we are talking. you were thirteenth on t w. this is. live from berlin it is here this is a threat level. of red alert apologies warn the public to keep their distance on the. flights and told people to stay away from the coast after an eruption of the weekend triggered a deadly tsunami we get a live from the region also coming up he was president donald trump makes an

unannounced visit to iraq to meet troops in a combat zone for the first time he also made a quick landing at an air base in germany on his way back. plus a look back at one of our favorite stories of two thousand and eighteen the maldives bringing the joy of books to children in the afghan capital kabul. i'm with. authorities in indonesia have raised the alert level for the no that caused a tsunami last week and they've all stepped fresh activity from the. might cause another tsunami and they've ordered all flights to steer the area saturday's deadly really. skilled accuse four hundred thirty people since then heavy rains and

flooding have added to the hardship. on a some thoughts has this report. on. what 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. before 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. johnny moved his family because of the risk of another tsunami. why are you leaving behind me why three of their children and twenty five other individuals it's a tight. but at least he's living with whatever job and they are or are going to

work right now on that just feed his family. attorneys wife may settle remembers the moment she had to leave. 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 and 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 floods still threaten their lives. and that report by the news on a she now joins me from the coastal town of west java on a party said the crocodile lucchino has the potential to cause more devastation how

worried are people about another tsunami there is definitely still much anxiety about the possibility of another tsunami also or at least today raise that level to three which is the second highest level because they said that there was more volcanic activity from the volcano more volcanic ash and smoke was seen the spewing from krakatau the locals that i've spoken to tell me that they are afraid but residue they say that their faith is what keeps them strong and it is their face that will keep them that was see them through this disaster. now as they saw in your report green and flooding is adding to the misery of the people how is all of this impacting the rescue and relief efforts. search and rescue teams told us that extreme weather conditions remain to be their biggest challenge roads

are either blocked by debris or flooded so this impacts their access to the affected communities and the immediacy by which they can extend aid to those that need help. right in this is i don't how people coping you know we can see there's a lightning behind you know what is is more rain forecast. yes there is more rain for those forecast for the coming days and as we saw yesterday sometimes it comes in torrents right and then we where we you wake up the roads are flooded and some of the villages are filled up to their rooftops and completely submerged so the residents they tell us that ok this happens and. they are tired but yes still very determined and resolute that their fates will see them through this disaster on a santos in west java thank you very much for that update. just

reeks of the resignation of his defense secretary jim artis u.s. president has made his first trip to meet american soldiers in a conflict zone along with his wife melania trump made an unannounced visit to troops stationed in iraq on his be back you need a brief stop at the ramstein air base here in germany from spent just over three hours in iraq. the reception was everything he could have hoped for it was donald trump's first visit to a u.s. military base in a combat region and just a week after a controversial move to pull u.s. forces from syria. but what a job you have done what they have made it clear from the beginning that our mission in syria. was to strip isis of its military strong halls

we're not nation building rebuilding syria will require a political solution. and it's a solution that should be paid for by its very rich neighboring countries not the united states let them pay for and they will they will. come in hot on the heels of a government shutdown at home and of course christmas unannounced visit was meant to be a minute left or as much for the troops as for trump himself with cheers signings and selfies in their three hour stopover. mingled with the very soldiers taking the fight to the so-called islamic state. trump was then briefed by military leaders where he again pressed the case for other countries to take over the fight against isis. that we've knocked them out with not them silly. i will tell you that's a very good with the president who wants to knock him out also and he will do it

and others will do it for the good word in their region they should be really sharing the burden of course they're not. there was time to for a surprise visit to enthusiastic troops stationed at an air base in germany the president using a refueling stop for one last chance to take his mind off what awaits him at home. let's take a look at some other stories making news around the want a clean up operation is underway on the italian island of sicily off an eruption off the mount etna triggered an earthquake the travel struck just north of injuring several people and damaging bendings. protesters in taiwan have borrowed the symbol of france's yellow vests movement to demand taxes hasn't the speed. the garment demonstrated five days ministry of finance organize

a said they were inspired by the success of the recent french protests. a court in austria is set to rule on how much birthplace. that's off the state offer to buy the apartment in about. three hundred pounds of the current owner is demanding one and a half the judge is expected to decide on the issue in january chile is exploring the idea of a so-called tax it would be loosely based on the existing tax which funds catholic and protestant churches in the country the idea is that levy a charge on practicing muslims here would make german mosques less dependent on financial support from abroad. the central mosque in cologne is the largest in all of germany the mobs in germany come largely from turkey and are paid by the turkish religious organization the d. on it the concept that mosques could be offered an alternative financing by germany

appeals to many politicians in the government coalition. he called it 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 be to florence we can say chuffed mulford an islamic deutschland. the turkish community gives the plan a cautious welcome to interest it so often i support the wish for independence in germany in all areas because here in germany we have a federal constitution that covers all religions. but the structure of the muslim organizations in germany is more differentiated than that of the christian churches in order to implement a mandatory tax on all members it would first be necessary to centralize all muslim communities says say run a test founder of the liberal roast go to mosque and just have

a yes this is why the new idea or approach is to think about how muslims can be represented so that they have a democratic advisory committee and create something new together with the liberals and conservatives this responsibility could be initiated by muslims but at the same time supported by the government. funded muslims eps come up all class that's from start before. the interior ministry plans to begin discussions on the mosque tax idea with german muslim communities. now is two thousand and eighteen and goes to a close here looking back at some of the highlights of the. one story took us aboard a boss with a difference in a gun is thought on a mall by library bringing the joy of books to children and kabul has the look. this is no ordinary bus it offers hope to children in capital every day it tours

the afghan capital as residential neighborhoods for two to three hours children can discover worlds otherwise little known to them and get lost in a good big. books with stories about princes and beggars best. dragons too. i read books in two languages here in past two and dari. fresh to careen started the mobile library with the help of donations she studied at oakford tonight wants to encourage critical thinking among children back home the boss is in a safe space in an otherwise dangerous city. explosions are a problem and that can happen at any time but then we are we are trying to park the car inside the communities where it is far better it is much more secure but i think overall the security problem in the country is less than that get exists for any project so we cannot stop our work just because of security of the life sunday

and security issues as the nine year old shot eagerly waits for the bus to come by each day have a hope that it could find joy coming in because there's so many exciting things to eat i like stories about best i don't have any pics at home. chad nance father always picks his daughter up from the bus the family fled to kabila from conducing northern afghanistan thinking they'd be safer in the capital but explosions rocked the city near the every week recently a car bomb exploded near their home panicking shot numbs parents went out to look for her. but. after the blast we finally found shot nam at the mobile library we were relieved but except to go to the bus we don't let the children out of the house or that. afghanistan has one of the highest ill. in the world at more than sixty percent one in three children cannot read or write so fresh the cream also reads to the children a lot keeping hold of for me as highly important because if i'm hopeful these

children will be all for that together because we can we can make something happen in this country so i'm i'm hopeful fresh to careen has started collecting donations again in the hope of renting another bus and bringing more pics to more children. they're telling football now where senegalese defender kali do coulibaly was subjected to recess chance during napoli's one nil loss to into milan controversy erupted when cravenly was booked for this foul in the eightieth minute. he was then sent off the field after he appeared to sarcastically applaud the referee who claimed he was responding to racist taunts in the crowd now fully coach carter onto lucky said his side had asked the match to be suspended three times because of the charms. you're watching these

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