death toll from the collapsed tower block in the russian city of likely rises to thirty three with eight still this also to come. on accuses china of interfering after president xi warns that he will use all necessary means to ensure reunification. planes over dirty parks and failure to collect rubbish grows the u.s. government's partial shutdown enters a twelve day shutdown was sparked when democrats stalled over a key donald trump campaign pledge to build a wall on the border with mexico. thanks

for joining us this is r.t. international. the number of dead pulled from a collapsed tower block in the russian city of money to go increased again after a thirty third body was found. the ten month old baby was found alive under the rubble on wednesday morning little venue has suffered multiple injuries and frostbite the boy has been sent to a moscow hospital for further treatment doctors say his condition is very serious but stable. using a spot in the group where one of the. rescuers heard

a child crying if we stopped all the machinery to listen in we were saying to keep quiet and the baby was reacting and kept silent or we started asking where are you then there was a noise to you and we started working there but there was a risk of further collapse but we were afraid the child was crying for help. well there are still many people missing over a thousand people were evacuated from their homes following the collapse of the building is thought a gas explosion caused the tragedy the correspondent a guest on off brings us the latest 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 silence and commemorates all those affected by the tragedy but first of course came those who lost their loved ones in the blast the national crossing it goes into but you will about. it should look for another issue

to shoot. you know cuomo it didn't even seem you find it you are here today when you are going to look closely you. will. see you don't go to the show. i'm just. picked up the phone to conceal the bitch not. you're. not there to make those if you're just close you listen to. this the likelihood of a forcible slipping but really all sorts of people flock from all parts of town touched and moved by the grief others what you. call it but you. see it's got a bad supply chain gangs now of course paul said i'm not pushing for those who have been moved by the grief of people collected donated more than seven million rubles

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 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 poor. and take a break is when that threat would become too brave for them sold the first dismantle some of these 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 are able to give off did all he could to help the rescuers they rushed to the rubble the collapsed building with his drone these are some shots captured by that camera and use it to guide the rescuers through the ruins and to reduce the risks of them being caught him falling debris is what he said about the incident you're all the more prone to force the

rubble to well if work early the moment i heard about the tragedy i mostly get inside the sealed off area while offering my help to the rescue teams and told them i had the last generation could call turns 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 to soon and flew it over what was left of the complex that's when we realized the rescuers were in the real danger from all the rubble still hanging over the second roof and i stayed here till six in the evening just hours before the new year nobody could think about the celebrations anymore because this tragedy brought the people of the city together that night you couldn't just being away right now for war. then britain prime minister trees amazes the new year's speech to rally support for and battled brags that deal in the next few weeks will have an important decision to make if parliament 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. twenty team was a pretty rocky year for the british prime minister reason may face than uphill battle to get the european union british and p's even our own cabinet to back divorce deal and with little success taking a look back now at a year not short on briggs it drama is probably boy. part of it i read the case seven twenty seventeen when the ball away from the top and you get a little bit since the question. where twenty eight can't complain the way you can make a new take on the bones around you. since earned until you feel a little bit. it

was the year of a major u.k. battle to conservative party showdown to remain taking it 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 let me on the same layout was fairly success was short lived his two reason man cabinet started playing checkers this is music culture. and reason may unveil hyped up his deal. we have come to an agreement with the proposal we're pushing to the european union which absolutely. the people voted for

that country residence the pm told our 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 breaks his 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. jonas and waited to tell the pm heat quits until just before she had to try to sell the time to check his plans to parliament turning tricks that mr speaker i want to pay tribute to my right on to friends. the members. and the brags that cabinet exit didn't stop there.

china even better reason may have finally proved with the e.u. in brussels you commemorate the event e.u. leaders put force to come to work on sunday so. it's. a lose lose situation for movement. there were no cheering crowds welcoming the prime minister in london parliament hated may's deal and the compromise she signed up to the data for her deal was bound for spectacular failure and after assuring the country ontario minister she wouldn't have sold to reason make the parliamentary vote at the eleventh hour i've listened very carefully to what has been said in this chamber and i we will dance to the same church. with brad pitt hanging by a thread in grades politicians into ray's amazing policy trying to pressure off

a political player by triggering a no confidence by a bigger group is where you were dropped from a procedure of. somebody who is you know this is working through the procedure of overkill for. the truth go lucky for the prime minister the plot against her wasn't big enough to bring her down she want. to start treating the little girls that are using. you feel like they were barely and crushed 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 page is this the film told him to have been calling to meet him a little because she moved over. to the security mode through excuse me

to take his things didn't help may's pretty good deal brussels said look you need to step up to the new instance for a disagreement to proceed to is it certification it's not open for you to resume a'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 ninth is fast approaching and if we're sticking to the analogy then greg this is a lie that's perilously close to breaking down but to those in need of comic relief there will always be terry's amaze down say. the fools meanwhile new you revolution the british capital saw their celebrations to somewhat political during its traditional fireworks display the london eye paid

to light up in the colors of the new flag. i would have been proud to be a union judge with such a divided from the we wouldn't coming together as a country celebrate the start of one thousand nine hundred a better message on the public purse just give us your political. beliefs back you do not speak for all the people work out london proud to be a london no proud that my taxes. works to send the postmaster's to europeans it's very low to what is an 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 they were welcomed in twenty nineteen when the message of support to you. has reacted angrily have to china's president warned beijing will use all necessary means reserves the right to use force to bring about reunification tensions have been rising since independence candid it was elected president of taiwan in twenty sixty two to explain. new year can be a time of reflection and resolution and china's president 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 messages which 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 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 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 had its anger and they're certainly not holding back at the u.s. this time. we're following the story 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 what the role of an ax seriously violates the one china principle and grossly interference in china's internal affairs strong a disservice fired and opposed to the us insisting on signing used into law and we have made solemn complaints with the u.s. and now looks like peace and harmony won't be reached as easily as china which is with taiwan making it clear that they're not likely to back down and the u.s. 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 the diva tutor r.t. . speak now to china expert and author of the book what the u.s. can learn from china and it's great to have you on a lot to talk about first the words of president xi some media interpreted as being a threat towards taiwan are they threatening words or not i think he's

just reiterating. china's long held policy he didn't really say anything new china has been seeing this for years so i went to my actions in his speech there. china and taiwan say they're ready for peaceful negotiations is that likely to happen are they really capable of doing that. i think you would only be possible if there was a different president. in taiwan the current president is actually very anti china much more a pro us politician and it remains to be seen whether she can get reelected because in the recent mid-term elections in taiwan her party suffer and major defeat. the economy don party. the mayor of kaushal was very much pro china and he basically delivered very

stunning result basically won in. areas where had been anti china for. you know decades and it's basically. you know a complete reversal there and so. i think taiwan itself is actually quite split on how they feel about relations with china going forward china's accuse the u.s. through its interfere through its support of taiwan of interfering in what china sees as beijing's internal affairs and does the u.s. support for taiwan have an effect on the taiwan position well certainly it gives. anti china faction in taiwan more confidence to push for independence if there is u.s. support and so it certainly has

a material effect on the politics there on the island. what do you think about the the u.s. supporting this asian reassurance initiative activists signed by president trump it as i understand it offers military support towards. taiwan is that a smart move by the u.s. is that a blatant affront to china. why it is a play in the frank because if you read the bill basically it says that the u.s. world support to mark democratic movements and democracy in that entire region are of the indo china in the pacific region and it also says that isis is a growing threat in that area so basically the bill is laying the groundwork for u.s. military. effort to switch from the middle east to asia

it's basically making the case for that by saying that there is a terrorist threat there and that they have a right to support human rights and democracy which has basically been interpreted by many around the world as a. pro regime change. you know a way of saying things. greatly appreciate time pleasure to speak to i guess the author of what the u.s. can learn from china thank you. now as american as the american government's partial shutdown goes into a twelfth day now donald trump has been calling for talks on border security with congressional leaders of both parties many both fear this political gridlock will continue the democrats refusing to fund a key trump campaign pledge namely to build the wall on the border with mexico to explain all is already scalable. people don't expect this to be ending any time soon now donald trump the head of the meeting stood by his demand for five billion

dollars to fund his border wall ahead of this meeting that's taking place where in a shutdown because democrats refuse to fund the border security at this point up people are looking at this in terms of donald trump versus nancy pelosi nancy pelosi is designated to become the new speaker of the house of representatives of the u.s. congress when the new congress is sworn in and she doesn't really seem interested in compromising with donald trump. security in the wolfing and shut down is not when he wants to start out a speech let's make could be you donald trump has given democrats a great opportunity to show how to govern responsibly and quickly passed our planned two and they're responsible trump chad down does the first sign of things to come in our new democratic majority committed to working for the people not only politicians that are affected by this shutdown and showdown in washington d.c.

we've got federal employees especially those who are considered to be essential who are having to continue working and continue coming into work doing their jobs and security or other fields and they are not being paid they are not receiving a paycheck because of the government shutdown but yet they are legally required to keep working at this point we've got a union representing federal employees was taking this issue to court our members put their lives on the line to keep our country safe requiring them to work without pay us nothing short of inhumane now at this point we're seeing a lot of the human waste and garbage piling up on the national parks the u.s. national parks have no one to maintain them no no maintenance workers are there and so the garbage is piling up the bathrooms are a mess and it's just a mess at the u.s. national parks furthermore the u.s. federal bureau of indian affairs which takes care of native. americans is shut down so many native americans are not receiving leave the services that they depend on

from the federal government such as health care education and the maintenance of tribal properties and such it's also important to note that in the early hours of the new year the u.s. border patrol fired tear gas against a crowd of one hundred fifty central americans who they claimed were actually trying to breach the u.s. border so that's the situation we're in this is day number twelve two weeks in to the u.s. federal government being shut down americans are biting their nails and wondering what is going to happen next. well at the cabinet meeting presidents from displayed a post on the table inspired by the t.v. series game of thrones uses a photo of trump with the phrase sanctions are coming i saw the first time the poster has appeared in november tweeted it as a reinstating sanctions on iran lifted under the international nuclear deal that the us has since during the cabinet meeting the president didn't touch upon why he

had the poster on this but nor did he refer to and he said you know one year. you know the news riots of erupted in the indian state of kerala after two women into two thousand of the country's holiest hindu temples. i. i i. i am. protesters are blocked traffic burned after jesus and tires aside government offices across the state rallying against the lifting three months ago the ban on women entering the temple police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd and several people have been arrest i believe in the day a separate protest occurred and this sort tens of thousands of women hoping to form a human chain in the south of india that was in support of gender equality the so-called women's wall stretches for over six hundred kilometers this is what the temple controversy is about.

i i. i. as long as the temple is here and we have to follow this tradition. i am. so we will ensure that anybody who wants to go to the people will go without any obstruction nor struction will be tolerated i mean. she's fashionable cobb says i'm not a devotee i'm just here to do my job just let me go she says stone and that's when she is forced to return back.

this is a principle. that's going to be gotten stuck to the effect of the sponsors. human rights watchers lashed out at netflix for scrambling to remove an episode of a comedy show that criticized saudi arabia this after the country complained about it the patriot act show slammed the crown prince's role in the death of john mark ashaji the saudi dissident on washington post columnist was brutally murdered in the kingdom's consulate in turkey three months ago. as denied responsibility for the killing patriot act host hassan menard also attacked riyadh three year bombing campaign in yemen. saudi arabia's been repeatedly accused of violating

international law in a campaign that's claimed thousands of civilian lives the un warns the kingdom is actually targeting civilians that something riyadh has denied but despite the scale of yemen's humanitarian catastrophe it apparently still garnered less attention than the murder of one journalist and he's been i guess the explains. the killing of jamal has shot jeep sparked a media firestorm televised cool city by journalists pundits columnists week after month or less democracy. 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 the saudi consulate there missed almost overnight the saudi government was made of pariah an outcast directly

accused of killing of 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 you know 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 full 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 up 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 m s n b c 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. changed everything saudi arabia's former supporters are jumping ship i changed my mind. the way the administration has handled the saudi arabia is just not acceptable interesting isn't it how the death of one man sparked immediate global outrage and indignation the deaths of thousands and thousands in yemen and saudi arabia's hand drew only murmured concern. and wrap things up for this hour and indeed for me this evening to stay with r.t. you're always welcome michael and bring it today in half.