anchor:: hello, welcome to "live from paris." i'm annette young. -- renee young. iran's supreme leader leads friday prayer from the capital, calling for national unity in a bid to quell anger afterer the iranian military accidenentally shshot down a passenger plane lt week. we will have more from our correspondent in tehran shortly. also, dozens of civilians are killed in syria's idlib provinces. russia resume strikes days after a cease-fire went into effect.

moscow is denying the allegations. u.s. senate turned into a courtroom and politicians into jurors. the impeachment trial against president trump begins with a charge of abuse of power and obstruction of congress. trump himself f is missing the proceedidings. we begin in iran, where supreme leader ayatollah ali company -- khameni lead friday prayers, the first time he has done so in eight years. it comes in the wake of thespread protests about military plane shut down -- about the passenger plane shut down last week. the leader said this was

overshadowing the killing of the supremee commander of the army y u.s. drone strikes. reza, take us through wiwith the a ayatollah had to s. za: his one-hourur talk coming at a time when there e ae issues with and altering economy, increasingg u.s. sanctions, antigovernment protests, the assassination of a top militatary commander. in the downing of the ukrainian airliner. however, if anyone was waiting for the supreme leader to say anything new, groundbreaking, or surprising, , it wouldld proroby disappppointed, because muchch f what we heard today is rhetoric we heard before. the supreme leader spending much of the speecdedeliveringng a lit during criticism of the united states and washington's policy in the regioion, blaming mucuchf

the turmoil in n the region o oe united states, s saying the unid to harmas taught us iranian security, calling the killing of the general terrorism and cowardly because it did not take place on the battlefield. the response by the revolutionary guard included a number of missile strikes that hit iraqi bases, h housing, and u.s. forces. the supreme leader alsoo crititicizing the e3, the europn signatatories r r the nuclear rl ---- france, the u.k., and germy -- sayingg they were pawawns ofe united statates. anany waiting to see what the supreme leader would say about the downing of the a airliner. he said it was bitter and heartbreaking, but again turned to the u.s., saying that many in washington were pleased this happened because now they can question the islamic estatablishment andnd the revolulutionary guard..

got his talk, he called for unity, called forr solidarity, called for resistance, something we have heard him do before when the country is facing a serious crisisis. anannette: at the end of the da, will his comomments be enough to ease publilic anger? reporter: i think his talk is going to resonate with his conservative base, with his hard-line supporters, but i think it is going to fall flat with many moderates here in iran, many reformists, many people around the world. i think many people wanted him to address the downing of the ukrainian airliner. i t think many iranians see othr countrieies around the world, including canada, holold sizable commmmemoration ceremomonies foe victims.s. i t think they wish that wouldd happen here in iran. whwh it is all said and done, it is t the e enomy that t is the number one issue for many iranians. they are s suffering throuough n awful l economy. until iran'ss say

leadership addresses the economy, many people are going to remain angry and frustrated. they will remain with vevery lilittle hope. ananthere is no indication that the iranian leadership can do that anytime soon. sayayed reporting from tehran. staying in the region, dozens of civilians killed by airstrikes and idlib, syria's last rebel-held province. attacks carried out to the syrian air force and its russian allies have prompted hundred's of thousands of people to flee the region. the figure is somewhere around 350,000, mainly women and children. we have more. artillery andnd russian jets, in an all out assault by bashar al-assad's forces in northwest syria. the text flattened building south of aleppo, where rescuers pulled a small girl from the

rubble, covered in dust, and alive. despite denials from russia, human rights groups report that russian and syrian f fces resumed bombing civilian areas, destroying hospitals and schools, even though a cease-fire was supposed to go into effect on jajaary 12. villages are in ruins, and children and rescue workers are among the dead. says 350,000tions syrians have fled their homes since december to escape the violence. >> we are now leaving because of the bombardments. know where we w will go. russisian-backed offensive is moving closer to more heavily populated areas of idlib, syria's last opposition-held province, home to 3 million people. the u.n. says hundreds of thousands of syrians seeking refuge at the turkish border are

at the middle of a growing humanitarian crisis, with families in makeshift camps running short of food and water. annette: to washington now. for just the third time in american history, the senate chamber was transformed into a court of impeachment which will ultimately determine if donald trump should be removed from office. he faces two articles of impeachment, charged with abuse ofof power and obstruction of power. 100 senators are sworn in as jurors, presided over by chief justice john roberts. in the meantime, the government accountability office released a report asserting what white house had broken the law when it withheld aid to ukraine. there is new effort about efforts to pressure ukraine i io investigating his potitical ririval. running the in the studio is doug herbert, our international affairs commentator. take us throuough what is g goio happen between now andnd tuesda,

whenen proededingse commmmence. doug: you asked the questioion n everyonene's l lips inin washinn and bebend. whwhat kind of impeachment trial are americans and the rest of the world going to see when the proceedings begin in earnest next tuesday? it is an outstanding question, because all we have bebeen sayag all along is there is little doubt and suspense over the ultimate verdict here -- that donald trump, by a senate controlled by republicans, is going to be very likely acquitted, almost certainly acquitted, and it will be grounds for him to say he has been exonerated. here is the facts of the matter. yesterday, those senators did swear an oath to do impartial impartial, the fact of the matter is on both sides this has been hyper-partisan. mccright's for their part say the slough of testimony from foreign service officials, from national security officials, during weeks of house testimony, provide devastating if not

absolutely damning evidence of abuse of power. their minds are made up ahead of this trial, as are, on the others of the trial, republicans' minds, echoing donald trump's line that this was a partisan witchhunt by a democratic party bent on taking down a president they never thought deserved to be elected, so this is a vendetta. with that divide, the question remains, will witnesses be called? a trial, you could argue, does not need to have witnesses, but the fact of the matter is in the previous cases of impeachment in the senate, with nixon, with clinton -- nixon resigned first -- you had most of the evidence already known by the time this came to trial. what is remarkable here is that minds have been made up on both sides while new revelations are emerging. you have an associate of giuliani, trump's personal lawyer, saying trump the what was going on in the past days in interviews and newspapers, and

you have the government accountability office basically saying that trump violated the law when he suspended the security aid to ukraine. these revelations -- will he bee taken into a account? annette: if there is a trial with no witnesses or minimal witnesses, how is this going to impactct donald trump inin an electition year? doug: the hard-core donald trump supporters -- remember, this has become the party of trump. republicans who are sitting in judgment basically have embraced and espoused donald trump's line that this is a partisan witchhunt, that this is a sham trial under false pretenses, and phony, v vendetta-like motivationons. the fact of the matter is, trump can say whatever he wants. the trial itselelf -- and if the are witnesses who could provide perhaps further testitimony, especiallyly john bolton, a forr national security advisor, who indicated he would offer testimony if subpoenaed -- if they were to come forward, plus

other potential witnesses, it would be a stain, a stigma on donald trump's legacy. you can say what you want, but donald trump is a man who very much cares about his self image. he is self-centered, and he has been called a narcissist, perhaps with good reason. so he is going to be closely watching, even if he acts as if he does not care about this trial, even if he acts as if this is a sham and a witchhunt, and that americans should keep walking and not even bothered to give this notice. how americans will respond is also something, because this testimony, if there are witnesses at this trial -- donald trump's hard-core supporters are unlikely to abandon him, no matter what happens at this trial. they have already made up their mindss that this is a partisan witchhunt. but swing voters are an important part of the electorate. they could between 5% to 30%, or

more. if republicans do not call witnesses, they may say that if he i is so innocent and believes he should be exonerated, when a call witnesses to prove his case? so donald trump can say what he wants, that this is going to definitely impact the shape and the tenor of the election, going into 2020. annette: thank you for that. to mull to know, where the new prime m minister wawas sworn inn monday, appointing his new cabinet since wedednesday. many hoping the new government will be an opportunity for the country to heal the divisioions theeded by the murder of anticorruption journalist two years ago. protesters continue to demand justice. catherine bennett reports. catherine: it has been over two years since the multis journalist was murdered. monthlyigils at t the memorial inin the coury''s capital continueue. protesters are waiting to see if the new prime minister handles

the investigation better than the previous effort. >> it all depends on whether the new prime minister passes the tests that now lie before hihim. to do the things that the prime minister before him, joseph muscat, was unwilling or unable to do, perhaps because of blackmail, self-incrimination. catherine: caroline galizia was murdered with a car bomb and it sparked a political crisis. this of muscat was forced out by weeks of protest over accusations he interfered in the police investigagation. one of the new premise to his first actions was to order workers not to clear the victim's memorial. under muscat, the candles and flowers were regularly removed,

angering activists and the family. many parts ofes in southern australia. many austrians expressing relief in the state of queensland, when it recorded heavy rainfall. the country has been fighting bushfires since last september. the massive blazes killiling 29 people, millions of animals, whilile destroying more than 250 razing an area roughly a third of the size of germany. the rain will not extinguish all fires, but will greatly help containment. and on the other set of the globe, as winter weather brings freezing temperatures in the balkans, cities in the regions have become shrouded in toxic smog. people are being forced to let fires at home for heating, fueling a major pollution crisis. the great commissary over -- belgrave and seri eva have been

ranked amomong the top 10 most popolluted citieies in t the wo. reporter: the smog in sarajevo is so thick, it is hard to see, and even h harder to breathe. >> we can hardly catch ourr breath when n we go out. it is especially hard for people with heart and lung problems. sometimes, you can't walk on a street. even with a scarf on, we are suffocating. along witharajevo, belgrade and another city, have been ranked among the top 10 polluted cities in recent weeks. the wintertime crisis, fueled by nearby coal plates, and by 60% of the world -- of the region's population, which uses coal or firewood to heat their homes. u.n. report found that air pollutioion is to o blame for 2f premature deaths in more than a dozen stern balkan cities. protests of erected across the regigion, to demand the governmt make clean energy more accessible, and tighten regulations on emissions.

>> we lose 5500 lives every year in bosnia. every citizen suffers because of this air. evereryone suffers except politicians. politicians ignore it. reporter: one answer would be for cleaner heating options at home, but that is a solution many cannot afford in a region where wages average about 500 euros a month. annette: seychelles has attracted many visitors with picture-perfect teaches, while gaining a reputation as a sought after spot for hunting movers -- .unting movers -- h honeymooners the economic health comes at a cost to its ecosystem. reporter: the instagram-perfect beaches of the seychelles. fofor many years, holiday here s a luxury afforded to a small momoney -- a small number. reflecting a global trend, this group of islands is seeing visitor numbers climb ever higher. ofm 2008 to 2018, the number

visitors d doubled, to 360,000, over four times the population. >> tourism in seychelles in general is increasing, and that is a a concern to conservationis like myself and sustainable developers like myself, who find point whereaching a we have to consider environmentalism over tourism. reporter: a key issueue for governmentnts is working out how to maiaintain this industrtry without letting it over run the place. to preserve these islands as a luxury destinationon, the governmement introduced a temporary ban on construction of new hotels on the three main islands. islands, there is a one island, one resort policy, with the aim of avoiding becoming a mass tourism estimation. for us to keep the waters

the marine environment attractive -- people feel very natural in an environment that is beautiful cocompared to other places. reporter: l luxury hotels are among the biggest sources of pollution. many important groceries from abroad, and depend on oil generators for electricity. this resort is taking steps to reduce its environmemental impa. for example, the blanket man on the use of plastic bottles. >> one year, we managed to save almost 400,000 bottles of plastic. it was the first measure we took, by starting to produce our own water, which comes from our own little mountain. and eventually, bottling this water and giving it to our clients. tourism: the seychelles

ministry believes the only could ultimately support up to 500,000 tourists a year. more than that, and the worry is that vast amounts of protected natural spaces could come under threat. annette: truly a beautiful place. it is time for a look at the business news with carl spangler. you are talking with -- you are starting with growth in china falling to a three year low. of 6%annual growth rates in 2019. that is not a surprise. it falls in the official target set by y beijing, but is the wot annual growth rate in 29 years. this comes days after china signed a so-called phase i trade deal with the united states, coming tensions. that trade dispute, one big reason growth slumped over the last year. growthr: economic trade is slowing down. stress points are increasing. structural and cyclical problels

at h home are i iertwined, , ane country is faced with matchching dodownward preressure. carlrl: declining investment at home is another reason for the drop in chinese growth. while state owned firms invest heavily, foreign investment has fallen off slightly. consumer spending alalso cooling off, with a decline in auto sales marking the e most visible factor. the globalal economy is slowing down. china grapples with declining gdp growth worldwide. beijing hahas aimed to counter these trenends thrghgh stilulus measasures including cutting borrowowing ststs. further measurures are expectedn the yearar to follllow. in general, investors are happy with t the trucece in the e u.sd chchina trade e war. the european union's ambassador to beijing said the e.u. would consider filing a challenge at the wto if the deal creates distortions in the market. one provision that could be in the crosshairs -- china has agreed to import an e extra $200 billion in u.s. farm goods.

let's takake a look att the days trading action. european shas are oftoto a positive end of the week. thee footsie up nearly a third f a percent in london. gains on the decks as wellll. 400's tradingcac upwardrd, despite heavy losses r retail g group casino, whose sharares have e slid afterer the company repoported a drop p in s due toto o ongoing strikes over pension reform.. shshares for electricacal and gp but more than 4% after the swiss-based firm reported third-quarter sales that grew 6% compared to last year, reaching 1.40 6 billion euros. the brand includes cartier, dunhill, and month-long -- and mont blanc. there were declining revenueuesn hong kong and japan. a milestone for the parent company of google.

alphabet can boast a market value of $1 trillion, all the more remarkable e given scrutiny the firm has faced. investors do not seem bothered. u u.s. tech company alphabet has reached n new heights. its market value has surpassed the $1 trillion mark. it is the fourth u.s. tech company to do so, with microsoft, apple, and briefly amazon. it is behind the hugely successful search engine google, as well as android, and recently announced it was acquiring fitbit. it has come under enhanced scrutiny of late. the tech giant is under investigation for unfnfair labor pracactices from t the u.s. natl labor relations board, and dozens of states are looking into whether google violates fair competition rules. the european union has issued billions of dollars in fines, including a fine of more than $1 billion in march of last year.

illegale's behavior was under e.u. antitrust rules. it prevented its rivals from having a chance to innovate and to compete in the market. reporter: politicians have also join in the fray, with democratic candidate elizabeth morning -- elizabeth wararren ad bernie sanders both pledging to break up the company if f electd in november. the french government has already moved to crackdown on google and other large corporations with a controversial tax of 3% on revenue generated in france. pressures, these google does not seem to be slowing g down. investors are especially impressed by its footothold in online advertising. it holdsds around 70% of market share in the u.s. annualietnam, in the summit of south asian nations. prime minister has called to

wrap up the world's largest free trade pact by the end of the year, known as the regional comprehensive economic partnership. china, japan,ith and south korea. the deal has faced delays with recent tensions between beijing and washington helping move negotiations forward.. finally, back toto china, wherea nenew o online platform is c cug out the middlemen and making it easier for farmers to sell their goods directly to clients. producersin china, can sell direct from their phones, thanks to this. they will be extolling the virtues of these oranges to their customers, via livestream. >> hello, everybody. i want to show you these oranges. we're picking them in the field. they are fresh and juicy. see that juice? they are delicious.

to order, click on the box at the bottom o of your screen. reporter: consumers like being able to trace the product from branch to kitchen, after china was left reeling f from food related scandals. salesrect to consumer strategy means more profit and strong sales, up 30% this year. i am a producer in young cheap. thanks to the direct sales made by these men in red, we sell them everywhere. it has changed our lives. reporter: the concept is simple. or twolesperson has one phones, connected to an online selling platform. between the four of them, and less than 10 minutes, they will sell 500 crates of orange juice. with the middleman cut out, the price for customers is slashed by as much as two thirds. no surprise that many farmers are interested in attending training systems to learn how they can adopt the technology.

live-streamed fruit markets are a huge revenue boost for producers, and the trend looks set to stay. we have not seen a model like this catch on in france with the rest of europe, but maybe this could be the way of the future. netttte: it is really interesting. so many farmers would probably be willing to take up the challenge. thank you for that. i will be back after a short break. in the meantime, do stay with us.

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