the death toll from the collapse of the city might be to twenty three thirteen others still also to come. into fearing after president xi that he will use quote all necessary means unification. complains of a dirty park rubbish growing is the u.s. government's partial shutdown and. democrats schooled over a key donald trump campaign pledge namely to build a wall on the border with mexico.

this is. the number of dead pulled from a collapsed tower block in the russian city of i need to go increase again after twenty eight body was found it's thought that a gas explosion was to blame for the collapse correspondent reports from the. the official day of mourning has really underlined how the city came together faced with the tragedy a makeshift sporadic memorial grew by the hour and it seemed as an endless stream of people came to stay in saw you and send commemorates all those affected by the tragedy but firstly of course came those who lost their loved ones in the blast the national crossing it goes into what you will about. this shuttle those issues this year. you know cuomo is going to visit if you can find it you live where you get it we know it's going to look nice new back then we'll go. to church go to this show.

i'm just. picked up the phone to conceal that bitch not. you're. not to commit those if you're just closure with. this the lord would have of course it was little but really all sorts of people flock from all parts of town touched and moved by the grief others. like you. see it's got a bad supply chain gangs now forced paul said i'm the person here. it seems. like. they. are talking about is a ten month old baby who spent more than thirty hours under the rubble trapped to

make concrete over there before being rescued. but it was. used. a little while one of the rescuers heard a child crying we stopped all the machinery to listen in we were saying to keep quiet and the baby was reacting and kept silent we started asking where are you then there was a noise and we started working there but there was a risk of further collapse we were afraid as the child was crying for help.

those who have been moved by the grief of people collected donated more than seven million roubles to those who lost something in this tragedy the search and rescue operation is still ongoing of course as you can clearly see behind me the rescuers in fact working the conditions got a threatening their own lives the conditions holds the threat to their lives and in fact the only couple of times they had to make the pause and take a break is when that threat would become too grave for them so the first dismantle some of the structures that were literally about to fall on their head but the search and rescue operation is said to go on at least until every missing person is accounted for. like many magnitogorsk citizens have a chance of a game off did all he could to help the rescuers rushed through the rubble of the collapsed building with a drone and these are some of the shots captured on his camera they use it to guide

the rescue through the remains and to reduce the risk of being caught in falling debris is what he had to say about the incident. in your old war but our initial force of the water well of work early the moment i heard about the tragedy almost to get inside the field of ariel offering my help to the rest it seems like and told them i had the last generation could cult. they said yes they even offered me a lift to where i live to fetch the drugs but i refused and told them that i needed those rescuers help i got back with my cold cocked assume and flew it over what was left of the complex that's when we realized the risk was real danger from all the rubble still hanging over the roof i stayed here till six in the evening just hours before the new year nobody could think about the celebrations anymore because of this tragedy the people of the city together that night you couldn't just stay away now for. over in britain promise to theresa may has used her new year's speech to rally support for her and battle bragg's

a deal in the next few weeks will have an important decision to make its power that backs the deal britain can turn a corner and if we come together in two thousand and ninety i know we can make a success of what lies ahead and build a country that truly works for every one of us well two thousand and ten it was a pretty rocky year for the british prime minister treason may was facing an uphill battle to get the european union british m.p.'s even her own cabinet to back her divorce deal and she had little success taking a look back at a year that certainly wasn't short of bragg's it driver is artie's police. part of it i read the case ten twenty seventeen when the ball away from the top and you get a little bit since the question. where twenty eighteen can't complain when you come to me did you take them the. center until through you

feel a little bit that. it was the year of a major u.k. battle to conservative party showdown to rita may take you. down. it's hard to believe but at the start of the year things still looked relatively rosy phase one of gregg's it was done and the forty billion pounds of bill had been agreed to live beyond seemly atmosphere. success was short lived his two reason man cabinet started playing checkers this is news

a poll shows. in july unveiled hyped up his deal. we have come to an agreement with the proposal we're pushing to the european union which absolutely is on the bricks that people voted for that country resident the pm minister says that if they don't like it they were free to resign and get taxis off. down the driveway the foreign secretary boris johnson brigitte secretary david davis stayed loyal to the prime minister until they'd be home that is and resigned within forty eight hours. too late to save. jones and waited to tell the pm heat quit until just before she had to try to sell time to check his plan to parliament turning tricks that mr speaker i want to pay tribute to my right on good friends i remember. the

brags that cabinet exit didn't stop there. find a venue better reason may have finally proved true. for also on you commemorate the event he leaves his book forced to come home sunday. to. the situation with a movement. that would no cheering crowds welcoming the prime minister in london parliament hated may's deal and the compromise she signed up the day before her deal was bound for spectacular failure and after assuring the country ontario minister she wouldn't come so to resume a parliamentary vote at the eleventh hour i've listened very carefully to what has been said in this chamber and. we will do the same church which.

brags it hanging by a thread in grades politicians into raise amazing policy trying to push her off a political by triggering a no confidence by a bigger group is where you. received the broad. this is working through the procedure of overkill for the. true school luckily for the prime minister the lot against her wasn't big enough to bring her down she want . to start treating the little girls that are using. inform. their rebellion crush down with her party's confidence in her hands back to reason made jetted back to brussels with the aim of negotiating a slightly better deal one that parliament might improve. it with mission impossible and the british media knew it word on the brussels street and

told the front pages this that showed him to have been calling to meet him a little because she moved over. to the situation to most people to see me. but if things didn't help may's pretty good deal russell said look if you need to session today you know stonestreet disagreement turns to proceed to is it certification it's not open for you to resign may's deal is yet to be approved or rejected by an angry and divided parliament while the end of the ride the break that deadline of march twenty nine is fast approaching and if we're sticking to the analogy then drag this is a lie that's perilously close to breaking down but to those in need of comic relief they'll always be terry's amazed down saying.

meanwhile new you revolution in the british capital saw the celebrations turned slightly political during its traditional fireworks display the london eye appeared to light up in the colors of the e.u. flag. i would have been proud to be a union she was such a divider brown the wouldn't coming together as a country celebrate the start of one thousand nine hundred bad a massive con the public purse your political. back you do not speak for all the people work out london proud to be a london no but not proud that my taxes soared being spent on fireworks to send us

to postmasters to europeans it's very low. which isn't international public events it's a betrayal of democracy and it's what we have come to expect from a very poor mayor of london. and of the one million citizens who have made our city your home your londoners you make a huge contribution you're welcome i'm proud to welcome that in twenty nineteen with a message of support to you. one has reacted angrily after china's president warned of beijing will use quote all necessary means and reserves the right to use force to bring the reunification tensions been rising since a pro dependents counted it was elected president of taiwan in twenty sixteen nativity to do explains. new year can be a time of reflection and resolution and china's president xi took the opportunity to really address tensions with taiwan initially you wouldn't be mistaken to think

that a peaceful solution was on its way after seventy years of strained relations between the two sides but then came the mixed messaging surely used to fight chinese we're willing to strive for the prospect of peaceful reunification with the utmost sincerity and the greatest efforts because peaceful reunification is in the best interests of the comparator it's across the street and the chinese nation but we may no promise to renounce the use of force what started off as an olive branch quickly turned into a thorny bush if we judge taiwan's angry reaction or taiwan will definitely not accept one country two systems china has to respect the twenty three million taiwanese peoples persistence on freedom and democracy instead of interfering with taiwan's choice of democracy or polarizing taiwan society and luring talents. if we take a step back into time it was

a civil war during the late one nine hundred forty seven the political status of taiwan that caused the split in china the peoples of both sides of the same ethnicity speak the same language but are ruled by two separate governments in china's eyes taiwan is a breakaway province and consequently because of their refusal to accept its independence the hundred ten mile wide taiwan strait remains one of the most heavily militarized flashpoints in the world to add fuel to china's fire it seems the u.s. is backing taiwan by not only signing a bill back in september twenty approving three hundred thirty million dollars worth of arms sales but on the thirty first of december trump signed a pro taiwan asia reassurance initiative act into law promising increased support in the india pacific region including arms sales for u.s. allies like taiwan as well as others it's not the first time china has aired its anger and they're certainly not holding back at the u.s. this time. we're following the sale of weapons by the united states to taiwan is

a serious violation of international law and the basic principles of international relations which songs of the relevant acts seriously violates the one china principle and grossly interference in china's internal affairs chinese strongly dissatisfied and opposed to the us insisting on signing used into law and we have made solemn complaints with the u.s. i was not a hard time. we are. but. i like. it. when. i won. i won.

the war and now looks like peace and harmony won't be reached as easily as china wishes with taiwan making it clear that they're not likely to back down and the us showing their obvious support for taiwan and all the international community can do is hope that a compromise will come to fruition and this war of words will end that either today or r.t. . as the u.s. government's partial shutdown goes into a twelfth day now donald trump is talking about border security with the congress leaders of both parties but many fear the political gridlock will continue with democrats refusing to fund a key trant campaign pledge namely building that war on the border with mexico let's go live to new york now expect correspondent based there or pin kelly good to have you on what's now affecting the shutdown what's the latest. well we're two weeks into the shutdown of the us federal government and at this point there

appears to be no end in sight now we have seen that the congress has reconvened briefly will be reconvening today wednesday to mark the conclusion of the twenty seventeen twenty eighteen republican dominated congress prepare for the swearing in of the new congress that was elected in november during the midterms now we know at this point us president donald trump is meeting with members of the democratic and republican parties and members of congress and in the lead up to today we heard quite an exchange on social media between u.s. president donald trump and nancy pelosi who was designated to become the speaker of the house when the new congress is aleck that let's review their exchange on social media. build the security thing and shut down is not when he wants to start to speak let's make a deal donald trump has given democrats

a great opportunity to show how to govern responsibly and quickly pass our planned two and they're responsible trump shad down does the first sign of things to come in our new democratic majority committed to working for the people. well now earlier during a cabinet meeting we did hear u.s. president donald trump say that the usa needs a physical barrier and it needs a wall meanwhile at this point with the federal government shutdown at this point we're seeing a lot a number of federal employees of the united states who are considered to be essential these are emergency workers security workers who have to work without a paycheck they're going to work and continuing their work that is considered to be essential but they're not getting paid for it and at this point that issue is going to court a union of federal employees is taking the issue to court let's take a listen. our members who their lives on the line to keep our country safe requiring them to work without pay is nothing short of inhumane. now furthermore

it's expanding beyond just politicians and federal employees now people are looking at the fact that the us national parks are facing a garbage and human waste overflow the federal workers who are carrying out maintenance activities on u.s. national parks are not getting paid or not working as part of the federal government shutdown and so a lot of damage is being done to the facilities and u.s. national parks now furthermore with the federal bureau of indian affairs shut down native americans who depend on the u.s. federal government for services like health care education as well as grounds keeping on native american tribal property apparently they are not getting these services either now at this point the hinge disagreement that is keeping the government shut down the division between the congress and the president is over the issue of trump's calls for border security the democrats think there needs to be a fence the republicans think there needs to be a wall this is

a semantical disagreement do we have a fence or do we have a wall let's review this big division about what we call the barrier between the united states and mexico on the southwestern border. to punish speaking to myself consider the war and more walls can be scaled over walls can be tunneled under the wall to stop any bad things from happening it just makes it impossible for the folks who are sorry to see what's developing and makes it more difficult for them.

the president through executive order one three seven six seven directed us to build a wall on the southwest border the wall that we're going to put in here is the wall that we're going to put in here you may be wondering why are we choosing the type of fence that we're choosing to bollard wall that we're going to be putting in place excuse me to safety aspects that a wall provides this type of fence or scuse me this type of ball of wall. if we don't get what we want one way or the other whether it's through you through a military through anything you want to call i will shut down the guy who can have it or not this temper tantrum that he seems to throw will not get him his wall and it will hurt a lot of people because he will cause a shutdown. two women have made history in india after entering one of the country's holiest hindu

temples which have been forbidden to women for centuries and follows months of tension over a court decision to stop the religious in the meantime tens of thousands of women have taken part in a human chain this is in the south of india in support of gender equality sokol women's war stretches for over six hundred kilometers is a look at what the controversy is about. as long as the temple is here and we have to follow this tradition. so we'll ensure that anybody who wants to go to the. many obstruction norm struction with.

just passing out says i am not a devotee i'm just here to do my job just let me go she says stone and that's when she's forced to return back. that's. human rights watch has lashed out at netflix for scrambling to remove an episode of a comedy show that criticize saudi arabia after the country complained the patriot act show slammed the crown prince's role in the death of jamal khashoggi a saudi dissident

a washington post columnist was brutally murdered in the kingdom's consulate in turkey three months ago had been solid man denies responsibility for the killing patriot act host some men are also attacked riyadh's three year bombing of yemen saudi arabia has been repeatedly accused of violating international law in a campaign that's claimed thousands of civilian lives un warns the kingdom is targeting civilians something that riyadh denies here despite the scale of yemen's unitarian catastrophe that apparently garners less attention than the murder of one journalist and he's right because the explains. the killing of jamal has shot jeep sparked a media firestorm televised crusade by journalists pundits columnists week after month or less democracy. in the disappearance of washington post contributor if you want into a building a never came out of the building the murder happened because shogi had died here is

building any us response should head on what if murder at the saudi consulate they missed almost overnight the saudi government was made a pariah out cost directly accused of killing the cruelly one man saudi government denies it's complicit saying it was done by elements and suddenly suddenly everyone remembers the war in yemen congress are beginning to catch on to the nature of this regime likely they are not telling us the truth about what happened. why would we believe them to. intentionally hitting civilians inside yemen this really needs to alter our relationship we need to bring an end to the conflict in yemen make no mistake what's happening in yemen is awful one of the worst humanitarian crises currently happening in the world.

it could be that the media the bulk of it now realizes how awful things are in yemen or it could be that they using it for different ends president from taking a stunningly dismissive tone about any possible saudi leadership role why he's going so far out this way to cover for the country. specifically the ruler that carried out this killing for president trump it doesn't seem to matter whether the facts support what the saudis say the thing is of course yemen has been a growing graveyard for over three years three long bloodstained years and the pundits the politicians by and large have ignored that case in point according to a media watchdog america's. news channel did one single

segment on the war in yemen in the course of a year by comparison and they said b c ed four hundred and fifty five segments a stormy daniels porn actress who claims to have slept with donald trump before he became president four hundred fifty five and one on yemen but now things have changed and changed everything saudi arabia's former supporters a saudi arabia is just not acceptable interesting isn't it how the death of one man sparked immediate global outrage and indignation at the deaths of thousands and thousands in yemen and saudi arabia's hand who only murmured. with updates for you in half an hour.

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time after time to know what you're going on the ground while we're away for christmas we're screening some of your favorite episodes of this season coming up in this what kind of riot act to raise a may expect at today's nine hundred twenty two committee meeting to decide to premiership the united kingdom we speak to northern ireland's former first minister and republican column line on which post group is better than belfast brussels dublin more coming up in today's show but first what is troubling the u.k. prime minister more today a backbench meeting on bricks that could decide our future or this saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin so monk helped the first of two meetings with british prime minister theresa may the red carpet has been rolled out early at the prince had lunch with britain's queen elizabeth at buckingham palace and during his three day visit.