defines over. $970.00 the big created 2 days since december 23rd w. this is d w news live from berlin fridays for futures goes global again thousands of australian students kicking off a day of rallies planned in cities around the world the call to action coming ahead of next week's un climate summit we'll talk to one of the movement's organizers in australia also on the show. on congress thanks president trump for signing

legislation supporting democracy in the territory but china condemns the u.s. for its meddling in its domestic affairs and promises firm countermeasures. i've brought in thomas great to have you with us a climate activists around the world are taking to the streets in the 4th fridays for future global climate strike they're demanding that governments step up efforts to cut carbon emissions and they're sending a signal as well to the u.n. climate change conference that's next week in madrid. organizers say more than 3000 strikes are planned around the world today here you can get a sense of the scale of the rallies which politicians are saying they are looking closely at and which are asking people to rethink their habits while stallions are

among the 1st to turn out in sydney hundreds of children and young people skipping school hold a rally outside city hall and march in the streets there they were joined by victims of the bush fires that have been ravaging parts of australia. i thought everything through and. i can make me look. like a. fly. i was. really a boring. let's go down to clare galvin of a school strike for climate australia joining us now from cairns that's on the north east coast of australia good morning to you claire thanks so much for coming

in today. you know one question we have is economy in addressing the bushfires that continue to burn in parts of australia the government where you are has repeated that it's skeptical that those bushfires are tied to climate change is that a widespread opinion that you've been confronting and and seeing with people when when you're at your rouse. yes this is absolutely something we are meeting to address and across the street. sometimes it can be really hard to engage and talk about climate change but we've been seeing from least hounds that have been absolutely devastated by those fires but they're calling on the government to take climate action the man out of one of the towns in glen innes was calling on scott morrison our prime minister to address climate change to what it is and knowledge that links that it has to these catastrophic bushfires that we've been having. ok

cares where you are is considered the the gateway to the great barrier reef i've been there it's a fantastic city a lot of nature a climate change there is unfortunately having a devastating impact clare what needs to be done urgently where you are so where i am i'm on the great barrier reef and we've experienced back to back mask rolled leaching which is really severely affected out on each year in that time so it's really clear that the government needs to take serious climate action and that includes stopping the donny coal mine which is a massive mine for her is flawless central queensland. we call in full 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 and it just transition to renewable energy for the workers in the fossil fuel industry because industry we have a lot of what his and communities that rely on the fossil fuel industry so it's really important that we're able to transition these blankets so that we can

implement renewable energy and the kind of house of the well if you have the workers in the fossil fuel industry and in the of course tourism industry as well so there's kind of a confrontation there isn't there a do you see your protest building the kind of momentum necessary to turn your demands and the public policy. absolutely sir i remember exactly a year guard. i was stretching outside my local m.p.'s office and we had around 50 people there and full of the masses of. global strike we had more than 1500 people in a regional town which is really quite amazing and we've really seen this movement build it was seen climate change become a mainstream issue that illustrate really didn't care about sorry i think it's really a matter of time before the government is really forced to address this serious issue ok claire thanks very much clearer galvin for us today from

a school strike for climate australia thanks so much for joining us from carrots. well that was the australian perspective we'll be bringing you full coverage of today's global climate strike that's previewed on some of the other stories making news around the world u.s. president donald trump says he's restarted peace talks with the taliban 3 months after ending in those things now as we came during a surprise thanksgiving day visit to afghanistan where he met with president danny and american troops of course from balsa said he wants to draw down the number of american soldiers in the country. pressure on halters government is increasing over the slow investigation into the murder of investigative journalist after a car wanna believe. after a marathon cabinet meeting the prime minister vowed to remain in office until the probe was complete. protesters demanding his resignation accuse the government of

a cover up. transitional authorities in sudan of adopted a law dissolving the former ruling party the dislike mantling of the islamist national congress party was a key demand the protest movement which ousted omar al bashir in april authorities also a scrapped public order used to regulate women's spayed. or china has reacted angrily to president from supreme will of measures of backing pro-democracy activists in hong kong beijing says it will take quote firm countermeasures against the u.s. if it continues to meddle in domestic affairs. u.s. legislation mandates an annual review of the favorable trade status it grants hong kong the pro-democracy camp has warmly welcomed the move celebrating what it called a major boost to its push for more local political control and more autonomy from

china. did have used church and joins us now from hong kong david cherry can you tell us is there any indication of how china might respond to the u.s. decision on hong kong. so yesterday after the foreign ministry of china responded to trump's decision to pass the feel for the other offices also each a similar statement accusing the u.s. of being the culprits of instability in hong kong and also said that the us is interfering in china's internal affairs while also yesterday china has mentioned that it will react we've come to measures and want that the u.s. will have to bear consequences it hasn't mentioned what kind of measures it would take so it remains unclear what china is planning to do next ok well more protests

are expected later today you know where you are can you tell us what you expect. so the protests this evening will take place in the british consulate in hong kong and you can see behind me protesters already people caring for them for the demonstrations they have been bringing with british flags and actually this protest is to show support for simon chang he was. employee of the british consulate and he said he was detained in china for more than 4 for 15 days and recently he has talked to media and described and said that he was tortured and was forced to make confessions under. the detention and so tonight the theme of that there must ration we also. protesters here will show support to him and actually this is one of the 1st few protest after the local elections in hong kong last

weekend and we don't know what would happen tonight or if islands for break go but some protesters all reporters like myself i've prepared facemask and also how much in case the police would use tear gas as a crowd control measure because it's quite common that the police will fire tear gas in a large scale demonstration and actually the teargas doesn't only affect protesters all reporters sometimes affect residents all passes by and so i called my colleague and i we have talked to some residents of the fame and protest site let's have a look. tricia you're going to the park we did hong kong suburb to 2 minutes felt it was a good deal price was reasonable and the building you. know they wished they had never. coming. my nose off and each is my skin feels dry

i feel very uncomfortable and i have diarrhea that usually lasts for a few days. and he'd go to the toilet a few times every night i hold hold hold out come out not kathy things that it is a consequence of the ga ga's don't mung has become one of the hotspots of hong kong's protests often clashes occur just below their window the light also usually protesters would set up roadblocks here police would then come to remove them and they fired tear gas to try to catch the protesters so they could build a similar way to get. you to that tense atmosphere in the city they do not want to show their face and ask us not to reveal their real names but will say they have not joined any protests since the peaceful marches in june but that does not save them from the fact. some gave up then you're when they fire tear gas i close all the windows in the doors but i can still smell it and feel uncomfortable the whole

shebang. since june the police have fired more than $10000.00 canisters of tear gas chemical irritant that mainly affects the alleys lungs and the skin it's use is prohibited as a chemical weapon in warfare with allowed in riot control although its effects are meant to be temporary there have been case reports of chronic eye diseases caused by the chemical. they were also some cases that they know as much to begin with but after exposure to tear gas some of the protesters actually developed a spray like symptoms for 2 to 3 years and there there were also cases that people develop chronic eczema because of skin problems going to tartus for a number of years. while the highest risk lies with frontline protesters and join the list residents have little chance to escape the consequences of tear gas as many protests happening in densely populated areas some logical call it i saw

a doctor he asked me where i live and then he said i should consider moving away if i could tell you. i'm sorry you. both of them plan to stay with relatives who some time but moving home is out of question the landlord would not let them cancel their current. affair you've covered lots of protests for us in hong kong you've of course personally in the process then come into contact with tear gas can you give us a give our viewers a sense of what's that like so whenever the police fired tear gas and actually you would. immediately and it with irritate your nose it would irritate your eyes it's called tear gas for a reason because it really makes you cry and so for many reporters we really. yesterday we along with very highly secure face must so the

police when the police fired tear gas we were immediately put on this face must to protect also ok gerri thanks so much for checking in with us today thanks so much for your report as well sturgeon for us there well millions of people u.s. have been celebrating the thanksgiving day holiday and in new york there was relief in new york after the inclusion of character balloons in the traditional macy's day parade now tens of thousands lined the streets to watch fan favorites like snoopy the grinch taking flight i wins had threatened to ground those giant inflatables but officials announced just an hour before the parade that the balloons would have to park a lot closer to the ground because of those high winds and then you. get your modern out of our top story. thousands of young australians of kicked off

a day of fridays for future rallies fun cities around the world the call to action comes ahead of next week's un climate summit that's in madrid spain. the state of it is live from berlin i'm brian thomas for the entire team thanks so much for being here sumi will be with you again at the top of the hour every week. it's all happening to children of coming. to link to news from africa the world story links to exceptional stories and discussions can you and will come to the debut african program tonight from funny jimmy from the zito out with safety deputed smash africa join us on facebook t.w. africa.