mark: welcome to "live from paris," world news and analysis from france 24. these are the headlines -- 67 cruise missiles fired at ukraine. the military in kyiv revealing this new statistic, saying its energy supply has been targeted. civilians will be the victims, they say, as temperatures plunge below zero already this winter, and tonight, separation -- zaporizhzhia power station is once again running on generators. the united states once more

confirms its fraught relations with guns after deaths in colorado and virginia. hands over their mouths, germans seen protesting human rights in qatar in a pre-match photo. controversy and goals in qatar with our sports reporter standing by with analysis live. good evening, selena. this is all "live from paris." ♪ thank you very much for being with us. ukraine's president this wednesday called his people unbreakable. this is the united nations -- this as the united nations' nuclear watchdog confirms the power station at zaporizhzhia, once it can -- once again, the

largest in europe, is running on generators. russia fired a total of 67 cruise missiles at civilian targets. ukraine will request an urgent meeting of the united nations security council to discuss these latest russian strikes against powergenerating facilities. the world health organization has already warned this winter could prove deadly for many thousands in ukraine. >> wednesday saw another widescale russian missile strike across ukraine that has left the country's power infrastructure on break. defenses brought down 50 or so cruise missiles, but ukraine says systems are being damaged faster than they can be fixed. seeking to do with the

situation, the government has been putting in place a plant for so-called points of invincibility where people can get warm, fine communications, first aid, and meet each other. ukrainian resolve remains high in the face of ukrainian aggression and a symbolic move to designate russia estate sponsor of terrorism has gone down well here. with temperatures that could fall as low as 20 degrees celsius below zero in the months ahead, the question remains as to how much that resolve will be affected in the face of a looming humanitarian crisis. mark: around 15 russian soldiers were killed and up to another 50 were injured when ukrainian forces attacked an ammunition depot. this in the eastern hance region of ukraine. it has not been commented on by

russia. as for the southern strike in the zaporizhzhia region, up to 15 soldiers have been killed and another 20 wounded. more from ukraine as we go through the program. next, the shooter who was beaten into submission by people at a gay club in colorado after he shot dead five people. this will be his first appearance in court. he faces five murder charges. there has been another mass shooting this wednesday, this time in virginia. the manager of a walmart opening fire, killing six. the director of sociology and psychiatry at vanderbilt university joins us now to analyze this current situation. once again, we are talking about mass shootings in the u.s. what is your take on this

situation? that's two deadly mass shootings inside four days. >> we have had mass shootings -- we had a mass shooting with some football players last week. we had another school event evacuated with an active. the numbers are horrific right now. we have more than one mass shooting every single day. mass shooting is for a more victims shot. most of them do not even make it to the news. really, there's this impasse. the unfortunate polarized state of american politics is you would think mass shootings are instances where people would come together in common cause and say no matter what side of the issue we are on, let's protect people. let's make people safe, but unfortunately, what researchers like me see is mass shootings themselves are interpreted through a polarizing framework for people who are more gun control will argue for more laws, but people who are for more gun rights argue for

expanded and more and more guns, basically. mark: the shooter who killed the five people in the club in colorado, he was stopped by people who were not armed. doesn't that kind of like, go against the usual narrative of the gun lobby? >> what is absurd about their argument in this particular case is many people who have been in dance clubs no it is usually very dark. there are strobe lights. there are other kinds of flashing lights. parts of dance clubs very often are soundproof. so people in neighborhoods do not hear the sound. you could not pick a shooter out from anything. people arguing that everybody should be armed at all times to protect themselves, but imagine in a scenario like that everybody whipped out a gun and started shooting in the dark, the carnage would be even worse. i think there was something

particular about this crowded setting and a dark one that i think led to the ability of really heroic people to take matters into their own hands, but i would say that often that is not the case because a lot of shootings happen with much more space and much more light, and therefore, the people who try to do this often are shot themselves. mark: there will always be the very influential gun lobby that seems to hold sway whenever this issue is debated. how did you begin to take apart that deeply entrenched position that often is backed by lots of money handed out to certain politicians? how do you begin to unpick that? from your position researching this, it must feel in a sense like you are banging your head against a wall. >> it is worse than a brick wall.

it is a brick wall that has hired judges and politicians to guard against anybody climbing it. it is not just the gun lobby and gun sales but the impact of the gun lobby on politicians who are not able to make any kind of move toward common sense, and judges who were put in place to expand gun rights. part of the issue is that places that move from where we are now that move into a safer position do so not because of one side or the other. they do so because people on both sides of an issue say, look, enough is enough. let's come to the table and figure out what kind of compromises we can make in a way that expands gun rights but also keeps people safe. that is what happened in australia, scotland, and multiple other places, and we just have not had that. there's no room for even getting to the table right now, so in that sense, there's no one

policy that will change this until we can have some real negotiations. mark: one can look at the circumstances that led to the shootings. it seems the one factor that changes this from someone having a scuffle to a deadly shooting is a gun. the virginia case in the walmart, why this man was angry, who knows, but six people end up dead. what happened at the club in colorado, similar issues. the common denominator is a gun. >> that makes sense to the rest of the world and to a lot of people here. unfortunately, we have an intractable political system where even though what you have just said is beyond obvious, it is a statement of fact, i would also add that most multiple victim gun shootings, the ones that do not make it to the news, are exactly like what we saw in the walmart this morning or last night. the idea that you are not struck

by some random stranger jumping out of the bushes. most shootings happened by angered coworkers, but rivals, neighbors, partners, ex partners. shootingoften happenn social networks, and again, the change from what happens in the rest of the world where people get in arguments or they have arguments about road rage on the street or fights with their ex-partner, they do not and in the kind of violence we see in the united states, but it seems hard to articulate it as an expert position, but when you add a gun to these highly charged situations, these situations turn fatal, and until we find the common will to do something about it, it's just going to keep happening. mark: thank you for joining us. we will keep watching these stories, tragic as they are, but us jonathan points out, they will keep coming.

next, the team placed a hand over their mouth signifying the silence over the use of migrant workers in the world cup. we're talking germany before they played japan. this traditional pre-match photo but with a major difference, as you can see. in the match, germany, it's fair to say, misfired. they were beaten handily by japan. belgium versus canada, the story to talk about. we will just throw over to you and you talk about whatever you like. go ahead. >> the just finished up here -- the game just finished up here. it was not a very inspiring performance from the 2018 world

cup champions. this of course being their second only world cup. the last one being back in 1986, canadians are not scared to press high on the pitch and there were a lot of concerns about the belgian defense in the run-up to this tournament with aging players. far from the heydays, the young, fast canadian players are running rings around them at certain points during the game, and the canadians got a penalty earlier on in the game, which put a spanner in the works for the belgians. it was not the best of penalties from alfonso davis. it was lacking power, as the world-class goaltender managed to keep it out of the net. really helped the belgians out.

the red devils really lucky to go into the halftime whistle, going ahead. it was really gifted from a poor canadian defense, and you put the belgians ahead justefore halftime, though. we could see the belgians work clearly frustrated. they were not managing to put many passes through. kevin de bruyne are looking not his best tonight. i don't think he has -- i don't think i have ever seen him miss so many passes. a talisman for the red devils, suffering with injury and fitness. he lasted an hour, so not a good start for him to this world cup. they have done the job this evening. they got the free points and they will be playing morocco next on sunday. >> the game that spain played,

winning by -- how can you describe it? it was annihilation. what a performance. >> and absolute annihilation. the germans now will have a lot of anticipation. obviously, they face spain next in this competition. germans need a win, having lost shockingly to japan, so the germans will be quite apprehensive as they face spain. what an amazing performance from them, obviously. nonetheless, i think the germans will be apprehensive as they have to go into this game and lead the free points. mark: germany, as you say, are facing what is an unthinkable situation. i know there is much more to come. save your breath. we will be back with more later. serena sykes -- selena sykes having a great time watching football. thank you very much.

much more on the situation there in qatar at the world cup. of course, on the pitch, off the pitch, looking at all sides of this most controversial of world cup tournaments. it is time now for business. kate moody, great to see you. sometimes violent protests reg out at the world's largest iphone factory. it is in central china. what do you know about the causes of the situation? >> it is a mix of anger about the ongoing coburn restrictions in place, working and living conditions at the plant, and rather unusually for china, complaints about more general issues like pay. some reports say workers claim they have not been paid their salaries, the foxconn says it will fulfill all its obligations.

>> protesters facing off against an army in hazmat suits. in china can be seen clashingory with authorities. the police response -- teargas. the taiwanese company, apple's main subcontractor, is facing increasing cases of covid-19 at the largest iphone factory in the world, which led to hundreds of panicked workers fleeing on foot. in response, authorities can find to 300,000 people. in an attempt to get workers to return, foxconn promised them bonuses, which some employees say will not be paid, a situation quickly dismissed by the government. >> i'm not aware of the situation you mentioned. this is not a diplomatic issue.

>> in china, the government's relentless leap pursuing its zero cobra health policy. for the past three years it has imposed strict confinement in almost a daily pcr tests on the inhabitants as well as snap lock, lockdowns that have according to experts cost apple up to $8 billion so far, which is already enough for them to diversify supply chains away from china. they announced earlier this year they will manufacture ipads in vietnam as well as signing deals with supplies in india, including one to make their flagship product, the iphone 14, a product which has already seen delays to production, due to the lockdowns in showing show -- sean show. >> european ministers are preparing to meet thursday to discuss two separate proposals that were cap the price of oil and natural gas. one is the ceiling proposed by the g7 on the price of russian oil and the other is a limit on the price of natural gas sold in

the european market. the group of seven nations is said to be in favor of a range of $65 to $70 per barrel of russian oil that is sold and exported. a reference about crude oil is currently trading around $80. the proposed cap on gas is proving a bit controversial because it has been suggested a 270 five euros per megawatt hour. that's more than double the current price of european natural gas, only slightly below the all-time highs from earlier this year. the eu has dismissed that number -- has described that number, rather, as a safety ceiling that would protect consumers from more extreme price surges. spanish officials, though, distance the proposal as a joke while ministers describe the seat -- this game is insufficient and not responding to the reality of the market. a fairly flat major european indices. the cac -- those are to the

flatline in each london and frankfurt. no activity confirm the bloc has entered a recession but suggests the downturn in business activity may be slowing. a fairly muted picture on wall street. we saw stuck gaining a little bit, especially on the nasdaq, after minutes from the u.s. federal reserve showed the central bank is expected to reduce the scale of its interest rate hikes in the months to come. earlier this year, it hiked the interest rate by three quarters of a percent for the third time in -- for the fourth time in a row. it is the start of a holiday season and traditionally one of the busiest travel periods of the year. trouble group aaa expects passenger volume at airports will hit 99% at pre-pandemic levels. others predict they will surpass 2019. some 55 million people expected to travel by plane, train, or car. domestic airfares are up around

17% compared to a year ago while international tickets cost some 30% more than they did before the pandemic. as you can see from those crowded scenes in airports this week, it does not seem to be deterring anyone who is really determined to celebrate with their family. mark: that looks really lively. >> think it is because of all the space around him. that must be one of the parts of the airport that does not have a lot of people in it. think about the joy to your fellow travelers. mark: i'm sure they'd love it. let's just do it for fun. thank you very much indeed. lovely to see you. let's turn to truth or fake. catalina is waiting by the big board. argentina lost their opening game at the world cup, so the

story starts that lionel messi must be injured. truth or fake? >> indeed, that is the question on everyone's mind. there are questions of lionel messi's health and if you will continue to play for argentina during this fifa world cup. let's begin with what we know -- argentina's captain, of course, he denied injuries earlier this week on monday before the start of the 2022 fifa world cup, despite the fact that messi was seen training alone earlier this week with an ankle that was visibly swollen, according to these images right here taken by getty images, where we see these training pictures and we also see messi's right ankle massively swollen just 24 hours before their match against saudi arabia.

>> there are other doubtful images circulating online that claim to show messi's injured ankle. can you enlighten us on this one? >> other images claim to show messi's ankle. these claims have been circulating all around. in english. we have a french post and in spanish as well. where we see both of these images right here messi's inflamed ankle. in this image, we can confirm this does belong to the getty images we saw earlier. this other image right here of this ankle, this is not lionel messi's ankle, so who's is it? there's a lot of confusion. when we conducted a reverse

image search, we found that this ankle is attributed to diego marathoner, another argentina football legend, during the 1990's fifa world cup against romania. however, as reported right here, they explained that this ankle actually belongs to an argentinian football player and the story behind marathoner's ankle in italy is not maradona. it has even been used in mar adona's merchandise, but it does not belong to him. many confuse this ankle right here to be maradona's ankle,

when it is actually juan martin ojeda. mark: finally staying in qatar, have football fans found a way to smuggle beer into the stadium? >> there's this viral image right here that has been circulating all around social media. we are here to debunk it for you. users claim to have found the solution that football fans have found a way around the alcohol ban in qatar. where we see this alcoholic average right here covered in these fake coca-cola silicon wraps, so we found this image to be misleading. the first publication of this photo was actually earlier this year in the summer on june 7,

2022, in this account by no context brits, so this photo was not even circulating during this fifa world cup in qatar. however, we do not want to encourage anyone or give anyone ideas, but just in case you were wondering, these fake coca-cola silicon covers are available for sale for $12.99. mark: [laughing] thank you very much indeed. thanks for joining us, wherever you are. there's more to come "live from paris." ♪ >> every four years, the celebration of the olympic games is an opportunity to call a truce in international

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