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was it enough for gold? >> i am sarah kelly. welcome to the program. his citizenship has been revoked and he no longer has the right to stay in ukraine. >> a sudden interruption of the usually calm lunchtime, guess start -- guests start taking out

their phones. >> it is a kidnapping. not a detention. that was not the case. it looks like someone is trying to take them out of ukraine. the border guard service says he was illegally in the country. he moved to ukraine in 2014. back then, he traded his citizenship for a ukrainian one. he lost his office and became a stateless person. last september, he returned in

spite being far from welcome. only last week, his appeal was rejected. he is now in poland, the country from which he crossed the border into ukraine. he is married to an e.u. citizen. sarah: this sounds like a pretty mysterious case. what is the latest? >> he is now in warsaw and says this is not the end of the road. this definitely has been a dramatic day for him.

those people were not wearing any uniforms. they turned out to be agents of ukraine. his supporters try to stop this. w they thought they could -- they thought they could stop it. it turns out to be too late. he is on a private plane. sarah: what is likely to happen to him now that he is in poland? >> he is in a difficult position. he has losses georgian citizenship. he has losses ukrainian citizenship. that is why he was forced to push the borders. he is free to do politics at a distance. it is a weaker position for him to be an than what he was and before.

-- in before. the ukrainian government is being cautious of risking such a big conservation -- confrontation. he had called nationwide protests on the anniversary. if he is able to bring people out, that will keep him involved in politics. sarah: we know that he is on this anticorruption campaign right now accusing the ukrainian government of corruption. are those valid claims or is this a paragraph? -- power graph?? >> this has been his line since he fell out after he was brought

to the country to reform. he says he was not given the powers and freedom to make real change. he is a very ambitious politician. he is not going to be happy with just being a governor or middle ranking servant forever. his supporters have come out regularly in small numbers in recent months. the important thing is not just people who support him directly but who are not usually in favor of him but are against the government. sarah: thank you nicholas. the leaders of south africa's ruling party are meeting to decide the future of the

country's embattled president. he was replaced by the anc party leader. 75-year-old zuma has been dogged by scandals since coming into power in 2009. he is currently fighting 83 russian charges. -- corruption charges. for more lettuce bring in -- let us bring in a journalist from cape town. what do you think is going to come out of these discussions? >> it has been going on for almost seven hours. the mess should be sorted out

today but south africa is still waiting. we know it is a private party while the public wants him to step down because of corruption. he also has a lot of allies. another reason that it takes so long is because zuma is putting restrictions on the leave. sarah: is there any chance he could be refusing to step down? >> yes. in this meeting, he can refuse to step down. the only way is for the parliament to impeach him or fire him. that is why the opposition today has been very vocal. they want to discuss this notion

already in parliament. from all sides, they are trying to get him out of office. sarah: how is this ring viewed by south africans -- being viewed by south africans? >> it is definitely a fight for the soul of the country. they want their anc back. there was there for the people. it was there for them. the party has been broken. there is he in south africa

that a new leader will bring improvement spared e hope in sout africa is that he will be able to create a better teacher. -- future. sarah: can you talk a little about the mood in the country? zuma has already survived many scandals. what has changed? >> people are very impatient. they want him to go now. they worry he has another trick up his sleeve. it is important for the anc is a party to move forward without zuma. in 2019, he has to step down.

for the party to get back the trust of south africa they need a new ruler. they have to tidy up and make sure that they went back the south africans. sarah: the ruling party in south africa are meeting to decide the future of the country's embattled president zuma. a cook check on other stories that have been making news. former u.s. president has unveiled a portrait of himself at the national portrait gallery in washington. and honor given to all u.s. residents. -- presidents. the former president joked that

he had tried to get the artist to give him less gray hairs and smaller hairs -- years -- ears. the $5 million award recognizes her efforts to try to rebuild the country. she left office last month after serving two terms. a train crash has killed one person and injured more than 20 others. one train hit the side of another in the station. the cause is being investigated. a top executive has resigned over allegations of sexual is conduct by some of its staff in haiti. the allegations center on seven employees said to have used

prostitutes including, several under age while working in haiti after the 2010 earthquake. concern over some of the staff members were raised even before they were sent to haiti. the fact that these allegations are standing are really quite severe. >> you have to imagine that after a devastating earthquake, for aid workers to go and employ under age lassitude's, -- pros titutes, that is quite severe. some of these workers had already misbehaved in a similar wa earlier in chad. the allegations as it stands is that they were not fully

disclosed. for example, the charity commission who oversees charities like this one said that they were getting reports but that they did not know the full extent of what had really gone on. at the moment, it is still unclear but the allegations are quite severe. sarah: in the meantime, in her first interview since clinching the deal for a new government, angela merkel has faced growing dissent from her own party as she struggled to form a new coalition government. >> angela merkel defied her

critics on time time tv. >> for four years, i have to my promise. -- kept my promise. >> there is frustration among the rank and file. >> i think we need a big team of younger people. if we can manage to present ourselves as a team, that would be a successful conference. >> it should be clear who the ministers will be ready upcoming conference in february. the chancellor has promised that they will include young and up-and-coming politicians. sarah: russian investigators are

searching for clues about the cost of sunday's -- caused of sunday's airplane crash. all writers died -- riders died about four minutes after takeoff. >> they are battling the biting cold to find the answers to one of russia's worst airplane crashes. it is like looking for a needle in a haystack. nearly 1000 people have been deployed to come through the icy fields. >> we plan to continue the main stage of search and rescue operations for seven days. the wreckage is scattered across a very large area. the snow is heavy. the terrain is difficult. reporter: the plane came down

just outside of moscow. all 65 passengers and six crew members were killed. three children were among the dead. what exactly caused the crash? that whether? -- bad weather? tv footage caught the fatal last moments. >> we saw something like a firework and then it fell and there was a large explosion. reporter: authorities reported that they received no distress signals. investigators believe that one of the talks -- black boxes found on the site may provide answers. sarah: the dow is up for now. >> moment, you need a strong stomach. new york stocks are down 10%.

this week, trading got under way with the dell -- tao of 300. -- dow up 300. all eyes this week will be on the u.s. inflation diggers due out on wednesday. if the rate tops 1.7%, it could be a case of hang onto your hats once again. sarah: me well, -- meanwhile, european shares have rallied today. all major european benchmarks closed in positive territory's. >> equity markets in frankfurt

are solidly back in positive territory. the index jumped up by 1.5%. on friday, it closed at its lowest level since september. something most experts simply cannot forget. >> not very many smiles here on the floor. people are seeing it went down with a lot of volume. is recovering out last lawyer. that is a bad sign. reporter: speaking at a weekend conference in dubai, the visitors were told not to worry. >> those markets of movement were necessary market corrections. the markets have functioned well. there is plenty of financing

still available to finance the economy. reporter: analysts are now waiting for the next report due wednesday. a good very well start -- it could very well start another roller coaster ride in the markets. sarah: the group expects crude oil to rise by over 1.5 million barrels per day. you might be wondering what is actually driving that increase when so many countries have signed up to drive away from it? crude prices in shop on monday -- inched up on monday.

chinese new year is just around the corner falling on a friday. new year's celebrations may not be as bright or noisy in china's efforts to curb air pollution, fire verse have been -- fireworks have been banned in certain cities. >> it is known as the pyrotechnics capital of china. here in the southern city, there is even a statue for the man who locals believe invented fireworks more than 1000 years ago. much of the production still takes place by hand. now in an attempt to curb pollution, the government has and fireworks in hundreds of cities including in the capital beijing. as the lunar new year approaches, shop keepers are already feeling the hit. >> if you look around the market

, you can see only a few shops remain open. we do not see many customers. previously, we used to have customers stocking up on supplies. fireworks are traditionally believed to drive away bad spirits and bring good luck. the year of the dog is not looking like it will bring much good fortune. even if it is not quite ready to give up. >> chinese new year is big business for florists across asia. the year of the dog, people are flocking to buy yellow flowers. the idea is that beer company will -- their companies will grow like flowers. sarah: it was a great day for

team germany for -- on the third day of the olympics. we have to talk about this day. germany is finishing a three at the top of the metal table. -- medal table. >> she won gold on saturday and repeated her tricks. she won the event today. fantastic performance. she was under pressure but her performance was just about enough to grab the flag. she becomes the first woman ever to complete a double. bellowed be no small feat. -- that would be no small feat. the riot on his no -- diablo on

-- biathlon is no small feat. he could not repeat the feat. he only had it for quite for second head start. she had a 24 second head start. he is one of the most successful athletes. this was his third olympic. gold-medal he defended his title very successfully. it was bad news for germany. sarah: you mentioned that he got three gold medals but now we have to talk about a woman with five. >> yes. she is from the netherlands. she is a speedskater. must successful olympic speed skaters have over 10 metals.

-- medals. she really had to push hard. japan's skater was the one that came close. more great news for the netherlands. sarah: canada also had some great news. >> this canadian team is full of stars. they were really disappointed if you years ago -- a few years ago because they lost to russia. gold was already in the back by the time they got on the ice. patrick was also competing in the men's single event. he has had a difficult time with things lately. he stumbled friday. he is a three-time champion.

he could get one in the individual event. that is here what he had to say. -- let us hear what he had to say. >> we all came through when we needed to and supported each other. i am happy to have done it with this group of people. sarah: we have to talk about the weather. that was endorse but -- inddoros but the weather has been wreaking havoc? >> the wind has been causing trouble. . winds up to 50 miles per hour wind chills at -15. the winds down health -- down hill, the higher of the mountain you are the windier it is.

some athletes have come out and said that they should help been -- not have been competing. hopefully, the weather will start improving. sarah: especially for the athletes that are going for records. thank you so much for giving us the rest of of what has happened on day three of the olympics. i'm sarah kelly, thank you for watching. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.

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reyes: chile is one of the most seismic countries in the world, and it's now better equipped to handle future quakes. i'm elaine reyes in washington, dc, and this is "americas now." [siren] first up, an earthquake-prone country's looking for ways to decrease devastation. after several hard-hitting quakes, chile is now investing millions of dollars in terrain research, anti-shock building methods, and earthquake preparedness. [man speaking spanish] translator: with every earthquake, there are lessons to be learned from all sides, especially from the areas most affected. reyes: correspondent harris whitbeck went to chile to learn the measures taken by the country and how it is sharing new findings with others.