this is bbc world news today. i'm kasia madera. our top stories... hundreds of thousands of federal employees have mist their first pay cheque of the year. the president has just said that he won't delcare a national emergency. it's the easy way out, but congress should do this. this is too simple. it's too basic. and, congress should do this. heavy snow continues to cause widespread disruption in many parts of central europe with many mountain villages evacuated. when the united nations made a request to us and that we grant ms alqunun asylum, we accept. the prime minister of canada confirms his country has offered asylum to the saudi woman who'd fled to thailand in fear for her life. an emotional andy murray says his last tournament could be as early as next week, with a hip injury forcing the end of his career. hello and welcome

to world news today. president trump has dismissed speculation he's about to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall on the us border with mexico. he said that would be the easy solution and he would prefer congress to resolve the problem the standoff with congress over funding for the border continues, and it means that on saturday, i would rather not do because this is something that congress could easily do. this is something that the democrats should do, and i don't wa nt to the democrats should do, and i don't want to give an easy way out of something as simple as this. the standoff with congress over funding for the border continues, and it means that on saturday, the shutdown of the us government will become the longest in american history. that means hundreds of thousands of federal government workers are missing their first pay cheque of the new year.

of the 800,000 federal employees affected, the majority continue to work, without pay. this shutdown has closed 25% of the government. yesterday the president made a visit to the us—mexico border in texas, where he said the wall is needed to tackle the security crisis of illegal immigration. donald trump is refusing to sign a budget that doesn't set aside $5.7 billion for his wall. democrats say the plan is a waste of taxpayer's money. 0ur north america correspondent, aleem maqbool, has been to southern virginia, to meet some of the workers caught in this political crossfire. all right guys, here we go, come over here and sit with me. scott was supposed to get paid today. but never received his salary. he is an airport security officer, and is one of the government employees continuing to work unpaid because of the us government shutdown. the strain it's putting him under is clear. personally it's given me

uncertainty whether i can provide for my children, whether i can maintain my home, whether i can pay my bills and maintain my standard of living. i reported to work with no idea when i would be paid again. i am spending money on gas, maintenance of my car, i have no clue when i'll be able to make up the cost. scott says he's already cut out all nonessential purchases, but is now seriously worried about making his mortgage payments. his family is affected because he is not getting a salary, but the shutdown of many government departments is having wide—ranging consequences. all right, show time. john boyd is a soybean farmer. he's already been struggling because of donald trump's trade war, because china is no longer buying his produce, but now thousands of dollars in subsidies that he relies on for planting new crops have not been paid out. what does he think of his president

in effect saying that the shutdown is worth it if america gets a border wall with mexico? guess what, i don't need a damn wall. i need my money today. i need my money to plant my crops, i need my money to pay my labour, i need my money to continue my farming operation. we need to focus on the american economy and put the people to work that are already here, and keeping people working such as myself. with donald trump saying he won't back down until democrats agree to fund the wall, democrats insisting that will never happen, there are no signs of this coming to an end soon, and the uncertainty for millions of americans looks set to go on. president trump has said that for now, he will not declare a national emergency as a way of ending the shutdown and securing funds for his border wall, he would rather see the us congress act instead. 0ur correspondent in washington, anthony zurcher, explains why. he's not going to do it right now.

what he is asking is for the democrats in the house of representatives to vote to give him his wall money, and i think this is a reflection of the political reality of declaring a national emergency underfederal reality of declaring a national emergency under federal law and the provisions of federal law that would allow them to redirect certain funds from the defence department for other construction projects to the wall, that would be challenged almost instantly by democrats in the courts, but also there are members of his own party who don't like the idea of the president taking on this kind of power, flexing this kind of political power, even if the republicans because it would be a pretty significant expansion of presidential power. they don't like the idea of maybe a democrat declaring sunday declaring an emergency for climate change or health care, and using that to get their policy priorities through. what this means is that congress has

already adjourned for the weekend, they won't be back to monday and there will not be any more votes until monday, so the shutdown is going to continue a record—breaking two more days without your doctor member even if the president declared an emergency, that would not have ended the shutdown was the best of the vote to reopen the government. —— you would have to remember... realistically, we're still at an impasse, and it is unlikely that either side will concede. yes, we are back to square one. a of people viewed this emergency declaration as donald trump trying to save face, and he still may do it, but democrats who won control of the house in a sweeping election in november, they have no interest in backing down, evenif have no interest in backing down, even if nancy pelosi the house leaders struck some sort of the deal, there is no sort of guarantee the democrat to follow in the house of representatives would be on board

voting for that, they will not change. meanwhile donald trump is declaring this a crisis. he says he needs that wall to stop invasions of the southern border. it would be very difficult for him after building this up to all of a sudden back down and say i did not get what i want so we will reopen the government. it is a real stand up and does not have any clear pathway out, although the pain for the workers given 800,000 workers and theirfamilies to workers given 800,000 workers and their families to government contractors who are not getting paid right now, that is very real and thatis right now, that is very real and that is a missed paycheque and that will affect their ability to pay bills. it was theoretical up until now, but now there is a lack of funds showing up in their accounts today. it is a rapidly deteriorating situation. seven people including a nine—year—old boy, have now been killed in the extreme weather across europe, and heavy snow is still continuing to fall, bringing chaos to a number of the continent's alpine regions. sophia tran—thomson has this report. a true winter wonderland which

across europe the heavy snow and the dangers that come with it are taking their toll. three people were injured with this hotel at this but ofa mountain injured with this hotel at this but of a mountain of almost completely engulfed by snow. —— at the foot of a mountain... local say that the avalanche of 300 metres wide when he came down. storms in sweden and norway make roads impassable. a bus with school students blew off the road, and one area of the swedish border recorded wins of almost 180 kph. —— recorded winds of almost 180 kph. —— recorded winds of almost 180 kph. in austria, the villages and resorts have been cut off. in recent days the military has been helping remove the snow, in some cases using

helicopters to blow it off treat and prevent it off tree derivative following up roads and railway tracks. as you can see, we have a difficult situation here. of the five metres of snow in the mountains. five districts have created a state of emergency. roads we re created a state of emergency. roads were cut off by drips and fallen trees. the red cross and the army sent officials to help hundreds of drivers who were caught. with more snow expected to fall across europe over the weekend, the urgency to clear roads has intensified. and for many across the continent, there is still a long winter ahead. canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau has said his country is ‘pleased' to offer asylum to saudi 18—year—old rahaf mohammed al-qunan. she's currently headed there on a plane from bangkok,

where she caught the world's attention tweeting for help from her hotel room, saying she feared being returned to herfamily in saudi arabia. the bbc‘sjonathan head is at bangkok airport. well, miss al-qunan has said she was heading to australia and canada said they were sympathetic to her plight. in the end, unexpectedly she has been sent off on a plane toward canada this evening. we understood that canada was likely to be the second choice, but we still don't know why the australia option didn't work out for this one lady. it's possible that safety concerns may have influenced the change of destination. she has received some online death threats, and it may be that the australian process the australians did stress that there

had to be a procedure involved in accepting her asylum. it might have been longer than the canadian one, and officials were very anxious to get this process over and done with as quickly as possible and get her off toa as quickly as possible and get her off to a final destination, so we did not see her here, but we have seen did not see her here, but we have seen her in pictures heading up and officials to get on the flight that left ear a short time ago. 0nce officials to get on the flight that left ear a short time ago. once she arrives in canada she will be helped by the international organisation for migration, and will begin her new life. we do not know at the moment what kind of negotiations have gone on, but we do know from her time speaking to the chief, her father and brother have stayed in bangkok, they have tried to see her hoping to persuade her to come back, and she refused to see them, and so they will also we understand the heading back from the airport tonight, and as far as the thais are concerned, this saga is over and

they were stressing that this is a specific issue that we should not draw conclusions about their ability to treat asylum seekers. a 13—year—old girl from wisconsin who disappeared the night her parents were murdered has been found alive, three months later. jayme closs was discovered more than 100 kilometres away, after making a run for safety. jane 0'brien reports. jaime does it does appear that her pa rents were jaime does it does appear that her parents were shot dead in western wisconsin. at a briefing, please describe thousands of volunteers who suddenly appeared on thursday almost a month later and approached a woman for help. this lady went to a nearby house and notified that neighbour of

the claim, and this neighbour called 911 and my deputies responded en masse immediately, and identified jayme as the person that approached the neighbour. they took control of her, possession of her and put her in safekeeping, and a short time later one of my patrol sergeants happened to find a vehicle that matched the description that jayme gave my deputies of the suspect, and pulled the vehicle over and took the suspect and —— in custody at that time. the suspect directed and is currently being held in barrett cou nty currently being held in barrett county jail. that suspect currently being held in barrett countyjail. that suspect isjake thomas patterson. he is 21 years old from wisconsin. he is currently being held on 2 degrees of first—degree homicide for the murder ofjayme's first—degree homicide for the murder of jayme's parents and first—degree homicide for the murder ofjayme's parents and one count of

kidnapping. police say that the suspect and the previous contact with the family but that jayme was the target of the attack. they believe she was held near the town of gordon about an hour from her home they said patterson went to considerable effort to avoid detection. the investigation attracted national attention, and a reward of $50,000 what offered for information. local officers say they never give up hope of finding jayme alive. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: we bring you the 23—year—old london rapper who went from homeless teenager, to be named as bbc music sound of 2019. day one of operation desert storm to

force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense projects is the second world war. america's old as industry and one of its biggest, but the industry is nervous of this was bored and it may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there's not a street unaffected huge parts of kobe has been affected. this woman has been standing outside the ruins of her business. tens of thousands of black children in south africa have taken advantage of laws passed by the government and enrolled in formerly white schools. deny, sees the 9600 of the law play the mousetrap. when they heard of her death, management considered whether to cancel tonight's performance, but agatha christie would have been the last person to want such a thing will stop ——... this is bbc world news today.

the latest headlines. president trump has said he won't declare a national emergency to build a wall on the border with mexico, meaning there's no end in sight to the government shutdown. heavy snow continues to cause widespread disruption in many parts of central europe with many mountain villages evacuated. most of us do not have enough fibre in our diet, despite the fact that it reduces the chance of heart attacks, strokes as well as type 2 diabetes. fibre is present in fruit, vegetables, wholegrain bread, pasta and grains like lentils. researchers advise eating 30 grams a day, but 9 out of 10 of us are failing to do that as our medical correspondent, fergus walsh, now reports. it's the super—ingredient most of us don't get enough of. fibre. a landmark study in the lancet journal has confirmed that fibre in fruit,

veg, whole grains, pulses and nuts has major health benefits. researchers analysed more than 200 studies and found a high—fibre diet significantly cut the risk of heart disease and stroke as well as bowel cancer and type 2 diabetes. the overall risk of death was reduced by at least 15%. adults should be aiming to eat 30 grams of fibre a day. the average in the uk isjust 18 grams. i don't think we eat as much fibre as we should do. whenever we shop and cook and things. i don't really think about fibre, to be honest. i would have no idea how many grams of fibre is in anything. so, yeah, it would be good to know. so how do you get your 30 grams of fibre a day? let's start with breakfast. two slices of wholemeal toast, 6.4 grams of fibre. more than double what you get in white bread. add to that a banana and you're nearly a third of the way there. or you could have some

porridge plus fruit. at lunchtime, this meal has a whopping 21 grams of fibre. a baked potato with its skin on, some baked beans and a large apple. well, that's your recommended intake injust two meals. then, in the evening, you could have some whole—wheat pasta, some pulses, like kidney beans, some whole—grain rice. don't forget the veg. each of these has three grams of fibre, and then a handful of unsalted nuts and you're getting all the roughage you need. around 9% of the population hit that 30 grams target. so a lot of us are quite deficient, really. and that's for a variety of reasons. but generally, if we were all to increase fruit and vegetable intake, getting fruits and vegetables at every meal and every snack, for most of us that would bump us up really significantly and really help decrease those risk factors. fibre is crucial for our digestive and overall health. those on popular low—carb diets may be missing out on this key ingredient.

fergus walsh, bbc news. yes it is crucial but not that exciting unfortunately. asi farni has all the sport. yes, one of briton's greatest ever sportsman broke down in tears that he will be retiring from tennis. he was hoping to make it to his home grand slam at wimbledon, but admitted that the australian open that begins next week will be his last tournament for former world number one has been struggling for months to recover from number one has been struggling for months to recoverfrom hip number one has been struggling for months to recover from hip surgery thatis months to recover from hip surgery that is a bitter blow for andy murray especially in a era where players are enjoying success later on in their careers. every player wants to play on as long as they can't and that's why he is pushed himself, had the surgery travelled the world try to get himself back, because retirement, there is nothing

that can replace it. the adrenaline that can replace it. the adrenaline that you feel when you play in the major matches, to live those trophies to achieve what he is achieved, that's why he was playing the game was up he is not game to lose in the second or third round, he'sa lose in the second or third round, he's a champion, and i think it's now dawned on him that those days are behind him, and it's very sad for him, but also for british tennis. good luck with everything, the great rob also on twitter said that mary isa

rob also on twitter said that mary is a great champion who i had the utmost admiration for the stop i've enjoyed following his stellar career, and he is truly one of the greats of our game and a lovely bloke. and britain have her watson is playing mixed doubles with murray, you are most deftly one of the most liked and respected players on the tour, i know all of us girls in the locker room are in awe and so grateful for how you always fights in our corner. india and ordered them to leave the tour of australia while they conduct an investigation into comments the pair made about women on a tv show. and in discipline and's captain said the comments were not supported by the rest of his players. i know the concern that players have felt what has gone wrong, they've understood the magnitude of what has happened. definitely it has anyone hard, and they will deftly understand the things that have not gone right, and we're still waiting for my decision to be made, but from this point of view this changes nothing. it does

nothing to the spirit that we've been able to create within the changing room and these are purely individual opinions and something as isaid individual opinions and something as i said which is an inappropriate space. chelsea boss mauricio has criticised by an munich for going public about their decided to sign a winger. the german club sporting director has said they really want to sign him. the manager has made his displeasure with byron's kinda clear. it's unprofessional because they are talking about a player under contract on name chelsea tighe —— at under contract on name chelsea tighe — — at chelsea. under contract on name chelsea tighe —— at chelsea. they do not respect our club —— at chelsea. they do not respect ourclubl —— at chelsea. they do not respect our club i think. liverpool have received a boost ahead of the weekend with rachel van dyke naming

the manager of the month of december. he played in all eight of liverpool's matches when they were unbeaten in december. klopp called his award the icing on the cake. they travelled to brighton on saturday. and that is all the sport for now. as always many thanks for now. every january to for now. as always many thanks for now. everyjanuary to bbc for now. as always many thanks for now. every january to bbc news sta rts now. every january to bbc news starts the year by picking out a new

artist as the one to watch. the award goes to performers who have never had a top ten hit and it aims to boost the profile of new musical talent of this year the music set of 2019 is a 23—year—old rapper from london who was previously homeless asa london who was previously homeless as a teenager. meet 0ctavian. a wrapper that grew up in south london who is one of musics most siding new talents. the 23—year—old who was once a homeless teenager on the capital streets says he is overwhelmed to top the seventh 2019 —— to top of the sound of 2019.. year ago i had no money said to have them be nominated for the bbc sound, to wit is crazy. —— to win it is crazy. he follows in the previous step of winners like sam smith. and adele. 0ctavian is hopeful that the music message can inspire younger people who have also had young problems in their lives. a lot of my

music from then to now has been about poverty and making out poverty because that's what i was going through so my message then was to believe in yourself and that anything is excellent watchable.“ win means the music hopefully lead to greater success throughout 2019 and beyond. a great story. congratulates to him. we will end with the baby animals and why not because a zoo in india has been showing up in latest inhabitant, and this baby hippopotamus was born earlier this week. mum is an excellent hell but workers have been unable to check whether the new arrivals are male or females as additional excellent health. ——

excellent health. good evening, friday has been largely dry, but one or two spots of light rain around, and the cloud to break up throughout the day to allow sunny spells. as you can see from this picture. a bit of the change for the weather, things will turn milder and windier. a mix of sunshine and scattered blustery showers around as well. here is the high pressure that has beenin here is the high pressure that has been in charge since the start of 2019. it starts to get squeezed away towards the southwest as the weather fronts topple him from the northwest, we are seeing the arriving from the northwest, and this apache band of rain loosened further southwards and eastwards, so there will be light patchy rain to central england, and it looks a frost free, but you'll notice that strength of the wind tomorrow. the showers coming in around scotland

and northern ireland and northwest england. the further south and east you are the likely you are to stay dry. after the morning rain clears there will be sunny spells around, milder than it has been the temperatures around nine to 11 degrees, but to be fairly frequent showers, moving through saturday night and into sunday, we have another cold front that moves its way in from the northwest, a bit of isobars showing the wind ears bells of weather with a blustery feeling day on sunday with a mix of sunshine and showers for the most the northwest and the third of the uk again for the stop the more likely to stay dry. these are the wind gusts and some of those costs could reach a0 miles an hour. a windy day where ever you are in the sunny spells will be mild with temperatures between right around eight or 11 degrees on sunday afternoon, but as matter next week the mild air gets pushed away

towards the southwest, and the wind sta rts towards the southwest, and the wind starts coming in from the north with colder conditions in the cards. here is the outlook for our capital cities. monday to friday, and you can see everywhere there's going to see a can see everywhere there's going to seea dip can see everywhere there's going to see a dip in this temperatures as we had throughout the week. they call the spell of weather particularly for midweek onwards and we have a return of overnight frost and a chance of wintry showers especially over the hills in the north. down somewhat. not as blustery through the course of monday. sorry about i was middle i was iwas in i was in the middle of our main headlines. president trump has said he will not declare a national emergency. means there is no and to the government shutdown. snow continues to cause wiser destruction in northern europe. killing 16 people and avalanches over the past few days. the prime minister of canada justin trudeau has said that his country is pleased to offer assigned to the saudi

woman. she is currently headed there ona woman. she is currently headed there on a plane from thailand where she fled to. a 13—year—old girl from wisconsin who went missing in 0ctober after her parents were shot deadin 0ctober after her parents were shot dead in the family home has been found alive. police believe that she escaped from a