taking a peek at the fact that. this is deja vu news live from berlin western europe braces for a major winter storm extreme weather has already battered the united kingdom and ireland causing floods and disrupting travel. also on the program the battle to contain the corona virus authorities in china say the death toll has now passed 900 with more than 40000 cases reported nationwide we'll hear from

a disease specialist and coming up vigils are held in thailand as the country mourns those killed at a gun range brand page that ended their crowded shopping mall. and in the bonus league a tale of 2 strikes robert the dow speak and buyer faces off against life 16 will vanish as champions host challengers immunity. and when blue kroft glad you can join me a major winter storm is bearing down on germany and other parts of europe after already battering the british isles germany's entire long distance rail network is down and people across the region are advised to stay indoors. a blustery day at the bache in the belgian port of our stand despite the high winds walkers were out in force no swimming more as

a sign not that many appeared keen to take a dip. in the capital brussels the elements hamet buildings exposed to the storm's fury. in island go away was forced to cancel be opening ceremony for its year's european city of coachella and the aptly named wild land equate on the west coast took a pounding. flooding in the north of england caused extensive damage to route towns and villages as the storm battered britain there's been widespread transport disruption with emergency services warning people to travel only if absolutely necessary. and there were chaotic scenes at london train stations travelers simply i'm able to reach their destinations. myself one train up a county that was something that's going to pass it to so i can get on it so i know my name for the next one and it's been delayed country not complex and i think

she's going to turn it down i'm trying to tell all change the tax on it puts across europe canceled hundreds of flights hitting month i have a business appointment tomorrow in berlin and was planning to travel to nice but i guess that's not going to happen. consonant to europe's west in the northern coastlines have also borne the brunt of the storm and it's not over yet with the storm now sweeping across the southern shores of the boat takes a. monster of a column and i reporter is in hamburg and i spoke with him earlier about the latest . we actually just had to go inside because the storm is now really battering the city of hamburg that's driving rain outside. blowing sideways those gusts are really kicking in now one fans dying down and you might think that it's fine but once they're picking up these gusts of over 100 kilometers an hour it's getting quite how to stand out there which is why we decided actually to go back back

inside the news we're getting from across campus is that a lot of trees are falling down the falling onto the road some 2 cars on 2 on the train tracks as well so that. not only regional train services but also in the regional transit buses had to be suspended and we seen pictures of facades of houses getting torn off by the wind and we hear that the police that the fire said in hamburg actually had to go out at least $200.00 times up until this point so what we expect now is that this is going to continue to keep going through the night this wind and that we you know wait up to see what the real damage is in the morning here in hamburg and what about everyday you know the people there what have they been doing to cope or to get ready for this storm. definitely some people that we so outside were kind of fascinated in checking out how how strong these winds

are getting but now as we got more into the night the most people we saw what kind of realizing that this is nothing to be to be to be in the open and that most people would have had to find their find shelter. and authorities same question what are they doing to prepare and are they prepared. it seems they are prepared i mean remember if the harvest is close to the coast i don't like these things and that they don't happen every week every month but they actually do have them every 2 years and about the strength to me that a bird is prepared and much of it they have no mother they can do because a boat like that obviously is going to do some damage the main thing is to ensure that no one gets hurt and that the firefighters and emergency services are on the scene for what we do here in hamburg they seem to be pretty good tomato a very common farewell for us in homburg stage ryan stay safe and keep on reporting

for us i will thank you health authorities in china have reported another uptick in the corona virus outbreak they say the death toll has passed 900 and the more than 40000 cases of the virus are reported across the country thousands of people were allowed to disembark a cruise ship in hong kong after a 4 day quarantine resulted in passengers testing negative for the virus another cruise ship off japan remains in quarantine with dozens of confirmed cases. earlier we spoke with dr samuels moscow's a molecular biologist from northumbria university in the u.k. we asked if the outbreak has reached its peak. the number of people getting infected is remaining thoroughly consistent it's the it's not accelerating. one house that was you know we all are going to make our preference and will happen till the next few days house the people return to work in china economy hasn't been continue moving on the degree of risk is that we haven't seen the number of

cases so sir quite relatively high and those cases place a substantial burden on health care providers. anyway even in the west that we had those kind of numbers we would be struggling to keep up with the cases so that's the real concern where it stands the next concern is the argument in the to radical supplies to the child means there's a there's a lot of people out there even parity newcastle have seen people wearing masks you don't need the money unless you you yourself are experiencing flu symptoms and this is not my opinion this is what the w.h.o. recommends here are going away pointing mosque this is not what we need to be doing because it's not an offer us any protection from get the virus we need to be making the resources available to china and other countries where under-resourced compared to china so that if the situation gets worse they have the necessary supplies to cope with and. now to some of the other stories making news around the world the

u.s. military says 2 of its soldiers were killed and another 6 wounded when an afghan soldier opened fire on them the incident took place in the night and province in eastern afghanistan the afghan defense ministry reports one of its soldiers was also killed and 3 more would. l g b t groups in switzerland are celebrating after voters approved a law that bans discrimination based on sexual orientation the measure passed with 63 percent of the vote parliament passed the law 2 years ago but opponents forced a referendum on the issue. a boeing 737 operated by the budget russian airline u t air was badly damaged during a hard landing in the city of new since all 94 passengers and crew escaped serious injury the airline blamed unpredictable winds for the incident.

police in new york city have arrested a suspect they say shot and wounded 2 police officers in separate attacks he was detained after opening fire in a police station the night before he had allegedly shot at officers in a vehicle. ireland's general election has delivered a shock outcome where the left wing nationalist shin fein delivering a historically strong performance vote counting is underway across the country and prime minister les overawed cars center right party faces a fight to remain the strongest political force red card failed to capitalize on a booming economy with many voters voicing their frustration over years of austerity and a housing crisis early results indicate a 3 rate 3 way race to lead the next government with the votes among center right party fein and the other center right for.

in thailand security forces shot dead a soldier who killed at least 26 people in a rampage most of them at a shopping mall police stormed the shopping center allowing them allowing shoppers to escape then track down the gunman more than 40 people were also wounded in the attack in the city of karachi northeast of bangkok. is. a vigil for the lives lost hundreds of people gathered sunday night with buddhist monks chants and prayers and bottomless scream. earlier at the city morgue this man and his wife lost their son in the rampage. at 13 he was the youngest victim. he was my only son. i let him do anything he wanted to i never put pressure on

him i just wanted him to be a good person. scenes of terror at the mall these people narrowly escaped after being freed by security forces. thai officials have identified the killer as sergeant jakrapob told ma the sharpshooter reportedly killed his commander and 2 others at his military base before opening fire at the shopping center the prime minister revealed the killers likely motive. investigations have found that the gunman had a passionate dispute over land with a senior officer and the officers mother in law the argued for 3 days nobody expected it to turn violent. the prime minister has admitted that mental health is an issue in the military one that investigators will look into.

but for now there are more questions than answers and the mourning over the deadliest mass shooting in thailand's history has just begun. in the bonus league. and byron closed out this is the match day in munich this showdown not only featured the top 2 goal scorers in the league byron's robbed of a dusty and life. it also decided to table leader only one point separated the defending champions and the visitors ahead of kick off. a full house in munich as expected for this final league meeting between these 2 titans byron unique in our being alive 6 shared the spoils earlier in the season and with t.-mo van in the least 2nd most prolific striker with 20 goals versus robert levin doggy who's got 22 there was a high expectation of balls hitting the back of the net byron got close in the 1st

half but it ended scoreless 11 dogs he's face says it all in the 2nd half life seek look to break the deadlock 7 site used a bit too much from close range. minutes later team advantage draws noya off the line gets past him but david alibaba put his body in the line of fire then no one in the handball but neuer says calm down kid finally a penalty look to give biron a chance to score after live indoors he was taken down inside the box by who put macondo but live in dust he never got his shot v.a.r. stepped in and made the right call noting the striker was offside when he received the ball then it was life 6 turn right wrong chemo vanna blocks this one just a bit outside. no goals at all in this top of the table clash definitely not good bye and brass wanted another draw against leipsic.

get your mask on your costumes because carnival season has kicked off including europe's most famous carnival destination that is the lagoon city has held its annual canal parade this year's motto is love games and silliness visitor numbers are reported to be down after last year's record flooding the mayor has appealed to tourists to return to venice saying the damage has been repaired and that the city is more beautiful than ever. and it's hollywood's glitziest night of the year the 92nd academy awards has just gotten underway in los angeles media and celebrities gathered ahead of the show on the famous red carpet at the dolby theater for a 2nd consecutive year there won't be a designated host instead some of hollywood's top stars will take turns handing out

the code those coveted gold statuettes for $24.00 categories of filmmaking. and a reminder of the top story we are following for you a major winter storm is bearing down on germany and other parts of europe after already battering the british isles germany's entire long distance rail network is down and people across the region are vies to stay indoors. watching t.v. news live from berlin or near the top of the hour for more news until that. stream for. journalists and language courses. video for you. anytime anywhere. w.