to the eus around reform talks. after hours of negotiation it, david cameron is looking for a deal to keep the u.k. in the block. the eu is struggling to stand united in the face of the migrant crisis. austria has new limits on asylum applications while puzzles calls in a merger -- brussels calls an

emergency meeting. theda has concerns about presidential polls. the main candidate is taken into police custody again. also coming up in the program, we will take a look at the facelift for the french labor laws. it's a holy war of words. donald trump lashes out against pope francis for questioning his faith. we will have more on that later. the start in brussels where reform talks are in their second day. far, they have come up empty.

ford cameron is looking reform package he can sell to the british public to stay in the eu. maeve.e, let's cross to we have a lot of work to do. what is left to work out? : a lot of issues still to work out. all of them are telling the press at the summit. there will be solutions to these problems. these things are taking place between david cameron and the countries that have various issues with the eu draft deal that was issued on the second. the treatyrined in of rome and at 1957. it's something very sensitive to

the thousands. they don't want the u.k. to get in the way of the european integration of. has been a pretty contentious for eurozone countries. france has been leading opposition when it comes to this the rights of london and that of the eurozone. david cameron wants to know when byisions are being taken those 19 members. that could affect london. there is a point about restricting minute -- migrant benefits. for example, david cameron wants to have 13 years. that was very contentious for many countries. they are trying to find a compromise at seven years.

they don't want child benefits to be restricted. there are issues being worked out as we speak. molly: who are we seeing as the most supportive of david cameron? : that's a good question. we are talking about those who are against david cameron. all members do want to keep the u.k. in the european union. they don't see such a strong member leave the block. the u.k. has been very supportive of david cameron since they won. david cameron has a bigger problem. half of his party do not support him. him are trying to give deal that can look good and he can then sell back home. detrimentalill be on trade with neighbors. reforms germany say the

cameron was looking for were justified.nd she does not want to lose the u.k. at all. molly: they are getting ready to sit down for lunch with the president of the european parliament. any idea how long it could take? we have no idea. we know that david cameron was scheduled to give an emergency cabinet meeting at 5:00. it's unlikely that will take place. we have heard him say or reportedly have said that he has told his wife and kids he might not be back until sunday. he is ready to stay in brussels until he gets a deal that he believes is suitable for the u.k. lithuania saidf there will be lots of drama. end, a deal will be

struck. that is the sentiment there is around today. we will have to wait and see. molly: thank you for that. xit is not the only split. have tougher migrant controls. "allow only 80 people per day to apply for asylum. muscles has condemned the measures saying they are illegal. shona has more. will: austria says it restrict migrant flows despite it violating the rules. >> i have seen the situation on the ground. i know how difficult it is. hand, there are

some principles and those that .ll countries must respect shona: authorities say the country is struggling to keep up with arrivals. 700,000 people entered austria last year, 90,000 applied for asylum. they are on the bulk of the migration route. it's one of several countries unilaterally imposing border control. is one of the most heavily burdened countries inside the eu. we have to set boundaries. we have to slow down step-by-step. the next step is we will have a daily quote. shona: only 80 applications will be accepted per day. a maximum will be allowed to transit through the country.

slovenia has announced several leavinglar measures refugees in limbo. molly: u.s. forces have collected airstrikes in libya against the islamic state. that lies near the tunisian importer. areas where they say isis militants have presence. a pentagon spokesman said a was among thetive targets. according to the mayor, 40 people were killed. that could not be confirmed by other officials. holy war of words, donald trump has called pope francis disgraceful. that's in response to the pontiff saying trumps views on immigration are not christian.

if elected he will build a wall to keep illegal immigrants out. that is something the pope is against. >> the person who only thinks about taking walls again and again and not making bridges is not a christian. >> lip was in mexico, did you know that? he said negative things about me. convincedn government him i am not a good guy. if the vatican was attacked by isis. i can promise you that the pope would've only wished and prayed that donald trump would have been president. it's unclear how this will affect his bid for the white house. the next voting contest is in south carolina. republicans will hold their

primary while democrats will hold their caucus in nevada. crossing to california, a massive methane gas leak has unstopped. october, a gas pipeline ruptured. gas has been spewing into the air. the leak accounted for one fourth of all daily methane and missions statewide. the smell of fumes sickened , many relocated. thousands of displaced residents are able to return home. let's go to uganda where police have detained the main opposition candidate. the presidential hopeful is running against the long time ruler who has been in power for 30 years. yesterday, the polls opened but voting is still taking place. there are reports that police

have surrounded the campaign headquarters and fired tear gas at opposition reporters. duncan woodside has an update. duncan: there is a heavy military presence on the streets. that will increase tensions and concerns about the security of this all and the security of the village. we heard live rounds being fired today. that follows teargas being fired into the compound of the form for democratic change. that is the main opposition party here in uganda. their leader has once again been arrested. that's not something that's been confirmed i the authorities. woodsideat was duncan reporting. officials in cameron say there has been an attack at a market.

initial indications are that at least 19 people have died and others have been injured. we will have more on that as it comes into the newsroom it. the french prime minister is in molly. the securitying situation. france has a military presence country.rican it the prime minister described the fight against the islamic militancy. >> he got a friendly greeting and the highest honors. we make you grand officer of the national order of mali. minister,nch prime jihadist must be confronted with

determination. >> we know what is at stake. it's a battle of humanity against barbarity. >> france has been battling an inert -- insurgency. they have rebels in the north and in operation. france has 3500 soldiers deployed. they have four other countries in the region. despite the heavy french presence on the ground, violence has intensified. jihadist have struck western interests. hotelsdliest attacks hit popular with westerners. 20 people were killed at the radisson in november.

the u.n. has been a target. a terror still killed peacekeepers in northern molly. proof that local forces have failed to eliminate the jihadist threat. molly: let's get a check of the headlines. round two of reform talks after hours of negotiations. david cameron and eu leaders are looking for a deal to keep the u.k. in the block. they are struggling to stand united in the face of the migrant crisis. new limits on asylum applications while brussels calls for another emergency summit. there is uncertainty in uganda concerning the presidential poll. the main opposition candidate has been taken into police custody.

teargas has been fired at his supporters. withe going to start off possible facelift for a french labor law. -- >> the proposed reforms have not been made public. they are facing stiff opposition from socialist lawmakers. become a problem. >> not governments have tried. the reform measures have been hard to swallow for french workers. they won't employees at risk. >> it doesn't mean workers rights will be reduced. aim here is to step up efforts to help businesses become more flexible. today, companies have to

justify and court when they want to fire staff. the conditions for redundancy are limited to restructuring it. laws, businesses could lay off workers for simpler reasons like a drop in sales for several consecutive quarters. the going gets cuffed on the company, it would be easier to let people go than 40 families in a difficult situation it. it would make it easier to hire people if we can fire them in a downturn. scenarios a chilling for french workers who are used to high degrees of job protection. >> it scary for staff. working hourslead open to negotiation. opposition in the socialist ranks in the plan could be watered down before it's put to

a vote in parliament. >> let's can check on the markets. the frankfurt dax is down 1%. goods are upxury half percent the session. this follows a strong quarter at gucci. they are half the group sales in the last quarter. they were up 4.8%. that is a turnaround. it's a testament to the brand is turning heads. thes take a look at some of other stories we are tracking. the penalties for false wagon could be set to rise. e-mails suggest the company executives were made aware of the presence of these devices in 2014. this was reviewed by the new york times. that theyadmitted

placed the devices in 11 million vehicles after authorities accused the company of cheating. there's local competition and over to shed $1 billion year in losses. the company makes up the money by using profits from other countries. they will double the number of cities they operate in in china. competitor says its was unprofitable in every city. uber's comments were untrue. needsclusive distribution to be cleared by antitrust authorities. the parentnefit from company. 30% oflaunched a bit for the videogame a company so far.

finally, props from the bond film are under the hammer at christie's. profits will go to charities, including doctors without borders. online bids can be made. has already been sold, daniel craig's aston martin. the new owner won't even vehicles take the car for a spin since it does not have necessary road clearances. it was created solely for the film. molly: they can at least where that nice suit. they could sit in the car they cannot drive. now for a look at business news. it's time for a press review. florence joins us for a look. we are going to look at the talks taking place in brussels.

there is a possible brings it -- brexit. florence. david cameron has one chance to make a deal. it's the biggest gamble of his premiership. another british paper depicts david cameron as a ranch. you can see him trying to tighten the nuts and bolts. he wants to veterans place on permanent new footing. european mps that are having their way with david cameron. the daily mail is usually a supporter of david cameron. there is a sad photo of him. it says it all according to the daily mail. with demands to further watered down his referendum deal.

was the french president involved? he has a battle back here. the government is reforming some very complicated labor laws. florence: the government is starting to change some of them. the pro-business newspaper is thrilled. a flexing security system, they can make it easier to fire people and hire people as well. they are calling on the 11th hour reform. it's an ambitious plan to put in place in his last year as president. is aabor minister lightning rod for criticism. it's coming from the left wing. a lot of people say the socialist government is championing right-wing policies.

you can see the cartoon on the newspaper. you can see the labor minister is trying to poke the labor code with a pole. the president and prime minister are hiding behind the table. we saw news that barack obama will make a historic trip to cuba next month. florence: there is a lot of mixed reaction in the u.s. media. the washington post sums up the situation. the white house sees this as a chance to consolidate gains. a validationhis as of cuba's repressive regime. the washington post has been very vocal about the opposition. obama months since announced the deal to normalize relations with cuba, authorities in cuba have done very little to

change the authoritarian regime. it's all about reading the economic developments. there is more hope in the new york times. they are talking about an american president in cuba. image. a striking very popular in cuba. the visit is unlikely to spark overnight reforms in cuba. it's an opportunity to address cubans and inspire them to go with their own democratic ambition. person who recently visited cuba was francis. he is in a war of words with presidential candidate donald trump. : that's very strange. this was in the daily beast. fromg the flight back

he told reporters that immigrationing policy makes him on christian. a criticism coming from the pope. donald trump putback as well. -- itled the discredit disgraceful. he said the mexican government had hoodwinked him. donalds a look at what trump's strategy is here. it's quite an audacious attack on a public figure. it reflects political calculation ahead of tomorrow's primary in south carolina. many evangelicals find the pope to liberal. pope, heizing the hopes to attract these evangelical voters.

molly: there is no target too big for donald trump. florence: in france on wednesday night, it took many people by surprise in the southeast. the paper. is this guy going to fall? the meteorite was seen across the southeast. it was caught on tape. this is the meteorite in the background. there is a celestial history today. this is what a meteorite is. it's not dangerous. it's quite beautiful. molly: thank you very much for that. for more, you can head to our

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