>> welcome to live from paris. it's 1:00 p.m. in the french capital. the so-called deal of the century as u.s. president donald trump describes his proposed middle east peace plan. it will be unveiled today at the white house. palestinians have rejecected the plan because it is overtly pro-israel. the death h toll from the

coronavirus stands at 106. an australian city is under threat from bushfires as a large blaze burns in the southern sububurbs. we will talk to our sydney correspopondent. first to a developing story emerging from jerusalem. israel's attorney general has just followed -- filed indictment charges against benjamin netanyahu in three corruption cases effectively launching the trial against the israeli leader. this comes within hours of netanyahu withdrawing his request for parliamentary

immunity from indictment. leapt to have originally agonized a asking for immunity because it would have undercut his earlier defense that he would ultimately be found innocent of both charges. these charges have been dropped in the last half-hour. what do you know? >> benjamin netanyahu goes to as thepcoming election defendndant, something he wanted to avoid at t all costs. i think he decided to withdraw the application from prprosecutn which would have seen all of those charges killed. it reason he did that was was plain that he didn't have a majority in the parliament. they would s simply vote against him in the immununity applicican so he saved himself that

humiliation and he is now the defendant in three corruption cases. do we have any date announced ? the first procedural methods, not actual trial or weaknesses will be before the next election. that's what's being reported in the israeli media. this goining tos have on thisis election camampan bebecause the llll is scheheduld for march 2? >> it will have some i impact. i i think what benjamin netanyau is hoping, he announced this on facebook. theaid he would deal with charges later. now he's doing the h historic dl part o of it that dononald trums brininging down in jerusalem. i think what he's hoping is that the bigger picture will be what

dominates the election. his personal issues will be e pushed to the e side. he's really looking to the deal of the century and to donald trump to affect the election and pullll him out of his s trouble. president donald trump is gearing up to unveil a plan which he says is capable of bringing an end to the israeli-palestinian conflict. he will be presenting it alongside prime minister netanyahu. far less convinced are the palestinians who have rejected it out of hand as being overtly pro-israel. donald trump's long-awaited peacace plan for the mididdle et could finalllly be revealed as e u.s. president meets with benjamin on monday. >> this is a great mission,

great responsibility and great opportunity. i'm full of hope that we can make history. both netanyahu and the israeli opposition leader have been invited to hold act to back meetings with the u.s. president. what donald trump has called the deal of the century has little chance of success with the palestinian prime minister already calling on the international community to boycott the plan. the palestinians have also pointed out that they were nott invited to washingngton. ramallah.ould come to this is the only way for peace. this is the only wayay if they e lookining for stability. >> the palestinians have boycotted political dealings with the trump administration since it reversed decades of u.s. policy when it moved its embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. they are threatening to withdraw from key provisions of the

accord that defines the relationship betetween israel ad the palestinian authority. thehe number of victims of contagious coronavirus has risen to at least 106. that figure including the first recorded death in the capital of .eijing the vast majority of those infected have been in china. beijing scrambles to contain the outbreak. >> it's a race against time to hospital designed to contain the new deadly coronavirus. ons do to be finished february 2. chinese premier was checking in on the p progress.

>> you must ensure quality. construction doesn't mean low quality. the project must protect against infectious diseases. safety has to be a top priority. of two emergency hospitals being buililt i in wu. the number of f contaminatated people has almost doubled in the past few days. beijing also extended the lunar new year holiday by three days. than 50 million residents are on lockdown. zonede the quarantine travelers were facemasks and officials checked the temperatures of passengers at rail and subway stations.

beijing recorded its first coronavirus death. multiple foreign governments have announced plans to repatriate their citizens. francis is it will provide a special aircraft to voluntary returnees who will be placed on quarantine. the first cases on european soil have been the french cases in paris. -- return asap from the mainland. all rail links to mainland china will be cut as fears grow about the spread of the virus. in the southern suburbs of the australian capital are under threat from a major bushfire the city faces soaring temperatures and strong winds. killed oneave billion animals.

the size of greece was destroyed. camera is known as the bush capitatawith so much of the city surrounded by dense bush land. what's the latest in regard to this fire in thehe city south? authohorities say thehe fire is growing at 400 hectares per hour and already spendnds more than 8000 hectares. containment lines have been built and water bombing aircraft are in operation.. villagents of a rurural haveve been told to seek shelter immediately as it's now too late to leave. rural v village which is home to around d 80 r residents is a0 minute drive s south of the southernmost suburbs. authorities have reassured

locals therere is no threat to e pitatal. the e weather conditions tononit wi be e very challenging for firefighters on thee ground as the e winds are seset to pick u. authorities say they are bracing themselves for the end of thee week when the mercury is set to climb into the earlyly 40's and fire conditions are set to worsen. >> while many of those horriric fires hahave abad d in australi, there is still a long way to go before the end of the season. isn't it? >> that's right. the bushfire crisis may not be getting the same international coverage as it was for five weeks ago, but the fire season is far from over. ofs fire is just aa r reminder the volatile situation. it's a reminder of just hohow quickly y things can change. just this momorning residents we told there w was no threat to te community and just a fewew hours

later that fire e was upgraded from a watch and acted to emergency level. local authorities say the fire could burn for several weeks. it shows how intense the firire season is and how much pressure is beingng put on australian firefightete, many of f whom are volunteers. scientistsfrom climate that bushfire seasons are gettingonger and d more severe. >> obviously that bushfire season in australia continues to provide ongoing threats to its cities and towns. another violent escalation in iraq as the government continues its drive to quell months of civil unrest in the nation.

overnight intense clashes also taking place in the capital of baghdad. condemneduntries have the use of live firey iraqii security f forces. >> the coffin carries the body of a boy just 14 years old. he was shot and killed i unidentified gunmen at a camp of demonstrators. the boy's filled with grief and outrage. during the protests, protesters were sleeping in the tents. there were 10 of them and not only right police but also members of the intelligence and security forces came and killed the protesters. >> more than 500 have been killed since october and a crackdown on protests by iran backed groups.

envoys from 16 countries are condemning the violence saying, despite assurances by the government, security forces and armed groups continue to use live fire resulting in multiple deaths and injuries of civilians. rock is playing host to a face-off between the u.s. and iran. crackdown on protests, demonstrators are rebuilding camps torched by the malicious and are continuing to speak out. caught in the middle of a growing conflict between tehran and washington. >> france has delivered a stern warning against possible american troop cuts in west africa were groups linked to al qaeda and the islamic statete ae expanding theheir reach. the pentagon is considedering withdrawing the personnel as part o of the global troop rerew meant toto freree up more resous toto address challengeges from china's milita..

nearly two decades of prioritizing counterterrorism operations across the globe. >> i have updated the secretary on the important decisions reached at the summit. demandinggy is clear, , results driven and not open-ended. our friends are in a situation where persistence is critical i have the hope that the united states and france will keep on supporting them. >> police have dismantled a makeshifift camp posting more tn 1400 people, many of them immigrants just northeast of paris. it's the closure -- since the closure of a huge migrant camp, many refugees have moved to the french capital. authorities hahave repeatedly

dismantled illegal campsites only to see them emerge in different areas a few months later. scene beforer sunrise in the northeast of paris. migrants depart a makeshift camp under police orders taking their belongings and boarding buses. comeses just months after a similar camp was dismantled nearby. >> these operations respects the principles of humanity and firmness. the life of residents of these neighborhoods needs to truly change. we can't just keep repeating this game of evacuating people and seeing them come back. >> tuesday marks the 60th time authorities have cleared out a migrant camp in paris since

2015. >> we need humanitarians that welcome people when they arrive. but we also need to check the medical situation because a lot of refugees arrived after very long journeys. migration has beenen dangerous. >> critics say the camps are bound to reappear without a deeper change in policy. >> the world is still reeling from the untimely death of nba hist kobe bryanant and 13-year-old daughter in a helicopter crash. tributes continue to pour in from politics, sports and those who knew him. >> briefly brought together by tragedy, the u.s. senate opened monday's session of donald trump's impeachment trial with a prayer for kobe bryant and his daughter following their deaths

in the helicopter crash this weekend. >> as millions mourn the deaths bryant and gianna those who died with them, we brevity,ut life's uncertainty and legacy. >> fans at the staples center continue to leave tributes to the pair. the basketball legends became one of the nba's top ever scores . his opponents remember him as formidable. >> every time it was a tough fight. he was an outstanding player and the hardest to stop it it took a lot of's strategy to stop him from beating us. students pay homage to a former classmate who became a legend.

as well as to honor 13-year-old gianna. they had been flying to one of her basketball tournaments. talent.ad so much she was going to be a star and she knew that she didn't need to be a guy to follow in her father's legacy. >> she was the next female kofi. wereso killed in the crash seven other people. >> indictment charges have been filedd against benjamin netanyau and a district court. the the so-called deal of century as u.s. presidident dond trump describes his proposed middle east peace plan will be unveiled. palestinians have rejected the plan because it is overtly pro-israel. the e death toll from the new coronavirus stands at 106 having

spread across china and at least 16 others. for a looook athehe day's top business news. i'm joined in the studio by brian. you're starting with the ongngog outbreak of the coronavirusus ad ththe economic effect t is begig to be felt across asia. >> its spreading to europe as well. tourism in asia feeling a severe pinch following the decisionon o ban overseas and domestic tour groups. france is the number one destination in europe for chinese tourists. are these tourists biggest spenders in france, spending an average of 1700 euros during their stay. much of their budget goes towards hotels and luxury brands with chinese tour groups banned from traveling abroad. they're worried aboutut missing

out on business from the important part of theieir clientele. >> the long-term decline in tourists will have a big impact for two or three months. touristsllion chinese visit france every year, bringing in 3.6 billion euros. hotel arets at this chinese. is this is already taking a hit. >> we've just received a cancellation from a group. 10 rooms have been canceled so that's a loss of around 5000 euros. >> french tour operators are telling customers to postpone their holidays in china. >> a lot of tourist sites are closed anyway. we are not going to tell customers to go when they can visit anything. hashe regulatory board recommended all holilidays to

china be suspended until the 21st of february. only around a a thousand french tourists are thought t to be concerned. struggling indexes to recover after having losses in monday's session tied to that bible out great. up .3%. 100 -- the tax in frankfort treading water at midday. chinese stock exchanges ststay close for an extended new year holiday. emmett heavy expxposure to the chinese economy, south korea's governmentnt has promised action to stabilize domestic financial markets. >> china is our n neighbor and closely tied to our economy. trade and investment.

we hope that china will overcome the situation. anticipate special cooperation and mutual asassistance between our cououns duduring the p process.. >> a airbuss h has announced an agreement in principle with french, british and american regulators to settle a major probe into bribery and corruption. of thirded on the use party consultants to secure deals on aircraft sales. the european jet maker is expected to pay fines of over 3 billion euros to settle inquiries in those three countries. the u.k. national security council has just decided the fate of huawei. the compmpany will have a limitd role. it will be excluded from sensitive locations like nuclear sites and military bases.

huawei is a chinese telecoms champion and global leader in network infrastructure. the trump administration says its ties to the chinese government mean that its equipment could be used by beijing for espipionage. boris johnson has tried to walk a line between beijing and washington. both the u.s. and china are crucial trade partners for the u.k. as it gets s ready for brexit. >> there's no reason why we shouldn't have technological progress here in the u.k., allow consumers, businesses in n the u.k. to have access to fantastic technology and communinications but also prorotect our security interests and protect our key papartnershi. >> l liberia is expected to

announce a project on oil exploration. the soccer star turned politician promised to promote oil and gas production during his presidential campaign. ninine offshore blocks will be t up for option. rampant inflflation sparks publc unrest amid a contininuing economic downturn. of amazon employees have defieied company policy publicly criticizeze i record on global w warming workers publblished a collection of signed posts accusining amazn of taking insufficient action in the climate crisis. it comes on the heels of several other companies like google and uber aztec employees band together to demand justice. >> employ activism in defiance of company policy. hundreds of techch workekers hae publicly criticized the firm for failing to meet its moral

responsibility in the climate crisis. at onemployees spoke records, criticizing its contracts with large oil and gas. to putmazon really wants the customer first, they will obsess over saving the planet and take ownership as the global leader they are. >> by ending our contracts we can show the world we e put peoe over profits andnd be a leader against climate change. the move goes against an amazozn policy arming employees from speaking publicly about the company's business without prior approval from management. have saidployees amazon threatened to fire them for calling for stronger climate acaction. an amazon spokesperson said employees are welcome to engage constructively but are

encouraged to express their opinions internally. it's the latest in a series of protests against corporate policies in the tech industry. >> following the financial to improve the culte e and isee standarar at k. banksks have seen little result.. newlators have a suggestion. maybe bankers should just stay in bed. of2019 study shows 40% bankers sleeping less than six hours per night, potentially affecting ethical judgment as well as performancnce. the london stock exchange already working on a proposal to lessen workload on employees. i'm not sure sleep p would be te eththicalne cause of lalapses.

>> all of us in the profession of journalism probably need that as well. thanks for that, ryan quinn. i will be back after a short break. in the meantime, do stay with us

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