>> the headlines. i major spike in the number of coronavirus death in the center of the outbreak. --s is the come used party communist party sacking officials. campaign gets underway. the president complains his supporters are being removed from the race. the ititalian n far-right l lear saysys he has nothing to fear. he faces a career threatening trial over allegations. up, we hear from the

financial chief i why the plane builder reported a loss despite a jump in orders and revenues. look throughking a the trade papers. you are watctching live from paris. ♪ we start with the deadliest day so far in the coronavirus outbreak. chinese officials saying more than 250 deaths recorded wednesday. it comes alongside a sharp spike in the number of people suffering from the illness. officials developed a broader diagnosis. it appeared to show the upper stabilize a. -- stabilizing.

>> this sudden surge can be explained by a chahange in diagnosis standards. let us explain what was there before. the only patients thst were counted as being confirmed. there e were a number of proble. the reliability of the test itself. patientnts had to take the test threeee or four times befoe getting a positive result. created a bureaucratic slow down in the process. cases, whospected cocould've had the case, could t be hospitalized until they were tested positive in ththis would increasingly complicate hospitals that were understaffed and underequipped. new standards werere introduced

and nonow doctors canan give clinical diagnosis w which means they can r rely on a number of different factors. fever, coughms, thatat kind of thing. as well as lung imagages like ct scans and finally, the history of the patient. had close contact that person who has been confirmed infected? i will give you an example of how this changed the figures. cases 14,000 new thursday, a little over 13,000 were diagnosed in this new way. a cruise ship has docked in cambodia after being shunned by other countries over coronavirus fears. james has the details. reporter: after two weeks at sea, they are closer to dryland

than ever. before they can set foot on cambodian soil, authorities are carrying out health checks. they fear those on board may be carrying the coronavirus part after leaving hong kong on the first of february, the cruise ship was refused by japan, taiwan, guam, the philippines, anchored offnow the coast of cambodia. the world health organization or gisela dared to between governments in the fight against the epidemic. >> cambodia agreed to exact -- except the cruise ship which has been stranded at sea for several days. based on what we have been told, there are no confirmed cases of cvid19 on board. virus left some completely empty. some remained in their cabins but they are expected to fly

home on friday. anchor: the nine-year war in syria has entered another phase as russian forces tried to squeeze out the last bastion of rubble opposition. in the northwest, turkey has its own presence in the country despite prior agreements withh russia for a different kind of conflict. explains. reporter: turkey's president is not giving up ground when it comes to his country's military presence in syria. >> [speaking foreign language] we are determined to remove the syrian regime beyond associate agreement. behind our observation posts. february, we will do whatever necessary, without hesitation, without wavering by land and a air. reporter: they signed the agreement with moscow and 2018 allowing it to

establish observation posts in syria. ever since a another o onslaughf the last twowo months with russn crushort, and attempt to the last rebel hideoutut, the sides have clashed with turkeyey losing over a dozen soldiers in the last t week and a half. russia is blooming turkey for supporting the rubble opposition and destabilizing the situation. >> [speaking foreign language] disregardsematically the memorandum. our main goal is to reduce violence on the ground, to ensure security of the nation's military in and around the de-escalation zone and to prevent armed confrontation as a result of reckless military acts. reporter: talks between russian and turkish officials went nowhere with further discussions expected in moscow. that is likely to be of little

theort to the civilians or 700,000 that have already fled bombardments. over 3 3 million syryrian refugs hahad borders closed. anchor: regarding elections in iran, it is scheduled for february 21. they're trying to remove thousands of candidates from the race. andexclusion of supporters alisha has more. reporter: the upcoming legislative elections are significant. held every four years, it often indicates which political faction could win the presidency. this time, about one third of lawmwmakers, all reformists, hae been barred from running. other candidates have been disqualified. the guardian council is entitled

to veto candidates for corruption and not being faithful to islam. but recent protests in november and january against authorities, and a failure to admit to rundown a passenger plane, mayy be another reason the council acted against reformists. while sosome have called to boycott the poll the president says that would only make things worse. >> [speaking foreign language] noteranian nation, please that we can be critical but i beg you not to be passive. we should not be passive because of a system decision. do notot turn your back on ballt boxes. the election are our saviors. reporter: reformists have an openen approach h to the western world. they are the ones who negogotiad the nucleaear agreement whihichs brought relief and economic sanctions against iran until president donald trump signed out of the deal and reapplieded

sanctions. if parliamament becomes more conservative, this could deal a final blow to the nuclear deal. it could encourage iran to develop its nuclear program. tension has been high between iran and the regional rivals including saudi arabia and israel. tehran back several armed groups which prott t its interesest in countrieies like syria,, yemen,d iraq. a hard-line parliament is unlikely to defuse that tension. anchor: the u.s. senate is set for a final vote on preventing a war with iran without congressional approval. it comes after donald trump's controversial decision to launch the strike that killed an iranian general. commentator,y douglas herbert. this is similar toto one thahats passed by y the house. let's hear more about it. >> the whole debate goes b backo

the u.s. constitution. war powers,s, according to the constitution, the president of the u.s. is s the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the united states. however, it is congress and congress alone that can declare war. this is an ongoing debate. in recent years, war powers have been -- especially after the terrorist attacks -- they have been seated from the legislative branch to the executive branch. that's where the direction has been. a fact, donald trump used 2002 authorization military force that justified the intervention in iraq in order to justify his strike. the sponsor of this bill is a democratic senator and his name is tim kaine. you can look at what it says. the resolution specifically applies to iran right now and

does not mention trump by name. it has been modified from earlier versions. it directs the president to terminate the use of u.s. armed forces against the islamicic republic of iran, or any part of government or military, unless specifically authorized by declaration of war. let me take a breath. acknowledges and says, yes, the present has a responsibility and the right to defend the country against imminent attack but that does not mean congress does not ultimately h have the obligation and constitutional requirement to debate war. he says for him this proposition should not be debatable, it shshould not be controversial. --has garnered bipartisan both parties have voted for it -- a similar bill modified in the house that passed last

month. it was along party lines but some republicans voted for it. handful ofl, a republicans are also voting with the democrats and trying to rein in the u.s. president's authority to engage u.s. armed forces in military action without congressional approval. anchor: let us assume it does go through -- is if each approve? >> rigight now it is veto proof. it will be a rebuke to the president because getting a majority in both houses will basically shut the president, you cannot just wield your authority without limits. congress is still here to check you and immature to ever republicans -- of republicans and democrats believe that check should hold. however, youou need two thirds. we saw this recently and perhaps you heard of the i impeachment trial. we saw that two thirds majority in the end is what can stymie an effort to check the president. it is vetoproof.

after this goes back to the house -- it will be approved enough -- he will put the mvezo on it. anchor: what has donald trump in saying or tweeting about it? >> what he has been tweeting is more le e it. he said this is not the time to show weakness. this is not the time to tie the president's hands. iran --o tie my hands, and his words -- will have a field day with us. the republicans who support him echo that same line. that the u.s. will look we, iran will take advantage of the little war powers resolutions, tried to restrain a president trying to stand up to a bully -- that is the rebuke. we heard this once again during the impeachment trial. he sees this as all a political ploy. he sees this as the democrats trying to embarrass repubublica. let me remind our viewers there are republicanans in the party - just a hanandful -- - that are joining d democrats i in votingr

the war powers resolution. specifically tied to iran. anchor: thank you so much for joining us. the far-right leader matteo salvini faces a trial that he illegally detained migrants. they lifted the immunity on the foreign minister. that opens the door for magistrates to press charges. migrantt more than 100 blotsn board a a ship. he h has been defending himself. let us take a listen to him. >> [speaking foreign language] i i do not have any kind of fear or concern because i remind myself and others that article 52 of f the telling constitutio, on which i swears minister, states that the e defense of the homeland is a duty of every citizen, even more s so if you e a ministerer. i therefore think i have protected the security, the

borders, and the dignity of my country. anchor: more on the reaction to his predicament this is our correspondent. reporter: it is the top headline of all of the dailies in italal. left-leaning that there is a j judge that says the trial wiwill continue. the vote will go to the senate today and then the trial will go ahahead. the quote is helping himself saying that he will l -- salvini himself but he said he would be judged by the people.

the e right wing daily, , one of satino.mparing himm to he i is stepping away cowardly d jujust disassoatining him from e entire process of the particicur trial. he was n not responsible and was nonot involved in any decision t mr. salvini said he made the decision for them to remain on the s ship as well as other members of the government at the time. he was doing h h job. the trial is expected to go ahead. anchor: you are watching live from paris. let's get a bit of culture. 27.5 million euros the price being asked at the london option. it is a picture just after divers broke the surface of a

swimming pool. it captures the fantasy california lifestyle. --xander orca takes a look alexander orcot takes a look. reporter: the splash is one of a series of iconic pieces from the 191960's. ththe latest sale e follows thaf two figures that broke the record for a painting by a living artist going for 83 million euros. >> you look at this painting and you immediately think of david hockney in the same way you look sunsetset water lilies, anything t the vanogh. ♪ reporterer: in 1966, david hocky left england wit for the californian sunshine. the colors around him in the way of life inspired his aesthetic. he was shocked to find so many swimming pools everywhere he went. within a year, he painted three diving scenes in three sizes..

he called them little splash, splash, and bigger splash. the pieces had a surprising origin. the similar injuries are striking -- similarities are striking. the same rooftop, the same reflections of trees in the glass door, and a diving board. david hockney then adds his signature element and is on the most fleeting part of the scene he spent the most time. two weeks to paiaint something that would have lasted only two seconds. an instant in waterr life historory. >> he dedefined an image of california today and how we see california. california dreaming, c californa living. reporter: and it makes a splash on the art scene more than 50 years after it was first painted. anchor: time to for the latest business news with stephen

carroll. starting u up with r reaction to breaking news in london. >> the british minister has resigned -- british finanance minister hasas resigned. the chancellor is going to be replaced, according g to media reports, by the secretary y of e trtreary.. this is s part of the cabinenet reshuffle e was scheduled but we are told by rereports fromom brh media this was an unexpecteded resigngnatn on h his p par comimi at a difficult timeme. as the u.k. . begins trade negotiations with the europepean union and the reaction to that playing out on the market. we have seen london continueue e slslide. itit was already tradiding downh the losses s have widened afterr the news s of the r resignationm the british government. 1.4% aondon 100 down over short time ago. that is moviving further down on reaction t to that news.

that is driving the footsie loweinin tradingng. anchor: moving onto t the lesest results from theheerospace giant airbus.. there 2019 annual resesults benenefited from the problems boeing was having. the company also facing its own financiaial challenenges. ms of s settlement and village into corruption and bribery allegagations. both of those stories reflected in the 2019 results. over 70was up by 11% billion euros. but overall, reporting a net loss because of a seriries of wt it calalled exceptional charges. 3.6 million e euros relating toa settlement with authorities and friends, the u u.k., and the united states over bribery allegations while the troubled transporter plane model continued to weigh on their finances as well. chris buckman is speaking to

officerchief financial to see if they can return to profit in 2020. >> we are confident about the profitability. we are not anticipating a repeat. we think we have, to a large degree, increase the profitability. many of the persons we have taken now have to be paid in 2020. this will still weigh on us. reporter: boeing has had issues mostly. is it a permanently wounded nost nothing know -- longer have to worry about? >> they will be back and we have to bp or annoyed and concentrate on managing our destiny and delivering strong product at very attractive prices going forward to be competitive. reporter: given eight-year backlog very aircraft. say for example someone wants to

switch from competition to you, what would you say to them? >> we have no capacity for the time being. if it is a smaller aircraft, we could offer the 820. on that front, we engage with customers to discuss opportunities there. that is still further out. reporter: you have to be careful about unknown factors that could come up. one was the coronavirus and that shutdown factors. where do you stand on that? >> you know there was a break around the chinese new year celebration and there was a prolonged week but now people are back to work. the supppply chain is starting o be resuscitated. we hope this will get back to normal. however, we don't know how the virus widespread, how it might affefect customers, the flying pupublic so it is a risk we need to monitor. there has been a sharp drop in ththe unememployment rae here in franance.

the national statitistics office said it fell toto 8.1% in the lt three months of 2019. that is thee lowest in 11 years. just four yeyears ago,t t was or 10%. a welcome developed for the french president as new figures show a big decline in the un-limit rate. since taking office, emmanuel macron has instituted a number of reforms including changes to the country's labor codes that make it t easier to hire and fie workers. >> [speaking foreign language] i am thrhrled for ththe companis and for ththe entrerepreneurs to create jobs. i am thrilled because this is a key success forr france and for the economic policy we have been pursuing these last three years. reporter: the national statisistics office a the jobles rate fell to 8.1% for the last three months of 2019. it hit an 11 year low. it was a .5% in the previous

quarter -- 8.5% in the last quarter. they see the rate dropping even lowewer to 7% over the next yea. a target set by emmanuel macron when he campaign for president. the drop comes even as the economy contracted in the last quarter. something economists are attributing to the strikes impact on applied chains. the other bright spot -- the employment rate in the final quarter hitting nearly 66%. that is the highest level since recordkeeping began in 2003. going forward, many french firms say they are looking to hire. disneylaland paris announced pls to create 8000 posts as it begins work on a major expansion at the theme park. anchor: nissan registereded a he loss in the last t tee months.s. the carmaker struggleses to implement a turnaround plan. the equivalent of 218 million

euros fell by nearly 20%. nissan has already announced 12,500 job cuts as a trusted and run the business. they've seen turmoil after the removal l of the chairmaasas wel he stepspsown from the job and is proud o of what h he receive. he was forced over the job including g the isiss l lender o jujumped ship to rival ubs. he has no k knowledgege of the rveillllance. says itagining service surpassesed 2 billion usersrs wh is up f from 500 millilion whent was boboug b by facebook for $ 9 bibillion. facebook itstself has around 2.5 billion n active users..

said despite calls from authorities to o provide me access, it still has security. sugar, chocolate bars has 30% less sugar and were sold in the u.k. and ireland since 2016. that could be a game changer for food companies trying to reduce sugar content. they are working on a new generation of sugar reducing techniques for products to be launched latater this year. personally, i cannot wait. >> thank you very much. i will be back very shortly with the headlines. ♪

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