this is deja vu news live from berlin get out while you can australians are urged to flee catastrophic bushfires i've seen the size and the size of the jump roads and that just come into the city of mold and cancer a fetus watching them in this little you can do. one local fire chief says conditions are so bad at that point a fire takes hold of we are not able to stop it also coming up israeli towns near gaza come under rocket attack it's in response to an israeli airstrike that killed

the commander of a palestinian militant group. bolivia's former president a from what i list takes a plane to mexico to go into exile but back in the libyan capital up past the army and police threaten the crackdown on press. and tear gas was fired in hong kong where pro-democracy demonstrators are back on the streets after some of the worst clashes in 5 months. i'm sorry so much conduct's good to have you with us australian firefighters are on high alert for a catastrophic threat from bushfires dozens of fires like these are raging in the states of queensland and new south wales they stretch almost a 1000 kilometers along the east coast from brisbane to sydney a residence of some 100000 homes near sydney. doing their best to take shelter

after authorities warned that it was too late for them to leave their homes now a fire that erupted in sydney's northern suburbs in the late afternoon immediately cut off the exit routes for some residents and one local fire chief says the conditions here are so bad that when a fire takes hold we are not able to stop it. protect life. protect property and sure everybody is a safe as possible. these are the principles guiding austerities on australia's east coast bracing themselves for the worst bushfires in the nation's history more than 50 blazes are burning across the state of new south wales authorities are expecting conditions to get even worse. but plenty of people have heeded the warnings and of left early oversea others of chosen not to and accordingly i would vos to those who still might be there is that it is too light to leave on most of

those flaws and shouldering is now your your only option as far pro-choice. fires are expected to spread quickly due to high temperatures and strong winds or story teams are warning of catastrophic fire danger for the city of sydney to. about 6000000 people are affected by the fires people in communities have been urged to stay away from bushland and to flee their homes before the fires escalate we've had the history for 27 use never had this before we live in the blue mountains where it was forced to but we've never had to destroy a public all this is unbelievable i've seen the fries and the. jump roads and that's just i mean that's even more than catastrophic because watching them in this you know you can do and always find a reason everybody just would. like 3 people have been confirmed dead and at least 150 properties have been lost so far. have to clear

a 7 day state of emergency in the area. and we can speak to journalist roger maynard in sydney now hi roger bring us up to date what is the latest that's been happening. well they predicted that this would be a day of catastrophic conditions and judging by the pictures that are coming out of so many parts of australia is eastern seaboard that certainly confirms the view here in sydney blazes broke out in the at the northern suburbs barely a 20 minute drive from the city albert rich and the the final of the far posters were on to it immediately within minutes a hokies aircraft flew in and doused the entire area with pink slime fire retardant and thus the flames almost immediately so that emergency was over and but but but the been many many other fires breaking out all over the area out further west than in the western suburbs of sydney the fires up in the blue

mountains that have been fires further north that tarin 3 homes were destroyed. in the wine growing area of 100 barely 8 there were 3 fires there as well and the conditions have been getting worse all day. all up with or his reckon there's been some 300 fires around the state during the course of the day 11 new emergency filers as they are classified and 70 of blazes are still burning many of them out of control tell us more about the emergency precautions that have been taken that there where you are in 15. well obviously there are a lot of people are preparing a standing by to help in this situation we've got something like 3000 firefighters on the ground wealth working literally around the clock at the moment trying to deal with the places in sydney and elsewhere in new south wales and those are not 20000 emergency service personnel standing by to go into get further assistance it

needs to be 8 police firefighters and even the army there's also a fleet of helicopters sangbae to go in and fly people out to isolated areas where fires my. old so that it is the 1st time the city. of 5000000000 people has actually been classical and. it was a castle strong disaster area and the seeding much of sydney isn't built in the cloak of black cloud of dust if you like as the smoke from countless fuzz around the state descend on the ragini of the australian government has been criticized for its approach towards climate change let's listen to the mayor of one town in a new south wales not a political thing it's a scientific fact that we are going through climate change and of course it's not relevant at the moment when people's houses of burning and you've lost lives but

they are over all thing is we are sorry draw in this country we haven't had rain food for years in some places all the dams and creeks and rivers are drawing a and we need to look at what we're going to do about that in the future and to deny climate change is to me a very. ill informed and educated way of looking at things. roger how much criticism is the government facing her for failing to do something about those climate conditions. well a lot to be honest but the lady was the mayor of glynis you lost her owner of the weekend in the floods and her words in the statement clearly have struck a chord here and the crisis sparked a war of words over who's actually to blame for the bush fires with the government being accused of ignoring climate change unless led to some really ugly seems

particularly in parliament today well one greens senator accused the politicians of being nothing short of arsonists for ignoring the issues in the problems that might have caused the bush fires and to being supporters of the coal industry which he really was a contributing factor the prime minister's got morrisons has tried to distance himself from these suggestions he refuses to pin the crisis directly on climate change while the same thought in the recent green groups who are being accused of being partly responsible for the bush fires but preventing. has a reduction programs taking place during the winter period when a lot of the impossible to clear up a lot of the there's a tension on the ground journalist roger maynard speaking to us there from sydney thank you. now violence has been asked a lady on the israel gaza border after

a top commander of the palestinian militant group islamic jihad was killed in an airstrike israel says it. was behind a series of rocket attacks on its territory israeli forces killed him in a rare targeted strike on his home in the gaza strip palestinian militants have responded by firing rockets at israeli cities including tel aviv authorities have instructed citizens across southern and central israel to stay indoors. and let's get the latest on the story now demi's tanya kramer is standing by for us in jerusalem hi tanya what is happening in the border area right now. well listen so the early morning hours after the killing off to senior. heart command rockets rocket alerts have been going off almost constantly 1st more in the southern areas but also later then in the center of the country and also in tel

aviv and this is where we're seeing some unusual steps being taken by the home front command and the army here to ask people all the intelligence that schools have been close not just send in the south but also in tel aviv and other biggest cities and also that people should stay at home from work that nonessential businesses are closed in the past hours or so there has been also confirmed strike by the army on a rocket launching group in gaza where the 2 people were killed and now also we're waiting for a statement by the israeli prime minister netanyahu the army chief they are currently in a security cabinet meeting and they want to give a statement soon tell you what led israel to a launch this operation against a top palestinian commander. well in the eyes of israel what they're saying is that this was a top terrorist it's i'm to hard it's the 2nd largest militant group in gaza and

their latter was responsible for many of those rocket strikes over the past year and they say that there was an imminent threat some planned attack and that's why. they carried out this operation a planned operation that's why also everything here is a place the army says they're expecting because at this you know the every television from militant factions will last for a couple of days so the air defenses are all in place now islamic jihad put out several statements and they said all right red lines have been crossed and they're vowing revenge and that's what we are seeing right now here that is indeed what we're seeing right rocket attacks as far as television what kind of israeli response can we expect. well it is really i mean i said they're expecting this to last i mean it's really too early to say whether this i mean it's in the middle of an escalation already whether this will further escalate some people you know but

also in gaza are reminded of. war in 2012 when at that time. military wing commander was killed by israeli airstrikes and then followed by an 8 day of war so we have to wait and see also hamas is controlling gaza really respond to that so we will have to wait and see how the next hours will plan out our correspondent tonya kramer with the very latest there from jerusalem thank you . let's check in now and some other stories making news around the world in northern syria at least 6 people are reported dead and more than 20 wounded after 3 bombs exploded in the kurdish majority city. there was no immediate claim of responsibility but kurdish leaders have warned that the so-called islamic state and its sleeper cells pose a threat in the region. the security forces and she lay have fired water cannon to disperse protesters the country has seen weeks of often violent anti-government on

breast to less government unveiled plans on sunday to draft a new con constitution but the opposition says those proposals don't go far enough . former bolivian president evo morales is on his way to mexico or he has been given asylum what alice resigned on sunday amid protests against alleged election fraud his resignation has left a power vacuum in bolivia or unrest has continued on the streets of the police and the army are threatening a crackdown ever morale is heading to mexico into exile the mexican foreign minister crew firmed it in a tweet he assured the ousted believe your leader your life and integrity are safe . while many believe us accuse morale is of growing increasingly autocratic in his 14 year rule across latin america he's still often viewed as a champion of the poor who brought economic growth to one of the region's most

impoverished countries like the supporters who gathered outside the believe an embassy in mexico city they claim rallies resignation was prompted by a coup. morales was a democratically elected president but now follow him are measures that are brutal exploitation measures against workers and farmers. morale is ousting has left a power vacuum the deputy head of the senate says she's willing to take over as interim president until new elections are held to help the country get through the crisis but the decision is up to the believe in congress. but. this is just to provide some certainty for the country. for an end to the vandalism. so that there are no more deaths women who are raped. i don't think bolivians deserve this it's urgent that there is some certainty for the people. so if civil organizations

agree i will take up the task. of the really even after morales departure tensions remain high on the streets of the capital the past police and the military are steeling themselves for more violence and hong kong activists are back on the streets today following some of the worst violence and months of anti-government demonstrations on tuesday police and protesters clashed again in the heart of the city's central financial district and at 2 university campuses police fired tear gas at demonstrators who blocked streets and set a car on fire transport was largely disrupted and some schools and universities remain closed. and we can go right to do that he's mighty has been a guy who is covering these protests for us in hong kong i understand you're out of university where there have been protests today tell us what's been happening where you are. yes i am

a chinese university of hong kong that is one of the 2 campuses that have been in the focus for the last 2 days the protests have shifted to the universities protesters here have blocked one square 11 crossroads on the on campus they have set very kids on fire they are waiting the police is waiting downstairs it's we are on a little hill here ready to storm in not any time there were clashes earlier which were quite violent with things being thrown from above the police i guess and. this did come to poke. but. i had our correspondent mathias telling us speaking to us there out looks like we've lost his line a fluid situation on the ground in hong kong at the moment. trying to get him back

a little bit later in the day. moving on to some other news now and most schools in southern iraq are closed after teachers announce a general strike in support of the protest movement that has rocked the country for 6 weeks in recent days security forces have sought to crackdown on rallies but protesters have kept going with sit ins in the south and across the capital baghdad . the 14th floor of this building used to be a turkish restaurant now this monstrous concrete structure from the saddam hussein era is a symbol of the protests in iraq a few weeks ago snipers fired on protesters from up here now the protesters themselves have occupied the building. has been scorching here since the beginning of october the 35 year old is unemployed and he sees a little opportunity for himself in the country. the view from the roof looks out over teria square focal points of the protests against the greed and incompetence

of the ruling class. the government has done nothing for us in the past 17 years we've been rugged. but the government is proposing a series of reforms it hasn't hesitated to fire on citizens with tear gas and live ammunition leading political parties have reportedly vowed to crack down on the protests the price has been high 15 people were killed in just one weekend and hundreds injured with hospitals overwhelmed people are treated on the street. the worst thing is when patients are choking on nerve gas and we stabilize the condition the jewels log on the limbs seize up. clashes have erupted on bridges leading to the government quarter as protesters try to enter the country's nerve center and nobody's allowed to get close to the prime

minister's office or the iranian embassy because even tehran has drawn the protesters ire iranian mullahs occupy key positions in iraq and control powerful militias fearing a loss of influence the millers many believe want to massacre. there without a doubt though there's a right to your parishioners and by they control entire security operators they torture protesters with their own special methods it's all follows a certain script. in iraq it's all about oil money and power billions of stashed away in secret all the while infrastructure crumbles electricity cuts out water is contaminated and the education system is collapsing. mari and his friends have had enough they want nothing less than radical change. the government suppresses are protests takes us hostage kills us it hasn't offered

us anything we need to be liberated and that we should let the. revolution massacre iraq's future is unclear and so to the face of millions. now to some of the other stories making news around the world afghan president. his government has released 3 high ranking taliban captives in an apparent prisoner exchange for 2 western academics the insurgent group has been holding the australian and american professors hostage for more than 3 years it's not yet clear when they might be freed. the former u.s. president jimmy carter is in the hospital after a series of falls the 95 year old will undergo surgery to relieve pressure on his brain carter broken skull that's when he fell last month at his home in plains georgia. staying in the u.s. the supreme court will hold hearings today to consider whether president donald

trump's administration illegally ended the so-called dreamers program it allowed undocumented migrants brought to the u.s. as children in d.c. these were. studies and lives. and she was born in mexico. what was brought up in our zone a. is an undocumented migrant but as a doctor recipient she's been able to make great leaps towards a better future now i have a better chance of getting more scholarships of attending university and getting a job like i had never had a job until i got to college and they were when i got my 1st paycheck i was able to fill out that social security blogs and i was like this feels so weird and it feels good and also like i was able to get us that i.d. but it's little things like that that make it easier and just driving itself in arizona you know that if you do get stopped by a cop they like to point you. dr recipients have not been afraid to protest they've

been organizing demonstrations like this one in washington d.c. in defense of the program president ordered an end to 2017 several federal courts challenge the president's move the formal decision lies with the supreme court close to 700000 people who were brought to the u.s. as children under tucker you know lived to renewable 2 year authorizations to live study and work in the country a future despite having lived most of their lives in the u.s. . now we've seen ports all across the country side with our people our movement saying that the decision to end the 1st place was wrong if this case goes in a direction in which the program is ended or wound down in some way the lives of not just immigrant youth in this country but their families their networks their communities are put in immediate danger there is a lot at stake with the supreme court. in georgetown is nervous about what the

future holds but remains hopeful i'm kind of numb to the point of what's going to happen to recipients what's going to happen to dreamers. just let me know because at this point i'm kind of like i need to make a play. and if that plan is going to the us i need to know. but i am in a way i hope i don't get heartbroken by the decision and like any time i do get a bad decision is just grief over it for a few for a few days and then getting back up in fear you know alternatives that's been my whole life and i think it will continue to be my whole life. and other doctor recipients will have to wait a decision from the supreme court is expected sometime before next summer. moving on to sports now in tennis world number one rafael nadal had a disappointing start in the a.t.p.

finals group stage where the 1st career lost her germany's alex on that set of in straight sets the doll is hoping to secure the year end number one ranking but was completely outplayed by the reigning a.t.p. finals champion world number 7 said of has now beaten roger federer novak djokovic and nidal in consecutive matches at london's o 2 arena. and our earlier on to final us won his debut match at the a.t.p. finals in london after overcoming dani and medvedev in straight sets in their round robin clash to us had lost all 5 of his previous encounters with the russian but he battled to claim the 1st set to retire quick and from there the player took control of the match he broke my bed of serve in the 2nd set which eventually won 6 for the get off to the perfect start of the season ending term.

carnival season is underway here in germany with celebrations in several cities across the country. in the western cities of cologne and duesseldorf thousands gathered for the start of what's known as the silly season which officially gets underway every year at 11 minutes past 11 on the 11th of november. was. this is news these are our top stories australian authorities are warning that sydney and surrounding areas are facing a catastrophic bushfire threat new south wales and queensland have to clear an emergency at least 3 people have been killed and thousands forced to flee. a top commander of the palestinian militant group islamic jihad has been killed in

an airstrike in the gaza strip israel says. it was behind a series of rocket attacks palestinian militants have responded by firing rockets at israeli cities. more afghan president are shotgun he says his government has released 3 high ranking taliban captives in an apparent prisoner exchange the insurgent group has been holding an australian and american professor hostage for 3 years and it's not yet clear when they might be free to. pro-democracy protesters are back on the streets of hong kong after some of the worst violence in months universities and schools have canceled classes and many roads remain closed hong kong's chief executive kerry lamb has condemned activists disrupting the city as selfish. this is news from berlin for more follow us on twitter at g w news or visit our website w dot com. coming up next disney officially launches its new streaming service what

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