yes we're all starting players will. reach the trash exclusive report starts nov seventeenth on w. business d w news live from berlin california's wildfires it broke more deadly by the day search teams combing through the remains of the town of paradise to find more bodies at least twenty three people are known to have died in the north of the state also coming up in the ceremonies marking the one hundredth anniversary of the end of the first world war are underway around the globe australia and new zealand

commemorated the tens of thousands of soldiers who perished fighting in europe a century ago. and russian backed separatists in eastern ukraine prepared to hold elections critics say the movie names to cement their split from the rest of the country. welcome to the program i'm mary and. we begin in california where authorities say wildfires in the north of the state have killed at least twenty three people it's the most destructive blaze in california's history separate fires in the southern part of the state are also raging forcing hundreds of thousands of people from their homes we have this report now from the town of paradise a community of twenty seven thousand people which has been almost completely

destroyed. this smoldering remains of a town turned to ash thousands of buildings in paradise northern california burned to the ground. lives lost some in the very very calls in which they were trying to escape there were people literally burning in their cars running down the street abandon you abandoning their vehicles. and dying on the road. it was just. it was just a panic this satellite image of the area around paradise shows just how devastating the raging inferno has been. i didn't have much time i just grabbed a read. through a couple things in it but i didn't have time to get any variable in southern california thousand oaks is

a city still reeling from wednesday night's match shooting because of the wildfires that emergency services continue to work around the clock i know that some firefighters from various agencies including our fire department interact county have slept in the streets overnight to keep an eye on fires embers making sure that there are no additional homes burning or any other property they have been home growing efforts are forever grateful. in nearby malibu only the super rich can afford these luxury homes but no amount of money could save these mansions from the for roche's flames the gulf them even celebrities like lady ga ga and kim kardashian have been forced to evacuate. what continues to dampen down these fires but with more strong winds expected over the coming days

the worst may not yet be. and for the latest on the california wildfires are joined now by journalist jason campbell donia who's in redondo beach los angeles jason thanks for being with us what more can you tell us about the extent of the damage in paradise in the north of california. it is vast to say the least and it's devastating to look at and you hear stories of people who had to evacuate at a moment's notice that fire was raging hard and shasta and it really consumed a lot of buildings and surest area nearby people are at evacuation centers trying to get ahold of loved ones and people we're getting stories that people left without cell phones without any identification whatsoever and now officials are

trying to identify them and try to get them in touch with some of their loved ones and it's very very difficult our governor elect just toured the burn zone right now and he said that it's it's it's incredible it's unbelievable it's paradise in northern california is a very wooded area and everything here in california is dry we haven't had any rain and it just went up in a matter of moments while the fires are also burning near you in the south of the state what's the situation like over there. again it's hard and we have fire fighters that have been on the frontlines now for seventy two hours straight and they're exhausted we have seen pictures of them firefighters getting into people's homes that are asked burned out and they're just trying to get any rest that they can luckily it's in the middle of the night here and

the winds have calmed across the state and the humidity is up that is helping them in their fight right now that may change later today winds are expected to get really nasty in certain areas so they're taking advantage of it they're using several helicopters there they're using crews and by and they're trying to cut shyer breaks in some of the vegetation up there and it's getting exhausting to say the least well you mention the forecast and the winds are expected to pick up again and you also say it's going to be hard for the firefighters but what does that mean for all the thousands of evacuees. well right now it's not looking very very good there some evacuation orders in south of the notes and in the san fernando valley just south of just north of los angeles there in the fire near malibu that have been lifted so there is some good news but unfortunately that can

change on a dime so fischler saying if you're going to go home don't get too comfortable because we might have to yank you back out again so fire crews can get in there and help protect the structures and jason kemah tony reporting for us from los angeles on those california wildfires we thank you for that thank you. well now ceremonies marking the one hundredth anniversary of the end of the first world war are underway around the globe in australia large crowds gathered in the capital canberra to remember the country's troops killed in the conflict between nine hundred fourteen and nine hundred eighteen. a naval officer sounded the bugle at eleven am of the eleventh day of the eleventh month more than sixty thousand australians died fighting with the allies in europe . while world leaders

are gathering in paris to commemorate this in ten array of the end of world war one the events will honor some nine million soldiers who lost their lives in the four year conflict preparations are underway at the arc de triomphe where around seventy has of states monarchs and dignitaries will pay tribute to those who died school students will read out extracts from war diaries french president among them across will give a speech and the ceremony will end with the realizing of the flame of the tomb of the unknown soldier one saturday the french president visited the site of the signing of the nine hundred eighteen armistice with german chancellor on the american. the culmination of a decades long process of reconciliation this was the first visit to campian year by a german leader in decades and emmanuel micron greta chancellor merkel with demonstrative warmth. reviewing the troops of the euro corps franco german brigade the two

leaders cross the clearing that there is testimony to a defining moment in european diplomacy. it was here that germany capitulated to france and its allies on november eleventh one thousand nine hundred ending more than four years of carnage on the western front. mccrone and their call unveiled a plaque in both languages reaffirming the value of franco german reconciliation in the service of europe and peace then another warm exchange before the pair later wreaths in tribute to the victims of the great war. they then moved on to the museum that houses a replica of the carriage used by the french general marshall founded on force as its headquarters at the site it was inside this wagon that fosse received the

german delegation for the signing of the armistice big read the truth would come into effect on the eleventh day of the eleventh month at exactly eleven o'clock twenty two years later in an act of revenge at all fittler dictated the terms of france's capital ation to the nazis in the very same wagon. americal in macross sign the visitor's book french officials underlined there would be the last signature of. an act that literally closes the book on the animosities of the past . and will have full coverage of the armistice commemorations in a two hour special starting in just about two hours from now and also to mark this weekend ten r e w has produced a series of reports delving into the history of what was then called the war to end all wars. in history. the story of the first one a. different perspective by peter green from the eastern european perspective from

be for term perspective from the perspective to keep from the our oh boy. you don't accomplish w.w. one. and now let's get you up to date on some of the other stories making news around the world a mudslide has killed at least ten people in the brazilian city of rio de janeiro the disaster hit a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of the city lands lives are common in rio many residents live in hilly areas often building homes without authorization. authorities in the democratic republic of congo say more than three hundred people have been killed by the ebola outbreak now sweeping the country congo has suffered ten evil epidemics since the virus was discovered there forty years ago the health ministry says the current outbreak is the worst so far. authorities in the u.s. state of florida have ordered

a recount in the race is first senate and governor florida state law triggers a machine recount if the difference in a race is within half a percent democrat candidates trail republicans in both ballots. now in eastern ukraine russian backed separatists are set to hold elections in two self-proclaimed republics later today is an apparent bid to cement their split from the rest of the country this self-styled donetsk and luhansk people's republic known collectively as the region have been outside of kiev control since twenty fourteen the elections have been strongly condemned by key of and the european union. for donbass region with a russian heart proclaimed these election posters the acting leader of the donetsk people's republic dennys pushilin makes no bones about the territories reliance on moscow. but of course russia supports us but that's just temporary

assistance and to way better place to use our own resources despite the complicated situation that we're currently in the amount that we need. this simmering conflict has torn open wounds in eastern ukraine around two million people live daily with the danger of mine sent unexploded munitions ridge city to dorie we have checked into the mind about a third of the affected territories he was a mobile that we would have the capacity to clear more areas but that's just not possible because they're too close to the front line is almost impossible because nina. the line of fire separates the self-proclaimed people's republic from the ukrainian controlled territory it also runs past what's left of dennett's ports the scene of bitter fighting in twenty fifteen foot this is home in the garden he shows us where his father was killed by a grenade the fifty five year old is pinning his hopes on russia karim they've

already taken crimea and the dumbass region to that will probably be a bit too much but one day the dumbass will surely be part of russia again just like we used to be like many here in donetsk igal can see no way back to life under ukrainian rule. motor racing now and formula one champion lewis hamilton grabbed hold positions the brazilian grand prix on saturday a record extending eighty second of hamilton's career and his tenth of the season mercedes driver hamilton who's already clinched his fifth world championship came out in front in a rain drenched session at interlock goes a robbery is a bust and settle qualified second faced as stewards investigation for over a bridge incident hamilton's teammates call terry boathouse qualified third with ferrari's kimi raikkonen fourth mercedes could seal the constructor's title on

sunday. and don't you worry bundesliga fans chris harrington will be here after the break with all the goals from match day eleven so stay tuned for highlights from the dec classic or as dortmund and by are in for a tough match for bundesliga supremacy we'll have that and much more action from match day eleven coming up in just a few months. you're up to date now on d w news i mean i haven't seen thanks for watching. the. scores cover don't forget women in russia have to live with violence sexism and depression the violence is no longer live russia. where putin is patriarchy

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