documentary starts in january thirteenth on w. . this is d. w. news from berlin tonight donald trump says the u.s. government shutdown will last as long as it takes as the president preparing for another showdown with democratic leaders in the u.s. congress also coming up in india breaking a centuries old taboos to women have entered a sacred hindu temple sparkie violent clashes the temple will now reportedly

undergo so-called purification rituals also coming up in the next fifteen minutes one liner that didn't travel well. this morning on the killing of the washington post journalist for everyone to go all i think really not a reformer. a joke about the soldier he brings it falls flat for netflix. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us president double trump is digging in his heels announcing the u.s. government should be could last a long time trumbo told his cabinet in just a few minutes that he will keep the government shutdown for as long as it takes the president preparing to meet with talk to mcgraw. can republican lawmakers shortly

but he's sticking to his insistence that the budget needs to be include funding for a border with mexico something that democrats have refused to support. let's take this story now to washington he. joins me from our bureau in the u.s. capital given to a huge deficit and have the new year this will be the first time that trump i guess meets the democratic lawmakers nancy pelosi and chuck schumer the first time in what about two weeks since that last circus of the meeting they had in the oval office will this meeting be any different. yes there won't be any cameras this time this really will happen in the situation room which is of course an indicator for the let's say show or glamour effect this meeting should have there will be no cameras live cameras there will be probably white house photographers will take pictures and this situation room as you know if at

all is a very special room to meet in i have personally never ever heard that the president invited congressional leaders into or into a situation room to hear the news about border security because that's what this meeting is apparently all about nobody has any idea what the democrats are bringing into this meeting and interestingly enough as you just pointed dog to our viewers the president just dug in his heels now that is also a curious strategy before a meeting which was by many many hopes to bring is solution to what is now a stalemate in this in this shutdown so we're taking into the situation room and we're taking the shutdown into its second week now how is this affecting americans and i know what one of americans who work for the federal government is simply not being paid. writes there's several people who are or hundreds or thousands of people actually are government workers who are not getting paid however they are

working so they are there working and not getting paid there is a lawsuit actually now pending against the government that this is not right and fair so the government has to defend itself against this law lawsuit from a union of those government workers however the public is impacted in this form that for example here in washington as you may know the smithsonian museums and we have plenty of those there are free for many many americans and it is intended to be that way because this is the people's capital they all closed down now they shut their doors today same for the national zoo also free on purpose also close of course the animals will be fed but tourists and other people other americans who came from wherever in the united states to see the museum see or enjoy the cultural life of the sea. that's not going to happen everything is closed right now and adding to that uncertainty in washington we've got the former

republican presidential nominee and incoming republican senator mitt romney he has launched a scathing attack on president trump the newly elected senator from utah wrote an opinion piece in the washington post and he writes that a president should demonstrate the essential qualities of honesty and integrity and elevate the national discourse with comity and mutual respect with a nation so divided resentful and angry presidential leadership in qualities of character is indispensable and it is in this province where the incumbent shortfall has been most the way or so. romney of course starting a new job as a senator in washington and attacking the us president there is there and in game here for him. good question i reserve would have the answer but it is certainly i mean he's under an individual piece and tomorrow he will be

sworn in so that's his first day home dissolved and. mr mitt romney has nothing better to do it is really not getting on the good side of the president who responded of course immediately and said they go mitt romney the guy who begged me to endorse him when he ran for president so they're already changing punches in this strategy of mr romney is maybe it really to a profile himself and to put themselves at him self up as a cautionary or conscious voice in the republican party as you know other senators who are now retired tried to do this to no avail and then the majority of the republican party is following donald trump to the teeth more or less anyhow the interesting and last point to make is that the ground rules have changed nobody five six ten years ago no incoming senator would have said something like this or riding at like this against a sitting president and this is happening now so all rules and regulations are off

it is a love hate relationship in washington at the moment the monkey on the stores words tonight seven thank you or two women in southern india have defined a centuries old taboo and entered one of hindu isms the holiest shrines the mood sparked violent clashes between women's rights activists and traditionalist in the country the temple was later closed for what were called purification ritual. under the cover of darkness scored by police two indian women wearing black and to the shopping mall or temple. they offer prayers thank whitley the part that was more an act of defiance and devotion. the women were claiming the right to enter given to them by india supreme court but so far blocked by protesting hindu traditionalists. by lemmy the entry of women and shapley mother today isn't

a story when for us it's a victory of the movement for quality and women's power because after the verdict of the supreme court some people were still opposing the entry of women today that protest has failed because the women have entered the temple. the shop or temple is visited by some fifty million votes he's each year but it bans women aged ten to fifty conservative hindus believe women of menstruating age would defile the temple which is devoted to god believed to be celibate then yes prime minister narendra modi has sided with traditionalists who are against the supreme court ruling. harvard is much. india is of the view that everyone should get their due rights in the stomach was among there are some temples in india which have their own traditions that men should not enter a temple and men do not go there in this shot remodeler i women judge in the supreme court has made certain observations. the issue is sparked an outcry in

india on tuesday and the five million women formed a human chain across the state of carla making a stand against gender discrimination. you don't like what you want but it. didn't get it wide get this. but the activists faced fears opposition from the traditional mists their anger spilled onto the streets where protesters clashed with police. while in protest are expected to continue as both sides voice their outrage. here's some of the old stories now that are making headlines around the world the death toll has now risen to twenty six after a suspected gas explosion caused the collapse of an apartment building in russia fifteen people are still missing officials say the chances are slim that they will be found alive underneath the rubble in denmark and six passengers have been killed

in the accident on the bridge across the great belt street a key traffic west of copenhagen officials believe falling cargo from a freight train calls the accident it's not clear why the train was allowed onto the bridge as it was closed for cars because of. its. well two thousand and nineteen is off to a rocky start if you're netflix the streaming giant has come under fire for withdrawing an episode of the popular comedy show patriot act in saudi arabia perhaps understandably the solti are not understandably this all the ground prince was not amused at a joke about the killing of journalist jamal to show our announcement is you know the tell us more about this happy new year carla. so what is the problem with the crown prince why is he so offended now was that just a joke right i mean isn't this show was hosted by us comedian. gets political and one of his first episodes that focused. soley on saudi arabia particularly the

crown prince mohammed bin samana and his alleged involvement in killing we actually have a clip from the episode if you haven't seen it take a look just a few months ago crown prince mohammed bin some on a k n b s was hailed as the reformer of the arab world needed but the revelations about to show these killing have shattered that image and blows my mind that it took the killing of a washington post journalist for everyone to go oh oh i guess he's really not a reformer meanwhile every muslim person you know was like yeah you know. he's the crown prince of saudi arabia. yeah ok why wouldn't they and he didn't find that funny the saudis didn't like it the country's communications watchdog brant they've basically forced netflix to remove this episode in saudi arabia so you can't see it there when news of that got out people around the world were not happy they saw this as censorship and now here's what some people were saying at least on twitter

this is the executive director of human rights watch in the middle east she says netflix's claim to support artistic freedom means nothing if it bows to demands of government officials who believe in no freedom for their citizens artistic not political not comedic even jamal assured shes former editor at the washington post speaking out here she says when he wrote about the need for free expression in the arab world that freedom is not just about journalists it's about freedom for artists comedians activists anyone who wants to express their views on society a few others are taking a more nuanced view here one person says look if they want to operate a country they have to obey the laws better position maybe for netflix would be to boycott saudi arabia altogether that might help increase pressure for reform as for netflix defending its decision actually in a written statement the company said we strongly support artistic freedom worldwide and only remove this episode in saudi arabia after be received a valid legal request and to comply with local law but they do have to remove to

begin with. much oil that reform in saudi arabia we know that the kingdom it's known for going after its roots yeah not the thickest skin perhaps from the leaders there and you know they look at the saudis don't like something they'll ban it they'll censor it right we know that as you mentioned overall the state of media freedom there it's not very good and we can show you that here with a report from reporters without borders they rank the country one hundred sixty ninth out of one hundred eighty nations in terms of press freedom it does not allow independent media i'm actually surprised netflix is available there at all it uses a very broadly written cybercrime law they use this to crack down on what they call blasphemy insulting religion inciting chaos in danger of national unity i mean that could mean pretty much anything they wanted to mean and defaming the king that might have been what actually flag of this episode and that's. the only media company that is having a tough time right we've heard facebook in the news a little bit and. you know there's

a bigger issue here right when these big tech companies these media companies when they expand globally netflix now and i'm almost two hundred countries so you have to deal with different laws there and there becomes a choice do you prioritize your profits or protecting freedom of speech and we saw what side netflix came down on here another country on the rise in vietnam they just passed a similar cyber crime bill so we could see more tough decisions for these companies in twenty one thousand runs through me not to mention how difficult it is if you're trying to be a reporter in seoul to write conan as always thank you. sports news now the january transfer window is open and one when this league a club has already cashed in bruce you don't win have sold american winger christian follows an english club chelsea the twenty year old will move to london for a fee of sixty four million euros making him the third most expensive because they can transfer in history to lose it came through the rates at dortmund having joined

their youth team back in twenty fifteen to remain at the club for the rest of the season before joining chelsea injured in the richmond. you're watching live from berlin i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day but to see of. the. letter we were. when we were. eighty percent of americans at some point in our lives will experience hardship listening. to.

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