we are bringing in international investors to abu dhabi.s been a huge achievement for us and has been significant. the first time in 10 years, the biggest ipo in 10 years, and we are really happy. tracy: so give us some color on the investors you have attracted. what percentage are international? >> does. with 30% of the investors are international. when we went over we spent a lot of time in new york. the ea yout shown in around investment has been -- in the uae run investment has been hugely [indiscernible] it allows us to accelerate our business plan, that level of international investment will also [inaudible] it's a great sign for abu dhabi. >> it shows a lot of confidence in abu dhabi's market and economy. the overconsumption of additional distribution was a strong signal. a lot of investors were for multiple institutions. we noticed that much of it comes from foreign money showed a lot of interest. >> are there more listings to come and how many do you expect over 2018? >> indeed. i would assume many are coming. gas of them within oi

we are bringing in international investors to abu dhabi.hefirst time in 10 years, biggest ipo in 10 years, and we are really happy. >> so give us some color on the investors you have attracted. what percentage are international? spent awe went over we lot of time in new york. around theglobe, investment has been hugely [indiscernible] it allows us to accelerate our business plan, that level of international investment will also [inaudible] for abu dhabi.gn it shows a lot of confidence in abu dhabi's market and economy. the overconsumption of additional distribution is the signal. [inaudible]estors much of itthat comes from foreign money [inaudible] >> [inaudible] indeed. i would assume [inaudible] and of them in oil and gas [inaudible] >> actual ipo [inaudible] drive our initiative forward. there is a level of transparency internationally as well which allows us to build our plans against international benchmarks. i think that is the important part. >> right. you are talking about driving the business forward. can you give us an investment

tracy: i am tracy alloway in abu dhabi. good morning.ousef: special coverage out of to us about what we can look forward to. tracy: sure. i am at our annual conference bloomberg invest abu dhabi, our seminal conference in the region and comes at a crucial time for abu dhabi and its gulf neighbors. , they're, saudi arabia are trying to attract foreign investment at a time of low oil prices. we will be hearing from that you ate he energy minister and hear from the deputy ceo as well. later on, we will talk to the ceo of investcorp. stake andtly sold a we will find out if there are more partnerships to come. thanks. cracking lineup. global markets, yes, the story around bitcoin continues to evolve. it is a big week for central banks. this is gmm . we have seen strengthen these equity markets, especially hong kong, the same for new zealand. we will get to that story in a minute. on the foreign exchange space, some interesting moves with the up .7%.lar in the role of the new governor. that is a one-month low for dollars again, extending t

abu dhabi was doing a similar thing.me for you to raise more funds, you need more funds? mudassir: it has been a great last few years for technology businesses in the middle east. to give you an example of the opportunity, the region spends about $1.8 trillion. only 2% of that goes online today. that 2% becomes 10%, 20% -- we are looking at a half trillion dollar opportunity for online businesses. it is not a surprise more money is becoming available to technology companies in the region. we have had some successes in the recent past so i think more people are becoming confident in investing in technology both locally and global businesses. tracy: very quickly, speaking of fundraising, one of your investors is prince alawite. we know he has been arrested. has been impacted you at all? have you heard from him? mudassir:people are becoming con business as usual in saudi. we continue to grow rapidly in saudi. things that are happening at those levels are not impacting any business on the ground. tracy: mudassir sheikha, tha

abu dhabi's stock market.was really a strong signal by fromeans, by all investors governments and also from institutions. one third of institutional investors is foreign money who really showed a lot of interest and also in the ipo. what growth do you expect over the next year? guest: [indiscernible] we expect less of investment from oil and gas and other sectors. we have other ipos coming in shows that there is a lot of interest in the market. host: actual ipos? accelerate and drive ownership forward, showing confidence in our business and our market. ourllows us to build business into an international benchmark and that is important. tracy: you're talking about driving the business forward, can you give us an investment figure? guest: we have declare that we are going to invest between 5% of our turnover and we were growing in dubai. we are looking at extension into and also more opportunities across the region and outside the region as well. debbie we are also taking our individuals through a learning curve

nejra: bloomberg markets executive editor tracy alloway ,oining us now from abu dhabi from the abu dhabie. given that this company is kind of seen as a proxy to the recovery in oil prices, what does this tell us? tracy: there are a lot of factors that you had to bring in here. let me back up a little bit and give you this overview of what just happened. this was the first time we have seen abu dhabi's state owned national oil giant cell a public state to investors. it was the first time that we saw investors be able to line to an ipo on the exchange. it was the biggest ipo we have seen in about a decade in abu dhabi and the first one we have seen since 2012. really quite significant from the standpoint of the country's capital markets. you ask me about whether or not this is an oil play. this is certainly an element of that, but the business model of the retail gas distribution business is a little bit different. it's basically a stor sort of state monopoly on gas stations. they are planning an expansion and some of their business is tied to the price of oil obviously. a lot of that is r

and the abu dhabi debut delivers.ibution shares surge as much as 60% on their first day of trading. welcome to "bloomberg markets: the european open." matt miller alongside guy johnson at the new headquarters in london. guy: grr, matt. let's break down the stoxx 600. retails trading. we were just talking about dixons carphone warehouse. retail is trading by 0.6%. autoparts, matt miller's favorite sector, up by .3%. banks are trading quite strongly as well, which is interesting in terms of the mix. the bulk of europe's sectors are trading. oila and gas is trading down. chemicals, construction, food and beverage, industrial goods and services, that is where we are seeing the weakness this hich did open on time, despite technical glitches. reporter: doug jones has delivered a stunning defeat to republican roy moore. jones was predicted as the one with 49.5% of the vote. 98% of precincts reporting. the stronglyce in republican state of alabama, split the gop even before the nominee was accused of inappropriate conduct wit

abu dhabi higher as well. the budget announcement from dubai supported some of those traits.ul down .6%. strong despitet the ongoing tensions around jerusalem. put those aside for a second and check in on the business flash headlines. amc are among the movie theater companies interested in expanding, wait for it, into saudi arabia come at which has announced it will allow commercial cinemas for the first time in 35 years. the first multiplexes are expected to open in march next year. the aim is for 2000 screens and 300 cinemas 2030. boeing has raised its dividend an $18and announced billion buyback of shares to replace the program put in place when year ago. the quarterly dividend jumps $1.71 a share. strong and growing cash flow a less boeing to provide competitive returns to shareholders while continuing to invest in innovation and growth. a deal could be announced as soon as this week to acquire a large portion of 21st century fox by disney. that comes after comcast said it is no longer in the running. fox's once to acquire movie and tv studio. it also wants to acquire 39%

abu dhabi has denied as a clay u.s. president on trump says he didn't ask former f.b.i. director james comey to stop investigating former national security advisor michael flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the f.b.i. and syrian government there strikes have killed at least eight people in damascus province there are also been attacks in eastern hutto which has been under siege since two thousand and thirteen. the home duren security forces have restored calm after days of violence following the disputed presidential election the electoral commission is yet to the clear winner with president twenty orlando and nine days ahead of opposition candidate salvador. three people have died during the opposition protests the latest was a nineteen year old woman witnesses say she was shot by soldiers in the capital on saturday security forces have been given extra powers to stop the unrest well our correspondent. is live in to before us now manuel what's the latest on plans for the vote counting to actually restart. well we're as close as we can get right now to the national electio

abu dhabi has denied the claim. u.s. president donald trump says he didn't ask former f.b.i. director james comey to stop investigating former national security adviser michael flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the f.b.i. . and syrian government as strikes have killed at least eight people in damascus province there have also been attacked and used to go to which has been under siege since twenty thirteen. pope francis has defended his refusal to directly address the root refugee crisis while visiting mammo leader of the catholic church says he spoke well candidly in private meetings he's facing international criticism for not using the word. until he was in bangladesh where he met refugees escaping the ministry crackdown. i mean that is. i was interested in my message getting through so i saw that in my speech if i'd use that word the door would have slammed shut but i describe the situation the rights that no one should be excluded citizenship to allow me in my private meetings to go further i was very very satisfied with the discussions i was able to have meanwhile the

how important is the transformation of adnoc to the wider abu dhabi economy?ause, of course, abu dhabi is attempting to attempting to change in response to this era of low oil prices. >> what i can comfortably tell you is adnoc continues to be an integral part of our oil economy and the fact adnoc is undertaking positive holistic has made a positive effect on the economy. to adnoc.e thereen energy part of story as well? >> i think it's worth noting that he started my whole adnoc.in and then i moved to help establish our renewable energy arm for the government and that was a experience. in our view, renewables any wayes not in act as a threat. step for aural major oil producing nation to produce. >> and lots of other oil are doing the same thing. >> absolutely, but remember at the time when it was launched, this used to be a paradigm shift, used to be seen as a paradigm shift for oil nation to proactively seek renewable. adnoc, could it be part of the story there as well? >> adnoc must be focused on oil and gas while the sister can continue its pursuit. >> i'm

there were 55 of us all told who toveled from riyadh to muska abu dhabi. this itinerary planned quite a long time ago. it was meant to reflect change that is going on in a very small area, when you think about it. three very different countries. undergoing their own internal change, especially visible in terms of the transformation that is underway in saudi arabia, but it is not alone in having a process of the mystic change. each of whom is -- domestic change. byh of whom is governed their geography in which they said, that has a powerful determining factor for their regional strategy and foreign policy. i will say, mostly some words about saudi arabia but a word about oman. i will not say much about oman and the way that we were unfortunately there are over a weekend but we did have the opportunity to meet a wide variety of all money officials omanio see -- variety of officials and see the difference in the structure between say oman and riyadh. where you sit determines were you stand. is -- theor an policy oman foreign policy a starkly different from th

so schools need is now madrid will square off against brazilian sorry gremio in abu dhabi later today in the final of the fifa club wild cup if the defending champions madrid win it and the year with a remarkable five titles meanwhile gremio could become the first south american squad to hold the trophy since twenty twelve reality drew took to the pitch in abu dhabi one last time before the club world cup final however the journey to get you hasn't been smooth sailing they just squeezed by al-jazeera in the semi's madrid have been misfiring in front of net yet that has not dampened team spirit and i'm going to. hope i think that's the word we like the most the hope to bring home another title that's what we're here for to do so much occupied. brazilian side gameel is well aware of madrid's deficiencies the opponent hasn't quite hit top form yet and eight points behind. kenny are confident they can exploit that still madrid could make history tonight if they came to the trophy they would become the first team to do so back to back. well here in germany you mentioned gladbach were hopin

information regarding my use of sub you tomorrow, a very —— salbutamol, a very common medicine in using abu dhabii think all asthmatics will know what it is. i have been only too happy to try and help the uci fill in the blanks and to give all that information out, along with the team, to try and get to the bottom of what has happened here. do you have proper medical records to back your defence? i mean, well, yes, i have certainly shared everything i have certainly shared everything i have with the uci, and told them, basically, i mean i've got a very clear routine when i use my inhaler, and how money times i use it, and i've given all that information to the uci to try and get to the bottom of this. you might be banned, you might be stripped of your vuelta title and you might not be allowed to ta ke title and you might not be allowed to take part in events next year. as it stands right now, i am just going to try and focus on the process, try to try and focus on the process, try to give the authorities all of the releva nt to give the authorities all of the relevant information, and make sure t

the south american squad to hold the trophy since twenty twelve reality it took to the pitch in abu dhabi one last time before the clap would cup final however the journey to get the hasn't been smooth sailing they just squeezed by al-jazeera in the semi's madrid have been misfiring in front of net yet that has not dampened team spirit. and of course i'm going to use your hope i think that's the word we like the most the hope to bring home another title that's what we're here for you to do from a sucky. brazilian side cameo is well aware of madrid's deficiencies the opponent hasn't quite hit top form yet and eight points behind. kenny are confident they can exploit that. still madrid could make history tonight if they kynge the trophy they would become the first team to do so back to back. here in germany mentioning blood back were hoping to end a run of three games without a win in the bundesliga when they hosted hamburg who face the threat of relegation and bloodbath did not disappoint brazilian strikeout efile struck two goals within five minutes late in the going to seal the deal for

says they were targeting the alvira nuclear reactor which is on a construction in the west of the abu dhabi emirates. is denying the claim. fighting has continued to i intensely fi and yemen's capital between the who says and forces loyal to president ali abdullah saleh for many. shared common ground but that has now changed and salah has now called for talks with all sides to end the war and the huckster reports. the alliance to control the yemeni capital sama was unexpected as it has been violent dozens have been killed or wounded since the fighting began on wednesday between forces loyal to alstead present. and his face. now salah is calling on yemenis to rise against his former partners. and i call on all the yemeni people in all the cities all the provinces all the districts and neighborhoods to take a united stand to defend the revolution and the republic against this group who have been irresponsibly playing with yemeni people for the past three years robbing the institutions and breaking into government buildings only seek revenge on the revolution and the republic. has called for t

>> by capital, you may not would be -- you mean abu dhabi?bi needs to stimulate its economy much more than dubai. dubai has growth rates in excess of 3%, tremendously benefiting from international growth. is still maintaining a fiscal deficit of 5%. how much more stimulus can there be? that is already very stimulated. deposits have gone up in the banking system in the uae, so liquidity is there, too. i think what the region is really looking at is how the reform will progress over the next year in saudi arabia. in particular, how will they tackle the aramco -- i repeat myself -- how is that going to determine investments by foreigners enjoying ventures -- foreigners in joint ventures. i think of saudi arabia gives indication that it sticks in the right direction, i think the uae will just go with it. the uae is saudi arabia plus. it has a much better situation. it is dependent on what happens in saudi arabia. yousef: would you tend to agree with that? we are seeing a soft spot in property. some of the investors i'm speaking to are quite anxio

abu dhabi denies this video is all things. saying there was no missile launch or interception what can be verified is fighting in the capital sana'a. five days of combat between former allies former president ali abdullah saleh and the who think he's dozens have been killed. in alliance with the who face after a popular uprising ended his thirty three years rule in twenty twelve together they took control of sana now they're tearing the city apart. snipers are on rooftops and residential areas while tanks replace commuters on city streets the u.n. says fighting is so severe medical teams cannot get to the injured and people cannot leave their homes there's reports the u.n. is trying to evacuate at least one hundred forty aid workers but fighting has cut off the port road they have also being coalition airstrikes on santa airport. the coalition bolstered by the new support of the former presidents have doubled down on the iranian backed who think it's the iranian embassy was hit by a rocket on saturday and then who think contro

a 10% stake in its fuel distribution unit on the abu dhabi securities exchange.adley spoke about the company's debut. >> we feel great about the whole proce process, the whole day it's ban long time coeen a longg international investors bringing world class investors into abu dhabi, fantastic local demand, it's great for us, this is a long-term play we have a great plan there place. going forward we're really excited. >> are we talking about expansion plans as well? where will you go next >> firstly, within the uae, we'll move into dubai. we have a transformation program in place around our convenience stores, to enhance the customer offer. this is about customers. we will grow with them we will look at internationally, saudi, as i said dubai we have a great lubricants business and we feel great international opportunities for that >> tell me about the broader picture and ipos in the uae. what do you think is happening next this is the largest ipo in abu dhabi in the last ten years. my experience has been international investors have been hugely excited about dev

money was no object when the architect john movie was commissioned to design the louvre abu dhabi hundreds upon hundreds of loaned items from thirteen french cultural institutions are on display here. the louvre in paris sold the rights to use its name for thirty years for more than one billion euros. cape town's new museum was much less costly the moc are all museum for contemporary art africa is the first of its kind on the continent. it helps give african artists a confidence boost but it hasn't been without controversy since the people behind it are all white. everything different that was also the guiding principle behind the fourteenth documenter the world's most important art exhibition took place in two locations in two thousand and seventeen its home of castle and the greek capital athens that was appealing but also quite expensive economically the documenter ended in the red distinctly it remains contentious. a politically motivated double exhibition its main themes were social criticism displacement and the plight of refugees this double documenter insisted that current contempo

they debut on the abu dhabi. it is the fuel retailing business.es it mean for the markets locally? >> it is difficult to overstate the importance of this event. this comes at a time when we are expecting a bunch of new state owned energy champions in the gulf region to come to market, not least of which is saudi aramco. adnoc managed to beat them to the punch. they sold the shares for initial 2.5 each. that gives the company at a valuation of $8.5 billion. it is the first time international investors have been able to be involved in abu dhabi-based securities. a very big deal for the region as it attempts to open up and attract foreign capital to the market. >> european bank employees may be looking at their u.s. counterparts in envy. big european banks like barclays have cut bonuses. they may be handing out doughnuts, or zero payouts. >> it is going to be one of the worst years in terms of bonuses. they are expected to see a reduction of 10%. this is from the lack of liquidity and the slump in the trading revenues. especially for fixed income and

a very different attitude towards iran and regional conflicts then you get in abu dhabi. have an we didn't exquisite cumbre station about the overland route, but in the context of discussions about yemen since then, including from the trump administration, i would frankly expect that to be a greater point in our engagement with them and the regional engagements in yemen, let's focus a bit more on interdictions. especially in light of the nikki haley comments. the question about succession is on the minds of people, but i can't say we had detailed discussions about it. moneys --f: the all certainly emphasizing gauge meant, as opposed to what we heard in riyadh and i would be. as much of anything it's a result of who they are, where they are located, put their history is and their checkered relations with their own neighbors. so, this was not surprising. towas actually quite true form and interesting to see and but it was noesh, prize to hear this from the officials there. i would add that on aid, oneion of lethal of the questions i took away was an open question at the end

nuclear reactor which is under construction in the west of the abu dhabi emirate abu dhabi denies the claim meanwhile fighting has continued to intensify in yemen's capital between the human face and forces loyal to. the ousted president saleh has now called for talks with all sides to end the war and the hawks to report. to the alliance that control the yemeni capital sama was unexpected as it has been violent. dozens have been killed or wounded since the fighting began on wednesday between forces loyal to alstead present. and his face. now salah is calling on yemenis to rise against his former partners. and i call on all the yemeni people in all the cities all the provinces all the districts and neighborhoods to take a united stand to defend the revolution and the republic against this group who have been irresponsibly playing with yemeni people for the past three years robbing the institutions and breaking into government buildings only seek revenge on the revolution and the republic. has called for talks with the saudi led coalition on condition they stop their attacks if the crip

it was jockville due injury in a match in abu dhabi this afternoon. of his medical team, he's withdrawn —— djokovic. djokovic hasn't played since pulling out of the quarter—final with an elbow injury at wimbledon. murray is taking on his opponent which is getting under way and murray's lost the first four games in fact. sam allardyce's admitted his club are in need of a new striker. the comments come as the club are linked with a number of names. sam alla rdyce the club are linked with a number of names. sam allardyce refuse toad be drawn on names before tomorrow's match with bournemouth but he says the side aren't as sharp as they need to be upfront. we would be actively looking for a front man in this window. i need more goals in this window. i need more goals in this side than we have at the moment if we are to just this side than we have at the moment if we are tojust maintain our position. we have started to create chances and score goals in recent matches, so it's still one of the major problems that. with another sensational performance from ja

christmas — she's expected to make a return to competitve action on saturday at an exhibition match in abu dhabis after giving birth. the 23 times grand slam champion will play the french open winnerjelena 0stapenko, as part of her preparation to defend her australian open title. the last time she played was in melbourne last january, when she won the title while eight weeks pregnant. sheffield wednesday and middlesbrough are both looking for new managers after the two teams met at hillsbrough yesterday. wednesday confirmed that carlos carval—ee—al has left carlos carvalho has left the club after yesterday's 2—1 defeat, they're currently 15th in the championship. wednesday released a statement earlier saying: carvalho had been in charge for two and a half years. middlesbrough parted company with monk only a few hours after they'd beaten wednesday yesterday. monk leaves just six months after he was appointed with the club ninth in the league. southampton‘s charlie austin has been charged with violent conduct by the football association after yesterday's 1—1 draw against huddersfield. this challen

murray will take on spain's roberto bautista agut in abu dhabi at 3pm uk time. website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. and i'll have more for you in the next hour. definitely the bbc website! i'm so sorry! the head of the nhs in england, simon stevens, says he's considering the routine deployment of mobile alcohol recovery units, nicknamed drunk tanks, to reduce hospital admissions. up to 70 % of visits to a&e departments on friday and saturday nights are linked to excess drinking. adina campbell reports. binge drinking at its worst — a big headache for police and a burden for the nhs. it's estimated up to 15% of attendances at emergency departments in the uk are alcohol—related. at this time of year, that number is significantly more, with as many as 70% of attendances at a&e because of drinking. the uk's first mobile drunk tank was introduced in bristol three years ago, and there have been others in manchester, cardiff and newcastle. a supervised area in a city centre, it offers those who have had too much to drink a chance to be checked over by medical staff and sle

television service says they were targeting the out but i can nuclear reactor in the west of the abu dhabi everitt they have safe operated no evidence to back up the claim in the has been no response from iraqi authorities the u.a.e. is part of the saudi led coalition that has been fighting in yemen as mari is a political analyst and editor in chief of the. you haven't posted he says that he sees have the capability to fire missiles but his accuracy is in doubt. we don't have any confirmation yesterday even going to read by don't have a large amount that extend cruise missile attack the nuclear reactor never did but we cannot have a cover version of that yet and they would be to our bleeding. standing yesterday a camp. the coupe attempt against them. led by our president at the last hour or so this coming in retaliation according to what the spokesperson for the military our told us just minutes ago. claiming that we gave the president millions of the opposite every week and. sent weapons to him. the promise of aiding and violence and yemen so there are actually this. happening in some of

nuclear reactor which is on the construction in the west of abu dhabi emirates but. the claim meanwhile fighting has continued to intensify in yemen's capital between the booth is and forces loyal to oust president ali abdullah saleh for many years the common ground but that has now changed and saleh has now called for talks with all sides to end the war how the hawks to reports. to the alliance that control. yemeni capital sana'a was as unexpected as it has been violent dozens have been killed or wounded since the fighting began on wednesday between forces loyal to alstead present. and the his face. now salah is calling on yemenis to rise against his former partners. and i call on all the yemeni people in all the cities all the provinces all the districts and neighborhoods to take a united stand to defend the revolution and the republic against this group who have been irresponsibly playing with yemeni people for the past three years robbing the institutions and breaking into government buildings only seek revenge on the revolution and the republic. has called for t

that conspired against him and his new allies in yemen the whole seas as well as in abu dhabi and riyadh that were not happy with the way things went in yemen a lot of people in the region the vessel cold comfort of reducing that he's did not appreciate political processes that lead to democracies when the results of whatever elections we've seen was not through their desire so when egyptians have elections when tunisian has elections. when that assaulted not suit certain people there turned against it and i think we've seen something similar in yemen but the main factor remains that the whole thing is cool was a major turning turning point was dramatic and tragic for the country i think i like the way he changed allegiances in order to remain relevant was also another. factor in the in the country and i think how the yemenis now. consolidate where against who really were the congress party with all those who followed. now turned against the houses or with some of them ally themselves with all these we don't know when they now be ordered and where the allied themselves with abu dhabi and

the sport on the thirtieth of december should compete at the championship an exhibition event in abu dhabi the twenty three time grand slam champion has not played since winning the australian open in january taking time out from the sport to give birth to her first child in september the thirty six year old has confirmed that she will be at melbourne park early next year and looking to defend her title. you're watching the news from berlin thank you for watching. when i'm traveling i like to be comfortable. but i also want to stay up to date on all the latest news and events. and d.-w. makes that part of traveling easy just because it's available and thousands of hotels resorts and cruise ships worldwide. where have you found the domain sign sun the subject that shows the w in your room you could win a great prize or two d. w. dot com travel quiz. this week on world stories. appalling conditions on lesbos for refugees. small is beautiful the brooklyn micro-grid. but we begin in poland and the small town of funny this was home to the driver of the truck that was hijacked and then used to k

back at work today as she faced lotfi as yelling at us to penco at the world tennis championship in abu dhabi and why was local rusty losing the first set six two she hit back to claim the second set to set up a dream comeback win but lost the pinko wasn't in on that plan dispatching the seven time wimbledon champion in a match deciding tie break she's probably the best ever but williams will still have to work to get back to the top. right as twenty seventeen winds down and we take a look back at some of the world's most influential people who passed away over the last twelve months thanks for watching do stay tuned to do you news coming to you live from berlin. you know. you know. thank you. thank. him. has no children which makes her feel worthless and incomplete. in a society that expects them to bear children this is a burden many married childless women suffer from a very personal film about the suffering of.

championship an exhibition event in abu dhabi the twenty three time grand slam champion has not played since winning the australian open in january taking time out from the sport to give birth to her first child in september the thirty six year old has confirmed that she will be at melbourne park early next year and looking to defend her title. you're watching news from berlin thank you for watching. like to be comfortable.

an exhibition tournaments in abu dhabi williams looked a little rusty losing the first set six two she hit back to clay in the second set and set up a dream comeback win but also penco wasn't in on that plan to dispatch the seven time champion in a match deciding tie break williams is probably the best ever but she will have to work hard to get back to the top. a deep freeze has taken hold across much of the united states record breaking snow fall and subzero temperatures have hit communities hard across the northeast and the midwest cold spell will make the start of this new year a tough one for those risks. a safe haven away from the life threatening cold the rescue mission in milwaukee is bursting with people in need of a hot lunch and most importantly a place to warm up it's kind of hard to navigate outside you know standing you know. you know the army on the side there pretty quickly the deep freeze continues across much of the country and authorities are urging the public to help those in need. the extreme weather is not only a threat to humans even fish are freezing to death the

madrid have retained their club world cup title of to defeating brazil's gremio one new in abu dhabi who else but world player of the year christian ronaldo says who scored the winner in the second half it's the fifth time in five years that a european side have lifted the club world cup. here watching the news coming up next in the bundesliga show there will be bags of drama in saturday's matches including in the standout game between manned and hoffenheim. before the n.t.s.b. is waiting in the wings and we'll be bringing you that and much more. migration to sign him seekers remain hot topics in europe with european politicians trying to provide counselors law firms who fled wait might come. under refugee crisis insights moves on to look at the cost this week on d w. freedom of expression. a value that always has to be defended a new. all over the world. are to a freedom freedom of art. a multimedia project about artists and their right to express their views freely. d.w. don't come to freedom. it's much day seventeen and with the festive season practically upon us it's the final we

but she ended up losing to french open what are you lagos to penco at an exhibition tournaments in abu dhabi where you most looked a little rusty losing the first set six two g. did hit back to claim the second set and set a dream comeback win but also bank a wasn't on that plan dispatching the seven time wimbledon champion in a match deciding tie break she's probably the best ever but williams will still have to work hard to get back to the top. germany's all conquering football team are currently world cup champions confederations cup champions and number one in the fever rankings the team is now preparing to defend its world cup title in twenty eighteen in russia and coach your nerve believes germany has all the ingredients needed to win the competition for a fifth time. for germany's coach joachim the upcoming world cup is the burning issue his reputation could suffer if germany to defend its title. the best the world is probably saying that germany are favorites and logically every team that plays against those will want to take it from the second round to the quarterfinals and semifina

seriously about political diplomatic solution for yemen or will we see other people again and maybe abu dhabi and so you're saying you know what now we have even a greater chance with the idea of the last people to split from the whole thing is for us to maintain the pressure on the houses in yemen we don't know no one knows ok that is the objective they ultimately then is it for the saudi led coalition to remove the it is from their position of relative power particularly in the north of the country of course that's always been the case but as you know also martin in the business of political analysis the last thing that should be in one's mind is predictions right so on the basis of analysis of the facts on the ground or the political facts to the as we see them with the right to draw certain scenarios the various scenarios our diplomatic solution and people should learn the lesson that you cannot really just switch certain allegiance around and expect a military solution to bear fruit in yemen because once again likely that they speak albeit falsely about syria there is no military solutio

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on friday, williams hits the court for a competition in abu dhabi.f her pregnancy. >>> we've had the butt fumble. now we've had the butt interception. marshawn lattimore. you see it there. he's flat on his stomach, and the pass lands right on the seat of his pants. >> a couple of his teammates -- sorry, i was watching the play -- a couple of his teammates holding it down so he could grab it in a more conventional way. >>> coming up, diane macedo, right over there next. >>> coming up, diane macedo, right over there next. way. tiara kind oy. get 24/7 digestive support, with align. the #1 doctor recommended probiotic brand. also in kids chewables. ♪ ♪ >>> hi. >> you got dressed for the occasion. >> we thought we'd have you come into our home on this christmas day. >> yay. frank is ready to celebrate. >> yeah. >> so we're exchanging our gifts. we wanted to share with you what we are giving each other on this christmas. >> we figured as you exchange gifts we will too. i will start with my first gift for you. i remember how upset you were that this year's

abu dhabi denies this video was authentic saying there was no missile launch or interception what can be verified is fighting in the capital sana'a. five days of combat between former allies former president ali abdullah saleh and the dozens have been killed so struck an alliance with the who face after a popular uprising ended his thirty three years rule in two thousand and twelve together they took control of sana'a now they're tearing the city apart. snipers are on rooftops and residential areas while tanks are place. commutes on city streets the u.n. says fighting is so severe medical teams cannot get to the injured and people cannot leave their homes this report see a win is trying to evacuate at least one hundred forty aid workers that fighting has cut off the port road they have also being coalition airstrikes on santa airport. the coalition bolstered by the new support of the former presidents have doubled down on the iranian backed who thinks the iranian embassy was hit by a rocket on saturday and then who think controlled territory in yemen's north the coalition air strike k