>> welcome to live from paris. these are the top stories, police and the usasaa gunman has killed at least 12 people at a crowded music bar in southern california, 10 others have been shot and injured. vote, theated midterm u.s. president fires the attorney general, donald trump criticized him after he refused to oversee an inquiry into alleged russian meddling in the 2016 u.s. election.

also, a pakistani christian woman at the center of a released row has been from prison after the supreme court overturned her conviction and death sentence, the decision has sparked protests and death threats against her. business -- the segment, on the hunt for those who make counterfeit goods and how they tackle copycats. all that and more on france 24. ♪ >> our top story, police in the u.s. say a gunman has killed at least 12 people at a crowded music are in southern california and 10 others have been shot and injured. the ventura countyty sheriff's says several hundred people in the borderline bar and grill when the shooting erupted. police say the shooting died --

the shooter died, here is what eyewitnesses had to say. >> i heard these pops, probably three or four and i hit the ground. the security guard is dead. i do not want to say dead, shot, down. the gunman was throwing smoke grenades, i saw him point to the back of the cash register. he just kept firing. iran out the front door, i heard chairs being thrown out the window, people were trying to get out of the window. the gunman went behind the cash register, there was probably 12 shots before i got out the front door. >> wearing a mask over his face. only the bottom half. he had on a black baseball cap. he was a taller, white man.

he knew what he was doing and had perfect form. he was spot on. >> our correspondents in los angeles wiwith more. >> the press conference made severaral things clear, they wee talking about 11 victims. least 11 oft casualties. the crowded bar, it was student night, more than several hundred people. it was n not clear if f the shor kills himself or was killeded by law-enforcement or someone inside the bar. one member of law-enforcement was shot and was killed during the intervention.

minuteses after the firsrst 911 call that happened t 11:20 in los angeles. a huge crime scene. a terririble number off casualt. victims -- atout least 11 people killed. witnesses described him as a 200 pounds, six feet high, dressed in black. using smoke grenades to add to the confusion. they didrities said not find traces of smoke reneges. >> after months of -- the u.s. president donald trump has fired jeff sessions, the attorney general, after publicly parading himself oversing

the alleged russian meddling in the 2016 u.s. elections. that paved the way for robert mueller's investigation and will be replaced now by his -- for now by his chief of staff. what does this mean for the russia probe? >> now, you have s someone in charge who is a donaldld trump loyalist, he will oversee the justice department. until this point, ron rosenstein has been over -- overseeing the pressure probe because jeff sessions recused himself because of his support for donald trump during his 2016 support for donald trump an undisclosed meetings with the russian ambassador leading up to the election. you have a donald trump loyalist who said the investigation being overseen by robert mueller has gone too far. talk about speculating in an

interview about the ability to stop the investigation by stopping to find it -- fund it. is nowld trump oil acting -- loyalist the acting attorney general. does this mean the investigation will stop? >> the justice department says it will continue. under whitaker. another important point worth making is that jeff sessions, if you wanted to protect the integrity of the robert mueller investigation, people have said the best way to do that what not be to resign but to make donald trump fire him. he resigned so donald trump has the authority to name a successor without going through the normal nomination and approval process. donald trump gets along with whitaker, the washington post said donald trump refers to him

as a backslapping, football loving kind of guy who likes to see him instead of jeff sessions who donald trump does not get along with very well. >> when it comes to the legal issues, anything congress can do to protect the robert mueller investigation? >> political pressure is one thing, republicans, a few have said it is important to protect the integrity of the investigation. it is worth pointing out that lindsey graham last year, a former colleague of jeff sessions, he said there would be holy hell if donald trump forced jeff sessions to step down and now lindsey graham says he looks forward to looking -- working with the president. on the democratic side, the head of the party in the house, nancy pelosi, and in the senate, chuck schumer, saying that the acting attorney general should recuse himself from the robert mueller

probe given his past statements. with the newity investigative powers the democrats have starting in january of next year, with these committees they control in the house. we will see how this plays out. >> thank you. wednesday in the u.s. where president trump's often tense relationship with journalists reached a boiling point when he suspended the trespass of a cnn white house correspondent. a confrontation during a press conference, donald trump called jim costa route and a terrible person when the journalist questioned the president on the migrant care of and. -- migrant care event headed to the -- caravan headed to the u.s. border. >> when you report fake news, you are the enemy of the people.

>> producing the most tense direct exchanges between donald trump and the media. though he has far with several journalists over the course of the event, his back and forth with a cnn white house correspondent was heated particularlyly. president trump: you should let me run the country, and you run cnn, if you did it well -- >> may i ask another question? pardon me. president trump: that is enough. >> shortly aftfter thehe press conference, the white house revoked the journalists press fast until further notice and cnn asserted their full support for their journalist. >> the president's ongoing attacks on the press have gone too far, they are dangerous and disturbingly un-american. president trump has made it clear he does not respect the free press, he has a sworn obligation to protect it. >> donald trump has a combative

relationship with the media and ofteten singles outt cnn which e accuses of disisseminating f fae news. last july, he treated a video o himself wrestling and nching a man whose face was doctored to reflect the cnn logo. the exchange wednesday came three weeks after the outspoken trout supporter set x was a devices to cnn -- sent explosive devices to cnn and other critics of the president. >> republicans in the house of representatives, president trump said he is ready to work with democrats and stressed there are conditions. he called for bipartisanship on the democrat friendly agenda of infrastructure, health care, and the environment but warned if democrats investigate. his party loses control of the house of representatives.

praising democratic house leader nancy pelosi, a woman he vilified on the campaign trail, the president made a call for bipartisanship but with that newr, a warning that any investigations into his business or political dealings will put him in a warlike posture and shutdown the legislative process. >> they can play that game but we can play it better because we haveve something called the unid states senate and we can look at them, and it will go back and forth and be very good for me beingcally, i can see it good for me politically because i am better at that game. >> democrat led committees in the house will now have the power of subpoena, allowing them to investigate donald trump's business and tangle met with foreign governments and demand he releases tax returns. democrats are expected to revive an inquiry into possible collusion between the 2016 donald trump campaign and russia. >> the president said we will

wait for them to send me something and we could do that, but we have to work together so legislation will be bipartisan. >> her resolve to work with the president was tested by the forced resignation of attorney general jeff sessions. dismissal as ais threat against special counsel robert mueller's ongoing russia investigation. evidence uncovered by the investigation or a confirmed presidential effort to obstruct it could get house democrats grounds for impeachment. although nancy pelosi says she would not support suchch a move unless it is a bipartisan effort. womanakistani christian has been freed from prison a week after the supreme court overturned her conviction and death sentence. she spent eight years on death row after neighbors accused her of making derogatory remarks about islam and the court decision to release the mother of five has sparked protests and

death threats against her. we explain. years,eath row for eight she has finally left this prison. the christian woman n is believd to remain in protective custody over fear for her own safety. -- foreign ministry said rumor she e s flown out of t country had sparked anger among some residents. wrong. decision is the government should review it and bring her back in, and she should be given strict punishment. >> the decision last week by the supreme court of pakistan, triggered a violent protests, she had been accused of insulting islam and the prophet mohammed during a fight with neighbors in 2009, charges she has denied. in a deal, the government of the prime minister promised to impose a travel ban on her, not

to challenge an appeal in the supreme court. a party is threatened to continue protests. human rights activists have called on the prime minister not to count down and to safeguard justice. case, about an individual it is all about the constitution being questioned. we will not stand for that. the decision is set, through intimidation you can coerce the government. deepe case has exposed divisions in pakistan or 95% of the population is muslim and extremist political parties are gaining ground. her lawyer left the country for the netherlands on saturday under threats for his life. her husband has appealed for britain or the united states to grant the family asylum. >> a quick reminder of the top sayies, police in the u.s.

a gunman has kililled at least 2 people at a crowded music bar in southern california, 10 are shot and wounded. , the heated midterm vote u.s. president fired attorney general jeff sessions, he began criticizing him after he refused to oversee an inquiry into alleged russian meddling in the 2016 u.s. election. now, stephen joins us and starting with tesla who have chosen a new chairperson. >> she is a member of their board but also the chief financial officer in the australian t telecom firm. elon musk will stay on as ceo of the electric carmaker but will give up his chairmanship as part of a settlement with u.s. auththorities after they accused him of misleading investors with a tweet over taking the company private. he says she e has made

contributions to teslala as a board d member andays s she loos forward to -- and she looks forward to sustain profitability. plunge atsaw profits the end of september, reporting net earnings of 29 million euros , down 2.8 billion earlier. it's earnings suffered from the turkish branch, putting aside more than 740 million euros to cover potential fines for allegedly filing u.s. sanctions on iran. unicredit holding a safe assets meant to act as a buffer in times of crisis fell over the last quarter. >> unicredit shares down 4% in milan. european markets generally a mixed picture, the boost after the u.s. midterms wearing off in trading today, ftse 100 into the green, lots of company -- in

detail let's look at the company stories, profits at a french bank jumped by almost one third over the last quarter, they say a rebound in global markets boosted international retail and financial services. they said an aside an additional , and expectedros settlement with u.s. authorities over sanctions was fully covered. profits at nissan fell by 8% in the last quarter, the japanese blaming wall material costs and volatility in currency in emerging markets. they have been trying to cut discounts in the u.s. market, sales fell by 9%. sales in europe down 2%. >> as we head into the busiest time of the year for shopping, many brands trying to stop counterfeiting. >> the french customs office

seized 31 million tons of fake goods last year. to crack down on this, some companies have hired their own detectives to investigate false goods being sold online. we have a report. >> this man used to work in the french police and now on s stone counterfeiters, working with luxury labels to build a picture of specific networks of counterfeiters. >> as you can see on the graphic , there are groups linked to other groups and some groups which are larger than others. they are like the networks. >> once he has enough data and prove, he hands it to his client so they can take legal action. online marketplaces are also engaged in what is continually detective work, building customer confidence, and these french offices of the e-commerce

platform, it is a battle. >> these are products customers have returned, this model does not exist, even though the shoe is well known and sells well. here you have a game controller and this is like a memory card for a camera. eache company checks before publication a and they ae compmparing a pair of low-cost glasses.- lacoste one of the main fake proroductss the world cucup football shirts commemorating the french two world cup victories. they are sold out on the official website by copy sold online. some can be traced to bangkok where one shopping center is packed with sportswear from teams around the world, possible to get not just one copy of the shirt but 100 available for retail in france.

samsung has unveiled the first of its new foldable phones. ,> quite difficult to imagine supposedly the future of smartphones, the south korean company showing it to developers at a conference in san francisco. it is a tablet sized screen you can fold i into the size of a current smartphone. samsung says it is getting this ready for mass production in the next couple of months. there is a race to be the first with a foldable device, some chinese startups have gotten there first but samsung trying to catch up. this is suppososedly what we wil all have in the future and current models cost about 1000 euros. another way phone prices will go up. >> one that does not hold. thank you very much.

review. the press ♪ >> we have a look through the newspapers. let's start with reactions to the release of the pakistani christian woman acquitted -- released after a blasphemy conviction. her conviction overturned by the supreme court last week and since the decision, she has been in a prison as the country has been gripped by protests, particularly from islamic hardliner who appeal her acquittal and do not want her to leave the country. she has been released from prison, the daily times says she and her family are still in the country but she has not been placed on a no-fly list preventing her from leaving pakistan. >> incredible focus on this in

the international papers here >> she has become a symbol, as a woman, as a christian, as a minority in the fight over extremism is pakistan. the us ready newspaper says australia has a duty to help her and use the refugee program for exactly the kind of people it was meant to save. during these time for countries are shoring up their borders, wanting to keep refugees out, not just australia but france and italy have both extended invitations to grant her and her family asylum. >> it is hard to pick up a paper today without looking at the u.s. midterms. >> many people looking at the repercussions of the vote went the democrats took back the house and a record number of diversity candidates entered congress, a french left-leaning paper what it calls the female conquerors, dedicating their

front page to the wave of women who have entered congress and preparing to confront donald trump on policy. the paper has dominated by donald trump's extraordinary attack on journalists, in particular a cnn journalist at a press conference yesterday. a british paper says donald ofmp gets the hump, speaking the moment donald trump blew his lid. a spanish paper says donald trump reacted in anger and published a series of screenshots during the outburst at the press conference. >> let's go to the trial of four journalists. twoour web journalists, from an investigative website who have been imprisoned since last month on defamation and invasion of privacy charges, widely seen as a crackdown by authorities on the freedom of speech, the six months ahead of

the national elections in algeria -- a local paper in algeria says the campaign of criminalizing web journalism in the country by essentially treating web reporters as cyber dissidents. one of the journalists in prison was in prison for trying to organize a protest around the candidacy for a sixth term of the authoritarian president. note, the annual big torilla secret lingerie show -- big torilla secret -- victoria's secret lingerie show. >> one of the highest-paid supermodels gisele bundchen has an autobiography which talks about her experiences as a secret angelctoria and says she felt less

comfortable over time being photographed in skimpy underwear, one of the reasons she left. an australian model has been calling out for a boycott of the show, saying it promotes a monolithic idea of sexuality. earlier this week, she was part of a group of models that had their own anti-angel show. putting up women's bodies of all shapes and sizes in lingerie, a more diverse representation of women's body, a refreshing take on what many say -- >> emma thompson has been given british dame hood. >> her choice of footwear sparked chatter as she wore smithleather stean sneakers and a pantsuit. tradition,king with

she took off her heels and walked barefoot at the golden globes ceremony in 2014. she also tried to steal a kiss from prince william, unsuccessfully. >> a heartwarming story over a reunion for a british shoulder returning from syria. >> a great story, he was a private contractor working in syria in the city of brett brown when he rests -- when he rescued a puppy he found in the rubble of an attack and they became inseparable. very cute. he made her a bullet-proof vest and a teddy bear, spending a lot of time but he had to leave her behind when his contract expired. thanks to a charity called war later they months were reunited. the dog went from syria to iraq to jordan and finally to paris

was she -- where she was reunited with her master, the dog savede says the his life instead of the other way around. >>

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