[000:00:00;00] the, this is dw news line from berlin to leaders of the extremist proud voice mail. there shouldn't be us or a sentence to prison. prosecutors say they were key figures in the january 6th capital attack. also coming up counting the cost of hurricane it died yet the people of florida gulf coast are cleaning up after the biggest storm in almost 100 years. at the reach of more than 70 people die in

a building fire in south africa. officials in the city of johannesburg say at least 12 children are among the dead. the building was used as an informal settlement president from a pose, a call to a great track the on pablo, solely as welcome to the program in the us to former leaders of the right wing extremists group. private boys have been sentenced to prison for their role, and the january 6th capital attack zachary rail, who 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 this sentence is one of the longest time

that out in the capital arrive cases for private boys. members were already convicted of seditious conspiracy inmate. well, earlier i spoke with dw correspondents, janelle do my lown in washington dc, and she told us more about the court's decision. and 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 of which by the way, they're over a 1000 now. and this really has to do with the gravity with which the judge saw the roles 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 the a, 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 bigs case. he cited a big's role in tearing down barriers that allowed right, or is the search forward. and for him, that was a meaningful and deliberate step to disrupt the electoral vote ongoing in the capital. at that time. in the rails case, he cited how rail sprayed police officers with chemical irritants. now both man cried in the court room big's 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 harsh is sought punishments made it out for january 6, respectively with the harshest punishment still going to be oath keeper stewart

rhodes, who got 18 years know janelle, this is a coming and made the legal troubles that were 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 some 2024. well, it's important to read lies that donald trump, of course, is facing his own case related to january 6. now, 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 counts 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 about ty, 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 trump name in the public discussion in connection with january 6. and it's hard to imagine that being particularly helpful to him. thanks. janelle t w's. janelle do my loan 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. a diary of their the storm. inundated the states, gulf coast region with rain and caused severe flooding. italia moved ne,

over the carolinas. and it has since been downgraded to a tropical storm. keen of efforts are underway, but they are 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 flooded as largely the 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 who'd

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 battled across georgia . i'm just a kind of a line is right, heavy down paused cause flooding and created short lived tornadoes, which left a trail of devastation as the still night 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. let's take a look and add some of the other stories making news around the world. former us

president donald trump has pleaded not guilty in the georgia election fluid case. this means he's waived his rights 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 southeastern state. a day after military officials, each power in gabon, 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 crew, which ended more than 5 decades of the bongo family. rule income on so down for getting president serial around proposal 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. around proposals said he hopes an investigation can help prevent a repeat of the tragedy. official 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 set up inside had made it hard to, to escape the flames. really, so what do we need to say highlights all of us? it's a little bit more specific details for my system and insight. so therefore, the trends of one being said, the site that much higher survive is concerned, making it out to the smoke filled building was hauled and dangerous. it was,

it was so difficult for us to get out the other to pull up my inquiry doors with beds. but i managed to get out with my kids. we managed to escape, but we didn't have a lot of smoke. at least we got out. was very sad as the others who died inside the firefight is a working the way through the building floor by floor with the desk told, expected to rise further. efforts to identify victims would likely be difficult with some bodies left. but beyond recognition, the calls that the fly is not yet clear, but an investigation into the tragedy is already underway. they don't use, dan hawker is in johannesburg and gave us more details on the close of the far. which will official 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. i don't use don hawker there. well, paris, like many cities,

has been struggling to reduce carbon emissions from too much traffic. 5 years ago, east scooters seemed like they could be a step in the right direction. but many parisians felt they caused more problems than they solved on the april. the future of e scooters in paris was sealed today. the band comes into effect. he's on another 2 e scooters, but they're getting harder to find. it's his job to collect the rental students here in paris. in less than a day. they're all meant to be gone. i don't know, but it, it, it is a switch to another to this app helps them locate them. for the tony soto, they've been getting scarcer over the past days. never has a means of transport and so divisive as the talk unit, as provisions call them that some of these time is that it's such a pleasant way of getting around. is it you can swing left or right? it's not stressing like a car to keep a budget. i wouldn't miss them. i can't tell you how often i nearly ran over school

to write as if i don't 3 on what i love them or hate them a referendum then the scooters in april, just 5 years ago, parents was the 1st european city to embrace east scooters hoping to reduce carbon emissions. but too often they lay a band in the streets, and accidents became more frequent. language said google nea way successfully, richards to the top speed of the scriptures. but they kept getting more and more dangerous helmets on compulsory, and it's impossible to prevent 2 people from riding on one screen. so that's done. so that's what's the next. it's now it's add. you're talking it. benjamin gobeel has to get his company's scooters off the streets by the deadline and electric field. the show on the list could have been handled differently. we've drawn out conclusions and now concentrating on e bikes in paris, science supposed to be at that. so we can do an illness for you on the $15000.00

e scooters are now headed for warehouses and the outskirts of paris, where they are getting a once over the money. if i fix the brakes, the wheels see if the motor still works, associating with them. these scooters are headed for other cities, some even to berlin. on the broad side, the batteries also fit the bikes that will now be replacing the scooters. the city of paris supports that shift as they desperately want to uphold their traffic emissions policy, body o c k. and we'd like to paris to become the biking and pedestrian capital. that's the plan for the future. many people here hope the bankers will be more considered in traffic than a scooter. writers were. for now, it's game over for the 20 minutes. they're just a souvenir of a paras past. it's all right, you are up to date split, stick around for do you don't use documentary program taking

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