and of those millions of people without your voice from popular prince to controversial monarch charles the 3rd, the making of a monarch in 74 in d. w. ah ah, this is the w news live from building russia report, the drone attack hundreds of kilometers from the front lines of it's more in ukraine, thrown a shot down before it can strike an air base. the defense ministry says the wreckage allegedly kills 3 people. have reportable have analysis or so on. the

program. chinese warplanes into taiwan say a space in one of the largest violations of its con china land publications from the u. s. and taiwan and residents of the us and canada battle the clear snowdrifts and restore power after a massive storm kills dozens across north america. ah, i'm anthony how walking at the program. russia says a drone attack on one of the tier basis is killed. 3 people, according to moscow, the fatalities were caused by falling debris. after it's a defenses destroyed the drug. the base is used by long range bombers and as one of 2 facilities believe to have been targeted by ukrainian drones strikes earlier this month. security cameras near the i based,

recorded the moment of the explosion. rush essays, the drone used in the attack failed to hit its target, but was shot down instead. the angles airbase is hundreds of kilometers from the ukranian border. these losses booker boards. these are the consequences of russian aggression issue. if the russians think the war reached and deep in their territory, they're wrong, which does not look like only available on what else. it's more than 300 days into the war in ukraine, but in the bitterly contested city of back moot. no one is counting any more. the frontline city has become a fortress, russian forces have targeted black moot repeatedly. look, our captain, all go wrong, a situation the city is sure to reassure it's very loud. constant explosions issue was that we have to survive and we will survive. the struggle for back moot has been costly on both sides. analysts say dozens of soldiers dying here,

every day medic alexi and his colleagues treat wounded ukrainians. they say it's more than a job. it's their purpose in life. the walkthrough tomorrow i thought you said it would be more festive over the holiday, but i was wrong. we're still dealing with human suffering every day of learning. a ukraine's president is warned of continued russian attacks with missiles and drones in the coming days. and that means more of the same for alexia and these colleagues . for more on the state of li reported maria komatsu spoke to us about moscow's reaction to the attack. well, according to a military experts, this incident does not carry much of a military significance to, but more of a propagandistic psychological and political one. certainly this is a blow to moscow and we can say that it's a victory for our key if i ukrainians seem to be getting more comfortable and

confident to target and strategic facilities inside russia. well, maybe for moscow, this attack is not as big as devastating as an occupied crimea breach explosion, for instance. but this attack and dissimilar wants that happens in the past few months. really, what it does is to open up a discussion about the efficiency of the russian system of air defense. and the main question essentially is how it could make it so far away on the russian territory without being detected and shut down before to approach the basin. ah, let's get a round up. now, some of the other headlands. hundreds of members of francis kurdish community have marched into paris to pay tribute to 3 curds, shot dead last week. the 69 year old friend citizen has been charged with murder

for the shooting at a kurdish cultural center and a head resting cellphone. prosecutor say the attack was russian racially motivated . the 2nd group of exhausted branch of muslims has landed on a beach in indonesia, is archie province, after weeks at c, t at least 195 adults. and children disembarked from a rickety wooden boat authorities are trying to confirm whether they were a group reported by the you in to be drifting in the and him and see from south korea scrambled its military jets and attack helicopters after 5 north korean drones crossed into its air space, soft rain officials said the military fire warning shots at the drones and sent surveillance aircraft in to the north from the roof flats were temporarily suspended to if woods near the south korean capital sol. john, the reset the scrap its cobit 19 quarantine requirement for passengers arriving from overseas beginning january 8th. currently there must quarantine for at least 5

days at the hotel, followed by 3 days at home. travellers will still need a negative virus test. 48 hours prior to departure to enter. shun. the government of taiwan says that more than 70 chinese military aircraft event ended. it's a space of the last 24 hours. that would make it china's largest incursion near the breakaway island that china claims as its own fi wants. defense ministry said dozens of 5 digits crossed the median line in the taiwan strait, which acts as an unofficial buffer zone. by jing said it had conducted drills in response to provocations from taiwan and the united states. all of this with front lot of is a president of a lara's consulting and a fellow at the pacific form in washington dc. we asked her how seriously we should take this show of force fortune. well, we always need to take this type of action from china seriously. of course,

the timing of it is interesting on christmas day, sending a message that you're, if you want to have peace particularly piece across the taiwan strait on, you need to quit enhancing your support of taiwan. this of course, is in response to prison bite and signing that national defense authorization act, which includes in it the taiwan enhanced resilience act, which for the 1st time specifies a defense monetization program. for taiwan, it gives a $1000000000.00 in annual presidential draw down authority. what that means is our president binding can draw down from pentagon stump piles to sand. defensive weapons, antimissile, land based and see based missiles to taiwan. and so china sees that as a provocation. there's a lot more in the national defense authorization act that supports taiwan. so china

is cooling as a provocation, so we do need to take this pretty seriously. that days of massive snowfall across large parts of japan has left more than 17 people did, and dozens injured. thousands of homes have suffered power outages to pants where the agency is urging residents in the affected regions to avoid travel. after hundreds of cars got stuck on roads and heavy snow. in the north end, northeast of japan harsh cool trends have battered the country for 10 days. now, authorities have warned that roofs might collapse from the snow, but they've also warned of the dangers of removing snow. the fire and disaster management agency says that many people have fallen while clearing their roofs, some more than buried underneath. thick snow piles that had slid in off. for many, these icy temperatures are unbearable waterloo, this is torture. i have to wrap up in

a blanket to keep warm hundreds of people left their cars stranded on freeways during the heavy snowfall. many households have been left without electricity and delivery service has met with extreme delays. dozens of flights and trains have also been cancelled. so far north eastern japan has ranked up 3 times the usual amount of snowfall for this time of year. the north america is also reeling from severe winter weather emergency workers are battling to restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses after an unprecedented winter storm. more than 50 people have been confirmed date across the us and canada. the authorities expect the toll to rise. the deadly blizzard brought several meters of snow, heavy winds and misery to millions across north america. despite the power outages and freezing temperatures, people in many cities across the continent are being asked to stay indoors as snow

plows get to work clearing roads and pathways. when the vehicles themselves aren't stuck in snow drifts, workers are also out in force, repairing down power lines in cities across the continent. to date, many of the deaths have been in heart hit buffalo, new york, individuals who had died as a result of the blizzard, died in a car, died outside for exposure. all died in the snow shovel or cardiac about regarding the snow blowing were found in a home. that number is expected to rise in the coming days. in canada for people were killed and several more were injured. after a bus rolled over on an icy road in the western province of british columbia,

the scope of the storm is unprecedented. stretching from canada as far south as texas in florida, frozen stiff iguanas dropped from the trees, unable to move, and in a catatonic state. not only did the deep arctic fries keep people trapped in ice and snow and crusted homes, it also disrupted holiday travel plans for millions of people. several, whether advisories remain in effect across the continent that you could purchase is a meteorologist based in washington. they say you told us what comes next of the areas most effective august. all yes, the conditions are beginning to get better right now that said, we silly at least another 24 to 36 hours for the things kind of finally wind down fully there in buffalo. but one thing that really struck me with this particular system was the wind ordinarily typically impacts no. yeah,

get just about 3040 kilometers per hour. really. it's just all about the big band of snow. this time around the winds were so gross and even the heels of trauma temperature about minus wanted to minus 30 celsius, then obviously the impact was much greater. one other thing too is that the heavy snow combined with the winds really to visibility down below about 5 meters at times. so get is wizard. conditions required disabilities blow about point 4 kilometers. that's what you need for blizzard conditions. they normally get that once every year or so twice every year. so they want to get in 12 hours. visibility is reported to the low 5 meters. that's something i've never seen before. my career in any place. never mind buffalo, a very popular city. i was made a religious matthew could put you there from washington dc. now a new movie about hollywood called babylon, is out starring brad pitt and maga. robbie the film is sit in the roaring 19 twenties. it's directed by dementia zill, who made the award winning law. land is

a snake. i think what we have here in hollywood is hi, ara, it's babylon. looks at 19 twenties, tinseltown. and you know, when i 1st moved, i live in, what shines on all the doors read? no actors of dogs allowed fresh head is a cocky film star changed feeling right from underneath her nipples at the park. i and i pinned my nipples with nap. marco roby as the towns for you. it girl, for my clothes up now. it's a crazy ride through the world's number one film town before hollywood was hollywood was the wild, wild west. they were figuring out movies, they weren't respected. they were. 2 making up the rules that went along, sex drugs and rock and roll. busy was it was a i think they did it better than the sixties and seventies you. ah, there's some director damien, shes l also shows the dark side of the dream factory. the people chewed up and spit

out by the movie business. but i made it on my turns not fair. i having to tell the whole story of hollywood to kind of equity on it. she has no idea what's next. because the fans of chiselled la la land might find this version of old hollywood a bit too dark, too cynical that could hurt the film at the oscars, that there can be no doubt the babylon knows how to put on his show. and i'm going to bed. finally, the annual hobart yacht race is kicked off in sydney, the 77th edition of the event. got off to a fast and dramatic start on australia's east coast of the $109.00 boats. taking part in the 628 nautical mile race. some of the front runners suffered penalties

that thanks to the downwind condition, the 1st boat could cross the finish line as early as tuesday night. and that is all for now. don't forget there's more news that d w dot com any time you need it on a breaking news app as well. and you can also get the latest on their social media channels or handle is d w. news in store and for twitter and anthony. and i'll be back in a couple of hours time. thanks for me and opportunity here in berlin. b w looks back on in crisis mode in the corona, virus pandemic work. ukraine.