>> fire from gaza into israel said theael's military assault had ended. the air quality index is nine times levels permitted by the world health organization. theng up, germany dodges remainon, but concerns

on the health of the largest economy. themayor of venice says city has been brought to its knees and authorities are calculating the damage after the worst flooding in 50 y years. stay with us. we are live from paris. rockets have been fired from israel's israel l after military said the operation against militants had ended. a cease-fire had come into effect two days after heavy fighting killed palestinians and paralyzed parts of israel. for more is our correspondent reporting from jerusalem. every t three years, sometimes

less, ththere has been n a masse flareup of kindnd. south ofe in the israelel have bebeen livin with rocket fire. what is your planan? this cannot be how p people liv. not to mention the death and destruction. criticism. other people are saying, at the moment, this is an arabian field thing. waiting.s in the north israrael cannot take on gaza n . it hasas too many y other probls to deal wiwith. thisll continue to see until ththere is a real negotiation and a leader that is acceptable for all of the

parties. >> a series of reports from libya. we take you to the high security granada prison. 70000 -- it houses prisoners.dred foreign media have been granted access inside. reach granada's top security prison. the general rules with an iron fist. of being parted of daesch. we l lock them up p to stop the gangrenene frorom reaching the t of our couountry.

we have to stop the attacks against our society. we have to lock them up to stop their ideology from spreading into the world and elsewhere. is inspecting the compound. for years, they have been waiting for a trial that has never come. to interviewllowed the prisonersrs directly. general akeeeem put our questios to the former islamic state fighter. general akeem is eager to demonstrate the regime may be

strict but humane. this prisoner suffered injury during the combat. without care, he would have lost his leg. >> there has been an increase of jihadi attacks. >> anyone who wants to join these armed organizations or threaten our security in libya will see with their own eyes severe have courts and punishments. they will see others before them have already been arrested. they have been put on trial and sentenced. for many years, it was a sanctuary. general akeem claims this time is now over.

> the f former massachusetts governor has entered the presidential race. he -- michael bloomberg is also weighing a last-minute bid for the democratic party. the impeachment inquiry into donald trump ticked off on capitol hill yesterday. panelists had to decide if he committed impeachable offenses. to insistmp continues his phone call was perfectly normal. the inquiry itself is s a sham. luke reports.. >> if we find he abused his

power, or if he sought to condition, coerce, extort, or bribe an ally and did so o by withhoholding official acts, if this is not impeachable conduct, what is? >> taylor revealed a phone call envoy and the.s. present. >> he heard the president asking gary solomon about the investigations. lynn saiaid -- cares more about the investigations of biden.

>> they have insisted ththe investigation was not illegal and they had done nothing wrong. >> this is a sham and should not be allowed. it was a situation that was caused by people that shouould't have allowed it to happen. i want to find out whoho the whistleblower is. -- to head the european commission after they rejected his initial pick last month. we can bring in marc perelman. what is he going to be questioned about today?

>> he was questioned by the legal affaiairs commission ababt the conflict of interest. he passed that test by a narrow margin. he has already said he has sold his shares of the company he was heading and the subsidiary. another hearing gets underway in front of several commissions. commissions are the ones that , at leasts portfolio the portfolio that was designed by the french president and the future head of european commission. it is a wide portfolio. they will ask how he will deal.

a company called athens was -- dealing with cyber security. those are issues he will be dealing with. he has said he will recuse himself. he needs to convince a majority of parliamentarians. he will have the support of the centrist renew group, which is emmanuel macron and his allies. he already has the support of the conservative party, the ppe, it is looking positive. there is no guarantee he will be accepted. >> emmanuel macron needs this to go his way given the fact that -- was not accepted last month. >> this was a major blow to emmanuel macron. negotiated as

indicated, he has a big, broad portfolio. there is also a legal case that seems to be moving forward towards potential trouble for her. if he is rejected, this would be the second blow. we know the french have been lobbying to ensure -- becomes the next commisissioner.. are other designates waiting for approval.

>> hospital workers in france will be taken to the streets this thursday. personnel say they are stretched to the brink and are calling on the government to increase salaries while creating some 10,000 new jobs. what do hospital workers say they want to? >> they have a series of gripes. angry abouten hospital conditions and working conditions. the government has about 750 plans. euro emergency

the problem goes deeper than that. it has been growing for some time. this is protest season. the government will have to keep an eye on it. it could be quite an interesting end of the year. >> in other news, the u.s. state department has recognized bolivia's new interim president. violent clashes broke out.

opposition to the new interim president is building. seaeat to feel. she named a new military command, declaring -- claiming her power after she declared herself acting president of bolivia. >> according to the constitution, she has 90 days to organize an election. she needs to get parliliament to vote for one. they are challenging her legitimacy. a aday night, they boycycottedd parliamentary session. wednesday, they tried to hold a rival session. there is opposition on the

streets as violent clashes have continued. , where the former president has been granted asylum, he has said he would b e willing to return home. >> my crime is being the first indigenous president of bolivia. >> he resigned on sunday after violent protests over alleged fraud. he recognizes juan guaido over nicolas maduro as president over venezuela. is nineir quality index times the level permitted. researchers say the smog across

the region could shut -- could of people.he lives tookndreds of children part in an annual race, and activity that may be healthy for their hearts, but not their lungs. a lot of trouble because of thehe pollution. our eyes burn and it is hard to breathe. there is so mumuch fog and smok. only some of the children were wearing protective masks. many locals were angry authorities allowed the run to go forward. >> we did not know it was such an emergency.

overe pollution index was nine times. reducedf children have lung capacity. expertsreport, medical warn the children face lifelong health risks due to climate change, including from air pollution. the vast majority of them in low and middle income countries. mayor says the city has been brought to its knees.

>> the basilica emerging from of aorst flooding in half century. the destruction only now starting to become clear. >> we think there are millions of euros worth of damages. expect another tide to rise. days, a floodw barrier was designed. since construction began in 2003, the project had been cost overruns and

corruption scandals. >> a lot of money was spent. what should we do? if we consider public interest and the elements at stake, there is nothing else to do but completed in the quickest and most efficient way. >> the prime minister sought to reassure local authorities that funds would be released to tackle it. >> time for the business news with stephen carroll. goodre starting out witith news for the eo zone. is a cloud that has been hanging over the euro zone since the german economy sank.

see some small months.n thehe last threree the economy grew by .1% over that three-month period. the economy growing by 1%. the turnaround is down to an increaease in spending. two major companies reporting and impact from the demonstrations. by 1 10%. sales fell hashong kong-based airline issued a second profit warning, saying it was challenging and uncertain.

droppedr traffic has significantly, particularly on flights from mainland china. >> the number of high earneners rising --e country is is lowering. >> switzererland, bebelgium, pa, and other designations are not as appealing as they were to france's wealthy. the number of fortunes leaving the c country has dropped. it is a 40% dip that has come about since emmanuel macron reformed the wealth tax. then, fewer clients have been moving abroad. >> these are the three pieces we have.

that is compared to when we had 15 to 20 e ex-pat clients a yea. taxpayersber of leaving has dropped to levels that hasn't been seen since the early 2000s. the controversial tax was overturned in court and scraps. reforms haveon's led to criticism. particularly among the y yellow vests movement. they say the tax is working. >> we went from taxes that could a flatt tax of 30% today. it changes everything. >> another element at play, brexit. most people don't move abroad because of tax advantages. they do so for professional

opportunities. let's play trade war bingo.. wh arere the keywowords? >> slolowdown and sosoybeans. showedhowing output slowed sharply in october. retail sales slumped to their lowest level in 16 years. consumers have been affected by the tariffs imposed by the ununited states. talks continue with washington over what is being called a phase i deal to end the dispute. china is reluctant to commit to a certain amount of purchases of u.s. agriculultural products. >> how doeoes that affect the

marketets? itslowdown might be bad but might remove stimulus from beijing. this is the picture in europe. paris is up. paris and london arere done. >> here in france, wine producers are worried their autumn sales did not deliver.. >> sepeptember and october is wn people stock up ahead ofof christmas. >> not as fruitful as hoped. wine and champagne sales did not hit their targets. newp that has to do with legislation on food and drinks. last year it was possible for

supermarkets to offer deals and promos. be slashed can only by most 34%. that has hurt the champagne sector. seller says sales are down. >> the law says no more than one in four bottles can be sold as part of a discount. in previous years, two out of four could be priced down. consumersby less -- purchase less champagne. >> champagne sales were down by over a third. red wine sales dipped by nearly 9%. the discount rules may not be the only factor. haveench distributors

other sellersom or wine sites. >> sellers hope to make up for lost sales with a popping new year. f fromast from the past motorola. >> motorola is back with a new version of its classic razor phone. it was iconic in the pre-phone area. it increased -- it includes a foldable screen. inis going to go on sale january. it has a hefty price tag of nearly $1500. ththis at a time when smartphone sales are slowing down. way out.ps all the >> the screen will be the whole phone. >> interesting. that is a lot of money.

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