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this is d.w. news nine from the total devastation that's how donald trump describes areas of california after the state's worst ever wildfires he was president visits rescue workers and victims promising to supporters of ours he's now say around thirteen hundred people are still missing we'll go live to california for the latest also coming out. this is certain do you mean the government confirms a submarine that went missing a year ago imploded and sink killing everyone on board for the cruise families many
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questions remain unanswered. and a change of heart as draws nearer that there is time to move people in britain would now choose to stay. we'll take you to a town where the lives of it was among the strongest and when now some switching sides. on rebecca riches welcome to the program u.s. president told trump has visited areas ravaged by california's wildfires five fight is still trying to contain large parts of the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in california history also as you say at least seventy six people have been killed and almost thirteen hundred are still unaccounted for. the president was greeted by this smell of smoke while making his way into town. or what
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was left of it. the city of paradise once home to twenty seven thousand people was incinerated by the blaze last week trump whose initial response was criticized for its unfeeling tone pledged to help with the recovery. and see what's happened here. nobody would have ever thought this could have that. so the federal government this realized you were all be id each other at a rare show of unity between the president and the democratic governor of california jerry brown. had previously blamed the fires on poor forest management in california but fire experts and the governor argue that the effects of climate change have driven the more intense blazes a theory the president didn't want to hear that is they shouldn't interfere in it all trying to change the president no no i have a strong opinion of what great find it going to have and we're going to have forests that are very safe because we can't go through this every year we go
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through the city that have safe forests and. that's happening as we speak. in the neighboring town of chico residents have taken matters into their own hands by collecting donations to provide essential is for those who have lost everything so some of the people here may feel trump's visit gave them hope but many are disappointed that the president didn't meet with any of the survivors three areas of town. but. he's. i'm sorry he's not going to get my vote next time and i think you see visiting here is a show. and he was talking to coming here illegally to make himself look better than what he really is a president trump promised to help the people of california and tackle the wildfire problem. how exactly he would do this he didn't say ok we'll take that on for
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more let's bring in ten less might volleyed joins us from santa rosa one of the most affected areas of the hi mike thanks for joining me what are the locals making of trance visit. reaction to the president's visit has been varied as you'd expect to the group to the degree that it was a moment of political unity between leaders that have sparred over campaigns for months to that degree it was excess that success the president seemed genuinely moved by what he saw and that had to take action when he got back into washington. on the other hand the president is receiving some criticism. that he's over not changing his stance and conceding that climate change has played some part in these fires and there's going to play a role going forward we really saw that play out as he was speaking on the grounds in paradise talking about speaking with the finnish leader. the line there really
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stuff was the raking in cleaning the forests. not having any buyer issues there is a line has really struck with people on the other side progressives are also. criticizing brown new some for not pressing the president more during the visit and really getting him to speak on about the impact of climate change is happening that's around the governor of california talking about the number of people missing has risen mountain nearly thirteen hundred is there any hope that some of the most alive. there is some hope with that number and there is an expectation that eventually that number should drop all along that you can share has been saying to not get married to that number it's very much a moving target some of those could be duplicate some of them could be old names some of them may have been reunited and we just don't know yet. with the immediacy of fire danger lowering this week especially probably see
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a lot more progress in getting a real handle of what a more realistic number is there once these crews are able to get into the burned out areas really search around get an idea of. how accurate a number that is the hope is we should see that number start to come down in the in the coming days and weeks well thank you might develop in santa rosa california. thank you. now to some of the other stories making news around the world the u.s. state department says the government has not yet concluded who ordered the killing of saudi journalist amount to shocking earlier u.s. media reported the cia had concluded that saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon personally gave the order for the murder. of peaceful protests in central athens turned violent on saturday police tear gas and stun grenades off to
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demonstrators who petrol bombs and firecrackers the violence came at the end of a peaceful demonstration to mark the anniversary of a student uprising in one nine hundred seventy three that helped topple greece's military. in chile thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of the capital santiago demanding the legalization of same sex marriage and adoption since twenty fifteen same sex couples have been able to enter a civil union in the predominantly catholic country. tina says it has no means raise the wreck of a submarine that went missing a year ago with forty four crewmembers on board or thor he's released the first images of the sun han which was found on friday nine hundred meters below the surface of the atlantic ocean or thirty's believe a water leak cause the german built to implode the exact details of the tragedy remain unclear and some say only
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a full examination of the hole would provide ounces. grieving and angry. the relatives of the missing submariners have spent months putting pressure on the argentinean government to give them more information and tell them what happened to their loved ones. we were sitting at the dining table with my mom when the message from the submarine command force arrived saying that an object that was detected yesterday was that our son one we couldn't believe it we turned on the television and media said it was our son one and you know that they're. sick and i think. the submarine was returning from a routine mission off argentina southernmost tip in november last year it was ordered back to base after reporting an electrical breakdown but the crew was never
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heard from again or thirty's gave up hope of finding survivors just two weeks later but their relatives didn't. i'm disappointed disappointed because we still thought they had other information we had the illusion they would find the life the hey unfortunately that's it. on thursday argentina marked one year since the san juan went missing the next day the submarine was found. this have been three hundred sixty six very difficult days for all argentineans but especially for the families of the crew members of the submarine some one. now we are opening a new chapter of investigations to discover the whole truth a truth the draft been looking for from day one. the middle of the year. for many families this promise holds little hope they might have certainty about what
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happened to their loved ones no but they are still left wondering why it happened to. ambassadors from european union member states a gathering in brussels later today to discuss the latest draft breaks that agreement but as breaks it begins to take shape many who voted to leave the don't like what they see so there is now so just a significant number have changed their minds our reporter went to rome to one of britain's most euro skeptic towns to find out. this is one of britain's most year of skeptic communities here just to be east of london seventy percent of people voted to leave the many of them were young people after a week of drama at westminster but did the under thirty's think now was the point i believe in this is going to be a lot of hassle we want to protect it we want to europe to set off far more of a benefit from levy and stop it i don't think we want to stop arguing and.
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young adults have been following the political show in london closely the result is that many are not sure whether leaving the you is the right thing to do after all. i was in favor of leaving and when i vote it's a leave i knew that there would be short term struggles all of the mess that is going on is has brought me to a point where i almost regret the decision to leave twenty four year old mitchell works in the technology industry he had trusted british politicians to deliver on their promise to secure a good brakes a deal now he has doubts about whether that is possible to see how much of a mess everything's actually come into there's no structure and no one knows where it's going to go there's lots of uncertainty but the moment i feel that we should probably we should stay not far away suit connelly of the local conservative party is just as unhappy with the draft breaks a deal as mentioned but for her the answer cannot be to stay in the i think that
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with greyman this is rubbish basically it's not what we want it's not what we foti for we didn't vote for a load of idiots up in westminster. the whole deal they've made a total mess of the and that's not so we won't we will lay out we want out now. to connelly things young people from food are wrong and doubting their leaves out but back in the snooker club mitchell oma believes that britain's perhaps should. i have been asked to vote on the issue in the first place i want to kind of. a decision like this was something as complex as europe has been put in my hands because being honest i don't understand it i think the prime minister understands it so how are we making the decisions. this is the thing everyone has an opinion but no one knows what should happen now with all the unfolding uncertainty and chaos from pits young people i'm not sure that the bricks of game can be won any more.
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wasn't tennis news now a shock to see for roger federer germany's number one alexander's varos the federal the federal to advance to the childhood championships match at the finals in london spirit is the first german to reach the final of the prestigious season and since boris becker in one thousand nine hundred six. in the turning points of the opening sets alexander despair of dynamic aggressive of the legal way in france and seventeen thousand fans in london the youngster stepped up to take the first blood of a both sides of the battle of last year in the top break in the second set the crowd cheers turned to boos was selfish stop the play off to the ball boy dropped a bull cheering a rally. the umpire rightly replayed the point that the crowd were outraged with something that happened of course. i apologised to roger at the net
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already he told me to ring and that's ok you know it's obvious in the rules like that i want to apologise to the crowd as well despite the hostile crowd stares stayed focused until the death his work of the net through been decisive of the offer about ninety minutes of sealed victory over his idol fedoroff becoming the first german to make the final since of course decca twenty two years ago of the thank you but out of the germans rise in the tennis world continues the victory on sunday would hand serve the biggest success of his career. and spare a full face novak djokovic it in the final the world number one cruise past kevin anderson in straight sets six two six two chalk a match is aiming to win a record equalling sixth a.t.p. finals title. now that's
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