>> you are watching france 24. live around the world come here are the headlines. the european union slaps down any renegotiation of the brexit deal, the rejection coming minutes after the british parliament demanded the prime minister go back to brussels to rework the deal. we are standing by with more. years of four new mass protests against net glassman durham but after more than a week -- against the president

who says he is willing to negotiate. in thebreaking cold midwestern united states, the deadly polar vortex bringing temperatures in chicago that could be colder than the arctic circle. business, a tycoon speaks out and says his arrest any charges against him are the results of plotting five other executives at nissan against the integration with their french partner. the french annual olympics of cooking wraps up today, more from lion coming up. -- top story live from paris..

the european union has slapped down new talks with theresa may on brexit but the british prime minister pinning her hopes on that. parliament voted to reopen brexit talks with the european union which theresa may gives her a mandate a renegotiate. let's go to london for more. this is such a dramatic development from the prime minister who has to abandon the pact she sealed with the eu last month. may buyingtheresa herself some space and some time. she has bought herself about two weeks since she said she will come back to parliament on february 13 or federer 14. -- february 14. the dramatic u-turn was clear yesterday. this is a prime minister who spent 18 months negotiating a withdrawal agreement which is

legally binding and a declaration that is not. it is short on details, agreed it with 27 other eu member states and brought it back to the united kingdom and was defeated comprehensively and ofiliating by a majority members of parliament, including many in her own party. this is a dilemma. she has yet again survived. she asked members of parliament to support an amendment that was effectively against the deal she was defeated on comprehensively. that is get alternatives arrangements and a clear mandate to go back to brussels to renegotiate, opening the withdrawal agreement with eu telling her that it is not going to be renegotiated.

yet, here we are. a small majority come only 16 members of parliament. are we clear tododay? of if primeavor minister going back to brussels and reopening the withdrawal agreement. she was speak at 18:45 brusseles time to the eu president and we will see what comes out of that. >> theresa may as you are speaking is speaking and parliament behind you in the building. the million-dollar question is -- what happens if the eu really does stick to its current position and absolutely refuses to change its mind? not lost onomething very many people, not just in the house of commons. critics say the members of parliament are thinking more about the prime mister uniting -- own party than they are

and their own careers than they are about the country and its future relationship with the eu, future trade relationship. that is a problem. one of the only other amendments that was not defeated, the members of parliament did approve, was a nonbinding amendment saying that there should be no crashing out on march 29. we heard from the brexit secretary this morning who said if there is no majority and snow negotiated deal, if the eu does not budge, the policy is still the british government, the united kingdom will divorce the 27 otherer eu member states on march 29 at 11:00 p.m. london time. can i give a clear answer, no. isple say the prime minster playing the clock and grinding

down members of parliament who are getting exhausted as is this country of people saying get on with it, how can we be so late in the day this clolose? there is concern that there is not even enough time were there to be changes, any tweaking, assurances by the eu that legislation could be passed in parliament in time for that exit on march 29 in an orderly fashion. will be a showdown with a leader of the opposition today from theresa may, a leader in opposition who will meet her , a meeting between theresa may and jeremy corbyn. >> jeremy corbyn was speaking feared -- speaking.

newzuela is gearing up for mass protests today y against te president, nicolas maduro, who has been a standoff for a week over the nationals and would president who declared himself national president and calling for new elections. nicolas maduro has rejected calls to negotiate with the opposition but in talking to a russian news agency says he is open to talk. the venezuelan supreme court has a travel ban on cueto and frozen his back accounts. talk, not toing to step down, speaking to a russian saidagency, nicolas maduro he is prepared to hold negotiations with the opposition. to haveuld be good parliamentary discussions, a good form of political discussion, presidentialal elections have takenen place and imperialists who want new

elections, let them wait until 2025. >> he accused donald trump of ordering the colombian government to assassinate him. the u.s. has been a key back rough the parliamentary president who has cleared himself the interim president of venezuela. he maintains the constitution allows him to assume power since the opposition considers nicolas maduro's second mandate not legitimate. he said his duty was to call for free and fair elections. >> we are dealing with a dictatorship, malicious. but we a are a sovereign state d i as acting president of venezuela will use everything in my disposal to make sure a transition government and hold free elections. >> their supreme court announced for cautionary measures, preventing the opposing leader from fleeing the country. the chief prosecutor gave the

order and blamed him for unrest and encouraging foreign intervention. many western governments have called on nicolas maduro to step down or call new elections. that hetill has said still has steadfast support from allies. -- he still has steadfast allies. -- support from allies. >> an embattled president no longer recognized by most governments in the western hemisphere, nicolas maduro still has important friends, leaders of russia,a, china, and turkey. billions in oil and arms contracts on the line, it is standing firm beside the president. >> we, with other responsible members of t the international community, will do everything to support the law -- lawful

government of nicolas maduro and upholding even is where the constitution. -- venezuela constitution. >> they have purchased russian -- and have a 50% stake in in december, nicolas maduro said russia would invest 60 -- money --the venezuela oil and mining sectors. regime has quarter caracas for crude oil and a fellow rival to the united states, chchinese companies has invested over $19 billion in venenezuela and chine state-run banks have extended over $50 billion in credit to caracas over the past decade. for turkey, their bobond to venezuela may be more political as nicolas maduro denounces a u.s. led to attempt against them, the turkish president who survive a failed coup attempt is

sympathetic. >> i called nicolas maduro and clearly, on the subject of democracy, i said never lend credence to anti-democratic attempts i've said to stand tall. while he shares a strong man leadership style with vladimir putin, nicolas maduro can c cout on russia and china to count off any sanctions -- with new sanctions likely to further damages ability to pay down debt, not clear nicolas maduro can count on their support. >> in chicago, police say the investigating an attack on an actor which could be a hate crime, an actor reportedly attacked by people yelling homophobic and racial slur, and ported unknown chemical substance on the victim and put a rope around his neck before fleeing the scene.

hollywood stars are shargh support, including viola davis and the only campbell. millions in the u.s. are bracing for what could be the coldest air in a generation. the polar vortex is moving in with the arctic chill bringing dangerous record-setting cold temperatures and snow. companies have told their workers to stay home and schools are closed, hundreds of flights have been canceled. we have the details. >> these police officers rescuing a man from the ice. he jumped in to save his dog while they were out for a walk. police got the men to safety and the dog got out of the water. for others, like this s officecn the walkie, work desk in milwaukee, work continues but in extreme conditions. >> you are in a warm and

comfortable car but when you get out, it is just a brutal change. illininois, michigan, wisconsin,n, statewide emergencs with warming shelters set up. people could get frostbite in a matter of minutes. the mayor of chicago said the homeless will not be left out in life-threatening cold. will pick upvices homeless people to make sure they will go to a warming center that is open, therere will be aa bus to make e sure they can be f the streets. 00 flights canceled and hundreds of schools clolosed because e of extreme c cold air known as the polar vortex that spins around the stratosphere over the north pole. >> if you're watching france 24, you know how seriously this country takes its food.

lyon two years the city of host an international competition often referred to as the cooking olympics and later on we will find out who is crowned the best chef in the world. we have more. >> the stands are packed with fans cheering on the favorite teams but this is not a sporting event, instead of dribbling balls, they will be drizzling sauce on mouthwatering dishes to impress judges. the 17th edition of the cooking competition is the first since its creator passed away last year. his son is taking over as the head of the 24 member jury. >> today, my father is no longer with us that we must continue. festival,ue for the true for all of his restaurants. he opened the way for us and

today it is up t tus to follllow it a and do our best. teams are competing for the title of world's best chef, we have an african country with morocco and tunisia competing, they have five hours and 35 minutes to prepare to elaborate dishes. -- meat selected is a deal, veil, one of the founders favorites. that givesgulation more opportunity to emerging countries and especially countries a chance to win with their own cuisine or at least be on the podium. >> team usa hopes to defend its 2017 title. >> you are watching france 24. let's look at the top storieses, venezuelaa gearing up for the mass protests against the president nicolas maduro but after more ththan a week of standoffs with the opposition he says he's willing to negotiate.

union slaps down any renegotiation on the brexit deal, that rejection coming minutes after the british parliament demanded the prime minister go back to brussels to rework the deal. record-breaking cold in the midwestern united states, the deadly polar vortex x bringing temperaturures in chicago that could be colder than the arctic circle. going to africa where the largest town situated on a lake lies in benin, attracting tourists come all over the world. it is home to 40,000 people who live in houses on stilts. despite the picture postcard landscape, the majority of residents live in harsh conditions. ♪ >> the birds eye view of the lake village is breathtaking, areists come and locals tired of being photographed by

holidaymakers. the people are hostile because they do not get anything for the tourism trade. frustrated, we have not found a way to make them change their minds. >> most of the residents have adapted without electricity or running water in their homes. they are denied proper health care. of twin girlsther and one died at birth because of a lack of trained medical people and no oxygen in the maternity ward. >> we do not get anything from the tourism revenue, the community does not benefit. we wonder what the money is for. dr.he commune only has one for its 120000 and habitants and there arehour --

illegal clinics. paramedics moonlights as cacaregivers, more expensive but they can pay on credit. >> we help women give birth and treat pregnant woman formal area -- four malaria. when we describe as prescribed medication come it is, get it. -- 0% there are limits to what this practitioner can offer. but lot of people come here sometimes i have to send them to the mainland hospital because we do not have the facilities. >> promises had d been made to rehabilitate the village but until then the locals are making do without basic infrastructure. the most effective incentive for authorities to invest is the boost it would give to the number of holidaymakers coming here.

it is time to get an updatate on thehe businss news. ousted starting with the former auto tycoon who is speaking out, accusing other nissan executives of mounting a coup against him. mergere result against a with renault. his first interview since being arrested on november 19. the only other time he publicly spoke was at his court hearing three weeks ago. he told a newspaper that he did nothing without the approval of the nissan management and said he was -- there was a plan to merge the carmaker with renault which he discussed with their ceo in september. we have more. doubt thathe has no he is behind bars because of the plot and treason by nissan

executives. for the first time since being detained on november 19, the auto tycoon has spoken to the press, 20 minutes from his detention center he set down withth a journalist from a japanese paperer. in thehe interview on his japane and english-language platforms, he acknowledged a plan had been in the works do integrate renault, nissan, mitsubishi into one holdout -- holding company but did not play some nissan connected -- executives. he said the plans had been discussed with the nissan prpresident. the franco brazilian lebanese auto tycoon fought back against accusations that during his 19 years at the helm of nissan he acted like a dictator. he said people translated strong leadership to dictator. interview, the

spokesman for nissan refuted the claims and said he nissan president had categorically refused the notion. the detention, he said there were ups and downs and said he is innocent. financial transactions were signed up with nissan and he said he is not a flight risk. he will defend himself. no longer chairman of the rumumorshe created, spspeculate about the future of the alliance as he awaits trial. bars,s, remains behind to managemement are said to meet in amsterdam on thursday to discuss a way forward. thehe european cocommission sas business climate in the regigion has s dropped shsharply this mo. indicator hasmic dropped to the lowest level in two years as confident in industry, services, retail, trade decline in consumer confidence rose but only slightly. the gauge of business climate

drdropped by 1.2% in the eurozoe and 1.4% acacross thehe whole b. officials show the economic growth showed 1.5% last year from 2.3% in 2017, yellow vest in part because of the protests -- yellow vests protests. >> let's lookok at the market. >> investotors are waiting for e outcome of the u.s. federal reserve's upcoming policy meeting and trade talks between the united states and china starting later today. stocks are rallying in london, up almost 1.5% earlier. the british pound rebounded after dropping on brexit concerns. >> the u.s. and china are coming back to the negotiating table and trying to get a deal to

resolve their trade dispute. >> negotiators from both governments are set to start discussions in w washington, the chininese vivice premier is expecting to meet donald trump later r in the week. truceh left in a 90 day declared back in december, it is appearing stakes are higher and we learn where things stand in the ongoing trade war. monthhe clock is ticking, a left before the end of the 90 day trade truce agreed by the world's two biggest economies. a trade war has seen u.s. and china slapped tariffs on $360 billion worth of each other's goods. washington has imposed up to 25% trade duties on a total of $250 billion worth of chinese goods, from aircraft to zirconia. beijing had targeted tariffs on $110 billion of american goods. the washington demands are clear

, first, china by more american goods. to narrow the trade deficit between the countries. and a list of structural changes to china's trade practices. viewed as unfair by washington. ending forced joint ventures with chinese companies, reducicg chinese government support of domestic industry, and stopping the transfer of american intellectual property. it is a challenge to the chinese economic model in which the government plays an outsized role to shore up state owned companies against foreign and even local privately owned companies. even if china agrees to the demands, forcing them would be difficult. the u.s. wants a mechanism to make sure both parties abide by any deal. >> we wrap up with potentially good news for iphone alex, apple will lower its prices. >> it will havee prices with local currencies in some

countries, instead of the u.s. dollar to offset the impact of the rising dollar, apple has slower iphone sales, esescially inn chinana when hiss losing out to competition. their latest results show revenue from the iphone dropped 15% from the previous year, leading to apple posting its first holiday time sales declined since 2001. tim cook struck a confident commentsing upbeat about the revenue. >> we are undertaking an accelerating a number of initiatives to improve our results. it is not in our dna to stand ground and wait for macroeconomic conditions to improve. apple innovates like no other company on earth and we are not taking our foot off the gas. invest justinue to as we always have and will

emerge stronger as a result. >> thank you. up in the next half hour, we get into the national museum of indian cinema in south mumbai, the home of football he would. -- bollywood.

new cuisine, you have to be kind of s savvy and also a littttle t carefulul, right? y you'rere trg to create e a market when it's not t there. the e fact that thi food hadad gained a a reputation west hollywood and other places as, you know, delilicious food, butt it was a a certain kikind f thai f food. that opened the way for these newer chefs to say, "youou know whwhat, we cacan be unique and different within this food cululture." like, chefs are artists, and so they''re cocoming up with stutuff all the time. it's s not to say it doesn't happen in thailand, but i think being in l.a., this kind of cross-pollination might be opening up new tastes and flavors in thai cuisine.