>> it is 1 1:00 p.m. here in the french capital. sulphur -- self-proclaimed interim president says he has been in talks with the military. the protest against president medora continue -- president maduro continue. a deal to resolve the latest standoff along the kinind coast. the big freeze in the united states. forecasters say the record d cod

snap -- also coming up, we report on efforts to clean the iconic river ganges. you are watching live from paris. joining us, the man who declared himself -- army.e is talking to the timesg in the new york newspaper, juan guaido says he has held secret meetings with members of the military and security forces. he says he has there support. protestother day of against the embattled president, 3 million people have left the country amid food shortages.

shortages also of medical supplies. >> we are for the opening of the humanitarian corridor. we do not want to leave our country. we want to continue in venezuela, fighting for our providing supplies and medicine. a new democratic government, admission of humanitarian aid, justice for those who died in the struggle for democracy. >> venezuelan authorities have detained five foreign journalists covering the standoff. two french journalist were taken in along with a producer while filming outside of the presidential palace. a spanish journalist also reported to be locked up. chiefthe foreign policy -- u.k. have been

ramping up the rhetoric against president maduro. discussing plans to take over state assets. >> it is the latest move in an aggressive anti-my doro push -- anti-maduro push from washington. a plan to seize the assssets. it would help give the opposition leader the funds he needs to oust president maduro. >> we have an open window to produce a change in venezuela. venezuela is ready for a change. we cannot do this alone. we need the support not only of the u.s., we need to support of the latin american countries. we need the support of the european union. >> the assets applied to certain property held in the u.s., belonging to the venezuelan government and the central bank. the u.s. has already handeded

control to the opposition leader of -- is toterim government to peteassets belonging ebsa. venezuela's longest -- largest search of -- juan guaido says he needs support of the government all over the world to end the regime. washington is calling for others to follow the lead. >> they are going to do everything we are doing. hopefully that will happen worldwide and we will continue to put pressure on maduro, so we will have democracy instead of a dictator. >> adding further pressure, white house security advisor john bolton tweeted d on wednesy ers should not be in

gold stolen for the -- stolen from the venezuelan people. has cut off all diplomatic ties with washington. , the death toll from the dam collapse in his ill could -- in brazil could reach --ee to s six people 99 bodies no survivors found since saturday. relatives hopes are fading fast. human rights experts are calling for investigation into what happened to the dam, which is operated by the world's biggest iron ore producer. a rescue boat carrying dozens of migrants is now dococked on the aisle -- on the island of sicily. include 15 childrdren. for more, i am joined by our

correspondent in rome. thank you for joining us. tell us about what has been going on today. ship finally docked in offshore for being nearly two weeks. refusedian government to let it dock until there was an agreemement in place for countries to share the distribution of the migrants. once germany, france, multi-, and other countries got on board and said they would accept s soe of the m migrants, the deal was donene and the ship was allowedo dock. the migrantsts were hugggging eh other as they were accccompanied by the coast guard and other authoritities to dock in t the . the e adultt m males have been n to the town of messina. teenagerschildren and

will remain in catania until they are sent to other cocountries. as watchers described this the end of the ordeal. they hope that the migrants will be accepted by otheher european countries. it is still a contentious issue in italy. there is no guarantee the italian governmenent will not ty to prosecucute the boat anand te action against some of the crewmembers who are from various european countries. >> the -- promised a hostile environment for migrants. to what extent is he achieving his aim their? -- his aim there? andhe interior minister deputy prime minister, the head of the leak party -- of the league party sees this as mission accomplished.

-- the hard-line on immimiation is t the reason we have s seen only 1 105 arrivals. hiss documentary -- his -- he says it is his hard-line on immigration that is making a difference. that puts him on a collision course with people like the president -- the french president emmanuelel macron who believes that the respect for human rights at sea and the right to disembark at the nearest port should be available to migrants. that of course is s something te italians feel is unfair. according to people like matteo's albini, needs to be shared with h other europepean countries. italy is not going to be allowing every migrant ship to dock without some agreement and support from other european countries. >> thank you for joining us.

secretaryh foreign jeremy hunt has promised the new proposal -- as prime minister may struggggles to reach concessionons in brusselel a -- our london correspondent has more on her tactics. her -- half ofer her r strategy is going to be on the one hand, speaking as she did yesterday with president juncker. reaching out to other european union leaders. i think this will be followed possibly next week by visitits o certain european capitals. some would say, trying to pick them off. develelopmentomestic that is happened is that the leader of the oppositioion, jery corbyn has agreed to go and talk

to her. to meeeet her in her housese of commons office. we gathered they were exploratory talks. he wants many things, amongst them, for the european union -- for them to stay in the european union customs union.n. that is the suspicion. also the suspicion from the labor leader is that she is playing down the clock. that is sosomething that will nt go away. we believe she will come back to the house of commomons on the 1h or 14th of february with whatever she has managed to cobble together for another vote. >> reporting from london there. saudi arabia says it is winding down and anticorruption drive after collecting settlement. -- settlements. crackdown washe

much dust was as much about -- was as much about neutralizing -- >> this was a prison. not a regular prison, but a fromy hotel used to detain november 2017 some of saudi arabia's most powerful men. ministers, princes, and this man. saudi arabia's most rich businessman. eons shahares of citigroup -- he owns shareres of citigroup. like the other detainees, he is accused of corruption. >> this is a clean operation we have. we have been in discussions with the government. prince later, the settled with authohorities. the royal court says 87 people

settled. 64 people will be prosecuted. a figure that t saudi arabia pushes forward in its graphics. the amount collected through settlements, $106 billion. craig's believe since they one, -- critics believe the show a force from a helmet been summoned rather than -- from mohammad bin salman, rather than corruption. >> he is trying to create a power vacuum around himself so he is the only option. >> the controversial anticorruption campaign ends as the kingdom struggles w with a much t tougher scandndal. the murder of journalist jim all because showed he -- jamal khashoggi. some pointing the finger at the crown prince himself. >> the record-breaking cold snap that is put much of the u.s.

midwest into historic mid freeze is expected to ease. eight people have died in the arctic conditions during the so-called polar vortex. bid to stop transport grinding toransport a halt completely, fire has been help the rail tracks. hasica's third-largest city -- as the arctic weather known as the polar vortex forced hundreds of officers -- offices, schchoo, and businesses to shut. >> it is really bad. it is dangerous. >> this is not just fog. this is frost. it is s ridiculous out here. it is going to get worse. >> the brutal chill, the worst to hit the area in a generation. it knocked out electriricity and

burst wateter mains across the region. the u.s. postal service took a rest and suspended mail deliveries. more than 1800 f flights were canceled at chicago's two major airports. officials in dozens of cities have focused on protecting vulnerable people from the cold. including the homeless and the elderly. several people have died from the extreme weather. someme from hypothermia. others from fatal car accidents. the deadly cold snap is expected to ease on thursday. the national weather service says temperatures could fall to record lows in some places before the region begins to thaw out. >> now to sierra leone, which has been host to the final round of the international competition referred to as the congo olympics. france 24 has details.

is -- winner denmark beat out sweden and norway. the prestigious culinary award. all day, the stands were packed with fans cheering on their favorite teams as 24 countries competeted to take on the titlef world's best chef. the chefs had five hours and 35 minutes to prepare elaborate fresh dishes. the shellfish -- in homage to a chef who died last year. >> the biggest is this archers -- >> the dish, cooked in a dome shape, left plenty of room for creativity. >> it seems exceptional work.

it is beautiful. it is unbelievable. >> the winning chef was modest in his victory. went.denmark's second a scandinavian country has made the podium in every competition going back to 1991. >> you are watching live from paris on france 24. a quick reminder of the vein -- of the main stories. out on the street, protests against president maduro continue.. a boatload of migrants arrives in sicily. u.s. hasreeze in the claimed eight lives. the record cold snap should leave soon. in india, millions of people

have washed in the ganges. the largest gathering begins. soul said to purify the even though the water is extremely polluted. the government has promised a drastic cleanup by 2020. critics say little is being done. this morning, thousands of pilgrims have gathered on the banks of the holy river ganges. according to hindu tradition, every devotee must take a debt in the sacred waters. for some, the belief in the healing powers is very strong. >> we use this water to cook with at home. we often drink it. we drink this water. because it p purifies our soul. >> to clean the ganges, the

indian government has closed 90 tanneries whose waste previously entered the river. that is not been enough. in one of the many hospitals, some patients come in cocomplaining of s stomach infection. ache after istomach drink the water. >> some stilill find it hardrd o find fault with the sacred river. >> you can drink that water. >> the pollution is everywhere. a few hundred meters ahead, extensive areas are covered by commission waste. after crematation, the remains f those who die are immersed in the ganges. often, the bodies are discarded, partially cremated.

30, sometimes 50 body parts today. >> the prime minister has launched a campaign to clean up the river and invested more than 2 billion euros. the results are negligible. the ganges continues to be one of the most polluted rivers in the world. >> time now for thehe latest business news with stephen carroll. starting off with the latest on the -- >> s still in detention in japa. heas b been speakiking to ththes agency today. he is being held on charges of financial misconduct since the 19th of november. he told the agencies that his arrest was a story of betrayal, saying the decision to hold him without bail would not bebe norl in any other democracy. allegations.

we can speak to his lawyer in france. spank you for -- thank you for speaking to us. sinceou had any contact november 19? i did not have any contact with him directly. at least not yet. i think it will be easier to probably, nothing is yet decided. >> i presume you are speaking to his team in japan. what news do you have on his state? he is being described as determined but tired. does that go with the information you have been getting? >> i am happy we have had an

occasion for french opinion to isw that the prosecution probably without very serious -- treason.about that he accused -- i am not so sure about that. some people did not give the are not in agreement with him about what he would like to do with the different companies. nissan, mitsubishi, which were supposed to be grouped -- to be joined. some of them, some of these people would refuse. this reconstitution of the

group. found a solution to do so so that he could do and be sent out of the situation. this does not mean the prosecution n is serious. speak about this -- some detail of the prosecution. about taxeses. we discovered that in france, it was not taxes at all. it w was written in the future with nothing certain that he could receive the money. that is why i think the basis of this prosecution was probably could bedo so that he

sent out of the situation. i hope the japanese judicial system will understand the situation and this probe against him. >> is there any hope he will be releaseded on bail? i think he would be released. it is always very difficult to compare situations between two so different countries. france and japan. france, he would not have been arrested and capped in jail. -- and kept in jail. normaly possible but that for the japanese to decide to release him but to wait and see what justice will decide. we hope they could understand this.

maybe japanese againstcould be used , wein this special context spoke about some minutes ago. >> thank you for speakaking to . we will fofollow the developmems on t that story as they emerge from japan.. investmentntn the brititish car industry plulunged balalmost haf in 2018 asas fears ovever brexit weighed heavily y overhehe sect. a no deal brings it would be catastrophic, what -- as it relies heavily on parts of finished cars moving in and outt of thehe e.u.. >> a sector on red alert. british car manufacturers are sounding the alarm on brexit. the u.k. society of

manufacturers says investment was cut nearly in half in the auto industry. a slashing of investments. the head of the sm nt says it is partly due to jitters over brexit. >> we want to know what the future relationship is before making multimillion pound investments. >> presenting the annual data, the head of the trade association says car production in the u.k. . has fallen by neay 10%. that figure could get worse. the group says the cost of cars could jump by the equivalent of some 7000 euros from tariffs -- some 1700 euros from tariffs. >> the prospect of no deal would be incredibly damaging for the sector. to leave without a deal would be catastrophic for the industry. >> in the united kingdom, the

car industry employs over 85850,000 people and accoununtsr 12% ofof exports. over half of those cars are sent to the e.u.. brexit fears are not the only things that have been squeezing the british car in a straight. falling sales in china and confusion over global diesel policies have also hurt the industry. the car association says bre xit has already done enormous damage. >> b baseboard -- - facebook has soaoar profit soror -- despite scandals this past year. for the whole of last y yr, profits and revenues jumped by almomost 40%. this is thee year in which facebook suffered its biggestst candle -- it's biggest scandal. facebook changed many of its practitices since then. it appears the bottom line has

not suffered. the number of people using facebook has also o continued to rise. one and a half billion wild into the platform every day. that is up 9%. when you include the other apps

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