to the director of the for. her. to c.w. news alive from the bun and the sour scenes of australians lead to beaches to escape the wildfires sweeping the country but archie's all struggling to keep the fire storms out today as the flames claimed 2 more lives and hundreds of planes and sprinted due to rage but despite the massive inside no sydney welcomes in the new year with a spectacular fireworks display more than a 1000000 people came to watch. the pulsar coming out protesters in iraq chanting death to america attacks the u.s. embassy in baghdad they are angry about u.s.

airstrikes. and coddles going is gone before much less than going to sleaze japan where he faced trial as a financial in this context he says is a strange thing that's future. time menu foods mackinnon thanks so much for joining us. australians have welcomed in the new year in sydney with a massive fire at what splay marking the beginning of a new decade but despite the festivities that many in other parts of the country are not celebrating now they're off there are growing fears for residents and tourists trapped by raging fires in several coastal towns people have sought shelter on the waterfront and preparing for possible evacuation. it's an

unprecedented situation across the country the areas was defective are australia's 2 most populous states in the south east new south wales and victoria and the town of malibu such a style that is west full of 1000 people have fled the saw it to the beach now the blazes have claimed 2 more victims a father and a son trying to protect their home and several other people still missing. stranded by the seaside. thousands of tourists and locals are being held hostage by raging wildfire in the town of qana kuta beach too late to leave so all they can do is wait along the beach for help to come. back in the caravan park because the fire is along the beach now. and i think by. all the great boulders. we. were actually sitting in.

the south only picked up and we have a look at east just. everywhere. across the region have made the difficult decision to stay behind but the authorities and then now on their own we are aware as the permit you said some people chosen not to take that exhausts and are mining their homes in there is also why the communities we won't be putting trucks into those here is fully briefed on the full. impact on the community elsewhere in melbourne temperatures on tuesday peaked at 41 degrees celsius. in some places the places are so intense the thick smoke turnkey tonight and aerial reconnaissance and water bombing have to be halted the fires are causing dry lightning storms that themselves are starting fires. when fawaz arkwright in there

on with our own have superhot columns that go up to 131415 kilometers in the it's not saif then there is obviously the very common sense issue of not being out of the city so much my son much so much impact in terms of moving around australia has been battling huge bushfires for several months mostly on the eastern coast on tuesday almost $300.00 fires were registered and the places have consumed more than 40000 square kilometers of land. as give you an idea of what emergency crews all facing the new south wales fire and rescue service released this footage of one of its crews being caught in a forest furnace about 170 kilometers south sydney. the crew did manage to escape the flames on the home of.

extraordinary pitches the shots take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world chinese president xi jinping has called for calm and stability to return to hong kong in his televised new year's addressed she's comments come off the months of sometimes violent pro-democracy demonstrations in the terrorist range disturbances have sent tongues economy into recession untarnished city's reputation as one of the world's safest. of course in slovakia has sentenced amount to 15 years in jail over his role in the mud of an investigative journalist. confessed to acting as a go between in the killing of a young and his fiance the murder and 2800 sparks of political crisis in the country. bolivia's interim president has expelled top mexican and spanish to the months it's alleged they were attempting to help form

a bolivian officials flee the country the bolivians have sought refuge in the mexican embassy since the change of government. and the us president donald trump has accused iran of orchestrating violent protests in neighboring iraq 2 people died after angry protesters broke into the u.s. embassy in baghdad stuff had to evacuate the building dozens of angry iraqis shiites malicious of course has smashed a main goal and set saw at the reception area security forces fired tear gas and gun shots. thousands have been demonstrating against american astronauts targeted in a rainy and backed militia in iraq on monday. that's more on the reaction from the u.s. i'm joined now by our washington d.c. bureau chief alexandra fun naaman alexandra the u.s. embassy in baghdad is heavily guarded it's the world's largest how seriously is

washington taking this incident. well we can assume that washington is taking this incident very seriously after all hundreds of members of pro iranian leaders tried to storm this amber see they lit fires and they were or were chanting america death to america chants and there they didn't manage to get into the embassy and apparently the embassy staff has not been evacuated and that could be regarded as a hint that there's still believed to be in control of the situation but this is a serious situation secretary of state spoke on the phone today with a rocky prime minister and the iraqi president and according to the state department he made clear that the u.s. will protect and defend its people and he was reassured by the iraqi leaders that they will guarantee their safety and security of the you as personnel on the

ground and you as property how will this affect diplomatic relations between iraq and between iraq and the u.s. i mean. yes it is and it's fair to say i think that the earth strikes that the u.s. conducted on sunday targeting throwing iranian militias in iraq has resulted in a serious crisis for the united states in iraq the iraqi government condemned those airstrikes iraq's national security council has even threatened to reconsider its relationship with the coalition so this is a serious crime is a stance has a potential of stalking and americanism in the country and u.s. president trump is blaming iran for masterminding the attack on the embassy will the already tense relationship between the u.s. and iran deteriorate even further because of this. well they could of course

we should say that president trump has promised his spaced out he's going to end americas and wars that he's going to bring back u.s. troops and he has repeatedly said that the u.s. is not looking for any new conflict in the middle east so that could be a reason that the us did not respond with military force after iran was accused of shooting down an american drone after iran was accused of launching an attack on saudi oil production but iran is a centerpiece of the trump me through ation foreign poll c. and the trial of means to ration is clearly blaming iran from what is going right now in iraq so there is a danger that the situation could ask it is if there are any any new incidental or provocations. alex on the fundament in washington d.c. thank you very much. the former c.e.o.

. has jumped bail in japan where he was awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges is now in lebanon after arriving on a private aircraft holds lebanese as the ship the also tycoon said in a statement that he was seeking to avoid injustice and persecution by what he called a rigged japanese justice system this is the house in beirut where carlos ghosn is believed to have fled but there is no sign of him and the security guards outside so he's not here but it may be shown up wanting to welcome him to lebanon with a card. many lebanese feel the former nessen c.e.o. as a successful businessman and is a symbol of the country's large diaspora but in tokyo the unexpected turn of events has sparked outrage. already my think he fled because he did something wrong. but whoever escapes wins you know. people with money. go as main lawyer

says he heard about his clients flight via media his entire defense team has lost face in japan as they repeatedly said there was no risk to go and would run away. we were not completely by surprise i'm dumbfounded personally i don't yet even know how to make contact with him. to skate to lebanon as the latest stunning twist in a roller coaster journey that saw him fall from boardroom to detention center. here he spent more than 100 days in spartan conditions far removed from his sometimes extravagant lifestyle. the automotive tycoon stands accused of underreporting is salary to the tune of $85000000.00 prosecutors also allege he skimmed off millions of dollars from the company for his personal use. go on has repeatedly

denied all accusations in a statement the 65 year old said the japanese justice system was quote rigged and that he escaped injustice japan does not have an extradition treaty with lebanon so it's unclear what steps tokyo might take next. a german chancellor angela merkel is calling on the nation to be courageous and confidence and missing the challenges of a new decade in her annual new year's eve address due to be released later today stresses the need to tackle the climate crisis. it's the end of the year and the end of the decade the world is getting even more complicated but german chancellor angela merkel doesn't paint a bleak picture even if she clearly points to a pressing issue the keyword cloyd it. is a global warming is real it threatens us it is caused by human activity as are the

crises that arise out of global warming so we must do all that is humanly possible to combat this challenge to humanity there is still time it's just nuclear. medical says the recently agreed climate protection laws a step in the right direction even if young environmental activists say the law doesn't go far enough but merkel says the government must consider all citizens and that by talking with steve you are guided by the values of freedom solidarity and respect for the dignity of every single person as well as the principles of the social market economy these values will also remain our compass in the next decade and. miracle says it's the state's duty to defend these values against anti-semitism hate and violence and this also applies to refugees and migration merkel stresses that solutions are needed within the european framework where in their minds of the only within the community of the european union can we assert

our values and interests and secure peace freedom and prosperity europe must strengthen its voice in the world therefore will also stand up for this in the coming year during the german e.u. council presidency for example by holding a summit of all member states with china and a meeting with the african states. and so chancellor merkel concludes the year pragmatically with concrete plans for the future employer there is still much work left for her to do. you can see it celebrations to welcome in the new year i'm the new decade already well underway in some parts of the well that australia as we've already heard the city of sydney did go ahead with it spectacular and you'll see fireworks display over the hobbit bridge. shortly before that new zealand was among the 1st to ring in the new year with

a sissie of all claimed staging the biggest fireworks display in that country. it's like an invalid thank you so much for watching. the pictures of the famous naturalist and explorer. to sydney bridge and the next on the fun boats 250th birthday we're embarking on a voyage of discovery. expedition voyage on t.w.a. .