ah, around the world, more than 300000000 people are seeking refuge. ask why? because no one should have to flee. make up your own mind. d w. made for mines. ah, ah ah! this is dw news, live from berlin, the massive fire tears through an apartment building in new york city. at least 19

people are, did. officials are calling at the cities deadliest, blazing over 3 decades. we'll get the latest from new york in just a moment. also coming up the next chapter in australia's tennis saga, a court hearing has begun to decide whether it will not be won novak junk of it will be allowed to stay in the country and play into your strategy and open. we'll go live to mil. been for more ah, i'm jared read. thank you very much for your company. we stopped the show with breaking news from new york city where it met eric adams has confirmed that at least 19 people have died in an apartment building fire. dozens more were injured when the fire ripped through the multi story building in the bronx. they being treated in hospital mostly for severe smoke, inhalation. hundreds of 5 fighters responded to the blaze,

city officials or calling it one of the worst in recent memory. a number of children are believed to be among the dead. may eric adams has promised immediate help for the survivors. let's hear more of what he had to say. or we want to immediately open. what are the schools in a merely have access to the family members? so they to notify the where their loved ones are transported to and those who lived in this building, reverend neighbors school that i'm going to stop by so that they could have. busy a place as a red cross comes in and oh yeah. so we to organize to make sure that they get the resources they deserve. okay, let's go straight to new york city and bring in boston heartache who's at the scene of the fi that best in hi. tell us what you've been seeing since you got there. well, it's, it's calm down. you can see the building right behind me here. that's where it happened. that's where the fire broke out this morning. local time right now,

there is still a police on the scene. they're setting up for the night right next to me. you can see that, but they're setting up lights for the night because they're going to be here and the fire department is also still here. look, looking through the windows of the ground floor of this building. you can see people who are cleaning up in hazmat suit. they're, they're cleaning up a whatever the fire left in that building. we know that the fire department reached this site or only 3 minutes after they were they were called and they found when they got here to, to this is where the fire broke out to this building. they found thick smoke throughout the all the 1900 stories of this building and they found a victims who had inhaled that smoke and, and some of them unfortunately, who perished from that throughout all the night. the smoke must have spread extremely quickly and the fire department is staying or the fire commissioner

saying that that is probably happened because the door of that apartment was left open. it was a duplex apartment, spending the 2nd and a 3rd floor of this building. and we've heard accounts of people who tried to exit the building and who tried to open windows and who couldn't because the window frames had gotten so hot and you couldn't open the front door because then all the smoke would come in from the hallway. so her, it's her, if it seems that must have unfolded here when the fire broke out. today this morning we are time. absolutely, just very horrific doesn't. what do we know about the victims and the people who've been taken to hospital by so we know unfortunately, as we heard, jared, that there is a number of children who died in the fire. apparently, a lot of people who lived in this building, this is the bronx. it's a working class neighborhood. a lot of people who lived in this building were

working class. a lot of them were immigrants. that is what we know. a lot of them were dependent on rental assistance, so the authorities have said it'll be very hard for them to find permanent living or permanent housing. and after, after their homes have been destroyed in this building in this fire today. and so a lot of the people who weren't taken the hospital were taken to nearby schools because of course they need, they need shelter, they need a roof over their heads. it's raining, as you can see, it's cold, it's winter it's. it's a freezing temperatures here. so bad is what the authorities are focusing on right now. they're trying to provide whatever help is possible and whatever help these people need who have lost their home so tragically, in this fire today, jared dusty and just briefly do we know why the death toll was as high as it is? well, so apparently the fire and the smoke must have spread very quickly through the building because apparently because the store was left open, a fire apparently was cause that's what we're hearing now by

a space heater in these winter temperatures. and so the people who died apparently, no one burned, that's what we heard. but the people who did die died from inhaling that toxic smoke that must have spread very quickly throughout the entire building. jared ok, that was bastion heartache there in the bronx at the scene of the fire, where at least 19 people have died. bastion. thank you very much. let's get a round up of some other world headlines now. leaders from the west african regional block eco was have imposed severe new sanctions on molly's military rulers after the june to prove suggested postponing elections for up to 4 years instead of holding them next month. molly is highly unstable and has seen 3 military takeover since 2012. most recently last may a sudanese protest her was killed on sunday during demonstrations against the

military that brings the tally of death since the military coup. in october 2, 62. the united nations has called for talks between military leaders and political parties to enter crisis triggered by the crew stake media in kazakhstan, say, 164 people died there in the unrest that began a week ago. but with the near communications black out, there is no way of independently verifying these figures. authorities, if now largely restored. com in the largest city on my tea with the help of russian lead troops. a hearing has begun in melbourne court to decide whether tennis world a number one novak jock of each may stay in australia to compete in the australian . the world number one player has been in an immigration detention hotel since he arrived in the country on wednesday. after the tournament organizes and the local government granted him a medical exemption from a cove at vaccination,

but upon his arrival, the australian government denied him entry. joke of it, then appealed to ruling. and the case is set to be decided right now. as the hearing gets underway, let's go to melbourne now and speak to journalists, max walden, max, hi, walk us through the process of what's going to happen in court today. yes, so as you mentioned, the, the case is really just kicked off the live stream running. now, which looks like it's cross because this is bill of community interest in, in the case talk of its lawyers will argue that there's been procedural unfairness in the sense that he wasn't able to rest and consult with his sort of tame before, before he was taken into attention to understand that they will also argue in terms of when he was infected with private 19, which is december,

the 16th that's well and truly in line with who's struggling regulated in terms of what, what he's saying is a medical exemption for the code vaccination but on the other hand, then the styling government will argue that there's no guarantee for non citizens to, to enter strategy. and in days he was always going to be subject to scrutiny despite the fact that necessarily granted this medical exemption. so it sounds like it's going to be somewhat complicated hearing you just mention that joe give it's tested positive for cove at 19 last month, but we have seen since then on his social media platforms that he was seen taking part in indoor events, not wearing a mask around that time. what do you make of that? yeah, well indeed, i mean, i think most, most people would find that somewhat irresponsible and potentially reckless. i

believe he been infected covered previously as well. but in terms of, i suppose the court case today, i do think potentially he's lawyers have a point in the sense that, you know, i subsequent to that he was still granted this medical exemption on the 30th of december, you know, 2 weeks after he was initially tested positive on a p c r, and then subsequently the di afterwards received an automatic automated email from australia north, already saying that he was in dade, able to, to come to melbourne and enjoy quarantine free entry to the country. so, you know, whether or not the ethics of, of what he did in terms of appearing in public was infected. and that's one thing, but i do think it's potentially a separate issue from, from what i've been saying in court today. maxwell and with the latest from melbourne. thank you. max. thanks very much.

nearly 14000000 people in the chinese city of t on gina been tested for cove at 19 after 2 cases of the on the chrome variant were detected there. tianjin is near china's capital beijing, which is preparing to harvest the winter olympics next month. with the major new year 50 of period approaching, china's authorities have imposed strict measures to contain potential corona, virus outbreaks. police officers and protective gear outside an apartment block in the port city of tianjin. health officials found to people infected with the foss spreading. omicron variant of the corona virus, and more cases among the patients close contacts. due to the other 2 certain, another 18 corona virus infections were detected among the close contacts in tianjin. all of them have been transferred to designated hospitals for treatment

and quarantine. the newly reported cases are students and their parents who go to the same nursery and school as the fust detected cases, yada. now almost every one of tangents, 14000000 residence. we'll have to be tested for the corona virus. for kids, a scene that's already been repeated in cities across china, like here in shan, where an outbreak began in december, health officials, they're say new corona virus case is transmitted within the community are falling after mass testing and a severe lockdown. now in its 3rd week, millions are confined to their homes. residents have complained about not being able to buy food or get medical care because of the restrictions. china is trying to stamp out the virus within its borders. the winter olympics are due to take

place in just a few weeks and with preparations well underway. authorities want to avoid a coven 19 outbreak at all costs, especially in a major port city on beijing's doorstep. china's state tabloid global times says the change in health officials hope the mass testing in the city would stop an outbreak from reaching the capital. but as tangent residents are told to get tested and stay home, the new clusters of locally transmitted cases are testing china's 0 cove. its strategy. football now and kalina kept a bonus league a status by the skinny their teeth last season as they survived a relegation playoff. but things have improved this campaign, and they made light work of how to berlin on a chilly night in the german capital. colona arrived in berlin hoping for a 3rd way in

a row for the 1st time since march 2020. as they looked to bolster the european ambitions, the appointment of typhon kirkwood, his coach, in late november, hasn't made heritage for many more predictable. and after beating darkman bloss time out, they soon found themselves chasing the game. here. anthony modesta finished a sweeping move on 29 minutes to make it what mil to the visitors 3 minutes later it was to nil. andre duda short wasn't the cleanest, but it still evaded her to keeper, alexander, swallow, and such a fortune brought her to back into it after the break as vladimir to read as free kick missed every one nestled in the far corner. but the reader's joy turned to despair, as young tillman wrapped up the points for cologne in the 90. second minute the check was weakened dealing with a dropping ball, and substitute tillman skipped away to seal a 31 win jubilation for cologne,

coach stephan bombed out as his men move up to 6 while her to remain just 4 points of 2nd bottom. you're watching t w news. his reminder of the top story we're following for you. new york city may, eric adams has confirmed that at least 19 people have died in an apartment building fire. dozens more were injured when the blaze ripped through the multi story building in the bronx. the fire commissioner said it was caused by a puzzle, a portable electric heater and you're up to date. world stories is next looking at the deepening humanitarian crisis due to the fighting in ethiopia as t graduate danco. ah, we've got some hot tips for your bucket list.