of the, this is the don't use lie from berlin. more than 70 people die in a building fire in south africa. officials in the city of johannesburg say at least 12 people are among the dead. the building was used as an informal sentiments president from a pose a calls it a great tragedy. also coming up to leaders of the extreme is deprived voice militia in the us are sentenced to prison for their role. the january 6th, capital riots and kinds, you know, the cost of hurricane it died. yeah,

the people of florida gulf coast are cleaning up after the biggest storm and almost 100 years hit the reach the i'm pablo solely as welcome to the program. so it's not for getting present in silver. i'm opposed to has sent his condolences to the families of 74. people killed overnight in a fire. the blaze broke out at a 5 story building in johannesburg. rommel pose, i said he hopes an investigation can help prevent a repeat of the tragedy. officials said, living spaces in the building had been rented out legally. it was still night when the fire broke out, firefighters rushed to the scene and began rescuing residents. but with daylight,

it became clear that many couldn't be saved with dozens of bodies recovered from the gutted building. up to 200 people, i believe, to be living in the dilapidated 5 story structure. officials say shak setup inside had made it hard to, to escape the flames. really, so what do we need to say highlights all of us a little bit more specific details insight. so therefore, the trends of one being said, the site that much higher the volume is concerned, making it out to the smoke filled building was hauled and dangerous. that was, it was so difficult for us to get out the car reduced with bad spots. i managed to get out with my kids. we managed to escape, but we didn't have a lot of smoke. at least we goats out. what's his very side is the others who died inside. firefight is

a working that way through the building floor by floor. with the death toll expected to rise further, efforts to identify victims would likely be difficult with some bodies left. but beyond recognition, the calls of the fly is not yet clear, but an investigation into the tragedy is already underway. dw is dion hawker is in johannesburg and gave us more details on the cause of the far which will officially say they are still investigating the cause of the fire. but i think what has been helpful in the briefings by officials is to paint a picture of what may have caused the, the high number of dates. we know, for example, that the, what barry is inside the buildings that made it difficult for those to leave. this is because the building was actually a hijacked building, meaning that it was officially owned by the city of johanna sped. but taken over by

some syndicates who rented out spaces within the building. as part of that hijacked building structure, they also partitioned the building into smaller rooms using informal materials such as cardboard, think and other like pieces of wood. and that also made it more difficult to get through the book building. and these materials actually had the effect of a igniting the fire for the as opposed to it being sort of a normal contain level blaze, town hall car there. and johannesburg, it's like looking at what some of the of the story is making use around the world. the day after military officials seized power in the bond, the african union has suspended the country's membership. the ministry has named the chief of the republican guard as head of a transitional government. world leaders have condemned the qu, which ended more than 5 decades of the bongo family rule. in gabon,

thailand's former prime minister attacks in general, what has requested a royal pardon, tax and was admitted to hospital shortly after returning to thailand last week. after years and self imposed exile. you must steal sir 8 years in prison for corruption and abuse of power. former us president donald trump is pleaded not guilty in the georgia election fluid case. this means he has waved his right to appear in court. next week, trump and 18 others have been charged with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the south eastern state. while in the us 2 former leaders of the right wing extremist group, proud boys have been sentenced to prison for their role in the january 6th, the capital attack zachary rail was given 15 years in jail just hours after joseph

bigs received a 17 year sentence. prosecutors said they were key figures in the violent attempt to overturn the 2020 election results. big the sentence is one of the longest time that i was in the capital arrive cases for private boys. members were already convicted of seditious conspiracy in may. well, let's get more and this, and let's bring in detail these, janelle, do my lown who's in washington forest, janelle, great to see, so pretty hefty sentences there to now tell us more about the court's decision. indeed, the sentences handed down to joseph biggs and zachary rail are along the harshest. so handed down in these cases related to january 6 of which by the way, they are over a 1000 now. and this really has to do with the gravity with which the judge saw the rules and instigating the attack on the capital. so basically what the judge

said, the judge in this case, timothy kelly said that this was a national disgrace. that january 6th, a harm to the a convent and american convention that supported the rule of law and the constitution that so an american tradition around the peaceful transfer of power had been broken and has been lost. in the big's case, he cited a big's role in tearing down barriers that allowed writers to search forward. and to him that was a meaningful and deliberate step to disrupt the electoral vote ongoing in the capital at that time. and the rails, casey sided, how rail sprayed police officers with chemical irritants. now both man cried in the court room. biggs said that his daughter needed them. real said that he regretted

his actions. but again, we're looking at 17 years for bigs. 15 years for rail and that represents so the 2nd and 3rd harshest punishments meet it out for january 6, respectively, with the harshest punishment still going to be always keeper stewart rhodes, who got 18 years now to now this is coming and made the legal troubles that we're seeing the former president donald trump at dealing with at the moment, could this verdict have an effect on him and his ambitions of returning to the white house in 2024 of the. well, it's important to realize that donald trump, of course, is facing his own case related to january 6 notes. just to refresh our memories, he is charged among other things with conspiracy to defraud the united states and of attempting to overturn and official proceedings. so the vote count in this case

and of course in this trial for the proud boys, his name came up as well. a defense attorney for joseph big said that the proud boys had been sold on a lie, referring of course, to the lie that donald trump peddled about the 2020 election being stolen. and you can see how the prosecutor result working to build a case against donald trump might use that to augment the narrative that donald trump is at least partly responsible for january 6th. but there are also issues of timing and public perception that tie in together the trial data for trumps january 6 cases on march for that is a day before super tuesday when several states have the republican primaries. so at the very least, this case will keep a trumps name in the public discussion in connection with january 6. and it's hard to imagine that being particularly helpful to him thanks to now t w's. janelle do allow and in washington for us

us president joe biden is to travel to the state of florida this weekend to assess the damage caused by hurricane and dahlia there. the storm inundated the states, gulf coast region with rain and cost severe flooding. italia moved northeast over the carolinas and it has since been dime graded to a tropical storm cleanup efforts are underway, but they're being made difficult by lingering flooding of the store may have passed, but the daily news still remains. categories, 3, advocating adalia was a pos of destruction, costs florida's launch the little northwest, causing an estimated more than $9000000000.00 in damage and leaving more than $140000.00 times without power. when the west is there is a residence across the region, returns to that homes, to assess the damage. what matters is what i'm holding this material

here and we're going to rebuild. meanwhile florida governor of on desantis announced measures to help those have been affected by the storm. we have requested from the federal government, a major disaster declaration for all 25 counties that fell under the hurricane warning. this will allow us to start debris removal and will provide funding for individual assistance which include shelter and temporary housing for impacted individuals. and well, florida began to clean up operation, advocating the valley of barrels across georgia and the cab alina's right. heavy down paused cause flooding and created short lived tornadoes, which left a trail of devastation as the stone made its way to the atlantic ocean. and now the

west is past dripping wet and covered in debris. the people of the south eastern states face the unenviable task rebuilding the communities that call home if and 4 heads from the disaster leaf organization convoy of hope told us what's most needed in the affected region at the moment to i think the power to get back on i think that's the thing that is really holding up a lot of people's lives as they begin to get it back to normal. it's always a major, major 1st step in getting back to life. but power is out for thousands and thousands of people, especially in this area of perry, is very world their it's dean had to you, which is right near where the storm came on shore award a sure a couple of days ago. so a lot of people here wanting to get that power back on because it is hot in florida this time of year. and until the power gets on, the stores can't operate. the gas stations can't operate in life really cannot get

back to normal. the at the us open. number 2 seed are reading a sub. olenka has east into the 3rd round by beating jody burrage 7 months after winning the australian open batteries and stuff. a lanka had no real trouble against prisons. burge, winning the match and straits at 6362, she'll know face tyra burrell, a france for a place in the range of 60. the wife has a nice to european football players and coaches of the year for both the men's and women's game out of gala on thursday. the women's player of the year spanish world cope winner. i tied up with my team voice to support for her team adf. most so it was keys a case to by the countries as a president, often where i'm come final and manchester cities, early holland, not the award for men's player of year to serena friedman who lied england to the world cup final one the women's coaching awards and dedicated to the stain team,

while spaniards of pep port viola took the men's award after taking mine sitting to the travel of league cup and champions lead times. i police in the us state of nebraska received a bizarre coal that sounded like a cock and bull story. it involves an actual bowls sitting in a car on the highway. the bowls name is howdy doody and his eye catching, right as being driven in parades across the area. police pulled over the driver on typing duty. they said there were carry some traffic violations related to the car, but decided to let them off with a warrant novo. here's a reminder of our top story. emergency crews and johannesburg say they expect to find more victims in a multi story building that caught fire overnight. at least 74 people are dead and

dozens more were injured in the place. right, well that you are up to date and that next is dw business, which looks at whether europe's energy supply is secure. rob watts has old news. stay tuned for thought. i'll be back again at the top of the next hour. thanks so much. take care. the come have a huge this out to the highlights you every week in your inbox. subscribe. now you become a criminal pretty client. i already told me about sugars paralyzed between your society.