>> attack in tel aviv. police looking for a good man who killed two people -- gunman who killed two people. a deadly blast rips through a kabul neighborhood. controversy in germany, where editors are being allowed to kampf" for the first time since hitler's death. we start in the united states, where barack obama has been

giving an address to the nation this new year's day. makeresident vowing to 2016 the year that america steps up and control in the wake of a series of massacres. we know webama: cannot stop every act of violence but what if we try to stop even one? what if congress did something, anything, to protect our kids from gun violence? myew months ago i directed team at the white house to look at any new action i could take help reduce gun violence. on monday i will meet with our attorney general, limited lynch, to discuss our options, because i get too many letters from parents and teachers and kids to sit around and do nothing. afghanistan next, where the taliban claims responsibility for an explosion that killed two people and wounded a dozen more in trouble. happened at a

restaurant popular with westerners. engulfed instaurant flames and security forces surrounding the area. the explosion rocked this central residential district of abul new year's day, targeting a french restaurant owned by local officials that is popular with diplomats, ex-pats, an afghan authorities. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was targeting foreigners. >> it was a big explosion. i've been told all the windows were shattered and the house is damaged. i think the target was one of the guest houses belonging to foreigners. reporter: the neighborhood has seen similar acts in the past. 21 people were killed in a andnese restaurant in 2014, the taliban suicide bomber and gun man opened fire there. the latest blast is the latest in a series of taliban attacks in recent weeks, coinciding with international efforts to revive peace negotiations. group, which has an internal

struggle, has refused to take part in talks. chris: barack obama is promising to make 2016 the year that america brings in stricter gun control in the wake of a series of massacres. for that, we talked to our washington correspondent. how does the president planned to achieve what he has long said he wants, bringing in stricter gun control? reporter: well, after one of numerous mass shootings last year, namely the one that took place in oregon on a community college last october, the president instructed some of his team at the white house to look closely at legislation in order to determine where he could bring about change and basically enact executive actions that would see very fundamental changes being signed into law, changes that most americans agree on, according to the latest survey, between 80 to 90% of americans, for instance, one

systematic verification, background checks, to be applied to whomever wants to buy a gun, firearm, in the united states. that is not the case today. there are still loopholes -- the loophole, for instance, or the internet, where you don't necessarily go through a background check. the president wants to bring about three's own executive action that kind of legislation and that is basically what he mentioned in the very first weekly address he gave in 2016, calling on americans to be immobilized on this issue because he knows he will need their help in the face of the for instance, pretty tough resistance in congress. chris: barack obama not president for much longer but still keen to leave his mark on a number of issues. gallagher: exactly. gun control one of those issues at the top of his agenda, but not the only one. he is going to be looking at

trying to get an important agreement,anspacific for instance, passed through congress, that would see trade ease between the u.s. and asian partners. e will be working on the number of other issues -- campaign promises from one of the first ones he ever made, closing guantánamo. he wants to see if there is some kind of executive action he could take in order to make that happen. there is going to be tough opposition from congress, but he thinks, for instance, that he can mention the economic and financial arguments that call for closing the facility, which cost american taxpayers a lot of a yearly basis. that is not the only issue he wants to work on. he wants to see judiciary reforms enacted in order to get people, especially those who committed nonviolent crimes come

out of completely overloaded jails. those are just some of the issues that he wants to keep working on. the last one, very important one to him, is to work on getting democrats to replace him in the white house. we are probably going to see barack obama on the campaign trail sometime soon. chris: thanks so much, gallagher. to israel next, where two people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at a bar in tel aviv. police have not yet established a motive behind the shooting, which took place at a popular venue in the city center. for more i are joined by our correspondent. thanks for joining us. tell us about what happened. the incident took place in a very central area of tel aviv, full of cafés and restaurants. particularly is the time of the week, when large crowds gathered on friday afternoon just before the holiday kicks in. footage of the incident from the

security camera shows the assailants using a semiautomatic rifle, randomly targeting crowds that happened to be in the area. israelisllys -- 2 died of severance, where others are injured. police that the area under lockdown as the manhunt operation was under way. special forces were deployed in the area. and even helicopters have been throughout this search, and now some 90 hours into this operation, the rifle used in the attack was found. assailant himself is still at large. the police is working on the something that he might have received some way to escape outside tel aviv. you can imagine the absolute panic this triggers among people in the area. chris: more details about the assailant? ediz: very interesting details

can actually come emerged about the assailant over the last few hours. police identified a 28-year-old israeli arab resident of the northern town as the suspect. this came after the suspect's father himself a police volunteer recognized the suspect from media reports, and after learning his weapon was gone, he contacted the authorities and -- details ofthat the suspect, including his income are still under a court gag order. an israeli arab lawyer who spoke earlier today said that he previously represented the suspect in a case where he was posing as an israeli soldier. his lawyer describes them as mentally unstable rather than politically militant, and says he has been receiving treatment for some time. but israeli security officials are increasingly convinced that

the shooting was motivated by nationalist sentiment, and they keep in mind that the particular has seene he is from several cases of the local youth leaving the country to join isis in recent months. israeli analysts are making the case of the threat of radical ideologies related to the islamic state funding round , butn israeli territory for more concrete and detailed information about the incident itself and the assailant's background, the israeli police is said to put out a press release soon. chris: thanks for joining us. here in france, police say they have established the motive and psychiatric state for a man who drove his car into a group of troops protecting a mosque in the southern city. the soldier and an elderly bystander as well as the driver of the vehicle were wounded after the troops opened fire. the country remains in a state

of emergency in the wake of the attacks that killed 130 people in paris in november could troops are stationed outside places of worship and other sensitive locations. the ivory coast president says he is reduced the sentences of 20,000 prisoners. some 3000 people died over a disputed call that eventually saw the president unseat lauren bango. overrmany now and a row atul hitler'-- atul hitler's "mein kampf." any editor can publish the text. one of the most controversial texts of the 20th century come hitler's "mein kampf," is back in the public

domain. it is not been republished in seven decades since hitler's death on april 30, 1945. with the copyright period now expired, plans for annotated blueprints have reopened old wounds. >> i find it really, really awful. i have no words. i never thought such a thing would come back, and inhumane book. reporter: many scholars argue that reprints of the 800-page document will serve to deconstruct hitler's text. bavaria plans to publish a special edition with 2000 pages of notes written by critics and historians. >> you can find it on the internet and there are more and more translations. arenone of these editions company by x donations this is the task that we undertake -- accompanied by explanations and this is the task we undertake . reporter: in france, similar

publication with many in multiple images. while "mein kampf" can easily be found with two clicks on the internet, there are fears that the reassuring could renew the anti-semitic message. chris: the indian capital of new delhi is launching a bid to reduce record high air pollution. it is a radical measure to limit the number of cars on the streets over the next two weeks. the indian capital of new delhi has assured in -- ushered in the new year with government intervention aimed at controlling air pollution and addressing the mounting health concerns. today is january 1, and therefore, only cars that and -- with life and in and on number are allowed to drive in the city. collate cars with plates that ended me even number will be allowed. they're an estimated 8.5 million

cars in new delhi, 1400 are added to that number each day. at least 1.5 million cars off the road for the next 15 days. now, some critics have warned that the move will be unenforceable in a city where people are routinely flouting traffic regulations. according to media reports here, many residents have already the unique negotiation where people often try to skirt regulations. in this case, by buying a second car. no one is quite sure what happens on the city streets. will it be confusion or will the policy be enforced without any hiccups? but everyone is unanimous that dehli needs to be made visible once again. chris: finally, as you have no doubt noticed, it is new year's day, and people around the globe

seeing 2016 in a friday of ways to jumping into icy waters appears to be popular in europe. these are images from slovenia, where revelers celebrated the dip. hello, and welcome to "people and profit." i'm markus karlsson. slow growth, rising government

debt, and record numbers of jobseekers have overshadowed france's economic performance, and the question has been asked whether the country is the eurozone's weakest link. we are talking about what 2016 may have in store for france and its economy. my guess of the cofounder and chief marketing officer at an cofounder ofr, the a french startup and online restaurant delivering gourmet meals to clients in paris and last, but certainly not least, a reporter from the news agency bloomberg. i want to start talking about growth and the lack of growth and what it actually means. the french economy is expected to grow by just over 1% in 2015. what does that mean practically, and how will each of you characterize the state of the french economy? >> when you are a startup like us, your growth is a little bit de-correlated from the global economy.

in 2016 we expect more than 100% growth. it is true that if the france growth was better, we would have more growth in our startup but it is true that when you are starting with very little, you can grow much more. the fact that the french economy is not growing very well is, of course, not an asset for us, but we are trying very hard to innovate and go against this lack of growth. markus: what do you say? >> i totally agree. the key to growth is innovation. different sectors, different growth. economy hasng massive growth. wouldn't really be able to speak for the rest of the economy, but on my particular sector, we have been doing really, really good growth. markus: gregory, let's turn to you. from a macro perspective, how is the french economy doing? gregory: given where we have been, not so bad. the fact that we've had two years in a row of growth is positive.

chris: 1% is not a lot. and given the environment, we should doing much better. we have gas, which is very cheap, extremely low interest rates, quantitative easing by the european central bank. economically, that is dic the steroids, of taking harrowing, and speed at the same time. given the past from it is doing ok. markus: you have your finger on the pulse of the persian economy. parisian economy. the paris attacks in november could take a dent out of french growth. have you seen any effect after the paris attacks? francois: we are pretty young startup and my numbers were not completely reflect the french economy. we have not seen any difference at all after the paris attacks.

our numbers haven't changed at all. we have been keeping the same growth. this hasn't changed anything for us. markus: gregory -- sorry, i interrupted you. pauline: we saw a huge difference the week after the events. we are in the midst of christmas for a jewelry store. it is huge and a drop was like 200% in sales. . huge drop after what happened people started buying a little bit later. he postponed the christmas gifts, but we did see a huge difference. gregory: the events rarely have much effect on the economy. whenever there is a terrorist incident you have people jumping up and down. as pauline points out, just postpones spending from one week to the next. markus: why would you say that france's underperforming its peers? go back to the macro picture. germany is growing at a faster pace than france. gregory: everyone says the same

thing. it is a by now thing to say, but it is true that there are structural impediment in france. countries that gone faster than france has in terms of loosening labor markets and bureaucracies and other opponents to growth. at the french haven't done anything, but others i've done it earlier and faster. they are in a better position to talk about at the coming new level with this means. but it is no secret that france is a stickier economy. and being of the euro crisis -- at the beginning of the euro crisis france felt less than other countries. they protected france could now it is holding it back. markus: the government has been trying to do something. we have a macro love that was an attempt by the economy mystery to this ministry to liberalize the economy--is the government heading in the right direction?

francois: i am pinning all my hopes -- markus: we are expecting in 2016 and overhaul of french labor laws. francois: i don't know how long it is going to take to come into action. the labor code is just massive. is thet needs -- there collaborative economy that has arrived in france, and it is getting really hard, and we need to stop considering the collaborative economy as the black market economy. markus: for instance, airbnb. francois: more about airbnb, the fact anyone can sell any thing they have to other people. or -- this is a reality that is coming to us and a lot of people think this is a black market economy from something we should fight,

because it is not regulated by the state. i think it will be the right direction. the idea is not to completely then this economy but regulate it in a smart way by creating a statute for people who are selling things or services on those platforms, completely blocking them from doing something. markus: francois hollande has staked his presidency on reversing the course of the french economy. thed you say that he and french government are doing something wrong or are they just victims of circumstance, to some extent? pauline: there is a lot to do and huge and profound reform that has to be made in france. germany has been through it. and france is basically the last country that doesn't change its labor. gregory was talking about labor laws and it is true that as a young entrepreneur, we don't know anything at first in terms

of labor laws and the code and everything and it is very difficult to learn. it is very difficult to get things right with your employees. and it is unclear, a real impediment to hiring people. i really believe it is going a good way but there is more to be done. markus: gregory, what do you say? you were talking about stickiness and the french economy. a lot of people think there is stickiness politically when it comes to, for instance, taking reforms to the end. gregory: we have an election in 2017 and that doesn't bode well for two radical and overhaul of the labor code in 2016, just because of how controversial it is. there is a tendency in french government of doing only half measures in labor reform. for instance, you would have loved to have gotten rid of the 35 hours we didn't have the political capital or courage to do it so he made complicated

tweaks on the margins of it. i fear that rather than the labor code -- starting over and rethinking it -- i fear they will take a little out there and added it here and it will be positive but -- markus: on the margins. what do you say about 2016? do you think 2016 will be the year when growth takes off -- gregory: doesn't look like it is going to take off but we are on a decent rhythm of a percent and a half but that is not very much and given all the structural impediment to hiring in france, it is not enough to create jobs. in more liberal economies, 1.5% is enough to create jobs. in france it isn't. markus: what is your prospect for 2016? francois: i'm actually very optimistic about 2016 because my business school, there used to be about 10% of the trading

company's and now the number went up to 25%. people are creating companies in increasingly fast manner. it is really amazing how many people launch businesses in france and i think is going to continue going up. i think people are shying to understand that france is a great country to start a business. there is a lot of help from the states and there is a lot of incubators. i think this is the best place to start a business in europe. france has entrepreneurs, no question could they liberalized the inner-city and within a week you had company suspending up all over the place offering bus services across france and people were quick to catch onto the mobile reservation systems for the buses. france has that talent, no question. markus: are we in a climate where we can harvest something from that? pauline: france has been for a

very long time for great country to create a company. but developing your company and making it grow from -- with 100 people, that is a huge problem in france and huge issue and we are living it right now with 20 people and it is working out pretty well for us but even with our good circumstances and good numbers, that is still very difficult because everything is complicated. i am short of the country has this issue. gregory: france in particular. i once did a story on the fact that france has something like 10 times more companies with 49 50,le than it -- because at although whole bunch of new obligations jump in -- again, you have the threshold at 10, 50, 200, i believe. it is an incentive not to grow. markus: what are your tips for startups? wanted to ask you that

question at the end. pauline: well, keeping faith. even if you have hardships, it is a wonderful country to live in. for instance, we are jewelry company and we have a lot of savoir faire. it is not easy when you are in e-commerce company because e-commerce never stops and it is not compatible but you have to keep the faith and believe in your product and just do it and do it again until it works out. markus: is that the recipe for success? .rancois: i pretty much agree go fast, very fast. people think that starting a comedy takes months, years. it takes a week. you should be able to launch a business in a week. we created a google forum and took a picture with our iphones of what we were going to sell and it took seven days to launch the business. you should be able to start very fast. if it fails, go to the next startup. if it works, good. markus: on that rather upbeat

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