> these negotiations are in a crisis. the last version of the text we have is really, really bad and the united states is the blocker. amy: the u.n. climate summit has been extended, and civil society groups are calling the latest draft agreement a massive disappointment. we'll have a roundtable on cop21 with chee yoke ling of malaysia,