>> a look at what is making headlines this hour. regime,critics of the asking people to boycott the vote. we will be crossing shortly with james andre, who is at a polling station in tehran. urgedns of south koreans to stay indoors as the country suffers from the impact of the covid-19 virus. more than 200 reported cases.

60% of the 900,000 people are trapped in the region. ♪ we begin in iran, where parliamentary elections are underway, with numerous moderate would be candidates banned from running, the poll is predicted to result in a more hard-line parliament, , loyal to the country's supreme leader. turnout is seen as critical as critics of the regime are being urged to boycott the vote. reformistssts --

want to introduce ideas of western regimes and implement that here. i don't like that at all. fromhave been banned standing as candidates and i am delighted about that. >> i have never voted and i am not going to vote. nothing is going to get better. the situation is getting worse, every day. life has become very hard in iran. people are starving. how do you expect them to vote? they are fed up. corruption. much we cannot take it anymore. >> let's go to james andre, who is in front of a polling station in tehran. you have visited quite a few polling stations this morning. what are people telling you? you can see, i am inside one of these p polling stations which has been set up in tehran.

inside.hem were set up we have been speaking to quite a few people. this m morning, there were e a t of conservatives we spoke to. people who have been telling us that for them, it was their duty to vote. they are responding to the call, the leleader of the revolution. it was like a religious duty for them. a lot of people from the conservativeve party arere comig out.t. here, the see them rerermist party is telling us that they do not see a reason to come and vote. they are disappointed with what happened. in the reformist camp, a lot of the most important candidates have been barred from takingg part in these elections, by the guardians of the constitution,

who, in all, about 7200 candidates were taking part in this election.n. 9090 of these people w were forr fromhat were not stopped running for reelection. there are a lot of questions in the reformist camp about whether or not people come out to vote or not. i can tell you we have seen some here and conservatives in other polling stations. james, what are we expecting from these elections? what we are expecting is a shift toward a more conservative parliament. last time, during the parliamentary selections of 2016, all of tetean's s 30 feet went to the reformist party. this time, the result is set to be very didifferent. inin the meantime, a lot has happened in iran. donald trump has decided to step out of the nuclear deal.

have hurt the iranian economy, very badly. one reformist candidate told us that stopped the president's party from achieving its goals. the people were disappointed and that, indeed, it was a very difficult campaign. in the conservative camp, they said trump had helped them. what they were saying,g, were tt the decisions being taken by america laid bare, that the rest -- west cannot be tested -- trusted. they think it is a plot b by the supreme leader the conservative camp to create control on the parliament. about willoing g to bee the reformists come out and vote. andre reporting from

tehran. in other news, there is growing concern in south korea, where there are more than 200 cases of the coronavirus. mostt affectede countries ououtside of mainland china. it has impacted more than 75,000 people in china. more than 1100 others abroad. italian authorities say two italian nationals have contracted the virus and iran set in the last hour or so that two people havave died t there. millions o of koreans have been told to stay indoors to keep the virus from spreading. marty has the story. most ofof south korea's cases of covovid-19 have been traced o an infected 61-year-old woman who attended a church service. an act health officials described as a super spreading even. in response to the outbreak, a self -- the south korean something has set up

to treat t the patients wiwith e virus. they focus on two southeastern cities where the majority of the cases hahave been discovered. >> the g government will takee special measures by designating the areas.. the sudden hiking numbers of the confirmed cases have been reported from there. >> fears of covid-19 have dealt a dole bloww to china count district in south korea. locals and tourists are staying away. the owner of this chinese restaurant ss he hasas lost 90% of his customers since the outbreak. >> we really don't know what to do. it is that sererious. we are just waiting every day, hoping it will be better, tomorrow. currently, 40% of stores in chinatown are closed. the city'sho live in most affected are being urged to stay indoors. the south korean military as set it has decided to combine troops

to their base and until further notice. the german interior minister has said security threats from the far-right are high in his country, with police set to increase their presence at mosques and nationwide. thousands of people took part in vigils across germany after a gunman with a parent far-right beliefs killed nine people at a cafe in the city of hanau. >> this morning, they just announced thatat there will be n inincreased police prencnce in france.. synagogues, train stations, airports, the borders of the country as well. an increased police presence seems to be the immediate answer from the government.

suchquestioned here why inindividuals s as t the persono committed d the two attacks were not under surveillance. it has been said that this is the furred -- third farar-right viololent attack within a couple of months. there was a murder of a politician last june. then, there was an attack last october where two people were murdered. many questioned the ability of the government to spot the people who committed the attacks. the attacker, yesterday had actually contacted and told the federal prosecutors several times that he was a victim of a plot and conspiracy. he was not under surveillance. many are questioning that this morning. the united nations has read

or edit its appeals, saying they --red the virus may enter the fight may end in a bloodbath. 60,000 people in the area who are trapped our children. -- are children. russia iss warning t turkey to p urgigi on terrororist groups. germany and frfrance called for talklks with vladimirir putin ad turkrks presidenent erdogogan. the humanitararian situtuation s getting worse by the day. is the biggest for civilians in a nearly y nine-yer conflict. families are now sleeping in mosques are living in the back of their trucks. that is if they are lucky enough to have one. >> we sleep in our car to secure

it. there are no places to even put attend. if y you want to put up a tent, they want rent t of the land.d. if we have the money, we would not be in this state. from morningre until e evening. wewe sit here and eat and drink. then, we return to the mosque to sleep this is our life, now. 400 have been killed in error rates since december. many more are fleeing the bombs with towns deserted. rurussian backed governments are pushing north to rid the province of rebels and jihadists. with the violence escalating, civilians have been cornered closer to the turkish border. they are desperate to cross. >> we have suffered a lot on the road. turkey will either resolve our situation or make us return to our land. it is a difficult situation. >> they cannot take anymore

refugees as they are overwhelmed with the 3.7 million civilians at its borders. nearly one million more people have been displaced since the start of december. >> the constitutional court has ordered for the party to be dissolved. it is clear that i it violates election law. the court imposed a 10 year ban on the party's executive. ahead of awas no-confidence debate set to begin this monday against the prime minister. to europe, discussions in brussels over the news, they are entering their second day and so far they have been fraught.

the brexit cap, 75 billion euros that you will have to do without as a result of britain's departure. a 75 billion euro brexit shaped hole in the european budget. -- member tapes states deeply divided on how to fill it. they may have launched their second largest contribute a. france believes europe should not low its expectations. europeave ambitions for and we are dedicated to these ambitions. >> the european commission wants to stick to a budget of 1.0 9 trillion euros. this -- 1.0 9 trillion euros. 9 trillion euros. they are pushing for a target budget of 1.1 3 trillion euros. trillion euros.

the netherlands, austria , sweden and to are dead set against any increase. >> i am not signing this proposal. we know we pay more than others. we are a rich country. we are trying to get those to our economic levevel but there s a limit. suggested -- france, spain and poland opposed this. he has proposed slashing cohesion funds that help economic developers. those ideas have gone down badly with eastern and southern member states. >> we cannot be expected to do more with less. >> and e.u. wide tax on plastics

and a carbon emissions scheme has had a mixed reaction. so far, the only agreements among that you 27 seems to be that the negotiations -- e.u. 27 seems to be that the negotiations will be far from easy. this will be the first plant shutdown definitively due to safety we use and's -- safety reasons. shirley has the story. >> it is the last day for fess and chaim. by the time friday is over, a dozen technicians will shut down reactor number one, a sad day for workers and lobbyists defendnding nuclear power. colleaguese with my as they start shutting down the reactor. we will handlew our emotions. it will be overwhelming for us. our eyes will not remain dry. that is sad.

>> on the end of the spectrum, antinuclear activists will be celebrating. the aging plplant has been a source of concern for years. specially since the accident in japan's fukushima site. oldest nuclears plplant, symbolizing the growthf the industry, which has made france independent on the energy front. it even exports power to countries like germany. nuclear plants have also allowed to produce energy for limited greenhouse gas emissions. but, france has depended on nuclear power for years. it represents more than 70% of its energy. thatlan now is to reduce shared a 50% by 2035. shutting down the plant is expected to take 20 years. first, the plants two rereactor. producing g energy. ththen reacting substances will be removed. the full dismantlement and final cleanup operationss are expected

to last until 2040. >> staying in france, it is one of the world's largest and most important agricultural shows. it returns to paris. taking part in the international agricultural show will be a new generation of farmers. how the position is changing. it is before daybreak and students are already up, learning about the profession of fafarming. despite hardrdships, many ofof m are following in the footsteps of their parents and consider it a way of life. no point in getting invovolved. you know from thee start you wil losese lots of weekends and retirement will be complicated. we don't even know if we will be able to do it. >> most of the new generation of farmers are formally educated and have apprenticeships. their studies cover a wide range

of topics and include hands-on experience, both inside and outside the classroom. the exact samee aspirations as their parents. they say they are looking for a quality of life closer to nature, a model based on smaller and organic production. at the same time, they are using technology like this tractoror controlleded remototely by a l . >> it is a return to work that is qualitative. virtuous work. to re-crcreate a link k betweene producers and the consumers. i think that economicallyly, the is a way to maneuver things. so that farmers can make a good living from their profession. only one in five farmers is under the age of 40. the new generation is facing a series of challenges. organic farmg g is a m model th, for many young people, appears to be working. >> time for a a look at the da's business news.

you are e arting witith some better than expected figures for the european economy. >> business activity picked up fasterer than anticipated this month. that is according to the purchasing managers index in france, the service sector helped lead the expansion. the largest economy fell slightly, t though not t as much is feared. they appeared to weather the storm caused by the outbreak of the coronavirus for the moment. let's take a look at today's trading action. the european indices is posting some losses. the coronavirus is weighing heavily on investors minds. this is despite gains f for gern insured alliance.

next up, it is a big day for the latest venture of richard branson's version group. they are u unveiling its srlrlet ladydyiner in engngland. we are joined by the company's ceo, thomas. thank you for joining us. let's get right into it. this is a big, major investment from virgin. why are they going into the cruise industry? >> of big day on the scarlet lady. -- a big day on the scarlet lady. i am ready for a toast of champagne. we are debuting the scarlet lady on a tour. it is a big day because we are entering into an industry that has done quite well. we are a niche player. we are a boutique operator, claiming to have done something special, unique and d different for the cruise industry. >> you have been planning on this unveiling for some time. there is also some slightly awkward timing, with the coronavirus outbreak. you have seen a couple of lines suffer elsewhere around the

world because of the coronavirus outbreak.. is thihis affecting g your busis at all? >> you know, the coronavirus is something we are conscious of. securityh, safety and of our crew and our sailors is our most important job. we focus on that. we need to put things into perspective. we are going to operate the outside of miami. to put it into perspective, there are 300 plus ships out there, around the world. we have had one ship with the corona outbreak. yes, we are sensitive to it. are doing everything to make sure it does not spread with properer screen mechanisms. thise here to talk about beautiful ship and how different this product is compared to the rest of the industry. have a reputatation fofor being older clientele. you're trying to attract a

younger clientele, right? >> well, whahat we have done ise went out and listened to our sailors. we have heard what they say. they want the more intimate experience. they want something uninique and difffferent. that i is what we are g giving . everything is s about being different. it statas with ourur name, virgn voyages. it tells you about the transformational journey we will take you on. 2700 the size of our ship, midsized ships. we are a sleek, modern look. we built the ship around these magnificent restaurants where you go to a different, fabulous restaurant. restaurants you want to go to on land, each night of the voyage. the theater transforms into three different configurations. of course, we are d doing this r the adult market. the first ever cruise business built, exclusively for adults 18 and older.

everything that we have done, think about this as a boutique hotel on the water. that is the type of c clientelee are going afteter. goin >> are you doing anything to address environmental costs associated with this? >> the sustainability and the oceaeans are part of our cultur. it comes from richard. richard lives on the caribbean islands. all of our business is our purpose built businesses. that is an important element. we have done a lot with technology to minimize the use of greenhouse gas emissions. of course, we are doing whatever we can. we are the first company that will offset all of its carbon outputs from day one. it is an investment in the future. this is where we live. we live and breathe on the oceans. we will take care of those and do the right things for the environment. liketment and technology

waste gases and heat, will be taken and converted into heat energy. reduce waste. no single use plastics, no straws and paper cups, no plastic water bottles. all of that has been built into a sustainable approach. that is who we are. >> t thank you so muchoror takig the e time to join us. moving along to our next story, not just cruise liners have been affected. air travel has been hit by the coronavirus. according to the internanational air transport assosociation, global demand wiwill be fafallig for the first time in a decade. the coronavirus is set to strike again, this time to the airline industry. shortfall is expected to be in the billilions according to the international air transport association.

over 29 billion dollars in lost rerevenue. most of thatat will come from agent airlines -- asian airlines. it is the first expected drop off in demand since the financial crisis in 2009. the epidemic hit hard in 2003 -- sars epidemic c hit hard in 200. despitite using the sars model r the latest p prediction, but association is fortunate that the effects of coronavirus might not follow. it is assumed that the virus remains within china. the trade group warned the effect could be far worse if the inspection spreads further. a concern not just for asian airlines. warnedsday, air france of earnings by april, with shares falling sharply. put togethers leads toward a negative impact that we estimate between 150 million and 200 million euros.

it is not a surprise. at the end of the month of january, with the start of the coronavirus, whose primary seeing abviously, was progressive decrease of our forward bookings, on a regular basis. with the rate of the virus spread now on the decline, airlines will hope t to erase te revenue slump as passengers begin climbing aboard,d, oncee again. >> finally to the world of investment banking. top banks fell to its lowest level since the financial crisis. that is according to the coalition. the world's 12 biggest investment banks posted d a 4% drop in revenue in 2019. they helped to have 3000 layoffs. all things are relative. the banks posted a combined revenue of $150 billion. >> that is interesting that it

is the biggest financial drop since t the financial crisis. >> the sector is changing. >> thanks for that. that is it from me. i will be back after a short break. ♪

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