leg. this is the w. news that lives with evacuations and rescue. claims the lives of these firefighters that made it out alive fairly other people have not been so lucky 7 more have been confirmed dead since monday among those who stayed behind to say. tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators take to the streets of hong kong for a new year's day march i was. on new year's eve. under the

world ringing in the new year a new. fireworks over the brandenburg gate and in new york huge crowds celebrate on times square. thank you so much for joining us. the ruins left behind by wildfires raging in australia 7 people have been confirmed dead over the last 2 days and nearly 200 homes destroyed and the fires have fanned out across 2 states and the south east of australia authorities announce a livery of food and water to thousands of people who fled to the town of fled the town of malibu and took refuge on beaches and the danger is not close to being over

with weather conditions expected to deteriorate again this weekend. fueled by searing temperatures and fast moving winds more than 200 fires continue to consume australia southeastern states of new south wales and victoria. saw a full stays rescue volunteers to take shelter in their truck as flames surrounded them. the crew made it out safely we also have a very real challenge at the moment with a couple of loss a lot of communities where we've got reports of injuries and burn injuries to members of the public we haven't been out to get access of our roads all of our aircraft it's been socked you know to digress and we simply can't access nor can the people in those areas get off. in some places the blazes assume in tents that the thick smoke turned day to night. the fires a causing dry lightning storms that themselves are starting new fires. it's pretty

scary that wall of fire that we saw earlier i don't know whether we'd be trying to save the house and you're always worried that it's more important save your family than the actual property itself with yeah some people who've returned home have found there's not much left. first so you know it's. they've gone this is the other unit that i was i'm on the roof now trying to stop it. a stray has been battling huge bushfires for several months mostly on its east coast but every state has battled blazes that have raised more than 40000 square kilometers of land stranding people and displacing wildlife. so is any help getting through under these conditions let's cross now to journalist roger may not in sydney roger thanks for joining us on what's such a difficult start of the new year for so many in australia all people like the

thousands outside taking refuge on the beaches are they getting any help at all. well a little but not on up the earliest a day a police boat arrived with a lot of water on or but apart from that there's a brutal in the work food and that problem is being replicated further north in the south coast of new south wales where thousands of people are still stranded some shops have been open and of course there's been a run on supplies then looking for them and it buying and and queues forming long queues forming at the supermarket and outside supermarkets in addition to that you're going to run out there to a supplies to a many carriages report it running out of petrol or on the other hand they can't pump the petrol because there's no power no electricity at the pumps so a real crisis developing in the government trying to urge people to get out as soon as possible but that of course is easier said than done given that few roads are

open and it may be some time before the before they have the opportunity to get out even if they have enough fuel in their car to do so and this is of course just the start of the fire and in australia any idea how long this can continue what what areas might be hit next well it's impossible to predict the scale of this far and where it's going to end we know that this weekend is going to be another danger period today's been fairly cool so far apart as a little bit of a preview but by saturday these heat wave temperatures and strong wind are expected to return again and cause even greater problems for the south coast of new south wales and rather parts of the state as well so there's really no indeed inside and a mass evacuation plan is now underway by the government who are trying to get as many people out of the area as possible by by friday so that they don't undergo

some of the same risks and dangers that they've gone through over the past 24 hours or so. roger may not in sydney thanks very much and here. now one of the biggest news stories of $29000.00 was the pro-democracy protests in hong kong and there is no sign of an end to those demonstrations going into the new year and anti-government march has been broken up by police after scuffles broke out between protesters and riot police tens of thousands of demonstrators had taken to the streets for a largely peaceful new year's day rally against china's growing influence and the erosion of civil liberties in the city. right let's cross right now to our correspondent spelling out who's covering the rally in hong kong now ts this has been a mainly peaceful demonstration but now we're seeing these violent clashes what is going on over there. this is not an unusual pattern it was

one of the bigger marches today protesters the numbers probably going into the hundreds of thousands and then as far as we know scuffles broke out when protesters vandalized a brunch a branch of his b.c. the bank and then police decided to meet them with tear gas later police withdrew. the letter of no objection the permit to have the rally and demanded the organize this to to to tell people to go home many people went home the peaceful protesters went home but the radicals they stayed on the street they erected barricades and now we are seeing these running battles between the police and the protesters that we've witnessed. uncountable times during 2090 remind us why people are still taking to the streets after 6 months of protesting.

yes there has been. an escalation in these protests that was going out from both sides both sides have escalated their actions but many people are very angry with the police whom they accuse of being behind the escalation of having used unnecessary violence from the very beginning that has driven people's anger and lot their all project that was at the beginning of the protests that would have allowed extraditions to china has been withdrawn and has been withdrawn after 3 months which was quite late but the demand of the protesters now is much broader they want an investigation into the police violence 1st and foremost then they want an amnesty for many of those who have been arrested and they demand democratic elections universal suffrage and the government has said it is not going to compromise on any of these issues so this is why the protests are going on 2020 is

an election year and protesters. are getting ready for this election year and they demand universal suffrage for these elections all right spending it in hong kong thank you very much. a man to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world north korean leader kim jong un says the world will soon see what he calls a new strategic weapon he said his country was no longer bound by march orian on nuclear and missile tests but he left the door open to further talks with the u.s. . torrential rain falls have flooded indonesia's capital jakarta killing at least 9 people and forcing around 900000 people to evacuate power was cut off and hundreds of water logged neighborhoods with floodwaters reaching as high as 4 me to is some train lines and one of the city's efforts have also been shot. a fire at a zoo in western germany has killed more than 30 animals including most of its apes

authorities said the blaze broke out shortly after midnight but they said there is no confirmation the fire was caused by me is. for a 2nd day forces guarding the u.s. embassy in baghdad have fired tear gas to disperse protesters and by u.s. asked reich's washington has deployed more soldiers to guard the compound as often dozens of iraqi shia militia men breached the complex on chains day. the u.s. is determined to stop another security breach pro or rainy and protestors were forced to disperse after u.s. troops fired tear gas at the demonstrators who camped overnight outside the american embassy in baghdad say they will only leave on one condition. tells me we are here holding a city for the souls of marx's until the departure of the american occupiers and

mark on that he has committed aggression. against the army and the sacred force. this small act is for the marchers so many of us were killed i will this is not the 1st time that the u.s. has us we were bombed before out of we will never move from here i swear on god and on my life until they leave here. yet. protesters are outraged over u.s. airstrikes in iraq in syria that killed more than a dozen hezbollah fighters the retaliation came after the militia group killed an american citizen. on wednesday a u.s. rapid response team arrived in bank debt president donald trump who accused iran of orchestrating the attacks said the situation is now under control well i think it's been handled birdwell the marines came in we had so much great warriors come in. and do a fantastic job but they were there instantaneously as soon as we're. used the word

immediately they came immediately. in great shape as you know. tuesday's attack was one of the worst on a u.s. diplomatic mission in yours. it has also raised questions again about the future of american troops in iraq was 6 now people around the world have been ringing in the new year and in the new decade thousands gathered at the brandenburg gate and in new york's iconic times square the crowd said hello to 2020 and one of the walls favorite sickles i knew here in new york. i crowds gathered in times square to ring in 2020.

in berlin thousands welcome to the new decade at the iconic brandenburg gate with fireworks accompanied by beethoven's 9th symphony i 12 hours earlier auckland new zealand was the 1st major city to see in the new year with pyrotechnics erupting from the city's sky tower and over the water. in australia the fireworks from sydney's harbor bridge went ahead just fight calls for the show to be cancelled because of the devastating bushfires the country is experiencing. if. i. can call the traditional fireworks display was replaced with a toned down light show this year with authorities citing security concerns

following months of pro-democracy protests. he meets the north koreans were treated to a televised spectacle from the capital pyongyang thousands of people had gathered in kim il sung square. to usher in the new year i. was by the world's tallest building the burj khalifa was the center of a display featuring fountains projections and fireworks from the 800 meter tower. london's big ben rang in the new year in the british capital the familiar chimes were accompanied by an elaborate pyrotechnic display from the london high lighting up the river thames. thousands of revelers celebrated the arrival of 2020. 8 shouts come at. it watching telly news live from but not next adult film with a look at me entering affection holding the same around the walls and i forget you

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