he says there weren't enough preparations what went wrong is say eight. there were over confident if a forum is not even a payphone it's a tropical depression. and it must miss appreciate that and sad that they thought it was going to be a slow and not a lot stronger about one but it rather large over eight and arenas are bad for my fish tanks where there are a lot of love mt then it's a very deluded and it will cost landslides and so will the church knowledge that there are people not matter how are strong are leap that when it's issued immediately evacuate those who are on the land allow slate brought on here and that's where most of the fat actually came about and saved than it actually came about because of our overflow from recruits. for example now up those are all under there in need will be it when it all went up the walls lies and you know today that

up the chest deep so that you know it went went beyond the map sat so important that we be a little bit more aggressive and made sure that we expect any kind of people the pressure especially in these areas that are often hit by a severe arrivals but there's also been over the disaster indonesia where rescuers are searching for people food buried beneath landslides that killed fifteen people in west java at least twenty a missing long tuesday search efforts had to be poor because of heavy rain. still ahead here on al-jazeera brazil's new president takes office with a fiery speech promising to rescue a country he says has been ruined by crime and corruption and a look at why customers are leaving nigeria's banks in droves and how it's that cash flow.

hello again we're here across north asia we are looking at some clouds and some snow across parts of japan over the next you days take a look at your forecast map as we go towards thursday temptress really not looking too bad for tokyo about eleven degrees there but the higher elevations you will be seeing the snow in your forecast as we go towards friday about the same in terms of temperatures over here towards lot of astarte we do expect to see about minus one as your high well across parts of china a mix of clouds and rain from most of the area as we take a look at the forecast map here on thursday most of the rain will be down here across parts of vietnam not looking too bad over here towards hong kong with most cloudy conditions at eighteen degrees rain a little bit further to the north towards food joe fifteen degrees you there as well as a rainy day for taipei but then as we go towards friday we do expect to see more rain across much of that area and then very quickly across south asia we are watching our tropical cyclone public as it makes its way towards the west this

storm is promising to bring some very heavy rain not only for parts of vietnam but now we're going to be watching as that storm makes its way towards thailand a very rare occurrence as we expect to see a landfall in system in the month of january on friday very heavy rain starts to make its way towards bangkok where we do expect to see a temperature of twenty six. again saladin control. that is tremendous for the country so lacking can you is determined to conclude you lucilla at the point of a sword to avenge its people slaughtered eighty eight years earlier he smashes the frankish on captures the king of jerusalem he sees is the true cross and this is the great military victory the crusades an arab perspective episode three unification this time on just.

as their arms the whole run the reminder of our top stories to women in their forty's have become the first in their age group to enter a hindu temple in india for several decades females between ten and fifty have been banned from the temple in the southern states of carolina but that decision was overturned by the supreme court. also british politicians and international lawyers of the arabia permission to visit detained activists they want to investigate allegations that they're being tortured. and taiwan has rejected sheeting ping's latest call for unification and then address the chinese president didn't rule out the use of force against taiwan's pro independence supporters. the u.s.

president says he's ready to negotiate an end to the partial government shutdown which has been in place a nearly two weeks the doldrums invited political leaders from both parties to the white house on wednesday just a day before his rivals the democrats take control of the house of representatives tribe's been refusing to sign off on new spending or less that includes five billion dollars is border war the very latest to our correspondent joe castro who joins me now from washington d.c. well it's sort of a meeting of divergent political minds and one wonders what we're going to expect to hear on wednesday once those winds get together. that's right so and while we do have leadership from both parties meeting at the white house the real impasse is not between democrats and all republicans but rather democrats and president donald trump because of that big boulder in the room dividing those two

sides which his trams demand for the five billion dollars to build the border wall that was his campaign promise leading up to the elections trump has said that he will not sign any funding bill to reopen the president the government that is any less than that five billion dollars all democrats have been equally committed to their position of not so funding one cent of this wall so it's unclear whether today's meeting will be truly a working session with progress made to bring those two positions to the middle or of this is just going to be another photo op we do know that members of the homeland security department will be at this meeting to give a briefing on border security and likely to be highlighted in that briefing will be the latest border skirmish between asylum seekers on the mexican side and u.s. border patrol agents in california yesterday in the first hours of the new year

about one hundred fifty members of the caravan of asylum seekers attempted to breach the border by climbing the existing border fence and they were greeted and dispersed by tear gas fired at them from the u.s. side so. while the politicians discuss everything about the border new who is about to sit in less than twenty four hours one does about the political impasse that you just talked about how it's going to be sold how they're going to get government services running smoothly again and how they're going to really regain the confidence of the american public who really don't like this sort of disruption. that's right and this will be donald trump's first taste of divided government sense taking office and democrats are seeing this as an immense opportunity to convince the american people that democrats can deliver on governing whereas republicans who have held on to power until now in both chambers of congress have

resulted in this government partial government shutdown so democrats have already valid as that as their first act in the house in the house they will pass an already agreed upon budget plan from the senate which would reopen the government at least until the end until february eighth but would it only offer one point three billion dollars to border security none of which would go specifically to donald trump's wall trump has said that he will not sign that legislation which is of course required for it to become law so it really remains to be seen what the president will do if democrats deliver on this promise to pass this compromise bill to reopen the government but trump does not sign it into law then he will have no option but to admit to the american public that this shutdown will be his alone which is now dragging into its twelfth day so there's going to be a very interesting mix that we're going to be covering that story with you. the

u.s. . coast with the washington bureau. brazil's new president has been sworn in calling for unity and promising to free brazil of corruption and crime and improve the economy opponents though worry about his far right beliefs john holdren who is at the ceremony. standing in the shadow of her hero christina new year's day is the start of change help but. it's the opportunity for the country to grow it's an opportunity to stop being the country known for corruption and this opportunity is named. to. join you both to model for years he was a low profile congressman now he's been catapulted into power as the leader of south america's biggest economy but the far right populist has polarized brazil supporters love his plain speaking style and hard stance from crime opponents fear

his intolerance of activists minorities and then bid lence to the environment but balsa noddles main promise beating corruption appeals to brazil's political class has been engulfed by scandal. it is full it is that this is the political favors force trading that needs to be left in the past we want the whole nation to benefit everything that we do henceforth has an undeniable purpose that is to put first and foremost the interests of brazilians. he's also promised to crack down on crime and revive a sluggish economy many believe that he can and not just his supporters leaving his inauguration in a poll just out sixty five percent of people said that they think he will do a great or a good job but this is a man who's admitted he knows little about the economy and who security plan has revolved around giving people greater access to guns and police more license to

kill i'm. also not as opponents were. worry about the lack of substance and his affinity to the military dictatorships of brazil's recent past in his speech to congress he committed to democracy but the effect was slightly spoiled by his final remarks directed against the leftist workers' party which governed here for years. but. this is our flag it will never be red even if we need to shed our blood to keep it green and yellow. was a warning perhaps for those who hope that he'll be a more moderate president and candidate. may see no reason to change john heilemann al-jazeera. but on the same day balsa laura was sworn in another latin american country cuba mark sixty years since the communist revolution led by fidel castro the ceremony included a speech by fidel's brother raul stepped down as president last year ending his

family's six decade rule little cluster inspired and guided leftwing movements throughout the region since the one nine hundred fifty s. but now the left is out of power in most of the region. the revolution has not grown old it is still young and that's not just rhetoric it's a historical reality. as imperialist ambition is restored in our region the united states must understand that latin america and the caribbean have changed and so has the world for our part we will continue to actively push the process of consensus and integration in the region based on the concept of unity in diversity but the two african government have killed at least thirty seven people in central mali we women children were among those killed in the central mopti region it's the latest in a spate of violent incidents targeting ethnic filoni herders in recent years. president

omar al bashir to resolve a growing political crisis opposition parties have joined calls them to follow weeks of government protests the situation is also prompted two parties to withdraw from cabinet in the past week ever morgan has more from the capital khartoum. thousands have been demonstrating in sudan demanding president armadale bashir step down now twenty two different opposition parties are also calling on the president to resign. the government needs to end its rule and step dime's we need to form a provisional council and a transitional government that will run this new steers and prepare us for the new elections. the opposition groups say they will submit a memo with their demands to the president on wednesday in a further set back for the government another opposition party has announced it's withdrawing from the cabinet will. we realize the consequences of the current events and we are proud of our historic stand being in the thick of it therefore we decided within our political bureau to withdraw any representation we

have in any official post. thank the crisis started two weeks ago with protest in the city of overbred shortages and rising prices that's quickly spread to other parts of the country and turned into demonstrations calling on president said bashir to end his twenty nine year old amnesty international says at least thirty seven people have been killed as police responded with tear gas and live ammunition the president has promised to cut costs and improve economy but that has not stopped the protests despite the growing calls for middle bashir and his ruling party to step down the president seems determined to continue his term until elections scheduled for twenty twenty elections that he's not eligible to stand in unless a dance constitution is amended more demonstrations are planned in the coming days but some analysts say that likely won't change the president's position. the continuation of protests in cities including khartoum doesn't mean it's

a people's revolution there are many factors that are needed to make this a popular revolution and the sudanese president knows that this time there are factors missing to make demands that he steps down effective so things can change down the road. and memo may not force the president to resign like the opposition wants but with more protests planned and a defined president to dance or to head may not between people morgan argues the era of two. now economists are warning bad debt and low savings are threatening the survival of many commercial banks in nigeria where the people refused to put their money in a kilt saying banks can't be trusted with the reports. they yammer give them bungle farms and souls only instance some nigerians neighbors at the peak of the season he makes about thirty thousand dollars a week despite this income he stopped taking his money to the bank clerk at a bank he although i'm not satisfied with the services i receive

a used to have an account that i was disappointed several times so i put my earnings back into the business and invest in real estate. and millions of other nigerians either not putting their money into savings account or have never even set foot in a bank. economist blame a number of factors including low income and poverty but even some of the rich are looking elsewhere to get their money if you look at the investment of fortune it is that i will often especially our save nigeria and the relatively high associated with this to me and such ventures it because less is center for their interests in the country and are led to this to our side but importantly. the sabin's culture must be institutionalized by the government itself with many banks going out of business during the last decade economists say better supervision and enforcement is needed to attract the savings and investment the banking system

relies on. for any pay mentioned institutions to roll in to destress of the higher proportion of obvious tortola this are said been taken away and been combative in twelve long if. indicates that the surveillance system provided by central mungo nigella and i don't end up with the insurance corp is adequate or low or that it's a deliberate kind i was on the level of great truth authorities banks are becoming lino or fewer branches and staff and acquisitions and mergers are also becoming the new. bank used to be here someone else is renting the building now after decades of doing business the bank shut down because it didn't have enough customers many people are one and don't have enough. isn't distrust of the banking system. small businessmen like the young want more from the banks access not only to loans

but better returns on their savings too if that's not provided the banks may find the number of customers contributing to savings account when dealing father. reese al-jazeera. nigeria now the un special envoy to somalia has been ordered to leave accused of interfering in the country's internal affairs the government issued a statement saying nicholas haim would no longer be allowed to work in somalia a few days ago a simple wrote a letter to the interior security minister and in it he asked for information about civilian deaths in protests last month. also japan's emperor akihito has given his final new year's speech ahead of his abdication in april tens of thousands of people filled the courtyard of the royal residence in tokyo the eighty five year old was joined by his wife and eldest son as he wished the japanese people peace and happiness.

you're watching our desire i'm still rather remind of our top stories two women in their forty's have become the first in their age group to enter a hindu temple in india for several decades females between ten and fifty have been banned from the temple in the southern state of carola but that decision was overturned by the supreme court. british politicians and international lawyers of our society rabia for permission to visit detained activists they want to investigate allegations of their being tortured. taiwan has rejected xi jinping this latest call for unification and an address the chinese president didn't rule out the use of force against taiwan's pro independence supporters. we are firmly against any plot to create two china or one china one taiwan or taiwan independence we've achieved a major victory in a part against taiwan independence or separatist activities nobody and no party can

change the historical and legal fact that taiwan is part of china and both sides of the strait belong to china. in the philippines rescue workers are struggling to reach areas cut off by floods and landslides that have killed at least eighty five people storm as one hit just days after christmas displacing as many as twenty five thousand people a state of calamity has been declared in three provinces heavy rain has continued in parts of the country the fighting has forced more families from their homes and near mass trouble rakhine state the un says the road to a half dozen people were displaced by the violence between security forces and a buddhist armed group the twenty to twenty seventeen the military campaign the recurring drove more than seven hundred thirty thousand into neighboring bangladesh . and the un special envoy to somalia has been ordered to leave accused of interfering in the country's internal affairs the government issued a statement saying nicholas heysel would no longer be allowed to work in somalia a few days ago hasen wrote

a letter to the interior security minister for information about the arrest of a former al-shabaab leader turned politician and civilian deaths in protests that followed last month that's news there are more news in half an hour next inside story with laura karl do stay with us. official results from sunday's presidential election and democratic republic of congo. for acute days front. and governing coalition have already said they're on track to win so will there be a peaceful transfer of power. welcome

to the program. president joseph kabila has been empowered for nearly eighteen years but he's now agreed to step down millions of voters went to the polls on sunday to choose his successor after a more than two year delay the votes are being counted but both could be chosen kansas and the opposition are already claiming victory the election was mauled by widespread irregularities including complaints of vote rigging and violence instead it's been cut in the parents attempt to stop speculation about the results and people in some areas didn't get to vote at all because of fighting and an outbreak of the virus. in just a moment but first catherine soy has the latest from the congolese capital kinshasa . we've seen

a very difficult election here in the democratic republic of congo for the companies that's what six. presidential candidates tonight from access to certain parts of the country before says violence should be sponsored by the gas and life in some instances calm fourteen days it was so much his organization and some polling stations and visited voting machines were not working and some one knows which is registered people they're very very angry indeed he so. says in talk of the country particularly in the east one evil time with the rest of the country's elections for those areas. to march because affording to see any. breaks and to choose to be child in his that's a lot of people here really do not trust the electoral commission do not trust its profits they say that they don't believe that the election is going to be credible

and that is a concern to people of these tools can possess saying that he sees the election is contested then potentially there could be violence also so president has to follow i was wondering and a lot of people that after. an election that has been delayed for two years and people say you would never happen people for president would never step down these thousand moments really was significant but many of his critics saying that well it doesn't really make a difference because he's possible choices ruling party kind of dates close to diary he is declared we're not then he just means that presidential system is going to push running this country who should. let's bring in our panel now and in london alcatel c.e.o. of innovation task force in paris below are journalists and chief executive officer

of m r b networks and also from london alex vines head of the africa program at chatham house if i warm welcome to all of you to the program marie let's start with you this very much delayed election has eventually taken place on the thirtieth of december but how legitimate was this you know these. everybody believes is the right thing to say that the election will karma and because they have so much hope into this election choose sort of sooth all of the problems happening in this country help solve the price of. what we saw is something which doesn't seem very legit emit the way the organize it is part of the counter which has been. eliminated sort of. it's

difficult to conceive that you held a presidential election in in two parts of part of the countries not taking part on the and old saw it was marred we've all kinds of logistical problems we have these of working machines we've whatever you can think of so. the only thing we can say that it was not too much violence but. is not sure that this electoral process will help solve the political the ongoing and standing permanent political crisis in india see ok to what extent do you agree with us i mean many people especially opposition are crying foul in there saying that it was deliberately chaos sick so that it can be called that can be an old and cold void as you agree with that. well when you look at these electoral process says a project you would say it has been

a very chaotic process due to the fact that it has been done out of any transparency no involvement of private sector and every think kept politically colored which means. it was really done on a way that nobody could trust it specifically when you talk about the proposition and today we see that the contest is quite huge and the outcome will not be accepted very easily alex the d.l.c. is a vast country it's the size of western europe and it has very little infrastructure linking east and west and north and south so why did the government refuse all international help in terms of financial and logistical aid. well originally the government did try and get international support and found it difficult to raise money and so in the end it decided to fund these elections on its own so.

you do have to accept that i think. but it's correct for the of a to speak a guest on your program have highlighted the difficulties of of conducting a credible election in a country like the democratic republic of the congo which is so massive as you've said the size of western europe and we have a polling infrastructure my own worry of this is that the government didn't accept significant international monitoring of the elections so for example the european union was excluded from deploying a very large credible team across the country and so that gets to the heart of this issue which is whatever the result is of this election will be will congolese trust the result and that's the problem here does this solve some of the political issues and move the country on or does it set it back and that's the big worry i think i

mean if that's true isn't it because despite all of these challenges in the just the coal obstacles that very many people passive is a man has to cost them that ballots will they accept the results that comes out in a few days' time. you know the problem is if. the government. announcement the victory of its candidates of course it would be massive rejection. massive and probably they will be prato standing but at the end of the day after also a massive repression we can predicts that the government which is very much prone to violence will resort to. a crackdown or what we can see we will probably see that. well after the protest they will wait for

the storm and continue business as usual and proclaim their own candidate the incumbent president will proclaim its its own candidate and well and the international community what you call the international community. probably will. you know communiques saying the things did not happen that the the right way but as we saw in many other countries leg room where nothing will happen and that's the tragedy of the country that the own leaders are not really interested in change and improving the situation improving the lives of the people even you know sort of improving the the only kind of me just think of themselves because serving foreign interest and those foreign interests i'm not interested in having

is structured democratic and strands wherein government regime in ok i'll do you share that pessimism do you think joseph kabila is chosen successor dari emanuel ramadani said dari is likely to be declared the winner and that no one is going to do anything about it. i'm just surprised about how people approach is an election these wars just three elections in one presidential national parliament and provincial parliaments and just to be frank with you national parliament is supposed to raise the government and provincial parliament is supposed to raise the provincial government i'm just surprised about the focus on the on the presidential election just for your information in congo constitution the era of state doesn't have that power we give to kabila it's

a think of the past the next president to be very weak so we need to understand that our focus should go to the parliament my question is if today should our egos as a president and the majority of the parliament go to the opposition the question will be very different and the question today is hour is going to be the election at the presidential level and the parliamentary level and then that's where we get the information and now we know how the church is going to be in power as has an interesting take on it isn't it is this shift of focus away from the one man in power to the parliamentary system not something that was in very much of in the day r.c. do you think that it is that now is the time for that side of the power to rise up and take charge. well there are three things here one is obviously the credibility of this process will opposition parties be ab to get a majority in the assembly if it's of

a three issue election even with the problems that were discussed we'll see that pretty soon tend to think a massive systematic fraud is very difficult to achieve in congo given the atmosphere and scrutiny of civil society activists and of us and so i think it's probably right that we'll see a much stronger coalition of opposition parties we've been in the parliament then the question is can they work with each other i mean they failed to unite around a presidential candidate they were united for less than a day and that's been one of the problems i think of the opposition is division and then thirdly i think it's wrong to think that the people want instability and congo certainly the international community wants to billet easy and the two major powers with the greatest amount of influence in congo a probably seven africa and angola both driven by stability and.