this is deja vu news live from berlin grex it legislation takes a big step forward the time data together is brought to reinvigorate today should one united kingdom british lawmakers back prime minister boris johnson's withdrawal deal by a 124 votes i mean in the u.k. is likely to leave the european union at the end of january. also coming up a stroke his prime minister responds to public criticism and cut short his vacation to face the bushfire crisis to volunteer firefighters battling

a blaze near sydney die as crew struggle to contain more than 100 fires. plus top tube riders in hawaii to find out which country dominated in qualifying for surfing's debut at the olympics next year. and way of blue cross glad you can join us u.k. prime minister boris johnson won last week's snap election promising to get breck's it done and now he has his e.u. withdrawal deal passed the house of commons with room to spare now there's still more to do before it becomes law but friday's vote puts the u.k. on course to leave the e.u. on january 31st the 2 sides will then have until the end of 2020 to strike a trade deal. after winning his historic election victory last week boris.

johnson said he wanted to heal the nation and in the house of commons he presented his breaks it bill as a step towards that was a time that together as one reinvigorated nation one united kingdom filled with a renewed confidence in our national destiny and determined at last take advantage of the opportunities but not before us but despite the sweet talking johnson had stripped away many of the sweetness trees a may had added to help them piece support it before the election that raised passions from the opposition. this things of on issues not only workers' rights that being downgraded it is commentary and rights because the ability of the legislature to scrutinize executive has been taking it is bad for democracy 2. outgoing labor leader jeremy colvin still licking his wounds after humiliating defeat drew attention instead to what he saw as bracks it's damaging implications for ordinary people will sell out on this deal will be used as

a battering ram to drive us down the path of yet more deregulation. and so wards i took sick deal with donald trump he didn't draw attention to a surprise in johnson's bill which will limit the negotiating time to just 12 months critics argue it will give the prime minister less room to maneuver in talks johnson says it'll speed things up it is true that we depart from the e.u. on the 31st agenda that point breaks it will be done it will be over johnson's mantra during the election was get bracks it done but it's unlikely that the argument over britain's place in europe will end with this bill on the. so what's next for. a vessel has more from london. it's not a done deal of course we heard that but it is really on the way it will happen and formally written will leave the or p.

. on the 30 fruits of january off next year there is simply nothing any more that can impede that no opposition that lies and teachers to protest movement here is equally completely sort of down and out because people are shocked and they don't feel the need to strengthen you more to stand up they were not even any protesters any more today during this vote in front of parliament who had been so vocal in the months before so all this really seems to be over for the time being but we know that in february the negotiations with the european union will have to begin about the future relationship and then of course there recently will start again there will be a new fight about what kind of relationship that will be boris johnson has made quite clear is we heard that he wants to really not aligned with the european union so what does that mean there are further a bit bitter battles up the road. let's take

a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. in istanbul thousands of people have marched in support of china's mainly muslim minority they're calling for an end to the crackdown that's seen upwards of a 1000000 people sent to prison camps in northwestern china the protests follow social media posts from turkey's german football star. who condemns china's actions . the dutch supreme court says the netherlands must cut greenhouse gas emissions faster than planned the judges up held a lower court ruling that demands emissions be at least 25 percent below $990.00 levels by the end of next year activists welcome the ruling who argued that protecting against the dangers of climate change is a human right. u.s. aircraft maker boeing's starliner astronaut capsule has gone off course the u.s. space agency nasa says the unmanned spacecraft

a lot of test flight to the international space station when the timing error caused it to miss its planned orbit starliner is now scheduled to return to earth on sunday. australia's prime minister scott morrison has apologized for going on vacation while the country confronts a massive bush fire emergency morrison paid tribute to 2 volunteer firefighters who were killed as they tackled a blaze near sydney 3 others were seriously injured they are among thousands of personnel battling to contain about 100 ferocious blazes raging across the state of new south wales. crews struggling to tame wild bushfires and south australia rule teams are doing their best to contain the threat to multiple locations but it's a perilous work especially for those on the ground. on thursday to volunteer firefighters were killed battling flames just south of sydney and road while and jeffrey keith

died after a burning tree fell on a truck. these 2 brave young men who lost their lives represent for us the thousands and thousands of volunteers on the ground today tomorrow and in the days coming who put their own life their own safety on the line to protect our . sydney meanwhile has been envelop than a shroud of smoke with fines raging near the state capitol only it's taller structures remain visible its famous landmarks cast on an electric light. on the ground few did to venture outside without facemasks air pollution in sydney is now several times what experts believe to be hazardous the fires are being fuelled by drought and record temperatures which scientists say a result of climate change. and many are angry at this man prime minister scott morrison is currently facing criticism for leaving the country to holiday in hawaii

protesters turned up at his empty home in sydney and accused him of not doing enough to end the country's reliance on fossil fuels the reality of climate change is upon us droughts are getting longer and more severe heat waves becoming longer and most of the bushfire season is creeping into spring and we we're living in a dangerous climate and it is time for our prime minister to get out of pocket of the hole and gas lobby groups and start thinking about the future of the strongly and. marson has responded to the crisis and cut short his holiday but while he has apologised for being absent he has yet to give in to demands to act on climate change. los angeles's skid row is well known for its homeless population life there isn't easy one resident hopes to make things a little bit nicer using the pen name shows art he's using his painting talents to

draw attention to play. around 3000 people sleep rough here on skid row in downtown los angeles it's the highest concentration of unsheltered people in the u.s. crusoe haring has lived here for the past 20 years nowadays the father of 2 is a kind of community leader drugs and violence are part of daily life on skid row but herring believes they don't have to be for everyone. because. i was successful . i made out the game i wasn't arrested for selling drugs. you know i help my people out i chose this into something else. in 2006 when his 1st son was born he decided to stop selling drugs and continue his life on skid row as an artist he adopted the name shows aren't i we don't have a style. or

a preference but i always want to make sure that. what art makes a statement. to where someone gets something out of it but the same thing with the artist to strike an emotion many of his artworks are inspired by his personal life and by african-american figures who have made history in the u.s. around 60 percent of skid row residents are black i still think that shows are art and his raps led him to participate in the good to institute's los angeles symposium worlds of homelessness a 4 day project addressing inequality racism migration and gentrification. well make sure that equal rights for everyone else to maybe do it some people tend to step down from where they're at like i mean i'm not an artist trying to make the bloody awful art of an artist try to make money for people homelessness in los angeles goes beyond just skid row l.a.

has the 5th highest rents in the united states with a $1.00 bedroom home in l.a. averaging $2000.00 in monthly rent homelessness has risen to critical levels in the city of l.a. alone 36000 people live on the streets the organizer of the worlds of homelessness project says it's not just unemployed people who either is people here in los angeles that are working they are on a salary and they cannot afford to rent anymore universities are also addressing the issue because they have students to pay tuition they come to university but their whole lives $1.00 of show's arts friends has been allowing him to use his studio but in a month he'll have to find somewhere else to paint i have to figure out where a lot is going because other than that it's back to. the corner but actually it's the best production that's where i get to where i'm at now i got here from the corner so i'm not really worried about it. for shows art skid row is more than just

a place to sleep it's where his friends are and it's his inspiration. the street is there for you. she. was lost. but i wasn't i was. and she was my way. is one of 800 artists registered in the district people who attempt to tell their experiences their stories of skid row a place that for most is synonymous with misery a place very few people associate with. the final weekend of bonus league matches before german soccer takes its annual winter break on friday's match. 21. scored 1st.

to make it one nil in the 17th minute often haim had to wait until late in the match to reply. for the 87th minute andre scored the winner with just 3 minutes left. surfing makes its debut at the summer olympics next year and the world surf league is acting as a qualification to prove they'll be a force to be reckoned with as 2 of their athletes placed 1st and 2nd in hawaii. i champion performance from brazil's it's hollow forever the the. but doesn't ring showing in hawaii saw the 25 year old still his 1st world surfing title. trophies

a one thing but an even great surprise has being secured that. rare is underdog victory means he's owned a place at next year's olympic games in tokyo alongside competitor it and runner up gabriel medina. i'm so happy right now to represent the games with. ok the brazilians will be joined at the games next july and august by mail surface from the likes of australia france japan and the u.s. . it's the 1st time surfing will be included as an olympic event. the another performance like this one will be the bare minimum if sarah is to achieve more glory in japan next year. you're watching news from berlin up next africa with christine mohan don't forget you can get all the latest news on our web site at c.n.n.

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