this is d w news live from berlin fire rages out of control in california and nine people have been killed in the blaze and tens of thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate even some of the most prominent u.s. celebrities have no option but to flee as fast as they can also coming up paying respect to the fallen soldiers coming racial get under way in france to mark a century since the battlefields of world war one fell silent. and a german song her legal leaders adore plans are hoping to put one over on byron

when the two sides meet in their bones as league a clash of the tycoon. and marionette instead it's good to have you with us. at least nine people have died in one of the most destructive wildfires ever recorded in northern california the flames descended so quickly on the town of paradise that residents scrambled to make it out alive further south in malibu a massive blaze is raging out of control celebrities like lady gaga and kim cardassian are among those who have fled their homes. their. that's a terrifying drive to safety all around flames rage out of control.

for jeremy. in this willingness to be brave this couple one of the lucky ones. others trying to flee the town of paradise in northern california didn't make it that bodies found in that bunch out vehicles down my street there's probably if i had to guess maybe twenty two houses to their left and the fire burned from one house to the next house to the next house until they're pretty much all gone. in southern california the situation is not much better. the entire city of malibu home to some of hollywood's biggest stars has been ordered to evacuate if i saw the flames coming over the mountain right next to our house and i told them burning the various and i knew how to get out because it's a it's for my safety the house is a house but the fire is coming all knowledge is going to go under. most of those

living in thousand oaks a city already grieving from a mass shooting this week have also been told to leave it's a devastating. welcome welcome to hell. and even you would say we're all walking around in a pretty. magnitude of the destruction that we're seeing is really again unbelievable and heartbreaking we know that there have been injuries and we know that there have been loss of life. for those trying to bring these wildfires under control it must feel like a losing battle but the fight against the raging flames continues. u.s. president donald trump has arrived in france for commemorations to mark one hundred years since the end of world war one plane had barely landed when he took a swipe at his host french president mana like wrong in

a tweet trump said president mccrone has just suggested that euro built its own military in order to protect itself from the u.s. china and russia very insulting but perhaps europe should first pay its fair share of nato which the u.s. subsidizes greatly. trump was reacting to a radio interview given by a cross earlier this week the two presidents are due to meet this morning in paris . well trump is just one of around sixty leaders expected in the french capital this weekend for the world war one commemorations the remember seven remembrance ceremonies got underway in northern france on friday president micron and british prime minister theresa may later wreaths at the t. fall memorial overlooking the song river it was the scene of some of the heaviest fighting during world war one. later today micron will accompany german chancellor angela merkel to the spot where the first world war officially came to an end.

history was written in this train carriage in comps janja eighty kilometers north of paris on november eleventh one thousand nine hundred eighteen the allies and germany signed an armistice to end their fighting the signing ceremony in the dining car was a de facto end to world war one. the carriage has since been reconstructed and campian yet remains one of the most important places in french history a statue of the delegations leader has been erected here it is still a place of pilgrimage for many french citizens. for the frontals. is tremendously important to the french everyone in france knows the place and its significance they know the end of world war one was sealed there and with it france's victory over germany. nov eleventh is still a national holiday in france after november and. it is also

a day of remembrance for the one point five million fallen french soldiers the fact that twenty two years later during the second world war the nazis dictated to france the conditions for a cease fire at the same location is now just a footnote because in one nine hundred sixty three german chancellor conrad adenauer and french president agreed to end the historic rivalry between their countries forever with the ellie's a treaty a treaty of friendship helmut kohl and francois mitterrand renewed the close ties in one nine hundred eighty four at the cemetery in their dollar. vote he said astonished us. it's really amazing to see what germany and france have accomplished together. these former historical rivals who fiercely fought each other and occupied each other's territory have now become the driving force behind european integration with us the by only that those countries are more closely

interwoven in terms of politics economics and civil society than any other two nations in europe at this hour perhaps even in the whole world. today angle americal and emmanuel mccall although they might view the future of the e.u. somewhat differently still valued the close ties between their countries and together they're marking the anniversary in comp janja the place where the horrors of the first world war were put to rest. well to mark this weekend's in tenor a d. w. has produced a series of reports delving into the history of what was then called the war to end all wars. the story of the first one we were taught to respect. by peter craig from the eastern european perspective from the comfort term perspective from the perspective of turkey from the arab world. t w dot com

slash w w one. a let's now get you updated on some of the other stories making news around the world. nine people have died and many others are injured after heavy rains caused flash flooding in jordan in the ancient city of petra a torrent of water forced hundreds of tourists to find higher ground it comes just two weeks after twenty one people including children were killed in another flash flood. police in australia say the man who carried out friday's stabbing attack in melbourne held extremist views and was known to intelligence services a somali born assailant killed one person and injured two others before being shot dead by police he also said fire to a truck loaded with gas cylinders. sri lanka's president has sacks the country's entire parliament and called fresh elections earlier the president's party admitted that it lacked the votes needed to install a new prime minister three long has been in political crisis since the president

fired the former prime minister at the end of october. authorities in somalia say islamist suicide bombers have killed at least twenty people in the capital mogadishu three separate blasts rocked the area around a police headquarters and security forces shot dead four gunmen who tried to storm a nearby hotel the al-shabaab jihadist group says it carried out the attacks. russia has hosted a landmark talks seeking to bring peace to afghanistan for the first time members of the taliban attended having never openly joined an international conference before representatives from afghanistan's peace council were there instead of representatives from the government the taliban is refusing to hold face to face talks with the afghan government but it's a step in a new direction for the war torn nation. russian foreign minister sergey lavrov

hosted the conference which no one would believe is peace talks but that's the hope for outcome despite low expectations. afghanistan's neighbors sent delegates and sort of the taliban after years of conflict that's a sign of progress. but we will be afghanistan's problems can only be solved politically that has to be in a code that accommodates all elements of the opposition the participation of the peace council and the taliban can make a significant difference. the past to represent all is fraught with obstacles generations of this long suffering country know little other than violence and hatred. bomb craters suicide attacks security zones these are the everyday images of a country wracked by war for forty years since the u.s. led invasion in two thousand and one western governments have tried to establish democracy in afghanistan but there have been constant setbacks the taliban says it

will continue fighting until foreign troops leave the country and that includes the german army which has been in afghanistan for the last seventeen years. sports news now and in friday's bonus league action hanover were out for revenge when they hosted a ball spork which had oust of them from the german cup just ten days earlier hanover true first blood wins and nina open the score in the thirty first minute the bats the teenager's first bundesliga goal. hand over added another from the penalty spot in the second half. goals for and then pulled one back from the sponsor but it was too little too late to one the final score that's hanover's first win over evolved or since january of twenty fourteen. while germany's biggest match of the season takes place later today it pits one as they go leaders both dark one

against the defending champions byron munich in the league dark ones are undefeated this season making them the hottest club right now and giving them the best chance they've had in years to beat byron to the title. man tad looked like a well oiled machine through the first ten but just league matches no losses three draws and a lead thirty goals scored i guess perfect timing to welcome the defending champions by in munich to their own back yard because when lose or draw men will remain table leader. in fact they haven't lost in the league since lucianne five law took over but the coach thinks there's still room to grow. we've made progress in the last three or four months but we still have a lot to learn tactically. we have a young team and they need time to develop that's normal when you're nineteen or twenty you're not fully mature and funds have to be snottily snitched.

historically byron have won the lion's share of the fixtures against or this season byron's form has been lackluster under new coach nico kovacs resulting in the team dropping in the standings but the byron boss remains as calm as can be i devise a system of the. i know a lot gets made of this fim pressure. but believe me i don't feel any pressure two and a half years ago if frankfurt i had the relegation play off that was about survival that was real precious. existence and. so therefore we're going to enjoy the game against don't mind. by and dominated the last three bundesliga meetings between the two sides however the last time dortmund were victorious over by and they were leading the table like they are now i and you're watching d.w.

news coming to you from berlin we'll have another update for you at the top of the hour but before we go we take you to the seaside village of nazareth in portugal it's known for some of the biggest waves in the world with the breakers regularly topping twenty meters surfers have been taking to the water there for the first extra extra large surf session of the season enjoy. as. the be. led. the.

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