play realty show. legs. play lead. legislator . this is t w news and i've been scrambling to get out mass evacuations are underway in australia as people flee the deadly wildfires thousands on the road all of those awaiting to be ferried to safety by boat on the hawks try adding to the windy conditions found in the flames are expected to get worse we'll go to sydney with the latest also coming up the deadly flooding in indonesia full system tens of

thousands of people from their homes in and around the capital jakarta officials want more heavy rain is in the full cost. and what's next for the leaders known as europe's most powerful woman german chancellor angela merkel goes into the new year looking to shape a legacy as speculation mounts about who might succeed. i'm on you can just mackinnon thanks very much for joining us. australia has ordered mass evacuations of coastal communities as bush fires raged across the southeast and navy ships and aircraft awed delivering food and water to thousands who have fled the town of moloch and taken refuge on local beaches the was some

a wild fires on record have left at least 18 people dead. australia's soso eastern coast is now one ever kitchen's zone people have been told to leave as soon as possible as authorities declared a state of emergency. it is imperative that you look after yourself the responsibility to look after yourselves and your families and you out to those men and women who are fighting as far as we keep you so if you do exactly what i say military ships and aircraft have been deployed to provide humanitarian assistance bringing in much needed food and medical supplies to cut off areas the military vessels will be able to evacuate up to 1000 people at a time from the harbor in the tory to see journey to one of the designated ever creation ports takes around 17 hours this means that the mass evacuations will go on well into the weekend when weather conditions are forecast to worsen again. the

winds are expected to be very strong but the food plus degree temperatures we've got a lot of for the last guy that we can time. residents are taking the warnings seriously . and for site anybody diet. demised and ahead of time to start this. or to do is put your foot receives no no no to just go just get out and go. when you say that for a new just not you not meant to believe you just go. smoke is too sick for helicopters to fly in and help with ever accusations those wanting to leave will now make their way to the ports. ok let's go straight to journalist rebecca a mine in sydney rebecca thanks for joining us how how much of a difference will the navy ship that's now arrived offshore to make given that it

can only take up to about a 1000 people and what awaits the evacuees at the other end so malik lucia is a relatively small town that has been ravaged by the last few days so there are thousands of people needing to be evacuated so this will make a difference for those who most need to leave the area to save shelter immediately there have been some of the people who are desperate to lade who are balkanized there are in private boats already and they have left so it will make a big difference to those needing to lay them for those left behind it will be a matter of bracing as conditions are expected to worsen once more and it will be another wake also unto people can leave via the road so there is also talk of. evacuations being attempted for the elderly and infirm once that is possible to do so for those who don't make it on the

a vessel now the new south wales government has declared its 3rd state of emergency what does that mean exactly. well it's a decision not made lightly and the crimea gladdest very clear and has declared that today beginning tomorrow friday the next 7 days and that gives the roofies service the power to operate the government's racecourses so they had commissioner shame fitzsimmons will be ordering the closure of road ways ses it will also mean that the roofies service has the ability to shut down utilities like oil gas and electricity to forcibly evacuate people as well from those risky areas and to occupy properties and ted down infrastructure where they say fit to all storage he's all saying that preparing for a catastrophic conditions again on saturday how many people are likely to be on the move and conditions intensify into the weekend. already there is

a mass evacuation underway tens of thousands if not a 100000 people have been and a currently on the move today tens of thousands of curious tele ready settled into their holidays on the south coast of new south wales and east and victoria was full days of fires and hits so they have some of those have been cut off from power and water the last few days not thirty's have now said that if there is a small window in which people can evacuate to say areas they have been accused outside petrol stations with some petrol stations running out of fuel completely and others giving a limit of 50 latest queues outside supermarkets and we've saying pictures of him in a supermarket shelves stripped bare so there are traffic jams of up to 25 kilometers long as many many people are attempting to lay the same area out all at once

as conditions are expected to intensify once small over the next few days. unless rebecca in ma in sydney thanks very much. in indonesia severe weather has triggered deadly flooding in iraq in and around the capital jakarta officials say some 2 dozen people have been killed and tens of thousands displaced by raging floodwaters full costs as warning of heavy rain and more flooding in the coming days. trapped on a tiny island in the floods. this man was lucky. a desperate rescue effort saved him. 'd sneer by floodwaters were overwhelming washing away everything in their path tens of people have been killed and tens of thousands more evacuated indonesia's president tried

to offer reassurance. and. disaster agency needs to coordinate with provincial governments and search and rescue teams to give people who are affected by the floods a sense of safety and well yeah this is a good. some us imo but he also cautioned people to limit their expectations. but a guide but in terms of our ability to respond to flooding by the central government is still quite knew it was up the money and there are still many projects left to complete. he. for hard hit residents in the capital jakarta life and death choices and long delays i see. when the water reached the 2nd floor we decided to evacuate . we asked for help to be evacuated at 8 am but we could only move out at 2 pm. and a sense of a terrifying new normal. well it was

a day we hope this will never happen again because these floods keep coming back every 5 years but look at the you know the wall of whether we like it or not we have to face this because we live here. a home in the but it is. everyone's working to clean and salvage what they can more rain is expected on the weekend. ok let's have a look at some of the other stories making news around the world taiwan's military chief of staff has been killed in a helicopter crash shani maine was aboard a blackhawk chopper when it went down in mountains north of the capital taipei officials said 7 others aboard died the air force general was in command of the island's defenses against china. israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu has aust parliament from corruption charges in unity would protect him from prosecution while he remains in office as an yahoo was indicted in november on charges of

bribery fraud and breach of trust. iranian backed militia men have left the u.s. embassy complex in iraq's capital baghdad after 2 days of clashes with american security forces a mob had stormed the compound in protest against u.s. airstrikes that killed $25.00 fighters washington has sent in hundreds of extra troops. you're watching news still to come growing fresh food in one of the wells northernmost settlements we meet the pioneer making it possible. but 1st to kenya where 2200000 people live in the dadaab refugee camp it is one of the biggest such camps in the world and has been home to thousands of somalis for nearly 3 decades the kenyan government's plan to close it has been postponed repeatedly humanitarian aid for the camp has been considerably reduced in

recent years most recently food rations have been cut our correspondent melanie current reports on what that means for those inside the camp. rice yellow beans some cooking oil that's a food ration hoopy mohammed and his family of 9 are supposed to survive the month since she fled somalia as a child almost 30 years ago who has lived as a refugee and. she says life in the camp has become even more difficult since the world food program reduced their food distributions because of budget cuts the agency can only afford to provide 70 percent of the recommended daily food intake. but now we're. now we are very desperate and there's no can no food at all how can we survive if we don't have food we have peace here but we don't have food

to survive on and no healthcare. if people have to dab's refugee camps have been living on the fresh all different magine see for nearly 3 decades now with humanitarian organizations struggling to provide basic services in the face of dwindling donations and funding they say their situation has consistently westerners the refugees here fear the world has simply forgotten about their plight. kenyan law restricts freedom of movement and for bit refugees working here this means more than 200000 refugees in the camps most of them women and children depend on ever scarcer humanitarian aid aide workers in the camp are concerned that that is being neglected and the more recent humanitarian crises is smart only the food that is

afflicted is also or that a program that can provide services have to distribute like health services nutrition services because in return centers in all of them they're affected by the budget cut the international community. may think maybe the darbies course but step up see their capacity there. has been holding out for a month with her baby daughter who suffer from malnutrition. needs a solution. that if i could support my family i wouldn't have to come here. only someone who's helpless goes to the hospital nobody else wants to be at the hospital. who beats has helps us frustration and fear for her children her son however cannot be

treated by the doctors here he has a heart condition that need special treatment and resources are not available in the underfunded camp. helen all when dying in this camp nobody is taking us anywhere i can't help myself and nobody is treating my son's illness every night we wonder if you will die or not. will be hopes she'll eventually be resettled to a place where her son can be treated and to other children will have enough to eat all she wants is the life of an ordinary citizen not a refugee until then she hopes that people politicians and agencies will start remembering the people of again. to austria now where conservatives have struck a coalition agreement with the green party the deal follows 3 months of tough negotiations the busty and courts will remain chancellor with the greens entering

national government for the 1st time the conservatives previous previous alliance with the far right freedom party collapsed over a corruption scandal. now could austria's coalition between the conservatives and the greens also be a model here in neighboring germany it's an idea that's being discussed in berlin as political parties especially the conservatives look to the future beyond chancellor angela merkel's tenure merkel has said she will not run in the next general election judy late next year during the remainder of her term merkel is looking to shore up the e.u. as it confronts new challenges. angela merkel in her natural habitat at the most recent e.u. summit here europe's longest serving head of government has been forging compromise for 15 years yet there are telltale signs of a chancellor on her final stretch in office what was supposed to be her latest

budget speech became a foreign policy roadmap largely removed from the nitty gritty of domestic politics and it is that it's very easy to be critical of the u.s. which no longer wants to take on responsibility in the places it used to but 1st information that points back to us here in europe. m.p.'s increasingly see merkel focused on her european legacy. of i believe she is focusing everything on the germany you counsel presidency but that won't be easy that will take more than monch in a successful e.u. china summit in the fall just as hard as it will be a tough program if she wants to celebrate becoming the big european leader and at the end of her chance or ship out certify on mission with germany's e.u. presidency coming up in the 2nd half of 2020 merkel needs to mend the strategically important marriage with france to fulfill her key aim

a united europe that can stand up to an increasingly dominant china back home her own party worry that her refusal to actively back a successor could weaken germany's position speaking of political leadership i think she. should think about supporting someone so do give us. the germans and the europeans and everybody out there who could play also a role for stability in that someone is still widely tipped to be his successor as party leader anechoic come karrenbauer also defense minister she recently called for a more active role for german troops on the world stage she offers the kind of clarity even merkel fans have lately been missing at the top i see only one deficiency that's the look of a national strategy which shows more pro transparency about drum and interests

and german strengths and weaknesses the current german chancellor isn't a lame duck yet but the clouds of a long goodbye are hanging over her office in berlin it's an open secret here that the main reason why angola machall continues to ride out the coalition woes back home is her concern over the stability of the european union at the same time many are struggling to imagine what a post merkel germany or europe would look like and staying here in germany media reports suggest several suspects have come forward in the case of the zoo fire dozens of animals including endangered species were killed in the new year's eve blaze in the city of clean it. people laid flowers and candles for the more than 30 animals that burned to death in the crate over night.

the dead animals are highly endangered apes like around the tans from borneo than 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 fire broke out in a palace in the crate. the house was also home to fruit bats and birds they were all killed in the blaze but 2 chimpanzees survived. it's 1st 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 and sky lanterns launched for

new year. 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. sky lanterns abound almost everywhere in germany including the state of north rhine-westphalia where craig fell dislocated police are treating the case as negligent arson. part of our look back at some of the top reports filed by correspondents in 202019 we're going to norway is one of the most northern human settlements in the world and it's the home of an attempting something that's considered impossible growing food in the 3 month long polar night. this is not a u.f.o. it's a greenhouse inside it drops to minus 20 degrees celsius during the dark polar night only when the polar day begins will benjamin vidmar see things growing here we have

some day soon over the midnight sun there's sun in theory 24 hours a day so it just moves around in the sky and we can get like $2530.00 degrees in here i really like to do some root vegetables carrots potatoes would be nice. finally a bit of sunlight and darkness prevails for months in winter it's minus $25.00 degrees celsius the tundra here is permanently frozen there are more polar bears and then people. of all places benjamin did mark gross food here the world's northernmost settlement. this one i think looks good too and then this 13 for the 4th one is on the table so it's an experiment together with his colleague benjamin works in what they call their lab the seeds only sprout when the climate is nearly tropical they've planted basil parsley crust lettuce cucumbers

and chili peppers. so that if you see that we've got the human now off to remove the tower and equality yeah yeah because we lift it from a friend to all 45 so yeah definitely. there polar garden is still in the test phase they're gathering data at 1st that mark just wanted to be able to eat fresh vegetables that's how he came up with the idea by 3 o'clock in the afternoon it's pitch black again benjamin has gotten used to this although he's from florida this former ship's cook got stranded on the icy archipelago 10 years ago actually enjoy the dark season when the light comes back we did very busy and you have to run all of the time so that's the challenge as you don't know how to shut it off but from there the dark season is just that you think whether it's dark or light out benjamin's gardening business is booming his stock is in high demand and his capacity is limited small bart is about

a 1000 kilometers from norway's north cape ordinarily all foods must be flown in which is expensive and not ecologically sound. this fellow surfer. there are some clues for you. that's why benjamin vidmar wants to prove that things can be done differently. i talk to a lot of chefs also on my own that was a tremendous problem to. have been filmed for you know. it's amazing to have this for sure to always be science being delicious. the soil they grow in gets recycled so thank you everybody should take care have a good start just like you. benjamin fit mark thinks a circular economy can work and he wants to prove it right here in small part. now illinois has become the 11th u.s. state to legalize cannabis the governor has also pardoned thousands of people

convicted in the past of low level drug offenses at the stroke of midnight it became legal to buy cannabis. this is the right way for some the excitement was so high that they forgot to show their i.d. from the 1st of january illinois is 21 and older can legally buy up to 30 grams of cannabis as well as cannabis infused products for many it was worth queuing up in subzero temperatures to get their hands on the state's 1st legal pot. super farm now i just you know to do things like part of history for chicago why not be a part of it really i was up for so it's incredible it's incredible i just can't believe we're finally here i'm really excited and i know everybody that i know is really excited as well little surreal it was a little crazy like i'm walking to the counter and there's here is everywhere it's

showing me and i'm buying we legal cannabis this is just unbelievable with the legalization also come some 700000 pardons for people with low level cannabis convictions and a quarter of the nearly $60000000.00 projected annual tax revenue will go to communities affected by the war on drugs or thought open about the economic benefits of the new comers illinois is establishing itself as the 1st state in the nation to legalize in a way that truly puts equity 1st illinois joins 10 of the u.s. states and the district of columbia will recreate a business legal the u.s. narcotics agency however still considers cannabis a dangerous substance. this is news and these are the top stories. australia has ordered mass evacuations of coastal communities as bush

fires raged across the nation at least 18 people have been killed navy ships and aircraft are delivering food and water to thousands who've taken refuge on beaches . severe weather has triggered deadly flooding in and around the capital jakarta officials say some 2 dozen people have been killed and tens of thousands displaced by raging flood waters forecasters are warning of heavy rain and more flooding in the coming days. taiwan's military chief of staff has been killed in a helicopter crash shen uming was aboard a blackhawk chopper when it went down in mountains north of the capital taipei official said 7 of those aboard died the air force general was in command of the island's defenses against china. austria's conservatives have struck a coalition agreement with the green party the deal follows 3 months of negotiations

sebastien courts will remain chancellor with the greens and trade national government for the 1st time. this is g.w. news from berlin for more follow us on twitter at w news all visit our website that's dot com. and coming up next is in business where the monica jones and of course that forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website. called i'm an economist mackinnon in berlin thanks for watching.

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