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Business news,in hasaerospace giant boeing released embarrassing internal messages which show employee doubts a about the nowowgroundd 737 max jet. Welcome back. Thatis denying allegations a ukrainian passenger plane which crashed to the ground outside tehran was brought down by an Iranian Missile strike. All people aboard that flight lost their lives. At least 63 of them were canadians, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has seen intelligence which suggests it was an Iranian Missile that brought down the plane, although he said it may have been unintentional. The plane crash in the early hours of wednesday morning came as a run conducted missile strikes targeting u. S. Missile bases in iraq to avenge the killing of its top military , by u. S. Soleimani president donald trump. Iranian state tv showed images of what are believed to be the black boxes from the ukrainian airliner that crashed in tehran on n dnesday. Both the cockpit voice recorder and the igight dataa recorder ae said to be undamaged, and likely coain answers as to what causedhe crash that killed all 176 people on board. Irans civill aviation chief is denying claims plane was brought down by an Iranian Missile. We can say with certainty that this plane was not t hit ba missile. The plane was on fire for more than one and a half minutes while on the whilile in the air, and the pilot was attempting to return to the airport. American Officials Say they have intelligence indicating the p pne was hitit y a russianmade ground to air misssse. This amateurur video, authenticacated by the new york times, appears to show an explosion in the air for the plane crashes to the ground. 63 canadians were killed, including this mother and daughter on their way home to toronto. They took this selfie and sent it to a Family Member minutes before the plane took off. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also indicated the plane was likely shot down by accident. Trudeau evidence indicates the plane was shot down by an iranian surfacetoair missile. The iranian aviation chief said the country is ready to allow officials from the u. S. , canada, and sweden to observe the investigation. France is sending experts to the crash site. Anchor for more analysis, i am fromd by phillip Toll International affairs. Look us through what evidence we know exists one way or the other to support the claim that either iran is responsible fofor this r it is not,t, or it looks like an accident . Onn the iran was responsible side, ththe main sourcece has been the u. S. And canada. We just saw canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talking about why he believes that it was iran that was responsible. He says he has obtained intelligence from multiple sources which sasay that the ple was shot down by a surfacetoair missile. U. S. Media has been speculating theher on that, saying airplane may have been mistaken for a u. S. Warplane on its way to fire rockets at iran. That i iwhy the mimissile was st to shoot down. They said that was probably in retaliation for the killing of. O the money ofof soleimani we are waiting for the black boxes to speak. Think,e going to be, i interrogated late friday. How long it will be before we get any inforormation from themi dont know. For the moment, itit could be quite a whe. E. Iran are saying there was no shooting down, giving the evidence the plalane was up in e air for at least three and a half minutes and was on fire for about one and a half minutes, saying the plane was trying to turn around and come b back to e airport, so thereforee it couldnt have been shot down by a missile. This is engine failure. A govevernment spokesman saying this is the u. S. Using this air to take a destruction attention off the fact that they killed general soleimani. Where it a situation is highly unclear what happened. Ththere was evidence to say that it may have been a missile attack. We have images of that which have been released to all tv stations around the world, showing what is reported to be a missile attack on n the plane. Still toto be verified make sure exactly that that is the truth. Of c course, on the iranian sid, there is no support of the idea for the moment that that was a surfacetoair missile that hit the plane. Side,e is saying on its as far as it is concerned, it could have been a surfacetoair missile, or a collision with a drone. Another possibility is engine failure or a terrorist attack. So lots of doubts. Lots of claims being put forward from both sides. I think we should remain very careful about exactly saying it anchor r de responsible on the technical side of things, quite a new plane. Does not sound too much like it was i guess there was another claim being put forward by iran that there was documentation to say that the plane had a mechanical issue before takeoff, and blaming the ukrainian authorities for overwriting that and giving permission for the planes take e off. Feedbk k from a cranium from ukrainian authorities over that claim by iran. Analyst an investigation is underway and quite a few countries are invited to be involved amongst them, france. France is wellknown for its bureau of accident investigation , a key air Investigation Bureau which looks uniquely at the causes of air crashes. They have a lot of information and technicians that are highly specialized and that. They are involved in trying to find out what has happened with the aircraft. There are delegations of specialists from canada, 45 crash investigators going to tehran from ukraine, and even the unUnited States, who are not on the best of terms with iran at the moment, are going to send one investigator have been given permission to send one crash investigator to tehran. After the first findings from the black boxes, we will be a little more settled on what happened. Thank you. The authorities in niger say that islamist militants are to for attacks in the country which resulted in the deaths of 25 soldiers. Despite International Efforts to stop them, attacks carried out by jihadist groups in niger have risen fourfold over the last year. It is yet another attack on nigers military. Assailants moved in from both sides, with the first group coming from the west, and dozens on motorbikes s closing in f frm the eastst a few hoururs later, ththe government b blamed the attack n islamist militants. Together with our allies, our air force responded, striking the enemy. As t they fled across the borde. The Current Assessment stands ss fofollows. 25 deaths and six wounded on our side. Side, 63e enemyys terrorists were neutralized and several motorbikes were destroyed. French fighter jets were part of the retaliation. A Counterterrorism Force aimed to wipe out jihadi presence in the south hill region. The post is located in tiller often in an area target by terrorists, trying to push back nigerians from the mali. With 40000 people e were killeded the last year, and 711 soldiers died in an ambush in a camp to the west, the biggest to hottest assault in the countrys history. Talks between french president adouard philippe phiippe philippe. As a result of the strike, millions of people are facing travel misery each day. In france, half of the Regional Services are operational today. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across france to vent their anger at the governments planned reforms. Reporter 37 days and counting. After christmas break, demonstrators returned to the streets across france on thursday. Somewhat the reform to be scrapped in its entirety while others want to reach a deal. But both sides are not backing down for now. Strikings or sacrififice we can make for some time. The government can try to cling on and hope we give up for financial reasons. But we still have a bit of leeway. Estimated 400,000 demonstrators turned out, according to the french ministry. Over 1. 5ave reached million according to one union. Tensions in certain areas rose as police and protesters battled. 20 demonstrators and 16 Police Officers were wounded in the capital. Unions hope to keep up the pressure on the government and expand the movement to further sectors. Have a reform that turns the french social model upside down. We know that everyone will lose out with this reform. Those who have the least means, those without steady work, and women. Toorter the government plan introduce a pointsbased Pension System would do away with the countrys 42 pension schemes, many of which offer early retirement to public workers. At the heart of the discontent plans to extend the retirement to 64om 60 to 62 years old. The government will hold talks with Union Leaders this friday. Anchor the authorities in lebanon have slapped a travel ban on businessman carlos cohen, carlos ghosn, who skipped bail and fled japan, sparking fury from the japanese government. Interpol has issued a red noticece, demanding his return o tokyo, though there is no extradition treaty between japan and lebanon. Former nissan boss was arrested on charges of financial misconduct, that in an interview with this channel, goes in said noghosn said there was chance of a fair trial in japan and warned other executives to leave the country. I wouldi would have left japan, i can tell you. You, my advice in japan get out. You are playing with your life. Something like this can happen to. To you. Unless this hostile japanese issue changes and i think it is a serious issue. The people in japan are playing with their life. Anchor the interview with carlos ghosn is good to be aired in full at 3 15 today. Watch on our website. Rising winds are making matters worse in southeastern australia, whwhere wilildfires continue to scorchrs of land huge areas of land. More than 2000 homes have been destroyed. And victoria,ales close to a quarter Million People have been urged to evacuate their homes. Prime minister Scott Morrison has come under heavy criticism for dumpling the connection for downplaying the connection between these wildfires and climate change. Onple took to the streets friday. In sydney, a reporter has more. Mos got to go one of many chchamps we heard ts evening. Thousands of demonstrators hit the street, calling for Prime Ministers to be sacked, but also demanding immediate Climate Action and funding for volunteer fire brigades. It is estimated more than 30,000 demonstrators gathered, being the Central Business district to a standstill during rush hour. Many australians are furious with the Coalition Governments handling of this unprecedented bushfire crisis, and its attitude toward climate change. Earlier, mr. Morrison appeared to double down. He said any changes to Climate Policy would not come at the expense of australian jobs or the australian economy. Firefighters are in for a long and difficult night. Strong, gusty winds complicating a situation on the ground. Leases continue to burn here in new south walales, that in victoria and south australia. Fifires are straddling the new border,les, victoria creatingng a make a blaze which now spans 600,000 hectares. A lot of the new technology out there is geared toward making our lives easier. There are plenty of examples of the latest innovations hitting the market, and they are being showcased at the Consumer Electronics show in las vegas. From virtual pets to virtual butlers, it is all there at the Worlds Largest annual tech show. A reporter shows us. Reporter welcome to the world of tomorrow, where the limits of technology are tested, the horizozons of elelectronics expanded, and innovation meets ingenuity. Herere at the ces show in las vegas, more than 4500 companies have come together this week, offering a chance to sneak a peek into the latest generation of business technhnology and consumerer electronics. Personal butler and chef robots greet visitors, hoping to fulfill their culinary needs with dexterity and precision. Concept cars could open new windows for travel. I look at this vehicle. I see the future. Reporter there are ehealth ehailing right services. This helicopter is set to take flight with four passengers and one pilot, but they ultimately want this to be autonomous. Reporter as cars like t these move towoward autonomy, talk has also turned to the future of cybersecurity, with some drivers already experiencing the dark side of the technology. My car has been hacked remotely. I was in the middle of the race track. Car, which iof my could never have anticipated. Reporter sometimes it is the small and simple that consumers find the most joyful both for kids and adults. Tothat is why we are here, change that conversation and have that healthy dialogue. And to remove the shame around sexuality and how we talk about sex, and how we innovate around sex techchnology. Expected d tois join over 150,000 customers throughout its duration, with the showcase set to end on friday. Anchor iran denies allegegatios that one of itits missisiles bee the ukrainian passenger plane to crash to the ground on wednesday, shortly after it took off from tehran. The french Prime Minister is holding talks this morning with Union Leaders as the sides try to break the deadlock to end frances longestever continuous rail strike. Australia urges nearly a quarter Million People to evacuate their homes with unpredictable whims making the job of containing severe wildfires even more challenging. Itit is time for a check of the top business n news storieies. With a story rather uncomfortable for boeing some internal messages being linked. Analyst likikely further heheadaches at the aerospace giant. The company has been reeling from the worldwide grounding of the 737 max jet. Now boeing has handed over 100 pages of internal messages to the u. S. S. Congress. The documents do not paint a pretty picture of the firm. They feature employees talking about design problems, as well as mocking government regulators. Reporter they have been called ing,edibly damming damn messages over the airplane and its safety flaws, pointing to the crisis. Safety problems had been flagged long before the crashes that killed 346 people. The tone used is often dispararaging. Would you put your family on a max simulatorkind aircraft . I wouldnt. This airplane is dedegned by clclowns who are supervised by monkeys. Reporter some employees discussed reporting to regulators. The messages show attempts to dodge scrutiny. The companys efforts to avoidid pilot t simutor traraining to ct costs. Boeing says it has released thee dodocuments to be traransparent, adding that now it is confident that all of boeings max simulators are functioning effectively. The federal Aviation Administration has said the messages do not raise new safety concerns. The tone and content of some of ththe language contained in the documents is disappointing, the faa remains focucused on following a process for returning the boeing 737 max to passenger service. Reporter the plaintiff and grounded since march 2013. Haltompany decided to construction of the plane midjanuary. I will also have to compensate victims families. Plane hopes once the start flying again, it can start recovering, but the faa has warned against any attempt to speed up the process. Pretty uncomfortable viewing from boeing. Here in france, unions sitting down witith the govovernment, tg to find a waway to break the deadlock. We have had 37 days of strike with pension reform. Analyst some unions want the government to scrap the reform entirely. Some would support reforms as long as they do not require a changing retirement age. They are pushing the government to replace the cost saving measure with something else. Some of the ideas are tapping into sociaial security r reserve funds, o or reindexing benefits. For high revenue e earners, we could raise our contributions to social sececurity. It would m make sense e for the makiking more ththan 10,000 e ea momonth to contributee more to national solidarity. Y. Analyst costs to frenench businees a are pilingg u up dueo the ststrikes. The impact on the state rail company the figures she gave her quite high. A considerable cost, which is 20 Million Euros a day in losses. 20 million times 37 days of million. Quals 700 with refunds to passengers, is it going to reach one billion . I think w we are talking abot consnsiderable amounts o of mon. Analyst t take e a look now ate dadays trading action. N. Shes o on major eueuropean indes posting slight gains to close ouout the week. The footsie up just over ththe flatline. Same story on the cac 400. Investors looking ahead to jobs figures out of the United States slated to arrive later this afternoon. Asian markets finished in largely positive territory, extending thursdays rally on wall street. The hang seng in hong kong up around a quarter percent. The shanghai composite, slight losses. Investors around the world breathing a sigh of relief as tensions between the u. S. And iran,. M. And iran cal brent crude up just slightly today. Same thing with the west texas intermediate barrel. The prices till under or just about the same level where they were in the u. S. Iran tensions darted ramping up earlier this month. Anchor it looks like people who invested in ryanair stocks should be pretty happy today. The shares up 6 today. Analyst thahais after the lowcost carrier lifted its annual profit forecast. Net profit is expected to range between 950 million and 1. 30 5 billion euros. Quotearrier cited a strongerthanexpected Holiday Travel period. Anchor airbnb another company in the n news for the right reasons. S. Parisienne,n ththe the firms sum is more than double the amount from the previous year. It is incrcreased use of the hoe rental platform. Some say the Company Still is not paying enough in texas. Taxrter the tourist collllectedd by airbnb doubled n 2019 compared with thehe previos year. To 28,000 euros paid cities, towns, and villages. Paris comes at the top, with 1 5 Million Euros, followed by marseilles and nice. Tourist hubs including villages in the alps or on the French Riviera have also collelected hefty amounts. The tourist tax is paid by airbnb users whoho have rented apartments. Increased because the site now collects the tax automatically. Until two years ago, users had to declare the amount they owed on their own, and few complied with the law. French legislators voted a bill that forces Companies Like airbnb to transmit data like the number of visitors renting out homes. The tourist tax has also increased because more people have been using airbnb. Were already 16 million of them in france alone. The figures have been released as the platform has been criticized for not paying enough taxes. That, franceo passed a law designed for internet giants. Paying 3 of its digital growth sales in the country. Analyst finallyly, one t the hottest items at this weeks Consumer Electronics show in las vegas the worlds first foldable pc, called the thinkpad z1. X2. Half half, with the bottom transforming into a digital keyboard. Year, itd half of the will cost a little bit more, with retail valueue set at 2500 u. S. Dollars. Anchor they say the way forward is going to be a lot more flip phones and flip tablets. It is expensive business. Analyst for now at least. Anchor i will be back in a couple of minutes with all the top stories. [indistinct radio chatter] newswscaster ththis is where it began. Thihis is where the fusee was lighteted, the dususty cornr in an Old Neighborhood of modest homes and new lowpriced apartments. Man after 6 days of rioting in s South Los Angeles in august of 1965, youve got 34 people who lose their life, 1,032 people are wounded and injured, and almost 30 milillion in mid196960s of capital and building destruction. 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