>> you are watching live from paris on "france 24" shocked in turkey and beyond after a bomb blast in the tourist part of istanbul the left 10 people dead, at least it .f them confirmed 400 people said to be on the brink of death in my diet -- madaya in syria. and it is his last ever state of the union address. we are looking at barack obama's big speech as the american

president says he is more optimistic than ever about the year ahead. >the head of the united nations says it is a despicable crime, hollandeancois has condemned it as an odious international express and so support continued to pouring after a bomb blast in 10 heart of istanbul killed people, at least eight of them germans. germany's foreign minister says his country will not be intimidated by murder and violence. so far no group has claimed responsibility. government is explicitly blaming the islamic state group. we will remain determined in our fight against the islamic carriedganization, who

out this attack. we will not back down in his fight against daesh. turkey was swift to released some details about the man it says was a suicide attacker in this incident. earlier on we got the latest on the investigation from our correspondent in istanbul. reporter: the bomber has been identified, according to the turkish authorities. he is a syrian citizen born in saudi arabia. a member of the islamic state group who crossed recently entered turkey from syria. has reported that he joined a group of german tourists near the egyptian obelisk, some 200 meters up there on the left behind me. told him tour guide buzz off and then he detonated himself. catherine: what leaves the

turkish authorities so certain that the islamic state group was behind the attack? jasper: we don't know. glu said he was and i asked member but he did not say how he came by that information. of the three most active militant groups in turkey, the turkish pkk, the marxist-leninist dhkpc, and that hasis only i.s. been detonating bombs in public places, and most effectively. killed 140 people, including its own suicide bombers come in three bombings in the last seven months of last year. the most interesting thing davutoglu said is that the government will pursue i.s. relentlessly until it is no longer a threat. toglu'sago, davu

government was making a minimal contribution to the coalition. he argued that the west should not focus on i.s. but instead on removing syrian president bashar al-assad. his argument was that if you eliminated i.s. while assad remained in power, another militant group would fill the vacuum and replace i.s. and there is a certain logic to that argument. but you can see that since the october bombing in ingres-- ankara, which killed 100 people, and confirmed by today's bombing, if it was i.s., the government is focusing on i.s. itself. catherine: jasper mortimer reporting from istanbul. today's attack comes as turkey continues to battle kurdish asitants in its southeast,

well as islamic state group fighters just across the southern border in syria. more on these campaigns and the risks they pose to turkey's security. reporter: there has been no claim of responsibility for the blast. just like many other attacks on turkish soil this past year. every time authorities investigate three main suspects -- the islamic state group, the kurdish pkk, and for leftist militants. in january, a female suicide bomber blew herself up at a police station, killing one officer and wounding another. the attack was initially claimed by the far left is revolutionary people's liberation party front, group seeking a socialist state, considered a terrorist group by turkey, the u.s., and the eu. they later tonight it, saying the attack was perpetrated by a woman with suspected islamist militant links. in july, suicide bomber killed 32 people in southeastern turkey.

young kurdish activists there were discussing the reconstruction of the neighboring syrian town of kobane, which has seen heavy fighting between i asked militants and kurdish fighters. although no one claimed responsibility for the attack, authorities believe it is the work of the islamic state group. in october, turkey witnessed the deadliest attack in its country's history. 2 explosions hit a peace rally in ankara, killing 90 people. demonstrators were protesting renewed violence between turkish forces and the kurdish pkk. group claimed responsibility, government officials blamed the attack on the islamic state group. theish militants said government had orchestrated the blast just three weeks ahead of elections.ry finally in december, and explosion at istanbul's airport killed one person, the only attack officially claimed by an armed group. the freedom falcons of kurdistan.

the entire country remains on hilar. catherine: 400 people in the syrian city of madaya need to be evacuated immediately to save their lives. agencies entered the besieged town for the first time in months on monday. the yuan repeatedly wanted that they risk starving to death -- the you and repeatedly warned that they risk starving to death. reporter: the weather wasn't right and negotiations for access went to the wire. however, the first batch of aid went on monday to the three besieged syrian towns. madaya in modesto's has food for 40,000 people for one month. residents have confirmed reports of starvation. who killedomeone mothergave them to her

pretending they were rabbits. i know other people who collect food in the trash and others who eat grass. reporter: the u.n. confirms the suffering in madaya is the worst seen in the country's civil war. >> children are collecting grass to eat. it is one of the last international resources available. there are landmines around. we were told that an incident in which a child lost both legs. un warned that hundreds of thousands of serious face a similar fate. >> tracking areas besieged by the various parties to the conflict. the use of siege and starvation in more have become routine and systematic, with complete disregard for civilian life. reporter: the world food program says current deliveries are a drop in the ocean. is needed.ccess >> convoys arrive to madaya throughout this week.

we have another one going on thursday with more aid including wheat flours and some of the blocky items that need to go through. asked syriaey have to allow mobile clinics and medical teams to enter madaya. 300-400 people need evacuating for immediate medical care. catherine: a jewish teacher stabbed in the french city of marseille in broad daylight on monday feared he was going to be decapitated. he is now out of the hospital recovering at home. his attacker is being investigated for terrorism offenses. the head of the jewish community in marseille is advising jewish men to stop wearing their skullcaps in public. the grand rabbi of france's are doing the exact opposite. reporter: in custody for another 24 hours, has invested us try to understand what led the

15-year-old boy to attack a jewish teacher with this machete. in front of the teenager's school, his classmates, too, are searching for answers. >> i think he was easily influenced, by social media especially. when you spoke to him, he answered normally. he didn't seem stressed. he was like us. reporter: on monday morning from just one kilometer from his school, the boy perched a man wearing a skullcap and attacked him from behind with a 50-centimeter-long blade. the 35-year-old, who received hand and back injuries, left the police station on tuesday. >> i feel very tired. it is a difficult situation. it is something you can't conceive of and it is hard to deal with pit i'm very shocked. >> at first he didn't know what was happening to him. now he knows it was an act of

terrorism. he was attacked because of his religion. , andter: the 15-year-old police he wasold acting in the name of the islamic state organization. he was not previously known to secure the services. the marseille council of jewish institutions is encouraging jewish men to remove their head improve."until "times catherine: he says he has never been more optimistic about the year ahead. barack obama prepares to deliver his last ever state of the union address in a few hours time. the u.s. president will set out his aims for his final year in office before a joint session of congress 3:00 a.m. here in paris. with thed out more researcher from the hudson institute in washington, d.c.

thank you for joining us. it is nice to hear president saying they are optimistic for the year ahead. do you think barack obama has an uplifting speech in store for us? >> it is a very complicated speech. his last state of the union address in front of the joint sessions of congress. not going to be a laundry list of false propositions, because he has much less leverage in this congress dominated by republicans for his last year in office. give ably obama will much more personal speech that will be about the future of the united states, his vision for the nation. he is going to try to influence this presidential campaign that is so far dominated by populism take onry negative where the u.s. is headed with thate like trump or cruz are focusing on issues like immigration, for example. that will be obama's objective.

keep in mind, we are three weeks before the first primary in iowa. catherine: indeed, and the state of the union isn't just about what gets said. it is about stage managing, too. we understand that one guest seat will be left empty in a mosh to the victims of -- in homage to the victims of gun violence in the united states. it seems like that could be a focus for the u.s. president. well, the u.s. president just announced last week his presidential decree on guns, notably, installing more background checks for people who want to purchase guns. this is the second time .resident obama did that with immigration last year he tried to facilitate nationalization of undocumented immigrants in the united states. his objective is time to circumvent a congress dominated by republicans on issues that

are very divisive, especially gun-control, in the united states. he is going to talk about this. the major issue for which is record is the most controversial today is foreign policy, with the rise of isis, the continued civil war in syria. it has risen since the paris attacks, and the san bernadino attacks in california, is the number one issue for voters, national security. it is an issue that place at the hands of republicans in 2014 and is it going to be a central issue in this campaign for which american public opinion does not follow. aside from influencing the presidential campaign, in terms of the amount of time barack obama himself has left in office, how much of an impact do you think he can really have report he is replaced in the white house? benjamin: usually the president in his last two years is called

a lame, meaning he has much less influence. this president has been able executiveesidential authority but also through circumventing congress to get his way on a few issues. field was signed last year and vehemently criticized by republicans, not supported by a strong majority of public opinion, on guns, immigration. this is clearly a president wants to leave his mark. he wants to leave his mark on the agenda of the last year but also clearly wants to shape, i would say, the discourse of the campaign. catherine: thanks so much for bringing us your point of view. live in washington, d.c., from the hudson institute. pope francis is making his literary debut today, publishing his first book since he was named pontificate -- since he was named the pontiff.

a first look inside the 150 pages. reporter: a first book as the pope. before becoming the christian pontiff, he was a literature teacher, and a prolific writer, publishing multiple blocks. now -- publishing multiple books. now comes his first as pope francis. part teachings, part reflection's on his long career working with the poor, the conversation with an italian journalist focuses on what he says is jesus' most important message, mercy. >> you can tell reading the book that he draws so much of his views about mercy and running the church from his personal experience as a bishop, archbishop in argentina. he speaks several times about his encounters with ministering to prostitutes and prisoners and how that has really shaped his idea of what the church should be doing, saying that these people should not be condemned

and judged. reporter: police tuesday in 86 -- released tuesday in 86 countries, it also builds into his stance on homosexuals, by discussing his now famous comment, "who am i to judge?" pope francis says in his book as well is divorced couples, sinners, the world's neediest, should be treated with respect, dignity, and mercy. catherine: reminder for you of our top stories. shop in turkey and far beyond after a bomb blast in the tourist town of istanbul has left eight people that -- 10 people dead, eight of them confirmed as german nationals. 400 people are said to be on the innk of death in madaya syria. the united nations is asking for scores of critically ill people to be given safe passage out of the besieged city. and it is his last ever state of the union address.

we are looking ahead to barack obama's big speech could the american president says he is more optimistic than ever about the year ahead. for barack obama, perhaps not so much on the oil market. let's look at the business is with marcus -- business news with markus karlsson. markus: we have seen another milestone. millstone, some would say, presumably. a barrel of light sweet crude has gone below $30 a barrel for the first time december 2003. prices are coming under pressure by iran's imminent return to the international energy markets. it is expected to wrapup exports as western countries dropped their sanctions on the islamic republic, and that is rightly to added to a global supply glut as none of the major oil producers are ready to cut production. ,n the corporate front meanwhile, as we are seeing the lower oil prices, major oil companies are under pressure to

cut production. bp announced it is slashing 4000 jobs. business as the entire companies try to adapt to lower margins. have announcedon tens of thousands of job cuts. the brazilian oil company petrobras is scaling back, saying that it will/plan investments between now and 2019 by almost 25%. petrobras is lowering production targets, not only grappling with to beoil prices, it needs said, but has also been drawn into a massive corruption scandal. let's take a look at the stock areet and ask how they faring, as we are seeing oil heading south once again. in the united states, stocks are in negative territory. they started with gains stateside -- actually, we're seeing some gains stateside, i should say.

we have essentially seen stock markets in the united states go-between positive and negative territory this session. investors are taking lower oil prices into account, which in turn is putting pressure on energy shares. at the same time, we're seeing some gains for technology companies, for instance. let's talk you through the european close, because on this side of the atlantic, to a certain extent we did see investors look away a little bit from the oil markets this session. and instead we saw retail shares heading higher, for instance, in the united kingdom. this is the supermarket chain morrison's came out to report better-than-expected sales. also, we need to say that we are seeing share prices rebound after what was a very tough start to 2016 last week, when we saw global shares coming under pressure because of worries emanating from the chinese economy, essentially. look away froms

the markets. we're going to look at one of the greatest rivalries in corporate history, the one between boeing and airbus. airbus confirmed that it received orders for more than 1000 planes last year, which was more than going good at the same time, it is a fly in the ointment for the european playmaker. its deliveries last year lag and ramping up production has turned into its main challenge for 2016. . ever since it passed its archrivals in 2015, the european playmaker raked in more than 1000 orders, compared with 760 for boeing. while the order book has been filled up, deliveries are lacking. the company delivered 635 planes last year, 762 for boeing. last-minute engine delays and onduction problems, and

tuesday the chief executive issued a stern warning to suppliers. >> i think everything will work out, and it has to. there are still other partners on the market. that is business. when you are not good enough, you lose market share, and i hope that won't be the case. reporter: airbus expects to 650 planes in 2016 and the coveney says it is turning to technology to boost production. >> the company in the production -- it will be years. we will have google glass which will allow us to see the workflow without the need for paper in 3-d. it will be connected to the back office, which will provide instructions. if there are any difficulties. reporter: airbus says it is sticking to its guns on the future growth potential to come out of china. this despite the recent market turmoil and the fears of the slowdown in the world's second-largest economy. the playmaker is set to open a new production facility in

tianjin next month. markus: ok, we were talking, about those lower crude prices. we are seeing lower prices at the pump, of course pretty even as control is becoming cheaper, hybrid cars are emerging as a big draw at the detroit auto show this year. from mercedes two books i can to chevrolet, each automaker is keen to unveil their environmentally conscious vehicle. considered niche technology just five years ago, are the big stars of this year's detroit auto show, with general motors, chevrolet unveiling its first-ever electric city car. ev is the first ev that cracks the code of long-range at an affordable price. reporter: audi and volvo has released new generations of their hybrid models. despite oil being at its lowest

price in nearly 12 years, analysts say constructors continue to invest in green vehicles for various reasons. >> you have got government relations, no denying it will forcing the manufacturers to keep trying to make these things work in the marketplace. i think you are seeing these cars actually work that are good usc and the cost drop in battery cannot -- you are seeing the costs drop in battery technology and they are getting better range. reporter: for cities has launched -- mercedes has long luxury hybrid that can park itself. a ford fusion hybrid follows up on last month's announcement that it would spend $4.5 billion to create 13 hybrid or electric models within the next four years. it is a huge investment, despite the green car sector represented only 3% of the american car market in 2014. let's talk you through some other stories that have our eyes this tuesday.

we are going to stay in the auto sector because. swagen is coming under fresh pressure in the united states under the commission scandal. they say that the german carmaker's proposals are incomplete. admitted in september of last two that it had rigged millions of diesel engines to cheat on the emissions test. since then it has come under pressure by authorities to come up with a fix. european contacts higher on tuesday. the french company said car sales last year improved by 1.2%. weakness in the chinese market was offset by an uptick of sales in europe. it's of a major turnaround after several years of losses and declining sales. china is flexing its muscles in hollywood. the chinese want to group is buying legendary entertainment, the movie studio behind titles like "jurassic world" and the latest "batman" movies.

it bought a chain of american cinema's in 2012, but it is the first time a chinese company has bought a u.s. film company and it is billed as china's biggest cultural acquisition today. they'lle: i wonder if have any impact on the kind of films they are producing. markus: i imagine there will be no films from legendary entertainment about the dalai lama. catherine: time for a short break on "live in paris." we will be getting reaction in berlin to the news that 8 german nationals were among the people killed in a bomb blast istanbul today.

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