catherine: you are watching "live from paris." shot dead as he tried to attack police with a meat cleaver -- the incident is being treated as terrorism. it comes in year today after 12 people were shot dead inside the offices of charlie hebdo magazine. hollande paid tribute to the three police officers who died in last january's attacks. security forces are still on high alert just a few months after gun and bomb attacks in the french capital left 130 people dead.

and, new violence shakes libya -- the country's worst bombing since the fall of gadhafi has killed at least 47 people. an attack on a check swing has reportedly left four dead, including a child. parisians are once again on guard this thursday after a man was shot dead as he tried to attack officers at a city police station with a meat cleaver. nobody else was hurt, but the incident is taking on extra significance as today is the first anniversary of the deadly attack at the charlie hebdo magazine. reporter: a photograph of the assailant, his body lifeless on the ground. just moments earlier, around

noon on thursday, this man tried to force his way into a police station in northern paris, wielding a meat cleaver and shouting "god is great" an arabic. responded with multiple shots and killed him immediately. >> they display in immense amount of courage, which accounts for their commitment as testimony to protect the french people. reporter: according to sources close to the investigation, the police matched the man's fingerprints to a 2013 case in which he was convicted for theft. he was born in morocco in 1995. the police robot approached the man's body to check whether or not he was wearing explosives. wires were seen coming out of his jacket. police later confirmed the pouch he was wearing was indeed fake.

the young man is thought to have pledged allegiance to the islamic state group, but he may just have been unstable. a papere suicide vest, vowing allegiance in his pocket. all are signs that the individual must be part of an organized group, but they could also be signs of mental illness. opened a the police terrorist investigation into the attack after they found on the man's body a mobile phone and a piece of paper claiming responsibility in arabic, as an image of the islamic state group flag. this came just a short time after the french president had attended a service commemorating the victims of january's attacks. francois hollande thanked police, soldiers, and emergency services for their work. their job is far from over with france under a state of emergency. is seengoes on, more

about the homegrown threat of terrorism in france. kate moody has been taking a closer look. kate: a country plunged into morning -- mourning. the perpetrators of the charlie hebdo attacks were not unknown to the authorities. suspects like these often leave a long trail of evidence that charts their radicalization. nothese terrorists are spontaneously generated. you can trace the years of hard work to generate -- to radicalize them. in 2015, bution they were noticed in 2004 and 2005 as people who could be open to the idea of suicide attacks. reporter: one of the first french terror cells was identified and broken up more than a decade ago. a group of men led by a self-styled preacher who met in

a park in paris to exercise, pray, and plan attacks against american troops in iraq. among them was a young man whose involvement put him on police radar. others emerged as committed militants. a similar group was being cultivated in the french countryside, led by a radical imam. many of his followers are now known to be in syria. authorities also single out breeding grounds for potential terrorists, where low-level criminals can be potentially radicalized or form links. of them werewo arrested for separate crimes and on the third floor of the same prison. they could communicate through the windows or pass messages to each other. kate: a more sophisticated method of communication is also exploited -- the internet. an estimated 600 french nationals have been recruited by the islamic state online,

including some of the gunman who attacked paris -- the gunmen vembertacked paris on no 13. catherine: our media correspondent joins us for a look at how the anniversary of the massacre at charlie hebdo had orders is being marked -- charlie hebdo headquarters is being marked online. "i'm stilltag charlie"or "i'm always has been a trending topic for almost the entire day. the culture minister, tweeted wordsit, and the included an image of all 12 of the people who lost their lives on this day exactly one year ago in that attack on the charlie hebdo headquarters.

some new cartoons surfacing, including this one, one of my favorites. ndefeated by -- "u mindless terrorism. keep on drawing." there is something called a memory wall, which they are inviting people -- they are inviting people to post their own images they have created. they are quite beautiful, some of them. it is well worth a look. there are pages and pages of things that people have created. really artistic works, living up to the ideas and ideals of charlie hebdo. elsewhere, "the independent" newspaper takes a look back at how the world reaction cartoons -- at the world reaction cartoons a year ago. there were some iconic images we all remember.

some of my favorites include this one. "he drew first." for freene, "i'm all speech unless i find it personally offensive." this one does not need further explanation. catherine: a lot of tributes to all of the victims that day, a great many of them cartoonists. reporter: absolutely. and some of them were real household names. it is important to explain to some of those people who do not live or grow up in france that this is one of the old drawings, particularly apt today, with the role of god or religion involved, as they say, in those attacks. "god does not exist," says the cartoon. you have various extremists brandishing weapons. one of them appears to be a bishop or a pope. that the kind of thing that they used to do.

if you grew up in the 1970's or 1980's, you spent saturday mornings watching him draw live. he was a real part of people's lives. another one in the same old -- asked hiszine" daughter to write a letter to her father, and the words are rather lovely and moving. she talks about the fact that she wants a sign that he is still there, but she does not get one. she says everyone else imagines you romping around, laughing with naked girls up in the clouds. i know that you have asked for a pen and you are drawing my mother so she is with you, too. the drawing that goes with that -- the writing says, "dad, what kind of clout is that? is it a cumulus?" he says, no it is a --

he was known for his risqué drawings. he liked to showcase the female form. when the plaque was unveiled, they had misspelled his name. somebody on twitter has created this image. hope you are not too shocked by it. erroneous y has been turned into a woman. catherine: thank you very much for bringing us those thoughts and images. middle affair -- current affairs in the middle east. they say they've been living on leaves and grass and are now battling snowstorms. now there is a lifeline in three down -- counts under siege in syria. the serbian government has given permission to the u.n. -- the syrian government has given permission to the u.n. to resume aid. almost 42,000 people are at risk of dying in -- of starvation in

madaya. they asked to be given safe access. these recounts have been part of a deal that was reached between the government and their opponents, who agreed to end hostilities in exchange for humanitarian assistance in those areas. let's find out a bit more with a spokesperson for the international committee of the red cross in syria, currently joining us live from damascus. thanks for being with us. a lot of pictures that seemed so startling. residents of madaya have been shocking people around the world. how soon do you think it can reach these desperate people? pawel: the permission of the u.n. was given -- we just received that the international committee of the red cross received permission to deliver humanitarian aid to madaya.

now, we are discussing details, coordinating, negotiating with the parties on the ground. it will certainly not happen before sunday. aid delivery to syria is a very lengthy operation. it takes time. we are really hoping to be able to deliver in the following days, as this aid is very much needed. catherine: indeed. we know that snow is now following in this region. other than food, how much do you know about the needs that these people have? how well prepared are you and other agencies to meet these needs? time i managed to was in 2015.

we had a convoy of medical supplies. we also had u.n. trucks. at that time already, the needs were very overwhelming, not only in madaya, but also in the northern towns. we have been receiving reports that pretty much everything was houses, from food, fuel, -- the winter is indeed very harsh. to the medicines. now it is time to bring more supplies to these places. very important, however, to remark that these three towns are only examples of what is going on in syria elsewhere. we are talking here about nearly half a million people that are currently living in the area under siege. million people are

living in areas that are extremely hard to reach for humanitarian. it is an example, and we must be allowed to bring the aid to all those places, in order to help all of the people wherever they are. catherine: indeed. that was going to be my next question -- how many people are in need? it has taken such a long time for the government to allow thats to these areas since deal was struck. how hopeful our unit forces on both ides of this conflict are going to -- how hopeful are you that forces on both sides of this conflict will allow access to the other people you mentioned? pawel: every single humanitarian operation requires close cooperation with all those involved in the fighting, in the combat in syria. in humanitarian operation those cabins are part of the wider political agreement between the parties -- in those

towns are part of the wider political agreement between the parties. agreementis no such here for other places. however, the example of these three places shows that the political settlement between the actors on the ground can be reached in order to bring relief to the civilian population. we welcome such agreements, and we really hope for more of them. catherine: thank you so much for speaking to us, pawel, spokesperson for the international committee of the red cross in syria, joining us from damascus. in libya, the worst bomb attack since the fall of gadhafi has killed at least 67 people today. the truck bomb exploded outside of the police training center in the city of zliten. for now, there has been no claim of responsibility there is a

--ort -- works on civility there has been no claim of responsibility. there is also a report of a bomb at a civilian checkpoint that killed who talk to people, including a child. >> the dead rushed -- laid out in a makeshift morgue after a truck bomb alex -- exploded outside of the police training center. >> more than 40 people have been brought to this hospital with a wide range of injuries, some of them life-threatening. reporter: local media reports the government has declared a state of emergency. so far, there has been no claim of responsibility, but the islamic state group has been trying to expand its influence in the country. >> it could be the islamic state, because that is their modus operandi. that's the way they function. they are the only ones, up to this point, that they are using suicide attacks in libya. the overthrow of

muammar gaddafi in 2011, libya has been plagued by instability. now, there are two tribal governments fighting to run the country, despite a recent u.n.-brokered agreement to create a unity cabinet. security experts say there are several thousand islamic state group fighters already in libya. on monday, they launched an attack on the oilfields. after two days of fighting, they were repelled by government forces, but not before several of the storage tanks went up in flames. the west fears the militants are looking to take over the oil fields. >> there is a real danger that if, in libya, they were able to gain control of oil purchasing facilities -- oil processing facilities, they would find a way to sell it, and that would generate money and allow them to even form a quiet by state -- a quasi-state. reporter: analysts say that islamic state group is beginning to make inroads on both sides of

the border in tunisia, as well as in neighboring chad. catherine: a state of emergency is in place in a suburb of los angeles as authorities try to end a two-month gas leak that has already forced thousands of people to evacuate. president of the porter ranch neighborhood have complained -- ranchnts of the porter neighborhood have complained of health ailments. the declared a state of emergency this wednesday. the ghastly has forced some 2000 families to relocate after many has forced some 200 families to relocate after 2000became sick -- some families to relocate after many

became sick. >> they said you need to get out of the gas. reporter: the leak was first reported on october 23. more greenhouse gas emissions than that produced by 300. he -- by 330,000 passenger vehicles in a year. >> we are learning it is not going away. this community is under constant assault. experts say it will be months before workers can stem the leak. the governor of california, jerry brown, has told the gas company to come up with backup plans. he has ordered emergency measures for other gas facilities throughout the state. catherine: good news story now from the united states, all 17 miners who had been trapped underground were rescued. they were stuck in an elevator

at the country's deepest salt mine in new york state. they spent about 10 hours trapped from wednesday to thursday. they are all said to be in good health. they are extremely relieved and happy to be out. it is 9:20 in paris. a reminder of our top stories. shot dead as he tried to attack police with a meat cleaver. an incident in paris relieved today being treated as terrorism. it comes a year to the day after 12 people were shot dead at the headquarters of charlie hebdo magazine. francois hollande case -- pays tribute to police who were killed in the attack last year, as well as to the wider security forces. new violence has shaken libya. bombingtry's worst

since the fall of muammar gaddafi has killed at least 47. attack on the checkpoint has left four people dead, including a child. we are moving on to business news with markus karlsson. it has been another volatile dale -- they are the markets. when will it end -- volatile day on the markets. when will it end? markus: we've seen a pretty downbeat day in global markets after what was a very short trading day in china. it was short, but full of drama. chinese shares plunging once again -- plunging, once again putting the spotlight on the outlook for the world's second-largest -- the world's second-largest market. this triggered the automatic circuit breaker and trade was halted to calm nerves for the second day this week. it also happened on monday.

time is regulators have come out to suspend the circuit breaker mechanism that shut down -- chinese regulators have come out to suspend the circuit breaker mechanism. the repercussions are global. it is spreading to other markets across the globe. the cac 40 closed 1.47% lower. the dax gave up 2.3%. i spoke to a market analyst earlier and i asked him what sectors are feeling the squeeze here in europe. the western part of the world does seem to be hit harder than some of the more developing markets. the likes of germany, france, even the u.k. -- stock markets down across the board. it is those sectors most dependent on china for their income. in the u.k., that tends to be more of the commodity-related

sectors as well as a few financial companies, like hsbc and standard -- chartered. are around china's stock market and currency as well as china's growth. markus: this was the second time this week that we have seen chinese shares falling by 7%. that is a pretty dramatic drop. how worried should we be? how worried are you? >> it is certainly worrying. you are seeing that reflected in financial markets at the moment. one interesting aspect of this 7% fall, the reason it is 7% is because that is where the circuit breakers have triggered. perhaps these circuit breakers are acting as a magnet for sellers. heard that chinese

authorities have suspended this circuit breaker system. are eitherrow, we looking at a massive decline, even bigger than 7%, because the markets won't be halted, or maybe this magnet effect stops the decline to some extent. if chinese markets can calm down a bit, that could spread through to the rest of the world. the stock market falling, then we are forced to look at make the repercussions more of the depreciation of the currency, how that affects our exports here, and the overall chinese situation -- chinese growth situation. markus: china's depreciation of the renminbi seems to be one of the triggers for the stock market declines we have seen in the past week. what's the link between a lower yuan, weaker yuan, and stocks? >> domestically in china, really, it is a boost for exporters, which is a positive.

but on the other side, a lower chinese currency means there will be capital flight out of china, meaning that foreign investors who have their money in china, in and other assets like real estate -- because the currency is going to be worth less when they try and translated out of the yuan, they are getting out ahead of time. every time the people's bank of china, china's central bank lowers this against the u.s. dollar for the yuan, then people are going to send her money out of china, and that is impacting equity markets -- send their money out of china, and that is impacting equity markets. markus: let's show you where stock markets are. around 35 minutes to go of trading on wall street. we seen that acceleration when it comes to the losses on wall street over the past few hours, with the nasdaq down more than 2.5% on speculation that china will weaken its currency even further.

this was the picture in europe earlier. let's show you the european close. red ink across the board on this side of the atlantic with the dax leading the way, down 2.3%. now let's talk you through a few other stories we have been watching. the chief executive of mark spencer has announced his resignation. he will be leaving the job in april after six years as head of m&s. the retailer's clothing division has been struggling. he is leaving after what was seen as a disappointing christmas for m&s. unemployment in the eurozone has fallen to its lowest rate in fouryears. -- four years. the number of unemployed fell into the single currency area -- the single currency

area. food prices dropped by 19% last year. this is attributed to

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