>> 9:00 p.m. here in the french capital. these are our top stories. the nation wide curfew following after the wave in tune neice yeah and can't leave their homes between 8:00 proximate cause and 5:00 a.m. many children drown in the waters of greece as two boats sink. and high blizzard alert, millions of people in the united states are bracing themselves on what could be one of the worst winter storms in memory.

good evening. five years have now past since unrest started in tune neice yeah. those events became known as the arab spring. it has have had people taken to the streets. overnight curfew has been imposed nationwide, this following from last night's protests which turned violent. the french government promised one billion euros and the president held talks here in paris. d essid held a cabinet

meeting. we are there and have the latest. reporter: it is the first time since national curfews are being enforced. people struggling to get home. and taxis were full and the streets are nearly empty and the stores are closed. and i'm in one of the neighborhoods where clashes erupted last night. the situation is extremely unclear. and since the riots happened last night, nearly all regions are now involved. vast protest movement is important to distinguish between peaceful protestors and rioters and angry young men and the minority takes advantage of the situation to loot banks and several shops were plundered last night. anchor: this is is the most

serious unrest. were there any early warning signs that things were starting to heat up? reporter: there were many early warning signs and many times we go to report in the interior regions, where development is still lacking, the youth is telling us they are hoping for a revolution, a revolution that would help them find a job and finding a purpose in life, anger in the interior region has been mounting for a while. the youth feel left aside. and they got nothing from it. they are waiting for employment opportunities. and the problems are deep for their structural problems. more than $1 billion planned for infrastructure are blocked because the local administration doesn't have the capacity to implement. for now, it's really just about

short-term solutions. but we are still waiting to see long-term solutions than what we witnessed today is a gap between a president who asked for time and patience and desperate youth who are tired for waiting. anchor: in other news, the turkish prime minister has been holding talks with chancellor merkel. turkey says it is doing everything possible to stem illegal migration into the e.u. although it is keeping its borders open for refugees fleeing the civil war. reporter: handshakes, smiles, a family picture and then crucial talks. in today's europe, a meeting with top turkish officials is no minor states. hey want to reduce the flow of

migrants. in an agreement signed on november 29, the continent has promised to pay three million euros. europeans want to see less migrants entering their countries. they arrive from greece. the prime minister says his country is doing its best. angela merkel stressed how close they are, but where the meeting took place, not everyone was thrilled to see the turkish the prime minister. hundreds of people protested. e crowd criticized the military operation saying they have killed dozens of civilians. anchor: there was another reminder of the perils of making the dangerous journey into

europe. 45 people drowned in two incidents, one of which involved a wooden boat. two dozen people were rescued but many of those who perished were women and children. failed, one engine said. making the ny journey are not so lucky. this january, 171 drownings and 18 in the central sea and 153 in the east. three boats sank off the coast of greece killing 20 children. fleeing economic hardship, thousands are fleeing every day. many refugees are from syria. many people have arrived

illegally despite the harsh winter weather. they got in vessels not fit for purpose. they are aided with smugglers with little concern for safety. most will continue north seeking asylum in european countries. the difficult journey not over yet. >> outside attempt where it is so cold [indiscernible. ] reporter: these migrants were able to cross. many borders are being reimposed. another huddle for those looking to start a new life in europe. anchor: spain's acting prime minister said today that

attempts to support are abandoned. he is looking for support that a fresh round of talks will be held next week with the various parties with the goal of finding a solution. from what we can find out in madrid, there has been a month since that election and the country is in a deadlock and no one is in a mood to compromise. reporter: that's correct. and what the prime minister said he's not going to completely give up on his chances of those continuing to be the prime minister. he said for the moment, he won't be accepting the king's offer of seeking the confidence of the parliament because at the moment he recognizes he doesn't have the support necessary but not throwing in the towel yet and we are in a difficult situation. the most likely man to have enough support looks like it

could be the socialist leader pedro sanchez but the numbers are difficult. and there was a surprise factor. the king has been holding a series of meetings and after the meeting with pablo iglesias, he met with the king and said he would form a coalition saying he wants to be the deputy prime minister and put it among them. there could be a left wing alliance and even then there would be insufficient numbers without the support of other smaller parties. and pedro sanchez's dilemma, would he want to accept the support of the nationalist who want to referendum on whether the northeast region should break away from spain. the deadlock goes on. we don't know who could form a

government. the only thing we do know is that the king will renew his talks next week and pedro sanchez has agreed to meet iglesias over the weekend on what kind of deal they could strike if any. anchor: what is happening? is spain just carrying as normal? reporter: it is carrying on as normal because the acting government has approved the budget and the budget wouldn't have to go to parliament until the autumn so that buys spain a lot of time. but there is appreciate continually because of business leaders and foreign investors are saying we can't invest in a country that doesn't have a government until we know what kind of policies will be on the table. the european commission wants more austerity cuts for spain to continue that deficit conduct mission. now today, iglesias said spain

is not ready for any more cuts. it has people who can't pay their electricity bills. there needs to be a renegotiation with brussels. that may concern brussels. pablo iglesias' mission. he is determined to get in the cabinet and not support a minority government of sanchez. at the moment we don't know what type of government we are going to get. the acting prime minister insisting that spain would be for a grand coalition and the socialists are saying they will not agree to that for the moment. anchor: thank you very much for that update. speaking at the world economic rum in davos, the french minister said it will remain in

place. it was declared after the paris attacks in which 130 people lost their lives. valls said the emergency measures which are set to expire are going to be prolonged for as long as necessary and until such time as the islamic state organization is destroyed. now he's aiming to have another go for running for the presidency next year, but sarkozy has written a new book which he outlines some of the mistakes he made. "france for life" hits bookstores on monday. and we have a sneak preview for you. reporter: it might have been warm handheadaches and smiles. but from pro log and right through the 260 pages of his new book, the former president uses a poison pen. >> who can really claim that the

security of the french people is in good hands. he knows how to hide, mask and sometimes even disguise the truth. he doesn't like decision making or problem solving. his world is one of nice ambiguity. reporter: sarkozy discusses his own mistakes and regrets. >> for several months i remained just a man when i should have immediately become the president. reporter: on politics, he said he should have acted quicker and abolished the 35 work week and e admits it was unwise to sell debate his 2007 election win on his yacht. the book hits the shelfs this monday and hopes it will reconnect with voters as they head to presidential election in

15 months. it might take more than admission of his errors to change that. three-quarters of the electorate believe that his political days are done. anchor: bringing you back up to speed. news coming into us from haiti, a nation that had been preparing to vote in a presidential election but it has been announced that the vote has been postponed, amid security concern. the opposition candidate saying he was boycotting that election. the country's outgoing president said the votes had to go ahead as scheduled but it appears it's not going to happen. now the authorities in several areas of the united states are urging people not to panic. this is a powerful winter storm continues to make its way from central states to the eastern states. lizzard conditions are forcing

cancellation of flights. phillip, washington bracing for what is supposedly going to be one of the worst storms in living memory. what is the situation right now? reporter: it looks quite nice, but very few people outside. right on time, this is the start of the great blizzard of 2016 or snowmeggoden. the last time we saw these quantities. the u.s. capitol is taking this very seriously. the federal government has stopped working. the federal government told its employees to leave at noon. it is going to be difficult to move around town over the next two days. the metro system will close down tonight. the buses are not running any longer and in addition to that, there are those thousands of

flights that have already been canceled along the eastern seaboard. it is to go up to 60 sentmeters of snow and the record breaking figures will come in. we will be combining the snow, potential record snowfall with very, very high gusts of wind. it will create what people call a whiteout situation, in other words the snow will be blowing this way and that and won't be able to see anything other than white. anchor: phillip, tell us more about what the authorities are saying, because it sounds like this they are taking this weather situation extremely seriously. reporter: they are taking it seriously. e mayor of washington d.c.

says it will have life and death implications. there have been emergency situations in maryland, virginia, tennessee and pennsylvania. now what people are afraid of are the heavy gusts of wind that will be coming into the u.s. capital and in other cities as well. new york, further and then further north -- the city of boston. there will be all sorts of snowfall all across the east coast and in the coastal areas and will be afraid of storm surges and potentially high waves. the reason we are talking about a record-breaking storm, this could be the biggest one of the last 10 years. anchor: thank you for bringing us up to speed on that. let's get a reminder of our stories. a curfew after clashes and

forbidding people to leave their homes from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 america tomorrow. 45 people, many of them children drown in the waters off greece as two boats sink in two separate locations. and on high blizzard alert, millions of people along the east coast of the united states are bracing themselves for what could be one of the worst winter storms in living memory. time now for a check of the top business stories. good evening to kate. let's start with news from india. a new initiative by google. reporter: you may be surprised to hear, passengers waiting at india's train stations can get online for free. and if this project is successful, it could spread to 100 other stations. e total population of 1.25

billion, they have caught silicon valley's eyes. reporter: if you are at mumbai wifi. station, free google is planning to launch it in 00 stations. most of the countries 300 slow users pay for connection. it is 2 g and my train is leaving. i can get answers. reporter: google's decision is driven by numbers. >> millions of people. 10 million will travel. >> google is not the first u.s. tech company to spot the market in india. facebook, amazon and netflix are investing heavily and all part of a new digital india and

propel india out of poverty. but net neutrality is concerned with the strings attached to silicon valley investment. they say fast book which offers indian's free access undermines web freedom. tech companies argue they are helping new people to access the internet. either way, unless the government delivers on its promise to install broadband, the internet generation will find it is being left behind. reporter: asian markets sored. and european markets. nd and the index is 2% each. partly due to optimism from the european central bank. he was confident that the eurozone would continue. wall street is on a more modest

upward trend. s&p trading above 1900. u.s. market is being driven by oil prices which hit 12-year lows after hitting $27 on wednesday. futures back up above the $31 threshold. i asked for insight on this week's volatility. >> the governor of the bank of japan says he is ready to do more. you can see markets are extremely nervous because they are reacting and see somehow the weather is impacting the oil prices and how it's traded today. and to a certain extent in 2016, another year of reelectricity and complexity. and it calls for military preparedness and $30 is not

enough for most of the net supporters and not enough for the companies that work in the oil and gas sector. it is a better outlook which means it is not going down further. and so i think it is actually good news. it means there is an opportunity for the commodity prices to go back to what is profitable for some of these companies. in the grand scheme of things, remember the price is supporting the recovery in the eurozone. and he pointed to the fact that six months ago, he said i could do whatever it takes to fight inflation. yesterday or two days ago, he said it is too low to be good and we may need to fight against inflation in the eurozone. the situation is evolving as we speak. .ll in all, he is supporting it

reporter: trying to defend government's efforts to reform and boost the eurozone's second largest economy. telling business leaders that france is a good place to work and invest and confident that the government will press ahead with its reforms and will be successful. here's what they told our business editor. >> i'm here to explain where we are and what we are going to do. and i think that's very important sometimes to address some misconceptions about france and productivity, and i think the message is about innovation in france and how we modernize the economy. and we increase the voltailt of the labor mark. there is a big question in

france because of the upcoming presidential election and the message is we will not stop erforming. everything is about employment and economy. we will keep performing and we will push and we have to speed up and strengthen reforms. >> in the labor markets, what will they entail? >> increasing flexibility at the corporate level, reducing cost of failure and having a much more adaptive model to the volatility. and beginning of this week to increase at the corporate level, which means through this agreement, like in germany, you can adapt the model. >> you think the socialist party will accept those changes? debated.k it will be

reporter: turning to some of the other business headlines, general electric said its total rofit jumped 22% and revenue rows. but it is industrial profits from 8% to ease large gas and oil business. planning to cut its production the jumbo jet and the twin-engine aircraft become the norm. and will take a charge as a result of the slowdown. and amazon is creating thousands of jobs across europe and 500 in france and 2,500 in the u.k. it overtook wal-mart as the most aluable retailer in the world.

another story about amazon, it's offering full refunds for customers who bought hover boards. they have become wildly popular, but they are rather dangerous and have been implicated in fires and explosions. some of the problems that have been encount earthed. the consumer safety commission has investigated incidents. they stopped selling some models. new technology has led to some spectacular falls. hoverboard sales is becoming a bit of a trend on social media. the former boxer mike tyson on his hoverboard. take a look. indiscernible]

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