this is the the video is live from above then militant somali islamist group al shabaab claims responsibility for an ongoing attack in nairobi and workers as a hotel an office complex in the kenyan capital to run for their lives after an explosion and heavy gunfire and security forces have been deployed in the area is being evacuated. also on the program judgement day for britain's prime minister after weeks of waiting lawmakers folks today on whether to accept a recent night controversial practice and deal with the work in union mrs mary has warned of dire consequences if pollen to vote sit down.

and how welcome to the program we start with breaking news from kenya where the somali militant islamist group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility for an ongoing that sack in the kenyan capital explosions and gunfire have been reported at a hotel an office complex in nairobi the firefighters and security forces of be deployed and people are being evacuated from the area. not easily producer thomas i'm to have spent years living i'm reporting from the city he knows the hotel and he's still in contact with the people back welcome thomas what are people telling you well what i've been told i've just been speaking to people on the ground and security sources around the area and they tell me the attack happened around three forty five low. time and it was several people in

a car approaching the gate most of these compounds hotels and shopping malls in kenya are very heavily guarded after the previous attacks in the past and they threw grenades at the gods and started shooting around then approach in to the hotel which an upscale. business would tell and quite popular both the tourist and business people and international community in nairobi then they threw explosions all possibly we have reports of a suicide attack inside one of the restaurants and reports of several death. al-shabaab the group reports of a defined this who of it what do they want well it is the missed insurgent group in somalia at some point they controlled lots areas of somalia they've been pushed out in the last few years control certain areas and are still fighting

against the west in fact government in mogadishu and also fighting some of the african union forces that are fighting them inside somalia and kenya is part of that a new force and for that reason be seen several attacks in kenya over these al-shabaab if this is a group that was behind the bigots are on the westgate mall civil attacks both the care of the recent university a few years back but the very well known shopping mall the westgate attack and i was there and did this looks quite like a similar kind of strategy so the area was a. hotel office complex what's. if the point of hitting a. building like that well is as a terror group of course it's about creating tara but it's a symbol of some of the buildings and places that kenya and

nairobi is famous for proud off and it's a way of disturbing the economy in kenya kenya has the largest economy in east africa's a very important financial hop and business wise and lot of international and i say some slightly un n.g.o.s are there so it's a way of hitting a soft target very easily damaging a reputation and create fear in cambridge after the westgate attack kenya was the replications were were big not just for the time but that in terms of tourism the economy people didn't want to go didn't want to go out so again we have a similar sort of as you say a soft target being hit definitely and that's that is what they are trying to do kenya is of course to say that financial help but it's also a tourist talk and lots of tourists of course will not feel comfortable going back to kenya and that will hit hard on the economy for cash so tom some to thank you so

much for joining us. and of course we'll have more story as it develops here on the day don't you let's move on now to some of the other stories making news around the world a member of germany's armed forces has been arrested on suspicion of spying for the ring in secret service officials say the suspects a fifteen year old german of afghan descent the suspect reportedly had access to sensitive material including information about the army's a mission in afghanistan. judges at the international criminal court of the court said the former ivory coast president laurent gbagbo of committing war crimes following disputed elections in two thousand and ten the judges ordered his immediate release as well as that of his co-defendants into a shark day case had been seen as a milestone in efforts to bring to justice even high ranking leaders accused of atrocities. britain's lower house of parliament faces a historic decision today as lawmakers debate whether to accept the deal struck

between the prime minister of the european union for the u.k. to leave the block the debates in the house of commons has begun with three urging lawmakers to support the deal warning that rejecting it would be catastrophic for the country but most m.p.c. i'm determined to vote against the issue has split the nation if that is the outcome of tonight's vote britain could end up crashing out of the e.u. with no agreement to toll the governments therefore taking steps to minimize potential disruption to trade at ports along the english channel one of those ports is rob's gate which will need a significant infrastructure upgrade if it's to handle the big ferries used for cross channel trade. its glory days are long gone a channel resort once frequented by queen victoria ramsgate today is sleepy and rundown only its mayor appears to be advancing energetically into the future. breaks a tear like the majority in this harbor town. trevor shock points proudly to what

he calls a working harbor that's ready for all the investment needed to turn it into a hub that can accommodate large vessels and commercial traffic. and. ramsgate has not operated a regular cross-channel service since two thousand and thirteen the ferry to ostend was a loss making business now there are plans to revive it in the event of a no deal brags that it's slated as an alternative route to avert bottlenecks amid customs chaos in nearby dover but the plan by transport secretary chris grayling has been sharply criticized the harbor is too shallow to accommodate freight ships it is a fantasy it is what's. the improved new port the emperor in question is chris grayling he cannot see that this port is completely naked of all the facilities you might need to be in international. the harbor is as ill prepared

for the freight service as the company awarded the contract to run it not only has it never operated a ferry service it doesn't have ships steve coombs and his action group discovered that some time ago as the transport secretary insists that's not a problem the government is testing other no deal scenarios alive rehearsal last week this time at ramsgate defunct airport but only eighty nine trucks took part in the trial of an emergency traffic system to avoid congestion in dover a fraction of daily traffic ramsgate has already borne the brunt of jokes ridiculed as the town of failed preparations. i think that we're just being a bit used their i'd i think right right right wing groups who are trying to push for and for this no deal in the way they are the only people that seem to be appeasing everybody else just instituted a job hotel owners in ramsgate want clarity on what awaits their town amid brecht's

that uncertainty their earnings have been dropping for months but the mayor isn't rattled by the prospect of impending chaos he'd be fine with a disorderly bragg's it because that would catapult the sleepy town of ramsgate into the headlines as the no deal harbor town. well the double comes from the big masses in london outside britain so houses of parliament welcome to get the debate has begun the vote is tonight is there any sign that the expected overwhelming government defeat is going to be averted. it really doesn't look like the m.p.'s have any mood to compromise which actually mirrors the mood here outside parliament if you see you can see behind me there are hundreds of protestors has been really gathering out throughout the day and it's quite peaceful some people are singing god save the queen others are singing go to joy there's quite a lot of fun soem boris johnson lookalike some tourism a figure is on a giant titanic going towards the icepack so passions are really very intense and

so far it doesn't look like people are coming together here outside parliament and also not inside because there was a member of the government who has appealed to m.p.'s and say stop the playground politics this is serious but i think most m.p.'s we are to know that this is historic vote that dreary the history will judge them for what they are doing and there are many have three really deep convictions and either way think it's it's either really beneficial to stay within the e.u. or really necessary to go out in order to not be trade their people this is what the brics it is a fairing so no mood to compromise doesn't look like it's. so voting starts tonight could take a few hours if parliament does reject the prime minister's. what then happens. that's the really good question we don't know what's reason may's plan b. is she hasn't really said anything about it the speculation is that she could

possibly go back to brussels and also some more concessions mostly on the status of northern ireland but also we know that the low positioning labor party is thinking of a vote of no confidence in the prime minister if they think they might win it so really everything is open here in london we'll see possibly later tonight or tomorrow in which direction this is all going to go. right. to get mass in london thank you. poland is paying its respects. the city. was stabbed in front of thousands of spectators at a fundraising event on sunday night and died on monday was a leading figure in the country's opposition movement. a city in mourning and flags at half mast for the slain man could dance pov a move it polls have been turning out to pay public tribute to the man who led the

city for two decades inside city hall many of those who knew him personally bit deaf i well in a condolence book. e.u. council president donald tusk back to his hometown to honor his friend. i want to promise you today dear pavo on behalf of all of us dons grizzard and holds on europeans. for you and for all of us we will defend our good god our poland and our europe against hatred and contempt promise you this so far well . his death has shocked local residents. for me it's terrible especially since we went to great school together just over there. i thought he would survive. because it will be.

devastated and very sad because i saw the mayor very often of the just. part of the item over which was attending a charity event for children in need on sunday. as the man looked out at thousands of people a man lunged at him with a knife. the attacker remained on stage shouting that he blames the mess form a party for what he called wrongful imprisonment then he was tackled to the ground . prosecutors are charging the twenty seven year old suspect with murder. just before his death which called the most wonderful city in the world a lasting message to the people he says. fresh blast of winter weather has hit central europe making many regions treacherous in the austrian ski

region of urging people to avoid what he did because of the risk of trees collapsing under the weight of snow they have been avalanches but no deaths reported and with a more than twenty people have died in by the related incidents over the last ten days. top stories this hour. of in your house about islams medicine group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a hotel and office complex in the kenyan capital nairobi and security forces are the same people are playing moved from the area. which is judgment day for british prime minister. leaving the european union. has. indications for the. state.

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