>> it is 10:00 p.m. this is "live from paris." i'm tom burgess. ." the democrats accept an offer from the republican surveys the debt limit for two months -- two raise the debtimit for two months, meaning the u.s. default has been avoided for now. and the award for literature has

been awarded to a tanzanian novelist, whose novels often depict the flight of hindus. welcome back. in a major challenge to the european union's legal framework, poland's constitutional court has today ruled that some eu laws are in conflict with the polish constitution and that in such instances, poland's laws must be given supremacy. the ruling follows months of court proceedings and has drawn strong criticism from brussels and is expected to further complicate poland's already troubled relationship with the 27-member bloc. here's more now on this ruling. >> they say 80% of paul's --

have p -- of poles or more want to stay in the european union and what the eu to rein in the government's authoritarianism. that is the paradox, really, that people continue in large numbers to support this government that is pretty anti-european slant in the policies while supporting membership of the european union. the thing is that the government continues to tell its electorate that poland can actually have all the benefits of e.u. membership without abiding by the bloc's rules. the opposition is hoping after this ruling to take steps to show warsaw that is not the case. tom: for more, we go to brussels. what has been the reaction from the eu so far? >> it has been a very clear and

tough stance, if you will, issued by the commissioner for justice. he has been repeating the same lines all along, ever since this route -- this rope -- this row with poland started months or years ago. he'll use all the tools at his disposal in order to make himself heard in poland. first, he set all rulings of the european court of justice are binding at international courts. and that only the european court of justice has jurisdiction to decide if a ruling is contrary or not to eu law, and that is the stance on the european

commission and will not budge an inch. this is where the lines are drawn, really. tom: that being the case, what sort of consequences might poland face from brussels? >> it could be very dire in the very short term because poland needs to have its recovery plan approved by the european commission, and it also needs to meet the budgetary lines that were decided in the summer of 2020, approved by the european commission, in order to receive the eu funds. we know the polish government calls this european blackmail, but actually, the european commission does not have much room to maneuver. they have to live by the rules that have been set for them.

if the polish justice does not change its ruling from today, the commission will not be authorized to disburse the eu funds, and the second and more difficult and more problematic consequence to the decision is that poland touches the very essence of the european union, which is based on the rule of law, which is based on eu law, if you will, so if poland challenges that, it sets itself aside from other members of the union and paves the way for an exit of the european union. tom: thank you very much indeed for bringing us up to speed on all of that. in washington, democrats have accepted and offer from republicans to raise the debt limit for two months, meaning a

catastrophic credit default has been avoided, at least for now. this threat of what would have been the first ever u.s. default on its national debt has been sending jitters through financial markets. instead of solving the issue, this arrangement kicks the can down the road. >> narrowly avoiding a debt disaster, u.s. senators have agreed to a stopgap measure to avert a default. democrats accepting a short-term compromise offered by the republicans. >> we have reached agreement to extend the debt ceiling through early december, and it is our hope that we c get this done as soon as today. >> under the terms of the deal, the borrowing limiwill be lifted through december 3 and increased by 480 million dollars, but while the deal gives the government some breathing room, it does not solve the crisis. lawmakers will have about seven weeks to iron out their differences and very -- various

spending disputes, the biggest on president biden's build back better social policy plan. republicans have been insisting for months that democrats alone take responsibility for lifting the debt ceiling through a process called reconciliation, but that is a nonstarter for democrats, who say the process is too risky and complex. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, though, is sticking to his guns. >> the pathway our democratic colleagues have accepted will spare the american people any near-term crisis while resolving the excuse that they lack time to resolve the debt limit through the reconciliation process. now there will be no question -- there will be -- they will have plenty of time. >> since congress established the debt ceiling in 1939, it has been lifted more than a hundred times, usually wit bipartisan

support, but in recent years, it has become a political cudgel ed to hammer the party in power. tom: in france, survivors of the 2015 massacre have continued giving testimony today. the total of 130 people were killed across paris on the night of november 13. survivors have been recording how they play dead for hours in order to avoid being shot. france 24 is following the trial. we have this update. >> we heard very moving testimonies from survivors of the batter clan attack. they told the courtroom how it had impacted their lives, their personal lives and professional lives, too. one woman said she managed to text the father of her children

when she was inside and hiding from attackers because she was not sure she would get out alive. she did survive, but she has since had to leave her job. she just said -- she says she just cannot deal with the stress and pressure of the job any longer. she is now unemployed. she occasially does short-term contracts. another woman told of her experience. she was shot in the leg. it reminded her of a line from shakespeare's "the tempest" -- "hell is empty for all the devils are here." that is how she summed it up. tom: the spd has described a dialog with the greens and free democrats as good, stressing that although there

are differences between them, they are working together to overcome them. meanwhile, the leader of outgoing chancellor angela merkel's bloc indicated he is willing to step aside. african officials say the world's first malaria vaccine, which was endorsed yesterday by the world health organization, will be a game changer in how the continent fights disease. malaria currently kills one child every two minutes across the globe, and most of the deaths are in african nations. glaxosmithkline has been working on a vaccine since 1987. >> this tiny mosquito infects and kills a staggering number of people, but malaria, compared to other health problems, is often a neglected cause. today, the promise of a vaccine could be a game changer for millions. >> this vaccine is a gift to the world.

its value will be felt most in africa because that's where the burden of malaria is greatest. >> there are five known malaria pathogens respoible for almost a quarter of a billion cases each year. unfortunately, 400,000 people die of the disease annually. most of those deaths occur in the tropics, e overelming majority in sub-saharan africa. six countries makeup more than half of all malaria deaths worldwide. minors are especially hard-hit. more than 2/3 of malaria deaths in 2019 were children under the age of five. for decades, medical treatment was the only response to the disease. patients were treated with chloroquine or atovaquone.

it costs charities like the against malaria foundation about five dollars to manufacture and deliver a bed net. the most efficient ones can last up to three years. in 2019, almost half of people at risk of the disease in africa were protected by an insecticide-treated net. tom: let's get some more analysis now. we speak to a professor of cell biology and infectious diseases. thank you very much indeed for joining us. put this into perspective for us. how significant is this breakthrough, t malaria ccine? >> it is a massive breakthrough for the malaria control community. i've been waiting within 50 years for a vaccine, so to see one got over the line an be licensed is really fantastic.

tom: it is extraordinary that in the space of two years, with covid, a vaccine appeared, it has been delivered to billions of people around the world. and yet, this vaccine, you said you have been waiting for it decades. glaxosmithkline have been working on this particular vaccine since the 1980's. people have been wondering what took so long. >> it is importa to recognize maria is not a virus like covid nor a bacteria. it is a parasite. it changes throughout its lifecycle. it has been with us for millennia, probably since the origins of humanity, learning how to avoid our immune system. this is really a landmark.

tom: you did say it is not the perfect vaccine. what is not right about it? >> the efficacy of the vaccine is probably around 30% to 40%. that is a significant, massive impact when you are rolling it t to a community of -- i think you said a quarter of a billion are exposed each year. it is not like we are used to with the covid or something, but that does not mean it will not be a massive impact on global health for children in africa. tom: it seems like it is going to save millions of lives, doesn't it? >> over time, for sure. initially, it will be tens of thousands, but so many people died over the eons from malaria that the impact will be felt

quite soon. tom: let's talk about the consequences for africa of this virus because africa is worst affected as a continent. do you think the introduction of a malaria vaccine is actually going to have broader implications, notably helping the continent to grow and perhaps have more positive economic consequences? >> absolutely. when a child is getting si from malaria, let alone dining, that affects its education, its growth. that child is held back from its potential. the family has to stay home. people don't work. you can imagine, you add that to the 400,000 deaths each year, over 200 million infections, that's a huge amount of economic hamstring, so if you release that vaccine, the economic impact is bound to be huge.

tom: thank you for speaking with us. it was announced today that the nobel prize for literature is being awarded to a tanzanian-born novelist. the swedish academy said he had been honored because of his portrayal of refugees who feature in many of his novels and short stories, much of which will resonate with the millions who fled violence over the course of the past year. said he was stunned to get thats call and initially thought it was a prank call. let's get a check now of the market. >> ireland and estonia have agreed to support the global deal to establish a 15%

corporate tax rate, meaning ireland will give up its highly prized 12.5% tax rate, wch has helped attract corporations to put down european bases. the decision came after european leaders agreed to settle on a fixed rate. the irish government expects to lose some 2 billion euros in revenue each year from the changes. the finance minister said he was coident ireland would remain an attractive location for international businesses. >> joining this agreement is an important decision for the next stage of ireland's industrial policy, a decision that will ensure that ireland is part of the solution in respect to future international tax frameworks. this is the right decision. >> that announcement does add momentum ahead of a major

meeting friday. hungary istillolding out. finance minisrs said while there could be an announcement friday, the deal will not likely be official until later this month. u.s. lawmakers agreed on a stock that measure to raise the debt ceiling. the agreement will increase the government's borrowing limit through december 3 $400 million and bring the total debt limit to jus over 28 $.8 trillion. the u.s. government spends more money than it brings in, so it has to borrow in order to pay its bills. october 18 was the looming deadline in which the treasury said it would run out of money. if that happened, a default on its obligations, meing the government would be unable to make payments on bonds. a default would likely have sent the economy into recession and damaged america's reputation. the u.s. debt ceiling has been lifted or suspended dozens of times since 1960, including

three times under donald trump. this gives lawmakers about seven weeks to resolve some of their other disputes. the announcement did reassure investors. wall street rallied. the dow jones jumping as much as 500 points earlier, paring back to and about 300 points up. earlier, the major european indices close higher, too, saw gains of over 1.5%. moving on to some of the day's other business headlines, the 2022 geneva auto show has been pushed back another year, not because of covid but a shortage of microchips for the industry. automakers were unable to make a firm commitment to produce a pay in february, and that the chip crisis was likely to drag on next year. investigators have dropp an

instigation to brish airways and ryanair. the competition and markets authorities said the carriers were not obliged to refund customers whose flights were canceled because of the pandemic. the spanish government wants to pay young adults to move out of their parents' homes. the proposed law would offer two hundred 50 euros a month to people aged 18 to 34 for rent. separate legislation would seek to cap rent hikes. most spaniards tend to leave home at about 30 years old. the eu average is 26. eu member states are trying to switch to renewable energy sources. in germany, authorities have set a target of 25% by 2030. a key component of the strategy is a massive solar power law. >> 30 kilometers north of berlin lies germany's biggest sola power part. 460,000 solar panels stretching over 200 hectares and which are

expected to produce enough green energy to save 130 thousand tons of co2 each year. >> the performance here is around 130 five gigawatts. that's enough to provide electricity to 50,000 households. >> the park as part of germany's push to reduce greenhouse emissions and transition to renewable energy. when german company says it has invested around 100 million euros in the project, which only took a year to complete. the massive undertaking in the country not known for its sunshine, and especially in berlin where the sun sets at or clock p.m. in the winter, but thanks to technological advances of the past decade, the country is expecting returns. >> we're generating 400 to 500 watts per panel.

>> in 2020, about 45% of germans' electricity consumption came from renewable energy, but much work still needs to be done if the country wants to meet its target of 65% renewable energy by 2030, especially as it continues to phase out nuclear and coal power plants. in order to reach that goal, germany would need to triple its solar electricity production over the next decade. tom: thanks for bringing us up to speed. time now for truth or fake, our daily fact checking rendezvous in association with the france 24 observers. let's begin with a sign in a supermarket in the united kingdom. it regards the current shortages on the shelves. tell us more. james: lots of images on those shortages going around social media. there is one image over the last

number of weeks that has gotten more attention. it shows a sign in a supermarket. there's some impolite language in there. sorry for the limited choice. this is telling europeans to f off back to their own country, and country is misfiled. maybe we should not show that too long. it was presumed to be a fake, and indeed it was. -- country is misspelled. this is an image we were able to put in, one of the tools that allows you to do image analysis online. the colors indicate this image has been tampered with. you can check things like saturation.

there's a whole suite of tools that you can put in, looking at an image and the background of the image. it indicates the image was tampered with, and indeed, if you do a reverse image search, you will find the image has been identified at this stage by several media as false. we have been able to identify the original image, so sorry for the inconvenience, because of countrywide supply issues, we are working hard to get supplies in stock. as you can see, whoever shared that tweet was connecting it to brexit, and that tongue-in-cheek humor you can get in the u.k. you can see signs like that sometimes. people can be provocative and cheeky.

tom: well, i nearly fell for that one. let's me on to this one regarding an official memorandum in france relating to compulsory vaccines. james: you can see the date of, at the end of last month, and it is a message talking about those booster shots, that it will be obligatory and warning prefects to be prepared for protest. that was getting shared a lot, but if you look at the details, the letterhead at the top and the insignia for the interior ministry, it is not up-to-date. it is an old insignia. also, some of the language that was used in the letter was not in proper administrative french, so there were indicators like that. also, if you look at other things like the template used for official government communications, without going into all the details, let's just say it was not in alignment with that. what actually happened is it was

a copy of a fraudulent memo that went out last year. you can see here, 2020. what happened at that time was -- this is his twitter account -- this particular gent did it to draw attention to the risk of false documents circulating. again, somewhat believable because it did happen in the end, but this obviously creates a lot of anxiety. let's just take a look at some pictures of video that the gentleman behind this circulated. he actually showed how he did it. he was eager to draw attention to the techniques used to photoshop or something similar to photoshop the details and how believable that might, another sequence showing morse code. he actually built a morse code message into the letterhead as well. that morse code said "fake" or i think it said "faux" in french.

a cleaned up version was again doing the rounds this time around. he was doing it to draw attention to the possibility of fake news happening, and later, it actually served as a basis to further spread fake news. dammed if you do, dammed if you don't -- damned if you do, damned if you don't. tom: indeed, and now people know how to do a better job of spreading fake news memoranda. thank you for joining us. ■■■■■■■tataptúñ

amy: from new york this is democracy now! >> the most astonishg thing was when one of the juices asked the vernment lawyer,ould you allow abzubaydah to testify. it was a stunning question and the swer was even more stunning. he is being held in guantanamo. the justice says whyoesn't he file a habeas petition? he has filed a habeas petition, 14 years ago