this is news a lot from berlin and u.s. lawmakers block troop withdrawals from germany the clock is running out on president donald trump's presidency does this mean his order to reduce troops here is null and void. a brave new world for growing a refugee after fleeing 100000 of them to be housed on this bangladeshi island but are they heading into fresh danger. and many are calling it a seismic shift for phil warner brothers announces a game changing distribution plan to 2021 and has fans rejoicing but theater owners

down in the dumps. i'm michael good to have you with us lawmakers in the u.s. congress are preparing to block president donald trump's order to withdraw u.s. troops from germany it's a rare instance of the democratic and republican parties working together to pass legislation the final version of the annual defense bill which still needs to be voted on voices support for the continued presence of u.s. forces in germany and it would require an impact assessment before any troops are removed in july the pentagon announced it would withdraw about a 3rd of the 36000 u.s. troops based here. so how likely is it

that u.s. troops will not be withdrawn from germany washington correspondent stephan siemens has. actually it is very likely that there won't be any withdrawal at least not on the reigns of this administration of the triumvirate ministration as you pointed out. budget defense budget package which is $4500.00 pages that is a double whopper they're. saying that they 1st want congress senate and. the house of representatives want to hear from the defense secretary in a report about if this really makes sense if this is not harming national security and only after this report comes in and only then congress will give its ok or not and no more than $120.00 days after this report arrives is any troop reduction possible and now you do the math this administration and donald

trump as president of the united states will be 50 more days in power and then it will be joe biden and his administration and there is expectation by many when they experience a most observers by anybody in washington d.c. political washington d.c. that he will revoke this this plan to pull or pull american troops out of germany. bangladesh has started moving growing a refugee camp on a recently formed island that critics say is vulnerable to cyclons and dangerous flooding almost a 1000000 rohingya live in crowded camps on the mainland the united nations says you know we have fiji should be moved there against their will many have pinned their hopes on what bangladesh has promised is a better situation. for refugees every journey is a step into the unknown these rockin just have been on the move for years seeking safety since fleeing myanmar now they are being shipped to another uncertain

situation. and i heard of that right now that we are not citizens of any country so we are moving to wherever there are more facilities for us than we have had. we're not happy at the camps we heard from seniors as well as the television that we will get more from the facilities. of. the island just passion charge is to be their new home by camp built by the bangladeshi navy to house 100000 people. that silt island formed just 20 years ago critics say the low lying land mass is prone to flooding and dangerous cyclists some families say their relatives are being moved there against their will. one of them they're forcing my son and his family to go he didn't want to go but they forced him i came to see him probably for the last time. and i don't want to waste my family goes to the island

they will die because of floods. bangladeshi authorities say all relocations a voluntary and that the new facilities are better than in currently overcrowded mainland camps. on the island flood defenses have been built to keep back the threat from rising seas but so far no independent inspectors have been allowed to visit the facilities the united nations refugee agency is demanding urgent access to see if the island is safe for habitation. a 2nd look now it's on the other stories making headlines around the world to rachel rains have killed at least 2 people and flooded nearly $3000.00 homes in indonesia's northern sumatra province local authorities say several people are still missing the areas tower and water supplies have been cut off after floodwaters reached as high as 5 meters. in peru at least one person has been killed during protests by farm workers demanding

better wages and working conditions protesters blocked highways and clashed with police attempting to disperse them agricultural workers have been on strike since monday protests have spread northwards to regions known for growing grapes tangerines and. new video has been released showing the collapse of the observatory on the island of puerto rico one of the world's largest radio telescope suspension cables snapped on december 1st before engineers could conduct a controlled demolition you may recognize that structure from the 1995 james bond film cold enough the. let's have a look at other developments in the corona virus pandemic joe biden says he will ask americans to wear a mask for $100.00 days once he becomes u.s. president the south korean capital seoul is imposing a 9 pm curfew on most establishment that's after the city reported nearly 300 new

cases of the virus in one day and germany has reported more than 23000 new infections that's one of the largest the increases in europe just after russia and italy germany's health minister is calling for tighter measures in areas with the highest spikes. and that would put a damper on an already muted holiday season here in germany a new poll sheds some light on the public's view of government restrictions for christmas and new year to the streets of berlin to follow up on the thoughts of city dwellers facing a long gray winter ahead. germany is a month into a partial lockdown that hasn't managed to significantly reduce coby 19 infections and was a record number of their some thursday to countries queuing up for a low key christmas and new year's eve. according to a new study a quarter of germans think there is trick sions being taken by the government go too far but over half of them think that they are appropriate

a 5th would welcome even tougher measures. despite blatter we need infection rates most state authorities still plan on losing restrictions for the festive season to a low chairman's together with up to 10 family members to news is being met with caution half of germans welcome to christmas measures but only a 3rd of them approve of the relaxing of restrictions for new year's eve in berlin the 7 day incidence rate is too high so authorities there have already announced there will be no easing of restrictions and while most people understand not everyone is happy about it. on the one hand i find it right on the other i don't think it's feasible because christmas is a very important celebration for people so i don't think they'll stick to the rules at least not in the way it would like but i'm skeptical of

a descriptor. but i don't think christmas is so important. i have taken part in the festivities for most 20 years it's also really nice but it's difficult . this is the spirit it's probably necessary but difficult it's in the name. family celebrations and 5 adults is not a lot for a family it will be hard to implement and only a few people will stick to doors traction as. a vaccine may be in sight soon but for now the long and hard winter predicted by angela merkel is unfolding. as the holiday season approaches many countries are weighing how best to allow for festivities without spreading the krona virus we asked some of our correspondents around the world what's happening where they are. christmas will not become so this in bethlehem said to be the birthplace of jesus but it will be completely different

because of the corona pandemic everything here is much quieter just in front of the church of the nativity this is usually the busiest time of the year for the palestinian town then no foreign visitors because israel is still banning foreigners from entering the country and occupied territories as well it is unclear whether palestinian christians from other parts of the west bank in israel will be able to take part in the festivities the palestinian authority has recently imposed a new nighttime lockdown to help curb a new spike in infection rates but why celebrations will be severely scaled back people here say they still want to send a message of hope from bethlehem to the rest of the world i mean the city's iconic bonzai peaks its crowded bus if you look closely beachgoers social distancing on the fact the real story here there is very little community transmission and to the relief of many of the restrictions on using time the president's public country's

international borders for the politics while this festive season will be overshadowed by the pandemic strain his success in virtually starting up the bottomless means many are beginning to see people might be up to the tunnel and he would be nice to sort of get back together with everyone you know a lot of people have been separated for a while and definitely have my period where i can see my family so i'll definitely be sort of centering on the show on celebrating here assuming i'm going home but yeah even here i definitely think it's changed. it's going to be a little bit easier i think just because i'm a church and sick. it's relaxed a little but earlier on in the year i was really worried about if i was going to be able to travel to my friends here in australia now we can have. each time it's a big bed and it will get the best that and that time for. 2 or 3 weeks like.

ok christmas and new year's night all this family celebrations in my a childhood during the soviet union people get together for a meal at home watch soviet films and eat but in the last few guinness that changed and russians discovered street festivals this year everything has to change again because mass meetings outside opera hit you yes night will be intimate and small again just like in my childhood with one exception which is ice skating is it remains a lot in moscow this year despite the pandemic from my point of view the most beautiful place for it is here in the legendary gorky park if you. were here actually we all get together as a big family with our parents too but this time we are avoiding them because their senior so unfortunately will celebrate without them a. bit of madness. because it changed our plan this we wanted to go skiing in

europe but now we're going to sochi probably with about 20000000 other muscovites. yabloko but i think i'm going to celebrate out my cabin as usual coronavirus doesn't really change anything for me. the court of ours says also prompted a major rethink from warner brothers for 2021 shares in cinema operators have news dived after the studio said it would simultaneously debut all of its films next year both in cinemas and on its new streaming service for now this policy applies only to the u.s. market it's a plot twist that many in the film industry say they didn't see coming. unprecedented times call for creative solutions that was how warner brothers executives described their historic gamble. revealing that

they would be releasing their 2021 blockbuster movies in theaters and on life similar. in a major shakeup for the entertainment industry. for the way here it is the latest salvo in the streaming wars which pits warner's video on demand service h.b.o. mox launched in may. rival netflix. the plus. film fans welcomed the news h.b.o. is a great company have always liked that. i think that's a great idea for their profit margins i guess so i don't have anything against it i think it's good. studio executives said the strategy would be in place for just one more year

offering a glimmer of hope that lucrative box office revenues will return and already hard hit cinema companies plunged you know once it comes back i think people are going to be looking for that kind of a theater experience because quite frankly they already got enough of the home theater experience you know to. the warner brothers bit marks the beginning of a new chapter for hollywood the question is will it change habits forever. and for more on this unprecedented move i'm joined by scott. arts and culture correspondent scott it's good to see you for all the film buffs and big budget cinema stands out there help big a deal is this it's huge i mean obviously anyone who's in the u.s. and is a fan of fan of film probably think you know this is amazing. pay $15.00 a month i can get i think if you.