it's not very much because the 1st place to play a role. to . play the lead legislator. this is t w news and live from but live in the new year begins with australia's bashaw is claiming more lives amid rescues and evacuations these firefighters made it out alive badly other people have not been so lucky 7 walk of fame confirmed dead since monday among them and those who stayed behind to save their homes. also coming up

hong kong police fired tear gas to break up a violent antigovernment protests this all tens of thousands took to the streets in hopes of a peaceful new year. and manuscripts mckinnon thanks very much for joining us. the ruins left by wildfires raging in australia a further 7 people have been confirmed dead over the last 2 days and nearly 200 homes destroyed the death toll from this season's blazes now stands at 17 the biggest fires have spread across 2 states in the south east of australia authorities are now delivering food and water to thousands of people who fled the town of moloch and took refuge on beaches and the danger is not nearly close to being over with weather conditions expected to terror ate again this weekend.

fueled by searing temperatures and fast moving winds more than 200 fires continue to consume australia's southeastern states of new south wales and victoria. these rescue volunteers to take shelter in that 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 in or to digress and we simply can't access nor can the people in those areas get. in some places the blazes are so intense that the thick smoke turned day to night. the fires a causing dry lightning storms that themselves are starting new fires. is 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 on that property itself. some people who've returned home have found there's not much left. first so you know it's. gone this is the other year. i'm on the road for now trying to stop but. i 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 was 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 to the new year to so many in australia are people like the

falcons outside taking refuge on the beaches are they getting any help at all well a little but not on up early as a day at least but arroyo without water or or books apart from the brutal in the world food program is being replicated through the north in the south coast of news well as well that thousands of people are still stranded some shops have been open and of course it's been a run on supplies but i'm telling you and queues forming long queues forming now the supermarket outside supermarkets you know just know that you're going to go to supplies to a minute damages a report at running or on the other hand they can't part with their job 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 the 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 season in australia is there any idea how long this can continue what what areas might be hit next. well it's impossible to predict the scale of the spar 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 tired as a little bit of a reprieve 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 indian side and a mass evacuation is now under way 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. may not in any thank you very much and here. and one of the biggest news stories of $29000.00 was the pro-democracy protests in hong kong and there's no sign of an end to the den demonstrations going into the new year and anti-government marches being broken up by police after scuffles broke out between protesters and riot police tens of thousands of demonstrators taking to the streets for a largely peaceful means day rally against china's growing influence and the erosion of civil liberties in the territory. ok let's cross talk correspondent matt berninger who is covering at the rally in hong kong this sauce it is a peaceful demonstration but now we're seeing violent clashes what was happening there. yeah the protestors have met today to set the agenda for 2020 that the protests will continue rallies stay peaceful for about

3 hours it was a big rally hundreds of thousands of people marching again the organizers put the number at 1000000 then protesters vandalized the branch of a bank and police fired tear gas and then everything turned into these running battles that we've seen throughout the last 6 months 7 months almost and now the police have rounded up the protesters and they have made arrests there more than 100 people that's my estimate what from what i could see are detained in there the press has been driven out the area has been sealed off you see these bright lights these bright lights are meant to irritate our camera. that the press has been forced out of there so we do not know what's happening in there but what we know this is a major arrest and probably also

a major blow to the protest movement today remind us why people are still taking to the streets after 6. months of protesting. a lot of anger has built up during these 6 months if you remember everything started when the government tried to pass a bill that would allow for extradition is to china this bill has been withdrawn 3 months after the protests started but people have accused the police since the beginning of being excessively violent of they have been using tear gas one night one of the 1st demonstrations excessively and that has driven people's anger then one thing came to the other both sides have regular radicalize the police is now much more brutal than at the time when it was accused of being brutal for the 1st time and the processes are using more and more violence petrol bombs so in this

cycle of as collation there is no sign now from the government that they might compromise protestors are mainly demanding an investigation into police violence and the free 7 election 2020 is an election year but the government has made clear that it's not ready to meet and you have the demands that's why it continues right now here spelling and one thanks very much. time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world trench all rainfall for flooded indonesia's capital jakarta killing at least 9 people and 4 think about 900000 people to evacuate how was cut off and hundreds of water logged neighborhoods the floodwaters reaching up to 4 meters some train lines and one of the city's airport have also been closed. the loser in the west african nation of give me beside our presidential election says he will contest the result with the country's supreme court dimming gustin most pereira told supporters the vote had

been rigged earlier today the electoral commission declared former prime minister in orissa serco and barlow the winner of last for. today's runoff vote with 54 percent of the ballots cost. india has approved its 3rd lunar mission just months after its last one failed to successfully land on the moon the head of the country's space program said the chandrayaan 3 mission will have a land and a rover india has also chosen for astronauts to take part in its 1st crude mission into orbit. and a fire at a zoo in western germany has killed more than 30 animals including most of its apes authorities say the blaze broke out shortly after midnight police are investigating whether the fire may have been cools by the flame of a sky land and set off on a new year's eve. protest in iraq have begun leaving the u.s.

embassy complex in baghdad after militia leaders called on them to disperse the self the u.s. forces guarding the compound fired tear gas to repel the demonstrators who were angered by u.s. asked reich's washington deployed more soldiers to go at the embassy after it was breached by iran backed shia militia men on tuesday. the u.s. is determined to stop another security breach pro or rhenium protesters were forced to disperse after u.s. troops fired tear gas the demonstrators who camped overnight outside the american embassy in baghdad say they will only leave on one condition. we are here holding a city for the souls of our marx's until the departure of the american occupiers and mark on that they've committed aggression and orders against the army and sacred for. this small act as for the martyrs so many of us were killed

i want 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 said. aaron gold and all my life they leave here with god yet when the door open the. protestors are outraged over u.s. airstrikes in iraq and syria that killed more than 2 dozen hezbollah fighters the retaliation came after the militia group killed an american citizen. on wednesday a u.s. rapid response team arrived in baghdad president donald trump who accused iran of orchestrating the attacks said the situation is now under control well i think it's been handled very well the brits came in we had some great warriors come in and. do a fantastic job but they were there instantaneously as soon as we heard. you use the word immediately they came immediately and it's in great shape as you know.

tuesday's attack was one of the worst on a u.s. diplomatic mission in years it has also raised questions again about the future of american troops in iraq. now to arrest scene at st peter's square way woman who made it through pope francis's caused a scene that led to a papal flap and a rebuke of princess had been shaking hands with people in the crowd and was turning to leave when a woman suddenly young's him from behind him brought physicality appeared to cause the 84 year old pope some pain he slapped her hand away gave her a good scolding before moving away visibly annoyed. francis has since apologized saying he shouldn't have set a bad example. people around the world are celebrating the 1st day of the new year and all of the new decade off to posses and thought i was

the night before january the 1st is so many a public holiday the office some welcome relaxation and a chance to think about all those resolutions for 2020 years day also brings its own special traditions many of which involve. new year's day and for people in northern france the party goes on. 6 6 6 some in swimsuits wading into the chilly waters of the north sea. in rome a few hearty souls plunged into this hyper river as part of an annual tradition in the italian capital. they say it clears the head. but most people still just prefer to watch. people in japan also agree water's a fine way to usher in the new year but they like it a little bit warmer. bay there isn't a spot west of tokyo took in the morning vista of mt fuji. locals believe making

new year's resolutions while watching the 1st sunrise over the mountain will bring good luck. you're watching news live from the. film that looks at. every new yes. it's all happening to fit. your link to news from africa the world your link to exceptional stories and discussions can you and will comes to debut suffocating program tonight from for an exam anything from the news of easy to our website to deputed comes from africa joined us on facebook t.w. africa.