revealing just what makes the frenench so unique. ♪ >> hello and welcome to "live from paris." it is 1:00 p.m. in the french capital. a surprise move, the nobel peace prize has been awarded to the colombian president juan manuel santos. his peace deal with the farc rebels was narrowly rejected by thecolombian public to end half century conflict. millions of americans are bracing themselves for the fury

of hurricane matthew along the eastern seaboard. a death toll in haiti from the massive storm continues to rise beyond 300. a country that is still recovering from the devastating 2010 earthquake. ♪ >> we begin in the norwegian capital oslo, with the nobel peace prize has been awarded to colombian president juan manuel santos. he was praised for his peace signedth the farc rebels last month after four years of negotiations, despite the agreement being narrowly rejected by colombians in a referendum last weekend. the 52-year conflict led to the deaths of an estimated 260,000

people with more than 6 million others being internally displaced. let's take a look at what the commuter -- the leader of the committee had to say. >> president santos initiated the negotiations that culminated in the peace accords between the colombian government and the farc guerrillas. he has consistently sought to move the peace process forward. -knowing that the accord was controversial, he was instrumental in ensuring that colombian voters were able to voice their opinion concerning the accord in a referendum. to britisheak now author grace livingston, who is a measure -- member of the british academics for colombia under peace. given last week's result, were you surprised by the announcement today? surprised, but i

think it is an important decision by the nobel committee, not only rewarding president santos for the war he has done -- work over the last four years in bringing the two sides together, in bringing the left-wing party to the negotiation table, but it is important after last sunday's vote, when the colombian population voted by a very narrow margin, 0.4%, against the peace accord. the committee is saying they want president santos to continue to search for peace. they are giving him this award in order for him to continue to search for peace. he has already announced that until the last day of his presidency, he will seek a solution and he is announced that the bilateral cease-fire will continue. it is to give him and everyone and encouragement to finding a solution. >> do you think the fact it did not include the farc rebels is

problematic? grace: no, i don't think it is problematic. some people had speculated that timochh echo t --i -- ako would have been given peace prize, but that would have gone down very badly in colombia for those who voted against the peace accord. they felt it was unfair that committedrs who atrocities would not get prison sentences. if the leader of a group who kept, who has committed a number of violations was given a peace accord, that would actually be a barrier to seeking consensus. it is interesting, in colombia, all sides have committed abuses of human rights. the colombian armed forces have a poor human rights record. president santos was president

while the forces were found guilty of a number of atrocities. the important thing about president santos is that he recognized that you can't and this conflict militarily. who ishis predecessor, very opposed to the peace accord, president santos made the decision to search for peace and he recognizes that in order to reach peace, you need to talk to people you did not agree with and compromise, but that is something that many colombians have found hard to accept and that is why we saw this very narrow no vote last week. >> i'm afraid we've run out of time, thank you so much. grace: thank you. anchor: moving on. in other news, the american state of florida, where millions frombeen taking shelter hurricane matthew, as it makes its way up the coastline. it is the most powerful caribbean storm seen in a decade. it has resulted in the deaths of more than 300 people in haiti,

an island still recovering from that powerful earthquake six years ago. 80 once again struggling -- haiti once again struggling to pick up the pieces after a devastating natural disaster. hurricane matthew four through the island nation on tuesday, leaving massive destruction inn its wake. hardest hit, the southwestern peninsula, t the town of jeremy cut off from help her days, suffering complete destruction, 80% of structures leveled. >> right now, most people lost everything, clothing, shoes, homes. they have no shelter. >> hospitals are without power and low on supplies. struggling to care for the sick and injured. search teams worked to recover the bodies of those killed by the storm. on the peninsula's southern coast, a town was nearly flattened. returning residents took stock

of their battered homes and belongings. aid groups say they are unable to meet the needs of the tens of thousands who remain in temporary shelters. >> after visiting the shelter, i've realized there is not any water, we can't help the people. there is no food and now other problems given the way people are living in the shelters. >> u.n. peacekeepers arrived on thursday. international aid groups are appealing for donations to help haiti's recovery, some remembering the response to the 2010 earthquake that devastated the capital are skeptical. >> we are not trusting international help. it is up to haitians to clean their houses. in 2010, they promised us billions and nothing has changed in port-au-prince, people are still in the same conditions. >> a long rebuilding effort looks likely in this, the western hemisphere's least developed and most eight-dependent nation. anchor: millions of americans in

the southeastern united states are taking shelter from hurricane matthew. florida is expecting to receive the brunt of that powerful hurricane. let's get more from our correspondent in miami. we hear that the hurricane has stayed 150 kilometers or more off south florida. sparing the more than 4 million people who reside in the miami and fort lauderdale areas from its most punishing winds. what is it like now or you are? miami, like you said, in we have not been affected by matthew. towas expected to be here reach us about 6:00 p.m. yesterday evening, but the national hurricane center has been updating people every hour that it had affected just north of us.

morning,0 a.m. this , the center ofew the storm has started to brush wind is as high as 100 miles per hour. warnings of extreme wind damage. videos ofing electrical power lines that have been broken at a snap because of the extreme wind. the rain that has come. you have electric lines that are causing fire. you have electric lines falling into the water. there are fires going around. people are being warned not to step outside under any circumstances. there are about 300,000 people without power this morning. if the outage continues to take place, it could lead to up to

2.5 million people that would be without water. if the hurricane continues to move on a westward path, it would go straight through the northern coastline of florida all the way up to georgia. anchor: we are going to leave it there, thank you. after months of deliberations, the un security council has nominated the former portuguese prime minister and head of the u.n. refugee agency to lead the global body. once theake over current secretary general steps down at the end of the year. despite his broad experience, many hoped the top job would go to a woman. seven candidates have been female. and russia is saying it is ready to work on a draft u.n. resolution calling for a new cease-fire in aleppo. the resolution was proposed by france, whose foreign minister

was in brussels. more on this story. clean to endlatest the carnage -- plea to end the carnage in aleppo. the french foreign minister struck an emotional chord after meeting with his russian counterpart. >> this level of violence has never before been reached. the indiscriminate attacks continue, the barrel bombs, deliberate targeting of hospitals and health workers. nothing can justify this deluge that hits mostly civilians, children, women. >> france's draft u.n. resolution aims to reestablish the cessation of hostilities in the city, allow free access to

humanitarian aid. sergei lebron said russia would oppose its own amendments to the resolution, but it is open to working with the text, which has been under negotiation since monday. this only two days after the u.s. halted talks with russia. >> we regret that our american colleagues have announced the stoppage or suspension of our bilateral work on syria. we notice that this decision did not include multilateral formats. we are ready to use them. >> the french foreign minister heads to consider his bid for the resolution. anchor: doctors are continual continuing to make -- doctors are continuing to make strides in you to rope -- utero

-transplants. grandson, daughter, playing together, a typical family scene, but the family bond between all three is unique. emily erickson and her son were both born from the same womb after emily received her mother's transplanted uterus in a groundbreaking new surgical procedure. she still finds it hard to believe that it worked. >> i gave birth to my son in the was -- as my mom gave birth to me. it is like science fiction. >> emily was born without a uterus and she knew early on she would not be able to get pregnant, but an article about the procedure started her thinking and she told her mother , who decided she no longer needed her womb. >> i said to emily that i'm so

wheni'm 50 years old, so it is going to operate, so i don't need my womb. i don't want any more children. it is fine to me. it is our only chance to get a child. >> a swedish doctor, who has pioneered the procedure, has delivered five healthy babies, including albin. he said he was confident the transplant would go well. >> she is the daughter. so she would share at least half of the tissue types. that is an advantage to avoid the rejection and so on. >> the erickson family say they are thrilled to have a healthy baby boy and they plan to tell albin one day the special story of his birth. truly a wonderful story.

a reminder of what is making news this hour. in a surprise move, the nobel peace prize as been awarded to the colombian president juan manuel santos for his peace deal with farc rebels, despite it being narrowly rejected by colombians in a referendum last weekend, who were not happy with the terms of the deal to end the 50 two-year conflict. millions of americans are bracing themselves for the fury of harry matthew along the eastern florida coast -- hurricane matthew along the eastern florida coast. the death toll in haiti from that massive storm continues to rise beyond 300, that country is still recovering from the devastating earthquake six years ago. ♪ it is time now to catch up on the business news. me in the studio. the british pound is gone through its biggest drop since 1985. charles: sterling took a plunge, dropping for about two minutes

overnight. it fell by about 6% and then recovered somewhat. such a sharp and sudden drop could because by human error or an automated algorithm gone wrong. the bank of england is running an investigation to find out what happened. either way, sterling has been extremely volatile since the brexit mode. investigators -- investors are trying to figure out on what terms britain will leave the eu. there have been indicators that we are headed toward a hard brexit. we must be firm on this. if we are not, this could suggest two other members of the european union that they could leave the eu. while continuing to reap all its benefits, yet without being saddled with its disadvantages. let's look at what is

happening on the european markets. the ftse 100 is trading higher, buoyed by the mining market which benefits from a weaker pound. traders are waiting for the u.s. jobs report, which will be released later in the day. those numbers could give indication for when the federal reserve will raise interest rates. agreed to loan over $4 billion to bolivia, along with $800,000 in forgiven debt. the credit will be used for various infrastructure projects in the country. in southnvestment america has been steadily growing. >> gifts exchanged between china and bolivia to celebrate a sealed deal. beijing hands over a loan of over $4 billion, sweetened by $800,000 in forgiven debt.

>> the presence of china and bolivia allows us to free ourselves from any conditions or blackmail by some powers who want to impose economic policies. deals with few strings attached in latin america, seeking to entice conditionality's due to painful past experiences with the imf and world bank. >> china has always been of the mind that all countries are equal members of the international community and the internal affairs of each country should be decided by their people without suffering interference or intrusion from other countries. president says at some of the projects lined up have been planned for decades, they include building a new steel plant and a new hydroelectric facility, improving the highways, and expanding the airport in the eastern city of santa cruz. between the years 2000 and 2009, china increased two-way trade

with latin america from $13 billion to over $120 billion. that is a spike of over 660%. it is still a small slice of the u.s. impact. however, the u.s. portion remains static, while china's increases each year. ping'se biden and xi jin reeked different results. washington came back empty handed. charles: let's turn to some other stories making headlines. a french energy company is selling a specialty chemicals business. carlisle is buying it for just over $3 billion. the french energy company has been selling assets to shore up balance sheets. deutsche bank will also be selling assets. they are working on a public listing of the asset management

.ecision the multibillion-dollar settlement is expected with the u.s. department of justice for alleged fraudulent practices. finally, thinking of going public, the social network /virtual messaging company could be valued at $25 million or more , one of the highest profile initial public offerings in recent years and could be happening as early as late march. snapchat may be going public. anchor: somebody is obviously going to make a lot of money. thank you, charles. ♪ anchor: welcome to the press review. taking a look at what has been making headlines around the world. of course, there is only one really big story today. that naturally being a horrible, absolutely horrific hurricane matthew that is making its way

across the coast of florida. >> absolutely. let's start with this piece from "the guardian." they are reporting the death toll in haiti has reached 330. that figure is expected to rise. hurricane hit haiti on tuesday night. 145 mile-per-hour winds and torrential rain have destroyed more than 3200 homes with 15,000 people displaced. the deputy mayor of a port city has described the situation as catastrophic and efforts to reach the worst areas have been haunted by the collapse of communication networks and severe flooding. that picture that you see there am a workers trying to wade through a street turned into a river, gives you some idea of what emergency workers are up against. anchor: there is a photo that caught your eye in "the wall street journal" the documents the actual impact of the hurricane. >> you can see the photo here,

an aerial shot of haiti. you can see how roofs have been iswn off homes, debris scattered everywhere, as people assess the damage. of course, haiti is not the only victim of the deadly storm. cuba has been badly hit. this is a photo of the coast in guantánamo province. the road is blocked with huge bombers displaced by 130 mile-per-hour winds. anchor: dealing with what some are predicting to be the most dangerous storm in living memory in the state of florida, some publications are looking beyond the inevitable human cost to the possible political cost. was that surprising given the presidential election coming? >> less than six weeks to go. a fascinating piece on slate.com that predicts hurricane matthew could have devastating impact on voter registration. this in a state that is seen as

key to donald trump's chances of victory over hillary clinton. in the last election in 2012, 50,000 florida voters signed up to vote in the last five days of registration. there are now just five days to go before registration closes in florida. but this piece argues that many residents are fleeing the state and will not be able to register. says that with trump telling that the election will be rigged, any attempt to accommodate or failed to accommodate the issue will be second-guessed, challenged, and likely litigated. anchor: let's move to pakistan, where a joint session of parliament has approved an honor killing bill and an anti-rape bill. again, extraordinary decisions on the part of parliament in a very conservative muslim society. >> absolutely. let's take a look at an article in "pakistani daily dawn."

up until now, islamic provisions have allowed the victim's family to forgive the perpetrator of a provision that has been regularly exploited in cases of honor killings, in particular a killer who accuses the close relative of a victim. that loophole has been shut. all honor killings now carry a mandatory sentence of 25 years in prison. anchor: but is this a decision that comes around three months after the horrific murder of that pakistani internet celebrity by her own brother? -- may may own be a new own be effective. she was allegedly strangled by her brother, who accused her of bringing shame on her family by her internet presence. you can see her picture here in "the wall street journal." the new bill should help to bring about justice for some 1000 women, an astonishing

figure, killed in honor killings every year in pakistan. anchor: now, back to france and paris's bid to host the olympics in 2024. today is an important part of the process i understand. >> it is, indeed. paris has submitted its application to the international olympic committee, but today marks the second phase of the bid. france's outlining how much it thinks the games will cost and how it is proposing to get organized. the submission consists of 20 pages and outlines a total budget of between $6.2 billion and 6.8 billion euros. 1.5 billion euros of that will be put up by government and the rest will be up to private sponsors. candidate cities. budapest, rome, and los angeles. according to this article, paris ' only credible rival is los angeles. a final decision will be given

by the ioc next december. fingers crossed. anchor: we will have to wait and see. let's take a look at "la monde" book section. >> a french publishing house is publishing a book of never before seen love letters from former french president to his lover. he wrote these letters between 1964 and 1970. before he became president. when these letters started. he had already held a ministerial position, though, while his lover was only 21 years old. they reveal a passionate and often fiery side to a towering figure in the french socialist party. let's take a little look at it: hepenned -- at a poem penned. he called anne his joy, his hope. he likens her to a violent and

fewer wave -- pure weight. that is something to think on. something about french politicians and their mistresses, aren't there?

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