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room. booking travel now. this is news coming to you live from firefighters in california struggle to contain several wildfires the blaze ravaging northern california's wine country has doubled in size turning homes and framed one reason into ashes the separate fire in the los angeles area forced thousands to evacuate also coming up. british prime minister boris johnson vows to renew his push for an election on december 12th despite
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parliament defeating his plan for an early ballot this after the e.u. agrees to a delay which johnson says he doesn't want. and living with a noisy neighbor we visit the villagers who are stuck next to a new runway at international airport. and pakistan's baby boom for many talking about birth control is tough but the consequences for overwhelming many. hello i'm terry martin thanks for joining us firefighters in california are battling 2 massive blazes extreme winds have been fanning the flames and a statewide emergency has been declared official say the fire ripping through northern california in one country has now bubbled in size. nearly 200000 people
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under a back you waste in orders further sell another while pires threatening homes in the los angeles area somewhat wealthiest residents including basketball star le bron james and even the terminator himself. have been driven from their homes in the 405 freeway in los angeles the latest front in the california wildfires early monday morning a new fire broke out here sweeping through the hills thousands of people were forced to flee as the fire scorched the wealthy west side of the city authorities urged residents to heed the warnings and get out. if you're in the mandatory evacuation zone and you're still there watching this you're an idiot get the hell out it's way too dangerous people that stay behind are just a danger in themselves and not helping the worst affected area is sonoma county in northern california 88000 homes here are in danger 4000 firefighters are battling
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to get the blaze under control but there is new hope after days of strong winds conditions have improved but today's focus continues to be perimeter control and structure protection especially during this 24 hour window of opportunity we currently have with favorable weather conditions but time is of the essence forecasters are warning that this is just a brief rest bite wins us that's a pick up and fan the flames once more. we're starting to be ready for those another red flag event all right now it looks like that's going to start sometime midday tuesday into wednesday morning so we've got a kind of a quiet 24 right now and then we're going to go into another critical period tuesday night into wednesday it's now a race against time a battle against the blazes before that next critical period begins. earlier we spoke to jason kemp a donia from n.b.c.
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radio news about the situation in the greater los angeles area the fire this morning really a matter of no where it started about 2 o'clock in the morning and spread very very rapidly when we 1st got the call it was about $1.00 to $2.00 acres and literally about 20 minutes later it was already up around $100.00 and you give it another hour and then it was up over 400 so it spanned it spread really really rapidly and it's just chewing up the vegetation so people in that area had to go and they had to go quakers but as you can see the blanket of smoke that's behind me you can taste it you can smell it and it's bad it gets in your throat and i winds are really keeping this fire going and fire crews are given everything that they've got at it they've got a big airplanes want to drop in helicopters ground crews and they're just trying to keep this thing down because the winds are really expected it can come later this
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week. now to the u.k. he said he would rather die in a ditch that asked to delay bragg's it but british prime minister boris johnson has now agreed to a brags an extension until january 31st he's also been trying to persuade parliament to agree to a snap election in december joelson lost that vote but undeterred today he will try again to convince opposition parties to support a general election he's hoping to capitalize on public anger over breakfast. can you that's the election by the end of this week this was the day boris johnson has pledged to deliver brags that by the end of october my job is to get outside on october 31st and that is what will you we are committed to all of us leaving the european union. all ok with a bus going to go you know if there's lots you. know there were more than a few obstacles on the road to breaks it and plenty of the still itty outside and
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inside parliament. with a new parliament who will sooner had he agreed to delete a brags than he was at the dispatch box pushing for a snap election time for other again or. by december 12th and then go to the people despite his pleas he couldn't muster anywhere near enough support. for maturity required has not been reached and there you have it for the opposition an election is a gamble he would rather not take. thank you mr speaker. the reason i am so cautious is quite simply because i do not trust the prime minister he said unconvinced and undetailed johnson says he'll make a fresh attempt on tuesday. because this house. any longer
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the country. millions of families and businesses cannot plan for the future as night fell it was a future that looted likely to involve a ballot box with hints that smaller opposition parties may be ready to back johnson's call in just hours the united kingdom could well be in campaign mode no s. no buts. for a while ago we spoke to did obvious london correspondent charlotte potts at the end of another day that didn't go as planned for the prime minister. once again rejected boris johnson's request for a general election so what happens now well boris johnson is going to try again through a different mechanism in which he just needs a simple majority and this time around it might just because the liberal democrats and the scottish national party support an election in principle so a pretty christmas election here in the u.k. might be in the cards boris johnson wants this election desperately to finally get
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his brakes to deal through parliament that he needs to shake up the numbers and get a fresh mandate from british voters and what does this all mean for breakfast well british vote might soon have a say again on whether they approve of boris johnson's strategy or whether they want a pro european parliament. some of the stories making headlines around the world today authorities in hong kong have barred pro-democracy activist wong from running in the next month's local elections says he's the only candidate who's been disqualified the electoral commission says his nomination is invalid. and the government protesters have again taken to the streets in the chilean capital santiago despite a cabinet shakeup by president sebastian pinera police clashed with demonstrators in the city center in europe replaced a cabinet ministers in an effort to calm the rest that has left at least 17 dead.
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the u.s. says it has disposed of the remains of. the leader of the so-called islamic state he was killed in a raid by u.s. forces on his syria hideout saturday world leaders have cautioned there could be reprisal attacks on. the iraqi military has declared a curfew to quell deadly protests but the demonstrators say they won't leave the streets and. an emergency government is in place there calling for an end to corruption inequality more than 230 people have been killed since the protests started earlier this month. another day of protests in iraq thousands took to the streets of baghdad and other cities on monday angry about corruption and the lack of jobs and public services and once again they were met with force
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security forces fired tear gas at the crowds of people marching in defiance of a warning from prime minister abdul mahdi not to join the demonstrations on sunday he said anyone disrupting businesses or schools would be punished protesters tried to cross the bridge leading to baghdad's fortified international zone which houses government buildings and foreign embassies. peaceful demonstrators are protests are peaceful those rulers harm the iraqi people no salaries no appointments no land their promises are lies and they're hitting us with tear gas bombs as if we were not iraqis. there are no job opportunities my son stay at home without a hope and that applies to all young people not only my sons this regime has been ruling us for 16 years but they offer us nothing we're fed up with them. students in the southern iraqi city of nasiriyah also took to the streets despite the
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warning they're demanding changes to the country's constitution and election laws. there were similar scenes in the holy shiite city of najaf as well authorities declared a curfew from midnight until 6 am state t.v. said it would be in effect until further notice. the world jewish congress has honored german chancellor merkel for her efforts to defeat anti semitism the president of the organization wrote ronald loud up presented michael with the theater prize at a ceremony in munich praised machall as a ball work against extremism hate and he semitism at a time when germany is seeing a sharp rise in attacks on jewish people and institutions earlier this month the man killed 2 people while attempting to attack a synagogue in eastern germany. well speaking to a news rival louder also called for a ban on german parties that support new nazi ideology i believe that
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anyone any party who is who shows anti-semitic feelings should not be in that point and i believe also there are some party small parties that are basically based on almost a new nazi theory they should be not allowed in marches like we had this endorsement although they did not with the signs of nazi germany there was no doubt with it where they were or in stadiums sports stadiums where the whole group of people stand up and give the hitler salute what does that say that's something the government has to handle the president of the world jewish congress ronald lauder speaking there earlier. now to moscow where the city's busiest airport has become even busier in september a 3rd runway opened sheremetyevo airport but it's right next to 2 villages and
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that's proving to be a noisy neighbor the villages were supposed to have been resettled and knocked down by the end of last year but there's no sign of that happening so far. the planes are too close for comfort and the garden backs directly on to shamita his newest runway. authorities promise to resettle everyone in one day's village dubrovsky before opening the airstrip but andre still doesn't know when exactly his family will have to leave and how much money the government will offer to buy him out of his house. we have no way out of the situation we have been living here for generations with the family who believe a whole year this is no holiday home good on them when you people here in the village have animals what are they supposed to do we can't be sure the government is protecting our interest if they don't talk to us this is an information vacuum
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we don't know what's going to happen next. the other villagers of dabrowski also want certainty around 50 households are currently in limbo a group of locals has been meeting with officials to push for information about their homes they tell us they're sad to lose this tight knit community but they know they can't live here long term. as we understand the government needs this they need to expand the airport this is he is expanding and people are traveling here but people need to be treated humanely we are potatoes in a field that can just be replanted. but the uncertainty isn't the only worry for the village of the russian consumer watchdog has warned that the pollution and noise here are a huge health risk. is already one of russia's biggest airports and now with this 3rd runway around $25.00 extra planes can land and take off here every hour
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construction of the runway began back in 2012 and was supposed to be finished in time for the world cup last year the deadline for the resettlement of nearby villages has been pushed back several times the author already has refused our interview request but pointed out they plan to resettle the towns and compensate and they and his neighbors by the end of the year. it's hard to be here the noise and the smell from the planes are landing and taking off don't allow you to live a full life. whole day and come home. fortress the place you can relax and gather strength. relax here. and when the motives of the. from now on that he is hoping the government will finally keep its promises and if not he says he's prepared to take the battle for his home to court. you're watching the news still to come. the equestrian event that runs on the most sustainable source of energy horse manure police play and help our keeps the lights in
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helsinki. argentina's center left president elect alberto fernandez has met the outgoing president maurice to discuss a transition period and just swept to power on sunday promising to fix argentina's broken economy he now faces the daunting task of dodging yet another damaging default. the celebrations in the streets of plano sideways happiness and hope sweep over crowds supporting the victory in vision a political outsider to fernandez but that was sunday night post-election monday the country's central bank has been the brakes on optimism by limiting the amount of dollars arjun tines can exchange. effective today we have reduced to $200.00 u.s. dollars monthly as the maximum amount that can be purchased by individuals with prior authorization from the central bank i know that this measure even being
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a temporary one is very strict and impacts a lot of people. the goal is protecting the peso it tumbles sharply in august when now president elect president mockery in the primaries fears over a ruling center left government prompted people to sell off their pesos address those concerns election night that is where we are of course going to work together as closely as possible. because the only thing that will concern us is stopping the suffering of argentinians once and for but the morning after brings mixed reactions . that the truth is that i am very happy with the change. we didn't want the government to stay in office and we hope that things change a bit because it has been really hot.
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not everyone is happy. or sad but it seems to me it ended up more like a football match than something political for a lot of people and that seems really horrible to me. it's not the way to vote well that's my way of looking at it. it's all an open question because they still haven't said anything they haven't proposed any policies because moving forward top monday's agenda with the presidential rivals working to calm market jitters showing a smooth transition of leadership it's a return to power for argentina center left and a gamble that voters hope will pull the country out of poverty. nicole has been covering the elections earlier we asked her about the challenges the new president will face rebuilding an economy in shambles will be the biggest challenge for argentina's new president after riding a wave of popular support toward a comfortable win in the presidential elections over to fernandez now has to get to
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work starting with what might be the most complicated task at hand restructuring the country's massive debt with the i.m.f. he has one person in particular to thank for his rise to power and that is controversial former president cristina fernandez a kitchener well now he has to step out of her shadow proving to citizens and bester is alike that it won't be her pulling the strings in their government finally he will have to unite his own party around his more moderate approach to traditional parent ism the friend to todos is made up of dozens of splinter groups that all want to push through their own agenda and want to see their ideas reflected in the new government he will have to prove true leadership skills in order to avoid internal bickering that could destabilize his government. now some of the other stories making news around the world today french police have arrested an 84 year old gunman suspected of wounding 2 men outside a mosque in the city of bayonne police say the men surprised the shooter as he
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tried to start a fire one report says he had links to the far right national rally party and u.s. congresswoman congress a u.s. congresswoman at the center of a revenge porn scandal has vowed to campaign to end the practice in a tearful video katie hill a rising star in the democratic party said that she would step down because private photos are being used to destroy her. well it's a subject that's still taboo in pakistan's conservative muslim societies sex education once married women face pressure to procreate fear of a backlash from islamic clerics discourage public discussion about family planning and access to contraceptives is limited only about a 3rd of pakistanis have access to them that means the whole population continues to boom there are more than 200000000 people in pakistan individual families often
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feel they can barely manage with so many mouths to feed. the reports. standing up to make a difference child are soon rule is a community health worker in the town of picher in sindh province in a conservative muslim society she reaches out to women pakistan's public health system fails to reach today she's speaking about family planning and reproductive health but it's not an easy sell i mean it does yeah the mit kind of authentic people are more aware of family planning these days but they're often reluctant because they're myths and misconceptions about using contraceptives some women are afraid that it will make them infertile forever others think it's against their religion scheider is not a trained nurse or a doctor but she lives and works in the community so when she refers them to the local government run hospital they trust her enough to go and get professional help . rima is
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a mother of 2 this is her 1st ever visit seeking advice on birth control the doctor takes a medical history and advises her on her options and injection for a 3 month gap bills for daily use contraception as well as implant method for 5 to 10 year contraception but unlike her most women in pakistan are not allowed to make these choices order says more than the women it's her in-laws and the husband who call. the shots as doctors we have to talk to the families because without their consent women usually can say no to having babies. no wonder then pakistanis produce more babies than any other country in south asia except of gonna stand millions of these children will never go to school they will be malnourished because their parents can't afford a decent meal for their large families boys may have a better chance of survival but girls will most likely face a bleak future. the question is where could this lead pakistan
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a nuclear armed country lagging way behind its neighbors in human development to find out i have come to meet the men of disapproval community at this village meeting people see benefit in family planning but this is a fear of a backlash from islamic clerics is the major obstacle. has promised that he will provide food for. this either family planning is a sin and who are you to interfere. but then we try to explain to them that it is not against the. muslim countries control but they hear the mission mean there is no carbonation of conflict that at the top in my time here is a doctor i have never seen a family planning official visit to unless your investment community is going for. community. it's true that decades of
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militarism and corruption has taken a big toll on pakistan's fishel development but it now seems the biggest long term trick to the country may not be external but could come from its unchecked population growth. now to the horse show that takes horse power to a whole new level and eventually helsinki has shown its environmental credentials by generating all its energy from horse manure. at. this equestrian show in finland the horses do more than jump over obstacles they're responsible for powering the entire event from the school board to the lights inside the arena. and it comes not from the horse's mouth but rather it's behind all of them in your produce during the show is corrected up and turned into electricity all the people we get here even though i do it week to day we use to get all the energy and electronic music like our day we get the power from my social events but it was
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also pretty much the whole helsinki area. finland with its 75000 horses is a 1st tile ground for the project the idea to get more from your manure started 5 years ago the waste is transported by a local energy company mixed with words and then burns to create energy was meant as a template for the future was comparable to say goodbye having roughly 1.5 nickel tells . us that we as a. whole to a horses are needed to produce a more definitive that one single father people feel requires for food. there are more benefits to horse power it generates less carbon dioxide than other bio energy sources environmentally friendly excretion that proves the saying you should never look at gift horse in the mouth. this is news and these are our top stories
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thousands of pirate fighters are battling 2 massive blazes across california a new fire broke out in west all signs of us on monday but the worst hit area is sonoma county in northern california more than 200000 people there have been told to evacuate. british prime minister boris johnson has lost a vote of hold an early election on december 12th he called the boat after failing to arrange britain's exit from the e.u. by october 31st on tuesday johnson will make another attempt to force a lecture. authorities in hong kong have barred prominent pro-democracy activists joshua walang from standing in local elections next month the electoral commission says wong's nomination is. antigovernment protesters have again taken to the streets of the chilean capital santiago despite a cabinet shake up by president sebastian pinera he replaced 8 ministers in
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a bid to calm the rest of his left at least 17 dead. this is news from berlin for more follow us on twitter at d w news or visit our website at www dot com. you're watching d.w. news coming to you live from berlin doha elbows will be here in just a moment with your business update i'm terry martin thanks for being with us.
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