it did come with some pain for nissan in terms ofjob with some pain for nissan in terms of job lossess ofjob losses and factory with some pain for nissan in terms of job losses and factory closures and change relationships in the supply chain which did not always make popular. it will never go down well in a country that has traditionally been quite sceptical. but nonetheless nissan did mention that in reasonable shape. and if you look to the future i think it is safe to say electric vehicles will be an absolutely central feature of the motor industry future. and he has been quite an important force in driving nissan down that path. we have the nissan leaf which is an early pioneer in that technology and i suspected 20 years we may look back at it having been a very important stage in the transformation of the mortar industry and i think mr ghosn was an important figure in driving that change. get the he will not be setting by the beach. —— i get the feeling he will not be sitting by the beach. iraqi security forces have fired teargas at thousands of militiamen protesting at the us em

the former nissan boss denies wrongdoing.japanese government of conspiring against him, calling the prosecution's case politically motivated. nissan workers gave their reaction to the news he'd gone to lebanon. translation: i've seen a few media reports. there are some things that ghosn did that i didn't understand. i think he fled because he did something. whoever escapes — wins. i envy people with money. translation: as ordinary japanese citizens, we want ghosn to reveal the truth. we want him to appear in an appropriate place and speak with his own words. after decades of corporate success and a year of sensational headlines, carlos ghosn‘s story has taken a dramatic turn. where it will end remains unknown. gareth barlow, bbc news. our tokyo correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes, has been following developements in japan. there must be some red faces there? very red faces. you can imagine this is very high case. it has involved someone is very high case. it has involved someone who is a household name here injapan, was onc

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the former nissan boss denies wrongdoing.se government of conspiring against him, calling the prosecution's case politically motivated. nissan workers gave their reaction to the news he'd gone to lebanon. translation: i've seen a few media reports. there are some things that ghosn did that i didn't understand. i think he fled because he did something. whoever escapes, wins. i envy people with money. translation: as ordinary japanese citizens, we want ghosn to reveal the truth. we want him to appear in an appropriate place and speak with his own words. after decades of corporate success and a year of sensational headlines, carlos ghosn's story has taken a dramatic turn. where it will end remains unknown. gareth barlow, bbc news. thousands of heterosexual couples in england and wales are expected to enter into civil partnerships from today. rebecca steinfeld and charles keidan finally became civil partners this morning. they won their legal bid at the supreme court in 2018 for the right to have a civil partnership. it came afte

at one point, nissan, renault and mitsubishi were all under his control.brazil, france and lebanon, ghosn established himself injapan where he was considered a hero for transforming nissan. he was a very powerful car executive who was particularly known for his efficient cost—cutting, which saved nissan, in essence, yeah. so, a hard—nosed businessman who seemed to have a very good touch in turning companies around. following accusations of significant acts of misconduct, including under—reporting his pay and the personal use of company assets, ghosn was arrested in november 2018 and is facing trial injapan. the former automotive executive, who's subject to strict bail conditions, including surrendering his passport and asking to travel. has accused the japanese government of conspiring against him. now with his appearance in lebanon, where he arrived on board his private jet, which flew via turkey, carlos ghosn has family links at 11 on where he owns this property and has several business interests. after decades of corporate success in the year of sensati

mr ghosn was an important figure in that for nissan, which has the nissan leaf, which is going to bee next stage of development. he denies the accusations but what are the authorities saying that he was allegedly doing wrong? that he misrepresented his earnings to the japanese stock market and that he had also misused company assets. the suggestion was there was inappropriate use of company resources to fund some of the properties, personal properties he owned. he had a number of personal residences in paris, rio dejaneiro, tokyo, amsterdam. and also suggestions that he financed family holidays. he denies all these improprieties but that's the core of the allegations against him. also suggestions that he used company resources to deal with a problem, a financial problem he had with some derivative transactions during the financial crisis, basically to ride through some losses that he'd made. all of this is denied. in doing what he's done and saying what he's said, he's done and saying what he's said, he's raised serious questions about the japanese judicial system. yes, the japanese

well, and he puts a lot of the blame on nissan, on forces within nissan, in particular. the authorities going on. he was very much... he was very much the figurehead of this alliance between renault, nissan and, more recently, mitsubishi, and he certainly had in mind moving toward some sort of full—scale merger, which the japanese side of the business really did not want, and certainly his suggestion is that they were trying to undermine his position and to ensure that nissan did not go down that path of fullyjoining forces with renault. the headlines on bbc news. thousands of people in south—eastern australia are forced to seek refuge lebanon says the former nissan boss carlos ghosn entered the country legally and will not face any legal consequences, after he fled japan, where he was awaiting trial. thousands of iraqi militiamen attack the american embassy in baghdad, angry at us air strikes on theirforces. sport, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's 0lly. there's finally some good news for england ahead of the second test against south africa tha

nissan workers gave their reaction to the news he had gone to lebanon.een a few media reports. there are some things he did that i didn't understand. i think he fled because he did something. whoever escapes wins. i envy people with money. translation: as ordinary japanese citizens, we want mr ghosn to reveal the truth. we want him to appear in an appropriate place and speak with his own words. after decades of corporate success and a year of sensational headlines, carlos ghosn‘s story has taken a dramatic turnit ghosn‘s story has taken a dramatic turn it and remains unknown. gareth barlow, bbc news. 4,000 people who've taken refuge from raging bushfires on a beach in the australian state of victoria have been told that the threat has now passed. over the last few days, the authorities had warned people in the coastal town of mallacoota to leave before it was too late. some pictures sent from the town show the scene a few hours ago. you can see how the smoke has blocked the sunlight, lending a very eerie red light. people there have been advised to stay

he took over at nissan and reynold at a time when nissan was really in quite serious difficulty, it waslding up debts, and there we re money, building up debts, and there were some really big question marks about the security of its future. he did a lot of things that were pretty painful, reducing costs, shedding workers, closing factories and changing relationships with other japanese businesses and supply chain, but the company came out of that in reasonable shape, and it has taken a significant role in looking to the next stage in the evolution of the global motor industry, which iam sure of the global motor industry, which i am sure will have electric vehicles as an absolutely essential element in it. and carlos ghosn was certainly an important figure in driving that change in nissan which has an important contributor to what will be the next phase in the industry development. what of the accusations that he was facing? he denies them but what do the authorities suggest he allegedly did wrong? that he misrepresented his earnings to the japanese stock market and that he had also misu

in 1999, he negotiated the becomingwith nissan, the ceo of nissan. people, and made this a profitable company again. ,e became the head of renault becoming the first ceo of two major international companies. he did manage to make this , in the course of eight years -- he e started back in auto and in 2017, the alalliance was the biggest automaker in the world. the company produced over 10 million cars. there were also a lot of criticisms of carlos ghosn about the fact that he was more and more disconnected from what was going on inside and on the factory floor. also criticism about his salary, which is considered huge in france. a few years ago, the french government voted it was too high. him the money never than -- nevertheless. this is more of a love-hate a manonship of it -- with who is hugely respected, but has been criticized. andre atat was james the rerenaul nissan headquarter. keep an eye on social media reaction -- arianna, what have you been finding out? arianna: we have been following this story and t there seems toe a geneneral air of di

this works well for both nissan and for renault, and he was the architect as that. the business side. he was also known for rather elaborate lifestyle and that is may be something that didn't play so well injapan. something that didn't play so well in japan. i suppose we willjust have to wait and see exactly what transpires in the coming hours about under what conditions did he actually arrive in lebanon on, but do you see him having a future again in business in the coming years? well, probably not in the current —— car company. he has been burnt badly by this candle. he is not the youngest either. god knows whether he does consulting work or any of that kind, but i don't see him as the leader of a large public company. firefighters in australia are facing another day of extreme conditions as the nation battles one of its worst ever bushfire disasters. the authorities are focusing their efforts on the south coast of new south wales and victoria's east gippsland region. there are reports that hundreds, possibly thousands of residents and tourists are stranded on the

the former nissan chairman is 5'5" tall.mental in the escape plot. carlos ghosn is very highly regarded here in lebanon and was born in brazil, but has lebanese heritage and has great political links. some people in fact have even talked about him being a future lebanese president. he's even featured on a lebanese postage stamp, so is little likelihood that the lebanese will be handing him over any time soon although they say they are keen to maintain friendly relationships with japan which is a big financial donor. quentin somerville in beirut. a 10—year—old girl who was knocked down by an ambulance on an emergency call—out in nottingham has died. shaniqua loftman—smith was hit while walking in the bulwell area of the city three days before christmas. police are appealing for witnesses. an 0xford professor who was forced to retire at 69 was unfairly dismissed by the university, an employment tribunal has ruled. it found that paul ewart was discriminated against on the grounds of age — but the university says the policy was

we can speak to a former nissan executive who knows carlos ghosn well.automotive research whojoins me from michigan. great to have you with us. you know him well, are you surprised by his appearance in lebanon?” him well, are you surprised by his appearance in lebanon? i think the whole case surprises me, from the very beginning, from the arrest through the amount of entering men in jail through the amount of entering men injailand now the through the amount of entering men in jail and now the escape. through the amount of entering men injail and now the escape. and through the amount of entering men in jail and now the escape. and the whole thing is a surprise. and unexpected event that happened in the automotive industry this year and all the countries that had supported him throughout the entire time has been lebanon. the people had supported him the government has come out and supported him sale of all the places to return and escape that would be the place. and you, know him personally as you mention, how'd you describe him as a man, to try to escap

the former nissan boss carlos ghosn flees to lebanon from japan — where he faces trial over charges ofancial misconduct. the first mixed—sex couples enter into civil partnerships — following a lengthy legal battle for heterosexuals to be allowed to do so. and dazzling displays light up the night skies across the globe to welcome in the new decade. good evening. thousands of people in south—eastern australia have been forced to seek refuge on beaches and boats after becoming trapped by advancing bush fires. in the state of victoria, 4,000 people, including locals and tourists, prepared to flee into the ocean as a last resort. in new south wales — where over a hundred fires are now burning — two more people have been killed, and dozens of properties destroyed along a stretch of coastline. 0ur sydney correspondent, shaimaa khalil, reports. this is what uncontrollable blazes pushed by strong winds have done to towns across eastern australia. and this is what firefighters have been up against for weeks now. this crew trapped in their fire engine as they fight an impossible battle. in the co

ma koto new chief executive of nissan.akoto uchida faces the challenge of steering the troubled companyjust as the motor industry goes through a revolutionary change. then on thursday, the world's biggest oil producer, saudi ramco, is set to announce the pricing of its mega share sale, the same day opaque sta rts share sale, the same day opaque starts a two—day meeting to set global crude oil levels. market strategist stephen ennis told me earlier about what we know about the new nissan boss. it's interesting that conspiracy theories will resurface again that japan wasn't happy or the nissan factory and wasn't happy with the merger and wanted to have more production control over the product. this could be the case. we could see more power swinging to the japanese side of the business as opposed to the renault side. markets will be watching as these developments unfold, but there won't be any shortage of conspiracy theories in the background. this is not great for their stocks in general. fascinating stuff. let's move on to

and nissan leaf, nissan leaf is the biggest selling electric car in the world. the move to take a share in mitsubishi as well, thatis take a share in mitsubishi as well, that is why he has those three companies underneath — had those companies underneath — had those companies until he was charged with financial misconduct — under his wing. things started to go wrong in 2018 and he was arrested with these charges. the first one being he was under reporting his pay, second thing he was misusing company assets. those of the two things he was faced with. he was in jail for something like 109 days. then he came out, was put on bail but he also singled out he charged the japanese government and the regulators for a conspiracy against him. that is basically the point at which we are at. the lawyer of the man suspected of carrying out a knife attack on people celebrating hanukkah in new york says the 37—year—old "has a long history of mental illness and hospitalisations". at least five people were injured in the knife attack at a rabbi's house on saturday, in an inciden

the former nissan boss carlos ghosn flees to lebanon from japan, where he faces trial over charges ofinancial misconduct. from today, mixed—sex couples in england and wales can finally enter into civil partnerships. new legislation comes into force tomorrow to make trains fully accessible for disabled users, but not all firms will make the deadline. celebrating the new year — many countries have seen in 2020 with spectacular fireworks displays, while here, there's a promise that tonight's london celebrations will surpass all previous years. well, i don't want to ruin the surprise, but i can say, hand on heart, they'll be the best fireworks london's ever seen. and in half an hour, click presents highlights of its live show in dundee from earlier in the year. good evening. thousands of people in south—eastern australia have been forced to seek refuge on beaches and boats after becoming trapped by advancing bush fires. in the state of victoria, 4000 people, including locals and tourists, prepared to flee into the ocean as a last resort. fire chiefs have warned that they face a "very long

in nissan nissan had a lower stake in wren renault. they've turned more vocal as to whether or not it makes sense that the synergies are not as beneficial today as they had been in the past nissan is down 70%, renault is down 33% >> we should also spare a thought for mr. greg kelly, the former aid he was also arrested and still faces trial in japan he was accused of falsifying mr. ghosn's pay and financial statements he denies that he did conspire to help with those he's still in japan. he's stuck there >> the trial for the hearing was set to go ahead in april 2020 according to people who are close to the situation it was supposed to happen in japan around spring of this year they are invest gating him for four different reasons one is that he falsified the statements but understating up to $18 million and second that he allegedly misused company assets for personal gain via other vehicles and one has come up up now that he's in lebanon, it will be almost impossible for the japanese authorities to get him out and back into japan. >> ye

obously, the chair of renault, nissan, mitsubishi nissan, the partnership. brazilian born.e is actually banese. his parents are lebanese. he has a pair of lebanese interests. it is not an impossible place for him to end up. what the arrangement has been with the japanese come at the moment he is facing charges of serious financial misconduct. has a deal been done? has he broken his bl? he was on bail. we don't know. >> and for people who were not following this story at the time, explain his significance. >> he is not quite the wonder kidca but a titan of th industry. he turned around their south africa business. when renault bought 40% of nissan, he wand to turn around that company, which he did withc markabless. he introduced the nissan leaf. if you heard of any electric vehicles, you heard of tesla. this is the biggest selling electric car in the world. and then he spearheaded them to take a share in mitsubishi as well. that is why he has the three companies under his hat, until he was charged with natural misconduct. he had the companies under his wing but then things s

the former head of renault—nissan, carlos ghosn, has confirmed he has arrived in lebanon.statement he says he has "escaped injustice and political persecution" in japan. mr ghosn had been facing a trial there on charges of financial misconduct. he was released on bail in march, but was not permitted to leave the country. he denies enriching himself at his company's expense and misstating his income. our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes is in tokyo. what more can you tell us about this statement he has released? this has come within the last hour or so, released by mr ghosn's agent or advisers in lebanon. it is, as you said in your introduction, quite a dramatic declaration that mr ghosn has said, entity said" eye and fleeing a rigged japanese justice system" he said guilty is presumed, discrimination rampant, and human rights are denied. he said he was not fleeing just as part escaping injustice and political persecution. he is essentially saying what he has said before and what his defence tea m said before and what his defence team has said before, that the case agai

he has denied those charges calling them a plot by this frontal nissan executives a condition of guns bail was that he remain in japan his trial was scheduled to begin in april. the u.s. and china are on course to sign their phase one trade deal in the coming week that's according to white house trade advisor peter navarro in an interview with fox news he added that washington is just waiting for a translation of the deal the agreement calls for a dues tariffs on u.s. imports on to from china and more chinese purchases of u.s. agricultural products the white house said the deal also addresses american concerns about intellectual property theft and forced technology transfers to china although the exact details remain unclear. let's go to our financial correspondent in new york. a yes it's been a rather quiet day on wall street from what i understand despite this much wished for trade deal parents in the offing what's going on. well 1st of all we all know that after phase one of the trade deal comes face to of the traits that might be even tougher to negotiate with what might get signe

said no nonessential travel 6 no travel for meetings they're cutting back on a lot now currently nissan brings a lot of journalists to the chicago auto show which i typically go and i'm hosted by them but they're cutting back on everything and this is not good when you need to be spending money in order to promote your brand so they're really cutting back to a huge cash crunch huge nail in their profits and part of that is all that negative press from getting rid of executives and of course getting rid of carlos' going we don't know if this is true there's been no facts proposed to the consumer or to the press or even to carlos' going to until this is resolved i think it's going to put a big hurt on nissan and they're going to come up with a better way to do business and finally turning back to the states and in los angeles the mayor is now considering to forcing over and lift to use these as a city seeks to cut down on emissions and get more electric vehicles on the streets so this will be a serious blow to her and left who are already facing many many regulatory battles ride sharing w

and reports say former nissan boss carlos ghosn is in the can on.his he jumped bail in japan or did he reach a deal? ordid he jump bail in japan did he reach a deal? december are getting cpi numbers come growing more than expected. after aacceleration deceleration and contraction in the previous month. year on year, there is also growth of 0.7%, which is also a faster growth for cpi numbers than expected and also an acceleration from the previous month. core cpi year-on-year growing 0.7%. boostingeen oil prices inflation. the average price of brent crude oil still higher than those numbers for december 2018. something of a drag has been the high base for food prices last year but still, the headline number, cpi year-on-year growing 0.7%. muted inflation has been an issue in south korea. but still, slight acceleration for the month of december. south korean markets on holiday today along with several others. just kicked off trading. sophie, what are you seeing? sophie: all the shares are lower by .2%, the hb is the biggest track on the index, which i

in the wake of his arrest gone was fired by nissan. the company said that an internal investigation had found evidence of his finanancil misconduct is of the okay good through. well from what is being considered a hero in japan for attending this on fortunes around call let's go now stands accused of a different part of his salary until his retirement concealing not from shareholders. this in addition to accusations that he siphoned off of millions in this- cash phase i'm getting falsely falls on bus ticket looks back a and goes corea. the yeyear is nineteen ninety nine. with some seventeenen billion euros in debt t nissan is starig bankruptcy in the face. enter a unos carlos ghosn. the brazilian born businessman of lebanese descece takes on the task of putting the japanese car makerer to rights. joe bosco descend to catch upp on a- por las i think that the japanese unions have adopted a very measured attititude. for one reason. you know let me son don't want the firm to be in a precarioious position. send the one hope they want to reb

hired carlos ghosn who had turned around marino and carlos go and then turned around ray know and nissan and worked partnership with mitsubishi but now they have this massive coup that we've talked about multiple times to get rid of the c.e.o. now they've lost their the brain trust essentially of the company and product needs to be upgraded it needs to have a different look at different quality you know they've updated the center and some of their other vehicles they still are getting the market share they need and so here in the u.s. they've said no non-essential travel no travel for meetings they're cutting back on a lot now currently nissan brings a lot of journalists to chicago auto show which i typically go and i'm hosted by them but they're cutting back on everything and this is not good when you need to be spending money in order to promote your brand so they really cutting back to the huge cash crunch huge nail in their profits and part of that is all that negative press from getting rid of executives and of course getting rid of carlos going we don't know if this true there's be

gone media reports say the former nissan renault chairman has left japan where he was under house arrest and arrived in lebanon on monday apparently jumping bail going holds dual french and lebanese citizenship going was on bail in tokyo awaiting trial on charges of hiding in common financial misconduct related to his time at nissan he has denied those charges calling them a plot by this frontal nissan executives a condition of goans bail was that he remain in japan his trial was scheduled to begin in april. that. the u.s. and china are on course to sign their phase one trade deal in the coming week that's according to white house trade advisor peter navarro in an interview with fox news he added that washington is just waiting for a translation of the deal the agreement calls for a dues tariffs on u.s. imports on to from china and more chinese purchases of u.s. agricultural products the white house said the deal also addresses american concerns about intellectual property theft and forced technology transfers to china although the exact details remain unclear. let's go to our financial

last year's arrest of carlos brought on an internal crisis and nissan. profits are at their lowest in 10 years. over 12,000 jobs are set to be cut, and shares are down 3% on the year. da's first orders of business is to repair relations with rhino, which owns 40% of which -- with renault, owns 40% of nissan. >> we have grown thanks to the alliance. i intend to continue alliance efforts while maintaining nissan' is independence. genie: how are the markets looking? hasas the european unionn open strong, invnvestors enencourageded by new datata ouf chinina, showingng factory actiy growth hting a three year high in november. u.s.-china trade t tenonss contininue t to weigh on indexe. china now says a delay on new u.s. tariffs will not be enough to sign a phase one deal. asian also wants existing tariffs rolled back. euros on manufacturing is shrinking for the 10th straight month in november. that is not helping shares very much. the ftse 100 and the frankfurt dacs are just barely above the flatline. 40 isch 40 -- the cac just aboveve zero midday. there is a

in the 2000s, he took on an even biggerjob, turning around japan's moribund car—maker, nissan.igures in the global car industry. but in 2018 he was arrested at tokyo airport on suspicion of financial misconduct. he was held in this tokyo detention centre for more than 100 days, facing daily interrogations. this is a conspiracy. since his release on bail, carlos ghosn has angrily proclaimed his innocence. accusing his former colleagues at nissan of conspiring with japanese prosecutors to manufacture a case against him. the media injapan have been preparing for what was expected to be the trial of the decade. instead carlos ghosn is now far away in lebanon, a country that has no extradition agreement with japan. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. thousands of mixed—sex couples in england and wales are expected to enter into civil partnerships from today. it comes after a long battle against a law that had previously only permitted same—sex couples to become civil partners. daniela relph's report contains flash photography. cheering. finally, civil partners. something the

nissan are making it a turning around the fortunes of nissan are making ita big turning around the fortunes a big player —— people will remember. he was arrested in november 2018, accused of embezzling funds, using company money for personal gain and for underreporting his salary. so he was arrested and sacked from the company three days later. this morning he has popped up in lebanon. and that's all the more interesting because he was essentially under house arrest injapan. he had to surrender his passports, he was under video surveillance at home. his lawyers had his passports and there were strict bail conditions about him travelling out of the country. just to spend two nights away from home he had to ask the courts for permission. the fact he has managed to get out ofjapan permission. the fact he has managed to get out of japan has raised questions about what he now intends to do when he is there. he says he has not fled justice, but he has escaped injustice. it is a pretty damning statement. he says he will no longer be held hostage by average japanese justice system were guilty as pr

the former nissan boss — carlos ghosn — has fled japan, where he faces a trial over charges of financialconduct. new legislation comes into force tomorrow to make trains fully accessible for disabled users — but not all firms will make the deadline. and — from today — mixed—sex couples in england and wales can finally enter into civil partnerships. good afternoon. thousands of people in south—eastern australia have been forced to seek refuge on beaches and boats, after becoming trapped by advancing bush fires. in the state of victoria, 4000 people, locals and tourists alike, prepared to flee into the ocean as a last resort. military aircraft and naval ships are being deployed to carry out evacuations and support firefighters. in new south wales, two more people have been killed and dozens of properties destroyed along a stretch of coastline. 0ur sydney correspondent, shaimaa khalil, reports. this is what uncontrollable blazes pushed by strong winds have done to towns across eastern australia. and this is what firefighters have been up against for weeks now. this crew trapped in their fir

dealing with nissan, do they need this headache right now? >> absolutely not. been a sort ugly ordealf the that played out over the last year. france is of supposed to look out for his -- for its citizens in these kind of situations. you can kind of count on the japanese government to try to bring him to justice. it is kind of terrifying that they would speak like that because he is accused of really messing up the lives of shareholders, and one of those is the french government. >> renault has also found some wrongdoing as well. the defense that this is all a sort of conspiracy to take him down, but renault also fired him after this. this is something to watch going into 2020. vonnie: still -- do not miss this. most markets are closed tomorrow for new year's day. you can be keeping those resolutions instead of trading. romaine: when you come back, the numbers for pmi and manufacturing data out on thursday. vonnie: that is all for "what'd you miss?" in 2019. romaine: "bloomberg technology" is up next. have a happy and safe new year's eve. this is bloomberg. ♪ w

. >> the ousted head of nissan renault fleeing to lebanon carlos ghosn saying he was escaping what hed a rigged japanese justice system. >> as we head into the final trading session of 2019, the dow up 22% year to date. the s&p 500 with a 28.5% gain and the nasdaq outperforming both indices jumping by almost 35%. oh what a year it's been i guess maybe we're going to go out with a little bit of a whimper. >> not too much of a surprise. a little housekeeping and trimming by the end of the year. yesterday was very much a cash in on the winners and pick up some of the losers that's what you might expect to continue into january. i do think we're going out on a note that says the market is building an optimistic picture the question is does that picture take shape in a more visible tangible way in 2020 valuations have come up. but that's because financial conditions are very loose. we avoided recession, recession is not imminent. all those things together at the later phase of a long bull market, this is how the market trades >> it is incredible. you've seen strong gains across stocks, bon

carlos ghosn, embattled former nissan chief is now out of japan and in lebanon. in a stunning statement, ghosn said, "i am now in lebanon and will no longer be held hostage by a rigged japanese justice system where guilt is presumed, discrimination is rampant and basic human rights are denied. i have not fled justice. i have escaped injustice and political persecution." ghosn was a titan of the auto industry who successfully merged renault and nissan, but cracks began appearing in that alliance after ghosn's arrest in november of 2018. he faces a number of charges in japan, including allegations he understated his income and funneled $5 million of nissan's money to a car dealership he controlled. ghosn has both french and lebanese citizenships. it's not clear how he was able to get out of japan. his lawyer told reporters that his flight from japan was a complete surprise, adding, his attorneys hold his passports. >> such a mystery. >> it is. >> i still can't fully understand that one. >>> all right, security will be tight today as crowds descend right there on ti

rogue. >> two people in the nissan rogue were killed and out of the seven involved in the crash, chp in san jose said at least 19 were arrested in the area over the thanksgiving holiday but the arrest in this crash is the only one that involved fatality. and another deadly crash this weekend killed a man from redwood city and this happen sunday morning in san francisco at the 25th at the 25th st. offramp of southbound interstate 280 and chp said the victim was ejected through the driver side window of an lexus suv and investigators say he was not wearing a seatbelt. so far no word on what caused the crash storm today people who were arrested in front of oakland city hall during a protest over the city's handling of the homeless crisis are handling and his covers and the 22 protesters arrested in the early morning hours of november 25 want to continue to speak out against the city's treatment of homeless people in oakland. the news conference scheduled for 9 am this morning at 14th and broadway. storm happening today in san francisco and is conference by people who want the san franci

former nissan boss carlos chosn flees to lebanon from japan, despite being barred from travelling as he awaits trial. thousands of iraqi militiamen have attacked the american embassy in baghdad, angry at us air strikes on theirforces. the first civil partnerships ceremonies for heterosexual couples in england and wales are being held, giving them similar rights to people who are married. now on bbc news, witness history and a look back at some of the highlights of the series from the last 12 months. razia iqbal presents five extraordinary moments in history as told by the people that were there, including the story of the first african in the arctic and the birth of communism in china. hello, and welcome to witness history with me, razia iqbal. we have been looking back on the many extraordinary moments from history that we have brought you in 2019, so here are five of our favourite stories to share once more. coming up, the children sent away by their parents to save them from the nazis, the ballet company that defied racism, the first african in the arctic, and the man at mission c

former renault-nissan ceo carlos ghosn has jumped bail in japan. he is in lebanon after arriving on a private aircraft. in a statement, he said he was seeking to avoid injustice and persecution by what he called a rigged japanese justice system. >> this is the house in beirut where carlos ghosn is believed to have fled, but there's no sign of him, and security guards outside say he is not here, but a neighbor has shown up wanting to welcome him to lebanon with a card. many lebanese view the former nissan ceo as a successful businessman and as a symbol of their country's large diaspora, but in tokyo, the unexpected turn of events has sparked outrage. >> i think he fled because he did something wrong, but whoever escapes wins, you know? i envy people with money. >>ghonsn's main lawyer says he heard about his clilient's fligt via media. >> we were caught completely by surprise. i am dumbfounded. personally, i don't yet even know how to make contact with him. >> his escape to lebanon and is the latest stunning twist in a roller coaster journey that saw

sales this year down 7.8 percent how bad are things for nissan right now and how do they pull out of this. they are really bad and part of it is this carlos go india where they accused him of stealing money we still don't know where that's going to unfold of course he's saying he didn't steal money they say he did but the bottom line is sales are down about 80 percent and as far as the profit margins are down 80 percent that's pretty serious and if you don't have the cash flow then you tell people you're going to have 2 days extra off but you're not going to get paid and that's not good because it causes good employees to look for jobs elsewhere and that's not good for nissan they need to really start turning some things around lauren fix the car coach thank you so much for navigating us through these stories any time thank you oh it is official saudi aramco is the biggest i.p.o. in history saudi arabia state oil giant has priced its i.p.o. at $32.00 rials or 8.48 dollars and 53 cents per share raising $25600000000.00 and beating the previous record holder ali baba's 2014 listing thi

carlos ghosn, the former head of nissan.has written to train companies saying he is unhappy that some operators are not running fully accessible trains for disabled users. new legislation comes into force tomorrow although ten companies have been forced to apply for temporary exemptions. the chief executive of the rail delivery group, which represents rail companies, has insisted the industry is committed to making the railway more accessible. more than 800 sightings of whales, dolphins and seals have been recorded in british waters this year. the wildlife trusts' review of the uk's marine environment reveals that thousands of people volunteered to clean beaches — amid growing concern over wildlife, climate change and pollution. forty one new marine conservation zones around england were also announced. thousands of heterosexual couples in england and wales are expected to enter into civil partnerships from today. it comes after a long legal battle against the law that had previously only permitted same—sex couples to become

the ousted nissan chairman has fled japan the chinese tech giant faces continued u.s. crack down. the fed's repo strategy. steps to keep issues from the lending market from throwing a wrench into the markets. and ringing in 2020. parts of the world are already ushering in the new year as the final "worldwide exchange" of 2019 begins right now. >> a very good morning to all and welcome to the last day of 2019 a very happy early new year. i'm in for brian sullivan. here is how your money and the markets are showing up this morning. showing the markets will open slightly higher. the s&p 500, the dow and the nasdaq all on track for strong gains. nasdaq could finish the year with gains of nearly 35% turning to the bond market currently trading at 1.903%. in asia, the markets in japan. remember they were closed today. japan notching gains of 18% for the year the shanghai composite finishing up about 0.33% and the hang seng is up about 10%, which is less than a lot of the other benchmarks let's look at what is happening in early trade in europe and joumanna bercetche joins us now. >> tha