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zealand which east corona virus, curbs, and time for the celebrations. crowds in oakland are enjoying a light show of the harbour bridge and sky tower. also coming up, germany's new chancellor gives his 1st new year's address, full of short searches the public to stand together and get vaccinated. and fleeing dangerous fires in the american state of colorado, tens of thousands are forced to evacuate as powerful winds and dry conditions. fuel the fast moving flight. ah hello, i'm terry martin. good to have you with us. lucila is the 1st country to kick off 2022 with this type with a light show extravaganza. this is the live feed from oakland,

the set of fireworks they have put on this spectacular vector lights show at the famous harbor bridge, as well as other iconic landmarks. new zealand has had one of the best track records in dealing with the pandemic with low death rates and a high vaccine uptake. now, these revelers are looking to what they hope will be a bright future in 2022. earlier in the day, a test run of the lights had led to speculation on line as to whether batman might be sending a message. germany's new chancellor has recorded his 1st new year's address to the nation in comments due to be broadcast later today, all of shorts urged all germans to stand together in the fight against coven 19 and to get vaccinated. other than tackling the pandemic, the german leader said, the biggest challenge was to lay the foundations were germany's future development in 2022. on the one small changes that today i am, the one speaking to you one you guys have as your federal chancellor. things that

different this year, after 16 years of new years addresses by angle america, germany's new head of government rose to the task for the 1st time. chancellor shall send out the challenges faced by the country in 2021. acknowledging the hardships that happened in jude, such as the summer slots in west and germany, and praising the resilience. people have shown, especially during the pandemic. when to the day, some people complain that society is divided. i'd like to take this opportunity to make it very clear that in fact the opposite is true. our country is standing together. what i see everywhere is tremendous solidarity and incredible spurts of helping others, and people coming together and mutual support. in order to cub coby 19 infections of shots appeared once again to people to get vaccinated. isn't that any

we know that those who are not yet vaccinated are at particular risk if becoming infected, suffering from long and severe illness. for this reason, i would like to urge you once more to get vaccinated for the new government fascination efforts have already heat their 1st milestone with 13000000 vaccines administered since the end of november. and further 13000000. those is planned by the end of january. allow shield so, so took the opportunity to emphasize to coalitions goes on climates. mr. ma, within 25 years, we want germany to become climate new children. to achieve this, we will move forward with the greatest transformation our economy is seen in more than a century. in this period we will achieve independence from coal, oil and gas. and he reminded listeners of one of his social democratic party's key election promises and pay is also a matter of respect. that's why in 2022 will be taking a major step and increasing the legal minimum wage to 12 years per hour,

shall say 5 new year, the dress sewn with optimism. it was a declaration of good faith. but he also called on people who played a part in forming the future 15. i'm the grid, the beginning of the new decade, a new era as dawning, lawyer and era that will be successful if we actively shape it, because we can make a difference if we remain determined and take out the fight into our own hands. that the new spring in our chief political editor, michela, cooked us, became a tell us why this address matters for the new chancellor. well, because it is his chance to come across tom's direct presidential as one would say, internationally, and really speak to the nation. and he just ran at one an election campaign, basically on the platform of respect of addressing individuals. and he now told the nation to keep standing together and really addressing individuals as well and

mapping out what do you plan to do and the clear promise to job. and that is that they will be not worse off despite the big transformations, plans and internationally is the promise that germany will become a trailblazer as he put it for climate neutrality, but also more leadership in europe and the world and surprises in the speech. mckayla, did we learn anything new about chancellor shelters priorities? well, what we did learn is that not dissimilar to angle macro. this was the speech that is mostly based on fighting this crisis of the pandemic. and then in a mock difference to, i'm going to mac will just a year ago, where was pretty much only about corona, but also understandably in this situation. and it was almost a laundry list of the things germany wants to tackle internationally. because after

all, it will hold the g 7 presidency from the beginning of 2022. and there are great expectations, nothing new in terms of his approach. but you have to listen very carefully for what the implications of those major changes could potentially be for individual germans. i think it went above the heads of most people. it was like you mentioned the international dimension. there are a couple times already about sholtes saying that he wants germany to play a greater role in e leadership, for example, when it comes to foreign policy. was there any mention of china or the tensions with russia on europe's eastern plank? there's getting a lot of attention now. well, it was implicit and what was that clearly was a pledge to the just quote, he had trans atlantic corporation is essential for security in europe. we're currently facing new challenges regarding ukraine. the inviolate ability of borders

is precious. this is something that then has to translate into concrete action. and here, germany still owed some on what concrete policy implications that could mean when it comes to that vital project of what he called the commercial project at the north string to pipeline which the united states backlist light doesn't want to see is going ahead and also a concrete question, whether germany will follow suit on china, on a bond of import that the u. s. is now implementing on the region and that is the pressing, the week of minority here. germany also will have to deliver some answers. all our folks will have to deliver some more creek concrete on those that go beyond this new year's address and you will have to do that very soon. mckayla, thank you very much, chief political editor, mckayla covenant. and you can watch the new year's address

by the german chancellor in its entirety at 7 pm central european time here on the w fair. let's get you up to speed on some other stories making headlines, rail the world today, the american president, joe biden, and his russian counterpart vladimir putin had discussed russia's troop build up near the ukrainian border. biden demanded a de escalation and threatened russia with new sanctions. but putin worn such measures would cause a complete rupture of time. despite their differences, both sides agreed that progress was made on the call. russian authority, so designated a member of the russian punk group pussy riot. now desta total connie cova is a foreign agents. another member of which he rides was also added to the list along with several journalists, a satirist, and an art collector. the move by the justice ministry is being seen as an attempt to stifle dissent in russian business. people in south africa are streaming into

cape towns, cathedral for a 2nd day to pay their respects to. archbishop desmond, tutu anglican clerks carried his coffin into saint george's cathedral, where the former nobel peace laureate, once railed against apartheid white rule. $22.00 died last sunday at the age of 90 . tens of thousands of residents in the us state of colorado had been forced to evacuate judas quickly spreading wild fires. the flames swept through residential areas near the city of denver, burning hundreds of homes, a shopping complex, and a hotel authority say these are the worst fires, the state has ever seen. ah, fake smoke fills the air outside as the fire approaches. at this diner in superior town, just outside denver, colorado panicked families tried to get out

with strong winds. in finding the fire, diners rushed to that cause, hoping to out race the fast moving blaze. gusts of a 100110 miles an hour can and have moved this fire down a football field in a matter of seconds. very little time to get out very little time to even get the most important parts of your life. and yes, it'll be a difficult process for colorado families who were referred to rush affected to rebuild their lives. before the fire consumed nearly 600 homes, tens of thousands of residents in 2 towns near denver were evacuated. officials believe power lines down by strong winds could have caused the initial sparks and grasslands dried by an extreme drought. often the conditions and the wild fires to

grow out of control testing even the most seasoned emergency cruise. we've actually had no deputy sheriffs and firefighters in areas that had to pull out cuz we just got over run. so there was a lot of brave stuff corner to counselor as the fi is continue into the night. the weather service is full, costing a much needed snow full later on friday snow that residents will be hoping can help dampen these flames. 2021 is coming to an end despite this being the 2nd year of corona virus restrictions, it was nevertheless, a busy year for the arts. and we have this look back at some of the cultural highlights of the gear. ah taba sounds like they never went away. the years,

most spectacular come back. maybe the come back of the decade. ah, james bond took longer than ever before between missions. the pandemic pushed back the release date for the spy thriller. no time to die multiple times. you late nonetheless, it was one of the year's biggest grossing films marking daniel craigs last outing as double 07. ah. the year also saw spectacular museum openings the luma in the french city of out a seamless plant of art and architecture. in rotterdam. the new depot of the blind man's from virginian is the world's 1st public exhibition warehouse.

was lowe's. new monkey museum is the biggest devoted to a single artist, had vowed mom. a version of the scream is on display. the artists best known work. this artwork doesn't need a museum for the 1st time christies auctioned a digital piece. the collage of 5000 individual images was created by american artist and computer scientist. people it fetched a record, some of around $60000000.00 euro would create a motor. the hit south korean series, squid game made waves around the world. south korean films and series have had more and more success internationally. as had the boy band, b t. s, with their music. ah,

perhaps the best gifted here was the gift of freedom for pop star britney spears. after her fans kept up the pressure and with a hash tag free brittany, her conservatorship was saw, her father control her fortune, and her life was ended in port you're watching the w nurse just re monitor the top story we're following for you today. new zealand is the 1st country to kick off 2020 to this time with a light show extravaganza. instead of fireworks, they put on a spectacular vector lights show at the famous armor bridge, as well as other by comic landmarks. says dw news, i'm terry martin. thanks, watch with ah, to head knows all it's creators, warranty everything and.