Medical workers are on the scene attending to the injured. Some of them on the tarmac. These are the latest pictures coming into us from around the whichrom Fort Lauderdale lies north of miami, not miamis main airport, miami international. 45 kilometers south of Fort Lauderdale. Bringing us the latest. At the moment we dont have much information because the incident occurred at 1 p. M. Local time. We know large groups of passengers were on the tarmac. This airport is one of the busiest hubs in the country. All flights have been stopped for the moment. We do not know the motivation of the shooter. We just know one man was put into custody. As someone based in miami, have you had the feeling these past few months, especially after what happened in orlando is 300ths ago, orlando kilometers away, but have you got the feeling this is a city on edge, where there has been some sense of preparation or heightened sense of security in the event of a tragedy like todays . The security is very tight. We can tell the security is extremely tight. The part of the airport where the attack happened is the baggage claim. And we can enter that area without being checked by security. That is a place you go collect your packages when you are flawed when you are flying to Fort Lauderdale. You can tell security has been extremely tight here, especially in airports. Our correspondent reporting for us from miami. Miami,lometers north of americas top intelligence officials have finished briefing the president elect donald trump at his trump tower office. They have been outlining the latest findings in moscows president ialin the race come as well as what the possible motives were. Up until now trump has expressed skepticism, saying it is a ploy to deed legitimize his victory. He said a team would be appointed to combat Cyber Attacks within 90 days of his taking office. Was bring in our reporter who joins us from washington. Fair to say up until now trump has shown a reluctance in a way to listen to what the Intelligence Community has to say about this issue of hacking. He certainly wasnt going to all the Intelligence Briefings offered to him during the time from the election until now. This being the most important one of them all. Cia,was crucial for the the fbi, and the director of national intelligence. Their message is a Pretty Simple one. They believe the higher echelons of the russian government decided to try to influence the u. S. Electoral system and the u. S. Election and favor donald trump as their candidate for the white house. They dont say it was their influence that may trump win. He was exposed to the president elect him him trump, he was exposed to their views for the very first time. We now have that statement after that meeting. It is defensive. He says he has a lot of respect for those who work in the Intelligence Community but also there was no influence on the electoral result whatsoever because of the russian hacking. Rather defensive from him, and he puts russia, china, and other countries who have tried to hack into the u. S. Government over the last few years in the same bag. He does say he will want to take a closer look at this and will be creating this task force in the first 90 days as president here in washington. Course have to wait and see after this very official sounding statement, not necessarily written by the president elect himself. There will be some tweets as usual. He may feel like it is necessary for him to get his own opinion across, and that is where we will really see whether there is that chris that clear difference of opinion. View of theof president elect, he says there was no effect whatsoever. On a related note, there is a vote held early on by congress, and i was the final formality for donald trump to become the u. S. President. Tell us what the significance of that vote was. , it means finally we can say the u. S. Election is over after some time. In the u. S. D Congress Today when those votes and ballot papers from the Electoral College came in to the senate and official lysed in a and that was presided over Vice President joe biden. He was the outgoing Vice President who was responsible for naming donald trump the winner of the u. S. President ial election. This wasnt as smooth as things tends to happen. They werent able to influence anything. It was Vice President joe biden who in fact said lets stop this and a certified donald trump as the winner of this president ial election. It is not entirely 100 official. Januaryt until the here in washington. Thanks again. Now russia said today it is starting to scale down its military operations in syria. Moscows intervention helps turn the tide in the favor of president bashar alassad, who scored a major victory last month with the recapture of east aleppo. A ceasefire which was broken by russia and turkey remains in place, peace talks are due to be held in the week ahead. Fighting has escalated in the past few days. In two months russia says more planes on board conducted over 100 and hit over 1200 of what it considers terrorist targets in syria. Now the Aircraft Carrier and its fleet are said to be part of a wider russian military. The Russian Defense military is beginning to reduce armed forces and employment in syria. To lead thees conflict will be ships of the carrier group, the Northern Fleet headed by Aircraft Carrier russia has previously promised a military scale back in march 2016. But supply lines continued. In october huge reinforcements arrived, which were crucial in the syrian regimes recapture of aleppo. A ceasefire which began on the 30 of december 2016 is on the line. This will regime says be respected, but not apply to those who it calls terrorist scum of whom it says there are many. The battlefield in the future will be in the syrian state. The policy will not forgo any patch in syria. Ceasefireof the agreement, talks between regime and opposition representatives are set for the end of the month in cap extend. The Jihadist Group says an airstrike earlier this week has killed one of its leaders. The group, which was known as accusing the u. S. Led military coalition of killing their leader. Soldiers demanding salary increases have been protesting in several cities around ivory coast. Taking control of the streets. The Defense Ministry says soldiers are in control of the city of which is the secondlargest city. The government is said to behold holding a meeting of the National Crisis committee to discuss that situation. Diplomatic relations between tokyo and seoul have cooled off significantly, that is after a wartimeewarding sex slaves was unveiled. The row has punt to japan to recall its ambassador and historians say up to 200,000 women, most of them korean, were forced to work in Japanese Military brothels during the second world war. This is the heart of a burgeoning diplomatic row. The commemoration of wartime era comfort women, the euphemism for an estimated 200,000 sex slaves forced into Imperial Japanese right outside the consulate. South korean authorities initially removed it. Japan was unimpressed. This will not have an not have a positive impact. It is strongly regrettable as we believe it is if i relation of the convention on consular relations. That agreement was meant to put an end to decades of pension over the issue. Japan apologized and announced a payment for survivors with both sides agreeing to put an end to the matter. Campaigners werent in favor, especially after japans defense minister visited a controversial trine controversial shrine in tokyo. The government wants to highlight the south korea and japan should it is a copy of one outside the japanese embassy, but has long been a symbol of protest against japans wartime activities, over 70 years after the end of hostilities. They are known as the stolen children of reunion island. Over 1000 people were taken from their families 45 years ago and moved to underpopulated regions in central france, which was part of a scheme overseen by the french government. Some of those people have been testifying in court. The story of one of those individuals. Reporter in the depths of her basement, she looks through boxes of childhood memories. Old skeletons, she says, from a time in her life with unanswered questions. Why my surrounded by so many white people . Then there was the racism. I just couldnt handle it anymore. All those years she was raised by her parents, never knowing she was from the small territory of reunion. Children were taken away from their home on the island, whisked away to france with promises of a better future. I know and france knows the problems and difficulties you winter. We know there is still so much poverty here. The children were told they could visit their families. But the truth is they would never set foot on their island again. Many of them had proof of their previous identity erased. On this Identity Card my name is and on this one my name that means they change my first and last name and also my birthday. She was 16 when she accidentally found the document that would reveal her true identity, including the fact that she had five siblings. It was a moment of such intense emotion. He looks like me. He was so handsome. Of mygot a small glimpse roots. In 2014, when a national a semifinal he admitted the she stood outside the gates, beaming with joy. What a beautiful victory. The first step toward recognition. The french government recognizes it. Today, dozens of reunion children lifted demand operations from the state, access to their files and plane tickets they could never afford. Wants us to finally be recognized for who she really is. Anchor a chord in the southern french city has equated a man who was accused of helping migrants across from italy to france. Three error trend migrants in his path. University research had faced the prospect of sixmonth suspended sentence and told his supporters outside the courthouse that everybodys duty is to help fellow humans in distress. Todayench president said he is defending his decision to increase defense spending from 1. 8 of gdp to around 2 over the course of the next five years. Speaking at an air base, a saidd Francois Hollande it was needed to upgrade the law upgrade military equipment. It was just months ago until he with just months to go until he leaves office, president Francois Hollande says they should increase their military budget. The army was struggling in the face of escalating securities threats at home and abroad. At a visit to the air base, the president says defense spending should move quickly towards 2 of gdp. To be very clear, today we we have toer 1. 8 get to 2 , certainly over the next five years. Hollande defended the military operations. The point Counterterrorism Operations in africa as well as at home in the wake of the recent attacks, the french army is also in the Central African public and fighting the Islamic State group in iraq and syria as part of the coalition. The budget increase calls on its members to spend 2 of gdp on defense. France is pressure from the United States to conform. President elect him trump warned the u. S. May not honor its nato commitment. Anchor the snow has been quite late this year. Bavaria have aof pretty good dusting of powder, making for perfect conditions to teams ofl sled race four people aboard wooden sleds are modeled in such a way they take the shape of the horn of a mountain goat. It out for thed fastest read quite a few of them did not make it. That was the scene there in the mountains of bavaria. Quite an impressive speed by the look of things. It is time for a check of the business news. Kate moody joins me. Lets start with the latest on what donald trump has been saying about automakers in the United States. Reporter the fallout continues as the japanese government things to defense the automaker toyota. The president elect says he would support an import tax if tweeted a pressed ahead for plans of a new factory in mexico. Ford backed away from its own future Assembly Plant south of the border, which had also been criticized i donald trump. Toyota shares dropped 3 on friday while other carmakers were weighed down by concerns about what trade policy the Incoming Administration may implement. A new Trump Twitter tirade upon to swing into action. The japanese car industry contributes heavily to the American Economy and employs 1. 5 million workers in the u. S. Industry andrt the explain efforts to the administration of president elect donald trump if necessary. On thursday president elect trump threatened the manufacturer with a border tax, which would apply if the company went ahead with its plans for a in mexico. The threat echoes his previous onning of a 35 Tax Companies producing south of the border. Speaking to the financial times, nissans chief executive called americanncoming administration to clarify its position. Laws, regulations, expectations and policies to be announced. This has to apply to everybody. We are all in the same boat. Trump has repeatedly slammed American Companies and lately carmakers for using lowcost factories abroad. His tutor attack against toyota was the first time he had targeted a foreign carmaker. Is due tonomy chump inherent in just a few weeks time is continuing on a broadly positive trajectory, firing in the tepid month of december. That brought the overall Unemployment Rate up slightly. Up. Ially wage growth picked that brings the yearly increase to two point 9 , the best performance since 2009. That is a sign Economic Growth is starting to benefit american workers. That jobs report has been getting a boost to the markets. Wall street is trading firmly in the green. Nasdaq after its record close. That is up three quarters of 1 . It has been hovering under that mark. We will keep an eye on that over the last hour of trading on wall street. The European Market covering with slight gains across the board. The seventh session in a row. Thehe chief economist of bank of england has likened the the forecasting wrong. Economic predictors were to some degree in crisis after the financial meltdown and brexit vote. A forecast of an economic hurricane as deep a to leave the eu. We had foreseen a sharper slowdown of the economy. In common with almost every other mainstream. It is possible there will be something slower. Our best guest guests will be that will be a likely outcome. Best guess is that will be a likely outcome. Reporter gdp growth is permitted to grow 7. 1 . Slowdown since a the First Quarter of 2016. Analysts say the figures could be even more modest with the impact of the countrys cash shortage taken into account. Samsung is on track for its best quarterly profit figures in three years. The Company Expects the operating profit to search thanks to strong sales of microchips and display panels. Cost samsungcall more than 5 billion. Rival is arch expanding into its home turf. The californian tech giant has confirmed it will open its first ever retail store in south korea. The Biggest Technology showcase in the world is in full sling. Artificial intelligence is one of the things getting a lot of attention at the Consumer Electronics show. Report from our correspondents in las vegas. The self driving car, several Car Manufacturers showcased their progress. A key component in this korean model, fences with her of vision. They are looking for pedestrians crossing the crosswalk. Function as the cars eyes. Its memory is a high detail map of the streets and brain, Artificial Intelligence which analyzes all of the data. That allows the cars to make decisions on whether to turn or to drive faster or slower. A. M. I goes beyond the automobile industry. It is everywhere from the show to the personal assistant. It penetrates the most basic parts of life. The first intelligent toothbrush was invented, this creation is an inspiration startup. Andnalyzes every brush suggests adjustments. Technology has captured data on millions of different brushes. That way it knows just where to go. Cant talk about Artificial Intelligence without talking about robots. There were a lot of them this year. A lot of them do multiple things. Im doing great. Hugh seem like you are in good shape. Anchor thank you very much indeed for the business update. Kate moody with all the goingson. Thatto remind you, developing situation in Fort Lauderdale, we are receiving word five people were killed and others injured at Fort Lauderdale airport after a gun man went on a shooting spree at the baggage claim area of that airport. We will be cross into our correspondent in just a couple of minutes from now. Stay tuned to france 24 in the meanwhile. 8uxua 01 06 17 01 06 17 [captioning made possible by democracy now ] amy from pacifica, this is dedemocracy now russia has clearly assumed an even more aggressive cyber posture but increasing espionage operations, leaking data stolen frfrom thesese operations, and targeting article infrastructure systems. Amy James Clapper testifies at a Senate Hearing on foreign Cyber Threats ahead of a highly classified briefing today with president elect donald trump. We