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donald trump prepares to deliver his sececond state of the union address despite h hostile moodsn wawashington.. the white house is touting an optimistic, unifying speech. why google's results have disappointed the mark critz -- disappointed the markets. here on my and more from paris. stay tuned. two hours top -- to our top story. investigators are not ruling out arson after a blaze struck a building in the 16th district. the death toll stands at 10 with dozens i injured. have e been brought to safety.
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a woman in he40's has been arrested. to bring us the latest, jonathan is at t the scene.e. what do we know, if anything, about the suspect? >> here is what we know. police i investigators were at me, they favor the scenario of a criminal act. the woman around 40 years old was arrested aftfter the fire broke out. she has mental health problems in the past. interiors from the minister and the paris prosecutor. they were here during the nighg. this woman could have set the the after a dispute with neighbors. this is what the mayor of this district said when she was here earlier today. the investigation is still
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ongoing and we do not have all facts yet. >> you have been there for hours. you are speaking to people at the scene. what have they been telling you? spoke to a young woman who lives in the building and told us about the terrible moments she had to go through before she was rescued by the firefighters. she had to put wetet clothes ner her door to prevent the flames and smoke from coming in her apartment. rescucued, she saw people inside the buildiding wih current faces and -- with burnt faces s and arms. we spoke t to a neighbor who tod us about the great job the fire workers did all night. listen to what he told us earlier.
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firefighters were running in all directions. it was impressive. four orked in groups of 5, 1 group going into the tilting and another coming out. -- and another coming out. it continued like that all night. >> at least 10 people have died in the fire and at least 30 more were wounded. the death toll could rise. right now, behind me, firefighters are exploring the last floors of the building. john keeping us up-to-date. that investigation continues. thank you.
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american countries and canada have called on venezuela's back the interim president. peaceful for a transition of power. justin trurudeau has pledged moy in humanitarian n aid. aaron has details. pressure is mounting as support for juan guaido mounts. voiced theirp support for the opposition leader. finally,e agreed, reiteratate their support for aa process of peaceful transition through political and diplomatic means without the use of force. >> the members encourage the
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venezuelan military to back juan guaido and allow human terry -- allow humanitarian assistance to come into the country. >> venezuelans have the right to express themselves. fritz recognizes juan guaido. recognizes one glider. guaido. recognize him as the acting president of venezuela. >> not all european nations agree. the issue e has divided italy in particular, ignoring advice from the president at the behest of the five-star movement, the popular government has blocked a
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draft statement that would have said all members acknowledged ido asilider as -- juan gua interim president. russia is behind madura. eu ofemlin accusing the interference. >> and anti-crime bill has been brought forward. key measures include categorizing malicious as organized criminal groups. he helped create and leave the probe.
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key measures in his anti-crime bill incnclude convicts beining obliged to serve sentences. a crackdown on illegal campapain groups.and militia >> organized crime uses corruption to obtain impunity and is linked to a good number ofof murders. murders are linked to drug trafficking disputes and drug debts. bound t to s stir debate is the crackdown on campaign funding. cases of under the table election funding have multiplied.
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bolsonaro said police officers should be decorated and not put on trial. >> jurors have completed their deliberation of el chapo. prison inscaped from mexico and could face life behind bars in the u.s. leading up tonts his arrest. >> two months after escaping a prisonon by digging a tunnel, he was captured by authorities. he is accused of a drug smuggling conspiracy and overseeing killings in turf wars.
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they have put witnesses on the stand who have testified about logistics, drug traffic operations, they have shown me every day life of the sinaloa cartel. behind bars in 199993, he made s firsrst escaped i in 2001. he is responsible for smuggling at least 200 tons of cocaine into the united states. prosecutors unsealed documents with new accusations, among them, that he rapes girls. thosee attorneys deny allegations. reqequirese government
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unreliable witnesses. is set to deliver his second state of the union address. the speech comes a week later than expected. they have touted an optimistic speech. mood in washington is hostile following a spat between trump and the democrats. >> in his annual speech, the president will have to strike a balance between conflflicting agendas. reassuring his base and reaching compromise. the circumstances are different than they were last year. this is the first time the
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president will address a divided chamber. you have nancy pelosi sitting over his shoulder in almost every shot and that is the backdrop of which he will be speaking. >> officials say the speech will focus on the issues of bipartisanship. trump is expected to center his speech on the pursuit of compromise. officials have suggested he will emphasize policy areas where the parties have worked together in the past. the president will address the aftermath of the shutdown. agreed to open the government for three weeks, pending further negotiations. if the parties fail to reach an
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agreement, a second shutdown will begin. as an alternative, trump has suggested he could announce a national emergency to secure funding for the border wall. >> north korea is working to ensure nuclear capabilities cannot be destroyed by military stririkes. they are preparing a second denuclearization summit later this month. 14 civilians have been killed in an attack north of the country close to the border with mali. deadliest the country has seen and came on the eve of a g5 sale summit.
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on the first ever papal visit to peninsula, pope francis has held a public mass. a large cross was erected. up the visit this tuesday. a historic event. a catholic pope delivers mass on the arabian pepeninsula. more thahan 130,000 people gathered inside and outside the stadium in the united arab emirates. >> everybody is memorized -- is mesmerized.
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early in the day, he carried out another first, blessing worshipers during a visit to a catholic cathedral. most are people who have come from africa and asia for work. on monday, he was welcomed by the crown prince. imam, thet the grand highest authority in sunni islam. he called on countries to extend citizen rights to religigious minonorities. it is a mystery worthy of a hollywood heist movie.
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in antwerp. robbed it is unclear if anything was taken. it made headlines. >> police got a call of a possible bank robbery. they were sure it was a false alarm. the fall was locked and no one heard of. then they found the tunnel. one lead from a hole in the vault to the sewer system. 30ide the vault, some deposit boxes were found empty. >> it is like a movie. >> police have been unable to quantify what was taken. >> a lot of people don't have just money or jewels. they have family heirlooms.
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clear, it was daring and dangerous. the thieves would have s squeezd their way through sewers measuring less thahan a meter wild.. -- a meter wide. dangerous for the robbers because of the possible collapse. inside the sewer, you have all kinds of danger. recalled a 1976y robbery when a criminal gang used tunnels to break into a bank and empty security boxes. >> paris investigatorsrs say thy are not rolling out a criminal act after a blaze. rises to 10ll
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people with dozens injured. nationslatin american army.enezuela's donald trump appears to deliver his second state of the union address. time for the latest business news. off with theng latest results frorom google's parent company alphabet. >> their earnings showed an increase in revenue, up over 20%. investors are not happy. morenline giant is making money and spending more money. the last three-month of f 2018 took in $40 billion. the majority comes from google advertising.
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billilion just under $99 for the company. their capital spendiding rose by dollars. 25 billion in the last three months of the into they pulled 6 million research and development. they brought the global workforce to almost 100,000 people. the money went for things like ube.t m mentioning areata grande's song helping boosost. investors arare focusising on tt spending. we will be watching them later. ariana ronodness for
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grande. >> the association for online retailers says true online shopping reached record levels, up 13% to a total of 93 billion. many physicale shops to close for the tune of 6 million hundred euros. when a physical retailers suffered, but online retailers seem to have gained something. >> t there is confusion over a governmement p programam. >> it is called casash for clununkers whehere the governmet tries to get yoyou to trade u up your car. it gives motorists a cash bonus for trading in their car. from the first o of january, tht bonus wawas increased to t takee
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polluting vehicles off the roads. buyers and sellers have been left confused. >> the french government is incentiveswn on its to trading cars. car owners with low income can get up to 5000 euros to change their car. 20,000 people have asked to benefit from the program in just one month. >> my car is worth nothing. if i get to trade it for 4000 euros, that is great. found outnterested and during the trade-in program, it is not easy. >> many say they want to use their 4000 euro trade-in payment. reach 5000 euros.
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car owners have to purchase an livive 30r hybrid car, kilometers from work. it is also reserved for people to paynot earn enough income taxes. evenen some dedealerships don't understand it. who drive alients lot and e earn low salararies. wewe have no idea what documents they have to provide. owners traded in their own cars as part of this. 8 million french cars pollute beyond eu nororms. ago befororea month a truce in the u.s. china trade war expires. trump has threatened to double
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tariffs on chinese imports. trade and development agency says ththat could trigger an economic downturn. >> washington and beijing stand to lose if the tariffs move goes into effect. it may be the european union that stands to gain. eu will capture 70 billion of the u.s. china trade. japan, mexico, and canada capture over 20 million each. >> u.s. and china imposed 360 million dollars. unless they reach an agreement by march, tariffs jumped to 25
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with the threat more sectors could be hit. that, the overall effect is negative. particularly should the trade spat boil over. >> what is happening on the markets? and oil companies among the main gainers. the currency market, things are quiet. under 88 penence sterling,g, no great movement on the currencies. british government has approved the extradition of the former owner of kingfisher beer is facing fraud charges. he left after his empire
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collapsed and he default on debt worth more than 800 million euros. he should be sent to india for trial. he has 14 days to appeal. doubled last year thanks to higher prices and increased production. the firm took a further financial hit over the 2010 gulf worthico oil explosion over $3 billion. hmv has been bought by sunrise records. sales of cds and dvds continue to fall. the administration s says it is part of the deal. 27 stores araround the u.k. will close.
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>> apple is being told it should by n netflix. too much money is rarely a problem. bankers at j.p. mororgan have bn coming up with ideas on how apple should spend its cash pile. netflix wouldlate make a good purchase for apple. netflix is says ideal as it sells content already on itunes. they did warn it would be an expensive purchase.. we have not heard apple orr netflix's ideas on this. you don'tppens if spend your cash pile? >> you would make incredible interest. >> thank you for a roundup of the business. we will have a short break.
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campbell: it's a a city on the edge of destruction, whe t the poor eat garbagage and gangsters rule. man: now you'll have your fingerprints on it. campbell: this country has more oil than saudi i arabia, but under populist presidents it's blown the lot. woman: it's broken. it's absolutely broken. listen, it's so amazing what is going on in venezuela and so unnecessary. you can't believe it. campbell: foreign camera crews have been banned from reporting on this disaster, so tonight we're going undercover as foreign tourists.
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