> welcome. these are the headlines. mike pence calls the venezuelan president a dictator. goingas maduro says he is to revise his country's relationship with the u.s. tensions between france and italy on the rise.

italy's interior minister says he hopes the french do not party emmanuel macron's in favor of far right leader marine le pen. war in yemen continues. we look at the situation in the .rucial port city it is day two of the economic form in davos. the details with a movie critic on the w way. first, our top story.

>> opposition supporters are set to go head-to-head in massive street protests. >> nicholas maduro is a dictator with no legitimate claim to power. he has maintntained his g grip f imprisoning anyone who dares to oppose him. we recognize thehe national assembly as the last vestige of

democracacy. >> that cause the president to accuse the united states of who.g to forsasake >> today, the vice president of the united states broke all the rules of the game. posted, he was spitting while he was talking. he was drooling. this.es were moving like what had he smoked? we just don't know.

>> crowds turned out against the decision to more than double the price of fuel. saysovernment in zimbabwe they are fighting off criticism. our correspondent has more. >> some activists are questioning the wisdom of this saying, who is he going to speak t to? those criticizing the government have been arrested or assaulted.

we have heard at least five people have been reported dead. who is heon is, planning to talk to and have this dialogue with? >> what has a been like? was theyitial response were taking g note of th crisis, that they would deal with it on eight diplomatic level. africany, the south president made a call to the world to help zimbabwe. said zimbabwe would only be able to recover once sanctions have been lifted. internationalfor sanctions to be be lifted.

he is saying south africa has been approached by the government and that south africa would be doing everything possible to help the ailing economy. >> the situation in yemen has pushed the intnternational community to put pressure on the warring side to cease fire. toce talks have worked reduce the conflict, not stop it. two thirds of the population is facing hunger or on the brink of starvation. >> it is only after crossing, that one arrives at one of the

isolated cities. they are split into by the front lines. militia escort guides us to the port. the area is crucial in spite of a cease-fire, fighting continues. >> orders going on here? who gave them authorization to enter? leader of theby a rebellion. you see this port is the most vital lococation. it is s also the most attacked d destroyed. it as aition uses

weapon. >> the words of propaganda aren't far from the reality on the ground. for decades, the fish market has been the meeting point for thousands of families. it is a shadow of its former self. is terrifying. >> these days, going out on the water means taking huge risks. they bomb everything.

s, simple e fisherman. >> m millions are hahanging by thread while the lifeline of yemen is coming undone. >> the tensions between france and italy are on the rise. matteo cell vini has come out saying he hopes the french don't choose emmanuel macron's party in the upcoming elections. doug herbert has been keeping an eye on this. this is the latest in a series of figights italy and france hae been picking. can trace the date. they came to power, formed a coalition with the far right party.

ratcheting war of words, as you call it. the coalitionfter came to power last june, you had emmanuel macron likening anti-immigrant sentiment to herosy and he suggested what -- what italy had was not a politicalisis, but a problem created in italy by these populists. what you see is a clclash of ideologies. there is no easy way out. a broader showdown andeen populists in europe they come as europe is poised for crucial elections. you see a lot of populists poised to make gains.

emmanuel macron happens to be on the receiving end of that. about competing ideologies.. migrants are b being udd as political footballs. >> not a week goes by when you don't hear of some smugglers, inflatable rafafts sinking at s, going dodown. in the past week, we had 170 missing, not found. migranants are an easy target. theirof them use libya as launching point. they try to make the treacherous journey across the mediterranean. see, more alarming to people watching this is the fact you have a crackdown.

charity organizations try to come to the aid of these people and they are arrested. it is a mood change. thoseis a crackdown on trying to help the migrants. you have them being used as a political football. >> back to the conflicts between italy anand france, it does not seem that long ago when they were good working partners. >> they have been partners in the postwar. they have had a complicated relationship. were notoriously on opposite sides in world war ii. they have big egos.

one of these in his recent spat, they created conflict in africa by colonizing it, being the cause of this influx of african migrants. they have not forgiven france in many respects. the populists see it as france musclening and trying to italy aside. you can see there has been a lot of bad blood over it. they are tapping into the frustration.

emmanuel macron is on the receiving end. completelyg different, one day after hollywood came out with the nomination for the oscars, france has revealed the equivalent for its awards. us will servetom as the president of the hosts of the biggest night of the year. >> millions of dollars are not at stake. the ceremony is telecast with no

commercials, no censorship and no time limits. one nomination is a flat out comedy, but i only laughed once or twice. a group of adult men having middle-aged crisis is, learning -- lelearning to do synchronized swimming. the comedy sink or swim may be a good design. i was looking at what the .ubjects are

divorce, pedophihilia, spousal abuse, male and female prostitution. >> we talked about the nominees. 10 nominations each. telling me about some of the film anand people w whoid not get nominated. >> they have a weighted system. there are 8000 members of the academy now. the upshot is, this year, there are eight nominees.

woody allen isis thehe man whohs been nominated more times than anyone else for best screenplay amazon studios, a branch a woodyn, they paid for allen film that should have been released in 2018. he says he thinks it is a beingy it is not released. fofor the first time in 42 year, we will see what woody allen is creating. for me, that is the ghost in the

room that no one is talking about. she will be back on set in just about an hour. lolooking forward d to seeing yu again. top stories. the mike pence calls the venezuelan president a dictator, prompting nicholas maduro to say he is revising his country's relationship with the u.s. france andtween italy are on the rise. italy's interior minister says he hopes the french do not party emmanuel macron's in favor of marine le pen. the humanitarian crisis continues, our reporters will look at the situation and had data -- in thehe port city.

>> shinzo abe bespoke earlier. tracking a lot of attention. is covering the event. some figures take to the stage. been hearing? >> brexit is not just a u.k. or european issue. it affects global businesses. the gist of the conversation.

we have members of the british government here. theresa may is not taking part in davos. we have the international trade minister speaking earlier, saying they want to avoid a no deal brexit. the culture minister has been trying to move the conversation around to other topics, saying the u.k. is not just about brexit. vc speaking about this earlier. let's see what he had to say. >> it is up to them to tell us where they want to go.

we are awaiting. we are ready. we need to know british intentions and we need clarifications. the key member of the communist leadership has been in an ongoing trade battle with the united states. what can we expect from him? >> we expect to see if the chinese vice president responds. u.s. delegation canceled their trip because of the shutdown. using strongs language, saying it is a major riskskacing the world andd t tht rebalancncing was needed.

it is interesting to point out, because of the u.s. delegation no --ing here, there are of bilateral meetings. chance of a bilateral meeting at a time we are counting down to the next round of trade talks. t towardat is working resolving the trade spat between the two countries. >> thank you for that update. he will be bringing you more through the day. the business climamate seems to have stabilized after a sharp deterioration last month. desh that plunged the

business climate to its lowest in years. it has not worsened according to the latest figures. measuredess climate is by how much it rises or drops. januaryall figure for remains unchanged. it is still below the peak level. it dropped further to 93. >> a quick look at the markrket. >> in europe, it is a mixed picture. banks and energy shares lead the decline. shares dropped as much as 56% today. let's turn to japan. japan has a large sex industry, but someme have decided to take magazines off the shelflf.

available inbeen convenience stores, but the largest chains have announced plans to stop selling them all together to o appealal to a widr range of customers and cleanup of country costs image ahehead the olympics. the country's top threeee convenience store chains announced they wilill stopop seg adult magazines. they want to improve their image in time for the sporting events in the country, such as the olympic games. the >> i guess it is natural to adjust to international standards.

>> 24 hour convenience stores can be found all over japan. thes not placed out of reach of children. threed family mart are companies planning to take it off the shelves. stores more make welcoming to women and children. >> it is a free country. you can look at whatever you want. moreh those magazines were secretive. in a better spot. outn't want them to be where anyone can see them. >> 7-eleleven willll phase out e magagazis b by august. >> that wraps up the business news for now. >> thank you. coming up, more bad news on

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