waves surfers fighting against one simply. starting january seventh on. business day. full of lies misrepresentations and sources that don't exist u.s. president. published today. but the one hundred percent of people around the president question. is also on the program

. prime minister views his attack. on conservatives that people with no right to live in the european union should be sent packing. despite president america first his country's trade deficit its highest level six years as american spy. says. welcome to the program the new tell all book about donald trump's presidency is flying off the shelves in the united states and fury has been published for days ahead of shuttle despite attempts by the president's lawyers to stop it was to trump toll and to michael wolff saying the book was full of lies. the book the u.s. president could not stop from hitting the shelves sold out within minutes and many

stores deeply critical it depicts a chaotic white house and questions donald trump's fitness for office its author michael wolff appeared on u.s. television to back up his claims i will tell you the one description that everyone gave everyone has in common they all say he is like a child and what they mean by that is he has it and the need for in media gratification it's all about him they say he's. a moron in the year. there is a competition to sort of get to the bottom line here of who this man is let's remember this man does not read does not listen so he's he's like the. he's like the pinball or just the shooting off the side this is the man wolf can thank for helping the title soar to number one on amazon

donald trump's former chief strategist and former ally steve bannon his disparaging remarks about the u.s. president released an early excerpts triggered trump's public attempts to block the book's release and sent him on soaring. trump has threatened to sue bannon and wolf and on twitter who described the book as full of lies i authorized zero access to white house actually turned him down many times for author a phony book i never spoke to him for the book full of lies misrepresentations and sources that don't exist look at this guy's past and watch what happens to him and stop you steve. we have a message for him especially those doubts about wolf's credibility have been echoed by some of trump's allies and by others including former british prime minister tony blair he called a claim made about him a complete fabrication. wolf says he stands by everything in the bit though he does acknowledge he could not resolve certain discrepancies between some accounts very

little present the truth may not be clear in fire and fury but that's not stopping people from lining up to buy it. now the united states is buying even more foreign goods and services than it is selling despite president trump's america first policy is the tribe has reached its highest level for six years record imports set the november figure to fifty and a half billion dollars driven by record imports. america first is the policy donald trump has preached ever since he entered office he believes more should be done to protect american industries from foreign competition and he's been especially critical of the u.s. trade deficit with china. both the united states and china will have a more prosperous future if we can achieve a level economic playing field. right now unfortunately it is

a very. fair one not much has changed since the speech and november some economists say that's because u.s. president trump's argument is flawed they argue countries like china are not to blame for the trade deficit but rather u.s. consumers it's americans consume more than they themselves produce the latest u.s. trade stats may be a case in point even with a weaker dollar and on the back of higher exports americans still appear to be spending more on foreign goods. now to some of the other stories making news around the world residents of a shanty town in the congolese capital kinshasa are picking up the pieces after at least forty four people died in mudslides interventional rainstorms wealth or as you say victims were killed by collapsing walls and by drowning but he hopes in the city of ten million built on hillsides a lack of drainage makes them vulnerable to flash flooding. russians lined up in

friday to help president president vladimir putin in his bid for reelection volunteers all over the country are working to get three hundred thousand signatures to get him on the ballot present person is running as an independent candidate in what's being seen as an effort to boost his image because that means he needs three times the usual number of signatures. france's president emmanuel macro's told this to his counterpart a budget type that democratic countries must respect the rule of law in the fight against terror hosted president in paris as a macro was discussed in the fate of thousands of students teachers and journalists being held in custody in turkey. hungary's prime minister has criticised the german chancellor as a stance on the european union and migration speaking at the party conference the c.s.u. chancellor angela merkel's conservative sister party victor said migrants without the right to stay in europe should be sent home his comments come at an awkward

time for the chancellor as she prepares to start exploratory talks to form a new government with the social democrats. viktor orbán the right wing prime minister of hungary is a regular guest here with the conservative c.s.u. party in bavaria and regular guests are often invited because you know in advance how they will behave in this regard or bonn does not disappoint as a known euro skeptic he opposes germany's refugee policy which he dubs a problem of democracy. on the. i told our bavarian friends that i think in the year twenty eighteen we will restore the will of the people in europe where you need. me. and that the european people step by step will force decisions concerning refugee

policy that are in their best interest. the man responsible for inviting orbán is horst the who for the c.s.u. party leader who will be part of the coalition talks with the s.p.d. beginning on sunday to the s.p.d. or bonds visit is a slap in the face nonetheless makes a point of openly supporting orbán. any downed viktor orban respects the rule of law. in a newspaper interview s.p.d. leader martin schultz complained about the c.s. use meeting with e.u. euro skeptic orbán warning about his refugee policies at their meeting at the xeon monastery the sea as he was showing an aggressive stance this could prove difficult for the upcoming coalition talks. heavy rain and melting of mountain snow have caused flooding and landslides in southern germany high water on this river and the

black forest forced nearby residents to evacuate streams across the state of bavaria were likewise bursting their banks leaving roads and buildings flooded and in some of the last among the mosul and ryan rivers shipping traffic ground to a halt meanwhile america's east coast is in the grip of a deep freeze after a massive winter storm brought fresh snow hurricane force winds and flooding and a rare opportunity to see snow and ice in locations normally known for their sunshine sunny getaways transformed into winter wonderland water fountains morphed into ice sculptures as an abnormal cold snap hits the south something to hadn't bargained for. doing the snow yeah yeah she likes snow so but we didn't bring our slow through because we. saw did lizards in the state of florida. thirty degrees and the

harness and the trees and then again. the record lows have frozen iguanas stiff this pair partly survived and later walked off their chills. but the effects of this monster storm grew more extreme the farther north you go. in philadelphia the city's famous steps were turned into slopes. and a playground for the off road adventures. bought the dangerous conditions put many in harm's way one woman was killed when her costs led into a rail crossing. twenty centimeters of snow was dumped on new york city shutting schools and groundings thousands of flights. leaving the parks to fill up with families and to feel less.

on to sports starting with football and most wonderfully good teams are in warmer climes as they prepare for the second half of the season munich are currently at their winter training camp in qatar for the eighth a year in a row and they've come under criticism for not commenting on the human rights situation in the gulf country as for the football action kicks off next friday when the table toppers lock holds with leverkusen and they're working on integrating a new high profile signing. by munich or sunning themselves in the middle east in preparation for their post winter break much is germany strikers and will wagner has been drafted in june in the break to provide backup for main man who bit leave him. wagner was let go by byron as a youngster and he's delighted to be back. and i was one hundred percent sure that i wanted to go back home to my club that was clear i'm really really happy that it worked. by owner spending just five days on the persian gulf that doesn't

leave much time for fun meet and greet and marketing stunt. but they aren't losing any sleep over the human rights situation in qatar either. we're here for sport we're trying to do our job here. we want to prepare as best we can for the rest of the season. you know exactly what shortcomings by our need to work on the veteran coach has steady the ship since his appointment as carlo ancelotti successor in october. happens quickly with his coaching team. he knows how things work he still knew some of the teams so it didn't take long to address what. chords byron want to take their new found impetus into the second half of the season as they aim to win as many trophies as possible to bring this league title at least already looks

a certainty. and will north korean athletes take part of the winter olympics next month in south korea both countries have agreed to hold their first formal talks in more than two years next tuesday that could pave the way for north korean athletes to attend the upcoming games. the host city for the winter olympics pyung chang is just eighty kilometers from the demilitarized zone that separates the two countries on the ninth of january officials from both sides will meet at the truth village p.r. new home in twenty fourteen the two nations were able to reach an agreement here ahead of the asian games in incheon. north korean athletes crossed the border to take part but tensions prevailed throughout the tournament. at the two thousand and three university some a games in south korea the two countries much together under one flag at the opening ceremony now several experts and officials have suggested that they could do so again at the pyung chang games and could even compete as

a single nation on thursday the presidents of south korea and the united states agree to postpone their joint military exercises during the olympics which is led to this sporting opportunity by next week north and south korea may well have settled on a deal that could see sport replace military tensions at least for a while. in tennis arena williams will not be competing at this month's australian open the former world number one had considered starting her comeback just four months after giving birth to her first child williams won at melbourne park last year but decided against defending her title after looking rusty in an exhibition match last weekend she says she needs more time to prepare. his reminder of the top stories at this hour the author of the book about the. ascent of insiders told him the president behaves like a child the book and fury to go on sale. earlier than planned

president dismissed it as lies. and hunger is a prime minister has criticized. his. system c.s.u. the people has no right to live in the european union should be set. up today more on the websites of. crime fighters the new season of radio crime thrillers begins. cases that will keep you on your toes.