>> a wararm welcome. these are the top stories this hour. message, pro europe emmanuel macron and angela merkel sign in fallout packed to the 1963 treaty as they underline the determination to forge closer ties.

isth africa's president calling for sanctions against zimbabwe to be dropped. minister continues a war of words between rome and paris following comments by the deputy prime minister on french policies in africa. ththe world d economic forum has kicked off at devil's -- at davos. senior editor will bring us the latest. all of that and more. you are watching live from paris. stay tuned.

first, manual macron and angela merkel sign a fallout packed as they seek to close -- to find closer ties. yellow vests protests and -- an initiative of two weakened leaders. here is emmanuel macron speaking earlier. when europe was being threatened by rising nationalism, where it is being shaken by a painful brexit and troubled by grand international changes that go beyond the scope that clashedanges with the european model and that make us question our identity,

germany and france must take responsibility and show the way forward. our am joined by commentator, douglas herbebert. question ofwith the whether this is about symbolism or sububstance, , there has been criticism. >> it is n not a rewriting of te treaty. it is a complement to the old treaty, not a right. it is misleading in the sense that there is nothing wrong with having symbolism. ,ou can argue it is true both where the project is concerned with visions of europe are on .he back foot

they are up against forces beyond their control. we have european elections coming up in may, likely to make big gains in that parliament. is yes, there is symbolism, the leaders getting together. they have divergent visions. macron has been pro-european. they are essentially saying we believe in the power of the european project of europe trying to work together and everyone crouching in their corners. it is a mesessage that we beliee in this project and trying to

sesend that message at a sensite time ahead of those european elections. i like the fact you used this information. this information implies there is a deliberate intent to spread false claims. on the far right, hehere in people are making claims that france is selling two of its regions to germany. that is not true. it has been meant to stir up fear ahead of the elections. his treaty is about france being diminished. a are long-running pack of

lies. france is going to share its u.n. council s seat with german. wrong, light, not true. the treaty calls for exchanges between the representative to the u.n.. they exchange it, they don't sell a seat or share a seat. let france is doing is supporting the ambition to gain a permanent seat on the un security council. mongeringlso a rumor everyone is going to be speaking german and frarance, that german willll become the official language.

it promotes greater bilingualism, closer they want toties, .oost the ties that does not mean germany is about to be declared the official language. all of these are issues, where if you don't read the sign print, it is easy to make these claims and push them and it iss harder to debunk them. a live can go very far. these are all fallacies and they need to be stated as such.

if you read french papers, it is named, they both carry equal weight. many french may not understand one and people in the city may not understand the other. the french have always claimed charlemagne for themselves. them.rmans would claim there is always ththis cross-cultural, cross linguistic names.on with these

the present is back to deal with unrest at home. an inquiry into security forces and launched a crackdown on security forces last week. the south african president says his government is in discussions about how to help. >> the president took to twitter to address the crisis. political leaders to come together and start a national dialogue to restore common order.

>> i invite leaders to set aside our differences and come together. what u unites us is stronger thn what could divide us. >> violence -- violent protests over fuel price increases. at least 12 people were killed. president vowed to investigate security forces over there ruthless response. clinics violence is unacceptable.. chaos and insubordination willl not be tolererated. misconduct will be investigated.

around 700 people have been arrested, including the leader trade leader of congress movement. events over the past week have underlined it fears of a return to the violent passions. being held in russia on spying charges and must remain in custody. authorities say he was caught while carrying out espionage.

on monday, a man accused france fuelingating poverty and mass migration. here is -- here he is, speaking earlier. of those is one countries that, by printing money for african states prevents their economic development. refugeetribute to the leaving and dying in the cr on our coast.

>> cristiano ronaldo pled guilty to tax fraud. in 2017, prosecutors accused him of having used shell companies .ut side spain he will not face jail time. brown is being questioned by police in paris after being accused of rape. a woman have accused brown along with a bodyguard and a friend of raping her. he pled guilty to felony assault. he completed probation on that case in 2015. 27 officers of the

national guard have been detained for their role in a failed coup on monday. the opposition-controlled congress is calling for mass protest wednesday. >> an appeal to the military and venezuela's opposition. >> we are not asking you to mount a coup or shoot. we are asking yoyou not to shoo. we are asking you to stand together with us, the right of our people to be heard. controlat of opposition took u uarms againinst the government of nicholas maduro. on monday, r rebel soldierers entered a military barracks in caracas, calling on the country to disavow president maduro.

>> the first thing they did was take military weapons. military assault on a mission. >> up to 125 people are dead, despite international criticism vote-rigging,s of he was sworn in to a second term as president.

>> kamala harris is a second black woman to serve in the senate. she is known for her rigorous r rigorous questioning of donald trump's nominees. >> the daughter of a jamaican father and indian motherer. she embarked on a career in law. harris worked in the san franancisco attorney office befe as the two terms atattorney g general. when she was electcted senator r andstate of california 2016. she gained notoriety after fighting justice brett kavanaugh 's nomination to the supreme court. her candidacy on monday.

>> i feel a sense of responsibility to stand up and fight for the best of who we are. >> he is holding the american people hostage over a vanity project because the while -- while 800,000l, people are trying to figure out how to pay their rent. >> she wilill join elizabeth warren and kirsten gillibrand,d, and julian castro. with many more contenders expected to run, it is a fierce battle that lies ahead. emmanuel macron and angela merkel sign a fallout packed.

zimbabwe's president vows to open an inquiry into security forces who launched a crackdown on protesters last week. mattea savino continues a war of words. the following comments by the prime minister. our business around it. the worldt off with economic forum that kicked of in davos. comes at a time of uncertaiainty. are missing,res including the heads of state of and the u.k..ce,

stephen carroll is covering the event. i hope you are not freezing. key figures for staying away, but there has beenen a late addition. the u.s. secretary of state will be speaking. will speak this afternoon. he is going to make his address to the delegates here via video link. davos was canceled last week due to the government shutdown. is participating. before him, we will hear from bolsonaro. to theoing to appeal best in brazil. crackdownar about his

. >> are they dominating discussions there? are they dominating discussions there? >> it is coming up a lot. i he was telling me perhaps the passion is overdone this year, they don't see the world economy going into recession. compared to lastst year, perhahs last year people work t too twooootic -- - people were optimisticic. the growth slowing down is not a disastster a and they are managg it. a major issue here.

we have been hearing from --ious people ahead of speaking earlier saying brexit could have far-reachching consnsequences d depending on nt pans out. we are hearing from blackrock, saying there could be a violent market reaction if there is a no deal brexit. no one here knows better what is going to happen the next couple of weeks, but they are willing to talk about it. >> they are trying to emphasize inclusiveness and how more people need to feel the benefits of globalization. what are people saying about this? >> d depending on who you speako , the international order needs foundnded.

aree not attending davos attempting to catch up with those who are. speaking to the general secretary of the unique global union. on it is it cacannot hahappen unless s there is a new social contract. there are plenty of issues policymakers need to address. let's listen to what she had to say. >> we need to strengthen the basic models of putting workers in the frame through collective bargaining. after textgo avoidance. corporate accountability is another piece of it. we need to put a brake on the digital monopoly. this is something we have done in the past. antntitrust, action has

been taken against corporate monopolies. we need to look at that doctrine. >> thank you for that and stay where -- and s stay warm where u are. >> he has failed for a second time. to suspendto sit -- his passport and where a monitor. ceo -- as catherine bennett reports.

>> judges in tokyo denied his appeal. he will likely remain in custody for another two months. the longer the case drags on, the longer french companies become more uneasy. we spoke to the president of medef. itif he is found guilty, puts us in a bad position. some people will take it to mean l ceos are l like that. hashe french government beenen downplaying r reports its focusing onns, protecting the reputation on the french carmaker. >> the subject is not on the table today. what is on the table today iss the governance o of renault. the mosost important thing is to

have solidid, stable, stable governmements. is isolated in his jail cell. the government has all but pressed the e eject button for ghososn. trading check in on action. pessimism is spreadiding. european shares are in the red. majorentasis are off -- indexes are off. >> we are hearing about financial losses due to drones at gatatwick airpoport. the budget airline is the largest operator at gatwick and says the disruption affected 82,000 lion air customers. the company says the incident should serve as a wake-up call to airirports araround the w wo.

>> the u.s. and china are trying to reach a deal to r resolve thr trtrade battle. the u.s. president's daughter is registering more trademarks. >> her company has preliminary approval for five more trademarks. they will beects, finalized after 90 days. her representative says trademark signings are a necessity. >> stay with us. we are going to take a short break.

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