24. hello and welcome to france 24. we arere live from paris. donald trump a announces the grt american comeback at davos 2020. the e u.s. president alslso takg a activisreretta thunbe -- grgra thuhunberg. we will be asking our business people reacted to his speech. in washington, his impeachment trial is set to begin.

accusing mitch mcconnell of orchestrating a cover-up. 64 dead and nearly 300 others infected from the coronovirus. chinese officials confirming the virus can be transmitted between humans. flourishing and winning. he also took aim at the teenagee activist attitude berg. .- greta thunberg

possibilities of tomorrow we must reject the prophecies of doom and their predictions of the apocalypse. prophecies of doom and their predictions of the apocalypse. >> stephen carroll standing by in davos. how are people digesting the speech where you are? >> it was a stump speech really delivered towards a largely domestic audience. really delivered towards a largely domestic audience. a lot of people here would have been expecting more in terms of trying to attract investment into the u.s., perhaps echoing what trump said two years ago. firmly rootedech in the united states. he spent quite a lot of his he spent quite a lot of his

speech talking about the performance of the american economy and how it performed better under him than his predecessors. cut taxes andhad working on tackling inequality. so a lot of praise forso a lot f about the effects that his policies have had on the american economy. interesting to hear him talk about trade as well. we were expecting him to praise and he did the trade deal that he's done with canada. he said u.s. china relations were better than they had ever been and described his relationship with president xi has extraordinary. has extraordinary. tariffs remain in place for the majority of chinese imports. no mention of the digital tax dispute with france or trade disputes with the european union.

president macron and president trump spoke yesterday about how to prevent tariffs from being imposed on french imports in the united states. he was preparing to do a trade do a tradehe deal with the u.k. saying he thought boris johnson was a wonderful president for the u.k. >> climate change is topping the agenda where you are. we heard from greta thunberg who said that nothing is being done to who said that nots being done to tackle climate change. >> we are going to be hearing from greta thunberg. we will see if she's going to be asked directly about donald

trump. that comment about people who talked about pessimism when it came to climate. the teentrump. activist had spoken this morning saying she would continue repeating the warnings about the danger of climate onlye and how the world has eight years to keep the temperature rise under two degrees. temperature rise under two degrees. we are waiting to see if she reacts to what donald trump has to say. the president made one other reference to the environment saying the united states would participate in the one trillion trees program. that's being supported by the world economic forum as well. >> thank you for that update.

donald trump's impeachment trial is set to begin in the senate later on today. donald trump's impeachment trial is set to begin in the senate later on today. trial rules say senate leader mitch mcconnell he is dedicated to a speedy trial. democrats have already accused republican leadership of orchestrating a cover-up. we spoke to our correspondent in washington for thehe latest. >> the third impeachment trial history history, richard nixon was on the verge of impeachment but t resigned f first. the bill wanted in 1990 in particular has been much referenced because some of the , some off congress their oldd remararks are coming back to haunt them.

it was a real change ofit was an washington when senators first started to convene and were sworn in. presence of john roberts, the chief justice from the supreme court. chuck schumer remarked he could feel a change in the temperature of that point. theythey realized has serious ts is. donald trump''s presidency is on the line. he could be removed from office but the great expectation is that will not be the case because his republican partyty o senate. majority in the >> the impeachment process in the united states enshrined in

enshrined in the u.s. constitution ensures that no one is above the law, not even thehe presidedent. >> for the fouounding g fathersf the united states, protection against abuse of power was written into the constitution before they even defined the contours of the presidency. their solution, impeachchment. of the two section four constitution lays out the grounds for impeachment, treason and bribery as well as other high crimes and misdemeanors. the offense does not nececessary have to be a crime. any grave act or pattern of unethicacal behavior could suffice. with aness starts with

investigation historically led by the house judiciary committee. lawmakers debate and lay out the grounds for impeachment followed by a vote on the charges. if the articles of impeachment are approved, they move onto to the senate for trial. if at least two thirds of the senators find the president guilty, he is removed from office without the ability of an appeal. in this case the vice president would take over as president. a 235 to 198d majority in the house. in the senate, republicans hold with two5 majority independents. theuccessfully remove president, 20 republican senators would have to turn on donald trump. ,f history is any indicator they are unlikely to bring about his removal. the articles of impeachment have only been papassed against andrw johnson n and clintnton. in both cases, the presidents were acquitted by the senate.

>> authorities in china have confirmed the coronovirus can be transmitted between humans. the outbreak comes during the busy lunar new year travel season. havecases of the virus been confirmed among chinese havelers been confirmed among chinese travelers in south korea, japan and thailand. for more on this story we can go to charles standing by in beijing. what's the latest? ofwe are seeing a tripling

the numbers of confirmed cases in china over the courses of a few of ththe numbers s of confirmed cas in chinana over the coururses oa few days and the facts now that more provivinces and regions china and s south korea. there are addititional confirmed ses in thehe philippines and taiwan. all eyes will be on geneva where a meeting is scheduled for wednesday when it will be decided whether or not to declare this a public health

emergency. >> have authorities announced any precautionary measures like weararing a facemask? >> quite a few measures have been announced at all kinds of levels around the country. in beijing, hospitals are distributing masks to the population to deal with people showing symptoms such as fevers. we are also seeing more screaming at airports, bus stations and train stations trying to monitor people's body temperatures. cars leaving one city are being bodymly checked for temperature. been bannedies have from taking on tour groups from there. there's is a widespread awareness campaign around telling people to wash their thoroughly, to wear

protective masks. to go to the doctor if they are feeling any symptoms. to exercise to boost their immune system. the idea is really transparency and not to met -- repeat the mistakes made in 2002 when thoroughly, to wear protective in 2002 when chinese authorities were widely accused of covering up the beginning of that epidemic. this time a directive has been sent to party officials all over the country telling them cover the virus and be nailed on a of shame of shame for eternity. >> thank you you for reporting from beijingng. the former head of interpol has jail after ad to trip home to his native china. spent lavished amount of state funds, abused his power and refused to follow party decisions.

follow party decisions. >> the people's court sentences the head of interpol to 13 and a half years in jail on charges of bribery and abuse of official positions. he admitted guilt last july. last march, the ruling commonest party found he had spent lavished amounts of state funds, abused his power and refused to follow party decisions. his wifehis wife reported him mg following a trip home to china. he sent her a message with a knife emojis signifying danger. she has argued that chinese officials have presented no backup theirver to charges. she was granted political backur charges.

she was granted political asylum in france last year. main was linked to the former chinese securities are -- security czar. of anssage is part anti-graft campaign by president xi jinping which has served to remove the chinese leaders political enemies. unrest continues in iraq. unrest continues in iraq. on monday three people were killed and dozen injured. since october people on the street have been demanding an overhaul of the political system viewed as corrupt. correspondence on the ground filed this report. >> demonstrators in baghdad continue to step up their mobilization. they blocked roads and buildings as well as

maintaining the sit buildings as maintaining the sit in. fearing widespread rallies, prevention authorities announced an official holiday. -- when we call for a demonstration, we will respond to the call as one. those gathered in thethose gathe adamant they will not relent as long as fellow protesters continue to be arrested, injured and killed. long as injustice rules, rebellion is our duty. >> three months have passed. do they not see the people? three months ago people were camping out here and we are still out here and nobody hears us. >> three months have>> protesten end to the country's sectarian political system as well as early elections. lebanon havein vowed d to crackdown on vandali.

human rights watch have accused riot police of launching a teargas callister's -- canisters at protesters heads and firing rubber bullets in their eyes. the united nations has also condemned the use of force. hundreds of central american migrants are stranded in no migrants are stranded in no man's land on a river bordering guatemala and mexico. it has been blocked d by mexican troops in right gear and a about 10100 national g guard agents. many of the migrantsts come from hondnduras and e el salvador a t thoughght of going bacack home s ununthinkable.e. >> a sign of desperation. after being told they wouldn't be granted passage to the united

states, hundreds stormed into mexico. some were forced back with teargas. the migrants are fleeing poverty and getting violence. mother and ile left my daughter at home. i have to support her. we just want to work. we just want to work. > because of the gang violene in el salvador, there is no work. you can't pay for full -- food or school for your kids. >> mexico has stopped allowing migrants to cross its territory unimpeded. the government has offered them work in the south of the country but says they won't be granted safe conduct to the u.s. more than 1000 are being processed in immigration centers. the government says the majority will likely be deported. centers. the government says the majority will likely be deported. at least 4000 have entered guatemala from honduras since wednesday in one of the biggest surges since three central americans agreed to help stem the flow of migrants to the u.s.

>> d donald trump announcing the great american comeback at a davos 2020. the u.s. president also taking on swedish teen activist greta thunberg and said now is not the time for pessimism. seat once again. company's chief financial officer is fifighting extraditin

to the united states. >> his hearing started yesterday in vancouver. in 2018 forted allegedly viviolating u.u.s. sanctions against iran. this isn't a simple case. it's highly political and some say the case could be usedand ls popolitical. that the united states are targeting huawei as part of

their tradade war with chinana. some experts agree. really in ad states wider sense does want to constrain the growthth of chin's technolocacal capabilities, to constrain the growth of its major companies including huawei. mnuchin told cnbc last usingthe u.s. is not huawei to gain leverage. huawei as aiew chess piece. huawei is not part of the economic dialogue. it's part of the nationonal security dialogue which is ongoing. >> the u.s. has ostracized huawei and its 5g network, warning its allies huawei could use technology to spy on them.

beijing passed a law forcing china-basesed companies to cocooperate wiwith intelligencne services. the e phase onone trade dealal t mention n huawei, bubut the secd deals with cybersecurity. >> let's take a look at the markets now. read across the board in europe, taking their cues from asian markets s which tumbled overer e newsws of the c corona virus. falling .5%.ax over has solold i its delivery business to a local rival. not the first time uber has done this. itit is under prpressure from investors to fix it sailing fortunes. it reported a $5.2 billion loss in q2.

facebookok will createte 1000 nw jobs in the u.k. this year. the media giant wants to develop messaging app whatsapp. the company's largest engineering site outside of the u.s. boeing is in talks with banks to borrow $10 billion or more help it face costs caused by the 737 max crisis. the company suspended prododucon after twtwo fatal crcrashes. a breakthrorough breakthrough. trump and macron meant to discscuss france's proposedd dital l tax. they have agrgrd on n a

cease-fire. the war is not yet won. >> there will be no tariff hikes in 2020. at least not between france and the u.s. president and u.s. seem to have made a breakthrough after months of tension over france's new digital tax. emmanuel macron tweeted in english, great discussion with donald trump on digital tax. we will work together on a good agreement to after months of tension over france's new digital tax. avoid tariff escalation. president trump approved. francis finance minister says reaching a deal will not be easy. remain complicated. the devil is in the detail with and we havesues

quite a few details to iron out. >> the digital tax focuses on taxing d digital high earners sh as google, apple, facebook and amazon. last year and we have quite a few details to iron out. france applied 3% levy .n tech giants u.s. presidentnt donald trump hs said the tax unfairly targets american companies. . in retaliation, he threatened tariffs on french goods. the goal now is to reach a global agreement through the oecd.. thee potential revenue distribution could be huge. google, apple, facebook and amazon frequently topped the list of most valuable companies. last week, google's parent company alphabet came the fifth company in history to surpass a $1 trillion market valuation. >> we are coveriring the wldld econonom forum in n davos all

week. we will bring you the latest business news live from davos later today. >> live from paris continues after a quick break. stay with us. this is france 24.

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