genie: welcome to the newsroom. you're watching live from paris here at france 24. let's take a look at our top stories. the british government says after a highed court ruled parliament must give the green light before the u.k. can leave the european union. it will appeal the decision

before the supreme court. south africa's opposition is calling for a no-confidence vote against the president following the publication of an anticorruption report. million civilians trapped inside mosul remain in grave danger according to the norwegian refugee council. welcome to live from paris here on france 24. coming up in the next hour, a warning from m facebook's finane chief networks 10 billion dollars off the social networks value. will be the show we exploring france's obsession with the baguette.

vowing to appeal. the british government says it is disappointed by a high court's decision that stipulates the u.k. can trigger an exit from the european union unless lawmakers give the green light. theresa may had previously announced breaks it proceedings would begin -- brexit proceedings would begin late march 2017. this is a momentous unprecedented decision. going to be unprecedented. it shows how conflict -- complicated this process is. we know the british government having lost this case is now going to appeal. this case would normally be heard in the high court.

what is going to happen is it's going to jump a stage and go to and leapfrogourt directly to the supreme court here in the united kingdom and see if it can win there. i gather that space hahas been cleared in the supreme court diary for a possible hearing at the beginning of december. it could be the seventh and eighth of december. i'm also heaearing all 11 supree court judges will actually b be looking at this very carefully and making a ruling. an odd number is required. remember that theresa may said she would trigger a article 50 before the end of march 2017. [no audio]enge

south africans took to the streets demanding the president step down. more on the reaction from the opposition. the democratic alliance has announced they have tabled a motion of no confidence in president jacob zuma which will be debated in parliament on november 10. it's going to be very interesting to see what happens on this day. willpeaker of parliament announce the note confidence -- no-confidence vote will take place. the congress has 249 members in

has 89ent and the da members in parliament. in order to have jacob zuma removed they have to be 50 plus one. having a majority in parliament seems almost impossible for the becauseion to succeed they are going to have to get a significant number of members to vote with them and whether that happens remains to be seen. what has happened is people -- senior people speaking out against jacob zuma and corruption. the question is whether these

people will be able to be honest and come november the 10th go to against president jacob zuma. november 10 it is going to be a day to watch in south africa and see whether this motion will succeed or once again like in previous times when the da tried to bring a motion of no confidence in jacob zuzuma it ws defeated because the amc has a huge majority in parliament. >> it's the first audio recording attributed to abubakar al-baghdadi. he can be heard encouraging his followers to keep up the fight for mosul. he also calls to rid the country of all shiites. our international affairs editor joins the onset for more on n ts story. sectarianing is quite in nature. what is he trying to achieve?

rhetoric toectarian rally the civilian population of mosul. basically saying the opposing forces are shiites. look at their banners, slogans. he's really raising the specter of shiites massacring sunnis if isis loses control of mosul. isis in iraq has resentment of the sunnis in the area's towns across the country toward shiite led government in baghdad. he's using a well-worn path here. there was also more classicc jihadist rhehetoc about the role of outside powers as well. baghdad he attacking the role of turkey and saudi arabia.

those are both mainly sunni muslim countries. they have decided to join the western operation against isis in iraq. according to isis parlance saudi arabia and turkey are apostates and traders. this is classic jihadist rhetoric. we heard this from the likes of al qaeda also attacking saudi arabia as traders because they are sunni muslims. : for attacks against saudi arabia and turkey. >> exactly. retaliation against isis cells in those countries perhaps. alslso trying to bolster support which seems maybe flagging around the world. he referred to several places outside iraq and syria were isis is active especially libya but also afghanistan and somalia.

he calls this place is -- these places pillars of the caliphate. mosul the pillars of the caliphate? he doesn't. this is almost an admission of weakness that t isis is losing syria.ound in iraq and i suppose what he's trying to do is rally the troops in these outposts. the problem is that the affiliates in africa or asia only pledged allegiance to isis because isis was a rising star. it was a brand that these affiliates wanted to use. if isis loses a lot more territory in iraq and syria it's anyone's guess whether those affiliates will still want to be associated with that brand. >> thank you for that analysis.

five days left before the u.s. presidential election. donald trump is hoping to use the latest rebound in his rivals e-mail scandal to his it dented. he spoke at a rally in florida. president barack obama was there as well. stumping for hillary clinton hours after traveling to north carolina. the democrat through one of the crowds in her campaign in a state that is traditionally republican but she believes may vote left. more on what swing states will be decisive in tuesday's election. >> we are going to win the great state of florida and we're going to win the white house. his third visit to the sunshine state in recent weeks. donald trump is hitting florida hard. it's all in a bid to rack up votes in one of america's

so-called swing states where polls can't be relied upon to predict the winner. a candidate needs a majority of the electoral college. the means at least 270 of 538 states elected -- state electors spread unevenly around the 50 states. the latest polls predict hillary clinton will win 226 electoral votes which means she would need 44 more votes from the battleground states. trump has a steeper path to climb. he looks likely to win 180 electoral votes. he needs 90 more swing state votes. clinton and trump are storming through the swing states in the final push for the presidency. >> this state is in play for the first time in years. clinton was in red territory on the other side of the country. barack obama was rallying for her back in north carolina.

it's one of the heavily populated states that's most valuable in the election. >> i hate to put a little pressure on you but the fate of the republic rests on your shoulders. >> on thursday obama takes the campaign to florida while clinton and trump had to north carolina to fight for the last few unclaimed votes. >> another earthquake hits a livery -- italy. 5.0.d a m magnitude of . italy has been hit by a series of quake in the last few weeks. most recently on sunday saw the .trongest one 15,000 p people have been left homeless adding to those who are still living in emergency housing after the august 24 earthquake. only around 400 women and young children are still in calais. only migrants and refugees

still living at the site in a center run by charities. on thursday over 1600 unaccompanied minors were bused out of the so-called jungle and taken to shelters across france. many still hope to be admitted to britain. french authorities are preparing to clear another camp in the stalingrad neighborhood of the french capital, where migrants protested their living conditions wednesday night. here's the story. t their frustrarations have c e to a head. hundreds marched near stalingrad in the northern area of paris to protest the dire conditions for refugees sleeping in the tents there. >> it's for our rights. for our human beings. we are here more than 40 days. nobody has the solution for our oblems. >> i am an orphan. i don't have a father or any brothers or sisters.

my family have all died in the war in somalia. i want someone to support me and help me have a future. >> the protesters were mainly afghani somali and sudanese men. also joinedeers amidst a heavy police presence. >> if they let them into the country they have to offer them a solution. they can't just leave them on the street. >> before it gets colder and starts snowing they must find a solution. paris authorities are planning to open a new reception center soon and hope to clear a sprawling camp under the metro overpass. protesters say it's a game of cat and mouse. >> it's a vicious circle. the police come and dismantle everything but after that the migrants have nowhere to go so they come back to the exact in place -- same place. >> some migrants claim the conditions in reception centers

are worse than on the streets. the number of refugees staying in these tents has risen to about 3000 and could increase further with new arrivals from calais. >> business news now. stephen carroll joins me onset. starting with the value of sterling which has jumped following the court ruling saying parliament must vote on brexit. >> the pound jumped against the euro and the dollar. a short time ago trading at one dollar and $.24. the court decision saying parliament has to vote on activating article 50. a decision from the bank of england that held rates steady at its latest meetings. both of those contributing to a strengthening in the value of sterling. the up about 1.4% against dollar.

andpound is at one dollar $.24. that's just up from its lowest point we had a couple weeks ago. it is still far off the levels we had just before the brexit vote. down at but still far the levels we saw in june. >> what about the stock markets? >> we slipped further into negative territory. we know the markets don't like uncertainty. whatever certainties theresa may had given in the wake of announcing the timetable for activating article 50 has been thrown into a little bit of disarray. gains in paris and in frankfort. mostly corporate news occupying the markets. >> turning to egypt. the central bank has announced big changes for the currency. it is plenty to allow the

currency to float freely for the first time in more than a decade. the imf made it a key requirement for a 12 billion dollar bailout loan. the move had been expected for some time. the currency was trading at record low levels on the black market. a cheaper pound. to boost exporters. >> there was some disappointment. >> the numbers from the social 166%rk profits jumped by from july to september. company shares tumbling in after-hours trading on wednesday. than $20knocked more

billion off. the world's biggest social network keeps getting bigger and more profitable. and september facebook earned profits of $2.4 billion. that's up 166% from the same period last year. facebook took in over $7 billion in revenue. up over 50%. more and more of that is coming from mobiles. it accounts for 84% of advertising sales. helped bye being continued increase in the company's user base led by the asia-pacific market. there are now 1.8 billion active users. >> we are pleased that the growth. that's pretty exciting. >> there was some cause for caution. in a conference call with investors facebook's cfo said growth would slow mentally next year because it has reached the

maximum number of ads it can show in users. newsfeeds.' the social network will plan more on video ad revenue on mobile in future. it can also increase advertising on instagram and whatsapp which also have a growing user base. >> air france will launch a new low-cost airline. it was made as part of the trust together strategic plan for the air group. profits slumped by 16% in the last quarter hurt by currency movements and a continuing downturn in tourism in europe. a thirdas lost almost of its value after warning of

lower-than-expected sales in the run-up to christmas. the company disappointed investors with its estimated sales figures. the group's investment bank was the star performer with earnings of 42%. income from the retail bank fell by 15%. the impact of britain's vote to leave the european union is now being felt on the ski slopes. >> ski resorts in france switzerland and austria reporting a fall in booking from british customers. the fall in the pound is making the trip much more expensive. bookings are down by as much as 10% at some resorts. carroll you, stephen

with the business news. for the press review. >> let's start with protests in south africa. resignationor the of president jacob zuma. he has been embroiled in a damning corruption scandal that could well be his undoing. it's being called by some south africa's biggest political scandals since its transition to democracy. that's what the wall street journal is saying. they could mark a leadership turn incurred -- turning point for the party founded by nelson mandela. in all hinges on a report that came out yesterday which purports to have evidence of one of south africa's richest families paying off government

members in order to appoint certain people into certain posts. their mininghat business was given government contracts to finance its own expansion. even more shockingly zuma actually tried to have this report covered up. in the end it did get published and he could face criminal charges over these allegations. >> what are some of the reactions you are seeing in the south african press? >> one reaction, and zuma must go. -- zuma must go. zuma must fall. it says you see the south african president hanging onto the edge of a cliff. his politicall of career that is hanging by a thread right now. in his editorial the paper says south africa and the amc party can no longer afford the luxury of keeping zuma. they advised they get rid of him and it's pretty much the same message from the south applicant

-- south african tabloid. >> both hillary clinton and donald trump are facing a lot of heat in the few days before the vote. the reports that african-american early voter numbers have been down for the democrats. theppears the revival of e-mail scandal last week has narrowed the gap the twin clinton and trump even though clinton still remains a favorite to win. one writer writes in the conservative paper wall street journals saying that clinton was the safe hands candidate a few weeks ago. trump is still the underdog but he's no longer a long shot. >> one group of voters

surprisingly coming out in favor of donald trump. >> it's a really interesting article in the new york times. some fats are planning to vote for trump on election day despite the fact that trump avoided the vietnam draft. boasted of gathering foreign policy the knowledge by watching tv and he has made lunch attacks on u.s. interventions led abroad. ironically this is what has drawn certain veterans towards trump. he has talked about the cost of war and this has garnered him supporters. among those veterans in the u.s. sports history. the chicago cubs broke their 108 year spell to clinch the world series. >> chicago tribune calls it the most epic drought in sporting history with a very emphatic win.ine comes with -- cubs they beat the cleveland indians

in the final game of the world series. one man predicted in his high school yearbook 23 years ago. photo as user posted a mom had sent him of his high school yearbook in which one of predicted the cubs would win the world series in 2016. he added, you heard it here first. some say this could be an opportunistic photoshopped moment but it has been confirmed the men didn't know each other. i bet they are wishing they had put some money on it. >> thank you. the latest news of the press review. the international one is on our website.

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