this is news coming to you live from berlin indonesia raises the threat level from . a red alert the erupting volcano triggered a tsunami on saturday that killed over four hundred people with. flights and warning the public to stay away from the already devastated coast near bonn. also coming up u.s. president donald trump makes an unannounced visit to iraq to meet troops in a combat zone for the first time the president also made of stone. and six

months after a tragic training accident a live picture cyclist christina is adapting to life in a wheelchair we caught up with the two time olympic gold medalist on the long road to recovery and a possible new career as a paralympian. oh i'm terry martin welcome to the program authorities in indonesia have upped the alert level for the volcano that caused a tsunami last weekend they warned that fresh activity from the krakatoa volcano mike calls another tsunami and they've ordered all flights to steer clear of the area saturday's deadly waves killed at least four hundred thirty people since then heavy rains have calls rivers to burst their banks flooding streets and submerging some homes are course. allison toss has this report. on.

these villages thought they were safe after escaping the tsunami that tore into the western coast of java but now they've returned they face a new problem. around six in the morning when the water began rising. i went out to get some food and when i came back the water was almost chest high our village has never been flooded like this lawyer. johnny moved his family because of the risk of another tsunami. no not here he is leaving behind me with white three other children and twenty five other individuals it's a title research but at least he's living with a convert of love life and they're all accounted for great now on this case his family. attorneys wife may sorrow remembers the moment she had to

leave. but i'm wondering when i heard talk of a second tsunami coming i grabbed my children and ran to my sister's house people were panicking and fleeing screaming run run because the wave was coming i couldn't think of anything else the safety of my children was my only priority my youngest children eight and three years old they're in a bit of a shock and have trouble sleeping. so although the tsunami spared this family the flood still threatened their lives. and years are santos who filed that report for us joins us now from the krakatoa lot of training post in western jobber good to see you tell us how difficult is it for authorities to get aid through to the tsunami victims given the flooding and an active volcano. there toothed challenges that face

local authorities and aid agencies first is the problem of access weather conditions like grain from yesterday have flooded roads that are already choked by debris that were blocking them and secondly the volcanic activity that continues limits where search and rescue operations can be done for example they've been asked temporarily yesterday and today to stay away from coastal areas and these are still the areas where they have to search to see if there are people that still need assistance and secondly there is also the problem or the issue of tracking the evacuees some evacuees stay with their. additives rather than evacuation centers making it difficult for authorities to determine who exactly the evacuees are and what their needs are and how to reach them what about the crack a toe a ball playing or we understand that it's still causing headaches there what more can you tell us. those are g.'s rays that very few level

today to level three that's the second highest level and they did this because of the continued and heightened cannick activity cracka tower has been shown to be spewing more volcanic ash and hot clouds into the into the air so flights have been rerouted they catch a flight over the volcano or within its periphery authorities also told us earlier that they would have been able to determine from satellite images that a collapse of the volcano is what caused the tsunami it was sixty four hectares of the volcano fell into the ocean that's equivalent of about sixty four football fields crashing down into the ocean now it's not possible to determine if another collapse what happened there krakatau remains fragile so authorities are saying that yes there is the possibility of it and it's another tsunami but they can't tell when and how and how strong it may be are the best they can do now is to tell

everyone to exercise extreme caution and to stay away from the post in areas ana thank you so much for bringing us up to date there. in western java. and indonesia is not the only country dealing with a volcanic eruption melt on the italian island of sicily has also been acting up a wednesday it triggered an earthquake measuring four point eight on the richter scale the tremor struck just north of cook tanya at the largest of italy's three active volcanoes and still spewing ash churches and homes were damaged. the town of several ronna lies at the foot of mount etna at three nineteen in the morning of christmas eve the d'amico family was shaken out of bed by the earthquake their home in ruins the couple is desperate to know what will happen next. so i've never experienced anything that's horrible so it's

a miracle that my family survived in the end that's all that matters. cicely has been rattled by earthquakes for two days but none has been a strong as the one that hit early wednesday twenty eight people were injured. the quakes were triggered by the mt etna volcano raising the alarm level for the region local authorities haven't given the all clear yet. at the moment mount etna is still active it's rumbling directly at the edge of the crater. we can't predict whether this volcanic movement will shift further into the interior that's why it's hard to say how the local population will be affected. many people are afraid to stay in their homes even though they've become used to small love eruptions over the years mount etna is one of the world's most active volcanoes the last major eruption was in one nine hundred eighty four. u.s.

president and his commander in chief bomber jacket for a few hours on wednesday making an unannounced visit to troops stationed in iraq he first later melania trump then made a brief stop at the ramstein air base here in germany it was the first time trump had gone in person to a conflict where u.s. forces are deployed for. donald trump's nocturnal mission to iraq came on the heels of christmas and of pushing out jim mattis as defense secretary. george w. bush and barack obama both made multiple furtive visits to troops in harm's way this was trump's first from the u.s. air base in iraq he told reporters arriving under tight security was like nothing he'd ever experience if you were seeing what we had to go through. with the door to the plane with all we do is to have those with no lights or whatsoever anywhere digital afternoon to see that duty there are all types in shapes and sizes and i

just did a little bit more handshakes and selfies we're awaiting trump in western germany with air force one refueling he and first lady maloney a trump greeted troops in the predawn hours at ramstein air base now it's back to washington where the government remains largely shut down house democrats are about to take power and trump faces bipartisan criticism for pulling out u.s. troops from syria and preparing to do much the same in afghanistan. and donald trump is considering banning u.s. companies from using telecommunications equipment made by the chinese companies while way and z t e the administration claims the tech suppliers work on behalf of the chinese government and there could be used to spy on americans an executive order would invoke the international emergency economic powers. germany is exploring the idea of

a so-called tax it would be loosely based on the existing church tax which funds catholic and protestant churches in germany the idea is that levying a charge on practicing muslims here would make german mosques less dependent on for the actual support from a brawl. lawmakers from japanese ruling center left center right coalition want to end foreign financing of jam and mosques like this one to do that they're proposing a so-called mosque tux. he's a society i believe it's important that mosque associations in germany and islam are independent of foreign influence from currently the fact is that most of the money comes from foreign states and that's not good for our society or islam in germany to beat a few and sleekness a chef will fit in islam in georgetown towards the t.v. . the muslim council of germany is open to the idea based on the islamic teaching

of giving for the needy to enjoy. for example you could indicate on your tax return which institution you want to pay this mosque tax to and if you sign up for it you can make the appropriate contribution. or going to some courts come in and. talk gemini already has a church tax which could be applied to mosques as well. if people are really serious about securing more influence in muslim communities in germany then they're going to have to recognise them as legal entities under law that's what's required and should be the first step. that the ministry is now planning to discuss the idea with geminis muslim communities. twenty eighteen was a year of sporting success for many german athletes who won the us open in the men's i.c. hall ice hockey team took home silver in the winter olympics but there were also

some bitter defeats and tragic moments olympic track cyclist christina fogle was critically injured in june when she collided with a fellow cyclist during a training exercise she's now paralyzed from the legs down but is determined to regain as much mobility as possible. this berlijn hospital has been close enough for goes home for the past six months it's where she was operated on to have to her crash and it is where she has begun to prepare for a new life in a wheelchair. something stonework anymore as the things work differently now i have to learn how to do everything like getting out of the wheelchair onto the floor or into bed christina is paralyzed from the seventh vertebrae downwards that means she needs to find the strength to do anything in her upper body. as an athlete she had strong muscles that she must now rebuild it's a live boreas process. continues to play the super helpful to have been

a competitive athlete i know how hard it can be to achieve something but that it can pay off if you fight for it and stick with it. for dominated her sport in recent years she wanted to olympic gold medals including a spectacular victory in rio in twenty sixteen when she lost her saddle during the sprint and still won she was also world champion eleven times solo and is part of a team accident still hits her german teammates hard if you miss it best i just miss christina as a person we experienced so much together we always shared a hotel room and it's really sad that from one day to the next she couldn't be there or do have beloved sports any more just a tragedy. away from the track she works for germany's federal police because it's almost impossible to earn a living wage as a professional track cyclist. after her accident the federal police will continue to take care of her. expect sport to continue to play

a role in her life in the accident clinic she has found pleasure above all in archery is this possibly the beginning of a second paralympic sport career. to smoke yes my ambition hasn't been killed off in fact it's been awaken debates and i've still got that fire in me but to think of competitive schools will paralympic sport i'm still far away from that. it will be three or four years before christina folded decides whether she will return to a sports arena as an active participant but now she has to get used to everyday life on four wheels. and just for we go reminder the top story we're following for you here today on the news indonesia has raised the alert level from the erupting crocodile and more of their property steer clear of the area it's also told the public to stay away from the devastated coast nearby in case more volcanic activity triggers another tsunami.

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