paris owner from certified our. headlines this hour. she's better than bad as if alll his dreams of taking te white house a tell all book about the early days of the top administration. as president donalddrump threatening legal action against his formerr adviser friend stephen bonnet. change in iran must come from the iranian people and not from the outside i know michael states his position after a week of deadly unrest in the islamic republic he's out. throughout. his presidency. and iran for a government rallies and its own national tv again this one day off the minute you need this kind of protest movement was

of a. techie and russia had joined tehran in blaming the united states stirring up the arrest. first lawyers to donald trump threatening legal action off to an explosive new book which alleges among other things how trump never expected no one says to win the white house. is well i hate steven baton is one of the main sources he claims trump's on the street estimate is options during the election campaign. says first georgia if monica has her own hopes of one day being president's yet only half the story. excerpts of michael wolff fiery fury inside the job white house had already said shock waves through washington dc.

quit from his former chief strategist steve bad and criticizing the trump campaigns conduct russians. have angered president himself. steve allen has nothing to do with me or my presidency when he was fired you know i'd be lost his job he lost his mind. according to wolfsburg bad and disapproved of the twenty sixteen trump tower meeting between donald trump eldest son. son in law and campaign manager with a russian lawyer. calling the move treasonous and unpatriotic. why aren'n't you r re also repoports that baban and questition the i intelligenf a language frorom? the president's daughter entrusted by the. the white house press secretary hit back at the ex aide who had spent seven months with initial in a circle. furious disgusted would probably certainly felt when you make such outrageous claims and completely false

clclaims against the p pres. his administration and his family. but as an editor bob may have caught the attention of the us president. but ththey are not be any revelations. the vocals as suggests that donald trump and did not expect to win the twenty sixteen election. and that of uncle john has presidential ambitions. these racial the president's entourage will be on edge as it awaits the full publication of the book g. january ninth. it is already had number one on amazon faith that a list. most were about that i'm joined in the studio by gerald. yeah he's an editor at atlantica and he's written a book on mitt romney the failed presidential candidate from a twenty twelve thank you being with us here. closer thank you for having me never loved you see material coming up for this because even being published about donald trump about his family and about what happened after he won the election. do you think there's anything here that is particularly damaging to the president well the most

damaging has to do with the russia gate. investigation mentioning that the meeting was. treasonous. using the word and that shutting these are strong what's what's surprising about this statement is at the time of the meeting june twenty sixth nineteen twenty sixteen. that and is not part of the campaign. that and will join the campaign in august of twenty sixteen so whatever is reporting about the meeting is either is on opinion or hearsay but he was not there eat too didn't take part in the meeting. that's just how he approaches it the problem is that bringing up the issue is obviously going to come to our but knew this year's. and he might have bad and

testify steve then see thems as a king maker. to him he made donald trump and eating way because when he came in it was just after other kinds of revelation regarding donald trump's attitudes was women and so forth. everybody thought that that was the lowest point of the campaign that the republicans were heading for a major disaster in november. steve that and came in told a president he had his days behind and he was confident and he turned out to be steve allen's way bad and they had been the only one apparently since. double from himself didn't really was going to win he may have been the only one who thought the president also from could actually went. up donald trump doesn't see himself as being made by anyone. is is the guy eases himself as the one who started the campaign fifteen months before. steve and on

came on if. nikki haley is a movie that he doesn't like to see other people not getting too much of an ego he. problem with donald from you when you work for him you're never going to come of more in awe up on the stage that he will be and then you have to give him credit. and he doesn't like it when other people take credit for him. he doesn't like it also when people attack members of his own family. in that justifia very harsh response that he sent it but there are larger issues at stake because at stake is really the soul of the republican party what's going to happen to me turned election. and if we look that far this feud will look very tiny from then and it might not be so bad for the president alright grace after. very much in the fundraiser thank you. now islamic state group has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack in the afghan capital kabul officials say

it is like a blue himself up close to a group of police. and intelligence offices dozens were killed wounded in the blast. happened days a suicide bomber killed at least forty one people and we did more than eighty shiites cultural sensible sentences see. president elect on has refrained from supporting anti regime protests in iran he says changes come from the iranian people and not from abroad. it's a contrast to the message coming out of washington when president john has been praising the courage of the demonstrators hundreds of interested in government crackdown this week with at least twenty one people killed according to state media. a macro whose own foreign minister had been due to visit tehran on friday western intervention it would be a mistake. he's in. this crisis comes from the free expression of the iranian people. okay on. eroticism is clearly shows that change does not come from the

outside. but from within. angel only come from the iranian people. and our role is to be on the lookout and remain demanding it vigilance observers of that process. you must make sure that no fundamental rights are trampled on who can see the ones with the. and frustrated because m moy hole has been n a posting at from an out of the senate with more now on michael's foreign policy priorities for the year ahead. french president and i know my core considering with his new year wishes here at the elysee this time with the diplomatic corps. now he talked about the need to have a cohesive a diplomatic line moving forward in twenty eighteen to make sure that france and that the exact message that needs to. for the coming year he did say that eighteen will be full of challenges number one at being security talked about the fight against. islamic terrorism saying that the war in syria and iraq will be coming to an end this year that doesn't mean it'll be the end of the problems that the international community will

haveve to although how to w. keys afterwards or talk about immigration also being a challenge to security emigration. is an issue that there is a will test this young presidency here early on in twenty eighteen has put forward controversial proposals that are even bringing unease within on members of his party he talked about the need to. speed up the asylum process and be able to clearly identify economic migrants from those who will actuall. could receive a refugee status the president also talked about the need for a stronger europe one that protects its citizens and the increases sovereignty but also one that consults its citizens and. this will be as a way to strength and all t the links. in europe

that helped to bind the union and finally the president ended with a word on multilateralism now beind today more pro regime rises stations across the country. gdc. pointing the finger directly towards the us. on thursday russia called on washington to stop interfering in what it calls iran's domestic affairs. this after donald trump tweeted in support of the iranian anti government protesters. a strong warning echoed by turkey as well. mission seek out about issues of iran's peace and tranquility matt has a lot to us. i have to say that if some people attempt to cause a stir it around from outside it will only provoke a backlash. once again i

would like to stress that we cannot accept any interference through outside statements in two weeks aimed at disrupting societies peace and tranquility. the issues. demonstrations erupted over a week ago across iran at first to protest economic hardship. but it quickly turned into anti government rallies. they. can't afford to buy goods prices are too high enter income too low. lesson it is. i hope it isn't missing knowledge on people are protesting and run their own happy animals find solutions to their problems. oppose abortion. the course of five days at least twenty one people were killed in clashes with thee revolutionary guards and hundreds were arrested. meanwhile to respond to those demonstrations tens of thousands of people were seen attending provision rallies. assigned sorties were taking back the upper hand.. this pasast week has been te biggest test for the islamic republic. since the last major protest movement in

two thousand nine. taking has signed as a scandalous of fools conviction for techies banker in new york method how can achieve that. sound guilty of trying to help iran invade your sanctions he was allegedly working on a scheme that had the blessing of the turkish president recep tayyip erdogan who sentenced in april sitting sizeable. a multi billion dollar scheme to help a wrong of seiji with sanctions involving one of turkey's biggest banks. for the charity save arms held bank executive met haakon as hugo was accused of conspiring with hawkish or raining gold trader reserves around. the pattern along with others are believed to have paid a price package officials to help ron escape sanctions using fraudulent golden future transactions. the sporting scheme was allegedly carried out with the blessing of talk is president of the one. who dismiss a case in december as a politically motivated

it's hot on his government'? against. the united states federal is an international coup attempt. thousand are big issues. the trial has further strained atlantic relations between i'm from washington. but acting u. s. attorney gene kidding said it outcome should serve as a warning banks. foreign banks and bankers have a choice. you can choose willfully to help iran and other sanctioned nations of a u. s. little or you can choose to be a part of the international banking community transacting in us dollars. turkish government officials and foreign investors on a bracing themselves of units of steps by u. s. regulates as. which could include fines as high as several billion dollars. at least eighteen people have been killed and two hundred and sixty injured after a passenger train slammed into a truck in rural south africa.

officials say the truck driver was taking chances allegedly tried to cross the tracks just ahead of the oncoming train. germs on re teach how to spend it. elizabeth's with a four hundred people on board most of them were sending home office holidays. so the only person who is her name and she's the latest nigerian schoolgirls be rescued after she was seized along with dozens of others by boko harm islamists frorom a boardinig school ninety four years ag. kidnapping solved global outrage and drew attention to the thousands of nigerians have been taken by both arms surgeons eighty of the cycle cheap off school girls. free dossier following talks with governments but more than a hundred remain in captivity. in some thirty years it is snowing in parts of florida with red cold snap working across the south of the united states. the extreme weather doesn't end there circle balm site plans hit the northeast bringing with

it rankled tonight temperatures and heavy snow both have a border has more details. the weather bomb or a bomb cyclone is an unofficial term for what meteorologists known as explosive cyclogenesis. is because when the central pressure of the low pressure system wilson as an atmospheric depression drops by twenty four million dollars in twenty four hours. what sounds like a little pressure drops can actually go a long way it's a house still to pick up more and strengthen rapidly? producing hurricane force winds and causing a sudden full in temperatures. when the bombs are quite common that storm grace in which is currently moving north along the east coast could be the most intense to hits the us in yearsrs. it comes as average temperatures across the country already well b below zero. causing the niagara falls to freeze partially on wednesday. major northeastern cities such as boston and new york being hit by plays its still grace it is also causing major disruption to travel as well

as power outages. only one winter storm elinor is responsible for these three deaths here in france one has is still missing. as he stations because the safety in the alps the ways of working up rat winds of forest fires on the southern island of corsica and it has been bashing western europe from spain to switzerland in recent days. dozens injured and tens of thousands of people without electricity. these. rough seas slamming the shoreline of some model on france's northern coast. at high tide on thursday towering waves broke over the credit barriers around the streets. residents who lived on the water said all they could do is shatter the windows. and waits. yeah this centers are closed and barred off to prevent the weight of the water from pushing them open. withhold my house is shaking. it feels like a rumble of thunder it's unbelievable. yeah.

storm eleanor has wreaked havoc across france. from the sea to the mountains to the hilly island of corsica. frances i love beauty burst into flames on wednesday. in rare winter wild fires fanned by eleanor's powerful winds. reaching up to two hundred parameters for our. health. dale it was helena surrounded by fine. anyway we could. talk in which my son for more than an hour calls on fine i didn't care about the call. me not to know he was a k.. hundreds of firefighters manage to get the flames under control thursday. many homes had already been damaged or completely destroyed. nearly ten thousand households lost electricity after power lines were damaged. back on the mainland several local highways were closed. unrecognizable under dozens of fallen trees. in the eastern desert region fast moving mud slides have flooded homes and swept away

cars. resulting in at least one death. they are certainly not just cate blanchett will be heading the jury at this year's cannes film festival the double so when is the twelfth woman to decide of the panel. as she's recently been playing a key role in helping change because it's costing couch culture. in the wake of the harvey weinstein's handle casters if it hasn't. a rare and unique artist with talons and conviction. how organizes describe the actress they've chosen to head the twenty eighteen campus will jewelry australian actress cate blanchett takes over from pedro almodovar us presidents the seventy first year of the renowned film festival? she's a two time oscar winner including best actress for her role in woody allen's blue jasmine. it is the twelfth woman to have the cam jury. the statement choice in the current hollywood clients alongside the likes of natalie portman and meryl streep she was one of the first woman to speak out

against top formally with producer harvey weinstein. who now faces over a hundred accusations of souls some? nice lunches also helped launch the time's up initiative this week aimed at wiping out sexual harassment and inequality in the workplace following the string of allegations against prominent men in the film industry. which follow the one scene revelations. the project sets out to help victims phones legal fees. far as his business usually activity is with us in the studio and i can't we all just four days into the new year. and moses on wallstreet are hitting record highs on a that's right now jones of breaking through the twenty five thousand point threshold for the first time ever this thursday. continuing its record breaking momentum of twenty seventeen the index crossed twenty thousand at the end of last january that celeste than twelve months ago. shows little sign of slowing down. businesses in widely welcomed president on trump's tax reform plan as

well strong corporate results. economic data. he pushed over the edge this thursday by strong hiring in the private sector. eighteen national employment report should put two hundred fifty thousand jobs were added in december for more than expected. as in terms of the soaring stock market is proof that his policies are already bearing fruit. we broke a very very big very forty five thousand. and there were those who say we wouldn't break twenty five thousand by the end of the eieight year. and where the eleventh month we broke twenty five thousand what it means is every time you see that number go up on wall street means jobs mean success. the labor department will be releasing a more comprehensive employment report o on friday wall strt is already welcome that strong data from the private sector. doubt leading gains of about eighty points above that new milestone at the s. and p. five hundred up abou. four percent is our. major european indices also moved higher in calculus and dax

each gaining approximately one and a half percent ther. london city one hundred also hit a new record earlier it closed up about one third of one percent. shares of intel plunged as much as five percent this thursday this is the tech guide and others raced to find a security patch for computer chips. to have two massive flaws which could allow hackers to steal sensitive data from computers and mobile phones catherine yet has more. inintel once again decide they're called meltdown and specter two kinds of sirius security flaws thahat have been detected in chips made by companies intel amd and a rm. a affect virtually all modern computers and smartphones as well as data centers. meltdown effects intel chips alone it allows hackers to read a computer's memory and extracts sensitive data like passwords. specter affects intel and also ships made by a rn amd it allows hackers to trick

apps into giving secret information. security experts say the chip lawaws pose a real risk to consumers. it's practically and detectabable it can be tread very easily with very little overhead and very cool expertise from jessica's point of view. google and intel discovered the security flaws some time ago and have since been working to protect their users. in a common practice they withheld the information until a solution was found number plating an official statement for next week. that as the information started leaking out they released this statement. we have updated all systems and effective products to protect against this new type of attack. we also collaborated with hardware and software manufacturers across the industry to help protect the uses and the broader web. software and hardware companies believe hackers have been exploited the chips laws yet. help their

patches will be enough to protect users. moving on to this other business headlines out thousands of argentine state employees marched through the streets of what is our is this thursday. their purchasing a series of by president roosevelt great which included a large scale layoffs of federal workers. severly there's also anger about plans to increase the cost of public transport in the country by as much as sixty percent. starting in february. also it in her dire stepping up their efforts to get self driving cars on the road. decided you know the silicon valley from florida is s led by former executives from googlele teslin hoover. focuses on. this technology. national car makers have been joining forces with start ups in their race to develop reliable self. into the americas troubled retail giants are happy holiday surprise. macy's and jc penneys both reported stronger than expected sales me and seventeen. up one and three point four percent respectively. but is

assigned a are still struggling against the online shopping trends bases also announced plans to close a dozen stores. yet another festive tradition is kicking off the get it the wall street adadditional pastries on his unease six of january. the price of the flaky king cakes is rising but that's unlikely to turn crowds from flocking to french bakeries shows on has the story. in january french bakeries clear elder usual cakes and replace them with ease puff pastries because once christmas is over the french rush back to patisserie stood by. the wall or kings kinks. about thirty million of them are sold overall in january. so as to get it sells herbs and from twelve to fourteen percent of our annual turnover its significance. the ingredients are present about twenty percent of the cost labor about fifty

percent the average gross margin for bakeries is at about fifteen percent. and the price varies from three euros for a small piece of much more it depends on what's inside the good leads the cheaper ones are usually factory made some contain less almonds or other feelings like apples chocolate raspberries or caramel. and in some cases instead of water they contain margarine. this year the costs

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