manuel valls also hinted that it could be extended beyond its current three-month window. the constitutional reform project will be debated at the national assembly on february 3. french: we spoke to a politics specialist from our sister radio network about the government's moves. >> there is pressure from the french public, from the fortorate, in france, action to be taken. far right platform runs on anti-immigration and security. in thed extremely well first round of elections, not so in the second round. there is growing support for a more security-conscious state in france. there is this pressure on the french government to do something. at the same time, on the other side, there are human rights organizations that say, with these new measures, a judge does not have to give his or her agreement to the police going into people's houses in the being of the night, for -- taking weapons. that would normally be much better look that before it took place. -- be much better looked at before it took place. so, i think there is concern about that, but it is a difficult line to

speaking earlier today, manuel valls said that the french government will go ahead with a controversial project that would strip dual citizens of their french nationality if they were convicted of terrorism. let's listen to the prime minister now. the government has decided to submit a request to parliament to extend the stripping of nationality to all by nationals. the scope of this provision will be limited and will only apply to people who have been sentenced by a judge for committing crimes against the nation, which include terrorist crimes. genie: for more, let's bring in our correspondent from london. you are the director at amnesty international. this move to strip dual citizens of their french nationality in terrorism cases is so controversial, even the government's own justice minister spoke out against it before coming on board today. why is this so controversial? >> in our opinion, it is controversial because it is unclear what this will achieve. it seems symbolic above everything else, and the bigger point is a broader range of measures being introduced. today was partly goo

prime minister manuel valls of the socialist party says he takes the far right outcome in the first round seriously. he promised to tighten security and do more to improve employment conditions. a closely watched survey of business sentiment here in japan shows it's holding steady but still cautious about the future. gene otani joins us for more on that and a roundup of other business headlines. >> thanks, james. >>> bank of japan officials have released result of their quarterly tankan survey. it asks over 10,000 of the nation's largest companies how they feel about business prospects and the numbers of confidence have been holding but global factors are weighing on sentiment. many managers were cautious about the economic outlook as japan's major trading partner, china, slows down. >>> central bank officials said the index for large manufacturers held steady at plus 12, unchanged from the previous quarter. the index represents the difference in the number of firms saying business is good versus those saying it's bad. a positive number indicates more companies are optimistic. but sentime

the french prime minister, manuel valls, tweeted, "mr. trump, like others, stokes hatred." the mayor of london, boris johnson, called trump's comments, "utter nonsense." johnson said, "the only reason i wouldn't go to some parts of new york is the real risk of meeting donald trump." the controversy, ofof course, follow the san bernardino attttk in which tashfeen malik, a american husband, syed faroo murdered 14 people. there was a custody hearing for the couple's six-month-old daughter. farook's sister wants to adopt her from state custody, and we've learned that farook took out a $28,00028,000 loan before the massacre. carter evans has found the gun violence last wednesday is sending many in san bernardino to theun store. >> reporter: at a gun shop less than two miles from the scene of last week's massacre, more than two dozen people were lined up outside when it opened this morning. it's a similar story at the gun range where syed rizwan farook did some target p pctice two days before he killed 14 coworkers. business there isp 60% since the attack. you didn't want to have

anti-immigrant national front led by marine le pen has surged in regional elections, french prime minister manuel valls tweeted -- "trump, like others, stokes hatred and conflations: our only enemy is radical islamism." meanwhile, london mayor boris johnson rejected trump's claims about radicalization in london, saying -- "the only reason i wouldn't go to some parts of new york is the real risk of meeting donald trump." trump's comments about muslims come amid increasing signs of islamophobia in the united states. in philadelphia, the fbi and police have open in investigation after a bloody pig's head at the door of a mosque. the pig's head was found monday morning at the al-aqsa islamic society. pork is considered forbidden, or "haram," in islam. here in france, authorities have identified the third suspect accused of attacking the bataclan music hall in paris on november 13. 90 people were killed at the bataclan. 130 people were killed in the november 13 attacks overall. the newly identified suspect, foued mohamed aggad, is a 23-year-old from strasbourg in eastern france. all of the attackers identif

amy: meanwhile, prime minister manuel valls has confirmed police have raided more than 2000 homes sincence declared a three-month state of emergency following the terror attacks on november 13. in baltimore, the trial has opened for the first of six officers charged in the death of freddie gray, an african american man who died from injuries sustained in police custody april 19. his family and attorney say his voice box was crushed and his spine was 80% severed at his neck. a preliminary autopsy report showed gray died of a spinal injury. video shot by a bystander shows gray screaming in apparent agony as police drag him to a van. on monday, jury selection began for the trial of officer william porter. porter, who is african american, is charged with manslaughter, assault and reckless , endangerment. protesters gathered outside the nightouse chanting, "all all day, we're going to fight , for freddie gray." meanwhile, in chicago, a white police officer who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald has been freed on bond. on monday, officer jason van

despite the national front's defeat, french prime minister manuel valls said the threat is not over. tonight there is no place for triumph, no messages of victory. the danger posed by the far right has not gone away -- far from it. i won't forget the results of the first round and previous elections. amy: in germany, police said 69 officers were injured and 50 damaged after left-wing demonstrators took to the streets to protest a neo-nazi rally. police did not say how many protesters were injured in the clashes in leipzig. 23 people were detained. in saudi arabia, voters have elected 20 women to local government posts after women were allowed to vote and run in elections for the first time in saudi history. the winning female candidates make up about 1% of the municipal seats at play in the 2100 elections. in the east african nation of burundi, at least 87 people were killed friday in some of the deadliest violence since unrest erupted earlier this year. the violence began after president pierre nkurunziza announced plans to seek what many say was an unconstitutional third term in of

but prime minister manuel valls warned the anti-immigration far right remains a danger despite its sharpie electoral defeat and urged the country to rally together against extremism. >>> a historic election. this is really interesting. a historic election in saudi arabia this weekend. for the first time ever, women were allowed to vote and even run for office, as the nation held elections for local government positions. 20 women actually winning seats. about 1% of all elected officials. but since women, are you ready for this, since women aren't allowed to drive, many took uber to their polling site to cast >> the good news, ladies, google cars will soon be available to drive you anywhere. >> then apple cars. >> we've been following instagram, haven't we? >> we have been following. this is an instagram account i set up purely for you, the dear viewers of this show. we have 488 followers right now. >> wow. >> it's richard p. i'm just putting on there behind the scenes photos of the program. my name is richard p bacon on instagram. a couple of photos. this one of you and i in what i call civ

lynn manuel valls and a playwright enstar of hamilton accepts the george washington book prize special achievement award. weekend, bookar's tv brings you three days of nonfiction books and authors. on new year's day and encore presentations of in-depth starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern. thom hartmann on his life and career and his response to viewer calls and questions. his many books include "the ," and threshold. include race and economics and up from the projects. saturday evening at 10:00 p.m. rovern on afterword, karl looks at william mckinley plus 1896 campaign in his new book "the triumph of william mckinley." mckinley bus expansion of the republican base. mr. rove is interviewed by richard burr kaiser. >> the republican party has been beaten in the 1892 election. grover cleveland has come to office. mckinley has seen the country descended into a depression. republicans think the election of 1896 is going to be there's and he wants to be the nominee but he is not the front runner. >> directly following afterwards at 11:00 p.m. eastern, join book tv as we attend a book party thrown f