i work in the mclaren vale and adelaide hills areas.g. some have donated fruit and wine because some wineries have lost all of their wine as well, barrels, bottles a nd all of their wine as well, barrels, bottles and their production equipment. so as we are talking, i keep getting e—mails coming in looking for different things that all of us can contribute. and to support all the guys and girls with problems we need everyone to buy local for us, problems we need everyone to buy localfor us, and problems we need everyone to buy local for us, and for you problems we need everyone to buy localfor us, and for you guys if you can see by wine from the adelaide hills to support the region. there is a website for donations, people need support to buy equipment they really need. some don't even have running water or electricity. people spend their days fighting fires but are unable to have a shower or a glass of water because it isn't on tap. jodie, thank you for sparing the time to talk to us. all the best. my pleasure. all the best for christm

let's get more on this now, live from the adelaide hills.f the bird in hand winery. andrew, good to talk to you. thanks for giving us your time it was must be very difficult time. i gather i'm interrupting your christmas meal as bird in hand well? -- christmas meal as well? how about our things? the situation is extremely bad. more than 60 vineyards and wineries have been affected as well as cherries, cheesemakers, strawberries, lamb and beef producers. the adelaide hills is one of australia's premier food bowls, and these fires are extreme. how long are the effects likely to last? it's on a case-by-case scenario, but the production cycle for a vine is 3—4 years, so that the worst—case scenario for a vine is 3—4 years, so that the worst—case scenario if the vines are affected to that level, some will be. others will be affected for a 12 month period in seal new shoots sprout —— until. month period in seal new shoots sprout -- until. is the earth damaged by the fires as well? ah, that it will kill all of the microbial activity and that sort o

this is an area to the, it's quite close to the city of adelaide thatis quite close to the city of adelaide blanketed in smoke. so the fires still rage, conditions are more favourable today, but many people just wondering when the next extreme bout of weather is likely to hit. and what that will mean for the fires. we heard in the report that this prime minister scott morrison has conceded a link between climate change and events like this. but on the other hand is absolutely doubled down on his defence of climate change industries like coal. australia's centre—right government led by the prime minister, is an ardent supporter of the coal industry, cold dennis —— generates the lion ‘s share of electricity and also billions of dollars for the australian economy. there is clearly a political dimension to this, in may of this year is to morrison one a federal election. no—one was really expecting him to sue —— succeed in that poll but that was in large part due to support from mining communities. they were worried that the opposition policies for climate change may have impacted the mining ind

he hit 69 from 26 balls for the perth scorchers as they made an excellent start against the adelaidet it wasn't good enough to secure victory, as adelaide went on to win by 15 runs via the duckworth—lewis method. next month's netball nations cup will see england face new zealand, south africa and jamaica across fours days in matches played in nottingham, birmingham and london. roses head coachjess thirlby named her squad of 1a for the tournament today and she spoke to us about the challenge ahead: we are under no illusions. we appreciate the success that could be measured in many ways and winning doesn't always equal success and we are very much at the beginning of this four year cycle and we believe you have a strong squad and am looking forward to seeing what we can do against the current world champions and jamaican team that we really do not get to play against very often outside of those big championship years and i'm sure south africa will want to take our scalp back here, back in england. will be great after that series in south africa but to play these three nation and close

drought where we just have not had soil moisture we've had a very early onset of high temperatures adelaide for instance 3 days ago i was the hottest capital city in the world. so extreme temperatures very draw a and there's been very little humidity in the year and no running form of aints you put all that together and vegetation he's kinda drawing across the something and southeastern part of the whole of the straw area and really we must include western australia by that catastrophic fall as is well over a light to the impact of drought on a vegetation and we need to recognize that this part of a stride it is a naturally a far cry an area even in a good year right do you think there's that direct link between these wildfires and climate change. there's a direct link between these fawas drought draw of vegetation high fuel lloyd's and high temperatures but if you look across the sort of 100 year history of fall as a strong idea we have had these events before each state has had these events before i think what is very challenging for australia is these are events are appearing much earlie

near freezing temperatures a slowing the government's offensive on the last rebel held province of adelaide fightings forced 130000 civilians from their homes this month many into makeshift camps the region suffered weeks of bombardment and airstrikes by the syrian government and its russian ally well thousands of syrians have been moving north towards the border with turkey but the president has warned that his country can't cope with another influx of refugees from russian backed syrian government forces are now focusing on capturing the rebel held city of mark l. no man it's strategically important because it sits on a motorway which links the capital damascus to aleppo once syria's largest city and u.s. president all trump has tweeted about the situation in ad libbed saying russia syria and iran are killing or on their way to killing thousands of innocent civilians en province don't do it turkey is working hard to stop this carnage that is the tweet from the u.s. president and white house correspondent can we help it has more. this tweet from the u.s. president comes on the heels of sta

turkey and syrian government forces are also not closing in on the rebel held city of maharat in adelaide province most residents have already left the area dozens of people have been. killed and hundreds injured in government attacks on the northwest sin city over the last month. you know i will not solve them i will make god take revenge on each of those who caused this what have we done to deserve this what have we done i plead to god for mercy ip god to punish them for displacing us because using all of this to humiliating us for god's sake we have big deal to live. monitor do is following the situation for a sermon tacky on the turkey syria border a desperate situation for those civilians mohammed many of them had fled to other areas of syria to go to ed live and now they're forced to be on the move once again . yes indeed fully some of them have been forced to move probably for the 10th or 11th time us some of them have been telling us we been talking to a senior official of it is the main turkish charity caring for the refugees and how those who have been near the displays have bee

daughters were killed in an airstrike 4000000 syrians live in adelaide province which is under the control of hyatt therea al sham an armed group with form a link to al qaeda the airstrikes on the northwestern province are in breach of the deescalation deal rusher in turkey agreed last september but the syrian government says recapturing the province is just a matter of time the turia gayton be al jazeera. while the conflict in syria and elsewhere in the region are on the agenda for muslim leaders meeting in malaysia they're looking at ways to tackle problems facing the islamic world let's bring in mohammed val he's joining us from kuala lumpur from that summit so how will they be addressing the challenges facing the islamic world. well the leaders have just met or some of those who have arrived have just met with the malaysian prime minister at a welcoming dinner in which he talked about your question he basically said that we have to be doing something we feel that we have to be doing something for the bettering of the lot of them was human world and that's what just one of many subjects

now adelaide in south australia, at least 86 homes have been lost in fires down there.ionwide crisis. what do we make of the prime minister's latest comments? to be said that as a shift in his position on the connection between climate change and extreme weather events like this? it's been a conversation that prime ministers scott morrison has been reluctant to have. a few weeks ago he criticised the local council leaders for linking deadly bushfires in the areas to climate change. the prime minister now acknowledges that global warming is acknowledges that global warming is a factor in the bushfire crisis. he says that climate change cannot be directly linked to any individual plays. we'll be see australia's climate change policies being altered? i don't really think so. mr morrison, the prime minister, says that australians say that he expects —— australian say he they expect him to keep his promises. australians, if they're hoping for the government to embark on ambitious new climate change policies, under the current government, i think they will be disappointed. i

hills near adelaide in south australia.been lost in fires down there. so this is very much a nationwide crisis. phil, what do we make of the prime minister's latest comments? do we see that as a shift in his position on the connection between climate change and extreme weather events like this? it has been a conversation but prime minister scott morrison has been reluctant to have. a few weeks ago he criticised local council leaders for linking deadly bushfires in their areas to climate change. the prime minister 110w climate change. the prime minister now acknowledges that global warming isa now acknowledges that global warming is a factor in the bushfire crisis. he says that climate change cannot be directly linked to any individual blaze. will we see australia's climate change policies being altered? i don't really think so. mr morrison, the prime minister, says australians expect him to keep the election promises he made in may regarding emissions and the environment. so i think australians, if they are hoping for the g

it's quite close to the city of adelaide that is blanketed in smoke so the fires still rage, conditions but many people just wondering when the next extreme bout of whether it is likely to hit and what that will mean for the fires. and we heard in china's report that the prime minister has conceded a link between climate change and events like this. but on the other hand he's absolutely doubled down on his defence of climate change industries like coal. australia's centre government led by the prime minister is an ardent supporter of the coal industry, cole generates the lion share of australia's lecturers are divorced up australia's lecturers are divorced up it also generates billions of dollars for the australian economy. there is a political dimension to this. in may this year, mr morrison w011 this. in may this year, mr morrison won a federal election, no—one was expecting him to succeed at that poll but that was in large part due to support from mining communities. they were worried the opposition policies for climate change may have impacted the mining industry so they supported s

he hit 69 from 26 balls for the perth scorechers as they made an excellent start against the adelaide to win by 15 runs via the duckworth—lewis method. charles leclerc has extended his contract with ferrari until the end of 202a. the formula one star won back—to—back races in belgium and italy and secured seven pole positions in his first season this year. the 22—year—old finished fourth in the overall driver standings ahead of team—mate sebastian vettel. that‘s all the sport for now. the australian prime minister, scott morrison, has restated his support of the coal industry — despite conceding that climate change is a factor in the extreme hot weather fuelling the country‘s bushfires. despite the heat easing today, more than 100 fires continue to burn across the state of new south wales. phil mercer has more. the fires that have incinerated the land and left communities in ruins have been called monsters and beasts. lives have been lost and hundreds of homes have been destroyed. a long drought has made the ground bone dry. hot and windy weather has conspired to raise the threat leve

china as it moves from the west coast across to the jeweler across the capital city of adelaide and up to the east towards toria and that's creating concern for the thoughts it was to die for a number of great study leapfrogs it is writing from air existing power was the start of the quarter i'd say go up the previous catastrophic whether it's bringing cranes down and we've got dust rising from what is a trail. stricken area of the strike site very challenging conditions so far apart is the strategy that i was conditioned to merge into stay and challenge the tory wells in the coming guides studies try and they just. are really very exhausted full capacity in the next 48 to 72 s. but the self-restraint of this will be a one die of in a very short lived catastrophic fire danger for sale the strike today or we're seeing pictures as you're speaking and when he does look overwhelming and obviously bushfires intense heat are not new in australia it is summer in a friendlier right now what makes this unprecedented easing. i think without a doubt it's dry your hair is plain i long duration. ra

strikes by government forces and their russian allies have can at least 3 people in adelaide province syrian troops are advancing on the country's last rebel held areas intense shelling and strikes are forced hundreds of displaced people to leave the region the polls are open. on way they have been major human rights reform since the last elections in 2016 but despite this the 5 register party still have to operate within strict government role. those are the headlines coming up next here it's talk to al-jazeera. the poll is really creating some of the world's. 101 east goes back to school to find out the sacred today. on how did the royal. he's the youngest leader in latin america at 38 years old the president of el salvador naive to caylee comfortably won the general election in february with caylee enjoys a nearly 90 percent approval rating but there are challenges ahead with one of the highest murder rates in the world perhaps the main challenge for central america's smallest country is gang related violence and slow growth this can tell salvatore's social and economic development

say it is all about the hate now is on its way eastwards but really it's across the south 42 in adelaide on wednesday 13 on across into melbourne a warm day in hobart as well of those a fair amount of cloud around perth a 34 on wednesday the temperatures has should begin to come down so by thursday feeling a lot better 26 is the expected high temperature but elsewhere you can see that he's still on in adelaide and also look at that a very warm day in sydney 39 degrees remember 38 is 100 degrees fahrenheit but it does cool off somewhat m. album but a warm day as well across into hobart not as warm as ass across into python's of new zealand we had 4 calls into christ church not cold though really in both cases and certainly on thursday should be a better day across into autumn of the 20 and to mostly clear skies i'm going to make the weather conditions into the northeast of asia so across in japan 1st of all we've got a cloudy day so that you know wednesday not cold though again 16 degrees in tokyo this system is working its way eastward so it'll be clear about cold in tokyo on thursday wi

that's on sunday there's a system working its way towards adelaide it does really bring those temperatures down on monday but it warms up ahead of that system into mild and so 38 degrees celsius and even warm down to the south in hobart with a high of 29 and as i really no rain in the forecast there is some rain in the south island of new zealand where we call then on sunday 24 degrees celsius maybe some showers all no way to you in o'loghlin but once that report is into the north island away from the south it's clear but it's also cool 18 celsius at best for you in christ church we managing to hold on to those that double figures just about across central areas of japan so 12 in tokyo on sunday the rain is well to the east we have got more snow pushing across minus 4 on sunday not quite as cold on monday but crisp and dry in seoul with a high the over 7. education is the beacon that might see the future and if in any society but even those who live in amanda neatly since getting an education takes inspiration and determination to be able to ensure you know who to live in the remote areas

to hit this on wednesday here on thursday the use of the high temperature that we did see we saw adelaide 43. $49.00 degrees this is well above average actually 1st and that was $21.00 degrees above average for this time of year for adelaide 15 degrees above average now we do have a break that is coming it's going to be a slight break for several areas of the country we're going to be seeing this frontal boundary pushing through so on friday it's still going to quite hot natalie very hot melbourne very close to breaking a record in hobart even getting to $33.00 degrees but it is this frontal system that is going to be making its way towards the east it's finally going to bring some relief across parts of south australia you can see adelaide about $26.00 degrees melbourne drops from $43.00 degrees all the way down to $23.00 and by the time we get towards sunday we're going to see even more of a break across the area but of course into queensland those temperatures are still going to be into the forty's and the he waves still going to going on. the weather sponsored by qatar enjoys. the fac

because the change in wind direction at $25.00 but the forecast further east is a bit different adelaide $46.00 in melbourne's $44.00 approaching knocking on the door of records the in total temperatures are in the outback it may well be a new record because the winds coming out of the interior says was getting so hot down here now that wind direction will change the climate is this direction in the case of front if you like it was much cooler in adelaide on saturday and same in melbourne but in sydney not so and that darker red streak goes up into the queen's and back that could again see record breaking temperatures as for the smoke covering sydney well the wind direction will change so it will come and go but the fires are not changing at all. absolutely even the story here is rain nothing much else to be honest the clouds been piling in from the west it's been wet in the south of it for quite a while now the forecast gives you more rain on friday and in the north island 2 that is going to keep moving in that general direction so the prospects for saturday are potentially glorious no

blazes rescuers and good samaritans are doing what they can to save the endangered qualis cyclists in adelaide stopped in their tracks to give a parched koala water after giving all 7 bottles to the animal the group cycled home thirsty in 40 degree heat and strangely it is the animal's natural habitat and the only players recall those can be found living in the wild. well the 1st half of the current bonus league season has offered plenty of surprises relative newcomers sit top of the table right behind them in 2nd place are mentioned recalling that club's glory days of the 970. mark gotos a style of play has been a big part of black box success pressing high up the pitch quick transition between defense and attack more push towards goals the results of the 1st season half were impressive. this is a teacher we're enjoying being higher up in the standings because it's important that we understand what's happening this is special for us but it's not by chance we've worked hard for this week after week in the whole 1st half of the season and we're proud. of setbacks during the 1st season half didn

no real rain in the 4 calls instead it is about the hey look at these temperatures 40 celsius in adelaide 30 degrees across into melbourne and when we put the actual temperatures behind of the numbers you can see where all this red is so far what we have across much of southern australia is severe heat warnings in place and in fact extreme heat warnings across much of south australia it will stay like that for the next few days temperatures are not going down $42.00 in adelaide 13 on a bellman and really no rain in sight at all so the fire danger once again is very high i mean lot across into new zealand it is wet it is windy a pretty cool as well just 15 celsius in christchurch on tuesday well much warmer really by wednesday and windy on both days with so 19 at best for you in all cloned a very mixed picture as well across into japan the korean peninsula we have got some snow around that will work its way steadily eastwards not about densa par on tuesday 7 celsius that does come with cloud and some rain very cloudy throughout much of honshu tends to kill little bit as we head through int

aid agencies estimate nearly a 1000000 syrians are huddled in camps in adelaide like this one but winter has come and so has heavy rain yes madeleine my 3rd rains shocked us the last the food and the clothes because the terms flooded we need blankets and clothes we have nothing and we need almost everything. because of the rain the whole camp is flooded with water half of the camp will be destroyed if the rain continues its a disastrous situation. many people like those in this camp have seen their homes destroyed now the latest it is from nature itself rob patterson obviously. just a quick look at the top stories this hour now a shooting at a u.s. naval base in florida has left 4 people dead including the gunman u.s. officials say the suspect was a member of the saudi air force who was in the united states for military training at least 8 people were injured at the naval base in pensacola the gunman's motive is not clear u.s. president on trump says the saudi king called him to send his condolences and said he's directed his security services to cooperate with the investigation into the

the west but still those temperatures are on the rise over the next few days we do expect to see adelaide at $38.00 city at about $31.00 degrees here on sunday temperatures are expected to go up as we go towards monday as well we could be seeing city pop up to about $31.00 melbourne at $41.00 and adelaide at about 40 and even hobart you could be seeing those temperatures rising as well over the next few days we do expect to see well above average on monday but finally dropping by the time we get to tuesday . counting the costs 2019 what a year it's been the world struggle to put aside short term economic game to save the planet for the last of america the middle east people took to the streets protest you know the spread of wealth at a trade war reshapes globalization counting the cost on al-jazeera. welcome back you're watching al-jazeera with me sell rum the reminder of our top stories a huge bomb blast has killed and injured dozens of people in somalia and ambulance officials says 61 of being killed many more casualties are also fear that the car bomb blast in the capital mogadishu was

his rescuers and good samaritans are doing what they can to save the endangered koalas cyclists in adelaide stopped in their tracks to give this parched koala water after giving all 7 bottles to the animal the group cycled home thirsty and 40 degree heat australia is the animal's natural habitat and the only place where koalas can be found living in the wild while. the annual city to hobart yacht race in australia has come to an end with comanche 1st finish the journey spanning around the 630 nautical miles comanche made the bold move to tack further out to sea and the rest of the competition it was not smooth sailing for the race leader though as the yacht came to a complete standstill at one point eventually the tactic paid off as comanche claimed their 3rd so-called line owners finishing the race in one day 18 hours and 30 minutes. you're watching news from berlin coming up next world stories of the week in reports i'm terry mark thanks for being with the 1st. half. i'm secure that. that's hard and in the end it's a me you're not allowed to stay here anymore we will send you that. are yo

cuddly creek in the adelaide hills it's now known that 70 homes have been destroyed there and $227.00 motor vehicles 'd and in another major fire which you were alluding to were just now wist of sydney the small community of moro has been literally devastated by a ferocious blaze overnight which seems to have destroyed much of the village now balmoral is home to about 400 people i was very close there only is today a lovely part of the world normally but many of the $150.00 houses are not believed to be lost i will say where to bushfires blue mountains are causing problems you say extraordinary levels of destruction you're talking about here the prime minister has now apologized after returning from his holiday in hawaii given the situation how's that gone down with australians. well not particularly well i mean australians are basically pretty cynical people and that they have a girl over top of politicians particularly politicians all prime ministers ago and all of the time like this he's been in it criticised and lampooned do 'd a certain extent on social media pilloried in the new

rescuers and good samaritans are doing what they can to save the endangered qualities cyclists in adelaide stopped in their tracks to give the parched koala water. after giving all 7 portals to the animal the group cycled home thirsty in 40 degree heat it's all strength is the animal's natural habitat and the only place where all those can be found living in the wild real. fear is coming to an end in here d.w. are taking a look back at stories from our correspondents around the world that inspired us our next report takes is to south africa and efforts to protect the endangered african penguin you know use a dream creation is that it conservationists working to save the penguins from extinction. for. one last chance to relax together before things starts to get uncomfortable. an appointment with dr roberts is not something these penguins seem to be looking forward to so at the moment putting doing is we're just checking the penguins and making sure that they're all ready for release so we each one has his own this is made of this what he had he was 70 percent oil and he was emaciated he wa

states are affected this blaze was raging in the country's south on the outskirts of the city of adelaide with a forest on fire wildlife have nowhere else to go pushing the animals closer to people's backyards and into their homes record temperatures powerful winds and low humidity are creating the conditions for the fires to spread presidents say the constant danger is something they've learned to live with. we know is that probably only a matter of. days oh wait well we have another. that. will definitely stop and ready. the sheer scale of these bush fires is pushing fire and rescue services to their limits and the fires are still getting worse. joining me now from sydney is james morris he's a spokesman for the new south wales rural fire service james thanks so much for joining us now a weather front has moved through the state of new south wales overnight it's brought high winds with it can you tell us how that has affected firefighters efforts. yeah good evening once again those wings that we've same move through are coming from the southerly direction of really impacted our far grou

emergency services confirmed on saturday that one person was confirmed dead in a fire zone near adelaide high temperatures and strong winds created quote catastrophic conditions for firefighters trying to battle more than 100 fires across the state of new south wales some roads outside sydney were closed and north already has asked people to delay their holiday travel plans for the day. for more on that we're joined now by journalist roger maynard in sydney roger thanks for being with us would you tell us more about the conditions on the ground how are the bushfires affecting people and wildlife or will thousands of people are hoping urge to leave their property i went out to one of the other today areas earlier on today the miles or kilometers southwest of sydney and there was sort of an eerie calm. very very hazy smoke of course quite still in many ways it's one of the people are very very sturdy but there were indications that the that they're losing it a little bit they're getting increasingly stressed by what's going on around them for instance i went when the police roadblocks and

states are affected this blaze was raging in the country's south on the outskirts of the city of adelaide with the forest on fire wildlife have nowhere else to go pushing the animals closer to people's backyards and into their homes record temperatures powerful winds and low humidity are creating the conditions for the fires to spread presidents say the constant danger is something they've learned to live with. we know i that probably only a matter of. days oh wait well we have another. that. will definitely top and ready. the sheer scale of these bushfires is pushing fire and rescue services to their limits and the fires are still getting worse. now let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. police in berlin have given the all clear at a christmas market after briefly evacuating the area due to fear of suspicious activity despite initial reports no suspicious packages were found nor were any arrests made it is the same christmas market where in islamic terrorist attack killed 12 people 3 years ago. at least 8 people have died after storm elsa battered sp

widespread fires are also devastating to australian wildlife including koalas cyclists near the city of adelaide happened across this parched koala and offered it water after giving all 7 of their bottles to the animal the group cycled home thirsty in 40 degree heat officials fear thousands of koalas have died in the fires. and no i think. the 1st half of the current bonus league season has offered plenty of surprises relative newcomers every leipsic sit top of the table and right behind them in 2nd place are. recalling that club's glory days of the $970.00 s. . marco's a style of play has been a big part of blood back success pressing high up the pitch quick transition between defense and attack more push towards goal the results of the 1st season half were impressive. this is the future we're enjoying being higher up in the standings because it's important that we understand what's happening this is special for us but it's not by chance we've worked hard for this week after week in the whole 1st half of the season and we're proud of. setbacks during the 1st season half didn't throw blood back

australia emergency services confirmed on saturday that one person was dead in a fired zone near adelaide high temperatures and strong winds have created catastrophic conditions for firefighters who are battling more than 100 fires across the state of new south wales several roads outside sydney are closed and authorities are asking people to delay travel plans to the region at least 3000000 hectares of land have been torched across the country in recent months people wildfire and property were all in danger as of fires showed no sign of winding down . jai o'toole is the red cross manager for emergency services in south australia he joins us now to talk about the situation on the ground authorities say you've reached a catastrophic level there what does that mean for people on the ground exactly. by this late may when this fire kind of. a really strong trawler i sleep is about to probably so just try to get out while they are really talking. you talk about trying to get people out of the way the fire in their multiple ones how are the crews the firefighters and emergency personnel all the

rescuers and good samaritans are doing what they can to save the endangered while those cyclists in adelaide stopped in their tracks to give the park's koala water after bottling after giving all 7 bottles to the family their group cycled home thirsty in 40 degree heat. australia it is the animals natural habitat and the only place work while those can be found living in the wild were real. and i got a. tele so angle can only see minimally from the corner of his hands but the teenager is still one of the fastest swimmers his age in germany now he's beat the time needed to qualify for the paralympics a full 6 months before it's decided who gets to go to tokyo 2020. 7 team he's one of the fastest swimmers in germany and it is visually impaired and has a clear goal in shrewdness. i would be really excited to participate in the paralympics i would also be happy if i want a medal but i don't pressure myself too much because i don't handle pressure that well and so forth but others are certainly. and keeping a cool head pays off in september when the gold medal and the pair are world cup in london

states are affected this blaze was raging in the country's south on the outskirts of the city of adelaide with the forest on fire wildlife have nowhere else to go pushing the animals closer to people's backyards and into their homes record temperatures powerful winds and low humidity her creating the conditions for the fires to spread presidents say the constant danger is something they've learned to live with. we know i that probably only a matter of. days oh wait well we have another. that. will be definitely and ready. the sheer scale of these bush fires is pushing fire and rescue services to their limits and the fires are still getting worse. now for more on the situation we're joined live by roger maynard in sydney roger thanks for joining us prime minister scott morrison just held a press conference tell us what's the latest he said what's the latest on the fires and efforts to contain them. our scholars in the prime minister flew back from hawaii last night out time up for weeks all over it while australia was essential a burning that didn't go down too well with the electorate so

it is all about the hate now is on its way eastwards but really it's across the south $42.00 in adelaide on wednesday $39.00 across into melbourne a warm day and those a fair amount of cloud around perth a $34.00 on wednesday the temperatures has should begin to come down a lot better 26 is the expected high temperature but elsewhere you can see that he's still on in adelaide and also look at that a very warm day in sydney 39 degrees remember 38 is 100 degrees fahrenheit but it does cool. but a warm day as well across into hobart and as well as ass across into python and. into christchurch not cold though really in both cases and should be a better day across into the 20 and to mostly clear skies how we're going to mix the weather conditions into the northeast asia so across in japan 1st of all we've got a cloudy day wednesday not cold though again 16 degrees in tokyo this system is working its way eastward so it'll be clear about cold in tokyo on thursday with the high the a 10 celsius. a city defined by military occupation there's never been an arab state here at the capitol of jerusal

states are affected by this blaze was raging in the country's south on the outskirts of the city of adelaide but the forest on fire wild life have nowhere else to go pushing the animals closer to people's backyards and into their homes record temperatures powerful winds and low humidity are creating the conditions for the fires to spread presidents say the constant danger is something they've learned to live with. we night that probably only a matter of. days oh wait well we have another. that. will definitely stop and ready. the sheer scale of these bush fires is pushing fire and rescue services to their limits and the fires are still getting worse. well joining me now from sydney is james morris he's a spokesman for the new south wales rural fire service james thank you for taking the time to talk to us out such a critical time now we understand the high winds have been called the casing efforts what does that mean so you'll firefighters and they walk. good afternoon to you helena look as you mentioned those winds caused a lot of issues for us yesterday afternoon we saw those wind gusts in

cyclists near the city of adelaide happened across this part koala on the road in 40 degree heat cyclists said the koala approached them and climbed onto a bicycle appearing to be seeking help they gave the koala all 7 bottles of their water video of the incident has gone on viral on line. and for more on australia's bushfire crisis i'm joined by reporter joel i think serve being here joel one lucky koala made it on to social media but there are many many more out there who were quite so lucky as a stray these environment minister says up to one 3rd of all koalas in one particularly hard hit region may have died in the recent fire season another estimate says that it could be around $1000.00 koalas that may have perished since this fire season began in september you've got to remember that from a very small population to begin with there's less than 100000 koalas in the wild or this thought to be and now this video we're seeing here is actually not the only video of thirsty koalas to emerge in recent months we've seen others and stray the ins are reaching into their pockets to try and hel

authorities emergency services confirmed on saturday that one person was dead in a fire zone near adelaide high temperatures and strong winds have created catastrophic conditions for firefighters who are battling more than 100 fires across the state of new south wales several roads outside sydney are closed and authorities are asking people to delay travel plans to the region at least 3000000 hectares of land have been torched across the country in recent months. people wildlife and property all in danger as of fires showed no sign of winding down. for more on that we're joined now by journalist roger maynard in sydney roger thanks for being with us would you tell us more about the conditions on the ground how are the bushfires affecting people and wildlife. or will thousands of people hope been urged to leave their property i went out to one of the listed areas earlier on today the miles or kilometers southwest of sydney and there was sort of an eerie calm there very very hazy smoke of course quite still in many ways it's and the people are very very sturdy but there were indications that

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area and in south australia actually much the same picture of firefighters there assented in the adelaide hills area which was so badly affected by the fires earlier this week the fire chiefs there are warning that if more fires breaking out over the weekend it'll be very very difficult to suppress them so all the conditions of quieten down a bit cool little in the past few days australian emergency services are on full alert on the eastern seaboard as they prepare for what could be another major push backcrosses and is there any way for the firefighters to prepare for the conditions they know will be worsening. well it's around the clock at tutti at the moment during the schoolish spirit they've been able to get some of the fires under control and to prevent them from spreading to other areas so that the relief of the past few days as allowed to them to get some kind of control over the fire as but of course many fires are still burning out of control and especially in the country areas which are a very suffering really badly at the moment you mentioned the blue mountains earlier on in y

rescuers and good samaritans are doing what they can to save the endangered quantas cyclists in adelaide stopped in their tracks to give this parched koala water. after giving all 7 bottles to the animal the group cycled home thirsty in 40 degree heat. the animal's natural habitat in the only place where koalas can be found living in the water. the annual sydney to hobart yacht for a sin australia has come to an end with comanche 1st to finish the journey spanning around 630 nautical miles comanche made the bold move to tack further out to sea than the rest of the competition it was not smooth sailing for the race leader as the yacht came to a complete standstill at one point but eventually the tactic did pay off as comanche claimed their 3rd so-called line owners finishing the race in one day 18 hours and 30 minutes. you're watching news coming to you from berlin up next lunar survival a documentary for anyone who has ever wondered what it would take to live on the moon i'm turning martian thanks for watching. the adventures of the famous naturalist and explorer. to see in the breeze al

widespread fires are also devastating to australian wildlife including koalas cyclists near the city of adelaide happened across this perched koala and offered it water after giving all 7 bottles to the animal the group cycled home rather thirsty in 40 degree heat now officials are fearing for thousands of koalas have died in the fire. you're watching news from berlin coming up next in 11 year old dancer pursues his dream of a lot of all stops marine ski theatre that's on reporter and don't forget you can get all the latest news and information from our website d w dot com follow us on twitter at the w news for me more news at the top of the hour thanks for watching. earth. home. of species. own words if you can. hear those are big changes and most start with small steps. do you tell stories of creative people and innovative.