you're watching news a lot from australia faces another day of catastrophic fire authorities warn that high winds and scorching temperatures could worsen the emergency this as the prime minister is expected to return home from holiday also coming up. work on a natural gas pipeline from russia to germany grinds to a halt after the u.s. president signs off on sanctions we'll look at why washington doesn't want the project finished. and divorce proceedings between the u.k. and the e.u.

are back on track british lawmakers backed. the deal now the u.k. is poor just to get it done at the end of january. it's good to see you with us bushfires are continuing to burn through parts of southern australia authorities emergency services confirmed on saturday that one person was dead in a fire zone near adelaide high temperatures and strong winds have created catastrophic conditions for firefighters who are battling more than 100 fires across the state of new south wales several roads outside sydney are closed and authorities are asking people to delay travel plans to the region at least 3000000 hectares of land have been torched across the country in recent months. people

wildlife and property all in danger as of fires showed no sign of winding down. for more on that we're joined now by journalist roger maynard in sydney roger thanks for being with us would you tell us more about the conditions on the ground how are the bushfires affecting people and wildlife. or will thousands of people hope been urged to leave their property i went out to one of the listed areas earlier on today the miles or kilometers southwest of sydney and there was sort of an eerie calm there very very hazy smoke of course quite still in many ways it's and the people are very very sturdy but there were indications that they're there that they're losing it a little bit they're getting increasingly stressed by what's going on around them for instance i went when the police roadblocks a little village and the police. stopping people from going back to their homes so

if you leave your house you can get in again and that's causing a lot of problems that people are running short of food so they they've devised a scheme whether they phone a friend or relative outside the police cordon to go to the shops on their behalf they bring the food stuffs the police call and the people in the house go down to the police cordon and get return home because if they go over the police cordon then they're not allowed to return in the course they want to stay to protect their property so that's causing a little stressed also a lot of stress about animal life to pets like cats and dogs easily being taken by their owners to places of safety but he can't really do that with the horses and farm animals so a lot of people a little land owners outside the main dangers are inviting people with only years and cattle and sheep to go and seek shelter on their property and that's helping to ease their problem so a strain is really really around in these sort of times so people coming together so what can you tell us about the state of the fire right now is it under control.

well from it there are 6 fires burning and emergency level in new south wales alone but they're likely to get worse as the day progresses we we've got a big what we call a suddenly bust a wind coming up from the lawyer at the moment once those winds which gust up to 100 kilometers an hour hits the fucking area and it's got slanderous flames create flying embers and quite possibly increase the the area where those fires are raging at the moment fire chiefs describe the conditions as catastrophic which is at the top end of the emergency level in south australia too will have died in bushfire related instance over the past 24 hours got a similar situation of fires burning in southern queensland and also in kit's land in victoria where the fires were so bad so intense they're apparently generated their own weather system that gives you an idea that things are just gracious roger as you know prime minister scott morrison has been widely criticised for being out

of the country while australia is burning where is he now but really it has for sure but we understand he's somewhere over the pacific ocean the suggestion is that it's going to arrive back in sydney a bit later this evening australian time the acting prime minister has confirmed that that is on a plane back to sydney when he gets off the plane is going to have a lot of explaining to do to him to restore his image and and get the public back onside because the that the fact that he's been away at this moment all week of turmoil as australia burns hasn't gone down too well with the public at large he's going to have to put everything on political fire that's roger maynard in sydney thank you so much roger. the company laying pipes for the nord stream to gas pipeline between russia and germany says it's halted work the sub contractor all cs says the move was in response to u.s.

sanctions on friday president donald trump approved sanctions against companies involved in the pipelines construction the u.s. has criticized the project for handing too much power to russia. the sanctions on the north stream to project are included in a wide ranging us defense spending bill president signed the legislation into law a ceremony held at andrews air force base just outside washington. now my honor to . sign the 2020 national defense authorization act into law. for sanctions target companies involved in the almost 10000000000 euro project to double the pipeline capacity carrying russian natural gas to europe's leading economy germany most of the pipeline has been completed all seized the company building the unfinished section through danish territorial waters announced it was holding its work in anticipation of the new law washington had made it clear in

advance that noncompliance would have consequences you know senator cruz who is the sponsor of the bill wrote a letter to the c.e.o. of all these today basically saying as soon as this bill is signed into law you're out of compliance and you are subject to sanctions so it's a it's a it's a hot topic. the u.s. move has angered germany a longtime ally. palin rejects the idea that washington can legally impose sanctions on 3rd parties. even x. come to have for your own been against extraterritorial factions we have the same problem with iran in my opinion the only solution is to hold talks very decisive talks with against letting these extra territorial sanctions take effect. then again despite the anger in berlin germany is not planning any action against washington that's not the case with russia the other partner in the pipeline

president vladimir putin has threatened retaliation a moscow has made it clear it will go ahead and finish the project whatever the united states does. now to some of the other stories making news around the world indian prime minister new rendering modi has called a meeting with his council of ministers to discuss security in the country more than a dozen people have been killed in protests in violent clashes over a controversial new citizenship law critics say it discriminates against muslims and violates india's secular constitution. in istanbul thousands of people have marched in support of china's mainly muslim leader minority they're calling for an end to the crackdown that has seen upwards of a 1000000 people sent to detention camps in northwestern china the protests follow social media post from turkish german football star. who condemns china's actions.

poland's lower house of parliament has passed legislation that would allow the government to punish judges who make rulings considered unfavorable to the country's right wing government during weeks of protest against the measure the european union has asked poland to suspend the bill which it says rhodes judicial independence. u.s. aviation giant boeing suffered a setback friday when its starliner space capsule failed to climb high enough into orbit the u.s. space agency nasa says the unmanned spacecraft was on a test flight to the international space station boeing says the spacecraft mit's missed its planned orbit due to a timing error. u.k. prime minister boards 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 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 30 fans just 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 bracks 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 to take advantage of the opportunities but not a lie before us but despite the sweet talking johnson had stripped away many of the sweetness trees the may had added to help and the support it before the election that raised passions from the opposition. this thing's out on issues not only workers' rights not being downgraded it is parliamentarians rights because the ability of the legislature to scrutinise executive has been taking

a hit is bad for democracy 2. outgoing labor leader jeremy corbyn 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 speaking zuck. 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 teva britain's place in europe will end with this bill on the new rules

but instead so what's next for breakfast here's the barber faisal in london. it's not a done deal of course we heard that it is really on the way it will happen a formally written will leave the european union on the 30 for is 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 everything 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 of bitter bitter battles up the road. surfing makes its debut at the summer olympics next year and the world surf league is acting as a qualification route brazil proved they will be a force to be reckoned with in tokyo with male surface finishing 1st and 2nd in hawaii but the world title went to the lesser known of the 2. i champion performance from brazil it's hollow for am i. 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 greater price has also being secured that was fair as underdog victory means he's owned a place at next year's olympic games in tokyo alongside competitor it and runner up gabriel medina. and so have to run now to represent resume games with gabriel 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 farah is to achieve more glory in japan next year 2. finally some dramatic footage of 2 massive cruise ships that collided off the coast of mexico the carnival glory rear ended the carnival legend as it docked on the caribbean island resort of cozumel in

a statement carnival said 6 passengers had presented themselves to the on board medical center with minor injuries. you're watching the news from berlin up next in studio news arts and culture don't forget you can get all the latest news on our website it's dot com i'm michael okwu in berlin thanks so much for joining us. i'm secure in the. time. and in the end is a me you're not a latina more innocent of that. are you familiar with this. with the smugglers who are liars and the what's your story. 'd with numbers and women especially are victims of violence in terms of take part in

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