this is deja news live from thousands of australians escaped the wildfires sweeping the country by fleeing to the beaches more lives are lost so far as his struggle to keep the flames from parts of fire as it's back also on the program protesters in iraq the u.s. embassy in baghdad chanting death to america and goodbye u.s. airstrikes on that country. is gone.

in japan where he was facing trial for financial misconduct he says he's escaping persecution by what he called japan's justice system. welcome to the program. yes really a city of sydney has welcomed the new year and the new decade with a massive fireworks display despite this many other parts of the country are not celebrating that of growing fears for residents and tourists in several coastal towns were trapped by raging fires people have sought shelter on the waterfront and are preparing for possible evacuation by sea and this is one president in situation in the worst affected areas of been in australia is that ses they are states of victoria and new south wales and the town of moloch down there on the end there

that's where 4000 people have gathered on the beach to try and escape the flames the blazes of also claimed to more lives a father and son who trying to protect their home several of us still missing. stranded by the seaside. thousands of tourists and locals are being held hostage by raging wildfire in the town. to leave so they can do is wait along the beach for help to come. along. and we have a look at. those across the region have made the

difficult decision to stay behind but the authorities are there now on their own. and reminding their. communities. temperatures on tuesday peaked at 41 degrees. in some places the places are so intense the thick smoke turned 30 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 are crowding there on whether you have super hot columns that go up to 131415 kilometers in the air it's not saif then there is obviously the the very common sense issue of not being out of the city so

much might sound 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. and to give you an idea of what emergency crews are facing the new south wales fire and rescue service has released this footage of one of its crews being caught in a burning forest about 170 kilometers south of sydney. to save the crew escaped a. home call has also been welcoming in the new year this year with a toned down spectacle over victoria hot city authorities called off the

traditional fireworks launch from the center of the harbor for security reasons. that were largely replaced by laser show and projections pro-democracy protesters have been rallying around the city for me hugh would change their shopping areas at the latest developments in months of protests. the chinese president xi jinping addressed those protests in his televised new year's address and called 3rd term to calm and stability in the city his comments come amid. i tension in hong kong where more than 6 months of sometimes violent pro-democracy demonstrations sent the economy into recession and tarnished city's reputation as one of the world's safest. and crowds of protesters attacked the u.s. embassy in the iraqi capital baghdad on good by recent u.s. airstrikes targeting an iranian backed iraqi militia u.s. president donald trump accused iran of orchestrates in the protests that washington

says all u.s. personnel at the embassy are safe and additional sources would be sent to the compound. the hezbollah brigade supporters crossed the river tigris in the morning and marched toward the u.s. embassy to demonstrate. their protest began after a funeral service for fighters killed in u.s. airstrikes on sunday. the militia officers had previously killed a u.s. citizen. the demonstrators broke through the embassies external security barriers and made it as far as the last security wall of the embassy building in baghdad among the demonstrators shiite clergy and a radical militia leader. the other look on the this is the command center for the destructive operations it was from here that iraq's sovereignty was violated. the demonstrators managed to force their way into the compound in the afternoon they remained there until security personnel deployed tear gas to disperse them.

washington says it's confident it knows who's backing the shiite militia as president donald trump tweeted earlier. iran is orchestrating an attack on the u.s. embassy in iraq they will be held fully responsible. it was only after several hours that iraqi security forces arrived to protect the embassy grounds. let's go to washington where we joined the w.'s a bureau chief. examiner how seriously is washington taking this attack very seriously i would say secretary of defense has announced that the pentagon is sending additional marines to protect you as personnel in iraq and according to media reports 2 apache helicopters were sense to fly over the embassy and a clear show of force additional and secretary of state pale spoke with the iraqi

president and the iraqi prime minister on the phone today and according to the state department he made clear that the your ass will protect and defend its people now the u.s. has invested millions in military aid in iraq since they talk all saddam hussein so how will the u.s. attack iraq your takoma u.s. embassy those 2 incidents how's that going to affect their relationship. well i think that it's fair to say that the strikes conducted by the last sunday against pro iranian a malicious have resulted in a serious political crisis for the united states in iraq the iraqi government condemned those airstrikes and iraq's national security council even threatened to rethink its relationship with the u.s. led coalition and now the attack on the u.s. embassy in the house will be protected green zone so we have to assume that the

protesters smile must have had at least a tacit permission from the iraqi security officials so we're dealing here with the serious political crisis that cast a potential of still king and americanism in the country and handing an advantage to iran and its competition for more influence in iraq just reheard us president donald trump he blames iran for masterminding this attack the relationship between the u.s. and iran is already fractious how does this affect. well i think so for him despite the existing tensions do you ask strategy has been to rely on sanctions and more or less to miro iran's activities and president trump has repeatedly repeatedly said that the u.s. is not looking for a new and novel conflict in the middle east however we have to say that with this

very unstable situation on the ground in iraq anything can happen if there is an hour incident and a provocation the u.s. may be forced to respond and that means that the situation could escalate i was wonderful norman in washington thank you. it will take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world businesses for the paris opera have given an impromptu performance on the steps of the city's a famous steel opera as part of a protest against president macross pension reforms a union spokesman said the focus would damage the quality of the troops performances. and gold it has frozen the assets of the daughter of the former president the move against is about dos santos is part of an anti corruption drive known as africa's wealthiest woman she amassed a fortune through stakes in one go to companies during her father's term in office and she denies any wrongdoing. for red no nelson 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 is to go and holds lebanese citizenship in a statement he said he was seeking to avoid injustice and persecution from 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 say he's not here but a neighbor is shown up wanting to welcome him to lebanon with a card. many lebanese feel the former neeson 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. from like him i think he fled because he did something wrong. but whoever escapes wins you know i and many people with money. goans main lawyer

says he heard about his client's 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. completely by surprise i'm dumbfounded personally i don't yet even know how to make contact with him. 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 read and that he escaped injustice japan does not have an extradition treaty with lebanon so it's unclear what steps tokyo might take next. i'm going to let go is calling on germans to be courageous and confident in beijing the challenges of a new decade the german chancellor also used to i mean will new year's eve address to stress the need to tackle climate change. it's the end of the year and the end to 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 key word climate. 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 no it's just. a miracle 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. by talking with stevie wonder 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. 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 merkle stresses. that solutions are needed within the european framework in the 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 here 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 that your practice magically with concrete plans for the future employed there's still much work left for her to do. as if you're up to date more at the top of it. it's all happening good job it. surely news from africa the world your link to exceptional stories and discussions can you and we'll come to their views publicly program tonight from foreign agenda. visit our web site digital codes africa join us on facebook at w.