>> welcome to the "france 24" newsroom. here's a look at the headlines we're following this hour. donald trump in davos. the u.s. president expected to pitch america first on the final final day of the world economic forum in switzerland. french villages and towns hit by flooding here in paris museums are closed and subways stopped after the seine river swelled. and france bids goodbye to the

legendary chef. the culinary giant laid to rest after he passed away last eekend at the age of 91. >> for the first time in nearly 20 years the u.s. president will speak at the world economic forum. donald trump set to address the leaders, c.e.o.'s and bankers all gathered at davos. now a big question is will he pitch his protectionist america first agenda in the sebastian of liberalism? we'll find out just about an hour's time. and for more on this, let's bring in kate moody who is standing by for us in davos. now, kate what, message then are we expecting to hear from donald trump today?

>> the message is going to revolve around this america-first policy. what we don't know is how nuance he will give it. will it be a full-on protectionist or isolationist view or more moderate? more placing america as a very the tant part but of members of his delegations have been here throughout thehe week have been defending the administration's policies but trying to frame him in a less aggressive light on the president has dialed down his harsh rhetoric when he's in the symbol spotlight on his past trip to asia, he was more moderate than he had been on homeme turf. there's an indication that he could rethink his decision to pull the u.s. out of the trance pacific trade deal. that would present some real

backtracking. some are pointing out that this is his first ever appearance in davos despite having the reputation of being the playground for the world's richest businessmen. donald trump himself was never actually invited until this year at president. if this is a group of people of former colleagues who many believe he is still very anxious to impress. all that said, he does remain a very unpredictable speaker. members of his administration have admitted hi off goes off script or ad lib on messages that have been prepared for him and there's reminders of the world economic forum official theme which is finding a shared future in a fractured world. many people here see donald trump that's ultimate symbol and sometimes cause of all those fractions. he's undoubtedly the -- fractures. he's he's the tar star of the attraction for a lot of people. unless there is a mass exodus of people. far people have left this friday.

at last queue forming outside of the congress center already to see him speak weather he will surprise or shock, we don't know. all eyes will bon davos as the american president takes the stage in just under an hour's time. molly: you're going to be back with us in over 10 minutes time with the hit of the latest business news today. kate moody there. the white house has proposed a deal on immigration and the deadlock between the republicans and democrats. the plan would provide pathway to citizenship for some 1.8 million young immigrants living in the united states illegally. this is an exchange for a tightening on legal immigration d some $25 billion in border security. cellini sikes has the details. >> hope for dreamers after axing the daca program protecting young people, donald trump has proposed a take it or leave it deal in a bid to end the deadlock between republicans and democrats on immigration. >> all of us are committed to

keeping government open and functioning and also coming up with a plan to deal with immigration reform, particularly the daca population. >> that's why a lot of us came to be in the senate to see if we could sit down and try to work through extraordinaririly difficult issues like immigration. there's a real consensus that we need to make sure that tease young people continue to have a future in our country. >> the prime would pay me way for citizenship for undocumented migrant who is arrive in the u.s. as children. the proposal is seen as a major concession by republicans. but with certain strings attached. including putting aside $25 billion for the construction of a wall on the border with mexico as well as a vast crackdown on illegal immigration and limiting the sponsoring of family. parents of dreamers would also not be protected under the deal. these proposals have been

slammed by some democrats and immigration groups who say dreamers are being used as bargain chips at the expense of the migrants. the fate of dreamers was at the heart of the recent u.s. government shutdown. trump hopes his bill will gain enough bipartisan support to pass the senate. even if hard line republicans feel it does not go far enonoug in cushing immigration. im molly: this friday brings day two of the latest round of u.n. brokered syrian peace talks in vienna. delegations from the syrian government and opposition meeting with u.n. negotiators. previous rounds have made little progress and during that time the regime backed by allies, iran and russia has regained ground. government troops have mount defense against two rebels. this meeting in vienna comes ahead of talks with russia hosting next week. in serbia, thousands of refugees

are waiting to cross the hungary border and to enter europe legally. they find themselves stuck with no money and no way back to their home countries. here is the report. >> it's the grip of winter and these e fugees are stranded, stuck in serbia and unabable to enter the european union. their lives on n hold. >> my husbaband and two kids. my family -- especially this way that we came, it was so dangerous. >> sorry. it was very dangerous. >> since the height of the european migration crisis in 2015, millions of people have crossed into europe but as the e.u. is struggling to set asylum, several countries including hungary are refusing to corporate and instead the prime minister ordered 175 kilometer long and forming to high tool with be built. in this government-run refugee

camp in serbia, they d do what thth can to h help. >> we e are giving them i.d. cas so thehey can have some documen and some papers, just to know their address, which camp they belong to and who they are. >> she was separated from her husband on the journey and their savingngs spent on paying smugglers. she is becoming i ireasingly y anxious. >> maybe i i should to be. i have two small kids. i don't know where my husband. is he alive or not? i don't know. >> the whole story is a familiar one to the other refugees here. stuck in a no man's land withtho way back to the life they l lef behind and the c chance of a a ife close to them. molly: south korea, this is where dozens of people have been killed after devastating fire swept through a hospital. that's a 300 kilometers southeast of seoul. the blaze is thought to have

started in the emergency room in the hospital did not have a sprinkler system. at least 37 people died. dozens more have been injured. the fire is the deadliest in south korea at least a decade and it follows a fire that killed 29 in a high-rise "sportscenter." -- sports center. france is in the middle of one of its wettest winners in the century, including paris. the capital is one of 13 departments across the country on flood alert. and as was the case last year, some museums and subway stops have closed as the seine river stwoles nearly five meters above normal levels. >> it takes a while to go from one stigse the other.

so it's a bit of a waste of time. >> it is requiring us to get alternative transportations such as uber, taxi. >> of course, flood made us upset because we don't have the same cruisers. the rest, i love paris anyhow. >> after -- on tuesday, the seine has forced the commuter trains. a lifeline for tourists who want to see the sight in the steve lights the train carries more than 1 rkeds 500 passengers daily. stopping the eiffel tower in between. 10% of passengers are tourists. the train stops at so much paris's most iconic tourist destinations along the seine but so close the water has its risks. the rail company installed hoses to pump the water out. the company hopes get the train back up and running by the beginning of february.

underground around 150 employees worked around the clock remove the electrical fitting from the soaked rails. >> we've nearly finished removing the cabling and we can reinstalling it when the water subsides. >> the water could cause short circuit that could derail the trains. >> has an impact on daily commuters anand tourists too. but i think it's more upsetting for commuter who is have to come to paris every day from the suburbs. luckily, we were able to ensure they could do that but that commute has been slowed down. >> the government agency that measures the water levels across france warns it could take longer than expected to return to normal which means they could close long past the february 1 estimate. molly: next paying tribute to france' culinary pope. chefs and around the world joined fans for the funeral of a chef. the legendary chef died last saturday at the age of 91.1.

the service was held today. shauna, you're there in lyon and his legacy is certainly larger than life there in that city. >> that's right. the entire city here is in mourning. we spoke to people on the street, but also in restaurants, everywhere. people had a nice words to say bout mr. paul as he was known. he was famous for always having a good word, always having a joke and being very royal to his local suppliers, his local cheese sellers and his poultry and meat producers. he was somebody who really took his love for the kitchen and shared it, literally, with his clients, but also with people from around the world and that's why this friday at the ceremony, at his funeral service here at

the st. john's cathedral, in leone, there were more than 100 people attending that service. you had friends and families, of course, but hundreds of chefs had come from around the world as well as some politicians like interior minister who used to be the mayor of lyon for many, many years and who knew the chef well. ow, a final word on his legacy as a human being. there are press coste of him everywhere around the city and he's really somebody who had a big, big love for the city of lyon and that's why he never really left. molly: as recently, he knew his way around the kitchen but he was also very business savvy. tell us more. >> that's right. by the time he passed away had at least 20 restaurants, mostly

in france. but also in japan and in the united states. and those restaurants were all quite different from each other. there were some that were of the highst price like the three-star outside of lyon, the three-star michelin that he was most famous for. on a side note, the chef was the longest running chef to have easy to three stars in history he had them since 1965. but getting back to his empire, he also had more moderate brasseries and even a small fast-food chain with the idea of bringing the best ingredients to people with all budgets. finally, his legacy will live on with his restaurant of course but also with his culinary institute that has trained ndreds of chefs from and finally, there's the bocuse cooking competition for chefs

that's held every two years and that's known as the olympics of cooking. there was a famous quote that bocuse, attributed to classic or modern. the only cuisine is good cuisine. molly: thank you, shauna. joining us from lyon. well, it's time now for business round-up and that means, of course, this week that we are checking in with our team at the world economic forum in davos, switzerland. we're going to head back to kate foody who joins us live. kate, over to you. >> as we were talking about earlier, everyone is looking ahead to this keynote speech by donald trump who will be kicking off in about 45 minutes time. but because it's the last world economic forum, we are looking at the events and scenes of the week to talk about both easy to issues and i'm pleased to be joined by marjorie krause.

thanks for being with us. >> a pleasure. >> with a tone do you expect to hear the american president adopt? >> well it seems from him we've gotten from the other cabinet members, it will be a continuation of our redefinition of what his america first policy really means on a global stage. i assume that's what they're going to do. but one never knows, right? with our president. >> and in the international spotlight, he does sometimes shift his tone a little bit, doesn't he, people in general from davos, we heard from the chinese leader in a speech that sounded nothing hike him. could that happen, do you think? >> it could happen. i would hope it would happen because this is a great chance to redefine or to define how we're going to go forward. and i think that would be -- this would be a great place to do it. >> now, shifting away from mr. trump a little bit, jenner equality has been high on the -- gender equality has been high this week.

we have co-chairs leading for the first time in history. women's rights and gender equality. it's not something that president trump has been known to embrace in the past? >> no. i don't think we will hear much about gender equality in his speech. i don't think it's a real passion of his although others around him have that passion. but, you know, it has to be authentic and i think that wouldn't come across and probably not a way that would be respected. but there has been a lot said about gender equality. and it's been come for a long time and this is the largest number obvious women delegates they had and we've never had a situation where they're all women co-chairs and i just left panel for women entrepreneurs that were -- we have to turn people away. and i think all of that speaks to much greater interest in women's place in the workforce and the role women play in society. >> the question is always is

what's discussed and put forward in davos, is it symbolic or does it translate into the real world? do you think that this might be a shifting point? >> i think it's a combination. the fact that it makes the main stage in davos means that it's dom the attention of a lot of people that this is the time. and i do think that, you know, the fact that these audiences for the discussion have been men and women or i should say women and men. i think that that's a bit change as well. it as gone mainstream and that's a really good thing. and, you know, i salute the forum for doing that and i think any time we can advance the cause and, you know, stop talking about gender equality and start aug about equality, business, other things, that's a good thing. so i think we're on a track. >> we've also heard a lot of optimism at this week's davos. does that reflect what you see at your base in washington, d.c.

or is it a bit of a disconnect that people in davos are living in or experiencing it? >> i don't want to limit washington because our firm is all over the world and i happen to go all over the world. i do think that's the one disconnect that i think surprise me the most. because the last couple of years, there's always been something on the agenda that's really been scary or frightening whether it was a financial crisis and then it was, you know, the whole refugee situation and trying to figure out what to do. and this year, it's almost like we're in a different world here. especially since the title's about a fractured world. it's been a lot of focus on the economy and optimism. a lot of business optimism. there were a lot of discussions about cups half-full or half empty. and that is surprising because i think that is a disconnect. i think we're still going to see a lot. there's still a lot of people hurting out there. and there's a lot of income

inequality and there's less discussion about that and i don't know quite how we're going to marry the optimism which i salute and i think is fabulous with making that optimism for all, you know, spreading the wealth. >> so of much mitchell and also uncertainty. -- optimism and also a lot of uncertainty. could you talk about the top risk? >> one thing might be whether it's the uncertainty. if there's one thing people are worried about is the things they don't see, right? the unpredictable things. and i think that those things are, you know, terrorist attack or some major catastrophe. we've had so much in the u.s. in terms of weather-related catastrophes. so i think, you know, something like that is a very big risk and i hope we're paying attention to that. and i guess the other one is whether how superficial the growth is and whether, you know,

there's this -- any kind of economic dislocation will be very hard to sustain because people are just recovering and not everybody is recovering from the last recession. >> thanks for joining us marjorie on "france 24." we will be following all donald trump's speech and the reaction to it throughout the afternoon. back to you, molly. molly: kate, thank you for that. kate moody in davos. time for our press review. ♪ molly: and i'm joined by alison sergeant with headlines from the written press. we're going to start out with a new report from the "new york times." this concerning donald trump. what are we hearing? >> this is a revelation that donald trump reportedly tried to fire robert mueller. that's the special counsel named to deal with the russian investigation. the "new york times" sites four anonymous sources say trump backed down when he threatened

to quit if mueller was fired. this all happened back in june but there's been speculation that trump would try to fire mueller just as he did james comey. the "new york times" note this report is the first we've heard of trump trying to fire him. he had actually really been walking back his criticism of mueller in recent weeks and just the other day, he said he was quite looking forward to speaking to him under oath. now we got a sneak peek inside that interrogation room in the new yorker's cartoon of the day. we see trump is really enjoying himself because if there's something the president love, it's a deal. there he's saying a plea deal is a type of deal. molly: all right. we're going to turn here to francis. they got a bit of a good news yesterday because the french government is taking a step of loosening up its marijuana laws. >> this is one of the president's campaign promises. france has one of the strictest marijuana law. under the current laws, you can face almost 4,000 euros in fines

and one year in prison. but that is about to change. you can read all about it in the papers today. that's caught with marijuana will be given on the spot fines of 150 to 200 euros. in an editorial, they criticized the government saying they don't go far enough with these relaxed laws. the paper says despite france's strict drawing laws, it is the country with the highest amount of marijuana use so the harsh strategy has not been working and it's an issue on which the french government is being conservative and that the only reason for that according to the magazine is they're worried about their image. molly: we've got some papers that are focusing on another drug that's becoming more and widespread here in france and that's cocaine. >> right. coke, not cannabis is on the front page of the paper today they're talking about the numbers that kill. 44 deaths and hundreds of

overdoses in 2016 due to cocaine. the paper says coke is no longer just for partiers it's used by all social classes, by day as well as by night. in part because according to the paper, the drug is a modern magic potion that allow twrouse work harder, be more productive without inhibition and without getting tired. and the paper is declaring a red alert on the white stuff. molly: interesting to be more seductive. so it's the quality that are making it so dangerous there's something else that people say is addictive. and that's causing some issues here. tell us. >> that's right. the cartoonish from the paper is drawing a comparison. you can see in this cartoon. this man is saying it seems coke is even more dangerous than nutella and they want to know if coke is gone on sale or where they might be able to get some. this cartoon makes more sense when you know about a new story and that's the insane stampede at french supermarkets all over a sale on nutella. people have literally been

fighting each other to get it. they've done a very french thing. i think they've asked someone to shed some light on the situation. she says part of the the chaos is caused because nutella is a product that represents pure pleasure and she says we wouldn't be seeing this kind excitement over pickles. [laughter] molly: i'm a fan of pickles. we're going to go back in the u.s. president donald trump. a revelation of a different kind and while decorating the white house there, was a quest that was made for a van gogh painting and it was request to the guggenheim museum but i believe they offered something else. >> that's right. this other work is called america so in a sense, you think donald trump might like it. it is right on with his theme until you see a picture of it. there it is there. it is actually a working solid gold toilet. this pies by the italian artist catalan. "the washington post" said critics have describe it had a

say tire aimed at the excess of wealth in the u.s. they call the sensation when it was shown because it was installed in to the bathroom where people could go and use i themselves no. . everyone is amused. fox news calls it an insult to the trump family. the curator is a very active trump credit kicking and she made the connection to trump saying he is synonymous with golden toilets the guggenheim hasn't responded to inquiries so far. maybe he will reconsider. molly: thank you for that, allison. we're going take a quick break. stay with us. the news continues on "france 24." ♪

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