always entitled to live their lives if it is a. human thing starting january 1st. this is big news live from for a rocking protesters leave the u.s. embassy compound in fact that withdrawal comes off to 2 days of clashes with american security forces washington sings in hundreds of aches for troops also on the program. any of the games with the strategies bushfires climbing more lives despite rescues and evacuations some of the victims were the people who stayed to

try and save thing. and violence miles hong kong's 1st pro-democracy rally of 2020 gauge krauts turn out to press their demands for more freedom at least 5. 100 separates. a man to be held welcome to the program iranian backed militia men have left the u.s. embassy complex in fact that after 2 days of clashes with american security forces demonstrators had stormed the compound in protest at u.s. airstrikes which killed $25.00 fatah's washington has sent in hundreds of extra troops and secretary of state my compiler has postponed and overseas trip. to new year has begun with a fresh political crisis in baghdad more clashes broke out between pro running demonstrators in u.s. troops. lyta protesters pulled back but they were a god they were trade is

a victory of the united states. we achieved exactly what we intended so we pulled back triumphantly and we rubbed america's nose in the dirt. they may have had little choice but to leave more u.s. troops moved into rain for security at the embassy early on new year's day washington deployed 750 rapid response forces to stop demonstrators again breaking the perimeter of the massive u.s. embassy. thousands of kilometers away more u.s. troops have been preparing to travel to the middle east it's a sign of just how seriously the trumpet ministration regards tuesday's events the president has accused iran of ocus trying the embassy protest but terence's it's the united states that's acting aggressively because. they find some excuse to attack iraqi soil and martyr people i strongly condemn this crime by america and i

do so on behalf of the government and the people of iran. she says attack was one of the worst on the u.s. diplomatic mission in years and it is further escalated tensions between washington and tehran and already difficult relationship. well iraq's been shaken by months of protests by government opponents expressing a different set of grievances journalist good in baghdad explains the people who were outside the u.s. embassy majority of those people were supporters of the iranian backed militia group that were targeted by the u.s. airstrikes a few games ago they came following the rules of some of the people who've been killed in the air strikes and they're going to look very much related to the airstrikes it would have been protesting for the past few months of much wider grievances they've been calling for you know the downfall of the could lead to they say are responsible for widespread corruption within our are and many of them in

fact i have expressed a lot of and iranians sentiment they've been saying they want iraq to be independent from both iran and america and to be run by iraq is as wildfires rage across the strait of the another 7 people have been confirmed dead and hundreds of homes and businesses destroyed now the ships and aircraft are delivering food and water to thousands who fled the coastal town of mela kuta and took refuge on the beach while temperatures have cooled emergency service chiefs say this summer's wildfires are the worst on record and that there's still another 3 months of hot weather to come. the field by searing temperatures and fast moving winds more than 200 fires continue to consume a strain southeastern states of new south wales and victoria. a fire fools 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 oscillated communities where we've got reports of 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 altered our interests and we simply can't access nor can the people in those areas get here and. in some places the blazes are so intense that the thick smoke turned day to night. the fires are 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 any use trying to save the house and you're always worried that it's more important save your family on that property itself with. some people who've returned home i found there's not much left. first so you know it's. gone this

is the other unit that i was i'm on the road now trying to stop it. astray has been battling huge bushfires for several months mostly and it's east coast but every state has battled blazes that have raised more than 40000 square kilometers of land stranding people and displacing wildlife. or journalist roger man out is in sydney we asked him whether the thousands of people stranded on melaka this beach are getting enough help a little but not on our earliest at least but arrive with. water but apart from that this brutal in the world food and that problem is being replicated to the north in the south because well as well that thousands of people are still stranded some shops have been open and of course it's been a runnels that was that i think by and and queues forming long long queues forming

now the supermarket. in addition to that you're going to run it was a minute you know it is a report that running out of true or on the other hand they can't part with it because there's no power no electricity at the pumps so a real crisis to the government trying to urge people to get out is also the well that of course is easier said than done given that the roads are open and it may be some time before they have the opportunity to get out even if they have enough fuel in their car to do so roger may not in sydney now to some of the other stories making news around the world israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is asking parliament for immunity from corruption charges the move is likely to protect him from prosecution while he remains in office netanyahu was indicted in november on charges of bribery fraud and breach of trust. austria's conservatives have struck a coalition deal with the green party after 3 months of negotiations sebastian

kurtz remains chancellor with the greens entering national government for the 1st time the conservatives previous alliance with the far right freedom party collapsed over a corruption scandal and triggered elections in september. the losing candidate in the runoff vote for getting purcell's presidency says he will contest the result dominico simonas prepared us is the ballot was rigged the electoral commission has declared former prime minister a model c. sokol and battle the winner with just over half the vote. illinois become the 11th u.s. state to legalize recreational cannabis customers lined up before dawn to make their 1st legal pot purchase from license dispensers illinois has also we should pardon to thousands of people with most liberal cannabis convictions. well violence has marred the 1st pro-democracy rally of 2020 in hong kong as skirmishes broke out police used tear gas to disperse protesters hundreds were arrested for. it was the

1st authorized protest in several months and to hundreds of thousands of people. in recent weeks it's been mainly a smaller number of committed demonstrators on the streets but wednesday's march shows there is still significant public support for the pro-democracy movement that i. hope this march can reunify every want to come out and protest and buy into it is it time for us to get there today here again and here tell the world that we haven't given up yet how much they have with each on the ground and by sheer force of numbers will show the government how many of us are still going to fight for kong's freedom with $101.00 that. the rally was largely peaceful that then a small number of protesters began vandalizing local businesses. police responded with tear gas and water cannon and told organizers to end the march the vast

majority soon fled leaving only a few 100 protesters to face off with the police as night fell the officers made around 400 arrests police were at pains to point out that they did not use force on peaceful demonstrators. unfortunately again rioters hijacked the procession today which resulted in the decision for the police to end a procession but organizers will want to focus on the huge turnout earlier in the day showing support for their calls are correspondent mathias bullinger is in hong kong and he sent us this update. protesters have made clear that they are planning to continue their protests in 202-2020 is an election year the legislative council will be re elected and the protesters are demanding universal suffrage for these elections among other demands that include an independent investigation into

the operetta police operations during the protest movement today's march started largely peacefully but then at around 6 o'clock clashes broke out after protesters vandalized the branch of a bank and police responded with tear gas now the police have made a large number of arrests and 2020 is beginning the same way that 2019 has and did they die. in hong kong well a fire at a zoo in western germany has killed dozens of animals including some from endangered species officials in their worst fears were realized the fire broke out of a knot and tore through and enclosure place are investigating the cause. people laid flowers and candles for the more than 30 animals that burnt to death in the crate filled zoo overnight. that. among the dead animals

are highly endangered apes like around the 10s from borneo lowland gorillas from central africa and chimpanzees from west africa. a total of 8 apes were killed amongst them. europe's oldest gorilla who was 48 years old. shortly after midnight a fire broke out in the a palace in the crate fell to the ape house was also home to fruit bats and birds they were all killed in the blaze but 2 chimpanzees survived. lupin and. it's close to a miracle that we have animals that are still alive. ballet a 40 year old female chimpanzee and limbo a younger male survived this inferno. the cause of the fire is not yet known. but police believe it may have started from flames in sky lanterns launched the new

year so. this is sky lanterns in the air near the zoo and some of them were flying very low we have to assume they went down in the zoo. skylines and subband almost everywhere in germany including the state of north rhine-westphalia what cray felt is located police are treating the case as negligent arson. potties and fireworks january 1st was a public holiday for many of us and offered some welcome relaxation he also brings its own traditions many of which involve. new year's day and for people in northern france the party goes on. 6 some in swimsuits wading into the chilly waters of the north sea. of the little. in rome a few hearty souls plunged into the 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 is a fine way to usher in the new year but they like it a little bit warmer. be 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. don't forget you can always get news on the go just download al app from google plus or from the app store that will give you access to all the leds news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and if you pop a news story you can also use the d w f c dust photos and videos of what's happening. you are watching day w. news live from berlin we'll have more news at the top of the hour and on our web

site at www dot com of course we'll leave you now with some spectacular scenes of thousands of horses galloping through the snow in northwestern china herdsman the horses free to exercise them and it's become a huge tourist attraction thanks for joining us. now live from show that it was an. oval. debrief.

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