a venture full of hardships, dangers, and death. but julian's journey around the world starts january 19th. ah, ah ah. you're watching the w news alive from berlin. rochelle launch is another wave of missile attacks against ukraine killing at least 5 people in the city of new pro and wounding dozens. missiles also targeted infrastructure and several other cities, including the capital. keep coming up on the show. scuffles break out between

police and anti code protesters in western germany. thousands of activists are marching against the expansion of a coal mine and a warm welcome back in australia for novak joke of it. the unvaccinated tennis great was deported this time last year. now he's working to win over the fans for this year as australian open. ah. hello, i'm clear, richardson, thanks so much for joining us. russia has unleashed it's a biggest wave of missile strikes on ukraine this year. at least 5 people were killed and dozens wounded. when an apartment block was hit in the city of new pro, our supplies were also targeted and the energy minister has warned, difficult days are ahead. as seen some halifax denise

fro apartment blocks where dozens of homes have been laid to waste by a russian missiles strike. no mars. i'm speechless. rural, speechless, iroquois just minutes after the attack rescue workers were on the scene, carrying at the casualties and scouring the debris for trapped victims. lupa, i'm part of the group of volunteers who usually evacuate the dead and wounded from the battlefield. but we also help when their attacks on the city i'm with using torches. the emergency cruise tried to locate residents inside the destroyed building the residence sent back signals through blown ice windows lice from their mobile phones. the d pro strike came as mission missiles rained down across ukraine. the ukranian defense ministry says many were shot down,

but emergency blockades were put in place. and many regents due to damage to energy infrastructure. ukraine's president says, the latest attacks are proof that only fighting back can stop russia towards those openly. there it is it possible to stop russian terror? yes, it is auction you can it be done other than on the battlefield and ukraine more than unfortunately, no, she can and must be done on our land or in our sky. it's that sleeve does what is needed? got the weapons that our partners have in their warehouses and our warriors are waiting for that could be seen as a message to germany, which is mulling weather to deliver leper to fossil tanks, to ukraine on saturday, the u. k. up the pressure by and i think it was then challenger to time, they will be the 1st advance times given to ukraine by its life since the war began

. so how much of a difference could those battled tanks from western allies make in the war? we put that question to francis for ro, a reporter for the keys independence. they are these a huge and really important development for ukraine. these tanks are superior to the soviet era tanks that both sides of fighting with in these small quantities that germany announced. and the poland also announced a few days ago that the u. k announced, i'm sorry, they will make a difference, but they need to come in greater quantities. ukraine requires hundreds more on vehicles, including tanks, to conduct the offensive and needs to continue liberating more of its territories. but more importantly, it shows real political will finally from ukraine's western partners. sort of breaking this taboo around tanks. and showing that they are ready not only to provide ukraine with the aid, it needs to go toe to toe and fight on the same level as russia,

but also to take the offensive to tip the scales and ukraine's favor. so everyone looking at germany now to see if now ukraine can get what it needs in the right quantities to really make a difference. so we can take a look now at some other stories making headlines around the worlds. the white house, as lawyers for president joe biden have found another 5 classified documents at his home in the state of delaware. that's more than was previously known. a special council is investigating the apparent missed handling of secret files from biden's time as vice president of burton, parts of california are dealing with major flooding following another day of severe rain and windy weather. flood warnings are in effect for regions around the san francisco bay. area, thousands of people are without power and the stormy weather is forecast to continue into next week. protesters have clashed police in tunis, thousands of opposition supporters rallied in the tunisian capital accusing

president chi side of a power grub. it was the 12th anniversary of an uprising that toppled the countries long time dictator. tunisia has faced months of political turmoil and economic hardship and tens of thousands of his railways. how rallied and tel aviv to protest plans by prime minister benjamin not netanyahu's new government to overhaul the legal system. that they say would weaken the supreme court. the proposed changes would give parliament the power to overturn court decisions with a simple majority votes or german police have scuffled with environmental activists as protests over a plant, coal mine expansion escalates. thousands of people have descended on the village of loot, said at which is set to be demolished. so german energy giant r w e can access the leg. nate, underneath it's a smaller group of protesters, has been hold up in the town for days with police forcibly removing those who

refuse to leave. climate protests turned into chaotic scenes as tensions over the future of the small german village reached a boiling point. after days of evictions, offices clashed with activists deploying water cannons, batons and pepper spray. those protesting adamant the village will not be cleared. for the coal underneath, it was fine. it was extremely exhausting. we had to see a lot of police violence. people's lives were put at risk, but we know why we're here in it's worth standing up for this and, and during this russian, it was running colony. lutheran has become a symbol of germany's climate change challenge. the government's given the green

light for the expansion of coal mining in the area saying it's vital for the country's energy needs. protesters say that goes against germany's own climate goals. some activists remain hold up inside the abandoned village. barricading themselves in german police, estimated another 10000 protesters, descended on the area over the weekend. organizers put the number at 35000 among them swedish climate activists. greater twin berg. how is this possible? in the year 2023. how can we still be continuing down this path that we know a leads us know where, how is that possible? how can we continue to sacrifice people just to these very,

very few fortunate people to continue making unimaginable amounts of money. hundreds of police officers have been working to clear, looked around using heavy machinery to help get the job done. but there warning it could take weeks. as proteus does try, every tactic possible to keep the town from being demolished. tennis news now and there is a very different atmosphere leading into this year's australian open covet restrictions have been mostly lifted and former world number one. novak joker, which is back in the field, looking for a record extending 10th title. you might recall it last year's controversy when the unvaccinated joke of it was given a pass into the tournament by organizers only to how australian government officials step in and kick him out of the country. let's take a closer look and rewind to 12 months. rent

a behind the scenes were jolting. no rec, yoghurt hustled into a government secured facility. his temporary home in australia, as authorities determined his visa status. the country back then required colbert vaccination for entry and joker bridge, entered without a vaccination rules ah, rules. and there are no special cases. his visa was canceled, ciocca, which was sent packing with an australian government representative at his side. he was put on a plane deported. the australian open was his favorite tournament, especially after 2008 when joke of ich be jo wilfred saga there for his 1st ever a grand slam victory. he would go on to win 8 more titles in melbourne. 21 grand slams over. all almost certainly there will be more grand slams and in melbourne on friday night for a charity event. joke of it heard a thunderous welcome. he still vaccinated,

but that no longer limits entry to the country. my. you know, vision of australia has always been very positive and that has reflected on my performance. and my results are a testament to how i feel here. half the charity event he showed he was out to win back australian fans and eventually regain his spot at the top of the sport. most he pierced as a tennis commentator in melbourne and earlier we talked about how the australian open is taking place under very different circumstances compared to last year. yes, yes, claire does that make an enormous difference? it, it feels like polar opposite to where we were last years you were just alluding to there with holl novak joke of it. shun no back saga. as it played out in australia right around the world and this year it just feels incredibly different. we might

even have players playing with this year. there's no testing at all. all the mask restrictions, everything here has changed. everything's gone just like it has around the world and never jokers, which has come back in to australia and he's played it extremely well. i went to adelaide just after christmas play well in the tournament i've, they go extremely good reception. and then in what i thought was strategically, a very good movie played a charity match if you just showed there gets new curios last friday night. and not only obviously is that a great thing to do and the to seem to have repaired their relationship. and that's great, but also for him to get that feeling of walking back out to road labor arena and get out of the way that reaction that a lot of people including him, what a 100 percent. sure. what that was going to be. it was warm. it was welcoming. there's no federal so there's 2 of the greats left in the sport, nana doll and jock of it yet. i think everyone pretty much is happy to see him back . absolutely. so aside from the joke of edge who else is looking in form among the

men? it's an interesting one with the men. joke of it stands out so far, head and shoulders above the rest, with 9 titles already 10 and then winning an apple i lost weight. but then, you know, there are obviously other competitors who, who could, if job, which lifts up? well maybe cause him trouble this, then he'll make the day of this stuff on a pass to pretty proven performance method at the very highest level. and then of course there is rafa on the dollar. the defending champion, his old line is a little patchy coming in, but we know if he plays his way to the tournament, he could definitely cause some troubles. and then there's people for maybe a little bit outside of those. my main content is maybe even the carriers who got through at wimbledon the why the final last year is a lot of people who could trouble joke image, but he goes in read. and what about the women straw? what can we expect to see there? to really unknown one, the women's draw and it's got to be fascinating tournament. i'm in women's tennis

is really without a dominant player. at the moment. you got a issue on tick beginning to show that she could be there. she's still in a 20 watch run, a couple of majors last year. she's never really delivered down in australia before . so she, she has a lot to prove to herself. but when you look at the top women's players, she still goes in as a clear favorite to this tournament. there's other, you know, great players again, you know, all of the chain is the and might a couple of major finals came up. just sure. could this be her year? is other people, you know, in the upper echelons of the sport? coca golf, we've talked about for a long time. but you know, the women's jaw really wide open, very, very few really well known names for people who don't follow tennis week in week out. so again, if you're fascinating, what could be the making of someone a lot to watch. thank you so much that steve pierce in. nothing just before we come, let's get a reminder of our top story at this hour. ukraine says at least 12 people have been killed in the southeastern city of new pro. after russia launched,

it's 1st major wave of air strikes this year. authorities to say other missiles hit critical infrastructure in harkins. and the thief here was also targeted at your news update at this hour coming up. next is gambling poisoning the beautiful game. sports life is looking at the murky world of football betting. stay tuned for that and don't forget you can get more news and analysis on our website to at t w dot com. thanks much for watching. ah. with i tried several times, i went to the one on 6 times.