thing she was proud of. it was to be a steel walker. is his business to come with you for life? who are the winners and losers? globalization, where do we stand? starts january 5th on d, w. ah ah, this is d w. news alive from berlin. the european union moves close to the tightening restrictions for travelers from china. most member states fiber testing to tackle rising numbers of coverage, not in infections, by doing an airline site that would not stop the spread of the corona, vars also in the program. republicans try to break

a historic deadlock in the us congress with another attempt to elect the speaker for the house of representatives brought wing as blocked front by the kevin mccarthy in 3 earlier votes. it's the 1st time that's happened in a century and no snow at many of europe's top ski resorts, even the most famous alpine retreats are not immune to the effects of human induced climate change. ah, american, he howled, we're going to the program. the european union is edging towards tightening the rules on travelers arriving from china. most member states now favor introducing testing. there's been a search in cases in china since by ging abandoned. it's a 0 copy policy that france in italy. we're the 1st a you countries to rec,

negative tests from people arriving from child spine for its pot requires proof, a full vaccination or a negative test, while germany still has no restrictions in place at this stage and broadening out beyond the a you now britain, the u. s. india, australia, and japan, among those oh, ready? restricting travelers from the chinese mainland by ging calls the rules discriminatory the spot, the dramatic raw's in covenant and infections. global airlines also oppose strict measures by shanghai hospital. pushed to the brink, doctors working around the clock to save patients after the relaxation of the so called 0 covey policy, led to a spike in corona virus infections. yet even as hospitals strain, many chinese are heading abroad after years of not being allowed to travel stoking fears, that if a new variant were to emerge,

there would be no containing it. in december half the passengers on 2 flights to italy, we're later found to have covered italy started testing all arrivals from china. as more countries joined in china's foreign ministry pushed back both and what the entry restrictions adopted by some countries targeting china lack scientific basis . and some of these excessive practices are unacceptable. we are family opposed to attempt to manipulate the curve at 19 measures for political purposes. and we'll take count images that day. it's unclear just what counter measures are on the table. but the patchwork of requirements has led to confusion as well. the voice is the family and my, my brother who has not been allowed to travel for 3 years. he is coming from china and didn't know anything about the testing. we had to tell him before he boarded to be careful because they were going to do a p c r on arrival with a radio that it's been 3 years since the corona virus started. it's trip around the

world. and the end of the journey is still not in sight or early. i asked dick de w, brussels bureau chief alexandra, phenomenal. why that he was so concerned about covenants and infections in china? well, actually there are multiple factors at play here. a bitter experience from the past, the fear of new variance, and also mistress of information coming out of china. let's a take it a leaf on if for instance, to country that was the 1st to introduce travel restrictions for travelers from china. and the country was hit incredibly hard at the beginning of the pandemic. and they'll socrates there, are saying that they need, they have to protect their citizens. that's exactly what the french authorities are saying as well. they have to take into account. there are indicating that china's

population is a little image, is less immune that probably did you opinions that there are vaccines are less efficient than those that are loose in euro. but i think a major factor here is really the mistress of information coming out of a china, our many experts seeing even at the world health organization that china needs to be a more for is coming with sharing important information. we know that the country is dealing with a massive search in new covered cases where its hospitals and funeral homes, seeing that they are over a want, at the same time, according to official data, only few deaths were registered as since or the country has open up and ended, it's a 0 coverage policy. so your opinions are, are concerned about this information a policy in china. so that's what's driving or what sort of action is being considered today. what could the response look like?

well, there are different proposals on the table. and i am told to buy officials or he and brussels at that the majority of you members, deeds are, is in favor of introducing pre boarding task, sir, for all travelers before a day or leave a china or so. of course, the question is, or where it is going to take place, or what kind of test, et cetera, that is something that they would need to discuss today. other measures include worrying mask during the flight or a testing ways to water from planes. that is something that belgium has announced are going to do. they want to test or the waste water from planes a to a detect potential new variance that's only early days. but how likely is it that they will agree to any measures and find a solution that everyone agrees on? well, i think that with more and more european nation saying that they are going to introduce

travel restrictions that they are going to demand or near a negative covet test or to enter their country. and the pressure is growing on the whole european union to have a solution. there are to have a common policy because of course it doesn't make any sense for italy just to demand a negative coverage test from people who could enter the european union and especially their shane and zone are from a different european country. so actually they need to have a joint solution it to add to that era at joint answer. how to deal with this sir. he messes a search in you covered cases in china, b, w, brussels bureau, chief, alexandra phenomena. thank you. their republicans in the u. s. congress are trying to break and his start deadlock with another attempt to elect to speak of the house of representatives rattling his block front rather kevin mccarthy,

in 3 earlier votes yesterday. we're look at la pitches right now. it's the 1st time that's happened in a century. mccarthy is still pressing to be the speaker and to say the face of 4th votes. president joe biden has called the chaos embarrassing. are they doubly correspondent to me some escandone joins me now from washington d. c. so me, do we have any indication whether kevin mccarthy's been able to win the votes yesterday when the votes over that he was lacking? yesterday? we don't really have any, any indication anthony, in use on those live pictures. the house is convening for another round of voting and going into this. kevin mccarthy has been saying he can get the votes that he needs. and there was certainly a lot of negotiating and wrangling happening between yesterday and now. but as things stand, it looks like he just doesn't have that support. the republicans are still gridlocked. the reality is that they don't seem to have a path out of this gridlock just yet. what they do seem to have is an open revolt

on their hands within the party. this group of hard, right republicans does not seem to be backing down. kevin mccarthy doesn't seem to be backing down either. what we did see that was interesting. anthony, as we saw, the former president weighing in and urging these republicans that are holding out to stand behind kevin mccarthy. so donald trump wrote on his social media platform truth social today. he said, a don't turn a great triumph into a giant and embarrassing defeat. so he is again urging those republicans to close ranks and stand behind kevin mccarthy. it's not clear whether those words will actually make enough of a difference anthony to to break the deadlock there. so what happens next to me, can kevin mccarthy just keep doing this over and over until he went? well, this is all pretty new territories he referenced in the lead in here. so it would appear yes that they would keep voting until they can find a solution, either kevin mccarthy or another candidate and finally agree on

a speaker of the house. and you know, we see lawmakers on both sides of the aisle here really frustrating, pointing out why this is all a big problem for the country. so electing a speaker of the house is the 1st order of business, and no real work can be done until this happened. so essentially, the house of representatives is paralyzed. think of all those new members of congress who are supposed to be sworn in after the midterm. elections, they can't be sworn in just yet. a congress actually has battle domestic and international problems, but all of that is not going to happen until the speaker is voted in. and i also want to point out this is a difficult moment for the republican party. 2024 is just around the corner and looking ahead to that presidential election, that's going to be really important. this power struggle is showing us just how much power that this small group of lawmakers can wield. they want to move the party to the right, and this is a party that has promised quick action that they would hold president biden accountable. they can't seem to get past this 1st step. the rest of the party is not happy with this small group of, of hard, right republicans. so again,

they're not really painting a picture of unity right now. and this is going to be a problem for the party in the next a 2 years. again, a leading into that election and at least a lot of open questions for republicans, is briefly sumi, democratic shot and fraud aside. republicans do hold the majority in the house of representatives. but what does all this mean for jo biden's pride, this presidency going forward? want just quickly it will also be a challenge for him. i mean, they will block any legislative agenda that he had. meaning he won't have a legislative agenda and they are still doubt to push forward with investigations into and president biden's family, his son also members of biden's cabinet. so in short, it will still be a tough next 2 years for president biden. the doubly correspondence to me so must go to thank you or at his looking at some more stories making headlines around the world. russian president vladimir putin as announced the deployment of new hypersonic cruise missile. she said,

a frigate armed with the weapons was now on its way to the atlantic ocean, with russia's military is under pressure at home after its worst ever losses from a single ukrainian attack. irish regulators have ruled that facebook's parent company met had, must pay 390000000 euros in fines for violating your violating rather european online privacy laws. regulators also banned the company from forcing european uses to agree to personalized ads based on the online activity. method says he plans to appeal the ruling. reading authorities have released a prominent actress, had any eligibility from prison on bio. the oscar award winner was arrested nearly 3 weeks ago. after criticizing a crackdown on anti government protest, she posted at least 3 messages in support of the protests on instagram, a for her account was disabled. probably not an issue for francis has used his weekly audience to prize his predecessor benedict as

a great communicator of the catholic faith. francis is preparing to conduct benedict's funeral at the vatican. thousands of melissa i may find over space before the human induced global warming is being blamed for a poor stock to the winter sports season. and many of europe's most famous gabe resorts, lack of snow made some have not opened at all. others have had to close all, rely on men, made snow to keep ski as in snowboard, as on the slopes it looks like a summer trip up the mountain, but this is january and europe green grass blankets, hills that should be covered and snow right now. and ski slopes have been confined to a narrow lane as if bush, it's really weird. everything is green left and right of the slope. if the temperature is of up to 10 degrees celsius, have caused the last snow on these slaves to melt. and what little snow you see

here didn't fall from the sky. now the hammer and the 2 had fresh, natural snow in salem, see about 40 centimeters. this will be far too little. so we filled it out with artificial snow because of that we've cope well, it's with it won't nickel and the last significant snowfall in the area was at the start of december ski slip operate as a feeling the pinch. pittsville helps as a main season. we should be hosting up to $4000.00 guests in the area, but now there's only half of the usual guess. switzerland and france have also been feeling the heat. numerous slaves remain closed over the festive season, forcing holiday makers to consider taking up alternative sporting activities for the, for to of actually or not on in volatile. we hear the news about global warming that i don't know, but the factors that we can't deny it. i think you well, the burden you fog and rain instead of snow while by no means

comparable to the humanitarian disasters caused by global warming around the world . the current state of european ski slopes is yet another sign that the climate emergency effects all of us are that's all for now coming up in date of the news asia with ben for julian. after a short break, the pros and cons of the booming medical marijuana industry. i'll be back in 45 more minutes with more news if you need more before then at woodside, the therapy w dot coleman, the socials, the handley date is at the w. ah ah doors a scoring we say thereabout giving up sports life.