catherine: thank you very much for being with us. you are watching live from paris. 19,000 civilians killed in just under two years. done tofor more to be protect ordinary people there. a new unity government for libya, but can it bring together warring factions? weekend'sects in the that the attack in burkina faso are on the run.

close to 19,000 civilians have been killed in less than two years and more than 3 million forced to flee their homes. head by figures from a new united nations report. the violence in iraq since the start of 2014. the commissioner for human rights describing the number of deaths as of seen. -- obscene. >> the violence that has killed a staggering and outrageous number of people, that is how the united nations describes the number of violent deaths in iraq in the past two years.

2014, we havery more than 18,000 people killed as a result of the conflict. 3 million people have fled their houses and communities. not take intodoes account individuals who died from lack of food or medicine. because of the difficulty of corroborating evidence, the united nations believes the 18,802 deaths are a gross underestimation. survivor testimonies, the report goes into detail about the atrocities committed by the jihadist group. >> isil has been employing the most gruesome methods of executing people. anding bulldozers over them burning them alive. people are being murdered for

the most obscure reasons. children have been abducted by .sil and then forced to fight >> the report says around 3500 people are currently being held as slaves by the group. -- barbarityarathi , crimes against humanity, and genocide. illustrate horror in the homeland. a group of conservative lawmakers from angela merkel's own party sending an open letter to the chancellor demanding she reverse her liberal policy on excepting migrants. they say germany is on the verge of being overwhelmed and they

want the law to be applied. in norway, the question of how to an great -- integrate new handled headeing down. >> refugees are given classes on norwegian culture and the place of women in society. today's class is on sexual violence. >> the majority of aggressors are men. that is why we are talking to you today. >> there are a dozen men in the room, mostly from syria and sudan. the aim is to stimulate debate with concrete examples. >> what goes through your mind when you look at this woman? >> i would have to talk to her to decide if she is interested or not. >> depends on the environment in which you grew up.

>> what are the limits? what crosses the line? the discussions are lively. the director of the program says the courses are paying off. >> they come from cultures where the dress code is quite different, the behavior around sexual norms is very different. we encourage them and we train them to stop those situations from escalating. that is a complete defense -- different approach than patronizing. >> this court is only one piece of a larger system, which includes learning norwegian and integrating in society. it is hard to measure its effectiveness, but now belgium, denmark, and germany have announced plans to put similar programs in place. a challenge to one of

president obama's major immigration plants is going to be considered in the supreme court. the plan is intended to allow up to 5 million people already living illegally in the u.s. to regularize their situation and avoid deportation. leading states in challenging the administration's plan. we can take a closer look. he is outside the supreme court and washington, d.c. philip, can you give us a reminder of what barack obama is hoping to achieve? this is basically barack obama's immigration reform that he wanted to get through in the absence of immigration reform in congress. in the absence of actual laws

being passed. that is where the executive action came in. it would give millions of illegal immigrants the possibility and the locality to stay in the united states -- the legality of staying in the united states without the fear of deportation. this.icans oppose they believe this might go all the way toward an amnesty for illegal immigrants, unlawful aliens. they firmly believe this is the president overstepping his boundaries, too much executive action in the face of a congress that has decided not to take up immigration reform in the first place. the white house has already reacted. earlier, they repeated their point of view, that they do believe they have a lot of confidence in the legal arguments. immigration, one of

the hottest political hot potatoes going. the legal challenge comes in an election year as well. timing of the supreme court case will be very interesting. the supreme court will take up immigration reform, probably in april and it will come up with its decision probably in june. just before the conventions for the two parties and a few months before the november election. this will be one of the big subject matters of the presidential election. we will see the two camps with these arguments. democrats will want to get into the white house in order to be able to keep immigration reform. if it is ok to buy the supreme

court, it gives the white house little time to implement it. it will motivate republicans because if it is past, they will want to get into the white house and get rid of this immigration reform as quickly as possible. all republican candidates agree on this one. catherine: thank you very much for those updates. israel has rejected a new report from human rights watch that accuses businesses operating in israeli settlements of violating the rights of palestinians. the organization calling on companies to stop doing business with settlements in the west bank, saying they are encouraging occupation and violating international law. >> this factory were hundreds of palestinians used to work is closed today. it was one of the biggest production sites. criticized for producing its

items in the west bank, soda stream shut the plant. human watch -- human rights companiesurages other to do the same. palestinians say closing factories is not the right decision. the unemployment rate of the west bank is estimated at more than 20%. if israeli companies leave, more people will lose their jobs. .> it is not good 1000 workers are sitting idle in the west bank. they have been sent home and they have nothing to do. >> the foreign ministry criticized the report saying its businesses are helping palestinians. israel is concerned with this one-sided politicized report, which jeopardizes the livelihoods of thousands of palestinians and discourages rare examples of coexistence, coronation, and cooperation

between -- coordination, and cooperation between israelis and palestinians. settlers andvide settlement businesses with land, water, infrastructure, resources, and financial incentives. on the other hand, israel confiscates palestinian land, forcibly displaces palestinians. israel does not provide licenses to palestinian businesses. human rights groups says international groups working with settlements contribute to those abuses. catherine: libya has a new government, aiming to unite warring factions. there has been intense international pressure on the present of counsel to reach a deal -- presidential counsel to reach a deal.

different --heir and their differences aside to help their country move forward and combat a common enemy. the two rival government signed a peace deal. they formed a unity government. they named a 32 member cabinet. since -- for the past of -- for the past five years, or has plagued libya -- war has plagued libya. the other power was an islamist vast -- islamist-based parliament out of tripoli. the twoer of governments have complete control over their own troops, their own factions, but certainly it is a very important step in the right direction.

ask how libya's new government will establish itself and consolidate its power remains to be seen, especially in light of libya's numerous militias. the government has a formidable reason to act fast. the islamic state group has been stepping up attacks. >> something has got to be done in order to unite the country against the growing threat of the islamic state. that might be enough to shake them out of their complacency and bring them to agree. but i am not very hopeful. >> seven of the nine members approved the new cabinet, while two members walked out in protest. the united nations has warned delays in setting up the government will only empower the islamic state group. catherine: three people believed to a taken part in deadly attacks in ouagadougou are

thought to be on the run. this announced earlier today by the french prime minister. at least 30 people died, including three french nationals. parliamentary question session, while three assailants were killed at the scene, three more are being sought. >> there were six assailants, three were killed, and three are still being searched for. i want to contribute to the authorities of burkina faso for their responsiveness. the young democracy of burkina faso needs our support and our help. the president has offered the efforts of france. catherine: leonardo dicaprio has

been out braving the paris cold telling fans about the grueling conditions he underwent during the filming of his last movie. he has already won a golden globe. take a listen to what he had to say at the premiere. >> being submerged in these elements, rehearsing all day long, and shooting only in natural light, very distant, beautiful locations, i have never been a part of a film like this in my life. even in the hardest times for us as actors where we are freezing and hungry and exhausted, it was still this excitement amongst all of us. we knew we were going to create something special.

backvery excited to look and say, it is a great piece of art i am a part of. catherine: if he picks up that oscar, he might have a bit of an empty crowd. criticism is growing for the lack of black and ethnic talent. among them spike lee and jaiteh pinkett smith. from spikeletter lee. have a can be possible that all 20 contenders are white for the second consecutive year. also boycotting the flashy award ceremony, the wife of will smith. diminishes dignity and diminishes our. -- power. we are a dignified people and we

are powerful. >> the #has kicked up a storm on twitter. many complained straight out of compton failed to get a place in the best picture category. among those thought to be in the running but left out, will smith "concussion." and idris elba. >> that is your family's blood. elba has taken the fight across the pond in london. he described how he had to move to the u.s. to achieve success as an actor. catherine: moving on from show

business to business business with kate. we will talk about more economy than business. we have seen a lot of data and numbers. it is a rather gloomy picture. pessimism. of china confirming that its economy has grown at its weakest pace in 25 years. 6.9%.ansion of just manufacturing slowed down. that is having a global impact. forecastowngraded its by .2%. pricesmatic fall in oil has been playing into that prediction. stephen is and although -- is davos,hough -- in in

switzerland. >> 2016 is going to be another year in which the global economy will be stuck in low gear. it will not be a recession year. , parts of theowth global economy in very bad shape. china is slowing. brazil and russia are in recession. india's doing quite nicely. the developed world is not going as fast as we would like it, but it is still growing. the u.s. is growing between 2.5% and 3%. it is not great, but it is not bad. >> there are reasons to be optimistic. the 16?ou view china's

2016?china's >> that is one of three problems china has, a nasty cocktail. slowing growth, major structural problems, and high levels of industrial capacity. a very poor policy management. they have made a few chaotic decisions about the stock market, about their currency. that has added to the uncertainty. stephen: are there any signs that that will change? >> i certainly hope so. i have to say that china is facing a huge challenge. it has had massive capital outflows, about a trillion dollars since the summer of 2015. will china come under intense

pressure to let its currency go? the answer is probably not because they do not want to do that. if it happens, that could be a terrible blow to the global economy. that could be the trigger that could send us into recession at the global level. stephen: use of the governments need to think long-term when it comes to policy -- you said the governments need to think long-term when it comes to policy. >> growth has been slowing quite a bit. it is not a new thing. a lot of that has to do with very weak growth and productivity. a lot governments can do to encourage investment in these new technologies. that is what the governments need to do, encourage and help improve productivity growth in just about every country in the world.

once they do that, i think we can be on a much better trajectory. >> you can get all the latest from our team on the ground in davos. because the figures from china were broadly expected, it has reversed the negative trend. europe saw a bounce. dax up about 1.5. wall street turning downward as we approach the closing bell. inergy stoxx are weighing down stocks areergy weighing down trade a bit. brent rose more than 5%. before paring back gains. print and u.s. crude still under that -- brent and u.s. crude under that the nine dollars a

barrel threshold -- under that $29 a barrel threshold. there would likely be a surplus of at least a million barrels per day for the third year in a row as prices continue their downward slide. bank of america and morgan stanley have reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter profits. bank of america said net income jumped 10%. morgan stanley said it had returned to profit, just over $900 million. both banks said they were boosted by lower costs. the french lender is hoping for a list -- left by selling 25% of its stake in a network of regional banks.

it could raise 17 billion euros. tiffany's will cut staff this year after holiday sales disappointed and dropped 6%. dollarhurt by a strong and a drop in spending by tourists in the united states. they cut the forecast for the year. france, renault has announced it will recall 15,000 vehicles. the carmaker has been in the spotlight since it was discovered many of its diesel tests. failed pollution >> this renault suv is at the heart of a companywide recall. valveve comes as renault

to fix -- vows to fix emissions problems. has committed to recalling 15,000 vehicles to adjust them correctly so the filtration works. 's problems began after it failed government pollution tests. officials denied using any kind softwaresions cheating and said the problem stemmed from the fact that the test conditions varied greatly from real driving conditions. once out on the highway, many of its cars show higher than allowed levels of carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide. the company has announced a plan software upgrade to address the problem and will correct the

problem on its suv models. inspected three sites last week. announced -- was enough to send the company stock plunging. >> we have not heard the end of this story yet. catherine: kate moody with the business news. we will take a short break. please stay tuned. awúwóóóóó/ñ>x>xxú÷úlúl

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