q mentoring starts in january thirteenth on w. w news live from a milestone in lunar exploration china's chinese for space probe makes the first ever landing on the dark side of the moon and beings back images not visible from also on the program in the united states democrats are preparing to take over the house of representatives thirteen days into the partial shutdown of the u.s. government they now have the votes to block much of the trumpet ministrations. and

germany's formula one legend michael schumacher is fifty today he hasn't been seen in public since a skiing accident five years ago his fans pay tribute. to the program china has completed the world's first landing on the far side of the moon the on crude a full probe is beaming back closeup view this of a part of the moon that's never been seen from the mission is keyed to china's ambition to rival the u.s. russia and europe in space and cement its position as a regional and global power chani for is equipped with a rover and instruments to explore the lunar region's geology and conduct biological experiments. this animation shows the first

ever soft landing on the far side of the moon. and the probe was not sent by the u.s. or russia but china. state media was proud to announce its touchdown at ten twenty six beijing time. the whole process was as expected the result was precise and the landing stable the current landing location is our ideal landing place in other words we are right on target. the progress carrying instruments to map the regions geology is also carrying seeds for an experiment in cultivating vegetables in a closed environment this is the first picture from the surface sent by the chang efore luna approach. it's unexplored territory. yet the noise has one side not facing us the moon itself is an obstacle so the back of the moon is a blind spot for the transmission of information between the earth and the mean c c

c if. the dark side of the moon is rather an unseen side than one lacking light it's because the moon takes just as long to rotate on its own axis as it takes to complete one orbit of earth. the mission is part of a larger chinese program of lunar exploration but the landing on the dark side is one of the country's biggest leaps forward in its space race ambitions. have been shared from d.w. side steps can talk us through this welcome with bringing to the moon before so why is this significant. it is significant because china really shows this time that they have reached a stage in which they can as an adult space power so to say conduct more complex or other space operations similar to ease are not. the end and the russians and for example in this case they had

a complex mission with four different platforms a orbiter a real a satellite a lender and a rover and all those had to work together. ok so this is significant for the chinese technology is it significant in terms of exploration and in space yes the set of the experiment is really one that serves basically basic research so this is a clear research project that compares to the to the to the exploration of the house space era of different planets and things like that we're dealing with sensors that measure spectrometers for example that try to determine the composition of solar earths all the interaction of. the saloon hours of the interaction of solar arrays with the regolith on the moon but also there are

biological experiments built into this which are rather interesting with seeds and insects and what is driving at china's ambitions in space. i think what it is about is that china really wants to show that they can play in the first league and they have ambitions to have meant spaceflight in the couple years they want to put a man on the moon for a second once actually after the americans of course no other countries are also racing for the moon so there's a real race for the moon right now but china wants to be part of it they want to go to mars with robotic operations and they really want to show that they can do just as well as the others do and that's what's also important is that they that they want to do a lot of this on their own they want to cooperate only in limited fields but they want to do the bulk of the operations of selves i was exactly the point i want to

bring up with you so this is a solo chinese admission the data that they gather will international scientists have access to it. yes this is probably going to be the case this is not data that is really secret or in the sense also there are four different countries involved saudi arabia sweden germany and the netherlands with sensors so this is also a kind of international effort a good talking to have ather been thank you so much rick. democrats take control of the u.s. house of representatives today and then the republicans monopoly on power in washington under president trumped the democrats' most pressing task is to end the government shutdown of the funding for the president's border war with mexico the disputes will center on health care and russian interference in the twenty sixteen presidential election. there's a showdown already well underway as congress begins its new term in the republic

top democrats say the latest talks with the president reduced no hint that he will sign their bill to end a partial shutdown of government services everybody neither side seems pretty to budge him because he says he won't sign it and use the government as hostage we should just give in the american people don't want that that's bad for our country and that's not the way to govern and you know was the biggest tax president trump initiated the government shutdown nearly two weeks ago. he refused to approve a budget deal because it did not include billions in funding for building a wall at the border with mexico. democrats solidly oppose his plans for the barrier and the nearly six billion dollars he wants for it. this is the result of their dispute and end to government services such as some trash collection. no access to museums and other federally operated sites.

and no pay for hundreds of thousands of federal workers. thank you now the question is how long could the shutdown last as long as it takes i think the people of this country think i'm right again i could have done nothing i could have had a lot easier presidency by doing nothing but. i'm here i want to do it right. it's a stormy start to a congressional term with huge potential for conflict. democrats say they want to use their new majority in the house to probe the president's finances and alleged abuses of power. but trump has warned against their plans to assume a war like posture if his opponent's investigations go forward i. well take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world eleven men

accused of murdering with a saudi journalist have attended an initial court hearing in riyadh saudi prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for at least five of them prosecutors also say they have asked for any evidence they have connected to the case but have so far received no response jamal khashoggi was killed in october inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. south korea's intelligence agency says north korea's top diplomat in italy has gone into hiding acting ambassador joe song gill and his wife are said to have gone missing from north korea's wrote embassy in november south korean lawmakers say they were informed of the diplomats disappearance of thursday . there's been a second day of protests in the indian state of catalan after two women defied a centuries old taboo and entered a hindu temple one protester has died in their supreme court revoke the battered women and showing the supreme allied temple last year but traditionalists prevented them from going. twenty nine hundred marks one hundred years since the founding of

the renowned german school house of how its life was brief the school the emphasis on design and modern technology has been hugely influential back in nineteen nineteen artists and crossed one in germany architecture and design to create numerous classics objects that have shaped the twentieth century and continue to inspire. german architect p.s. badly injured in world war one he wondered how europe could build a brighter future office so much suffering. beyond so he realised lay in a new way of thinking. in one thousand nine hundred gropius found at the school in the city of the students are taught that art and art history go hand in hand this idea led to the birth of a new language of color and form. this

may. still in production today was developed by being felt about how students who went on to become a prominent industrial designer. but conservative thinkers were not too happy with the school's free spirit the regional government cut its budget and found house reading. his stuff began working closely with industry producing furniture made to. leave the chair all over the world. about house architects then such about designing mass residential housing which meant many occupants in a relatively small space but without a decline in living standards.

then in one thousand thirty three the nazis decided to close the bauhaus school. but the institutions modern concepts lived on jewish powerhouse students who fled nazi germany designed modern buildings support. about how school existed only fourteen years. but a century after its founding the guiding question posed by bowtie gropius is move an event than ever how do we want to design our future. today is the fiftieth birthday for formula one racing driver michael schumacher the seven time world champion hasn't been seen in public since a major skiing accident in france in december twenty third team little is known of his current condition his family issued this statement on facebook saying you can be sure that he is in the very best of hands and that we are doing everything humanly possible to help him please understand that we are following michael's

wishes and keeping such a sensitive subject as his health as it has always been in privacy the birthday has given fans a chance to look back and remember michael schumacher illustrious career. a milestone marked in grand fashion. the most successful driver in formula one history turned fifty on thursday to celebrate ferrari the racing team with which he claimed five of his record seven world titles have unveiled this special exhibition in more danger it's a leap in honor of his remarkable achievements a day of celebration but also one tinge with sadness. schumacher has been out of the public eye since december twenty third team but a skiing accident left him with severe brain injuries he has not been seen in public since but for his legions of fans an opportunity to look back on sumac is incredible twenty one years in the sport is a welcome development following years of silence as questions surrounding his

health of gone unanswered. the first of all i wish him the best of luck on his fiftieth birthday i also hope for the best for his family and he gets well again personally i'm devastated along with all of his fans that things have come to this but i think it's good to his privacy is being respected. simply but. it's my fur. to be a little closer. but for now at least a chance to relive some of his achievements is a. top story.

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