>> hello and welcome back to "france 24." your headlines at 9:00 p.m. paris time. the gun lobby may be holding congress host taj, but it can't hold america hostage. those were the words for barack obama as he made a case for greater gun control in the united states. three days and 17 people killed. the first memorial ceremonies have taken place for the charlie hebdo attack in paris a year ago this week. and cueto has become the latest country to weigh in on saudi

arabia's side in its row with iran. it is seen as possibly threatening middle east stability. >> well, a visibly emotional barack obama has unveiled his plans to tighten gun laws in the united states. the u.s. president evoking the memory of child victims of gun violence as he outlined measures earlier including expanding background checks on people trying to by firearms. according to opinion polls, the vast majority support the general idea but they are more divided on other aspects of gun control. take a listen to what barack obama had to say. >> every time i think about those kids, it gets me mad. and by the way, it happens on

the streets of chicago every day. anybody in the business of selling firearms must get a license and conduct background checks or be subject to criminal prosecution. it doesn't matter whether you are doing it over the interpret or at a gun show. it is not where you do it, but what you do. we are also expanding background checks to cover violent criminals who try to buy some of the most dangerous firearms by hiding behind trusts and corporations. >> this comes a matter of months before americans vote for their next president. candidates from the republican party have lined up to slam obama's plans. philip has more from washington, d.c. >> a lot of what he has announced will actually happen. these are executive actions, which can be overturned by the next president who might come into the white house in january of 2017.

if this is a republican, this person can certainly turn back all of what was announced today. but the likes of hillary clinton, the democratic fronts runner will not. these are not laws that have been passed. executive actions means this is a bypassing of congress. what the president is saying is these background checks will have to be implemented. it is basically a reminder to gun sellers that they will have to perform these background checks. now this doesn't mean that republicans won't be talking about executive overreach because this is a president, when he hasn't been able to get things through a republican controlled congress has had to go back to executive orders and actions to get those things done that he truly believes in. what you can be sure of now is that this will be a big subject matter on the campaign trail in 2016. we only have to listen to what

the current front runner on the republican side has to say. that is donald trump. he says that soon americans ill no longer have access to guns altogether. that is the kind of fear that has been developing and will develop further after the statement you saw and heard. gun sales always spike after an announcement from the white house that they want to get stricter gun control laws passed, and every time there is a shooting, gun sales also spike because people might be afraid that their fsns might be taken away. that is something that president obama had to remind people of today, saying he does not want to take people's guns away. that won't change the beliefs of those in the united states who are afraid of what this white house might be capable of. >> to put this into context, 2015 was a particularly bloody year in the united states in terms of gun violence. a non-partisan search group has

shown the number of instances reached the tens of thousands and that there were hundreds of mass shootings. ere is more. ♪ mazing grace >> when barack obama sang in charleston, south carolina, he brought mourners to their feet. days earlier a white supremacist killed nine black people at their church, and he used the memorial to call for tougher laws. >> for too longs we have been blind to the unique mayhem that -- violence inconflicts inflicts. last year there were over 50,000 incidents of gun violence in the u.s., resulting in more than 13,000 deaths.

there were 330 mass shootings, at least defined of four people shot. there were was a shootout in waco texas between rival motorcycle gangs. nine people killed and 18 injured. another tragedy in a movie theater in lafayette, louisiana, where a man killed two people and injured nine others. in october, a gunman killed eight students in oregon. later that day, a visibly frustrated obama spoke to the nation. >> somehow this has become routine. he reporting is routine. my response here at this podium ends up being routine. >> but the year was not over yet, and it would finish with a new threat. the mass shooting in intern, california, was the deadliest

in the u.s. since 2012. authorities say the husband and wife shooters who were killed at the scene were radicalized over several years. in total, 21 people were injured and 14 were killed. >> back here in france, a week of commemorations have now got under way for the victims of the so-called charlie hebdo attacks in paris last january. 17 people were killed at various sites around the capital in three days of violence. here is our report. reporter: a quiet ceremony outside the former offices of charlie hebdo. victims' families asked that journalists be kept at a distance. together, french president francois hollande and the paris ayor unveiled a plaque honoring the people killed by islamic militants last january.

though one name was misspelled, authorities say a new plaque should be ready in 48 hours. for many, it was a painful but important day. >> it is very emotional. i was shaken by what happened last year. i had to come here today. >> commemorations followed nearby where hollande met the mother and brother. it was here that the police officer was murdered in cold blood. he fired at the militants' carring but was outmatched. the brothers calmly left the vehicle and executed him on this seahawk. >> i think it is very important for us to pay homage to the security forces which protect us every day. >> the third and final spot of the day was at a corchiani sher supermarket. kosher dent -- at a

supermarket. this time the plaque honored the four victims of the anti-semitic attack. far from the press, hollande listened to survivors tell their stories. they embrace. >> there are nightmares, but i still try to have a normal life and try to move on because you cannot live in fear. reporter: this saturday, felippe will be honored with a plaque. >> the french interior minister's role has been forced today to defend his handling of national security. france is still under a state of emergency currently. it was imposed in the wake of the november attacks that left 130 people dead. take a listen to "france 24" as

he spoke earlier. >> we have since 2013 dismantled 18 recruitment networks located all-around the country. since 2013 we have also arrested 11 groups who were planning to carry out attacks. and since last spring, six attacks have been thwarted. >> one member of the u.s. armed forces has been killed in afghanistan this tuesday. another two americans and an as-yet unknown number of afghans were also injured in the same incident. the casualties came in the outhern province of helmond. updates say the victims would only train, advise and assist missions with forces when they come under fire. he added there may still be americans on the ground engaging the enemy in support of afghan forces.

check points near an oil port in libya have come under a second day of attack from the islamic state group. this according to a libyan security spokesman. he added that an oil storage tank has always been set on fire. the militants have killed nine security guards and wounded more than 41 since monday. our expert has more on how the islamic state organization's members in libya are linked to the main group in iraq. >> we know that the links are very strong. know that islamic state has issues on libya since 2013. we know that many libyan fighters were in the ranks of islamic state before it became the islamic state in its most recent version if i may say so, joined the fight in syria since 2012. there is also an historical

level about all this. we know that libyans are very involved in jaut for decades. very prominent libyan leaders are prominent in al qaeda. the americans are looking for many libyan fighters and religious permanents all over the planet. so it is normal in a way to see that islamic tear tone wants to take over a territory rich in oil and with a history of jihad in libya. >> the bobies of at least three children have been fouled washed up on the turkish coat, victims of the latest my grant boat sinking. 34 people have been found dead today. here is our report. reporter: it is a grim sight. a number of bodies were washed up on the turkish coast, some near an resort.

>> we heard that a boat sank and hit the rocks. i guess these people died when trying to swim ashore. woe came here to help as citizens. >> both of the cab sized botas were carrying migrants trying to reach a greek island. among the victims were children. rescuers served the area hours after the accident. the u.n. said 2015 was the deadliest year on record for my grants crossing the mediterranean. 3,771 people lost their lives last year, up from the 3,279 if 2014. the figure accounts for 70% of overall my deprapt deaths last year. most of the people making these dangerous journeys are fleeing iraq. syria and

>> my grants and refugees continue to enter greece at the rate of over 2,500 a day from turkey. we see the flows are continuing through the winter and obviously the fatalities are continuing as well. >> the i.o.n. says more than one million my grants arrived last year in search of a better life. >> in the middle east, cueto has become the latest country to join in on saudi arabia's with n its diplomatic row iran. bahrain and others have cut their ties. at the say it is a show of ray emery fter the was attacked over the weekend. these tensions are throwing light on the difficulties faced

by the minority shia community in sunni ruled saudi arabia. they accuse them of institutionalized sectarianism. here is more. >> pictures of demonstrations on sunday in eastern saudi arabia. there has been tension in the region on over the years. saudi arabia's eastern province is home to most of the country's minority shia. they account for 10% to 15% of the population of nearly 29 million. they say the execution of the shia cleric is partly aimed at fueling sectarian tension within the country. >> it was a message primarily for the shia in saudi arabia. all saudi oil is in the eastern province, and 80% of the population in that area is specifically shia. the saudis have a tendency to

consider the shia a fifth column. he was a harsh-speaking clergy member. >> he had called for the eastern province to is he seed. protests in r in 2011 and 2012. houfered, they rarely use -- however, rarely use the death penalty. they say the execution is a provocation. supporters of saudi arabia say he was a threat to security. >> i have seen some of his is your months. at the very leastest a firebrand and a polarizing figure. there were shia saudis who supportive of his tactics. >> the decision is part of a more aggressive stance in the region on in the past year. the goal is to counter iranian

influence. caught in the middle is saudi arabia's own shia minority. >> something different now. a new year's tradition from japan. the first blue fin tuna sale of the year. it has been an annual event at the market for 80 years, but it may not keep going many more if environmental campaigners have their way. reporter: browsing through the specimens on sale, bidders here at the fish market in tokyo get ready to welcome in 2016. they are about to take part in an important japanese tradition, the auction of the first blue fin tuna fish of the year, an endangered species caught off the northern coast. seen as an auspicious start for e new year, the fish sells way over its value. this year's catch hit over 200

kilograms on the scales. it goes to a pop layer restaurant chain for 108,000 euros. it is this man's fifth consecutive year winning the auction. however, next year the tradition is set to become a new kettle of fish. the market has stood here for eight decades, but will soon move to a new modernized site. >> in recent years, the economic situation around the market has been tough, backup we have been grateful to the fish market for the past 80 years. we are looking ahead to a bright future. >> it is unclear for how long the future will include the famous blue fin tuna auction. japan is being called for a trade ban on the species. japan consumes about 80% of all blue fin tuna caught worldwide, and the growing popularity of

sushi around the world has increased demand. populations have now been decimated to just 4% of unfished levels. >> let's give you a reminder of our top stores here on "france 24." an emotional barack obama has made his case for greater begun control in the united states. three days and 17 people killed. the first memorial ceremonies have taken place for victims of the charlie hebdo attacks. and cueto has become the latest country to weigh in on saudi arabia's side in the diplomatic row with iran, seen as threatening wider middle east stability. >> business now with marcus coulson. >> hello. >> you are going to start us off with china with the worrying market jitters. >> the stock market year in

china started on a sour note, with a 7% fall on the shanghai come posit. those worries spread across the world on monday. we saw a disablization of chinese markets on tups. markets calmed down as chinese authorities stepped in to soothe nerves. the people's bank of china injected as much as $20 billion. will it be enough? here is more. reporter: china in the eye of the storm. attempt to reasure investors, beijing pulled the trigger on several measures aiming to halt the wave of panic selling that had stocks tumbling 7% on monday. chief of these is the country's innext of $20 billion. and there were signs it was selling dollars to prop up its

currency. institutions resumed buying shares on tuesday, an intervention that has partially succeeded in quelling the panic. >> we are seeing the chinese market have calmed down. >> there are still fears, however, that the imminent expiration of a share sale ban could put the markets back in turmoil. the measure which prevented investors holding over 5% stock in a company from selling their shares was set to expire on friday. yet security regulators say it could be extended over that deadline. the ruling party has been encouraging widespread stock ownership among small investors. it must now walk a fine line between liberalizing its

markets and keeping them under control. >> shares in volkswagen dropped 5.5% on tuesday. the slide followed the news that the company is facing a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit in the united states. the u.s. government wants v.w. to pay up for rigging diesel engines to cheat on emission tests. nd this scandal broke four months ago, and the fine could be as high as $the 0 billion. analysts say it is unlikely american officials will press the issue that far. >> one agency reported a fine of $90 billion u.s., which of course is complete nonsense. it would mean that 80,000 euro would have to be paid for each car, which is almost the price for two new golf cars. >> we will look at the wider

market on the back of that. we have seen shares heading in and out of positive territory in the last couple of hours. the s&p 500 s&p 500 -- the s&p 500 above the flat line, whereas the nasdaq and the dow jones are in telling itf territory. the nasdaq and dow jones weighed down by apple shares, this on reports that apple may cut back on production of its latest i-phone model. at the same time we got through some pretty upbeat figures when it comes to the u.s. car markets. we are going to take a closer look at that in a moment. first let's talk you through the european close. we saw a positive close on this atlantic. the ftse 100 in london peers on ed its monday. let's talk you through some other stories that we are

watching for you. in 2015 was a record year for the auto industry in the united states. car makers sold nearly 17.5 million vehicles last year. that tops the previous record of 17.35 million vehicles sold. that record was set back in 2000. the market was fueled by low financing. easy and they forecast another record year in 2016. french telecom company orange said it is in talks to by a smaller telecom. reports say that a potential bouygues at 10 billion euros. unemployment in germany dropped

more than expected in december. they expected jobless numbers to drop by 7,000, but they got 14,000 instead. the jobless total remains at 6.3%, the lowest total since 1990. is expected icture to improve further in 2016 in germany. this year's edition of the consumer electronics show is opening its doors in las vegas this week. it belies warnings of a gloomy outlook. stall g is expected to by around $19 billion this year. here are some orange concepts. what ting to grips with

is being forecast as a challenging year. they are facing an uphill struggle in 2016. the consumer technology association says a slow-down in china and the strong u.s. dollar will limit average consumer spending. it is forecasting a drop from $99 billion last year to $950 billion. that hasn't stopped some companies going all-out. they have a vehicle that has 900 horsepower. >> apple didn't just redefine the phone. it transformed the way that we communicate, organize and enjoy our lives. faraday s what we at future are looking to do. have more modest targets. many start-ups use the exhibition to showcase their

talents and products to bring investors on board. it features everything from drones to artifically intel jepsen jurelry. >> robotic drones, and driverless cars. virtual reality. this year it is all real. >> while traditional electronics such as phones and awúwóóóóól accounts for half of

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