>> time now for 60 minutes live around the world. these are the headlines. the french president is meeting his egyptian counterpapart today in cairo, and i don't promising to focus on business and better respect for human rights. the two men will be giving speeches momentarily. show that to you and also have a report. venezuela's internationally backed new resident calls for

more protests against current leader nicholas maduro. maduro calls the move a cool. -- coup. peoplerch for 300 missing two days after a dam burst that triggered major mudslides. 58 confirmed dead so far. ♪ french president emmanuel macron has met with his egyptian counterpart in cairo. president el-sisi is set to focus on an economy at a time when egyptian franco relations have not been as close. we will talk a bit more about this before it be speeeeches are given in the presidential palace in cairo.

egypt is a key partnerer for francece. hoped does mccrone -- macron to get out of the visit? >> emanuel has -- emmanuel thatn has made it clear there was a lot shown when egypt was becoming unstable and the overthrow of iraq and there was almost panicic about w what to . a few years down the line it was a great deal of concecern that --sident ceci cacan be president el-sisi can be talked withth. theants to mamake sure economy is as strong as it could be, particularly in agriculture. it is for that reason was the main elements in this visit by macron is to see how france can help with egyptian culture. they are also looking at energy

and health. forget arms here in france is building for warships with egypt, three in the egyptian port of alexandria. one already built in france. that is enormously important for the french economy. genie: we see the french and egyptian president's side-by-side -- presidents side-by-side. they are going to be speaking followed by questions which will be shown. talk more about the context of human rights in egypt and just how bad things have gotten. >> this is very important. in 2017, not long after emmanuel macron became president of power, el-sisi came to andd honesty visit there was a

lot of pressure on the president abuse ofspoken on the human rights in egypt, which is conceived by everyone, certainly human rights groups. at the time he said it wasn't his job to interfere in the internal affairs of another sovereign country. , hisears down the line message is slightly different. he is still saying egypt is a sovereign country and he doesn't want to interfere, but he recognizes not much has changed and things have even gotten worse in egypt. he will be speaking both publicly and in private to hesident el-sisi about what feels it should be and take a softer line on human rights. particularly in the areas of normal democratic opposition. the thrust of his argument will

be the less you allow legitimate democratic opposition in the long run, you undermine the stability of your own country. the fear of france and allies of france who take a similar position on egypt is that by the current position, el-sisi could end up repeating the mistake his predecessor made five or six years ago. ande: as you are waiting documents are being signed, let's take a look at a piece that was put together by our team in cairo about the difficult of freedom in -- of expression in egypt. let's take a look. , thed editorial meeting last independent oututlet in egypt. reportrters without borders -- borders has rated among the top 20 most dangerous in the world. >> our website was bought in 2017. this is a very difficult time,

worse than before the revolution, when there were many limitations for journalists. 500 websites are blocked in egypt and at least 38 journalists are currently in prison due to their wowork. repression,of this egyptians dare risk showing their faces on camera and some refuse to o give in n to the fe. that is with the case of this independent publisher. >> there are many different kinds of censosorship, where lawyers do nothing but check people down and look at surveillance. >> it is shown here that he was giving six months inin prison fr citing debauchery. she provoked angerer of a lalawr who judged her language to be incompatible with egyptian values and took the case to court. we met with the lawyer, who has

already tried 2710 cases for immorality. informing on others is his duty as a citizen and encourage by the government. -- encouraged byby the governme. >> rigight now we're trying to five society of corruption and immorality. >> he convicted his man for blasphemy. before selling fish, he was a regular speaker on television and his criticism ofof religion sent him to jail for a year. now free, , his perspective is n unusual l one. >> the only one wherere i can truly speak freely and d say wht i wantnted was in prison. i could have gone mad, but ii chose to accept the verdict. prison, it was a space of

freedom for me. unclear if the 60,000 political prisons, arrested under the regime of el-sisi also see jails as places of freedom. >> that report from our team in cairo. human rights a big issue in egypt and one that will, the between the french president and the egyptian resident. i have our chief foreign reporter robert parsons with us still. talk to me about the importance of security and the fight against terrorism. robert: the fight against the thehe fight agast secuty and human rights will be a big topic. islamist gives and organizations in egypt occupies the egyptian

defense forces. the fights elsewhere in the country, the problem of looking after communities like the christian coptic amenities in egypt are big problems. this is like taking a giant hammer to crack a little nut. abuses have hit an enormous rate in egypt. emmanuel macron in private, when they met in 2017, presented the a list oft with political prisoners he asked to be released. of those presented, only two have been released. even if a fellow president makes a request in private, it doesn't get you far. the accusations leveled against the egyptian regime are pretty severe, disappearances, torture,

and extremely abusive security regime. all of those who have been closers without trial, ngos,closures of numerous things on the web. one can understand the problems egypt is facing and that is what emmanuel macron will be persuading him to do, which is to open up. ofre is a better chance dealing with security problems long-term, but this repression in the end leads to further security problems. genie: it certainly does. robert, we are just going to pull away to focus on another top story out of venezuelala. venezuela a country that has locked in a standoff since the --osition leader one quite a

guido named himself as president. he is calling foror a nationwide stririke on wednesday and is calling for a new mass rally this week. demonstrators have headed to military bases to try to convince soldiers to join the cause, as we explain. they come to an army headquarters in caracas to persuade soldiers to reject nicholas maduro enjoying cap a decision -- and join the opposition. in response, soldiers burnt the amnesty document. at navy headquarters, opposition mp is trying to convince troops. >> understanding these documents

will allow venezuelans to continue living in a democracy. the country's democracy is in your hands. >> the scene repeated in various locations, the fight is on for both sides of that is so weightless political divide -- venezuela's political divide. guido is calling for change. >> venezuelans and soldiers, i am speaking to you. now is to -- the time to get on the side of the constitution and not the time to be afraid. so far the army has stood by nicholas maduro who appeared on television with troops. armedy want venezuela's .orces to become --

or are you constitutionalists? >> loyal always. >> u.s. national security advisor john bolton weight in, in.aiteighed crews rescue in brazil searched overnight looking for people still missing, two days after a dam triggered mudslides. the toll for the deaths is set to rise here the rescue operation was stopped over fears a second dam good burst. catherine osborne reports. >> one last hope for many people with missing family members, a

refuge in pain. us,f someone can smile at we are sad, very sad. >> she just learned that her son-in-law has died, carried away in an avalanche of mud. her daughter and grandson do not know where the body is. bodies, wherehe are our relatives? our wishshes that they find peoe in all of f this mud. that is alall we want. our pain is the pain of having no information. it's so sad. the church also transformed sunday morning into a refuge for many families whose homes are threatened by the possible collapse of the second dam. >> nearly all families, the entire population in this s area has someone e involved in the tragedy.

they are dead, missing, or hospitalized. it has reached the entire region. water could have flooded this family's neighborhood at any moment. though the threat decreased sunday afternoon, anger remains. >> the first dam broke, and who told us? a.m. and the dam has killed so many people. public prosecutor must get inside the mining company and forced this company to respect the law. they never do it because there are millions in its and they never do anything. >> this couple is looking for cousins and missing mine workers. >> we are waiting for you. >> the names still cannot be found on the list. >> according to the latest

information, the risk for a second dam collapsing has decreased. the displaced families allowed to return home. 200 brazilian firefighters and israel he military arriving sunday will help resume the search for survivors. brexit mayhem continues tuesday with the house of commons debate that will allow for a series of amendments seeking to end the political stalemate. center stage, the irish backstop. the outcome of voting has in thes rising and -- u.k. and ireland. >> the contentious deal on the table, the irish backstop. on the island of ireland, process -- protesters gathered. >> i have known what it was like to have a hard border. i don't want my children to have the same type subdivision. >> dublin is talking about the

importance of avoiding a hard border with the u.k. >> we believe we're found the best way to ensure that no matter what happens and what future relationship that we never returned to borders of the past. thehe backstop, negotiations is the way to do that. >> someone theresa may's deal accepteded as is. mps will try to change it. other amendments seek to prevent a no deal. onone seeks amendments to artice 50. one seeks to give mps marseilles. the results -- more say. the rot -- results of the vote could give clarity or muddy the

waters further. with two months to go, three may'sios remain, theresa deal or similar, no deal at all, or no brexit. genie: u.s. senator kamala harris has picked off her campaign for president. such is the best option to unite america. house,is wins the white she will be the first african-american woman and the first version -- person of asian descent to do so. she made the announcement in her hometown of oakland. >> i stand before you today to announce my candidacy for president of the united states. we are here because the american dream and our american democracy are under attack and on the line like never before. truth, under this

administration, america's position in the world has never been weaker. genie: also in the united states, 800,000 federal employees getting back to work this monday, but dononald trum's democrats over the border wall is far from over. the money the president approved to stop the shutdown is temporary, funding agencies only until february 15. he said the odds the democrats will come up with a deal to end the standoff is 50-50, and that another shutdown was not off the table. we have a report. >> park rangers back in the d.c. area, guiding tourists at national monuments. public museums, migrants, and research labs opening after a 35-day government shutdown. 800,000 federal employees did not receive their paychecks. >> for most employees, there is

a sense of relief, not only the opportunity to get back to work to the work they love to do, but the relief that the uncertainty ofof when the next payaycheck is coming has been taking care of. >> last friday, donald trump announced he would temporarily the longest become shutdown in u.s. history. standard and poor's said it cost the economy $6 billion. arty back inre business, but the repercussions of the shutdown continue to be felt. workers will return to huge backlogs and missed deadlines. places like nasa and the internal revenue service are affected. a watchdog group for the irs said it could take a year for the tax collector to catch up. tax season starts this monday and there could be a ripple .ffect on refunds this year

though trump has promised back pay for civil servants, the reprieve may be short-lived. he has promised another shutdown in february if he doesn't get congressional backing for his u.s.-mexico border wall. genie: in sudan, people turning out for over a month to demand the president and his three--- end his three-decade rule. rights groups say the death toll is high. speaking on a is it cairo, he blamed the media for exaggerating the dissent in the country. >> internationally and locally, the media is trying to reflect on sudan's situation. we admit there is a problem. it is not on the scale some e of the medidia is porayining. here in france, artwork

paying tribute to the victims of the 2015 attack has been stolen from the music hall. the theft took place friday night when thieves cut off the door containing the work before making an escape divan. -- by van. >> one of best-known street artworks sat here. 90 people died in november 2015, and the mural went upup shortly afterwards, depicting a veiledd woman in morning. posted on twitter, the venue said the piece has been stolen. we have a deep sense of indignation. residents, parisians, and citizens from the world this has been taken from us. police believe included individuals cut the artwork from the door before fleeing by van.

>> i think it is s very sad andt was very meaningful for the .rench people a tissue if you are crying. for me, it was very meaningful. , and nownt continues and oftento consider quoted phrase on the door, you can often when the race, you are still a rat. genie: let's tatake a look at te big story in the press. you will start in venezuela where the political standoff contntinues to dominate headlin. >> the right-leaning french papers are talking about it. they actually interviewed the self-proclaimed leader of venezuela,juan guido.

discussions with nicholas maduro. he is calling for a transitional government and truly free elections as soon as possible. he also reach out to the army, which is still standing with maduro. genie: they have demanded a new elections be held in eight days. >> the british daily reported that spain, france, germany, and the u.k. have given maduro eight days to organize elections, the on which time they will recognize guido as the president, like the u.s. has done. a report is registering that they are sending a military attache to the u.s. and urged his colleagues to do the same.

majuro does have some support russia.rom his ally, done --elan crisis has gone global. they also called it as the western interfering. genie: rescue efforts continuing and brazil to find survivovors after the tragic dam collapse friday triggered a major mudslide. >> the brazilian daily is going with a photo display of the faces of those who died in the mudslide in the southeastern city. most of them are employees from a company, which is an iron or company, which was using the dam to stock mining waste and mud from mining. the search is continuing for hundreds that are still unaccounted for. genie: the blame is being pointed squarely at ththat company. >> this is the second mining

disaster this company has been involved in. three years ago, another dam containing mine waste in the region collapsed. then, 19 were killed. it is also the focus of another article in the brazilian daily that says, brazil has a forgiveness industry where mining companies are not held responsible. this tragedy should be a wake-up call, in particular for the brazilian president, who "dreams of loosening regulations even more around mining." genie: many of us must have thought our dishwasher was good for just washing dishes. it turns out it is much more versatile than that. >> call it dishwasher cuisine or fish washer. more and more people, according to an us trillion website, are cooking their dinner in their dishwasher. the website explains there is a

heating element that reaches temperatures of 62 degrees, which is good for cooking food. they have likened it to another technique used by restaurants. an australian watch group decided to do the

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