the trumpow to administration. his choice for labor secretary pulls himself out of the running after republicans slam him for, among other things, hiring an illegal immigrant as a housekeeper. why coming up this hour -- are so many french airports sitting unused? we will have that story in our business update. and a young kurdish beautician from iran -- much-needed pampering with free hairdos for refugees. that in more coming up on "live from paris." we will start first with a landmark trade deal between the european union and canada that was signed wednesday at the european parliament. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, is in strasbourg , france, thinking the e.u. for that -- for approving that controversial trade deal. howe cannot understate important it was to get this deal right. trade needs to work for people. people who are struggling to make ends meet and raise their families. for people who worry that their future or their children's future will not hold the same promise and opportunities that it did for past generations. the people we represent will support trade to create better jobs and make their lives more affordable. that is what they expect of us. intendf for one, fully to make sure that we deliver -- i, for one, fully intend to make sure that we deliver. , this could well be one of the last. that is canadian prime minister justin trudeau speaking in strasbourg. to tell us more, our european affairs editor, eve irvine. there is still a lot of controversy surrounding this agreement. did justin trudeau address that criticism? with his press conference afterwards, he focused on the positive, that the e.u. and canada share a common vision for the future. he was questioned on the environmental issue. a lot of people are concerned about this is not going the right way when it comes to protecting our environment. he says the e.u. and canada share a common goal when it comes to the environment, that you can build a strong economy with out taking that -- without taking that into effect. the european parliament said this is undisputedly. if you are opening international trade across the atlantic, that cannot be anything but negative for the environment. and also they said that the e.u. is already giving concessions to canada by putting this into place. he wanted to be reassuring, but he also got questions on the court system. a lot of people are concerned that multinationals are being given too much power. they had change from the usual anitration system to investment court system. critics say that they feel national governments are taking a backseat in these things, and that they could be overridden by national companies. there are still lots of reassurances to go. we have heard the leader of the region in belgium saying that he will not ratify and less these concerns are met. genie: the deal was approved at the european parliament in shas berg yesterday, that first step. europeans -- at the parliament in strasbourg yesterday, that first step. do you think this is why the european parliament ratified this deal he? eve: the message of america first seems to put a lot of years in the european parliament. -- wetely that fear, that heard the trade commissioner saying let's stay friends with the people we share values with and we can work with. we heard from the president of the european parliament again today. he mentioned three times at the press conference that he hoped this trade deal with canada would not only improve relations between the e.u. and canada but also with america in general, with the united states. he said it is a geographical situation. canada is closer to the u.s. one of the first people that president donald trump first met was justin trudeau. he said that he hoped with the deal, they would then pass on more favorable messages from the e.u. however, close ties with the u.s. is something that critics -- a lot of national government, people in the e.u., cannot accept that e.u. and can -- can havet that the ua canada common interests, but they cannot accept the same with the u.s. they fear that this deal is happening through the back door because there are 40,000 multinationals set up in canada. genie: thank you for that. that is eve irvine. in france, the scandal surrounding francois fillon is not going away. the financial prosecutor here says she will not drop the investigation into allegations that he paid his wife, penelope, for a fake job. the three-week-old scandal over hundreds of thousands of euros , paid for workey she had not done, has cost him his status as favorite to win the presidency in may. numerous elements collected by investigators do not permit this case to be dropped. thedid not detail what numerous elements were, but it now seems that investigators will question more people in connection with these fake jobs allegations. what are the options? the prosecutor could drop the case. that would be the best case scenario for francois fillon. or she could open a formal judicial investigation. she could even send the case straight to trial. caps off he own has said if he is placed under formal investigation, -- francois fillon has said if he is placed under formal investigation, he could step down. genie: is this really sustainable at this point? , but timeline has been set it is likely to hang over his head in the next critical weeks of the presidential election campaign. in thebeen slipping opinion polls, and the main beneficiaries of that slip seem to be marine le pen of the far right national front, and the centrist emmanuel macron. right now fillon is trying to divert attention from this. he has adopted a hard line on law and order. he said yesterday the age of criminal responsibility should go down to 16 years of age, so he is clearly hunting on far right territory for votes and also trying to move on from this scandal. but it keeps coming back, and that is really the problem he has going forward. genie: that is france 24's armen georgian. the trump administration got a new blow after the nominee for labor secretary pulled himself out of the race. regulatingrge of workplace safety and is usually being seen as an advocate for workers rights. he has been plagued by criticism of questionable practices through his own company, forcing him to drop out. >> a dramatic exit for donald trump pick for labor secretary. it was the republican -- several senators disagreed with the later practices and were uncomfortable with allegations used against them. person tod want the be the secretary of labor to have a good record when it comes to following the laws that he would be in charge of enforcing. -- ew custer has in demonstrations, employees claimed for treatment, claiming harassment in the workplace. he also admitted to employing an undocumented household made for years. democrats see his withdrawal as a victory. >> i want to thank all the workers who bravely shared their stories in the last few months. it is clear today that your words are powerful. the latest blow for the trump administration can two days after the resignation of general michael flynn. have cabinet nominees fierce opposition, including the mulvaney for budget director, and scott pruitt for the environmental protection agency. genie: donald trump seems to have reversed over two decades of u.s. policy on israel. speaking after his first face-to-face meeting with benjamin netanyahu, trump did not give clear support for an adependent palestine via two-state solution in the middle east. instead, he said he would be ok with a one-state solution as long as it brings peace. ellen kingsford explains. trump has set a two-state solution may not be a solution to the arab-israeli conflict. at tworump: i am looking state and one state, and i like the one that both parties like. happy with the one that both parties like. i can live with either one. i thought for a while that the two-state may be the easier of the two, but honestly if the palestinians and israelis are happy, i am happy with the one they like the best. >> benjamin netanyahu laid out a prerequisite for peace, demanding that the palestinians recognize the jewish state, but he played down the importance of settlements to the conflict. >> i believe the issue of the settlements is not the core of the conflict, nor does it drive the conflict. i think it is an issue that has to be resolved in the context of peace negotiations. iran is seen by israel as the biggest security threat in the region, with donald trump criticizing the previous administration's nuclear accord. pres. trump: one of the worst deals i have ever seen is the nuclear deal. my administration has already imposed new sanctions on iran, and i will do more to prevent iran from ever developing -- i mean ever -- a nuclear weapon. >> palestinians reacted. they are concerned washington might abandon support for an independent palestinian nation. the presso at conference yesterday, donald trump asked benjamin netanyahu to hold back on building more settlements for a little bit. the palestinian president jumped on that comment to demand a full halt to settlement building. he also reacted to donald trump austria -- donald trump's statements about a one-state solution. we have talked a lot about the situation in mosul in iraq, where troops are working to push out the islamic state group. that offensive has forced many iraqis from their homes into nearby refugee camps. now one young kurdish beautician is giving refugees a bit of much-needed pampering thanks to free hairdos. salon inns this beauty .he capital of iraqi kurdistan the young kurdish woman from iran comes to this cap -- comes to this camp to offer her services to women who have lost everything, beauty treatments like haircuts. most of these women left their homes in most old. -- in mosul. >> as a woman, i know what these women in the camp are going through. that is why i had the idea to do something for them. they get help, food and clothing. >> the initiative is a success among the women in the camp. her brother takes care of the men. volunteers, it is for whatever they can -- food, money. this is what i have to offer, and it is very important for them. there harris too long, they cannot leave the camp. that is why i am here. -- if their hair is too long, they cannot leave the cap. that is why i am here. aremoking and music prohibited. men have to hide their faces, -- women have to hide their faces, and men have to grow beards. >> under i.s., we could not even have the haircut we wanted. are displacedple as a result of the mosul operation. iraqi forces are now preparing an offensive in western neighborhoods, which could lead to the most brutal fighting yet. genie: it is time now for our business update with brian quinn. you are going to start with an impressive result from air france. brian: air france posted nearly 35% boost for yearly profits for 2016, on the back of lower fuel prices and cost-cutting initiatives on the dutch klm side of the business. shares are up over 8% in trading today. despite the good news, the company is predicting a turbulent 2017. it is under pressure from a number of low-cost carriers. armits at the air france actually fell by over half for the year. airline has apparently a lot of places to land here in france. perhaps maybe even more than they need. ,> france has over 120 airports and many of the smaller ones typically served very few passengers. al of these used runways are big waste of taxpayer money, according to a new report. here's our correspondent with a new report. france has more than 100 airports, some of which are very close to each other and are draining the public purse. areormandy, three airports over 50 square kilometers. redundant, almost abandoned. nonetheless, both airports receive an average of 30 billion -- of 30 million euros every year. an airport needs 30,000 passengers every year to make money. this mp is not advocating closures but thinks the country's airfields need to be used more efficiently. they are nonprofitable airports that could be extremely useful. it is a tourist attraction, so by subsidizing, we could give the airport . expenses, unnecessary authorities are making choices. are prioritizing bergerac airport. , some new figures for unemployment in france. brian: the french government has released its most recent figures. unemployment in france dropped by .1%, down to 9.7%. 49 ageease for the 25 to group. unemployment was down slightly from 2016, the second consecutive year for improving figures. are the markets looking this lunchtime in europe? brian: they're slightly down in 100 down .4% in london. the dax is down just over .3%. let's look at more of the day's business headlines. snap, the owner of snapchat, has $19ed itself at between billion and 22 billion dollars. snap is getting ready for its upcoming stock market debut here the most recent valuation is a drop from its previous estimate of $20 billion to $25 billion. 2/3its at lenovo slumped by in the last quarter of 2016. lenovo shipped just under 16 million pc's for the quarter, which is up 2%. in the outdoor -- the outdoor clothing brand canada goose has -- according to initial documents, the company is hoping 100 million u.s. dollars, but that may rise. toada goose saw profits rise over $34 million in the last quarter. genie: to wrap up now, there could be a further blending of our personal and professional lives. brian: yet another reason to quickly tab away from facebook when your current boss is walking by. the social network is introducing a figure that will allow users to apply for job listings posted directly to the site by companies. the move puts facebook in a position to compete with more professionally focused networks like linkedin. nsers will be able to click a "apply now" button. you should be up to edit those details before sending any accidental pictures to human resources. genie: i could see that definitely happening. thank you for that, brian quinn. it is now time for our press review. laurent withthika us now to take a look at the papers today. thes look at reaction from south korean press, the assassination of the brother of brother -- ofan the north korean leader, kim jong-un. dheepthika: south koreans believe north korea was behind the assassination, and this was a sentiment that we are seeing in the south korean press. let's start with the korea times. kim jong-un shows ruthless brutality. the paper says he is behind the attacks. according to some analysts cited by the paper, kim jong nam was seen as a threat to the north korean leader. he was viewed as critical, even a dissident of the regime and apparently getting rid of him was a "long-term standing order" for the north korean leader. genie: there is speculation on how the murder will strain north korea's relation with china. dheepthika: that is right. let's start with a left-leaning punk -- with a left-leaning publication in korea. china was in fact grooming kim jong nam in case there would be a sudden power change in north korea, so he was being groomed, the half-brother, and his family was being protected by chinese authorities. they were living in macau. it ishe korea times," clear that the murky details around what happened to this man has revealed how fragile north korea's power structure is, power that converges on one person, kim jong-un, constantly feels insecure, and the paper says we need to exploit this if we have any chance of peace in the country. genie: another big story covered donald trump a statement that he could be backing away for the first time in 20 years, from a two-state solution between the palestinians and israel. dheepthika: trump said i would like you to hold back on settlements, he said to benjamin netanyahu. the paper noted the clear change in tone and substance from trump's visit to barack obama's visit. trump said the two-state solution is not seen as the only solution. another paper which tends to be pro-netanyahu takes a different stance on its front page. the paper reminds readers that trump never said a two-state solution is off the table, and they quote him as saying a one-state or two-state solution -- whichever one you want. let's look at "the new york times," which called trump's statements nonsensical and dangerous. saying that there is less reason than ever that he can succeed where so many presidents have saved -- so many presidents have failed. the meeting shows how netanyahu prefers to "shamelessly lick trump's boots." inevitable fall will come one day when netanyahu disagrees with trump. trumpn see donald effectively cradling netanyahu in his arms in this one paper's cartoon. is in direct contradiction to the comments yesterday, showing that the u.s. is losing credibility. genie: also losing credibility, a retraction after a paper published a fake story about mass rapes in frankfurt. report froma earlier this month, alleging that a restaurant owner and his staff witnessed a mass rape by drunken foreigners this year, but now police reports could not confirm any of those allegations. the paperhas said -- has done little to ease criticism that the tabloid frequently stokes anti-immigrant sentiment during its reporting and highlights the danger of how -- highlights how dangerous fake news is and how it can inflame social opinion. the so-called witnesses are facing investigation. stephen: 1 -- genie: one company says that london is making drastic changes boozyst the -- to lunches. dheepthika: there is a 9:00 to 5:00 ban on drinking. it was widely tolerated as long as the work is being done, but that is about to change. it is well-known that business done over lunch and a glass of wine, but it looks like they will have to stick to water now. has shownng standard" that people are posting their outlandish tricking activities online. one colleague would come into work at 9:00 a.m., hit the bar at 10:00 a.m., stay there until 3:00 p.m., come to the office, pound out a multimillion dollar deal, then take the train home in the evening. genie: things to you for watching. for a closer look at "the press review," you can take a look at our website, the address france24.com. what could be more french than l'amour. florence villeminot will be on vpx to give you the next scoop woman: w what the spaniards came and saw in c california thy described as looking like a well-tended garden. it looked like that because it was. the people e had lived with the plants, had lived with the animals, and had evolved an ecology based on bringing what ththey needed d close to t theie villages to maximize the growth of that through our land managegement technhniques, to kp it g growing in n close to the villalage, to briring game inine to the village so they didn't have to gogo farther a and fartr afafield.

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